Chapter Seventy-Three: Strange Creek Town
Although the exterior of this inn is not outstanding, the inside is neat and warm. It is divided into two floors, a square structure, and the first floor is for eating, and there are eighteen tables set up, and it is full of people. This floor is divided into a private seat and a hall with wooden steps, and the hall has ten tables, and the wooden staircase is the private seat, with eight tables. But there was no one. Each table is separated by a screen of landscape painting.
As soon as Lou Wenyu, Nian Xue, and the emperor entered the inn, Xiao Er, who was standing at the counter, stepped forward and asked, "Three, are you staying in a hotel or eating?" Xiao Er wiped his hands back and forth with the rag in his hand, and then put it on his shoulder.
The emperor replied: "Stay in the hotel, bring the food to the room, and ask for three first-class rooms." ”
"Okay. Guest, please come with me. Xiao Er led the three of them to the room on the east side of the second floor.
"Guest officer, these three are the best first-class rooms we have here, see what else is needed?"
Lou Wenyu asked for a few dishes, but he didn't ask for wine, he was afraid that he would make a mistake with drinking, so he gave up. "Okay, you go out first, I'll call you if there's something, and I'll have the food delivered to this room in a moment. Lou Wenyu closed the door after speaking. The three of them sat at the table, drinking tea.
After a while, Xiao Er went up to the second floor with the food, knocked on the door, and only pushed the door to enter after Lou Wenyu answered inside.
"Guest officer, the meal is ready, please use it slowly. ”
"Xiao Er, let me ask you, why is the hall on the first floor full, but this elegant seat is fresh and elegant, but no one sits down?" Lou Wenyu asked.
Xiao Er replied: "It's full, my store, (日rì) (日rì) is full." ”
Lou Wenyu, Nian Xue and the emperor glanced at each other in horror, and Nian Xue continued to ask Xiao Er: "Xiao Er, but the seat was obviously empty when we came in just now." ”
Xiao Er replied: "Guest officer, if you don't believe it, you can go to the railing outside the door and take a look." ”
Nian Xue and the three of them went out to take a look, and sure enough, the seats were full, and looking at the amount of food on the table, they had been eating for a long time, not like they had just come in.
The emperor's eyes widened, looking at Lou Wenyu and Nian Xue. I couldn't speak for a long time.
"Alright, you go down first. Lou Wenyu said to Xiao Er.
The three of them entered the room and sat at the dinner table, Lou Wenyu was just about to move the chopsticks, Nian Xue said, "Wait." She cast a spell, and a layer of white mist spread above the food, and Nian Xue saw that there was nothing unusual, so she said, "Okay, you can eat it." ”
"Nian Xue, what happened to the throne just now?" the emperor asked.
"I don't know, but it was only when I entered this inn that I saw the people on the seats, and those who entered from the outside could not see them, and the people in the seats looked strange, dressed differently from the people here, and they all wore hats, without exception. The meals on the table are all the same," Nian Xue thought about it, but she couldn't figure it out, and she could only speculate.
"Wen Yu, we have to settle the matter here quickly, and the righteous brother has to return to the palace as soon as possible. ”
"Hmm. It's getting late, and it's raining outside, so let's rest early, and find out tomorrow. ”
"Hmm. ”
The emperor first walked out of the room, and Lou Wenyu turned back and pulled Nian Xue up
said: "Nian Xue, you be careful, as soon as there is any movement, call me immediately." ”
"Hmm. ”
Nian Xue lay on the bed chuáng, unable to sleep for a long time, thinking about what happened in the inn during the day. It was still raining outside, and in the middle of the night, when it was getting heavier and heavier, she got up (sex xìng) and sat down at the table. As soon as she sat down, Lou Wenyu pushed the door and entered, "Nian Xue, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, I just can't sleep, so I got up (body shēn), I should ask you what's wrong. ”
"I'm just outside the door, and I've never left, and I'm worried about your danger. I heard the sound of movement in the house, so I came in. ”
"Oh, I'm fine, you go back to your room and sleep, you don't have to stay outside the door. ”
"I can't sleep either. ”
Lou Wenyu continued: "Nian Xue, do you remember that inn?"
"Yes. Of course, Nian Xue knew that Lou Wenyu was talking about the inn where they watched the stars together.
"That's like this, you can't sleep, I can't sleep, so let's look at the stars together. The only difference is that the stars can be seen and hope can be seen, while today (日rì) it is raining and nothing can be seen. It's even more incomprehensible. ”
"Hmm. Nian Xue knew what Lou Wenyu was alluding to, so she just said "um" casually.
"What do you say about the Yaza today?" Nian Xue deliberately wanted to change the subject.
"Nian Xue, you ......" Lou Wenyu wanted to say, but stopped again.
"Tonight, I will stay outside the door, and you have something to call me, and I will go out. Lou Wenyu left and closed the door from the outside.
Nian Xue walked back to the side of the (bed chuáng) and lay on the (bed chuáng), still unable to sleep, at this moment, she was thinking about Lou Wenyu, and Lou Wenyu outside the door was sitting on the ground, also thinking about Nian Xue.
It was dawn, the sun was excellent, and the gentle morning sun shone on the three of them (身shēn), while the three of them were leaning their backs against a pillar under the plaque of "Xishui Town".
Lou Wenyu woke up first and hurried to call Nian Xue. And when he called Nian Xue, the emperor woke up.
The three of them felt very inexplicable, they were obviously at the inn last night, why did they sleep in the town for a long time after waking up?
"Nian Xue, what's going on? Besides, I slept very deeply last night. The emperor asked.
