Spirit rhinoceros

Chapter 6

"Without hair?" Xia Houfeng asked in surprise, "Could it be the same as Mo Ji?"

Mo Ji glanced at him like an idiot: "Impossible, brother Long doesn't look like a grasshopper."

Too lazy to chat with them, Mo Long took out a mahogany box from her bosom, pushed it to Dong Lichang, and said angrily: "Just this little thing, and let us go around a lot, did you and the Lu family get married? gone?"

Dongli Chang opened the box and took a look, then explained with a smile: "No matter how small a fly is, it's still meat. On this trip, I heard that you also bumped into a rich girl?"

Mo Long smiled: "She's not just generous." As she spoke, she picked out a pearl the size of a pigeon's egg with her two fingers and placed it in front of Dong Lichang's eyes.

"You know the goods, give me an estimate."

"This, this..."

Dong Lichang took the pearl, his mung bean-sized eyes widened, looked at it for a while, and put the pearl into the tea.Under everyone's surprised eyes, the original milky white pearls gradually turned into azure.

"Why did it change color?!" Mo Ji was taken aback, and then annoyed, "I know, this is a fake pearl at all, no wonder that merman is so generous, he just stretched out his hand."

"It's not a fake bead, it's called a three-color bead."

"Three-color pearl?" Xia Houfeng picked up the pearl and put it in his hand, watching the azure color gradually fade.

With a bit of disappointment on his face, Dong Lichang said leisurely: "I also saw it many years ago. It is said that it is produced in the deepest trench in the East China Sea. It takes a few years to get one..."

Mo Long took out two or three more from the brocade bag, and played with them in his hands, feeling more and more strange in his heart: "It takes a few years to get one?"

"It turns green when it meets water, turns red when it meets fire, and turns yellow when it meets earth. That's why the three-color beads have always been collected in the Donghai Sea Palace and are not sold in the market." Dong Lichang looked at Mo Long's hand in disbelief, "Then Who is this girl?"

Mo Long shook his head ponderingly, recalling Lingxi's words - "It's not stealing or robbing, it's my own."

"Donghai Mansion..." Mo Ji pondered, "Could this shark be a maidservant? He sneaked ashore with the beads?"

Xia Houfeng followed in a daze, and came back to his senses after a moment of effort, waved his hand and said: "Whoever she is, anyway, our trip is worth it!...Shop, hurry up and serve the dishes, spring onions and rabbits, lotus duck sticks Both, don’t stew the bone and breast milk lamb too badly, it’s only delicious if it’s chewy.”

He glanced at Mo Ji, and before she could speak, he hurriedly shouted: "I want hot ginger honey water, a plate of Zhuangyuan cake, and a plate of Taishi cake."

Seeing this, Mo Ji snorted, but finally said nothing.

Mo Long looked amused, and teased: "Xiaofeng, you are really promising, you know what to do with just one look from her...

"You still sell shark fins here!"

Suddenly, a suddenly raised voice from outside caught his attention, which was very familiar to his ears. He raised the bead curtain, and through the sparse bamboo leaves, he saw the snow-green shirt in the Dancing Grass Pavilion on the opposite side.

It really is her.

Mo Ji's reaction was much stronger than his, and she lowered her voice and said angrily: "It's really a narrow road to Yuanjia!"

Dong Lichang cast a questioning look at Xia Houfeng, who was afraid of angering Mo Ji, and answered "merman" with his mouth.Dong Lichang was more interested now, he twirled a trick, his eyes penetrated the flowers and plants on the wall, and saw the people in the Wucao Pavilion clearly.

"Guess, who is she with?" Dong Lichang looked uncertain after looking away.

Except for matters related to Mo Ji, Xia Houfeng has always been reluctant to use his brain, and asked directly: "Who?"

"Guess!"

Mo Ji tried her best to look around, her head stuck out of the hall, but coincidentally, the waiter in the shop was worried that the quarrel would affect other guests, so she just lowered the curtain of the Wucao Pavilion, and could only see dim light and shadow, but couldn't see people clearly.

