Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

For a while, there was only the whimpering of the wind in the mountain, and the fog gradually thickened. The ashes with sparks in the copper basin were rolled up, and the fine ash fluttered. Li Yan frowned, slapped it with his sleeve, covered his mouth and said: "My lord, why don't you take refuge in the cabin first."

Qing Ping took a step back, avoiding those ashes, his gaze passed over the statue, and turned to the deck again.

The people at the bow kowtowed even harder, the dark statues in the water watched them, there was a few plops into the water, the boatman threw down a handful of things with a green face, several times holding the bamboo raft in his hand, and finally made up his mind He said loudly: "Someone on our boat has offended the gods, and you all have seen it. If you don't find this person, I'm afraid the boat will sink once it goes out of the waterway and enters the Huaiyang River!"

Li Yan said in a low voice: "I didn't expect Chenzhou to be so uncivilized. I'm afraid this person is crazy! What if I find that person—"

Qingping glanced at her and said, "Shut up."

There was a scream in the cabin, and someone immediately said: "I found it! I found that ghost boy!"

As soon as the word "guitong" was uttered, the whole boat was silent, and the chief officer at the helm came out and scolded: "Where did you come from, that little brat is playing tricks on our boat! Get out of here!"

There was another shock and panic in the cabin, and only one person said: "What... what ghost boys, you vulgar people, what are you talking nonsense about!"

The man's accent was obviously not like that of a person from Chenzhou, and he spoke more of a northern dialect. He was dragged to the deck not long after, and the boatman was already waiting for him, holding a small bottle in his hand that he didn't know what to do with.

The man was dressed in a long gown, with delicate features, and he looked like a scholar. Seeing this scene, he was speechless and stammered, "You guys, what are you going to do?"

Strange to say, no one on board came out to watch the commotion.Qingping took a step back indiscriminately, pressed Li Yan's hand and said: "This place is so weird, look again, don't act rashly."

The boatman on the other end said sharply: "You ghost boy, you actually spit out people's words, everyone, don't be fooled by her! Quickly show yourself!" He said and poured out the contents of the bottle in his hand, and the man jumped anxiously , ignoring the person standing next to him, he closed his sleeves and said angrily: "What the hell! This is a custom-made robe for me in Yunjilou, and it cost five taels of silver! You guys...you pay me!"

Before she finished speaking, someone gagged her mouth with coarse cloth, tied her arms with hemp rope and led her to the bow of the boat. The boatman's eyes were red, and he gasped, "This person doesn't know that he is possessed by a ghost boy. When we take her Throw it into the water, and our boat will reach the shore without incident!"

Qing Ping frowned, watching this scene thoughtfully.Li Yan whispered eagerly, "My lord, let's just watch like this?"

"Shhh." Qing Ping glanced at the god statue in the water again, and said indifferently: "There are a lot of injustices in this world, how can I manage them?"

Li Yan opened her mouth, a little stunned, as if she never expected to say these words from her mouth, she tightened her sleeves in disappointment, and the thought that had been buried for a long time flashed in her mind.

No, you shouldn't think about it that way...

So she kept telling herself that adults are not such a person, she must be cautious and have a reason for acting like this.But seeing the woman whining and struggling continuously, she was about to be pushed into the water, Li Yan could only hear her heart beating and her knuckles turning white, she couldn't help looking at Qingping beside her, but Qingping said: " Go back, there's nothing to see."

She really turned around and left. Li Yan's hands were shaking violently, and he gritted his teeth and looked at the bow of the ship. He was full of fear and disappointment, but it was a feeling he had never felt before.The sun was so bright that she could only feel that her eyes were darkened. Seeing that the half of the woman's body was suspended in the air, and she was about to fall into the deep water in an instant, someone suddenly said: "Wait a minute!"

