Onmyoji Shikigami Don't Cry

Chapter 83 Looking for Ning Caichen

As the sun rose higher and higher, Yingcao and Xuenv also woke up.

Chen Beibei took them on a journey to find Ning Caichen.

"Young master, go all the way..."

"Girl, take care."

After leaving Lanruo Temple, Chen Beibei went all the way south. On the way, he came across a teahouse, where he could just go in and have a rest.

So he walked in with Xuenv and Yingcao.

It's just a very ordinary tea house, a house built of trees, covered with some thatch.

Walking into the teahouse, several people were drinking tea and chatting.

Such a place is basically a resting place for some traveling merchants and porters.

Drink a bowl of tea and talk about some anecdotes and strange things encountered on the road.

As soon as Chen Beibei and the others stepped into the teahouse, Xiao Er warmly greeted them.

After Chen Beibei and the others ordered a few bowls of tea, they chose a clean seat and sat down.

Sitting at the next table were some porters, with their poles leaning on their benches.

"Excuse me, have you ever heard of a scholar named Ning Caichen?"

Chen Beibei asked them about it.

"No……"

The porters answered very simply. Obviously, it is not easy to find someone by a name.

Chen Beibei had no choice but to continue drinking tea.

But soon, those people talked about something worthy of Chen Beibei's attention.

"Let me tell you, don't go to Lanruo Temple to rest at night..."

Said an older porter.

"why?"

"In Lanruo Temple, many people died, and there lived a female ghost who drank human blood."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. Last year, many people died in Lanruo Temple. The only scholar who survived was also bewitched by evil spirits..."

"Bewitched?"

"Yes, after returning home, I clamored every day to find a woman in Lanruo Temple. But, everyone knows that Lanruo Temple is a deserted temple, and there are no women in it at all..."

"and after?"

"Later the scholar was locked in the study..."

When the old porter said these words, his voice was so low that people had to listen carefully.

As soon as he stopped, the people in the teahouse hadn't recovered yet, and the teahouse fell into a soundless silence.

"Excuse me, master, does the master know where the scholar's home is?"

Chen Beibei's voice broke the silence.

"I know, half an hour's walk to the west, there is a ferry, and you can go ten miles south by boat to the hometown of the scholar. Many people know about him, and if you inquire there, you can find the scholar. "

"Well, thank you master."

Knowing where Ning Caichen's home was, Chen Beibei hurried on the road.

The ferry in this era feels a bit desolate.

There was only a small boat leaning against the river bank alone, and a boatman was dozing on his arms.

Chen Beibei woke up the boatman, and then boarded the boat. With a light push on the penny in the boatman's hand, the boat moved lightly.

On both sides of the river bank, there is a bleak autumn scene. Among the trees, the red maple leaves stand out and occupy the sight of tourists.

"Master, are we going to find the person in the painting?"

Yingcao looked at Chen Beibei and asked him.

"Oh, yes."

"What happens after you find it?"

"Let him come to Lanruo Temple to meet that woman..."

"Oh……"

Di flowers sway gently with the wind, the boat moves slowly, and the sun slowly sets.

Chen Beibei and the others chatted, looked at the scenery on both sides of the river bank, and arrived at Ning Caichen's hometown before they knew it.

"Guest, here we are..."

"Well, thank you."

Chen Beibei got off the boat, and at dusk, the river was dyed red by the setting sun.

The boatman supported the boat and left alone in the direction he came from.

Ancient towns, stone bridges, pedestrians in twos and threes, strong local flavor.

"Master, this place seems very comfortable."

"Well, work at sunrise and rest at sunset. The pace of life is slow, without the huge pressure of modern cities..."

"Master, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"nothing……"

Chen Beibei held Yingcao's hand, and Xue Nu followed them quietly.

He found a random passerby and asked about Ning Caichen's home.

It is a wealthy family.

There are two red lanterns hanging at the door, with a small bronze mirror in the middle.

The function of the bronze mirror is probably to ward off evil spirits.

The vermilion solid wood gate with two huge pull rings.

The person who opened the door was a middle-aged woman with a dignified appearance, who seemed to be a reasonable person.

"Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

The woman asked Chen Beibei.

"Ning Caichen."

The woman's casual and erratic eyes suddenly fell on Chen Beibei.

"What do you want from him?"

"We are book friends who took the exam together. I heard that something happened to him recently, so I want to visit him."

"Oh, please come in."

The woman turned sideways to let Chen Beibei and the others enter.

Inside is a large yard with some flowers and plants, but in autumn, most of them have withered.

It looked a little depressed and desolate.

It probably has something to do with family members, and it has something to do with not taking care of those flowers and plants.

"He's over there in his study, I'll take you there."

After the woman finished speaking, she walked in front of Chen Beibei and the others.

After walking through a bluestone path and a corridor, I arrived at the study.

"Caichen, someone is here to see you..."

A thin man came out of the study, somewhat different from the man in the painting.

He is no longer angry, nor does he have that faint smile, and his body is much thinner than the person in the painting...

"Ning Caichen, do you still remember me?"

Chen Beibei looked at Ning Caichen and said to him.

Ning Caichen looked at Chen Beibei with some doubts in his eyes...

"My name is...Nie...Xiao..."

Ning Caichen's body trembled slightly, and his eyes became tighter.

"maple……"

Chen Beibei reminded Ning Caichen with his eyes.

Ning Caichen should also understand, so he quickly said: "Xiao... Feng... please come in soon."

Chen Beibei and the others walked in, and the woman was about to leave with some doubts.

"Mother, this is my book friend, please prepare some food..."

The woman who turned around had a slight smile on her face.

"Son, I finally take the initiative to eat..."

In the study, the room is filled with the smell of books, and it is quite comfortable to stay there.

Ning Caichen's eyes were shining, obviously very excited.

After a year, I finally heard that woman's name again.

"Brother Ling, do you know Nie Xiaoqian?"

Ning Caichen asked.

Although Chen Beibei was younger than him, he still called Brother Ling out of respect.

"Well, I came to you for her."

"Is she all right now?"

"She's okay, but it's yours... she's not in good health..."

Ning Caichen had a happy smile on his face.

She's fine, he's fine...

Chen Beibei guessed correctly, Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen were still in love.

　Sprinkle dog food, everyone eats and drinks well...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)