Chapter 541: Sacrifice
The Sword Saint hugged Long Yuan, leaned on the pillar, and looked at Zheng Fan who was sitting in front of him.
This is not the first time that the Sword Master has seen Zheng Fan draw, using charcoal to draw clear lines;
At that time, it was in the Snow Pass, and Marquis Zheng sat in the courtyard on a whim and drew an orange tree, and asked the Sword Master to comment after the painting.
Gou Moli was shocked by the evaluation of this painting at that time, and all kinds of sycophants were moved up in bundles;
The Juggernaut said at the time that he lacked Shen Yun.
At that time, the sword master was still with a clear point.
It's just that Marquis Zheng has no professional cleanliness at all in his life, so he asked directly:
"Do you want your descendants, which painting do you want to leave you?"
Juggernaut hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the orange tree.
No one wants their descendants to think about their ancestors with a more abstract impression of their ancestors, or whether they want their faces to be more realistic.
And at this time,
What Zheng Fan drew on the drawing board,
It's a vast expanse of ice;
In the corners of the picture, a group of savages kneeling, bowing and worshipping;
In the center of the picture, under the ice, there is a shadow of a person.
The whole painting gives people an extremely oppressive feeling.
Zheng Fan put down the charcoal pen in his hand, which was a picture he made up according to some information he had obtained before plus the information he had received from the little monk Fan the day before;
In terms of details, there must be a big problem, what is the person under the ice, naked, clothed or armored?
Do you have any weapons around?
Hair, what color is it?
The face of a savage or the face of a Natsu?
None of this is known.
After the little monk finished speaking the day before yesterday, he fell asleep, and when he woke up halfway, he only drank some porridge, and then sat on the edge of the bed in a daze, and then continued to fall asleep.
Zheng Fan didn't ask him for details again, the little monk's mental state was very bad, and he had to wait until the blind man arrived to let him get the plan.
But one thing is for sure,
prophecy
It's true.
In Hu Bamei's prophecy, it seems that the ice layer is also mentioned, and the awakening is also mentioned, and the demon king is also coming;
In this, what Ho Van and his master saw, was confirmed.
Moreover, the thing has opened its eyes, which means that he is alive, in other words, that is, he has ...... It's coming.
What does the little monk mean when he said that it was cracked?
The ice cracked, did he do it, or something else?
Can he get out of that ice and move freely now?
In Hu Bamei's prophecy, there is the number "seven", so is he a person? Some other people, also waiting under the ice, came up first?
"You've been staring at this painting for a long time." Juggernaut spoke.
Zheng Fan nodded, stretched, and said:
"This painting is very important to me."
"I see."
"Lao Yu, do you say that in this world, is there a real second product and the so-called first product?"
"Are you an official?"
"You know what I'm talking about."
"I don't know, but since there is a second product, a first product, it's not impossible, it's just that it's too difficult, rare, you can't even see a road, what, do you think the people in this painting are that level of existence?"
"I wouldn't mind trying to figure it out to the greatest extent possible."
"And then?"
"Find out first, then determine the location."
"Many emperors in ancient times, who have similar thoughts to you now, will start to strangle any threat to their imperial power, even if it is only a threat that may only appear in the future."
"Yes."
"What's boring like that?" The Sword Master shook his head, "If it were me, I would wish my opponent was strong enough, no, I would like to meet an opponent like Tian Wujing every once in a while." ”
"You think it's a fulfilling life, but I really don't like it, I like to drink tea in the afternoon and listen to the women in the family singing."
Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and gently stroked the picture,
Road:
"It's okay, he's on the snow."
Snowy fields, adjacent to my sphere of influence.
Juggernaut nodded.
At this time, the county commander came in and reported: "Master Hou, Lord Taishou is here." ”
"Please."
"Paint, I'll help you collect it first." Juggernaut stepped forward and said.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
……
"Oh, Brother Zheng, what's wrong, I heard that you have something to do in Shangchuan County?"
Xu Wenzu is still so fat, when the military intelligence and government affairs are busy, he is swollen and fat, and when everything is smooth, he is fat with a wide heart and a fat body.
