At night, I had a nightmare.

I dreamed of the baby, who appeared at my bedside.

Its body was no more than a foot long, and its whole body was purple-black, but its skin was transparent, very thin, as if it would immediately turn into a pool of thick water if it was lightly stabbed.

Before it died, it seemed to have suffered so much pain that the expression on its face was so hideous, that it walked towards my bed step by step, and stepped barefoot on the floor with a thumping sound.

I woke up, but there was nothing around, and I looked up to see the window not far away, and I didn't know when it had been blown open by the wind, or if I forgot to close it when I went to bed at night.

I got up and walked to the table and poured a large glass of cold water to completely sober myself up.

The evening breeze blew, and I was excited, only to find that the underwear on my back had been soaked with cold sweat.

At this time, it was almost dawn, and there was silence everywhere in the Hongwen Pavilion, and there was no human voice yet.

Today's Hongwen Pavilion, plus me, is only a dozen people in total, and there are a few who are uncertain, it is said that they are wandering around, praying for the exorcism of evil spirits for the people of Gyeonggi, and those who stay in the museum are not usually seen, everyone acts separately, does not interfere with each other, and does not participate in the government affairs, nor is it responsible for the imperial court.

In short, in the eyes of everyone, we are just liars who have been offered here by the king to reassure the king's ministers and people.

They were all asleep, and at the turn of day and night, the yang energy became stronger, and even those who liked to be active in the dark night seemed to be silent.

I grabbed the jade flute at the head of the bed, casually put on a dress and went out, and stood in the pavilion in the courtyard to play music.

Fortunately, the Hongwen Pavilion is very large, and although the mansions of the adults are connected, they don't live together, otherwise I'm afraid that I will be invited to tea by Lord Yin because of disturbing the people in the middle of the night.

The tone of the Requiem resounded in mid-air, interspersed with the branches and leaves of the trees, and after a while, a black mist gradually condensed by the arch not far away.

It looks like a human form, but it is not a human form, fluttering, dreamlike, and as light and thin as a mist, as if a gust of wind will blow it away.

I looked at it for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Proverbs, is that you?" ”

The shadow stood still for a moment, then slowly drifted away, and I had no choice but to move and catch up.

Unfortunately, the shadow was so shallow that it wandered through the courtyard, appearing and disappearing, and I followed it and eventually lost it.

At this time, the sky was already bright, the east revealed the white of the fish's belly, and a touch of morning glow spread magnificently in the sky.

Seeing that I was disheveled and anxiously searching in the hall, the other party was startled and asked, "Master Gu, what are you doing?" ”

I looked at him, and then I realized that before I knew it, I had left my own house and broken into someone else's house.

So, he hurriedly replied: "I found a yin spirit in the courtyard of the house below, and I just wanted to detain it to take a look, but I accidentally let it escape." ”

This person, I remember the surname Liu, I have seen it a few times before, but the specific name is no longer available.

Anyway, since he entered the Red Smell Pavilion, he has never been seen going out, and he has been guarding the door of the house, very religious.

Hearing this, he didn't care at all: "What's so good about the Yin Spirit, it's just a useless gas, grab a handful outside, but the Yin Spirit that can break into our Red Smell Pavilion is also a little capable...... If I'm idle today, I'll set up a soul-attracting formation in the hall, and catch it and give it to adults. ”

"No need."

I smiled and said, "It's nothing to do, it's just a trial, and I don't dare to bother the adults." ”

He arched his hand to this person, and was about to leave, but he stopped him: "Master Gu......"

I turned around and saw him facing me and asked, "Master Gu thinks that what is it that endangers the king in the palace?" ”

I didn't speak, and I heard him say again: "As I just said, the yin spirit is evil, I'm afraid I don't have that ability...... The hearts of people in this world are really ridiculous, they are obviously afraid and afraid, but they don't know that the so-called calamities, the so-called evils, often originate from themselves. ”

I looked at him for a moment and replied, "My lord, although you and I are cultivators, we were born and grew up in the world, and we have three meals a day, firewood, rice, oil, and salt, and we are not half a point higher than others...... There are some things, if you don't see through them, it's just a means to make a living, do you want to smash your own job? ”

The man was silent for a moment, then said to me, "Taught." ”