Strange Tale of Qingluan

Su Zhongming stepped forward and took a closer look at the stone gate. It looked no different from ordinary stone gates, so he retreated to Shi Qilin and inspected it carefully. Like Shangyuan Hexiang, he found nothing, and couldn't help feeling troubled.

Li Xuan only looked at the Qilin's head, and reminded: "Look at the Qilin's face, the normal gatekeeper Qilin faces forward, but these two Qilins are looking at each other."

Su Zhongming and Shangyuan He Xiang took a closer look before realizing it.Shangyuan He Xiang guessed: "The two unicorns look at each other, is it related to the method of opening the stone gate?"

Li Xuan didn't answer, but simply said to Su Zhongming: "Zhongming! Stand where the unicorns are looking at each other!"

Su Zhongming wondered and shouted: "Why is it me again! You told me to stand once before, it was too much trouble!"

Shangyuan He Xiang folded his arms, and said with a faint smile: "Maybe your weight is just right enough to be able to duck through the mechanism?"

Su Zhongming said bluntly: "I don't like that!"

In order not to delay time, Shangyuan He Xiang had no choice but to persuade Su Zhongming to give it a try, and persuasion is nothing more than good words are the most useful, so he praised reluctantly: "Well, my junior brother is very handsome and has a great figure. "

Su Zhongming was stunned for a moment, and then he became happy: "Since the senior sister said so, I will reluctantly stand still." After saying that, he immediately landed in the center where Shi Qilin's eyes met.

After a while, Su Zhongming's feet sank suddenly, and Su Zhongming didn't have time to get ready, so he was a little frightened, yelled "Wow", jumped out of the pit, and ran away.

Li Xuan hurried over, looked at the groove left by the movement of the stone slab, and it was indeed another iron ring, so he grasped it tightly, exerted all his strength, and dragged out a chain, afterward, only heard the dull rumbling sound, The stone door in front of him finally opened.

The three of them passed through the stone gate and entered a wide tomb room, which was empty except for a few tall colored glazed stone sculptures standing in front of the stone wall. The stone carving on the right is from Lechang, and the stone carving on the right is from the royal family of Shaole.

The three of them just glanced at it, then walked straight forward, exited through the narrow exit, and continued to walk along the long and narrow passage. The passage was twists and turns, like a small snake. After a few cups of tea, another stone step suddenly appeared in front of the three of them. At the highest point of the stone step was a stone gate.

Su Zhongming opened his lips: "According to what Elder Ninth said, this should be the exit of the royal tomb."

Li Xuan was in front, climbing the stone steps, Su Zhongming was walking in the middle, Shangyuan Hexiang was at the end, and when he arrived in front of the stone gate, Li Xuan shone a torch on the stone wall a little closer to the stone gate. There is only an iron ring, and a small word 'door' is also engraved on the iron ring.

Li Xuan exerted his strength again, pulled the iron ring, and dragged out the chain. The stone gate immediately moved slowly to the two sides. He raised his arms to cover his eyes, and after two cups of tea he got used to it and stepped out of the royal tomb.

At this time, golden clouds have emerged from the sky, and it seems that it has entered dusk.

After the three of them left the royal tomb, they went back to the tombstone of the royal tomb. The two horses were still grazing quietly. Shangyuan Hexiang rode on the horse, and Su Zhongming rode Li Xuan's horse. Xuan finally got on the horse, and the three of them galloped away, leaving the Cangtian Peninsula and heading straight for the territory of Guangling Kingdom.

On the way, Su Zhongming suddenly asked: "Senior sister, do you feel too tired when you move from Geyun country to Guangling country by yourself?"

Shangyuan He Xiang slightly raised the corners of his lips: "My husband and I's luggage will be helped by servants, and the word 'tired' cannot be said."

Su Zhongming was stunned for a moment, and then he was pleasantly surprised: "When did you get married? Why didn't you mention it before?"

Shangyuan Hexiang replied: "At that time, I had a mission and was hostile to you. How can I talk to you about my own affairs?"

This... is exactly what I said.

Su Zhongming pursed his lips, and the journey was quiet again.

One day and one night, in the blink of an eye, the three of them crossed the Guangling Kingdom bordering the peninsula, and entered the mountain depression. Among the green mountains and beautiful waters, there was a sense of leisure, which could not be stopped.

Strolling on the mountain path, Su Zhongming looked around and opened his lips comfortably: "This place is really nice, I wonder what the house of senior sister is like?"

