Fairies Are Fierce

Chapter 286 Snow in Northern Xinjiang

"If the sky does not love wine, the star of wine is not in the sky; if the earth does not love wine, there should be no fountain of wine..."

It was only the third day of the winter month, and Changning City, located in northern Xinjiang, was already covered with knee-deep snow, and there were few people on the street. An old alcoholic who had just come out of a small street was spitting out white mist and humming a song that spread from nowhere. Come the tune.

At the intersection of the street, three horses walked slowly across the snow. All three of them were wrapped in thick fur, two women and one man. , looks like a young child from a wealthy family who came out to play.

Passing by the old drunkard, hugging the charming beauty who was sleeping soundly, she sniffled and said softly:

"The wine inside is very fragrant, and it's almost catching up with my craftsmanship. Do you want to try it?"

Another girl who looked to be in her mid-twenties glanced at the side street:

"It's just ordinary drinks, nothing to drink. I drank the wine Mr. Zuo gave me a few times, and my mouth became very naughty..."

The young man between the two seemed to be making trouble. He stopped for a moment at the street corner and said:

"It smells pretty good. Let's get down to business first and come back later..."

As they spoke, the three of them rode horses and continued heading into Changning City; the man who was talking was naturally Zuo Lingquan who had come from afar.

After receiving Jingxun at Xiangshui Bay, Zuo Lingquan only stayed for one night before continuing his journey to Caiyi Country in far northern Xinjiang.

As for Jingxun talking about torturing her to cry that night, it was just talking, Jingxun couldn't stand it, and Zuo Lingquan couldn't do it, so the two hugged and talked about love all night; did the ancestor frown and fear? After waiting all night, there was no way of knowing, and anyway, he had not expressed his position before setting off.

The trip to Caiyi Country was to help Xie Qiutao find a way to open up spiritual wisdom to the dragon turtle. By the way, they took this opportunity to see the mountains and rivers of Yuyaozhou. Things were not urgent, so the few of them chose to travel on foot.

Qingwan had the lowest level of cultivation. If he didn't work hard for a while, he would probably be overtaken by Jiang Yi. Lengzhu didn't follow closely. After setting off, he took the peach core and retreated in the cabin where he slept in Huafang.

A monk's retreat requires the support of a large amount of spiritual energy, which can usually only be done in a Cave Mansion with abundant spiritual energy. In order to create an artificial Cave Mansion, Lingye set up a spiritual locking array in the room and used white jade beads to supplement the spiritual energy. Always take care of it, and only when you encounter famous mountains and rivers with beautiful scenery, you will get off the boat and take a look.

When a practitioner travels outside, as long as nothing happens, it is basically the same as traveling. I went north with Jingxun and Xie Qiutao for about a month. The scenery I saw during the period was only sand, and there was nothing interesting to talk about. It wasn't until we walked out of the vast sea of ​​sand and arrived in northern Xinjiang where snow fell in October that the scenery began to change.

The reason why Caiyi Country is called "Caiyi" is because silk cloth has been a specialty here since ancient times. The country's name should be "Han", but outsiders basically don't call it that.

The land in Caiyi Country is not considered barren. The disadvantage is that it is too cold. It is only October, and the snow is waist deep in some places. When you encounter cities and counties on the road, you rarely see ordinary people wandering outside.

The Caiyi Kingdom is larger than the Great Dan Dynasty, but its national conditions are similar to those of the previous Great Dan Dynasty - it is very isolated, there are some practitioners, but those who can reach the Linggu realm are considered rare, and there are no monks at all on the surface. As for the mountains and fields There is no way of knowing whether there is any deep water old bastard hiding there.

The difference from the Great Dan Dynasty is that people here love to drink, and drunkards can be seen in wine shops and stalls everywhere in the prefectures and counties. After all, the weather is too cold, and there is nothing else to do except sit in front of the stove and drink a few cups in the winter.

Zuo Lingquan came here not to drink. He and Xie Qiutao asked around, focusing on various legends and allusions. Later, from a wild Taoist priest in the Qi Refining realm, he learned something worth two pieces of white jade. Pearl secrets:

Things still have to start with the battle of stealing pills.

Back then, the stolen elixir caused chaos in Yuyaozhou and disrupted the entire spiritual path. Regardless of the sects on the mountain or the secular cities, they were basically reduced to ruins under the flames of destruction.

