Chapter 9: Orchid Lapel (1)
Standing on a high place, Bai Yixue saw Ling Zhaoxu retreating from the house, having no time to fight, his legs sank, and he made a move of "a thousand catties falling", as if he had the power of a thousand catties poured into the ground, and suddenly stepped on a large piece of roof under his feet, taking advantage of the chaos in the house, and immediately walked away.
He was worried that someone from the Tang Sect was following behind him, so he raised his breath and ran quickly, and after going around the city for a long time, he was sure that there was no one behind him, so he slowed down and turned towards Shi Zhai. On the way, I remembered that day Shi Zhongmo came back from Crispy, only said that the matter had been done, but the look on his face was very strange, and he always smiled and said nothing.
Bai Yixue returned to Shi's house, and Shi Zhongmo and Ling Zhaoxu had already been waiting in the flower hall for a long time. Tang Weeping's scorpion tail cone passed by close to him, and it was extremely thrilling, but fortunately, Ling Zhaoxu dodged quickly and was unharmed. When the three of them talked about tonight's incident, they all lamented that Tang Cry was too alert, so that he fell short, and if he wanted to act again in the future, he would only be more difficult. During this period, the three of them occasionally talked about crispy pastry, and their expressions were embarrassed, and after chatting for a while, they were not interested, and then they went back to their rooms to rest.
A few days later, Ling Zhaoxu went to Enping Wangfu to investigate, Tang Wei stayed in his room all day long, only shrunk his head, and even the food was sent into the room by the servants. As soon as Ling Zhaoxu came back to talk about the situation, Shi Zhongmo and Bai Yixue both knew that Tang Wei was frightened this time, so they were more cautious and cautious, thinking that the antidote to Buddha Touqing was not solved for a while, but Shen Ling's body was like autumn leaves, and his condition was getting worse, and they couldn't help but feel worried. The three of them planned for days, but they had no good plan and were helpless.
In the evening of this day, the sky was overcast, and after a while, heavy snow began to fall like goose feathers, and the sky was white in an instant. The white-clothed snow has lived in the bitter cold land of Shuofang for a long time, and the snow on the snow-capped mountains is covered with snow all year round, and it is even more common, but the snow in the south is seen for the first time in his life, and he feels very fresh: "The southern country is warm and wet, and even this snow is soft and elegant, not as cold as the snow on the snow-capped mountains. ”
He remembered that since he was ordered by his master to travel south, he had suffered many misfortunes along the way, and everything was quite unsmooth, and his heart was depressed, so he braved the wind and snow to go out into the streets and walk along the streets. Walking through a crossroads, I saw an old man in a gray cloth robe in the shelter of the corner, guarding his fortune-telling booth alone, waiting for the night's business. The wind and snow were blowing, it was getting late, and the old man refused to close the stall, although his clothes were thin, but there was no cold color.
Bai Yixue was slightly surprised, and when she was about to ask, two people came from the other corner of the street, and they walked very fast. The person in front is about thirty years old, the brocade hat is crane, the face is like a crown of jade, the bearing is calm and graceful, at a glance it is a noble son, the back is about forty years old, a square Chinese face, the two sideburns are already star white, and the waist hangs a long sword, heroic. The noble boy passed by the old man's stall, seemed to be interested, and stopped.
When the gray-robed old man saw that the business was coming, he quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Two sons, is it fortune telling, or is it a word?"
Bai Yixue and Gui Gongzi both said: "Words." The two of them said in unison and couldn't help but smile at each other.
The gray-robed old man smiled: "Okay, good." He handed over a pen and paper. The old man in the gray robe smiled: "One word can determine the blessing and misfortune, and a word can determine life." Whether it is accurate or not, when you have passed the word, you will know. ”
Gui Gongzi smiled: "Okay, good." He turned to Bai Yixue and smiled: "Little brother, do you invite first?" Bai Yixue said humbly: "Or you invite first." The noble prince smiled slightly, no longer shirked, and picked up the pen, the wind at the corner of the street was fast, and the paper was blowing, but it was difficult to put down the pen for a while. Gui Gongzi's brows furrowed slightly, and the man with the Chinese character face behind him saw this, untied the scabbard at his waist, stepped on two steps, and handed it to Gui Gongzi. Gui Gongzi bowed slightly, took it, although the snow had not accumulated, a thin layer had been piled up on the ground, Gui Gongzi stretched out his scabbard, waved his right hand, and wrote a "one" word on the snow.
