Chapter 180: Poor little monster
Shen Bai is actually not very lacking in morality.
Although she doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, Gu Hengzhou lives by licking blood from the knife, she likes Gu Hengzhou so much, every time she helps Zhao Che do something, she will donate a large amount of money to Yunshan Temple.
She is not afraid of anything, but she is afraid of losing Gu Hengzhou's fortune.
After all, being liked by someone like her doesn't seem to be a good thing.
Shen Bai's mind was spinning rapidly, he really didn't think that there would be any unjust ghosts to find him, Wei Ruzhao has always talked little, and now he has been infected with the vice of mystery, so he won't explain anything to Shen Bai.
Although the water in the bath bucket had turned into clear water, thinking of the stickiness he had just encountered, Shen Bai still felt a little disgusted, and looked at Wei Ruzhao with a blank look and said, "Uncle, I'm so scared, do you have any rune paper in your Buddhist family to drive away evil spirits and keep you safe, draw one for me." β
"You're safe now."
After Wei Ruzhao finished speaking, he was about to leave with a lantern, but Shen Bai stood in front of him and shouted exaggeratedly: "Uncle, although I am not your niece, but I am also a weak woman, if you don't care about me, I will die, the Buddha said that saving people's lives is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, uncle, you can't see death without saving!" β
Shen Bai had no image, howling so that the whole post station could hear it, Wei Ruzhao's expression moved slightly, and after a while, he handed her the lantern in his hand and said, "Take this." β
Shen Bai immediately took it. Tsai carefully looked at what was so special about the lantern, Wei Ruzhao walked out past her, and Shen Bai took a step after him and asked, "Uncle, can I light this lantern when I encounter danger?" What happens if I run out of oil? β
Wei Ruzhao had already opened the door, Zhou Jue and Gu Sangu were guarding the door, looking at it curiously, Wei Ruzhao paused slightly, looked sideways at Shen Bai and said, "This is just an ordinary lantern, it's just to give you peace of mind." β
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Uncle, when you say that, it doesn't make people feel at ease at all.
The corners of Shen Bai's eyes twitched, and Wei Ruzhao left in a fluttering manner.
Zhou Jue glanced at Shen Bai, and still felt that he was going to guard Wei Ruzhao.
There are many strange things in this day, so it is better to return to Zhaoling as soon as possible.
Although Shen Bai said that it was okay now, Gu Sangu still carefully checked all parts of the house to avoid any potential safety hazards.
After the two left, Shen Bai put on his underwear and put the Buddhist beads that Wei Ruzhao had given him before.
After this stimulation, Shen Bai couldn't sleep a little, so he simply lit the lamp and sat at the table to polish the Buddha beads.
The tools given by Dongfang Qing are specially made, which is much more convenient than ordinary tools, but the material of the kite spirit tree is too hard, and it is a bit difficult to polish them into balls.
And I heard Murong Xuan say that the kite spirit tree is so rare and rare, Shen Bai is reluctant to even throw away the polished sawdust, and then use a silk handkerchief to keep it well, maybe he can use these sawdust to do something else in the future.
Polishing the Buddha beads, Shen Bai's heart quickly settled down, and the dim candlelight softly shrouded her. Her expression was focused, and the room was peaceful and beautiful.
However, at this time, there was a terrible scream in the sky above the post station, which was blocked by the faint Buddha light and did not disturb others.
Gu Hengzhou, who was wearing a black robe with a sad and joyful face, was fighting with a picture of bloody things.
The bloody thing can change shape at will, and it can be regrouped after being dispersed, it is very difficult, Gu Hengzhou already has several injuries on his body, but those wounds will heal soon, Gu Hengzhou's movements are not affected at all, and he can't feel pain at all.
The strength of the two sides was equal, and neither could destroy the other, and after a long while, a low cry came from the post station: "Wronged." Disperse! β
With this shout, a huge Buddha seal emitting a pale golden light floated out of the post station and hit Gu Hengzhou and the thing straight.
As soon as the mass was illuminated by the Buddha's seal, it immediately turned into charred ashes and dispersed with the wind, Gu Hengzhou fell to the ground, coughed up a mouthful of black blood, and let out a piercing cry on his sad and joyful face.
