Inside the cloud boat, Ning Baifeng looked around, the outside saw that the cloud boat seemed to be small, but the inside was quite spacious, and six or seven people would not seem crowded when they sat down.

Looking out through the window, I saw that the clouds outside the boat retreated rapidly, which showed that its speed was much faster than that of the old Taoist priest driving the clouds.

Outside the front window, a man in green clothes sitting on the bow of the boat was hunting in robes, and his hair tied up was straight by the wind. The two cranes flying in a small boat are singing from time to time, quite elegant.

Retracting his gaze, Ning Baifeng watched Yuan Zhen sitting in the boat and fiddling with the small tree. A few days have passed, the small tree is still lush and green, and it does not look like it is dying, and Yuanzhen is just watering it from time to time, but it is still as fresh as ever, and it seems that it is expected to survive outside Xiangze.

The old Taoist priest held the cigarette stick in his hand, but he did not swallow the clouds and smoke as usual, and was silent as if he was thinking about something.

Ning Baifeng touched the side wall of the cloud boat, and asked the old Taoist priest: "Senior, Ning Baifeng has something to ask for, I see that the crane that pulls the boat is so tall, and the demeanor is spiritual, but it has not become a refined demon, and when it is controlled, I don't even see any spiritual artifacts, and similarly, the black donkey with flying smoke next to the predecessor also does not have these things, but it is so close to people, why is this." ”

The old Taoist priest was slightly stunned, obviously interrupted from his contemplation, but he was not angry, but laughed softly: "Could it be that you think that these birds and beasts that are being controlled need that spirit weapon." ”

Ning Baifeng was puzzled: "Isn't it?"

The old Taoist priest shook his head and said, "You have this idea, obviously because of the incident you saw in the bazaar a few days ago. However, in fact, this is not the case, the spirit artifacts used by the farmers should actually be called demon artifacts, generally speaking, the beasts that can become demons, will not have much good impression of the human race, even if they do not do evil, it is also indifferent, if there are evil thoughts, it is a troubled party. And those beasts with a spirit of heart are more willing to get along with people, so they naturally don't need those things that are restrained. ”

Liu Feng asked, "Then how to tell the difference between a demon beast and a spirit beast." ”

The old Taoist priest squinted, pondered for a moment, and said, "It's impossible to tell, but it's easy to tell." The reason why I say this is entirely in my heart. However, the mind is so unpredictable, so the demon and the spirit are also inseparable, and there has never been a clear certainty between the two. Confucian sages once debated on this matter, and finally the Confucian sages came to the conclusion on the debate of demons and spirits, and the difference between demons and spirits lies in one mind. If the heart is good, it is called a spirit, and if the heart has evil thoughts, it is called a demon. Therefore, in order to control the demons, the peasant family makes utensils that are intertwined with the lives of the demons, controls their lives, and curbs the evil thoughts in their hearts, so that they can be used for it. ”

Ning Baifeng nodded, keeping this in mind.

As if thinking of something, Ning Baifeng hesitated and said, "The senior's head and feet are flying in smoke..."

The old Taoist priest smiled and said, "Don't worry, when the time comes, it will follow." ”

After the old Taoist priest finished speaking, he didn't say much, closed his eyes and recuperated, and Yuan Zhen, who was sitting next to him, had already disappeared from his previous curiosity, leaning against the side wall and falling asleep.

The wind outside the window is whistling, it is very easy to make people sleep, Ning Baifeng is also a little sleepy, and he drove out of the three-hundred-mile ban without sleep for several days, and then left the Donglin Market non-stop, and did not rest until this time.

Sleepiness hit my heart, I couldn't bear it, and finally fell into a deep sleep.

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Donglin Market, the topmost floor of the Donglin Building.

This is a room that the Lin family has never opened to the public, and even the children of the Lin family are not qualified to come here. However, at this moment, there are two figures sitting.