Dong Lichang looked at Mo Long: "Can you guess it?"

Mo Long thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "Could it be that white fox?"

"it's him."

Mo Ji was taken aback: "Banyuanjun old demon? This girl is really capable, and she caught his attention as soon as she entered the city. Now, I'm afraid there's not even a belt bone left."

Speaking of which, the thousand-year-old fox demon Banyuan Lord has some connections with Dong Lichang and the others.He was originally a white fox at the foot of Baiyunguan Mountain, he devoted himself to cultivation and achieved a little success.Ling Xiaozi, the master of the Baiyun temple, saw that the white fox was clever and intelligent, so he took him and took him by his side.A hundred years ago, Ling Xiaozi turned into a fairy, and the white fox entered the world of mortals. He called himself the Banyuan Lord, and gradually lost his heart and got involved in the sea of ​​right and wrong, greedy for pleasure and misfortune.

A few years ago, he fell in love with Mo Ji, loved her charming, cast a spell to make her appear in her original form, and planted in the painting.It took a lot of trouble for Dong Lichang and Mo Long to rescue her.He wept bitterly and begged for mercy. Dong Lichang and Ling Xiaozi were old acquaintances, and for the sake of old friends, he let him go.In the past few years, he has made friends with powerful and powerful people in Changliu, practiced sorcery, and cast himself under the family of Duke Yue's eldest son Ji Guizi, and he has become a tyrant in Changliu.

Dong Lichang is not a troublesome person, he always does not offend me, and I will not offend others. Mr. Banyuan walks sideways all day long, as long as he does not block the road, he pretends not to see it.Mr. Banyuan knew that he was fledgling, so he didn't dare to provoke her.Therefore, the two sides have been living in peace all these years.

Xia Houfeng was gearing up: "This old thing!"

Dong Lichang was not happy: "Who are you calling the old thing?"

"Of course it's not you. How can he compare with you? He is a thousand-year-old disaster, but you are long live long live long live." Xia Houfeng flattered, "Long live Lord, put your clairvoyance out and listen?"

Needless to say, Dongli Chief was also very interested in this matter, so he took out a small black spider from his sleeve, put it in his palm and blew, the spider fluttered out with the wind, attracting the spider silk, Passing through bead curtains, bamboo leaves, rain and mist, and finally falling on the window lattice of Wucao Pavilion—the spider silk is soft, if there is nothing, Dong Lichang put his finger on the hanging silk lightly, and the movement in Wucao Pavilion is completely gone in the ear.

Inside the Dancing Grass Pavilion.

Lingxi stared at the waiter, frowned, and asked, "Where are these shark fins produced?"

The waiter in the shop thought she was worried about the quality of shark fins, so she replied with a smile: "Don't worry, girl, these shark fins are all produced in the Baisha area with the best quality in the East China Sea. The shop puts the shark fins in the best ham and chicken soup, adds fresh bamboo shoots and The rock sugar is simmered, and the taste is soft and greasy..."

"White Sand Sea Area... So, this shark's fin is sold here by people from the Xuangu Kingdom?" Lingxi asked again.

"Exactly, Xuangu Kingdom is next to the East China Sea, and the seafood they sell is genuine, there is no fake, don't worry, girl..."

Before the waiter could finish his sentence, he saw Haoduan's camphor table cracked in two and collapsed.Mr. Banyuan was shaking his folding fan gracefully, when sawdust almost splashed into his eyes, he was startled.Dong Lichang, who was listening to Xuansi, was also shaken by the loud noise, and hurriedly flicked his ears.

"What's the matter? What's the matter?" Xia Houfeng hurriedly asked.

Dong Li made a silent gesture: "I'm still talking about shark fin."

"You tell us to listen to the movement, look at us staring like idiots." Xia Houfeng said urgently.

Mo Ji threw a melon seed, which hit Xia Houfeng on the forehead, and said, "Just be a fool, don't get involved with me...Long Live Lord, let us listen too."

