Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Illusion Beauty

Wearing a large black robe, Wushuang stood in the courtyard outside the main entrance of Qingzhu Pavilion, waiting for Fatty Zhou and Baichun to go out to watch her perform illusion. Her precious robe is famous, called "Black Dragon Transformation". Under the careful guidance of "Show King" An Jie, she sewed it by herself. It is carefully matched with more than a hundred different materials. In fact, it is divided into multiple layers inside and outside, several layers of which are skillfully folded, which can be changed almost infinitely after she skillfully displays it, coupled with lighting illusions.In the sleeve underwear, there are also weapons and tools for her tricks, making her a magic performer with seemingly boundless magic power.

Her hair hangs down on both shoulders, her hair is black and her muscles are icy, and her gown drags the floor. It's just her dazzling and beautiful image, which has already taken people's attention. She was willing to apply for the job at Hongyelou, not for the reward of course, but for Gu Yueming.She had fought against Gu Yueming before, and knew how deep Gu Yueming was. If she wanted to assassinate him when he was on guard, the chance of success was very slim.So when she saw Gu Yueming put on the table the invitation card for the 10th anniversary dinner issued by Hongyelou, she couldn't help being overjoyed.

If she can perform under such circumstances, she can show her strengths and set up the most exciting assassination plan, and take Gu Yueming's life when he is most unsuspecting. Fatty Zhou's fat body first appeared on the doorstep, followed by Yan Niang and an outstanding beauty in a strong suit showing off her graceful figure, and then a man dressed as a Confucian scholar. Wushuang was shocked by the sight, and quickly raised her hands, the wide sleeves of her robe immediately covered her face, only revealing a pair of big eyes, so that people could not see the fluctuation in her heart.

Isn't this person the five escaped robbers in the reward picture? In fact, the man in front of him is only one or two points similar to the five escaped robbers in the reward picture, and his air is even worse, but she can recognize him at a glance. When she looked at the reward picture on the bulletin board in Jindu that day, she had a very strange feeling in her heart, like seeing a very familiar person, who was depicted as a flat portrait. Between the likeness and the likeness, she could almost see it. Point out where the painting is not good and where it is inferior. Now seeing a real person, she recognized him immediately.

She must have never seen him before, and it felt so weird and eerie. It is puzzling that the five escaped robbers have come to hide in the Hongye Building. Wushuangnv collected her mind and crushed the smoke ball on the ground with her toes. The five-colored smoke immediately escaped from under her robe, wrapping her in a misty colorful mist. "boom--" A strong white light exploded above her head, immediately illuminating a three-foot-radius area, and the colored smoke was even more colorful and dazzling. Fatty Zhou and the other four were all dazzled. Standing on the long steps, everyone was engrossed in watching her performance.

Wushuangnv's "Black Dragon Transformation" trembled, and she couldn't see anyone anymore, and then her sleeves fluttered, changing into countless shapes in the colorful smoke, and every movement made people feel wonderful.The most touching part is that the robes, which are ordinary at first, can no longer be described in any words. They are like cloth elves who have come to life, flying wildly in various shapes and forms in the light and mist, reflecting different colors of light. Suddenly, two colored ribbons flew out, interweaving different patterns in the colorful mist. The movement was strong, making people hallucinate and confused.

It was as if the performance had started suddenly, and then everything came to a standstill.The Wushuang girl returned to her previous state, covering her face with the sleeves of her robe, only showing her eyes. However, the stillness only lasted for a blink of an eye, the colorful smoke turned into black smoke, the light above faded away, and the darkness instantly occupied the space that was originally brilliant with fireworks, and then the flames shot up into the sky, lighting up the courtyard in flames.The black mist spread out, and the "Black Dragon Transformation" turned back into the cloth and fell to the ground.

Wushuangnv appeared behind Abbot Xu Yuan, clasping fists to salute the four of them. Wu Zixu took the lead in applauding, and everyone clapped their hands red. Fatty Zhou stepped down the long steps, and said with a chuckle, "Shuangshuang's illusion skills are unparalleled and eye-opening. Our 10th anniversary dinner, with both of us coming to help out, is even more perfect." Seeing that Wu Zixu was still beaming with joy, Baichun stared at the girl greedily, applauded unrestrainedly, couldn't help but bumped his arm with his elbow, the pain made him stop, and then said: "Sister Shuang Shuang It's amazing, combining illusion and dancing, even the masters of illusion in the capital are still far inferior to my sister. Do you have any objections to the terms of employment offered by our Hongyelou?"

