Chapter Seventy-Three: Beginning and Ending (12)
The weather in early spring, the peach blossoms on the streets in Chang'an City, and the storytellers in the restaurant teahouses talked about the rumors of the past few days, rumored that there was a ghost market, and the door was opened when it was a child.
"Is this true?"
"I see, eighty percent can't be fake, do you know the daughter of Butcher Zhang's family?"
"I know, my daughter is a beautiful girl."
"The daughter of the butcher's family, it is said that she entered the ghost city and never came back."
"Huh, really?"
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In the teahouse, the people are talking about the rumors of this ghost market, they gather together with peanut tea, saying whose people went in and didn't come out, whose family came out and went crazy, etc., what they said was reasonable, as if they saw it with their own eyes,
In the corner of the southeast direction, there was a young man in a white robe, the young man was about twenty-five or sixteen years old, with a white and delicate face, he sat at the table, the teapot on the table was empty, he listened to the conversation of the guests at the next few tables, and beckoned the shopkeeper to add tea.
"Little brother, what kind of ghost market are there in your Chang'an City?" The young man asked while Xiao Er was adding tea, his voice was soft, like a breeze.
"Hey, this Taoist, our Chang'an, we didn't have it at first, but half a month ago, the daughter of Prime Minister Lin in Chang'an City suddenly disappeared, and when she got it back, she was crazy, as if she had lost her soul, and when she saw someone, she said something about ghosts and gods, and this rumor came like this." Xiao Er lowered his voice and finished speaking, and the young man gave him some broken silver as a reward.
The storyteller is still continuing, this time he said that Yun Jintang, the only big apprentice of the master of Wuji Guan on Zhongnan Mountain, is handsome and extraordinary, just like the bright moon high above, this time it is because of the ghost market deliberately went down the mountain, this Yunjin Hall is famous, a few years ago there was a plague in Yicheng, it was this Yunjin Tang Taoist who went alone, found a house to treat the plague, and saved the lives of people in the city. Because there is a bell waist ornament on Yun Jintang's waist, for a while, it was very popular with this thing.
And Yun Jintang, who was looked up to by the people, left the teahouse with his few luggage at this moment, and the shopkeeper went to clean up the guest who kindly rewarded him just now, and found that the guest also had a bell around his waist, and I am afraid that he is also an admirer of Yun Daochang.
Yun Jintang, who was regarded as his admirer, went to the Prime Minister's Mansion after he left the teahouse, handed the letter in his hand to the guard at the door, and after a while, the guard trotted out and respectfully invited people in.
When the prime minister of the dynasty is a person who has read more than half a hundred, he supported the little emperor to take the throne, sat firmly in the court, the prime minister has no son, only one daughter, he regards his daughter more than anyone else, since his daughter came back crazy, he has not looked for a doctor, even the imperial doctor has been pulled by him, no one can cure his daughter, the prime minister had to prepare to return to his hometown and take his daughter to the market to find out if there is any miracle doctor, of course the little emperor disagreed, and finally he sent a letter to Wujiguan, Yunjintang came over.
After Yun Jintang entered the living room, the prime minister pulled Yun Jintang, who had just entered the door, with tears in his eyes, and all the expectations in his eyes were entrusted to Yun Jintang.
"Yun Dao Chief, you must cure my daughter, otherwise the old man will really not be able to live." The daughter is his life, the lady left early, leaving a daughter for him, if there is something long and short, how can he be worthy of the dead lady?
Yun Jintang patted the prime minister's hand and said, "Don't worry, Elder Lin, Poor Dao will go and see Miss Lin first." ”
"Good, good." The prime minister hurriedly took Yun Jintang to his daughter's boudoir in person.
When the two walked to the door, they heard the sound of ping-pong coming from inside, Yun Jintang asked the prime minister to wait for him in the same place, and after he pushed the door in by himself, the yin qi that came to his face made Yun Jintang frown, this is not a mass grave, how can there be so much yin qi?
Yun Jintang was still puzzled, in the middle of the messy room, there was a girl in a pink dress, the girl was only sixteen or seventeen years old, her long hair was messily draped, her hands were naturally drooping, she looked at Yun Jintang with pity, and then smiled darkly.
Yun Jintang walked over in three or two steps, dodged the girl's attack and subdued her, forcibly dragged the girl outside, the girl was dragged by him and kept screaming and struggling, Yun Jintang was unmoved, the prime minister saw the two of them come out nervously and wanted to go over, was stopped by Yun Jintang, the girl went to the sun, as if she was rolling on the ground in pain in the oil pot, the prime minister was distressed and wanted to help up, Yun Jintang quickly grabbed the prime minister and explained: "Lin Lao, Miss Lin is possessed by yin qi, as long as she is exposed to the sun for half an hour, she can be completely expelled." ”
The prime minister hurriedly stopped, his daughter had been afraid of the sun since she came back, of course the only daughter of the prime minister's baby was attached to her, but she didn't expect this to hurt her.
The two just watched like this, until the girl stopped rolling, and after slowly quieting down, Yun Jintang squatted on one hand to help the girl, took out a pill from his arms and fed her to take it, the girl reopened a pair of autumn water bright eyes, she looked at the handsome face close at hand, her heart was like a little rabbit, jumping fast.
"Miss Lin, I'm offended." Yun Jintang saw that the person had recovered, so he let go and stood up and took a few steps back, the prime minister hurriedly jumped up and hugged his daughter and cried with joy, the girl comforted her father with gentle words, and looked at Yun Jintang who was standing on the side inadvertently.
