Qingguan Nightmare Shadow

Chapter 45

Junyao sent a secretary to order Xiaoxian to call Su Tong, and asked the one from the capital to rest in the academy first.The Beijing official was not idle, he looked at Yun Jue up and down inside and out, was tired from walking, and hadn't seen anyone yet, so he had to sit down and drink tea to pass the time.Yunyao and Yunli sat with him for a long time, carefully observing, and then exchanged glances to confirm what he meant by "the emperor summoned Su Tong to Beijing": this Beijing official came from the capital to Shuzhou alone, He didn't bring anyone with him, and although he was in a hurry, he didn't look anxious. He thought it was good news, and he didn't want to arrest someone for Jiahui.

Because of this, Yunyao was relieved, and gossiped: "I don't know why Su Tong and He De let the emperor miss you, but sent you to call me from thousands of miles away?"

The Beijing official said: "To tell you the truth, in the palace examination hall, His Majesty waited for the two young masters Su and Mo for a long time, but when no one came, he really lost his temper and said that he would issue an order to question the crime. But a few days after the palace examination, His Majesty was busy reviewing , commenting, this matter was put on hold. Thanks to the letter submitted by the prefect of Chongzhou Yuchi, His Majesty knew that something happened to Mr. Su and Mr. Mo on the road..."

Yunli: "Su Tong and Mo Qing missed the deadline, Jia... the emperor gave him kindness to make up the exam, why did he only call Su Tong?"

The Beijing official said: "Young master, don't rush to take half of the sentence and run away. Your Majesty has read Lord Yuchi's letter, and he only said that he would not inquire about the crime, but he did not say that he would give a chance for a make-up exam. Now Mr. Su is going to Beijing to face the emperor. , was later won by Lord Fuguo."

Yun Yao raised her brows lightly: "Yuchi order?"

The Beijing officials seemed to be frightened, looked around for a week, and said in a low voice: "Girl, no matter what your relationship with Lord Fuguo is, since the former Young Master Yuchi has become a popular person around His Majesty, you should pay more attention to it, don't call me out." Its name is good." Yun Yao nodded and raised her hand to ask him to continue.The Beijing official said again: "Master Fuguo said in front of the emperor that natural disasters and man-made disasters cannot be blamed on the parties concerned, not to mention that Su Juegui has a dual name, even if His Majesty ignores other things, but on this point, you have to think twice. Don't lose a single talent."

In this way, summoning Su Tong was the result of Jiahui thinking twice.

Yuchiling couldn't let go of a few people, probably only Su Tong among his peers.On the bright side, Yuchi Lingxing probably didn't know the relationship between Yuchi's mansion and Su Tong's Mo Qing's fall to the cliff; even if it wasn't out of guilt, he spoke for Su Tong with a sense of fellowship and admiration. It is not difficult to understand.But Yunli didn't think it was right, his suspicion was Jiahui: that kind of person's idea is not like a rookie who can change it with a single sentence.

The Beijing official interrupted his train of thought and said: "The emperor heard that Yunjue Academy is... a wonderful place." He changed the topic really quickly, and none of Yunyao, Yunli, and Xu Zhen who were present could react.The Beijing official said with a smile: "In Yunjue, the scholars cultivate the spiritual power of the immortal family to cultivate their character. Is the rumor true?" He glanced at the three of them: "Is there any evidence for these three people?"

Xu Zhen thought about it: "It's not true, it's not false...but I can neither be regarded as a scholar nor a monk...These two are people from the immortal sect."

The Beijing official suddenly stood up and cupped his hands and said: "I have no eyes, I just looked down on the girl and the young master."

Yun Yao: "We and the scholar are taking different paths, it's too inappropriate for you to distinguish between high and low."

The Beijing officials cupped their hands: "Since the two monks are in front of you, I won't let you down. Your Majesty learned that the Yunjue Academy is complemented by a fairy gate, so it contains aura and counts talents, so I intend to meet with the monks. This is also The emperor sent me here for the second purpose." He was tactful, but Yun Li resolutely refused: "You know, sir, Xianmen has never been involved in state affairs."

"Young master, what you say sounds really awkward to me," said the Beijing official. "The Immortal Family in the Hidden House declares that they will not interfere with the common world. Of course we outsiders know about it. This state matter seems to be ranked among the highest in the eyes of the Immortal Family." As for mundane affairs, immortal cultivators have no intention of participating in politics. However, Zunmen opened Yunjue Academy in Xiuzhu to pave the way for scholars to become officials. I think Zunmen does not claim to be noble and is an exception to actively participate in the world. But now, the young master has moved out It's an old-fashioned excuse, isn't this at odds with Yun Jue's actual practice?"

