Ruo Rusi

Chapter 9

Bringing Querong back to Xue's residence, it was late at night and he was not afraid of being seen, but the house was quiet, there was not even anyone serving tea, which made Querong suspicious.

Que Rong glanced around, but Xue He saw his concerns.

All the way into the mansion, Xue He explained: "I like to be quiet at night, and the servants don't go back to the mansion after dark. I only leave Xue Yan to wait on me."

After Zhanshou signaled, Querong didn't ask any more questions.

Xue He glanced at Chen Jialin, who was following him closely, and then asked Xue Yan to buy some new clothes and bedding for the guest room, and took him to the study by himself.

Bird Banyan held a paper lantern and slowly climbed up the stairs.

As soon as Chen Jialin went upstairs, he found a corner and huddled aside.Xu Shi just lost his vitality, so he just stayed there quietly, neither saying nor doing anything.

Xue He naturally ignored this annoying guy.

Upstairs are books, bricks and tiles, inkstones and fragrant inks, which are elegant but simple and elegant, and you can't pick out any thorns from a glance.A few steps forward, there is an inkstone washing pond, with a window on the side, where you can see the panoramic view of the mansion, and a golden cage hanging above it.

The birdsong is crisp and sweet.

Xue He who was behind entered the room, pursed his lips and said with a smile: "This bird is so snobbish, it must be very happy to see you."

It's the three squirrels.

Querong stepped forward, reaching out to caress the cage.The three squirrels in the cage were startled and rolled inside, bumping around and dropping a few feathers.

He pondered for a moment, "The bird in the cage, what is there to be happy about?"

Xue He stretched out his hand to stabilize the crumbling cage, gently lifted the cage door with his slender fingertips, turned towards the window, and said casually: "Seeing a beauty is naturally full of joy. If you really care about her In the midst of the sea, the prison cage is no longer a prison cage. If the heart is in the wide sea, the world is at your will."

If the heart is really in the sea, then the cage is no longer a cage?

Querong secretly considered Xue He's words.

The meaning in these words made him suddenly enlightened.

The corners of Querong's mouth could not help but rise after being cold all day, he smiled lightly, turned his back and stopped looking, "You must remember what I said today."

At this time, there was wind and no moon, but his eyes were full of stars.

Xue He was stunned, and regained his senses for a while, looking at him dressed in pale cloth, the red candlelight reflected on his body, and his whole body became warm.

"Don't dare to forget, dare not forget." He shook his head helplessly, if he said that this person came to the world to seduce souls, he would believe it.

Xue He paced forward, "Hua Zhai can't go back now, as soon as the sun breaks, the yamen will definitely post a notice looking for you, can you think about what to do next?"

"This matter is strange, I can't go back there for the time being." Querong spoke slowly, but she didn't seem worried.

"Why don't you stay here for a few more days?" Xue He threatened, "I'll send my servants, you can live in peace these few days, no one will disturb you."

Querong stopped, "That's fine. However, I'm still worried that something happened to Nangong."

"How do you say that?" Xue He walked aside and sat on a pear wood chair. The wooden chair was exquisite, and the lower shaft was swinging in an arc.

Que Rong turned around with no emotion in his eyes, "If Nangong returns to the mansion, the people from the yamen will not follow Chen Yi to search Huazhai. If such a thing happens, with Nangong's temperament, he will definitely stop it."

"Oh?" With jealousy, Xue He picked up a carved pine cup beside him and started to play, "You know him quite well?"

Querong pretended not to hear, and said: "Although the magistrate is snobbish, Chen Yi must have said something before he came to Sohuazhai."

Hearing Chen Yi's name, Chen Jialin on the side slowly raised his head, regaining some energy.

"You mean, Chen Yi captured Nangong Qu?" Xue He raised his eyes, and quietly drew a circle on the lower side of his finger to warn Chen Jialin, "But Chen Yi is just a businessman after all. Since ancient times, businessmen have never fought with officials. What he did was for what?"

"I don't know either." Querong raised her hand and walked towards the window, her eyelids drooping slightly, "Perhaps, this time it was really aimed at me."

Xue He was stunned, looking at the person in front of him, and vaguely felt that this matter was also aimed at him.

