Qingguan Nightmare Shadow

Chapter 50

After the tail of the heat is over, the autumn in Shuzhou will really come.

It was cold at night, Yun Li closed his eyes and wanted to lift up the sagging quilt, but unexpectedly, his heart skipped a beat, he woke up with a start and couldn't fall asleep again.There is an aura wandering in the body, it feels like it wants to smash the bones and tear the flesh and blood to escape.Although this feeling is strong, it's not painful, it's just trying to drag Yunli up and take him somewhere.

The brain in the middle of the night probably didn't have the light of the day, and Yun Li wondered for a long time before realizing that this meant that someone was approaching the bodies of the old couple.

The two old people walked very peacefully. The only regret was that the letter was too slow, and Su Tong, whom the old couple were worried about, could not come back in time.Yun Li made a seal around them, blending in a trace of Yuanshen to keep the corpses from decaying temporarily, so that Su Tong could see the two of them for the last time.

The primordial spirit is connected with the master, someone must be too close now, and the seal will transmit such strong fluctuations to Yunli.

But at this late hour, who will pass the old couple's house?

Yun Li patted "Broken Sword", this time there was a reaction, but "Broken Sword" had just spent his spiritual energy to repair the sword body during the day, and now he was exhausted, even if he could barely fly, he would definitely not be able to carry a person.Helpless, Yunli had no choice but to mobilize his own immortal power, step on Yun and rush to the old couple's home.

The neighbors of the two old people are farmers, but at this time there are several strong horses tied around their house.The horses are well-equipped with saddles and bridles, and their manes are clean and smooth, obviously belonging to noble families.Yun Li lowered his footsteps, but the horse still sensed any movement, either snorting or kicking the grass.

"Who?"

A thick human voice split the bushes.

It turned out that someone was guarding outside.

He didn't ask "Who?" Someone jumped out first and asked who he was.Yun Li looked at the black shadow who had just gotten up from his dream not far away, and said calmly, "Passing by."

As the man approached, his face became clear: "Crossing the road in the middle of the night, getting up at night?" The man stretched impatiently, "I said you are the same person, you get up at night and go to the old man's house What are you doing behind the house? Two people just left the house, you are not afraid, and you should know that the old man needs to be clean."

Listening to the man's tone, and contacting the well-rounded horses around him, Yun Li felt a little relieved when he knew that the other party was not a thief who came to burglarize while the house was unoccupied.The other party said that he woke up at night, Yun Li sounded weird, but he could only blame himself for making too lame an excuse, and he didn't bother to make it up, so he simply didn't speak for now.

The man sighed: "Forget it, forget it, where can I sleep comfortably in the grass today? If you don't disturb me, even the mosquitoes that don't die can wake me up. Don't be a sleepwalker, you can see clearly at night." Is there a way? Anyway, I won’t be able to sleep for a while, if you get lost, I’ll light the fire and send you back.”

Hearing the other party's Beijing-style accent, Yun Li suddenly reacted: "Sir, you are from the capital? Send Su... Mr. Su back to Shuzhou?"

The man held the back of his head: "Otherwise. Your home seems to be nearby. Don't you know that Mr. Su has come back recently? The itinerary is not something anyone can say for sure. It's normal to arrive in the middle of the night, so there's nothing to be surprised about. "

Yun Li left the Beijing official aside, and went straight to the old couple's house.

The Beijing officials held him back and said displeasedly, "I'm guarding the gate, but you rush in, how can I explain?!"

Yunli: "You go in and report."

The officials in the capital didn't understand that Zensheng who "woke up at night" suddenly wanted to go in to meet people, and asked suspiciously, "Report? What is the report? What's your name?"

"Yunli."

The Beijing official frowned: "This name sounds familiar." Yun Li didn't even think about where a Beijing official heard his name from, and just urged him to notify him.This Beijing official has a good temper, so he struggled for a long time, straightened his wrinkled clothes, and went into the house to report.Not long after, the Beijing official came out with a smile on his face, silently clapped his hands and said, "I remember who you are."

Yun Li was eager to see people, and he saw that the Beijing official was happy, so he assumed that it was Su Tong who asked him to go in after knowing it was him.Yun Li had just taken two steps, but the Beijing official stood in the way and said, "Young Master Yun, this time it is Mr. Su who refuses to let you in. You can't blame me." Yun Li was confused, his eyes turned cold and he said, "You said understand?"

