I live on the 18th floor of Nether Community
Chapter 65 Ghost City
At the end of the corridor is a vermilion door with a bamboo curtain inside as a cover.Across the door, Jiang Miao could hear the faint noises coming from inside.
"We're here." Mouse Jing rubbed his hands and pushed open the door, then pulled the bamboo curtain violently.In an instant, the strong smell of tobacco rushed towards Jiang Miao and the other like a landslide and tsunami.
"Damn..." Jiang Xiao took a step back while covering his nose, even though he was a smoker, he really couldn't help himself.He waved his hand to disperse the smoke in front of him, half-closed his choking eyes and looked into the room. The first thing that caught his eye was the huge diamond-encrusted chandelier above his head.
Under the dazzling light, there are more than a hundred tables and chairs, all of which should be of high-quality solid wood.Four poker players sat in front of each table and chair, and almost everyone had a big cigarette stick, smoking and rubbing hemp.Different looks, ghosts and ghosts.
There are two screens erected beside the mahjong table, separating the table into semi-independent spaces.The waiters are all young ladies, wearing sexy cheongsams with high slits, walking among the various card tables with tea.Their graceful figures were projected on the wall by the lights, and they all turned into shadows with tails and sharp claws.
"Here, Mr. Liujian is over there." The fourth sister-in-law stretched out her stubby fingers and pointed to a card table in the corner, "That's the goatee with round glasses."
After she finished speaking, she untied the emerald green overcoat she was wearing, and a huge and fluffy fox tail was exposed from under the clothes.
The fourth sister-in-law turned her tail high and turned towards the largest Eight Immortals table in the center, grabbing a bald head's ear.
"Hey, fourth master, are you playing?" Fourth sister-in-law taunted eccentrically.
Seeing the fourth sister-in-law with a bald head, a sly smile bloomed on her face: "Baby is here? Why didn't you say something in advance?"
The fourth sister-in-law flicked her tail, and flicked her radish-like hand on the bald-headed chest: "You, you, the store is not good-looking, so I should play first! When I first came in, I saw two hungry The dead ghosts are wandering around the door, and you don’t care! What if the money in the store is stolen by them? What if the customer makes an opinion?!”
"Hey baby, didn't I send a mouse to take care of it?" The bald man arranged the fat buttocks of the fourth sister-in-law on his lap, and freed up one hand to touch the cards.
The fourth sister-in-law slapped the bald-headed hand hard, and said angrily, "Are you still beating?"
"It's the last one, okay, the last one." The bald head stroked the big tail of the fourth sister-in-law, frowning and threw out a card, "Yaoji."
"bump."
"Fuck...then who, mouse!" The bald head waved at the mouse spirit, "Pour a cup of tea for your fourth sister-in-law, and bring some melon and fruit snacks, my darling has lost weight recently!"
"Okay boss!" The mouse spirit nodded and bowed, turned around and slipped into the tea room.
"Brother Xiaohua, let's go over there." Jiang Xiao looked at the goatee in the corner and said late.
"Ah."
Qi Chi responded, and walked side by side with Jiang Miao towards the card table in the corner.From time to time along the way, female brand customers frequently looked up at the two of them, and then burst into snickers and discussions with an expression of excitement that could not be concealed.
Qi Chi silently stretched out a hand to protect Jiang Yao's waist, with a calm expression on his face.Jiang Miao didn't notice Qi Chi's movement, his attention was all attracted by the goatee in front of the card table.
The two came to the goatee in a blink of an eye, but the goatee turned a blind eye to their arrival.He pushed down the small sunglasses clipped on the bridge of his nose, stretched out his hand to the pile of cards, then quickly picked up a card and covered it in his hand, and quietly looked at it in front of him.
"Hey!" Goatee sighed, and angrily punched out the '[-]' card in his hand.
"Huh! Hahahahaha!" Yasha, who was sitting opposite him, pushed the cards in front of him out, and laughed, "It seems that Mr. Liujian is not lucky today! Give me money!"
"Take it, you bastard!" Mr. Liujian took a pile of coins from the table and threw them to Yasha bitterly, "Put it away, this thing is hot!"
Jiang Xiao watched them being ignored by the old man in front of him, and coughed with his fist on his chin: "Cough, is this Mr. Liujian?"
"Hurry up and count the cards!" Goatee still didn't intend to pay attention to Jiang Xiao, and cursed at the chicken essence next door, "Grandma, can't afford to have chicken feet? Chicken feet don't need to code?!"
"Old man Liujian, don't blame us if you lose the cards." Ji Jing said, "Otherwise, who will play with you in the future?"
"Stop fucking nonsense!" Mr. Liu Jian cursed and grabbed two more cards from the deck and put them in front of him.
Jiang Miao's nerves jumped, and he felt that his patience might disappear in the next second.He took a deep breath and tried his best to put on a stiff smile, and said politely, "Well, Mr. Liujian, we have something to ask you."
"Two biscuits."
"Four."
"Ten thousand."
"Eight."
Jiang Miao: "..."
This situation seems to be a little tough?
Gritting his teeth, Jiang Miao took out his Yin Soldier ID from his coat pocket, stepped on the chair, and said coldly, "I'm sorry, please cooperate."
"Yin soldiers?" Mr. Liu Jian pushed down his sunglasses, squinted at Jiang Xiao and said with a smile, "Sir, is it forbidden to play mahjong in the underworld?"
"No."
"So you want to arrest me?"
"Not at all."
Mr. Liujian chuckled, "Then why are you looking for me?...Three things."
"In red."
"Five barrels."
"eat."
"Fuck..." Jiang Xiao's face darkened, and he almost rolled up his sleeves and turned the table over.Qi Chi grabbed Jiang Miao's arm, shook his head at him, and said in a low voice, "We are here to beg for help."
"Hey, this young man knows a little bit of etiquette." Mr. Liujian answered the question while playing cards, "The time limit is 30 seconds, get out of here after you finish the question."
Jiang Miao licked his back molars, which was too fucking crazy.
Qi Chi: "I heard that there are many rare books in Mr. Bu Wen Zhai. I wonder if you can open my eyes?"
"Okay." Mr. Liu Jian picked up another card and played it out, pouted at the chicken essence, and said to Qichi, "I'm going back after playing the chicken essence, you send someone to play a few rounds with me, I If you are happy to play, I will take you to 'Bu Wen Zhai'."
As soon as Jiang Miao heard this, he knew it was over.He usually plays poker with those brothers, but he really doesn't know how to play mahjong.Seeing Qichi like this, I'm afraid it won't happen.The old man is clearly in the middle of the fun right now, and if he is not allowed to enjoy himself, it will be difficult for him to leave.
Jiang Miao curled his lips stiffly, trying to bargain: "Then what, is it possible to fight against landlords?"
Before he finished speaking, he heard Qi Chi's low voice suddenly coming from beside him.
"it is good."
"?!"
Jiang Miao looked at Qichi incredulously, thinking what is going on with Brother Xiaohua? !I saw Xi Chi elegantly took over the seat of Ji Jing and sat at the table, pushed the mahjong in front of him to the middle, followed by the other three to stack the cards skillfully.
The watch on his wrist reflected light from time to time with the movement of shuffling the cards, and he slightly hooked the corner of his lower lip and said warmly: "It's been a long time since I touched the cards, let's play two rounds with the old man today."
Looking at Brother Xiaohua like this, Jiang Miao's mood was complicated at this moment.
Today is really, opened my eyes...
Qichi's hands are beautiful, and Jiang Miao only noticed them today.He slowly took out a card from the pile of cards and looked at it, then stacked it in front of him, picked out another card and played it out, and said softly in a low voice: "Two cards."
"In red."
"Four barrels."
Qichi: "Touch."
