Chapter 44: Chang'an
In the ancient view, the ruins and broken walls are piled up.
From the broken curtain, Lin Ziyun faintly saw Lu Ping's corpse lying on the ground, his eyes were white, and he was still not closed.
"Ah......h
Lin Ziyun almost screamed, the woman's eyes were wide open and refused to close before she died, and one arm pointed to the position of the idol. I didn't dare to look at it anymore, so I could only pray that the demon didn't find anything abnormal.
I don't know if two people have just died here, and there was a gust of wind for a while. The wind was cold to the bone, and Zijuan huddled tightly in Lin Ziyun's arms and stuck closer.
Lingchou rummaged through the corpses, but when he didn't see the scriptures, he couldn't help but be a little angry. A flash of fireworks rises with a snap of his fingers, disposing of Luping's body. I looked around again, and with a wave of my sleeves, a strong wind suddenly rose, kicking up the dust and rolling. It wasn't until there was no trace in the hall that he was ready to leave.
As soon as he took half a step, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of it for a while. His eyes swept around until he landed on the idol in the main hall. The night light was faint, and the god seemed to be smiling, and half of his body had collapsed.
Yes, this is the idol! When she first found Luping, this woman kept staring at this idol, and I don't know why? Now that I think about it, it's really a little strange. A pair of evil eyes suddenly stared at this statue, and Zijuan saw the pair of fierce and vicious eyes through the hole. The little girl jumped down, and Lin Ziyun hurriedly covered her mouth.
Lingchou heard the sound, and his eyes lit up. The body flew down to the central hall like a swallow, and he had to lift the curtain with his hands.
"Babbling ......"
Suddenly a large mouse sprang out from behind the curtain, and its eyes flashed like ghostly fire in the dark night. The spirit sorrow was also taken aback, and secretly cursed bad luck. When the rat saw the living man, he scurried for a while, and disappeared into the hollow eye hole of the idol in the Taoist temple. Lingchou thought that he should be suspicious, and when he saw that this place seemed a little weird, he retreated. I don't plan to stay longer at the moment, so I brush my sleeves and leave.
At this moment, Lin Ziyun, who was hiding behind the idol, was about to come out. Seeing the footsteps getting farther away, I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart.
After a while, there was no movement. Zijuan tugged at the corner of Lin Ziyun's clothes, Lin Ziyun thought that he should not be discovered, so he took Zijuan and walked out from behind the statue in embarrassment.
At this time, it was already the middle of the night. The clear moon hangs high, sprinkled with moonlight, and the courtyard is like rippling water. It's just that Lin Ziyun didn't dare to stay here, and hurriedly hugged Zijuan and walked out.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the door, he saw a thin man dressed in black, holding a sword in his arms and about to step into the ancient temple. The man obviously didn't expect there to be someone here, so he sighed lightly.
When Lin Ziyun saw someone coming in, he only felt extremely unlucky. This ruined temple is really a very peaceful place tonight. Looking at this dress, most of them are an uninvited guest, maybe they are also a cultivator. was about to take Juan'er away, but he didn't expect the man to stop him.
"Stinky begging for food, could it be that you fled in a hurry when you knew that the uncle was coming?" The man shook his arms, and the sword fell on his hand like a flying dragon leaping into the air, and at this moment he pointed at Lin Ziyun with a smile and said.
"I don't know about the little one, it's just that the little one and his sister haven't eaten for many days. I wanted to come in and find something to eat, but my sister was afraid to stay here when she saw the rats. Lin Ziyun lowered his head and said. Zijuan saw someone killed with her own eyes just now, and grabbed Lin Ziyun's chest tremblingly, not daring to speak.
"What did you just say......?
Just as he was about to escape, Lin Ziyun heard a man suddenly speak. Looking up, this person was dressed in a cyan Taoist robe, who was not the Taoist priest who killed the beautiful woman just now.
