Urbaner Blumentraum - Kapitel 46
What's in your arms?
Helpless, Zhu Huihui reached into her bosom, rummaged around for a while, and pulled out a black silk sachet. Embroidered on it was a spring scene, the embroidery was exquisite, the expressions were vivid, and it was very erotic.
The hairpin and the sachet are both worthless, so what's the point of this worthless thing—is it the portrait on it?
Feng Xuese asked in a deep voice, "Where did this cheap and vulgar thing come from?"
"Why are you yelling! I didn't steal them, I found them!" Zhu Huihui cried out, "Look, these two hairpins are a pair, they can be put together!"
She pressed the two hairpins together, and with a soft click, the man and woman on the hairpin heads transformed into a naked embrace, and the hairpins became a double-pronged hairpin.
Feng Xuese was absolutely furious with her. He had never seen a girl so shameless! He asked coldly, "Zhu Huihui, are you waiting for me to chop off your head?"
Zhu Huihui threw away the hairpin and sachet, covered her neck, and said with infinite grievance, "Why did you cut me again? I didn't do anything to you!"
Liu Yue bent down and picked up the two items, looked at them repeatedly, and smiled, "Brother Feng, I think you may have misunderstood this young lady!" He weighed the two items in his hands.
Feng Xuese suddenly realized that she had been so angry at that worthless thing that she had lost her mind. This was a nunnery, and the presence of such lewd things could be attributed to the nuns' longing for love. However, none of the nuns in the nunnery had hair. Where did this hairpin come from?
He took the two items from Liu Yue's hands. The black hairpin was neither gold nor jade, but seemed to be made of some kind of wood, emitting a deep and strange fragrance. The hairpin head was carved with exquisite detail, even the individual strands of hair were clearly visible, and the expressions of the figures were incredibly lifelike. The sachet was embroidered with delicate needlework, the erotic scenes depicted almost realistically. The herbs inside the sachet were not the roses and lilies commonly used by women, but a kind of black dried flower, with the same scent as the hairpin, but much stronger. This scent was initially very fragrant, but after smelling it for a while, it became pungent and fishy, and after smelling it for even longer, he felt a sense of dizziness.
Feng Xuese moved the two items further away and remained silent in thought.
Ancient books record that in southern Yunnan and Guizhou, there is a rare species of Bodhi tree. Because its trunk, branches, leaves, and flowers are all jet black, it is also known as the Black Bodhi. This tree emits a peculiar smell, which is difficult to distinguish between fragrance and fishiness. It is non-toxic and has aphrodisiac properties, and has always been used locally for matters of love between men and women. Buddhist scriptures refer to this Black Bodhi as the tree that can lead one to demonic possession.
At the same time, the male and female figures on these two items are completely naked, with only unusual hairstyles, indicating they are definitely not from the Central Plains...
Seeing him examining it over and over, Zhu Huihui immediately flattered him, saying, "Great hero, you like it? It's yours!"
Feng Xuese glared at her: "You're asking for it!"
Zhu Huihui pouted. The old man's temper was flaring up again. He was being beaten even though he was given something so beautiful.
Feng Xuese said, "These two items are not from the Central Plains."
Liu Yue nodded in agreement and said, "It seems to be from the southwest."
Feng Xuese looked at Zhu Huihui: "Where did you find it?"
"On the ground behind the large Buddha in the middle."
Feng Xuese and Liu Yue simultaneously slipped into the hall. Zhu Huihui looked at the two of them, shook her head, sat on the steps, and looked around with her chin in her hands.
Less than fifteen minutes later, Feng Xuese and Liu Yue reappeared beside her.
Feng Xuese asked coldly, "Why didn't you say there was a corpse behind the Buddha statue?"
Zhu Huihui feigned surprise: "Huh? I thought you already knew, even the flies told you!"
Feng Xuese and Liu Yue were speechless. So this girl was waiting here for revenge!
"Alright, since the fly didn't say it, I'll say it. I have some good news for you two: the nun behind the Buddha statue, hidden under the brocade curtain, is the one who shared a boat with me."
Feng Xuese tapped her on the head: "Is this good news?"
