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Chapter 116 Chapter 110 Six: Demon Slaying

Just at dusk, the lanterns under the tiles of Wangque Terrace are lit up, reflecting the flying lanterns clustered beside Liuzhufang, like pieces of floating golden scales.It has been a few hours since Gu Jiuniang played the devil's voice and left the murderer. After the commotion among the common people, the Ichthyosaur Fair was still held as usual.On the stage, a huge peach tree made of paper was in full bloom, and the soul-sending girl dancing the Nuo dance sang "Mountains of Peach Blossoms, Only Souls Are Cables", and the glowing peach blossom lanterns flew like falling flowers, mixing into the flying lanterns all over the sky.

Li Zhaoxuan came back to Xuandu to watch the Fish and Dragon Meeting for the first time, and he was full of expectations.The repertoire of the Fish and Dragon Club is indeed exciting enough, and there are some tricks that have never been seen in Yujing City.The death lyric by Qingdan Hongsheng shocked him for a long time, and he couldn't help himself.But also because of the astonishment of that Tsing Yi, the subsequent plays became dull.

After nightfall, the old man in green robe, Xu Yingqiu and other literati walked down Wangque Terrace and entered Huixian Restaurant in Liuzhufang.Huixian Restaurant is one of the few official restaurants in Xuandu that is qualified to make wine. It is divided into four floors. The higher the floor, the better the wine and the more beautiful the singer.The rich people in the city call going upstairs to drink as mountain climbing, and going up to the first floor is called climbing a mountain.Xu Yingqiu and others went to the second mountain of Huixian Restaurant to drink.

The building was full of wine, and at Xushi, when it got dark, there was a burst of exclamation from the entrance of Huixian Hotel.A man was holding a wax cloth package in his hand, which was round and filled with some things, and was still bleeding outside.The man was dark-skinned, and although he was wearing a flowing gown, he looked like a simple and honest farmer.But he has a sword box on his waist, and his strides are quite heroic.

This person was Liu Wan who once preached to traffickers and pawns at the gate of Dajue Jingshe.He carried the package and went up to the third floor with a smell of blood all over his body, where he saw many scribes.

Someone shouted, "Why is Liu Lang here so late?"

Liu Wan threw the wax cloth wrapping on the ground, rubbed his bones a few times, and rolled out three heads, one with a blue face and fangs, one with white hair and chicken skin, and one with only one eye, all of them were inhuman.He said with a hearty smile, "I just killed three monsters, to cheer you up!"

Seeing this, the singing girl screamed in shock at the banquet, but the faces of the Yangmen scribes did not change. Someone praised: "Okay, I will toast Liu Lang!"

Another scribe in white shouted: "Liu Lang is such a hero, I would also like to imitate Liu Lang in killing monsters and serving wine. Wait a moment, everyone, I will come as soon as I go."

After finishing speaking, the white-clothed scribe bid farewell to the singing girls who accompanied him, and strode away from Huixian Restaurant with his sword in hand.

Li Zhaoxuan drank a few cups of Huixian Restaurant's signature wine "Misidentified Water". This wine was brewed from water chestnuts, and the wine was as clear as water.The wine wasn't strong, but Li Zhaoxuan didn't hold it well, and after just a few cups, he got a bit of alcohol, and his face turned red up to the neck.Thinking of the astonishing act of the heretic man, and being excited by the scene at this moment, his heart surged with enthusiasm, he strode up to Xu Yingqiu's side, saluted and said: "I also want to kill monsters, but I don't have any weapons by my side. , please borrow Mr. Xu's sword."

Xu Yingqiu was stunned, and said with a smile: "Now the situation is chaotic, although Your Highness has dragon energy to protect him, he must know that a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall."

Li Zhaoxuan argued: "Even the common people are not afraid of demons, how can I back down?"

Xu Yingqiu laughed, "It's very rare for Your Highness to be chivalrous. Naturally, I don't hesitate to borrow the sword, but let's wait until His Highness learns the Tao from a teacher."

