Spring River Flower Moon Night: Set of 2 Volumes

Chapter 20: No Demon City (4)
He thought to himself: Sure enough, it's Scarlet's stuff. If nothing else, this kind of stealthy thing will come in handy.

The prince pushed the door open, and saw a big garden in the backyard, next to a two-storey house, which seemed to be where the servants lived, so he sneaked in stealthily stepping on the grass.

He walked along the corridor for an unknown amount of time, but he still didn't find a place that looked like the main house. His waist was sore, and he couldn't help cursing secretly: That old man is too ostentatious, why build this house so big?

When he was angry, a row of lights appeared in front of him, but it was a large hall with rows of houses on both sides, and lanterns were hung outside the houses.

When the prince came in, he was very happy, and hurriedly walked quietly past the wall.He looked through the door, and found that most of the people in those rooms had gone to bed, and few windows were lit with candles.

There was a room in front of it, which was very beautifully decorated, so he sneaked under the window root and peeked into the room.

I saw a girl in the room, wearing a pale pink embroidered dress, playing the piano and singing alone. From that appearance, she was Zhang Qianfu's precious daughter Baoyun.

"Qingqing Zijin, care about my heart. Even if I don't go, Zining won't listen? Qingqing Zipei, leisurely I think. Even if I don't go, Zining won't come?"

The voice was like weeping and complaining, and it turned a thousand times, it was very pleasant to hear, as if it was pouring out the distress of not getting the favor of the sweetheart.

This forbearable love made Wang Zijin feel sad, and the graceful figure of Shen Xing appeared in his mind again.Maybe love in the world is like this, what keeps us awake at night is always the person who is not around.

After all, it's a little rude to spy on a girl's mind.Wang Zijin turned his head to leave, but found a painting hanging on the wall in front of Baoyun. The person in the painting was tall and tall, and his white clothes were as snowy as snow. He had a handsome male face and a feminine face. Unforgettable, it is Scarlet!

Looking at the portrait, Wang Zijin couldn't help but moisten his eyes. He missed Fei Hong so much, and finally understood who that girl Baoyun yearned for.

"People are like jade across the clouds..." Baoyun sighed softly after finishing the song, his words filled with sorrow.Wang Zijin was sad, he was like a jade, where is it separated by clouds?I'm afraid that after life and death, people and ghosts will go different ways, and I will never see them again.

He hurried away quickly, afraid that he would cry if he watched it any longer.

There are still a few rooms with light in front, where Zhang Qianfu's family members live, and there is nothing unusual.The big house inside is Zhang Qianfu's room. The old man is lighting up the lamp to fight at night. The books in his hand are piled as high as a person, and a housekeeper is waiting on him.

Wang Zijin couldn't help laughing to himself, this father and daughter are really interesting, one is a money bug, the other is a lover, they are so different yet so similar.

He turned around and saw nothing unusual, so he couldn't help being disappointed, seeing that the hall was brightly lit, it was not a place to stay for a long time, and he felt a little bit reluctant, and wanted to see Fei Xiao's portrait again, just for a glimpse.

He had no choice but to turn back quietly, lay down under Baoyun's window, and continued to peek.He was startled by this sight, and the phoenix in the painting actually changed her posture and stood up.

Wang Zijin couldn't help being stunned, this matter is very bad, but he can't figure out why, what kind of secret is hidden by this weak Baoyun who will never grow up?
I just heard Baoyun say leisurely to the painting: "Young Master Hu, do you miss Baoyun a little bit?"

The person in the painting nods his head and smiles, but he can move.

No, since that day when she picked up the hydrangea ball, she has been full of weirdness everywhere. The hydrangea ball was obviously going to fall into her arms, and Fei Xiao would not be mistaken, but she turned a corner, could it be that Baoyun did it?
Now the people in the painting can move, but the crimson in the basket on her back has turned into a fox, could it be?Scarlet's soul was locked in that painting?

It seems that if you want to save Feixiao, you must get the painting first!
He looked at the weak Baoyun again, guessing that he could subdue her alone, so he mustered up his courage and pushed Baoyun's door open.

When Baoyun heard that someone came in, he couldn't help being startled. Seeing that it was Wang Zi, he smiled and asked, "Young master, why are you here so late?"