Yun Li couldn't find any words to refute for a moment, Yun Yao pressed his shoulder, stood up and said to the Beijing official: "National affairs are related to the world, after all, they are very different from ordinary affairs."

The Beijing official smiled and said: "Not only that, Yunjue also handles strange cases, punishes evil and promotes good, and shoulders morality. After all, it is different from ordinary fairy sects... I believe that the respected sect will not be conservative and old-fashioned towards all disciples, and the family style is tolerant. I will respect the choices of different disciples. Although the two adhere to the concept of not interfering with state affairs, but I guess in Yunjue, let alone a hundred disciples, there must be some people who have different interests from the two of you." But it was another big circle to go around; Yunyao and Yunli didn't interrupt him anymore, and he continued: "Master Fuguo said that Su Yunjue, Young Master Su has a fairy friend here; if the two of them enter Beijing together , Isn’t it a good thing for a country to have both civil and military talents? You two don’t want to go to Beijing, it’s okay, I just want to ask you about the young master.”

Yun Li consciously took his seat as a friend of the Xianmen.Sure enough, the Beijing officials said: "The young master's surname is Yun and his name is Li, can I see you?" Yun Yao turned her face to the side and raised the corners of her mouth indistinctly, knowing that the other party's statement of "both talents in civil and military affairs" would surely upset Yun Li. accurate.As she expected, Yun Li was bored for a while, after digesting the evaluation of others, he raised his eyes and said, "I am Yun Li."

The Beijing official's expression froze: "Uh, Mr. Yun..."

Xu Zhen cupped his fists and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Yun is both a martial artist and a literary talent."

The Beijing official choked, when someone outside Qiaoqiao's door said that Su Tong had returned, everyone turned their eyes away and gave him time to look upright.Yun Li's face darkened just now, but suddenly he clapped his hands and laughed and said "That's right", and pulled Su Tong over before the others.Su Tong had heard from Siming Xiaoxian that a Beijing official had come to deliver the decree, and he was not surprised to see a stranger at this moment, but Yun Li's reaction stunned him.

Yunli Lasutong went in front of the Beijing official and said: "You don't need two people, Mr. Yun alone is both civil and military talents."

The Beijing official was still immersed in the scene just now, thought of something, and said: "Master Fuguo said that Mr. Su should call Mr. Yun a 'senior brother'. Well, I can see that Mr. Yun is very young, even younger than Mr. Su." ..." He meant to say that from the outside, Yunli seems to be under the age of the crown, so he shouldn't be older than Su Tong.

Yun Li didn't mention who was younger and who was older, but said: "The Immortal Sect pays attention to seniority, this point," he paused, and looked straight into the other person's eyes, "it's like your martial arts." , there is a small character engraved on the end of the hilt; although the small character is in cursive script, it is difficult to distinguish the details, but Yunli can still recognize the general outline of "a certain sect".The Beijing official was stunned for a moment, and then realized that a corner of his sword was exposed, and said in a slow tone: "Mr. Yun has a sharp eye, and I, Wang Jinhui, have seen you all in the way of martial arts."

He announced his name, but before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly slammed a palm and broke a wooden stool next to him in two.This palm belongs to the air strike object, and the air flow will inevitably be chaotic in the middle. Two pieces of wood burst out instantly, and one of them rushed in front of Su Tong.Yun Li didn't understand what the opponent's protruding movement meant, so he subconsciously blocked the fragment with green light.Unexpectedly, another piece that he ignored didn't land on the ground, and its trajectory in the air pointed to his temple at some point.

Seeing that there was no time to dodge, the wooden block actually slowed down by itself.Yun Li raised his arms to block in front of him, and at the same time distractedly glanced at the fragments of the wooden bench that were still in the air but were about to fall to the ground.At the end of the debris, a faint white light held the wooden block, and the other end of the light was wrapped around Su Tong's wrist.

Su Tong's spiritual power was only [-]%, and it was not easy for him to accurately restrain the flying wooden block with his embodied spiritual power; the wooden block didn't stop immediately, relying on the accumulated power, it flew for a short distance before sticking to Yunli The tip of his nose dropped.

Wang Jinhui raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Young Master Yun, Mr. Wang sees that you have both literary and martial qi... Mr. Su is a little weaker in military strength, which is worse than yours."

It was only then that Yunli knew that the two boards just now were under the control of this person, but Wang Jinhui actually wanted to use this to compare the strength of Yunli and Su Tong.Yun Li was helpless, he didn't know whether it was Wang Jinhui who was interested in him or Emperor Jiahui who was interested in him, so that he beat around the bush and asked him to be Su Tong's accompanying gift.

