Spring River Flower Moon Night: Set of 2 Volumes

Chapter 28 Asking for Proverbs (1)
"Buddha gave me a word of mantra, leading me to get rid of karma, searching up and down but not knowing, thinking about my heart but not realizing, thinking about my heart but not realizing, not realizing..."

A graceful young girl was walking in the street market of Jiangning Mansion, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, and she said strange words, as if she was troubled by her mind.

But what was even more strange was that she was wearing a bright red bridal gown and walking on the street ostentatiously, but no one gave her a second look.

The beautiful bride walked through the downtown area and finally walked into a silk shop.In the dyeing workshop in the backyard, more beautiful colors than flowers are blooming. On the long bamboo poles, red, green, and pink silks and satins are drying, like clouds in the sky, blooming dazzling brilliance in the sun.

The sun is shining today, which is a good day for drying cloth.

Under the bright sunshine, even the weeping willows on the street were sun-drenched, but there was a little girl, only four or five years old, sitting on the steps of the house in a cherry red coat.

The sunlight is so strong, projecting on the girl's face, causing her exquisite facial features to cast bright or dark gullies on her small face.

The child showed no expression, neither smiled nor cried, just sat on the threshold with her knees hugged. If there was any shade in this sunny day, it would be on the girl's face. She looked about four or five years old and had a gloomy color. But scary.

The bride walked up to the girl gracefully, and looked at her with a smile, without a trace of dislike in her eyes.

"Are you Rong'er?"

"I am." The girl replied gloomily.

"Come with me." The bride stretched out a hand, and the gold bracelet on her wrist was shining.

The girl nodded, took the white hand with a gloomy face, and walked away with her.

The two gradually drifted away, slowly disappearing into the bright sunlight, as if they were swallowed by the bright sun.

Such hot weather is suitable for taking a nap, so no one found out that the girl was taken away, and no one knew who took her away.

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Half a year later, in Yangzhou Mansion, just as the sun was setting, Wang Zijin stumbled out of a newly built garden.

Today is the first day that the garden was built, and the autumn chrysanthemums were in full bloom inside. The owner of the house invited all the literati around to sing poems in the garden together and inscribe plaques.

How could Wang Zijin be left out of such a lively scene, he came early in the morning, he didn't write a poem, he drank a lot of wine, he didn't think of going back to the inn until dusk.

Scarlet was still waiting for him in the inn.

He walked all the way in a daze, from the bustling street to the main road, from the main road to the small road, and finally came to a mountain road overgrown with weeds.

"Drunkenness hides the universe, and there is heaven and earth in wine. Who knows what the drinker will like? He is full of pride." He walked while talking, completely unaware that he had reached a remote suburb.

"Huh? What's that?" Wang Zijin saw two people sitting on the side of the weedy path not far away.

He rubbed his eyes again, and he was right, there were indeed two people, and one of them was still wearing the bride's wedding dress.

Why are there so many strange things in this world?

He scratched his head and approached the two, a teenage bride and a four-year-old girl.

The clothes of these two people are in stark contrast to the scene in the barren mountain, and they are strange and abnormal under the afterglow of the sun, and Wang Zijin's wine is also half awake.

He secretly felt something was wrong, turned around and walked back in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, before he had walked a few steps, he heard the woman calling him from behind: "Young master, please stop."

"Yeah?" Wang Zijin groaned secretly in his heart, so he turned around and bowed to her, "Is there something wrong, Miss?"

"Young master, you must help me." The bride hurriedly stood up and wished him a blessing.

"I'm not talented, but if I can help, I'll do my best." Seeing the appearance of these two, Wang Zijin probably lost his way, although his sense of direction is not good, but it is probably not a problem to send them back.

"My lord," said the woman, "I have been calling for help, but only you came, so you must be my nobleman."

"It's worth telling me about your troubles before you know."

The woman lowered her head, thought for a while and said: "Master, to be honest, the little girl has been dead for many years, now..."

