General, there is a demon [Rebirth]

The moon is in the middle of the sky, and it is the twelfth lunar month of winter.

Beside the collapsed earth wall outside the inn, one man and one horse despised each other.

The maroon-colored horse has shiny fur, a fat body and a strong body. It tilts its head slightly, its black eyes look down at Huo Changying obliquely, it raises its front hooves, snorts "Pulululu", and blows out a white mist.

Huo Changying fastened his cloak, folded his arms around his chest and squinted at the horse for a long time, making sure that the horse was not a wise spirit, but just... a strange personality, he twitched the corners of his mouth, turned around and fed the two fainted Wangluan Gu. Erase the memory of two people.

It was not a pleasant experience to forcefully open the mouths of the two rough men to feed the Gu worms, Huo Changying wiped his hands on the clothes of the two of them in disgust.

Taking back the bamboo tube holding the Gu worms, the young man sighed: "Master, master, how long have you played the trick of running away from home?"

"Master, I saw Xiao Duo, he," Huo Changying touched the celadon bottle in his hand, it was cold and moist, and the cloak on his body was warm and thick, "should...do well." He murmured.

Huo Changying was stunned for a while, then laughed at himself and shook his head, still looking coquettish and lazy, he went to the inn to ask the shopkeeper to clean up the two people who "caused the wall to collapse and were knocked unconscious after fighting".

Yong'an, the capital city of Great Yin, is the Duke's mansion of the State of Jin.

"Master, you are finally back!" The old butler had obviously been waiting at the door for a long time.

The old butler is nearly fifty years old, and he has been the butler of Jin Guogong since the time when the prince was the son. After the prince became the son, the old master happily traveled around. There is no mistress in the mansion, and he handles all the affairs. in management.

"Uncle Tao, why are you guarding here yourself?" Xiao Duo frowned slightly.

The butler Lao Tao stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Your Excellency has been waiting in the study for a long time."

Hearing this, Xiao Duo's expression froze, and he walked quickly to the study.

In the study room, a person stood with his hands behind his back, a moon-white gown embroidered with a golden dragon pattern, looking up at a picture hanging in the study room, thoughtfully.

"My humble servant sees the emperor!" Xiao Duo knelt on one knee and bowed.

After being silent for a long while, the emperor suddenly smiled and praised, "Duke Jin is worthy of being a great calligrapher. This painting of 'family and country' is so imposing. I look at it with great pride in my heart," said the emperor, turning around and sitting in the armchair in front of the table. , waved his hand to signal Xiao Duo to get up.

Nearly half a century old, the emperor's temples are already graying, his slender eyes are covered with wrinkles, and when he looks at people, he has a see-through smile, as if under great pressure.

"Xiao Yi is very lucky,"

The emperor casually raised his hand to grind, "He has a good son who is capable of writing and martial arts, unlike me, although there are more sons than the Duke of Jin, even the most accomplished prince, his health is still the same as before..." Sighed slightly , raised his head and glanced at Xiao Duo who was standing quietly by the side with his head lowered. He was busy in the world, but he was not tired. He was like a sharp knife not drawn from its sheath. It was silent when it was still, and thunderous when it moved.

"Your Majesty, don't worry," Xiao Duo offered the wooden box wrapped with talisman paper, "The Buddha bone has been retrieved."

"This... is it?" The emperor put down the pen, glanced at the talisman paper wrapped around it, with a strange look on his face.

"Peace Talisman." Xiao Duo deliberately avoided the matter of Huo Changying's return to Yong'an City. That person probably thought he didn't recognize him now.

The emperor's eyes flashed strangely, he picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, and said casually: "On the day of the French ceremony, I will send it to Jiming Temple, and the rest of the things must have been arranged by the Prime Minister long ago." The sarcasm was fleeting.

For a moment, I picked up the pen and wrote the words, as if gossip: "I still remember that when I was in decline, life was very difficult, and I was often looked down upon by others. Only then did I know that the word 'people's heart' has various forms. If it wasn't for the Duke of Jin , I am afraid that I would have died in the vagrant riots long ago."

Everyone knows that the emperor is now the son of a commoner. When he was young, his father, who was a prince, was implicated in a rebellion case. The minister retrieved the current emperor from the people.

Everyone knows that the emperor's knowledge is low, and it is difficult to be a good emperor, but they never thought that the commoner emperor understands the suffering of the people best. For decades, he has worked hard, paid little attention to taxes, paid attention to agriculture and mulberry, and opened up his voice, continuing the rule of Qingping since Emperor Gaozong Wen. Push the Great Yin into a prosperous and prosperous age.

