Guanqingzhai

Chu Jue also laughed, and the two of them opened the hip flask politely and drank it with a slight respect. Hu Yue wiped his mouth and asked seemingly unintentionally: "Brother Chu, what's going on recently?" "

Chu Jue said, "What does my brother think about me?"

Hu Yue thought about it for a while, and still made a compromise summary of what Xuan Mingzi told her before.A cold light flashed in Chu Jue's eyes, and he said, "Your brother is doubting me?"

Hu Yue smiled and said: "If it was done by brother, it would definitely not leave such obvious traces. It is conceivable that it was done by someone with a heart. And what is his purpose? This is the question I am thinking about now."

Hu Yue glanced at Chu Jue, Chu Jue said nothing, but already showed displeasure.Hu Yue immediately changed the subject and said, "One more thing, can Yue ask Brother Chu to do me a favour."

Chu Jue smiled and said, "My brother always asks me for help, but I answer with love, so I never shirk it."

Hu Yue coughed and said, "Then, can Brother Chu accompany me to Lijiazhuang in the afternoon?"

Chu Jue responded immediately, "Okay."

Hu Yue rolled her eyes, as if thinking about something again.But I decided not to mention anything about that word cloud again.

Besides, Xuan Mingzi and Zuo Yiqi walked out of Guanqingzhai, they lowered their heads and frowned deeply, thinking about each other, but neither of them spoke, and they reached the fork in the road.The two bowed to bid farewell, Zuo Yiqi smiled and said: "Today we are destined to meet the Daoist priest by chance. Mr. Hu is naturally a wonderful person, and we have met people with great powers. If there is still a fairy fate, we must take a shower, fast and climb the mountain to visit. Please don't think that I'm a man of the mortal world, disturbing the Daoist's way of pure cultivation."

Xuan Mingzi also smiled and said: "You are polite, who doesn't know Master Zuo has the name of Dark Yin, and if you don't know who the Great Yin in the capital is, you can still tell. If you don't know Master Zuo, then you are ignorant."

The two praised each other, but they tried all kinds of language, and the two looked at each other again, each calculating, but Xuan Mingzi said: "However, the poor Taoist is also here to remind the master, don't go too far, otherwise you will be dead." There is retribution, no matter who your master is, after all, no one will be someone's permanent backer. This numerology and art theory are all mysteries, and if you make a wrong step, you will lose the whole game, and I hope An Yin can do it for himself."

Zuo Yiqi nodded with a smile, and said: "The student is just a scholar and doesn't understand the magic of metaphysics. But the Taoist priest reminded the student that he will never forget it, so the student will leave first. Taoist priest, please."

Xuan Mingzi turned his head first and walked away, Zuo Yiqi still watched Xuan Mingzi with a smile, his eyes were full of smiles and cold.

Just as the two were leaving, hiding in a dark corner, two people flashed by, they were two virgins, each holding a lantern in his hand.The lantern only flickered once, but it was glowing green.

One of the women let out a laugh like a silver bell, but this coquettish laugh was full of sarcasm.

The voice hadn't disappeared yet, and the girl was nowhere to be seen, as if the two had never appeared before.

Chu Jue stayed in Guanqingzhai. After lunch, he watched Hu Yue tidy up. He carefully took out some fine silver from under the pillow, wrapped it three times in oiled paper, wrapped it in a coarse cloth bag, and put it in his bosom.Chu Jue looked at him carefully, thinking: "Why haven't you seen my brother love money so much in the past?"

Hu Yue said with a sad face: "Brother Chu, brother Chu, I don't love money, but wine. It's a pity that the merchants who sell wine only recognize this yellow and white thing."

Chu Jue raised his eyebrows and said, "It's for your own good that Hongqiao doesn't give you wine, why is that so?"

Hu Yue bulged her cheeks, making a rare playful gesture.Chu Jue said helplessly, "Why don't I obediently bring you wine every time? Why isn't it enough for you?"

Hu Yue shook her hands and said, "Not enough, not enough..."

Chu Jue reached out and grabbed Hu Yue's chin, pulled him towards him and said, "Don't tell me, you are thinking about leaving without saying goodbye."

Hu Yue giggled guiltily, and said, "Brother Chu is worrying too much..."

Hu Yue looked at Chu Jue's eyes and groaned secretly in his heart. Seeing his guilty conscience, Chu Jue didn't look into it any further, but he still didn't let go of his plan. He raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you want me to do for you again?" ?”

Hu Yue laughed dryly and said, "The old man Ge from the Ge family winery came to me and said that his daughter went out every night for night outings, and when she came back, there would be blood on her body. There was still a needle and thread in her hand, as if she had been taken by something evil." And just now he said that his daughter has disappeared. And this incident is also related to the missing girl that Zuo Yiqi mentioned."

Chu Jue said, "Are you starting to take on the work of Master Taoist now?"

Hu Yue said: "Although this matter is strange, I know that Old Man Ge's daughter Zhu'er is a first-class beauty who is well-known far and wide."

