Chapter Ninety-Four: Scholars can go wherever they want
"You... You don't talk nonsense. β
Zhu Congwen glanced out the window, but his face was also flushed, and he said hesitantly.
Gu Xiaoer sneered and said, "I'm talking nonsense, okay, then I'll call her over now, and we'll face each other face." β
Gu Xiaoer stood up and walked towards the window as he spoke.
Zhu Congwen, a scholar who is usually slow and reasonable, suddenly jumped up at this time, and pressed Gu Xiaoer back on the stool.
Gu Xiaoer looked at Zhu Congwen in front of him silently, who was suddenly not melancholy, but extremely flustered, sighed, and said earnestly: "It takes courage to like someone, don't be afraid of any six-eyed flying fish." β
β......β
The two of them sat there silently, watching the little girl walk quietly in the twilight, and as she passed by, the girl seemed to look around.
Gu Xiaoer's eyes lit up, and he pulled Zhu Congwen, who didn't know when he ran behind him, and said, "What the hell are you hiding, don't you see that she seems to be looking for you?" β
Zhu Congwen silently leaned on Gu Xiaoer's back, and was silent for a long time before he said softly: "Maybe she is just looking at the scenery around." β
Gu Xiaoer naturally understood Zhu Congwen's thoughts, looked back at the scholar and said, "How do you know that what she is looking for is the promising scholar Zhu Congwen, not the scholar Zhu Congwen who is the second junior in the noodle restaurant?" Besides, being a junior is better than being a junior major. β
β......β
Zhu Congwen only sat behind Gu Xiaoer for a long time, and it was not until a certain girl in the twilight left for a long time that the scholar walked out again, stood by the window, silently looked at the back of a certain hanging street that walked far away, and said softly: "But the future is always better than falling into the abyss." β
Gu Xiaoer walked behind Zhu Congwen, patted him on the shoulder, and didn't say anything more.
The curtain of the noodle shop happened to be lifted at this time, and a young man with a pale face and a girl who looked like a Taoist walked in, the girl stood there and looked at it for a while, and then her eyes stopped at Gu Xiaoer and Zhu Congwen by the window, and then looked at the young man on the side, probably hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Let's have a bowl of noodles." β
Gu Xiaoer and Zhu Congwen, who were in a daze there, came back to their senses.
"Okay, what do you want?"
The girl in the Taoist skirt looked at the young man with a pale face and some faint blood stains on his face, the man thought for a moment and said softly, "Just shredded meat noodles." β
Gu Xiaoer hurriedly went to the back kitchen.
Zhu Congwen helped wipe a table there, and then let the two sit down there.
The Taoist girl and the pale-faced young man are probably not a very strange combination, at least not as eye-catching as a young man who always carries a sword and an umbrella on his back.
Zhu Congwen didn't see much, so he continued to wipe the table and got busy.
Gu Xiaoer quickly walked out with a bowl of noodles and placed it in front of the young man.
After all, that girl was a cultivator at first glance, and probably didn't need to eat, as for the young man, although he also carried a wooden sword, which sword cultivator would carry a wooden sword?
After Gu Xiaoer finished delivering the noodles, he went back to the back kitchen.
The young man pulled two pieces of noodles there, and then ate them in large gulps, probably very hungry indeed.
Zhu Congwen wiped the table that had not been wiped yet, and when he was about to go to the back kitchen, the girl suddenly stopped him.
"By the way, this big brother, do you know where the Huaidu Heavenly Prison is?"
Zhu Congwen was stunned for a moment, then looked back at the two of them carefully, and asked with some puzzlement: "What are you going to go to the Heavenly Hell?" β
The girl simply said, "There are some things that require a trip to Hell. β
Zhu Congwen stood there with a rag and thought for a long time, and then said with some difficulty: "It's naturally easy to say where the heavenly prison is, but if you just came to Huaidu, probably I told you where it is, and you may not be able to find it, after all, you should have seen it, Huaidu is too big, and it is easy to get lost in it." β
This is, of course, quite sincere.
