Chapter errors, click here to report (no registration required)

*

Zuo Ying and Mrs. Xu worked together and carefully lifted the barrel on the cart. The barrel was not so much a barrel as a round frame made of wooden hoops, but the top of the "barrel" did indeed spill red oil during the process.

It turned out that the barrel was divided into two parts. The bottom is hollow, and the top is filled with fried tofu and red oil. The car board makes use of the visual dead angle, adding an empty bucket about half a meter down under the board car, and with the "wooden barrel" placed on it, the space is just enough to accommodate a tall adult man like Ashina Wuji.

Although the red oil looks like it is still boiling and the temperature seems to be very high, it is actually only a few tens of degrees. Because that half bucket is not just red oil, but a mixture of white vinegar and oil. White vinegar is more specific than oil, so it will generally precipitate at the bottom, and the boiling point of white vinegar is only about 40 degrees, and when it boils, it will surge upward, causing the illusion that the whole barrel of oil and vinegar mixture is boiling. The red oil itself is also boiled, which can constantly replenish the heat of the white vinegar, so even though they have been waiting inside the city gate for a while, the white vinegar can still continue to boil.

After the barrel was taken away, Ashina, who was curled up in the lower part of the barrel, could finally stretch out his limbs and head and neck that had been wronged for most of the hour, lifted Guan Xiao, who had been holding him in his arms, stood up and jumped to the ground, pulling until the injured muscles couldn't help but hurt, but he still breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's finally out!" In the future, whoever dares to mention fried tofu to me, I will be in a hurry with whom! ”

Ashina Wuji and Mr. Xu worked together to pour out the half barrel of red oil, and then hid the trolley and barrel in a hidden place.

"In a year of famine like this. It's a shame to have to waste food like this. Zuo Ying looked at the fried tofu that was poured into the mud pit, and then thought about the people who came from the disaster county to wait in a long line on the muddy and cold ground barefoot in order to get a few mouthfuls of white porridge, and couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

Old man Xu smiled lightly: "Your Majesty has the people in his heart. Even the biggest natural disasters cannot shake the foundation of the country's social welfare. ”

This kind of words, Zuo Ying usually takes them as kind words and laughs at them.

"Uncle. Come with us, it's dangerous for you to go back in case you are exposed. Ashina patted the dust on his body indefinitely and said, "Come with us to Beiqiu, you will be safe when you get there." ”

Old man Xu smiled and stroked his long beard and said: "The safety of the people is not enough, as long as Your Majesty and the imperial husband Jin'an, it is the luck of the world." Before parting, Xiaomin still has something to tell His Majesty. ”

Regarding the origin of Mr. Xu's father-in-law, Zuo Ying has already guessed that he is not far from ten. So she is not worried about his safety at all, but if his news is accurate, she is more worried about the unoptimistic situation she is facing now.

"Does the old man have and give advice?" Zuo Ying said humbly.

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Old man Xu waved his hand and said, "It's just hearsay that I learned some rumors." Xiaomin heard. There is a secret technique in the world that can change the appearance of a person and transform into the image of another person. ”

As soon as Ashina heard it, he immediately thought of the fake Xu Hong, and said with empathy: "Huh? Is there really such a hex? We seem to have really come across! ”

Zuo Ying also immediately listened attentively.

Old man Xu nodded slightly and said, "This secret technique is said to have been created by the Xuanyuan clan. The Xuanyuan clan are all gods with human heads and snake bodies, and in order to be closer to the people, the Yellow Emperor created this secret art that can transform into a human form, which can be used when visiting the people. Later, in the last years of the Shang Dynasty, Nuwa Niangniang bewitched the king in order to turn the fox demon into the appearance of the beautiful Daji. This secret technique has also been improved so that even those who are not gods or enlightened people can use this secret technique. The method is to make the person who wants to change suck the 'human soul' that is in charge of the physical body of the soul of the three souls and seven spirits of the changed target within seven days of death, so as to achieve the goal of completely changing the appearance of the target object. ”

Ashina listened a little mysteriously, and a little chill down his spine.

If someone had said this to Zuo Ying a few days ago, she would have regarded it as a charlatan like making a fake oil pot with her, and she would have shrugged her shoulders and just forget it. But after having a personal experience. She had to try to believe and cope.

"So, the people of the Six Dust Cult have already mastered this secret art?" Zuo Ying frowned slightly.

Old Master Xu bowed his head slightly and said, "Although there must not be many people who can master this secret art, three or five are enough to cause trouble." Your Majesty must be careful. ”

"This kind of secret technique wants to suck the soul of a person within seven days of death, does that mean that the living will not be imitated, and the person who has been dead for too long cannot be imitated?" Zuo Ying asked.

"That's true. I hope that what Xiaomin knows can provide some help for His Majesty to identify the authenticity. Old man Xu arched his hand.

"My father-in-law's great grace to save my life, I must remember it in my heart." Zuo Ying also arched his hand and said: "I don't know if there will be a day of meeting here." I know that the reason why my father-in-law took this trip from the deep mountains to the hustle and bustle of the city was not for me alone, but for the sake of the common people in the world. I will definitely repay my father-in-law's great kindness in the way that he wants. ”

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu suddenly knelt on his knees and arched his hand: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace." ”

Zuo Ying hurriedly helped Mrs. Xu up. Mr. Xu took out something from his arms and handed it to Zuo Ying and said: "Your Majesty, the little people have no long things, and these stubborn things are not enough to offer to Your Majesty, but as Your Majesty said, I don't know if there will be a period of future meetings here. ”

Zuo Ying took the things handed by Mr. Xu's hands, and saw that it was a jade pendant carved from Hetian white jade. The jade pendant is only slightly larger than the tip of the thumb, and it looks plain at first glance, but if you look closely, you will find that the jade is warm and transparent, full of luster, pure color and no impurities, and it is the top white jade. Its shape is very chic, it is like a little fox curling up its big tail to wrap its body and sleep soundly. The soft arc of the little fox's tail, squinting his eyes and smiling slightly in his dreams are all vivid and lifelike, and the carving is extremely delicate and vivid, so that Zuo Ying, who is holding a good look, seems to have seen a little fox with a big palm sleeping in his hands.

Zuo Ying hung the pendant around her neck, smiled and arched her hand: "Thank you, old man." There is no feast in the world that will not be dispersed, I will say goodbye to my father-in-law, I hope there will be a period in the future! ”

Ashina also stepped forward to say goodbye. Mr. Xu was no longer nostalgic, and after saying goodbye, he stopped to see Zuo Ying and Ashina leave indefinitely.

*

*(To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

[Bookmark for easy reading]