Chapter 12: The Past
[The book continues from the above, the last book said that the Immortal Dao also took action, Liu Yang asked the disciples to go down the mountain, and enabled the three idle chess Leng Zi who had been dormant in the city, but had never been activated, and it was also one of the hole cards of the Immortal Dao. And after Mu Qingming and them went down at night, they also went to the vicinity of the Confucian Temple to find the old flower king. But the old flower king didn't find it, but he saw the extremely boring guards of the governor's palace, bullying an old man unscrupulously in the night. Lured out the Immortal Dao disciples to go down the mountain and found the last stronghold in the city. Sadly, it wasn't cleaned. After the disciples called the door, the people inside the door hurriedly came to open the door, but it was the little black man who worked beside Mu Qingming in the past. After seeing Liu Yang's token, Xiao Heizi hurriedly welcomed the disciples in. 】
The beauty and charm of silence at night also has the ability to hide dirt and dirt.
The night always gives some people the courage to be unscrupulous.
The disciples of the Immortal Dao quietly descended the mountain, sneaked into the city, and did not use the Concealment Charm, and swaggered along the Xiaoxi Gate to the city, and walked into the intricate and criss-crossing alleys near the Seal Pond Wharf.
It is inhabited by people who make a living on the nearby pier. The narrow alleys and crumpled houses on both sides make it the most complex and accessible place in the city, like a labyrinth.
If you are not careful, or if you are not familiar with the terrain here, you will always go around the alley in circles, and it will be difficult to get out for a while.
He looked as he walked, and after a while, he saw a small courtyard with a tile cat squatting on the door in the alley, and hurriedly walked over and stood in front of the door.
Tile cat, is a kind of folk custom of Kunming dwellings, that is, in the middle of the residence above the roof of the house placed tile cat.
All the tile cats are made of pottery, and they are shaped like cats with big mouths, and the tile cats are shaped like hideous gods. There are certain rules for the use of tile cats, and not all houses must be placed. If there is a temple or a house facing the family's house in the opposite direction outside the gate of your house, you will think that it is unlucky, and you will be "killed" by the other party, which will affect your own fortune and even bring diseases or disasters.
Now, the tile cat on the front door of this disciple who came down the mountain was placed correctly, and it was not facing the house of the opposite family, but the courtyard wall of his house. It is the eyes on this cat's head, with red raw materials, outlined a few strokes. The whole eye, as if it was dotted with bloody red eyeballs.
The Immortal Dao disciple secretly took a look and knew that this tile cat was in line with the characteristics on the strip that Liu Yang gave him, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door.
The knock on the door broke the silence in the alley, and after a while, in the courtyard behind the door, there was a question: "Who?" ”。
Then there was the sound of footsteps, coming this way.
The disciples outside the door secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that this place had not been cleaned, and the people Liu Yang asked him to come to were still safe and sound.
After a while, the door opened, and Xiao Heizi, who had been working with Mu Qingming in the Qijia Warehouse, carried a lamp, probed out of the crack in the door, and looked the people up and down with the faint light, and felt that it was very eye-catching, so he asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”。
"I'm looking for you." The disciples who came to visit took out the token Yu Jue given by Liu Yang, showed it to Xiao Heizi, and quickly put it away.
As soon as the little black man saw Yu Jue, he immediately showed respect, looked left and right, quickly took a step back, and said to the person who came: "Come in." ”。
The visitor nodded and walked forward, crossing the threshold and entering the courtyard.
The little black man looked out of the door again, retracted his head, and closed the door.
In the alleys, tranquility was restored again.
It is also quiet at night, and there is also the area near the Temple of Literature.
In the dark night, the surrounding buildings, grass and trees can only see a shadowy silhouette.
Mu Qingming pinched it gently, and crushed the hard stone into a handful of powder.
Mu Qingming's hand opened, and the powder between his palms and fingers drifted away in the night wind.
