Kaifeng Monster

Chapter 85: Wedding Dress (4)
The thought turned around a few times like this, and her complexion also became cloudy and uncertain. Duanmucui suddenly smiled, rewrapped the package, and walked out in a graceful manner: "Here."

Caixiu reached out to take it, as if she had expected it: "Then thank you miss."

She was sure that Duanmucui couldn't do anything to her.

So everyone knew it well, there was a thin layer of window paper, and no one reached out to poke it. They laughed at Yanyan, talked about him from left to right, and said goodbye to each other politely.

I don’t know what Caixiu thinks, I’m not familiar with her after all, but for Duanmucui, I’m sure, when she held the lintel and smiled sincerely and waved to Caixiu and said “Come again next time”, The rattling silver teeth might be able to crush an iron ruler.

The dignity of the gods cannot be challenged!The fallen immortal needs more love and respect from all parties, if a lonely ghost bullies her head, she will not be fooled!

Therefore, when Caixiu's figure disappeared at the entrance of the alley, Duanmucui immediately stopped smiling.She was so angry that her heart ached and her temples throbbed wildly, so she imitated Xizi holding her heart for a moment, which is also a kind of imitation, because everyone on earth knows that when Xizi holds his heart, it makes me frown slightly. The girl praised her with a murderous look, with evil eyes.Purely from the perspective of aesthetic appreciation, Dong Shi dumped her three blocks.

She also said harshly: "You are dead!"

When Zhan Zhao arrived, the sun had just started to move westward.In fact, the affairs in the palace were not yet complete, he asked Master Bao and the Holy Father to resign in advance, and only said that there were important matters.

In the eyes of Bao Zheng and Shang Sheng, Zhan Zhao is a very polite and restrained person. If he says something is important, it must be important; if he says it is important, it must be extremely urgent.

So there is not much to say, and it will be accurate.

Of course they don't know that Zhan Zhao's important business is just a common meal after dusk.

At this point in writing, please allow me to hide my face for 3 minutes.

Yes, you guessed it right, the heroine lived up to expectations and ran away.

When Zhan Zhao arrived, Aunt Liu was busy rolling out noodles in the kitchen. Chicken soup was boiling in the iron pot on the stove, bubbling and bubbling.The aroma floats from the kitchen to the courtyard, and slowly envelops the scattered piles of bells, town house mirrors, iron chimes, wooden seals, peach swords, nectar bowls, and flags scattered against the wall. Leaning on the banner, a gust of wind came from nowhere, and the corner of the banner moved slightly.

Zhan Zhao was taken aback. If it wasn't for the strong smell of the chicken soup, he would have thought that there was going to be a religious ceremony for a dojo here.

Before he came back to his senses, Aunt Liu had trotted out, her hands covered with crumbs, and she said in a low voice, "Miss Duanmu bought it."

God knows, when she came back from shopping, the girl asked her to borrow some money. Aunt Liu had previously shown that what Miss Duanmu wanted to buy was up to her, so she quickly offered the money with both hands.

While choosing and washing vegetables, Aunt Liu thought about what Miss Duanmu would buy, would it be rouge powder or silk paroise?Guqin, flute or pen, ink, paper and inkstone?This girl looks cute, she must be gentle and pleasant, she is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, it happens that her niece Caixiu is getting married, maybe she can write a happy letter to Miss Duanmu...

Unexpectedly, this time her eyes turned left to her grandma's house. The girl came back with a bunch of magical artifacts, and there were assistants to help carry them behind. When she became a nun as a nun, her eyes stared straight in shock, and she covered her heart and recited seven or eight lines of Amitabha.

Duanmucui was very moved by this thought.Strictly speaking, she should be a Taoist deity. After thousands of years, seeing the flourishing incense of Buddhism, she was inevitably indignant and complained in private.While sighing, I felt deeply that I shouldered the important task of brightening the lintel, and the road was long and long, and I must take the first step to make a sound, so I chased Aunt Liu and asked where Caixiu's house lived, and then brought some props, whistling like a gust of wind. go out.

"Caixiu?" Zhan Zhao frowned slightly.

"It's my old niece." Aunt Liu hurriedly added, after thinking about it, she made a clever guess, "They're all young girls' families, and I think they're destined to come here, so I have something to say."

