As soon as Yi Mo left, the magic spell cast was released naturally, and Shen Qingxuan heard the sound of footsteps approaching. Through the screen window, the red lantern also swayed along with it, turned around the corridor and the archway, and gradually approached his courtyard. The new concubine's room crooked beside the bed is also faintly waking up.
At this time the night was already dark, but Shen Qingxuan knew that he still had a lot of work to do this night.
First, of course, for some cold, bad snake to clean up the mess he left behind.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingxuan couldn't help wondering whether this snake had been used to doing its own thing for thousands of years, like that, it seemed that it was very smooth to throw away its hands as the shopkeeper, without even saying a word of kindness.
Thinking of the word "polite" in his mind, Shen Qingxuan naturally went on to think of that "gift", his face darkened immediately. He stared at the box on the table with a dark face for a long while, then he held the thing in his hands, and put it away close to his body together with the bead.
The face unexpectedly returned to calmness in an instant, as if that lewd thing never existed from the beginning to the end.
When Xu Shiming woke up, he felt a burning dull pain in the back of his head in a daze, but his thoughts were still in a mess. At this time, a familiar voice sounded in his ear, asking, "Are you awake? How do you feel?"
Xu Shiming opened his eyes, and what he saw was Shen Qingxuan's face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling. There was some concern in his eyes, and he was looking at him calmly.
The previous scene flooded into his mind like a tsunami, Xu Mingshi's eyes widened and he shouted angrily: "Shen Qingxuan!"
Shen Qingxuan still had the same face, looking at him motionless, and then slowly let out an "um" from his nasal cavity with a rising end, not without provocation.
Xu Shiming was furious, and the moment he jumped up, he found himself tied to a chair with a thick and strong hemp rope, which was unceremoniously binding him into a rice dumpling. As for Shen Qingxuan sitting on the chair, his expression was very leisurely and comfortable, looking at him, it was like looking at a rice dumpling ready to serve as a meal. Xu Shiming felt that his lungs were about to explode. He was actually tricked by this useless disability who seemed gentle and harmless, and had to rely on people to walk!
"Shen Qingxuan!" Xu Shiming yelled angrily, then paused, still unable to figure it out, and asked, "I have no grievances or enmities with you, why did you harm me?"
"Did I hurt you?" Shen Qingxuan asked back with a smile on his face, but before the other party was completely enraged, he said: "Why do I feel that I am saving you?"
"...you save me?" Xu Shiming gritted his teeth, "You tied me up like this, and you're calling me to save me?!"
"I'm worried that you are too angry," Shen Qingxuan said leisurely, "It's just that you did something stupid."
"Are you afraid that I will kill you?" Xu Shiming was clever for a rare time.
"Exactly." Shen Qingxuan admitted without any shame, and said seriously: "I'm not a monster, if you 'eliminate' me with a blood, you will pay for it with your life."
What he said was serious and earnest, with a condensed expression, Xu Shiming immediately felt powerless when he heard the words, but he was obviously a soldier, but he was restrained by a mere scholar and had no power to fight back. It was really infuriating ! Barely restraining the urge to tear the person in front of him into pieces, Xu Shiming calmed down, thought about the cause and effect, and naturally remembered the part he had neglected before. This Shen Qingxuan, when he learned that Yi Mo was a snake demon, showed no signs of There is no accident, and they are desperate to help it, which shows that they are acquaintances.
Looking up and looking around, Xu Shiming couldn't see that he was locked there. There were only two benches and a wooden table in the dark and narrow room. A candle was lit on the table. The light from the big bean flame was faint. It can illuminate a little bit of the foreground, but the more places are still dark, the narrow windows are far away, and the air smells of old rotten wood. Xu Shiming felt that this was like a prison cell.
"What's your relationship with that snake demon? Why do you want to help him? Where's my demon-receiving cauldron? Where's the snake?..." Looking around for a while, Xu Shiming asked questions one after another.
Shen Qingxuan sighed, and said, "You have so many questions, which one do you want me to answer first?"
