The strange story of Huai'an Inn

The masked female crown bit her finger and pressed her fingerprints on both contracts.While she was doing this, Chong Liu noticed a strange thing.

Her black veil was stirred by something.

Both her hands were on the counter, Tai Xi hadn't moved, and there was no wind or mosquitoes in the lobby... What lifted her veil?

Just as she was suspecting that she had read it wrong, she suddenly saw that the veil protruded from her right cheek, as if a finger pushed outwards on the inside of the veil and then retracted immediately.

Is... what's on her face?

Isn't that where the nose should be?

Chong Liu suddenly began to wonder what kind of face was under the black veil... Could it be that she was also corrupted by the filth?

After the shopkeeper accepted the contract, he looked intently at the female crown in front of him, "Remember, five years, not one day less. If any mistakes happen, you must let me know immediately, even if you don't feel anything unusual."

The two female crowns nodded in agreement, and then they went out together.Chong Liu then followed to help open the door, but at the moment when the masked female crown passed by him, Chong Liu suddenly felt a very strange coldness, and smelled a strong and pungent fishy sweet smell, he couldn't help turning his eyes away , but just in time to see something sticking out from under the black veil.

It seems... something like an earthworm...

In the blink of an eye, the two women's champions had gone far away.

Chong Liu hurriedly locked the door, but turned around to see the shopkeeper was putting away the contract left on the table.

Chongliu handed the money bag to the shopkeeper, "Boss...is this your dental business?"

Shopkeeper Zhu looked at him with a smile in his eyes, "How about it, did you satisfy your curiosity?"

"..."

"I know you've always wanted to find out what's going on in our inn, and now you've got the filthy smell anyway, so I might as well let you see more."

"That wedding dress...was it made by the lady of the Luo family?"

"good."

"The clothes...is there something wrong?"

The shopkeeper took out a jug of wine from under the counter, took two wine glasses from the shelf, filled them up slowly, and handed Chong Liu a glass.The shopkeeper tonight seems to be different from usual, becoming... better and closer.

Although the shopkeeper usually smiles kindly at the guests and nods in greeting to them, the laziness and alienation exuded in his gestures always seem to divide a ditch between him and everything around him, and no one can cross it. .

"You should have heard of the turmoil in Luo Jinzhai, right? The rule that they no longer sell wedding and mourning clothes was established after those turmoil." The shopkeeper's finger drew a circle along the edge of the old wine glass, making a long hair hum.

Chong Liu nodded and said, "I've heard people say it."

"The lady of the Luo family is indeed filthy, and she has been carrying it since she was born. It is this filth that gave her an unusual talent, and made her beautiful embroidery and tailoring with wisdom. .

She'd always known she was different, as if the embroideries and the looks of the dresses had been forced into her head and she had no choice but to make them.If she tried to resist, those thoughts would fill her head, keep her from eating and sleeping, and she would have to make them out.At first, she didn't think it was a big deal, she just thought it was her inspiration, the talent given to her by Qi Niangniang, until she started to sew the wedding dress..."

Chong Liu listened carefully, and his mind was gradually drawn into the story told by the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took a sip of the wine, and peeled off the hair hanging from his forehead, "Ordinary clothes, their function is to be worn by people to cover the body and show their status. But the wedding dress made by the wife of the Luo family can be worn by people. "

"Piercing people?"

"Among the rumors you've heard, is there a bride named Ruizhu? She used to look plain, but after wearing that wedding dress, her appearance became more and more beautiful. Later, she began to wear the wedding dress every day and refused to take it off. After that, she refused even to get pregnant, and she became crazy. When she was full term, the clothes were strangled on her body, and the Chen family was afraid of hurting the child, so they asked the maids and old mothers to hold her hands and feet and forcibly hold her. Her wedding dress was taken off. But after she took it off, she died with the fetus in her womb. Several maids and mothers who were present at the scene that day were fired, and some were sent home and locked up due to mental disorders."

Chong Liu hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I've heard about it. This seems to be shortly after the Luo family lady took over Luo Jinzhai, right?"

