Chapter 252 The Ghost Scholar and the Female Knight
Zuo Chen took a second look at the scholar.
Throughout the year of traveling, Zuo Chen also saw a lot of ghosts, some who lost their minds and turned into evil thieves, and some who had clear minds and clear thoughts.
Like people, there are all kinds of them, some good and some bad.
Only this scholar has a very unique aura.
He was extremely resentful and was obviously an evil ghost, but his speech and behavior were gentle and polite, without any hint of cruelty.
In this strong resentment, there is also a mysterious purple gold nobleness, which is not like ordinary people.
Such a strange ghost scholar, trapped in this ruined temple, can’t help but make people think.
But this chivalrous-looking girl is much simpler. She is quite energetic and has good energy and spirit. Although her moral practice is not very high, her spirit is good.
As if aware of Zuo Chen's gaze, the chivalrous woman also turned her head slightly and looked curiously at the two people who had just entered.
"Where did you two come from? They look so intimate, could they be Taoist monks?"
Caiyi, who was shaking in a daze, almost choked on his own saliva:
"Don't Nonsense, he’s not a Taoist companion, he’s my master.”
“He’s also a friend,” Zuo Chen said.
“When I was walking abroad, I heard that Taoist couples are not companions, but fellow travelers. They only take Taoists as companions. There is no love between men and women involved. They only preach scriptures and Taoism and accompany each other.” The female hero smiled and said: "But from what you two think, can I at least be called a Taoist friend?"
Zuo Chen smiled and said nothing, but Cai Yi blushed.
Then the heroine turned her eyes to Mr. Donkey:
"You also brought the donkey in to take shelter from the rain?"
"This is my traveling companion, and he can also talk about it. According to you, he should be called fellow Taoist."
Zuo Chen replied with a smile.
The heroine was surprised in her eyes and couldn't help but look at Mr. Donkey a few more times.
Master Lu didn’t seem to expect that Zuo Chen would actually say this. He felt very happy and his thoughts became much smoother. In fact, he also appeared in a trance like a human being.
Of course, this change only lasted a moment, and the duration was too short.
The heroine who stared at Mr. Donkey opened her eyes wide and rubbed her eyes vigorously. When she looked at Mr. Donkey again, he was still standing by the door without any strange changes.
A thunder suddenly fell in the sky, and the rain also fell with it, crackling on the trunks of trees and plants, whistling, and the sound of water and wind poured in from outside the temple, with a hint of chill.
Not sure whether she was frightened by the thunder or the cold wind, the heroine subconsciously shrank and leaned towards the scholar.
The scholar laughed dumbly.
The rain was coming down hard and it looked like it would not stop for a while. In addition, the sky was a little dark, so Zuo Chen thought about staying here tonight, so he searched directly in the ruined temple. After walking around, they found a few damp logs, put them together, and built a small bonfire.
Seeing Zuo Chen like this, the heroine couldn't help but said:
"Taoist Master, these firewood are too damp. It's still raining outside. It won't burn with the firewood."
Just as she finished speaking, she saw Caiyi spit into the pile of firewood.
The entire pile of firewood immediately ignited into a blazing fire, which burned ten feet high and dissipated the moisture and coldness in the room.
The heroine opened her mouth wide and pointed at the beating fire, her words stuck in her throat for a long time.
"What a great skill."
A sentence came out of his throat.
Zuo Chen gently tapped Caiyi with his hand.
He originally wanted to use the fire certificate as a cover-up, but he didn't expect that this girl ran directly to the person and pretended to be in front of him.
Caiyi put her head in her hands and stuck out her tongue.
This girl,
Who did she learn to show herself to as a saint?
It should, probably, maybe, not me...
Zuo Chen felt guilty for some reason.
Seeing that the room was getting warmer, Zuo Chen also rummaged through the basket on his back and took out some fresh diced meat. He also found a few branches, washed them with the rain, and threaded the diced meat through the branches one by one. on the fire.
Soon the aroma of barbecue wafted into the whole room. The heroine swallowed and stared at the meat in Zuo Chen's hand.
She was also hungry, so she took out a thick flour pancake from the Huai mouth next to her and gnawed it down with water.
Zuo Chen could see that the pancake was even a little bit crumbly, and there might be some dirt in it.
After all, when traveling around, there are not many people like Zuo Chen who can always take out fresh and good food to cook by themselves. This kind of dry pancake is not easy to grow hair, which is better than going hungry.
Seeing her like this, Zuo Chen smiled and divided out a third of the meat skewers and sent them to the heroine.
The heroine was so frightened that the pancake almost dropped to the ground:
“Huh? I don’t have any banknotes on me now.”
"Give it to you." Zuo Chen said with a smile: "We are sheltering from the rain in the temple. This can be regarded as fate. It's just a little bit of meat."
The heroine was no longer polite when she heard Zuo Chen's words. She first used Wrapping the cake in oil paper, he immediately wiped his slightly dirty hands on his clothes.
Respectfully, as if accepting an imperial edict, he stretched out his hands and took the meat stick from Zuo Chen's hand.
I put it in my mouth and took a bite. I felt that the meat was full of juice and there was some coarse salt on top. It was simple but delicious.
After devouring three skewers, I remembered that there was a scholar next to me. I endured my heartache and took out two meat skewers from my arms and handed them to the scholar.
