There are some things about him that many people know.
But you still talk nonsense after knowing it,
There is only one,
Night Crying Man Shen SanYou!
Li Yan is not angry at all. Shen SanYou is just such a person. He called a group of people to steal other people's houses and show off his prostitution during the day. He was shameless and proud of it.
But when something happens, he is really helpful and reliable.
So Shen SanYou also has many friends.
The only thing that makes Li Yan strange is, didn't Shen SanYou return to Chang'an on the order of his master, after asking for his information?
Of course, Li Yan didn't ask directly.
After all, in public, there is Di Longzi next to him. If Netherworld Sect does anything, it will be bad.
Madam Pei's eyes flickered and he looked at everyone with a smile, "Do you want to stay in a hotel?"
Di Longzi's face was already a little ugly, and he said in a deep voice, "No, prepare some horses for us, leave now, we can live in Luoyang tonight, isn't it more comfortable than your place?"
An unpleasant feeling arose inexplicably in his heart.
The original plan was to stay at Dragon Gate Inn for two days, spread the word, attract some of his old enemies, and induce Li Yan to take action.
Regardless of whether he was the real culprit or not, he helped him solve the problem.
Li Yan These people are a team of wandering immortals. They travel everywhere and cannot stay in one place. They have to leave eventually.
Therefore, it is okay for him to suffer some grievances.
But Shen SanYou also came here, that is Netherworld Sect. Although he seems to have no interest in politics, he is quite powerful in the market.
By then, his information may no longer be valuable.
"Hahaha..."
Hearing Di Longzi's sarcasm, Madam Pei covered his mouth and smiled, "Senior is saying, how can our little shop in the wilderness compare to the prosperity of Luoyang?"
"However, the wind is strong in Luoyang, so I advise you to wait for two days before leaving."
Di Longzi's eyes turned cold, "What do you mean?"
Madam Pei did not answer, but looked around, "There are so many people here, why not find a quiet place."
"Okay!"
Li Yan nodded in agreement.
He knew that when Madam Pei mentioned Shen SanYou, it was definitely not without purpose, and he was afraid that he had something to tell him.
"Everyone please."
Madam Pei stretched out his hand and led the way upstairs.
She has a graceful figure and looks forward to her steps.
Although it is not some kind of charm technique, it is still full of the charm of a mature woman, with the waist swaying and the outline of the buttocks also revealed.
Good guy...
Li Yan secretly said that he was powerful, but his expression remained unchanged.
They have seen strong winds and waves, but they still have some determination.
Several of Di Longzi's apprentices looked straight at him, and as they were following him, their eyesight was almost unchanged, and they almost bumped into Di Longzi.
"Asshole!"
Di Longzi became so angry that he slapped the two disciples down the stairs and said in a cold voice, "Go away and check out the surroundings!"
He could finally see that these disciples could still show off their power when facing ordinary people, but when they encountered powerful characters, they were at a loss and were useless.
If those three direct disciples were here, how could he be so embarrassed?
But having said that, he asked them to return to Yuzhou in advance to make arrangements. Why haven't they contacted him yet?
Could something have happened?
While Di Longzi was thinking, Madam Pei led them up to the second floor and to a spacious room deep in the corner.
This place is obviously specially used to entertain guests. Although it is also an adobe house with old wooden windows, the floor is paved with blue bricks and smoothed.
Through the window, you can see the Yi River Pier in the distance.
On the square table, snacks have already been prepared.
"Everyone, please!"
After Madam Pei asked everyone to sit down, he glanced at Di Longzi, who had a gloomy expression, and explained with a smile, "It's not that the slave family is troublesome, but for the sake of my colleagues in the world, I would like to remind you that I also want to show my friendship to the landlord."
"Calculate the time, you have just returned from Shu. Maybe you don't know that Paper Figure Case has appeared in Luoyang, and the city is already full of storms."
"Paper Figure Case?"
