Inscription of Different Cases

Earlier in the day, He Yijiu was setting up a street stall in Anping County alone, but his mind was elsewhere.

"It's absolutely true," said the person next to him who was the thief who slipped through the door and picked the lock. "Old Zhao, who was pulling the cart, saw it outside the city. The official was indeed walking with a woman."

"What does the girl look like?"

"Miss is very noble, a big beauty, there are maids and carriages beside her. By the way, the carriage is made of rosewood, and the panels on it seem to be gold, and it is worth a lot of money!"

He Yijiu thought for a moment and knew who it was, and said angrily, "Did they go together?"

"Yes, yes, talking and laughing," the little thief replied, seeing He Yijiu's uneasy expression, he carefully reminded, "Master He, are you... this... er, it's over?"

He Yijiu gave him a hard look: "Fart!"

"Then what are you still doing here, Mr. He!" The little thief yelled, "If you don't hurry up, someone will get you there first!"

"Of course I know!" He Yijiu yelled angrily, and the irritability in his heart exploded like a volcanic eruption, "Damn it! I can't bear it anymore. If I don't do it, I won't be able to eat anymore, bastard!"

"Master He, what are you putting up with?" The little thief asked suspiciously, thinking that according to the other party's usual style, he had changed two or three times in such a long time, and now he is still hanging here, which is too unreasonable.

As soon as he finished speaking, He Yijiu kicked the basket by the wall and cursed: "Isn't it because of his temper! On the surface, he looks like a wolf, stubborn like a donkey, but inside he is as soft as a rabbit." .I always want to slow down, coax people, and don’t make people run away. No, it’s definitely not going to work. If it drags on, I still have to run, and I won’t come back.”

He became nervous all of a sudden, and made up his mind in an instant. He couldn't delay any longer, and his sense of crisis was pressed down like a heavy boulder.He felt that he had fallen into a strange circle, the closer he got to Han Lang, the deeper he fell, and the deeper he fell, the less he dared to act.But Yao Xinlian's appearance is different, she is obviously easier to get close to Han Lang than herself, and if she wants to achieve some purpose, she also has too many advantages over herself.

He Yijiu was also helpless.Why did you fall in love with that kid?As far as my ability and appearance are concerned, I just go to someone who knows something and winks, who will run to his grandfather's bed without hesitation?It's been so long, even a girl from a good family can get it, but this Han Lang... is simply an indestructible city!

He was so troubled that he didn't sleep well all night.

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In the early morning, there was a white mist, and the surrounding area was gray.The chirping birdsong woke Han Lang up from his sleep, he got up and looked around, only to find that the skink hadn't come back yet.A few wisps of leaden morning light leaked in from the window lattice, and the shouts of peddlers could be heard downstairs, and the wooden floor of the inn was constantly trampled by the guests who got up. Han Lang stretched out his hand to the window to test the wind, Sure enough, it was still chilly.

He stood in the room and hesitated for a while, and decided not to wait for the skink, after all, the business was important.After a simple breakfast in the lobby downstairs, he walked quickly to the avenue outside.After all, it is the busiest area in the capital. It is crowded with people in the early morning, and they are all people who come to catch the morning market.On the road, I can occasionally see a few officials who have left the court early, but the ranks living here are relatively low, and the senior officials have already moved to the east side of the market.

Two bearers saw him wearing official uniform and on his way again, so they rushed up and asked, "My lord, where are you going? Our brothers are walking fast, and I promise to send you there immediately." But Han Lang waved his hand Rejecting them, it would be too ridiculous for him to sit in a sedan chair as a warrior.The two bearers were obviously not happy, so that when Han Lang asked them how to get to Mr. Yan's mansion, they looked indifferent.

It was delayed like this for a while, and by the time I got the scroll and rushed to Mr. Yan's residence, the sun had already risen very high.He handed the greeting card and the picture scroll to the doorman, and waited for half an hour before replying: "Master Yan still has important things to do, so I won't entertain you."

Han Lang nodded, since the scroll has not been returned, the matter is considered done.It's good that Lord Yan doesn't see him, it saves a lot of trouble.He saw that it was still early, and wondered whether he should spend a little longer in the capital and return tomorrow.But thinking about it carefully, it would be too boring to go shopping alone, it would be great if He Yijiu was here.

