Chapter 81: The Witch
Sun Xu hurriedly left Bianliang and went straight north. Since there was nothing important to do, he rode slowly.
It wasn't long before it was getting late. Sun Xu didn't go to stay at the post house, but just picked a dilapidated temple on the side of the road, and planned to rest here.
When I entered the temple gate, I saw that the temple was dilapidated, the walls were covered with moss, and the cracks in the masonry were full of weeds.
The hall was full of spider silk, the bed was covered with a thick layer of dust, the statues on both sides were incomplete, and the main shrine was empty, and I didn't even know which god was enshrined.
After observing for a while, Sun Xu cleaned up a little and found a clean place to sit and rest.
In the middle of the night, Sun Xu was woken up by a gust of wind, but he couldn't sleep anymore. I had to lean against the wall and look at the hall in a daze. When he was bored, he saw a corner door faintly visible on the side of the main hall.
He was immediately intrigued, and felt that there must be something else inside, so he got up and walked to the door, and gently pushed it in. But I saw that the sky was full of stars and moons, the fragrant breeze was blowing, and there were lush forests and bamboos in all directions.
Sun Xu continued to walk deeper along the road, sighing as he walked that this place was really a fairyland on earth, just smelling the breath here could make people feel refreshed.
After walking for a short time, I came to an avenue, and the sound of gurgling water could be faintly heard.
Looking ahead, there is a bluestone bridge erected on the current, and all kinds of exotic flowers and plants grow on the banks on both sides of the bridge. Under the bridge is a snow-like stream of water flowing through the cave.
When I walked to the bridge, there were two rows of strange trees neatly planted beside the road in front of me, and a vermilion gate could be seen at the end of the road.
Sun Xu walked slowly and watched, and when he arrived at the door, he pushed open the gate, and a splendid palace came into view, which was not much better than the palace on earth.
After sighing, Sun Xu walked in, raised his hand and put it on the door of the hall, and was thinking about whether to push it open, but a vigilant woman's voice sounded, breaking the silence: "Who trespassed here?"
Sun Xu was a little embarrassed when he suddenly heard this question.
Strictly speaking, isn't he trespassing on a private house? Quickly withdrew the hand that was about to push open the door of the temple, and said: "Don't blame the girl, when you pass by here, you see this Taoyuan, and you forget the etiquette for a while, and I hope to invite Haihan." ”
After a while, I heard a sound of light footsteps inside the door, the door of the hall was opened from the inside, and several female Taoist children in Tsing Yi walked out with their heads bowed slightly, and bowed to Sun Xu and said, "Tianzun, the fairy is invited." ”
When Sun Xu heard this, he knew that it was not a mortal living here, so he was not hypocritical, and went in with these Taoist children.
When I entered the main hall, I only felt that the breeze was breezy and very comfortable. Raise your eyes and see that the hall is full of gold and green, the dragon lantern and phoenix candles are lit on both sides of the main seat, and a fairy in palace costume is standing and waiting.
Seeing Sun Xu coming in, the fairy hurriedly moved the lotus step, and took the Taoist boy to bow down together, saying, "The little fairy has seen Tianzun." ”
Sun Xu stepped forward to help everyone up and said, "If you come uninvited, you should be going to confess to everyone." ”
After some greetings, the two sat down in their own priorities.
Subsequently, the fairy ordered someone to present the jade dew elixir, and several Taoist children held the strange flower treasure bottle, poured the wine in the bottle into the jade cup, and handed the jade cup to Sun Xu.
Sun Xu did not shirk, took the jade cup, and drank it all.
Seeing that Sun Xu drank this cup, the fairy asked softly: "How can Tianzun pass by the small temple if he has nothing to do?" ”
Sun Xu waved his hand and said: "This trip is to go to Northern Liao on business, but it is late, so I will enter the temple to stay overnight." Fairies don't have to be like this. ”
When the fairy heard this, he thought for a while and said: "When the Heavenly Venerable comes to the mortal tribulation, there will be treasures by his side. The little immortal shouldn't be ugly, but if he let Tianzun return empty-handed, wouldn't he make the heavenly realm laugh?" After speaking, he waved his hand at a Dao Tong jade, and the Dao Tong promised and turned the screen away.