Xiao Duo still stood silent, the emperor glanced at him and was not angry, he smiled calmly and said, "No wonder everyone said that General Changfeng cherishes words like gold, and you are arrogant and frivolous, and now you are arrogant and frivolous when facing me. is also like this."

When Xiao Duo heard this, he half-kneeled and respectfully said, "I dare not."

"Forget it, I don't know you yet,"

The emperor's face seemed to have a smile on his face, and he brushed his brush, but Xiao Duo didn't get up: "I'm afraid your father is afraid of you because of your taciturn temperament, so it's no wonder you want to travel around. By the way, you seem to be in Shuzhou now, right?"

After finishing the last stroke, he casually threw the wolf hair in his hand into the brush washer. The emperor smiled and said, "I heard that the river fish is the most delicious there."

Xiao Duo, who was half kneeling on the ground, clenched his fists imperceptibly, he may not know his father's whereabouts, now that the emperor mentions it, the meaning is beyond words.

"Okay, it's getting late, I just came to see you, I'm afraid you'll be wronged, and I'm sending you there this time, it's really a man of civil and military affairs, so I can rest assured." The emperor sighed, got up and went to Xiao Duo's side to help him Thinking of him, "You are in charge of the Imperial Army, I can rest assured."

"The minister should be loyal and do his best."

The emperor smiled noncommittally, stepped out, stepped out of the threshold and took it back without looking back, as if casually mentioning: "The empty houses in Qinghe Lane in Chongrenfang were bought by Liu Yu a few days ago."

After saying that, he left with the guards who had already been waiting at the door.

Xiao Duo stood up, his expression unchanged, but the veins on the back of his clenched hand were bulging.

Qinghe Lane in Chongrenfang is the old house of the Huo family. After that year, it has been empty and abandoned until now. Only he would quietly go to pay respects every year.

In the past nine years, the house seemed to have never existed. Like the Huo family, it was deliberately forgotten by the people of Yong'an City. Now, how could Jing Zhaoyin Liu Yu suddenly buy the house?

"master,"

Zhao Cheng, the deputy general who came back from the stable, just heard the emperor's last words, thought for a while and said, "The secret letter I just got, that old fox Liu Yu asked someone to apply for the title deed on the afternoon of the day we left, for fear that we would block him. .”

Hearing this, Xiao Duo was silent, rubbed his fingers, and took out from his bosom a note with the Lu family's seal and emblem tied on the leg of the carrier pigeon, "Send this note to Lu Jingyuan's residence together with the carefully crafted head."

"Yes,"

Zhao Cheng took the note, and seeing Xiao Duo was about to speak, he slapped his chest and said quickly: "The subordinate must have sent the head and the note to Lord Lu's bed without anyone noticing, and Lord Lu will definitely be pleasantly surprised." 'extremely!"

Xiao Duo was silent for a while.

Zhao Cheng, who turned around to leave, thought of something, turned around and said hesitantly: "Master, is it really okay to leave Jinghong to that young master?"

Jinghong is Xiao Duo's replacement horse, a rare breed, who has followed Xiao Duo since birth, but has a rather weird temper.

A soft smile flashed across Xiao Duo's eyes, and he waved his hand to order Zhao Cheng to go to work quickly.

After Zhao Cheng left, Xiao Duo closed the door, and there was a small scroll in his palm, which was just stuffed by the emperor when he was helping him. Seeing the content clearly, Xiao Duo's face turned cold, and he burned it with a little thought Exhausted.

Liu Yu, Lu Jingyuan... Rectifying these people is just knocking the mountain to shake the tiger. If you knock on the "mountain" of Lu Jingyuan, the "tiger" will probably be unable to sit still.

only……

The north wind whistled through the window lattice, and the candlelight flickered and went out.

Xiao Duo turned around and glanced at the table. The sky was about to brighten, the ink on the rice paper was half dry, and the silver hook and iron painting were majestic and compelling, with the word "loyalty" impressively!

Twelfth lunar month, winter noon.

Yong'an City is noisy and bustling.

Huo Changying walked on the streets of Yong'an City, walking on the streets of Yong'an City, with the big bay red horse that he had managed to subdue with great difficulty, feeling quite happy.

Suddenly his footsteps faltered, the red horse uncle raised his hooves and stood still, Huo Changying became angry. When he was a prince in his previous life, he fell off his horse and fell into a coma for three days. Since then, he has never dared to ride a horse. Even since he was reborn, he would rather walk.

So, one person and one horse walked to Yong'an City like this.

And this Uncle Ma, who has a strange personality, is yelling "Pululu" at an alley at this time, full of emotion and sincerity, which is really touching.

"Big red!"

Huo Changying pulled the reins, a little speechless, suddenly frightened, followed Dahong's line of sight, in the noisy neighborhood of the alley and inn, a faint blue-red evil spirit lingered throughout the period.

