"Nanyuan County, Huang Yuanguan, Li Family."
Pei Ziyun abandoned the boat and went ashore. After talking about the poem, the girl had nothing to say. She couldn't stay in Peach Blossom Garden every day, so she went straight to Nanyuan County along the waterway.
This delayed us for some time, and when we arrived, it was already late autumn.
I saw the county city wall in the dusk. It was still dark, and lanterns were lit everywhere. I saw many boats moored in the water, and there was a constant flow of people.
Pei Ziyun was looking for someone to inquire about Huang Yuanguan, and naturally he found him as soon as he found him.
Huang Yuanguan is in the north of the county, not far from the gate. Looking closer, it is not big, but it has steps and two lamps under the eaves. There is a faint sound of chanting, which must be evening classes.
"The Li family is nearby, but I asked and found out there are several Li families nearby. Which one is the one we need to explore." At this time, I just felt a little hungry. When I saw a nearby restaurant, I turned around and left.
"Sir, do you want to eat?" A waiter came up to him and asked.
"Bring me a pot of wine and three or four good dishes." Pei Ziyun said.
"Sir, please take a seat and wait a moment."
Arriving at the second floor of the restaurant, Pei Ziyun chose a window seat on the second floor and looked out the window. People were coming and going outside the window. Facing him was Huang Yuanguan. Several people in front of Huang Yuanguan were greeting pilgrims, and there were Taoists setting up stalls on one side. Telling fortunes.
There are police officers patrolling the streets from time to time, looking around carefully and even armed with knives.
"Generally, police officers do not carry knives. Instead, they carry an iron ruler. The iron ruler does not have a sharp edge, is easy to carry, and is concealed on the waist. The common weapons used by police officers have similar uses to batons."
"But Nanyuan County has strengthened patrols and armed forces because of the last time I killed Meng Luogong and his gang members. But this time I didn't come here to kill people, so don't worry about it." Pei Ziyun thought this way.
The waiter came upstairs and said, "Sir, your food and drinks are here."
"A plate of roast goose, a plate of roast chicken, a plate of cut pig ears, a small plate of peanuts, and a jug of wine." The waiter put it on the table.
It's not extravagant, just enough. I picked up the flask, poured a glass of wine, and drank it in one sip. Suddenly I thought of the master of the Suyue Sect, listening to the brocade poem, choking in tears and turning around in front of the peach blossom forest. With such a look, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.
The poem was written by Li Shangyin. The poem is gorgeous, and it also reveals the indescribable nostalgia and melancholy for youth. Reading it will often arouse the mood of those who have sad past events.
Su'er's aunt once had an unspeakable past, how she fell in love and missed her, and ended up like this. Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun shook his head. It was useless to think about these things.
Thinking of Ye Su'er again, a feeling of warmth filled her heart. She gently lifted her sleeves up. There was a bracelet wrapped around her wrist, with several small jade beads on it and a red jade bead in the middle. Carved with runes, it was a protective jade amulet given by Ye Su'er.
"Brother Pei, this is the jade charm of unity given to me by Master. I will put it on you. It can protect you and communicate with us. But it can only be used once." Before leaving, Ye Suer put on the bracelet with her own hands. In Pei Ziyun's hands.
Unconsciously, he touched the bracelet with his hand and looked at Huang Yuan again.
"Now that the Li family has found several restaurants, let's decide which one is serious!" I thought, and when I saw the waiter serving food on the table, I shouted: "Man!"
The waiter came downstairs with the dish. Hearing someone calling, he hurriedly stepped forward and said with an apologetic smile: "Sir, what kind of dishes do you want to add?"
"I don't need to add anything, I just have something to ask you." Pei Ziyun looked at the waiter and threw a couple of silver coins on the table: "Good answer, take these two coins."
The waiter listened to Pei Ziyun's words and stared at the one tael of silver. He didn't use half of the food and wine, and the rest was all for himself. He immediately put on a flattering smile on his face: "Young master, just ask whatever you want. If I know, I will definitely give it to you." unambiguous."
Pei Ziyun took a drink from the wine glass and said, "Let me ask you, do you know about the people named Li around Huang Yuanguan?"
"Young master, you have come to the right person to ask this. I am an old resident here. Three generations of my ancestors have lived here. I am most familiar with it. There are at least seven families with the surname Li around here. As for the Li family in Huangyuan Hutong, there are even more. But the master wants to Who are you looking for?" the boy asked.
"I am indeed looking for someone. My elders said they moved near Huang Yuanguan. I only know the surname is Li, but I don't know which family it is. Do you know which of these Li families moved here twenty years ago?" Pei Ziyun asked.
"Sir, are you looking for a relative? If it's something illegal, I won't dare tell you much. If a case breaks out, I will be implicated." The man looked at her and said with worry.
"To reward you, I'm just here to look for relatives, nothing bad will happen." Pei Ziyun threw the two pieces of silver to the clerk. When the clerk saw that it was official silver, he swallowed his saliva and said, "Sir, the latest family to move here is the Li family. , that is, the house facing the back door of Huang Yuanguan. It is said that the house used to be owned by a Taoist priest. Later, the Taoist disappeared for some unknown reason. I don’t know whether he died or went to the mountains to become an immortal. So the house was sold to Huang Yuanguan. I still heard about this. The elders said so."
