Chapter 001: A Visitor in the Snow
This is probably the heaviest snow in the past ten years.
It comes quietly at night, and when people open their doors and windows in the early morning and look out, they are surprised to find its visit.
The snow fell softly as goose feathers but magnificently, making the distant mountains, woods and ground like a bright silver coat, and the boundaries between heaven and earth gradually blurred. The world in the snow exudes an indescribable, serene beauty.
With a long shout of "drive", a carriage drove quickly to the suburbs under the driver's drive.
It was a small four-wheeled carriage, and the driver was a middle-aged man with a broad forehead and a bear's back, and the horse he was driving was swarthy and strong-limbed, and the heroic mane and the sound of his vigorous footsteps as he galloped showed that he was a good runner and capable horse.
With a "whoosh", the coachman stopped the horse outside the gate of a garden with a unique shape.
Because there is an eaves blocking, the word "plum garden" on the lintel is not stained with snow, and it can still be seen clearly.
"Miss, the plum garden has arrived." The coachman turned his head and said respectfully to the man in the carriage.
"Good!" An elegant female voice answered, and then the curtain of the carriage was lifted a little, and a woman of about fourteen or fifteen years of age, dressed as a maid, poked her head out to look around, and then jumped off the ground with her skirt lightly.
Immediately, a biting cold passed through her leather boots, causing her to shiver unconsciously.
Why did Miss Tian come here in such a cold day? She couldn't help but think in her heart, but she knew that the young lady had always been quiet in doing things, so she usually wouldn't explain the reason in advance, so she didn't dare to ask more.
Yahuan put her hand into the curtain and said thoughtfully, "Miss, the snow is a little deep, you slow down." ”
"Hmm!" The female voice replied again, and then put a slender jade hand on Yahuan's hand, and with a little force, she stepped off the carriage lightly.
This is a woman of the same age as this girl, holding a guqin in her arms, with a slender figure and a refined temperament. After getting out of the carriage, the woman looked up at the north and smiled sweetly.
The woman they called Miss was surnamed Shen, her name was Xizhen, she was fifteen years old, her face was like a lotus calyx, her lips were red, her skin was better than snow, her eyes were bright and vibrant, as if she had gathered a beautiful and magical thing in the world, with her elegance and the gripping charm exuded between a smile and a smile, showing a graceful demeanor and thousands of styles, which made people feel like a spring breeze and unforgettable at first sight.
"Miss, will I pick you up at sunset?" The coachman, named Ah Gui, asked respectfully, handing the food basket that was placed at his side to Yahuan.
In the past, every time the young lady came to the plum garden, she asked him to come and pick her up at sunset, and every time she came, she only brought a fragrant girl.
It stands to reason that a lady like her has to send a few people to take care of her when she goes out, but because she knows martial arts and doesn't like to be surrounded by a lot of people around her, her family also respects her wishes, and she decides who to accompany her whenever she wants to go out.
"It may be late today, so keep an eye on the north side of the sky when it's all dark, and go out when you see the first star come out." Xizhen replied with a smile.
"Okay." Agui replied cheerfully. Since she said so, it is not far from the fact that there will be stars in the night sky tonight.
"Then I'll go back first." After bowing slightly, Gui jumped into the carriage.
"If Miss returns late, Madame should be worried again." Yahuan said. Even though Madame has always let Miss do what she wants, parents in the world will inevitably worry if their daughter who has not left the cabinet returns late.
However, the whole house knows that Miss is good at martial arts and understands occult arts, so even if everyone is occasionally worried about her safety, it will not be to the point of worry.
"Don't be afraid, I already explained to my mother before I came, and you were helping Mother Chen prepare our food in the kitchen at that time." Xi Zhen replied gently.
"Oh." Yahuan relieved her heart and stepped forward to open the door of the plum garden.
The plum garden is a gift from the great guardian of the father, who has been taken care of by the gardener before, but a few days ago the gardener took leave to go back to his hometown for the New Year, so the garden door is locked.
After Xiang'er opened the door, Xizhen walked in slowly through the snow.
Even when walking on the snow-covered road, Xizhen's gait is still gentle and dignified, and the long skirt brushes through the snow, like a sea of flowers moving slowly.
Yahuan locked the door and hurried to follow.
However, because the snow was a bit deep, she had a hard time walking.
