Text Volume 1 Wood Hibiscus Chapter 29 Plum Blossoms on a Cold Night
On cold nights, guests come to tea as wine
The bamboo stove soup is boiling and red
Ordinary as the window before the month
Only plum blossoms are different
In an unknown hall, the lights were dim and the cold was pressing.
A tall figure, casually sitting on the throne, a long black and bright hair scattered behind his head at will, I saw that he was firmly shrouded in darkness in a pitch-black robe, with a gorgeous ghost face like gold and jade, only revealing a pair of eyes without the slightest emotion, he dragged his chin with one hand, and knocked on the armrest of the throne with the other, giving people a sense of depression that reigned over the world, indescribable grace and luxury, and inexhaustible magnificence.
The entire body of the throne is made of dark gold, the color is cold, and the texture is hard, no matter who sits on it, it will not feel comfortable, but how many people in this world want to sit on it?
Outside the main hall, a person slowly walked in, who was dressed in black, wearing a black wooden mask, the mask looked hideous and terrifying, only revealing a pair of deep and quiet eyes, it was the ghost king Daofei.
Dao Fei walked to a distance of about three feet from the throne and stood still, took off his mask, raised his head to look at the figure on the throne, and then said respectfully: Lord Moro.
I saw that he had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high mouth and a square face, and he was very powerful.
The figure on the throne lowered his head and said lightly: You are here.
The voice was flat without a trace of emotion, as if it was full of ecstasy magic, and a few faint words seemed to echo in people's minds. The strength of this person's internal strength is simply appalling.
Dao Fei's expression remained unchanged, and said: Aoki and his party of fourteen people have been divided into two teams to go to the outside of the pass, I have sent a day tour and a night tour, black and white impermanence followed Aoki, and the bull head and horse face and wasp and leopard tail also followed the instructions of the adults to follow the Shaolin Jingshi group.
After a long time, the ghost-faced man on the throne said lightly: How many other old guys are moving?
Dao Fei groaned slightly, and replied: I don't know for the time being.
The ghost-faced man seemed to smile, and said lightly: These old guys will never let go of Jian Pingchuan's martial arts cheats if they want to go further in their lifetime.
Dao Fei frowned and said, "Are they all coming?" The dozen or so teenagers and my brothers who Aoki brought with him...
Dao Fei stopped and didn't continue.
The ghost-faced man chuckled: That's not true, the older people get, the more they cherish their faces, not to mention that those old guys check and balance each other, and they will never act rashly, not to mention that I am here...
Dao Fei Dao: What about them?
The ghost-faced man said lightly: They will definitely send disciples to come, but they will never show up until the end.
The ghost-faced man paused and continued, "I also want to see if we are the disciples of the Evil Demon Outer Dao or those so-called famous and decent disciples are stronger.
Dao Fei Dao: There are indeed a few amazing disciples of those famous and decent sects this time.
The ghost-faced man laughed and said, "Oh?
Dao Fei thought for a while, and said: First, Bai Yi'an, a disciple of Kunlun, this son is too clear and sharp, and Kunlun is a peerless dragon with a crane, but he is afraid that the seventh and eighth are not his opponents.
The ghost-faced man said: Go on.
Dao Fei Dao: Shaolin's pure world monk is not far behind, I looked at him from a distance that day, he actually looked at me if he was aware, I was afraid...
The ghost-faced man smiled: Shaolin's Dharma Heart Sutra is really powerful, both in perception and in attack and defense.
Dao Fei frowned and said: Although these two people are strong, my brothers are still more than enough to deal with them, but...
The ghost-faced man's long, powerful fingers tapped on the throne and said, "How did you become a mother-in-law today?"
Dao Fei was taken aback and sighed: Maybe it's just that I'm a little worried when I see such a growing enemy.
The ghost-faced man chuckled and said, "Then what do you think is the point of me deliberately tricking you into letting Aoki send these young disciples to go to Guanwai?"
After hearing this, Dao Fei exclaimed: Lord Moro is going to kill them?
The ghost-faced man smiled and said lightly: Sort of, it's not all, firstly, if we let the heads of the seven major factions, what kind of village owners, and castle owners go to the gates, it will not be easy for us to deal with them, and secondly, they will all die at any time at a great age, and there is no point in killing them now.
