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Chapter 71 Recording Ghost Book (4)

During the reign of Tianshou, Ji Sheng, a student from Luzhou, failed in many tests. He was afraid of his father's majesty and did not dare to return home, so he had to stay in the capital.After a while, he ran out of money, so he had to move from the inn to live in a ruined temple outside the city, where he lived with traffickers and pawns, almost living a life of begging.

One evening, Ji Sheng saw a hare on the way out of the city, and wanted to catch it for dinner.He chased the hare all the way to the outskirts, but accidentally walked on a side road, and finally failed to catch the hare.Ji Sheng walked several times, and finally returned to the original place.Before that, he had been listening to the strange stories of wild foxes from the villagers who lived with him. He knew that he might have fallen into the trap of foxes, so he shouted: "What I fear is not death, but not knowing how to die. I hope to set this trap." Someone who can tell me to my face what I did wrong."

No one answered.

By this time it was already dark, and Ji Sheng was even more frightened, his whole body trembling to the point of being speechless.Suddenly, a red light appeared not far away, and an ethereal and immature voice asked, "Is the guest Luzhou Jisheng?"

Ji Sheng thought it was a passerby, and happily replied: "Yes!"

"Half a year ago, when I saw you, you were still wearing a silk gown made in Suzhou, with precious jade on your waist. You were handsome and handsome, just like a fairy who had descended into the world. I didn't expect you to be wearing worn-out cloth clothes now. Haggard and exhausted, it is very different from before.”

Ji Sheng said in shame: "The situation of a person is determined by the heavens!"

The person who spoke walked up to Ji Sheng, and only then did Ji Sheng see his face clearly.It turned out to be a boy in red, very handsome, with a deep scar on his forehead.The boy spoke very maturely, and he said to Ji Sheng: "My sister and I are here to help you change your situation!"

Ji Sheng followed the boy to a big mansion. The mansion used beautiful jade as floor tiles, light silk and satin as curtains, and was surrounded by soft mist. His feet seemed to be stepping on clouds, and the scene was like the Guanghan Palace in the poem.Ji Sheng praised: "Such a scene should not appear in the world."

Not long after, a woman in white clothes came out with a delicate and elegant appearance. When she saw Ji Sheng, she knelt down and cried, "I heard that you have lived in poverty for the past six months. This is really my negligence. I hope I can get you." forgiveness."

Ji Sheng said in surprise, "I don't know you."

The woman recounted the previous events: "Six months ago, my husband was drinking at Tinghailou in the south of the city, and found two drunk foxes in the wine cellar. Is there such a thing?"

Ji Sheng said, "Yes, there is a slightly larger white fox and a slightly smaller red fox."

The woman cried even harder, bowed her head on the ground, and said: "I heard that the shopkeeper of Hailou thinks that foxes are evil spirits, and he wants to show the two foxes by skinning them. The husband couldn't bear it, so he spent a lot of money to buy these two foxes. Take them to the south of the city and release them."

Ji Sheng replied: "There is such a thing."

The woman in white cried even more: "I am the white fox. The boy in red just now is the red fox, and the scar on his forehead was left at that time."

Ji Sheng was shocked when he heard this, he helped the woman up, and said, "It's just a little effort, and it's not worth remembering."

The woman said: "I hope I can serve by Mr.'s side." Ji Sheng declined on the grounds that shemale has different routes.The woman begged repeatedly and threatened her with death, so Ji Sheng agreed to accompany her to accompany her.Ji Sheng named the girl "Jianjia".

When Jian Jia and Ji Sheng returned to the capital, they were famous for being good at brewing wine, and everyone who drank the wine she brewed praised it.She is especially good at brewing wine, which has a fragrant taste and a long aftertaste, and is known as a must in Chang'an.

Ji Sheng no longer had any worries in life, and under Jian Jia's care, he improved his studies. Two years later, he won the gold list in the exam and was named the Governor of Cangzhou.Afterwards, her official rank rose steadily, and she already occupied an important position in the court at a young age. It can be said that she was proud of the spring breeze, but Jian Jia became more and more reticent, her appearance was not as bright as before, and she often sat in front of the window.Ji Sheng asked her: "I heard that you haven't eaten recently, what worries you?"

