I don’t know how long it took, but the moon came out again.
The dim moonlight slightly opened up the oppressive darkness, allowing everyone to see the things in front of them clearly again.
At this moment, there was an extra person in the yard - a woman.
She was wearing an orange-red coat, her hair was shawl-length, and her skin was so white that it seemed to glow in the moonlight.
Even though there is no makeup or hairpin on her face, she is still extremely beautiful, just like a fairy in heaven, without any trace of the dust of the world.
Everyone, this is a world where looks are important. If monsters and monsters look good enough, humans will naturally have a different attitude towards them.
For example, if the "ghost nun" looks like Anne Hathaway and makes trouble in your home, will you suddenly feel that you can handle it?
Of course, you might be overwhelmed in another way, but that's another story, right?
Now, as soon as the "woman in the painting" appeared, the terrifying atmosphere on the scene suddenly became less scary. If there was a weak scholar or handsome young man present at this moment, he would probably be in a state of ecstasy. What else could he do?
Can you afford to be afraid?
Fortunately...the reality is that there is no such waste in this courtyard.
The five people standing in the yard at this moment will not forget about their good looks.
First of all, Master Wojian, the leader of the majestic Lingyin Temple, grew up in a small temple and has very good concentration.
Secondly, Master Lu Wenlu is already forty-eight this year. Although he has not yet reached the age where he has completely lost his ability in certain aspects, he was already beyond his capabilities because he drank too much when he was young, so he will not lose his mind now that he is beautiful.
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Then there is Hu Qiu and Hu Captou... Without him, the husband and wife are loving and their will is relatively strong.
Next, it’s Yun Shili. As mentioned above, I’ve seen him before. Isn’t he just a stunning beauty? What’s all the fuss about? Besides, he’s also a martial arts practitioner, but his willpower is nowhere to be found.
No worse than Hu Qiu.
Finally, Sun Yixie... is a coward. He doesn't care what other people look like. Ensuring his own safety is the top priority...
Just now, when the surrounding environment was going dark and bright, the other four people had not made any move, but Sun Yixie had already "transformed" the trident hidden in his body and copied it in his hand.
"Hey! Where did you get this from?" Yun Shili stood closer to Sun Yixie. He was not frightened by the woman in the painting, but was frightened by the weapon that Brother Sun suddenly conjured.
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"Why do you care about that goblin?" Sun Yixie replied impatiently. At the same time, he narrowed his small eyes and scanned the "goblin" up and down five times.
"Who are you calling a goblin?" The beauty in the painting was not happy when she heard this, and immediately said, "I am the 'Tama Tail Immortal', please show me some respect when you speak!"
When Sun Yixie heard it, he thought, yes, it's just fairies who are called this. How can a real god be called this?
"Okay, then...Is there something wrong with your appearance today?" Sun Yixie did not argue with the other party, but immediately started to talk.
"Hmph..." The Great Immortal Yuwei snorted coldly and replied, "Originally, I had something to tell you and Master Yun, so I tried my best to lure you in, but you two didn't dare to enter the house.
, and even found a monk to come and make endless noises in the courtyard... Then I had to come out by myself."
Before she finished speaking, Wa Jian over there had already clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha... It turns out that the female donor has something to do with Mr. Sun and Mr. Yun, so the poor monk will not bother you anymore..." After that,
This guy turned around and ran away.
How could Sun Yixie let this monk run away? At that time, he just said, "What a chicken!" He ducked over and grabbed Wojian's back collar with one hand: "God damn female donor, is this a human?"
You call yourself a great immortal, so why don't you still be a benefactor? Also, you are here to catch monsters, what will we do if you leave?"
"Yes, yes, Mr. Sun is right, Master, you can't leave." Lu Wen also agreed at this time and began to move towards the entrance of the courtyard, "But... I really can't do anything about catching monsters, so I'm not here.
I’m messing with you..."
While speaking, he also wanted to escape.
But just as he was about to pass by Sun Yixie, he heard a "whoosh" sound, and the trident's blade was placed in front of him.
"Lord Lu, you sent me the 'Picture of Traveling to the Lake and Encountering Immortals'. Isn't it inappropriate for you to just walk away?" Sun Yixie would not let Lu Wen get away.
He pulled and stopped, making both Wo Jian and Lu Wen feel uncomfortable, but they did not dare to resist.
Unexpectedly, after a breath, it was the Great Immortal Yuwei who came to the rescue for them: "Okay, Lu doesn't know about my affairs and can't care about it. That monk doesn't have any magic power and can't do anything to me. And that one
If you want to catch the head...if they want to leave, just leave." At this point, she paused, her eyes resting on Yun Shili and Sun Yixie respectively, "What I'm looking for...are you two."
