How to break into Liaozhai

Afraid of missing the opportunity to "peep" Nie Xiaoqian, Wang Rui arrived at Wei Xingxian's residence early.

This dynasty prohibited officials and civilians from living together, so officials did not live in private houses, but in the house behind the Yamen, where they worked in the front and lived in the back.

Knowing that Wang Rui was coming, Wei Xingxian ordered his servants to leave the back door for him early on, so Wang Rui sneaked into the back house and entered Wei Xingxian's house without disturbing anyone.

As soon as they met, Wei Xingxian said: "Now my father is drinking with Uncle Nie, and Nie Xiaoqian and her mother are chatting with my mother. After the chat, she will return to her guest room. Wait for her on the way."

"Alright." Wang Rui squinted his eyes, excited to see a celebrity: "I will definitely open my eyes wide to see her."

Seeing that he was so interested, Wei Xingxian couldn't help laughing and said: "You really have changed your mind, did you have any encounters along the way that enlightened you?"

No reason for a romantic encounter, it's the same if there is an encounter, Wang Rui said: "No, I just think that Nie Xiaoqian is the daughter of an official, she must have a noble temperament, and she is a rare beauty." It's hard to meet a decent lady these days , not to mention Miss Official, it makes sense for him to say so.

"I don't think you came here because of your beauty, but because of her family background." Wei Xingxian said, "Actually, it's not as big as you think. His father, Nie Xuetai, and my father were friends who were enrolled in the same year. After becoming the county magistrate, he stayed in Beijing and became a member of the Ministry of Military Affairs. He was a seventh-rank official who was responsible for picking up violations of the department. This trip is to hang up your boots and go home."

Wang Rui cared more about Nie Xiaoqian than her father: "How is Nie Xiaoqian?"

"It should be good. I haven't heard from my mother that she has any illness."

That's very strange, how did Nie Xiaoqian be buried in Lanruo Temple?Could it be that the Lanruo Temple he knew wasn't the Lanruo Temple in the story?

It is also possible that there must be many temples called Lanruo Temple in the whole country.

At this time, a servant girl hurried in and said, "Master, Madam is still chatting with Mrs. Nie, but Ms. Nie came out first."

"Okay, let's go!"

Wei Xingxian walked in front, and Wang Rui followed behind anxiously, urging Wei Xingxian to go quickly from time to time, fearing that he would miss the chance to see her face.

The two took a shortcut and came to a rockery next to a small bridge, Wei Xingxian said in a low voice: "I have already said hello, and asked the maid in front of my mother to take Nie Xiaoqian back to her room from here, she must pass by soon! "

Wang Rui nodded heavily: "I don't even blink."

While they were talking, they heard a woman's voice, and the two of them stopped talking in a tacit understanding, and even covered their mouths to keep themselves from making a sound.

Wang Rui looked for the masters of the voice, and soon saw a maid leading the way, and several young maids walking towards this side with a woman in their arms.

The woman's skin is as white as frost and snow, and her facial features are so delicate that they are not like real people. Coupled with her lonely and independent temperament, it really makes people dare to look at her from a distance.

Wang Rui held his breath. It turns out that this is Nie Xiaoqian. She is really beautiful and has a good temperament. Otherwise, she would not be controlled by her grandma and become her harmful tool.

Will such a beautiful woman really die in the future?Will he die in Yangxin County?Or will he die in another place called Lanruo Temple? Could it be that the old locust tree at the gate of Lanruo Temple on the outskirts of the county is just a coincidence and not the tree demon grandma?

Just as she was in a trance, she saw Nie Xiaoqian stepped on her skirt the moment she stepped onto the arch bridge, staggered, swayed to the side, and fell directly into the pool below.

It's okay, Wang Rui didn't even think about it, he ran out, and plunged into the water with a bang.

Wei Xingxian looked dumbfounded. Although saving people is justified, your reaction speed is as quick as an acquaintance who has fallen into the water.

When he ran to the pool, Wang Rui had already swam to Nie Xiaoqian in the water.

Although the pond at Wei Xingxian's house was not big, it was extremely deep, and it was no problem to drown someone. Xiaoqian was sinking and floating in it. If Wang Rui hadn't grabbed her hand, she must have drunk enough water and sank.

