Chapter 118: White Ash, Black Towel, Allergic Rhinitis
Green tiles, red walls, and smoke.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the Fire Temple, Shen Xiaojia couldn't help but shed tears. They were not caused by Chu Yunqiao twisting his ears, but by the smoke inside the Fire Temple.
Chu Yunqiao glanced behind him and saw that several people were fighting hard to separate each other. He did not pay attention to himself and Shen Xiaojia. He breathed a sigh of relief, released his right hand that was twisting Shen Xiaojia's ear, and said softly, "I didn't hurt.
You?"
"No, no," Shen Xiaojia rubbed his red ears and said nonchalantly, "You didn't really exert any force, so it would hurt...it was gentle and gentle, and I even enjoyed the twisting!"
Chu Yunqiao rolled his eyes at Shen Xiaojia and said sternly, "Why did you tell me to take you out of that battlefield quickly just now? Three masters are competing. According to your temperament, you should want to fight for fame..."
"I'm not one of those stupid hot-blooded teenagers," Shen Xiaojia immediately suppressed the smile on his face, glanced at Wenren silently with a gloomy look, and said in a deep voice, "Don't you think they were a bit too competitive in this fight?
Is it inexplicable?"
"Inexplicable?" Chu Yunqiao frowned and said, "What you said is true. It makes sense that the Taoist idiot wanted to have a fight with you at first, but it is a bit strange that he suddenly turned to attack and found it difficult.
He is a Taoist idiot, not a martial arts idiot."
"The main problem is not this. Taoist idiots can barely make sense here," Shen Xiaojia shook his head and said, "Of the five peerless masters in the world, there are four on the Jianghu list, and General Zhenbei is not among them. So, then
It's because no one dares to challenge him for a duel among thousands of troops... The empress is the emperor after all, and it's impossible for anyone to rush to the Tang Palace to fight. The Sword Master is so powerful that no one is tired of living and goes to Hidden Sword Villa to try it out.
Test whether your neck is stiff or not..."
Chu Yunqiao nodded and said, "In this way, only the ghost-faced man and the bald monk are the most appropriate ones. The ghost-faced man comes and goes, and the frontiers are endless. The chance of encountering them is very slim, so it is the most difficult thing to train one's heart in the world of mortals.
We met. In the past, no one knew that Nanbu was the eminent monk Wujie. After today’s battle, it will be difficult for Master Nanbu to be pure in the future.”
"So today is the best opportunity for Taoist idiots," Shen Xiaojia watched the competition between the three people under the statue of the God of Fire.
It was planned that if a master of his level wants to go further, he can only challenge someone of this level..."
Chu Yunqiao said with confusion on his face, "Then why do you still say that this battle came out of nowhere?"
"The strange thing is that Wenren is silent and Difficult..." Shen Xiaojia narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Firstly, why did Wenrenbuyu instigate Taoist idiots to fight with Difficult? Secondly, Difficult obviously doesn't have to fight.
, why do you want to stay and compete? From what he did to the Fire Temple Zhu before, we can see that he came here today not to help me, but to have a plan, not just to plot the incense all over the city.
There should be something else..."
Chu Yunqiao glanced around, thought for a moment, and said softly, "Are you saying that there is something in this Fire Temple that both Wen Ren and Ji Di want?"
"It's very possible," Shen Xiaojia touched his chin and said, "It's also possible that he was outside the temple... And the most important thing is, there is something someone said that made me very uncomfortable."
"What words?"
"He said that his master, Mr. Gu, told me not to let me die now, even if I want to die."
"Is there something wrong with this sentence?"
"It's so problematic. In the past ten years, I dug many holes in Yuecheng and buried myself many times. Every time there was an accident... Either I dug out the underground flood drainage pipes in Yuecheng or dug out ancient tombs. This year I even dug a well. Originally I thought I was destined to be the protagonist, but now I think it must have been arranged by someone secretly... There is a long silk thread hanging on my head!"
"How could the place you chose be arranged by someone else..." Chu Yunqiao suddenly thought of something and said in surprise, "If it were that person, it would really be possible for him to do it!"
Shen Xiaojia's eyes lit up and he asked immediately, "Have you ever heard of the master who listens but is silent?"
"No..." Chu Yunqiao slowly shook his head and said, "I have been in Yuecheng Yanyu Tower since I came out of the tomb. I have heard no more legends about the world than you... It's just that I remembered that I was there ten years ago. When I left the Chu Tomb, the owner of the tomb was receiving a man, who was also dressed as a scholar. I faintly heard the tomb owner praising the man for his ingenuity, as if he had reached some ten-year agreement..."
"I estimate that the person you are talking about is probably Mr. Gu... Wenren Buyu is ranked 12th on the Splendid List, but his ability should be more than 12th, otherwise he would not be able to shoulder the important task of compiling the Jianghu list." Shen Xiaojia He pursed his lips and said, "Looking at Dao Chihe's difficult attitude, I think his master is very extraordinary. I originally thought that the overall situation of Yuecheng was the end, but now it seems that it is just the beginning..."
Chu Yunqiao squeezed Shen Xiaojia's hand and said with gentle eyes, "No matter what kind of flood you face in the future, I will be with you!"
"As long as you are here, I will have nothing to fear..." Shen Xiaojia's heart warmed, and he gently stroked Chu Yunqiao's face, exhaled a sullen breath, stretched, stared at the Fire Temple in front of him, and showed Yan smiled and said, "Forget it, it's useless no matter how much you think about it. Let's get over this situation first. It's important to go to Kyoto to rescue Siniang and the old jailer as soon as possible!"
