Chapter 7 Return to the Child
Qi Zhao looked up at the Lan brothers, and was about to open his mouth to ask, but he couldn't scream. His body gradually stiffened, and finally turned into a stone statue and froze on the ground, his face still with a face with a wide mouth and a look of horror. The disciples behind him have also turned into stone statues, but their faces still maintain the appearance of servants who are condescending and respectful.
Lan Wu gently put down the raised hand and said, "With the qualifications of a few of you, it is impossible to be a jade boy, but fortunately, there are many of you, and the Bodhisattva has been deserted for so many years, so you have the right to make a fun scene for the Bodhisattva." ”
Lan Ji slapped his palms, like a satisfied child, and said with a smile: "Now the Bodhisattva has someone to accompany him." ”
Lan Wu looked at his younger brother with doting eyes, then turned back to the people hiding in the shop and beckoned: "Neighbors, don't be afraid, we have something to tell you." ”
Lan Wu's voice was soft and tactful, and her smile was like a spring breeze. The people were relieved and gathered around. There were a few girls in the crowd, and when they saw the Lan brothers being handsome, they couldn't help but have crimson cheeks and frequent eyebrows.
"Now that the Qi family has turned into stone people, there will be no one to bully you in the future." Lan Wu stopped his hand on the shoulder of the stone man that Qi Zhao had turned into, "You don't need to worry about no one to rescue you when there is another evil incursion, just put this stone figure at the gate of the city, and you can deter ghosts." ”
When the people heard this, they were overjoyed and laughed and discussed. A few young and strong young men, not waiting for someone to command, worked together to lift the stone man Qi Zhao up, shouted the trumpet, and surrounded by the cheers of the people, he moved the stone man to the city gate.
Lan Ji raised his jade hand, and with two fingers posed as a villain walking, he swiped in the void, and suddenly, the people of the family Ding Shi jumped up one after another, lined up in a row, and jumped towards the city gate.
Lan Wu turned to Du Heng and the others and smiled, "Would you like to go and have a look together?" ”
The stone figures lined up in a line, and their steps jumped neatly towards the small temple in the valley, and the sound of the dong dong was like the rhythm of the drum, which was joyful and pleasant.
After the last stone figure was settled, the temple was already crowded with stone figures outside the temple. Although the appearance of bowing and saluting was funny, it was as if he was worshipping the Bodhisattva, and his movements and demeanor were quite coordinated.
Yuyang's heart is full of play, shuttling back and forth among the stone figures, running around, looking at this for a while, looking at that for a while, and having fun.
The Lan brothers saluted Du Heng and the three of them together: "Thanks to Gongzi's rescue, my two brothers are willing to do one thing for Gongzi to repay the grace of saving their lives." ”
Du Ruo pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice: "I saved your lives before I promised to do one thing, it's really ......."
Seeing this, Mu Yu hurriedly waved his hand to signal Du Ruo to shut up.
You must know that the Lan family behaves obediently, does not help others at will, and does not want to accept the affection of others. And at this moment, the Lan brothers are willing to do one thing for others, which can be said to be an unprecedented miracle.
Mu Yu gently poked Du Heng with his elbow, Du Heng understood, and immediately replied: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it's hard to raise your hand." It is not necessary to repay the reward, but I do have one thing that I ask you to help you with. ”
The Lan brothers asked, "I wonder if Du Gongzi needs the two of us?" ”
Du Heng said: "We have been evading the pursuit of the nocturnal wanderer all the way, and I hope that the two Lan Gongzi can come to the rescue." ”
Lan Ji and Lan Wu looked embarrassed, glanced at each other, and said: "Night Wandering Girl, it is indeed tricky, even with the strength of the two of us, a few of us may not be its opponents." The two of them immediately straightened up and gave another salute, "However, since I promised Childe to do something for Childe, my two brothers will definitely do their best, even if they spend their whole lives, they will follow Childe until this trouble is solved." ”
Du Heng hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Even if you have a lifetime, it shouldn't be so miserable, after all, we also made an appointment with the Shan Hu Qu family, plus them, we should be able to fight the bird." ”
Lan Wu smiled and said, "Even the person who can be trusted by Du Gongzi should be very powerful." I don't know where Du Gongzi has an appointment with this Qu Immortal? ”
Du Heng smiled awkwardly: "I didn't make an appointment with a specific location, but we went all the way north, and they went south, looking forward to meeting them." Du Heng looked at the sunset outside the temple, "It's not early, let's hide in the temple for another night, and we'll go early tomorrow morning." ”
A few people made do with it in the temple for another night.
