Why haven't you woken up yet? She only took a sip of wine, so she wouldn't get drunk until this time, right? “

There was a familiar muttering in his ears, and he opened his eyes with great effort, Zhou Jue's face enlarged in front of him, and Shen Bai only saw a pair of black eyes, and subconsciously raised his hand and gave him a slap.

Zhou Jue was defenseless and was beaten, but fortunately, Shen Bai didn't have much strength in his hands, and the fight didn't hurt.

Zhou Jue covered his face and glared at Shen Bai, gritted his teeth and said, "You can try it again!" “

Shen Bai rubbed his temples and sat up, his head was like a ball of paste, he couldn't come back to his senses, and whispered, "I'm sorry, you got too close to me, I thought there was a ghost." “

"You're a ghost! Your whole family is a ghost! “

Zhou Jue retorted angrily, Shen Bai turned his head to look at him, obviously there was no change in this face, but she felt much kinder than before.

Zhou Jue was furious by her, and was about to get angry, the maid came in with a sobering soup, Zhou Jue swallowed the words that came to his mouth, pretended to be serious, and said to the maid: "Please tell the city lord of the east that she is fine, don't worry." “

The maid brought the decanting soup to the side of the bed and respectfully handed it to Shen Bai. Shen Bai took it and drank it, and remembered in a trance that she saw a woman in red playing the flute on a bamboo raft last night, the woman was in excellent shape like a fairy in the sky, but she couldn't remember what happened later.

The maid stood beside the bed and said: "Yesterday's banquet was prepared for a thousand days of drunkenness in the cellar of the Dongfang family for a hundred years, and the city lord didn't know that the girl had such a bad amount of alcohol, and she was drunk for so long, I'm really sorry." “

Drunk for three days?

Shen Bai was stunned, but quickly controlled his expression, and waited for the maid to leave before looking at Zhou Jue and asking, "I slept for three days?" “

Zhou Jue folded his hands around his chest, rolled his eyes, and said, "You are embarrassed to say, if it weren't for you, we would have set off a long time ago, and we would have almost arrived at Nanxi, the capital of Nanxiang Kingdom, at this time." “

After the hangover, her head hurt a little, and after she got out of bed, she stepped on the ground and felt unreal like falling clouds, and her body stumbled a little, Zhou Jue immediately reached out to help her and asked, "Are you okay?" If it doesn't work, lie down again, it's delayed anyway, and it's not bad for one day or two. “

Zhou Jue's tone was as flat as before, Shen Bai shook his head, walked to the table and sat down, and when he was fully awake, he asked in a low voice, "Is Uncle okay?" “

Zhou Jue lowered his voice and said, "Okay, I'm afraid something will happen to you two." I deliberately asked for two rooms next to each other, and I personally guarded them, what could happen? “

Although Shen Bai's force value is not high, but when she is sober, Zhou Jue can still have someone to discuss what happens, after she got drunk, she relied on Zhou Jue to support herself, he didn't sleep well in the past three days, his eyes were bloodshot, and his eye sockets were even more sleep-deprived blue and black.

Shen Bai nodded and said that it was hard work.

Shen Bai had never been so polite, Zhou Jue was a little uncomfortable, and was about to speak when he heard Shen Bai ask: "Don't you think the woman in red was a little strange that night?" “

The woman in red?

Zhou Jue frowned. looked at Shen Bai as if he was a ghost and asked, "What woman in red?" “

"It's the woman in red I saw before I got drunk, she was standing on a bamboo raft and still holding it in her hand??"

Shen Bai's voice stopped abruptly, her memory became blurred here, she frowned and thought carefully, she couldn't remember what the woman was holding in her hand.

I remember it just now.

Zhou Jue looked at Shen Bai and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?" “

Shen Bai couldn't speak, Zhou Jue flicked on her head: "You just sat down and drank a sip of wine and got drunk, you must have had a messy dream after being drunk, the city lord of the East just beckoned us to have a meal, and didn't arrange any entertainment programs, what do you want." “

Is it a dream?

Shen Bai was suspicious, but the memory in his mind was even more blurred.

Don't wait for her to think about it. Zhou Jue said: "I'll let you rest for another day today, and we'll set off for Nanxi early tomorrow morning, you can prepare." “

When Shen Bai woke up, Zhou Jue was relieved, and went down to order the Praetorian Guards to feed the horses well, pack their luggage, and go on the road early the next morning.

