Golden Light Puppet Show·Yan Qiao·Guiyan

05

When Shangguan Hongxin spoke earnestly, his voice was much lower than usual, and the cadence of each word was so solemn that one could feel that he was not reading a storybook, but the Four Books and Five Classics.

What Qiao Tathagata likes is watching him read. He is as proud and dignified as when he first met him. He raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes slightly in a flash of thought. He became lively and wanted to complain that the book was too bad.The unreasonable freedom in his body could always infect him silently, but it failed at this moment. The subtle touch of the gap falling on his waist made Qiao Tathagata inexplicably hot.

The rumors of the demons have always been indulgent, and Shangguan Hongxin's behavior has been considered extremely restrained. Qiao Tathagata has practiced for many years, and he knows that his indulgence to him is actually self-indulgence.

Hearing the attendant open the door, Qiao Rulai straightened up, her forehead sweating.

"You didn't sleep?" Shangguan Hongxin showed surprise and pushed the bowl over.

Facing the dark bowl, Qiao Rulai couldn't help hesitating, and finally drank it all at once. The cool breeze in the room was blowing, and it was Shangguan Hongxin who was fanning at the side. After eating candied fruit and listening to the script for a while, Qiao Rulai couldn't bear it after all. Said to go out for a walk.

Shangguan Hongxin naturally agreed, and on the way, he pinched Qiao Rulai's sleeve, facing his surprise, he blinked, "What's wrong?"

"...It's outside."

Shangguan Hongxin took advantage of the situation to get closer, and said indifferently: "Who dares to control me?"

Thin red smudged the cheeks, and the usual softness was dyed with three-point brilliance. Qiao Rulai fixedly looked at Shangguan Hongxin, unaware that he had no majesty for a long time, and the other party would not retreat, so he had no choice but to let him go.

Shangguan Hongxin smiled complacently. After working hard for so long, Qiao Tathagata subconsciously walked out of the door and was still half an arm away from him. It was no match for the self-restraint of a Buddhist cultivator.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the temperature dropped occasionally, and the sun was still enough, but it was not as hot as in the room. The two walked in the corridor, talking to each other, and holding hands without making any sound or being cramped.

Qiao Tathagata drank the medicine and her condition improved a lot. When asked about the Jingu, he thought that the Yuguo Shrine, like the Xiangguo Temple and other famous temples in the Central Plains, were exclusive to the royal family. He was surprised to hear that ordinary people could visit them from time to time.

"It's a custom in Yu Kingdom to worship the god of birds. To be honest, it's similar to Yuelao or something. Bye-bye is just for peace of mind. The shrine, also known as the Nanbei Palace, is a serious official office, but it's not in the imperial city. Believers You can go to the South Palace at will, and the North Palace is separated and only the royal family is allowed to enter, and the priests, spirit sons and worshipers also practice in the North Palace on a daily basis."

"When I came here, I heard that the Empress Huang has been on the throne for 20 years. Are there no spirit sons now?"

"The priests live much longer than the monarch. It's normal for two or three dynasties to remain unchanged. Why are you in a hurry to choose an heir?" Shangguan Hongxin said jokingly, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, "Perhaps Lingzi is still young and is still raised in the palace. Upbringing. Children are always more delicate, no matter how smart they are, they will be of no use until they grow up, so we will not publicize it to the outside world.”

The real malice in the words made Qiao Rulai slightly frown, and Shangguan Hongxin pursed his lips and said, "That's the way it is. Think about it, the priest, as the No. Lingzi has always only chosen children under the age of six, no matter male or female, they all study together with the prince, and get along with the prince like this, even if they have a relationship with others, they have a deeper relationship than others... Okay, I won’t talk too much, what do you think? when to go?"

"Tomorrow?"

Shangguan Hongxin suddenly approached, but Qiao Rulai didn't react, he pressed her cheek, unexpectedly she just lowered her eyes and seemed to smile, "Are you together?"

"certainly--"

"Son!"