Di Longzi frowned when he heard this and said, "The Paper Man Technique is not a top-notch method. Even some private people Witch Doctor can do it. Why do they mobilize so many people?"
Madam Pei The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, "This time it's different."
She leaned against the counter, lightly drawing circles with her fingertips on the wooden table, and turned to look at Li Yan, "Young Hero Li may not know that there are a lot of weird things in Luoyang, the old capital of the Thirteenth Dynasty. The most famous one recently is 'Paper horses crossing the Yin soldiers, Mangshan crying at the grave at night'..."
"Since half a month ago, the paper-making shop in Nanshi has become very evil. During the day, the paper figures Zi Hour stood up by themselves."
"Even if he can kill people, he can also run around carrying a coffin, but whenever a sorcerer tracks him down, he disappears without a trace..."
"Carrying the coffin?"
Li Yan was taken aback, and his brows became serious.
The ordinary paper man technique relies on the Yin Energy driver above. It can at best be used to scare people and detect intelligence, just like when he first used the Cult Soul Technique.
The more powerful ones can control Yin Soul Fierce Ghost to attach themselves to it, killing people or possessing them, making them appear and disappear, making them impossible to detect.
But this method has a shortcoming.
The paper is thin and light, so even if Yin Soul is attached to it, it will not be able to withstand it, so it can only be attacked by methods such as fascination, possession, and illusion.
It's hard to carry a knife, let alone a coffin.
He is considered a master in this way, but even if he summons the most powerful "Giant Heavenly Strength Warrior Chasing and Executing Marshal Meng" among Inner Altar Eight Generals, he can only attack with a sword, or possess others to exert great power.
It was impossible to lift the coffin.
Thinking of this, Li Yan shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is not a simple paper puppet technique. What do City God Temple Enforcement Hall say?"
"Haha~"
Di Longzi next to him suddenly sneered, "Young Hero Li may not know the situation of Luoyang Xuanmen, but it is very complicated."
"This place is Orthodox Xuan Gate, headed by White Horse Temple and Longmen Grottoes Xiangshan Temple."
"Twenty years ago, the imperial court ordered the construction of White Horse Temple and the addition of the Vairocana Pavilion and Kasyapa Matanga Hall, making it an important Zen center in the north. Fuso monks also came to pay homage. They were very arrogant and could not deal with the Daoist Shangqing Palace."
"Xiangshan Temple was busy repairing Longmen Grottoes, which cost a lot of money, so he tried his best to make money."
"They set up a Buddhist niche in Yique, where ladies and gentlemen prayed for a child. They threw copper coins into the Buddha's palm, and the one who won would get an heir. They also used a peony garden to attract pilgrims, and Luoyang literati ridiculed that 'the monks' robes smell of copper'..."
"White Horse Temple is the same, so that other Buddhist temples followed suit and set up 'Longevity Vault'..."
Li Yan was shocked, "What is 'Longevity Vault'?"
"It's a pawn shop."
Madam Pei next to him smiled and said, "It's similar to Tang Era Xiangji Kitchen. He also does the loan business. There are many urban foxes and rats in Luoyang City working for them."
Wang Dao Xuan immediately snorted after hearing this, "Didn't the imperial court ban it? Why do these monks always like to do this?"
"Daomen is not much better!"
Di Longzi sneered, "Luoyang Daomen, headed by the Shangqing Palace and Lu Zu temples. Shangqing Palace rebuilt it when the Daxuan Dynasty was established. Now there are five hundred Daoist priests, thinking about practicing 'Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir' all day long to present to the court."
"As for the Lu Zu temple, they took Leather Gate's job and matched the divination with the medicine. The 'Medicine Slip' in the temple contains hundreds of medicines. When you are sick, you can go to the divination to see what medicine to take."
"What a nonsense!"
Wang Dao Xuan's face turned red, "Medicine is medicine, and mystery is mystery. Even Daoist doctors cannot do without looking, hearing, asking, and asking questions. This is a fool's errand!"
"Why don't you Qi Ingestion."
