Chapter 9: A Night Visit to the Bear Mansion
This story is pure fiction
Xiong Ansheng, the word Zhizhi, a native of Changle Fucheng (now Fucheng, Hebei), through the Five Classics, Jing "Three Rites", is a scholar of the Northern Dynasty and one of the representatives of Beixue. During the Northern Qi Dynasty, Dr. Ren Guozi; In the sixth year of Jiande (577 AD), Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong, came to Xiong's Mansion to meet Xiong Ansheng in person, and had a long talk, and the conversation was very happy. He said, 'It's worth it to kill a sage.' Later, he was brought back to Kyoto by Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In the first year of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (578 AD), Xiong Ansheng was eighty years old, old and decrepit, and Xiong Ansheng went home to recuperate.
After Qiao'er and Jingkong finished arguing, Qiao'er took Qingkong to a dilapidated house by the city wall.
When I came to the broken house, I thought it was noon, and Jingkong and Qiao'er ate something.
Qiao'er said to Jingkong: "Let's settle down here first, I'll go out to do some errands in the past two days, you are here, don't run around, I will bring you food back then." After saying that, Qiao'er was ready to go out.
"Big brother, where are you going? Can you take me with you? This is my first time in town. Qingkong said to Qiao'er.
Qiao'er replied: "No, when I finish the matter, the eldest brother will take you around Yecheng, and then we will go to Yanzhou." ”
"Well, pay attention to yourself, the world is chaotic outside. If you need my help, you can say it. Clearance said.
After speaking, Qiao'er walked out of the dilapidated house.
Qiao'er wandered around the street for a while and came to a large mansion. The mansion can be seen from the grandeur of the gate, this family must be either a rich family, or a high-ranking nobleman's family. I saw two big characters written on the gate "Bear House".
This house is not anywhere else, it is the mansion of Dr. Lumen (equivalent to the current president of Tsinghua University) Xiong Ansheng, who went home to retire. The gate has high walls and blue tiles, two vermilion gates, and two mansions stand at the door.
Qiao'er squatted up in a place across the street from the Bear Mansion, staring at the gate of the Bear Mansion. I watched it all afternoon, and I didn't see anyone entering or leaving Xiong's Mansion. Slowly, it was getting dark, and Qiao'er got up and left.
Qiao'er bought a few baked cakes on the side of the road and walked in the direction of the dilapidated house.
Qiao'er entered the dilapidated house and saw that she was lying on the straw mat and fell asleep. He gently kicked the clearance twice with his foot and said, "Get up and eat." It's dark, and you're still sleeping? Do you still sleep at night? ”
Jingkong opened his eyes sneeringly, looked at Joel and came back, and said, "Big brother, it's dark, you just came back, why did you go?" ”
"Why did I go, I still need to report to you, I'm the big brother. Hurry over and eat. Qiao'er said impatiently.
Cleared up, stretched, and walked over to Qiao'er. Qiao'er and Jingkong gave two baked cakes that they had just bought from the street, and said to Jingkong: "Come, the ones I just bought are still hot." Jingkong took the baked cake and ate it.
After eating the baked cakes, Jingkong asked Qiao'er: "Big brother, how long are we going to stay here?" When to depart for Yanzhou? ”
"You stay first, I'll finish the matter, and I'll set off with you to Yanzhou, if it's fast, three to five days, if it's slow, it's half a month." Qiao'er replied to the clear space, and then lay down and fell asleep.
I've slept all afternoon, and now I can't sleep. I was also bored, so I moved around the yard of the broken house for a while, and I was so bored that I went back to lie on my straw mat. I missed my master, my brother, and Uncle Ge's family, and I fell asleep thinking about it.
The clear space fell asleep, and began to dream again, this time dreaming, the dream was not the Jade Buddha, but a person standing on the back in front of him, as if it was Qiao'er.
"Big brother, is that you?" In his dream, he asked the person in front of him, "Is it you, big brother?" Clearance asked again.
The person in front of him did not answer. He just stood there with his hands behind his back.
When the clear space walked into the person, just when he patted the person on the shoulder, before he could ask questions, the person turned around. I saw that the man was wearing a particularly hideous mask, and he laughed very wickedly at the clear space, "Hahaha...... Hahaha......", the voice was very panicked, and he didn't say anything else, just laughed vigorously. Frightened in his dream, he took a few steps back, and when he was ready to step forward to see clearly, he woke up.
After waking up, I was in a cold sweat all over my body. Jingkong quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. At this time, through the moonlight, I found that Qiao'er was not in bed, and then I also looked in the yard, but I didn't find Qiao'er. I thought, why did Qiao'er go out so late. I was not afraid of danger, and then I went back to the house, lay on the straw mat, and couldn't sleep, and then just open my eyes and think about things, and wait for Qiao'er to come back.
Isn't Qiao'er gone? Where has he gone?
Qiao'er didn't go anywhere, it is estimated that everyone guessed that Qiao'er went to Xiong Mansion, and everyone guessed correctly.
At this time, a figure appeared on the roof of the side house of Xiong Mansion, and this figure was none other than Qiao'er. I saw him observe the movement of the Bear Mansion, saw that the lights in the Bear Mansion were all extinguished, and then jumped into the room of a maid. He took out a dagger and pressed it against the maid's neck, and then patted the maid on the shoulder. The maid woke up and saw a masked man, just about to call. Then he heard, "If you dare to scream, I will kill you now." ”
The maid was frightened and quickly put back the voice that was about to scream, and said softly: "Hero, spare your life!" Heroes spare their lives! ”
"Tell me where Xiong Ansheng's room is?" The masked man asked the maid.
The maid was not lightly frightened, and said tremblingly: "The master's room is going out and turning left, going to the end, and turning right to the second room." ”
After hearing this, the masked man knocked the maid unconscious with one palm, and then went out and walked towards Xiong Ansheng's room.
When he came to the door of Xiong Ansheng's room, the masked man suddenly took out a mask from his arms, only to see that the mask was hideous and terrifying, and then put on a mask and sneaked into Xiong Ansheng's room. When I entered the room, I saw a person lying on the bed, and the masked man stepped forward to see that it was Xiong Ansheng who was lying down.
The masked man walked up to the bed and patted Xiong Ansheng. Xiong Ansheng suddenly woke up, saw a person in front of him, jumped down, and shouted: "Who are you?" How did you get into my room, someone, catch a robber! ”
The masked man spoke: "Xiong Ansheng, I am a Yaksha from hell who has come to ask for your life. Hahaha...... Hahaha...... Hahaha......"
Xiong Ansheng heard what the masked man said, and through the moonlight outside the window, he saw clearly that in front of the bed was a very terrible mask, a big fang, and a very hideous face. Frightened by the masked man, he suddenly fainted, revealing a particularly frightened expression.
Seeing that the effect had been achieved, the masked man turned and opened the door, jumped lightly, flew up to the roof, and disappeared from the night.
At this time, in Xiong Mansion, someone heard the movement and came to Xiong Ansheng's room, and saw that the door was open, and Xiong Ansheng was lying on the bed, with his limbs open, round eyes and angry eyes, with an extremely frightened expression. This is a servant-like person who stepped forward and gently shook Xiong Ansheng's body, and said, "Master, master." Seeing that Xiong Ansheng didn't move for a long time, he stepped forward and put his hand on Xiong Ansheng's nose and probed it, and after probing, he suddenly withdrew his hand and shouted: "The master is dead, the master is dead." Then, stumbling back.
At this time, the Xiong Mansion had already made a fuss, and they were all shouting to each other all over the courtyard, "The master has died!" ”