Chapter 8: The Masked Man
"Childe ......" Wen Tong saw the person who came clearly, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The person in front of him is Tian Ziyun.
It turned out that after Tian Ziyun turned the corner, he had secretly jumped off the horse and hid here, while the horse continued to run forward, creating a blindfold, and even Wen Tong deceived him.
"But what is Gongzi hiding here, did you find anything abnormal?"
Wen Tong was about to ask a question, but Tian Ziyun had already made a boo gesture to him, signaling him not to speak.
Tian Ziyun's body was tightly pressed against the wall, and the corner of his eyes was shining through the corner of the wall, staring vigilantly at the position of the back door, as if waiting for the prey to appear.
Seeing this, Wen Tong didn't dare to speak out, and quietly hid behind Tian Ziyun, his ears were as if they were burned, and he was ashamed and ashamed in his heart.
"Alas, why are you always so unsweet-minded! If Fang had changed to someone else, I'm afraid he would have died, right? ”
Wen Tong thought of the trip to Chu again, if it weren't for the special care of Gongzi and others, he didn't know that he had died hundreds or thousands of times, how could he still stand here alive?
But what have you done for your son?
He has always dreamed of one day becoming Childe's right-hand man, helping Childe achieve a career and repaying Childe's kindness. But at this time, I felt that I was so weak, and I never seemed to be worried about my son.
Even after Childe's death, he would only cry out loud in fear, and he almost couldn't even hold Childe's corpse.
"It turns out that I have always been just a burden to my son...... Wen Tong looked at Tian Ziyun's back, his eyes darkened, and he slowly lowered his head.
"It's coming!" Tian Ziyun said suddenly.
"Huh?"
"Look at that!"
Wen Tong followed Tian Ziyun's field of vision and poked his head out lightly - the position in the backyard was empty, and there was nothing.
He was about to speak, when he glanced out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly found the wooden door in the backyard, which was slightly pushed open by a small slit. A masked head poked out, and then, a bloated figure flashed.
This hot man was slightly shorter than Wen Tong, his body was a little distorted, and a black turban was wrapped from the position under his eyes to the back of his head, and he couldn't see this person's face at all.
After the short and fat figure appeared, he did not leave immediately, but stood in place for a moment, looking left and right, looking quite nervous.
Wen Tong almost drew his sword and rushed out, but found that Tian Ziyun was motionless, so he held down his figure and retreated.
"Childe?" Wen Tong said urgently.
At this moment, I saw that the crack in the door of the backyard opened slightly, and Wen Tong saw a black shadow rushing out of it, and then flickered on the ground and disappeared into the alley opposite.
"Good...... So fast! Wen Tong was surprised, he didn't even see whether the other party was male or female, tall and thin.
From the appearance to the disappearance of the black shadow, it seemed as if it was only a matter of a moment.
After the black shadow disappeared, the bloated masked man also began to run towards the alley, but the speed was very different from the black shadow, and it was not at the same level at all.
"Chase." Tian Ziyun pointed to the ground on tiptoe, and he had already taken the lead in rushing out.
Wen Tong hurriedly followed, still feeling palpitations about the black shadow in his heart.
……
The direction in which the dark shadow and the masked man fled was a winding and narrow alley.
The alleys are lined with high walls and houses, with obstructed views and poor lighting, making it very easy to escape.
Tian Ziyun chased after him for a while, and then became vigilant.
In such a narrow and narrow place, if the other party has the intention to ambush, as long as he casts a net casually, or hides in the corner and fires arrows, he will not be able to avoid it.
But Tian Ziyun can't let it go.
The huge Pingsong Mansion suddenly disappeared, and these two people appeared in the backyard out of thin air, if he didn't find out the origin of the other party, he wouldn't be at ease.
Especially the appearance of the second person, which made Tian Ziyun feel even more strange.
He could roughly see the dark shadow: the man was dressed in a strong suit, only the mouth and nose were exposed, and he was much taller and thinner than the first heat. The key is that the man's agility made Tian Ziyun a little surprised: the black shadow first jumped out from behind the door, rolled into the middle of the street at a low altitude, and then jumped into the opposite alley with the help of body inertia at the moment of getting up.
The whole set of actions flowed smoothly and was completed in the blink of an eye, with almost no stagnation.
Tian Ziyun asked himself if he couldn't do it.
It's still like this during the day, but if it is changed to night, isn't it still elusive, coming and going without a trace?
After all, Tian Ziyun has been reborn, and he will and sleep like an ordinary person in the future, thinking that such an appearance may appear at any time in the Pingsong Mansion, Tian Ziyun can't help but have a headache.
But there was an even bigger headache in front of him - he chased it away.
It's a shame.
After all, Ye Shaoyun was also a special soldier in his previous life. It's just that he used to perform tasks in the army, relying on precise satellite positioning. Even if you are on duty in the deep mountains and old forests, no matter how bad it is, there are specially trained military dogs, and you have never tried this kind of "running chase" that people are staring at.
After all, this approach is simply unbelievable for modern special forces.
But ancient times are ancient times, and the traversal version of Tian Ziyun can be regarded as having experienced it.
Moreover, the alleys of Jimo City are like a sheep intestine platter, with nine twists and eighteen turns, which is very fucked.
