Chapter 18: The Man in Black
"Ah, it's so full!" Su Xin happily threw a silver ingot to Xiao Er, burped, and walked out of the restaurant with Xiao Er's nod. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"This girl is so good at eating." When he turned around and went back to clean up, a drop of cold sweat slid down Xiao Er's forehead. I saw seven or eight slick plates and two empty rice bowls stacked on the table, and there was no scrap left.
After eating and drinking, Su Xin hummed a tune, licking the sugar gourd she had just bought and continued on the road slowly.
"Well, gotta get through here." Half an hour later, Su Xin came to a forest, spread out the map in his hand, and took a look.
As soon as he stepped into the woods, the rustling sound of the wind seemed to bring Su Xin back to the wandering scene a few years ago, and a sense of familiarity came to his heart. "Let's go back and see if we have a chance." Su Xin muttered to herself, brushed aside the branches in front of her and walked forward. A quarter of an hour later, Su Xin came to a babbling river, "Let's take a break here." He washed his face, sat on the ground, took out the dry food made by Huang Lao, and chewed it.
"Woo, woo." A wail came faintly, and Su Xin looked around vigilantly. After determining the direction of the sound source, Su Xin stood up curiously and walked straight away. Behind an old tree, Su Xin saw a little white-haired fox with its ears drooping, one hind limb firmly clamped by a hunting trap, and blood was spilled on the ground. She tried to get close to the little fox and tried to help it break the saw clip, but the little fox was too alert, and bared its teeth and let out a low sound.
Su Xin returned to the river, filled some water with folded leaves, and pushed it in front of it with a small stick. The little fox stared at Su Xin with big black eyes, and sniffed the water on the ground, but finally couldn't resist the discomfort of hunger and thirst, and licked it heavily. Su Xin stayed on the side for a moment, then tried to get close to the little fox again. This time, the little fox did not make a threatening sound, and hung its little head obediently. Seeing this, Su Xin cautiously reached out and touched the little fox's head, "Little fox, obediently, let me help you get the clip open." I don't know if the little fox understood, Su Xin moved to the hind limbs that were clamped, grabbed the two ends of the serration with both hands, and with a force, broke the saw clip at once.
"Whew!" The little fox let out a scream, and streams of blood flowed from its hind limbs. Su Xin hurriedly took out the medicine bag given by the master, took out a bottle of healing pills from it, crushed a few and sprinkled them on the little fox's injured hind limbs. Then he took out a handkerchief and gently bandaged the wound.
The little fox struggled to his feet, glanced back at Su Xin, and limped deeper into the woods.
Su Xin exhaled, returned to the creek, washed her hands, leaned her back against the tree, squinted her eyes, and took a nap.
The cheerful sound of birds chirping came to my ears, and the mischievous scent of flowers and plants wafting from time to time penetrated into my nose, and Su Xin felt very comfortable. After a while, he fell asleep vaguely. In the dream, Huang Lao made a large table of dishes, including roast chicken, braised pork ribs, fish-flavored eggplant, steamed egg custard... Look at the drooling flow. Just as he was picking up the chopsticks and reaching for them, the dream suddenly turned into a bubble and disappeared.
Su Xin opened her eyes and saw the little fox gently patting her cheek with one paw. Su Xin's face immediately collapsed, "Little fox, little fox, my meal was lost by you!" The little fox said that he didn't understand, bit Su Xin's trouser leg, took two steps forward, and looked back at Su Xin. Su Xin immediately understood that the little fox was signaling her to follow, so she got up and followed. The little fox was injured and walked very slowly, and Su Xin did not urge, and followed step by step. After walking for a long time, he came to a dead tree, and the little fox raised his paw and pointed at the dead tree. Su Xin squatted down and pushed away the dead tree vigorously, and there was a lump of weeds on it. When I opened it, there was a small hole in it, Su Xin reached out and touched the hole, and took out a cloth bag. Untie the rope and pour out a small golden key.
"Do you want this for me?" Su Xin pointed to herself, and the little fox nodded, then turned to leave.
"What kind of key is this?" Su Xin scratched his head suspiciously, "Forget it, let's put it away first!" ”
The sun is setting in the west, and night is approaching. Su Xin hunted two rabbits, dealt with them briefly, found a cave, and began to settle dinner.
While spreading the sauce, hum happily. The mood is very relaxed, and it is completely different from the situation when I was sleeping in the open air.
Skewer the rabbit meat, burn the charcoals, and roast it neatly. Half an hour later, the rabbit meat wafted out a burst of fragrance, tore off the hind leg, and took a bite, the hot sauce aroma mixed with the smoothness of the meat permeated the mouth. "Well, it's not bad." Su Xin quickly eliminated one rabbit, skewered another one, and roasted it quickly.
"Bang... Outside the cave, there was a sudden sound of breaking branches, and with a few footsteps, a man dressed in black suddenly appeared at the entrance of the cave. By the light of the fire, Su Xin gasped without being shocked after seeing the comer clearly. What a handsome man!
About twenty years old, tall figure, thick eyebrows, a pair of deep eyes cold and ruthless, the bridge of the nose is high, the thin and lightly pursed lips move slightly, as if they want to speak and stop, the perfect curved face, the whole body reveals a sense of cold alienation.
"You... Do you want to eat? Su Xin couldn't help but stutter a little.
The man in black nodded, sat on the ground, and said no more.
Su Xin shrugged and moved her gaze back to the roast rabbit.
After it was roasted, Su Xin handed over the rabbit meat. The man stretched out his slender fingers to take it, sniffed it, and ate it slowly. Su Xin took out the dry food, roasted it on the charcoal, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it, and the two of them did not communicate.
After the man finished eating, he took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, looked at Su Xin, and asked, "What's your name?" A strong magnetic voice echoed through the cave.
Su Xin wiped her mouth, met the man's gaze, and replied softly, "Su Xin." ”
"Your barbecue is good, how much do I need to pay you?" The man's cold voice rang out again.
"Huh?! Oh, no, no, it's just a gesture, I'll treat you to it! Su Xin was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand in response.
The man stared at Su Xin for a while, then took out a piece of jade from his arms and handed it to Su Xin, "Here you go." Then he got up and walked towards the entrance of the cave, and soon disappeared into the darkness.
Su Xin took the thumb-sized jade and observed it through the firelight, the whole body was white, with a little blood red, cold to the touch, and jade to the touch. What is this? Su Xin was speechless, and harvested two unknown objects in a row.
"It's better to put it away, and ask the right person later." Su Xin casually stuffed it into the storage bag. Simply clean up the floor and lie down to rest.
The hazy silver-white moonlight quietly sprinkled onto the earth, the shadows of the trees swayed, and the insects chirped one after another, revealing the quiet and deep of the woods.
A pair of bloodthirsty eyes hid in the jungle, staring at the man through the layers of foliage.