Take a Taoist magic weapon to talk about yourself with others?Zhan Zhao was speechless and choked, and it took him a while to speak again: "Where does Miss Caixiu live?"

Caixiu's family lives in the suburbs of Dongcheng, which is completely different from Duanmucui's new house, in two directions.

Zhan Zhao walks like flying, the old residents in Kaifeng city have seen the world, and they get out of the way after a long distance, and then gather together to guess what kind of case it is, and then work the Zhan guards of Kaifeng mansion.

There are also people who come to the city for the first time, stretching their necks to watch the excitement, eyes full of envy, thinking that the people in this prosperous place are different, not to mention handsome and outstanding, it is pleasing to the eye when running, and the clothes are pleasing to the eye. Never tire of it.

Even though he was hurrying, the sun still set behind the corner of the eaves when he was approaching the outskirts of Dongcheng.The light gray evening mist slowly gathers from all directions, and flickering and dim candlelight gradually shines through the houses on both sides of the street.

After passing this street, you will find Caixiu's residence.Zhan Zhao's steps were a little flustered. He felt that the front of the red official robe was in the way, so he stretched out his hand and opened it slightly to the side. At this moment, a sentence suddenly came out from a shop on the left. tail.

"What kind of clothes will the bridegroom wear?"

Zhan Zhao stopped abruptly.

The moment he stabilized his figure, he realized that his legs were trembling slightly, and his heart was beating violently.

Zhan Zhao secretly laughed that he was too nervous, let out a light breath, and walked towards the shop.

The lintel of the shop is a bit old, and the lacquered characters on the plaque are mottled in many places.Most of the shops in the suburbs are like this, there are very few customers who come to the door, and I don't have the heart to clean up, let it run down.

This is a clothing workshop that cuts clothes for people.

On the black ruler cabinet stood a copper oil lamp with a small flame, trying to illuminate the rest of the body.Standing behind the ruler cabinet is the clerk in the clothing workshop, with the enthusiasm unique to businessmen on his face.Opposite him was the girl who had made an appointment for dinner but then failed, holding a bright red wedding dress, the skirt of which was dragging on the ground.

Duanmucui didn't see Zhan Zhao, but just repeated her question to the guy.

"What kind of clothes will the bridegroom wear?"

The guy opened his mouth, and was about to answer her, when suddenly he felt the light and shadow darken. Based on his experience, he knew that there was a guest coming, so he quickly raised his head and looked out.Originally, he had a smile on his face to greet the guests, but when he saw Zhan Zhao in official uniform, his heart skipped a beat and he became hoarse.

Duanmucui followed his gaze, half surprised and half delighted: "Zhan Zhao?"

"Master Zhan?" The clerk had heard Zhan Zhao's name, and knew that he was the right-hand man of the Governor of Kaifeng, so he panicked even more.

Zhan Zhao smiled gently, signaling the guy not to worry, then reached out and lifted the skirt of the wedding dress that was dragged to the ground: "You bought it?"

"En." Duanmucui unfolded the wedding dress a little, "Does it look good?"

The material is not very good, but the color is fine and silky, and it is new and fresh. When it is unfolded suddenly, a bright and dazzling festiveness will flow in front of your eyes.The corners of Zhan Zhao's lips twitched slightly: "It's pretty."

"That...girl, the groom's official clothes..." The clerk handed over one from the back of the ruler cabinet.

Duanmucui stuffed the wedding gown to Zhan Zhao, took the gown over by herself, shook it open for a closer look.In fact, it looks nothing special. From Zhan Zhao's point of view, it's just a red men's coat, but she looked carefully. In the end, she seemed to want to compare with others. Her eyes flickered, and she stopped on Zhan Zhao's body. He let out a gasp as if entering a new land, and said curiously, "Zhan Zhao, what are you doing wearing the groom's official clothes every day?"

Strange, it's not the first time he's wearing this official uniform in front of her, she doesn't like it today?
But she forgot after asking, and stuffed the clothes in Zhan Zhao's arms again, and said to the clerk, "Wrap the rest for me too."

The clerk responded, and handed out a bright red ruler curtain and cloth curtain from the ruler cabinet, which were folded squarely and wrapped in red cloth.Duanmucui took the other end, and stuffed the other end into Zhan Zhao's arms.