Yun Li tried his best to be polite and said: "Mr. Wang, literary and martial arts are like two big trees. Some people can climb one tree but not the other, and some people can climb both trees. There is a difference between people who can climb these two trees. For example, Mr. Su and me." In order to refuse the other party's invitation to make insinuations, he also used gestures while talking: "Look, what about the tree of martial arts? I am here, and Mr. Su is here. There seems to be a gap between us, but if Mr. Su advances a few more feet, the gap will soon disappear. Look at this article again: I am at the bottom, and Mr. Su is at the top, so it stands to reason It is said that I can catch up with my hard work; but Mr. Su has never slackened in his progress, but I have insufficient perseverance and no intention to continue to climb, so the gap in the literary path, Mr. Su and I can only be made bigger and bigger." After finishing speaking, he said: Su Tong sent it forward, and recommended again: "Which gold has the potential to increase in value, Mr. Wang should understand?"

Wang Jinhui smiled: "Mr. Yun's words before are witty and interesting, but the words of the businessman behind him are quite vulgar."

Storytelling is shallow and business is also shallow, Yun Li felt that if Jiahui really met such a simple person like him, he might regret it.He thought that his meaning was clear enough, and Wang Jinhui didn't give up: "Mr. Yun is still young, and he wants to be stubborn; when Mr. Yun grows older, he will naturally understand that there is always a place to sway your blood and be a talent." There must always be someone who appreciates the truth." Yun Li pretended not to hear.Wang Jinhui's words may be useful to a genuine young man, but it would be a waste of words to an "aged" Si Ming.

Everyone was silent for a while, and then Wang Jinhui bowed and asked: "Then Mr. Su, follow me on the road first."

Su Tong was in a peaceful state of mind, even if someone invited him to Beijing, he didn't show any joy on his face.Just now he seemed to be staring at the wooden block on the ground, but in fact his eyes were distracted and he wanted to think about other things; he didn't nod his head until Wang Jinhui asked him to go on the road.

Yunli: "Mr. Wang, please wait first..." He called Wang Jinhui, and went to call the Siming Xiaoxian who went to Huzhou with Su Tong.Before Siming Xiaoxian knew the situation, Yunli put the reins in his hand, and Rong led the task of driving into Beijing.Yun Li wished he could take the carriage apart to have a look, checked it several times before and after, and finally let Su Tong go on the road with peace of mind.

Turning back to the academy from the bamboo grove facing the street, Yun Yao smiled at Yun Li and said, "Afraid something will happen again?"

Yunli: "Fire prevention, theft prevention and Yuchi prevention."

Yun Yao restrained her smile: "Yuchi? What do you mean, Mr. Yunli?"

Yunli took out the viewing mirror, and without avoiding Xu Zhen, he showed her the scenes before and after Su Tong and Mo Qing fell off the cliff.Both Yunyao and Xu Zhen had solemn expressions, and when they heard Yunli say something about meeting Mrs. Yuchi in Chongzhou, they were immediately speechless.After a long time, Xu Zhen said: "But... what does this have to do with Mr. Yunli, you are guarding against that Beijing official?"

Yunli: "Mr. Junyao, you said that Yu Chiling sought martial arts as a teacher during the time when he disappeared. Do you know which sect he paid homage to?"

Yun Yao recalled: "... Xie Mingzong."

Yun Li said: "I see the cursive outline on Wang Jinhui's sword, which also looks like the word 'Xie Ming'."

In this way, Yuchiling and Wang Jinhui were connected.

Yun Yao didn't say anything on the face, but others could see that she actually loved Yuchi Ling; at this time, she frowned and pursed her lips, obviously she didn't want to think that Yuchi Ling and Mrs. Yuchi's actions were involved.Xu Zhen cautiously said: "Mr. Yunli... Mr. Yuchi may not be aware of what Yuchi's mansion has done."

Yunli: "I think so. Moreover, he sincerely gave Su Tong a chance, at least three times in front of the emperor." Judging from the half-sentence swallowed by the little scholar that day, before Yuchiling returned to Yunjue, I have already met Jiahui for Su Tong.According to common sense, Yuchiling would use Su Tong's results in the provincial and general examinations to convince the emperor.Yunli's conjecture is not wrong, Jiahui is not someone who will easily lower his principles and change his mind. This also explains why Wang Jinhui, as a Beijing official sent by Jiahui, deliberately invites Yunli to Beijing: because Yuchi ordered Su Tong and Su Tong for the second time. When Jiahui was discussing, he treated the people and things in Yunjue Academy as a layer of gold, and plated Su Tong.

