Elder Tianxian ran away with his horse on his back.
The banquet was in chaos. Some people were shocked and shivered. Some people were confused and whispered.
Those who bowed their heads in silence, those who recited sutras, those who were transcended by the Buddha's light, and the ten-methods meeting that was very good, now really have a sense of sight of the ten-methods.
"Stop, stop! Little Daoists, things are not what you think!"
Luo Yuanming hurriedly came back from the stables, and was so busy that he wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve: "What Elder Tianxian means is that I hope everyone can stand out. As for Miss Ningning, she is alive and well, and she is now at the venue—Ningning Girl, where are you?"
The answer to him was still silence.
After a while, a young man with dragon horns finally came out of the corner. But seeing that he was trembling all over, looking down and never looking at the people around him, his eyes were so red, as if he had cried a lot not long ago, and even when he spoke, he was crying.
"Senior Sister Ningning, she..."
The gazes coming from all directions were like needles, Lin Xun was not used to the dense gaze of so many people, and he was flustered and confused. The tears that Tian Xianzi had frightened before started flashing again. He squeezed the cuff of his sleeve tightly and took a deep breath to resist the urge to cry: "She left not long ago."
The reason why Lin Xun dared to speak out in front of everyone's eyes was just to explain to Ning Ning so that she would not die socially.
He was timid, and he had exhausted all the courage to say these words. After he finished speaking, he immediately closed his mouth, lowered his head and retreated into the shadow in the corner.
Look at this tearful look, unwilling to say more, this pretending to be strong but unable to cover up the crying tone, and the "go away" that contains infinite sadness.
In just two words, how many sorrows, sorrows, joys and sorrows, everyone couldn't help lamenting, that cute and intelligent Junior Sister Ning Ning, after all, died in the battle with the devil.
Someone hesitated to make a sound, which seemed particularly abrupt in the suddenly quiet vestibule: "Elder Tianxian... Could it be because of Junior Sister Ningning that he went to drink wine to drown his sorrows and became what he is now?"
"In this way, everything can be explained!"
Another person suddenly realized: "The elder is so sick of his thoughts that he hates himself for not being able to protect her well. Under the extreme grief, he is so crazy like this! It's really touching the teacher-disciple relationship, it's so touching!"
"Hey, her junior brother is also pitiful, why did she cry like this? It seems that everyone under the sect of Elder Tianxian really has a deep friendship, but it's a pity that Ningning can't feel it anymore."
So Tian Xianzi changed his body and became a good teacher who values love and righteousness. Poor Ningning didn't do anything, but inexplicably became a dead person. Several disciples were even discussing in earnest, making a monument to praise her great spirit of sacrificing herself to eliminate demons.
Luo Yuanming: …
Luo Yuanming glanced at Ji Yunkai who was beside him: "Sect Master Ji, the disciple of your immortal sect, the ability of thinking divergence... is it all so strong?"
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With just one sentence, Lin Xun deservedly became the last straw that broke the camel's back, making Ning Ning's few remaining reputation crooked more and more crooked, and directly died in many people's hearts.
As the protagonist of public mourning, she didn't know anything about it. After seeing Tian Xianzi rushing out with his horse on his back, she hurried away with him without hesitation, chasing him all the way.
After all, Tian Xianzi was a master with profound cultivation. Even if he was drunk, he still ran fast as if he had a motor on his legs. Later, he even jumped into the air under the terrified gazes of countless passers-by, transforming into the most beautiful scenery in the air.
The horse was twitching with fright, and passed out at some point.
Pei Ji has always followed her quietly, and suddenly raised her eyelids, and the voice and the wind appeared in her ears: "The criminal minister is here."
Ning Ning was shocked when he heard the words, and sure enough, he saw a few dark and desolate shadows on the eaves of the high pavilion in the distance, exuding a chilling aura that was visible to the naked eye.
The Criminal Division Envoy was the law enforcement agency in Luan City. He was as big as murder and arson, and as small as He Zhizhou and Ye Zongheng touching porcelain.
Now, if Xianzi was running rampant on the street with a horse on his back, of course he would be invited to drink tea by this group of people. When the corners of the eaves flickered, several dark shadows came down from all directions.
