Song You is washing cauliflower at home.
Every flower must be washed clean, and those with black spots and disease spots must be picked out patiently, cut into small flowers, and put into a dishpan to drain and set aside.
It’s that time of year again when cauliflower blooms.
The last time I saw cauliflower was in Nanhua, and the last time I ate pickled cauliflower was in Nanhua. I have only been away for a year, but I have been away from Nanhua for two years. I don’t know what has happened to the masters of the nunnery in the past two years. Those who were in Nanhua So what happened to Li Daguan who was causing trouble?
Time flies so fast.
Song You sighed while cleaning.
I recently wanted to make some kimchi myself, but unfortunately several of the dishes I used to make kimchi are not on the market right now. I have to wait until summer and autumn. I happened to think of the pickled cauliflower I had in Nanhua. It was really good. I am now tainted with memories. The taste became a bit more mellow, so I went out to the city to buy some cauliflower from a farmer, and tried to make it myself to see how much of the craftsmanship of the nunnery masters could be achieved.
I just hope I don’t suffer.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door from outside.
"Tuk tuk..."
I poked my head out and saw a priest wearing official robes and two auxiliary officers, one civil and one military, holding hands with him at the door.
"You three, please come in."
Song You said, and had no choice but to stop what he was doing, pick up the handkerchief, wipe his hands and walk out.
"Meet sir."
"Lord City God, you two sirs are polite."
"Sir, are you busy with something?"
"It's okay. I've been free these past few days and have nothing else to do." Song You told them, and picked a cauliflower from his wrist and said with a smile, "I just want to make some pickles to go with the rice."
"Then you are disturbing sir."
Lord Cheng Huang quickly bowed deeply to him.
I just feel that the immortal masters of Fulongguan walk in the world, and no matter what they do, they have their own reasons. Moreover, such immortal masters should not be disturbed even if they just do small things to please themselves.
"Let's not talk about disturbing, and there is no need to be polite to the City God." Song You said with a smile, "I heard that the City God has been patrolling all night recently and found many demons hiding in Changjing. In the past few days, Changjing has even been bedridden. The old lady in bed also asked for help to burn a stick of incense at the City God's Temple. When we saw her today, the real body of the City God was much more solid than before. It seems that the rumors are true."
"Thanks to my husband's guidance, the little god suddenly came to his senses. It's also thanks to my husband's help that the little god has such courage."
"It broke me."
Song You didn't want to argue with him anymore, and just asked: "I wonder what happened to the Lord City God when he came here this time? The Lord City God used the fire talisman a few days ago, and he must have found the monster. Didn't he control it?"
"Little gods are incompetent!"
Lord Cheng Huang bowed again and again:
"A few days ago, we spent all night searching for clues. We had followed the clues to find the monster. We secretly laid a dragnet and used the fire charm given by the teacher. However, we only severely injured him. In the end, he was dragged to death with a breath. I ran away, sir, please forgive me."
"Since you're seriously injured, you can't run far, right?"
"It's true." Lord Cheng Huang said, "After the monster was seriously injured, he has been trapped in the city, and his ability to hide is not that good. The little god's subordinate Wang Priest is good at chasing monsters, and he has been able to find the monster every night in recent days. His hiding place, but for some reason, every time we rushed over, he suddenly disappeared. After being injured, he was much more vigilant than before. It would not be easy for us to lay a trap to lure him out and catch him. , the little god wanted to catch him as soon as possible, but he really had no other way, so he shamelessly came to ask for help sir."
"I'm not good at finding monsters either." Song You paused, "But you can go take a look."
"Then thank you sir, I'm really ashamed..."
"Since it is a good thing to eliminate harm for the people, what are you talking about, City God?" Song You also said a few polite words casually, "I just hope that Changjing will be peaceful as soon as possible and that the curfew will be lifted as soon as possible."
"curfew……"
"how?"
"Sir, I don't know. The curfew in Changjing is indeed caused by this group of demons and ghosts who murdered important members of the imperial court. On the other hand, Changjing has been prosperous for many years and has hidden demons for a long time. The emperor wants to take advantage of this to completely clean up." The Lord City God raised his hands and respectfully said to He said, "However, in the past few days, many demons and ghosts that have caused trouble in Changjing have been found out. It's not too far behind when I think about it. If this demon can be captured, the little god and several priests will go on patrol at night to arrest them." If we work harder, peace will surely return to Changjing as soon as possible and the curfew will be lifted as soon as possible."
"Then it will be hard work, Lord Cheng Huang."
"Don't dare."
Lord Cheng Huang looked at Song You quietly: "The little god will find the whereabouts of the monster at night, and then come and ask sir to take action."
"Just call me."
"Little God, please excuse me."
All three of them saluted Song You respectfully.
"Guys, please walk slowly."
Song You quickly returned the greeting.
After they left and their figures disappeared into the street outside the door, Song You stood at the door and couldn't help but think about it.
Can you detect evil spirits, look for them and then disappear?
Mostly some kind of escape technique.
Earth escape and water escape?
Teleport?
Even the priests who are good at chasing monsters can't detect it. If they don't have a very deep attainment in this area, or they have some kind of advanced method, in any case, they can be said to be capable.
Even the fire talisman in the Great Heat can't be burned to death, so it's considered capable.
