Judging from the appearance of the woman in white, she must be a ghost cultivator who has walked the path of the spirit. She lacks understanding and control over the technique of controlling the wind. Plus, her own level of Taoism is not that high. It is impossible for her to try to summon the wind and pull people in front of Ji Yuan.
But the woman was nervous for a while and didn't find anything unusual, so she felt relieved.
As soon as the wind died down, the guests who had been disturbed before also calmed down. The waiters of the restaurant and the servants of the Gao family quickly lit up the lights that had been extinguished. Some people even checked the wooden pins on the windows, wondering why they had been blown open by the wind just now.
From the time the sun just set till now, we had finished listening to the book and almost finished eating. It was a banquet that was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.
People said goodbye and left one after another, but it was not time to leave yet. The sound of zithers and harps continued in the building, and people were still toasting each other. Those who stayed were all wine lovers. They had been so fascinated by the story just now that they did not drink much and were reluctant to get drunk, so naturally they planned not to leave until they were drunk.
Wang Li rubbed his dizzy forehead. He was the one who was most seriously affected by the cold wind and he finally sobered up a little.
"Mr. Wang, the master has ordered you to be paid. Please follow me."
A steward from the Gao family came to Wang Li and led the storyteller, who had cleaned up the table, to collect his reward.
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Wang Li was delighted when he heard that he had to collect his money. He quickly picked up his things and went downstairs with the steward.
Ji Yuan saw that the woman in white also hurriedly stood up and followed Wang Li down. He drank the wine in the glass in front of him, then wiped off the wine stains and the words written on the table and stood up.
However, Ji Yuan did not go downstairs directly. Instead, he walked to the table where the host of the Gao family was sitting and bowed to Mr. Gao who was still accompanying him.
"Mr. Gao, thank you for your hospitality. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now. Please give my regards to Mr. Gao for me!"
After all, Mr. Gao is old and cannot stay up late. In addition, he drank too much because he was happy, so he went back home to rest. Anyway, most of the elders of the same age have already gone home.
Mr. Gao didn't know Ji Yuan at all, but he felt that he could not be neglectful just because of the words "Give my regards to Mr. Gao for me", and Ji Yuan was indeed very graceful, so he quickly stood up to return the greeting.
"Okay, Master Ji, goodbye!"
Ji Yuan, who was about to turn around, was immediately happy when he heard the name "Master Ji".
"Ha, Master Ji? Hahahaha... Interesting, interesting..."
Although Mr. Gao should be well educated, his habits are not those of a scholar. Perhaps it is because most of the people the Gao family makes friends with are businessmen, and those who come to the banquet are all wealthy businessmen.
Since he didn't know Ji Yuan, Mr. Gao naturally thought that he was a wealthy man his father knew, and habitually called him Master Ji.
Ji Yuan smiled and shook his head.
"Young Master is now a high school graduate, and will most likely go to Wanzhou to serve as an official. The journey is quite long, and the climate is slightly different, so you need to prepare well. Don't forget to worship your ancestors and burn incense in the temple before leaving, and take a handful of soil from your hometown with you."
"Wanzhou?"
Master Gao thought about it for a moment and instantly understood the reason. From the end of the previous year to the beginning of last year, a piece of "blood silk" shocked the government and the public, and many people in Youzhou City were also circulated with it, but after all, it was too far away. We only know that many corrupt officials were killed, but we don't know how serious the incident was. From what Mr. Ji said, it seems that there are still a lot of vacancies in the officialdom over there
"Wanzhou is a great place! It's also a great opportunity to realize my ambitions!"
"Thank you Mr. Ji for your advice!"
Master Gao bowed solemnly again, but this time he didn't call him boss.
Ji Yuan nodded and turned to leave. Master Gao watched him go downstairs, then sat down and continued drinking.
I couldn't help thinking that among the people my father knew, there was someone like him who didn't have the air of a copper coin. I felt like I had met a famous person. I had to go back and ask my father about it. It would be best if I could invite this Mr. Ji to my house to have a good chat.
Downstairs, the manager of the Gao family borrowed the silver scale from Zhongtai Building and weighed the silver in front of Wang Li. There were two ingots of silver in total, one weighing five taels and the other one weighing one tael.
"The weight of the silver is exactly right. Please keep it, Mr. Wang. Five taels is the reward, and this one tael is the extra reward given to you by the master."
Wang Li bowed solemnly.
"Thank you very much!"
Then he took the silver and his face looked even happier. After thanking him again and again, he said goodbye and left Zhongtai Building.
After Wang Li left, a woman in white also followed him. When she passed by the manager of the Gao family, the latter shuddered suddenly.
"Hiss... It's so cold this evening..."
When he turned around and saw Ji Yuan coming down, he smiled and nodded again. Ji Yuan smiled back and strode away from Zhongtai Building.
Although the night watchman had not yet come to strike the third watch, it was almost the end of the hour of Hai. For most of the residents in the city, it was a time when they were sleeping soundly, and the streets were empty.
After Wang Li walked out of Zhongtai Building, he walked south in a hurry.
“Woo… Woo…”
The night wind made him feel cold all over. Wang Li tightened his clothes and walked faster.
When I came to a fork in the street, I hesitated for a while when I had to choose between going home or going in another direction. In the end, I didn't go home and chose to go to the west.
"Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang, please stay!"
A cold and pleasant voice came from behind. Wang Li turned around in confusion and found a woman in white clothes standing behind him.
Wang Li looked around and it seemed that no one else was following him.
