Chapter 7: Weddings
When it was almost dark, Meng Baiyu was sent back to the inn by Luo Xu. Seeing that Meng Bai Yu'an came back unharmed, all the clansmen breathed a long sigh of relief. Meng Baiyu was in a good mood when he saw Mr. Mei, and when he was on the table for dinner, he proposed to drink two sips.
"Why are you so happy?" Meng Zhong asked.
"When we saw the head, the head said that he would give us land, and I saw the gentleman, and the gentleman was well." Meng Baiyu said happily, "It's just that the person is very stingy, and he doesn't even call me to drink, but he and Mr. are drunk." ”
"So you're hungry?" Xiao Li said suddenly.
"I want you to speak." Meng Baiyu glared at Xiao Li, his brother who was different from his father and mother was the most annoying, he was always cold on weekdays, but his words were very thunderous.
"Only drink a little." Meng Zhong was also quite happy, agreed, and poured wine into the empty bowl in front of Meng Baiyu.
Meng Baiyu lifted the bowl and took a big sip, because he was not allowed to drink on weekdays, he almost choked out, but in order not to lose face, he had to pretend to drink it, and the relatives did not say anything, but only pretended not to see.
Meng Baiyu drank a bowl, Meng Zhong added another bowl to him, and said while adding wine: "If my brother thinks it's unpleasant, don't drink it." ”
"It's not hard to drink, it's not hard to drink." Meng Baiyu hurriedly said, picking up the bowl and taking another big bite. But the actual situation was not what he said, and he only felt that the wine was like bitter water, and it was difficult to swallow, but now that the words had been spoken, he had to drink it hard.
As for this wine, when I first drank it, I was only going to drink a little, but when I really started, I couldn't stop anymore, and I didn't eat a bite of the food, and I drank bowl after bowl of wine. Drinking and drinking, Meng Baiyu was drunk. Meng Zhong had to order Xiao Li and others to carry him to the bed and sleep.
Meng Baiyu woke up the next day, it was already dawn, he got out of bed, came to the hall, did not see anyone, but the door of the inn was open, he went out to find that in the open space outside the inn, the clansmen had lined up and waited, and Jin Peng was also standing aside.
"What is this?" Meng Baiyu said in surprise.
"The head man opened the door today to greet the brothers, and ordered me to come to answer, everyone is ready, just wait for you, brother." Jin Peng saw Meng Baiyu come out and stepped forward.
After Meng Zhong explained, he led everyone to go to Touren Fort with Jin Peng. Meng Baiyu didn't see You Yang and wanted to ask, but when he saw that everyone had already set off, he had to follow behind.
Outside the stone castle, Rossi was already waiting with men, women, and children.
At this time, under the flower flag raised high, the reed sheng sounded, and the sound of the moon qin accompanied the left and right, first the sad and poignant "Migration Song", and then the warm and bright "Welcome Song", at the end of the song, Rosie led the men, women and children to come forward to hug everyone and tell each other their hearts.
After entering the gate, I came to the spacious place outside the stone castle, and saw that some long tables had been neatly set up there, and some tables had also been set up in some wide aisles, and the tables were full of delicacies
"Master Mengzhuang, because there are many people, I can only hold a banquet outside." Rosie said with a look of shame.
"We don't pay special attention to eating, thank you for your hospitality, we are really grateful." Meng Zhongdao.
"Hugh has to say these kind words again, and Mondu will be your home from now on." Rossi looked around for a moment and continued, "Brothers of Mondu, these are relatives who have lost their homes, and now they have defected to Mondu, and I now declare that I will give them land so that they can have a place to live in peace, and I hope that you will treat them like family in the future. ”
"Don't worry, we will treat them like brothers."
"We're going to help them get through it."
……
"That's good, that's good." Rosie smiled slightly, "There are two other happy events to announce today. ”
"And happy events? And it's two, it's really a double happiness. Someone shouted.
"Back then, I did one thing wrong and broke up a couple of lovers, and now, I'm going to hold a wedding for them." Rossi announced.
The whole lively scene suddenly fell silent, and after a while, someone asked in a loud voice, "Whose wedding?" ”
"The wedding of Zhenzhen and Priest May."
"Good!" Someone cheered.
It was a belated wedding. What kind of joy is it to love each other when you are young, but you can't be together, and when you are old, you can suddenly be together?
