The day of fortune-telling for the dragon

It snowed for three days.Hua Jue thought it was just an occasional short cold wave, but she didn't expect that the snow would intensify instead, turning the whole city of Jiangling into a snow city.A large mass of dead fish bodies spewed out of nowhere from the river bank, several zhang away across the river bank. Some people said that they saw a group of fish being swept up by the cold wind and fell alive on the river bank. It was the river god who was angry.Some people also said that several sections of the river in Jiangling turned deep red, and it seemed that there was about to be a landslide.

Xuanlong said: "No, since Yazi came to Jiangling, the little dragons in this water area have left, and now I am here again, and it is impossible to come back. In other words, I am controlling and balancing the waterways of Jiangling, there is no river God."

Hua Jue didn't know what was going on with these visions, and she couldn't figure out the result. She only knew that the approximate location was due north, and the cause was far away.

Wumei had the same calculation result as he did. She was very interested in recent events, and she always took a compass to go out to search, trying to find some clues about the sky. Since then, it has entered a one-month curfew, with strict inspections.Hua Jue's house was facing the city lord's mansion, and Wumei was politely carried back as soon as she took a step.

Under such circumstances, Hua Jue didn't dare to go to the other side to bother her anymore, she honestly went out to tell her fortune every day, and returned home on time.Wumei sometimes followed him, sometimes not, but Xuanlong followed him every step of the way.Everyone in Jiangling seemed to have heard something, and every household was discussing it, but no one could explain why.

There are a few speculations, such as the upcoming war, or private visits by Shengjia's micro-service, etc., and some people even remembered the old practice of King Ziyang 20 years ago, guessing that Xie's house was going to be ransacked; People came forward to refute the rumors, and issued a notice saying that it was just a normal handover of soldiers, food and materials, and the state capital performed martial arts.Only then did the number of people discussing gradually decrease, and life returned to normal day by day.The rest of the people may still be surprised by Wuyue Shuangxue, but they will get used to it after a few days, and they just wear more clothes when going out.

Hua Jue has been wrapped up like a pompom by Xuanlong for the past few days, and she even has some difficulty in her manners, her face is almost invisible under the thick fox fur.Xuanlong seemed to like seeing him like this very much. Every time Hua Jue complained about his inconvenience, he went up and hugged him, touched and kissed him, and found enough opportunities to eat tofu. It seemed that his identity was reversed, and Hua Jue changed It became a fluffy little animal, and he wanted to be pampered and pampered.

Hua Jue was slow, and didn't notice the change in Xuanlong's mentality, but when this clingy dragon became a little more clingy, she was happy in her heart, and didn't think there was anything wrong.He sat in a small shed to tell fortunes to others, and Xuanlong poured him tea and fueled the fire, and helped him to make hexagrams and feed the cat, in a stable and harmonious way, completely free from outside interference.

Today, there was no business all day long.Hua Jue nestled by the stove, handed both hands to Xuanlong to hold the warmth, rubbed her chin against the pages of the book on the table, so as to turn the pages, and when she couldn't turn the pages, Little Phoenix came to help him hold the pages, very comfortable .Although the small shed was thin, it was very warm, and even Wumei slipped over to warm up by the fire, and rarely talked much, just leaning on the chair and drowsy.

Together as a family, they doze more deeply than when alone, knowing that no one will be left behind.A room full of mortal goblins only waited until it was dark before going out, and they were still reluctant to leave, as if they were reluctant to part with the heat of the coals inside.

Hua Jue was wrapped a little tighter, Hua Dabao didn't hold grudges, chose Wumei among the few standing people, and climbed to his neck as a living scarf, while Little Phoenix lay on top of Xuanlong's head.

Hua Jue rubbed her hands and sighed, "It's too cold. Xiao Wumei, is the ghost market still open?"

Wumei patted Hua Dabao's head politely, and his voice was a little lazy: "It won't open, the awns have been planted, the antlers have been removed, and the cockroaches have begun to sing. All ghosts are afraid of the sun, and there will be fewer and fewer after Pinellia."

Hua Jue was a little regretful: "Is that so... I'm still thinking, if I can go to the ghost market and ask again, maybe I'll know what's going on with this change of sky."

Xuanlong glanced at him: "Aren't you afraid?"

