Three thousand crows kill

Chapter 2 Who is Yuxiang secretly

At the end of the year, the first snow fell on Mt. Katori, and the snow drifted all night, almost up to the knees.As soon as Qin Chuan came out of the warm kitchen, he was shivering from the cold, and quickly wrapped his scarf tightly.

Uncle Chen, who was in charge of the meals in the kitchen, chased her out and called her repeatedly: "Chuan'er, wait a minute!"

"Is there anything else you can do to help?" Qin Chuan was jumping like a little rabbit in the cold.

"It's not really important, just ask when you will come to help the kitchen tomorrow. My son will repair the stove tomorrow, and I mentioned you to me. I don't know if I can meet you." Uncle Chen smiled like a wrinkled flower.

Qin Chuan was the best at observing words and expressions, and immediately understood what he meant, and said with a smile, "I'm not sure about that, I have to ask Guanshi Zhao. I am also looking forward to seeing Brother Chen. He is very lucky. He wins nine out of ten bets. Still waiting for him to teach me how to play two."

Uncle Chen couldn't help but blushed, and he naturally understood that he was speaking vaguely to save face. His son is clearly a gambler who loses nine times out of ten. It is not easy to find a wife for him.

Saying goodbye to the embarrassing Uncle Chen, Qin Chuan shrank his head and ran all the way to Zuochi.There was a heavy snowfall last night, I'm afraid the willow spirits by the pool will be frozen, she has to dust off the snow and trim them, lest they turn to her and cry.

Just halfway through, he saw Guanshi Zhao leading a man who looked like a meatball walking towards him. Qin Chuan quickly stopped beside him and greeted him with a smile: "Guanshi Zhao, hello."

When Manager Zhao saw her, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly pushed the meatball man over: "Chuan'er, it just so happened, I need you for something."

It was obvious that the meatball man was not happy, pouted and winked, extremely coy, and was forced to be pushed to Qin Chuan by Manager Zhao. "This is my nephew, who works as a comprador here. He is twenty years old and has not married yet..."

Rouqiu was angry, pointing at Qin Chuan and yelling in pain: "Auntie! What kind of vision do you have?! She looks so ugly! She is yellower than tangerine peel! Even Master Xuanzhu's little finger is not as good as it is. Can you match me?"

What he said was so bloody that every word was bloody, which made Qin Chuan stunned for a while.

He suddenly glared over again: "Hey, I said, don't pester me! I don't have time to dawdle with you!"

Qin Chuan nodded quickly: "That's that, I'm not worthy of standing beside you..." He said looking at his round belly, which looked like glutinous rice balls freshly cooked in a pot, plump, white and tender, He couldn't help but smiled slightly, "You are such a beautiful man with a beautiful face and a handsome face, naturally you have to be worthy of a beautiful woman who is all over the country and the city."

"Hmph, I guess you have self-knowledge." The meatball man smiled happily, "Auntie, I'm leaving. Next time remember to find a beautiful one who is worthy of me."

"Go well, go well..." Qin Chuan watched him go away with a smile, and looked back at Guanshi Zhao.Manager Zhao was naturally extremely embarrassed, and apologized repeatedly: "Chuan'er...he has such a bad temper, but his character is very good...you...don't take it to heart..."

"What's the matter, my nephew is straightforward, straightforward and unpretentious, a real man." Qin Chuan said without changing his face or beating his heart.

Zhao Guanshi himself felt that it was a pity and sighed for a while.Although Qin Chuan has only been here for less than three months, he does things quickly and doesn't have any messy thoughts, and his mouth is just right.These days, there are not many young girls who are so well-behaved. She intends to find a good wife for her nephew, but her precious nephew has eyes higher than the top, so she doesn't want it.

Qin Chuan is good at everything, except that he looks a bit shabby, with slender eyebrows and thin eyes, a flat nose and thin lips, and a sallow complexion that looks like he hasn't had enough food for ten years.Placed in a crowd, it would be swallowed up in the blink of an eye.

"By the way, do you have any orders from me, the steward?" Qin Chuan changed the subject directly.

Manager Zhao carefully took out a wooden box from his arms and handed it over: "I still have a lot of things on hand, you can send this box to the South Palace. Be careful, don't knock it, this is what Master Xuanzhu wants."

