Dust and Ember Song

Chapter 5

Zhijin was bored in Ju'er's house, she had searched for Lord Xing in this city for a long time, but to no avail, could it be that Zu Yun's scroll was wrong?
Changdi said that he would order his subordinates to search carefully, and persuade her not to worry.

Seeing that Zhijin was bored, Ju'er asked Zhijin to go to her Duxian Tower to play. She has been there twice, to listen to ditty songs, and to watch elegant literati toast to poems. The liveliness of the scene made her even more lonely.

She was walking on the street blankly again, wearing elegant plain clothes, stopping and going, she thought her face was not beautiful, but the son frequently cast tender eyes on her.

Suddenly, an old fortune-teller, wearing a black robe, with white eyebrows and thin lips, disheveled hair, was grabbing Zhijin's sleeve.

"Oh, it's amazing."

Zhijin looked at him so inexplicably, and was very puzzled.

"Girl, sit and sit, ouch, it's really strange." He sat beside his small fortune-telling booth, holding Zhijin.

"Mister, what is this?"

Seeing him using tortoise shells and copper coins for divination, Zhijin found it interesting. Can these ordinary objects still reveal secrets?

He twitched his slightly long beard and said meaningfully, "Girl, you have amazing bones and beautiful appearance, but your life is not good."

"Ah, what does this mean?"

Zhijin showed surprise on the surface, but secretly laughed at this old gentleman, could it be that he started a fairy business.

He explained to her the hexagrams that Zhijin couldn't understand.

Seeing that she had spent a lot of time here, the old man also spared no effort to encourage her to change her name.She had no choice but to put a tael of silver, thanked him for his kindness, and wanted to leave.

But he gave Zhijin the money again, saying that she was alone and too pitiful, so she didn't need a fee.

Where would she change it? The name is her only memory, and Mr. Xing said that he likes this name.

"Girl, there will be many love disasters in your life. If you want to avoid disasters, you must change your name." He pointed to the fluent handwriting she wrote on the paper: Zhijin.

He talked for a long time, but Zhijin didn't understand why his name was unknown.

But when she thought about whether it would bring trouble to Mr. Xing, she really moved to the idea of ​​changing the name, okay, let's see if the old man can choose a good name for me that is infinitely springy and eternally safe.

Zhijin never imagined that the old man wrote down the two words that had been etched in her bones for several years next to her name, and it was also the first time that she became a female celebrity with Xian'e, embroidered ugly on silk, But also clear two words.

He pointed to the two ink-stained words and said to her, "Girl, you can change your name to Kongchen from now on. This is: Blissful Life, Kongji, No Calamity in the World."

"Girl, I like to do good deeds, and I don't ask for money, so you can rest assured."

After finishing speaking, he ignored Zhijin and sat in front of the fortune-telling booth, and went to look for food on his own.

Zhijin stood up straight, looking at the somewhat gray sky.

"Kong Chen, you see, we will never be able to stop it."

In the west land, the rain is getting more and more, the merchants put up their tents one after another, and the pedestrians disperse.

Ge Qiuba took the yamen servants to search around, but they couldn't find any Hanako that met the requirements. The group ate at the noodle shop and ordered half a jar of aged wine.

"In five days, Mr. Xunhun will return to the capital to return to his command. The flowers we caught in the past two days are not good. What a headache."

A yamen servant put down his chopsticks, leaned closer to Ge Qiuba and said, "Leader, I just remembered that yesterday, when I went outside the city, the brother at the gate said that there was a Huazi who always took a few steamed buns to Jinyangpo every few days. He said that there was a Huazi who was seriously ill and was lying under the big banyan tree at the foot of the slope."

Ge Qiuba gave a cold look, and said leisurely, "I don't think it's really possible, so let him."

"It's okay, it's nothing, it shouldn't be a difficult disease, otherwise, why didn't the Hanako who gave the steamed buns die?"

"He's the right one right now, that's all, after eating, you can find a doctor from the medical clinic to have a look, then take him to take a shower, change his clothes, and send him to the county government."

