"Penglai Courtyard is closed to the roof, and the people in the painting hall are speechless. Throw the pillow green clouds, embroidered clothes smell the fragrance. Sneak into the bead lock and be shocked to realize the silver screen dream. The face is smiling slowly, and the look is infinitely affectionate. ”

Bursts of ethereal and beautiful singing float on the sea surface of Penglai Wonderland, as far as the eye can see, the mountains and seas are connected here, the clouds and mist are shrouded, the song comes from the ethereal air pavilion, and the seven heavenly maidens in the building are dancing, laughing and singing.

The song they sang was the poem "Bodhisattva Man, Penglai Courtyard Closed Tiantai Girl" by the poet Li Yu of the fifth generation, which was written about a moment when the Penglai Heavenly Girl and her lover were opposite, and the man walked quietly, not alarmed, but leaned over to look at the lover who was napping on the couch. An inadvertent subtle movement woke up the person in the dream. The heavenly girl's eyes slowly opened, and she was looking at her lover, you looked at me, I looked at you, the smile gently rippled on her face, the two were speechless, but they had endless infinite affection for each other.

Below sat an immortal with extraordinary bones and a bodhisattva with a kind eyebrow. While watching the pearl song and dance of the goddess, they talked and laughed, only to hear the two immortals first say something about enlightenment and cultivation of immortals, and then they talked about fame and fortune, greed, hatred and hatred in the red dust.

This song reached the ears of a red-clothed fairy girl on Penglai Immortal Mountain, who stood quietly on the edge of the cliff for a long time, overlooking the sea of fog, and couldn't help but feel upset in her heart. A gust of wind blew, stirring her red clothes and ruffling the strands of silk on her bun. As soon as the singing faded away, there was a burst of joy and laughter. She sighed, and her heart swelled with an endless knot, muttering to herself: "The heavenly girl is happy and happy, and she can't understand the flavors of life, how can she understand the melancholy of love, born as a human being, the happiness will pass in a flash, but the sorrow and sadness will last for a long time." ”

Immortal Gu's gaze fell on a cloud of red smoke and dust, and said gloomily: "In the last life, I moved my mortal heart, and I went down to the dust, and I caught so many tears when I met him!" Life is full of tribulations, and only the word love hurts the most. Just because I am stupid and obsessed with this little love, I want to go down to the earth again in this life and create this illusion. As she spoke, she jumped forward, and her red figure threw herself into the vast sea of fog.

When the immortal and the bodhisattva heard this, they looked at each other, and the bodhisattva asked, "What is the matter with the Red Immortal Gu?" ”

The immortal shook his head and sighed: "Thirty-three layers of heaven, the highest from the hatred of the sky, four hundred and forty diseases, lovesickness is the most bitter." This merry and unjust case, let her go to the end. ”

The Bodhisattva clasped his hands together and said loudly: "Only the way is followed, but the heart is the sect." Emptiness is color, and color is emptiness. It's a dream, and it comes and goes. The moon in the water, the wind in the trees. As it is, there is no congestion. ”

It is said that there is a small city in the east of Shenzhou, which is called Fog City because of the perennial thin smoke and dust and fog.

The center of this foggy city is an arched bridge, the east side of the bridge is full of ordinary people's houses, because the common people's houses are not painted, because of the name "white house", the west side of the bridge is a red wall and green tiles, colorful mansions, all large households.

There is a quiet and far-reaching alley in the north of the arch bridge, which is named Cuidi Lane because of the narrowness of the place. Over the years, Cuidi Lane has been a scene of decay and depression and desolation. There is an ancient temple in the alley, covered with cobwebs and dust, and it can't be more old.

According to the legends of the old people in the city, many years ago, this ancient temple was haunted and many people died, and it was a place that made people smell and change. In Feng Shui, Gen is the ghost gate, and the Gen Kun line is the ghost door line, and the ghosts of the underworld go in and out here, and this ancient temple happens to fall on this ghost gate line. It is said that a master invited a statue of a god to the ancient temple and locked the temple door to prohibit people from approaching. Over the years, the place was empty and foggy. People are forgetful, and after many years, no one even knows which god is enshrined in the temple.