The Beijing official suddenly had the illusion that the other party was going to kill someone, and quickly argued for himself: "Who are you and what are you going to do, I've made it clear."

Yunli: "Which Mr. Su is inside?!"

The Beijing official said in a daze, "Uh, Su Jue belongs to Mr. Su. Who else do you know Mr. Su?"

The other party said all the names, and he couldn't allow him to question whether they were talking about Su Tong.No matter what Yun Li thought, he was blocked, and his hands subconsciously clenched into fists: "What did he say?"

The Beijing official took a half step back inexplicably, and said: "He said, he said he doesn't want to see outsiders now... Mr. Yun, for Mr. Su, the old men and women of this family are relatives who brought him up since he was a child. The pain is like... like... uh, in short, Mr. Yun, you have to understand."

Yunli: "..."

Seeing that he was about to blow up, the Beijing officials retreated five steps in a row.

Yun Li slashed at the horses tied to the stakes one by one: "Who else is in there?" The Beijing official stood up straight as if reporting to his superiors: "Like Mr. Su, they are all new scholars. , the emperor is nearby to do things. Oh, yes, those few were raised by civil and military officials, and the emperor handed them over to Mr. Su to bring them."

Yunli: "Bring it to him?"

The Beijing official said: "Mr. Su's background is strange, his current position is strange, and what he does is also strange. We only know that he was recommended by Yuchi Guoshi to the capital. The emperor thought he was good, so he left him in the palace. The emperor From time to time, he was given various brands and asked him to work in various departments, but he was not given a famous official position. We all said that the emperor thinks highly of Mr. Su, but he thinks too much of it, so we can't find a suitable place to put him... Think about it, the emperor brought all the people from the civil and military department to Mr. Su, which proves that he values ​​Mr. Su."

Yunli: "I'll wait for him here."

The Beijing official persuaded: "Forget it. Mr. Su has to leave after guarding for a while, and he has to get on his horse when he comes out. You can't talk to him."

"..."

The Beijing official said: "You don't know, the emperor now let him take the young scholars of the civil and military department to run around. God, Mr. Su has to rush to Shazhou, and the governor of Shazhou will be waiting there. Time, time, Xiuzhu will go to Shazhou, four days, four days."

Yunli: "What are you doing walking around?"

The Beijing official said: "The emperor opens new departments and selects new people. He wants these young masters to travel far and wide to practice and experience, so as to meet his expectations... Haha, I'm out of luck. I have to take care of the basic necessities of those people alone." Seeing Yun Li stepping up When he was about to leave again, the Beijing official pressed his shoulder and said, "I said, Mr. Su wants to be quiet, so you can let him be quiet. Who are you, and why do you have to see him now?"

Yun Li: "In the end?"

As if they were going to have a long talk in the middle of the night, the Beijing official dragged Yun Li to sit against a tree, and he followed closely behind on the ground cross-legged.The Beijing official looked left and right, and said mysteriously: "Master Yun is really a disciple of the Immortal Sect?" Yun Li frowned and nodded, not understanding why so many people were interested in his casually fabricated identity.The Beijing official said again: "Mr. Yun and Mr. Su are friends?"

Yun Lijian said: "Forget it."

The Beijing official patted his thigh and said: "That's right. I say a few words, Mr. Yun just listen to it, if you don't like to listen to it, and think what I said is wrong, then just turn your head and walk away."

"..."

The Beijing official said: "Do you know where I heard your name? It was on the road between the court hall and the palace gate. After the court, the ministers whispered, saying that the emperor would add another assistant. Country. Guess what? The emperor named him to give the official 'Shuzhou Yunjue Academy Yunli'. Now, you have to tell the truth, your name is Yunli, you are in Shuzhou, but you are from Yunjue Academy?" Seeing Yunli's astonishment, the Beijing official confirmed it, and then said: "When you recommended Mr. Su, Yuchi Fuguo also recommended you. The emperor's words to Wang Jinhui were to ask for your opinion. Who would have thought that you would really not go? It made the emperor angry."

Yunli: "Wang Jinhui? You also know Wang Jinhui?"

The Beijing official said in a daze: "No one knows the Wulin Beijing official."

"What does he do?"

The Beijing official said: "When you ask suddenly, I really can't tell what he does. Anyway, he is called the leader of a certain Beijing soldier, but in fact he is in charge of everywhere, and almost all the soldiers in the capital are given to him. Trained."

Yunli originally thought that Wang Jinhui was an ordinary Beijing official, but he didn't expect him to be like a character in the capital.