Qin Chuan nodded, holding the box and turned around to leave, suddenly remembered something, turned around and smiled and said, "The steward, Cui Ya told me today that she can work when she recovers. Do you want to help the kitchen tomorrow? Give it to her?"

Zhao Guanshi didn't even think about it: "Then let her do it tomorrow, you come and help me, it happens that there are not enough people."

Qin Chuan left with a smile on his face.

The Tianfudi of Katori Cave is divided into an outer area and an inner area. The outer area is exclusively for servants to live and work, while the inner area is the residence of the mountain master and his disciples.The outside servants are strictly forbidden to enter the interior, so there are four halls in the east, west, north, and south as checkpoints. The four halls are connected by huge stone walls tens of feet high.

In the current world, immortals are also tired and lazy.

The owner of the mountain turned into a fairy on the top of Xiangtuo Mountain, and since then he has occupied the mountain and become a fairy. While searching for rare treasures in the world, he also sympathized with the hard-working ordinary people and did a lot of good deeds.Recently, perhaps because he is getting older, seeing through the coldness and warmth of the world, he huddled inside and counted his treasures all day long. By the way, he accepted countless beautiful young men and women as disciples, and lived the life of an old man with peace of mind.

Katori Mountain has now become an airtight birdcage, still double-layered.

Qin Chuan walked all the way to the south hall with the box in his hand. The gatekeeper was reading a book with the hand stove in his hand. Without looking at her, he said in a low voice, "Stop, put the things down, and sign over there. The things may not come back." Send it to Lord Zichen, do you understand?"

Qin Chuan rolled his eyes, smiled and shook his head: "I don't understand, why?"

The janitor pointed behind him, impatiently: "So many things are given to Mr. Zichen, how can he accept them all? You peripheral servants, you are so shameless, what are you? Every day I think about climbing the dragon and becoming the phoenix. I send some messy things in, but I get thrown away every time, and I keep sending them!"

Qin Chuan looked inside curiously, and sure enough, he saw that the room was full of various boxes, bottles, jars, caskets, and copper cakes, which made people dazzled.

She couldn't help being speechless: "So many things... are they all for Master Zichen?"

The janitor finally raised his head and glanced at her through the cracks in his eyelids: "That's exactly the case. If you are sensible, you should leave as soon as possible. It is impossible to send things inside."

Qin Chuan smiled slightly, and put the box in front of him: "Understood, I will pay attention next time. This is what Master Xuanzhu wants, please send it in quickly, don't miss it."

The gatekeeper was startled—he really jumped up—holding the box with both hands, he said repeatedly: "Why didn't you tell me earlier! It turned out to be what Master Xuanzhu wanted! If the hour is delayed, her temper... tsk tsk !"

While writing his name on the list, Qin Chuan asked, "Uncle, do so many people send things to Lord Zichen from outside every day?"

"That's not true, you're new here, right? No wonder you have to be clear. The day after tomorrow is Lord Zichen's 23rd birthday, and those who know it will naturally send a congratulatory gift. But those handymen outside don't even think about what the identity of Lord Zichen is." , how can you look at their worthless rags? They are given away every year, but I have to trouble my old man to throw them away one by one."

Qin Chuan raised his forehead and imagined that Zuo Zichen was holding a pile of copper cakes and silver boxes in his arms, still showing an awe-inspiring and inviolable posture, and couldn't help being amused.For some reason, the scene of seeing him for the first time five years ago came to mind.That startled young man on the balcony, holding a willow in his hand, rarely smiles in front of the wind, he is as beautiful as a Zhilan, and has fascinated many Huaichun girls.

Obviously his heart is colder than ice and snow, but there are always so many people who like him.

After she finished writing her name, she clapped her hands and was about to leave, when the gatekeeper suddenly called her: "Wait a minute, you just came, take this letter to Manager Zhao, it's the most important thing."

Qin Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly, squeezed the letter in his hand, and replied with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely bring it."

All the way out from the South Hall, the sky was already dark.

Qin Chuan found a secluded place and leaned against the stone wall to polish the fire.The letter was not sealed, and Xianshan Fudi never did such defensive things, and paid attention to being upright and upright, so today he met her, a person who was not very upright.

