"Willow Street is here."
"Just here."
"yes……"
The little eunuch took out the two food boxes.
The Taoist and the cat both got off the carriage.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Resign."
With the sound of a whip, the carriage rumbled away again.
It was already late at night, and with the help of starlight, I could barely tell the way. The Taoist lifted up two food boxes, while the cat stared at the door next door with curious eyes.
"Isn't the heroine still asleep?"
The Taoist asked next door.
"Didn't sleep~"
Cat replied.
"Didn't sleep."
There was also an answer from next door.
Immediately, the door suddenly opened, and the heroine who had just heard the sound of the carriage and had already clung to the door frame to eavesdrop, appeared and stared at them: "Where did you come back from? Why are you still riding in the carriage?"
"Have you eaten, Heroine?"
"Of course I ate it, it's been a while."
"Did you eat well?"
"Porridge and pickles, that's okay." Wu Nuxia sniffed, "What are you carrying?"
"We went out to eat. I packed some food and came back shamelessly." Song You said and handed over the food box in his hand, "Please give the heroine a try so that I can repay the delicacies that the heroine had eaten a few days ago."
"Where did you go to pack it?"
Wu Nuxia reached out and took it. Although it was dark and could not be seen clearly, as soon as she took it, she felt something was wrong.
This box must be worth a lot of money.
"Royal Palace."
"What?"
"Then let the heroine have a taste of the emperor's food."
"Let's talk after you come in."
Wu Nuxia turned around and entered the house.
Blow on the fire sticks and light the oil lamp.
The light of the oil lamp quickly came on.
Song You looked at the oil lamp and sniffed. He could smell the obvious smell of oil smoke in the room.
Looking at the ground, there are many hemp rope-like things, made of hay, very short, and smell like the raw materials usually used to make grass incense. If you think about it carefully, when you first entered Willow Street, you could faintly see an imperceptible light here.
This heroine should have been on the first floor with a lamp on, probably braiding straw ropes.
However, we can also knit during the day. The reason why we are still knitting so late at night, lighting the lamp and wasting oil, is that if there is no urgent need, it is because the neighbor has not returned for a long time and dare not sleep, so we are knitting and waiting.
When she heard the sound of cars and horses outside, there were more than one, she quickly turned off the lights and leaned in front of the door to listen to the sound, showing the vigilance of people in the world.
The Taoist looked away, and the heroine stared at the food box.
"What's the use of the heroine braiding these straw ropes?"
"A match rope, don't you use it?"
"Not used."
"Then what do you use to repel mosquitoes?"
"There are no mosquitoes in Taoist temples."
"Are there no mosquitoes in the mountains?"
"Not in the view."
"That's really a magical place."
"So this is mosquito repellent."
"Yes, summer is here, and there are more and more mosquitoes. If this thing ignites the mosquitoes, they will stop coming. Just be careful not to burn the house down." Wu Nuxia said, looking at the food box up and down, and saw the surface of it It was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the light of the oil lamp, revealing a delicate purple-red luster. She gradually opened her eyes wide, "Oh, sandalwood and rosewood."
"Do you recognize the heroine?"
"After all, I've been living in Changjing for so long. Do you think I'm so ignorant?"
"That was never the intention."
"Did you really go to the palace?"
"Don't dare tell lies."
"How did you get into the palace?"
Wu Nuxia stared at him with curious eyes.
If the eunuch and the maid had not sent him back just now, I would have suspected that he had stolen it from the palace using Taoism.
"Because two of our ancestors in Fulong Temple had some fate with the Dayan royal family, your majesty heard about my affairs with the Taiwei Mansion and came here to invite me. It just so happens that I am traveling to the world, and I also want to see a lot of the world. The center of power and the emperor's style, in order to gain more knowledge, I went there." The Taoist was very honest, "During the dinner, I thought that the heroine had been curious about what the emperor eats every day, so I shamelessly asked your majesty to agree to give me the meal after eating. I brought back some dishes that I think taste better or suit the taste of the heroine."
"It turns out that you can still have a relationship with the royal family. No wonder you are so brave."
"almost."
"Fine……"
After Wu Xia thought about it, she was not surprised.
Emperor Dayan liked to make friends with people who were practicing Buddhism. Knowing that a well-connected and virtuous man was in Changjing, it was normal for him to invite him to the palace for a night chat.
"One tael of red sandalwood and one tael of gold. Since those eunuchs and maids didn't take this box back just now, they will definitely not come to you again to ask for it. If you sell it, you won't have to worry about money in the future."
"You still have to worry."
"I heard that the emperor is as majestic as a god, and ordinary people will tremble when they look at him. Is it true?"
"Fake."
"What does he look like?"
"Just an old man."
"Oh, it smells so good..."
"These are all prepared dishes, not leftovers."
"The Taoist Master is interested."
Wu Nuxia had already opened the food box, brought out the plates of food, and took out the chopsticks from the room.
After a while, the two sat across from each other across the lamp.
One person enjoys the food and the other person talks.
"The matter of the Taiwei seems to be over, but there are many rumors about it among the people in Changjing. I'm afraid there will be unrest for a while."
"yes."
Wu Nuxia couldn't understand clearly. The food was brought from the palace. It was just the right temperature to eat. She ate in a hurry and said: "I heard the rumors outside two days ago. The common people heard that inside, although it was too Wei died after taking poisonous longevity pills, but some people say that he was frightened to death by a Taoist priest. It was also the Taoist who punished the housekeeper and the yamen. It is also said that this Taoist brought a calico cat with him. At that time, the Taiwei Mansion Just ask this Taoist and the calico cat to get rid of the rats, and we will find you soon."
After a pause:
"If it were an ordinary Taoist, I would be happy. Business will definitely be very good after that. No matter how high the price is, people will come. But you, I guess you feel uneasy."