"Well, in the past, one of the subordinates in the house, something happened, he was injured here, he was exiled to the people, and he was sold into a red tent and became a minister."
Marquis Zheng sighed as he spoke.
He mobilized the nearby garrisons in Shangchuan County, and it was impossible to hide such a big movement, so it was better to say it generously.
The dignified Pingxi Hou Ye, the people in the house actually had such a thing, and the Hou Ye was angry and transferred troops to take revenge, isn't it normal?
As for being played by others, this thing is not even as good as tickling for the current Pingxihou.
Of course, if anyone dares to participate in a bad intention, then whoever dares to participate in this will inevitably be cleaned up in the court first, the reason is very simple, the Marquis of Pingxi does have the strength of bad intentions.
"Are you alright?" Xu Wenzu asked.
"My brain hasn't been cultivated yet."
"I'm talking about people." Xu Wenzu lifted his ass and blinked.
"I haven't had time to pick up customers yet."
This may be the greatest blessing in disguise.
"That's good, that's good."
"I said, brother, your focus is peculiar enough."
"Hey, I haven't told you about this, I've only heard of Jin Feng Yiyi before, and I think it doesn't matter, I think your brother and I are also dignified and dignified, and I still grew up on the edge of the desert;
But who knows, after entering Yingdu, every time he goes to a banquet, his mother's banquet will have this kind of public and grand place to accompany the guests......
Brother, I'm embarrassed to refuse, don't you follow the local customs? ”
"Good work."
Zheng Fan is actually very sympathetic to Xu Wenzu, because Xu Wenzu's figure and appearance are like the human shape of a pig, and he is tired of eating ginseng fruits, so he likes to play with new tricks.
Of course, this is misunderstood.
Moreover, the Jindi family regarded the male style as an "elegant object", that is, a more valuable gift than gold and silver concubines;
In Jindi, the family has a background, raising a singer and a dancer, it is nothing, you have to raise a good man, this is called a card;
A valuable gift for the most important person.
"Straight thief, brother, do you know what is the most infuriating?"
"What is it?"
"Hey, brother, I also opened my eyes for the second time, in this world, there are really more beautiful men than women, and they are not young or old!"
"Oh."
Marquis Zheng looked at Xu Wenzu and blinked.
"Brother, I haven't touched it."
"Okay."
"But sometimes, it's scary to think about it, this has been teased for a long time, and my heart is really a little eager to try."
"Huh."
Marquis Zheng nodded.
The two of them don't feel nervous anymore.
Because Xu Wenzu has long been regarded as half of the Sixth Master Party, and now that Ji Chengjue is the emperor, there is no need to worry about his career.
If you want to continue to work in this feudal official for a few more years, if you want to continue to do it, then continue, if you want to change positions, then go back to Yanjing, which is at least the position of a Shangshu left to him.
Therefore, this meeting, there is a lot of leisure to chat about some Fengyue.
"By the way, Brother Zheng, the garrison general of Yupan City, you mention someone, and I will install it."
"I understand, I'll arrange it when I go back, and in addition, the prefect has to be my person."
Xu Wenzu squinted his eyes, smiled, and said, "Look at what you said, brother, what am I reluctant to do?" ”
"Brother, it's not that I'm greedy, it's not that I'm thinking about enclosing Jindong as my own backyard, but Your Majesty and I have already discussed, after two years of cultivation and recuperation, I will almost start it.
These soldiers and horses under my command, and the leaders of all walks of life, must be reorganized and resettled again, and there is no way to deploy them if they do not firmly tie the fence. ”
"Okay, I understand, I understand."
"Have you eaten?" Zheng Fan asked.
"No, I asked the prefectural order to prepare."
"Okay, let's eat together."
"That's not nonsense."
This meal, the county order was accompanied, and they couldn't stop pouring wine and talking with each other, Zheng Fan and Xu Wenzu ate quite comfortably.
After the meal, without waiting for tea, Xu Wenzu smiled and said that since there was nothing to do, he would go back first, which also showed that Zheng Fan seemed to have something in his heart.
