Chapter 9: The Storm (4)
At night, when the wind is cold, everyone wraps themselves in clothes to keep out the cold, and sinks into sleep early, so that the tired spirit and body can rest well. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Women sleep in cars, men sleep outside, with the sky as a quilt and the earth as a bed.
Xiaoxue woke up halfway through her sleep, she looked at the sky outside the car, and walked lightly through Anan who was lying on the ground and slept with them, and came to the lake where she chatted with Minyu a few hours ago.
In the silence of the wasteland, even the wind has stopped for a moment.
She looked at the lake as quiet as a mirror with an expression on her face, and suddenly took out a small box the size of a palm from the placket on her chest, and the picture of the peony swimming carp on the cover was lifelike.
She lied, and the box wasn't lost.
"Anti-corrosion and anti-corrosion potion, don't ask, thank you for your medicine this time. She pulled out another thumb-sized transparent vial, made of glass. By the light of the moon, she poured the bright green liquid into the box, then closed the lid, shook it gently three times, andβvery casually, threw it into the lake, with a muffled thud, as low as a pebble falling into her heart.
She threw the box that Long wanted into the water like this, without any greed. For her part, she didn't care how valuable the box was.
"Well, tired, go back to sleep. She looked up and smiled at the moon, winked innocently, stretched her waist, and yawned a few times, and if she ignored the action she had just thrown something, it would not be strange for the little girl to get up in the middle of the night to go outside to breathe.
She patted her ass and staggered all the way into the car like a sleepy insect that hadn't slept enough, lowered the curtains, and stopped moving.
Two
When it was dawn, Xiaoxue was woken up by the jolting of the carriage.
The Long gang woke up early in the morning, and regardless of whether anyone in the car woke up, they began to hurry.
"The Snow Maiden looks tired. Miao Nu poured half a glass of water from the cup she had prepared in the car and handed it to the sleepy-eyed girl.
Xiaoxue drank half a glass of water, her mind was still wandering between reality and dreams, and she said vaguely: "I had a nightmare last night and didn't sleep well, where are we?"
"After another half a day's journey, at noon we will be able to rest at the inn. Miao Nu put away the cup for her, rolled up half of the curtains, and let the sunlight come in to wash her face and lift her spirits.
"It's a black shop again, I don't want to go again. She rubbed her eyes, adjusting to the golden light.
"This time it's not a black shop, Xiao Zhu has already found out the black shop in Yanmen Road, and we will avoid the black shop. β
"That's good......" Xiaoxue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the previous experience of the black shop was still vivid, so that she didn't dare to step into the black shop again, and she was not interested in the strange secrets on the underworld before. Now, she just wants to return to Dayin smoothly, don't go wrong halfway, she doesn't have the energy to go on another "underground black market" overnight tour.
But...... She looked at the Miao girl who was indifferent, and suddenly felt that the people of the Long family were really psychologically strong. After a day and a night of grief and grief, the next morning they regained their vigor and hurried to talk and laugh as usual, completely devoid of yesterday's depression.
So after she woke up and saw the light smile on Miao Nu's face, she thought for a moment that she was still asleep and had never woken up, and then looked at Bai Fan and others outside the car, who were galloping and free, she suspected that she was really dreaming. Yesterday, they swore to kill the Xingyue family to take revenge, but today they are all different people, talking and laughing carefree.
Minyu is just a little ghost, she has spent a lot of words to pull the adolescent child out of the melancholy path, originally thinking that once the head of the Long family dies, these people may be indulged in grief for half a month, how can they sleep well! They seem to have forgotten yesterday's tragedy...... Or put the dead in the depths of their hearts, silently remember this blood feud, and wait for the future, and return it to the enemy doubly.
"Where is Xiao Zhu from? I've known you for a short time, and I've rarely seen him. She asked a question without a trace, not bothering to think about how they could regroup and hold back their hatred to continue the rest of their journey.
Miao Nu lowered her eyes and smiled: "Speaking of which, you and Xiao Zhu have only met once before. β
Xiao Xue held her chin, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Well, I saw him when I first met you, but I haven't seen him since." β
When she came up with the idea to help Long's Yunwu save Mei Yuehan, she had never seen this Xiao Zhu throughout the whole action, and then something happened, and she completely forgot about such a number one person. Thinking about it now, he is the most mysterious and eye-catching figure in the Long Clan, and he cares more about it than Mei Yuehan.
"Isn't he from your people? I don't think you're with him, and you don't usually mention him. She asked curiously.
Miao Nu seemed to read something from his expression and eyes, and smiled meaningfully: "You have noticed, Xiao Zhu is the youngest descendant of our generation. Unlike Le Yi, he was born in the Long clan and grew up with me and Bai Fan. Brother Long Tian's father attached great importance to him and personally taught him martial arts. By the time Bai Fan and I gradually began to help the family, he was already an excellent leader, and the head of the family entrusted him with some important and dangerous tasks, so when we often met each other, he completed the task in another place, and he didn't see him a few times a year. β
"It sounds like he's a very powerful and capable person, but it's just not good at all, he has a cold face and doesn't talk to anyone. Xiaoxue glanced out the window, and the cold young man was riding a horse expressionlessly, staring ahead without squinting, indifferent to the chatter between Bai Fan and Le Yi who were noisy next to him.
