Poor monks do not break the precepts

Walking in for less than half an hour, several hanging buildings appeared in front of them, but this building was dilapidated, the stair boards were gnawed by moths and fell off, the roof tiles were all over the ground, and spider webs were hanging on the eave railings. Obviously, this place has become so dilapidated because no one has lived there for a long time.

No one expected to see such a scene, they were all stunned for a long time, and it was Xinli who rushed forward and said: "I'll go and see if there are still people in the valley."

Huai Mingmo couldn't feel the breath of someone's life, he knew that he was empty and lost, and comforted him in a low voice: "Go around inside first, maybe it's just that this area is uninhabitable. After all, the valley is damp and humid, and it's not suitable for the body to live for a long time. Wherever you have lived, you can always find some traces of footprints."

"I hope so." Xu Sheng replied weakly, without much hope.

This valley is actually not big, because the trees in front of it are towering, covering the sun all the year round, relatively rainy and humid, the trees walking in seem to have been cut down specially, the trees are relatively low, and the sunlight is sparse and penetrates through the leaves, illuminating the valley. The forest is full of greenery.Everything in the valley was old and messy, so the stone tablet that suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The stone tablet is very clean, although it has been a few years old, it is as new as new. There are some fresh mountain flowers in front of the tablet, and the cigarettes are curling up, and it has not been burned halfway. It is obvious that someone has just come here.It's just that there is no half a word on the stone tablet, and it seems that one can guess that it should be a tombstone.

"Who are you? Why did you come to Hehuan Valley?" The old hoarse old woman's voice came from behind the crowd, and they all turned their heads to look at the old woman with a stooped dragon bell on her back and a cane in her hand. Folds, at first glance she looks like an ordinary old woman, but those eyes are extraordinarily bright in this dark valley.

Seeing so many people suddenly, the old woman didn't panic at all. She looked at everyone slowly, finally settled on Bajiao, and said in a low voice: "So it's a minibus."

Bajiao scrambled forward and nodded eagerly, "Mother-in-law, it's me."

The old woman pointed at Huai Mingmo and the others, and said vigilantly, "Who are they?"

Xu Sheng didn't answer, but knotted a dragon buckle from his belt, and showed his hands in front of the old woman.Seeing You Longkou's eyes widened, the old woman held You Longkou in amazement, her hands trembling slightly, and she murmured: "Miss, this belongs to Miss." The old woman grabbed Xu Sheng's arm and said excitedly: "You Say, where did you get this dragon buckle? How old are you this year?"

This piece of dragon clasp used to be Lianxin Huiji's close-fitting item. Xusheng asked for it several times. Later, I saw it on Meng Yinghuan's body. It was just that Meng Yinghuan got this jade pendant from Lianxin Huiji. , didn't take it seriously, so no one was looking for it when it was lost, he never took it with him on weekdays, Lianxin Huiji didn't know about it.

Xu Sheng said lightly: "25."

"25...25..." The old woman let go of her hand in a daze, and said to herself: "That was before 26, yes, yes, yes! It was 25 years old." Touching Xu Sheng's face, "Are you the young lady's son?"

After gasping for breath twice, the old woman showed joy and looked around, "Where is Miss? Miss is back?"

"Mother is no longer alive." Xu Sheng's eyes were filled with sorrow, and he seemed to be choked with sobs: "She was seriously ill decades ago, and the medicine was useless. Before her death, my mother told me to come here, saying that I can know my own health here. life experience."

"Miss actually..." The old woman burst into tears immediately, and tucked away her tears with her sleeves, "The child really hurt you, how did you grow up?"

Xu Sheng's face became more and more painful, "I had nowhere to go, so I went up to Shaoshi Mountain."

The old woman hugged Xu Sheng tightly, tears pouring down like springs, "Master Kujie from Shaolin Temple has a compassionate heart, whether it's... or not."

The scene in front of me was so sudden that everyone was stunned. No one came back to their senses for a long time. Only Huai Mingmo raised the corners of his mouth behind Luo Chen, admiring and amused at the same time. He secretly cursed Xu Sheng in his heart for being too good at acting, with both voice and emotion, and anyone would believe his true feelings.

After talking for a while, the old woman found that Xu Sheng's face was haggard, and hurriedly took his pulse, and said in surprise: "Young master, why did you suffer such a serious internal injury? Let's go inside and talk." Holding Xu Sheng's wrist, he asked, "Who are they?"

