Chapter 16: Out-of-phase

The moment Cheng Yifan stepped into the city gate, a vision suddenly occurred in Wuyun Mountain. The entire Wuyun City was covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and fierce winds. The people of the city looked up, they had lived here for decades and had never seen anything like it. Not to mention the strong winds, in this basin surrounded by mountains, there are few breezes on a regular basis.

And at this time, the five black clouds are even more crazy. I saw the fracture of the five black clouds, the blue light was blooming, flashing electric light continuously, mixed with a huge thunderous sound, the five black clouds were like an awakened dragon, screaming with heart-rending strength, which was terrifying.

Cheng Yifan only felt that his chest was suffocated, and the reincarnation bead trembled like crazy, almost wanting to fly out of his chest. Then a powerful cool air flow rushed towards Cheng Yifan's whole body, making him dizzy for a while. The thunder seemed to sound in his heart. There was a feeling of pain in his heart. Every time the thunder sounded, his heart trembled, and Cheng Yifan felt as uncomfortable as hearing the screams of his relatives struggling in pain.

This is a very familiar feeling, and Cheng Yifan feels that these five clouds are both intimate and terrifying. Cordial is the circling body, terrifying is the thunderous scream, every time it sounds, the reincarnation bead trembles for a while.

Gao Yunliang also looked up like everyone else. A feeling of unease rose from his heart again, and this time he was even terrified.

"Are those two girls?" Gao Yunliang believes that among their group, there must be someone who is not welcomed by this Wuyun Mountain, so they will cause such a vision. Cheng Yifan is obviously impossible, he is mediocre, just an ordinary tourist. And those two girls, the existence of a fan, must be related to Wuyun Mountain.

"Now I can only take one step at a time." Gao Yunliang secretly told himself in his heart.

The six old men of the Gao family, the Li family, the Zhao family, and the Jin family were silently watching the changes in Wuyun Mountain at this time, and their faces all showed complicated emotions.

The mutation did not last long, when the reincarnation bead on Cheng Yifan's chest did not tremble anymore, and the cold air disappeared, Wuyun City returned to its usual tranquility. At this time, the reincarnation bead was also like falling asleep, a dead silence, and turned into an ordinary bead.

After Cheng Yifan entered the city, he found that the Li family and the Zhao family were not far apart, but there was a wall and a house in the middle, which were not connected. However, there is a side alley behind it, which can pass people. There are two main streets in Wuyun City, both of which are paved with bluestone slabs. The two stone streets start from Gaojia and are distributed in the east and west of Wuyun City, in a north-south direction. On the left, one passes through the Ye family and finally the southeast gate of the Li family; The other passed through the Jin family and finally the southwest gate of the Zhao family. Except for the two main streets, the others are horizontal alleys, about 20 or so.

The entire town of Wuyun is a circular city with a diameter of about six kilometers. It is divided into five regions, consisting of Gao, Ye, Zhao, Jin, and Wujia. The mansions of the five surnames are very large, covering an area of more than two acres.

The Zhao and Li families were facing the city gate. The Ye, Jin, and Gao families are backed by the mountains. Each mansion is surrounded by a number of smaller houses, most of which are inhabited by people with the same surname.

Listen to Gao Yunliang's introduction: It turns out that Wuyun Mountain is composed of these five surnames, and each surname has its own region and sphere of influence. The head of the family lives in the mansion and is in charge of the affairs of the family. The side family lives around the mansion.

Now, more than 300 years have passed, and although the main appearance has not changed much, the residential area has still changed somewhat. For example, the Ye family in the east, the Ye family moved in an accident more than 300 years ago. The entire person surnamed Ye disappeared from Wuyun City overnight. And the area of the Ye family is also inhabited by people of other four clans.

Despite this, the Ye family's mansion was preserved. Today, although weeds are growing, they are still well preserved. I heard that the heads of the four clans spoke at the same time, and they were not allowed to move the Ye Mansion. Later, there were often some strange things in Yefu, and the people in the city thought it was a murderous mansion and a haunted house, and no one dared to go there.

"Where is the Ye family now? Didn't you come back?" Cheng Yifan asked puzzled after listening to Gao Yunliang's introduction.

"Where did the Ye family go, the people in the town didn't know, it disappeared overnight, and no one surnamed Ye was left. No one knows why? No one will ask? I don't think the people in the city want the Ye family to come back either. ”

"Why?" Cheng Yifan asked Gao Yunliang incomprehensibly. Cheng Yifan is originally a person who likes to dig into the roots, he wants to understand everything, if he doesn't figure it out, he will never forget, and even insomnia, which is also the reason why Gao Yunliang said that he has a bullish temper.

