Changjing City, Willow Street, in the room on the second floor.
The Taoist was putting the cat on the ground.
It was morning at this time, and it was not too hot in the house. There was bright sunshine outside the window, and the summer breeze blew in. It was a completely different feeling from the world in the painting.
Then he looked around the room——
The window was wide open, and there were some footprints on the window sill and on the ground, some inward and some outward. There was even cloth hanging by the window, and you could imagine the visitor leaving in a hurry.
The reason why he dared to put the painting here and leave safely was that he was naturally prepared - Song You had cast a spell in advance. This painting cannot be removed. It is invulnerable to weapons, water and fire, and it is useless to dig into the wall. In addition, The one-year Broken Arm Curse was changed from touching the painting to being triggered by breaking into the house, so most people probably left in a panic as soon as they entered.
Therefore, most of the footprints were concentrated under the windows, and only a bunch came to the middle of the room and in front of the wall. It was obvious that Changjing was also a capable person and was good at dealing with such spells.
It just escaped the spell, but it couldn't be taken away.
And judging from the footprints, it seems that not many people have come since he has been away for so long.
Maybe after a while, no one will come at all.
"Taoist, is today the beginning of autumn?"
"It's tomorrow."
"tomorrow!"
"What does Sanhua Empress want to eat?"
"many."
"Speak slowly."
"The essence of small birds, small fish, shrimps, and eggs, these are used as dishes to kill mice."
"Fight for it."
"Did we just come out of this painting?"
"yes."
"Then why don't we play in this painting?"
The calico cat looked away and turned to the picture of a Taoist man and her Changshan apricot blossom.
"That painting won't fit in."
"Why?"
"Perhaps this is the only painting that can be entered from ancient times to the present."
"Why?"
"Because everyone Dou has superb painting skills."
"What about this painting?"
"Nature is also great."
"Then why can't you go in?"
The calico cat raised its head and stared at the picture of apricot blossoms in Changshan without blinking, then looked back at the Taoist.
"..."
This question stumped Song You.
First of all, this painting was given by someone else, which is a reflection of fate and love. Secondly, the Taoist also likes it very much. It is hard to say that it is not as good as the one next to it.
After thinking about it, I could only say:
"Hard to say."
"You're not smart."
"..."
The Taoist nodded silently, as he had expected it.
Then he ignored the cat and walked around the house to check the room.
The money is all there and everything is business as usual.
The master of martial arts who escaped the spell did not rummage around the house or move anything. He probably left after finding that he could not take the painting away at all.
After a while, the calico cat came to him with a letter in its mouth from the side of the pillow.
Sure enough, cats know everything about the house, and if there is anything extra, they will quickly find out that something is wrong.
The Taoist opened the letter and read it.
It was left by the master of martial arts who had escaped the spell.
The general idea is that he admitted that he was attracted by the rumors in the world, and also wanted to see the spell that caused many masters in the world to break their arms, so he came uninvited. In the end, although he escaped the spell, he could not take the painting away. He knew in his heart that the skill of the master here was far beyond his own ability, so he left a special letter, apologizing and acknowledging his mistake, and asking the master not to pursue further pursuit.
The cat was curious and asked him to sit and read it so that she could read it with him. When she found that she couldn't understand many words, she asked him to read it to her again.
The letter was very low-key and full of compliments.
"..."
The Taoist smiled and waved the letter. The paper instantly burned to ashes and was blown outside by the wind.
The behavior, words and deeds of these Jianghu people often made him very interesting.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.
"Pa bang..."
The calico cat immediately turned its head and looked down, then looked at the Taoist: "It's that woman!"
"Know."
The Taoist got up and went downstairs, opened the door and took a look.
As expected, it was Wu Nuxia standing outside.
"Hero, be polite."
"Are you back?"
"came back."
"I thought something happened to you."
"Trouble the heroine to worry."
"Not really." Wu Nuxia waved her hand, "You guys just happened to be back, so I came over to tell you that I have to go on a long trip, which may take as short as more than a month, or as long as three to five months before I come back. So don’t think that I died outside just because I haven’t come back. But if I haven’t come back in half a year, that’s probably the end of it.”
"Where to go?"
"Toyosu."
"Fengzhou..." Song You repeated, and then asked, "Is something wrong?"
