Chapter 13: Convergence
Under the stars, the howling north wind swept through the cold plum blossoms on the mountaintops, and the sky along the ice lake was silent. ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×
A round dumpling quietly walked out from the pavilion near the ice lake. In the plum blossom forest, after carefully observing its surroundings, it raised its wings and waved.
The handsome swordsman, wearing a black robe and blending into the night, appeared silently behind Tuanzi. After making sure that he was not discovered, he continued to go down the mountain.
This scene is very similar to the frail scholar who was kidnapped by the female mountain king. In order to protect his innocence, he secretly escaped from the bandits' stronghold at night.
The frame-up has been done, and naturally everyone will go their separate ways. There is no need to leave without saying goodbye.
But the purpose of Zuo Lingquan's coming to Beishouzhou was to help Taotao dig up the property left by his ancestors. He didn't know what was inside and didn't want to reveal it to Madam Madam.
Secondly, the crazy lady has no intention of letting him go!
After Zuo Lingquan woke up, he had been here for three days. His main job every day was to be a copywriter, racking his brains to recall the famous poems and lines in his vague memory.
Mei Jinshui was like a hungry and thirsty young woman, asking for endlessly, treating him like a sponge, always squeezing him, and showing no pity at all. He couldn't remember it, so he took out "The Great Sword Master Zuo vs. the Demon Girl Surnamed Mei", flipped through it, and asked him what he thought after watching it.
Zuo Lingquan was caught by the tail, and he couldn't stand up even if he didn't recite poems, let alone excuse himself to leave. Looking at this posture, Mei Jinshui would not wait for half a year to squeeze out every drop of ink in his stomach. , it is impossible for him to walk down Xiangyang Mountain.
Ancestor and the others were still waiting for news, so Zuo Lingquan had no choice but to sneak away while he was recuperating alone at night.
But Mei Jinshui is the Immortal Lord of Yizhou, and this is Mei Jinshui's home. It's not easy for the captured 'weak scholar' to sneak away.
Even with the promise of a 'roasted whole Kun' to lead the way, one person and one bird still couldn't get out of the Wuzhishan of the demon girl surnamed Mei.
Zuo Lingquan muttered quietly, and as soon as he touched the edge of the plum blossom forest, and before he could figure out the context of the protective sect formation, a familiar clear voice came from behind:
"Master Zuo? Can't you sleep at night?"
"..."
Zuo Lingquan's eyes froze, and he stood with his hands behind his back, pretending to be admiring wintersweet:
"I have nothing to do. I came out to play with dumplings. I didn't want to disturb Lord Mei Xian, but I didn't expect that I would disturb you anyway."
"Chiji..."
For the sake of a roasted whole Kun, Tuanzi nodded like he was pecking at rice, indicating that the bird was taking a walk, not running away.
Mei Jinshui was dressed in a white dress and stood in the plum forest, as holy as a worldly goddess who had just descended from the Toad Palace. She folded her hands on her waist and walked closer with graceful steps. Her green jade fingers touched the plum blossom petals that were trembling in the cold wind, and she raised the corners of her mouth and asked:
"Does it look good?"
Seeing this expression, Zuo Lingquan knew that the next sentence would be, 'Why don't you compose a poem? ’, he said helplessly:
"Not bad, not bad... the sharp edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold... so what, Plum Fairy Lord, I have been here for many days..."
"Are you in a hurry to leave?" Mei Jinshui's eyes flashed with disappointment: "We have only stayed here for a few days, and the injury has not healed yet..."
Zuo Lingquan gestured to his body: "I have been fine for a long time. Now I can fight back and forth when I meet Teng Sheng. Thank you Mei Xianjun for taking care of me. There is no banquet in the world..."
Mei Jinshui sighed quietly, picked up the dumplings, and walked outside the peach blossom forest:
"That's fine, you won't have any inspiration if you stay here all the time. The world has endless scenery. If you go out for a walk, you might remember more things.
"...?"
Zuo Lingquan was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Mei Jinshui wanted to go with him, he emphasized: "Mei Xianjun, there is no banquet in the world that never ends..."
