Peach wood

"You bring this, and this." Yan Qingran rummaged through a pile of miscellaneous things, finding one or two things from time to time, and stuffed them into the hands of the book, as if an old mother was picking jewelry for her daughter who was about to get married. .

"Too many." Shu Huai reminded him, "I can't bear it."

Yan Qingran let out a "hmm" and continued to move his hands. After a while, he finally pulled out two round mirrors.The two mirrors were no bigger than a palm, and their appearance was so ordinary that they couldn't be more ordinary. Shuhuai stared at them for a long time, but didn't realize what kind of pair they were.

He handed one of the mirrors to Shuhuai, who had no choice but to accept it, and asked casually, "What is this?"

"Are you stupid?" Yan Qingran looked at him like an idiot, "Of course it's a mirror, what else could it be?"

"..."

Shuhuai touched the mirror, and for some reason, Mingjun's figure suddenly appeared.Yan Qingran came over to have a look, and nodded with satisfaction: "Fortunately, it works." He wiped the round mirror in his hand again, and said casually: "You said that you will be in trouble this time, if it is true, you will be in danger." Remember to take out this mirror when you..."

"Are you here to save me?" Shuhuai was overwhelmed with flattery, he never thought that he still had such a status in Mingjun's heart!

"No." Ming Jun sneered, "I'll just see how unlucky you can be."

Shuhuai was speechless, so he put the round mirror into his sleeves, bowed his hands, and prepared to leave.At this moment, Yan Qingran suddenly stopped him again.Shuhuai still thought that the other party wanted to hurt him again, but he heard Ming Jun whispered: "The human world has undergone sudden changes in these years, you must be extremely cautious when you go this time. If you encounter something difficult to solve, go back to the Hades immediately. Find me."

Speaking of this, Mingjun sighed, stretched out his hand and flicked Shuhuai's forehead: "Save your own life, save that little demon king's life, don't be a hero... that's fine, get out."

Although his speech has never been pleasant to the ear, he can still be heard as hard-spoken and soft-hearted.He didn't specify the purpose of the round mirror, but combined with his attitude, it was probably a communication tool.Shuhuai rubbed his forehead and said with a smile, "Then I'm leaving."

"Yeah, got it, get lost." Ming Jun returned to his seat and continued flipping through the roster at hand.

Shuhuai really didn't want to die, and he remembered every word Yan Qingran told him to save his life.

From the moment he tore up the book of life and death 800 years ago, he has drifted outside the order of the Three Realms, and there is no exact date of death.This matter has a good side and a bad side. For Shuhuai, the biggest advantage is that he will never die of old age.

However, dying of old age is one thing, being killed is another. He has an indefinite lifespan, but this does not mean that he has a body that is invulnerable to fire and water.In addition, if he was killed, even if Ming Jun personally went out, he might not be able to find his soul, let alone send him to reincarnate.

Because he is not in the book of life and death at all, his past life, present life, and future life are all blank.

This is the price of not being bound by rules.

When you are born in this world, you have to obey some rules.

As soon as Shuhuai came out of the main hall, he saw Wen Yanzhi standing at the door holding an ever-burning lamp.The latter glanced at him and asked, "You didn't bring your snow suit?"

"No." Shuhuai waved his hand, "I will encounter a catastrophe if I go here, if I take her there, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect her."

It was quiet in the ever-burning lamp, and Xue Yi didn't respond, as if she was dormant.

Wen Yanzhi slightly nodded, indicating that he understood what he meant.Shu Huai breathed a sigh of relief, brushed past the ghost emissary, and walked quickly towards Mo Yun, ready to take the little demon king out of the underworld.When passing by Wen Yanzhi's side, Shu Huai suddenly heard him ask: "What calamity are you going to experience? Peach Blossom Tribulation?"

Shuhuai staggered on the soles of his feet, and almost slipped, but fortunately, Mo Yun didn't react slowly, and helped him in time.He turned his head abruptly and said viciously, "Shut up!"

The ghost envoy shrugged, and went back to the hall with the lantern in his arms.The affairs of the underworld are complicated, and the ghost messenger has no time to chat, and there are many things waiting for him to solve.