Dong Lichang had nothing to do with them, and when he opened his mouth again, it was already the tone of Mr. Banyuan—in the Wucao Pavilion, Mr. Banyuan did not expect Lingxi to look at her bright eyes, bright teeth, and beautiful face, but she was as fierce as fire and as violent as thunder. Quickly opened his mouth to persuade: "I said, Miss Lingxi..."

"Xuangu Kingdom is really deceiving people too much!" Lingxi ignored him at all, clenched his hands into fists, and asked with anger on his face, "Xuangu Kingdom and Donghai Mansion have already made an alliance agreement. Don't cut off fish fins, don't torture and kill aquatic animals, don't you know?"

The shop waiter didn't know what to say, so he whispered in a low voice: "I really don't know, the little one is not from the Xuangu country..."

"Sharks whose fins have been cut off can only wait to die slowly in the sea, or even be eaten by their own kind. This is killing!" Lingxi was furious, "I chopped off your hands and feet, but didn't kill you, let you wait slowly." How does death feel to you?"

The waiter's face turned blue and white, looking at her pitifully.Mr. Banyuan was at the side trying to smooth things over and comforted him: "Miss is kind-hearted, she is very true. From now on, I will never eat such harmful things. You are not allowed to eat them either, do you hear me?" the waiter hurriedly agreed.

Lingxi also knew that it was useless to get angry at him, so he gritted his teeth and said to himself: "Next time I see the ships of Xuangu Kingdom, one counts as one, and they all capsize."

In the Jianqiu Hall, hearing this, Mo Long raised her eyebrows and continued to peel chestnuts slowly.Mo Ji frowned: "What a breath! What's the background?"

Previously at Shibi Spring in Xishan, Xia Houfeng was thrown out twice by Lingxi, and he was quite dissatisfied with this little aunt: "Eat shark fin, she really treats herself as a dish, and she doesn't even look at the food here." What boundaries."

In the Dancing Grass Pavilion, the store replaced a solid rosewood table, and served four dried fruits and four candied fruit.Mr. Banyuan said regretfully: "I wanted to show my kindness to the landlord and treat the girl to a good meal, but I didn't expect to make the girl angry. I really deserve to die."

When he said this, Lingxi felt a little guilty: "Forget it, this is a matter between Xuangu Kingdom and Donghai, so I can't blame them."

"Is the girl from the East China Sea?" He seemed to ask casually.

Lingxi didn't want to answer: "Yes."

"I do have some friends in the East China Sea, I wonder if the girl agrees?" He continued.

In the Jianqiu hall, Mo Long peeled out a piece of golden chestnut meat, threw it into his mouth, and said casually: "Xiaofeng, learn hard, and listen to how this old monster talks."

"Who doesn't know the formula!" Although Xia Houfeng said so, his ears were straightened up.

Mo Ji looked at him sideways, and muttered, "Forget about being stupid."

In the Wucao Pavilion, Lingxi really asked: "Do you have friends in Donghai? Who are they?"

"Miss Meigong, who runs the clam farm, can you recognize me?" he asked.

Consonance shook his head.

"Where's Mr. Hualuoshui?"

"I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it." Lingxi said truthfully, "Although he is from Donghai, he spends most of his time in Beihai."

Mr. Banyuan hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to judge the scale, and said: "Shusun Ao, the commander of the guards of Donghai Mansion, can you recognize me?"

"It's him, of course I recognize him." Lingxi said, "He stays in Shuifu all the year round and rarely goes out of the East China Sea. How do you know him?"

"Miss misunderstood, he is not my friend, I recognize his sister-in-law's cousin." Ban Yuanjun said with a smile.

"Sister-in-law's cousin?" Lingxi thought hard, but couldn't think of who it could be, "I don't know."

Mr. Banyuan smiled generously and said: "The East China Sea is so big and there are so many aquatic tribes. It's not surprising that the girl doesn't recognize it. Come, use some fruit points first." The waiter called him softly from outside. He didn't know what was going on, so he had to lift the curtain and go out.