Shangyuan Hexiang smiled lightly, and confidently replied: "You don't want to leave after you enter my house!"

Originally curious, hearing this made him even more curious. Su Zhongming couldn't hold back and looked forward to it even more.

Less than half a mile from the end of the path, the three of them saw a pillar with a red lantern hanging on it, and the wall and house gate standing behind the pillar.

Su Zhongming couldn't help but rejoice: "I see! I see! Senior sister's house is really beautiful!"

Li Xuan shook his head helplessly, and interjected helplessly: "You're so happy when you're all sheep. When the Mufeng Club arrested you everywhere, you ran away in fear, and you didn't wonder if other people's houses are good or not... ..."

Su Zhongming glanced at his mouth and retorted: "That's different! Now I'm going to my senior sister's house! 'Being a hostage' and 'being a guest' are two ways, two kinds of treatment!"

Shangyuan He Xiang smiled lightly, and deliberately poured cold water on him: "In my house, there are also iron cages that can lock people up!"

Su Zhongming felt aggrieved immediately, and said: "I agreed to be a guest. Senior sister would never entertain me in an iron cage...? Me! I don't have a tendency to be M!"

Shangyuan He Xiang couldn't help laughing, but Li Xuan couldn't understand and was suspicious.

Passing in front of the pillar hanging from the lantern, the two horses stopped, and the three got off the horses. Shangyuan Hexiang didn't knock on the door, but gently held his bent index finger, and blew a crisp sound towards the door of the house. whistle.

A moment later, the door of the house opened, and standing within the threshold was a tall and strong young man, rather handsome.When Su Zhongming saw it, he couldn't help being stunned: "Huh? Is he from your family?"

Shangyuan He Xiang simply said: "Not really."

Suddenly, two young girls quickly passed by the man's side and rushed to Shangyuan Hexiang. One carried the burden for Shangyuan Hexiang, and the other led the horse for Shangyuan Hexiang. spinning horse.

Su Zhongming was even more curious: "He doesn't look like your servant? The senior sister said that he is not a member of the family, so what exactly is he?"

Shangyuan Hexiang confessed: "I met him in Mufeng Club, and he joined Mufeng Club for his younger brother. However, he was already in my pocket a year ago, and he is my subordinate."

Hearing this, Su Zhongming couldn't help thinking back, and quickly asked: "His younger brother, is he called Fengwen? Huang Yan's Luantong?"

Shangyuan He Xiang snorted, and replied: "It seems that the adopted son of the head has told you a lot about the head's private affairs? You even know about Luantong. It's a pity, that Luantong is dead, Lian Mi As an older brother, he should have been implicated, but because of my plea, he survived the catastrophe, but it was difficult to gain a foothold in Mufeng Society, so I took the opportunity to accept him as a subordinate, he is good at martial arts, and he can protect my husband for me."

Su Zhongming was shocked: "That luan boy is dead...?"

Hearing these words, Lian Mi glared at Su Zhongming angrily, then turned and walked into the house.

Su Zhongming looked at Lian Mi's figure, and couldn't help feeling sympathy from his heart. He pitied Lian Mi, and couldn't help muttering softly: "It seems that He Xiao guessed seven or eight points right."

Shangyuan Hexiang answered the words, regretfully said: "It's a pity that kid died too. He failed to bring you back to Mufeng Society, but instead died in Meizhuang." While leading Su Zhongming and Li Xuan into the house, he continued Said, "When the headmaster heard the sad news, he was heartbroken and sent people to search for the corpse, but they couldn't find the corpse after searching the cliffs of the back mountain."

Su Zhongming was puzzled: "I remember at that time, Master Mei Zhuang really ordered people to throw him to the back mountain. Could it have been given to him by wild beasts or something..." Just thinking about the scene of the blood star makes people suffocate. Speak up.

Shangyuan He Xiang only said: "The head of the sect has lost his adopted son, and he often retreats during these days."

Su Zhongming understood clearly: "No wonder you can move here leisurely, and even went to the tomb of King Shaole leisurely." After a pause, he suddenly remembered, and asked quickly, "By the way, how can senior sister have Tonghua Yundian?" ? Could it be that Huang Yan ordered this treasure hunt in the royal tomb?"

Shangyuan He Xiang turned around and smiled with his lips curled up, that smile was very mysterious.

When Su Zhongming saw it, he was startled: "Could it be...?!"

