Chapter 127 Thank you, Heroine, for waiting for me for two years.
Chapter 127 Thank you, Heroine, for waiting for me for two years.
This, this, this...
Is this not pretending at all?
Directly transformed into human form?
As Wu Xia walked, she kept looking at the little girl next to her.
The tube top and skirt each have a different color. The material looks very good. I think the colors were very bright before, but now they are not so bright. They look softer and the workmanship is very delicate and well-fitted. I don’t know where they made it.
Yes, they are considered good clothes in Changjing. The little girl's face is white and tender, as if carved from pink and jade, her hair is braided, and there is no expression on her face. She seems to be thinking about something serious.
She looks so cute in this outfit.
Just now at home, Wu Nuxia didn't ask any questions, pretending that she already knew, so as not to appear fussy and uninformed, but now she couldn't help but take a second look.
Yes, she has killed monsters.
It can be said that most of the monsters I have encountered in the past just have some spiritual skills, are more powerful than the ordinary ones, have high intelligence, are amazing and can talk, and even more amazing, they can occasionally stand up and walk like humans, but monsters that turn into human forms are another kind of monster.
It's the same thing.
"..."
Sanhua Empress was so perceptive that she could naturally feel the gaze cast by this person, turning her head from time to time and giving her a strange look.
However, Wu Nuxia is also a perceptive person. Whenever Sanhua Empress turns her head, she quickly averts her gaze and walks forward as if nothing happened. After a while, when the limelight has passed, she takes another peek.
Later, the little girl simply reached out and grabbed the Taoist's robe and walked forward with him. She turned her head and stared at the man without blinking.
The road was uneven and she often stepped on it, causing her to stumble. Fortunately, she was a cat and would not fall.
"Keep your eyes on the road."
The Taoist lowered his head and said something to her, then followed her gaze and glanced at the heroine next to him.
This heroine's hair had just been dried recently and had not been taken care of for a long time. It looked a little fried and frizzy. It happened to be a perfect spring day, and when the sun shone, every hair seemed to be shining.
The little girl didn't seem to hear his words and still turned her head and stared at the heroine unblinkingly.
The heroine does not squint her eyes and walks with her eyes on the road.
Three figures passed along the street.
…
Because they had not made a reservation in advance, the three of them sat here for a while before the dishes on the bejeweled table began to arrive.
But it just takes a long time to wait, and it will come soon after the food is served.
Yun Chun Lou is the pioneer of stir-fry dishes, but this table does not focus on stir-fry dishes.
Of the sixteen dishes, only three are cold dishes. The remaining thirteen include stir-fry dishes that are currently popular in Changjing, as well as palace-style dishes that are elaborate and time-consuming. Although there is no bird's nest and shark's fin, there is also sea cucumber and abalone, which can be enjoyed these days.
It’s not a waste of nearly thirteen taels of silver to eat seafood inland.
Song You raised his glass of wine and said respectfully:
"Thank you, Heroine, for waiting for me for two years!"
"Oh!"
It was rare for Wu Xia to see him being solemn, and she was a little flustered for a moment. She didn't know whether to serve wine or soup. Anyway, she grabbed something, raised it to signal, and took a sip before she realized it was soup.
"Just kidding, I often go out of the city, and I have to pass through the West City Gate. Although I have been eager to wait for you, I didn't spend much time." Wu Nuxia said, paused, "But don't care, anyway.
You treated me to such a nice meal, which offset everything."
Song You put down his wine glass and smiled slightly.
There was one cup of abalone and seafood soup for each person, a total of eight cups per table. Song You brought half of it to Wu Nuxia. When she asked, he just said that those who are able work hard, and Wu Nuxia said nothing more.
"This is the first time in my life that I have eaten sea cucumber and abalone. I have only heard of it from storytellers in the past." There is only one abalone and one sea cucumber in a cup, and Wuxia takes one bite. "Thanks to you, I have learned a lot.
"
"..."
Song You smiled and shook his head.
This table of dishes, in future generations, may cost at most a few thousand yuan to eat, and the taste is better than this table, but in this age when most civilians mainly rely on cooking, it can be considered sophisticated, and it can be regarded as
Song You had the best meal in his life. But no matter how good it was, it could never be compared to the friendship that had been waiting for two years.
If it weren't for her, I might not be willing to spend so much money to have this meal, and it would be more likely to eat at the cheaper table. If it weren't for her, I would have to go to the city gate to reveal the list, and it would take a long time to get such detailed information.
It would take more energy to deal with the yamen, and wasting energy was the last thing he wanted to do.
So it's actually thanks to her.
However, Song You didn't say anything and only served Sanhua Empress some food.
