Chapter 327: The Xia Family?
The large chunks of flesh rolling on the ground were mixed with long black hair, fingernails, human ears, human fingers, and a particularly horrible ...... Eyeball.
The prince felt that he was really cheap sometimes, and his curiosity was useless in the right place, and everyone had clearly said it, so he had to stir it up.
Just looking at everyone in this courtyard trembling with fright, stunned, and a few rolling their eyes and fainting, and even his loyal guards were a little prostration, there was a different kind of sense of accomplishment.
He was just disgusting, but he wasn't scared of this virtue.
Hongchen walked around and frowned: "It's all the smell of blood, I didn't notice it yesterday...... This group of things smells weird all over the body, and there is nothing to be done. β
Now it was charred black, like a mass of black charcoal, rolling to the ground, and people had no place to put their feet.
The prince greeted, and the guards all took white cloths, applied medicine, wrapped their noses, and worked hard to clean up the things that filled the yard.
The guests who stayed overnight around came back to their senses: "...... What's going on! β
"These, what are these things!"
Especially the person who was originally with him all the way, suddenly became a monster, that feeling, it was simply frightening to sweat.
"Gross!"
"Gow, grate!"
Many people squatted in the corner and vomited. They all went over to eat a bunch of braised pork last night, and yesterday they ate it sweetly and deliciously, but today they couldn't stand it at all when they saw what was rolling out of the meat on the ground.
Xiao Wei was also dumbfounded, and helped the old lady he had been taking care of and whispered: "Fortunately, fortunately, if it wasn't for your old man telling me last night, I'm afraid, I'm afraid I would ......."
He has always been willful, he is not afraid of heaven and earth, but he has no temper at this time, he was going to pour a stomach of human flesh last night, and I am afraid that he will not be able to eat anymore in the future, and he will starve to death.
The old lady shook her head: "It's nothing, it's just human flesh, just eat it, I'm afraid you won't get used to it." β
The old lady was kind and kind, but she spoke at this time, but she was indifferent.
A middle-aged man next to him exhaled and said coldly: "What's new about eating people, in the early years, there were many people who ate human flesh, I haven't heard of it, there were still troops who kept people in captivity as two-legged sheep, specially used to eat, some people like to eat women's meat, some people like to eat children's meat, and some people think that men's talents are delicious." β
ββ¦β¦ Stop it. β
"Gross!"
There was another vomiting sound.
Hongchen looked around: "Burn this Zhuangzi for a while, I can't ask for it, continue to stay here, I don't know how many evil spirits will come out." β
She was a little worried in her heart, it was very difficult for animals to give birth to intelligence, but there were so many things in this place, it seemed that it was indeed a little interesting.
"Oh, that's a pity."
She never thinks that all the animals and plants that give birth to spiritual wisdom should be destroyed, if so, the little jasmine raised at home will be the first to die, those little animals that are newborn with spiritual wisdom are ignorant and naΓ―ve, do not know good and evil, if they can lead to a good path, it is also an opportunity.
Hongchen very much hopes that more animals and plants can give birth to spiritual intelligence, which is also very beneficial to her, and it is also of great benefit to the world, but it would be a pity if the spiritual intelligence born was polluted to this point.
They will not end well in doing so.
Xiao Yan was very unwilling to contribute all the lamp oil he had stored, and the fire burned it, and after a while, the entire Zhuangzi was reduced to ashes.
Hongchen sighed: "We should pay for it, but I'm afraid I don't know who we can pay for." Glancing at the rotten meat on the ground, "These are probably the people on this Zhuangzi, even the people brought by the master, can cook so much, they don't know how many meals they have eaten, I'm afraid they have eaten the Zhuangzi in the morning." β
The prince shuddered: "...... Don't talk about it, my county lord. β
It's weird and panicked.
Soon, everyone walked out of the Zhuangzi gate.
In this kind of place, everyone is not happy to stay longer for a while, and a group of guests have palpitations, and they can't care about the muddy mountain roads, so they can't wait to put on their wings and fly over, and as soon as they go out, they will accompany each other and run away in a hurry.
