Half River Autumn Moon and River Spring [Rat and Cat]

Gongsun Ce poured a pot of calendula tea comfortably, sat on the rattan chair outside the study door and sipped the tea leisurely while shaking a feather fan. Humanity: "You two, be careful. Some books are rare editions. There is only one book in the world, but it is old. Don't damage it. If it is damaged, Mr. Bao will feel distressed!"

Zhan Zhao managed to remove all the books on the upper shelves, but they were covered in ashes. Bai Yutang leaned over, brushed Zhan Zhao's head expressionlessly, and said solemnly, "It was a good one. A black cat, soon to be a gray cat."

Just as Zhan Zhao was about to speak, he was choked by a pile of ashes. After coughing for a long time, he looked at a certain mouse and said, "Don't gloat over there, why don't you hurry up and help!"

Bai Yutang said: "Aren't there usually a lot of people in your Kaifeng mansion? Why is there no one there when it's needed?"

Zhan Zhao said: "It's not a good day for you, a mouse. It's a rare day when Kaifeng Mansion is free and everyone goes out for a walk...but I was dragged by you to work hard here. It's better for you, just stand by and just watch." Don't practice!"

Bai Yutang glanced at the bookshelf, then froze with his head raised.

Zhan Zhao looked at him, and saw Bai Yutang standing with his hands behind his back, his head slightly tilted up, dressed in white clothes yet luxurious, in the room full of sunlight, he suddenly looked a little ethereal, like a banished fairy left behind in the mortal world, independent from the world .

It was just that Bai Yutang said a word, which made Zhan Zhao feel frustrated.

"Cat, it's so gray."

Zhan Zhao sighed, have you ever seen a mouse with a cleanliness freak, this one is it!So Zhan Zhao was so angry that he hugged a pile of books and walked back and forth in and out of the room. After walking twice, he saw the mouse hesitantly picking up the books with his hands, and saw the mouse looking aggrieved and wanted to help but was afraid. With a dirty look, Zhan Zhao especially wanted to laugh...

When going in again, Zhan Zhao thought about it, looked at the ashes all over his body, and suddenly smirked.

He waved at Bai Yutang solemnly: "Yutang, come here."

Bai Yutang turned his head and saw that Zhan Zhao was looking at him with a smile, and blinked his eyes: "Why?" As he asked, he put down the book in his hand and walked towards Zhan Zhao.

When he walked up to Zhan Zhao and stood still, he asked again, "What's the matter?"

Zhan Zhao showed a sly smile, suddenly hugged Bai Yutang, and rubbed against him...

Bai Yutang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted, "Zhan Zhao! What are you doing!"

Zhan Zhao let go of Bai Yutang, looked at his masterpiece with a smile, then touched his chin and made a conclusion: "Grey mouse."

Bai Yutang looked down at his original snow-white clothes being rubbed black by someone, and there were two "cat paws" marks on his waist, and he couldn't help saying angrily: "Smelly cat, you!"

Zhan Zhao waved his hand: "Okay, okay, it's dirty, hurry up and help move the books, and just go take a shower after moving!" Then he ran to move the books again, so happy.

Bai Yutang looked at the smug Zhan Zhao in a panic, ground his teeth for a while, and suddenly thought of something, so he slipped to Zhan Zhao's side, and sighed in a very tactful manner.

Zhan Zhao looked back at him with doubts on his face.

Bai Yutang leaned closer, and said ambiguously, "Cat, I didn't expect you to throw yourself into your arms just now..."

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Gongsun Ce outside the room spewed out a mouthful of tea, he coughed a few times, covered his mouth with his hands and sniggered, before laughing for a long time, a person appeared, his tall figure suddenly blocked the light on his face sunshine...

"Mr. Gongsun, what is so ridiculous?"

Gongsun Ce raised his head, blinked, and said with a smile, "My lord, how about having a cup of tea and watching a good show with the students?"

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So when the cat and the mouse came out, I saw the Qingtian master of Kaifeng Mansion enjoying tea and chewing dried fruit with his teacher in a very leisurely manner, looking like he was watching a play in a teahouse...

With a gray face on his face, Zhan Zhao looked at the two of them helplessly, and called out politely, "My lord, Mr. Gongsun."

Bai Yutang shook his clothes, glanced at the two of them, nodded slightly, and said nothing with a cold face.

Bao Zheng saw that Bai Yutang's face was not looking good, so he got up and said with a smile: "I heard from Mr. Gongsun that Zhan Huwei and Bai Shaoxia took the initiative to ask Ying to help Kaifeng Mansion publish books. It's really hard for you two!"

Zhan Zhao looked back at the already messy study room, the corner of his mouth twitched, what's the trouble, are you here to make trouble?

Gongsun turned his face away to smile, his shoulders were still shaking.

Bai Yutang took a step forward, without blushing, and without beating his heart, he said, "You're welcome."

Zhan Zhao was powerless, and said in his heart that I don't know this person, don't know, don't know.

Bao Zheng grabbed his beard, looked at Bai Yutang and said: "It is said that talented people come out from generation to generation. Young Hero Bai really has the posture of raising his head. The virtue of subduing dragons and phoenixes is terrifying for future generations! If I, the Great Song Dynasty, can win It is really a great fortune for the country to be helped by such a romantic person like Bai Shaoxia!"

