Chapter Ninety-Seven: A Little Starlight Reflects My Heart
"Brother Zhao, it stands to reason that I am an outsider and should not intervene. But since you have begged me, I have to say it. Lin Chen got up, pulled out another stool under the table, and motioned for Zhao Chong to sit down.
For a while, the sound of talking, crying, and the clashing of wine glasses in the room was endless.
At night, Zhao Muzhou was already drunk, and this wine was actually drunk from noon to evening.
How many heroes are drunk to death in the terracotta altar.
Lin Chen couldn't help but sigh for a while, where is this Zhao Muzhou drinking, he is simply borrowing wine to drown his sorrows, and he is basically drinking alone in the second half of the journey.
Lin Chen and Zhao Chong carried Zhao Muzhou to the bed in the inner room and closed the door.
Outside the house, the sky was shining brightly, and it was even more beautiful than the starlight that Lin Chen had seen before.
The image of the starry sky Lin Chen only existed in the memory of his childhood, and when he grew up, he found that a city has no night. There are no stars without night, but the light of the moon cannot be hidden.
And now, the starry sky full of stars, although very faint, is more beautiful than any starry sky that Lin Chen has ever seen. Because, almost all the points of light are swimming.
The old people said that it was a big monster fish, using their light to attract the surrounding fish to take the bait. Some people say that they were the tears of the god of water, scattered in the sea.
On the shore, the two of them sat on the trestle, and you and I said something one by one. At the end, the two stood up.
"You've decided?" Lin Chen asked Zhao Chong.
"It's decided!I'm going to go!" Zhao Chong said.
"Okay, I'll be with you. Lin Chen patted Zhao Chong's shoulder.
"Are you going too?" Zhao Chong was obviously stunned, and said, "Why are you going? For that companion of yours? Didn't you just happen to be on the way with him." ”
"Can't you see my outfit?" Lin Chen shook the water god in his hand dressed as a Zen staff.
"Hahaha......" Zhao Chong, who had been looking down, laughed, "You said you are a Zen practitioner? I have never seen a Zen practitioner who drinks wine and eats meat." ”
"What's the matter, the methods of cultivation are very different, and in the end they are all the same. Lin Chen smiled and said with no embarrassment.
"Whatever you want, but the night after tomorrow is the time for the ghost town to open at the end of the month, aren't you in a hurry?"
"It's okay, it's too late anyway. Then I'll go to the inn first, and I'll talk about it tomorrow. Lin Chen turned around and walked towards the village.
"I'll look for you tomorrow morning. Zhao Chong said.
Lin Chen snorted, which was an answer, he already knew through the conversation just now that Zhao Chong was looking for him to prepare for entering the ghost city.
By this time, it was already night, and there were almost no people on the road.
A small two-story building is also magnificent in this small village, so Lin Chen easily found the door.
It is not accurate to say that it is a small village, because there are hundreds of households here, and it can almost be regarded as a small town in this water-scarce world.
There was a knock on the door.
"Who? It's not the end of the month, and the ghosts of the dead are coming back to their souls on this big night. It was the voice of a middle-aged woman. However, Lin Chen could hear that it was the aunt Wang who had just gone to Zhao Muzhou's house to deliver food.
The sound came from far and near, and after a while, there was a creak, and the door was opened.
"Yo, you are ......" Aunt Wang was obviously surprised, thinking that this Brother Zhao really didn't send anyone across the river, and it seemed that he was drunk again. But for a while, he couldn't remember what Lin Chen's surname was.
"Sister-in-law Wang, my surname is Lin, I wonder if there are any empty guest rooms?" Lin Chen asked.
"Yes, yes, yes. Aunt Wang's face was immediately full of smiles, and she let Lin Chen into the inn.
When Lin Chen passed by the counter, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of a pile of paper money pressed with an inkstone on the counter, and he was very puzzled. But it's not good to ask too much about this kind of thing, so I didn't think much about it, and went to the guest room safely.
After washing, looking at the bed and quilt that he had not seen for a long time, Lin Chen had an urge to cry, he had lived in the field for several days, and it was really a pleasure to finally be able to lie on the hot bed.
Before Lin Chen could lie down, there was a knock on the door. Lin Chen opened the door and saw that it was the proprietress who came with a bowl of hot noodle soup.