Hua Jue giggled, and deliberately flattered him: "Brother Xiaofeng is here, so of course you're not afraid."

Xuanlong is very useful, Xiaofenghuang and others know that Hua Jue is coaxing him, and they ignore the dragon.A group of people left Hua Jue's fortune-telling shed, and in order to find out what happened, they took a look around the place they had been to a few days ago.

Sure enough, the ghost market had disappeared.The cold at night was especially threatening. Hua Jue squinted her eyes and looked at the place in her memory. She could only see a dilapidated building at one corner. It was a sentry tower built during the war in the previous dynasty. Many bricks and tiles had been eaten away by insects and ants. , without half the brilliance.In the darkness, a group of people raised their lights and approached, and saw that there were still a few shadows downstairs of the fairy building that should have been constructed by illusion and demons.

It's just that they lifted their feet and walked there, and just as they made a slight sound in the snow, those shadows disappeared quickly.Like cats being frightened away in the wild.Hua Jue tried her best to capture some traces, but saw them evaporate away quickly like shallow water splashed on the ground under the scorching sun.There is only a smear of red left under the sentry tower, floating around, staying here.

It vaguely looks like a person.

The red dress was as thin as a cicada's wings, and if you looked closely, you should be able to see the white and moist skin, which was as seductive as the reddish corners of the eyes for no reason, and directly attracted the desire in the bottom of the heart.

Hua Jue walked over, wanted to see clearly and asked, "Is that you?"

He recalled the name he heard a few days ago: "Yao Feimeng?"

But no one answered him.When Hua Jue got closer, the smear of red disappeared suddenly, and when she looked up, she could only see the indistinct heavy snow.Xuanlong took him to his side: "Be careful, don't get too close." When Hua Jue went to look again, she found that the place was indeed empty, with nothing left.

Searching in the ghost city was fruitless, and Wumei searched around with a compass and found no trace. They returned home late and were almost caught by the patrolling guards. Fortunately, that person was from the City Lord's Mansion and recognized them. Then he warned again and again: "Boys, you must not do this again. The city lord and Mr. Sang have always distinguished public and private affairs, and they are very strict. Now that it is under curfew, you must be punished, even you are no exception."

Hua Jue knew that the other party might have misunderstood that she had nothing to fear, so she immediately felt embarrassed, and repeatedly promised that she would never do it again, so she led a group of people behind her into the house, and thanked the guard.

The little phoenix jumped onto its own bird climbing frame to peck at its feathers. Hua Dabao walked around Wumei a few times, trying to get out the candy he had hidden in his sleeve. Wumei was fighting wits with the cat.

Xuan Long and Hua Jue still stayed in the courtyard.

The snow was still falling, Hua Jue touched Xuanlong's hand holding the umbrella all the way, it was as cold as ice, she grabbed it and rubbed it.Xuanlong closed the umbrella, wrapped it around his shoulders, looked down to see that he was pressing the acupuncture points on his hands seriously, and after a while, he was hot and his hands were red.

"Shall we enter the house?" Xuanlong asked.

Hua Jue giggled, "Wait for Little Phoenix and the others to help light the fire, and then go in after the room is hot. The left and right sides are equally cool inside and out, and the outside is more refreshing."

The little Phoenix inside heard it, and chirped a few times: "Smelly Huajue!" Then he jumped to the stove to breathe fire.

Xuanlong and Huajue smiled at each other, then stayed in the yard watching the snow.Jiangling is deep in the hinterland, located in the southeast. This winter was warm and there was no snow, but it made them see a cold winter scene in May. The houses, streets, and small ponds in their yards were covered with thin ice. Infected by frost, it is beautiful and translucent, like the long and twisted eyelashes of some fairy, and a slight movement can make them tremble.

The little fat bird behind shouted: "Smelly Huajue, the fire is ready!"

Hua Jue came up with a playful heart, and turned around and shouted: "I won't come in, come out and have a snowball fight!"

There were a few rustling sounds in the room, and a few half-truths and half-false complaints were vaguely heard, and the people inside really came out slowly.Hua Jue lowered her head, rubbed a small snowball, and threw it at the little Phoenix. The little fat bird was fat, but reacted very quickly. She smashed the snowball with her wings immediately, and then jumped to the side triumphantly, not yet complacent. After finishing, he was held down by Hua Dabao's paw, and slowly buried in the snow pit dug out, leaving only a round head outside.

