Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 89 Miss Qu San encounters ghosts during the day
Coincidentally, that day at the market, the little maid met a former flower-buying customer, the old shopkeeper of the flower shop in the city.When the old shopkeeper saw her in white clothes and skirt, he knew there must be a reason.The little maid explained her reasons exactly. Accompanying the old shopkeeper was a young man, dressed as a Jianghu man. It was said that he had just returned from learning martial arts from the old swordsman Wuchen of Piaomiao Peak. He was good at martial arts, generous and conceited. He was furious at that moment. After asking for his name, he wanted to fight against this injustice.

This man was brave and resourceful. He followed Yang Dalang and observed him in the academy and other places for a long time. He chose the entrance of Canglang Pavilion to attack because there were few people and the road was wide and accessible in all directions, which would facilitate his escape.

Yang Dalang originally had a good reputation. Apart from being a follower of Mr. Chu, he was a little looked down upon by others, but he actually had no bad deeds. Now his reputation was completely ruined. He transformed from a gentle scholar into a figure like a silver-gun bully, that is, Wang Hengtong, a young man. I was also curious and interjected once or twice, but Huang Yuntai did not say a word.

A gentleman is cautious about independence, and Wang Heng respects Huang Yuntai more and more.

After about ten days, Yang Dalang's injury was almost recovered and he could return to the academy.

His scars were mainly on his face, and his forehead was a little disfigured. A group of classmates secretly believed the rumors a little more. The hero was indeed sensible. Wu Yu hanged herself, Miss Lanxian died of illness, and Yang Dalang had it, but the crime was nothing but coquettish and lewd behavior. , slap someone in the face, punish him without hurting his life.

Yang Dalang has become a lot depressed since he was injured. Even Mr. Chu's generous temper has somewhat restrained. He is not as hospitable as before, and he has to make things every time during the holidays.

This kind of life is in line with Wang Heng's wishes. He is determined to be frugal so as not to spend money on things he shouldn't spend. He can't afford to socialize with a rich man like Mr. Chu.

Huang Yuntai was a man of justice and kept his word. He took Wang Heng to visit Mr. Ye, who taught calligraphy. Mr. Ye was over fifty and was still an old scholar and could not go any further.

Although they had tea at Mr. Ye's residence, Mr. Ye was very friendly to Huang Yuntai and often taught him his brushwork skills, but he was somewhat alienated from Wang Heng.

After going there two or three times, Wang Heng felt that he was not welcome, so he stopped going.

Xiaocai secretly told him that Huang Yuntai often brought roast chicken and roast duck to honor Mr. Ye. Wang Heng was a little stunned. Xiaocai advised him not to think too secularly about people. The world is bustling, and everyone comes for profit. The world is bustling, and everyone is here for profit. Go for profit.

Wang Heng felt that he did not have the social skills of Huang Yuntai, so he had to settle down and be a dissatisfied student.

But although Huang Yuntai is popular, he also has a lot of worries.

On the 15th day of every month, the post office delivers letters from home to the academy. Every time Huang Yuntai receives a letter from home, he always frowns and sits on the rockery in Qiyuan for half a day. Sometimes Wang Heng calls him to go to the study with him, and Huang Yuntai also Instead of avoiding him, he put the letter on the stone table and asked Wang Heng to sit with him for a while. He was lost for a while, then regained his composure, and went to class together as usual, talking and laughing.

When the last ginkgo leaves in autumn flew down the front street like golden butterflies, a story happened in Suzhou that shocked the whole city. Master Tong Xuan's niece, Miss Qu San, met a ghost in broad daylight.

That afternoon, when the sky was overcast, Miss Qu San was about to go to her female teacher's Chengnan Thatched Cottage to take a Nanzong landscape painting class, when she noticed that her family's sedan followed her mother out the door.

She is a well-behaved and good student, never arriving late or leaving early and missing any lectures. Moreover, her family has always been open-minded, and they can't help but let the female family members go out. She has not always taken a sedan in the past, so now she put on a cloak and walked forward with her two maids. go.

From Qu's private house on Daoqian Street to the female gentleman's thatched cottage in the south of the city, it only took a stick of incense to walk through the alleys of Lufang. The sky was gloomy, it was probably going to rain, and the alleys were empty and silent.