Zijuan was startled when she saw his fierce and vicious look and her eyes were about to split. I couldn't help but think of the man's cruel murder, and see him looking at him. Hurriedly turned his head, and even buried his eyes on Lin Ziyun's shoulder, not daring to look at him. Lin Ziyun was also startled, this Taoist priest went and returned, he just said that there were mice, which must have made him aware of the strangeness.
Seeing that he couldn't hide it, he hugged Zijuan tighter with both hands. It's a blessing or a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided. Since you can't hide, don't hide.
Lin Ziyun stared at Ling Sorrow, not afraid. "yes, three big rats. This place is too cloudy at night, my sister doesn't dare to stay, so I took her away. ”
Look at the gaze of this called Hanako, with the mouse he said to himself. Lingchou knew that the people hiding behind the idol should be these two called Hanako. After scanning the two of them with his divine sense, he found that the two were just ordinary people, and Ling frowned.
"It's the first time I've heard of it. Haha......" The man in black with the sword laughed.
In fact, Lingchou didn't want to do anything here, he didn't want others to know about the matter of "Jiuhua Immortal Sutra", if it was really on these two people. Later, when the two of them left, he had his own way to find it. He just wants these two people to leave quickly at the moment, this is called Hanako's mouth is unobstructed, and staying here is afraid that it will lead to trouble.
"Don't get out of ...... yet," Ling Chou shouted at Lin Ziyun.
"Hmm......" Lin Ziyun felt a little strange when he heard this. But after thinking about it carefully, I understood the thoughts of the blue-robed man, and he was afraid that this person had already left a tracking figure on his body, so he was not afraid that he would run away. Although these people are in a group, they are not of the same mind. Ling Chou obviously knew that he might know the whereabouts of the Immortal Sutra, but he wanted to swallow it alone, so he did not hesitate to let himself go. And Qingping, who had heard the death before, said that this person was good at tracking, and he must have left traces on his body.
But if you don't leave at the moment, you are even more sitting.
"Hong'er, give them something to eat. Suddenly, a voice came. The voice was crisp and gentle, and it was a woman.
"Yes, miss. ”
As soon as the words fell, a woman in red dressed as a maid came out from the corner. The girl held a vegetable box in her hand and walked slowly to Lin Ziyun and Zijuan. glanced at the two of them and asked Hanako to dress up, frowning slightly. "My young lady, kind-hearted, seeing that your sister is starving, let me send some steamed buns. Hurry up and finish eating and hit the road, this is not the place you can stay, you know?"
Hearing the woman's sharp teeth and sharp mouth, Lin Ziyun was slightly discouraged, but he also knew that people had good intentions. I could only clasp my fists and make a salute. He also knew that the green-robed Taoist priest didn't dare to do anything to him at this time, and he was not in a hurry. Zijuan got down from him, didn't dare to look at Lingchou, and stood timidly beside Lin Ziyun motionless.
"What a cute girl. The maid named Xiaohong couldn't help but praise Zijuan when she saw that although her clothes were in tatters, her face was delicate and her skin was white and tender.
"Juan'er, it's not too late for us to eat something. Lin Ziyun saw that she had received too many frightens tonight, and she was a little in a trance, and she couldn't bear it. He picked up the white fat steamed bun and handed it to Zijuan. Juan'er was really hungry, holding the corner of Lin Ziyun's clothes with one hand and nibbling on steamed buns on the other, as if she was afraid that he would leave. Seeing that he was pitiful, Lin Ziyun couldn't help but touch her head.
Seeing Brother Shi's gaze, he was like when he encountered a fierce beast in the back mountain. Zijuan inexplicably felt that the whole world was quiet, and she was no longer afraid in her heart.
"Hong'er, don't make trouble. ”
"Hey, Childe, why did you get out of the car. ”
At the partition wall, a pair of centaurs appeared, six or seven of them. A man came first, with an extraordinary face, and walked in. He was accompanied by five black-clad guards and a gray-haired old woman.
