Chapter 131: A Journey into the Tiger's Den (2)
Since I left without a shirt, I have been sitting at the door in a daze, and Si'er may have seen some clues, so he did not inquire as usual, but quietly moved the stove and a pot of warm wine beside me, and then dragged Wuxian to the outside of the courtyard to clear the snow.
I've always been ignorant about men and women. What is the word love, even today, I still don't know much. For so many years, Wu Feng has been the only person who has lived in my heart, but he is a special existence to me. I never thought about why I loved him, why I guarded him, why I was heartbroken by his abandonment, because everything was so natural that I seemed to have no reason to fall in love with anyone but him.
But what about Wuxian, when did he secretly live in my heart?
Was it when he planted flowers for me in the middle of the night, or when he accompanied me to lie on the stargazing platform to watch the stars, or did he protect me in the midst of the flames of war, regardless of life and death, moved my heart?
After noon, the sky overhead gradually darkened, and the sun hid behind the dense clouds, and the fine snow fell for a while. In the open space that Si'er had just swept away, a thin layer of snow had accumulated, and the west wind blew gently, and those small powders swirled and fluttered on the ground, disturbing my heart more and more troubled. The warm wine in the pot had bottomed out, and I had just wanted to get up and pour a new pot when I heard the sound of horses' hooves tapping and trampling outside the courtyard.
Who is here at this time?
I looked out of the courtyard, and following Si'er came in an old man with a long beard and brown clothes, who claimed to be the head of Zhiyao's mansion and wanted to ask me to come over to the mansion to go to the disaster for Zhishizi. I naturally know that he is the head of the Zhifu, and I saw him from afar when I sneaked into the Zhifu with Wuxian that day, but I haven't gone to the Taishi Mansion to discuss with Shi Mo here, why did the people from the Zhifu come to the door?
"Zi Di has been practicing witchcraft for half a year, how can he recite a spell for Zhi Shizi to go to disaster? It's important to go to Taishi Mansion to find my master! I looked panicked and excused myself.
"The head of the family asked Taishi to come over the house a few days ago, but the curse in the prince of the world can't even be solved by Taishi. Taishi said, I am afraid that only a sorcerer in this Xinjiang city can save the son of the world from danger, and I beg the sorcerer not to refuse. The more he spoke, the more anxious he became, and on a snowy day, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Didn't Shi Mo forbid me to have anything to do with the Zhi family? Why would he suddenly recommend me to go to the disaster for the Ji family? Could it be that he had already guessed that the poison was my ......
"Don't panic, since the master said so, how can Zi Huang have a reason to excuse himself, wait for Zi Huang to burn incense, bathe and change clothes, ......"
"Oh, the sorcerer is taking the life of the little old man. Everything is ready in the house, so let's go! When he heard that I was going to bathe and change my clothes, he was so anxious that he stomped my feet, he grabbed my wrist with one hand, pushed my back with the other, and pushed me out of the courtyard gate without saying a word.
"Old man, you take it slow first, Xiao Wu always has to bring some herbs with him! Four, get my medicine basket! "Before I finished speaking, the people had already been stuffed into the carriage by the head of the Zhifu and the guards who drove the carriage. Si'er carried his skirt and carried the medicine basket three steps and one step before he narrowly climbed into the carriage.
Although I gave Zhifu's poison, in order to avoid suspicion from the Zhi family, I still asked Zhishizi about the symptoms as usual. The old man said that he was spitting and spitting, and he only said that the son of the world was evil, irritable, crazy, and often saw some unclean things in the daytime.
There are thousands of herbs and poisons in this world, and one of them can cause people to hallucinate. Some people will be excited and overjoyed after taking such poisons, while others will be depressed and in pain, but whether they are happy or sad, they are the most real reactions in the hearts of poisoned people. Zhiyan's personality is irritable and irritable, so after being poisoned, he will only double his madness, and the impure thing in the mouth of the housekeeper is probably his wife who just died-Tan Ji.
After the carriage arrived at Zhifu, I followed my hometown and entered the courtyard of Zhishi Ziyan unimpeded. Here, there are two compartments in the east and west, plus a few mezzanine rooms, all of which are locked doors. In the aisle, there stood a row of samurai wearing swords and armor, all with solemn expressions.
"The prince is in the room, the sorcerer should go in and have a look!" The old man stepped forward to talk to a few samurai, and hurriedly pulled me up the steps.
As I walked, I said urgently: "I can't help it, I can't do it." At this moment, the sky will be dark and not dark, it is the time of the alternation of yin and yang, Zi Di is a witch, and there are too many souls around him. ”
As soon as Lao Zai heard my words, as if he had been burned by fire, he immediately let go of his clenched hand and took two or three steps back.
"Don't panic, why don't you take Zi Di around the mansion first to see where the evil qi comes from?"
"This ...... Well, wizards, please come with the contemptible people. The old man hesitated for a moment, and then led me out of the courtyard.