Early the next morning, a few people went back to the city to buy horses and went on the road again, but the Lan brothers did not buy horses, saying that they had a way to keep up with the pace of everyone.
When I went out of the city gate, the people in the city pulled and pulled, and you pushed me to send a few people out. A group of little girls dressed up in fancy clothes, holding a large number of flowers and delicacies, stuffed them into the hands of the Lan brothers.
The Lan brothers took it with a smile, and handed it to Yu Yang who was following him, and let Yu Yang stuff it into the gluttonous bag on his waist.
Du Ruo rolled his eyes when he looked at the Lan brothers' appearance of attracting bees and butterflies.
Du Heng was full of doubts, could it be that we rode horses on the ground, and they drove clouds in the sky? Driving the clouds so fast, can they still see where we are going......
When a few people got on their horses and galloped wildly, the Lan brothers jumped up from the ground lightly, gliding in mid-air like two white cranes, just covering the heads of several people, casting a shade.
Du Ruo widened his eyes, smacked his lips, and said in a low voice: "Hey, Xiao Zhaohua, what is the origin of the brothers surnamed Lan?" How can you still fly like a bird? ”
Mu Yu said: "The Lan family is a Honghu cultivator who has become an immortal, so he is a maverick and never keeps company with the birds. ”
Du Ruo snorted coldly and scolded secretly: "Hmph, self-righteous birdman......"
Several people ran from dawn to sunset, and they didn't even see the shadow of the Qu family, and their hearts gradually cooled down.
Seeing that he was gradually approaching a city, and the horses under him were also tired and out of breath, afraid that they would die suddenly if they ran for another moment, Du Heng asked a few people to stop and rest, and the Lan brothers also fell lightly from mid-air.
Yuyang asked, "Childe, didn't you say that if we go to the city to rest, we will implicate the people in the city?" ”
Du Heng looked around and said, "But this radius of ten miles is a desert, not to mention the mountains, there is not even a tree, where can we rest?" Du Heng looked up at the sign on the city gate, "There is no shelter around this city, the nocturnal wanderer girl wants to use the people in the city to attack us, we are the same inside and outside the city, we can only act at the opportunity to minimize unnecessary casualties." Let's go to the city to rest for a while, maybe there's going to be a fierce battle tonight. ”
Yuyang scratched his head and said, "Then what if the Qu family doesn't come?" ”
Du Heng slapped the back of Yu Yang's head: "How do I know what to do?" What can I do if they don't come? ”
Yu Yang rubbed the back of his head, a look of resentment.
On the city gate, there are two big characters "Jingcheng". Du Heng looked back at Mu Yu, and when he saw Mu Yu nodding, he led everyone in.
In the evening, Jingcheng is already lit up early, the streets are brightly lit, there is an endless stream of pedestrians, and the shops on the street are shouting to attract customers from time to time.
A few people were walking on the streets of the city, and suddenly, Yuyang's footsteps faltered and stopped in front of a house. He stared at the door, lost in thought.
Du Heng said: "What do you see? ”
Yu Yang touched his chin thoughtfully: "This house is similar to our family's old house......"
Du Heng said: "You came to my house at such a young age, can you still remember what your old house looks like?" ”
Yuyang said: "When I was a child, I often squatted at the door of the house alone to play, and the appearance of the door was one of the few things I could remember. ”
Du Heng looked up at the top of the door of the house, it was empty, there was not even a sign, only a wine gourd hanging on the lintel.
Du Heng was puzzled, but the door of the house creaked open, and a woman with fiery clothes and a beautiful face came out.
"A few guest officers, do you want to stay in the hotel?"
The woman's slender waist is indescribably sweet and moving.
Du Heng was very curious, staying in the hotel? Dare to love this is an inn. However, whose inn is built like this, and the door is still closed, is this still not a business?
The woman seemed to see through Du Heng's thoughts, and said with a rippling smile: "Our store is not something that anyone can enter if they want to, and the people who receive it on weekdays are dignitaries who come from thousands of miles away, and they have to be introduced to come," the woman looked at Du Heng from head to toe, and couldn't wait to eat him immediately, "I am the shopkeeper here, seeing a few people with extraordinary bearing and being like fairies, I expect that only our store in the whole city is qualified to receive a few." ”
The woman opened the door wide and made a sideways "please" motion.
