Chapter 150: Butterfly Dance (1)
Butterflies dance, like dreams, sucking people's essence and blood, devouring people's souls. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
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On an early spring afternoon, the sun shines warmly into the house.
In the window, a sandalwood book case swings horizontally, the top of the case is full of inkstone, sheep's hair, plain paper, pine smoke and ink, there is a ruler-high ancient tripod on the left side, the hollow pattern is spitting out curling light smoke, and the room is full of fragrance.
One arm, lazily resting next to the slanting couch, the narrow sleeves outlined the well-proportioned wrist outline, and the cuffs were inlaid with a circle of oily maroon animal hair, which lined the hand as white as jade.
It was a woman's hand, with slender fingers, even flesh and bones, slender and shiny, and each nail was very full, and it was not smeared with kodan as is popular nowadays, but it showed a more beautiful and natural pink.
At this moment, they are tapping on the sloping couch at once, and their resilient nails touch the hard wooden couch, making a boring "click" sound.
I don't know how long it took, the fingers that kept beating suddenly stopped, clenched into a fist, and then let go, and shouted arrogantly: "Xiaoqian, change my clothes, I want to go out for a walk!" The woman on the couch said as she slowly raised her head.
Under the clear sun, her face showed an almost transparent milky white, like the mist between the flowers in the early morning, Chu Chu was moving and delicate, and I saw the weakness of pity. And her lips were the delicate rose petals in the mist, just like the bright red tulle dress she wore, so bright and gorgeous that it was impossible to look at. And her brilliant purple eyes are shining with a soul-grabbing light.
Pale and bright, beautiful and enchanting, delicate and hot, like a synthesis of ice and fire, contradictory and gorgeous, it is the boss of Rose Dock - Rose.
In March, the spring water is like blue. The peach blossoms on the shore have begun to bloom, scorching their flowers, and the people at the water's edge under the tree set off each other, the flowers are gorgeous, the face of the people is delicate, just like a picture scroll.
"Jiangnan is good, green bamboo is straight, make a flute and send it to my brother, blow out a peach blossom tune, ask if this flute is good......" The sound of the water was loud, and the fisherwoman in the Jiangnan water town hummed a small tune while casting the fishing net. Three or five fisherwomen gathered together, laughing and chirping, and there were always endless whispers.
A thin white hand grabbed the tender peach blossom branch and shook it, but it failed to break the peach blossom, and the petals fell to the ground. She wrinkled her nose and turned to approach a snack bar on the side of the road.
"Shopkeeper, further afield, what is the place?" Rose asked.
"Girl, this is Flowing Water Town in front of here." The shopkeeper replied.
"Flowing Water Town, the name is good, the store is loading a plate of dim sum for me, and I will take it to the town to eat." Rose commanded.
"Flowing Water?" The shopkeeper was slightly stunned, "Girl, what are you doing in Flowing Water Town?" I've heard from others that a lot of things have happened in Flowing Water Town, some people have died at home for no reason, and some people have been dug out of their hearts, and there are evil ghosts in mass graves, where are you going? ”
Rose was silent for a moment, and smiled at the shopkeeper: "I haven't seen it, I want to see it." ”
Rose's curiosity was aroused again, and she quickened her pace. I saw that the sky was slightly dewed and the belly of the fish was white, and the morning glow was bright, and she could already see a small town in the south of the Yangtze River not far away.
Wang Xiaoer has been running the hall in Liushui Town for more than 20 years, and it is the first time he has seen such a beautiful woman come to the restaurant alone, and he can't help but sigh that the shopkeeper opened the door early today.
Rose sat at the table, holding chopsticks: "If you have any dishes, just serve them." ”
Wang Xiaoer was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Girl, it's only morning, and the chef in charge of the small shop won't come until noon, I'm afraid it's too early to eat hot dishes?" ”
I saw the picturesque girl grabbing chopsticks and knocking them on the table: "Serve whatever is full!" ”
The kind of hungry man's spirit revealed by the rose made the shopkeeper awe-struck, and he immediately went down to get busy.