The waiter in the shop was afraid that Lingxi would not like the dishes, so he came to ask him if he changed all the fish and shrimp dishes.Mr. Banyuan thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, and was about to lift the curtain to go back, when he saw a flash of light in the corner of his eyes, he turned his head suddenly—following the spider's thread, he saw a little black spider crawling on the window lattice, and the spider's thread On the other side, fluttering, implicated, hidden into the Jianqiu Hall.

He called the shop waiter who was about to leave: "Who is in the Jianqiu Hall?"

Hearing this, Dongli Chang secretly groaned, and stretched out his palm, the spider thread quickly retracted with the spider, passed through the rain and wiped the leaves, and returned to his sleeve safe and sound.

After the shop waiter told the truth, Mr. Banyuan saw that the spider had disappeared, frowned, and ordered: "Send me a message: this nut is already in my pocket, no matter how big Changliu City is, it has to be scratched." Let’s go, we will meet again in the future.”

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand to make the waiter back, and he took out a small white mouse from his sleeve and placed it on the railing, ordering it to keep an eye on the movement on the other side.

After hearing the message from the ignorant waiter, Mo Long sneered and said, "He really takes himself seriously."

Dong Lichang frowned and remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xia Houfeng looked more confused than the waiter in the shop: "What do you mean? What do you draw? What kind of nuts?"

"You have a long head just for display, you can't remember the words of the Taoist teacher several times." Mo Ji knocked him, her hands hurt so badly, Xia Houfeng felt distressed and rubbed her hands for her.Mo Ji explained to him helplessly: "The old demon said that the girl has already caught his fancy, and he wants us to mind our own business."

Xia Houfeng said angrily: "Why did he fall in love with it, I also fell in love with it!"

"Have you taken a fancy to her?" Mo Ji raised her eyebrows and said in a bad tone.

"Yes, yes... That, I fell in love with you... Because of that, you fell in love with her, so I fell in love with her." Xiahou Fengtian was not afraid of anything but Mo Ji, and he stammered hurriedly. Explanation.

Mo Long laughed and sighed beside him, "Xiaofeng, you have nothing to do in this life."

They were chatting and laughing, but Dong Lichang's expression became more and more serious. After a while, he looked at Mo Long: "What do you think?"

"Old demon, I don't want to see him, but I don't want to fight him." Mo Long said indifferently, "The rule is that well water does not violate river water, and there is Ji Guizi behind him, why should we be upset about a brat pregnancy."

Mo Ji said unwillingly: "If it's someone else, it's fine. She has shark beads on her body, and it would be too depressing if it fell into the hands of the old demon."

Xia Houfeng naturally spoke for Mo Ji: "Besides, this old demon has bullied Mo Ji before, I have long wanted to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson."

"Have you taken a fancy to her Shark Bead?" Regarding Mo Ji's thoughts, Dong Lichang was very clear.

Mo Long looked at Mo Ji: "Haven't you suffered enough in Xishan?"

Mo Ji was a little annoyed when her mind was pierced: "I don't need to do it, she is stupid and stupid, recklessly offending people, how long can she live in Changliu City? When she is about to die, I will take the shark beads Come out, it's not a waste, let alone I hurt her!"

No one spoke.

"How difficult it has been for me to live these years, if I had Shark Beads..." Mo Ji bit her lips, and did not continue, her eyes fixed on a distant place, with a stubborn expression on her face.

"Even if you have shark beads, you won't be able to protect your life forever, at most three to five years." Mo Long discussed the matter.

"I don't care." Mo Ji was stubborn, "Every day is a day."

The store brought up the dishes one by one, and Dongli sighed, holding up the chopsticks to hold the dishes.

"Long Live Lord, what do you think?" Mo Ji refused to give up, and turned to Chief Dongli, "In theory, we met people first, so why let him take over, right?"

