A Chinese Ghost Story

Hearing what he said, Hua Meiniang lowered her eyebrows, took his hand, and said, "Forget it, we have to go back, let's go to Sunrise Mountain City first."

Qiye knew in her heart that she probably didn't want him to go. If the identity of the seventh generation's resentful couple was confirmed, even if she could not care about it, there would be a dull pain in her heart like a thorn. He shook her and felt a little chilly. Hand, "Don't you want me to go?"

Hua Mei Niang felt the warmth of his palm, and said with a smile: "I'm just talking casually, don't take it to heart, don't you just ignore things like life experience, you have to figure it out. Besides, I didn't mean No matter who you are, I just want to be your wife."

Qiye lowered her eyes and glanced at her, knowing that she was comforting herself, and at the same time expressing her heart, telling him not to think too much.For a moment, he didn't know what to say. He looked at the sky above the Yuelao Temple with deep eyes, wanting to investigate but didn't want to. Why did his life experience become so complicated? If something happened in the City of No Tears Everything is not real, just a dream, he stared down at her face, and said in a deep voice: "If it is really confirmed that I am not the sage of the Yinyue Dynasty, then we can live in seclusion in the mountains together, okay?" ?”

Hua Mei Niang was taken aback for a moment, did she live in seclusion in the mountains?

Once... She was also yearning for it.

Qiye looked at her slightly hesitant, her deep black eyes darkened imperceptibly, "If you don't like it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Hua Mei Niang noticed the fleeting change in his eyes, she lowered her eyes and smiled and said, "Okay, if you are really not the sage of the Yinyue Dynasty, but the resentful lover of the seventh generation, we will live in seclusion in the mountains and let the righteous demon Neither can find us."

Qiye saw her playful smile, but it didn't look like the gloomy look she had in the City of No Tears just now, and the corners of her eyes were naturally bent, holding her in her arms, closing her eyes to feel the peace at this moment.

With her chin resting on his shoulder, Hua Meiniang suddenly noticed a wooden shelf in Yuelao Temple, on which were hung many wooden plaques with names written on them, she couldn't help being curious: "What is that?"

She took a sharp look at the names of Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian among so many wooden signs.

Qiye glanced in the direction of her finger, recalled what Xiaoxue said last night, and explained: "I heard that it is a marriage lottery, and it can guide the foolish men and women in the world."

Hua Mei Niang went to the front of the wooden frame and flipped through it casually, "Oh? I heard that if people who love each other write each other's names on it, Yue Lao will write their names on the Sansheng Stone and make a promise for them. The promise of three lives."

As the monarch of the Demonic Way, naturally he doesn't have much affection for the gods, and Qiye doesn't believe in these things, "It's just a rumor, it may not be true." Besides, he is a demon, how can the gods care about the marriage of the Demonic Way.

Seeing her looking thoughtful while groping for the marriage lottery, he couldn't help asking, "Do you want to try?"

Hua Mei Niang nodded, with sporadic smiles in Tao Hua's eyes, "Yes, you won't know the truth until you try it."

Qiye looked around, wondering: "It's just that there is no one around now, and the old man who sold the marriage lottery is not here now."

What's so difficult about this, Hua Mei Niang casually picked up a wooden sign from the shelf and handed it to him, "Don't you know spells?"

Knowing what she meant, Qiye frowned, "You mean...that's not good, if it's true, wouldn't it destroy the marriage of the third generation?"

Hua Mei Niang shook her head resolutely, "No, I have seen their names, Yuelao, and they must be related to Sansheng. Hurry up, we have to go to Sunrise Mountain City in a hurry."

Seeing her eagerness, Qiye couldn't dampen her interest, "Okay then." Gathering a demonic energy, he slowly closed his fingers, the marriage lottery trembled slightly in his palm, spread it out again, and handed it over. When it was in her hands, the wooden sign had not even a trace of ink left.

Hua Mei Niang clicked her tongue twice, and it is very nice to have a devil king. She gave him a complimenting look, but saw that he turned his eyes to the wooden frame a little uncomfortable.

What's there to be shy about, Hua Mei Niang couldn't understand, so she found a brush and ink in the temple, dipped it in, looked up at Qiye, and said: "You help me sharpen the ink, I'll write first!"

