Late at night, Xiao Maha fell asleep. He was old and in poor spirits, so even though he was fascinated by reading books, he could not stand up to his tiredness and could only let go of the story for the time being and talk about it later.

But when I think about it on the day and dream about it on the night, Xiao Maha soon started to dream.

In his dream, he transformed into "Shitaxi" agent "I" and continued his strange detective process.

"I" returned north from Shaozhou, Lingbian, and returned to my hometown with all kinds of doubts. The blood-red jade pendant obtained from my friend Lu Wulang seemed to guide me to "move forward".

One morning, I met the old Mr. Wu in the lively tea shed. Mr. Wu was nearly 80 years old and was very strong. He could walk around the street without a crutch, chat with neighbors, and go to the tea shed to drink tea and hear stories from scholars.

"In the blink of an eye, you guys are all Aye with three kids..."

Mr. Wu, with a wrinkled face, said with a smile, I poured him a cup of tea, sat next to him, and according to yesterday's agreement, I heard the other party talk about the bizarre past events back then.

That incident was too strange, so over the years, few people believed what Mr. Wu said. I didn’t believe it after hearing it. I thought Mr. Wu was lying to others, but now I must ask carefully.

Wu Taigong was famous for his famous name Wu Qingping, from Xunyang, Jiangzhou. He was a businessman when he was young and had been to many places. It was nearly fifty years ago. At the beginning of the Jiachu of Chen Guotian, he and his companion Li Qian returned from the east of Xiangzhou and took the Yangtze River route back to Jiangzhou.

The two of them rode north and arrived at the northern end of Dongting Lake, Baling (now Yueyang, Yuezhou), because of the strong wind and waves on the water surface, it was difficult to sail, so they could only moor outside the city at night.

Because they were unable to enter the city after a missed hour, they rested at a shop at the dock.

This store is newly opened. The store has a good place to entertain guests. There is a shop, but it is already full of sleep. There is only one room left for three people to stay.

Wu Qingping and Li Qian were about to check in, but a person came outside the door to stay. Because they were walking, their feet were muddy.

The man looked a little embarrassed, just wanted to go into the store to find a place to take a nap and shelter from the rain. The store never likes the strollers (travelers who hike are generally poor, so they cannot use cars, boats, or horses to carry on their transportation). They wanted to bombard them away.

Wu Qingping couldn't bear it and advised the shop owner that it was not easy for people to go out. It was raining heavily outside, and if it was wet, he might get sick.

He spent some extra money as a fee for sweeping the floor, and exchanged for the store owner Xun's passerby to stay in the hotel and rest in their rooms.

When you are away from businessmen, you should be wary of someone following you, but making good relationships is also a way to manage your connections, so Wu Qingping is willing to take the risk of doing a good thing.

Wu and Li ordered some wine and food, ate with the passerby who was staying with him, and started talking again, and found that the other party was talking well, and claimed that his surname was Huang Que, and he was a soap-yielding official.

Huang Que claimed to be out with the mansion to do business, but he missed his itinerary for some reason. He was severely punished for missing the date. Now he can only rush alone, regardless of wind and rain, and is quite embarrassed.

Huang Que said that he was fortunately welcomed by Wu and Li tonight, and he was very grateful. If he had the fate in the future, he would definitely be rewarded.

Of course, Wu and Li would not take this scene seriously. Huang Que did not say it out loud when he saw the two of them. He only said that there was God's will in the dark. Then he would tell the name of the owner of the shop where the two stayed in three days and five days later and what dishes they had for dinner that day, and he would definitely know in the future.

The next day, before the sun was bright, Huang Que got up and left.

Wu and Li set off on the road, took a boat into the Yangtze River, and went down the river. On the third day, on the fifth day, the owner of the shop stayed at the dock and stayed at the shop. The dinner that day was all as Huang Que said on the same day.

When they arrived at Xiakou, Yingzhou (now Xiakou, Ezhou), the two met Huang Que again.

Huang Que ordered wine and dishes at the restaurant and invited Wu and Li to the banquet. During the meal, they talked about the promises that were fulfilled, and admired Huang Que very much.

After drinking for several rounds, the three of them had a great time talking. Huang Que suddenly expressed his identity and called himself a minor official in the underworld. The head of the palace found a husband for the daughter and decided on the candidates. At the time, he raised his troops and came to welcome the groom in person.

