one's door

Sure enough, when Wang Lanping heard that this was a method taught by the "teacher", most of the worries in her heart disappeared immediately.A smile appeared on his face again.Looking at her second son so seriously, Wang Lanping realized that the second son's skin looked better than yesterday, and his handsome appearance was pleasing to the eye.If you go to the street secretly, you don't know how many girls will be fascinated.

no.Yan'er is no better than Shun'er.He is capable, good-looking, and a scholar of a wide range of studies, so he can't choose a marriage carefully?Wang Lanping secretly made a decision in her heart, she couldn't let her second son's marriage be hasty, she had to look higher.

The second son was eating breakfast, Wang Lanping sat on the side and watched, and found that the second son seemed to have a good appetite today, and eating three meatloaf was not enough, so she went to get two leftover rice balls from yesterday, and ate it before holding on.

What a day!Wang Lanping was in a good mood seeing her two sons eating happily.Now the eldest son's marriage is in full swing, and the second son said that he will change to a big house. The two fertile fields in the family are now growing gratifyingly and outshine all the surrounding land, and even the newly opened carpentry shop is doing very well. The store has been expanded...

These good things one after another made Wang Lanping laugh in her dreams.

All this began to change when the second son Zhang Yan escaped from the dead.Relying on the skills taught by the master, he came back from pleading guilty to soldiers all the way, and even took two pieces of military merit for his family.Later, those pills and wheelchairs were also made, all thanks to the great blessing of the master.Wang Lanping kept this in mind all the time.

Sometimes Wang Lanping also thinks that if she has the opportunity to meet the old master, she must kowtow to him, thank him well, and treat him as an elder in the family.

It's a pity that the second son said that since the old master said that he had taught him almost, he never appeared again.Not even a name was mentioned.In addition to adding to the mystery, Wang Lanping also regretted not being able to thank and repay her kindness in person.

"Yan'er, you said that the master has been so kind to our family, your life was saved by the skills taught by the master, and our family these days, how could it not be due to the kindness of the master? To the master Would it be good to hang a blessing of longevity?"

Fortune?

Zhang Yan was taken aback for a moment.But he reacted quickly.

There is no such thing as praying to gods and worshiping Buddha in Huangtianyu.But it does not mean that the people here do not have good expectations and sustenance on the spiritual level.For example, when Zhang Yan was tossing the "talisman" in Yubeishan Fortress, Huagou despised the "talisman" that Zhang Yan made was too ugly and said he had it himself.In fact, Huagou's so-called amulet at that time was a common spiritual sustenance in Huangtianyu.Originated from "ancestor worship".

Pray for the protection of the ancestors, pray for good luck and ward off disasters.In fact, there is a certain inevitability in the simple desire.

The blessing that Wang Lanping mentioned just now is a custom derived from ancestor worship.Not only in Langyuan City, but also in most places in Nanyuan Kingdom.

It is actually simple to say, that is, to hang the portraits of the ancestors in the middle hall of the home or in a special side hall, there will be offerings of melons and fruits, and some ceremonial worship activities will be performed on festivals or ancestors' birthdays and memorial days.In general, it is not much different from the situation of enshrining spiritual tablets on the earth.

It's just that not every ancestor will be hung up as a blessing and worshiped by future generations.Only those representatives who are highly respected in the family or have great significance can be hung up as blessings.

And what is said in Langyuan City is that one does not have to be dead to be a blessing, but one can also be alive.Even having a blessing while alive is still a great thing to pray for a hundred years old.

Seeing that Zhang Yan was in a daze, Wang Lanping asked again, and finally said: "Master has been kind to our family. He is completely qualified to be our family elder. Say something."

Although Wang Lanping thinks that the old acquaintance should be hung with a pair of blessings to pray for a hundred years old, but now the person who is in charge of the family is her second son, and the final decision must be made by the second son.Naturally, Wang Lanping knew the proportions.

Zhang Yan nodded and agreed with his mother's words.But what was on my mind was another matter.Because he himself knows that his own ability is not taught by any master, but from the background of the Longhu Mountain Taoism, and the learning he has learned on and off for so many years on the earth.

