The night was dark.
There is a gray mist.
A huge black shadow appeared in the sky above Huncheng City.
When the sun rises, the shadow that has lingered all night falls and disappears quietly in Hun City.
Jiang Wang got up very early today.
It's because Zhao Si is crying like a ghost and howling like a wolf.
"Why?!" Zhao Si broke into Jiang Wang's yard, his face full of sorrow, "Obviously everything before was implemented very quickly, why did I sleep all night, and there was no beautiful wife or concubine by my side, nor was there Wan Guan? Family wealth, everything is still the same!”
Jiang Wang looked at Zhao Si who was wailing in front of the door with sleepy eyes, and said: "As a human being, it's better to be more pragmatic. Don't always daydream and have whimsical ideas. If you don't have that fate, just paint your paintings honestly. I will still do it." If you don’t have a beautiful wife and concubine, what are you thinking about?”
The door of the next door was opened and Xiaoyu came out.
Zhao Si was devastated, thinking that he had been duplicitous and always said he only wanted to do painting, but did God take it seriously?
Even if you don’t have a beautiful wife and concubines, what about a wealthy family?
What about leaving a name in history?
Where is my identity as a great painter?
Jiang Wang originally thought he could sleep until he woke up naturally, but now he was completely sleepless by Zhao Si, so he took Xiaoyu out of the Hou Mansion. He couldn't go anywhere else, but he could wander around Qixia Street, although there was nothing good here. Shopping.
Lao Xutou's tailor shop opened early.
It is located at the intersection of Qixia Street and Pinglan Street, but the shop still belongs to Qixia Street.
There was only one clerk in the tailor shop. It was said that Old Xu Tou was out of town on business and would not be back for several days.
Jiang Wang was sitting in front of the tailor shop, looking boredly at the passers-by on Pinglan Street opposite.
Xiaoyu looked at Jiang Wang and then at the long sword in his hand, thinking that he would delay sword practice today.
When she truly entered the journey of being a martial artist, there was Qi that circulated in her limbs and bones for a long time, making her carry the sound of tiger and leopard thunder with her every time she swung her sword. However, she could never find a way to let Qi stay and then temper her body. method.
She had asked Shan Qiyu for advice.
Shan Qiyu was quite shocked by this.
Because the second level martial artist can only initially sense the existence of Qi, and then the Qi can adhere to the surface of the skin, and can directly let the Qi flow through the limbs and bones. This is something that only the third level martial artist can do.
He felt that Xiaoyu was not only a martial arts prodigy, but also a monster.
When he was in the first realm, he was able to strike with a power comparable to that of the third realm. But after entering the second realm, he has already reached the stage where only third realm warriors can practice. What is his true combat power?
Shan Qiyu had no intention of fighting Xiaoyu. He was worried that if he couldn't fight, he would be embarrassed, so he just taught Xiaoyu how to pull Qi.
But the strange thing is that although the little fish did every step correctly and was indeed attracted by Qi, it could not adhere to the surface of the skin.
She guessed that the flow of air that the young master poured in was unusual, and it excluded all the Qi between heaven and earth.
So she focused on attracting the energy given by the young master. Although Xiaoyu was standing next to Jiang Wang at the moment, she had already drifted away and was deaf to what was going on around her.
Jiang Wang stretched out and briefly moved his stiff body. Compared to the quiet Qixia Street, Pinglan Street was too lively.
The waiter at the tailor shop handed Jiang Wang a cup of tea and said, "The City God's Festival will be in two days. I don't know if the shopkeeper can make it back in time."
Jiang Wang was slightly startled.
The City God is the biggest evidence of the rumors of immortals in the world.
Compared with the illusory immortals, the records about the City God are the most detailed.
It is said that six hundred years ago, when monsters first came to the world, ordinary people did not suffer catastrophe because of the protection of the City God. It was a war that only belonged to monsters and monks.
It was Emperor Gaozu of the Sui Dynasty who first issued an edict to hold a City God Festival every autumn. It was the most grand temple fair in the Sui Dynasty and would last for ten days.
The Chenghuang temples in various states will be unprecedentedly grand, with the entire Sui Dynasty worshiping.
But in the second battle, the city god never showed up, and there was even no immortal in the world. Because it was only a hundred years ago, compared with the few records of the first battle, this battle could be described as a loss of life.
During this period, we also experienced internal conflicts in various countries. The death of the ancestors of monks caused a lot of information in the old days to be interrupted. Various ancient books were destroyed. Although there were only legends about the city god saving the world, temple fairs had become a routine.
The City God's Temple in Huncheng was built outside the city. Jiang Wang didn't know the specific reason.
In previous years, he had never experienced the City God Festival due to illness, and it was obviously difficult to participate this time.
Looking at the busy people on Pinglan Street, Jiang Wang noticed a little girl standing in front of the bun shop, her head just above the four-tiered bamboo cage placed on a stool.
Judging from his height alone, he looks like he was in his golden years.
The little girl stood on tiptoe slightly, picked up two buns, and stuffed them into her mouth, her eyes turning into crescent moons as she smiled.
The boss of the bun shop smiled and stretched out his hand and said: "Three pennies."
The little girl was stunned for a moment, then started looking for money on herself, pulled out a scythe, and slapped it in front of the boss, who was so frightened that his face turned pale.
