"If you go down this road to Yangzhou, you have to pass through Fengzhou." Miss Wanjiang expressed her thoughts to him calmly and sincerely, "I heard that the Imperial Master took advantage of the general trend and built a ghost town in Yeshan. It may be the prototype and passage between the underworld and the human world in the future. In addition to the heavenly palace, there will be an underworld. It is very remarkable. To be honest, Taoist priest, Wan Jiang really wants to see it."
"The Taoist priest is really wary of us." The maid said very sadly, "I thought we were already good friends after a few meals."
"Maybe we still have old friends over there." Miss Wanjiang said.
"But there is another reason for going to Fengzhou now, that is, Her Royal Highness the Princess was demoted to Yaozhou as a commoner. Last time she left the capital in a hurry, and there were many people on the road. We didn't have time to see her off, so we just took this opportunity to go to Yaozhou. The maid looked at her and said goodbye formally, ending her kindness." The maid saw that her master was formal, so she became more formal, "In the words of the master, it is good to have a beginning and an end, just like the one on Changshan Mountain. The painting will be returned to Empress Sanhua as well as to the Taoist Priest."
"If the Taoist priest doesn't allow the demon clan to spy on the ghost city on earth, we can just go around it." Miss Wanjiang added, "I heard that the defense there is very tight, and the national master has his own defenses, so we may not be able to survive."
"That's right, even if there is no Taoist priest, we will most likely not be able to go to Yeshan when we get there. At most, we can chat with old friends in Zijun for a while."
"..."
A relatively new speaking technique.
There is absolutely no need for others to praise you.
Song You listened silently and stared at them silently. After they finished speaking, he asked: "What do you mean by old friends..."
"Didn't you tell the Taoist Master? There is a big demon in Yuezhou going south, looking for another way out in such a world." The maid said.
"Don't be rude." Miss Wan Jiang turned her head and glanced at the maid, then bowed her head and saluted Song You with a gentle voice, "Actually, we are not sure, but since the Dragon Dragon clan has gone south, now the Imperial Master of Dayan is taking advantage of the general trend of the world and the evolution of heaven. We built a ghost town in Fengzhou, which will later evolve into the underworld. If we were the great demons of the Dragon Clan, we would not miss this opportunity. Therefore, we thought that we would like to see some of our old friends from the Dragon Clan who we had met many years ago. side."
"I don't know where to go anyway."
"I see."
Song You nodded, thinking in his mind.
"What do you think, Taoist Priest?"
"Can I go with you?"
"If it's inconvenient, forget it. We will go south along the Yuqu River and Yinjiang River. After seeing the princess, we will go straight to Yangzhou." Miss Wanjiang's voice was gentle, "There is no need to be embarrassed, Taoist Master."
"You two have misunderstood, I'm just asking." Song You smiled, "Since the time is right, the itinerary overlaps, and we met together by fate, it is a good thing to travel together. It's just that we always travel the world as we please, and the route I'm uncertain, and I often live in the open, so I don't know if I can get together with you two."
"The Taoist Master also misunderstood. Wanjiang is actually not very particular. The reason why he is like this in Changjing is just for acting."
"Taoist Priest, please don't forget that we are foxes. Foxes are born in the wild. The sky is the quilt and the earth is the mat. Wherever we go, we can find a shelter from the wind and rain and shrink down to sleep."
"That's good."
Song You didn't know what they were thinking, but it was better to be somewhere he could see than somewhere he couldn't see, so he just said, "Do you two want to rest?"
"We sit in the car just to rest."
"Taoist Master, don't pay attention to us. Just go your own way and we can follow behind. It won't affect each other and both parties are at ease."
"So much the better."
Song You then took steps forward.
The Taoist boy and the horse followed behind.
The group was not walking fast, but not too slow either. Miss Wanjiang's carriage was following behind, also at a walking speed. It was swaying and the wooden axles rattled. Miss Wanjiang sat in the car and was caught by the curtains. He couldn't see her clearly, but the maid was sitting outside, side by side with the coachman, talking to them with a smile.
"Miss Sanhua, do you want to come up and take a ride in the carriage?"
"Sanhua Empress has ridden in a carriage!"
"Miss Sanhua, do you want to come up and sit down?"
"Miss Sanhua can leave by herself!"
"How tiring it is to walk alone..."
"We have horses too!"
The little girl followed the Taoist closely, stirring the candy in her hands, and turned to stare at them with slightly wary eyes.
This kind of vigilance comes from the attitude of the Taoist priests towards them. The good and evil of young people are often clear and unreasonable. If you feel that your elder is not on good terms with another adult, maybe your elder will behave in a bad way. A little more tactful, but children will follow adults to make choices without thinking, but they won't hide it like adults.
"Why should the Taoist priest be on guard against us?"
The maid sat on the wooden board in the front room of the carriage, swaying with the uneven bumps on the road. She looked extremely light, but she didn't care. She shook her legs and looked at the Taoist with a smile: "The Taoist is wary of us. Isn’t it based on the fact that we took the initiative to tell the Taoist priest? If we didn’t say anything to the Taoist priest and went south after the New Year, how could the Taoist priest guard us?"
"rational."
Song You answered as he walked.
Although the person speaking behind him was a maid, he thought it was the fox demon himself speaking to him.
"The Taoist Master is really lacking a lot of comfort. Why can't you get along with us just like you do in Changjing?" The maid bumped up her legs, "Master, I'd like to become old friends with the Taoist Master." This matter is sincere, and I couldn't be more sincere. If not, how could I have picked it up and given it to the Taoist Master as soon as I noticed the plum blossoms were blooming?"
