Strange events in the imperial capital

Third Master Fang left with a wave of his hand. He came and went freely, never getting tired of anyone, and there was no sign of any special nostalgia for anyone in his expression.

It was late at night, and the cars and horses in the alley were gradually thinning out, and the few scattered leaves of the big locust tree were shaking.Chu Han stood at the entrance of the restaurant for a while, thinking that Chenghe's whereabouts were unknown, the living dead man found in the underground palace had not yet awakened, and Lu Ding in front had no clues at all, so he felt that he was useless enough.You should also call Chenghe's father and knock on the door to admit your mistake honestly.

The restaurant is closed, and the clerk counts and closes the door.Because Chu Han was on his own, he nodded to the manager on duty and went upstairs to sleep in the room of Third Master Luo.His third uncle must be Officer Cheng. He went back to the villa in the northern suburbs for the night and will not come back.As soon as he went upstairs, the old lady in the alley screamed from the window, and then shouted, ghost shadow is coming, that little old lady without feet!God, hey, that ghost shadow~~~~

Chu Han was really surprised this time.Isn't ghosting solved already?

The last time the ghosts in Daxiangfeng Hutong showed up was when Chu Han and the others had just discovered the ruins of the Ming Dynasty underground palace under the palace.The shadow of the ghost drifted across the alley, and Mr. Fang reappeared immediately.At that time, Chu Han believed in his heart that the so-called ghostly old lady without feet was actually Chitose who had no feet floating on the water and came out for a walk. It was purely to scare the ignorant fools outside, but it couldn't scare him.Chu Han never believed in such tricks, did not believe in evil, and was not afraid of ghosts and gods.

The black shadow flitted across the wall and headed towards the Wangfu.

After a long distance, in the dark night, Chu Han fixed his eyes on the narrow and thin figure, not letting the other party take his eyes off him.He pushed open the carved window on the second floor, supported the edge of the window with one hand and jumped, took a shortcut, stepped on the eaves and went downstairs.He moved very quickly, aimed at the shadow and chased after him, and pulled out the metal stick for self-defense.

As soon as Fang San'er left, the villains who pretended to be gods and ghosts always appeared one after the other!Chu Han was also suspicious.After all, he is suspicious by nature, and he will not trust anyone easily.He can't resist his true feelings and likes someone, but it doesn't mean that he gives up his mind and completely believes in the other person...

Guiying's skills are really agile, and he is also an old alley stringer who is very familiar with the terrain. After turning a corner, he climbed up the wall and turned over to another alley.Chu Han followed over the wall without hesitation, chasing after him without saying a word, relentlessly chasing him, the wind blowing from his footsteps was a complete deterrent!The distance was getting closer and closer, and a few times he even touched the wind and sand picked up by the other party.The so-called drifting of the ghost is actually a wooden stick sticking out of the guy's sleeve.When the black shadow tried to climb over the wall again, Chu Han raised a stick horizontally from behind, and unceremoniously drew it on the supporting wooden stick.

With a low howl, Ghost turned over and hit, the two sticks got entangled in one place, and they all flew up the wall.

The ghost wanted to run again, Chu Han swung his left palm vigorously, his middle finger, ring finger, and two fingers were brought together and split an electric current instantly, the electric light tore through the dark night and shot at the point below the middle of the opponent's collarbone.The vertebrae of the electric shock were strongly paralyzed, and the guy slumped to the corner of the wall, completely stopped, unable to run.

"Stop making noise?"

Chu Han asked.

Chu Han picked up the stretch stick for self-defense, went over to lift off the man's fake hood, looked carefully, and then lifted off a layer of waxy yellow mask of wrinkled skin and old eyes.

The old lady's face was uncovered, revealing an old man's face underneath, which was not very good-looking, and she was panting badly, competing with young people and flipping several alleys, this old bone was fucking exhausted.

The truth was unexpected, but Chu Han was very calm, pretending to be confident, and clasped his fists: "Mr. Fang, I'm sorry, I offended you just now."