"Yes. Because of that incident, she was almost sent to prison by the Chen family. But... Guess what those crazy maids saw that day?"

Chong Liu thought for a while, and said honestly, "I can't guess what kind of thing can scare people crazy."

The shopkeeper sighed softly. In the dim light, his snow-white face was as enchanting and strange as a dark night, "The clothes have become her skin, covering everything in her body, including flesh and blood, internal organs, bones and fetuses." .So when they unhide her, you know what to expect."

A look of horror appeared on Chong Liu's face.

If the skin was torn apart, her internal organs, flesh and blood... and the unborn child would all... spill out.

Think about it, those maids thought they were just taking off a piece of clothing, but they didn't expect to see the bloody intestines and stomachs flowing all over the floor, and saw the already formed fetus fall out, looking at the poor Ruizhu twitched and widened her eyes, swallowing her last breath.

No wonder they are going crazy.

Chong Liu felt that the pancakes he ate at night turned upwards, so he quickly took a sip of wine and pressed down to calm down, and asked again, "Then...such an evil thing, the two female crowns What are you paying such a high price for? And where did they get so much money? Is the wages of alchemists so high now?"

The shopkeeper Zhu poured wine for Chong Liu again, and said slowly, "I told you, although filth can disrupt Taoism, they also have their own rules. As long as you can figure out those rules, you can to a certain extent... take advantage of them. They. For example, the wedding dress sewn by the lady of the Luo family, although it will gradually erode the owner's body and affect the owner's mind. But it can also give the owner an unparalleled beauty. Therefore, if you can take advantage of this and find it By controlling the harm it causes and utilizing its benefits, it can be used by people. Just like those powerful but poisonous medicinal materials.

The ladies of the Luo family couldn't stop sewing those wedding dresses, and some unfortunate people had their faces ruined for various reasons.It may have been burned by fire, it may have been disfigured by mobs, it may have been born with a disability.And these wedding dresses are the medicine that can cure them.Instead of letting her try her best to hide those wedding dresses, and be tortured day and night by the foul smell of those wedding dresses being asked to be worn by others, she should find a way to use these things, don't you think? "

Chong Liu blinked, remembering the... earthworm-like wriggling thing protruding from the black veil of the female crown just now.

The shopkeeper looked at his expression and said quietly, "But I'm not doing charity, I'm just a businessman. Anyone who wants to ask for these filthy things must pay a corresponding reward. We don't charge people It is a price that cannot be paid, but will let him pay the most suitable price for him according to each person's situation."

Chong Liu licked his dry lips and asked, "That silkworm chrysalis..."

The shopkeeper chuckled, "You are very smart. That's right, the silkworm chrysalis is also part of the reward. Two-thirds of the reward received will be given to the wife of the Luo family, and I will keep the silkworm chrysalis and the rest One-third. Of the two female crowns you saw just now, the masked one, you may have heard of her name - Fairy Jiuluan."

Of course Chong Liu had heard of it, and even ordinary people who were not alchemists should have heard of this name long ago.

She is the senior sister of Guanli Zhenren, the former head teacher of Qingmingguan who has just stepped down, and the first disciple of the famous Zilu old man.It is said that she is not only extremely talented and cultivated, but also has a peerless beauty that is rarely seen in a hundred years. She is the best candidate for the Qingming sect to teach.

The Tiangu people invaded more than 50 years ago, and opened a door with some kind of sorcery and demons, letting in all kinds of demons and ghosts from another world.At the same time, all the rules of the normally functioning world were messed up. The seemingly flat land turned into a cliff, and the ground that should be hard turned into a swamp that could eat people, and the water that was drunk became a deadly poison. Miasma is rampant in the fertile land.

At that time, half of the people in the Central Plains were devastated, and the Tiangu people drove straight into the capital.Countless alchemists died trying to repel those monsters and close that door, and their blood dyed the earth red.