Xi Zhen glanced back at her, smiled slightly, and flew to her side gently, clasped her waist with her left hand, held the lyre with her right hand, and with a little luck, the two flew up like birds, and flew towards the pavilion at the back of the garden.
Outside the gazebo, Xi Zhen did a perfect side flip, and the two landed firmly on the ground.
After landing on the ground, Xiang'er was still a little frightened, but Xizhen looked as usual, and she didn't even gasp.
The plum garden is built on the mountain, although it is not large, but the layout is extremely elegant, and the extraordinary taste of the designer can be seen everywhere.
This pavilion is built at the highest point of the plum garden, and when you look out from the pavilion, you can see the scenery of the whole garden.
At this time, it is the season of plum blossoms, red, pink, white full of branches, the garden is filled with a rich fragrance of flowers, a good picture of 'suddenly a night of fragrant hair, scattered as a thousand miles of spring' prosperous scene!
Heezhen gently placed the piano on the stone table and sat down on a low wooden bench in front of it.
Yahuan was busy building a fire and boiling tea.
However, Xizhen, who was sitting in front of the piano, did not immediately stroke the qin, but sat with his eyes closed, as if he was meditating, and as if he was listening carefully to something.
Xiang'er stepped aside playfully and waited quietly.
After about half a cup of tea, the sky suddenly cleared, and the bright sunlight shone into the pavilion from high in the sky, and the light just shone on Xizhen's body, like a faint halo, which made her more and more beautiful.
Xi Zhen opened those incomparably clear eyes, raised his bare hand lightly, and began to stroke the piano.
A long sound of "ding~~" sounded, like after the spring rain, the world suddenly became incomparably clean and pleasant, and the charm was long. The second and third tones then sounded, one moment like the tinkling of a stream, the other like the chirping of birds in the mountains, and in the blink of an eye, like the tide rushing or the fairy dancing, full of poetry.
After the song, the snow outside just stopped, and the sun became more and more transparent.
Xi Zhen looked at the clear sky, his face full of composure.
The celestial phenomenon is so magnificent, it can be seen that it is a rare opportunity.
The specific direction shown on the spirit is here, the time is at noon today, and now that noon has arrived, the key person should appear soon, she must seize this opportunity tightly, otherwise, once the opportunity is missed, her whole plan will have to be postponed, and she has a limited time to complete this task, so she must firmly grasp every opportunity shown on the spirit occupation to be able to win this challenge.
But what kind of person will this person be? Is it male or female? Friend or foe? She was also curious.
In this dynasty, no one knows that she is a crossing girl, so no one knows the purpose of her crossing over, only she knows it clearly, and she is planning it carefully all the time.
It's been ten years in the blink of an eye! Her thoughts were gloomy.
Ten years ago, her supervisor, Professor Kan, planned to select the best candidate from eight graduating students to take on a propositional task by having eight students take a 300-question multiple-choice test and choose the one with the highest score.
After answering the 300 questions, Xi Zhen was told by Professor Jian that she had the opportunity to take the challenge.
And this was just the beginning, Professor Jane set a deadline of three days, and it was in the form of a time travel, but Professor Jane added that three days here is equivalent to thirty years there. As a result, she had thirty years to complete the journey to this dynasty. If she succeeds, she will receive a generous prize and 50% of the royalty tax generated by the system.
Of course, there was a thrill of reward, but what she valued more was the meaning of the proposition itself and its extraordinary test of people, so she did not hesitate to accept the challenge for long.
After signing the contract related to safety and law, she lay down in the set of travel machine designed by Professor Jian and her classmates full of encouragement and blessings, and her soul pierced into a five-year-old girl.
Coincidentally, this little girl's name is also Xizhen, although the surname is different, but Xizhen who has crossed over quickly integrates into this new character.
Since crossing here, she has been as usual during the day, and haunted and mysterious at night.
Now, ten years have passed.
Ten years of Taoguang cultivation is just right for her, no more, no less.
"Xiang'er, go and sweep the snow on this road." Xi Zhen, who had come back from his memories, pointed to the road leading to the gate and instructed Xiang'er.
"Okay!" Xiang'er immediately took the order.
At this time, more than ten miles away, two people and two horses appeared on the white snow.
The sound of the piano is renewed. This time, her piano style changed, the melody suddenly became faster, and the momentum instantly seemed like thousands of troops and horses marching and fighting, and the melody was agitated without losing the calm atmosphere, full of the wind of a general.