Xu Sheng smiled softly and said: "They are my friends."

The old woman's complexion suddenly improved, and she greeted them warmly, "Come in and sit down, I'll make a pot of tea." As soon as the words fell, everyone looked at the dangerous buildings with pale faces, and the old woman smiled and said: "It's not there, the Diaolou is early. No one lives there, I have a thatched hut inside."

The thatched huts are small and have a very simple layout. There are fences around the huts to keep out the wind. There is a small vegetable field behind the huts. There is a camphor wood box and a small square table.There were so many people crowded in the room like dumplings, Luo Chen and Xinli brought out the dinner table, and everyone sat around the table.

Seeing the hard life in the valley, Xin Li couldn't bear it and said, "Why doesn't my mother-in-law go down the mountain at such an old age?"

The old woman bent over and fanned the stove with a palmflower fan, and said contentedly: "My old woman is getting old, and I don't know how long she can live. She is too lazy, and she is here guarding the princess's tomb. Someday, I will go down to accompany you. Slightly."

Everyone heard the important point but didn't mention a word, Luo Chen mentioned it instead, "I see everything in the hut, my mother-in-law is in good shape, and she can go down the mountain to buy."

When I was old, everyone was happy when I heard others say that I was young. The old woman laughed out loud and waved her fan hand, "This mountain is really humid, and the leg bones are not good after living for a long time. 14 years ago, I went down the mountain. Unintentionally picked up a baby girl, I felt pitiful, so I brought her back, she has been walking around for the past few years, today unfortunately, she has not come back after seven days of going out, otherwise I will get to know the young master."

Chen Xiang took the hot pot from the old woman's hand, and silently served Xu Sheng, the old woman grinned when she saw it and said: "Young master has good eyesight, this girl is beautiful."

Xu Sheng smiled without explaining, and asked again: "Are you two alone in the valley?"

"Yes, it has been more than 20 years. After the princess died, I dispersed the girls in the valley and let them go down the mountain to live on their own. This is a tomb of the living dead. Why bother trapping them?" The old woman looked towards the valley. , with desolate eyes, "No one lives in the hanging building, and it has been dilapidated for a long time. When the princess was alive, the young lady was still there, and the valley was very lively. Now things have changed, but the flowers and trees in the valley are still lush."

Holding goat milk tea in her hands, Zang Li pretended to be innocent and said with a smile: "Who is the princess that the old woman is talking about?"

Xin Li scolded in a low voice: "Zang Li, don't be rude."

"It's okay, this girl is still young, what can I do with her." The old woman's eyes were dim, and she sighed, "That's Princess Qingning, the most beloved daughter of the former emperor. When the princess was born, I went to serve her." Covering her face with a thick linen kerchief, the old woman calmed down and said, "Poor Princess Qingning, if it wasn't for the damned Meng family's rebellion, her husband-in-law wouldn't If you die, you don’t have to die in depression, how could Miss escape from Hehuan Valley.”

Xu Sheng saw the pottery cover protruding from the corner of the thatched hut with his sharp eyes, his eyes flickered slightly, and he wondered: "When we entered the mountain, we encountered a lot of poisonous smoke and insects, are they all raised by my mother?" Seeing the old woman nodding, Xu Sheng He said calmly, "My mother-in-law seems to know a lot about medicine, and my mother also knows a lot. I have a friend who accidentally took a poison called You Huan Cup left by my mother. Is there an antidote?"

Huai Mingmo helped and said: "We went to his hometown a while ago, and found a bottle of wine in the house where he used to live. The girl is good at wine, so she drank it without much thought, but she was poisoned. Later, I found a hidden genius doctor and made some pills for us, saying that it can temporarily suppress the poison, but it can’t cure the root cause.”

"Oh, this girl is too careless, she can drink anything." The old woman slapped her legs anxiously, got up and walked into the house, and when she came out later, she took a small porcelain bottle in her hand and handed it to Xu Sheng, "You Give it to her, a few drops will do."

Xu Sheng changed hands to Chen Xiangzang to put away, and then proposed to go to the tomb to pay homage. The old woman was more moved when she saw Xu Sheng's filial piety.Afterwards, they babbled about a lot of past events. Of course, they had to scold Mr. Butterfly and the Ji family for their hypocrisy. They also talked about Lianxin Huiji's childhood. Old, with excellent memory and thoughts.