"Beishui Continent is my territory. If you walk here, I have to fulfill my duty as a landlord and protect your safety. If we want to leave, we have to wait until you leave Beishui Continent, right Tuan'er?"
Mei Jinshui touched Tuanzi's head.
Tuanzi nodded quietly.
Zuo Lingquan felt a little helpless. He walked beside him and said clearly:
"Mei Xianjun, I came here with the Taoist monks to return to my hometown for a trip. During the day, I walked around and looked around. At night, I was sleeping with you. I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate for you, who has a body of thousands of gold, to follow me..."
Mei Jinshui shook his head slightly: "You have no chance of being co-sleeped. In the past few days, Teng Sheng has been chasing you everywhere, and wants to use your head to sacrifice the Brahma Eagle. If you are really killed, Teng Sheng will be cleared of suspicion. So whether you agree or not, I have to escort you away from Beishouzhou. If you really want to leave me behind, are you sure you don’t need my help?”
"..."
Zuo Lingquan knew how terrifying the Immortal Lord was. If something happened in Beishouzhou, he really wasn't sure that Mei Jinshui wouldn't need help at all. He hesitated for a moment and could only say:
"My trip is not all about fun..."
"The monks travel everywhere, looking for nothing more than chance magic weapons. You are accompanied by the descendants of Xuanwutai, and the magic weapon has awakened a few days ago. What you came to Beishouzhou to find must be related to Xuanwutai. I am more knowledgeable than you and Yutang. Knowing how much wealth Xuanwutai has, the most coveted thing is the 'Haiyue Qinghui' in my hand. Are you still afraid that I won't get the chance with you?"
At this point, Zuo Lingquan had nothing to say. He walked out of the plum forest with Mei Jinshui and sighed softly:
"That's not true... But I agreed in advance that there are only a few taels of ink in my stomach, and now there is really not a drop left..."
Mei Jinshui hugged Tuanzi like a lady hugging a cat, and said softly while stroking her gently:
"Don't worry, I know my limits and won't make things difficult for you. Before you leave Beishuzhou, I can stay with Yingying. She also liked to read idle books when she was a child..."
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You call this knowing your limits? Not making things difficult for me?
You probably want me to die!
Zuo Lingquan was shocked. He stopped and stretched out his hand:
"Mei Xianjun, that book was given by my Taoist companion. Now that you have finished reading it, shouldn't you return it to me?"
Mei Xianjun took out the book and handed it to Zuo Lingquan.
Zuo Lingquan was a little surprised, but he didn't hesitate. He quickly took it and stuffed it into Linglong Pavilion. Just as he was thinking about whether to destroy the body, he heard Mei Jinshui continue:
"You can take the original back. I have a copy here. I also added illustrations when I was free. Do you want to read it?"
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Zuo Lingquan opened his mouth with a very strange expression. He didn't know how to describe it.
Thinking of the detailed painting of 'Jinshui Covering His Face and Throwing Himself into the Lake'...
I really want to see it...
Zuo Lingquan noticed that his heart was stirred, and knew that he was being led away by this crazy woman. He quickly suppressed his distracting thoughts and stretched out his hand and said:
"Come, let me see."
"..."
Mei Jinshui blinked, turned around and walked forward, humming softly:
"You think it's a good idea."
Zuo Lingquan knew it would be like this, and shook his head and said: "You dare not show it to me, what do you want to ask, Mei Xianjun?"
"It's not that I don't dare, it's that my identity is not suitable. After all, I am Yingying's master. When we get there, I will give the painting book to Yingying, and you will naturally be able to see it."
Zuo Lingquan knew that Mei Jinshui was threatening him, so he was willing to give it up. Isn't it just a competition of who is thicker-skinned? He is a man, what is he afraid of:
"I don't believe Mei Xianjun dares to give it."
"Ji!" Tuanzi also nodded, indicating that the bird didn't believe you really painted it either.
Mei Jinshui turned around and smiled:
"You want to provoke me? Do you want to perish together with me?"
This smile can be said to be a perfect display of the four words "crazy bitch".
Zuo Lingquan was really a little guilty, but if he retreated this step, he was afraid that he would be controlled by Mei Jinshui all the time, so he said directly:
"As long as the great immortal Mei doesn't mind perish together with me, I, a little pervert, will make a profit no matter how I think about it, what should I be afraid of?"
Seeing that Zuo Lingquan was getting reckless, Mei Jinshui turned and said:
"You are a righteous sword immortal, it's not appropriate to be so thick-skinned in front of an evil demon woman, right?"
"A righteous cultivator must be teased by a demon woman? The immortal Mei doesn't care about his status, so why should I care..."
Zuo Lingquan responded without showing any weakness, which can be said to be a pervert's frankness...
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The ferry went all the way north and passed through the snow-capped mountains two days ago and arrived at the northern ice field of Beishuzhou.
The "mortals" in the demon clan's territory are all birds and beasts, and there are no worldly ships; the demons who have embarked on the path of cultivation have the ability to migrate long distances far beyond that of humans, so naturally they will not use ferries.
In order to cover up his tracks, the ancestor put away the ferry, and encountered a lone ice elephant in the wilderness. He persuaded it with his eyes and turned it into a means of transportation for several people, pretending to be a demon clan leader walking outside and going deep into the ice field.
Shangguan Yutang is very experienced in pretending to be a monster. According to the habits of the snake clan, he changed Jingyan into a dark green scale skirt and drew a deep red eyeliner, which looked quite charming.
Cui Yingying naturally pretended to be a peach blossom fairy, playing her true colors, changing the color of her clothes, and not deliberately dressing up her hair accessories.
However, Xie Qiutao and Miss Qiu were a little awkward. Qiutao wanted to pretend to be a turtle spirit according to the most familiar creature, but the ancestor thought it was not decent and did not allow her to do so. She could only put a few feathers on her head and pretend to be a round spirit.
Miss Qiu's temperament of an icy beauty doesn't look like a fairy at all, so she simply put on a cloak to pretend to be a master.
The dress of several people was very sloppy, but fortunately, the demon tribe was vast and the demons were sparse. As long as they didn't go to the cave of the big demon, no blind little demon would run to the demon giants who had "transformed into human form" to ask about their identities.
At dusk, a giant ice elephant with a shoulder height of nearly five meters walked on the desolate ice field covered with wind and snow.
The ice elephant had a wide back, and it was covered with an animal skin carpet. The four women stood or sat on the carpet, looking at the endless wilderness.
Xie Qiutao had a white feather on her head. Even if there was no audience, she was very into the play. She imitated Tuanzi's appearance and squatted on the edge of the carpet obediently, holding a map in her hand to determine the direction.
Beishuzhou is too vast, and no one has made a geographical map of the demon race. The markings on the map are nothing more than a few large rivers and famous mountains. Any deviation will result in a distance difference of thousands of miles. It is not easy to find the ice lake in the dream through the map.
After following Qiu Tao for a few days, Miss Qiu has given up this unreliable guide. She stood up and looked around, trying to judge whether there is a lake nearby by the direction of the spiritual vein.
And the ancestor and Cui Yingying...
The two are still not doing their job.
Cui Yingying sat in front of Shangguan Yutang, staring at the quiet Yutang:
"Is the New Year's Eve dinner starting over there? Did mother give you a red envelope?"
"Yes, I received it for you."
"What do you mean you received it for me? It was Jingxun who received it for me..."
...
Shangguan Yutang looked at Cui Yingying's eyes, which were envious but not daring to offend her. He suddenly felt that this strange connection with Jingxun was quite interesting. After all, there was no one else in the world who could experience the hardships of a wanderer and enjoy the warm family reunion like her.
But he couldn't go back for the New Year's Eve dinner. Jingxun had completely occupied the right to speak at home. Shangguan Yutang was also a little unhappy. He was also wondering where Zuo Lingquan had gone to fool around. I'm afraid he would have to give him a good beating when he came back. Zhen Qi Gang.
Fortunately, Zuo Lingquan, who went out to do errands with the evil demon girl, did not keep the girls waiting for too long.