Dong Li seemed to be in a bit of a dilemma, looked at Mo Long, then at Mo Ji, and after a long while slowly took out two smooth clam-shaped animal horns from his sleeve: "It's all reasonable, why don't you take a guess... ..." He combined the two animal horns in his palm, murmured something, and then divided his palms——

With the crisp sound, the corner of the beast happened to be one positive and the other reverse.

Dongli Changxi said: "Bao Gua, good luck, this matter can be done."

Mo Ji was overjoyed: "Really! That means we can grab it directly."

"Don't worry, look again, two hexagrams and one line are Yang hexagrams; the tip of the hexagram is facing the tip of the hexagram, and the yang in the yang is the Li hexagram. If you stick to the right way, you will surely prosper." Dong Lichang explained.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xia Houfeng said joyfully, "It is of course the right way to save that girl from the hands of the old demon. This hexagram is accurate!"

Mo Ji wanted to get the shark beads from Lingxi's body, so of course it wasn't a righteous way, so she just hummed.

Mo Long glanced at the animal horns on the ground, and then at Donglichang. He knew that Donglichang had the ability to pinch divinations, and he could get any hexagrams he wanted, so he didn't bother to expose him: "Stick to the right way or something. Putting it aside, it's nothing to snatch her back from the white fox. It's just that the white fox will definitely go to sue, if Ji Guizi is not guaranteed, he will come to trouble us, let's live a clean life in Changliu City, for such a bear Children are not worth it."

"Aside from shark pearls, the child is carrying, even if he is not invincible, he is also rich. Let's give up her kindness, and she will have to repay her." Dong Lichang persuaded him, "She is a fallen from the sky. For the golden bumps that come down, it's nothing to cause trouble."

"I'll put it up front. That's really a brat. He can knock people out with a single wrong word. He doesn't understand any rules." Mo Long reminded Dong Lichang.

"No bear can compare to you!" Dong Lichang put the animal's horn into his sleeve, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, listen to her words, she is not a completely unreasonable person."

Mo Long glanced at him sideways, but said nothing.

In the Wucao Pavilion, Jun Banyuan frowned slightly. He didn't expect that the head of Dongli would overhear the conversation here, which means that there are still people who want to grab the meat.For the current plan, this piece of fresh meat must be swallowed quickly.

He could see that Lingxi obviously came from a wealthy family, so he wanted to figure out her background slowly first, looking for an opportunity to make a fortune, just a few words, she should be from the residence of Donghai Sea.In Donghai Mansion, the dragon is respected, and the status of the mermaid is not too high. She is probably a maid or a maiko who sneaked out after stealing the treasure.Since the status is not high, blackmail is of little value.Right now, with Dong Lizhang and others staring at her, it is better to solve her as soon as possible to be at ease.

He was thinking all the way, and he was also absent-minded.Lingxi watched helplessly as he took a chicken head, chewed it and swallowed it without throwing up any crumbs.She turned the plate silently, and watched him eat the chicken butt very naturally.

"No wonder my sister always says I'm picky. It turns out that these people outside are really not picky at all." She was thoughtful.

Mr. Banyuan raised his head and smiled apologetically at Lingxi: "I almost forgot to pour wine for the girl, damn it! The 'Lotus stamen' in this store is clear but not heavy, mellow but not thick, young lady try it carefully."

As he said that, he stood up and poured wine for Lingxi himself with the pot. Where the sleeves of his robes covered him, a wisp of invisible purple escaped from his fingertips and quickly penetrated into the wine glass.

"Is it good to drink?" Lingxi had never heard the name of this wine, and was quite curious, holding the wine glass and smelling it, "It smells like lotus."

Mr. Banyuan smiled all over his face: "Try it, how does it taste?"

Lingxi took a sip cautiously.Mr. Banyuan concealed a piece of taro, and watched her actions out of the corner of his eyes.The taste is really good, not like wine, but rather like cool and sweet syrup, I drank the whole glass with a gulp.

"Come on, let's eat the vegetables." Mr. Banyuan smiled with satisfaction, tapped his finger on the table once, twice... The spell he cast just now was called Yushan Qing, as the name suggests, even a mountain must fall down , not to mention the little girl in front of me.

