Episode 148: The Demon Mansion in the Mountains
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A few days passed, without the wine insects, coupled with a nine-flower jade dew pill given by Jiang Chen, Liu Xun quickly recovered seventy-seven eighty-eight, and when Master Liu saw this, he was even more overjoyed, and he was even more enthusiastic about entertaining Jiang Chen than his father, and Wang Erlang naturally had a different treatment from the past in the case of loving the house and Wu.
Eat and drink well every day, there are a large number of medicinal materials to supply alchemy, and there is no need to worry about some mundane things, sometimes Jiang Chen really wants to stay in Liu's house for a few months before leaving, but he still didn't stay long, seeing that Liu Xun was fine, he asked Master Liu to say goodbye. Master Liu naturally tried his best to keep him, but Jiang Chen had already made up his mind, and he could only give a thousand gold gifts as a reward.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Erlang also made a farewell, after all, it was he who led Jiang Chen to Jinhua County to treat his friend Liu Xun, and now that Liu Xun has recovered, he naturally can't let Jiang Chen leave alone. Master Liu couldn't keep it, so he had to give him a sum of money to thank him, and then sent him and Jiang Chen to leave Guobei County.
The two rode back to Yuncheng, because they were not in a hurry to save people when they came, and Master Liu had already prepared enough dry food and clean water for them, on the way back, the two of them walked well, and they did not forget to tour the mountains and rivers along the way, the speed was several times slower than when they came, and three or five days passed, and they were still wandering around in the mountains.
Unexpectedly, on this day, there was a heavy fog in the mountains and forests, and it did not disperse for a day and a night, the two of them looked for a way forward in the fog, and they did not know how many mountain roads they turned, and in the evening of the next day, suddenly a light appeared in front of them, and the two looked for the light, only to see the foot of a hill not far away, under the light of the lights, a house outline was vaguely illuminated, and the high gate and big wall were actually a huge mansion that was not under Liu's house.
"Barren mountains and mountains, how can there be people? Could it be that I am tired and hallucinating?" Seeing this, Wang Erlang suddenly had doubts in his heart, and wanted to rub his eyes to look carefully, but he saw that the lights were still there, and under the reflection of the firelight, the huge mansion was splendid, but the more he looked at it, the more people felt uneasy, after all, he walked back and forth many times on the mountain road between Yuncheng and Jinhua County, how could he have seen such a large courtyard in the mountains, right?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but subconsciously look at Jiang Chen next to him, and asked in surprise: "Daoist Zhiqiu, have we encountered any ghosts again?"
"Well, let me see. With a deep groan, he saw Jiang Chen's eyes bloom with a glimmer of color, looking at the pavilions and pavilions in front of him, and in an instant, he was shrouded in a layer of hazy white mist, which seemed to be illusory but not illusory, and seemed to be true or not real, which immediately aroused his interest.
"How's it going?" Wang Erlang asked with some concern, "Is it a ghost?"
"Definitely. Jiang Chen shook his head, and said with a hint of banter on his face: "This time, maybe it's our adventure, let's go, the night in the mountains is cold, I'll take you to ask for a glass of wine to warm up." ”
"This" Wang Erlang was still suspicious in his heart, but after thinking about it, he thought that he followed the Daoist Zhiqiu with magical powers, even if he encountered a ghost, why should he be afraid? ”
"Good. Jiang Chen immediately urged the horse with him to move towards the pavilions, but considering that although Wang Erlang had experienced a few ghosts and strange things with him, he was just an ordinary scholar on the way, so he didn't forget to remind him on the way: "You go to that place with me, you need to remember, no matter what you see or see, don't make a fuss, so as not to make a fuss about the host's house, and our wine and food will be in vain." ”
When Wang Erlang heard this, he couldn't guess that this trip must not be an ordinary place, and it was very likely that he would encounter some mountain spirits and ghosts, but he thought that with Jiang Chen's presence, there would be no danger, and he had the experience of seeing ghosts and monsters before, and now that he has a foundation in his heart, he has a little more confidence, and he pretended to be calm and responded at the moment: "Where did the Taoist chief say, although Erlang is a scholar, but he is not a timid person, the saint has words, and the son is silent, and the strange power is confused, let him be demons and monsters, I will ignore myself!"
