Spring River Flower Moon Night: Set of 2 Volumes

Chapter 70 The Monkey's Claw (1)
"Young man, I'm about to die..." In the silent mountain, a bonfire was jumping and burning. In the light of the fire, there was an old man who described decay, holding the arm of a young man tightly with five fingers like chicken feet. , It seems to have grasped a life-saving straw.

"Old man, don't say that, just persevere, we will be able to walk out of the mountains tomorrow."

"You are the only one who can go out..." The old man was dying, "I knew that I would die here."

Just as the young man was about to comfort him, he saw that the old man was breathing more and more rapidly, as if he was about to die from exhaustion.

His blood-bubbled lips trembled slightly, and he managed to squeeze out a sentence with great difficulty: "I... I want to ask you one thing... You, you must promise me..."

"Okay." Knowing that his life was at stake, the young man felt pity and nodded hastily.

"Take away the box in my rucksack..." The old man's eyes were distracted, his anger was like a thread, "Don't give it to anyone, keep it safe until the day you die."

"What's in it?" The young man opened the old man's rucksack and removed some daily sundries. There was indeed a box made of ebony.

The wooden box was old, and the corners were worn black and shiny. It was long and narrow, and seemed to hold jewelry or other things.

Holding the wooden box in his hand, the young man lost his mind for a moment, and there was a throbbing heartbeat coming from the wooden box.He was frightened into a daze when the old man suddenly rushed over and clasped his wrist tightly.

"Old man, what do you want me to do?" He looked at the ghostly old man with disheveled hair, and his throat could not help trembling.

"The stuff here is supposed to belong to hell. You have to promise me that you must never open it, let alone look at what's inside, not at all!"

"Okay, okay, I promise not to open it, or I will die without a whole body."

The old man nodded in satisfaction, with a weird smile on his lips, and then he tilted his head and fell to the ground.

The young man reached out to touch his neck, only to find that he was dead, without a sound.

The bonfire and the cool mountain wind danced with coquettish light, which reflected on the black wooden box in the hands of the young man, adding a bit of mystery and terror.

一
In summer, in the afternoon, the sun sets.

The prince pushed in the window and looked at the sky outside, then nodded clearly.He seemed to be brewing some kind of plan, hurried back to the room, changed into clean clothes, and looked left and right in front of the bronze mirror, looked at it for a long time, and then went out.

"Fei Xiao, are you there?" He knocked on the door of the next room and said solemnly, "I'm going out for a while, maybe I'll be back later."

"Where are you going?" The door opened a narrow gap, and in the dark sky, there was a man in white sitting at the table with his back to him.

"Go, go to a poetry meeting." Wang Zijin stammered, "It was organized by the local wealthy gentry. I want to see if I can meet my former classmates."

"What poetry meeting?" The people in the room smiled, disapproving, "You want to go to the opera house to listen to the piano?"

"I don't listen to qin. Haven't you heard of 'ten years of pipa and one year of zither'? Compared to that, I prefer to listen to pipa..." He shut up hastily in the middle of speaking, almost revealing himself The real whereabouts, "I won't tell you, it's getting late now, I have to hurry up, otherwise it will be late."

"Zi Jin, you have to be careful." The voice of the people in the room was clear and clear, and they said slowly, "I've figured it out, you may have a bloody disaster recently."

Hearing this, Wang Zijin couldn't help feeling chills down his spine, and swallowed his saliva in fright.

But he hesitated for a while, and still walked away without any scruples. Isn't it just a bloody disaster, what's so scary!
The opportunity to listen to that singer singing tonight is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and besides, after getting rid of Fei Xiao who loves to steal the limelight, I may be lucky enough to be favored by a beautiful woman, how can I retreat before the battle?
At this time, the sky was getting late and the night was dark.He walked fast, wearing a green shirt, and disappeared into the shadows of the corridor in a blink of an eye.

