Buddha's Book of Beauty

After waking up in the morning, Gu Tao's eyes were sleepy, and he subconsciously touched his wrist, but he couldn't touch anything, it was empty.She closed her eyes and touched it back and forth several times, but she didn't feel anything. She felt that something was wrong. When she opened her eyes suddenly, she found that there was no snake in her hand.As soon as she turned to the inside of the bed, she was a little startled. There was a naked child lying next to her!The child was still asleep and turned over. She didn't realize it all at once and fell off the bed.

"The snake disappeared, but a little boy appeared...Could it be that someone wants to exchange a child for my Huahua?" Thinking of this possibility, she immediately stood up, shook the child awake, and wrapped him in a quilt.

"Tao Tao, what's wrong?" The child rubbed his eyes.

"You..." Gu Tao looked at him, with red eyes, he was a child again, could it be that the snake turned into a human? "Are you Xiaohong?" She tried to ask. "Tao Tao...I like your name 'Hua Hua'..." He was not very fluent in speaking, but when he was talking, he wanted to come up to lick her face again. Gu Tao tore him off his body, and the quilt slid down. She didn't feel embarrassed at all, she just smiled.The little face carved in powder and jade is smoother than a peeled egg.The eyes were bright and clear, like fine rubies.Gu Tao wrapped him in the quilt again, and warned him not to move around, or she would throw him away if he caught a cold, "Tao Tao, the snake...isn't cold..." He moved around, and finally choked out this sentence talk.

"You..." Gu Tao stared at him viciously, tears filled his eyes, and he only looked at her.Gu Tao originally wanted him to say the "Covenant of Joint Oath", but seeing that he couldn't even speak clearly, he thought about waiting for a while.With a slip of her hand, Huahua turned into a snake again, wrapping around her wrist.

Although Shengjing had some aura, it was still not as strong as Chunyue. She poked Huahua's head, but he just fell asleep.Thinking that he would turn into a child at any moment, she dressed neatly and set off to "Caiyun Pavilion" - the most prestigious tailoring room in Shengjing.

She walked faster, and bumped into an old man with white hair, "I'm sorry—" The old man covered his face with white hair, and there were some dead leaves on his head, and his body was also dirty, but he didn't have any peculiar smell on his body, Gu Tao Secretly marveling, he took off the leaves on his head.

"Girl, it's not appropriate to go out today—" the old man advised with a hoarse voice.

"Thank you." Gu Tao was about to move on.

"Girl, once you go this way, I'm afraid it will be difficult to return." The old man's words were suspended, Gu Tao said: "Old man, if it's usual, I might listen to you to break up, but today I really have something to say, so I'm leaving." While the old man was not paying attention, she put two gold leaves on him and left.The old man smiled wryly when he touched the gold leaf, his palms had distinct knuckles and were as slender as bamboo.He took two steps in three steps, he didn't look like an elderly person at all, he disappeared after a while.

Caiyun Pavilion.Gu Tao was dressed in coarse cloth, and the people in Caiyun Pavilion couldn't help being a bit contemptuous when they saw it. It happened that Ruan Mei brought Shen Shu to choose clothes, and when they saw her, they couldn't help but glance behind her.

"My brother didn't come, I was alone." She smiled slightly.

"Who said you want to find him? You, you don't seem to have much money, so let's do it, if you call me three times, good sister, I will pay for the clothes for you." The flying geese amber jade pendant swayed gently, shining brightly, the light made Gu Tao's eyes hurt.

Shen Shu said from the side: "Sister Ruan, there are some new fabrics inside, you go and have a look, I will persuade this girl."

"You? Well, I'll give you credit for persuading me." With an arrogant look on her face, she turned and went to the fitting room.

"Little sister, what's your name?" Shen Shu leaned over and asked.

"Gu Tao." She had a good impression of the handsome woman in front of her.

"Listen to me and follow Sister Ruan's wishes, don't go against her..." She quietly handed her two ingots of gold as she spoke. "This..." Gu Tao looked at her, she was just talking, and shook his head slightly at her, Gu Tao understood her kindness, but returned the gold to her.

"Sister Shen, how do you say?" Ruan Mei changed into a floating brocade. This kind of fabric was purchased from Gaochang Kingdom. The floating brocade is smooth and soft, and it is decorated with nine-color pearls. Under the sunlight, the brilliance fluctuates. There is nothing to touch in case of heavy rain.

