Jinyiwei factory flower base love story

Gu Huaiqing was drinking and chatting with Xiao Jue on this side, while Duan Mingchen on the other side was not idle either.

Duan Mingchen was pissed off by Gu Huaiqing, poured a large pot of herbal tea, but still felt thirsty, but the kettle in the room had run out, so he could only get up and go downstairs to find water to drink.

Duan Mingchen walked to the first floor and found that the door of the inn had already been closed and the kitchen was locked.He yelled twice, Xiao Er shrank his neck, and slowly got out from the front hall.

Seeing that it was Duan Mingchen who came, Xiaoer seemed to be relieved. After listening to his request, he brought a pot of water to him and said, "It's late, the kitchen is locked, and there is no way to light a fire to boil water. One pot was cooked this afternoon, so you can make do with it, sir.”

Duan Mingchen took the kettle, and did not leave immediately, but grabbed Xiaoer and asked, "Little brother, go slowly, I have a few questions to ask you."

Xiao Er panicked and said: "The guest officer is too polite, I dare not ask for advice, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

"I want to know, what happened in Fenzhou City, and why did it become the lifeless state it is now?"

When Xiao Er heard this, a look of panic appeared on his face, and he hesitated and said: "Master... my lord, I don't understand why you said this? This Fenzhou City... has always been like this!"

"It's always been like this? I don't think so. I used to go here three years ago, and I remember it was a bustling and bustling city, but now, before dark, there are no people on the road, the shops are sluggish, and the doors are closed. Even the door-to-door business is pushed out, which is obviously abnormal!"

"This..." After all, Xiao Er is only in his teens, and he looks like a simple and honest child. He was stunned by Duan Mingchen's question for a while, and he was so guilty that he couldn't speak.

Duan Mingchen took the opportunity to persuade: "You don't have to be afraid, there is no one else here, if you tell me secretly, I won't tell."

Xiao Er looked around for a while, making sure no one was eavesdropping, then lowered his voice, and whispered: "To be honest, the reason why everyone dare not go out or open the door to do business is to avoid bumping into the fox fairy." God."

"Fox Fairy God?" Duan Mingchen immediately remembered the shrines enshrined at the door of every house on the road. The statue inside had a fox face, but was wearing a human Taoist robe. "Are you talking about the shrines at the door of every house?" The thing enshrined here? Why don't you enshrine the Buddha Guanyin here, but the fox fairy instead?"

"Hey, sir, you must not be disrespectful to the fox fairy!" Xiaoer's face was full of horror, "I have never seen Buddha Guanyin, but the fox fairy is real. If you disrespect him, you will be killed immediately." Disaster is imminent!"

"Why do you say that?"

"Why do you think every household worships the fox fairy? It's just because the fox fairy has great powers and boundless mana. He especially likes young and beautiful boys and girls. In Fenzhou city, young men and women disappear every now and then. It's useless to report to the official. Without any clues, people seemed to disappear out of thin air. Everyone said that they were taken away by the fox fairy."

"Why must it be the fox fairy who arrested people? Could it be that someone has really seen the fox fairy?"

"The fox fairy has great powers, coming and going without a trace, how can ordinary people see it with the naked eye? However, wherever the fox fairy has been, there will always be a black mandala. I heard people from Xiangjiao say that this flower It is the symbol of the fox fairy."

"Wenxiangjiao?" Duan Mingchen thought the name was a little familiar, as if he had seen it in some materials, but he couldn't recall it for a while, "What kind of organization is Wenxiangjiao? What does it have to do with the fox fairy?"

Xiaoer approached Duan Mingchen, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Master Lanshu of the Wenxiang Sect is the descendant of the fox fairy. It is said that he once saved the fox fairy by accident. In order to repay his kindness, the fox fairy gave him mana. Master Lanshu possesses powerful mana, he can call wind and rain, cut paper into soldiers, and hang pots to help the world, with the power of life and death."

"Isn't that an exaggeration? So, isn't Master Wen Xiang omnipotent, just like a god?"

"It's absolutely true, I won't lie to you! I have a distant cousin who joined the Wenxiang sect. His old mother has been paralyzed in bed for several years. The master Wenxiang gave him a medicine. After his mother took it, He was able to walk on the ground immediately! There are also people who are terminally ill and cannot be cured by medicine, but after taking the medicine given by Master Wenxiang, they recovered instantly, even more energetic than before."

When Xiaoer talked about the leader of Wenxiang Sect, he looked like he was looking forward to worship: "The leader of Lanjiao is boundless in Taoism and benevolent. Is there anyone in Fenzhou City who does not appreciate or worship? It is a pity that I have no one to recommend, otherwise I would like to be able to do so." Join the Wenxiang Sect!"

It seems that the Wenxiang Sect is very powerful in this place. A folk church can gain such support from the people, and the personal worship of the leader of Wenxiang Sect has reached its peak. This is definitely not a good sign for the imperial court.

Duan Mingchen asked again: "Are there many followers of the Wenxiang Sect here? Where is their main altar located?"

