Chapter 20 Walking the Water
A few days before the Dragon Boat Festival, the enchantment of Qin Tianjian had been reinforced, and Jian Shaolin took advantage of the good weather on this day to decide to personally inspect the surroundings.
He passed by a long and prosperous street, lined with small vendors, and the spring was just right, and the market seemed to be tainted with some vigorous vitality, and the sound of selling was endless. His expression was serious, and he did have a very strong aura of not approaching people, yes, and although he was good-looking and wearing regular clothes, no one dared to approach him.
Jian Shaolin stopped in front of a sugar vendor.
These candies are wrapped in delicate brocade cloth bags, just like the ones that Ji Cunyan always carries with him in Suzhou.
The vendor beckoned, "What kind of candy do you want to have?" You see, this yellow bag is pine nut candy, white is winter melon candy, and red is peach-flavored ......"
Jian Shaolin shook his head, and said in his heart, it was too sweet.
Just like the few pine nut candies that Jian Shaolin was forced to eat when he used synaesthesia to "spy on the enemy" that night, they were so sweet that they could never be forgotten after eating them once.
Suddenly, a person's brisk footsteps sounded behind him, and the sweet fragrance on the girl's body Jian Shaolin was no stranger, yes, and he didn't look back.
"Master Jane!" Ji Cunyan jumped to Jian Shaolin's side and greeted him with a smile.
"Miss Xiao Ji."
"I'm here to thank you!"
"Thank me for what?"
"It's that I offended Cao Zhichun and was proposed by him, and you Qin Tianjian helped me refuse to marry with the eight characters of my birthday! My father said that it was fortunate that Qin Tianjian helped, otherwise I would have been in big trouble. But our whole family doesn't have much contact with Qin Tianjian, and after thinking about it, it seems that I have a little friendship with you. ”
Jian Shaolin said: "Don't worry about it. ”
The two of them said as they walked along the long street to the East Market.
"I should have come to thank you, but when I think about it, I don't think it's convenient. I would like to thank you here! ”
Jian Shaolin nodded at Ji Cunyan, thought about it and asked, "Regarding the snake demon case in Suzhou, I don't know what Zhang Yunchu Zhenren has to say?" ”
He always wanted to know how much Ji Jingyang and his party had mastered about the Suzhou snake demon case. After returning to Beijing, there was no movement in Xuanjing Hall. But I can't inquire about this matter clearly, and meeting Ji Cunyan today is a good opportunity to inquire about this matter.
This little girl is still young, although she is clever, but she is also innocent and cute, and she will definitely not be able to hide things in her mouth. What's more, she seems to trust herself very much, and maybe she can find out something from her.
Ji Cunyan said: "Zhang Zhenren only said that Naidan is not Qinglin Python's, but what...... Poison's. He also said that the owner of this Neidan is almost able to turn into a Jiao, which is very powerful. Yes! He also said that the reason why the female python can grow so fast when it sees the wind is because the Neidan in its body is not its own. It is also said that the body of the female python can't bear Neidan at all, and it will explode when it grows up! So in fact, we don't need to make a move, and the female python is exhausted. ”
Jian Shaolin nodded.
Ji Cunyan said: "But we were in Suzhou City, and we also saw two big snakes and two inner pills. I've never seen a poison bug or anything. Then why is there such a powerful Neidan in the body of the female python? ”
Jian Shaolin said: "The inner dan of the monster is very precious and rare for the monster who cultivates. Maybe it was a female python who got it by chance. ”
Ji Cunyan nodded and said, "Actually, there is no proof of this matter." But I was a little scared. ”
"Huh?"
"Count it, there's still a Neidan missing. Then if the inner dan that belongs to the female python is picked up by other monsters. Isn't there no end to this evil? ”
Jian Shaolin didn't expect this matter, he frowned, and after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't think of how to answer Ji Cunyan.
"But Fluttershy is still in Suzhou City, and if there is a vision, she will inform the Zhang family, right?"
"Hmm."
Ji Cunyan felt that Jian Shaolin was probably in a good mood today, and he talked a lot. So he said to him: "Lord Jane, these four streets in the east of the city are all under the jurisdiction of your Qin Tianjian, right?" ”
Jian Shaolin nodded.
Ji Cunyan said again: "What about actually...... I want to do a little bit here, don't I let you know, as long as you nod your head? ”
Jian Shaolin frowned and asked, "What are you going to do?" ”
There is a mansion in the east of the capital that is the residence of the royal family and nobles, and the uncle Cao Zhichun also lives here. Ji Cunyan had already inquired about his residence, and at this time, he and Jian Shaolin hid in the corner of another courtyard and looked at the back door of Cao's mansion.
Ji Cunyan said to Jian Shaolin: "I want to pour black dog blood on the root of his wall and burn the villain talisman!" ”
Jian Shaolin looked at Ji Cunyan, and didn't know what expression to use to face her for a while, he was stunned for a long time before he said, "You, who did you learn from?" ”
"Zhang Ji. He gave me all the villain talismans. He said that with the addition of black dog blood, the effect is even more powerful. ”
Jian Shaolin only had to support his forehead.
"Master Jane help me let go of the wind, I'll do it!" After Ji Cunyan finished speaking, he didn't wait for Jian Shaolin to respond, so he sneaked to the root of the wall.
"What do you mean by letting go-" Jian Shaolin didn't dare to speak too loudly, but he couldn't call Ji Cunyan back in a low voice, so he became Ji Cunyan's accomplice.
