The Ascension of Ghosts

The figure was wearing a ginger yellow gown with a wide hem. After he stopped still, he looked like a young man again. With only his front paw, he comforted him with kind words: "Zhaxue, Yuxue, look at you so impatient, you actually opened up the Tianchi Lake... I never lied to you. Of course I do what I say, and now I'm here on time."

But the gray-haired dog let out a howl, and bit the man's wrist with its mouth open. The young man just sighed, and let it bite, stroking the nape of his neck.

As soon as the ground wolf left the black water, most of the wind and waves weakened immediately, and Xie Rong also stopped slowly. The silver light around her body turned into thousands of fireflies, scattered into the water, and the huge waves disappeared, and the flood that had risen halfway up the mountain retreated quickly. In the end, they all retreated into a deep well.

It was the deep pit that Lu Sheng and Bailixiao had investigated outside Xiao Li Zhuang earlier.

As soon as the flood receded, the ground was left in a mess, with snakes, insects, mice, ants, birds and beasts lying all over the place, but they woke up after a while and fled into the forest in panic.

Xie Rong fell to the ground silently, as if a god had descended. Lu Sheng didn't care about the person and dog, so he raised his golden bow and rushed towards the place where Xie Rong landed.

When they got closer, they saw a crowd of people who appeared from nowhere and bowed to Xie Rong. Lu Sheng knew them very well, and they were all the guests of Dawangzhuang.

The leading lady bowed to Xie Rong like a weak willow and Fufeng, and said respectfully: "I am She Qingrong, thank you benefactor for your help."

Lu Sheng hurriedly strode through the crowd and walked over, calling out: "Xie Rong! These people are monsters, you have to be careful!"

Xie Rong didn't speak, the lady glanced at Lu Sheng quietly, her eyes seemed to be fearful, but she still smiled and said: "It turns out that the benefactor is also named Xie, but I don't know what is the relationship with that Mr. Xie over there? "

Lu Sheng only felt that his little trick was exposed face to face, and he was immediately embarrassed, and said with a dry smile: "I... my original surname is Lu."

But She Qingrong rolled her eyes, as if she understood something, she hastily blessed Lu Sheng, "It turns out that Mr. Lu is Mrs. Xie, and the mountain demon has no eyes, and ran into Mrs. Xie, and begged for forgiveness from Mrs. Xie."

Lu Sheng's face froze, and he couldn't help but sneak a glance at Xie Rong, but seeing him frown slightly, he couldn't help feeling more regretful, and didn't know what to say, but Xie Rong turned to look at She Qingrong and the dozens of followers behind her, Asked: "Where do you come from?"

She Qingrong said: "Mr. Xie, I was born here and grew up here, more than 600 years ago. Just because the wolf opened up to Nanming a few days ago, we originally wanted to occupy that well and go straight to Nanming for food. That's why they gathered in one place and called themselves Dawangzhuang to the outside world."

All the monsters were worried, afraid of being chased away, so you said to each other: "We have opened up our spiritual wisdom, absorbed the essence of the world, devoted ourselves to cultivation, and followed the way of God. We have never killed innocent people indiscriminately, let alone Cannibalism, I beg Mr. Xie to be merciful, and leave me a place to stay."

Lu Sheng glared at a burly man among them, and suddenly said: "During the banquet at Dawangzhuang, you asked your companion to leave me with one hand for you to eat."

The man waved his hands again and again, his face was flushed, he simply bent down, his figure became blurred for a moment, and quickly transformed into a stag, shaking the two branched antlers above his head, he said in a hoarse voice: "I am a vegetarian, But just to bluff people, the words are meaningless, and I beg Mrs. Xie to show mercy, let me forgive you this time."

Lu Sheng choked again, and had no choice but to say: "No, it's not..."

But Xie Rong raised her hand and said: "Forget it, you have lived here for a long time, but I have taken over the magpie's nest from the common people. You can do your own thing in the future and don't disturb the people."

All the monsters showed joy and responded one after another.