Xu Shiming was speechless for a moment.
"Then let me answer one by one." After teasing him enough, Shen Qingxuan pushed the wheelchair closer, and moved the candle on the wooden table between the two of them. Under the candlelight, his expression was gentle, and he said slowly: "You I was previously surprised why I wasn’t the dumb one in the rumors. In fact, you must have thought of it when I said this. Yes, it’s what you think. The snake has kindness to me. He saved my life first, and then let me The ability to speak has been restored." After a short pause, Shen Qingxuan said again: "This is the answer to your second question, I will help him, because he is a good demon as you said, and he is my benefactor. As for you The third question, the small copper-colored cauldron, I will take that thing." Shen Qingxuan lied calmly.
Xu Mingshi was taken aback for a moment, and quickly said: "What are you doing with my magic weapon? You don't know the way, so what's the use of it!"
"It's because I don't know the way, so I took it," Shen Qingxuan smiled, reached out to untie his rope, bowed his head and said, "At least I won't harm a good person who shouldn't be harmed by an impulse." The last sentence, said very heavy.
What Xu Mingshi told him to stop was speechless. Thinking of the impulsiveness before, he was already ashamed of breaking the Taoism of cultivating the mind. In addition, as Shen Qingxuan said, he almost really harmed the snake demon who was about to cultivate into an immortal, and ruined him. Not to mention the practice, if the demon-subduing cauldron was really buckled, Yi Mo would be wiped out, and he would be irreparable for the murder he committed for no reason. His face turned blue and white, and it was extremely ugly for a while.
Looking at his expression, Shen Qingxuan had figured out his mood quite closely, so he neatly untied all the ropes on him, including the ones on his feet. At that time, the boys had tied the ropes tightly, and it took a lot of time to untie them. After a lot of effort, Shen Qingxuan flipped his nails, it was very painful, thinking that this is asking for trouble. It's just that Chen Ken's calm look was still on his face, without showing any clues, with the demeanor of a handsome young man, as if he was not responsible for beating people into a coma and tying them up. It's well-packed.
After all the ropes were untied, Shen Qingxuan threw the bundle of hemp ropes aside, then sat upright, and said sternly: "If you hold a treasure in your hand, you should be even more cautious in your actions. Otherwise, it will harm others and yourself at a small scale. If you say it, it will bring disaster to the country and the people!"
Pausing for a while, he changed his tone again, and said: "I see that although you are young, you can distinguish between good and evil, and know good and evil. This time I tied you up, not entirely because I was afraid that you would harm me, but because I was worried about your young age. Furious, you went to provoke that snake demon again. You were no match for him, and you lost your magic weapon. If you really annoyed him and took your life, wouldn’t you be wronged? Besides, I’ve seen the treasure clothes you’re looking for If you think about it, you can't fail to see what it is. If Yi Mo takes it away, it will be returned to the original owner. What's the point of your entanglement?"
Xu Mingshi rubbed the strangle marks on his wrist, and listened carefully. Although he is not low-minded, he is not deep in the world. In addition, he has a straightforward personality. Although he feels inappropriate, he can't find any faults in Shen Qingxuan's words. In his opinion, the man is just a kind and righteous disabled person who understands the general situation and is very generous in his dealings with others. He didn't know it at that time, and he didn't understand what it means to be eloquent, careful in action, and leak-free.
He was smashed and tied like this, but he untied the rope with his own hands and spoke softly to each other. He was smashed down with a stick of soft words that were hidden in needles, but he was so confused that he almost couldn't find the way.
Fortunately, it was only a near miss. Xu Mingshi still grasped the most important point in his bewilderment, and hurriedly said: "Then return my things to me."
Shen Qingxuan was silent when he heard the words, and looked at him for a moment, his eyes were extremely quiet, like two deep ancient wells, Xu Mingshi was terrified when he saw it, so he shook his head: "I can't give it to you."