Gu Hengzhou raised his hand and wiped the corner of his lower lip, then stood up and walked into the post station as if no one was around.
The soldiers on duty guarded with the spirit of 120,000 points, Zhou Jue squatted at the door of Wei Ruzhao like a large dog, and when Gu Hengzhou walked past him, he didn't notice it.
No one could see him, and nothing could stop him.
Gu Hengzhou walked through the door and walked in front of Wei Ruzhao and entered the door. The Buddha light on Wei Ruzhao's body immediately flourished, and the black robe on his body was burned, and a faint smell of burning spread, Gu Hengzhou was used to it, and just looked at Wei Ruzhao fixedly.
The black robe was quickly burned, followed by clothes and flesh.
The pain at this time is real, and the burning of the body is like this.
Wei Ruzhao finally lifted his eyes to look at Gu Hengzhou, met his dark eyes, and sighed lightly: "Heaven's will is irreversible, why bother." β
Gu Hengzhou had a large burn on his body, and his skin and flesh made a sizzling sound, he slowly bent his knees, knelt down towards Wei Ruzhao, and said word by word: "I just want her to live." I'll take all the other consequences. β
He can never show his true face, he can accept it, and he can accept being in purgatory on earth, and being entangled by all ghosts.
As he spoke, Gu Hengzhou already had an open flame on his body, and his sad and happy side also seemed to feel threatened, and he squirmed uncontrollably, making a cry of laughter and crying.
Wei Ruzhao clasped his hands together, recited Amitabha, and said: "Life is only a few decades, everything will return to dust, do you really have to endure endless torture for these short decades?" β
Wei Ruzhao sat cross-legged with his hands folded, his body exuded a faint golden light, like a living Buddha, Gu Hengzhou knelt in front of him, his body was shrouded in thick black strength, and his skin and flesh were burned, like demons, but the momentum of the two did not lose at all.
Gu Hengzhou's eyes looked at Wei Ruzhao calmly and firmly, and asked word by word: "You became a Buddha, and I became a demon for her, but the choice is different, what is the difference in the results?" β
As the words fell, the flames that had been burning on his body were extinguished, and the charred flesh began to recover little by little.
After getting the result he wanted, Gu Hengzhou's figure disappeared in an instant.
Wei Ruzhao looked at the void in front of him and recited "Amitabha" again.
Shen Bai fell asleep directly on the table, and was woken up by Gu Sangu the next day. With his neck on his neck, he could only walk with his head tilted, and was ridiculed by Zhou Jue fiercely, and then asked a doctor to help Shen Bai break his head back.
Wei Ruzhao is now completely in a state of being a high-ranking monk who wants to cultivate immortals, and the mission of opening up the trade between Nanxiang Kingdom and Zhaoling falls on Shen Bai, taking advantage of the high sun, Shen Bai is still not afraid of evil and takes Gu Sangu to go around the city.
When he was in Yiling, Murong Xuan said that the incense makers of Nanxiang Kingdom were all gathered in Nanxi, and Shen Bai thought that there would be incense pavilions everywhere in the city, but he went around the city, not to mention the incense pavilions, and he didn't even see any incense sellers.
So how do these perfumers do they do business?
Shen Bai was curious, and after asking someone, he found out that the incense makers in Nanxiang were quite skilled, and they were not like the incense makers in Zhaoling who made incense sachets and some incense to sell to others, but directly planted incense on their bodies to form a body fragrance that could accompany them for a lifetime.
This kind of skill is generally sky-high, ordinary people can't afford to plant, only the lady of the noble family deserves to have, and over time, Nanxiang has formed a chain of contempt, people who choose to use sachets without planting incense will be looked down upon and considered cheap and contrived, so no one in the city sells spices.
Shen Bai has never heard of the saying that incense is planted on people, so although it is once and for all, there has always been only one smell in the body, even if it smells good, won't it be tired?
The person who was asked glanced at Shen Bai, the fragrance is very elegant, not strong, and when men and women are happy, it also has the effect of helping to entertain, and it is a symbol of status, it is too late to like it, how can anyone feel tired?