Shen Bai slept for three whole days, and after being fully awake, she had a little excess energy, and she had nothing to do after lunch, so she knocked on Wei Ruzhao's door.

It was Cha Bai who opened the door, she already knew that Shen Bai was awake, but she still felt very happy to see Shen Bai, and gently saluted Shen Baifu, and then exited the room.

Wei Ruzhao sat on the couch in a dark brocade robe. Just as he was closing his eyes and turning the Buddha beads to participate in Zen, Shen Bai inexplicably felt that there seemed to be a faint Buddha light on his body.

Shen Bai didn't disturb him, just sat next to him, and felt a lot more relieved when he heard the subtle sound of the Buddha beads turning.

After a while, Wei Ruzhao lifted his eyes to look at her.

A pair of eyes are as clear as snow-capped mountains, delicate and dusty, and the eyes are soft, as if they can wash away all the dirt.

Shen Bai raised her eyebrows, why was she drunk, and when she woke up, her uncle looked like a monk?

Shen Bai was curious in his heart, blurted out, and asked, "Uncle, I have been drunk for three days, nothing strange has happened, right?" “

Wei Ruzhao didn't move, and asked gently: "What do you think is strange?" “

This question is strange to the group of old masters in Tai Academy.

Shen Bai immediately replied: "Of course it's unreasonable. “

Wei Ruzhao asked again: "What is common sense?" “

Shen Bai said: "What everyone in the world knows and follows is common sense. “

Shen Bai replied quickly, Wei Ruzhao looked at her gently, and after a while, he took off the string of Buddhist beads in his hand and handed it to her.

The Buddha beads have been with him for ten years, they are made of fine sandalwood, they are milled by him day and night, each Buddha bead is glowing with a luster and kindness, and it was sent to Shen Bai at this time, Shen Bai didn't dare to take it, so he looked at his hand for a while. The dog-legged patted the ass and said, "This Buddha bead is really beautiful, and it is made of fine sandalwood wood." “

Wei Ruzhao grabbed Shen Bai's hand, put the string of Buddhist beads on her wrist, and said, "Faith is in your heart, and everything else is outside your body." “

There is still Wei Ruzhao's body temperature on the Buddha beads, although it is a hot summer, it still gives people a feeling as gentle as water.

Shen Bai looked at Wei Ruzhao suspiciously, and asked, "Uncle, I don't believe in Buddhism, what are you doing with this?" “

Wei Ruzhao said: "You have been sleeping less and dreaming more recently, wearing this is good for your body." “

Since his rebirth, Shen Bai's dream has never been broken.

Wei Ruzhao's words were a little unfathomable, and Shen Bai felt a sudden shock in his heart, and he didn't dare to ask Wei Ruzhao if he knew what dreams he had had.

She touched the Buddhist beads in her hand, and after feeling at ease, she didn't shirk anymore, and said crisply: "Thank you, uncle, in fact, I have also learned carpentry, and when I find good wood, I will make a string of Buddhist beads and return it to my uncle." “

Wei Ruzhao did not respond, obviously not very interested in these things outside of his body.

Shen Bai found his target all of a sudden, thinking that the Dongfang family was the first family of the Nanxiang Kingdom, and there must be a lot of good things in the treasury, Shen Bai found Murong Xuan to investigate.

When Murong Xuan heard that Shen Bai dared to fight the idea of the Dongfang family, his eyes widened, and he scolded Shen Bai for being crazy, and was about to analyze with Shen Bai, Dongfang Qing came out and said to the two of them, there is nothing particularly good in the Dongfang family's mansion, but there is a mountain, there is a lot of good wood on the mountain, if Shen Bai wants wood, he can go directly to the mountain to pick it.

Murong Xuan was so shocked that his jaw was about to fall to the ground, but Shen Bai was not polite at all, and flattered the Dongfang City Lord's magnanimity, and asked Gu Sangu Si to take the axe carriage and go to the mountain with the descendants of the Dongfang family.

The mountain was outside the city, though not far away. It still takes two hours to go back and forth.

