Floating clouds

Chapter 12 Going Down the Mountain

"Under the mountain is Mirror Empty City." Lin Sheng stood aside, looking at the cooked porridge on the table with a sad face, and only hoped that Zhiyue would come back soon.

"Is Mirror Sky City fun?" Zhonghui asked.

Lin Mingqi also held his chin, his big eyes flickering at Lin Sheng.

"There's nothing special about it, it's just a place for passing monks to stay, and there are more tea shops and restaurants." Lin Sheng said.

"Is there any sugar maker?" Zhonghui insisted.

"No." Lin Sheng said.

"Is there anyone selling candied haws?" Chong Hui asked.

"No." Lin Sheng shook his head.

"Ah!" Zhonghui yelled in disappointment, and asked unwillingly, "Then... what about the juggler who can do somersaults?"

Before Lin Sheng could shake his head, Lin Xinglu had already stood up and said, "You're pretty good at fighting, so you don't need to go outside to watch."

"Oh." Zhonghui lowered his head and made a face at Lin Mingqi, who made a "puchi" laugh.

They practiced for half a day honestly. In the afternoon, when Lin Xinglu began to meditate, the two of them disappeared. The birds in the mountain flew away in shock, the branches swayed, and Lin Mingqi laughed like a silver bell. Voice.

Lin Ming gradually lost her appearance as a little lady in Lin Xiangfu, and under the influence of Lin Xinglu Zhonghui and Mu Zheng, she was about to grow into a scary witch.

Without Mu Zheng's control, Lin Xinglu stayed up all night, meditating in the room until dawn, when the knock on the door interrupted him, and Lin Sheng's anxious voice came from the door.

"Uncle Lin! Senior Uncle and Junior Uncle are gone!"

There was a 'buzz' in Lin Xinglu's mind, he opened the door with a stride, and asked, "Why did it disappear!"

The dense fog outside the house has not yet dissipated, and the first ray of morning light has not penetrated the dense fog to illuminate the place.

Lin Sheng's hair was covered with wet mist, and even his shoes were wet. His face was pale and he said, "I'll ask the two uncles to get up early. There is no one in the room, and the bed is cold."

"Have you searched on the mountain?" Immediately, Lin Xinglu realized that he had asked too much.

Lin Sheng's sleeves and trousers were all wet, and he had obviously searched the mountains.

Lin Sheng shook his head and said: "Have you looked for it? The guard at the gate of the mountain said that in the middle of the night last night, the little uncle said that her bracelet had fallen off, so he asked him to help look for it in the lake. Qifeng found it by the lake. When he came back, he didn't see the little uncle, he thought that the little uncle had gone to bed, so he didn't care."

He spread out his hand, and in his palm was a bracelet made of spirit beads and red string.

Lin Xinglu took it over and said, "It looks like he's gone down the mountain."

Lin Sheng also thought of this, so he panicked.

"Uncle Lin, Jingkong City is not peaceful recently, I will go down the mountain to look for it immediately." Thinking of the recent rumors, Lin Sheng became even more flustered.

"Not peaceful?" Lin Xinglu frowned and said, "I'll go with you, they may not show up when they see you."

Lin Sheng hesitated for a moment, he could tell that Lin Xinglu was very important to Mu Zheng, if something happened to Lin Xinglu...

Lin Xinglu didn't see his hesitation at all, he had already left the courtyard and walked down the mountain road.

The morning light gradually dispelled the dense fog, and the summer wind was blowing a peach tree that had just turned red.

There was a small footprint under the tree, Lin Xinglu didn't look at it, and ran down the mountain along the road.

The city is not peaceful, he never even thought about whether something will happen to Lin Mingqi.

Because no matter what, he will bring Lin Mingqi back.

Jingkong City is the closest city to Fuyunxu, guarded by a family of monks. When Lin Xinglu rushed to the city, the daylight suddenly faded, and a low dark cloud was pulled over by the wind, blowing a fallen leaf on the ground into a small vortex.

This is a lively place, the streets are spacious and clean, and there are tea shops and restaurants everywhere. I don't know whether it is the low wind or what Lin Sheng said is not peaceful, but the doors of the tea shops are open, but there are no customers inside.

Lin Xinglu saw that there were many people in the city who were not monks, except that some shops sold strange things, which looked similar to those in the Central Plains, but when he looked carefully, he always felt that something was wrong: "Strange, why are people walking on the street and sitting in the shop? They're all older people."

Lin Xinglu was the only young man walking on the street, male or female.

Lin Sheng looked like a middle-aged man, already considered young among the few pedestrians on the street.

This is strange.

In such a big city, the most noisy people are always young people. They are born with inexhaustible energy and enthusiasm. They like to call friends and show off their uniqueness with great fanfare.

