Xue Panzhi's gossip red mansion

The black donkey was stunned, it didn't expect that the roast pheasant in its mouth could be snatched back by that human.As if unable to control its own body, it rushed forward for a short distance, then turned around and took a careful look at the two people in front of it.The person coming here seems to have a different feeling from the general hunting people in the mountains, especially the person in the blue robe, whose smell seems to be very similar to the big tree in the deep valley.

The conversation between Xue Pan and Xie Shi was interrupted by such a rather humane black donkey.Xue Pan was sure that the donkey showed a puzzled look just now, does this happen to animals?Only then did I have the question above, who raised it, right?

"It should be a wild animal in the mountains. According to Pan'er, there are no traces of headgear and reins on its fur and neck." Xi took advantage of the black donkey's distraction to look around the donkey. Vigorousness is something that donkeys in Zhuangzi don't have.

Xue Pan thought for a while, and felt that Xun's judgment was correct. He looked at the dazed black donkey, and for some reason felt that the other party should understand what people were saying. He picked up the pheasant just now, and tore off a piece of it. The thigh came and shook the black donkey, "Bai Mao, do you want to eat? If you want, just shake your head."

The black donkey moved forward a little bit, but did not approach Xue Pan immediately, but sniffed carefully. Now, in the air filled with the smell of roast chicken, he finally confirmed the smell emanating from Xue Pan's body. A deep mountain spirit.It was also this affirmation that made the black donkey no longer worried. He poked his head out, shook it, and took the chicken leg while raising his head.

After a few bites, it was gone, and then turned to look at Xue Pan again, clearly saying that it was still there.

"This wild donkey really believes in Pan'er." Xie had heard that animals in the deep mountains had spiritual powers and could distinguish good from evil, and he himself had seen it today. "I don't seem to be as popular as Gao Pan'er. Even the donkey in the mountains is only close to you. Why don't you share the pheasant with it. What do you think? This also fulfills the fate between you .”

"I heard that there is no white hair. I didn't give it to you, but Fifth Brother wanted to give it to you. Don't ask me for pheasant meat anymore. Go find that kind-hearted person." Xue Pan was addressing As the black donkey spoke, he glanced at Xun Shi, thinking that he didn't hear the ridicule in the words.

The black donkey turned his head to look at Xie, then turned back to look at the pheasant in Xue Pan's hand, and wagged his tail at both of them, never letting go of the roast chicken, and the white hair on its head was still pretty. It was dangling around.If you don't give it to me, I'll stare at you to eat it, to see if you can swallow it.

Xue Pan was amused by the greedy appearance of the black donkey, he was in a good mood today, as if what Xie said, this fate must have been fulfilled. "Okay, Bai Qianmao, the rest of this is yours."

Hearing this, the black donkey twitched its ears, bit the thick branch with the pheasant on it, and walked aside to enjoy it.

Xie looked at the story of feeding the donkey, smiled and sprinkled the seasoning on the roast chicken on the other side, and handed it to Xue Pan, "We still have more anyway, so we won't fight with a donkey."

After waiting for the two of them to eat all the grilled food, their stomachs were a little full. After a short rest, they also planned to go down the mountain and return home.When the two were about to recall the two horses grazing nearby, the black donkey walked up to Xue Pan, stretched out its tail and patted his leg lightly, as if asking them to follow him.

"Bai Mao, don't you want to give me food money?" Xue Pan asked uncertainly, who would have thought that the black donkey would take a fixed look at them, as if giving an affirmative answer.Now Xue Pan became curious, and asked Xun Yes, "Fifth brother, should we follow up and have a look?"

Xun could nod his head. Could it be that this wild donkey has really become a spirit? Compared with Xue Pan, who doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, Xun is facing this creature that is hard to explain with common sense, but he maintains the same attitude. With a sense of awe, he asked the black donkey half tentatively, "If you want to lead us the way, please go ahead."

Sure enough, the black donkey took a step forward, but it was not running fast, just enough for them to catch up with them on horseback.But the mountain road became more and more deviated, and gradually there was no formed road. The two had to abandon their horses and hike up the mountain. It seemed that there were barren trees and dead vines around them. When people thought that there was nothing ahead, there was a bright future into a cave.The black donkey stopped at the entrance of the cave, turned its head to look at Xue Pan and Xie behind him, and gave them a 'yiyo—', indicating that the thing was inside.