The two of them are naturally You Chunshan and Yu Chaoyun from Qingtian Dao.
Since entering Huaidu, the two of them have been black-eyed, and they don't know where they are now, so they can only wander around.
You Chunshan fell a few more times halfway, probably when people realized that they were vulnerable, he was really vulnerable.
You Chunshan, who had fallen for so many years in the past, couldn't get up for a long time after falling down on the streets of Huaidu, Yu Chaoyun helped him for a long time, and You Chunshan stood up with difficulty, but he was cold, as if he had climbed out of an ice cave, Yu Chaoyun was startled at the time, and hurriedly sent some heaven and earth vitality into You Chunshan's body, but for a young man who has not touched the sense of qi so far, this is probably useless.
The two had to wipe the blood on their faces, and then hurriedly asked for directions in Huaidu.
It's just like what Zhu Congwen said, even if you ask for the way, whether you can find it is naturally a big question.
The streets and alleys of Huaidu are intricate, and if it was not stagnant before, it would be more difficult to find some correct routes, but now it is lucky.
Yu Chaoyun listened to Zhu Congwen's words, but he was also silent.
You Chunshan didn't speak except for the first sentence of shredded meat noodles, just eating noodles there quietly.
Zhu Congwen looked at his pale face, but also said with some worry: "Are you in a hurry?" β
Yu Chaoyun also looked at You Chunshan, who was eating noodles there, thought about it, and nodded very seriously.
Although Zhu Congwen wanted to help a group of two, if the two said that they were going to somewhere else, the scholar probably wouldn't have so much hesitation and concern, but the two of them were going to hell.
In a place like Hell, anyone who hears it will hesitate.
This is probably the reason why the two of them asked all the way, but they were always just looking for their own direction.
As for those heavenly prison officials in Huaidu, probably the two of them didn't dare to ask.
Yu Chaoyun turned his head to look out the window, thinking that if he was not out of the customs realm, but looking for plum realms, he might have some confidence to ask.
This Qingtian Dao girl looked at it for a while, sighed, looked back at You Chunshan, who was eating noodles, and then looked at Zhu Congwen on the side, smiled, and said, "It's okay, it's really not good, let's go find those heavenly prison officials." β
Zhu Congwen actually hesitated for a long time, and originally thought about whether to take them or not, but when he heard the girl's words, he was discouraged again, and said with some shame: "It seems that it can only be like this." β
The pale-faced young man finished eating the noodles, and then paid for them with a painful look - after all, the buns cost twenty yuan, and for such a young man, if he hadn't been so hungry when he walked here, he probably wouldn't have walked in to eat a bowl of noodles.
The two left the noodle shop.
After Zhu Congwen cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, wiped the table, and returned to the window, looking at the two people who kept asking for directions on the street and were hesitating in the twilight.
The scholar looked at the two of them for a long time, and also looked at the direction of a certain girl's departure for a long time, and was silent for a long time, and then put down the rag in his hand, walked out, and caught up with the two.
"I'll take you there."
When Yu Chaoyun first heard this, he was startled.
After all, a place like Huaidu, for anyone who is new to the city, is always prone to have a kind of fear of strangeness in their hearts.
Someone behind you suddenly speaks, and naturally you will be startled.
Fortunately, when he turned around and saw that it was the scholar-like junior in the noodle restaurant, Yu Chaoyun was also relieved.
Zhu Congwen said very seriously: "I think you should be in a hurry, after thinking about it, it's better to take you over directly, after all, the Heavenly Hell is indeed a little far away from here, and if you ask like this, you may not be able to find it." β
Yu Chaoyun read Zhu Congwen for a long time, and then made a sincere salute.
"Thank you."
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Gu Xiaoer was busy in the back kitchen for a while, but suddenly found that there was no sound in front of him, so he walked out and saw that Zhu Congwen didn't know where he went.
