Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 107: The Oil-Painted Fragrant Car Looking for the Fragrance (3800 votes plus more)
After dealing with the demon tiger and horse belly, Ren Yuan and the other two came to the yard.

"Damn it, we still haven't found it." Chen Baxian spat.

"I know how to find Su Xiaoxiao." Ren Yuan shook his head, walked to the van that had been covered in dust for a long time, and used a clothes-cleansing talisman to make it look brand new.

I saw that the walls of the carriage were painted with oil paint and tasseled curtains hung around it. It was Su Xiaoxiao's famous oil-painted carriage.

"I ride in an oil-painted carriage, and my lover rides a green horse. Where can we be together? Under the pines and cypresses of Xiling." Ren Yuan stroked the oil-painted carriage that was soaked with traces of time, and said in a deep voice:

"It is said that sincerity can bring good luck. For many years, all the writers and poets in the world have been obsessed with Su Xiaoxiao, and her soul has been successfully gathered and turned into a spirit ghost that can leave the tomb freely. Even this car is about to become a spirit because it has been talked about too much."

"What? Even cars can become spirits?" Chen Baxian was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth. "It's true that when one person becomes enlightened, everyone in the family will benefit."

"People become spirits when they grow old, and things become monsters when they grow old. What's so strange about that?" The elder sister also regained her composure and said calmly, "Although it is very difficult for man-made things to become spirits, this car has been lifted too many times and has accumulated spirituality. It only needs to be enlightened to open its spiritual wisdom."

"How to enlighten?" Chen Baxian asked curiously.

"Use essence and blood." Ren Yuan said.

"Whose blood and essence should be used?" Before Chen Baxian finished his words, he felt a pain in the palm of his hand. He had been injected by his senior sister.

"Ah." Before Chen Baxian could cry out in pain, Ren Yuan grabbed his hand and dripped blood onto the shaft of the cart.

Then Ren Yuan used the spiritual fluid to draw a blue "opening talisman" and chanted the spell:
'The sky is round and the earth is square. The nine chapters of the imperial decree are opened and the acupoints are opened. The joints are connected and the acupoints are opened. The mouth tastes a hundred flavors, the eyes see the sky, the ears listen to the six directions, the feet walk in all directions, hurry up and obey the command!'

Then a circle of colorful light appeared on the body of the chariot, and then it slowly started to move. It first circled the yard a few times, then came to Ren Yuan, leaning forward three times to thank him for giving it spirituality.

"Brother Che, you are welcome." Ren Yuan smiled and bowed, "You are about to awaken your spirit, and I am just going with the flow."

Youbi Che thanked Chen Baxian for giving him his essence and blood, and even moved closer to him, seeming particularly attached to him...

"Am I his father?" Chen Baxian thought of a rather embarrassing question.

"Okay!" Ren Yuan and his senior sister said in unison.

"This is so sudden..." Chen Baxian's eyebrows drooped immediately. He finally understood why A Yao wanted to use his own blood essence...

After the novelty of the oil-painted car wore off, Ren Yuan explained his purpose and asked him to help find Su Xiaoxiao.

The oil-painted carriage shook slightly. Ren Yuan and the other two did not understand its meaning, but Chen Baxian was the only one who understood.

"It said that it had carried Su Xiaoxiao all over the mountains and rivers of Qiantang, and no one knew her hiding place better than it."

"Great, please lead the way." Ren Yuan said happily, "Don't worry, we are here to help your master."

Youbiche nodded slightly and rolled up the curtain.

"I told you to go up and sit." Chen Baxian said gloomily, "I won't go up. It's my own child, I can't bear to see him fall."

"Then I'll walk." After he said that, Ren Yuan felt embarrassed to get in the car.

Finally, only the senior sister got on the bus. Although she was not afraid, she still hated the sunlight. How could a bamboo hat block the sunlight better than the one in the car?

The oil-walled car carrying A Yao slowly drove out of the pine and cypress forest, headed south along the lakeshore, and then turned into the mountains.

