Chapter 21 Linjiang Pavilion
Yesterday, dozens of streamers flew everywhere in the city, and they did not have the slightest impact on the lives of mortals. But for some, it's like an undercurrent under the calm waters.
Although in a major trading city like Heian City, which has a large floating population, the people in the city have long been familiar with some strange-looking people. But in recent days, some of the city's faces have attracted the attention of the people who have lived here for a long time.
A child with pigtails was eating and walking on the street with a sugar gourd, the child was about six years old, but the words in his mouth did not match the image of a six-year-old child, "His grandmother's, what bad idea is the emperor's son thinking, I have to be careful, and find a way to get in first today." ”
"What a cute child, little doll, your family. Two young women dressed as carrying food boxes saw a child walking alone on the street without an adult by her side, and thought she had lost her family, so she went up to ask about it.
The child rolled his eyes and said in his heart: "The two girls are too eyeless, at the age of the young master, you have to call me uncle." ”
He is not a good person, and this situation was often encountered when he first entered the sect before. It wasn't until Porcelain beat up some senior brothers who stepped forward to pinch his face without opening their eyes, and caused a lot of turmoil. Only then did the disciples of the sect discover that this child, who looked immature and cute, turned out to be a fierce young dragon.
"Get out of the way, or you'll be beaten!" Although it was a threatening tone, it didn't feel threatening when it came out of the child's mouth.
The two women couldn't help but giggle when they saw the child's fierce appearance, and one of the plump young women stretched out her hand and pinched the child's face, and said with a smile: "Yo, the little guy is quite fierce, let my sister pinch your face." ”
"Hehe, this is what you forced me to do, thinking that you are mortals, I will punish you a little. With that, the child's hand gathered a cyclone and waved it at the young woman who had pinched her face.
A breeze blew, and the plump young woman's hair was slightly stirred. "It's so weak! It's too powerful!" exclaimed the child, who could have blown a whirlwind into a human being, but now it was like fanning a person.
"It's so cute, I'll pinch it too. When the other young woman saw the child's behavior, she called his little face, which was already red and white, and felt very cute, so she also stepped forward and pinched his face.
The child blocked the young woman's hand, and hurriedly dodged and ran away, saying in his heart: "Master, can't I still hide if I can't provoke me?"
When the two young women saw the child disappear into the crowd, they gave up the pursuit, stamped their feet, and walked forward. The child hid next to a bun stall and watched the second daughter walk by, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said secretly: "Women are really terrible. ”
Just as he was about to get up to leave, he caught a glimpse of the food box in the woman's hand with three big characters written on it, "Isn't this the place where the emperor's son will treat him tomorrow?" The child's eyes rolled, and then chased in the direction where the second daughter left.
"I remember my mother said she was in Linjiang Pavilion, can you take me there. The child appeared in front of the second daughter and put on a pleading expression.
"Poor child, come, I'll take you. The plump woman remembered that she also had a child of about the same age, and suddenly her mother's heart rose up, and she took the child by the hand and walked away.
"What is Lingzhuzi doing?" In a restaurant not far away, a young man dressed in black sat at the wine table by the window on the third floor, and saw everything just now.
There were two other people at the table, a beautiful young woman and a man who looked honest and honest.
"Maybe it's a lack of maternal love, it's really a pitiful child. The glamorous young woman covered her mouth and giggled. "No, Aunt Wang, although Lingzhuzi looks like a child, he has lived for more than fifty years. The young man in black said.
"Bang", a chopstick was stuck on the window edge next to the young man, only an inch away from the man's head.
"Next time, I won't call others what to call them, but this chopstick is not inserted on the window edge. The beautiful young woman smiled at the young man.
"Haha, my sister is right. The young man carefully pulled out his chopsticks and handed them to the beautiful young woman. The glamorous young woman took the chopsticks, glanced at the young man, then turned her head to look at the honest man who didn't say a word, and said with a smile: "I don't know what Senior Brother Tie thinks." ”
"We'll find out if we follow. The honest man known as Senior Brother Iron said in a loud voice. "I agree with Senior Brother Tie's opinion, Wang Da... Sister, let's go along. The young man's eyes were full of eagerness.
"Since you all want to go, she is just a weak woman, how can you refute it. The glamorous young woman glanced at the two of them and said helplessly.
"Haha, then let's go quickly, if we don't leave, we won't be able to keep up. The young man was the first to get up, followed by the honest man and the beautiful young woman.