After that, most of the time, there was silence at the dinner table, without a single unnecessary polite word, only the sound of eating.
People who practice martial arts have big appetites, and Wu Xia's fighting ability is really impressive. She actually ate more than half of the food on the table until she couldn't stand up straight, and she was about to get sick, so she gave up.
Although I haven't finished all the dishes, I have basically eaten the essence of each dish. The rest is either side dishes or soup. According to Song You, there is no need to pack it again. It's just Wu Nuxia who saves, saying that these vegetable soups are in
The taste was something I couldn't usually taste, so I insisted on taking a bowl to put it back, and wanted to soak it in rice and dip it in pancakes.
Song You pretended to be like her.
The waiter in the restaurant is not snobbish, he just feels happy when he sees this and is eager to help.
After a while, the three of them went out.
"belch……"
Wu Nuxia walked very slowly, and her eyes were a little distracted. She was completely different from her usual self.
"Have you eaten well, Heroine?"
"Needless to say? I have never had such a good meal in my life! Don't you?"
"Too."
"But it's just too expensive." Wu Nuxia shook her head. For some reason, she couldn't speak clearly as usual, "It's a pity that Changjing is still under curfew, and I don't know how long it will be. It would be great if the curfew was lifted. I
I’ll take you to the night market. Although it’s not as high-end as here, and there’s no such thing as sea cucumber, abalone, venison, and prawns, there is still a lot to eat, and it’s quite delicious.”
"I heard that the night market is also a unique attraction in Changjing."
"you do not say!"
Song You also had some expectations.
However, Wu Nuxia only chatted for a few words and then turned the topic back to business, discussing what list they would unveil next time.
…
In March, the temperature is completely warm.
Within the public house of Jingxian County.
The magistrate and state officials walked slowly.
It is difficult to be the magistrate of Yidu County, and it is even more difficult to be the magistrate of Jingxian County, but it is also a good position. It is difficult to act in the position of magistrate of Jingxian County, but as long as you do it well, it is easy to be promoted.
At this time, I only heard the state official laughing and saying: "The matter of the ghost tower in Peach Blossom Mountain and the strange thing in Yanhui Mountain have been going on for several years. The officers and soldiers can't get rid of them all. Posting a list to recruit experts from the people, and the strange people in the rivers and lakes can't help.
Even the experts from Tianhai Temple couldn't do anything, but I didn't expect that in Brother Gu's hands, they would be defeated one after another in half a month."
"Oh luck, it's all luck..."
"I heard that a woman revealed the list?"
"It's a woman, she looks like a woman from the world. I heard from others that there is a young Taoist priest beside her." Gu Zhixian waved his hand, "She is probably a spiritual master somewhere, but she doesn't seem to want to show up."
"Most masters are like this."
"Yeah..." Gu Zhixian paused and smiled, "But there are some more interesting things about the case of the Yanhui Mountain Monster."
"oh?"
"A few days ago, a father and daughter came to the county government in Yanhui Mountain to report a crime. They said that there was a cave in the mountain behind Yanhui Mountain, and a scary old ghost lived in the cave. At least the monsters on the mountain would catch people and not eat them themselves.
Not all the people caught ate it themselves, most of them were probably given to the ghosts in the cave to eat." Gu Zhixian said, "I heard from the old elders under my command that the Yanhui Mountain is very evil.
For decades, there have always been monsters and monsters that come out to harm people. Some are easy to get rid of, and some are difficult to get rid of. But except for one, a year or two later, a second one comes to cause trouble. Do you think this is a coincidence?"
"Is there really an old ghost?"
"The old ghost didn't see it. I sent someone to check it out. There is indeed a cave on the cliff wall. There are stone tables and chairs inside, and there are many sarcophagi with human bones."
"Monster!" The state official was immediately furious, "How dare you instigate evil spirits in the territory of Dayan to murder the people of Dayan!"
"Brother is dedicated to serving the people."
"Where is the old ghost?"
"The whereabouts are unknown, I am afraid that he has been destroyed. However, the details are not clear. The county invited experts from Tianhai Temple to take a look, and also invited several people from Juxian Mansion, but they could not find the old ghost.
trace."
"what happened?"
"The man who heard the report said that they were captured by the mountain monster and sent to the cave. However, the old ghost did not eat them immediately. He only placed them in a stone coffin and cast a spell to prevent them from moving. It was dark in the cave.
They were also very scared. They didn't know how long it had been. They just felt a burst of fire in front of them. The fire filled the cave, but the fire didn't burn anyone. After the fire went out, they were able to move, but it was just because they hadn't moved for too long.
"I couldn't stand up all of a sudden." Gu Zhixian said in a tone that was telling the state officials something strange, "After a while, a Taoist holding a torch walked in. I didn't see him doing anything, and they suddenly fainted again.