Not long after, the Dao Tong came back with a jade plate in his hand and handed it to Sun Xu, but on top of the jade plate was something wrapped in yellow silk.
After Sun Xu opened it, he saw that there were three volumes of heavenly books five inches long, three inches wide, and three inches thick.
Seeing that he was a little surprised, the fairy couldn't help but smile and said: "This thing was originally to be handed over to Tiankui Xingji to help the world and the people, but unexpectedly, Tianzun came to the mortal, and the stars were scattered, and there was no weather for a long time." Now that I meet Tianzun, I can't be polite, only these three volumes of heavenly books may be useful to Tianzun, and I have the right to give them!"
After listening to this, Sun Xu thanked him: "Thank you for the fairy's kindness, I still don't know the name of the fairy, and I haven't asked for advice?"
Without waiting for the fairy to answer, Sun Xu looked at the neon dress she was wearing, and said: "Fairy, I think that your fairy clothes are a treasure for self-defense, why don't you also give it to you, and you must be remembered in the five!"
When the fairy heard this, she looked ashamed and angry. She is also a person of high status in the Heavenly Realm, how can anyone dare to talk to her like this? At that moment, the sleeves of her robe flicked, and she reprimanded: "The little immortal treats Tianzun just for the full courtesy, not for fear of Tianzun. Don't be rude!"
Seeing that she was suddenly angry, Sun Xu was a little puzzled and looked at her in a daze. Didn't she just say that she wanted to give herself something? she just opened her mouth and asked for her fairy clothes for self-defense, why did she suddenly turn her face?
As soon as he opened his mouth to say something, he suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing, and his eyes were forced to narrow.
After a few breaths, when I opened my eyes again, I saw the moon shadow at noon, about the third watch, and I was clearly still in the broken temple, where was there any palace fairy?
When I was thinking about whether I was dreaming, I felt that my mouth was full of wine, and when I looked down, there were still three heavenly books and a neon dress on the ground, which were the fairy things of Fang Cai.
At this time, Sun Xu was so awakened by the cool breeze that he looked at the neon dress, and suddenly understood why the fairy was angry, and immediately hammered his head, secretly scolding himself for being rude.
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After dawn, Sun Xu got on his horse and continued north.
When I walked to the boundary of Puzhou, I happened to pass by a stockade, and when I was about to turn the horse's head and go around, I suddenly heard a gong sound, and two people and horses were killed from the stockade.
The person on the left side is the leader, wearing an iron hat, with 24 flying knives on his back, a group card in his left hand, a javelin in his right hand, and a military flag in the back, with the book "Eight-armed Nezha".
The person on the right side is the leader, with a helmet on his head, twenty-four javelins on his back, a card in his left hand, a sword in his right hand, and a military flag on his back, with the book "Flying Sage".
The two of them looked rough and ugly, and shouted at Sun Xu in unison: "That scholar, leave the money to buy the road, spare you from death!"
Seeing this, Sun Xu couldn't help but sneered and said, "It's actually on my head to rob the house?"
But I saw another Taoist rushing out of the stockade.
The man was wearing a soapy robe, stumbled in front of Sun Xu, hurriedly fell to the ground, panted and trembled: "Sun Jungong is in front of him, the villain is polite!"
Everyone was a little surprised to see that the owner of their own village actually saluted this young man in such a posture. But after hearing the words of the owner of the village, they all suddenly realized: Who else can the county prince surnamed Sun in the world except the famous Marshal of Xia Destroy? So they immediately threw down their weapons and fell to their knees.
Sun Xu looked at the Taoist who was kneeling on the ground lightly and asked, "Do you know Benjue?"
The Dao man didn't dare to raise his head at all, buried his head deep in the ground and said, "I saw the county prince when I was in Luoyang a few years ago!"
Sun Xu swept around coldly and said, "Why do you want to occupy the mountain as the king?"
Only then did the Taoist slowly raise his head, and said with a sad and distressed face: "The villain Fan Rui, a local person, was forced to ruin his family by him just because he offended Gao Lian of the Gao clan when he was learning Taoism. I had no choice but to fall into the grass for ......"