Chapter 4: The Black Street
The bamboo forest rustles, and a ray of golden light pierces the curtain of the dawn of the autumn night in the eastern sky, sprinkling into the quiet bamboo forest.
"Shh~" Yao Chenxi frowned and looked at the already white sky, recalled the two winged wolves, looked at the two and couldn't bear to say: "Senior Brother Huzi, the school is about to open, we have to go." ”
Qi Tian's face stiffened slightly, his lips were tightly pursed, he nodded slightly, and said slowly after being silent for a while: "Brother Huzi, take care." ”
"Okay, Xiaotian, see you in half a year, don't lose to me in the Qi Master assessment. Erhu said happily.
"Is the Qi Master Assessed?"
Qi Tian muttered in a low voice, and then said with a fighting spirit: "Then, see you in half a year..."
At this time, the two winged wolves flew back out of nowhere, flapping their wings, and the agitated cyclone suppressed the surrounding bamboo.
Yao Chenxi patted one of the winged wolves, the winged wolf lowered its head, its front paws prostrate on the ground, and its two wings raised high.
"Huzi, don't delay, come up quickly, we have to rush back before noon. Yao Chenxi patted Erhu's shoulder and smiled: "Senior brother, there will always be a day to meet, don't be sad in vain, you climb up, sit on the back of your neck, grab the fur at the neck with both hands, this winged wolf can't sit on the waist or it won't be able to fly." ”
The second tiger nodded, and bravely climbed on top of the winged wolf's head, clutching his neck tightly.
"Teacher, Senior Brother Qi will say goodbye, take care. As he spoke, his toes were lightly raised, his horizontal sleeves were raised, and the sleeves of his robe were swollen with a gust of cold air...
Qi Tian's eyes flashed, and Yao Chenxi was already sitting on the other winged wolf.
Yao Chenxi saluted Mr. Gao, with a whistle in his mouth, the wings of the two winged wolves flapped violently, and a gust of wind rose around him, and he flew straight towards the sky.
At the same time, the sky was shining with golden light, and the autumn night of the night was completely over.
Qi Tian was stunned and felt sad for a while, puffed out his mouth, and didn't let the tears that had been choked in his eyes flow, a man can't cry...
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Back to the school!, the martial arts boy who got up early had already started practicing in the courtyard, looking at Qi Tian who came in with Mr. Gao, although it was strange that there was a second tiger who was born early, many people blatantly showed a "friendly" smile.
According to their usual habits, Qi Tian and Erhu relied on Mr. Gao by their side. I can't say that I have to make a grimace and go back, but Qi Tian is still in the mood today.
Mr. Gao understood, thought about it in his heart, twisted his beard and said with an embarrassed face: "Hey, this tiger has a strong body, a solid foundation, and is born a martial arts master, this time I asked a master of martial arts to teach him, I'm afraid you will lose in half a year!"
"Teacher, that's not possible, I wanted to say it before, you can't be so partial, he has a master to teach, I have you, by the way, what tricks did you use today, why did we run on the road, and we went to the bamboo forest with a hula?"
"Don't worry, don't worry, teacher, I won't be partial, I'll teach you personally, can that be bad?" Mr. Gao twisted his beard with a smile, and there was a trace of solemnity in his eyes.
Entering the Lingwen Residence, Mr. Gao directly led Qi Tian towards the Qi Master Tower.
The last time he entered this Qi Master Tower, Qi Tian didn't take a closer look, he inexplicably awakened on his own, and then fainted.
This time, Qi Tian opened his eyes wide and found that the tower was still the same, except for the lines carved on the walls and the ground, there was not even a single piece of furniture, except for the ball at the top of the tower that shone blue from time to time, there was nothing peculiar.
After Mr. Gao came in, he didn't care about Qi Tian, he walked straight to a wall, and slapped his hand a few times, only to see that the originally ordinary wall turned into a light curtain like a clear spring, and two sets of black robes were neatly hung inside.
"Xiaotian, come and try it. Mr. Gao beckoned with a set of robes that had obviously been changed to a smaller size.
Qi Tian put the wide robe on his body with an excited face: "Teacher, you are too polite, and you made me new clothes, it's a little big, but it's okay, it's loose and comfortable to wear when it's big." ”
"Well, it's a little bigger, this can't be a practice uniform, but it's okay, I'm taking you to wear new clothes tonight, okay. Mr. Gao's eyes narrowed, revealing a hint of conspiracy.
"I still buy it, it's big when it's big, but, cough... The teacher has said so, how can a disciple disobey the teacher's orders? Qi Tian didn't raise his head and replied excitedly.