In the blink of an eye, we chatted until late at night, and we got along like this for a whole day. Before the little man in the old woman's mouth came back, Huai Mingmo felt that the old woman was quite nice. A comfortable room, and then we will send someone to move Princess Qingning’s tomb down, so that your life will be more convenient in the future.”

The old woman immediately refused and said: "I'm used to living here, so save me some trouble. From now on, if you come to see me often, I will be satisfied."

Xu Sheng stopped Huai Mingmo from continuing, and said with a smile: "Then let's go, mother-in-law, take care."

The old woman waved her hand. At this age, life and death are very open, so she didn't feel sad, and said with a smile: "Go, go."

There are many regrets in the world, Xu Sheng only left for more than an hour, Xiao Man came back, but what he saw was a corpse that hadn't completely cooled down.Xiao Man rushed to hug the warm body of the old woman in disbelief, and cried out in pain and mourning: "Mother-in-law! Mother-in-law! Who killed it, who killed it!"

A coquettish sneer burst out from the valley. It was a luxuriously dressed woman with a smoky cloud brocade jacket and an ocher red streamer satin skirt. Her complexion was as delicate as a blooming peony, and her clothes looked old-fashioned.She walked out slowly, her light laughter was as clear as Kunshan jade pieces, every frown and smile was intoxicating, she looked at Xiaoman intently, and said charmingly: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

"You killed the mother-in-law?" Xiaoman's eyes were red, and he tightly grasped the dagger at his waist.

Looking down coldly, Lianxin Huiji smiled lightly and said, "That's right, this old woman is very confused, go down early to accompany her master."

After hearing this, Xiaoman was furious, and picked up a dagger to stab Lianxin Huiji, but her boxing skills could not compare with Lianxin Huiji, and she was knocked down to the ground in two or three blows, vomiting blood.Xiao Man picked up a handful of dust, threw it at Lian Xin Hui Ji, picked up the dagger and hit hard, shouting: "I will kill you!"

Suddenly Xiao Man felt his body lighten, and was picked up and carried several feet away. The black-clothed leader waved his hand and said, "Kill!"

Lianxin Huiji didn't expect Huang Que to be behind her, and a panic flashed in her eyes. The black faces of Wuzhilou are all top martial arts experts, and she would be choked up against one, let alone several.This calm noble lady barely survived among dozens of black faces. It didn't take long for sword scratches to appear on her body, her jacket and skirt were cut, and several pieces of rags fell off. Lianxin Huiji's face became extremely hideous and ugly Embarrassed.

During the struggle, she took out a few powder balls and threw them around. Those black-faced men thought they were hidden weapons, so they naturally chopped them with their swords. Suddenly, a faint fragrance filled the valley, and white smoke covered everyone's sight like mist. The black-faced leader Yelling inwardly, he picked up Xiaoman and shouted loudly: "It's the poison of acacia, retreat."

Xiaoman was seriously injured. It was five days after she woke up, and she found herself lying in an elegantly furnished carriage. She got up in surprise, crawled to the curtain of the carriage, opened the curtain and stared around, and recognized one of them at a glance. The man in black escorting her, she tried her best to say: "Stop!"

Zang Li was sitting outside, when she suddenly saw a person jumping out, she was so frightened that she fell back from the edge of the carriage and fell to the ground, rolled out, she sat on the ground rubbing her buttocks, and complained: "What are you yelling about?! "Agitated, the strength in the hand was slightly heavier, and he screamed: "Ouch, it hurts."

Seeing this, Luo Chen immediately rolled over from the carriage, hurriedly helped her up, looked Zang Li around, and asked anxiously, "Did you get hurt from the fall?"

Zang Li opened her sleeves, but luckily only bruises appeared on her elbows, but a large area was wiped on her wrists, and the blood was dripping. It was shocking to see that Luo Chen was annoyed, and stretched out his hand to drag Xiaoman out of the carriage.Seeing that he had caused a catastrophe, Xiaoman shrank his neck and crawled back. Seeing that Luo Chen was about to grab him, he closed his eyes in fright.

"Stop, go to the side." Xu Sheng hugged Luo Chen's wrist, and then let go of his hand. He looked at Xiao Man coldly. Although the clothes were plain, he couldn't hide the delicate features of his eyebrows, and the honesty and honesty were very pleasing, "You are Xiaoman?"