Before she finished speaking, Wang Zijin felt weak all over. He was completely sober from the wine. He hurriedly smiled, "I'm afraid I can't help you with this task. After all, people and ghosts go on different paths, and I hope the girl will take care of it." After finishing speaking, he rubbed the soles of his feet with oil, and ran down the mountain road staggeringly.

The woman pulled the little girl and looked at Wang Zijin's receding figure with a worried look on her face.

I don't know how long he ran before Wang Zijin returned to the inn. It was already dark at this time.

"Fei, Feixiao." Prince Qi opened the door panting, "I'm finally back."

Fei Xiao was shaking a fan to cool off at this time, sitting at the Eight Immortals table with a teacup in her hand, and when she saw him coming back, she smiled and said, "Zi Jin, you didn't come back alone, did you?"

"Why aren't you alone?" Wang Zijin's hairs stood on end when he heard this, and he hurriedly looked back, the expression on his face stiffened instantly.

In the dark corridor, there was the sound of creaking, creaking footsteps going upstairs. After a while, a woman in red clothes came out from the darkness at the corner of the stairs.

The woman was wearing a wedding dress, with a smile on her face, and she was holding a four or five-year-old girl in her hand. The girl had a cold complexion and fierce features. It was the two people I saw on the mountain just now.

The prince felt that his heart would stop beating when he saw him, but the woman was very happy to see him, she pulled the corner of Zhu Hong's mouth, and softly uttered two words: "My lord..."

The voice was like a call from the soul, echoing in the dark corridor, endlessly.

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"Zi Jin, come in quickly." Seeing that he was frightened, Fei Xiao pulled him into the guest room, then poured out the half bowl of tea in her hand, and hurriedly closed the door.

"What's going on?" Wang Zijin leaned against the edge of the bed and shivered.

"Shh." Fei Xiao stretched out a long finger and pressed it to her lips, motioning for him to stop talking.

I saw a woman's shadow reflected on the tulle of the door, but she just stood outside the door and didn't come in.

She only heard her soft voice: "My lord, please open the door, my lord. There is a puddle here, and I can't cross it."

Wang Zijin couldn't help but wonder, is there any pool at the door?On second thought, Fei Xiao poured a cup of tea out just now, probably created a pool of water with illusion.

Looking at Feixiao again, her handsome face is full of smiles, it's probably a good guess.

He hastily said in a trembling voice: "Girl, you have a grudge for a grudge, a grudge for revenge, Xiaosheng and you have never met, why are you pestering me like this?"

"My lord, my lord, there is really nothing I can do about it." The shadow on the door lowered his head and wiped his tears, seeming very sad, "I encountered a very distressing problem, and I couldn't figure it out. Asking for help, I didn’t even think about the young master coming over.”

"It's said that your horoscope is not good, so don't run around, you just don't listen." Fei Xiao said and hit Wang Zijin on the head with a fan.

"Fei Xiao, don't blame me, it's true to get rid of this female ghost quickly." Wang Zijin was about to cry.

"Really, every time you get into trouble, I have to deal with the aftermath for you." Fei Xiao glared at him fiercely, walked to the door, cleared her throat and said, "My lady, if you keep pestering me, don't blame me." You are welcome."

The woman outside the door heard that it was not Wang Zijin's voice, so she stopped talking.

"To go or not to go?" Fei Xiao shouted angrily, she absolutely couldn't feel pity for such a stubborn spirit body.

"I hope the young master is pitiful, please help me." She still begged endlessly.

Fei Xiao didn't speak, she lowered her head and muttered something, as if she was reciting some spell.

Before he finished reading, he heard a girl crying outside the door, followed by a frightened woman's cry, the voice was sharp and piercing, and then the figure outside the door disappeared.

"I'm really sorry." Fei Xiao said in the direction of the door, "It's just that people have human nature, and demons have demonic ways, and I have to do it for the sake of my best friend."

After a long time, there was no more sound, Wang Zijin got up from the bed and said happily, "Have you left?"

