In Chang'an City, there is a tower that reaches the top of the clouds, and you can pick the stars with your hands.
The palace in heaven weighs tens of thousands, and ordinary people cannot climb it.
There is no way to enter that building, but someone has seen an immortal riding a crane entering the imperial city at night.
A piece of feather fell from the top of the cloud, was picked up by the biting cold wind, and blew back to the top of the building.
There were several white cranes raised on the roof of the building, and two young Taoist boys were combing the wings of the white cranes. It was extremely cold up there. The little Taoist boy's face was so cold that he buried half of his body in the wings of the white cranes, playing non-stop.
There is an auspicious beast incense burner in the center of the roof, which is as tall as a person. The green smoke goes straight up from the top of the incense burner and drifts away to Taixu along the steps of the sky.
The feathers rolled up by the cold wind fell at the foot of the incense burner. There were three futons at the foot of the incense burner. They were occupied by one person, lying on the futon on his side and sleeping lightly, with a crane cloak and feathers covering his body to avoid the cold.
The feathers fell slowly, making a faint sound. The man was awakened. He sat on the futon and put on his feather coat. He glanced at Taixu carefully, breathed a sigh of relief, waved his sleeves, rolled the feathers into his hands, looked at them for a moment, and looked at them. Into the incense burner.
After sleeping for a long time, the man's legs were numb. He calmed down for a moment, wrapped himself in his feather coat, stood up and walked towards the railing. He raised his hand to push away the floating clouds and looked to the south of the Yangtze River, moving the brightest star Sirius a few steps away.
The east side door of Shen's house.
The little monkey flipped off the tiles on the roof, and the green tiles shattered all over the floor. The Shen family caregivers hit a few tiles on their heads, and the mice scurried away holding their heads.
The mute slave pushed Bai Xiaosheng from the corridor into the courtyard. Several pieces of broken tiles fell down and were caught lightly by the sharp-eyed Zhu Sanhuai, who crushed them into dust.
A few more pieces of broken tiles fell down. Bai Xiaosheng waved his sleeves lightly, with sword energy in his sleeves, and lifted the green tiles back to the eaves.
The sound of the flute was solemn, and the green tile that Bai Xiaosheng brought back with his sword energy was shattered into pieces by the sound of the flute. Kong Xuan stopped playing, picked up the jade flute and stood in the moonlight.
When the little monkey saw someone carrying the green tile back, he bared his teeth and screamed strangely.
Bai Xiaosheng didn't even look back and said coldly: "Sanhuai, go and catch that monkey."
After receiving the owner's order, Zhu Sanhuai jumped up to the eaves and grabbed the monkey. The monkey was alert and escaped from Zhu Sanhuai's palm, jumped to the eaves of one side, lifted two green tiles and threw them on Zhu Sanhuai's face.
Zhu Sanhuai crushed the green tile with one palm, his teeth trembled, and he clenched his fist and chased after him. One man and one monkey were running around on the roof.
In the courtyard, Bai Xiaosheng and Kong Xuan stared at each other for a long time.
"Why haven't you seen my mother?" Kong Xuan's expression turned from gloomy to clear. Zhu Sanhuai was here, so he had to put on a show.
Lifting her head for too long, Bai Xiaosheng turned her slightly stiff neck. If she saw her close friend, Luo Qing, who was guarding outside the Shen family wall and asked Zhu Sanhuai to come to the Shen family to look for her, then she must have something on hand and couldn't leave. She smiled and said: " The old lady is probably making pancakes."
Kong Xuan subconsciously licked his lips, swallowed and said, "It's been a long time since I've eaten the scallion pancakes made by my mother."
Bai Xiaosheng's smile grew stronger, "Then you have to eat a few more. When the old lady heard that you were coming to Jiangnan, she specially changed the recipe."
While the two were chatting, the mute slave saw a copper tank filled with water and fireproof in the courtyard. There were a few elegant water lilies and goldfish foaming on the water. The mute slave was drooling. He quickly ran to the water tank, fished out the goldfish with his hands, and put it in his mouth. Zhongsai.
Kong Xuan swept down from the eaves and played the jade flute on his lips. The flute sound was short. The mute slave plunged into the water tank and fell asleep. The goldfish stuffed into his mouth escaped and he hid at the bottom of the tank with his companions.
