Chapter 20: Dog Day Frost?
Leaning under the old trees, the cool breeze at night gradually blew away the heat of the day.
At the comfortable temperature, an inexplicable strange aura emerged, making Xiang Yuan's eyelids begin to fight up and down unconsciously, and his breath became heavy and he took a nap.
The silent silence on the empty streets makes this city, which is lively during the day, a little more cold and calm.
Da-da-da, da-da!
Suddenly, the sound of bamboo sticks falling to the ground sounded in the deserted streets.
In extreme silence, there is an abrupt sound!
The pupils of several wild cats sleeping on the ridge of the house suddenly stood up, and they arched their bodies, and their hair exploded, as if they had seen something terrible.
At the end of South Street, three long shadows were suddenly stretched, and the clothes made of red and green strips of cloth looked ragged, and under the round hats, the faces covered by shadows revealed a white mist.
Three tall and thin figures that suddenly appeared strangely swayed forward step by step.
Every time their footsteps fell, they would make the sound of bamboo sticks clattering to the ground, as if the legs they used to walk were two bamboo sticks.
With slow steps, the tall and thin figure walked to the intersection of South Street and West Street.
Xiang Yuan, who was sitting under the old tree, naturally entered the eyes of the figure.
Swish!
The distorted shadow came to Xiang Yuan in just one step.
Three slender figures silently surrounded the napping warriors.
The cold breath blew, and a faint layer of hoarfrost began to form on the old trees.
Woo......
Approaching Xiang Yuan's face little by little, the faces under the hats of the three slender figures seemed to stretch out their hats.
"Ahh
Maybe it was because the sudden cold made Xiang Yuan a little uncomfortable, just at the moment when the figure was about to touch him.
A sneeze from Xiang Yuan immediately caused the three strange slender shadows to dissipate without a trace.
Why is it so cold all of a sudden?
Xiang Yuan, who woke up, looked at the goosebumps on his arm and looked around suspiciously.
And just when his gaze touched the old tree beside him.
The originally casual eyes suddenly changed!
"It's ......"
Approaching the old tree, looking at the layer of hoarfrost on the bark that had not yet completely melted, Xiang Yuan slammed his head back and glanced around.
Dog days frost?
The moment he saw the hoarfrost on the old tree, Xiang Yuan's back ridge was cold.
Could it be that while he was sleeping, something strange and cold approached him, causing hoarfrost to form on the upper bark?
Does Zhuyang have those dirty things now?
His expression was heavy, and Xiang Yuan still remembered everything he encountered in Linquan City.
If even Zhuyang is about to fall into that terrifying environment at this moment, it is really necessary for him to go back to Guangling.
The time of the patrol was quickly coming to an end, and according to the previous schedule, the four groups of patrol disciples all returned to the center of the street.
"What's the matter, why doesn't your face look good. After coming back, seeing that Xiang Yuan's face was not very good, Wang Bai approached and asked.
"Nothing, what's going on tonight?"
Shaking his head, Xiang Yuan didn't want to tell Wang Bai that there was already a strange appearance in Zhuyang City.
First, it's hard to believe that this kind of thing has not been seen with your own eyes.
Second, he has no conclusive evidence of this, is it just this bit of hoarfrost on this tree that is about to melt?
"No, the task was easier than we thought.
It's just that this cat's meow is too annoying, and it's strange to say, how can there be an old cat called spring in these dog days. ”
Looking at the beams on both sides with a frown, Wang Bai said a little strangely.
Is it because the cat sees those things......
When I was a child, I always heard people say that cats can see some evil things, such a sultry dog day, the old cat's cry is not so simple as calling spring.
had an idea in his heart, but Xiang Yuan did not say anything.
Beckoning the disciples of the Guanyi Sect to go back to the barracks to rest first, this matter can only be discussed in the long run.
During the subsequent patrols, Xiang Yuan increased his vigilance, not only wandering back and forth in several patrol teams.
At the same time, he was secretly observing the suns under the cover of night.
But what puzzled Xiang Yuan was that it seemed that since that accident, the strangeness in Zhuyang City had completely disappeared, and for more than a month, he had never noticed a trace of it.
At noon that day, Wang Bai returned to the barracks with two jars of rice wine and a bag of crispy peanuts.
"Hehe, Lao Song in the room gave me two jars of rice wine, two whole cups?"
With a big grin, Wang Bai walked to Xiang Yuan's side with the wine jar, and regardless of whether his junior brother agreed or not, he took out two fist-sized wine glasses from his arms.
"I'm afraid you're fooling Lao Song again, and you're going to teach him martial arts." Glancing at Wang Bai, Xiang Yuan was not polite, grabbed a full glass of rice wine poured by Wang Bai, and poured it down with his neck tilted.
The rice wine was sour, and after a cup of it, Xiang Yuan pumped the corner of his mouth, and stuffed a small handful of peanuts before he suppressed the sour taste.