Wang Xiaoer put a steaming basket of steamed buns on the table and asked, "There is still half a roast chicken left over from yesterday in the kitchen, do you want to serve it to the girl?" ”
Rose placed a small ingot of silver on the table: "Take as many as you want." ”
Wang Xiaoer took the silver in his hand, about three or four taels, and it was very generous to make such a move, not to mention that it was still in a small town like Liushui Town, which was not prosperous.
In a moment, Rose had swallowed a bun and poked the second one with her chopsticks and took a bite, still staring at the third one in her eyes.
Near noon, the number of customers in the restaurant gradually increased, and the voices were noisy, mixed with a few northern accents, and there was a lot of noise.
"I think this girl is very good, not from the town, right?" A man walked over with a local accent and dragged aside the bench and sat down. The man had a roe deer, described as obscene, and showed a flattering expression.
Rose bowed slightly, and said lightly: "It's the first time I've come back here." ”
"Little Er, add a pair of chopsticks." Rose continued.
The local man who came to sit down immediately smiled: "Little girl, what a cheerful person. ”
Rose said, "I wonder if there are any new and interesting things in this town?" ”
The local man touched his face and looked at the dishes brought by Wang Xiaoer.
Rose smiled slightly, took a pair of chopsticks and handed them to him, and quietly pointed to a few big men with swords and knives sitting at the table in the corner: "Uncle, I've seen a lot of people like this all the way, with a fierce and domineering face, what are they doing here?" ”
The locals picked up the hot food from the plate, poured it into their mouths like water, and said vaguely, "You little girl must be naughty and sneaked out of the house, right?" ”
Rose nodded, with a look of surprise: "Uncle, how do you know?" ”
The man laughed, very proud: "How could I not know, hey, you little girl! I've lived here for most of my life, and there's nothing else I don't know. The man was really agitated and put down his chopsticks, "They are here to find the tomb of the mother." ”
Rose said: "How can the emperor bury his concubine here?" ”
"It's not the current emperor, it's the emperor who has died. You weren't even born then. ”
Rose was even more suspicious: "Since it is a royal family, it must have its own imperial tomb, how can it be buried here?" ”
The local man smiled: "At that time, when the emperor in the palace was not yet the emperor, he was a general. After he destroyed Nanqi, the emperor of Nanqi fled with his beloved concubine under the protection of his subordinates. When he arrived in Liushui Town, the subordinates of the emperor of the dead country rebelled and killed the emperor, and the concubine Niangniang and the emperor of the dead country were very affectionate, and they committed suicide if they did not want to live alone. When they fled, they brought a lot of gold, silver and jewels from the palace, and the money and wealth were exposed, which could easily lead to death, so they thought of a way to build a tomb for the lady. First, there are jewels hidden in the tomb, which can be taken at any time; Second, it was also because the lady died with hatred, afraid that she would not turn into a ghost if she died, and she also wanted to use this tomb to suppress it. This is the origin of the Niangniang tomb. ”
Rose said casually: "You must have also gone to find this mother's tomb." ”
"I've looked for it, but," he said, looking left and right, and said in a low voice, "that lady is a fierce ghost, it must be a terrible ghost, and whoever takes the treasure in it will die!" The people of our town would rather take a detour than walk through the mass graves. He picked up his chopsticks and continued to stuff hot food into his mouth, leaving no time to speak.
Rose tapped lightly on the table: "I think this is also a rumor, and the more it spreads, the more it is distorted." ”
The man shook his head, ribs in his mouth: "I'd rather believe it than believe it." ”
Rose remembered the rumors she had heard about Flowing Water Town before, and couldn't help but ask.
"Let me tell you, there is a young man in our town, who is born very strong, his family is poor, and he has no relatives, and his father has no money to bury him when he dies, so he has to be buried in a mass grave. He dug and dug out, and he dug out a few gold and silver cups and a few pieces of jade, and within ten days he died in his own home, and I have never seen such an ugly death...... Ah, let's not talk about it, eat, eat. ”
Rose suddenly said: "If you don't say anything about that person's death, I can think of it." ”
The locals just ate with their heads down.