The gray-robed old man groaned slightly, suddenly bowed deeply, and said, "Xiaomin greets the prince." ”
The noble prince was slightly surprised when he heard this, and the man with the national character face changed color slightly. Bai Yixue looked at it in her eyes, and said in her heart: "Could it be that he said that this person is really a prince?"
The look of surprise only flashed in the face of the noble son, and he returned to normal in an instant, and said with a smile: "Why did the old man say this?"
The gray-robed old man replied respectfully: "The prince abandoned the pen and paper, and wrote the word 'one' on the snow. Earth, earth also. And if there is a 'one' on the earth, and it is not a 'king', what is it?"
The noble prince and the man with the national character face glanced at each other, laughed out loud, and were noncommittal. The gray-robed old man smiled silently, looking smug. Bai Yixue pondered: "This son has a graceful and polite demeanor, and his bearing is extraordinary, he lives in the capital, he is a prince and an ordinary man, and the blind fortune teller is not unusual." When the noble prince saw him standing aside, he said, "Little brother, you can also test a word, how about it?"
Bai Yixue smiled: "Okay." Looking up and seeing the wind and snow in the sky, they were all raised, and after a little thought, they added a few strokes under the word "one", which was the word "snow". The gray-robed old man glanced at it, frowned slightly, and was silent for a while. Seeing that he was silent, the noble prince asked, "Old man, what is the meaning of this word?"
The gray-robed old man said: "Since the prince asked, the little old man can speak bluntly, and please don't blame this son." As he spoke, he hugged his fist slightly to the white-clothed snow.
Bai Yixue smiled: "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”
The gray-robed old man looked down for a while, and said: "'Snow', the landslide after the rain is also, and the son is written on the ground again, the landslide and the ground, the childe ...... Recently, the people around me may have major changes......"
Bai Yixue was taken aback, and wondered in her heart: "Major changes, I have been alone for several months, if you say that the closest person around me, it is none other than the sister of the Shen family." Could it be that as he said, the sister of the Shen family has a bad fate, and there will be disasters in the near future, and it will be difficult to escape?" said in his mouth: "Don't hide it from my father-in-law, I do have a friend who is seriously ill, is she ...... She ......"
The gray-robed old man saw that his expression had changed greatly, and he hurriedly said: "Little old man took the liberty of saying bluntly, don't be surprised by the prince of Wanwang." ”
The noble prince saw that the white-clothed snow was very sad, as if he was told by the gray-robed old man, and comforted: "Misfortune and blessing are relied on, and blessing and misfortune are lurking." Little brother, there is no desperate situation in the world, only a desperate state of mind. If the heart is lost, even if the opportunity comes, it is difficult to seize, as long as the heart is still alive and tenacious, it is not known whether he will come to Tai Tai in the future. His eyes were bright, his voice was soft, and his words were sincere, when the wind and snow were blowing, Bai Yixue's heart was warm, and he shook it to the ground and said: "Thank you Gongzi for your guidance." ”
Gui Gongzi smiled slightly, turned to the man with the face of the Quartet country behind him and said, "Boling, you also write a word, how about it?"
The man with the national character face bowed down and said, "Yes!" stepped forward, pondered for a moment, and with a slight wave of the long sword in his hand, he had cut off all the strokes that the white-clothed snow had just written, leaving only the word "one" that the noble son had initially written on the snow, and the tip of the sword trembled slightly, adding a few strokes on top of the word "one", becoming a "medium" word.
