Zhongfu.
In the past two days, he was anxious to handle the case and was preparing to enter the Yaofang. Zhong Heqing simply stayed in Dali Temple and only returned home today.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, he heard several women and young men talking nearby.
A few people didn't notice that Lang Jun was right behind them, talking enthusiastically.
"Did you all see the excitement just now?"
"I saw it, I saw it. My wife has no mercy for that Mrs. Liu now."
Zhong Heqing raised his eyebrows when he heard Nanny Liu.
Then he heard the servant mutter, "This Granny Liu is really unstoppable. The lady sent her out of the city, but she still refused to leave. She asked someone to find someone to come to the lady and said, "No matter what you say, it doesn't matter whether you have merit or not." After all the hard work, she has nursed the lady for many years... Now it's better. The lady said that she had worked hard and wanted to release her from the sale of her body. This woman owed a lot of money while gambling, and the bank was looking for her. She has debts, and without the protection of her master, she will be doomed!"
Several people said she deserved it, "She shows off her power in front of us all the time! She will live a good life with her!"
But some people also asked, "Speaking of which, do you think I really won't keep that old woman around?"
When Zhong Heqing heard this, he looked over and heard someone say, "I think it's true. The lady specially warned the dowry servants not to cause trouble, and several maids who did no good were also transferred to do rough work."
Several people were amazed.
Zhong Heqing listened quietly and was silent for a while. He couldn't help but think of her leaving on Donghua Street that day carrying two pounds of hawthorn.
After a long while, Zhong Heqing raised his feet and left.
*
"It is better to know yourself and the enemy than to know yourself and the enemy... It is better to know yourself and the enemy than to know the enemy and yourself..."
Outside Tokyo, by the Yongxu River.
Both sides of the river are open and spacious, with continuous bridges. There are many docks here and there is a constant flow of people. It is also the location of a famous market in the outer city, attracting people from around the capital to come here to buy and sell.
In addition to the market with stalls, there are also shops on both sides of the strait and cruise ships in the water. If a few people appeared or disappeared out of thin air, no one would notice at all.
At the right time of the year, the sun is setting in the west, and the crescent moon is shining brightly. The boat shops on both sides of the coast have raised their high lanterns, reflecting the sunset, which is as red as the clouds.
Jiu Ji was caught in the crowd, walking in while reciting that awkward sentence.
The day before yesterday, she bought two kilograms of Taihang hawthorn. When she opened the package and looked closely, she saw gold characters flashing across the inside of the paper package. It was a long sentence with the same three lines in a row, all of which read "It is better to know yourself and your enemy than to know your enemy and your friend." .
The golden characters flashed back and forth in front of Jiuji three times before leaving no trace like fine sand blown away by the wind.
This is the password to enter Tokyo Yaobang.
The Tokyo Demon Shop needs to change its password every once in a while to prevent too many people from knowing the existence of the Demon Shop. Although there is no entrance to the Demon Shop in Tokyo, you can buy some local goods from the Qihuoju on Donghuamen Street, as long as you have a special If you point to the Taihang Mountains, Qihuoju will quietly tell you what the password is recently.
After learning the password, at the market by the Yongxu River in the outer city, you can enter the demon house by reciting it accurately three times in one breath.
But Jiu Ji has been walking around here for half a quarter of an hour and hasn't entered yet.
Every time we are just a little bit short of success.
Jiuji scratched her head. Who on earth came up with such awkward words to embarrass the demon?
But there was no other way to enter the square, so Jiuji took a deep breath again.
"It is better to know yourself and your enemies than to know your enemies and yourself... ...It is better to know yourself and your enemies than to know your enemies and your friends... ...It is better to know yourself and your enemies than to know your enemies and your friends."
Got it!
As soon as the voice fell, a gust of wind suddenly arose around her, swirling from Jiuji's feet and suddenly upwards.
The wind was a little squinting, but when she opened her eyes again and looked around, she saw that the high-lit shops and painted boats on the Yongxu River were gone, replaced by the noisy and lively Shanjianfang Street in front of her, with the setting sun shining in the west. Surrounded by green mountains, there are many pedestrians on the road. At this time, the lights are gradually lighting up, the traffic is busy, and it is very lively.
Beyond the road, standing right in front of you is a three-hole archway with cornices that looks like it was carved out of white jade.
The white jade is crystal white and translucent. There are no lanterns on the archway to illuminate it, but the inside and outside of the archway are as bright as day.
Under the complicated cornices, four large golden characters shine brightly in the middle——
Tokyo Yaobang.
... ...
"Dong, Jing, Yao, Fang..."
Lu Gaoxiao looked up at the four golden characters without blinking.
"This word and this white jade archway can be so bright without even lighting a single light. Is it a witchcraft?!"
He crossed Zhong Heqing and pulled Sun Yuanjing, "Taoist Master, is this a demonic method?"
Sun Yuanjing couldn't stop laughing, "That's true. I heard that this archway is carved from a single piece of snow jade stone from the Qilian Mountains. The snow stone has been absorbing the moonlight for thousands of years on the top of the mountain. Therefore, it is as bright as the full moon. Not only that, the main road in the city also has a snow stone embedded in the ground two or three feet away, and the streets seem to be placed on the Milky Way..."