"That's good. Jiang Chen saw that he said in a toneful tone, so he didn't deliberately dismantle his platform, only responded slightly, and continued to urge the horse forward, Wang Erlang was slightly stunned, and hurriedly followed.
The mountain road was already rugged and difficult to navigate, not to mention that it was getting late now, and it seemed that it was not far away, but the two of them walked for a while before they came to the pavilion.
"Huangfu Annex!"
On the plaque hanging high in front of the door, there are four vigorous and powerful ancient seal characters, which are very eye-catching under the illumination of the two rows of red lanterns hanging at the door.
Wang Erlang is a scholar, when he saw it, his heart suddenly shook, and he couldn't help but praise it in his mouth: "Good words!"
Jiang Chen saw it differently from him, although the four words on the door plaque were well written, what made him fancy was the abundant demonic power contained in those four words, at least, there were more than seven or eight hundred years of Taoism, right?
The world of monsters is different from human beings, the strength of monsters in addition to the depth of the Tao, but also depends on their own kind, the same is five hundred years of cultivation, some monsters are not strong, but some monsters are weak and pitiful, even, even ordinary humans can't do it, this is not an uncommon thing.
However, being able to accumulate such abundant demonic power, the owner of this mansion is obviously by no means easy to match, and Jiang Chen is not afraid of relying on his supernatural powers.
"Don't grind, knock on the door quickly, aren't you hungry?" Turning over and dismounting, Jiang Chen chuckled lightly, urging Wang Erlang to step forward.
"Oh. Wang Erlang, who came back to his senses, nodded in response, then turned over and dismounted, stepped forward as he said, and was about to reach out and knock on the door, but he immediately thought again, the owner of this mansion may be some kind of vicious ghost, he knocked on the door so rashly, will he be murdered by the other party?
Jiang Chen saw that his outstretched hand stopped in front of the door, but he didn't dare to knock it down, where he didn't understand, what this kid was thinking at this moment, he immediately chuckled to himself, and said in his mouth: "What, isn't the second prince of Wang afraid?"
"Who said that, I'm scared!" was poked by Jiang Chen's words, Wang Erlang suddenly exploded, and hurriedly said, "I'll knock on the door." As he spoke, his raised hand knocked on the door again and again, and in the silence of the night, a very crisp sound sounded, accompanied by his loud shout: "Is anyone home?"
After a while, there was a sound of footsteps inside the door, getting closer and closer, and then, only a "squeak" was heard, and two closed vermilion doors opened inward, revealing the figure of the door inside.
"Mom!" Although he had already prepared in his heart, and although he had warned himself not to be afraid, he couldn't help but scream in fright when it came to the end. The whole person couldn't help but retreat again and again, and directly retreated behind Jiang Chen to hide, and said in a loud voice: "Zhiqiu Dao Chang, yes, yes, there are monsters!"
Jiang Chen looked at him, and a bit of a playful smile appeared on his face: "Didn't you say that you weren't afraid?
"I" had many heroic words before, and now Wang Erlang was so scared, he hesitated for a while, but he only said with a trill: "That, that's a monster?"
"Are monsters terrifying?" Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head: "Perhaps, in your opinion, but, in my opinion, there are times and some people who are actually more terrifying than monsters." ”
"Bang Bang Bang"
Hearing this, Wang Erlang was still in a daze, but in the courtyard where the door was wide open, there was already a crisp clapping sound, and then, someone praised: "It's really as Xiangnu said, Mr. is really extraordinary!"
"It's over. Hearing this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but say modestly: "It's just that I've seen a lot, so I have this feeling, and it's not a clever remark." ”
"Where, is Mr. too modest, now the world is chaotic, such as Mr. Taoist masters, it is rare, today there is fate, please Mr. be sure to appreciate the light, to the cold house to say. As he spoke, the door of the cave was opened, and under the illumination of the red lantern in front of the door, two figures, one yellow and one black, gradually appeared, as Wang Erlang said, the owner of this house is indeed not an ordinary person, but a monster (to be continued. )