Guerwan slept in the cave door and had a good night's sleep. When he woke up the next day, he saw the snowy sky outside and everything was covered in silver. He felt very interesting. He stretched out his hand to pinch the snow outside the cave and piled up two small statues, high and short. people. After playing like this for a while, I finally felt that I was having no fun. I looked back and wanted to invite Jing Shi to play with me, but I saw Jing Shi sitting in the cave, lost in thought.
He had been with Jing Shi for a long time. In the past, although he had seen the other person thinking quietly, his demeanor was mostly solemn and calm, as if he was thinking about strategies. Now there was a look of confusion on his face, which was very different from his usual look. It seemed that he had encountered a huge problem and didn't know how to deal with it.
Seeing him like this, Gu'er Wan immediately jumped forward and said, "Jing Guan'er, you are in a daze."
Jingshi sat quietly in the cave, completely forgetting himself and actually listening but not listening. After Gu'erwan shook his shoulder a few times, he finally regained his composure and replied, "I'm fine."
Gu'er Wan said: "Why didn't you wash your face or paint when you got up today? It snowed heavily yesterday, making it difficult to walk on the mountain road. Are you going back to Dongquan Village today or to see Old Man Huazhou?"
Jing Shi hummed, but hesitated to answer. Gu'erwan was surprised when he saw this. He didn't know why Jingshi seemed to be out of his mind this morning when he was doing his job well yesterday. But seeing that he looked tired and dazed, and his eyes were bloodshot, showing that he had not slept well last night, I felt very sorry for him. Thinking again about the strange thing that happened in Dongquan Village yesterday, he couldn't help but stroke Jing Shi's arm and said: "Jing Guan'er, I see you have been acting strange recently, but who did you dream about?"
Jing Shi moved slightly when he heard the sound, turned to look at him and said: "Why do you say this?"
Gu'er Wan's face was straight, his eyes glanced around a few times, and then he said cautiously: "I have heard from the old official about your situation on land. Whenever people on the mainland get sick for no reason, there is something causing trouble. According to me Look, it’s either a spirit or a female ghost.”
Jing Shi hummed and said: "Why must it be a female ghost?"
Gu'er Wan raised his head and said, "The old official told me your story on land, at least a hundred and eighty times. Every time, it was a female ghost who asked for his life, but no male ghost came."
Jing Shi hummed again: "I'm just asking for my life."
Gu'erwan stared at him and said: "If you don't ask for your life, what more can you do to a living person?"
Jing Shi smiled silently and made no comment. Seeing that he didn't care, Gu'er Wan became even more anxious. He kicked his feet and scratched his ears and said, "Although I have never seen people on the island turn into ghosts, if anyone has changed in the past, it's hard to say. Jing Guan'er, I see you Lu There are so many things that people see ghosts about, so they must be born differently and are more likely to see ghosts than where I am."
After hearing this, Jing Shi's face was calm and he nodded and said: "You are right. It seems that my life is at stake."
When Gu'er Wan heard that he was about to die, he felt extremely sad. However, the female ghost comes and goes without a trace. She arrives at night and disappears during the day. No matter how quick and agile she is, she may not be able to defeat the monsters. Since he was no match for her, he could only watch Jing Shi, the new official, grow haggard and die. Thinking of such a scene, he couldn't help but feel sad. However, seeing Jing Shi as if nothing had happened, even combing his hair and straightening his appearance, he sniffed and said: "Jing Guan'er, you and other Chinese people can't stand the cold. They'll freeze when it gets cold. Just sit here and rest, and I'll fetch some water for you." He took out the water bag from Jing Shi's bag and carried it. The wooden stick goes to the nearby mountain and lake. As I headed out of the cave, I saw a person standing by the lakeside of Qiantoushan Mountain, standing on a stone watching a movie.
It was a clear day, with the sun reflecting the snow, and the view of the house in front of the house was extremely refreshing. But I saw this person with jade hairpins on his temples and a brocade skirt, similar to a woman's dress. His body is layered with layers of clothes, his sleeves are wide and flowing, and his clothes are decorated with nine layers of cherry blossoms. If a palace concubine or a noble lady wears this kind of attire, she must be supported by the attendant's arm and supported by a maid, so that she can walk. However, she was thin and isolated, and the snowy fields around her were as flat as clouds, with not even a trace of her footprints left. If you want to ask where people come from, they can only think of it as falling from heaven.
