Chapter 94 Burning for a Long Time
Jiangzhou City is bustling at night, with people coming and going on the streets.
"Why are there sounds of opera singing everywhere? Forget it, it's useless to ask you." Jiang Yunxi said after reacting.
Jiang Jingyan's mouth twitched slightly, and he said unconvincedly: "Sister, don't underestimate your second brother. Although I am not doing my job properly, I am not completely ignorant."
"Oh, then tell me what happened." Jiang Yunxi smiled faintly.
"Jiangzhou was once a very famous opera town, famous in Tenglong Country and even the Five Kingdoms. It was unmatched by other places. Every year, it would be brought to Beijing to perform at the imperial banquet."
Jiang Jingyan said slowly.
"Go on." Jiang Yunxi didn't expect Jiang Zhou to be so famous. She had never paid attention to him before.
"A few decades ago, a huge fire broke out here, killing many people and burning down many houses. The losses were severe, and since then, Jiangzhou opera has begun to decline."
Jiang Jingyan sighed and said that he had heard about it when he went to the theater with his friends, otherwise he would not understand.
"No wonder there are statues of two actors, one male and one female, on the city wall. It turns out this is the hometown of opera." Jiang Yunxi thought of the statues standing on the left and right of the city wall.
And those houses with white walls and black tiles must have been burned down by a fire and then rebuilt.
As soon as she entered Jiangzhou City, she seemed to smell a very faint burnt smell. At that time, she thought it was the smell of someone's cooking that was burnt.
It turned out that this capital city had been burned down.
"I heard that the fire burned for a long time and was only extinguished after a rain. Otherwise, I'm afraid the entire Jiangzhou would have been burned down. It was really tragic."
When Jiang Jingyan said this, there was regret on his face.
Jiang Yunxi looked around. There were no obvious signs of burnt damage at first glance. It must have taken a lot of money from the royal family to rebuild this place.
Jiangzhou is a good place with mountains and water. From the perspective of feng shui, its terrain is a treasure land.
She looked up at the sky and saw a strong negative energy. Was it because many people had been burned to death here?
"Hearing you put it that way, it's really tragic." Jiang Yunxi expressed deep sympathy. Too many innocent people lost their lives.
"Sister, is it because many people died here in the past that we can see ghosts walking around during the day? Are there many ghosts like that girl?"
Jiang Jingyan lowered his voice and looked around, but didn't see a ghost.
At this time, it was completely dark.
"Not sure." Jiang Yunxi shook her head. She had only seen that ghost girl during the day, and at this moment, she had never seen a ghost like that girl.
As long as that ghost girl doesn't harm anyone, she won't bother her.
Jiang Jingyan: “…”
The two walked on the street for a long time, and from time to time they saw a restaurant where people listened to operas and drank tea, and even saw some children practicing opera singing on the roadside.
Jiang Yunxi admired those energetic children. They are the future of Jiangzhou and the ones who will continue to pass on opera.
If there hadn't been that fire decades ago, Jiangzhou would probably be in a better place now.
A moment later.
Jiang Yunxi arrived at the gate of a Taoist temple in the city. It was a formation that guided her here, indicating that her great-grandmother's soul was bound inside.
The walls of the Taoist temple are carved with actors in costumes.
Above the gate is written: Thirteen Views.
"Is great-grandmother here?" Jiang Jingyan asked in a low voice.
"Okay, let's go in." Jiang Yunxi said and walked towards the entrance of the Taoist temple. As soon as she entered, she felt that there were formations and feng shui arrangements inside.
It is obvious that this Taoist temple was built under the guidance of a Taoist priest.
I didn't expect that someone had bound my great-grandmother's soul here.
After they went in, they saw many people burning incense and kneeling down to worship late at night.
Jiang Yunxi looked around as he walked. It was indeed a place that had been instructed by an expert. Moreover, the incense here was particularly strong and the yang energy was very sufficient.
But the yin energy is also heavy.
Yang energy is on the ground.
Yin energy is underground.
"Sister, I always feel that this Taoist temple is a little weird, but I can't tell what's weird about it. Are there a lot of ghosts here?" Jiang Jingyan followed Jiang Yunxi closely with a vigilant look on his face.
Jiang Yunxi glanced at him and said, "Your intuition is right."
Jiang Jingyan's expression changed slightly. He leaned close to her and whispered, "I'm a little scared."
"Have you done anything wrong?" Jiang Yunxi asked.
"Of course not!" Jiang Jingyan said firmly. He had never done anything to harm anyone.
Jiang Yunxi smiled faintly and said, "Have good thoughts, do good deeds, and possess a righteous spirit. The gods will protect you, so don't be afraid of them."
"I will definitely do more good deeds." Jiang Jingyan promised.
"If you are really scared, just recite in your heart, Namo Greatly Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva ...
He had the talisman she gave him, so they couldn't get close to him.
"Okay." Jiang Jingyan quickly recited the first sentence in his mind. After reciting it several times, he felt much more at ease.
Jiang Yunxi walked in the Taoist temple for a while and finally stopped in front of a pond. There were many dead leaves in the water. It should be a lotus pond.
The water was very dark under the night sky.
There is a pavilion not far away, and next to the pavilion is a sturdy peach tree, which is now withered and only the branches are left.
Jiang Yunxi walked over, reached out and touched the peach tree, then looked at the pond.
This is the place with the heaviest yin energy in the Taoist temple. Many souls are suppressed under the pool. Outsiders cannot see it, but she can sense it.
This pool is arranged with a formation.
"My great-grandmother's soul is under the water." Jiang Yunxi said.
"Under the water? Should we go down to look for it?" Jiang Jingyan looked at the dark water. There were some withered plants in it, and nothing else could be seen.
But he could sense a special chill in this place.
Jiang Yunxi: "No need."
She will summon the spirit of her great-grandmother.
Suddenly, someone came over.
"My two benefactors, it's getting dark. It's better not to linger by the water. Be careful not to fall into the water." A woman in a light blue Taoist robe walked over.
Jiang Yunxi looked at the other person. She was quite young, probably in her early twenties, with long black hair tied up like a Taoist nun's bun and a whisk in her hand.
"Do you know what's in the water?" Jiang Yun asked.
"Now that winter has come, there is nothing in the water." The Taoist nun said in a faint voice, looking straight at Jiang Yunxi. Why did she ask this?
Could it be that you have figured out the problem with this lotus pond?
"There are many souls down there. I'm here to find my great-grandmother. Let me take her away, otherwise I'll do it myself." Jiang Yunxi explained his purpose.
She would find out what happened to the other souls later.
Now we should find our great-grandmother first and find out the truth about her death.
"Miss, what are you talking about? This is the Thirteenth Lady Taoist Temple." The Taoist nun said coldly with an unhappy tone.
"I don't care what kind of Taoist temple this is. I want to take away my great-grandmother's soul." Jiang Yunxi's tone was strong and domineering, indicating that she had to do it.
The Taoist nun's expression grew even uglier after hearing this. "It seems you're not from Jiangzhou. You don't even know about the Thirteenth Lady. It was under her leadership that Jiangzhou became a hometown of opera. Every citizen of Jiangzhou admires and believes in her."
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