Chapter 20 Demon Banquet(1/2)
"This official, I don't know..."
"I will just handcuff you!"
On the streets of Wu'an City, soldiers led the army, and several yamen runners led a scholar, a donkey, a woman and a young man... and a young man caught in the middle and waved across the market. He seemed to be escorting a prisoner: facing the woman with a begging face, some yamen runners shook the iron chains in their hands impatiently, and they were very stance to directly serve the "national law" if they disagree.
"Aren't that the Ruan family's aunt and Xiaohu?"
"What's the matter..."
"Hmph, it's because of that little beast, like his yelling father, that he's crazy about gaining and losing his heart!"
"Mr. Ruan used to be kind-hearted and didn't know the same knowledge as his children. However, he was ungrateful and barked sooner or later. This time he was taken to Brother Li and the others, so he must look good!"
The middle-aged man wearing a long gown next to the street looked at the indignant boy who was tightly pulled by a panic woman. His eyes were full of sarcasm. As the manager of the Ruan Family Weaving Floor, in his opinion, a guy like a shaking man should be killed with one knife!
It's damn it if you cut off your wealth.
"Brother Li is good at fists and will definitely let this little beast gain more knowledge."
A casual man next to him came forward to make fun of him, and then pointed to the scholar holding the donkey:
"Where does the scholar's face come from?"
"Who knows, the left and right are just relatives of the sour scholar."
If it were in the heart of the Central Plains, the manager of the Ruan Family Weaving Floor would not dare to make such a big deal. The scholars there were related to their relationships, classmates, teachers and students... But in Wu'an City, this border area, the voice of scholars was comparable to that of machetes? Besides, Mr. Ruan and the county magistrate were children's relatives, mere scholars-
"act recklessly!"
Everyone commented on the Ruan family's mother and son, scholars, and even donkeys, but they turned a blind eye to Li Yu: originally, with his appearance, they were the focus of attention when they walked there. The reason for this was not because Li Yu was low-key, but because:
“This 'psychological invisibility' is really good,”
Under Li Yu's clothes, he wore a necklace made of the "extraordinary characteristics" contributed by the "Dream Walker": one ability is "pleasing", and the other ability is this "psychological invisibility". It is also the reason why Li Yu is now ignored and quietly sneaked into Wu'an City.
Otherwise, the literati in the door would just look at Li Yu's "bone mirror" and immediately show colorful light.
"First be a 'audience' and see what happens next."
Although I talked to myself like this, Li Yu could guess what was going to happen with his toes. In the novels, comics, and TV series of his previous life, I have read this trick of collusion between officials and businessmen for countless times, and I have already tasted it.
———
"Can the people in the hall have good fortune or honor?"
“Students have not participated in the regular subjects yet…”
In the county government, the plaque "Hanging High in the Mirror" is vivid in my mind. The man in an official robe is leaning on the chair of the Grand Master, his eyes seem to be closed and open, and he is leisurely and high above like a god.
This made Li Yu, who was standing behind the scholar and watching coldly, think of a sentence: His eyes look like a close heart, but his mind is very leisurely.
"I have no merits and honors in my body and I am a Bai Ding, but I won't kneel down when I see the county magistrate?!"
The head of the yamen runner shouted angrily, and the water and fire sticks in his hand were about to be raised high.
“No,”
The fat county magistrate with gray hair just raised his hand slightly, and the head of the tits and claws immediately returned to his original place.
"Since I am a scholar who came to Wu'an to find relatives, I naturally need to be sympathetic to the people. If you come, send them all to the 'Zhiwu Mountain'."
"Sir, be kind to me!"
Hearing the county magistrate's verdict, the woman from the Ruan family was shocked, and fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
"I pity my family is the only one. Please be kind to you—"
“Noisy,”
The county magistrate sitting above just moved his lips impatiently, and the eyes of the yamen runners were fierce! He immediately swung the water and fire sticks and roared at the woman.
If you stick this stick, let alone a thin woman, even a strong man will have to be fragile!
Bang,
Just when the young man Ruan Minghu next to him rushed over to protect his mother, the thick water and fire stick stopped in front of his back. It was not that the yamen runners discovered his conscience, but that one hand reached out from the side and gently grabbed the stick.
"Sister-in-law, since you are in Zhiwu Mountain, let's go and have a walk."
As he spoke, Li Yu's eyes swept past, and the other yamen runners around who were holding sticks were cold all over, their hands and feet were numb, and they could no longer move.
This young man...
