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The woman was wearing a dark red dress, the style of the clothes did not look like the local style, her face was thin and pale, her hair was coiled up, she seemed to have been married a long time ago.

Gu Linshan observed carefully, only to find that the woman's steps were erratic, there was no sound in her movements, and she was not breathing.It was only then that Gu Linshan realized that this woman was probably not a human being, but probably a ray of resentful spirit lingering in this world with her unfulfilled wish, no wonder he hadn't discovered it.

From this point of view, I am afraid that this tea shop and these bosses are not human beings.It's just that I don't know what kind of regret or injustice made them all trapped here.

"Master Daoist, my little girl Chao Yue, I would like to ask Master Daoist for help with something." The woman lowered her body and saluted, her words were as humble as possible.

"I don't know what this lady wants to ask for?"

Gu Linshan felt relieved when he saw that the master was not in a hurry, since he was confused, he might as well sit and wait and see.

Seeing Daoist Kazuki's willingness to help, the woman relaxed, and her tone could not help but have a hint of lightness.

"Daoist, the little girl is from Xiangzhou. My husband went out to do business in the second year after we got married. But who knows, the business is so busy that he never came home for three consecutive years. The little girl misses you very much. , and followed the housekeeper to pack up the luggage and head east. I never thought that I would be trapped in this tea shop, and the strange thing is that I couldn’t get out anyway.”

The woman paused, seemed very puzzled, and after thinking for a while, she still said: "Master Taoist, seeing that the sky is getting late, I am really anxious. I have a letter here, please pass it on to my husband, Mr. Taoist." After reading the letter, he will naturally come to pick me up."

"I don't know where your husband is now?"

"Jiang Mansion of Jinlin Academy in Yuanzhou, my husband's name is Jiang Ji."

After hearing this, Yimu remained silent for a long time, until the woman became flustered, thinking that it was inconvenient to help, so he reached out to take her letter, and said with a smile: "It just so happens that we, the master and the apprentice, are going to pass through Yuanzhou too. , I will deliver this letter for you.”

The woman was obviously very happy, and hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Daoist, the little girl is very grateful."

"However..." Yimu looked at the woman and asked casually, "Young lady, do you know what year it is today?"

"Of course, today is June [-]th of the fifth year of Kaiyuan, and it is the hot and dry season." The woman said.

Hearing these words, Gu Linshan secretly thought, now it is clearly the tenth year since the founding of the country, Kaiyuan?That should be a matter of the last dynasty.

But Kazuki didn't seem to notice the difference, just stroked his beard and smiled: "Haha, that's right, now that I'm getting older, my memory is getting worse." Then he got up and said to the woman: "Then Let's take our leave first, Madam Jiang, don't worry, I will deliver this letter for you."

The woman thanked them again and again, and then sent them out of the door, while she stood in the shop, as if locked in by an invisible wall, and could only watch them from afar.

Perhaps, she has experienced this kind of waiting for many years. She has been waiting and believing that one day her husband will come to pick her up, thus ending the day-to-day loneliness and ending lovesickness.

Gu Linshan followed the master for a long distance until the tea shop was no longer visible.He could no longer bear the curiosity in his heart, and asked his master, "Master, what happened to that tea shop? And what happened to that female ghost?"

Daoist Yimu looked at the many questions he uttered in one mouthful, couldn't help but knocked his head, and said: "After all, you also grew up among the monsters in Muliang Mountain, and a few little ghosts scared you enough."

Gu Linshan couldn't help showing embarrassment after being scolded by Daoist Yimu.

"Master, I was wrong. Didn't I never see a ghost? Master, what is going on? Why was that woman bound in the tea shop after her death?"

"In the fifth year of Kaiyuan, you haven't been born yet, and the foot of Muliang Mountain is remote enough, so it's not surprising that you don't know about it. Look at their clothes, they are all worn by the last dynasty. In the fifth year of Kaiyuan, it can be said that the country During the most turbulent season, the imperial court was incompetent, wars broke out frequently, bandits were raging, and people were dying. Mrs. Jiang went to Yuanzhou to find her husband. It is reasonable to say that it is safe in the western region, and there are few injuries. Perhaps, it is because of this Madam Jiang decided to go to Yuanzhou to find her husband."

"Master, what happened next?"