Jian Jia frowned, and said: "100 years ago, my mother betrothed me to the fox in Langya Mountain. He was fierce and violent, and his spells were powerful. Now that the wedding is approaching, I'm afraid I won't be able to be by my husband's side in the future. What worries me!"

Ji Sheng pondered for a moment and said: "When I was in the Jianghu, I often walked among the people. I once met some knights in the Jianghu. Among them was a butcher named Ma Lian, who was said to be able to subdue evil spirits."

The two found Ma Lian, who was slaughtering dogs with superb skills.This person looks very ugly, but he is very loyal. After listening to Ji Sheng's narration, he said with a smile: "Why do you care about such a little monster? After the matter is completed, you must give me a few pots of wine brewed by Jian Jia as a reward. Seeing how chivalrous he is, Ji Sheng respected him even more.

Three days later, there was a black wind in the capital, and the vegetation lost its luster. Jian Jia was shocked and cried, "The fox is here, I hope you can let me go, so as not to hurt the innocent."

Ji Sheng grabs Jian Jia by the corner of his clothes, preventing her from leaving.

A black-clothed man appeared in the black wind, with a very ferocious appearance, and with a wave of his hands, sand and stones flew away immediately.The wind and sand made people unable to open their eyes, and uprooted the weeping willows on the river bank.The man in black turned into a ray of white light, flew down from the black cloud, floated in front of Ji Sheng, and said sharply, "How dare you take my wife away!" Insert your fingers into Ji Sheng's chest.Jian Jia rushed forward, with her long sleeves fluttering, and tucked her ten fingers into the sleeves, her movements were soft and graceful, but there was a murderous intent hidden, and she was ready to die with the fox.

Jian Jia's morality is not as good as that of the crafty fox, and she loses the wind after a short fight.The fox trapped Jian Jia in the purple circle with a barrier, and the circle became smaller and smaller, Jian Jia did not break through several times, and his body became weaker as a result.Ji Sheng shouted, "Ma Lian, why haven't you come yet?"

Suddenly, a purple lightning appeared in the sky, and a one-horned horse galloped out of the lightning, several times larger than ordinary horses, with piercing eyes.The horse put its horn on the chest of the fox, and the fox turned back into a fox, and bit the horse's neck. The horse neighed, and stretched its front hooves, kicking the fox a hundred feet away.Then the fox changed into the shape of a roc again, tearing the clouds when it spread its wings, and saw its sharp claws bent, trying to grab the horse and throw it into the nearby big lake.The horse was not afraid, and kicked the roc away with its hind hoof, breaking off one of the roc's wings, and the roc immediately let out a "chirp chirping" cry.After several transformations, the fox had no choice but to turn into a boa constrictor, entwining the horse's limbs.The steed couldn't move and neighed a few times.Suddenly, there was another thunderclap, and the horse and the boa constrictor fell from the clouds at the same time, making a loud noise when they landed.Some daring people went to have a look, and found a half-foot-deep pit on the ground. The one-horned horse had disappeared, and there was only a huge dead fox on the ground.

Jian Jia came out from the barrier, turned her worries into joy, and said, "That butcher is indeed a stranger!"

A few days later, the couple went to see Ma Lian with their homemade wine, but Ma Lian was gone, and no one around him knew where he had gone.

In the next five years, Ji Sheng was burdened by fame and fortune, and his mind was on the rivers and lakes, so he resigned from his official position, concealed his name, called himself Ji Sou, and opened a wine shop in a small corner of Xuancheng. It has been spread for hundreds of miles without diminishing, and is praised by the world.After Ji Sou passed away, Jian Jia disappeared, and people never drank such delicious wine again.

Li Bai once wrote a poem in honor of him: Jisou, are you still brewing old spring wine in Huangquan?It's just that there is no Li Bai there, who would understand the wine you make?
(End of this chapter)