"Wenyu, what do you say is going on?" Nian Xue looked at Lou Wenyu.
Lou Wenyu was also confused, "I don't know, even last night, I felt that I slept very deeply, it's better to go in and have a look today." ”
"Let's go. Nian Xue said.
The three of them entered the town, but the people looked at them strangely, and everyone, everybody, everybody turned to look at the three of them.
People stopped, just staring at them, as if time had stopped.
"Wen Yu, this is exactly the same as yesterday (日rì), even the place where they stand, the clothes they wear, the work in their hands, all of this is the same as yesterday (日rì). ”
"Yes, I saw it too. ”
The emperor was in a cold sweat and asked, "Shall we go inside?"
"Wen Yu, it's better for us to send my brother-in-law back to the palace first, he can't stay here for long. There was still a lot to do in the palace for him. Here, if you want to find out, I'm afraid it won't be able to find out in a few hours. ”
"Well, that's fine. After sending him back, we'll come back here and see what the hell is going on. ”
The three of them retreated again, and along the way, Lou Wenyu still held Nian Xue's hand and never let go.
Four hours later, the three of them arrived at Cheonan, and they first went to Defu Qianzhuang.
The emperor asked people to go to find Izawa.
"Ize, what happened in the palace yesterday?" asked the emperor.
"Back to the emperor, no, and no flaws were revealed. ”
"Okay, go find the clothes of the One (身shēn) (forbidden jìn) army and enter the palace. The emperor said.
Izawa immediately understood the emperor's intentions and went to prepare.
"Brother-in-law, you have arrived safely, let's go and see the "Xishui Town".
"Well, be careful. Take care. ”
"Take care. ”
......
Lou Wenyu and Nian Xue used a spell, and they arrived at Xishui Town in an instant.
Lou Wenyu took Nian Xue's hand and walked in together.
Everything here is still the same as yesterday (日rì) and a few hours ago. When they entered, people still looked at them with strange eyes, and everyone, everybody, everybody turned their heads to look at the two of them.
People stopped, just staring at them, as if time had stopped.
The two of them walked ten steps, and the people began to continue with what they had to do. I didn't look at them anymore, as if nothing had happened.
"Nian Xue, be careful. ”
"Hmm. ”
Lou Wenyu's hand clenched tighter.
The two came to the "(日rì)福一(日rì)" inn again, Lou Wenyu thought about it, and said to Nian Xue: "Nian Xue, yesterday (日rì), we live here, today (日rì), we live in the people's homes, see if it is the same as yesterday (日rì), wake up and still sleep outside the town."
"Good. ”
They came to the courtyard of a house, the gate was open, and in the courtyard sat an old woman, weaving a hat, and the stone table was full of bamboo sticks.
"Why is it a hat again?" Nian Xue said.
"Go in and have a look. ”
"Hmm. ”
When the old woman saw two strangers entering the courtyard, she ignored them, continued to lower her head and work, and said, "Strangers are not welcome in this town, so you better leave the town early." ”
"Mother-in-law, I was on my way with my mother, passing through here, my lady was a little uncomfortable, so I came in here, (body shēn) on the silver two and not much, tonight, can I stay in your house for a night, tomorrow (day rì), as soon as the day dawns, we will leave. Lou Wenyu said.
The old woman replied, "No." Take a walk. He drove them out.
"Nian Xue, let's go to another one and have a look. ”
The two walked to another house, and the door was open. A teenage woman in the courtyard was also sitting in the courtyard weaving a hat, and a large pile of bamboo sticks were placed on the ground.
"Who are you? Outsiders are not welcome here, so get out of here. The woman had already lifted up her eyes and saw them.
Lou Wenyu still said a set of tào just now, just finished speaking. The girl replied, "Let's go." And he drove them out.
"Wen Yu, I saw a gazebo over there just now, why don't we rest in that pavilion tonight, anyway, we don't
Will sleep, just see what happens in the middle of the night. ”
"Well, I just wronged you. ”
"It's important to do the right thing, there is nothing wronged or wronged. ”
The two entered the gazebo and sat down.
"I've got to set up an enchantment so that if I can't see us, I won't move us out of town while we're asleep, as I did last night. Lou Wenyu said.
"I don't sleep tonight, waiting for them to come. ”
"Hmm. ”
Lou Wenyu drew water from a well next to him, conjured a teacup, poured the well water into the teacup, and handed it to Nian Xue.
Nian Xue drank a little, and Lou Wenyu took it and drank the remaining well water.
Then it started to rain.
"It was fine just now, why did it rain all of a sudden. Nian Xue shivered coldly.
"The rain in (春chūn) (日rì) is a little cold, read the snow, I ...... I will hold you, and it will not be cold. Lou Wenyu sat down on Nian Xue's side, holding Nian Xue in his arms. Nian Xue was a little nervous, and reason told her that she couldn't have anything with Lou Wenyu anymore. She gently pushed Lou Wenyu away, conjured up Lou Wenyu's white cloak, draped it over (body shēn), and said, "It's not cold now." ”
Lou Wenyu didn't reply, took Nian Xue's hand, and looked at the rain outside the pavilion. Every time Lou Wenyu held Nian Xue's hand, Nian Xue wanted to let go, but she couldn't break free.......
It was late at night, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it was exactly the same as last night.
"Wen Yu, it was like this last night, it started with a light rain, and in the middle of the night, it became heavier and heavier. ”
"Well, also, last night, I was outside your room, how could I sleep so dead, why didn't I even know that others had entered your room. ”
"Tonight, I'm going to see it. ”
(End of chapter)