Yin Yang

"Old Yan." Yu Hanyin bowed slightly respectfully and called out.

The old man known as Yan Lao nodded slightly and did not speak.

Yan Zhixuan, who opened the door, stood aside and looked at them with some embarrassment, and asked softly, "Do you want to adjust the ink? Who needs it?"

Yu Hanyin smiled at her, turned to reveal the silent Su Yi behind him, and said, "It's he who wants to adjust the ink."

Yan Zhixuan's eyes lit up when he saw Su Yi's fair and delicate face."Wait a minute," she whispered, and went inside to get something.

Su Yi didn't pay attention to Yan Zhixuan's gaze just now, his attention fell on a certain photo on the wall.

That photo was put among several photos, put together in a big picture frame.The picture quality is blurry, and it can be seen that several people are standing together for a group photo, and one of them looks very much like an old man when he was young.

He couldn't help but stepped forward, looked carefully for a while, and confirmed that the man was the old man.

The slight creaking sound of the wooden rocking chair stopped, and the crisp "click", and the inaudible babbling sound also disappeared.Yu Hanyin turned to look at Elder Yan, only to find that he was sitting up, his drooping and wrinkled eyelids lifted, and he was looking at Su Yi's back.

"Is your name Su Yi?"

Su Yi turned to look at Old Yan who spoke, and nodded silently.

There was a flash of complexity in Yan Lao's eyes, and then his eyelids drooped slightly, and he said: "Pu Daozi once told me about you, but my body is not good enough, so I didn't look for you after he left. I didn't expect We just met today."

Yu Hanyin was startled, and looked at Su Yi in surprise: "Senior Pu Daozi?! Is that senior really Pu Daozi?"

However, Su Yi could only look at Yu Hanyin quietly, pursed his lips slightly, and couldn't answer anything.

The old man never told him what his name was, just let him call him the old man.It was the first time he knew that the old man had a name called Pu Daozi.

Elder Yan leaned back on the recliner, swayed slowly, and the creaking sound sounded again.He looked far away, and murmured: "However, you are such a child, which is really beyond my expectations. In the first catastrophe, we all became lonely because of ghosts slaughtering the whole family. I thought you Just like Zhixuan, she was adopted to inherit the mantle, I didn't expect..."

Su Yi paused, the old man...had a family?Is it because of the catastrophe more than 20 years ago that he became lonely?

Thinking about it this way, although there are reasons why he didn't pay much attention, the old man really didn't reveal anything to him.

Yu Hanyin still couldn't believe it, Yan Zhixuan came out with a basin of clear water and many bottles and cans.As soon as she put down the water basin on the big wooden table with peeling paint, Elder Yan said slowly: "Zhixuan, let me touch the bones this time, and you make a record."

Yan Zhixuan was taken aback, nodded, and moved the water basin in front of Old Yan.

Old Yan stood up with his hands on the rocking chair, and slowly sat on the wooden sofa on one side.He reached out to take the glass bottles containing various powders, twisted them open and tilted them, and shook them steadily, and the fine powders rustled down.

After pouring four or five kinds of powder in succession, Old Yan touched it with his hand, and then signaled Su Yi to sit on the long wooden chair beside him, and said slowly, "Soak the hand holding the pen in it."

Su Yi put his right hand into the water as he said.He looked down at the water basin, and saw his slender, slender and bony hands soaked in the extremely clear and transparent water in the gray transparent plastic basin, reflecting the whirling fan above and the gray light under the plastic basin. cartoon pictures.

Elder Yan lowered his eyes to look at Su Yi's hands for a moment, then put his hands into the water, and pinched the knuckles of his fingers firmly and accurately.

His fingers were suddenly pinched, and Su Yi wanted to withdraw his hand uncomfortably, but Old Yan didn't raise his eyelids, and said lightly, "Don't move."

Old Yan's hands looked wrinkled and thin, covered with age spots, but they contained strong and stable strength.With a serious expression, he carefully touched Su Yi's hand bones and palm inch by inch, and said lightly while touching: "Seven Star Grass, Xuandong Wheat Vine, Lava Flower, Sulfur..."

Su Yi's goosebumps stood up from being touched. Although only his fingertips touched, his whole body was still stiff, but he could only hold back.

