Great Sui Guoshi

Throwing away the book at the end of the bed, it lay there quietly, and the slipped cover revealed the four characters of "Three Years Children's Examination".

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The sun slanted slightly, shining bright red, and fell to the courtyard on the cliff.

The three teenagers who were tidying up the annotations of the method stretched their waists. At the stone table not far away, Lu Liangsheng waved them down to go back to eat.

"There is still an academic class tomorrow morning, remember to come early."

"Yes, Master!"

Yu Wentuo, Li Suian, and Qu Yuanfeng all bowed their hands and said goodbye. Seeing the three of them leaving listlessly, Lu Liangsheng stood up with a smile and put away the annotations. When he returned to the room, Hong Lian's voice suddenly sounded on the wall scroll.

"Sir..."

A beautiful figure in a red dress with long sleeves landed softly behind the scholar, she became short and bowed.

"I have something to say, I want to talk to the young master."

Chapter 224 Hong Lian's Thoughts

The green leaves of the thatched cottage on the cliff are swaying, and the sun shines into the window lattice from the top of the mountain in the west.

Lu Liangsheng stopped the book in his hand and looked at Hong Lian who was standing in front of the wall. Since that day, the female ghost rarely talked to him, and rarely came out of the painting.

Right now, he was surprised to say these words suddenly, and felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Hong Lian, what do you want to say?"

The door closed gently without wind, Nie Honglian lowered her eyes, staring at the ground, her eyelashes trembling slightly, her voice was very low.

"My lord, Hong Lian wants to reincarnate..."

Hearing this sentence suddenly, Lu Liangsheng lowered his head, then raised his face and smiled.

"Actually, I also think that a ray of lonely soul is not in line with the law of heaven, and it is not easy to tell you before."

Turned to the desk and continued to sort the books, but the speed of sorting was slow. Just as he was about to speak, there was a throbbing feeling behind him, and a trace of coolness stuck to Lu Liangsheng's back.

In the sunlight shining through the window sills, Hong Lian stood in the shadow of the scholar, gently stretched out her arms to hug him, her blue hair slid down and stuck to her warm back with her cheeks.

His eyes were unblinking, and his voice was soft and gentle.

"Hong Lian has been thinking about it for a long time. For the past half month, she has been thinking about it. She doesn't want to see you, she doesn't want to talk to everyone. In fact, she is afraid and reluctant to leave."

"Red pity..."

"My lord, don't talk, listen to my concubine."

Nie Honglian rubbed against Lu Liangsheng's back, feeling the generosity and warmth of the man's back, closed her eyes, and said softly:

"It's really good here. There is the cynical, impatient Daoist Sun, the delicious and bragging Master Toad, and the son's parents and younger sister. Many more people come in. If you stay any longer, the concubine will be as good as you can be." I really can't bear to leave..."

She turned her face and pressed her forehead against Lu Liangsheng's back.

"Hong Lian has no home since she was a child, and has always regarded this place as her home. She is with many people and feels that she is still alive, but my son... I am a ghost, a Rakshasa ghost, and I will never live like a living person. My concubine really hopes to sit down with you, hold the bowls and chopsticks to eat and laugh together."

Hong Lian suppressed her emotions, with dimples on her face, and smiled.

"During this time, I have often imagined this scene like this. It must be very interesting. We will eat together around the table, sit on the edge of the cliff and watch the sun rise and set, and watch Master Toad travel north and south together."

Lu Liangsheng squeezed the corner of the book, turned around, the woman didn't want to meet his eyes, and threw herself into his arms.

"I have always... considered you alive... we have done the things you said together..."

Hong Lian shook her head in his arms.

"It's more than that... Hong Lian wants more than that, I want to really feel the temperature of the young master, I want to..."

The sound gradually became quieter, as thin as a mosquito, only she could hear it.

"I want to marry the son."

Lu Liangsheng hugged her, it was an intangible feeling, he was still caressing on the red and green silk, one person and one ghost embraced each other and bathed in the rays of light, it took a while before he opened his mouth.

"Understood... I will find a way."

As night fell outside, Lu Liangsheng maintained this embracing posture for a while, opened his eyes, nodded to Hong Lian, and pushed the door to go out. He didn't use any spells, just walked all the way down the mountain, immersed in his thoughts.

Back in the small courtyard, the Taoist who hadn't seen him for more than ten days was standing at the entrance of the courtyard waiting for him to come back. There was still a bandage on his forehead, which was made by Lu Xiaoxian.

"Do you know, who did you meet when you comprehended Jindan?"

"Who I meet, I don't care now, I have something to say, keep up."

