Chapter 6 Section VI

The scarlet pattern is printed on the thin yellow paper talisman: a long-haired celestial being, male and female, standing on the coiled clouds; the long left sleeve of the celestial being hangs down, and the right hand is stretched upwards. A jade arm is exposed, the palm is pinched into a seal, and the tip of the index finger points to the arc moon in the upper right corner of the pattern.On the right side of the pattern, there is a line of curving and eccentric small characters: The power of supernatural ascension protects all directions The design is a rough plate printing, the engraving style is extremely vulgar, it can be seen that it is the handwriting of ordinary craftsmen, especially the lines are crooked, and there are several strokes wrong, I am afraid that the sculptor is illiterate and just made it according to the picture.

Such yellow paper talismans were pasted in a row on the wall facing Zhende Avenue outside Jiapingfang. There were about one or two hundred sheets. Obviously, they had just been pasted, and the paste was not dry yet, and the yellow paper had soaked into the water. translucent: the printing also seems to have been hastily printed, many of which have missing prints, or cinnabar paste... Di Bin led his horse past the wall, looked carefully at the paper talismans, and felt vaguely ominous. "What is this?" Tian Ahuo beside him asked, and couldn't help tearing a sheet off the wall—it was too late for Di Bin to tell him not to touch it. "Is today some Christmas or festival?"

Yu Runsheng stretched out his palm from the car window.Tian Ahuo understood immediately, went to the window and handed the paper talisman to the hall master. Yu Runsheng looked at the pattern of the paper talisman in the carriage for a while, and then asked Hua Que Wu who was sitting opposite: "Do you know this thing?" Huaquewu took it and took a look. "It seems to be a sect called 'Flying Heaven'... There are many such things in Kyoto. Everyone in the court and the public knows that the current emperor is obsessed with fairy arts and alchemy; many monks and Taoists who don't know where they come from are flocking to Kyoto Seeking wealth... There are at least dozens of such schools, big and small, and most of them are not for making money, or cheating a few girls..." At this point, he looked at Li Lan and stopped talking.

Yu Runsheng didn't respond, but just took the charm again to look at it.Huaquewu was a little surprised.Unexpectedly, Yu Runsheng would be interested in these superstitions. "It seems a bit evil..." Tian Ahuo outside continued to mutter.People in the underworld are born and die, and it is inevitable that they are superstitious. "Could it be a spell or something? Oops, I tore up a piece just now... Even the emperor's feet have this kind of thing..." At this moment, a dozen or so men and women turned around on the street corner ahead, all dressed in clothes that looked like immortals on paper: a wide and long white robe, the right sleeve only reached the elbow, and the left sleeve was as long as the knee.Some of them had their hair shaved into weird patterns, while others had their unknotted buns hanging over their shoulders. They laughed and twirled and danced while throwing more yellow talismans into the air.Two people beat out the rhythm with snare drums at their waists.

Di Bin laughed in surprise, and remembered Tian Ahuo's words just now. --good.This kind of thing should not happen in the capital of a country.And those hungry people yesterday... What kind of world is it? ... The violent sound of hooves interrupted Di Bin's train of thought. Di Bin suddenly thought of the sound of horseshoes on that rainy day a few months ago—the sound of Marshal Lu Yingfeng's cavalry team approaching. The same oppressive feeling, but different from Lu Yingfeng's cavalry at that time, this time the visitors did not have any intention of concealing their presence.The horseshoes ran on the bluestone ground, resounding through the entire street.

The dancing men and women scattered and fled when they heard it, but it was too late.When the first rider rushed into the crowd, Jian Ma knocked a man flat and flew to the wall a few feet away, and then bounced to the ground. The paper talisman on the wall was stained red with blood. The club and the lasso followed.Three of the believers were dragged along the ground by their limbs with ropes.In the blink of an eye, there was no longer a complete and clean white robe. It wasn't until after the suppression had completely subsided that Di Bin could see the appearance of the comers clearly: the knights wore black uniforms that were neither soldiers nor official servants, without any armor, and the inside of the dark black cloak was rolled with scarlet lining; There is a short machete in the middle that seems to be used only for decoration, and a whip, stick and hook in each hand. At the end, there are two four-horse carts, and the carriage is a huge bamboo cage.

