Volume 1 The World Chapter 57 The Old Man
With a "bang", the water on the river gushed out, and someone exclaimed: "Youkai! There are youkai! Then there was an exclamation, and there was a great chaos on both sides of the strait.
Xu Xuan turned his head to look out of the porthole, and was taken aback, only to see a huge blue python flying up from the center of the river, flying and flicking its tail, crossing the dazzling arc in the moonlight, and rushing towards here like a mad rush.
Bai Suzhen's face changed suddenly, and she lost her voice: "Little ......" Before the words fell, the giant python had already rushed down two feet away, "Boom! "The waves were surging and the waves were pouring down like a torrential rain.
Everyone screamed and swayed, and before they could hold it steady, the long tail of the giant python smashed heavily on the surface of the lake, and the whole painting boat was suddenly lifted up four or five times high, and the table was dancing wildly, and the musicians and boatmen all flew out with their hands and feet, and fell straight into the water.
Xu Xuan rolled a few times, and caught a glimpse of Bai Suzhen twisting her body and spun, swept out of the porthole, and chased straight towards the monster, her heart was terrified, and she shouted: "Sister Bai, be careful!" ”
As soon as there was a flower in front of him, the crossbar hit his face, and he subconsciously waved his hand to block, and immediately smashed the wooden pole connected to the deck.
Lin Lingsu grabbed his collar, broke out of the cabin, and after a few ups and downs, he had already caught up with Bai Suzhen, sealed her meridians, and grabbed her and rushed to the shore.
The blue python let out a long, sharp roar, and after a few churns on the river in the distance, it disappeared again, leaving only a huge whirlpool, rolling and flying, overturning all the surrounding pleasure boats.
The crowd on the shore was surging and the exclamations were endless.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the giant python that came and went suddenly, and Lin Lingsu's series of movements were as fast as a ghost, and in the chaos, no one noticed them.
Lin Lingsu clasped Bai Suzhen's veins, and Sen Ran said: "Little goblin, if you dare to mess around, Lao Tzu will shatter your meridians and let you show your original form!" Seeing her nodding, she unlocked her meridians.
The flow of people around is getting more and more crowded, one after another, noisy and harsh. Some want to go to the bank of the river where the python disappeared, while others want to go home as soon as possible, away from danger.
Lin Lingsu led the two of them up to the Vermilion Bird Bridge, and squeezed towards the opposite bank of the bridge like flowers and willows.
I heard someone shouting, "Get out of the way!" Get out of the way! Where are the youkai? More than a dozen officers and soldiers led six soap-clothed Taoist priests to push and shove.
Everyone avoided it and gestured to the east.
The six Taoist priests didn't say a word, they immediately flew into the sky, brushed along the Qinhuai River, and swept towards the east with their swords. There was another round of exclamation on both sides of the strait.
Xu Xuan's heart was pounding, judging from the outfits of the six Taoist priests, it should be the cultivation of the Lingbao Sect. The Lingbao faction has always been responsible for subduing demons and eliminating demons, and it is famous for its talisman spells, these Taoist priests suddenly came here, could it be that they had guessed that Lin Lingsu was about to come to Jiankang? Or, are there other demons gathered in the city?
In the midst of the uproar, I heard Bai Suzhen's voice like a mosquito: "Gongzi Xu, I saw Xiaoqing, she is nearby." ”
Xu Xuan hurriedly turned his head to look around, but the night was chaotic and the sea of people was vast, how could he tell who was who for a while? The surprise in my heart was even worse, and I thought to myself, "Yes! Since Xiaoqing is here, the demon queen must be nearby. Most of these Taoist priests came to hunt down the demon queen. If you can manage to attract the demon queen to merge with Lin Lingsuhuo, you can attract all factions of the Dao Sect, and the net will be broken! ”
The two looked at each other and understood. At this time, if you shout loudly, the surroundings are too noisy for others to hear, and the other is not waiting for the shouting, but I am afraid that I will be shocked by the palm of this devil. Only for the time being, act on the opportunity.