Di Longzi curled his lips and said, "I have really cured many people, and the price is cheaper than the medical clinic in the city, so the incense continues every day."
"They say it's Lu Zu that appears, but in my opinion, there must be something fishy in it, but it's just that people are powerful and knowledgeable people don't dare to expose it."
After hearing this, everyone fell into silence.
City God Temple Enforcement Hall, they all transferred the nearby Orthodox Xuan Gate monks to work. Luoyang Xuanmen was so corrupt that it was obvious that they would not take it seriously.
Li Yan shook his head slightly, "Are there any clues now?"
"There are no clues."
Madam Pei also sarcastically said, "At least they don't have this ability, but they do have the ability to make money by investigating crimes, and they are very big."
"In the name of 'evil cultivators causing trouble in Luoyang,' they go around looking for trouble for monks from other places. Even if they have an ultimatum, they will be arrested and put in jail. They have to pay enough money to be considered innocent."
"Nowadays, Luoyang is in a smog. The slave family has received the news. This matter has even alarmed Yuzhou Provincial Administration Commissioner. They are preparing to report the matter. I think they will stop in two days."
"That's it..."
Li Yan thought thoughtfully and asked, "What about 'Mangshan Night Crying at the Grave'?"
Madam Pei replied, "This is nothing. The earliest news was from Mangshan Northern Wei Jing Mausoleum. The old guard guarding the mausoleum said that he was drunk at night and heard Nuo opera being played in the underground palace."
"He was so frightened that he ran back to Luoyang like crazy and spread the news everywhere, making it known to everyone. Later, someone went to investigate, but nothing was found. It must be that the old man was suffering from hysteria."
"The reason why this matter spread so fiercely is because there is a lot of dissatisfaction among the people. They say that Luoyang is declining, and the emperors in Mang Mountain can't stand it anymore, and they want to recruit those people..."
Then, he briefly introduced the situation in Luoyang.
As he said, Luoyang is now in some decline.
After the turmoil in the late Tang Dynasty, An Lushan Rebellion and Golden Horde Wolf Country invaded, and almost half of the city of Luoyang was destroyed. There are many Official Roads that have not been repaired yet...
After the imperial court lifted the sea ban, coastal ports prospered due to the convenience of shipping, and Luoyang waterway terminals became increasingly deserted. Coupled with official corruption, many merchants and craftsmen fled to coastal areas...
As the economy declines, chaos naturally arises among the people.
Robbery of ancient tombs in Mangshan became so popular that even the people in Luoyang City, masters of Daoism like Di Longzi, couldn't help but join in, as well as Funiu Mountain's mountain bandits and Yellow River water bandits...
In short, there are no more peaceful days.
Li Yan Everyone couldn't help but sigh a little while listening.
They walked along the way and saw a lot. In today's great era, it seems that the fire is cooking, but not everywhere will benefit.
While we were chatting, the waiter was already serving plates of food.
"You all have come a long way to try Luoyang local cuisine."
Madam Pei raised his red sleeves, Phoenix Eyes swept across the table, picked up the peony-shaped radish shreds on the plate with the tip of his chopsticks, "This is 'Fake Swallow Dish', Wu Zhao When he proclaimed himself emperor, a three-foot-long white radish appeared in Mang Mountain, which was presented to Sinong Temple as an auspicious sign. Imperial Chef used plain meat to make bird's nest soup, and Emperor Wu gave it the name 'Righteous Dish'--"
Wang Dao Xuan picked up a chopstick and said in surprise, "This radish actually tastes like seafood?"
"This is the bone soup of the Yi River carp."
Madam Pei chuckled, and the silver bracelets on his wrists clinked with the porcelain bowls, "There are twenty-four Luoyang water banquets, and the first one is this deceiving vegetarian dish."
After saying that, he pointed to another dish and saw that in the celadon lotus bowl, there was emerald-colored jelly paste and a few red wolfberries floating on it.
"This is called Cold Toad Soup. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty excavated Tongji Canal, an ice toad phenomenon appeared in the cold pool of Mang Mountain..."