"Why can't you give it to me?!" Xu Mingshi exploded immediately, "Have you taken a fancy to my treasure? Let me tell you, it is something passed down from my ancestor. If you don't want to return it to me, I will return to the Taoist temple tomorrow. My brothers and sisters will come to you to beg for it! Make your Shen family restless!"
"Shut up!" Shen Qingxuan let out a low voice, the volume was not loud, but the air was shaking, as if there was wind. After all, he was born in a big family, and he was the eldest son who was picked up by thousands of people. He still had a certain bearing. Xu Mingshi was taken aback by this low drink, subconsciously stopped talking, and stared at him blankly.
Shen Qingxuan was frowning, staring at him coldly.
Xu Mingshi also noticed that his tone was too eager, and it was too embarrassing for Shen Qingxuan to obediently shut his mouth after such a yell, so he couldn't help but said: "... Cough... Anyway, you have to return the things to me."
"Not only will I return your Demon Subduing Cauldron, but I also have the Snake Slough Cloak. I will give you both treasures. How about it?"
"Ah?" Xu Mingshi opened his mouth wide.
"I'm a secular person. It's useless to ask for these things. So what if I just give them to you? There is only one condition."
"what?"
"You go and practice first. When I know that you can control your temper, truly cultivate the Tao, promote good and eliminate evil, and stop doing things that hurt the nature and reason, I will offer the two treasures with both hands."
"...Why should I..." Xu Mingshi scratched his head and looked at him with a confused face: "Why do I sound a little confused?"
His staring and confused look was really too stupid, Shen Qingxuan looked at it, thinking of his younger brother, occasionally showing such a stupid look, couldn't help laughing, thinking that these two people have similar natures, He was very naive, and said in a deep thought: "I think you are a good person. You just need to sharpen your temperament, and you will be able to get rid of those evil spirits in the future and make your reputation far. Giving you these two things can also be regarded as helping you. It's just that it's not enough right now, your skills are still shallow, and it's easy to lose your mind when you hold treasures in your hands. If you encounter a powerful enemy, you will actually harm yourself. In addition, you have an impulsive temperament and reckless behavior. When you meet someone with a bad temper, such as Yi Mo You are such a monster, you will rely on the treasure in your hand to harm others..." Shen Qingxuan smiled, couldn't help stretching out his hand, pinched that silly face, and said: "I will keep the things for you first, When the time is right in the future, I'll send someone to send it to you, let's put it this way... Do you understand?"
Xu Mingshi asked him to pinch his face and cheeks, and he felt that the movement was very close. It was an experience he had when he was young, when his brothers and sisters were playing together. See you, I don't know why there are so many births... The fingers on the face are warm, with a scent of ink that has been cultivated all the year round, it doesn't hurt or itch when pinched, it's just inexplicably intimate, even the voice is soft, as if it has been there for many years The old friend's Chunchun asked.
Although Xu Mingshi listened to him, he could hear clearly, but for some reason, he couldn't answer. He would just stare at Shen Qingxuan foolishly.
I felt the orange candlelight flickering. The man in front of me had clear features and a peaceful expression. The candlelight reflected a layer of flowing golden luster on the black hair, which was indescribably warm and beautiful.
He was dumbfounded.
Shen Qingxuan didn't get a response for a while, raised his eyebrows, and patted his palm lightly on the table. With a "snap", Xu Mingshi's elbow propped on the table slipped, and he threw himself on the table in an unbalanced manner, his head viciously It slammed against the edge of the table with a muffled sound.
Shen Qingxuan covered his lips and laughed silently.
Xu Mingshi covered his head, feeling extremely embarrassed. He didn't understand why he looked at this person and saw such a gaffe, so he quickly straightened up and sat down again, looking down at his toes, not daring to lift it up.
"Did you hear what I said?" Shen Qingxuan asked him after laughing enough, and quickly returned to normal. Xu Mingshi lowered his head and nodded.
Seeing this, Shen Qingxuan narrowed his eyes, and asked again: "Are you agreeing?" Xu Mingshi still lowered his head, and nodded again.