There was a hasty sound not far away, he was one of the people who first came to Yu Country to do the work, he saluted Qiao Tathagata, and said to Shangguan Hong: "My lord, there are already a lot of documents."

Qiao Rulai showed surprise, "Mr. Ce has something for you to do?"

Shangguan Hongxin frowned and said: "He clearly said that I just need to be the backbone."

"It doesn't seem to be the case now, Mr. Ce wants you to pay back the principal."

It was rare for Qiao Tathagata to be a bit of a joke. Although Shangguan Hongxin was reluctant, he just let out a big sigh.

Except for the attendants, those who went first were actually envoys who came to deal with the trade arrangements between the Shura Empire and Yu Kingdom.Shangguan Hongxin has the title of special envoy, and it is said that going out with people at will is not in compliance with the regulations, but there are no rules in the Demon World, and he stays with Mr. Ce all the year round, and everyone has always acquiesced to his authority.

The things were cumbersome, and it took a long time to finish reading them all. Shangguanhong felt resentful in his confidence, and he didn't propose the task to be delivered before delivery. stare.He waved his hand to tell the young man to go down. He showed embarrassment, and said in a low voice: "Everything else is easy to talk about, but there is one thing that needs your son to come forward."

"Mr. Ce should have told me that I can't meet with any Yu Kingdom officials."

The young man said cautiously: "It was the priest who spoke. On a certain day, the young master will be invited to represent King Ce to meet the Lord of Yu Kingdom."

Shangguan Hongxin thought for a while, then tapped the table with his index finger, "I see, let's go down."

After sending them away, Shangguan Hongxin summoned a maid and asked Qiao Tathagata what she was doing, and when she heard the reply that she was chanting scriptures, she suddenly felt dizzy and said she wanted to go out for a stroll.

He has always done whatever he wants, and the attendant has long since learned to give up thinking, and only keeps persuading him to change into a suit that complies with regulations.After all, Yu Kingdom is no more casual than Moshi, and the robes are so loose that they are disheveled.The thick black gown with red stripes and no hem seems to be unbearable, but he doesn't care, his long hair is tied up, he takes out a sword from somewhere and hangs it on the leather belt around his waist, his handsome face reveals a sense of daily life. Uncommonly sharp.

Shangguan Hongxin didn't look more than seventeen or eighteen years old, he was thin and slender, and he was indeed a twenty-eight-year-old boy in fresh clothes.People who came to Dongshi to purchase during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he led a horse and mingled in it very leisurely, and it was interesting to listen to white-clothed scholars bargaining with small officials.Turning into Quzhong, there are many pens, inks, papers and inkstones near the printing and running script shop. Shangguan Hongxin stopped in one of them, stepped into the shop, smelled the faint fragrance of ink, and felt in a trance, not knowing his age.

Surprised, the old man stepped forward to salute, and after hearing from the guest that he wanted to buy something, he began to explain in detail the Four Treasures of the Study that were placed in the shop for the guests to see.

Shangguan Hongxin listened boredly, and just said: "Just choose the best pen and paper, and two sticks of Suhe oil for ink."

The old man was taken aback, Shangguan Hongxin saw him hesitate, frowned and said: "Is it gone now? Forget it." Saying that, he was about to leave.

The curtain of the back hall was lifted, and a man came and said, "Young master, wait a minute."

Shangguan Hongxin narrowed his eyes, "Young master?"

The complexion of the middle-aged man who stood still changed suddenly, the buddy called "Master" and waved his hands again and again, biting the words that came out of his mouth immediately, the middle-aged man smiled and said: "Young master will be so precious as soon as he comes, he can't decide of."

"You just looked at me like that, is there something on my face?"

The middle-aged man clasped his hands and said: "I was rude, the young master is too similar to a nobleman who often came many years ago, I was wrong for a while."

"It's all polite words, no one in the world can be like this." Shangguan Hongxin smiled and untied the jade pendant that he always carried around his waist, and threw it over, "Please pick out two pieces of Su Hemo for me. I don't have any money when I go out. Settling down in the middle of the Yan and Yin families in Tonghuafang, the family can just use this to collect the bill."

