Chapter 2 sets up a stone monument 第二章立碑 Sunset Xishan, the dusk flowing light sprinkles on river Pangu the boat, dyed the golden yellow the glittering and translucent carving ice sculpture. 日落西山,黄昏的流光洒在江畔孤舟上,把晶莹剔透的冰雕都染成了金黄色。 Shangguan Lingye reorganizes the good dossier, sets out to arrive at the window, blew moment river wind, sweeps the mind many trivial matters, breathes a sigh of relief gently. 上官灵烨整理好卷宗,起身来到窗口,吹了片刻江风,才把诸多琐事扫出脑海,轻轻舒了口气。 Out of the window is the azure river red glowing sun, may hear that distantly the spatial tit cry, the scenery cannot say distinctive, but is tranquil enough, truly is a relaxing good place. 窗外是青江红日,遥遥可闻空山雀鸣,风景不能说别具一格,但足够宁静,确实是个散心的好地方。 Shangguan Lingye looked down the eye, lifted refers to the light check, gorgeous phoenix skirt, changed into mortal world lady the short Chinese-style jacket skirt that liked wearing. 上官灵烨低头看了眼,抬指轻勾,把身上华美的凤裙,换成了俗世大家闺秀爱穿的襦裙。 However slightly sizes up, felt oneself hundred years old is, put on too tenderly, turned into apricot summer Qun, takes the flowered hairpin as the embellishment, is seemingly graceful, with the young housemaid, said again is the nearby the rich and powerful family madame who comes out to play, perhaps no one does not believe. 不过略一打量,觉得自己百来岁了,这么穿太嫩,又变成了一袭杏黄色夏裙,以花簪为点缀,看起来落落大方,再配个小丫鬟,说是附近出来游玩的豪门夫人,恐怕没人不信。 After tidying up the actor, Shangguan Lingye goes out of the cabin, actually sees to eat the watermelon not to spit the dumpling of watermelon skin, is sprawled to lie down on the ice sculpture head, river wind is swaying the white down, seemingly rests very soundly. 收拾好行头后,上官灵烨走出船舱,却见吃西瓜不吐西瓜皮的团子,四仰八叉躺在冰雕脑袋上,江风吹拂着白色绒毛,看起来睡得很香。 Shangguan Lingye is raising the skirt swayed, strikes an attitude to leave softly, where thinks that dumpling not generally vigilant, looks up rapidly to her: 上官灵烨提着裙摆,作势轻手轻脚离开,哪想到团子不是一般地机警,迅速抬头望向她: „Chirp?” “叽？” „Walks, leading you to go out to take a walk.” “走吧,带你出去遛弯。” „Chirp ~” “叽~” The dumpling turns hastily, fell on the shoulder of Shangguan Lingye, started chirp to chat, the meaning supposed that is reminding Shangguan Lingye, Sun was about to set, should have the dinner. 团子连忙翻起来,落在了上官灵烨的肩膀上,开始叽叽喳喳唠嗑,意思估摸是在提醒上官灵烨,太阳快落山了,是不是该吃晚饭了。 Shangguan Lingye naturally understands the meaning, took out the small fish to do, feeds the dumpling, the vision have a relish is sizing up peripheral. 上官灵烨自然明白意思,取出了小鱼干,喂着团子,目光饶有兴致地打量着周边。 Young time, Shangguan Lingye is engrossed in reading sacred books and oblivious to what happening in the world, puts above cultivation wholeheartedly, although nine big sect have gone, but is round trip in a hurry, height of eye in withstand/top, did not say that the Yang City small place, has no interest in taking a liking to one including the major sect scenic spots like this. 年少的时候,上官灵烨两耳不闻窗外事,一心扑在修行之上,虽然九大宗门都去过,但皆是来去匆匆、目高于顶,不说项阳城这样的小地方,连各大宗门的景点都没兴趣瞧上一眼。 Afterward was stranded in everything nowhere may do, started to be all right to have a look at the light reading, understood these and cultivation unrelated matter. 后来被困在凡事无处可做,才开始没事看看闲书,了解起那些和修行不相干的事情。 Reason that will stay near Yang City , because Shangguan Lingye is quite deep to this place impression. 之所以会在项阳城附近停留,是因为上官灵烨对这个地方印象比较深。 ‚Plum Mountain loses rhyme’ the hearsay is long-standing, to attract the fool comes to enjoy the scenery, is responsible for maintaining this place sect to send people to propagandize year to year outside everywhere, so long as uses in the water cultivator of moon/month basically to hear. ‘梅山遗韵’的传闻由来已久,为了吸引冤大头前来赏景,负责维护此地的宗门常年派人在外四处宣传,只要用过水中月的修士基本上都听说过。 