The white-clothed snow saw clearly, the Chinese character face man's technique was exquisite, the sword intent was dripping, his long sword waved lightly, seemingly careless, but in a move, it actually contained wipe, split, intercept, hook, hang, press, wash seven techniques, the word "snow" in addition to the top of the horizontal, the rest of the part was swept clean, there was no half of the snow scattered, and then the wrist shook, the sword qi overflowed, hissing a few sounds, like a soldering iron, adding a few strokes on the snow, written as a "medium" word, the font is thin and handsome. Although there are strokes that come first and later, his technique is strange, and the latter comes first, as if it was added in a single stroke. Bai Yixue secretly wondered: "This person is a master of swordsmanship, a major land in Gyeonggi, and he is a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and he is a capable person." ”
Gui Gongzi didn't seem to see his exquisite swordsmanship, looked down at the word "Zhong" on the ground, and praised: "Good words! ”
The man with the national character face put away the long sword and said respectfully: "Ashamed, ashamed!"
The gray-robed old man stood aside, smiling, silent for a long time, as if he was also appreciating the wonderfulness of the good words. The noble prince smiled: "This 'medium' word, please also ask the old man to take a picture." ”
The gray-robed old man said: "This official writes well! If you say that you don't write it intentionally, it is a 'middle', and if the official writes it with a heart, it is 'loyal', and the official is loyal to the prince and sincere. "The noble son and the man with the national character face looked at each other and smiled, not against his heart.
The noble son was full of interest and said: "I will write another word, and I will bother the old man to meet again." ”
The gray-robed old man lowered his hand and replied, "Yes." The noble prince took the scabbard, raised his eyes and saw a big yellow dog at the corner of the street, ran happily in the snow, groaned slightly, and stepped on the few strokes that the man with the face of the national character had just added, and added a few strokes on the word "one", and wrote the word "dog".
The gray-robed old man looked down at the words, and suddenly, he knelt on the ground with a "poof", kowtowed to the noble son, made a bang, and shouted: "Xiaomin is guilty, guilty!"
There was no warning of this kneeling, the noble prince and the white-clothed Xue were taken aback, and the man with the national character face also had a look of surprise on his face.
After the noble son regained his composure, he smiled and said, "Forgive you for your innocence, please get up, old man." The gray-robed old man knocked his head like pounding garlic, and did not dare to get up. The man with the national character face frowned slightly, stepped on two steps, and raised his right hand slightly, and the gray-robed old man was involuntarily helped up by him. Bai Yixue looked at it carefully, and thought to herself: "This person is not only skillful, but also has amazing internal strength, just with two fingers, he lifted the old man's hundred-pound body effortlessly." I couldn't help but glance at him twice, but the man with the national character face didn't care. He stepped forward and held up the gray-robed old man, his posture was chic and handsome, like a martial arts master, but after holding up the gray-robed old man, he immediately took a few steps back, lowered his eyebrows, and stood respectfully behind the noble son.
The noble prince was puzzled and asked, "Uncle, why are you doing this?"
The gray-robed old man didn't dare to raise his head, and he didn't know whether he was afraid or cold, his whole body trembled slightly, and he trembled: "Little old man...... Little old man ......"
Gui Gongzi smiled: "Is this word 'dog' also a bad omen? The old man doesn't have to be afraid, but it doesn't hurt to say it, I have a lot of money for you." ”
The gray-robed old man trembled, secretly raised his eyes to look at him a few times, lowered his head again, and said with a loud voice: "No, no! It's just that the secret of heaven cannot be revealed...... No matter what, Xiao Lao'er can neither say nor dare to say it. ”
The noble prince frowned, but he didn't want to be embarrassed, so he was there for a while.
The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and the gray-robed old man looked up at the sky and muttered, "It's not early, and the snow won't stop for a while, and the little old man should also close the stall." Bai Yixue knew the meaning of his words, but he took out a long time on his body, and he didn't know a penny, it turned out that he had a temporary intention today, and went out in a hurry, but he forgot to bring his money bag. In a hurry, he took out something from his waist, which was the jade pendant given to him by Mo Lingsha, and he was at a loss for a moment when he held it in his hand.