Huo Changying looked at the horse he called "Big Red" in surprise, and said with a smile, "That's right, I can sense the evil spirit!" He stroked the head of the big red horse in comfort, then turned and walked towards the inn.

Dahong raised her head proudly, and followed Huo Changying obediently.

After staying at the inn and settling in Dahong, Huo Changying was surprised to find that the scholar was originally the pillar of an opera troupe, and tonight the opera troupe also set up a stage at the Jiming Temple Fair to enjoy the lanterns.

Huo Changying's class leader heard that the scholar came to their troupe a year ago, and he only sang one play, but he was highly sought after, and every time the house was full of guests, there were constant applause.

And that play tells the story of a poor talented man from a family who met and fell in love with a poor herb-picking girl, but in the end they were separated by yin and yang because of their family status. Among them, the love of "life can die, death can live" has won many wives Lady's tears and rewards.

Turning the folding fan in his hand and knocking on his palm, Huo Changying smiled with satisfaction, scholar, you really are a scholar with a story!

What should I do if I encounter a monster that I can't beat?

When he was young, he was lazy in practicing kung fu, and was punished by his master to stand on his head. He asked his master angrily, "What should I do if the monster is too powerful to beat?"

"Outsmart." The master stroked his beard, tapped his palm with a ruler, squinted his eyes and said profoundly.

When he was young, he was overwhelmed by his master's wisdom. After thinking about it, he asked, "What should I do if I still can't beat him?"

The ruler paused, "Run!"

...Shouldn't they go forward bravely and kill demons in blood?When he was young, his mind was filled with the heroic stories of loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and sacrifice of life for righteousness told by Li Dezhong, the former chief eunuch.

I thought about asking the same question, so... I got a scolding from my master.

Huo Changying shook the folding fan, shivering from the cold, and hurriedly closed the fan. At that time, what the master said, it seemed to be - brat!You can't beat outsmart and you can't run away, it's not stupid, it's stupid!If you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about no firewood, and if there are no people, what kind of monsters are you going to catch!

Thinking about the non-stop movement of his hands, he muttered a silencing spell in his mouth.

"what!"

The class leader turned around in a hurry when he heard the words, "What can I do if Wanniang can't sing! It's about to start!"

"Who knows," the boy said anxiously, "this aunt was fine this morning, she was dumb when she was dressed, let alone singing!"

The class leader and the boy were running around in a hurry.

"Leader," Huo Changying on the side suddenly smiled and said, "Do you think I'm successful?"

On the willow twigs on the moon, Yong'an City is brightly lit.

Under the stage, in the front row were the ladies and wives of the rich and powerful family, and the crowds of people almost blocked the entrance of the street.

On the stage, gongs and drums are beating, and the play has begun.

"This newcomer sings really well," a lady in the front row wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes, "The part about tearing up your husband is really touching."

Another lady threw the bounty and said, "That's right, she sings much better than the previous Wanniang, and this figure is also much neater than Wanniang."

At this time, on the stage, Huo Changying, who was disguised as a herb picker, was holding hands with the flower demon, who was disguised as a scholar, and wept farewell.

This scene tells the story of a scholar who was forced to leave by his family, was dying of a serious illness, and met a drug-gathering girl in a dream.

"Sir, the flowers are all in bloom, don't forget that the peony hasn't bloomed yet—"

Huo Changying flicked up his long sleeves, and under the sleeves, the amulet flew silently along the two hands, floating around the scholar, and the scholar, who was already seriously injured in the drama, was caught off guard by Huo Changying.

At this time, the play is singing until the scholar dies, and the herbal girl helps the coffin and weeps bitterly.

When everyone didn't realize it, Huo Changying chuckled and said in a low voice, "Just reflect on yourself here. After seven days, you will melt away all your cultivation, forget your past and pay off your sinful debts, and become an ordinary peony."

In the coffin, the scholar who came back to his senses stared at his red eyes, but his demonic power was restrained, unable to move, he watched the coffin close.

The curtain falls to cover the coffin in the mourning hall, and the scene switches to a solitary grave outside the city, where the herb-gathering girl falls down in front of the grave crying.

"Sir, where are you—"

boom -

Before the end of the singing, a person suddenly fell from the gap in the ceiling of the stage, and landed right in front of Huo Changying.

Huo Changying, who pretended to cry and fell to the ground, was stunned for a moment, looked up, and ground his back molars.

Xiao Duo, it's you again!

The author has something to say:

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Chang Ying (Hua Dan flicks sleeves): Mr., where are you~

Xiao Duo (stopping): here

Changying (pulls back his sleeve): ...What are you doing~

Xiao Duo (holding back domineeringly): the bridal chamber

Changying: ... join the hooligans

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