The Taoist ancestor is Cthulhu

The Taoist is Cthulhu Chapter 209 Peony Pavilion

As night falls, the stars light up from the Rouge River. In the center of the river, the flower boats with luxuriant flowers and dim lights gradually dock at the shore, welcoming guests to have fun on board.

Of course, there are limited shipping spaces on the river. Those business districts where dignitaries and celebrities gather, and the wharves with the best passenger flow, will of course be given over to Huage, which ranked highest and was the most prestigious in the previous Oiran election.

In fact, if King Lu hadn't chartered the boat for the banquet in advance, the flower boat fleet would have been led by the "Hualong" boat every night. A flower boat was like a long dragon, swimming down Yanzhi Pu in a mighty way. Go out to the Li River to admire the moon, and then turn around and come back in the early morning. This is the most famous nightlife in Xingye, "Flower Dragon Tour".

Now it is getting late, and crowds on both sides of the strait have gathered. The idlers and tourists who come here to join in the fun have gathered on both sides of the strait. There are also many passenger ships and small boats following the fleet, and from time to time, they take drinkers to the building to enjoy the flowers.

And among the fleet that was dyed prosperous and full of youth, there was a ghost ship with a red lantern among them.

From time to time, this ghost boat would stop and go, picking up some guests from the riverside. Most of these people are scholars who came to study in the four major academies of Sunda. They include locals from poor families, as well as outsiders fleeing the war in the Central Plains. But at a glance, it is easy to see what they have in common.

First, they are very poor and have no money, so they can only live a life of addiction. Secondly, they are all young, young and energetic, and they have just been here for eye addiction. Third, they are all scholars. They have no power to tie a chicken, and they are self-righteous. They are full of politeness, justice and shame, but they only dare to live for the eyes.

As soon as the ghost boat stopped at the shore and the bright red lanterns shone, all the poor scholars on the shore were shocked. Literally, they felt like ghosts were possessed. They boarded the boat with smiles on their faces and entered the Peony Pavilion one by one. , his head and face were all flushed red by the lamp, and he fell into the illusion of bliss and joy, and he couldn't stop.

Li Fan stood aside with big eyes and small eyes, staring speechlessly at the poor scholars who boarded the boat, walked to the box one by one, and then started playing with guns.

What the hell...that's it? Where are the ghosts?

No, if you seduce these poor scholars onto the boat and suck their yang energy, then you can at least bring two female ghosts to life, right? People's yang energy has been vented to you, and you can also let people have a serious time to give you some sweetness, right? oh! After working on it for a long time, why don’t we just ask them to solve it themselves? This is too much! Bad review!

Li Fan rubbed his brows. Well, at least he watched the ghost ship's operations and routines to catch people. He took out the Bagua mirror and looked here and there. He also pinched his fingers and did calculations. He almost figured it out.

No wonder he didn't see the problem at first. Because there is actually nothing wrong with the ship itself. At most, the lanterns outside had some enchanting magic circles, but they were ineffective against Gu Guan, so Li Fan was not charmed. Moreover, when encountering such weird things before, Li Fan would feel a little depressed, but Li Fan could still be alert. But now that Guixu Nascent Soul has been cultivated, his mood has increased, and to be honest, he was in a good mood while admiring the oiran, so he didn't notice anything wrong.

In short, strictly speaking, it is not quite right to call this Peony Pavilion ship a ghost ship. Because there are indeed no ghosts on board.

Ghosts, generally speaking, are helpless souls. Under the rules of this Tai Chi world, they cannot exist independently.

Unless you have reached the level of Nascent Soul to entrust your soul, or you have reached the golden elixir realm and obtained a magic weapon similar to the Zen Yi, no matter who you are and how much resentment and obsession you have, after seven days, you will be reincarnated and disappear. Without the physical body to accommodate it, it is not impossible to survive in the world with only the soul, but it requires a very complicated formation and relies on the stable spiritual veins of heaven and earth to maintain mana.

Rouge Pu is a place where people come and go. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a golden waterway, but to say that it is the spiritual vein of cultivating immortals is a bit nonsense. After all, it is also under the nose of the Xun Kingdom. How could there be so many innocent ghosts who are not allowed to be reincarnated, so arrogant that they can abduct scholars and squeeze their yang energy without attracting attention?

