I don’t know how long it had passed, but a sound of heavy footsteps suddenly came from outside. If it hadn’t happened before, no one might have noticed it, but at this moment, if you look carefully, you can see that the person coming was carrying a heavy object. Every step he took made a dull sound.
movement.
Soon, the footsteps passed behind the door and continued to move forward. But before the accountant could breathe a sigh of relief, they turned back and then there was a knock on the door, "Mr. Accountant, it's me. I was so anxious just now that I almost left."
Passed."
The accountant's eyes widened. He knew the voice very well. It was the butler. He glanced at the old mage. The old mage hesitated and shook his head slightly. He quickly held his breath and did not dare to make any sound.
"Weird? We are obviously inside. Mr. Accountant, are you asleep? Wake up quickly, I have something to do with you!" The housekeeper continued to knock on the door.
He didn't get a response. Maybe he was impatient. The knock on the door suddenly became louder, "Counter, I know you are inside, why don't you say anything? Open the door quickly! Counter, Counter! How dare you disobey me?
How brave!”
There was a "clang" sound on the door, and the accountant's face turned pale with fear. The old mage's legs kept shaking, gesturing for him to speak, "Uh... is it the housekeeper? Sorry, I fell asleep just now."
There was a knock on the door, and the housekeeper's voice came, "It's okay. Get up quickly and open the door first."
"This... this... I've already gone to bed. It's very cold at night. How about we talk tomorrow?" The accountant's teeth chattered and rattled.
It suddenly became quiet outside the door, as if everything just now was just an illusion. The next moment the housekeeper's faint and cold voice sounded, "Accountant, did you see something? The gifts you received today are all for our grandparents.
Hand it over to me? Open the door quickly! If you don’t come out, I’ll break in. Open the door, open the door for me!”
The voice gradually became sharper, mixed with old and young roars, and it was clearly the dead Mrs. Wang and the young master.
Bang——
Bang——
The housekeeper banged on the door frantically, and the door latch made a clicking sound, and was about to be disconnected. The bell kept ringing on the old mage's hand, and he shouted, "Counter, take out the treasure in your arms quickly, or we will
Several of them will die today!"
Baby? What baby?! The frightened accounting clerk suddenly thought of something, reached out and took out a piece of white paper, "No baby, I have a piece of calligraphy written by a gentleman passing by..."
As he spoke, he unfolded the white paper. I don't know if it was an illusion. When the word "安" appeared in front of my eyes, a ball of light seemed to burst out from it, instantly passing through the door and disappearing into the darkness.
"ah!"
There was a scream of pain from outside the door, followed by the sound of staggering footsteps, as if something was running away in a hurry.
Finally calmed down, the accountant looked at the calligraphy in his hand, his eyes widened, "This... this... I read it wrong just now..."
Looking up, he saw the old mage with an envious look on his face, "Counter, I still have some wealth accumulated over the years. I am willing to pay you a hundred taels of silver to buy this calligraphy of yours. How about it?"
The accountant came back to his senses and shook his head hurriedly, "If you don't want to sell it, I won't sell it! This is what the gentleman gave me. I won't sell it for any money."
"Hey, sir, the writer said he would give it to you?"
"Yes, I said it myself!"
"Ah...this...forget it...you are so lucky as an accountant. You must keep this inscription in the future. It is a treasure passed down to Anzhai." The old mage sighed regretfully, but did not dare to think about it again.
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The accountant said repeatedly: "Yes, when I get home, I will find the best master to frame it and hang it at home." He hesitated and said, "Master, are you okay?"
The old mage nodded, "It's okay, but just in case, let's wait until dawn before we go out."
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After a busy day at the wonton stall, the work finally came to an end. The tables, chairs and benches were installed, and the stall owner rushed home with his cart.
Hei Ya jumped out of the car and said, "Dad, let me help you push the car."
"No, dad is very energetic. Please hurry up and sit down. It's getting late. We have to go home early."
"Oh, okay, dad, just tell me if you are tired." Hei Ya climbed into the car again reluctantly.
The stall owner smiled heartily and said, "My daughter is filial. When you grow up, you can help your father."
The father and daughter left the city gate and walked along the road for about half an hour. They returned to the village smoothly as the sun turned red at sunset.
"Hei Ya, daddy is going to buy meat and ingredients for tomorrow before it gets dark. You should be good at home, do you hear me?"
"I know, Dad."