When Mr. Yan touched Su Yi's wrist, his fingertips rubbed against Su Yi's pulse, he stopped suddenly, raised his head suddenly, and looked into Su Yi's eyes very sharply.

The thin white hands were in stark contrast to the old ones, Su Yi raised his head subconsciously, and met his gaze.The clear and transparent black eyes reflected Yan Lao's old face, the black eyes that seemed to be staring at Yan Lao intently, but in fact there was nothing in the depths of the eyes.

Elder Yan firmly grasped the pulse of Su Yi's wrist, and looked deeply into Su Yi's eyes for a long time.It wasn't until he saw the faint flickering light in the dark depths of nothingness that he slowly retracted his gaze and let go of Su Yi's wrist.

He slowly closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh: "I didn't expect... that old guy's white jade gossip is on you, right? Remember to wear it carefully, don't take it off."

He was silent for a while, then said slowly: "The last main ingredient, cinnabar."

Yan Zhixuan was taken aback, looked at Su Yi in surprise, and read to Elder Yan one by one the materials she had memorized more than ten kinds. After confirming that they were correct, she said to Han Yin: "Sister, what grade of ink do you want? But press The materials on this list are produced, at least above the intermediate level."

Yu Hanyin looked at Su Yi and Yan Lao thoughtfully, and said with a smile, "I want the most advanced one, it's troublesome."

Yan Zhixuan nodded, carefully put away the paper with various materials on it, and then wrote down a series of numbers and said: "Super-grade ink, a deposit of 100 million, please transfer to this account first, and the balance will be paid after the ink is produced." Enter this account."

Yu Hanyin nodded: "Okay, the deposit will be paid in by tomorrow."

Mr. Yan stopped talking from the beginning, and took Su Yi slowly into the old toilet to wash his hands, then sat back on the wobbly rocking chair, and pressed the old tape recorder again. Press the play button, and the vague singing voice floated out slowly.

Yu Hanyin took Su Yi to bid farewell to Elder Yan respectfully, and left.Elder Yan lay motionless on the rocking chair, his eyes were distant and melancholy under his half-closed folded eyelids.

The old corridor is a bit narrow, and the bright light shines through the large window with anti-theft iron railings, which looks like a prison, reflecting strangely shaped long strips of light and shadow on the mottled walls and the ground.Slowly walking down the stairs, Su Yi lowered his head, and suddenly said softly: "Pu Daozi... what kind of person is he?"

Yu Hanyin thought for a while, and said, "Senior Pu Daozi, it is also a legend in Taoism. Senior Pu Daozi turned out to be a reclusive expert, whose real name no one knows. It is said that he is very proficient in divination and calculation, and he calculated 20 The catastrophe many years ago failed to stop the raging ghosts from slaughtering his family. He was born angrily, and led the Xuanmen to fight against the invading ghosts together with several influential figures at that time. The strongest pattern masters created the seal of the ghost domain rift together, so it can be said that they were all-powerful figures at that time."

Su Yi blinked slightly, then lowered his eyes.The Pu Daozi Yu Hanyin spoke of was extremely unfamiliar to him, and he was nothing like the ordinary old man in his memory who stayed in the old city and always bought vegetables and cooked with a serious face.

"It's a pity that the influential figures at the time of the catastrophe did not end well. Senior Park Daozi disappeared mysteriously after completing the seal of the ghost domain. The ghost of the Haoge sect committed suicide, the son was seriously injured, and the rest were dead or injured. , completely silent. I didn't expect Pu Daozi to live in seclusion in the old city of City A..."

Saying that, Yu Hanyin glanced at Su Yi, narrowing her peach blossom eyes slightly.

If that old man is senior Pu Daozi, it is impossible for him not to know about the abnormality of Su Yi's eyes.So, what was the reason for Senior Pu Daozi to deliberately cause Su Yi to be blank about everything in the Taoist sect?Is it just because you don't want the younger generation to come into contact with Taoism again?But Su Yi has such a pair of eyes, which is simply impossible.

Or is he trying his best to delay Su Yi's contact with Taoism?

Su Yi didn't notice Yu Hanyin's scrutinizing eyes, he was recalling the appearance of the old man in his memory.

