Chapter III: Rules

I was in front, Hu Qi was behind, walking along this tunnel, I don't know how far I walked, according to the calculation of time, at least two or three thousand meters, not to the end, I have been walking with my head bowed, this posture is difficult to take, I am tired and sweaty. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Master Hu, this tunnel is too long, where does it lead? My neck is hard, let's rest first." I said to Hu Qi behind me, but no one behind me responded.

"Master Hu...... Hu ...... "It took me a long time to turn my head back and shine a flashlight, but there was not even half a figure behind me.

"Huh, where did Hutch go?" I thought to myself, "Didn't he follow?"

Just when I was puzzled, I suddenly heard some strange noises in front of me, I turned my head suddenly, but as soon as I turned my head, I saw a pale face under the light of the flashlight in front of me, rolling two big white eyes, and a long tongue, which frightened me to sit on the ground with a "mom".

I only heard a hearty laugh of "haha", the person in front of me put the sunglasses in his hand on his face, and I took a flashlight, which turned out to be Hu Qi.

"Master Hu, you are too fond of joking, if you don't play like this, you will die. I grumbled as I got up from the ground.

"Just kidding, little brother, it's almost there, there are too many forks in the road ahead, I'll lead the way. Hu Qi said, turned around, and probed the way with his staff.

I followed Hu Qi, and wondered to myself, when I came, I didn't see any forks in this passage, it was a straight road, how did Hu Qi run in front of me? He said that there were too many forks in front, could this passage lead to different places?

After walking a few dozen meters further, sure enough, there was a place like a transit station in front of us, this place was like a shaft, the top was very high, and there were entrances to the passages on all sides, plus the passages when we came, there were five passages leading to different places.

We stopped here for a moment, and I stretched my arms, straightened my waist, and felt a lot lighter.

"Little brother, you must want to know the origin of this tunnel and where these caves lead, right?" Hu Qi said coldly.

As soon as I heard this, this was exactly what I wanted to know, so I quickly nodded and said, "Yes, it is true, Master Hu, I wanted to ask you just now." ”

"Well, I can't tell you yet, but when it's time for you to know, you'll know. ”

When I heard it, it was all nonsense, didn't this blind man beat me with cymbals?

"But this tunnel is really not ordinary, it is not an ordinary tunnel, maybe one day you will understand the mystery of this tunnel. Hu Qi said meaningfully.

I didn't understand what Hu Qi meant, and nodded subconsciously.

"However, little brother, now I have to wronged you first, I have to blindfold you, although it is a new society, but the rules of the rivers and lakes cannot be let go. Hu Qi continued.

Since I entered this industry, I have had a lot of contact with various "folk strange people", and I have also learned some things about the so-called "rivers and lakes". The word "Jianghu" sounds like a special term in martial arts novels, in fact, since the Tang Dynasty, until the present day, "Jianghu" has always been real, it refers to some specific industries, especially the lower classes of society, such as the ancient three religions and nine streams, the pear garden kiln, the power of the arts, the circle of apprentices, and even the grave stealing, the rogue, the bandits, etc., these people gathered together to form the so-called rivers and lakes.

After the liberation, especially since the reform and opening up, the word "Jianghu" has gradually moved away from people's daily life, and then only appears in some classical and martial arts novels, many people think that the so-called "Jianghu" has disappeared, but this is not the case, "Jianghu" still exists, but its circle is smaller, more hidden, and only exists in some special groups of people, such as some folk skill inheritors, masters of the market, and some non-public civil organizations, and even gangs, etc.

"Jianghu" is intangible, a person or a group of people does not represent the rivers and lakes, but the rules of the rivers and lakes are tangible, passed down from generation to generation by the people in the rivers and lakes, and passed down from mouth to mouth, these rules are very complicated and secret, including some gestures, code words, behaviors, styles, etiquette, etc., I know very little about this, but Hu Qi blindfolded me This kind of rules of the rivers and lakes I know, this is called "guiding the way" or "worshipping the mountain", the purpose is to let the people do not know the road they are taking, to avoid exposing their whereabouts.

Blindfolded, blindfolded, as long as you take me out, anything, I thought to myself, anyway, I know that Hu Qi will never harm me, but I don't know who he wants to take me to.

Seeing that I agreed, Hu Qi took out a piece of black cloth and folded it in two, so that I could blindfold myself. I know that deliberately leaving a slit for this kind of pediatric practice can't hide from Hu Qi, he doesn't need his eyes, he can smell with his nose whether I am cheating, and I don't want to deceive Hu Qi, so I use a black cloth to cover my eyes firmly, after turning off the flashlight, it is really like being in a black hole, let alone where to go, even if I stand upside down, I can't tell where is the sky and where is the earth.

Hutch handed me one end of the staff, and I grabbed it with my hand, and Hatch led me into one of the holes in front of me.