Ren Yuan followed behind the car, and seeing Chen Baxian looking worried and hesitant, he asked, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, well, I came to visit Su Xiaoxiao, but ended up being the father of her car." Chen Baxian sighed and asked, "Tell me, am I dealing with jade or tiles?" "You're dealing with wood." Ren Yuan smiled and comforted him, "How good, you don't even have to change diapers."

"Go to hell." Chen Baxian spat, then suddenly laughed and said, "If I want its father, then you must be its mother, right?"

"Get out!" Now it was Ren Yuan's turn to curse.

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The oil-walled carriage took the three people around in the mountains until they were dizzy and finally arrived at Yanxia Ridge under the South Peak. They then walked about a mile along a path lined with osmanthus trees and arrived in front of a very hidden cave.

I saw that the front of the cave had obviously been renovated, with lush grass and plum blossoms everywhere, which looked elegant and refined.

They went in to look for it, and saw that the cave was high and spacious, with a roof like a house. Inside there were musical instruments, chess, calligraphy and paintings, beds and cushions, plum blossoms in a porcelain vase, and purple smoke curling from an incense burner.

But I can't see the owner...

Chen Baxian still had bruises on his face, so he couldn't speak. Ren Yuan clasped his fists and said loudly:
"Excuse me, Miss Su. This brother is a close friend of Taoist Master Bao Ren. He brought us here to see Taoist Master Bao for treatment, but to no avail. I heard that your tomb was built by Taoist Master Bao, so I wanted to ask you about his whereabouts."

After a pause, he continued, "You weren't at home when we went to your house, so your car led us here."

After a while, the curling purple smoke transformed into a graceful and petite figure.

Then the figure slowly fell to the ground, and turned into a beautiful woman with plump muscles and weak bones, misty hair and smoky hair, wind-like clothes and water-like ornaments. She bowed to the three people and smiled apologetically, "I'm a little embarrassed, please forgive me."

Although she looked embarrassed, she was calm and composed, and her gentleness and charm showed the demeanor of a noble person.

Senior Sister Ren Yuanhe thought that Chen Baxian was going to be seduced by sex again, but unexpectedly he looked very embarrassed, lowering his head and covering the bruises on his face, as if he was afraid of being looked down upon by Su Xiaoxiao.

Haha, I am afraid of playing high-end games...

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After a brief exchange of words, Su Xiaoxiao invited the three to sit down and served them the tea she had roasted herself.

"There are no onions and ginger seasonings in the mountains, and I am not used to such strong-flavored tea." Su Xiaoxiao apologized again, "I just picked some wild tea from a nearby village and made it randomly. Although it has a unique fragrance, I am really sorry for neglecting you all."

Ren Yuan took a sip and his eyes lit up. Isn't this Longjing tea? He praised it and said, "I like this taste."

"Then I'll give you some later." Su Xiaoxiao was also very happy and said, "I always thought tea was an elegant thing, and it was really delicious when paired with condiments."

"That's absolutely right." Ren Yuanshen agreed.

"Ahem." The senior sister coughed. Master Ren, who specialized in high-end games, then remembered the business and asked, "Excuse me, Miss Su, have you contacted Taoist Master Bao?"

"This is where I first met him." Su Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "I was being chased by that little yellow dragon, so I had to take shelter here temporarily."

"Where is Old Bao now?" Chen Baxian asked hurriedly.

"He became a monk in Lingyin Temple." Su Xiaoxiao sighed softly.

"Ah?" Chen Baxian was shocked and said, "He was chased by a bald donkey on Lake Tai that year, and I rescued him from unconsciousness in the reeds. While recovering from his injuries, he cursed the evil Buddhist monks for causing trouble and wanting to destroy China. How could he suddenly change his nature?"

"I don't know either." Su Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "That was three years ago. Suddenly one day he said he was going to Lingyin Temple to debate with the eminent monks from the capital, but he never came back. I was worried about his safety, but I couldn't go to that kind of place, so I asked someone to look for him, and then I found out that he had become a monk."

"He sent someone to tell me that everything in the past was false and he no longer recognized me." She sighed and said, "For the next three years, he never left Lingyin Temple again..."

(End of this chapter)