Things have developed to this point, and it is time to explain to others. In the days that Mr. Mei was arrested, he knew some things, that is, when he left Mengdu, Luo Zhen already had his flesh and blood, but Luo Zhen was young and ignorant at that time, and he didn't know that he was pregnant. After Mr. Mei left, he found out that he was pregnant with a child, but it was too late, and Mr. Mei had disappeared without a trace. Rosie didn't let Luo Zhen give birth to a child, but Luo Zhen refused to live or die, so she had to let her go. But Luo Zhen was also expelled from the fort and lived alone. Luo Zhen was pregnant for ten months and finally gave birth to a boy, she worked hard to raise the child to adulthood, married a wife and had children, and finally got Rosie's forgiveness. Rosie asked her to go back to the fort to live, but Luo Zhen said that she was used to living outside and did not want to come back. Luo Zhen looked at her children and grandchildren who were healthy and sensible, and she was very comforted in her heart, but she also missed Mr. Mei more and more, and finally washed her face with tears all day long, and finally cried out of her eye disease. On that day, Rossi knew that Mr. Mei had arrived in Mengdu again, and wanted to catch him to teach him a lesson, but when he saw that he and Luo Zhen were like glue after meeting, his heart softened, so he proposed to make up the wedding for the two, and the children did not object, and the two had no objection, and the marriage was finally completed.
"Let them come out." Rosie said to Luo Xu.
Luo Xu took the order to leave, and after a while, Mr. Mei led an old woman, surrounded by children and grandchildren, and came out of a side garden. Under the witness of many pairs of eyes, three bows and nine bows, and the salute is completed.
"Congratulations, sir." Meng Zhong stepped forward to congratulate him.
"Want, get." Mr. Mei laughed and said, "I thought that the old man would have no marriage in this life, but I didn't expect it to be such an ending." ”
"Marriage is predetermined, when the time comes, marriage will come." Meng Zhongdao.
"Yes, yes, yes." Mr. Mei laughed again and introduced to Meng Zhong, "This is Luo Zhen, this is the child and grandchild." ”
After speaking, he turned his head to Luo Zhen and the others and said, "Zhenzhen, children, this is the owner of Mengzhuang." Is everyone here, they all know each other, and they will be a family in the future. ”
"It's all here, it's all here." Meng Zhong's voice grew louder, "All the clansmen have come to get to know each other. ”
Everyone then stepped forward to greet Mr. Mei's family.
Meng Baiyu didn't step forward, his eyes were constantly moving through the crowd at the moment, trying to find You Yang's figure. It's not that he doesn't want to congratulate Mr. Mei, he is happy for Mr. Mei from the bottom of his heart, but You Yang occupies his entire heart, and he has a sense of urgency to see You Yang.
"Chief, is there another happy event?" Seeing Mr. Mei and Luo Zhen Licheng, someone seemed to be unable to wait and asked loudly.
"No hurry, no hurry." Rosie waved his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet, and when everyone was quiet, he continued, "The so-called day is better than the day, this happy event should not have been announced by me, but Priest Mei and Zhenzhen have already completed the ceremony, we are a family, and I will announce it, and it is reasonable to say that it is reasonable to be affectionate and courteous." ”
"Chief, announce it." Someone shouted again.
"This matter is the wedding of You Yang, the granddaughter of Priest Mei, and Yang Xiong, the elder of the city guard."
What, You Yang and Yang Xiong's wedding? As soon as these words came out, Meng Baiyu seemed to have been hit in the face, it was too sudden, so sudden that it was unbearable. He didn't believe it was true, he was just hallucinating, or if it was just a joke.
Rosie didn't seem to notice Meng Baiyu's abnormality, and continued: "You Yang is the granddaughter of Priest Mei, that is, my grandson, and now being able to form a marriage with the city protector can be regarded as a good thing, a good match. ”
Seeing that Rosie said so solemnly, Meng Baiyu's heart was half cold, but he still refused to believe it, You Yang obviously liked herself, she couldn't marry someone else, she wouldn't. But what happened next made Meng Baiyu completely desperate, because You Yang and Yang Xiong quickly appeared in front of him. You Yang's side was accompanied by an ice-like lady in white, and beside Yang Xiong, standing was Gu Tu.
"Brother Bai Yu, I'm getting married, you have to be good in the future." A hint of sadness passed over You Yang's face.
"Are you forced? Tell my brother, who forced you, I'll go to him to settle accounts. Meng Baiyu grabbed You Yang's shoulders and shot at You Yang like an arrow.
"Brother Bai Yu, don't be like this, I'm afraid." You Yang cried, "I'm tired, I just want a home, I'm so tired." ”
"I'll give you a home, I'll give you a home, don't you marry him, okay?" Meng Baiyu pleaded.