"I have decided to temporarily withdraw the 'exorcism and subjugation of evil' shop sign and go to the outside of the city to take shelter."
"Oh, what is this? It's so delicious!"
"I don't know. It seems to be made of venison and chicken, fried and steamed."
"Does the emperor eat so delicious every day?"
"No."
"Where do you go to get out of the limelight?"
"When I was in Yidu, I often went out to visit famous mountains, temples, and famous people outside the city. Now that I have been in Changjing for so long, I have seen that it is getting hotter and hotter, and it is becoming more and more difficult to travel. But apart from going out to see the city, Except for visiting Xinghua and catching a few monsters, I have never left the city to look for them." Song You said with a smile, "I just happened to go out to look for them."
"Where to look for? Who to look for? What kind of expert?"
Wu Nuxia asked three questions in a row, then lowered her head and ate fiercely.
Today at the palace banquet, when talking about the mysterious and imaginary places in the world, Song You asked the Imperial Preceptor Changjing who were famous and extraordinary.
The imperial master first said some compliments, and then said that as far as he knew, there were four masters in Changjing, who might be worthy of the title of master in front of the descendants of Fulongguan.
One is a girl named Wanjiang from Hexian Tower. She has superb piano skills and can cause wonders in the world. It rains on sunny days and snows on summer. Even the descendants of Fulong Temple will be amazed by such miraculous skills.
One is a painter who came to the city just last winter. He is a descendant of the Dou family. Although he does not have the master Dou's spiritual skills, he is still extraordinary. Maybe Song You will be interested.
One was a miracle doctor from outside the city. He was said to have the power to make flesh and white bones of the dead alive. He was also good at cutting flesh and bones, opening craniostomy to treat diseases, which was considered a miraculous skill. Many princes and nobles in the city asked him to treat illnesses, including the emperor who was sitting at the same table. He was invited to the palace to treat the emperor and his queen. However, no matter how rich he was, he was often nowhere to be found. Instead, poor people from all over the country often met him when he was out. Free clinic is enough to show that he is kind-hearted.
The world regards him as a god descending to earth.
Maybe he can become a god after death.
One is a Snake Immortal outside the city. He was granted the title of Snake Immortal by Emperor Taizu. He is practicing in the mountains three hundred miles outside the city. It is said that he has the appearance of a real dragon and often does good deeds. He won't arrive.
It is said that the miracle doctor also has some friendship with the snake fairy. Maybe it is not friendship, but something else. The miracle doctor goes to the mountains to collect medicines, which is sometimes dangerous. The snake fairy appreciates his merits and always protects him.
The Imperial Master also said that the Snake Immortal was probably related to the master of Fulong Guan.
The first two Song You have already seen it, leaving only the last two to look for.
"I heard that there is a miracle doctor heading north out of the city. His medical skills are often frightening, but he is very clever and his conduct is even more noble. I would like to find out and experience it."
"Miracle Doctor Cai?"
"The heroine also knows."
"..."
Wu Nuxia frowned.
Song You stared at her, waiting for her to finish eating.
Fortunately, Wu Nuxia is a woman from the world, with a free and easy temper. For an ordinary woman, being stared at like this would probably make her unable to eat.
I saw her chewing and chewing, and after swallowing everything in her mouth, she said: "Shen Cai lives on Beiqin Mountain, more than a hundred miles north of the city, but he is not at home all the year round, and the road to Beiqin Mountain is difficult to find, and many dignitaries Your Majesty sent people to look for him several times but couldn't find him. I went to look for him twice, but both times I couldn't find him. I couldn't find him. It's been a bit chaotic over there these two days, and you probably won't find him if you go there. "
"Why did the heroine go to find Dr. Cai?"
"I'm looking for him for something."
"That's it..."
Song You nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He just asked, "Then why is Beiqin Mountain so chaotic recently?"
"It's not about you."
"how do I say this?"
"Although the rumors about the Taiwei's Mansion are very confusing among the people, and the government has ordered to keep it quiet, it can't be hidden from us." Wu Nuxia said, "I heard that on the day of Taiwei's death, just before he died, he even asked the servants to spread out. He took out the paper and brought the ink for painting, as if he was about to paint. This can easily make people in the world think of the descendant of the Dou family who had been searching hard before but suddenly disappeared in Changjing. But having said that, someone should have found Master Dou long ago. It was hidden in the Taiwei Mansion and sneaked in to investigate, otherwise your cat would not have seen a tiger chasing people on the street in the middle of the night."
"Master Dou fled to Beiqin Mountain?"
"Some people said they saw him there." Wu Nuxia said, "So it's very chaotic there now. There are warriors raised by high-ranking officials, there are also masters from the big sects, and there may also be some people like Shu Yifan. There are also those who are not famous but have great skills, as well as some miscellaneous fish. In short, there is a mixture of fish and dragons. I guess even if Divine Doctor Cai is at home recently, he will have to go out to avoid the limelight."
"So that's it."
"Then are you still going?"
"Go."
Song You said with a smile.
"That's right." Wu Xia nodded, "You have time anyway, you have to leave the city anyway."
"If I can't find Divine Doctor Cai, I will go further north to the depths of Beiqin Mountain to find the legendary Snake Immortal. I heard that he may be related to my ancestor. It would be a good idea to go and visit the senior."
"Good."
Wu Nuxia smashed it in her mouth, lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, and suddenly said:
"I'll take you."
"Um?"
"It just so happens that I'm going to look for him again. I hope that you, the god and expert among the people, can give me some luck. Finding him this time will be a great help to me."
"Thank you so much, Heroine."
"belch……"
"Hero, eat slowly and take your leave."
"Thank you for the meal too."
"polite……"
Song You took the cat with him and walked back to his home.
(End of chapter)