If surviving a stele forest, above has the treasured painting that the antiquity worthy people of former times kept, poured is also insufficient to bring to the attention of antiquity Lingye. 如果只是残存着一座碑林,上面有上古先贤留下来的墨宝,倒也不至于引起上古灵烨的注意。 Strangeness strange, these steles real, but in the iron family mansion does not have this place accurate record ; That side the teachers does not have the opportunity to ask, can only ask the sect old person, but these people do not know the reason, only said that possibly is Qie Dan extinguishes the world the pre-war sect station. 古怪就古怪在,那些石碑是真的,但铁族府之中却没有此地确切的记录;师尊那边没机会问,只能问宗门里的老人,但那些人也不知缘由,只说可能是窃丹灭世之战前的宗门驻地。 After the war of Qie Dan, Distant Jade Continent was broken the generation, sect more than a lot of dying does not remain, some truly many antiquity sect forgot by the world. 窃丹之战过后,玉瑶洲被打断代,死的一个不剩的宗门不下千百个,确实有很多上古宗门被世人遗忘。 But Plum Mountain has the inscription of Nine Sects quarrying a mountain elder and even old ancestor, even if this place is only a common small pond, should spread some views, but the fact situation is what view does not have, no one knows the source. 但梅山有九宗开山长老乃至老祖的题字,这种地方哪怕只是个寻常小池塘,也该流传下来些说法,但事实情况是什么说法都没有,没有任何人知晓出处。 Has this situation, only possibly some people because of certain unknown reasons, erased a phase of history artificially. 出现这种情况,只可能是有人因为某些不为人知的原因,人为删掉了一段历史。 Can have the person of such wrist/skill, Shangguan Lingye does not need to guess that who knows is, except for including her teacher Nine Sects three big senior statesmen, did not have others ; But this act to hide anything, is really makes people be difficult to predict. 能有此等手腕的人,上官灵烨不用猜都知道是谁,除了包括她师尊在内的九宗三大元老,也没别人了;但此举是为了隐藏什么,实在是让人难以琢磨。 Now came to this place, Shangguan Lingye driven by curiosity, naturally wants to find some traces ; Pitifully several thousand years of years later, Yang City has only degenerated into the mortal world city, before were definitely many like the person who her sought out the traces, the difference that can discover should discover, had not found the noteworthy thing along the road. 如今来了这个地方,上官灵烨在好奇心的驱使下,自然是想找到些蛛丝马迹;只可惜几千年岁月下来,项阳城早已沦为俗世城池,以前像她这样来寻踪的人肯定不少,能发现的异样早就该发现了,沿路并未找到值得注意的东西。 Shangguan Lingye strolls on the ravine stone-paved road, the footsteps slow reality is quick, but the moment time, passed through the walls with murals and many steles. 上官灵烨在山间石道上闲庭信步,脚步似慢实快,不过片刻工夫,就走过了画壁和诸多石碑。 The inscribed text hears early, not extraordinary place, Shangguan Lingye lost the interest gradually, wants to call to continue to start Zuo Lingquan, was actually turned back the cultivator words to attract from the front: 碑文早有听闻,并无出奇之处,上官灵烨渐渐失去了兴致,本想把左凌泉叫回来继续启程,却被从前方折返修士的话语所吸引: „The youth who where comes, Nine Palaces Mountain dares to provoke......” “哪儿来的愣头青,九宫山都敢招惹……” „Devil, walks quickly, annoys a show carefully......” “死鬼,快走啦,小心惹一身骚……” What speech was a pair of spirit valley initial say/way companion, quick walked from the side. 说话的是一对灵谷初期的道侣,很快就从身边走了过去。 Shangguan Lingye hears Shengshao has doubts obviously, Nine Palaces Mountain is responsible for handling Plum Mountain sect, by the position is the Hidden Dragon Mountain below sect, but the sect main source of income receives the admission ticket in Plum Mountain, the scale can develop much can be imagined greatly. 上官灵烨闻声稍显疑惑,九宫山就是负责打理梅山的宗门,论地位是伏龙山的下宗,但宗门主要财路是在梅山收门票,规模能发展多大可想而知。 However , like Phoenix Perching Valley, the poor below sect is also under the sect, so long as backs on Nine Sects, can swing the person to swing to eight Venerable Lord, common cultivator does not dare to provoke, this type often does not meet in the situation that others domain causes trouble actually. 