Zheng Fan sent Xu Wenzu out of the county office.
If nothing else, the two will be the best partners in the next few years.
After coming back, Zheng Fan went to see the situation of the little monk again.
I heard the maidservant say that he had just eaten, and then he fell asleep again, and the doctor also prescribed medicine for him to regulate his body.
Zheng Fan didn't go in to disturb him again, and when he walked to his house, he passed by the garden and saw a woman with a good appearance walking towards him with a pastry.
"Master Hou, this is a specialty of my Shangchuan County, candied brown sugar cake, the method is unique, you can't eat it anywhere else, can you taste it?"
As he spoke, he actually took the initiative to reach out and pick up a piece and send it to Zheng Fan's mouth.
"Ugh."
Marquis Zheng sighed, this should be the concubine of the county magistrate.
"Ben Hou is not in this mood, go back and tell your master, do Ben Hou's errand well, Ben Hou will accept his love."
"Yes, Master Hou."
Zheng Fan walked out of the garden and saw the Sword Saint sitting on the steps basking in the afternoon sun, with a smile on the corner of the Sword Saint's mouth.
"Laughing at what?"
The Sword Saint shook his head and said, "It turns out that as long as you become an official, regardless of the Yan people and the Jin people, they are all the same." ”
"You just know?"
"When will you return?" Juggernaut asked.
Because of the matter of the little monk, it was delayed for a few days.
"I pondered that Fan's physical condition is not very good, and he can't stand the fatigue of the journey, so I will stay here first, and tomorrow, I will go back to Fengxin City with you first."
"And what's going on here?"
"Change the blind man to cook."
"Okay." Juggernaut agreed.
Because Siniang had already set off to Shengle to investigate the traffickers, Zheng Fan slept alone after dinner.
This night, I didn't sleep very well, and I woke up after less than two hours of sleep.
Outside, the north wind was blowing, Zheng Fan was lying on the bed, staring at the window opposite the bed, distracted.
I lay on my side like this for a long time, and suddenly, someone outside came to pass:
"Master Hou, that little master has woken up and wants to see you."
"Got it."
Zheng Fan didn't delay, got up and dressed, and walked out of his bedroom.
When I came to the room where Fan was, I saw Fan lying on the ground, his hands and feet spasming.
"Master Hou, when he woke up at night, we prepared food for him, and he asked where this place was as soon as he ate two bites, and then clamored to see you, and now, it has become even more so......"
"Alright, you all stand down, no one is allowed to approach without my orders."
"Yes, Master Hou."
"Yes, Master Hou."
The handmaidens all withdrew.
And at this moment, the Juggernaut in a white liner walked over and stood by the door, squinting.
Li Fan raised his head and looked at Zheng Fan, the pain on his face disappeared in an instant, and it turned to a look of surprise,
Yell:
"Hou Ye, Hou Ye, Hou Ye!"
"Are you sober?"
Zheng Fan approached.
Suddenly,
A fierce color flashed in his pupils, and he roared:
"It's you, it's you who hurt my master and apprentice so badly, it's you, it's you who hurt it!"
As he spoke, Li Fan suddenly pounced on Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan did not hesitate, in the end, it was a five-grade master, even if this little monk suddenly went crazy, but it was impossible to get close to him, after this foot went down, Li Fan was directly kicked out, and only stopped after hitting the two coffee tables.
"Vomit ........."
Then, Lifan began to vomit violently again.
Only this time, the vomit came out with a distinctly black fishy sticky substance.
Zheng Fan picked up the lit candle, covered his nose, walked forward, checked it, and then stepped on it with the sole of his boot, and it made a sound of "chirp, chirp".
"Lao Yu, come and see, what is this?"
"No, it stinks."
Juggernaut refused directly.
He was able to come out to accompany him at night, or for the sake of Zheng Fan's promise to leave home at dawn.
Moreover, Zheng Fan is now by his side, there is no one else, he is worried about the Marquis of Pingxi, afraid of the dark.
Marquis Zheng was also able to let go, picked up the chopsticks that had fallen on the ground from the ground next to him, picked up the black thing, and then turned around and sent it to the Sword Saint.