Kong Xuan shook his head and sighed, and said pitifully, "Your second uncle is really cruel. His own son can be so poisonous."
Bai Xiaosheng didn't answer, moved his sleeves slightly, took the mute slave out of the water tank, laid it flat on the ground, and said in a calm tone: "Have you heard anything?"
Kong Xuan withdrew his gaze, rolled up his sleeves, stood on a square bluestone with his hands behind his back, and whispered: "Back then, someone reported to Chang'an that you were hiding in the Shen family, colluding with old officials and people in the Jianghu, secretly supporting the Li family's power , intending to subvert Chang'an. He also said that you were worried that the rebellion would fail and be captured by Chang'an, so you deliberately left your bloodline to continue to support the Li family. It was the Year of the Rat, and the person who kept the year for the twelve lives of Qimen was the Night God. Two secret edicts were obtained before Jiangnan, one is from the empress herself, the other cannot be verified, most of them may come from Zhaixing Tower."
There is a bright moon above our heads, and the moonlight is too bright, covering up the light of the stars.
Bai Xiaosheng floated his arms in the air, slid his index finger, and measured the star trails under the night sky. He also learned a lot about the four seasons of farming at Guinong Villa based on the astrology, and asked, "Is there any movement over there at Zhaixing Tower?"
Kong Xuan followed his example, looked up at the starry sky, shook his head and said: "Everything is as before."
Bai Xiaosheng lowered his eyelids and squeezed the armrest. Back then, when he, Sword Emperor Jun Ruyi and Sword God Su Mu broke into Chang'an, they were blocked from the city by a feather and watched his wife die.
A gust of palm wind blew from outside the wall, Kong Xuan turned around, handed out a palm, staggered back a few steps, barely stabilized his body, and complained: "Mom, there is no need to slap me every time we meet! "
Luo Qing, the sapphire-hand man, restrained his skills, stood in the courtyard with a bag on his shoulders, and said solemnly: "When you are in Chang'an, you must always be careful, in case I am disguised by others."
Kong Xuan looked helpless, "Mom, I've smelled the smell of scallion pancakes a long time ago. How can anyone kill someone with a bag of scallion pancakes? You'd better take it off quickly and don't burn it."
His son was concerned about him. Luo Qing couldn't help but smile and said, "You just have the tip of your nose."
Luo Qing quickly took off the baggage and threw it to his son.
The baggage didn't seem to be heavy, but it sank into the stone. Kong Xuan suspected that my mother had baked all the dough. The cotton bag was wrapped in two or three layers. When untied, there were fresh lotus leaves. The lotus leaves were softened by the heat and moist with scallion oil.
During these years in Chang'an, what I miss most is the pancakes baked by my mother. I picked up one piece and gave it to Bai Xiaosheng. I sat cross-legged, picked up one piece and put it in my mouth. The scallion pancake was slightly hot for my mouth. It was indeed the most fragrant. After blowing the cold air, I put the scallion pancake into my stomach in a few mouthfuls. I felt homesick as I ate the pancake baked by my mother.
"Mom, I have been thinking about this cake for a long time. Let me tell you, among all the cake makers in Chang'an City, there is not a single cake that is as fragrant as yours."
Luo Qing, the green jade Rakshasa, traveled around the world killing people like hemp when he was young, and his heart was as heavy as water. Luo Qing was heartbroken by his son's complaints and told him: "There are plenty of them, eat more if you want, and save the rest for the road." .”
Bai Xiaosheng ate the whole cake alone, took out a soft handkerchief from his arms and wiped away the grease. The scene of the reunion of mother and son seemed a little redundant for him here.
"Hey, don't leave, have another piece." Kong Xuan called to Bai Xiaosheng who was about to leave, and threw out a piece of scallion pancake.
Bai Xiaosheng took the cake and said, "It's too oily. Just eat one piece."
Luo Qing took out the green plum wine from behind, threw a pot to his son, and held the other pot to Bai Xiaosheng's hand, "I give you warm green plum wine."
There is wine and bread, so it’s not easy to shirk it.
Bai Xiaosheng raised his head and took a sip. The green plum wine was warm enough, sweet yet sour, and it washed away the greasiness of the scallion pancake.
