White tea legend

Chapter 209 Meeting the Saint
"Is Madam Qing here?" Li Laosi asked.

"Miss Qing is not here." Ji Lan rushed to answer.

Lu Yu knew that Bai Cha was not there, but he didn't know if Xiao Qing was in the house. Ji Land said: "I just passed by Xiao Qing's bedroom. Her door was open, but no one was in the room."

"Could it be that Madam and Xiao Qing returned to Bai Mansion together?" Lu Yu murmured.

Li Laosi said: "Then please ask Mr. Lu to take us to Bai Mansion."

At night, under curfew, the streets are deserted.

Baifu is located in a secluded suburb, far away from Zhuque Street.

It was already Yinshi when Lu Yu and Ji Lan arrived at Bai Mansion with Li Laosi and his party.

At Yinshi, a faint morning light gradually appeared on the horizon, dispersing the darkness little by little. The clouds in the sky seemed to be dyed with a faint color, and the sun was about to rise.

The scenery of the suburbs also became clear. On the fields, the dewdrops shone with crystal light, like pearls of the earth. The mountains in the distance are looming in the morning light. The birds began to sing cheerfully, playing a beautiful prelude to the new day.

At this time, a mansion was located in this beautiful suburb. The roof of the mansion shimmered with golden light in the morning light, looking solemn and mysterious.

Lu Yu stepped up and led Li Laosi and others to knock on the door.

"Madam! Madam, open the door!"

The door opened for a long time, but no one came to open it.

Li Laosi kicked the door open, and Lu Yu was startled.

Ji Lan was calm and led Li Laosi and others into the mansion.

Lu Yu trotted ahead, shouting all the way: "Madam, madam..."

In the courtyard, there are towering ancient trees with lush branches and leaves. They are gently swayed by the morning breeze, and the shadows of their leaves are dancing. The rockery rocks are dotted with moss. Occasionally, one or two birdsong breaks the silence and echoes in the empty mansion.

In the pond, the lotus leaves turned gently, revealing the blossoming lotus flowers hidden underneath. The walls and eaves of the mansion reflected in the water appear and disappear with the ripples.

However, no one in the huge Bai Mansion responded to Lu Yu's call.

Li Laosi led his men to search every room in the Bai Mansion, and then came down to the courtyard to see Lu Yu. Lu Yu didn't know where Bai Cha and Xiao Qing had gone.

"Qing Niang is not a human being, she is a snake," Li Laosi said to Lu Yu, "If Mr. Lu knows her whereabouts, he must tell Wu Houpu immediately."

Li Laosi's words sounded somewhat alarmist to Lu Yu.

"Xiaoqing is a snake? Sir, are you kidding me?"

"What we saw with our own eyes, is it true?" Lord Li's men shouted.

Everyone still has lingering fears when they think of the scene where Xiao Qing turned into a snake.

Ji Landao said: "Mr. Lu, Lady White and Lady Qing disappeared together, could it be..."

"Could it be that White Snake is also a snake?" the officials shouted.

Ji Lan pursed her lips, and the corners of her lips curved into an invisible smile.

"Impossible!" Lu Yu shouted.

Li Laosi was calm and said to Lu Yu: "Ms. Lu, Madam Qing is a snake. We saw it with our own eyes. Madam White and Madam Qing disappeared together. Will Madam White be harmed by Madam Qing?"

Li Laosi's words made Lu Yu's heart immediately rise to his throat.

"Madam, Madam—" Lu Yu rushed out of Bai Mansion. He wanted to go back to "Xiang Ming Ya Xu" to see if Bai Cha was back.

……

In the Lu Yu Thatched Cottage, there was a room that was lit all night long.

But what was on was not the light of the oil lamp, but the light of some strange and magical magic.

Baicha, Ziyao, Gualou and Hualou sit cross-legged at the four corners of the southeast and northwest respectively, with Xuanfeng sitting cross-legged in the middle.

The four of them are working together to cast spells on Xuanfeng to expel the evil spells from his body.

Outside the door, Shijun walked around nervously, staring at the shining window.

The people inside the window are not mortals, but gods. This is a secret that only Shijun knows. This secret has always made Shijun excited, but now it makes Shijun nervous.

I hope shopkeeper Xuanfeng is safe and sound.

Last night, when Mrs. Baicha brought Xuanfeng back to Lu Yu Thatched Cottage, the shopkeeper Xuanfeng turned into a bird and kept dancing strange dances. Its wings could not stop flapping. The parrot was in heat and danced like this. dance.

Lady Baicha said that the shopkeeper Xuanfeng was bewitched.

Unexpectedly, shopkeeper Xuanfeng turned out to be a bird and became an immortal through cultivation.

Shijun was filled with envy. A bird could become an immortal through cultivation, but he alone became a waste.

No, no, no, once he learns all the medical skills from the three masters, he will no longer be a waste.

The light in the window finally stopped, and Shijun's heart began to rise again. He wondered whether the masters had cured the evil spell in shopkeeper Xuanfeng. Shijun didn't dare to come forward to ask, for fear of disturbing the masters' spellcasting.