Seeing Qiye nodded, stood straight and helped her sharpen the ink, with a solemn and handsome face, Hua Meiniang felt very at ease in her heart, she looked at him for a while, then lowered her head and wrote seriously, hoping that it would be like the legend , I will write your name on the marriage sign, Sansheng Sanshi is destined to be here, never leave... The word "Seven Nights" slowly appeared on the wooden sign, and she looked up and smiled when she was done, "I wrote Well, it's your turn."

Qiye looked down at the wooden sign she handed over, but the words were like the person, with an elegant and elegant temperament. Although she didn't believe that a marriage lottery could seal the fate of three generations, but she unconsciously held a trace of hope in her heart. , reached out to take it, "You can help me sharpen the ink too."

What's so difficult about this, Hua Mei Niang picked up the ink charcoal and began to grind it. While grinding, she watched Qiye write her name on the marriage signature. There is a lot of strength, but the writing is too slow, not as fast as usual. After reading it for a while, there is only one word "flower" on the marriage signature.

Hua Mei Niang muttered in a low voice: "You write really slowly, it seems that you are not very good at writing my name."

Qiye paused slightly, looked up at her, he couldn't hear what she said just now, so he couldn't help asking: "What?"

Hua Mei Niang didn't expect him to raise his head and ask, "Huh?" With a sound, the hand grinding the ink stopped. That look was dark and deep, as if it contained some kind of magical power. She was a little guilty. Just now, she thought he was writing slowly. right?Take it slow, it will be faster if you practice more in the future.

"Nothing, just keep writing!"

He lowered his head again to concentrate on writing, and after a while, the three characters "Hua Mei Niang" appeared completely on the marriage contract, handsome and powerful, with the air of a king.

Hua Mei Niang waited in a daze, staring at his curly black hair, if Yue Lao could really set a three-year life for them here, she suddenly realized that he had stopped writing.

Qiye lifted the marriage lottery to her lips, blew it seriously, and said to Hua Mei Niang: "I've finished writing it too."

Hua Mei Niang stared, but saw that it was her handwriting "Hua Mei Niang", her eyebrows were raised, "You write my handwriting, what if Yuelao doesn't know it? All the gods in the sky look at their names. Change it quickly!"

Qiye shook his head. Is there still such a saying? I don’t know if there is a Yuelao in the sky. He chuckled and said, "I will not change." know.

Hua Mei Niang raised her eyebrows and curled her lips: "If you don't change it, you won't change it, what are you laughing at?"

Seeing her sulking, Qiye didn't think it was funny, but she couldn't think of any sweet words to coax her, so she just picked up two marriage lottery sticks seriously, handed her one, and motioned her to hang it together, Hua Mei Niang didn't make trouble either. , took it directly, and hung the other party's name on the wooden frame in front of Yuehua Hall together with him, each with his own wishes.

The marriage lottery was left in front of the Yuehua Palace, and before they left, the two looked back at the Yuelao Temple and then cast spells and headed towards Sunrise Mountain City.

It was already sunset when they arrived at Sunrise Mountain City. There was a plague in the city, and people were in panic. Many villagers carried packages and led their families to evacuate outside the city.

"What happened in the city?"

Qiye stopped a villager to ask, the man stopped and sighed solemnly: "There is a plague in the city, and now everyone is rushing to take refuge. The plague came too fast, and many people have died. Young man, you must not go into the city, lest you also get involved."

He glanced at Hua Mei Niang, "You wait for me outside the city, I'll go and see what happened?"

Seeing that he wanted to leave her behind, Hua Mei Niang couldn't help shaking her head and said, "I'm the apprentice of Xuanxin's authentic suzerain, don't underestimate me, I can't be harmed by a little plague."

Listening to her intentional misinterpretation, Qiye frowned and said, "You know I didn't mean that. The plague is prevalent and the source is unknown. The city is not safe at the moment. I just don't want you to be in danger."

Hua Mei Niang naturally understood what he meant, but she still couldn't follow his wishes. This time, she had to hurry up. The day of the [-]th lunar month was getting closer, and she had to rush back to open the altar Do this to recall her master's soul, otherwise her master may never come back.

Regardless of his frowning expression, Hua Mei Niang suddenly took his hand and walked into the city, "Come on, I don't worry about you going in alone, isn't it decided that three lives and three lives will not be separated?"

Qiye's eyebrows frowned even deeper, and only then did he realize that his wife was also a person who made unreasonable words, "You..." Before he could utter the words of scolding, he had already been dragged away by her, and his footsteps had already stopped. It is disobedient.

Hua Mei Niang's strength is also not small.

