After Fu Yun and Fu Ling buried the old woman's body, it was already dawn, and the two of them squinted for a while, then got up and headed towards Yangzhou City.

Due to floods and plagues, the cottages along the way have declined, let alone begging for alms, and it is rare to see a few living people.Fu Yun and Fu Ling walked on the road for about ten days with their stomachs deflated before they saw the gate of Yangzhou City.

The two planned to buy a bowl of hot noodles to eat after they arrived in Yangzhou City and hand over the old woman's relics to her daughter, but they didn't expect——

"Go away, Yangzhou is now closed!"

The officers and soldiers who guarded the city, covered with cloth scarves, frowned and looked at the two of them, "It's too late for the people of Yangzhou City to run out. It's good for you two, but you still want to go in. The epidemic is so serious inside, you don't want to live anymore?!"

"Can--"

Before Fu Yun could finish speaking, Fu Ling lifted her away.

"I didn't hear that. The epidemic inside is serious and the city is closed. Why bother with the city guards?"

Fu Yun glanced at the small cloth bag in his hand, "But after all, we were entrusted by someone, and we stayed in his house for one night."

"Didn't that ghost mother-in-law say that if you can't send it out, you can just give it away."

"Then we entrust these city guards to send them to the Zhou Mansion in the city for us?"

Fu Ling crossed his arms, frowned and looked at Fu Yun, "Senior Brother Fu Yun, you have never been down a mountain before, and you don't know anything about human affairs."

"What do you mean by that?"

"First, what are valuables on you and me? If you don't take care of them, why should others help us? Second, this is nothing but business. How do you know that others can deliver it for us? Let's just listen to that ghost mother-in-law. After saying a few words, I don't know the situation of the Zhou Mansion. How many Zhou Mansions are in the city, where are they located, who is the last name of the ghost mother-in-law and daughter? Even, under such a severe epidemic situation, how many people are still alive in the Zhou Mansion, It's hard to say."

Fu Yun was momentarily at a loss for words, and looked at the small cloth bag in his hand in embarrassment.

"If you want me to say, we have arrived in Yangzhou City, and we have fulfilled our promise to the ghost mother-in-law. This little clothes and shoes can be given to a little beggar outside the city later, and it can be regarded as doing charity."

"You two Taoists, are you going to the city?"

Fu Yun and Fu Ling followed the sound and saw a young Taoist holding a compass and carrying a small burden on his shoulders.

This Taoist man had messy hair, and he found a branch from somewhere to use as a hair pin. His Taoist robe was covered with patches, and he looked even more embarrassed than Fu Yun and the other two.

The Taoist grinned, "My lord, Wang Jiu, came to Yangzhou City to drive away the plague god. I just heard that the two of you are going to enter the city. Do you want one?"

"Okay, the two of us are planning to enter the city, thank you—"

Before Fu Yun finished speaking, Fu Ling dragged her away by the collar.

"Why are you dragging me?"

"I still want to ask you, what are you going to do? This wild road looks a little dazed, saying that he wants to drive away the plague god. I think he looks like a plague god."

Fu Yun couldn't help frowning, "How can you judge people by their appearance?"

Fu Ling took a deep breath, and said earnestly, "Brother Fu Yun, you know, the rivers and lakes are as deep as the sea, so we have to be careful. We went into the city with this man, how will we get out?"

As soon as Fu Yun raised his eyebrows, Fu Ling knew that things were not easy.

"Then you wait outside the city, and I will hurry back."

After finishing speaking, Fu Yun ran to Wang Jiu and said with a smile, "Daoist Wang Jiu, I will go to the city with you."

Wang Jiu, who was scratching his messy hair, was stunned for a moment, looked behind Fu Yun, and then grinned, "Come with me, I haven't asked you yet, what is the Taoist name?"

"Daoist Wang Jiu can just call me Fuyun."

When he arrived at the gate of the city, Wang Jiu took out a piece of silver from the small bag on his shoulder and stuffed it into the hands of the officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers guarding the city immediately changed their countenances and exchanged winks, pretending to say, "Master Daoist, aren't you letting us make mistakes?"

Wang Jiu understood, smiled and took out another ingot of gold, and stuffed it into the hands of the officers and soldiers, "Masters, you have worked hard defending the city. Here is some money for tea. I hope you will accept it."

Seeing the gold, the officers and soldiers immediately took it and stuffed it into their cuffs, "Hey, since the Taoist priest is so sensible, then we brothers have to be accommodating."

After finishing speaking, the officers and soldiers guarding the city stepped aside and let them go.

