Not climbing the Qingyun Ladder

Chapter 4

Hua Yanming became more and more frightened as he fought.This man in black appeared out of nowhere. He looked young but had a high level of cultivation. His moves seemed casual, but he had hidden murderous intentions in his moves.

"Who are you? Why are you meddling in our Hua family's business?" Hua Yanming had no choice but to block a move, then took a few steps back and asked in a deep voice.

"I'm a nosy person." Xie Ziyan still had a casual and unruly tone.

"Master, I heard from the housekeeper that you kidnapped my sister. I wonder where she is now?" Hua Chanyu asked.

"Your sister looked weak, but she ran very fast. I didn't catch up with her." Xie Ziyan seemed to have remembered something interesting and said with a smile.

"Father, Xiang Rong is measured. Maybe she was just frightened and hid outside for a while before coming back." Hua Chanyu turned to Hua Yanming and said.

Hua Xiangrong, who was unable to practice, could not stay alone for a long time.With this nosy person in front of her blocking her here again, it would be better to wait for her to come back on her own.Hua Yanming thought of this and nodded: "That's all, what Chanyu said makes sense."

Then he looked at the man in brocade clothes who showed no mercy and said coldly: "Let's go."

Hua Yanming, as a father, is indeed nothing if he takes this responsibility.Xie Ziyan thought with disdain.

I wonder how Miss Hua Er, who looked so weak, is doing now.It's a pity that I have other things to do and can't go to Yunzhou now.However, Yunzhou will definitely be very lively when she arrives.

By that time, he had arrived in Yunzhou.For now, let’s get that thing done first.

He jumped a few times and soon disappeared.

After Hua Xiangrong followed the caravan out of Cangzhou, she kept heading north.There is also Bingzhou between Cangzhou and Yunzhou. To get to Yunzhou, you must first pass through the entire Bingzhou.

Fortunately, there were no disturbances along the way, and the caravan arrived at the border of Bingzhou after traveling for four or five days.

There are three counties in Bingzhou, from south to north, they are Yiling, Mianyang and Hegui.They arrived at Yiling first.

As soon as Hua Xiangrong entered Yiling, she felt that this place was very strange.It looks normal, but pedestrians on the street have a strange feeling.After looking at it for a long time, she finally realized what was strange: why didn't they laugh?

There were also pedestrians talking in twos and threes on the street, but they were all expressionless.

At this moment, Hua Xiangrong heard the funeral music.

She subconsciously looked back and saw a team sending off her bride.It was exactly the same scene as the day she got married.

Listening to the song of the farewell procession, Hua Xiangrong understood the lyrics in her heart.

"After the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, it's the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and the road heads west to its end. Don't stop, don't stop, we will follow you on the road to hell."

Who uses this kind of music when getting married?This is obviously a funeral song.

The procession of sending off the bride was still walking towards the city, and the funeral tune was playing all the way.The people on the street still didn't react at all, just minding their own business and immersed in their own world.

Is this sorcery?Hua Xiangrong thought to herself.

It was getting late, and the caravan was looking for a place to stay.The owner of the caravan seemed to have a few discussions with someone in front, and then took the caravan to an inn.

The four big characters of Duofu Inn are dazzling in front of my eyes. Together with the weird atmosphere of Yiling, there is an indescribable feeling.

I hope this inn is really blessed.It would be better for Yiling to leave as soon as possible.Hua Xiangrong thought to herself.

"Everyone who has come from afar, please come in quickly." The owner of the inn said.

There is expression on his face.

"Shopkeeper, I think your Yiling County seems very strange." After the caravan boss sat down, he took a sip of tea.

"This"

The owner of the inn seemed embarrassed and hesitated to speak.

"Shopkeeper, we are businessmen from Cangzhou. We are going to Yunzhou to do business. We passed by and stayed here for one night. If you have any questions, you can tell us. Maybe we can help you." The person who discussed with the caravan owner before He spoke.

He looks to be in his 20s, dressed in white, and extremely handsome.Hua Xiangrong looked at the jade pendant around his waist, and with a heartbeat, she looked away.

Warm jade from the East China Sea.It seems that she was right. A caravan is thousands of miles away from Cangzhou to Yunzhou. It is not safe to encounter any dangers on the way, so it is normal for a monk to be in charge.

Donghai Nuan Jade is a special type of jade produced in the East China Sea. It requires monks to pour their own spiritual energy into it before it can take shape.This man in white is quite confident in his speech, so he must be a monk.

"Does this girl also know Donghai Nuanyu?" Someone suddenly asked beside her.

Hua Xiangrong was startled by him.