When he was about ten years old, he moved into the old man's house. Although he usually left the orphanage at the age of 16, the orphanage was happy to have someone take the child away in advance, so he visited the house every one or two months to check on the situation. After a year or two, they didn't come at all.

Ever since he moved in and let him learn to draw, the old man with a straight back always moved a dilapidated wooden stool and sat beside him, or sat on the long wooden chair in the hall.Sometimes he would quietly carve something, or draw patterns on some things.At the beginning, he was not interested, and the old man never told him. Now that he thinks about it carefully, the old man doesn't seem to have deliberately concealed it.

But he knew Su Yi well enough, and just kept silent, which cut off all the possibilities for him to understand Taoism when he was young.

Walking out of the old small building, Yu Hanyin took out the note Ji Baiqing wrote to him, looked at it, and said, "The market is not far ahead, and it's not easy to park in front of it. We had lunch on the side of the road and then walked over there." Bar."

Su Yi nodded, followed Yu Hanyin quietly to eat noodles in a small shop, and then walked to the market.Fortunately, the small buildings around here are very dense, allowing Yu Hanyin and Su Yi to walk away from the harsh sunlight.But even though the weather was extremely hot, Su Yi still didn't shed a drop of sweat, and so did Yu Hanyin. Those of them who faced ghosts were destined to be different from ordinary people.

After walking forward for more than one kilometer, a small Taoist temple appeared in front of them.This Taoist temple has a small facade, crowded together in a dilapidated small building.The uneven application of white mortar can still be seen on its walls, showing the gray cement underneath.Gray tiles are embedded on the top of the wall, the wooden door is half open, and a small, plain sign hangs on the round arch: Xuanyang Temple.

Su Yi carefully looked at this Xuanyang Temple, and then looked at the "clean" space near it, thoughtfully.

Should it be said that it is the territory of Xuanmen?Not a single imp can be seen in this area.

The path looked dilapidated, but there were many people coming in and out. Under the trees on the edge of the small square paved with flat stone slabs in front of the door, there were many uncles drinking tea and playing chess, and aunts dancing in the square.And as soon as they appeared nearby, the people around the small Taoist temple all looked over, or looked at Yu Hanyin with a calm expression, and then started whispering, with weird expressions.

Su Yi froze, and subconsciously shrank behind Han Yin, trying to block those who were looking at him.As for Yu Hanyin, as if he didn't see those strange sights, he smiled gently and said to Su Yi, "Then Xuanyang Temple is the biggest market in City A."

Only then did the elders and aunts notice Su Yi, who had a very low presence.And Su Yi looked at the Xuanyang Temple, and then looked around for a week at the uncles and aunts who were suspected of being from the Taoist sect, followed Yu Hanyin to the gate of Xuanyang Temple silently with his head down.

Along the way, Su Yi could still hear some small voices.

"Oh, that doll is so handsome, but it's a pity that he followed that kid from the Yu family..."

"The Yu family doesn't recognize this son anymore. Alas, the Yu family is considered a respectable person in Xuanmen, but in the end he lost all face..."

"It's really shameless to pretend to be a man..."

"I like men...neither male nor female...monsters..."

The smile on the corner of Yu Hanyin's mouth didn't drop at all, she just raised her hand with a "boom", vigorously pushed open the other half of the closed door of Xuanyang Temple, and then strode into Xuanyang Temple in sudden silence.

Su Yi followed behind Yu Hanyin and walked into Xuanyang Temple in silence.

Walking into Xuanyang Temple, you will see a small Taoist temple in the shape of an ordinary courtyard.A back-shaped corridor surrounds the courtyard. In the middle of the front is the Sanqing Hall, and on both sides are the Four Royal Halls, dedicated to the four heavenly emperors.

It seems that this small Taoist temple only has these three halls, and nothing else.But Yu Hanyin walked through the courtyard familiarly, facing the eyes of everyone in the Taoist temple, and walked towards the Hall of Sanqing.

Walking into the Hall of Sanqing, Yu Hanyin took Su Yi to bow to the statue of Sanqing in the center of the hall, and then walked to the side of the huge statue.

