Chapter 44: Governor House

In the evening, Shi Xuan arrived at the gate of Cishi Mansion on time and waited. The surroundings chanted scriptures, chanting Buddha horns, and chanting incantations. Until the gate of Cishi Mansion creaked open, the steward who registered for everyone in the square came out during the day, and everyone stopped Under the action, he looked at the door.
"Masters, Master Cishi hosted a banquet in the middle hall to entertain everyone, please follow the villain." The steward said with a loud voice, politely saluted, and then turned and led the way inside.
The entrance is the lobby of the state mansion, with a solemn look. Those quack and swindlers involuntarily slowed down and walked cautiously. Shi Xuan looked at the cultural relics with the mentality of looking around. The several people with high morals around him looked at Shi Xuan with the eyes of those with shallow knowledge.
Enter through the moon gate guarded by the yamen next to the lobby, walk through several yards along the corridor, and arrive at the backyard of the government office, where the governor and his family currently live.
The middle hall is very wide, with bamboo mats placed inside, and there is a green and clear pond outside the hall. The snow has stopped for a few days, the sun is shining again, and the people clean up, so there is no ice layer. On the upper side, the pond is about four or five times the size of the central hall, and there are several rockery in the middle. Surrounding the rockery are the withered lotus leaves in the pond. When I think of the summer, there must be endless green lotus leaves, and the lotus is red in the sun. Beautiful scenes, all previous governors wanted to entertain guests here.
The bamboo mats were placed opposite each other along the central axis, with seven or eight rows on each side. Shi Xuan walked to the remote bamboo mat near the window, knelt down on the brocade, and looked left and right. There are about two hundred bamboo mats, and each bamboo mat sits on knees with two to three people, and it is like a Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan also saw the top of the first row here. The Zen Master Zhiguang from the Great Buddha Temple was indeed somewhat famous. His disciple and grandson were sitting in the second row behind him. Seeing Shi Xuan, they were all A look of arrogance and disdain.
The dishes were served quickly, probably already prepared, Shi Xuan was not polite, and ate at the desk, making those who hold their own identities or pretending to be even more despised, and looked at them with mocking and disdain from time to time. Careful, the cook in the Governor's Mansion is really good, and he is full now, and only if he meets the great envoys, the gods and the like, the fighting power will last.
Shi Xuan had just eaten half full, he heard the deliberate coughing from the owner's position, and looked up, an elderly man with a gray beard, elegant appearance, and housekeeper's clothes stood on the main seat and saw everyone present. Everyone looked over, cleared their throats and said, "The villain is the second steward of the Cishi Mansion. I am here to entertain you on the orders of my adults. Everyone knows that my adults are unwell. We invite you to come for treatment. , But yesterday, many people who were scammed and kidnapped also came in, so I would like to ask you to show one or two first, so as not to delay the adult's treatment time."
Hearing that it was the second steward of Cishifu, Shi Xuan immediately used the Qi Qi technique to look at it. The thin and aging white Qi was surrounded by traces of red light, making the whole appear vigorous, but there was no trace of his own practice, at most it was Can cast spells and drive talisman with the help of idols.
Hearing that they need to show their talents, most of the people in the hall clamored. Someone said in a strange way: "Does the governor still find some patients to give us a try, knowing that the disease has gone like a thread."
The second housekeeper immediately answered: "If it's just an ordinary doctor, please go back." It's not polite at all. At this moment, a few strong men walked out and stood behind the second housekeeper holding hands.
A dozen people's faces suddenly turned ugly, and after weighing them for a while, they stood up and left, and the surrounding servants sent them out politely.
Seeing that the second housekeeper had a tough attitude, the remaining hundreds of people discussed for a while, and they barely had any objections. Shi Xuan had no relatives here, so he played with tea cups and looked at these people playfully. From the perspective of Wang Qishu , There are not a few who have the skill of magic, of course, it is not ruled out that there are those who can hide the energy.
Next, the first to walk to the center was the Zen Master Zhiguang of the Great Buddha Temple. He uttered a loud horn and flicked the rosary in his hand. One of them flew out of the window, exploded over the pond, and dropped a little flame.
After doing this, Zen Master Zhiguang proudly bowed a Buddhist ceremony around before looking at the second steward in the hall. The second housekeeper frowned and looked out the window, then looked at Zen Master Zhiguang, and finally bowed his hands respectfully: "Please go back to the original seat to rest, and wait until all is over before you go to see my master."
Shi Xuan smiled secretly in his stomach. The two stewards may have a wealth of knowledge in general, but they must not be able to know how to use magic techniques. This monk is also capable of chanting a fire technique. Just now, he used the technique to light the gunpowder in the rosary. This effect was created, and Shi Xuan sitting by the window could smell a faint smell of sulfur.
