Silver trees, white stamens and jade railings, the wind blows over the city and the flowers fly all over the city.

To the north of the Wei River, it was already snowing all over the sky, and a thick layer of plain white was accumulated on the official road. There were many flat lands on both sides and few mountains. So, looking around, it was a vast area of ​​white.

In this snow-white tranquility, the vast crowds of people... were moving forward, and it was the food delivery team coming from Kaifeng.

In front was a hundred thousand men led by Ouyang Shaozheng, escorting a large number of food and clothing.

Behind was a long patrol team, with two imperial envoys, Lord Bao of Kaifeng Prefecture and Taishi Pang.

There was a yamen runner behind him, and there were three thousand elite soldiers led by Zou Liang.

Speaking of which, the disaster along the road is much better than expected. All regions seem to have known earlier that this year will be a great cold, so the food and material reserves are relatively abundant.

Many people along the way also sent food and clothing, and asked the army to send it to the north, so the more materials they transported, there were more and more, so Lord Bao was very relieved.

Everyone just left Fengxiang Mansion.

Fengxiang Mansion is a big prefecture, with many prefectures and towns. Moreover, Fengxiang Prefect He Zhi was named Guan Qinglian and capable. He helped him receive nearly half of the supplies and distributed them to surrounding villages. The city gate extends ten miles away and builds a large number of greenhouses to take in homeless people. He is familiar with Lord Bao and Zhao Pu, and everyone feels at ease when doing his work.

I heard that the next stop of the team is Jizhou Prefecture, and I will stay there for a while and investigate the case of Tianmu in Xuecheng, Lord He smiled.

"Do you know anything about the name?" Bao Zheng asked He Taishou.

He Zhiming did not hide it, "The case of the mother cannibalism has been around for nearly two years and it was settled a year ago, but it was finally unresolved. I haven't heard of the fairy coming out to eat people again this year, so it was forgotten."

"Is there really something like Tianmu?" Zhao Pu was curious.

He Zhiming frowned and shook his head, "Prince, I said it was someone who said it, but no one had seen it. I personally don't believe in evil and think that the possibility of someone making a mistake is higher."

"There is always a reason for this suspicion?" Mr. Pang knew that He Zhiming was a smart person, so he asked, "Does Lord He have any clues?"

He Zhiming thought about it and asked the master to take something out and hand it over to everyone.

"What is this?" Mr. Bao was puzzled when he saw a white brocade box in front of him.

He Zhiming opened the box and saw a crystal clear bead inside. There were spots on the surface and inside of the bead. He originally thought it was a crack that fell, but when he looked closely, it turned out to be a pattern growing inside the bead, like snowflakes.

Zhan Zhao thought the bead was pretty, so he took it to the sunlight and saw some impurities and bubbles inside the bead. I don’t know if it was a jade bead or a night bead.

Zhan Zhao was not good at antiques and jade, but Bai Yutang knew it clearly. He took a look and asked, "Snow Flame Bead?"

He Zhiming nodded, but was a little curious, "How did Young Master Bai know about the Snow Flame Bead?"

"A friend showed me that this bead is very beautiful but not expensive. In the pine forest of Snow City, many can be found during heavy snow. In fact, it is not stone beads but rosin beads." Bai Yutang said, "There is a special pine tree in Snow City. Every winter, the bark is easily frozen and cracked. The pine resin inside will flow out and wrap it around the snow. After the pine resin rolls into the snow, it is blown by the wind and snow, and it is wrapped in the snowflakes and solidifies, and finally it rolls into a round shape, and there will be snowflake patterns inside."

He Zhiming nodded, "That's the case."

"This thing is exquisite." Master Pang held it and looked at it, "It's really not expensive? It looks very valuable."

He Zhiming shook his head, "One is only a few cents. Many people in the Puzhou Prefecture will go to the pine forest to pick it up after heavy snow. After picking it up, they make some small things, such as pendants, ornaments, and sell them to travelers who have passed by. My bead is very large, worth about two taels of silver. If you have a bigger one, it will be difficult to find it."

Everyone nodded, after appreciating the bead, he asked in confusion, "What does this bead have to do with the case of Tianmu in Xuecheng?"

"The Snow Flame Bead is not valuable, but the snow eyeballs that look almost exactly the same as the Snow Flame Bead are priceless!" He Zhiming raised his eyebrows, "It's a priceless treasure!"

Zhan Zhao heard it a little inexplicably, "What are snow eyeballs? Eyeballs?"

Everyone looked at Bai Yutang, and Bai Yutang shook his head. He really never heard of it.

