The mountain ghost blows out the lights

Most of the ghosts have no concept of rules, and their behavior style is very casual, and Yan Jinping never restricts them very much. This is the usual situation in Linlang Pavilion.

It's just that today's guest is a human being, and Yan Jinping was a little worried that he would be frightened by these strange people and strange things that are usually invisible, so it was rare for his conscience to find out, and he diligently comforted him: "There are no rules in my building. In fact, it’s not bad, it never hurts anyone, Mr. Shen laughed at it.”

"It's okay." Shen Lianxing's eyes were also bright, apparently not only not frightened, but even very interested in it, he said briskly, "I think Boss Yan's place is very good, free."

... This person is too courageous.

Yan Jinping was silent for a moment, then followed him with a smile and said, "That would be great."

The cold night wind blew into the room, and the breath it brought was mixed with the smell of agarwood, which was subtly different from the forest that Shen Lianxing passed through when he came.

The mountain wind is so clear, the more obvious is the fresh smell of grass and trees. Although the air coming out of the window is also very clean, it is more like fireworks in the world, much warmer than in the mountains.

Shen Lianxing turned his head to look at the open window, and was surprised to find that looking out from the carved window lattice, the location is extremely high, there are no trees outside the building, the moon hangs brightly in the sky, and the scenery downstairs is still the scenery of Yanjing City .

Looking down from here, you can have a panoramic view of most of Yanjing City.The buildings in the city looked much smaller than their original specifications, and the faces of passers-by on the road were completely unclear. I only knew that the city was extremely bright at night, with scattered lights everywhere.

It is quieter than in the daytime, with no shop shouting.Although there are no express restrictions on everyone's activities, they all restrain themselves. After all, not everyone will come out to play at night, and some residents who are not so energetic still need to rest.

Shen Lianxing turned his head to look a few times, and always felt that the scene reflected in his eyes was different from the Yanjing City he saw when he was outside.

The streets are filled with pedestrians, coming and going in a staggered manner, which is normal. Yanjing City is such a bustling scene no matter day or night.

Three or five girls in the crowd were clustered together, all wearing masks sold at small stalls.The mask was drawn by the stall owner himself, and sold to young people as a fresh picture. It is gaudy, and basically looks like the face of some small animals, with slender eyes hooked.Shen Lianxing had seen many of them while walking in the city at night, and he didn't have to see them so clearly to know what they looked like.

But at this time, he saw two of the girls with fluffy ears protruding from the top of their heads, and tails protruding from the hem of their clothes behind them, hanging down leisurely. Shaking together.

He suspected that the distance was too far, and he had misread it, so he motioned to Yan Jinping, and took out a small cylinder from his arms.The cylinder is made of copper and consists of three round tubes, which can be stretched and stretched, with polished crystal lenses on both ends.

This is also a tool made by the Shen family. It is called a telescope, and it can be used to see farther places.

Shen Lianxing raised one end of the gadget to his eyes.

His original intention was to take a closer look to see if he just lost his mind and saw something else as a tail.After all, he had never seen any monsters in Yanjing City—if there were any, the residents would definitely not have such a peaceful attitude.But after the sight became clear, there was another thing that attracted all his attention.

A brightly lit tall building is on the other side of the city, facing Linlang Pavilion across the entire Yanjing City.

Anyone who lives in Yanjing City knows it.

Astrology building.

The Astrology Building is in the east of the city, and it is the tallest building in the city - it is so tall that it is a bit bizarre. If one stands on it, one can overlook the scenery of the other half of Yanjing City. When standing on the top of the building, what can one experience? It is the real "not daring to speak loudly, for fear of frightening the heavenly beings".

This building is usually guarded by a special person on duty, and the mechanism gears on all sides are intricately connected to each other, so the structure is so generously placed on the surface.There are four discs on the top, which respectively play the role of reporting the year, month, day and time.There is an escalator in the building, and when the mechanism is turned, it will make a creaking sound, and the person standing on it will be sent to the top of the building, saving the hard work of climbing the stairs.