He was taken aback for a moment, not understanding why he remembered that person again.

Well, that's all, why don't you just bring some gifts back home.Although he didn't know how his thoughts came here again, he turned his thoughts into actions and went straight to the market.As expected of the capital city, there are everything sold on the streets, which directly dazzled him.He chose an elegant bamboo fan for Lin Xiaosheng, a red silk sword pendant for Abao, some delicate-looking pastries for the neighbors in the neighborhood, and then bought some things that cannot be bought in the county town .Only He Yijiu was in trouble.

Paper, ink and pen?No, that man is not a literati.Comb?That's something for girls.Counting beads?no.eat?No, too dishonest.All the way down, he didn't pick the right one, so he turned back and looked again.Finally, I met a jade pendant made of gold silk and jade, with Liuyun Baifu carved on it.For some reason, he couldn't move at the sight of it, but felt that the domineering color was particularly suitable for He Yijiu.But this thing is not cheap at all, Han Lang hesitated again and again, and decided to buy it anyway.

This time, he spent all the money he had on him, including the money used by County Magistrate Qian to manage his relationship just in case.Although he can make up for it when he goes back, it is also a huge expense, and he can't make up for it in a short time.

Alas, there is no way, I have to find a way to make up for the favor I owe to others.This was the most expensive gift he had given in so many years. When he returned, he held the gift box carefully, for fear of being missed by thieves.When we got to the inn, the skink had already returned, and when he saw him, he shouted happily: "I found the ermine!"

"Well done," Han Lang couldn't help admiring, and handed over the candied haws specially bought for skinks, "Where did you find it?"

Skink bit the candy hard, and said vaguely: "I'll take you to see him? He won't come back with me, so you go and talk about him."

Han Lang looked at the sky, it was already afternoon, anyway, he didn't plan to rush back today, he could just accompany Skink.Seeing that he agreed, Skink laughed even more happily, and immediately jumped up and put his arms around his neck: "I will lead you the way!"

This led him into an abandoned house, surrounded by towering trees, filled with gloomy moisture and woody fragrance.The skink rushed in with a chirp, and Han Lang stepped on his heels, and immediately heard a chirping call.Dozens of black mice of different sizes slipped away from his feet, causing goose bumps on Han Lang's arms. He wondered if all the mice in a radius of ten miles had come to a party?

Skink climbed on the broken square pillar, urging him to go over.He originally wanted to ask what was going on, but the skink was too nimble, jumping up and down like a squirrel, walking along narrow paths filled with holes and cracks, Han Lang, a big man with a height of seven feet, had to follow It's really not an ordinary effort.The skink finally stopped in front of an attic, where the ceiling was very low and there were no windows, so it was completely pitch black.He was standing at the stairs leading to the attic, with his tail raised high, urging Han Lang to hurry up.

An ominous premonition rose in Han Lang's heart, and he couldn't help but put his hand on the hilt of his waist.Fortunately, there was no dangerous scene in the dark attic. The sound of opening the door set off a turbid wind, and the dust that was blown all over the room floated in the air like snowflakes.There was only one window inside, and the dusty floor was picked out as a pale block by the misty light, and the rest of the place was pitch black. A white mouse bigger than a cat lay in this circle of light, a skink. I went up and arched its stomach, and it squeaked and hid.

Han Lang was speechless: "This is the ermine?"

Skink said anxiously: "Yes, yes, he won't come home with me, what should we do?"

The ermine buried himself under a pile of sundries and refused to see anyone.Han Lang thought to himself that the ermine was able to play so happily with the skink, it must be due to the temper of a child, and it had to be coaxed.Fortunately, there was still a bunch of candied haws he bought for Skink, and Skink said he wanted to keep it for dinner, so he kept it with him.Now he took it out and handed it over: "You give this to him?"

Skink responded, grabbed the biggest hawthorn from the candied haws, held it in his hand and slid through it.The two little animals didn't know what they said. Han Lang stood outside dumbfounded and waited for a long time. About two quarters of an hour later, the two little monsters stood in front of him together.