Being stared at by those eyes full of various emotions, Su Yi only felt uncomfortable all over, and just wanted to find a corner to shrink in to avoid other people's attention.He lowered his head and followed Yu Hanyin, only to find that there was an unremarkable path leading to a small door covered by a huge statue.There were people guarding the small door, and when those two people saw Yu Hanyin, they immediately looked strange.It should be said that there is no one here who can not change face after seeing Yu Hanyin.

But Yu Hanyin was very calm, and casually said to the gatekeeper: "This is a newcomer in our department, remember."

After finishing speaking, he took Su Yi across the threshold of the small door and walked back.

Although the small Taoist temple in front looks narrow, there is a hole in the back.A long slate street leads to nowhere, with all kinds of small shops on both sides.

Su Yi looked at those shops, and saw a lot of magical objects such as gossip mirrors, compasses, mahogany swords, copper bells, miscellaneous materials, and gray paper with patterns drawn like talisman paper.

Yu Hanyin noticed his gaze, and said softly to him: "Those talisman papers are used to deceive newbies. In fact, those talisman papers also work on array patterns, but the talisman papers are all disposable, so they are very inappropriate. practical."

Su Yi nodded, and suddenly an extremely ear-piercing and arrogant voice sounded: "Hey, monster of the Yu family, I didn't expect that monster, the captain of the secret service department, to satisfy you. Do you want to raise an extra little boy?"

These words were too vicious, and Yu Hanyin didn't even bother to look at that person, and continued walking with Su Yi.

"Master is talking to you! Where are you going?!" The man didn't stop, he walked a few steps to stop Yu Hanyin, and said triumphantly.

Many people who passed by couldn't help but look over, and the people in the small shop even watched the excitement with their heads poked around.

Yu Hanyin stopped in front of Su Yi, sighed helplessly, and said, "The fourth young master of the Zhang family, don't pester me anymore, I won't accept you."

The fourth young master of the Zhang family exploded in an instant, and said angrily, "Fart! When will I..."

His voice froze suddenly, and Han Yin's wide-open eyes reflected Han Yin's extremely close, curved peach eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and that extremely beautiful face.

Yu Hanyin took a few steps forward, raised his chin frivolously, leaned closer and said with a smile: "Perhaps, you can tell what you just said in front of our captain, and see how he reacts?"

Looking at the face that was so close in front of him, the fourth young master of the Zhang family forgot who Yu Hanyin was for a moment. He only had that extremely beautiful face in his eyes, and his ordinary-looking face couldn't help but get redder and redder.

Saying that, Yu Hanyin sighed softly, and said with a blue breath: "Actually, even if a man like you, the fourth young master of the Zhang family, lay naked on the bed, I wouldn't be interested in that chrysanthemum behind you." .So, stop pestering me, you have no chance."

After finishing speaking, he chuckled, vigorously pushed the fourth young master of the Zhang family away, and strode forward.

The fourth young master of the Zhang family was pushed staggeringly, and when he realized it, his face flushed suddenly, and he fled under the strange eyes of everyone.

Walking on the stone street, Yu Hanyin didn't care about the episode just now, casually introduced the general situation of this street to Su Yi, and led him to a remote side street.

This market is obviously very large. After a stone road extends from the back door of Xuanyang Temple, many small branches gradually appear beside the main street.As soon as he walked into the small street, there were a lot fewer people on the road in an instant, and the passers-by were also in a hurry, not paying too much attention to Han Yin and the other.

Su Yi slightly relaxed his tense back, and followed Yu Hanyin through the narrow stone path.

"Don't take what those people said just now to heart. Most of them are young people with little strength. They can't even manage their own lives well. They spend all their time talking about other people's affairs. Isn't it their own business how to live? The most important thing is to be happy." Yu Hanyin said casually, walked to a remote corner of the corner of the street, and opened the beaded curtain hanging at the entrance of a small shop.

The lifted bead curtains shook and made a rattling sound, Yu Hanyin walked into the shop and raised his voice, "Is Lao Li there?"

Su Yi followed behind Yu Hanyin, gently opened the bead curtain and walked in. A delicate shell wind chime hung down near the door, making a soft jingling sound.Despite the small size of the store on the outside, there is actually a lot of space inside. This store is just located at the corner, and it is actually a very large store. However, the location is really bad, and there is only a small door facing the outside.