"Granny Ghost Shadow" showed her face, and simply sat cross-legged in the corner of the wall and sighed.

Chu Han had three relationships with Fang Yizhi before.The first time was the day Suolongjing flooded the water, this man tried his best to stop him from entering the water, he hesitated to speak, and he behaved quite strangely at that time.Later, when Chu Han returned to Beijing from Dali, he went to Fang's house to report missing persons.The last time he went to Fang's house for a chat, old man Guan asked for a black-and-white photo of Fang Xiaosan'er when he was just "picked up".

Chu Han knelt down, and said politely and respectfully: "Old man, if there was anything wrong with the younger generation that made you feel sad and unhappy, I apologize to you, I'm sorry."

Fang Yizhi had a bitter face, very embarrassed, and waved his hands.

Chu Han immediately said: "Then please help me out, what kind of drama is this? You acted like a ghost twice, and hundreds of families near and far were disturbed. What do you want me to do?"

Fang Yizhi stared straight at Chu Han: "I want you to stop, Master Chu Han.

"Let you stop worrying about these things, don't worry about it, do what you should do! Young people study your books or do your business, get out of here and go home!"

……

Those old eyes were tangled with layers of deep folds, full of resentment.

Chu Han said calmly, "Old man, I should have thought it was you. When the boy threw himself into the well, you said that you were there and watched. I ignored this. Of course you know the whole truth, you know What is Fang Qiantui's background? You have been trying to prevent me from investigating the truth, are you afraid of losing this adopted son?"

Chu Han put it tactfully, his sharp eyes were like an invisible knife slashing at the other person's conscience—after all, wasn't Xiao Wang persecuted to death by you guys?

Fang Yizhi avoided Chu Han's questioning, and his complexion quickly turned gray: "It is the crime I committed decades ago. My crime is unforgivable. I, I plead guilty, so I have been supporting Xiao Qiantose all these years."

Chu Han sneered: "It's a pity, Lord Qiantui probably won't accept your favor. Even the wells in Beixinqiao Town's Haiyan can't suppress that spiritual creature, and you can't hold his heart either."

Fang Yizhi said with difficulty: "...can you subdue him?"

"Are you afraid that I will use some trick to abduct him?" Chu Han didn't give him a breath, and suddenly said: "So you have been staring at me from behind. No. 3 Courtyard of Daxiangfeng Hutong not long ago was in October. The newspaper published on the 10st accidentally copied countless photos of me visiting the small building at night, which is your masterpiece, Mr. Fang."

Fang Yizhi was dumbfounded, and his hands trembled...

The man was completely discouraged, and sighed: "You can also see this kind of thing?"

Chu Han's eyes were soft and lukewarm: "I'm sorry, old man, I didn't see anything. I just guessed, and I'll trick you by the way.

"You are an insider, who else wants to scare me and make fun of me like this? I don't believe that there are ghosts and ghosts and crooked ways in this world that I can't see or understand clearly. If such a thing happens, Someone must be behind my back, pretending to be a ghost."

Chu Han spoke every word with confidence.Even if it is an "evil animal" that Zhenhai, who is cast by the Buddha King Kong spell, can't be subdued, he, Chu Han, can suppress it.

Chu Han asked again, why was Xiao Qiantose "absorbed" back then, what's so weird about that boy?You are ready to recruit!

Fang Yizhi obviously didn't want to talk about it, but he was very reluctant to be interrogated by Young Master Chu, with disdain in his eyes, that boy is very ordinary, what could be so weird?On the contrary, that place, there must be something strange in that place!

Old man Fang said, you have already been to Fuxue Hutong, but you did not step on the plate, Master Chu.The auditorium where Fuxue Primary School often holds conferences was there when the school was first established more than 600 years ago. Did you not go to see it?That is the real old site of Shuntianfu University Hall.As a person who has studied the history and antiques of the previous dynasty for most of my life, I feel that there is a big problem with the magnetic field in that place.And, you know what the Shuntian Mansion lobby used to be like!

What are you pretending to be?

Chu Han really didn't know this allusion, and he still didn't read enough books.