The Minister of Punishment was very generous. Although Tian Xianzi looked like a fool at this moment, he still used an extremely powerful formation.
The black shadow drew a damaged phantom in the air, and the spiritual power was like a knife, and it fell vertically with the gust of wind, and the roof where Yu Tianxianzi was located gathered into a huge net. When he was firmly trapped in the net, the street instantly resounded with overwhelming cheers and applause from the people.
The reputation of the elders of Xianmen has been reduced to his, and there is really no one else.
Tian Xianzi caused such riots in the city. The so-called emperor violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people. No matter how high his status was, he had to follow the criminal minister to have a good time.
Although the end was a bit miserable, the person was fine anyway, Ning Ning was anxious and flew forward when the master was about to be taken away, and came to Tian Xianzi's side.
"Ning-Ning, quiet-quiet."
Tian Xianzi's eyes were chaotic, and when he looked up to see Ning Ning, there was finally a smirk on his face that was as numb as a stone sculpture: "The city lord is looking for you."
"I know."
Ning Ning had mixed feelings in his heart, and asked him seriously: "Master, besides you, where are Senior Sister and Senior Brother He?"
His eyes were sluggish for a short time, as if he remembered some extremely shameful scandal.
"Are you finished?"
A criminal officer closed the net and saw that Tian Xianzi was about to be imprisoned in the criminal office. It was only at this moment that he finally recovered from his anger. The moment he was forced to turn and leave, he gritted his teeth and said to Ning Ning. Five words:
"Remember, Nuanyu Pavilion."
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Warm Jade Pavilion.
From the extremely ambiguous arrangement and combination of these few Chinese characters, plus what Lin Xun said, the three of them all danced like monkeys to the depths of Baihua, Ning Ning dared to use Pei Ji's reputation to swear that the Nuanyu Pavilion must be a fireworks one of the places.
For the people of Luan City, "Hundred Flowers Deep" is a very special street. It deserves to be a beautiful and dreamy gentle town, but it must not be said in detail on the bright side. It is full of wine, lights and beauties.
Although Ning Ning entered such a place for the first time, she didn't feel anything strange in her heart. Instead, she looked around with curiosity. When she saw the beautiful sister, she would involuntarily tug at Pei Ji's sleeves, signaling him to meet her. Admire beauty for yourself.
- After all, there are three hundred and sixty lines, and there are champions in the line. The cultivation world does not prohibit the development of custom industries. Although the girls in the depths of Baihua are not of high social status, they are indeed formal occupations. Who doesn't love a beautiful big sister in different poses
Xu is because it is noon now, and this place is not as prosperous and bright as it is at night. Looking around, there are rows of pavilions and pavilions. The vermilion eaves are set against the carved railings and jade.
The buildings on both sides of the road are splendid and magnificent, and the light gauze curtains occasionally flicker, and the vines, green grass and incense in the room can be vaguely seen.
No matter the streets and lanes, there are men and women walking with them.
There are also many lonely women in the shop, either lounging lazily in front of the room to attract customers, or standing in a daze behind the window screen. When they collided, he waved at her, hooking his lips to reveal an undefended smile.
She and Pei Ji searched all the way, and came to the front of the Nuanyu Pavilion without much effort—
In terms of scale, this carved and painted building is twice as big as other buildings, and it deserves to be the brightest star.
There are still guests here during the day, and the woman in front of the building caught a glimpse of them, raised her eyebrows in surprise, and grinned, "You two want to come in?"
The star-marked sword suffered a little wear and tear in the secret realm, and was sent to the blacksmith shop by Ning Ning for meticulous repair; Pei Ji carried the sword with him, and coupled with the cold temperament of his body that refused to be thousands of miles away, it was easy to see that it was a blacksmith. Sword repair with a bad temper.
The cultivator Xiang came from a proud and lofty background, and rarely came to such a place, not to mention that he was accompanied by a very beautiful little girl.
"Sister, we are here to find someone."
Ning Ning's voice was clear and sweet, with a shallow smile, when she took a few steps to approach her, she smelled a delicate plum fragrance: "Last night our senior brother and sister were drunk, and we haven't found any traces of them until now. , I wonder if any Jianxiu came here last night?"
Hearing this, the woman's portrait-like smile suddenly solidified: "You... know those two people from last night?"
two people.
