Urban Night Returner

Zhong Lecen was at home holding a few pieces of broken porcelain and facing the light fiercely.The glutinous rice balls rubbed against his feet, without the slightest sense of having made a mistake.Shen Gu pinched the back of its neck and lifted it up: "Boy, what are you talking about, did you cause trouble?"

Tangyuan twisted twice, jumped out of his hand, climbed onto Zhong Lecen's lap, rubbed her head against Zhong Lecen's hand, and put on a very innocent look.Zhong Lecen patted it on the head helplessly, and sent it to the dog ghost by the back of its neck: "Stay honestly, be careful not to be beaten."

Tangyuan had never tasted a beating in her short life, so she didn't feel threatened, and happily played with the dog ghost's tail.Zhong Lecen lifted up the tile in his hand: "Come and see."

Shen Gu took it and looked at it.The porcelain piece is very thin, and the glazed jade is generally translucent, and there is a soft feeling in the eyes.But other than that, Shen Gu didn't see anything strange: "What's wrong?"

"Can you see the fetal bone?"

"Fetal, fetal bone? What is fetal bone?"

"It's a tire made of porcelain clay, and the glaze can only be applied on the carcass. The tire is sandwiched between two layers of glaze."

"This--" Shen Gu looked at the piece of porcelain several times over and over in his hand, but he didn't see any fetal bone in the middle, "I can't see it."

"It's right if you don't see it!" Zhong Lecen raised his hand excitedly to point him out, "There is no fetal bone at all! Look, this porcelain piece is actually pure glaze! Do you know? Although it is said that bodiless porcelain is bodiless porcelain, but How can there be any porcelain that can be completely separated from the carcass? There is no earthen body, where is the glaze applied? It’s just that the carcass of bodiless porcelain is very thin, even less than one millimeter, and it is easy to deform and burst, so it is special when fired. Difficult. But no matter how thin the carcass is, there must be a carcass, but there is no carcass in this piece of porcelain, it is all pure glaze! This, this is the real rebirth, and it is impossible to exist s things!"

Shen Gu frowned: "You mean to say that this thing wasn't burned by humans?"

"Yes! I think that female ghost is most likely the former porcelain burner. This thing—let's call it ghost porcelain, she probably made it."

"Oh, one burns ghost porcelain, and the other attaches little ghosts to it to harm people. This is a good partner."

"I said, didn't you say last time that Hai Changsheng has friends who know porcelain? I think Hai Changsheng's friends are definitely not ordinary people. Ask her to ask a friend to find out about this ghost porcelain. Maybe there will be some clues. After all Binhai City is such a big place, there are definitely not many ghosts who can burn such good porcelain."

"Okay, I'll take it and ask."

"Well, Heizi is back? How are Dongfang Chen's eyes?"

"Oh, by the way, from what Grandpa Dongfang Chen said, there seems to be hope." Shen Gu repeated what little Heizi had said, "I think Heizi put his heart into it, and even went to look up "Materia Medica" to find the prescription. .”

"Really? If Dongfang Chen's eyes can really recover, even if his eyesight is poor, as long as he can see things, it will be fine. Did Heizi find any prescription?"

"Oh, it said it was Kongqing Jiabeizi. But Heizi checked again, and said that Kongqing was a scatterer, probably inappropriate."

"Scatterers? Why is it not appropriate to scatter fire?"

"Why?" Shen Gu glanced at Zhong Lecen, "Do you think it can be used?" Judging by Zhong Lecen's expression, this prescription seems not as unreliable as Xiao Heizi himself thought.

"The old man of the Dongfang family said that the blackness on Dongfang Chen's eyes was caused by the blood flowing through the eyes? If that's true, maybe this prescription just works."

"How do you say that?"

"Well--it's hard to say clearly, and I'm just a vague idea. This, this is like the cooling of an air conditioner. If Yinxue is compared to the cold wind blown by the air conditioner, then the blackness in Dongfang Chen's eyes is like that of the air conditioner." The exhaust air from the outdoor unit is cold, but the air from the outdoor unit is hot."

"Oh! Makes sense!"

"Of course, my guess may not be right, but you can try it. Kongqing is a good thing. Even if it doesn't cure Dongfang Chen's disease, at least it is a holy product for improving eyesight. It is not harmful to use it, but I don't know if I can find it. "

"What? Kongqing is hard to come by?" Shen Gu remembered that Xiao Heizi said that Kongqing is a copper-containing carbonate substance. Is it hard to find?

Zhong Lecen gave him a white look: "Do you know what Kongqing is? Don't tell me it's the copper-containing carbonate minerals or acicular aggregates that Baidu is talking about now. You have to look down and see the most important ones. .”

"Oh, what's the most important?"

"The most important thing is actually only two sentences: first, it is said in "Bie Lu" that copper essence smoked will produce empty blue; .”

"What is copper essence?"

"Very well, you caught the first point."

"Get out!" Shen Gu smiled and slapped Zhong Lecen's buttocks, "You think you are the instructor in politics class? You still need the first point and the second point, tell me!"

"Hey, you are humbly asking for advice!"

"Okay!" Shen Gu stood up, folded his fists and bowed, "Please enlighten me. Is this okay?"

Zhong Lecen laughed happily and touched his chin: "Well, children can be taught."

Shen Gu sat down, carried him over and put him on his lap: "Okay, let's be serious, teach me quickly! What is copper essence?"

"Copper essence, as the name suggests, is of course the essence of copper."

"Nonsense!" Shen Gu wanted to hit him very much, "According to what you said, what has no essence?"

"Hey, this essence is not the other essence, do you know?" Zhong Lecen poked Shen Gu's forehead with a finger, "The essence of jade is like a beautiful woman, the essence of silver is like a white rooster, and the essence of gold is like a pig." , Old woman who has become the essence of lead and tin, tell me, is this essence the same as the essence you mentioned?"

Shen Gu really didn't expect such a string of Zhong Lecen to be drawn out, he was startled: "There are so many?"

"Yes." Zhong Lecen looked at him proudly, "How is it?"

"I admit defeat, is it okay for me to admit defeat?" Shen Gu raised his hands in surrender, "Quickly preach and teach, what are these essences? Returning beautiful women and old women, really?"

"Of course it's true. I remember that in my previous life, I used to bring Luo--" Zhong Lecen swallowed back the second half of the sentence, but Shen Gu had already heard it: "Huh?"

"Hey--" Zhong Lecen smiled guiltily, "That's all in the past, in the past."

Shen Gu hugged him into his arms: "Then tell me, why are you guilty?"

Zhong Lecen said stiffly: "Who is guilty, am I afraid that you will be narrow-minded? At that time, in order to raise military expenses, I took Luo Jing to the mountains to find a group of money buried by bandits."

"How do you know there's silver there?"

"Look at the Qi! Gold, silver, pearls and jade all have 'Qi'. There are a lot of treasures in that batch, and the treasure gas is soaring at night. Just pay attention, and it is easy to see. When we went to the mountains in the dark, we saw the silver gas." Among them is a white rooster whose feathers are white and shiny like silver, that is the spirit of silver."

"Oh--" Shen Gu stroked his chin, "It turns out there really is...then have you seen the Jade Essence?"

"No--" Zhong Le Cengang said half a sentence, looking at him vigilantly, "Are you asking if Yuzhi is capable?"

"Hey--" This time it was Shen Gu's turn to laugh.Zhong Lecen grabbed him: "What are you laughing at? You just want to see beautiful women, don't you?"

"Of course." Shen Gu said boldly, "Who would want to see such a pig? The rooster doesn't even look good. Not to mention the old woman, of course it is more eye-catching to see beautiful women."

Zhong Lecen laughed angrily at him: "Forget it, you! The essence of jade is the rarest thing to see, even in places like Hetian where jade is produced, there are very few people who can see the essence of jade."

"What does the Copper Essence look like?"

"The essence of copper, as it is said in Materia Medica, is like a horse like a child. That is to say, there are horses and children. Only where the copper essence appears, can there be real kongqing. The real kongqing It has pulp in the middle, and this kind of pulp is the best medicine for improving eyesight. The sky blue mentioned now is just the sky blue—well, if the real sky blue is bone, the sky blue mentioned now is just a bone. It's just skin."

"What's that shellfish?"

"Generally speaking, a small white shell the size of a thumb is called a shellfish, but this is just like the so-called Kongqing, it is all ordinary. The real shellfish depends on the "Xiangbei Jing"."

"The Sutra of Comparing Shells? About shells? This thing also has scriptures?"

"Yes. There are very detailed records in the "Xiangbei Jing". It is said that Zhu Zhong got shellfish from Qin Gao and gave them to Yan Zhu, the prefect of Kuaiji. Zhu Zhong also said to Yan Zhu: It is more than one foot in shape like a red shell. Those with electric black clouds are called purple shells; those with white texture and red lines are called pearl shells. Purple shells can cure diseases, and pearl shells can improve eyesight. And those that look improper are inferior and have no miraculous effect. Therefore I think, if you really want to cure Dongfang Chen's eyes, you should look for pearl shells."

