The city tower is majestic, and green grass grows on the rammed earth wall. Raindrops fall, and the dew on the grass bursts like ice and jade in the wind.
In the drizzle and slanting wind, an oil-paper umbrella slowly moved forward in the line of rain.
Su Che was wearing a pair of hemp shoes and a robe on his body, looking at the plaque with the four words "Connecting mountains and connecting sea" on the tower.
"I heard it was a handwriting written by a calligrapher of this dynasty who was in office."
The children of the Guan clan with the surname Jia in Daliang often have many talents, especially in the arts of playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and there are often famous masters in each of them.
For example, the Yu family of Yingchuan and the Xie family of Chenjun were famous for their poetry and calligraphy, while the Wang family of Langya was proficient in calligraphy. This was all because the children of wealthy families mostly used their talents to understand the ways of their predecessors during their cultivation.
This is like if there is a shocking swordsmanship, if it is written as a sword manual, no matter how detailed the text is, it may become a barrier. If it is too detailed, it will lose the original meaning of the swordsmanship.
But if it is integrated into calligraphy and painting, hidden edge and brushstrokes, later people will be able to taste the samadhi if they have the right conditions.
"It doesn't look like Yu Zhongcheng's writing."
Suche turned around and looked at the wooden shed behind him. The dampness and coldness of the night had soaked the wood, and his nose was full of moisture.
There is an unwritten rule in Guobei County: the four city gates are locked before the sun sets.
As long as it is night, the city gate will not be opened even if Wei Huaiwen rides his horse and calls for it.
This is the rule. In order to take care of those who were too late to lock the gates before sunset, Guobei County specially built a shed outside the four city gates.
If you arrive late, please spend the night in the shed.
Although it was drafty from all sides, there was still a tile to cover my head.
Despite the drizzle, Su Che and Lu Bai failed to reach Guobei County before dark.
"Master, it's wet and cold at night, I'm going to light a fire."
"Excuse me, sir."
Su Che and Lu Bai disguised themselves as merchants, Su Che was the young boss, and Lu Bai was the shopkeeper.
There was a ready-made pile of firewood in the shed. Lu Bai took some firewood from it and put it into the fire pit, then took out the firewood to make a fire.
Suche rolled up some hay and spread it on the ground, and the two of them warmed up around the fire.
"Guobei County is so lonely here."
Suche felt this.
From Sanin to Guobei, I saw few pedestrians along the way. Judging from the traffic, this place is actually poorer than Sanin.
"Although there are many monsters in Xuan Mountain, under the control of the monster king, they are actually two worlds from each other. People and ghosts live together in Guobei, so it is more difficult in all aspects."
Lu Bai carefully watched the flames that had just risen.
Suche sat by the stove with his hands on his sleeves, watching the rising flames.
"It's not easy."
Before coming to Guobei County, Suche specifically read the information collected by Tiqizhong.
The monsters in Xuanshan have set up their nests many years ago, which is due to the Feng Shui situation and the geography. Later, when the old lion turned to practice magic, he used Xuanshan Mountain as a breeding ground for training his followers in the past three hundred years. Naturally, the proportion of monsters was much higher than that of other places.
There are many ghosts in Guobei County. In addition to the many human disasters and repeated massacres in the past, the fundamental reason is the old ghost of Yin Yang Dharma King.
He is in the fourth level of cultivation. Looking at the world, he is a very famous figure among ghost cultivators. It is said that he comes from a certain Taoist sect.
This Yin-Yang Dharma King opened a realm of his own in Guobei County, called the "Yin-Yang Realm", and recruited all the lonely souls and wild ghosts.
It would be fine if he just closed the door and proclaimed himself king. He recruited people and didn't like to take care of things. The wild ghosts under his sect often did evil things.
Of course, the above information will not be released, it will only stay in Tiqi's internal records.
Tiqi's attitude is very clear. As long as the evil spirits in the Yin and Yang Realm don't go too far, they will turn a blind eye to Guobei County.
Suche took out an earthenware basin and three sesame cakes from his bag, cut the sesame cakes into small pieces with a dagger and put them next to the fire to cook slowly.
"Eat?"
The fragrance of wheat wafted out through the heat of the flames. Su Che looked at the steaming pot and advised Lu Bai.
"It's up to you."
Lu Bai smiled.
Once you embark on the path of spiritual practice, you will replace the acquired essence with innate energy as food. Although Lu Bai is a warrior, he can also absorb the vitality of heaven and earth. He is not the kind of person who can eat a hundred and eighty kilograms of rice in one meal.
Even if you eat, you should never tire of fine food and never tire of fine food.
The meat and wine meal at noon was good, with green bamboo leaves carrying a medicinal aroma and freshly cut beef. Lu Bai used his chopsticks to eat some.