Dao Fei answered: Lord Moro is far-sighted, and his subordinates are absolutely out of reach.
The ghost-faced man raised his head to look at the clouds in the distance of the main hall, and said lightly: If our Senluo Hall wants to dominate the rivers and lakes, we must eliminate those mainstays of famous and decent families.
Dao Fei Dao: My subordinates know.
The ghost-faced man said: Another point is that the rivers and lakes have been quiet for too long, and it should be some fun.
Dao Fei Dao: Lord Moro doesn't care about Jian Pingchuan's martial arts cheats?
The ghost-faced man said lightly: Everyone has different mental and physique, and what suits him may not be suitable for me, although Jian Pingchuan is indeed a swordsman, it doesn't mean anything to me, and those old guys also know it.
Dao Fei Dao: So...?
The ghost-faced man said: Yes, those old guys and I are all for Jian Pingchuan's wife Liu Shaozhi's exercise cheats. Dao Fei frowned and did not speak.
The ghost-faced man said lightly: The older people get, the more afraid they are of death, and this fear will not only lead to stagnation of skills, but even worry about their lives. The exercises of the willow shaking branch are wonderful, how can these old guys give up?
Dao Fei Dao: But Lord Moro is in the prime of life, why worry about life and death?
The ghost-faced man's eyes flashed, and he smiled: I naturally don't have to worry about life and death, but I want to solve the mystery of immortality.
Dao Fei's expression changed, and he was obviously shocked.
The ghost-faced man waved his hand and said, "Okay, that's all for later, let's talk about those famous and decent disciples."
Dao Fei's thoughts turned, and he muttered: There is also Qingchuan, the young owner of Mingjian Villa.
The ghost-faced man said: Oh?
Dao Fei said in a deep voice: What he is holding in his hand is the Divine Sword Jade Handle Dragon.
The ghost-faced man's finger tapping on the throne stopped, and said, "The jade-handled dragon... Hey, interesting. After a pause, he said: Do you know the jade handle dragon?
Dao Fei Dao: I heard Shui Ruohan talk about this sword.
The ghost-faced man laughed, "Oh, that's more interesting."
Dao Fei Dao: What do you mean?
The ghost-faced man said: Shui Ruohan is the half-brother of Qing Lan, the owner of the Famous Sword Mountain Villa.
Dao Fei exclaimed: That...?
The ghost-faced man waved his hand and said, "You don't need to know this." By the way, Dusk will be out of the customs in the next few days, and when the time comes, you can take him to see it, and by the way, get acquainted with those little guys, so that he can also know that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky.
Dao Fei frowned slightly, and said respectfully: Yes.
The ghost-faced man said lightly: Is there anything else?
The face of the handsome young man in Dao Fei's heart flashed, and he stopped talking, paused, and then said: The subordinates retired.
After the ghost king left, the ghost-faced man lay on his back on the throne, slowly closed his eyes, and after a long time, he sighed and said lightly: Thirty years...
Hengjiang, Fulongkou.
Black and white are impermanent, day and night tours stand by the river, standing outstanding.
Bai Wuchang Xie Bi'an stretched out his long scarlet tongue and grinned: It seems that Aoki and those little guys have crossed the river.
Riyou Youguang looked at the endless river, frowned, and said: Lord Moro wants us to follow them? Why don't you even have a directive? The boss is too, he has refused to say anything to his brothers in the past few years, every day Lord Moro Lord Moro, I think that our brothers are at ease at ease and don't know how happy they are, but now it's good, don't say anything about people's faces, and my own boss is like this...
Black Impermanence Fan Wuxian said in a deep voice: Second child, enough!
You Guang turned his gaze, stared at Fan Wuxi, and said coldly: Eighth brother, could it be that what the second brother said is not right?
Fan Wuxian said: When the boss took us into the command of Lord Moro, all the brothers had no objections, not to mention that Lord Moro also treated us well, with gold, silver, jewelry, brocade clothes and jade food, and all kinds of martial arts secrets.
You Guang's eyes were full, and he was about to speak, but Xie Bi'an was already grinning and said: Second child, what the eighth said is right, the food of the king, the worry of the king, since we have received the benefits of Lord Moro, we can do things for him with peace of mind. Second brother, you look handsome, you have nothing to say, think about me, the eighth brother and I and the other brothers look ugly and scary, but they are ridiculed by the world. But, but now, hehe, the one who saw our brothers hid far away without being scared, and who in the rivers and lakes didn't know a few of our brothers, isn't it all thanks to Lord Moro?