These equipments told Di Bin that this group of knights was not for fighting or catching bandits.They are used against the defenseless. Among them, a dozen or so knights got off their horses and whipped the "Flying" believers who were still struggling to stand up with their riding whips.Then they untied the ropes from the saddles and tied up the men and women like pigs, one by one, with adroit skill.When binding women, the knights deliberately tore their shirts to expose the bouncing breasts, and then wrapped them tightly with ropes.A woman, her breasts bound purple, groans in pain.The knights grinned.

When Di Bin watched them stuff the men and women into the cage cart, he found that Lu Xun was already standing beside him.Lu Xun's face with a broken nose looked a little nervous. "No matter what happens, don't talk." Lu Xun whispered to Di Bin. "And absolutely don't do it. These people can't move." Di Bin nodded.He knew that Lu Xun was much more familiar with the capital than he was. "Who are they?" Before Lu Xun could answer, Di Bin realized that he was being followed by one of the knights.The man's face was pale and thin, the chin and cheeks were clean-shaven, which accentuated the long aquiline nose and water chestnut cheekbones.His crown cap had an extra red tassel than the others, and his leather belt, riding boots and scabbard were exceptionally polished.

He brought five knights who were obviously subordinates, and approached the "Great Tree Hall" convoy. Hua Que Wu had already got out of the car, with the same solemn expression as Lu Xun.Di Bin could see that these knights were guys that even "Feng Yilong" couldn't mess with.That means their power comes from the top... Huaquewu is ready to take out the flag of "Feng Yilong" from the lapel of his clothes-since entering the city, the team has taken down the flag.That's the rule of "Feng Yilong"-the capital is not a place to show the authority of the gang.

A dozen or so riders galloped over from the north of Zhende Street, attracting the attention of both sides.Huaquewu saw the visitor clearly and breathed a sigh of relief. At the front of the visitors were three riders abreast, with a tall and slender young man on the middle horse, about twenty-four or five years old, with an unusually handsome and handsome face, cheeks as smooth as white jade, and a pair of thick eyebrows that were even darker. The brocade gown and an ancient silver hat made him look like a nobleman. Di Bin couldn't help but look at his face a few more times. On the horse on the right side of the young master was a man with a broad body and an imposing appearance, with a neatly cut beard around the chin of a square face, a high nose and deep eyes, with light-colored eyeballs.Di Bin couldn't see what color it was.

The rider on the left, Di Bin, had already seen him in Piaocheng—it was Mao Gonglei with curly hair.Behind the three of them were about ten cavalry subordinates, all of whom were much more elegantly dressed than the men and horses in the "Dashutang". The noble young man drove his horse to Yinggoubi's side, smiled and whispered a few words to him.That eagle hooked nose didn't show any expression, just nodded slightly, replied a short sentence to the young master, then raised his whip to signal his subordinates to leave. The team of black knights dragged the bamboo-cage cart to the west and disappeared around the street corner, but the screams of the men and women inside the cage could still be heard faintly. "Fifth brother." Your young master got off his horse and walked up to Hua Que Wu.The bearded man and Mao Gonglei also got off their saddles and followed closely behind him. "Where's brother Yu?" Hua Que Wu was taken aback for a moment - he never thought he would address Yu Runsheng that way. "Just in the car..." At the same time, the curtain of the car was raised, and Yu Runsheng got out of the car with his cane tied. The noble young man hurried forward to help him. Di Bin stepped forward nervously.He also felt very surprised, he had already guessed the identity of this son, he did not expect that this person treats the boss so warmly. "Brother Yu, go slowly... Your injury is not a problem..." Yu Runsheng had already landed on the ground, but the noble young man still held his hand tightly. "Tuofu, he's healed...Young master, don't call someone with the surname Yu that. I'm still young in the gang, so I can't bear this name." "Brother, don't be polite to me." The young master looked back at his subordinates and laughed a few times. "Didn't pick you up at the city gate, the younger brother deserves to die..." Then he yelled at his subordinates: "Go back and inform father that brother Yu has arrived! Also, set up food and drinks in the building to clean up the dust for brother and everyone! "Several subordinates responded, pulled the horse's head and galloped northward. "My lord, you don't have to be so polite..." "Brother, you don't have to be polite." The young master smiled and looked directly at Yu Runsheng, with a pair of bright and big eyes showing deep meaning. "This is Kyoto. My brother is here for a day, so you don't have to worry about anything. I, Rong Xiaoshan, will take care of everything for my brother." Yu Runsheng looked back at Rong Xiaoshan's eyes. He fully understood the meaning of Rong Xiaoshan's words.