Luo Qing said: "Chang'an's eyeliners have all been arranged, and the thrush from Rouge Shop in Yangzhou will leave soon."
Kong Xuan ate four or five cakes in a row, but he still didn't feel tired. He drank a sip of green plum wine. When he heard Huamei's name, his wrists trembled. The remaining half of the cake fell on the baggage and he said cautiously: "Mom, can someone else go to Chang'an?" .”
Luo Qing glared at him, "No, she has been recognized and is no longer safe in Yangzhou. Chang'an is the best place for her right now."
Bai Xiaosheng helped by saying: "You are in the position of monkey in the twelve lives of Qimen, and you are directly subordinate to the empress. When Huamei goes to Chang'an, under your protection, no one dares to mess with you, not to mention that the first to get the moon near the water is so that the old lady can do it." Get your grandson soon."
Once he heard that he could have a grandson, Luo Qing became more determined to let Huamei go to Chang'an.
Being plotted by the two people, Kong Xuan was speechless and ate the cake in a muffled voice.
In Yangzhou city.
The blind woman carried a lantern and walked along the bluestone road. In the dead of night, there was no one to stop her, and she walked a little faster.
A kitchen knife flew down from the eaves, blocked the way, and was embedded in the bluestone.
The blind woman stopped and looked up. Su Lingdang was drinking comfortably on the eaves, with a plate of braised pig ear shreds at hand to go with the wine.
The blind woman smiled and said, "Master Su is so elegant."
Su Lingdang held up her empty hand, and the kitchen knife flew back into her palm. She pinched a piece of pig ear and put it into her mouth to chew, "Recently, it is rumored that Yangzhou City is the best place to enjoy the moon. After I came here, I found that it was true as the rumors said. Three Is Miss Yue going out to admire the moon today?"
The March girl knew very well that when she admired the moon, she was naturally rewarded with the waning moon. He extinguished the lantern and hid in the shadows, "Mingyue Tower and Tianxia Tower have always been in harmony with each other. Can Lord Su stretch his hand a little longer?"
Su Lingdang took a sip of pine gin and said coldly: "You guys can cross the border at Mingyue Tower, so what if I stretch my hand longer!"
Sanyue chuckled, "It turns out that Master Su is here to investigate. Recently, someone did offer a thousand taels to buy the life of the housekeeper of Shen Mansion. However, the person who killed people outside the gate of Tianxialou was not someone from Mingyuelou, but my second brother Shuangyue. .”
Su Lingdang shook the bell and sneered: "Miss Yue Yue, this is totally wrong. Shuangyue betrayed Mingyue Tower three years ago. Your landlord spent a lot of money to reward him. How dare he show up in Yangzhou, under your eyes?" Killing people down there.”
Miss Yuyue took the lantern apart, and there was a short thorn made of gold at the handle. Half of her body sank into the shadow under her feet, "My second brother entered Guinong Villa and is now in the Shen family. I heard Your master's son is also in the Shen family, and my second brother's Ningyin Qianhuan changes endlessly. If he falls for my second brother's tricks, don't blame me for not warning Mr. Su."
In the city of Yangzhou, countless sky lanterns rise like daylight.
Su Lingdang stood up and held two kitchen knives tightly. The blades had just been sharpened in the afternoon, and their throats were covered with blood. "Although my brother's kung fu is not that good, you Mingyue Tower must also weigh the weight of those behind him. You can't use force in Tianxia Tower." , your Mingyue Tower has broken the rules, and as the owner of the building, I have to make amends."
The sky lantern rises, countless shadows disappear, and half of the March girl's body that sank into the shadows emerges from the ground again. Her Shadow Follower can only be used if there is a shadow, and Su Lingdang obviously knows the weakness of her technique.
Miss March leaned against the wall and hid in the remaining shadow, but she touched the bell in the corner, and the bell jingled.
This city has been covered with bells used to prevent thieves.
A Kongming lantern fell into the night sky, and a shadow passed across it. Miss March dodged and hid in the shadow.
Su Lingdang did not move, waiting for the sound of the bell.
Outside Yangzhou City, a red lotus blooms. Zhuang Mengxing gently waved his paper fan and stood on the city wall, looking at the man from a distance.
