It was a long way from Zhoucheng to the capital, and we were traveling on a mule cart. We were supposed to put a layer of official embroidery on the cart to show our identity, but Pei Ziyun didn't want to stand out, so he just put on a cotton scarf like the common people and said, "It's warm and inconspicuous." .”
Liao Ge also listened. They were all dressed in regular clothes, and the two carriage soldiers became cattlemen, both carrying knives. They drove through Yingshan County. The road was difficult, and Pei Ziyun put down the book in his hand, thinking deeply.
This document is the result of Liao Ge's busy work. He was very careful. The previous dynasty had prepared everything including when the Patriarch of Qingyun Temple could be canonized, the specific content of the canonization edict, the officials sending people to offer sacrifices, and the festival rewards. This was to avoid any inconsistencies. A large-scale temple of obscenity is mixed in.
This Liao Ge does have some talents, but it's a pity that he comes from a very low background and only graduated from the ninth grade. I wonder what will happen if he has such a long journey
Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun touched a pair of soft armor and remembered that Lord Yu Yun had brought the magic weapon to him in the morning. He took it himself. It was a sword and soft armor. This was undoubtedly a sharp weapon.
"Hey!" the soldier shouted while pulling the reins. The mule stopped in front. The soldier driving the mule opened the curtain: "Sir, the inn has arrived. It's getting late today. I'm afraid I won't be able to cross the river again. I need to rest here for a while." Night."
Liao Ge opened the car curtain and took a look. Snow flakes were slowly falling with the wind. The sky was indeed dark. He asked, "Mr. Xie Yuang, what do you think?"
After hearing this, Pei Ziyun smiled and said, "You can do as you wish."
Sir Liao and his mule cart were traveling together. When they saw the post station in front of them, the postman at the post station asked: "How many of you want to stay? Do you have any official documents?"
Liao Ge explained in a low voice to Pei Zi on one side: "Mr. Xie Yuan, most of these inns are retired soldiers. The court has ordered that accommodation in the inns is free for officials and is rationed according to official rank, while ordinary families have to pay fees."
"Understood."
Seeing that Pei Ziyun understood, Liao Ge stepped forward and handed over the official document. The postman took the official document, looked at it, and saluted: "It turns out to be your lord, please come in."
Liao Ge led Pei Ziyun into the inn. The inn was pretty good and newly built. The leading postman smiled and said, "Sir, I'll feed the mule myself."
The four of them entered the hall. At a glance, they saw some tourists, seven or eight of them, drinking happily. They were all a little tipsy. When a group of people came up, they didn't pay attention.
In the early days of Daxu, there were few hotels halfway along the route, but there were only post stations along the way, and they were protected by post guards, so they were safe.
The postman led a few people to register, and then arranged the rooms. The postman smiled and said: "Sir, you can have dinner in the hall below. You can go by yourself. If you need anything, you can call me."
After listening to this man's words, Liao Ge couldn't help but nod. He knew how to behave, but he was a big official and didn't want to reward him with money. Pei Ziyun immediately smiled and said, "Feed my mule better, and serve some better dishes." .”
As he spoke, he took out a piece of silver and threw it over. The postman took it and saw that it was a piece of grained silver with a thin white background and three ounces. He immediately smiled and bowed: "Yes, sir!"
Speaking of official business, when you are an official, you get free meals, but the quota is not much, and it is troublesome. After throwing in a few taels of silver, you immediately became comfortable and enthusiastic.
A few people went downstairs and sat at a table on the left side of the inn hall. They were a big man and a little girl. Pei Ziyun glanced at them, and they were drinking free tea and eating steamed buns.
I saw this little girl with bright eyes and white teeth, but she was malnourished and very thin. When Pei Ziyun saw her, he felt that she was familiar, but he couldn't remember her.
Scanning his eyes, he saw another woman in the corner of the inn hall. This woman was wearing a dark purple suit on her upper body and an azure skirt on her lower body.
Pei Ziyun and Liao Ge sat down, and the woman stood up and came over to greet him: "It turns out to be Mr. Xie Yuangong. Hello Mr. Xie Yuang."
Several people in the lobby of the post station glanced over. Liao Ge stroked his beard and smiled: "Mr. Xie Yuangong is such a handsome young gentleman. He can meet people he admires in the post station. It's really enviable."
"The adults are joking. The little girl Luo Guqiu, Xie Yuangong, composed the song "Jiang Jin Liquor and Water", which is famous in all counties and counties and people admire it. Xie Yuangong, let me take a step to speak."
A strange woman came along the road. Pei Ziyun felt that something was wrong and wanted to reveal his identity. He was a little surprised and doubtful for a moment. However, this was an inn and he had Taoism and martial arts, so he was not afraid. As soon as he hesitated, Liao Ge smiled and said: "Explanation" Mr. Yuan, the beauty invites you, why not go?"
Pei Zi smiled and followed Luo Guqiu. Luo Guqiu served tea. Pei Ziyun looked at him and said, "Who are you? You are alone in this barren mountain and in the inn. I don't believe that you admire me, let alone It seems like a monster."
The woman was not annoyed, but smiled and whispered: "Thank you very much, Mr. Xie Yuang, for your praise. I am indeed a witch. I wonder if Mr. Xie Yuang wants to give it a try."
Pei Ziyun saw this and said coldly: "Why are you looking for me?"
The demon girl giggled and said, "Mr. Xie Yuangong can't help but tease me. I'm here to look for Mr. Xie Yuangong. I have something big to talk about. Does Mr. Xie Yuang know that there is a reward secretly posted for Mr. Xie Yuangong's head?"
Pei Ziyun sneered: "I'm just pretending to be a fool, who dares to do that?"