The waiter said in a long voice, looking at Pei Ziyun deep in thought, the waiter moved his face a little closer: "Young Master, I am the most stern person. I accepted your money. I am sure I don't know what happened. Don't worry, Young Master." that is."
"I said, I'm looking for a relative, what are you doing?" Pei Ziyun smiled. The man was a little embarrassed and realized that he had misunderstood.
"Well, you can go down." Pei Ziyun waved his hand, and the waiter said, "Thank you for the reward, young master."
Then he happily took the money and left with a smile.
"All the conditions are met. It seems that this family is undoubtedly the one. I will go to investigate at night. If the investigation fails, I have to find a way to buy the yard." Pei Ziyun thought to himself.
The night is getting darker, there are no pedestrians on the road, and occasionally there are police officers patrolling the road.
"At midnight, be careful of candles. In the middle of the night, be careful of candles." The watchman knocked on the bamboo tube and shouted all the way. Only then did he pass by. A man in black walked through the night and entered the Li family's house unnoticed.
The man in black was Pei Ziyun. After turning in, he saw a large courtyard with seven or eight rooms. Many trees were planted in the courtyard, covering the house in the shade of the trees, making it look cool.
The room was quiet, there were no lights, and they must have gone to sleep long ago.
Scanning around, memories from his past life came to mind. It was rumored that Shen Zhen was rescued by the Li family in the yard. As a result, he accidentally found the elixir, which not only cured his injuries, but also made up for some overdrafts, so that he could continue to deal with Xie Chengdong. .
However, there were dense trees in the yard. Could it be hidden under the trees? Pei Ziyun searched around and found no clues. If he wanted to dig deeper, he would have to buy this house.
"No, the memory of the previous life only said that the Taoist's elixir was found in this courtyard. It seems that it was in the house, not buried under the tree."
At this time, I heard the sound of someone getting up, and for a moment I hid in the darkness and saw an old man coming out. He must be a member of the Li family.
"Someone is too troublesome. I have to find a way to search the room and look for him. Fortunately, I was prepared. I didn't want to be a big thief today."
Pei Ziyun prepared the incense, and when he saw the man leaving the room and returning to his room, Pei Ziyun saw that the wind was refreshing, the moon was bright, and the light was shining softly, so he went to the window, blew in the incense at one o'clock, and for a while, the room was full of incense. After a while, there was no more sound, and then I entered the room and started searching.
Looking carefully, the room is actually not small, and it can be seen that it was originally in good condition, but now there is a blue cloth door curtain, a mess of debris, and a square table with paper, scissors, and paste on it.
There were also earthenware basins and rice vats in the corner. It seemed that no matter it was a place of Qing Dynasty in the past, it was now a man among the mortal world. Pei Ziyun searched for it again and came out of the last room, but couldn't find it. He immediately suspected that Lingdan's house was full of people. I found it, but I can't find the elixir. What's the reason
Isn't it this house
No, it must be the newly moved Li family!
"There must be something I didn't think of." Pei Ziyun took a moment and thought.
"Yes, there is another one in the yard that I didn't expect." Pei Ziyun remembered: "The elixir refining must be an alchemy room. I haven't found it or heard of it, so it should be the basement."
"There's only one place in the courtyard that fits the bill, and that's the hall." Pei Ziyun thought to himself, and walked towards the hall, groping around. He really found a secret pavilion at the pillars of the hall. He pushed hard and with a "pop", the floor of the hall fell. Push it open and make a hole.
"So it's here!" Pei Ziyun smiled, took the oil lamp and went down the steps into the basement.
A stench hit the basement. A pill furnace was placed in the basement, and a skeleton fell to the ground.
Pei Ziyun covered his mouth and nose with his clothes. The basement had not been opened for too long. The strong stench and black air dissipated, and the air became clear.
I found that there were oil lamps underground, and when I looked for them, I lit them, and they suddenly lit up.
Under the light, Pei Ziyun could see clearly around him. There were some medicinal materials placed around him, but they were all rotten and dry. When Pei Ziyun stepped forward and pinched them, they turned into powder.
"All the medicinal materials can no longer be used." Pei Ziyun sighed, thinking regretfully.
"And such a strong stench is partly due to the rotting Taoist body, and partly due to the divine punishment that has not completely gone away?" Pei Ziyun thought to himself.
"The pills can't be used anymore." Pei Ziyun saw a shelf with some bottles and jars on it. He opened a bottle and smelled it. They were all broken.
"No, why is the elixir not there? Could it be that it's still in the elixir furnace?" Pei Ziyun stepped forward and opened the elixir furnace. A fragrance filled the air from the elixir furnace. Just by smelling it, he felt refreshed and his eyesight was clear, and his whole body felt comfortable. , but there was not much joy on his face, he just sighed: "It turns out there is a theorem in the world, called the law of conservation of energy."
"Everything is born as a mortal, and immortals are born as immortals."
"Replenishing some vitality is the category of medicinal materials, but to transform the mortal into an immortal, it must be an immortal."
"I don't know about other worlds. Which immortal creature in this world is not born according to the number of heaven and earth?"
"You, the Taoist, were destined to obtain the spiritual treasure and immortality, but you refined it. Naturally, this is a serious sin - you only benefited me."
(End of chapter)