Plum Village (2)

Xie Lan dreamed of the scenery of Meizhuang in the south of the city again, this dream was clearer than the last time, and the rich plum fragrance was refreshing, as if in a fairyland.

He saw the sword dancing in Merlin, and tried to get closer to take a few more looks, and the short dream was over.

This time, I still feel empty in my heart, as if I have forgotten something.

The cold shadow was still lying beside him, and nothing had happened.

Zhu Yunqing sent a letter from the palace, saying that it has been an eventful time in the palace recently, and she may not be able to leave the palace; However, she also mentioned in the letter that the sword evil qi is not a flood beast, as long as the heart veins are protected by the treasure jade, you can calm your mind and not be corroded by the sword evil qi.

And then again, even if the sword destroys the body, it will only be a serious illness at most; Most of those who died from the sword were scared to death by their own nightmares.

In that case, you can rest assured.

In the end, Xuan Jinhuan and Xie Lan went to Meizhuang together, Xie Lan said that he could feel that the closer to Meizhuang Hanying's sword qi became, the more intense it became, so it seemed that Hanying's was indeed related to Meizhuang in the south of the city.

However, Xuan Jinhuan has some other opinions, thinking that maybe it is because of the twin swords.

For example, the Frost Pavilion Sword, which they had never heard of before, was buried under Meizhuang.

Just in case, they went to Meizhuang in the twilight; After all, this place in Meizhuang is not an ordinary place, and if there are some ill-intentioned people staring at them here, it will not directly expose them.

Xuan Jinhuan kept an eye on it, after all, there are many people in a place like Wangdu, and everyone has ghosts.

However, the wind and snow drifted overnight, and the red plum blossoms on the plum village were in full bloom again, like a blazing fire in the night, which was also so weird.

"The plum blossoms have clearly been thanked that day······" Xuan Jinhuan muttered secretly, but he didn't let Xie Lan hear it.

As Master Huiyuan said, Meizhuang has long been barren, even if the plum blossoms are in full bloom, there is no vitality.

Everything is desolate and lonely, and the wind blows.

They could only rely on the faint light of the lantern to see clearly, and a petal fell on the candle in the lantern and was burned to ashes.

Xuan Jinhuan closed his eyes and thought about it, then pulled Xie Lan's sleeve in a low voice and said, "Lord Ling, no, why don't we go out first, and then come in after dawn." Even if she didn't want to admit it, she did have a little panic in her heart.

"Okay." Xie Lan naturally responded without the slightest hesitation.

In fact, the moment they stepped into Meizhuang, both of them were frightened, this kind of eerie place should not have come at night.

There was a small tea shed not far from Meizhuang, so they went to buy a cup of tea and rest.

The couple who sold the tea served them tea diligently, and the woman smiled and asked, "Are you from a foreign country?" "After all, the only people who can pass through here at such a late night are the post messengers or foreigners who rushed into Beijing.

"Thank you, auntie." Xuan Jinhuan took the tea and said with a smile, "We are out of the city to do business." ”

"Uh-oh." The woman nodded understandingly, looked at the two of them, and asked with a smile, "To be honest, our old couple has been selling tea here for decades, and we have never seen such a handsome girl as the girl." Because Xie Lan lowered her head and covered her face intentionally or unintentionally, the woman had no judgment against him.

Xuan Jinhuan bent his eyes and smiled happily: "It turns out that the eldest lady has been selling tea here for so many years, and the eldest lady must be a person who has seen the world." ”

The woman smiled bitterly: "We are just ordinary people, how can we see any big world." ”

Xuan Jinhuan took the opportunity to ask: "It's just the ups and downs of the past few decades." I once heard that Meizhuang not far away is the former Chenghan Academy, but the eldest lady has seen the former Chenghan students, right? ”

"The girl is really joking, they are all incredible big shots, and they are not the ones we have seen over the years." Although the woman was still smiling when she said this, her expression seemed to be a little panicked, which made it even more obvious that this smile was pulled out by force.

Seeing the woman walking away with the teapot, Xuan Jinhuan lowered her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking; Xie Lan secretly gestured to her and whispered, "That lady ······ her"

Xuan Jinhuan raised his eyes and said, "Maybe you know something terrible." ”

After a while, when the woman came over with a teapot again, Xuan Jinhuan said to the eldest lady with a little apology: "When we went out of the city just now, we saw a large area of red plums, which were blooming brilliantly; Only then did I hear passers-by say that it was Meizhuang, which was the former hometown of Chenghan Academy. We have heard the story of Chenghan College since we were children, and this is why we asked a thing or two. ”

"Hey, girl, don't ask, but don't scare you young children." The woman sighed and frowned as if embarrassed.

"Scared?" Xuan Jinhuan was puzzled.

"The girl doesn't know. This Chenghan Academy declined more than 20 years ago; I've also heard that more than 20 years ago, there were often noises in the village at night, which was very scary, but now it is gone. The woman fussed.

For this, Xuan Jinhuan didn't believe it too much.

After all, the end result of this kind of thing is often exaggerated.

A place like Meizhuang that once had a story was later abandoned for various reasons, so it was natural that it would be arranged as a haunted place in the eyes of others.

Some things are so choreographed that they seem to come true.

Xuan Jinhuan looked in the direction of Meizhuang and thought about it.

The woman whispered to Xuan Jinhuan sneakily: "Little girl, you are still young now, and you don't know how terrible those things are. I heard that many Chenghan students were killed in Meizhuang back then, and the old school and Baili Meilin were burned to ashes by that sky-high fire; The Merlin you see now is something that grew back after the fire, and it is said that it is still the same as before, which is very strange. ”

"Fire?" Xuan Jinhuan narrowed his eyes strangely, Master Huiyuan had never mentioned this before.

"Anyway, you don't go near that place." The woman nervously reminded them.

Since the people were kind reminders, Xuan Jinhuan smiled and nodded: "Thank you, auntie, we will." ”

After the woman left, Xie Lan asked her, "What the hell is going on?" Isn't Meizhuang a sword mound? Why is it now related to murder and arson? ”

Xuan Jinhuan didn't feel too surprised, after all, it was a troubled time back then, and nothing could happen in the troubled times!

"Then shall we go to Meizhuang again?" Xie Lan asked again.

"Why don't you let the Lord wait here, and after dawn, Jin Huan will go to find out the truth first, and then try to act." Xuan Jinhuan thought about it and asked.

Xie Lan shook his head: "Then let's go together." ”