Chapter 9 Nine, green tree withered
The wounded person leaning on Zhang Xingying's body trembled when he heard his voice, raised his head that had been hanging on his chest with difficulty, and called him in a low voice: "Wang..."
"Yes, he is Wang Kui, did you recognize him?" Huang Zixia, who had already walked to his side, immediately interrupted him.
Under the dim light, Jing Yu's face was pale and his breath was dying, but his eyes were firmly fixed on Li Shubai's body, emitting a kind of light.He immediately knew that it was inconvenient to reveal Li Shubai's identity here, so he stopped talking.
Li Shubai asked Zhang Xingying to help Jing Yu to his room first, Xiao Er looked at the two blood-covered people, frowning and did not dare to speak.
Huang Zixia said "I'll go find the doctor", borrowed a broken lantern from Xiaoer and ran out in a hurry.
She knew everything inside and outside the Chengdu mansion, so she immediately found the medical clinic on the corner of the street and knocked hard on the door.
Doctor Zhai inside was the most heart-warming, and he never refused to ask for a doctor's visit in the middle of the night. When he saw Huang Zixia saying that someone was seriously injured, he quickly packed the medicine box and went out with her.
When they arrived at the inn, Jing Yu had already laid down, throwing away all the blood-stained and ragged clothes, and was covered in a quilt in a daze.
After Dr. Zhai helped him take his pulse, he shook his head and said: "This little brother has been injured for many days, and the wound has festered, but he can still hold on until today. It is already dangerous, but today he was injured again, a new injury and an old injury. , I’m afraid it’s not easy to handle. Now I can only prescribe some medicine for him. As for whether he can recover, it depends on whether his usual physical condition can survive this disaster.”
Dr. Zhai helped Jing Yu take off his clothes, then sprayed a knife with strong wine and burned it on the fire to dig out the festering flesh on his body first.
Huang Zixia hid outside, hearing Jing Yu's uncontrollable screams inside, could not help leaning against the wall, biting her lower lip hard.
Who sent those assassins?Who would be the person who can mobilize the ten divisions of the capital, who can use Princess Qile as a weapon, and who can understand all the movements of Li Shubai and himself?
In front of her eyes, first appeared the emperor's gentle and plump face with a smile, and then Wang Zongshi's sinister eyes like a poisonous snake.However, there are other people hiding behind, the Queen, Concubine Guo Shu, Pang Xun, and Fan Yingxi, the governor of Xichuan who is right in front of you... There are all kinds of things in the world, and people's hearts are the most unpredictable. Under the surface, is there an unpredictable murderous intention?
The door knocked lightly, and Zhang Xingying also came out.He stood beside her at a loss, turned his head to look at her, and hesitated to speak.
Huang Zixia then said, "Yes, it's me."
"It's really you..." He muttered in a low voice, his tall body stood in front of her, his head drooping, indescribably depressed and painful.
Huang Zixia sighed, and asked, "How did you meet Jing Yu?"
"I, I originally wanted to search around in Sichuan to see if I could find Adi. But yesterday, when I left the Chengdu mansion and was walking along the mountain road, suddenly someone rode straight over the mountain road. The mountain road is narrow, and I Unable to dodge for a while, he was knocked and rolled down the cliff..."
Fortunately, that part of the cliff was a slope, Zhang Xingying hugged a small tree, barely stopped her body. At this time, he looked up and looked around. He was almost at the bottom of the cliff, so he climbed down to drink some water, and sat by the water to connect his arm that had just been dislocated. Suddenly there was a low growl of a beast in his ear, Zhang Xingying looked back at the water's edge, and it turned out to be a leopard pounced towards him.He had just connected his dislocated right arm, knowing that he was powerless to resist, so he could only subconsciously stand up and try to escape. The leopard's speed was so fast that it was about to pounce on Zhang Xingying's body. Its sharp teeth bit down hard on his throat.Just when he was about to close his eyes and wait for death, a stone suddenly hit him and knocked the leopard away. Zhang Xingying secretly regretted it, thinking that if the stone was bigger, the leopard would have his brains burst.When he turned around, he found that the person who threw the stone was covered in blood, leaning against the boulder by the river, and had already been seriously injured.In such a situation, he can still throw stones to help him, which is his best effort. Zhang Xingying quickly ran to his side, the two of them used the boulder as a proof, and kept throwing the stone at the leopard.The man was exhausted, but his aim was good, and although Zhang Xingying couldn't use his right hand, he still had strength in his left hand. That leopard dared to attack people only when it was hungry, but now seeing the two join forces, it knew that it was absolutely helpless. After sharpening its claws on the river beach, it finally ran into the forest. Zhang Xingying waited for the leopard to completely disappear before looking back at him: "Brother, are you alright?" But he asked, "Zhang Xingying... why are you here?" He was suddenly stunned: "You recognize me?" "Nonsense... I am Jing Yu from the Kui Palace."
"Eunuch Yu told me some bits and pieces along the way... He said that after the prince was in danger, he broke away from the siege and was wounded by an arrow. After finally escaping from the forest, the smell of blood attracted wild beasts..." Zhang Xingying worried Looking inside, he said in a low voice, "It's not easy to stay here, I hope he's okay..." Huang Zixia knew that although they only got together for a short day and a half night, they resisted the enemy together and supported each other all the way back. They are already friends in need, and their friendship is naturally different.Just like she and Li Shubai. Zhang Xingying looked at her in the dim light of the corridor, and asked awkwardly: "Then, Brother Huang... Brother Yang, why are you here?" "We were attacked on the road, so we stayed here temporarily in order to hide our whereabouts." Huang Zixia briefly explained. Jing Yu's voice inside had already softened a bit, Huang Zixia hurriedly fetched a pot of hot water, saw the doctor came out, and brought it in.Zhang Xingying took it and said, "I'll do it." He sat on the edge of the bed and wiped the blood off Jing Yu's body. Seeing that his body was covered in criss-cross bandages, the cloth in his hand couldn't help but wipe his face and neck. He felt extremely uncomfortable. .