At a glance, the noble prince saw that the jade pendant was moist and flawless, and the carving craftsmanship was exquisite, like a graceful and luxurious atmosphere, knowing that it was an extremely valuable royal thing, and his face couldn't help but show a slight surprise. He saw the embarrassment of the white-clothed snow, raised his right hand slightly, and the man with the Chinese character face behind him took out a heavy silver ingot from his arms, weighing five taels, and handed it to the gray-robed old man. The noble prince smiled and said, "Uncle, I paid for this little brother's money, is it enough?"
The old man in the gray robe has been setting up a stall here for decades, and there are more than 100 fortune-tellers for high-ranking officials and wealthy gentry, but he has never received such a generous amount of thanks, and his face is happy, and he said in a loud voice: "Enough! Thank you Lord for it!"
Gui Gongzi said: "Little brother, can you show me that jade pendant of yours?"
Bai Yixue said: "Yes." "Hand the jade pendant into his hand. The noble prince looked at it for a moment, then handed the jade pendant back to him, and said with a smile: "Where did the little brother get it?"
Bai Yixue said: "A ...... Sent by a friend. ”
Your son's eyes flickered, and he smiled: "Girl, right?"
Bai Yixue's face flushed slightly, and said, "Yes." ”
The noble son said: "This is a rare thing, little brother put it away, don't lose it." After saying that, he bowed his head slightly to the white-clothed snow, and without saying much, he took a step forward and disappeared into the vast wind and snow on the corner of the street with the man with the Chinese face.
The gray-robed old man looked at the place where they disappeared, and was stunned for a moment, and then while cleaning up the stall, he shook the snow on his body and said: "Old man, I'll go home after closing the stall, Lord, the wind and snow are not small, please go back too." ”
The white-clothed snow said goodbye to the gray-robed old man, walked slowly in the wind and snow, thinking about the words of the gray-robed old man, and couldn't help but feel worried. The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the streets were almost empty.
He walked aimlessly, walking alone, unconsciously, his head and shoulders were already covered with snowflakes, walked to a sheltered place, raised his hand and was about to pat the snow on his body, only to find that he was still holding the jade pendant in his hand. Since the mountain behind the Silent Light Temple and Mo Lingsha farewell, this jade pendant he has always taken with him, but never unraveled it and looked at it carefully, at this time I remembered the words of the noble son, I couldn't help but hold the jade pendant in front of me, carefully looked at it, but saw that the jade pendant diameter is about three inches, about half an inch thick, the body is oval, the front arc is convex, decorated with an eagle falcon that flutters its wings and flies, the appearance is very vicious, the charm is vivid, dignified and vigorous, there is a faint royal noble, but it is not like the thing of the Middle Earth.
He couldn't help but move, and when he grabbed a pedestrian on the street, he asked for the specific location of Xichun Tower, but it was not far from here, so he turned and went to Xichun Tower. His steps were light, but a stick of incense, and a five-story golden and brilliant high-rise appeared in front of him, with beaded curtains embroidered on his forehead, bright lamps and candles, and faintly the sound of singing and laughter in the wind and snow.
Walk closer, only to see a color building in front of the door, with fir wood and various patterns tied up, gorgeous and majestic, several gold-red gauze gardenia lamps hung high, swaying slightly in the wind and snow. Bai Yixue entered the store, the bartender treated him attentively, and there were many diners downstairs, so he found a seat near the window and sat down in the scattered seat on the first floor.
The bartender patted the snow on his body with a towel and asked with a smile: "What do you want to drink?" This is the first time you have been to our store, right? The Yaoquan in our store is famous, would you like to put a few corners on it and taste it?"
Bai Yixue waved her hand and smiled: "I'm not busy drinking for the time being, I'll ask the little brother about someone first." ”
The bartender looked pale and said, "Childe is looking for a small one, so he has found the right person." May I ask who Gongzi wants to inquire about? Which of the dignitaries and dignitaries in Lin'an City is not the old patron of Xichun Tower? Don't look at the little one who is just a runaway, hehe, most of them know each other. ”
Bai Yixue smiled and said, "That's a good dare! May I ask if there is a girl surnamed Mo, is she in the store today?"