"Sister Ruan, this brocade dress looks even more beautiful." She sincerely praised her. She knew that she was not as good-looking as Ruan Mei and was just a foil, but she still praised her sincerely.

"You go and pick out a suit too, the satin material is a bit old." Ruan Mei's father, Ruan Ji, was the governor of Zhili, who had the military and administrative power to manage several provinces. Shen Shu's father, Shen You, was the prince. It's an honorary title.That's why Ruan Mei has always been arrogant when speaking.

"No, your Fuguang brocade is worth hardware. Although it looks good, I have already made a few new clothes in a hurry, which is enough."

"That's right, not everyone can afford this material." Gu Tao saw that she spoke condescendingly, and Shen Shuguo really lived up to her name, "Quiet girl like Shu", quiet and steady, neither humble nor overbearing.

"How? Little girl, but do you want to call me sister?" Gu Tao ignored her, and only took out a small brocade belt, and took out five gold leaves from it. She had already practiced the Taoist technique of "turning a stone into gold". Perfect. "The lady boss—"

"Come here, miss, what do you need?"

"Except for Fuguangjin, show me other clothes that are suitable for autumn and winter." Ruan Mei felt a little uncomfortable when she heard that.

"Did you steal your gold leaves from somewhere else? Seeing that you are just a country girl, where did you get so many gold leaves?"

"Sister, there is a very small word 'Gu' on each leaf, and this girl's surname is Gu, so it shouldn't be like this." Ruan Mei glared at Shen Shu, "You are protecting her, don't think that you just now I didn't see stealing from her! And you, country girl, don't dirty the place in Shengjing. If you give in to me today, I won't care about what happened yesterday. Otherwise, don't you guys want to go? Chunyue? Without my permission, let’s see if the city guards let you go!” Her words were true, the nine admirals were in charge of the guards inside and outside the nine inner gates of Shengjing, and the guards were still Knowing her as the admiral's daughter, if she charges Gu Taoan with a crime and prevents her from leaving the city, it will only be a blink of an eye.

"What a big tone!" A person came to the door, tall and tall, full of heroic spirit, wearing a snow-blue brocade robe.If he didn't take a closer look, Gu Tao thought she was a pretty girl.Shen Shu and Ruan Mei were also taken aback for a moment.

"I have long heard that the young lady of the admiral's family is charming, but I don't see 'Mei' now, but 'Jiao' sees it very clearly!" She threw down her brocade robe, and the servant next to her hurriedly followed suit.

"You, who are you? How dare you reprimand me like this!" My father at home had never reprimanded her like this, but he was wronged a lot when he came out.

"The sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes are nothing to worry about. It's just that Caiyun Pavilion is open for business, and you can buy clothes if you have money. I have never heard of the principle of 'calling someone's sister'. If an old woman comes here to buy clothes, calling your sister is not wronged." Do you?" The boy and the proprietress next to him both smiled sullenly.

"You... report your name, Miss Ben wants to see who gave you the courage!"

"Su Liquan." She cupped her hands slightly, but bowed in the direction of Shen Shu and Gu Tao, and nodded slightly to Shen Shu.Although this Su Liquan is a daughter, she has been in the military camp all year round and does not live in the capital, and she keeps a low profile, so it is reasonable for Ruan Mei not to know about it. "Can you tell me the name of the lady with the sword?"

"Gu Tao." This Su Liquan spoke to her liking.

"Miss, I heard that General Lu has an only daughter, fifteen years old, named Su Lixi. She thought the word 'xi' was too soft, so she changed her name to 'Su Liquan'."

"Su Zhuguo's daughter?" Ruan Mei changed her expression and said with a smile on her face: "It's all a misunderstanding, misunderstanding, Miss Su, this girl bumped into me a few days ago, I was just joking with her, don't take it seriously."

"Oh, a collision? I remember yesterday, but I didn't say a word to you!" Gu Tao didn't give face.

"Sister...you're joking!" Ruan Mei warned her with her eyes, but Gu Tao snorted coldly and said no more.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, let's let it go!" Su Liquan said.

"Yes, I have something else to do, so I'm leaving first. Sister Shen, you can pick some more favorites here, and I'll go back first."

"Sister, go slowly." Shen Shu naturally knew that Ruan Mei felt that Su Liquan didn't give her face, so she asked her to come here and say something nice for her.