Wang Rui dragged her to the shore, and the maidservants were all on the shore at this time. As soon as Wang Rui landed, they pulled and pulled, pulling the two of them up.

Nie Xiaoqian drank a few sips of the pool water, and then bent over and coughed uncontrollably, but Wang Rui had experience in dealing with water a few times, so nothing happened, not even panting for breath.

"Miss Nie, are you alright?" A maid took off her gown and put it on for Nie Xiaoqian.

While wiping the water marks on her face, Nie Xiaoqian said, "I'm fine, thank you for saving me, my lord." After barely saying this, she started coughing again.

Wang Rui looked at her in pain and thought that if she hadn't been rescued in time, she might have drowned. Is that how she died?Then she was buried in Lanruo Temple on the spot. If this is the case, now that she has been rescued, does it mean that Nie Xiaoqian's story will not continue?

Oh, I'm so sorry, Ning Caichen, you may not have a wife anymore.

"You're welcome." Wang Rui puffed out his chest and said solemnly.

Nie Xiaoqian fell into the water and was soaked all over. The maids didn't dare to let her stay outside to avoid the cold, so they hurriedly hugged her and walked inside.

Wei Xingxian also took off his robe and put it on Wang Rui: "Didn't you fall in love with her at first sight? You went to save her without even thinking about it. It's not that I poured cold water on you. She has a fiancé. It is said that she was engaged when she was ten years old. You Don't fall into it."

"My appreciation of beauty is absolutely pure and pure, and I don't have any other thoughts!" Wang Rui said righteously.

Wei Xingxian looked at him without any other emotions in his eyes, so he was relieved: "If you save her, you are really just saving people. You are also a strange person. Forget it, let's go into the house and find a set of my clothes for you to change into." , so as not to catch a cold."

Wang Rui changed Wei Xingxian's clothes and dried his hair when a maid came to report: "The master asked the young master's friend who saved people to come over."

"Thank you, let's go." Wei Xingxian sighed: "It's a pity, but you can't marry a daughter, otherwise, marrying a lifesaver, wouldn't this be a ready-made marriage?"

Never!Wang Rui smiled and said, "Don't tell me you don't care about Nie Xiaoqian at all?"

"To be honest, after seeing Nie Xiaoqian's true face, I was quite disappointed. I don't like it. I like women who are as graceful and beautiful as peony. What can Nie Xiaoqian say? She is less lively, and she must be very beautiful. Beautiful, but cold. I love the plump and warm nephrite."

Now that I know what type you like, I should ask you to meet Gejin and Yuban, and let you squeeze each other dry.

Wang Rui was not disappointed with Nie Xiaoqian at all, but the feeling he imagined was the same, not referring to facial features, but temperament, which fits her title of the most beautiful woman in Liao Zhai Ghost.

They chatted all the way, followed the maid to Xiaozhu where Weizhi County and Nie Xuetai had dinner.

After the maid finished reporting, the two of them were invited in.

Although Nie Xuetai has doubts about the coincidence that his daughter fell into the water and was rescued by a scholar behind her, but doubts are suspicions. After all, saving people is a fact, and he cannot but be grateful.

"Mencius" has demonstrated that the so-called "sister-in-law drowning is not rescued, it is a jackal. A man and a woman can't give or receive, it is a gift; a sister-in-law who drowns and helps her is the right." Even if a sister-in-law is drowning, she should also give a helping hand, If you don't save people, you will be a jackal. Therefore, in times of crisis, when saving people, the etiquette of men and women's defense should also give in to "emergency and power".

Everyone is a scholar and understands that when an emergency occurs, it is necessary to adapt to the situation and not stick to dogma.

Those who follow the dogma will die, but human life is more important.

So as long as Nie Xiaoqian wasn't pushed down by Wang Rui, there's nothing wrong with him saving people, on the contrary, he should be grateful.

He looked at Wang Rui, and saw that his appearance was good, his eyes were clear, and he didn't avoid his scrutiny. He didn't look like a lustful and evil person, and his previous suspicions were dispelled a lot.

He got up and asked Wang Rui to take a seat: "Thank you, sir, for saving the little girl. I don't know how to call you."

"Uncle, you are being polite, student Wang Rui."

