Copper Coins

In view of the living conditions and transcendent status in the first half of his life, Xue Xian is a very embarrassing dragon, at least he thinks so.

The so-called "shameless" is not absolutely absolute for him - at certain times, he can make a slight concession and not be so shameless, such as when he is sitting with his arms folded and using only his mouth to fool that nerd Jiang Shining , Another example is when he casually goes to pick up Xuan Min's money.In other cases, however, nothing could be budged, as when the beauty and majesty of his image were concerned.

If he has good hands and feet now, and he has a full beard and tail, then just look at it, it's no big deal, his figure is not too handy, and he is not an ordinary person, and he doesn't have so much ink stains when he changes his clothes.

But now he is half-paralyzed, and it is quite inconvenient to move, so let him be naked, and he has to be looked down by that bald donkey, which is a bit irritating.

In short, he felt a toothache when he thought of that scene, and let him treat people like that, he might as well just hang him to death.

Xue Xian looked at Shitou Zhang expressionlessly, and said coolly, "Excuse me, please kick your legs for now."

Shitou Zhang: "..." No, wouldn't you burp if you kicked your legs? Where did it come from? !

However, this ancestor is capable, he swished down the thunder when he disagreed with him, and made two consecutive strikes without waiting for anyone to react, again frightening Shi Zhang so much that he kicked his legs, rolled his eyes, and pouted on the spot.

This Shitou Zhang is a sparrow, he will cry when he is frightened, and he will faint when he is frightened.But Xuan Min is different...

Xue Xian looked at him gloomyly, and said quietly: "Tell me, how can you get over it, I will try every method?"

Xuan Min: "..." This evil has started to be unreasonable again.

The most convenient way to make someone faint is to hit his head.Xue Xian raised his paw and gestured back and forth twice on Xuan Min's face, without any regard for the thoughts of the person involved.

Xuan Min glanced at his short dragon claws expressionlessly, raised his hand to push him back, and said calmly: "A gentleman must hide his sharp edge."

The words for adults are: don't dangle the tip of your claws.

Xue Xian snorted shortly: Can you care?

However, he finally gave up on this plan, after all, with his current body shape, he didn't have much money.In case the strength is not controlled well, one paw will go down, and you can come to the grave of this bald donkey today next year.

He did find Xuan Min a little displeased at the moment, but it was not enough to really want to slap him to death.

There was no way to let this bald donkey down, and his mood suddenly became even more uncomfortable.He turned his upper body, and didn't bother to think about Xuan Min anymore, so he just called a cloud over, and the white mist gathered around Xuan Min in the blink of an eye, wrapping him tightly, vaguely blocking everything in front of him .

Xue Xian immediately cut off the knot on the wrapping with his paw, and his huge body was suddenly enveloped in white light.This light was originally extremely dazzling, but to Yu Xuanmin, under the partition of the vast water mist, it seemed quite warm.

In the white light package, Xue Xian transformed into a human form.He looks like a real dragon, even if his body hasn't fully recovered, it's not a problem to use some mystical techniques.Even if he is half paralyzed, it doesn't take much effort to change clothes.Before the white light dissipated, most of him was already covered.

Xuan Min had previously planned to ask the evildoer if he needed help, but judging by his posture now, it should not be necessary.He stood in the frosty mist of winter, watching the gradually fading white light, not in a hurry, just waiting calmly.

It's just that the water mist can't last long. Since it was caged around Xuan Min, it has gradually become shallow and thin, and slowly dispersed.

When the water mist was thin enough to see the things in front of him, Xue Xian was just putting on the cloud-like clothes.The narrow and thin waist and the shoulder blades outlined by the movement of the arms flashed past, and together with the piece of bare skin, they were gathered into the black robe.

The style of the clothes was very simple and plain, without any variegated colors or decorations, but it was quite different from Xue Xian's usual troublesome personality.

But this is indeed what he usually likes to wear.

The dark neckline set off his side face and the exposed part of his neck were extremely white, even almost morbidly white.When he wasn't smiling or messing around, his dark eyes were always half-open lazily, the eyelashes of the same color as his clothes drew a line at the end of the eyes, and the corners of his mouth that didn't smile were very pretty, but And inexplicably seemed a little impersonal.

Maybe it's because the skin on the waist and back passing by is too pale, or maybe Xue Xian's expressionless side face is too cold, it's not the same as when he looked at people with a sneer on the wall of Liu's courtyard, Xuan Min was really stunned. one time.

But soon the evil barrier made another move.