Jiang Miao raised his eyebrows, sat down next to Qichi, and looked at him and his cards from time to time while resting his chin. He felt that Xiaohua, who was wearing a camel-colored windbreaker and beige trousers, looked very much like those rich men in the Republic of China period.
After Mr. Liujian threw another card, Xichi spread out the cards in front of him and put them aside, saying: "Kong."
Then he reached out and took another card from the pile. After seeing the suit of the card, the corners of Xichi's mouth involuntarily raised.He pushed the cards in front of him lightly, and said with a smile: "Hands on the kong, it seems that I have good luck today."
"What do you mean? This is nonsense?!" Jiang Xiao hurriedly asked.
"En." Qichi gracefully took the tea from the cheongsam lady, sipped it close to his lips, looked at Mr. Liujian and said politely, "Do you want to continue?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Shuffle the cards!" Mr. Liujian didn't seem to expect that there was actually a hemp rubbing expert among the two, and the goatee threw a pile of money to Qichi with a trembling.
Qichi didn't take the money either, and let it sit aside, calmly following a few Ma friends to continue counting cards.
Jiang Miao sat on the sidelines and watched, gradually discovering some patterns in the game.Playing mahjong itself needs to memorize the cards. You can judge the rest of the field by the ones played, and infer the cards the opponent wants to play by others. You should play familiar cards and not raw ones...
"Haha, I'm crazy!" Mr. Liu Jian pushed the cards in front of him, and laughed, "Give me money, just tell me I'm having a good time today!"
Xichi calmly returned the money that had been left aside to Mr. Liujian, then stood up and said softly, "Mr. Excuse me, follow me to the side, I have something to say to you alone."
Mr. Liu Jian waved his hand: "This is where it is going, just sit down and finish playing cards."
Qi Chi smiled faintly, then bent down and whispered something into Liu Jian's ear.Mr. Liujian's expression changed drastically in an instant, he looked at Qichi in panic, and stood up in a panic: "Go! I, let's go to the side and talk about it!"
Qi Chi nodded slightly, then turned around and walked towards a backlit corner.With a dark face, Mr. Liujian explained a few more words to Yasha and the big smoker on the poker table, then hurriedly walked towards Qichi.
Jiang Miao took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and put it in his mouth, he got up and followed with great interest.
"Tell me, what exactly do you want to do?" Mr. Liu Jian said angrily with his lips curled up.
Qi Chi smiled: "Thinking of your 'Bu Wen Zhai', let me listen to your story about a mural on the corridor of the casino."
"Oh, ridiculous!" Mr. Liu Jian sneered, "I don't know you guys, why should I take you if you want to go?"
Jiang Miao immediately rolled his eyes, this old man turned his face faster than turning a book.Why didn't I refuse when I asked them to play cards with me earlier.
"In that case... I can only tell them about your cheating by changing cards." Xi Chi raised the corner of his lips, as if going back to the poker table.
"You, you wait!" Mr. Liu Jian hastily stretched out his hand to block Xichi's path, and said viciously, "Do you have evidence for accusing me of cheating?!"
Xichi's gaze followed Mr. Liujian's collar to his coat pocket, squinted his eyes and said in a low voice, "Isn't it right inside?"
Jiang Miao locked Mr. Liujian's body quickly with his eyes and hands, and smiled shortly: "I offended the old man."
"What are you doing?!" Mr. Liujian was so frightened that Xiaoyuan's glasses fell off.
"Hush." Jiang Miao gestured for silence, took out two mahjong tiles from his pocket, pretended to be surprised, and said, "Oh, the evidence is solid. Brother Xiaohua, since the old man wants to break the appointment, Why don't we tell Sisao all about his cheating in accordance with the principle of fairness and justice?"
"Alright." Xichi nodded.
"Don't, don't, don't!" Mr. Liujian turned pale with fright, and said in a low voice, "Don't you just want to go to 'Buwenzhai' to have a look, I'll just take you there!"
Jiang Miao let go of Mr. Liujian's hand with a smile, and thoughtfully helped him stretch his clothes: "You said that if you cooperated so early, it would be over."
"Hey!" Mr. Liujian sighed dejectedly, bent down and picked up his glasses.
Mr. Liujian: "Come with me."
……
A magnolia tree is planted at the gate of Buwenzhai, and it emits a faint fragrance when the wind blows.There is an inkstone washing pool under the Magnolia, and petals fall into the pool from time to time and ripple.Such a quiet and unique place hidden in the ghost city seems a bit out of place, but it makes this noisy and noisy place a bit more elegant and dust-free.
Mr. Liujian pushed open the door of Buwenzhai, touched the moss-covered stone wall and knocked three times in one place. After hearing a muffled sound, a hidden space appeared on the wall.There is a little wax figure in the dark grid, which is carved so vividly, with a bright flame on its head.
Mr. Liujian picked up the little wax figurine and led Jiang Miao and Qichi towards the central hall.Then he brought his lips close to the wax figurine and blew, and a lantern lit up in the east, west, north, south corners of the back room.As the sight became clear, Jiang Miao suddenly found that the whole room was full of bookcases by candlelight.The bookcase should be made of huanghuali, releasing a faint woody aroma.The bookcases are filled with all kinds of books in different categories.
"You really have a lot of books here." Jiang Miao sighed sincerely.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Liujian laughed disdainfully after hearing this: "Oh, a boy who has never seen the world! These are just ordinary books."
After he finished speaking, he walked to a bookcase and touched the top floor on tiptoe, and said, "It's all here, so let's open your eyes today."
As soon as he finished speaking, the bookcase suddenly turned as if a pulley had been installed, and then turned 180 degrees.
As this bookcase suddenly changed its angle, the rest of the cabinets also began to rotate according to some special law.When the cabinets were rearranged and assembled, a staircase leading to the underground suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Miao.
"Don't stand there stupidly, let's go." Mr. Liujian held the wax figure and walked down the rotating steps without looking back.
I really didn't expect this study to have a hole in the sky?Jiang Miao followed Mr. Liujian with great interest, while Xichi walked at the end.
This revolving staircase is really not short, Jiang Xiao reckoned it would be about three floors.When they got down to the bottom, what appeared before them was a wider space.
Mr. Liujian pointed the flame of the wax figure in his hand at a kerosene lamp on the wall and lit it.With the flickering light, the lights in the other corners also lit up.
The scene in front of him became clear, Jiang Xiao raised his brows, and his eyes showed admiration.
"Many books in my library are probably older than the two of you combined. Be careful when flipping through. If you accidentally damage my books, I will kill you." Mr. Liujian Sitting on the teacher's chair, he explained in a cold voice while making tea with a purple sand pot.
"Is this the Lushan small species you drink?" Xichi raised the corners of his lips and said in a warm voice, "This tea is grown on the top of Lushan Mountain. It cannot be irrigated with ordinary water sources. It must use the Wuli Spring in the adjacent Yingzui Stream. Because of this It is extremely precious, sweet and has a hint of cinnamon in the mouth, so it is known as the deer fairy."
"You know tea too?" Mr. Liu Jian raised his eyebrows, nodded and said, "That's right, it's Deer Immortal."
"Tea is good tea, but your method of cooking tea is wrong. In this way, you have blinded the tea fairy."
Hearing what Qichi said, Mr. Liujian hooked his neck instantly, and asked suspiciously with his mouth pursed, "No? Why don't you tell me what's wrong?"
"Luxian is different from ordinary tea. It needs to be brewed with cold water. If you use boiling water to make tea, it will not only affect the color of the tea soup, but also destroy its own clearness and sweetness in taste, making this mountain tea less It has lost some of the fairy spirit that comes with it, and has more of the earthy smell of the mountain."
"really?"
"Really." Xi Chi smiled lightly, "Just now I saw a well in your small courtyard. The well water is clear and free of impurities. It must be good for soaking the deer fairy. Why don't I come and soak it for you? A pot?"