不过,就和栖凰谷一样,再穷的下宗也是下宗,只要背靠九宗,就能摇人摇到八尊主,寻常修士根本不敢招惹,这种在人家地盘闹事的情况倒是不常碰见。 Shangguan Lingye in line with the thought of watching the fun, proceeded and walked one section, arrives under Plum Mountain. Where thinks that pleasant finds, the young people who wears the black robe, grasp the sword to stand in front of the wooden ceiling only, above sword blade is dropping the bloody water. 上官灵烨本着看热闹的念头,往前又走了一截,来到梅山之下。哪想到入眼就瞧见,一个身着黑袍的年轻人,单手持剑站在木楼前,剑锋之上正滴着血水。 Under the wooden ceiling is standing 45 cultivator that wears the sect uniform/subdue, front also lies down on the ground, covers the oozing of blood throat, not far away is also falling one to break the arm...... 木楼下站着四五个身穿宗门制服的修士,前方还有一个躺在地上,捂着渗血的喉咙,不远处还落着一条断臂…… „Chirp?” “叽？” Earlier before. 稍早之前。 After Zuo Lingquan and Wu Qingwan brief communication, takes two pages of rune/symbol Pu, arrives nearby crowd that outside the wooden ceiling surrounds. 左凌泉和吴清婉简短沟通后,拿着两页符谱,来到木楼外围观的人群附近。 The wooden ceiling construction in the entrance of climbing mountains stone-paved road, the front is a Xiaopingde, suspends stele that has not carved characters ; Wears the Nine Palaces Mountain disciple of dark brown Daoist robe to stand to overcome the hand, many cultivator surround in front of the wooden ceiling. 木楼修建在上山石道的入口处,前方是个小平地,摆着一块尚未刻字的石碑;身着茶色道袍的九宫山弟子站在旁边打下手,不少修士在木楼前围观。 The wooden ceiling eaves skirt-width a table, above is putting the words paper inkstone, at this time three young cultivator, are encircling before the table, is pulling out the deity money from the bosom, after the table, is smiling middle-aged cultivator, is waiting eagerly. 木楼屋檐下摆着一张桌案,上面放着笔墨纸砚,此时三个年纪不大的修士,正围在桌前,从怀里掏着神仙钱,桌后是个笑眯眯的中年修士,眼巴巴等着。 Thousand white jade bead, places Zuo Lingquan here not to calculate the small number, cultivator that several prepare a quarter tablet, most 15-16, two male and one female, are the sect juniors, but from the look, is not definitely wealthy, three people are collecting money together. 千枚白玉珠,放在左凌泉这里都不算小数目,几个准备刻碑的修士,最多15-16,两男一女,是宗门子弟,但从神色上来看,肯定不怎么富裕,三个人在一起凑钱。 In which girl looked that the expression wants to open the mouth to advise, but middle-aged cultivator ‚small fairy maiden and young hero’, various flattering languages are lingering on faintly, she cannot open the mouth ; Is the azure clothes disciple of head estimates also has little experience of the world, was blown a little floating. 其中的女孩看表情是想开口劝阻,但中年修士一口一个‘小仙子、少侠’,各种吹捧之语不绝于耳,她根本开不了口;为首的青衣弟子估计也涉世未深,被吹得有点飘。 Before Zuo Lingquan, has suffered a loss, flowered 12 money bought are only the small beetle of being able to starve to death work as ‚memory’, thought that was butchered one not to have the fault, that although these three small suffered young was a little big, but always compared with will accompany in the future strongly the life. 左凌泉以前也吃过亏,花十两银子买了只就是饿不死的小甲虫当‘记性’,觉得被宰一回并没有坏处,虽然这三个小年轻吃的亏有点大,但总比日后把命都陪进去强。 Wu Qingwan stands in the body side, meaning that similarly has not come up to advise against, but shakes the head secretly. 吴清婉站在身侧,同样没有上去劝阻的意思,只是暗暗摇头。 After Zuo Lingquan wants waits for three young people butchered, looks for an opportunity secretly the symbol spectrum to force in their clothes, but looked at for quite a while in side, actually sees three people to add not to sufficiently collect 1000 white jade bead, three purse inventories, only have more than 700. 左凌泉本来想等三个年轻人被宰完后,找个机会偷偷把符谱塞进他们衣服里,但在旁边看了半天,却见三个人加起来都没凑够一千枚白玉珠,三个钱袋一番清点,只有七百余枚。 