When I woke up again, I was already lying on the roadside."
"That one?"
"I don't know..."
Gu Zhixian shook his head.
If there is really an old ghost dormant in the mountains outside Changjing City, driving the monsters in the mountains to harm people, but has not been discovered for decades, then his Taoist practice must be very good, and he is a rare expert in the world who can get rid of his fear.
However, since the master does not want to show up, even if he is a high-ranking official, it is not easy to disturb him.
"I heard that countless big trees under the cliff were broken, and the ground was full of potholes and piles of fallen rocks, with blood stains on them." Gu Zhixian was speechless. He could imagine the scene of flying sand and rocks, and a battle between Tao and ghosts. "It's a pity that I don't know who the master is."
It would be a blessing if we could get to know each other somewhere and have tea and talk about Taoism."
"In any case, with Brother Gu's political achievements, I'm afraid he's not far away from being promoted."
"Brother, you are joking." Gu Zhixian shook his head helplessly, "The monsters in Changjing are causing chaos and even murdering important officials of the government. Although our government has had a custom of curfew to catch thieves and eliminate monsters, but now it has been closed for more than a month, and the chaos has not been stopped.
This is the first time that all the demons and ghosts have been caught. As the county magistrate, it would be great if I am not dismissed from my post and held accountable."
"Is it Brother Gu's fault?"
"How easy is it to say..."
"Hey! Brother Gu, tell me, if the person who has repeatedly published lists to eradicate demons and ghosts has such ability, can he catch this Changjing demon?"
"I am afraid……"
Gu Zhixian shook his head.
The two looked at each other, understanding each other tacitly.
Of course they know it.
The monsters in Changjing have become more and more rampant in recent years. Just this time, the monster apparently murdered a minister of the Ministry of Industry and several other important officials. In fact, it was more than that. As for the curfew imposed by the imperial court, the imperial army ordered it to be carried out every night.
Patrolling the city, people from the Sansi Yamen who are good at exorcising demons and catching ghosts, and experts from Tianhai Temple and Juxian Mansion also patrolled every night. Even the priests from the Chenghuang Temple were rarely attentive and vowed to cause chaos in Changjing.
All the demons and ghosts will be wiped out in one go, and a peaceful world will be restored to Changjing.
That's why the curfew is so long.
The murder of a high-ranking member of the imperial court is a good reason. If it were different from usual, a curfew would be imposed to catch ghosts for no reason. How could the people of Changjing, who are accustomed to night life, and the civil and military officials easily agree?
I heard that the harvest is not small, as every night the demons and ghosts wandering around the city are found out.
On the contrary, the demon that had previously murdered the imperial officials had made little progress since the city god's priests captured the wolf demon.
I heard there are accomplices.
And so many experts and priests have worked hard for so long, but they haven't been able to find it. Even if the expert is a deity from heaven who specializes in exorcising evil spirits and subduing demons, I'm afraid it won't be that easy, right?
"correct--"
The state official suddenly remembered something and said, "Do you still remember Cui Nanxi Gu?"
"The former member of the civil service department? The one who is said to know astronomy as well as geography?"
"Exactly."
"I heard that he met an immortal on Yunding Mountain. He only slept for one night, and a year passed when he came down the mountain..." Gu Zhixian shook his head repeatedly. It was so ethereal and magical. What a blessing. "I was lucky enough to meet that Cui Nanxi back then.
After meeting him several times, I found that he is quite a good man and is very knowledgeable. However, he is too straightforward, pretentious and easily offends others. With his temperament, he should not make up such stories to deceive others."
"How could such a story be made up?"
"yes……"
"I heard that he was recalled to Beijing..."
"Where do you serve again?"
"It hasn't been decided yet."
"I see……"
Gu Zhixian understood it as soon as he thought about it.
It must be that the saint in the palace or the imperial advisor heard that Cui Nanxi met an immortal on Yunding Mountain and stayed there for one night and one year. Such a story was really magical, and he was curious and wanted to call him back to find out.
Then it's not your place to ask.
"But that's okay. When Cui Nanxi comes back, we can toast him for a cup of wine and tea, and ask him what the immortal he met looks like, and how he spent one night on the mountain and one year on the mountain."
"Cui Nanxi's encounter with an immortal has spread all over the world. Many storytellers in teahouses in Changjing are talking about it. There are countless officials in the court who yearn for immortality. When Cui Nanxi comes back this time, those who want to invite him to drink and drink tea are afraid that they will
The threshold has been crossed."
"I'll just have a drink later!"
"Hahaha……"
The two of them looked up to the sky and laughed again in the public house.
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