"Let go of your smelly hands." Seeing Meng Baiyu grabbing You Yang's shoulders, Yang Xiong said angrily, and stepped forward to pinch Meng Baiyu's neck.
When the lady in white saw Yang Xiong stepping forward to relieve You Yang, her eyes showed a look of satisfaction.
Being pinched by the neck, Meng Baiyu seemed to have come back to his senses, he gently let go of his hands, looked at You Yang in a daze, and his eyes blurred instantly.
"Let go of my brother, or you'll be unwelcome." Xiao Li didn't know when he had come to Yang Xiong's side, and a pair of cold eyes shot out the light of death.
When Yang Xiong saw Xiao Li's cold gaze, his heart was shocked, and he also let go of his hand.
"Let's go." Xiao Li said, couldn't help but speak, took Meng Baiyu's hand, and strode out of Rossi's fort.
Meng Baiyu didn't know how he got back to the inn, and when he was fully conscious, it was already evening, and until this time, everyone hadn't come back, only Xiao Li was quietly guarding him.
"Brother, I made porridge, can you drink a little?" Xiao Li asked softly.
"I don't want to eat. Is everyone back? ”
"I haven't come back yet."
When the moon came out, Meng Baiyu asked again, "Have you all come back?" ”
"I haven't come back yet."
Meng Baiyu was a little disappointed, he sat on the corridor porch, until the cold moon disappeared, and everyone had not returned. The cold moon had been gone for a long time, but they still hadn't returned. If everyone won't come back, why bother? Meng Baiyu stopped thinking about whether everyone could come back. But then he fell into the cold moon again, whether it fell in the western sky, or whether it was depressed in the vast night sky.
On the wall of the hallway, there were a few lone candle lamps, glowing dim yellow. The cold wind wept mournfully, and as she wept along the dim yellow light over the railing of the inn, came up to him, climbed up to the base of his ear, and whispered to him about the coldness of this early spring night. Indeed, facing this night, Meng Baiyu was like facing an ice cave, and a chill soaked deep into his body from his back, from his hands and feet, and from every pore of his body. He clasped his hands and cowered at the foot of the gray wall. In the distance, a few dog barks were heard intermittently, which made people feel the bleakness of the night even more.
Does the cold moon fall in the western sky, or is it depressed in the vast night sky? Meng Baiyu thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a result. He then stopped thinking about the cold moon, since it was gone, something new must have appeared. What will happen? Meng Baiyu then had expectations again. What to expect? He didn't know, he just knew that he had been expecting, expecting something to appear, and he thought for a long time about his expectation, trying to figure out what he was expecting, but it turned out to be in vain, and it confused him.
On the top of Menggu Mountain, there is a tower of octagonal liuwa, called "Menggu Tower", which is five stories high. Since the eight generations of lords of Rossi, this tower has been declared a forbidden place, for hundreds of years, the tower door has been closed, heavily guarded, without permission to enter, the annual drum groundbreaking ceremony, will open the tower, but only on the ground floor, and then to the upper floor, few people can enter. The dimly lit hall, although a little dim, but magnificent, the four walls are burning with everlasting lamps, and the curling green smoke rises slowly, lingering in the hall.
On the steps in the center of the hall, Lord Rossi was standing facing the wall in a black suit, and a faint aura could be seen rising on his body. Although I can't see my face, I can feel his majesty from his breath.
After a long time, a soldier finally came to report that Meng Baiyu had arrived.
"Take him in from the side." Rosie waved his hand.
Meng Baiyu was introduced into the hall from the side door, and when he entered the hall, he glanced at the hall, although the whole hall was magnificent, it was empty, of course, if there was anything, it was the lights on the wall and the columns on both sides of the steps.
Seeing that Lord Rossi had his back to him and didn't immediately turn around to greet him, Meng Baiyu chuckled in his heart, not knowing whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. In short, Lord Rossi at this moment gave him a very different impression from what he had seen before, only that his back gave people a sense of majesty.
"I wonder what the lord has summoned here, what is his command?" Meng Baiyu opened his mouth slightly and asked softly.
Hearing Meng Baiyu's voice, Lord Rossi on the steps moved slightly, before turning to Meng Baiyu at the bottom of the steps and saying, "It's here." Is the owner's injury better? ”
"The junior's injury is no longer a big problem, thank you lord for remembering." Meng Baiyu replied softly, "Since this place is a forbidden place, I don't know why the lord summoned here. ”
"Since it was summoned in a forbidden place, naturally there were some things I didn't want people to hear." After Lord Rossi finished speaking, he motioned for the leader to retreat.