"Hey..." Zhan Zhao hugged his hands full, and the last cloth bag was piled so high that it almost covered his eyes, and he couldn't help protesting.

Duanmucui was paying the bill, and the clerk was collecting the money, but no one paid any attention to him.

After leaving the shop, the girl finally found out with her conscience and helped him get a few things.

It was at this time that Zhan Zhao had the chance to ask her, "What are you buying these for?"

"Get married." She replied confidently.

Zhan Zhao doesn't leave.

Duanmucui walked a few steps before realizing that Zhan Zhao hadn't followed, she turned to look at him.

"Who is married?"

Duanmucui rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Me."

Zhan Zhao's face darkened, and he stopped talking.

Duanmu Cui was still grinning, waiting for Zhan Zhao to ask her again. Who would have saved Zhan Zhao? Not only did he not ask, he didn't even look at her. Gently flip.

"Hey, Zhan Zhao." She couldn't wait impatiently, so she could only call him.

"Hey, Zhan Zhao." She could only walk back and looked up at him.

"Hey, Zhan Zhao!" She was anxious, and grabbed his sleeve, "Zhan Zhao."

Zhan Zhao glanced at her, just one glance, but couldn't see the expression, nor the emotion or anger.

Duanmucui's tone softened: "I'm not getting married."

"Who is that?"

So we pulled the time back to the moment when the girl went out in a hurry.

It is said that this girl carried the canopy ruler and Fasuo, and was murderous all the way. When she found Caixiu's residence, she stayed still at first, so as not to harm others; Suojia stood up and tied Caixiu tightly, and then came out of the hiding place triumphantly.

Caixiu struggled a few times, and when she saw her come out, the panic expression on her face disappeared, she straightened her body, and said calmly: "So it was you."

Duanmucui stood with arms folded, like a spring breeze: "Why, didn't you expect that?"

What she meant was: I didn't expect it to be me, did I?

Unexpectedly, Caixiu hummed and said calmly, "I didn't expect you to be so narrow-minded."

Duanmucui was so angry that he almost fell over with a stick.

Anyway, Caixiu was tied up, and it was expected that she would not be able to run away. Duanmucui decided to influence her with the heart of a fairy, so he reasoned with her: "Suppress ghosts and demons, why am I so narrow-minded?"

"People are divided into good and bad, and ghosts are also divided into good and evil. Even if I am not a human, I have not harmed anyone. Why do you arrest me?"

In Duanmucui's previous career as a monster hunter, there was never a lack of answering sessions, and she had already summed up a set of answers to the questions Caixiu asked.

"Since the yang world and the yin and yin are divided, we have to live in different places. Could it be that the monsters do not harm people, so people and monsters can live side by side? This is like a tiger in the mountains and swamps. Is it allowed to wander around the streets and alleys?"

Caixiu froze for a moment, gritted her teeth and said, "It's not fair."

"If you want to ask Lord Hades for fairness, no one in the world can judge your injustice. Besides," Duanmu Cui became more and more angry as she said, "you are just a wisp of remnant, which cannot stand under the scorching sun. Can you Walking around the streets is clearly absorbing Caixiu's yang energy for her own use, making Caixiu lose her yang life. Besides, I heard that you still want to marry. Isn't this harmful? What is it? You also said that you did not do evil, just because The above two, I can beat you to ashes."

Caixiu was silent for a while, then felt pity for a while, and sighed: "I am really sorry for Miss Caixiu."

"Then what about the person you married? Are you worthy?" Duanmucui was dissatisfied, "I asked Aunt Liu, and I heard that he was a young offspring of a gang who grew up with Caixiu. Stir up what?"

Caixiu raised her head suddenly, her voice was not loud, but her words were clear: "It's not him."

"What isn't he?"

"I'm not going to marry him."

Duanmucui was quite surprised: "Then who are you going to marry?"

"Then who is she going to marry?" Zhan Zhao's astonishment at the moment was not less than that of Duanmucui back then.

Duanmucui sighed: "Follow me, you will know."

So Zhan Zhao didn't ask any more questions, but just followed her.The two of them sometimes stood side by side, sometimes one behind the other, and gradually walked to the wilderness. There were no homes on both sides, and the weeds reached their ankles. Looking around, it was pitch black without a trace of light.The road under her feet was uneven, Zhan Zhao reminded her: "Duanmu, be careful."