Wei Xingxian also took his seat, bragging for Wang Rui: "Uncle Nie doesn't know something, Wang Rui is the most valiant and courageous person in our academy, it's not surprising that he passed by to rescue Miss Nie today, he even bravely fought corpse demons."

The son's friend saved his friend's daughter, Wei Zhixian also had a bright face, and agreed: "Yes, that was a miracle last year. My nephew is indeed a hero."

Wang Rui felt a little embarrassed when he heard that, but he also thought with a little pride in his heart, the corpse demon thing is a hundred years old, his resume has been updated a long time ago, the river god and the underworld empress have fought, alas, I dare not say it, because I am afraid that you will not believe it.

"Sure enough, a boy born from a hero since ancient times! Come on, toast the prince." Nie Xuetai raised his glass.

Wang Rui quickly agreed and drank the wine with a toast.

Everyone had a drink and chatted for a while, Nie Xuetai said: "You rescued the little girl, I have nothing to give you, here are a few Chengwen recently reprinted in the capital, for you, here are all You should study carefully the quintessential articles written by the two Jinshi scholars over the years, it will be of great benefit to you."

Cheng Wen is an example essay for the exam. Some are official, and some are written by booksellers under the pretense of being a Jinshi. The quality varies between good and bad.

But Nie Xuetai came from the capital, and he carried these few Chengwen with him, so it can be seen that he also wanted to return to his hometown as a gift, and the quality should be decent.

Facing the exam materials that were sent up, Wang Rui took them with both hands, crying in his heart, how could he send exam questions to other people's library.

There were tears in the corners of his eyes: "It's a small effort, it's nothing to worry about, uncle is so kind, so kind."

Wei Zhixian persuaded: "This is someone's wish, you just accept it, if you don't accept it, your Uncle Nie will always feel that he owes you something."

Wei Xingxian was watching the fun with a smile on his face, when Nie Xuetai saw him: "Nephew, since you are here, I just give you your set as well, haha, I wanted to give it to you before I left."

It's Wang Rui's turn to laugh, that's only fair, everyone does it the same way.

Wei Zhixian said: "Look at how kind you Uncle Nie is to you, these Cheng Wen were printed by your Uncle Uncle, and you can't buy them outside, how about this, you and Wang Rui memorize them carefully, and I will take time to test you. "

Wang Rui was desperate.Wei Xingxian gave him a "firm" look, as if to say, "Don't panic, my father has a bad memory, so he might not be able to test us!"

At this time, Wei Zhixian suddenly remembered something: "Hey, isn't there any class in the academy today?"

Wei Xingxian immediately lied to cover up: "Mr. was ill yesterday, so he told us to study at home today."

Wei Zhixian and Nie Xuetai were in high spirits, so they didn't doubt too much, and believed his words.

After chatting for a while, the two juniors Wang Rui and Wei Xingxian stopped disturbing them, and retreated out with a copy of Chengwen in their hands.

In the corridor, both of them glanced at each other with "dead fish eyes", and everything was kept silent.

Seeing that it was getting late, Wang Rui bid farewell to Wei Xingxian and went home with his own exercises.

On the carriage, he flipped through a few pages casually, and it happened that the last few pages included last year's rural examination questions. After reading Cheng Wenli's article, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. The gap with others... Ah, no, I really still have a lot of room for improvement.

After walking around, Nie Xiaoqian saw it, and the next step was to see He Yunyi.

When he arrived in front of the guest room where he was, he quietly squatted down, and slowly walked to the window, looking at him through the hole in the window...

He Yunyi's posture didn't change at all, Wang Rui looked at him for a long time, he didn't even seem to shake his eyelashes, Wang Rui even wondered if he was still breathing.

Is it really okay to go on like this?Is it really okay not to eat or drink?

Is it because I am too mother-in-law? It is useless to worry about it.

He looked at it for another quarter of an hour, and He Yunyi was still no different from a three-dimensional painting, so he left with a sigh.

After walking a few steps, he heard the creaking of the rear door. He hurriedly turned his head and saw He Yunyi leaning against the door frame with his arms around his shoulders: "What are you doing so sneakily?"

Wang Rui turned his head abruptly, and said in surprise, "Are you awake?"