Prince Jin was not afraid to see her, he nodded and said, "I'm here to pick up my friend."

"Where are your friends?" Bao Yun didn't admit it, with a fake smile on his face.

"Girl doesn't need to know, just give me the painting."

When Baoyun heard this, his face changed, and his eyes flickered coldly, "I drew this painting, why did you take it away?"

"Just relying on you to steal other people's souls..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Bao Yun stretched out his long arms and grabbed his face.Wang Zijin didn't expect her to attack suddenly, so he took the jade flute to block it in desperation, and the jade flute turned into a long knife with a bright red blade.

Both of them were startled, Wang Zijin couldn't help but rejoice, it seems that the scarf's things are not only used to pry open doors, but also used in this way.

"Who the hell are you, why do you want to spoil my good deeds?" Bao Yun cried, "I admire Mr. Hu very much, that's why..."

Wang Zijin saw that she was pitiful, but he couldn't care less, he was about to rush over to get the painting with a knife in his hand, but just after running a few steps, he suddenly felt his feet go limp, and he fell to the ground, looking back, Baoyun said coldly His eyes are looking at himself.

That gaze was like silk, cotton, cotton, and mist, wrapping around him round and round, pulling the essence away from his body.

Wang Zijin couldn't help breaking out in cold sweat, as if he had fallen into a world of ice and snow. He didn't expect this thin girl to be so powerful, but with just one look, he would take away his soul.

Fei Xiao's smile is close in front of his eyes, but his hands and feet are numb, and he can no longer get close to him. He only feels that his consciousness is gradually blurred, and his soul is like a flower flying snow, slowly drifting away, and his eyes become more and more unclear.

Scarlet, seems to be laughing?

I'm so sad, can you still laugh?

Suddenly, Fei Hong's advice sounded in my ears: Zijin, Zijin, you have to distinguish the real from the fake... The more real something is, the more fake it is sometimes!

Thinking of this, Wang Zijin yelled, turned his heart, and raised the long knife with the last of his strength, splitting the painting in half.

Baoyun was stunned immediately after the strike, as if he didn't expect him to be so decisive.A piece of talisman paper was flutteringly falling out of the flying residual painting.

Wang Zijin was elated, and suddenly felt a heavy weight on his back, making him lie down on the ground, presumably that Baoyun used some evil tricks again.

He couldn't help shouting secretly: This fate is over!

Unexpectedly, he was waiting to die, but someone snatched the long knife from his hand and shouted happily: "Zi Jin, are you alright?"

He hurriedly turned around, only to see Fei Xiao, dressed in white, squatting on top of him, with a bamboo basket on his head, it was very funny, just now he had pushed himself to the ground.

"Fei Xiao, Fei Xiao, you are back!" Wang Zijin was inexplicably delighted, "How can you be all right sitting on me like this?"

"Stop talking, let's go quickly." Fei Xiao pulled the prince in and left.

When Baoyun saw Feixiao, he immediately apologized like a child who has done something wrong, twisting his belt and saying, "Young Master Hu, you don't blame me, do you?"

Wang Zijin felt that she was very pitiful, but he didn't expect Fei Hong to pull him suddenly, "Zi Jin, don't look into her eyes." After saying that, he was full of heroism, swiped the long knife in his hand, and suddenly split the door in half. He dragged the prince in and rushed out of the room.

Outside the door should be the courtyard of Zhang Qianfu's family, but it turned into a vast wilderness. Wang Zijin looked around in surprise, and felt that the thatched hut in front of him was very familiar, and it was the one where Ru Mo lived. He couldn't help but blurt out: " This is the station!"

"Not bad!" Fei Xiao said in a bright voice, "Let's go and see the trick of the well technique!"

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"Fei Xiao, Fei Xiao, you are finally back..." Wang Zijin cried, "These days, I'm so anxious that I can't do anything by myself."

Seeing that he really cared about her, Fei Xiao smiled and said, "It was because I was too careless that I fell into someone else's trap. It's not easy for you, a mortal, to find me out of the painting."

"Fei Xiao, what should we do now?" Although Wang Zijin retrieved Fei Xiao's soul, the fact was strange and he couldn't figure it out.

