If it hadn't known that this was not a place for beatings, it would probably have slapped its paws on the little fox beside it who was leisurely licking its paws.
We are worried, but you are stealing?
Beat you to death, you little sneaky fox!
"Chirp!" He called out twice in a low voice, and the fox got out first.
Under the night, it went to a remote part of the courtyard and sat down. Although it was a fox, it looked quite dignified and charming.
After a while, a petite white fox ran over and sat down opposite it.
After making sure that there were no outsiders nearby, the fox opened his mouth: "Chirp"
"chirp"
Although people can't understand, there is no problem for the two foxes to communicate.
"So you have really met a noble person, and Su Ziji is the one our clan is waiting for?"
The little fox was a little unsure: "I don't know if it is right yet, I need to wait for a while to be sure."
"So you only stayed because of this golden olive?" The fox thought about what he had just experienced, and understood: "If it were me, I would be reluctant to leave if I could get such a great opportunity."
"But why didn't you go back and report this?" Then it narrowed its eyes again and said dissatisfiedly: "Do you know that the situation in Qingqiu is getting worse day by day, but with such an advantage, you didn't go back and tell the tribe immediately.
This is really abominable.”
"You know, even without this catastrophe, many young foxes would have to queue up to absorb this breath of spiritual energy."
"Many young foxes have delayed molting!"
"I'm not, I didn't, and I didn't notice it for a long time!" The little fox argued: "And this doesn't happen often. It only happens every once in a while when there is a change."
"I am still a young person, so I stayed in this family because I was chased by alchemists, so I had to be taken in. Later, I was brought to the capital. There are many masters here, and I didn't dare to move around at will, let alone break through the capital's knot at will.
I don’t want to go outside for fear of attracting attention.”
It told the fox about its encounter with the sea monster again.
"The sea monster is powerful and a big monster. I was about to leave Su Ziji that day when it discovered and caught me. If I hadn't escaped while he was devouring the wild god, I might have caused trouble for Qingqiu at this moment.
It is obviously eyeing Qingqiu, saying it wants to find the treasure of Wei Shizu..."
"Wei Shizu's treasure?" The fox really didn't know much about it, but it didn't doubt what the little fox said.
Some things, once they have happened, will be known to be true or false upon investigation. If you tell a lie, you will be punished.
"Since you have encountered this problem, it is the right decision to stay in the capital. However, you cannot take it lightly in the city. When I came over, I found that there was also a big monster in the capital. Although it was suppressed like us, it really went on a killing spree.
, before the human Taoist priests arrived, we were already dead without a burial place."
Thinking about it this way, it turned out that it was the best choice for the little fox to stay in the Su house like this.
"Not only that, there is another reason." The little fox showed a thoughtful expression, which looked particularly funny on the fox's face.
"The Tao should not be taught lightly, and the Dharma should not be taught lightly."
"Tell me, these golden olives are so valuable. If we eat them, what reciprocal price will we have to pay?"
After hearing this, the fox was silent at first, then woke up and pounced on the little fox, scratching and tearing it apart: "Is this why you eat alone?"
"chirp"
"Chirp chirp"
They were huddled together, and the soul of Su Ziji, who was sleeping with Ye Buhui in a bedroom filled with golden olives, had already arrived in the Dragon Palace again.
There was a light fog around, but the fog was not thick at this time, and the surrounding scenery could still be clearly seen. Su Ziji had long been accustomed to dreaming about entering the Dragon Palace at night, so he did not panic and walked forward.
But what surprised Su Ziji was that not far away, there was a force projected from the sky. Like a shivering traveler in the cold weather, he was suddenly enveloped in the bright sunshine, bathing in a very comfortable state.
The feeling made Su Ziji feel like he wanted to close his eyes and fall asleep.
And he did.
"Rainbow?" After glancing at the rainbow that suddenly appeared over the Dragon Palace, Su Ziji could feel that it was calling him and there was no danger.
He followed his instinct and let it go. When he closed his eyes, he only heard a "pop" sound. A gold seal was hanging above the dragon case in the main hall. At this time, a subtle golden light flashed and suddenly flew from the main hall.
As if he was alive, he directly met Su Ziji, circled happily around Su Ziji, and flew toward the rainbow.
Su Ziji, who was surrounded by the golden seal, seemed to be connected to the golden seal invisibly, and actually followed it and floated towards the rainbow.
In another place, a white-scaled young dragon also closed its eyes, floating up as if sleepwalking.
Separated by a golden seal, Su Ziji and Xiaolong were floating on the rainbow. The thin fog below was actually falling from the sky. Now there was fog around them, but it was obviously different from the fog on the ground.
The ethereal mist quickly transformed into shrines and small temples. Sometimes the mist would drift to Su Ziji or the young dragon. Once in contact, Su Ziji or the young dragon could immediately hear what was inside.
The murmured prayers came.