Then Mr. Gao smiled on his face, touched Qi Tian's head and said, "Okay, you're a little tired from tossing, just sleep in the tower, and when it's time, I'll call you to get up, and start the official class tonight." ”
The difference between last night's dream-like dream and this morning's made this twelve-year-old boy indeed a little tired, and Qi Tian answered and fell asleep.
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Looking at another mountain in front of him, Qi Tian felt a belly in his heart, this sleep was a whole day, and when Mr. called him to get up, it was already the sunset that was about to set, he devoured a bowl of noodles given by Mr., and stuffed a one-foot square package for him to carry, and was dragged out of the academy by Mr. and walked to the depths of Dacang Mountain, If he hadn't followed for so long, Qi Tian would definitely think that this was definitely not an old man! Fortunately, the package on his back was not heavy, otherwise he would definitely be tired now.
"Old... Teacher, didn't you say to buy practice clothes... , which does not go to the king of the town... Tailor Wang, what are you doing in the mountains?" Qi Tian lifted the package behind his back, wiped the sweat on his head, and asked panting.
Mr. Gao didn't look back and chuckled: "Tsk, this is all tired? It's not as good as me as an old man, Tailor Wang saw me go, it's all for nothing, I'm an old man embarrassed to take it for nothing? ”
Qi Tian looked helpless, usually Mr. Gao goes to the town, where he goes, he doesn't eat and drink for nothing, he has to take a little before leaving, but today it is rare for his conscience to find out.
Finally, after walking for another half hour, Mr. Gao finally stopped at a bare and low hillside.
"Okay, it's here, Xiaotian, open that package and take out the contents inside. ”
Hearing this, Qi Tian opened the package behind him, and looked at it through the moonlight, it was actually three rolled up picture scrolls, no wonder it was not too heavy.
Suddenly, Qi Tian felt a cold breath coming, tightly surrounding him, and under this cold breath, his teeth began to tremble unconsciously, as if he had entered the cold winter in an instant, and infinite fear was born in his heart, and all the painful things came to him in an instant, and there was an urge to end his life.
At this moment, a warm big hand clenched Qi Tian's hand, and a warm sense of air came over, and after a trance, it turned out that Mr. Gao was holding him.
"Hmph! It's just two ushers, do you want to test the old man's ability?" Mr. Gao's originally kind face was completely gone, and his two eyes glared at the bare hillside?
As soon as the words fell, suddenly the originally bare hillside fluctuated, and a black hole appeared.
Immediately, two people came out of the dark hole, both of them were wrapped in white wide robes, their bodies were full of phosphorus fire, all of them lowered their heads and their hair was scattered, and said in unison:
"Hahaha... It turned out to be Mr. Gao, how dare the villain make a move against Mr. Gao, it was a misunderstanding! ”
"Gurgle... It turned out to be Mr. Gao, how dare the villain make a move against Mr. Gao, it was a misunderstanding! ”
The voices of the two men were cold and dry, and they didn't know whether they were men or women.
"Hmph, it's so majestic, today I brought my disciple to see the world, and the two of them came up and gave a dismount, but it scared my precious disciple, and it doesn't mean that this matter is not over. Mr. Gao said coldly.
"Hahaha... Sir, isn't it embarrassing for us, it's always been others who have expressed their expressions to us... Why..."
"Gurgle... Sir, isn't it embarrassing for us, it's always been others who have expressed their expressions to us... Why..."
The two people at the entrance of the cave were stunned, although they were still ghostly, but there was a hint of helplessness in their tones.
Mr. Gao glanced at each other with an impatient tone: "Huh, you dare to talk back?"
The two of them saw Mr. Gao like this, and the two actually quarreled... There was a faint fear in his voice.
"Gurgle... It's all your fault, you have to scare when you see a child... This has provoked this old killer. ”
"Hahaha... How can you blame me, I didn't see the old killer here. ”
Qi Tian listened to the conversation between the two people, and there was a doubt in his heart, this kind teacher was actually called the old killer in the mouths of the two of them, looking at it like that, his teacher was really not simple.
The two argued for a while, but Mr. Gao didn't stop him, as if he was waiting for something.
"You two, don't stop talking!" At this moment, a lazy and coquettish voice suddenly came from the entrance of the cave, and the voice was so enchanting that it made people's bones a little numb: "Yo, what kind of temper is Mr. Gao, isn't it my two blood servants who have annoyed Mr. This compensation is necessary, since I came to my Yan family's Fang City, I am in charge, I gave the first item that this little brother took tonight, how about it?"
