Chapter 24: Ancestor Worship
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The light rain on the riverbank was like a crisp, and two fast horses galloped on the muddy official road and drove towards the county town of Lin'an.
The Night Terror Hall rode a charcoal red horse in front, wearing a cloak and a hat, because the people were tall and the horses were extremely powerful, and from a distance it looked like an iron tower running in the rain.
Fan Qinghe rode a black horse and followed closely behind, surrounded the slender Xuanji Zhenren, wrapped the two together with a rainproof cloak, and did not forget to whisper when he was hurrying:
"You are also a monk, why are you so thick-skinned? Let me help wipe you down......"
"I wiped it."
"Are you wiping your body?"
"How not? Why don't you ask yourself if the night terror hall is clean? β
"You...... ......"
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A soft whisper came into his ears, and a smile appeared in the eyes of the Night Terror, thinking that Miss Fan was indeed a little wrong to blame Shui'er.
Last night in the inn, Shui Er still looked very conscientious on the whole, but the way he wiped his body was a little burning.
For example, when wiping the legs, he is riding a towel and rubbing the white jade tiger on the legs; To wipe his back is to let him sit up, cover his chest with a towel, lean on it and wipe it slowly; even used the capital that was not rich in the end to help him push the watermelon.
Although it was quite slow, there was nothing wrong with the results, and it also allowed him to experience an unparalleled family status.
It's a pity that Shui'er is more fierce in his starting stance, and it can be said that he has no power to restrain the chicken, and he will be defeated in two or three moves......
Hoof, hoof......
Night Terror Hall recalled last night's experience, and unconsciously crossed more than seventy miles of mountain and water roads and returned to the vicinity of Lin Ancheng.
The things in Xiaoshan Fort Wanghailou are all done, and then they are waiting for the New Year, and there is nothing else to do, the three of them originally intended to go back to Jiangzhou City directly, and they were not ready to stay in Lin'an County.
But when passing through the Tanglin Wharf on the official road, the Night Terror Hall found that in a stone pavilion on the riverside, there was a figure standing on the road.
The figure was dressed in a green coat and wore a hat, and the skirt and curtain fluttered with the river breeze, looking east at the Tanglin Mountain in the distance.
Night Terror Hall and Ning Er have been together for so long, they are too familiar with this cold body, and they recognized their daughter-in-law more than a mile away, and their eyes were full of surprises, and they were light! With a sound, he stepped out of the official road and ran across the green and yellow lawn, calling from afar:
"Ning'er."
In the stone pavilion by the river, Luo Ning looked at the villa where he grew up since he was a child, and he was inevitably a little distracted.
Hearing the call from behind, Luo Ning turned around, wanting to run over quickly, but he didn't want to show the heart of Si Lang in his heart, so he turned around and faced the night terror hall, looking at it without saying a word.
Night Terror Hall had long been accustomed to this appearance, and when there was still a few feet away, he stopped his horse and flew to the ground, walked quickly into the stone pavilion, and raised the curtain to look at his cheeks:
"Ning'er, why are you here?"
Luo Ning pressed down the hand that lifted the curtain, frowned slightly, and said:
"It's all acquaintances around here, don't do it...... I heard that Long Zhengqing wrote a war book, so I came over to take a look, are you seriously injured? β
Night Terror spread out his arms and smiled, "It's just a skin injury, there's no problem." β
Luo Ning took a closer look and made sure that there was nothing unusual, before he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the two people who came from behind.
Xuanji Zhenren also saw Luo Ning, and when he saw the Night Terror Hall running over, he didn't come forward to disturb him immediately, but just stayed with Qinghe on the horse and watched from afar.
Finding that Ning'er looked over, Xuanji Zhenren raised her eyebrows, and then signaled to the Night Terror, her eyes were ambiguous and inexplicable, and it seemed that she had launched an invitation to a team battle.
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When Luo Ning saw this angry appearance, his face turned cold, and he didn't pay attention to it, and asked instead:
"Where's the bird?"
"Tsk~" There was a grunt from the bag on the side of the horse.
Night Terror Hall glanced back, and when he saw that Shui Er and the others hadn't come, he withdrew his gaze:
"You came alone?"
"Bai Jin is also here, practicing at the inn."
When Luo Ning said this, she remembered something, and quietly twisted the waist and eyes of the night terror, her eyes were slightly cold:
"Two days ago, what did you give Bai Jin and Yunli? Well? β
Night Terror Hall subconsciously stood up a few straighters and raised his hand slightly:
"I just paid for Miss Fan's clothes, I didn't go in, the clothes were all chosen by themselves, and they had nothing to do with me."