"Nonsense! When did I fool Lao Song, open the bridge and Zama, I taught serious boxing. ”
Taking a sip of rice wine, Wang Bai's brows jumped, he likes to drink a little wine on weekdays.
But after coming to the barracks, you can't go out at will, so you can only secretly get some rice wine for cooking from the gang.
Knocking peanuts, Xiang Yuan grabbed the wine jar and refilled half a glass of rice wine: "Come less, according to your teachings, you won't be able to fight with anyone for three or five years."
The old Song people are real, and you don't get him much.
We won't be here for long, you can teach him two tricks to capture, that thing is heavy on techniques and not heavy on practice, and if you learn it, you can fight with people. ”
"Grab, it's okay, practice makes perfect, Lao Song has long hands and wide shoulders, teach him a few tricks to grab, and it's enough to deal with ordinary people." Nodding, Wang Bai tilted his neck and swallowed the rice wine in the cup.
"Senior Brother Xiang, Senior Brother Wang, something happened!"
With a bang, the door of the barracks was slammed open by a disciple of the Guanyi Sect.
The disciple who rushed in suddenly startled Wang Bai, and almost squirted out the rice wine he had just swallowed.
"What's the matter, panic. Looking at the disciple who was sweating profusely, Xiang Yuan pressed Wang Bai, who was about to get angry, and then asked.
Shrinking his neck, he glanced at Wang Bai, whose face was flushed, and the sweaty disciple took a few breaths and hurriedly said, "Xiao Wu...... Xiao Wu was beaten!"
"What?!Who did that? ”
With a snap, the wine glass in his hand was crumpled into pieces, and Wang Bai's big eyes were like bronze bells.
Xiao Wu and Wang Bai are called by the same master, but they started relatively late, so their martial arts are not high.
But this kid is flexible and serious on weekdays, and he is deeply liked by many brothers and sisters, including Wang Bai.
"A woman. ”
"Female?" Hearing that Xiao Wu was beaten by a woman, the anger on Wang Bai's face disappeared a little.
Although Xiao Wu started late, he is not a straw bag, although his martial arts are not as good as a master like Xiang Yuan Wang Bai, but ordinary men will definitely not be his opponents.
But now he was beaten by a woman.
Obviously, this woman must also be a practitioner.
"How could someone beat him for no reason, did Xiao Wu do something to be taught a lesson. Moving his eyes, Xiang Yuan asked.
"Uh...... It seems that Xiao Wu said that the woman's waist is thin and her ass is big, okay...... Good birth.
Then the woman heard it, so ......"
"You deserve it!" Since it was the first thing he picked up, the anger on Wang Bai's face completely disappeared.
"But no matter how you say it, they are all brothers in the same sect, so let's go and have a look. Jumping out of bed and putting on their shoes, Xiang Yuan and Wang Bai, under the guidance of the disciples who reported the news, came to a clearing more than two hundred meters east of the barracks gate.
"Senior Brother Xiang and Senior Brother Wang are here!"
Seeing Xiang Yuan and Wang Bai coming, the disciples of Guan Yimen, who were already gathered here, hurriedly welcomed the two over.
In the circle of the crowd, Xiao Wu, who had two red slap marks on his face, was straight unconscious on the ground, and on the opposite side, there were two men and women in white robes with a gray-blue ribbon tied around their waists.
"Is that he beat Xiao Wu?" Looking at the petite woman opposite who still had a little displeasure on her face, Wang Bai asked a disciple on the side.
"Well, that's her. We had just come back from bathing and were walking to the camp gate when we happened to see the man and woman come in.
Then Xiao Wu muttered, but she didn't expect this woman's ear power to be very good and she heard it.
Before we could come to our senses, there were two snaps, and Xiao Wu fell. ”
Recalling the ghostly speed of the woman in white just now, He Changqing still had some palpitations.
"I fell down with two slaps, is my hand so strong?" Since it was his own side that was at fault, Wang Bai was not hypocritical, and got up directly and walked in front of the pair of men and women.
"I'm sorry two of you, my brother is cheap, and he despised this girl. I'm here to make amends for him. ”
Seeing that Wang Bai knew how to be polite and apologized sincerely, the displeasure on the face of the woman who beat her dissipated a little.
The man on the side also waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let your brother pay attention to it in the future."
I won't bother with him this time. ”
After speaking, the man and woman walked towards the Chinese army camp.
Looking at the side where the two were leaving, Xiang Yuan's gaze was thoughtful.
"Carry him back to me, if you don't learn well at a young age, you deserve to be slapped twice. After apologizing to the woman for Xiao Wu, Wang Bai turned around and said in a deep voice to a disciple of the Guanyi Sect: "I am full of serious martial arts practitioners, not those chaotic ruffian gangs.
Next time, if someone does this again, I'll give him a slap in the face!"
Waving his big fan-like hand, Wang Bai pointed at Xiao Wu who fell to the ground in a coma, completely treating him as a bad example!
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