Speaking of this point, Mr. Liujian couldn't help feeling a little bit more fond of this gentle and elegant young man in front of him.He glanced sideways at Jiang Miao, who was leaning on the bookcase at this time, half-downcasting his eyes lazily, and felt that people could be taller by just one click.
"Alright." Mr. Liujian stroked his goatee, "I want to taste what this cold tea really is like."
Xi Chi nodded, turned around and left the underground library and walked towards the well in the courtyard.Jiang Miao leaned over, left the bookcase with his back, followed quickly and said with a smile, "Brother Xiao Hua, I'm going too."
"Heh." The more Mr. Liu Jian looked at Jiang Xiao, the more he felt like a monkey, and then he admired Qi Chi even more.
The bright moon is reflected in the well, and it is broken into white ripples by the falling gourds.Qi Chi leaned closer to the water ladle and took a sip, frowning slightly.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Xiao asked.
"I almost forgot that this is the underworld, no matter how clear the water is, there will still be some turbid air mixed in."
"Forget it then." Jiang Miao folded his arms and said indifferently, "Anyway, the old man has agreed for us to look for books."
"Compared with looking for books, it may be faster to ask about the murals directly." Qi Chi frowned, and suddenly took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms as if remembering something, and poured out a small pill from it. Into the well water.
"Xu Lixiang?"
Qi Chi smiled, and said softly, "From that day on, I always carry some with me."
That day……
Jiang Miao glanced away uncomfortably, only felt that the tip of his tongue was numb slightly, and the back of his ears also started to feel hot.
"Cough." Jiang Xiao coughed lightly, bit the tip of his tongue and said, "How is it, the spring water with Xu Lixiang added, is it better?"
"Jiang Miao." Qi Chi raised his head suddenly, looked at Jiang Miao with deep eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Do you still remember what happened that day?"
"Cough cough cough...!" Jiang Miao was really choked this time, tears streaming down his face.
Qi Chi stared at the other party for another moment, then pursed his lips and stood up.
"Let's go." He turned around.
"Ah, oh."
……
After Mr. Liujian drank the Lushan Souchong brewed by Qichi, his entire goatee was about to stand up happily.
"This, the taste is really different from before!" Mr. Liu Jian held the tea cup and sniffed the tea fragrance very preciously.He took another sip, then narrowed his eyes and looked at Qi Chi and said slowly, "Tell me, what do you want to ask?"
Xi Chi nodded and said, "Just now we passed the long corridor of the casino, and we saw a lot of paintings painted on the roof of the corridor, and the people in the casino said that these paintings were all made by Mr.
"That's right, I drew it." Mentioning those paintings, Mr. Liujian raised his chin quite proudly.
"One of them depicts a monk holding a golden lotus and planting it in a pond."
"That's not an ordinary monk." Mr. Liu Jian took another sip of tea and said, "He is Venerable Subhuti, one of the Buddha's ten disciples."
"The solution to emptiness comes first?" Qi Chi asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, it's him."
Jiang Miao: "Old man, what story does this painting specifically tell?"
Mr. Liujian gave Jiang Miao a blank look, and lazily said: "In the ancient wilderness, various clans fought continuously, and the world was in flames of war for a while, and the people were devastated... Subhuti went to Mount Sumeru under the order of the Buddha, and planted a tree in the Lingtan. The golden lotus is used to absorb the spirit of resentment and dissolve it in order to eliminate the karmic obstacles in the world. The Buddha recited its merits and named it the Venerable Lotus Flower."
boom--
There was a violent collapse sound in Jiang Xiao's ear.
The ancient wilderness, clan wars, Subhuti planting lotus flowers to absorb the spirit of resentment, and the third effect of Xulixiang, all these seem to be connected in series, and then form a huge spider web that binds the truth.
Venerable Lianhua?Do you mean Qichi?
Jiang Miao turned his head to look at Qi Chi, and found that the other party was also frowning at this time, his eyes were so dark that they seemed to lead to a bottomless pool.
Xichi took a deep breath, calmed down his heavy but unsteady breath, looked at Mr. Liujian and asked, "What happened next?"
"I can't remember what happened later, anyway, Venerable Lianhua did not end well." Mr. Liujian shook his head while pinching his beard, "To tell you the truth, I usually only read sweet articles, old man!"
"Ah yes, forget it then." Jiang Miao sneered, wanting to give up.
When these information points gradually began to connect together, Jiang Xiao's heart also started to panic.Especially when Mr. Liujian said that Venerable Lianhua's fate was not good, Jiang Miao's mind was full of images of himself piercing Qichi's body with a long sword.
At this moment, he is very clear that his pursuit of the truth has changed from positive to negative.I even regretted coming to the ghost market.
"Are there any other records about Venerable Lianhua in these books?" Qi Chi asked in a low voice.
Hearing what he said, Jiang Miao immediately understood that the other party obviously planned to get to the bottom of it.Forget it, it turned out that I had been arguing to find out the reason why Xi Chi stayed in the famous garden of the underworld earlier, so that I could complete the KPI.Now that things have come to this juncture, it is better to know everything that needs to be known at once.
"I remember there should be..." Mr. Liujian put the teacup aside, reached into his pocket and took out a small bronze mirror, muttering something.
Following his instructions, the small bronze mirror suddenly flew out of Mr. Liujian's palm with a "swish," and then divided into six pieces, moving quickly around Mr. Liujian.
"I see." Mr. Liu Jian nodded, and the bronze mirror returned to his arms again.Then, he hooked his fingers towards the row of bookcases on the west side, and a brown paper crane flew over from between the bookcases.
"Throw the content on the wall." Mr. Liujian commanded.
The paper crane flapped its wings, and countless words were shaken off from its wings, and then projected on the wall of the study.
"The Venerable Lianhua left Mount Sumeru after attaining the Immortal Physique, and went to the human world to appease the grievances. He also adopted a group of orphans from various clans on the battlefield and brought them to live at the foot of Buzhou Mountain. Due to the endless wars at that time, the ensuing The resentment is also very strong and prosperous, and it keeps flowing. Venerable Lianhua finally absorbed too much hostility and suffered a backlash. Since then, his mind has changed drastically, and he has become a bloodthirsty and brutal monster that is neither a god nor a ghost."
"For a while, no one in the three realms was the opponent of this monster. Just when everyone was determined to join forces to eliminate the demon, suddenly an immortal official voluntarily asked the lower realm, claiming that there was a way to seal the power of Lianhua, so as to eradicate it. After the immortal official descended to the realm , First came to Buzhou Mountain disguised as a traveling doctor, and healed the sickness of those orphans, and finally won the trust of Lianhua, then induced him to take the pill that can seal the power, and at the same time informed the Three Realms that the time has come to eliminate demons."
"Lianhua was restrained by the medicine given by the immortal official, and her ability was greatly reduced. The three realms finally worked together to eradicate the monster, and used the medicine developed by the immortal official to dissolve and dissipate the resentment released from his body. But because of those resentment The spirit was really dangerous, and while the immortals were negligent, they hid in the bodies of the orphans at the foot of Buzhou Mountain. Seeing that these orphans were about to be demonized, the fairy officials finally mobilized the sky thunder and burned down the orphans at the foot of Buzhou Mountain. Village, to prevent new monsters from appearing and causing disaster to the Three Realms again..."
The story ended here, the color of the paper crane began to dim, and then flew back to the bookcase weakly.
Holding a teacup, Mr. Liujian stared at the two people with different expressions in front of him with great interest, and pursed his mouth loudly on purpose, as if he was afraid that the world would not be chaotic.
"Oh, although this little fairy official doesn't want to see monsters messing up the Three Realms, but the method used is really low-key!" Mr. Liu Jian stroked his beard, shook his head and said, "Whatever you say, Lian Hua also became obsessed in order to appease the grievances in the world, and finally believed that others ended up in such a miserable end, it is really pitiful, pitiful..."
