In the twenty-third year of the heavenly run, on the twelfth day of August, the third quarter of the first month of the morning (7:45 in the morning).

Shang Qing woke up, only feeling comfortable and refreshed.

Ever since he was bedridden, every time he fell asleep, he would be tormented by dreams, which was simply painful. And every time I wake up, I can clearly feel that my soul is torn apart.

It was also from that time that Shang Qing realized that he seemed to be missing part of his memory, but he couldn't remember what it was.

However, occasionally some strange memories will appear in the brain, as well as some cognitions that do not belong to this world.

For example: lotus white lotus root clear lotus leaves, the three religions were originally one family.

However, in this world, Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism are distinct, each with a complete set of cultivation systems, showing a three-legged trend.

According to the ancient records handed down, this world called Haotian is the ancestor of Taoism in the chaos with the Qingping sword to split out, chaos has two turbidity, after the Taoist ancestor opened up the world, the clear air rises to the sky, the turbidity sinks to the earth, between heaven and earth 90,000 li.

After the formation of heaven and earth, Daozu successively created the sun, moon and stars, mountains and rivers. I don't know how many years later, the heavens and the earth gradually gave birth to the creatures of all races, and the Dao Ancestor appeared to personally teach the cultivation of the creatures of all races.

The vast majority of Haotian's cultivators are following the cultivation system formulated by Dao Ancestors, and the realms are divided into Qi Refining Realm, Foundation Building Realm, Jindan Realm, Yuanying Realm, Transformation God Realm, Out-of-Body Realm, Merge Dao Realm, Tribulation Realm, and Flying Ascension Realm.

Then with the passage of time, the development of all things, 10,000 years ago there was a great scholar in the human race, only 70 years to become holy, the establishment of Confucianism, the development of Confucianism practice system, the realm is divided into the realm of nourishing qi, refining the body, standing up, not confused, knowing the fate of the realm, the ear of the good realm, and the realm of no moment.

Buddhism appeared the latest, about 1,200 years ago, in the west of the vast desert in the depths of the sky appeared a monk, the monk through the desert, walking in the world after 120 years of teaching, and finally in the bitter sea of Bodhi on the other side of the fruit of the Holy Fruit, and then the establishment of Buddhism, the occurrence of the "ten thousand Buddhas and demons" incident, Buddhism began to prosper, belongs to the latter to come first.

In terms of practice, Buddhism is divided into the realm of the mystical mind, the realm of insight, the realm of the wonderful self, the realm of vajra, the realm of arhats, the realm of bodhisattvas, and the realm of Buddha.

Shang Qing found that Master Yang was no longer in the palace, but Meng Huai'an actually brought him court food, which was three tea eggs and five meat buns.

"Good boy, I really didn't mistake you, the tea eggs and big buns of the Qingxiaoxiao Food Shop, it took a lot of effort to buy them." Meng Huai'an happily handed over the morning food, very relieved in his heart, but there was a trace of strangeness in his eyes.

Because Shang Qing's sister is called Shang Xiaoxiao.

A few days ago, Qingxiaoxiao food shop suddenly opened a store in Ping'an Fang, the first day of free tasting, the second day buy one get one free, all kinds of novel breakfast, but also particularly affordable, quite popular in Ping'an Fang, only three or four days, even the surrounding several squares have heard the news, business is very hot.

In Daqian, only the poor people will eat a meal of meat during the New Year's Festival, as for those big families in the Zhumen, most of the food is beef, mutton, venison, etc., a few powerful families will have the opportunity to eat delicious and tender demon meat, and this kind of demon is the kind of demon that has not been infected by red dust and smoke before his death.

Of course, this is mostly some of the things behind the scenes of the Demon Hunter, and he has heard of it since Meng Huai'an was promoted to a five-rank demon catcher.

However, such a delicious pork bun is simply a great liking for Meng Huai'an.

Shang Qing took the morning food, thanked him, and said with a smile: "Lord Meng, morning!" ”

The gossip is not too much for the time being.

About half a cup of tea, the two of them went out of the Demon Hunting Division, went to the Chen Mansion of Ping'an Fang, and walked out of the threshold of Changle Fang, facing a wide crossroads, across the east and west of the street that can be used for ten or two carriages in parallel, paved with excellent quality of oversized bluestone slabs, this is the imperial city to the outer city of the heavenly street. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the city's largest float will depart from the Suzaku Gate in the west and slowly swim to the Chengtian Gate in the east.

