Chapter 186: The Holy Maiden (8)
At this time, Liu Changqing, Yang Zhen, Zhang Haotian, Zhao Rou and Jin Zhi Yuye were all frowning, Yang Zhen had the most idea, and said: "The main hall of the Red Demon Hall is located in the Huguang area, and we are not far away now. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info set up a main hall in Liucheng, in charge of the limbs - the four limbs are the words in the hall, which means four branches, which are equivalent to the two arms and two legs of the Red Demon Hall. The holy woman coerced Suo Ling and would definitely go to Liucheng. ”
Liu Changqing said immediately: "Let's go to Liucheng now! If Sister Ling has a good one, I ...... I'm going to turn the Red Demon Hall upside down!" asked the four of Jin Zhi Yuye: "Do you stay and take care of your mother, or go to Liucheng with me?" Jin Zhi Yuye said together: "Mother is fine, just cultivate." If there was no Sister Ling, it would not be possible to cure her mother's illness. ”
In fact, Jin Zhiyuye still wanted Liu Changqing to look like Shao Jiancong, and most of the physical illnesses of the Yinxin people and the Lexin people had been expelled by Liu Changqing with their true qi, and half of the remaining small half were heart diseases, if Liu Changqing didn't have to help, how could it be good? As for Liu Changqing's disguise, it was easy to say, but the people of Yinxin and Lexin both wanted to stay with Shao Jiancong in their hearts, so how could they leave when they came? But these are all later words.
Liucheng is today's Changde, the ancients called it "the throat of Sichuan and Guizhou, the gateway of Yunnan and Guizhou", according to Dongting in the east, Xiangxi in the west, and the end is the key place. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was called Wuling County, which belonged to Jingzhou, and was the fortress of Wu State.
Eight people went down the way, and they didn't dare to delay the slightest along the way. Liu Changqing saw that the swinging horse that Suo Ling was riding was still here, and his heart ached, so he took it over, and the swinging horse was very clever, knowing the relationship between Liu Changqing and Suo Ling, he did not struggle.
Along the way, the local people kept asking if they had seen two delicate and beautiful women, who looked very similar, one wearing a white dress and the other wearing a light purple shirt. After inquiring, no one listened, and Liu Changqing couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
After walking for a few days, Yang Zhen suddenly thought of something and said to Liu Changqing: "Brother Xian, I have something that I haven't thought of before, and now I suddenly think of it." Liu Changqing asked, "What's the matter?" Yang Zhen said: "I haven't asked clearly, is the woman in white really the Holy Maiden of the Demon Sect?" Liu Changqing was shocked and asked, "What?
Yang Zhen said: "I didn't say no. Since the establishment of the Red Demon Hall, there has always been a position of the Holy Maiden, the Holy Maiden was raised in the church from a young age, until she grew up, if there is no change of master in the Red Demon Hall, then it is just that, this Holy Maiden has to be alone, and the old man will die in the hall. Otherwise, the saint would have to marry the new head of the hall. The saint rarely goes out on weekdays...... No, not going out at all. If she comes out......"
Liu Changqing only heard the flustery, and hurriedly asked, "Then what?"
Yang Zhen said: "I don't know, I don't know the reason. I mean, is this person pretending to be a saint?" Liu Changqing thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No! This woman is a good martial artist, and she looks like Suo Ling. There is a Dharma Protector Elder in the Red Demon Hall, isn't it? The Dharma Protector Elder's name is Ye Guhang, isn't it? This Ye Guhang is a person in the main hall, he once again rescued Ling Mei from the hands of the Five Elements Sanren, Ling Mei asked, and the Dharma Protector Elder said, "You go back and ask your parents, is there another sister?" and also said that he had saved the wrong person and regarded Ling Mei as a saint. It can be seen that the two of them really look alike. ”
Yang Zhen smiled: "If you are disguised, it will be very similar!" Liu Changqing smiled. Yang Zhen asked again: "Could it be that they are really sisters?"
Liu Changqing shook his head and said: "No! Ling Mei said it clearly, her parents only have one daughter, Ling Mei has known it since she was a child, if she has a sister or younger sister, even if her parents don't say it on weekdays, they won't say it before they die." The world is so big that there are no surprises. It's not uncommon to look alike. Yang Zhen said: "Well, exactly." This Demon Sect Holy Maiden grew up in the Red Demon Hall, it can't be from Linyi, there are a lot of beauties in the south, why bother to get them elsewhere?"