"In troubled times, there are very few people we can help, and even fewer people can help. But you have to remember that if you have a good heart, you will accumulate great virtue. The boy spoke softly, as if he was educating the little red girl. Xiaohong hurriedly saw her master speak, but she was not nervous. He stuck out his tongue at the boy, "Got it, got it." Childe, you are a bodhisattva, Xiaohong must learn more from you. ”
"Hey, you're ......poor," the young man sighed helplessly when he saw Xiaohong's naughty appearance.
In troubled times, the beacon fire is wolf. Not to mention how many people died in the war and strife, at the feet of this Son of Heaven, it is claimed that everything is peaceful, and the imperial city of Chang'an will always enjoy Chang'an is also full of displaced people, mourning all over the wilderness.
The carriage came from outside the city, the brocade curtain was lifted, and a young girl in a pink brocade robe poked out of her head. The driver was a big man in sackcloth, and when he saw the girl's signal, the big man grabbed the reins of the horse, and the carriage and horse stopped steadily beside the city gate.
"Mo Dao is not at ease in this life, and there are hundreds of flowers in Chang'an City. I don't know what is so good about this imperial city of Taiping Chang'an?" the white boots under the girl's feet fell to the ground, and her beautiful eyes looked forward to the majestic imperial city.
She was only sixteen or seventeen years old, with a beautiful cardamom, skin like clotted fat, a collar like a grub, and teeth like a rhino. The appearance of such a fairy-like woman has already made the passing traders come together. It's just that there is a fierce and vicious spirit in the group, which provokes the flower watchers, who can only watch from a distance and dare not play blasphemous.
"The weather in the north is too dry, but it's better in the south. The girl pursed her lips and smiled and talked to the old woman next to her.
"Ahem......"
"Chaoyu, you've really thought about it. If you come back, you may never be able to get out again. The old woman spoke quietly.
Xiaohong on the side saw Shangguan coughing towards the rain and took a white mink fur.
Shangguan Chaoyu paused slightly, and Rou Su tied the cloak around his neck. She was like a fairy in the sky, but she became a magnolia flower in the mortal world because she was infected with the wind and dust. The posture is curling, the head of the mantis is not covered with snow, and the musk navel has no director of the spring breeze.
"Go, come on. I'm not afraid of the wind and rain in the city, but I'm afraid that there will be no place to go in this life......"
The official guards who protect the city, there is no obstacle, and they bow respectfully. The rat on the side saw Wei seeing two little flowers following behind, and drank, "What are you doing, go away." ”
Lin Ziyun's brother and sister were blocked outside the dynasty again.
"With a little vision, you dare to stop the people brought by my master?" Xiaohong pointed at the man and scolded. It turned out that Lin Ziyun's brothers and sisters learned last night that this group of people was preparing to enter the imperial city, so they followed behind.
Lin Ziyun was conceited, and that Lingchou must not want others to know the whereabouts of the Immortal Sutra, so he took the risk of surviving.
"Ah...... Princess Changle's distinguished guest, the little one didn't dare to stop her. The little one damn it, he doesn't know Taishan with eyes...... "The little guy hurriedly made amends and pretended to slap himself twice. When the people walked away, they couldn't help but spit on the ground, "What a bullshit princess of the former dynasty, what's so great." ”
Entering Chang'an City, it was another world. The siege of the city is nine miles long in all directions, and there is a city gate on each side, showing the majesty of the royal style. There are nine straight streets and nine horizontal streets in the city, which are distinct. Walking on the paved avenue of white marble that can be side-by-side in the troika, it is as straight as a heavenly road. The mansions on both sides are majestic and magnificent, and there are stone carvings of Rui beasts in front of the door. Green eaves and red bricks, carved beams and painted columns, all are extravagant. Lin Ziyun and Zijuan were both experiencing the grandeur of the imperial city for the first time, and Zijuan timidly took Lin Ziyun's hand and never left. And Lin Ziyun was also shocked by the magnificent capital in front of him.
