Fairy Sword Inquiry 1

Chapter 33 Laughter contains a sad sound, who would sing slightly

Xingyan heard Yun Zhongjun's sentence "All the treasures in the world have spirituality", but his heart moved, and he said: "What the old man said is true, the boy has been taught. Today I have something to ask the old man for advice." , Xingyan showed the strange iron sword in his hand that was still half-wrapped in the linen sheet to Yun Zhongjun, and said: "I want to teach the old man to know that this sword is what I accidentally picked up on the Horseshoe Mountain last night. Pick it up, this sword seems a little weird, please take a good look at it, and let me show you!" Yunzhong Jun saw that Xingyan was serious, so he squinted his eyes and looked at the sword carefully——in Xingyan's expectant eyes After a while, he murmured: "This thing seems to be a sword."

"Huh?" This is what I said...let's wait for the rest.

"It seems to be, but it doesn't seem to be. A sword is a sword, a sword is not a sword, it is specious, it is only in between—strange! This thing is so old that I can't understand it. It seems that it should be not a vulgar thing—Xingyan, You should keep it safe, maybe it will be of great use in the future."

Yun Zhongjun's ambiguous evaluation sounded like he was in a cloud for a long time, and he was quite confused.But fortunately, at any rate, I also learned that this sword is not an ordinary thing—since Mr. Yunzhong said so, it must be kept well!
However, Yun Zhongjun's next exclamation poured cold water on Zhengzi's cheerful wake-up call:
"No, no, no! What a pity! Looking at the sharp and shiny appearance of this sword, it seems to be a divine weapon, and it is not a top-grade one. You must know that the divine object has a spirit, and you must know that it is self-deprecating; look at this sharp-edged attitude, but it is just It could be an ordinary sharp weapon..."

Hearing this turning point at first, Xingyan felt a little frustrated, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved, and even felt a little happy:

"Hey! What the old man said doesn't make any sense. Besides being sharp, what other benefits does this sword have?! It's bright, haha!! Not bad, not bad! It's just right!"

Not to mention the young man's self-satisfaction there, let's say that Yun Zhongjun, after tasting it, put the sword into Xingyan's hand, said "I'll go!", and just drifted away...

——coming in a flash, going in a flash, a bit free and easy, out of the dust, lingering on the surface.However, behind his free and easy calm, there was a long and exasperated young man's cry: "Old man, wait! You forgot to tell me where you live! I can go and return the flute!"

——Actually, there is one thing that I really forgot: the old and the young were only interested in chatting happily, but they all forgot to mention the name of Ling Yier——Yun Zhongjun forgot to mention it, and Xing Yan also forgot ask.

After bidding farewell to Lord Yunzhong, Xingyan continued on his way, heading towards the Huayue Tower.Nothing happened all the way, so he couldn't stop thinking about what that strange man Yun Zhongjun said just now—although all his boasting about attaining enlightenment and becoming immortal was mere routine—the words were somewhat disrespectful, rather like those of the old Dao Qinghe. A cliché.But some of his other arguments are still quite novel to Xingyan, and they are worth pondering carefully.

Just walking and thinking like this, suddenly, Xingyan seemed to think of something suddenly, and couldn't help shouting in his heart, and hurriedly tore off the linen sheet that wrapped the sword in his hand again:

Sure enough, as expected by the young man, the sword, which was already shining with brilliance, has returned to its original state at this moment, and it has become a dull old ruler again!
What's worse, no matter how sincerely Xing Yan calls out, that Jian'er just doesn't show his sharpness!
"That's all, I didn't expect this sword to have such self-esteem! Originally, it could be used to chop bamboo, peel pears, and peel animal skins—this is great, but in the future, I can only use it as a stick!" Xing Yan said. Live to lament.

"Oh, forget it, it was picked up for nothing anyway..." The young man comforted himself all the way, and returned to Huayue Tower unknowingly.

The days after that were a little dull again.

Xingyan made up his mind to return the flute, but no longer saw the girl come to ask for it.At that time, I forgot to ask where Yun Zhongjun lived, and it was not easy to visit him.But that's fine too, although Xingyan made up his mind to return the flute because of his simple farming family upbringing since he was a child, and he knew the truth that what is not his own should not be taken rashly, but in fact, he and the jade flute are "spiritual". "Snow" has been with me for a long time, but now that I return it, I am really reluctant to part with it.

When I am busy, I come to play music, and when I am free, I go to play, and the days pass by like this.However, in these peaceful and peaceful days, unconsciously, there is a ray of shadow, which grows and spreads in the heart of Xingyan who has been wandering all day long, and finally it is like a gnat in the throat... It has to start with Ying'er.The lively little girl next to Ruiniang in Huayue Tower can be said to be the mouthpiece of wake-up calls.Although Xing Yan usually doesn't pay much attention to the gossip and gossip in Huayue Tower, but he still knows everything about it, no matter what it is, he knows everything about it!

