Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Illusion of Life Grows Obsessive

The green robe came out of the shadowy figure, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, white paper folding fans, and black hair like lacquer. When I could see his face clearly, the white mist around me dissipated, revealing a different but very familiar scene. The inn was bustling with people, the wine tables were staggered, and the abacus of the shopkeepers on the account table was crackling.

I stopped in this bustling area and shouted to the green robe, "Dream...... Meng Yunsheng?", but as if he didn't see me, he walked to the high wooden platform.

The lively crowd was quiet for a moment, and Meng Yunsheng "snapped" and unfolded the folding fan, and said loudly to everyone on the high platform: "Everyone, dream for a lifetime, and the show will appear." ”

Many guests gathered in the audience, and some people shouted: "What story does the storyteller want to tell today?"

"Thanks to all of you, today I want to tell the story of the strange female doctor Sheng Yun Niangniang. ”

At the beginning of the story, only Meng Yunsheng's voice was left in the inn, and the shopkeeper on the side of the account also stopped and put up his ears to listen. I am curious, the story of the medical saint Yun Niangniang was told by Meng Yunsheng ten years ago. This situation gave me the illusion of reappearing yesterday, and Meng Yunsheng always had a smile on his face, and the tone, posture and movements gradually overlapped with those of ten years ago.

"Let's say that the wonderful hand benevolent doctor Shengyun Niangniang has retired from the rivers and lakes since the first battle of Jingshui eight years ago, but the world doesn't know that this living bodhisattva-like character has a bad relationship with the great demon king Ling Tianjun......"

The people on the high platform said with their eyebrows fluttering, and all the drinkers raised their curious faces to listen, and from time to time they burst out with a "yes". Mengyunsheng's audience was of all ages, young and old, the youngest of whom were two children dressed in white, who looked at the storyteller with their faces away from me and their faces in their hands.

The story has been told to the most exciting, Meng Yunsheng suddenly lowered the folding fan and closed his mouth, and said with a smile: "If you want to know the future, please listen to the next decomposition; ”

A group of people complained bitterly, but they couldn't beat the fire of gossip that had burned in their hearts. When the crowd dispersed, the jars of wine were filled under the high platform. The hall of the inn was once again bustling with activity, and the people at the tables drank and ate meat and discussed the protagonist of the story with great interest. and the two white-clothed children were holding half a wine jug in their hands, and it seemed that there was an argument.

The little girl who grabbed the two little teasers glared and said, "Just half a pot of wine, we said that one person will take a sip." Senior brother, you have already drunk it just now, and now it's my turn. ”

The little boy was so ashamed that a red cloud appeared on his face, but he still didn't let go of his hand, and said to her in a half-scoundrel and half-consultative tone: "Okay Xiaoqi, there is only one last bite left, you can give it to the senior brother, and I will let you drink more next time." ”

"No, brother, you say that every time!"

In the end, the wine jug was snatched into the hands of the little boy, and the little girl shook her hand and said angrily: "Senior brother, you big liar!"

"Master said, girls should drink less!" The little boy quickly smothered the last bit of wine in the jug, smashed his mouth with satisfaction, and smiled.

The little girl hung her head and dipped her fingers in a few drops of wine that had leaked on the table, and muttered: "Alas, if only I could tell stories, the storyteller has so many worms to drink......

"It doesn't hurt if you don't tell a story, you still have wine. As the words fell, a jar of wine descended from the sky and landed steadily in front of them. The two children were startled, and saw that the storyteller on the stage opened the fan with a "bang", and said to them leisurely: "I often see you two come to listen to me and make a friend, I invite you to this jar of wine." ”

The two children's mouths opened wide in shock.

The little girl pointed to the mouth in front of her and her teeth trembled, "You, you, you, not ......"

The person in front of him put the folding fan on his chest, and said with a smile: "In Jinling Mengyunsheng, I don't know what the two little friends are called?"