So whose portrait is hung on this blessing?

After Zhang Yan thought about it, he finally made a decision.Since you want to hang it, it's better to do it in one step.As for how to explain when, anyway, I have already told so many white lies before, so I don't care about adding a little more.

After breakfast, Zhang Yan went to the carpentry shop first. Seeing Zeng Hao, he came here to follow the busy work very consciously, and even had a heated fight with Carpenter Liu, so he didn't even notice when he entered the door.

So Zhang Yan didn't call Zeng Hao, and turned his head out of the carpentry shop. He was going to see the new house today, and by the way, he would get the good fortune arranged by Wang Lanping.

130 - Chapter [-]

There are two types of houses that can be bought and sold in the market.One is private property, and a sale sign will be hung on the door, indicating that it is for sale.The price is discussed separately.Another is crime.After being confiscated by the Yamen, it will be sold.Zhang Yan's predecessor originally had two shops, but they were confiscated and sold as criminal property, which almost destroyed the Zhang family.

Sin property doesn't come often.Generally, if you want to buy a house, especially a house with a better location, you can only find it yourself.

It is not suitable for the Zhang family to live in any luxury house now.There are seven or eight houses, with their own wells, water houses, and a small courtyard dam, and a single family is fine.

There are houses of this kind in Chengbei, and people often see them for sale.

After turning around a few times, I saw three houses with sale signs.The interior layout of the house is similar.The only one has a small bathroom, which is very useful when it is cold in winter.So Zhang Yan didn't bargain much with others, and directly asked for the house with a small bathhouse.

When you buy a house, you still need to look at the belongings inside.There are only some basic tables, chairs and benches, many of which are very old.There are also a lot of dust on the walls.The blue bricks of each house are also uneven... they all need to be regularized.What's more, this house will still be used as a facade for the eldest brother when he gets married.

It has to be neat and tidy.

Finding someone to build a house and make furniture doesn't need to bother others. Carpenter Liu has this kind of connections. He took Zhang Yan around and found enough manpower, and according to Zhang Yan's request, the house can be tidied up as soon as the beginning of next month. it is good.

It was past noon after this toss.Zhang Yan didn't go home to eat as usual, but turned around and went to the bookstore in the east market. If you want to find a painter, the most convenient way is to go to the bookstore besides the acquaintances you know.There will always be painters sitting there.

However, Zhang Yan had his own plans in mind, and he had considerable demands on the painter.You can give more money, but the style of the painting must be the one in his mind.Finding a suitable painter like this is actually slower than buying a house before...

After finding an artist and communicating well, it was almost time to come out with the finished product.Zhang Yan didn't eat lunch or dinner. Although he was a little late, he was very satisfied with what came out.

"Why did you come back now?"

"Hey, finding a better painter is more troublesome than I thought before. Since noon, I have been busy until just now, and I only got out after paying a little more money."

"Add more money? Why are you in such a hurry? Is it necessary?" Wang Lanping understood what her second son was doing.However, he was very dissatisfied with his behavior of adding money in order to hurry up and feel that it was a waste of money.

"Mother, a portrait is a delicate job. He has to follow my dictation bit by bit, and sometimes he needs to modify it so that the painting looks like it. Is it better to finish the painting in one go than to paint a little bit in a day?" Zhang While filling his stomach, Yan smiled and defended himself.Of course, he won't admit that he doesn't want to waste time in the bookstore every day.Give more money to let the painter paint faster, and he will save trouble.

"Brother, is this the portrait of the old master you asked someone to draw? Can I open it and have a look?"

The liveliest person in the family is naturally Zhang Huiyuan.It wasn't long before she and her elder brother Zhang Shun went home, and they had dinner just now.I was very curious when I saw the painting scroll box brought back by Zhang Yan.I heard my mother talk about Fu Xiang during the meal before, how can I hold back now?

"Well, go wash your hands first, and then take it after washing." Zhang Yan waved his hand to stop the little girl's hand from reaching for the scroll.This thing is still some of the most basic for him.At least clean your hands before touching it.