After the guide withdrew, Lord Rossi said again: "Lord Mengzhuang is a good god, let others go, if you want to receive a palm from that person, I am afraid that if I am not disabled, I will lie down for a year and a half." ”
"Hearing the lord say this, I guess the person who attacked me has already been identified? It's just that I don't know what kind of hatred I have with that person, and I beat people indiscriminately like this. Meng Baiyu still said slightly.
"I haven't found out yet, but I have some certainty in my heart." Lord Rossi said, looking up slightly, a pair of eyes like ghostly fire.
Meng Baiyu pondered for a moment, and said softly: "Since it hasn't been found out yet, I think it's okay, anyway, the junior's body is no longer in serious trouble, and it doesn't take a lot of energy to deal with these trivial things." ”
"Besides, the Slope Festival is about to be held, and many complicated things still need the lord to worry about, let alone worry about this little thing." Without waiting for Lord Rossi to speak, Meng Baiyu said again.
"I want to find out, but I'm afraid that it won't be able to find out in a moment, and this needs to be treated more by the owner." Lord Rossi retracted his gaze, looked at Meng Baiyu again, and said, "According to the usual practice, the Slope Festival is nothing more than a sacrificial activity and a meeting of elders, and there is a process for these to follow, but I don't need to handle it personally, but this session is different from the previous ones." ”
"What's the difference?" Meng Baiyu asked.
Lord Rossi did not immediately answer Meng Baiyu's words, but strode down the steps, came to Meng Baiyu, and took out a pitch-black waist card from his sleeve: "Has Lord Meng Zhuang seen this waist card?" ”
Seeing the waist card, Meng Baiyu was slightly stunned: "Have you seen it, isn't this the thing of the predecessor of the concubine?" ”
"It's true that I gave Sun Yiji that piece, but I heard that Sun Yanji said that I don't know when it was lost, but I never thought that it was left in my fort." Lord Rossi paused before adding, "It's not a bad thing, at least it hasn't been picked up by outsiders. ”
Meng Baiyu was startled again, and subconsciously touched his sleeve pocket, but this action was naturally retracted. Only then did he remember that on the night he was attacked in the fort, the waist card was indeed lost by himself, but he was careless for a while and did not take it to heart. But due to many changes, Meng Baiyu quickly returned to normal: "If it is really picked up by someone with ulterior motives, I am afraid it will bring some trouble to the security, but fortunately, it is back in the hands of the lord." Didn't the senior of the princess come to get it? ”
"He won't need it for the time being, so I'll keep it first. Before, Zhongzhou and Mingzhou friction continued, and there were often some small fights, but after all, there was no big fight, this time Zhongzhou proposed peace talks, hoping that it would not be used again in the future. Lord Rossi said, his eyes showing a slight hint of anticipation.
"The symbiosis and coexistence of the world is the hope of all living beings, and it is naturally a great blessing to be able to talk about peace." Meng Baiyu said, a longing surged in his heart, "It's just that I heard Brother Jin Peng say that Zhongzhou and Mingchuan are still sealed off from each other, I don't know why they suddenly want to sit down and talk now?" ”
"I've fought a few times, and I haven't gotten any benefits from Zhongzhou, so I guess I have other plans. Most of the major events in the world are not brought down, but discussed. ”
Meng Baiyu nodded slightly: "Even if that's the case, it's not easy to talk about, right?" ”
"That's natural, this time the Slope Festival, the Central Continent side asked to send someone to participate, a few days ago held a meeting of elders, and it has been agreed." Lord Rossi paused again, "The Outer Regions often regard us as demons, except for those with ulterior motives, most of them are people who don't know us, since Middle-earth is willing to send people here, we can also take this opportunity to promote mutual understanding." Of course, this is thanks to Sun Yiji's lobbying in Middle-earth. ”
mentioned Sun Ji, Meng Baiyu asked more: "Isn't the predecessor of Ji Ji in Mengdu?" ”
"He went back to Middle-earth a year ago, so he naturally wants to go back there, and staying in Mondu for too long is not a good thing." Rossi said, "It is precisely Zhongzhou who wants to send people, so this slope festival is different from the past, and a battle on the slope field is inevitable." ”
"I heard that the Bamboo King brothers are highly cultivated, and there are Brother Jin Peng and the city protection elders next to each other, so I won't be afraid of them if I think about it." Meng Bai Yu said. Only then did he remember that on the way here, he met Yang Xiongzheng with a group of people dressed in Tsing Yi walking towards the city, presumably from the people sent by Zhongzhou. It's just that he was walking in a hurry at that time, and because he was scolded by Yang Xiong the day before, he didn't want to meet Yang Xiong, so he avoided it.
