Chapter 157: The Red Mansion
In the morning, listening to the people in the teahouse talk about the story, it is still the most popular word, the legend of the Seven Heroes and the Devil, the seats below are full, and when you hear the highlights, you will applaud thunderously.
Li Zhengdao took a sip of tea and asked, "When will your book Journey to the West be published?"
Ying Wuxin crossed Erlang's legs, looked at the storyteller below, spit out the melon seed skin in his mouth and said: "Originally, when the Spirit Monkey Festival ended, I wanted Zhu Yun to give the script. But Zhu Yun sneaked away for some reason, I promised him, and it was not good to find another house, so I could only wait for the time being, and when the matter here in Taoxi was over, I was going to Zhu Yun to ask, what is the situation?"
"That story is wonderful, as soon as the book is published, I believe it will soon spread in the land of Sanzhou, plus the appreciation of the spirit monkey, the affirmation of the five elders, many readers and writers, will definitely read it, of course, it doesn't matter how they look at it, the important thing is that the book that is so popular, many cultivators will definitely read it, as long as they can understand one or two from it, they can understand the beauty of this book, which will be of great benefit to their future cultivation. Li Zhengdao said, his eyes shining, "When the cultivators in the world have basically watched the Journey to the West, if you explain the wonderful use of this book, the strength of the cultivators of the entire human race will inevitably rise greatly, and it will be of great benefit to us human beings. ”
"Isn't Brother Dao envious?" Ying Wuxin asked with a light smile on the corner of his mouth.
"I am indeed envious, but that's all, I don't have too many thoughts, because it doesn't match my cultivation of the Dao, greedy and extravagant, but may destroy the Dao foundation. Li Zhengdao said solemnly.
Ying Wuxin smashed his mouth and said, "Okay, a righteous gentleman like you is indeed not suitable to be a villain who sells his reputation and reputation, and I don't have any psychological burden, just use it directly." ”
"Actually, many of the famous works that everyone is proud of are just some modifications and interpretations on the basis of the previous documents, and you use them here, there is not much difference, and there is no need to think about it at all. ”
"Understood. ”
While chatting and listening to books, at noon, the two went to the Xifeng Restaurant in Red Mansion Town, had a very distinctive banquet, took a short rest, and began to tour the entire Red Mansion Town in the afternoon.
In fact, according to Ying Wuxin's statement, they call it a probing route, which is similar to the bandits' need to step on a point before robbery, in order to deal with the exploration of the Red Mansion at night, there may be accidents, and a safe route is needed to evacuate.
Wandering all the way, the sun was in the west, and in the small talk between the two, the evening finally came, and there were obviously a lot more pedestrians on the street, and people on both sides were already busy hanging lanterns.
When the sun set and darkness covered the earth, the lanterns on both sides of the street were already lit up, the voices of the people were more noisy, and there were many people in brocade clothes, including young sons, middle-aged men, and gray-haired old men, all of whom had smiles on their faces, crowded in the direction of the red mansion in the north, and the goal was self-evident.
"You are bright and dark, and you act separately. "There should be no heart.
Li Zhengdao nodded, coughed lightly, cleared his throat, straightened his chest, and followed the people on the street towards the north.
Ying Wuxin shook his head slightly, in fact, it was not a wise choice to let Li Zhengdao go to the Red Mansion to investigate, because this guy definitely didn't tell lies, and things might not be messed up.
But let Li Zhengdao go to the dark and eavesdrop in the Red Mansion, it is estimated that it will not work, and the sound from such places may be a great torture for him, and he will not listen to it at all.
So even if you know that it's not appropriate, you can only divide labor like this.
As for why Wang Banxian was not allowed to participate, the reason was very simple, this old thief would probably forget who he was when he saw a beautiful woman, what else could he expect him to do?
Li Zhengdao had already walked out more than 20 zhang away, so he unintentionally walked into a tavern, bought a pot of wine, brought it out, and deliberately poured some on himself when he went out, so that there was a strong smell of wine on his body.
Staggered forward, Ying Wuxin poured some wine into his mouth from time to time, and his direction was also the Red Mansion in the north.
Through the crowded and lively flow of people, Ying Wuxin arrived in front of the Red Mansion, where there is a circular open field, connecting the roads in the east, west and south of the Red Mansion Town.
Behind the Red Mansion is the tall and majestic Daqing Mountain, which is already shrouded in darkness at this moment, and only a vague black shadow is seen.
The venue in front of the Red Mansion is not small, but there are more people, crowded with people, shouting and urging, all of them are rushing to get in quickly.
With his own skills, Li Zhengdao had easily squeezed to the front, and the gatekeeper saw Li Zhengdao's face, his face changed slightly, but he still let him in with a smile.
There are also a lot of Taoist heroes who come to the Red Mansion, there are more cultivators, and the gatekeepers are not strange, the reason why there is some surprise is that Li Zhengdao's handsome face, dignified and upright temperament, does not look like a person who is keen on Fengyue.
However, some people are inconsistent, and no one can confirm it, and the janitor will naturally not reject Li Zhengdao because of this.
Entering the gate of the Red Mansion, there was a large hall inside, surrounded by a circle of tables, and many people in gorgeous clothes and brocade clothes were already sitting there and began to drink and chat with beautiful women.
Li Zhengdao doesn't understand the rules here, but he also understands a truth, the higher the floor, the higher the status, he wants to explore some secrets, so naturally go to the higher floor, find a woman with a higher status to listen, there will be a greater possibility, immediately raise his footsteps, and walk to the side of the stairs.
"Master, are you going to go up there, do you have a number plate, or do you want to take a look?" asked a young man by the stairs with a smile.
Li Zhengdao's expression was serious, and he spit out two words without smiling, "Take a look." ”
"Then this master, you have to buy a jade ticket first. The little girl smiled and waved to the side, a maid with a good posture, wearing tulle, revealing a large piece of waist and abdomen skin, came over with a wooden plate, which contained jade plaques of various colors, one inch wide and two inches long, all carved with some patterns of men and women playing, the lines were simple, and the characters were very vivid.
It's just that the actions of men and women in the image are too intimate, and the clothes are wide open, faintly revealing some parts, which makes Li Zhengdao look a little uncomfortable, and his eyes are shifted.
Xiao Wu pointed to the jade plate in the wooden plate, and said with a smile: "This is the jade ticket, red jade can go to the top layer, green jade can go to the seventh, eighth and ninth layers, white jade can go to the fourth, fifth or sixth layer, gold inlaid jade can go to the third layer, silver inlaid jade can go to the second layer, this lord, which one do you want to choose?"
"How much is the red jade?" Li Zhengdao pretended to be curious, looked at the other places, and asked.
"One thousand taels of silver, but this is only the money you go up, if you want to enter the girl's room, you have to meet other conditions, what are the specific conditions, you will know when you go up." ”
"Give me a ruby ticket. Li Zhengdao took out a stack of silver tickets, counted two, and threw them over.
"Okay, this lord, your red jade ticket, take it, please go slowly. The little maid greeted warmly, and the maid on the side also bent down to thank him.
"Brother Dao is really generous!" In an alley to the east of the Red Mansion, Ying Wuxin sat on the ground, leaning against the wall, pretending to be drunk, and whispered softly.