"What wakes me up? I'm always awake."

"But you didn't move, I thought you were out of your body."

"I'm just thinking about some problems." He Yunyi said coldly.

"That's good, that's good. I've always been worried about you." Wang Rui wanted to seize the opportunity to apologize to him, but seeing his uneasy expression, he flinched again, so he stammered: "...Ah, actually, that day I Those words that I said after drinking the ecstasy water..."

"That's enough, don't talk about it anymore, and don't mention it in the future."

"I want to apologize to you, please forgive me."

"Okay, I forgive you. From now on, if you dare to mention what happened that day again, I will never forgive you!"

"It's so simple?" Wang Rui couldn't believe that he didn't make fun of himself according to his temper?

"If you think it's simple, let's make it more complicated, what do you think?"

"Forget it, keep it simple!" Wang Ruilian shook his head.

He Yunyi didn't say anything, turned back to the house with a cold face.

He went to bed and meditated, thinking silently in his heart: the mind is pure and clear, one with the Tao, the star on the stage, constantly changing, the wisdom is clear, the mind is peaceful, the three souls are eternal, and the soul is not lost.

Continue to suppress distracting thoughts that shouldn't be there.

Early tomorrow morning, he will go to look for Junior Brother Yan, leave here forever, and never come back.

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The next morning when Wang Rui came up together, he heard someone yelling. He was already in a bad mood, and when he heard the noise outside, he asked angrily, "Who, what are you yelling so early in the morning?"

The eldest maid in his room hurried in and said: "Eldest young master, I heard that someone came to ask the master for something, and the master started arguing with him."

Wang Rui put on his clothes and ran to the living room to help his father. As soon as he arrived at the door of the living room, he heard someone say: "This stone is my old thing. It has been lost for a long time. Since I found it today, please return it to me." I."

"You crazy Taoist is so rude. You broke into my house and asked for my things. Do you have evidence to prove that this thing is yours? If you don't leave, I will arrest you and go to the court. Because my son also has Taoist friends, For their sake, I gave you the chance to leave by yourself, don't you not know how to cherish it."

Mad Taoist, Wang Rui frowned, opened the door and went in.

A Taoist in his twenties leaned on the top chair in the room, with disheveled hair and ragged clothes. He was used to the refreshing He Yunyi. Wang Rui was very uncomfortable with the sloppy attire of this fellow professional.

Seeing his son coming, Wang Yongde hurriedly said to him: "You came just in time, I don't want to waste time with him as a father, you go and ask someone to tie him up and see the official."

The crazy Taoist laughed and said: "You took my things, but you want to arrest me to see the official? How can there be such a reason in the world?"

Wang Rui said weakly: "You said the things belonged to you, but you couldn't produce proof! I also said that you are a fugitive slave from our family, so can I arrest you?"

Daoist Dian bit his finger, and suddenly realized: "It makes sense, how can I prove that I am not a fugitive slave from your family?"

You came here to make trouble sincerely, Wang Rui said to his father: "How did you let such a crazy person in?"

Wang Yongde said: "I am drinking tea here and waiting to meet the shopkeeper of the shop. He suddenly opened the door and came in, asking me for the stone. He knows the details of the stone very well, and I quarreled with him without knowing it. gone."

Wang Rui thought to himself, since he can come in directly, it seems to be a bit wise, I don't know what his plan is, maybe he didn't pay attention at all, just a lunatic: "I'll count to three, if you don't leave by yourself, I will ask someone to throw you away. go out."

After hearing this, Taoist Dian stood up from his chair in a trance as if he had been stimulated by something, then threw himself on the ground, rolled all over the ground and cried, "Why do you keep that short-lived broken stone? That stone Now there are a total of 92 holes, which is the sum of the remaining lifespans of the four members of your family. Do you keep it for death? Why don’t you return him to me, why?”

Wang Yongde was taken aback: "Really?"

"Father, stop talking nonsense with him!" Wang Rui went to the door and shouted, "Hurry up and call seven or eight strong boys to carry this lunatic out and throw him on the road."

After listening to Taoist Dian, he cried even more fiercely, but he was not as fierce as the strong pouncers of the Wang family. Together they lifted him up and carried him out of the courtyard.