At the end, he still didn't forget to smack his lips and added: "So, I still prefer Tianwen!"
Jiang Miao's eyes went dark, and he felt that the blood in his body was violently surging, but his back felt chills.He propped himself against the wall to give himself a fulcrum, closed his eyes and grinned, but only showed an awkward smile.
So... was the pill that the fairy official tricked Lianhua into taking Xu Lixiang?What kind of bullshit is it to get rid of pain and lovesickness, may he live a life of clarity and worry-free?It is simply a deadly poison wrapped in layers of hypocrisy.
The deceit, except for the sword that pierced Xichi's chest in memory, was all based on deceit, a despicable false tenderness.What he was worried about finally happened, but the truth was uglier and more naked than he thought.
"I'm going...to smoke a cigarette." Jiang Xiao's voice was a little tight and dry, and he turned around while touching the cigarette and was about to go out of the house.A pair of hands grabbed him violently, and then came Xichi's deep voice.
Qichi: "Jiang Miao, listen to me first."
At this moment, Jiang Miao didn't know what expression to use to face Qichi anymore, his mind was in a mess, information flooded up, he needed time to sort them out, and then see how much he could digest Yes, how many have to be faced.
"Brother Hua, let go." Jiang Miao closed his eyes and sighed.
But the hand not only did not let him go, but pulled him even tighter.
"Qichi..." Jiang Miao turned his face and looked at Qichi wearily, "Didn't you see anything just now?"
Following Jiang Miao's question, Qi Chi's body trembled slightly.
Jiang Miao curled the corners of his lower lips bitterly: "I saw it too, the Buzhou Mountain that turned into a sea of flames, and the sky was full of red rain. Immortal officer, oh, that's when I pierced your body with a sword... ...These memories are like a collapsed water pipe, following the words and constantly rising up..."
After speaking, his voice became more and more hoarse, and he looked at Qi Chi with a self-deprecating smile and said, "Taking people's lives while taking advantage of them. This danger was designed by myself."
Following Jiang Miao's words, Qi Chi pinched his arm harder and harder, but neither of them took it into consideration at the moment.Looking at the desperately suppressed emotions in Qichi's eyes, Jiang Miao's heart sank little by little.
Self-blame, heartache, unwillingness, anger, and many other emotions gnawed wantonly in his body like maggots eating away at his bones.And when all these emotions were intertwined and stacked to the peak, Jiang Miao suddenly discovered that the emotion that appeared at the top was unwillingness?
Even though he has set up a psychological defense line for himself more than once before, but today, he is still unwilling to stand against this person in front of him.No matter what happened in the past, now, this person is his most capable partner in this world, his confidant who understands him best, and the person who... was the first to kiss.
Not being reconciled is the worst thing, because even if you know the truth, you still always want a different result.
Taking advantage of Qi Chi's momentary trance, Jiang Miao directly pushed away the opponent's hand, and quickly left Bu Wen Zhai...
……
There are thousands of river lanterns floating in the meandering river, which is not as beautiful as hell, but like heaven.
Jiang Miao found a corner with people behind him, and sat against the wall, with many burnt cigarette butts crookedly thrown beside him.His eyes were bloodshot, and he held a cigarette with a large amount of ash on the tip, looking at the river lantern slowly passing by in front of him in a daze.
"Stop smoking."
One hand snatched the cigarette butt from his mouth, and put it aside.
Jiang Miao looked at the visitor and smiled wryly: "You came here too fast."
Qi Chi frowned and stared at Jiang Miao: "I told you, before the memory is pieced together, the truth you think is not the truth."
"Qichi, the truth lies here." Jiang Miao leaned against the wall, raised his head slightly and said, "You fell into the devil's way to save the world, and I used Xu Lixiang to design and kill you for the sake of the Three Realms, and even set fire to Buzhou Mountain. The children you adopted. Each has its own position, but in the end, I have failed you."
"Jiang……"
"Now that you came to Mingyuan of the Underworld, you are waiting for the day when your memory will be restored. As for why you waited for me, you must know now." Jiang Miao touched a cigarette butt from the ground and lit it again, took a deep breath and said, "The truth, huh , it can no longer be true.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he was suddenly lifted up by a force and leaned against the wall.Immediately afterwards, his lips and tongue were suddenly pried open.
"Well……"
The heavy and suppressed breathing continued to enlarge by the ear, and the man was deep in his mouth, rolling his tongue wantonly, sucking forcefully.
"This is what I want to do more than waiting for you to seek revenge in the famous garden of the underworld!" The arm holding Jiang Xiao's shoulder became tighter and tighter. Penetrates deeper.
"Jiang Xiao, do you really understand..." The man sighed angrily.
"Qichi...you wait..." Jiang Xiao managed to avoid the shackles, and just yelled something vaguely, but was immediately gagged again.
"If I had really hated you for so many years, I wouldn't want you madly like now." Qi Chi broke Jiang Miao's head, forced the unsteady man to look at him, and continued, " If Xu Lixiang was just a product of conspiracy, she wouldn't wake me up again and again, reminding me not to hurt you..."
"Qichi..."
"I don't care what happened in the past, but at least in my memory, I never hated you, only..."
In short, it doesn't matter if you never enter reincarnation.
……
"It's five o'clock—non-residents of this place please return quickly! The gate of hell is about to close—!"
"It's five o'clock—!"
The beater's voice resounded through the streets and alleys, Jiang Xiao limp in front of the wall, the remaining blush on his face still hasn't faded.
I don't know whether Xichi's words are more effective or his kiss is more effective, but Jiang Miao is calmer now.
"Besides what you just said, do you think there is anything wrong?"
"There are too many things that are wrong, so I wonder why you didn't notice this time." Qi Chi looked at Jiang Miao's red and swollen lips, and reached out to touch them, but the other side turned his head away.
Qi Chi smiled lightly: "It can be seen that Sir Jiang panicked when he thought of turning against me."
"Seriously..." Jiang Xiao frowned and licked his bitten lip, "What else?"
"First, there is only one fairy official in the story, but his identity is not even revealed. You know, Venerable Subhuti, who planted golden lotus, is mentioned. Isn't it strange that he deliberately avoids the identity of the protagonist? "Qi Chi paused, then said again slowly, "Secondly, if I am Venerable Lianhua, what would happen to me after I was slaughtered by the Three Realms before I was resurrected? Why did I come back to life? Someone deliberately saved me Is there a way out?... These things are still unknown, let alone how you changed from a fairy official to a yin soldier."
"go on."
"Third, there is no explanation for our amnesia in the known information of the story. It's okay if the author doesn't know this. If someone wants to use the fragments that exist in our minds to re-arrange, then To reconnect these memory fragments with a false story and make us believe it is true is powerful."
"You mean, like a movie montage?"
Xichi nodded: "For example, people, dogs, funerals and bicycles, these are all real, but they can be reconnected in several ways to express completely different meanings."
Jiang Miao felt a chill down his spine, and said to himself: "If it's true as you said, then either Mr. Liujian has a problem, or there is a problem with that book."
"Actually, there is one more point that is enough to support my judgment." Qi Chi looked at Jiang Miao and said in a deep voice, "It is written in the book that Lianhua was a fairy official who met after becoming a demon. But in your memory, as early as We have already met when we were on Mount Sumeru. At that time, I was just a golden lotus."
"Fuck..." Jiang Miao bit the tip of his tongue fiercely, "Damn it, it seems like I was really fooled."
Qi Chi looked at Jiang Miao with tenderness in his eyes, couldn't help but reached out and rubbed Jiang Miao's hair, and comforted him: "I know you are reluctant to part with me, so I'm in a hurry, be good."