To the south of the arch bridge, there is a bustling street called Pingkang Street. The streets are lined with shops, including teahouses, wine shops, pawnshops, workshops, and many small vendors with large umbrellas. Every day, there are people in the market who sit in sedan chairs, some ride horses, some carry burdens, some drive donkeys to transport goods, some push wheelbarrows, there are monks with walking feet carrying baskets, there are street children who listen to and hear stories, and there are disabled elderly people begging on the edge of the city......

The largest restaurant on Pingkang Street is called "Red Moon Building". It is noisy and noisy, shouting and shouting, and there are often gorgeous women playing piano and dance music in the building, attracting many wealthy children who drink wildly.

On this day, a man walked into the restaurant. This person has phoenix eyes and a high nose, a white face and beard, a thin and haggard face, sword eyebrows and sideburns, he is a very beautiful man, but his sideburns are covered with silver threads, he looks no longer young, it seems that every white hair is full of vicissitudes of life.

The housekeeper of the Red Moon Mansion is named Shi Ke, he is not very old, but his eyes are alive. He looked at the man from head to toe, but saw that this man was wearing a golden crown of hair, a brocade robe and a jade belt, and a Hanyu Nine Dragons Pei hanging from his waist. Although he didn't recognize this person, he knew that this person was prominent, either rich or expensive, and hurriedly greeted him with a smile.

I only heard him laugh and say, "Big official, what can I do for you?" ”

With a calm face, the man swept through the passing guests, and said in a muffled voice, "Help me find a clean place." ”

Shi Kede ordered the man to take the man to the private room in the deepest part of the restaurant. While leading the way, he smiled and said, "Big official, where did you come from?" ”

The man said, "I'm from the capital. ”

Shi Ke said with a smile: "Hey, when you look at your plump and chic, you will know that you are an extraordinary person." Sure enough! It turned out to be a big official from the capital! ”

The man answered, but did not speak again. After coming to the private room, the man did not ask for wine and food, but only ordered a pot of tea, and then stood alone in front of the door, looking out with a heavy heart.

Shi Ke observed the words and expressions on the side, his mind moved, he stepped forward and said softly: "Big official, there are a few young girls in the shop, who can play small songs and recite poems. ”

When the man heard this, he frowned, waved his hand and said, "No need." ”

Shi Ke was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "The little one is mouthy." He thought to himself, what is this outsider doing in this Red Moon Tower, is it possible to take a sip of tea? He wanted to retreat with interest.

Suddenly, the man looked up at him and beckoned to him.

Shi Ke hurriedly stepped forward, bowed down and asked, "What do the officials command?" ”

The man smiled and said, "What do you call the person in charge?" ”

Shi Ke laughed and said: "Little Shi Ke." ”

The man said, "Such a big scene, are you all here to show up?" ”

Shi Ke nodded in response with a grin.

The man smiled: "It seems that you are the backbone of this Red Moon Tower." ”

Shi Keqi smiled and said: "Where and where, you have praised it, and the boss is too trustworthy, and you will enjoy it." He rolled his eyes, comprehended, and said, "Big official, dare you need the little one to do something for you?" ”

The man whispered, "Can you help me find two capable people." ”

Shi Ke understood, thinking that this big rich man was looking for someone, so he asked: "Dare to ask the big official, who are you looking for?" ”

The man paused and said, "A skillful locksmith, a Taoist who can chant spells and draw talismans to drive away ghosts and demons." ”

Shi Ke listened, hesitated in his heart, although this Red Moon Building is ushered in every day, people from three sects, nine streams, five elements and eight works can be encountered, but after all, it is just a scene, if you want to talk about a locksmith, the blacksmith shop at the head of the city can be found, but this Taoist who knows how to recite spells and draw talismans to drive away ghosts and demons has never seen it, even if he encounters it, how to identify whether he has real skills or is a charlatan?

When he was hesitating, he saw the man take out two ingots of silver from his arms and put them on the table, and said, "Shi Ke, this is what I mean, if you want to do this, I will pay you ten times the reward." ”

Shi saw the silver, and his heart blossomed, who would have thought that this outsider was so generous, these two ingots of silver were enough for him to eat and drink in Fog City for a month. He hurriedly smiled at the man and said, "Don't worry, the big official, the little one will do his best to find someone for you." He thought to himself, such a good thing of making money, whether it can be done or not, must be done.

The man nodded, took no more sip of tea, and turned to leave.