The windows in the guest room behind him were wide open, and the bamboo curtains were swaying in the night wind.

The white figure sitting in front of the table, after finishing the conversation with him, lost his support, suddenly shrank and turned into a paper puppet, which fluttered and fell to the ground.

And far away, in the largest restaurant in the city, there was a young man in white sitting at the dining table.His beautiful eyes wandered, greedily looking at the fried chicken on the table, and couldn't help but want to eat it.

It's so right to get rid of Zijin today and come out alone!He was thinking while picking up the food, his eyes narrowed with a smile, and finally he could enjoy the food alone.

And before he left, he cast a spell to leave a message. That guy has always been timid and fearful, so he must be scared by those threatening words and close the doors and windows tightly, and hide in the room trembling.

The more he thought about it, the more complacent he became, and he took another sip of the fine wine from his glass.

He really is the smartest fox in the world!
However, with all her calculations, Fei Xiao underestimated the prince's motivation for lusting.Despite his hard work, Wang Zijin still walked out of the inn fearlessly. At this time, he was drinking and listening to music in the opera building, shed two fake tears from time to time, and recited two romantic poems to please the lady.

Perhaps without Fei Hong's company tonight, he received a lot of attention, and the beauty who played the pipa was even willing to step out of the screen to drink with him.

The two hit it off right away, had a chat over wine, and before leaving, the beautiful woman gave her a tiara and asked the prince to come back tomorrow night.

So that night, the night wind was blowing, the stars were dim, and Wang Zijin felt as if he was in heaven, walking on the quiet street step by step.

This small southern city is not as bustling and lively as the Tokyo city. At night, the streets are lonely and deserted, with few pedestrians.

But at this moment, his mind was full of longing, and he didn't notice it at all. As he walked forward, it became darker, and he unknowingly walked into the desolate and secluded alley behind the inn.

The alleys are dilapidated and narrow, and only the dim lights at the doorways of a few houses are reflected on the dilapidated stone road.

But he didn't mind, humming and walking while shaking his head. If he remembered correctly, he could walk through this alley and turn another corner to return to the inn, which was much closer than taking the main road.

But the accident happened in an instant.

Just as Wang Zijin reached the end of the alley, a man in black suddenly rushed out from the opposite side. The man was also surprised when he saw him, and before he even had time to stop, he bumped headfirst into Wang Zijin.

"Wow! Who are you?" He was knocked and fell to the ground, and the jewelry box he had been holding in his hand came out of his hand and fell to the ground with a bang.

But the man didn't answer, he jumped up neatly, picked up the jewelry box, ran away without even looking at him.

How is this going?

The accident happened too fast this time, he was knocked into a mess, and when he came back to his senses, he saw that the night was filled, the lights were dim, and he was alone sitting on the muddy stone road, where was there any man in black passing by? ?
"Could it be a ghost?" He scratched his head, got up and was about to lift his legs to walk, but he saw a black wooden box under his feet.

The jewelry box presented by a beautiful woman is obviously not like this!Could it be that he was transferred by that guy passing by?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he bent down to pick up the wooden box.However, when he picked it up, the box seemed to be alive and jumped in his palm.

"Wow!" He was taken aback, and the smell of alcohol disappeared immediately.

But when he looked down again, the wooden box was still lying quietly in his hands, without any abnormality.

Wang Zijin stared at the box in his hand, feeling a strange feeling in his heart.The simple and dull light on the lid of the box exudes a seductive charm in the darkness. It seems that there is a voice, which is extremely charming and directly transmitted to the bottom of his heart.

Open it up and take a look!
Open it up and take a look!
Just take a look and you'll be fine!
His soul seemed to be bewitched, and he reached out to open the wooden box.The box seemed to have not been opened for many years, and the gap was full of dust. After a lot of effort, he opened a narrow gap with his fingers.

The lights were dim, and it looked like there were dry branches inside.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps from the entrance of the alley, and then a flash of silver light galloped towards him, scratching the back of his hand in one fell swoop.