I thought I met someone who ate steamed buns for free, but to my surprise, the little girl quickly handed over three taels of silver, ignored the boss at all, and started to eat the steamed buns in the cage.
It didn't take much time, and all the buns in the four-layer cage were eaten.
She held a scythe in one hand and grabbed the two remaining buns with the other. She greeted the boss vaguely and ran away with a smile.
Jiang Wang looked at the scene in astonishment.
The sickle in the little girl's hand was not the kind used in farming, because it was larger and looked sharper. What surprised Jiang Wang even more was, where did she pull it out from?
Thinking that Miss Shu once threw a spear out of thin air, could it be the magical power of a monk?
Is the little girl in front of me also a monk?
He stared blankly at the little girl who had just eaten four large drawers of steamed buns, then turned around and ran into the restaurant. After a while, she came out gnawing on chicken drumsticks and strolled to the pastry shop again.
It’s really edible.
Jiang Wang sighed secretly.
As if he had discovered something extremely interesting, he sat in front of the tailor shop, staring directly at the little girl, watching with gusto.
But the little girl soon noticed something unusual.
She stood in front of the pastry shop, holding several pastry boxes in her hands, with bulging cheeks and pastry residue all over her face. She looked at Jiang Wang with a very wary look.
The little girl was not captured by Jiang Wang's pretty face. She was just stunned for a moment, then put on a fierce look, hid the pastry box behind her in a protective manner, and ran out of Pinglan Street eagerly.
A smile subconsciously appeared on Jiang Wang's lips.
Looking at the bustle of Pinglan Street, he was quite bored. He called Xiaoyu, said hello to the tailor shop clerk, and then returned to the Hou Mansion.
Unexpectedly, he saw Tao Tianshi in front of the Hou Mansion.
Perhaps he had been waiting for a long time. When Tao Tianshi saw Jiang Wang, he quickly pulled him aside.
"Something strange happened last night."
Tao Tianshi lowered his voice and said: "The sprite in the bronze mirror was originally very quiet. No matter what I did, it didn't respond. But just after midnight, the sprite seemed to be frightened by something, and the bronze mirror appeared directly. After finding the crack, I found an old artifact for it to store temporarily, but it still looked very scared and did not return to normal until dawn."
Jiang Wang asked suspiciously: "Did you do something strange?"
Master Tao Tianshi said in embarrassment: "How can the young prince look at me like this? My hiding of demons is a serious matter!"
Well, "Golden House Hidden Beauty" and "Golden House Hidden Demon" are just one wrong word.
"I suspect that there is a big demon in Hun City, or a big monk is coming. Monsters are of low level and weak, so it is normal to be scared."
Tao Tianshi continued in a low voice: "But I heard that the monster Aoyin once appeared in Pinglan Street in Huncheng. I have never seen a monster scared like this. This shows that the big monster or monk last night was extraordinary and terrifying."
Jiang Wang's expression was solemn.
Monster Aoyin was killed by me, I won’t tell you.
But at that time, Aoyin's words before his death came to mind again. Could it be that some big monster really came to Huncheng?
"I'll check this out."
Jiang Wang had expectations and a little fear in his heart.
What could be a monster more powerful than the monster Aoyin?
He didn't think about the so-called great monks at all. Demons knew more about how scary demons were. Only powerful demons could scare weak demons.
After bidding farewell to Tao Tianshi, Jiang Wang returned to the Hou Mansion, while Xiaoyu went to practice his sword by himself.
He continued to lie down on the wicker chair.
All the exotic flowers and plants planted in the courtyard are showing signs of withering and yellowing. Logically speaking, these flowers and plants have long since failed at this season, but since the flowers and plants are all taken care of by the old housekeeper, I don’t know what method was used.
He noticed that a bird had fallen on the banyan tree by the wall.
After taking a few glances, it looked like a crow, but much prettier than a crow. He thought it was a species he had never seen before, but he didn't get up to chase it away. He was thinking about how to find the monster that might appear in Hun City.
If there was a 'mirage', he would be able to sense it easily, but now he is blind and can't even feel the energy between heaven and earth.
Being strong is really strong, but being useless is also really useless.
Thinking that Master Tao can catch monsters, is there any way to find monsters?
But Chucai Tianshi didn't mention this matter, so there should be nothing he could do.
In fact, Tao Tianshi thought that the young Marquis was so powerful that there was no need for him, so why bother? Because of the monster incident, he had already decided to stay at home and not go out. How could he help find monsters?
But Jiang Wang thought carefully and found out that he had gained nothing.
He thought of Miss Shu.
A true monk has the ability to find the scent of monsters.
Without any hesitation, he handed over the task of finding Miss Shu to Zhao Si.
Although Zhao Si was very reluctant.
Standing at the intersection of Qixia Street, Zhao Si lamented: "I really only have this kind of fate."
He began to inquire about the whereabouts of Miss Shu in Huncheng.
It wasn't until dusk that I found anyone in the 'Ban Ri Xian' Inn.
He sat down directly and said listlessly: "My young master has an important matter to discuss with a girl. Please come into the house to discuss it."
Miss Shu's first reaction was to be very wary. Although she had doubts about Jiang Wang being a monster, she wanted to invite her into the house even though it was dark. What was her intention? !
