Chapter 36: The Road to the Decapitator
Not long after the handyman entered, a middle-aged man in a satin brocade robe walked out of the door.
Wang Dahe, the chief of Taoyuan Pavilion and the largest official in Taoyuan Town, wore gorgeous clothes, but he was not greasy, and the man who was not confused wore brocade and satin out of the feeling of Confucian shirts.
"I've seen Mr. Shi." Wang Dahe bowed.
Shi Yu had no choice but to return the salute, and said shamefully: "The pavilion chief is too polite." ”
"Sir, please." Wang Dahe bowed slightly and stretched out a hand.
This made Shi Yu a little confused, if Wang Dahe was sincere, most of them would be a scholarly family, how could he have such a gentleman as Wang Xiaoyan.
Shi Yu was also polite, there were many things to say clearly, so he took the lead in crossing the threshold.
After that, Wang Dahe took Shi Yu all the way to the hall.
Wang Jixi and Wang Xiaoyan stood on both sides early, and when they saw Shi Yu coming in, they bowed slightly almost at the same time, and saluted: "I've seen Mr. Shi." ”
This battle stopped Shi Yu.
Shi Yu didn't speak, just glanced back at Wang Dahe, and saw that he didn't feel wrong at all, so he walked into the hall with a stomach full of questions and sat on the chair that had been prepared a long time ago.
Wang Dahe and Shi Yu sat side by side and personally poured a bowl of tea for Shi Yu.
Wang Jixi stood behind Wang Dahe, smiling.
Wang Xiaoyan stood in front of the three of them with his hands crossed, looking like he had done something wrong, and he didn't dare to come out.
Shi Yu really couldn't stand Wang Xiaoyan like this, so he turned his head to look at Wang Dahe and asked, "Pavilion Chief Wang, what is this?" ”
Wang Dahe thought about the wording for a moment, and actually stood up and saluted Shi Yu again.
Shi Yu had to get up and salute back.
This move made Wang Dahe and Wang Jixi breathe a sigh of relief, fortunately, Mr. is not such a difficult person to speak.
"Sir, I'll get straight to the point, my unsuccessful son, I offended Mr. before, I have no way to discipline my father, and I am very tormented in my heart, I just hope to take my child to apologize to Mr. in person, but I really don't know where Mr. lives, so I give up."
Wang Dahe's face was sincere, Shi Yu was very embarrassed, he had a delusion, could it be that he had done something wrong?
"Pavilion Chief Wang is too polite, it's a trivial matter, why should it be like this." Shi Yu smiled bitterly, this family was too cautious, which made him very unnatural.
originally thought that saying this would make the pavilion chief feel relieved, but he didn't want the pavilion chief to become more and more solemn, mostly thinking too much, thinking that he was deliberately putting on a score.
Seeing Wang Dahe's dilemma, Shi Yu knew that he had guessed correctly.
Shi Yu said with a straight face: "Pavilion Chief Wang, Shi is not the kind of person who cares about trivial matters, if Pavilion Chief Wang thinks that Ling Lang has done something wrong, education is important, and apologies are just to let him know what is wrong, there is no need to put on such a big battle, so that Shi feels that he is not apologizing, but more like doing it for Shi Mou, if Shi Mou is an ordinary person, will the Pavilion Chief still go to such great lengths?" ”
Wang Dahe, father and son, who said this, were silent, and even Wang Jixi, who had always been the most calm, frowned slightly.
Shi Yu continued: "Actually, it's not a big deal, Shi is not an unreasonable person, and he won't be upset by this worldly annoyance, even if Ling Lang doesn't apologize, Shi won't say anything, but Wang Tingchang's actions, don't you think Shi is an unreasonable person?" ”
Wang Dahe broke out in a cold sweat.
To Shi Yu said this, it seems that what he did was indeed wrong.
Wang Jixi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and relieved his father.
"What Mr. taught me is that this matter is indeed my father and son abrupt, and it really shouldn't be to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, but Wang Xiaoyan did something wrong, and he still has to apologize to Mr. I heard that Mr. has good wine, and it just so happens that my father has a few jars of good wine, so it is better to talk on the wine table, and I should make amends to Mr. for my actions." Wang Jixi said respectfully.
Wang Dahe cast an appreciative look at his eldest son, these words not only brought Shi Yu's words back, if he could leave Mr. to drink and eat, it would be a great incense.
Shi Yu was helpless, if he refused, he was afraid that the Wang family would not be able to save face, so he had to nod and agree.
With Shi Yu's approval, Wang Xiaoyan's matter was over, so Wang Dahe instructed Wang Xiaoyan to prepare wine and food.
Wang Dahe and Wang Jixi chatted with Shi Yu.
Shi Yu felt that Wang Jixi was closer.
First, he is relatively close to his age, and secondly, he speaks more tactfully than his father.
Soon after, the wine and food came up.
Shi Yu ate a meal of delicacies from the mountains and seas at Wang's house, which was better than any meal he had eaten before.
During this period, Wang Dahe asked Shi Yu a question.
"Sir is from the mountain?"
The question is very vague, Shi Yu can hear the deep meaning at once, it is nothing more than another name for the gods in the world, as the so-called: immortals on the mountain.
In this regard, Shi Yu just shook his head and denied it.
Wang Dahe and Wang Jixi glanced at each other, and they both saw the meaning in each other's eyes. On the contrary, he became more and more convinced that this young man, who looked only fifteen or sixteen, was really a rejuvenated mountain fairy.
If Shi Yu agreed, they would have doubts, and with the previous indisputable style, the doubts would be completely eliminated.
This meal of wine and food was eaten for two hours, and it was not until the red sun set that the west mountain came out of the courtyard of the Wang family.
