(5)
Time passed and they came together for the first time to the wasteland left behind by the Taiping Road. Only this place would feel strange to Zhao Xiaomei. She had never been here, but occasionally some weird rumors would reach her ears, adding fuel to her boring life.
There used to be a constant flow of incense here, and the Taoist priests claimed to have hundreds of loyal believers and thousands of pilgrims. Therefore, they plundered a lot of people's wealth and anointing, and countless people with good nature fell into the devil's trap.
The best proof is the thousands of burnt incense candles seen in front of the "Laojun" worshiped by Taiping Taoists. This was once a hiding place for sin, and the smell of desire and lies still seems to permeate the turbid air. People who come here can see murals, sculptures, books and other things that can serve as carriers of ideas that promote "immortality" in any corner.
Only these things with no practical value were lucky enough to escape the fate of being stolen by others. In the end, they were able to stay almost unharmed in their original place, continuing to collect dust and mold.
Coming out of Laojun Pavilion, there is a square courtyard in front of you.
The yard is covered with catkins and dead branches, and all the exotic flowers and trees used for decoration, without exception, have withered and died due to being left unattended for a long time. Only the most tenacious weeds can still poke out from the gaps between the stone bricks. Come and soak up the sunshine.
The buildings built on the left and right sides of Laojun Pavilion are divided into two floors, and they are spacious and spacious inside. Even though the colorful colors have long since disappeared, there are only dim colors accumulated due to long-term neglect and some creaking sounds of rotten wood, but one cannot deny its charm. The decoration is indeed very elegant and elegant, quite similar to the teacher's private school. People standing in the room and making any noise can cause a big echo.
But now that the building is empty, even basic furniture such as tables and mats have been removed, leaving only an empty shell in the house.
All in all, this place is not as prosperous as the little sister has heard, and she can't see anything sinful, except for a few "erotic palace pictures" carved on the walls, which are really eye-catching and make people blush.
Several buildings in the front yard are very close to each other. If you don't know how to fly over the eaves and walk over the walls, you can only walk through Laojun Pavilion to get to the back yard.
What is surprising is that the backyard has been burned down by arson. If the house in the front yard is still well preserved, then there is only a mess in the backyard.
Bai Feng seemed to be very interested in this ruins, so he walked straight over the layers of broken tiles and charcoal wood, walked to the interesting place, and asked: "Brother Zhao, why was this place burned so badly?" As soon as he fell, his eyes suddenly shifted from the Zhao brothers and sisters behind him to an object under the ruins.
Zhao Kuo looked at the other party turning over tiles and scorched wood among the ruins, and wondered: "The knowledge of 'immortality' advocated by this Taiping Taoist temple was once all the rage a few years ago. And this one in front of me This ruin was once the place where they stored all kinds of forbidden drugs. There are even rumors that there is a goblin living inside. No matter whether you are male, female, old or young, as long as you step inside, you will think about it every night until your wealth is gone and your spirit collapses. , anyone will willingly sacrifice their wealth and life'."
"Dream Soul Immortal Soup?" Bai Feng found the object from the ruins, wiped off the dust stains on it, and murmured: "What kind of evil thing is this?"
"Brother Bai, you don't need to know what it is, because it is gone now. The people of Yuyi Town regard this place as a place of evil spirits. No one will be interested in these things anymore."
After Zhao Kuo returned, the younger sister responded again: "Mr. Bai, what do you think of this place?"
"What do you think?" Bai Feng thoughtfully repeated the younger sister's words and said, "You gave me this haunted house. Aren't you afraid that one day I will turn into one of those so-called 'evils'?"
"Master Bai?" The little girl clearly felt at this moment that there had always been an invisible gap between her and the young swordsman. It was very inconspicuous at first, but after today, this gap will completely change. as an insurmountable boundary.
"Brother Bai, what do you mean by this?" Zhao Kuo seemed to secretly accept Bai Feng's instigation, and he also said angrily: "I burned this house with my own hands. I really can't see any monsters. Yuyizhen's response to Taiping The Taoists drove them all to death, and it was indeed not because they had 'monsters' here, but because these stinky old Taoists secretly trafficked women and children! Not only around Yuyi Town, there were also several nomadic tribes who came to complain. So. How can we sit idly by and do nothing when it offends the public?"
Bai Feng still stood unmoved in the middle of the ruins, just like a subjugated slave whose country was ruined and his family was destroyed. He looked at the two brightly dressed people on the other side and said, "Yes! It's precisely because you think this way, Brother Zhao, that I trust you so much."
"Brother Bai, what happened to you today? My little sister secretly told me not long ago that you wanted to have a secret meeting with me. We just chose this good place!"
"Zhao Kuo, as a friend and brother who has shared weal and woe with you, can you tell me what you really think about your father?"
"My father?" Zhao Kuo pondered for a moment and looked at Zhao Xiaomei next to him. She seemed to be looking forward to his answer. She stared with her big eyes, like a greedy child who sees someone else eating. "I respect him very much. He is an indispensable person for me, my little sister, and Yuyi Town. He is great, and his great achievements are praised everywhere; he is famous far and wide, even famous It spread to all parts of the south; sometimes he would use some tricks, but he would never do anything harmful to the world..."
"Brother Bai, do you know something and want to ask clearly?" Zhao Kuo continued: "By the way, have you seen the body of 'Yi Siao Huang Quan'?"
"No, I haven't seen anything. I don't even know whether 'Yi Xiao Huang Quan' is dead or alive." Bai Feng replied: "Brother Zhao, in my eyes, you are different from other powerful people...including that General Yao, and your father. Whether you were in Yangcheng or now, you have always regarded yourself as a Yuyi Town native, and you will be very proud of it no matter where you go. If Yuyi Town is gone, General Yao Maybe you can find an official position elsewhere; your father is old, his career is established, and he has no regrets. As for Brother Zhao and my little sister, if Yuyi Town is gone, your family will be gone too. Yeah... So, for the sake of Yuyi Town, you will never put your personal interests above the common people."
"Brother Bai, I understand what you mean...it's just that now that the war is approaching, we must boost morale and reunite people's hearts! So...whether it's about robbing silver or getting married to my little sister, it's all for the sake of the overall situation! "
"Brother, stop talking!" The little sister suddenly burst into tears and sobbed: "Why, we have to do these things! I really don't want to go. How many times have I thought about it? I just want to stay here. here……"
"Little sister, don't cry, your brother Feng is watching!" Zhao Kuo comforted his sister kindly, only to hear the other party repeatedly saying "I don't obey, I don't obey", Zhao Kuo was instantly at his wits' end.
Seeing the condition of his little sister, the young swordsman walked down from the ruins, walked up to the Zhao brothers and sisters, and said: "Little sister, if you can stay, don't worry! Brother Zhao will definitely take care of you. Find a way."
"Yes...really? Brother."
"Yes... right. I have just thought of a person who has the ability to interfere with and ruin a marriage." Zhao Kuo looked at Bai Feng, returned to a calm tone and said: "Brother Bai, do you think the powerful are all just stupid people?" It's normal to be a coward, because your country was destroyed by those powerful people! But we in Yuyi Town can't be where we are today without them, even if they have a disgraceful history."
"I know, so I hope that Brother Zhao can change all this, and that Brother Zhao can bring the glory of Yuyi Town to the other six towns in the north." Bai Feng said: "If one day the Zhao family can rise from a merchant to a noble family, Among others, I hope Brother Zhao will not forget the common people who have always loved him."
"From now on, you are the sun and I am the shadow." After Bai Feng finished speaking, the three of them were silent for a while and left the abandoned Taoist temple one by one.