So what is causing trouble in the dark is not a 'ghost', but a human being, or at least, someone who is about to become a 'human being'.

Li Fan took out the Bagua Mirror, traced the direction of the Yang Qi that was sucked out of the scholars, and found the top of the Peony Pavilion, which was probably the boudoir that originally belonged to the courtesan.

Of course, it was still empty and there were no ghosts. But after taking out Si Nan and taking a look, Li Fan found the culprit.

It should be the box on the bed.

This looks like a jewelry box, similar to the ladder cage used to hold gold cakes, but a little bigger. It is made of rosewood and must be old. It has seven layers up and down. There are gold ornaments on the corners. The flower carvings are large groups of peonies, which are covered with gold. They are two butterflies vying for wings.

The Yang Qi of the entire ship is being continuously sucked into the treasure box.

It must be this ‘thing’.

‘Objects’ are different from people. Although this treasure chest has not yet taken shape, I am afraid that the cultivation level is extremely high, and it may have the realm of becoming a god. Otherwise, it should have been given to the monks of the Xun Kingdom long ago.

All things have spirits, so it is a rare opportunity for this fellow Taoist to show up and meet him in his true form. Li Fan thought about it and decided not to hurt the harmony by coming up. It was better to be polite first and then fight.

So he also took out his statue of Zuntian Demon, bowed in front of the treasure chest, sat cross-legged on the spot, his soul left his body, and took the initiative to escape into the illusion.

When he opened his eyes again, Li Fan found that he was standing on the shore, still in the "Hualongyou", but this Peony Pavilion was the first dragon head of the Hualong and was coming with the waves.

The 28-year-old beauty standing on the top of the flower boat should be the flower dragon of this year.

Emerald gold necklace, Yao hairpin and precious ear, brocade flower skirt, Luan belt and embroidered shoes. Her whole body is elegant and beautiful, with delicate fragrance all over her body. Her curved eyebrows are painted with green mountains, and her eyes are bright and moist with autumn water. The face is like a lotus calyx, and it is clear that the Zhuo family is Wenjun, and the lips are like cherries, so why not reduce the Bai family and Fan Su.

It is truly an alluring national beauty and a peerless beauty.

Teacher Li Fan gave this person a score of ninety-six and couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "It's a pity that a piece of flawless jade accidentally fell into the wind and dust."

"That's what fellow Taoist said."

Li Fan turned his head and saw a girl standing behind him. Her eyebrows were exactly the same as the maid he had just seen standing behind the oiran. He was wearing a red dress with a peony embroidered on it, and two golden butterflies stuck in the two buns on his head. Just like the accessories on the box, they were probably the 'fellow Taoist' who made the demon.

"My young lady was the oiran of the Peony Pavilion during her lifetime. She was the most beautiful woman in the world. From the time she came to the pavilion at the age of thirteen, she was the 'Flower Dragon' on Canglong Pu. It's a pity that in the end, she couldn't escape the wrong pay from the beautiful woman. The pearls and jade were invested in the blind man. It is a pity that all kinds of kindness will turn into running water."

Li Fan touched his beard and realized that the soul was bare-faced, so he coughed, "Is it possible that fellow Taoist monks are angry at those scholars because of the old master's affairs?"

The treasure chest maid sneered, "Yes, these scholars talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but they are actually people who forget their righteousness. If they really studied hard, they would not come to Rouge Pu to board my boat. It's just that Those who are addicted to pleasure and covet wealth are eager to get in. What they want is just a night of leisure. Such scum should die as soon as possible. If they are really officials, they are just worms that oppress good people. That’s all.”

Li Fan choked her with embarrassment, "This is a bit biased. Love between men and women is also a path of complementing yin and yang. Reproduction is human nature. It is not a good thing to be too depressed and get sick. Fellow Taoist, give me some advice. They just need to teach them a lesson, so why do they need to do something so cruel and cost people their lives?"

The treasure chest maid laughed and said, "My fellow Taoist, it's wrong to say that. I don't know why they are here. They can come and go on this boat whenever they want. It's just that they can't bear their lust and refuse to get out. Even if I take them I threw them all out, and the next day I thought I had an affair and was appreciated by a beautiful woman, and I couldn't stop it more and more, and even formed a gang to come here because of my reputation."

