Chapter 73: Arriving in Song Jing
Listening to her narration, Lin Yi suddenly remembered that mysterious person, with black robe and white hair, and his whereabouts were strange, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't tell his existence.
It seems that there is a divine power in the dark, tampering with memories and hindering one's expression.
Lin Yi pondered silently, and Duan Ruyi continued: "Grandfather carved the puppet meticulously, trimming her body little by little, like a demon, it took a total of seven years before and after it was completed. β
Luo Caiwei was fascinated by the sound, and inadvertently slowed her pace, her eyelashes flickering.
"But the gold and wood are still dead. Duan Ruyi sighed, and said like a few family treasures: "In order to make it move, like an ordinary person, my grandfather immersed himself in studying the mechanism technique, and combined it with the aura, and finally made a core and put it inside the doll for it to operate. β
"I didn't expect that because of an unrequited love, the development of the mechanism art was completely changed and endless wealth was brought to the Song Kingdom. Duan Ruyi sighed, avoided pedestrians on the street, and said: "But my grandfather never remembered the woman's appearance, so he was irritable and rushed to death, and in a fit of rage, he drew his sword and cut off the puppet's head!"
Lin Yi was stunned, stood still, snorted, and stopped talking.
"What happened later?" Luo Caiwei couldn't help but ask.
"Then my grandfather announced the drawings and handed over the spirit core cultivation method, and the Song Kingdom took this as the foundation to have today's prosperous world!" Duan Ruyi looked proud, raised her head and sighed, lowered her gaze for a long time, and said softly: "Since then, my grandfather has broken off his demons, recovered his senses, is no longer crazy, hired his grandmother to start a family and give birth, and ended his life in the hospital bed. β
Luo Caiwei asked again, "Where did the doll go?"
Duan Ruyi took them into a restaurant, sat down nearby, ordered good dishes with Xiao Er, supported her cheeks with her hands, and said with a warm expression: "When I was young, I liked to sit on my father's lap and listen to him tell my grandfather's old news. β
But the story came to an abrupt end, and my father didn't tell me the follow-up. She tapped her fingers on the tabletop, looked sideways at the window, her eyes wandered, and she said casually: "According to rumors, the puppet was bought by the rich man of Song Jing, and danced day and night in the green building, tirelessly; β
Lin Yi was puzzled: "Old Man Duan has worked hard to make it, how can he be willing to send it to that kind of fireworks place?"
"It's just hearsay. Duan Ruyi smiled, "Some people also say that the puppets were abandoned in the waste pit of Song Jing, and every late at night, they would come out to seduce men, and then dig out their internal organs and fill them into their own bodies. β
"The wooden shelf, which is full of flesh and blood......" Luo Caiwei shuddered.
After she finished talking about the old news, Lin Yicai said, "Miss Duan, do you not know martial arts?"
"Daddy, how can I let me practice. She nodded, her tone rather helpless. Lin Yi asked tentatively: "If you don't know martial arts, can you still be admitted to the Heavenly Book Mansion?"
"Mechanics can, after all, there are many facilities in the Heavenly Book Mansion that need to be maintained by us. Duan Ruyi paused, and his voice changed: "But it's best for the organ master to have a little cultivation, if you can reach the Dan realm, you can forge a magic weapon." β
"I see, thank you Miss Duan for your advice. β
The man served the meal, the three of them used it, and then returned to the courtyard. Duan Ruyi chiseled out the dragon vein, walked to the stove with his sword, raised his hands high, took a sharp breath, and slashed down on the anvil.
There was only a crisp sound, and the sword body was suddenly shattered, broken into seven or eight pieces, and the sharp blade that jumped up almost cut her cheek.
"Failed. Duan Ruyi said gloomily, leaving the danger behind.
Turning around, he saw that the two of them were practicing flying knives, looked at it a few times, and his eyes fell on the box on Lin Yi's waist, the craftsmanship was rough.
