in the world of murder

Chapter 33

Xizhen had a dream all night, woke up crying and fell asleep crying, and felt a headache the next morning.He got up to practice sword skills according to his habit for many years, and after taking a bath, he went to the study to deal with some letters from various places.

After a long while like this, his headache still hasn't subsided.Xi Shui served tea, knelt down beside Xi Zhen, and rubbed his head.

"Young master, rest for a while."

Xi Zhen closed his eyes and leaned against the table to rest his eyes.

He had just closed his eyes when Xi Shan hurried in from outside and said, "Young Master, someone is here from the East Palace."

Xi Zhen opened his eyes and said, "Go and have a look."

There are several green pines planted in the four corners of the courtyard, and several pots of peony flowers as big as the palm are placed on the edge of the corridor.Xi Zhen, dressed in black gauze, suddenly broke into the flowers.

The courtyard was full of gifts from the Eastern Palace, ranging from gold, silver and jade objects to calligraphy and painting classics, as well as some precious medicinal materials.The things were delivered by Tang Zhi himself, and when Xi Zhen showed up, Tang Zhi smiled all over his face and said, "Hello, Mr. Xi."

Xi Zhen evoked a decent smile and asked, "Eunuch Tang, what do you mean?"

"This is what Your Highness means," Tang Zhi said, "Young Master Xi came to the capital from a thousand miles away. As the host, His Highness the Crown Prince should treat you well. Young Master, let me see if these things are useful. I can keep a couple of them. This is the creation of these things."

Xi Zhen was not sure what the prince meant, so he said, "Your father-in-law is being polite."

Tang Zhi smiled, exchanged some pleasantries with Xi Zhen, and then left.

Xi Shan presented the gift list, and Xi Zhen read it over and over several times, but found nothing wrong.

After thinking for a while, he threw the gift list to Xi Shan, and said: "Put away the things carefully, prepare some things for the gift, and add some Shu brocade."

Xi Shan said yes, and went down to prepare.

Xi Zhen really didn't have the energy to find out what Prince Chongming's intention was. He dreamed of Xie Li last night, which reminded him of an unavoidable thing——Xie Li's death day is approaching.

The wind picked up in the afternoon, Xizhen took a nap, the clouds completely covered the sun, the golden sunlight disappeared, and the sky darkened suddenly.

Xi Zhen sat in the room for a while, and before dinner, he ordered Xi Shui to prepare some candles and paper money, and sent all the people in the backyard away, and no one was allowed to come in.

There are many vines planted in the back garden, entangled with old trees in the rockery, and it turns into a black one at night.Beside the rockery, Xizhen set up an incense burner in the open space. He lit a candle with a torch, took three sticks of incense and put them in the incense burner.

Xie Li fell off the cliff with almost no bones left.Xi Zhen erected a monument for him at the foot of the mountain, and then returned home with Feng Xin.Xi Zhen kept this matter secret, and Feng Xin dared not bring it up again.Therefore, none of the people around him now know about these past events.

Xi Zhen didn't set up a tablet because he didn't dare to face Xie Li's tablet.He was afraid of leaving, and his guilt turned into fear, which deepened over time.

Xi Zhen took the yellow paper to the candle, and the yellow paper burned in a flash, and the bright flame illuminated Xi Zhen's face.

"I dreamed about you last night," Xi Zhen said, "but it's different from usual dreams."

What he often dreams about is the past on Jiuyi Mountain, and he also dreams that he fell off the cliff with eyes full of resentment.But it was the first time to talk to him like last night.

Xi Zhen whispered: "You can't be the one who gave me a dream."

The three sticks of incense in the incense burner were still emitting smoke. Xi Zhen knelt on the mat and said again: "You, are you missing something? What do you want? Clothes, food, house, sedan chair, Otherwise, I’ll burn some more horses for you.”

Of course no one answered Xi Zhen, Xi Zhen smiled embarrassingly, grabbed another handful of paper money, and said: "I'll burn some more money for you, you can buy it yourself."

The smell of burning yellow paper quickly overwhelmed the smell of sandalwood, Xi Zhen thought for a while, then leaned towards the incense burner, "Xie Li, are you still down there now, have you reincarnated?"

He said slowly, while deliberating: "Tomorrow, I will find someone to recite the mantra for you, and set up an ever-burning lantern for you in the temple, and bless you to be a good person in your next life."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a strong wind in the back garden, causing yellow paper to fly all over the sky.Xi Zhenxin suddenly felt a little hairy all over his body.

"Xie Li, don't be angry." Xi Zhen clutched the paper money, a little nervous, "I've become a ghost, and I still have such a big temper."

The wind was blowing, and the leaves of the vines wrapped around the rocks were blown up by the wind. Looking at it at night, it seemed that something was undulating in the dark.The shadows of the trees whirling in the distance, Xi Zhen squinted his eyes and saw a white shadow there.

He looked carefully, and it turned into a tree shadow, rustling, as if there was no one there, and it seemed to be full of people.

Xi Zhen tightened the clothes on his body, turned the brazier in front of him upside down to extinguish the fire, and ran back into the house before he even had time to pinch the incense.

Running back to the house is not counted, you must jump on the bed and cover yourself with a quilt to be safe.

Covered with a quilt, Xi Zhen fell asleep in panic.In the middle of the night, when the candles were all burned out, Xi Zhen suddenly woke up from his dream.He was lying on his side on the bed, with a hand on his waist behind his back, which made him break out in cold sweat.