The three masters and servants walked to the Bachelor's Bridge and found that something seemed wrong. For no reason, there was a light mist all around. Suddenly, a group of wedding sedans with red silk and red flowers appeared from the south end of the empty street, and a pair of white silk and white flowers appeared from the north. The sedan chair sandwiched the three masters and servants on the Bachelor's Bridge, and the suona and gongs and drums were playing, which was so strange and breathtaking.

Miss Qu San immediately asked the two maids to cover their ears so as not to be disturbed by the demonic sound. However, a step later, the two maids were already lost and she herself gradually lost consciousness.

I don't know how long it took for Youyou to wake up. Her eyes were dark. She felt her body jolting and bumping. She touched all around and touched silk curtains. She was horrified and was dripping with cold sweat. Could it be that she was touched by the red people on both sides of the Bachelor's Bridge just now? The white sedan chair was taken away.She opened the sedan curtain and saw black clouds outside, as if there were flocks of big birds hiding in the sky and blocking the sun. They didn't seem to be in the human world. She couldn't help but scream, but found that she couldn't breathe.

Miss Qu San is a member of an official family who has traveled to several provinces. She has some courage and knows in her heart that she has been tricked and is afraid that she will be kidnapped by the monster. She is a girl from an official family, and her reputation is more important than the sky. At that time, I felt that although my limbs were weak and weak, they could still move, so I jumped out with all my strength.

At this moment, a chicken crow suddenly sounded louder and clearer, and suddenly golden light covered the top, the darkness retreated, and the warm winter sun shone brightly.

Miss Qu San found herself lying on the edge of the water. The river water was about to cover her embroidered shoes. Two maids were leaning beside her, and they soon woke up.A big, arrogant rooster with a flower crown on his head lowered his head and pecked at insects in the flowers and grass. He looked at them without looking away, as if he was laughing at their embarrassment.

Miss Qu San raised her eyes upwards and was stunned. There was a stone arch bridge across the water, which was the Bachelor's Bridge they had just crossed. After a lot of effort, they turned out to be under the Bachelor's Bridge.

The maid Rui Hong was so horrified that she couldn't hold back her fear and screamed.

In the alley that was deserted just now, two or three girls and wives appeared. The old woman led her grandson towards the water and looked at them in surprise at their wet appearance.

A child pointed at the river and said, "There are paper birds in the river."

Everyone looked up and saw densely packed origami floating in the river. An old man from Zhenqiao family volunteered to fish in a small boat and brought back many birds made of white cotton paper.

After listening to the descriptions of Miss Qu San and the maids, the old man felt that something was strange. There was a kidnapper and a monster in the city. He hurriedly called the local security chief. He heard that he was a member of the official family of Tongpan. He was kidnapped and did not dare to neglect, so he reported it to the Wuxian county government on the same day.

An old servant of Wuxian County Government was shocked when he saw the paper bird presented by Chief A, saying that it was exactly the same as the paper kite of the Baiyuan Lotus Sect demoniac more than 20 years ago.

In the Baiyuan Sect, which was very popular more than 20 years ago, the demon leader claims to have been taught by gods and can drive ghosts and gods, cut paper into soldiers, and scatter beans into horses.

The members of the Baiyuan Sect are mixed, including practitioners with profound magical powers and rogues who have committed deception and deceit.

The Baiyuan Sect had many believers in the southern provinces. After its power expanded, it became ambitious and got involved in King Yuzhang's rebellion. After King Yuzhang fell into disgrace, the Baiyuan Sect was wiped out under the attack of the imperial court.

If it is really the demons of the Baiyuan Sect who are trying to abduct Miss Qu San, then what conspiracy are these demons brewing?

For a time, there was a lot of noise in Gusu City. There were families with unmarried daughters. Rich families often hired nursing homes. Small households closed their doors early. Officials from Wuxian County Government, Changzhou County Government, and the Prefecture Government stepped up patrols to guard against trouble.

Miss Qu San fell into the water in front of everyone and caused a storm in the city. Although she lost face, she did not disappear from everyone's sight. She finally kept her reputation, which was a blessing among misfortunes.

Miss Qu San was originally discussing marriage with the Yang family, a wealthy family in the same city. She and Yang Dalang, the eldest son of Yang's son, Yang Dalang of Ziyang Academy, had made a big mistake, so they didn't mention the marriage for the time being until it was out of the limelight.

(End of this chapter)