Qizhou

After being reminded by He Qizhou, Ye Huaiyu also remembered that the Minister of Rites... Isn't that the young man who was so busy that he ran to Qin Tianjian every day before the Winter Solstice Banquet!During those days, the Ministry of Rituals was in chaos, and Qin Tianjian took the lead in the sacrificial ceremony. If the Minister of Rites hadn't extended a helping hand, the ceremony might not even be held.

Ye Huaiyu suddenly realized: "Oh... that's him! Oh, then we really have to say thank you to him, or should we take some time to pay New Year's greetings, or treat him to dinner?"

He Qizhou said: "Master, do you think your son's addiction has come up again?"

"Go! Stop talking nonsense." Ye Huaiyu said sternly, "What does my teacher teach you on weekdays? If you receive favors from others, you must repay them. Even if he can't help, under such circumstances, you can still risk being blamed. This is a good boy who speaks out for justice at the risk of..."

He Qizhou said: "Yes, since Master said so, let people have a good New Year first. After the Shangyuan is over, I will go to inquire about this person, invite him to meet, and let you say thank you in person .”

Ye Huaiyu said with satisfaction: "By the way, this is more or less the same."

While the two of them were chatting, Ci Nian had already secretly peeled a handful of melon seeds.Seeing that they finished chatting, he pushed the porcelain plate over and placed it quietly between the two of them: "Master, eat melon seeds."

Ye Huaiyu forgot that there was such a child by his side, so he hurriedly took the melon seeds he handed over, and said with a smile, "Oh, thank you! You see how sensible the child is..."

He Qizhou coughed: "Master... people are hundreds of years old, so it's not appropriate to call them children."

Ye Huaiyu suddenly realized, and hurriedly patted his forehead: "Oh... I forgot."

Upon hearing this, Ci Nian hurriedly waved his hands: "Master can call you whatever you like! Anything is fine!"

The little fox won the approval of the elders, not to mention how happy he was, he thought he would do nothing, but it was more convenient to peel nuts with his nimble fingers.With Ye Huaiyu's praise, he became more diligent, grabbed another handful of peanuts, and peeled the shells carefully.Seeing this scene, He Qizhou felt relieved to witness the four generations living together for some reason, but at this moment, he couldn't tell who was the grandfather and who was the grandson...

Ye Huaiyu said sternly: "Just look at it! Follow others, I have been your master for so many years, and I haven't eaten the peanuts you peeled for me!"

He Qizhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "That's right, it's because the disciple's skills are not as good as others, then master, give me a chance to pay off my merits tonight, how about cooking a pot for you?"

Ye Huaiyu snorted, "That's about the same, I want mutton."

He Qizhou said: "Yes, I have prepared everything, I will go to the kitchen to prepare later, I will definitely not disappoint you."

Ci Nian just buried his head in peeling peanuts, and when he looked up again, he didn't know where He Qizhou had gone. Ye Huaiyu smiled all over his face, and looked at him like he was looking at a child: "Oh, this kid is really sensible, this peanut peels well. Ah, small and round..."

"Master... Where's the Taoist priest?" Ci Nian stopped what he was doing and looked around.

Ye Huaiyu said: "Oh, he has gone to prepare dinner, the process is a bit complicated, and he will have to be busy for a while."

Just as Ci Nian wanted to get up to help him, he suddenly remembered that this master is still sitting here, and he is going to the kitchen now, and no one is talking to him, isn't it a loss of etiquette!Moreover, it's not that he hasn't helped He Qizhou in the past, but the bamboo house in Zhuxi Village is small, and the kitchen is also small, and the two of them are crowded inside, and they often can't move their positions. He cooks first, I really don't know whether to help or make trouble...

Thinking of this, Ci Nian grabbed another handful of peanuts and peeled them slowly: "The priest cooks, and I will talk with Master."

Ye Huaiyu was happy in his heart, he thought that the fox brought back by his apprentice from Sichuan must have a stubborn and unruly personality, but who would have thought that it would be so obedient and polite, the two of them were chatting with one another, and the one on the table The nuts were also gradually peeled off, and seeing that there was nothing to waste, I didn't know where to put the hand of Resignation.

Ye Huaiyu looked at him for a long time, and then said softly: "I remember...you are called Ci Nian?"

Ci Nian nodded: "Yes."

"You always wear this when you go out?" Ye Huaiyu pointed to the bamboo hat that was put aside.

Ci Nian looked at it, and said: "Well, because I can't hide my ears, I can only wear this. This is made for me by the priest!" He held it in his hand and showed it: "The Taoist priest is amazing. He made this for me out of bamboo and told me to cover my ears so that I can go to the streets openly in the future, and..."

The thin white fingertips poked the pattern of the little fox on the bamboo hat, but it seemed to have poked his own face. Ci Nian smiled and said, "This is me! No one else has any bamboo hats, only mine. is unique."