"He has no other relatives at home, and when someone finds it, the corpse must be rotten, crawling with corpse worms, rats gnawing at his flesh, and flies flying around." Rose picked up a piece of vinegared pork ribs, "His corpse, just like this rib, the bones are soft, and there is meat on them." ”
The local was about to clip the biggest piece of pork ribs, and when he heard this, he limped his chopsticks and went to clip the stir-fried pork liver next to him. I heard Rose immediately say: "His liver must be rotten, just like this pig's liver, it is sauce-colored." ”
The man's face was scorched, and he went to pick up the crystal balls.
"Well, the man's eyes must still be there. I heard that the eyes of the dead are white. Rose picked up a ball and took a bite, "I don't know if it's as tough and chewy as this crystal ball." She stretched out her chopsticks and lit the plate with pork belly with sauce: "I heard that this kind of sauce has to be marinated in the sauce jar for a long time, so many country shops marinate those sour and smelly offal and meat." The strange smell is overshadowed by the smell of the sauce, and you can't taste the bad smell. I wonder if that's the case here? Also, that person's body won't be pickled in a black shop and sold as pork, right? ”
As soon as the words fell, the local man turned pale, staggered out and vomited at the door.
When Rose came to the mass grave, there were already five or six people gathered there.
Suddenly, I heard a woman's crisp and cheerful laughter in front of me, like a jingle bell. Someone next to him immediately pulled out his weapon with a bang and held it in his hand.
A young girl in snow-white clothes stood under the dead tree, holding a handful of millet in her hand, feeding the birds on the tree, and from time to time she made a listening appearance and spoke softly to the birds. She turned her head suddenly, her willow eyebrows bent, and she smiled before she could say anything: "The bird said that there are many guests in the town today, and it is true." She clapped her hands and was very happy: "I haven't seen so many people for a long time, it's been so lively." But the birds say, "When there are many people, there are many bad things." Because most people like to do evil. ”
A middle-aged veteran frowned and stepped forward: "Why did the girl say this?" ”
The snow-white girl looked at the birds on the branches, chirped and cooed for a while, and then turned back and said, "The birds said that it would rain tomorrow, and asked me if I believe it." Of course I did, do you believe it? ”
The old man stopped his companion who was about to step forward with a sword behind him, and looked kind: "What else did the bird say?" ”
The girl turned her head sideways, as if listening, and nodded from time to time, and only said after a while: "The bird says that birds die for food, and people die for money, which has remained unchanged since ancient times." ”
As soon as the words fell, everyone's faces changed.
I heard someone running behind me in three steps and two steps, a fat woman, panting and shouting as she ran: "Miss, Miss, why have you come to such a place again?" You always don't listen to the old man's words. She ran closer, hugged the snow-clad girl, and repeatedly apologized to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, my young lady was born stupid, you adults have a lot, don't worry about the same stupid girl!" ”
The girl struggled and looked at the frightened bird: "It, it was scared away by you!" If you pay me, pay me now! ”
The woman grabbed her young lady from behind and said again and again: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." ”
The old man suddenly blocked their way, and folded his hands: "I don't know which young lady this girl is?" ”
The woman immediately replied, "My lord's surname is Shen, and he is a merchant in the town. ”
Lao Dao nodded, and got out of the way.
The girl was carried by the woman, no longer struggling, and when she passed by the rose, she suddenly looked at her stupidly: "Do you believe that I can understand the language of birds?" ”
Rose nodded.
The girl looked at her and smiled, blooming like a spring flower: "I tell you quietly, there are ghosts here, they are evil ghosts, they like to gnaw people's bones, click, there is no scum left." This is all told to me by the birds, but it also says that evil spirits are not terrible, but people are the most terrible. ”
The woman hurriedly covered the girl's mouth and laughed again and again: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I'm talking nonsense." ”
The girl's words have already sent chills to people's hearts.
Rose looked at their backs, and her mind was turning, the woman said that her young lady was a fool, but some of the things she said were very reasonable, and not a fool could say it.
