Chapter Twenty-Five: The Old Man Who Plays Spirits
I saw the "Zhi'an" in front of her sitting on the steps drowsy, and when she was most lax in defense, a man in black in the dark knocked her unconscious and flew to the direction of the demon world. When he arrived here, Yan Zhi put away his formation, ended this illusion, and the street returned to its former bustle, but a group of people in front of the cloth village were gone.
In the Taoist temple, Mo Xuan simply replenished Yan Zhi's true qi, and said: "Now that the situation seems to be weak, Yan Zhi's physical strength is weak, and he is not suitable for going far, so Ah Shui will stay to take care of it, and Li Shu is here to help them." When the three of them heard this, they said yes. Then, Mo Xuan said to Li Yuan: "You follow me to the demon world, Xiaobai is a person from the demon world, he should be familiar with it, and follow me." Li Yuan was already guilty, so as soon as Mo Xuan mentioned it, he made up his mind in his heart to go to the soup and go to the fire, and he did not hesitate to do so.
After everything was ordered, the three of them went in the direction of the demon world.
At this time, Zhi'an slowly opened her eyes, and when she woke up, she found that she was not in the wasteland, but in a room.
There is a faint smell of fragrance in the room, the aroma is pleasant, refreshing and refreshing, "This fragrance is good, suitable for the master to smoke clothes." Orian muttered to herself, got out of bed with her shoes on, and walked around the room. The room is not big, but half of the space is put on the bookshelf, and there are nearly a thousand copies of Zhi'an! Next to the bookshelf is a square table, and there are a few words on the table: spring, summer, autumn, winter. The handwriting is neat, and the pen is vigorous and powerful, she thought, maybe this is an immortal who loves to read as much as her master.
In the rest of the room, there was a set of mahogany tables and chairs, on which a purple clay pot was placed, and it was faintly steaming, "Take care of it so well?" Where am I? Orian sat down on the bed and muttered to herself.
When Zhi'an was distracted, the door was gently opened, and he saw an old man trembling and coming in with a plate. ”
The old man coughed heavily, his voice hoarse, "In the wasteland, the demon realm wasteland." ”
Zhi'an knew that he had been thrown into the wasteland, but he was still curious why there was such a house in the wasteland, so he asked, "Old man, where am I?" What happened? ”
The old man did not answer, but pushed the plate in front of her, and said, "Let's eat, it's not too late to eat." ”
"Really?" Zhi'an still couldn't believe it, so he asked again. The old man nodded and handed the chopsticks up. Because of the doubts in his heart, Zhi'an ate quickly, and within the time of a stick of incense, Zhi'an ate the contents of the plate cleanly. "Old man, can you talk now?" Zhi'an's mouth was stuffed full, and the appearance of pouting was very cute, and the old man really liked it. "Little doll, don't worry, you must know that this place is not accessible to anyone, I have to ask you first, how did you find it?"
"Look at what you said, can I come to this place to play with nothing to do? I remember one night, I was knocked unconscious, and I woke up and I was here. Speaking of this, Weaving Anxin was full of grievances, you know, I have been staying in the mountains, but I haven't made any enemies!
After hearing this, the old man laughed: "Haha, you little doll doesn't look very old, but the enemy is not small!" I threw you into this wasteland, and if I hadn't met you by chance, you'd have been a dead tree by now! ”
Hearing this, Zhi'an pursed his lips and dropped a lot of "golden beans" without anger, after all, he didn't provoke anyone, he was brought here for no reason, and he almost died, and he was wronged when he thought about it. "Oh, little doll, don't cry, with me here, you will definitely have no worries." The old man was very distressed when he saw Zhi'an's aggrieved face.
"Thank you, old man, I was a little out of shape just now, and I hope you can have a lot of adults, don't worry about me." Zhi'an's nose is stuffed, and she is also sobbing when she speaks.
The old man shook his head, "It's okay, my little old man has lived in this place for thousands of years, and he is used to seeing all kinds of things in the world. You little doll seems to be young and ignorant, but in fact you are extremely kind-hearted. I walked in trembling just now, and you didn't forget to help me, and it can be seen from this little thing that I didn't see the wrong person. ”
"You were ...... just now Loaded? "Orian was a little unsure.
The old man touched his beard, and his face was very proud: "It's indeed me pretending, although I am thousands of years old, but my body is tough, and there is no problem with lifting a copper tripod, haha!" Do you want to see what I just played? ”
"Uh......" Zhi'an had a black line on his face, and he had no choice but to say about this old naughty boy in his heart: "Like." ”
Hearing a satisfactory answer, the old man sat up straight again and solemnly introduced himself: "As for me, I am the boss of this area, although there is not a single soldier under me, but I have the final say in this area, and I have forgotten the name for thousands of years, but I remember that everyone calls me the old man of the skeleton." "The old man said that he was very powerful, of course, Zhi'an's always stupid and stupid character was believed.
