Chapter Twenty-Three: The Devil's Shadow
The tall young man saw that he couldn't catch up with Shang Zhu, and was about to be thrown away by him, so he hurriedly shouted: "Oh, I said uncle, why are you walking so fast? I can't catch up with you after chasing for a few streets, your old man is really as light as a swallow, and he is old and strong." ”
His voice was clear and crisp, and it spread very far, and the old man stopped when he heard the consequences, Huang Quan smiled confidently, took his younger brother's little hand, and rushed over quickly.
Fu Ji reversed, which made Shang Zhu feel very bad, thinking that he had been tricked, and now he was being chased and chattered by two children, so he felt even more irritable, stopped, turned around, and asked with a black face, "What's the matter?"
"You knocked over my brother, and you want to leave like this?" the tall boy asked, regardless of the other party's face, crossed his hands and asked with a big grin.
"Isn't it just ......" Shang Zhu didn't bother to entangle with these little beggars at all, and originally wanted to throw two copper shells at them, but when he saw their appearance clearly, he was a little surprised, these two teenagers were not anyone, they were the two teenagers who gave the meal at dusk the day before yesterday.
Shang Zhu couldn't help frowning, Ting Yan's attitude towards them was obviously very different, which made him have to look at the two of them differently, and he suddenly spoke a lot more politely: "The two little brothers are from other places?"
"yes, how do you know?" the six-year-old boy tilted his head and asked Shang Zhu with a childish expression, "We just arrived in Pangu City. ”
"I heard that your accent didn't look like ours at all, so I guessed so, but I guessed right. The old man dressed as Shang Zhu instantly changed his expression, and a kind smile jumped on his face.
"Wow, you're amazing, old man. The little boy clasped his hands together and looked at the old man in front of him with a look of adoration.
"Where, where, I was in too much of a hurry just now, and I bumped into two little brothers, it's me who is wrong, and I ask for your forgiveness. Shang Zhu was very refreshed, and took out a crystal clear jade pendant from his arms, the wrinkles on his face were like blooming orange peels, "How about this even if I compensate you?"
"Wow, that's beautiful. The little boy snatched it up, put it on his tender hand, and played with it several times, sometimes making exclamations.
"Huang Xiaolian, how did the old man teach you?" The older boy immediately became very unhappy when he saw his younger brother being so ignorant.
"Oh. The little boy who was called Huang Xiaolian raised his head and looked at Shang Zhu sincerely and unpretentiously, "Grandpa said that you should sincerely thank others for their gifts. ”
The tall boy smiled at this time, and seemed very satisfied with his education for his younger brother.
"Hehe, you're welcome. The two little brothers have just arrived, and if they have anything to do with the old man's help, just keep quiet. Shang Zhu saw that the tall boy was only eighteen years old, and the child was even younger, both of them looked like teenagers and ignorant, but they gave people a very special feeling, and then thought of Ting Yan's strange behavior before, and had the heart to make friends with them, so his words were particularly polite.
"No, let's stay here for a while and go. The tall boy scratched his neck and looked around casually.
"That's a pity. ”
"Uh-huh. ”
Shang Zhu saw that the young man didn't care about him at all, and had no intention of talking at all, so he felt a little embarrassed, coughed, and asked, "May I ask the names of the two little brothers?"
"I don't have a surname or a name, my name is Huang Quan, and this is my younger brother, called Huang Lian. ”
"It's a pleasure to meet you, grandpa, you are so enthusiastic about us, I have to repay you well, so I invite you to my ......." Huang Quan was afraid that Huang Lian would say something, so he hurriedly said goodbye to Shang Zhu, and ran away with this unscrupulous younger brother.
Shang Zhu looked at the two brothers and said that they would leave, and they walked without a trace in an instant, like a gale, and were stunned on the spot: ordinary teenagers don't have such a powerful body.
This strengthened his belief that these two brothers were by no means simple.
It's also not simple that the singer named Tingyan, who has already fascinated Ji Zheng, suddenly noticed the special thing about these two brothers.
Shang Zhu was thinking about the origin of Tingyan, and it was not until the two brothers were completely submerged in the crowd that they walked away.
Huang Quan exchanged the jade bracelet given by Shang Zhu for the local gold shell, which turned out to be a lot of money, and he was very happy. The two first bought a ferry ticket, took a boat around the city, and bought something to eat along the way, and brought it to the boat, ate some for themselves, and shared some with others.
After such a stroll until the sunset, the two happily walked into the Star Picking Building, ordered all the dishes with meat in the restaurant, and ate wildly, until the wine and food on the table were swept away, and then they were satisfied to support their waists and raise their faces, step by step out of the street, and saw people sleeping on the streets, so they gave them all the remaining money, and finally spent this windfall.
"Brother, I can't do it anymore, I need to take a break. Just a few steps away, Huang Xiaolian raised her immature face and said to Huang Quan.
"Okay, then you can get some sleep first, and we'll be out of here when we're done tonight." Huang Quan yawned as he spoke: After eating and drinking, sleepiness hit, which was really disappointing.
"Yes, yes. Huang Lian agreed, closed her eyes, and immediately fell asleep.