"It is said that it was the tears of Tianmu." He Zhizhang told everyone an ancient legend near the Snow City. "This Tianmu is said to be a monster, and some say it is a snow spirit. It is said to be a woman, young and beautiful."

The little four son, who had been sitting on Zhao Pu's legs, heard that he was a monster and a snow spirit, so he quickly rubbed into Zhao Pu's arms.

He Zhiming reached out and poked him, thinking that the meat was very fun, so he said, "Don't be afraid, not scary."

The little fourth son breathed a sigh of relief.

"That day, my mother said she had three rows of teeth in her mouth, which were as sharp as wolf teeth. Her mouth could grow big when she ate people..."

The little fourth son covered his ears and looked at the name of congratulations with resentment, "It's a lie!"

He Zhiming laughed happily.

Everyone looked at each other - this prefect He was also quite bored and deliberately scared the children.

"Tianmu usually dresses up as a woman walking alone in the snow, holding a baby in her hand, pretending to be injured and falling to the snow to cry." He Zhiming said, "Of course, it's just a legend. Passersby often help because of sympathy, but as soon as they approach, they find that the baby in her arms was not a baby, but the head of a person she ate."

Gongsun subconsciously carried Xiao Sizi over and covered his ears - now it's over, the little guy is going to have nightmares for several days.

"Most passers-by will be scared. Before they can react, Tianmu has bitten the person's neck in one bite, then dragged it into the snow and finished it slowly." After He Zhiming finished speaking, he saw that everyone looked disgusted and smiled, "But there is always an exception in everything."

"Did she meet something not delicious?" Zhan Zhao asked with a smile.

He Zhiming smiled and shook his head, "One day, she met a blind man."

"Blind?" Everyone was curious.

"The legend is like this. The blind man was rushing with a large group of people. He heard a woman crying in the distance, so he said he wanted to go and see. The locals reminded him that there was a legend about Tianmu and asked him to ignore it. But the blind man didn't want to, so he left the team and searched in the sound. He finally found Tianmu and approached the past. Tianmu was still the same as before, showing him the head of the cradle."

Everyone frowned, and He Zhiming shook his head, "But the blind man couldn't see it. He was not scared, but reached out to touch Tianmu's shoulder and asked her, "Why are you wearing so little? Are you cold? Where is the injury?" The blind man took off his cloak and put it on her. He thought the girl was scared silly, so he said to her, "Don't be afraid, where to live? I'll send you back, but I can't see you. I'll carry you on my back, so you can give me the way."

Everyone was fascinated by the hearing.

"That Tian Mother did not eat him, but asked him, 'Aren't you afraid that I am Tian Mother and eat you?'" He Zhiming continued, "The blind man is also open-minded and said that he can't see and has no relatives. It's really Tian Mother and admit that he is unlucky. It's not Tian Mother, it's good to save a life."

"Under the guidance of Tianmu, the blind man came to the farmhouse where she temporarily lived to hide from the wind and snow." He Zhiming said, "The blind man was not invisible to others, but he was very funny and well-versed in the past and the present, and told a lot of interesting things for Tianmu. Since then, Tianmu has been with the blind man every day, sometimes going out for a walk, sometimes talking about everything... It took more than a month."

"Then isn't the blind man rushing to the road, so idle?" Bai Yutang asked suddenly.

He Zhiming smiled, "Gradually, Tianmu developed feelings for the blind man, until the cold winter passed and spring returned to the earth... Tianmu was about to leave here."

"Where is she going?" Zhan Zhao was curious.

"Tianmu can only live in a place where snow and ice is mixed. If there is no wind and snow, she will die." He Zhiming spread his hands, "It is still said in the legend that Tianmu cannot bear to leave the blind man. He regrets that he is just an ordinary girl, and he can stay with the blind man forever. The next day, the snow will stop, which means that Tianmu must leave that night... However, that night, the blind man suddenly told Tianmu that he wanted to marry her."

Everyone was stunned - tsk, it's trouble now.

"How do you do Tianmu?" Zhan Zhao was curious.

"She decided to stay." He Zhiming said lightly, "The next day, the wind and snow stopped. After the sun came out, the snow began to melt, and Tianmu became a little weak. The blind man happily prepared the Dahong Auditorium, the Dahong wedding dress, and married Tianmu. Although Tianmu was already very weak, he was still very happy. The blind man was deeply in love with her. Even if she died on the first day of her marriage, it was worth it. It was just a pity that he could not live with him until he was old..."

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little regretful when they heard this - it's a pity that the shemale demon has different paths.