"Thank you, Immortal!" After hearing this, Lu Wen actually bowed to the monster, then turned around and ducked down in one continuous movement, and ran away from under the trident.
"Amitabha..." Wojian also took advantage of the situation and ran away when Sun Yixie's hand loosened slightly.
However, Capt. Hu still had some sense of loyalty. Before he was discharged from the hospital, he said to the two of them: "Take care, you two..." and then left.
Sun Yixie and Yun Shili did not stop those people anymore, because they also realized that even if the three people stayed, it would not help. Since the goblin said that it had nothing to do with other people and only wanted to find Sun Yun and the others, then they
I can only bite the bullet and ask about the situation first.
"Damn it... Forget it Mr. Lu, even a monk can't be trusted these days." After those few people left, Sun Yixie cursed and said, "The key is to charge so much incense money from our family.
Always say the words Amitabha Buddha to me."
Yun Shili was not as arrogant as Brother Sun, and at this time Master Yun had calmed down and accepted the situation that changed his perception.
But once he accepted this setting, he was no longer afraid.
Just as Shui Hanyi once said, although Yun Shili is a bit frivolous on the surface, he has justice in his heart - if a person has a clear conscience in life, there is no need to fear any ghosts and gods.
"Great Immortal, can you tell me why you are looking for us now?" Yun Shili quickly asked the Yuwei Immortal in a calm tone.
Immortal Tamao was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly sighed softly, and then said in a plaintive tone: "I want to ask you two to help me with something."
"What's the matter?" Yun Shili asked.
"Revenge." Tamao Taisen's answer was also concise and to the point.
"Wait a minute!" Sun Yixie's mind was quick. As soon as he heard these two words, combined with the information he had at present, he immediately speculated, "Let me guess... did you have an affair with Han Yu back then?
Then he turned against him when he became the top scholar, so you committed suicide angrily, and after your death you turned into a ghost and possessed the portrait he drew of you. Now you want us to come and avenge you?"
His reasoning is quite logical, but it's a pity...
"No." Tamao Immortal denied Brother Sun's conjecture without any emotion.
"Ah?" Sun Yixie was stunned, "What's going on?"
"Alas..." Tamao Immortal sighed again when she was asked this question, and then began to talk about her experience that year.
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This statement must have started about twenty-seven years ago.
At that time, in the realm of Yueyang, there appeared a fox who had become a spirit through cultivation; although her magic power was not very high, she still gave herself a very resounding name, "Jade Tail Immortal".
This Great Immortal Yuwei is not an evil monster. She is a spirit that was slowly created by absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon and accumulating merit through a vegetarian diet.
On weekdays, she does not harm anyone. On the contrary, she often transforms into a beautiful woman to scare or tease local ruffians, lecherous men and so on.
A kind-hearted little demon like her might be able to cultivate into a spirit beast or something in the future if the opportunity comes and she meets an expert passing by and takes her back to the mountain gate.
However, it is in line with what Mianyinzi said - "Whether it is a person or an object, the name must be chosen according to the destiny. If the name is too big, you cannot bear it, and you will suffer a serious consequences."
She, Great Immortal Yuwei, was destined to have such a disaster in her life...
One night, she met a man by the Dongting Lake.
He was a well-mannered scholar in his early twenties; to put it nicely, he was called a "scholar", but to put it badly, he was a poor scholar.
Even if I don’t tell you, you all understand that this is Han Yu when he was young.
Tonight, Han Yu came to the lake for no other reason than to commit suicide...
Why are you seeking death? It's simple. It's time to go to Beijing to take the exam, but his family is so poor that they don't have the money to support him on the road.
The concept of "travel expenses" in ancient times is different from that in modern times. From the perspective of our modern people, long-distance travel is nothing more than that the ticket is more expensive than short-distance travel, and people stay in the car for a longer time. That's it.
Compared with a short journey of several hours, a long-distance journey of several hours only costs a few more meals; but in ancient times, it might take several months to go to a farther place, excluding the cost of carriages and horses along the way.
Sales, food and accommodation are the real big numbers.
If Han Yu's hometown is not too far from the capital, then it's okay. Even if he sells iron to pawnshops to raise some money, it should be enough. But how long will it take to get from Yueyang (Hunan) to the capital (Beijing) to take the exam?
How much is it? Even if Han Yu went to borrow money at usury, no one would dare to lend it to him... The mountains are high and the road is far away. What if a poor scholar who can't afford a boy dies on the way? Even if he doesn't die, what if he fails the exam?
What kind of tricks can you use to get the money back?