The fleeing villagers shouted to them in panic, "Hey, come back soon, you are dying..."

The villagers sighed and shook their heads, forget it, he can't care so much.

The streets of Sunrise Mountain City were extremely desolate, the formerly bustling town suddenly fell silent, and several village women carrying baskets were discussing this sudden disaster with some resentment.

"This plague was caused by that vixen daughter-in-law of Aunt Ning's house. If it wasn't for her, how could this kind of thing happen in our city."

"That's right, a vixen is a vixen who can only harm people!"

Madam Ning quickly walked a few steps in front of them along her haggard face. She came out to buy medicine when she was sick, but she didn't realize that everyone thought that the source of the plague was her Ning family.

There was a woman with sharp eyes who recognized her at a glance and gave her a hasty wink. The other two women kept silent. It is not easy for anyone in the current plague. "Aunt Ning, where have you been?"

Madam Ning raised her head, feeling slightly uncomfortable, "I don't have any medicine at home, I'm here to look for medicine."

The woman with a green veil on her face said kindly, "I have a packet of medicine here, take it."

Madam Ning was a little embarrassed to accept it, "What about you?"

The woman said: "I still have more."

Only then did Madam Ning accept it, thanked her a few times and left.

Hua Mei Niang turned her head to look at Qi Ye, "Are you going to follow her like this all the time and not show up?"

Qiye looked at the back of Mrs. Ning leaving in a panic, feeling a little sour and unbearable, but she also had hesitation in her heart, and she didn't know how to express her feelings at the moment.

Seeing his heavy face, Hua Mei Niang thought about suffering for him, and after thinking about it, she ruthlessly spurned herself, don't let something happen again, there is a goblin girl who already has a headache, if she is not her own mother , she will go crazy too.

She held his hand tightly and reminded: "Mojun, Aunt Ning has gone a long way."

Qiye realized her gaffe, and was inevitably worried when Hua Meiniang saw her. Then she stretched her brows, nodded and chased after her together.

A few steps away, but not approaching, always following Madam Ning.

Sudden footsteps were heard in the overgrown weeds. Qiye and Huamei Niang looked over vigilantly, and saw a few monsters in magic palace costumes passing through, with some wooden clothes hanging around their waists. The cylinder, I think this may be the source of the plague.

Just as they were about to chase after them, they heard a "boom" in front of them, and when they looked again, Madam Ning had already fainted on the ground.

Before Hua Meiniang had time to react, Qiye had already rushed over, helped her half up, and quickly put her hands on her veins.

Hua Mei Niang ran over, squatted down and guessed: "Is it infected with the plague?"

Qiye nodded and said: "Fortunately, it was only a slight infection. I think I can cure her. The people who ran past just now are probably people from the magic palace. I think they may have spread the plague." He said from He took out a green pill from his arms, pinched the sleeping man's chin and let her swallow it carefully.

The plague spread by the people in the magic palace can easily be eliminated as the master of the magic palace, but why are the people in the magic palace not staying in the magic palace and running here to make trouble?

Although Hua Mei Niang knows that she is half human and half demon, her heart of exorcism and defense cannot be easily changed. Even if she is the Queen of the Demon Palace, she cannot make her forget all the beliefs she once had. If the demon is not in front of her eyes She can still see and ignore the harm, but at this moment, they murdered a whole city of people, how can this crime be easily forgiven?

Hua Mei Niang knew that Qiye needed to take care of the sleeping Mrs. Zhong Ning, and she definitely had no time at the moment. She pointed to the grass in the distance, and said loudly: "Devil Lord, take good care of Aunt Ning, I will come as soon as I go!"

Qiye wanted to stop her, but she moved too fast. The moment he put down Mrs. Ning and got up, she had jumped a hundred steps and disappeared. It was not because she was afraid that she would hurt the demon in his magic palace. They left the magic palace without orders It is already a death penalty, if they dare to come out like this to cause trouble, they will hurt Hua Mei Niang regardless of her identity, and he has already announced the depose of the Holy Queen in the Demon Palace, they will have no scruples, although... Hua Mei Niang's Taoism is not even her match against the Four Sages of the Demon Palace, but he still has to worry.

It's just...he looked at Mrs. Ning who was sick.

If she were left here alone and met other monsters, the consequences would be even more disastrous.

He quickly picked up Mrs. Ning and walked towards Ning's house in a flash.