The emerald was translucent and smooth, far exceeding the price of what he wanted. The middle-aged man was startled when he saw it, and wanted to talk, but he had already left.

Yunjuan relaxes to cover the sun, Shangguan Hongxin has nothing to do, he goes to the shop next to him to buy cold food, and after eating, he goes to the release pool, and meets a few ladies and girls in veiled hats who release koi, and they sing again It was another wish, and it was lively for a long time.On the way back, we passed by the shrine, and after the séance ceremony, there were still quite a lot of people coming and going.Shangguan Hongxin withdrew his complicated eyes, and was about to mount his horse when Marquis Wu stepped up to talk to him at the entrance of the workshop.When he heard the invitation to go to the shrine, he turned cold, but finally nodded in agreement.

When they arrived at the Shrine, a woman in white clothes came from the back of Marquis Wu's report, and led them around the front hall to the atrium at the junction of the north and the south.The woman said: "My lord, please unload your sword."

Shangguan Hongxin took down the sword and immediately turned it into two small round stones and put them in his sleeves, before the woman could react, he hurried towards the finish line.

The sweet fragrance of golden osmanthus floats in the garden, and a woman holding an umbrella sits on a small bridge, casually throwing fish food into the pond.Seeing someone coming, he casually stuffed the white porcelain pot to the maid at the side, jumped off the bridge, splashed water and jumped in front of Shangguan Hongxin on the bank.

"King Yan, you haven't changed at all."

With a soft voice and a woman's youthfulness, Shangguan Hongxin almost moved to the side, looking for another serious figure.

"Your Highness, you have to learn to let go of your power." He still remembered that soft and cold voice saying.

He made a choice without knowing what he meant, and lost everything.That happened many years ago, and since then his time has been frozen at the moment when the world was completely scorched, he was in a daze, every day was like a repetition of yesterday, like light smoke, leaving no trace.

This coquettish and vicious woman looks very glamorous, but her eyebrows and eyes are very cold. She is a combination of coquettish and holy, which is completely different from the grace of the night. She is wearing a deep purple skirt and her long hair is loose. The cruelty of the world.However, those faint slanted flying phoenix eyes were too complicated, so the seemingly absent curvature of the corners of the lips became a wonderful sarcasm.

"It's rare for the rumors to stay the same, and you haven't changed much."

Empress Huang didn't care about his sarcasm, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Your Highness seems to be getting along well with Master Ce of the Asura Empire."

"How did you see that I got along well with him?" Shangguan Hongxin said slowly, "He made it impossible for me to step out of the devil world, and I waited for Ce Tianfeng for 20 years."

"Your Highness is too ungrateful, not to mention the borrowed demonic energy, the forbidden spell that suppresses you is quite ingenious in itself, so that you will not lose control to death, but it is a pity that if you untie part of it now, the effect will be weakened a lot." The paper umbrella in his hand Halfway there, Queen Huang half-smiles, "Why does Your Highness go back to Yu Kingdom knowing that the ending will be out of control?"

"Homesickness." Shangguan Hongxin said casually, "Ce Tianfeng huddled in the Central Plains until he was exhausted by the sword array, so I could only continue to wait for his little apprentice. Shouldn't I come back when I get someone?"

Empress Huang's eyes flickered slightly, and she softly uttered a question.

"You... are you really back?"

One drop, two drops, in a line, under the same umbrella, the boy and the girl are very close, seemingly tender, but the girl actually has a playful face, and the boy put aside his tired eyes, it is really disgusting to see each other.

"The rain in Nixia Valley came too late, and nothing was left behind." Huanghou said leisurely, "It was really the most ruthless and unjust war, the king's army, rebels, envoys, Princess Nishang... ...Everyone will die with Jiyue Jiangchao, except the one who deserves to die the most.”

The water stains on the ground will soon come to the space where they are standing. Shangguan Hongxin felt the jerky and wet touch in advance. I don’t know whether to say it is too familiar or has never been forgotten. The heavy rain washes away the blood and scorched black , leaving behind an ego transformed from a human being into something unknown.

