Chapter 3: Chihiro
The sky is slightly cloudy, and the morning light is faint.
"Wake up. Guo'er stood outside the door and knocked on the door, long and short, quick or soothing, like some kind of tune.
Jing Fei lay on the bed on his side and looked at the roof blankly, if he left, he walked suddenly, he was caught off guard, and the dream world built by the two of them also collapsed and dissipated with Xiruo's departure. He tried to reconstruct the dream, only to find that the new dream was not the old one.
Thinking of Xiruo's last words, I felt melancholy in my heart, and I always felt empty in my heart. Maybe when I really reverse the dream in the future, I'll be able to come back.
Struggling to get out of bed, after washing up, they came to the main hall for breakfast, the grandfather and grandson changed into new clothes today, one was in good spirits and the other was elated, which was in stark contrast to Jing Fei's depressed and depressed face.
"Why are your eyes red?" asked Guo'er as she craned her neck and looked at Jing Fei curiously.
"I guess I ate too much stew yesterday and got on fire. Zhang Jingchang said with a smile.
After packing up their things, the three of them went out of the courtyard gate, Guo'er seriously told General Huang (Big Yellow Dog) to take care of the door, the people of the town were still sleeping at this hour, the street was quiet, the cool breeze was blowing, and Jing Fei shivered.
Linxi Town is sixty miles away from the county seat, is the farthest from the county seat among the eighteen towns under the jurisdiction of Chengping County, the town is backed by the blood maple forest, the blood maple in the forest, the heavy jujube wood, and some rare medicinal materials are very popular things in the county, so Linxi Town is also the richest town nearby.
The streets of the town are wide and paved with bluestone slabs, the houses on both sides are blue bricks and black tiles, and when passing by a vermilion gate, Zhang Jingchang introduced that this is an arsenal, and if there is an attack by monsters, every resident of the town has the obligation to take up arms to guard their homes. The town must be very lively during the day, Jing Fei thought to himself.
The post station is in the easternmost part of the town, Jing Fei and the three of them arrived at the post station when the door was closed, knocked on the door for a long time, a middle-aged man opened the door with his clothes on, and saw that the people who came were Zhang Jingchang and Guo'er, complaining and disturbing his dream, Zhang Jingchang gave him a kick in the ass and scolded with a smile You will eat this bowl of rice.
The post station covers an area of two acres, the house only occupies a small area, most of the places are raised with livestock, there are nearly thirty cattle and horses in the wooden shed, the size is larger than what Jing Fei has seen before, behind the wooden shed is a blood maple up to 100 meters high, Jing Fei vaguely saw a two-zhang high eagle squatting on the trunk, and the two eyes were like huge green lanterns. Guo'er noticed Jing Fei's gaze, and proudly said that this is a silver-winged eagle, a second-order spirit beast, which can carry people to fly, and only the county seat and the town of Hamen have it in the entire Chengping County.
Seeing the miraculous thing, Jing Fei finally became interested, and most of the decadence on his body was gone.
"What's the difference between a spirit beast and a demon beast?" Jing Fei asked.
"Those who are obedient are spirit beasts, and those who are disobedient are demon beasts. Guo'er's answer was very childish.
Jing Fei understood, there is no essential difference between the two, it is called a spirit beast by human servitude, and vice versa.
During the conversation, the middle-aged man set up the carriage, Zhang Jingchang paid two taels of silver and beckoned the two to get on the car, the carriage was strong and spacious, and it was a majestic black bull who pulled the car. The ox cart drove out of the town farther and farther, Jing Fei looked back through the car window, the town behind him was round, and the city wall of the boulder was about three zhang high, and the blue and black interlaced thick and black invisibly made people feel at ease.
Zhang Jingchang smashed the cigarette stick, Guo'er sang an unknown song, the singing voice was crisp and tactful, the big black cow walked steadily, the soles of his feet were whistling, and the newborn morning sun shone on Jing Fei's face through the car window, and Jing Fei slowly fell asleep in the warmth and serenity.