Mr. Fang said, heck, it's a crime to say the least.Nashun Tianfu University Hall, which was in full bloom before, was the largest, magnificent and spectacular national treasure in the old Beijing city during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.It's a pity that it was destroyed in ten years of catastrophe. It can't be found, and everything is gone!That thing is a fetish related to the geomantic omen of the imperial capital. If it is still there today, it may be able to unravel this death calamity.Of course, this is just a guess, who has the ability to do it?

As soon as Chu Han heard it, he stood up, as if a ray of light had been pulled from the depths of the original darkness, and he suddenly opened his eyes.

Chu Han glanced at Mr. Fang, couldn't help but wanted to leave.

Fang Yizhi suddenly let out a cry of grief, and even knelt down and hugged his leg tightly.

The old man was emotional, as if he was panting after extreme grief: "Boy, let go and don't go!

"I know who your father is. Your father is very capable, and you are no worse than your own father back then. I believe you. But my old man sincerely advises you, it is for your own good - you are a living Bodhisattva Can you become a Buddha immediately? Old man, I also have kindness and sympathy. Little Chitose has been trapped here for many years, and every year he lives a life that is worse than death... He will never be able to 'go back' again, this is a catastrophe A dead end in the ground."

Chu Han squatted down again, shocked and serious: "What is life better than death? What is sky collapse? Please explain clearly."

Mr. Fang looked at him deeply, and sighed: "Hey, little Qiantui is not a thing in the pool. He likes water and fears fire, but also suffers from winter. Every winter, he tosses and turns. The smoke and fire in the world are so strong that he has nowhere to hide. , How could it be possible to last in the mortal world for a long time?

"What's more, even if he wants to stay, I'm afraid someone will force him to rest... He will inevitably attract attention when he shows up. More than ten years ago, he was unable to hide in the city, was chased everywhere, and had nowhere to go. I fled to Qinghai on the plateau, and stayed in Qinghai Lake for a whole year, what a suffocating feeling...

"Did he tell you this? Or did you hear about it?"

The old man Fang's eyes were sharp, secretly looking at Chu Han's expression.

Is there such a thing……

Chu Han shook his head, never heard of it, and suddenly felt very uncomfortable, as if the pain was on himself.

At that time, Chu Han was pondering that Little House's temper was also a person who was extremely proud and self-respecting by nature, so he didn't mention the past to him.As for why Fang Yizhi said this to him specifically, he didn't think about it.

In the dead of night, there was a burst of crying and howling, and a group of night owls on the branches of the old locust tree were stunned.Chu Han solemnly pushed the other party's hand away: "I understand, thank you for your hard work today, Mr. Fang. However, I will not help him because of danger."

"Why do you have to get entangled with that thing? You are so stupid!" The old man seemed to really want to persuade a young man who didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and said hysterically: "You have something he can use now, so Xiao Qiantose will He came to you because he wanted to pester you. Otherwise, what reason do you think? Are you a young and beautiful girl or are you a female dragon? Do you think he has a crush on you? If you can’t figure it out, go home and ask you Dear father, you will understand the whole story!"

"Oh... so he still has a place for me?" Chu Han was sensitive to certain words, and didn't think carefully about the implication of Old Man Fang's words at that time...

Fang Yizhi snorted: "Otherwise, what do you think he is going to spend so much time with you? Do you think that the two of you met at the beginning because it was a coincidence? The old man will tell you the truth, son, I went to Beixinqiao that day. The bureau leader didn’t invite me to go at all, I’ve been retired for several years and I’m a rotten piece of wood. It’s Xiao Chitose who ordered me to take him there, he’s the one who wants to show up.”

Chu Han: "...Oh?"

Fang Yizhi was straightforward: "One is because he is afraid that someone irrelevant will destroy the well. The other is because he already knew that you would go, he wanted to see you, and then led you to those places step by step, otherwise how would you find the one under the palace?" Huge underground palace, who do you think took you there?"

Chu Han calmly said, "I already knew what you said. He didn't hide it from me, he told the truth."