He turned his dark eyes, and glanced over from the corner of his eyes, and saw that the mist had dissipated.He pulled the skirt casually and fastened the concealed buttons indiscriminately.Then he touched a length of black string like a magic trick, bit it between his teeth, raised his hand and combed his hair casually, and tied it with a black string.

The moment Xue Xian let go of his hand, he drew a gust of wind and supported him.He took advantage of the momentum, turned over again, and the black clothes spread out and gathered like a cloud.In the blink of an eye, he unceremoniously grabbed a wooden chair and sat lazily on it.

People are half paralyzed, and they still don't forget to put on a pose, what kind of mentality is this?

Xuan Min: "..."

"You can go now, right?" Xue Xianqu tapped the armrest of the wooden chair with his fingers.

Xuan Min let out a "hmm", looked down at him, and then took a step forward, as if about to reach out to him.

Xue Xian immediately patted the armrest, and the whole chair made an ear-piercing rubbing sound on the ground, and he and the chair took a big step back.He stared in surprise, "What are you doing?"

Xuan Min looked at him with lowered hands: "Otherwise, how do you plan to go back? Can you walk or fly?"

I can still fly, so what!

Xue Xian resented him in his heart, but he never said it out loud. After all, he couldn't float in the sky in broad daylight. If he really did that, he could scare the entire county into sickness.

When he looked unhappy, the bald donkey Xuan Min insisted on stabbing him, "Or... are you going to create a gust of wind like you did just now, jumping back with a chair and taking people back?"

Xue Xian: "..." Why did I hesitate just now?It's time to smack him to death with one paw, lest this bald donkey will run on people with his mouth and speak seriously... Bah!Who cares about you?

He silently vomited a mouthful of blood in his heart, and said with a numb face: "Okay, please help me, you turn around and squat down, back—"

Xue Xian was about to say "carry me on your back", when Xuan Min had already approached him calmly, bent down, supported the back of his neck with one hand, hooked his knees with the other, and gently and deftly pulled him away. Hug up.It seemed that he didn't hug a big living person, but just held a fallen leaf in his palm.

When he straightened his back again, he said in a casual way: "The poor monk never squats or kneels, and never bows when walking."

Xue Xian immediately wanted to vomit his guts: "Are you fooling me? When you were carrying a broken copper shovel with me in Jiang's medical hall, you squatted without hindrance!"

But now his whole body is in the hands of this bald donkey, and he can't behave like a monster, otherwise he will roll and fall to the ground if he loses balance, and his face will be lost.Xue Xian held his breath, so he didn't choke himself to death.He glanced around and felt that this posture made him very weak, without any dignity.

The wicked man rolled his eyes and thought of a way.

I saw him grab the unpacked clothes, shake out another black robe from inside, and immediately cover himself from head to legs.

When you have to lose face, remember one thing—cover your face.

This villain was originally dressed in black, with black material covering his head and face completely, hanging in Xuan Min's arms like a coffin, as if he had just choked.

Xuan Min also convinced him: "..."

The ancestor stood upright for a while, then remembered the stone Zhang that was still sticking up there, and immediately raised his pale, thin, ghostly hand, and waved casually.A loud thunder that was enough to wake up everyone in a ten-mile radius slammed against Shi Zhang's ear, waking up those who had passed by.

Shitou got up with a mournful face, and stood up behind Xuan Min in desperation. He was startled by the person Xuan Min was holding, and it took him a long time to straighten his legs trembling.

Xue Xian said in a low voice under his clothes, "We're all alive, let's go."

Xuan Min shook his head, and strode out of the courtyard.

It has to be said that this ancestor's ingenious method is still somewhat effective, at least few people dare to glance at Xuan Min along the way.As soon as he saw someone who seemed to be dying in his arms, he turned his head with a sullen face, covered his face and hurried away, unwilling to take another look.

When the two of them entered the small courtyard of the Lu Family, it was already dark, and Jiang Shining happened to come out of the kitchen, and was immediately startled by the person Xuan Min was holding.He had been with Xue Xian longer than Xuan Min, and this nerd was also a person who was used to observing details, so he immediately recognized Xue Xian's paw hanging on the side.

His hand holding the lamp trembled, and he almost dropped the lamp and ran over.Fortunately, Xuan Min explained to him in time: "Live well, just pretend to be dead."

Jiang Shining: "... Which play is he singing in?"

Xuan Min didn't answer, strode into the hall and put the ancestor on the chair beside the Four Immortals table.

Only then did Xue Xian take off the clothes on his face, let out a long breath, and said, "I'm suffocated to death."

Jiang Shining angrily put the oil lamp on the table and said, "You asked for it, you should."