"Hmph."
Luo Ning looked at it in broad daylight, and didn't hold on to it, flattened his clothes again, and gestured to the Tanglin Villa in the distance in a blink of an eye:
"Little thief, you accompany me back to have a look."
Night Terror Hall originally wanted to take Ning'er home to have a look, but naturally he didn't say much when he saw this, and returned to the horse and took out the oil-paper umbrella:
"Do you want Sect Leader Xue and Shui'er together?"
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Luo Ning faced this question, her red lips moved slightly, but she was a little hesitant.
Bai Jin and Shui Er have a good relationship with her, and it stands to reason that when they get to the place, they should go to the grave together to have a look.
But she and Bai Jin haven't divorced yet, and her ex-ex, Shui'er, slept with Night Terror Hall again, and ran to worship her father and mother together, I'm afraid it's a bit messy......
Luo Ning hesitated and said softly: "Let them rest first, you can go with me." β
Night Terror Hall nodded, turned around and waved to the Fan girl who was waiting in the distance, and then walked with Ning Er to the Tanglin Villa in the distance......
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Rustle~~
The riverside trail is surrounded by bamboo forests, and the sound of rain isolates all sounds from the outside world.
Night Terror Hall held an oil-paper umbrella in his left hand, unfolded his cloak with his right hand, hugged Ning'er's shoulders, hugged each other and hid under the umbrella, walking along the path, his eyes falling on the surrounding scenery.
The entire Tanglin Mountain used to be the property of the Luo family, and the bamboo forest where it was located was a back mountain, and then there was the ancestral tomb, so Zhuangzi sold this place and kept it; Although the ancestral tomb is still taken care of by the former apprentices of the Luo family, the bamboo forest has basically become a barren forest, and the middle path can be walked.
Luo Ning took off her hat and leaned on the side of Night Terror, with a touch of sadness on her cold and beautiful cheeks, and whispered as she walked:
"This bamboo forest is where my father and my mother used to practice, did you see that stone pier? There was originally a vacant lot around it, and my mother taught me to play the pipa there, but no one took care of it for so many years, and it was all deserted......"
Seeing Ning'er's depressed expression, Night Terror Hall thought for a while and said:
"It's not a few years of famine, I didn't have the opportunity to take care of it before, I bought the Zhuangzi back in the past two days, and every winter in the future, we will come to Jiangzhou for the winter, and the things that we take care of on weekdays can be handed over to Uncle Chen."
Luo Ning's eyes moved slightly, but after a little consideration, he still shook his head and said:
"A place with a family is called a mother's house, and if there is no one, it's just a house, and there is no point in buying it back. If you really have the heart, you should get a house in Nanxiao Mountain, and find a way to accompany me back to live for a period of time every year. β
Night Terror Hall knew what he meant, it was Bingtuo Tuo in Nanxiao Mountain, although Ning Er was with him, he still couldn't let go of Bai Jin, and wanted to go back to see it from time to time.
He is the leader of the Great Wei Dynasty's National Fair Heaven Sect and is the leader of the anti-thieves, and it is obviously very difficult to visit the door during the New Year's Festival, and the only solution is that the Pingtian Sect accepts Zhao'an, and the two families become one.
Night Terror thought about it for a moment, hugged his shoulders tighter, and lowered his head and pouted on his forehead:
"Don't worry, I promised Luo Nuxia back then, either let the Pingtian Sect accept Zhao'an, or let the Great Wei surrender to the Pingtian Sect, and I will do it when I say it."
Luo Ning didn't dislike the thief's poo, but immediately walked to the ancestral tomb, the ancestors and the ancestors were all watching, and suddenly they were smacked, and their hearts were suddenly anxious, and their eyes were embarrassed and pinched their waists:
"Why aren't you light or heavy? How can you mess around here......"
"My fault, my fault."
Night Terror quickly let go of his hand and stood up straight, making a solemn look.
Luo Ning bit her lower lip lightly, thought about it, and helped Night Terror Hall to sort out her clothes and hair, until she was meticulously dressed, and then she walked into the ancestral tomb with Night Terror Hall and came to the small hill near the river.
The mausoleum where the husband and wife are buried together, just above the hill, can overlook the mountains and rivers along the river, Ning'er came to clean up the weeds and fallen leaves last time, the surrounding area looks clean, and there are ashes of paper money and incense in front of the tombstone.