Shen Bai had seen a lot of good things in his previous life, but they were all dead things that had been made into finished products, and Shen Bai really couldn't recognize which one was the best among the living trees in the mountains.

And this mountain is not owned by the Dongfang family in a day or two, ordinary people dare not go to the mountain to cut firewood, most of the trees in the mountain grow very big, basically one or two people can hug it.

Shen Bai had never seen such a large forest, and as soon as he entered, it was like entering another world, and everything he saw was very novel.

Gu Sangu was also surprised, but he didn't dare to look around, he followed behind Shen Bai step by step, and when the three of them walked halfway up the mountain, they saw a tree that needed the joint efforts of five or six people to hug.

This tree is not as tall as the others, and the sunlight is blocked by the branches and leaves of other trees, but the canopy of this tree is very broad, like a huge umbrella propped up in the forest, covering a radius of ten meters.

There is not a single fallen leaf under the canopy, and the grass is green, which looks very strange.

The shape of this tree was peculiar, and Shen Bai had a sense of déjà vu at the first sight of it, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

That's it.

Shen Bai raised his chin slightly, motioning for Gu San to cut down the tree, Gu San was a little hesitant and asked hesitantly: "Young lady, this tree is so big, can it really be cut?" Could there be any problems? “

Dongfang Qing was very generous, and only let Shen Bai pick the tree, and there was no rule that he couldn't cut it.

Shen Bai touched his chin, muttered for a while, and said, "Such a big tree must not be used up, just cut a branch." “

Gu San was still a little hesitant, Shen Bai directly snatched the axe from his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll come by myself, just to see which branch is the most suitable." “

Shen Bai walked under the tree with an axe, and climbed up the tree as nimble as a monkey.

This tree is really big, any branch can sit on people, Shen Bai turned around on the canopy, and finally picked a bowl thick branch and used an axe.

I couldn't tell what kind of tree it was, and it was so tough that it didn't speak. The first axe was cut down, and only a shallow trace appeared, but Shen Bai's tiger's mouth was shocked and numb.

According to Shen Bai's cut, I'm afraid that I won't be able to finish it tomorrow.

Gu San said worriedly: "Young lady, otherwise, I'll come." “

As soon as the words fell, Dongfang Qing came out of the forest, holding the big knife he used in the battlefield in his hand, and said proudly: "I'm coming!" “

Since you are willing to do it yourself, you will say it earlier, don't you feel tired of following behind with a knife like this?

Shen Bai sneered, jumped down from the tree, and said with a smile: "Then there is the city lord of Lao." “

Dongfang climbed the tree, waved the big knife and clicked twice to cut down the branch and give it to Shen Bai.

The material of this tree is very peculiar, and the bark is a little red. But inside it was pitch black, like fine charcoal.

Shen Bai took the tip of his nose and sniffed it, there was no charcoal smell, only a strange fragrance, and even a little sweet.

Dongfang Qing looked at Shen Bai with kind eyes, and said: "This is our famous kite spirit tree in Nanxiang, it will only bloom in winter, and its flowers will be picked off, as long as they are soaked in water, they can always bloom undefeated." “

The Iris Tree?

Shen Bai had heard from Murong Xuan before that the national flower of Nanxiang Kingdom was called Luan Linghua, but he later changed his name.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai asked suspiciously: "I heard that the national flower of Nanxiang Country is called Luan Linghua." What are the flowers of the kite tree called? Does it have anything to do with Luan Linghua? “

Dongfang Qing said: "The Luan Ling Flower is white and blooms in midsummer, and the Kite Spirit Tree blooms in winter, and the flowers are pure black, the two are just similar in name, and they are completely different in other aspects. “

Pure black flowers?

Shen Bai had never seen it before.

She looked down at the branch in her hand again, her thoughts were a little flustered, Dongfang Qing took the initiative to say: "Nanxiangguo is good at making incense, there are many highly skilled incense makers, although most of them gather in Nanxi, but all the materials needed to make incense come from Yiling, I heard that Zhaoling is rich in products, if Miss Shen is interested." When you return to Zhaoling in the future, you can cut down some more trees and bring them back. “

Shen Bai and Wei Ruzhao's trip was to open up the trade routes between Zhaoling and Nanxiangguo, Dongfang Qing said this, which was in Shen Bai's arms, she immediately nodded and said: "This is very good, I am very interested in the incense-making skills of Nanxiangguo, and I have always wanted to learn it." “

This is Shen Bai's usual sycophancy, just polite, but he didn't expect Dongfang Qing to be very eager, nodded and said: "Okay, then I will order someone to cut down the trees and prepare the carriage, and then send Miss Shen an incense maker to bring back to Zhaoling." “

Shen Bai didn't know the value of these trees in Nanxiangguo. But Dongfang Qing even sent out the incense maker, and this gift was a little too heavy.

