Chapter 51: The Deceased
Jiang Qing got up from the ground, and before she had time to talk to Ji Chen, a group of people shouted behind her: "Where are they, chase after them, don't let them run!"
When Ji Chen saw the gang, he didn't say a word, turned around and ran.
Seeing this, Jiang Qing was stunned for a moment, scolded with a smile, and also ran away from the door.
The two of them ran one after the other for a while before they shook off the group behind them. Ji Chen's chest rose and fell violently, and he couldn't breathe when he spoke: "Damn, I finally got rid of this group of annoying guys!"
"Why did you think of going back to the B&B to find me?" Jiang Qing gasped slightly, in terms of physique, she was not inferior to those professional athletes. Running this road is completely trivial to her.
Ji Chen knew that Jiang Qing couldn't be measured by common sense, so he finally relieved his breath and smiled bitterly: "I've been looking for you for an afternoon, and the reason why I went back to the B&B was to try my luck." ”
Jiang Qing nodded and asked, "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet, you shouldn't have eaten it yet, right?" Ji Chen looked up at the streets on both sides, pointed to a ramen restaurant next to him and said, "Do you want to eat a bowl of ramen?"
"Hmm. Jiang Qing was not taboo, and entered the ramen restaurant with Ji Chen.
Jiang Qing ate a bowl of ramen, felt that it was not enjoyable, and asked for a meat bun. Ji Chen was even more straightforward and directly asked for a second bowl of noodles.
The amount of food he ate provoked the shopkeeper to look at him twice, and it was estimated that the shopkeeper would rarely see someone who could eat two large bowls of noodles in a row.
After eating and drinking, Ji Chen and Jiang Qing walked out of the ramen restaurant with their front and back feet, and the former hiccups very unfiguratively.
Jiang Qing threw Ji Chen a roll of the eyes, eating so much, if the enemy killed, it would be strange for Ji Chen to run.
Ji Chen knew in his heart that this was an area under the jurisdiction of Kuimen, and if the people of the Yin Gate wanted to stretch out their hands, they would probably have to think twice.
For so many years, Guikuimen and Yinqimen have been fighting on the surface, but there has never been a major conflict, and both sides know their respective strengths, so they don't dare to go too far.
Therefore, Ji Chen and Jiang Qing swaggered down the road, no one paid attention to them, and they were not worried about being followed by the people of the Yin Sect.
Ji Chen told Jiang Qing that he was going to visit someone before looking for a token. This person is an old friend of his parents, and if he wants to know the whereabouts of the token, he has to take this trip.
Jiang Qing let Ji Chen take the idea, and she was only responsible for his safety. With Jiang Qing's words, Ji Chen was like taking a reassuring pill, and he was a lot more confident. Miao Jiang's trip was too dangerous, and without Jiang Qing by his side, he might not be able to move an inch.
The person Ji Chen was looking for was named Hu Jianjian, who lived in Tongling Village on the outskirts. The two of them wore stars and moons, and finally arrived at Tongling Village, but there was no light in the village, and the whole village was as silent as death.
Jiang Qing frowned, it was the first time she had seen such a remote and backward village. There was not even a cement road in the village, let alone street lights, so she and Ji Chen walked almost in the dark.
By the light of the moon, the two went over one by one. Finding the corresponding house number, Ji Chen rubbed his hands and stepped forward to knock on the door.
The lights in the house turned on suddenly, and there was a sound of getting dressed, Jiang Qing and Ji Chen stood patiently outside the door and waited.
The wooden door opened, and a tiger-headed little guy poked his head out and asked sleepily, "Who are you looking for?"
"Is Hu Jianshe at home?" asked Ji Chen.
"Are you looking for my grandfather?" the little guy looked stunned, "Don't you know that my grandfather is no longer sick with tuberculosis the year before last?"
"What?" Ji Chen was suddenly told the news that Hu Jianshe had died, and he couldn't come back to his senses.
"If there is nothing else, please leave!" The little guy saw Ji Chen and Jiang Qing's dresses clearly, and became a little vigilant.
"Little friend, are you Hu Jianjian's grandson?" Ji Chen was unwilling to interrupt the clue and asked.
The little guy didn't want to deal with Ji Chen, and was just about to close the door. Ji Chen's eyes were quick and he arrived at the door of the house.
The door couldn't be closed, and the little guy was a little anxious, "Why are you like this, let go!"
"If you don't tell me, don't think about peace today!" Ji Chen was a little sick and rushed to the doctor.
The little guy couldn't resist Ji Chen, so he turned his head and shouted into the house: "Grandma, get a knife quickly, someone here is going to bully our mother and son!"
Jiang Qing listened to the little guy's shouting on the side, and her heart was embarrassed. Ji Chen is really, the other party is still a child, is it too rough to use this way.
Soon, a woman of about thirty walked over, her face was a little pale, she looked at Ji Chen with a puzzled face, and asked, "Who are you and what are you doing at my house?"
Ji Chen hurriedly explained his intention, and when the woman heard Ji Chen report to his home, she patted her son on the shoulder and said, "Xiaobao, let them in." ”
"Grandma, what if they are bad people?" Xiaobao still refused to let go.
