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Chapter 207 Chapter 56: Reunion

The night was dark, and there was a lot of people around Dongyue Temple.At a height of hundreds of feet above the temple grounds, the day-flying scorpion floated away, and the night tour palace had crossed more than half of Yujing City, and traveled here to replace it.

The entire ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven will last for three days, day and night. Although the Taichang Temple officials in charge of rituals and music have blessed the Dragon and Tiger Curse, it is not easy to complete this tormenting errand.At this moment, they just moved from the day flight to the night tour palace, seize this moment of respite, lean against the railing, lean on Zhu Zhu, and rest separately.

In the slightly subdued sound of ritual and music, Dayong Emperor Li Yin looked down from the terrace of Yeyou Palace.The half-year famine didn't seem to have had a big impact on Yujing City. The people were still laughing and laughing, and the lanterns floating in mid-air were even more colorful than before.

Among the officials behind the emperor, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites folded his sleeves and said: "As soon as your Majesty returns to Beijing, the world will be peaceful again. Now my country is strong and strong, and it cannot be shaken by some demons and disasters."

The Minister of Taichang Temple also said: "When Your Majesty completes the Zen ceremony, humanity will prosper, and it will be just around the corner."

Li Yin smiled slightly, the Emperor Dayong is now over 50 years old, except for a few wisps of frosty hair on his temples, he hardly looks old.Under the light, his complexion was extraordinarily rosy. There were rumors that the sage was seriously injured before entering the customs, but it was obviously just a rumor.

He pointed to the lights of Yujing City, with the dragon's whiskers on his sleeves reflecting the dim light, and said with a gratified smile, "Renren Chen of Xiyi Mountain and Venerable Kongle of Buddhism both said that it was too reckless for me to go west to seal Taodu Mountain, and it was an abandonment." The people of Dayong Kingdom don’t care about it, and they don’t have the hearts of the people. Tonight, the emperor and the people celebrate together, and the people of Dayong below are so happy, who said that I don’t have the hearts of the people?”

The courtiers next to him agreed one after another, and won a burst of joy.

After a while, Li Yin waved his hand again to let all the officials retreat, leaving only Qin Tianjian Zheng Yuan Shuo alone.

The palace lanterns on both sides of the terrace illuminated Li Yin's side face, his face was abnormally rosy, he coughed lightly, subconsciously raised his hand to cover his left rib, then brushed it lightly, and touched his mustache covertly, "National Master Lian made this potion of God Talisman, it is said that if you apply it on your feet, you can walk on the water without drowning, and you will become immortal in a hundred days after taking it. I used a knife, and the medicine is really effective, and I can no longer feel the injury."

Wearing a red robe, Yuan Shuo shook his head and said, "Although the Jiuding Shendan is the world's first-class outer alchemy, your majesty's injury this time is already serious, and it caused a hidden injury many years ago. If your majesty is deeply cultivated, it will not There is a serious illness, but His Majesty is overworked and sick, and his vitality and blood are already depleted. Relying on the outer alchemy alone can only delay it for a while."

Li Yin raised his hand, signaled Yuan Shuo to stop, and chuckled, "The great sage of the monster race is indeed brave, and treats thousands of troops as nothing. Unfortunately, it wasn't 20 years ago. Otherwise, I would like to fight him a few more times." Speaking of Here, he paused, "How much life do I have left?"

Yuan Shuo said: "There is no need to calculate this matter, as long as you have a rough medical skill, you will know that your majesty had better retreat to the cave to recuperate.

"I also want to take a break, but now that tigers and wolves are waiting for me, how can I retreat completely? If I show a little weakness, even those who are watching the fire from the other side may come in and meddle." Li Yin looked at the palace from a distance, feeling emotional Said: "I have a good prince. He is gentle, respectful and thrifty, but he is not so humble. This is very good. You can't be too gentleman when you are an emperor. When the queen gave birth to him, auspiciousness descended from the sky, and a fairy sent a wish One handle. If he succeeds to the throne, he will also be upright and righteous, much stronger than me."

Everyone knows that today's sages are criticized by others because of their improper positions.But today's Crown Prince was born in accordance with the will of God.When the crown prince was just full moon, he was scratching Zhou on Xiyi Mountain, ignoring books, swords, dust and wooden fish, and raised his hand to touch the sun in the sky.Although untouchable, this ambition is extraordinary.