The other party was interrupted, and forgot what to say, scratching his head and thinking for a long time.

Yun Li pondered and said: "...Those who are wandering outside the system, there are now three people."

Yuchi Ling, Su Tong, Wang Jinhui.

The Beijing official said "ahhh" for a while, stretched out his index finger and pointed for a while, then clasped his hands together and said, "Yes, yes, Mr. Yun, that's exactly what I want to say. Look, you already understand this level, Why don't you understand why Mr. Su doesn't want to see you? You are right, these three people are outsiders, think about it, what is the reason why they are outside?"

The forces behind it...

The Beijing official said: "Mr. Yun, there are three forces in this universe, gods, humans, and ghosts. There are four forces in this mortal world, Xuan, Huang, Xia, and Wu, that is, Xianmen, imperial power, martial arts, and wizards. Throughout the dynasties, wizards They are used by the emperor as national teachers, but the thousand families of immortals and the hundred schools of martial arts have been hidden in the dark and are not under the control of the emperor. The reason why Yuchi Fuguo is called Yuchi Fuguo is because he once paid homage to Wulin, and now As an official, there is a way to call people in the martial arts to join the court. The reason why Wang Jinhui is called Wang Jinhui is because he bears the name of the sect and represents thousands of people in the martial arts."

Yunli: "..."

The Beijing official said again: "Young Master Yun, don't look at me like this. I didn't say this, it was said by the whole capital."

Yun Li looked away and looked towards the door.

The Beijing official said: "Let's talk about Mr. Su again. Mr. Su was instructed by the teacher of the Immortal Gate and cultivated the Golden Elixir. From a certain point of view, his meaning to the emperor is the same as Yuchi Fuguo's meaning to the emperor. But Why did the emperor only give him a vacant position and make him nominally under Mr. Yuchi? Also, the emperor obtained Mr. Su, that is, he obtained the power of the immortal sect unprecedentedly, but why...why still appoint Mr. Yun?"

Yunli said: "He can't represent Xianmen." He was subconsciously stating the facts, but the Beijing official slapped him on the back excitedly after hearing this: "That's right, you understand. Mr. Su After all, he is not an official disciple of the Immortal Sect. He entered the official position by himself. It cannot be said that the monks of the Immortal Family made an exception to enter the official position. Before the Civil and Military Examination, he practiced diligently, and he was close to a tie with Yuchi Fuguo to prove that his personal strength is not inferior to that of Fuguo. Now he is dedicated to bringing people from the civil and military department to practice everywhere, and he wants to prove that he can be a group of people who can be used by the emperor, not inferior to the martial arts people who are used by Yuchi to help the country."

Yun Li felt that the other party's words had changed a bit, and finally understood what he meant by "If you don't like to hear it, just leave it alone".

The Beijing official said: "Mr. Yun is different. If Mr. Yun accepts the decree and enters the court, he will be able to enjoy the honor of assisting the country without much trouble... Mr. Yun, I heard that the emperor asked Mr. Su to invite you to Beijing. How did you refuse?"

Yun Li raised his eyes, not because he was eager to know what to say, but because he was a little surprised because he knew that this had happened.

The Beijing official said: "Mr. Su said that his parents died early when he was a child. He was just taken care of by his respected teacher in Yunjue. His ambition was to study and take scientific examinations, and he cultivated alchemy to cultivate his character. The Xian family has no friends; Mr. Yun has no connection with him, so he is far from being a friend, so he has no reason to invite you to Beijing. But Yuchi Fuguo recommended you, after all, because of his status as Mr. Su's friend; Yuchi Fuguo and Mr. Su Arguing over this in the court, the emperor stopped in anger and ended without any result."

Yun Li wanted to say it was impossible.

But he couldn't help wondering whether the Su Tong in his imagination was more real, or the Su Tong in the mouth of the Beijing officials was more real.

Beijing official: "As soon as you enter Beijing, Mr. Su's hard work will be in vain. He has done so much, but it is not as good as you doing nothing. In addition, Yuchi Fuguo is now close to the national teacher, with his left hand martial arts and his right hand. Here, the pressure on Mr. Su can be imagined..."

Yun Li stood up suddenly, and sneered: "You mean that Su Tong is jealous of me, and secretly competed with Yu Chi Ling?!"