Because he was worried that this kid would be taken away by the people from the Heavenly Hell or the Siwu Demon Mansion again, Gu Xiaoer ran out of the noodle restaurant in a panic, stood on the street and looked around, and then saw Zhu Congwen who was talking to the two people who came to eat noodles before.
Gu Xiaoer breathed a sigh of relief, although he didn't know what Zhu Congwen was doing, as long as he wasn't arrested, it was probably a good thing.
The man walked back to the noodle shop, but he also looked back at it from time to time, thinking that this kid would come back soon, but after Zhu Congwen said something to the two, he took the two directly into the distance.
Gu Xiaoer stood there with a blank face, thinking to himself what Zhu Congwen was doing? Do you fall in love with other people's little girls again?
.......
Zhu Congwen walked on the road, but it was quite relaxed.
After all, after making a decision, you can immediately put it into action, which is naturally enjoyable.
This has eased the scholar's depressed mood a lot these days.
The young man behind him almost fell while walking, Zhu Congwen looked at the street under his feet curiously, and thought to himself How did you fall in such a flat place?
However, looking at the unwiped blood on the young man's face, the scholar didn't ask much.
After the stagnation of Huaidu, Zhu Congwen actually didn't pay attention to where the Heavenly Hell stopped, but fortunately, after all, he had been in Huaidu for a year, and Zhu Congwen, who was not a famous alley, may not know, but a place like Heavenly Hell is still somewhat familiar.
The three of them walked for a long time, and finally appeared in the alley near the Heavenly Hell before late at night.
Zhu Congwen stopped in that alley, pointed to the end of the alley, and said to the two: "Through this alley, you should be able to see those high black walls of the Heavenly Hell. β
Yu Chaoyun expressed his gratitude to Zhu Congwen very seriously, and then walked forward with You Chunshan.
Zhu Congwen didn't continue to move forward, just looked in the alley for a while, then turned around and walked out.
For this scholar, to be able to bring the two of them to such a close place, he has actually done his best.
After all, he now has the shadow of the Siwu Demon Mansion on his body, even if the Heavenly Hell has not paid attention to it, this scholar is still a little apprehensive in his heart after all.
However, as for why those two people went to Heavenly Hell, Zhu Congwen was naturally quite curious, and walked back a little absentmindedly all the way.
It wasn't until he accidentally bumped into someone's body that the scholar came back to his senses.
He hurriedly said sorry and looked up.
It's just that Zhu Congwen saw the person in front of him, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly took two steps back.
I didn't say anything for a long time.
The man in a golden-striped black robe stood quietly watching the lights on the street.
Although the expression on his face was gentle with a faint smile, Zhu Congwen still subconsciously thought of the words of the big ape peeping at the white flower.
"Willow... Lord Yanagi. β
Zhu Congwen saluted with some apprehension.
Liu Qinghe turned his head, looked at Zhu Congwen quietly for a long time, and then smiled softly and said, "What are you doing here, Zhu Congwen?" β
Zhu Congwen didn't feel strange about Liu Qinghe saying his name in one mouthful, on the contrary, if he couldn't say it, it would probably be a strange thing.
Zhu Congwen said very cautiously: "I met two people in Huaidu today, saying that they were coming to Heavenly Hell, so I brought them over. β
Liu Qinghe just turned his head with a slight smile and said softly, "Just like this? β
Zhu Congwen was silent for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "That's it." β
Liu Qinghe quietly looked at the lights that illuminated the world in the night, and then said slowly: "I thought you wanted to take this opportunity to take a look at the attitude of Heavenly Hell, or ....."
This tall figure, that is, Zhu Congwen stood beside him, and the Heavenly Prison Master, who looked a little petite, paused a little, and continued: "Or, show your attitude. β
Zhu Congwen felt that his back must be soaked, otherwise when the wind blew in the May night, how could there be a feeling of a cold winter wax moon?
The scholar was silent for a long time, and then asked cautiously: "Isn't my attitude a very important thing for Lord Liu?" β
Liu Qinghe chuckled lightly and said, "The attitude of any person in the world should be an important thing for the superiors. β
Zhu Congwen fell silent, he didn't know what Liu Qinghe meant by such a sentence.