Lin Lingsu was unaware of the interaction between the two, and dragged them into the alley across the street, turning around, and the voices of people gradually fell silent, and stopped in front of a dilapidated house.
The house seemed to have been uninhabited for a long time, with withered grass on the eaves and cobwebs under the eaves. The red paint of the house door peels off, and the handwriting on the couplet is so faint that it is almost invisible, and it is vaguely recognizable that it is a poem by Du Fu, "The flower path has never been swept by guests, and the pengmen is now open for you."
Lin Lingsu looked at it in a daze for a moment, with a strange expression, and was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, but the door opened with a "squeak", and a hunchbacked blind old man trembled and carried the lantern, the whites of his eyes rolled, mixed with joy and sorrow, and said in a trembling voice: "Son!" You...... You...... You're finally here! ”
Lin Lingsu patted him on the shoulder, his throat seemed to choke, and after a long while, he stepped into the door and whispered, "What about her?" Is it there? ”
The hunchbacked squint shook his head, wiped the corners of his eyes, and said, "After Miss left sixteen years ago, she never came back. When he left, he didn't tell the old slave where he was going and when he would return, but only said that the prince would come back one day......"
He seemed to notice Xu Xuan and the others, hesitated for a moment, fumbled to bolt the door, his lips moved, and he didn't know what to say to Lin Lingsu.
The courtyard is neat and clean, the trees are like a canopy, and even the hanging lanterns are bright as new, which is obviously often cleaned and cleaned, and it does not look like the dilapidated scene outside the door.
Xu Xuan followed Lin Lingsu towards the hall, looked around, and thought: "This must be the residence of Yu Ruyi's master, and it is not an ordinary family to live in such a big house." ”
Sweeping his eyes, he saw a poem inscribed on the wall, with beautiful handwriting, and the poem "West River" in the Emei cave was really the same person.
This poem is also composed by Zhou Bangyan, and the word plate is called "Ruilong Yin", which is widely sung: "Zhangtai Road, also see the faded pink plum tops, try the peach tree, the stranger of the fang, the nest swallow, return to the old place." gloomy, because of the personal idiotcy, at first glance at the door. Invade the morning and shallow about the palace yellow, the wind reflects the sleeves, and Yingying laughs.
"The former Liu Lang arrived, visited the neighbors and searched for the inside, and sang and danced at the same time, only the old family Qiu Niang, the price was the same. Yin pen pen, still remember Yantai sentences. Know who accompanies you, drink in each garden, and walk in the east city. Things go with Lonely. Exploring the spring is all about sadness. The official willow is low and golden. Returning to ride late, slender pond rain. The courtyard of the broken intestine is a curtain of wind and floc. ”
Passing through the hall and along the corridor to the backyard, the fragrance of flowers is fragrant, and the vegetation is even more verdant. The rockeries overlap, the flowing water is murmuring, the pond side is green and bamboo, the winding path is secluded, the pavilions and pavilions are hidden in it, looking at it in the moonlight, it is like a fairyland.
Lin Lingsu seemed to be extremely familiar with this place, and without the hunchback to lead the way, he walked through the courtyard and went straight to the piano pavilion on the second floor.
The piano pavilion was empty, except for four chairs, a long case with a guqin, and a lacquered wooden round stool, there were only four bronze Rui beast incense burners in the corner.
The moonlight poured in from the panes, the cigarette curled up, and the sheet music on the desk was half rolled and half relaxed, as if the person who played the piano had just gotten up and left.
Lin Lingsu sat on the round stool in front of the long table, looked down for a moment, his fingertips swept the strings, ding-dong-dong, empty and distant like a mountain stream and a clear spring. The moonlight shone on his face, his expression was in a trance, and he was indescribably lonely, as if he had changed someone.