"You two, would you like to go with me to 'Yipinlou' for a cup of tea?" Su Liquan was lonely in the army, and maybe he hadn't seen Shen Shu for a long time, and he had a good relationship with Gu Tao. Gu Tao felt that Su Liquan was also a The heroine of the female middle school, after buying the clothes, put on a robe, asked someone to send them to the post station, and followed them to Yipinlou.

It was raining slightly outside the window, and the three of them were making tea by the window, chatting nonsense, which was quite interesting.

"I didn't expect Miss Su to have such unique insights into swordsmanship!" Gu Tao was extremely impressed after hearing her insights into sword practice.

"Gu Tao... You are welcome, girl. You are only 13 years old, and you have already practiced the [-] moves of the "Evil Resisting Sword Manual". I am so ashamed!" ".

"Miss Su... Since we all know each other's names, how about calling them by names from now on?" Gu Tao said.

Su Liquan and Shen Shu glanced at each other, and felt that this informal man was very different from those noble girls in the capital called sisters and sisters. "Does Miss Gu Tao have a sign?" Shen Shu asked.

"This...let me think about it." Gu Tao had written on his watch before, but he didn't use it for a long time, so he couldn't remember clearly. "Le Tao."

"Gentleman Tao Tao, Le Tao's parents must want you to be happy." Shen Shu's eyes were gloomy, and there was a hint of disappointment in them, but it disappeared quickly.

"I can't even remember what they looked like...Don't talk about them, where are your names?"

"Quiet girl."

"Long Xia."

"Although I'm smaller, do you mind if I call you by your names?"

"You're a big kid, Le Tao doesn't have to be so polite."

"Today is such a joy, it's rare to meet two people who hit it off so well! Er, serve the wine!" Gu Tao shouted the word "serve the wine", and everyone at the table looked at them.Su Liquan and Shen Shu stopped him: "Spirit wine is fine, fruit wine is fine."

"Then... Serve the fruit wine!"

Xiao Er brought a cup of fruit wine, which was fragrant but not strong, Shen Shu did not dare to drink alcohol due to family rules, and only drank tea at the side.Over there, Su Liquan and Gu Tao drank happily.

"Unexpectedly, sister Jing is so familiar with the minds of the major sword books. If I am half as eager to learn as you, brother will be extremely happy!"

"It's just to pass the time in my spare time. I just know how to draw from a gourd. It's not really a skill." She is very modest, neither arrogant nor arrogant, with a light complexion and soft eyes. Su Liquan is drinking fruit wine, a little drunk, and holds his Putting it on her shoulder, Shen Shu visibly stiffened, but did not move.

"Sister Jing, look at you, you look good, you are full of talent and learning, you are gentle and pleasant, who..." She pulled up a lock of her hair, "Whoever marries you must be a blessing!"

"Hey...Sister Jing, why are you blushing...Didn't you...didn't drink?" Gu Tao also leaned on her body. "Sister Jing, you are much more beautiful than that barbaric Han Mei, man, the most important...the most important thing is temperament..." The two drank three cups of wine and fell drunk on Shen Shu.Feeling helpless, she called her maid to send them back.

Su Liquan had her own servant to escort her, so she called her maidservant and personally escorted Gu Tao back.Seeing Su Liquan arrive home, she turned around and got into the carriage, only to find that Gu Tao was gone.Asking the maid on the side also "doesn't know three things", she was a little worried, and went back to the "Yipinlou" to ask, but there was no trace of Gu Tao, she went to the Qinxue Station, found Rong Yu, and said that Gu Tao had not returned.

She was really uneasy, so she talked about Ruan Mei's usual methods, when servants met her in a bad mood, if they were lucky, they would just get a few boards, but if they were unlucky, she had plenty of ways to torture people.On a rainy day, the road was slippery, and the maid accidentally bumped into her and covered her body with her hands, but Ruan Mei sold her to the brothel because her clothes were splashed by the rain.The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. Rong Yu saw her expression was different, and she felt very uneasy.Yan Anzang went back to Yan's house, but he hadn't returned for many years, so he had to go to pay respects to his deceased parents.

With Rong Yu's cultivation level, he was unable to use divination to measure Gu Tao's position at this time.

The sky was already dark, and the season from autumn to winter was cold, so Shen Shu stayed in the station for half an hour to discuss with her.Ask Ruan Mei directly, she will definitely not admit it, and will accuse her of framing, maybe even implicate Rong Yu and others.