Before the words fell, he staggered on his feet.Duanmu Cui burst out laughing, stood up suddenly, stretched out his arms and pointed forward: "That's right there."

Looking in the direction she was pointing at, she felt the darkness, and it took a while to make out the outline of a house, which seemed to be a big family.Zhan Zhao wondered, "There are still people in this area?"

Duanmucui shook her head: "It's been abandoned for a long time."

As Erqing approached, the gate was half rotten, and a door hinge on the right side fell off, hanging loosely, leaving a gap the size of a person.A wind lamp fell by the door, and the body of the lamp was broken in several places, but it was barely usable.

Duanmucui leaned over to pick up the lantern, and said to Zhan Zhao, "Zhan Zhao, Huo Zhezi."

Zhan Zhao gathered the cloth bag in his arms, freed his hand and took out the fire bag.Fang was lit, and the wind picked up for a while, and then blew it out.Zhan Zhao ducked under the eaves, lit it again, and then moved closer to the wind lamp, a gust of wind came over, the fire jumped a few times, and went out again.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help it, and said, "Duanmu, come here and block it."

Duanmucui responded and stood opposite Zhan Zhao.Zhan Zhao bent down, carefully protecting Huo Zhezi like a half-dome, and Duanmucui also bent down, covering the side that Zhan Zhao couldn't protect tightly.The two of them seem to have created a small world, no matter how heavy the wind and rain, they can't penetrate it.

There was a soft chirping sound, accompanied by faint smoke, the flame head finally ignited, Duanmu Cuixi said: "It's done."

Zhan Zhao looked at her with a smile, the new flames were like a faint pink color, gently coloring between her eyebrows.The make-up applied meanderingly, even the best powder and daisy in the world is hard to describe.The surrounding area was pitch black, he couldn't see his fingers, he couldn't even hear the voice, Zhan Zhao suddenly had an illusion in his trance, that the world, only this place, was bright and warm.

He carefully put the fire folder close to the inner core of the wind lamp, and soon, the hazy yellow light penetrated the dirty paper, lighting up the rest of the body.

The two entered carefully through the slit in the door.The courtyard was even more silent, and it looked like there was no one there all year round. The lanterns shone around, and the rotten furniture was tilted to this side. Perhaps it was disturbed by the light of the wind lantern, and there were unknown long-sectioned insects, which quickly climbed down from the furniture and submerged in the knees. In the deep grass.

Duanmucui led Zhan Zhao down the corridor. There was a deep rain nest along the corridor, and the rain nest was full of water and grass clippings.Zhan Zhao couldn't help looking at the corner of the eaves, how many years of accumulation would it take for the raindrops dripping from the eaves to dig out such a deep rain nest on the slabs of the steps?

While she was in a daze, Duanmucui had already turned into a side room.The light from the wind lantern shone in, the room was full of dust, and there was a pool of ashes in the middle, which looked like a fire had been lit. There was a broken bowl tilted beside it, and there was still some soup in the basin.

The wind lamp turned to another direction, and Zhan Zhao noticed an old man curled up in the corner.He was already very old and thin, with loose freckled skin on his face, and a leather robe with holes on his body, the fur edges had almost fallen off, leaving only a few streaks of oily black, which had long since faded away. The previous color cannot be discerned.The old man's sleeping appearance was very rough, with one leg stretched out carelessly, bare feet with thick calluses on the soles.

He seemed to be sleeping uncomfortably, he frowned and snorted, reaching out to scratch his neck.When he raised his hand, Zhan Zhao saw his skinny hand like a bird's claw, with long nails and thick grime inside.

"Hey, Zhang Wenxiang." Duanmucui leaned down and called him loudly in his ear, "I'm going to be the bridegroom's official, how can I fall asleep?"

Zhang Wenxiang?No matter what, Zhan Zhao couldn't associate this gentle name with the gentle and disheveled old man in front of him.

Zhang Wenxiang was startled, and opened his eyes in a daze.Due to the old age of the elderly, it took a long time for the cloudy eyes to gather together in one place.Seeing Duanmucui, he seemed to have some expression, opened his mouth, and muttered something.

Duanmucui couldn't understand what he was saying at all, his words leaked out, like phlegm sticking to his throat.In fact, since meeting this man, she has never heard a word he said clearly.

(End of this chapter)