Ning Ning's brows twitched, and she continued: "Your senior sister didn't come here, but two handsome young men who broke into the Nuanyu Pavilion - those two did everything possible to beg us to take them in, really It can be said that she tried her best, and Sister Hongyu, who was in charge, was soft-hearted, so she agreed to let them stay here."
Ning Ning was overjoyed: "Thank you, sister! I don't know if they are now—"
The woman smiled and shook her fan: "It's a pity you are late."
She had a pair of slender phoenix eyes and looked extremely young. She should be less than twenty years old. Her temples were lazily pulled behind her back.
The voice was also soft and soft, like a boneless hand gently rubbing the earlobe: "The two of them are gone today, and we don't know where they are going."
Ning Ning's full of expectations suddenly vanished, showing a somewhat lost expression.
The city of Luan is so large that finding people can be described as looking for a needle in a haystack. If they don't find He Zhizhou and Senior Sister Zheng as soon as possible, and when those two become drunk in front of everyone like the master, their reputations and even the Xuanxu Sword Sect's reputation will be completely over.
She was secretly distressed when she suddenly heard Pei Ji say, "Did they mention any useful clues last night?"
He was born beautiful, even if he walked on the street without saying a word, he could attract the secret attention of many people. The woman fixed a fixed look at him, and the bottom of her eyes was vaguely amazed. At the end, she turned her head to look at Ning Ning, and the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened:
"It's a coincidence that the actions of the two of them last night were really outrageous. I specially recorded it with my sighting spirit. I wonder if you two would be interested in taking a look?"
Ning Ning was stunned: "Seeing Spirit?"
This thing is expensive, and it is not something that ordinary people would carry around.
"Isn't there a woman missing in Luan City recently?"
She didn't know what to think, and frowned slightly: "You don't know, the last Wei Lingyuan who disappeared was the girl in our building. Since then, everyone has been in danger, and they have bought a knife spell and a vision spirit to take with them. , maybe one day in danger, it can still play a role."
Ning Ning has always been very concerned about the serial disappearances in Luancheng, and she said eagerly: "What clues are there behind the disappearance of that girl?"
The woman shook her head, although the corner of her mouth was still smiling, she showed a bit of helpless bitterness:
"All of us women have no relatives, no reason, no parents, no mothers. If it wasn't for Sister Hongyu to befriend her, and seeing that she hadn't appeared for a few days, I came to visit specially, and I would never have found that she had disappeared long ago."
Ning Ning frowned, lowered his head and thought carefully: "The depths of hundreds of flowers are mixed with fish and dragons. Once it's night, it's hard to find the tricks around, and it's even easier to do it. Since there are many orphans living alone here, maybe they disappear. The people... are actually far more than have been identified."
"Exactly!"
The woman did not expect that she would be so concerned about this matter, she raised the volume a few times, gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "We have long thought about this possibility, but the gang of criminals are proud of themselves and disdain to be with him. I waited to come and go, and each time I just walked through the scene in a hurry, claiming that I didn’t find it.”
It seems that even in the relatively open world of comprehension in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the status of fireworks women is not high.
Several girls waiting for the guests in the Nuanyu Pavilion heard the conversation. One of them took a few steps forward and asked curiously, "Could it be that the girl is investigating this matter?"
"Actually, it's not really-"
Ning Ning scratched her head. Although she was very interested in this matter, she had never seriously investigated and searched for evidence. The only clues she had heard were from Tian Xianzi and Pei Ji.
She said for a while, then added without any confidence: "But I'll try my best."
"real?"
A girl with braids who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old ran forward with bare feet, her round eyes narrowed by the sunlight:
"Sister, you must find out that bad guy! You don't know, Sister Lingyuan is a very good person, she buys us candy every day. I was bullied by the guests in public once, and she came forward to help me— I heard that the Taoist priest couldn't invite Sister Lingyuan's soul, maybe she is still alive now!"
The girl said it carelessly, completely unaware that the failure to invite the soul is likely to herald another more cruel possibility: the soul is scattered.
The woman beside Ning Ning whispered, "Mingyue, don't be rude!"
After she said that, she softened her face and smiled softly at Ning Ning and Pei Ji: "Sorry, this child is young and ignorant, we have no intention of instructing the girl."