"Oh." Zhang Huiyuan heard the unquestionable tone in the second brother's tone, and without thinking too much, she trotted to the kitchen, scooped up water and scrubbed her hands twice.After he came out, he asked Zhang Yan to check it triumphantly, and after Zhang Yan nodded in agreement, he cheered and picked up the scroll box on the table.

Except for Zhang Yan who was digging his head into the rice, everyone in the room looked curiously at the box that Zhang Huiyuan picked up.

The most mysterious and unconditionally trusted person in the Zhang family is the "Old Master".But there are very few things about this "old master".Even his name was never mentioned by Zhang Yan.Anyway, the question is "don't know".

Now that the master's appearance has been drawn, it naturally arouses the curiosity of the Zhang family.

"Huh? Second brother, why are there three scrolls? Did you draw three paintings?"

three?One pair of paintings is always enough.Why draw three pictures?

Zhang Yan still didn't stop the chopsticks in his hand, and while chewing something in his mouth, he replied vaguely: "Three masters."

"Ah? Three?! Wasn't there only one person who saved us back then? How come there are two more?" Zhang Huiyuan, who was closest to the old master, raised a question based on his vague memory.And before that, Zhang Yan never said that there were three masters.

Zhang Yan seemed to be casually continuing to explain while eating: "At the beginning, there was only one master teacher, and later on, there were two more. What I have learned in my life is accumulated slowly by teaching them a little bit. So I drew all three of them when my mother said I would make a fortune for my master. It’s not something to miss, right?”

"exactly!"

Even Zhang Huiyuan, who liked the second brother the most, rolled her eyes even though she was very displeased with Zhang Yan's behavior of beating a stick and pretending to be a fart.But what can be done?So is there one master or three? Isn't it all up to the second brother?Moreover, the word miscellaneous learning is very weird, and it is not impossible for those old masters to have more eccentricities and not want to be known.

Besides, the Zhang family really couldn't think of a reason why Zhang Yan would lie about this kind of matter.

When Zhang Huiyuan unfolded the three portraits, the eyes of the other three people in the room widened except Zhang Yan.

The three people in the portrait have different expressions, but they all appear peaceful.All the old men with long beards and combed hair were sitting cross-legged on a pedestal that they had never seen before.Behind the head, there is a circle of golden rays scattered like the sun.

The Zhang family didn't speak for a long time, and they didn't know why, but when they saw the three people in the painting, they always felt an inexplicable sense of solemnity.Don't even dare to look into the eyes of the people in the painting.

"Okay, put it away. After the new house is in order, let the three of you worship it." Zhang Yan sensed the dull atmosphere in the room, took the portrait in the little girl's hand, rolled it up and put it away, and didn't let the family continue Look.

And when Zhang Yan put away the scroll, the rest of the Zhang family heaved a long sigh of relief, and started joking again, and the topic subconsciously changed from the portrait to the marriage between the new house and eldest brother Zhang Shun.They didn't know why they instinctively avoided those three portraits.

The reason is only clear to Zhang Yan.Because the three in that painting are not old masters, but the three tallest celestial beings in the Taoist sect.

The painting in the middle is "Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun", on the left is "Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun", and on the right is "Taiqing Daode Tianzun".

It is also known as the "Three Qings".

Sanqing has the power to penetrate the heavens and the earth, so how can ordinary people be able to look directly at it and talk about it?

Chapter 131 Arrival

The old butler looked at the study room which was still lit at night, and wanted to remind him, but finally held back.Recently, the master is in a bad mood, even the most trusted people don't dare to approach easily, those eyes are like a sharp blade without a scabbard, and it always feels terrified when it falls on his body.

"Oh..." The old butler sighed.In just half a month, this family has been turned upside down, and they almost didn't know each other overnight.

First, the young master died in the small courtyard inexplicably.Then the old lady was overly worried and went with the young master.In the huge Wu Mansion, there is only the old man left alone.

Just now the old housekeeper went to report the whereabouts of Zhang Yan today, and found that it seemed that only when he heard about this matter would the master feel the anger he used to.

Why does the master pay so much attention to that Zhang?