Finally, there are Fairy Jiuluan from Qingming Temple, Daoist Guanli, Master Xuanzhen from Fuhumen, Mr. Gou Chen from Baixiaomen, and Mengkuu from the Daluo School who later became the national teacher and came to the world known as Zhenwu Xingjun. Daoist, the five rushed into Buhuanling, which was heavily guarded by Tiangu, and after a fight, it was Fairy Jiuluan and Daoist Mengku who closed the door together.

The moment the door was closed, most of the monsters seemed to have lost some kind of support, and gradually began to rot and turn into ashes, and some fell into a deep sleep and disappeared from the world.The weird magical power that had eroded and distorted the entire world gradually dissipated.

It was a battle that turned the world around, but afterwards, Fairy Jiuluan disappeared strangely, and even gave up the position of head teacher, and handed it over to her junior brother, Daoist Guanli.Only Daoist Mengku was left to inherit countless honors and was honored as the national teacher by the emperor.

Up to now, only the beautiful name Jiuluan Fairy is still occasionally mentioned by storytellers and opera singers.Most people thought she was already dead.

Although most alchemists live extremely long lives, even the real Guanli, who is already in his 80s, looks to be in his forties.

Chong Liuwanwan did not expect that the legendary fairy sister was standing in front of him just now.

But what about her face?Didn't they say she was as beautiful as an auspicious goddess?

The shopkeeper's eyes fell on the moonlight that fell on the ground through the window screen by the window, but it seemed to extend to the distance through the moonlight, "What happened in Buhuanling back then, I'm afraid even the five parties involved It is not necessarily clear to all. Behind that door is a world made up of filth, like tearing a gap in the barrier blocking the vast sea. Once opened, it is impossible to close it again. In order to be successful, In order to gain enough power, someone has to make sacrifices. So Fairy Jiuluan swallowed an evil thing from Tianguren——Xiaoxi Moth The egg of the ancestor. The moth ancestor has been parasitic in her body since then, and has become one with her. It gradually distorted her body and face, not only making her lose her beauty, but even making her unable to see people again. That's why she It will disappear. The silkworm chrysalis you brought back that day fell from her face."

On the face... silkworm chrysalis will fall off? !And it's that big?

Chong Liu couldn't imagine what that once stunning face had become now...

Chong Liu gradually understood.No wonder she has gold, presumably it was a reward for her extraordinary achievements for the world, right?

"So, she wants to use this wedding dress to restore her appearance?"

"Not bad... but my worry is that she wants it too fast... she will disregard my warning and the rules in the contract to misuse the wedding dress." The shopkeeper sighed, "and she has a powerful It is unknown what kind of reaction Yaosu Mozu will have with the wedding dress. I told her this, but she was determined to buy the wedding dress, probably because of Mengku Daoist She will come to congratulate Daoist Qi Yao on his succession in a few days. She wants to see him again in her original form."

"To see the national teacher? Then does she have any past with that national teacher?"

"It's just the past of those childhood sweethearts. Although they shouldn't be tempted, but they are born as human beings and they are still in their youth. Who can control it? They originally made an appointment, and when the war is over, they will return to secular life and get married. It's just that the vow of eternal love is no match for Fairy Jiuluan's meeting with Daoist Mengku after being corrupted by Mozu. It was already 50 years ago, and since then, the two have separated and have never seen each other again."

Chong Liu groaned, "Could it be that the national teacher Mengku ran away in fright when he saw her, and never saw her again?"

The shopkeeper drank his wine and nodded.

"This national teacher is too lacking in loyalty! She has disfigured her face for the sake of the world, even if he doesn't want to marry her, he can't just avoid her like this! At least he should visit her from time to time to help her tide over the difficulties, right? " Chong Liu said indignantly.

The shopkeeper glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Everyone is mortal, how many people in this world don't care about their appearance. He knows that he has betrayed her, and he feels ashamed and unwilling to face it, so he is even more afraid to see her." She, had to bury her head in the sand like an ostrich and pretend she was dead."

Seeing that Chongliu was still lamenting for Fairy Jiuluan, the shopkeeper couldn't help laughing, as if he thought he was cute, "Liu'er, you were born and alive, so don't expect too much from others."