dragon pen

"The old man always said that winter is coming, the dragon belongs to Yin, and he is cold and afraid of the cold. Let us bring him more braziers and wine to the house, so we have to send them. Anyway, he also has a lot of them. Give the money——" The woman walking in front twisted her waist, and paused when she said this, her eyes rolled around in her eye sockets, "Grandpa came here a few days ago when it snowed, and there has been nothing in the whole winter Why did you leave the wing room... Ah, plus you are so handsome, the sisters are discussing in private, where might the uncle really be a monster?"

Shi Kong followed behind the woman, his eyes unconsciously fell on her plump buttocks that were twisting desperately... Pausing for a while, he frowned and looked away, staring at the series of footprints on the snow: "He didn't What's his name?"

"No." Qingzhu said, "It's been so long, and no visitor has come to look for him—and what about you, little monk, besides white hair and red eyes, do you have any recognizable characteristics of the person you are looking for? Said Come and listen, I can speculate whether we are talking about the same person, if not, I won’t let you make a trip in vain.”

"He... was bitten by a dog a few days ago," Shi Kong replied, "There should be scars on his legs."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the woman walking in front started to sneer - she stopped and turned around, with a half-smile on her face and said slowly: "What are you talking about? One winter, none of our sisters had the luck to serve him so closely. How do we know if there are any scars on the old man's body... On weekdays, it's just a green bamboo. of--"

"Hey, but isn't Goulan Yard the place to do...that stuff?"

"I can't help but someone treats us like an ordinary inn, and they say that a gentle country with a lot of women is warm." Qingzhu smiled and brushed her hair, "What a man who seems to be passionate but actually ruthless, he clearly knows how much we have. The girl wants to have some tenderness with him even if she doesn't accept the money, but she still wants to say this kind of thing even if she doesn't do anything."

Shi Kong thought of the appearance of that man surrounded by a group of ostentatious women, and his chest felt a little congested - he didn't know why, and he didn't show it on his face, he just asked suddenly: "What about you?"

"What's wrong with me?"

"You want to be with him too—"

"Hahaha, you little monk is really lenient," Qingzhu smiled and bent over, as if feeling that the little monk in front of her became interesting, and stopped smiling after a while, she blinked and said half-truthfully, "I It's different, I have a sweetheart, unless I give enough money, I won't let you fuck me."

"..."

The other party is so calm, Shi Kong is completely speechless.

The two of them arrived at their destination while they were talking. It was a Goulan courtyard called "Xiangchunyuan". Even though it was such a severe winter, the sound of joking and joking could be heard from far away. A woman dressed like a green bamboo is leaning against the railing to attract guests—seeing the green bamboo coming from a distance, with a man dressed as a little monk behind her, they all laughed and asked if the green bamboo had a change of taste.

Qingzhu spat, and half-seriously and half-jokingly said: "You guys have to talk well, this little monk is here to find someone, not to have fun, he is looking for the old man in Tianxiang Pavilion, you guys The wave hoof quickly get out of the way, don't get in the way... I also have tofu brains to be sent in here, and if the tofu brains disperse after a long time, I don't have to worry about the uncle's guilt."

"Hmph, so you know that holding chicken feathers as arrows is just to let you run errands, what kind of pride is it?" A woman leaning against the railing looked disdainful.

"You try to stop me." Qingzhu also narrowed her eyes slightly, like a cat ready to fight.

The woman was stunned for a moment and she shut her mouth obediently. Qing Zhu turned her head and glanced at Shi Kong to signal him to follow, then walked ahead with her head held high——

Behind her, the young monk standing outside the threshold hesitated for a long time.In the end, as if he had finally made up his mind, he raised his foot and stepped over the threshold. At the same time, he silently said "Amitabha" in his heart, thinking about his sins...

If his master knew that he drank wine the first time he ran down the mountain, and plunged into the Goulan courtyard the second time he ran down the mountain, he might wake up from the coma. He should have just turned his head and left the dragon in the middle of the book—I have only known him for a long time, and I have already violated the precepts that should be committed and should not be committed, and my life seems to be different.

The smell of rouge, gouache, wine, and heating hit his face. The little monk lowered his head and blushed. He didn't dare to raise his head to see the surroundings. He heard the woman panting and laughing, and his back was tense, as if he was facing an enemy...

Seeing this appearance, Qingzhu also thought it was funny, so he had to quicken his pace to lead the way, turning around and turning around, and finally brought the tense person behind him to the end of a certain upper corridor that was slightly remote and quiet, and in front of them was a tightly closed door. A door with exquisite closing and carving materials——

Shi Kong raised his head and took a quick look at the door. If he felt dizzy, nauseated and uncomfortable just now, then he was really nervous now, his heart sank in his throat: the moment Qingzhu knocked on the door For a moment, he had the urge to turn around and run away.

Yet the door was pushed open.

A heat wave rushed towards us, as warm as a spring day.

