I thought that after a lot of crying and venting in the car, my mood had calmed down a lot and I could communicate with my mom normally. But the moment I saw my mother, I realized that everything was in vain, and the emotions that had finally calmed down collapsed again, and tears poured down like rain.

My mom was startled, grabbed my arm, and asked me what had happened. I wiped my tears, like a wronged child, and told all the things in the hotel before. Knowing that all this was a conspiracy of Emperor Li, my mother was also trembling with anger, and her eyes burst with irrepressible anger, and I also took this opportunity to ask my mother to go to the provincial capital again.

Although my mother was extremely angry, she was not carried away by the anger, she stroked my cheek, and said with helplessness: "Child, I know that you are unwilling and unconvinced, you want to take revenge, you want to rescue your uncle, but what is the use of you going to the provincial capital, you can't fight Emperor Li!" ”

I grabbed my mother's hand, looked up at her and said, "Mom, it's man-made, I have to take the first step to be able to beat Emperor Li, otherwise there will be no chance at all." I want to sneak into the provincial capital, quietly develop my own power through disguise, and one day I can fight with Emperor Li! ”

My mother still shook her head and said child, you are too naïve, you can be known by Emperor Li when you go to the Feng family, how can you sneak into the provincial capital quietly, and how can you develop your own power unknowingly? I'm afraid that you will be killed by Emperor Li before you get out of the car!

I said Mom, even if Emperor Li's eyes are everywhere, there is always a way to avoid his ears and eyes, but if it doesn't work, I'll destroy this face so that he can't recognize me at all!

When my mother heard this, she immediately became angry, she pushed me hard, and said angrily, "What are you talking nonsense, you kid? ”

"Mom, this is no way, as long as I can rescue my uncle and kill Emperor Li, I am willing to pay all the price!" I fell to my knees and shook my mom's legs, hoping she would grant my request.

But, perhaps my idea was too ridiculous for my mom to agree to at all, she pointed to my bedroom and told me to go back. No matter how much I begged her, she just couldn't agree, and in the end, I had no choice but to go back to my room.

But from that day on, I refused to eat, drink, or sleep, and even said nothing, protesting my mother's imprisonment in silent motion. After a few days, I became no one again, not only hungry skin and bones, but also exuding the smell of decay, as if death was not far away.

During this period, my mother cried, begged, and even scolded me and beat me, but I was indifferent, as if I was determined to starve myself to death. Eventually, my mother couldn't bear it anymore, and at dusk full of sunset, she gently pushed open the door and walked in, sat on the edge of my bed, sighed and said, "Son, go get something to eat." ”

I lay motionless on the bed, staring at the ceiling with both eyes.

"Child, Mom is really worried about you......"

My mother lowered her head and covered her eyes with her hands, tears slid down her fingers and fell on my face one by one, and I remained indifferent, as if my whole soul had been drained. After a while, my mother stopped crying, she gently touched my cheek with her hand, and said child, you get up, my mother agreed, can you eat something first?

After hearing this sentence, my eyes finally regained a little brilliance, and my dry lips moved slightly, and I struggled to squeeze out a few words: "Really? ”

"Really!" My mom nodded sadly.

With my mother's help, I slowly sat up, then struggled out of bed and went outside to the living room. On the dining table, there are four dishes and one soup made by my mother, and I haven't eaten for a few days, and I don't gobble it up at the moment, because I really don't have the strength.

I ate slowly, slowly, and the food turned into energy, which gradually filled my limbs and bones, and I finally regained my strength. A large pot of egg soup was also drunk by me. After eating and drinking, I put down my chopsticks and said to my mother, "I want to leave as soon as possible." ”

"What are you going to do?"

"First disguise yourself, find a way to go to the provincial capital, make sure that you hide from Emperor Li's eyes and ears, and then find a place to settle down, and then slowly develop your own power."

"What if you haven't hidden it?" My mom asked rhetorically.

I stroked my face gently, and I thought of an extreme way, although I didn't want to go that far, after all, the body is the parent of the skin, but if necessary, I would do it. My mom sighed suddenly, then stood up, walked to the edge of the corner cupboard, reached out and fumbled in it for a while, and then walked over with something in her hand. It was as thin as a cicada's wings, and there were eyes, noses, and mouths on it, as if it were a mask, and it was different from ordinary masks, and it looked particularly terrifying.