However, this disaster did not affect the entire Yuyaozhou. The stolen pills dominated the south. No matter how big the movement was, it decreased from south to north. This allowed some people in the northern Xinjiang to be preserved, and various legends and books naturally escaped. Doomed.

The practice of spiritual practice has been passed down for thousands of years, and there are countless books and legends that record the stories of gods and ghosts. Although most of them are hearsay or made-up stories, there are also some true allusions with great opportunities hidden behind them.

There was a monarch in the history of Caiyi Kingdom who liked these ancient wonders and sent people to collect these things in several countries in the north. He compiled them into a book and named it "Mountains and Rivers Miracles" for reading and studying in his spare time.

In the end, somehow or other, the news reached the Cathedral Path; those monks who were looking for opportunities were looking around blankly on the Cathedral Path, and when they discovered that there was such a thing, their eyes lit up naturally, and they ran over to try their luck.

At first, the monks who came here were quite polite. They would ask someone to inform them when they borrowed books, and would give them a 'Yangqi Dan' or 'Golden Gun Pill' as a reward. Naturally, the monarch of Caiyi Kingdom was not stingy.

Later, there were more monks checking the information, and most of them were Central Continent monks with clean pockets and faces. Naturally, their quality was getting worse and worse. Not to mention the elixirs, not even mentioning 'a good man has a safe life', they came and went without a trace. No one can be seen, and occasionally a book or two will be lost.

The monarch of the Caiyi Kingdom is a majestic monarch, and he is naturally dissatisfied when his treasures are used for free. The Immortal family on the mountain will not care about such a trivial matter, so please be on guard, but you can't guard against the real master, so in the end, they just copied it again. He paid a share and built a "gentleman's hall" outside the imperial city for practitioners to borrow - the name is nice, but it means "the gentlemen of Liang Shang gather together", which is a secret scolding of the lack of quality of these mountain people. .

After all, it is not the mainstream for people to be immoral in spiritual practice. Since the establishment of the library, you can occasionally see some elixirs and rare treasures placed at the door. The subsequent monarchs saw this and passed down the Junzi Hall and continued to send people there. Folks collect all kinds of legends and ancient books, which has continued to this day.

When Zuo Lingquan heard the news, he came to Changning City, the imperial capital, to see if there were any legends related to the dragon tortoise in the Hall of Gentlemen.

The Caiyi Kingdom is geographically remote, and practitioners often calculate time in terms of time. Historically, there may have been many monks who came to Changning City to read books, but on average, one would come here every ten and a half months, and there would be no one in a year or two. It's a common thing to come here, and there are no monks to be seen on the street.

In order not to disturb the people, Zuo Lingquan dressed like a normal person, put on thick winter clothes, and rode a horse to a remote market outside the imperial city. In the distance, he could see a high wall between the buildings.

The high wall is much higher than the surrounding buildings. There are turrets on all sides. There are no officers and soldiers on duty. Instead, there are four auspicious beasts. The shape looks very fairy-like, but the details cannot stand the scrutiny. Except for the correct positions of southeast, northwest and northwest. , other aspects are estimated to be fooled by secular Feng Shui masters.

Under the heavy snowfall, Zuo Lingquan rode a horse to the outer edge of the high wall, and he could see that there were several guards at the gate under the wall.

No one came to this place for ten days and a half months, and ordinary people couldn't see it when they came. The guards and mascots were no different. At this time, they were all sitting by the stove under the wall warming wine.

Zuo Lingquan didn't disturb the guards, got off his horse in the alley, and said:

"It should be right here, let me go in and take a look."

Tang Jingxun was the best in Taoism, but he couldn't climb over the wall to check the files. He was afraid that if he went in, he would accidentally make noise and interfere with the two people's business, so he held the reins and said:

"You guys go in, I'll keep you cool outside."

Zuo Lingquan nodded slightly, hugged the vigilant dumpling, and together with Xie Qiutao, flew over the high wall.

Inside the wall is a three-story library building. It can be seen that it is old and has many traces of painting and repairs. No one is on duty.

Zuo Lingquan, a Taoist in the Netherworld Realm, would naturally not alert the guards outside when he entered a secular building. He and Xie Qiutao came to the outside of the library together, checked the door, and after confirming that there were no formation mechanisms, opened the door and entered.

The first thing you see in the library is rows of bookshelves. Each bookshelf is even thoughtfully divided into categories according to region, age, and gods and ghosts. Several generations of monarchs have accumulated and organized them, and they probably have no less than 10,000 books. At first glance, they even look a bit oppressive. Sense of force.