The two of them stood quietly in the night breeze, although Zhu Congwen didn't want to face such a person from heaven, but Liu Qinghe didn't open his mouth to let him leave, so he could only stand there silently.
After a long time, the sweat behind Zhu Congwen was gradually dried by the night wind, and it was at this time that Liu Qinghe's voice sounded in the ears of this scholar again, making the sweat that had been gradually dried up again.
"After the Siwu Demon Mansion looked for you, the officials immediately went to Dali Temple to investigate your case file, and at the same time, they also asked the Heavenly Prison to reorganize your life experience."
Liu Qinghe stood there quietly and said something like this.
Zhu Congwen stood uneasily, waiting for the next step of such a black-robed man.
It's a pity that Liu Qinghe didn't continue to say anything, dead silence is often something impressive.
Like the night, like those black robes of Hell.
There was a locust tree whose leaves fell on the scholar's shoulders - Zhu Congwen's head was blank, but he suddenly couldn't remember where there was such a tree in Huaidu, or if there were actually many places.
For example, at the mouth of the alley, such as the street, like in the corner of some yard.
There is such a sentence as the peace of the ghost world next to the wood, which is the reason why the entire Huai'an began to plant locust trees.
It's just that there is a ghost in the heart, so there is no peace.
Zhu Congwen stood there in a panic, thinking about whether there was a ghost in his heart?
It took a long time, until the leaf that fell on the scholar's shoulder was stirred by the wind for a long time before falling to the ground, Liu Qinghe said calmly: "If nothing else, you are probably innocent." β
I wish Congwen a natural innocence.
This scholar from the Hanging Academy, a scholar who grew up as a teenager in a small town in the south, has not been exposed to any undercurrents in his life.
Zhu Congwen let out a long breath and said softly, "I don't want any accidents either, my lord." β
Liu Qinghe turned his head and said with a slight smile: "But there were no accidents in the past, it doesn't mean that there will be no accidents in the future." β
Zhu Congwen became nervous again, and cautiously raised his eyes to look at the smiling black-robed man.
"What do you mean, sir?"
Liu Qinghe was dressed in a black robe and was very swaggering in the night wind, such a Heavenly Hell Lord was naturally gentle, but no one would take such a mildness as a true attitude.
"Remember this night. Zhu Congwen, Heaven and Hell do not move the world, it does not mean that we cannot move the world, but we abide by the rules more than anyone else. β
Zhu Congwen seemed to understand something, lowered his head deeply, and said softly: "Thank you for the reminder." β
Such a heavenly hell that was formerly known as the Ghost Suppression Division, what it is, is naturally not something that is difficult to guess.
Liu Qinghe didn't say anything more, stood there and watched the beautiful night of Huaidu for a long time, and then said calmly: "Go and take it." β
Zhu Congwen didn't leave, just stood there for a long time, and then asked very seriously: "Where should I go?" β
Liu Qinghe smiled softly and turned around and walked towards the alley.
"You can go wherever you want, or where you think you should go."
Zhu Congwen stood there for a long time, until the tall figure known as the willow white ape disappeared into the alley, and the scholar breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand and touched his backβit was indeed wet.
The scholar thought quietly for a long time, perhaps thinking about some twilight, perhaps thinking about some day with splashes of rain and mist.
Until I thought of a certain demon mansion, the scene when I faced another white-clothed demon.
In fact, some choices are predestined from the start.
It can be seen from the scholar's hesitation for so many days.
Between the Demon Mansion and the Heavenly Hell.
The scholar was naturally more afraid of the Heavenly Hell, because after leaving the Siwu Demon Mansion that day, the scholar would fall into a long-term panic and uneasiness.
Everything certainly takes courage.
After thinking for a long time, the scholar finally sighed, and then took a step towards the lights of the world.
He decided to knock on a certain door.