"Don't drink less wine, my sister-in-law has warmed a bowl of noodle soup for you, eat a little bit. After finishing speaking, he handed the bowl to Lin Chen, and when he turned to leave, he didn't forget to turn around and say, "Don't go out at night, it's not peaceful outside." ”
"This lady is so welcoming. Watching Lin Chen drink the hot soup, the little blind man sighed.
"You know, it's called the art of speaking. What woman doesn't love people to praise her for being young, you say that if I call him Aunt Wang, will she still be so enthusiastic?" Lin Chen said while drinking the soup.
"When have you been so dark?" said the little blind man, "how do I notice that you seem to be a little different from before?" ”
"A black mouth is better than a black belly, and a black belly is better than a black heart. Lin Chen said with a smile.
"Come on, get down to business. Guess where I met that bullshit judge today with that Zhao Chong. The little blind man asked slyly.
"How do I know? But you are a dignified Dharma King, can you pay attention to the wording, that person's surname is Cui, not bullshit. ”
"Don't worry about the details. The little blind man said, "I followed Zhao out of the door, and on the way I saw an oil shop specializing in selling oil and grain. Then I saw a shop selling cloth, don't say it, I took a look, and the cloth in this shop is really good......"
Lin Chen listened very seriously at first, but after listening to it, he lay on the bed.
"Whew...... Huh...... "After a while, Lin Chen snorted.
"Hey, did you hear what I said, don't pretend to be asleep!" The little blind man shouted dissatisfiedly when he saw Lin Chen lying on the bed pretending to be asleep.
"Still pretending! You don't snore when you sleep by yourself, don't you have any points in your heart?" The little blind man saw that Lin Chen was still pretending, and he was even more dissatisfied.
"Oh. How many chapters are there?, have you talked about Judge Cui?" Lin Chen asked.
"Yes, I met you at this inn. The little blind man said.
Lin Chen listened to the excitement, immediately sat up, and said, "What, it's in this inn?"
"Don't be so nervous, he just had a bite to eat here and then left. The little blind man said.
Lin Chen glanced at the little blind man, very helpless, talking so loudly and panting. Since Xiaojing fell asleep, the little blind man seemed to have no one to talk to, and he was almost a chatterbox.
As soon as I saw that Judge Cui was here, I didn't care about Zhao Chong anymore, and followed him all the way out of the inn to the river. Then he ......, "Before the little blind man finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lin Chen.
"Then he found out that I didn't leave, so he went to Brother Zhao's house?" Lin Chen said.
"Hmm. He seemed to see that the boat by the river hadn't left, so he guessed that you were still there, so he went to Zhao Muzhou's house to have a look. ”
Hearing this, Lin Chen was still afraid for a while, because he already knew at this time that this Judge Cui was not alone, but a force, if there was a real conflict, he might really be able to fight with a real sword.
However, I don't know how much combat power I have just learned. And the bird demon feathers that were forcibly taken from the space mountain, there were only two poor feather arrows left, and all the others were consumed.
"Do you know where he went after he left Zhao Muzhou?" the little blind man began to sell Guan Zi again.
Lin Chen didn't say anything, just looked at the little blind man.
"You're really boring. And when he had put on his white garment, he went down into the river. ”
"It must be back to the ghost town, that is, the Yin Village. It seems that Zhao Chong didn't lie to me, there is indeed such a city at the bottom of this river. ”
"Are you really going to go?"
"Of course, the Aegis of Water is still on him. Anyway, I do have some interest in this ghost town, aren't you curious? Maybe you can touch the law of life and death or something. ”
"Whatever you want, I'm just watching the excitement anyway. ”
"I hope I won't encounter any powerful monsters this time.,It's still the kind that sees through the law at a glance.,Or some people can only hide and not go out.。 ”
As if someone had caught his little tail, the little blind man said, "How is it possible, where are there so many perverts, haha...... Oops, I'm a little tired, and I'll squint for a while. ”
Lin Chen smiled and shook his head.
Blowing out the candles, Lin Chen couldn't sleep, he walked to the window, opened the window, looked at the light in the sky, and thought about his thoughts.
Lin Chen knew that it was this little thing in his heart that really made him wade into this troubled water without hesitation, but he could only think about these things by himself and couldn't tell anyone.