Before Luo Ning came to the mausoleum with a man for the first time, three points of shyness and nervousness could be faintly seen on his face, and after glancing at the tombstone, he knelt down on his knees and said softly:
"Dad, mother. This is the Night Terrors, I ...... Well...... The confidant I met in Jianghu is a few years younger than me, but he is a very good person and very capable......"
The people in the tomb may not be able to hear it at all, but in Luo Ning's heart, his parents must be able to hear it.
Night Terror Hall propped up the oil-paper umbrella on top of Ning Er's head, lifted up his robe and knelt down beside him, listening to Ning Er's soft voice.
Luo Ning knelt upright, and after talking for a while, he turned his eyes to look at the Night Terror Hall:
"Little ...... Shocked, do you want to say a few words too? β
Night Terror Hall held an oil-paper umbrella, looked at the tombstone in front of him, his mind moved slightly, and he also brewed some words, but in the end, he turned his eyes to look at the cold cheeks that were close at hand:
"Why don't we get married."
"Huh?"
Luo Ning was slightly stunned, and then the little watermelon was visibly bulging a little, and said in a low voice anxiously and angrily:
"I asked you to say hello, what are you talking about?"
Night Terror put down the umbrella and grabbed Ning'er's right hand, smiling very sunny:
"Marriage. From now on, you are my fiancΓ©e, I am your fiancΓ©, we have a proper marriage contract, so that my father-in-law and mother-in-law also have a bottom in their hearts. β
Rustle~
The drizzle fell from the sky without the slightest cover, and soon wet Luo Ning's cold and moving cheeks.
Luo Ning and Night Terror Hall are both old husbands and wives, they have done everything, but they haven't held a wedding, and the engagement seems to be too much.
But when she thinks about it, she really hasn't established a marriage contract with the thief, and even now, she insists that she is helping the thief regulate his body, so what......
At this time, kneeling in front of the grave of his parents, holding the man's hand and opening his mouth to make a marriage contract, that is, he has the order of his parents.
In the future, the thief will ask for it again, and she, the honest fiancΓ©e, is afraid that it will be difficult to pretend to be humiliated......
Luo Ning didn't know what he was thinking about anymore, his heart was obviously a little messy, and after looking at each other for a while, he finally made a cold appearance, turned his head and said nothing, meaning to say to his parents who knew about the spring - I didn't promise, I can't resist him......
Night Terror Hall had already understood Ning Er's temperament, and she was reluctant on the surface, that is, she could, facing the tombstone at the moment, and raised her right hand:
"I have a night terror, today in front of my father-in-law and mother-in-law, with heaven and earth as evidence, I made a marriage contract with Luo Ning, from now on, even if I have ten thousand knives, I will not let Ning Er be wronged for half a point......"
"Huh."
Luo Ning listened silently, but found that the broken mouth of the Night Terror Hall couldn't speak, so she made such an unlucky oath, and hurriedly patted it on the shoulder:
"What's the sword? How can such a thing be said nonsense? β
Night Terror blinked, turned his head and said:
"Then you say, I learn?"
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Luo Ning pursed her lips, there was no way, after brewing for a while, she still raised her left hand, and said softly in front of the tombstone:
"I, Luo Ning, today in front of my father and mother, made a marriage contract with Night Terror, from now on, I will share the will, suffer the suffering, and rely on the old and the old together, and I will not regret it......."
The soft words came through the mountains full of rain and mist, and there was only a pair of men and women left between heaven and earth at this moment.
The two backs knelt side by side in front of the tomb where the husband and wife were buried together, letting the drizzle fall on their bodies.
After saying the vow of joining hands in this life, they bowed their heads together.
Waiting for the companion to get up and about to leave, Luo Ning looked back again.
At this moment, the eyes that are as light as autumn waves have changed from a daughter who was adrift in the past to a little daughter-in-law who has returned to her parents' house to visit relatives.
Although the person has already been promised, the distance is a little farther, but if the people in the tomb really know under the spring, they will only be happy about it......
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It was inconvenient to travel in light rain, and the time was not too early, so since I stopped at Tanglin Port, I naturally had to rest here for one night.
Outside a small inn on the pier, Fan Qinghe sat in the lobby, ordered two side dishes, and had a light meal with the birds, waiting for the night terror hall to come back from the tomb.
Xuanji Zhenren, on the other hand, regained the atmosphere of a worldly master, walked up the stairs slowly, passed by the doors of several rooms, listened attentively to the movement inside, and then stopped outside the door of a room.
