Demolished the brothel...
Wait, I can understand why Zhu Ganglie would go there, but why did Qiyou go there
After all, Chang'an City is under the emperor's rule. If someone were to die, Lu Liangsheng would be in trouble. Fortunately, Zuo Zhengyang said that it was not a serious matter, which means no one was killed.
Lu Liangsheng exhaled and quickened his pace until he was level with Zuo Zhengyang. "Have the government officials gone?"
"I don't know. It was the Taoist who sent me the message."
The scholar took a deep breath and turned a corner. At the moment when few people were looking at him, he pinched his fingers under the swaying sleeves of his robe, and his figure suddenly became blurred. Even Zuo Zhengyang, who was walking quickly beside him, disappeared on the long street full of pedestrians. Even if someone noticed it, they would just feel a breeze blowing by.
"This is so unfair! Are we going to be allowed to live~~~"
The streets of Chang'an East Market were already filled with people, including passers-by and nearby residents holding snacks. They paid no attention to the falling raindrops and stood on tiptoe, surrounding the crowd in three layers, looking towards the direction of the howling sound.
"What's going on? Why is the madam crying like a pig being slaughtered?"
"How would I know? When I got here, I saw the building had collapsed. She was sitting on the ground crying."
"I know, I know. It seems that there is a big wild boar coming from nowhere..."
"Oh my, it knocked down the building, doesn't that mean it has become a spirit?"
"Then let the government come. Why is she crying? She's just trying to get sympathy. It's a pity that the floor is gone. She sat down on it. I'm afraid the floor tiles will have to be returned. They weigh over 200 pounds... Tsk tsk."
"…How do you know how much she weighs?"
The fragmented words of the crowd could not piece together the whole story. Seeing that the crowd was blocking the way and he could not squeeze in, Lu Liangsheng opened his mouth slightly and blew a breath towards the crowd of people in front of him who were watching the fun.
Whoosh—
The flags on the street fluttered violently suddenly, and the falling raindrops were blown crooked by the sudden gust of wind, hurting people's faces. There were cries of "ouch" everywhere, and people raised their sleeves to cover their faces and hid under the eaves of the street houses.
In a nearby alley, Lu Liangsheng and Zuo Zhengyang showed up and hurried over to disperse the crowd. The Hibiscus Pond was separated from the East Market by several blocks, and the commotion of the heavenly sacrifice on that day was quite loud. The people with good memory recognized the young man holding a paper umbrella and quickly made way for him.
"National...National Master..."
"Who is it? Why are you pushing me?"
"Hey, those in front, make way, the Imperial Master is here."
"Hiss... Is this the Imperial Master who attracted the wind and thunder that day? He is so young."
"Now we're going to have some fun!"
…
The crowd retreated to both sides, looking at the scholar in green shirt and white robe passing by in the middle and talking curiously. Lu Liangsheng nodded politely at them and walked straight to the front with Zuo Zhengyang.
The rain was much lighter at this time. In the drizzle, a fat woman in red clothes sat in the puddles, dancing and splashing water. Her face was covered with thick makeup, and it was all smudged. She cried and pointed at the three-story attic behind her, which was almost half collapsed. The pillars at the door were tilted, and only a red lantern was still hanging on it, swaying sadly.
"I just opened the door to do business, and suddenly a wild boar came."
"My girls and my guests were all scared away, and the bills were not even settled..."
"... Someone, come and get that wild boar out of here. I'll sacrifice my life..."
The old procuress, who was slapping her thigh and crying, turned around and stopped talking. She saw a scholar and a one-armed man coming over from the crowd who had made way for her and blinked their slit eyes.
"Who are you... government officials?"
"Don't cry, big sister."
Lu Liangsheng bowed to her, said a few words to comfort her, and walked into the half-collapsed brothel. The fat woman wanted to call him, but the one-armed man stopped her. With her weight, she couldn't push him away. At this time, someone hurried over and grabbed the madam's sleeve, dragged her to the back and whispered:
"The one who just came in is the imperial master of the dynasty. He knows magic. The wild boar has been subdued for sure. You just stand outside and watch. Don't go in and disturb the imperial master's practice!"
“Really…really?”
The madam glanced at the young man who walked under the eaves with some doubt, but she did not dare to shout anymore.
Over there, Lu Liangsheng walked to the half-collapsed roof, threw the oil-paper umbrella in his hand outward, and cast a spell to protect against the rain on the umbrella with his wide sleeves. Then, a "Resurrection Spell" spread the spell with the paper umbrella as the node, hanging it above the street, shielding the people who were watching from the brothel.
The people who were originally crowded around were startled when they saw the paper umbrella floating above, but suddenly they found that the rain falling on their heads and bodies had disappeared. They immediately understood what was going on and were amazed.
Those who were grateful hurriedly bowed with their hands clasped together towards the imperial teacher who walked into the brothel.
The third-floor attic collapsed in half, mostly due to the broken pillars inside. Lu Liangsheng walked in and saw the carpet in disarray, filled with fruits, trays, cups, wine jugs... The round tables had fallen over, some of them had broken into several pieces, and the place was a mess.
A wooden pillar in the hall collapsed, smashing the fence on the second floor and leaning there diagonally. Below, against the wall, a huge black wild boar with steel bristles and fangs was crawling there. It seemed to be drunk, and from time to time it flapped its big ears and made snoring sounds. A Taoist priest was sitting beside it with one hand on his face, not knowing what to do.
Opposite, Mu Qiyu was sitting on a relatively intact round table, eating a bunch of grapes. When she saw Lu Liangsheng come in, she threw away the bunch of purple-red grapes in her hand, ran over, and put her arm around the other's arm.
