Changsheng stood there and watched the convoy go west. Ni Chenyi rode at the end of the convoy. Every few miles he would turn around and look back, three times in a row, and even disappear from sight.
After the convoy disappeared, Changsheng still stood there in a daze. His mood at this time was very complicated. In addition to reluctance and melancholy, he also felt a little guilty. Although having three wives and four concubines was very common nowadays, he had lived in a remote mountain village since he was a child, and Ordinary people usually only have one wife, so he doesn't quite understand or approve of the way officials and wealthy businessmen keep wives and concubines. It is precisely because of this mentality that he feels ashamed of Ni Chenyi, because he knows that in his heart Deep down, I like Zhang Mo more than I like Ni Chenyi.
Just when Changsheng was in a daze, Datou's voice came from beside him, "Sir, they have gone far."
Changsheng turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw Datou arriving at an unknown moment. He was standing behind him, holding a black cloak in his hand.
"Sir, the wind has picked up." Da Tou handed over the cloak.
Changsheng took the cloak and sighed. This cloak was also given to him by Ni Chenyi that day. He was not a tangled person, but he was very tangled in his heart at this time. Just because he knew that he liked Zhang Mo more than Ni Chenyi, he was not interested in it. He felt so ashamed of his reluctance and melancholy at this time. Since Ni Chenyi was not the first in his heart, how could he feel frustrated about her departure.
Datou also wanted to put on a cloak for immortality, but he was too short and had more ambition than strength, so he could only urge again, "Sir, put it on quickly."
After hearing Da Tou's words, Changsheng put on his cloak and tilted his head to look at Da Tou. Thinking that this loyal subordinate was suffering from chronic illness and was not going to die soon, he felt a sense of sadness in his heart.
Datou didn't know what Changsheng was thinking, "Sir, go back, they have gone far."
Changsheng recalled his thoughts and nodded, then walked towards the city gate. When he reached the city gate, he turned around and looked back. After waiting for a while, he didn't see Ni Chenyi returning on his horse, and then he walked through the city gate and returned to the city.
It was already past the closing time. When Changsheng and Datou returned to the city, the soldiers guarding the gate immediately closed the city gate.
Chang Sheng steeled himself and walked eastward, "I allocated the silver coins for recruiting soldiers this afternoon. Did the Shaolin Temple and the Beggar Clan take the silver coins?"
"Sir, I don't have any errands in the household department." Datou shook his head.
Chang Sheng's original intention when speaking was to pretend to be calm and not want to appear too out of character, but the words he wanted to say revealed his absent-mindedness and lack of concentration. He was worried that the more he spoke, the more he would make a mistake, so he stopped talking.
"Sir, Yang Kai is back." Big Head said.
Hearing Da Tou's words, Chang Sheng felt a little less sad, "When did you come back and where are you now?"
"Shen Shi came back," Datou said. "Now at the Yushitai, his face doesn't look good. He seems to be injured."
"What's going on?" Changsheng asked eagerly.
"I don't know the specific situation. I saw that his face didn't look good, so I asked about it, but he only said that he had caught the cold and it was nothing serious." Datou said.
"He is a Qi practitioner, so how can he be easily infected by wind and cold." Changsheng sped up as he spoke.
The Yushitai is on the west side of the imperial city, located in the east city. Two quarters of an hour later, the two returned to the Yushitai.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of Yushitai, he met Shi Xuanming who wanted to go out. What surprised Changsheng was that Shi Xuanming was not wearing cassock at this time, but put on casual clothes and a cloth hat on his head. .
Before Changsheng could ask a question, Shi Xuanming took the initiative and said, "Taoist Master, I took fifty taels of silver from the accounting room and let you know."
Ni Chenyi had previously given Shi Xuanming five thousand taels of gold. This money had always been in his account and Shi Xuanming could withdraw it at will, but Shi Xuanming had not touched the money before.
"Master, I'm serious. That money is yours, you can withdraw it at will," Changsheng said casually and asked, "Master, what are you going to do with this new outfit?"
"Feel the suffering of the world and experience the joy of the world." Shi Xuanming walked westward.