Seeing that Lu Gaoxiao's eyes were wide open, he said with a smile, "When you enter the workshop, you will open your eyes wide."
Lu Gaoxiao impatiently squeezed under the archway, "Hurry up then, what are you two waiting for?! I'm not just doing it for fun, I remember going to find the master of Yaofangfang, I'm here for Let’s get down to business!”
He said this without any shame.
Sun Yuanjing shook his head.
Zhong Heqing glanced at him speechlessly.
No future.
*
At this moment, there is another person in the demon workshop.
The person the Prime Minister asked Jiu Ji to find was called Li Umbrella.
The raccoon tribe often uses Li as their surname when doing business in the mortal world. Jiuji inquired about it in the workshop and went around to the place where several demons of the raccoon tribe lived.
Jiu Ji restored her appearance at this time, with a tall figure and graceful eyebrows. Several members of the same clan heard that she was from Alai, the main city of the Li clan, and welcomed her. Unfortunately, when everyone heard the name "Li San", they all looked confused.
"Don't you remember there was such a person?"
Jiu Ji didn't expect it, and said she was a middle-aged woman. Her fellow tribesmen still didn't know, "There are quite a few tanuki tribes here in Tokyo who come to seek a living. I really can't remember this at first glance. Let's find out for you."
In this way, Jiu Ji could only thank her repeatedly.
As he spoke, the sky became darker and darker. Even though the main street was illuminated by snow and jade stones, the small alleys away from the main street fell into darkness with the skylight.
The little demons jumping up and down in the streets and alleys also come to play in bright places. Most of them have transformed into shapes, not much different from ordinary children, or they have retained their ears and tails, making them cute and cute.
It's just that the little monsters living in crowded alleys wear the same clothes as the ordinary children in the outer city of Tokyo or even outside the city. The coarse cloth is washed white and has patches on the knees.
It was getting darker and darker, and they couldn't see clearly even as they lay on the ground playing.
Jiu Ji was thinking that they were about to break up, but suddenly they started counting down.
"Ten, nine, eight... ...six, five... ...three, two, one!"
After counting, Jiuji felt her surroundings suddenly light up. She turned her head and looked towards the bright spot. She saw the majestic palace supported by giant trees on the top of the high mountain, and the large and small lanterns hanging on the trees. At this moment they all lit up.
The lantern illuminates the glazed cornices, sky corridors, tall palaces, and giant trees with green leaves. The green leaves shine like emeralds in the light, which is no longer the same as in the daytime.
At this point, the entire Jade Mouse Cave Palace seems to be placed in the sky, located in the paradise of the gods, and it is beautiful among the lanterns among the tall trees.
As soon as the Jade Rat Cave Palace lit up, the entire Demon Square also became three points brighter.
The little demons were used to seeing it every day, but they still looked at it eagerly. At this time, a little girl with fluffy rabbit ears murmured something.
"It would be great if I could live there. No, I don't want to live there. It would be great if I could go in and take a look around... It's really beautiful there!"
But after she said this hopefully, a larger Yao'er walked next to her and suddenly snorted coldly.
"You don't know that Tokyo Yaobang was originally located there, right? We were actually driven here!"
"Where was our home originally? Then, can't we go back?"
The older Yao'er looked about ten years old, with a dog nose and dog ears. He was not here just now, but just passed by here.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of the Jade Rat Cave Palace.
"My mother and brother said that we originally lived there, but the Weasel Jade from the Rat Clan took over our home. The Demon City didn't make the decision for us, so it had to give up the Jade Qiongmu and a good area around it to the Rat. Clan. Unless one day the lanterns in the Jade Rat Cave Palace stop lighting up, we can go back."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the demons showed hope and surprise.
"It turns out there is a real chance to go back..."
But the dog demon boy said, "But there has never been a day when the lights in the Jade Rat Cave Palace flickered, let alone went out."
He said, "Mother said that the weasel jade will keep the light in the cave palace. If one day the weasel jade flies away and the cave palace stops lighting up, it means that all the spiritual energy around the emerald jade tree has been absorbed by it, and the jade tree will be It will wither and die, and the earth will dry out and crack. In that case, even if we go back to our former home, it will be useless."
When the words fell, all the monsters were startled.
They couldn't imagine that even the emerald trees, which were as green and lush as fairy trees, would be sucked to the point of withering and dying.
And in a place without spiritual energy, a demon will die if it lives in it!
The little monsters were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They raised their heads and stared blankly at the emerald trees on the top of the mountain and the Jade Rat Cave Palace in the distance, until from the crowded houses on both sides of the alley, there were voices calling them to go home for dinner. .
The little demons dispersed quickly, and the dog demon boy didn't stay any longer. He turned around and went deeper into the alley with a stern face.
It was quiet here, and only the noise on the street continued to spread out like light.
Jiuji leaned against the corner wall and crossed her arms. After listening to what they said, she stood at the entrance of the alley for a while.
The brilliant light of the Jade Mouse Cave Palace was dazzling and charming. She raised her eyebrows and looked deeply at it for a few times before turning her head and walking away.