Suddenly, I heard the old Taoist cough lightly, and walked forward first: "Let's find the tomb of Niangniang first, and besides, there are really powerful ghosts, and the old Taoist can accept it easily, don't panic." ”
The other five immediately chimed in.
Rose looked at those people, from the blade to the clothes, she didn't let go.
"This is the tomb," Lao Dao squatted down, brushed away the ash from a bluestone slab, and as soon as he was lucky, he moved the slate away, revealing a tunnel, "We are not the first to find here. To tell you the truth, the old Taoist junior brother once came in, and he was the only one in the group who survived, but ...... Alas, he has lost his mind and gone crazy, and he can't ask what he saw to become what he is now. ”
Someone said: "I've heard that someone has seen a female ghost in the tomb digging out her heart." ”
Lao Dao waved his hand: "This plan will not be true. He paused for a moment, and then said: "If we go down this time, we are likely to encounter danger, and those of you who don't want to go down may as well stay on it." ”
Several people looked at each other for a while, and although they were concerned, they still shook their heads.
After waiting outside for a while, the group slowly walked down the tunnel.
Rose took a few steps down and said softly, "It's pitch black, you can't see anything." Suddenly, my eyes lit up, and I saw a young man holding a lit candle and smiling: "There are more than 20 candles on the lower body, which should be able to support you to the end of the cemetery." ”
Lao Dao couldn't help but praise: "It's still Qin Gongzi who is careful." ”
Qin Gongzi smiled reservedly, and suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the candle in his hand was extinguished with a snort.
I heard a rough voice shouting not far away: "Who kicked Lao Tzu?!" Suddenly, someone scolded: "There is a kind of standing up and making a comparison!" Then, the sound of whirring wind sounded around him, and the sound of palm wind and fists was endless.
Rose took a step back to the left, and suddenly a hand reached over and grabbed her left hand. The fingers are slender and a little cold.
She was shocked, who was the person standing to her left?
The man chuckled, inadvertently walked behind her, and said gloomily, "Whoever sent me a hill, punish." By the time he said the last word, the voice was already in the distance.
The fire lit up in front of him, and Lao Dao held the fire fold, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly.
I saw Qin Gongzi fall to the ground, a roll of candles fell beside him, and there was only a little red in the center of his eyebrows.
Lao Dao picked up the candle, lit one, tore off half of his sleeve and wrapped his hands, and went to Qin Gongzi's nose to poke out, already out of breath. But his face was calm, not even half of the look of pain.
Rose walked closer: "It's a fatal blow to the eyebrows." However," she squatted down and raised her hand to press on Qin Gongzi's body: "The corpse is already cold, and it is definitely not just dead." ”
Lao Dao couldn't help but ask: "Didn't the one who came in with us before ......?"
Rose said lightly: "It's the person who spoke just now." ”
"How is this possible, I went to Flowing Water Town with him, and I didn't rush by separately in the middle!"
Rose sighed and looked at him sympathetically: "That means that you didn't know that the person who was traveling with you was killed on the way, and the person who killed Qin Gongzi also pretended to be him and rushed with you." Well, if you think about it this way, it would not be difficult for him to pretend to be any of us now. ”
Lao Dao's tone was cold: "Dare to ask the girl's name? Why? ”
"Rose." Rose said lightly.
"Roses? Could it be that the girl is the rose boss of the Rose Dock? Someone exclaimed.
"It's me." Rose still said lightly.
"Poor Dao Ling Xuzi is so polite." Lao Dao immediately changed his tone and said.
When everyone heard that it was the boss of Rose, they all introduced themselves one after another.
Suddenly, I heard a dumb voice named Wu Dazhong say, "Come and see!" ”
I saw that in the tomb in front of me, a stone door was half open, and five big characters were engraved on the stone door.
The one who sent me the hill was punished.
After a moment of silence, Rose stepped forward and pushed open the stone door and walked inside.