Xue Pan and Xie looked at each other face to face. If it weren't for the wild donkeys leading them, they really couldn't find this cave.The entrance of the cave is not big, but it is covered by a large area of ​​withered vines, and the rest of the cave is compatible with the mountain scenery, so it cannot be seen clearly at all.Seeing that they had no intention of moving forward, the black donkey patted Xue Pan with its tail, and pushed away those dead branches with its head, revealing a dark cave entrance.

"Fifth brother, why don't we go in and take a look." Xue Pan felt the impatience of the black donkey, and there might be some secrets in it.While speaking, he carefully surveyed the surrounding land. There were no traces left by humans. There should be no ambushes here, but it is hard to say.

Xie was also thinking about such a thing, the two of them came to this place today at will, without any prior plan, if someone manipulated such a psychic thing to set a trap, he still didn't quite believe it, But you can't go in rashly.He turned to the wild donkey and said, "If you want us to enter the cave, you must first prepare a torch. Besides, is there no danger here?"

The black donkey immediately shook its head, and it turned its attention to the dead tree branch beside the hole, as if it could be used as a torch.Xue Pan picked up a few twigs, took out a cloth and wrapped them around the tops, used a fire fold, and distributed one to Xun Shi. "Fifth brother, be careful."

"It's the same for you." While speaking, they took the Nu that they had been carrying with their right hands, and followed the black donkey into the cave.

'tread--! 'There are dead branches and leaves under my feet, and there is an indescribable sticky feeling in places where there is no sunlight.After entering the cave, they realized that the place was not as big as they thought. After walking a distance of about three meters, the black donkey turned right, and the two saw what looked like a stone bed in the firelight.

"Yiyo——" the black donkey barked again, and it nodded its head to the ground.

"You mean there's something buried in the ground?" Xue Pan guessed uncertainly.

'Yo! ' The black donkey nodded again.It tried to use its hooves to dig up the dirt on the ground, but with the not-so-bright firelight, a wooden box was exposed on the planed land. 'Tap——' The black donkey stepped on the lid of the box, this time they understood it completely, this thing should be given to them.

Before Xue Pan could make a move, Xie first bent down and took out the box. The small box seemed a bit heavy.The box was not locked, but Xie just brushed off the dust on it, unbuckled the hasp, and flipped it open.

Seeing that Xun did all this naturally, Xue Pan reacted belatedly. He didn't even stop the person in front of him. If there is a trap in the box, what should Xun do if he can't hide it? . "Fifth brother, you..."

"Don't worry, look at the black donkey, you know there should be nothing wrong with the box. Look, it's just a book or something inside. Besides, one of us has to do it." Xie reassured Xue Pan didn't want him to think too much, so he took a look at the contents of the box, they looked like account books.

However, Xue Pan secretly reminded himself that these years, relying on his good skills, he didn't care much about those dangers, and he was used to doing things first, and he still had to watch a little bit when he was with Xun from now on.Although things like arrows hidden in boxes are rare, they must be guarded against.

Right now, the focus is on the account book of 2 in the box.Xue Pan also took one or two books and looked through them roughly, but the accounts recorded on them were the accounts from a year ago.However, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that there was a problem with this thing. The silver taels spent in it didn't seem to record the transactions of a merchant, but seemed to be writing the details of the government.

"Fifth Brother, could this be the account books of the government office, and the harvests of the magistrates?"

Xie's expression darkened, the book in his hand was not a daily expenditure, it was a record of several thousand taels, and there were all kinds of rare details, clearly talking about how an official accepted bribes .He turned faster and faster, and the amount that appeared on the back made the shopkeeper of the largest store in the capital speechless. 'Snapped! —' Di Xun put down the account book in his hand.

"Fifth Brother?" Xue Pan looked at Xun Shi's darkened face, and was sure that there might be a big secret hidden in it, but he couldn't escape the corruption of officials.

Xie took a breath, he didn't want Xue Pan to see him angry, so he said slowly, "This is indeed an account book that records a certain magistrate, and you can see it from the time, but it's just these two Years. Now we don't know if it's true or not, if it is true..."

Before Xue Pan could say anything, the black donkey pulled his sleeves again, and it turned its eyes to the stone bed.Following its gaze, Xue Pan checked the stone bed with a torch, and found that there seemed to be a cloth bag on the other side of the wall. When he pulled it out, there was an official seal and a thin letter inside. , with the words "Only waiting for the blue sky" written in blood on it.