Unexpectedly, there were few pedestrians on the road here during the day, but at night, six people came to this dilapidated inn.
Lin Jue and Fox are the same.
A pair of officials and servants.
A young scholar.
A middle-aged businessman.
An old man dressed up well.
Although they are all strangers, in these days, they have to be wary of others. Everyone intends to sit separately, but the living room at this inn is so big, with so many people sitting there, and two windows that cannot be closed properly, and the wind and rain are constantly coming.
If you want to avoid being wet, you must avoid it, which will be even more crowded.
Being so cautious about each other, unless you don’t sleep at night, it’s really not necessary.
It's better for everyone to gather together to guard against thieves,
A voice came out soon:
"You all come to shelter from the rain. It's a fate to meet each other. Why not sit together, light a fire, keep warm with each other, work together to prevent thieves and spend a long night together, how about it?"
It was the one who looked like an official.
As soon as the words fell, the young scholar suddenly agreed:
"Very good! Very good!"
None of the others had any objections.
Sitting together and lighting a fire can not only work together to prevent thieves, keep warm and remove cold, but also prevent demons and ghosts.
The young scholar seems to be timid and the most diligent.
Everyone quickly collected some firewood in the official post, piled it together in the middle of the living room, lit a fire, and made an appointment to rest in the evening. If they found that someone was a thief and wanted to do something wrong, they had to shout out loud.
Remind everyone.
Lin Jue naturally sat over.
If you don't go there, you will be afraid that they will be wary of themselves for one night, and you will be afraid for another night.
Only then did someone see Lin Jue wearing a Taoist robe, but there was a white fox next to him who looked quite extraordinary.
"this--.."
The scholar immediately pointed at each person and a fox, showing a shocked look on his face.
"It doesn't hurt people."
Lin Jue looked at him with a smile.
The fox also looked at him seriously.
"Did the Taoist priest come from Qinzhou?" asked the middle-aged businessman.
"That's right."
"No wonder! I heard that raising foxes in the capital is now a trend, and the Taoist priests in Qinzhou are the trend of bringing a white fox. The Taoist priest should have followed suit, right?" The middle-aged businessman said, while carefully looking at Fuyao, "The Taoist priest is the white fox, the Taoist priest.
It looks quite extraordinary, it should have cost a lot of money, right?"
"Picked up."
"Ha ha-"
The middle-aged businessman smiled but said nothing.
Seeing this, the person dressed in an official bowed his hand and said, "He is in the Xia Sheng Yuqing, this is the old servant who has been with me for many years. He is called Zhou Saturday. Since you meet here, why not leave your name?"
"Oh, I'm rude, I'm rude!" The scholar hurriedly replied, lowering his head very low, "The young student is tall,
Be polite!"
"In Lu Yichen, he was originally a businessman," said the middle-aged businessman.
"I am Ma Boyne, my family lives in the local area." The old man said.
"Let's go down to Lin Fangjue." Lin Jue also said with a smile.
"I didn't expect that I would have seen no one on the way all the way during the day. At night, I actually met several fellow travelers------" The scholar was obviously scared.
"This is normal." The official said, "In the past, people were rushing to travel during the day because they couldn't see clearly at night and were afraid of hitting monsters. But now in this world, people's hearts are already more terrifying than monsters. When it's getting dark, go out.
It’s safer to rush to travel at night.”
"Yes, after all, encountering a demon is nothing more than being eaten. If you encounter a bandit, it is not necessarily true. Especially for a woman." The old man nodded slowly.
"What do you all do?" the scholar asked again.
"We went to Zhaojun County ahead to take office. The world is so chaotic now. A few months ago, Dazu conquered Zhaojun County, burned, killed, looted, and many officials in the city died. Last month, the uncle first passed away by the devil.
The army recovered Zhao Jun and ordered him to go down to fill the position of chief clerk of the county." The official said, "I thought it was not far away, but I accidentally encountered this sudden rain and had to come here to hide."