Shen Bai's mind turned quickly, and he immediately asked: "Since the incense maker is so powerful, can't you give more money and think of another fragrance?" β
"Yes, yes." The person who was asked said that her eyes were a little evasive, and Shen Bai took a silver ingot to her, and she lowered her voice and continued, "If you want to plant incense." To endure a lot of pain, ordinary people would never want to come a second time. β
The corners of Shen Bai's lips twitched, isn't this obviously spending money to find guilt? Isn't it good to use the sachet well?
It seems that there is no way to introduce this skill into Zhaoling, so you can only buy some spices with a special fragrance to go back, but the sachets cannot be sold back to Nanxiang, and can only be sold inside Zhaoling.
Shen Bai touched his chin and pondered, he had to see what Nanxiang lacked, and he had to get something from Zhaoling to sell it.
Shen Bai let the man leave, walked around the city again, and hurried back to the post station when the sun was about to set.
This time, Wei Ruzhao was not guarding at the gate, as soon as he entered the door, Zhou Jue rushed over and said: "Go and change your clothes, someone came to the palace just now, saying that there was a dinner party, and the carriage has been waiting outside for a while, quickly change your clothes and enter the palace together." β
Zhou Jue was very anxious, Shen Bai obediently went to change his dress, asked Cha Bai to help him simply comb a falling horse bun, cover it with a veil and get into the carriage and enter the palace.
The imperial palace of Nanxiang is similar to the architectural style of Zhaoling, but it is more luxurious.
Nanxiang country is close to the sea, there are two stone lions in front of the main palace gate, these stone lions are exquisitely carved, and there is a bowl of night pearl lighting in the mouth, which shows how strong the national strength is.
Entering the main hall where the banquet was held, the red corals of different shapes opened Shen Bai's eyes, the ministers of the Nanxiang Kingdom had already gathered together, the monarch Murong Lin squatted on the dragon chair, and the five princes sat in the lower position in turn, the eldest prince Murong Qi was in the front, and the fifth prince Murong Xuan was in the last.
Nanxiang Kingdom believes in the gods and believes that red is the most auspicious and majestic, so today everyone in the royal family wears vermilion embroidered auspicious clothes.
Murong Xuan, who changed into the prince's clothes, was even more noble, and the yellow style in his bones was undoubtedly revealed, and he was a little more handsome than before.
Shen Bai quickly glanced at it and retracted his gaze, followed behind Wei Ruzhao with low eyebrows, and Zhou Jue side by side, walked to the hall and knelt down to salute, and said in unison: "Meet your majesty, your majesty is blessed." β
Murong Lin said gently: "You saved Xuan'er and escorted him back to Nanxiang thousands of miles, you are the benefactor of my Murong family." No need to be polite, sit down quickly. β
Nanxiang is also a state of etiquette, and their seats are arranged opposite the five princes, and it can be seen from the seating arrangement how good their attitude towards Shen Bai is.
Murong Lin is nearly sixty years old this year, and although he is blocked by the crown, he can still see that his hair has turned gray, and his spirit is obviously not good, which is far from Emperor Hengde.
However, just got the emperor's granddaughter, Murong Lin's eyebrows and eyes were full of joy, and Murong Qi became a father, his bearing around him was more calm, and the prestige of the prince was stronger, so he could take charge of himself at a glance, even if Murong Lin abdicated now. It will also have no impact on the development of Nanxiang Kingdom.
Murong Lin was much more enthusiastic than Dongfang Qing, and when Shen Bai and the others sat down, he immediately raised his glass and said that they had worked the road, and left Shen Bai and them to stay in Nanxi for a long time, take a good tour, and see the customs and customs of Nanxiang Kingdom.
Zhou Jue wanted to go back to Hanjing to resume his life, and immediately declined their kindness, Shen Bai and Wei Ruzhao didn't plan to leave immediately, Wei Ruzhao didn't like to talk, and Shen Bai took advantage of the situation.
Xu learned from Murong Xuan that Dongfang Qing had given Shen Bai a kite spirit tree, Murong Lin's attitude towards Shen Bai was quite friendly, and when he heard that Shen Bai was going to play, he immediately arranged for thirty personal soldiers to obey Shen Bai's dispatch, and asked Murong Xuan to accompany him. Be a guide for Shen Bai.
The atmosphere of a dinner was harmonious, and the monarchs and ministers were happy, but Murong Lin was old and lacked energy, so he went back to rest first halfway through the banquet.