The little boy was the first to react, and with a little vigilance, he pressed the little girl's hand and pulled it behind him, and a red group appeared on his face, and he still explained honestly: "We, we are the master of Mo and go to the villa." My name is Merry Valley, and this is my junior sister Qiye. You're so nice, invite us for a drink......"

Before he could answer, the little boy stretched out a hand behind him and grabbed the wine jar to remove the cover on it, and the owner of the hand said excitedly: "Okay, it's worm wine!"

The little girl took a big sip of the wine jar in her hand, and the little boy at this time didn't care about the shame, and turned around to grab the wine in her hand, "I want to drink it too!" Xiaoqi, the master said that girls can't drink. ”

Master clearly said that children can't drink, and if I can't drink, you can't drink either. ”

"I'm older than you, I'm not a kid anymore......!

......

The green-robed man shook his hundred-fold fan and watched the two children play together, and then he sat down and brought out another jar of wine from behind him like a trick. The little girl raised her face and clapped her hands, her eyes full of adoration...... This happy scene slid in front of my eyes, and a warmth rose in my heart and I was extremely emotional.

I have come to understand that this was the exuberance of the conference a few years ago. No one seemed to notice my presence in the warm lobby, and I quietly approached the tablemate, and saw the long hair scattered into the green clothes like black jade ten years later, and it still made people itch to touch one of them.

For some reason, the person next to him seemed to notice, and the dark cyan back slowly turned around. I froze, my fingers awkwardly stuck in mid-air. When they looked at each other, he seemed to smile at me, but he didn't seem to notice anything. Before I could look closely, the white mist suddenly appeared again, and everything suddenly disappeared.

This time I wasn't so surprised.

I know that when the white fog disappears, it will be a different world.

There was another wave of dizziness, and when I opened my eyes, everything was gone.

It turned out that I had not gone anywhere else, but through the wide open window, I saw that night had arrived outside the inn, and the stars and moon were shining on the black ink. The hustle and bustle of the great hall had become much quieter, except for one or two guests sitting at the wine table in the corner, drinking and whispering. The shopkeeper on the edge of the account desk blew his beard and closed his eyes and dozed off, and the summer cicadas in the treetops outside the window "squeaked" louder and louder.

No one noticed that there was one more "visitor", and I thought back to what day it would be. Suddenly, there was an inexplicable throbbing, and I stepped up the wooden staircase that led to the second floor.

Sure enough, on the window seat on the second floor was a self-conscious green shadow. The moonlight outside the window fell on Meng Yunsheng's slightly drunk face, holding a small wine cup in his hand and playing alone, only his eyes were still clear. I heard him raise his glass to the full moon and let out a long, long sigh.

"The moon on the rivers and lakes is getting colder and colder day by day. ”

In an instant, the hand in the green sleeve drooped, and the wine in the wine cup was poured into his mouth, and then a crystal liquid flowed down his jaw into the three thousand black hairs.

"That's not right!"

With a startle, Meng Yunsheng and I looked back at the source at the same time, and saw a green shadow coming up from the wooden building, but this green was a little shallower than that on Meng Yunsheng's body. The light blue girl half-tied her long hair, pinned a silver sword to her waist, and walked briskly towards him.

"Seven girl, you also come here to drink?"

The light green girl said with a bright face: "Meng Yunsheng, I'm here to drink with you." ”

She took a seat, Meng Yunsheng's expression returned to normal, and immediately handed her another wine cup. The light green girl pushed his hand back and sighed, "It's not interesting to drink with this wine glass." She shouted downstairs, "Xiao Er, bring two bowls, and a few jars of worm and two wines, Meng Yunsheng is in for a treat today." ”

The echo echoed in the deserted inn, and Meng Yunsheng raised his eyebrows and looked at the person opposite with a smile. Not to be outdone, the light green girl said to her face: "What's the matter? Meng Yunsheng, we have been friends for many years, you won't be so stingy." ”

"How come?" Meng Yunsheng was defeated, and his eyes softened a little, "It's all up to you, Qi girl." ”

The light green girl gleefully grimaced at him. After a while, there was the sound of footsteps on the wooden staircase and the sound of the shopkeeper Xiaoer.