Other courtiers would probably want to praise the crown prince at this time, but Yuan Shuo didn't say a word.

The ceremony and music in the night palace rested temporarily, and the noise below was very far away. The two of them were silent for a while facing the wind on the terrace. Li Yin suddenly said: "Yuan Chongshan told me that someone gave you a chess record?"

Yuan Shuo nodded, "Not bad."

It took Li Yin a while to say: "I was only skeptical in Xuandu, but now it seems that the offspring is indeed his heir. However, he was already in Taodu Mountain back then, so is he the one who came back now?" ? If his obsession turns into a demon..."

He sighed, "I don't know if it's an enemy or a friend."

Yuan Shuo said: "Back then, great supernatural beings from the two sects gathered on Mount Taodu and forced him to ascend to heaven. He would rather turn his blood into a rainbow and then conquer the gates of the earth. This death can be said to be more serious than Mount Tai, but for a person like him, he must be unwilling to die like this. .This time, when I return to the human world, I either want to continue my journey, or..."

Before Yuan Shuo finished speaking, a voice came from the darkness, "Maybe it's something unfinished back then."

In the dark night, there seemed to be an invisible pen that outlined a figure. His face was covered by darkness, only the outline of his robe sleeves could be seen. He smiled and said, "It's been a long time, you two, are you okay?"

……

On the Yunqiao in Xingguofang, Mr. Bi bid farewell suddenly, leaving Li Chan alone.Li Chan, who is often accompanied by a group of monsters, has not been alone for a long time. Walking alone under the moonlight lanterns, he feels a different kind of freedom.

He circled around the flying building, left Xingguofang in the south, smelled the smell of mutton, spirits, roasted quail and lamp oil all the way, and arrived at the potter's wheel street outside Dongyue Temple.

The chariots and horses were crowded by the sea of ​​people and moved slowly, and the singing girl upstairs bounced her pipa.There are hawking and bargaining everywhere, as well as flirting between men and women.Pedestrians were dazzled by the grand scene on the side of the street, while some were staring at their feet. During grand occasions, women in their boudoirs dressed up and went out. Just be careful and patient. After a night, you can always pick up some gold and silver jewelry that has been squeezed out.

In the street, a shadowless Taoist priest is carrying a red leather gourd and a bronze mirror in his hand.The colorful lights were reflected on the mirror, and no one noticed the girl's reflection.

The Taoist sat down on the side of the street and ordered a bowl of red bean fuyuanzi.In the bronze mirror, Deng Yuanying said: "The floating yuanzi sold by this store can be regarded as the number one in Yujing City. It's a pity, Daoist, you don't eat this, you don't eat that, you can't do anything about [-]% of the delicious food in Yujing City Enjoyed."

The Taoist took a mouthful of Fuyuanzi, tasted it for a while, nodded and said, "It's really good."

Deng Yuanying laughed when she heard the Taoist's praise, "Master Taoist, you will be too tired after doing such a good deed."

The Taoist ate the floating yuanzi in two or three bites, and put down a few coins, "I do meritorious deeds, not just to redeem the shadow. The Wang family treats me with kindness and rebirth. If I do more meritorious deeds, I can also form some good karma for the Wang family."

The Taoist priest entered the crowd, and Deng Yuanying asked again: "Then why is the supernatural power of the Wang family so powerful that it can cut off your shadow, Taoist priest?"

The Taoist smiled, "The Nine Methods of Yu Shu of Jiang Ning Wang's is of course very powerful."

Deng Yuanying said: "They can cut out the shadow of a person, if I ask them for help, can they change my body?"

The Taoist was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "I haven't learned that supernatural power, how do I know? However, the descendants of the Jiangning Wang family will also come to take the spring examination of Qianyuan Academy, and then, Pindao can help you ask. "

Deng Yuanying said happily: "Thank you, Daoist!"

"Just asking, may not be useful." The Taoist smiled, walked past a silk and satin shop, fixed his gaze, and saw Li Chan walking towards him, "Brother Fucha, what a coincidence." He stopped and cupped his hands.

"Coincidentally." Li Chan cupped her hands in return.

"Brother Fucha seems to be traveling alone, do you want to go with us and drink some wine together?" Wang Changyue raised the red leather gourd and shook it, "The stuff here is made by Qingwei."

Li Chan was a little moved, and then glanced at the bronze mirror in Wang Changyue's hand, and said with a smile: "Next time, there are still people waiting for me."