Wang Dahe, father and son, personally sent him to the door.
Shi Yu left in a dashing manner, waving his hand to signal that there was no need to send it.
Wang Dahe and the three of them bent down at the same time, waving towards the back.
Not long after Shi Yu walked out, a white light suddenly crossed the air.
He knew that it was a Confucian shirt and a black robe with a sword.
Shi Yu subconsciously waved his hand, regardless of whether Li Xiao and Yiyun could see it or not.
When the three people at the door saw this scene, their waists bowed even lower.
Wang Dahe and Wang Jixi were suspicious of ghosts and gods before, but they completely believed it at this time.
The three of them watched the corner where the green shirt disappeared and were silent for a long time.
......
After leaving the Wang family's house, Shi Yu went directly out of the town and went to the peach forest.
The peach forest is on the mountain, very deep, and the Taoist temple is in the middle of the peach forest, a peak.
Not long after Shi Yu stepped into the peach forest, a large snowflake suddenly fell from in front of him.
Looking up, the sky was gloomy, and the red sun behind the mountain had not yet completely submerged, and only a rough outline could be seen.
March day, snowfall.
Rare.
Shi Yu stretched out his hand to catch a snowflake, when he left the Nine Swords Gate, there had just been a big snowfall, and it was on the day of his master's death.
After that, it was the second heavy snow on the mountain in Kunshi Town, and it was there that the female ghost in red was encountered.
Ruixue Trillion Year.
This year's snow is particularly hurtful.
The snow had a tendency to fall heavily, so Shi Yu quickened his pace and walked towards the depths of the peach forest.
It wasn't until night came that I walked to that Taoist temple.
To tell the truth, this Taoist temple was larger than any Taoist temple Shi Yu had seen before, with three steps and a stone railing, surrounding the three-room Taoist temple.
Climb the stairs.
At the end of the steps, you can see that there is still a large open space around the original Taoist temple.
Shi Yu took a deep breath and walked towards the gate.
The door is closed.
Shi Yu reached out and knocked on the door.
I vaguely heard an old voice in the Taoist temple say: "Taier, go and see, your senior brother is cleaning up the incense burner." ”
A short time later, the door was pulled open, and a familiar little head poked out.
Shi Yu greeted with a smile: "Taier, meet again." ”
The little Taoist named Tai Er was surprised and delighted, and quickly opened the door and shouted into the room: "Master, it's Mr. Shi!" ”
Then he took Shi Yu's hand, dragged him into the Taoist temple, poked his head out and looked left and right, and closed the door of the Taoist temple.
The Taoist walked in front of Shi Yu, walked backwards, and asked Shi Yu: "Sir, how do you know that my name is Taier?" ”
Shi Yu smiled: "Shopkeeper Liu said it." ”
Tai Er muttered: "Old Liu Tou is really talkative, I originally wanted to tell Mr. myself." ”
But I don't want to crash into the old man's arms without paying attention. The little Taoist immediately turned around, and without looking, he saluted respectfully and shouted, "Master." ”
Shi Yu looked at the old man at the twilight, smiled and arched his hand, and said, "Shi has seen the Taoist. ”
The old Taoist smiled and returned the salute and said, "Mr. is coming to the small Taoist temple, it is shining, please come in." ”
The old Taoist's excessive enthusiasm made Shi Yu very uncomfortable, so he had to stretch out his hand and say, "Daoist, please." ”
After entering the central room, Ah Xuan brought a brazier and lit it with Taier, which worked very well on this snowy day, and the room was suddenly warm.
Shi Yu and the old Taoist sat face to face on the futon.
The old Taoist kept smiling and seemed to be in a good mood.
In fact, the old Taoist never thought that this 'fairy man' gentleman would come to Guanzhong as a guest.
Shi Yu didn't know how to talk, so he could only start with the apprentice of the old Taoist.
"Tai Er and his senior brother are very good." Shi Yu said softly.
The old man's eyes lit up and he asked, "Not bad?" ”
Obviously, he misunderstood what Shi Yu meant.
Shi Yu had to explain with a wry smile: "It's very good to be a person. ”
The old Taoist nodded, and didn't ask any more questions.
Shi Yu changed the topic, "The Taoist temple has been a long time, right?" Why is there no name? ”
The Taoist temple doesn't have a name, he knew it when he came in.
"It's been a long time, and it's been ...... Twelve generations, when the poor road is gone, it is passed to Ah Xuan or too second-hand, it is the thirteenth generation, as for why there is no name, the poor road actually doesn't know much, only knows that it has a name at the beginning, but after renovating it a few times, the plaque is gone, and it has not been taken again, and it has been a nameless view since then. "Old-fashioned absent-minded explanation.
Shi Yu nodded and said, "As for the name, it's just a title, whether there is or not, it's not that important." ”
The old Taoist stroked his beard and smiled, obviously agreeing with Shi Yu's statement.
"In the blink of an eye, I've been guarding this nameless view for seventy years." The old Taoist sighed wistfully.
Shi Yu asked: "Daoist has been in the Taoist temple since childhood?" ”
The old Taoist said with a smile: "Yes, I grew up in the Taoist temple when I was young, and I lived a lifetime unconsciously, and I ...... old."
Shi Yu didn't know how to answer.
He was a teenager, and he didn't feel deeply about the fact that this thing was human.
Probably, the old people are withering one after another, like falling leaves in the wind.
Shi Yu said to the gods: "People are old." ”
Hearing Shi Yu say this, the old Taoist turned his head to look at Shi Yu and asked a question that he had expected but didn't know how to answer.
"Sir, is the road of immortality really a dead-end road?"