All of this has to be attributed to this little maid of Ying'er - if there is any disturbance in Huayue Tower, this curious Ying'er must be the first to come to Xingyan to share the gains after many inquiries!
If it was in the past, Xingyan would be unavoidably disturbing, but a matter that the little girl mentioned unintentionally recently caught his attention.

It turned out that Ying'er told him that the master she served, Rui Niang, and her Mr. Hu Shi'an, Hu Shi'an, were already getting along very well, and it seemed that they had reached the point where they were going to talk about marriage—because, recently, Ying'er It was discovered that Rui Niang started to use the money she had saved to pay for Mr. Hu.It seems that Rui Niang has already made up her mind that she wants to get along with this Mr. Hu.

When he first heard the news, Xing Yan didn't pay much attention to it.Because the lady Zhen in Huayue Tower, the most famous Rui Niang among the "Four Jijis of Huayue", has a good relationship with Mr. Hu from Penglai, Shandong, everyone in Huayue Tower knows about it.Moreover, everyone thinks this is a beautiful thing - it must be known that there are quite a lot of powerful people nowadays, and few benefactors are willing to redeem the lives of brothel women.

This marriage that is about to be accomplished is still passed down as a good story in Huayue Tower, and it has become the object of admiration and emulation by all the sisters.Although I started to hear the news from Ying'er, Xing Yan still felt a little funny in his heart, saying that this little girl is so good at talking, this is a well-known thing, and she can find something out of nothing, but listen to it several times Afterwards, Xingyan was a little more careful.

The young man who was often favored by Rui Niang in the past began to feel a faint uneasiness.Because, Xingyan knew that, under the circumstances that almost all the income was handed over to the procuress, it was not easy for this brothel woman to accumulate her own money.All these hard-earned private wealth will be used for self-defense when one gets old and frail.Therefore, unless the brothel prostitute's personal money is at a critical juncture, he will generally not use it.

In other words, Rui Niang and that Mr. Hu have reached the point of "swearing before the gods and pledging oaths between flowers", so it is reasonable for her to give her own money to Mr. Hu for spending. What's wrong.

However, Xingyan, who often wanders around the city, can't help but feel a sense of uneasiness—because, recently, he has often seen this young, wealthy, and very elegant Mr. Hu Shi'an, who actually goes in and out of the Rueyi Casino frequently!

Xingyan thinks back to what the little maid said in the past, and thinks about Hu Shi'an's words and deeds that he has seen all the time, the suspicion in his heart is getting bigger and bigger.

Xing Yan usually has nothing to do, so he couldn't help but think about this over and over again in his free time - the more he thought about it, the more strange he felt.

"Could it be that...the so-called Shandong scholar Hu Shi'an is actually deceiving Rui Niang?" Although this conclusion is cruel, but with the wisdom of Xing Yan and all kinds of knowledge, I still have to make such an inference—Xing Xing Yan is not as simple-minded as the little girl Ying'er, after all, he has been in the market for so long, and has read poetry and books in the private school, how can his knowledge be compared to these ordinary girls in Huayue Tower.

What Xingyan thinks about is this reason: If Hu Shi'an, who came to Raozhou to study abroad, really wanted to redeem Rui Niang's body, he would never spend Rui Niang's own money and things.It seems that Mr. Hu has already run out of money for his bed and money for his staff.And this is not just a question of money.Originally, in the Jin generation, it was difficult for the sons of scholars to marry the concubine daughter of the brothel because of the respectability of the lintel, so it was difficult to get the approval of the elders in the clan.Even though the elders of Hu Shi'an's family were open-minded and agreed to this matter, but seeing how Mr. Hu is running out of funds, if he wants to redeem Rui Niang's body, he must reach out to his family—so he has exhausted all his resources in this brothel I can't hide anything about it.Obviously, his parents and elders would think that the prostitute in the brothel must have seduced the child, so the original "ken" word will become "no".

Come to think of it, since Mr. Hu Shi'an, Mr. Hu, is favored by Rui Niang, he is definitely not that kind of stupid and foolish person—is there any reason why he can't figure it out at such a critical point? !

Seeing that he only wanders around Raozhou City all day long, frequently going in and out of gambling houses, it is obvious that he doesn't really want to be with Rui Niang at all!
I really complied with the saying of the predecessors, "Being a man and guarding against too much investigation". She's still there now, dreaming a dream like a moon in the water and a flower in the sky——this wakes up, it's like claws scratching one's heart!
This reminds me that there is nothing important to do all day long, and I can't help but think about this annoying thing in my spare time. I really feel a little restless and restless.