I didn't know what my mom was going to do, but she had walked up to me and said to me, "Close your eyes." ”

I obediently closed my eyes.

Then I felt my mother's hand reach over, and then my face went cold, as if something had covered my face. My mom patted her left and right, and after a while, she said, "Okay, open your eyes." ”

I opened my eyes and saw that the things in my mother's hand were gone, and I touched my face, but I didn't notice any change.

"Go look in the mirror."

My heart was full of confusion, I stood up and walked to the dressing mirror at the door to take a photo, and the person inside was suddenly startled, it was a person I didn't know at all! The clothes are still my clothes, and the shoes are still my shoes, but that face is no longer my face.

The person in the mirror looks ordinary, neither as rugged as I was originally, nor as chic and handsome as Hua Shao, just a very, very ordinary person, the kind that no one will notice when walking in the crowd.

I touched my face in surprise, turned back to my mom and said, "What is this?" ”

"Human skin mask." My mother smiled wryly and said, "It's rare to see this kind of thing now, only a few old families still have some of them, and I brought a few when I escaped from home, and it just so happens that now you can come in handy." After wearing it, you should be able to hide it from Emperor Li's eyes and ears for a while, but how long you can hide it depends on your own ability. ”

I see!

Excited, I stroked my face and found that it was really good, it fit perfectly with my face, and I couldn't see anything with the naked eye alone. It turns out that my mother still has such a magical thing hidden, which is really amazing.

"How do you make it, it feels exactly like real skin!" I couldn't contain the excitement in my heart and kept stroking my face.

"Of course it's exactly the same, because it's real skin." My mom said quietly.

On the surface, it sounded like my mom was just reversing what I said, but when I thought about it, I couldn't help but shudder. I slowly looked back at my mom and said tremblingly, "You, you mean to say that this mask is made of real human skin?" ”

My mother nodded: "Because the production process is too cruel, and it requires extremely strong sword skills, so after those master immortals are gone, no one in the world can make this kind of thing." ”

Although my mom didn't say exactly how the mask was made, I could probably guess that I almost threw up at the thought of that brutal process. And my face must have been taken from a teenager, and the thought of that child was the age of youth, but was cruelly made into a human skin mask, my stomach squirmed for a while, and I felt like I was going to have nightmares tonight.

I looked at my mom with a look of resentment, why would she tell me the truth if she could lie to me?

However, fear is fear, and with this human skin mask, I believe that even Li Aiguo would not recognize me even if he stood in front of me, let alone Emperor Li, who had never seen me before—although, Emperor Li must have known what I looked like.

After thinking of this, fear and nausea turned into excitement and excitement, and I also asked my mother if she had a handsome human skin mask, so that I could have a few more girls in addition to dealing with Emperor Li in the provincial capital, and they would all marry back home when the time came.

My mother couldn't cry or laugh, saying that it would be good to have it, don't pick and choose, and said that men have to rely on their ability to pick up girls, and they can't really rely on their faces.

Of course I know that, and I'm just joking. Since I have changed my face, of course I have to change my name, my mother said that it has been named for me, and it will be called Wang Goudan in the future. I said you can pull it down, I finally changed my face, and I had to take a domineering name, just Wang Aotian.

After some negotiations, my mother and I both felt that since we had an ordinary face, the name should not be too eye-catching, and it was okay to be called "Wang Feng", and I also had a little connection with Wang Wei.

With a new face and a new name, I couldn't hold back my restless heart and wanted to go to the provincial capital as soon as possible. But my mother told me not to worry, saying that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I can take this opportunity to improve the plan and details, and most importantly, strengthen my abilities in all aspects, after all, Emperor Li is not so easy to deal with, and his subordinates are even more masterful.

"Especially your voice, you need to change your voice to make sure that even if an acquaintance meets you, they won't recognize you!" My mother said as she put away the human skin mask and said that she would give it to me when I went to the provincial capital.

Listening to my mother's arrangement, I was a little excited, of course becoming stronger is what I expected, who will train me, Tiannu?

If I have the skills of Tiannu, this provincial city is not just for me to break into? As a result, my mother shook her head, saying that it was not a Tiannu, and that at my current stage, it was a waste for him to teach me.

…… Listen, is this what my mother said?

I held back my heart that was about to break and asked my mom who was that? My mom sold a pass, saying that I would find out tomorrow and promise not to disappoint me.