Chu Jue narrowed his eyes and approached him and said, "So simple?"

Seeing that he could get in, Hu Yue couldn't help but want to back away, but behind him was the bed, and the more he retreated, the more ambiguous he became. For some reason, he had become the appearance of a molested little lady holding on to the frame of the bed to prevent herself from falling down.

Hu Yue said with a guilty conscience: "Brother Chu, it's daytime..."

Before he finished speaking, his mouth was sealed. Hu Yue was always a little annoyed, and wanted to push out the other party's aggressive tongue, but he was too familiar with the other party's kiss. Although it was domineering, it was also tender. When people came and went, Hu Yue couldn't maintain this posture for a long time. He only felt his waist soften, and his whole body was completely overwhelmed by Chu Jue on the bed.

Hu Yue hurriedly pushed away the person on her body, panting and said: "Brother Chu still has other business to do, I'll collect the money."

Chu Jue didn't intend to stop, but said hastily: "Just retreat."

After finishing speaking and continuing her actions, Hu Yue frowned, wondering when did he become so anxious?Chu Jue approached Hu Yue's ear and whispered, "I won't let you go, just give up."

The stagnant water in Hu Yue's heart seemed to be rippled by a stone. He relaxed the resistance in his hands. Just as Chu Jue was about to take off his clothes, there was another call to the door from outside.

When the two of them froze, Hu Yue pushed Chu Jue away, quickly put on his clothes and opened the door. The person who knocked on the door was the young man sent by Old Man Ge. Her hair was slightly messed up, her fair face was flushed with crimson, her lips were surprisingly moist, and the corners of her eyes were flushed.There are still some red marks on the neck, as charming as rouge.Xiaoer, who was watching, opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, so Chu Jue blocked the sight of the visitor and said, "What's the matter?"

Xiaoer was used to seeing people in Fengyuechang, seeing the spring look on their disheveled faces, he naturally knew what they were doing.Hastily bowed and bowed and said: "This is the two stalls of good Fen wine that Master Ge wants to deliver to the house. Please inspect the goods."

Hu Yue opened the lid of the wine, sniffed it and said, "It's good wine, thank you brother."

Chu Jue stretched out his hand to collect some small money, and Xiao Er went back happily.Hu Yue walked to the kitchen with a jar in her arms, and Chu Jue said, "The wine is gone, what do you plan to do?"

After a short pause, Hu Yue told Chu Jue all the information that Zuo Yiqi didn't say much earlier.Chu Jue sneered and said, "My dear brother, if you continue to help Zuo Yiqi with the case, it will be hard for you to help him."

Not to be outdone, Hu Yue said tit for tat: "Brother Chu was the one who recommended Zuo Yiqi to me?"

Chu Jue shook his head and said: "I have tasted the feeling of shooting myself in the foot with a stone, and I will say it again, Zuo Yiqi is not suspicious, but there are too many tricks and tricks involved with him, he will Bring all kinds of things, some things are okay to deal with, it's all for entertainment. Make a bet with me for a drink, and I'm happy to see it come true, but things have become more and more difficult recently. I advise my brother not to go too far Take care of him."

Hu Yue snorted, and said, "What's not easy?"

Seeing his expression of wanting to find out, Chu Jue sighed and said, "It's something in the palace."

Hu Yue said, "Well, what then?"

Chu Jue glanced at him and said, "So I can't tell you."

……

Such a conversation completely disappeared the previous charming look. Hu Yue breathed a sigh of relief, straightened his clothes and said, "How is it? Are you interested in going to see it?"

Chu Jue sighed slightly, and said, "The wine is all gone, so I can only go and have a look."

Hu Yue said: "Zuo Yiqi is also a sensible person. He sent people to do some secret investigations before, but they only found one village. There is no news about my strength, so now I only know that the puppet troupe originated from Lijiazhuang. It is somewhat similar to what Ge Laohan came to me to investigate. But there are also differences... For some reason, I think it is two a different thing."

Chu Jue knocked on the table, and he said while listening, "So now we can only go straight to Huanglong?"

Hu Yue smiled slightly: "Exactly."

Chu Jue nodded with a wry smile and said, "You have to hurry up, I don't know if I can make it before the sunset."

This Lijiazhuang is actually not too far away, but its geographical location is very remote. After leaving the Zhuque Gate, along the Hulong River outside the city, to the small village of private households thirty miles away from Guanhe Bridge, the people living here The surname is Li. There used to be a mausoleum of a royal family here. Lijiazhuang used to be a village guarding the mausoleum, but now it is just an ordinary remote village.If it is not a special visit, no outsider will remember that place at all.

Hu Yue and Chu Jue had no foot strength, and each held a jug in his hand. They were chatting and laughing while admiring the snowy scenery outside the city, while rushing to Lijiazhuang.The scenery along this road indeed corresponds to the poem of Tao Yuanming: "Warm and warm in Yuanren Village, and smoke in Yiyi Ruins."