The prime minister arranged Yun Jintang's residence, and the evening injury specially set up a banquet for him to catch the wind and wash the dust, after Yun Jintang happily entered the table, the girl next to the prime minister had already freshened up, and sat on the chair of the prime minister's narration in a blue dress.
"Today I am specially for the cloud chief to pick up the wind and wash the dust, thank you so much for saving my daughter, otherwise I will ......" The prime minister said that his eyes began to redden, and he was afraid to think about it.
"Daddy, my daughter is fine, it's my daughter's unfilial piety, which makes my father worry." The girl gently comforted her father.
"What Xiao Wan said is that let Yun Dao Chang see the joke." The prime minister wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.
After the dinner, Yun Jintang mentioned the ghost city, Miss Lin thought for a while, and said: "I returned home from Dahua Temple that day to pray for my father's blessing, and on the way back, the coachman and the personal maid Xiaocui were gone, I was afraid, and I don't remember some things very clearly, I only remember hearing the flute, and then there was a woman in a purple dress, she asked me to go back quickly, and then I really didn't remember anything." ”
"Then Miss Lin can remember where she found out that your maid was missing." Yun Jintang asked.
"On West Street." Miss Lin said.
"In this way, can Poor Dao bother in the Prime Minister's Mansion for some time, and wait for Poor Dao to find out about the ghost market and return to his master's door."
The prime minister naturally couldn't ask for it, this was his precious daughter's life-saving benefactor, and it was no problem to live as long as he wanted.
Yun Jintang lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion, almost all of them meditated during the day, and went to West Street at night, for five days in a row, but they didn't gain anything at all.
On the sixth day, Miss Lin's maid came to him and said that Miss Lin had something to ask him for help, so Yun Jintang could only put down what he was doing and leave with the maid.
Miss Lin's surname is Lin Mingwan, she is a famous talented woman in Chang'an City, how many kings and grandchildren are looking forward to marrying her, but Lin Wan does not accept any of them.
When Yun Jintang arrived, Lin Wan smiled slightly and invited Yun Jintang to take a seat, and she personally poured tea for Yun Jintang.
"Miss Lin is looking for a poor road, is there something wrong?" Yun Jintang got straight to the point, there was a difference between men and women, and he still had to estimate Lin Wan's reputation.
"I drew a picture the day before yesterday, and I just asked Mr. Yun to help me take a look." Lin Wan said and opened the painting next to her, Yun Jintang glanced at it and said, "Miss Lin's painting is naturally excellent. ”
"I'm a peony in the yard, I like peonies very much, Mr. Yun, do you see that the bells on this peony flower can be painted well?" Lin Wan said, still blushing a little after speaking.
Yun Jintang was stunned, he stood up, and said lightly: "Although the bell is good, it is extremely incompatible with the peony, Miss Lin, there are still some things in the poor road, and it is rude." ”
After Yun Jintang left mercilessly, Lin Wan sat on the chair all of a sudden, and then tears fell, she knew that a person like Yun Jintang would not look down on a mortal woman like her.
After this incident, Yun Jintang could not continue to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he resigned from the Prime Minister, politely refused the Prime Minister's retention, and found an inn on West Street in Chang'an City.
Half a month but nothing was found, until a month later, Yun Jintang was still wandering on the west street when it was approaching, different from usual, but this time it was cold, the night gradually became foggy, he clenched the sword in his hand, and then moved forward carefully. The farther he went, he could hear the sound of selling, one after another, Yun Jintang's eyes suddenly lit up, and the scene in front of him made him feel shocked, and this was a lively bazaar in front of him. If it weren't for the fact that those people weren't angry, he would have believed that he had entered the night market in Chang'an City.
Those hawkers and pedestrians on the street were all stunned when they saw Yun Jintang, their eyes looked like they were looking, and then they seemed to have seen some delicious food, their eyes were blue. Seeing that the situation was not good, Yun Jintang turned around and ran, and the crowd behind him chased after him, and the roar rang out.
Yun Jintang solved the few who were close, because there were too many people and he was also injured, until he ran to a wooden house, the group of desperate chasers stopped their tracks, unwilling to dare to step forward, and finally could only leave, Yun Jintang temporarily breathed a sigh of relief, he sat in front of the wooden house, wanted to rest for a while and then find a way to leave, at this time the wooden house, squeaked open, Yun Jintang looked back, standing by the door was a woman wearing a purple skirt, the woman was extremely beautiful, a long black hair was simply pulled up, A pair of peach blossom eyes are shining, and the cinnabar between the eyebrows adds a touch of agility.
"Why are you at my doorstep?" The woman's voice was soft, and after Yun Jintang stood up, the dizzy woman hurriedly supported him and said, "You have been poisoned by the corpse?" ”
"The girl is from here?" Yun Jintang replied to the question, how could a girl's family live in such a dangerous place.
"Shut up, I'll take you in to detoxify first." The woman forcibly took him in, the wooden house was small, and it was clear at a glance, and the woman skillfully treated his wounds.
"Poor Dao Yunjintang, dare to ask the girl's name?" Yun Jintang Road.
The woman smiled and said, "You call me Si Su." ”
"What kind of place is this, Miss Sisu?"
Si Su poured him a glass of water, "This is the Moon City, if you want to go out, you will have to wait for a month, and the door to the outside world will not be opened until the next New Year's Day." ”
"A month?" Yun Jintang frowned, disappeared for no reason, Master would be worried, right?
"One month in the outside world is five years here." Si Su blinked mischievously.
"What?" Yun Jintang couldn't maintain the smile on his face like a spring breeze for the first time, did it take so long?
"It won't be long, you live with me and help me work, so you should repay me for saving my life?" Si Su smiled and proposed. Yun Jintang agreed, and only this place is barely safe at present.