Shen Bai subconsciously wanted to excuse himself, but Dongfang Qing said again: "Miss Shen has a relationship with my Dongfang family, so there is no need to refuse, after all, the Dongfang family still needs Miss Shen's help in the future." “

Well? What does this mean is that after going back this time, Shen Bai will come to Nanxiang?

How did Dongfang Qing know what would happen in the future?

Shen Baihu was suspicious, but there were a lot of strange things that happened after she was reborn, and now it is not strange.

She didn't say anything, clasped her fists and saluted Dongfang Qing, and said, "Since the city lord has said so, then I'm not welcome, and I will have a place to use in the future." I will definitely help you with all my might. “

The kite spirit tree is very hard, I heard that Shen Bai wanted to use this to make Buddha beads for Wei Ruzhao, and after returning to the City Lord's Mansion, Dongfang Qing specially asked someone to send her a set of chiseling and grinding tools.

Shen Bai thanked him and accepted them all, and early the next morning, everyone set off from Yiling to Nanxi, the national capital.

On the way, he found that Shen Bai had been hiding in the carriage and not wandering around like before, Murong Xuan was a little curious, so he asked people to take care of it, and when he lifted the curtain, he found that Shen Bai had sawed the branches of the kite spirit tree into small black sections, and he also used scrub to polish them so smooth that his eyes almost popped out.

After some questioning, knowing that this branch was cut down by Dongfang Qing and given to Shen Bai personally, Murong Xuan's eyes changed when he looked at Shen Bai.

He rubbed into the carriage and carefully talked to Shen Bai about the origin of the Dongfang family.

The Dongfang family, as the first family of the Nanxiang Kingdom, not only relies on force, but also because their family has mysterious and powerful power.

Hundreds of years ago, the Dongfang family was the royal family of Nanxiang Kingdom, and later they voluntarily withdrew and assisted the Murong family to become a royal family, so over the years, the people of the Murong family have worked hard, but the descendants of the family have been respectful to the people of the Dongfang family and dare not treat them slowly.

The reason why Murong Xuan was so surprised to see the Kite Spirit Tree in the carriage was because the Kite Spirit Tree was the symbol of the Dongfang family, and they would only take a branch from the Kite Spirit Tree to make a personal token for the new head of the family and the emperor when the head of the Dongfang family and the emperor of the Nanxiang Kingdom changed.

The reason why the kite spirit tree is so famous in Nanxiang is because it has only one tree, and it only grows on the mountain heavily guarded by the Dongfang family.

The kite spirit tree that only the Dongfang family master and the emperor can have, but Shen Bai, an outsider from Zhaoling, got such a long branch, which was enough to make anyone in Nanxiang Kingdom drop their jaws in shock.

Shen Bai didn't know that the Kite Spirit Tree had such a big background, and when he listened to Murong Xuan's words, the polishing of his hands did not stop, until Murong Xuan finished speaking, he asked curiously: "So you mean, my current status is the same as that of the monarch of your Nanxiang Kingdom and the Eastern City Lord?" “

Murong Xuan immediately shook his head vigilantly: "I didn't say that." “

It's not that good, Shen Bai has no one in his eyes, if she is really with the monarch, her tail can't be cocked to the sky?

Shen Bai glanced at Murong Xuan meaningfully, thought for a moment and asked, "Why do every family head and monarch have to remake their personal tokens?" What about the previous tokens? “

"Of course, it's for funeral." Murong Xuan didn't think about answering directly, "The fragrance of the kite spirit tree can make people inviolable, and it can also keep the corpse from smelling and rotting, so after the death of the successive monarchs and the head of the Dongfang family, the corpses were all well preserved." “

People are dead, what are you doing with the corpses so well preserved?

