Lan Ke Qi Yuan Chapter 97: Threads from the past

Generally, there are two ghosts in a group of patrolling envoys of the Yin Division. According to the strength of the Yin Division of the City God and the strength of the city god's Taoist line, the simplest ones are divided into left and right envoys. The more complex ones are like Tianfu City, where the day and night patrols are divided into left and right envoys. There are eight envoys in total, divided into main and deputy subordinates.

At this moment, the people who were passing by the house of the owner of the literary shop were the deputy envoys on the left and right. They saw that although the house was different, it was glorious and dignified, and it was definitely not evil.

"Who lives here? I wonder if there is some adventure!"

"It must not be something evil, let's go in and check it out together!"

The two Yin envoys walked through the door wall in the dark wind, entered this fairly good mansion, and came to the outside of the master's study.

Due to the hot weather, the doors and windows of the study room were not closed. They could see a middle-aged man in casual clothes. It was Pang Su, the owner of the literary shop, who was writing in front of the desk.

When we got here, there was nothing unusual, and no trace of brilliance was gone.

The two Yin Envoys looked at each other and wanted to step in. However, at the moment they entered the study, the Yin Qi of their Yin Envoys blurred for a moment, as if there was an invisible ripple rippling through them, and then they entered the study. .

Although the feeling just now was very faint, as a patrol envoy, he was very alert and knew what was definitely happening.

As I approached the person who wrote the brush, I saw that the copybook spread out in front of the desk had a vague and heavy atmosphere, and the four characters "Evil prevails over good" presented a sense of uprightness and brightness, which made the ghost body feel... Hard to look at for long.

Youdao means seeing words as you see people. The human way of writing is profound and unpredictable, but the artistic conception and mind are clearly visible.

The two Yin messengers felt awe in their hearts. They took two steps back, looked at each other again, and then slightly raised their hands towards the copybook before exiting the study.

It wasn't until the two shady men left that the owner of the copy shop who was copying realized the situation and looked outside the door.

"Hey, wasn't it cooler just now? The wind is really short..."

Because the copybook is here, the cold weather does not make the shop owner feel cold like ordinary people. Instead, it feels like a kind of coolness that he longs for in summer.

. . .

In the west of Juntianfu City, Ji Yuan is still wandering alone on the street. At this time, the sky is like that just after the sun sets. Although it is dark, you can still see a trace of sunset on the west side of the sky, and the sky above your head has already hung. Full of stars.

The sun is getting longer now, and it is actually getting late. Just in the short time it has taken since I was watching the cake seller outside the casino, more than half of the hurried passers-by on the road have disappeared. .

Even if there is peace now, Juntian Mansion has not implemented a curfew for a long time, but there are still not many people wandering the streets at night.

Ji Yuan moved the bag and reached out to take out a wine bottle. It was the same bottle that Chunhui Mansion bought Qianri Zui from back then, but now it only contained green fruit wine bought from an ordinary wine shop in Juntian Mansion. It only costs twenty cents per catty.

Unplugged the cork tied with red cloth, took a sip of wine, and walked to an inn in the distance. Ji Yuan’s plan was to rest for one night, search again tomorrow, and try to ask the Fucheng official. , if you still have no clue in the end, you may have to shamelessly seek some special help.

In Juntianfu City, when it comes to the shops that close at the latest at night, the Hualou brothel counts as one, the gambling house counts as one, and a small number of inns can also count as one.

In the Hong'an Inn, there are still people drinking and eating in the lobby on the first floor. The lighting in the hall is quite sufficient, and the shopkeeper is fiddling with his abacus behind the counter.

When Ji Yuan came in, the innkeeper had just finished calculating an account. He raised his head and smiled at the guests before returning the abacus beads to their places.

"Sir, are there any vacancies in the inn?"

"There are some, both Tianzihao and Xuanzihao rooms. The Tianzihao room fee is 120 yuan, and the Xuanzihao room is 80 yuan."

The shopkeeper has already opened the book and picked up a pen, ready to enter information.

"Okay, just give me a Xuanzi room. I don't know how many days I'll stay there. I'll put this money in my account first."

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment. By the way, sir, do you have any taboos?"

"Nothing taboo."