Li Shubai's room was vacated for Jing Yu and Zhang Xingying, and he opened another room for himself.Although the waiter in the shop looked at the bed of blood and tears in the room, but because the room was recorded under Zhou Ziqin's name, he could only tell him, guest officer, remember to pay for the mattress... Before it was clear, Huang Zixia woke up, got up and washed, put on her clothes and went out, saw Li Shubai coming out of Jing Yu's room, closed the door and said to her: "It's okay, I have a low fever, but it's much better than last night. .” Huang Zixia nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. When the two were eating breakfast at the front shop, Huang Zixia said softly, "I suddenly remembered something last night, and I want to ask the prince." Li Shubai nodded and looked up at her. "Aside from the symptoms of arsenic, will people who died of poison have other marks on their bodies? For example, will there be black gas on their fingertips?" Li Shubai thought for a while and asked, "You mean those black marks on Fu Xinruan's fingers?" "yes." "There shouldn't be any. I think the black traces should have been contaminated from other places." "Then, this is another big doubt," Huang Zixia said in a low voice, "As a woman, Fu Xinruan has such an outstanding appearance. The prince thought, how could a woman not cherish her body, hair, and skin before she died? ? How could you let your onion-like hands be stained with an ugly color after death?" Li Shubai nodded, and said again: "Speaking of this matter, I saw that you checked Fu Xinruan's dowry yesterday, and there was a hesitant look on your face, what did you find?" "You men don't know about this." She looked around and saw that there were still only the two of them eating breakfast in the corner, so she said in a low voice, "Does your lord remember? When Fu Xinruan died, he was in a bun, Wearing a gray purple shirt, a blue skirt, and plain silk shoes." He nodded, looking at her questioningly. "I saw that her wardrobe was all light blue and light red. It can be seen that Fu Xinruan usually likes bright and colorful clothes. The gray purple shirt looks like pearly purple to me. Afterwards, it was used as daily clothing and casually draped over.” "You mean, when most women are dying, they will change into new clothes they like. It is impossible to wear such clothes?" "What's more, she died with her lover, would she really throw away a closet full of bright clothes and die together with her lover in such old clothes? At least, she should tidy up herself," Huang Zixia said, After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "However, I can't make a conclusion now. After all, when you want to die, all thoughts are lost, and you may not care whether you dress well." "So, the next thing we have to do is to see what is worth their despair." Li Shubai said. Huang Zixia nodded, and had breakfast with him, when the two walked out of the inn together, she finally couldn't help it, turned to look at him, hesitated to speak. "Speak." He said lightly. "I just think it's a little strange... Don't you ever take the previous assassination to heart?" The posture of investigating the case with her every day made her almost doubt whether she had encountered that incident a few days ago Tragic assassination. But he only glanced at her lightly, and said, "What's the hurry, it won't take long, the next time will come." "Well... Anyway, you even know the leader of the assassins. If you want to plan a strategy, you can control everything. I'm talking too much." She said, rolling her eyes and returning his gaze. Seeing her like this for the first time, Li Shubai couldn't help but smile slightly, turned his head and said to her: "It's okay to tell you, in fact, the leader..." Before he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly fell on the person in front of him, and the words he was about to say were abruptly stopped. The person standing on the opposite side of the street, with his green clothes fluttering in the wind and shining brightly, was Yu Xuan. And the person standing opposite Yu Xuan made the two of them quickly exchange a look - it was Zhou Ziqin's sister-in-law's prospective husband - Qi Teng. It was still early at this time, and there were few pedestrians on the street. I don't know what the two people were talking about standing on the side of the street.Yu Xuan's face was very ugly, no matter what Qi Teng said, he just shook his head, slowly but firmly. Huang Zixia was still hesitating, but Li Shubai had already patted her on the shoulder and said, "Come with me." He led her through the early morning streets toward them. Huang Zixia followed behind him, bowing his head in silence, like a servant. When he was about to reach them, Li Shubai stopped by a stall and said, "Two steamed pancakes." Watching the boss take the cake, with his back to Yuxuan, but he can still listen to the conversation between the two of them—— Qi Teng said: "Yuxuan, I really hate your talent. In fact, you and I don't have many contacts on weekdays, but I admire your knowledge the most. Now that Huang Shijun's family has long since died, you just rely on Can the money subsidy issued by the county allow you to live wantonly? General Fan cherishes your talent, so he invited you to the Jiedu envoy's mansion. Once you go, you will be in charge of the secretary, and you will be appointed as the transfer envoy after a year. This is what the general himself said !" Yuxuan's voice was cold, as if he hadn't heard the point of what he said at all, he just said: "Huang Shijun's family has not died, and there is still a daughter." "Hey...Huang Zixia? If she dares to come back, isn't she just dead? Can this vicious woman who poisoned her relatives be considered a person?" Qi Teng sneered, with a neither soft nor hard tone, "You were the one who exposed it to General Fan back then. Why are you still mentioning her now?" Yu Xuan was silent for a moment, then turned around and walked forward: "I still have something to do, excuse me." Qi Teng turned his heels, and stopped him again: "Hey, what else can you do? Forget it, everyone has been dead for more than half a year, why are you going to the Huang family's tomb to sweep and burn paper? You are just a adopted son. It's just to cultivate successors in the officialdom..." Yuxuan's voice suddenly turned cold, like ice hitting water: "I am a dusty body, how dare I approach General Fan? Please help me report to General Fan. In this life, Yuxuan is only a grave sweeper and dare not step on the dirt." To the gate of the envoy's mansion!" "Hehe, you are so noble," Qi Teng sneered, and sneered, "I heard that when you were recommended by the county to be a student in the Imperial Academy, you had a heated fight with Princess Tongchang, and almost used your nepotism to climb into an official career? What a pity Ah, time is fate, how come Princess Tongchang died, and you returned to Chengdu in desperation? Once you return to Chengdu, you will forget everything you did in Chang’an, and become a sage again?" "Two, steamed cakes are out of the oven, be careful of burning your hands." The owner of the steamed cake stand wrapped the cakes in taro leaves and handed each of them one. Li Shubai saw that Huang Zixia's outstretched hand trembled slightly, so he took it for her, and said in her ear: "Look again, don't make a sound." Yu Xuan didn't make a sound either, he just stood in the street, heaved a sigh of relief, and after a long time, he said: "In this life, I only want to have a clear conscience." "Haha...hahahaha..." Qi Teng laughed loudly, he laughed so intensely that he almost overturned the burden of the peach seller around him.After several burdens beside him were quickly removed and avoided, he pointed at Yuxuan, out of breath with a smile: "With a clear conscience... Hahaha, of course you live with a clear conscience! Because if you have a clear conscience... , you are already dead!" Yu Xuan didn't know what he was referring to, and just looked at him coldly. Qi Teng patted the big tree beside him, laughing uncontrollably.Amidst his laughter, Yu Xuan finally felt a chilly breath rising from his heart, wandering through his limbs, and finally piercing his temple like a needle, the pain was unstoppable. He covered his head, the blood vessels throbbing there made him barely able to support his body. He heard Qi Teng's voice, and asked strangely and mockingly in his ear: "Do you still remember, where did my little red fish go?" Yu Xuan opened his eyes wide in astonishment. Those eyes, which were always clear and clear, are now bloodshot, staring so wide, panicked and dazed, as if he had glimpsed a secret that he dared not see through. "Oh, look, I just wanted to find you a good job, but you treated me like this." Qi Teng knelt down and patted his cheek, "Go back and think about it, I'll wait for your news, after all —Actually, you and I are not close friends." Yu Xuan gritted his teeth and knocked off his hand in disgust. Qi Teng laughed again, but this time his laughter was no longer the wild laughter and ridicule just now, and he returned to the gentle smile that had always been on his face, and said: "Be careful, I'm not Wen Yang, what are you afraid of? .” After finishing speaking, he flicked the hem of his clothes and walked towards Jiedushi's mansion.The dispute was over, and only Yu Xuan, who was walking in a frivolous manner, left the crowd watching the excitement and walked towards the end of the street alone. Some people pointed to his back and said, "Isn't he Yu Xuan? At the beginning, it was said that the sun and the moon were shining in the Shijun's mansion. One was Huang Zixia, the daughter of the Shijun, and the other was Yuxuan, the righteous son of the Shijun. This pair of Bi people They complement each other, they are all amazingly talented and stunning people, everyone in Chengdu admires them, it is unexpected that they have become like this in just a few months." Huang Zixia stood silently by the side of the street for a long time before turning to look at Li Shubai.He took a steamed pancake from her hand and said, "Let's go." The steamed cakes that were originally sweet and sweet now taste like chewing wax.She remembered that she had already eaten breakfast, but so what, she took another bite numbly. Li Shubai took her and walked straight forward, following Yuxuan all the way. Yu Xuan walked alone, until he was almost at the gate of the city, he felt someone behind him, and slowly turned around to look at them. Li Shubai said to him: "It's a pleasure to meet you." His expression was flat, as if he really just met by chance on the side of the road. Yu Xuan nodded and looked at Huang Zixia. Huang Zixia really couldn't figure it out, why at such a moment, he was still holding the steamed cake, and had already eaten most of it before he knew it.She was holding the steamed cake, neither throwing it nor eating it, so she just held it in her hand and nodded awkwardly at him. It was Yu Xuan who spoke first and asked, "Where are you two going?" Li Shubai said: "We have been in Chengdu for many days, but we haven't visited the surrounding scenery yet. Today we took the time to visit the scenic spots in the outskirts of the city." Yu Xuan also only followed his words and said: "Yes, Guangdu Temple in Mingyue Mountain is an ancient temple in the middle of Sichuan. There are strange rocks and flowing springs in the mountains, lush forests and bamboos. The scenery is very beautiful and it is worth visiting." Huang Zixia nodded and said, "We also want to visit Master Mu Shan." "Master Mu Shan is familiar with me, so I can introduce him." Yu Xuan said, signaling them to go to the outskirts of the city. There are many steep mountains in Zhongshu, and Mingyue Mountain is even more majestic. Along the stone steps at the foot of the mountain, Huang Zixia followed Yu Xuan, walking up step by step, and suddenly remembered that at this time last year, the weather was fine, and they had also climbed Mingyue Mountain. At that time, they laughed and talked side by side, and climbed the stairs together.In the steep place, she lagged behind a little, he looked back at her, and stretched out his hand to her. Sometimes, she ignored him, saying "I can walk by myself", and wanted to surpass him in anger; sometimes, she grabbed his hand and jumped up two or three stone steps with her strength; sometimes, She put the small flowers picked by the roadside in his palm, pretending not to understand what he meant. The flowers she picked last year are still blooming beside the road. When she passed by, she unconsciously picked one, held it in her hand, and looked up at the two people in front of her. Yu Xuan is like a bamboo, and Li Shubai is like a jade tree. One is the unforgettable first love, the first heart-wrenching dream of a girl. One is an object that can be relied on, the strength that she is now holding hands with. One seems to be in the past, and the other seems to be yet to come. She looked down at the tiny yellow flowers in her hand, and raised her hand to let the mountain wind blow it to the distant sky. She took a long breath, as if she wanted to get rid of all distracting thoughts, and let the wind at this time send her complicated emotions away like those light little flowers. How could she let these things infect her mind when she hadn't accomplished the most important things in her life?