Seeing this scene, Gu'erwan's heart started to beat wildly, as he knew that there was no living person in front of him. He deliberately picked up the stick and walked up to her and quietly hit her with the stick, but he was afraid that this female ghost was really like what the old official said back then, and that she could not be defeated by a living person with fists and kicks. In addition to being suspicious and frightened, I also felt a little strange, because the ghost did not come to Jingshi at night, but appeared in the clear sky during the day, which was too inconsistent with the rules.
He thought about it, but he still felt panicked and wanted to go back to the cave and grab the Jingshi to escape. Unexpectedly, Jing Shi had already stood up and came out of the cave. When he saw the scene by the lake, he untied his clothes and walked forward to the outside of the female ghost's father-in-law. He bowed as if bent, made a formal salute to an elder, and then said, "Xian Xian."
The female ghost looked sideways at him and said, "Zi Yun ordered the treasury in the village earlier, and his intention was to set rules, but you know why it didn't work."
Jing Shi replied: "I have no talent and no knowledge, and I still haven't figured out my mistake."
The female ghost said: "This happened by chance and because of a misunderstanding. It's not your fault."
The two of them talked to each other, completely forgetting about foreign objects. Seeing this scene, Gu'erwan was even more panicked. He guessed that Jingshi had been fascinated by the female ghost. If things went on like this, the disaster of sucking human blood and ripping out people's hearts would be inevitable. Thinking of this, I hid behind a tree and peeped at the hands and feet of the female ghost. However, she was different from the ghosts in the old island mandarin. Firstly, the sun did not appear transparent and painful, and secondly, she did not have bare arms and legs, but was dressed in layers. Wrapped in layers, even half a piece of excess skin is not visible. If you want to see if there are real feet under her legs, you can find sharp claws on her fingers. Unless you beat her with a stick and knock her unconscious for closer inspection, there is no other way.
He was eager to try, but he saw something bumping next to him. It had a blue body and a green tail, with its head raised and its screen spread out. It arrived at the feet of the female ghost, and then it just finished. It bent its forehead and bent its soles in a posture of worship. As soon as the female ghost saw it coming, she stopped talking, leaned over and stretched out her sleeves, and smoothed the feathers on its head.
Although the peacock has a beautiful appearance, its sound is harsh and harsh. Gu'er bowls have been found in the mountains before, but they always caused a lot of excitement and it was hard to please. However, the peacock-faced female ghost was neither noisy nor fussy, she cooed and whispered, and was very docile and honest.
Gu'erwan was extremely dissatisfied when he saw that this flower-feathered chicken, a creature of the island, had abandoned the light and turned to darkness to show intimacy with the female ghost. While Yaokong was pointing and cursing quietly, he suddenly heard Jing Shi say to him: "Guerwan, come here."
Gu'erwan said without thinking, "I can't go there."
Jing Shi said: "If you don't come, I will leave first."
When Gu'erwan heard this, he immediately thought about the abandoned boat and the water splash. Furthermore, he had been with Jing Shi for months and had a lot of affection. To abandon him now would be a sign of cowardice. The two faced each other, and finally he took up the stick and said, "Let's go over here." He slowly walked closer, still looking down at his feet, not daring to look at the female ghost to avoid being harmed by her.
His hair stood on end and he was on guard, when he suddenly heard the female ghost above his head say: "Little guy, you don't associate with your own clan, but you stay with Ziyun all day long, how lonely you are."
Gu'erwan immediately said loudly: "I'm not lonely, I'm very happy." Deep down in his heart, he was afraid that this female ghost would drive him away and then take the opportunity to kill Jing Shi. Fortunately, he was so determined that even the female ghost couldn't force him away, so he had to let him stay. Just then, Jing Shi secretly felt lucky, but Jing Shi said: "Gu'erwan, I have something to discuss with Xian Xian. You can go back to the cave for me to guard my luggage first."