"The girl is calling me?"
The woman bowed lightly towards Wang Li and said with a smile.
"I've heard Mr. Wang's "White Deer Fate" express sincere feelings. It's a blessing to hear the last three chapters today."
Heard earlier
Wang Li frowned. He had never talked about "White Deer Love" in Cheng Su Mansion, so how could he have heard of it before? Could it be that this woman had heard of his book in other places
"Oh, thank you for your compliment, it's late at night, it's not very careful for you to walk alone on the street, you should go home quickly."
"Mr. Wang is right. I am very scared walking alone at night. Could you take me home?"
"This... a single man and a single woman..."
"Does Mr. Wang want me to go alone?"
The woman in white asked this question again. Seeing that Wang Li was still hesitating, she moved closer to Wang Li and whispered something.
"Mr. Wang, please be sure to come with me. I can help you meet Duan Muwan again."
"Wan'er!? Do you know her? Go, go, go!"
Wang Li no longer hesitated and left with the woman, which made Ji Yuan, who was following behind him from a distance, frown and think.
'Who is Duan Muwan? This woman in white seems to be a bit unstable, and I don't know where she came from.'
Ji Yuan kept walking, as if he was walking in a shorter distance, and followed Wang Li and the woman easily and comfortably.
Wang Li, a mere mortal, didn't know what was going on, but Ji Yuan could see it clearly at the moment. Because they were being led by the woman in white, the two of them were walking at an unusually fast speed, almost faster than an ordinary person running.
In the night wind, the three people walked farther and farther away, and finally came to the city wall. The woman pulled Wang Li and walked on the city wall, and they stepped out of the city wall and left Chengsu Prefecture as quickly as if walking in space.
Wang Li was under the spell of bewilderment and had no idea of his situation. He thought he was walking on the streets of the city with the woman.
Ji Yuan was as light as a swallow. He jumped up and landed close to the city wall, still following the two of them. He wanted to see what this goddess was up to.
Soon, the two of them had walked ten miles away from the city. Only then did they slow down, as if they had no exact destination.
"Mr. Wang, I have something I don't understand and would like to ask you for advice."
"Wan'er asked you to ask, miss, just go ahead and tell me."
Wang Li looked into the distance frequently, thinking that someone might be waiting there.
The woman in white turned around with a cold expression and stared into Wang Li's eyes.
"Where did Mr. Wang get the story of "The White Deer" from? Was the lady White Deer in the story really imprisoned in the underworld and tortured year after year?"
"I don't know about this Wang, and I've never seen him. What about Wan'er? Where is Wan'er?"
Wang Li seemed absent-minded because he was under a spell of confusion.
"Wang Li! I'm asking you a question. I've been looking for you for so long. Don't act stupid here!"
"Ah? The girl has been looking for me for a long time? Stop joking, where is Wan'er?"
The woman in white sneered and waved her sleeves at Wang Li. The latter staggered and fell to the ground. He rubbed his sore forehead and woke up.
"How... Where is this? Am I dreaming?"
All that was visible was wilderness, with no trace of the city's streets or buildings.
"Wang Li, let me tell you how you know the story of "White Deer Fate". How could a mere mortal like you know such a thing, and in such detail..."
Wang Li was rubbing his arms at this moment, looking a little panicked. He had just twisted himself and it was very painful. This should not be a dream. He might have encountered a monster or evil spirit.
"Auntie, young lady, Wang has already told you this before I started telling the story. This was given to me by a god in a dream, and I made some minor revisions and polishes to make this story a reality."
"God? Haha, what a god teaches in a dream. Which god would specifically tell you in a dream about the love story between monsters?"
Wang Li swallowed.
"In fact, it was Wang who got the three characters 'White Deer Fate' written by a divine being. When he touched them, a scene came to his mind, and then he fell into a dream..."
The woman was slightly stunned. To convey the spirit through objects
So the credibility is a little higher.
Thinking of this, the woman became furious.
"So Lady Bai Lu really suffered the pain of whipping in the underworld just to accompany her husband? That bastard Zhou Niansheng actually dragged her into the underworld with him. The whipping in the underworld would make her soul fly away!"
A cold blue light flashed in the eyes of the woman opposite, and she moved closer to Wang Li's face with a pale face. One hand was grasping Wang Li's neck, with her long nails.
"Ghost...Li, Li ghost..."
Wang Li was so frightened that his face turned pale and his legs went limp. His instinct for survival made him tremble as he tried to defend himself.
"No, no... The result of the gods' teaching is, it is better... Although Lady White Deer has entered the netherworld, she has the guarantee of the land god and an immortal, so the netherworld has not made things difficult for her. She is only whipped once a year..."
The woman with the ferocious face was obviously stunned for a moment.
"Didn't your story tell about the God of Land who came to ask for mercy but was turned away by the City God, and the White Deer who was whipped all day long every year on Zhou Nian's birthday?"
"This... is just, just a slightly modified creation of mine... I swear to heaven that I have not lied in the slightest!"
There was a faint light flickering in the woman's eyes, as if she wanted to see clearly whether Wang Li was lying or not. The latter's face was pale and he didn't dare to look at her.
"How dare you lie to me!"
The woman was so angry that the nails on her other finger grew longer and scratched at one of Wang Li's eyes.
"Certainly."
Following Ji Yuan's order, the blue-tinged nails were only an inch away from Wang Li's left eye. The latter was so frightened that he collapsed, and his breathing was trembling.