Daozu is Cthulhu

Chapter 209 Peony Pavilion

As night fell, stars lit up from the Rouge River, and in the center of the river, those colorful and dimly lit flower boats gradually docked on the shore to welcome guests to board the boat for fun.

Of course, the number of ships on the river is limited, and the business districts where dignitaries and celebrities gather, and the piers with the best passenger flow, are of course given over to Huage, the highest ranking and most prestigious in the previous oiran election.

In fact, if the king of Lu hadn't chartered a boat banquet in advance, the flower boat fleet would be led by the big boat of "Hualong" every night. Going out of the Li River to look at the river and admire the moon, and then turning around in the early morning, this is Xingye's most famous nightlife "Hualong Youjiang".

Now that it was getting late, the crowds on both sides of the strait had already gathered, and idlers and tourists who came here for fame gathered on both sides of the strait. There were also many passenger boats and small boats following the two sides of the fleet, and from time to time they would pick up drinkers to go upstairs to enjoy the flowers.

And in this bustling and youthful fleet, there is a ghost ship with a red lantern in it.

From time to time, the ghost boat would stop and go, picking up some guests from the riverside.Most of these people are scholars who came to study in the four major academies of the Xun Kingdom, some from poor families in the local area, and some foreigners from the Central Plains who escaped the war, but at a glance, it is easy to see what they have in common.

First, they are very poor and have no money in their hands, so they can only live off their eyesight.Second, they are all young, young and vigorous, and they have only experienced eye addiction.Thirdly, they are all scholars, they have no power to restrain themselves, they are arrogant, they are full of courtesy, justice and shame, and they only dare to indulge their eyes.

As soon as the ghost boat stopped on the shore and the red lanterns shone, every poor scholar on the shore was shocked. Literally, they were like ghosts fascinated by their hearts. They got on the boat with smiles on their faces and entered the Peony Pavilion one by one , the head and face were all red from the light, and fell into the illusion of bliss and bliss, wanting to die, unable to stop.

Li Fan just stood aside with big eyes and small eyes, staring at these poor scholars who boarded the boat speechlessly, walking into the box one by one.

What the hell... that's it?Where is the ghost?

No, if you lure these poor scholars onto the boat to absorb their yang energy, then at least you can make two female ghosts come out to make sense, right?The human yang energy has been vented to you, and let others be serious twice, to give you some sweetness, right?Oh!After a long time, let them solve it by themselves?This is too much!Bad review!

Li Fan rubbed his brows, well, at least he watched the operation and routines of the ghost boat to catch people, and took out the gossip mirror to look here and there, and by the way, count with his fingers, and he almost figured it out.

No wonder he didn't see the problem at first.Because there is nothing wrong with the ship itself.At most, the lanterns outside had some enchanting illusion magic circles, but they didn't work on the blind view, so they didn't fascinate Li Fan.Moreover, when encountering such weird things before, Li Fan was still alert when he lost his mood suddenly.But now that Guixu Yuanying has completed his cultivation, his mood has increased, and to be honest, he was also in a good mood when he was admiring the oiran, so he didn't notice anything wrong and coughed.

In short, strictly speaking, it is not quite right to call this Peony Pavilion ship a ghost ship.Because there are really no ghosts on board.

Ghosts, generally speaking, souls without any support or support, cannot exist independently under the rules of this Tai Chi world.

Unless you have refined to the point where the Nascent Soul entrusts the Primordial Spirit, or the Jindan state has obtained a magic weapon similar to Zen clothes, otherwise no matter who you are, how much resentment and obsession, after seven days, you will be reincarnated and disappear.Without the accommodation of the physical body, it is not impossible to rely on the soul to survive in the world, but it requires a very complicated formation and relies on the stable spiritual veins of heaven and earth to maintain mana.

Yanzhipu is a place where people come and go. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a golden waterway, but it is a bit of nonsense to say that it is a spiritual vein for cultivating immortals.Anyway, it is under the eyes of the Xun Kingdom, how could there be so many ghosts who cannot be reincarnated, and they are so ostentatious that they abduct scholars and squeeze their yang energy without attracting attention?

