Volume 1: Huangquan December Chapter 229: Painting Eggs and Carving Salaries
The Lord of the City of Wule had a snarky face.
It stands to reason that he has been practicing music since he was a child, and Dai Luan guessed that he had a bit of a literati temperament, but he didn't. On the contrary, she has rarely seen this kind of person with vitriol written on his face. His demeanor, his temperament, are indescribably annoying.
"Meet the city lord, why don't you kneelβ"
He dragged his lazy long tone, which made Dai Luan can't help but want to roll her eyes.
"I'm the county lord, so I don't need it."
The castle lord let out a sneer through his nose.
"The county lord? Is the county lord of Dailuan City? Your father is still alive for a day, and you are not qualified to be my equal. With that broken lock, do you still want to be the seal of the king of the city? Don't kneel yet! β
If Shi Wuqi and Mu Wan knew what had happened to them, they would have beaten gongs and drums and set off firecrackers to celebrate that they didn't come. They were not arranged to live in the Chengwang Mansion, but the mansion allocated two high-end restaurants, and Yun Ge was also there.
Shui Wujun is standing. He stepped forward and saluted the lord of the city, and said:
"She's what I told you about Langzhong."
"Oh? It turned out to be this yellow-haired ...... This girl. And who is that? β
"It's her master. But not a master who teaches medicine. Since she didn't want to kneel, she didn't kneel. Tell them about the house quickly. β
"Hmph......," he let out a contemptuous snort, "for the sake of the six impermanences, I don't care about you rude girl. β
"Okay."
Do you want to ask for someone and still drag it like this?
Anyway, Dai Luan didn't want to look at him. This is not a court, and it is impossible to make a mistake about who kneels to whom. It's just a tea room, and there isn't even a person who pours tea. At first glance, this place is for private use, after all, if it is used to receive guests, the scale is a bit far-fetched. But it's also a place where it's extravagant β the hand-painted murals on the walls are vivid, and the brushstrokes of flowers and birds are ingenious. The places where the jade jewelry can be set are all stuffed, and there is no gap at all, which seems too dense and tacky in this small tea room. There is a more formal place for hospitality, which may just be used to entertain yourself with your wives and concubines. But the city lord said that he didn't want many people to know about this meeting at all, so he kept a low profile and kept a low profile.
And no wonder. It is said that his family kept this matter secret, but privately asked someone to find Lang Zhong for treatment. In fact, the people below are quietly discussing that he should find some Fang Shidao people and try to "subdue demons and eliminate demons".
That's right, the castle palace is haunted.
Although Shui Wujun had already said a rough idea, in case of omission, the two of them still listened to the city lord of Wule speak in person. This happened around the time of Qingming, when he and his favorite fourth aunt went too far away. It was drizzling that day, and they set off with a huge procession. The location is just outside the suburbs, close to the mountains. This place was not supposed to be here, and at the beginning of the month, a girl who was picking mountain mushrooms died, and the death was horrible. But since it was the order of the city lord, and he brought so many personal guards, he should be fine.
The fourth aunt and he put paper kites and flew high. Just as he was happy, a gust of wind blew, and the paper kite was entangled in the woodland. He wanted to send someone to pick it up, but the fourth aunt was too fast, so she hurriedly ran over. When the servant came back with her, he not only had a paper kite in his hand, but also a strange mask.
Half a sheet, to be exact.
The half of the mask was buried in the soil, dirty, and tripped the fourth aunt. So she started digging the earth, wondering what it was. When the next person arrived, they dug with her and dug up such a thing. I don't know where the other half is, maybe it's nearby, but they didn't find it after looking around. This half of the surface is very strong, and there is a horn buried in the soil on it, and a red rag is tied to it.
The lord didn't know what she was picking it up for, but she liked it. When it was taken back and washed with water, it became smooth as new, and the maid woke up from a dream and told her that it might be the mask of the woman named Green Ghost in the city.
It's been almost a year since the green ghost disappeared, and no one knows where she went. Some people say that she saw her man and took revenge, and some people say that she met the person she liked again and left Wule City with him. Who cares? It's just one more talking point.
When he said this, Shanhai and Dai Luan both sat stiffly on their chairs, as if every bone in their bodies was frozen. As the city lord said this, the two of them were already looking at each other constantly. Shui Wujun on the side probably knew something about their past and didn't say anything. The green ghost had been a friend of Ye Yuejun's, and he might have heard about her death as well.
In short, since the Qingming Festival, the fourth aunt's temperament has changed greatly. The people discussed whether she should have offended the ghosts and gods, and became like this because of the evil. As a result, such a broken mouth was dragged out by King Cheng and tortured, and no one dared to mention this statement.
"This king doesn't believe in those charlatans......" he slowly picked up the teacup, "You are recommended by the six impermanences, and this king will believe you once." The ones that came before were all useless rubbish. β
It is said that those Lang Zhong were beaten. But maybe for the sake of Shui Wujun's face, even if he is not cured, he will not embarrass them, it is nothing more than a slight insignificant impact on the reputation of the six realms of impermanence. No wonder Shui Wujun wanted to find Ruyue-kun, he felt that as a pharmacist, Ruyue-jun should have a way. But this line of thinking was actually wrong, and if it worked, the lord would have sent her in the first place.
So at the end of the day, it's still "haunted". Dai Luan and Rin Shan Hai are really the most suitable.