"Later, alas." Yi Mudao sighed for a long time, "Who would have thought that after walking for too long and feeling hungry and thirsty, he would rest for a while in the tea shop. On the side of the road, there were also bandits raging, and none of the bosses in the tea shop were spared, Madam Jiang also died here."

Gu Linshan listened to the master's narration, and a frame of pictures emerged in his mind, the owner and the guy in the tea shop were bleeding like a river, the robbers laughed and looted, and Mrs. Jiang lay in a pool of blood, dying with grievances.

Thinking of the brutal and ugly faces of those rogues, Gu Linshan clenched his fists, with a murderous intent in his eyes.

Kazuki didn't notice his behavior, and continued: "The owner of the tea shop has been selling tea by the road all his life. After suffering such a sudden disaster, he subconsciously stopped the time at the moment before the bandits came, thinking that he was still alive. Continue to sell tea. Ordinary people can't see this tea shop. Originally, this kind of obsession will dissipate after a long time, but there are many strange people passing by here, drinking tea in his tea shop. The boss Perhaps when I got the chance, this consciousness survived, and this tea shop has been open to this day."

"As for Mrs. Jiang, alas, the obsession is too deep. If you don't resolve it, it may eventually become a disaster."

Gu Linshan listened to Master explain everything clearly, and finally understood the beginning of the incident.He looked at the master and said, "So that's the case, then master, we are going to find Mrs. Jiang's husband now? If he knows that Mrs. Jiang has died, he will definitely find it hard to accept."

"Oh, you silly boy." Daoist Kazuki smiled helplessly, this silly boy didn't know yet.He continued: "We have to hurry to Tongzhou, and we can't keep up."

Saying that, Daoist Yimu increased his speed and flew forward.

When Gu Linshan saw it, he quickly increased his speed and chased after Master.

The two soon arrived in Yuanzhou this time. Although Yuanzhou is not a commercial center, it is rich in tea, so many tea merchants come here to buy.

According to legend, tea for royal use was also mainly provided by the Yuanzhou area. A canal passed through it, and cargo ships went up the east side of the canal to Tongzhou, and then transported to various places from Tongzhou.

Compared with the small town where Gu Linshan lives, Yuanzhou is extremely prosperous.Crowds of people coming and going from south to north are bustling, and there are many shops standing along the street, and the cries of hawkers can be heard endlessly.

Therefore, as soon as Gu Linshan entered the city gate, he was like grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, being attracted by everything, looking left and right, dizzying.

Kazuki looked at his apprentice, thinking to himself that his apprentice finally showed a little childish appearance.I couldn't help putting my hands on his shoulders, and said with a smile: "What is this? Tongzhou City is really lively. It's really a city full of pearls and households. At night, there are fiery trees and silver flowers on Tianjie Street. That is the truly prosperous beauty of the world.”

After listening to Master's words, Gu Linshan couldn't help but imagine the prosperity and prosperity of Tongzhou City. Now that he came down to look at Yuanzhou, he was no longer as interested as he was at first.He asked, "Master, are we going to Tongzhou?"

"Of course, the place we're going to is not far from Tongzhou. Let's go and eat first."

Yimu took his little apprentice who had been traveling together for a long time into an inn and ordered a large table of dishes.

Gu Linshan looked at the way Master was eating, thought for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Master, don't Taoist priests only eat vegetarian food?"

Yimu was holding a chicken leg with oily hands and gnawed on it. He hadn't eaten well for several days. This time he had to eat a big meal to comfort his five internal organs temple.As a result, when the apprentice asked this question, he almost choked in fright.

He wiped the oil from his mouth helplessly, and said to his apprentice: "My apprentice, I am a Taoist priest and not a monk. Monks are vegetarians. We are not taboo, we should eat and drink."

Gu Linshan scoffed, so it was like this, but he got confused.

After the master and apprentice had finished eating, Daoist Yimu said: "Disciple, since we have finished eating, let's start now."

Gu Linshan followed his master all the way forward, but found something strange. It stands to reason that Jinlin Academy should be in a prosperous place, but as he walked forward, the scenery he saw became more and more remote.

Seeing that the master and the apprentice were heading towards the outskirts of the city more and more, and there were no other houses nearby, Gu Linshan finally couldn't help asking: "Master, shouldn't we go to the Jinlin Academy? Are we going in the wrong direction? Do we need to ask someone for directions?"

