42 Hair in a bun, black robe, red placket
Xie Yixiang woke up in the middle of the night, and when she had something in her heart, it was naturally difficult to fall asleep. In this way, when it was dawn, I felt that I was hungry and unbearable, so I had to get up and go out of the house. Stepping out of the door, it turned out that where I was at this time was a private house in the north of the city, there were three rooms in the courtyard, and now the door of the room on the left was closed, and it was obvious that a son was resting in it.
Xie Yixiang didn't know what Yizi's plans were, why did he go to the Yamen this evening to see Lord Taishoufang, and while thinking about it, he saw a middle-aged strong man in tattered clothes had stepped into the courtyard from outside, and he was not surprised to see Xie Yixiang, but took the initiative to greet him: "The girl got up early." As he spoke, he took out an oilcloth bag from his bosom and untied it, revealing two white-flour flatbreads.
The strong man handed the two flatbreads to Xie Yixiang, Xie Yixiang was surprised, and couldn't help asking: "Ningyi City has long been out of food, ...... you How can you still have food on you?" the strong man laughed and said, "The girl's friend has already instructed me not to wait too much. If the girl has any questions, she will ask him herself, which round will I chew my tongue?" After that, he didn't say much to Xie Yixiang, turned around and entered the room on the right, and closed the door.
Xie Yixiang in the courtyard stood for a while, her stomach was empty, and she ate the two flatbreads in a blink of an eye, and it was the first time that she felt that the flatbread baked by white flour was so delicious. She thought about the strong man just now, although he was dressed in tatters, but his face was full of red, he was definitely not a person who had been hungry for a long time, it was very likely that he had just come to Ningyi City not long ago, so he was just like herself at that time, and he still had some food on him. Thinking back to his words, it can be seen that he is most likely the one who brought him with a son.
Thinking of this, Xie Yixiang was even more curious. This self-proclaimed "one son" little Taoist priest has an unknown origin, and his actions are even more elusive, that day in the Mo Tower, although Yan Sidao and Mo Hanshan unanimously identified him as the successor of the "Guigu Dao", but other than that, everyone knows nothing about this little Taoist priest with two eyes. And since he met him, this little Taoist priest has always been alone, he has no relatives and friends, let alone any slaves, how can he bring people to Ningyi City this time?
By the end of the afternoon, the sky had gradually darkened, and when I looked up, I could see that there was a thick cloud accumulation in the air, and I did not know whether it was a sign of a strong wind or a shower. As soon as the time passed, the door of the house that had been in the house finally opened, and his people stepped out of the house. I saw that he was wearing a pitch-black Taoist robe, and the corners of the robe were embroidered with silver threads with dark flowers of Tai Chi Bagua, but the placket on his chest, the belt around his waist and the shoes on his feet were red, which was particularly eye-catching, which was exactly the outfit he was wearing in Bifu at that time. The difference is that this time, even his hair was tied up, coiled into a Taoist bun on the top of his head, and his hair was tied with a red hosta, exposing his white jade-like cheeks and neck, which looked extremely handsome, but with a hint of inexplicable weirdness. Xie Yixiang in the courtyard was dumbfounded, and after half a sound, he couldn't help but ask, "...... Do you really want to open the altar in this costume?"
But he didn't answer, but threw a black cloth bag over and said, "Take it." Xie Yixiang hurriedly reached out to catch it, but it was very heavy, and after a little fumbling, there were some wooden boxes and papers inside, and I didn't know what to use it for. At this moment, two sturdy men in tattered clothes suddenly came in from outside the courtyard, bowed to Deyizi, and said, "Daoist Qiqi, everything has been prepared according to you. De Yizi nodded slightly, but did not answer, and the strong man in the room on the right had heard the sound at this time, and bowed to De Yizi, and beckoned the two strong men who had just arrived to leave together.