"Xi Zhen, long time no see, don't come here without any problems." Xie Li hugged him from behind, his cold breath penetrated into Xi Zhen's mouth and nose.

"Xie Li," Xi Zhen said with a trembling voice, "Are you a human or a ghost?"

"What do you think?" Xie Li breathed on the back of Xi Zhen's neck, and his slightly cool palm caressed Xi Zhen's cheek.Xi Zhen didn't dare to look at him, and stared straight at the curtain.

"I'm not only a ghost, but also a lonely wild ghost." Xie Li's breath floated around Xizhen's neck, "Didn't you ask me, what do I lack down there? What do I lack, you can't think of it?"

Xi Zhen almost trembled, "Xie Li, I, I didn't mean to kill you, I know I was wrong."

"In that case," Xie Li said coolly, "Then I'll take you away."

"I..." Xi Zhen opened his mouth and said aggrievedly, "But I just became a direct disciple, and I haven't even seen Prince Chongming's face."

Xie Li's eyes suddenly darkened, he pinched Xi Zhen's chin, "Chongming Prince! Do you know what kind of person Chongming Prince is? You don't know him, you haven't seen him! Just because he is a prince , just to get his appreciation, you abandoned me!"

"No, no!" Xi Zhen said in a panic, "I have my own difficulties, and I have my last resort."

Xie Li's expression gradually deepened, he calmed down, and asked in a deep voice: "If Prince Chongming threatens you to befriend him by entering the court, will you agree?"

Xi's heart skipped a beat, this ghost Xie Li is really powerful, he even knows about this.

Seeing Xi Zhen hesitate, Xie Li's breath immediately cooled down.

Seeing that the situation is not good, Xi Zhen hurriedly said: "No, no! I only want to be with you, Xie Li, I only want to be with you!"

Xie Li stared at him and asked, "What about in the future? I'm dead, so you're still just with me?"

"I, I," Xi Zhen forced himself to calm down, and said, "Of course, I only like you."

Xie Li stared at him for a long time, then retracted the hand that was pinching his neck.

For some reason, Xi Zhen felt sore.From his lifetime to his death, Xie Li would always let him go because of his words.

"Can I still trust you?" Xie Li said coldly, "You should be more sincere to Prince Chongming."

"What does it have to do with him?" Xi Zhen couldn't figure out why Xie Li had trouble with Prince Chongming, he simply said: "Then tell me, what should I do?"

Xie Li lifted Xi Zhen's pajamas with his slender fingers, and said coolly, "I still want to take you away."

Xi Zhen took a deep breath, grabbed Xie Li's fingers, and said, "I will keep you filial piety!"

Xie Li paused, "What did you say?"

Xizhen grabbed his hand and didn't allow him to move, "I'll keep your filial piety for you, and I'll keep your filial piety for you as your wife for three years."

He paused, and continued to increase the stakes, "If you still don't leave after three years, I will be with you for the rest of my life, and I will never let anyone get close to me."

Xie Li fell silent, Xi Zhen panicked, and the clamoring heartbeat filled the space between the two.

"Yes." Xie Li's understatement seemed to be a life sentence for Xi Zhen.

Before Xi Zhen could let go of his mind, he realized that Xie Li had untied his belt, and his cold fingers were walking on the delicate skin.

"Xie Li!" Xi Zhen panicked, "You, I, you are a ghost, you..."

Xie Li tied up Xi Zhen's hands and feet slowly. He thought for a while, and covered Xi Zhen's eyes with a black ribbon.He didn't allow Xizhen to touch him, and he didn't allow Xizhen to look at him.She is obviously covered in black gauze, but she is covered in snow-white flesh, exuding an ascetic and taboo beauty.

It was a confused and crazy night, Xizhen desperately shrank to the corner of the bed, but was dragged back by Xie Li's legs.Xi Zhen's body is a gluttonous feast, whether it is the brutality like a hungry tiger rushing to eat, or the gentleness like sniffing a rose, they have tortured him severely.

He begged Xie Li, but it was useless, Xie Li couldn't help teasing him when he saw him crying.Xi Zhen cried terribly, passed out and woke up again, the sky was bright outside, there was no one beside the bed, it was like a big dream.

In the East Palace, Prince Chongming is in a good mood these days.

The little eunuch said to Tang Zhi: "Yesterday, Eunuch Gao from His Majesty's place greeted His Highness, and I helped to inform him. His Highness is in a good mood, not only did not embarrass him, but also asked and answered in a good manner. Eunuch Gao was very happy when he came out. A small piece of gold was rewarded to me."

Tang Zhi nodded and said, "Your Highness has been in a good mood these few days."

There was a call inside, Tang Zhi hurried in to serve.Prince Chongming was writing by the window, seeing Tang Zhi coming in, he asked, "Is there any news from Xinghua Street?"

Tang Zhi said: "Young Master Xi got up early to practice swords, and had half a bowl of rice porridge and a few side dishes for breakfast. The Patriarch of the Xuan family sent a greeting card, but was thrown away by Young Master Xi. Young Master Xi didn't have much for lunch. , and there is no afternoon nap today."

"Also, Mr. Xi invited many Taoists and monks in the afternoon, and I heard that he is going to save evil spirits."

The author says:

Xie Li:? ?Lie to ghosts?