Yang Muyun was startled by this beat, and jumped to the side like an electric shock and turned around.

I only heard Gege laugh coquettishly, "I said it must be him, how about it, you lost, right?" As he spoke, he glanced at the young man beside him proudly.

Yang Muyun looked at it fixedly, and couldn't help exclaiming: "It's you?" How did you end up here? ”

The pair of young men and women in front of them, the beautiful woman and the handsome man, are Ning Zuer and Zhu Zhiqing.

"What are you doing here?" Zhu Zhiqing glanced at him, "The ribbons that others are tied here to pray for blessings can also be untied casually?" ”

was robbed by her this time, Yang Muyun was a little embarrassed, "I'm just curious, what will they write on it?" ”

"It's not kind for you to do this," Zhu Zhiqing looked up at the sky and glanced at him again, "The blessings that others sincerely invite from the Buddha, as soon as you take it apart, it will not work." ”

"Hearing the county lord say this, I was abrupt," Yang Muyun smiled, "That's right." How did you end up here? Could it be that he also came to pray to the Buddha? ”

"Guess what?" Zhu Zhiqing grinned and glanced at Ning Zu'er beside her, "I said we were just here to play, what do you think?" ”

"Two talented women, it's rare to come here," Yang Muyun looked at Ning Zu'er, whose face was a little unnatural, and said with a narrow smile: "Why don't you learn from these talented and beautiful women, and seek a blessing tied to this green pine and cypress, so that your life wishes will be eternal with this pine and cypress." ”

Zhu Zhiqing's eyes lit up, she grabbed Ning Zuer's arm, and said coquettishly: "This idea is not bad, Ning Gongzi, we will each ask for a blessing to tie it together, what do you think?" ”

Ning Zuer glared at Yang Muyun fiercely, but there was a look of joy on his face, "Brother Yang has this initiative, and this son will obey him." However, Brother Yang is also destined to be here, why don't we seek happiness together on this pine and cypress, wouldn't it be beautiful? ”

"This Ning Gongzi doesn't know how to be a man, you two are in love, what are you doing with me?" Yang Muyun rolled his eyes, and secretly said that this good person is difficult to do, and he couldn't help but show a painful look on his face, his right hand was attached to his lower abdomen, his waist bowed, and he said: "It's not good, this abdomen is very painful, I'm sorry, I have to find a place to make it convenient, please take care of yourself." With that, he ran away.

Ning Zuer looked at his back and fled in the wilderness with hatred, scolded him in his heart for slipping his head, flicked his sleeves, and was about to chase after him. Suddenly felt a tightening of his wrist, and his body that was about to jump up was stopped alive. turned his face sideways, and saw Zhu Zhiqing's pretty face smiling, "What are you going to do?" Don't tell me you have a stomachache too. ”

"How dare you, how dare you," Ning Zu'er smiled bitterly, "The county lord still asks to let go, pulling and pulling like this, if people see it, it is very indecent." ”

Yang Muyun ran to the corner behind a Buddha hall and stopped, "These two enemies, how can you meet them anywhere?" He breathed a sigh of relief, secretly annoyed in his heart, "If they hadn't suddenly intervened, I'm afraid I'd have already revealed the secret of those two people." ”

He took a few steps back, came to the corner behind the Buddha hall, poked his head out to look out, made sure that no one was following, and then looked at the pine and cypress, only to see that every tree was hung with red ribbons for pilgrims to pray for, and it was no longer clear which one Han Yi and the red-robed boy were living in.

"I don't know what identity that red-robed boy is in the palace? actually had a personal affair with the princess, if the prince knew, both of them would be killed immediately. I couldn't help but worry about the fate of the two people.

A gray figure burst out from a corner of the Buddha hall and walked quickly into the red and green pine and cypress. Yang Muyun's eyes froze, and when he looked carefully, he saw that it was a gray-clothed monk with a round face and thin eyes, and there was nothing unusual about his appearance. Such monks can be seen everywhere in the temple, and if they are elsewhere, they will not attract Yang Muyun's attention at all.

But in this pine and cypress full of red ribbons, it looks eye-catching. This is a meeting place for pilgrims in the temple, and it is rare for monks to appear here.

The gray-robed monk glanced around, and when no one noticed him, he went to a secluded place, and took out of his bosom a red silk ribbon like a pilgrim and tied it to the branch of a cypress tree. After tying it, I looked around again before leaving in a hurry.

Yang Muyun couldn't help but wonder how the monks in the temple could come here and tie the red ribbon of prayer to the branches of the pine and cypress like pilgrims, and watch him sneaky

Look, is there some ulterior secret written on the red silk ribbon?

