Chapter 295 Chen Yuan's Contracted Demon (asking for monthly ticket)
Time flies, and it’s three days later.
The snow continued to fall from the sky, floating like catkins.
Between the Yunding Mountains, the mountains are white jade, and snow falls on the branches. The snow is so thick that it bends the branches. From time to time, you can hear the sound of branches breaking coming from the mountains, and then the snow flakes fall like waterfalls.
Mountain streams run through it, giving off layers of mist, which condense into strips of icicles between the branches and leaves nearby. They are crystal clear and beautiful.
In between, there are pavilions, towers and mountains, scattered in an orderly manner, like a fairyland on earth.
At this time, on the hillside of the Ninth Mountain, sobbing sounds were heard.
Under a pavilion, a woman wearing a light green floral jacket, carrying a bag on her shoulder, with a pretty face and a mole at the corner of her mouth, looking quite delicate, was bidding farewell to her three sisters sobs.
Her name is Xiao He.
She was a maid in the Internal Affairs Department of the Ninth Mountain. She was carefully selected and, together with several other sisters, was dedicated to serving the daily life of the General of the Central Army.
Now, she has been sent away, and there are others like her.
I heard that the steward had sent his unmarried daughter and niece to replace them, and the big shots from other mountains were also sending people to the Ninth Mountain.
They all knew the reason. The general was now very powerful, and many of the big shots in their eyes wanted to curry favor with him.
So, they had to move.
Under the pavilion, the other three women were Xiao He's good sisters. The three of them felt a sense of grief. Xiao He left, and some of the other sisters also left. They had no background and probably couldn't stay.
"How about we go find the general and ask for mercy!"
"We have been in the Ninth Mountain for so many years. Where can we go if we leave?" A young girl looked sad, especially as the wind and snow were blowing outside, which added to the atmosphere.
The others quickly shook their heads, somewhat fearful.
"The general is a cold-tempered man, and he hardly ever lets us sisters serve him."
"Besides, the general is very busy."
"In the past few days, we haven't seen the general except for that time in the backyard kitchen. If we accidentally bump into him..."
"never mind!"
As time went by, I just accepted my fate.
No one cares whether these people stay or leave. If they do something beyond the rules, they will get into trouble.
"Xiao He, you must take good care of yourself!"
The sisters hugged Xiao He together and comforted her.
The woman with a mole on the corner of her mouth sobbed twice, nodded, waved to her three sisters, then looked back every few steps, carried her luggage, braved the wind and snow, and walked down the mountain along the cleared mountain path.
Xiao He only felt the chilly mountain breeze. The wind and snow in the mountains were seeing her off. The tears in the corners of her eyes had frozen into icicles.
She walked a short distance and came to a gurgling stream beside a covered bridge below. It was a secluded place and few people came here.
She stepped carefully on the snow and came to a corner of the stream, where there was a small clear pool with white mist floating above it. The stones beside the stream looked like small snowballs.
Before it snowed, it was the hottest time of the year, and this secluded pool hidden in the corner of the stream was a secret place for her and her sisters to play in the water.
Thinking of this, the little maid felt sad, hesitant and bewildered again. Then she came back to her senses and took out a piece of cake wrapped in oil paper from her bag. It made a chirping sound, as if calling for something.
As the voice fell, there was a splash of water on the surface of the pond, as if something was popping up, and then two black shadows whooshed onto the shore in the rising white mist.
Clearly, two beavers, about a foot in size, round and wet, appeared in front of the little maid.
The fur of the two beavers was shiny and glossy, and sparkled with light gold. Their black eyeballs, the size of dates, glowed with a human-like joy and were full of agility.
When the little maid saw the two fat guys, her originally gloomy mood became a little better. She lifted up her skirt, squatted down, and then handed over the pastries in her hand.
When the two beavers saw it, excitement filled their eyes. They immediately picked up the cakes with their black furry paws, and their two big teeth started to click like they were chewing wood. It was gone in two breaths, at a very fast speed.
A package of seven or eight square pastries was quickly sold out.
With his hands and two pairs of big eyes, he looked eagerly at the maid named Xiaohe.
The little maid felt so sorry for the two little guys. A hint of hesitation flashed across her face, but she still took out her last portion of pastry from the package and opened it.
Then she touched the beaver's smooth fur with one hand and said sadly, "From now on, I won't be able to come and feed you. I'm leaving this place soon. You two little guys must be well."
As he spoke, tears began to flow again.
She found these two beavers when she was playing in the water with her sisters a few days before it snowed. The two little guys were very cute and very human-like. They had built a nest with wood upstream of the clear pond.
Later, during the next few days, it snowed heavily and the temperature dropped sharply. She was afraid that the two little guys would freeze to death, so she ran over and wanted to carry them to the mountain. However, the two beavers refused. So she came to feed them once a day and played with the two little guys in the vast snowy scenery. She was very happy.
But now, she has to leave and can’t be fed.
The two beavers seemed to understand at this time. They stopped eating the cakes with their furry paws, and their two big eyes rolled around, and then looked at each other.
Then, one of the beavers showed off the cakes in its hand, turned around, turned into a black shadow, and dived into the clear pond.
Seeing this, the little maid didn't know what was going on.
But after a while, the beaver came back with a piece of golden meat the size of an adult's palm in its mouth.
There was a light golden luster on the meat and a strange fragrance wafted into the air.
The beaver threw the meat in its mouth in front of the little maid, and it looked very heavy.
When the little maid saw the meat, she was a little at a loss. She had never seen this kind of meat before, but it smelled so good, as if she had seen it somewhere and thought it was extraordinary.
She had never eaten pork, but she had seen pigs running. She blinked her eyes and said, "This meat looks like a treasure. Are you going to give it to me?"
The two beavers nodded and pointed with their paws.
When the little maid saw this, she suddenly couldn't help crying out of grievance.
She had been living with her sisters in the Ninth Mountain, and had been relatively carefree. But she was suddenly driven out and was very scared. She had lost her relatives and had been recruited here since she was a child, so she really didn't know what to do now.
As a result, when they heard that she was leaving, the two little guys took out all their treasures and gave them to her.
Human hearts are not as good as animals. The sudden concern made the maid named Xiaohe cry out to the two speechless animals.
"I don't want to leave, but the steward is trying to get me to leave. They want to stuff their relatives in to please the general." "I don't know what to do."
When the two beavers saw the little girl crying, they started squeaking.
Then, he tugged at the hem of the little maid's trousers with his claws and pointed upwards. Then, the two little guys ran towards the mountain and disappeared without a trace.
The little maid was crying, not knowing where the two beavers had gone. She chirped a few times but got no response.
However, we saw two beavers moving very fast through the snowy mountains and forests.
As they passed a mountain, a snoring sound was heard from inside, shaking the surrounding mountains and forests and causing snowflakes to fall.
There is a black bear hibernating inside, and the mist coming out of the cave entrance is filled with a rich, hazy light, like the glow of the sunset.
But after passing by, at a certain distance, all the movement disappeared, as if it was covered up.
Then, the two beavers saw a fawn running in the deserted forest. It was like a silly roe deer, happily venturing out. It was running very fast, and its body was glowing. It actually had the ability of physical cultivation.
As the two beavers rushed to the top of the mountain, prohibitions appeared from time to time in the mountains, but they were blocked by the golden light on the fur of the two little guys and passed through smoothly.
Soon, the two little guys reached the top of the mountain, where there was a heavily guarded Zhonglang Palace.
At this time, in the backyard of the Zhonglang Temple on the Ninth Mountain, under a pavilion, on a table, a low stove was burning charcoal, and on top of it was a duck-billed pot, with the intoxicating aroma of wine gushing out of the pot's spout.
Snow and wind are blowing outside the pavilion, while wine is boiling inside the pavilion, bringing a rare sense of comfort that comes from a painting with splashes of water and ink.
Under the pavilion, Chen Yuan, in plain clothes, was holding a cup, his ears moving slightly.
On the side, two military officers were reporting on the strange phenomena they had investigated in the past few days.
"In the West City, Guijiufang, Liuzi Lane, there is a dead tree that has been dead for many years. It bloomed overnight yesterday, but no other situation was found."
"Seven hundred miles south of the city, Baping County has been abuzz recently. Rumor has it that at night, there is a mountain behind their ancestral mountain that glows. But there is no record of that mountain before, and it disappears during the day. I have already sent troops to verify it."
"Also, two hundred miles north of the city, there is a place called General Mountain. A cloud of fire suddenly erupted from the ground, raging for a radius of twenty miles. Magma was all over the ground and was still erupting. This kind of stone was spewed out from it. Please check it out, General."
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Gao Yu and Fan Chou reported a total of abnormal changes collected from various places during the past three days. There were as many as five or six abnormal incidents around Jinguan City.
As Gao Yu spoke, he presented a palm-sized stone that was completely fiery red in color with both hands.
Chen Yuan moved his hand and pinched the stone that was as hard as a branding iron into his hand. In the meantime, the snowflakes flying outside the pavilion fell on the stone and were immediately evaporated, and the surrounding air also became warmer.
Apparently the surface of the stone was as hot as its color.
Chen Yuan sensed it carefully and found that the inside of this small stone was like a furnace.
He pinched the stone lightly with his five fingers, but only five finger prints were left on the stone, which surprised him a little.
Then, he added more strength, and the stone exploded instantly, spewing out a ball of fire, but in an instant, it was sucked in by Chen Yuan. His eyes lit up slightly. There was a good fire essence in it, but there were too many impurities and it was violent!
Chen Yuan raised his eyelids, turned to one side, and said softly: "I don't know much about this kind of thing. Do you recognize this thing?"
"Sir, this is Red Fire Crystal. It usually comes from volcanoes with rich fire essence, and can only be mined from deep inside volcanoes. It is rare in Shu. This kind of crystal can be used to refine weapons, forge Taoist weapons, and even assist in the practice of fire-attributed skills and magical powers. However, this crystal is a defective product with too many impurities." Fan Chou spoke and explained the origin of this thing, then raised his thick and messy eyebrows.
"However, the fact that this treasure, which is deep in the volcano, gushes out shows that there must be something underneath."
Chen Yuan nodded, his eyes sparkling.
"You have also seen that the changes in the essence of heaven and earth will inevitably cause a series of changes. It has only been a few days, but there are already significant signs!"
At this point, he did not forget to remind the two, "This kind of thing will be noticed by more and more people, and it can't be concealed, so you need to be careful when sending people to act."
"You will finally understand."
At this time, Chen Yuan's eyebrows moved, as if he remembered something. He took out two cups from the tea tray, poured two cups of warm wine, and gently flicked his sleeves to the side. "The weather is getting colder, drink a cup of warm wine. In the past, there was an old man who would warm a cup of wine for me every time I came back from a mission."
When Chen Yuan said this, his expression became much gentler.
The two soldiers rarely saw Chen Yuan like this, and were a little surprised. They wondered who the old man was that the general cared about.
This was the general's kindness, so they didn't hesitate and took the cups and drank up the wine.
"Good wine. I would like to ask for another glass."
Fan Chou, who looked like a madman, was obviously a wine lover. After drinking the wine, he couldn't help smacking his lips. He was not satisfied and spoke.
Chen Yuan smiled, flicked his fingers, and clear water gushed out from the wine jug and fell into the wine glasses held by the two people. He refilled the glasses for them and then brought up another matter as if he was chatting.
"Have the troops from each family reached the Central Sichuan Pass?"
What he was asking about was the matter three days ago when hundreds of Tianguan were recruited into the palace and each family was asked to send people to support the front line.
Fortunately, these people did not dare to cause any trouble again. On the next day, each family sent out ten people, led by a Tianguan.
"Last night, my subordinates sent back news on their fast horses that the various Tianguans have arrived at Xiong'an City, a thousand miles outside the Chuanzhong Pass. Now, I think they have entered the Chuanzhong Pass and joined Lord Pei. I have already sent a message to Lord Pei in advance according to the general's instructions, so I don't think there will be any trouble."
"I think the adults will be very happy." Gao Yu was less reserved and laughed.
It should be said that the various families in Jinguan City sent troops out of the city to support the front line, which gave Fusi a great relief and also allowed these people to breathe a sigh of relief.
After he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed.
"There is evil spirit!"
"What evil beast?"
"How dare you come here, are you looking for death?"
As he spoke, he suddenly grabbed a wall a few dozen meters to the side.
There, there were two snowballs about a foot high, crawling along the wall.
I saw a sharp whistling sound in the air, and a green claw mark about ten feet in size suddenly grabbed the two snowballs.
The next second, the snowball exploded.
The two chubby guys shook their bodies, shaking off the snow, revealing their figures, looking very adorable.
"slow!"
"Benboerba, Babolben, why are you two sneaking up here instead of practicing in the mountains?"
But at this moment, a voice sounded.
It’s Chen Yuan!
(End of this chapter)