Du Heng saw that the woman looked herself up and down, but she didn't look at the two beautiful men of the Lan family behind her, her vanity skyrocketed, and she swaggered into the door.
The six men followed the shopkeeper into the gate, passed through a hall, and the scene before them suddenly opened up.
The whole house seems to have been built on a lake. There are more than ten houses in the house, like hanging boats dotted above the lake.
The houses are connected to each other by exquisite white marble bridges, the ridges and eaves are jagged, the houses are brightly lit, and from time to time there are bursts of women's long singing and men's cheers.
The house looks inconspicuous from the outside, but there is a hole inside, which is really a good pastime to escape from the world.
The shopkeeper led the group into a house. The interior of the house is spacious, beautifully furnished, and the price is quite high at first glance. In addition to the basic facilities, there is a small table on one side of the room for performances, and even a deck chair under the stage.
Du Heng sighed in his heart, there are still rich people who can play.
The six of them sat down at the table, and after a while, several beautiful women served the food and set the dishes and chopsticks for everyone one by one. Shuttling back and forth, bringing a burst of fragrant wind.
The shopkeeper stood aside and said with a smile: "Good luck for a few guest officers, tonight, our store will present a dance on the platform in the middle of this lake, called the Moon Dance, many guests are admired, and several guest officers also want to appreciate their faces." ”
Du Heng's heart was rippling, and he just wanted to agree, but when he raised his eyes and saw Mu Yu's cold face, he immediately changed his words: "No, no, boss, we have to get up early tomorrow to hurry, so it won't be troublesome." ”
Du Ruo couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw Du Heng's fake expression.
After eating, the six of them divided into three groups and went back to their rooms.
Du Heng fell on the bed and couldn't fall asleep, his mind was full of scenes of all kinds of stunning enchantresses flying up and down in the center of the lake, and he had long forgotten about the nocturnal wandering girl. He glanced at Yuyang on the bed next to him, and found that Yuyang had begun to snore, so he shook his head hatefully, wondering if Yuyang had broken sleeves, and had never been interested in the affairs of men and women.
Thinking of this, Du Heng couldn't help but shudder. If Yuyang breaks his sleeves, isn't it dangerous for him?
Du Heng hurriedly shook his head, trying to shake this ridiculous idea out. Suddenly, the sound of silk and bamboo came from outside, and it seemed that the time had come, and the dance of Mochizuki was about to begin.
Du Heng's heart moved, glanced at Yuyang, who was sleeping, and found that he was still the same as just now, and even his posture had not changed. He jumped up slightly, tiptoed out of the room, and flew near the stage.
A mist gradually rose in the mansion hanging over the lake, and the moonlight shrouded through the mist, enveloping the pavilions of varying heights.
On the stage in the center of the lake, more than a dozen beautiful women dressed in white are singing and dancing. The sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra is like resentment, like crying, like complaining, and the singers turn their waists lightly and their sleeves flutter.
The audience was full of guests who were resting and clapping their hands.
Du Heng was a little stupid, he had never seen so many beautiful girls dancing when he was so old.
Suddenly, a hand reached under Du Heng's chin, and Du Heng was so frightened that he suddenly dodged back. He was just about to draw his sword, and found that the person who stretched out his hand was actually Du Ruo.
"Tut-tut, saliva is going to flow down, hurry up and help you continue, lest you lose the face of the Du family in front of so many people." Du Ruo smacked his lips in disgust.
"Which eye did you see me drooling?"
"You're drooling......"
Yu Yang didn't know when he stood behind Du Heng and muttered, which scared Du Heng again.
"Hey, I'm really fascinated, if you want to do it as usual, how can you not feel the presence of the two of us? I kind of know what it means to be lustful. Du Ruo sneered.
"I won't tell you," Du Heng turned his head and asked Yuyangdao, "Let me ask you, is this stage beautiful?" ”
Yu Yang seemed to be a little embarrassed, his eyes swayed on the faces of Du Heng's brothers and sisters, and he was speechless.
Du Heng looked at him like this, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, it's useless to ask you." ”
Suddenly, Du Heng felt as if something was wrong.
It's so quiet, the sound of silk and bamboo seems to have stopped!
Du Heng turned his head sharply and looked at the stage, only to see that all the white-clothed singers on the stage were staring ahead, standing motionless on the stage. The guests in the audience also hung their heads, their hands hanging at their sides, and they were straight on the ground. Under the miserable white moonlight, the scene is particularly eerie and terrifying.