"Since that's the case, go to the guest room to rest tonight. I'll ask the boy to find a doctor for you to look at the injury on the back of your head. It's late at night and you should go to bed early. We can discuss anything tomorrow." Shen Qingxuan saw that the matter was settled. , I turned the wheelchair to go by myself, and as soon as I reached the door, I heard the crisp voice behind me saying: "But I can't find the treasure clothes, and I lost the demon-subduing cauldron passed down by my ancestors, so I can't go back to the mountain."
Shen Qingxuan paused, turned his head after a while, and said, "Then what are your plans?"
Xu Mingshi was silent for a moment, and said, "Can I stay here with you as a foothold? In this way, you can test the results of my practice at any time."
Shen Qingxuan thought for a while, then nodded and replied: "No problem, I'll make arrangements. From now on, the Shen family's door will naturally be opened for you." Seeing the clean smile on that young man's face, Shen Qingxuan remembered something again, and hurriedly said: " If I can talk, don't spread it unless you know me."
Xu Mingshi didn't care about these things, so he naturally happily agreed, and then helped Shen Qingxuan push the cart, and left the small dark room.
When he came out, he turned around to look, only to see through the moonlight that it was the Shen family's small courtyard where sundries were piled up.
Being dumb again, Shen Qingxuan arranged for someone to take Xu Mingshi to rest, and then he rang the bell to call a servant to push him back to the nanmu building again. Along the way, there were many turns in pavilions, terraces and verandas. Shen Qingxuan sat on the chair, feeling the occasional bumps in the path below him, and thought of the big bloody lump on the back of Xu Mingshi's head that he had touched in his previous injury examination. Come. Such a young child, but he made such a ruthless hand.
Not without surprise.
When did he become like this, he could be indifferent to his clean and pure eyes, he could be cruel to those who rescued him, and he could be full of conspiracy and calculations towards a person who was like his younger brother.
Deceit and lies, since when can he speak so fluently? He remembered that when he was a child, he was a pure and kind child, who was taught by his father and husband Chun Chun, who followed virtue, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust, where did that Shen Qingxuan go
Is it Shen Qingxuan who is so... cruel and merciless, who uses all means to achieve his goals
Closing his eyes, Shen Qingxuan was silent all the way. No one noticed that the fingertips of his hand, which was hidden in his sleeve and placed on his knee, trembled slightly, like a panicked butterfly.
The boy stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and the nanmu building was in sight. Two maidservants came up to meet him, took the armrest of the wheelchair from the boy, pushed him up again, and entered the inner courtyard.
There, there was a new concubine waiting for him.
Shen Qingxuan opened his eyes again, his eyes became calm again, his trembling fingertips stopped at some point, and they rested calmly on the side.
Everything is back to normal.
Consummation? Yes, it will.
Shen Qingxuan thought in his heart, but not now.
For a woman who flies on a branch and turns into a phoenix, being charming and lingering will only make her dazzled. She really thinks that she can do whatever she wants after flying on a branch, and even stop fulfilling the three obediences and four virtues, and even commit a murder and betrayal!
She must be chilled first, and let her understand that even if she is the woman who served him since childhood, there is no exception.
As long as it is cold enough, it is so cold that she realizes that she is just a dispensable concubine, so give her another child and let her have a place. Then she will be obedient, take care of her husband and teach her children. Respect the main room.
Shen Qingxuan narrowed his eyes again, should he marry his regular wife? From his own experience, in order to avoid family twists and turns, it is enough for a man to have one wife, but in fact, maybe one concubine is enough. As long as the incense can be passed on.
Otherwise, with a regular wife, he really can't go beyond.
Thinking of this, he sighed again, if Yi Mo was a woman, it would be great, she would directly marry into the main house, write it down in the Shen family tree, and there would be no way to escape. Even if he dies, Yi Mo will live another thousand years, and he will be his Shen family!
Tsk.
Mr. Shen shook his head, laughed silently, and secretly felt chills.
He actually has a possessive desire for Yi Mo that cannot be ignored, which is more terrifying than lust.