Next, Murong Qi presided over the overall situation, and Murong Qi thanked Shen Bai as a brother, Zhou Jue was afraid that Shen Bai would get drunk and sleep for several days, so he blocked the wine for Shen Bai, and Murong Qi didn't say anything.
When the banquet was about to end, a palace person came to Murong Qi in a hurry, and whispered something in his ear, Murong Qi's expression changed slightly, and he let the other princes sit in charge. Leave the table in a hurry.
He was the person with the highest status at the banquet, so he was naturally the focus of everyone's attention, and when he left, everyone else at the banquet also stopped talking and laughing, a little curious about what was going on.
Shen Bai was also curious when he propped his head, but saw Wei Ruzhao suddenly stand up.
"Uncle?"
Shen Bai shouted unexpectedly, and Wei Ruzhao said without changing his face: "I want to be complimentary." β
You didn't drink a sip of wine, and you didn't eat anything, why did you have to go to the hut?
Shen Bai didn't believe it, the palace people had already stepped forward to help Wei Ruzhao lead the way, Wei Ruzhao walked out of two steps and turned back to Shen Bai and said, "You go with me." β
What are you going to do with me? Helping you hand over the paper?
Shen Bai felt that Wei Ruzhao's excuse was really rotten, although their conversation was low, Zhou Jue, who was sitting next to him, could hear it clearly, he was drinking. I choked and coughed.
Shen Bai got up, patted him on the shoulder as he walked past him, and said in a low voice: "Drink less, don't worry, my uncle and I will go back as soon as we go." β
Zhou Jue was so choked that he couldn't speak, and Shen Bai and Wei Ruzhao quickly walked out of the main hall.
Although the palace people also felt that it was a little strange for Shen Bai to go to the thatched house with her uncle, they didn't dare to ask anything, so they respectfully took the two to the thatched house.
When he arrived at the door of the thatched house, Wei Ruzhao went in first, Shen Bai turned his mind and made up an excuse, saying that Wei Ruzhao had an unspeakable hidden disease and was very constipated, so he sent the palace people to bring a basin of water. Wait for the palace people to leave, and immediately follow up the thatched house.
Wei Ruzhao naturally couldn't go to the toilet, he stood in the middle of the thatched house, bit his fingertips, and a bright red blood bead was suspended in the air, and then floated out of the thatched house, I don't know where he went.
Nanxiang has a lot of money, and even the thatched house is embedded with a night pearl, but no matter how luxurious the thatched house is, the is also stinky, Shen Bai pinched his nose and walked over curiously, and asked Wei Ruzhao in a low voice: "Uncle, what are you doing here?" β
Wei Ruzhao didn't answer, and ordered in a low voice: "Give me your hand." β
Shen Bai didn't ask why, obediently stretched out his hand, and then asked, "Do you want my blood too?" β
Wei Ruzhao grabbed her hand, his fingers drew a few strokes on her palm, and the red blood instantly submerged into her palm, if it weren't for the slight itch left in his palm, Shen Bai would have almost suspected that everything was just his dream.
Shen Bai blinked his eyes, put his hand on the tip of his nose and sniffed, there was no smell, and he was about to ask Wei Ruzhao why he did this, when the wind began to blow outside the thatched house, and there was a faint cry of a baby, that cry sounded very weird, and it made people's backs cold and panicked.
Shen Bai subconsciously took two steps towards Wei Ruzhao, still feeling safer next to his uncle.
Wei Ruzhao ignored her, his eyes looked at the window of the thatched house calmly, and after a while, the blood beads just now floated in from the outside, and the baby's cry suddenly became louder and sharper, Shen Bai covered his ears, and when he saw that the blood beads were about to return to Wei Ruzhao's side, a blood-red object flew in from the window of the thatched house.
It was very fast, and it came straight towards the blood bead, but when it was about to touch the blood bead, it was blocked by a pale golden invisible barrier, and it made a chirp, and it crashed into a blood-red pool, like a ball of flesh and blood hitting the barrier.
Shen Bai looked a little disgusted. The mass of flesh slowly slipped off and fell to the ground, and after a moment of gruntling, the mass gradually transformed into a human form.