Yimu Dao grew up to look like the old god was there, and after a while he said: "That's right, look, it's already here."

Gu Linshan took a look, only to realize that this was a cemetery, and the mounds of graves appeared in front of him, and the word Jiangji was clearly engraved on the top of the grave closest to him.Isn't this Jiang Ji the husband-in-law of Mrs. Jiang?It turns out that Mrs. Jiang's husband-in-law has already passed away?

Looking at the year engraved on the tombstone, it was the fourth year of Kaiyuan, which meant that Jiang Ji had passed away a year before Mrs. Jiang found her husband. What's going on?And Master, how did he know?

"Master, how do you know that Jiang Ji has passed away?"

Daoist Yimu looked at the tombstone in front of him, and couldn't help but sighed, it's so sad that good fortune tricks people.

"As a teacher, I also passed through Yuanzhou before going to Muliang Mountain. I once entered Jinlin Academy, which can be said to be a place where wealth and businessmen live together. The several houses I stayed in were all well-known businessmen in Yuanzhou. It is the place where my teacher lives. It is Jiang Mansion. And in this Jiang Mansion, I have never heard of Mr. Jiang Ji Jiang."

Although Gu Linshan still had doubts, he didn't ask anymore, but he didn't expect Mrs. Jiang and her husband to go to the underworld.Thinking of Jiang Ji, who had turned into a pile of loess, and Mrs. Jiang who was still waiting in the tea shop, Gu Linshan once again realized the fragility and helplessness of life.

There are some regrets that cannot be made up for in a lifetime.

Daoist Yimu took out the letter entrusted by Mrs. Jiang and set it on fire in front of Jiang Ji's grave. The letter entrusted with Mrs. Jiang's obsession for many years was turned into flying ash.

After the letter was burned, Daoist Yimu didn't leave in a hurry, but just took Gu Linshan and waited there.

After about half an hour, the sun had completely set.Two figures slowly appeared beside Jiang Ji's grave, a man and a woman, the man in black clothes and the woman in dark red dress.Both of their bodies are slightly transparent, as if they will be blown away by the wind in the next moment, but they are still cuddling closely together.

Gu Linshan recognized at a glance that it was Mrs. Jiang, and the one beside her was her husband, Jiang Ji.

Seeing both of them leaning over to salute, Mrs. Jiang said: "Thank you for your help, Taoist priest and this little Taoist priest. Now my husband has received my letter and has come to pick me up."

Jiang Ji also thanked her again and again, saying: "If it weren't for the help of the Taoist priest, Jiang Ji is really grateful that my wife is still lost. Now that my husband and wife are reunited, we will leave together."

"Where are you going?" Gu Linshan asked suddenly.

"Go where we should go." Mrs. Jiang replied with a smile. At this time, she was holding her husband's hand, and her expression seemed to have returned to the age of childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts, and the most beautiful and innocent season.

"Go, go where you should go." Yimu said slowly.

The figures of Mrs. Jiang and Madam Jiang disappeared slowly, and they will walk through Huangquan Road together and enter reincarnation together.Maybe the fate will continue in the next life, maybe the fate in this life is over, but that is all a matter of the next life. In this life, I just want to be the same quilt in life and the same acupuncture point in death.

Gu Linshan and his master walked in the night, wanting to find an inn in the city.

On the way, Yimu said with emotion: "Mrs. Zhuo Jiang and her husband are very affectionate husband and wife. Then Jiang Ji may have been seriously ill in the second year after he came to Yuanzhou. In order not to make Mrs. Jiang feel sad, he was concealed." My own death. But who knows, because of such concealment, Mrs. Jiang died on the way to find her husband."

After thinking for a while, Yimu looked at his disciple and said, "Teacher, if it were you, what would you do? Would you choose to hide it, or would you tell the truth?"

Gu Linshan said without hesitation: "I will not leave him."

"what?"

Gu Linshan said: "From the beginning, I will not leave him alone. My choice is to take him with me from the beginning. Master, I have some regrets that cannot be made up for the rest of my life, and I don't want to leave regrets .”

Gu Linshan's expression could not be seen clearly in the night, only a pair of eyes revealed the firmness in his tone.

Looking at the young apprentice in front of him, Kazuki couldn't help sighing.

"Hey, disciple, there is no one in this world who can not leave regrets."

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