Chapter One Hundred and Sixty Four: When the Darkness and Full Moon
Juyang City is definitely much smaller than Yangzhou City. If it weren’t for the famous Qiqing Temple on the mountain of Juyang City, it is estimated that the population would be even less. After all, if it weren’t for people who believe in it, it would definitely be
I won’t live in this Juyang City
.The main road in Juyang City is not as good as Yangzhou City, even Le'an City. In addition, it was already close to the evening when Li Longqian and Ling Shi fell in love, so it was considered dark today, and the road was already dark.
If there aren't many pedestrians, there will be even fewer pedestrians.
The wind was blowing, it was desolate, and there seemed to be nothing else on the road except the leaves flying in the wind.
Ling Shiqing looked at the street, which seemed to be empty of people at all. A trace of nervousness flashed in her beautiful eyes, and she subconsciously wrapped her clothes tightly.
"Li Longqian, do you think this street seems weird?"
Ling Shiqing leaned down and asked Li Longqian in a low voice.
"What is Juyang City most famous for?"
Li Longqian looked at Ling Shiqing on the horse with a casual expression and asked.
Ling Shiqing thought for a moment and replied in a low voice: "I heard my father say that Juyang City is not really a city at all, but there is a Taoist temple on the mountain behind the city. That Taoist temple is very famous, so this Juyang City
It was only then that Yangcheng became a serious city."
"Since it is in the name of a Taoist temple, then most people in this city must believe in Taoism."
"So what?" Ling Shiqing was still puzzled.
"What is the most attractive thing in Taoism?" Li Longqian asked.
"If I say the most tempting thing, it must be the art of alchemy." Ling Shiqing replied almost without thinking.
"Don't you feel that the smell of elixirs in this city is a bit stronger?"
Ling Shiqing was stunned for a moment when she heard this, wrinkled her tall and small nose, and nodded slightly. When Li Longqian said this, the air in Juyang City really seemed to have the smell of elixir.
"What does the smell of this elixir have to do with my question? Are you answering the wrong question?" Ling Shiqing frowned and shouted.
"They are extremely stupid. People in Juyang City like to make elixirs, so when it gets dark and the moon is full, they must be busy going home to collect the essence of the moon to make elixirs. Who has the time to stroll around the streets?" Li Long
Qian explained helplessly.
When Ling Shiqing heard this, she suddenly raised her head and looked at the moon in the sky. The moon on the fifteenth day was indeed bigger than usual.
"I didn't expect you understood a lot?" Ling Shiqing replied with a small mouth.
"I once read a book about Taoism. Alchemy is all about the right time and place, but it doesn't require harmony."
"Oh." Ling Shiqing nodded in understanding, as if in her eyes, the man holding the horse had read many books and understood many things.
Li Longqian turned back and glanced at Ling Shiqing, and then said: "Juyang City is also famous for its elixirs. After buying clothes with you tomorrow, we can prepare some elixirs in case we get injured in the future.
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"OK."
Ling Shiqing nodded repeatedly. In fact, Ling Shiqing didn't care about the elixir. She only cared about her clothes.
"arrive."
Li Longqian stopped and looked at the inn in front of him and said softly.
Ling Shiqing glanced at the inn in front of Li Longqian in a daze, and then shouted with wide eyes: "Are you going to take me to stay in this shabby inn tonight?"
“Some accommodations are pretty good.”
As Li Longqian replied, he tied the reins of his horse to the pillar in front of the inn.
"No, I don't live here."
Ling Shiqing looked at the building that was called an inn but looked like a ruined temple. She tilted her head and shouted loudly.
"There is an earth temple in front of you. If you dislike this place, you can go there to make do. But I remind you, it is usually the territory of beggars. If you go there now, you can probably get a better position. If it is a little later, I think
To find a good place, I guess it will take some effort." After Li Longqian tied the reins, he replied calmly.
"Strength, what effort does it take?" Ling Shiqing asked with a frown.
"Isn't it easy to fight a beggar?"
Li Long smiled lightly, stretched out his hand and pushed open the broken door that had not been pushed open for who knows how long.
"You are so shameless."
Ling Shiqing gritted her teeth and shouted. When she saw Li Longqian entering the inn, she hurriedly got off the horse and chased after him.
"I'm such a beautiful woman, why would you take me to live in such a shabby inn?"
After Ling Shiqing dismounted, she quickly caught up with Li Longqian while mumbling at the top of her lungs.
"I'm talking to you, why are you so stunned?"
Ling Shiqing saw Li Longqian stunned at the door, and reached out to push Li Longqian. Li Longqian turned to the side, and Ling Shiqing saw the scene inside the inn, and her originally angry eyes suddenly widened.
"This..." Ling Shiqing's lips trembled slightly and she took a step back. She instinctively hid behind Li Longqian and stopped talking.
Li Longqian squinted his eyes and looked at the inn, his body a little stiff. Although the inn looked dilapidated from the outside, the business inside was surprisingly good, the lights were bright, and seven or eight strong men gathered around a table to eat and drink.
, the wine glasses in their hands also collided with each other. Different from the silence outside, the noisy chatter in the inn was endless. However, among these strong men, there were two monks and a Taoist priest. At this time, the leg of lamb in the monk's hand had been eaten.
Half of it.
"There's something wrong with this place." Ling Shiqing hid behind Li Longqian and whispered.
"There's nothing wrong with that."
Li Longqian squinted his eyes and looked at the ground. Although there were traces of cleaning, he could still see blood stains.
"What kind of place is this? It feels like no one here is normal."
Ling Shiqing asked cautiously.
"I don't know, but it's definitely not a normal inn."
"Why don't we two go?" Ling Shiqing suggested.
"It's a way."
Li Longqian didn't waste any time, turned around and ran outside the inn.
But the moment Li Longqian turned around, a gust of wind blew by, and the wooden door that was originally open suddenly closed. Li Longqian looked at the closed door and frowned slightly, and whispered: "It seems that I can't leave."
"Since the young master is here, why do you want to leave?"
Just as Li Longqian finished speaking, a woman's voice sounded from the inn.
Li Longqian turned around blankly and found that on the stairs on the second floor of the inn, a woman in a red dress was slowly walking down. The woman was looking at where Li Longqian and Ling Shiqing were.
"Who is this person?" Ling Shiqing asked in a low voice.
"How do I know?" Li Longqian gritted his teeth and replied.
At this time, the woman upstairs had slowly walked downstairs, and Li Longqian finally saw the woman's appearance clearly. Although he didn't recognize her, she felt familiar for some reason, but Li Longqian just couldn't figure it out.