Xiaoer said: "Wenxiangjiao believers are spread all over the country, especially in Jindi. There are a lot of people. I guess there are at least 10 people. The main altar of Wenxiangjiao is said to be located on Wenxiang Island in the center of Fenshui. But I’ve never heard of anyone going up there.”

"Why can't people go to the island?"

"It is said that it is protected by the magic power of the fox fairy. Unless you are a member of the Wenxiang Sect, if any non-member of the sect approaches Wenxiang Island, the boat will be destroyed and people will die and be buried at the bottom of the lake. I also heard people say that there is a phenomenon in the waters near Wenxiang Island. A monster with a human face and a fish body, will overturn the ship, devour the people on board, gnaw away the flesh and blood, and suck the blood dry."

Xiao Er's words became more and more mysterious, Duan Mingchen frowned tightly, he never believed in the theory of strange power and chaos.

Xiao Er saw the suspicion in Duan Mingchen's eyes, and argued: "Don't believe me, once before, the imperial court sent hundreds of officers and soldiers on a warship to attempt to forcibly board Wenxiang Island, but they hadn't touched the edge of the island. He was caught in the huge waves, and all the officers and soldiers on board were wiped out, and no one survived. A few days later, someone found corpses washed ashore on the bank of Fenshui River, all of which were gnawed to pieces. Down the dense bones..."

Xiao Er said by himself, feeling a chill on his back, and couldn't help shivering, "Don't talk, don't talk, I'm going to sleep. I kindly advise the guest officer, since you are just passing by, don't be too curious. , just listen to it.”

After walking two steps, Xiao Er seemed to remember something, turned around and said, "Oh, by the way, the two good-looking sons upstairs, you need to be more careful. The youngest son of the shopkeeper just two days ago It’s lost, Madam is crying like hell, poor, alas..."

"Oh, the shopkeeper told me not to talk too much, and I actually said it all!" Xiaoer was very annoyed, and raised his hand to slap himself on the face, "The guest officer will pretend that I have never heard of what I said, so don't say it!" Get out, otherwise Hu Immortal and Wen Xiangjiao will blame me, and I will be miserable!"

Duan Mingchen nodded: "Don't worry, since I promised, I will definitely keep the secret."

Little Erqian urged Wan Wan to leave, and only after receiving Duan Mingchen's assurance did he leave in peace and return to his room to rest.

Yuelai Inn is located on a small slope, standing in the courtyard, you can see Fenshui in the distance.

The city of Fenzhou is built around the water, facing the Fen River and backed by mountains. It is clear and cloudless during the day, but at night, a white mist rises from the lake, enveloping the whole city like a veil, and drifting slowly with the mountains.

The night is filled with steam, and the white mist is curling up. It really has an atmosphere of ghosts and spirits.

Looking up from the edge of Fenshui, you can see houses scattered on the slope, with faint lights shining through the houses, half-bright and half-dark in the mist, which looks extraordinarily mysterious.

Duan Mingchen stood on the steps of the yard, thinking about what Xiaoer said just now, where did those missing boys and girls go?What's so weird about the so-called fox fairy?

Although the purpose of their trip was to escort the eldest son Xiao Jue back to his hometown to visit relatives, Duan Mingchen's habit of investigating cases all the year round made it difficult for him to just ignore this weird incident.

Duan Mingchen looked up at the upstairs, he and Gu Huaiqing could be heard talking in Xiao Jue's room, the two heroes of the Bai family were guarding the door like two door gods, and half of the Jinyi guards on the other side were also keeping watch.Under such strict defense, if you want to enter and rob, unless it is really a ghost.

After a while, Duan Mingchen heard Gu Huaiqing coming out of Xiao Jue's room, and was about to go upstairs. At this moment, he suddenly heard a burst of extremely suppressed crying, as if a woman was crying.

Duan Mingchen was secretly surprised, stood for a while, carefully identified the direction of the cry, followed the source of the sound, passed through a hanging flower door, and came to the small room in the corner of the backyard, the cry came from the house .

A lamp was dimly lit in that unremarkable hut, and there was a faint smell of incense candles wafting out.

Duan Mingchen approached quietly, the door of the room was ajar, Duan Mingchen looked in through the crack of the door, and found that it was a small nunnery inside, and the statue enshrined in the shrine was also a fox fairy, similar to what he saw outside.

The shopkeeper was kneeling in front of the fox fairy statue, burning incense and prostrating, with a pious expression on his face.Kneeling beside him was a woman in Tsing Yi, her eyes were swollen like hearts, she kept wiping away her tears with a handkerchief, the cry was exactly that woman's.

As they got closer, the woman's cries became louder. At first she was still whimpering, but gradually the cries became more and more shrill, and the tears rolled down like beads of thread.

The shopkeeper ignored her at first, knelt on the ground and prayed devoutly, murmuring words with his eyes closed. Later, seeing the woman crying heartbreakingly, he stood up unbearably, and shouted: "You are enough, you have to go back to your room and cry." go!"