Liu Changqing nodded, shook his head again, and said, "This holy woman is really bitter. If a concubine is selected as a concubine in the palace, it must also be selected from among the people, so she is still living outside until she becomes an adult, but this saint is in the Red Demon Hall when she is a child, and she is not allowed to go out, wouldn't it be more lonely?"
Sleeping in the open air all the way, the swinging horse under Liu Changqing ran quickly, and Liu Changqing was also anxious, often one step ahead. The four of Jin Zhi and Yuye followed Liu Changqing closely, Zhao Rou and Zhang Hatian went hand in hand, Zhao Rou often caught up with Liu Changqing and talked for a while, Liu Changqing saw that Zhao Rou and Zhang Hatian were not so close, and felt guilty.
On this day, when I arrived in Youyang, I saw that along the way, the lights were colorful, festive and extraordinary, and it was very lively. Zhao Rou saw that someone was going to marry a bride, her face was full of envy, she couldn't suppress her excitement, and she was happy to play, but Liu Changqing had no intention of watching it, and only cared about urging her. Zhao Rou had no choice but to leave.
How do you know that when you arrive in Xishui Town, there are still lanterns origami everywhere, on the street, the sound of firecrackers continues, Zhao Rou became excited again, and said: "On the calendar, today must be a good day to get married, otherwise how could so many beautiful girls get married?"
After passing through a few places, they are all general festive, very rare, the street is lively and even difficult to walk on horseback, Liu Changqing wanted to change the path, Zhao Rou just didn't follow, and said: "You walk indiscriminately, if you get lost, the gain outweighs the loss, the saint caught Suo Ling, if it is in front of us, you take the path, but mistakenly." ”
That night, the eight of them were sharpened in one place, and Liu Changqing asked the shopkeeper: "How far is it from Liucheng?" The shopkeeper said: "Fifty miles to the west, it is the boundary of Liucheng." Liu Changqing breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Rou asked: "Who is the shopkeeper marrying the bride? Why is it so lively?" The shopkeeper waved his hand again and again, brought a pot of tea, and chattered, while watching the tea for everyone, he said cautiously: "My aunt, I see that you are carrying swords, is it possible that you are pretending? Who is marrying a bride? Tsk, let me ask you, whose family marries a bride will have a red lantern exhibition for a hundred miles?"
Zhao Rou was surprised: "What? This is a family that marries a bride? My God! Where did this come from? Such a big shelf? It is the daughter of the Zhenhai Dart Bureau, and there are so many silver taels in the family, and she is not so loud when she marries! Yes, she must be the daughter of the prefect, isn't he? He is not afraid of anyone joining him in front of the emperor? Punish him for the crime of extravagance?"
Yang Zhen guessed a little faintly at this time, and said in surprise: "This ...... Isn't this a member of the Red Demon Hall? Isn't it that the Red Demon Hall is going to marry a saint?" On the table next to him sat two big men, with round heads and fat ears, gnawing on pig's trotters, full of interest, and full of greasy, and one of the big men said: "Ah! I think you really don't know! Haha, junior brother, there are still people who are more stupid than us, of course this is to marry a saint! How many invitations have already been placed on the rivers and lakes? Who dares not to come to congratulate? I see that you are immediately hanging red lanterns, which turn out to be indiscriminate, eating and drinking. ”
The shopkeeper said: "Exactly, do you really don't know, or do you not know?" Yang Zhen asked: "When are you going to marry?" The shopkeeper said: "There is still a month! Hehe, the news we got is much faster than that in other places, from yesterday to the eighteenth of the next month to marry the saint, the world is lively! Maybe the sedan chair of the cart will come to us to go! The saint is a fairy, some people say......" After speaking, he looked left and right, gently put his mouth to Yang Zhen's ear, and said: " It's the queen's mother, I'm afraid it's not so beautiful! Add the three thousand beauties of the emperor's harem, I'm afraid it's worth half of the saint's appearance!"
Yang Zhen listened to his nonsense, laughed, Zhao Rou heard the voice, slapped the table, and said angrily: "You mean, I'm not pretty, am I? Jinxin, Zhixin, Jade Heart, and Ye Xin, aren't they all beautiful?" The shopkeeper hurriedly laughed twice and said, "Beautiful! Beautiful! Completely beautiful! I didn't mean that." ”
This time it can be regarded as information, Liu Changqing regretted that he didn't inquire along the way, and he just buried his head in the hurry, and he didn't even know such a big message. But he was puzzled and said: "Brother Yang, why did the saint want to get married, but ran out instead?" Yang Zhen frowned and pondered, and finally said: "I don't know, let's take a step and see one step at a time! Brother and sister are probably fine, you can put one hundred and twenty hearts!"