Lu Liangsheng said something, called him up, opened the door and walked into the room, looked at the master who was sleeping soundly on the couch, and sat down beside him, Mingyue who came from the kitchen and called for dinner stood at the door with his head tilted, watching Looking at Mr. Lu, who was gentle in the past, with a serious face, he was a little at a loss.

"What's the matter, sir?"

In an instant, he spread his legs, turned around and ran to the kitchen. Not long after, Li Jinhua, his wife, and Yu Wentuo rushed over and stood at the door. Even the gray hen poked its head between the feet of the crowd and looked inside.

"Master, what's the matter?" "Could it be that our study in the afternoon made Master unhappy?"

The woman at the door frowned, "Liangsheng..." As soon as the word was out of her mouth, she was gently pulled by her husband to signal her not to speak.

At this time, Lu Liangsheng who was sitting on the edge of the bed suddenly laughed and looked at everyone.

"It's actually a happy thing. I want to tell you that Hong pities her...she wants to be reincarnated, and we all treat her as family. She saved Xiaoxian and helped the village get rid of the bad breath that the bandits came to rob."

Everyone outside fell silent. Originally, they wanted to talk about Chen Jing and Zhang Lihua, but the Taoist also chose not to talk about it at this time.

"Then after she is reincarnated...she will be reincarnated as a human again, will Hong Lian still remember us?" Li Jinhua has always been aggressive, but now her tone is a little weak.

Lu Liangsheng shook his head: "I don't know, maybe I won't remember."

He didn't know much about this aspect, so when he looked at the Taoist at the door, Sun Yingxian turned his face away: "Look at what I'm doing here, I haven't been reincarnated before, ahh."

The lights were flickering, Taoist Toad half-opened his eyelids, and didn't want to speak. He didn't really care too much about that little female ghost, but it was a pity that he didn't listen to the song in the future.

There was silence in the room for a while, Lu Liangsheng stared at the wick, and said with a smile: "I have read a strange novel, some of which may not be completely forgotten, I think... she will not forget either."

"By the way, Lao Lu, Hong Lian is a Rakshasa ghost, and cannot be born." The Taoist remembered this.

"Perhaps the City God has a solution."

Lu Liangsheng was silent for a while: "Wait a while, I'll go to Tianzhi to see him."

Time passed gradually in the caress of the night wind, Lu Liangsheng didn't bring anything, stepped on the back of the donkey, turned his head and waved his sleeves gently towards the people in the courtyard.

"It's late at night, go to bed early."

With a flick of the rein, the fingers in his sleeve pinched out his decision, and disappeared into the night together with the old donkey in the blink of an eye.

"It's broken! There are two more people who have been forgotten by me! You go to sleep first, and I will go and settle them down first. I'll see you when Lao Lu comes back."

When Lu Liangsheng was far away, the Taoist remembered the mother and son who were still walking on the road in Qixia Mountain, bid farewell to Li Jinhua and the others, waved his sleeves, and rushed to the entrance of the village.

On the night mountain road, two figures, one tall and one short, came tremblingly in the distance. When the Taoist came, Zhang Lihua could hardly move.

"Daoist, is Mr. Lu at home?"

Seeing Sun Yingxian coming back, Chen Jing didn't care about his hunger and sleepiness, and blinked his eyes with anticipation.

"Somewhat unfortunate."

The Taoist patted the young man on the shoulder: "He has gone to see the City God. I will take your mother and son to settle in another place for the time being. Let's talk about it when he comes back."

See Chenghuang?

The women on the side all froze.

It is difficult for ordinary people to see people who practice Taoism as if they are in the sky. Seeing the city god, a character that only appears in myths and ghost stories, even if they enter the temple, they are clay sculptures on the altar. If they really want to talk to the city god of the underworld, Zhang Lihua thinks Not daring to think about what kind of miraculous scene it was, he stretched out his hand and gently pulled his son's clothes.

"Jing'er, it's okay, just listen to Daoist Sun, let's settle down first, and it won't be too late to go to visit Mr. Lu later when he comes back."

"Got it, mother."

The matter was settled for the time being, the mother and son were sent to live in an empty house in Beicun, where they had a little friendship with the Taoist, so it was not difficult to live there for a few days.

.......

As the night darkened, it gradually became bright again. A team from afar accepted the surrender from Fushui County and went south to Qixia Mountain.

"Is that the mountain where Mr. Lu lives? It's a beautiful view."

Riding on horseback, Yang Guang looked at the mountains in the distance. The pleasant scenery in early spring made him feel refreshed.

Behind him, apart from Yang Su, several burly generals each armed with different weapons: Han Qinhu, Yu Juluo, He Ruobi, Shi Wansui... lined up in a row.

Either sneer at the "Mr. Lu" that King Jin said, or treat it with caution.

Or... shake it up and see if the other party is worthy of His Majesty and King Jin's attention!