Shi could see that he was in a hurry, and he couldn't help but be happy, so he said: "Big official, although the little one doesn't know how to recite spells and draw talismans, but if you talk about the skill of picking locks, the little one knows a few friends. I don't know where the big officials want to pick the lock? ”

The man turned his head, and after a while, he said: "No one in the world can pry open this lock, and you must first ask the master to recite a spell and draw a talisman to exorcise ghosts and demons." ”

When Shi Ke heard this, he only felt that it was an unheard of thing, and asked, "Where is this locked?" ”

The man stared at Shi Ke and said, "This is locked on the gate of an ancient temple in the north of this city. ”

Shi Ke was stunned for a moment, hesitated slightly, and said, "Are you talking about the dilapidated ancient temple in Cuidi Lane?" He was secretly strange, and couldn't help but say more: "The broken temple has been abandoned for many years, and there is not even incense, why do you pry its door?" ”

The man's face sank, and he said in a muffled voice: "You are too young, how do you know that the mystery must not be revealed." Don't ask any more. ”

Shi Ke didn't dare to ask any more questions after hearing this, so he could only respectfully send the man out of the Red Moon Tower. However, when the man turned to leave, the corners of his mouth suddenly hooked up with a mysterious smile, but Shi Ke didn't see it at all.

Shi Ke held the two ingots of silver, and thought in his heart: This person came from the capital thousands of miles away, and was willing to spend so much silver, just to pry open the door of the broken temple? He seemed to know some secret. He deceived me for my young age, and I saw that he wanted to cover up. Could it be that the ruined temple contains psychic treasures?

This Shi Ke was pondering, only to see an old Taoist priest walking at the door. This Taoist priest is dressed in tatters and has unkempt feet, but he is born with extraordinary bones and a very different wind god. Shi Ke glanced at it, and didn't want to take another look, then lowered his head to get the silver, waved his hand and said, "Let's go!" I don't tell my fortune. ”

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, how do you know that I'm not here to eat?" ”

When Shi Ke heard it, he felt like a ruffian, so he didn't pay attention to him.

The Taoist priest said, "You have been in trouble recently, and I just want to save your life." ”

Shi Ke was impatient, turned around and wanted to walk into the store.

I only heard the Taoist priest say: "When the night of the full moon is over, don't walk at night, remember to remember!" ”

Shi Ke was stunned, and couldn't help but secretly think to himself: There are words in this old Tao, pretending to be a ghost, isn't it the Taoist I am looking for? Ask him if he can recite mantras. He turned his head sharply, and the man was gone.

After a few days like this, Shi Ke forgot all about it.

It is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the festival of reunion. Shi Ke has not yet married, and his parents are not in this fog city, so he has been busy working in the Red Moon Tower. When it was time to close, he returned to the lodge alone to rest. The night was long, and he didn't know why, tonight's thoughts fluctuated, tossing and turning, and he couldn't sleep for a long time.

When the first round of bright moon, Shi Ke's heart moved, greed rose suddenly, and he casually turned out the hammer and wire, and wanted to go to the ancient temple to smash open the door and find out. Running all the way, the night was dark and the wind was high, and the whole fog city was quiet.

Shi Ke felt the darkness through Cuidi Lane and came to the gate of the ancient temple. I saw that there was indeed a copper lock the size of a fist on the gate, covered with patina. He smashed it with all his might. Strange to say, it smashed Shi Ke's palm bleeding, and the hammer was smashed, but the copper lock was not damaged at all. Shi Ke wiped his sweat, tore off a piece of cloth and put it on his hands, and then used the wire to pry the lock cylinder.

Unconsciously, it was already the third watch, and the wires that Shi Ke was carrying were all broken, and when he was anxious, he suddenly heard a woman's delicate cry in the temple.

Shi Ke's heart froze, and a cold sweat broke out when he landed.

I only heard the woman say: "Tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival reunion, the concubine is unknown, I feel lonely, such a beautiful night, I want to invite my son to drink and admire the moon in the boudoir, I don't know what to do?" ”

Shi Ke was amazed, got up and looked at the crack in the door, it turned out to be a girl, wearing a light gauze thin skirt, picking flowers there, born with beautiful eyes, euphemistic and moving, and even more beautiful in the moonlight. The girl looked back at him and smiled, and the eyes under the eyebrows shone with crystal tears.

Shi Ke was stunned.

The next morning, when the sky was bright, a few frolicking naughty children happened to pass by Cuidi Alley, only to hear a scream resounding throughout the alley.