The two of them were silent when they heard the coquettish and numb voice, and the voice that had already reached their lips stopped alive.
"Haha, okay, Miss Yan is worthy of being the principal, and she really knows how to do things, no wonder this business is getting bigger and bigger, so I thank Bumin on behalf of my disciple. And after Mr. Gao heard the woman's voice, he smiled, and his originally stern face was changed to a smile again.
"I can be praised by Mr., the little girl is really fortunate in three lives, Mr. is not coming with that little brother..."The woman's voice was even more charming, and Qi Tian's body was hot for a while.
Qi Tian secretly thought: "This voice alone is much more charming than Miss Li in Hongmenglou, no wonder this gentleman has changed his good temper..."
There was a crisp "bang", and Qi Tian's head hit a solid chestnut.
"Phew, what are you thinking about, let's go, Xiaotian, I'll show you the world. ”
"Oh, I'm not thinking, teacher, where is this..."
"Cangshan Black Street. ”
Qi Tian was pulled by Mr. Gao, took out three picture scrolls, held them in his arms, and slowly walked towards the small hillside as Mr. looked at the two people in white robes who were called the guide by Mr. Gao.
The mysterious method that the two of them didn't know to use before, they actually gave themselves an urge to give up their lives, it was really too terrifying, and they followed behind Mr. Gao, Qi Tian secretly raised his eyes, the two people wrapped in white robes were draped in hair, their bodies were extremely thin, and both of them were wearing black masks on their faces, and the masks were also engraved with the same carvings as in the Qi Master Tower.
As he got closer, Qi Tiancai noticed the entrance to the cave that appeared earlier, and looked at the entrance of the cave as black as ink, but there was a faint hint of red faint light that was almost elusive.
"Tian'er, what do you see?" suddenly Mr. Gao asked in a low voice.
Qi Tian was slightly stunned and said: "The entrance of the cave is glowing with a slight red light, but it is very faint and almost invisible..."
"Oh..."Mr. Gao nodded noncommittally, his face showing a hint of puzzlement, and then took out a golden sign from his waist and handed it to the two ushers.
One of them took the sign, looked at it carefully, nodded at the other, and then respectfully handed it back.
The other person didn't know where to take out two masks like theirs and handed them to Qi Tian.
Qi Tian glanced at the hand that handed the mask to him was dry and abnormal, like a skeleton wrapped in skin, took a deep breath and took the mask, and secretly thought in his heart: "These two people really don't have half of their popularity. ”
At the suggestion of Mr. Gao, Qi Tian put on the mask, without any discomfort, after putting on the mask, it did not affect his vision, there was a faint feeling of coolness, and his spirit was a little better.
After Mr. Gao put on the mask, he took Qi Tian's hand and walked straight to the entrance.
As if passing through the water, Qi Tian, who had passed through, was shocked by the scene in front of him.
At this time, he passed through the hole, stood on a platform, and looked at a huge valley, a ten-mile-square street market appeared in front of him, and a large lantern floated in the sky, like a small sun, illuminating the whole market.
"Hehe, the kid has seen it, right?" Mr. Gao patted Qi Tian's head and said with a smile.
"It's so big, it's so big. Qi Tian nodded, swallowed his saliva, and said, "The town's comparison is far from this." ”
Mr. Gao smiled: "That's natural, otherwise I wouldn't have brought you here in the middle of the night, come with me, there is still business to do." ”
Stupidly followed Mr., walked a few steps, Qi Tiancai found that this platform is part of the mountain, along the edge of the mountain there is an artificially dug stone steps, with the stone steps down, the sound of the market is also in the ears, so lively.
In front of the spread out, a thirty-meter-wide street immediately unfolded, the roadside was full of various stalls, in Qi Tian's opinion, this is more lively than the fair, the street is full of people coming and going, everywhere is the sound of selling and bargaining, but unlike the usual street market, here are selling some novel things that Qi Tian has never seen, and Qi Tian and Mr. Gao are different, except for a few people wearing black robes with black masks, no one else is wearing black robes and masks, but it can be clearly seen that those people are extremely in awe of people with masks。
Qi Tian stopped at a stall full of iron cages, and a short man with a bun head was shouting hard: "Everyone, everyone has come to see the iron-headed cow and pig that was captured today, look at this physique, this horn, this tooth, it is really a must-have mount for you to travel!"
"Take a look, take a look, Zhang Laosan's production must be a high-quality product, three stacks of machetes, a knife down is a three-grade iron-headed cow pig also has to fall to the ground. ”
"Eh, Zhang Laosan, you are deliberate, Lao Tzu shouted the golden-tailed fox yesterday, you said that you can cut the fox tail with a broken knife, and today you sell iron-headed cattle and pigs, and you say chop the pig's head, are you underwhelmed?"