This is not only the reason for his strong hands, but also the reason why he secretly uses Qi and the rapid circulation of meridians in his hands, which aggravates the strength of his hands.
And although in the night, those soldiers couldn't see Mu Qingming's face clearly, but just Mu Qingming's hand scared them so much that they didn't dare to be arrogant anymore, and they didn't dare to make another mistake, all of them were trembling with their legs.
I was stunned for a long time, and I couldn't move.
Looking at their appearance of bullying the soft and fearing the hard, Mu Qingming was also angry.
"Pick up your guns and get out of here!" Mu Qingming scolded angrily, those soldiers didn't dare to think about it, and they didn't dare to say more, so they picked up the guns on the ground in a panic, fled, and ran away from the governor's palace as soon as they slipped away, heading towards the governor's mansion.
If you threatened Mu Qingming before, where does it count. Fleeing for their lives has exerted their strength to feed, and these soldiers and ruffians are only capable of this.
Zhang Xiaosheng was already secretly helping the old man who was sitting on the ground, and at the same time, he looked at the old man's face.
"Such a person can also be a soldier, and he can also be paid by the army, and the braids of the Qing Dynasty are all like birds whether they are cut or not." Mu Qingming looked in the direction of the soldiers' escape and sighed.
But this is also a matter for the turbid tires, he didn't care too much, let alone catch up, just slowly turned around and asked the old man who had been helped up by Zhang Xiaosheng with concern: "Old man, are you okay?" ”。
The old man was dressed in sewing and patching, but there were still some tattered clothes, his body was dirty and a little smelly, and he was also slumped on his back, a little thin.
However, the people of the dragon lock did not dislike him.
But the moment Mu Qingming looked at the old man, he was suddenly slightly stunned.
Even Mo Han was the same.
It's just that they are still silent, and they don't say anything they see.
"Thank you, young man." The old man coughed a few times and said urgently: "I'm fine, you shouldn't offend them." They are soldiers of the Governor's Palace, and to sin them is to offend the Governor's Palace. ”。
As soon as these words came out, the old man who spoke too fast coughed violently again. And Zhang Xiaosheng, who had been looking at him for a long time, suddenly became happy and said with a smile: "Oh, it turned out to be the old flower king." ”。
"Do you recognize me?" After the old man was stunned for a moment, he brought his dirty face closer, and he didn't see Zhang Xiaosheng's appearance clearly.
There are no street lights in this vicinity, let alone lighting tools, and in the dark, the old man can't see Zhang Xiaosheng's face clearly.
However, Zhang Xiaosheng could see clearly, after he practiced the supernatural powers, his eyes were gradually able to see things in the dark. He could see the appearance of the old man clearly.
Especially the black mole the size of a bean at the corner of the old man's mouth, Zhang Xiaosheng added his voice, and immediately recognized this old man, who was the old flower king.
At the same time, Mo Han hurriedly secretly used Qi and unfolded the enchantment.
First, the other party is the old flower king, and the next things they are going to talk about are confidential. Although it was late at night and in the dead of night, there was nothing wrong with being careful.
In the enchantment, they can also speak freely without any scruples.
Second, it is also to prevent those few sergeants who fled from the desert from gathering a bunch of people to make trouble.
Zhang Xiaosheng helped Lao Huazi Wang to sit down, took off his water bag from his waist, handed it to Lao Huazi Wang, and said, "You drink some water; I'm Zhang Xiaosheng, don't you remember me? ”。
Lao Huazi Wang took the water bag, took a sip of water, wiped the water droplets from the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, and squinted at Zhang Xiaosheng again, chattering in his mouth: "Zhang Xiaosheng? ”。
However, he still couldn't see Zhang Xiaosheng's face clearly in the dark.
Besides, others are already old, and their eyesight and eyesight are not as good as before, even during the day, Lao Huaziwang is afraid that he will have to watch for a long time to see Zhang Xiaosheng's appearance clearly.
