Volume 1 The Cold Front, the Troubled Times Chapter 0020 The Quiet Bamboo Courtyard
Indeed, the Soul Eater thing needs to be told to adults.
However, as Zhang Teng said, it is of no great use at all.
Needless to say, can people tell if a creature is parasitized by a soul eater? Even if she told people, they would only be skeptical of her words. After all, she's only a twelve-and-a-half-year-old child, and it's a bit of an unbelievable thing.
In addition, people have a fluke mentality. Even if you believe in her and know about the existence of the Soul Eater, you don't think you will necessarily be bumped into by yourself. More importantly, many of the ordinary people in Suining Town who have never practiced martial arts make a living from hunting and fishing. Even if they do encounter a parasitic animal that eats the soul larvae, they will still slaughter and buy it. The world is difficult, and the disadvantaged people at the bottom do not have many choices.
The next part of the road, as Zhang Teng said, was bumpy and complicated, rugged and difficult.
Yun Ying'er followed Zhang Teng step by step, turning left and right, and walking was not hard.
As she was walking, Yun Ying'er suddenly screamed "oops", she frowned, raised her head and called, "Zhang Teng, wait for me, go slowly." My foot twisted. ”
Zhang Teng looked back and saw that Yun Ying'er was holding her left ankle, squatting in place, her face was painful, and she looked at him pitifully. He sighed, turned back, came to her, and asked, "Where's the twist?" ”
Yun Ying'er glanced at Zhang Teng with tears in her eyes, then lowered her head and lifted the clothes covering her calf, revealing the red and swollen ankle of her right leg, and whispered, "It's twisted to the ankle." ”
Zhang Teng squatted down and checked it, and saw that her ankle was red and swollen, and she was indeed slightly broken. If she is allowed to continue walking with such a limp again, I am afraid that it will aggravate the injury.
He helped Yun Ying'er to sit down on a stone on the side of the road, then squatted in front of her, took out a delicate white porcelain bottle in his arms, poured some white powder from it, and gently rubbed it on her wound.
Yun Ying'er only felt a cool feeling coming from the injury, and the pain seemed to be much better all of a sudden. She asked curiously, "Zhang Teng, what kind of medicine are you?" The effect of the medicine is so fast, I don't think it hurts so much." ”
Zhang Teng rubbed the medicine for her, and said lightly: "I don't know, someone else gave it." This medicine is used a little less, and I am reluctant to use it on weekdays, and I can't use it. ”
"Oh. Yun Ying'er blushed, and didn't ask any more, just looked at him quietly.
I don't know why, she only felt that the young man in front of her was very gentle at this moment, and his originally handsome young face was now even more indescribably good-looking, which made people's hearts pound.
At this moment, Zhang Teng saw the long scars behind Yun Ying'er's legs, he couldn't help frowning, and asked in a tentative tone, "Can you still walk now?"
"It should be able to ...... Yes, but I can't go fast. ”
Yun Ying'er saw that he was looking at his legs, and her face was immediately red, her ears were hot, and she whispered a little unnaturally.
However, when she noticed that Zhang Teng's eyes were clean and he was just seriously checking the scars on his legs, she was a little ashamed. Yun Ying'er couldn't help but secretly sip on herself: Dead girl, what are you thinking.
Zhang Teng stood up, took out the dagger at his waist, found a small tree from the side of the road and made a walking stick for her, and said, "Take it, let's go." ”
"Oh. Thank you. Yun Ying'er took the crutches and thanked Zhang Teng. She tried to walk a few steps with a cane, but she felt that the crutches given by Zhang Teng were neither high nor low, which happened to be suitable for her, and it was much easier to walk.
Before she had taken a few steps, she suddenly felt a pain in her ankle, and as soon as she slipped on her crutches, her body suddenly lost her balance, and she suddenly fell to the side.
Zhang Teng's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and couldn't help but blame: "Look at you clumsy, why are you so careless? ”
"I'm sorry, I ......" Yun Ying'er only felt extremely aggrieved, her eyes were red, her nose was sore, and she was about to cry.