Hu Yue was not in a bad mood along the way, pointing to the distant mountains, he could read two good poems and words. Although Chu Jue didn't talk as much as Hu Yue, he still nodded and sang along.Although the two talked very comfortably, they walked very quickly.

Hu Yue took a sip of wine and said, "It's nice to come here once in a while."

Although Chu Jue nodded with a smile, his eyes were not brisk. He said, "What do you think about that 'cloud'?"

Hu Yue pointed to her brain and said: "Something went wrong here, I can't remember the past, but I vaguely remember that I entered a certain place, that place... I shouldn't go, I I brought out something. But I don’t remember what it was. After that, as my brother saw, I have been floating in this world like a wandering ghost. I have no memory, the past is blurred, and I can’t really be emotional about anything, except I don't have anything else to worry about drinking. So brother Chu, wine is my only sustenance."

Chu Jue walked a few steps in silence, and he said, "What if I have a way to restore your memory?"

Hu Yue stopped drinking, looked sideways at Chu Jue, and said, "It doesn't matter, it's been such a long time. Although I don't know what it is, the memory should not be a pleasant thing. "

Chu Jue looked at Hu Yue's side face, squinted his eyes and said, "Then what do you think of Brother Yu?"

Hu Yue didn't say a word, and Chu Jue didn't ask any more questions. The two walked side by side. The sun was setting and a ray of sunset was behind them.A desolate and lonely.Chu Jue laughed at himself a few times, opened the flagon at his waist and took a few sips of wine. When he put down the flagon, he noticed that Hu Yue had already reached out and shook his own flagon. Chu Jue smiled slightly and said heavily After a touch, the two raised their heads and drank at the same time.

The two walked, no matter how fast they walked, it was already evening when they arrived at Lijiazhuang, the sun could not be seen, and only the last ray of rosy clouds remained in the western sky.The wind has also started to blow, and the outside of the city is not like the inside of the city. As soon as the air-conditioning comes, the surroundings seem to be much cooler.The trees have also become a little obscured, and the calls of night birds can be heard occasionally, as if the tune here has changed as soon as the sun sets.The gray and gray mountains in the distance also look very ethereal.

Originally they were standing side by side, but at this moment Hu Yue and Chu Jue became alert, instead, Chu Jue was in the front and Hu Yue was in the back. This Li Zhuang was so silent that there was almost no sound of barking.Hu Yue and Chu Jue glanced at each other, and there was not even a trace of smoke from this little Zhuangzi's cooking.There was no light in the whole village, as if no one lived in the whole village.Chu Jue moved his lips, signaling to be careful.

At this moment, a person came out from the village at some point, it was an elderly woman, she was holding a bamboo pole in her hand.It seems that his legs and feet are not convenient, and the cotton clothes on his body have been torn, and the cotton is exposed, which looks very pitiful.

She looked up at the two of them, squinting dully for a while because she couldn't see clearly.Only then did she ask, "Where are you two from?"

Just as Hu Yue was about to speak, Chu Jue answered first, "He's from the capital."

Her ears are not good, and she didn't know if she heard clearly, but she just nodded silently and then turned and walked back.Hu Yue found that everything on her body was worn out, but her hands were extremely beautiful. Those hands were as white as jade, with slender fingers. Such hands always felt very abrupt and weird on an old Ou's body.When the old man walked, it seemed that there was some kind of jade ornament on his body, and he made a crisp sound.

Chu Jue and Hu Yue followed Lao Ou into the village. There was a large inscription in front of the village, but the writing on it could not be seen clearly, and some strange stone beasts were piled up outside.At this time, the old man had already gone a long way, and Hu Yue and Chu Jue were standing at the entrance of the village. A dense gray mist began to fill the surroundings at some point. reality.

Chu Jue frowned slightly and said, "Are you sure it's here?"

Hu Yue also complained secretly, there was no way to stay here, except for an old woman who seemed to be deaf, they never saw another villager.

Hu Yue cleared her throat and said to Chu Jue, "Why don't we bother the old woman in front and ask her to stay overnight?"

Although Chu Jue didn't speak, there was absolutely no smile in his eyes, and there was even a bit of sullenness in his eyes.Hu Yue walked forward on his own, suddenly he paused, patted his friend who was calm and said, "Brother Chu, look quickly."

Chu Jue turned his head, and there was a little light in the darkness at this time. A closer look showed a woman with a very pale complexion, but her facial features were fine. She was holding a candle in her hand, but at that moment, the candle went out. It was extremely dark inside.When Hu Yue and Chu Jue ran away, there were no other women there, but no one was there.

Hu Yue felt a little pity, he sighed: "Suddenly looking back, that person is in a dimly lit place. Brother Chu, do you think we will have a chance to see such a beauty?"

Chu Jue was not in a good mood, and said in a cold voice: "I thought it was enough for my virtuous brother to have an oiran lady as a confidante, but for another confidante who can't tell whether she's a human or a ghost, I'm afraid that my virtuous brother will have nothing to do with you." Blessed and accepted, I would like to advise you, don’t be greedy, greed is not enough to swallow an elephant.”