Ye Huaiyu smiled and said: "Well, it's really good, it's still a bit of an advantage."

As soon as he praised Dao He Qizhou, he said more about the resignation: "The Taoist priest is amazing! He can write, read, and draw pictures! He can make many things, and he can cook! That monster in the back mountain of Zhuxi Village, He was also beaten to death, and he also has a very handsome sword, which I brought from Sichuan, and it's in the bedroom!"

"Yeah, if he didn't have so many abilities, how could he be highly regarded by the Holy One at such a young age." Ye Huaiyu poured two cups of tea and handed a cup to Ci Nian, "Actually, most of Qin Tianjian can have today. Rely on him."

Hearing this in Ci Nian, a thought suddenly popped into his mind, maybe he could get the answer from Ye Huaiyu for the matter that he hadn't asked for an answer.He couldn't think of any other way, so he could only push the peanuts on the table and said with a smile, "Master, I have a question..."

"Let me guess." Ye Huaiyu said, "Your problem must also have something to do with Qizhou."

"Yes..." Being poked into his mind, he was not embarrassed to say goodbye, "I want to know, is it because the Taoist priest is very special, so the emperor is not very angry with him?"

Ye Huaiyu said "Oh": "You also know about the sky prison?"

Dungeon?Ci Nian murmured in his heart, but still responded: "En!"

I don't know if He Qizhou did it behind his master's back about Zhezi's matter. What if he brought it up and got him into trouble... Ci Nian hurriedly repeated what Ye Huaiyu said: "It's the matter of the sky prison, which makes me very sad. curious."

Ye Huaiyu met his curious eyes, immediately straightened his back, and sat upright on the spot. He picked up the tea, took a sip slowly, and said with a smile: "Then you are asking the right person! This kid has been a teacup since he was 16 years old. He has been my apprentice for 12 years now, but I watched him grow up slowly!"

Ci Nian happily said: "Then...then can you tell me, I want to know!"

Ye Huaiyu said slowly: "That's because, when the emperor was still the prince, Qizhou saved his life."

That year, Meng Yincheng was only 16 years old.

Chang'an, the capital of Dameng, is located in the northwest. It has a natural and vast plain. Although it is not rich in vegetation, it can also artificially raise some beasts for hunting and besieging by the royal nobles.The hunting every year is a good opportunity for the princes to show themselves, and for the sixth prince who was attracting attention at that time, it was an opportunity not to be missed.Once the hunting starts, they have to sleep in the paddock, and they have to soak here for several days.

The princes hunted during the day and rested at night.

Although Meng Yincheng is young, his competitive spirit is not inferior to that of the imperial brothers. There is still the last day of autumn hunting, but he can't even bring out a decent prey. If this continues, won't he be looked down upon?He stayed in the tent and couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, so he got up, lit the lamp, and read at the table.But while he was reading the book, he felt that the color of the candlelight was strange.

The color gradually changed from bright yellow to dark, and bursts of cyan light actually appeared in the deeper and deeper darkness.The gray and white tent was actually reflected in an extremely gloomy manner by the candlelight.Meng Yincheng is a person who does not believe in ghosts and gods. He looked at the flickering candlelight and coughed lightly. He didn't expect this cough, and the candlelight returned to its original state.

Meng Yincheng didn't take it seriously, and continued to read. Within a quarter of an hour, the candle flickered again, bursting with blue light, which seemed to be getting worse.He was suspicious, so he deliberately put down the book, stood up and stretched.As soon as he stood up, something flashed past outside the tent, the thing was extremely fast, when it slid past, there was only a rustle, and no shadow was seen.

Meng Yincheng chased out the door, and even asked several guards who were watching the night, but they all said that he had never seen anything. He was full of doubts, so he took the lantern and walked around the tent by himself.This turn doesn't matter, it actually hit him!

It was a black-haired woman in a white dress, standing behind the tent, with her hands behind her back, grinning and looking at him with a smile.Behind Meng Yincheng, there were night guards coming and going, but when they walked in and out, they turned a blind eye to this woman, as if in their eyes, such a thing did not exist at all.

The dark clouds that night were extremely thick, covering the moonlight. If it weren't for the torches and lanterns lit in the camp, Meng Yin would not have been able to see anything.Seeing the woman smiling, he walked slowly a few steps and said softly, "Who are you?"

The lantern he was carrying gave off a warm yellow color, which also illuminated the woman's skin. She was fair-skinned, and she was considered a beauty, but the beauty's lips were downturned, always showing a bit of a flat mouth.Meng Yincheng was not impatient, he raised the lantern and said, "If there is nothing wrong, let's go, this is the royal enclosure, outsiders are not allowed to enter."

