Volume 1 Huangquan December, Chapter 96: Unkindness for an official
Originally, the movement restriction order was lifted before the Double Ninth Festival, but the luggage has not arrived. Although it is not too important, it is just a change of clothes. The more expensive ones, Shanhai has already brought them with him, and the most valuable ones are probably
Counting Dailuan's medicine box, it was something Kisaragi-kun gave her after all. Besides, the letter has been sent and the bodyguard has been hired. Anyway, there is no rush to find Wanguizhi, just wait.
After complaining for two days, the experienced escort finally came. When he went to the hotel to find them, only Mu Wan was drinking tea downstairs, while the others went shopping. She didn't want to go, so she happened to catch up.
deliver goods.
The bodyguard was wearing a moon-green cross-collar long coat, but it was a little dirty. You could see that the hem and cuffs were intermittently embroidered with patterns of auspicious clouds made of silver silk. He had a tall and straight figure, with a jade crown buttoned a little longer, and hairpins on both sides.
There is a lake blue ribbon hanging on it, and two transparent jade beads. The jade crown is quite clean, and it was probably put on when meeting the guests.
"I'm looking for Lin Shanhai." He said to the cashier at the front desk.
"Oh, the Taoist priest is not here. Ask that girl, they are from the same family."
Mu Wan heard this conversation and looked over. Then the escort came over with big and small bags on his back and unloaded all the goods in front of her. This man looked elegant and weak, and he was dressed like a scholar. Unexpectedly, he was able to carry it.
thing.
"In the next section Yuesheng."
"I am at Xia Liangqiu Mu Wan."
"Oh - hello, Miss Liang."
"Pfft."
Mu Wan's face turned livid for an instant, and he heard another silly sound. He turned around with Duan Yuesheng, and saw the accountant covering his mouth, writing the accounts as if nothing had happened. The two looked at each other, and Duan Yuesheng scratched his head, feeling that he
It seems that I said something wrong and I don't know where I went wrong.
"Uh, how about Miss Liang take stock first?"
"..."
Mu Wan didn't say a word, lowered his head and started to unpack the package, looking for the documents one by one. The accounting office in the distance was mouthing frantically at him.
"Liang——Qiu——"
"What...? Two...what balls?"
Seeing that Mu Wan's face was getting more and more ugly, the accountant simply shut his mouth.
He looks like a scholar, but he is actually a fool.
"……No problem."
After a long while, she held back this sentence. She wanted to try to explain it, but she thought that they would never meet again in the future, so she didn't bother to bother. But she didn't expect that he would keep yelling, which made her feel very upset. At this time,
, I don’t know what Duan Yuesheng smelled, his nose moved slightly, looking around for something.
Until he accidentally got closer to Mu Wan, she pushed his head away so hard that the jade crown tilted.
"Uh, I'm sorry, Miss Liang, I smell a very fragrant smell."
"The kitchen is at the back." She pointed.
"Ahem, you are like this girl. Our brothers suffered a lot on the grassland along the way. You see..."
"Thank you for your hard work. I haven't touched this cup of tea yet. Here it is for you."
He didn't know whether she really didn't understand or was just pretending. Duan Yuesheng felt that he had hinted very directly.
"...Look, my knife is broken. Can you take pity on me and give me some treatment?"
"You are allowed to pour me another drink." Mu Wan glanced at his waist, "But how could the knife break?"
"Well, it's already old, and there are gaps all over it. As a result, we were unlucky. Somehow, we ran into a bunch of thugs from the prairie. They chased us and beat us up... The spears on the prairie were heavy and blunt.
, the sword will be broken after hitting it. It’s true, I’ve heard that they are xenophobic, but I didn’t know that they are so vicious.”
For a moment, Mu Wan didn't know what expression to make. Her mood was very complicated, but she didn't dare to say a word. She silently took out some silver coins from her purse and put it on the table.
"Hey, thank you, Miss Liang, you're so generous."
Please leave quickly. If you don't leave, I will report you to the police.
When she turned around, the accountant laughed under the table, and she was really angry. Mu Wan looked at the door again, thinking about the old scabbard on his waist, and suddenly subconsciously touched his side.
Sachet...? No, wouldn't it have lost its smell a long time ago?
The others came back at noon. They were very happy when they saw their packages and decided to set off in the afternoon. After lunch and changing their horses, they left the city smoothly. After walking a few miles, they arrived at another city -
—Wule City. It was still some time before the sun went down, so a few people strolled around and looked for a place to stay.
Walking on the road, Dai Luan suddenly pointed to the northern sky.
"Look, why is it still dark over there?"
Others looked over and found that the sky was still as dark as night, but there were no stars or moon. Looking more carefully, it seemed that the clouds were dark, much denser than the dark clouds, as if they had been soaked in ink.
"This is really weird. Isn't it already dawn? Maybe there is some kind of monster..."
Mu Wan muttered. Seeing that he wanted to see the mountains and seas with great interest, she quickly stopped him and advised him to find a room quickly as it was getting late.