“It’s inconvenient to disclose the arrangement of the financial sponsor.”
"Yeshan is also in Fengzhou."
"Just go to Yeshan." Wu Nuxia said to him, grinning again, "If you have anything you are concerned about, just tell me now and I will go check it out for you."
"There is nothing to trouble the female hero." Song You said, "On the contrary, the ghost-faced grass grows in Ye Mountain, which is quite strange. I have also heard ghosts say that hundreds of ghosts often walk at night in Fengzhou, so please be careful."
"Don't worry, ordinary brats can't do anything to me." Wu Nuxia said with a smile, "Besides, I'm just working for the financial owner, not working for her, so I'll be careful."
"The female hero has been in the world for many years, so she is naturally more vigilant than I am. It's just that ghost things are not what martial artists are good at after all." Song You said to her, "I happened to draw a few talismans a few days ago, so I gave them to the heroine. Just in case of emergencies, I ask the heroine to accept it."
After saying that, he looked back at Sanhua Empress.
The three-flowered cat raised its head, looked at him with a pair of clear eyes, and asked doubtfully: "What are you looking at, the three-flowered empress?"
"Please Sanhua Empress to help me get the talisman."
"Where?"
"It's in the drawer upstairs." Song You said, not forgetting to warn, "Please turn into a human before taking it. Don't get wet with saliva."
"Is it that yellow paper?"
"Yes."
"OK!"
The calico cat immediately turned around and ran upstairs.
When he looked back, he saw Wu Nuxia looking at him with a smile: "You don't seem to be a Taoist boy who often does Taoist things?"
"Sanhua Empress has the skills of Sanhua Empress."
"Wonderful..."
After a while, there was a thump on the stairs behind me.
The little girl ran down.
She was seen raising her right hand high, and her loose and soft sleeves naturally fell behind her arms, revealing a section of her white, tender and slender little arms, holding a handful of talismans folded into a triangle or square.
"Took it down!"
"Thank you, Miss Sanhua."
The little girl handed the talisman to the neighbor next door.
Although I grabbed a handful, my hands were small, so there were only a few, and there were only so many in the drawer.
"The triangular one is the fire talisman, which is most suitable for burning ghosts. The square one is the thunder talisman. It is best to use it if you encounter powerful demons, ghosts or spiritual masters. The heroine is not a cultivator, so when she uses it, it will be triggered by the blood from the tip of her tongue. The talisman will glow after being stained with blood, and will be triggered after one breath. It will not harm the person holding the talisman. Please remember this, female hero." Song You made it very clear.
"Thank you very much!"
"I wish the heroine a safe journey."
"By the way, help me look at the house. If someone from the store and housekeeping comes to ask, you don't have to worry about it. If I ask about your side, just say that Chen Guangfa asked you to live there."
"good."
"gone."
The woman didn't say much, she just cupped her hands with him, and cupped her hands with the cat at her feet, then turned and left.
The Taoist returned the gift and stood at the door to see him off.
The cat followed and stood at the door, craning its neck to stare at her.
I saw Wu Nuxia enter the room, and after a while, she came out again. At this time, she had brought a heavy luggage and many things in her clothes. She could vaguely distinguish daggers and daggers, and even Her long knife was also wrapped in cloth, which was more than what she had brought with her to Beiqin Mountain before.
He turned around, said hello to them, and left.
The street was lively and crowded in the morning, and the figure soon disappeared.
The Taoist and the calico cat looked at each other and went back to their houses.
The sun is getting bigger and bigger, and the room is getting hotter and hotter.
By the afternoon, the Taoist was already very sleepy and could barely hold on until dusk, then went to bed.
It seems that the world in the painting is not entirely good. In addition to the aura that fades with time and is not permanent, there are no four seasons of day and night, and work and rest are also a big problem.
When I woke up the next day, it was already the beginning of autumn.
It was only midnight when I woke up.
The Taoist didn't want to open his eyes. He wanted to squint again in bed to adjust his sleep schedule, but the cat had already woken up. Not only did she wake up, but she also waited for a long time until she realized that he was also awake, so she crept over on the bed, got close to him and looked left and right, both of them could feel each other's breathing.
Finally, he couldn't help but stretched out his paw, carefully touched the Taoist's face and nose with his flesh pad, and cautiously tested it without making a sound.