So it's not some 'ghost' who is doing trouble in the dark, but a human being, or at least, someone who is about to become a 'human'.

Li Fan took out the gossip mirror, traced the direction of the Yang Qi sucked out by the scholars, and found the top of the Peony Pavilion, which probably belonged to the boudoir of the oiran.

Of course, it was still empty, and there were no ghosts.But he took out Sinan and took a look, Li Fan still found the culprit.

It should be the box on the bed.

It looks like a jewelry box, similar to a ladder cage for gold cakes, but a little bigger. It is made of rosewood wood, which is quite old. There are seven floors up and down, with gold ornaments on the corners. They are twin butterflies.

The yang energy of the whole ship is being continuously sucked into the treasure box.

It must be this 'thing'.

"Things" are different from people. Although this treasure box has not yet formed, I am afraid that it has a very high cultivation level. Maybe it should have the realm of transforming gods, or else it should have been given to it by the monks of Xun Kingdom.

Everything has a spirit, and it is a rare opportunity for this fellow Taoist to show his true body to meet each other.Li Fan thought about it, and felt that it would hurt his peace if he didn't come up.

So he also took out his own golem, worshiped in front of the treasure box, and sat cross-legged on the spot, his soul came out of his body, and he took the initiative to escape into the illusion.

Opening his eyes again, Li Fan found himself standing on the shore, still in the name of "Hualongyou", but this Peony Pavilion is the first leader of Hualong, coming with the waves.

On the top of the flower boat, the twenty-eight-year-old beauty standing there should be this year's Hualong.

Emerald gold bracelets, Yao hairpins and treasures, splendid flower skirts, and Luan belt embroidered shoes.The whole body is elegant and delicate, the whole body is delicate and fragrant, the two eyebrows are painted with distant mountains and green, and the pair of eyes are bright and moist.The face is like a lotus calyx, clearly distinguishing the Wenjun of the Zhuo family, and the lips are like cherries, He Jiafan Su of the Bai family.

She is really the beauty of the city, a peerless beauty.

Teacher Li Fan called 96 for this man, and he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, "It's a pity that a piece of flawless jade fell into the dusty willow by mistake."

"What the Daoist said is."

Li Fan turned his head and saw a young girl standing behind her, her eyebrows were exactly the same as the maid he saw standing behind the oiran just now.Wearing a red dress with a peony embroidered on her body, and two golden butterflies stuck in two buns on her head, just like the accessories on the box, she is probably the 'Friend of the Daoist' who is acting as a demon.

"My lady was the oiran of the Peony Pavilion during her lifetime. She was the crown jewel of the Peony Pavilion. Since she entered the pavilion at the age of 13, she has been the 'Flower Dragon' on Hidden Dragon Pu. It's a pity that in the end, she couldn't escape the wrong payment by the beautiful woman. The pearl and jade were cast on the blind. This kind of kindness has turned into flowing water, and it is a pity."

Li Fan stroked his beard before realizing that Yuanshen had a bare face, and coughed, "Could it be that fellow Taoists blamed those scholars because of the old master's affairs?"

The treasure chest maid sneered, "That's right, these scholars are full of benevolence and morality, and they talk about it with a lot of hype. In fact, they are all ungrateful people. If they really study hard, they will never come to Yanzhipu to board my boat. But The delusional people who are obsessed with pleasure and greedy for wealth and honor are eager to sneak in. What they are greedy for is just a night of leisure. Such scum, it would be better if they died sooner. If they really become officials, they are just moths who oppress good That's all."

Li Fan choked on her for a while, "This is a bit biased. The love between men and women is also the avenue of yin and yang complementing each other. It is human nature to prosper and live. It is not a good thing to be too depressed and get sick. Fellow Daoist It’s enough for them to learn a lesson, so why do they do such a terrible thing and kill people?”

The treasure chest maid laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist, it's not right to say that. I don't care about them here. People on this boat come and go whenever they want. It's just that they can't bear their lust and refuse to go out. Even if I take them Throw it all out, and the next day, I thought I had an affair and was appreciated by a beautiful woman, and I couldn't stop it, and I even formed gangs to come here because of the name."