Xie Rong said again: "There is only one thing." He turned to She Qingrong and said, "You have collided with me, you need to change it. Although your blood is thin, you are still the descendant of Xiangliu, and it is rare in this world, why not change to She Qingliu .”

The noble lady showed an overjoyed look, and said repeatedly: "Naturally, naturally, thank you sir for giving me the name."

Lu Sheng was stunned as he watched from the sidelines. After Xie Rong ordered all the monsters to disperse, and there were no outsiders present, he murmured: "However, it's too overbearing for you to ask others to change their names after colliding with you... If it's called Lu Rong, wouldn't it be forced to change?"

Xie Rong murmured: "Deer antler? It is a great tonic. It doesn't need to be changed, but it will be eaten."

When Lu Sheng was teased by him, he couldn't help but blush, "Xie Rong!"

Xie Rong clasped his fists to him and said softly: "What orders does Mrs. Xie have?"

After all, Lu Sheng felt guilty, and explained with a dry cough: "I, just saw those people behaving strangely, so I didn't dare to report my name. Mr. Xie has great powers, and even the name can scare Xiao Xiao, so I used it unconsciously..."

The gloom between Xie Rong's brows disappeared immediately, and she laughed and said: "You are so smart, you actually use my name as a talisman."

Seeing that his mood had improved, Lu Sheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief just now. Standing in the dark wilderness, he suddenly felt a little creepy, so he moved closer to Xie Rong, and said in a trembling voice: "Xie Rong, Xie Rong, this place is full of evil spirits. , let's go back quickly."

Xie Rong said: "As timid as a mouse, you have a hanging pot to defend yourself, why should you be afraid of some wild monsters?"

Lu Sheng was taken aback, and asked, "Xuanhu? Isn't the Xuanhu sword kept in Xingshan Temple? How can I defend myself?"

Xie Rong knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, but she was not too anxious. She just turned around and raised her hand, stroking Lu Sheng's face.

Seeing this handsome young man making such an intimate gesture, Lu Sheng's heart beat like a drum for a moment, and he didn't dare to dodge. He felt his fingertips were slightly cool, sliding slowly across his cheeks, inserting them into his temple hair and rubbing his scalp, and he felt a tingling sensation. The bump spread quickly, and Lu Sheng stammered, "Thank you, Xie Rong?"

Without waiting for Xie Rong to respond, he only felt the darkness attacking him, and his body suddenly fell over.

Xie Rong took him into her arms, hugged him horizontally, but frowned and said: "Your Majesty has been lingering for a long time, is it possible that you are still waiting to be a guest in the humble house?"

It was dark all around him, but at this time, a young man in ginger clothes appeared three feet away, and a gray-haired fine dog was beside him. The young man laughed and made an ancient salute to Xie Rong, "Don't dare I dare not. My name is Ziyin, I am an idler from Mingling Continent, may I ask your Excellency, who is the disciple of the Golden Immortal?"

Xie Rong said: "Times have changed, the Kunlun Golden Immortal has long since ceased to exist in this world. You have come from afar, and you need to inquire more about the past in Central Continent. Don't make me laugh at you any more, leaving only a laughingstock."

Zi Yin touched the back of his head, and said with a smile: "Ah, I guessed wrong, I'm impolite, Mr. Xie's Eight God Seal is exquisite and beautiful, with pure energy, it is an orthodox magic of Taoism, could it be, could it be some golden fairy's?" Descendants?"

Xie Rong frowned slightly, but still said: "In Central Continent, there is no trace of the Golden Immortal. In this world, there is no one who can use the Seal of the Eight Gods except me. If your Excellency leaks it out, I will definitely not spare you lightly."

Zi Yin showed a horrified expression, but still nodded and replied: "I know, I will never reveal anything. It's just... why did it become like this in a blink of an eye?"

The small dog was originally sitting at Ziyin's feet, but now he raised his head and said angrily: "In a blink of an eye? It's been 500 years! You clearly promised me that you will return in one spring and autumn, but you told me to wait for 500 years! You You deceitful villain!"

Zi Yin sighed: "Zhaxue...you have learned a lot of words and phrases, and you are more articulate than before. It's just that it's been so long, I really only went back for one spring and autumn."