"Old demon, it's really fun outside, but it's not strong enough..." The woman raised her two hands and touched them with her white fingers, "... The little piggy just touched it and the house collapsed."
"Can the houses on earth be compared? I've said before that someone will die."
Lu Liangsheng let go of her hand, and seeing that there were still prostitutes or guests who had not escaped from upstairs, he said no more, went over to call Lao Sun to stand up, and punched the wild boar, which was half a person's height, on the forehead.
"Get up and follow me back."
"Liangsheng!"
At this time, the Toad Taoist poked his head out from the sleeves of the slightly naked woman: "He is drunk, use the dream-pulling technique to lure him."
Lu Liangsheng frowned and thought for a while, then he moved his fingertips to the candle flame next to him. The flame ignited his fingertips and flickered onto Zhu Ganglie's forehead before disappearing.
After a while, the huge sleeping body groaned a few times, and with a pair of fierce eyes half-closed, it staggered forward.
Amidst the humming sound, there was a faint murmur of "Yue'er... Hey, Yue'er, don't go, wait for me, Old Pig..." and she followed Lu Liangsheng out.
When they were almost at the door, the scholar turned around and said, "Qiyou, you are knowledgeable about wood, see if you can repair this house."
Then, he glared at the dejected Old Sun, turned around and walked outside the building. The crowd around the floating paper umbrellas saw the huge body gradually revealed behind the young man, and suddenly shouted in panic.
“It’s coming out!”
"It's really a big wild boar. I'm afraid it has become a spirit."
"Run!"
"With the Imperial Master here, why are you running? Didn't you see that wild boar was following the Imperial Master obediently?"
"That's right, I'm afraid the Imperial Master came here because he sensed that there was an evil spirit causing trouble in the city!"
"Hey, look, what's going on with this building? Why is it moving again?"
Someone had sharp eyes and just as he shouted, the half-collapsed brothel gradually moved in everyone's sight. Tender green roots stretched out from the broken part, intertwining with the other end of the break, slowly pulling together and restoring it. The collapsed wooden pillars were also pulled up again by the new roots, supporting the beams.
Several prostitutes hiding behind the fence on the second floor opened their eyes wide, looking at the broken and crooked fence in front of them. The fragments stretched out their roots, crawled on the ground and blocked their original positions, closing up, leaving no gaps visible.
On the street, the government officials who had received information came rushing over from the government office in the rain, holding sticks and swords, but they could not even squeeze through the wall of people. The usual words were of no use at this time. Everyone was willing to move a little, and they all stared at the brothel which was visibly being rebuilt, with only broken cups and utensils left on the ground, which could not be restored.
Lu Liangsheng reached out to take back the oil-paper umbrella floating in the sky, held it in his hand, and pushed through the crowd with the confused Zhu Ganglie. A voice that ordinary people could not hear was also spreading.
"Sister, I will send back all the items and guests in your building later. Let's leave it at that."
The madam hadn't recovered from the huge shock yet, and she heard someone whispering in her ear. She was a little scared. When she came to her senses, she could only see a huge pig's butt swaying in the crowd as it went away into the street.
She looked back at the restored brothel. This was her capital. Since the person who spoke was the imperial master, she could still be trusted. After thinking for a moment, she waved her fat hand at the people who were watching around her and shouted at the top of her voice:
"What are you still watching? There's nothing to watch. Let's all go!"
"This fat woman deserves to be punished!"
"That's it, what are you yelling about? Let's go!"
"Hey, I wonder if I can burn incense and candles in the Imperial Master's temple? I want to pay my respects to the Imperial Master..."
"The person is not dead, why are you worshipping him? Idiot."
The crowd who came to watch the excitement dispersed in groups of three or four, excitedly talking about what they had seen, and then gathered with their relatives and friends to have something to talk about.
…
"... Old Pig, I told you before that you are not allowed to go to that kind of place!"
"Someone will die. If something goes wrong, it will be bad for everyone!"
"It's my fault too. I wanted to let you see the prosperity of Chang'an, but I haven't had time these days to show you around..."
The rain that had lasted all day stopped. Inside the Wanshou Temple, eight big men were squatting outside the attic listening to the voices inside. The Taoist rolled up his sleeves and stood up.
"I'll go and ask for mercy from the old pig!"
Without waiting for Lu Pan to dissuade him, the Taoist pushed the door open and walked in. Soon, Lao Sun and Zhu Ganglie sat side by side on the chairs with their heads hung, not daring to breathe.
Lu Liangsheng walked past the two people's lowered gazes.
"… In fact, what I am most afraid of is that the old pig's evil spirit will alarm the Chang'an City God. I have been here for a long time, but I have not paid a visit to him. I just heard from Duke Yue that he is the first City God in the world, and was appointed by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang. I am afraid that he will capture you."
He took two steps and pointed his finger at Zhu Ganglie. The latter raised his head slightly, glanced at the scholar with a serious face, then quickly lowered his head and shook his two big ears.
He muttered, "He wouldn't dare!"
"What did you say?" Lu Liangsheng didn't hear clearly. The moment he opened his mouth to ask, a cold wind suddenly blew outside, and the woods on both sides of the mountain gate swayed wildly. A wisp of white mist spread along the stone steps of the mountain gate.
Then I heard a voice echoing in the fog.
"Master Lu, Ji is here to pay his respects to the mountain gate, why don't you come out to greet him?!"
The door was blown open with a bang. Lu Liangsheng turned sideways and waved his robe sleeve to deflect the cold wind. He looked at the white fog lingering outside and sighed.
Sure enough, it came as soon as it was said.
"It seems that I need to prepare another explanation."