The old butler knew many things about the Wu family.Both bright and dark.But he never imagined that the Wu family was on the verge of life and death at this moment, and the key to it was the seemingly insignificant young man surnamed Zhang that made him wonder.

In the study room, Wu Yuan was holding a note of official documents from the yamen in his hand, but his eyes didn't fall on it, he floated outside the window, looking at the silent night outside the window, he seemed to be waiting for something.

"Three days. Something happened to them too?"

The two spiritual generals said two days ago that they were going out to investigate clues about Chu Hongyi and Tang Niu's disappearance.Once gone, never came back.

This is never normal.

Without even thinking about it, Wu Yuan could guess that the disappearance of the two spirit generals is also likely to be related to Zhang Yan.

Because Wu Yuan knew very well that if Tang Niu didn't mention it, Chu Hongyi was definitely made to disappear by that surname Zhang.This matter was kept a secret from him.When the two spirit generals went out to investigate, they would not think of guarding against Zhang Yan, but would be wary of demons and thieves who could threaten the existence of "spirits" in general.Once they searched around and couldn't find any clues, based on Wu Yuan's understanding of those spirit generals, they would definitely take the opportunity to destroy Zhang Yan's family.In doing so, you can avoid the blame in the "king" rule.

It's a pity that Zhang Yan is alive and well, as is the Zhang family, but the two spirit generals are missing.

Wu Yuan had thought in advance what would happen if "the general can't deal with Zhang Yan".But when this situation appeared in front of him, it was impossible not to panic.Not just the fear of the unknown, but also the fear of death.Because since the other party could kill his son quietly, why couldn't he kill him in the same way?

The anxiety became more and more serious from the second day after the two spirit generals did not return.

How many years?Wu Yuan couldn't remember the last time he was forced to such a state of bewilderment.In the past, whenever you encountered a hurdle that you couldn't get over, you only needed to use the "spiritual" means to solve the problem easily, and there was almost no disadvantage.

But this time...

"Wu Yuan, you seem to be haggard a lot."

Suddenly, a slightly crisp child's voice rang in Wu Yuan's ears, causing him to quickly look away from the window, and saw that there was a ponytail wearing a white skirt on the chair diagonally across from him. girl on feet.

The girl is very beautiful, she looks sixteen or seventeen years old, and she is looking at Wu Yuan with a smile.

Wu Yuan almost jumped up, like a cat whose tail was stepped on.He hurriedly bowed to the end, not daring to lift his head, and respectfully said: "Holy servant Wu Yuan pays homage to my king! I don't know if my king has come to welcome me, but I ask my king to punish him..."

"Okay, okay! You were so talkative when you were not as tall as my waist, but now that your beard is so much grayer, why hasn't it changed?"

"My lord taught me the lesson, Wu Yuan's worldly filth has polluted my lord's eyes..."

"Okay. Wu Yuan, stop talking nonsense. Where are my two spirit generals? They sent a message with a soul worm, saying that there is a possibility that there are demons and thieves in Langyuan City, resulting in the disappearance of a spirit boy and a spirit animal. I have come all the way, but I can't feel their aura at all. It seems that something must have happened to them.

Wu Yuan, tell me, what do you know here? "

The girl's smile remained the same, her big watery eyes blinked at Wu Yuan, waiting for Wu Yuan's answer.But Wu Yuan felt a sharp pain under the gaze of these beautiful eyes, and the inexplicable pressure pushed him to his knees on the ground with a plop.

"My king, calm down! My king, calm down! This matter is very strange, and it is really not something that the servant can see through..."

Wu Yuan's attitude is humble, and he always puts himself in the position of "servant" when he speaks.At least in name, he is now the servant of the other party.But even if he wanted to tell the inside story of the matter now, he didn't dare to say it.If he let the other party know that everything was caused by him asking Chu Hongyi to help kill people for his own benefit, then he might end up wishing for death.

After carefully listening to Wu Yuan's "causes and consequences" and "the context of the matter", the smile on the corner of the girl's mouth gradually subsided.

"Wu Yuan, I haven't asked about your affairs for decades, do you think you can use your little cleverness to fool me like a fool?"