Xie Rong asked, "Where did you go back?"

Zi Yin said: "Naturally, it is Mingling Continent. We need to take care of some things in advance before we can bring this wolf home. To tell the truth, I hit it off with this little monster. He has no father or mother, and he has no problems staying in Central Continent." Concerned, it’s not like I go back to Mingling, it’s more carefree. Therefore, I agreed that I would come back to pick him up after one spring and autumn. Unexpectedly, this little demon couldn’t bear it anymore, and dug in the ground to open up Nanming, which almost caused a catastrophe. "

The ground wolf who called Yuxue said angrily: "One thousand and five hundred years! I have been waiting for you for one thousand and five hundred years!"

This person and dog chattered and entangled endlessly about this matter, Xie Rong could only interrupt him aloud and said: "Zhuangzi" says: In the south of Chu, there are ghosts, and five hundred years old is the spring, and five hundred years old is the spring. Autumn. One spring and autumn is naturally 500 years."

Zi Yin suddenly said: "So that's the case, but I forgot."

Zuoxue said in astonishment: "It's so, but I don't know."

Xie Rong sighed: "One is confused, the other is ignorant, causing so many troubles, how can you be kind?"

Zi Yin lowered his head and glanced at the ground wolf at his feet, and also sighed: "...the ground wolf is born to search for treasures, so it has been hunted since ancient times, and now the family is withered. I couldn't bear to see Zaxue alone, I want to bring him back to Mingling, but now that he has caused a catastrophe, Mingling has no choice but to go. I will accompany him and stay here to make amends. Mr. Xie has an order, so just do what you say."

The ground wolf was still sobbing, lowering its head to rub Ziyin's calf from time to time, whispering: "500 years..."

Xie Rong supported the man in his arms, nodded and said: "In this way, this trip is worthwhile. I will arrange this little friend properly first, and I will discuss it with you in detail some other day."

Zi Yin said: "This is natural."

He was about to take a step when Zi Yin suddenly said: "Wait a minute, Mr. Xie, I think your friend is full of evil spirits, I'm afraid there will be trouble. If you can trust me, why don't you give him a diagnosis and treatment..."

Xie Rong smiled lightly and said, "I can't believe it."

But Zi Yin didn't expect that he would flatly refuse, and in astonishment, he hurriedly said: "If I ignore it, I'm afraid my life will be in danger..."

Xie Rong didn't want to spend more time talking with Zi Yin, so she turned around and carried Lu Sheng into the night.

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Lu Sheng woke up suddenly, sat up hastily, and heard Bailixiao say in surprise: "Brother Lu, you finally woke up!"

Lu Sheng looked around hesitantly. He was still in the guest room of Xiao Li Zhuang.

He couldn't help frowning, regretting in his heart, he actually fell into a coma again, and now he only vaguely remembered the torrential flood, it was Xie Rong who managed to back off the flood, and met a man and a dog again, acting very strangely.After that, how he fell into a coma and how Xie Rong sent him back, but he couldn't remember at all.

He asked, "What time is it? Why is it so lively outside? Where is Xie Rong?" As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was hoarse and he was inexplicably tired.

Bailixiao brought a cup of hot tea to the bedside, and reported to him: "It's almost noon, someone found some wild wolves early in the morning, I can't wake you up, so I have to talk to the farmers. Going to chase after him, he fell down in the mountain and found the body of the Taoist priest... gnawed out of shape by wild wolves. Zhuangtou has reported to the Xunxiang Pavilion to organize people to expel the wild wolves. The hole was also dug by wild wolves, and now Everyone started to fill in the hole, so there was a lot of noise coming and going. Xie Rong? The young master of Xie's mansion? I haven't seen him before. Why is Big Brother Lu thinking about him again?"

Lu Sheng took the teacup and took a few sips of hot tea slowly, but his heart was in a mess.

The monsters in Dawangzhuang, the torrential flood, and the noble son who looks like the moon god descending on the boundless black water, could it be that he was dreaming from the beginning to the end?

It's nothing more than dreaming about a beautiful girl, but no matter how unparalleled Xie Rong is, he is still a man, and dreams come and go, but there is no chance.