Since Ning'er was here, Xuanji Zhenren knew that the Pingtian Sect Master was also there.
She had also socialized with the Pingtian Sect Master before, but at that time, in order to snatch Ning'er's right to belong, Ning'er chose the Pingtian Sect Master, and she was defeated and had to leave gloomily, and the relationship would definitely not be good.
Later, Ning Er suddenly came out of the wall, and Xuanji Zhenren was quite worried that something would happen, but after learning that the Pingtian Sect Master was a woman disguised as a man, these doubts were naturally dispelled.
At this time, Xuanji Zhenren came to the door, raised his hand and tapped twice.
Knock knock~
In the room, Xue Baijin was sitting cross-legged on the bed in a white robe, and he didn't react much to the knock on the door, but spoke in a hoarse voice:
"Daoist Lu took care of Ning'er on his behalf, and Xue was grateful, but the Dao is not the same, and contact with each other is still avoided."
Xuanji Zhenren leaned against the door, took off the wine gourd from behind his waist, and said casually:
"I came to find Sect Master Xue, I have nothing to do with Ning'er, I just want to discuss something with you."
"Persuasion?"
"Definitely. Sect Master Xue seems to have an evergreen diagram, and it is useless to learn the Minglong diagram, and you can't improve your strength by half a point if you take it, if you are willing to hand it over to the imperial court, I can say good things to the saint and let you learn the Minglong diagram hidden in the palace. What is Xue Jiao's idea? β
Xue Baijin replied quite simply: "If the empress wants, let her exchange it for the Minglong Diagram herself, three for one." β
Xuanji Zhenren knew that Yuhu and Xue Baijin had fought a few days ago, but they didn't know that the two of them had wiped out their clothes, and they had seen enough of the Night Terror.
Seeing that Xue Baijin's words were full of anger, Xuanji Zhenren was not surprised, and continued:
"It's for the sake of Ning'er and Night Terror Hall that I didn't let Night Terror Hall say this, so as not to ruin your friendship. As long as you are willing to hand over the Evergreen Diagram to me, you can learn three Minglong Diagrams, but you can't change the Minglong Diagram, this thing can only be kept by the imperial court, and it will be lost for a hundred years if it is circulated. β
Xue Baijin knew that the empress needed the Evergreen Diagram, but as a remnant of the previous dynasty, even if she didn't rebel, the Evergreen Diagram was also one of the capitals for her to surrender in the future.
"I don't care about a few pictures of Minglong, I am willing to exchange three for one to give face to the court. If you can't make up your mind, go back and discuss it with the Empress, and she agrees to come back and talk to me about it. β
Xuanji Zhenren frowned slightly, because there was nothing to do with Xue Baijin, seeing that the other party's tone was so hard, he didn't bother to say more:
"Okay, I'll go back and discuss, and let Night Terror Hall tell you when the time comes. Anyway, you're going to stay here tonight? Ning Er is a newlywed, and I'm afraid I'm busy at night......"
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Xue Baijin opened his eyes, and his eyes were inexplicable.
She wanted to say a few words, but after thinking about it carefully, her daughter-in-law was such a scumbag, and she took the man back to the room for the night in the open, and she stayed in the listening room next door, afraid that she would be a little bitter.
But consciously go out, so as not to disturb the two of them cheating, isn't this more bitter?
The more Xue Baijin thought about it, the more wrong it became, as the first person in the rivers and lakes under the mountain, she was obviously not an indecisive woman, since the embarrassing situation could not be avoided, then start from the root and said directly:
"Let the Night Terrors come to me in the evening, and I'll talk to him about something. You and Ning'er haven't seen each other for a long time, let's talk more together in the evening. β
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Xuanji Zhenren just deliberately ridiculed, wanting to force Xue Baijin away, and turn the thief with Ning Er in the evening, but I really didn't expect Xue Baijin to come to the bottom of the kettle to draw salary, so that neither of them could eat.
"Sect Leader Xue is a daughter, and he calls a man into the house at night, isn't it right?"
"I, Xue Baijin, have acted all my life, why should I care about the eyes of others? Besides, I just asked you to pass the word on my behalf, and I didn't ask you if I would answer or not. β
Hey......
When Xuanji Zhenren heard these arrogant words, his eyes naturally showed dissatisfaction, but after a moment of silence, he didn't argue for the benefit of his tongue, just nodded slightly, and made the appearance of 'Count you are powerful, it's not too late for the demon girl to take revenge for ten years', and went downstairs with a wine gourd......
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