When Guerwan heard this, he was very anxious and hurriedly tugged on his trouser leg and said: "I can't go back, I can't go back. How can I carry so much luggage on my own? I need your help to do it."
Jing Shi was about to leave and didn't want to be held by him. He felt slightly surprised and asked, "A lot of luggage?"
When Gu'erwan was asked about it, he knew that his excuses were untenable, but because the female ghost was watching, how could he tell her directly. At that moment, he gestured to Jing Shi, suggesting that he should flee with him. Seeing that Jing Shi was slow to understand and didn't know how to react, he also blinked and twisted his tongue and made strange faces, trying to make him confuse ghosts and monsters. Brutal.
He had good intentions, but he was just playing the piano to a cow, and he couldn't tell the truth at all. Just as her heart was burning with anxiety, the female ghost said: "Zi Yun's belongings must be all in that cave. I'll just seal it." After saying that, he raised his sleeves lightly and saw a few green stars flying out. The lights flickered out, dancing around the sky, and then flew towards the cave, landing in front of the cave without moving.
Gu'erwan was not prepared for this evil move by her, and was immediately startled. He hurriedly slipped and hid behind Jingshi's legs. When he saw the green star falling to the ground, he secretly took a look at the female ghost's appearance. He is a Yiren, and he is not very good at distinguishing between elders and girls in mainland China. Looking at the female ghost at this moment, he can only feel that her skin is shiny and black. Although she has a bun and a hairpin like the old lady with water flowers, she does not seem to be very old. It doesn't show how terrible it is. At that moment, he grabbed the wooden stick to give himself some courage and said to the female ghost: "Little girl, I am the general of this island, Gu'erwan. What kind of ghost are you doing to haunt the people on my island?"
The female ghost leaned over to look at him, tilted her head and said: "You little drowned slave, you don't look like you're still in the early stages of adulthood, but you call me a little boy. I'm older than you. Even if you don't call me mother, you shouldn't call me." Girl."
Gu'er Wan said: "I'm not from mainland China. I have no father or mother. How can I call you mother? Please tell me your name."
The two of them talked to each other, although the communication was not hindered, in fact, they each said their own things. When Jing Shi heard this, he finally coughed slightly, lowered his head and pulled the Gu'er bowl and said: "This is the envoy from Qingdu who came with me. He has great skills, so don't be rude."
Although Gu'erwan didn't know what Qingdu was, he was quite afraid of strange magic. When he heard Jing Shi said that humans were powerful in magic and didn't seem to be ghosts, he didn't dare to show off and carried his long stick behind his back. , muttering in his mouth: "That can't be my mother."
Jing Shi coughed again, pushed him aside and said, "The empress is respectfully called the female saint, which is not what you think. If you don't want to call her, you can just call her "Bixian" with me."
Gu'erwan was confused when he heard this, and hugged his arm and said: "What's the matter, tie it first and then mess with people. If you don't ask me to recognize my mother, I will just call her your mother. Then White Lady, you are looking for me." What do the people on the island want to do?”
He didn't know the origin of the other person's name, but seeing that he was dressed in white, he casually gave him a nickname. The man was not unhappy at all, and still leaned forward and said to him: "I have an old acquaintance with this gentleman on the island of the little general. We met by chance today. I would like to tell some old stories. Please forgive me, the general."
Gu'erwan heard her polite words, and even more unusually she called him "general". He was immediately satisfied, let go of Jing Shi's arm and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, you just take the person away." After saying this, Then he thought about not being so careless, and turned around and said: "It's okay to borrow him for a while, but you can't take people out of the island, otherwise it will be difficult for me to explain to the old man."
The other party smiled slightly and said: "Since you are a member of the Little General Island, you naturally don't dare to trespass."
The man's speech was as clear as jade knocking, and it was pleasant but cool. He also mentioned "little general" on his lips many times, and it sounded like the music of nature in the bone bowl. Immediately he put away his stick, swooped down again, and caught the peacock with its tail spread by the grass, and then jumped away with the bird in his arms. The two people behind him stood together and watched him carrying the bird and holding the stick as he entered the cave noisily.