Shen Bai felt a little panicked, but thinking of the fact that all poisons are invasive, he felt that this tree was quite practical and effective.

She drove Murong Xuan off the tree, continued to help Wei Ruzhao make Buddha beads, and saw that there was still a little leftovers, so she planned to grind a few more beads and make a hanging ornament for Gu Hengzhou.

There was time to pass the time by making Buddhist beads, Shen Bai felt that the road was going fast, and before he could go shopping, he arrived at Nanxi.

Murong Qi had already received the news and knew when they would arrive, so he sent a minister to greet them at the gate of the city early in the morning.

The group slowly entered the city, first went to the post station to rest for a while, and Murong Xuan was directly taken back to the palace.

Just a few days before they entered the city, the eldest princess Luo Li gave birth to a daughter safely, and Nanxiang added a little princess, before the news reached below, Nanxi City was already full of joy, and everyone talked about this little princess after dinner.

I heard that this little princess was born extremely beautiful, with a pair of big purple grape-like eyes, and her appearance combined the advantages of Murong Qi and Luo Li, and she was born on the night she was born. Many people heard the phoenix's chirping, and some even saw a phoenix flapping its wings over the palace.

This is a rare auspicious fortune, and everyone speculates that this little princess has an extraordinary life, and she will definitely be the most expensive person in Nanxiang Kingdom in the future.

Shen Bai couldn't stay idle, and after bathing, he took Gu Sangu to the city to listen to the gossip, and he was very curious about this little princess.

Zhaoling's patriarchal thinking is quite heavy, if the crown princess has a little princess, everyone is celebrating on the surface, and secretly doesn't know how to discuss this matter.

Shen Bai ate outside and waited until the evening before returning to the post station.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Wei Ruzhao pestle at the door of the post station like a door god, looking up at the sky that was gradually darkening.

Shen Bai stopped and followed his gaze and glanced back. The sun was sinking, and the night was like thick ink, like a huge monster about to engulf everything, inexplicably a little scary.

Shen Bai rubbed his arms, looked at Wei Ruzhao and asked, "Uncle, why are you here, are you waiting for me?" “

"Hmm." Wei Ruzhao let out a sound from the tip of his nose, his eyes swept over the Buddha beads on Shen Bai's wrist, and said lightly, "Don't hang out after sunset in the future." “

Shen Bai didn't care, and said lightly: "Nanxi is the capital of Nanxiang Kingdom, the public security is very good, and the houses are also very simple. I just walked out into the street, and someone brought me fruit to eat. “

Wei Ruzhao looked at Shen Bai with cold eyes and said, "Others can hang out outside, but you can't." “

"Why??"

Shen Bai subconsciously wanted to refute, but he was suddenly dumbfounded and speechless at Shangwei's eyes like a mirror.

Inexplicably, after drinking once in the Yiling City Lord's Mansion, Wei Ruzhao seemed to know the secret of her rebirth.

But how did he know? Blessed by the Dharma?

Shen Bai lowered his head to avoid Wei Ruzhao's gaze, and obediently responded: "I listen to my uncle, I won't hang out outside after sunset in the future." “

Wei Ruzhao said: "It's not early, go back and rest early." “

Shen Bai obediently returned to the room, Wei Ruzhao was still standing at the door of the post station and did not move, and after a while, night completely fell.

The wind rose, the dust on the ground was rolled up, and the hem of Wei Ruzhao's clothes swayed slightly, he straightened his back, stared at the door for a while, sighed lightly Amitabha, stretched out his hand to close the door, and the sound of wind sounded outside the door, faintly mixed with a low whimper.

Wei Ruzhao ignored it, turned around and walked back, Cha Bai stood under the eaves with a lantern, not knowing when he came.

Wei Ruzhao walked up to her, and the candle flame in the lantern flickered. The shadows of the two also swayed, and Wei Ruzhao said softly: "You don't have to guard me in the future, go back to your original position." “

Chabai bit her lip, her face was a little white, and she whispered: "The slave doesn't know what she did wrong, and she asked Uncle Guo to make it clear." “

Wei Ruzhao asked her to return to her original position, that is, to let her go back to Shen Bai, but she had already shown her heart to Shen Bai, and before coming to Nanxiangguo, Wei Ruzhao was obviously willing to let her follow her, but now she suddenly let her go back, she was a little difficult to accept.