When the footsteps outside the door faded away, Hei Ya stood at the door, looking at the river not far away, muttering, "Is what Mr. Sir said true? A big snake was really struck by lightning, and a black snake fell out.
bead?"
She hesitated and said, "It's still early. Dad went to Uncle Wang's house to buy meat, and then to Aunt Li's house to pick up vegetables. It will take a while before he comes back. I'll just go over and take a look. I'll be back soon. Dad definitely doesn't know."
After closing the door, Hei Ya walked straight towards the small river with her short legs flying.
Soon, the sound of water flow reached her ears, and she came to the river. The river beach was densely packed with countless pebbles. The sparkling water waves reflected the sunset on the horizon, dyeing the little girl's face red, making the looming patch between her eyebrows appear.
The red spots have become less obvious.
"Where are the black pebbles... I can't find them... Oops..." Hei Ya was unsteady on her feet and squatted in a puddle on the river beach. She looked at her wet skirt and thought with a sigh.
I cried, thinking that my husband was too bad for coaxing a child to play, and I would never play with him again.
Holding her hands on the ground, she was about to stand up when she suddenly touched a round object. When she picked it up, it turned out to be a black pebble. The sunlight passed through the sunset and fell on the pebbles. She seemed to see layers of
There is a big snake hiding inside the scales, trembling.
"Ah! There really is a big snake struck by lightning... Sir, you didn't lie to me... These pebbles are so beautiful... Hehe..." Hei Ya wiped the corners of his eyes, ignoring the pain in his buttocks, and held on to the pebbles tightly.
Pebbles, turned around and ran towards home, "Dad! Dad! Look, I found the pebbles that Mr. told me about..."
After returning from buying meat and vegetables, he found that his daughter was missing. Zhao Shengmin, who was running around anxiously, heard his daughter's cheers and hurriedly came over to greet him, "Hei Ya! Didn't dad tell you not to go to the river after dark?
Why are you disobedient and even wet your clothes... Hey, these pebbles are quite beautiful, they are actually black, but no matter how beautiful they are, they can't be gone, Hei Ya, do you hear that?"
"I know, Dad, you are so verbose."
By the river, on a raised stone, a small blue crab stared blankly at the father and daughter walking away, then rolled down with one foot. When it came to its senses, it quickly turned over and raised its claws.
Scratching the ground, he rushed into the river in one breath.
The next moment, a shadow emerged. The crab that had submerged in the water actually became as big as a millstone, and it uttered human words, "My Lady, it's not good, my Lady, the dragon ball you are looking for was picked up by a little girl."
!”
In the middle of the river, among a patch of water and grass, there was a woman wearing an underskirt and a gold hairpin on her head. She was accompanied by an old turtle. When she saw the big crab rushing towards her, screaming, the woman with the gold hairpin couldn't help but kick her.
, kicked it to the bottom of the river, "I saw it, you don't need to say more, if you speak louder, maybe you can attract the Black Dragon King... Tell me, are you a spy?!"
The big blue crab looks like a millstone, and the two pliers are so powerful that it can be pinched in one go. This woman's slender waist is stepped on by her feet, but she dare not move. Tears of fear flow out, "I
Not a spy, I really am not a spy, please forgive me!"
It turns out that this woman is the recently famous Golden Scale Lady in Xiaoliu River. She was originally a golden carp, and she accidentally swallowed a water spirit bead, which opened her mind and practiced silently for hundreds of years before she finally became a human.
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The Zhang family's big boat had previously given them a dream, in which they wanted to build a river temple and borrow incense from the human world to practice cultivation.
Everything was going well, but unexpectedly, a black snake spirit suddenly appeared in the upper reaches of Xiaoliu River and in Qilian River. He called himself the Black Dragon King. He was stronger than her and suffered a big loss in a head-to-head encounter. The Golden Scale Empress could only lead her subordinates, General Crab and Turtle.
The Prime Minister hid in Tibet.
The dragon ball we were looking for this time was the inner elixir of a great dragon-water snake that fell to death after being struck by thunder. But it was not easy to find it, but this inner elixir was very fierce. There was a hint of dragon aura hidden in it, and the gold
Lin Niangniang tried her best but could not take it away.
But today, a mortal child actually took away the dragon inner elixir, which made the Golden Scale Empress extremely depressed.
"Prime Minister Turtle, didn't you say that the dragon's inner elixir contains a trace of dragon energy, has an innate spirit, and can choose its own master? You also asked me to wait here carefully before I can influence the dragon bead. How can a mortal child be able to use it?