He rolled his eyes and looked at Shitou Zhang with a ghostly look: "This is..."

Shitou Zhang was startled by his blind eyes, and stammered: "I am a stonemason, tell me to be Lao Zhang or Shitou Zhang."

Xue Xian pointed to the stone lock against the wall and said, "Look, you carved this, right?"

Shi Zhang recognized it at a glance, and nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, it is indeed made by me, and I recognized it at a glance."

"So...that's what happened." Xue Xian spread his hands at Jiang Shining, and said, "He has something to do with the person who arranged the burial chamber on Tombhead Island, and he happened to have something touched by that person or his subordinates, wait Then Lu Nianqi woke up, let's do some calculations with him, maybe we can get some clues."

"Lu Nianqi?" Jiang Shining was taken aback for a moment, and then realized what he meant: "Are you sure he can have that kind of ability?"

Xue Xian nodded: "I reckon it's about the same."

He was sitting in the chair, playing with the flames with his index finger boredly, and just after a few strokes, he suddenly slapped the table: "By the way, I almost forgot."

Jiang Shining and Shitou Zhang nestled by the table were startled by him, they all turned their heads to look at him, waiting for him to express his opinion.In the end, the ancestor cast a neutral glance at Xuan Min from the corner of his eyes, and said, "Where's the food you owe?"

Jiang Shining: "..." What the hell?

Shitou Zhang: "..." Oh mother, it's so scary.

Xuan Min glanced at him, then immediately turned around and stepped out of the hall, striding out the door.

After a cup of tea was over, he returned calmly with a food box, his appearance and demeanor, as if what was in his hand was not food, but a lotus in front of the Buddha.

Jiang Shining glanced at him, then at Xue Xian, who was sitting sluggishly beside him, and silently turned his face away.

The food box has four layers, containing six dishes and a plate of shortbread.

Xue Xian glanced at it. The porcelain plates were warm and moist, and the dishes were exquisite. They looked pretty on the table one by one, exuding a faint aroma, which really tantalized people's appetite.but……

but……

Even with the lanterns on, there was no trace of minced meat in the dishes on the whole table, they were all vegetarian!

Complete!yes!white!of!

Have you seen which dynasty and generation of dragons lived on grass?

Xue Xian rolled his eyes, pouted in anger, old and new grudges came together, and he was even more displeased with Xuan Min.

Although Xuan Min's memory is not complete, the habit is still there.He probably didn't eat meat in the past, maybe he didn't even eat much at all, so he could live well without food for a few days.In short, if you ask him to buy it, he will definitely not be able to eat meat.In the end, Jiang Shining made another trip and brought back a few hard dishes, and this was the real meal.

……

Except for the time eight years ago, Lu Nianqi had never suffered such a serious crime.

As soon as he fell asleep, he fell into a drowsy sleep for seven days. He kept going back and forth between the fever and the fever. "Nineteen", as if he keeps his eyes closed, those things that have happened will not come true for a day, and those who are no longer there will still sit by the bed and take care of him quietly, waiting for him to wake up...

On the night of the seventh day, just as the watchman struck the gong, he finally opened his eyes with trembling fingers.

Because of burning for too long, there are still bloodshot eyes in the eyes. Under the light of the oil lamp, the eyeballs are covered with a layer of water, as if there is always a layer of tears.

"Are you awake?" Jiang Shining happened to come to turn on the wick for him, and when he saw his eyes open, he asked, "Are you thirsty?"

As he spoke, he greeted the hall outside the house, walked to the bed, and took off the medicinal cloth on Lu Nianqi's forehead.

The ghost's body was astonishingly cold, and it stuck to Lu Nianqi's forehead, making him shiver, and a layer of water in his eyes slid down the corners of his eyes, soaking the corners of the quilt: "Today, is it the first seven... ..."

Jiang Shining was taken aback, nodded and said, "Well, it's the last night."

He was hoarse and covered his eyes with the back of his hand for a while.Then he lifted the quilt and sat up, and said lightly, "Is he still there? I'll spend the last night with him."

I don't know if it's Jiang Shining's illusion, this Lu Nianqi has been in a drowsy sleep for so long, and after waking up, even the tone of his speech is getting closer to Lu Nineteen.And when he stood up, Jiang Shining became more and more sure that this was not an illusion, because Lu Nianqi, who was originally abnormally thin, had actually grown an inch taller in the past seven days.She looked no longer seven or eight years old, but more like eleven or twelve years old.

Lu Nianqi fumbled out of the room, nodded to everyone, and under Jiang Shining's guidance, entered another side room, closed the door, and stayed in it all night.

