It was not only a stringed instrument, but also a plucked instrument. Xie Zhe and Ye Lingquan walked slowly in the corridor, like cats, not daring to make a single step. They carefully identified the sound and traced it
The source. On this floor, the doors in almost all rooms are paper doors that can be pushed and pulled, instead of the wooden doors that open and close like downstairs.
"Ah, Ah Zhe, you see there is no one in this room, could it be..." Ling Huan said angrily, lowering his tone even lower, "could it be haunted...?"
"It's noon, don't scare yourself. Shhh."
He listened carefully to this special sound. It was not as melodious as the zither, nor as clear as the pipa; not as high-pitched as the liuqin, nor as soft as the yueqin. Its timbre was richer, the rhythm was quieter, and the tune was slightly
It seems a bit dull. In an empty house where you can only hear the faint sound of pattering rain, this kind of music is like a person trapped in a purdah.
The girl in the song is playing alone. But from this music, there is no trace of expectation, but a bit of morbid exhaustion. It is as if even if the sky clears, the performer will only put down the instrument in his hand and play in the house.
He sat quietly and sighed. This makes people wonder what kind of actor can play such music.
The two found the source of the sound. Xie Zhe pressed against a paper door to confirm that the music was coming from here. Through the door, the gray skylight only cast a very blurry and scattered shadow. But they could indeed see that,
There is a human-shaped silhouette holding something, silently performing a person's performance.
It seems impolite to interrupt suddenly, but it doesn't seem to be a good virtue to keep squatting at the door and "peeping". Xie Zhe tried to open the door a crack, hesitating how to speak so as not to be so embarrassed. Ye Lingquan came from below
I looked over quietly, wanting to see clearly what it looked like inside.
"ah!"
She let out a short exclamation. The music stopped suddenly, and Xie Zhe's situation became even more embarrassing. He immediately let go, as if the door was hot, and then quickly glanced at Ling Huan. He was surprised to find this
The girl's face was pale and her eyes were wide open. She was obviously frightened. What could be inside that scared her like this?
"No one—"
She suddenly said "highly". This high-pitched voice was a breath that she was trying to suppress, even if it might be obvious from inside the room. Ye Lingquan opened her eyes wide again and used a gesture that was a bit exaggerated for her.
He gestured fiercely and repeated:
"There is no one in the house!"
Xie Zhe reacted quickly and opened the door before Ye Lingyu finished speaking. To his surprise, Lingyu was right. There was no one in the place where the shadow should be projected.
There was only a piano lying quietly on the ground.
Ruan?
Xie Zhe boldly walked in, looked around, and confirmed that there was no one else smelling except him. This Ruan was placed here like this. I don’t know who put it there, but it looked a bit casual. It seemed like a special place
The place where musical instruments are stored is basically against the wall, in the balcony.
The light will never shine directly into the place. What's more, this place is originally shaded, and only the weak diffuse light provides illumination for this place. However, the musical instruments here are all available. Shengxiao, flute, zither, konghou, pipa, gongs, drums and erhu, really
Like a lover's collection room.
Ye Linghua stuck her head in and looked around for a while, then slowly climbed in and stood up. She followed Xie Zhe very cautiously and did not dare to run around. Xie Zhe boldly picked up the handful of Ruan
, looked at it again and again. It is just ordinary
It is made of wood, but it seems to have aged. There are beautiful birds painted on the wooden surfaces on both sides of the string, one on the left and one on the right. The string is clean and spotless, but other parts of the string, such as some gaps, are still stuffed.
There is a lot of dirty dust.
He held the ruan in his hand and walked past the other musical instruments, keeping half a foot away from them without taking a closer look.
"These are all very good materials..." Ye Linghua followed him and said, "Any piece of it, if it can be sold at a high price, will be enough to feed and clothe an ordinary family for half a lifetime."
"But this Ruan is very ordinary, right?"
Ling Huan carefully looked over and nodded slightly.
"Hmm... Indeed. It's not too expensive, but it's also a very old piano."
Xie Zhe took a deep breath. There was a faint woody smell in the whole room, as if some kind of expensive incense had been burned. But in fact, there was no such thing. They all knew that this smell was something that was worthless.
Musical instruments made of Fei's rare wood are emitted. And it is not a single scent, but a mixture of multiple materials. I am afraid that it would be impossible to make such a scent specially.
As soon as Ye Lingquan finished asking, she saw a girl's head peeking out from behind a row of chimes. She was startled and immediately clenched Xie Zhe's sleeves, and he turned around and looked over there. The shy girl realized
She was discovered, so she just retracted her head, and then reluctantly poked it out. She hesitated, and finally walked out of the shelter.
She was wearing simple clothes of light lake blue. She hesitated for a few steps and reached a distance in front of the two of them. She leaned down and knelt down. Her hair color was similar to that of Ling Huan, and they both had a woody texture, but
It's lighter, with a hanging bun.
"Why does the girl need to give such a big gift?"