Ning Ning shook her head: "It's okay, she's cute with such a heart."
After thinking for a while, he said, "You are familiar with Miss Wei Lingyuan, have you ever found any clues?"
"More than a clue?"
Another girl sitting not far away turned her head and squinted her bright cat eyes, her voice was sweet and lazy like a domestic cat: "Many of us here are suspicious of the city lord. Madam."
Ning Ning was startled: "Mother Luan?"
"You should know, girl, she was a dancer before marrying the city lord."
The girl raised her eyebrows and raised her chin with her palm: "At that time... she was the top card of Nuanyu Pavilion."
Maybe everyone reached a consensus on this, this time no one stopped her, and the girl continued to speak without any scruples: "Because she is a girl, she was sent here by her parents when she was less than seven years old, and exchanged money to support her. Newborn younger brother. How can I say it, everyone like us who grew up in a flower building knows what the rest are."
She paused and snorted softly: "All in all, almost no one in the building likes her."
Ning Ning continued to ask curiously, "Why?"
"Deep heart."
She answered without any hesitation, with a bit of contempt evident in her tone: "She wanted to be an oiran, and she did everything she could to hook up a lot of men, many of whom were our regulars - after all, everyone was working in the Nuanyu Pavilion, and she was reluctant to do so. It can be called a bit of friendship, isn't it a bit too much to blatantly grab business like this?"
"It's more than that."
Seeing Ning Ning listening attentively, another girl followed up: "Since she met the city lord, the whole person seems to have changed - logically speaking, Luan Niang has never been to school and cannot be literate, but she He often contradicts the city lord by reciting poems, and he writes beautifully in calligraphy, even an idiot can see it, there is a big problem in this."
The little girls chattered, and Ning Ning was fascinated, but the topic came to an abrupt end here—
A heart-piercing scream came from near the Nuanyu Pavilion corridor, and when Ning Ning and the others arrived at the source of the sound, they couldn't help but be startled.
The door of the utility room next to the corridor was opened by the handyman. I didn't expect that in addition to the pile of brooms and rags, there was actually a terrified woman lying there.
She was stripped of her shirt and only wore a messy white robe inside. Her hair accessories were also rudely picked. Her black hair was messed up like a slender boiled pot. Her whole body was tightly bound with hemp rope. Stuffed a cloth.
Immediately, a few girls ran forward in shock and hurriedly untied the rope and the cotton cloth in her mouth: "Sister Hongyu, what's going on? Shouldn't you be entertaining guests at this time?"
"Quick, go to Kiko's room..."
The woman's face was pale, and she tightly held the cat's eye girl's wrist: "The man we took in last night hasn't sobered up yet, so he locked me here when I was not prepared, not only took away clothes and jewelry, but also-"
She said with a very frightened look, her eyes widened, and she imitated the man's frantic tone at the time: "He also said to me with a very frightening expression: Go away, let me enjoy the experience alone! It's the oiran!"
Ning Ning:…
By the way, He Zhizhou used to be a courtesan. Now that he is drunk and emotional, he probably regards the Nuanyu Pavilion as the flower house he once stayed in, and takes himself for granted as the oiran, and then—
She had already guessed what was going to happen next, and it was black again in front of her, and she began to pinch people.
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At the same time, in the room of the Nuanyu Pavilion.
As the leading Dahualou in the depths of hundreds of flowers, the interior decoration of the Nuanyu Pavilion is a must.
The veil hangs down, the fragrant white smoke swaying, swaying hazy like a mist, the light but fascinating fragrance seems to have a drowsy effect, and it is very intoxicating.
A gauze tent separates the two, Ji Gongzi is sitting outside the gauze, and the outline of the girl Hongyu sitting on the other side can be vaguely seen. The well-crafted wooden bed was not far away, and from his line of sight, it was as blurry as the woman not far away.
"Miss Ruby."
He has been longing for this talented and beautiful girl for a long time, and he was very nervous when he came to see her alone for the first time today: "We have been sitting like this for half an hour without saying a word... When can I come in? look at you?"
The other party was sitting at the table and seemed to be eating the melon and fruit snacks on the table. Hearing the sound, he raised his head suddenly, his voice was a little hoarse and low: "Wait a minute."