After thinking about it, this young man who was so vicious and vengeful couldn't help it, so he thought about it, and had to find a way to tell Rui Niang the reason for his evil.However, there is also some difficulty in this matter - that Rui Niang is so infatuated, and now she only has her lover in her eyes, and he hardly stays at home - there is really no reason for this situation.

Just when I was bored, I saw the little girl Ying'er running back to chat with him.Seeing Ying'er, Xing Yan seemed to have a bright spot in his eyes, and suddenly thought of a way - he had no choice but to let this little girl in Rui Niang's room pass the message on his behalf!
"Uh! This method is good, but it's not right to ask Ying'er to talk..." Xing Yan glanced at the girl who was talking non-stop in front of him, feeling a little hesitant, Hesitantly: "If I tell her all these reasons, wouldn't that cause an uproar in the entire Huayue Building? It's not right! I'm afraid I have to find another way." Listening to Ying'er Gossiping there, Xing Yan didn't feel idle in his heart, he was just thinking hard over there, wondering if there could be a way to deliver the best of both worlds... Eh!Have!
Thinking that Rui Niang is the leader among the "Four Concubines of Huayue", I have heard that she is also quite proficient in writing - why not write a few poems that Ying'er can't understand, and let her pass them on?I think that I have studied with Mr. Ji for several years in private school, and I know a lot about poetry and books, which is well known in Huayue Building; it is not too abrupt to say that I have a new poem and want to ask Rui Niang for advice.By the way, you can also express your greetings through poems and gatha——ha!Kill two birds with one stone, wonderful!

——Once the troubled things of the past few days are resolved, this wake-up call feels extremely relaxed!Sending away Ying'er, Xingyan hurried back to his own room, took out a piece of paper written by the old Dao Qinghe, picked up a tube of Meng Tian's Jue pulse exorcising pen, grinded out some pine smoke ink, and put the tip of the brush on the Licking it with the tip of her tongue, she turned her head and pondered—"What should I write? Rui Niang, Rui Niang..."

... "Yes!"

——Firstly, this young man's wit is quite quick, and secondly, this is a wake-up call anyway, so it doesn't need to be so elaborate, and after a while, the wake-up call came up with a few words.

I saw him swipe the pen and drop the paper, the pen flew like a dragon and a snake, like a cloud of smoke, and wrote four sentences on the paper:

A Message to My Fair Lady Among the Flowers

radiant and graceful

How can gourd leaves be worthy of acacia

Liberation is not necessarily Cihang

Xingyan said that although this gatha was written in a hurry, it also has a deep meaning.The first two sentences secretly send the name of "Rui Niang" and praise her for her beauty-this is also quite a tactful way, and it seems that the last two exhortations are not so abrupt.The third sentence is the point of exhortation.The gourd leaves are thin and thin, and they have a similar pronunciation to the word "Hu". Presumably, with the talent and wisdom of Rui Niang, she must be able to understand it.The last "Liberation may not be Cihang" was born in front of the Huayue Tower, and the couplets in the building are familiar to everyone:
"Just as Cihang can be liberated, people in colorful clothes are white clothes."

The young man took it at his fingertips, so it is quite appropriate to use it here.Everything is ready, and it's time to invite Ying'er, Rui Niang's maid, to pass it on for her.

Staring at the little maid in front of her who seemed to be chanting words, and was looking over and over again, Xingyan couldn't help sweating in the palms of his hands, feeling really nervous:
"Ying'er, this little girl, can never keep her mouth shut—but don't let her guess the meaning of my sentence!" After watching for a while, the little girl raised her head and asked Xingyan: "Wake up!" Brother Yan! Don’t lie to me—you really aren’t a love poem?”

——That tone of voice, it seems that these words have been soaked in the water of doubt for several years! "Uh!..." Upon hearing Ying'er's words, Xing Yan seemed to have been choked, so he gathered himself together and quickly argued: "Sister Ying'er, don't think about it! I just want to ask your mother Rui for advice... "Okay, okay! Don't explain, I believe you!!!" The little maid interrupted Xingyan's oath and swore:
"Ying'er has never seen you be so polite--for this point, I will not hold back!" Although these words sounded a bit awkward, Xingyan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.Only the little girl added another sentence: "It's really not a love poem? Brother Xingyan, don't bully me for being illiterate, just come and lie to me!" "Huh?! Ho! How can it be!"

After a long time of trouble, this little girl can't read!Xingyan suddenly felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)