Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 172 Changfeng Strange Event
On the other side of the official road in the distance, the car and horse team that passed by before camped here.

Some people were woken up by urine in the middle of the night, and between half-dream and half-awake, the sleepy-eyed person got up and looked for a place to relieve himself.

Sometimes in the dream, there is a kind of trance where the mind wanders away from the body, as if going to a distant place in the dream.

At this time, I often cannot open my eyes, and I can only see things through the gaps, but I can see many strange things, and my body is half-dream and half-awake, which is difficult to control.

But the consciousness of the person who relieved his hand is still unclear at this moment, and half of his soul is still held in sleep, and he still has this kind of feeling.

The man was holding the tree trunk and aiming at the back half of a big tree that was being released comfortably. Through the gaps in his eyes, he suddenly saw in the distance on the other side of the official road, someone stepped up into the air with a horse in the haze, Looking back at the ground in the sky
"Ok?"

With a sound of confusion, the man peeing thought he was still in a dream. The next moment, the people in the air went up to the sky one by one, as if they gradually disappeared into a faint white light in the wind.

At this moment, when he peed to the last part, the man's body suddenly trembled a few times, and he seemed to wake up all of a sudden.

The man shook his brother with one hand and rubbed his eyes with the other. There was nothing in that direction just now, as if it was a complete illusion.

Could it be that I didn't wake up?
Even though he was thinking this way, the man still had an inexplicable feeling in his heart. He swung his right hand, wiped the bark of the tree trunk, and hurried to the side of the official road, wanting to see what happened.

Everyone in the camp here was sleeping soundly in the carriage. After hesitating, the man didn't wake them up, but proceeded cautiously and alone.

After passing the official road and bypassing a bush, only then did I find that there was a house a little farther away.

This person is obviously not a local, or at least he doesn't walk this way often, and he doesn't know that there is such a house here.

With a bit of apprehension and anticipation, the man hesitated whether to go over and take a look. Then he took a closer look and suddenly found that there were many animals in the courtyard.

Because of a certain distance, some small ones could not be seen clearly, but larger ones such as deer and foxes were quite obvious under today's moonlight.

"hiss"

The man took a deep breath, feeling a little tingling and at the same time feeling very novel, and hurried back to the camp to shake his companions awake.

Not long after, a group of people with knives, sticks and ropes ran from the camp on the other side of the official road to the direction of the broken house.

At this time, the animals could no longer see the immortal, nor could they hear the Buddhist scriptures and the way of the immortal, but they had not left, but quietly crawled in the courtyard, as if lingering on the feeling just now, and their consciousness was immersed in it.

"See, it's still there." "Oh, there are quite a few!"

"Shh, let's sneak up and catch some big ones!"

"Is this not good? I seem to have seen a fairy just now."

"You haven't woken up yet!" "Oh, that's a fairy guiding you in a dream, so we should get rich!"

"Yes, it's all high-quality meat and fur, and there are fences blocking it!"

Holding sticks, ropes and other objects, the five men sneaked towards the direction of the dilapidated house.

"Guuu-"

Ye Xiao let out a scream and flew up, flapping its wings.

"Come on! Don't let them get away!" "Quick, catch that deer, that deer—"

Several people rushed out at once, greeting with sticks and ropes.

"Fox fox!"

"Hahahaha, catch it, catch it!"

The wings of the pheasant were messy, the fox and deer ran away in a hurry, some people screamed and others laughed, and some people smashed wooden sticks at small and medium-sized temples, and the temple tiles collapsed and the Buddha statues shattered.
"Whoosh-"

A tall figure suddenly roared in the courtyard, and the mountain ghost picked up the piece of dead wood and stood up, revealing his true face under the moonlight.

"Ah——" "Monster——"

"boom--"

The dead wood slammed into several people suddenly, and the two who had just caught the pheasant and the deer ran away in fright, and the broken dead wood hit them painfully.

"Roar--"

The mountain ghost's sharp nails and terrifying appearance became more and more obvious in the moonlight, and its eyes were dimly lit. It rushed towards several people, scaring the crowd to run away.

"Monster, monster!" "Run—"

The five people who came to catch the prey escaped, but the mountain ghost did not chase after them.

There are no animals left in the courtyard, only the ripped feathers of the pheasants are left, and the small temple has also collapsed.

"Woo, hoo."

The mountain ghost yelled two more times, and ran back to the mountain.