"No, the surname and age are correct, your grandfather told me before he died, don't worry, I know it. The woman hugged Xiaobao aside and smiled apologetically at Ji Chen and Jiang Qing, "I'm sorry, the child is not sensible, please don't be surprised." ”
Jiang Qing disagreed with the woman's statement, this child is not only sensible, but also has a strong sense of self-protection, it seems that this family may have been bullied.
The furnishings in the room are very simple, just a table of eight immortals, and a kang, and there are several plates on the stove, and there are two nests on the plates.
Ji Chen frowned and asked, "Why is it only your mother and son, you man?"
"Alas, it's hard to put into words. The woman sat on the kang head, asked Xiaobao to find a long wooden chair for Ji Chen and Jiang Qing to sit on, and said slowly, "Soon after Xiaobao's grandfather died, my man went into the mountain, and it has been almost a year, and there is no news at all. There are only two of us left in the family, and life is hard, and Xiaobao is usually bullied at school......"
The woman spoke of her sadness, and tears fell from her eyes. She quickly wiped her tears and said, "I'm sorry, it's rare to find someone to cry about, it's a bit far." ”
"It doesn't matter. Ji Chen knew her family's difficulties, thought about it, took out a thick stack of money from her bag, and said, "This is a little bit of my heart, please be sure to accept it." ”
The woman's face was embarrassed, her lips moved, and she silently took the money in Ji Chen's hand, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, I know what you are here for, please wait a minute." ”
I don't know where the woman took out a wooden box and began to rummage through the cabinets. Jiang Qing and Ji Chen stood quietly aside, Ji Chen looked at the woman who was emptying the box with some eagerness, and Jiang Qing was thinking about the woman's performance just now.
She couldn't help but sigh that rural women are just pragmatic, and they talked a lot, but in the end they still couldn't get around money.
Ji Chen is also quite powerful, he actually prepared a stack of hundred-yuan bills in advance, and when he went out with so much cash, he was not afraid of being stolen.
The woman took out a small red box, carefully wiped the dust on it, handed it to Ji Chen, and said, "This is what Grandpa Xiaobao left on his deathbed, and told me that if someone from the Ji family comes, give him this box." ”
Ji Chen took the box and opened it to see that there was a map and a small notebook in the box.
Before he could take a closer look, the women invited them out on the grounds that it was not too early for them to stay longer.
Standing in front of the door, Ji Chen and Jiang Qing looked at each other, the other party's attitude was so good just now, and his face changed in a blink of an eye, which was really eye-opening.
However, having got what he wanted, Ji Chen didn't plan to care about these inconsequential details. Although the village is remote and backward, they have finally found a place to stay. Although the living conditions are not comparable to the outside, it will be okay to sleep for one night.
With a water heater and a separate bathroom, with these two things, the two of them are content.
Jiang Qing looked at Ji Chen, who was sitting at the head of the bed studying the map, leaned over, and asked, "This map looks like it's been around for some years, what does it refer to?"
"Black lice holes. Ji Chen replied without raising his head.
Jiang Qing didn't expect that what Ji Chen was holding in his hand turned out to be a map of the black lice hole, and continued to ask, "What is written on that little notebook?"
"There are some dangerous countermeasures that may be encountered in the black lice hole. Ji Chen's brows furrowed tightly, "This black lice hole is full of dangers, and it is far more dangerous than we imagined." You see, the token is probably in this location, but if we want to get there, we must cross the Skull Bridge and the Blood River, these two dangerous places, there may be ** annoyance. ”
"How do you know?" Jiang Qing glanced at the map, the names of these two places should have been given by the person who drew this map, the names are quite cheesy and quite scary.
"There is a record in the book, but it is not very detailed, and I don't know how the person who wrote this note knew that Hu Jianjian is dead, and many mysteries cannot be solved. Ji Chen just couldn't figure it out, so there seemed to be a big stone blocked in his heart.
Jiang Qing was silent, she was hesitating whether to tell Ji Chen about the grimace flower was related to her life, but the black lice hole was so dangerous, she suddenly made a difficulty.
Seeing that Jiang Qing didn't speak, Ji Chen thought she was scared, so he hurriedly comforted: "Jiang Qing, if you are not ready, we can go back in a few days." ”
Jiang Qing looked at Ji Chen, plucked up her courage, and said, "Ji Chen, I'm not afraid. I just wanted to tell you that I found a cure for the poison in my body. ”
"Really, that's great!" Ji Chen was very happy.
Jiang Qing really couldn't bear to let Ji Chen know the truth, but there were some things that were hidden and not said, and it was even more difficult to speak later.
She continued: "Don't be happy yet, my Gu poison hasn't been cured yet, because to cure Gu poison, you need a medicinal herb called Grimace Flower, which grows in the black lice hole. ”
"Grimace Flower ......" Ji Chen read the name repeatedly and nodded solemnly. He grabbed Jiang Qing's hand and said seriously, "Jiang Qing, don't worry, if you enter the black lice hole, I will definitely accompany you to find the grimace flower." ”
Being grabbed by Ji Chen like this, Jiang Qing was a little embarrassed. Ji Chen's words were sincere, but they were quite useful. She didn't struggle, she also looked at Ji Chen, and said softly: "I will also help you find the token, since we have come here, let's continue to move forward." ”