After the ermine turned into a human form, it turned out to be a seven or eight-year-old girl with light gray hair, combed into an exquisite and lovely bun.But she kept her head down and covered her face with her hands. Han Lang thought she was shy, but Skink's subsequent behavior denied this idea.

"Don't be afraid of ermine, he is helping us," Skink patted the little elf's shoulder, and persuaded in a low voice, "Just show him, and then he can figure out a way, you can't keep hiding like this Are you going?"

The ermine was obviously hesitant, and after a long while, it slowly put down its hand.Han Lang thought she had some terrible and strange disease, which made her face invisible to others, but her face was in good shape, except that her forehead, cheeks and nose were all covered with graffiti in ink, with circles and crosses, bastards, The beard painter has everything, completely at the level of a three-year-old child.Seeing this, Han Lang almost couldn't hold back his laughter, but when he found that the skink was staring at him fiercely, with a look of "I'll eat you if you dare to laugh", he reluctantly went back.

After the skink had been soft and tough, the ermine slowly revealed the truth of the matter.She said that one night half a month ago, she was looking for food in Anping County.Although she has become fine, she still needs to find something to fill her stomach.That day she ran into someone's house by mistake, but was seen by that person, and the other person could tell at a glance that she was not an ordinary mouse, but a monster, which scared her enough.

"Recently there is a powerful celestial master in Anping. I didn't expect to meet him, squeak..." Ermine said while clutching her chest tremblingly, her body trembling slightly. There was always some creaking and chirping voice, "I don't think I can run away, so I might as well scare him, or scare him away. This is what the skink taught me."

Skink shook his head triumphantly.

Han Lang was a little speechless. As the saying goes, isn't it better to go if you can't beat it? Why is it the other way around? "And then?" he asked.

"I used spells to frighten him, turned into a ferocious face, and opened my mouth to swallow him—this is what the skink taught me."

Skink was even more proud, now he was in human form, but Han Lang seemed to be able to see that there was a tail behind him, which was about to fly into the sky.

"...So you monsters' spells are all about changing faces and showing teeth to scare people?" Han Lang asked helplessly while holding his forehead.

"I... I don't know anything else," Ermus said with aggrieved face, his small face was drawn in a mess, but now it was all wrinkled and looked even more pitiful. Steal oil to eat, and listen to the master's chanting every day, so I opened my spiritual consciousness. I also know that stealing oil is wrong, so I stopped stealing and tried to do something good. But I still want to find food, and I have never done harm Damn, I don't dare to..."

"Hey, I'm a veritable great elf, and my parents are both elves!" Skink said triumphantly after hearing this.

The ermine looked at him pitifully: "But you are not very good, just like me."

Skink choked, turned his head awkwardly, and remained silent.Han Lang chuckled, thinking that Skink probably liked the little mouse a little bit, otherwise he would have been so angry that he would have bitten it.

The ermine was crying, and continued: "Anyway, that celestial master was not frightened at all, but laughed. I was so laughed at by him that I didn't know what to do. I was really afraid that he would accept me, and I didn't do anything. What a pity to die like this after something bad happened.”

"And then?" Han Lang asked.

The ermine pouted: "He confiscated me, but he actually poured the talisman water into the ink and drew on my face. I wanted to run away, but instead he threatened me that he had to wait for him to finish the painting, or he would ask for a hand." Squeeze me to death. Later...after he finished painting, he let me go. There is mana in the talisman water, which is stronger than mine, so I can't wash off this ink no matter what...I feel that I am too ugly, so I Hide and dare not see anyone."

After speaking, she began to cry softly, and Skink hurried to comfort her.Standing aside, Han Lang bit his cheek sorely, and managed to swallow his laughter back.How could there be such a funny goblin in the world, and Tian Tianshi, who also sounds like a very unreasonable person.However, this chaotic style of acting is really familiar, as if he has seen it somewhere.

He couldn't help asking: "Is that celestial master male or female, and what does he look like?"

"Male, he's not too old. There's a very fierce aura about him. I don't know what it is, but it's scary anyway," the ermine whimpered. After a moment of silence, it suddenly screamed softly as if remembering something. With a voice, "By the way, his eyes are blue."