The decoration of the Fengyou County Sheriff's Mansion is not as good as that of ordinary wealthy families. Although the plaque on the door is also written by a famous artist, the furnishings are extremely simple, except for a few ordinary porcelain vases with flowers and plants, an old osmanthus chessboard, and two chess boxes. Two pear wood chairs.
Such furnishings, even if placed in the homes of ordinary people in Fengyou County, are only average and not as rich and noble as those in the mansions of the county guards. Except for the chessboard, the entire mansion has nothing to do with elegance.
It was clearly late at night, and there should be no guards guarding the door. However, except for a lone lamp in the main hall, there were no other people inside and outside the county governor's house. The whole house was empty, except for the gentle autumn wind, which was going around and passing by. In the corridor, yellow leaves rolled in the air, raindrops knocked on the tiles, and beads fell hard to break. The lonely autumn rain mixed with the sound of chess pieces falling on the board in the main hall, making it especially desolate.
The sound of horse hooves came from far away and came closer, walking through the rain, and there seemed to be echoes in the governor's mansion.
"It seems that no one in the world can be isolated from the word "care". No matter the ordinary people in the city, or the masters and immortals in the mountain of deep suffering, they are all trapped between these two words, and they cannot be relieved from their suffering." The man in the governor's mansion said to himself, picked up the white piece to intercept the powerful black dragon on the chessboard, picked up the black piece again, and continued the original momentum, frowning slightly.
It is extremely difficult to turn an attack into a defensive situation, not to mention that a man controls both sides. It is extremely difficult to turn Bai Zi's defense into an impregnable one.
Suddenly dressed in black.
When the man looked up, someone had already picked up a white stone, and it landed on the black dragon's forehead. The energy connected with it easily defused the big black dragon's attack.
"The leader of the Ye clan is good at chess."
"Ji Junshou is good at what he does." The visitor took off his bamboo hat, shook off the rain all over his body, smiled, and let all his pale hair fall down. He raised his eyes and looked directly at the high-ranking county guard in front of him, "I thought that brother He has an elegant and handsome temperament, and it is rainy and cold in autumn. He should not have set up an ambush, but he never thought that in the governor's mansion that seemed ordinary at first, there was actually a hidden dragon and crouching tiger, without showing any sharpness."
The man did not argue, but spoke honestly and truthfully, with the smile on his face not diminishing at all, "Brother Ye is the master of a sect after all, and he is extremely skilled. The entire Fengyou County can go through ten moves in my hands." , I’m afraid it’s just a matter of five fingers, so you have to be prepared in advance. Even if you can’t cope with it, at least you can feel more at ease.”
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Ye Zhai didn't care about it and nodded slightly, "Sure man, I didn't expect that the county guard is also a wonderful person. I'm here to come. What do you want to do? I think the county guard has an idea, so you might as well put aside the temptation. Go straight to your heart, Baihu Mountain is small, but if there is any useful place left, I should help you."
The county magistrate, who had not yet finished twisting his fingers, heard this and said with a smile, "Since Brother Ye is so refreshing, I, a small official who is not in the Jianghu, responded shamelessly. I don't know what Brother Ye wants to inquire about when he comes here. "
Ye Zhai took off the jade pendant from his waist, held it in his palm, and slowly handed it to the table.
"Since your Excellency has entrusted someone to deliver this item to Baihao Mountain, your heart will naturally be clear and clear. Why do you need to ask me?"
A young man dressed as a servant came from the backyard, poured tea for the two of them, then leaned close to the governor's ear, whispered a few words, then bowed his head to Ye Zhai and saluted, walked back the way he came, not forgetting to leave the house. The charcoal and fire in the house are bright, and the movements are extremely gentle.
The man raised his hand to indicate, "After the middle game, Brother Ye has taken over the chess game and we are talking about it. I must tell you everything I know."
The wind blows everywhere, even though it is extremely difficult to ventilate the house, the smoke in the stove still comes and goes erratically, circling and floating, like a jade belt rising slowly.