67, 68... [-], [-]... Looking at Lingxi, who was biting the brittle cartilage until it was crunchy, Mr. Banyuan's face was not very good-looking: Why is she okay?The last time I used this spell, I knocked down a rhinoceros, so there's no reason it wouldn't work for her?

He graciously poured another glass for Lingxi, this time adding more.

Lingxi was also welcome, and drank it all in one gulp.

Mr. Banyuan waited for another long while, but he couldn't see any difference in her expression.

After eating a few more chopsticks, Lingxi saw that the sky outside the window had darkened, and asked, "Is Xiangting open? Is it far from here?"

"Don't worry, it's not far away, and it will take a while to start."

Mr. Banyuan muttered to himself, and decided to try again.He smiled at Lingxi: "Girl, have you noticed the curtain behind you?"

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Lingxi naturally turned his head to look at it.He waved his sleeves, and several clearly visible purple lights were poured into the ham and chicken soup, rum stewed meat, and lamb tripe soup on the table... Probably due to excessive casting, a hazy layer of lavender covered the entire table, He himself felt exhausted and dizzy.

"The curtain is nothing special." Lingxi turned around in a daze.

"Madam, can you recognize the flowers embroidered on the curtain?" He wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and barely managed, "This place is called Wucao Pavilion, and Wucao is also called Yu Meiren, and the flowers embroidered on the curtain are it. gone."

Lingxi didn't care about the flowers and plants, and just said "oh" at the moment, looked down at the dim purple light of the dishes, and said curiously, "The dishes here will still shine after eating? It's amazing!" She often lives in the sea and feels that the land Everything is fresh, and Mr. Banyuan treats her very politely, although the dishes are strange, she will not think of the bad for a while.

Mr. Banyuan laughed dryly, and said nonsense: "It is to remind the guest that if you don't eat it, it will be cold. Come, I will serve a bowl of chicken soup for the girl. This clear chicken soup has ham and pine nuts added to enhance the taste. It is very delicious."

Lingxi drank a bowl as promised, and asked impatiently: "I see it's getting dark, so it's time for Xiangting to start?"

"Don't worry, girl, there's still a while." The person who was anxious happened to be Ban Yuanjun, and he had nothing to do on the face, "Is it delicious? How about another bowl? How about some lamb tripe soup..."

"Why don't you eat?" Lingxi asked.

"Today happens to be the next day of fasting, so no meat or meat is allowed." Ban Yuanjun said with a smile, "Miss, don't be surprised, let me eat some fruits and vegetables to accompany you."

I saw him eating chicken just now, so why talk about fasting again?Did you forget?Lingxi was suspicious in his heart, but he didn't take it to heart. He ate a lot of dishes, but still looked normal.

What is the origin of this girl?In order to cast the spell, I have already put all my energy into breastfeeding, Jun Banyuan's teeth were itching with hatred, and his mind turned sharply, thinking about what method should be used to subdue her.

"I'm full, let's go to Xiangting." Lingxi got up and urged him.

"Uh... ok, ok..."

There was the squeaky sound of the little white mouse outside, Mr. Ban Yuan's heart tightened, and he knew that there must be movement in the Jianqiu hall opposite.He pretended to get up, staggered accidentally, and dropped a scroll from his sleeve.When the scroll fell to the ground, Gulu Gulu rolled to Lingxi's feet and stretched out.

Lingxi didn't think too much, bent down and reached out to pick it up, tilted his head to see that the painting showed a big house, and there were people walking around in the house, it was very fun...

She was watching it interestingly, when suddenly someone pushed her from behind, she rushed forward, suddenly felt her upper body was chilly, as if she had fallen into a world of ice and snow, her eyes were hazy and she couldn't see the scene clearly.Suddenly someone dragged her back again, and she saw clearly just now that the painting was still the same painting, there was no other abnormality, just how could it be...

(End of this chapter)