On both sides of the north and south streets, there are shops, including silk cloth shops, jewelry shops, clothing shops, grain and oil shops, preserved fruit shops, rouge shops, and wine shops.

At this time, all the liquor shops have been on the new wine, and each family has also re-established the façade, the flower head of the color building, the painting rod is drunk with fairy brocade, and the whole street is filled with the fragrance of wine, which is refreshing.

Just smelling the aroma of wine already makes people a little drunk.

Pomegranates, quives, pears, dates, chestnuts, grapes, oranges and other fruits, rare melons and fruits that are rare on weekdays, are all newly listed at this time.

On the southeast side of the street on the south side is the Chenwang Mansion, which occupies most of the street, and I heard that the shops on the entire street are the property of the palace. The house is more pavilions and pavilions, halls and pavilions, carved beams and paintings, and is magnificent. Hundreds of corridors turn, cage birds contend, winding paths, strange flowers. Trees, mountains and rocks, lush and moist, thousands of birds gather, Luan phoenix can perch.

On both sides of the street in the north, there are mostly silk cloth shops, jewelry shops, clothing shops, and rouge shops, and Daixiang Building, the largest rouge shop in Yujing City, is inside.

This street is also the only way to go to Ping'an Fang Chen's Mansion, and when the two of them passed by Daixiang Building, Shang Qing once again smelled the faint fragrance that he smelled in Zhu Fugui's room last night.

At this time, Daixiang Building had already opened for business, and Shang Qing walked in directly without thinking about it. Meng Huaian subconsciously wanted to stop him, but he still didn't have time, so he could only follow helplessly.

As soon as Shang Qingfu entered, there was a strange fragrance on his face, and all kinds of cosmetics and accessories were dazzling.

And the smell of that strange fragrance is also a little stronger.

The little guy in the store suddenly found that the person who came in was the official of the Demon Hunting Division, and immediately looked a little nervous.

Although the Demon Hunting Division has long been a household name in Yujing City, there are very few people who have really come into direct contact, but the dark uniform and plain cloak embroidered with gossip diagrams are difficult to go without attracting attention.

Because for the common people, the demon hunters in the Demon Hunting Division are very mysterious, and they are all people with great skills, so if they can fly to the sky, there will be many people who are convinced.

After all, if you don't have any real skills, how can you catch demons?

Fortunately, as a small servant of Daixianglou, he has also seen a big scene, and after a short period of nervousness, he still greeted him very warmly.

"Two officials, welcome to Daixiang Building, I don't know what you two want to buy?"

Meng Huai'an only felt that he was on Shang Qing's thief ship at this moment, thinking that he was a dignified five-grade demon hunter, how could he have entered the rouge shop, if his colleagues in the department knew about it, I am afraid that it would be indispensable to make a joke.

"The Demon Hunting Division handles the case, and if you don't buy anything, you shopkeepers are here?" Meng Huai was relieved and angry, and his tone was not good.

The little guy was calmed by the murderous momentum on Meng Huai'an's body, and said hesitantly: "It's here, Shopkeeper Xiao is in... On the second floor, the small ones are going to report. ”

Before I could say a word, I only heard someone upstairs laughing and said: "Get up early, there will be a spirit magpie chirping in Daixiang Building, Mei Niang wants to come to the door today, but I never thought that it was two immortal masters, never greeted from afar, and looked at the immortal master Haihan." ”

This person is Xiao Meiniang, the shopkeeper of Daixiang Building, wearing a jade hanging pearl and jade step, and the skirt is tied with a bean green palace strip and a double balance flounder rose; Dressed in a smoke-cage mint green and white silk dress. The body is slender, there is a plum blossom between the forehead, the cheeks are condensed with new li, the nose is greasy and goose fat, the eyes are handsome and the eyebrows are trimmed, and the god is flying. Xiao Meiniang went downstairs, like a fairy concubine, with spring on her face, and her lips were heard before she smiled.

The little guy hurriedly bowed and stepped aside, bowing his head and not daring to make a sound.

However, Xiao Meiniang thought of the rumors that had appeared in the market recently, saying that there were monsters infested in Ping'an Fang, which injured several people. Aren't these two people related to that monster?