The bartender said, "Childe is talking about Miss Mo Lingsha?"
Bai Yixue said: "Yes." Thinking: "Could it be that she is really the eldest lady of a high-ranking official family in Lin'an City?" Thinking that she came to the door quite abruptly, she couldn't help but secretly regret it, but it was inconvenient to turn around and leave.
The bartender eyebrows fluttered, and said: "Miss Mo is a big man in Lin'an City, who doesn't know, who doesn't know?" She is also a frequent visitor to our Xichun Building, don't look at her noble status, she is very good to us people, and a few days ago I rewarded the villain with a lot of money, not the villain bragged in front of the guest officer, the villain served ......."
Seeing that he was babbling, Bai Yixue didn't know when to speak, so she hurriedly interjected: "Miss Mo is not here today?"
The bartender smiled, "The guest officer is here later." He turned and walked upstairs. After a while, I heard the sound of footsteps on the stairs, and the bartender accompanied a man downstairs. Bai Yixue looked up and saw that the man was a man in his forties, short and fat, full of jewels, dressed as a businessman. He came to Bai Yixue, bowed down and sang, and said kindly: "Xiao Ke, the shopkeeper of our store, Ma Taichang, may I ask the surname of the little official, what is the matter with finding Miss Mo?"
Bai Yixue replied: "My surname is Bai, I took the liberty to come, and there was a lot of disturbance......
Ma Tai often heard his surname Bai, and couldn't help but let out a "huh", a pair of small eyes squeezed in the fat were round, and then his face was full of joy, and he said: "Oh, it turned out to be Bai Gongzi, disrespectful, disrespectful! ”
The white-clothed Xue Qi said: "The shopkeeper has been waiting for me?"
Ma Taichang's little eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, and said: "Yes, Bai Gongzi is here today, which makes the shop shine! "Say it again and again. Bai Yixue hurriedly returned the salute. Ma Tai saw Bai Yixue with a blank face, and said: "Miss Mo told Xiao Ke ten days ago, if Bai Gongzi comes, he will be the most distinguished guest of Xichun Tower, and he must be well received." ”
Bai Yixue thought back to it, since the Lonely Light Temple and Mo Lingsha hurriedly parted, it has been more than ten days, except for the effort spent in the meantime, it has been ten days since he came to Lin'an City, so calculated, Mo Lingsha was a fire after burning the Silent Light Temple, that is, he returned to Lin'an City. Bai Yixue entered Lin'an City, watching Shen Ling's body deteriorate, knowing that he couldn't delay any longer, and all he thought about day and night in his mind was how to get the antidote to Buddha Touqing. Today he came to Xichun Tower, it was a happy place, Mo Lingsha was not there or not, he was not half sure, he was faintly looking forward to meeting her, and he was secretly worried that she was just casually talking, and she came in a hurry, but she would inevitably go away. Now listening to Ma Tai Chang say this, Mo Lingsha seems to have calculated that he will come to Xichun Tower to look for her, and he can't help but hesitate in his heart, just a temporary excuse to get out, but he doesn't know what reason to find.
Ma Tai often saw that his expression was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Bai Gongzi, don't you know, these days, Miss Mo will come to the shop every day, and the first thing she said when she saw me was 'Is Bai Gongzi here today', Xiao Ke every time she replied truthfully, she made her boss unhappy, and she drank alcohol alone, and she didn't leave until the shop was about to close. Hehe, it's a coincidence today, Miss Mo just came on the front foot, and Bai Gongzi arrived on the back foot, and the dare was agreed. ”
Bai Yixue's face flushed slightly, and said, "I...... We didn't make an appointment in advance......" Thinking that Mo Lingsha came to Xichun Tower every day and waited until the hotel closed before leaving, I couldn't help but feel a trace of inexplicable sweetness in my heart.