Unfolding the letter paper and quickly reading it by the firelight, Qin Chuan frowned suddenly, not knowing whether it was surprise or joy.It turned out that the Dragon King of Baihe would come to Xiangtuo Mountain as a guest next month, and the internal steward ordered Zhao steward to count the peripheral chores and make various preparations inside.

She read the letter engrossed, when she suddenly heard the slight sound of stepping on the snow behind her, she was startled, quickly threw the torch on the ground, stepped on it with one foot, and was hugged tightly by a pair of arms the next moment .

Qin Chuan had ghosts in his heart, held his breath and didn't move, only felt that the man was tall and tall, as if he had drunk wine, the rich smell of wine sprayed on her ears with warm breath, itching and numb.

"I'm late, are you blaming me?" The man smiled in a low voice, his voice was mellow, but with a touch of softness, his words were alluring.

Qin Chuan didn't speak, and shook his head slowly in surprise.

The man held her shoulders and turned her around, but she didn't dare to resist. Fortunately, the sky was dark and there was a stone wall above her head, so she couldn't see the outline clearly.

"Qingqing, why don't you talk? Are you scolding me in your stomach?" His hand slid up from his shoulder, pressed the back of her head, and stroked her long hair carefully, while the other hand pinched her soft earlobe, lovingly.

Qin Chuan was afraid of tickles, so he hurriedly dodged for a while. He smiled drunkenly and said, "Still talking? Well, I have a way for you to talk."

Qin Chuan only felt a warmth in front of his nose, and suddenly moved his face very close, sniffing lightly on her lips, then blew gently on the source of the fragrance, and whispered: "It smells so good... what did you smoke? fragrant?"

She was startled again, and hurriedly turned her head away, but he suddenly pinched her chin and kissed her deeply.

This time she was really shocked, a short groan came out of her throat, and she beat and struggled with all her strength, but she couldn't shake it a bit.He kissed very hard, even a little rough, sucking her lips once in a while, grinding his lips and teeth, and entangled his breath.Qin Chuan could hardly breathe, as if a fire was burning in his chest, burning into his limbs and bones, and instead set off a prairie fire.She really couldn't bear it, her lips were hot and painful, but her hands and feet were cold with fear.

Fumbling with difficulty in the purse at his waist, his fingertips were so soft that he couldn't hold anything. Qin Chuan cursed himself for being useless, and finally found a silver needle. He pinched it with two fingers, silently He stabbed down at the man's shoulder.

Before the needle tip penetrated half a point into the flesh, the person's whole body tightened suddenly, and his five fingers were like iron tongs, wrapping around her wrist like lightning.

"The needle is poisonous, who are you?" His voice suddenly became low, but he didn't panic.

Qin Chuan bit his lips tightly, even though the bones of his hand were about to be crushed by him, he insisted on not making a sound.

The man's eyes were burning in the darkness, like stars. After looking at her for a long time, he suddenly smiled slightly: "I always...have a way...to find...find you..."

Before he could say a word, the person had slowly collapsed to the ground. The anesthetic took effect very quickly, and it was triggered immediately when it encountered flesh and blood. It was really not easy for this person to carry it for so long.

Covered in cold sweat, Qin Chuan shook off his hand, not daring to stay for a moment, and ran away. There was a lot of ice and snow on the ground, and he didn't know how many times he fell, but he couldn't care less.

After an unknown amount of time, the man stood up from the ground, and saw a goose-yellow sac lying on the snow not far away.

Pick it up, put it in front of your nose and take a deep sniff, the faint and faint fragrance fills your chest, it is the fragrance from her hair and lips.He weighed the bag in his palm, thoughtfully.

Since that day, Qin Chuan has been like a frightened bird, anxious all day long, afraid that a man will jump out of some corner to identify herself, and then she will have to pack up and leave.

After a few days of restless sleep and eating, she lost several catties and looked more and more weak and pitiful, as if she was terminally ill.

But Guanshi Zhao couldn't stand it, and held her hand to comfort her: "Chuan'er, I know you feel uncomfortable. My nephew's words are not serious or serious, which hurt you. It doesn't matter how the girl's family looks, she is generous, smart and capable. Stronger than anything."

Qin Chuan could only smile wryly, and acquiesced.

Contrary to her panic-stricken appearance, the peripheral servants have been crazy recently.The news that the White River Dragon King was coming to Katori Mountain as a guest, and that he had to go from the outside to the inside to make preparations spread all over the night.Everyone wished that this big pie in the sky would fall on their own heads, so that they would be knocked unconscious.

