Chapter 2 General's Mansion (1)
"I gently approached the bed and reminded again: General, if you regret it at this time, it's still too late."
The next day, the spring was cold and warm.
The carriage of the General's Mansion was already waiting outside the door. I held the incense box, lifted the curtain and walked in.
"Driving~" The driver in a rough shirt sat firmly on the front of the car. He whipped a whip and raised the dust and mud on the ground to count.
The carriage turned around and headed in the direction of the General's Mansion. The wheels rolled around the streets, and the cars passed through the bustling city one after another. Finally, stopped in a secluded place.
"Childe, the General's Mansion, it's here,"
It is rumored that General Fan is handsome and beautiful, young and promising. At the age of ten, he left his hometown and joined the army, and the twenty-seventh official worshiped the general of Yipin. However, God was jealous of talents, and at the age of thirty, he was tired and defeated, and he fell ill. Today, the lingering bed has been around for more than ten years.
I lifted the curtain, stepped out of the carriage, and looked up at the General's Mansion.
The sunlight shone slightly on the wall, and the green tiles of the Zhumen were plated with a layer of glow. The General's Mansion lies on the throat of Jiangyang City, and its majestic body exudes inviolable majesty.
On both sides of the gate squatted a pair of stone lions, whose big mouths were slightly open and glaring ahead. Above the main entrance hangs a plaque with dragons flying and phoenixes dancing: General's Mansion.
Out of the door came a steward, tall and sturdy. As he walked, he waved at me, his gray beard fluttering in the wind.
"I'm the steward here, just call me Fubo. Yi Gongzi, please come inside," Fu Bo smiled kindly, and bent his body respectfully. He stretched out his right hand and made a "please", but the afterglow wandered over me.
I got up and saluted back, my eyes sweeping over Fauber. I saw him, his skin was slightly dark, his face was slightly square, and his sideburns and beard were gray and white. The semi-new robes are clean and neat, and the gestures are rigorous and decisive.
Although Fu Bo had joy on his face, he couldn't hide the killing aura in his eyebrows. Presumably in the early years, he was also a battle-hardened one.
I lowered my eyebrows and let him scrutinize them. After a moment's pause, Fauber stepped forward to lead the way. I followed him closely, one after the other, into the house.
Along the way, it was lush and green. There are a lot of ancient wood and strange stones, but there are few other colors, and even a few people have not been seen.
Passing by a lotus pond, I looked back a few times. There are a few lotus leaves floating here and there on the surface of the water, and some of the leaves are still scarred and curly. The rotting rhizomes piled up in the pond, exuding a damp and mildewy smell, and I don't know how long no one came to take care of them.
Occasionally, two or three slender-legged cranes swoop down with their wings fluttering. Picking up an unknown small fish in the pond, he didn't know where it was going.
When I first saw the General's Mansion, I only felt that it was magnificent. Now that he is inside, he is depressed. Looking at the entire General's Mansion, the colors were monotonous and lonely, and there was no anger at all. Instead, it responded to the sentence "gold and jade are outside, and they are defeated in it".
I sighed as I thought about the purpose of my trip.
This general's mansion is going to fall after all.
In a blink of an eye, when the lights were bright, Fu Bo explained a few words in his ear, and the little man in the green shirt took the order to go to the lead.
Fauber got up and said goodbye, and I blessed him.
"Come in," a voice came from inside the door, like striking a bell but lacking confidence.
In a moment, the door opened. The little guy in the green shirt walked over, bowed and led me in.
I entered the room, which was quiet and neat, and there was not much decoration. Only an old bow hangs on the east wall, and the bow body has been rubbed for a long time, and the material cannot be seen.
Go through the screen and come to the inner room. I glanced at it, and the room was dead. Even if I don't come today, the general is afraid that he won't live for a few more days.
The general really made a good deal.
I raised the corners of my lips and saluted him respectfully.
He leaned back on the couch and motioned for me to sit down. I sat down obediently, and soon the little servant brought the tea fruit.
"Lingnan's lychees, some new ones have been allocated, why don't you taste them?" He looked into the distance and said casually.
I picked up a lychee and it was very cold in my hand. If you look closely, there is some broken ice at the bottom of the plate, which must have just been delivered. This lychee is heart-shaped, which is different from the previous concubine smile, and I don't know what variety.