Li Fan couldn't help frowning.It is true that there is only a phantom array on this ship, and there is no way to block it, but the other party is a bit irrational.After all, the realm of this box is so high, how can mere mortals break the difference between dream and reality, and walk out of the illusion by themselves?
It would be all right if they were practitioners who were born into the world, but if these scholars who entered the world and cultivated themselves were asked to see through the mundane affairs, wouldn't it be telling them to deviate from the scriptures and become monks and Taoists instead of Confucian scholars?What's more, if you really want to punish people with lust, how many men can be left?

So Li Fan persuaded with a smile, "Ahem, it's just that fellow Taoists have too high a level of cultivation. I'm afraid it's difficult for ordinary people to wake up. Why don't you practice in another place? It's been so many years, and your lady's resentment should also be Is it gone?
Just treat these scholars as ignorant, so you just let them go. "

The maid of the treasure chest looked at Li Fan, "You fellow Taoist, do you want to deal with me?"

Li Fan still smiled and said, "After all, you have caused a lot of harm to people. I will pack up and leave Yanzhipu for you overnight, and then let me catch you and harm people. I will destroy your soul and smash your box as firewood." .”

The treasure chest maid and Li Fan looked at each other for a while, then shrugged, "Do you think anyone wants to stay in this ghostly place, but didn't you see it, I'm a box, I didn't arrange this formation, I'm waiting for someone .”

"Wait someone?"

"Here, wait for him."

Li Fan frowned, and looked along the finger of the other party, only to see that Yang Si'an was there.He was reading in the Wangjiang Pavilion by the river by the daylight illuminated by Hualongyou, but he didn't look up at all to see the passing cruise ships and the beauties on board.

And the oiran of the Peony Pavilion seemed to have noticed him too, and when the flower boat passed by, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the scholar on the shore who had no other distractions, but Yang Sheng didn't look up at her from the beginning to the end.

Wow, this is pretty cool...

"I was originally just an artifact, but later I was enlightened by the gods, taught the method of worshiping the moon to transform people, and recognized the master in Yanzhipu and other predestined people. As long as he can pass the test of this illusion, I will worship him as the master and protect him forever Wealthy in the world, when his lifespan is exhausted, he can go to the Immortal Cave to learn from his teacher and practice the Dao."

The treasure chest maid also sat down on the stone steps, dragging her cheeks and looking at the prosperity in the Rouge River.

Li Fan couldn't help frowning, "How do you know he is destined?"

"I'm guessing. In fact, every scholar who boards the ship will enter this illusion and have a dream to accept the trial of the gods. It's just that they are all fake scholars, obsessed with women, and none of them can get out. I see it now Only this Yang student is a real scholar, and the possibility of breaking the formation is the greatest." The servant girl cast a glance at Li Fan, "Daoist friend and he are acquainted, right? It was almost done last time, but Daoist friend broke in to give him Interrupted. This time, please don’t do anything bad, and you will have the result later, and it won’t be too late to call again.”

Seeing that the scene in front of him was changing rapidly, Li Fan knew that it was the servant girl who was speeding up, so he was not in a hurry to do it for a while, so he squinted at her and said, "What kind of trial is this?"

"It's nothing, you've seen it too, it's just Miss's experience back then. My lady once had a relationship with a scholar, redeemed herself and married him as his wife. She also used her private wealth to help him get his grades. But the scholar didn't want to work hard. That's all, she was greedy for petty profits, and sold the young lady to the prince of Xun Kingdom as a slave for a mere daughter. So the young lady was heartbroken, and committed suicide with her arms around me. This matter has always been in my heart obsession.

So the expert who enlightened me set up this situation. As long as other scholars can break through and change the fate of the young lady, I can also get rid of the obsession in my heart, and once I have an epiphany, I can cultivate a human form.It's just that I have been in Jiangshang for ten years, and there is no one who can break the robbery, until today. "

Li Fan couldn't help complaining, "... I seem to have heard about you somewhere, is your lady surnamed Du?"