Compared with Cangyi City to the west, Wule City is also very prosperous, busy with traffic, and very lively. It has not yet reached the most crowded area, but the small shops on the edge of the city are doing such a prosperous business, maybe it is because of the bustling business of Cangyi City.
The reason was that it was close. They asked several shops, but they were either full or too expensive. Seeing that it was almost dark, they found a small teahouse in a remote corner. It only had two floors, with accommodation above. Even so, it was still possible.
It's so expensive that every inch of land is precious.
Not even a single row of dishes was filled with signboards. They ordered one of each, but they were reluctant to order meat. Fortunately, it was a teahouse and the tea was pretty good.
As soon as he stepped into the store, Shi Wuqi noticed a familiar scent, but he couldn't place it. He just took his seat absentmindedly and waited blankly for the food to be served. It was lunch time, and even the small teahouse was busy.
There were not enough seats, so a mother and her son squeezed into a table with them. Behind Shi Wuqi, there were two other tables, but they were small tables against the wall. There were two people sitting at one table talking in low voices.
, it seemed inconvenient to disturb; there was only one person sitting at the other table, a man with a knife, and no one dared to approach him.
The woman was very talkative, and she could tell at first glance that they were foreigners, so she quickly started chatting with the child in her arms.
"If my eldest son were still alive, he might be taller than this girl." The woman pointed at Dai Luan.
"Your son, is he on a business trip, or..."
"He's dead, he's been dead for a long time." She showed a relieved smile, "He was still young, and he went to learn erhu from the troupe... Eight years ago, the city lord purged geishas, and the persecution was blamed on his master. He went to rip off people.
His legs were kicked away, and his head was knocked on the step."
"This..." Shanhai's throat felt a little uncomfortable, "This, well, why would the city want..."
"Ah, I almost forgot to say, when you come here, please don't sing or play any musical instruments. This order is still on people's heads."
Mu Wan asked: "What order?"
"Music is not allowed in Wule City. When the former city lord was in power, this place was called Wule City. He liked music very much. So everyone in the city liked musical instruments and knew how to play and sing. Unexpectedly,
He was assassinated by a musician. Although he has been caught, the city lord is gone. The current city lord is his son. When he was a child, he was forced to learn everything. He hated singing very much. In addition, this happened.
Son, he issued a death order to destroy all the musical instruments in the city and stopped learning them. The descendants of all the musicians were also not allowed to be officials. In addition, the investigation of the case of the relevant person involved a lot of people."
"absurd!"
"Shhh - right, we think it's ridiculous too... Who would have thought he was serious? His father and grandfather are both too obsessed with musical instruments. He knows nothing about studying, being a man, or solving crimes and governing the city. In addition, those
When the order was carried out, many people accidentally killed many people out of revenge or profit. The skills and skills accumulated for generations were all lost..."
Although Shi Wuqi was a little distracted, he heard these words. He was also a little puzzled and felt that this matter was extremely ridiculous. He glanced at the mountains and seas, and his expression was very solemn. Then several people immediately realized that he was thinking of
It’s Jiyue-kun’s business.
It's really ironic that hundreds of thousands of years have passed.
"But unfortunately no one on the road was in a good mood and hummed a few tunes. Otherwise, I would have arrested him immediately."
Shi Wuqi made a wisecrack, and everyone at the table smiled heavily. In addition to what the woman said, he heard two people at the next table lowering their heads and muttering something. He had good ears, so he heard everything.
It was said that there was a theater building in the north of the city - it used to be, but it is no longer - called Hanying Building, and it was burned down. The fire lasted for three days and three nights, and was put out early this morning. When people walked in, the floor
It was so creaky that it would collapse at any time, so I didn't dare to go upstairs. No body could be found inside, only the vaguely mutilated outline of a human figure could be seen. It had all turned into carbon and would break if touched, let alone moved out. The building was still intact.
Smoke was rising, turning the entire sky black.
What's even more strange is that, except for Hanying Tower, every plant and tree on the side is intact, and not a single spark has been splashed.
When he was halfway listening, a waiter was serving food next door. The store was a bit small, and Wu Qi's chopsticks were accidentally knocked off. He wanted to ask someone to change, but seeing that they were all busy, he got up and went to the door by himself.
After taking the chopsticks, he turned around and walked back to where he was, passing by a customer who was walking out of the store.
They were a pair of resolute, amber-colored eyes. Wu Qi suddenly stopped. He turned around and saw the tail tied behind the man's head, and he felt more and more familiar.
Especially the ominous aura emanating from his body. Part of it was actually somewhat similar to that of Mu Wan.
Compared with the impression, this kind of aura is more sophisticated, a little more determined, a little decisive, and a little... a little violent.
Shi Wuqi was very concerned, but it was obviously not appropriate to chase him out like this. He took the chopsticks and sat back down, picking up the food. The child sitting in the arms of his mother sitting opposite was looking at him foolishly with his big round eyes.
He looked at him. So he gestured with a smile.
Suddenly, the smile solidified on his face.
He remembered - he remembered that he had indeed seen that man.