Manager Zhao has recently received bribes and received soft hands, his face has many wrinkles and smiles, and peach blossoms are blooming in the spring breeze.

The final list was finally decided, and a few handymen who gave the most money were on the list, and most of the rest were relatively capable and sensible among the handymen.After all, this place is different from the outside world, so working for a fairy can't be too perfunctory.

Unsurprisingly, Qin Chuan's name was listed first. Everyone guessed that she gave the most bribes. Since then, the eyes of Qin Chuan have been especially adored, like looking at walking gold.

The place inside is big and time is short. Manager Zhao arranged eighty handymen this time, half men and half women. Before going there, he spent a whole day explaining the rules in detail. Accidentally offended, it is not as simple as packing up and leaving.

The next morning we gathered in the South Hall. The young female servants who were going here concentrated on dressing up. The front of the South Hall was full of singing and singing. The ordinary female servants became much prettier after dressing up.Qin Chuan went there neither early nor late, leaning under the tree to chat and laugh with others.She only packed a small bundle, and was wearing a clean gray dress, nothing else, not stained with a trace of makeup or powder.

Manager Zhao pulled her aside alone to talk, with a dignified expression: "You have always been well-behaved, and I don't need to say anything about the rules inside. The only thing you must remember is that if you meet Master Xuanzhu, you must be careful in what you say and do. She has a bad temper. It's always weird, you turn your back on it when you say it, and you don't give the servant any face at all. If you accidentally offend her, even I can't keep you."

Qin Chuan was warmly moved in his heart. Although Zhao Guanshi was usually strict and mean, he was really kind to her.

"Don't worry about it, I know it. I just don't know what Master Xuanzhu is taboo about. In case of encounter, I have a preparation."

Zhao Guanshi sighed: "If I knew, I would have said it a long time ago. I heard that before Master Xuanzhu worshiped the Mountain Lord as his teacher, he was the princess of a country. When the country fell and was forced to live here, even the Mountain Lord would respect her three times." Points. She was originally a golden branch and a jade leaf, so she should be more arrogant than ordinary people."

The corners of Qin Chuan's lips twitched a little, and he smiled very lightly: "I understand, when you see Master Xuan Zhu, it's just a national courtesy."

Eighty handymen were led by the steward inside, and they lined up neatly along the Qingshi Avenue behind the South Hall.At the beginning there were still people talking excitedly, but after walking for more than half an hour, everyone became quiet, and only the sound of wind was heard around.There are never-before-seen trees planted on both sides of the avenue, towering into the clouds, and even in the cold winter, the leaves are still green.The wind passed through the forest, the leaves rustled, and the snowflakes slowly fell on the hair, which naturally gave rise to a sense of solemnity and caution.

After walking for two hours, a huge valley and basin appeared in front of them. The pavilions and pavilions in the basin were beautiful and beautiful. There were even several pagodas and tall buildings, which were much higher than the basin. They stood like this From the heights, you can only look up.

The basin is surrounded by a circle of cliffs, and countless winding and slender steps branch from top to bottom.There may be waterfalls occasionally, and several silver dragons pour down like jade, with rainbow lights shining.Going down the snake-like steps, among the caves, exotic flowers and plants, cornices and painted walls, all kinds of unheard-of beauty are enough to take your breath away, it is like a scene of wealth and grandeur.

It seems that even immortals cannot avoid enjoying these enjoyments when they are old.

Qin Chuan silently looked at the palaces and temples that were either familiar or unfamiliar before him. The old memories overlapped with today’s experiences. For a moment, he felt that flowers were not flowers, and dreams were not dreams. Compared with the self in the memory, today’s self is completely different. .Time is like flowing water, like a white horse passing by. At that time, did she ever experience the true meaning of the words "things are right and people are wrong"?
The footsteps of the queue suddenly stopped, Qin Chuan was thinking about something, and bumped into Cui Ya's back in front of him, Cui Ya absent-mindedly gave her a hand.

"What's wrong?" Qin Chuan asked in a low voice.

Cui Ya pointed to the small palace with exquisite eaves in front, where more than a dozen beautiful girls were gathered, standing or sitting around the white stone steps.A man was leaning on the steps, his posture was lazy, but he was holding a bright green fife in his hand, and played it leisurely against his lips.