The old lady beside Xiao Wei disappeared without knowing when.
After getting into the car, Xiao Wei still muttered vigorously, for fear that something would happen to the old lady, Hongchen was amused when he heard it: "If anyone has an accident, that person will not have an accident." β
Luo Niang was stunned: "Miss? β
Xiao Yan also said: "What's wrong with that old lady?" β
"Think about it, along the way, the old lady made all kinds of points, said a lot of terrible things, reminded everyone to be careful, in Zhuangzi, among all the guests who stayed overnight, except for most of us, the old lady was nimble, she ran when she said she would, and she carried Xiao Wei as if she had nothing." Hongchen groaned slightly, "Her various performances are already very unusual, it is estimated that there is her purpose, it doesn't matter, just wait and see, if it has nothing to do with us, just a nosy person, don't pay attention to it, if it is related to us, it will inevitably appear again." β
Xiao Yan and Luo Niang smiled and nodded, not caring much.
A group of people continued to move forward, Xiao Wei led the way, he was not particularly familiar with the road, but now he is getting more and more familiar, as if there is something in the dark to guide, he looks at the flowers and plants everywhere, and feels familiar.
"There should be a peach blossom forest in front, around is a clear stream, after the stream, there is a section of mountain road, over the mountain, is the village we met at that time, there are a lot of withered grass in the village, are regarded as weeds, because they grow and weeds are similar, if you are not proficient in pharmacology, I am afraid it is difficult to distinguish, however, in that village, everyone is very long-lived, over eighty years old man, it seems that there are old people everywhere, and the old people are also working in the field, not relaxed at all."
Xiao Wei was obviously very impressed by that village, and as he spoke, a smile appeared on his face.
"I remember when I came over, many old people liked me very much, gave me delicious food, and treated me very well."
He was raised by his mother alone since he was a child, and his father's love was lacking, and I am afraid that he also suffered a lot of white eyes and bullying.
More or less, because of the old man's popularity, he was also very good to the old man, that day on the road, the old man scolded and bullied people, he couldn't see it, and said a few words, but even so, it was not as fierce as when he was in the capital.
In the capital, Hongchen investigated, this kid is not a good stubble, the fights are extremely vicious, although there is no life in his hands, he does not dare to make a fuss, it is considered measured, but the person who can be beaten has broken his hands and feet, and he can't get out of bed for several months, which has not happened less.
That's why he is often chased and beaten, not only because of debts and the like, if it weren't for this kid's cleverness, he is also very familiar with the surrounding environment, he has more hole cards in hand, and he has a lot of means, his uncle and aunt are not simple people, they can take root in the capital for many years, and do business peacefully, there are few who have no means, I'm afraid, whether Xiao Wei can survive to this day, I don't know.
Getting closer and closer to the village, Xiao Wei probably felt that he had talked a little too much, so he finally closed his mouth and walked for a while, and he could see the smoke curling and shadowy houses in front of him.
"Here we are."
Xiao Wei also breathed a sigh of relief.
Along the way, it is really thrilling if he doesn't dare to say it, but in his opinion, it is also a little difficult, especially the twists and turns he encountered in the end, he has grown so big and has never seen it, it is really speechless.
The crown prince also breathed a sigh of relief, and even the inner eunuchs and guards he brought with him felt that the bones in his body were lighter.
The crowd quickened their pace, did not care about resting, and rushed into the village in a hurry, but as soon as they entered the village, the prince felt that something was wrong.
When the villagers saw them, they all showed a little panicked expression on their faces, most of the people in this village were surnamed Mu, called Mujia Village, which was not big, there were eighty or ninety families of all sizes, less than 100 households.
Sure enough, as Xiao Wei said, there were more old people, and when I looked at the past along the way, the old people were sitting on the side of the road with their children.
Hongchen and his party went over and asked tentatively, and soon an old man with gray hair came out of the village, who was an old man, speaking a strange local accent, but fortunately he could still understand it, and politely welcomed them to the village.