Lu Sheng simply stopped thinking about it, got up and dressed, washed up, and invited the head of the village to inquire. It turned out that there was no Dawangzhuang nearby, but there was a Dalizhuang.

The head of the village said: "Since Gongcao has a good relationship with my young master, the villain will not hide the truth, our little Lizhuang is the property under the name of Mr. Xie, and the big Lizhuang is naturally the property of Mr. Da Xie. There has never been a Dawangzhuang."

Lu Sheng nodded and thanked the village head.He and Baili Xiao were talking to Zhuangtou in the courtyard of the guest room, when a blue bird silhouette rushed in from the open courtyard door, screaming and pecking at Lu Sheng's right hand.

A little girl who was no more than seven or eight years old chased after her and shouted in a panic: "Xiao Fei! Xiao Fei!"

Zhuangtou and several other farmers turned pale with fright, and wanted to capture the mallard that dared to attack the officials, but the mallard flapped its wings, nimbly dodged the chasing crowd, and jumped out of the yard. The door made people jump around all the way, and it was very lively.

The mallard's green hair was shiny and smooth, but there was a bright red on its forehead. It was very eye-catching and beautiful. Lu Sheng only thought it looked familiar, but he didn't care about being pecked by it. He stroked the back of his hand, pondered for a moment, and suddenly Thinking about it, he couldn't help murmuring: "Linghu Feiyu?"

The head of the village was very frightened, he came up and asked: "Gong Cao, is there any injury? That beast bumped into the lord, the little one will definitely catch it to make amends for the meritorious Cao."

Lu Sheng shook his hands and said with a smile: "The head of the village is serious. It's just a mallard, so I can't argue with it? Don't worry about it. I'm the one who bothered you."

Zhuangtou didn't even dare to say it.

Lu Sheng turned to Baili Xiao and said, "...let's go back."

In his heart, however, he was a little bit sluggish, he just fell asleep, and all the problems were solved, it sounded like peace of mind, but it felt like being played by someone.

The two packed their bags, put away the incense burner together, left Xiaolizhuang, and returned to Jianye to return to their orders.

On the mountain more than ten miles away from the official road where the two rode their horses, an exquisite carriage was parked under a pine tree.

Xie Rong looked tired, leaning on the soft couch, looking through the car window at the two of them galloping away, and a small tiger-striped cat lay on his lap, licking its paws from time to time, sleeping very comfortably.

The red one-legged crane suspended in the carriage warmed the carriage, and said in a low voice: "After recovering Xiangliu, this is one achievement; with the help of the ground wolf, treasure hunting is like a tiger with wings, this is two achievements. The young master has gained a lot, this trip is worthwhile, this person is really the lucky star of the young master. If you live a little longer, it will be beneficial and not harmful to the young master."

Xie Rong laughed and said: "You care about that kid so much, could it be that you have taken a fancy to him?"

The Fire Crane said: "Young Master left me on Ten Mile Slope, but Lu Sheng picked me up and returned it to Young Master. This man is kind to me."

Xie Rong squinted her eyes, but still said with a smile: "In that case, I'll give you to him." But the coldness in his voice made people tremble suddenly, even the kitten on his lap trembled and fell down. Side, huddled under the soft couch, not daring to move.

The flamingo lowered its head, "Bi Fang made a mistake, please calm down, my lord."

Xie Rong slowly closed her eyes, but didn't speak anymore.

When we first met, the young man once said to him: "You are so beautiful, why bother to commit suicide?"

When Tianchi flooded the earth, the young man refused to abandon him and run away, he resolutely said: "...I can't leave you alone. On the road to Huangquan, it's good to have someone as a companion."

When the wolf was about to take his life, he didn't call for help, but told Xie Rong to run away.

Such a sincere fool is rare nowadays.

The hostility in Xie Rong's heart gradually subsided, and he ordered: "Go back. Put the sweet-scented osmanthus duck that the boy sent, and invite him to drink."

The carriage started to move, and Linlin ran over the gravel path in the mountains, heading towards Jianye City.