The speaker was a man in a green shirt dressed as a scholar.This man didn't look very outstanding, he only had one pair of eyes, and he was as gentle as jade, which made it easy for people to like him.

"Don't blame me, girl. I just saw her staring at the young master's jade pendant, and I thought she also recognized the warm jade from the East China Sea." He spoke like a gentle and courteous gentleman.

"What's the East China Sea Warm Jade? I just noticed that the young master's jade pendant had a strange pattern, so I took a few more glances." Hua Xiangrong said.

"So that's it." The man wasn't angry after hearing her obviously perfunctory words, he just smiled and nodded.

"I am Su Budu, I don't know what the girl's surname is."

"Hua Xiangrong, from Cangzhou." Hua Xiangrong said.

"Yun Xiang's clothes and Hua Xiang's appearance, a good name, and a perfect match for the girl." Su Budu praised.

"I wonder why Miss Xiangrong wants to go to Yunzhou?" he asked again.

Hua Xiangrong raised her eyebrows, not expecting this person to be so familiar.

"If the girl doesn't want to say it, I won't force it." Xiangrong didn't answer for a while, but Su Budu added.

"Thank you Mr. Su for your understanding." Hua Xiangrong nodded to him.

"My dear guests, you don't know. There are evil spirits in Yiling." The shop owner hesitated and spoke.His voice was very low on the last two words, as if he was afraid of being heard.

"Can the store tell you in detail?" the man in white asked.

"Oh, let's stop talking. You'd better leave quickly. You are no match for that evil ghost. We have invited many masters who claim to be ghost hunters, but it's no use." The store owner said with a look of fear.

"I have also learned some ghost-catching skills. If you are not good at it, I might give it a try." The man in white said.

Xu Shi, the man in white, had a sincere tone and an extraordinary demeanor. The shop owner believed him and told the story from beginning to end.

This matter is still a romantic debt.

It is said that the son of Yiling County Sheriff is a handsome young man who has a private life with a woman.The woman was an oiran from a brothel, so the county governor strongly opposed their being together.Later, the son of the county governor gave in and got married to a well-matched woman chosen by the county governor for him.

But on the wedding day, the woman died.The moment he was helped out of the sedan chair, he fell to the ground, bleeding from all his orifices, and his death was very miserable.

At this time, a dark wind blew, and for a moment the sky became dark. The courtesan appeared out of thin air in front of everyone. Her eyes were filled with blood and tears, and she slowly showed a smile to everyone.

The county guard was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and said, "She, isn't she dead?"

It turns out that in order to make his son give up, the county governor forged a letter from the courtesan and sent her out of the county in name, but actually killed her.

"Dear guests, tell me, isn't this an evil ghost? It's the ghost of the courtesan who has come back for revenge," the shopkeeper said.

"Then what?" The man in white asked thoughtfully, without paying any attention to the store owner's words. "The ghost oiran strangled the county governor to death and expelled all the people in the county governor's house, leaving only the county governor's son. We all thought he was in danger, but the female ghost raised her finger and pointed He smiled and said, 'Sun Lang, don't you want to marry a wife? Let's marry one a month, do you agree?'"

As soon as the store owner finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly came.The sound of the wind was mixed with a woman's sad and sobbing voice.

"After the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, it's the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and the road heads west to its end. Don't stop, don't stop, we will follow you on the road to hell."

"It's this song, it's this song. It's really sinful. The woman I married today must be dead," the store owner said.

This incident happened three months ago. Counting the bride who had bleeding from her orifices that day, this is already the fourth incident.Every time a bride is married, the ghost courtesan will ask the bride-to-be team to play this tune.After the bride is delivered, you can hear her singing this song at night, and the next day the bride's body is at the door of the county magistrate's house.

"Listen, there are still sounds." The man in white made a silent gesture.

"After the first day of the lunar month, it's the tenth day of the lunar month, and the road goes from south to north. Regrets arise, regrets arise, and there is no one to accompany you at the end of the journey."

It sounded like the lyrics to a funeral song had been re-arranged and spoken casually.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha." Ghost Oiran shrill laugh again.

Everyone felt horrified. The windows were banged and banged in the strong wind. The door of the inn opened and closed, closed and opened again.The faint of heart looks like it's about to cry.

The man in white drew several talismans in the air. After the talisman was completed, he flew to the door and window and sealed them.For a moment, the sound of the wind and the woman's laughter were no longer heard.

The inn was extremely quiet, and most people had not recovered from the shock just now.