The woman's voice fluttered like a ghost, revealing the haze that had been hidden in her heart for a long time.The Queen Huang seemed to be very satisfied with his lack of response, and praised: "Your Highness is indeed calm, and she has managed to resist accusing me and Ce Tianfeng until now."

"Ha...you don't call him senior brother anymore?"

"His Highness doesn't call him Shizun anymore."

"Ce Tianfeng didn't report at most, but you pushed the little girl to Nixia Valley together with that person in the Taiji Hall."

Huang's face remained unchanged, "Your Highness, don't forget that Qinghong went to Nixia Valley for you. After dealing with us, how will Your Highness deal with himself?"

"You don't deserve to call her by her name!" Sensing that he was out of control, Shangguan Hongxin turned his head and said, "As for me, I have my own consideration."

"Oh, it seems that I can look forward to the giant son of Momen who came with you." Huanghou showed a rare and genuine smile, and said with great interest, "The combination of you two is really interesting, show me along the way." Lots of good shows."

"It's a pity that he doesn't know any martial arts at all, and he hasn't even used the Zhigeliu Sword Array when he was in danger. What do you want him to do?"

"It's just a random expectation. Even if he can't handle it, it has nothing to do with me. With the forbidden spell on you alone, Lord Mo Shice can count on it." Queen Huang replied indifferently.

Shangguan Hongxin said with a smile: "It will be interesting to go to the Tai Chi Hall to say what you said."

"There hasn't been a son of God in a hundred years, and the royal family didn't care that much about the spirit of the phoenix. The only one who knows about it is Your Majesty who attaches great importance to the shrine. He just heard that I am still safe as my priest, so what can I do?"

The Empress Huang raised her hand to caress the young man's face that was almost the same as many years ago, and pressed it against his ear, whispering softly like a lover's private love words.

"Son of God, King Yan, Your Majesty the Tenth Prince, Shangguan Hongxin... You hate us, but you can't help but look for the past in us. You forgot that the day Qinghong died, the past is over, and all your identities are gone. .”

The technique removed the disguise of black hair and black eyes, and the long hair returned to a strange reddish brown, and the golden pupils were as transparent as the warm sun, shooting out a murderous intent as cold as three feet of ice.

"Carrying the spirit of the phoenix, black hair dyed red, eyes twinkling, and going astray so that you will never grow old and die... Back then you were unwilling and escaped death. This time you should understand and obey Ce Tianfeng's dying wish To die under the sword of that new giant is the most suitable and only decent ending for you."

Empress Huang put the umbrella into his hand and left lightly.

Shangguan Hongxin threw it away blankly, walked out of the shrine, got on his horse and galloped through the remaining two squares, and was completely drenched when he returned.Facing his rare gloom, the attendant handed him a towel, trembling and daring not to speak.

Shangguan Hongxin walked inside, and met Qiao Rulai who hurried out.He was a little wet, and before asking, Shangguan Hongxin said: "Don't worry, I'm fine." His appearance was quite calm, even comforting.

Qiao Rulai had originally vaguely felt that he never took the true emotions in his heart seriously, and suddenly felt uncomfortable.In the past, the master said that he was too self-righteous, so he would be confused by the mourning of those ghosts who didn't know the truth and put himself in danger.Qiao Tathagata originally thought this was a shortcoming, but now she was not sure, she thought for a while and said, "I don't like to drink medicine, but if you are sick, I will test whether it is hot or not for you."

Qiao Tathagata has a mediocre personality. If it sounds good, he is not surprised. If it sounds bad, he is lazy. It is harder to get him to say something intimate in front of people than going to heaven. This sentence really makes Shangguan Hongxin very rare.Fortunately, he was wet all over, lowered his head and wiped his face, Qiaoru couldn't see his distress, and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, but still calmly, "I'm really fine, I just don't like rain...it's raining this season, I Bad mood."