Although I don't know how many high-rise buildings I have seen on the earth, I can't help but marvel at the prosperity of this place.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, Prince Jing Huan has prepared a reception banquet in the Drunken Immortal Building, and ordered me to inform His Highness. After walking a short distance, an old servant with white hair and a red face greeted him.
"Your master has a heart, but I'm from Pingji. Accidentally infected with the wind and cold, you go to tell your master, the heart is happy to accept, but the sick body does not dare to see the son, and I hope to forgive. The voice of the girl in pink came from the carriage, and she didn't even intend to look at the old servant.
"This ...... It's just that the prince has been thinking about His Highness in the past three years. He asked me to invite His Highness to go, but His Highness didn't go, and the old slave ...... "Although the old slave listened to her feeling unwell, she still opened her mouth to invite."
"What a rude servant, His Highness said not to go, just not to go...... You know what?"
Ling's sorrowful temperament is extremely hot, and he can't hold it back. was going to use the Xuanyin needle to stab this old slave, and the old woman on the side snorted lightly, and she didn't know what means were used. This trick to kill Luping in the ancient temple was gently pounced by a yellowed talisman.
"Go, tell your family. His Royal Highness was sick, and after he recovered, he came to visit, and he was worried. The old woman said lightly.
Frightened by the devilish methods of spiritual sorrow, the old slave said yes again and again. I didn't dare to stay here anymore, so I crawled away.
"Mother-in-law......"
"It's okay, what's the matter if it's known?" the old woman interrupted Shangguan Chaoyu's words, and said without changing her face. Only Shangguan Chaoyu knew what this old man's words represented, and it seemed that the destruction of a dynasty was really a clapping for her. When the scrawny old woman said this, she seemed to be an overlord who looked down on the world, and like a divine sword that was about to be unsheathed.
The little maid leading the horse took the reins, and the maid who greeted the door stood respectfully in the mansion with "Changle Mansion" written on it. The princess's favorite thing in her life was pear blossoms, so she planted pear trees in her house that bloom all year round. I didn't see the breeze blowing, but the petals fell.
"Brother, I don't want to leave my brother......" In front of the princess's mansion, Zijuan cried loudly, and her pretty eyes had already cried like a big cat.
"I don't want to go with you, brother...... I want my brother ......"
"Good boy, go with Shizun, you can cultivate immortals. The pale-haired old woman hugged Zijuan, and persuaded the little girl with tears in her eyes, where is there still the demeanor of looking at the world just now and the domineering spirit that makes Lingchou lose her hand and dare not say half a step of complaining, at this moment, it is like an old mother persuading the girl bitterly.
"Brother......
Lin Ziyun didn't want to look back, he was afraid that he couldn't help it. Zijuan's voice echoed in her ears clearly. However, he can't protect her at all now.
"Your sister has a spiritual root, there is no one in ten thousand, if you practice with me, you can set foot on the fairy road from now on. If I am with you, you will not be able to protect yourself, you can endure this kind of suffering, but your sister obviously has a better choice......"
"After entering Chang'an City, you can make your own decision. I want this child not to blame you in the future, let her go with me. ”
Lin Ziyun always agreed, maybe this choice is indeed better than now. That old woman is indeed an immortal cultivator, if she wants to harm Zijuan, she doesn't have to tell this kind of lie, with her means and identity.
Before parting, Lin Ziyun secretly put the bag that might have hidden the "Jiuhua Immortal Sutra" in Zijuan's clothes.
Zijuan also left, and Lin Ziyun felt that he was not a qualified good brother, and he definitely couldn't be called it. Yes, there are too many people who want to protect, and you can't even protect yourself.
On the ancient road of Chang'an, there is a lot of traffic and pedestrians shouting. The capital of Nuoda does not seem to belong here, it does not belong to this world.
Some of the long hair fell down in the eye sockets, and at this moment, Lin Ziyun wanted to cry bitterly as much as he could when an autumn rain fell in the sky.