The gate of the Guangdu Temple where Master Mushan lives is on the mountainside, and the main halls are laid up in layers along the mountain, reaching the top of the mountain.The mountain is steep and the scale of the temple is too large. From the halfway up the mountain, you can see the temple but not the mountain. You can only see layers of yellow walls and houses covering the mountain. Master Mu Shan is now the abbot of the temple.The meditation room has deep flowers and trees, and there is a spring water behind the room, which leaks from between the mountains and rocks, gurgling around the meditation room. "Is this the spring that suddenly grew bigger overnight?" Huang Zixia walked to the side of the spring and carefully inspected the spring at the bottom of the water.There are still traces of cracking in the spring, large areas of moss are missing on the surrounding stones, and the water is gurgling. Li Shubai bent down to look with her, and couldn't help but laugh.And Huang Zixia also turned her head to look at him, and said in a low voice, "It really is man-made." Li Shubai asked in her ear: "Why did almost everyone in Chengdu believe such a crude method? Even Yu Xuan believed it. Isn't this a strange thing?" Huang Zixia glanced at Yu Xuan who was standing under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree not far away, then looked at the stone crack, nodded and said: "Yes, the edge of the crack in the stone is still there." The two of them were still watching, and the little novice novice next to him had come over and said, "Is this the first time you two have come here? You must have come to see our mage too? Please look, this spring water is the testimony of the mage's boundless magic power." gone." Huang Zixia turned to look at him and asked, "I heard that this is the spring that grew bigger overnight?" "Exactly! Master Mu Shan said the spring water was too small the day before. The next morning, I heard a splashing sound in my sleep. I got up and saw that the water was pouring onto the brick floor! You see, This spring has been bubbling with water all the time!" "Did it suddenly appear overnight? It really is a miracle!" The little novice became even more proud, and said with a small chest: "Yes! Do you know? Before, Chen Canjun, who was famous for fearing insiders in Chengdu, had a very fierce wife. Everyone in Chengdu knew that he was punished by his wife every day. Kneeling, still holding the chamber pot..." Chen Canjun, Huang Zixia had also heard about his deeds before, so he said with great interest: "Yes, I have heard of this too." The little novice said triumphantly: "But now, he has turned over at home! Now his wife is afraid of him like a tiger. It is said that she raises her eyebrows every day and kneels to serve her husband's meals!" Huang Zixia didn't believe in these supernatural things at all, but she still looked very interested and asked, "What method did the mage use to make her change her nature?" "Our mage is very powerful. He didn't beat or scold. He just asked the couple to come to the meditation room, take a cup of clean water and boil a pot of tea. While drinking tea, he told them some Buddhist scriptures, and he understood them with reason. As a result, the tigress completely turned around at once!" "Ah! Master Mu Shan is really powerful!" Huang Zixia had a face full of admiration and belief, "Is there any other miracle?" "There is one more thing related to General Fan, the envoy of Xichuan Festival! This matter is very famous in Chengdu, and everyone knows it!" The little novice's face was shining, his eyes were bright, and said, "At that time, Fan The general's young master is obsessed with a kabuki, and he desperately wants to bring her home. General Fan really has nothing to do with his young master, beating and scolding him is useless, but our mage, with a few words, completely reversed Mr. Fan When I came over, I turned around and left the kabuki behind. It can be seen that the Dharma is boundless and cleanses the soul. The master's great wisdom and magic power are enough to turn the tide. The prodigal son turns back and the sea of suffering is boundless. My family's master can save the world..." Huang Zixia couldn't help interrupting him: "Is Master Mu Shan here?" "Master is in the meditation room," said the little novice, who had no eyesight at all, clasped his hands together, "if the almsgiver likes to hear it, I will continue to tell you about the shrew in Liujiaxiang who turned into a lady, and the unfilial son in Zhenanli who turned his head back suddenly." , from Yunzhou..." Before he could finish speaking, Yu Xuan had come over there and took them to see Master Mu Shan.Holding a pot of water in his hand, he tapped on the vacant door: "How about Zen master's Dharma body? Disciple Yuxuan asks to see you." There was a soft voice from inside, and the voice was dry and muffled: "Come in." Yuxuan paused, and then said: "The disciple brought two people to see the Chan Master, and they are the fast arresters from Chengdu...Wang Kui and Yang Chonggu." "Oh..." Master Mu Shan replied, but did not answer slowly.Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin thought he would say no, but he had already opened the door and said to them with palms together: "The distinguished guest has come, and he has not greeted you from afar, please come in." Several people sat down, and the little novice took the spring water from the back of the house and squatted there to make tea. Master Mu Shan was wearing a half-worn Zen robe, and a string of polished 18 sons in his hands. His beard and hair were all white, but his face was a bit gray, with many wrinkles and age spots, and he could not be regarded as a white-haired and youthful face. He is seventy or eighty years old, squinting his eyes to look at people, his pupils are like needlepoints on his old face, and his gaze pierces them, almost making people feel hot. Huang Zixia also bowed to him with clasped hands, thinking to himself, this old monk has such poisonous eyes, I don't know if he sees anything. The three were invited in and sat down to drink tea. Master Mu Shan asked kindly, "The two police officers seem to be speaking with a northern accent?" "Exactly, we came from Chang'an." Huang Zixia said. "What's the climate in Beijing? I wonder why the two of you came to Chengdu Mansion?" Huang Zixia responded casually: "I heard that the mage also entered the capital back then. I think the capital should not have changed much from that time." "The world is in a hurry, Baiyun Canggou... The old monk came to Beijing more than ten years ago, the emperor just ascended the throne, and now he has been the emperor for more than ten years. The old monk was still tough back then, but after more than ten years, he is already old. One..." Chan Master Mu Shan said, his laughter was full of emotion. Huang Zixia said naturally: "The old Zen master is hale and hearty, and I am very envious." Everyone drank tea and said some insignificant words.The old monk is old and immortal, with witty words, Huang Zixia complimented naturally: "No wonder Brother Yu often comes here. The tea and Master Mu Shan in Guangdu Temple are really wonderful, and they can clear your heart." Master Mu Shan smiled and said: "The almsgiver's words are wrong. The most wonderful things in Guangdu Temple are not tea and old monks." "The mage is referring to the spring water behind the meditation room?" Huang Zixia raised his hand to flick the water bottle brought by Yuxuan, and said, "Brother Yu just came to fetch water today, didn't he?" When Yuxuan mentioned this matter, he said to Master Mu Shan: "Because this water is to commemorate my adoptive parents, so I also asked the master to recite a scripture to make the water pure." Master Mu Shan crossed his knees in front of the kettle, counted the eighteen sons in his hands, and lightly recited a "Buddha Dharma and Printed Sutra for the Dragon King of the Sea", which was only two to three hundred words long, and he finished the recitation in a short time.In the meditation room, only his low voice was heard, full of compassion. Huang Zixia listened to his scriptures, until the four lines "All things are impermanent, everything is suffering, all dharmas have no self, and extinction is joy", she couldn't help lowering her eyelashes, and for a moment, she was in a trance with thousands of thoughts. When Master Mu Shan stopped, sandalwood incense was wafting in the meditation room, and there was a moment of silence. Yu Xuan stood up, thanked Master Mu Shan with a water bottle, and left.When he was about to leave, his eyes fell on Huang Zixia, he hesitated for a long time, and finally asked, "Do you two want to go with me?" Huang Zixia shook her head slowly, and said, "I will pay homage to Mr. Huang, his wife, and son, but not now." Yu Xuan looked at him silently, without