My mother's words undoubtedly aroused my curiosity, and after a night of anxiety and anticipation, the next morning, after dinner, my mother informed me that I could go to the edge of the reservoir, where my teacher was waiting for me.

My mom still understands me very well, and in the past few winter and summer vacations, several of my teachers have trained me on the edge of the reservoir, and it seems that this time is no exception. I was so anxious to find out who my teacher really was, so I ran to the edge of the reservoir as fast as I could, and sure enough, I found that there were people waiting for me, but not one, but two.

It turned out to be Wang Datou and the old crooked!

Although my mom said I wouldn't be disappointed, I was still disappointed when I saw the two of them. Of course, I didn't mean to look down on Wang Datou and Lao Wei, of course they were strong enough and powerful enough, and it was definitely more than enough to teach me.

But in my eyes, they are at most at the same level as Li Aiguo, Captain Chen and others, if you want to find such a teacher, I can find several, why did my mother make it so mysterious and sell me a pass?

As if seeing my disappointment, Wang Datou said: "Why, look down on our two brothers, and think that we are not qualified to be your teacher?" ”

I quickly said no, no, it was my honor to have two teachers teach me......

Wang Datou didn't listen to my explanation and said directly: "Old crooked, show Wang Wei with your hand!" ”

The old crooked man didn't say a word, and immediately rushed towards the reservoir. I didn't know what he was going to do, so I kept an eye on the crooked back. It was the middle of winter, and the circle on the edge of the reservoir was frozen, and the old crooked stepped directly on the ice on the side, and ran towards the unfrozen lake.

"Hey, he's ......"

I thought the old crooked wanted to swim, in such a cold weather, if you want to go into the water without freezing to death? Of course, I also know the saying of "winter swimming", and I know that some people just go into the water in winter to achieve the point of exercising, but even if I want to swim in winter, I take off my clothes and wear such thick clothes to go into the water, isn't it looking for death?

I just tried to stop the crooked, but it was too late, and the crooked feet had already stepped into the unfrozen lake. Just when I thought he was going to sink into the water, I saw that he was still standing firmly on the water, and continued to run forward, just like a TV hero showing light skills, floating directly on the water!

At this moment, I couldn't resist the shock in my heart, and I watched with my eyes wide as I continued to move forward above the water. I don't deny that there are practitioners in this world, and all kinds of kung fu do have miraculous effects, such as the palm can split bricks, the feet can crack stones, and indeed someone can do it; But this kind of kung fu floating on the water, I always thought it was an exaggerated effect in the TV series, but in reality, someone can really do it, and it's right next to me?!

This is terrible, and it's amazing, if you master this kung fu, it's still a problem to fly the eaves and walk the wall or something? I stared blankly at the crooked back, as if I saw the characters in myths and legends, my heart was full of shock and admiration, blaming me for not knowing Mount Tai with my eyes, and I didn't know that there were living immortals around me!

The old man ran out twenty or thirty meters before he stopped, standing on the surface of the lake, standing alone, letting the wind blow through the hem of his clothes. He was originally dressed in a sloppy turtle, but at this moment, he has a little more elegant and chic temperament, and he is like a hero who does not eat fireworks in the world.

Wang Datou stood beside me, looked at the old crooked with satisfaction, and said, "How is it, do you accept it?" ”

I was dumbfounded and said, "Serve, serve...... How did he do it? ”

"Oh, we buried a stake under the water, and he just stepped on it."

it!

At this moment, I really wanted to slap my two big mouths, I really believed in his evil! I still think of them as living immortals, so I used to play tricks with me here. I wanted to cry without tears, and I couldn't laugh or cry, and murmured, "You guys...... You're so boring too......"

In such a cold weather, so many wooden stakes were buried under the water, just to be able to play tricks back in front of me, do you say they are boring or not?

"Boring?!"

Wang Datou suddenly raised his eyebrows, as if he was very dissatisfied with my statement: "Do you think this trick is very simple?" ”

"There is no ...... either"

"Okay, you go and try!"

Wang Datou suddenly flew up and kicked me the back, and my body flew forward involuntarily, and my two feet ran towards the lake uncontrollably. Originally, Wang Datou kicked me, and I could have stopped five or six steps away, but after five or six steps, I had already reached the edge of the reservoir.

On the edge of the reservoir, there was another layer of thin ice, which was very slippery, so I had no choice but to continue running, and soon I came to an area where there was no ice. If I didn't want to fall into the water, I had to step on the underwater stake like the old crooked.