But the scholar waved his hand and said with a smile:
"I can't eat these things, and the Taoist priest can see that, so there is no need to give them to me. It's a waste of good meat."
The female hero: " ?”
She was stunned for a moment, what did the scholar mean? . After eating for a while, he saw a small wine jar and four bowls that Zuo Chen took out from his backpack. After filling up the wine, he gave each of them a bowl.
The heroine was stunned. She was holding the meat skewers in her hand, but she didn't know where to put the skewers. She could only carefully hold the wine bowl with one hand, suck the part that was about to overflow into her mouth, and then carefully put it down. on the ground.
The scholar was also slightly startled when he saw Zuo Chen put the bowl in front of him.
"A hundred kinds of medicine can nourish Qi, and it is not completely useless to you. Try it."
After Zuo Chen left, the scholar was also slightly startled, and he stretched out his hand Holding the drink in front of him with both hands, he found that he could hold it up.
Put it to your mouth, drink it gently, and feel the heat in your mouth. When you put the bowl down again, your eyes are full of emotion.
When he looked at Zuo Chen again, the scholar's eyes were full of gratitude, and you could even see a few tears.
The heroine was puzzled. She didn’t know why the scholar could be so excited after just taking a sip of wine.
Maybe I came from the countryside and have never drank in a bar before.
It's pitiful, I have half a cup left for him to drink.
After eating for a while, Zuo Chen finally opened his mouth and asked:
"I'm Zuo Chen, this is my traveling companion Cai Yi, and that is Mr. Donkey. I haven't asked for their names yet."
"My name is Ji Xiaoyu, a descendant of the third generation of Ji Jian Villa. I was ordered to go down the mountain to travel. I have already traveled around Qingzhou and am planning to go back to the master's gate."
The female hero said.
Zuo Chen thought for a while and realized that he had never heard of the name Ji Jian Villa. It should be a sect formed by some famous heroes.
After the heroine finished the introduction, she looked at the scholar next to her.
Seeing that the other party was hesitant and didn't seem to want to speak, Ji Xiaoyu curled his lips slightly: "The Taoist Priest invited you to drink, why are you still hesitant?"
After hearing this, the scholar sighed and said :
"The names are all in the past. My surname is Li, and I am the second eldest son in the family. You can just call me Li Laoer."
"Eating other people's food and drinking other people's food will lead to bad results. "You're not happy to say the name."
Ji Xiaoyu snorted.
Zuo Chen did not press the scholar, but just asked with a smile:
"When I first came in, I heard Miss Ji talking about interesting things nearby. Can you tell us about it?"
"Oh! This thing." Ji Xiaoyu slapped his forehead and said, "It's an interesting thing I heard recently. It was said that two days ago, there was a white light on the side of Hui Mountain that shot into the sky and even broke through the sky. There is a legend that a treasure has been born there, so I plan to go there and take a look."
I asked Zuo Chen again:
"Taoist priest, do you want to go and have a look too?"
"...I definitely have to go and have a look."
It seems that the Gray Mountain Formation of the Kyoto layman has been officially put into operation, and it is so powerful that it is regarded as a treasure by the Jianghu people.
I still don’t know what the effect of that formation is, but it feels like inviting you into a urn.
But...
Thinking of the tombs on Gray Mountain, Zuo Chen felt that he still had to go back and take a look.
"Taoist priest, if the rain stops tomorrow morning, can we go together?"
Ji Xiaoyu made the invitation. He has been wandering around the world for a while, so he can naturally tell that Zuo Chen and Caiyi are wearing If you have the ability, at least most people can't come up with such a large piece of fresh meat, and they won't be willing to share it with others.
It would be a good thing if we could travel together.
Zuo Chen nodded, he had to go along with her anyway, so there was nothing wrong with her.
Ji Xiaoyu laughed happily, and then looked at Li Laoer: "Scholar, do you want to come with us."
"I..."
The scholar was obviously hesitant.
Looking at his appearance, Ji Xiaoyu felt unhappy and disliked it very much:
“Hey! Look at your hesitant look! Is there something difficult for you? Tell me, and I will help you settle it!"
"That's no need..." Li Laoer looked at Zuo Chen hesitantly, and finally said slowly:
"We are on different roads. If we can meet one day, we will definitely be friends with each other."
"You, a scholar, are hesitant and not happy at all."
Ji Xiaoyu He didn't like the scholar's attitude, so he grunted twice, but the scholar just smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Seeing that the rain was still falling and she had drunk a little too much before, Ji Xiaoyu felt a little sleepy under the warmth of the campfire. She looked around and felt that Zuo Chen and the others were not bad people, so she simply hugged them Knife, fell asleep leaning against the thatch.
Soon, the sound of slight snoring spread throughout the thatched cottage.
Seeing Ji Xiaoyu sleeping soundly, Zuo Chen finally stood up and sat next to the scholar.
The scholar is obviously not used to it.
Zuo Chen looked at him with a smile:
"Your surname is Li, do you know Li Yu and Li Ji?"
The scholar was slightly startled and his eyes widened.
We really know each other.
Zuo Chen glanced at the scholar twice more.
I think he does look somewhat similar to Li Ji and Li Yu.
Asking for a monthly pass
(End of this chapter)