When the people went out, Wang Rui helped his father to sit down: "Don't listen to that lunatic's nonsense, I will ask Yan Yunguang to help us look at the stone and identify whether it is really a spiritual stone that can measure people's lifespan."

Wang Yongde clutched his chest and said, "Okay, okay."

At this time, someone from outside ran in in despair: "It's not good, it's not good, that Taoist priest died."

"Father, I'll go take a look." Wang Rui hurried to the scene of the accident, and saw the Taoist priest lying straight on the ground, sticking out half of his tongue with squinting eyes.

A servant leaned in front of Wang Rui: "Master, this man died suddenly with a stalk of his neck."

Wang Rui rubbed his forehead and scolded in his heart, pretending to be dead for me, right?He went up and kicked the Taoist priest: "I think you have some Taoism, and I don't want to fight against you, but you have to stop in moderation, just tell me, what do you want?"

At this time, Taoist Dian opened his eyes and stretched out his hand: "Give me a tael of silver for drinking, your family is the richest man in the city, so it doesn't mean you don't have this money."

You are blackmailing, and you want one tael, which is obviously a trick. Wang Rui really wanted to have someone beat him up, but after thinking about it, forget it, he is not as knowledgeable as a lunatic, so he took out a tael of silver and gave it to him: "Yes Let's go."

Daoist Dian touched the silver in his hand, and said with a smile: "Young master, you are so kind. Is there any lack of servants in your family? I will sell myself to your family as a servant."

Wang Rui winked at the servants, signaling them to throw this crazy guy out quickly.

The servants pulled the Taoist up from the ground and pushed him away: "Let's go, let's go!"

The Taoist said with a smile while tossing the silver: "I have money, I have money—"

Wang Rui shook his head speechlessly, went back to the living room, but did not see his father, and asked the servant girl that he had gone to the study.

He pushed open the door of the study and saw his father counting the holes in the stone.

“63、64、65！65个！不是92个！那个疯子骗人！”王永德一拍桌子气道：“吓我一跳。”

"He's a lunatic in the first place, so there's no truth in his crazy words."

Wang Rui murmured in his heart, could this crazy Taoist be the one who told the fortune of Du Zhong's family?He is also really strange, crazy and full of nonsense, but he knows that Du Zhong's grandson will not live long, and he has a strange stone in his family.Is this the highest state of disrupting the situation?Nine lies and one truth?

What is the picture really.

After comforting his father, the manager of the store also came, so Wang Rui withdrew.

According to the plan, today he and Yan Yunguang should go to the haunted house to eliminate demons. When he went to find Yan Yunguang, he found that the other party was so drunk that he couldn't even leave the room, let alone go out.

Sitting at the table in his room, Wang Rui complained: "Didn't you agree to go to the haunted house today? After all, today is a holiday. Do I have to skip class tomorrow?"

There is another reason to play truant in a fair manner.

"Junior Brother..." He Yun opened the door and came in at this time, seeing Wang Rui holding his face in his hands and pouting his mouth in anger.

Yan Yunguang sat up in a daze, and said to Wang Rui, "I'm sorry... I forgot..."

Everyone has apologized, what else can Wang Rui do, forgive him: "Forget it, let's talk about it someday when you have time." By the way, he explained to He Yunyi: "We made an appointment to go to a house of my house to drive out ghosts, but it turned out He was drunk...well...that's all."

"Brother... You came just in time, I'll leave everything to you." Yan Yunguang yawned, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.

He Yun looked at Wang Rui coldly, hum, since you and your younger brother made an appointment, why do you want me to help?

Just about to refuse, Wang Rui pursed his lips and looked at him pitifully, his eyes full of expectation.

He was inexplicably irritable, who told him to be short-spoken, and returned the favor of the Wang family for the last time: "Why are you still standing there, let's go!" After finishing speaking, he strode out the door.

Wang Rui thought to himself, I'm not wrong about you, it's just a dog's temper!Shouldn't have apologized, originally, why should I apologize for the right words!

Walking behind He Yunyi, he lifted his lower eyelids and made a face, but at this moment He Yunyi wanted to see if he was following, so he turned around and looked straight.

Wang Rui panicked: "The eyes, the eyes are uncomfortable." He quickly lowered his head and rubbed it.