"Ouch." Wang Zijin felt pain in his hand, and the wooden box fell to the ground with a bang, and the lid, which was opened a gap, made a crisp sound and closed tightly.

"Who are you?" The footsteps stopped sparsely, and Wang Zijin realized that there were more than a dozen fierce men standing in front of him. They were all dressed as servants, and they seemed to be domestic slaves of rich people. He was staring at him viciously, and it seemed that the person who came was not good.

"Who are you guys? You don't know each other, how can you hurt someone?" The blood on the back of his hand couldn't be stopped, obviously the injury was serious.

"You stole my wife's treasure, and it's reasonable?! I'll send you to see the official tomorrow."

"I didn't steal it, it was dropped by a man in black, and I just picked it up." Although it was only a glimpse, it can be confirmed that the things in the box are broken and tattered. What a hobby, actually regard this kind of thing as a treasure.

"Boss Li..." A young man next to him whispered to the leader, "Looking at him, he can't climb over the wall to steal things, and the thief we chased just now doesn't seem to be dressed like this."

"Forget it, I won't pursue it with you this time." The man in the lead turned pale, picked up the wooden box on the ground, and said to the prince, "Next time I see you wandering around my wife's house, I have to smoke Your tendons will peel your skin."

Seeing that the other party has a large number of people, powerful and powerful, although Wang Zijin was full of anger, he only dared to curse a few words inwardly.

"Isn't it just a broken tree branch? You think I'm rare? Only your mad wife treats it as a treasure."

"What did you say? Did you see what's inside?" The group of people had already walked a few steps. Hearing this, the big man at the head hurriedly asked, "Could it be that you just opened the wooden box?"

"What's wrong with a broken box? I just took a look at it. It's so dirty that no one wants it if it's thrown on the street."

The big man's face turned pale immediately, as if he had seen something terrible, and then there were beads of sweat on his forehead, and he was so excited that he couldn't control it.

When Wang Zijin saw his face as big as a millstone, it was blue and red for a while, and it changed rapidly, which was a little more magnificent than the sunset glow in the sky. He was startled and took two steps back involuntarily.

"Young master..." But before he could run away, the big man grabbed his hand, the palm was cold and full of tide, "I just accidentally hurt you, I'm sorry. Please come tomorrow Next time, I will persuade my master to let her host a banquet to express my apology."

"Ah? You don't have to be so polite..." Wang Zijin was flattered, but he couldn't figure out why he was so enthusiastic, and he was so different from Fang Cai.

"Young Master, my name is Li Qing. My wife's mansion is the biggest one in this city. Please come here tomorrow."

After Li Qing finished speaking, he told him for a long time, explaining in detail the location of his master's house, and then left with a group of big men.

Only the prince was left standing under the lamp, staring blankly at his hands.

It's amazing!It wasn't the adventure tonight, and it wasn't Li Qing's ever-changing attitude, but the moment when he held the wooden box in his hand.

There is an illusion of power over the world.

two

"Zijin, it's so late, where are you going to come back?" Wang Zijin covered his wounded hand and tiptoed back to the inn. Just as he was about to open the door, he saw a door beside him open silently, and flashed out. An incomparably handsome face.

"I went to the poetry meeting, and I met a few candidates who had met once in Tokyo, so I couldn't help talking a little longer." He blurted out the reason he had made up a long time ago, "What about you, Fei Hong?" ?”

"I'm not as flirtatious as you. I've been meditating in the guest room until now." Fei Xiao squinted at him, as if she was extremely disdainful of his behavior.

"It's just for attending a poetry meeting, why are you talking about being romantic..." He still didn't let go.

"Can you be stained with the smell of makeup when you write poetry?" Fei Xiao looked serious, "Don't tell me that there are still some of your friends who like to put on makeup and incense to fill the room."