"In the past, there was a volume of documents in the governor's mansion of Fengyou County, which was left over two hundred years ago. At that time, Fengyou County had not yet received this name, and it was just a wilderness area where a few people worked hard to cultivate. From that time on , Baihao Mountain is a place where all living things, vegetation and trees are pure white, but no common people dare to go to the mountain to have a look. However, looking from a distance, the flying eaves and flowing pavilions dot the mountain, and it is like a fairyland in the sky." The county guard Luozi, He led the black chess to the center and said slowly, "Over time, the area around Fengyou County has become suitable for farming, and more and more people have moved here. It is natural that people with good intentions come to the mountain to visit, but close to the mountain gate , originally all the beautiful buildings and jade buildings had faded away like mist, except for a woman in green shirt and a boy who went out to greet her. She called herself Shuiyue. She was from an ancient clan and had no surname. "
"Ever since someone went up the mountain, the people were all surprised. But since there was nothing weird about the woman and her appearance was beautiful, they were no longer afraid. Many people even farmed at the foot of Pehao Mountain and often went to the mountain to explore. The woman was well received. , with food and water all provided, she was obviously a very kind-hearted person; but after March and May, purple energy suddenly rose up in Baihao Mountain, causing wind and thunder, and the woman stepped out of the clouds until she reached Fengyou County, leaving her behind. The ancient jade then disappeared, leaving no trace."
Ye Zhai listened silently, picked up a black stone and placed it on the chessboard. He leaned behind the master's chair and looked at the ancient jade with the word "Lake" on the table. He didn't say anything for a long time.
"When the young man entered the house just now, the ambush in the garden had already retreated. Only you and I know about the autumn wind and rain in the county governor's house. God knows about the ghosts. Forgive me for asking boldly." The county guard saw the sunspot placed there. Di Jie also returned the white pieces on hand to the chess box, and said calmly, "Shuiyue and Gu happen to be lakes, and the word Gu seems to be closely related to Xiongtai's surname. She is clearly the magical woman from two hundred years ago. , why should you entrust this ancient jade with the word "Lake" to others?"
"Brother Ye, my ancestor, seems to have a relationship with that woman, which is really impressive."
Ye Zhai closed his eyes, and his words were slightly trembling, but there was no hint of happiness or anger at all, "I would like to ask the county governor if there is any record of where the woman went when she stepped out of Pehao Mountain on purple air?"
"I don't remember," the county guard shook his head, took a sip of tea, and immediately felt much more comfortable all over his body, the cold air forced out, and his internal organs felt comfortable, "I only mentioned it in one stroke, saying that it was the woman in green shirt who was in front of everyone. , every inch was reduced to nothing, and apart from the ancient jade, there was no trace of anything left."
When the white-haired mountain master opened his eyes again, he looked at the swirling cigarettes, feeling deeply sad.
"So that's it. I have never paid back what I owed. The only thing she owed me was returned to me when she was about to leave. It was clean and without any thought. It's quite satisfying."
The county guard frowned and immediately felt horrified.
"The boy who was behind the woman two hundred years ago is here." Ye Zhai smiled sadly, "Since I took over the White Gourd Gate, my age has not moved. Houses were built on the ground, and in a blink of an eye, the city was closed, and the great Qi Dynasty prospered. From prosperity to decline, the heroes sealed the territories and split the land, and together they gave birth to the Three Kingdoms; the five religions originally had faint signs of the birth of saints, but they returned invisible and hidden in the world, and the world changed. But to me, a person who hides from the world, it was only a hundred or ten years ago. The hair is all white and nothing else.”
The white-haired sect master with a forlorn expression picked up the tea and then put the tea away, looking tasteless.
The tea soup warmed the stomach in the autumn moon, but now that I have taken it, I can't feel the slightest warmth.
The county guard originally had gentle eyebrows and a smile, but he finally put away his smile.