Facts have proved that Shuhuai was right to tell Wen Yanzhi to shut up, but unfortunately he said it too late.Not long after leaving the underworld, they bumped into a huge peach tree head-on. This tree grew wantonly, covering half of the sky with flowers, which looked very out of place under the scorching sun.

"It's a tree demon." Mo Yun was finally willing to speak, and said the first sentence, "There is no fragrance, it is not here, what you and I see is just an illusion."

He spoke in an unhurried manner, with a gentle tone. Shuhuai was only concerned with reminiscing. He didn't pay attention to what he said for a moment. The air is a bit strong, and it is not far away.”

During the conversation, they got closer and closer to the illusion, and they could clearly see piles of white bones under the peach tree.Shuhuai was secretly startled, it seems that this tree has killed many people, could it be that these monsters are so presumptuous in the human world?

"There are always some scum." Mo Yun couldn't help frowning when he saw the corpse under the tree.

Shuhuai couldn't help but look at him again.Although Mo Yun is a monster, but since he can inherit his father's position and has immortal energy in him, he must have committed no crimes and is qualified to enter the Heavenly Palace.The king of the monster clan is the strongest existence, so unlike ordinary monsters, he can restrain his own murderous nature, while those self-proclaimed noble gods look down on the monster clan, but they cannot control themselves. Compared with the two, this group of so-called It is too ridiculous for the immortals.

"Hmm..." Mo Yun suddenly stopped, and took out something from his sleeve, "I forgot this."

"This is?" Shuhuai glanced at him, vaguely seeing a jade plate in his hand.

Mo Yun opened his mouth, and before he could utter a word, the jade plate suddenly released a blue light, engulfing him and Shuhuai in an instant.In the blink of an eye, the dazzling blue light disappeared, and the two living creatures that were standing here just now disappeared together.

The forest was originally quiet, but suddenly there was a sound of branches breaking. Two figures, one black and one white, fell straight down from the sky, startling a crowd of birds.

The book was hanging on the branch, his face was almost as white as his own clothes: "Mo Yun, what the hell are you!"

Mo Yun lay on the ground with a dazed expression, still holding the jade plate in his hand.This jade plate is not very big, just a little bit bigger than the round mirror in Shuhuai, but there are many things inlaid on it, and the most eye-catching thing right now is a glowing cyan gemstone in it.Shuhuai looked and looked, and could almost conclude that it was this damn thing that brought them here.

"Things from the heavens." Mo Yun stood up with difficulty, shook his head, looked up to find the book, but saw the other party hanging on the tree.This scene was quite funny, Mo Yun quickly pinched his leg, suppressed a smile and said, "Do you want me to help you?"

"..." The book was hung on a high place, and he had a panoramic view of all his movements, and suddenly felt that his fame in his life was ruined by the broken jade plate of the heaven.

The jewel flickered again, then suddenly went dark.

"What's the use of this thing?" Shuhuai slid down from the tree, looking at this inferior product with disgust.When did Taste of Heaven become so unique?On such a small plate, there are actually five different colored gemstones inlaid, except for the blue one, there are also four colors of black, white, yellow and red, which seem to correspond to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, colorful and colorful, so blinding.

Mo Yun put the jade plate back into his sleeve, and replied without hesitation: "It's for hunting demons."

Then this method of hunting monsters really failed.Shu Huai was about to satirize the Heaven Realm, when suddenly he heard Mo Yun whispering to himself: "Probably so."

Probably.

It turned out that he himself didn't know what the jade plate was, did the bastards in the heaven not tell him, or did he forget it?Shuhuai was full of worries, and let out a helpless sigh: "Your father once said that you will be very smart when you grow up."

Mo Yun laughed for no reason, and he didn't speak again until he walked out of the woods. "My father once said to me that the book Huai of the underworld can understand the secrets of the heavens, and it will not be surprised when it changes, and it will not change its color in front of the landslide, and it will always be noble and dusty..." At this point, he suddenly changed, "He never mentioned it to me. , you'll still be hanging on the branches."

Mo Hui's broken mouth, I'm afraid he has asked someone to open it.Shuhuai gritted his teeth: "Thank you father for me, he praised me too much."

Once Mo Hui was mentioned, there were endless topics to talk about.Shuhuai and Mo Hui have known each other for 800 years, and they have hidden a few big baskets of old things in their stomachs. Since his own perfect image has collapsed in the hearts of the younger generations, he must drag Mo Hui into the water, so that Mo Hui's image will also be corrupted. completely.