However, a mortal is nothing more than what he wants to do?

"By the way." Xue He put down the toys in his hand, and deliberately changed the topic, "My hometown has a rule of worshiping gods first. Why is there no temple?"

The night wind hits the window, making people shiver a little.

"Demolition." Querong said, "Ten years ago, it was completely demolished."

Seeing that he was willing to speak, Xue He sat up and asked, "But what happened?"

Querong pondered and said: "Ten years ago, the natural disaster came to this. The children in the city fell ill overnight and died. In the medical clinics all over the city, parents hugged their children and knelt on the ground to seek medical treatment. Some children were weak. I couldn’t bear it and left. Later, more and more people died, and everyone thought that the medical clinic was not good enough, so they started smashing the store and causing people’s lives.”

"So ridiculous?" Xue He frowned.

Querong continued: "If a person dies, the yamen will intervene, and they will arrest many troublemakers one after another. This is a big deal, and the magistrate is also afraid. Later, some people said that it was caused by demons. This matter The troubles got bigger and bigger, and everyone prayed to gods and worshiped Buddhas on weekdays, but they couldn't get any blessings, so some people began to vent their anger on the gods, smashed the gods, burned the temples. I have seen with my own eyes what purgatory on earth looks like."

The more Xue He listened, the more subtle he became, "If you are so disrespectful to the gods, you will be punished by heaven."

Que Rong smiled wryly, "God's punishment hasn't come yet. But for some reason, after the temple was burned down, those children gradually recovered. After that, Yecheng was no longer allowed to build temples and temples, but it has been peaceful for ten years."

"This matter is weird." Touching his chin, Xue He bowed his head in thought, "Ten years ago? I heard that the Battle of Heavenly Demon took place ten years ago."

"Oh?" Que Rong looked back, "Master Xue also believes in gods and demons?"

"When you see the gods, respect them. If you don't see the gods, respect them. Believe it or not." Xue He said vaguely.

Querong said: "But I believe it. I believe in the Buddhas all over the sky, and I also believe in the hells in the ten directions. I believe in the cycle of life and death, and all things are destiny; I believe that good and evil come to an end, and ghosts and demons are in my heart."

"Xiao Langjun is young, but he sees it so thoroughly." Xue He looked at him suspiciously.

"There's a lot of hearsay, so it's inevitable to get into the drama more deeply." Querong turned her head away and stopped looking at him with some guilt.

Xue He said again: "Right now, you can't count on gods and Buddhas to help you. Do you have any clues about this case?"

Querong pondered for a moment, "I think, the Ah Si who testified against us today is a bit weird."

"It's not convenient for you to show your face now, I'll check it out myself later," Xue He said.

As soon as the voice fell, there was the sound of footsteps in the building.

Xue Yan ran upstairs recklessly, "Little master, the guest room is ready."

"Yeah." Xue He got used to it, and stood up, "Xiao Langjun is tired today, please rest early."

Such a cold tone is really not like Xue He's usual playful smile.

But what did I say wrong just now?

Before Querong could ask, Xue Yan who was on the side had already invited him.

"Then Mr. Xue also rested earlier." Querong leaned over and bowed, and then left with Xue Yan.

Chen Jialin saw everything, but didn't care about it.He is now a lonely soul, and he can only survive temporarily by following Querong.

After the two left, Xue He stared at Zhantian Pavilion alone.

Weird, indeed weird.

This city of Ye is weird, the Chen family is weird, even this young man is weird.

"What does the battle between the Heavenly Demons have to do with this city of Ye? Why did the son of the Demon Lord escape here? If this is why Xiao Langjun's life was killed, then he suffered such a catastrophe this time, and all the calamities were caused by me? "Xue He shook his head with an unusual expression.

Forget it, went downstairs, and was just about to go out when he met Xue Yan who came out of the guest room.

"Have you settled down?" Xue He held his fan and wanted to go out.

"Yeah." Xue Yan nodded and asked, "Where are you going, little master?"

Xue He glanced at the bed room next door, lowered his voice, "Get down to business."

"Young master, do you remember that there is still business?" Xue Yan opened his eyes wide, looked at it in disbelief, and volunteered, "I will go with my little master."