The two sat across the table, and Chef Lin, who was hunched on his back, looked at the emaciated man opposite him silently, his brows were tightly locked, and he was not as heroic as before.

The emaciated man picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip lightly, and said, "Ancestor, things have come to this point, there is no way back, and it is useless to think more." ”

Chef Lin frowned and said, "Lin Ziming, I didn't want to participate in this game of chess you played, but the old smoker insisted on doing so, so he could only push the boat along the water." But is it a little unwise for you to bet on that child? ”

The emaciated man smiled and said flatly: "Ancestor, this is a rare opportunity, the Lin family needs such an opportunity, and they must gamble once." Besides, when did you start to doubt your own judgment, and the conclusion was made by you, why are you holding back now? Or do you not believe those three pieces of paper? ”

Chef Lin's eyes flickered, but he became firm, "The three non-discriminatory talismans written by my Fa family are said to have been placed on the incense burner in the ancestral hall for so many years, but their effectiveness will not deviate in the slightest. ”

Then he said in a deep voice: "After this incident, I will leave Donglin and go out for a long trip." You guys, do it for yourselves. ”

The emaciated man raised the teacup in his hand and replaced the wine with tea.

Drink it all.

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I don't know when, Ning Baifeng was awakened.

I saw the old Taoist priest standing next to him, his expression a little solemn.

Ning Baifeng stretched out his head to look out the window, but found that it was late at night.

The boat stopped at the gate of an elegant garden, and when the old Taoist priest and Ning Baifeng and his party got off the boat, the man sitting on the bow of the boat had already stood on the side of the boat with his hands down.

Seeing a few people getting off the boat, the man in Tsing Yi bowed his hand, "Senior, this is the Lin family's villa outside Xiangyun Mansion, not many people know it, so you can rest here with peace of mind, and the younger generation will go back to Donglin Mulou to resume his life, so he will not continue to bother a few." Before leaving, my uncle had instructed that if a few people had any needs, they should just give instructions to the housekeeper in the garden, as long as the Lin family could help, they would never refuse. ”

The old Taoist priest nodded, "Go back and tell Chef Lin, his mind is old and remember, and also help me pass a message to him, don't draw snakes and add to the disaster, and bring disaster to the Lin family, after all, the Lin family is not rich enough to compete with the eldest grandson royal family and the Sun family, for the sake of the old Tao, it is not worth it." ”

The man in Tsing Yi bowed again, turned around and stepped on the cloud-piercing boat.

"Up"

With a soft shout, the crane rose up and dragged the boat away.

At the gate of the garden, the old steward saluted the old Taoist priest and said, "A few immortal masters, the thirteenth of the old decaying forest, have been added as the stewards here, what do you have to say, but it doesn't matter." ”

Ning Baifeng looked at the lantern at the gate of the garden, and then said to the old steward: "Old man, it's getting late, can you arrange for us to rest first, and then talk about the rest tomorrow, how about it." ”

The old steward bowed to greet the guests.

The garden is quite elegant, the old steward led a few people through the bridge and the corridor, and under the lanterns in the night, you can see the carved beams and paintings of the garden, and the eaves and arches.

Eventually, a few people came to a small courtyard, where a tree was planted in front of the two rows of houses, and they couldn't see what it was at night, only smelling a pungent fragrance.

The old steward arranged for several people to meet their needs, and then withdrew from the small courtyard with the maid who brought water and tea, and after extinguishing the lantern outside, he turned and left.

After some washing, Ning Baifeng sat in front of the seat and turned on the oil lamp, and took out the bag from his arms that the Lin family insisted on accepting.

Before, on the cloud-piercing boat, Ning Baifeng didn't open it to see, not because he didn't want to, but because he didn't dare. After all, if there is anything dangerous in the bag, it will be a big trouble.

Flipping through the bag, Ning Baifeng looked at the items in his hand, a little puzzled.