The scholar nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
"I used to be a businessman who walked this road. I often walked here. If someone had friends lived in front of me, I would go and visit me. He just happened to ow me a debt and went to collect it by the way, otherwise I would probably not wait for another ten years.
If you dare to take this road, you will be even more unable to take it back." The merchant said, looking up at the inn, "Just like this inn, I passed by here every year in the past few years, and it was very good. I walked here last year.
It was still there at that time. I came back this year and I didn’t expect it to be empty. Things in the world are impermanent."
The scholar nodded and looked at the next person.
"Haha, don't be afraid of the little scholar. I have a daughter who is married to the front. A few days ago, I asked someone to bring a letter to say that I gave birth to a fat boy, so I went to visit her. There are bandits on this road, and I went to the daytime to go from the brute to the day.
I can't walk here steadily. I am old, brave and familiar with the road, so I walk from night."
The scholar looked at Lin Jue.
"I, a Taoist, traveled all over the world, visited famous mountains, and went around the pass."
"In this world, the Taoist priest has nothing important to do, but he dares to go out of seclusion?" The scholar was surprised and obviously took some precautions.
"That's right."
Lin Jue looked at him with a smile.
"this."
Everyone looked at Lin Jue, but didn't say anything, just kept a little more guard in their hearts.
"And you?"
Everyone looked at the scholar again.
"Oh, Xiaosheng is from Longzhou. A cousin was in the north and became a general. A few days ago, he wrote a letter saying that he wanted me to go to his army to be a clerk. - Oh, I'm not afraid of everyone's ridicule. Xiaosheng
I have been studying hard at home, but I have not achieved any fame. Now, haha, everyone knows that if people like us want to take the imperial examination, they either have to wait for the next day or have to be defeated by the general. And I have been waiting for it.
It’s not a big deal at home, so I agreed and took the risk.”
"It's hard-"
A sigh came from beside the fire.
The flames burst out with a crackling sound.
It’s not good to sit down, so I might as well start chatting.
"How are the war here now?" the merchant asked.
"Oh, the general was about to enter the capital, but he accidentally lost his troops and his troops were blocked. Later, the people of Dazu took the opportunity to go south and invaded the city and plunder the land. The general was attacked from both sides. A few months ago, there were flags under the devil.
He actually rebelled, and the general tried to calm him down again." The official sighed and said, "Fortunately, General Luo was released.
He is invincible and uses troops like a god, and is unstoppable."
"I heard that General Na Luo is General Shuxian's son-in-law?" The scholar also spoke.
"That's right!" the official replied.
"I heard that too. But the uncle first gave birth to more than ten daughters and more than ten thousand daughters, and they were all betrothed out. There were so many sons-in-laws." said the merchant.
"Don't argue this." The official quickly stopped him.
"I hope this battle will be finished soon---" The old man didn't say much. When he heard this, he shook his head and sighed, "Since ancient times, whenever he fought, military men have been granted titles to be marquis, and literati have become prime ministers. The most painful thing is
It's still us ordinary people."
"I would rather the general win first. In this way, our children in the northwest will be considered as a turnaround." The merchant said.
"That's great!"
The scholar agreed with the Tao repeatedly.
Because it was normal for several people to speak, except for the Taoist, the purpose of others coming here was reasonable. In addition to their behavior, they felt something during the conversation, and he slowly relaxed.
"Before, the general's army went south first, and everyone said it was unstoppable. How did it be blocked?"
"I heard that, he was a nameless person who was not a magistrate in the city, but he stopped him. Oh, you said that the world's disputes are really mysterious sometimes, and you can't do it anywhere.
A dragon and tiger hero, but the prosperity cannot be revealed——”
Everyone talked about major events in the world.
Some of them are locals, some have some relationship with the northern army, and some have their own experiences. No matter how credible they speak, they have also pieced together the current world scenery.