Chu Yunqiao smiled, glanced at Hua Fei, who was still lying under the statue of the God of Fire, and said playfully, "Don't we really need to worry about Miss Hua Fei? It's so cold just lying on the ground like that..."
"It's late July now, the sun is so strong, how can it be cold or warm!" Shen Xiaojia stepped into the Fire Temple, curled his lips and said, "Don't worry about her, wait until she doesn't want to pretend to be fainted. Will get up."
Just when Shen Xiaojia stepped into the Fire Temple, a soldier with a sword flashed out from behind the temple door. He stopped Shen Xiaojia and Chu Yunqiao with his sword horizontally, and said with a straight face, "This is the scene of the crime. Please leave as soon as possible." go!"
Shen Xiaojia was stunned for a moment, saw the face of the soldier with the sword clearly, and said with a slightly raised corner of his mouth, "Master, we are all acquaintances, we are not just waiting around..."
"Who is an acquaintance of yours?" The saber-soldier glanced at Shen Xiaojia coldly, waved his hand and said, "Don't disturb me here, otherwise don't blame grandpa for being ruthless with his broadsword!"
"As the saying goes, once born, twice familiar," Shen Xiaojia raised three fingers and said, "We should have met at least three times, aren't we acquaintances?"
The soldier with the saber frowned and said, "Where have I seen him three times?"
Shen Xiaojia explained unhurriedly, "The first time was yesterday at the gate of the city, when you and my third uncle Shi Yuandian were inspecting people entering the city. The second time was when I was outside the temple and you were standing at the gate of the temple. I looked at I glanced at you, and you also glanced at me. This third time, right now..."
The saber-saber soldier didn't pay attention to Shen Xiaojia's words, but when he heard the words "third uncle" and "Shi Yuandian", he was startled and asked suspiciously, "What did you say... General Shi is your third uncle?"
"It's absolutely true," Shen Xiaojia blinked and said, "The relative I just recognized last night, Infantry Colonel Mao Xuewang, can also vouch for this!"
When the Saber Soldier saw that Shen Xiaojia had a nose and eyes, his expression immediately softened a lot. He did not doubt that he was there, and said with complicated eyes, "So we are our own people! We are just little brothers... Even if we are our own people, this is not a good place to hang out."
, the general issued an order that no one can approach until the imperial envoys arrive..."
Shen Xiaojia took out the Zhaoxue Ling from his arms and said with a shy smile, "Unfortunately, I am the imperial envoy who was ordered to investigate the case!"
"Don't be ridiculous. There is no such young imperial envoy as you. You can't joke about this kind of thing. If someone knows that you are pretending to be an imperial envoy, you will be beheaded..." The soldier with the saber frowned. He just gave a few words of advice, but saw Shen Xiaojia suspending the order.
He unfolded it slowly, rubbed his eyes, saw the seal on it clearly, exclaimed in surprise, swallowed the next words, and said in surprise, "It's true!"
Shen Xiaojia rolled up the Zhaoxue Ling again, took it back into his arms, and said calmly, "Didn't my third uncle explain it to you?"
"The general just said that there will be an imperial envoy to handle the case, and he didn't explain anything else... Maybe the general also thinks that the things here are not important. After all, only one captain died in this temple, while more than 10,000 people died outside the city.
brother."
"That's natural. The battlefield is the most important thing right now. If the city gate is breached, everyone will die, and even the Fire Temple will be reduced to ashes... By the way, you were clearly at the entrance of the temple before.
Guard, why did you retreat into the temple? It made me think that the defense had been removed and no one was on duty!"
The soldier with the saber pointed at the three people who had troubled him, and said with an embarrassed look, "Those three people fought so hard that I was afraid of being affected... I didn't die on the battlefield, but died in the competition between the martial arts masters.
So cowardly!"
"Me too! I just ran over here to do business, I don't dare to join in the fun anymore..." Shen Xiaojia climbed on the shoulder of the saber soldier, laughed, and caught a glimpse of some white powder somewhere on the back of the saber soldier's armor, secretly using it
With a gentle touch of his hand, he turned his head and winked at Chu Yunqiao, and said softly, "Next, I will start to examine the body. The scene may be a bit ugly. You, a woman, may have nightmares at night if I see you. Just stay here."
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Chu Yunqiao immediately understood and hummed softly. He took out a pink silk scarf from his sleeve and handed it to Shen Xiaojia. He said softly, "The temple is full of smoke. Husband, you have something wrong with your nose. I will use my body for the time being."
Use your scarf to cover it!"
Shen Xiaojia took the pink silk scarf, quickly rubbed the white powder on his hand, then threw the scarf back to Chu Yunqiao pretending to be embarrassed, and said with a straight face, "I am a grown man, I use pink
It’s not appropriate to cover your face with a silk scarf, take it back!”
The saber-soldier glanced at the submissive Chu Yunqiao nonchalantly, took out a black scarf from his arms and handed it to Shen Xiaojia, smiling casually, "Brother, please don't vent your anger on women, I have a black scarf here.
Just take it and use it first!"
"Then thank you, Master Jun. I have allergic rhinitis, and smelling certain smells will make me very uncomfortable." Shen Xiaojia accepted the black towel unceremoniously, rubbed the corners of the black towel, and then clenched it into a ball to cover it.
Chapter completed!