Surrounds cultivator that watches the fun, sees that to send out one to laugh ; The middle-aged cultivator expression after table also changed. 围观看热闹的修士,见状发出一阵哄笑;桌后的中年修士表情也变化了些。 Girls in three people, see that to take advantage of opportunity saying: „Money is insufficient, or ok, next time will come again.” 三人中的女孩,见状顺势道:“钱不够,要不算了,下次再来吧。” Other two companions have this intent, then wants to receive the purse. 其他两个同伴也有此意,便想将钱袋收起来。 But the Nine Palaces Mountain person makes the short-lived business here, several days not when necessarily a fool visits, a stone together with the hand labor cost of carving characters, the value adds less than 12 money, changes 700 white jade bead not to have ten thousand advantages, how could to let go. 但九宫山的人在这里做一锤子买卖,几天也不一定等到一个冤大头上门,一块石头连同刻字的手工费,价值加起来不到一两银子,换七百枚白玉珠可谓无本万利,岂能把人放走。 Middle-aged cultivator after table, sees that to sigh: 桌后的中年修士,见状叹了口气道: „Has asked the Teacher to favor the geomancy, was waiting for the stele to fall to the ground, at this time said does not want, didn't make this/Ben say awkwardly?” “已经请师长把风水看好了,正等着石碑落地,这时候说不要,不是让本道为难吗？” The girl is very embarrassed: „Our money is insufficient, next time will come again......” 女孩很不好意思:“我们钱不够,下次再过来……” The middle-aged cultivator expression concentrates: „Several little friends come the inquiry, this say/way said for quite a while here, the thing and person prepared, finally will wait for one ‚next time to come again’, was this makes fun of my nine Daoist temples?” 中年修士表情一凝:“几位小友过来询问,本道在这里说了半天,东西和人都准备好了,结果等了一句‘下次再来’,这是拿我九宫观开涮？” This saying tone was heavy, three young disciples have little experience of the world, back sect was far less than that under Nine Sects the sect, shakes the head hastily the explanation: 这话语气就重了,三个年轻弟子涉世未深,背后的宗门又远不如九宗下宗,连忙摇头解释: „Without, the Daoist priest misunderstood......” “没有没有,道长误会了……” Middle-aged cultivator beckons with the hand, makes Sir massive appearances: 中年修士摆了摆手,做出大人大量的模样: „, Visits you to be young, does not haggle over with you ; This say/way notifies one with the Teacher later, 700 white jade bead, you add magic tool again, this tablet made you carve......” “罢了,看你们年轻,也不和你们计较;本道待会和师长通报一声,七百枚白玉珠,你们再添一件法器,这碑就让你们刻了……” After these words are first hard soft, standard oppresses others by the potential, the crucial moment acts bashful always said very, obviously does similar matter a lot ; Three young disciple complexions change, at this time thought not to comply, does not dare to open the mouth. 这番话先硬后软,标准的以势压人,火候拿捏十分老道,明显没少干类似的事儿;三个年轻弟子脸色微变,这时候想不答应,也不敢开口了。 If there is little experience of the world by profiteer glib is cheated, is willing to hit one to be willing to suffer, inquires minds others' business ; But buys and sells the non- achievement to oppress others by the background, the nature changed, let alone the table manners are so uglier, place the immortal rural fair to be hit half dead at the scene. 如果是涉世未深被奸商油嘴滑舌蒙骗,一个愿打一个愿挨,去过问是多管闲事;但买卖不成就靠背景压人,性质就变了,更何况吃相还这么难看,放在仙家集市当场就得被打个半死。 Surrounded cultivator sees that knits the brows, but nine Daoist temples near Yang City, the Hidden Dragon Mountain below sect, they cannot stir up , can only shake the head secretly. 围观的修士见状都是皱眉,不过九宫观就在项阳城附近,伏龙山的下宗,他们根本惹不起,也只能暗暗摇头。 The Wu Qingwan seeing that brow was tight, looked at Zuo Lingquan one, what to do inquired. 吴清婉见状眉头紧蹙,望了左凌泉一眼,询问怎么办。 Zuo Lingquan is actually simple, goes out of the inevitable crowd, arrives in front of the wooden ceiling, opens the mouth saying: 左凌泉倒是干脆,走出围观人群,来到木楼前面,开口道: „Since the manpower prepared, several fellow daoist money were also insufficient, this tablet or gave me, avoid I.” “既然人手准备好了,几位道友钱又不够,这块碑要不让给我吧,我也省得等。” Such remarks, everyone concentrated the vision, three young cultivator slightly one happy, hastily nod. 