Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Cuizhuang Tower is located in Tianfeng Mountain. It is one of the properties of the Huang family and is quite famous in the southern part of the Yangtze River.

Ma Rui went straight down with his sword and reached the door of the attic. When he saw the three shining golden characters of Cuizhuang Building on the top of the building, he smiled slightly and walked in.

As soon as he entered, a slim woman came towards him and said with a smile: "This fellow Taoist is quite eye-catching. It must be his first time coming to our Cuizhuang Building!"

"Your Majesty, Gu Weiyong, came to this treasured land for the first time. He heard about the name of your pavilion and came here with admiration."

The woman smiled and said: "Although our Cuizhuang Building is not famous, it is well-known in this small area. Red Mansion, take this fellow Taoist to the room."

"yes."

A woman behind him responded: "This immortal master, please come with me."

Ma Rui followed her to a long corridor, but saw the woman turning around on the stone wall. The stone wall opened, and inside was an elegantly furnished and antique room with a faint scent of sandalwood.

When the two of them entered, the woman asked, "I wonder which sister the immortal master would like to accompany him?"

"When I first come here, I'll let you make the arrangements! But there's one thing. I need the best girl in your house."

"Okay." The woman took the order and left.

Not long after, a charming and plump woman in red gauze walked in slowly, her snow-white skin looming. Behind him were several maids carrying jade plates. The maids placed the jade plates on the wooden table and slowly exited.

There were fruits, vegetables, drinks and the like on the jade plate. As soon as the woman in red gauze sat down, she was pulled into his arms by Ma Rui, teasing her, making the woman giggle, her voice as clear as wind chimes.

While the two were chatting with each other, a row of women in white filed in outside the house, holding pipa, silk and bamboo instruments and started playing. The women in white danced gracefully in the melodious vocal music.

Ma Rui hugged the woman in red, listening to the song, drinking some wine, and eating the fruits and vegetables handed by the woman's delicate hands, feeling very comfortable.

During this period, he casually talked about the customs and customs of Jiangdong, then turned to the family of spiritual practitioners, and naturally mentioned the Huang family, a wealthy local family.

"I heard that fellow Taoist Huang Yaozu, the grandson of Huang's parents, often comes to this attic to have fun?" Ma Rui said.

"Isn't it? This is the property of the Huang family. Young Master Huang will come here to drink and have fun with a few relatives and friends on weekdays. We have specially set aside a courtyard to decorate it according to his preferences. It is his exclusive courtyard."

"Then why don't you accompany that distinguished guest? He is the grandson of the Huang family. He may succeed as the head of the Huang family in the future. Why don't you seize this opportunity? How can you regret it when he really becomes the head of the Huang family?" Ma Rui asked tentatively

The woman picked up an orange, peeled off the skin, put it into his mouth, and said softly: "He doesn't want me to accompany him! Ao Lei and Qing Puppet are two sisters who specially serve him, and now Yixiangyuan is accompanying him. Woolen cloth!"

Ma Rui smiled slightly and turned to chatting elsewhere. After a long time, he had eaten and drank enough. With a wave of his hand, the women in white gauze retreated one after another. He picked up the woman in his arms and walked up to the cave.

After a lot of trouble, Ma Rui paid fifty spirit stones and left the attic. He went straight with his sword. Less than a mile away, he turned back and sat cross-legged in the woods, watching the door of the attic from a distance. movement.

Until late at night, he noticed a slender figure coming out of the attic. He had a high nose, big ears and a wide mouth, which was somewhat similar to the Huang Yaozu he had inquired about. He saw a man in the attic sending him out, and the two waved goodbye and left.

The man with the high nose headed south with his sword, and he quickly followed. Within a few miles, he fled at full speed and quickly caught up with the figure in front of him.

"Fellow Taoist, please stay." Ma Rui shouted

The man paused and looked at him doubtfully: "What's the matter with fellow Taoist?"

"Not long after I first arrived here, I heard that there is a gambling house here. It is very famous. It is called Pingdingding Gambling House. I don't know where it is. Where should I go?"

"Oh? Do you also want to go to the top of the mountain? Just in time, I want to play there too, so you can go with me!" the man said with a smile.

"That's very good. I don't know your friend's name."

"My surname is Huang and Yaozu."

"Could it be that I am the talented eldest grandson of the Huang family, whose name I have admired for a long time? Although I have not been here for a long time, when chatting with a few friends here, I always hear them talking about the name of Taoist friends. On the subject of righteousness and wealth, he is romantic and suave No one in Jiangdong’s generation can compare with him, so I’m so lucky to see him today.”

Huang Yaozu said with a smile: "It's all Jiangdong Taoist friend who is giving me face. What's the point of a mere nickname? I don't know the surname of Yougao?"

"I, Gu Weiyong, am originally from South China. I fell in love by chance. This time I came to Jiangdong to find a friend. I didn't expect that he had gone on a wander and has not returned. Therefore, I stayed here for a while and visited the local customs and customs. "

The two of them flew away and chatted along the way, quite speculatively.

Ma Rui's silent praise of the Huang family made Huang Yaozu quite happy. When they reached Pingding Peak, they saw a majestic and majestic palace standing there.

People were coming and going in front of the attic, and the two of them walked in.

A man came forward with a smile on his face: "Fellow Daoist Huang, we are here again today."

"Stop talking nonsense and arrange a room quickly." Huang Yaozu said politely, obviously very familiar with the man.