The hunchbacked blind man carried a lantern and stood next to him, silent as a stone, as if he had completely forgotten Xu Xuan and the others who were standing in the shadow of the corner.
Xu Xuan quietly grabbed Bai Suzhen's palm and was about to write a gesture, but unexpectedly, she suddenly shrank back, as if she wanted to break free, but she was afraid of disturbing Lin Lingsu, so she pretended not to notice, and her cheeks were red.
Xu Xuan was stunned for a moment, knowing that she had misunderstood herself, but she felt that the soft and greasy and cold hand she held was as if she had no bones, and her heart couldn't help pounding.
These days have experienced life and death together, not to mention holding hands, and even hugging has been a few times, but in contrast, those scenes are superimposed, and they are not as charming and lovely as her current expression. I couldn't help but squeeze her palm gently, hold my breath, and write with my fingers in her palm.
Bai Suzhen was itchy by his fingertips, ashamed and annoyed, and didn't know what he wanted to do. Thinking of the strange dreams I had in the past few days, the roots of my ears burned even hotter. In the past, he had already stabbed him with a sword, and at least he should have slapped him with his hand, but at this time, for some reason, his arm was sore, his heart was numb, and he didn't seem to be able to raise any strength.
Xu Xuan repeatedly wrote "Go quickly, go to find Xiaoqing" several times, and couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that she always bit her lip and remained silent.
At this moment, the voices of people in the distance are fading, and the demon is groaning by himself, which is a good opportunity to get out and look for the demon queen, or attract attention. However, I don't know how to transmit sound, and if I continue to mess around like this, the opportunity will be fleeting.
At the next moment, he wanted to pull Bai Suzhen to break the tiles and rush out of the roof, but as soon as his thoughts moved, he suddenly heard a "click", and the guqin was broken into two by Lin Lingsu, revealing a cyan leather shaft.
The two of them were stunned, and they didn't expect that there was something else hidden in it, and most of the purpose of this devil's trip was this!
I saw Lin Lingsu take out the leather shaft and slowly unfold it on the case, his eyes were half-narrowed, his essence flashed, he was surprised and proud, and said hesitantly: "I see!" Both fire and water, yin and yang are in harmony, wonderful, wonderful! ”
At this time, the wind blew, the fragrance was wafering, the lantern carried by the swan was swaying, the piano pavilion was suddenly dark, and a familiar scream suddenly came from the garden: "Sister, go quickly!" ”
Xiaoqing!
Xu Xuan and Bai Suzhen's hearts were shocked, and before they could follow the sound, they heard the sound of unhurried footsteps on the stairs, and a bewitching and feminine voice sighed and said: "The brocade is warm at the beginning, the beast fragrance is continuous, and the relative sitting is in tune with the sheng." Whisper and ask, "To whom do you stay?" There have been three shifts in the city, and the horses are slippery and frosty, so it is better to take a break, and there are few people. ”
Xu Xuan was shocked, angry and happy, these days he was always thinking about how to induce Lin Lingsu to join the demon queen, but he didn't expect that there was no need to act, the demon queen had already come to the door by herself!
The poem chanted by the demon queen was also written by Zhou Bangyan, which is said to be an allusion to the secret affair between Huizong and Master Li.
The hunchback's expression changed greatly, and he took a step back suddenly, but Lin Lingsu put away the green leather scroll casually, laughed, and said, "The strings are broken, and you still tune a fart?" Don't you hear that 'the grass in front of the building catches the end of the world, and advises you not to go up to the highest ladder'? ”
The demon queen replied softly: "I only heard that 'spending near a high-rise building hurts the hearts of guests, and it is difficult for all sides to come here'." As he spoke, he had already turned around and went to the Qin Pavilion, his black robe was encouraging, his eyes were like ice, and he was dragging a pretty girl in green in his left hand, who was Xiaoqing, who had not been seen for a long time.