After a pause, he coughed again: "I have caught the cold and can't pass it on to the son."
"What about this!"
Ji Gongzi was impatient, strode forward with his long legs, and opened the gauze, while Hongyu girl seemed very shy, and immediately threw the watermelon in her hand and got into the quilt on the side of the bed.
No, not shy, maybe a hint.
Ji Gongzi came from his heart, stepped forward and hugged her tightly in his arms, reached out his hand excitedly, and rubbed the little bit of her head that was exposed: "Miss Hongyu, I have admired you for a long time, today Finally being alone in a room with you...you have beautiful long hair and I can't wait to see more."
Hongyu girl kept her original posture and didn't move, he just took it as embarrassment, and patiently stretched out his hand, slowly descending from the top of her head.
"Miss Ruby."
When he touched it, he always felt that something was wrong: "Your ears... how big are you?"
She seemed to be drinking, with a strong smell of alcohol all over her body. Hearing that, she gave a dull response from his arms: "Of course, it's to be able to hear you better."
He was overjoyed by this answer, as if he had obtained a treasure, he continued to point his fingers down: "Miss Hongyu, your eyebrows are so thick?"
The other party smiled shyly: "Of course, it's to be able to see you better. And my nose and mouth are all born to feel the son better."
The beauty is in her arms, the aroma of the wine is attractive, and the tip of Ji Gongzi's nose and heart are sweet. He can't wait any longer. He just wants to immediately lift the quilt and spend the night with Hongyu girl.
He was smug, and was about to start when he heard a hurried knock on the door.
The sound was really annoying, but he was afraid that his father would come to Hualou to grab the bag, so he didn't dare not to open the door.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was opened, I saw a crowd of people.
The group of people all looked flustered, and they hesitated after seeing his messy clothes. The most conspicuous among them was the girl Hongyu he was thinking about.
Wait a minute, Ruby Girl.
Ji Gongzi was stunned.
Since Miss Hongyu is here, who was the one who was close to him just now
Ning Ning didn't care about anything else, he walked straight into the room, raised his voice and called out, "Senior Brother He?"
Brother He.
Brother.
brother.
Ji Gongzi only wanted to beg for five hundred years in front of the Buddha, bless this Lao Shizi "Senior Brother He" is not the one in the room, but the sky is not as good as one's wishes, Ning Ning's voice just fell, the person curled up on the bed like a soft worm. Arched like a move.
When he stood up, even through a layer of gauze, Ji Gongzi could still tell that he was a man taller than him.
The man seemed to be drunk, his limbs were uncoordinated, and he walked staggeringly. As soon as he got out of bed, he fell straight to the ground, struggled for a while, and finally stood up swaying, and fell again before taking two steps. fall.
The room was dead silent.
Several pairs of eyes watched him fall to the ground and flutter wildly. After standing up and falling down several times, he finally gave up and gave up getting up. He froze and crawled out, letting the bones collide with an extremely weird clicking sound.
When the man finally got to the gauze curtain, he suddenly lifted the gauze curtain.
Ji Gongzi was about to vomit from fright.
What came into view was a big head that was severely confused. It kept his eyes blank and his expression stiff. He tilted his neck in a pretentious way. When he saw Ning Ning, who was dumbfounded, he opened his red lips and smiled. .
It's not the scariest of all.
The most frightening thing is that this man had eaten a lot of watermelon before, and before he could swallow one of them, he hurriedly hid in the bed, and did not chew or swallow it after that.
At this moment, when he opened his mouth with a smile, the watermelon juice immediately leaked out of his mouth. The red was mixed with white, and the white was black. It was like a pea shooter driving twice as fast.
With this person pulling off the veil with one hand, the body is hidden behind the curtain, and only a pale face is shown laughing.
Ji Gongzi wanted to cry.
It turned out that it was this thing that was hugging him just now.
This year, the apricot blossoms were drizzling, and his sincerity was finally paid by mistake.
He Zhizhou drunkenly watched Ning Ning, but he didn't give up, and stared at Young Master Ji with eyes like dead fish.
He glanced at him, as if thinking of something happy, he laughed shyly, and every word he spoke seemed to be urging: "Master, is my hair really that beautiful?"
Ji Gongzi: …
Ji Gongzi rolled his eyes and immediately fainted.