"My king, I have been wronged! My servant has always been loyal to my king and has never been half-hearted. How dare you hide it? Whether it is the soul boy or the missing soul boy or general, I really don't know the reason. I can only wait for my king's arrival with trepidation..." No matter how terrified he was, the expression on Wu Yuan's face and the words in his mouth were impeccable, and he never even hesitated in his words.As if he had really been greatly misunderstood, he seemed very wronged.She even shed tears when she said the last sentence.

However, the girl didn't seem to retract her preface because of Wu Yuan's crying, but continued: "Chu Hongyi is a soul feeder. After the soul boy disappeared, she was supposed to hide and wait for help, but in the end she left the sanctuary without permission. This is Why?

Chu Hongyi made it clear in the last soul worm before the accident, that you let her do things for you under the guise of investigating.

Wu Yuan, do you still want to deny it? "

The last word exploded in the girl's mouth, as if it directly rang in Wu Yuan's mind, the buzzing sound made him dizzy, bleeding from his mouth and nose.A humble feeling of insignificance surged in my heart, as if the other party had seen everything and felt depressed.In an instant, Wu Yuanzhen almost confessed everything.But in the end, he bit the tip of his tongue hard, and woke up a little bit.Three words flashed in my heart: hold your breath!

"My servant is wronged! This servant never said anything selfish to Chu Hongyi, and she didn't even know when she left. Why did she slander this servant? My king! You have to trust this servant!" , while kowtowing loudly.

It's been a while.Seeing the girl kowtowing continuously, Wu Yuan, who looked miserable, suddenly laughed.

"Hee hee, Wu Yuan, give it a try, are you really so scared?"

Chapter 132 The Holy King

Wu Yuan suddenly felt the oppressive force all over his body dissipate in an instant, and the feeling of being humbled both physically and mentally also disappeared.He let out a long sigh of relief.

Bet right!

The reason why Wu Yuan was sure that the other party was blackmailing him with words was that he had not been in contact with Chu Hongyi for a day or two.In Langyuan city alone, Chu Hongyi helped him solve some minor troubles no less than five times.Strictly speaking, these things were also not what a soul like Chu Hongyi should do, and they were against the rules.

It doesn't make sense that Chu Hongyi didn't confess to the higher authorities before, but she chose to confess for the last time, right?How can there be such a coincidence?

Furthermore, if Chu Hongyi had confessed, then the previous two spirit generals might not have such a kind attitude when they came over.Even if he doesn't make a move against Wu Yuan, he will definitely be watched and waited to be punished.

That's why Wu Yuan gritted his teeth deep in his heart to not be forced by the coercion and questioning on the other side, betting that the other party was testing his background.

Great, even if you make a wrong bet, it's just a dead word, and the result will not be worse.

But to be honest, the other party's coercive methods are really appalling, at least Wu Yuan felt that he almost admitted it.Fortunately, all these years of fighting in the officialdom have tempered his heart to be tough enough, otherwise, all his previous calculations at that moment just now would be in vain.

"My king's majesty is boundless, how can my servant not be heartbroken? I can't stand my king's jokes." Wu Yuan still had his head on the ground, heaved a sigh of relief, and his tone remained the same as before.But he knew that he had passed the most difficult level.

The girl nodded in satisfaction, as if she was really just joking with Wu Yuan before, she stretched out her bare feet and touched Wu Yuan's head lightly, and said with a smile: "Get up, you with a beard Kneeling on the ground doesn’t look good either. Get up and tell me everything about the two spirit generals before and after their disappearance.”

"Okay, my king..."

After listening to Wu Yuan's narration, there are many doubts about the disappearance of the two spiritual generals, but there is nothing useful from Wu Yuan's mouth.I only know that when the two spirit generals went out, they said they were going to Langyuan City to look for clues, and they should also go to the mass graves outside the city to have a look.

"Leave aside the missing spirit beast and soul boy, the two spirit generals are not easy to deal with. If they want to make them disappear without a sound, even a demon thief can't do it. Unless those old things come out in person. However, Langyuan City is not enough to attract those old things, so the problem probably isn't the demon thief.