Duan Ruyi smiled dumbly, thought for a while, and greeted loudly: "Young Master Lin, borrow your box for use." β
Lin Yi threw the flying knife back, untied the needle box, and handed it to her. Duan Ruyi held the box, walked to the craftsman's table, quickly disassembled it, studied the structure inside, and closed her eyes to think.
Soon, she opened her eyes again, with a pen in her mouth, lying on the table, drawing a few drawings, and revising them twice, before she felt reluctant.
Call in Lin Yi to help, light a fire, melt the steel ingots, finish the parts, and assemble them.
By the time Lin Yi got the brand-new trap box, the night had already fallen, and the birds were flying, crying and chirping. He pressed the side machine, and the steel nail slid directly into his palm, and then pressed the top, and the steel nail "roared" and shot out, deep into the door frame, and the tail end was not visible.
The three of them packed up their things and returned to Duan's mansion, Su Chongxiu wrote a book in the court, his pen was like a swimming dragon, and his ink was like smoke. When he stopped writing and rested, he wrote a book on paper, which was beautiful and beautiful, chic and graceful.
Lin Yi applauded, Su Chongxiu looked back and saw the person who came, then touched his head and smirked: "Awards, awards." β
In the remaining two weeks, Lin Yi and Luo Caiwei seized the time to practice martial arts, Duan Ruyi continued to study the dragon vein, and Su Chongxiu read and wrote every day.
Time passed, and in the next month, the defenders sent someone to invite them to board the car, and the three of them, carrying their bags, said goodbye to the father and daughter of the Duan family, and led the cattle away.
Arriving at the square, dozens of knights gathered in groups of three or five, surrounding several beast carts in amazement. The car was long and long, with an open top and a row of wheels on each side, and the front was pulled by a mechanism.
Because of Duan Jing's confession, the three of them took a car alone, and the green cow was also caught up, lying on their stomachs and chewing grass, with a leisurely posture. With the command in the field, the coachmen pulled the reins, the machine beasts were activated, and the four hooves galloped, and in just half an hour, they went out of the east gate, ran onto the official road, and went away to Pengzhou.
Lin Yi stared at the back of the coachman, and suddenly shouted, "Miss Duan, that hat doesn't match your hair." β
Everyone was surprised, turned their heads to look at the coachman, and saw that he took off his felt hat, revealing his long green hair: it was Duan Ruyi.
She looked back embarrassed, "I can't hide it from youβeveryone, sit tight, Miss Ben will drive herself!"
After that, as soon as he pulled the reins, the eyes of the machine beast flashed red, and he dragged the car like a meteor, jumping rapidly.
The wind was fierce in her ears, Luo Caiwei staggered to her feet, whimpering and laughing, her mouth shaking like a wave, Su Chongxiu hugged Qingniu's thighs and cried: "Duan Meiren, slow down, Xiaosheng is going to pee!"
Everyone hurried during the day, put up a tarpaulin at night, and rested in the car. The trap beast only needs to change the spirit core, and it can run at full speed, and the road is 3,000 miles, but it will be more than a month.
Luo Caiwei occasionally begged for the reins, drove merrily, and drove in the wrong direction. Even so, he arrived in Songjing two days earlier than other passengers.
After passing the customs trial, Lin Yi and the others walked into the city, their eyes were round in an instant, and they couldn't close their mouths, like a dirt bun entering the city.
The buildings are stacked on top of each other, and because of the prevalence of mechanical techniques, many old houses have not yet been demolished, and new pavilions have been built on top, so that the eaves are connected and the windows are open.
There are also countless plank roads, winding through the air, pedestrians walking in them, holding on to the railing from time to time, looking down.
In the bazaar, the shops are crowded and snuggling, and the long pole holds the brand, hanging outside the eaves, and the color paint is plated, which has a unique style.
And on the streets, the trap beasts are frequent, consignmenting goods, and their bodies rattle. Passers-by hurriedly walked, as if they were commonplace.
"This is Song Jing?" Lin Yi fell into a dream, shocked and unable to wake up.
"This is Song Jing!" Duan Ruyi said with a proud smile.
(End of chapter)