The shopkeeper nodded, neatly weighed the money in front of Ji Yuan, and then wrote in the notebook: Room No. 2, Xuanzi, only male, nothing taboo...

The shopkeeper looked at the book and shouted something.

"Blessed, take this guest to Room No. 2, Xuanzi~~"

A response came from the direction of the kitchen.

"Come right away~~"

Ji Yuan took this opportunity to chat with the shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, has your inn been open for a long time?"

"Hey, it's a time-honored brand. It has been repaired and remodeled again and again. It was passed down from the grandfather's hands."

"Oh, that's true. So the shopkeeper should be familiar with this area in the west of the city?"

After writing the record, the shopkeeper smiled at Ji Yuan.

"That's natural. Sir, where do you want to visit? If you don't know the way, just ask me. If you don't know where to go, I can give you some suggestions."

"Hahaha... That's exactly what I mean. I'll tell you the truth. I am also half a Jianghu person. I heard that there was a Zuo Sword Immortal in Juntian Mansion decades ago. I want to pay homage to his light but I can't find Zuo Jianxian. It’s not a big deal at home, but it’s a rare trip to Juntian Mansion, so I feel a little regretful.”

It is not easy to travel far away. It is a resonant topic in this era.

"Zuo Jianxian?"

The shopkeeper took a closer look at Ji Yuan again, and then focused on the thing wrapped in cloth on his back, which he estimated to be a weapon.

“Not many people ask about the Zuo family nowadays. To be honest, when I was young, the Zuo family was still a famous and famous family, but unfortunately it gradually disappeared... I am not a Jianghu person. I don’t know many things. I only know the most difficult ones. In those years, the Zuo family’s funerals were held in vain every month... Alas..."

Ji Yuan frowned and asked for a whole day. It was rare for someone who knew something about the Zuo family's affairs, but what he got was very bad news. The shopkeeper said it lightly, and Ji Yuan put himself in the Zuo family's perspective, but he could feel that kind of news. The depression back then was heavy.

"Then are there any descendants of the Zuo family?"

"Maybe all of them are dead, maybe there are still some. After all, the Zuo family was so big back then, it's not strange to have an illegitimate child or something."

After thinking for a moment, the shopkeeper continued to talk to Ji Yuan.

"It is impossible for the guest to visit the Zuo family's residence. The bookstore wwｗ.zｈhuyuan.com has long since changed its doors. However, there is a sword-making shop outside the city. Although it has only been used for cooking in recent years. The reputation of things is not obvious, but it is said that all the weapons used by the Zuo family came from the same place, and so did the weapons of Zuo Jianxian! ”

Ji Yuan's eyes lit up and he bowed his hands to the shopkeeper to thank him.

"Thank you, shopkeeper, for the information!"

"You're welcome, you're welcome!"

The shopkeeper returned the favor.

At this moment, a boy wearing a scarf and a hat finally ran out from the kitchen and greeted Ji Yuan warmly.

"Sir, come with me, please come upstairs, please upstairs!"

"It took me so long, where are you?"

The shopkeeper cursed with a straight face.

……

The room upstairs was quite satisfactory. When a man who was supposed to be a five-ton treasure went down to give the reward, the boy happily and quickly carried water and filled the bucket for Ji Yuan who was about to take a bath. During the process of pouring the water, Ji Yuan kept chatting with the boy, but Xiao I have never heard anything about the Zuo family.

At dawn the next day, after Ji Yuan left the inn, he found a shop and bought some meat buns, and then prepared to leave the city. Naturally, he did not want to leave Juntian Mansion, but to go to the sword-making shop in Yuanzi River outside the city. , well, it is now an ordinary blacksmith shop that mainly casts farm tools and kitchen utensils.

Since Zuo Li's sword plan and the current Ivy Sword may have been cast there, it is naturally the most valuable place to investigate.

On the way to the city gate, I met the man selling cooking cakes again, but when he saw Ji Yuan, he ran away with his load from a distance.

Ji Yuan just glanced at the back of the man carrying the burden from a distance as he passed by, and walked out of the city without stopping.

Even true gods have personalities and tempers, let alone plotting against someone. In the case of a hawker, we can only say that there is no way to bring about blessings and misfortunes. There are so many things in the world that he cannot control by plotting against someone. .