Qiao Rulai ignored his wetness, pulled him back involuntarily, and pushed directly into the side room, with a rare serious expression, "If you are in a bad mood, you have to take care of yourself. I don't understand the physique of your demons, but you don't know how long you have been drenched. Soak for a while."

Shangguan Hongxin responded obediently, and he didn't know if it was a special order, but he sweated after soaking in the hot water for a while.Putting on his white clothes and black robe, he opened the door lightly, and saw Qiao Tathagata sitting on the couch, quietly guarding Jiang Tang in front of him, and smiled unconsciously.

Qiao Tathagata told him to add sugar by himself, and took the towel to wipe his hair. Shangguan Hongxin drank it all at once, and said, "It's hot."

"How could it be? I was cold for a while..." Qiao Rulai was puzzled when Shangguan Hongxin hugged her sideways.Exclaiming with warm lips, he kicked off the clogs and got on the couch, his body just out of the bath stuck to his body without any gaps, and Qiao Rulai's cold skin gradually warmed up after going out.

The consolation from ear to ear is far better than words, or in other words, Qiao Tathagata's decisive action of pulling her away before blows away the haze in her heart, and her golden eyes return to be as transparent as water and mirrors. I bought new ink and paper, the stuff from that store is very good, and I will give you a portrait when it arrives in two days."

Qiao Rulai thought of something, but she didn't realize it for a while, she just said: "The eyes and nose are not the same, what is there to draw?"

"In the past, there were a lot of people who flattered me, and I didn't want to write lightly. If I wanted to draw for you, I wouldn't like it. You are really boring."

Qiao Rulai was amused by his artificial sigh, and patted the boy on the back.

Shangguan Hongxin is used to wearing undressed clothes, and the large sleeves are layered to look empty. In fact, he is not as thin as he looks at first glance. His flesh and bones are well-proportioned. At first glance, he looks like a warrior. Danqing...

He really doesn't know him at all.

"I've wanted to ask a long time ago, you are a demon... you should be much older than me...?" Qiao Rulai asked hesitantly, but Shangguan Hongxin didn't respond when he was clearly awake, and poked his forehead with his finger, "Is that right? ?”

"I will not say."

"Always let me know some scruples, so as not to accidentally offend seniors?"

"Senior, what?"

Unexpectedly being pressed by Shangguan Hongxin's neck on the couch, Qiao Rulai felt a little helpless, patted the head buried in the crook of the neck, "Speak well, don't keep moving."

Shangguan Hongxin said angrily: "I haven't grown up since I grew up to this age. The passage of time is not interesting at all. As for when I was younger..."

Qiao Rulai said: "Is it more noisy? This is also normal."

Shangguan Hongxin was silent for a while, then smiled and said: "On the contrary, it is serious enough to be said to be boring, but now it is more casual."

In addition to being tense and surly for a while at the beginning, he became very childish later on. It is rare to see a reversed temperament in the world. Qiao Tathagata was surprised when he heard the words, but he was used to the elder brother and quickly accepted it.Pushing away the hair falling on his face, he said calmly: "If you don't say it, don't say it, you get up first, I can't breathe because of the pressure."

Shangguan Hongxin usually enjoys this kind of pampering, but this time he doesn't anymore. He pulled him to sit up, and said mysteriously: "After all, I am a magician, and I can try to see what I will look like later, but I am not used to it. maintained."

"Is it like blindfolding?"

"almost."

It was rare for Qiao Tathagata to be curious to see it. Shangguan Hongxin sat upright and asked him his age. Qiao Tathagata's birthday was in August, and she hurried on her way without saying a word, saying vaguely, "23."

He stretched out his hand to cover his eyes, but he didn't hear how to say a word, and his eyes became bright again, and Qiao Tathagata was stunned.

It was the habitual eyebrows and eyes, the slenderness that belonged to a young man had faded away, and the black clothes that usually suppressed the high spirits were now like thick dark clouds, adding lingering melancholy to the indifference and arrogance on that face.

This appearance is indeed like a king, it is too far away.