"Okay, Qianqiu, prepare a room for Daoist Huang immediately."

"Yes." A woman behind him responded

"Fellow Daoist Gu, how about we play together?" Huang Yaozu took the initiative to invite.

"Okay!" Ma Rui would not refuse and readily agreed.

Not long after, the woman came to the two of them, "Fellow Daoist Huang, the room is ready, please come with me!"

The two of them followed him to an elegantly furnished room in the attic. A young and beautiful woman was sitting in the main seat, holding a first-class black patterned tissue paper-like stone plaque in her hand and passing it out.

The stone tablets are all made of special materials and cannot be penetrated by spiritual consciousness.

As soon as the two of them walked into the room, several people greeted Huang Yaozu. They seemed to be old acquaintances.

The two sat down next to each other, and the woman in charge began to deal the cards. Ma Rui discussed the changes in the card game with him, placed bets, and played for a whole night before leaving.

When parting, Ma Rui didn't make an appointment for the next meeting. He knew he couldn't be in a hurry.

The two said goodbye to each other and left with their swords.

The next day, he came to Cuizhuang Building again and called the woman who had accompanied him yesterday to wait on him. He also talked to her about the local customs and told her about his encounter with Huang Yaozu yesterday, so he changed the topic to him.

"Huang Daoyou and I are quite close. We met yesterday at Pingding Peak. We played together until the sky turned white and we talked happily. I wonder if he can be in this pavilion today. If he is, I would like to go and ask for a drink with him. drink."

"Master Huang didn't come today, he's just an ordinary person! He comes every four or five days," the woman said.

Ma Rui nodded and asked about the layout of the entire attic in a roundabout way. After having enough wine and food, he drank away the musicians and dancers, had a chat with the woman, went out, walked around the attic, and learned about the entire attic. The structural orientation of the attic was left.

After two days, he estimated that Huang Yaozu should go to Cuizhuang Tower. He sat cross-legged in the woods early and observed the movement in front of the door of Cuizhuang Tower. At about one o'clock, a group of four people came to the door of the attic with swords. The leader's back looks somewhat like Huang Yaozu.

After they entered the attic, he slowly walked out and walked into the Cuizhuang Building.

Huang Yaozu was chatting with the person in charge, and Ma Rui pretended not to know and passed by him.

"Hey! Fellow Daoist Gu." Huang Yaozu called out to him.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, we haven't seen each other for a few days, and we never thought we would meet again." Ma Rui pretended to be slightly surprised.

"Fellow Taoist, I'm just here to have fun. It's better to meet by chance than to meet. How about having two glasses of wine together? This is my own pavilion, and it doesn't cost much."

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey. Thank you Daoist Huang for your kindness."

Huang Yaozu waved his hand: "It's just a trivial matter, how can I say thank you enough?"

The group of people walked through several long corridors, walked through several corners, and came to an antique courtyard.

Huang Yaozu pushed the door open and sat on the main seat, while the others took their seats below.

"Let me introduce, this is Fellow Taoist Gu, a new friend I met a few days ago. These are all my old friends, this Fellow Daoist Guo Wenchang, this Fellow Daoist Xunqian." Huang Yaozu introduced them one by one.

Everyone nodded.

Not long after, a group of women filed in and placed fruits, vegetables and wine on jade plates in front of everyone. The sound of silk and bamboo was heard again, and the women danced to the music.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, you are a wonderful person and enjoy happiness. However, this wine is a bit lacking and has a fly in the ointment. Thanks to the kindness of Daoist Huang, I have a jar of good wine. I will drink it with all of you today."

Ma Rui took out a jar of wine from the storage bag, opened the bottle cap, and a rich and fragrant aroma of wine instantly filled the house: "This is when I visited Qinchuan, looking at Xichuan from there. Spiritual wine brought from the attic.”

Huang Yaozu chuckled and said, "I haven't tasted this spiritual wine for a long time, but today I owe it to fellow Taoist Gu."

Ma Rui distributed a jar of spiritual wine among everyone's flasks, raised his glass and said, "This is the first time for you all to meet each other. Please drink this cup together."

Everyone drank it all. Ma Rui frequently drank with Huang Yaozu, and as the glasses passed by, they began to call themselves brothers.

The guests and hosts enjoyed a banquet of wine and food.

After the banquet, Ma Rui and Huang Yaozu went to Pingdingding Casino to play.

When he was leaving at dawn the next day, Huang Yaozu held his hand and said: "Brother Gu is such a heroic man. I don't know where he will end up. Please invite Brother Gu to have a banquet in my house someday."

"I am at home all over the world and have no fixed residence. I came to Jiangdong just to find an old friend. I temporarily settled in Xiaozifeng. There is a wooden house on the top of the mountain, which is where I live."

"Okay, I'll go and invite Brother Gu in person in a few days."

"Then I'll be waiting for you at my humble residence. Take my leave."

The two wielded their flying swords and went their separate ways.

Ma Rui went to the top of Xiaozi Peak and set up a bamboo house, waiting for Huang Yaozu's arrival. If Huang Yaozu was just saying polite words, he would meet him by chance at Cuizhuang Pavilion.

As a result, within two or three days, Huang Yaozu came to Xiaozifeng in person and invited him to a banquet.

After a heavy drink, Huang Yaozu invited him to have fun in Cuizhuang Pavilion, and the two became closer and closer from then on.

Ma Rui figured that when the time came, he could ask him about the Huang family's treasures, but he didn't know that his every move would be watched.