Chapter 10: The Next Metaverse (6)
The Lu family's business of wood, stone, and iron and stone has always made him occupy a place among the seven giants of the Tianxiang Chamber of Commerce. And after the courtyard of this road house was built with a lot of money, it also became extraordinarily luxurious.
There are four gardens in Lufuguang, located in various places in the east, west, north and south, and they are of different sizes. In the garden to the west there is a large fish pond with a sturdy verandah built over the fish pond. A bright lantern was lit on every pillar in the verandah. From a distance, it looks like a yellow dragon hovering above a fish pond.
A man dressed as a butler on the verandah walked in front, followed by two servants, both carrying lanterns in their hands. The three of them walked slowly, as if they were strolling around the road. The person dressed as a housekeeper was the youngest of the many principals of the Lu Mansion, and he entered the Lu Mansion by nepotism, he was young but was deeply used by Qiao Xingjian, the housekeeper of the Lu Mansion. His surname is Bao, and his single name is a scarf.
The fish pond is surrounded by a dark green meadow, and from a distance it is pitch black, and nothing can be seen. Bao Shou could imagine every piece of land in Lufu with his eyes closed.
Tonight it was his turn to keep vigil, and he was in a good mood and unconsciously talked more. "When I arrived, close the doors of each courtyard, in the past two days, I have seen several times that maids from other courtyards have come to our courtyard to run around, and I don't know which person sent it with a heart, so pay attention, don't be like a fool."
The two people behind Bao Shou were also in charge of the road, and the three of them walked along the verandah, and after passing through the pool, they arrived and continued to walk forward.
Passing by a rockery, fate is so wonderful, Bao Hui himself will not know, he will meet Turing.
Both sides of the road in Lufu, like Chengwang's Mansion, are also covered with lanterns. Bao Shou walked in front of him and kept looking to both sides, and suddenly, somehow, he always felt that the night on both sides of the road was even darker tonight, and the places where the lanterns did not shine always gave him a very unsafe feeling.
Bao Shou has always only inspected the core area of the road house, and will not go out. But today, the ghost sent the god to the fork in the road to the west courtyard, and he did not go to the left but turned to the west courtyard.
The further west you go, the more lush the flowers on both sides of the road become, and because there are so few people here, many of the lanterns lit on both sides of the path are broken.
Bao Shou didn't notice anything unusual along the way, and slowly slowed down, ready to turn around and walk back. As soon as he turned around, a breeze happened to blow across the entire road. This gust of wind is not big, but it is not small. The flowers and plants on both sides of the trail make a "rustling" sound.
Perhaps no one noticed that in the "rustle" sound, there was also the sound of breaking wind. But this subtle sound was somehow captured by Bao Shou, he turned his head suddenly, looked at the two rockeries on the side, and saw a black shadow floating between the two rockeries, which looked like a human figure.
Bao Shou's heart was shocked, and he subconsciously took a step forward, but he seemed to have thought of something, and resumed his pace just now, and slowly followed the trail and leaned towards the rockery.
Bao Shou kept giving orders to the two people who followed behind, and didn't stop until he reached the closest place to the rockery. The two rockeries in Lufu are like a labyrinth, except that the height is different from the real mountain.
There is a small road between the rockeries, which twists and turns, and the moonlight shines down from the top, which is even more gloomy and depressing.
"It's so late, and it's dark ahead, I don't want to go any further. I'm here to rest, Ah Yong, hurry up and take a look, and then we'll call it a day and go back to rest. Bao Shou whispered to a servant behind him, and although he deliberately lowered his voice, his words were still so clear and audible in the silence of the night.
The servant named Ayong heard Bao Shou's command and hurried along the path to the west. Bao Shou and another servant who stayed behind stood on the gravel road of Lufu.
Bao Shou didn't have to look at the rockery from beginning to end, but the afterglow in his eyes never left anywhere for a moment. He believed in his eyes, the black shadow that flashed from the middle of the rockery just now was definitely a human figure, and he trusted his instincts even more.
The darkness between the two rockeries has been giving him invisible pressure, and he can't help but think about the secret between the two rockeries. Bao Shou understands every corner of the road, these two rockeries are like a labyrinth inside, but there are only two exits outside, the top of the rockery is craggy and can not stand, and the surrounding stone walls have been finely polished, and it is impossible to climb.
Bao Shou was waiting, and he had now decided that there must be someone in the rockery.
In the silence of the night, an invisible struggle was unfolding, and it was not clear who was the hunter and who was the prey.
Time passed slowly, and the robes on Bao Shou's body covered his trembling body.
There was a sound of footsteps, "Hurry! Bao Shou heard the voice he wanted to hear, and Ah kept whispering to urge the large group of people behind. Just by listening to the footsteps, I knew that at least seven or eight strong men were coming, and although everyone cleared their steps, the footsteps still alarmed the insects hiding in the grass.