That night, there was no sound in the whole side room, neither crying nor talking.

When he said to be with him, he really was. He quietly stayed together without talking, neither enthusiastic nor clingy, just like how they get along with each other on weekdays.

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Nianqi came out of the room with a pale face. He touched the wooden branch left by Nineteen in his arms, stared at the direction of Shi Zhang with his dark eyes for a long time, and said slowly: "Excuse me, can you carve two wooden signs for me?"

Although he is a mason, he can also carve some wooden things, but not as smoothly as stone.

Stone Zhang was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

Xue Xian reminded: "He can't see if you just nod your head."

Shitou Zhang stared into Lu Nianqi's eyes in astonishment for a while, and didn't dare to say anything, just said: "Of course it's possible."

He has lived in Wolong County for so many years, and although he is not very familiar with the Lu family, he has more or less met him, so he has met them.After listening to Lu Nianqi's words, he naturally knew what he wanted to engrave.This stone piece is a skilled hand, and the wooden plank is easier to cut than the stone. It didn't take much effort to cut out the shape of two spirit cards, and carved some usual patterns on both sides.

"What characters should be engraved?" Shitou Zhang asked.

Lu Nianqi said: "One engraves the position of my late father Lu Yuan on it."

Shizhang did as he did, carefully engraved the characters, and carved them bit by bit. Then he blew the sawdust and asked, "Where's the other one?"

Lu Nianqi was silent for a moment, and did not speak for a long time.

What is the other engraved on?Big name? At 19 years old, he didn't even have time to get a serious name, and he has no name to engrave.And Nineteen is just a lowly raised nickname. There are tens of thousands of Nineteens in the world who have entered the underworld and reported this name.Besides, he didn't want to engrave Nineteen's name, as if his elder brother who was always cold and indifferent to others, but who was willing to give his life to him would really disappear once he wrote the pen.

"Forget it, leave the other one empty, no engraving." Lu Nianqi suddenly said, and then took the two spirit cards from Shi Zhang.He fumbled and pulled out a cloth towel from the cabinet. Without asking for help, he collected some simple clothes, wrapped the spirit card inside and tied a knot.

After finishing all this, he sat down beside the Four Immortals table with his package, touched the wooden branch and said in Xue Xian's direction: "I know what you want to do, I knew it from the moment I opened my eyes, I will do the calculation for you for the nineteenth gang, It’s just that my calculation may not be as accurate as his. I only ask you one thing, help me bury Nineteen.”

No matter how unwilling he is to rely on others, burial is still not something that a half-blind person can do alone.

"It's easy to do." Xue Xian replied.

The black cloth that Shizhang handed over had been kept in Xuan Min's pocket all the time, and now he took it out and spread it on the table, letting Lu Nianqi count it.

Lu Nianqi stared at the black cloth with eyes covered with a layer of mist, sprinkled some fine soil on the table, and slowly stroked it while holding the wooden branch.From the movements to the expressions, there was Lu Shijiu's shadow, as if there were two people living in one body.

After he finished strokes, he raised his hand to gently touch the fine soil, frowned slightly and pondered for a moment, and said: "...I still don't have the aura of nineteen, so I can only figure out that the person's current location is on the other side of the river. It has an approximate appearance, but I can’t tell the exact location, maybe you have to go there to recognize it.”

As he spoke, he smoothed out the fine soil on the table and calculated again, but the result was still the same.

However, he didn't seem surprised by this result, he just patted the package on the table and said, "If you don't mind my burden, I can go with you."

After all, there is no living person connected to him by blood in Wolong County. If his relatives are not around, the roots will be broken, and there will be living people everywhere.

Everyone is naturally happy to have such a person who can divination the origin of things go with him.They had been delayed in Wolong County for a while, and they couldn't wait any longer, so they buried Nineteen together next to Lu Yuan's grave under the bright sky.

Lu Nianqi knelt in front of the grave, kowtowed three times to each side, then patted the dirt off his body lightly, carried the spirit card on his back, and went on the road with Xuan Min and the others.

When they boarded the passenger boat and crossed the river, the sky was dark and it was snowing heavily again.

Half of the boundless fine snow fell on the nameless new tomb in the mountains, half on the top of the lone boat, half on the underworld, and half on the world of mortals. Sent away travelers.

The deepest nostalgia and reluctance in the world is probably that you are gone, it doesn't matter, I will become you and take you with me.

From then on, the years will not be disturbed, thousands of mountains share the same road, and thousands of rivers are in the same boat...

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