"No need." Xue He waved his fan and pointed, "Keep an eye on this room and be on guard against Chen Jialin. Take action when necessary, don't let Chen Jialin kill Mr. Xiao Lang, and I will come back when the time comes."

Xue Yan murmured for a long time, but did not respond.

Xue He raised his eyes, "Why, you are not happy?"

Xue Yan sighed, "That's not true, but I advise my little master not to put too much thought on this mortal. Life and death are destiny, so why should my little master?"

"Xue Yan, sometimes you have to be careful when you speak." Xue He said sternly.

"Yes." Xue Yan said no more.

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That night, Xue He went to the Chen Mansion alone, but when he approached, he discovered that someone had pasted a talisman on the beam of the house.

This talisman is called Zhenshan Talisman, and it is drawn with blood, and gods and demons are not allowed to enter.

It's really weird, Xue He is not allowed to come close, but it is expected that Yanlu will not be in the mansion either.Taking another look at the blood talisman, he had no choice but to give up temporarily, and turned his head to search for the nearby temple of the mountain god.

Outside of Linye City, the land of the mountain god, Xue He could not use spells in the human world, so he could only search slowly.

After a long time, I met the mountain god and asked him a question or two.

The situation in Yecheng was no different from what Querong said, no matter how specific it was, he couldn't ask anything.When something happened to these little mountain gods, they hid quickly one by one, asked a question, and said more, without revealing a word.

Xue He had no choice but to do nothing, and he didn't dare to flaunt his hands, so he just let it go.

This matter still needs to be investigated carefully.

"Then do you know where the servant of the Chen family, Ah Si, lives?" Xue He asked.

Seeing no further questioning, the little mountain god breathed a sigh of relief. There was no need to hide this matter, but he still approached in a low voice, and whispered in Xue He's ear while pointing to where he was going, "The intersection of the two counties. , there is a land called 'Liu She'. Over there, there are monsters, monsters, and everyone."

"Oh?" Xue He's eyes narrowed as he slapped his vermilion lips, obviously interested.

Xue Hefang was about to leave, but the little mountain god suddenly stopped him, "Hold on, Immortal Lord."

Xue He looked at him puzzled.

Xiaoshan God said: "Liushe is the junction of the six realms, and the six realms don't care about it. But there is someone who is in charge, and that person is Qinggu. Going forward, you will see an inn called 'Welcome'. She is inside, and she knows everything about the exile and the people in the exile."

Xue He thanked him, and after taking his farewell, he walked to the Liushe.

There is no jungle miasma surrounding this place, no demons visible to the naked eye, but this makes him even more uneasy.

In the long night, the darkness has darkened.God took pity on me and borrowed some faint moonlight.Sometimes black clouds cover the moon, it's pitch black, and you can't see your fingers.Seedlings in early spring are struggling to survive in the crevices of rocks, and most of the newly born buds have withered and yellowed.

Xue He continued to walk in.The people living in the home are all refugees from the famine, begging every day, suffering from many disasters and illnesses.There are no more than a dozen families in one street.

Dilapidated sheds and grass tiles, this place is full of people lying on the ground covered in black paint, lingering.Some were lying on the haystacks, curled up, with their heads uncovered and messy.

Xue He stepped on Yuehua and walked all the way.All the people here stared at him with wide-eyed eyes, and every household had people keeping watch at night, not wanting to sleep.In their eyes, it is vigilance, anxiety, and hatred.

He didn't say much, just looking for the thin figure in the yamen hall.

Walking step by step, Xue He reached the end of the road, and saw that the land was about to emerge in front of him, and there was no one living nearby.

Suddenly, a figure jumped out from behind the wall, that person was dressed in blue and white clothes, and his movements were extremely fast.Xue He frowned, the two relied on fists and kicks, neither of them used spells.

The two of you come and go, but it's just a few tricks, and it's hard to tell the winner.

After a few tricks, both of them closed their hands.

The man was dressed in brocade clothes, which really didn't fit in with this dilapidated place.

Xue He looked at the person in front of him, full of headaches, "Dare to ask the young master of the Xingyun Mansion in the heaven, what kind of big event has happened, and you need to come down here in person?"

The man smiled and said, "Aren't you my big deal?"