It was a child, but his whole body was blood-red, and his mouth let out a sharp cry, and Shen Bai couldn't stop the sound from piercing even if he covered his ears.
Shen Bai was so noisy that his brain hurt, and he couldn't help muttering: "It's so noisy." β
These two words somehow stimulated it, and the bloody child immediately pounced on Shen Bai like a ball of meat.
"Uncle save me!"
Shen Bai let out a low breath and kicked the meat ball when it was about to pounce in front of him.
The meat ball was kicked by her, and it flew to the wall with a chirp, and it hit it, Shen Bai was not so afraid, raised his eyebrows and said: "The young master is a good hand at playing Keju, and the people in the rivers and lakes call Hanjing the first kick, and he will come again if he has the ability." β
After the chatter, Shen Bai saw that the mass of things cracked and split into two groups.
I didn't expect this thing to be separated, Shen Bai swallowed his saliva, and before he could ask for help, the two groups flew immediately.
didn't care about anything else, Shen Bai used his hands and feet at the same time, kicked one with one foot, and caught one with both hands.
Shen Bai was a little surprised at the moment of the tentacle, this mass of things looked a little disgusting when it looked like a bloody mess, but the tentacles were soft and cool, like dough that had been fermented overnight.
Shen Bai was stunned for a moment, and then a tingling pain came from his fingertips. I was bitten by this bloody mess.
"I'll go, this thing is still teething!"
Shen Bai let out a low snort and hurriedly threw the ball out of his hand.
The fingertips were still bleeding, but the blood that flowed out was pitch black, Shen Bai chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly sent his fingers to Wei Ruzhao, and said babblingly: "Uncle, I was bitten, the blood is black, am I poisoned and going to die?" β
Wei Ruzhao didn't speak, his eyes kept staring at the place where the mass was thrown out.
Uncle didn't care about her, Shen Bai had to take care of herself, she hurriedly pulled out the silk handkerchief and wrapped the injured finger.
The blood is so black, the poison must be very serious. She has finally come to this day, and she has not yet had a relationship with Brother Gu, even if she abolishes her hand, she has to save her life first.
Shen Bai had a hard time with one hand, and even used his teeth, but when he was busy working, he heard a soft call: "Mother." β
Mother?
What's that?
Shen Bai made a move, followed the prestige, and the whole person was like being struck by lightning.
The hideous and terrifying mass of blood just now was gone, and in its place was a white and chubby child.
The child should be one or two years old, his hands and feet look like lotus roots, chubby and soft, if he doesn't look at his face, he should be a very pleasing little doll. However, his face was half snow-white, half covered with scars from the fire, and it was terrifying.
The child also looked at her, and after a while, he crawled towards Shen Bai on all fours, Shen Bai was excited, and subconsciously wanted to retreat, but his legs were so weak that he sat on the ground.
It's over, isn't this poison invading the lungs?
A layer of cold sweat broke out on Shen Bai's back, the child was about to crawl in front of her, the child's skin was delicate, and the palms and knees of his hands were quickly worn out on the ground, but the blood that flowed out was not red, but pure black.
"My mother, where did this little monster come from?"
Shen Bai instinctively muttered, the kid actually understood, stopped moving, and saw Shen Bai's eyes become fierce, his mouth grinned, revealing a mouth full of fangs, what is it if it is not a little monster?
Wei Ruzhao didn't answer Shen Bai, he walked straight over and picked up the child, patted the dust on his body, the child fluttered and hugged his hand to bite him, he didn't stop it, the child opened his mouth and bit hard, but as soon as he touched Wei Ruzhao's blood, his skin festered as if it had been corroded by something.
The child hurriedly let go and snorted twice. The dark eyes became watery, amused and pitiful.
Wei Ruzhao didn't know how to hold the child, so he patted him on the back twice while holding the child, and then said to Shen Bai, "Get up." β
"Uncle, I'm numb all over, I should have been poisoned, I can't get up, you save me."
Shen Bai sat on the ground and said confidently, the child seemed to be able to understand this sentence, grinned, and seemed to be happy to see Shen Bai unlucky.
Shen Bai glared at him, and Wei Ruzhao said lightly: "You are not poisoned." β
"Uncle, you have a Dharma body, I'm just a mortal in the flesh, I just got bitten by this little monster, I must have been poisoned, don't believe it, look at my blood is black."