If there are no young people in a city, it cannot be called a city.

Lin Sheng lowered his head slightly, walked a step behind Lin Xinglu, and said, "Uncle Lin, fighting is not allowed in the city, and Yujian is not allowed to fly. Uncle Zhong and the others should still be in the city."

What he said was ingenious. It can be said that Zhonghui and Lin Mingqi are still safely in the city, and it can also be said that the person who kidnapped them is still in the city.

Lin Xinglu understood, he nodded silently.

The weather in summer became too fast. The wind blew through Lin Xinglu's Taoist robe, and the gloomy clouds pressed to the ground. A drop of pea-sized rain fell on the tip of his nose. The heavy rain came suddenly, stirring up dust all over the place.

Lin Sheng took him to hide under the eaves, and said: "Most of the north of the city sells pills and spiritual weapons, and they probably wouldn't stay there. There are a lot of grocery sellers in the south of the city, why don't we go to the south of the city to have a look."

"Okay." Lin Xinglu was also a little curious about selling pills and spiritual tools, but now the more important thing is to find Chonghui and Lin Mingqi.

The rain washed over the sky and the earth one after another. The rain suddenly stopped, and Lin Xinglu stopped suddenly.

"what is that?"

He pointed to a shop opposite and asked.

The signboard of the shop was very unattractive, with only the word 'South' written on it, but the word was very imposing. Lin Xinglu didn't have the heart to look at it. He looked at a wooden man standing at the door of the shop.

The wooden man was wearing Taoist robes, and the facial features were ridiculously carved, but the hands protruding from the Taoist robes were clasped together, and there was a streamer on them, which passed from left hand to right hand, and from right hand to left hand.

"That's a puppet from the Nan family." Lin Sheng said, his eyes lit up, "The Nan family is proficient in strange skills, especially good at puppet formations and organs. Their business is spread all over the world, we can go and ask. "

Nan's family is very good at doing business, and deliberately put a funny puppet at the door to attract people's attention. They have two major hobbies, one is Lin Mingqi, and the other is watching the fun.

If he hadn't gone in, he wouldn't need to search for the whole south of the city, which means he never got here at all.

"Shopkeeper, may I ask if you have seen two children today? The older one is in his teens, with a little girl who is younger than him." Lin Sheng walked over and asked.

The store is very bright, and every gadget is neatly placed on the counter, there are puppets with big palms, and pearl flowers that can be used as hairpins.

These things are small and cute, and no one can see what's inside.

The shopkeeper was drowsy, and when he heard someone coming in, he stood up calmly, and said with a smile, "Recently, the business is really difficult. There are no shoppers in one day, but there are two calls from people looking for someone."

He didn't mention that he had never seen the person they were looking for, and his eyes drifted to the storage bag that Lin Sheng pinned to his waist.

Lin Sheng smiled honestly, he turned his head and asked Lin Xinglu, "Does Uncle Lin like anything?"

Only then did the shopkeeper take a closer look at Lin Xinglu, who had been silent all this time. He was young and stood aside with a sullen face. He was very cold when looking at people, and his lips were tightly pursed, with a sense of alienation that he didn't want to care about.

I don't know how many outstanding youngsters there are in the world of comprehension, and how many can make it to the end?

The shopkeeper didn't care, and looked at them with a smile.

"I want a puppet who can fight somersaults." Lin Xinglu said.

After he finished speaking, he felt a little regretful. He obviously could have asked for a sword or something more lethal, but for some reason at that moment, he thought of Chong Hui and Lin Mingqi looking at Lin Sheng expectantly.

The shopkeeper became easy to talk to when he got the business done, he put [-] Lingzhu under the counter and said with a smile: "This morning, there were two children who came, and judging by their age, they are similar to what the Taoist priest said. "

"Where did they go after that?" Lin Sheng asked hurriedly.

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "I don't know about that, but they also followed a Taoist priest. I know you must ask me what the Taoist priest looks like, but I didn't see clearly. A cloak, with a hood."

Followed other monks?

Both Lin Sheng and Lin Xinglu were in doubt, who could this person be?

Could it be the 'thousand-faced demon' Tong Bei?

Lin Xinglu's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately thought that if it was Tong Bei, they wouldn't be able to follow obediently.

But what if Tong Bei threatens them?

For a moment, he thought about many possibilities, and asked aloud, "Didn't they say anything?"

The shopkeeper yawned, and said: "The Taoist priest seems to say that their master is nearby, and he also said some supporting words."

Knowing that Mu Zheng is not in Fuyunxu, and that Chonghui and Lin Mingqi are his disciples, Lin Xinglu frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "I know who it is, thank you shopkeeper, let's go."