The woman was smiling, but still remained silent, her hands were behind her back, her feet were pinned together as if they were nailed into the ground, she smiled and leaned forward, Meng Yincheng looked at her body, point by point Dot leaned towards her, the body seemed to have no bones, but it was extremely stable. She twisted her neck to one side, but she could twist her waist to the other. That weird appearance was like a piece of clothing hanging out in the cold winter. White clothes swaying here and there in the wind.

Meng Yincheng only felt a chill from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, but he couldn't move.From the moment the woman twisted against the autumn wind, he seemed to be strangled by someone, unable to make a sound or move!The woman's smiling face approached slowly, and the lantern in his hand flickered, flickering for a moment, and it was actually glowing blue.

In the next second, the woman's pale face was close to her eyes, her red lips were slightly parted, and a forked, bright red tongue emerged from the dark mouth.

Meng Yincheng's eyes went dark, and he lost consciousness just like that.

Ci Nian was so fascinated by it that he even forgot to peel the peanuts in his hand. Ye Huaiyu stopped when he said this, and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.Seeing that his cup was empty, the little fox immediately poured tea and said, "What happened later!"

Ye Huaiyu breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Later..."

When Meng Yincheng woke up and turned around, he only heard the clang of weapons being exchanged around him.He forced himself to open his eyes, only to see a reddish white light shining in the moonless night.He wanted to call for help, but his eyes were one step ahead of his mouth.He found that he was lying in a big pit in the wilderness, the pit was only a foot deep, but under this shallow pit, there were actually countless bloody bones piled up.

On it, two-finger-wide snakes walked around the bones, their eyes glowed green, and they spit out letters. Although the eyes of these snakes were only as big as beans, Meng Yincheng still saw the intention of grabbing them. They are thirsting for his blood and flesh!The things in the camp must be... Before he could think about it, a sword light came from far to near, killing Meng Yincheng. When it was disconnected, it immediately turned into a puddle of blood and disappeared without a trace.

The next moment, a ray of light shot over, and Meng Yincheng felt a tightness in his chest, as if someone had slapped him.But before he had time to snort, the surrounding snakes frantically fled out of the pit as if they were disturbed one by one.Even so, they still couldn't escape, but after climbing a few feet, they were shattered by a golden light blasted from Meng Yincheng's heart, and they also turned into green snakes like the severed green snake. A puddle of blood.

"Your Majesty, you can get up now, don't tear off the talisman." A voice came from a distance, and along with the voice, there was the sound of swords and swords clashing, and whisper-like roars.

How could Meng Yincheng dare to stay in this pit for a moment longer, he immediately got up, touched his heart, and his fingertips really felt like paper.He didn't have time to think about it, and hurried out of the shallow pit. The first second he stepped on the flat ground, the voice came again: "Please wait a moment."

Meng Yincheng didn't even think about it: "Okay." Sure enough, he stayed where he was.

In the moonless night, that sword light, like a fire that pierced through the night, illuminated the world where the two of them were.Meng Yincheng finally saw clearly that the person wielding the sword was also a young man, and he looked no more than sixteen or seventeen, which was about the same age as him.And what he was fighting with was actually the thing he saw before he passed out. Her upper body was still a woman, but the lower half had already turned into a powerful snake tail... That was no ordinary person, it was a monster that had turned into a spirit. snake!

After autumn, the snake began to stockpile food, preparing for hibernation, but for the sake of its own offspring, the snake spirit actually set up a pit in the wilderness, and it cast a magic spell to capture people, and then used them as Food, feeding its descendants... Meng Yincheng's thoughts were not over yet, only a crisp bone breaking sound came from not far away.

He looked up and saw that the winner was already divided.The boy holding the sword knelt on the ground, held the sword in both hands, and stabbed fiercely at the evil spirit on the ground.The snake demon whimpered and let out a final roar, but after a while, the blue eyes lost their spirit and gradually turned into a pile of bones. The young man got up, swung his long sword, and walked towards Meng Yin respectfully. A salute: "It surprised His Majesty."

He was busy and scared just now, but he didn't react. Now he can be regarded as clear. The young man called him His Majesty... Meng Yincheng took a few deep breaths, and said gratefully: "Thank you for saving me...but it can't be called I am Your Majesty, I am just a prince, I should be called Your Highness, if the title is wrong, it is presumptuous... If someone else hears about it, it may cause disaster."

But the young man said: "Your Majesty, do you know why those little snakes in the pit didn't dare to touch you when you fell asleep just now?"

Seeing his stubbornness, Meng Yincheng no longer insisted, but said: "I don't know... isn't it because of this talisman?"

"When you were asleep, I hadn't attached the talisman." The young man said, "The snake is a small dragon, but it's not a real dragon, so it's natural to be afraid of real dragons."

Hearing this, Meng Yincheng nodded half-understood, but after a while his eyes widened, he pointed at himself and said, "What did you say?"

The young man said: "Your Majesty, I can see the aura of the emperor in you."