"Zhang Xiaosheng." After a while, the old flower king suddenly remembered this person, smiled, and said, "It's old, this memory is not good, don't be surprised." ”。
Zhang Xiaosheng said that it was okay, but the old Huazi King, who paused, hurriedly urged them again: "You guys go quickly, otherwise those soldiers will come to you for trouble, and it will be a big deal." ”。
He was very grateful to Mu Qingming for his help, but it was precisely because of his gratitude that he was unwilling to let Mu Qingming and them get involved in trouble.
"Don't be afraid, old man, they don't dare to do anything to me. If they were to embarrass me, I would sell the affair between the governor and the wives of his officers to the storyteller in eight chapters and forty chapters, and then say that these soldiers had done it. Mu Qingming immediately said these words slowly.
He is sometimes insidious, no less than the wicked people of the Immortal Dao.
When Mo Han heard this, her curiosity suddenly rose, and she hurriedly asked her husband in a whisper: "The surname Tang still has this affair?" (Mo Han here refers to Tang Jiyao.) )”。
"I've heard that, too." Mu Qingming tilted his head and whispered in Mo Han's ear: "He said that he has a wife, this woman's name is Qian or something, I can't remember the name." But it is said that she looks naturally beautiful, and it is said that she is one of the best beauties in Yunnan. is such a beauty, Tang Jiyao is an old cat pillow salted fish, and he can't sit still. He Tang Jiyao is a person with eight wives and concubines, one more is not more, and one less is a lot of things, so naturally there are not many such a hook up outside. ”。
After that, Mu Qingming, who was smiling, squatted down, looked at the old Huazi King, and continued to comfort: "Old man, don't be afraid. We are here for you today. ”。
"Looking for me?" After being slightly stunned, Lao Huazi Wang smiled bitterly: "I am a homeless old man now, young man, what do you ask me to do, I can't help you anymore." ”。
The words were full of helplessness, sadness and pain.
The person who loses power is really a phoenix with lost hair and is not as good as a chicken.
Lao Huazi Wang knew in his heart that he could not trouble others, where was he qualified to let others trouble him.
"Old man, you can help with this." Mu Qingming immediately smiled and said patiently: "Actually, it's not a difficult thing, I just want you to tell me some past events." ”。
Will the old flower king tell Mu Qingming something? Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.
[The tile cat of the Lock Dragon Man Small Theater - The tile cat is generally made of clay, and it is glazed and fired after forming. Every time you rush to the street, there must be pottery sold on the street. In some places, cats carved out of stone are used, such as in the area of Chenggong Majin Fort, where they are not called "tile cats", but "stone cats".
On the dam of the Hongshi Cliff Reservoir in Taoyuan Village, Da Phuket in Kunming, there is a giant "stone cat cat" that is more than one meter high, legend has it that after the reservoir is built, the dam often leaks, no matter how it is repaired, it is useless, it turns out that there is a female wild boar with seven little pigs in the woods opposite the dam every moonlit night, and then comes out to arch this arch that, so the dam is repaired on the first day, and it leaks the next day. In order to deal with this mysterious group of wild boars, people built a huge stone cat, placed it on the dam and faced the wild boars. Since then, the dam has not leaked any more.
In Kunming, the original meaning of putting tile cats on the roof is a tiger that can eat ghosts. The custom of "avoiding evil and eliminating disasters" has a history of hundreds of years, so almost all tile cats have hideous appearances, and the craft of making tile cats has been passed down for hundreds of years.
Yunnan folk are convinced of the mysterious role of the tile cat, and when "please" the tile cat, they should kill a rooster and pour the blood of the chicken on the head of the tile cat, giving spirituality, which is called "opening light". However, due to different regions, the image of the tile cat is also very different: the Gongwa cat is like an innocent child; The Yuxi tile cat is like a wizard with a beard; The shape of the crane Qingwa cat is extremely exaggerated; The Qujing tile cat clamps the gossip on the front legs. 】