Ling Xuozi had to follow, and after a while, he still said: "Actually, when the candle was extinguished, I touched that person's hand, although it was cooler than ordinary people, it was not a ghost. I'm also sure that the other party is not a demon. ”
Rose muttered, "Does that man have a cocoon on his hand?" ”
Ling Xuzi thought for a while: "No. ”
Rose said: "That's weird. When she saw the other party's puzzled eyes, she explained: "Anyone who has practiced weapons will have calluses on his index finger and tiger's mouth." No matter what weapon you use, your hands will be calloused, but the position is different. In this way, how did he hurt people invisibly? ”
After walking a dozen steps, they heard footsteps behind them, and when they looked back, they saw that all the other five people had followed.
Walking deep in the tomb passage, the sound of running water sounded in my ears.
Ling Xuzi said: "As far as the feng shui here is concerned, this tomb is really for burying women, and women should be buried in a place with water." ”
In the blink of an eye, I had reached the end of the tomb, and another stone door lay in front of me.
Wu Dazhong suddenly strode to the front and pulled the stone door hard, his face turned red, but the stone door did not move. Two more people immediately walked over, and the three of them worked together, and the stone door clicked and slowly opened.
The three of them rushed into the tomb, only to see a low table in the tomb, and in the middle of the low table was a night pearl that glowed with a ghostly light. Wu Dazhong immediately reached out to take the bead, but the bead seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and he couldn't pick it up.
Rose holds a candle and illuminates the murals on the stone walls on all sides. Looking at the color, this mural is still relatively new.
The first picture depicts a fair woman sitting in front of the window, grooming in the mirror, and the willow branches outside the window are green, which is a good time for spring.
The woman in the second painting is the same person as the first, kneeling in the palace and a man in a bright yellow dragon robe stands in front of her.
Ling Xuozi stood beside her and said in a low voice, "It's really a concubine buried here. ”
The third picture, with thousands of troops and horses, is extraordinary, but it is painted in battle.
"Come to think of it, this is the scene of the destruction of the country by Nanqi back then." Ling Xuzi looked at the fourth mural, and his tone became heavier, "This concubine didn't commit suicide, she was suffocated to death by her subordinates who put her in a coffin alive. ”
Rose nodded: "I think they just want to find a place to hide gold, silver and jewelry, and they just borrowed this name." Putting a living person in a coffin is a cruel method. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone behind him laughing wildly, the laughter echoed in the tomb, and the candle shadows flickered, making the cemetery even more eerie.
Rose hurriedly turned her head, only to see the blood in front of her, a stream of blood suddenly flew up, sprinkled on the mural, Wu Dazhong held a long knife in his hand, and actually cut off a person behind him!
His eyes were red, his face twitched, and he suddenly rushed towards the rose. Rose ducked to the side, only to feel as if she had touched something behind her, and her feet vibrated with the faint sound of a crossbow.
Wu Dazhong missed the blow with a blow, raised his long knife again, stirred up the wind and whistling, and slashed on the mural with a bang, and the rubble fell one after another.
The rose sword came out of its sheath, and the green light flashed, grazing the throat of the other party. Wu Dazhong clutched his throat and hit the wall, convulsed for a while, and then stopped moving.
The companion who came with Wu Dazhong roared angrily and threw himself at the rose.
Someone stretched out his foot and tripped up, and Wu Dazhong's companion fell heavily to the ground.
Ling Xuzi said sharply: "Wu Dazhong is only afraid of the poison in his body and his delirium, so he will kill people indiscriminately. If Boss Rose doesn't make a move, we won't be able to get out alive! ”
As he spoke, the vibrations under the chamber grew louder and louder, and the sound of the crossbow grew louder and louder.
Rose suddenly felt empty under her feet and fell into a corridor. Rao is reaction was extremely fast, and immediately reached out to climb a stone wall beside her, but the stone wall was polished smooth, and she couldn't use any force at all, so she could only slide down the road.
There was a bend in the road, and she rushed out of the road with this force, and suddenly crashed into something flexible. It was dark in front of me, and I couldn't see anything at all. She reached out and touched it, and touched it again, and suddenly heard someone say slowly in a cool voice in the dark, "Have you touched enough?" (To be continued.) )