The few people who wanted to catch the animals didn't suffer any serious injuries, but they were frightened, hurried back to the camp, and ran away overnight with their chariots and horses.

In the sky, Yi Shuyuan seemed to go and return. He had a vague feeling when the half-dream and half-awake person looked at him just now, so he didn't really leave immediately.

"That's fine, you can't just have kind thoughts and lose your guard!"

Hui Mian lay on Yi Shuyuan's shoulder and said something puzzled.

"Sir, the temple has also collapsed"

"If it collapses, it will collapse."

After saying this, a gust of wind that Yi Shuyuan was resisting made a bend in the sky and returned to the station.

As for what happened yesterday, the other three people after getting up were not clear, but the coachman could clearly feel that his horse's pace today was particularly powerful.
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On the afternoon of the fourth day, after passing through some villages and large tracts of farmland, the carriage along the official road finally arrived at Changfengfu City.

The time was a day earlier than expected, also because of the strong pace of the horse.

After entering the city, Chu Hang suddenly became a little eager to go home, and kept urging the carriage to move forward quickly.

Compared with the prosperity of the capital, Changfeng Mansion is quite peaceful, and the rhythm seems to have slowed down a lot, just like Yuanjiang County in the past, but on a much larger scale.

Chu Mansion is in a secluded street, the gate is closed, when the carriage stopped in front of the Chu Mansion, the doorman opened the small door to check when he heard the movement, and happened to see Chu Hang jumping out of the car impatiently.

The concierge's eyes widened suddenly, and surprise appeared on his face.

"Master? You are back, Master!"

The concierge looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, shouted excitedly, and hurried down to help Chu Hang carry the suitcase and books.

"Master, you are back! Madame is thinking about you every day!"

"You don't need your help, go and tell my parents, just say that I brought friends back!"

"Hey!"

The porter boy hurried back to the courtyard, opened the gate completely, and shouted the good news of Chu Hang's return while running.

"Master is back—Master is back—"

Yi Shuyuan and Yang Bencai also got out of the car at this moment, watching the surroundings and the gates of the Chu Mansion moving their hands and feet.

"Woo puff puff~~~~~"

The old horse at the front of the car neighed, causing Yi Shuyuan to look back. The coachman was counting the money he got, while the old horse was shaking its neck and seemed restless.

Yi Shuyuan's lips moved slightly, and a voice reached the old horse's ears, and the latter also calmed down.

"Is it clear?"

"It's clear, it's not bad at all! Hey, two young masters, and sir, if there is anyone who needs a carriage, just come to me in the future! Farewell, farewell!"

"Aren't you going to stay for a meal?"

Hearing what Chu Hang said, the coachman smiled all over his face. He had just had lunch on the way, and dinner was too early, so he wouldn't be here all afternoon.

"No, no, there are relatives in Changfeng Mansion!"

After a few words of politeness, the old coachman turned the horse, and then drove the carriage away.

The old horse looked back a few steps, as if he was extremely reluctant to part with it, but after all, he still didn't resist the coachman, while Hui Mian kept watching with a frowning face.

Yi Shuyuan withdrew his gaze, and Chu Hang and Yang Bencai had already lifted their bookcases and baggage.

"Mr. Yi, Brother Yang, please!"

Yi Shuyuan and Yang Bencai nodded, and followed Chuhang into the gate of the Chu Mansion, the latter was somewhat excited, not really wanting to go home.

The Chu Mansion looked like a wealthy family, but it wasn't an exaggeration. There were not many servants in the mansion. Except for the young man just now, he didn't see any servants when he entered the front yard.

Twenty steps around the screen wall is the living room with the door open. It is not the kind of open and grand decoration, with potted flowers and hanging curtains, but it has a refined style of home.

When Chuhang arrived at his home, he greeted the guests completely as the host.

"Mr. Yi, brother Yang, please sit down, put your things away first, my mother will be here soon."

Chu Hang put down his things, directly lifted the teapot on the main table in the living room, shook it, opened the lid to have a look, and then opened the teacup to pour tea for others.

"Drink tea, drink tea! Quench your thirst first!"

"Hmm!" "Brother Chu, are there any places of interest in Changfeng Mansion?"

"Yes, I will show you guys tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!"

"It's my first time here, where is Mr. Yi?"

"I've never been here either."

Several people were chatting, when there was a sound of small footsteps approaching quickly.