Wushuang stepped forward a few steps, picked up the "Black Dragon Transformation" from the ground, folded it gently, and said: "No problem. But this time I just happened to pass by Yueyang because I was visiting Dongting Lake. Go to the city to buy materials and make fireworks and firearms for performances, I hope your building can allocate a quiet and unoccupied house for my use." Baichun looked at Yanniang, the latter showed distress at first, then she said with a flash of inspiration: "Cicada Wing can stay at my place for a while, and the vacant Yuzhu Pavilion will be used by Shuangshuang girl."

Fatty Zhou rejoiced and said, "That's the way to go. Our Hongye Tower must be lucky, and top experts from all walks of life gather here. My good daughter, what else do you want to say?" It wasn't Baichun who answered him, but Wu Zixu with shining eyes, he raised his hand in a funny way and said, "Yusheng has something to say." Wushuang girl secretly laughed in her heart, you kid really knows how to pretend to be a ghost, when I expose your identity, see if you can still be so complacent.He said lightly, "This is..." Yan Niang gave her a wink to ignore him, and said: "This is Mr. Lang Geng, a master portrait painter from the capital. Come! Let the slave family take Shuangshuang girl to see if the place satisfies you."

Wu Zixu protested, "I haven't had a chance to speak yet." Baichun frowned at him and said, "What do you want to say?" Wu Zixu leaned close to her ear first, and whispered: "Baichun is jealous." Then he backed away like a snake and scorpion, and said: "In addition to painting, I, Lang Geng, have also learned how to make firearms. If Miss Shuangshuang is useful If you have my place, just tell me." Baichun was displeased and said, "Let's talk after finishing your painting." When she faced Wushuang girl, her voice softened, and she said: "Sister, go and have a good rest first, and the aunt will take care of everything for you. Let's find a time to meet tomorrow and discuss the details of the performance for the dinner." Fatty Zhou laughed and said, "That's it." Gu Yueming sat silently across the table in the center of the hall, Bai Luyu was placed next to the red invitation card with bronzing letters, and Wan Jian wrapped in a leather bag was placed on the other side. He was very shocked by the conversation with Wu Zixu, and this shock has not passed yet.On the contrary, he didn't care about the battle with Gomo at all. If Ruan Xiuzhen's guess is in line with the facts, then he is now stepping into the layout of fate step by step.Since Eunuch Feng took over the treasure hunting task, his choices became less and less. He could disregard his own life, but he could not disregard Mrs. Huameng's safety.Whether it is Ji Shan or Feng Gonggong, he can guarantee that they will not hurt her, otherwise they will never get the Chu box, and the prerequisite is that he must find the Chu box. The five thieves had nothing to do with him originally, but a painting connected them, and it was very subtle, beyond common sense. Everything points to Yunmengze. The mysterious power that dominates all these in the dark, is it the god who guards the ancient city?Or is it the evil spirit left over from the offensive and defensive battle of the ancient city more than a thousand years ago?What is its purpose in doing this?Or maybe that mysterious power had already manifested its true body, and it was the ancient chariot goddess described by Wu Zixu, the goddess of Yunmengze? He really wanted to go to Hongyelou immediately to see if he could get further enlightenment from that painting. There was a knock on the door. Gu Yueming shouted: "The door is not locked." "Squeak—" The door was pushed open, and a burly and heroic young man stepped in, grinned at Gu Yueming, and said, "Brother Gu has the habit of not lighting lamps." Gu Yueming looked at him for a moment, then said calmly: "So it's Master Qiu Jiu. Sit down! This is not a habit, but a preference. I like darkness." Qiu Jiushi opened a chair opposite him and sat down by himself. His eyes first fell on his white dew, and then he moved to the invitation card, and asked, "Brother Gu would attend such a lively banquet with so many people! I can't imagine it." Gu Yueming frowned and said, "Brother Qiu, did you come to me for a fight, or do you want to have a chat with me?" Qiu Jiushi moved his eyes to the leather bag, and said with great interest, "How did Brother Gu guess that I had murderous intentions?" Gu Yueming shrugged and said: "As soon as you entered the door, you immediately climbed to the peak state, and you took every step of the way, but you didn't want to sneak in and wait for an opportunity to attack, but you seemed to be afraid that I would surprise you. Why is it like this?" Qiu Jiushi smiled bitterly and said: "No wonder Xiuzhen values ​​you so much, and he told me not to underestimate you. Gu Yueming is indeed Gu Yueming. This is the first time I have the unpleasant feeling of being seen clearly. Brother Gu is very accurate. , I have been on guard since I started, because we got news from a certain channel that Brother Gu is going south this time, in the name of hunting down the imperial criminals, but he is actually coming to kill me, Qiu Jiushi. For the famous ruthless sword Hand Gu Yueming, how dare I trust you?" Gu Yueming said indifferently: "Brother Qiu, did the news come from