Li Fan couldn't help but frown. It is true that there is only an illusion formation on this ship and there is no way to ban it, but the other party is a bit unreasonable. After all, the realm of this box is so high, how can a mere mortal break through the difference between dreams and reality and come out of the illusion on his own?

This would be fine if they were practitioners who were born in the world, but for these scholars who have cultivated themselves in the world, if they are asked to see through the worldly things, wouldn't it mean that they would deviate from the Taoism and become monks and Taoists instead of being Confucian scholars? What's more, if you really want to kill people with sex and heart, how many men will be left?

So Li Fan persuaded with a smile, "Ahem, it's just that the cultivation level of fellow Taoist is too high, and it is difficult for ordinary people to wake up. Why don't you change your cultivation place? It's been so many years, and your lady's resentment should be over. Is it gone?

Just think that these scholars are ignorant, just treat them like farts and let them go. "

The treasure chest maid looked at Li Fan, "Do you want to deal with me, fellow Taoist?"

Li Fan still smiled and said, "After all, you have harmed a lot of people. I will give you one night to clean up and leave Yanzhipu. If you let me catch you and harm others, I will destroy your soul and smash your box to use as firewood." .”

The treasure chest maid and Li Fan looked at each other for a while, then shrugged, "Do you think anyone wants to stay in this damn place, but didn't you see it? I am a chest, and I did not arrange this formation. I am also waiting for someone. .”

"Waiting for someone?"

"Here, wait for him."

Li Fan frowned and looked where the other person was pointing, and saw that Yang Sian was also there. He was reading in the Wangjiang Pavilion by the river, using the light of Hualongyou to illuminate the day. He didn't actually raise his head to look at the cruise ships passing by and the beauties on them.

The oiran of the Peony Pavilion seemed to have noticed him. When the flower boat passed by, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the scholar on the shore who was distracted, but Yang Sheng never raised his head to look at her.

Wow, this guy can pretend really well...

"I was originally just an artifact, but later I was enlightened by gods and taught the method of worshiping the moon and transforming people. I also recognized my master in Rouge Pu and other destined people. As long as he can pass the test of this illusion, I will worship him as my master and protect him for the rest of my life. If he is rich and noble in the world, when his life span is over, he can go to the Immortal Cave to become a disciple and practice the great way."

The treasure chest maid also sat down on the stone steps, dragging her cheeks and looking at the prosperity in the Rouge River.

Li Fan couldn't help but frown, "How do you know he is destined?"

"My guess is that in fact, every scholar who gets on the ship will enter this illusion and dream and accept the test of the gods. It's just that they are all fake scholars, addicted to women, and none of them can get out. I see it now, and Only this Yang Sheng is a real scholar, so he has the greatest chance of breaking the formation." The maid glanced at Li Fan and said, "Fellow Taoist, you know him, right? It was almost done last time, but Taoist Friend barged in to help him. Interrupted. Please don't do bad things this time. The results will come later, and it won't be too late to fight again."

Li Fan saw that the scene in front of him was changing rapidly and knew that the maid was speeding up. He was not in a hurry to take action. He glanced at her sideways and said, "What kind of trial is this?"

"It's nothing. You've seen it. It's just what happened to the young lady back then. My young lady once got married to a scholar and ransomed herself to marry him. She also used her own personal wealth to help him get a good name. But the scholar didn't want to work hard. That's all. He was so greedy for petty profits that he sold the young lady as a slave to the prince of the Xun Kingdom for a mere daughter. The young lady was so heartbroken that she drowned herself in the river with me in her arms and died with hatred. This matter has always been in my heart. Obsession.

Therefore, the master who enlightened me set up this situation. As long as other scholars can break through the disaster and change the fate of the young lady, I can also get rid of the obsession in my heart, gain enlightenment and cultivate into a human form. It's just that after ten years on the river, there is no one who can solve the robbery, until today. "

Li Fan couldn't help but complain, "...I seem to have heard this about you somewhere. Is your lady's surname Du?"