I can only wait for the door to open automatically.

But the door was still closed.

In the house, the morning light poured in through the windows and shone on everyone's face.

Except for Xuanfeng, Bai Cha and others were all sweaty.

Several people accepted the instructions and looked at each other.

Although Xuanfeng in the middle was sitting, his eyes were still closed and he was not awake.

Bai Cha walked over to feel Xuanfeng's pulse, with a solemn look on his face.

Seeing this, Zi Yao, Guo Lou, and Hu Huan also went over to check Xuan Feng's pulse one by one. The evil magic rooted in Xuan Feng's blood still existed, like a nail, stuck deeply and not being pulled out.

"What should we do?" Zi Yao and others looked at Bai Cha.

"I wonder if Taimu and Bixia Yuanjun can save Xuanfeng."

Only these two immortals knew that Bai Cha and Xuanfeng had illegally descended from the Zhuxiantai. Now that Xuanfeng was in trouble, he could only turn to these two immortals for help.

"Bai Cha, Zi Yao and I will take Xuan Feng to find Empress Taimu and Bixia Yuanjun. Guo Lou and Bai Yunfei will stay at Lu Yu Thatched Cottage, okay?" The suggestion was Huo Hual.

Bai Cha nodded: "Very good."

That’s it.

After handing Xuan Feng to Zi Yao and Hu Huan, Bai Cha said goodbye to Guo Lou and Shi Jun, and it was already bright when he came out of Lu Yu's thatched cottage.

In the early morning, Chang'an Market was bustling with people and cars and horses. The shops on both sides of the street have already opened their doors to welcome customers, and various shouts and shouts come and go, forming a picture of a busy market.

Li Laosi and Wu Houpu's men stood on the street, scanning the passing crowd with sharp eyes.

Suddenly, Li Laosi's eyes were attracted by a beautiful woman. Wearing plain white clothes, she walked out of Lu Yu's thatched cottage.

It is the White Tea Lady.

Li Laosi's tight heartstrings relaxed at this moment. It's good that Lady White Tea is alive, even if she is a monster...

Li Laosi looked at Lady White Tea and thought of Xiao Qing who turned into a snake last night. Could such a beautiful white tea lady be a snake demon like Xiao Qing?
Lady Bai Cha stayed up all night and cast spells to cure Xuan Feng all night long. At this moment, her face was full of fatigue.

Although tired, she is still beautiful and refreshing, touching the heart.

This made Li Laosi step forward involuntarily, and the government servants from Wuhoupu behind him also hurriedly followed.

"White lady."

"Master Li..." Bai Cha was stunned, "What a coincidence!"

"Why didn't Madam White Lady go back to the teahouse to sleep last night?"

Li Laosi's question sounded a bit ridiculous to Bai Cha.

"Master Li, I have built a lot of properties in Chang'an City with my own hands. In addition to teahouses, there are also private residences and private medical clinics. As for where I want to sleep at night, it seems to be my freedom. , I don’t need to report it to Wu Houpu and Mr. Li, right?”

Li Laosi also knew that his question was ridiculous, and said: "White Lady, don't get me wrong, White Lady, we are not looking for trouble, but Qing Lady."

Bai Cha then remembered that he took advantage of the curfew last night to go out on the street. He originally wanted to find Xiao Qing, but he was called to Lu Yu Thatched Cottage by Gao Lou and others to treat Xuan Feng's injury.

"What does Mr. Li want from Xiaoqing?"

Bai Cha forced himself to calm down, but he was wondering if Xiao Qing had caused any trouble during the curfew last night.

"Sister White Lady, all you need to do is tell me where Xiao Qing is now. As long as you see Lady White, Lady White will naturally know what you are looking for."

"Xiao Qing...Xiao Qing should be at the teahouse."

"Not there."

"That's the White House in the suburbs."

"Not here either..."

"In Lu Yu Thatched Cottage, in Lu Yu Thatched Cottage." Bai Cha said in a hurry.

Li Laosi frowned: "White Lady, you came out of Lu Yu Thatched Cottage just now. If Qing Lady was in Lu Yu Thatched Cottage last night, why did you just remember it now?"

White tea: "..."

Seeing that Bai Cha simply shut up and refused to explain, Li Laosi felt unbearable: "Mrs. Bai Cha, if you know the whereabouts of Mrs. Qing..."

"I don't know. Since you came to me to ask for someone, I think Xiao Qing must have caused some trouble. Why don't you tell me directly so that I can help you think of countermeasures earlier."

Li Laosi thought about it and realized that Bai Cha's words made sense, so he said: "During the curfew last night, a murder occurred on the streets of Chang'an. After an autopsy, they suspected that the man was bitten by a snake..."

Bai Cha's heart skipped a beat, but his face was unimpressed: "What does this have to do with Xiao Qing? Shouldn't the adults go to the snake to settle the score? Every wrong has its own owner."

"The young lady is probably the snake that committed the crime."

Li Laosi then told Bai Cha that Xiao Qing appeared near the crime scene last night and appeared in the shape of a snake. Bai Cha became more and more frightened as he listened, but his face remained calm and calm.

