Chapter 4: Wedding Night
The three of them chased the demonic qi all the way out of the city.
Around each city, there are a considerable number of fertile farms scattered around it, which can afford to support a huge population, and Qingyun City is no exception.
They followed the stone lamp to a farmstead, and were stunned when they heard the sound of joyful music coming from inside.
Is this a happy event?
"Senior brother, is this the source of demonic energy?" Yue Yunqiao asked.
Huo Chongxiao lowered his eyes and looked at the stone lamp: "Yes, you see that the lights are a little more prosperous than just now." ”
Originally, they didn't find much demonic energy, and if they burned all the way, it would only burn less and less. There is only one reason why it is even more prosperous than just now, and that is that there is a stronger demonic aura hidden here that has been perceived.
"What are we going to do?" Bai Mengjin asked "ignorantly".
"Let's go in and take a look." Huo Chongxiao sighed, "There are a lot of people in this Zhuangzi, if something happens, it will be a tragedy." ”
Yue Yunqiao fully supported: "Senior brother is right, we can't sit idly by. ”
Of course, Bai Mengjin has no opinion.
So Huo Chongxiao blew out the stone lamp, cleaned up the things on his body, and then pressed down on his cultivation, disguised as a rural cultivator.
"Senior sister, do you have the jade talisman with you?" He asked.
Yue Yunqiao responded, took out a piece of jade pendant and shook it: "I'll take it with me!" ”
Huo Chongxiao thought for a while, took out the three copper coins that had been stringed, and handed them to Bai Mengjin: "White girl, what is the situation here, it's not clear at the moment, this is a thing made by my master to ward off evil spirits, don't leave before leaving the village, okay?" ”
Bai Mengjin took it and sighed with emotion. In the past, Huo Chongxiao was the first to open up, but he didn't expect to enjoy his protection now, which is strange and unreal.
The three of them finished tidying up and walked towards the farm.
The people inside soon spotted them, and an old man came up with a few young people: "Three of you stay." ”
Huo Chongxiao smiled and stepped forward to salute: "The old man is polite." ”
He was born upright, polite, and easily liked by others. But the old man did not smile, and asked one by one: "I don't know where the cyclamen came from?" What's the point here? ”
Huo Chongxiao replied: "Our senior brother and sister came from Yongzhou, traveled all over the world on the orders of our teacher, and had the fate to come to the treasure land. I accidentally missed my accommodation today, so I wanted to come and spend the night. ”
"It's not appropriate." Before the old man could speak, the young man behind him couldn't wait to refuse, "The cyclamen has seen it, there is a happy event in our Zhuangzi tonight, and it is not easy to receive guests, so you can go forward and go to other Zhuangzi." ”
Huo Chongxiao's face was embarrassed: "This ......"
Bai Mengjin suddenly stumbled and looked like he was about to fall.
Yue Yunqiao hurriedly helped her: "Senior Sister Bai! ”
Huo Chongxiao's mind turned sharply, and he blurted out: "My junior sister is sick, I'm afraid I can't go that far, please make it convenient." ”
Bai Mengjin is still young, his complexion is porcelain-white, and he looks very delicate in the hazy light.
The two people exchanged glances, and finally reluctantly agreed: "Okay, let's vacate a room, and please don't go out at will, so as not to bump into the bride." ”
Huo Chongxiao said happily: "Thank you." ”
The three of them entered the Zhuangzi, made a few detours, and were finally placed in a remote courtyard. There was an old couple living in the courtyard, and the old man explained a few words to them and left.
The old woman led them into an empty room and said, "This is my son's room, he is not at home, so the cyclamen will spend the night." ”
Later, hot water and food were delivered.
When the door closed, Huo Chongxiao immediately checked it to make sure that there was no abnormality, planted a flag to isolate possible prying eyes, and exhaled: "It's okay for the time being." ”
Yue Yunqiao approvingly: "Senior Sister Bai, you are so alert, if it weren't for your quick response, we wouldn't have been able to get in." ”
Bai Mengjin smiled shyly: "Actually, I was hungry and didn't stand firm for a while......
"Anyway, just come in." Yue Yunqiao turned her head and asked, "Senior brother, what should I do next?" ”
Joy came intermittently, presumably far away. The old couple's window was facing this side, keeping an eye on them at all times, and the Zhuangzi was very hostile to them.
"Let's eat first." Huo Chongxiao looked over, "You haven't opened the valley yet, so you can't be hungry." ”
Yue Yunqiao's Qiankun bag had food in it, and it was still steaming when she took it out, and she and Bai Mengjin ate this. The food brought by the old woman fed the spirit birds raised by Huo Chongxiao.
The three of them rested for a while, and Huo Chongxiao took out a few puppets: "Let's go, let's go visit the wedding." ”
He blew and the puppet took the form of three people, sitting or leaning in the room. Then he drew a hole in the wall to make a passage.
Huo Chongxiao nodded, stepped out of the passage, and then picked up Yue Yunqiao and Bai Mengjin.
He took the paper figures in different costumes and gave them one to each of them. The three of them each used their mana to trigger it, and they turned into paper figures.
"This works so well." Bai Mengjin looked like he had never seen the world.
Yue Yunqiao said: "This is a puppet technique, you can learn it when you get started." ”
Huo Chongxiao's illusion appearance is an ordinary-looking man, Yue Yunqiao is a handsome young man, and Bai Mengjin has become a girl in a red jacket, looking like a father with a pair of children.
Huo Chongxiao casually folded a branch, turned it into a gift box, and said with a narrow smile: "Let's go, Daddy will take you to eat and drink." ”
Yue Yunqiao said angrily: "Senior brother takes advantage of us!" ”
Huo Chongxiao laughed and took the lead to the music.
Bai Mengjin followed behind, sighing slightly in his heart. Yue Yunqiao has been dead for too long, she has almost forgotten Huo Chongxiao's happy appearance, in her memory, he is either out to hunt demons, or in retreat in the martial arts hall, and occasionally they meet with a bitter and bitter face.
Her grievances with Ning Yanzhi, Huo Chongxiao did not participate. The two couldn't talk about friendship, and later she betrayed her teacher, so naturally she wouldn't explain anything to him. So they met and started to do it, and they became opponents.
Now seeing Huo Chongxiao like this, she has a little sympathy. When they get out of this illusion, will he be very lost?
Losing is already a painful one, and coming back and losing it again for a short time will make this pain even deeper, right?
This thought flashed, and Bai Mengjin laughed in his heart.
It's really idle, isn't it herself who should be sympathized with the most?
When the three of them arrived at the front, the farmhouse compound was decorated with lights, gongs and drums were noisy, and twenty or thirty tables were set up for the banquet, which was very lively.
Huo Chongxiao took them to the gift office and gave them a gift box.
The bookkeeper looked at them suspiciously: "The three are ......."
"Distant relatives." Huo Chongxiao smiled innocently, with a thick accent, "Far away, just arrived." ”
"Really?" The account room turned his head to ask people, and Huo Chongxiao always looked frank.
The account room didn't ask, but the auspicious time arrived immediately, so I had to hastily accept the gift box: "There are too many people today, and the hospitality is not good, please go over there to watch the ceremony." ”
"Thank you!" Huo Chongxiao smiled and squeezed into the crowd with his "children".