Meng Huai'an coughed dryly, and his tone was slightly stiff, "Shopkeeper Xiao, right?" The two of us are from the Demon Hunter Division, and the Demon Hunter Division knows, right? This time I came here for the sake of the case, I hope that Shopkeeper Xiao will not hide anything! ”

Xiao Meiniang's face suddenly lost color, "Immortal Master Mingjian, Dai Xianglou doesn't dare to get involved with monsters." ”

Shang Qing was a little speechless for his boss, not that she didn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, so he smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Xiao, the sister is about to have her birthday, and I happened to pass by Guidi, thinking about coming in and buying her some girl-like jewelry, does Shopkeeper Xiao have any recommendations?" ”

Meng Huai'an was extremely embarrassed.

"Then the immortal master, you are right, in this jade capital, our Daixianglou things, but there are many, I don't know what you want to buy?" Xiao Meiniang suddenly turned from surprise to joy, and her voice was soft and sweet.

Then he said to the little guy: "Take this immortal master to drink tea, use the best!" ”

Shang Qing didn't enter Daixiang Building for the purpose of buying things, but thinking that Shang Xiaoxiao was indeed about to have her birthday, I was afraid that it wouldn't work if I didn't buy it, but what to buy?

Seeing that Shang Qing didn't speak, Xiao Meiniang continued to introduce enthusiastically, "Let's Dai Xianglou, fine powder, makeup powder, Dai powder, rouge, forehead yellow, spices are everything, just talking about the lipstick in this rouge, there are sixteen kinds of Mei Hua Nu, Half Jiao, Nei Jia Yuan, Tiangong Qiao, Shengtan Xin, etc., of course, combs, grates, and bronze mirrors. ”

Shang Qing didn't understand what Xiao Meiniang was talking about, lipstick should be lipstick, right? The comb and the bronze mirror understood.

So after pretending to think about it, "Well, buy a sachet, is there?" ”

"Yes, we have cold incense, evil incense, Ruilin incense, Jinfeng incense, Taizhen incense ...... here"

Then Shang Qing saw all kinds of sachets, including gourd-shaped, bell-shaped, heart-shaped, peach-shaped, bag-shaped, square, etc., all of which were well-made, and the patterns embroidered on them were also diverse.

However, although there are a lot of sachets here, Shang Qing did not smell the smell of the strange fragrance in these sachets.

Shang Qing's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Anything else?"

Xiao Meiniang suddenly lost her affection for Shang Qing at this time, and what she thought in her heart was that these two were singing in front of her, one with a black face and the other with a white face. However, because the identity of the demon hunter is really different from the dignitaries and nobles who are received on weekdays, it seems that if there is no bleeding today, I am afraid it will be difficult to get rid of it.

So she led Shang Qing directly to a room on the second floor, and opened a copper cabinet in the room, which contained about twenty identical delicate rosewood boxes. Xiao Meiniang took one out, "Immortal Master, this is the new incense that Daixianglou has just entered, this fragrance is incomparably fragrant, and it will not disperse for a long time." ”

The moment Xiao Meiniang opened the box, the room was shrouded in a strong strange fragrance, although it was strong, it was extremely comfortable to smell, this was the kind of fragrance that Shang Qing smelled in Zhu Fugui's room.

Shang Qing asked curiously: "What kind of incense is this?" ”

Maybe it was a trade secret, Xiao Meiniang didn't answer directly, Shang Qing saw this, and didn't force it, and continued: "Who bought this incense, is Shopkeeper Xiao willing to tell it?" ”

"This ......"

Xiao Meiniang hesitated, quite embarrassed.

"Presumably Shopkeeper Xiao has also heard that there is indeed a monster on the side of Ping'an Fang, and the sage has issued a royal decree, ordering the two of us to arrest the monster who committed the murder within three days, if the two of us can't solve the case within three days, they will be replaced by other colleagues in the division, or the black horse of Wei Qiansi, if it really comes to that time, even if Shopkeeper Xiao wants to say it, I am afraid it will not be clear." Shang Qing told the truth, looking sincere.

As for how to choose, as long as you are a person who understands, you should know how to choose.

When she heard the words of Wei Qiansi's black ride, Xiao Meiniang's body suddenly trembled, and a trace of horror appeared in her eyes.

After only half a cup of tea, Shang Qing got a list of purchases. However, he still chose a peach-shaped sachet on the first floor, insisted on paying, and then walked out of Daixiang Building with Meng Huai'an and went straight to Chen's mansion.