"The white flag again?"

I muttered a little, he asked the question of this flag when he first met the eighth master, and now he is going down to the Yellow River for this flag, what is strange in it?

"What, Grandma Huo, what's the use of this flag, the eighth master attaches so much importance to it?"

After thinking about it, I still asked cheekily.

Mrs. Huo laughed nonchalantly, "What, didn't the old ghost tell you?" ”

I scratched my head and said, "No, I only heard him tell me stories about this white flag, but I have never seen this white flag since I was a child, and I thought it was just a legend." ”

"It seems that the old white ghost is hiding deep enough, and even his grandson is hidden."

Mrs. Huo glanced at me and said, "I heard that the young owner is still a college student?" ”

I nodded and said, "Yes, second-rate university, I'm thinking about reporting on it in the next few days." ”

"Well, when Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian was there, he was also a showman." Mrs. Huo said lightly.

"Xiucai?"

I don't know why, as soon as I heard this title, I thought of the old man who still wore a gray robe and a melon hat at the end of the Republic of China, had a large white beard, and opened his mouth and closed his mouth.

"From ancient times to the present, if a scholar wants to get ahead, he can only take the exam, I remember when Zhu Yuanzhang first became the emperor, like Shaodong, who can be admitted to Xiucai, can also be exempted from three capital crimes."

Mrs. Huo let out a dry laugh for no reason after speaking, I don't know how to answer when I see her like this, how can she talk about things to Zhu Yuanzhang's head, she will never have experienced Zhu Yuanzhang's era, that is too unbelievable.

But seeing that Sister Yu was standing there with a look of deafness, she stabilized her mind, and saw Mrs. Huo squinting her eyes and looking out of the door, as if she had recalled something a long time ago.

"Although Zhu Yuanzhang is a cattle herder, he attaches great importance to scholars, in that era, no matter which royal law you committed, what capital crime you planted, as long as you have meritorious fame, it is equivalent to having three gold medals for avoiding death, and you can't die if you want to, and if you want to get ahead, as long as you participate in the scientific examination, so once every three years, entering Beijing to catch the exam has become a first-class major event for the lifters."

I saw that Mrs. Huo's lips were a little dry after talking for so long, so I hurriedly made a cup of tea and handed it to her, Mrs. Huo nodded and took a sip and continued:

"There is such an old saying in the old Beijing city: the stinky ditch opens, for example, it means that in the spring of March every year, the old Beijing city will dig the dark ditch, take out the filth inside, pile up on the street, and smoke the city, and during this period, it also happens to be the period of the imperial court to open the palace to take scholars.

The first thing they see when they enter the city of Beijing, which is full of smelly sludge and dark ditches with stinky water, is that the people of Beijing are in the spring breeze, the traffic is jammed, and the smell is smoky. ”

I listened a little fascinated, looking at Mrs. Huo's fascinated expression, I secretly had some speculations in my heart, but I didn't dare to interrupt.

"The place where the exams are held is called the Tribute Academy, in the early years it was the former site of the Yamen of the Yuan Dynasty Rite Department, and it was changed to the place where the scholars were opened in the Ming Dynasty, and on the first night of each examination, three flags should be planted on the corner tower of the Tribute Academy, the first one is a red flag, and the soldiers hold the red flag and stand on the corner tower and shake it gently, which is to invite the gods of heaven and earth, and the people and gods to learn together; Then he took out the second blue flag and shook it left and right in his hand, indicating that the ghosts of all the ancestors and ancestors of these people who came to the exam could come to the scene and bless their children and grandchildren to rise to the top and become the emperor, and this last flag is the white flag! ”

Mrs. Huo said here and glanced at me and said: "As long as this flag is shaken, it means that by the will of the king, the unjust creditors of each family have revenge, revenge, murder and courage, and are not condemned by heaven, so people often say that the tribute courtyard is haunted every year, it is not groundless, and there are countless things that have been haunted and dead in the tribute courtyard for thousands of years, and this white flag has the purpose of communicating the two worlds of yin and yang, plus it is contaminated with the imperial spirit of several dynasties, which can be called a treasure." ”

I couldn't help but gasp, no small white flag had such a big origin, and I couldn't help asking: "Is it possible to use this flag to kill people, so that you don't have to worry about cause and effect or the revenge of unjust souls?" ”

Mrs. Huo nodded, "Exactly." ”

"But what does this flag have to do with my father?" I'm still puzzled.