"The letter man Zhang Erzhu prays to the water god to bless Zhangjia Village with good weather and good weather this year, so that there will be no drought or flooding this year, and the crops will have a good harvest..."
"Believing daughter Wang Zhao, I pray to the gods to bless me and give birth to the child in my belly safely..."
"Father Jiang Yang, please pray to the gods to bless my son for his safe return..."
"Nobuo..."
When Su Ziji came into contact with the mist and heard these sounds, his eyebrows sometimes relaxed and sometimes suddenly rose, as if the joys and sorrows in the world had turned into countless sounds, entering from his ears and reaching his heart.
It is still a hundred miles away from Shun'an Mansion, and the night is already dark. Travelers who have not arrived at the inn in time can only try to choose some temples and temples to stay temporarily.
Although these places, especially those located in the countryside, often have some weird legends, the dozen or so Qi family members who did not catch up with the inn had no other choice but to stay in the shrine.
"Although this place looks dilapidated, it's quite clean inside." Qi Hongxin took a closer look and saw that it was an ancient temple. Looking around, it wasn't too dirty inside, which made him relieved.
Because it was getting dark, the temple was very dark. There was a stone monument in the courtyard that was blackened by smoke. There were two rows of side houses on the left and right. The rain was still falling endlessly. Qi Hongxin walked into the main hall and looked into the shrine, which was blackened by smoke.
The statue bowed: "It doesn't look like it's dilapidated. There are still incense, but why are there no temple blessings?"
"I don't know, but there was a severe drought in the local area last year and everyone fled, or the temple celebrations were dispersed."
"Then let's stay one night!" Qi Hongxin looked at it and said, "There won't be anyone there. The windows are all newly papered. It may be taken care of by the nearby village."
As he spoke, he was filled with emotion. If he hadn't been in poor health and had to slow down during the day, he wouldn't have had to ask his family and servants to stay with him in a place like this at night.
Seeing that his wife had ordered people to place sacrifices to the statue of the god whose face could not be seen in the temple, Qi Hongxin, who wanted to give a lecture because he was staying here after all, swallowed back what he wanted to say.
"Hey, I originally thought that dad could take us back to Beijing this time, but I didn't expect that he would go to a new mansion to take up the post. I heard that Shun'an mansion is not prosperous, and is even worse than the previous mansions you stayed in.
Some, Dad, others are moving to higher places, why are you stuck in the post of prefect?"
His son, a teenager, couldn't help but complain.
"How can there be any reason in this world that you will not be promoted after being promoted to the prefecture again and again? I see, my son, that someone is deliberately making things difficult for you, father, and stumbling upon you."
Qi Hongxin smiled bitterly. He was supposed to be a dignified father, but because he had been rotating in the prefecture for more than ten years, he was clearly doing well, but he was still unable to be promoted. This also caused his son to lose his ability to study in the capital.
He felt really uncomfortable when he had the opportunity to let his wife, who was from a wealthy family, run with him.
But facing his son, he could not express any complaints, and even scolded him seriously: "Such words are not allowed to be spoken again in the future. I can be the Marquis of Baili again and again, which is already a great favor from the emperor..."
As soon as I said this, my throat suddenly felt itchy and I coughed violently.
The wife who was directing the little maid to pack things came over immediately, patted her back, and said helplessly: "He is a child and doesn't understand your hardships, but I understand that I don't blame you for this matter. Besides, I can take it as my responsibility again and again."
The prefect is good enough. As you said, the emperor's grace is so great that we don't need to compare with others."
Then he educated his son: "If you don't understand officialdom, I won't blame you, but you should know that your father is a good official. No matter how big or small his official position is, as long as he can do something practical for the people, he has fulfilled his duty as an official."
Duty. As for whether to be promoted or not, it is not for the official to think about it. It is a decision made by the superiors. Thunder and rain are all the kindness of the emperor. If you want to take the imperial examination route in the future, you must first control it.
You must never change your temper with your mouth, leaving only a trace of resentment, you know?"
After the young man bowed his head and admitted his mistake, Qi's wife went to work elsewhere.
Then, without taking a sip of water, she knelt down to the statues in the shrine and murmured prayers after her busy work. It was obvious that she was also worried about this trip to Shun'an Mansion.
Originally, it was just to calm down the mood with this action, and I didn't expect to get a response. I didn't want to suddenly raise my head and shock the lady.
"What's wrong?" Qi Hongxin came over after hearing the news and stood up in shock. It turned out that the dark statue was lit up. On the half-old statue, there was a pale white light, and there was a faint murmur.
The sound sounded like believers were praying and blessing.
Seeing this, everyone except Qi Hongxin immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
"..."
"This vision occurred when I checked in. What is this sign?"
This strange phenomenon lasted only a few minutes and then disappeared. Qi Hongxin had been a local official for more than ten years. Because he knew that he could not be promoted, he simply did not work. He concentrated on studying and governing the people. He gradually became strong-minded. At this time,