He Zhiming looked at the expressions of everyone and sneered, "This is not a sad legend."

Everyone was stunned.

"On the night of the marriage, the blind man stabbed into Tianmu's heart with a wooden sword made of peach wood that had just sprouted in early spring." He Zhiming's words obviously surprised everyone.

"Why?" Although Xiao Sizi covered her ears and could hear them all the time. When she heard this, she thought she had heard it wrong. She spread Gongsun's hand and was curious, "Why should I use a wooden sword to stab my wife?"

Everyone nodded.

He Zhiming sighed, "That blind man is actually a Taoist priest who exorcises ghosts and catches monsters. The villagers invited him to catch Tianmu."

Everyone frowned.

"He's so bad." Xiao Sizi couldn't help but say.

Gongsun looked at him, "Isn't my mother eating people that day? Isn't it worse?"

"Tianmu is also bad, but if you want to catch Tianmu, just catch Tianmu. Why do you want to deceive the monster's feelings?" Xiao Sizi pouted, "The monster should not even want to get married to him!"

Everyone also felt that although this Taoist priest was to catch monsters to eliminate harm for the people, the method used was a bit despicable and the monsters were hateful, but there were also pitiful things. In short, it was indeed not sad and a tragedy.

"What about it later?" Zhan Zhao asked the name of the congratulations, "Is Tianmu dead?"

"After Tianmu was stabbed by peach wood, she could no longer move. The villagers tied her up and prepared to set fire to her to death." He Zhiming said, "Before Tianmu died, the blind man asked her if she had any last wishes."

"What did Tianmu say?" Gongsun asked, "He hates Taoist priests very much?"

He Zhiming shook his head, "No, Tianmu asked the Taoist priest if he was sad. The Taoist priest told her that he was very sad."

Everyone was speechless.

"Of course you have to deceive yourself first. The Taoist priest did have feelings for Tianmu after getting along day and night, but the same thing is true, humans and ghosts are different." He Zhiming smiled, "Tianmu told He Zhiming that after he was burned to death, he would go to hell. It was very dark and lonely. I asked him if he could go down to accompany her as well."

Everyone raised their eyebrows - meant that Taoist priests should be buried with them?

"The Taoist priest asked at that time, how should he go?" He Zhiming continued, "Tianmu said that when he died, he would cry, and the tears would turn into snow eyeballs, which were highly poisonous. As long as he swallowed them, he could die and go to hell immediately."

"Did the Taoist priest agree?" Zhao Pu was surprised.

"Agree." He Zhiming nodded, "Then Tianmu was burned by fire and instantly disappeared. When she died, she did she shed tears, and the tears rolled into the snow and turned into crystal clear beads with snowflakes. The villagers advised Taoist priests not to eat it. It was not worth burying with a monster, but the Taoist priest said that he owed Tianmu's favor and wanted to pay her back, so he swallowed the snow eyeballs."

"And he died?" everyone asked.

"No." He Zhiming shook his head, "his eyes that were born blind have regained the light."

"What?" Everyone was surprised.

"Not only did he have his eyes clear, but he still had this whole memory of Tianmu. He lived happily until he was a hundred years old, and died after his children and grandchildren were full of children. It is said that when he died, snow was flying all over the sky, and someone saw a girl in white standing in the snow waiting. After the Taoist priest died, the girl led a young man and disappeared into the snow. It seemed that the young man was blind, and very similar to the Taoist priest back then."

When everyone heard this, they felt that it seemed like they had a round trip, and the tragedy turned into a perfect ending, and it was still okay.

"The difference between two types of beads, one is snow eyeballs and the other is that snow eyeballs are valuable and can cure all diseases, and are as hard as jade. Snow flame beads are everywhere, without any medicinal effect, and can easily break if they fall. Simply put, they are beads in the eyes of fish, which is a world of difference." He Zhiming said, "Some people buy snow eyeballs at high prices, but if they want to find snow eyeballs, the premise is to find a Tianmu, and she still wants her to shed tears."

"How to distinguish it?" Bao Zheng asked, "The two beads are exactly the same, right?"

"There is a difference, the difference is in the name." He Zhiming said, "The snow eyeballs will look a little clearer, and the snow flame beads, as the name suggests, can be ignited."

Everyone knew it - it was rosin that it could be lit.

He Zhiming handed the bead to Bao Zheng, "Tianmu appeared again two years ago. To be honest, the gangsters who arrested Tianmu were much faster than those in the government! If Qin Lisheng had not reported the case and alarmed the government, a large number of gangsters would have investigated all the girls in Xuecheng."
To be continued...