Tian Ziyun had only chased for a short while, and he had already turned more than a dozen corners, changed seven or eight roads, and just chased into this dark path, but the footsteps of the masked man were gone.
It was the first time that Tian Ziyun had experienced this kind of frustration.
But there is only one exit from this alley, could it be that the masked fat man's body suddenly became as fast as the black shadow?
Tian Ziyun was puzzled, and when he turned a corner, a bright dagger suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, stabbing towards his throat!
"Masked Man!"
Tian Ziyun was taken aback, but his reaction was also extremely fast, and as soon as his waist twisted, his body fell backwards, just avoiding the other party's blow.
But his heart also raised his throat, and although he avoided this posture for the time being, his chest was wide open, and if the other party stabbed the dagger into his heart, he would die.
The masked man didn't seem to think of this, and the dagger he stabbed out was also soft and powerless.
Tian Ziyun saw this flaw, his heart was overjoyed, and his right hand was raised, and he slapped the other party's arm violently. The masked man snorted, and the dagger flew out of his hand.
Tian Ziyun sighed lightly, he didn't expect the opponent's arm strength to be so weak, and before the opponent fell to the ground, his right hand took advantage of the situation and ripped off the opponent's face towel.
"Ahh There was a scream, and the masked man slammed into the wall, and there was a clanging noise.
Tian Ziyun saw the other party's face clearly this time, and couldn't help but be stunned.
Although this masked man has a dirty face, his eyes are bright and his teeth are bright, and his green hair is scattered in front of his forehead, faintly revealing a delicate face, it is actually a girl!
Moreover, looking at the face of this girl, it is estimated that she is only twelve or thirteen years old, and her appearance is thin and thin, and she grows on such a short and fat body, which is extremely uncoordinated.
Tian Ziyun looked up and down again, and made sure that it was the girl, and he didn't know whether to step forward and catch the other party for a while.
The girl leaned against the wall, her right arm seemed to be in some pain, but she pursed her mouth tightly and did not make a sound, her eyes stared at Tian Ziyun motionlessly, like a frightened rabbit, with unwilling anger in despair.
The two were in a stalemate like this for a few seconds, and suddenly heard a long call:
"Childe, where are you!"
Wen Tong carried a long sword and rushed in in a hurry, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Gong...... Childe, are you alright? ”
At this moment, the short and fat girl saw the opportunity, waited for the opportunity to get up, and ran into the depths of the alley with her right arm in her arms, and the speed was a few points faster than just now, but along the way, something kept falling out of her body.
Tian Ziyun looked down and couldn't help but laugh dumbly.
It turned out that this one fell to the ground, large and small, with different shapes, lacquered bowls, bronze winemakers, silver square plates, as well as a few pieces of jade, a few pieces of clothing, a few books, and from time to time there were bits and pieces of copper coins that jumped out of the wide robes and rolled down to the ground, and the short and fat girl became more and more "thin".
"Thief?! You still dare to escape! Wen Tong suddenly became angry, shouted, and chased after him with his sword.
Tian Ziyun got up and patted his body, chasing all the way and looking at it all the way, the more he looked at it, the more funny he felt.
Unexpectedly, when I returned to ancient times, the object that I spent a long day chasing and fearing for the first time turned out to be a thief, and it was a female thief who was stuffed with a lot of money.
Thinking of the girl's eyes, Tian Ziyun couldn't help but smile.
It seems that the disappearance of the population in the Pingsong Mansion should have nothing to do with this female thief.
Tian Ziyun remembered in his impression that there were more than 100 people in the entire Pingsong Mansion, large and small, large and small. But where have they gone?
Who is that ghostly black shadow?
Tian Ziyun thought about it, he had already entered the alley where the female thief had escaped, only to feel that there was a figure in front of him who kept retreating, and when he looked up, it turned out to be a literary boy.
At this time, Wen Tong was facing Tian Ziyun with his back to him, holding his sword in both hands, holding it in front of his chest, as if he was facing a great enemy, stabbing straight ahead, but his body was retreating step by step.
But in front of Wen Tong, there was no one in front of him.
Tian Ziyun was puzzled for a moment, and looked forward along Wen Tong's field of vision:
On both sides of the path, there are no high walls, no mud bricks, only wooden houses squeezed together crookedly, uneven, of different heights, like two rows of canine teeth growing from the ground.
The largest of these huts was the size of a wing, and the smallest could only accommodate a dog to get into, but they were all in tatters, and the ones were black and green, and some of the holes were obviously rotten, and they were covered with weeds or stuffed with rags, and there was hardly a clean and intact place to be found.
The whole street exudes a damp and gloomy atmosphere, and there is not a single person.
There was an occasional breeze blowing inside, mixed with the smell of mold and smell, and it seemed to have a little choking salty smell and smoke smell, reminding Tian Ziyun that there seemed to be a lot of people living here.
Click, click, click!
In a dilapidated wooden house near the alley, there was a sudden clicking sound, like the sound of chopping flesh and bones, accompanied by the gurgling sound of boiling water. A bright red bloodstain, winding from the house, slowly crawled into the street, shocking.
"Ah, cannibalism, cannibalism!" Wen Tong threw down his sword with a clatter, hugged his head and fled back.