There were lychees on the left and right, and I opened the husks and put them in my mouth: "It's quite sweet,"
He looked at me sideways, and the corners of his lips raised slightly, "Young Master Yi, aren't you afraid that I will be poisoned?" ”
I choked and swallowed the flesh. Hurriedly picked up the teacup and took a few sips. How can this general's imagination be as rich as Zhaorui?
I looked back at him: "Although I am not talented, I also know a little about medicine. There is not a single fruit in this plate that is poisonous. What's more, if the general invited me, would he be stingy with a few fruits? ”
"It's the general, covered in poison, I'm afraid it's been more than ten years,"
The red-skinned lychee was so sweet that I felt a little tired after eating a few of them, so I picked a jujube and nibbled on it
"Good eyesight," he raised his eyebrows, hatred welling up in his eyes, "I wonder if Childe can be cured?" ”
"I can't," I lowered my head and didn't look at him, "I can't cure a person who doesn't want to live"
"Presumptuous," the guard at the tent drew his sword, his eyes blazing at me.
I shook my head, there are not many people in this world who are willing to listen to the truth. If he wanted to rule, how could he be in the situation he is in today?
The general waved his hand, and everyone retreated.
"I heard that Childe can fulfill the dream of the world?" He tugged at the corners of his mouth, a mocking look.
I looked at him with a smile and a chill in my eyes.
He lowered his eyes: "I don't believe in dreams, but I always have a dream." It's been seventeen years, and it's time for me to wake up. ”
I shook the teacup and pushed away the steam: "What kind of value and what kind of dream, I advise the general - don't be greedy,"
"Haha~ No one dares to talk to me like this yet!"
I took a sip of my tea: "I've always spoken like this, this is the general's hospitality?"
Listening to the extra breath in the room, I plucked the beads and hit them. "Xiao Hei, come out," I stared at the general's bed, raising the corners of my mouth as if smiling, "Come down on the beam, don't hide behind the vase, don't talk about the rest, right?" ”
Xiao Heiding opened the cubicle and turned out, and the rest of the people also showed their faces one after another.
"You, you...... Presumptuous, go down and receive the punishment," he rebuked, frowning.
I smiled: "General, don't forget to pay me for the pearls, this is the last string."
The room was suddenly quiet, and I was a little tired: "The general has no idea, so don't delay your time and mine,"
"Has anyone ever told you that you won't live long like this?" He looked at me, a flash of murderous intent in his eyes.
"Oh? "I put down my teacup.
Puff ~ puff ~ puff, the kernel flew out, and the person outside the door fell to the ground. I frowned: "If the general is long-winded, this business will not be done,"
The general's gray eyes fell: "I want a person's life, he happens to be sitting on the dragon chair, do you dare to take it?"
I pursed my lips and didn't speak, just looked at him on the couch.
He suddenly laughed, and his hatred was like a flower in full bloom: "I don't want him to die, how can he die?" That's too cheap for him, I want him to live - live for a long time, haha~ live like a dog,"
It's a good idea to live a long life, and it's better to live than to die. I tapped on the table: "I can promise you, what about you, what can you give me?"
"Take this life," he said, turning his face away and not paying attention.
I pulled out a smile, like a blood-sucking worm: "Not enough, the general is not qualified enough." You might as well listen to me before you make a decision,"
I ignored him and continued: "I don't come today, and the general doesn't have much to do. I don't trade at a loss, your life isn't worth the price. I don't want mountains of gold or silver, just your obsessions, bones and a wisp of soul. If you will sacrifice them to me, I will go this way for you,"
"Since you found me today, you just don't want to implicate the General's Mansion. There is nothing in this world that can be plucked clean like a dead man. When you die, I will make you incense and fulfill your wishes. But then, you can't see. So, would you like to? If you repent, today it is only for me that I never came. If you agree, you sign this contract,"
After saying it in one go, my heart couldn't help trembling, and I hurriedly picked up the tea and took a few sips.
He lowered his right hand: "How sure are you?"
I looked up: "I don't make uncertain deals,"
"Okay," he nodded.
I gently approached the bed and reminded me again: General, if you regret it at this time, it is still too late.