Chapter 18: The Mysterious Woman

Qin Xiang's hometown Yugou Village belongs to Qingyun Town, but if you want to go to Qingyun Temple, you must pass through Qingyun Town. Therefore, although it is remote, it is quite prosperous, and the most prosperous is the inn. The largest inn in Qingyun Town is Penglai Inn, which is taken from Penglai Immortal Island, which echoes the elixir of Qingyun Temple, and responds to the situation.

The owner of Penglai Inn is surnamed Fan, with a fat head and big ears, and a bulging belly like a woman about to give birth. Boss Fan is often proud of this, patting his stomach and saying, 'The prime minister can support the boat in his belly, and the noble man has a big belly!' Over time, Boss Fan's real name was no longer mentioned, and he only knew that there was a Prime Minister Fan in Penglai Inn!

At this time, it is a spring day, the flowers are red and willow green, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, it is a good season for young boys and girls who are pregnant with spring to seek marriage. In the streets and alleys, you can see the carriage of the pink gauze tent from time to time, the tower is moving forward, the breeze blows, and the occasional little style is revealed, which dyes a reverie for spring.

Prime Minister Fan was sitting in front of the counter with squinting eyes, his fat fingers quickly pulling the abacus in front of him, and his mouth cracked bigger and bigger with the movement. The young lady's daughter, who came from thousands of miles away, came here, and the upper room was already full. And these girls covered with fine veil have attracted a group of young talents, scholars, and chivalrous people who come to smell the fragrance. The originally spacious hall was packed, and Prime Minister Fan listened to the sound of the kitchen shouting and serving, not to mention how beautiful it was.

The sound of bells rang at the door, the sound of horses' hooves stopped, and the child greeted, "Guest officer, do you want to stay in the hotel?" ”

"Stay!" A soft female voice floated softly, Xiao Er hurriedly looked, only to see a green jade hand poking out of the car, and then a woman wearing a curtain walked out. Dressed in a blue-gray plain skirt, covered with concubine-colored muslin, her figure is graceful. The hat and skirt of the curtain are waist-length, and the woman's fair skin, pointed chin, and red lips can be seen through the soap veil that is lifted open. The bridge of the tall nose is mostly covered by soap veil, although it is only the tip of the iceberg, it is enough to identify this as a beauty.

Xiao Er was even more attentive, and said with a smile, "These ten miles and eight towns, who doesn't know the Penglai Inn in Qingyun Town, whether you are asking for medicine or marriage, you will be blessed to come east!" ”

The woman was not in a hurry to enter, looking at the store through her gauze eyes, Wen Yan asked, "Is there a quiet guest room?" ”

When Xiao Er heard this, he hurriedly said, "Miss doesn't know, the annual Peach Blossom Festival is coming, and every inn is overcrowded at this time." Although our upper room is gone, it is an ordinary room, and our upper room here is several times better than other upper rooms! Besides, there is a chance to be lively, maybe in this turn of kung fu, hey, you will meet the fate of heaven! ”

The woman took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and handed it over, "Trouble little brother, my husband likes to be quiet, as long as it is not noisy, it doesn't matter if you don't go to the room!" ”

Xiao Er hurriedly took it, and his smiling eyebrows and eyes opened, "Come on, you wait a moment!" ”

Xiao Er hurriedly ran to Prime Minister Fan's side and whispered in a low voice, and after a while, Prime Minister Fan walked out with his big belly, smiling with a greasy face, "This lady doesn't seem to be asking for marriage?" ”

The woman leaned over and bowed for a while, and said softly, "I can't hide it, my husband is suffering from a stubborn disease, and he has visited many doctors but cannot be treated. "It's another salute.

Prime Minister Fan likes money the most on weekdays, but he is not a treacherous person, and he can't help but pity when he sees a woman like this. After thinking about it, he said, "The backyard of my inn is empty, and I wanted to renovate and repair it after spring, so I didn't clean it up, although it was simple but quiet. If you wish, dwell there. However, I will have to charge the room fee according to the previous room! ”

When the woman heard this, she was very happy, and took out two ingots of silver from her sleeve, "This is twenty taels, I don't know if it is enough?" ”

Prime Minister Fan didn't expect the dilapidated backyard to be able to pay such a price, so he was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered Xiao'er to greet guests, and he returned to the counter with the silver to settle the account.

The woman followed Xiao Er along the fence outside the inn before finding the backyard. It is said to be a backyard, but it is not connected with the Penglai Inn, and it is a private house that Prime Minister Fan bought to expand the inn, with only three thatched houses. The former owner of the hut should have been a neat man, simple but clean.

The woman nodded with satisfaction, rewarded a few more silver coins, and the little second brother ran happily. The woman looked around, raised her sleeves lightly, and felt a glimmer of light flash, the thatched hut in front of her was still a thatched hut, but the inside was very different. The woman let out a sigh of relief, then lifted the curtain and bent down to help out a man from inside.

The man was slender, wearing a blue undershirt, a pure white brocade robe, and a jade crown with his long hair tied up. However, at this moment, his eyes were closed, his lips were blue, his face was as white as paper, and a serpentine mark loomed between his eyebrows.

The woman called out very gently, "Husband, I must be tired after a tiring ride these days. Now that he has arrived in Qingyun Town, Fang Ruo must have sought immortal medicine for his husband. ”

The man's eyes were still closed, and he slowly walked into the hut with the woman's movements.

Ayin didn't find Maoqing, because she was dragged back by the stinky old man by the neck before she reached the back mountain.

"Smelly old man, what are you doing!" Ah Yin's angry jumping feet, even if she is as powerful as an ox, as long as she is good at using a little Taoism, she can only be obedient. "I sue you, don't bully me for not being able to practice, one day I will have to pull out your beard!"

Ji Shan looked at Ah Yin with a smile, "Ah Yin is not good, if this is the case, I will add a seal in this backyard, and then I will see you run around for me!" ”

Ah Yin's expression changed instantly when she heard this, and she looked up at Ji Shan pitifully, her big watery eyes almost dripping tears. "Master, I have had no father or mother since I was a child, and it was your old man who raised me single-handedly. Even if you usually beat me and scold me, I still love you, you are like ~" in my heart~"

"Stop!" Ji Shan reached out and rubbed the goosebumps on his arm, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "You, don't say these disgusting words anymore, every time you do that, you can't change it!" ”

A hint of cunning flashed in Ah Yin's eyes, but his face became more and more sincere, "Master, how can you say these words 'disgusting', Ah Yin is so sad, but Ah Yin's love is in exchange for your cold rejection." This makes me have no face to hide and survive in this world, in this case, it is better to die! With that, he rolled up his sleeves and hid his face and wept.

Ji Shan was blown up by what she said, reached out and twisted Ayin's ears, and scolded in a loud voice, "You little rabbit cub, running to listen to the play again?" Let's go through these dramas with Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu plucked your skin first! ”

Ah Yin covered his ears and begged for mercy, Ji Shan let go, straightened his sleeves and glared at Ah Yin again, just wanted to reprimand a few more words, suddenly felt a cramp in his abdomen, and then looked at Ah Yin in disbelief, "You, you!" ”

Ah Yin had already jumped three feet away, rubbing his ears and proudly raising the black porcelain vase in his hand. "Haha, stinky old man, don't force your luck, right? You know the consequences! ”

Ji Shan remembered the tragic situation of not being able to get out of bed for three days, and was about to suddenly feel that the sky was abnormal, and he couldn't care about his stomach, so he jumped up with his robe, stood on the backyard wall and looked down the mountain, only to see a cloud of black gas slowly shrouded in the sky over the entire Qingyun Town!