If you talk about how the fourth aunt "changed", even the city lord can't say it. She holds that mask all day long, can't put it down, and doesn't put it down when she eats and sleeps. The maids said that she often talked to herself alone in the house. At first, I thought that there were other people in the house besides the fourth aunt, and the sound was not like other maids or aunts, there were more and more voices, and it was very lively, like a lot of people gathered together. But every time I speak, only one person is talking. If someone goes in to deliver water or food now, they will find that the fourth aunt is alone in the whole house. She would hold the mask and say, "Put it down," until the next person had left, and the voice would come from the room again.
How did the fourth aunt speak so many voices by one person? It's weird. At first, the city lord didn't believe it, but it wasn't until he personally bumped into it two or three times that he slowly believed it. He felt that she must be too lonely, so he found a few more maids and subordinates to accompany her. But she was still alone in the house, even if he let her out. The fourth aunt is starting to hate the sun too much.
Even when she's with her, she's weird. What came out of countless mouths was the countless appearances of the fourth aunt. Sometimes sneering, sometimes sad, sometimes indifferent, each expression does not look like the same person. Her mood changes too quickly in a short period of time, and the temperament revealed by those expressions is unfamiliar, and even those expressions do not belong to just one person.
"Is the mask still on her?" Shanhai asked.
"Yes."
"W-Why don't you take this away?"
"Why?" The city lord felt inexplicable, "If she likes it, let her go." Don't fix those ghosts, gods, we haven't offended any ancestors! β
"That's not the case. Powerful ghosts are not conscious when they ask for their lives, will they care about people's good and evil? You're going to hurt the fourth aunt like this. Dai Luan shouted.
The city lord was unhappy, and said that the fourth aunt was too unwell today, so she wanted to see Ming'er.
Dai Luan really wanted to say, "It's good to die of illness, you killed it." But if you think about it carefully, she is also innocent, so it's better to see it. It's just that on the way back, Shanhai couldn't stop sighing. He said that the fourth aunt was too afraid that she would not have a suitable body.
Did the green ghost have such a big grudge before he died? It's not impossible. The corner of the Immortal Moon Monarch's clothing is still wrapped around it, and in the face of this object that is both kind and vengeful, it will indeed disturb the aura of this relic. They did not go back to the accommodation arranged by the house, but first went to the restaurant where Shi Wuqi was temporarily staying, and explained the situation at dinner.
"I said it was related to Yingyue-kun before, what's going on?" At the dinner table, the mountains and seas asked the water Wujun.
"Oh. He's in charge of tracking down Sakimiro. But this job seems a little difficult for him. β
"I remember that." Mu Wan put down his chopsticks, as if he was full, but he didn't actually eat a few grains of rice.
"Embarrassed?" Shi Wuqi asked, "What is the difficult method?" β
"Previously let the Immortal Moon Monarch be responsible, on the one hand, it can be regarded as a disaster because of him, and on the other hand, it ...... Indeed, only he can suppress him. They all said that in this way, Yingyuejun was afraid that he had been regarded as an outcast. β
Dai Luan puffed her chopsticks and asked him, "What about you?" What do you think. β
"I've never had a big opinion." He replied lightly, "It's enough to do your duty." β
Yun Ge was also at the dinner table. He just buried his head in hard work and didn't speak. He really didn't expect that he would still hear the news of the smiling wolf doing evil on the rivers and lakes, and he would be so close. He looked at Shui Wujun from time to time, figuring out the meaning of his words. Dai Luan feels that as two "craftsmen", they actually have a lot in common.
"How much more do you know?" Shanhai asked, "You have to tell everything you know before we can judge how to deal with it." In any case, you entrusted it to us. β
"I'm not sure what you need. If you say it all, it's too much. I don't know all about Yingyue-kun. But I heard that he was actually around here and didn't leave. β
"So?" Shi Wuqi raised his eyebrows slightly, "This is too rampant." β
"Listening to Shui Wujun's meaning, I'm afraid it's also a twilight road."
"Be careful. The more autumn I knew, the more hoarse I screamed. "Yun Ge is meaningful.
"Ah, what a nuisance. I'll go around the city tomorrow and see if I can find any trace of that kid and ask for clarification. It's early, go to Qinglize to get back the sachet. Oh, speaking of which, don't you want a weapon to take advantage of? β
He stabbed Mu Wan with his elbow. She was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said no. But Shanhai felt that it was dangerous, and still hoped that she could prepare a weapon. Mu Wan was silent for a long time, saying that she had played with ordinary swords, and her usage was too fast. This is also the reason why she uses a heavily protected demon umbrella.
"Does Shui Wujun still fight knives?" Shi Wuqi suddenly looked over. At this time, Yun Ge stopped drinking the soup and looked at him as well.
"......" Shui Wujun opened his mouth dryly, empty for a while, "I...... After becoming the six realms of impermanence, he no longer forges swords. The only pair of nameless weapons, called Yin Yang Scimitars according to their colors, are in the hands of Shen Wujun. The lord once said that this knife can even kill impermanence ghosts, so I stopped forging it, and I don't know if it's because of my identity. β
"Can you really kill?"
"Who would dare to try." Shui Wujun pondered for a long time, "Miss Liangqiu, otherwise, I'll lend you a hand." β
Mu Wan's mouth opened wide in surprise.
"Borrow?"
"Yes. You can choose one of the six swords on my body. When you leave the city of no music, you will return me. β
"How embarrassing is that...... And if I break it, I can't afford to pay for it......"
Saying this, she still looked over with some emotion. Shui Wujun only said that it couldn't be bad, and he was very confident when he was calm.
The last set of weapons forged by Shui Wujun before his death, the Six Paths, is indeed exciting. But Rin Shanhai and Shi Wuqi exchanged glances, and both of them had bad thoughts.
What is there in the city that needs to be so guarded against?