Chapter 19: Night Encounters
When Bai Zhi returned, it was already night.
Changsheng couldn't hold back and fell asleep, so Cangming didn't go anywhere else and stayed outside.
Shen Yan and Qiuluo were discussing the style of clothes together.
The snow outside is a little heavier, and it looks like it can get goose feathers. This is rare in Shudi, but it is not uncommon.
The weather was much colder, and the room had been heated by the maids early.
Seeing Bai Zhi, Shen Yan and the second daughter of Qiuluo raised their heads and said hello and then lowered their heads to do their own things, but Cangming asked, "Brother Bai looks like this, but what happened?"
Bai Zhi pursed his lips and said, "Mo Feiyu sent a message that she had arrived in the Immortal Valley, and after a fight with the phoenix guarding the Immortal Valley, the latter agreed to her enter the Tonglin. ”
Cangming raised his eyebrows: "This should be a good thing." ”
Bai Zhi shook his head slightly, and said, "Tonglin's Nirvana fire is often hidden and invisible, and it will only be ignited when the phoenix needs Nirvana. But the phoenix will only become nirvana when it dies. It has been in the WTO for a long time, guarding the valley of immortality all day long, and does not need nirvana. ”
When Cangming heard the words, he understood why Bai Zhi looked like this. In this case, it is also a troublesome matter. "If there is no fire of nirvana, then it is useless to go to the immortal valley Tonglin. Mo Feiyu can subdue the phoenix by force and let it make way into the Valley of Immortality, but he can't kill the phoenix just because of this, just to make it nirvana and let the nirvana fire in the Tonglin rekindle again.
Mo Feiyu sent the message back, also to ask Bai Zhi and Cangming if there was any solution.
But, in fact, there is nothing else they can do.
"It seems that we still have to find a way to go to hell to find the Red Lotus Fire. Cangming's hand on the table couldn't help but bend slightly, knocking on the table.
Although Bai Zhi was silent and did not change his expression, those who were familiar with him knew that he meant it by default.
Shen Yan heard the conversation between the two, pursed his lips, and finally said cautiously: "When I was a child, I once heard my brother tell the story of a moth fighting a fire. At that time, my brother told me that the act of a moth fighting a fire seems to be a nirvana......"
"Moths?" Cangming's fingers unconsciously tapped on the tabletop, and he said with a slight frown, "Although I have never heard of such a statement, I can give it a try." ”
After he finished speaking, he looked at Bai Zhi. The latter still had a cold face that had not changed for thousands of years, but he nodded, and then went out.
Shen Yan saw that he could also help a little, and he couldn't help but bring a little joy.
In the next few days, when Bai Zhi returned to his usual and stood silently not far away to guard his immortality, perhaps the method proposed by Shen Yan worked.
This sudden heavy snow fell for three days in a row, and everything in heaven and earth was covered with a snow blanket that was neither thick nor thin during these three days.
On the fourth day, Jiang Jinyu was already able to get out of bed and walk around. When he arrived at the courtyard where Shen Yan and the others lived, after recovering from a serious illness, he still looked a little weak, but he was in good spirits. Compared with Jiang Jinmo, who is indifferent and detached, and Jiang Jinyan, who smiles when he meets people, Jiang Jinyu, the owner of the five villages, has a bookish fragrance and ink all over his body, and his breath is warm and warm, and he is much closer to people.
Stepping into the courtyard and thanking Cangming, he then said what he meant: "Big brother told me yesterday that you plan to go to the assembly at the bottom of the mountain. In previous years, I couldn't travel much due to physical disability, and I often went to rallies to play. If you don't dislike it, how about I take you there tomorrow?"
can have familiar people with them, and everyone naturally has no opinions.
When he was about to go down the mountain to Sanyuan Town on the second day, Jiang Jinyu really waited outside early. In addition to him, there were also two young men, both wearing red and black robes with long swords around their waists, which were the clothes of the inner disciples of the Famous Sword Villa.
"Big brother, they were worried about me, so they asked Jiang Ping and Jiang An to come out with me. Although no one asked anything, Jiang Jinyu still explained softly.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand that Jiang Jinyu was originally newly recovered from a serious illness, and he was the owner of the five villages of the Famous Sword Villa, so his safety was naturally the top priority. Not to mention just going to Sanyuan Town at the foot of the mountain, the maids and servants who usually serve in the villa are all martial arts.
Changsheng has always been lively and outgoing, and on the way down the mountain, he had already chatted with Jiang Jinyu, and asked him about interesting things in Shuzhong.
Jiang Jinyu has been recuperating in the villa all the year round, and he does not run around the world like the other two elder brothers, but it is precisely these two elder brothers who are there, in fact, although he has not seen the outside world with his own eyes, he can be regarded as well aware. Changsheng was not stumped when he asked, and patiently told her the anecdotal stories he had heard from his brothers.
Sanyuan Town is not far from the famous Sword Villa, because it is at the foot of the villa, and anyone who wants to enter the famous Sword Villa must pass through here. Under the care of the famous Sword Villa, the residents of the town can be regarded as living and working in peace and contentment. In other places, gatherings have always been held during the solar terms or when the climate is suitable, but Sanyuan Town has become accustomed to holding gatherings in the middle of winter every year. One is that this time of the year is the most leisurely time, and the other is because of the origin of this town.