There are too many untrue facts about the former demon king. Shu Huai talked on and on all the way, but Mo Yun couldn't help it, and smiled face-to-face all the way.He never knew that his majestic father would also drink like crazy, and his singing was terrible.

So far, the two benchmarks in Mo Yun's life have all collapsed, and he fell to the ground.

Shu Huai suddenly said: "After your father has eaten and drunk, sometimes he will turn back into a wolf body, lie on the ground and pat his belly, have you ever seen him like this?"

Indeed never seen.Mo Yun rubbed his cheeks that were sore from laughter, and said casually: "When we find a resting place in the city, I'll brighten your belly too."

Shuhuai only thought that he had inherited his father's nonsense and didn't take this matter to heart, so he passed away with a smile.After they left the woods, they walked a long mountain road, and finally entered the city at this moment.The mountain road was tortuous, and Shuhuai's legs were sore from walking. He wanted to find a place to rest for a long time. When he saw the inn in the city from a distance, he dragged Mo Yun to go.

It's a pity that misfortunes never come singly. They asked several houses one after another, but they were all overcrowded, and there was not a single vacant room left.Shuhuai squatted in front of the last house with his head downcast, wanting to cry without tears.

"The two are foreigners?" A male voice suddenly sounded, Shuhuai looked up, and saw a young man with the appearance of a scholar walking towards here holding a few scrolls.The young man stopped in front of the book pocket, closed the scroll in his hand, and explained: "The city is going to welcome the Peach Blossom Empress these few days, and there are guests coming from all directions, the inn has long been unable to accommodate them."

Peach Blossom Empress?Shu Huai turned his head and looked at Mo Yun, and couldn't help but think of that enchanting peach tree.

"The two of us are just passing through this place, and we don't know Empress Peach Blossom." Shu Huai stood up and rubbed his sore waist, "Brother, from what you just said, there is no place to rest in this city. Well, the two of us are out of luck, it looks like we have to sleep on the street today." He looked at Mo Yun with a sad face, and the latter understood, and accompanied him to put on a sad face.

Seeing what he said, the other party tried to persuade him to stay: "If you two don't dislike it, you can stay in the humble house for a few days."

Shuhuai was waiting for such a sentence, he immediately pretended to be overjoyed, and thanked the other party repeatedly.The young man was also sincere, and immediately led them to his home, Shuhuai chattered all the way, and the other party was unprepared, but within a quarter of an hour, the whole family was shaken clean.

The young man's name is Meng Li, the Meng of Confucius and Mencius, the rite of etiquette. He sells paintings in the city to support his family. There is a cousin in his family. The two will get married next year.

During the conversation, we arrived at Meng Li's residence, Shuhuai stopped in time and thanked Meng Li again.The latter waved his hands again and again, leading them into the house.

This Mr. Meng is indeed a master of painting. As soon as he entered the door, his book pocket was surrounded by flowers all over the courtyard. He was wondering why there would be peach blossoms blooming at this time, so he looked carefully, but found that they were all the colors on the paper.

"Meng Lang?" Hearing the noise in the courtyard, the people in the house walked out slowly. This is a pretty girl, probably Meng Li's fiancée.She has a beautiful appearance, and when she sees a visitor, she will show a kind smile. Shuhuai sees her, and feels that she is a bit innocent.

Meng Li put the picture scroll in his arms on the stone table beside him, and smiled at the girl: "Qingguang, these two guests have come from a long way and can't find a place to stay, so I invite them to come and stay for a few days. You first Invite the two of you to go to rest, and I will go to East Street to paint for people, and I will not be back until after noon."

Qingguang pursed her lips when she heard the words, but it wasn't because someone else was staying overnight.She twisted the corner of her clothes and complained: "You are outside all day these days, and you don't remember to eat, so why can't you leave after eating..."

"Tomorrow, I must eat before leaving tomorrow!" Meng Li had already left the door, and only his voice could be heard from afar.Qingguang stomped her feet and walked over with her mouth pouted, ready to lead the guests in to rest.She glanced at Mo Yun and paused for a very brief moment.

It was this moment of pause that made Shuhuai aware of her abnormality.