Two women dressed in one red and one blue came, followed by two maidservants, as well as the porter boy and an old servant just now, all with joyful expressions on their faces.

"Mother, young mother"

Chu Hang got up and called out twice, Yi Shuyuan and Yang Bencai also stood up.

The woman in red at the front looked very elegant. She looked more like his sister than Chu Hang's mother.

With tears in her eyes, the woman hurried up to Chu Hang and grabbed his hand, looked at Chu Hang's up and down and face, shook her head and said.

"You still know how to come back? Do you want to die as a mother?"

"Mother."

The other woman had a smile on her face. After looking at Chu Hang, she looked at Yi Shuyuan and Yang Bencai, and walked up to Chu Hang.

"Miss, there are still guests, young master, why don't you introduce them?"

"Ooh!"

Chu Hang broke away from his mother's hand in embarrassment, and hurriedly introduced.

"Mother, young mother, this is the Mr. Yi I mentioned, he is my uncle's friend, and even a great calligrapher whom he admires and admires!"

This name was obviously said by Chu Hang on purpose, and Yi Shuyuan didn't mind, and smiled and saluted.

"Meet the two ladies!"

The person in front of him had long gray hair and calm eyes, just standing there showed some extraordinary bearing, the two women did not dare to neglect and bowed in return.

"I've met Mr. Yi! Minggao often mentions Mr. Yi in his letters, saying that you are a strange person in the world!"

"Don't dare to be, dare not be, Yimou is just an idle person!"

Chu Hang hurriedly introduced Yang Bencai.

"There is also this brother Yang, who is also rushing for the exam. He met me in the capital and became a good friend!"

The two women looked at Yang Bencai carefully. This one was obviously an ordinary scholar, and they didn't even dare to meet their eyes.

Yang Bencai was a little embarrassed, he didn't dare to look directly at the two mothers who looked too young, and hurriedly bowed his head to salute.

"Yang Bencai from Donglu, met the two wives! Brother Chu took good care of me in the capital, I'm so grateful!"

Chu Hang looked at Yang Bencai's embarrassment and found it funny.

The old and young servants on the side packed their luggage for them with a smile, and took the things away to the back wing.

Master Chu will not come back until later. After the initial embarrassment and restraint, the few of them also started chatterboxes in the living room, constantly telling what they saw on the trip and what happened during the imperial examination.

Chu Hang even talked about some novel experiences, and also talked about the collapse of the temple on the Grand Canal.

As for the results of the imperial examination, neither of the two women asked.

"I heard that there is a storyteller in the capital, and his skills are simply amazing. He said "The Fall of the River God" came to life. Unfortunately, when I found out, he had already left!"

"Oh, that's right, what a pity! Some friends from the poor window said that the rest of them are fakes for fame. What about Mr. Li, Mr. Ji, and Mr. Liu, they just copied "The God of the River" and said, but I don't have that ability!"

Chu Hang's mother looked surprised.

"It's true that all the statues in the temple have fallen down?"

"That's absolutely true!"

Yi Shuyuan was drinking tea and listening, while Hui Mian on his shoulder muttered contemptuously.

"Aren't these two guys hanging around in Thirteenth Floor Square!"

After chatting for a while, the two women got up to say goodbye. They planned to cook and order dishes themselves, but they also sent servants to Wanghu Tower to order some signature dishes.

As soon as the two women left, Chu Hang couldn't help looking at Yi Shuyuan.

"Mr. Yi, is there any evil spirit here?"

Although Chu Hang lowered his voice, Yang Bencai heard the slightly excited words.

"Demon?"

Yang Bencai was surprised, looked at Chu Hang and then at Yi Shuyuan.

"What did you say?"

Yi Shuyuan explained with a smile.

"Yi is also familiar with some methods of warlocks, and has a little understanding of the way of observing Qi, but I haven't seen any evil spirits either!"

"Huh? You can't see it either?"

After experiencing the chase that morning, Yi Shuyuan has already raised a lot of levels in Chu Hang's mind. He didn't see it when he heard it, and he was a little impatient.

"Brother Chu, don't be impatient. I can only say that the person who was looking for you in the dream may not be an evil spirit. You will find out if you find out the truth tonight."

As Yi Shuyuan said, he looked out of the hall. In fact, after he entered the Chu Mansion, he had observed everything in the mansion very carefully, and he didn't notice anything special at all.

(End of this chapter)