After eating, Liu Changqing went to settle the bill, and the shopkeeper smiled with a smile on his face, and said: "No money......! No money! How much does this cost? Tsk, it's another trick of the Zhang Mansion. The shopkeeper was confused and said, "What Zhangfu? What trick?"
Liu Changqing "snapped", put the silver taels on the counter, and said, "We can afford to pay!" The shopkeeper was dumbfounded, watching them leave, and wondered in his heart: Why don't you offend people without money?
Fifty miles, less than half a day to arrive, eight people arrived in Liucheng, but saw that there were officers and soldiers guarding outside the city gate, and couldn't help but be shocked: "Why are the officers and soldiers also guarding here?" There are many guards, the city gate is posted with a notice, Yang Zhen went to see the notice, scolded and scolded, and said: "It actually reads: From today onwards, all the people who enter Liucheng are not allowed to carry weapons and blades, and those who enter will be confiscated, and each weapon will be registered, and when they leave the city, they will be asked to return again." "It's nothing when everyone thinks about it, but it's obviously the Red Demon Hall and the government together, afraid that someone will come to make trouble, so they will confiscate their weapons and enter the city empty-handed, so they have to congratulate and can't make trouble.
Although everyone thought it was nothing, Yang Zhen was very angry, scolded and scolded, and always disagreed. Liu Changqing secretly thought: "I gave the Qingquan Sword to Brother Yang, Brother Yang cherishes his life and doesn't want this officer and soldier to take it." "But I don't know what to do. Yang Zhen said: "Don't worry about me, I have my own way, you go in first, I'll ask around about the whereabouts of the saint, and go back at night." Liu Changqing was about to explain something, and wanted to go together, but Yang Zhen had already strode away.
Liu Changqing was helpless, Zhao Rou said: "Let's settle down in the city first, Brother Yang is smart and resourceful, and there are many methods, plus he is a member of the Red Demon Hall, so he won't let you go together, maybe it's because I'm afraid you'll get in the way, or maybe everyone will scatter to inquire and find, and there will be more opportunities." Liu Changqing nodded.
The seven men entered the city, and the horses were brought in with them, and the city was even more lively, and even the three-year-old child was running all over the streets in red clothes, and the people were happy. Liu Changqing said: "I didn't expect that at the foot of the Red Demon Hall, there would be such a country and people's peace. "Sigh.
After the seven of them settled in the inn, Liu Changqing asked the shopkeeper, "Where is the saint now?" Do you know?" The shopkeeper said: "Ahh
Liu Changqing was secretly frightened: "This is like an imperial city, but the emperor is the master of the Red Demon Hall. ”
Liu Changqing immediately went out to inquire about the whereabouts of the saintess, but couldn't find anything, no one said that he knew the appearance of the saint, but he inquired about the main hall is located on the top of the Wuling Peaks, and his mind settled down slightly, thinking: "The power of the Red Demon Hall is too strong, and the saint is visited by everyone. ”
Having said that, he didn't know anything about the Red Demon Hall, and if he wasn't careful, he was afraid that he would miss the horse's feet. After thinking about it again and again, I thought that no matter what, I would always be able to see the Holy Maiden in a month, and then I should pay close attention to it, if the Holy Maiden really killed Ling Mei, then she would not be alone, even if she died, she would make a mess of the Red Demon Hall.
Along the way, it was very hot, Liu Changqing felt that Liucheng was even hotter than other places, and the objects on the street were almost roasted, but he couldn't see a man shouting loudly with his bare arms.
Walking to a teahouse, I suddenly heard a storyteller telling a story, and there were a lot of people sitting below laughing and laughing to listen to the story, Liu Changqing leaned over and listened for a while, and the storyteller said: "After Tao Yuanming came that day, I saw this appearance, everyone said, what will happen......? , don't talk about "Wu Song Fights the Tiger", don't talk about "Lu Ti's Fist Fights the Town of Guanxi", but only talk about Tao Yuanming, he only knows that Tao Yuanming is a great writer who has been an official, and he doesn't know what the story is. asked a scholar next to him, and the scholar said: "It's about the Peach Blossom Spring, the saint gets married, and she has to get on the sedan chair from this peach blossom source, this peach blossom source is here, it is under the jurisdiction of the Red Demon Hall, if you are lucky, you can go and see." Liu Changqing nodded secretly, thinking that if the Red Demon Hall wanted to recruit talents and expand its power, it would definitely send many storytellers to tell the benefits of the Red Demon Hall. (To be continued.) )