"A deep love will inevitably hurt your life and wisdom. Please be more open-minded. If you find out about that woman, I will definitely find out the whereabouts of the sect master. Now that you can see the old person's belongings, although it is inevitable to feel pain after seeing things and missing someone, you can always It’s better than thinking about it and forgetting about it. The Baihu Sect has had an excellent reputation over the years. At least the sect owner is worthy of the instructions of the woman in green shirt, so why is he so melancholy?"
In the empty Sheriff's Mansion, the fallen leaves hurried eastward with the flowing water, fell into the ditch, and were carried by the wind.
The long-lasting incense is ordinary, not a rare thing from the Great Yuan Dynasty. It has almost finished burning, and the ashes of the incense are sparsely falling on the ground, rustling and breaking. This is the month when all things wither.
"Seeing things and thinking about people can only be understood by seeing people. There is no entrustment. I, Ye Zhai, have taken over the task of guarding the mountain gate." The white-haired young man lowered his eyelids and stared at the chessboard intently. The two black and white figures dotted above looked ashen, "I thought I could live forever in this mountain. I kept the old things in my mind for many years, but I never thought that even if I think about them every day for a hundred years, I would still be able to live forever." I can’t stop my forgetfulness, and the old things that were originally piled up for more than 20 years end up with only bits and pieces left, which I can’t afford to think about and can’t forget.”
"People often say that you know autumn when a leaf falls. I am like the lonely autumn leaves that have fallen in the wind. I can't see the old people in the past and sink into the mud. However, they have not decayed for countless years. I can see the sea around me and the world. It goes round and round, and only now do I realize that if people want to live forever, it would be better to live a hundred years."
"Flowers in the mirror and moon in the water cannot last long in a lake. It turned out to be fate, but now even the appearance is a bit blurry."
Ye Zhai raised his head and smiled bitterly, "What I said today can be discussed by the governor at will with outsiders. It has been in the world for more than two hundred years, and the cage will be released in the near future. This Baihao Mountain, There should be no more white-haired old monsters. I will do what you asked me to do. I also hope that after the gate of Baihao Mountain is closed, I can treat my disciples well and at least allow them to live in a safe place. This can be regarded as the place where I, the master of the sect, beg."
In the Baihao Mountain, the young man had taken a breath and was not sleepy at all. He listened to the urgent autumn rain outside the building and knocked on the eaves. He put on his clothes and sat up, leaning against the doorpost and looking into the night rain.
Before Ye Zhai went out, he had a long chat with the young man for nearly an entire hour, but he didn't drink any alcohol. He just had a smile on his face, which made the young man a little dazed.
Ye Zhai said that the woman was born very well. Where did the young man say hello? Ye Zhai thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't tell what was good about her. He just said that there are many beautiful women in the world, but after just one look at that person, everything else... If you turn a blind eye, they will be completely worldly.
Ye Zhai said that if he could untie the cage, he would probably have to drive away in a few years. A person is born only a few decades, and living for such a long time is already a very profitable business. If he still has the ability in the future, he will definitely be leaning on a wooden frame. I went back to the mountain to take a look. After all, I have stayed here for two hundred years. It will take a while to get used to it. By then, my head will be full of white hair, and it will look much more natural.
Ye Zhai said that three years after Ji Guan, the two of them went out and got drunk. The person in the room boasted that his master was getting married, so he arranged for the vacant room to be arranged as soon as possible, and almost actually married his master. He always thought that his master was getting married. It was freezing cold, even if I drank several cups of wine, it was still cold and hard to get close to. But that day, my face turned red with embarrassment, and I pursed my lips and nodded.
Ye Zhai also said, "Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water," but if it is imprinted in my heart, even if the moon is broken by the ripples in the lake, I will always think of it and remember it, just like the old person has not gone away. Every time I remember it, I will be happy without drinking.
The young man closed his eyes, feeling the cool breeze of Baihao Mountain blowing. Thousands of mixed thoughts in his mind were just like the pervasive darkness of night, stirring up and rising, but he only sighed in a low voice.
"It would be great if everything goes according to people's wishes without any regrets."