Jiang Miao's face turned red again, he stood up abruptly, turned around and said, "No, I'm too angry. Let's go, go back to Bu Wen Zhai."
……
"We're here." Mouse Jing rubbed his hands and pushed open the door, then pulled the bamboo curtain violently.In an instant, the strong smell of tobacco rushed towards Jiang Miao and the other like a landslide and tsunami.
"Damn..." Jiang Xiao took a step back while covering his nose, even though he was a smoker, he really couldn't help himself.He waved his hand to disperse the smoke in front of him, half-closed his choking eyes and looked into the room. The first thing that caught his eye was the huge diamond-encrusted chandelier above his head.
Under the dazzling light, there are more than a hundred tables and chairs, all of which should be of high-quality solid wood.Four poker players sat in front of each table and chair, and almost everyone had a big cigarette stick, smoking and rubbing hemp.Different looks, ghosts and ghosts.
There are two screens erected beside the mahjong table, separating the table into semi-independent spaces.The waiters are all young ladies, wearing sexy cheongsams with high slits, walking among the various card tables with tea.Their graceful figures were projected on the wall by the lights, and they all turned into shadows with tails and sharp claws.
"Here, Mr. Liujian is over there." The fourth sister-in-law stretched out her stubby fingers and pointed to a card table in the corner, "That's the goatee with round glasses."
After she finished speaking, she untied the emerald green overcoat she was wearing, and a huge and fluffy fox tail was exposed from under the clothes.
The fourth sister-in-law turned her tail high and turned towards the largest Eight Immortals table in the center, grabbing a bald head's ear.
"Hey, fourth master, are you playing?" Fourth sister-in-law taunted eccentrically.
Seeing the fourth sister-in-law with a bald head, a sly smile bloomed on her face: "Baby is here? Why didn't you say something in advance?"
The fourth sister-in-law flicked her tail, and flicked her radish-like hand on the bald-headed chest: "You, you, the store is not good-looking, so I should play first! When I first came in, I saw two hungry The dead ghosts are wandering around the door, and you don’t care! What if the money in the store is stolen by them? What if the customer makes an opinion?!”
"Hey baby, didn't I send a mouse to take care of it?" The bald man arranged the fat buttocks of the fourth sister-in-law on his lap, and freed up one hand to touch the cards.
The fourth sister-in-law slapped the bald-headed hand hard, and said angrily, "Are you still beating?"
"It's the last one, okay, the last one." The bald head stroked the big tail of the fourth sister-in-law, frowning and threw out a card, "Yaoji."
"bump."
"Fuck...then who, mouse!" The bald head waved at the mouse spirit, "Pour a cup of tea for your fourth sister-in-law, and bring some melon and fruit snacks, my darling has lost weight recently!"
"Okay boss!" The mouse spirit nodded and bowed, turned around and slipped into the tea room.
"Brother Xiaohua, let's go over there." Jiang Xiao looked at the goatee in the corner and said late.
"Ah."
Qi Chi responded, and walked side by side with Jiang Miao towards the card table in the corner.From time to time along the way, female brand customers frequently looked up at the two of them, and then burst into snickers and discussions with an expression of excitement that could not be concealed.
Qi Chi silently stretched out a hand to protect Jiang Yao's waist, with a calm expression on his face.Jiang Miao didn't notice Qi Chi's movement, his attention was all attracted by the goatee in front of the card table.
The two came to the goatee in a blink of an eye, but the goatee turned a blind eye to their arrival.He pushed down the small sunglasses clipped on the bridge of his nose, stretched out his hand to the pile of cards, then quickly picked up a card and covered it in his hand, and quietly looked at it in front of him.
"Hey!" Goatee sighed, and angrily punched out the '[-]' card in his hand.
"Huh! Hahahahaha!" Yasha, who was sitting opposite him, pushed the cards in front of him out, and laughed, "It seems that Mr. Liujian is not lucky today! Give me money!"
"Take it, you bastard!" Mr. Liujian took a pile of coins from the table and threw them to Yasha bitterly, "Put it away, this thing is hot!"
Jiang Xiao watched them being ignored by the old man in front of him, and coughed with his fist on his chin: "Cough, is this Mr. Liujian?"
"Hurry up and count the cards!" Goatee still didn't intend to pay attention to Jiang Xiao, and cursed at the chicken essence next door, "Grandma, can't afford to have chicken feet? Chicken feet don't need to code?!"
"Old man Liujian, don't blame us if you lose the cards." Ji Jing said, "Otherwise, who will play with you in the future?"
"Stop fucking nonsense!" Mr. Liu Jian cursed and grabbed two more cards from the deck and put them in front of him.
Jiang Miao's nerves jumped, and he felt that his patience might disappear in the next second.He took a deep breath and tried his best to put on a stiff smile, and said politely, "Well, Mr. Liujian, we have something to ask you."
"Two biscuits."
"Four."
"Ten thousand."
"Eight."
Jiang Miao: "..."
This situation seems to be a little tough?
Gritting his teeth, Jiang Miao took out his Yin Soldier ID from his coat pocket, stepped on the chair, and said coldly, "I'm sorry, please cooperate."
"Yin soldiers?" Mr. Liu Jian pushed down his sunglasses, squinted at Jiang Xiao and said with a smile, "Sir, is it forbidden to play mahjong in the underworld?"
"No."
"So you want to arrest me?"
"Not at all."
Mr. Liujian chuckled, "Then why are you looking for me?...Three things."
"In red."
"Five barrels."
"eat."
"Fuck..." Jiang Xiao's face darkened, and he almost rolled up his sleeves and turned the table over.Qi Chi grabbed Jiang Miao's arm, shook his head at him, and said in a low voice, "We are here to beg for help."
"Hey, this young man knows a little bit of etiquette." Mr. Liujian answered the question while playing cards, "The time limit is 30 seconds, get out of here after you finish the question."
Jiang Miao licked his back molars, which was too fucking crazy.
Qi Chi: "I heard that there are many rare books in Mr. Bu Wen Zhai. I wonder if you can open my eyes?"
"Okay." Mr. Liu Jian picked up another card and played it out, pouted at the chicken essence, and said to Qichi, "I'm going back after playing the chicken essence, you send someone to play a few rounds with me, I If you are happy to play, I will take you to 'Bu Wen Zhai'."
As soon as Jiang Miao heard this, he knew it was over.He usually plays poker with those brothers, but he really doesn't know how to play mahjong.Seeing Qichi like this, I'm afraid it won't happen.The old man is clearly in the middle of the fun right now, and if he is not allowed to enjoy himself, it will be difficult for him to leave.
Jiang Miao curled his lips stiffly, trying to bargain: "Then what, is it possible to fight against landlords?"
Before he finished speaking, he heard Qi Chi's low voice suddenly coming from beside him.
"it is good."
"?!"
Jiang Miao looked at Qichi incredulously, thinking what is going on with Brother Xiaohua? !I saw Xi Chi elegantly took over the seat of Ji Jing and sat at the table, pushed the mahjong in front of him to the middle, followed by the other three to stack the cards skillfully.
The watch on his wrist reflected light from time to time with the movement of shuffling the cards, and he slightly hooked the corner of his lower lip and said warmly: "It's been a long time since I touched the cards, let's play two rounds with the old man today."
Looking at Brother Xiaohua like this, Jiang Miao's mood was complicated at this moment.
Today is really, opened my eyes...
Qichi's hands are beautiful, and Jiang Miao only noticed them today.He slowly took out a card from the pile of cards and looked at it, then stacked it in front of him, picked out another card and played it out, and said softly in a low voice: "Two cards."
"In red."
"Four barrels."
Qichi: "Touch."
Jiang Miao raised his eyebrows, sat down next to Qichi, and looked at him and his cards from time to time while resting his chin. He felt that Xiaohua, who was wearing a camel-colored windbreaker and beige trousers, looked very much like those rich men in the Republic of China period.