The rain had become overwhelming, so Zhijin had no choice but to squat under the eaves to hide from the rain, and saw that the street was gradually empty.

"Why are you so stupid, even if it's inconvenient to use spells, you can borrow an umbrella around here."

She looked up and saw the person who was speaking, his cold tone was like the rain.

He was dressed in dark blue and dark pattern clothes, with star eyebrows and sword eyes, with one hand behind his back and the other holding the umbrella handle tightly, he looked really "peerless in the world".

"Why are you in a daze, it seems that you still want to wait for the rain to stop?" There was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"I just don't know where to go."

Yes, where could she go? She came to the world to find Lord Xing, apart from this, I really don't know what else to do.She couldn't sleep well every day when she came here, and she thought she could finally understand what was written in that poem, sleeping with nothing to do, restless in the center, and then tossing and turning on the pillow, but she never burst into tears.

"Come here." He motioned her to go under the umbrella.

"Time is fleeting, and you don't know how to cherish it. Come with me. You don't know where the beauty is in this city."

Right now, she didn't know what to do, so she obediently followed him.

He took Zhijin to the lake, which is not too far from Ping'er's house, but she never came here once.

She sat on the boat with him, no one paddled, and let the small boat move with the current.

In September in the world, the lotus is still fragrant, and the vision is not charming.

The water flow here is slow, and the boat gradually stagnates.The rainwater hit the grass tent, the sound was not loud, muffled, misty, like a fairyland.

He didn't know when he fell asleep, and his brows were slightly frowned.

Zhijin propped up the umbrella and stood on the prow of the boat, the breeze passing over her skirt from time to time, "The world is a good place."

"When did you follow Kongchen?" He asked suddenly.

She turned her head and saw him leaning against the edge of the canopy, drinking a jug of wine.

"It's been a long time, I can't remember."

"The last time I saw him, I never heard of you."

"When did you meet Xingjun?" She asked hastily.

He smiled slyly, "I can't remember too, I rarely go to Heaven."

"Have you heard of Shenshou Mountain?"

She was still immersed in the feelings of Xingjun just now, looking at the misty rain in the distance, she did not listen carefully to what he just said.

"Shen Shoushan, do you know?"

"Never heard of it."

He used spells to make the boat move slowly.

"I always went there when I was young, holding a sword and a few books, and stayed for several months."

Zhijin was puzzled, "Why is that so?"

"I am the only son of my father, and he values ​​me very much."

"Oh, that's right." She nodded.

"Shenshou Mountain is a place where it snows all year round. It's very cold and there's nothing there." After he finished speaking, he sighed.

"It snows all year round, so beautiful."

"You like snow?"

"It's not, it's just because the valley where I lived in the past rarely snowed, it's just strange."

He looked at her and said slowly, "What's the name of the place you used to live in?"

"I don't know, it's far away, there's no name."

"But now that I've read some books, I really want to give it a name." Zhijin searched for words that could be used in his mind. Why didn't he think of it before? Maybe it's because no one asked about it. Bar.Zu Yun also warned her not to talk about things there in the heavenly court, and to forget the past when she came to heaven.

Xingjun also kept silent about the valley, as if he was protecting everything there for her.

"The Land of No Name is always a curiosity."

"I have little knowledge, so I don't know what a good name is." After thinking about it, I gradually felt that choosing a name was very distressing.

Seeing her like this, he smiled slightly, his smile was different from Xingjun's, it was less warm and more carefree.

"What's in that valley?"

"There are many little demons, most of them can't speak. There is a cool wind blowing in the valley all year round. There is a small clear pool halfway up the mountain, surrounded by Qionghua trees in full bloom."

"It's such an excellent place, I hope to have a chance to see it in this lifetime." Seeing her praise, he returned his enthusiasm.

Zhijin wanted to go back to rest, but Changdi invited her to a famous restaurant in Shengcheng to eat some delicious food, and then together with him unseal the good wine he had stored there in the early years.

In her eyes, Wei is very sincere towards wine, she nodded repeatedly.He laughed at her that a woman is still a hero in wine.