When I sneaked into the Zhifu with Wuxian that day, I secretly walked around the mansion, but at that time, I had to avoid people's eyes and ears, hide and hide, where is it so refreshing today. I wandered openly, and I was accompanied by a housekeeper who could answer all questions, but if I felt that there was a suspicious house that could hide medicine, I would knock on the side and inquire about it, or simply let the housekeeper open the door and let me go in to see if there was any "evil spirit".
I didn't check less than half of the house until the night fell, and there was still no trace of the medicine man, but Lao Jiazai obviously didn't have the patience to accompany me any longer, "Wizard, let's hurry to Shizi!" The housekeeper pleaded with a bitter face.
I looked up at the sky and nodded, "Okay, this time is fine." ”
"Sorcerer, please!" The old man breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly led me back, "I have prepared a room for the sorcerer in the backyard of the prince, and the magic weapons, spices, and spirit stones required by the witch are all available, and I have also selected four clever boys for the sorcerer to call. ”
"Thank you! It's just that the child is happy and quiet, and the boy doesn't have to, so it's good to prepare more wine to reward the gods. ”
"Oops, how did the old man forget this! Wizard Xie mentioned. The old man turned back to a big guard and shouted, "You! Hurry up and take two jars of tulip and send them to the courtyard of the prince! ”
"No!" The guards took the order and ran away as fast as they could.
By the time we arrived, the wine, spices, and ritual utensils had been prepared, and I had done a very formal ritual to invite the gods to exorcise the soul outside Zhiyan's door, and then pushed open the door of his room, leaving everyone outside, including Si'er.
The room was dark, there was no incense, no attendants, and the air was filled with the smell of smoke and fire after the coals had burned out. In the middle of the room hung a curtain of thin reeds on all sides, in which a candle was burned, and through the gap between the reeds could be faintly seen a bed made inside, on which a man lay down.
"The sorcerer greets the son!" I knelt down in front of the curtain and bowed.
There was no movement in the curtain, so I lifted the corner of the curtain and peeked in.
Zhiyan Fa lay flat on the bed, his face flushed as if he was drunk, and under his thick black eyebrows were a pair of bloodshot dull eyes. I sat down in front of him with my hands propped up, and his eyes didn't blink as if he didn't see me at all.
There is a long-necked lacquer pot on the right side of Zhiyan's bed, and next to the lacquer pot is a small square bowl with a red background, and there is still a small half bowl of clear water left in it. I picked up the bowl and sniffed it, dipped my fingers in a little water, and put it on the tip of my tongue. The grassy smell and the vague sweetness of the water make it impossible for people who deal with herbs every day to notice the difference in the water, and even find it clear and delicious. It seems that after a few days, the toxicity of the well water has faded, and even if I don't have an antidote, the poisoned people in the house can heal on their own.
But since the people of Zhifu have invited me into the mansion, if I don't do anything, how can I be worthy of myself!
I took out a four-cornered sachet from my arms and gently covered Ji-yan's nose, and he barely struggled, and fell asleep with a tilted head.
I sat in the room for a few more moments, and when it was almost time, I opened the door and walked out. As soon as the housekeeper waiting at the door saw me, he immediately greeted me: "Wizard, what kind of spell is there in the world, can there be a solution?" ”
I pondered for a moment, frowned, and said, "The curse of the dead soul is in the world. I just performed the requiem technique, and the prince has already fallen asleep, but Zi Huang has something here that I want to ask the family leader. ”
"What do the sorcerers command!"
"May I ask the family master, before the son was cursed, there was a girl with a mole on the corner of her mouth, about sixteen or seventeen years old?"
As soon as I said this, the people in the courtyard, including the samurai with swords at the bottom of the steps, all looked terrified.
The old man shook his body and fell to his knees in front of me, his head so low that he almost touched the ground, his tongue more like it was knotted, and he couldn't make out what he was muttering.
"Why is the housekeeper so alarmed? Hurry up, please! I stretched out my hand to help Lao Jia Zai up, and comforted, "If Jia Zai has something to say, you might as well talk to Zi Di, so that Zi Di can undo the spell and save people!" ”
Lao Jiazai was frightened and said a few words in a trembling voice, but I didn't understand a word. A samurai wearing a black crown next to him glanced at the housekeeper, walked quickly in front of me, lowered his head and said, "The wife of the prince, Tan Ji, who just passed away a few days ago, has a black mole on the corner of her mouth. ”
"So that's ......," I sighed, and said again, "I don't know why this Tan Ji died?" If you go on a blind date with the son, it's easy to be reluctant to go, but if you have any complaints about the son, it's troublesome. ”
"Wizard help!" Hearing this, the old man grabbed my hand tightly.
"What is this?"
"Ask the sorcerers to come with the despicables." The old man led me to a small courtyard tremblingly, "Don't hide it from the witch, the prince did have some resentment when she died...... Old man looked at the empty courtyard and told Tan Ji from beginning to end from entering the house to committing suicide.