Ma Taichang's eyes flashed with a cunning light, and he said with a bitter face: "Bai Gongzi, Xiao Ke has the courage to say a word, even if you come a little earlier, Xiao Ke can avoid Miss Mo's cold eyes today." ”
Bai Yixue was embarrassed and said hesitantly: "This ...... This one...... It's really unacceptable. ”
Ma Tai often saw that he was very uncomfortable, and said with a smile: "Miss Mo has just gone upstairs, so Xiao Ke will take you to see her, so as to atone for the crime." At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps of "knock", "knock", "knock" on the stairs, and a person rushed down, rushing straight in front of the white snow like a gust of wind. Bai Yixue looked at it fixedly, that person was delicate and springy, with bright teeth and ice skin, it was not Mo Lingsha, who was it?
She stared at the white-clothed snow with a pair of wonderful eyes for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "If you don't come, I will wait for you here, but I know that you will definitely come." The voice was very loud, and there were not many customers downstairs, which immediately attracted all the diners to look sideways, and Mattei often stood aside and grinned.
Bai Yixue's face was flushed, and she said, "You...... You ......" When we met in the Silent Light Temple before, Mo Lingsha was dressed as a night walker, and at this time she changed into a woman's clothes, beautiful and beautiful, with a heroic face, although the lines were slightly rigid, but the beauty was incredible, as if she had changed a person. Bai Yixue was forced by her appearance, and she was ashamed of herself, her eyes were stunned, and she stood there speechless.
Ma Tai saw him looking at Mo Lingsha blankly, and thought: "The stupid boy is so bold that he dares to be so rude, but I am afraid that he still doesn't know the identity of the little master in front of him." Just as he was about to ask, Mo Lingsha looked at him with such a stupid and stupid appearance, and was happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Don't you know me?"
Bai Yixue stammered: "You...... I ......" Seeing her smile like a flower, as if meeting an old friend I hadn't seen for many years, her expression was warm and natural, not at all like her own gaffe, I couldn't help but feel ashamed, and turned my eyes to the side.
Mo Lingsha smiled and said, "Of course I knew you would come, what's your name?"
Bai Yixue was stunned for a moment, thinking that she was looking forward to seeing herself day and night, but she couldn't remember her name, and her heart was suddenly at a loss, and she said, "I am Bai ...... White ......"
Mo Lingsha smiled and said, "Aren't you surnamed 'Wei'? Hey, when did you come to Lin'an?" Bai Yixue couldn't help laughing, knowing that the two of them met at the beginning, she remembered them one by one in her heart, and her heart was sweet, and she was slightly drunk for a while.
Ma Tai saw that the two of them looked at each other and smiled, but they didn't know why they laughed, so they laughed along, and muttered in their hearts: "Why is the surname Wei? Isn't this kid surnamed Bai?" Bai and Mo saw that Ma Tai often didn't know what to do, so they just grinned and smirked on the side, and laughed even more happily at the moment.
When the laughter stopped, Bai Yixue asked, "How are you doing?"
Mo Lingsha frowned slightly, sighed, and said, "I'm not doing well at all. ”
Bai Yixue only said that she burned down the Silent Light Temple and caused a lot of trouble, and said, "Ah, what's wrong?"
Mo Lingsha glanced at him, a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes, and said, "Wait for the taste of others, are you very good?"
Bai Yixue's face couldn't help but turn red, and she said loudly: "I arrived in Lin'an City, and I have some urgent things to do, so I ......" Mo Lingsha was affectionate, and smelled the faint fragrance on her body at the end of her nose, only to feel her heart pounding: "This fragrance on her body is very familiar, as if she smelled it when she was a child, why is this?"
Mo Lingsha smiled: "I don't mean to blame you, anyway, I ...... I'm sure you'll come eventually. After a pause, he muttered, "Bai Yi Xue, Bai Yi Xue, well, I know you will definitely come today." ”
Bai Yixue said blankly: "You...... How do you know?"
Mo Lingsha turned his head to look at the goose feather snow outside the door, and said in a low voice: "In the Jiangnan region, sunny is not as good as rain, and rain is not as good as snow. It's a good day with heavy snow today, and it's destined for good things, isn't it? Besides, your name tells me, 'When the snow falls, it's the will of God. ”
Bai Yixue was stunned by the words, and she was speechless for a while.