I'm looking for longevity in Liaozhai

Chapter 187
Phew, Wang Zhe breathed a sigh of relief.

The injustice and resentment in his chest were vented.

On this day, he killed many people,

There are too many records in "The Impermanence of Yin and Yang", and he didn't read them carefully, so he got a lot of gains, but he didn't like most of them.

The wicked can't kill them all, and one less is one.

Those rescued by him left one after another,

Wang Zhe stood alone on the top of the mountain, watching the smoke billowing,

The sky was still a little groggy, and it didn't become clearer because of the death of these bad guys.

Some wicked people are dead, and some wicked people are still alive and well.

gone,

In the end, Wang Zhe also left Liangzhou, joined Laifu and Tuanzi who were waiting in Jingzhou, and continued eastward, preparing to return to Yangzhou.

Go back to Guobei County to have a look.

Lanruo Temple,
Lao Hou,

Look at the people who used to be,

Stay for a few days, then find a place to retreat.

Although the innate energy of the five elements is integrated, it is only in its infancy. This is like opening a door, opening a passage to another world for him.

There are still many wonderful contents waiting for him to dig and explore.

Three days later, at dusk at sunset, a familiar small town appeared in front of my eyes.

Small bridges and flowing water, people with dead vines and old trees, no faint crows, ancient roads, west wind, people, there are dogs, there are eagles but no dogs.

As the sun sets, the wanderer returns to his hometown.

The city is still the same city,

Wang Zhe took the dumpling into the familiar stone street in the county. The familiar people and the few pedestrians on the street seemed very indifferent.

"Are you Wang Zhe?" A passerby stood beside him and asked tentatively.

"It's me, shopkeeper Zhu." Wang Zhe said with a smile, and recognized the other party at a glance.

This man is the shopkeeper of the wine shop. When Wang Zhe was still working in the city in the early years, he often went to his shop with Lao Hou to drink and chat.

Returning from his hometown for many years, Wang Zhe is still the same as before.

The shopkeeper was much older, with a slightly hunched back, gray temples, and wrinkles on his face.

After a few years, it seems that I haven't seen each other for more than ten years.

"It's really you, I haven't seen you for many years, go to the store and have a bowl of wine?" Lao Zhu invited him.

"Okay."

Wang Zhe went with him to the restaurant he used to frequent, and ordered some side dishes and a pot of dirty wine.

Just like before, only now there is no Lao Hou.

"Where have you been all these years?"

"Yangzhou, Jingzhou, many places in southern Yunnan."

"The world is so chaotic, you have to be careful outside alone."

Alas, Wang Zhe responded.

Just a casual reminder, but there is also some friendship.

"It seems that the county is quite deserted?"

"There was a plague last year, and nearly a hundred people died, and some people have moved out of Guobei County since then." Lao Zhu sighed.

"Plague, how could there be a plague?" Wang Zhe was very surprised when he heard this.

"It was said that there were evil spirits spreading it, but then it disappeared for some reason, and many people died."

"Since then, our county has become much deserted all of a sudden, alas." Old Zhu sighed.

"Where is Lao Hou, do you often come to drink?"

"Old Hou is no longer in Guobei County, and went to Kuaiji County."

"Huaiji, how did he get there? Was he promoted?"

"I was promoted, Lao Hou is very lucky, I don't know where I learned all the skills, and I was spotted by the adults in the county mansion, so I went there."

"That's good." Wang Zhe said with a smile.

This means that the county moved to the city, and all kinds of resources are better after all.

"Eat wine."

There were not many people in the restaurant, so Lao Zhu accompanied Wang Zhe to drink and chat here.Talking about what happened in this small county town in the past few years.

He just mentioned the plague and stopped talking about it, because his wife also died in that plague.

Whose family gave birth to a child, whose child will have a future...

As he spoke, Wang Zhe listened.They talked about trivial things, but what they revealed was the friendship in the world.

Wang Zhe hadn't chatted with anyone like this for a long time. Hearing Lao Zhu's nagging, the sky darkened before he knew it.

"Have you seen some world outside in the past few years?"

"I have met some people and experienced some things, and the outside world is not peaceful."

Wang Zhe took a sip of the turbid wine, which was a little sour and astringent, but it was the taste of his hometown.

If possible, Wang Zhe would like to listen to Lao Zhu for a night.

"Oh, it's getting dark so quickly." Old Zhu sighed.

"Well, it's getting dark, should you close your stall?"

"No hurry, no hurry." Lao Zhu waved his hand.