"Mr. Gu, may I ask how far you have cultivated?" Shen Shu only had worries in her eyes, she could not doubt him, and said, "The middle stage of spiritual dimension."

"Can you do it with ease?"

"generally."

"Well, as far as I know, although Ruan Mei has experts around her, they are all in the middle stage of the spiritual dimension. There will be a curfew in two hours. If you believe me, come with me to the Ruan Mansion. Then please Concentrate your breath and wait on the roof..."

After the two agreed, they went out of the post station, and Shen Shu told Xiao Er that if Yan Anzang came back, she would say that Rong and the young master had something to go out.Xiao Er was a little embarrassed, "This young master is not easy to talk to, we don't dare to get close to him..." Rong Yu usually looks modest when he sees him, why is he "not easy to talk"?

"Young master, if you leave a letter or some token, it will teach us not to arouse suspicion and disgust!" Xiaoer said.Rong Yu has never worn jade on his body, he thought for a while, left a Boshan chess piece, thanked him, and went out with Shen Shu.

Shen Shu came to visit Ruan Mei, but the gate of Ruan's mansion was locked tightly. The servant said that Ruan Mei had fallen asleep and asked her to come back tomorrow.Shen Shu expected that she would be like this, so she said to the boy who sent the message: "Please tell your lady that Gu Tao's sister is very sorry for what happened today, but she is not in good health today, so ask me to tell you about it tomorrow. At noon, I would like to invite Sister Ruan to the Yipin Building, and I will apologize to her in person." After she finished speaking, she left calmly, Rong Yu sneaked into the Ruan Mansion, and followed the map given by Shen Shu, quietly lurking above Ruan Mei's room.

"You idiots, didn't you say you already got rid of him?" Ruan Mei threw the vase out.

"Miss, we did send her into..."

"Keep your voice down! Then why did Shen Shu come here to invite me?"

"Maybe that girl escaped by herself..."

"Are you stupid? How could someone come out of that place alive!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

"No, it's okay if she dies, but if she comes out alive, tell me about that place, then I'll be in big trouble! Prepare the car, I want to see it with my own eyes—"

"No, miss, the ground outside is slippery, there are extremely evil doors there, you..."

"Go away, are you going to obey Miss Ben's orders? Prepare the car!" Ruan Mei kicked the servant.

"Yes, miss!"

Rong He followed Ruan Mei's carriage and made marks along the way.When the carriage arrived at a mansion, it disappeared.This mansion looks old, the walls are peeling off, and there are only a few dimly lit lanterns inside. The three words "Loyalty Hall" are engraved on the plaque, which was built for the homeless martyrs on the battlefield , Specially used to enshrine their tablets and tombstones, usually few people come, but during the Ching Ming Festival, there will be some people who are grateful for their contributions, bring flowers and pastries, and worship here.

Rong Yu searched inside and outside the mansion, but he didn't see anyone.Shen Shu hurried over with two servants.Before Shen Shu arrived, she was caught by something.He made up his mind, the most prominent thing in the museum was the tablet and the tombstone in the back garden.

"There is only one gate here, and there is no place to hide. The tombstone... the gate of the yin house..." Rong Yu extinguished all the lanterns, opened a hole in his hand, and saw the third tombstone on the left in the middle. With a green light, he was drawing spiritual energy from his wound.At this time, his cultivation base has not yet reached Emperor Wei, and he is not a person born with spiritual veins, so he cannot find the entrance to the yin house with only spiritual knowledge.There is a lot of yin here, and the people who built the house have set boundaries. In the darkness, things that are dark in blood can best guide the direction.

He pressed the wound, and drew a gossip in front of the glowing tombstone. The gossip is a symbol, pointing to the Kangong Shengmen in the north, and a small door appeared at the fourth tombstone on the right.If Rong Yu had just entered from the third tombstone on the left, he would have entered the gate of death, and the gate of death is opposite to the gate of life. Once he entered, he would not be able to get out.The people who set up the formation were very careful, as if they expected that someone would use blood-dark objects to guide the direction, so they led them into the gate of death.Fortunately, Rong Yu was careful, and tested the direction with the gossip talisman array, so he escaped the catastrophe.He left a mark on the tombstone and entered through the Shengmen.

Two people came from behind, following the mark left by Rong Yu, they also entered the private house.