saying a word. And Huang Zixia said slowly and word by word, "If I can't clear their vengeance for them, how can I go to see them? When the case of Huang's family comes to light, I will go to the grave and pay homage to them with the real murderer." !" Yu Xuan nodded, and said in a low voice: "It should be so." He stared at her deeply for a long time, and seeing that she didn't speak anymore, he whispered again: "I'll go to worship first, if you still need me, you can go to Qingyuan Find me." After Yuxuan left, Master Mu Shan fixed his eyes on Huang Zixia, scrutinized him for a long time, and then said with a smile: "Although the benefactor is from Chang'an, he seems to attach great importance to the case of Huang Shijun's family." Huang Zixia nodded and said, "The two elders of the Huang family are kind to me." Seventeen years of nurturing grace, now the son wants to support but does not want to be loved. Looking at the undulating tree branches in the wind outside the window, deep sadness and worry surged in her heart. Master Mu Shan stared at her with a slow and deep voice: "I just don't know... what kind of kindness is it?" Huang Zixia heard his soft voice, which contained gentleness and tolerance, which made people completely let go of their defenses, so they turned to look at him. Those eyes that always seem to be squinted due to old age, on the gray face full of wrinkles and age spots, at this moment, are like a deep hole, making it difficult for her to look away involuntarily, as if to be caught by those eyes. Suck it in. She was at a loss, and subconsciously said, "It's a great kindness..." Master Mu Shan paused, and then asked: "Is it because of the death of Huang Shijun that you came here? Who asked you to come?" Huang Zixia's expression was in a trance, and she unconsciously said, "I came here for myself, and also for..." Before she could speak, she suddenly felt a sudden heat on the back of her hand. She let out a low cry, raised her hand subconsciously, and looked at the back of her hand. It turned out that when Li Shubai was pouring tea, a small drop of hot tea accidentally splashed on the back of her hand. The water was very hot, and the back of her hand was already a little red.She rubbed the back of her hand quickly, thinking about what Master Mu Shan asked her just now, but her memory was very erratic, and she didn't know whether it was true or not, so she felt a slight headache for a while. Li Shubai held her wrist through the sleeve, looked at the back of her hand, saw that it was just a little red mark, and said: "Sorry, I poured water too fast just now, so I didn't pay attention." "Haha, this is freshly brewed tea, you two should be careful when pouring tea." Master Mu Shan said with a normal expression, poured another cup of tea for each of them, and said, "You two benefactors, please. " Li Shubai only touched his lips to signal, then put it down. Huang Zixia took a deep breath, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and echoed: "It really is good tea, but it doesn't seem to be tea from the middle of Sichuan. I don't know where the mage came from?" Master Mu Shan nodded, and smiled a bit showing off: "This is Yangxian tea, from Wang Gonggong." "Eunuch Wang?" In Huang Zixia's mind, the gloomy purple-clothed eunuch suddenly appeared.With a face as pale as ice and snow, eyes as cold as poisonous snakes, Wang Zongshi was the most powerful eunuch in the dynasty. Master Mu Shan nodded and said, "Exactly, Wang Zongshi, Lieutenant of Shence Army Guard." Huang Zixia only felt a thin layer of cold sweat on his back, seeping out quickly at the end of summer. She seemed to have glimpsed the darkest abyss in the world, and she was standing on the top of the abyss, looking down at the cold darkness that could swallow her mercilessly. "It turns out that the master and the prince also have contacts." Huang Zixia forced to suppress the strangeness in his heart, and smiled. The drooping corners of Master Mu Shan's eyes moved slightly, revealing a hint of complacency: "Don't dare, dare not, I just met a few times." "The mage went to Beijing to face the saint more than ten years ago?" "Exactly, it's been eleven years now." He counted with his fingers and said, "I entered Beijing in the thirteenth year of Dazhong, and I left Beijing in August of that year." August in the thirteenth year of Dazhong happened to be the month when Emperor Xuanzong passed away. Huang Zixia remained calm, and asked again: "I don't know why the mage went to the capital?" "At that time, the late emperor's dragon body was not hesitant, so I was called to Beijing together with dozens of eminent monks from all over the world to pray for the late emperor. Fortunately, I was appreciated by the prince and father, and I was able to be the only monk in the group to enter the palace to meet the Holy One. " Huang Zixia immediately thought of Zhang Xingying's father.At that time, the late emperor was seriously ill, and the palace was called to go to the doctor in a hurry. Not only famous doctors from all over the world were called to the palace for consultation, but also many monks and Taoists came to Beijing to pray for blessings.And Master Mu Shan was already a famous eminent monk all over the world, so he was invited into the palace by Wang Zongshiyan. "It's a pity that the Buddha Dharma is boundless, but the old man's Buddha-nature is not strong, and he will never go against the sky," Master Mu Shan said, sighing, and said, "On the day I entered the palace, even though the late emperor was chanting He woke up briefly during the scriptures, but in the end it was only a flashback, that is, Long Yu had returned to heaven..." Huang Zixia frowned slightly. She remembered that it was Zhang Xingying's father who gave the late emperor a medicine stone to wake him up, so he was given the late emperor's imperial brush. Now, Master Mu Shan obviously put gold on his face. So she pretended to be hesitant and said: "But people in Beijing often say that it was a doctor from Duanruitang who rescued the late emperor and made him wake up..." Master Mu Shan didn't expect her to know what happened back then, so he was quite embarrassed, so he said: "Oh, I still remember that doctor. He was in his prime at that time, and he was not afraid of death. No matter how many imperial doctors in the imperial hospital dared not prescribe strong medicine He was afraid that his hands would injure the dragon's body, but he thought that instead of letting His Majesty be so unconscious, it would be better to wake up for a while for the sake of the society's future affairs." Li Shubai then asked: "The former emperor's dragon body is so important, why didn't the imperial physicians come to stop him when he practiced medicine like this?" Master Mu Shan's eyes flickered, he avoided his questioning, and only said: "At that time, the dragon's body was in critical condition, and the situation forced it, so it was decided by the prince." Huang Zixia recalled what Li Shubai had said, that there was an agashin in the blood coughed up by the late emperor, and couldn't help frowning slightly, thinking of questioning him again, but felt that the matter was so important that he didn't dare to speak easily.After hesitating for a long time, he asked: "So at that time, the late emperor woke up temporarily, and there was the mage, the prince, and the doctor Zhang from Duanruitang by his side?" "Oh, I also remembered that the doctor's surname is Zhang..." Master Mu Shan nodded and said, "At that time, the Holy Master woke up, we hid outside the hall, and exchanged names with him. It's just that it's been a long time, and now I don't remember his name anymore. gone." Huang Zixia asked again: "So, the mage and Doctor Zhang were waiting outside the hall at that time?" Master Mu Shan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes." Li Shubai didn't speak, but both of them knew that Master Mu Shan was lying.At that time Li Shubai had been waiting outside the hall, if Master Mu Shan came out at that time, he would definitely meet him.However, based on his memory, he did not remember Master Mu Shan's face. It can be seen that the two had never met before—that is to say, Master Mu Shan should have been by his side when his father woke up briefly. But with such haste today, and with such an identity, it is obviously impossible to interrogate them clearly, so both Li Shubai and Huang Zixia chose not to expose them. Seeing Li Shubai nodding slightly to her, Huang Zixia saluted with palms together and said, "Thank you so much for the good tea, Master. Now that I have seen the face, I have fulfilled my wish. I will not bother you later, so as not to delay the master's cultivation. I will visit again in the near future." Master Mu Shan's eyes swept across her face again, then stood up with a smile, and sent the two of them out.