The voice was very clear, echoing in the valley like clouds opening and moon rising.The boatman was startled for a moment, turned around and saw a small boat slowly swimming towards him. On the boat stood a young woman, wearing a blue robe with wide sleeves fluttering in the wind. There was a uniquely crafted lantern standing on the prow. It was something Li Yan had never seen before.

She heard the boatman yelling, and hurriedly ordered her subordinates: "It's the boat delivering the lanterns from the temple, quickly put down the floating beam, and invite that sorcerer to come over."

The bound woman was thrown on the deck, and her life was not in danger.Only then did Li Yan realize that her back was almost soaked, her mind went blank, and after a while, she turned around and returned to the cabin. Before the bamboo curtain was lifted, she couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

Qing Ping stood by the door, looked at her, and asked, "Who came up?"

Her calm posture made Li Yan feel cold in his heart, and with the mountain wind blowing, he felt even colder on his back.She didn't want to answer at first, but in the end she refused to be rude, and reluctantly said: "It's... what kind of boat is it?"

Qingping raised the curtain, nodded and said: "What are you doing standing there, come in quickly."

At this moment, the person who heard the words just now said gently: "The boatman is being polite, after all, it is not appropriate to act like this, let alone human life is at stake, how can you be so hasty?"

The boatman hastily defended himself, saying that his boat had offended the gods, but the man laughed and said, "How do you know it's an offense? You are overthinking, this water god is an ancient relic from the previous dynasty. It has been washed here by the mountain torrent." For a few years, it was just that the valley was narrow and not easy to salvage, so it was allowed to stay here, so what is the offense?"

The boatman pleaded earnestly again, the man pondered for a moment, and said: "Forget it, since you are so persistent, then I will take a look, but please untie this girl first. You must know that there are fates in this world, and everything is determined by heaven." , don’t hurt innocent people.”

Li Yan couldn't help feeling fond of that person, the crisp bell sounded in his ears, and accompanied by the sound of messy footsteps approaching, the woman in Tsing Yi walked in front of them with a copper bell in her hand, shook her hand as she walked, glanced at the bamboo curtain, and then walked a little further away.It took a while to hear someone say: "Come here!"

"Hurry up and stop her!"

"Hurry up! Hey!"

Li Yan poked her head out to see what was going on, but because Qingping was here, she felt a little cramped. After a while, there was a sound of thumping, as if a group of people were chasing something. Suddenly, the bamboo curtain swayed, and Li Yan hadn't looked at it yet. Knowing what it was, he was hit in the arms first.

She hugged the person in her arms and looked down, it turned out to be a child.

"What... what's going on? Which family are you from?" Li Yan got up from the ground and asked, rubbing his painful waist.

The child opened his eyes wide, raised his head, and stared behind her with clear eyes without blinking.

The fingers in Qingping's sleeves moved lightly, staring at the girl's big and round eyes.The girl stared at her well and walked over slowly.

This scene was really terrifying. Li Yan's forehead twitched, and just as he was about to speak, another person jumped in and said loudly, "Here! Come quickly, here!"

Several people rushed in to hold down the child, and the boatman said anxiously: "I'm really sorry for disturbing the guests! Hurry up and take him away first!"

The child was caught out, the guards surrounded him when they saw this, the woman in Tsing Yi entered, cupped her hands and said: "I ran into a distinguished guest, I just acted urgently, I hope you can forgive me."

She glanced at Qingping lightly, turned and left with some unknown emotion, shaking the copper bell in her hand, making an ethereal sound, and the sea wave pattern on the robe was lifelike.

"You arrest people for no apparent reason. Is there any law for the king? You and I will pay me for my robe, or I will report to the officials when I go ashore!"

Hearing this angry look, it doesn't seem like there is any danger. As expected, the woman has already started clamoring for the boatman to pay her back her robe, otherwise, what will happen? The rules of the waterway!... If you don’t believe me, ask someone else!”

"What are you asking! Don't talk about those useless things, just say whether you deserve to lose money!"