Hua Jue almost laughed out loud, and after Little Phoenix struggled to come out, he immediately started a fierce battle with Hua Dabao, becoming more frustrated and courageous, Wumei also rushed out, unable to dodge the snowball thrown by Xuanlong, and immediately killed him. Join the melee.

Wumei rolled in the snow, his face full of embarrassment, and he did not forget to take a piece of talisman paper for Xiao Fenghuang and Hua Dabao: "I will give you half an hour's transformation talisman, let's transform it into a human form, it will be fun."

Hua Jue saw today's unexpected joy: Hua Dabao rolled around and turned into the same silver-haired and green-eyed young man from Fanbang as before, but he seemed unable to speak, so he just grinned at him.

Little Phoenix kept everyone silent for a while.We all know that this little fat bird was the number one in Jiangling in his previous life, and his face must be stunning. The human form of the little phoenix is ​​just like the most ardent flower, it can't be squared, it burns people's eyes.When he saw everyone, he was stunned, and he slapped four snowballs out, one for each of them, hitting the cheeks, and then they were pressed in the snow by everyone and cleaned up, laughing out loud.

Everyone's snowballs were soft and soft, not firmly squeezed, and it was different when they hit people. A group of people dug a trench in the back garden, and the image was completely ignored. Huajue's hairband was crooked. , Xuanlong's skirt was ripped crookedly, and it was full of crushed snow; Hua Dabao and Little Phoenix were the worst, buried in the snow several times, Wumei tried to stay out of it, but then he couldn't help getting angry and aimed seriously. The snowball in my hand is a good example, the more I play, the happier I am.

When it finally stopped, the courtyard was already in a mess.Hua Jue was the first to be pushed into the hot bath by the crowd, and Xuan Long followed to check carefully if he had a fever.

In the end, he found that his little Mr. Hua was very energetic: his eyes were shining, his eyes were bright, and his energy channels were very stable.

Xuanlong was thoughtful: "It's better to take you out to play more in the future."

Hua Jue tilted her head and smiled: "Then you have to remember."

The two exchanged a kiss tenderly, then dried themselves and got up, and hurried to boil a bucket of hot water for Wumei.In fact, Wumei didn't get much wet on her body at all, and she felt comfortable after sitting by the fire for a while, and said with disgust, "Then I'll take a bath with reluctance."

Hua Dabao turned back into a cat form, curled up in a ball by the fire, and dozed off comfortably.Hua Jue pressed its back with one hand, and stroked the little Phoenix's head with the other. After serving the two little ones until they fell asleep, she got up and left.Xuanlong stood behind him, driving the water to disperse, making his hair dry quickly.The drawn out water fell into the courtyard and turned into fine white powder.

"Come back to sleep, brother Xie Feng." Hua Jue called out in a waxy voice, "Can you hug me to sleep?"

Xuanlong laughed lowly, picked him up, lowered his head and bit his cheek lightly: "Be good."

Hua Jue is really well-behaved, except for that intimate call, she behaves herself on the bed.Xuanlong knew that he was tired from playing today, so he let him go, piled him in the bottom, and went to the window with the candlestick to turn off the light.

He half-closed the window, and suddenly saw something slowly walking by in the dark gray night, and stopped outside the opposite gate building, vaguely recognizable as officials and horses.

Jiangling curfew, at this time, who will come to the city lord's mansion opposite?

Xuanlong vaguely felt a little strange, so he asked Huajue to come down and watch together. After the two of them watched for a long time, they saw the group of people lighting up the lights. After a while, the door of the mansion opened, and Xie Ran and Sang Yi, who were fully dressed, came out to welcome the guests. Then hurried back.

"He came from another place?" Hua Jue speculated, "It should be the city lord's guest."

Xuanlong's night vision is much better than his. After watching it for a while, he suddenly pointed to Hua Jue: "Can you see the official pattern on the carriage? The red dragon is an official from the imperial city, and it should be from another state." of."

Hua Jue took a closer look, and it was indeed so.There was also a red and black flag near the chariot and horse, with the word "Punishment" neatly written on it.