Juggernaut held his breath,
Look at the black goo that is caught in the chopsticks.
"Like kelp?"
The Sword Master seemed to recognize this thing, looked at it carefully, and then said:
"It's black grass."
"Oh, that's a pretty name."
It is black, like kelp, and it is called black grass.
"What grows on the snow field, but the herdsmen on the snow field know that they can't eat this until the last resort, this is the same as Guanyin soil.
However, this thing will not bloate the stomach when eaten, but it can confuse people's minds, and it is nothing for animals to eat it, and if people eat it, their brains are prone to problems. ”
Zheng Fan pointed to the little monk who was kicked over there by himself,
"It means that his brain is like this now, is it the black grass before, and he has eaten too much?"
"There should be a reason for this, it may be that after taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor for two days, plus the kick you just made, it had some effect."
Then
The little monk sat up,
He looked at Zheng Fan and the Sword Master standing at the door with some blankness again.
Then
He stretched out his hand and pointed at Zheng Fan,
shouted weakly;
"Master Hou......... Go and save my master......... Go and save my master........."
Marquis Zheng asked with some surprise:
"Your master, is you still alive?"
"........." the little monk.
A breath of depression condensed in the throat of the little monk, and it didn't come up, and the whole person rolled his eyes and almost fainted.
The Sword Master made a move, and his figure came to Fan's side in an instant, and his fingertips pointed at Fan's chest and swiped upward.
"Hoo ............"
Lifan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to pant again.
At last
His gaze fell on Marquis Zheng who was standing in front of him.
"Master Hou, Master stayed there in order to save me, I ran out, came to find Master Hou, found Master Hou, went to save my master, saved my master."
"Tell me carefully, did you master and apprentice find anything in the Far North?"
"Master Hou, you asked us to find it, that thing, no, that person, we found it, he is alive, alive."
"Tell me slowly, that person, what is the situation? What does it look like? ”
"That's it...... Humanoid. ”
Marquis Zheng gritted his teeth,
Said: "Body, naked? ”
"No, in armor, in armor, black armor, in his hand, with a knife, eyes, so scary, so scary, so scary........."
"Did he keep your master?"
"No, he didn't move, the ice cracked on its own, and ...... And then ........."
The little monk covered his head,
"My brain, it's messy, it's messy........."
"Don't worry, you think about it slowly........."
"Master and I managed to climb out, and then someone asked us why we were here and why we were here...... No, it seems to have been asked before, before it was, before it fell and climbed out,
No, no, it was asked before Master and I touched the ice......"
Obviously, Liaofan's memory has not been fully recovered, and when narrating, there are contradictions in the time nodes.
"Woman......... There was a woman. ”
Li Fan suddenly looked at Zheng Fan very firmly.
"What kind of woman?" Zheng Fan immediately asked.
"Master said, said she was very good-looking, yes, Master said, said it."
"And then?"
"The woman asked Master, asked Master, why are our masters and apprentices here, who sent us, yes, she asked, she asked."
"How did your master answer?" Zheng Fan could only ask slowly along his train of thought.
"Master said that he is the guest of the Marquis of Pingxi, and with him, he will be able to live a good life in the temple in the future."
"........." Zheng Fan.
"Huh." The Juggernaut couldn't help but laugh.
"And then?" Zheng Fan could only continue to ask.
And then ...... Then Master, woman, woman, Master, then ......"
Monk Lifan began to hold his head again,
"Then, the eyes opened, the ice cracked, Master and I, climb, climb, crawl, ......"
As the little monk spoke, he fell asleep, not because he was not angry, but because he was exhausted.
Although I have been either eating or sleeping in the past two days, in fact, my mind has been colliding fiercely, and the consumption of my mind is the most torturous.
"I understand a little." Zheng Fan said.
"You can understand that, too?" Juggernaut was a little curious.
Zheng Fan nodded,
Road:
"They are not the one who found the man under the ice by themselves,
but
After being caught, he was sent to the ice and used as a ......
Sacrifice. ”