Because this is a roadside post station, it is a thunderstorm late at night. As I talk, I go from major events in the world to stories of demons, ghosts, gods and immortals.
Started first by the merchant:
"I have passed by Qinzhou before, and I heard that Qinzhou has had many incidents of monsters, ghosts and gods in recent years. The most serious thing is that several cities in the northeast of Qinzhou have fallen into the underground, and many experts have gone there.
While dealing with monsters, gods and immortals also escape from heaven and earth, and this is how they can be eliminated."
"There are many monsters and monsters in this world." The official said, "I only encountered one not long ago."
"What?"
Everyone was very interested.
Lin Jue also turned his attention to him.
Even the sleepy fox, who was lying beside him, opened his eyes wide and looked at the man.
"I lived in Qingzhou for a while and I was confused. I wondered if I had an evil spirit, so I went to a Taoist temple I often burned incense and worshiped the gods. As a result, I met a Taoist priest I had never seen before and talked to him.
.I never wanted to chat with this Taoist priest for a few words, but it suddenly became clear." The official said, "But when I went to this Taoist temple again, I found that there was no Taoist priest in this Taoist temple at all, and during that period
There was no other Taoist priest to visit."
"That's a god?"
Everyone guessed.
"I don't know either. The Taoist temple does not have a statue that looks like him." The official shook his head, "There is a tomb behind the Taoist temple, which is said to be left by a Taoist priest in the Taoist temple before, and there is no stone tablet in front of the tomb.
I wrote a name and only wrote one poem, which I still remember today.”
After the official finished speaking, he pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"Where is the old friend? Where is the immortal path? Who is the same in his thoughts?
"Yellow flower garden, green lights, night rain, white hair and autumn wind.
"It was probably an old Taoist who asked for immortality and wasted his life and left behind when he was dead. Alas, I hope he could swear.
"
Lin Jue heard this story and came to some spirit. "I heard that ghosts and gods are similar in nature. Even if this is a ghost, since he can answer questions and solve problems with his feet and help him get rid of confusion, he doesn't have to worry about whether he is a ghost or not.
.If you are grateful, you will burn incense for him in front of his grave and burn incense, you will be fine if you treat him as a god."
When the official heard this, he looked in awe and turned to salute Lin Jue.
The other people also looked at Lin Jue more.
"I have encountered some such things," the old man said, "I always encounter many ghosts when I am old."
Everyone looked at him and listened attentively.
"In the past, there was a man in our village who lived next to me. Our village was very famous for brewing wine, and every family was rich, especially his family was the richest.
"One day he came home from the city, and not long after he left the city, he met a woman asking him for a ride,
The man agreed.
"But after getting in the car and walking for ten miles, the woman said to him, I am actually a ghost, and I am ordered by another ghost,
I went to your house to harm you. But you asked me to take your car and had a conversation on the road. I think you are a good person and don’t want to harm you, so I told you about this.
"The man immediately pleaded for mercy.
"The woman told him to go back quickly and take his belongings to the city, and she walked slowly behind her.
Be sure to move out before noon. There is a city god in the city, and a little devil like her cannot get in.
"The man went back, took all his belongings, called his family, and moved to the city. It turned out to be noon,
His house collapsed."
When everyone heard this, they were surprised.
Lin Jue was also thinking.
Next it was the scholar's turn.
The scholar felt a little embarrassed when he saw everyone watching him: "The young man is young and has shallow knowledge. He doesn't know much about this kind of thing, but he is willing to talk about it to make fun of everyone and spend the night."
As he said that, he looked at everyone:
"You can tell that not far from the pass, there is a Tianshan Mountain, there are gods and monsters on the Tianshan Mountain, and there is a thousand-year-old legend of snow lotus. There is a snow lotus meeting every fifty years?"
When Lin Jue heard this, he immediately sat down slightly.
Chapter completed!