Zu Yun also knows that she likes to drink. On that day, she went to Zu Yun's Baiqing Palace to ask him to return books. In order to divert Zhijin's attention, he led her to his Weizhen Pavilion and picked out many beautiful things for her. , but Zhijin couldn’t get enough of Nian Fanghua in his black wooden box. Zu Yun is also a wine lover. Seeing Zhijin like this, although he felt distressed, he generously gave her a pot.

He also said that she was really different and lovable.

Zhizhu got goosebumps all over the ground, rolled his eyes, and carefully carried it back to the Fire Cloud Palace.

Seeing that she didn't have his favorite book in her hand, but only a pot of wine, Xingjun couldn't laugh or cry.

He said, where is my book?
She was startled, that's right, I went to find Zu Yun to return the book.Geez, what an elm-headed I am!She wants to put down the wine and go to the Pachinko Palace.Xing Jun hurriedly called her and told her to stay in peace, and he would go in person when he had time.

After finishing speaking, he took Nian Fanghua from Zhijin's hand in a righteous and aboveboard manner.

Zhijin's eyes fluttered, and he stared at the pot of wine helplessly. Seeing how pitiful she was, he couldn't bear to pour it out, so he pulled her by the sleeves, went to the study together, took out the wine vessel, and did it like never before. Drink with her.

He doesn't drink with Zhijin very often, he only says that he can't drink well, and also that drinking is a waste of time, and drinking too much can hurt his health.

But Zhijin knew that under the peach blossom outside the study, there were several pots of Taoji drunk that Zu Yun thought about day and night.

This wine originated from a fairy Taoji who passed away in heaven. She was originally a mortal who was good at cultivating peach blossoms and giving a lot of kindness. Because of her fairy veins, she just picked up a peach branch dropped by a fairy. After feeding, it also produced peach blossoms that are fragrant for ten miles.

Soon the God of Heaven called her to go to heaven as Tao Ji, who was in charge of the Peach Garden.

There were many difficulties when she passed the Wuji Formation, Xing Jun thought that she was still young, so he dropped the Formation for her.When she was in charge of the peach orchard, the peaches grew very well, and the Queen Mother valued her very much, but she was depressed, and soon fell into a sick bed, and the medicine was ignored. .

Knowing that time was running out, she ordered Xian'e to send several gods the wine she brewed from peach blossoms, and the Queen Mother also got some.

However, in the wine pot that Xian'e handed over to Xing Jun, there was only one piece of wine making note, which was Tao Ji's thanking gift to Xing Jun for helping her to become a fairy.

Then Tao Ji likes Xingjun, right?

Xingjun's capacity for alcohol is not bad, it's just that she doesn't want to drink it, on the contrary, she only knows that Nian Fanghua is the favorite wine of Tianting Jiuxian, but she doesn't know that a small cup makes Zhijin drunk, but it makes her happy You have to want to sing poetry and play music.

Xingjun, do you like me?She held her face and talked nonsense.

He held the wine glass, propped his head on his hands, looked at her affectionately, and didn't answer.

I know that Xing Jun likes me, I have always known it, but I don't know why Xing Jun went to that unnamed valley to find me?Did Xingjun know me before?

The peach blossom outside the window was fluttering red, like a slanting drizzle, it floated into the fragrance of wine in this room, and also fell in Xingjun's hair.

Don't you want me to go there and find you?

No, I'm just curious, I live so far away, no one has looked for me for a long time, but you came to me and took me away, I am really happy.She gesticulated and explained.

Zhijin staggered and walked to Xingjun's side, he instinctively wanted to dodge, but she hugged him tightly with the help of alcohol.

Don't move, there's something in your hair, I'll fix it for you.She pretended to be upset.

Then he became an obedient child, sitting there and letting her manipulate him.

She carefully took off the petals, held them in the palm of her hand, and said to him, Mr. Xing, thank you for coming to me, if you don't give up, I will always be by your side.

After finishing speaking, Zhijin threw the rouge in his palm into the air, and used spells to turn it into a rain of flowers.

When he stared up in a daze for a moment, she mischievously pointed his head at his head, tapped his lips, and then fled.

　Happy New Year, 2019 is even better.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)