The prince is not used to beating around, besides, there is no need here, as soon as he entered the door, before drinking tea, he said solemnly: "Old man, we came this time, because the elders of the family are suffering from diseases, I heard that there is a herb in your village, which can be used as a medicine, I wonder if we can be allowed to find it?" β
The old man was stunned for a moment, and said in amazement: "Herbs? There are no herbs in our village, and ......"
His face gradually darkened, "Just after the New Year this year, we noticed that something seemed to be wrong in the village, at this time in previous years, it was the season for plants and trees to grow, but this year, ...... Hey, you'll see when you go out and see. β
The prince was stunned, it was not bad at this time, and he didn't care about anything else, so he took the inner eunuch and the guards out to take a look, and when he saw it, he found that it was not good.
Wherever there is any dead grass in the village, there is no grass at all.
On the mountains they passed by in front, they could gradually see a large area of greenery, after all, it was spring, but in the village, even those trees, were all withered yellow.
Some of the villagers had blank faces, some were slightly flustered, and their expressions were extremely miserable.
"How's that okay?"
The inner prison was also sweating profusely.
He came out to do a chore, but it was explained by the Lord Banzai himself, even if he died, he had to do it well, and now he has traveled thousands of miles to the place, but he can't find what they want, so what's the deal? I won't be able to save my head when I go back.
The inner prison was furious and glared at Xiao Wei.
Xiao Wei didn't wait for them to ask, and first smiled with an ignorant and wry smile: "It's really this village, I definitely remember it well, on the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village, there are also words I engraved, I don't believe you go and see, it's definitely here, what's going on, the little one doesn't know!" β
He knows how to look at people's faces, and when he sees that it is not good, he immediately sees the wind and rudder, and says good things, and he sets them up.
The prince has a calm face, he is not a person who likes to anger others, and he can't help but have a headache at this time.
If you go back to Beijing and tell that Your Majesty, there is no grass in the village, and there is no dry grass...... No matter how ignorant he is, he knows that something is wrong.
"Let's look for it first, two imperial doctors, you are proficient in pharmacology, just take a look around with Xiao Wei, maybe you can find something."
It's just that there is little hope, and it should be found or found.
The prince didn't believe that there was a panacea that could make people live a long life, but things still had to be brought back, and as for refining the medicine, it was none of his business.
Everyone had no choice but to listen to the prince.
Hongchen and they settled down first, the prince personally led the guards, eunuchs, eunuchs, eunuchs, and Xiao Wei to look for herbs, it was really hands-on, crawling and rolling, making them covered in mud, Xiao Yan and Luo Niang simply bought a lot of coarse cloth from the village, and made a lot of big aprons, big robes, sleeves for them, and they didn't have to change their clothes when they wore them.
It's quite popular.
It's okay when I'm in the palace, it's not a hassle to change clothes, no one will pity a few sets of clothes, the eunuchs are all serving long live, the same lot of clothes to wear, but when you go out, it's not convenient to do anything, you don't have enough bags, you can change a few times, it's naturally the best.
The prince is not the kind who doesn't know the suffering of the world, and said with a smile that he will do some of this kind of thing when he returns to the palace in the future, and now he is practicing riding and archery, and the riding clothes are consumed so fast, he feels distressed, and almost a day, he has to change several sets.
At this time, the clothes are not easy to wash, and they will fade after washing twice, and they cannot be worn.
Hongchen made him say funny, in her last life, after she married Wang Yue, she also felt very sorry for her clothes for a while, so she made some cloth aprons, and when she pruned flowers and branches, or did some labor, she would wear them.
Wang Yue hated this, and when she saw it, she made a straight face, thinking that she was embarrassed, let alone wearing it herself, and she didn't care about this little thing, so she didn't do it again.
This person is really different, what is Wang Yue?
Senior Brother Lin can wear coarse cloth clothes, and he can dress comfortably and comfortably, and when the prince sees that she is sorry for her clothes, he will also praise it, but that Wang Yue only knows how to pay attention to some inexplicable details.