The sound of the flute is clear and clear, and the timbre is ethereal, washing away all the sorrows and sorrows in the body, and Qin Chuan's spirit can't help but be lifted.

The leading steward stood by respectfully and respectfully, and when he finished blowing the que, Fang Lang said: "I have seen Mr. Jiuyun, the little ones have disturbed your pleasure, and you deserve death."

Fu Jiuyun supported his chin, played with the green flute between his fingers, and looked at the crowd of people in front of him with interest. His gaze was like melting spring water, passing over the faces of the handymen. Anyone who met his gaze Yes, I feel warm all over, and slightly stupefied.

The mountain master's disciples are all beauties with outstanding appearance and beauty. Fu Jiuyun is considered outstanding among them. In the past, he was only famous, but no one was lucky enough to see him.Sitting lazily in front of him today, he is completely different from the delicate and thin fairy in everyone's minds.

His complexion is like bronze, his eyebrows are long, and he can even be regarded as heroic, but when he smiles, it feels like a warm wind is blowing on his face, with a unique innocence.There was another mole of tears in the lower corner of the left eye, and there was a trace of sadness and melancholy in Gu Panjian.Girls with a softer heart can easily feel close, no wonder he played the flute, and a group of young girls sat around him mesmerizingly.

Cui Ya was obviously shaken by his beauty and her legs were weak. She leaned against Qin Chuan's arms and sighed in a voice like a silk: "It's so... so beautiful... Sister Chuan, don't let go, I can't stand anymore..."

Qin Chuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Are you soft after just one glance?"

"With so many people, they can't be the new disciples of the mountain lord, right?" Fu Jiuyun glanced at the crowd, and asked the leader with a smile.

"Returning to Master Jiuyun, these people are peripheral servants. Because the Dragon King Baihe will come to our Xiangtuo Mountain as a guest next month, I arranged for them to come in and make some preparations. The younger ones must be optimistic about them, and don't let these ordinary people disturb the adults. Clean and clean." As he spoke, he led the servants to avoid them from a distance, and detoured from the back of the hall.

"Sister Chuan...I...my feet are weak and I can't walk! What should I do?" Cui Ya cried and dragged Qin Chuan tightly.

This child really has never seen the world. Qin Chuan helplessly held her arm and followed the crowd.Suddenly there was a ding sound, a jade bracelet in Cui Ya's arms fell to the ground and rolled away a long way.Qin Chuan remembered that it was a valuable relic left to her by Cui Ya's mother, and hurriedly bent down to pick it up, but someone bent down and picked up the jade bracelet one step ahead of her. Shaoyao is exactly Fu Jiuyun.

"Jade is translucent and warm to the touch. It is the top grade of suet jade. Is it a girl's?" He put the bracelet in front of Cui Ya, smiling slightly.

Cuiya was probably too weak to find her, she collapsed in Qin Chuan's arms, and murmured, "It's...it's my mother's...relic..."

Fu Jiuyun hummed, with a long and seductive ending, suddenly raised his hand, pinched Cui Ya's chin lightly with his fingertips, lowered his head, with the tip of his nose less than three inches away from her red lips, and sized her up carefully.

Poor Cuiya was about to faint.

There was a wind blowing, and the delicate fragrance penetrated into the nostrils vaguely from behind Cuiya. Fu Jiuyun closed his eyes slightly, and suddenly opened them again. He tightened the fingers pinching her chin, and said in a low voice: "It smells so good... Girl, can I kiss you?"

With a whoosh, Qin Chuan swore that at that moment she really saw Cui Ya's soul emerge from the top of her head, dancing and writhing crazily—she actually passed out under the over-stimulated excitement.

The handymen were in a hurry, helping and hugging, and hurriedly got rid of this shameful girl.Qin Chuan took advantage of the chaos and ran away with the crowd, not daring to turn his head back. The roots of his ears felt as if they had just been boiled. He didn't know whether it was embarrassment or fear.

That's right, that night's apprentice was this person.Unexpectedly, he turned out to be the disciple of the mountain master.

Qin Chuan heaved a sigh of relief, and for no reason, he suddenly felt a sense of a long and dangerous future.

(End of this chapter)