Qingzhu stepped over the threshold and walked in: "Master, the tofu nao you asked for has been delivered, but there was a slight delay on the way, I'm afraid it's cold, can you see if you want someone to warm you up..."

There was silence in the room.

"Why the delay?"

A deep and magnetic male voice sounded, neither angry nor happy.

……It's him.

It's Zhu Jiuyin.

Shi Kong let out a long breath, feeling his heart hit the ground.He raised his head and looked at the room—there were thick animal fur blankets everywhere, the windows were probably open for ventilation, several braziers were placed under the windows, and there was a corner of a white fox blanket hanging down on the couch, about The person on the tavern moved, and the blanket was pulled up as well——

"The things are left, there is no need to heat them up, who is outside the door?" Zhu Jiuyin asked lazily.

"Well, isn't it the reason for the delay of the slave family?" Qing Zhu laughed. "I met a little monk in front of the tofu flower stall. I heard that I was looking for a handsome nobleman with silver hair and red pupils everywhere. He looked like he was in a hurry. I thought we have such a nobleman here, so I took it with me." He came back to see..."

"have a finger in the pie."

"laugh."

"A cat or a dog on the side of the road is looking for someone, will you bring it back?"

"Yeah, the slave family looked at the little monk as if he was in a hurry, and he was cold—"

"Okay, okay, you go out and let him in."

But at this time, without Zhu Jiuyin's words, Shi Kong had already lifted his foot over the threshold and entered the room - he saw the man leaning on the side of the tavern at a glance. The waterfall poured down, he lowered his eyes, and covered his knees with the silver fox blanket...

The moment Qingzhu withdrew, he raised his eyelids, as if he was not at all surprised to see Shi Kong in this kind of place, but he was a little rusty and indifferent: "Why did you come to this place?"

Although it is a question, but there is no trace of interest in the answer... Shikong's heart sank, and the joy of seeing this person just now was swallowed up by this lukewarm question up.

He stood there, staring at the familiar yet unfamiliar face for a while: "You blame me?"

Zhu Jiuyin smiled, and asked inexplicably, "What does this Lord blame you for?"

He really didn't look like he was complaining, it seemed that he had planned to leave Anle Temple long ago, instead of being kicked out after arguing with Shi Kong... So Shi Kong apologized at this time. Nothing else to say, just stand still.I always feel like I can't go on with this topic...

At this time, the man who was leaning on the posture finally sat up and looked at the little monk's thin clothes and the straw sandals that were about to fall apart - there was a hole in the front of the sandals, revealing the cold inside. With blue and white toes, Zhu Jiuyin asked again: "What's wrong, you're in such a mess?"

Even when he asked the question, there was still a look of fading interest in those eyes.

Shi Kong didn't know how to answer, because at this moment he was busy trying to figure out one thing: it's only been a few days, why the person in front of him suddenly changed—

He would still smile at him, but he didn't call him a little monk, and the smile didn't reach his eyes; it was as cold as the distance between strangers, polite and alienated... just like Shi Kong once treated this person All the memories of him are a self-indulgent delusion, and he has no idea what happened, or...

In fact, this person in front of him was originally like this?

"..."

The room was very warm, but Shi Kong felt that his hands and feet were cold now, which was more uncomfortable than when he was frozen alive outside. He suddenly felt that he had come to the wrong place, and he shouldn't have come to find this person.

——After all, even he himself didn't know why something happened, and he was the first one who wanted to come to find him.

"An accident happened at Anle Temple," Shi Kong heard his own dry voice, "that tree demon became unscrupulous after you left. He injured Master and killed Brother Huineng, and now he has controlled Anle Temple and became the acting host... ...I remind them every day that there is no Shiyuan in the temple, there has never been Shiyuan in the temple, but no one believes me, people say I am crazy, I am lying..."

"My lord has heard that Anle Temple has changed its host."

Zhu Jiuyin glanced at Shi Kong, when he saw the messy belt and clothes around his waist.Only then did he finally have his first vivid expression: a slight frown.

"He touched you?"

Shi Kong shook his head very slowly: "It's probably because of the plum wine, as soon as he touches me, he..."

"Plum wine?"

"..."

Shi Kong was taken aback, and only then did he realize that he had unknowingly taken what he had dreamed about in the Buddhist hall as a fact. He quickly shut his mouth and shook his head, only using "he can't touch me" as a cover-up It was covered... At this time, even though he felt very lost for some reason, he still came to the couch and said in a voice almost begging: "It was my fault that I drove you away before, can you help me again?" , follow me up the mountain to eradicate the acacia tree demon? The acacia tree in the backyard is in full bloom, I'm afraid he will..."

"Don't go."

"..."

Shi Kong was slightly taken aback.

But the man on the couch curled his lips, yawned and leaned back on the couch again: "It's so cold today, I don't want to go anywhere. There are flower girls here, a woman's warm body temperature, good wine and sweets , Why should I run up the mountain to do those thankless things-if I don’t go, I’m tired of doing things, there’s no reason to go back and pick them up again.”