Xiao Qing didn't expect that there would be someone in the house, but Xiao Qing was also very calm, he had already condensed his strength, and his whole body was on guard.

Thinking in my heart, this old man doesn't seem to have much skill, and it shouldn't be a problem to handle him by myself. Even if you take 120 steps back, it is not difficult to retreat with your whole body. It's just that this old man appears here, it seems that he should be the leader of this village, and he should be guarding himself. I finally came on a trip, and I went back without getting anything, how do I think about how to lose.

Thinking of this, Xiao Qing didn't speak, and continued to walk forward, trying to get closer to him.

At this time, the old man raised his head, and the strange thing was that the old man didn't have any special reaction when he saw Xiao Qing, could it be that he was hiding too deeply? Xiao Qing smiled self-deprecatingly, why did he become so petty again? Whatever? Let's take a look at it first.

"I haven't seen you before? New here? Why are you wearing such a suit? Even though it's a night, you still have to keep the rules. Since you're here, come over and help me sharpen my ink first!"

The old man was obviously more strict with Xiao Qing, and there were some precautions in the strictness.

The old man looked kind, and he couldn't tell what kind of person he was at all, but he couldn't hide a kind of sickness between his eyebrows. Xiao Qing inexplicably felt a sense of closeness to this old man. I didn't refuse, and walked over.

It seems that the old man is practicing calligraphy. The old man's words are strong and powerful, and they belong to the style of opening and closing. Xiao Qing didn't know much about calligraphy, and he couldn't recognize all these traditional characters. It is impossible to tell whether what the old man wrote is good or bad.

I saw that the old man put the paper on again, and thought for a while, but he didn't put down the pen for a long time. Xiao Qing was grinding the ink, and while looking at the words he had just taken, he saw the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing on it, which was beautiful.

"Do you recognize?"

Unexpectedly, the old man saw Xiao Qing's eyes.

"I don't recognize it, I can't read, I just watched the dragon fly and the phoenix danced, and I thought it was very good-looking. ”

"Haha, haha, so you read the words like this!"

"I'll read it to you. It was written: 'The autumn wind was tight overnight, and half of the leaves were scattered. If the heart is entangled, life is like a candle in the wind. There is still a shadow in the body, and the geese are still silent. The flowers are not finished in spring, and the ambition is difficult to peace. ’”

"It's a little sad! You're not having a good time?"

"The family river is broken, the caged birds, the fish on the ground, how can they be happy?"

The old man seemed to be angry with Xiao Qing.

"I didn't offend you. Besides, if there is a disease to be cured, if it is really not cured, it has to accept fate. If you don't meet talents, it's useless to have the world in your heart. Without that opportunity and ability, it is useless to complain about others. It's nothing more than adding to the sadness, it's meaningless at all, it's better to live in peace. ”

The old man was stunned for a moment. looked at Xiao Qing carefully, as if he could see something. Finally, his gaze fell on Xiao Qing's robe. Xiao Qing was a little uncomfortable and looked down at himself.

"Your clothes! borrowed to wear, mine is broken. Yours and I are wearing a little too big. ”

Xiao Qing stretched the placket of his clothes.

The old man looked at it for a while, and then suddenly picked up the topic just now. It's just that the tone is a little more sincere.

"You're right, but because of my momentary negligence, I was taken advantage of by the villain. Isn't it sad that now that my wife is separated and my family is ruined, even the inheritance left by my ancestors will be destroyed in my hands?"

"Shall I see how you are doing?"

Saying that, Xiao Qing reached out and touched the old man's vein. Xiao Qing seems to be in the pulse, but in fact, where does Xiao Qing know the pulse, that is, he is acting like a pretense, and he used his mental power to probe the state of the old man.

"You're not sick, you're poison! Since it is negligence, we should work hard to set things right. Depending on your bearing, you are not a general. We will definitely win a piece of the world again. ”

Xiao Qing pondered for a while, but still said the truth.

"Looks like you're pretty good at medicine. No, it shouldn't be said. You're not from here, where are you from, how did you get in?"

The old man suddenly changed the subject. The question asked surprised Xiao Qing. It was fine just now, where did the filling slip out?

"Don't be surprised. Everyone here has been bought, and no one will tell me that I am either sick or poisoned. That's why I'm asking you. But I know what it is. ”

The old man explained first.

"So you were forced to stay here, and I thought you were the guard here?"

"Guard, I'm the master here, but I'm a prisoner here. ”

The old man looked very lonely.

At this time, there was chaos outside. Xiao Qing was stunned, and his body tensed.

"Lord, Lord?"

Several big men came in in an instant, and the old man looked at the dark-colored man just now, who had already gotten under the table, and gestured to the old man not to say that he was here.

"Lord, are you alright? ”

The guards at the head were very anxious, and their voices could be heard.

"It's okay, what's going on outside?"

The old man calmly sat down at the table.

"Your Lord, Doctor Wang of the Tai Hospital, is dead. The little medicine boys beside the medical officer also died, and their whole bodies were blackened, as if they had been poisoned. There was a commotion, and a little maid said that she had seen a behemoth, like a snake, but according to his description, the snake was as big as a man's head and body, and as thick as a man, and several as long. I guess I was frightened and talked nonsense, and I didn't see what it was at all. Also, Lord, we haven't seen Colliers today, and I'm afraid something will happen to him. ”

"Doctor Wang is dead, and Collier is missing?"

Xiao Qing saw this position most clearly, the old man smiled imperceptibly, and then quickly retracted.

"Alright, I see, you all go out! I don't summon anyone, you don't have to come in. ”

"Yes!"

As he spoke, the guards led the men out together.

Xiao Qing heard the movement and got out from under the table. Dust off your body and talk casually. I also looked at the decorations around me, and I realized it a little later. You can see that the decorations here are all gorgeous and exquisite. Everything seems to be worth a fortune.

"Thank you for not exposing me, aren't you afraid that I will harm you?"

"If you show up now, I'll be afraid. ”

"Old man, can you ask where this is?" Xiao Qing asked sincerely.

"You don't even know where this is, and how did you get here?"

The old man was also a little surprised, he just thought that the young man had not guessed his identity, but he didn't even know where this was.

"Caught, or I pretended to be caught. ”

Xiao Qing didn't hide it either. She had a feeling that this old man should be a friend rather than an enemy. And now she also has guesses.

"This is the imperial palace of Xichu, and I am the current emperor. ”

The old man said lightly, it seemed to be an extremely insignificant matter.

It's just a pity that Xiao Qing is calmer than him, which somewhat destroys the effect of this sentence. If Xiao Qing was taken aback and his eyes were round, he might still be a little watchable.

"It's pretty much what I thought. In that case, I would like to ask you a question. ”

Xiao Qing stared at the old man's eyes tightly.

"How many people know about the birthmark on the Great Prince of Western Chu?"