The seventh day of March, night.
There is still a bonfire burning in the Prairie Club's camp, and a large group of people are singing and dancing around the fire. I don't know if it is the same people who have always been tireless, or if they have been replaced by new people.
Song You came as usual with the little girl, found Lin Le's family sitting on the edge, greeted each other with a smile, and sat with them.
"This grassland will be really lively."
Song You looked ahead and couldn't help but say something.
"Tomorrow will be the most lively." Lin Chang said and shook his head, "But no matter how lively it is, it only lasts a few days a year. The rest of the time, it is so deserted, sometimes even ten days and a half. You may not be able to see anyone else when you come down."
"yes."
Probably this is why the grassland is so lively.
"When will Assimilate go back?"
"I will worship heaven and earth tomorrow and go back the day after tomorrow. My eldest son is serving as a soldier in the north, and Lin Le is still young. If the eldest son is at home, or if he waits a few more years and Lin Le grows up, he might stay here for a few more days. Find him a suitable woman on this grassland." Lin Chang smiled, turned around and asked, "When will Sir leave?"
"I have agreed with Sanhua Empress that we will leave tomorrow."
"Are you leaving tomorrow? Tomorrow is the grassland meeting."
"Just watching the fun is enough."
"Which way are you going, sir?"
"North."
"There's a war going on in the north."
"I happen to have an acquaintance in the border army who I would like to visit." Song You looked at the group of people dancing around the fire in front of him and said.
"My eldest son is also a soldier in the north. He sent a letter back some time ago, saying that the fighting there was very fierce." Lin Chang sighed, glanced at the lady beside him, frowned again, and hesitated for a moment. He turned around and turned his head to look at the Taoist, "It's a coincidence that my wife dreamed of him last night."
The firelight reflected in his eyes.
This gesture was obvious. He wanted to seek help from this Taoist whom he had met by chance but felt he was quite capable.
Song You obviously didn't look at him, but seemed to feel his sadness. He turned around and saw the man's frown, and said, "I think about it every day and dream about it at night. Mother and son are connected again. I want to make Zheng Zheng come here." I also often miss and worry about my eldest son who is in the army. Now I dreamed about it, why should I worry about him?"
“She dreamed that her son was being burned by fire and she was wailing.”
"..."
Song You squinted his eyes, then withdrew his gaze and continued to look forward. After a while, he softly comforted: "I'm not good at interpreting dreams, but I also know that dreams are inherently ethereal and mysterious. Even the best dream interpreter is half-assed." It’s a half-guess, even if the dream is real and mysterious, it may just come out of thin air, it’s just a dream, maybe it’s just worry, it doesn’t necessarily mean anything.”
Even so, Lin Chang couldn't let go.
People believe this very much these days.
Even in the past, it was not common for people to die and become ghosts. If people dreamed of their deceased relatives and friends suffering from cold and starvation, most of them had nothing to do with ghosts, but they still had to burn some paper clothes to get rid of them.
What's more, the love between mother and son is so deep that they dreamed of such a thing.
Lin Le was young and simple-minded, but he seemed to feel nothing. He just wanted to go forward and have fun with the people. He even asked Song You with a smile: "Sir, do you want to go dancing? You don't have to know how to dance, just dance with everyone." Yes, it’s very interesting.”
"No."
"Miss Sanhua, are you going?"
"No."
His tone was almost exactly the same as that of the Taoist, but his voice was much clearer and more milky.
"Then I'll go."
"good."
"good."
Two voices, one in front and one behind.
The young man walked to the front and merged into the crowd naturally, singing and dancing along with a smile on his face.
Song You just sat still, staring at the bonfire in front of him, wondering what he was thinking.
Sanhua Empress also sat still. At first, she looked at the bonfire in front of him like him. She turned to look at him from time to time in order to observe what he was looking at so that she could look at the same place as him. However, she soon became bored. He turned around and sat down with his back against the Taoist, playing with his fingers.
Various musical instruments on the grassland together played natural, simple and passionate music with a bright rhythm. Everyone sang in the simplest voices, mostly praising life and heaven and earth, and singing about love and beauty. From time to time, a dark-faced man who is good at singing will stand up in the middle, with a magical and loud voice from his throat, which echoes in the vast and ancient night sky of the grassland. At this time, almost everyone will look at him with a smile on his face. Even the busy Sanhua Empress had to turn her head to see what was shouting. Those pairs of eyes reflected the firelight, which was really bright. The originally rough prairie man became the most attractive person at this moment. .
The flames burned blazingly, crackling from time to time and exploding countless sparks, as if to set off the atmosphere.
Song You put aside his distracting thoughts and quietly admired it.
At this moment, a young official quietly walked up behind Song You.
"gentlemen……"
For a moment, both the Taoist priest and the girl turned their heads to look.
Lin Chang also turned his head back.
I couldn't help but be a little surprised when I saw that it was the official in charge of public security in Dadu in the Yan government.
However, the young official was very polite, nodded and smiled at him, and then said to the Taoist: "Sir, can you take a step to speak?"
"nature."