Qian Shichen?" Qiu Jiushi pondered for a while, then said, "Can I avoid answering?" Gu Yueming said without hesitation: "It doesn't matter. I came from a long distance this time to hunt down the criminals. The question is who is the real criminal? Qian Shichen took advantage of the situation to drag you through this muddy water because he could not protect himself. Of course, if you give Jineti a chance, he will kill you without hesitation." Qiu Jiushi was stunned and said, "Brother Gu, how could he suddenly go against his own way of doing things, not only willing to explain his situation, but also to speak out?" Gu Yueming said calmly: "This is a way for me to express my apology, and I want to use this confidential information to compensate you." Qiu Jiushi was puzzled and said, "Sorry? I don't understand." Gu Yueming said: "I promised Mr. Ruan that I would not intervene in the matter between you and the five thieves. Now I want to renege on my promise and take back my promise, so I sincerely apologize, that's all." Qiu Jiushi's eyes were full of light, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother Gu, you know that we and the five escaped bandits are at odds, and we will not back down in any matter related to him." Gu Yueming said casually: "When I decide to do something, I never pay attention to other people's ideas." Qiu Jiushi sighed, "Why bother? We never want brother Gu to be our enemy." Gu Yueming said indifferently: "Brother Fanqiu told Mr. Ruan, I am now beginning to believe that we are caught in a situation of fate set by an invisible hand, and we cannot help ourselves. There is only one choice for us, that is, the invisible hand arranges for us. A choice for us. In other words, we don't have a choice at all. Frankly, I find the current situation as scary and interesting as I've never felt before. I still don't know what position to take on the five escaped robbers. And attitude, I only know that the future is no longer up to me to choose, but which direction fate leads me to. Just as you have no other choice in the matter of the five thieves, I have a faint feeling that I am gradually moving towards the same situation." Qiu Jiushi was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly sighed again: "I really hope that I can be ruthless and force Brother Gu to fight to the death, but I can't regard Brother Gu as an enemy at this moment, I hope the situation will not develop in this direction." He frowned again and said, "Why did brother Gu change so much in half a day?" Gu Yueming said firmly: "I'm sorry Gu can't answer this." Qiu Jiushi stood up from his seat and said with a smile: "Then I, Qiu Jiushi, have nothing to say. Brother Gu is right, we are in a puzzle, and no one knows what the final outcome will be. Please!" After all, he turned around and left. Gu Yueming sighed secretly, he really didn't want to be an enemy of Qiu Jiushi, but he felt intuitively that a battle with Qiu Jiushi was inevitable. Will Qiu Jiushi be the one who can kill himself? Wu Zixu was lying on the bed, his thoughts were up and down, and he knew that he was a little afraid of going to sleep, it was a place where he couldn't make decisions for himself. His performance was impressive tonight, and he completed two beauties paintings in one go. The environment in them is charming and charming, and the beauty is fascinating. Fortunately, he can still maintain a clear sobriety, knowing that he must not cross the line, otherwise he will lose his love for the beauties lost interest in painting, lost the motivation to paint, couldn't complete the Eight Beauties, couldn't trade with Qian Shichen, and fell into the hands of Dahemeng, everything was over. He knew in his heart that Bameitu had become another goal that he had to accomplish besides selling pearls. This was an attitude of being responsible for life and himself.Fatty Zhou, Baichun, Yanniang, and even Cicada Wing and all the beauties in the painting expect him to form an irresistible urging force; coupled with the torrent of creativity itself, he will not be cowardly The one who gave up halfway, even though he knew that the day when the Eight Beauties were completed would be the day when he lost the amulet. That juggling girl named Shuangshuang was more attractive to him than Baichun.It was the first time in his life to meet such an outstanding beauty as Baichun, but to meet two beauties of such a level at once is indeed an odd number.Could it be that his own suffering has finally passed and the time has come?Will he get something from one of them that he has been looking for?He looked forward to that moment of testing.That is, after spending the Spring Festival with "her", are you satisfied and in love, or afraid and lost.I'm afraid I will be disappointed again. Even when he is indulging in pleasure and dreaming of death in the brothel, the deepest part of his heart is still pain and emptiness, which is the forbidden place where any joy cannot reach the deepest secret, and it is also the biggest flaw in his life. He thought of Gu Yueming, and from Gu Yueming to the beauty of the ancient chariot painted by himself, he didn't understand why Gu Yueming saw visions while viewing the painting, but he himself, the creator, got nothing. The Goddess of the Ancient Chariot appeared in his mind, became clearer, and gradually occupied his mind. In a daze, he set foot on the top