Xiang'er listened to the majestic sound of the piano while sweeping the snow, so she didn't notice the movement outside.
The sound of the horse's hooves is getting closer and closer, and walking in front is a pure white horse, and the man sitting on the horse looks about seventeen or eighteen years old, but I see that his sideburns are like a knife, his face is like a crown of jade, his eyebrows are starry, his hair is heroic, he is wearing a beige robe, a dark crane, and his feet are equipped with brown embroidered riding boots. Moreover, although he is young, he looks calm and resolute, and he has the momentum of a strong man.
He was followed by a brown horse, equally strong and majestic, the man on the horse was about thirty years old, with a broad face and a wide forehead, thick eyebrows and big eyes, purple hair like a halberd, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, wearing a blue robe and a dark purple coat.
Judging from the posture of the two of them, they should be good at riding and shooting.
This road leads to the capital, and visitors from the north can pass through here. However, due to the high mountains and mountains on the north side of this road, this section of the road is mostly rugged and dangerous, and there are very few people passing by in the past, let alone this time when the sky is full of snow.
The two horses galloped all the way, and in less than two quarters of an hour they came to this branch of the plum garden.
Soon, the two of them immediately heard the sound of the agitation piano coming from the plum garden, and the sound of the piano made them shake their whole bodies.
What a heart-wrenching melody!
They couldn't help but stop and listen.
In an instant, the melody turned from agitation to gentleness, as if the moonlight on a moonlit night, the whispering between lovers and the gentle breeze, like a song and a refreshing heart, this beautiful melody flowed through their hearts like a clear spring, sweeping away the fatigue of their journey.
"Little prince, this person's piano skills are comparable to yours!" The man in his thirties said sincerely.
"Ahem, I'm eighteen years old, eighteen years old, don't add the word 'small' in front of the title in the future." The young man emphasized, but did not respond to what he had just said.
"Okay, lord."
"Well, that sounds a lot more comfortable, General Han." King Qingping smiled.
"I don't know if this person is a man or a woman." King Qingping was undoubtedly also shocked, and couldn't help but guess in his heart. However, no matter whether the person who strokes the qin is a man or a woman, in short, this person's piano skills are undoubtedly the master of the masters. As a person who is also proficient in the art of the piano, he naturally cherishes his bosom friend, so he stopped and listened attentively.
And General Han obviously didn't want to stay here longer, so he regretted what he had just provoked.
At that moment, a gray-fured fox sprang out of the woods and stayed less than half a foot away from the two of them, looking at them with a pair of curious eyes.
General Han immediately raised his eyebrows at it and shouted: "Where to go back and forth, otherwise don't blame me for the ruthlessness of my big sword." With that, he raised his knife at it, and the fox was frightened, and fled into the woods with a whoop.
"Where birds don't, even foxes dare to come out and disturb people." General Han turned his head to Qingping Wang and said with a smile.
"Anyway, there will be no ghosts in broad daylight, so don't be afraid." King Qingping was obviously attracted by the sound of the harp, so he had no intention of leaving immediately. In the past, when he entered Beijing, he never took the branch road of Plum Garden, but today he suddenly wanted to change a little for some reason, so he took this road. Although the road conditions are much more difficult, they can save half a day than usual, so there are still several hours before the meeting time agreed between him and Emperor Guangzhao.
Since there is still half a day, and he doesn't like to stay in the palace very much, it is better to go in and meet this Fuqin master and increase his knowledge.
Thinking of this, King Qingping suddenly made a decision, so he said to General Han: "General Han, please go and knock on the door for me, just say that the passers-by who are passing by here want to go in and ask for a bowl of hot tea to drink, and see what the reaction of the people inside is." ”
"This ...... Small...... Lord, don't you want to? General Han looked embarrassed. Finally escorted King Qingping here safely, and seeing that there were only a few dozen miles away from the capital, he didn't want to make any mistakes at this juncture.
"General Han is too worried, with your and my martial arts, are you still afraid that you will be plotted? Besides, people don't know who we are. King Qingping said with a light smile.
"But ......"
"It's nothing good, if you don't knock it, I'll knock it." The king of Qingping said that he wanted to jump off the horse.
"Don't don't, let me come." General Han hurriedly stopped him, turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door a few times.
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