Jing Fei had a dream, different from the past, Jing Fei in the dream couldn't control his body, it was a glorious palace, he was wearing a white robe, a four-elephant jade belt around his waist, stepping on moire gold soft boots, pointing to the sky and the ground, and reading in his mouth:
"The universe is reversed, yin and yang are wrong, the virtual and the real are reversed, and the dream comes true. ”
After speaking, he swiped his finger in front of him, opened a door in the dazzling light, and walked out of the door. I walked up and hugged him deeply
smelled the familiar body fragrance and said:
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so many years. ”
Xi Ruoyan smiled, rubbed his back and said, "You know, this is not what I want. ”
The light strands of hair rubbed against the tip of the nose, tickling.
The ox cart shook for a while, Jing Fei woke up from his dream, opened his eyes and saw Guo'er scratching his nose with a thatch, and when he saw Jing Fei waking up, Guo'er giggled: "It's almost to the county seat, and I'll go into the city to check later."
Forget, the upper and lower hearts, it is called the dead heart, and it can also be said to be the dead heart, but how can Jing Fei forget.
Lifting the car curtain, the people who were shining in the sky couldn't open their eyes, and a blue-black city stood in the golden light in the distance, what kind of city was it, Jing Fei couldn't describe it, but the walls of the Forbidden City were slightly thin when used as thresholds.
The city wall stretched into the distance, and I don't know how many miles, the crowd in and out of the city gate was like ants, and the big black bull also seemed to be intimidated, and its steps slowed down.
As they approached, armor-clad warriors from the towering walls came to patrol, and the huge crossbow beds seemed to shoot through a hill. A pitch-black cannon above the city gate pointed into the distance, and Jing Fei was deeply shocked by the spectacle in front of him.
"Haha, that's the God Cannon, driven by spiritual energy, which can kill and injure demon beasts below the fourth order, one for each of the four city gates, this is where the confidence of Chengping County can stand in the border wilderness. Zhang Jingchang said with a red face.
Jing Fei had never seen a fourth-order demon beast, but based on the strength of the third-order demon beast, it could be inferred that the power of this cannon must be earth-shattering.
A few soldiers at the city gate checked the crowd coming in and out, and a sturdy man in his thirties ran over after seeing Zhang Jingchang, and a white dog that was originally lying at the foot of the city wall basking in the sun also followed.
"Yo, Uncle Zhang, you're here, the fruit is getting more and more beautiful. The man's dark face showed two rows of white teeth, and he greeted with a smile, the man's name is Zhang Dongyang, his hometown is also in Linxi Town, and he likes to go to Zhang Jingchang's house to eat and drink when he was a child.
"Well, come to the county seat to do something. Zhang Jingchang nodded and smiled, and then touched the white dog's head.
Guo'er ignored Zhang Dongyang, and when she saw the white dog, she pounced, holding the white dog's head and rubbing it on her face.
The white dog is half a human tall, looks like a wolf, but there is no fierce appearance of a wolf, his eyes are kind, the white hair is white and transparent in the sun, Jing Fei has never seen such a beautiful dog, he vaguely felt that the white dog is hovering with a faint spiritual rhyme, it is a kind of thing that makes people's hearts calm, Jing Fei couldn't help but stretch out his hand to stroke the white hair, the white dog took a step back and glared at Jing Fei, Jing Fei actually saw full of disgust from those transparent eyes.
"Chihiro is a second-order spirit beast, smarter than you. Guo'er said with a smile.
No wonder, Jing Fei is secretly worried.
Zhang Jingchang and Zhang Dongyang chatted about homely things, Guo'er turned around and climbed into the car to take off a package, the package was opened and put on the ground, Jing Fei knew that it was the bones of the beast, Qianxun licked Guo'er's palm and lowered his head and gnawed happily.
"What kind of bone is that?" Zhang Dongyang asked, taking a look.
"The bones of a third-order beast. Zhang Jingchang replied in a low voice.
Zhang Dongyang was shocked on the spot, and after reacting, he pulled his legs and ran towards Qianxun, Zhang Jingchang raised the cigarette stick and hooked Zhang Dongyang's armor to pull it back, and scolded with a smile:
"Chihiro's things are also grabbed, and they have to be shameless. ”
"Uncle, that's a third-order demon beast, I haven't even tasted a second-order demon beast, no, I must taste it today, it's a big deal that I'll gnaw on the bones Chihiro gnawed on me." Zhang Dongyang said bitterly.
"Nothing to eat, fruit, go and take out the yellow package in the car, remember not to eat alone, your brothers and sisters to taste it. After speaking, Zhang Jingchang picked up the cigarette stick and knocked it Zhang Dongyang's head.