of the mountain city's wall again. Everything was so natural that he didn't feel the slightest abnormality, as if this was where he should be, his home. He didn't meet anyone, and suddenly stepped on the stone road away from the city wall. A building that looked like a temple appeared in front of him. There was a square in front of the temple. Shining brightly under the moonlight, there is an unreal feeling. The world was silent, save for the hollow echo of his footsteps. He walked towards the main entrance of the temple involuntarily. There was a stone horizontal plaque on the main entrance with four large characters engraved on it. It was strange that he couldn't see clearly and couldn't recognize what the characters were. A woman's sigh suddenly came from behind, and Wu Zi humbly shook his head and turned to look. The sky became broad and deep, and the bright moon lost its fragrance, replaced by stars embedded in the dark night sky.At the end of the square, a ray of light appeared, and in the depths of the radiant chaos, a graceful and moving figure of a woman could be seen, and bursts of dazzling ripples were emitted from her body, spreading into the endless darkness all around. The square disappeared, leaving only endless darkness. The beautiful figure seemed to be burning with light and heat, and was slowly moving towards him. The scene was strange and moving.Wu Zixu exhausted his eyesight, but he still couldn't see the woman's face clearly. He wanted to see the woman's face clearly, but he lost the strength to move. A woman's voice sounded in his heart, saying: "Call my name! Call my name!" Wu Zixu had the urge to yell, but he couldn't utter a word when he came to his mouth, and his heart was full of passion and sadness. With a scream, he woke up. Wu Zixu sat up suddenly from the bed, everything was as before. Outside the window, there are faint sounds of lake water slapping on the shore, summer insects chirping, and pond frogs singing "啯啯" majesticly, one after another, it seems that it will never stop. Only then did I realize that tears were streaming down my face. He had never been so lost and miserable. Wushuang stood on a big rock beside the lake outside Yuzhu Pavilion. The wind blowing from the lake made her clothes flutter, as if she could ride the wind and go away. When she buried her uncle in Yunmeng Lake, she felt that her hope was also buried there. She had a feeling that her father was already dead, in the catastrophe that happened in Yunmeng Lake ten years ago, otherwise he would try to find their mother and daughter.She was convinced that this must be the case. After killing Gu Yueming, she will go back to Yunmengze, first pay homage to her uncle, and then search the ancient city on July 14th, no matter whether she can find the ancient city, she will take it with her at the last hour of that day The poison pill committed suicide, whether it was only in the city or outside the city. No one can understand her, including An Jie.Because it is difficult for outsiders to understand her feelings for her father and mother.Seeing her mother getting thinner and thinner in front of her eyes, and the depression eating away at her spirit and body bit by bit, her heart was broken into pieces.If she can't prove that she didn't misunderstand her father, there is no point in living. Footsteps came from behind. Wushuangnv didn't look back, she didn't want to talk to anyone at all. Cicada Wing came behind her and said: "Miss wants servants to come and see Miss Shuangshuang, if she hasn't fallen asleep yet, please come to Qingzhu Pavilion to chat with her." Wushuang shook her head and said, "Didn't you agree that tomorrow is the day?" Cicada Wing lowered his voice and said: "Miss looks very preoccupied, Miss Shuangshuang, can I beg you as Cicada Wing? Miss admires you very much." Wushuang frowned and said, "It's too late." Cicada Wing said: "It won't take too much time for Miss Shuangshuang. In fact, the young lady guessed that Miss Shuangshuang would refuse to see her, so she asked Cicada Wing to tell the girl that if you refuse to go to her, she will come here Come." Wushuang turned around and said calmly: "Bai Chun really lives up to its reputation." Wu Zixu sat on the platform facing the lake with his head in his hands, his chest seemed to be pressed tightly by a heavy rock, he couldn't breathe, and the suffocating pain was tormenting him. What on earth did she want her to call her to do? Who is she? What is your name? A series of questions formed a bottomless vortex in his mind, uprooting him and losing his self-control. At this moment, a little light appeared on the lake in the distance, skimmed across the lake obliquely, and drove towards the northwest corner of the opposite bank, causing many water ripples, and there were two people sitting on the boat. Wu Zixu stared intently for a while, and felt a little relieved because he had a new goal. The small boat sailed to the center of Hangpiao Pond at this time, Wu Zixu recognized the woman named Shuangshuang and Cicada Wing with his extraordinary eyesight, and thought to himself: Apart from the goddess of the ancient chariot, who is the most attractive to him? Two beauties should have a date tonight. I am so unhappy now, and even more afraid of sleeping, why not join in the fun?In the worst case, it's no big deal for them to join forces and blast them out of the house.