Madam Pei said while tapping the edge of the bowl gently, and the frozen paste actually rippled with the sound, "It is actually Gelili gelatin donkey bone glue. In those days, canal craftsmen relied on this soup to ward off miasma."
"This dish of 'braised three delicacies in pulp' also has its origins. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang. The Xianbei nobles were not used to drinking goat's milk, so the imperial chef fermented the pulp with water to remove the mutton, which became a testimony to the 'Hu-Han Banquet'..."
Snow-white goat's milk foam floats in the stoneware basin, and faintly visible Yellow River shrimps, Yique whitebait and Mangshan pine fungi are floating.
Li Yan scooped up a spoonful, the sour aroma went straight to the lid of Tianling, but there was a vague earthy smell. He frowned slightly and lifted the bowl, but when he saw the bottom Underworld Journeys was engraved with "Made in the third year of Zhengshi".
Madam Pei chuckled, "Young Hero Li Don't blame me, a gang of Grave Robbers died in a fight here before, leaving bottles and cans all over the house."
"This is Northern Wei pottery. It's quite exquisite. It's used in Dragon Gate Inn. If you're not used to it, young hero, can I give you another one?"
"No, it's okay."
Li Yan shook his head slightly, but didn't touch the dish anymore.
Madam Pei continued to introduce it to everyone.
The so-called "Jin Yu Yu" refers to a sandalwood chopping board covered with yellow river carps as thin as cicada wings, accompanied by yellow mustard, polygonum, orange silk, etc., which comes from Cao Zhi's "Famous Capital Chapter" " fetal𫚥"...
What is "Burnt Bone Peony Pastry"? The petals are layered like real ones, but when you bite them open, you will find a paste core, which means that when Emperor Wu demoted the peony to Luoyang, it still refused to yield despite the burning fire.
Peony Pastry The joy of suffering is in line with Divine Capital's integrity.
Wang Dao Xuan couldn't help but praise, "As expected of the Millennium Divine Capital, the taste of these dishes aside, the background is ranked first."
"Hahaha..."
Madam Pei covered his mouth and smiled and said, "The Daoist master is really good at talking, but he is not afraid of your jokes. Most of these famous dishes are imitation meat. Back in the Northern Wei Dynasty when Buddhism was revered and slaughter was banned, Luoyang went through wars and was short of supplies, so these dishes were made with ingenuity instead of fat."
"It's a secret, but isn't it just a thousand-year-old dream?"
"Please be patient, my family has some chores to do."
After Madam Pei explained it, he stood up and left.
Li Yan didn't talk nonsense and asked everyone to continue eating and drinking.
Just now, he had sensed that there were several people in the room where Madam Pei came out, and they were experts, and they had set up concealment techniques.
It was only when they opened the door that they noticed it.
Because of this, Di Longzi only dared to ridicule and did not take action.
This Madam Pei looks coquettish, but in fact he has a profound knowledge and a strong memory. Ordinary scholars can't keep up with it. No wonder he can be the helmsman of Heluo Horse Caravan.
It is said to be a caravan, but in fact it is a chamber of commerce.
With so many experts gathered together, it may not be easy.
After eating and drinking, everyone was tired from the journey, so they went back to their rooms, ready to take a rest before continuing to inquire about news.
After returning to the room, Li Yan put down his luggage and sat cross-legged to meditate. After a while, he heard the sound of footsteps going away outside the door.
The corners of his mouth curved, with a sneer on his face.
The one leaving is Di Longzi.
This old boy was still playing tricks on him, but he sent his disciples out without thinking about their own affairs. He has not returned yet, so he probably went out to look for him.
Di Longzi Just left, there were light footsteps outside the door again, and then a graceful figure quickly pushed the door in and closed it tightly.
It is Dragon Gate Inn, the shopkeeper Madam Pei.
Li Yan had already expected it, stood up and said in a deep voice:
"What message did Brother Shen leave for me?"