Fei Hong smiled and said: "I'll know soon, that Bao Yun is indeed not ordinary, but I don't know where she comes from." After finishing speaking, she walked forward with Wang Zijin, in the empty wilderness, there was no one A half-figure, with an aura of death floating in it.

The two passed by the hut, Wang Zijin thought of Ru Mo, and shouted triumphantly: "Ru Mo, Ru Mo! Did you see it? I found Fei Xiao back."

Unexpectedly, there was no sound in the room, a wooden door was half closed, and it was dark, and it didn't seem like there was anyone.

"Strange, where did he go? Did he get caught again?" Wang Zijin couldn't help scratching his head.

Fei Xiao looked at the thatched hut, "He has already left, afraid that he sensed danger, so he hid in a safe place first."

"Danger? What danger?" Wang Zijin asked wonderingly, he had been here before, and nothing happened, so where did the danger come from?
"Let's go quickly, this place is full of monsters, so it's not suitable to stay for a long time." Fei Rong, dressed in white, walked quickly in front like a bird.

Demon spirit?What is that smell?Wang Zijin sniffed his surroundings curiously, and only smelled the clear smell of dry grass, without any peculiar smell.

Fei Xiao turned her head and said to him, "Zi Jin, have you figured out the weirdness in this city?"

"Strange? The biggest weirdness is that this small town is so close to the post station, but there is not a single monster."

"That's right, it looks like Ziyang didn't do it now, do you know why?"

Hearing what he said, Wang Zijin couldn't help feeling cold behind his back, there seemed to be a hidden secret behind it.Looking at the broken walls and ruins in the night, dilapidated and ferocious, I couldn't help swallowing in fright, speechless.

I only heard Fei Xiao continue to say: "If there is no prey in a forest, there may be an excellent hunter, and there is..."

"And there is the most ferocious beast!" Wang Zijin continued, his hands trembling secretly.

Could it be that there is an extremely powerful monster in this city, suppressing all those lonely and wild ghosts?Where is that ghost?
As soon as the words fell, Wang Zijin felt someone pulling his ankle, and when he looked down, it was a half severed hand.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" He screamed in fright, and hurriedly wanted to call Feixiao for help, but there was another person standing between him and Feixiao, with his clothes torn and no head.

"Fei Xiao, Fei Xiao, what's the matter?" Wang Zijin collapsed to the ground in fright, only then did he realize that in the vast wilderness, there were many ghosts and monsters appearing little by little, some crawled out from the ground, and some walked from behind the wall. When they came out, they were all incomplete, and they were all monsters at first glance, there were hundreds of them, slowly approaching them.

"Zi Jin, don't be afraid, it was the monster who found us here, and just got some young people to stop us." Fei Xiao said as she raised her foot and kicked away the severed hand that was restraining Wang Zijin.

"You, you call them little ones?" Wang Zijin pointed at the hundreds of monsters around him. The formation was so huge that no matter how you looked at it, it was not small.

"Hee hee," Fei Xiao said with a smile, "With me around, they're little ones."

Wang Zijin was not in the mood to listen to his bragging, and hurriedly said: "If you have any means, do it quickly."

Fei Xiao stretched out her hand towards him, "Zi Jin, light the fire quickly, I don't want to waste my energy."

The prince hurriedly touched the fire tremblingly, and another beautiful woman with a broken leg crawled and tugged at the hem of his clothes, and he quickly shook her off.

Trembling all over, I tried a few times, and finally managed to ignite the fire.

Fei Xiao swung the long knife into a crescent moon, aimed at the jumping fire in Prince Jin's hand and slashed at it.Wang Zijin felt the chilling wind blowing against his face, and then the heat wave rolled up, burning his eyes so much that he couldn't open his eyes.

I saw the broken fire jump up suddenly, and turned into a huge fire dragon, which was about two feet long, roaring out with lightning speed.

The prince had never seen this scene before, and he was both frightened and excited.I saw the fire dragon winding for more than ten feet, and in the blink of an eye, it burned all the monsters in the wilderness, and the sound of howling ghosts and wolves could be heard endlessly.

And the Huozhe in his hand was still jumping with fist-sized flames.

"What's going on?" Wang Zijin looked at the monsters rolling in the fire and said, "They are too pitiful."

Fei Xiao blew out the fire with one gulp, "There's nothing pitiful or not, they won't just disappear, they just left in pain."