"Sir, the theory of strange power and chaos is not acceptable. Xiaoqing is a human being, how can he be a snake? Last time Cao Rentang falsely accused Xiaoqing of being a goblin and sued the Jingzhao Mansion. Mr. Jingzhao Yin made it clear and had already paid Xiaoqing back. I’m innocent, do you think I’m going to ask Mr. Jing Zhaoyin to testify against you?”

The entire city of Chang'an knew that Lu Yu and Bai Cha were the younger sisters and brother-in-law of Jing Zhaoyin and his wife. Bai Cha had taken out Jing Zhaoyin's name at this time just for the sake of suppressing others at the highest official level.

Li Laosi lowered his head as expected: "White Lady, maybe you have also been deceived. Why don't you go back to the teahouse first? After all, Qing Lady is indeed missing. It is better to wait until Qing Lady is found and then listen to how she defends herself. After all, it is in full view of everyone. , the scene at that time was really horrifying, and there were countless pairs of eyes to prove it..."

Bai Cha nodded in understanding: "Okay, when Xiao Qing comes back, I will personally invite her to prove her innocence to Mr. Li."

Bai Cha said, performed the Wanfu ceremony, and hurried back to "Xiangming Yaxu".

Xiaoqing is missing and Baicha has not returned. How can Lu Yu be in the mood to make a living?
Although "Xiangming Yaxu" opened the door on time to welcome guests, Lu Yu was absent-minded and stood at the door. Others only thought he was welcoming guests, but he was looking for the figure of White Tea in the crowd.

Unexpectedly, I actually saw Bai Cha coming.

"Miss!"

Lu Yu hurried over, held Bai Cha's hand, and said worriedly: "Madam, where did you go last night? I'm really worried about you."

It would be great if "Asatsuki Ruka" could still come in handy.

It's a pity that Qianyue Liuge has been broken, and Lu Yu is no longer the Lu Yu of the past.

"My lord, don't worry. I just went to Lu Yu Thatched Cottage last night. They have some patients with difficult and complicated diseases and I need my help."

Lu Yu firmly believed in Bai Cha's words. Seeing Bai Cha's tired face, he hurriedly pulled her into the teahouse to rest: "Madam, are you tired? Go and have a rest. You don't have to worry about the teahouse, just leave it to me."

However, a luxury carriage drove over and stopped at the entrance of "Xiangming Yaxu".

A person got out of the car.

He wears a futou on his head with a tapered top and is decorated with gold threads and gems. He wears a dark blue straight jacket with the collar and cuffs decorated with gold threads and ribbons, and a red jade belt tied around his waist. On her feet she wore a pair of black soft-soled shoes.

He was clearly a eunuch in the palace.

It turned out that the saint summoned Lu Yu and Bai Cha's couple from "Xiangming Yaxu" to the palace for pilgrimage. This caught Lu Yu off guard and he was in a hurry.

White tea is quite calming.

She asked Ji Lan to give the eunuch some money, and then she and Lu Yu went to change into more formal clothes. Then she followed the eunuch into the carriage and went to Nanei to meet the saint.

The carriage slowly drove into Xingqing Palace, and Lu Yu gently opened the curtains. Wherever he looked, he saw a prosperous and solemn scene.

The royal residence, the palace is majestic and magnificent. On the roof of the palace, the glazed tiles shone dazzlingly in the sun. Surrounding the palace were patches of green trees, swaying in the breeze, as if waving to Lu Yu.

Groups of Habayashi soldiers wearing armor and holding spears lined up neatly. Their steps were firm and powerful, and their iron boots made a crisp sound on the bluestone road, showing an unparalleled majesty.

The leader of the Yulin Army is a burly and majestic general, wearing a golden battle armor, with a sword hanging from his waist, and his eyes are like lightning, majestic.

This is the Jinwu Guard among the Sixteen Guards of Nanya.

Lu Yu was so frightened that he quickly lowered the curtains and sat up straight.

It looked so pitiful.

When Bai Cha saw this, he smiled in his heart, stretched out his hand to hold Lu Yu's hand, and said, "Master, don't be nervous, I will be with you."

Lu Yu felt ashamed. He was a man and a husband. At the critical moment, he needed white tea to comfort himself.

So he quickly shook Bai Cha's hand and gave her a smile: "Thank you, madam. I'm not nervous. I'm not nervous. It's just a saint. How could he?"

How could a saint suddenly summon his wife and he into the palace?
"Our 'Xiang Ming Yaxu' business is all for the nobles, which shows that our tea has been recognized by the nobles, and our good reputation has spread to the ears of the saints."

"My lady is right."

Finally, the carriage stopped in front of a palace. Lu Yu and Bai Cha got out of the car and took a look. There was a plaque hanging on the palace: Nanxun Palace.

The couple entered the Nanxun Hall under the guidance of the eunuch.

I met the saint.

Lu Yu never dared to look up and buried his face on the ground.

Just listen to the solemn voice floating down from above: "Ms. Lu, please raise your head -"

Not daring to go against the orders of the saint, Lu Yu raised his head and was stunned with just one glance.

The saint looked so familiar.