You Guang frowned, and snorted: "But, but you don't want to know the identity and purpose of Lord Moro?Where did he come from so many long-lost martial arts secrets, even our own ten brothers' exercises are not the same. Don't you think it's strange?
Fan Wuxian said lightly: Lord Moro is a god-like figure, what is the point of bothering to guess these as subordinates?
You Guang was about to answer, but Shui Ruohan on the side said lightly: The boat is coming, do you still cross the river?
Xie Bi'an grinned and said: Forget it, the boss will explain this matter, so why be anxious. Hey, Xie Bi'an's eyes lit up and then smiled: This boat is really good, let's get on the boat and drink some wine, rest, and wait for the boss's next instructions.
On the turbulent river, a luxurious and extravagant building boat came slowly, it was the building boat that carried Aoki and his party across the river last night, but the person who came down to greet him was no longer Boss Li last night, but became a lewd and greasy middle-aged fat man.
The middle-aged fat man looked at the four people in strange costumes, as well as the terrifying face of black and white impermanence, he was slightly stunned, and then smiled: The moon is dark and the wind is cold, the four guest officers also invite the boat to take a seat, my ship is on this Hengjiang River, there is no other ship to compare, what delicacies from the mountains and seas, wine and delicacies, I guarantee the satisfaction of all the guest officers, by the way, I don't know where the four guest officers are going?
Bai Wuchang rolled his red tongue and grinned: Where those people went last night, we went ourselves.
The fat man's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: My ship picks up a lot of customers every day, and the person the guest officer said, I can't remember it clearly in the next moment.
Hei Wuchang said in a deep voice: Last night was so cold, the wind was high and the waves were urgent, who had the leisure to cross the river overnight? Could it be that you are lying to me?
The fat man suddenly broke into a cold sweat, and said with a sad face: Where do you talk about the guest officer, how can the people who cross the river on the boat on the lower floor be ordinary people, they are all rich businessmen and giants, and the knights of the rivers and lakes, how can those people care about the cold and the waves, what time is it?
Shui Ruohan said lightly: The boss can go up the river. Then he took the lead and entered the building boat.
Black and white impermanence, Riyou frowned and stopped talking, and followed.
The fat man arranged a delicate and secret private room for the four of them, poured the tea, and after making the little two good students wait, he bowed down and retreated.
The fat man turned around and came to a side room on the top of the building, knocked lightly twice, and said respectfully: Boss.
came in, and there was a voice in the house, it was Boss Li from last night.
The fat man pushed the door in, Boss Li was sitting at the table roasting the fire, fiddling with the tea set, the room was full of aroma, and it was obviously the best tea.
Boss Li didn't raise his head, and said lightly: How is it?
The fat man said: Looking at the appearance, there are four people in the rivers and lakes, two are handsome, two are ugly, and the ugly two of them are wearing high hats, one says that you are also here, and the other says that they are catching you, which is like the black and white impermanence in folk ghost legends.
Boss Li's expression remained unchanged, he still lowered his head and rushed to the tea, and said lightly: The two of them are black and white impermanence.
The fat man was stunned for a moment, and before he could speak, Boss Li had already said lightly: Those two handsome ones have been traveling day and night.
The fat man didn't know why, so he had to bend down and smile.
Boss Li said: What did they say?
The fat man said, "They are going to the place where the seven guest officers went last night."
Boss Li raised his head, showed a thoughtful expression, and secretly thought to himself: Good and evil have always been incompatible, could it be that they want to be unfavorable to Aoki Daoist?
Boss Li frowned, paused and said: "Good students entertain them, slow down tonight."
The fat man was stunned for a moment, and then bowed down.
After the fat man left, Boss Li stood up and entered the inner room, except for a large bed covered by heavy curtains, only a few plum blossoms bloomed faintly in the corner, and the miserable white moonlight shone in, which was indescribably weird and scary.
Boss Li lifted the curtain and approached the bed, and said softly: Xin'er, I'm coming to see you.
The last curtain was lifted, and the luxurious bed was covered with white feathers, and a dry bone lay on it.