Although Linjiang Pavilion is called a pavilion, it is not a lonely building, a number of pavilions and pavilions are connected continuously, and the eaves are painted at the corner, and the highest one is called Linjiang Tower.
There are 13 floors in Linjiang Building, from the sixth floor upwards, each floor will see more views of Ping'an City outside the building.
Outside the pavilion, the people were noisy and noisy, and all kinds of vendors shouted one after another. The women in the pavilion are gorgeous, the piano song and dance music is intoxicating, and all kinds of warblers and swallows shuttle among them, which makes people linger.
"His grandmother's, this place is much better than the cave where I live. The child known as the spirit bead had already come to the Linjiang Pavilion with the two young women at this time, and couldn't help but exclaim when he saw the grand scene in the Linjiang Pavilion.
"Children are not allowed to talk like that. The plump young woman pinched the face of the spirit bead and feigned anger. "Hehe, for the sake of the face you sent the master here, the master won't pursue you. Lingzhuzi brushed away the plump young woman's hand, and then walked straight forward.
"Don't wander around. The plump young woman hurriedly said and stepped forward to chase the spirit bead, although the spirit bead was a child's body, but the speed was very fast, and it disappeared in a blink of an eye.
"Oh, what can I do. The plump young woman's face was full of anxiety. "Sister-in-law of the Liu family, haven't you seen that this child is not an ordinary person. Another young woman, who had been silent, shook her head when she saw this, and stepped forward to say to the plump young woman.
"Of course I know, he looks very valuable to see his pleasing appearance, as well as the clothes he wears and the jewelry he wears. It should be the child of a powerful family in the city. The plump young woman replied.
"I mean, don't you think this kid is too abnormal, he said it like a six-year-old kid, you saw it just now, he left like that, can you catch up? Another young woman saw that the plump young woman was still unaware, and patiently explained.
"I... Oh, then who is?" the plump young woman came back to her senses, "Don't worry, let's just don't meet him, let's go and deliver the ingredients." Another young woman urged. The plump young woman patted her chest, sighed, and left.
"Linjiang Pavilion, isn't this the place where the prince will have a banquet tomorrow, what is Lingzhuzi doing today. The three young men in black also followed Ling Zhuzi and the others to Linjiang Pavilion at this time, "Go in and take a look." The honest man spoke up.
"Sister Wang, look at it. The young man in black looked at the beautiful young woman, "Since we have all come, let's go in and have a look." The glamorous young woman replied.
Each floor of the Linjiang Building has its own unique use, and the fourth floor is the place where the piano plays in the pavilion, where several musicians are usually stationed, and some famous musicians will be invited to play here. The musicians are arrogant, and they have always played alone, but there are very few ensembles.
But even so, each musician has a superb skill that makes every time he plays, he stops and indulges in it.
Among them, the most famous is the violinist Huang Zhensheng, although there is a sheng character in his name, but he is on the way to the piano. In his hands, the sound of the piano was sometimes like a bubbling stream sliding out of his fingers, and sometimes it was like a rushing wave surging from the board.
The listener forgets time, forgets space. It was as if you were on the plucked strings, and the only sound left in your ears was the sound of the piano coming from outside the sky. At the end of the song, the listeners realized that there was only one person, a pair of hands, and a piano.
Although the person who played today was not Huang Zhensheng, he was also a highly skilled musician, a well-known talent, and he had already attracted the attention of the guests between the plucking of the strings, making the building a little quieter than the original constant communication.
Then the gentle sound of the pipa sounded, like weeping and complaining, as if it was exhausting the suffering of lovesickness in the world, and the audience was intoxicated by the noise.
After the end of the song, the audience was still unsatisfied, still reminiscing about the sound of the pipa just now. By the time he came to his senses, the musician behind the curtain had long since left.
The pipa played by this musician is as crisp as a jingle in a stream, as thick as thunder through a window, as eager as rain hitting plantains, soothing as a drizzle, as fierce as a golden iron horse, and as euphemistic as a new house joke. It's really a good word, but I can't tell the beauty of it. Senior Brother Tie, what do you think? The three young men in black were also among the guests listening to the music just now, and they were also intoxicated.
"I'm the same. The honest man held back for a long time, scratched his head, and said in an urn voice. When the glamorous young woman heard this, she immediately covered her mouth and giggled.