Of course, in the end, Yuchi Order was placed on Su Tong himself.Therefore, before meeting Jiahui about Su Tong's accident for the third time, Yu Chiling prepared some evidence to prove Su Tong's talent and quality.

Yun Li omitted the analysis, and said, "So Yu Chiling took that letter away."

If he thinks right, the letter lost in the study is not limited to Su Tong's letter to the prefect of Shuzhou.Yunyao and Xu Zhenshang were puzzled by his over-simplified words. He had already searched in the study and found a few stacks of articles written by Yuchi Ling and Mo Qing for Yunyao and Xu Zhen to read.

Yun Yao said: "These are the essays they usually write casually, and they have been placed at the bottom of the box for a long time."

Yunli: "There is nothing about Su Tong here."

Connecting up and down, after a little thought, Yun Yao roughly understood what Yun Li wanted to say.

Xu Zhen was even more confused, and said, "However, Mr. Yunli, since you said that Mr. Yuchi is sincerely thinking about Mr. Su, why are you guarding against Wang Jinhui? After all, it is Mr. Yuchi who is related to Xie Mingzong, not the Yuchi Mansion of Chongzhou. , and you said, the Yuchi mansion in Chongzhou did it, and Mr. Yuchi probably didn't..."

To Xu Zhen's astonishment, Yun Li folded the papers on the table and said, "Who knows, I look at Yuchi Ling uncomfortable, and I can guard against whoever I like." Hearing this, Yun Yao's face loosened Come on, coughed lightly and shook his head.Yunli's wariness has nothing to do with the facts, but only with her personal emotions, so she doesn't need to worry too much.

Xu Zhen hesitated and said: "Mr. Yunli, the evidence is convincing, the Yuchi Mansion..."

Yunli didn't answer, and silently put away the viewing mirror.what can he doTake the bronze mirror to Jiahui to expose and report?The risk of this matter is not that the prosecution failed, but that Si Ming Xianjing was involved in Xia Guo's affairs.What if Jiahui believes that the viewing mirror is a good thing, and is determined to attract "immortals"?Si Ming Fairyland and even all the gods in the fairyland are used to being free and easy, so Yunli and Yunyao are naturally very reluctant to get involved in certain things.

The bad influence of the Yuchi Mansion's actions, with Su Tong's entry into Beijing as the node.Many unrighteous deeds will lead to self-destruction. Whether this "champion family" will rise or fall in the future depends on the judgment of the people, and the punishment of the wicked.But the sky is so vast that Si Ming Wonderland is not a corner of it. Yun Li feels small, unable to comprehend the principles of heaven and cannot be a judge, so he thinks it's better to watch from the sidelines.

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Obviously Su Tong was only going to Beijing by car, Yun Li felt uneasy as if he had been kidnapped by Wang Jinhui.Seeing that he was out of his mind, Yun Yao said, Mr. Yunli, why don't you hang the viewing mirror in front of your face at twelve hours a day.Yunli took Yunyao's joke seriously, and after some experiments, he felt that Su Tong's meal and sleeping effect were very good.In order not to waste his immortal power, he forced the "broken sword" to act as a mirror frame, so that the mirror can be seen clearly when it is called.

The carriage drove smoothly, with only one small episode along the way.Passing through Huzhou, Wang Jinhui proposed to stay in the horse to rest; the inn where the three of them stayed was not far from the mountain where Gan Cheng’s family collected medicine. In a radius of two or three miles, there is no human habitation.

At that time, Nie Qiu did pick up Gan Cheng's family and buried him and Gan Sang on the mountain together.However, the neighbors regarded the father and daughter's graves as a shameful thing, accusing the Gan family's father and daughter of committing suicide, and even being shameless in the ground to become ghosts.The crowd dug the graves of the two men with shouts, punished and flogged the corpses, and then erected wooden stakes on the top of the mountain to hang the broken bones on them.

The injustice claimed his life, and several neighbors of Gan Cheng's family fell ill and died tragically shortly afterwards.The herbs that originally grew on the mountain were withered, and the local doctors had to go to other places to pick up the medicines. Unfortunately, none of the sick people recovered.The evil disease spread, and everyone begged for wizards, but in the end, the wizards who came one after another waved their sleeves and left without exception.The wizards only thought that there was a "ghost" aura on the mountain, so they didn't dare to intervene. No one would come again even if they asked for a lot of money.

When the governor of Huzhou learned of this, he thought that no matter how powerful the evil spirits were, they would be limited, so he asked the locals to move away for two and a half miles.Fortunately, this method worked, and the remaining people saved their lives, but a few miles of land and a mountain were wasted.

As for the whereabouts of the two wandering ghosts, no one knows.