The maid shrugged, "Fellow Taoist, I have also heard of Du Wei from the Peony Pavilion. It is also very famous in the Sunda country. Miss has been a flower dragon for seven years by herself. I have countless treasures hidden in my box. Folks even say that the flower dragon hidden in Zanglongpo is my young lady."

Li Fan, "..."

"But this time, this Yang Sheng, I think he should be able to break the robbery." The treasure chest maid looked quite relaxed and chatted with Li Fan, "He is different from others. He is really studying. Oops. Why are you still reading..."

Li Fan also saw that this Yang Si'an really couldn't let go of the book, studying day and night, and studying hard in the light, so much so that the young lady passed by the river every day, and he didn't even look at it, which made the Taoist friends and maids who were watching anxiously waiting. .

So under Li Fan's suggestion, the treasure chest maid also cheated, forcibly creating a chance encounter to promote the plot, and made it rain heavily. Oops, I didn't bring an umbrella. Wait for me, Master, your clothes are wet. I'll help you bake them. Bake it. ' In the late-night plot, Du Wei was finally forced to come into contact with Yang Si'an.

Du Wei had been attracted to Yang Sheng for a long time, and felt that this scholar was loyal, honest, studious, and hardworking, and that he could be trusted, so she kept an eye on him after borrowing an umbrella once.

Yang Sheng was confused. Why was he studying so well and suddenly being taken care of by a courtesan? But he couldn't help but think about it in the fantasy, so he inexplicably began to sleep and fly with Du Wei.

However, Yang Si is indeed a capable person. He was originally at the level of Jinshi High School in Liguo. He was so angry at Shangshu's writing style. After studying for a long time in the fantasy world, how could he be considered a fool in the Xunguo exam?

So we fast-forwarded all the way, and saw that Yang Sheng won three yuan in a row, and was about to embark on a winning story of winning Bai Fumei, entering the general phase, and reaching the pinnacle of life.

But this illusion is a calamity after all. The purpose is to help the treasure chest maid get rid of her obsession, rather than to make the sheep business exciting. So the subsequent plot takes a turn for the worse. This time in the illusion, it is the Lord of Xun who takes a fancy to Yang Sheng's talents and wants to Marry the princess to him.

Although Du Wei is a flower dragon, her status is humble after all, and the princess of Sunda is also jealous of her beauty. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net So the king wants to buy Du Wei as his concubine and asks Yang Sheng to quote a price.

Yang Si'an flatly refused, saying that he wouldn't sell it for one hundred thousand gold. If I don't want to keep him here, I have my own place to keep him. The worst he can do is leave the country!

Probably because he offended the king by mentioning 100,000 yuan, ahem, in the end, Yang Sheng was accused of cheating in the examination room and was forcibly imprisoned.

Du Wei was also rushed to Du Wei's side by the Princess of Xun. She felt that her background had ruined her husband's future, and she was forced to marry by the officials. She also had a strong personality and would rather die than obey, so she went to Du Wei. Once he was so angry that he threw his box into the river and committed suicide.

Li Fan and the treasure chest maid were also stunned for a long time. This did not change Du Wei's fate, and they were speechless for a while.

Unexpectedly, the illusion was not over yet, and Yang Sheng was released to marry the princess again, but when he learned that his wife had committed suicide, he also threw himself into the river!

But Yang Sheng didn't commit suicide. He was a water person. He actually sneaked into the river to escape. He also found Du Wei's treasure box. He finally escaped with the treasure box and then swore to the box that he would avenge the murder of his wife!

"...That's okay." The treasure chest maid thought it was okay.

Then Li Fan opened his eyes, retreated from the illusion, and looked at the maid on the bed in front of him, wearing a pair of golden butterflies on her head and holding a treasure box in her arms.

"Fellow Taoist, please bow down. From today on, Du Xia will be the slave."

Li Fan opened his mouth, but before he could speak, he heard an angry roar in the cabin below.

"Ahhhhh——! I, Yangfu, will not destroy the country of Sunda and I will not be a human being!"

Li Fan, "No...is this trial of yours really about breaking your attachment? Why do I feel like everything is turning to him..."

And Du Xia took a deep breath, and the colorful lights in her pupils shot straight into the sky. Her whole body was hidden in the auspicious clouds, and she said casually,

"Yesterday's cause and today's result are all the retribution you choose. This is how to be a human being..."