Wu and Li just pretended that each other was talking nonsense after drinking, but Huang Que said that this was rare for ordinary people to see. If they were interested, he could help and let them open their eyes.

Seeing that what this person said was not like a false act, Li Qian was alert and decided that the other party was a thief and planned to seize money. However, Wu Qingping was interested and said that he must look at the "silent soldiers' wedding" and agreed with the other party on a date.

The date of agreement is Bingzi.

When the evening was that day, when the city gate was closed, Huang Que came on a horse and led another horse, calling Wu Qingping to get on the horse quickly.

Wu Qingping got on the horse, but saw a strange wind blowing towards him. His eyes were blurred, but nothing unusual. Then he went out of the city with Huang Que and arrived at the riverside. He saw many warships on the river. The flags were waving on the boat, and the soldiers were wearing hard and holding sharp edges.

The two of them got off the horse and took a boat and got on the middle of the boat. They saw a general sitting upright in the position of commander. The man was vague, but he was tall and had armor on his body, which seemed unusually gold and iron, and there were armor soldiers around him, so others were not allowed to approach him.

As agreed in advance, Wu Qingping pretended to be Huang Que's escort and stood aside, lowered his head and said nothing, and looked around.

When the big ship sailed and headed downstream in the night, the ship was lit at night, but the fleet where Wu Qingping was in was in a gloomy flame, like ghost fire.

When the fleet approached the north bank of the river, several ships sailed offshore. The large ships were decorated with extraordinary decoration. Wu Qingping also heard the sound of silk and bamboo on the boat, thinking that there were distinguished guests on it.

The north and south fleets sailed side by side and headed downstream together. After a long time of sailing like this, Wu Qingping suddenly saw that there was one more person beside the general, and the soldiers around him ignored it.

The man has a white face and no beard, has a thin body, a snow-clothed shirt, a red trouser, a plush leather hat and a suffix tail, and a very scary appearance.

The man said, "Time is coming to an end, why should the general sit here without waiting for a good son-in-law?"

The general said: "The time limit is over, but the good son-in-law is protected by gods on the boat and is not allowed to be welcomed. What should I do?"

The man said, "This matter is Yi, I will come."

After saying that, the person disappeared. Wu Qingping could see clearly next to him, but he didn't know what his identity was.

I don’t know how long it took, but a large ship next to me suddenly burst into laughter, and laughter came to my ears. It sounded like a cry, and it was so terrifying.

The big ship immediately approached, and a board was set up between the two ships, and a handsome gentleman came to the side of the ship. Wu Qingping looked from a distance, but saw a person behind him, who was the white-faced beardless.

The husband stood upright and asked the general: "Who are you? Why don't you kneel when you see me?"

The general stood up and came to the side of the boat and said loudly: "Because he was armoured, he could not kneel down. The husband went west and asked Ci to wait day and night at home, only to return quickly, marry my little daughter, and have a noble son early to fulfill his filial piety."

“So very good.”

After saying that, the husband walked up to the board and came towards the general. The follower behind him whimpered and cried, and he could not get up on the ground (deck).

After the husband got on the boat and brought the general to the seat, the two raised their glasses and drank happily, and had a great time talking. Wu Qingping was on the side and smelled the smell of blood. He looked in the direction where the smell was coming, but saw the husband's chest red.

Is it a drink that is soaked in my chest, or...

The big ship next to him leaked water, and the people on the ship sank along with the ship, but the wedding fleet was still motionless. No one was seen to rescue the fallen water. The husband still drank with the general and ignored him, calling him "son-in-law", and his appearance gradually became blurred.

Wu Qingping felt that the scene was incredible, but he couldn't help but peek. He saw that the husband's chest was getting scarlet and the jade pendant on his waist was dyed red.

The white-faced beardless man poured wine aside, and suddenly turned to look at Wu Qingping, with his eyes wide open and his eyes were fierce.

This glare made Xiao Mohe wake up from his dream and find that he is sweating profusely.

Sitting up and looking around, he made sure he was at home, not on the river boat, and then breathed a sigh of relief and lay down.

But I can't sleep anymore.

The past events have emerged in my heart again.

That year, Emperor Gaozu died, but his only son Chen Chang was in Chang'an, Zhou Kingdom and could not return it, so Emperor Gaozu's nephew ascended the throne.

Soon after, Zhou State released Chen Chang, and Chen State sent ministers to welcome him, and Xiao Maha was also among them.
Chapter completed!