Hongchen came back to his senses, and his heart was funny, how many years ago, how could he think of Wang Yuelai again, and now, they are the difference between cloud and mud, and there will never be an intersection again.
Turning their attention back, the prince and they searched for more than ten days, but they found nothing, and everyone was a little desperate.
The prince gradually wanted to open it.
"When the time comes, I will go to make amends to my father, but I can't find it, what can we do?" Make up your mind to look for more, and if there is no gain, you will return to Beijing.
On this day, the prince still went out with people early in the morning, but before it was dark, the people came back, and they lost someone.
As soon as he entered the door, the prince took a sip of tea, and ordered the guards to go out to find Xiao Wei.
"This time we went out of the village to take a look, and as soon as we got out of the village, the kid disappeared, and I didn't even notice."
Hongchen suddenly smiled: "It's okay." As he spoke, he took out a strand of hair, took another scarecrow, wrapped his hair around the grass, and shouted loudly: "Wei Ning." β
With a single sound, the straw man shook.
She shouted again: "Fu ...... Wei Ning. β
Before the words fell, a gust of wind blew outside, Xiao Wei turned over from the wall with his teeth and claws, his face was gray, and he lay on the ground in panic, with snot and tears, looking up at Hongchen, howling and crying: "Help, there are monsters!" β
The prince was taken aback.
Hongchen suddenly smiled: "Please come in, old man." β
The door opened, and a familiar old lady slowly swung through the door.
This old lady is recognized by everyone, she is the one who is good friends with Xiao Wei, she takes good care of Xiao Wei, and Xiao Wei also takes care of her.
"Old man, what are you doing arresting our Xiao Wei?"
The old lady's face was heavy, and she was a little jealous when she looked at Hongchen's eyes, but she still sat down calmly.
Her performance today was not so embarrassed that day, but she seemed very magnanimous, and she sighed when she sat down, and said: "He should have stayed with me, he is my grandson-in-law, and he has taken our lives and souls away for more than two years, and now that he is finally back, how can he let him go?" β
On the prince's side, everyone was confused.
Hongchen was quite calm, sat down calmly and said with a smile: "If I'm not mistaken, the old man should be a tree, full of fresh grass and trees, so rich that it is very rare." β
Even Xiao Wei was stunned.
The old lady was a little surprised, and then she didn't feel surprised: "Also, what can you hide from the fairy?" Fairy Rongyu, this child, was given to us two years ago, he is the son-in-law of our family, and the most expensive dowry has been given in the clan, and it is natural for him to be retained. β
"I want to hear about it." Hongchen smiled, she liked to hear this kind of story.
The old lady breathed a sigh of relief, she was also shrewd, and a strange aura came out, except for Hongchen, the prince, and Xiao Wei, everyone else fell asleep in a daze, and then spoke.
It's a strange story.
It was when Xiao Wei came to the village with his uncle and aunt, he was relatively young, and his aunt didn't want to see him, and his food and clothing were not very proper, and he was tired all the way, and he began to get sick when he arrived in the village.
Xiao Wei actually looks very good, red face and white teeth, very cute, once he ran to the entrance of the village, leaning on the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village and fell asleep, the big banyan tree has given birth to spiritual wisdom, and also raised a little granddaughter who also gave birth to spiritual wisdom, the little granddaughter is innocent, and Xiao Wei played for a while, and he liked him very much.
At that time, Xiao Wei was almost sick, and the little granddaughter was in a hurry, so she gave Xiao Wei a strange seed that gave birth to spiritual wisdom in their clan.
They know that they can't be abused, they never use it much, they only use it for cultivation a little, and they will take the initiative to return the energy.
"The so-called withered grass in the village is the result of the ancestors of our clan, with the soul of life, first absorb the energy of the grass, let it wither, and then emit energy, so that it is glorious, the cycle goes on and on, never stopping, it has been the case since a long time ago, I heard that someone used to take the withered grass at the peak of the time into medicine, and also saved many lives, this matter, there are also records left, the old body has also seen those records, to be a little unreliable, it is too exaggerated, although it can cure diseases, it is not a panacea."