"..."
The Taoist finally spoke: "Miss Sanhua, don't put your paws on my face."
"you're awake!"
"Um……"
"Today is the beginning of autumn!"
"Um……"
The Taoist's voice was very low and he added: "I wish Empress Sanhua a happy birthday and she will grow one year older."
"hapiness!"
"Um……"
"Another year older!"
"Um……"
"How old is Sanhua Empress?"
"Miss Sanhua doesn't know, so how can I know?"
"right……"
"Since Sanhua Empress has transformed into a human form, she is very talented and has practiced Yin and Yang. She will live not only for thousands of years, but also for hundreds of years in the future. There is really no need to care too much about age."
"Don't worry too much~"
"But sometimes mortals are like this too." The Taoist was still lying down, as if half asleep, "Sanhua Empress only needs to remember where she has been, what she has done this year, what she has learned and what she has gained. If you don’t do anything for a year, just pretend it’s not a good year.”
"Remember!"
"Thank you, Miss Sanhua..."
"Thank you for what?"
"Thank you, Miss Sanhua, for remembering."
"You're welcome."
"Can I sleep again?"
"You're all awake."
"Oh well……"
The Taoist sighed and lay on the bed, talking quietly to the cat, waiting for dawn together.
At dawn, Song You got up and went out to buy fish, shrimp and pigeons. He also bought eggs for the next few days at the door, bought another chicken, and bought some mushrooms to stew, which he cooked for himself.
It was only the morning when everything was done.
The smell of chicken stewed with mushrooms could be smelled from half the street. Many vendors got up before dawn and went to the city. The neighbor's shops also opened before dawn. After a busy morning, it was the time when I was the hungriest. The Taoist said this The smell of chicken stew in a pot can cause quite a sin.
Then one person and one cat closed the door until there was only a crack left, and sat across from each other in the room.
The table was half full of dishes.
The fish and shrimp are half cooked and half raw, each served on a plate, allowing Lady Sanhua to choose. Half of the pigeons were cooked in a cup of soup, and the other half were also raw and served in a small bowl. The small bowl closest to Sanhua Empress contained the yolk of a hard-boiled egg. There was a big pot next to Song You, which contained mushrooms and chicken stewed with some side dishes. Song You didn't cook any rice, so he took it as his staple food.
"Congratulations to Empress Sanhua."
The Taoist said it again, this time more solemnly than last night when he was half asleep and half awake. Then he smiled and said: "I will peel the shrimps for Empress Sanhua. Empress Sanhua just enjoys it."
"Congratulations to Empress Sanhua~"
Song You picked up the river shrimp next to him and slowly peeled it.
Peel everything raw and cooked.
After spending a long time with Empress Sanhua, Song You was used to having a plate of raw meat on the table. As long as she didn't bring mice to the table, he could treat her as if he couldn't see it.
The little girl was enjoying it intently.
Judging from her expression, she seemed happier than usual when eating the same thing.
Just as they were eating, the light at the door suddenly dimmed, and the little girl stopped moving her mouth and looked up at the door.
"..."
The Taoist smelled a little powder.
He was holding a half-peeled raw river shrimp in his hand, which smelled fishy. He turned around and saw that the crack at the door had been blown open by the wind without realizing it. A woman and her maid were standing at the door.
"Taoist Priest..."
The woman bowed slightly and bowed, with a look of helplessness on her face: "I'm here to visit you, I didn't know you were having dinner..."
Song You was also a little helpless.
I think when people come here, they also avoid the meal. This is not easy to avoid, because nowadays some people eat three meals and have breakfast early, and some people eat two meals and have breakfast late. People who eat two meals at this time should have just eaten breakfast, and people who eat three meals at this time should have just eaten breakfast. , I probably haven’t had lunch yet. If I were a little earlier or a little later, I might catch up with the Changjing people’s meal.
Anything close is never such a coincidence.
Fortunately, Song You was only peeling shrimps for Sanhua Empress, and he hadn't touched his chopsticks yet, which was a bit of comfort.
"There is a loss and a welcome from afar."
The Taoist stood up and wiped his hands with a cloth.
Sanhua Empress didn't know etiquette, but she followed his example, put down her chopsticks and food, stood up and faced the guests, but glanced down, wondering what she was thinking.
(End of chapter)