So, I immediately looked down, and sure enough, there was a wooden stake poking under the murky water, but it didn't show its head, but it was a foot deep. But the stake was so thin that it was as thick as a wrist, and at most half a foot could fall.

At the last moment, I didn't have time to think about it so much, because I had also practiced squatting before, and I thought that the next game was still very stable, so I stepped on my toes directly. I thought I was fine, but the moment I stepped on it, I realized that things were not as simple as I thought, the small wooden stake was particularly slippery, I couldn't stand on my feet at all, my body shook directly, and I fell into the water with a "plop".

It was too uncomfortable to fall into this reservoir in this cold winter, and the cold and biting water flooded my body at once. Although I can also swim, and under my uncle's teaching, the water is not bad, but the clothes on my body are too thick, and after absorbing the water, they become as heavy as a thousand pounds, and they directly pull me to the bottom of the water.

"Help, help!" I exclaimed.

But no one saved me, Wang Datou stood on the shore and looked at me, and the old man stood crookedly on the water in the distance to look at me, and even if I was about to scream and burst my throat, they were indifferent. Fortunately, this is still the edge of the reservoir, and the water is not particularly deep, so I took a lot of effort, almost used up the strength of the milk, and finally climbed up, and then fell headlong on the shore.

I was drenched, and the biting cold still eroded every piece of my skin, every cell. Wang Datou squatted down to look at me, and the old crooked man also returned, squatting on the ground to look at me like Wang Datou, under the playful eyes of the two of them, I felt like a stupid X.

"Now, do you still think it's easy?" Wang Datou asked me.

"You're going too far," I said...... "I'm going to ask my mom to punish you for taking a big top." ”

"Let me ask you, do you still think it's simple?"

"It's not easy," I said with difficulty...... words.

"Very good, shame and courage, our brothers have nothing to teach you, from today onwards, I will teach you how to stand firm on the stake in this water." Wang Datou said as he threw over a set of clean clothes for me to change into.

This dress turned out to be mine.

I grabbed my clothes and said tremblingly, "You knew I was going to fall overboard?" ”

"That's right." Wang Datou grinned.

What is more embarrassing than falling into the water in the cold winter moon is to take off your stripes in the cold and biting weather, and then put on your clothes one by one. In particular, when a few middle-aged women returning from grocery shopping happened to pass by on the road next to them, it was extremely embarrassing.

After getting dressed, Wang Datou and Lao Wei told me the key to this water neutral pile, how to look at the nose and the nose and heart, shift the center of gravity downward, and keep your feet steady. Rory rambled on a lot before he asked, "Do you know the purpose of teaching you this?" ”

I hadn't come out of the depression of falling into the water just now, and said angrily: "Of course I know, train me to be stable." ”

"If the answer is correct, the children can be taught."

Wang Datou patted me on the shoulder with satisfaction and said: "No matter when, the next plate is the most important, as long as you don't fall, there is always a chance to make a comeback, mastering this skill is very beneficial to your future." Go ahead, try again, and do what I just said! ”

I cautiously walked towards the ice, and Wang Datou's voice sounded behind me again: "Be careful this time, if you fall into the water again, you won't have any clothes to change, and we won't be able to go back until the evening." ”

The corners of my mouth twitched a few times, but I continued to walk without hesitation. Once I had crossed the ice, I took off my shoes again, pulled up my trouser legs, and stepped barefoot towards the stake. This time, I was not caught off guard like just now, but I was mentally prepared enough, and then according to the trick that Wang Datou just taught me, I looked at my nose and nose, my nose and my heart, and my center of gravity shifted downward, and my feet should be steady.

I let out a long exhale, and one foot was already in the biting icy water, and soon touched the surface of the stake. The stake in the water was still wet and slippery, but I kept my foot steady and finally landed safely, with half of my foot on it, I put all my attention on my foot, and this time I finally didn't slip into the water.

When my other foot was firmly on the other stake, the whole world was silent, except for the constant whirring of the cold wind. I didn't go any further, because I knew that it was not easy for me to stand firm now, but I silently looked at the rippling lake, and my heart seemed to become cheerful.

I stood for a long time, and only then did I hear the voices of Wang Datou and Lao Crooked behind me.

"It's really good, I didn't expect it."

"yes, it's the eldest brother's son......"

I don't know if it's my hallucination, but I heard a slight choking in their voices.