I don’t know how long it took, but the moon came out again.
The dim moonlight slightly opened up the oppressive darkness, allowing everyone to see the things in front of them clearly again.
At this moment, there was one more person in the yard—a woman.
She was wearing an orange-red coat, her hair was shawl-length, and her skin was so white that it seemed to glow in the moonlight.
Even though there is no makeup or hairpin on her face, she is still extremely beautiful, just like a fairy in heaven, without any trace of the dust of the world.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is a world where looks are important. If monsters and monsters look good enough, humans will naturally have a different attitude towards them.
For example, if the "ghost nun" looks like Anne Hathaway and makes trouble in your home, will you suddenly feel that you can handle it?
Of course, you might be overwhelmed by another situation, but that's another story, right?
Now, as soon as the "woman in the painting" appeared, the terrifying atmosphere on the scene suddenly became less scary. If there were a weak scholar or handsome young man present at this moment, he would probably be in a state of confusion. Can you be afraid?
Fortunately... the reality is that there is no such waste in this courtyard.
The five people standing in the yard at this moment will not forget about their good looks.
First of all, Master Wojian, the leader of the majestic Lingyin Temple, grew up in a small temple and has very good concentration.
Secondly, Mr. Lu Wenlu is already forty-eight this year. Although he has not reached the age where he has completely lost his ability in certain aspects, he was a bit drunk and lustful when he was young and was already beyond his capabilities, so he will not lose his mind now that he is beautiful. of.
Then there is Hu Qiu and Hu Captou...without him, the husband and wife are loving and their will is relatively strong.
Next, it’s Yun Shili. As mentioned before, I’ve seen him before. Isn’t he just a stunning beauty? What's all the fuss about? Besides, since he is also a martial arts practitioner, his willpower is no worse than Hu Qiu's.
Finally, Sun Yixie...that's called a coward. He doesn't care what other people look like. Ensuring his own safety is the top priority...
When the surrounding environment was dimming and brightening just now, the other four people did not move at all, but Sun Yixie had already "transformed" the trident hidden in his body and copied it in his hand.
"Hey! Where did you get this from?" Yun Shili stood closer to Sun Yixie. He was not frightened by the woman in the painting, but was frightened by the weapon that Brother Sun suddenly conjured. .
"Why do you care if you keep an eye on that goblin?" Sun Yixie replied impatiently. At the same time, he narrowed his small eyes and scanned the "goblin" up and down more than five times.
"Who do you think is a fairy?" The beauty in the painting was not happy when she heard this, and immediately said, "This girl is the 'Tama Tail Immortal', please show me some respect when you speak!"
When Sun Yixie heard it, he thought that's right. Only fairies are called this. How could a real god be called this?
"Okay, then... Great Immortal, you showed up today, what's the matter?" Sun Yixie did not argue with the other party, but immediately started to talk.
"Hmph..." The Great Immortal Yuwei snorted coldly and replied, "Originally, I had something to tell you and Master Yun, so I used some tricks to lure you in, but you two didn't dare to enter the house. , and even found a monk to come and make endless noises in the courtyard... Then I can only come out by myself."
Before she finished her words, Wai Jian over there had already clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha... It turns out that the female donor has something to do with Mr. Sun and Mr. Yun, so the poor monk will not bother you anymore..." After that, This guy turned around and ran away.
Can Sun Yixie let this monk escape? At that time, he just said "Fuck me," and ducked over and grabbed Wo Jian's collar with one hand: "God damn female donor, is she a human being? She claims to be a great immortal, so why don't you still be a donor?" Also, you are here to catch monsters, what will we do if you leave?"
"Yes, yes, Mr. Sun is right, Master, you can't leave." Lu Wen also agreed at this time and began to move towards the entrance of the courtyard, "But... I really can't do anything about catching monsters, so I'm not here. I’m messing with you..."
While speaking, he also wanted to dodge.
But just as he was about to pass by Sun Yixie, he heard a "whoosh" sound, and the trident's blade was placed in front of him.
"Master Lu, you sent me the Picture of Traveling to the Lake and Encountering Immortals. Isn't it right for you to just walk away?" Sun Yixie would not let Lu Wen escape.
He pulled and stopped, making both Wo Jian and Lu Wen feel uncomfortable, but they did not dare to resist.
Unexpectedly, after a breath, it was the Great Immortal Yuwei who came to the rescue for them: "Okay, Lu doesn't know about my affairs and can't care about it. That monk doesn't have any magic power, so he can't do anything to me, and that one If you want to catch the head...if they want to leave, just leave." At this point, she paused, her eyes resting on Yun Shili and Sun Yixie respectively, "What I'm looking for...are you two."