Song You thought about the stories he had watched in Fulong about monsters and masters exterminating monsters. He only remembered that the escape techniques were ever-changing. As for the specifics, he could only say that he had seen too many and it had been too long. Maybe he had encountered them. I can think of it, but it is too difficult to think of it now.
Might as well make your own pickled cauliflower first.
Returning to the kitchen house, he saw a little girl wearing three-color clothes standing in his original position, with her toes on tiptoes and her sleeves rolled up to the crooks of her arms, revealing two thin, white and tender arms, imitating his previous behavior. Cleaning and picking the cauliflower with a serious look on his face.
Hearing the movement behind her, the little girl turned her head, glanced at him, and said:
"I'm almost done!"
"..."
Song You was startled for a moment, then smiled.
When I walked over and took a look, I saw that they were really clean and well-picked. The cauliflowers were golden one after another. The basket was almost full, but there wasn't much left in the pot.
"Thank you, Miss Sanhua."
"You're welcome."
The little girl raised her arm and wiped her forehead. There was water on her arm, and a few hairs immediately stuck to her forehead.
The forehead is also very white and tender.
…
As night falls, the stars and moon are like hooks.
The city god came again with several military attachés to invite him.
Song You followed them out and walked through the streets of Changjing during the curfew. From time to time, he could hear the footsteps and the clash of armors of the Imperial Guard patrolling in the distance.
"The place that Priest Wang found this time is in the West City, close to the city gate. You can get there with just a stick of incense."
"good."
Several military attachés were flying in the air, but they were not flying high.
However, the city god followed Song You on foot.
Suddenly I heard a voice shouting from behind:
"Who broke into the night?"
Song You quickly stopped.
Immediately there was a series of footsteps and the sound of armor clashing behind him, and the faint sound of a strong bow being strung could be heard.
"Sir, don't be in a hurry!"
The city god next to him said something, and his true form suddenly appeared.
No matter what, he is still the God of Changjing, and he has his own majesty when facing mortals.
Air attachés also appeared one after another.
The golden armor is eye-catching and the divine light is dazzling.
A group of forbidden troops were immediately stunned.
"I am the City God of Changjing. Please help me get rid of the demons. You can go on patrol yourself!"
"..."
The Imperial Guards looked at each other and then left.
"Sir, please!"
"good……"
After passing through several streets and alleys, the City God's footsteps gradually slowed down.
Several military attaches also fell to the ground.
"Sir, the demonic energy that I sensed is in the courtyard in front, but I don't dare to get closer. Once I get close, it will definitely disappear." Priest Wang came forward and whispered.
"I noticed it too."
"Sir wants to..."
"Whose courtyard is that?"
"It's just the courtyard of a wealthy family in Xicheng. It can't be considered a wealthy family. In the past few days, the monster has often been hiding in other people's courtyards, including the homes of dignitaries and foreign businessmen." Lord City God said, "Our investigation found that these There is nothing suspicious about them, they are probably just hiding places that monsters are looking for, and these people themselves don’t know."
"let me try……"
Song You looked at the military attaches and said, "I would also like to ask some of the military attaches to help me. Don't wake up the residents in the courtyard."
"good!"
Song You made a casual move, which was a wave of Jingzhe spiritual power.
He swung it out and flew towards that courtyard. When it reached mid-air, it turned into a thunder.
"Boom!"
The lightning had countless branches. Even on a summer thunderstorm night, it was the most earth-shattering thunder. It suddenly exploded at this moment, disturbing the dreams of many people in West City.
Even the priests beside him trembled.
Then several military attachés quickly flew over, either landing on the ground to check, or flying to the roof to let the residents in the courtyard continue to sleep.
Song You and Cheng Huang also followed.
A military attache opened the courtyard door specially for them.
I said sorry and walked in.
I saw the bamboo forest and rockery in the courtyard, which was also an elegant scene. The thunder just hit the bamboo forest, but it didn't just hit a point, but a whole area - this bamboo forest had almost been destroyed, and it was astonishing to the eye. What they saw was either a scarlet bamboo body like charcoal, or an open flame had been ignited, and there was no longer any standing bamboo in sight.
"ran away."
Priest Wang said to him, not forgetting to add: "This monster is really cunning!"
Song You looked around and frowned.
It felt like he had hit the monster in the courtyard just now, but he could not kill it, and the monster clearly did not have the ability to withstand a thunderbolt. When he arrived at the scene, it seemed that he had borrowed this piece of bamboo forest to build his own house. He had withstood the calamity of life and death, and replaced his own death with the death of the bamboo forest.
He himself fled far away.
This escape method is also a bit interesting.
"Priest Wang."
"The end will be here."
“Was this place where monsters used to hide also in the bamboo forest?”
"this……"
Priest Wang thought for a while and then said: "This monster usually hides in the courtyards of wealthy families. Scholars like to raise bamboos. I heard that there is also a saying that they would rather eat without meat than live without bamboo. Even businessmen and laymen like to follow those literati. Study with elegance to show that you are also elegant... No matter what, one or two clumps of bamboo must be planted in the courtyards of these wealthy families, so naturally there are bamboos."
"Where do these bamboos come from?"
"I haven't checked this general yet, but I think it's pretty much the same. He either bought it from outside or dug it from relatives and friends." Priest Wang said, "Bamboo is easy to grow. Once it grows, you want to get rid of it. It’s hard to get rid of even if it falls. Just dig one up and it will grow into a large area in no time.”
As he spoke, he seemed to notice something.
"Is it related to this bamboo?"
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