Looking at the rising and falling river, Hua Rujin couldn't help but recall Ye Chengguan's unstained face.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, since we met him, he has always looked calm and indifferent to everything, but he is always defending himself.
On the contrary, she herself always likes to be suspicious of others from time to time.
"Ahem, we agreed to prepare dark dishes for him today."
He looked up at the sky and saw that the horses were gone. He was afraid that it would be too late to rush back.
Then I thought about my unappreciable cooking skills, so I might as well not show off my shame.
Just as I was about to get up and walk back, an unpleasant stench suddenly came from the river.
She took a closer look and realized that the nearby river was like a stagnant ditch with no flow, and the water quality was extremely dark.
She walked to the riverside, took a handful of river water and smelled it carefully. She found that the river water was filled with a sour smell like coke.
"This is a bit strange."
The flowers are like a brocade. Looking far into the distance, I always feel that the color of the entire river is different.
She first walked toward the southeast. The river in the mountains near the river bank looked like a pool of stagnant water, and even the shallows could not see the situation in the river.
And the closer you get to the mountains, the stronger the stench emanates from the water.
But after careful inspection near the mountains, she found nothing unusual, and there were no signs of the mountains being scorched.
"Strange, why does the river water turn black, and where does this smell of coke come from?"
Hua Rujin was confused.
In order to find out the difference, she walked in the opposite direction to the southwest. She didn't know how far she had walked, and she could see that the river water had become extremely clear. Although it was not crystal clear, it was not as dark as before, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Feel the intimacy of the connection between water and sky.
"Is it possible that the river in the southeast has also become a quicksand river, and there are some monsters and ghosts living under the water?"
Hua Rujin muttered to herself. Seeing that it was getting late, she did not dare to stay here alone and started to rush towards the city.
Ye Chengguan came back from Yizhuang very late, and Hua Rujin was not found in the post house.
Thinking about the rift with her today, I felt inexplicably sad.
But then I thought about it, this girl only became a lawyer to earn money, and even if the matter of offering sacrifices to Jiang was found out, it would not be of any benefit to her.
The little girl from the Cheng family was not related to her, so she just felt some sympathy and wanted to take care of this matter.
Sooner or later, when she wakes up, she will understand her painstaking efforts.
Thinking of this, he felt much relieved.
Just looking at the dusk, he was a little worried that this girl hadn't returned to the inn yet.
When I left the inn worriedly, I saw an old beggar leading a horse and tying it leisurely in front of the door.
Ting An's sharp eyes recognized the horse at a glance as the horse that Miss Hua had taken away today.
"Old senior, why is Miss Hua's horse here with you?"
Ting An asked puzzledly.
"Oh, my filial disciple knew that I was a beggar and my legs were not good, so he gave me this horse and let me go back to the city first."
The old beggar replied without blushing. Looking at the indifferent Zhuangyuan Lang, he suddenly frowned, shook his head in a sinister manner and sighed bitterly:
"Hey, there are some people here who just like to ask for trouble. They have done a good deed but insist on making themselves so heinous that they are despised by others. It's great now. No one can get off the hook."
As he said that, he deliberately raised his head and looked at the sky: "I heard that Jiang'an County is not stable at night. My disciple has been all the limelight in the county recently. I wonder if anyone will seek bad luck for her."
When Ye Chengguan heard this, he immediately lost his composure and rode on a big black horse and hurried towards the south of the city.
Ting'an had not yet recovered from the old beggar's words. He held his chin and thought for a while, then looked at the old beggar with a sudden realization: "Old senior, are you talking about my young master?"
The old beggar turned a deaf ear and smiled faintly in the direction of Ye Chengguan's departure, and then strolled down the street with a swagger.
On the road, they happened to meet the Shu family's carriage unexpectedly.
Shu Jinxuan saw the old beggar in the carriage and quickly stopped the carriage.
Thinking that my cousin had already worshiped this strange old man as her master, her attitude towards him suddenly became much more respectful.
Walking up to him, he bowed his hands respectfully and said, "Senior, did you go to the post house to visit your roommate?"
"Sister-in-law?"
The old beggar raised his eyebrows: "Oh, it's the second son of the Shu family."
He was indeed an infatuated man who followed him all the way to Jiang'an County.
It's a pity for his old woman.
Evil fate ultimately harms others and yourself.
Thinking of this, the old beggar shook his head regretfully: "I heard that the girl went to inspect the Yamen with the Number One Scholar today. She should be with the Number One Scholar at this time."
"I see."
Shu Jinxuan had already heard Ah Si report this matter this morning.
The Inspection Department is not a place he can go to, so there is no need to worry with Ye Chenggui accompanying him.
But the fact that the two of them hadn't come back so late made him feel uneasy.
Just as he was about to go to the inn, the old beggar dragged him to a wine shop in the distance:
"It is said that a person who loves a house is like a bird, and there is a saying that a teacher will be a father for a lifetime. I am now that girl's master. She is very unfilial to my master. Second Young Master Shu, you must fulfill your filial piety for your cousin.
I have also just arrived from Jiangling City, and I am thirsty. Mr. Shu, please accompany me, the old beggar, to drink two more cups today."
"I"
Before Shu Jinxuan could escape, he was dragged directly into the wine shop by the old beggar.
The old beggar ordered a lot of fine wines and delicacies, and pestered Shu Jinxuan to change cups. It didn't take long for the elegant young man to get drunk.
"Hey, I haven't had enough fun yet. Why did Second Young Master Shu fall down first?"
The old beggar looked at Ah Si, who was frowning at the side, and waved his hands angrily: "That's all, help your young master to go upstairs and have a rest."
Ah Si saw that his young master was so drunk that he couldn't wake up no matter how he screamed, so he had to follow the old beggar's instructions and carry him to the guest room upstairs.
In the wine shop that gradually became quiet, the old beggar's previously cheerful face also became lonely. Thinking back to his conversation with the girl by the river, he felt particularly uncomfortable and began to drink heavily. Finally,
He fell down on the table.
Hua Rujin walked north along the forest path until she could no longer see any scenery around her. Thinking about what she had seen and heard in the past few days, she suddenly felt panic in her heart.
"There aren't really zombies in this world, are there?"
With this thought, she unconsciously thought of the scene described by shopkeeper Hu, and her whole body felt a little creepy for a moment.
Thinking of the thousands of floating corpses in the Chu River makes people feel even more numb.
When I was confused, I suddenly heard the light sound of horse hooves on the trail.
She looked far into the distance and saw a cluster of torches slowly approaching her side in the night.