In Yanjing City, when there are important matters that are difficult to decide, the city lord and the representatives of the four major families are invited to go to the Star Picking Tower and ask the fate together with the high priest.

——Mandate of Heaven.

Shen Lianxing silently put down the binoculars.

The Astrology Building was built by the ancestors of the Shen family with all the efforts of the whole family. It can be timed for a hundred years without any delay, and it can be self-corrected without maintenance. .Its mechanism includes exquisite occlusal design, complicated structure, and advanced conception. Even today, it is worthy of being a work that touches the realm of gods.

Now they use it to consult the oracle.

As a descendant of the Shen family, Shen Lianxing didn't feel any injustice, but just felt ironic.

There was a steady smell of agarwood coming with the wind. He came back to his senses and followed a wisp of thin white smoke, only to find that the incense came from the copper censer in the corner.

"Mr. Shen, don't be surprised." Yan Jinping took a series of his actions into his eyes, only thinking that he was looking at the residents of the city, so he explained, "Even if there are ghosts and ghosts, there are many who like to have fun. There are also many people who plan to get involved in human affairs. Because this matter is not harmful, as long as it does not cause trouble, no one will care about it... It’s just that you can’t watch it at all. There are magic techniques in my building, so I can see it. Clear their bodies."

It turned out that the crowd had long been mixed with aliens, and they used various tricks to cover their eyes and participated in the grand nighttime entertainment of Yanjing City.

Shen Lianxing also didn't say that he was looking at the astrology building just now. After Yan Jinping said this, he already knew that what he saw just now was not a hallucination, so he nodded silently.

"What I just said." Shen Lianxing blinked, got rid of the image of the astrology building in his mind, and brought the topic back, "What does the boss think?"

Yan Jinping was deep in thought, pointing his fingers unconsciously at the wooden table beside him.

Shen Lianxing came here tonight just to solve his arm problem.Now waiting for Yan Jinping to think, no matter how calm he appeared on the surface, he secretly held his breath.

If not...

"...It's not that there is no way at all." Yan Jinping actually didn't think about anything else, and now he was just concentrating on business.He thought about it, recalled the ancient books he had read, and finally replied slowly, "Although this is the first time I have received this kind of commission, there should still be a solution. It's just that this is the first time for me to do this job. I can’t guarantee it’s effective... I have to check some more information.”

In fact, he roughly knew it in his heart, but he couldn't say enough.One is that this is not conducive to bargaining, and the other is... If something goes wrong and the deal fails, Shen Lianxing will not be happy in vain.

Because of that little intimacy, even though Yan Jinping saw Shen Lianxing for the first time, he couldn't bear to let him suffer like this.

Shen Lianxing heaved a sigh of relief.In fact, he didn't gnaw on monsters this time, and he didn't ask someone to pack and throw them out. Things have gone much smoother than expected.He smiled sincerely: "I'm not in a hurry for this moment. For me now, having hope is much better than nothing. It's just that Boss Yan has to work hard."

Even the Taoist priest of Maoshan with great powers said that he couldn't help him, and even if Yan Jinping really said that he couldn't help him, Shen Lianxing was mentally prepared accordingly.

It was a surprise that Yan Jinping really agreed.

"It's hard work, after all, that's what we do." Yan Jinping smiled and said, "But Linlang Pavilion never does business at a loss. Since Young Master Shen is here, he must have heard the rules of bartering...then , what are you going to give me?"

His tone was not very serious, it was gentle and peaceful, with a slightly upward hook at the end, as if chatting or probing.

Originally, this was just a very common sentence, but Shen Lianxing listened to it.But he suddenly raised his head, and took a careful look at Yan Jinping with a little surprise.

The feeling of familiarity that has been vaguely felt since entering the door reappeared. The amazing appearance, familiar tone, feeling... Countless details are connected together quickly.