After Mr. Liujian threw another card, Xichi spread out the cards in front of him and put them aside, saying: "Kong."
Then he reached out and took another card from the pile. After seeing the suit of the card, the corners of Xichi's mouth involuntarily raised.He pushed the cards in front of him lightly, and said with a smile: "Hands on the kong, it seems that I have good luck today."
"What do you mean? This is nonsense?!" Jiang Xiao hurriedly asked.
"En." Qichi gracefully took the tea from the cheongsam lady, sipped it close to his lips, looked at Mr. Liujian and said politely, "Do you want to continue?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Shuffle the cards!" Mr. Liujian didn't seem to expect that there was actually a hemp rubbing expert among the two, and the goatee threw a pile of money to Qichi with a trembling.
Qichi didn't take the money either, and let it sit aside, calmly following a few Ma friends to continue counting cards.
Jiang Miao sat on the sidelines and watched, gradually discovering some patterns in the game.Playing mahjong itself needs to memorize the cards. You can judge the rest of the field by the ones played, and infer the cards the opponent wants to play by others. You should play familiar cards and not raw ones...
"Haha, I'm crazy!" Mr. Liu Jian pushed the cards in front of him, and laughed, "Give me money, just tell me I'm having a good time today!"
Xichi calmly returned the money that had been left aside to Mr. Liujian, then stood up and said softly, "Mr. Excuse me, follow me to the side, I have something to say to you alone."
Mr. Liu Jian waved his hand: "This is where it is going, just sit down and finish playing cards."
Qi Chi smiled faintly, then bent down and whispered something into Liu Jian's ear.Mr. Liujian's expression changed drastically in an instant, he looked at Qichi in panic, and stood up in a panic: "Go! I, let's go to the side and talk about it!"
Qi Chi nodded slightly, then turned around and walked towards a backlit corner.With a dark face, Mr. Liujian explained a few more words to Yasha and the big smoker on the poker table, then hurriedly walked towards Qichi.
Jiang Miao took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and put it in his mouth, he got up and followed with great interest.
"Tell me, what exactly do you want to do?" Mr. Liu Jian said angrily with his lips curled up.
Qi Chi smiled: "Thinking of your 'Bu Wen Zhai', let me listen to your story about a mural on the corridor of the casino."
"Oh, ridiculous!" Mr. Liu Jian sneered, "I don't know you guys, why should I take you if you want to go?"
Jiang Miao immediately rolled his eyes, this old man turned his face faster than turning a book.Why didn't I refuse when I asked them to play cards with me earlier.
"In that case... I can only tell them about your cheating by changing cards." Xi Chi raised the corner of his lips, as if going back to the poker table.
"You, you wait!" Mr. Liu Jian hastily stretched out his hand to block Xichi's path, and said viciously, "Do you have evidence for accusing me of cheating?!"
Xichi's gaze followed Mr. Liujian's collar to his coat pocket, squinted his eyes and said in a low voice, "Isn't it right inside?"
Jiang Miao locked Mr. Liujian's body quickly with his eyes and hands, and smiled shortly: "I offended the old man."
"What are you doing?!" Mr. Liujian was so frightened that Xiaoyuan's glasses fell off.
"Hush." Jiang Miao gestured for silence, took out two mahjong tiles from his pocket, pretended to be surprised, and said, "Oh, the evidence is solid. Brother Xiaohua, since the old man wants to break the appointment, Why don't we tell Sisao all about his cheating in accordance with the principle of fairness and justice?"
"Alright." Xichi nodded.
"Don't, don't, don't!" Mr. Liujian turned pale with fright, and said in a low voice, "Don't you just want to go to 'Buwenzhai' to have a look, I'll just take you there!"
Jiang Miao let go of Mr. Liujian's hand with a smile, and thoughtfully helped him stretch his clothes: "You said that if you cooperated so early, it would be over."
"Hey!" Mr. Liujian sighed dejectedly, bent down and picked up his glasses.
Mr. Liujian: "Come with me."
……
A magnolia tree is planted at the gate of Buwenzhai, and it emits a faint fragrance when the wind blows.There is an inkstone washing pool under the Magnolia, and petals fall into the pool from time to time and ripple.Such a quiet and unique place hidden in the ghost city seems a bit out of place, but it makes this noisy and noisy place a bit more elegant and dust-free.
Mr. Liujian pushed open the door of Buwenzhai, touched the moss-covered stone wall and knocked three times in one place. After hearing a muffled sound, a hidden space appeared on the wall.There is a little wax figure in the dark grid, which is carved so vividly, with a bright flame on its head.
Mr. Liujian picked up the little wax figurine and led Jiang Miao and Qichi towards the central hall.Then he brought his lips close to the wax figurine and blew, and a lantern lit up in the east, west, north, south corners of the back room.As the sight became clear, Jiang Miao suddenly found that the whole room was full of bookcases by candlelight.The bookcase should be made of huanghuali, releasing a faint woody aroma.The bookcases are filled with all kinds of books in different categories.
"You really have a lot of books here." Jiang Miao sighed sincerely.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Liujian laughed disdainfully after hearing this: "Oh, a boy who has never seen the world! These are just ordinary books."
After he finished speaking, he walked to a bookcase and touched the top floor on tiptoe, and said, "It's all here, so let's open your eyes today."
As soon as he finished speaking, the bookcase suddenly turned as if a pulley had been installed, and then turned 180 degrees.
As this bookcase suddenly changed its angle, the rest of the cabinets also began to rotate according to some special law.When the cabinets were rearranged and assembled, a staircase leading to the underground suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Miao.
"Don't stand there stupidly, let's go." Mr. Liujian held the wax figure and walked down the rotating steps without looking back.
I really didn't expect this study to have a hole in the sky?Jiang Miao followed Mr. Liujian with great interest, while Xichi walked at the end.
This revolving staircase is really not short, Jiang Xiao reckoned it would be about three floors.When they got down to the bottom, what appeared before them was a wider space.
Mr. Liujian pointed the flame of the wax figure in his hand at a kerosene lamp on the wall and lit it.With the flickering light, the lights in the other corners also lit up.
The scene in front of him became clear, Jiang Xiao raised his brows, and his eyes showed admiration.
"Many books in my library are probably older than the two of you combined. Be careful when flipping through. If you accidentally damage my books, I will kill you." Mr. Liujian Sitting on the teacher's chair, he explained in a cold voice while making tea with a purple sand pot.
"Is this the Lushan small species you drink?" Xichi raised the corners of his lips and said in a warm voice, "This tea is grown on the top of Lushan Mountain. It cannot be irrigated with ordinary water sources. It must use the Wuli Spring in the adjacent Yingzui Stream. Because of this It is extremely precious, sweet and has a hint of cinnamon in the mouth, so it is known as the deer fairy."
"You know tea too?" Mr. Liu Jian raised his eyebrows, nodded and said, "That's right, it's Deer Immortal."
"Tea is good tea, but your method of cooking tea is wrong. In this way, you have blinded the tea fairy."
Hearing what Qichi said, Mr. Liujian hooked his neck instantly, and asked suspiciously with his mouth pursed, "No? Why don't you tell me what's wrong?"
"Luxian is different from ordinary tea. It needs to be brewed with cold water. If you use boiling water to make tea, it will not only affect the color of the tea soup, but also destroy its own clearness and sweetness in taste, making this mountain tea less It has lost some of the fairy spirit that comes with it, and has more of the earthy smell of the mountain."
"really?"
"Really." Xi Chi smiled lightly, "Just now I saw a well in your small courtyard. The well water is clear and free of impurities. It must be good for soaking the deer fairy. Why don't I come and soak it for you? A pot?"