Mrs. Huo sneered and said slowly: "Because this white flag is still the key to open Rakshasa City!" ”

"Is there really a Rakshasa City?!"

I couldn't help but get up from the chair and look at Mrs. Huo, opened my mouth wide, and said incredulously, "My father is really in Rakshasa City?" ”

"If the person who told you is not lying, I'm afraid this white flag is currently in the hands of your father, and your father is in Rakshasa City."

Mrs. Huo's mouth was amazing, and before I could speak, she sighed and said: "The eighth master almost lost his life several times in order to enter Rakshasa City, and even if he entered this city, on the long road of nine prisons and nine springs, there is no white flag that can be used to conjure spirits, and it is difficult to move an inch. ”

"Nine Prisons and Nine Springs? Is it with Rakshasa City? I was surprised.

But Mrs. Huo seemed to be very taboo about the Nine Prisons and Nine Springs, and she didn't mention a word.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but ask again: "Why is the eighth master so obsessed with Rakshasa City, and he almost died several times with his ability, what is in it?" ”

Mrs. Huo shook her head and said: "I don't know, the eighth master went in once eighteen years ago, but after coming back, he almost lost half his life, if it weren't for the fact that the king of the hundred herbs happened to renew his life in the hands of the old woman, I'm afraid there would be no eighth master in this world." ”

"Eighteen years ago, what happened eighteen years ago, why do you have to hide it from me?"

I felt extremely depressed, the truth was clearly in their mouths, and it only took a few words to explain the matter, but no one would tell me, which made me feel extremely congested, and I wanted to scream loudly and shout out all the depression in my heart.

"Xiaoyi, don't mess around, Grandma Huo doesn't say it, naturally she has her troubles." Sister Yu comforted on the side.

"What about you?" I looked at Sister Yu with red eyes and said, "Why don't you tell me, do you also have a hard time?" ”

"Yu'er doesn't really know much about what happened back then, the eighth master has been living with me since he came back, and even Yu'er hasn't been notified, if it weren't for the purpose of finding the whereabouts of the eighth master this time, I won't tell you these things."

After Mrs. Huo finished speaking, she glanced at me deeply, and then her eyes fell on Sister Yu, and then she spoke: "This time the two of you go out, whether you are dead or alive, you must bring the eighth master back. ”

Mrs. Huo put Lao Hei on the ground, then slowly stood up, squinted her eyes and swept the room, and said faintly: "I smell a very peculiar aroma in your room, if the old woman is not mistaken, this thing should not exist in this world, if you want to find Rakshasa City, it may be helpful to take it with you." ”

Aroma? Does that mean......

Seeing that my face was full of doubts, Mrs. Huo said meaningfully: "When the eighth master came back from Rakshasa City, he carried this smell with him, if you can find the person who gave you this thing, I'm afraid many mysteries will be solved." ”

After Mrs. Huo finished speaking, with the help of Grandpa Ghost, she left Changshengdang step by step, and I stood at the door and couldn't calm down for a long time.

If it is said that other people lied to me and deceived me, it is good to say that even my closest relatives have been hiding from me for so long, is Mrs. Huo's speculation all wrong, or is it that they acted too realistically, and they have been acting for decades.

Sister Yu came over and patted me on the shoulder, pursed her lips and said: "Everyone has their own difficulties, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, once a person has responsibility, many things will be involuntarily, just like you, from a carefree ordinary student to the current situation, the feelings, I think you yourself are the most experienced." ”

I let out a long sigh when I heard this, turned my eyes to Sister Yu and said, "This time I went to find the eighth master, I want to go alone." ”

"Why?" Sister Yu looked at me puzzled.

"How can your body still withstand such a toss, and I want to go home first to see my mother, I always feel that she must not be ignorant of this matter." ()

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