Walking on a bumpy mountain path, sometimes there are lush woods on both sides, sometimes there is a cliff leaning against the mountain wall on the left, sometimes there are towering mountain walls on the left and right, and when you look up you can only see a narrow patch of sky, sometimes a clear stream.
Winding around, the entire mountain forest is quiet and ethereal, interspersed with the chirping of cicadas and the singing of birds. It is precisely "the noisy forest of cicadas is more quiet, and the mountain of singing birds is more secluded".
Shi Xuan followed behind, twisting and turning on the mountain road. If it hadn't been for the fact that his soul had become stronger and his memory had greatly increased since he started practicing, he would have been completely unable to find his way around. Now, although he has taken some detours, at least he can still return to the original path.
It can be done. Yan Jujian next to him may not have as good a memory as Shi Xuan. Shi Xuan found him taking secret notes at least four times.
Ding Mingde has been studying since he was a child, and his body is not strong. After walking for half an hour, he was so tired that he almost fainted. If Yan Jujian hadn't been helping him with his kung fu from behind, he would have had to rest countless times along the way.
From the beginning, the butler walked silently at the front to lead the way, without saying a word, so that Shi Xuan, who wanted to talk to others, could not find a chance to speak. The other two people had their own concerns and did not speak.
The atmosphere seemed very dull.
The butler looked old and frail, walking tremblingly as if he might collapse at any time. However, after walking for half an hour, he didn't catch his breath and rest, and he still looked like he was half-dead and stumbling from the beginning. Judging from his body shape and steps, he looked old and frail.
Judging from his behavior and behavior, he is not a martial artist, but in Shi Xuan's opinion, his whole person has a strange aura and a lifeless feeling. If Yan Jujian hadn't been walking beside him and paying close attention to him, Shi Xuan would have wanted to
Practicing the breath and reciting the mantra inspired the talisman in the sleeve to open the heavenly eye and take a look.
The four people in this dull atmosphere are now walking in a long and narrow canyon. Not far ahead is the exit of the canyon, and gusts of wind blow from there, bringing a quiet atmosphere.
Finally we arrived. As soon as Shi Xuan walked out of the canyon, he saw a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. In the middle was a small pool. Opposite the pool was a large house, which looked like it had five entrances. The other two sides of the pool were filled with stars.
There are some courtyards scattered around, and more are wooden houses.
The water in the pool comes from a small waterfall pouring down from the mountain wall on the left. When it falls into the pool, it stirs up countless water droplets, which look ethereal and beautiful under the sunset.
There was a small stream winding out of the pool and flowing into the canyon. Some fertile fields were cultivated on both sides of it and around the pool. Instead of growing food, they planted herbs. At least Shi Xuan could recognize many of them.
This is thanks to the teachings of Taoist Xu.
These herbs are very valuable, and even from the perspective of spiritual practice, if there are corresponding prescriptions or elixirs, it will be helpful to Shi Xuan at this stage. Unfortunately, Shi Xuan learned some common sense about identifying herbs from Taoist Xu.
, and the corresponding medicinal prescriptions and elixirs are only the basic ones. There are some high-level elixirs in "Baolu", but they are still far away from Shi Xuan.
After walking out of the canyon, the butler who had been silent all the way turned around and said hoarsely: "Three distinguished guests, this is our Shuanghu Village." Then he pointed to the big house, "That is my master's house.
Distinguished guests, please come with me."
The three of them nodded in agreement after hearing the words, and then followed the big housekeeper towards the Wang family's house. On the way, they saw farmers and women working in the medicine fields in twos and threes. They were dressed in rags, but their faces looked very satisfied, but their eyes looked...
Some were dull. As for the children playing and playing, they were not seen.
After bypassing the water pool, we came to the door of the royal residence. The butler walked up the steps and knocked on the door twice. The door slowly opened with a creak, and an old man appeared inside, also with white hair and a face full of wrinkles.
They looked like they would collapse when the wind blew. Seeing that it was the butler, he said hoarsely: "You are back, take them in quickly."
The big butler turned around and motioned for the three of them to follow him. The three of them quickly walked a few steps and followed the big butler into the house.
As soon as Shi Xuan entered the house, he felt a deep and decaying atmosphere. As the door behind closed, it felt more like entering a deep cave.
It's only the end of the twelfth lunar month, and it's late in the summer when it gets dark and the sun sets brightly. But as the butler walked on the corridor in the house, it was quiet and deserted. He didn't meet any maids or servants, and even the sky felt darker than outside.
, Shi Xuan's alertness was raised to the highest level.
When they came to a small courtyard, the steward said to the three of them: "You two, please stay in this small courtyard. I will ask the maids to come over and clean up later. If you need anything, please tell them. Mr. Ding, please follow me."
Go to the east courtyard, there is a place to stay that has been arranged for you. Also, my master has not returned from visiting friends recently, so he may not be able to entertain a few of them."
When Ding Mingde heard that he was going to live alone in another courtyard, he remembered what Yan Jujian had said and was horrified. He signaled Yan Jujian with his eyes and racked his brains to think of an excuse. When Shi Xuan saw this, he smiled slightly and stepped forward to talk to the housekeeper.
He said: "Brother Yan and I will leave tomorrow, and I don't know when we will see Brother Mingde again. We just happen to stay together tonight and have a night talk by candlelight. Please ask the housekeeper to be accommodating."