Speaking of this point, Mr. Liujian couldn't help feeling a little bit more fond of this gentle and elegant young man in front of him.He glanced sideways at Jiang Miao, who was leaning on the bookcase at this time, half-downcasting his eyes lazily, and felt that people could be taller by just one click.
"Alright." Mr. Liujian stroked his goatee, "I want to taste what this cold tea really is like."
Xi Chi nodded, turned around and left the underground library and walked towards the well in the courtyard.Jiang Miao leaned over, left the bookcase with his back, followed quickly and said with a smile, "Brother Xiao Hua, I'm going too."
"Heh." The more Mr. Liu Jian looked at Jiang Xiao, the more he felt like a monkey, and then he admired Qi Chi even more.
The bright moon is reflected in the well, and it is broken into white ripples by the falling gourds.Qi Chi leaned closer to the water ladle and took a sip, frowning slightly.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Xiao asked.
"I almost forgot that this is the underworld, no matter how clear the water is, there will still be some turbid air mixed in."
"Forget it then." Jiang Miao folded his arms and said indifferently, "Anyway, the old man has agreed for us to look for books."
"Compared with looking for books, it may be faster to ask about the murals directly." Qi Chi frowned, and suddenly took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms as if remembering something, and poured out a small pill from it. Into the well water.
"Xu Lixiang?"
Qi Chi smiled, and said softly, "From that day on, I always carry some with me."
That day……
Jiang Miao glanced away uncomfortably, only felt that the tip of his tongue was numb slightly, and the back of his ears also started to feel hot.
"Cough." Jiang Xiao coughed lightly, bit the tip of his tongue and said, "How is it, the spring water with Xu Lixiang added, is it better?"
"Jiang Miao." Qi Chi raised his head suddenly, looked at Jiang Miao with deep eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Do you still remember what happened that day?"
"Cough cough cough...!" Jiang Miao was really choked this time, tears streaming down his face.
Qi Chi stared at the other party for another moment, then pursed his lips and stood up.
"Let's go." He turned around.
"Ah, oh."
……
After Mr. Liujian drank the Lushan Souchong brewed by Qichi, his entire goatee was about to stand up happily.
"This, the taste is really different from before!" Mr. Liu Jian held the tea cup and sniffed the tea fragrance very preciously.He took another sip, then narrowed his eyes and looked at Qi Chi and said slowly, "Tell me, what do you want to ask?"
Xi Chi nodded and said, "Just now we passed the long corridor of the casino, and we saw a lot of paintings painted on the roof of the corridor, and the people in the casino said that these paintings were all made by Mr.
"That's right, I drew it." Mentioning those paintings, Mr. Liujian raised his chin quite proudly.
"One of them depicts a monk holding a golden lotus and planting it in a pond."
"That's not an ordinary monk." Mr. Liu Jian took another sip of tea and said, "He is Venerable Subhuti, one of the Buddha's ten disciples."
"The solution to emptiness comes first?" Qi Chi asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, it's him."
Jiang Miao: "Old man, what story does this painting specifically tell?"
Mr. Liujian gave Jiang Miao a blank look, and lazily said: "In the ancient wilderness, various clans fought continuously, and the world was in flames of war for a while, and the people were devastated... Subhuti went to Mount Sumeru under the order of the Buddha, and planted a tree in the Lingtan. The golden lotus is used to absorb the spirit of resentment and dissolve it in order to eliminate the karmic obstacles in the world. The Buddha recited its merits and named it the Venerable Lotus Flower."
boom--
There was a violent collapse sound in Jiang Xiao's ear.
The ancient wilderness, clan wars, Subhuti planting lotus flowers to absorb the spirit of resentment, and the third effect of Xulixiang, all these seem to be connected in series, and then form a huge spider web that binds the truth.
Venerable Lianhua?Do you mean Qichi?
Jiang Miao turned his head to look at Qi Chi, and found that the other party was also frowning at this time, his eyes were so dark that they seemed to lead to a bottomless pool.
Xichi took a deep breath, calmed down his heavy but unsteady breath, looked at Mr. Liujian and asked, "What happened next?"
"I can't remember what happened later, anyway, Venerable Lianhua did not end well." Mr. Liujian shook his head while pinching his beard, "To tell you the truth, I usually only read sweet articles, old man!"
"Ah yes, forget it then." Jiang Miao sneered, wanting to give up.
When these information points gradually began to connect together, Jiang Xiao's heart also started to panic.Especially when Mr. Liujian said that Venerable Lianhua's fate was not good, Jiang Miao's mind was full of images of himself piercing Qichi's body with a long sword.
At this moment, he is very clear that his pursuit of the truth has changed from positive to negative.I even regretted coming to the ghost market.
"Are there any other records about Venerable Lianhua in these books?" Qi Chi asked in a low voice.
Hearing what he said, Jiang Miao immediately understood that the other party obviously planned to get to the bottom of it.Forget it, it turned out that I had been arguing to find out the reason why Xi Chi stayed in the famous garden of the underworld earlier, so that I could complete the KPI.Now that things have come to this juncture, it is better to know everything that needs to be known at once.
"I remember there should be..." Mr. Liujian put the teacup aside, reached into his pocket and took out a small bronze mirror, muttering something.
Following his instructions, the small bronze mirror suddenly flew out of Mr. Liujian's palm with a "swish," and then divided into six pieces, moving quickly around Mr. Liujian.
"I see." Mr. Liu Jian nodded, and the bronze mirror returned to his arms again.Then, he hooked his fingers towards the row of bookcases on the west side, and a brown paper crane flew over from between the bookcases.
"Throw the content on the wall." Mr. Liujian commanded.
The paper crane flapped its wings, and countless words were shaken off from its wings, and then projected on the wall of the study.
"The Venerable Lianhua left Mount Sumeru after attaining the Immortal Physique, and went to the human world to appease the grievances. He also adopted a group of orphans from various clans on the battlefield and brought them to live at the foot of Buzhou Mountain. Due to the endless wars at that time, the ensuing The resentment is also very strong and prosperous, and it keeps flowing. Venerable Lianhua finally absorbed too much hostility and suffered a backlash. Since then, his mind has changed drastically, and he has become a bloodthirsty and brutal monster that is neither a god nor a ghost."
"For a while, no one in the three realms was the opponent of this monster. Just when everyone was determined to join forces to eliminate the demon, suddenly an immortal official voluntarily asked the lower realm, claiming that there was a way to seal the power of Lianhua, so as to eradicate it. After the immortal official descended to the realm , First came to Buzhou Mountain disguised as a traveling doctor, and healed the sickness of those orphans, and finally won the trust of Lianhua, then induced him to take the pill that can seal the power, and at the same time informed the Three Realms that the time has come to eliminate demons."
"Lianhua was restrained by the medicine given by the immortal official, and her ability was greatly reduced. The three realms finally worked together to eradicate the monster, and used the medicine developed by the immortal official to dissolve and dissipate the resentment released from his body. But because of those resentment The spirit was really dangerous, and while the immortals were negligent, they hid in the bodies of the orphans at the foot of Buzhou Mountain. Seeing that these orphans were about to be demonized, the fairy officials finally mobilized the sky thunder and burned down the orphans at the foot of Buzhou Mountain. Village, to prevent new monsters from appearing and causing disaster to the Three Realms again..."
The story ended here, the color of the paper crane began to dim, and then flew back to the bookcase weakly.
Holding a teacup, Mr. Liujian stared at the two people with different expressions in front of him with great interest, and pursed his mouth loudly on purpose, as if he was afraid that the world would not be chaotic.
"Oh, although this little fairy official doesn't want to see monsters messing up the Three Realms, but the method used is really low-key!" Mr. Liu Jian stroked his beard, shook his head and said, "Whatever you say, Lian Hua also became obsessed in order to appease the grievances in the world, and finally believed that others ended up in such a miserable end, it is really pitiful, pitiful..."