"so much……"

Seeing the books in the room, Xie Qiutao felt that her head was getting bigger. After walking around the bookshelves twice, she found the bookshelf about mythical beasts, took out a book, went to the desk by the window in the library, and read it carefully.

After closing the door, Zuo Lingquan looked around, took out a book, and looked for clues on the desk.

Although the bookstore has a reputation, it makes sense that very few people come - the records in the book can no longer be described as trivial, it is completely full of nonsense. Seeing an old deer, such-and-such a beast can speak human words, and eating it can increase life by 500', etc., are all nonsense.

The only thing that catches Zuo Lingquan's eyes is that in some books, he can see the comments left by his former book friends.

For example, there is a legend about [the wind and clouds in Donghuang Mountain change color, visions can be seen thousands of miles around, and there seems to be a fairy appearing in the world], and someone next to it remarked [no need to go, it is the Transcending Tribulation of Lord Fulong in the south, I saw it with my own eyes], and there is One person said [Hiss, dare to ask the fairy name? ], unfortunately no one replied.

Most practitioners are low-key, and it is impolite to leave random handwriting on books. After all, this kind of annotation is a minority, and the remaining records are very boring.

Zuo Lingquan and Xie Qiutao searched for a long time and found the only record about the tortoise, which was the northern lord of Yuyaozhou, who was called "Kui Yu" by the northerners. Auspicious beasts, clues can be found in various buildings, even such reliefs can be seen on the beams and columns of the library.

But according to tradition, Dragon Tortoise is a son of a dragon, first a dragon and then a turtle, and has little blood relationship with Black Tortoise, so this news is currently useless.

They buried their heads in the book but found nothing. As time went by, both of them felt a bit of headache; the dumpling next to him, who had nothing to do, started to feel sleepy. He lay on the table and looked at the two pitifully, wanting to sleep Dare not sleep.

After searching for who knows how long, no usable clues were found. The Tiandun card on Zuo Lingquan's waist lit up, and a quiet voice came out:

"Xiao Zuo, an official came in."

"Um?"

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The cross wind carried snow foam, like a bone-picking scimitar, causing pain to the skin and flesh on people's faces.

Wearing a police officer's robe and a winter coat underneath, Yan Ge stood by the stove and fumbled for the note that had just been approved by the Law and Regulations Office from his lapel. However, his fingers were numb from the cold and were not very flexible. After taking it out, he couldn't find it for a long time. Expand.

The guards guarding the door were all disabled old men who had retired from the yamen. The leader shook his head when he saw this and said:

"Okay, there hasn't been a ghost in this place for ten and a half years, so there's no need for a note. Let's rest here for a while, drink a few cups to warm up, and then go in and look for it when it's warm, otherwise you won't be able to open the paper, and you won't be able to open it. What book are you looking at?"

Yan Ge looked less than 20 years old and was very humble. After bowing, he squatted down next to the stove and placed his hands next to the iron basin for warming wine:

"You have to follow the instructions when doing things. There are rumors in this place that gods often come to visit. If you go in without a note approved by the court and cause trouble, wouldn't you implicate a few brothers?"

The leading guard shook his head and took the note and looked at it:

"It's just the gods rumored outside. I've been here for more than ten years and I haven't seen a real god once. They are all pretentious charlatans. Last time I saw an old man coming. If you don't know how to do it, you have to learn from the masters. I climbed over the wall, but I got stuck halfway through. A few of us helped push me over, which almost made people laugh to death..."

"Yeah?"

"Isn't that... Hey, he's from Yangshan. He's from the same hometown as one of my colleagues. I heard that something happened over there in Yangshan. It was quite violent. What's going on?"

"Oh, I just came to the capital because I couldn't find out. In recent years, people often go crazy for no reason, and they are all crazy martial arts. The six relatives beat people when they don't recognize them..."

"Did you drink too much? Alcohol is harmful to both the mind and the body. I have counted the number of people who have gotten sick after drinking..."

"There are at most one or two problems caused by drinking every year. It's different in Yangshan. This year alone, in several counties combined, no less than a hundred people have become crazy. Once they go crazy, even women and children become extremely powerful. Infinite, even the hemp rope can’t tie it up, it feels like being possessed..."

The guard frowned: "Didn't you ask the gods to try it?"