"It's the chief criminal officer." Hua Jue said in surprise, "Why did such a person come to Jiangling?"

He saw clearly that the man who was carrying out some criminal and prison duties was dressed in a black official uniform, and Zhou Zheng was serious. Every step he took, he would step on the white paper money sprinkled by the people around him. The purpose is to comfort the souls of the dead.After passing by, break a glass of wine on the ground, which will enable you to perform an autopsy.

Hua Jue was still worried about whether someone died in the city lord's mansion, but she became confused when she saw that the man did not follow the city lord and the others into the mansion.Not long after, the city lord and Mr. Sang both came out, but this time they changed their clothes, all in white.

Xuan Long said: "It's time to enshrine the deceased, go to bed first, we'll ask tomorrow morning." He reached out and rubbed Hua Jue's head.

Hua Jue was a little tired, and there was a curfew, the city lord Tong Sang and the others obviously had important guests, so it was a bit too abrupt for him to go out and ask.After thinking about this, he followed Xuanlong to sleep.

It's just that she didn't sleep well that night, maybe she caught cold during the snowball fight, and Hua Jue dreamed of a pale scene in the haze.

There is snow, it is dazzling white, and it is only when you step on it that you realize that it is exactly the same white paper money, and the whole street is covered in white.

Hua Jue was walking on the street in her dream, when she suddenly saw the wind blowing around her, the wind blowing through the empty trees and branches, shaking the snow all over the world and Jiangling, Jiangling City seemed to be covered by a layer of people out of thin air The white cloth then floated up slightly in the wind, and then sank again.

He suddenly found that not only this street, but the whole Jiangling was no longer snowy.The water and the sky are the same color, the top and bottom are white, and Jiangling is covered with such smooth and white paper money, covered into a shroud, and there are few people around.

Just like when he was teased by Xuanlong in the ghost market, he shouted in fear: "Jiaofeng?" There was no response.

"Little Phoenix? Dabao?" There was no reply.

"Mr. Sang? The city lord?"

No reply.

He hurriedly turned his head to look for it, and suddenly heard someone calling his name.The voice was vague, vague but warm, which made him feel more at ease.

The voice came from behind him.

Hua Jue turned around and saw a beautiful woman, extremely young and familiar.

His throat was choked, as if a piece of ice was pressing there: "...Grandma."

Grandma Hua looked at him with a smile: "Anan, what are you looking for? There's no one here."

At this moment, Hua Jue felt something peeled off from his mind, he closed his eyes in pain, and thought carefully: "I... what am I looking for?"

"Yes, what are you looking for?" Grandma took his hand and walked back slowly.Being led by her, Hua Jue found herself getting lower and lower, slowly returning to her eight or nine-year-old appearance, with a silly little bun tied with a red string, no different from an ordinary girl.

Grandma took him to a river bank.

This river bank is different from the surrounding scenery, like another split world: the whole Jiangling is snow-white, but here is crimson. Huajue stepped on it and found that it was densely packed flowers. Crimson amaryllis flowers.The river in front of him is not the Jingjiang that he has been familiar with since he was a child. Unexpectedly, the river flows continuously and magnificently. The river in front of him flows slowly and is extremely peaceful, with countless flowers floating on it.

This is where?

Hua Jue's hands were empty, and she saw her grandma disappearing suddenly; finally, he was the only one left here.Fear slowly surfaced in his heart, he wanted to call the names he was familiar with, but found that he couldn't remember.

He raised...a dragon, a cat, and a phoenix.

I have met...an accountant, a city lord, a child, and countless faces.

what do they look like

He racked his brains to recall, but he still couldn't remember.But slowly, he remembered where this place was.This is the Underworld of the Yin Division, on the bank of the Wangchuan River, nine hundred and ninety-nine steps to the east is the Taiyin Temple of the Rabbit God of the Yin Division, and nine hundred and ninety-nine steps to the west is the place where the judge is.There is no north and south, the south is the endless river of Wangchuan, and the north is the land of Raksha ghosts in the ten directions.

It turned out that this was the underworld, the people and things around him, the entire Jiangling, had died.

The author has something to say: the official title of city lord in the Northern Qi Dynasty and the criminal officer in the Song Dynasty are gathered together, please ignore it... The uneducated author really likes these two titles. (cover face)