Changsheng was eager to see Yang Kai and didn't ask any more questions. Shi Xuanbai had been busy supervising the arresters of Yushitai to practice martial arts during the day, so he couldn't interfere too much with what they were going to do at night.
Although Chang Sheng gave Yang Kai a house, Yang Kai still lived in the public house on Yushitai on weekdays. When the two went to Yang Kai's room, they found that the door was closed and there was no light in the room.
After asking for Chang Sheng's opinion with his eyes, Da Tou stepped forward and knocked on the door. The door was not bolted, so Da Tou pushed the door open and entered directly.
Changsheng then entered the door. Although he didn't hold a lamp, he could clearly see Yang Kai sitting cross-legged on the bed and breathing. His previous guess was correct. Yang Kai was not infected with the wind and cold. There was a faint black air lingering on the top of his head, and his face was black and blue. It was obviously an evil spirit invading from within.
The Zhou Tian Divine Skill can be withdrawn at any time. Seeing the two people entering the door, Yang Kai stopped breathing and went down to the ground to pay tribute to the immortal.
At this time, Da Tou had already lit up the oil lamp in the room, and Yang Kai bowed his hand in greeting. Chang Sheng did not return the gift, but directly reached out and held Yang Kai's left hand, "What happened?"
"On the way back, I encountered a monster that had become a spirit and was causing trouble and harming people," Yang Kai said. "I fought with that monster. Although I seriously injured it, it bit me on my left arm."
"What kind of alien?" Changsheng asked casually.
"A white-haired alien who transformed into a woman in white is called Pizi by the local people." Yang Kai answered.
Changsheng checked Yang Kai's pulse, then rolled up his sleeves to check the wound on his left arm. Although the wound was not big, the area around the wound was already black.
"Its teeth are poisonous." Changsheng walked to the desk and started writing.
"Weasels don't seem to be poisonous." Big Head came over.
"Pizi and Huangpizi are not the same thing," Chang Sheng said while writing, "Pizi is much bigger than a weasel, and is similar in size to a domestic dog. This animal is much more powerful than a weasel, and it is especially good at bewitching people while sleeping. This thing mostly feeds on poisons, so its teeth are poisonous and the toxicity is complex. If you are bitten by it, you cannot use your internal strength to force out the poison."
Seeing that Chang Sheng's tone was not very anxious, Da Tou knew that Yang Kai's injury was not serious, and then asked curiously, "Yang Kai, did you just say that thing can transform into a human?"
Yang Kai lowered his sleeves and nodded, then turned to Changsheng and said, "Sir, the situation outside is not quite right."
"What's wrong?" Changsheng handed the written prescription to Datou, "Send someone to get the medicine."
Datou took the prescription and walked out quickly, and Yang Kai said, "The spirits are causing trouble, and ghosts are rampant. Some villages that are full of hunger and death are even shrouded in black clouds, and ghosts cry during the day."
Chang Sheng did not answer immediately after hearing this. The situation Yang Kai mentioned did not happen suddenly. In fact, a similar situation had already occurred before he came to Chang'an, but the situation was not so serious.
The ancients said that when a country is about to die, there must be evildoers. The large number of evildoers and ghosts also shows that the fortunes of the Tang Dynasty are not prosperous and the energy is in the doldrums.
"What are the conditions of the people you saw along the way?" Changsheng asked.
"Not good," Yang Kai shook his head, "This winter has been extremely cold, and even heavy snow has fallen in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. The people have been left without food, and the officials are strict and fierce, and still press for taxes. The people cannot live, or leave their hometowns, or They robbed homes and homes, and everywhere they went there was a scene of chaos.”
Although Yang Kai was unsmiling, he was also a kind-hearted person. When he said this, he shook his head helplessly and let out a long sigh.
"Did you know that I have been promoted to Minister of Household Affairs?" Changsheng asked.
"Big Head told me." Yang Kai nodded.
"I just took over and haven't had time to deal with government affairs. I will pay attention to this matter tomorrow. If necessary, I will report to the court and ask for food relief..."