"The owner of the village doesn't know, I have had a grudge with Zhongzhou for many years, and the reason why I can still be in a safe corner is not how much ability we have, most of it is because we have been protected by the dangers of the mountains and rivers, and the clamping of all forces within Zhongzhou."
"Bingge is different from ordinary fights, it has the use of arranging troops, the arrangement of traps, and the combination of luck and wisdom to pave the way, so as not to collapse. And to fight alone, it depends on the individual's skills. Although the Bamboo King Brothers, Jin Peng, and the Elder of the City Protector also have some cultivation, they are not profound in attainment after all, and I am afraid that they will not be able to defeat the comers. And Zhongzhou has always been a continent of divine cultivation, and masters are like clouds, and those who are as skilled as Sun Yiji can only be ranked in the middle and upper, and they cannot be regarded as masters of divine cultivation. ”
Meng Baiyu listened to Lord Rossi's words and gasped: "It's so amazing? ”
"It's not that I'm being presumptuous, it's true. Although no one has achieved great success in holiness and supernatural powers, there are not a few people who can resist the wind and kill ghosts and demons with nothingness. As he said this, there was a subtle gloom in Lord Rossi's eyes.
"Resist the wind by nothing? Isn't that going to fly? Meng Baiyu was amazed, there was such a powerful exercise in the world, he had never heard of it.
"That's not bad to say." Lord Rossi said.
"Ahh
"Lord Meng's Zhuang..."Seeing that Meng Baiyu seemed to enter his thoughts, Lord Rossi called out softly.
"Ah, I'm sorry I thought of something else." Hearing Lord Rossi's call, Meng Baiyu came back to his senses, "In this world, can anyone really resist the wind by virtue of nothingness?" ”
"According to legend, grandma can, in today's world, there are naturally some people who have reached such a state, such as the dean of the Garma Divine Seminary." Lord Rossi said.
"What about you, my lord?"
"I... Naturally, I haven't been able to reach such a realm, and if you look at the whole of Mingchuan, I'm afraid that there are no people who have such a realm. Lord Rossi's gaze dimmed again, "Alas, since my grandmother, I have no talent in Mingchuan, and I am really worthy of my ancestors." Since the owner of the village has such a good divine body, I wonder if there will be an opportunity for this? ”
After Lord Rossi finished speaking, he suddenly embed it towards Meng Bai Yu, and then hit it with a palm, and with Lord Rossi's attack, a white light flashed, shooting towards Meng Bai Yu at an extremely fast speed. Meng Baiyu was startled, and hurriedly raised his hand to greet him, although it was only an instinctive gesture, but it also brought out the aura in his body, and the blue light flashed and greeted him.
There was a bang, and Lord Rossi and Meng Baiyu each took a few steps back.
"Good fellows." Lord Rossi exclaimed, "When did you start cultivating?" ”
"I... I, maybe I was born with aura, I heard the old people say that when I was born, I was wrapped in light. ”
"Innate spiritual power?" Lord Rosie looked at Meng Baiyu suspiciously, "I have spent my entire life cultivating to the heart level, and it is really rare for you to reach such a realm by nature." Earlier, Mei Haotian said that you have not cultivated, and that Sun Jiji said that you have spiritual power in your body, I still don't believe it, but now it seems that you are actually a congenital spiritual power owner, which is really gratifying, gratifying, and there should be some hope for the contest in this rally festival. ”
It turned out that Lord Rossi summoned Meng Baiyu to test his cultivation, and wanted to release the dark horse in the competition of peace talks, but he was afraid of leaking the news, so he chose the forbidden place. But as for whether there is any other purpose, it is unknown, Meng Baiyu vaguely felt that there was still one, but Lord Rossi didn't say it, and he didn't want to ask, so he was silent.
Although Meng Baiyu had no confidence in the upcoming competition, and he didn't want to agree to Lord Rossi's request, it was related to the future negotiation between the two domains, so he could only agree to give it a try. However, he quickly put it behind him, and what he was thinking about was something else, that is, the question he had learned from Rossi about the ability to obtain relevant abilities from Rossi.
"Relying on the void to resist the wind, kill ghosts and kill demons; Resist the wind with emptiness, kill ghosts and demons..."