Li Zhaoxuan's face was flushed red, but he knew that it was useless to fight any longer, the blood in his heart was extinguished in an instant, he sighed, sat aside with his sleeves brushed, and drank the dull wine.

Liu Wan came to Yin Ruhui, an old man in green robe, and bowed. The two exchanged a few words, and Yin Ruhui asked, "How is the situation in Xuandu tonight?"

Liu Wan sat at the banquet, although he was a literati, his movements were a bit gangster, he raised his head and drank a cup of green ant wine, and said: "There are many monsters who have infiltrated Xuandu, but these monsters don't have any rules. The people have been harmed, and those important altars have not been breached. I just tracked down the chicken-footed old woman, trying to find the roots of these monsters, but found that they are just making waves in Xuandu by nature, and they seem to have no command."

Someone next to him said: "These demons have mixed into Xuandu, and they have already disturbed people's panic. Yesterday, a doctor from Dongtai advised him to give a report, saying that the demons have appeared everywhere before they went west, which is a sign of the country's turmoil. When people's hearts are uncertain, if you rush to the country Going west, Xuandu is afraid of accidents. I urge the sage to change his mind."

Another person sneered: "This Zuo Jian's remarks about Zang Feng are trying to instigate the sage to be jealous of King Zhenxi."

Most of the people present were Confucian warriors who were out in the field, Xu Yingqiu said: "Don't worry about the affairs of the temple, just sweep away the evil atmosphere in Xuandu, these confusing words will be self-defeating."

Perhaps it was inspired by the blood of the demon that splashed in the building, and all the scholars responded one after another, but Yin Ruhui said: "I'm afraid the ambition of the demons will not stop there."

Yin Ruhui's voice was not high, as soon as he said these words, the heroic atmosphere in the venue that treated monsters like ants became colder in an instant.

This green-robed old man does not practice supernatural powers, but he is one of the few great Confucians in the world.In the first dynasty, Chen Guangmi in Xiazhou rebelled and gathered an army of 30. This incompetent scholar entered Xiazhou alone and persuaded Chen Guangmi to surrender.Eight years ago, Dharma Master Miaowen from the Great Bodhi Temple radiated lotus flowers in Fanlou, Yujing City, and persuaded three great scholars who were known as the Sanhao of Yangmen at that time to become monks and practice Buddhism on the grounds that the knowledge of Yangsheng was born out of Buddhism.When Sanhao of Yangmen was shaken, Yin Ruhui entered the fan tower to argue with Master Miaowen, defeating Master Miaowen who had practiced Buddhism to the point of extinction.It is said that after the Master Miaowen returned to the monastery, he retreated and meditated for three months, and only then did he detect the demons in his heart.

Now this green-robed old man supervises the revision of national history and is not involved in party disputes, but the people in Yangmen vaguely regard him as the leader of the party.

Xu Yingqiu swept his eyes and saw the solemn atmosphere in the hall, he pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Master's worry is not unreasonable, but, the demons have already been expelled from Longwu Pass, so what about them in Dayong territory?" What kind of storm can it cause? Now that the sage Yuren has arrived, there are no less than [-] masters of transformation and supernatural powers in Xuandu, and there are even some masters hiding behind the scenes. If the big monster dares to make trouble in Xuandu, it will definitely How dare you show up after being killed? As for those minions, apart from disturbing people, they can't play any other role."

After Xu Yingqiu finished speaking, all scholars looked at Yin Ruhui.Yin Ruhui chuckled, nodded and said, "That's right, I was worrying too much."

After Yin Ruhui said this, the literati relaxed.Xu Yingqiu raised his glass again and called everyone to drink and compose poems, reciting a few lines of poems, the dignified atmosphere was washed away by the heroic spirit.While drinking, Xu Yingqiu looked at Yin Ruhui calmly.

Xu Yingqiu could tell that Yin Ruhui's words just now were just to boost his morale.What Yin Ruhui was thinking, Xu Yingqiu didn't figure it out.I saw the old man in green robe sitting behind the wine table, looking sideways out of the window.On the east side of Liuzhufang, in the palace wall, the voice of Huang Zhong and Da Lu has not stopped.

(End of this chapter)