There are many such things in the world about infatuated women and unfavorable lovers.But it is rare for someone to take revenge like this ghost courtesan.No matter what, it was her fault for taking the lives of four innocent women.Hua Xiangrong sighed softly.

The shopkeeper knelt down with a plop: "Sir, please save us, save the young master, and save those innocent women."

The man in white smiled slightly: "This is my duty. I am Pei Jin, a disciple of the Canglan Sect."

Canglan Sect?It seems that after a hundred years, a new sect has emerged.Hua Xiangrong thought silently.

There are many cultivators, and over time, some monks with similar skills, similar ways, or congenial spirits gathered together to form many large and small sects.After all, not all monks can achieve enlightenment and ascend, and some monks choose to walk in the human world and use their sect as their home.

A hundred years ago when Feng Yuqing was alive, there were four most famous sects in the world of cultivation.

"It turns out that Brother Pei is from the Canglan Sect. It seems that the ghost oiran is going to suffer." Su Budu said.

"Master Su knows about Canglan Sect?" Hua Xiangrong asked.

"Don't you know, Miss Xiangrong? This Canglan Sect is very famous in the world of cultivation."

"I'm not a monk, so naturally I'm not familiar with these cultivation sects." Hua Xiangrong said.

"The Canglan Sect was established a hundred years ago, which happened to be the year when the sword demon Feng Yuqing was executed. Since the establishment of the Canglan Sect, it has been its mission to eliminate demons, protect the way, and protect the common people. After a hundred years of operation, it is now said to be the largest sect in the world of cultivation. It's not an exaggeration." Su Budu lowered his voice and explained to Hua Xiangrong.

It seems that nothing else of great importance happened in the year of her death.Hua Xiangrong said calmly, "That's it. I've learned a lesson. Thank you Mr. Su."

"It seems that this friend knows a lot about Canglan Sect. I don't know what to call him?" Even though he lowered his voice, Pei Jin still heard what Su Budu said.

"I'm in Xiasu Budu."

"It turned out to be Young Master Su."

"What about this girl?" Pei Jin's eyes fell on Hua Xiangrong next to him, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Although the woman in front of her was wearing coarse clothes, holding an ebony hairpin, and her face was bare, she was still a beauty.

"I am his distant cousin, my name is Su Xiangrong." Hua Xiangrong said.

For some reason, Hua Xiangrong didn't want to have anything to do with them when she heard that the Canglan Sect was founded in the year she died. She didn't want them to know even the name Hua Xiangrong in this life.

She herself understood that this was because she had not completely let go of the matter.

Su Budu was stunned for a moment and took a deep look at Hua Xiangrong.

Pei Jin nodded and asked no more questions.

"Brother Su knows Canglan Sect so well, he must be a monk." He said to Su Budu.

"I only know a little bit about it." Su Budu replied.

"Brother Su is so humble. I wonder if you are interested in getting rid of this ghost oiran with me?" Pei Jin asked.

"I will do my best." Su Budu agreed.

"Okay, okay, we have two young masters. I believe we can get rid of that evil ghost and make Yiling clean," the shop owner said.

Hua Xiangrong looked at the happy shop owner, slowly frowned, and her eyes became serious.

I didn't see it just now, but now I can see it clearly.Duofu Inn is indeed not so lucky.

"It's late at night now. Let's go to bed first and make long-term plans tomorrow." Pei Jin said.

"Brother Pei is absolutely right." Su Budu said in agreement.

At night, Hua Xiangrong couldn't sleep, thinking over and over again the words that the ghost courtesan recited casually.

"There are regrets in life, there are regrets in life, and the journey will come to an end."

Suddenly a voice interrupted her thoughts.

"I want to accommodate the girl, I want to accommodate the girl"

It's Su Budu.He used the method of forcing his voice into a line, and only Hua Xiangrong could hear his voice.

"You open the door first." Su Budu continued.

Hua Xiangrong put on her clothes and stood up, gently opening the door.Su Budu outside the door looked solemn.

"What's wrong?" Hua Xiangrong asked.

"It's so cruel to think of a girl who opens the door to a strange man in the middle of the night." Su Budu said with a smile.

Hua Xiangrong glanced at him lightly and pretended to close the door.

"Wait, I have something to tell you." Su Budu quickly squeezed in.

There was silence in the inn. It seemed that no one heard the sound here.

After Su Budu came in and sat down, he said, "Miss Xiangrong, we'd better leave here early tomorrow morning, no, let's leave now."

His tone was serious and didn't sound like he was joking.

"Why?" Hua Xiangrong asked.

"There's something wrong with the owner of this inn. He's from the Wan Puppet Sect." Su Budu said.

(End of this chapter)