The few pieces of cake baked in this broken earthen basin were fragrant, and they had already been hardened by the fire. Lu Bai was not in the mood to grind his teeth.
Suche didn't care. He scratched the hot wheat cake with his fingers, cut off a piece, put it in his mouth and chewed it hard.
"Master, someone is coming."
Lu Bai pulled a magic talisman from his sleeve and whispered in Su Che's ear.
Suche nodded slightly.
There were indeed footsteps not far away.
As for whether the person coming is a human being, it's hard to say in Guobei County.
A yellow paper lantern swayed left and right on the road.
The hands holding the lantern were sallow. A middle-aged scholar wore a turban on his head and shabby linen clothes. He had a vermilion wine gourd hanging around his waist and was walking on the road with a bamboo basket on his back.
He staggered, saw the fire in the shed, and moved over step by step.
"Everyone...if there is any collision...please forgive me."
He first bowed in the direction of Suche and Lu Bai, then turned around and bowed in all directions.
Then, the scholar carefully blew out the candle in the lantern and smiled at Suche, showing his white teeth.
"Young Master has a good face, so he shouldn't be a ghost."
Lu Bai frowned and looked at him.
"What do you mean by doing this circle of worship? Are there ghosts sitting around the two of us?"
The scholar quickly waved his hand after hearing his drink.
"I don't dare, I don't dare. Students don't have that ability. It's just that I don't mind being polite to many people."
"It's not surprising that there are so many people here. The hairs on our necks are so frightened that they stand on end. We don't even look at where this place is. How can we make such a joke?"
Lu Bai felt that it was better not to cause trouble and deliberately put on a cold face.
"There is firewood prepared by the Yamen in the shed. You can go make it elsewhere and don't bother us."
"That's right, that's right."
The scholar looked apologetic and saluted several times with fists in his hands.
Suche smiled when he heard this.
This scholar is quite interesting.
He seems to have no cultivation, but he is walking on the night road. I guess he must have some difficulties.
"Why go to all the trouble? Come warm the fire with us. You can also save some firewood for those who come later."
Suche said, making room for a piece of land and inviting the scholar to sit down.
"Oh, that's so disrespectful."
The middle-aged scholar said and sat down next to the two of them.
"Sir, we are also going to Guobei County."
The scholar stretched out a pair of waxy hands and burned them on the flames.
"Um."
"Doing business?"
"My family owns a herbal medicine shop, and I went to Guobei with the shopkeeper to buy some medicinal materials."
The scholar was shocked when he heard this and moved his position a little further.
"That's a big deal, but Shanyin County only produces good medicine..."
At the end of the words, there was even some vibrato.
Suche wanted to laugh in his heart, but this guy thought he was a ghost.
"Those Anemarrhena and Coptidis Rhizoma, which have cold properties, are better from Guo Bei."
"Yeah, cool and warm, my young master is knowledgeable."
The middle-aged scholar nodded one after another as he spoke, and took the opportunity to secretly tilt his head and squint at the shadows of the two people under the fire.
"The big shopkeeper of my family is the real master in the good medicine shop, and he is truly knowledgeable."
Suche smiled and pointed at Lu Bai, who was standing next to him with a cold face.
"Oh, sir, if you didn't tell me, I would have thought that this gentleman was the big boss of some kind of business..."
Even Lu Bai's cold face was amused by him.
"I'm not afraid of the jokes between the two of you. The student has also read a few photo books. I just think that the young master looks rich and noble, but the shopkeeper has an official look."
"He's used to being bossy."
Suche handed over the wheat cake.
"Sir, do you want to eat cake?"
"No, no, I brought some nourishing medicinal soup."
The scholar lifted up the vermilion wine gourd and shook it, and there was a sound of water inside.
"What are you doing in Guobei?"
Lu Bai frowned. He always felt that there was something strange about this scholar.
"Collect the bill."
"It's just you. If there's a dog at the door, I'm afraid you won't be able to get through it. Are you still collecting the bill?"
"Oh, I am just relying on my master's family's power to make ends meet."
While several people were talking, they heard the sound of gongs outside.
"Officials handle cases, and idle people avoid them."
There were chants one after another. Lu Bai pricked up his ears, but he didn't hear any footsteps.
He really didn't look at the almanac when he went out, so Lu Bai gave Su Che a look.
Today I really encountered ghosts one after another.
Third Young Master Su originally practiced the Taiyin Method, and his sensitivity to Yin Qi was much better than that of Lu Bai. Of course, he could feel the gusts of Yin wind coming slowly.
"gentlemen."
Su Che reminded the scholar with a surprised face: "Those people who come down here are the real officials."
On the word "real", Suche added an accent.
"Students know, know."
There was cold sweat on the scholar's face, but he looked calm.
Su Che nodded slightly in his mind, thinking about it, since he was collecting debts in Guobei County, he had seen dirty things several times, so he was not surprised.
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