When people are in a state of "total blindness", they can realize how difficult it is for blind people, they not only have to overcome physical inconvenience, but also overcome their inner fear, which comes from the inability to detect the potential dangers of the unknown environment around them, as well as the loss of their own instinctive sense of direction and defense.

Being in this state makes me admire Hu Qi even more, how much superhuman perseverance he has to overcome physical inconvenience and inner fear to achieve "blind eyes but not blind hearts", and his efforts behind the scenes must be unimaginable to ordinary people.

I followed Hu Qishen and walked forward with one shallow foot, and although Hu Qi reminded me to pay attention to my head and feet from time to time, I still often touched my head, and my feet were constantly mixing garlic, so I walked very slowly.

After walking for a while, when I couldn't stand it anymore, I asked Hu Qi to sit down and rest, and just like that, I walked and rested, and walked for a long, long time, estimated to be several hours, Hu Qi suddenly stopped and said, "Little brother, you can stand up straight." ”

I nodded, let go of the cane in my hand, I was really tired after walking for so long, plus I was hunched, my waist couldn't straighten up, and my neck was stiff, I straightened my waist, stretched my arms, moved my neck, and felt much more comfortable.

"Master Hu, is the tunnel at the end?" I asked.

"Well, it's over, but we have to walk a little longer to see that person, and there will be a car to pick us up after we get there, so, little brother, we have to be wronged again, and we have to wear the blindfold for a little longer. Hu Qi replied.

I nodded yes.

We rested in the shaft for a while, and Hutch told me that there was a ladder not far ahead, and I took a few steps forward, and sure enough, I touched one. We climbed up the ladder, which seemed to be very high, and it took me twenty or thirty minutes to reach the top, and I bent myself out of the hole, and then Hu Qi came out of the hole.

Hu Qi told me to stand still and not to move around, this place is very dangerous, I don't know where I am blindfolded, so I listen to Hu Qi stand still.

I only heard the sound of "knock, knock", and I didn't know what Hu Qi was fiddling with, as if he was exploring the way with a staff. After a while, Hu Qi said to me, "Little brother, it's okay. But it's too dangerous for you to walk blindfolded, this place will be shattered if you are not careful, so I have to walk with you, you can just hold on to me. ”

I wondered what it was, and when I heard Hu Qi say this, it seemed to be a very high place, could it be on the mountain? But I couldn't hear the wind, and it was quiet, and it seemed to be in a room, but there was no sound around, and I didn't know what kind of building it was. I guessed in my heart.

Hudge walked up to me and put my hand on his shoulder. I said, "Master Hu, my weight is not light, can you?"

Hu Qi didn't answer, just gently pushed with one hand, and I felt like I was sitting on a stone, my body was very calm, without a trace of shaking, thinking that Hu Qi's leg kung fu must be very good, lying down on a person is like carrying an empty backpack.

"Hold on" As soon as Hu Qi's words fell, I only felt the wind in my ears, I grabbed Hu Qi's shoulder, felt my body rise and fall with Hu Qi, and even sometimes felt weightless, as if falling from a high place, and then jumped up to a high place, I thought: Is Hu Qi carrying me on his back?

Suddenly, I felt a strong wind blowing, as if we had reached the outside, and it was very loud, like the mountain wind from the top of a mountain.

I lay on Hu Qi's body tightly, not daring to move, only felt that my body fell with Hu Qi's "flickering", and then "flickering" and soaring, just like that, after about three or four minutes, the wind in my ears was quiet, as if it had reached the ground.

Hu Qi gently put me down and said, "Little brother, let's wait here for a while, the car will come soon." "Hu Qi's voice was very steady when he spoke, without a trace of panting, I said in my heart that maybe this is the light work and internal force described in the novel, this time I really experienced it myself, but unfortunately my eyes are blindfolded, it would be better if I could see it with my own eyes.

Sure enough, after a while, we only heard the sound of cars running over the road, and then honked the horn, as if a car had stopped in front of us.

As soon as the car door rang, someone got out of the car, and the person who got down walked up to Hu Qi and whispered a few words to Hu Qi, Hu Qi said to me, "Little brother, get in the car." ”

Someone helped me into the car, and Hutch sat next to me.

The car drove forward, at first it seemed to be driving very fast, and there was no noise around, it seemed to be in the suburbs, after driving for a while, gradually, the car slowed down, and some car sounds and human voices could be heard around, and after a while, the car stopped and stopped, and the surroundings became more and more noisy, as if to the city.

I was blindfolded, I didn't know where the car was going, I didn't even know which direction the car was going, and after about half an hour, the surroundings were quiet again, and I could only hear the sound of our car crushing the road, and I didn't know where it went.

I was thinking about it when the car stopped.

Hu Qi beside me said: "It's finally here, little brother, I've really wronged you, you can take off the blindfold." ”

I took off the cloth on my eyes, the outside was very bright, my eyes were blindfolded for so long and I couldn't adapt for a while, I closed my eyes for a while, rubbed them, and it took a long time for my eyes to slowly open. (To be continued.) )