Shen Gu sighed: "Where can I find this?"

"I think, for Zhubei, we can ask the sharks. But for Kongqing, it depends on fate. Maybe it will be useful to go to the copper mining area, but the chance is very small. Because there are many copper mining areas in ancient times. But the real Kong Qing is extremely difficult to see."

"Merman--" Zhong Lecen said, Shen Gu remembered, "Dongfang Chen has gone back, what about Yu Yue's soul?"

"Tomorrow is the day when the drift bottle will come. Let's send the ones we saved a few days ago. There is always a way to do this. Besides, Yu Yue's child is probably about to be born, and it has been delayed for too long."

Shen Gu counted the time: "Is it more than a year?" It's too scary, do you want to be pregnant for three years and six months like Nezha?

"Yeah, Yu Yue is also very hard. But, I really can't think of how to help her now..."

Shen Gu patted his head.This problem is indeed difficult to solve. An embryo that needs to devour souls to survive, if it is not for the large number of souls they have collected, Yu Ling and Yu Yue alone will definitely not be able to keep the child. It is good to maintain this state.

The next day is a rest day.Of course, there are no fixed rest days for the profession of police. When there is no case, you can rest as much as you can, and if there is a case, you have to keep going.Fortunately, there is nothing else to do these two days, so Shen Gu can accompany Zhong Lecen to the beach to get a drift bottle.

The place they agreed on was still on the edge of a reef in Cape Taiping, where there were few people.As soon as they arrived, they saw a gleaming silver flask emerging from the water, but there was a letter in it.Zhong Lecen picked up the bottle, took out the letter to look at it, and exclaimed happily: "Yu Yue gave birth! A daughter was born, and the full moon will be in two days. Please invite us to drink the full moon wine." If there is no such thing as a full moon, it is naturally according to the habit of the baby's father.

"Really? Do you still need a soul?"

"It didn't say in the letter, so I guess there are more." Zhong Lecen put the collected souls back into the drifting bottle, threw the bottle into the water, the bottle heaved twice in the waves, and then sank with a gurgling sound.Zhong Lecen watched the drifting bottle disappear, and sighed, "Of course the birth of a baby is a good thing, but I have to live by devouring souls for the rest of my life... No, I must find a way!"

"Well, there must be a way." Shen Gu patted him, "As for Beizi, let's mention it when we go to drink the full moon wine?" How can I say that the baby was born safely, and they are also credited, right?

"Well, let Heizi go together."

"That's for sure. Go find Hai Changsheng now."

Of course, Hai Changsheng is still in his pottery bar.It is estimated that Lang Yiming had already told her Shen Gu's identity, seeing that Shen Gu's attitude was not the same as before, and took them to the back room to talk, with a little alienation in his politeness: "Mr. Shen."

"Boss Hai, there is something I would like to ask you to do."

Hai Changsheng smiled: "Mr. Shen is too polite, please tell me what you want. This is--"

"This is Zhong Lecen."

Hai Changsheng was slightly moved: "Could it be the Zhong family--"

"Correct."

"Oh, Mr. Zhong, please sit down."

Zhong Lecen smiled at her: "Boss Hai, please. Last time, Boss Hai told Shen Gu that there is a friend who knows porcelain, right?"

"Oh, yes, but she's a duty--" Hai Changsheng swallowed the last word.Shen Gu glanced at her, he instinctively felt that the word Hai Changsheng didn't say was "person". It seems that this friend is not a person, that's for sure.

"We don't doubt your friend, but there is something we want to ask him to take a look at." Zhong Lecen took out a piece of porcelain, which was a blank piece with no pattern on the brand, "There are bodiless porcelain like this in Binhai. Who can burn it?"

Hai Changsheng held it in his hand, looked carefully, and said hesitantly, "What's wrong with this porcelain?"

"There is nothing about porcelain, but we want to know who can burn such porcelain."

Hai Changsheng's eyes flickered, but he didn't answer right away.But if there is no answer, it means that he has already answered, Shen Gu immediately said: "This porcelain is made by Boss Hai's friend, right?"

Hai Changsheng's expression changed: "Although bodiless porcelain is not easy to make, I have also learned from her, and I can make it occasionally. Since I can make it, there must be others who can."

Zhong Lecen smiled: "Boss Hai, bodiless porcelain is not difficult to burn, but can Boss Hai also burn this kind of porcelain that has no fetal bone and only pure glaze?"