"It turns out that plum blossom was a gift from you two..."
"Exactly," the maid said, "I came here again a year ago, but the Taoist priest didn't ask. We thought the Taoist priest knew about it, but it turns out he didn't."
"You two have mastered the art of concealing yourself. How could I know this?"
"The Taoist Priest is joking. Ever since we perfected our concealment method, the only one who can see through us at a glance is the Taoist Priest."
"That day was made possible by the help of heaven and earth."
"Who does the Taoist priest think gave the plum blossoms to?"
"I think it was given by some scholar." Song You answered truthfully.
"How can the Taoist think of the master and those bearded literati from Changjing together?" The maid pretended to be sad, and then covered her mouth with laughter and said, "But it's okay, it's not a woman."
"..." Song You was speechless, "Is the one talking to me the tail or the body?"
"What does it matter?"
"..."
After Sanhua Empress finished eating the candy, the bamboo sticks were all scratched, and she couldn't taste the sweetness at all. She kept walking, staring down and hesitated for a long time. Finally, she made up her mind and raised her hand. He threw the bamboo stick into the grass on the roadside, took a step forward, turned into a cat with a sudden sound, and jumped forward quickly. After walking for a while, he stopped and waited for them.
His eyes glanced over the coachman from time to time.
"Do you want to listen to the piano, Taoist Master?"
"Please feel free to do so, both of you."
"Do you want to drink, Taoist Master?"
"I don't like drinking, and I don't drink when I'm on the road."
"Where is Empress Sanhua?"
"Well! Miss Sanhua doesn't drink either!"
"What if there is mash soup?"
“Ghost soup soup!”
The swallows flew lightly in the sky and stopped on the tree in front. Then they combed their feathers lazily and stared at the people below.
Until the people below passed by him, he remained calm and continued to comb his feathers and watched them go away. When they were far away, he flapped his wings to catch up.
The sound of the piano could be heard in the carriage.
This trip is mostly familiar with the early spring scenery.
However, it was misty and rainy when we came, but now the sky is clear, the road is easy to walk, and there is the intermittent sound of the piano behind me, which is a different kind of comfort.
It was afternoon before I knew it.
"gentlemen."
The swallow flew over, flapped its wings, landed on the top of the tree beside the road, and said, "The boundary of Donghe County is ahead."
This time I walked much faster than last time.
Mainly because the road surface is dry.
"I wonder where the Qingxiao Temple is in Donghe County?"
"Qingxiao Temple should be very famous in Donghe County." Yanzi had heard the name of Qingxiao Temple twice in Changjing. He hesitated for a moment and then said, "It looks like there is a tea stall on the roadside about five or six miles ahead. , Sir, if you want to visit Qingxiao Temple, I will transform into a human and go there to investigate."
"Then it's hard on you."
"Puff puff..."
The swallow suddenly turned around, flapped its wings, and flew away from the tree.
I saw him sometimes flapping his wings violently, sometimes spreading his wings to glide, sometimes folding his wings and falling, sometimes high and sometimes low, as if he was floating in the air, but he flew more than a mile away in the blink of an eye.
The Taoist looked back at the carriage. The maid in the carriage tilted her head and looked at him with a smile.
"I would like to visit Qingxiao Temple."
"Then let's have a Taoist meal with the Taoist priest."
"As long as you two don't mind."
"I've said it all, Taoist Master, please feel free to do it yourself. If we don't want to live in the Taoist temple, we can just find another place to rest. If we think the Taoist Master is walking slowly, we can go to the destination ahead and wait for the Taoist Master. If we I feel that the Taoist priest is walking too fast, so I want to stop and look at the scenery and then see if I can catch up with him." The maid smiled and said, "That's how casual you are."
There was a sound of music in the carriage.
It seemed to be echoing, but not unlike it, because after this sound, the sound of the piano started playing on its own again.
This song is quite familiar.
It was also played by Mr. Yang Gong of Songlu in Yidu.
"So much the better."
The Taoist's mentality became much more relaxed and he no longer cared about their following.
Walking slowly along the official road, when he reached the tea stall in front, the young man in black and white clothes hesitated for an unknown amount of time. He seemed to have just finished asking, and then came out of the tea stall. He happened to see them and walked over to them. Song You said: "Qingxiao Temple is not far away. It's to the west of the county. I'll go look for a way. I'll definitely get there before dark tonight."
"good."
The young man ran forward, and when he reached a deserted place, he turned into a swallow and soared into the sky.
"I don't know if the elder knows it. In fact, demons are the most lonely when they first transform. They are not like humans, nor are they like the original creatures. Like this swallow, although there is a tribe, it is lonely and can't meet the Taoist people. Growing up is a blessing." The maid sat on the wooden board and looked at him, "If we could meet a Taoist priest when we were young, I think the road to growth would be much more wonderful and smooth."
"..."
Song You turned to look at her: "The tone of Shima's words now sounds a bit like his true form."
"It's really interesting what the Taoist priest focuses on."
"Excellent."
The Taoist continued to walk forward.
The cat was still following him, but his four feet seemed to be no longer in control. Every time he took a step, his feet were lifted very high, and they seemed unable to bend. It was like an ordinary cat wearing shoes for the first time. Lu Lai took a few steps to the side from time to time, and finally managed to steady his body.
(End of chapter)