He couldn't hold back his curiosity for a moment and wanted to go up and take a look, but after thinking about it carefully, he held back, "That's someone else's secret, what does it have to do with yourself?" Why do you want to jump out and investigate? He stood at this corner, thinking in his heart: "I'll go out after a while, Ning Zuer and Zhu Zhiqing should leave by then, and it's better to meet less for those two enemies." ”

I was thinking about it in my heart, but I saw a big man in a dark coat walking quickly towards the pine cypress full of red ribbons, he was wearing a hat, the brim of the hat was very low, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly, and his waist was slightly raised, as if he was carrying a hard object. His purpose was very clear, and the direction he took was exactly the same as that of the gray-clothed monk just now.

Yang Muyun was stunned, only to see him come to the place where the gray-clothed monk was standing, his chin raised slightly, and looked at the red ribbons floating all over the trees. After a while, he lowered his chin a little, reached out with both hands, untied a red ribbon from the tree, took it in his hand and unfolded it, and after a brief glance, he clutched it into a ball, carried it in his arms, and then turned around and walked like a forest outside.

Yang Muyun stared at this scene closely, frowning, judging from the figure and gait of the man in the big clothes, he knew that he was carrying martial arts, and his martial arts were not low, and the slight bulge on his waist was obviously secretly carrying a blade. The red ribbon he untied was tied to it by the gray-clothed monk, so it can be seen that he and the gray-clothed monk should be in the same organization. The red ribbon that the gray-robed monk had tied to the tree should have written what had been explained to him, and he had come to see what he was going to do.

Knowing martial arts and carrying weapons must be a big thing. Yang Muyun thought of this, so he stared at the back of the man in the dark clothes and quietly followed.

The man in Xuanyi was very fast, and he quickly boarded the pagoda platform in the temple and walked straight to the inside of the pagoda.

Yang Muyun followed him into the tower gate, passed through the corridor inlaid with stone tablets carved on the side, and entered the tower.

One to nine floors in the tower are up and down, the center is a statue of the Buddha who stands on the top of the sky and the earth about ten zhang high, from the bottom of the tower to the top of the tower, tall and magnificent, close the eyes and stand mercifully, the pilgrim who enters the incense stands at the bottom of its feet, straight like an ant. Yang Muyun didn't have time to appreciate this magnificent Buddha, and searched for the figure of the man in the dark clothes in the crowd, only to see that the man in the black clothes did not stop in front of the Buddha statue, and hurriedly walked up the stairs in the tower and went up.

The stairs in the tower are from one floor to the ninth floor, each floor has a ring tower corridor, because the tower is six sides and six sides, so each floor has six roads leading to the window outside the tower, the corridor is covered with Buddha bricks and murals, the man in the Xuanyi does not stop, and goes up to the seventh floor in one breath. The higher you go, the fewer people there are, and when you reach the sixth floor, the entire tower floor is empty, and there is no one on it. Yang Muyun was afraid of being discovered by him, so he didn't dare to follow too closely, so he could only listen to the footsteps in the distance.

After staying on the seventh floor, Yang Muyun suddenly found that not only was the person gone, but even the footsteps had disappeared.

Looking at the empty tower, Yang Muyun's heart tightened: "Did he find out?" He walked around the tower corridor, and did not see half a figure in the Buddha cave, Yongdao, and tower chamber, and the whole person of the man in Xuanyi seemed to disappear out of thin air. Yang Muyun stopped, hesitating in his heart whether to go up there and take a look.

At this moment, there was the sound of stepping on the stairs under the tower, and the sound of two people talking to each other.

"Big brother, you are three years older than me, but I didn't expect that your feet are much lighter than mine." A powerful voice in the sky said.

"The festival is worried about the country and the people, and there are all kinds of opportunities every day, so that we are overworked, why don't we stop here and return to the government?" A voice as thick as a bell said.

"No, I'm not yet fifty years old, and in your eyes, am I so old?" The firmament's powerful voice laughed.

"Why should the Duke of Jie'an be so strong, the years are not forgiving, even those young lifters have not been able to climb up, you and I can come here, it is already commendable." The voice of the bell was persuading.

"It will be the top of the mountain, and you can see the mountains at a glance. Now that we have come here, you and I should go all out, climb to the top, and show our minds, how can we give up halfway. If you don't want to leave, then stay, anyway, I won't stop there. The firmament's powerful voice said categorically.

"Okay, good," Hun Ruohongzhong's voice smiled helplessly, "You old bones, you are still the same as when you were young, you will not admit defeat." If you say so, I will be with you to the end when I am old. ”

......