At the end, he still didn't forget to smack his lips and added: "So, I still prefer Tianwen!"
Jiang Miao's eyes went dark, and he felt that the blood in his body was violently surging, but his back felt chills.He propped himself against the wall to give himself a fulcrum, closed his eyes and grinned, but only showed an awkward smile.
So... was the pill that the fairy official tricked Lianhua into taking Xu Lixiang?What kind of bullshit is it to get rid of pain and lovesickness, may he live a life of clarity and worry-free?It is simply a deadly poison wrapped in layers of hypocrisy.
The deceit, except for the sword that pierced Xichi's chest in memory, was all based on deceit, a despicable false tenderness.What he was worried about finally happened, but the truth was uglier and more naked than he thought.
"I'm going...to smoke a cigarette." Jiang Xiao's voice was a little tight and dry, and he turned around while touching the cigarette and was about to go out of the house.A pair of hands grabbed him violently, and then came Xichi's deep voice.
Qichi: "Jiang Miao, listen to me first."
At this moment, Jiang Miao didn't know what expression to use to face Qichi anymore, his mind was in a mess, information flooded up, he needed time to sort them out, and then see how much he could digest Yes, how many have to be faced.
"Brother Hua, let go." Jiang Miao closed his eyes and sighed.
But the hand not only did not let him go, but pulled him even tighter.
"Qichi..." Jiang Miao turned his face and looked at Qichi wearily, "Didn't you see anything just now?"
Following Jiang Miao's question, Qi Chi's body trembled slightly.
Jiang Miao curled the corners of his lower lips bitterly: "I saw it too, the Buzhou Mountain that turned into a sea of flames, and the sky was full of red rain. Immortal officer, oh, that's when I pierced your body with a sword... ...These memories are like a collapsed water pipe, following the words and constantly rising up..."
After speaking, his voice became more and more hoarse, and he looked at Qi Chi with a self-deprecating smile and said, "Taking people's lives while taking advantage of them. This danger was designed by myself."
Following Jiang Miao's words, Qi Chi pinched his arm harder and harder, but neither of them took it into consideration at the moment.Looking at the desperately suppressed emotions in Qichi's eyes, Jiang Miao's heart sank little by little.
Self-blame, heartache, unwillingness, anger, and many other emotions gnawed wantonly in his body like maggots eating away at his bones.And when all these emotions were intertwined and stacked to the peak, Jiang Miao suddenly discovered that the emotion that appeared at the top was unwillingness?
Even though he has set up a psychological defense line for himself more than once before, but today, he is still unwilling to stand against this person in front of him.No matter what happened in the past, now, this person is his most capable partner in this world, his confidant who understands him best, and the person who... was the first to kiss.
Not being reconciled is the worst thing, because even if you know the truth, you still always want a different result.
Taking advantage of Qi Chi's momentary trance, Jiang Miao directly pushed away the opponent's hand, and quickly left Bu Wen Zhai...
……
There are thousands of river lanterns floating in the meandering river, which is not as beautiful as hell, but like heaven.
Jiang Miao found a corner with people behind him, and sat against the wall, with many burnt cigarette butts crookedly thrown beside him.His eyes were bloodshot, and he held a cigarette with a large amount of ash on the tip, looking at the river lantern slowly passing by in front of him in a daze.
"Stop smoking."
One hand snatched the cigarette butt from his mouth, and put it aside.
Jiang Miao looked at the visitor and smiled wryly: "You came here too fast."
Qi Chi frowned and stared at Jiang Miao: "I told you, before the memory is pieced together, the truth you think is not the truth."
"Qichi, the truth lies here." Jiang Miao leaned against the wall, raised his head slightly and said, "You fell into the devil's way to save the world, and I used Xu Lixiang to design and kill you for the sake of the Three Realms, and even set fire to Buzhou Mountain. The children you adopted. Each has its own position, but in the end, I have failed you."
"Jiang……"
"Now that you came to Mingyuan of the Underworld, you are waiting for the day when your memory will be restored. As for why you waited for me, you must know now." Jiang Miao touched a cigarette butt from the ground and lit it again, took a deep breath and said, "The truth, huh , it can no longer be true.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he was suddenly lifted up by a force and leaned against the wall.Immediately afterwards, his lips and tongue were suddenly pried open.
"Well……"
The heavy and suppressed breathing continued to enlarge by the ear, and the man was deep in his mouth, rolling his tongue wantonly, sucking forcefully.
"This is what I want to do more than waiting for you to seek revenge in the famous garden of the underworld!" The arm holding Jiang Xiao's shoulder became tighter and tighter. Penetrates deeper.
"Jiang Xiao, do you really understand..." The man sighed angrily.
"Qichi...you wait..." Jiang Xiao managed to avoid the shackles, and just yelled something vaguely, but was immediately gagged again.
"If I had really hated you for so many years, I wouldn't want you madly like now." Qi Chi broke Jiang Miao's head, forced the unsteady man to look at him, and continued, " If Xu Lixiang was just a product of conspiracy, she wouldn't wake me up again and again, reminding me not to hurt you..."
"Qichi..."
"I don't care what happened in the past, but at least in my memory, I never hated you, only..."
In short, it doesn't matter if you never enter reincarnation.
……
"It's five o'clock—non-residents of this place please return quickly! The gate of hell is about to close—!"
"It's five o'clock—!"
The beater's voice resounded through the streets and alleys, Jiang Xiao limp in front of the wall, the remaining blush on his face still hasn't faded.
I don't know whether Xichi's words are more effective or his kiss is more effective, but Jiang Miao is calmer now.
"Besides what you just said, do you think there is anything wrong?"
"There are too many things that are wrong, so I wonder why you didn't notice this time." Qi Chi looked at Jiang Miao's red and swollen lips, and reached out to touch them, but the other side turned his head away.
Qi Chi smiled lightly: "It can be seen that Sir Jiang panicked when he thought of turning against me."
"Seriously..." Jiang Xiao frowned and licked his bitten lip, "What else?"
"First, there is only one fairy official in the story, but his identity is not even revealed. You know, Venerable Subhuti, who planted golden lotus, is mentioned. Isn't it strange that he deliberately avoids the identity of the protagonist? "Qi Chi paused, then said again slowly, "Secondly, if I am Venerable Lianhua, what would happen to me after I was slaughtered by the Three Realms before I was resurrected? Why did I come back to life? Someone deliberately saved me Is there a way out?... These things are still unknown, let alone how you changed from a fairy official to a yin soldier."
"go on."
"Third, there is no explanation for our amnesia in the known information of the story. It's okay if the author doesn't know this. If someone wants to use the fragments that exist in our minds to re-arrange, then To reconnect these memory fragments with a false story and make us believe it is true is powerful."
"You mean, like a movie montage?"
Xichi nodded: "For example, people, dogs, funerals and bicycles, these are all real, but they can be reconnected in several ways to express completely different meanings."
Jiang Miao felt a chill down his spine, and said to himself: "If it's true as you said, then either Mr. Liujian has a problem, or there is a problem with that book."
"Actually, there is one more point that is enough to support my judgment." Qi Chi looked at Jiang Miao and said in a deep voice, "It is written in the book that Lianhua was a fairy official who met after becoming a demon. But in your memory, as early as We have already met when we were on Mount Sumeru. At that time, I was just a golden lotus."
"Fuck..." Jiang Miao bit the tip of his tongue fiercely, "Damn it, it seems like I was really fooled."
Qi Chi looked at Jiang Miao with tenderness in his eyes, couldn't help but reached out and rubbed Jiang Miao's hair, and comforted him: "I know you are reluctant to part with me, so I'm in a hurry, be good."
Jiang Miao's face turned red again, he stood up abruptly, turned around and said, "No, I'm too angry. Let's go, go back to Bu Wen Zhai."
……
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