The county magistrate in the lobby was stunned and thought about it carefully:
This young man was the scholar's companion and kept standing in the hall, but he didn't notice it...
“Send it together,”
After saying that, the county magistrate waved his sleeves impatiently, as if he drove away a few flies.
"Sir, big—"
"Get up, don't ask him!"
The scholar on the other side squatted down and stopped the woman from continuing to beg for mercy.
"I have been reading saints since I was a child, so why are the ghosts and monsters afraid? My sister-in-law and cousin relaxed and went to Zhiwu Mountain to find my uncle and made plans."
"Ha, this sour scholar..."
The strange cold breath was like a flash in the pan. The yamen runners shook their heads, all thinking they had hallucinations. After hearing the angry words of the scholar, they all showed expressions and sneering at the dead.
"Let's go on the road, it's just that the team that went into the mountains to enjoy the "Immortal Blessing" has not yet set off."
"Mom, get up."
The half-grown boy helped the woman up and spoke out resentment.
"Don't be afraid, even if we die, our whole family will die together!"
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The so-called Zhiwu Mountain is not far from Wu'an City, and the distance between the two is only a dozen miles.
You can arrive quickly along the Wuding River by boat: scholars, women, teenagers, and a group of ordinary people who are preparing to enjoy the "Immortal Blessing" gathered on the boat, with either nervous or numb on their faces, layered patches on their clothes, and black and yellow wrinkles on their faces, all of which are poor.
As for Li Yu?
Under the influence of "psychological invisibility", most of them turned a blind eye to him, as if they were "background board", and only the scholar who had lost his blood held his hand and asked.
"Brother Li Yu, if something goes wrong, please take the women and children away first, and then delay the time."
"···no problem,"
Li Yu almost rolled his eyes. He went to this kind of thing to come here, not to escape.
"arrive,"
As everyone took a boat down the water, a mountain covered in fog soon appeared in front of him.
At the same time, several small boats on the river with the banner of "Ruan" were busy beside the fog: after looking closely, they pushed the bamboo pole into the fog-filled water and stirred it, and even took out a group of crystal silk threads out of thin air from the water, and then pulled it back to the boat. It should be the local specialty "cloud weaving cloth".
"This is the gift of the immortals."
The boss of the boat took a sip of dry tobacco and raised his chin to the small boats that were fishing for silk threads.
"You are lucky enough to go to the fairy mountain to enjoy happiness. From now on, you will never have to worry about eating and drinking, and the beauty is in your arms..."
"Hmph, I'll give you this fairy blessing, do you want it?"
The young man named Ruan Minghu was young and energetic, and couldn't help but say something to the other party. However, the boss of the boat vomited a mouthful of smoke and looked back indifferently.
"Why don't?"
"If I could see her again, I would be willing to die... It's a pity that the immortal thought the old man was old and weak."
"Prepare to enter the mountain!"
The boss of the ship who knocked on the pipe gave the order, and the ship sailed into the fog, and the surroundings were white, making people unable to tell the difference between the east, south, west and north. The many poor people on the ship couldn't help but feel a stir, and Li Yu looked at his cell phone habitually.
Very good, didn't alarm the other party.
He casually played the invisible mobile phone between his five fingers. After one minute and thirty-six seconds, the fog in front of him dissipated, revealing a quiet and elegant pier.
"But the 'Immortal Fate Man' has arrived?"
It is just a small pier, but there are pavilions for people to rest. There are various colors of parrots, thrushes and other birds, and they are chirping very lively.
Seeing the boat docking, more than a dozen maids in red and green came up with a smile, and rushed to support the people who got off the boat: Although most of them leaned towards the scholar, the remaining maids also greeted others with a smile, which shocked the poor people who came down on the boat to give their hands and feet in a hurry and give them a random gift, and there was another laughter.
"There are all people, let's go."
The leading girl was wearing a light green dress with a thin face; a white lotus on her head was slanted with hairpins on her head, and only a green hairpin was held. She waved her hand coldly, letting everyone follow her, and she looked at her with a lot of pain.
This is a fairy~~
With the cold-skinned fairy leading the way, the group soon arrived at the hillside: Looking around, there were red bricks and green tiles, pavilions and lofts; green bamboos were lingering, and flowers were covered with flowers, which was really dazzling. Not to mention ordinary poor people, even the women and young men who were once scholars were stunned.
Could it be that there are no monsters, but my husband/dad is really addicted to this fairyland and lingering?
"Ah, sisters, don't play with me..."
On the other side, the scholar who was surrounded by several beautiful maids was flirting with a mess, covering his face with his sleeves.
To be continued...