She said a few words of gossip and talked about Xiao Wei again.
Xiao Wei got the soul of life, which scared the old lady a lot, but she was ruthless to take his life and then take the soul of life, but as long as Xiao Wei stayed, they could still use the soul of life, so they went to discuss with his aunt to make a marriage contract and leave Xiao Wei behind.
"His aunt agreed very well, and said that let Xiao Wei be the son-in-law of the inverted door, but the marriage needs to be prepared, take Xiao Wei away first, we believe her, but she is gone, the power of the soul, even we sometimes can't control it well, in fact, ...... Sometimes the old body suspects that it is an evil thing, and now let Xiao Wei take it outside, I don't know what will happen, I am really worried day and night, and please fairy, let's leave Xiao Wei behind. β
The old lady's eyes burned, and she slowly took out a box from her sleeve: "This is the withered grass left behind when the soul was still alive, and it is properly preserved, and it is still at its peak, and it can be used for medicine...... I think the fairy will be satisfied with it. β
That's not bad.
Hongchen glanced at Xiao Wei: "I never make decisions for others." β
Xiao Wei gritted his teeth violently: "I'm not unwilling to ......" Although he was ignorant, he also heard clearly, and he didn't like life in the capital, let alone his uncle and aunt, he was very happy to leave them.
"I still have my mother to take care of."
The old lady's face softened, and she really liked Xiao Wei very much: "It's okay, if you want, my disciples and grandchildren, it won't be difficult to pick up your mother in the shortest possible time." β
As he spoke, his expression widened, and then he glanced at Hongchen, and quickly restrained himself a little, "Of course, it is good for the fairy to agree." β
"I don't care about other people's affairs, since I also have something to deal with, please do whatever you want."
Hongchen said softly.
The prince didn't say anything, just a face full of curiosity.
He didn't know Xiao Wei well, and he didn't care much, but when he encountered this strange thing, he was very interested in knowing the result, and muttered in a low voice: "I used to read the script, and I also heard about some mountain spirits and ghosts looking for people to marry, etc., but now it seems that there is a bit of a basis." β
Hongchen patted him, and then saw that Xiao Wei had a little panic on his face, but he still gritted his teeth and agreed, which was a little surprised.
When ordinary people encounter this situation, they are unwilling to be killed, Xiao Wei, this kid, is indeed extraordinary, it's not that he is not afraid, he actually responded.
According to him, he has clear grievances, and since he inherits kindness, he has to admit it.
In this case, Hongchen has nothing to say.
The old tree spirit thanked him and left, and Hongchen and his party returned to Beijing.
As for how the prince fooled those eunuchs and guards, it couldn't be easier, now that the withered Rong grass has arrived, who cares about Xiao Wei and Xiao Li's life or death.
Hongchen sat in the car, holding a pot of seedlings in his hand, which was given by the old lady of the tree spirit, saying that she had thanked the fairy for her generosity.
The seedlings look very immature, like banyan saplings, very shy, Hongchen looks at it, the leaves are rolled up well, especially cute.
Hongchen also likes this gift, maybe after a while, she will be able to get a banyan girl as a companion.
It was very smooth to return to Beijing, not as difficult as when he came, as soon as he arrived in the capital, he went to the palace to hand in his errands, Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief and went to the queen to sit there, as for how to deal with the withered grass, she and the prince didn't have to pay attention to it.
As a result, as soon as she arrived at Ganquan Palace, there was actually a guest and an acquaintance of the queen, it was Chen Wan, Chen Wan had a sad face, and she fell on the queen's knees and sobbed softly, and Hongchen stopped a little when she entered the door, showing two points of panic on her face.
The queen shook her head, did not avoid her, and stretched out her hand to call Hongchen over: "Rong'an, you ...... Something happened to the Xia family, forget it, let's not talk about the big things of the Xia family, let's talk about something more important, you should know Fang Zhi, right? It's a disciple of the Xia family, she's gone, and she disappeared very strangely, you bother with this. (To be continued.) )