After a while, the fire gradually extinguished, and the withered grass on the barren garden showed no sign of being scorched, only a scorched black mark, one foot wide, winding forward like a giant python.

"Zi Jin, let's go." Fei Xiao straightened her skirt and walked forward along the black marks.After walking for a stick of incense, the two finally came to the position of the python's head.

Wang Zijin couldn't help being surprised when he saw it, because the end was actually the place where the barrels were buried that he had visited last night.The rope circle guarded the barrel like a slender arm, and the yellow paper with the spell written on it fluttered in the night wind, making a strange, rattling sound.

"What should we do next?" Wang Zijin didn't dare to go any further, just waiting for Fei Xiao's move.

"What else can I do? Open the barrel and see what's inside." Fei Xiao said, bending down to get inside the rope ring.

Wang Zijin had no choice but to keep up with him, looked at the scorched land on the ground, and asked tremblingly, "Is there anything good here?"

"It's no wonder there are good things." Fei Xiao said, and began to dig the soil.

When the prince came in, he hurriedly found a piece of wood to help him. The barrel was buried very shallow, and the two dug a few times to reveal the lid of the barrel.

By the hazy moonlight, it can be seen that it is a high-quality nanmu barrel, and the hoop on the barrel lid is tightly seamed. The prince hurriedly swept away the floating dirt with his sleeve, only to find that there was a seal with a spell on it.

That huge barrel stalked silently in the black scorched earth, exuding the breath of death.

"Fei Xiao, we still don't want to open this barrel, I'm afraid..." Prince Jin whispered.

"What are you afraid of?" Fei Xiao raised her eyebrows and asked him.

"I'm afraid it's a corpse buried inside." His voice became smaller and smaller, for fear that the loud noise would scare himself.

Fei Xiao nodded and smiled, "You think the same as I do, I'm afraid someone is buried here!"

"Then let's not open it." Wang Zijin was almost paralyzed in fright.

"No, if you don't open this barrel, you won't know the truth." Fei Xiao waved her long knife and chopped off the lid of the barrel, "All the secrets are in this barrel."

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When the seal of the bucket lid met the sharp blade, a blinding white light burst out, which made Wang Zijin unable to open his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw that a big hole had been broken in the lid of the barrel, and the seal seemed to have been scorched by fire, emitting wisps of white smoke.

Wang Zijin looked into the bucket in fear, and saw that the inside was covered with layers of yellow paper talismans, which were as gorgeous as autumn leaves, but a rotten smell rushed straight to the nose, which was unbearable.

"This smell is too bad..." Wang Zijin covered his nose with his hands.

"It'll be fine after a while." Fei Xiao looked at the barrel intently.

After a while, he spread out his sleeves and removed the yellow paper one by one. In a blink of an eye, the scorched ground was covered with charms, like fallen leaves, scattered all over the ground.

The talisman paper was picked up, revealing a lavender silk sleeve, which was embroidered with peonies, exquisite and gorgeous.Wang Zijin took a branch and lifted the sleeves, but the sleeves were torn thread by thread.

"Who do you think is buried here?" Wang Zijin asked, the fine silk had already reminded him of a person who came here in the middle of the night wearing a silk cloak and crying bitterly.

Fei Xiao didn't answer, and grabbed the overcoat that covered it, only to see a corpse curled up in extremely gorgeous clothes.The skeleton could no longer see the features clearly, but judging from the clothes and figure, it was vaguely the corpse of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl.

Although he was prepared, Wang Zijin was still taken aback, and sat down on the ground, "Who is this?"

"Who do you think this looks like?" Scarlet asked.

Wang Zijin hurriedly raised his head to look boldly, that figure, that posture, very much like a person, he couldn't help but blurted out: "Baoyun!"

"That's right! It's me!" As soon as he finished speaking, a delicate voice sounded behind him.

Wang Zijin shivered in fright, and saw Baoyun standing behind them, his small figure seemed a little erratic in the night.

"You are here, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Fei Xiao raised her handsome face and said softly.

As soon as Baoyun saw him, his eyes became sad and blurred, "Young master Hu, your soul has been by my side for several days, why can't you understand my suffering?"

Fei Xiao shook her head, "It's not an option for you to go on like this, when will it be the end?"

(End of this chapter)