The Folk Song of the Qingquan Case in the Northern Song Dynasty

Feng Jiuniang was shocked, what is this saying?No names, no surnames, no names—only occupations, which belonged to the three schools of thought.

Wu Bai had already brought three ropes, gave Feng Jiuniang a cold look, and tied the ropes firmly to the stone with Shuiyun.His thin body twisted the rope vigorously, for fear that it would break again.

"What's your name?" Feng Jiuniang was worried.She didn't know where her uneasiness came from, it was probably because of the ignorant person under the gully.That group of white shadows, like Bai Wuchang, came from the underworld, but they have insight into the affairs of the world.

The man didn't answer.Wu Bai and Shui Yun pulled the rope, and Hei Hei also came to pull, feeling that the man seemed to be climbing.They heard the crash of rocks rolling down.Every time she climbed a step, Feng Jiuniang's heart became inexplicably colder.

Who is this?

When they climbed to the end, everyone watched with bated breath.This person flipped up lightly, and when he stood up, everyone saw his appearance.

He was wearing a white coat and hat, with a sword and a fan pinned to his waist.He is handsome but dignified, and he is still very good in the appearance of young men today.If you were an ordinary person, you would have to gasp, rub your hands, look around and thank everyone when you climbed up.

But this man was different, very different.

His eyes drifted away, as if he was staring and examining everyone, but he didn't seem to notice anyone.However, this look is not sharp, but friendly and humble.

He seems to be a person living outside the world, he seems to be walking from the sky instead of climbing up, he seems to be a fairy who understands the things in the world.

Feng Jiuniang was stunned at first, then subconsciously took a step back.She didn't know why she was afraid, but she was just afraid - the person in front of her had such a gentle expression on his face, why was she still so afraid of him?

Everyone was silent at the same time.

The man in white just smiled, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by a meow, and everyone realized that there was a white kitten with mandarin duck eyes nestled in his luggage.

Hei Hei came to his senses first, and said in a surprised tone, "Could it be, the young master is, Yi... Yi..."

"Yixiang Spring."

Xiangquan bowed politely, smiled at Heihei, "It must be Qianqing who told you all, I'm ashamed."

Feng Jiuniang raised her eyebrows and asked Hei Hei, suddenly feeling a little stuttering: "You, do you know this person?"

Hei Hei nodded, staring at Xiang Quan intently, with a look of surprise on his face.Shuiyun and Wu Bai were also dumbfounded. After a long time, Shuiyun asked: "You are... Mr. Xia's weird friend? He kept muttering desperately that you would fall from the sky," Shuiyun said, but looked at the gully, whispering Said, "Who would have thought that it climbed up from the ground."

Shui Yun spoke straightforwardly, Xiang Quan was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and then said softly: "You're just a mortal, how can you fall from the sky." He had a peaceful expression on his face, and the three juniors felt a little close to him when they saw it.After finishing speaking, Xiangquan turned to look at Feng Jiuniang, with a polite smile on his face: "Where is Xia Qianqing?"

When Feng Jiuniang heard this, her face twitched.

She was really scared.

This man is so gentle and polite, young and handsome, with no intention of harming anyone and no sharp eyes, but Feng Jiuniang is afraid of him.

Because this sentence "Where is Xia Qianqing" does not ask anyone else, but Feng Jiuniang herself.

Feng Jiuniang didn't speak for a while, but when she realized it, she was afraid that she might feel guilty, so she hurriedly said, "Unfortunately, he just left this morning." Hearing this, Xiang Quan was stunned.Feng Jiuniang obviously lacked confidence in her words.At this time, Heihei looked at Feng Jiuniang suspiciously, Wu Bai stared at the ground resentfully, and Shuiyun looked at Xiangquan curiously.

And Xiangquan just looked at the brightly lit room in the distance, but he had a panoramic view of the expressions of these four people.But his own expression blended into the night.After a long time, he said, "When did Qianqing leave?"