Youdao says that a penny can drive a hero to death. Money can drive a hero to death, but how can it drive a scholar to death even easier?
Han Yu was still too young and high-spirited at this time. If you asked him to beg for food all the way to Beijing, he couldn't let go of his figure, and he didn't have the ability. After much deliberation, he couldn't think of a way, so he became anxious and thought, I might as well die.
Alright.
But it’s still the same sentence - you only know how difficult it is to die when something happens.
When they finally arrived at the lake, Han Yu hesitated, struggled, and finally sat down...and started crying.
Some people may say, why does this person look like a woman?
But if you put yourself in my shoes, if your life had reached this point, you would cry too.
It's said well in "Running at Night", that men don't shed tears easily because they are not sad yet. There is one person here, and most of them are not as good as Han Yu. After all, he encountered major life problems.
We only cry when there are practical difficulties that cannot be solved. However, many young men in our modern times cry worse than women when they encounter slight setbacks in work, study and life, such as losing a love.
Let’s get down to business…
When Han Yu was crying, the Jade-tailed Fairy happened to see him. This fox was well versed in human nature, so she changed her appearance and came over to ask Han Yu what was going on.
Han Yu was also overly sad at the time, and his mind was a little confused. He didn't think about how a beautiful girl came to the lake in the middle of the night... Anyway, he was just pouring out bitter things about himself.
One word.
After hearing this, Tamao Immortal felt that the scholar was quite pitiful, and she could see that there was no evil in this man, so she decided to help him.
How can I help? Just give me money.
It stands to reason that goblins generally have no money. When they encounter situations where they need to spend money, they only need to use a blind trick to disguise some stones and branches as silver, and this kind of silver will naturally appear after the spell's expiration.
Original form.
But Tamao Daisen is really rich, because when she played tricks on the gangsters and bullies, she would take away their money as a means of punishment, so she had a lot of real money on hand.
When Han Yu heard that the other party wanted to give him money, he was happy at first, but then he realized many problems. As he gradually calmed down, he began to ask about the identity of the woman in front of him and the origin of the money.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Tamao Daxian first lied, saying that she was an opera singer, but Han Yu asked a few more details, and her lie could not be fulfilled.
At this time, Han Yu was really a good person, and could even be said to be very pedantic. When he saw that the source of the person and the money were unknown, he refused to accept it, for fear that it would cause some trouble to the other party.
There was no other way. Immortal Yuwei thought for a while and then told Han Yu the truth - it was obviously easier to prove that he was a goblin than to prove that he was a human being. He could just perform a few small spells.
After Han Yu knew the truth, he was not afraid, because he felt that this demon was willing to help him like this, so he was a good demon. So he accepted the money with great gratitude and promised repeatedly that he would come back to repay this jade in the future.
Taixian.
Originally, this matter was over like this...
Yuwei Daxian did not think that Han Yu must repay her. For her, money is an external thing, and this is just a matter of effort.
As for Han Yu, he had never had any ill intentions towards Immortal Yuwei. He was inspired by the idea on the way to Beijing to take the exam, and drew the picture of "Encountering Immortals on a Lake Tour"; in the picture, there is just a little lake scene.
, a beautiful woman... There were actually quite a lot of paintings like this at that time, and no one would think that the person in the painting really existed.
However, after winning the first prize and entering the officialdom, Han Yu changed, and he changed very quickly.
Officialdom is a place where upright young people can be transformed into the kind of people they hate the most.
Those who emerge from the mud and remain unstained are rare.
There are still many people who died without a burial place before they emerged from the mud.
Han Yu is a good man, but he is not a saint. The suffering from a poor family in the first half of his life made him extremely utilitarian after seizing the opportunity, because he was afraid of going back to the days of the past.
So he turned himself into the same muddy appearance as everyone else in the big dyeing vat, and even the "Wandering in the Lake and Encountering Immortals" was treated as a bribe and sent out without blinking an eye... He sent
At that time, he even felt that this painting was a bit difficult to sell, because in his eyes at that time, everything could be measured by the transaction of money and power, and his calligraphy and painting did not have much value at that time. He and this painting
The story behind the painting is even worthless.
In fact, it would be okay if the matter came to an end here, after all, Tamao Daisen himself did not expect to repay him.
But calamity is calamity, Yuwei never imagined that in the end, Han Yu not only failed to repay her kindness, but also repaid her with kindness, causing a disaster for her.
And the cause of all that was one summer twenty-five years ago...
That day, an old Taoist suddenly approached Han Yu and said he wanted to negotiate a deal with him.
The old Taoist called himself "Guan Hengzi".
You may have heard this name for the first time, but you may have an impression when I mention another name he later used - "Mr. Tongquan", Liu Yufang.