"You can see for yourself, don't you know?" Fei Xiao smiled and said to him, she sat at the table again, poured a bowl of tea, and brushed up her white sleeves, looking very leisurely.

After hearing this, the prince walked to the door on tiptoe and carefully opened the door, only to see the raging fire and the scorching heat wave in front of him.

"Wow!" He hurriedly closed the door and shouted, "It's on fire, it's on fire, Fei Xiao, hurry up and pack up your things and walk."

Fei Xiao smiled and said, "Open the door again and have a look."

"Still watching? The fire is already on the roof! If you don't run now, when will you wait?" Wang Zijin said, turning around and pulling Fei Xiao up, looking panicked to run for his life.

"I'll walk in front, you can follow me." Wang Zijin said, grabbing the scarlet sleeves to cover his face, "You are the most smug, be careful not to burn your face."

After finishing speaking, he pushed open the door and rushed out as if he was dying.

With this rush, he felt that the soles of his feet were slipping, and he almost sat on the ground. He hurriedly grabbed the door frame and finally stopped.

Look again, where is the flame?There is a puddle of tea under the feet, and there is still a little tea residue in it.

Wang Zijin looked at the empty corridor, and thought about the flames just now, only then did he understand why the two left.

He looked back, and behind him, Fei Xiao was wearing white clothes, sitting leisurely drinking tea under the light.

Downstairs of the inn, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, a woman in wedding dress is looking at the gate of the inn with resentful eyes.

"Rong'er, Rong'er." She said to the girl, "These two don't want to help us, let's find someone else, no matter how long it takes." After speaking, she whimpered, "For you, I would do anything .”

The girl had a gloomy face, and looked at the woman in front of her with hateful eyes, deeper than the night, it was the young girl's eyes full of grief and anger.

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"Zi Jin, after learning this lesson, you have to be careful." Fei Xiao said to the prince in the inn, "You have a bad horoscope, you can easily attract evildoers, and I can't follow you every day."

"Understood." Wang Zijin reached into his arms, took out an oiled paper bag from his arms, and put it under Fei Xiao's nose, "Look, what is this?"

Fei Xiao's straight-faced face immediately went limp after seeing this thing, with greed written all over her face.

"This is a grilled chicken leg, which is very rare. It was grilled over charcoal fire for an hour, sprinkled with sesame oil and chili, and supplemented with spices such as mugwort leaves and nutmeg. It is burnt, fragrant, loose, and crispy in the mouth. It is really delicious in the world. .”

She wanted to continue talking, but she saw a snow-white tail stretched out from behind Fei Xiao, swaying and swaying, swaying back and forth non-stop.

"Forget it, I'll give it to you." Wang Zijin couldn't bear to whet his appetite any more, so he handed over the bag of chicken legs.

"Zi Jin, no one knows me better than you." Fei Xiao said as she grabbed the chicken leg, took it away and ate it, and praised it while eating, "It's delicious, it's delicious!"

Looking at his gluttonous back under the light, Wang Zijin couldn't help smiling.

Yes, this kind of thing is just a small episode in their lives, but after one night, both Wang Zijin and Fei Xiao have completely forgotten what happened last night.

One evening three days later, Wang Zijin came back drunk again, and today he had an appointment with Fei Xiao to go to the night market, but he couldn't make a mistake, so he bid farewell to his colleagues early, and staggered on his way home alone.

"The ancient sages are lonely, but the drinkers leave their names..." He was walking home while reciting poems.But he tilted his feet and body, and walked on the path leading to the mountain again.

It was as if someone was leading him the way, but Wang Zijin didn't notice it at all, and walked unsteadily along the way.

I don't know how long I walked, and I saw green trees in the mountains again, overlapping into emerald green.

"Huh? Where is this?" Wang Zijin realized that something was wrong. Just as he was about to turn back, he saw a woman in a red bridal dress and a little girl sitting by the side of the road not far away.