"You didn't do anything wrong." Wei Ruzhao said softly, seeing that her hand holding the lantern was so hard that it seemed that her finger bones would break, her tone became more and more compassionate, "It's okay if you want to stay by my side, it's just that what you're obsessed with is not something that is beneficial to you, it's a delusion, and getting rid of it as soon as possible is the right way." “

Cha Bai looked at Wei Ruzhao in panic, and there was no blood on his face.

She thought she was hiding it well, but he had already noticed it?

"Slave??"

Cha Bai wanted to say something for himself, but Shen Bai's exclamation suddenly came from upstairs, Wei Ruzhao looked abrupt, snatched the lantern from Cha Bai's hand and strode upstairs.

Wei Ruzhao's steps were very big, his clothes were flying, and before Cha Bai could react, he had already gone up to the second floor.

Gu Sangu Si had already entered the room first, and Shen Bai was standing in the room wrapped in his coat, with a pile of water stains under his feet.

Gu San immediately took off his coat and put it on Shen Bai, Zhou Jue rushed in with someone and asked loudly, "What's wrong?" “

Shen Bai frowned and asked, "Can't you see it?" “

Zhou Jue swept around the room and asked suspiciously, "What do you see?" “

It's invisible.

Shen Bai pursed his lips and looked at Wei Ruzhao expectantly, and Wei Ruzhao ordered in a deep voice: "You guys go out first!" “

Thinking that Wei Ruzhao was slighted before, Zhou Jue was still a little worried, and was about to say something, Wei Ruzhao spoke again and said, "Get out!" “

Zhou Jue and Gu Sangu exited the room, and Wei Ruzhao waved his hand. The door was closed, but there was no wind in the room, and the lantern in his hand was still bright, and the light and shadow did not move at all.

Shen Bai looked at him and whispered, "Uncle, you can see it, these are not water, they are blood." “

Shen Bai returned upstairs, the people at the post station quickly sent hot water, Shen Bai took off his clothes and sat in the bathtub to prepare for a bath, but the water in the bucket turned into viscous blood, Rao is Shen Bai had the experience of the previous life, and he was still frightened and exclaimed.

Wei Ruzhao didn't speak, and walked to the bathtub.

As if sensing his presence, the blood in the bath bucket boiled and began to bubble, and the sweet smell of blood immediately filled the entire room, and after a while, the smell became foul, Shen Bai instinctively pinched his nose, but Wei Ruzhao did not move, raised his hand, put the lantern in his hand on top of the bath bucket, his lips moved slightly, and began to chant the scriptures.

His speed of speech was very fast, and Shen Bai couldn't understand what he was reading, but he saw that the light and shadow in the lantern became stronger, and the Buddha seal gradually floated and rotated in the halo.

The blood in the tub boiled even more. There is a blood mist that evaporates, but the blood mist dissipates immediately after touching the halo with the Buddha seal.

Shen Bai was eye-opening, this was much more exciting than the street shows she watched in her last life.

After about a quarter of an hour, the blood mist dissipated, the stench in the air disappeared, and the water in the tub returned to its original cleanness.

Shen Bai couldn't help but applaud and said flatteringly: "Uncle, how did you do it, it's so amazing!" “

As soon as the words ended, the fire in the lantern went out.

Wei Ruzhao took back the lantern with a calm face, then looked at Shen Bai and asked, "What about the string of Buddha beads?" “

Shen Bai said: "I'm afraid that the water has just been taken off." “

"Put it on, your soul is unstable now, don't take it off easily."

Hearing this, Shen Bai could be sure that Wei Ruzhao knew about his rebirth, and it was different from before.

Shen Bai grabbed his shirt and leaned in front of Wei Ruzhao, and asked with a smile: "Uncle, do you know how to do immortal arts, and teach me too, so that if you are not by my side in the future, I can also protect myself." “

Wei Ruzhao raised his eyes and looked at Shen Bai, and said seriously: "Everything has cause and effect, and there is no immortal art in the world. “

Shen Bai blinked innocently and asked, "Uncle, what do you mean by this?" I've done a lot of immoral things in my two lives, could it be that some unjust ghost deliberately came to me for revenge? “

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