Chapter 25: Yan Chixia

When everyone heard this, they were embarrassed.

It's late autumn now, and in a month or two, winter will be around and the snow will be gone.

With the current situation of their grandchildren and grandchildren, they can still survive it now, and when the winter snow comes, they will inevitably add two dead bodies to the mass graves.

When Liu Yanchang heard this, he asked, "What was your grandson's original plan, and where are you going?"

The old man said sadly: "My original plan was to lead my granddaughter all the way to beg and go to Hanyang, where there are still a few relatives of my family. Now it seems that we can't go, I'm afraid that before we reach Hanyang, our grandfather and grandson will have to starve to death!"

"If that's the case, don't let your old man sell his granddaughter. Come home with me first, and I'll entangle you and sponsor you to Hanyang!"

The old man was overjoyed, and hurriedly pulled the girl and said, "Granddaughter, kneel down and kowtow to your benefactor!"

Liu Yanchang waved his hand and said, "Excuse me, come with me quickly!"

There were people in the crowd who knew Liu Yanchang, and they also persuaded him: "Liu Xi, don't be nosy, is it easy for your sister to get this money? Go home quickly, save your sister from worrying!"

Liu Yanchang smiled at him, although this person's words were not to persuade people to be kind, but they were really for his own good. However, with the looting of Ma Sanpo's property, he is also a small rich man in Qingxi Town, so he doesn't have to worry about this little bit of travel expenses.

"Brother, please wait!"

Liu Yanchang was about to separate the crowd and lead the old man and grandson away, only to hear another voice from the crowd, the voice was low and deep, and there was a loud voice.

Liu Yanchang followed the prestige, and saw an eight-foot-long man standing out from the crowd, with thick eyebrows and beard, eyes like stars, and he had the style of a chivalrous man at a glance.

Liu Yanchang saw that his character was extraordinary, and arched his hand and said, "I don't know what advice Brother Tai has?"

The man was very bold: "I don't dare to give advice, I just heard that this grandfather and grandson want to go to Hanyang, and I happened to stop by." Since my brother is willing to provide a sponsor, how can I be left behind? I am willing to act as a guard to escort the two of them to Hanyang City safely!"

Liu Yanchang said happily: "Looking at Brother Tai's stature, he is a strong martial artist, it is really good to be able to recommend himself as a guard, if Brother Tai does not dislike it, come to my house for a drink, I don't know if it is possible?"

The man was not pretentious, and said with a smile: "It's exactly what I want!"

However, Liu Yanchang didn't notice that when the two of them were talking, the old man's eyes were full of cold and resentment, as if he had some kind of deep hatred.

Walking on the road, Liu Yanchang indicated his name and asked the man: "I don't know the name of Brother Taizun, who is it, I remember that Qingxi Town has never had you as a person?"

The man replied: "My surname is Yan, and my name is Chixia." The ancestral residence of Qindi, and in Shushan for a few years to learn art, only recently went down the mountain, is preparing to travel in the world. Brother Liu didn't see me, in fact, I only arrived in Qingxi Town this morning!"

Liu Yanchang was shocked and said, "What, your name is Yan Chixia?"

Liu Yanchang felt that his head was very messy, and he had read the story of "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" many times, and all the things recorded in it were strange and miscellaneous, and there were all in any dynasty. But its author, Pu Songling, was a native of the Qing Dynasty, and of course he heard these stories from various sources, and through word of mouth, it is difficult to determine when and where they happened.

But the location of "A Chinese Ghost Story" should be in Jinhua, Zhejiang, and the location he is now in is Qingxi in Bazhou, which means that Yan Chixia has just learned something, and the story recorded in "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" has not yet happened.

Yan Chixia said strangely: "Brother Liu seems to have heard my name?"