Jing Shi was looking at the cave and shaking his head, but he heard the person next to him exhaling slightly, vaguely seeming to be laughing. Looking sideways, I saw that his face was pale and pale, as if there was a hint of happiness.
In the past year, he and the other party parted ways in the Qingshan Capital of the Eastern Region, and they had not seen each other since then. It had been more than ten years. Looking at this person now, the frosty face and jade face have not changed, as if she stepped out of the painting. It is Longji, the great repairman of Nanhai who saved her from the crisis. Although her beauty is ageless, her makeup is very different from before, and her demeanor and demeanor are also different, which makes Jing Shi suspicious.
While he was observing secretly, Long Ji beside him suddenly turned her head, looked at him and said, "Zi Yun was not good at getting along with others when he was young, but now he has to make friends with foreigners. He has grown up a lot."
Jing Shi immediately turned his eyes away and responded: "He was sent by the elders on the island to accompany me. He is familiar with the local customs and has helped me a lot." At the end of the sentence, there seemed to be more to follow, but it stopped abruptly. He lowered his head and only looked at his feet.
Long Ji noticed that he was behaving strangely, so she turned her head and asked, "Zi Yun seems to have something to say. I don't know what he wants to say."
Jing Shi shook his head and said: "Nothing. Why did Immortal Song come here?"
When Longji heard this, she didn't answer immediately. She straightened her hair on her temples for a moment, and then she said warmly: "This time, I was entrusted by Qingdu to serve as a supervisor. Since Ziyun was a test student, he should have avoided suspicion. I want you to know that I am here. But after seeing Zi Yun’s behavior for the past few days, it turns out that he is very different from the other test students, so I simply show up to see you so that I can ask you a question."
Jing Shi didn't show any emotion after hearing this. He just nodded and said, "It turns out that Immortal Song has been here for a long time."
Long Ji whispered softly and said: "It is my duty to monitor the situation of all living things for the Lord Guan Ling, not just Zi Yun. I have been here several times before, and I only watched Zi Yun and the little drowned slave wandering around. It seems that the mountains and fields have not yet been regulated for animal husbandry.”
When she said this, her face was still gentle, but there was a hint of questioning in her words. But I think that Young Master Yu did not ask about scriptures or consider strategies, but just sent people to manage the island. Naturally, he was light on talks and focused on practical work, and he should be judged by his achievements over the years. This limit is neither long nor short. If you want to achieve anything in a foreign land of the Yi country, even if it is not difficult to reach heaven, you must be diligent in civil education. Wandering alone in the wilderness like Jingshi, wasting the rest of the month, is really not what a wise person would do.
The joints here are not known to Jingshi. He expected that Long Ji would ride on the wind and ride on the clouds, see all over the islands, and know the conditions of the test students very well. Now that he said this, he thought that he had fallen behind others. However, he had no intention of seeking an official position and had other plans, but it was difficult to tell Long Ji. At the moment, he just acted as if he was listening respectfully to the younger generation, nodded and said: "I am staying here to check on the mountain beasts, not just for fun."
Before he could go into details, Long Ji said first: "I already know about this matter. Although I know the true appearance of that mountain beast, as a supervisory monk, I cannot help you for personal reasons. If you want to know the truth about this matter, you must get it." Rely on your own ability. In fact, this thing has nothing to do with this big event, Ziyun really doesn't need to worry about it."
Jing Shi didn't respond to what he said, and only said: "I should be self-reliant, so I don't have to worry about the Immortal taking action."
When the two of them talked about this, they had nothing to say. Jing Shi suddenly met an old friend, and his mind was still ups and downs. Although he had a lot of questions, he was still concerned about each other's identity, so he didn't express it in his heart, so as not to be suspected of favoritism. In the silence, Longji suddenly said: "It's snowy today. Ziyun can come with me for a walk in the forest."
Jing Shili said: "Your Majesty invited me, and I dare not say goodbye."
When Long Ji heard this, she couldn't help but look at him one more time, but she just shook her head and smiled, without making any comments, and walked towards the forest outside the lake. Jing Shi waited for her to take two steps ahead, then lowered his head and followed closely.