Xie Zhe stepped forward, but did not help her up, but pushed the Ruan in front of her. Then the girl stood up, stretched out her hand, silently took it back into her arms, and hugged her tightly. This thing looked like a
Her treasure. Ye Lingquan hid behind Xie Zhe and looked at her quietly. He felt that the girl was only fifteen or sixteen years old. The girl closed her lips tightly and said nothing.
"It is indeed our fault to intrude into your territory without saying hello." After saying that, Xie Zhe also knelt down in front of you, and then continued, "I'm sorry, we should also apologize for this."
After he finished speaking, Ye Lingquan sat down next to him and met the girl face to face. The girl looked at them calmly and then whispered:
"...I also brought you here on purpose."
Her voice was as thin as a mosquito's cry, and you couldn't hear it clearly unless you listened carefully. Fortunately, there was no one else in the room. If the rain outside had been heavier, the sound of the rain would have drowned out her voice. But look at her timid look.
, I am afraid that no matter whether the sound in the environment is loud or soft, she can always suppress her voice accurately to the level that the other party can hear.
"Really?" Xie Zhe was a little confused, but he introduced himself anyway, "I am Xie Zhe, a fledgling onmyoji. This is my friend, my name is Ye Lingyu. Don't you know the girl's name yet?"
"Ruan Xiang." She still whispered, "My name is Ruan Xiang."
"Does Miss Ruan also live here?" Ling Huan asked, "Are you a relative, friend, or family member of the county magistrate? Or do you work here?"
"I'm sorry to presume to speculate. Miss Ruan Xiang, I'm afraid she's not a human being, right?"
Before Ruan Xiang could answer, Xie Zhe asked straight to the point. This puzzled Ye Linghua, and she asked in confusion:
"How could it be? Miss Ruan, isn't this..."
With a nose and eyes? She swallowed it hard, feeling that it was a bit inappropriate to say this. But Ye Linghua's mind was still a little blank, and he had not yet followed the conversation ideas of the other two.
"Well..." Ruan Xiang said, "I can also guess your identity. So... I don't dare to make it too public."
"Don't worry. If Fu Sangshen doesn't do evil, the Onmyoji who practices the right path will never take action."
"Fu Sangshen?" Ling Huan hadn't followed yet.
"I played here last night, but I didn't dare to play too loudly."
"You don't want others to hear?" Xie Zhe frowned slightly, "But we were really sleepy and no one heard us. Ah, that's not right. Zhongli might have heard it... but he might not have taken it seriously.
.If you were a human, he might be able to detect your aura, but you are a fusangshen."
Ruan Xiang nodded. She always lowered her eyes slightly, looking a little sleepy and confused. The timidity was always lingering in her eyes. She seemed to have too many things to be afraid of, not just the two outsiders in front of her.
.Otherwise, she wouldn't think about how to attract their attention.
"In other words, you took the initiative to find us?"
Ruan Xiang nodded again, but she no longer looked at Xie Zhe, but moved her eyes to Ye Linghua aside. She stretched out her slender hand, pointed at her and said:
"The girl...has musical instruments from heaven."
"Ah!" She hurriedly took out the xun, "Is it this? Are you talking about this?"
"Yes."
Xie Zhe explained to Ruan Xiang: "The head of the family here seems to want to get it. Could it be that the magistrate is a music lover and wants to collect rare musical instruments? This may be a bit unpleasant, but your identity... forgive me for my blindness.
, it doesn’t seem to be that kind of expensive material, is it because he knows there is a monster living in it?”
This time, Ruan Xiang shook his head.
"That man likes musical instruments, but only for their own value. More than half of the instruments in this room are relics left by an old musician. After hearing the news, he tried every means to stop most of them.
, and I was among them, so he took it all in without really distinguishing it. Today, my spiritual power has long been extremely weak, and it has become difficult to even walk out of this house. If I want to contact others, I can only
This is the next step..."
"I see……"
"Pei likes more than just musical instruments. The entire house, except for the second floor, is almost entirely used for his collection. He likes gold, silver and jewelry the most. Those things don't take up much space, but they occupy more boxes and cabinets.
Cabinets, more empty rooms. His vanity is very big and empty, and there is no way to fill it... If this xun from heaven falls into his hands, I am afraid he will not be my companion."
Ye Lingquan didn't understand. She scratched her head and asked, "If the instruments are not placed with you, where else can they be placed?"
"With the texture of this agate, he is afraid that he will break it into pieces and make more small pieces of jewelry..."
Xie Zhe and Ye Lingquan looked at each other in silence, feeling like their hairs were standing on end. How could there be such a person? If Ruan Xiang was telling the truth, such behavior was really outrageous and unbelievable. At this time, Xie Zhe suddenly remembered
What.
"Besides Magistrate Fei, isn't there also his wife in this house? Are all the gold, silver and jewelry prepared for her?"
Ruan Xiang's eyes became a little strange. She hugged the instrument tightly in her arms and adjusted her sitting posture slightly.
"He is the only one living in this house. Those things are for his own use."
"ha?"
The two of them were stunned and didn't say the second half of the sentence - this hobby is really strange.
"Most women in the world love jewelry, gold and silver...especially Li."