After Hua Mei Niang caught up with the three monsters, she started fighting. She wanted to kill them directly, but she didn't want the three monsters to stop fighting at the same time as she drew the spell. looking at her.

"Forgive me, the Holy Queen, how many of us have no choice but to come here to spread the plague?"

Hua Mei Niang paused the spell for a while, her eyebrows were like swords, and her coldness suddenly appeared: "Why do you have to spread the plague so frantically? If you can't tell the reason, I will make you die!"

The three monsters looked at each other, and the leader said: "The holy queen is not in the magic palace these days, so naturally she doesn't know what happened in the magic palace. I heard that the queen mother was possessed by the moon demon, and the holy king is not in the palace. People were panicked, and they started fighting with each other, and many people died. The Demon Palace is really chaotic at this time, we came here to release the plague in order to save our lives, hoping to occupy Sunrise Mountain City, so that we can have a place to settle down."

The other two hurriedly echoed: "Yes, that's it, please spare our lives, we will never dare again!"

Hua Meiniang's eyebrows were full of worry, "Really? The magic palace...is in chaos?...That's right, Qiye is not in the palace, and the queen mother is unconscious. Such a big change, the demons will definitely fight, maybe Some monsters will still covet the throne of the Holy King, right?" The palace is still uneasy, let alone a monster who loves fighting and bloodthirsty, and his mana is above everything else. I really can't imagine the consequences, maybe the monsters will mess up and kill each other?Maybe it will attack the world immediately and cause such a plague?Or, the righteous and the evil will go to war immediately...

Seeing her meditating, the three demon palace gatekeepers seemed to be worried about something instead of her delicate eyebrows and eyes. They looked at each other and winked, wanting to sneak away while she was in a daze. .

Hua Mei Niang glanced, "Dare to escape?"

The three demons ran for a few steps before they were struck back by a spell of hers. With the yellow light shining, the three of them fell to the ground and kowtowed for mercy: "Holy Queen, spare my life, Holy Queen, spare my life, we dare not run away!" I don’t dare to run away anymore!”

Hua Mei Niang frowned, and looked at them sharply: "You can forgive me, but if you want to bring a message back to the Demon Palace, just say... The Holy King has found a way to save the Empress Dowager, and he will return to the palace in a few days. At that time, we must clean up the Demon Palace, if we turn around at this time, we can forget the past!"

The three disciples of the demon palace looked at each other in embarrassment. The sage said that the empress was abolished, and they didn't know whether her words were true or not. If they were false, wouldn't they be sure to die? I don't necessarily believe it."

Hua Mei Niang glared at them, and then it made sense to think about it, "Okay, then close your eyes first, and I'll give you a token to take back!"

I wanted to ask what token it was, but was stared at by her cold peach blossom eyes, so I didn't dare to talk nonsense, trembling, I quickly closed my eyes.

In their panic, they felt a faint light and heard a strange spell.

"Okay, open it."

Opening their eyes again, they saw an extra sword in Hua Mei Niang's hand, their faces were shocked, and their voices were raised a lot: "Yixi Sword!"

Hua Mei Niang blocked her ears symbolically.

Everyone in the Demon Palace doesn't know that the Yixi sword is the symbol of the sage, and the sages of the past have never left their swords. At this moment, the sword is actually in Hua Mei Niang's hands, and there was nothing there just now.

A demon timidly asked: "This sword?..."

Hua Meiniang stopped sharply, "Bold, you don't know this sword, do you want me to tell you?"

The demon swallowed his saliva, but he didn't dare to ask. Seeing Yixi's sword was like seeing a sage, the three of them took the sword respectfully, and closed their mouths under Hua Meiniang's bloodthirsty eyes.

Seeing that they were obedient, Hua Mei Niang stretched her brows and said, "Go!"

The three monsters clutched their wounds and prepared to set off back to the magic palace.

"and many more!"

Their bodies trembled instinctively, and when they turned their heads, Hua Mei Niang had three pills with different colors in their hands, and their shapes were quite strange.

"Take this poison pill, one for each of you. If you don't do what I say, your meridians will be cut off, and your death will be ugly!"

The three monsters trembled, but none of them wanted to take it, "This..."

Hua Mei Niang raised her eyebrows slightly, and said generously: "If you don't eat, you will die now, you can choose for yourself."

They couldn't beat her, so they tremblingly picked up the pill and swallowed it into their mouths with difficulty.

Seeing that they really ate, Hua Mei Niang let them go back to the magic palace with peace of mind.

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