Painter

Chapter 16: Chapter [-]
Li Chan leaned against the white wall covered with turquoise moss traces and panted. Looking down, her forearm was covered with bruises.The corner of his mouth twitched, hissing between his teeth, he took off the scroll at his waist with his injured hand, looked at it carefully, and was relieved when he saw that the scroll was not damaged.

"Li Lang?"

A thin voice came from the painting, Li Chan let out a "hush", held down the scroll, and walked out of the alley soundlessly.There was no one on Qintai Street, so he walked past the closed door of the Goulan Washing House to the east exit of Qinghefang.

Each workshop is separated by Yongmen, and people are not allowed to pass through during curfew.The gate of Yong was originally guarded by Fang Kui, but tonight, there were two more demon hunters among the gatekeepers.

Li Chan saw the flames under the gate of Yong from afar, and said in a low voice, "It's up to you."

The mist poured out from between the scrolls, and the street in front of it became foggy. The gate was open, and Li Chan walked out in front of the gatekeeper openly.

Leaving Qinghefang, he left the curfew area.

At this time, the cold moon was falling, and it was the end of the ugliness. Before I walked far, I saw that the shops selling breakfast food had begun to work hard for their livelihood. The sound of grinding tofu could be faintly heard from the yards in the streets and alleys, and some had opened shops on the street. door, set up the steamer.

Li Chan wanted to buy a steamed bun, but remembered that she was penniless and crossed the street without stopping.

There are 130 six squares in Xuandu city. Nanbeiqiao City, where Qinghe and Anping squares are located, is on the southeast side of Xuandu, only one square, two miles away from the east city wall.To the north of Anpingfang is the Jingyang Pond. The Jiangdu Palace built around the pool used to be the residence of the Empress Dowager, but it is now idle.The various squares in the area where the Jiangdu Palace is located are the residences of high-ranking officials and wealthy households. Going further to the west, three streets away is the old imperial city, which is now a residence for saints to worship their ancestors.

As soon as Li Chan came out of Qinghefang, he turned to the south. The bridge market is a place for the common people to enjoy themselves, and further south is the East City of Xuandu, where daily necessities, ivory, jade, horses, furs, etc. are all traded. It is still dark and already Someone was loading the goods with lanterns, and was going to transport them to the port outside the city as soon as the city gate opened in the early morning.

Li Chan looked around while walking, and a thin voice came from the scroll: "Thank you Li Lang..."

Li Chan walked through the wooden archway in Jinyifang, and said with a smile: "I will remove the evil spirit for you, and you will help me escape, and it will be evened."

"They won't come after them again?"

"No, he is arrogant."

"What's the background of that young man?"

Li Chan didn't answer, and walked forward at a leisurely pace.Residential households prostrate in the night, the closer to the south of the city, the lower the standard of residential buildings. In the north of Anpingfang, there are usually only a few mansions in a single square, but after Dongshi, there are hundreds of private households in a single square, row upon row of black tiles and white walls.

In addition to the criss-crossing straight lanes, intricate alleys can be seen everywhere.

It has been two and a half years since he came back, and Li Chan is still very familiar with the environment here. He turned around and walked towards the secluded Lixi Lane. At this moment, he said: "This little man came to Xuandu with Heyi Yushi. , but can make decisions on behalf of Heyi Yushi, of course he is not an ordinary person. That Shen Heyi is a great Confucian of the Yangmen, the son of a nobleman travels with him, and he can learn a lot."

Hong Yao half-understood, "Oh".

"Heyi Yushi is a high-ranking official, I don't know which nobleman that young man is...".

"This Shen Heyi didn't have a high official position in the past, but his reputation was not small. When he was a householder, he angered the saint and was demoted, but he can still return to Yujing and win the holy family again. Does the identity of the young man need to be said?"

Li Chan's felt shoes made a soft clicking sound as they stepped on the slightly damp yellow ground. He looked at a house from a distance. The house was located at the corner of Lixi Lane. The peach charm has been eroded by wind and rain into an uneven pinkish white.

The white wall beside the door is covered with traces of rain stains and moss. The wall is very high and integrated with the house wall. The west house with black tiles hanging on the top of the mountain is opposite to the east kitchen. The cramped courtyard is about ten meters square.

Li Chan walked towards the house and said softly: "Since the founding of Dayong, there must have been two princes in each generation. They went to the holy places of Buddhism and Taoism respectively to practice in the world. Four years ago, the seventh prince Li Shenhui was in Lingshan University. The Buddhist temple was taught by the Buddhist arhat Venerable Kong Le, and after calculation, the youngest prince Li Zhaoxuan has also reached the age of curly hair, and it is time for him to enter the Taoist sect."

Hong Yao whispered: "The boy is...His Royal Highness Zhaoxuan?"

Li Chan thought of the power of the red golden talisman, and clicked his tongue twice: "Dragon energy is added to the body, when he goes to the Qingque Palace to receive the gift of Yuanfu, apprenticeship and practice, it will not be so easy to deal with."

Hong Yao was silent for a long time, and couldn't help asking: "Then he, then he has a grudge and wants to deal with you, what should we do?"

"Hide." Li Chan said, stopping under the three-foot-deep eaves in front of the wooden door, holding the tin ring and clicking it.

After waiting for a while, there was no movement at the door, Li Chan frowned, and said coldly, "Are you still sleeping?"

Following the rustling sound of the cat scratching the roof beams, a round white cat popped out from the wall, staring at it with faint blue eyes, very bewitching.Seeing Li Chan, her eyes widened and she let out a meow, which sounded like "Yi Ya".

The white cat leaped down the wall like lightning, followed by a meowing sound from the courtyard.

"Yeah, Ah Lang is back!"

After a dead silence of breathing.

The room suddenly became noisy, rustling, chattering, furniture clashing, sweeping the floor.

With a click, the latch moved, and the wooden door creaked open. The white cat swung its head and put down the latch in its mouth. It ran over and rubbed Li Chan's trousers, and said sharply, "Ah Lang hasn't come home for two and a half years. I really want to die. !"

Li Chan ignored the white cat and stepped over the threshold.A multicolored one-legged rooster with a candle on its head cooed and jumped over from the corner of the patio. With a candle on its head, it lit up the room brightly.

Li Chan looked around, a broom in the east kitchen quickly swept the fishbone and chicken bones into the clay pots, pots and pans, and put them in their places as if they had grown feet.

The two pictures of Yaksha and ghost heads hanging at the door of the firewood room said in a low voice, "Welcome Alang."

The white cat followed closely at Li Chan's feet and chattered endlessly: "Ah Lang went to Qingque Palace, has he ever cultivated the Tao? Our brothers and I have been waiting day and night, and we can count on Alang's return. Ah Lang, take your seat quickly, take your seat quickly, babbling , This, this, is there a newcomer in the family?"

It looked up at the painting scroll on Li Chan's waist, and exclaimed: "It's amazing, it's amazing, she is really a beautiful and handsome little lady, she is not worse than Mrs. Sao Qing!"

(End of this chapter)