Able to fight, capable, doesn't speak, and has a paralyzed face, this man has absolutely no friends.
People say that he is so handsome that he has no friends, but there are a large number of nympho girls who have a crush on him. He has a cold face all day long, and it is difficult to be liked.
Xiao Xue regrets him, obviously he has a good mind and a smart mind and is a rare capable general, but now because of Long Tian's last words, he has become a subordinate of the little ghost head Minyu, this is the route of the incompetent master's almighty subordinates.
Her mind began to think about it, from Xiao Zhu to Le Yi, from Le Yi to Bai Fan, she was a little curious, if these three men stayed together every day, she didn't know what kind of sparks would be sparked. It's exciting just to think about it, not to mention how uncontrollable the picture is.
The imaginative girl suddenly laughed, startling Minyu and Miao Nu beside her.
Miao Nu and Min Yu glanced at each other and looked at each other. I don't know what this girl is laughing at, what's so funny. It's just that she stared at a person outside in a daze, smiling at others inexplicably, which was really weird, and people felt that behind her smile for no reason...... Something ill-intentioned.
She was so anxious to smile to herself, her mind was completely distracted, and Miao Nu and Minyu didn't bother, letting her giggle as if she was sick.
It was Xiao Zhu, who was riding a horse outside the car, and inexplicably felt that something behind him was "violating" him.
He thought he was thinking too much and continued on his way without paying any thought.
In this way, the group came to the fifth inn on Yanmen Road at noon, and passed a few on the way, but they were all unclean black shops. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, they feel that it is safer to choose a regular store.
So when they came to the door of this place called Baiyun Inn, Xiaoxue really felt that Yanmen Road was worthy of being an underworld, and this road was black to the end. Which of those black shops along the way is not a sound house, a complete set of tea tables and chairs with good service, although it is not as good as the famous tea hotel in Dongzi, but it is also a top inn on the business road.
You can take a look at the Baiyun Inn in front of you, a grass hut, a few broken tables and chairs, and a wine flag fluttering in the wind, on which it is written "Baiyun Inn" in ink; such a simple and dilapidated inn is just a small grass hut, how can it be compared with the night inn.
The people on the underworld bribed the officials very well, and the people who opened the black shops ate well and lived well, but those who were doing business could only use a few grasses and a few pillars to build sheds, and there was not even a complete wall to protect them from the wind and rain.
The world is unfair, and the treatment is really different.
Xiaoxue's family is wealthy, but she is not the kind of pampered daughter, she is never picky about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and she is already very satisfied with food and drink. She is not bitter, even if the tea in this Baiyun Inn is bitter, and the water is still boiled with rainwater, she still swallows it and does not spit it out.
"Sister Xue, if you don't like tea, eat some cakes and fill your stomach before you can hurry. Min Yu pushed a plate of pancakes on the table in front of her.
Xiaoxue's face turned a little blue, and the inferior tea soaked in the rain made her feel that the most astringent and bitter taste of nature was all in her stomach. "No, thanks, I can drink it all. β
"But your face is very bad. Miao Nu took a sip of tea without changing her face.
"Sunburned. Xiaoxue lied without thinking.
Liu Changnan took a sip of tea, immediately put the cup back on the table, and stood outside the grass shed to watch the scenery, along with Xiao Zhu, who was paralyzed, and Le Yi, a big man.
After only standing for a while, Liu Changnan returned to the shed with a helpless face to stay with Xiaoxue and them.
"Don't you think Le Yi and Xiao Zhu dislike each other?" Xiao Xue lay on the table and looked out with a biased face. Le Yi has been chattering around Xiao Zhu non-stop, but Xiao Zhu has been silent and doesn't even give him a look.
Liu Changnan endured the taste of bitter tea, drank all the water in the cup in one gulp, he was so thirsty, and if he didn't drink water, he would be dehydrated and weak. "Probably, there's something going on between them. That's why he doesn't want to stay between the two.
"Le Yi and Xiao Zhu don't like each other, when we were children, we competed in martial arts, and Le Yi always lost to Xiao Zhu, and since then, they have hated each other. Miao Nu said lightly.
Xiao Xue sighed, "This nasty way is really special, Le Yi keeps annoying Xiao Zhu, and Xiao Zhu expresses his disdain for big guys with an attitude that silence is gold." What a happy couple. β
Min Yu asked, "Why are they happy enemies?"
"Don't explain it to children, don't teach bad people. Liu Changnan immediately stopped Xiaoxue's idea of explaining, and instead taught Minyu: "Don't listen to what she said, she thought about it and said that it is not good for your growth." β
Min Yu sighed as if he didn't understand.