The words were murderous. Luo Guqiu was startled for a moment, then picked up the cup on the table and played with it in his hand. He also sneered and looked at Pei Ziyun: "It's nothing to lift a person. Chen Yunzhi, the magistrate of Dongtang County, offended others and died of illness in the end." On the way back to his hometown, Song Han, a governor of the prefecture, wrote to the court. As a result, he encountered bandits on the way to Beijing and all twelve members of his family were killed. Not to mention the governor, even officials, it is not uncommon for them to die of illness on the way or encounter thieves. "
Pei Ziyun's heart sank as soon as he heard what this woman said. He had not heard what the woman said. At this time, he did not know whether it was true or a threat, so he said coldly: "Are you threatening me? You know there are gods above. .”
Luo Guqiu smiled: "It is impossible to patrol the land of the City God all the time. What's more important is that the yin and yang are separated. The folk goddesses can still channel spirits. The higher you go, the harder it is to communicate. Otherwise, with the great ancestor of the previous dynasty, who is wise and powerful, Guiding future emperors, who can change the destiny?"
The depth of these words surprised Pei Ziyun, and he listened to her say: "Even if it is a small matter that can be communicated, as long as it is far away from the state and county capitals, in the wilderness, using human means, the gods will not check it. The Chen Yunzhi mentioned earlier is proof of this. , but if Mr. Jie Yuang is willing to help me kill one person, I can secretly help you get rid of your assassins."
Pei Ziyun looked at this man and said calmly: "It's a good plan to drive the tiger to devour the wolf and wait until both sides are hurt before reaping the benefits. Since someone wants to kill me, I will kill him. You are really sincere, go and kill him first." Let’s talk about those who want to attack and kill me.”
"You!" Luo Guqiu stared at Pei Ziyun fiercely and turned away. Pei Ziyun laughed twice and returned to his seat. Liao Ge came to ask: "Mr. Xie Yuan, you can also meet someone you admire. I don't know what to talk about." What?"
The two soldiers at a nearby table also had ambiguous smiles on their faces.
Pei Ziyun saw the expressions of the three of them and didn't say much. He smiled and said, "Nothing happened. She just came to ask for a letter. When I refused, she stormed away."
Listening to Pei Ziyun's words, Liao Ge nodded: "Yes, Duke Jie Yuan's name is Dongzhou and County, and he is worth a thousand pieces of gold. How can he easily grant a document? It would be wrong not to give it."
With money and status, the food and wine served were plentiful. The four of them were full and went upstairs to rest.
At night, the sky was covered with dark clouds. Pei Ziyun was in his room, lighting two candles and reading a book. He was lost in thought when a sudden wind blew open the window, causing the candles to sway.
Pei Ziyun frowned and was about to close the window. He felt that the room was filled with coldness and the air was dull. Suddenly, he saw a pair of pale hands with sharp nails stretching out from the ground. It was terrifying. Pei Ziyun was startled: "Taoism? Demons and monsters?"
Pei Ziyun sneered, stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and was about to go up and kill him when he heard the sound of gold and steel clashing behind him, and a strange scream sounded in the room.
Pei Ziyun's blood boiled and he threw forward. He felt some pain on the left side of his back. There were two of them. He stretched out his hand and pointed a ball of light.
The light was pale and white, and the two ghosts it illuminated took two steps back. Only then did Pei Ziyun see clearly that one of the two monsters was holding a sledgehammer, and the other was a woman.
Pei Ziyun stabbed at the monster with his sword. The hammer and sword collided with each other and made a "bang" sound. Sparks flashed on the sword and the hammer made a cut.
The monster said angrily, "No, it's a magic weapon."
Pei Ziyun was stunned, what? This monster can still talk, react, can really condense into shape, and can have self-awareness. How could it attack for no reason? It must be a grass-headed god.
The so-called Caotou God is a god who has not been enshrined. It actually refers to a monster that is privately supported by the people. Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a sinister wind coming from behind.
"It's a little trick." Pei Ziyun snorted coldly. Apart from being caught off guard at first, now there was a flash of sword light, and the woman with sharp claws who was attacking from behind wanted to dodge. She suddenly let out a wailing sound and was cut in half. With a "boom", she suddenly changed into two pieces. into smoke.
Then, wind and thunder rose from the sword, attacking the hammer-wielding monster repeatedly.
A few rooms away from the inn, Luo Guqiu, who was painting blood-red pictures and lighting candles, was murmuring something, then spit out a mouthful of blood and said, "No, this residence can restrain my spirit possession technique. Senior brother, please help me quickly." retreat."
There was a man sitting in front of Luo Guqiu. When he heard his junior sister say this, he was shocked and quickly chanted: "Quickly retreat!"
In the room, Pei Ziyun felt a gloomy wind coming from his ears. As soon as he dodged it, the grass-headed god turned into a ball of gloomy energy and fled out in an instant.
Pei Ziyun snorted coldly, pointed his finger, and a white light shot out, hitting the Yin Qi. "Boom", the Yin Qi screamed and flew out, disappearing into the night sky.
"Could it be that Luo Guqiu came to assassinate me?" Pei Ziyun thought, holding a sword and jumping down from the window. With a glance, he went straight to a room.
With a "pop", the fire was lit. There was no one in the room, and there was a pool of blood on the ground. He couldn't help but coldly snorted: "It's really this woman!"
Seeing the darkness of the night, Pei Ziyun wanted to chase him out, but stopped: "This is a post station. There are post soldiers who have been transformed from retired soldiers. We dare not attack openly."
"It's hard to tell if I chase him out."
"Although this is the case, I must be vigilant when the news spreads so quickly." Pei Ziyun thought to himself. Seeing some movement, someone asked: "Who is it?"
He turned around and returned to his room.
(End of chapter)