Shen Lianxing's impression of that person was too deep, that person meant a lot to him, and he appeared in Midnight Dreams many times.He had speculated countless times about the identity of the savior on Yueqing Mountain, and secretly knew that the other party was not an ordinary character...

But I didn't expect to meet an old friend here after going around.

The old man has changed so much that he almost didn't recognize him.

He sighed with all his heart.

"What?" Yan Jinping didn't know what he was surprised about.He tilted lazily, and knocked the emerald green pipe on the wooden table at one side. With his index finger and thumb, he ignited the unknown tobacco that Babao had just stuffed into it, and a rich smoke wafted out from the pipe. The smoke is not choking, but has a slight fragrance, "Young Master Shen, do you have any questions?"

The ghost in the pipe was smoked by the smoke and began to hum again, looking uncomfortable.

"...It's nothing." Shen Lianxing looked at him for a long time, slowly, slowly overlapping his outline with the fiery beauty on the green mountain more than ten years ago, and slightly moved his eyes, "I also It’s just a memory of a… old friend.”

This is such a coincidence.

It's such an obvious thing to recognize, why didn't I find out until now?

He looks a lot different than he did 15 years ago, what happened during that time?Or... is this what he usually looks like?

Shen Lianxing had been looking for Yan Jinping for 15 years, and unexpectedly met under such circumstances, his heart was mixed with excitement and disbelief, there were many things he wanted to ask, but in the end he didn't say anything, he just lowered his head slowly and pulled out a shallow smile.

No matter what the reason is.Shen Lianxing thought happily, I won't miss it this time.

As long as he didn't die this time, he still had a lot, a lot of time.

It was enough for him to repay Yan Jinping's kindness.

"I don't know what the boss charges?" Although he recognized Yan Jinping, it was obviously not a good time to recognize each other, otherwise it would seem that he came here on purpose to build a relationship.

Shen Lianxing put away those thoughts that he didn't have, and asked Yan Jinping very humbly.

"The Linlang Pavilion at night only does an exchange of equivalent value. We accept everything except money." Yan Jinping didn't feel that Shen Lianxing looked familiar at all—after all, for human beings, more than ten years is too long, enough to change a person. All the places in human beings that make him feel familiar, no matter how familiar they are.

Besides, the two of them had only met once, so they couldn't be called familiar.

So he just followed the rules and said: "Treasures, herbs, artifacts, rare animals... as long as you can afford it, you can do anything."

"It's just that the value has to be equal to what you want to exchange." Although Yan Jinping said so, he doesn't have anything in particular he wants right now.And he doesn't know what's wrong with him. Now that he sees Shen Lianxing, he has the urge not to charge him, which is impossible.

It's not that he was greedy for that little price, it's just that Yan Jinping opened the door to do business after all, and he was too courteous, which would appear to have other motives, which was suspicious.

So Yan Jinping suppressed that unreasonable thought, and pondered: "I don't have any idea about which method to use for the time being, so I can't make a decision right away... Mr. Shen, why don't you go back and wait for a few days until I make a decision." Let’s discuss this matter again. Xianghe—where’s Xianghe?”

A box in the corner moved, making a rustling sound, and then slowly opened the lid from inside.

"It's just in time." Yan Jinping said into the black box with a smile, "Find me a guide—I want the one that can be directly introduced into the store, and give it to Mr. Shen."

Shen Lianxing looked over curiously, and saw that the box was silent for a while, and then stretched out a pale hand.The palm of this hand is normal, but the fingers are extremely long, with several more joints than humans, and there is a wooden sign in it, which is about the same length as the guide that brought him here.

"Mr. Shen, please." Yan Jinping motioned him to go over and take it, "This guide is different from the one that lent you. Write your name on it, and it can take you directly to Linlang Pavilion. But it can only be used by you alone, regardless of If you want to activate it in front of others, or bring others with you, it can't be activated. And it can only be used once, I hope Mr. Shen can keep it well."

"The matter here is not for outsiders." Yan Jinping looked at Shen Lianxing and smiled, "Young Master Shen should understand."