Shen Bai showed Wei Ruzhao the injured finger, but found that the wound on the finger had healed.
Shen Bai was surprised, and heard Wei Ruzhao say again: "Don't say that he is a little monster, he is not happy." β
Huh?
Uncle also defends this little monster.
Shen Bai stood up suddenly, looked at the kid and then at Wei Ruzhao, and then showed a sudden expression of realization, and said, "I know!" β
Wei Ruzhao's expression was faint and said, "It's not what you think." β
Shen Bai patted his chest and said, "I understand, I understand, my uncle has attained the Tao now, and it is better to see through some things without saying them." β
After speaking, Shen Bai frowned again and said, "But there is such a big child out of thin air, what should others do when they see it?" β
While talking, the child grabbed Wei Ruzhao's collar and climbed up to his neck, Wei Ruzhao indulged him, and said calmly: "It's okay, others can't see him." β
That is, only the two of them can see this child.
Shen Bai breathed a sigh of relief, and the kid crawled onto Wei Ruzhao's neck in a blink of an eye, and as soon as he felt Shen Bai's gaze, he showed a fierce face and grinned teeth.
Shen Bai was about to glare back, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he asked Wei Ruzhao: "Is this kid a ghost who is already dead?" β
The child didn't seem to know what it meant to be dead, so he lowered his head to sniff Wei Ruzhao's neck, and Wei Ruzhao said softly: "He has been dead for almost two hundred years." β
Ho!
has been dead for almost two hundred years, so isn't this little kid more senior than her?
Shen Bai gasped, thinking that this child died not long after birth. has been a ghost for two hundred years, and suddenly feels that he is not so terrible, and even a little pitiful.
She pointed to the child and said, "For the sake of you being dead for so many years, the master is not as knowledgeable as you, now only he and I can see you, you please the master, the master is in a good mood, maybe he can cook some delicious food and fun for you, otherwise??"
Shen Bai threatened, the child was a little angry, the little fat hand crossed his waist, and bared his teeth at Shen Bai, Shen Bai was not afraid of him, pointed at Wei Ruzhao and said: "Otherwise, if the master is unhappy, he will bleed and burn you to death." β
The child still remembered how hot Wei Ruzhao's blood was, his eyes flashed with fear, and he closed his mouth hesitantly.
Tsk, this little imp is quite good at pretending to be pitiful.
Shen Bai was inexplicably a little unbearable, and wanted to say something to save his image, Wei Ruzhao reminded coldly: "Someone is coming, you should go out." β
Shen Baima slipped out, and as soon as he stood up, the palace people came back with hot water and handkerchiefs.
After a while, Wei Ruzhao came out of the thatched house, and Shen Bai said doggedly: "Uncle, the banquet is probably over, let's go back quickly after washing our hands." β
Wei Ruzhao washed his hands, and the palace people couldn't help but look at his hands twice, how could they not imagine what kind of state the immortal-like man in front of him was when he was constipated.
Fortunately, Wei Ruzhao didn't care about the eyes of others. didn't ask anything, washed his hands and returned to the main hall with Shen Bai.
Murong Qi had also returned to the hall, everyone resumed talking and laughing, and no one saw Wei Ruzhao with a little monster with half of his face burned around his neck.
Shen Bai was relieved, and followed Wei Ruzhao back to his seat and sat down, Zhou Jue didn't know who poured the wine, and Shen Bai smelled the strong smell of wine on him as soon as he approached.
He looked at Shen Bai with drunken eyes, his head tilted, and he crossed Shen Bai to see Wei Ruzhao, and then his eyebrows furrowed, his eyes narrowed, as if he saw something amazing.
"That?? What's that? β
Zhou Jue had a big tongue, propped up the table and wanted to stand up, Shen Bai's eyes were quick, and he was stunned with a knife, and his head slammed on the table, making a muffled sound, and everyone who was talking and laughing immediately turned their heads to look at them, and the hall was silent for a while.
Xu thought it was funny, and the little ghost on Wei Ruzhao's neck let out a giggle.
Shen Bai's hair stood on end, and his expression was stiff.
Isn't it some kind of divine wine that you drank at today's banquet, and those who drank it could see this little ghost?
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