"Look... Look... It's time to dig the roots again, think about it! Gao Yunliang said in a tricky way.

"Can't think of it." Cheng Yifan shook his head.

"You are stupid, the people of the Ye family are back, so where do they live? Hahaha......" Gao Yunliang laughed.

"Haha......" Cheng Yifan punched Gao Yunliang hard and said, "Let's go."

It may be that the vision just now attracted the two elders of the Zhao family. At this time, Zhao Yawen's grandparents were standing at the door. Zhao Yawen rushed over. While running, he shouted, "Grandpa, grandma, I'm back!"

Zhao Yawen is the youngest child of the Zhao family's generation. Zhao Yawen's father Zhao Zhi is also the youngest child in the previous generation, and there are eight uncles and three aunts. Coupled with the collateral lineage, the population of the Zhao family accounts for almost one-third of Wuyun City. The people surnamed Zhao are united, and the words of the head of the Zhao family are even more accurate and prestigious.

Although the Zhao family is not rich or powerful in Wuyun Mountain, they are prosperous, and people of the opposite sex do not dare to bully them. Because Zhao Yawen is the youngest, his grandparents have loved him since he was a child. I also have a very good relationship with my grandparents.

Cheng Yifan stood in the distance and watched, only to see that the two old men were full of white hair, about eighty. Although he is in his eighties, he is refreshed and does not show signs of malaise. The man is about 1.7 meters tall, with a half-pack waist, holding a black wooden crutch and a gray robe. The woman is more than one meter and six, but her sloppy waist makes her look a little short; The old grandmother has a beautiful appearance, although the years of Cangsang have carved wrinkles on her face, but it can't hide her temperament. Cheng Yifan guessed that Zhao Yawen's grandmother should have been very beautiful when she was young, even more beautiful than Zhao Yawen now.

Grandpa, grandma, why did you come out, quickly find a place to sit Zhao Yawen took grandma's hand and said.

You ghost Y head, you haven't come to see me for so long, I can't wait to come out with your grandfather to pick you up at the door. Grandma Zhao gently nodded on Zhao Yawen's forehead with a trembling hand. Zhao Yawen was a little sour, and now he has too little time to accompany the two old men. Fortunately, there are many uncles who live in Wuyun Mountain, so that the two old people will not become empty nesters.

At this time, Cheng Yifan and they also came over with a trip. Kuroko is big and strong, and he naturally does the strength work, and he carries two large boxes by himself. And Cheng Yifan only pushes a small box, and he seems a little idle compared to the sunspot.

"Grandpa Zhao, Grandma Zhao, good!" Gao Yunliang and Kuroko shouted in unison.

"Heizi, Yunliang, they're all back! Good...... Good ......." Gao Yunliang and Heizi grew up with Zhao Yawen since childhood, and the relationship was originally good, running around the Zhao family all day when they were children, and the old man of the Zhao family liked these two children very much. If it weren't for Yawen's unwillingness, he would have wanted to fulfill Kuroko. It's a pity that the sunspot ended up walking with the Y head of the Wu family.

"It's a pity, it's a pity...... I just don't know if Gao Yunliang can take a fancy to Yawen. The old man of the Zhao family half-squinted and looked at Gao Yunliang thoughtfully.

"Grandpa Zhao, Grandma Zhao is good." Cheng Yifan learned from Gao Yunliang and called out politely.

"Huh...... This little brother looked at his eyes, and he didn't know what to call it? Grandpa Zhao looked at Cheng Yifan, and thought in his heart: "This young man looks handsome, but his temperament is a little worse, especially the dead silence on that face, which makes people breathless." ”

Grandpa Zhao saw Cheng Yifan's dead silence at a glance, and sighed secretly in his heart: "If it weren't for this black and suppressed dead air, this young man would be a dragon and phoenix among people." ”

Zhao Yawen hurriedly replied to his grandfather's words and said, "Grandpa, this is Yun Liang's college friend Cheng Yifan. Come to Wuyun Mountain to play. ”

At this time, Grandma Zhao on the side suddenly asked, "Little brother, are you going into the mountain?"

"Yes, Grandma Zhao." Cheng Yifan replied without hesitation.

"Then little brother, you have to be careful, Wuyun Mountain is not an ordinary mountain, it is very dangerous inside, I think I was ...... old woman back then" The old grandmother seemed to be interested, and she wanted to sigh something.

"Ahem.... Cough... Ahem.." Grandpa Zhao coughed dryly a few times, interrupted Grandma Zhao and said, "Let's go in first!" ”

The Zhao Mansion is very large, the gate is more than five meters wide, and there is a round stone plate on the left and right sides of the door. Behind the gate is a large courtyard with a row of side rooms on the left and right of the courtyard. There is a screen in the middle of the courtyard, and behind the screen is the central hall.