"Please, I came to the capital this time just to inform the court and see if I can invite an experienced god to come and have a look. I heard someone said that there is a way to get rid of ghosts and exorcise evil spirits here, so I stopped by to have a look..."

"I remember this place is full of earthworks. I know everything that is useful. If I don't know it, it is of no use..."

"Let's see and talk..."

After a few brief conversations, Yan Ge warmed his hands, stood up and entered the door.

The high wall blocks the cold wind, and there is silence inside and outside the library, as if no one has been here for decades.

Yan Ge came to the library. Since it was a place for the imperial court, he wiped his hands clean with snow before opening the door and entering inside. He began to search for records of evil spirits and madness in the mountain of books.

The bookshelves are all classified and it is not difficult to find. Yan Ge carefully held a book and sat down at the desk by the window. He flipped through the book and searched carefully. However, after flipping through the book twice, he suddenly frowned and looked around.

On the second floor of the library, Zuo Lingquan, who was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, was slightly startled when he noticed the scene and looked at Xie Qiutao beside him.

Xie Qiutao's eyes were blank, and she didn't understand how she was discovered. She lowered her head and looked around, taking a lot of things. She picked up the dumpling and smelled it. There was no smell. The dumpling also followed suit and smelled its wings.

Zuo Lingquan has never been rough in his work, even the temperature of the table has returned to normal just now, it is impossible for ordinary people to notice by leaving clues. He thought it was a misjudgment, but immediately heard a man's voice from downstairs:

"Meeting is fate. In Yange, Xiayang Mountain, I will pay my respects to Immortal Master."

"...?"

Xie Qiutao spread his hands slightly.

Zuo Lingquan remained silent for a while, feeling that the kid below was pretending to deceive him, so he pretended he didn't hear and didn't respond.

Downstairs, Yan Ge, who was saluting respectfully, waited earnestly for a while, but there was no movement, and said again:

"When I came over just now to ask for directions, I heard people on the street say that three foreigners on horseback had come here. When I came over and didn't see them, I wondered if gods from outside were here, so I tried this idea. , I hope Immortal Master will not blame you."

Xie Qiutao suddenly realized.

"I am also sick and seek medical treatment in a hurry. It is really because of the disaster in my family that I have no choice but to do it. If the Immortal Master is here, I hope he can show up. As long as the Immortal Master is willing to help, even if the Yan family goes bankrupt, I will gather enough incense money for the Immortal Master to sell..."

Zuo Lingquan had just heard what Yan Ge said. Xie Qiutao was very keen on conquering demons and slaying demons. His original intention was that a few people went over to check it out secretly, not for the few taels of money from ordinary people.

However, when Yan Ge said that there was a disaster at home, which was different from what he just said, Zuo Lingquan was slightly puzzled, thought for a while, and walked down the stairs with his sword in hand:

"Brother, stop shouting. I'm not an Immortal Master, just a ranger wandering in the south, maybe not as old as you..."

Dong Dong——

When Yan Ge heard the response, his eyes were full of surprise. He looked up and saw a young man in fur walking down the wooden stairs against the wall. He was tall, holding a simple long sword, and behaved in a frivolous manner. A bit of a knight-errant, without any sense of immortality.

"..."

Yan Ge was naturally a little disappointed when he saw this scene, but in his opinion, anyone who could sneak into the library without leaving any traces on the snow outside was already a master at treading on the snow without leaving a trace. He quickly said:

"Young hero, you are being humble. Even if you are not an Immortal Master, you are still an expert who travels all over the world. He is definitely several levels higher than an ordinary detective like me. Young hero has traveled far and wide, so he must be knowledgeable. As long as he can solve my doubts, , this reward..."

Zuo Lingquan came to lean against the bookshelf like a worldly ranger, shook his head and said:

"Jianghu people pay attention to being chivalrous and righteous outside. After the matter is done, if you are willing to pay for the hard work, I will feel at ease if you take it, and I will feel at ease if you don't. If you withdraw money before the matter is done, won't I become a thug selling kung fu? Let’s talk about things first, whether you can help or not.”

"Oh, I'm offended."

Yan Ge hurriedly handed over his hand to make an apology, and then talked about the situation in Yangshan...

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A thousand words were added at the end of the previous chapter. The unimportant hydrology does not count as coins, so you can go back and read it.

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But one day, I suddenly discovered that I am a god who can control everything.

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(end of this chapter)