After Zen Master Zhiguang returned to his seat, he was immediately surrounded by praises from the surroundings. Although he tried his best to behave like an outsider, the almost glowing expression on his face had already betrayed him.
After that, everyone walked to the center of the display in order of their seats. Unfortunately, most of them were street performers. They were seen through by the second steward at a glance. A small part of them had martial arts internal strength, but the second steward did not invite them to wait. After entering the house together, there are also some doctors and others who show some prescriptions, but they can't satisfy the second housekeeper.
In this hour, there is only one vulgar, each showing a magic technique, one is to condense a faint thunder light in the palm of the palm, and the other is to freeze the tea in the teacup into ice cubes, so that the second housekeeper nodded in satisfaction, and at the same time asked They waited in their seats.
Perhaps there were three experts who were selected. The second housekeeper's mood was not too bad, so it didn't happen to push the others out, just let them leave after it was over.
Because Shi Xuan was located near the window, when it was time for him to play, there were only two or three players who hadn't played, and depending on their looks, I was afraid that I didn't want to go up to show them, so I just waited to leave by himself later.
Shi Xuan stood up, stretched his body, and walked slowly to the middle of the nave, feeling the gazes from both sides, some watching the show, some disdainful, some not caring, and the ridiculous gaze of the people in the Great Buddha Temple. You can even hear a private whisper: "If you come here at such a young age, it's not just a meal."
"Lao Tzu is still working as a coolie for his master at his age."
"Tsk tut, the mouth is hairless, and it is not strong."
"I don't know what trick this little Taoist will perform, haha."
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Shi Xuan had made up his mind before and acted fiercely, trying to see the governor right away, so when the first few people showed it, he was making some preparations, quietly placing a spell on the window, speeding up the outdoor The air is drawn in.
Amidst the surrounding laughter and disdain, Shi Xuan was like standing in his own house, with a relaxed expression and said to the second housekeeper: "Let's look at the poor way." No one else pinched a gesture and whispered a spell. , Then pointed at the midair and activated the long-prepared large-scale spell "Dripping Water into Ice".
"Haha, I didn't expect this kid to behave in a decent way. There must not be many performing in the street."
"Amitabha Buddha, this little benefactor still worked hard. It's a pity that the image is not like the god."
"That is, that is, how can it be compared to you, the master, that one hand can kill him."
"Uh, why did I say it's a bit cold?"
"It's not that you were seen through the means just now. Now you feel cold. Oh, it's really cold."
"Ah, ah! What is that?"
Everyone looked around in astonishment, and saw beautiful hexagonal snowflakes flying in the air, some on their heads, some in tea cups, and some on their hands, bringing a chill.
In mid-air, a little bit of snowflakes were still condensing, and then they flew freely along the wind blowing into the nave. The snow was getting bigger and bigger. Everyone stared at the scene in front of them dumbfounded, watching the misty and beautiful scenery of flying snow.
Someone stood up in surprise and knocked over the tea cup in front of them. Someone looked out the window suddenly, and then shouted: "It's not snowing outside!" Following his voice, everyone found that the night outside was bright, although it was cold winter. The twelfth lunar month, but it is not snowing.
Really shocked, including the knowledgeable second housekeeper, including the Zen Master Zhiguang of Dafo Temple above the top, in the snow-swept room, through the goose-feather snow, looking out of the clean window, speechless for a long time .
Shi Xuan was very satisfied with the effect he had caused. The spell of dripping water into ice was not so powerful, but it was a severe winter. Although the sun was out for a few days, the night was still very cold, so the cold air outside was introduced first. Then, after nearly an hour of preparation, the snow-filled sky was achieved in one fell swoop.
When the snow fell in the hall gradually stopped, everyone recovered, but without a word, they carefully controlled their breathing, for fear that a little louder would annoy the little Taoist priest in the middle of the hall.
The second housekeeper has seen the Chixia God at any rate. After recovering, he stepped forward and respectfully saluted: "This immortal, please go back to your seat and wait a while. The young man will lead you to see you immediately after the rest is gone. My lord."
After the remaining two or three had seen such a magical Taoism, they naturally did not dare to show anything, and immediately got up to say goodbye, and hurriedly followed most of the people out of the house, even those three had magical skills. The monk in the body also showed the meaning of wanting to leave.
Shi Xuan stepped forward and stopped them: "Everyone, I have something to do with Poor Dao, I want to ask in private, I don't know if it is convenient." His tone was very tact and his attitude was firm.
Among them, Zen Master Zhiguang turned pale when he thought of offending the little Taoist priest in front of him, and the legs and feet of the little novice monks behind him were shaking. Zen Master Zhiguang managed to suppress the emotion of fear, and replied: "The little monk naturally knows everything and can say nothing." The other two also agreed with irony. ps: insist on updating and asking for recommendation tickets on Christmas Eve~