Jiajing Spiritual Records

After finishing dinner, the two of them rested around the fire.Su Xian looked at the sleepy Ning Huan and said, "You should rest first, I will keep watch tonight."

Ning Huan groaned, and looked at Su Xian's injured right hand: "Why don't I come?"

Su Xian bent his knees and leaned against the big tree beside him, and lightly poked the flames with his wooden stick, saying: "Go to sleep, if you really encounter something, it's not something you can handle."

Ning Huan thought for a while and thought the same thing, and then said: "Well, if you want to sleep, you can wake me up anytime." Su Xian said "Yes", leaning against the tree with half-closed eyes, not knowing what he was thinking for a while .

Ning Huan took off his coat and gathered it around his body.In the dark night, the firewood crackled under the flames.Su Xian was sitting under a tree a few steps away from him, Ning Huan's whole heart felt steady, and he fell asleep unknowingly...

The road from the tomb of the Song Dynasty can be said to be very smooth.It was still dark, and the two of them had already seen the city gate not far away.

Su Xian stopped in his tracks: "The capital is ahead." He took out a plain brocade bag from his bosom, which looked quite old, with threads all over the edges, and Su Xian handed it to Ning Huan: "Before you recruited fire and burned the wet corpse, I have nothing to compensate you. You bring this kit with you. Although it can't deal with monsters like the wet corpse, it is still no problem for the anti-evil sect to keep you safe."

"Aren't you going back to Beijing with me?" Ning Huan asked.

Su Xian nodded: "I have been away from Beijing for a few days, the matter of the human face spider is over now, I have to go back to report on my duties first."

He whistled to the south, and a tall black horse came running from a distance.The black horse snorted and stopped in front of Su Xian, its thick hooves rubbing against the ground non-stop.Su Xian stepped on the pedals and got on the horse's back swiftly.He looked down at Ning Huan who was looking up at him: "See you again." After saying that, he swung his whip, and the black horse rushed out like an arrow off the string.

Ning Huan looked at Su Xian's back with regret.He originally wanted to invite him to the Ning Mansion as a guest, not just to help him explain the burning of the Red Lotus Fire, but to express his gratitude.After all, if it wasn't for Su Xian, Ning Huan would have died long ago.

Ning Huan sighed softly, raised his foot and walked forward again.It seems that the question of why he burned his family heirloom has to be solved by himself.

Ning Si, the chief steward of the Ning Mansion, heard that the young master had entered the city, so he led a group of servants to rush over: "Young master, you are back, the master and madam are almost dying of worry!"

Ning Huan was also very excited when he saw the housekeeper at home: "Uncle Ning!" Ning Si walked forward with a lantern in his hand, seeing his young master alive and well, his heart dropped.He looked around, feeling puzzled: "Young master, why did you come back alone? Where are the accompanying servants and groom?"

Ning Huan waved his hand: "Don't mention it, it won't be clear for a while."

Ning Si had already sent someone to report to the Ning Mansion, saying that the young master had returned.Mrs. Ning and Master Ning stood at the door and saw their son from a distance, with tears running down their faces.Ning Huan just got off his horse, Madam Ning went up to greet her: "Son, where have you been these days, why did you not hear from me all of a sudden, and it took you so long to come back?"

Ning Huan hurriedly supported his mother: "On the way back, my son met bandits. They robbed horses, money and everything. The servants ran away and died. I struggled on the road alone for a while, so I just got home today."

Madam Ning turned pale when she heard this: "Bandits? Did they hurt you?"

Ning Huan shook his head hastily: "I'm fine, don't worry, but there were a lot of strange things happened on the road, fortunately with the help of noble people, it has been safe and sound. It's windy here, let's go to the house first."

Master Ning echoed from the side: "Yes, yes, it is very windy here, Huan'er must have been tired a lot on this journey, let's talk in the house if we have anything to do."

After entering the main room, Master Ning ordered the kitchen to start delivering the dishes.The table was full of Ning Huan's favorite dishes, "shredded duck", "bellied chicken", and "Buddha jumps over the wall".Ning Huan ate so panicked that his entire face was almost buried in the plate.Madam Ning wiped away her tears in distress: "Eat slowly, don't choke."

Waiting for Ning Huan to eat about the same, Master Ning then asked him what happened along the way.