Zhu Huihui stood up, rubbing his head, stretched lazily, then patted the dirt off his bottom and said happily, "Great hero, this nun has already extinguished the candle, so there's really nothing more for me to do now. Can you let me go?"
Feng Xuese snorted: "Everyone who witnessed that incident is dead. Aren't you afraid you'll get hacked to pieces too?"
Zhu Huihui said, "I didn't know much to begin with, and I've already told you everything. What's the point of bad guys killing me? They might as well just kill you..." So if I continue to follow you, my life is in real danger!
"Stop babbling!" Feng Xuese scolded. Who said this girl was stupid? When it comes to scheming, she's smarter than a monkey! But, has the trail really gone cold? Who left behind the two erotic items Zhu Huihui picked up? This nun's death was different from the others; everyone else's postures were natural, but she was stuffed behind a brocade curtain, and the murderer seemed to have acted very hastily when killing her…
After thinking for a long time, Feng Xuese still felt there were many doubts and he couldn't figure it out. He sighed, afraid that there might be something he had missed, so he and Liu Yue carefully searched the nunnery again, but they could not find any clues. So they left Luomei Nunnery.
The Sky Over the Martial World is Clear, Part Three: Chapter Fifteen (2)
After passing through the plum grove and returning to the fork in the road, the white horse, its color as white as maple leaves, waited for its master on the hillside, while Zhu Huihui's little black donkey had long since disappeared.
Zhu Huihui cursed, "If I had known this stupid donkey was going to run away, I would have chopped off one of its legs and stewed it first!" No wonder the old man always wanted to cut off his own leg; it turns out that cutting off the leg is the best way to deal with a dishonest fellow.
Feng Xuese ignored her and asked only, "Where is Brother Liu Yue going?"
Liu Yue laughed and said, "Since I have nothing to do lately, I will follow Brother Feng's arrangements. Even if it's just for my master's daughter, I, Liu Yue, will still get involved in the case of the massacre of the Luomei Nunnery!" He pursed his lips and let out a whistle.
From afar, deep within the plum grove came the sound of a horse's neigh, and a tall, strong steed galloped out. The horse had a coat of yellow hair, glossy and smooth, without a single blemish. Its long mane flew in the wind, and its long tail hung to the ground, making it look like a jade lion.
Feng Xuese exclaimed, "What a magnificent yellow dragon and jade lion steed!"
Liu Yue laughed and said, "Brother Feng's Flying Lightning Snow Steed is also a rare breed in the world!"
Zhu Huihui looked at the two horses with envy. Damn it, was she supposed to trot behind them? With her thin legs, there was no way she could keep up! She touched her stomach; it was already quite empty. Forget chasing the horses, she was afraid that after a few more steps she would collapse and end up keeping company with those nuns…
Liu Yue was very considerate and said with a smile, "It's past noon. I have some dried meat and cakes here. Why don't you have some snacks before you go?"
Maple Snow nodded in agreement: "Alright!"
Hearing the gurgling sound of flowing water nearby, the two men led their horses and followed the sound. After traveling for a short while, they found a clear, shallow stream among the rocks, flowing gently through the plum grove and into the distance.
After letting the two horses drink water and graze, Fengxuese and Liuyue found a flat rock by the stream, sat down, and laid out the food and water bags they had brought.
This young master Liu Yue was of noble birth, and the food he brought was very exquisite and particular. Although it was just ordinary plum blossom cake, pine nut cake, lotus leaf steamed bun, pepper and salt sesame seed cake, fresh rose fruit, venison jerky, crispy small fish, golden thread eight treasures and mixed pickles, the colors were very pleasing to the eye and it was placed in a red lacquered begonia food box with cloud patterns.
Zhu Huihui reached out to grab the steamed bun, but before she could finish, she felt a sharp pain on her head. A snow-white index finger was pressed against her forehead, coldly staring at her.
Zhu Huihui pouted, reluctantly withdrew her arm, took a few steps back, jumped onto a rock by the water, put her hand into the stream, splashed it around a few times, and turned around: "All washed!"
Feng Xuese pointed to her face with her finger.