"Alright." Wang Changyue smiled, and greeted Li Chan again, and the two passed by.

……

Li Chan walked past the mats selling autumn oil and the meat stall at the tea stall, and the monsters were near the temple, but he suddenly didn't want to go back too early.With a high wine flag on the side, he opened the heavy cloth curtain and entered the restaurant, and the hot human smell came over his face.He sat down on the second floor and ordered a small half pot of Lihuabai, a plate of peanuts and vinegar celery.

The singer in the building holds the red teeth to clap the board and sings "Late Autumn". The lyrics of "The rapid scenery is like a shuttle, and the old journey is like a dream" attracted a lot of attention.

The drinkers in the seat sighed.Li Chan tapped the beat with her right hand, threw a peanut into her mouth with her left hand, and raised her glass to take another sip of wine.Squinting his eyes slightly, shaking his head from time to time, he was very absorbed in listening, but he didn't listen to the lyrics very much. He just listened to the rhythm and the melodious voice of the singer, and just listened to a few songs.The other drinkers in the building temporarily forgot the hardships of livelihood through the drinks in their cups and a few pieces of music.Li Chan is not A Lang of Hundred Ghosts at the moment, but just a person who drinks and listens to music.

Seeing him drinking alone, the singer who accompanied the wine in the building came over to pour a glass of wine for Li Chan.The smell of rouge on her body was so strong that it made her feel greasy, and her face was stained with lead powder, which was greasy, and if you looked closely, you could still see fine powder particles.When it was said that it was pouring wine, the whole body was snuggled up, as if to send myself into the arms of the guests.Li Chan smiled, took the wine that the singing girl fed to her mouth, drank it down, put down some money, and left the desk.

After leaving the wine shop, Li Chan took a few breaths of cold air under the wine tricks.The powdery smell in the nose was washed away, but there were still some lingering traces left behind.He walked west across the potter's wheel street, and heard a sound of wind and thunder.At the corner of the alley not far away, there is a stage surrounded by houses and several gable walls.There were people singing on the stage, but you couldn't see their faces clearly from the outside. Only when Wu Sheng waved his spear, did he occasionally reveal half of the edge of the blue flag.

Li Chan went to Dongyue Temple from the narrow alley next to the stage, and the lyrics of the opera became more and more clear: "The demon from the outside world, called Kaling Pinga, offered his soul to Gu Jiuniang and performed sorcery. Xiangji. The abandoned disciple of Mount Xiyi turned pale with shock..."

In the middle of the narrow alley, there is a snow-covered path. Li Chan walked in and passed a residential house, leaving only a wall between him and the stage.In the window of the private house, there was a table, and a girl in white was sitting at the table peeling melon seeds.There was a pile of melon seed husks on the table, she was still peeling them in her hands, and her ears were turned to the stage.

When Li Chan saw the girl in white, she recognized her as his neighbor, Jiang Ru from Fengchen General's Mansion.When Jiang Ru heard the rustling footsteps of stepping on the snow, he also turned his head and looked over, surprised: "Li Dan?"

"I've seen Mrs. Jiang." Li Chan looked around, the place was kind of shabby, not like where she stayed, "You are..."

In the private house, an old woman in an indigo cotton robe harvested the melon seeds for Jiang Ruo.Jiang Ru clapped his hands and said, "What are you doing here?"

Li Chan glanced at the gable of the stage, "Listen to the opera."

"This is a place for eavesdropping." Jiang Ru smiled, "I left home when I was young and often came here to listen to operas. Now I'm not stingy with rewards, but I'm just used to listening here. And you, why did you come to eavesdrop ?”

"I came here by mistake." Li Chan said, the old woman opened the door of the house, he hesitated for a moment, entered the room and sat down at the table.

"Coincidentally." Jiang Ru nodded. The storytelling outside the wall had already been finished and was just about to sing the finale, when Qing Dan sang "Red Sleeves and Green Crowns, Jade Scratching Gold Tins" in a shrill voice. Li Chan: "You came from Xuandu."

Li Chan raised her eyebrows, "You know?"

Jiang Ru smiled, "Don't get me wrong, I didn't intend to investigate you, but the general's mansion is a place of military aircraft, and the people in the mansion will always find out the details of the neighbors. If you come from Xuandu, you should have heard the song "Desperate Destiny" "Ci". Over there in Xuandu, is that how it is sung?"

(End of this chapter)