Yang Muyun looked down the staircase

When I went, I saw two old men about fifty years old.

One person is tall and thin, wearing a green shirt, with a clear appearance and eyes that are as clear as electricity. The other was a little shorter, with a round face and big ears, and was wearing a purple robe, with a kind face. Behind them, two big men came up, and when they saw Yang Muyun's face change, they hurriedly stopped in front of the old man, and put his right hand on the handle of the waist knife he was carrying at his waist.

"Stand down," the old man in the green shirt shouted, listening to the voice of the old man who spoke mightily.

The two big men immediately stepped aside.

"I didn't expect that there were still people climbing to such a high place, which surprised the old man." The old man in the green shirt stroked his beard and smiled at Yang Muyun, "I don't know what to call Xiaoyou?" Is it also a move to take the test in Kaifeng? ”

"Yang Muyun, who was born late, has seen two old gentlemen." Yang Muyun bowed, his eyes swept over them, and he secretly said in his heart: "These two old men have extraordinary appearances, I don't know where they came from?" Could it be that the man in the dark clothes wants to disadvantage these two people? ”

"It's very rare for a young man to be polite and competitive," the old man in the green shirt nodded, "I wonder if you are willing to climb to the top with the two of us?" ”

"When I was born later, I met two old gentlemen, because I was fated to listen to the teachings." Yang Muyun saluted again.

"Hmm" The old man in green shirt and the old man with round face looked at each other and nodded slowly.

......

"Yang Xiaoyou, listening to your accent, it doesn't look like this person from Zhongzhou." In the corridor, the old man in green shirt said as he walked.

"Don't hide it from the old man, he was born in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province." Yang Muyun replied respectfully.

"Oh?" The round-faced old man smiled when he heard this, and said to the old man in green shirts: "Jie'an Gong, this Yang Xiaoyou is still a fellow villager with you!" ”

"Is the old gentleman also from Jiangsu and Zhejiang?" Yang Muyun was surprised and delighted.

"The old man is from Qiantang County, Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang, and he is not far from Xiaoyou's hometown." The old man in the green shirt twisted his beard and smiled.

"A long drought is a sweet rain, and a foreign country meets an old acquaintance." Yang Muyun gave a salute as he walked, "It is really a great fate that the late life and the old gentleman were able to meet in this Zhongzhou." ”

"By the way, Yang Xiaoyou, you are from Zhejiang, how could you come to my Kaifeng to participate in the township test?" The round-faced old man asked puzzled.

"Don't hide it from the two old gentlemen, they are stranded here due to business, and they are not allowed to return to their hometowns on time. I didn't want to miss this autumn, so I had to apply for the exam here. ”

"Huh?" The round-faced old man and the green-shirted old man looked at each other, and their faces showed different colors.

"Yang Xiaoyou, forgive the old man for speaking bluntly," the round-faced old man looked upright, "My Ming court is very strict with household registration management, and the lifters can only participate in the township examination in their province according to their hometown. ”

"It's not a secret," Yang Muyun said: "When I went to the government office in my later years, I was indeed told of this difficulty. It is not easy for the prefect Liang Wenye Liang, the Hanlin bachelor Gu Huayun Gu, and the Libu Langzhong Sun Qinghai Sun to read the late life for ten years, so it is unusual for the late students to participate in the Kaifeng Township Examination. ”

"Hmm......" The round-faced old man and the green-shirted old man raised their eyebrows when they heard this, and their faces seemed to believe it or not.

"Xiaoyou is quite a good way," the old man in the green shirt hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, and his eyes narrowed slightly, "I can make the three adults meet you together." ”

"The old gentleman praised falsely, and he was lucky in his late life, so what is enough."

The three of them talked and ascended to the ninth floor of the pagoda.

"It's already the ninth floor," the old man in the green shirt said with a slight smile, "Su Shunqin, a native of the Song Dynasty, climbed to the top of the tower, and there was a poem that wrote: 'I came from a junior background, and I have a good view of the city. The cars and horses are full of ants, the big river is a sewage canal, and when Osi stumbles, he immediately sees his body. He waved his hand, "Let's go, let's go down the road and see what kind of high law can make the ancients so frightened." ”

The old man in the green shirt entered the Yongdao first, the round-faced old man followed, Yang Muyun followed them and just walked not far, suddenly heard a miserable cry behind him, Yang Muyun suddenly turned around, only to see that the two guards beside the old man had fallen to the ground, blood gushing behind him, and a figure in Xuanyi stood at the entrance of the Yongdao, staring at a pair of eagle-like sharp rays shooting towards the Yongdao.