"Hey hey hey, I just went to listen to two ditties after drinking..." Wang Zijin scratched his head embarrassingly, just as he took a step forward, he smelled a hint of alcohol, and his expression suddenly changed. He sank, "Fei Xiao, can you still smell like alcohol while meditating? Did you go to eat chicken behind my back?"

"Oh! Zijin, your hand is injured, you need to bandage it quickly, the smell of blood is really unbearable." Fei Xiao changed her face as if she was flipping through a book, and immediately changed the subject.

The two of them kept silent with a tacit understanding, and no longer asked each other's whereabouts, but instead cursed Li Qing, who was so vicious.

"If I hadn't been so fast, I think he would have chopped off one of my hands." Wang Ziqi jumped his feet angrily, "It's really inexplicable that he still invites me to his master's house as a guest."

"Oh? You really saw what's in the box, are you sure it's worthless?" Fei Xiaofeng's eyes narrowed slightly, and at the first glance, she became very greedy, and she became very interested in other people's family treasures.

"It's just a broken branch, is it worth money?" Wang Zijin gasped when he saw his expression, "Don't tell me you're not entangled anymore."

"You sing and sing every night, I'm greedy for food." Fei Xiao shook her head in pain, "When the money is in our hands, it's gone like running water and never returned, so where is there left?"

"Hey, people, why are there so many helplessness in life?" Wang Zijin looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and sighed, "It seems that I have to take a trip tomorrow no matter what."

"I hope that branch is just a cover-up, and there is another mystery in it." Fei Xiao was gearing up, as if she couldn't wait to come and see.

The next day, the two packed up and went to visit Li's house under the scorching summer sun.

Before they approached from a distance, Li Qing and a group of servants stood anxiously at the door and turned around, as if they were waiting to greet someone.

As soon as Wang Zijin saw his tangled face, the wound on the back of his hand throbbed involuntarily, as if seeing a rabbit with a hound.

"Young master, you are here. The villain has been waiting outside the door for a long time." Li Qing was overjoyed when he saw him, and ran over waving his hands.

"Zi Jin, congratulations, you are so unlucky that you can make people so happy." Fei Xiao couldn't help laughing secretly when she saw the excited look of this big man.

"It would be the same if I replaced this stupid thing with a beauty..." Wang Zijin replied weakly with his head drooping. Ren Liqing led a group of people and crowded him into the mansion.

However, when Fei Xiao was about to cross the threshold, she suddenly stopped, looked at the lintel and the ground, and seemed to find something.

"Fei Hong, what's the matter?" Seeing that he was far behind the crowd, Wang Zijin couldn't help calling him back.

"It seems that it is indeed a good thing." Fei Xiao squinted her eyes and smiled, "I am not the only one who misses it."

"How do you know?" Wang Zijin heard what he said, and suddenly remembered the experience of last night. It seemed that the man in black who knocked him down was here to steal treasures. Already got it.

"Because there are many mysterious mechanisms arranged on this door."

"Organ? What is it for?"

"It's not clear yet, let's go in and talk about it." Fei Xiao was very excited, and she quickly walked into the courtyard with her clothes lifted.It's just that every time he passes through a door, he has to check it carefully, his eyes are full of light, and it seems that he has made a major discovery.

Seeing that the people around him were talking too much, the prince couldn't ask any more questions.When the two came to the living room, they saw that there was a rich variety of food and wine arranged on the table, and there was an old man with gray hair sitting in the room looking at them with a smile on his face.

"Young master, I have heard about your deeds last night. Thanks to your righteousness, I snatched the wooden box back from the thief." The old man bowed and saluted when he saw the prince, with an extremely respectful attitude.

"Xiaosheng's surname is Wang, and his name is Zijin. This is my friend. He came with me today. As for what happened last night, it's really not worth mentioning." Shot?He just bumped into the thief and happened to pick up the stolen thing. Is this also called righteousness?
(End of this chapter)