"Let's go, let's talk another day." Wang Zhe got up and threw down a silver coin.

"A lot, a lot." Old Zhu was taken aback when he saw it. Few people in a small county town can make such a big deal.

"Put the rest of the sauced meat here first, and I'll return it later." Wang Zhe said.

"Hey, good, good." Lao Zhu nodded hastily after hearing this. After all, this is real money.

Wang Zhe patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

The mana wrapped his body, penetrated into his internal organs, scattered and expelled all the sickness and bad luck on his body.

"Let's go, you should rest early."

"Hey, go slowly, come back tomorrow." Old Zhu said with a smile.

After seeing Wang Zhe away, he packed up the shop and prepared to close.

"Ah, what's going on today, I don't feel tired at all!" After some busy work, Lao Zhu moved his shoulders.

Usually at this time, I feel tired and exhausted, but this time I feel quite refreshed and not as tired as before.

After leaving the restaurant, Wang Zhe took Laifu back to the old house.

He always carried the key of the old house with him. When he opened the courtyard door, some weeds had grown in the house.

The house was also full of dust.

Fluttering, the dumpling landed on the roof,

Wang Zhe did not clean the house, but took out the reclining chair that had been worn very smooth, put it in the yard, lay on it, looked up at the night sky,

Lai Fu squatted aside.

Creak, creak, the recliner rocks gently,

"One year, one year, another year!"

The yard is still the same yard, the sky is still the same sky, the person is still the same person, but the mentality is completely different.

In this way, Wang Zhe lay down in this yard all night.

In the early morning of the next day, he took Laifu out of the house and came to the county town. He walked slowly in the city along the route he used to patrol the streets.

The city is half asleep,
Familiar streets, familiar shops, he has been to these places countless times, in the wind and rain, in the snow,
day by day, over and over again,

As he walked, he came to the county government office, where he had worked for a long time,

The two stone lions in front of the gate are a little mottled and still the same.
Walking and walking to another familiar place,

Chunxiao Building,
Spring nights are worth thousands of dollars in one moment,
There used to be Yingying Yanyan, Cui Cui Honghong, and a beautiful oiran lady, but now she doesn't know where she went.

The past is the past after all, and will not come again.

Slowly, there were people on the street, and people began to be busy all day.

Wang Zhe found a stall and had a light meal, then left Guobei County with Laifu,
After going out of the city for more than ten miles, I entered the mountains, and after a short walk, I saw a temple.

Lanruo Temple,
up the mountain,
Zen Master Guangyun was very happy to see Wang Zhe coming.
"After leaving for a long time, the demeanor of the benefactor is even better than before."

"Master's Buddhism has improved a lot." Wang Zhe said with a smile, feeling that the Buddha nature in Guangyun's body was thicker than when we met last time.

A cup of tea, listening to Zen Master Guangyun's teaching,

Wang Zhe talked about what he had seen and heard about the places he had visited, the chaos in the world,
Before I knew it, it was morning,

After eating a vegetarian meal, Wang Zhe took his leave and went down the mountain.

"Amitabha, brother, his cultivation has become more and more unpredictable." Zen Master Guangyun said to himself.

When he saw Wang Zhe last time, he still had a vague feeling, like a mountain standing still,

I was looking at it today, but I felt that the other party looked ordinary, no different from ordinary people, but it seemed like a vast and endless sea, a boundless sky,
Knowing not its vastness nor its end,
Wang Zhe didn't look at the old locust tree in the back mountain, he doesn't care about that tree now,

Even if it really becomes a demon, he can still subdue it.And looking at it like this, that old locust tree won't be able to become a monster for a while.

After going down the mountain, on the way back to the city, Wang Zhe suddenly had a strange feeling that something was going to happen.
Counting with fingers, slightly startled,
what,
Meeting old acquaintances in my hometown is a happy event.What a strange hexagram,

Now that his cultivation base has reached his stage, he can't calculate everything by pinching his fingers.

"Laifu, I will meet an acquaintance today, guess who I will meet?"

Woah, Laifu called a few times.

"I can't guess, and I can't figure it out. It's just a happy event, so let's go and have a look."

He slowly returned to the county seat with his blessing,

At this time, there were more people in the city, and there was a bit of fireworks.

Wang Zhe took Laifu to buy some food and went home to cook for himself.I haven't eaten lamb casserole for a long time.
Just when he was thinking, he suddenly smelled a special fragrance, which came with the wind, faintly, like the smell of gardenia blossoms,
A carriage stopped not far away,
The groom driving the carriage had no expression on his face, squinting his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.
Stretching out a hand from the car, he opened the curtain first, and looked at a building not far away.