There weren't many things in the bag, three pieces of golden paper, the size of a palm, with some words written on them, which Ning Baifeng didn't recognize.

"What is this?" Yuan Zhen, who had finished washing, leaned over to the table, picked up a piece of golden paper, and flipped it over and over in his hand.

Ning Baifeng shook his head, "I don't know, some of them look like talismans, but they don't quite look like them, the writing is not quite right, and it is very different from the light talisman we used in the Three Hundred Miles Forbidden Territory before." ”

"This is the Dharma Talisman, a talisman drawn by the children of the Legalists, on which are the words of the sages written in ancient texts. ”

A voice rang out to the right of the two.

Ning Baifeng's heart was suddenly startled, and he immediately got up and looked to the right.

Wonjin was so frightened by the sudden sound that he fell out of his chair and sat on the ground.

But I saw that the old Taoist priest who lived next door didn't know when he came to the house of the two, and it was the old Taoist priest who spoke just now.

After seeing the person clearly, Yuan Zhen scolded: "Old smoker, you want to scare people to death in the middle of the night, right, say that you are a smoker, you are really like a ghost, do you want people to live in peace." ”

The old Taoist priest ignored Yuan Zhen, walked to the table and picked up a golden talisman, looked through it carefully for a while, and put it on the table.

The old Taoist priest turned his head to look at Ning Baifeng and did not speak.

After a long while, he said, "Put it away, it's a good thing, maybe it can save someone's life." ”

After speaking, the old Taoist priest waved his hand and disappeared into the house in an instant.

Yuan Zhen patted his clothes scoldingly, and after saying hello to Ning Baifeng, he turned around and went to the house to rest.

Ning Baifeng put away the three golden runes, looked at the place where the old Taoist priest disappeared, and clenched his fists.

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Early in the morning, Ning Baifeng finished eating the breakfast sent by the maid, and stood at the door looking at the fragrant flower trees with small golden flowers outside. I learned from the maid that the name of the tree was Golden Cinnamon, and when it bloomed, the fragrance could envelop the entire garden.

After not looking for long, the old Taoist priest came over here and told Ning Baifeng and Yuan Zhen to pack up their things and go to Xiangyun Mansion City.

When he went out, the old steward arranged the carriage, but the old Taoist priest refused, on the grounds that it was too much of a drag.

As soon as Yuan Zhen heard this, the boss was unhappy, and shouted at the old Taoist, dare not you carry so many things.

The old Taoist priest glanced at Yuan Zhen, didn't say a word, and walked away directly.

When leaving, the old steward wanted to say something to Ning Baifeng, but finally pouted, swallowed the words back, and watched the few people leave with a complicated expression.

The three of them walked along the wide path for a short time, and they bypassed a large stone tablet engraved with the Golden Gui Garden, and a straight official road appeared in front of them.

There are many pedestrians on the official road, obviously they all rushed to Fucheng as soon as possible, Ning Baifeng and the three of them stepped on the official road, like three ants merging into the ant road, there is no conspicuous place, at most, the pedestrians passing by next to them will be curious to take a look at Yuanzhen, a black-faced young man with a long knife on his waist and a small tree on his back.

Following the flow of people, about an hour later, a city with a tall city wall and no border visible in length and width appeared in front of you, and the tall city gate tower could feel its majesty from a distance.

Ning Baifeng was also the first time to see such a huge city, and Binhai County was nothing compared to here.

When entering the city, the tall city gate is very shocking to Ning Baifeng and Yuan Zhen, through the city gate, the streets are shoulder to shoulder, all kinds of hawkers wander around and sell, the shops next to the street are lined up, and the flags of various colors on the shop doors make people dazzled.

At this point, a few people really stepped into Xiangyun Mansion City.

Just as Ning Baifeng and Yuan Zhen were dizzying, a delicate shouting and scolding sound came into their ears.

"Oh, don't you have long eyes to see anyone in front of you? ”