Fang Yizhi's eyes were strange, and he frowned: "Cough! If you are not of my race, you must have a heresy in your heart. What will happen to you in the next step? Do you want you to sacrifice your life to pay for it?"

In fact, Chu Han didn't agree with every word the other party said, and especially hated the sentence "not my race".He and the old man in this house are of the same race, but they have different ways and do not conspire with each other, so it would be too much to say more.

"Okay, then help him again. What am I afraid of?" Chu Han smiled faintly.

……

Why not risk it again for him?

……

The moment Chu Han walked away, from the corner of his eye, he saw Fang Yizhi who was sitting cross-legged under the wall, suddenly put his hands forward, bent down to him deeply, put his knees on the ground, and saluted him squarely.

This person was anxious to scold him for being ignorant just now with a pale face, but now his expression was solemn, his eyes seemed to reveal sympathy, and there was also some kind of sadness and heroism, and he fell on the ground for a long time...

Later, Chu Han felt that Mr. Fang's life over the years, just like what he said about Fang San'er, was probably living a life that was worse than death, so that his words, deeds, and mentality contradicted himself.The experience of this person when he was young must be full of unknown tyranny and turmoil. There are many secrets that cannot be mentioned. His hands are stained with the blood of innocent people. He is riddled with crimes and has a split personality. find out.

If old man Fang deserved to atone for his sins, he couldn't tell what he was doing.

He didn't believe Fang Yizhi's words from the bottom of his heart.He never believed that Fang San'er ever tried to hurt him in the slightest.To put it bluntly, with Xiao Qiantose's ability, it's not difficult to do anything with him, but it's just a matter of flipping hands to make someone disappear.But that person has not really coerced him into doing anything so far.The accident in Dali, and Shen Chenghe's disappearance later, he firmly believed that Fang San'er's original intention was not.

Because it was about finding clues to Mr. Shen, Chu Han didn't delay for a moment, and immediately summoned Mr. Fang back.

The two of them now maintain a tacit contact method. As long as Chu Han wants to call someone, Fang San'er will definitely come.If he didn't show up, Chu Han should be in a hurry, something must have happened to this person.They set off at two o'clock in the morning, taking advantage of the long nights and short days of winter in the north, to explore Fuxue Hutong for the second time.

There was a trace of laziness and fatigue on Fang San'er's face, not as lively as usual.When this man walked, he took Chu Han's shoulder from behind, and half of his body weight hung on him.

Chu Han frowned and turned around: "No bones?"

Fang Chitose nodded cheekily: "No."

Chu Han said with a little disgust: "You are too heavy, don't keep pressing me when you walk."

"It's still heavy like this?" Fang San'er snorted, and a hoarse voice came from behind Chu Han's ear: "I have already recited the Qinggong formula, otherwise I will make you into a painting with one palm."

Chu Han believed this.

Fang Chitose got a very thick and earthy down jacket from nowhere, put on the hood and wrapped it with a large scarf, it was wrapped into a bloated rice dumpling, it looked ridiculous.The air was dry and cold at night, and the wind was strong. When Chu Han saw this man wrapped his entire face in a scarf, he wished he could cover his eyes as well so he wouldn't have to look at the road.

Fang San'er's eyes were squinted, the eyeballs were covered with bloodshot eyes, her complexion was pale, and the three scratch marks on her forehead became more and more conspicuous.

The cold wind was blowing into the nostrils wrapped in gravel, and the nose was dry and congested.Chu Han knew that the other party was not afraid of the cold, but the dryness of the northern winter, as well as the coal stoves burning in various places, the heating supplied, and the transpiration heat.It is difficult for ordinary people to imagine, as if the whole person is locked in a huge incinerator or alchemy furnace, the flesh and blood are roasted and burned day and night.This person must be very uncomfortable, but he doesn't say it.Little Chitose walked like him just now, not because she was tired and lingering, but because she was uncomfortable, so she didn't care about the easy and unrestrained walking in the rivers and lakes.

Thinking of this, Chu Han was very moved when he thought that the other party was still willing to be by his side.