"Thank you, Immortal!" After hearing this, Lu Wen actually bowed to the monster, then turned around and ducked down in one continuous movement, and ran away from under the trident.
"Amitabha..." Wojian also took advantage of the situation when Sun Yixie's hand loosened slightly to run away.
However, Capt. Hu still had some sense of loyalty. Before he was discharged from the hospital, he said to the two of them: "Take care, you two..." before leaving.
Sun Yixie and Yun Shili did not stop those people anymore, because they also realized that even if the three people stayed, it would not help. Since the goblin said that it had nothing to do with other people and only wanted to find Sun Yun and the other two, then they I can only bite the bullet and ask about the situation first.
"Damn it... Forget it, Mr. Lu, even a monk can't be trusted these days." After those few people left, Sun Yixie cursed and said, "The key is to charge so much incense money from our family. Always say the words Amitabha Buddha to me."
Yun Shili was not as arrogant as Brother Sun, and at this time Master Yun had calmed down and accepted the situation that changed his perception.
But once he accepted this setting, he was no longer afraid.
Just as Shui Hanyi once said, although Yun Shili is a bit frivolous on the surface, he has justice in his heart - if a person has a clear conscience in life, there is no need to fear ghosts and gods.
"Great Immortal, can you tell me why you are looking for us now?" Yun Shili quickly asked the Yuwei Immortal in a calm tone.
Immortal Tamao was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly sighed softly, and then said in a plaintive tone: "I want to ask you two to help me with something."
"What's the matter?" Yun Shili asked.
"Revenge." Tamao Immortal's answer was concise and to the point.
"Wait a minute!" Sun Yixie's mind was quick. As soon as he heard these two words, combined with the information he currently had, he immediately speculated, "Let me guess... did you have an affair with Han Yu back then? Then he turned against him when he became the top scholar, so you committed suicide angrily. After your death, you turned into a ghost and possessed the portrait he painted for you. Now you want us to come and avenge you?"
His reasoning is quite logical, but it's a pity...
"No." Immortal Yuwei denied Brother Sun's conjecture without any emotion.
"Ah?" Sun Yixie was stunned, "What's going on?"
"Alas..." Tamao Immortal sighed again when she was asked this question, and then began to talk about her experience that year.
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This statement must have started about twenty-seven years ago.
At that time, in the realm of Yueyang, a fox who had become a spirit appeared; although her magic power was not very high, she still gave herself a very resounding name, "Jade Tail Immortal".
This Great Immortal Yuwei is not an evil monster. She is a spirit that was slowly created by absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon and accumulating merit through a vegetarian diet.
On weekdays, she does not harm anyone. On the contrary, she often transforms into a beautiful woman to scare or tease local gangsters, lechers, etc.
A kind-hearted little demon like her might be able to cultivate into a spirit beast or something in the future if the opportunity comes and she meets an expert passing by and takes her back to the mountain gate.
However, it is in line with what Miao Yinzi said - "Whether it is a person or an object, the name must be chosen according to the destiny. If the name is too big, you cannot bear it, and you will suffer a severe consequences."
She, Tamao Immortal, is destined to have such a disaster in her life...
One night, she met a man by the Dongting Lake.
He was a well-mannered scholar in his early twenties; to put it nicely, he was called a "scholar", but to put it badly, he was a poor scholar.
Even if I don’t tell you, you all understand that this is Han Yu when he was young.
Tonight, Han Yu came to the lake for no other reason than to commit suicide...
Why are you seeking death? It's very simple. It's time to go to Beijing to take the exam, but his family is so poor that they don't have the money to support his journey.
The concept of "travel expenses" in ancient times is different from that in modern times. From our modern point of view, long-distance travel is nothing more than that the ticket is more expensive than short-distance travel, and people stay in the car for a longer time. That's it. Compared with a short journey of several hours, a long-distance journey of several hours only costs a few more meals; but in ancient times, it might take several months to go to a farther place, excluding the cost of carriages and horses along the way. Sales, food and accommodation are the real big numbers.
If Han Yu's hometown is not too far from the capital, then it's okay. Even if he sells iron to a pawn shop to get some money, it should be enough. But how long does it take to get from Yueyang (Hunan) to the capital (Beijing) to take the exam? How much is it? Even if Han Yu went to borrow money from usury, no one would dare to lend him money... The mountains are high and the roads are far away. What if a poor scholar who can't afford a book boy dies on the way? Even if he didn't die, if he didn't get anything good in the exam, wouldn't he still be unable to pay back the money?
Youdao says that a penny can drive a hero to death. Money can drive a hero to death, but how about driving a scholar to death even easier?