"What's your reaction?"

Different from the usual dependence, bullying has an irresistible breath, warm and licking, not deep but still full of affection.Qiao Tathagata subconsciously grabbed the Buddha beads, and Shangguan Hongxin took his actions into his eyes, thinking that he was a little uneasy, and quickly returned to the original state, and said with a soft tone: "You always ignore me, so let me come and find you." Hello."

Qiao Rulai said lightly: "Go and rest, I'm going back to my room."

"Can't you live with me?" Shangguan Hongxin hugged him even tighter.

"……not good."

Shangguan Hongxin said with a smile: "Who asked me if I wanted to go to Western Paradise together? What if we don't stay together?"

Qiao Tathagata might as well turn over the old accounts, his face turned completely red instantly, and the tip of his ears seemed to have a fever, he suddenly got up and was about to run, but was grabbed by Shangguan Hongxin, who simply used his strength to half-drag and half-carry him back to the bed and clothes behind the screen fall down.Qiao Rulai was thin-skinned, pinching the quilt without making a sound, while Shangguan Hongxin lay beside him, and asked slowly: "If someone told you that I am a monster, what would you do?"

This question was so funny that Qiao Rulai couldn't say it, and even the unease disappeared, "Demons and magicians are already monsters to ordinary humans, should I care?"

"Yes, it seems silly to ask." Shangguan Hongxin laughed, "I have something to do these few days, so I may not be able to accompany you to the Jingu Palace. When I am free, let's go out and play together?"

"I hope the weather will be fine." Qiao Rulai said softly.

Shangguan Hongxin pressed against his thin shoulder blades, suddenly feeling sad, and after a long time, he said word by word: "I will not harm you."

There was no response, and the person had fallen asleep.

Shangguan Hongxin rested for a while, and found that Qiao Rulai was curled up in a corner, and the light crimson on her cheeks revealed something strange.He touched it, and immediately prescribed a prescription and asked someone to get the medicine, probably because it had already become hot due to the rain.Before, he was amazed at his frailty, running all the way from the Central Plains to the Demon World and then to Yuguo, he was actually more alive and kicking than him, but now he couldn't hold on and finally got tired and sick, Shangguan Hongxin thought it was normal.

When Qiao Tathagata managed to eat something to fill the bottom, Shangguan Hongxin pushed the medicine bowl over and said: "Here, those who say they don't like to drink medicine have to drink it first. I asked people to strain it a few times, and added A lot of sweet-scented osmanthus honey, you just take it."

Qiao Tathagata couldn't help embarrassing, and after drinking and rinsing her mouth several times, she still felt bitter, so she lay back on the bed sleepily.Seeing that Shangguan Hongxin wanted to watch over him, he stretched his eyelids and said, "I'll be fine after a night of sleep, you should stay away, and be careful of getting sick."

Shangguan Hongxin didn't listen to him, and asked someone to bring the chessboard, and sat aside to play chess.

In the middle of the night, the dew was heavy, and the wind blew a sweet fragrance that was fading day by day. He rubbed his eyes, turning his head to stare at the sleeping Tathagata, who seemed more and more peaceful.Arranging his white hair with his fingers, he unconsciously moved them to the center of his brows, pressed lightly, and he frowned slightly as if he felt uncomfortable, and Shangguan Hongxin's downcast eyes were dark and unclear.

She could clearly feel the flow of power, but Qiao Rulai didn't have a sword mark on her forehead. After getting along with her for a long time, she didn't see the Mo Kuang that Ce Tianfeng got from somewhere.

Shangguan Hongxin hesitantly touched the Buddhist bead on his left wrist while he was asleep. The ordinary glass was warm for no reason. The blessing of Buddha's power should not be underestimated. No wonder he was able to reach the devil world safely.

Shangguan Hongxin took advantage of the situation to hold Qiao Tathagata, flashed back and forth in his mind for a moment, and there was only one thought in his heart - he wanted to stay still at this moment and stay with him for a longer time.

That is an unattainable luxury.