Fortunately, that part of the cliff was a slope, Zhang Xingying hugged a small tree, barely stopped her body. At this time, he looked up and looked around. He was almost at the bottom of the cliff, so he climbed down to drink some water, and sat by the water to connect his arm that had just been dislocated. Suddenly there was a low growl of a beast in his ear, Zhang Xingying looked back at the water's edge, and it turned out to be a leopard pounced towards him.He had just connected his dislocated right arm, knowing that he was powerless to resist, so he could only subconsciously stand up and try to escape. The leopard's speed was so fast that it was about to pounce on Zhang Xingying's body. Its sharp teeth bit down hard on his throat.Just when he was about to close his eyes and wait for death, a stone suddenly hit him and knocked the leopard away. Zhang Xingying secretly regretted it, thinking that if the stone was bigger, the leopard would have his brains burst.When he turned around, he found that the person who threw the stone was covered in blood, leaning against the boulder by the river, and had already been seriously injured.In such a situation, he can still throw stones to help him, which is his best effort. Zhang Xingying quickly ran to his side, the two of them used the boulder as a proof, and kept throwing the stone at the leopard.The man was exhausted, but his aim was good, and although Zhang Xingying couldn't use his right hand, he still had strength in his left hand. That leopard dared to attack people only when it was hungry, but now seeing the two join forces, it knew that it was absolutely helpless. After sharpening its claws on the river beach, it finally ran into the forest. Zhang Xingying waited for the leopard to completely disappear before looking back at him: "Brother, are you alright?" But he asked, "Zhang Xingying... why are you here?" He was suddenly stunned: "You recognize me?" "Nonsense... I am Jing Yu from the Kui Palace."
"Eunuch Yu told me some bits and pieces along the way... He said that after the prince was in danger, he broke away from the siege and was wounded by an arrow. After finally escaping from the forest, the smell of blood attracted wild beasts..." Zhang Xingying worried Looking inside, he said in a low voice, "It's not easy to stay here, I hope he's okay..." Huang Zixia knew that although they only got together for a short day and a half night, they resisted the enemy together and supported each other all the way back. They are already friends in need, and their friendship is naturally different.Just like she and Li Shubai. Zhang Xingying looked at her in the dim light of the corridor, and asked awkwardly: "Then, Brother Huang... Brother Yang, why are you here?" "We were attacked on the road, so we stayed here temporarily in order to hide our whereabouts." Huang Zixia briefly explained. Jing Yu's voice inside had already softened a bit, Huang Zixia hurriedly fetched a pot of hot water, saw the doctor came out, and brought it in.Zhang Xingying took it and said, "I'll do it." He sat on the edge of the bed and wiped the blood off Jing Yu's body. Seeing that his body was covered in criss-cross bandages, the cloth in his hand couldn't help but wipe his face and neck. He felt extremely uncomfortable. .
Li Shubai's room was vacated for Jing Yu and Zhang Xingying, and he opened another room for himself.Although the waiter in the shop looked at the bed of blood and tears in the room, but because the room was recorded under Zhou Ziqin's name, he could only tell him, guest officer, remember to pay for the mattress... Before it was clear, Huang Zixia woke up, got up and washed, put on her clothes and went out, saw Li Shubai coming out of Jing Yu's room, closed the door and said to her: "It's okay, I have a low fever, but it's much better than last night. .” Huang Zixia nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. When the two were eating breakfast at the front shop, Huang Zixia said softly, "I suddenly remembered something last night, and I want to ask the prince." Li Shubai nodded and looked up at her. "Aside from the symptoms of arsenic, will people who died of poison have other marks on their bodies? For example, will there be black gas on their fingertips?" Li Shubai thought for a while and asked, "You mean those black marks on Fu Xinruan's fingers?" "yes." "There shouldn't be any. I think the black traces should have been contaminated from other places." "Then, this is another big doubt," Huang Zixia said in a low voice, "As a woman, Fu Xinruan has such an outstanding appearance. The prince thought, how could a woman not cherish her body, hair, and skin before she died? ? How could you let your onion-like hands be stained with an ugly color after death?" Li Shubai nodded, and said again: "Speaking of this matter, I saw that you checked Fu Xinruan's dowry yesterday, and there was a hesitant look on your face, what did you find?" "You men don't know about this." She looked around and saw that there were still only the two of them eating breakfast in the corner, so she said in a low voice, "Does your lord remember? When Fu Xinruan died, he was in a bun, Wearing a gray purple shirt, a blue skirt, and plain silk shoes." He nodded, looking at her questioningly. "I saw that her wardrobe was all light blue and light red. It can be seen that Fu Xinruan usually likes bright and colorful clothes. The gray purple shirt looks like pearly purple to me. Afterwards, it was used as daily clothing and casually draped over.” "You mean, when most women are dying, they will change into new clothes they like. It is impossible to wear such clothes?" "What's more, she died with her lover, would she really throw away a closet full of bright clothes and die together with her lover in such old clothes? At least, she should tidy up herself," Huang Zixia said, After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "However, I can't make a conclusion now. After all, when you want to die, all thoughts are lost, and you may not care whether you dress well." "So, the next thing we have to do is to see what is worth their despair." Li Shubai said. Huang Zixia nodded, and had breakfast with him, when the two walked out of the inn together, she finally couldn't help it, turned to look at him, hesitated to speak. "Speak." He said lightly. "I just think it's a little strange... Don't you ever take the previous assassination to heart?" The posture of investigating the case with her every day made her almost doubt whether she had encountered that incident a few days ago Tragic assassination. But he only glanced at her lightly, and said, "What's the hurry, it won't take long, the next time will come." "Well... Anyway, you even know the leader of the assassins. If you want to plan a strategy, you can control everything. I'm talking too much." She said, rolling her eyes and returning his gaze. Seeing her like this for the first time, Li Shubai couldn't help but smile slightly, turned his head and said to her: "It's okay to tell you, in fact, the leader..." Before he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly fell on the person in front of him, and the words he was about to say were abruptly stopped. The person standing on the opposite side of the street, with his green clothes fluttering in the wind and shining brightly, was Yu Xuan. And the person standing opposite Yu Xuan made the two of them quickly exchange a look - it was Zhou Ziqin's sister-in-law's prospective husband - Qi Teng. It was still early at this time, and there were few pedestrians on the street. I don't know what the two people were talking about standing on the side of the street.Yu Xuan's face was very ugly, no matter what Qi Teng said, he just shook his head, slowly but firmly. Huang Zixia was still hesitating, but Li Shubai had already patted her on the shoulder and said, "Come with me." He led her through the early morning streets toward them. Huang Zixia followed behind him, bowing his head in silence, like a servant. When he was about to reach them, Li Shubai stopped by a stall and said, "Two steamed pancakes." Watching the boss take the cake, with his back to Yuxuan, but he can still listen to the conversation between the two of them—— Qi Teng said: "Yuxuan, I really hate your talent. In fact, you and I don't have many contacts on weekdays, but I admire your