Song You nodded and said to Lin Chang: "I met Mr. Han in the camp earlier, so I went to talk to Mr. Han first."
"Sir, please help yourself."
"good."
Song You then got up and followed the young official.
The little girl next to him turned around to stare at him, then turned to look at the bonfire, looked at Lin Chang, stretched her arms, and followed him.
At this time, almost everyone was gathered around the campfire. Except for sneakers and men and women having affairs, there was almost no one else in the camp. It was very quiet. Any place you could find was a place for secret conversations.
The young official was standing next to a tent. Opposite him stood a Taoist priest and a little girl wearing three-color clothes, holding on to the Taoist priest's clothes.
The young official asked politely: "Sir, are you back from Turtle City in the north?"
"Just came back today."
"Sir, are you going during the day or at night?"
"I went there at night and left the next morning."
"Can you see those ghosts?"
"Of course I saw it."
"How about it?"
The young official looked at him nervously and curiously.
"Master Han cares about the people." Song You praised with a smile, and then said, "I have found out that the ghosts in Turtle City that harmed the people have escaped, and the remaining ones are the souls of the heroes who died in the north."
"How could Han not know that they are all heroic souls from the north? It's just that ghosts are ghosts. People and ghosts have different paths. Sometimes ghosts are harmful to people's hearts, but they are also harmful to people's affairs."
"What a ghost that is harmless to people, but also harmful to people." Song You smiled, "Speaking of which, Sanhua Empress and I were also looking for Mr. Han, and Mr. Han came to us first."
"Huh? Please tell me, sir!"
"I have talked with the heroic souls in the city and asked them to go out less in the future. I also built a wall in front of the city gate to prevent cattle and sheep from straying in. In the evening, the herdsmen went in to look for any trouble and also cast a spell to isolate the people in the city. The Yin Qi and ghost Qi will not dissipate and overflow, harming the growth of vegetation outside." Song You said to him, "I heard that the Imperial Master also sent a decree and promised to give them shelter in Turtle City. If they no longer provide shelter for them in the future, They are in chaos, so I would like to ask you not to cause trouble for them again."
"?"
The young official was stunned for a moment, looking at the Taoist in front of him and the little girl standing next to him, and then asked:
"Do you really mean what you said, sir?"
"I rarely lie." The Taoist replied calmly.
"Yes!" The little girl beside her nodded seriously.
"..."
Song You turned his head and looked down at her.
It feels a little strange——
Somehow, the Taoist himself felt very calm when he said the words "I rarely lie", but after she nodded in agreement, she felt a little guilty.
I can’t figure it out, I really can’t figure it out.
The young official continued to open his eyes wide and frowned.
I was reckless and asked the "immortal" to take action two nights ago, and I was almost deceived. Could it be that if I met a Taoist at random, he could easily solve the problem in Turtle City?
How can people easily believe this kind of thing?
"Don't worry, Sir Han, I don't want anything." Song You smiled and took out a small wooden sign from his arms, "There are only two things that need to be told to Sir. It can be regarded as asking Sir Han to pay more attention."
"W-what?"
"The first thing: Although I have warned them, I can't guarantee whether they can keep their promise and stop causing chaos. Mr. Han is an official here and has been upright throughout his life, so I asked Mr. Han to help supervise."
"What is this?"
"I set up a seal in Turtle City. One day Master Han discovered that the ghosts in the city started to cause trouble again, so he picked a day and put this wooden sign into the city. You don't have to put it in yourself, just think of any way to throw it away Just get in or cum in.”
"Will this work?" The young official stared blankly, thought for a while and asked, "Even if it works, how can you ensure that Mr. Han will not abuse it?"
"Haha, my lord has misunderstood!"
Song You explained with a smile: "This sign is not that useful. It cannot kill all the ghosts in the city. It just breaks the seal in the city. That seal blocks the ghost energy and yin energy in the city, which will inevitably lead to the yin energy and ghost energy in the city." We gather in the city and wait for the seal to be broken. Once the Yin Qi and ghost energy are released, the movement will naturally be much more obvious than usual. The gods of the thunder department in the sky must be aware of it."
After a pause, he continued: "I have been traveling to Hezhou and have had several dealings with all the Lei Gongs, especially Zhou Lei Gong. I have a rough idea of what kind of person Zhou Lei Gong is. He will definitely go down to the lower realms to find out whether the ghost in the city is there." It is up to Duke Lei to find out who caused the rebellion, and it is up to Duke Lei to decide what kind of punishment he deserves. What Master Han did was just to inform the gods."
"..."
After hearing this, the young official was even more shocked.
For a moment, he didn't want to believe that a Taoist he met casually was such an expert who could communicate with the gods, but after thinking rationally, he felt that it didn't look like a lie.
So he solemnly put away the wooden sign, raised his hands and saluted:
"Sir, you are truly powerful!"
"Master Han has thanked you, so I ask Master Han to keep it properly and use it with caution." Song You said, "After all, you only have one chance."
"This is natural!"
The young official took a deep breath, and the things in his arms felt a little heavier for no reason.
(End of chapter)