After a false alarm, Li Yan turned his head and said, "My lord—"

Qing Ping leaned against Xiaoji and closed his eyes to rest his mind, and said: "If you are tired, go down and rest, and someone else will come up to guard."

Li Yan's throat choked up, with mixed feelings in his heart, he gave her a complicated look, and then left the cabin.

It had just rained, and the bluestone slabs were still wet. The original follower came out from the archives library and stood on the porch to look at the sky.

The secretary beside her bowed and said: "Your Excellency is tired, why not go to the front hall to have a cup of tea and have a rest, County Chief Zhong invites you to come to the house for a gathering, the person who sent the message sent the invitation card, but you have to be dismissed Submit it to have a look with you?"

Yuan Sui wiped his hands with a damp cloth, and said, "No need, just go back to her and say I understand."

This is the end, shouldn't we give a quasi-word?Shuling respectfully said: "Yes."

When the original entourage roughly flipped through the old scrolls in the vault, Shuling's legs were already standing weak, and he clasped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, do you want some refreshments?"

She didn't dare to mention that the servants of County Chief Zhong's family were still waiting for an answer in the front hall, Yuan Sui didn't raise her eyes, and said, "No need."

Shuling neither dared to be angry or speak out. It is said that this Master Yuan used to be very troublesome when he was a patrol officer in Hezhou. The mansion has been turned into a jailer, and Shu Ling occasionally heard that County Chief Zhong called it "a piece of broken stone that is smelly and hard, and it would be too embarrassing to use it as a stepping stone", which is enough to see how difficult this person is.

It's just that Mr. Yuan, who is difficult to deal with, has now been promoted and became a servant of the Ministry of Punishment appointed by the imperial court. He came to investigate the case under the imperial decree, and everything he did was justified.Even if County Chief Zhong bothers her again, he still has to save face.

The so-called gods fight, and the little devil suffers, Shu Ling silently retreated to the side, scratching his stomach, thinking about how to report to Sheriff Zhong, almost turned gray with worry.After all, why did this job, which was originally so leisurely, become so difficult after Mr. Yuan came?

Yuan Sui stayed in the file library until dark, and missed the meal, so Shuling had to risk his life to accompany him to the end, his eyes were blackened from starvation, and he could hardly stand up, so he heard Master Yuan said flatly: "Okay, you Go back."

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she withdrew with gratitude in her heart.Yuan's entourage came out of the archives warehouse, searched and changed his clothes, and made sure that he did not bring out any private possessions, then went to the signing room to get the official badge, and rode back to the hotel where he was staying.

As for the servant of the Zhong family who was still waiting hard, Yuan Sui had already forgotten about it.

There are no stars and no moon tonight, only a faint light in the sky, hidden under the night, the fishing fires are lit by the riverside, nestled against the riverside, a few fireflies float out of the reeds, the sound of frogs is everywhere, the sound of insects is singing, and the halo is full of vitality Xia Yi.

After walking for a while, she felt something was wrong.

No matter how quiet this place is, you can still see people when you go back at this hour, why is it so quiet.

Yuan casually fumbled into his pocket, and buckled a dagger in his hand.

Like a gust of wind passing through the leaves, she dodged a sword and rolled off the horse into the mud.

The man in black came with a sword, and his figure was treacherous. She was able to resist a few moves before she was defeated.

Yuan Sui said coldly: "Is it because you can't wait?"

The leader said: "Why bother to talk too much, adults have their own decisions in their hearts, let's go underground and talk about it!"

Suddenly white smoke billowed, a bunch of fireworks burst into the sky, many guards jumped out from the grass on both sides of the road, and suppressed those people.

"Don't tell them to die." Yuan Sui patted the dirt on his body, "As usual, keep it as bait until the big fish take the bait."

The guards led the order, Yuan Sui looked at the disappearing light in the distant sky, and murmured: "Master Li, you have to wait a little longer, it's all up to you."

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