Huang Quan picked up the yellow lotus on his back and slowly walked on the street that was gradually becoming lively.
It was dusk, and the setting sun was falling, dragging the shadows of the two for a long time.
In the Dragon Elephant Hall (Feng Luan flew to the fairy nest, and the dragon elephant sneaked into the seat space), Biluo, who was dressed in red clothes, stood under the ambush, next to a tall man.
"What did you find?" Fu Zhi held a white son, hesitating, not knowing where to put it, at this time the white son's position was almost all fallen, only the upper right position is still gapped, but as long as the black son seals the 73rd road in the next step, this game of chess will be lost, he seems to be very annoyed, "Why do you want to save yourself more and more trapped?"
"Sir, you can attack Kuroko in position. The tall man whispered.
"Yes, yes, in this way, Bai Zi attacks his defensive place, and Heizi must enter the defensive, this step is really wonderful, all over the plate, Wu Shan, your level of the game is much higher than Wu Qian. "I still feel that only this step can turn things around, sweep away the decline in one fell swoop, and turn defense into offense, which is very happy.
"Sir, my chess strength is less than one-tenth of my master's. ”
"Young people should not be modest, it will not be sincere enough. ”
"Yes, sir, but I am indeed inferior to the master. Wu Shan said respectfully.
Fortunately, Fu Yu had long been accustomed to Wushan's appearance, so he didn't say anything, put the chess pieces back into the altar, sat down, poured a cup of Longjing green tea purchased from the Great Xia Kingdom, and drank it in three sips.
Seeing that Fu Ji was no longer playing chess, Bi Luo replied to his words: "Father, we went to Suzaku Town, and we didn't find any clues related to the demon clan. ”
As early as a few days ago, Suzaku Town sent someone to report that several peasant families had died mysteriously, which was a trivial matter, but the report said that someone deduced that it was the demon clan and asked His Majesty the King to send a wizard to exorcise the demon. King Fu Zhi attaches great importance to this matter, and it just so happened that Wushan brought people to participate in this triennial opera, and there were still a few days to leave the play, Fu Zhao invited him to go to Suzaku Town for a trip, Biluo was very interested in this matter, and volunteered to follow.
"So, isn't it for the demons?" Fu asked leisurely.
"I can't draw conclusions yet, but this family is terrible, their faces are pale, and their pupils are dilated several times, as if they are overly frightened. Moreover, the farmer lived far away from other farmers, and some people heard the screams, and when they arrived at the scene, the murderer had already run away. The murderer chose to commit the murder at night, and Erchen thought that even if he was not a demon, it would only be a good thing done by the barbarians. ”
"No, these two are not the same thing. If it's a demon, then it's a big problem. It was only at this time that Fu Yu put aside his usual child's play attitude, looked solemn, thought about it, shook his head, and asked Wushan again, "What do you think?"
"I'm not sure yet. The first time Wu Shan saw Fu Zhi so serious, it meant that the matter was very serious, at least, there was some information that he didn't know for the time being, and he didn't expect Fu Zhi to tell it, so he said, "I searched the body of the deceased with witchcraft, and I didn't find any demonic energy. ”
"That's what's weird. Fu Ji groaned for a while, and said, "Don't relax, continue to investigate, if it is really the demon clan that is doing trouble, you must arrest him, and you can't let him cause trouble to the world." ”
Wushan and Biluo said yes in unison.
Wu Shan followed and said: "I have left two junior disciples in Cinnabar Town, and if there is a situation, I will report it immediately." ”
"Good. Fu Yu felt that he was not wrong about Wushan, this young man had a steady personality, was cautious, and very trustworthy, he seemed to remember something, and suddenly laughed: "Oh, by the way, Prince Ji Zheng is here today." ”
Biluo went all the way back to Chengtian Palace from Suzaku Town, so she didn't know what was going on here, and she was very shocked when she heard Fu Ju say it himself: "Is he really here?" Just before leaving for Vermilion Bird Town, she also made a bet with King Fu Ju, saying that Ji Zheng would not come, but she didn't expect him to really come.
"yes, that's a headache. Fu couldn't help but shake his head, this Ji Zheng ran over from Dongzhou, and the impact on Nanzhou was very great, maybe it would also make the situation in Nanzhou temporarily stabilize an earth-shattering change, which was the result of his speculation from the Nine Heavens Bagua Formation.
"Is this person stupid, just based on other people's words, he came all the way, and he doesn't want the throne?" Bi Luo felt that this Prince Ji Zheng was really funny, he had no brains, he did what others said, he was at the mercy of him, and he had no independent thoughts at all, what was the difference between this and the stupidest wild boar in Nanzhou.
"It's a tendon, Biluo, you hurry up and help me find a way to send him away. Fu said with a wry smile.
"Father, isn't it tantamount to harming his life if you drive him away now?"
"Look at what you said, your father and I have never harmed anyone in my life, and I will not make an exception this time. Fu Yu Chong Biluo blinked.
"Hmph, then you still have to drive people ......" Bi Luo was talking, but heard Wu Shan suddenly gently grab her wrist, and then stretched out his hand and pointed to the roof, signaling that someone was eavesdropping.