The Beijing official shirked and said: "Young Master Yun, you said this, not me." He was afraid that the young master would inadvertently get angry on himself, so he hurriedly stood up and was ready to move his position.Seeing Yun Li wandering aimlessly for a few steps, then turning back suddenly, the Beijing officials tried to hide away, but Yun Li sat down with his clothes loosened.

The Beijing official said out of politeness: "Young Master Yun, are you alright?"

Yun Li tried his best to stay calm, and soon his heart became quiet, and his body also cooled down.

The Beijing official "comforted" and said: "People's love is normal, people always want to go to high places. Mr. Yun, anyway, your fairy family is strictly controlled, and you will not enter Beijing to serve as a state assistant. You treat yourself as Mr. Su My friend, you have to think about him these days. If he avoids you, you better not show up. Well, it’s cold, you can go back. "

Yun Li folded his arms and leaned his head on the tree trunk: "I'll wait for him to come out."

The Beijing official said with a "hey": "I won't tell you, and no one knows that Mr. Yun has made a special trip for Mr. Su. But after all, there are still a few young masters from the civil and military department inside. They see you, what will Mr. Su say? "

"..."

squeak.

The door opened suddenly.

Several young scholars came out to untie the horse first, and one of them seemed to say to the Beijing official: "We are leaving." The Beijing official agreed, looked at Yunli, and walked over to untie his horse.The tree that Yunli was leaning against was in the dark, and it took a long time before the scholars realized that besides the Beijing official, there was someone there.

A person was about to ask something, then turned his head to the last person who came out and said, "Master Su...it is time to go."

Su Tong held on to the door, cast another look, and slowly closed the door with drooping eyes.

He had an extra sword at his waist, and the moment he turned around, the scabbard touched the door, making a distinct trill in the autumn night.Yunli only felt that all the restlessness disappeared in an instant, and some desires for proof became less important.What's important is that this person who was drawn by his pen and ink will not shrink in the autumn wind, but with a sassy posture, he stands with the strength to grasp his destiny.

Yun Li didn't dare to take the initiative to look for Su Tong's gaze, and just stared straight at the very unfamiliar saber.

The Beijing official untied his own horse, and untied Su Tong's by the way.

A scholar then asked, "Who is that?"

Su Tong's eyebrows moved, and the figure in the darkness lit up in his eyes.

Yun Li would rather that he didn't look over, that he didn't find anyone under the tree when he looked, and that he didn't see who it was when he found out.It is better to let the vision that has not yet been pierced to block the vision than to be pierced in the heart by the vision that stops for a moment and then indifferently moves away.

Su Tong took the reins from the Beijing official and stepped on the horse's back.

Anyway, it was dark, and the Beijing official said back to the scholar indiscriminately: "Well, haha, I got up at night, and I was chatting with people." Uncle Cheng's neighbor, right? Mr. Su has to go, Uncle Cheng, Grandma Cheng... I'll leave it to you."

Yunli wanted to sneer and say that the two old people worked hard to bring you up, but you think arriving on time is more important than funeral for the old man?I want to ask if you have sacrificed the word "filial piety" for running your life for Jiahui?

Then he found that what he wanted to say and ask was stuck in a very deep place in his heart.

He just wanted to use these words to get a little bit of Su Tong's voice out; he was not that noble, and he brought the old couple out of it just for selfish reasons.What reason and filial piety, in fact, he didn't pretend a word in his heart, he couldn't afford it, he wasn't qualified to use it.

The Beijing official turned around and said: "Young master, go back quickly, don't suffer from the wind and cold."

Yun Li stood up: "Okay."

He walked all the way back to Yunjue until dawn.

Xu Zhen was sweeping the floor at the door, and was really shocked to see him, so he quickly looked at his window upstairs: "Mr. Yun, when did you go out?"

"night."

Xu Zhen found a piece of clothing to put on him: "At night? You went out with so little on? What are you doing... Oh, Mr. Su went back to those two's house?"

Yun Li glanced at Xu Zhen.

Xu Zhen tightened the collar for him: "That's probably it... After the face saint, Mr. Su didn't even have time to go back to Xiuzhu. Now that the two old people are gone, because they are not blood relatives, he is not allowed to attend the funeral." .If Mr. Yun misses him, why don't you go directly to Beijing to visit?"

Yunli: "He's going to Shazhou."

Xu Zhen: "Shazhou? Why go so far away?"

Yun Li always felt that he looked pitiful wearing a dress on his body, so he took off the clothes and stuffed them back into Xu Zhen's hands, and went back to the room to catch up on sleep.