What happened more than ten days ago came to his mind again, Wang Zijin felt a chill in his heart, what should we do?
But before he could think of an excuse, he saw that the bride's face turned from joy to disappointment when she saw him, and finally she started to sob, her voice was shrill and sad.

"Girl, don't cry." Wang Zijin scratched his head and walked over.

The woman pointed at him and said sadly: "I've been using strange magic to summon capable people to help me, but I've been here for more than ten days, and I've summoned you this, this..."

"What am I?"

"You stupid scholar."

Wang Zijin was upset when he heard this, but he couldn't say anything, he could only scratch his head.

"Let me ask you," she said as she wiped away her tears, "are you the only one in Yangzhou?"

"No, there are people coming and going on the road, so it's very lively."

"Then why are you the only one who comes and goes?"

"How do I know this?" Wang Zijin was also full of complaints, and he didn't want to go to this ghost place by himself.

"Then you have supernatural powers?"

"..."

Looking at Wang Zijin's blank face, the woman seemed even more sad, and started crying again, feeling that her future was hopeless.

"Forget it, don't cry." Wang Zijin was annoyed by her crying, waved his hands and said, "I don't know if my friend can help you, just follow me."

"Really?" The woman smiled when she heard this, "Then I will thank you first, sir."

"Don't thank me, I don't know if I can help you solve it." Wang Zijin just felt that it would not be a long-term solution for him to go around the mountain every time he came back from going out to play, so he must She was about to get rid of it, so that she could play freely.

The woman was very happy, leading the little girl and following him joyfully along the way.

"Cough! What's your name?" The prince walked for a long time before he remembered it.

"The little girl's name is Lan Xiang, and the young master can call me Xiao Xiang." She lowered her head and smiled again. Only then did Wang Zijin realize that this Lan Xiang was young, with charming features and pretty appearance, but there was a look of sadness on her face. , it adds a bit of beauty.

Seeing that she has become a spirit body at such a young age, I am afraid that her previous life experience is also pitiful.

When he thought of this, he suddenly felt that she was not so scary anymore, but the child in her hand was so gloomy and chilling.

"Zi Jin, what did you bring back?" As soon as Wang Zijin pushed open the door of the inn, he saw Fei Xiao looking at him with displeasure.

"Hee hee, Fei Xiao, please help me." Wang Zijin said with a playful smile, Lan Xiang and the girl were standing behind him.

"My lord, the little girl is really helpless, I hope you can help me." Lan Xiang lowered her head, walked out from behind Wang Zijin timidly, and made a blessing to Fei Xiao.

As soon as she raised her head to look at the person in front of her, she immediately froze, and said after a while: "I never thought that the young master is such a fairy-like figure..."

Hearing this sentence was very useful to Fei Xiao, and he stretched out his hand to stroke his long hair, cleared his throat very proudly, and said, "Madam, please tell me."

"Young master." Lan Xiang sat in front of the Eight Immortals table, and the candle on the table flickered on and off, "I was a woman who died in vain, and I have been dead for five years. I have long forgotten what happened when I was alive, but Can't be freed."

"Why can't you be free?" Wang Zijin asked curiously.

Lan Xiang smiled at them, and said sadly: "Because I have too much obsession, it is luck and misfortune to become a mayfly spirit." She looked at the palm of her hand under the lamp, "The Buddha gave me the word The proverb helped me escape from the sea of ​​suffering, but because of this one word of proverb, I fell into the real sea of ​​suffering.”

She sighed, "It's a pity that I have wandered around for five years and haven't figured it out yet, so I asked people for help in the downtown area. I only hope to meet someone extremely smart to help me solve the mystery!"

"What's that word?"

"That's the word." Lan Xiang said as she spread her palms under the candlelight, a faintly glowing word "Ru" could be clearly seen in her delicate palms!

Wang Zijin and Fei Xiao looked at each other when they saw each other, their faces were full of puzzled expressions, they didn't know what deep meaning this word contained.

(End of this chapter)