"Come on, I'm afraid you won't make it..."
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"Teacher, teacher, how do the horns grow on the pig's head?"
"Didn't you hear that man, iron-headed cow pig!"
"But what are the horns of a pig, what is that, a tiger with a sheep's head?"
"You... Don't ask, you've seen winged wolves, what's the big deal, they're just some low-grade beasts. ”
"Then I haven't seen it, don't you say that you brought me to see it for a long time. ”
"Uh, you kid..."
Mr. Gao looked helplessly at Qi Tian who entered the market, since he had just entered the market, Qi Tian, who was still a little cowering, had never been idle for a moment, every stall, no matter what it was, just take a look at it closely, ask questions for a while, touch it for a while to see what a hillbilly looks like, looking at Qi Tian running around and not idle, Mr. Gao said softly with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth: "After all, I was still a child, I was also like this at that time..."
Mr. Gao took Qi Tian to walk around for a while, and the original roadside stalls have become shops, and they have all hung signboards, and some shops have children greeting customers.
"Oh my God, don't run, come here. Mr. Gao beckoned Qi Tian to stop at one of the largest shops.
Qi Tian held the scroll in his arms and obediently returned to his husband, there were two stout and tall men at the door of the store, shirtless, both carrying a big sword as high as one person.
The two men were also wearing black masks on their faces, and when they saw Mr. Gao walking towards Qi Tian Chao inside, they saluted in unison and did not stop them.
Pushing the door in, the store furnishings are very simple, a round table with fine workmanship, four chairs, and a large pot of moon orchid on the table, exuding a fresh atmosphere, although simple but quite comfortable.
"Hee-hee-hee. A beautiful laugh like a silver bell sounded, and a masked girl in a blue robe with a soft figure wafted in with the fragrance of Yue Xuanlan.
In the past two days, he has seen a lot of such mysterious methods, Qi Tian is not afraid, but secretly surprised, and feels that this masked girl must be extremely beautiful, and there are such mysterious methods, he does not feel envious, and he is staring at this woman tightly.
Xu felt Qi Tian's gaze, the woman was slightly annoyed, and blinked with a pair of charming big eyes: "Mr. Gao, your apprentice is not a good person like you. ”
Qi Tian was stunned when he heard this, and wanted to open his mouth... But I heard Mr. Gao say seriously: "Miss Xuan, you can't talk nonsense, my disciple just admires the girl like me, and he can't wronged us if a twelve-year-old boy and an old man like me can have any bad intentions." ”
As if to confirm Mr. 's words, Qi Tian hurriedly nodded vigorously, and secretly thought in his heart: "This masked girl, it turned out to be Miss Xuan, and it matches the moon Xuanlan, this moon Xuanlan is known as the forgetfulness grass, the fragrance of the flowers is fresh and elegant, and the character is noble, just like the general feeling of this masked woman." ”
The masked girl stomped her feet and crossed her waist as if I didn't care about you: "No, no, I said that if you are not a good person, you are not a good person, and you are not allowed to fight with me." ”
Qi Tian was flustered for no reason, and he didn't care that he was holding the scroll in his arms and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, I'm really a good person, I really haven't done anything bad when I'm so big, except... Apart from. ”
"Except for what!" said the masked girl, with her big eyes rolling.
Qi Tian hurriedly picked up the scroll that fell on the ground and hurriedly replied, "Eh! Except when I was nine years old, I was very hungry and ran to the town to steal steamed buns from Widow Zhang's house, but I saw that Li Orion also sneaked in, so I listened to the root of the wall and told the broken mouth of the mountain mother-in-law, I have never done anything bad again... ”
"Phew, I also said that it was a good person who wants to listen to you say this, Mr. Gao, you see... You see, this disciple of yours is as bad as you. The masked girl covered her ears and stomped her feet again.
"Ahem, I said Miss Xuan, don't tease my disciple, you can write down the three volumes of spirit patterns. Mr. Gao shook his head helplessly, and motioned for Qi Tian to hand over the three picture scrolls in his arms.
Qi Tian froze, his little face under the mask was hot, he walked a few steps quickly and almost tripped over the wide robe, stabilized his body, handed the picture scroll in his arms to the table and stammered a little: "Painting... Picture scroll, you... You, put... Put. ”
The masked girl sneered: "You kid, you're about the same age as me, why are you so timid, well, I don't know the goods, these three are spiritual patterns, and only Mr. Gao painted the land of the three cities." ”