knowledge the most. Now that Huang Shijun's family has long since died, you just rely on Can the money subsidy issued by the county allow you to live wantonly? General Fan cherishes your talent, so he invited you to the Jiedu envoy's mansion. Once you go, you will be in charge of the secretary, and you will be appointed as the transfer envoy after a year. This is what the general himself said !" Yuxuan's voice was cold, as if he hadn't heard the point of what he said at all, he just said: "Huang Shijun's family has not died, and there is still a daughter." "Hey...Huang Zixia? If she dares to come back, isn't she just dead? Can this vicious woman who poisoned her relatives be considered a person?" Qi Teng sneered, with a neither soft nor hard tone, "You were the one who exposed it to General Fan back then. Why are you still mentioning her now?" Yu Xuan was silent for a moment, then turned around and walked forward: "I still have something to do, excuse me." Qi Teng turned his heels, and stopped him again: "Hey, what else can you do? Forget it, everyone has been dead for more than half a year, why are you going to the Huang family's tomb to sweep and burn paper? You are just a adopted son. It's just to cultivate successors in the officialdom..." Yuxuan's voice suddenly turned cold, like ice hitting water: "I am a dusty body, how dare I approach General Fan? Please help me report to General Fan. In this life, Yuxuan is only a grave sweeper and dare not step on the dirt." To the gate of the envoy's mansion!" "Hehe, you are so noble," Qi Teng sneered, and sneered, "I heard that when you were recommended by the county to be a student in the Imperial Academy, you had a heated fight with Princess Tongchang, and almost used your nepotism to climb into an official career? What a pity Ah, time is fate, how come Princess Tongchang died, and you returned to Chengdu in desperation? Once you return to Chengdu, you will forget everything you did in Chang’an, and become a sage again?" "Two, steamed cakes are out of the oven, be careful of burning your hands." The owner of the steamed cake stand wrapped the cakes in taro leaves and handed each of them one. Li Shubai saw that Huang Zixia's outstretched hand trembled slightly, so he took it for her, and said in her ear: "Look again, don't make a sound." Yu Xuan didn't make a sound either, he just stood in the street, heaved a sigh of relief, and after a long time, he said: "In this life, I only want to have a clear conscience." "Haha...hahahaha..." Qi Teng laughed loudly, he laughed so intensely that he almost overturned the burden of the peach seller around him.After several burdens beside him were quickly removed and avoided, he pointed at Yuxuan, out of breath with a smile: "With a clear conscience... Hahaha, of course you live with a clear conscience! Because if you have a clear conscience... , you are already dead!" Yu Xuan didn't know what he was referring to, and just looked at him coldly. Qi Teng patted the big tree beside him, laughing uncontrollably.Amidst his laughter, Yu Xuan finally felt a chilly breath rising from his heart, wandering through his limbs, and finally piercing his temple like a needle, the pain was unstoppable. He covered his head, the blood vessels throbbing there made him barely able to support his body. He heard Qi Teng's voice, and asked strangely and mockingly in his ear: "Do you still remember, where did my little red fish go?" Yu Xuan opened his eyes wide in astonishment. Those eyes, which were always clear and clear, are now bloodshot, staring so wide, panicked and dazed, as if he had glimpsed a secret that he dared not see through. "Oh, look, I just wanted to find you a good job, but you treated me like this." Qi Teng knelt down and patted his cheek, "Go back and think about it, I'll wait for your news, after all —Actually, you and I are not close friends." Yu Xuan gritted his teeth and knocked off his hand in disgust. Qi Teng laughed again, but this time his laughter was no longer the wild laughter and ridicule just now, and he returned to the gentle smile that had always been on his face, and said: "Be careful, I'm not Wen Yang, what are you afraid of? .” After finishing speaking, he flicked the hem of his clothes and walked towards Jiedushi's mansion.The dispute was over, and only Yu Xuan, who was walking in a frivolous manner, left the crowd watching the excitement and walked towards the end of the street alone. Some people pointed to his back and said, "Isn't he Yu Xuan? At the beginning, it was said that the sun and the moon were shining in the Shijun's mansion. One was Huang Zixia, the daughter of the Shijun, and the other was Yuxuan, the righteous son of the Shijun. This pair of Bi people They complement each other, they are all amazingly talented and stunning people, everyone in Chengdu admires them, it is unexpected that they have become like this in just a few months." Huang Zixia stood silently by the side of the street for a long time before turning to look at Li Shubai.He took a steamed pancake from her hand and said, "Let's go." The steamed cakes that were originally sweet and sweet now taste like chewing wax.She remembered that she had already eaten breakfast, but so what, she took another bite numbly. Li Shubai took her and walked straight forward, following Yuxuan all the way. Yu Xuan walked alone, until he was almost at the gate of the city, he felt someone behind him, and slowly turned around to look at them. Li Shubai said to him: "It's a pleasure to meet you." His expression was flat, as if he really just met by chance on the side of the road. Yu Xuan nodded and looked at Huang Zixia. Huang Zixia really couldn't figure it out, why at such a moment, he was still holding the steamed cake, and had already eaten most of it before he knew it.She was holding the steamed cake, neither throwing it nor eating it, so she just held it in her hand and nodded awkwardly at him. It was Yu Xuan who spoke first and asked, "Where are you two going?" Li Shubai said: "We have been in Chengdu for many days, but we haven't visited the surrounding scenery yet. Today we took the time to visit the scenic spots in the outskirts of the city." Yu Xuan also only followed his words and said: "Yes, Guangdu Temple in Mingyue Mountain is an ancient temple in the middle of Sichuan. There are strange rocks and flowing springs in the mountains, lush forests and bamboos. The scenery is very beautiful and it is worth visiting." Huang Zixia nodded and said, "We also want to visit Master Mu Shan." "Master Mu Shan is familiar with me, so I can introduce him." Yu Xuan said, signaling them to go to the outskirts of the city. There are many steep mountains in Zhongshu, and Mingyue Mountain is even more majestic. Along the stone steps at the foot of the mountain, Huang Zixia followed Yu Xuan, walking up step by step, and suddenly remembered that at this time last year, the weather was fine, and they had also climbed Mingyue Mountain. At that time, they laughed and talked side by side, and climbed the stairs together.In the steep place, she lagged behind a little, he looked back at her, and stretched out his hand to her. Sometimes, she ignored him, saying "I can walk by myself", and wanted to surpass him in anger; sometimes, she grabbed his hand and jumped up two or three stone steps with her strength; sometimes, She put the small flowers picked by the roadside in his palm, pretending not to understand what he meant. The flowers she picked last year are still blooming beside the road. When she passed by, she unconsciously picked one, held it in her hand, and looked up at the two people in front of her. Yu Xuan is like a bamboo, and Li Shubai is like a jade tree. One is the unforgettable first love, the first heart-wrenching dream of a girl. One is an object that can be relied on, the strength that she is now holding hands with. One seems to be in the past, and the other seems to be yet to come. She looked down at the tiny yellow flowers in her hand, and raised her hand to let the mountain wind blow it to the distant sky. She took a long breath, as if she wanted to get rid of all distracting thoughts, and let the wind at this time send her complicated emotions away like those light little flowers. How could she let these things infect her mind when she hadn't accomplished the most important things in her life?