"Ahem. The young man in black forgot that the honest man usually practiced penance in the sect, and it was not like he had books like the Four Books and the Five Classics that he had to watch since he was a child. Feel embarrassed and rude. Then he turned to the beautiful young woman and asked, "I don't know what Sister Wang thinks." ”
"Sister, are you very familiar with you?" The glamorous young woman restrained her smile, regained her expression, and said coldly to the young man in black, then ignored the two and turned to leave.
"Hmm... Lao Tie, what's wrong with Senior Sister Wang. The young man in black was puzzled and asked the honest man, who also looked at the young man in black, and the two stared at each other.
Then the young man in black sighed, "Lao Tie, let's go upstairs and have a look." Then he turned and walked upstairs, and the honest man followed.
The fifth floor is a place for guests to enjoy the beautiful dance, the young man in black usually in the place where the sect is located, he has seen those fairy-like senior sisters dancing, even if the dancing posture is amazing, but it is difficult for the young man in black to stop, and the honest man is only dedicated to his own cultivation, and he is also lacking in interest.
The two did not find the beautiful young woman, so they walked to the sixth floor. The sixth floor is a place where all kinds of exotic beasts are sold. For mortals, it is really an eye-opener, and for rich mortals, while opening their eyes, they will also be generous with their money bags.
"It's all some spiritual grasses with serious loss of medicinal power and strange beasts that have opened a little bit of spiritual wisdom, it's not interesting, let's go up there. The young man in black turned around casually, and with his eyes, he couldn't look down on these rare things in the eyes of mortals, so he walked towards the seventh floor.
On the staircase on the seventh floor is a cage with a snow-white rabbit with long ears, and a young man and a woman are watching and discussing in front of the cage.
"Wow, what a cute bunny. The woman bent down and looked at the rabbit in the cage, "yes, it's delicious to look at." The man said.
"Phew, cousin, shall we buy it back. The woman turned back and asked the man, "No, let it go, how many did you raise when you were a child, but is there one that is healthy and alive?" The man shook his head.
"But look how cute it is. The woman pursed her lips and stretched out her hand to touch the rabbit, but was about to touch the cage. The rabbit suddenly opened its scarlet mouth and bit the woman's hand. The teeth in the rabbit's mouth are not ordinary rabbits, but two rows of fangs.
The big mouth grinned to the rabbit's ear, and it looked extremely ferocious and terrifying. The cage flashed a light and knocked the rabbit back, and the rabbit retracted into the cage and stared at the cage with a human tyranny in his eyes.
"Ahh "Look, it's still cute. The man stepped forward to hold him, but instead of comforting him, he laughed.
"Snow rabbit, originally a docile personality, suitable for pets, but this one is very ferocious, it should be a failed product that was forcibly turned on by someone and caused by mutation. The young man in black saw the scene just now and stepped forward and said.
When the man saw the young man in black talking to him, he replied: "I see, our brother and sister were almost deceived by this beast, thank you brother and sister for solving your doubts." ”
The young man in black looked at the man and said suspiciously: "Hey, I see that you have already cut your muscles and marrow, but why don't you seem to have cultivated supernatural powers, whose disciple are you?" ”
The man replied, "Under Chen An, this is my cousin. As for the teacher, the family teacher has always been mysterious and unpredictable, and he doesn't tell me where the teacher is. ”
The two of them knew that after receiving the token, Chen An and Wang Yanxi took the initiative to collect intelligence.
The young man in black looked clear, "Oh, there is such an old monster. Then he enthusiastically pulled Chen An and said, "Call me big brother, and I'll teach you something." ”
"Big brother!" The voice was unusually crisp and loud, containing absolute decisiveness. Wang Yanxi on the side is already accustomed to it.
The young man in black didn't expect Chen An to shout so decisively, scratched his head, and seemed to whisper to himself: "I knew that I should have said that you should call me father." ”
Chen An and the three of them had a black line, "Haha, I'll tease you, since you call me big brother, then I'll teach you something." The young man in black took out a piece of jade from his sleeve and handed it to Chen An, "Come, hold it, tighten it, loosen it, and do it three times." ”
Chen An took the jade and did as the young man in black said, and when he finished it for the last time, a needle seemed to stick out of the jade, and Chen An felt a tingling pain in his palm, and then a few drops of blood flowed into the jade.
The jade emitted a blinding light, and then it shattered!