Chunxiao Building,
is her?

Oiran!

Seeing that person, Wang Zhe was slightly taken aback.

The one who disappeared is back.I can't stay outside anymore, and I'm going to go back to my old job, it's impossible!
She had a special purpose in coming here last time.What is the purpose of coming this time?
"Why do you want to come back here, miss?"

"I just want to come back and take a look." Gu Nianqiu looked at the Chunxiao Tower he had brought, thinking about the things that happened here.

Time flies, the past cannot be traced,

Hey, sigh.

"Is this the old man shown in the hexagram?" Wang Zhe looked at the carriage.

He continued to move forward with Laifu, walking along Stone Street.

Creak, creak, the carriage passed by, and then went away.

"Catcher?" A woman's voice came from the carriage.

The curtain of the small window on the side was lifted, revealing a charming face.

"Miss Gu." Wang Zhe greeted with a smile.

"I didn't expect to see acquaintances here."

Wang Zhe just smiled after hearing this.

After saying hello, the small curtain was lowered, and the carriage continued on its way.

"I've seen it all, what's so exciting about it?"

Wang Zhe went to the store to buy some mutton, and bought some more before returning to the old house.

The casserole is still there, but it is covered with dust.

Wash it clean, handle the meat well, light a bonfire, and stew it,
After a while, the pot was opened, gurgling, bubbling in the pot, and the smell of mutton came out.

Laifu on the side stared straight at the mutton,

"Look at you, Virtue." Wang Zhe patted his head with a smile.

"It smells so good!" A voice came suddenly, looking for the reputation, a person was lying on the wall alone, just like back then.

Zhuo Siwei,

He climbed over the wall at once, came to the yard, went into the room, took a mazza, a bowl, and a pair of chopsticks, washed them, sat aside, and took out a jug of wine.

"I didn't expect you to come back again!"

"Why did you come here?"

"Tolerance is passing by, stop by and have a look."

Zhuo Siwei picked up a piece of mutton from the casserole, blew on it a few times, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Woo, hiss, um, delicious, delicious,

Wang Zhe picked up a few pieces of meat and put them in a bowl beside him, and fed them to Laifu and Tuanzi.

"Where have you been these days?"

"Many places, Jingzhou, Liangzhou, and southern Yunnan."

"There are so many places, have you practiced?"

"Ah."

"What realm?"

"Well, not that high." Wang Zhe said with a smile.

"Don't be embarrassed, we are friends." Zhuo Siwei said sincerely, he didn't feel too strong aura from Wang Zhe, just like an ordinary person.

After hearing this, Wang Zhe just smiled and waved his hands.Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Zhuo Siwei didn't ask again.

"How long will you stay here this time?"

"It won't be too long, maybe I will leave in a few days." Wang Zhe said truthfully.

"Let's go, where are you going?"

"I don't know, find a quiet place, a mountain, an island, and stay quietly for a few days."

"Well, it's good." Zhuo Siwei nodded after hearing this.

"Now, the world is too chaotic, it's not peaceful!"

"Then you are still running around, because of the promotion?"

"That's not true, it's really important." Zhuo Siwei took a breath and let out a long sigh of relief.

"By the way, I also met someone when I came here. Guess who it is?"

"Oiran, Gu Nianqiu."

"Hey, did you see that too?"

"I saw it and passed by." Wang Zhe said with a smile.

"Do you know her identity?"

"Oiran, what identity do you have?"

"Of course not Huakui. Her identity is actually very unusual. Her mother is not a human, but a fox demon. The fox demon of Qingqiu has a very noble status."

"Fox demon, what about her?"

"Half human, half demon."

"No wonder she looks so beautiful, with an indescribable charm on her body." Wang Zhe said.

"He's getting married, marrying a Marquis, she probably doesn't want to marry." Zhuo Siwei took a sip of his wine.

Wang Zhe smiled when he heard this.

"Now that you have been promoted, you have more power in your hands, and you know a lot of news. You can do some things, but you can't do some things."

"Well, why are you talking about this all of a sudden?" Zhuo Siwei was taken aback when he heard that, he didn't expect Wang Zhe to say this to himself suddenly.

"I have traveled the world this time, and I have seen too many people along the way. The people are in dire straits, suffering unspeakably, and the world is already in chaos. The world is in chaos, and this is due to fate. You should not waste your time in this circle." own energy."

(End of this chapter)