Hai Changsheng was speechless and kept his mouth shut.Zhong Lecen adjusted his glasses: "Boss Hai, I heard from Shen Gu that you have a safety certificate, and you have been kind to people in Binhai these years, but the person who burns this porcelain is killing people."

"Impossible!" Hai Changsheng blurted out, "She has never killed anyone! And she is not a demon, she is—"

"She's a ghost, isn't she?"

"Yes. But she didn't kill anyone, she just wanted to burn the best porcelain."

"If she didn't kill someone, someone is using her to kill someone."

"Someone is using her?"

"Yes. Some people use the porcelain she burned to possess ghosts to kill people. If you are sure that she will not kill people, then please help us find her and find out the matter early. It will be good for her, isn't it?"

Hai Changsheng was silent for a while, and then said: "I have known her for two years, when I first came to Binhai. She was burned to death in a porcelain kiln, and her wish was to make the best bodiless porcelain. She taught me how to make pottery, and I made pottery clay for her... Later, the pottery bar was busy, and there were too many strangers, so she didn't come often. But she never harmed anyone, and I have lived for thousands of years, I can see it Too much, I can see if I have killed anyone!"

"Have you been in touch with this friend recently?"

"Recently... not at all. As I said, because too many strangers come to Tao Bar, she doesn't come here often."

"Then can you find her? If she really didn't harm anyone, we won't do anything. We just want to find out the real murderer."

Hai Changsheng hesitated for a while: "Can you guarantee that if she doesn't harm anyone, you won't hurt her? I know that your Zhong family specializes in exorcising ghosts."

Zhong Lecen smiled: "The Zhong family exorcises harmful ghosts and non-harmful ghosts. What do they drive her out of? Besides, the Zhong family often saves ghosts. You know, staying in the world is not a good thing, not only losing the chance of reincarnation. , and will gradually be invaded by yang energy, and finally the soul will be scattered. So I still hope that I can transcend the ghosts that are not evil."

"...Okay then, I'll take you to find her. But wait until it gets dark."

But Shen Gu and Zhong Le and Cen Kong had a good time, because Hai Changsheng took them to the demolition house where Dongfang Chen had suffered a lot, and it was taken for granted that there would be nothing in it.Even Hai Changsheng himself was surprised: "Why, it's here... a small door, but very elegant and clean, called 'Dihuaxuan', and there are porcelains made by herself in the window-why, why Nothing? She never told me..."

"Is there another way to contact me?"

Hai Changsheng shook his head.

Zhong Lecen pondered for a while, then asked: "There is no porcelain kiln here, where is her porcelain fired?"

"The porcelain kiln where she was burned to death more than a hundred years ago."

"A hundred years ago?" Zhong Lecen was surprised, "She can still go back to a hundred years ago? What a big grievance!"

"She said that the kiln is here."

"Here?" Zhong Lecen glanced at Shen Gu, who was moved in his heart: "Dayaogou? Could it be that there was a porcelain kiln here a hundred years ago?"

"I don't know, that's what she said."

"Okay." Zhong Lecen nodded, "Then, can you tell us everything you know about her?"

"Her name is Mr. Zhu, Mr. Xie Zhu. I heard from her that her family moved here from Jingdezhen. Her husband's family was also a family in the porcelain business. Later, she was convicted for failing to make bodiless porcelain, and her family was in decline, so she left Jingdezhen. Yes. But even though she left, her husband never gave up, and always wanted to make the best bodiless porcelain. Zhu Jun’s natal family is also a porcelain burner, and she has been developing bodiless porcelain with her husband, but was accidentally burned to death in a porcelain kiln But she has always been obsessed with bodiless porcelain, so she has been staying here. Now she can make the best bodiless porcelain, even without the carcass but with pure glaze, but she is dead. Although the porcelain is good, it is useless ..."

Shen Gu took a look at Zhong Lecen, thinking that this is exactly what they thought at the time, no wonder "human tissue" would fall out of the porcelain card, and Bing Bing's father said that the woman he saw had very dark skin, now that he thinks about it, then It was because she was indeed burnt.

Zhong Lecen obviously also thought about it, and his face was a little pale: "So that's the case. Then, does anyone else know about the kind of porcelain she made?"

"I'm not sure about that. She opened a store here, but Mr. Zhong must know that there are not many people who can see this store, and probably even fewer people will buy it..."

"I understand that. But, that said, she sold it anyway, didn't she?"

"It's just for sale, so there should be nothing, right? As far as I know, there are people who go to the ghost market to buy things."

"You're right, if it's just for sale, of course it's nothing. Thank you for your clues, Shen Gu, let's say goodbye."