"It is rumored that there are only a few or so households in this town, and they are not called by that name. Hundreds of years ago, there was a monster in this place, and it was subdued by an immortal passing by. There were three brothers who were lucky enough to be accepted as disciples by the current one, and the townspeople thought it was a good thing, because the names of the three brothers all had a yuan character in them, so they changed the name of the town to three yuan. Jiang Jinyu didn't know if this rumor was true or false. But I know that the assembly in this town is to commemorate the immortals who saved this town in the first place, and every year at the gathering, there are people who arrange the drama of the immortals to subdue demons, which is also a major feature.
So far, it seems that it is no longer very important what the truth is.
The rally in Sanyuan Town seems to be no different from that in other places, but the most sold items at the rally are actually masks of various colors.
Changsheng was very interested in these masks, and pulled Shen Yan and Qiu Luo to keep running around the stalls. Perhaps because of the infection of the atmosphere, Shen Yan and the others were not so restrained, and gradually let go of messing around with Changsheng.
For the sake of the accompanying guards of the Famous Sword Villa, the vendors did not have any dissatisfaction with the behavior of the three of them who only watched and did not buy most of the time, and still shouted enthusiastically.
When there were many people, Bai Zhi followed Changsheng inch by inch. Cangming also paid a little more attention to Shen Yan and Qiuluo.
The group, or rather, the three girls, bought a lot of food and entertainment along the way, and finally followed the flow of people to a relatively empty place outside the town. Countless fireworks suddenly rose in the night sky, bursting in the air, colorful and extremely beautiful.
Shen Yan, who was already a little tired, stopped at a place where there were fewer people, pointing and looking at the fireworks that exploded in the sky from time to time.
"In the past, when I was in Jiuyuan, when the larger festivals came, there would be a meeting in the city, and people came and went very lively. It's just that at that time, I was afraid of causing a fire in the city, and I rarely set off fireworks. Outside the city, however, fireworks are more often set off to help the fun. Every time I heard that there was a gathering outside the city, I would pester my brother to take me to play, and although my father was very strict, he would turn a blind eye and let us out......"
When Shen Yan talked about the past, there was a bit of yearning in his eyes, and then it turned into loneliness.
Qiuluo patted her on the shoulder and said, "It's all over." The living still have to look forward. If you want to come to Yan, your brother doesn't want you to be unhappy, right?"
Shen Yan smiled a little reluctantly, nodded and said, "Qiuluo, you are right, I should live well." ”
As they spoke, they suddenly noticed that the immortal beside them fell silent. Couldn't help but look at her in pairs: "Sister Changsheng, what's wrong with you......?"
Shen Yan subconsciously wanted to look at Bai Zhi's side, but was stopped by Changsheng.
"I'm fine, Sister Yan. Changsheng raised his head, a huge smile bloomed on his face, it looked no different from usual, but Shen Yan intuitively felt that something was wrong.
"Keep watching the fireworks. Changsheng didn't plan to say anything else, and chattered the two of them to comment on the fireworks that rose into the night sky.
In this way, Shen Yan had no choice but to suppress the doubts in his heart, and was instead led away by Changsheng.
The fireworks lasted for a long time, until all the fireworks were set off, and the crowd of onlookers dispersed in twos and threes. The rally also began to come to an end.
Qiuluo is still immersed in the fireworks of that prosperous era, she was not favored by her family before, she has hardly been to such a gathering, and the fireworks have only been seen from afar, far less shocking than now. After being brought back by Cangming, he mostly lived in that small building away from the hustle and bustle. Although Cangming did not restrict her movements and was not harsh on money, she herself felt that she should not add more trouble to Cangming, and there was no one to accompany her at that time, so it was rare to go to such a convenient place.
Changsheng is actually similar to her experience, because of her poor health, she has lived in the middle-aged snowy Guguan Mountain since she was a child, and she is occasionally taken by Bai Zhi to other sects as guests, but even if there is any grand event in the Xianmen, it will not be as lively at night as the assembly in the world, let alone set off fireworks.
When they heard Shen Yan talk about the past, the two of them were also a little interested, and after a few times, they even made an appointment to see the fireworks outside Jiuyuan City in the future.
Bai Zhi, who came with them, didn't talk much, Jiang Ping and Jiang An were also quietly holding things behind everyone, but Jiang Jinyu and Cangming could still say something.
The footsteps of the three girls in front of them suddenly stopped. The men in the back were not surprised, guessing that they had seen something interesting or delicious again.
They stopped in front of a divination stall.
On the other side, if it comes to divination, there are only two people who are the most famous, one is Zhishi Muyuan, and the other is Gu Renyu, the son of Qianji Villa. The former practices witchcraft to obtain the method of prediction, and the latter practices the Tao method to peep at the stars and recognize the number of fate, which is known as the exhaustion of thousands of opportunities. In fact, most of the fortune tellers I see are just half-understood, and they are conjured up to fool people and cheat people to spend money. Those who have a little ability will not set up a stall, but wait for the nobles to come to the door.
Shen Yan: The owner of the stall they see now has an extraordinary clean fabric, and it doesn't look like a cheater who spent money.
Changsheng looked at the old man a little blankly, and after a long time, asked, "We, have we met somewhere?"
The old man opened his eyes slightly, and his mouth moved a few times but he did not speak. In other words, only Changsheng heard the words.
"Qiulan Immortal Pavilion. ”