Xie Yixiang knows the temper of a son, and he likes to play tricks the most, so no matter how curious he is, he doesn't dare to ask him questions. When the three strong men had walked far, they had to speak before they spoke: "Lead the way in front and go to the yamen to find Fang Tieyi." Xie Yixiang replied, holding the burden in her hand and going out of the house, just a few steps away, she suddenly woke up, it turned out that this little Taoist priest actually sent himself as a slave, and actually asked a little girl to carry the luggage for him, I couldn't help but feel angry, but it was not good to have a seizure.
At that moment, the two of them stepped on the streets of Ningyi City, and in the clouds, the city was much more dilapidated than the previous two days, and the corpses of people who died of hunger could be seen everywhere. After walking some distance, I saw a scrawny man panting like an ox, riding a young girl under him, and he was actually acting like a beast in the street, and his face was full of madness. Xie Yixiang was furious, but the son next to him was indifferent, as if he hadn't seen it at all, he just walked past the man all the way, and he didn't even glance at the corner of his eye.
Xie Yixiang naturally refused to sit idly by, and hurriedly stepped forward and swung out of chaos, hitting the man on the back of the head with a scabbard, knocking him out on the spot. Then she raised her foot and kicked the man away, and was about to pick up the girl on the ground, but saw that the girl's eyes were closed, her face was green, and her body was even more foul-smelling, and it was clearly a corpse that had been dead for a long time. Xie Yixiang was so frightened that she took a few steps back, almost vomiting, recalling the order passed down by Lord Fang yesterday, saying that all the strong men in the city could wantonly slaughter the old and young women and children in the city, and feed on their human flesh, but he didn't expect that in just one day, the entire Ningyi City had fallen into such a situation, making the people in the city inferior to even animals.
Seeing that Yizi was still moving forward, Xie Yixiang had to hurry up and asked, "Xiaodao Chief, do you really have a way to resolve the catastrophe in Ningyi City?" The two walked through several streets again, encountered several appalling tragic scenes one after another, and finally came to the yamen of Ningyi City. The refugees who were originally waiting at the gate of the yamen had long since disappeared at this time, leaving only a few corpses on the ground, but a few officials were guarding the door, and they immediately recognized Xie Yixiang and asked, "Why is Miss Xie San here again?"
Xie Yixiang glanced at De Yizi beside him, although he was suspicious in his heart, his face pretended to be calm, and smiled at the few officials: "Go and tell your Lord Fang, just say that I have invited Taoist Immortal Venerable to ......" De Yizi next to him had already interrupted her words, and said coldly to the officials at the door: "Tell Fang Tieyi to come out." ”
Only then did several officials see that the handsome little Taoist priest beside Xie Yixiang was actually wearing a pitch-black Taoist robe that had never been heard of or seen, and they couldn't tell the depth of it, even if someone went in to tell him. After half a ring, Lord Fang really led a group of officials to rush out of the gate, surrounding Xie Yixiang and De Yizi in front of the yamen. That Lord Fang had a pair of red eyes, and said sharply: "Miss Xie San, the current enemy of Ningyi City, if you come to make trouble again and again, don't blame someone Fang for not remembering the old feelings! You also saw the cellar in the backyard, since you want to hoard food, how can there be any reason to think that there is too much food?"
Xie Yixiang gritted her teeth with hatred for the Ning Yi Taishou in front of her, and when she heard this, she raised her eyebrows and wanted to open her mouth to refute. Who knew that the De Yizi beside him took two steps and asked slowly: "Are you Fang Tieyi?" The Lord Fang was slightly stunned, and looked up and down this little Taoist priest in strange clothes with his eyes, and he couldn't see through the depth of this person like all the officials, so he had to speak: "Xia Guan is Ning Yi Taishou Fang Tieyi, I don't know ...... this little Taoist chief."
But I saw that Yizi raised his palm and said coldly: "That's enough, you just need to answer my question." Other than that, don't talk too much. After that, he had already used his pair of gray-white pupils to scan the people present in turn, and finally stopped his gaze on Lord Fang, and said slowly: "From this moment on, all the soldiers guarding the city in Ningyi City and the officials in the yamen, including you, the Ningyi Taishou, must all obey my orders. ”