The chief steward looked at Shi Xuan and the others expressionlessly for a while before he said, "That's fine. A maid will come over later. Please excuse me, the three distinguished guests."
After the butler left, Ding Mingde came back to his senses. He was so pleasantly surprised that he wanted to thank Shi Xuan, but he didn't know why he should thank him, so he stood beside him.
Yan Jujian looked at Shi Xuan with complex eyes, but still didn't say anything to Shi Xuan. It was just that Shi Xuan felt that Yan Jujian was less concerned and wary of him.
Two pretty-looking maids in yellow quickly came over with quilts, bowed slightly to the three of them, and then went into the room to make the beds and clean them. The three maids had the same expressions on their faces as everyone else here.
Cold, eyes slightly dull.
Shi Xuan and the other three sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, looking at each other in silence, watching the maid finish cleaning the room, and then watching the maid bring dinner.
Shi Xuan planned to visit Shuanghu Village in the dead of night, so he finished eating quickly. He said goodbye to the other two people and said that he was too tired today and needed to rest early, so he hurriedly entered the left wing. The specific arrangement was to rest first and wait until the next day.
Turn left and right, regulate your Qi and breath, and then use the Talisman and Seal to bless yourself. Then, first explore the Wang's House, and then the Shuanghu Village.
After entering the room, Shi Xuan lay down to rest. He could vaguely hear Ding Mingde in the yard saying to Yan Jujian in a low voice: "Master Yan, I don't think Brother Ziang is one of them."
"Well, maybe it's the same purpose as a certain family, but for a certain family, he is not alone. We will wait for the certain family to find out the situation before we start talking to him."
"Then Master Yan, what are you going to do?"
"When everyone is quiet tonight, a certain family will first go to the owner's room to have a look, and then privately invite some stewards, maids, and farmers to inquire."
"But, but, I always feel that the people here are very weird." Ding Mingde was a little frightened.
"Indeed, it is very likely that he is controlled and insensitive."
"Could it be, could it be something like a mountain spirit or a mandrill?" Ding Mingde said in a low voice.
"Ha, you are still a scholar, how can you believe in ghosts and ghosts? Huh, even if there are spirits and ghosts, a certain family will not take it seriously." Yan Jujian does not believe in ghosts and ghosts at all. Shi Xuan feels that this is inconsistent with
He himself has strong blood, so ghosts dare not approach him.
"Yes, yes." Ding Mingde nodded in agreement.
"Then I'm going back to my room to rest and recharge myself for tonight. You should also rest early so that you can get up if anything happens at night." Yan Jujian had the same plan as Shi Xuan.
Waiting for Yan Jujian to return to the room, Ding Mingde whispered in a low voice: "Students just don't talk about ghosts, but it doesn't mean they don't believe in ghosts. This person doesn't study himself, and he comes to talk to me."
In the dead of night, everything was so quiet that you couldn't even hear the cries of various insects. Shi Xuan's keen senses felt that something had entered the small courtyard, and he suddenly woke up from a deep rest. He sat up and retracted his hands.
In his sleeve, he secretly holds the talisman seal.
The sound of soft footsteps sounded, and he stopped for a moment in the corridor. It seemed that he found that Shi Xuan was awake, and the footsteps sounded again, coming towards Shi Xuan's room. A gust of wind blew, and there was a knock on the door, and Shi Xuan stood up.
, and asked: "Who is outside the door? Is there something wrong?" Shi Xuan also heard the sound of Yan Jujian sitting up in another room.
"Master Wan'an, the slave family is sent by the master to serve the master." A clear, elegant and soft voice sounded.
The corner of Shi Xuan's mouth twitched. He didn't believe such nonsense. If he arranged for someone to serve him, he would bring it after the meal. Why bother in the dead of night? But Shi Xuan still planned to open the door. He was confident in his heart and planned to see what he wanted to play.
tricks.
Use the talisman to open the Heavenly Eye, and then slowly open the door, and there is a woman in white standing outside the door. She has a picturesque appearance, is charming, and is extremely beautiful. The clothes are made of white gauze, and the skin inside is like winning and showing, extremely tempting.
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Seeing Shixuan open the door, the woman in white bowed her head, then smiled softly, with a pear dimple looming on her right cheek: "My wife, Yan'er, pays homage to the young master. The moon and stars are dim tonight, young master, would you like to enjoy this beautiful scenery with my family?"
Since Shi Xuan planned to see what tricks this woman was going to play, he politely stepped aside and invited the woman in. At the same time, he said: "Miss Yan'er, you come with the moon. You are suspected of being a fairy in the moon. I am flattered by you."
Yan'er Pingping Tingting walked slowly to the bedside, then turned around and sat down, smiling lightly: "Young master, why don't you come here?" The white gauze on her body slowly fell off, revealing her extremely fair skin, and the chicken head on her chest was faintly exposed.
Some of them had gentle expressions on their faces, with a slightly sad look on their faces, without any hint of seduction. The comparison between the upper and lower faces aroused the fire in men's hearts.
Although Shi Xuan admired this picture of beauty in spring, Lingtai Qingming was not a person who could disregard safety for beauty, so he thought to himself that he wanted to trick him into saying that if he went to bed, he would be picking up yang and replenishing yin.
Still being sucked in Yang Qi, he said: "It's such a beautiful time, it's time to talk to the beauty about the moon."