Feng Jiuniang said quickly: "Morning, I already said it."

"What time is it?"

Feng Jiuniang panicked: "I can't remember..."

Xiang Quan turned around and glanced at the junior, and said in a calm tone, "Don't you all remember?"

Hei Hei stepped forward and glanced sideways at Feng Jiuniang: "We were drunk yesterday, and today we woke up with the sun shining brightly, and Mr. Xia is gone." As soon as the words were finished, Feng Jiuniang took a step back and turned her face quietly.

Xiang Quan glanced at everyone quickly and imperceptibly: "Where's his luggage? Did he say he was leaving yesterday?"

Wu Bai nodded: "He said he wanted to leave, but—"

"But I didn't expect to leave so early." Feng Jiuniang answered.At this moment, Xiangquan's eyes suddenly turned to Feng Jiuniang.With eyes as clear as spring water, Feng Jiuniang felt her shadow reflected in his eyes.

Xiang Quan asked: "Only Madam saw Qianqing leave?"

The word "only" was a little heavy, which made Feng Jiuniang unhappy.She nodded and said: "Yes, I saw him leave with my own eyes. Mr. Xia is also worried about Miss Quze. You should come in and sit in the house. The weather is cold and the dew is heavy. It hurts your health." After finishing speaking, she gave Hei Hei a wink. , Greet Xiangquan to enter the house.

But Xiangquan didn't move.His expression is still gentle, but if you don't look carefully, it's hard to find a trace of solemnity on his gentle face.

"What happened to Qu Ze?"

Hei Hei understood that since Yi Xiangquan asked this question, he must also know Qu Ze, so he hurriedly reported: "She is missing!"

"How did it disappear?"

"In the middle of the night," Hei Hei bit his lips, "we were all asleep, and she disappeared! Mr. Xia was worried about her, so he planned to go to Bianjing to ask someone to search the mountains. Now, we don't know if Miss Quze is alive or dead. -"

"She's alive."

Xiang Quan spat out these three words, but looked around with piercing eyes.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the three words.Wu Bai's eyes widened: "'She is alive', what do you mean?"

Xiangquan nodded and smiled, "She has safely arrived at the county town not far away, and she should be treated in the hospital. Convulsions and colds should be fine, you can rest assured."

As soon as he said this, everyone was even more shocked.Shui Yun was surprised: "She, she left the village? How is it possible? Did she fly out?"

"It's strange," Xiangquan still smiled, "Even she didn't know how to get out of the village. On my way here, I saw a woman lying in the forest beside the temple. When I took a look, it was Quze. When she woke up, I asked the coachman to take her to the county town for medical treatment."

Hei Hei narrowed his eyes: "How did she get out of the village?"

Xiangquan nodded and said nothing, but looked at Feng Jiuniang again.

Feng Jiuniang was furiously stared at by him, and hurriedly said: "Go into the house, you can climb the mountain like Mr. Xia tomorrow."

Xiang Quan glanced at her, his eyes were gentle but penetrating: "Qianqing has been here for a few days, did something happen here..."

His voice was very soft and he didn't continue.With this question, everyone fell silent again.Seeing this, Xiangquan smiled and said, "Did he get into trouble?"

Hei Hei shook his head: "There was no trouble. Something happened indeed... No one in the village was there, but fortunately there was Mr. Xia. But... Miss Quze didn't tell you?"

Xiang Quan shook his head: "She seems to be drugged or something, she has a fever, and she babbled words like 'ghost' and 'ancient house'."

Shui Yun's eyes widened: "Wait, you said that Miss Quze left the village and is still in the forest next to the temple?"

Xiangquan nodded and looked at Shuiyun: "What's wrong?"

Shui Yun murmured: "It's a bit like a folk song."

Everyone's expressions changed, Xiang Quan just frowned, paying attention, but didn't ask any further questions.He looked around, looked at everyone, his eyes were like water in a frozen lake, clean and clear, but against the backdrop of the night, it seemed bottomless.

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