"Bai Qiyuan is here?" He Yun said in a bad tone, and soon realized something: "However, come as you please, it has nothing to do with me."

"No, no, it's really just that your eyes are not feeling well. Let's go, let's go." Wang Rui laughed twice, and followed quickly: "By the way, did you hear the noise just now?"

He Yun said together: "I heard it, but does it have something to do with me?"

"Uh...it's okay, let's go."

Bringing a young man who knew the way, Wang Rui and He Yun boarded the carriage. When they passed by a busy street, they saw a group of people kicking and beating a man in Taoist robes.

While beating and scolding: "After ordering the food and wine, you said you have no money? Don't think that you are a monk and you will be spared."

It was the Taoist just now, lying on the ground with his head in his arms, letting these kicks and beatings, he said with a smile, "Let's fight, hahaha."

Wang Rui frowned, thinking why this guy was so happy when he was beaten, maybe the nonsense before was for the sake of being beaten, such as giving bad ideas to his dying grandson to make him die faster, and making trouble at his own house to ask for other people's treasures, this is When meeting the Wang family with a good temper and a violent temper, it would be light to beat him up.

He Yun didn't care about what happened outside, he didn't even look at it, Wang Rui didn't talk much, and the matter passed like this.

Along the way, the two of them didn't say a word, the air was so quiet that Wang Rui even breathed carefully.

Because of the late departure, it was already evening when we arrived in front of the haunted house in Linxian County. The sun was setting, and it was blood red. Matching the gloomy house, it made people shudder.

The boy who led the way asked anxiously: "Master, do you still use the small, small ones?"

Wang Rui waved his hand: "You stay and watch the carriage."

The boy was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth: "Yes, yes, young master."

From now on, it's up to He Yunyi.

When begging for help, you must first put a correct attitude. Simply put, no matter what attitude the other party has, you must smile all over your face, so Wang Rui smiled warmly and brightly, and looked at He Yunyi: "Then, let's go in?"

He Yun closed his eyes and exhaled, then opened his eyes to look at him, and said coldly, "Can you stop laughing?"

Wang Rui wiped his face, showing a "dead face": "Listen to you, don't laugh if you don't want to."

He Yun glanced at him, pushed the door open and went in first.

Seeing this, Wang Rui quickly posted it.

He Yun turned around and said angrily, "What are you doing?"

"I, I don't do anything, I'm just afraid." As he said, he grabbed his sleeve: "It's all right now, let's go."

"How can you still be so virtuous? You have even been to the underworld!" He Yun shook off his sleeves, but it was a pity that he didn't get rid of him.

Wang Rui followed his footsteps: "It's not the same. The ghosts in the underworld are under the control of the ghosts. The ghosts here are evil ghosts and can harm people. And I heard that this family used to be a big family, but suddenly the whole family died. , old and young, men and women, filled with resentment. Later this house was inherited by a distant relative of their family, and sold to them at a low price. The business of this house is getting worse and worse, and it went bankrupt in a blink of an eye. Do you think it's evil?"

As the two walked towards the inner house, the sun gradually went down.

Weeds are overgrown in the yard, the paper on the window has long since faded after the wind and rain, and the inside of the window is so dark that it is hard to see what is inside.

Wang Rui thought, maybe there is a group of ghosts hiding in the darkness, and thinking of this, he was terrified.

Suddenly, a door creaked open, and two servant girls walked out, with bruised faces and bloodstains on the corners of their mouths, but they said witty words: "Our lady is so lucky, the person who is going to marry is the son of the magistrate, those friends of our lady, who are you?" She doesn't marry as well as her, and they are mad at them."

"Hehe, the mouths of those young ladies are going to be crooked."

Wang Rui hurriedly patted He Yunyi vigorously, and pointed to the two maidservants who did not look like living people.

"Don't take random pictures! I saw it, I felt it from the moment I came in, this place is unusual, it should be spelled, these dead ghosts will reenact the events of the day they died, year after year, day after day , can’t rest in peace.” He Yun said: “This kind of spell is cast on a certain object. If the object is not broken, these ghosts will never be at peace. Well, you know, they only do their own things and will not attack you. , you can loosen my sleeves now."

Wang Rui shook his head desperately, determined not to let go.