Seeing Fu Ling with a wrinkled face behind him, Fu Yun was quite surprised, "Why did you follow?"

"Of course I don't worry about you."

After walking two steps into the city, Wang Jiu stopped, "Since we have already entered the city, Pindao is no longer with the two of you. Pindao has to hurry up and find the God of Plague."

Fu Yun clasped his fists gratefully, "Okay, Fu Yun thanked Taoist Master Wang Jiu. In fact, the two of us have also practiced some Taoism. If there is anything that can help Taoist Wang Jiu, please feel free to speak up."

Wang Jiu looked behind Fu Yun with a smile, and scratched her hair, "Poverty Master Fu Yun's heart, I will accept it. But there is no need, you two have something to do, hurry up and go."

"Okay, let's say goodbye." After finishing speaking, Fu Ling carried Fu Yun and walked in the opposite direction.

"Do you have prejudices against that Daoist Wang Jiu?"

"It's not that I have a prejudice against him, it's that I think he is not clear-headed and suffering from dementia. This kind of person should stay away, lest he also contract dementia."

"I think Daoist Wang Jiu is acting very prudently. Perhaps, the 'God of Plague' in his mouth is referring to something?"

Fu Ling hooked Fu Yun's neck, "Master, it's really wise to let us go down the mountain. Otherwise, my brother Fu Yun, who is used to not listening to things outside the window, will really become a wandering crane and fly away with a wave of wings. "

Fu Yun poked Fu Ling's chest hard with his elbow, and said angrily, "You are the bird."

At this time, in Yangzhou City, except for the officers and soldiers who transported the corpses, and the medical officers in plain clothes, walking through the streets, the doors of every house were closed, and there was no sense of popularity at all.

After asking the medical officer they met on the road, Fu Yun and Fu Ling found the Zhou mansion in the north of the city.

I saw the open gate of Zhou Mansion's courtyard and the desolate courtyard.Only then did Fu Yun and Fu Ling understand why the medical officer had such a weird expression when asked about the Zhou Mansion.

At this time there was no popularity in the city, and the two had no way of knowing whether this Zhou mansion was the Zhou mansion they were looking for.

Now that he has arrived, Fuyun still lifts his feet and enters the courtyard of the Zhou Mansion.

The layout of the courtyard is exquisite, which part is rockery, which part is water, and which part is planted with trees, all are arranged according to the Feng Shui Bureau of the house.Although it is dilapidated at this time, it is not difficult to see the prosperity of the Zhou Mansion in the past.

Fu Ling rubbed the desk in the inner room lightly with his fingers, and then raised his hand to look, "Although no one lives there, the dust is not thick. It doesn't look like it has been abandoned for a long time, but it seems to have been abandoned recently."

"Who is coming?!"

The speaker is a little boy with long hair.

The little boy was wearing a thin silk blouse, with bare feet, a chubby little face, and waist tucked in. He stood at the end of the corridor vigilantly, looking towards Fu Yun and Fu Ling.

"Hey, where did you come from, little doll? Why are you playing in this big yard alone? What about your family?" While talking, Fu Ling walked towards the little boy with a smile.

The little boy took a step back and scolded in a childish voice, "Don't come here, who are you trespassing on someone else's courtyard?"

Fu Ling stopped, crossed his arms with a smile on his face, and looked at the little boy, "You said we trespassed, could it be that this is your home?"

After hearing this, Xiao Tong became even more confident, "This is naturally my home!"

Looking at Fu Ling, Fu Yun said in a harmonious voice, "The two of us were entrusted by someone to come to Zhou Mansion to find someone. Because we saw the door of your mansion open, we thought no one was there, so we came in. If it disturbs you, I'm so sorry."

The little boy snorted softly, and continued to ask in a high voice, "Who entrusted you, and who are you looking for here?"

Fu Ling chuckled, and said to Fu Yun, "This little baby is quite alert."

As if hearing Fu Ling's words, the little boy straightened his back and raised his voice three degrees higher, "I'm not a baby, I'm a man!"

Fu Yun held back his smile, and cupped his fists respectfully at the boy, "This is a good man, we are entrusted by an old woman to find a wife named Xiu'er."

As soon as Fu Yun finished speaking, the little boy said, "Why are you looking for my mother?"

After hearing this, Fu Yun and Fu Ling looked at each other, and it seemed that they had found the right place.

Fuyun hurriedly explained the whole story, but did not mention that Xiuer's mother had passed away.

The little boy frowned the whole time, and after listening, he said with a choked voice, "But, my mother, she is gone."

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