"Wow, what a great man! It's like a bandit on the mortal mountain, mighty! Orian had a stomach full of words of praise, but when it came to his mouth, it seemed to change its taste.
The old man of the skeleton was angry and yelled, "I don't look like a bandit!" Do you praise others? Little dolls! ”
"Hey, hey." Zhi'an smiled embarrassedly, "Because people are shallow, they are still a little goblin!" Weaving rubbed her little hands lightly, thinking of a more perfect compliment. Before she could finish her thoughts, the old man asked, "You haven't said your name yet." ”
"Oh, yes!" For the skill of the old man of the skeleton to change the topic at this moment, Zhi'an expressed his admiration, "My name is Zhi'an. ”
"Xiao Zhian, do you know why I rescued you?" The old man took a sip of tea directly from the teapot. Zhi'an recalled the conversation she had with the old man just now, and always felt like the old man hadn't communicated with anyone for a long time, so if she said this, she saved herself because...... "Are you here to relieve boredom?" ”
The old man shook his head, and Zhi'an thought again, yes, this old man's thousands of years of skills, he must go out if he wants to, and no one can stop him! Then he saved himself because ...... "Because I'm cute?" At this moment, the old man shook his head very firmly.
"Oops!" Zhi'an was completely deflated, and asked directly: "Old man, what did you say it was for?" ”
Suddenly, the old man's eyes were blazing, and he looked straight at Zhi'an, as if he wanted to see her through. Weaving Anxin was furious, and asked tremblingly, "What, it doesn't mean that you want my life, right?" ”
At this moment, the old man nodded.
Zhi'an suddenly went from cold feet to his head, and thought, it's over! I thought I would escape a catastrophe, but who knew that I had just escaped from the wolf's mouth and arrived at the tiger's den again! After pondering for a moment, he hurriedly took out the usual tricks to deal with the master, and suddenly knelt on the ground, hugging the old man's thigh, "Woo, in fact, I'm not a good elf, because I haven't cultivated into a human form for many years, and I finally cultivated into a human form, and I'm still a half-grown doll, you absorb my energy, it's better to cultivate for a few more hours, so it's more stable!" ”
"Really?" There was an eerie voice above Zhi'an's head, and she was so frightened that she suddenly spread her hand holding her leg again, took a few steps back, trembling all over, and shouted in her heart: Master! Come on! If you don't come again, your lovely apprentice will be a pile of branches!
The old man approached step by step, and the expression on his face became darker and darker, completely losing the image of the kind old urchin just now. "I ...... I'm really bad...... It's not delicious! Orian sat down on the ground, struggling to step back.
The old man stopped and smiled suddenly, "How?" You see me acting, right? Ha ha! This sudden turn of events made Zhi'an confused for a while, "What do you want to do?" ”
The old man picked up the purple clay pot again, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then asked Zhi'an to sit down first, "First of all, when I asked you for the first time if I acted well, you hesitated!" You're hesitating! The old man shouted angrily, but then sorted out his mood and sat down again: "But, just the performance just now, do you say again that I acted well?" ”
At this time, Zhi'an did not hesitate at all, and directly gave a thumbs up: "Okay!" Your acting skills are simply the only one in heaven and earth, no one can beat it, it can be said that the viewer is crying, and the hearing is sad, wonderful! Zhi'an was afraid that he would hesitate and provoke him to scare himself again.
"Okay, I like a little doll like you with eyes!" The old man was happy, so he took another sip of tea. "That's why I'll save you."
"So, what the hell are you saving me for?" Weaving is unrelenting, since the question is said, there must be an answer!
"Because I want to see the flowers bloom and fall." After speaking, a trace of sadness flashed in the old man's eyes, and Zhi'an could see that this was not acting, but really sad.
"Just such a small request?" Orian asked again. The old man nodded, but explained: "Because you have been walking in the wasteland for several days in a row, there is not much internal strength left, and if you rashly show your true body, I am afraid that your life will be in danger." ”
Zhi'an really didn't think of this, because since she cultivated, she didn't pay much attention to these problems, so just now the old man said his wish, and she felt that it was very simple. But now it seems that everything is not as simple as it seems. But an old man who has lived for thousands of years, and his wish in his heart is only to see the flowers bloom and fall, so he must also have suffering in his heart. However, as he said, once he shows his true body, he may die in the wasteland, and when the time comes, let alone the flowers bloom and fall, they will not even be able to sprout!
Zhi'an was just about to raise his head and refuse, but he saw the old man sitting alone by the door, with a purple clay pot in his hand, drinking alone and mourning, and his back was very gloomy. A trace of compassion rose in the weaving peace of mind, and the old man just said that he was afraid that his life would be in danger, which means that he still has a glimmer of life! The old man saved his life, he deserves something in return, in the face of righteousness, you might as well choose righteousness!