The gate of the Guangdu Temple where Master Mushan lives is on the mountainside, and the main halls are laid up in layers along the mountain, reaching the top of the mountain.The mountain is steep and the scale of the temple is too large. From the halfway up the mountain, you can see the temple but not the mountain. You can only see layers of yellow walls and houses covering the mountain. Master Mu Shan is now the abbot of the temple.The meditation room has deep flowers and trees, and there is a spring water behind the room, which leaks from between the mountains and rocks, gurgling around the meditation room. "Is this the spring that suddenly grew bigger overnight?" Huang Zixia walked to the side of the spring and carefully inspected the spring at the bottom of the water.There are still traces of cracking in the spring, large areas of moss are missing on the surrounding stones, and the water is gurgling. Li Shubai bent down to look with her, and couldn't help but laugh.And Huang Zixia also turned her head to look at him, and said in a low voice, "It really is man-made." Li Shubai asked in her ear: "Why did almost everyone in Chengdu believe such a crude method? Even Yu Xuan believed it. Isn't this a strange thing?" Huang Zixia glanced at Yu Xuan who was standing under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree not far away, then looked at the stone crack, nodded and said: "Yes, the edge of the crack in the stone is still there." The two of them were still watching, and the little novice novice next to him had come over and said, "Is this the first time you two have come here? You must have come to see our mage too? Please look, this spring water is the testimony of the mage's boundless magic power." gone." Huang Zixia turned to look at him and asked, "I heard that this is the spring that grew bigger overnight?" "Exactly! Master Mu Shan said the spring water was too small the day before. The next morning, I heard a splashing sound in my sleep. I got up and saw that the water was pouring onto the brick floor! You see, This spring has been bubbling with water all the time!" "Did it suddenly appear overnight? It really is a miracle!" The little novice became even more proud, and said with a small chest: "Yes! Do you know? Before, Chen Canjun, who was famous for fearing insiders in Chengdu, had a very fierce wife. Everyone in Chengdu knew that he was punished by his wife every day. Kneeling, still holding the chamber pot..." Chen Canjun, Huang Zixia had also heard about his deeds before, so he said with great interest: "Yes, I have heard of this too." The little novice said triumphantly: "But now, he has turned over at home! Now his wife is afraid of him like a tiger. It is said that she raises her eyebrows every day and kneels to serve her husband's meals!" Huang Zixia didn't believe in these supernatural things at all, but she still looked very interested and asked, "What method did the mage use to make her change her nature?" "Our mage is very powerful. He didn't beat or scold. He just asked the couple to come to the meditation room, take a cup of clean water and boil a pot of tea. While drinking tea, he told them some Buddhist scriptures, and he understood them with reason. As a result, the tigress completely turned around at once!" "Ah! Master Mu Shan is really powerful!" Huang Zixia had a face full of admiration and belief, "Is there any other miracle?" "There is one more thing related to General Fan, the envoy of Xichuan Festival! This matter is very famous in Chengdu, and everyone knows it!" The little novice's face was shining, his eyes were bright, and said, "At that time, Fan The general's young master is obsessed with a kabuki, and he desperately wants to bring her home. General Fan really has nothing to do with his young master, beating and scolding him is useless, but our mage, with a few words, completely reversed Mr. Fan When I came over, I turned around and left the kabuki behind. It can be seen that the Dharma is boundless and cleanses the soul. The master's great wisdom and magic power are enough to turn the tide. The prodigal son turns back and the sea of suffering is boundless. My family's master can save the world..." Huang Zixia couldn't help interrupting him: "Is Master Mu Shan here?" "Master is in the meditation room," said the little novice, who had no eyesight at all, clasped his hands together, "if the almsgiver likes to hear it, I will continue to tell you about the shrew in Liujiaxiang who turned into a lady, and the unfilial son in Zhenanli who turned his head back suddenly." , from Yunzhou..." Before he could finish speaking, Yu Xuan had come over there and took them to see Master Mu Shan.Holding a pot of water in his hand, he tapped on the vacant door: "How about Zen master's Dharma body? Disciple Yuxuan asks to see you." There was a soft voice from inside, and the voice was dry and muffled: "Come in." Yuxuan paused, and then said: "The disciple brought two people to see the Chan Master, and they are the fast arresters from Chengdu...Wang Kui and Yang Chonggu." "Oh..." Master Mu Shan replied, but did not answer slowly.Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin thought he would say no, but he had already opened the door and said to them with palms together: "The distinguished guest has come, and he has not greeted you from afar, please come in." Several people sat down, and the little novice took the spring water from the back of the house and squatted there to make tea. Master Mu Shan was wearing a half-worn Zen robe, and a string of polished 18 sons in his hands. His beard and hair were all white, but his face was a bit gray, with many wrinkles and age spots, and he could not be regarded as a white-haired and youthful face. He is seventy or eighty years old, squinting his eyes to look at people, his pupils are like needlepoints on his old face, and his gaze pierces them, almost making people feel hot. Huang Zixia also bowed to him with clasped hands, thinking to himself, this old monk has such poisonous eyes, I don't know if he sees anything. The three were invited in and sat down to drink tea. Master Mu Shan asked kindly, "The two police officers seem to be speaking with a northern accent?" "Exactly, we came from Chang'an." Huang Zixia said. "What's the climate in Beijing? I wonder why the two of you came to Chengdu Mansion?" Huang Zixia responded casually: "I heard that the mage also entered the capital back then. I think the capital should not have changed much from that time." "The world is in a hurry, Baiyun Canggou... The old monk came to Beijing more than ten years ago, the emperor just ascended the throne, and now he has been the emperor for more than ten years. The old monk was still tough back then, but after more than ten years, he is already old. One..." Chan Master Mu Shan said, his laughter was full of emotion. Huang Zixia said naturally: "The old Zen master is hale and hearty, and I am very envious." Everyone drank tea and said some insignificant words.The old monk is old and immortal, with witty words, Huang Zixia complimented naturally: "No wonder Brother Yu often comes here. The tea and Master Mu Shan in Guangdu Temple are really wonderful, and they can clear your heart." Master Mu Shan smiled and said: "The almsgiver's words are wrong. The most wonderful things in Guangdu Temple are not tea and old monks." "The mage is referring to the spring water behind the meditation room?" Huang Zixia raised his hand to flick the water bottle brought by Yuxuan, and said, "Brother Yu just came to fetch water today, didn't he?" When Yuxuan mentioned this matter, he said to Master Mu Shan: "Because this water is to commemorate my adoptive parents, so I also asked the master to recite a scripture to make the water pure." Master Mu Shan crossed his knees in front of the kettle, counted the eighteen sons in his hands, and lightly recited a "Buddha Dharma and Printed Sutra for the Dragon King of the Sea", which was only two to three hundred words long, and he finished the recitation in a short time.In the meditation room, only his low voice was heard, full of compassion. Huang Zixia listened to his scriptures, until the four lines "All things are impermanent, everything is suffering, all dharmas have no self, and extinction is joy", she couldn't help lowering her eyelashes, and for a moment, she was in a trance with thousands of thoughts. When Master Mu Shan stopped, sandalwood incense was wafting in the meditation room, and there was a moment of silence. Yu Xuan stood up, thanked Master Mu Shan with a water bottle, and left.When he was about to leave, his eyes fell on Huang Zixia, he hesitated for a long time, and finally asked, "Do you two want to go with me?" Huang Zixia shook her head slowly, and said, "I will pay homage to Mr. Huang, his wife, and son, but not now." Yu Xuan looked at him silently, without