At this time, Cheng Yifan had not yet entered the middle hall, but he had already guessed the layout behind the middle hall. Over the years, Cheng Yifan has been bored and likes to see some ancient buildings in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The layout of the Zhao family's mansion was the most popular construction method in coastal cities during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The mansion has three halls in the front, middle and back, and there is a small courtyard between the halls. The front hall is used for receiving guests, and the middle hall is used for meals, which is equivalent to the living room and dining room of a modern house; The back hall is generally an ancestral hall. There are small rooms on each side of the three halls, which are partial rooms for living and resting, which are equivalent to the bedrooms of modern houses. There is a round stone plate at the entrance of the palace, which indicates that the ancestors of the Zhao family had official products, and the stone plate is a symbol of the grade.

"Yawen, are your ancestors from the coastal area?" Cheng Yifan suddenly asked.

Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Zhao next to him were also stunned, "This mediocre-looking young man actually broke the origin of the Zhao family in one word?" ”

Before Zhao Yawen could reply, Grandpa Zhao asked, "Little brother, why do you say this?" ”

"Oh, Grandpa Zhao." Cheng Yifan made a bent bow and said, "Grandpa Zhao, I prefer to see some architectural introductions of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Only then did I see that the building of the Zhao Mansion was very similar to the building of the official house in the coastal area of the Ming and Qing dynasties mentioned in the book. Therefore, it is speculated that the ancestors of Zhao Mansion may have been relocated from the coastal area to use this construction method. ”

Grandpa Zhao nodded and praised: "Little brother has good eyesight, the ancestors of the Zhao family have indeed lived in the coast."

"It's just that I don't understand something?" Cheng Yifan asked thoughtfully.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!" Grandpa Zhao made a gesture of please.

It is recorded in the book that if the official family is rewarded, a round stone plate will be placed at the door to show the status of the mansion. The size of the stone plate represents the level of the reward, but I don't know why there are indeed two stone plates of the same size at the entrance of the Zhao Mansion?

"This..."Grandpa Zhao seemed to be told something on his mind.

Hurriedly explained: This mansion was built by the ancestors of the Zhao family hundreds of years ago, and I don't know why two stone plates are placed here. If it weren't for the little brother who just explained, I really don't know what it means about the official rank? It seems that my Zhao family has also produced capable people before, hahaha......"

Cheng Yifan naturally knew that Grandpa Zhao was deliberately avoiding the topic. However, this is an internal affair of other families, and it is not appropriate to dig into the bottom of the question. He wanted to bypass the topic but didn't know how to get around it, so he awkwardly introduced himself: "Grandpa Zhao, you can just call me Xiao Cheng, or Yifan." ”

"Xiao Cheng, are you from the coastal area? Grandma Zhao, who had been watching Cheng Yifan from the side, suddenly opened her mouth and asked when she saw Cheng Yifan say this.

"Yes, I'm from the coastal area, and my grandmother has good eyesight." Cheng Yifan took the opportunity to bypass the topic.

"I don't know the ancestors, can there be someone surnamed Yuan?" Grandma Zhao asked abruptly.

"Grandma, you have called everyone Xiaocheng! How can there be a person surnamed Yuan? As soon as I finished praising you, you were confused, hehe......" Zhao Yawen saw that his grandmother asked abruptly, and quickly explained.

"Hehe, it's old...... Old, grandma is really old! This memory ...... Hehe......" Grandma Zhao said meaningfully.

"People surnamed Yuan, could it be that my ancestor is really from Wuyun Mountain?" Cheng Yifan thought of the letter from the ancestral house of the Cheng family, and he couldn't help but be secretly shocked. However, he didn't ask much, hiding his inner speculation, and responded to Grandma Zhao with a smirk, "Hehe......"

After sitting for about a cup of tea, Gao Yunliang wanted to go back to Gao's house under the pretext that it was not early. The two elders of the Zhao family insisted on keeping them for dinner. Gao Yunliang shirked it on the grounds of "agreeing to the Li family's grandmother first". And told them that they would come and pick up Yavin when they had set up their journey.

Sent away Gao Yunliang and them. Grandma Zhao helped Grandpa Zhao and said softly: "Old man, I always feel that this little Cheng is like a person!"

"You mean the portrait in the ancestral hall? Everyone said that the surname is Cheng, not Yuan. Grandpa Zhao responded calmly, "And this little descendant has a mediocre appearance and average temperament, not like a descendant of the Yuan family." ”

"I hope I'm thinking too much!" Grandma Zhao sighed deeply, and helped Grandpa Zhao into the back room.