Although it is almost surrounded by four sides, the inside does not look gloomy at all. The bright and soft lights illuminate the whole space, and the comfortable air-conditioning blows away the heat.All kinds of glass bottles, spiritual herbs, ores, and things that Su Yi had never seen before filled the entire store in a messy but orderly manner, leaving only a narrow aisle for people to pass through.

"Oh, here we come!"

A hearty and rough voice sounded, and soon, a muscular man with a black blindfold on his left eye walked in, carrying a large box in one hand and holding a large bundle of metal sticks in the other.

He unloaded the heavy things on his hands with a bang, and after a while of "jingle bells and bangs", he picked up the towel hanging around his neck and wiped his sweat. When he saw Yu Hanyin, he immediately smiled: "Hey, you kid dressed like this again, and it caused a lot of commotion, right? I heard that the fourth idiot of the Zhang family also came today, so he came after you."

Facing Lao Li's harmless teasing, Yu Hanyin folded his arms lazily, and said with a half-smile, "If there hadn't been such a commotion, I wouldn't have bothered to wear this outfit."

As soon as the words came out, his voice changed back to a male voice.But this is not at all inconsistent with his women's suit, the aura on his body completely conceals the difference between men and women, so that people can tell at first glance that this is Yu Hanyin.

Old Li laughed loudly: "This is you, Yu Hanyin!"

This old Li looked about 50 to [-] years old, and his face looked a little hideous, especially the huge scar on his left eye that could not be covered even with an eye patch, which was even more terrifying.But when he laughed so heartily, he unexpectedly seemed a little simple and honest.

Yu Hanyin smiled, turned to Lao Li and said, "This is a newcomer in our department, named Su Yi. I brought it here for you to see today. He is an array pattern master."

Su Yi nodded slightly to him, and remained silent.Lao Li looked at Su Yi, who was downcast, in surprise, and said with a smile, "Hey, what good magic weapon will you have in the future? Remember me, Lao Li."

Yu Hanyin nodded, this was also the purpose of taking Su Yi out today.This old Li is not simple. His left eye was lost when he fought against big ghosts for more than 20 years, and his strength is extremely profound.The connections and forces behind Lao Li are also intricate. He can get what others can't get, and he can get the best things that others can get. He is faintly respected as the boss of Xuanyangguan Bazaar.

With his words, the magical artifacts Su Yi made in the future will not worry about selling out.

Part of the goal was achieved, and Yu Hanyin also relaxed a lot.He smiled and asked, "Where is sister-in-law? Is she not here today?"

Lao Li shook his head: "It's in the back."

As soon as the words fell, a woman walked in holding a large roll of soft cloth.Her long black hair was loosely gathered behind her head, her face was extremely soft, her eyes were as gentle and soft as water, and she had a beauty beyond her age.

As soon as Lao Li saw her coming in, he immediately became anxious, rushed up to snatch the soft cloth in three steps at a time, and said softly: "Didn't you tell me to wait for me to move it in the back? Why did you move in by yourself? "

The woman smiled at Han Yin, then raised her hands, and said to Lao Li in sign language: You have been here for a long time, so I came in to take a look.

Lao Li frowned wildly, and said: "Okay, you go to rest, just let me do it." Although he said so forcefully, his thick hand pressing the woman's shoulder was extremely gentle, as if Holding a fragile porcelain doll.

The woman shook her head, smiled softly, and continued to express in sign language: You are working hard too, let me help you.

Lao Li's expression became softer, and he said softly, "I'm not tired."

Knowing that if you don't interrupt, it will just be endless.Yu Hanyin coughed lightly, and said with a smile: "I still have a shopping list, please Lao Li get me the best goods."

When they were carrying a big suitcase and were driven out of the shop by Lao Li, who disliked them as a hindrance, the sun was still dazzling, but it was not so vicious.Yu Hanyin looked at the time, and easily lifted the large cardboard box that was one meter long, wide and high, and said to Su Yi with a smile, "It seems we can make time for dinner."

Su Yi nodded, followed behind Yu Hanyin with his head down, left Xuanyang Temple with countless gazes on his back, got in the car and went back to the secret service building.