Liu Yanchang didn't know how to answer all of a sudden, so he could only reluctantly say: "I heard a little, it should be said by my friend in Shuzhong." ”

Yan Chixia is not a rigid person, although she feels that this reason is not very reasonable, but she doesn't care. Liu Yanchang knows that Yan Chixia in the story is warm-hearted, upright and awe-inspiring, and has the ancient style of heroism. Now it is even more famous than to meet, in the face of a pair of begging grandchildren, he can still show his chivalrous heart.

Bringing a few people home, Liu Yanchang took out the silver and bought a lot of wine and food. Originally, Liu Qiaoyun was unwilling to do it herself, but her body was still weak, and Liu Yanchang naturally refused to let her be tired.

Besides, silver is used to spend, as long as it is not abused, there is nothing to feel sorry for. It is a rare thing to be able to drink with a chivalrous warrior like Yan Chixia.

The table was full of wine and food, Liu Yanchang wanted to invite the old man to drink together, but he didn't expect him to refuse in every possible way and insisted on not going to the table.

Yan Chixia said: "He doesn't want to come, maybe he can't smell the smell of me, let him go, let's have a drink!"

Liu Yanchang felt that Yan Chixia had something to say, but he couldn't think of a reason, so he had to give up. The two sat on the floor, drinking and laughing, so unhappy.

Yan Chixia did not go up to the mountains to learn Taoism since he was a child, so he has seen and heard a wide range of things, talking about the south and the north, talking about the folk customs and wonders of various places, and the direct teaching people can't stop listening to it.

It was getting late, and the night was deep.

Unconsciously, the two jars of wine were in the stomach, and Liu Yanchang's head was also a little dizzy. On the contrary, Yan Chixia was still in good spirits, except for her red face, she couldn't see any symptoms of drinking.

Suddenly, the blue light in Liu Yanchang's body flowed, and his mind instantly regained consciousness.

Yan Chixia said: "It turns out that Brother Liu is not an ordinary person, I didn't even see it before!"

"I'm neither a Taoist nor a Buddha, but I'm just stronger than ordinary people, and I can't even say anything else. Liu Yanchang said with a smile, he is really telling the truth, these days his feeling is that he has more strength, his hands and feet are sharper, and his brain is smarter, as if he has woken up faster. In addition, he had never seen immortal methods such as various thunder and sword guards.

"Since that's the case, then I have nothing to hide!" Yan Chixia's face suddenly became solemn.

Liu Yanchang was stunned by what he said, and asked, "What's the matter, might as well say it directly?"

Yan Chixia said: "To be honest, I followed Brother Liu to come, not to protect the begging grandson, but to protect you!"

"Protect me, am I in any danger now?" Liu Yanchang knew that the Ghost King would definitely take revenge on him, and he had always been careful, at least until now, he had not encountered any danger. Could it be that there is a problem with the grandfather and grandson?

Liu Yanchang's brain was shocked, and he said with a thrill: "Brother Yan, are you talking about the grandfather and grandson?"

"Exactly!"

"But I don't see anything wrong with them?" ghosts are easy to identify, and Liu Yanchang has seen a lot. And it's broad daylight, how can the ability of the ghost king swagger out?

"You can't see that your Dharma eyes are not at home yet, but you can smell them with your nose, do you smell the breath of the living from them?" Yan Chixia did not insist on her own judgment, but guided Liu Yanchang to think carefully like a good teacher.

"I didn't smell the smell of the living, but there was a stench. I thought they were in a pile called Hanako, they hadn't taken a shower for a long time, and their bodies were not clean. Now that I think about it, it looks like a corpse!" Liu Yanchang recalled the scene when he met the two on the street corner, and when he thought about it carefully, it was indeed lifeless. However, he felt that the old man and the child were forced by life and could not see the hope of life, so his heart was dead.

Now that I think about it, this kind of subjective assumption is harmful to people, and it is easy to affect people's judgment. If it weren't for Yan Chixia's guidance, he would still be in the dark, and if he slept well at night, he would have killed him with just a knife.