"Come on, guest officer!

This voice sounds very familiar to me today. The "blue group" held two wine bowls and worm two wines, and ran up like the wind under his feet. Knowing that no one would notice, I still couldn't help but say his name, "Hu Xiaoer." ”

Hu Xiaoer steadily put the bowl and worm wine on the table, his signature smile and two pear vortices on his face, "Two guest officers, please use it slowly." ”

He put away the tray and turned around, and was about to walk away, when he quickly turned his head to look in my direction. I was so shocked by him that a cold sweat broke out on my spine, and I saw his free hand go around my body and touch the display case next to me.

"Huh?" Hu Xiaoer stared at his palm and frowned, spit on it again, and rubbed it, "Why is it dirty again?"

I breathed a sigh of relief, and it was a little funny to see his back as he hurriedly ran downstairs talking to himself. By the time my eyes returned to the table, the two of them had already eaten a bowl of wine.

Bowl after bowl, a jar of worms and two wines is about to bottom. The light green girl pulled Meng Yunsheng and said, "I want to drink tonight without getting drunk and not returning." She unveiled the second jar of wine, filled the empty bowl, and then picked it up and clinked glasses in mid-air with a crisp sound.

The light green girl wiped the corners of her mouth, and asked with a little staggering: "You say, you said that the moon on the rivers and lakes is getting colder day by day?"

She couldn't wait for the answer of the person on the other side, so she immediately retorted, "What you said is not right! Let me tell you, as long as you can drink with the person you want to meet, then the wine will always be warm, and the moon will always be round......

Xu was drunk, and her face was flushed.

Meng Yunsheng teased her with interest, "Qi girl, then you say, who is the person you want to see?"

The cicadas on the trees outside the window were just as loud as she said, "The one I want to see...... The wine bowl fell on the wine table, and the voice became quieter and quieter. The light green girl's hand hung down her head, and at last she fell on the table, and she could not hear what she was saying.

"Seven girls?"

Not unexpectedly, Meng Yunsheng gently pushed her arm.

"Hmm-"

"Seven girl, who do you think you want to see?"

There was some banter in the words, but there was no answer.

Meng Yunsheng unfolded the folding fan and shook it, he had also drunk so much wine, but his eyes were as clear as moonlight.

"Silly girl. He sighed softly, as if he couldn't bear to disturb the sleeping man. Then he turned slowly, his gaze looking in my direction, inch by inch.

"Seven girls," Meng Yunsheng suddenly winked at me, "You just said, who is the person you want to see?"

In an instant, all the defenses in my heart collapsed, my pupils trembled, and I watched him gently get up from his seat, leave the sleeping girl, and walk towards me step by step.

"You...... Can you see me?"

"I've always been, I can see you. ”

The words "Dream for Life" were clearly visible on the rickety folding fan, and I was speechless in shock as I saw him getting closer and closer to me. In the wide green sleeves, he stretched out his knobby hand to me, and Meng Yunsheng said, "Seven girl, you just said, who is the person you want to see?"

The dizziness came back again, "I, the person I want to see......"

A vague face flashed in my mind, and I came to my senses for a moment, and took a few steps back to the familiar smile, "No, it can't be, you're not ......"

"I, not who?"

He approached, and I stepped back. There was another "boom" sound on the wooden staircase behind, and I didn't know who ran up to me, and I didn't know if he could see me.

Until there was a shout behind him: "Be careful!"

Unfortunately, it was too late, and I didn't realize that I had retreated to the edge of the stairs and stepped on the air. At the same time, layers of white mist floated out of thin air, and a blue shadow quickly passed by.

My body fell rapidly. Just before it was gone, I saw the person in front of me still smiling. He was gradually moving away from me, and I thought that smile was a little weird, and his facial features became strange......

Isn't it you?

The moment I closed it, I was still thinking about it.

Where will they go this time......

Suddenly there was a shout in the darkness, "Woman!"

Hu Xiaoer!?