The servant girl shrugged her shoulders, "Fellow Daoist has also heard of Du Wei from Peony Pavilion, yes, this matter is very famous in Xun Kingdom. Miss has been a flower dragon for seven years by herself, and there are countless treasures hidden in my box. Folks even say that the flower dragon hidden in Zanglongpu is my young lady."

Li Fan, "..."

"But this time, this sheep student, I think he should be able to break the robbery." The treasure chest maid looked at it quite relaxed, and chatted with Li Fan, "He is different from others. He is really studying, ouch Why are you still reading..."

Li Fan also saw that this Yang Si'an really couldn't let go of the book, he studied hard day and night, taking advantage of the time to study hard, so that he didn't even look at the young lady who passed by the river every day, and the fellow daoists and servant girls who were watching were anxiously waiting. .

So under Li Fan's suggestion, the maid of the treasure chest also cheated, forcibly creating a chance encounter to promote the plot, and made a "heavy rain, oops, I didn't bring an umbrella, wait for me, son, your clothes are all wet, let me bake it for you." bake it. 'The late-night episode of ', finally forced Du Wei to get in touch with Yang Si'an.

Du Wei had liked Yang Sheng for a long time, and felt that this scholar was honest, honest, diligent, hardworking, and he could be entrusted to him. She borrowed an umbrella once and gave him a special attention.

Yang Sheng looked confused, why did he just study well, and suddenly he was taken care of by an oiran?But he couldn't help thinking about it in the illusion, so he started to stay and fly with Du Wei inexplicably.

But Yang Sian is indeed capable. He was at the level of a Jinshi high school in Liguo, and he was mad at Shangshu's writing style. He studied it for a long time in the illusion. What is the exam in Xunguo?
So fast forward all the way, seeing that Yang Sheng won three yuan in a row, and he was about to embark on the winning story of winning Bai Fumei, becoming a general, and reaching the pinnacle of life.

But this illusion is a catastrophe after all, the purpose is to help the treasure chest maid get rid of her obsession, not to make the sheep business happy, so the plot in the following turns sharply. marry the princess to him.

Although Du Wei is a flower dragon, her status is humble after all, and the princess of Xun Kingdom is also jealous of her beauty, so the king wants to buy Du Wei as a concubine and ask Yang Sheng to quote a price.

Yang Si'an categorically refused, saying that he would not sell the one hundred thousand gold, and that he would not stay here, but he would have his own place to stay, at worst, he would leave the country!

It was probably mentioned that Shiwan offended the lord, ahem, but in the end, Yang Sheng was said to have cheated in the examination room and was forced to go to jail.

And Du Wei was also rushed to by the princess of the Xun Kingdom, and she was ridiculed for a while, thinking that her background had ruined her husband's future, and she was forced to marry by the officials. Once angry, he embraced Shen Jiang and committed suicide.

Li Fan and the maid of the treasure box were also stunned for a long time, but none of this could change Du Wei's fate, and they were speechless for a while.

Unexpectedly, the illusion was not over yet, and Yang Sheng was released again to marry the princess, but he learned that his wife committed suicide, so he also threw himself into the river!
But Yangsheng didn't commit suicide, he was a water-savvy man, he sneaked into the river to escape, and found Du Wei's treasure chest, and finally escaped with the treasure chest, and then swore to the chest that he would avenge the murder of his wife!
"...It's okay." The treasure chest maid thought it was okay.

Then Li Fan opened his eyes, retreated from the illusion, and looked at the maid who was wearing a pair of gold butterflies on her head and holding a treasure box in her arms on the bed in front of her.

"Fellow Daoist is in charge, from now on, my servant's family will be Du Xia."

Li Fan opened his mouth, and before he could speak, he heard an angry howl in the cabin below.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Li Fan, "It's not...is your trial really broken? Why do I feel like it's all on him..."

But Du Xia took a deep breath, and the colorful lights in her pupils shot straight into the sky.

"Yesterday's cause, today's result, it's all the retribution I chose. This is what it means to be a human..."

(End of this chapter)