Zhang Dongyang snatched the package and immediately smiled.
After teasing Chihiro for a while, several people drove slowly into the city. Jing Fei asked about Qianxun, and Guo'er suddenly became interested, Qianxun is a second-order spirit beast cultivated by Tianyuan City and the Royal Beast Sect together, with a docile personality and a keen sense of smell, and the smell of demon beasts can be smelled fifty miles away, this is the treasure of Chengping County. Now Chihiro is over forty years old, and every year in the spring to hunt in the mountains, Qianxun has the greatest credit.
When asked about Tianyuan City and the Imperial Beast Sect Guo'er, he didn't know what the place was, and asked Zhang Jingchang again, and Zhang Lao only said that it was a place to raise and cultivate spirit beasts.
The county seat is nine miles square, the streets are full of traffic, all kinds of shops are lined up one after another, and the pedestrians in the past are brightly dressed and have a spring breeze on their faces.
After a stick of incense, the ox cart stopped at the gate of the county ya, and the county yaya was similar to what Jing Fei had seen in the original world, but the scale was larger and more majestic.
Zhang Jingchang tied the livestock on the horse pile, went up the steps to explain his intentions, and the official at the door went in to report, and after getting Xu Ken, the three of them entered the county office.
Jing Fei sighed as he walked, the official mansion was always so magnificent.
In the courtyard, two middle-aged men dressed as Confucian scholars were playing across the stone table, and when they saw Zhang Jingchang coming in, they dropped the chess pieces and got up to greet them, and after some greetings, they led everyone into the lobby.
One of the two Confucian students is called Xiu Zhengwen, who is the county of Chengping County, and the other is called Li Xian, who is the master of the county government.
Tea Kung Fu, a middle-aged man of medium height and slightly fat walked into the lobby, the man had an ordinary appearance, no wealth or official spirit, in Jing Fei's opinion, he was no different from ordinary people on the street.
Talking about this matter with Zhang Jingchang afterwards, Zhang Jingchang only said one sentence.
"Hiding clumsy and clumsy, using obscurity and clarity, clearing in turbidity, and bending for stretching, our county order is a great character. ”
The county order's surname is Gao's name Jin, the character is obscure, his ancestral home is in Donghu County, his political performance is mediocre, and there is very little news about him in the market.
Seeing Zhang Jingchang, he smiled and called Mr. Zhang. After sitting down, Zhang Jingchang took the lead in taking out a leather bag from his arms, and when the pocket was opened, nearly a hundred pieces of emerald green jade fell on the table and said:
"This is the other day? ”
When Jing Fei saw Kunyu for the first time, he couldn't help but look at it a few more times, felt it carefully, and suddenly realized that the aura it emitted was similar to Chihiro, and secretly guessed that this should be something related to cultivation. Make up your mind to go back and ask Elder Zhang for advice.
Gao Jin gave a look, and the county Cheng started to count it, and the county Cheng replied: "My lord, a total of eighty kunyu." ”
Gao Jin bowed his head and said slowly:
"Three days ago, the Divine Protector Mansion came to inform about this, the beasts came out in groups, as little as three, as many as seven, and now the first two, there are eight or nine out of ten in the mountains and forests, and after discussing with the Divine Protector Mansion, the county decided to enter the mountain on the first day of the next month to clear the extermination, when the Guangyuan County Wuwei Wei will dispatch a song to assist, Mr. Zhang is most familiar with Fushou Mountain, and when the time comes, please ask Mr. to guide. ”
Zhang Jingchang seemed to have expected it, and agreed after a few simple questions.
Next is about Jing Fei's identity review, no matter what the other party asks, Jing Fei only said that he doesn't remember, after all, he has met with the Divine Protector Mansion, and Zhang Jingchang has a guarantee on the side, so he chatted casually and ended hastily, and by the way, he helped Jing Fei settle down in Linxi Town.
"There is no leakage in small places, no deception in dark places, and no slack in the end of the road. Young people should have the vigor of young people. ”
Jing Fei chewed this sentence carefully, this was what the county order said to himself when he left the county office.
Out of the county yamen, looking at all kinds of pedestrians on the street, Jing Fei was in a trance for a while, from today on, he is also one of the many beings.
(End of chapter)