Bao Shou heard the sound of footsteps, and the first person snatched the lantern from the hand of the servant beside him, shook it hard, and threw the lantern between the two rockeries. In an instant, the whole highlight changed, the outside of the rockery became dim, and the entrance between the two rockeries became bright. In Bao Shou's view, the situation of the enemy and the enemy immediately reversed.
Brave! This is indeed a kind of courage, Bao Shou didn't care how many people there were in the rockery, let alone whether he would lose his life, and ran directly to the entrance of the rockery. Relying on his martial arts skills, he lowered himself to pick up a stone, turned around and drilled into the winding path between the two rockeries.
Ah Yong was already out of breath all the way, and when he saw Bao Shou rushing into the rockery, he was even more anxious.
The seven people behind him were all the members of the Lufu vigil, and these people were even stronger, but even so, running in a strange posture without making a sound was a little unbearable for anyone.
According to Bao Shou's instructions, Ah Yong quickly found sufficient manpower and arranged to enter the rockery in two ways. On the other end, the family of the road house had already rushed in from the intersection of another rockery.
Since Bao Shou rushed into the rockery, Ah Yong didn't hear any sound, not even an exclamation. Ah Yong ran to the entrance of the rockery, at this time he was already at the end of the crossbow, after a short hesitation, he rushed into the rockery with the seven family members behind him. From the rockery to the path, the twists and turns are tactful, and everyone lights the winding mountain gap with lanterns.
Bao Shou rushed into the rockery, and with the spirit of twelve, he held the stone in his hand high at every corner. Until he saw a faint light coming from the other end of the rockery.
"Boss?" A sound came from the bright end.
Bao Shou thought it was dangerous, but he didn't expect it to be his own person. So where are the people hiding in the rockery? This idea is easy to appear, and he is uncontrollably magnified countless times, and even makes him doubt himself.
The light was getting closer and closer, and Bao Shou saw that it was several nurses from the West Courtyard. These people listened to Ah Yong's words, rushed to the other exit of the rockery, and entered from another place cautiously. According to Ah Yong, outsiders sneaked into the house, hid in the rockery, and were discovered by Bao Shou. Therefore, the nursing home who came not only carried a lantern in his hand, but also carried a wooden stick in his hand.
After many nurses entered the path between the mountains of their homes, they were very cautious, but when they saw Bao Shou appear in the rockery, they couldn't figure out what was going on.
At this moment, there was also a chaotic footstep behind him, and Ah Yong rushed over with another pair of nurses, and saw Bao Shou standing in place in a daze, and five or six nurses on the other side were also standing in place panting, with an unknown expression.
Standing in front of Bao Shou, a burly man wearing a short cloth shirt. The man was six feet long, covered in horizontal flesh, and his neck and arms were bursting with green tendons, like small snakes burrowing everywhere in his body. He is the leader of the Lufu Nursing Hospital, his name is Ling Yan, and he didn't need him to keep vigil at night, but every ten days, he will set an example and keep vigil with the Lufu Guardians, which can increase his prestige in the Lufu Nursing Courtyard.
Ling Yu looked at Bao Shou, waiting for an explanation from him. I hurriedly found everyone at night, saying that I had infiltrated outsiders, but now I didn't even see a single figure, so I had to give everyone an explanation.
Bao Shou frowned tightly, standing on the path that could only accommodate three people passing side by side, his hands touching the smooth stone walls on both sides. Walking all the way from the outside, he carefully observed all the walls, they were as smooth as he touched, and it was difficult for even Lianjiazi to climb up. Even if you climb up, there is no place for the top of the top. Anyone who stays on it, by the moonlight, can be clearly seen outside the rockery.
Bao Shou's last hope was also dashed, he thought he was a person who was not afraid of anything, but he was only afraid of failure.
"Aha." Bao Shou suddenly patted the muscles on the big wall and smiled: "Oh, old and old, my eyes are also spent, and my legs and feet are not good, even my brains are right, and I am very nervous when I am a little windy." "Bao Shou is about thirty years old, and he is not old at all. The reason why it is true is obviously to use self-deprecation to ease the atmosphere.
How could Ling Lan not understand, but he was still a little unhappy, and he had no choice but to smile on his face, as the so-called town guard does not hit people with smiling faces, Ling Lan did not dare to shake his face. "Brother, this big night is shocking, but it can be enough for our brother to toss."
Bao Shou looked around in front of and behind him, looked at everyone's panting expressions, and said with a smile: "It's hard for all the brothers, you are willing to give me someone a face so late." In two days, ah no, the day after tomorrow! I invite you to come down to the restaurant, even if it is a treat for all the brothers. ”
When everyone heard this, Bao Shou wanted to invite him to dinner, and he said it so sincerely, the resentment in his heart was naturally a little less.