Xiaoman nodded. Among all the people around her, she was most afraid of the monk in front of her. He was clearly smiling at her, but for some reason, she was terrified, and she nodded very honestly, "How do you know?"

Huai Mingmo squeezed in front of Xu Sheng, smiled gently and said: "Grandma in Hehuan Valley said it."

The bloody scene was imprinted in his mind, and suddenly remembered, Xiaoman gasped and said excitedly: "Grandma, my grandma was killed by the witch."

Chen Xiang blocked Xiao Man who was about to rush forward with her sword, she supported the wooden plank with both hands, Dou Da's tears dripped down, and the board quickly formed a large pool of water stains, Xiao Man was sobbing and belching, and suddenly tried to get out of the carriage with force, "I want to give mother-in-law revenge."

"It's up to you? It's not an exaggeration to say you're going to die." Xu Sheng sneered unceremoniously, pouring a basin of ice water on Xiao Man's body.

Xiao Man seemed to be shivering from the cold, she looked at Chen Xiang in a blink of an eye, and saw that he was as heroic as a man, holding a sword hilt with an imposing manner, she knew that he was a master of sword without asking.The mother-in-law died tragically, and hatred was like the seeds sown into the heart in this spring day. Tears were the rain, and the seeds gradually sprouted.

The sudden big gift made Chen Xiang panic, she quickly bent over to help, but Xiao Man was determined and insisted on kneeling until Chen Xiang agreed.

Huai Mingmo touched Xu Sheng's wrist, smiled lightly and said: "This girl is very smart, her martial arts are average, but she knows that there are different martial arts in the world, so she found a master who is most suitable for her."

Chen Xiang couldn't do anything, looked at Xu Sheng for help, but Xu Sheng pretended he didn't see it, Xin Li appeared behind Xu Sheng at some point, and complained: "Chen Xiang is looking for you, at least give a shout."

Xu Sheng took a close look at the cloth sent by the black-faced leader, and didn't bother to lift his head, "From now on, everything is up to her to decide, just one sentence, be careful not to cause trouble to the upper body." After speaking, he buried himself in the study of the embroidery on the cloth, Unexpectedly, after a long time, Xinli was still standing by her side, seeing Xu Sheng looking at her, she immediately smiled like a thief: "So she can also make decisions about her marriage?"

This side is busy with business, so I didn't think about this sentence, Huai Mingmo became angry, and said calmly: "Whether Chen Xiang can make the decision, I can't guarantee it, but I can say one more thing, I guarantee that you will never be your own decision .”

Xin Ligang still felt that he was very witty, but when he heard the words, his expression was very embarrassing, he stepped back step by step, returned to Chen Xiang's side in a daze, and whispered in her ear, but after hearing this, Chen Xiang didn't have any idea, he was used to obeying orders since he was a child , suddenly turning over to be her own master, it was really difficult for her to adapt.

"The brocade from the satin weaving workshop, and the Liuying satin from the Qiu family in Yongding City, Western Shu." Xu Sheng pulled out the embroidery thread, lowered his head and observed for a long time, but he had no clue, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, looked up to the sky, and immediately realized it, and clapped his hands happily Said: "It turned out to be the silver thread of the old Zhou's family in Xiangyang City."

Xu Sheng's behavior was weird, the surroundings quickly quieted down, his eyes were all focused on him and he was confused, he was completely focused on the satin, holding a rag between his fingers and smelling it for a long time, "Qiu Tan Ye..."

Holding Xu Sheng's finger up to the tip of his nose, Huai Mingmo smelled it repeatedly for a long time, until Xu Sheng withdrew his hand forcefully, he said in admiration: "I didn't expect that you even know women's rouge powder like the palm of your hand."

Xu Sheng suddenly felt playful, and sighed mischievously: "I've been visiting a lot of kilns, how can I still not know these marriage fat gouaches?"

As expected, Huai Mingmo was so angry that his teeth itched, he wished he could bite Xu Sheng's cheek, and angrily shook his hands and climbed back to the carriage.The black-faced leader watched the whole scene in astonishment, turned his face sullenly for a moment, bowed and stepped back respectfully,

"Chen Xiang, come here." Xu Sheng rubbed his forehead with a tired expression, and said coldly: "You remember everything I said just now? Send someone to investigate, which women in Beijing have bought it recently, and among them Who have been to the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Ji family. I want to see how long this Huiji Lianxin can hide."