Pick it up?" Jinlin Empress glared, "Do you think you are the spy?"
The old turtle man stood up and stood in the mud at the bottom of the river. He smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Madam, if this old man is a spy, how can you still stay here safely? A mortal child is actually recognized by the dragon's energy... This
...This old man can never figure it out..."
The Golden Scale Empress gritted her teeth, "No, I must get this dragon ball, otherwise I will definitely be eaten by the black dragon king next time!" She raised her head and looked in the direction where the father and daughter were leaving, "Tonight, you can do whatever you want.
I went ashore and took advantage of the darkness to steal the dragon ball back!"
"No!" Prime Minister Gui was shocked and said hurriedly: "My Lady, what I said is absolutely true. The dragon beads have a spirit to choose their own owner, which means they have approved the little girl. Unless she takes the initiative to give it away, no one can get the dragon beads, even
You will also be attacked by the dragon energy, so please don’t be impulsive!"
The Golden Scale Empress lost courage and gritted her teeth, "Then... then wait until tomorrow. I will go ashore to find her again. I will get the Dragon Pearl back at all costs!"
"You can't rob or cheat. It's best to buy her. A little girl doesn't have much knowledge. I still have an old clam pearl here, which is extremely valuable in the world. If I can't deal with the little girl, I might start with the adults."
The Golden Scale Empress puffed up her chest and said, "Don't worry, I will make sure nothing goes wrong when I take action!"
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It was dark at night, and Wang Dali wandered around outside the Chenghuang Temple for a long time. He had been here all day. But every time he wanted to go in, he looked up at the temple door and felt scared from the bottom of his heart.
The City God is a true god with great magic power. Although he worships the Black Dragon King, he does not consider it to be the opponent of the City God.
'The king ordered me to go into the city and look for a special stone near the City God's Temple, but I walked around all day and didn't see anything... But I was asked to go in and look for it, but I really didn't dare...'
Wang Dali gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, I just said I went in and looked around, and found nothing. The Black Dragon King didn't even dare to enter the city, and he doesn't know whether what I said is true or false."
"This way I can do business without taking risks. I'm really smart!"
Wang Dali looked happy, turned around and left in a hurry.
Luo Guan stood in the corner, his figure obscured by the night. Looking at Wang Dali who was walking away quickly, he frowned slightly and soon became calm.
He stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Soon, the temple door opened from inside, and a disciple of Miao Zhu quickly saluted, "Greetings, sir, sir, you are back."
"Yes." Luo Guan nodded and stepped in, "Sorry to disturb your rest."
"Ah...it's okay, sir, you don't have to be polite." The disciple quickly waved his hands, feeling that the gentleman in front of him was so polite, he couldn't help but admire him.
The temple blessing came in a hurry, his face full of joy, "Sir, I'm finally back. The vegetarian food is still hot. Do you want to eat some?"
Luo Guan shook his head, "We've eaten outside. It's getting late. I just need to arrange things in the temple earlier. You don't have to wait for me."
"That...it's okay. Sir, please go to bed early and we won't disturb you."
Watching Miao Zhu leave with his disciples, Luo Guan thought for a while, maybe he should leave here, otherwise Miao Zhu and others would not feel comfortable.
After returning to his room, he played with the chess game for a while and after reading a book of chess records, Luo Guan blew out the oil lamp and lay down on the bed to sleep.
Early the next morning, Miao Zhu delivered a sumptuous breakfast. Although it was vegetarian, it tasted very good. It must have been cooked by someone from outside at a high cost.
This made Luo Guan more and more determined to leave as soon as possible, but first he had to find a place to stay in the city.
While thinking about it, Luo Guan thanked him, had breakfast, and continued to learn to play chess. The more he studied, the more he felt that the way of chess, although it is a mortal thing, is broad and profound, and contains infinite wisdom.
Making tea, playing chess, and occasionally taking a few steps, before I knew it, it was almost noon.
Miao Zhu came over in a hurry and said that something had happened to the Wang family and he wanted to invite him to come over. He spoke carefully.
Luo Guan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, just go over there."
Temple Zhu was convinced, and after respectfully saying yes, he followed the person who came to invite him straight to Wang's house.
Luo Guan glanced at the sky and touched his belly. It was time to eat. Miao Zhu was not here, and the few disciples did not dare to make decisions without authorization. He was happy and quiet. After thinking about it, he opened the door and went out. Yesterday's wontons tasted good, so he would go there again.