Han Yu was still too young and high-spirited at this time. If you asked him to beg for food all the way to Beijing, he couldn't let go of his figure, and he didn't have the ability. After much deliberation, he couldn't think of a way, so he became anxious and thought, I might as well die. Come on.
But it’s still the same sentence - you only know how difficult it is to die when something happens.
When they finally arrived at the lake, Han Yu hesitated and struggled, and finally sat down... and started crying.
Some people may say, why does this person look like a woman?
But if you put yourself in his shoes, if your life had reached this point, you would cry too.
It's said well in "Running at Night". Men don't shed tears easily because they are not sad yet. There is one person here, and 80% of them are not as good as Han Yu. After all, he encountered major life problems. We only cry when there are practical difficulties that cannot be solved. But many young men in our modern times cry worse than women when they encounter slight setbacks in work, study and life, such as losing a love.
Let’s get down to business…
When Han Yu was crying, the Jade-tailed Fairy happened to see him. This fox was well versed in human nature, so she changed her appearance and came over to ask Han Yu what was going on.
Han Yu was also overly sad at the time and was a little confused. He didn't think about how a beautiful girl came to the lake in the middle of the night... Anyway, he was just pouring out bitter things about himself. One thing to say.
After hearing this, Tamao Immortal felt that the scholar was quite pitiful, and she could see that there was no evil in this man, so she decided to help him.
How can I help? Just give money.
It stands to reason that goblins generally have no money. When they encounter situations where they need to spend money, they only need to use a blind trick to disguise some stones and branches as silver, and this kind of silver will naturally appear after the spell's expiration. original shape.
But Taixian Tamao is really rich, because when she teases those gangsters and bullies, she will take away their money as a means of punishment, so she has a lot of real money on hand.
When Han Yu heard that the other party wanted to give him money, he was happy at first, but then he realized many problems. As he gradually calmed down, he began to ask about the identity of the woman in front of him and the origin of the money.
Yuwei Daxian first lied, saying that she was an opera singer, but Han Yu asked for a few more details, and her lie could no longer be fulfilled.
At this time, Han Yu was really a good person, and could even be said to be very pedantic. When he saw that the origin of the person and the money were unknown, he refused to accept it, for fear that it would cause some trouble to the other party.
There was no other way. Immortal Yuwei thought for a while and then told Han Yu the truth - it was obviously easier to prove that he was a goblin than to prove that he was a human being, just by performing a few small spells.
After Han Yu knew the truth, he was not afraid, because he felt that this monster was a good monster if he was willing to help him like this. So he accepted the money with great gratitude and promised repeatedly that he would come back to repay this jade in the future. Taixian.
Originally, this matter was over like this...
Yuwei Daxian did not think that Han Yu would repay her. For her, money was something external to her body, so it was just a matter of effort.
As for Han Yu, he had never had any ill intentions towards Immortal Yuwei. He was inspired by this idea on the way to Beijing to take the exam, and drew the picture of "Encountering Immortals on a Lake Tour"; in the picture, there is just a little lake scene. , a beautiful lady... There were actually quite a lot of paintings like this at that time, and no one would think that the person in the painting really existed.
However, after winning the first prize and entering officialdom, Han Yu changed, and he changed quickly.
Officialdom is a place where upright young people can be transformed into the kind of people they hate the most.
Those who emerge from the mud and remain unstained are rare.
There are still many people who died without a burial place before they emerged from the mud.
Han Yu is a good man, but he is not a saint. The suffering from a poor family in the first half of his life made him extremely utilitarian after seizing opportunities, because he was afraid of going back to the days of the past.
So he turned himself into the same muddy appearance as everyone else in the big dyeing vat, and even the "Wandering in the Lake and Encountering Immortals" was treated as a bribe and sent out without blinking an eye... He sent At that time, he even felt that this painting was a bit difficult to sell, because in his eyes at that time, everything could be measured by the transaction of money and power, and his calligraphy and painting did not have much value at that time. He and this painting The story behind the painting is even worthless.
In fact, it would be okay if the matter came to an end here. After all, Tamao Immortal himself did not expect to repay him.
But calamity is calamity, Yuwei never imagined that in the end, Han Yu not only failed to repay her kindness, but also repaid her with kindness, causing a disaster for her.
And the cause of all that was one summer twenty-five years ago...
That day, an old Taoist suddenly came to Han Yu and said he wanted to negotiate a deal with him.
The old Taoist called himself "Guan Hengzi".
You may have heard this name for the first time, but you may have an impression when I mention another name he later used - "Mr. Tongquan", Liu Yufang.