When darkness enveloped the ice field, a big white bird streaked across the sky like a white cannonball. It flew past the sky, flew over and then turned back. It landed next to Qiutao, spread its wings directly and lay on the carpet before sliding out of the old house. Far away, he looked like he was exhausted.
Then two figures fell from the sky and landed on the back of the ice elephant.
When Cui Yingying saw Mei Jinshui, her eyes changed. She looked around and immediately judged the current relationship between the two. In her heart, she wanted her master to change her ways, but she was also worried that she would become like Shangguan and his apprentice. Shameful to death.
Zuo Lingquan saw the looks in the four girls' eyes and knew that they were thinking wildly, so he explained:
"Brahma Sky Eagle blew himself up and was in a coma for two days. He is fine now. You don't have to worry."
Shangguan Yutang was not worried about Zuo Lingquan at all, and his eyes fell on Mei Jinshui, who did not regard him as an outsider:
"Now that the matter is done, what else do you want to do?"
Mei Jinshui came to Cui Yingying and sat down, smiling:
"Teng Sheng is chasing Zuo Lingquan. It is inconvenient for you to come here. He has done something for me, so he will naturally escort you until you leave. Just tell me what you are looking for, and I will take you there. Go early and come back early, Teng Sheng It won’t take long for Sheng to find you.”
Shangguan Yutang considered it for a moment, then looked at Xie Qiutao with a gesture in his eyes.
Xie Qiutao saw her ancestor's acquiescence, so she didn't hide it. She got up and came to her, telling her the dream she had before - of course, omitting the part about Zuo Lingquan not kissing her at the beginning, but now he could kiss her successfully...
Miss Qiu and Mei Jin were not familiar with each other, and she was a little cautious when facing the alien lord. She hugged the dumplings that had been aggrievedly signaling "Hungry, rice, rice", came behind Zuo Lingquan, and asked in a low voice:
"Are you okay?"
Zuo Lingquan didn't want to get close to the two immortals and talk nonsense, so he secretly held Guagua's wife's hand from behind and said with a smile:
"It's okay, have you been worried these past few days?"
"What am I worried about..."
Miss Qiu didn't dare to be intimate in front of several elders, so she quietly took her hand out. However, seeing the serious expression on her ancestor's face, she felt that it was time to give Da Zhuang a vaccination, so she came closer and said in her heart:
"My ancestor saw the jewelry you gave me last time and said he wanted to beat you up..."
Zuo Lingquan's face was gentle and elegant. Hearing this interesting story, he responded in his heart:
"It's okay, my ancestor must be interested in his heart. He wanted to try it himself, but he couldn't say it in front of you, so he pretended to be mean to me..."
The two communicated with each other from their hearts, which could not be heard by outsiders.
But what is Shangguan Yutang’s mentality?
Shangguan Yutang looked majestic and solemn as he communicated with Mei Jinshui. Just by observing the subtle changes in their expressions from the corner of his eye, he could tell what the two were talking about, and even knew that Zuo Lingquan was guilty of something in his heart.
"Zuo Lingquan."
"Um?"
Zuo Lingquan quickly put away his distracting thoughts, acted like a serious person, and walked forward:
"What's the matter?"
In front of Mei Jinshui, Shangguan Yutang couldn't hold his man down to clean up, so he motioned to the front:
"Go explore the road, dress up a little and pretend to be a goblin."
?
It's okay for Zuo Lingquan to explore the road, but it's really embarrassing for him to be a goblin.
"Um...what kind of fairy are you pretending to be?"
Mei Jinshui interjected: "Snake spirit, if you see a female bird or beast, just show it naked and unable to walk. It shouldn't be difficult for you."
Cui Yingying still dotes on Zuo Lingquan, and she said dissatisfiedly after hearing this:
"Mei Jinshui, be careful what you say. It's not that he couldn't walk when he saw his mother. He saw that kind of... that kind of..."
Although they didn't say it explicitly, Miss Qiu and Xie Qiutao subconsciously glanced at their chests.
? ?
Zuo Lingquan had nothing to say, he just wanted to find a place to be quiet, picked up the dumplings, and jumped off the Ice Elephant...
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