Gongsun Ce almost spit out again, thinking: This old man wants to recruit Bai Yutang to serve the imperial court again, this flattering skill is really good, every time he exaggerates... What should I say about him?Do you bow down and die?

Bai Yutang said: "Master Bao is absurd, I am ashamed to take it."

Bao Zheng was deflated, and Bai Yutang's attitude was beyond comprehension, just two words: no way.

Bao Zheng turned his head to look at Gongsun Ce, Gongsun raised his eyebrows at him, then looked at Zhan Zhao, and signaled: My lord, if you want to get Bai Yutang, you have to start with Zhan Huwei!

Bao Zheng suddenly realized, and hurriedly looked towards Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao coughed, pretending not to see.

Bao Zheng had no choice but to look at Gongsun again. Gongsun shook his head: I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and the future will be long. Don't worry, the monk can't run away from the temple if he can run away. With this cat, are you afraid of running away from mice?

Bao Zheng nodded thoughtfully, and was so excited that he changed the subject: "I heard from Mr. Gongsun that Shaoxia Bai came to inquire about a demon sword called 'Weeping Snow Blade'?"

After saying this, Bai Yutang really reacted, and finally looked at Bao Zheng squarely.

Bao Zheng smiled slightly, looked at Gongsun and said: "Mr. Gongsun, my government is also very interested in this demon sword, please give me your advice, sir, and my government would like to hear more about it."

Gongsun Ce originally planned to wait a while longer to deal with this cat and mouse before telling them about Qixue Yinren, but Lao Bao actually wanted to sell Bai Yutang a favor and pushed him out alive, he couldn't help but sigh, Mr. Bao is Mr. Bao, except for the crescent moon on his forehead, it is really... dark enough!

So he cleared his throat, took another sip of tea, and said slowly: "Student has indeed heard of this Weeping Snow Demon Sword a few years ago. It is said that it was made by a master craftsman Tantai Cheng in ancient times. It is rumored that his wife Being victimized by a monster, he poured his anger and desire for revenge into it, and named this knife as 'Slaying Monsters and Weeping Blood', this Tantai Cheng vowed to use this knife to kill all the evil spirits in the world! It's a pity..."

Gongsun Ce sipped his tea while talking, and everyone looked at Gongsun attentively.

Bao Zheng said: "What a pity?"

Gongsun said: "It's a pity that Tantai is too persistent and has too much resentment. The souls of those demons who died tragically under his sword are hard to dissipate. They are all attached to the blade of this demon-killing and weeping blood. As time goes by, this sword gradually attaches to It's magical!"

Zhan Zhao said: "Presumably, Senior Tantai can't control this saber himself?"

Gongsun Dao: "That's right. After this knife possessed the demonic nature, it actually had the heart of retaliation. The body of the knife is eager for blood, and the blade haunts demons... It needs to be offered with blood every day, otherwise it will go out to bloodthirsty on its own, and it can't be controlled at all." Stop! Just like that, more and more souls are dying under the knife, and among them, there are many innocent people..."

Bao Zheng said: "It's really a demon sword, but how did this sword get sealed later?"

Gongsun smiled sadly, and continued: "The person who sealed this demon sword was also Tantai Cheng himself. He knew that he could no longer control this demon sword, so he poured his own heart's blood on the blade to cast The blood of the swordsman suppresses the demonic nature of this knife, and he vows to suppress this knife with his own life, and will not be born until the next master who can suppress its demonic nature will be born!"

Zhan Zhao nodded, his eyebrows were clear and straight: "Senior Tantai's character is precipitous, with a bright wind and bright moon, he is really a model for my generation to imitate."

Gongsun said again: "This sword appeared twice later, one time when Yu, the leader of the Xiahou Clan, was controlling the water. This sword was born to help him control the water and calm the world. The first time it appeared was when Jiang Shang defeated Zhou and helped Zhou, Jiang Shang used this sword to slay demons and eliminate demons, and finally awarded the list of gods..."

Bao Zheng stroked his beard again, and sighed: "It seems that only those who have it can't get it, but, according to Mr. Gongsun, this knife should be called 'Slaying Demons and Weeping Blood'. Know the 'Weeping Snow Blade'?"

"My lord doesn't know that the name Slashing Monsters and Weeping Blood is too violent. Jiang Shang thought that the name of the sword would intensify the evil spirit of the sword. He was afraid that the sword would hurt innocent people again, so he changed the name of the sword to Weeping Snow Blade."

Bai Yutang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "Mr. Gongsun, what signs will there be when this sword is born?"

Gongsun nodded: "There are indeed signs. It is said that red rain falls from the sky, and the blood-soaked peaks are the omens of the birth of the Demon Sword."

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows: "The sky is raining red, and the peak is soaked in blood?"

Gongsun said: "They are all ominous signs."

Zhan Zhao shook his head, turned to look at Bai Yutang, but saw the corners of Bai Yutang's mouth curled up slightly.

Xu Shi felt that Zhan Zhao was looking at him, but Bai Yutang turned his head, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, his jaw lifted slightly, and he said in a calm tone, "Mao'er, it seems that the trip to Zhengzhou will not disappoint me."