Chapter 225 City God Zhou Yu

In the early spring, the drizzle fell to the lotus pond, and the circles of ripples pecked away the duckweed. The herring flicked its tail and hid in the deep water. The rippling water reflected a man dressed as a scholar in a blue robe, walking along the edge, followed by an old donkey leisurely. flicking his bald tail.

Lu Liangsheng raised his head. In the lead-blue sky, there was a towering city wall, and the continuous rain washed away the mottled bloodstains on it.

The slanted city gate has been restored, and people can be seen coming in and out in a hurry. The soldiers guarding the city have now changed into armor from the Sui Dynasty.

'Being able to see the people coming and going freely, it seems that Yang Su has a good command of the army. '

After watching from a distance for a while, he turned around and walked to the corner of the intersection. Within two miles, he could see the Chenghuang Temple in the distance, and soldiers from the Sui Dynasty patrolled by nearby. When he saw Lu Liangsheng leading the old donkey, he would also Take a look.

Lu Liangsheng walked up the moss-covered stone steps, the scent of sandalwood in the temple was much less than last time, and there were also a few pilgrims inside who insisted on offering incense and praying. When they saw the scholar, they smiled and nodded at him.

Beside the pilgrim, there were children playing around the pillar. When they saw their father greet the gentle-looking man, they couldn't help waving their palms at him, hiding behind the pillar and laughing.

However, for a moment, the child's smile froze, and he wiped his eyes vigorously with the back of his hand. Not far from the main hall, there was a puff of smoke, and the person who was still laughing with him over there arched his hands.

"Lu Liangsheng has seen the City God."

The smoke gathered quickly, manifesting a silhouette of a figure, and then solidified. Zhou Yu, dressed in a white robe with cloud patterns, smiled and cupped his hands in return.

"I felt a mighty aura coming towards me from a distance, and I knew it was you at a glance, so I came out to greet you."

"There is nothing to wait for the Three Treasures Hall. This time I came here to ask the governor."

After some politeness, Lu Liangsheng calmly explained the purpose of his visit, and the City God made an invitation, and the two of them walked side by side under the eaves as if they were invisible to others.

Over there, the child holding the eaves pillar stared wide-eyed, watching the scholar disappear together with a vague figure, so startled that his father came to call him to leave without hearing it, and when his ears were pulled, he came back to his senses and pointed Looking at the place before, the words became stammered.

"Father... just now... the... person who nodded with you... just disappeared..."

The man looked left and right in the temple, the scholar seemed to have disappeared before, he clearly saw him come in, and the temple is not big, there are only two or three small halls, there is no way to hide anyone.

Thinking of the horror, I got goosebumps all over my body. I pulled my son and walked out. On the way across the temple gate, I passed by him. Good life.

"Then, what is Mr. Lu's intention here?"

Lu Liangsheng pursed his lips, stopped, and arched his hands facing the other party.

"Lu Liangsheng came here to ask a ghost to be reincarnated, but that ghost has now become a Rakshasa."

For ghosts to enter the reincarnation of Taishan Yinfu, the first pass is the City God's side. If it is a general ghost, Zhou Yu is fine, just join a team to sell the favor and pass, but when he hears the word 'Raksha', his brows can't help wrinkled.

"Rakshasa ghost..."

He groaned, then shook his head: "I can't help you with this matter. Mr. Lu is also a cultivator. He should know that ghosts kill animals and transform into Rakshasas, never reincarnated. This is the law of the underworld and the law of heaven , only mere city gods can change."

"......."

Lu Liangsheng fell silent. Surrounded by old firs and green branches, and a donkey in the distance chewing green grass, he walked slowly. After a long while, he sighed.

"The governor can't do anything?"

"Mr. Lu thinks highly of me. I'm talking about a city god here, but it's been abandoned for a long time, and he doesn't have much divine power, not to mention the rules of heaven."

There is an element of prevarication, but what Zhou Yu said is also true. The city god seems to have great power in the world, but after all, there is the underworld pressing down on it, and there is heaven on top. OK.

Seeing that the scholar beside him was silent, Zhou Yu hesitated for a moment, and tried to ask:

"The Rakshasa ghost is your relative?"

"more or less."

The two sat on the stone steps of the courtyard gate quite freely. Lu Liangsheng picked up a dead leaf and flipped it through in his hand, and told what happened to Hong Lian.

"Hong Lian's family was unfortunately sold into a theater troupe when she was young. Later, all relatives in the family died. She managed to live a better life, but was murdered by others, and finally turned into a ghost to avenge the murder. But later, she was murdered for my relatives and Lujia Village. It's only because I killed a bandit in a copycat that I ended up like this...Speaking of which, I owe her too."