Shangyuan He Xiang replied: "After winning the Tonghua Yundian, I didn't give the real one to the master. I knew that the master had never seen the Tonghua Yundian, so I handed over a similar fake to the master. .”

Su Zhongming couldn't help worrying: "Senior sister, isn't she afraid that Huang Yan will suddenly send someone to the royal tomb to look for treasure? Wouldn't it be seen through?"

Shang Yuanhe said to himself: "Don't worry, the adopted son of the head is gone. The only person who ordered important things to be done by the head is me, and the real Tonghua Yundian is in my hands. , I’m sure to win.”

Su Zhongming thought about it carefully, no matter where he thought about it, he also felt that he couldn't refute it.

Taking the opportunity, Li Xuan interjected: "The two of us have already arrived at your house as promised, we agreed not to break our promise, now it's time to return the Tonghua Yundian to me!"

Shangyuan He Xiang snorted and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? After driving such a long distance, don't you want to wash off the dust first and drink a cup of good tea to rest?"

Knowing that Li Xuan was impatient, Su Zhong persuaded in a low voice: "We are now at my senior sister's house. Her property, her husband, servants, and subordinates are all here. I will definitely not be able to escape. Listen to her first and rest well." Say it again."

Hearing this, Li Xuan just glanced at Su Zhongming expressionlessly, without saying a word.

When he was about to enter the living room, suddenly, a cat meowed from the sky. Su Zhongming couldn't help but stop, and murmured, "Cat? Here, are there cats?" One has mixed white and black hairs, and the other has yellow hairs, wrestling together tenderly on the roof tiles of the living room.

Shangyuan He Xiang opened his lips: "It's been three years." After a pause, he quickly asked, "Your man should have no history of cat hair allergies, right? Or, are there other allergies to cats?"

Su Zhongming glanced back at Li Xuan, and replied, "He has never had any history of allergies."

Shangyuan Hexiang led them towards the living room. Before they crossed the threshold, they met a young man coming slowly from the path on the left, followed by a young man with a piano box in his arms.

The young man's eyes were covered with gauze belts, and he had been blind for many years, but he seemed to be familiar with Shangyuan He Xiang's footsteps, and he opened his lips and said, "He Xiang...?"

Shangyuan He Xiang stopped immediately when he heard the words, and turned around with a gentle smile: "I'm back."

The young man asked again: "Is there any guest here today?"

Shangyuan He Xiang replied: "Yes, there are two guests here, both acquaintances."

Su Zhongming looked at the young man for a while, then asked: "Senior sister, this person with extraordinary appearance is your husband?"

Shangyuan He Xiang smiled instead of answering.

Hearing the sound, the young man asked, "Is the one who spoke just now He Xiang's younger brother? It's my first time to come to my house, and it's a pleasure to meet you! However, the students are still waiting for me, so it's inconvenient to entertain me today, please forgive me."

Su Zhongming replied with a smile: "It's okay, just go."

The young man didn't say much, and slowly left with the young man holding the piano case.

Su Zhongming looked at the back of the young man, and couldn't help muttering: "He is blind, but he can still play the piano and teach others to play the piano. He seems to be a very powerful person."

Shangyuan Hexiang said calmly: "Before he lost his sight, he was already good at playing the piano. Even though he was blind, he still didn't regress. However, he is the reason why I chose to join Mufeng Society instead of Qingluan City."

Su Zhongming was very curious: "What is his identity in the first place? For him, the senior sister will seek refuge in the Mufeng Club, and still make nostalgia for me as an enemy?"

Shangyuan Hexiang only smiled lightly, even if he opened his lips, it was only an understatement: "I will tell you when I am a guest at my house for a few days."

The three of them entered the living room one after another. Shangyuan Hexiang ordered a maid to bring good tea, and ordered another maid to go to the small building in the backyard to clean the empty room.Wearing the stars and the moon all the way, the three of them were exhausted, so they took a good rest in this living room.

The tea came after a while, the maid didn't dare to be late, she gently placed the tea set tray on the table, deftly poured three cups of tea, first presented it to the hostess, and then presented it to the two guests one by one.

Su Zhongming lightly touched the rim of the teacup, and took a sip. When the tea flowed through his dry throat, the fragrance was light and elegant, and the aftertaste was endless. It was the aroma of wild jasmine in the mountains. He happily drank it one after another until he finished it. Still unsatisfied, I asked for another cup.