saying a word. And Huang Zixia said slowly and word by word, "If I can't clear their vengeance for them, how can I go to see them? When the case of Huang's family comes to light, I will go to the grave and pay homage to them with the real murderer." !" Yu Xuan nodded, and said in a low voice: "It should be so." He stared at her deeply for a long time, and seeing that she didn't speak anymore, he whispered again: "I'll go to worship first, if you still need me, you can go to Qingyuan Find me." After Yuxuan left, Master Mu Shan fixed his eyes on Huang Zixia, scrutinized him for a long time, and then said with a smile: "Although the benefactor is from Chang'an, he seems to attach great importance to the case of Huang Shijun's family." Huang Zixia nodded and said, "The two elders of the Huang family are kind to me." Seventeen years of nurturing grace, now the son wants to support but does not want to be loved. Looking at the undulating tree branches in the wind outside the window, deep sadness and worry surged in her heart. Master Mu Shan stared at her with a slow and deep voice: "I just don't know... what kind of kindness is it?" Huang Zixia heard his soft voice, which contained gentleness and tolerance, which made people completely let go of their defenses, so they turned to look at him. Those eyes that always seem to be squinted due to old age, on the gray face full of wrinkles and age spots, at this moment, are like a deep hole, making it difficult for her to look away involuntarily, as if to be caught by those eyes. Suck it in. She was at a loss, and subconsciously said, "It's a great kindness..." Master Mu Shan paused, and then asked: "Is it because of the death of Huang Shijun that you came here? Who asked you to come?" Huang Zixia's expression was in a trance, and she unconsciously said, "I came here for myself, and also for..." Before she could speak, she suddenly felt a sudden heat on the back of her hand. She let out a low cry, raised her hand subconsciously, and looked at the back of her hand. It turned out that when Li Shubai was pouring tea, a small drop of hot tea accidentally splashed on the back of her hand. The water was very hot, and the back of her hand was already a little red.She rubbed the back of her hand quickly, thinking about what Master Mu Shan asked her just now, but her memory was very erratic, and she didn't know whether it was true or not, so she felt a slight headache for a while. Li Shubai held her wrist through the sleeve, looked at the back of her hand, saw that it was just a little red mark, and said: "Sorry, I poured water too fast just now, so I didn't pay attention." "Haha, this is freshly brewed tea, you two should be careful when pouring tea." Master Mu Shan said with a normal expression, poured another cup of tea for each of them, and said, "You two benefactors, please. " Li Shubai only touched his lips to signal, then put it down. Huang Zixia took a deep breath, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and echoed: "It really is good tea, but it doesn't seem to be tea from the middle of Sichuan. I don't know where the mage came from?" Master Mu Shan nodded, and smiled a bit showing off: "This is Yangxian tea, from Wang Gonggong." "Eunuch Wang?" In Huang Zixia's mind, the gloomy purple-clothed eunuch suddenly appeared.With a face as pale as ice and snow, eyes as cold as poisonous snakes, Wang Zongshi was the most powerful eunuch in the dynasty. Master Mu Shan nodded and said, "Exactly, Wang Zongshi, Lieutenant of Shence Army Guard." Huang Zixia only felt a thin layer of cold sweat on his back, seeping out quickly at the end of summer. She seemed to have glimpsed the darkest abyss in the world, and she was standing on the top of the abyss, looking down at the cold darkness that could swallow her mercilessly. "It turns out that the master and the prince also have contacts." Huang Zixia forced to suppress the strangeness in his heart, and smiled. The drooping corners of Master Mu Shan's eyes moved slightly, revealing a hint of complacency: "Don't dare, dare not, I just met a few times." "The mage went to Beijing to face the saint more than ten years ago?" "Exactly, it's been eleven years now." He counted with his fingers and said, "I entered Beijing in the thirteenth year of Dazhong, and I left Beijing in August of that year." August in the thirteenth year of Dazhong happened to be the month when Emperor Xuanzong passed away. Huang Zixia remained calm, and asked again: "I don't know why the mage went to the capital?" "At that time, the late emperor's dragon body was not hesitant, so I was called to Beijing together with dozens of eminent monks from all over the world to pray for the late emperor. Fortunately, I was appreciated by the prince and father, and I was able to be the only monk in the group to enter the palace to meet the Holy One. " Huang Zixia immediately thought of Zhang Xingying's father.At that time, the late emperor was seriously ill, and the palace was called to go to the doctor in a hurry. Not only famous doctors from all over the world were called to the palace for consultation, but also many monks and Taoists came to Beijing to pray for blessings.And Master Mu Shan was already a famous eminent monk all over the world, so he was invited into the palace by Wang Zongshiyan. "It's a pity that the Buddha Dharma is boundless, but the old man's Buddha-nature is not strong, and he will never go against the sky," Master Mu Shan said, sighing, and said, "On the day I entered the palace, even though the late emperor was chanting He woke up briefly during the scriptures, but in the end it was only a flashback, that is, Long Yu had returned to heaven..." Huang Zixia frowned slightly. She remembered that it was Zhang Xingying's father who gave the late emperor a medicine stone to wake him up, so he was given the late emperor's imperial brush. Now, Master Mu Shan obviously put gold on his face. So she pretended to be hesitant and said: "But people in Beijing often say that it was a doctor from Duanruitang who rescued the late emperor and made him wake up..." Master Mu Shan didn't expect her to know what happened back then, so he was quite embarrassed, so he said: "Oh, I still remember that doctor. He was in his prime at that time, and he was not afraid of death. No matter how many imperial doctors in the imperial hospital dared not prescribe strong medicine He was afraid that his hands would injure the dragon's body, but he thought that instead of letting His Majesty be so unconscious, it would be better to wake up for a while for the sake of the society's future affairs." Li Shubai then asked: "The former emperor's dragon body is so important, why didn't the imperial physicians come to stop him when he practiced medicine like this?" Master Mu Shan's eyes flickered, he avoided his questioning, and only said: "At that time, the dragon's body was in critical condition, and the situation forced it, so it was decided by the prince." Huang Zixia recalled what Li Shubai had said, that there was an agashin in the blood coughed up by the late emperor, and couldn't help frowning slightly, thinking of questioning him again, but felt that the matter was so important that he didn't dare to speak easily.After hesitating for a long time, he asked: "So at that time, the late emperor woke up temporarily, and there was the mage, the prince, and the doctor Zhang from Duanruitang by his side?" "Oh, I also remembered that the doctor's surname is Zhang..." Master Mu Shan nodded and said, "At that time, the Holy Master woke up, we hid outside the hall, and exchanged names with him. It's just that it's been a long time, and now I don't remember his name anymore. gone." Huang Zixia asked again: "So, the mage and Doctor Zhang were waiting outside the hall at that time?" Master Mu Shan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes." Li Shubai didn't speak, but both of them knew that Master Mu Shan was lying.At that time Li Shubai had been waiting outside the hall, if Master Mu Shan came out at that time, he would definitely meet him.However, based on his memory, he did not remember Master Mu Shan's face. It can be seen that the two had never met before—that is to say, Master Mu Shan should have been by his side when his father woke up briefly. But with such haste today, and with such an identity, it is obviously impossible to interrogate them clearly, so both Li Shubai and Huang Zixia chose not to expose them. Seeing Li Shubai nodding slightly to her, Huang Zixia saluted with palms together and said, "Thank you so much for the good tea, Master. Now that I have seen the face, I have fulfilled my wish. I will not bother you later, so as not to delay the master's cultivation. I will visit again in the near future." Master Mu Shan's eyes swept across her face again, then stood up with a smile, and sent the two of them out.