At this time, he didn't know what he was doing, following this little girl to mess around, running to the wall of someone to splash black dog blood, he felt ashamed to think about it......
Ji Cunyan moved quickly, and came back after a while, she smiled at Jian Shaolin and said, "Lord Jian is everywhere, just remember to open one eye and close one eye to Cao Mansion!" ”
Jian Shaolin said to her: "I didn't expect you to hold a grudge." "But I said in my heart, I abandoned her twice in Suzhou in order to kill the snake demon and snatch Neidan, I don't know how long she can remember this hatred......
Ji Cunyan patted the dust on his hands and said to Jian Shaolin: "I'm not for myself." Yesterday I heard my father and mother say that this Uncle Cao Guo is really hateful, I don't know how many girls in the capital have been humiliated by him, and he still loves to do those tricks and robberies. This kind of story, I thought it was all in the book, who knew that at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there was really such a bad guy. ”
Jian Shaolin had already heard about Uncle Cao Guo's affairs, and Ji Cunyan was not wrong.
"Master Jane, I am the child of the official family, and with the secret help of you and Brother Luo, I escaped from the clutches of the devil. But what should those daughters of ordinary families do if they are favored by him? The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, but I couldn't really do anything with him, so I thought of this trick. ”
Jian Shaolin said: "Today's events, I didn't see it. Your little trick, we can't find out in Qintianjian. But I can't do that again in the future, or I'll pursue it. ”
"Thank you, Lord Jane!" When Ji Cunyan heard Jian Shaolin say this, he almost jumped up happily, "Then I'll say goodbye!" ”
Jian Shaolin smiled at Ji Cunyan.
Who knew that Ji Cunyan ran a few steps and then jumped back, and said to Jian Shaolin: "Lord Jane, don't be stupid all day long." Smile more! You look good when you smile. My mother said it was good-looking! ”
After saying that, she ran away happily.
Jian Shaolin was stunned for a while, looked at Ji Cunyan's back helplessly, and smiled lightly.
Qin Tianjian has never had much contact with Xuanjing Hall, but he also has no deep hatred. It's a little jealous of each other's methods, and they avoid each other.
On that day, Cao Guifei invited Jian Shaolin to measure Ji Cunyan and her brother's birthday, Jian Shaolin did secretly help Ji Cunyan, not to say that the two of them did not agree to the point of outrageousness, and also talked about Ji Cunyan's collision with Cao Zhichun in the downtown area, saying that he almost had a bloody disaster when he saw one side, which shows that the eight characters are really incompatible. Concubine Cao had probably heard about this from her younger brother a long time ago, and when she heard Jian Shaolin, she naturally no longer had any doubts, so she immediately rejected Cao Zhichun's request for marriage.
This little girl is energetic and cute, if she is really married to Cao Zhichun, it is really pitiful.
Besides, the Ji family is good friends with the Luo family, and the relationship is extraordinary, he will not come out of this matter, and Luo Sinan will not stand idly by. In this case, it is better to sell a favor from the Ji family, which is equivalent to selling a favor from Luo Sinan. Why not do it?
Afterwards, Luo Sinan really did a little bit up and down for Ji Cunyan, and he worked hard, which shows that Jian Shaolin gave a good favor.
When the sun and the moon rise in the sky, the entire palace hall is immersed in the night together with the capital, and the occasional insects and frogs chirp just to support the quiet and tranquility in the palace.
Two little eunuchs carrying night lights were walking side by side in a long alley. At this time, the night was deep, and no one controlled them to abide by some rules and regulations, but they were more comfortable than patrolling the palace during the day.
One of the little eunuchs asked the other: "Your Majesty is at Concubine Ning's place again today?" ”
"But isn't it, I haven't been to Concubine Cao for half a month, right? Tsk, I watched coldly, Cao Guifei's good days are over. ”
"It's not all her good brother who gets into trouble everywhere."
"It's more than that, right? Concubine Cao Guifei has been favored since His Majesty ascended the throne, and it has been a year or two, no matter how dedicated a man is, he should be tired of it, right? I heard that after the spring equinox, Concubine Ning has been sleeping all the time. At that time, Uncle Cao Guo didn't make any big deals. ”
"Who knows? I heard that Cao Guifei has a big temper recently, and the daughters of the small palace were carried out of her palace one by one, either openly or secretly poisoned, which is terrifying. ”
"Don't you dare to say this, don't you say that Concubine Cao Guifei is the most virtuous and virtuous concubine in the palace? How can you really kill the little palace maid? ”
As the two were talking, a woman's voice broke through the silence of the night. The voice was poignant and sharp, and the owner of the voice seemed to be suffering and fearing greatly.
As the little eunuchs who patrol the night, the two did not dare to delay any longer, so they dared to carry the lantern and ran to the source of the sound.
When the two arrived, the guards in charge of the palace had also arrived.
Two teams of guards were surrounding a woman with a raging fire. The woman was not dead yet, lying on the grass convulsions and squirming, although her whole body was on fire and had been burned beyond recognition, but judging from her hair ornaments and clothes, it should be a little palace maid.
The two little eunuchs looked at the center of the fire through the gap in the guard's wall, and just saw the little palace maid's round eyes, her eyes pierced in the direction of the two through the cluster of firelight, and the eyes were resentful and angry, and they were very terrible.
One of the little eunuchs was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he fell backwards, and the lantern in his hand fell to the ground, and the candle in the lantern lit the wall of the lantern made of straw paper, and the whole lantern was swallowed up by tongues of fire in the blink of an eye, just like the poor palace maid who was burned alive.