He put down his chopsticks, rubbed his stomach, and burped happily: "Father, mother, you really don't know what horrible and strange things have happened to me along the way." Ning Huan described all the things that happened along the way. He told Master Ning and Mrs. Ning everything in detail.When mentioning the monster with a human head and a spider body crawling out of the mummy's belly in Yizhuang, Mrs. Ning held her handkerchief and exclaimed: "There really are such terrifying monsters in the world!" Master Ning also gasped. gas.

Later, when it came to the red lotus fire that burned the wet corpse, Master Ning did not blame Ning Huan. After all, the heirloom is a dead thing no matter how precious it is, and there is only one son. Master Ning sighed: "The Taoist priests of Nanshan Temple count you Hit with robbery, let you wear the treasure left by your ancestors, it is indeed right."

Madam Ning stared reproachfully and said, "If you hadn't had some strange dream, you must have sent Huan'er to Jiangnan, where would he have encountered such a thing."

"Hey, yes, yes, I was confused. Fortunately, Huan'er is fine." Master Ning repeatedly said no, "Speaking of which, Huan'er, do you remember the name of the Jin Yiwei who saved you? I will come to the door some other day, thank you People."

"His waist card says 'Su Xian, the governor of the town', do you know him?"

"What does it look like?"

"Looks as old as me, and looks very handsome."

Father Ning shook his head, "However, I did hear that there was an eunuch in Jinyiwei who was personally promoted by the emperor. He was only eighteen years old. I don't know if it was him."

After the meal, the maids called for hot water.After taking a bath for a long time, Ning Huan got into the bed early and fell asleep, and slept until noon of the next day.

Master Ning had something to go out early in the morning, and Ning Huan was planning to go back to the house after having dinner with Mrs. Ning in the main room.He heard the announcement from the boy outside the door that Ning Huan's cousin Ning Cheng had come.

Ning Cheng crossed the threshold and walked into the room. Seeing Mrs. Ning sitting on the mat, he bowed and saluted: "Auntie! I heard that Huan'er came back and came to visit."

Madam Ning smiled, and hurriedly signaled the maids to serve tea: "Cheng'er is interested, sit down quickly!"

Ning Cheng looked at Ning Huan carefully, and he was relieved to see that he was complete: "I heard that my cousin met bandits on the road, is this really the case?"

Ning Sheng is the son of Master Ning's second brother, and he has a good relationship with Ning Huan since he was a child.This time when he heard that Ning Huan Road had encountered bandits, he rushed to Ning Mansion without stopping.

Ning Huan sighed and said: "That's right, not only met bandits but also ghosts!" Ning Huan told the ins and outs of the matter again.

Ning Cheng was horrified when he heard this: "The day before yesterday I had a drink with some friends from the government, and I did hear them talk about how the officials went to a place not far from Beijing to handle a case and never came back. I didn't expect that they were buried in the stomach of a monster." Middle. It’s really the blessing of the ancestors, I didn’t expect that red lotus to have such a magical effect.”

Mrs. Ning sighed: "Now that I think about it, I feel scared. Huan'erfu is so lucky. If there is a slight mistake in this link, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back. Hey, you said that if you have something wrong, How do you live for your mother?"

Seeing his mother wiping away tears secretly, Ning Huan hurriedly said, "Mother, cousin Ning Cheng and I still have something to say, why don't you go back to the back room to rest first?"

Mrs. Ning sighed and said: "Okay. Since Cheng'er is here to find Huan'er, I won't bother you young people as an old woman." After speaking, she stood up and left with the help of her maid.

Seeing Madam Ning walking away, Ning Cheng took out a slender carved brocade box from his bosom: "Cousin Ning Huan, actually, I brought you something good this time when I came here, which is quite shocking."

Ning Huan took the brocade box and asked suspiciously: "What is this?"

"A new rice paper shop has opened in Beijing. The rice paper produced by this shop is not only as white as silk, but also as tough as silk, and feels as silky as a beautiful woman's skin."

"Is there such a good thing?" Ning Huan carefully unfolded the rice paper, the paper was glowing in the sun, soft and smooth like a beauty with creamy skin.

"It's a pity that the owner of this rice paper shop only sells seven sheets a month. I got this 'beauty skin' from you through a lot of connections."

Ning Huan held a handful of rice paper in his arms, paper with such a delicate texture is really rare, and people couldn't put it down: "Then thank you cousin!"

Ning Huan handed over the brocade box in his hand to the servant girl, ordered them to send it to the study, and went to the "Yichun Building" with his cousin to drink.