此言一出,所有人就把目光集中了过来,三个年轻修士微微一喜,连忙点头。 But middle-aged cultivator saw with own eyes and came the fat sheep, why can all eat must put one, compensates to say with a smile hastily: 但中年修士眼见又来了肥羊,能全吃为什么要放一个,连忙赔笑道: „young hero does not use anxiously, getting down the dough figurine hands and feet is deft, no one needs to delay. The third child, quick belt/bring young hero selects the stele......” “少侠不用急,下面人手脚麻利,谁都不用耽搁。老三,快带这位少侠去挑石碑……” Zuo Lingquan arrives around three people, referred to placing the stele that prepared to carve characters side with the sword hilt: 左凌泉来到三人跟前,用剑柄指了指放在旁边准备刻字的石碑: „My time is tight, wants this, was not good even.” “我时间紧,就要这块,不行就算了。” „......” “……” A middle-aged cultivator brow wrinkle, thought that this look outstanding young swordsman, disturbs intentionally. But finds Zuo Lingquan to discharge after the sleeve ten gold/metal wisp of bhats place on the table, the complexion immediately smiles with the flower is the same, hastily with beginning a stroke: 中年修士眉头一皱,觉得这个相貌俊逸的年轻剑客,是故意来捣乱的。但瞧见左凌泉从袖子里排出十枚金缕铢放在桌上后,脸色顿时笑得和花儿一样,连忙拿起笔: „Without the issue, what character the customer can carve?” “没问题,客官要刻什么字？” Zuo Lingquan holds the sword to observe the situation the hills, sized up slightly under: 左凌泉抱着剑环视群山,稍微打量了下: „I do not insert on the mountain, inserts here, Ok?” “我不插山上,就插在这里,可以吗？” Middle-aged cultivator thinks: „Can actually, but inserts does not gather the custom here, must notify with the Teacher, perhaps the price must add...... un...... 1000.” 中年修士想了想:“可以倒是可以,不过插在这里不合规矩,得和师长通报,价钱恐怕得加个……嗯……一千枚。” „Does not have the issue.” “没问题。” Zuo Lingquan nods joyfully, pulled out ten gold/metal wisp of bhats to place on the table. 左凌泉欣然点头,又掏了十枚金缕铢放在桌上。 The person of surrounding finds this scenery, is a little shocking, thought that this year the light knight-errant swordsman is not money burns, is the brain has the package. 围观之人瞧见此景,都有点震惊,觉得这年轻剑侠不是钱多烧得慌,就是脑子有包。 Middle-aged cultivator sees Zuo Lingquan to comply such simply, but also a little regretted, but increased price at this time again easily to offend the guest, can definitely think later again other ways make money, he and gas channel/angrily said: 中年修士见左凌泉答应得这么干脆,还有点后悔,但这时候再加价容易把客人得罪,完全可以待会再想其他路数捞钱,他和气道: „young hero is the happy person, the track surely gives you to arrange satisfaction, what character can you carve?” “少侠是痛快人,小道一定给您安排满意,您要刻什么字？” Zuo Lingquan fermented slightly under: 左凌泉稍微酝酿了下: „Un...... the character are not many, carves ‚buys and sells by using compulsion, all bullied’ eight characters young and old on the line.”?! “嗯……字不多,就刻‘强买强卖,童叟皆欺’八个字就行了。”？！ The words fall, peripheral cultivator first gawked, subsequently erupts one to laugh, but detected that the place is not right, stopped the laughter hastily, in the eye appears the shock. 话语一落,周边修士先是愣了下,继而爆发出一阵哄笑,不过察觉地方不对,又连忙停下了笑声,眼中显出震惊。 Three young disciples are also inconceivable eyeful, in which doll wants to open the mouth to advise, but at this time obvious evening. 三个年轻弟子也满眼不可思议,其中的女娃想开口劝阻,但这时候明显晚了。 Middle-aged cultivator smile one stiff, shortly will sink, pats the pen on the table, sends out ‚’ a resounding: 中年修士笑容一僵,顷刻间沉了下来,把笔拍在桌案上,发出‘啪’的一声脆响: „Boy, your what meaning? Doesn't pay attention to my Nine Palaces Mountain?” “小子,你什么意思？不把我九宫山放在眼里？” Zuo Lingquan knits the brows slightly, hints the deity money on table: 左凌泉微微皱眉,示意桌上的神仙钱: