Chapter 1445: Ten Miles of Calm Lake and Frost Covering the Sky

In the restaurant, there was a table full of various dishes. Jiang Hao asked Zhu Guang to order them at the inn before he went to rescue people. Zhuge Wolong and Ning Caichen looked at the table full of dishes and swallowed quietly. The two were locked in prison. , there are only cold and sour meals every day, and this kind of banquet can only appear in dreams.

"It's worth celebrating that you two have escaped from prison. Let's cleanse the dust for both of you." Jiang Hao raised his glass.

Zhuge Wolong and Ning Caichen raised their glasses at the same time. Zhuge Wolong said: "If it weren't for Mr. Jiang this time, how could we have escaped from the hell of hungry ghosts. This cup should be given to Mr. Jiang with our deepest gratitude."

The three of them smiled at each other and drank the wine in one gulp.

"Ah~ It's so refreshing. I haven't tasted wine for a long time." Zhuge Wolong couldn't help but scream after drinking a glass of wine.

After Ning Caichen drank the wine in the glass, he put down the glass and looked at Jiang Hao and asked: "Master Jiang, we have a question, why did you take such a risk to save me and Senior Zhuge?"

Jiang Hao had long expected that the two of them would ask this question, and had already thought of his words in his mind, "I have heard the story of Senior Zhuge before, and I couldn't help but feel sad. Such an upright and knowledgeable minister was persecuted like this. It's really... It’s unfair to the country.”

"Later, when I was investigating the whereabouts of Senior Zhuge, I heard the jailers mention Brother Ning again. I knew that you were imprisoned unjustly, and those people also said that they had received money and would use you to replace a death row prisoner in a few days. Your head counts.”

Ning Caichen was shocked when he heard this and asked in a trembling voice: "Then, those people still want to kill me?!"

Without Jiang Hao's need to answer, Zhuge Wolong already spoke and sighed: "Those people can't do anything. I have been in prison for more than ten years and I am used to this kind of thing."

Ning Caichen felt a chill in his heart. If he hadn't been rescued by Jiang Hao, he might have become that stupid victim in a few days.

"What kind of world is this? Isn't there any justice?!" Ning Caichen sighed.

Zhuge Wolong drank a few drinks and was already a little drunk. He felt a tightness in his chest and said loudly: "In this world, monsters are everywhere, ghosts are rampant, people's hearts are broken, corruption and perversion of the law, how can there be any justice? I really hope someone can Stand up and crush this world, even if you return to chaos, it will be much better than being filled with evil spirits now. "

After hearing Zhuge Wolong's words, Jiang Hao was slightly shocked, because the old man actually mentioned the word "mighty atmosphere".

He has never forgotten what his mission is, "to eliminate evil spirits from heaven and earth." As for how to eliminate them, Jiang Hao doesn't have a clue yet.

"Mr. Zhuge, you said that the world here is filled with evil spirits. Where did this come from?" Jiang Hao asked.

"When people's hearts are broken, they are no longer human beings but have become demons. The human world is no longer a human world but has become a hell. Isn't it true that evil spirits permeate the world?" Old Man Zhuge said.

"Then how to eliminate the evil spirit?" Jiang Hao asked.

"How to eliminate the evil spirit? Hahaha, that's difficult, unless we eradicate the ghosts, wipe out the evildoers, reopen the ancestral temple, and rebuild the world!" The old man shouted loudly, his voice making the beams of the house tremble.

This sentence made Jiang Hao fall into deep thought and remained silent for a long time while holding the wine glass.

I don't know how long it took, but when Jiang Hao woke up, he found that Zhuge Wolong and Ning Caichen were lying drunk on the table. They drank too much while Jiang Hao was deep in thought.

"Zhu Guang, send Mr. Zhuge and Brother Ning back to the room." Jiang Hao ordered Zhu Guang next to him.

"Yes, sir."

Zhu Guang reached out and touched the two people lying on the table, and their bodies flew up. Zhu Guang took the two people into the guest room next to them and placed them safely on the bed.

Jiang Hao returned to the room. Lychee had already arranged the bedding and helped Jiang Hao take off his robe. Jiang Hao was lying on the bed. Lychee knelt beside him and gave Jiang Hao a gentle massage. Jiang Hao's energy was not here, but still thinking about it. Zhuge Wolong's words.

Eradicate the ghosts, destroy the evildoers, restart the ancestral temple, and rebuild the world!

Jiang Hao knew that the monsters and ghosts Zhuge Wolong talked about were not real ghosts and monsters, but corrupt officials who deserved to be ghosts.

The old man is even more ruthless when it comes to restarting the ancestral temple and rebuilding the world. Anyone who listens will know that this old man supports someone to rebel and overthrow the current court and establish a new dynasty. In the eyes of old man Zhuge, this court is rotten to the core.

Although the intentions were different, these words made Jiang Hao think a lot, and he felt like he was enlightened.

Eradicate ghosts and slay evildoers?

From Jiang Hao's point of view, it was really slaying demons.

Restart the ancestral temple and rebuild the world?

What Jiang Hao thinks about is that people are not kind nowadays, just because people only seek benefits and have no faith, monsters and ghosts are rampant, just because immortals and Buddhas have evaded the world, and even the land of the city god is gone, who will manage local affairs.

If you create a religious system as powerful as the mythical world and bring the world back on track, does that count as remaking the world?

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Jiang Hao's face. He felt as if he had found the right path. Although this goal was very huge for him and it was extremely difficult to complete, having the right path was a hundred times better than running around blindly.

Lychee looked at the young master and suddenly smiled. Looking at it with big eyes, she felt that the young master's smile was so handsome. She couldn't help but be a little stunned, and the hand she was kneading slipped unconsciously.

"Lychee? Lychee!"

Jiang Hao felt something strange and called out, but Sha Niu didn't respond. He raised the volume a second time, which woke up Lychee.

"Ah, what's wrong, sir?" Lychee woke up and asked.

"You go practice, I'm going to sleep." Jiang Hao said.

Lychee crawled out of bed angrily and returned to her small bed. However, when she was sitting cross-legged to practice, she suddenly thought of something and her eyes lit up. She just seemed to have pinched the young master's place, so the young master hurriedly drove her away. .

Also, the young master seemed to have moved just now!

Hehe~!

It’s not that the young master doesn’t want to, it’s not that he doesn’t have a chance.

The next day,

After breakfast, Ning Caichen said goodbye to Jiang Hao.

"I have been away from home for a year. I really want to go back and see if the three thatched cottages are still there." Ning Caichen whispered.

"Brother Ning, what are your plans for the future?" Jiang Hao asked.

Ning Caichen shook his head slightly and sighed: "What else can I plan to do? First make a living and continue the imperial examination. If there is hope, I hope that I can pass the examination for a scholar in this life, and I will be content. No matter how unfair the world is, , shouldn’t we continue to struggle for survival?”

Jiang Hao called Zhu Guang and asked Zhu Guang to hitch up the carriage and send Ning Caichen back to his hometown. Ning Caichen refused at first, thinking it was too troublesome, but Jiang Hao couldn't resist Jiang Hao's kindness, so he accepted.

Before leaving, Jiang Hao gave Ning Caichen a small wooden box containing two hundred taels of silver and several Taoist talismans.

"Brother Ning, these Taoist talismans include a peace blessing, an amulet, a disease-repelling talisman, a sword-stopping talisman, an exorcism talisman, and an evil-breaking talisman. I hope that Brother Ning will be safe and prosperous in the future. Good luck."

Then tell him its efficacy and how to use it.

Ning Caichen bowed deeply to Jiang Hao, "Although we have just met each other for the first time, we feel deeply connected. I hope we can meet again one day."

Zhuge Wolong had been standing nearby, watching Jiang Hao's actions, twirling his beard with a smile on his face.

After saying goodbye to Jiang Hao, Ning Caichen came to Zhuge Wolong and bowed deeply, "Senior Zhuge, you and I have been in prison together for one year. Thank you for your care and guidance. Otherwise, I don't know if I would have been able to survive until now."

Zhuge Wolong smiled and nodded, "Although you are a bit pedantic, you are still not stupid. It's boring in prison these days. You asked me for advice, and you learned a lot after thinking about it. Even my direct disciples don't sleep in it every day. If you accept my teachings together, it shouldn't be a problem to take the exam. Since you still want to have an official career, then go for it. I just hope you won't be a corrupt official in the future and stick to your true intentions. "

Ning Caichen bowed again and said, "Thank you, Senior Zhuge, for teaching me. Caichen has taken note of it."

At the gate, Ning Caichen and Jiang Hao reluctantly said goodbye to old man Zhuge, and then got on the carriage. The carriage creaked and creaked forward. Ning Caichen opened the curtain and kept waving until he turned to another road, looking at it thoroughly. Not a soul in sight.

In this way, after walking for two days, Zhu Guang sent Ning Caichen to his hometown. His home was in a remote place in the county town below Jinhua. The situation was very similar to Jiang Hao's. When the carriage arrived at his door, he found that his original couple The house had already collapsed.

Looking at the dilapidated doors and windows and the room with a view of the sky, Ning Caichen couldn't help but sigh. He was alone before, and now he didn't even have a place to stay.

Zhu Guang looked at the house and said, "Mr. Ning, I'm afraid this house can no longer be inhabited. It's better to buy another place elsewhere to settle down."

"Buying a house is expensive," Ning Caichen said.

"Didn't my young master give you two hundred taels of silver as a gift?" Zhu Guang said.

"But, but that money, I actually want you to take it back and return it to Brother Jiang. He saved my life, how can I still accept so much money from him? I have no shortage of hands and feet, and I can always make a living." Ning Caichen said.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Guang hurriedly said: "Mr. Ning, the money was given to you by the young master. It is up to you to throw it away or throw it away. But I would never dare to take it back. I would make the decision for the young master privately. I am not like that." courage."

"Mr. Ning, since my young master has given you not only money but also a lot of affection, if you really send it back, I'm afraid your young master will be even more sad."

Although Zhu Guang used to be a pig butcher, he was a rough-faced and careful guy. These words were so accurate that Ning Caichen felt that if he really paid back the money, he would be guilty of a terrible crime.

"Hey, it doesn't matter, Brother Jiang will remember this deeply in his heart." Ning Caichen said.

The two discussed it, and finally Ning Caichen decided to buy a house in the county. Zhu Guang was not in a hurry to go back, and helped Ning Caichen buy a house and a courtyard. The apartment was not a big one, and all the original furniture was there. Although it was a little old, it was better. In solidity.

After spending more than sixty taels of silver inside and outside, there was still one hundred and forty taels left. Ning Caichen looked at the money and said to Zhu Guang: "With this money, I can help others copy books, write letters, etc. Yes, that’s enough.”

"Since Mr. Ning has nothing to do here, Lao Zhu will leave." Zhu Guang said.

Ning Caichen raised his hands to Zhu Guang and thanked him for his help these days. Zhu Guang repeatedly waved his hands and said that he didn't dare to accept it.

"Send a message to Brother Jiang for me. Tell him that Caichen is very grateful!" He said and bowed deeply to Zhu Guang.

Zhu Guang knew that this bow was for the young master, so he did not refuse, returned the bow, and drove away in his carriage.

From then on, Ning Caichen lived a stable life and devoted himself to studying and preparing for the imperial examination.

There was a painting hanging on the wall of his study room, which showed a woman washing her hair by the stream. Whenever he got tired from studying, he would stand in front of the painting and look at it for a long time, whispering Xiaoqian's name softly.

“The sky is covered with frost over the ten-mile flat lake, and every inch of blue hair is filled with worries about the past.

Looking at the moon shape alone to protect each other, I only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals. "

Looking at the painting, Ning Caichen's thoughts drifted back to the scene back then.

That day,

There was a scholar named Ning Caichen,

Carrying a book basket and half a torn paper umbrella,

Walking in the misty mountains,

The road of life is as long as a dream.

That night,

I heard the sound of a zither in the middle of the night,

The scholar followed the sound,

and he and she met.

Xiao Qian played the zither to amuse herself, her hairpin swaying in the wind,

her skin reflecting the flowing clouds, her feet curled up like bamboo shoots,

she looked elegant in the daytime, and she was especially beautiful.

That night,

Under the dim candlelight,

the handsome scholar wrote a poem,

and the woman in white beside him,

her bright eyes flowed, and she smiled back.

The moonlight outside the window was silent, and the sky was full of flying flowers.

The two of them were in tune with each other, smiled at each other,

and all kinds of emotions were piled up in the corners of their eyes.

The two wrote this poem together on this painting.

The woman named Xiao Qian,

looked around with brilliance, her eyes were like autumn water.

A white dress floated by, a faint look,

an inadvertent sideways look, as if she was gorgeous.

The light gauze curtains, the affection between the man and the woman,

When they are moved, they only envy the mandarin ducks and not the immortals.

But when they turn around, the beauty is gone, it seems like a dream!

Ning Caichen stretched out his hand, his hand seemed to touch Xiaoqian's cold and smooth face, and said softly:

"Xiaoqian, I will wait for you, wait for you to reincarnate and come back, I just hope to see you for the last time before I die."