"Hey, don't cry, don't cry. I'm afraid of you. I was a little heavier just now, and now I'm going to ask you for it. Zhang Teng saw that she was about to cry, but he felt inexplicably big, and hurriedly apologized to her.
He sighed helplessly, squatted down in front of Yun Ying'er, turned his back to her and said, "Throw away the crutches and come up! I'll carry you away! At your speed, I'm afraid that the sun has already set before we reach our destination." ”
"Okay. That...... Then I'll trouble you, Zhang Teng. Yun Ying'er said, her pretty face turned red again.
She gently leaned on Zhang Teng's back and hugged his neck tightly, only to feel that her heart was beating faster than ever, as if she wanted to break through her chest.
Zhang Teng only felt a sinking behind him, and a warm fragrant nephrite pressed up, the two balls of cotton were soft and tightly attached, and the two hidden slightly convex were clearly palpable. The zero-distance contact even allowed him to feel the fierce heartbeat of the other party. When I reached out to support her legs, there was a soft and smooth feeling from my fingertips, which made people love it and have an endless aftertaste.
In the face of such a wonderful touch, Rao is a human being in two lives, but at this moment, he can't help but feel distracted.
So he couldn't help but curse secretly: Damn, this little girl has developed a little fast.
Zhang Teng struggled to gather his mind, stood up with Yun Ying'er on his back, and as soon as his body moved, the whole person ran quickly.
Yun Ying'er lay on his back, only feeling stable and comfortable, like a cloud driving a fog, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised. Even if the other party has an extra person on their back, it doesn't seem to have much impact. It seemed a bit like a light body technique, but its foundation was solid, and it was quite rare even among martial artists of the same age she came into contact with.
Who is Zhang Teng?
The previous questions resurfaced in Yun Ying'er's heart, and his various behaviors made her unable to guess, and she felt more and more mysterious.
After a few more turns, Zhang Teng, who was carrying Yun Ying'er on his back, suddenly jumped up and dodged into the woods on the side of the road. I saw that he was like an ape in the forest, his movements were surprisingly flexible, and he was not affected by the trees in the slightest.
After a while, Zhang Teng stopped and said, "We have arrived." ”
Yun Ying'er's eyes suddenly brightened, and when she saw the scene in front of her, she couldn't help but exclaim: "Wow, Zhang Teng, this is where you live?
I saw an elegant bamboo fence courtyard in front of me. There are several bamboo huts in it, the green trees behind the house, the green grass in front of the house, and a few vegetable patches, the surrounding flowers are in full bloom, the bees are singing and butterflies are dancing, and they are full of vitality. There is also a bamboo forest planted on the outside of the courtyard, which is verdant and has a unique natural style.
Zhang Teng said disapprerovingly: "Maybe, in fact, two years ago, this place was overgrown with weeds, full of dead branches and leaves, snakes, insects, rats and ants." The only thing that was clean was the pool of spring water. ”
As he spoke, he pointed to a deep and clear pool of water behind the courtyard.
The waterhole is about three feet wide, close to a mountain wall, and the gurgling spring water flows down from above, filling the pool. A small canal was artificially opened on the edge of the waterhole, which flowed around the side of the courtyard, in front of the courtyard gate, and finally disappeared into a natural mountain stream.
Yun Ying'er looked at the elegant bamboo fence courtyard on that side, only felt relaxed and beautiful, and asked, "Is that courtyard something you asked someone to repair later?" ”
Zhang Teng strode towards the courtyard with her on his back, and replied casually: "I have nothing to do, I repair everything here by myself." “
"What? you built it yourself?" Yun Ying'er looked incredulous, "Don't lie to others. How could you have built such a beautiful yard by yourself. Not to mention that the bamboo forest was also planted by your own hands, after only two years, the bamboo did not grow so fast. ”
"What's the good of lying to you? Believe it or not. Zhang Teng didn't explain much, came to the courtyard door, opened the door, and walked straight to the house.
When I entered the house, I saw that most of the furniture in the house was made of bamboo, with tables, chairs, beds, coffee tables and bookshelves. The bamboo-paved ground is clean and clean, and the whole room is brightly lit, ventilated and breathable, exuding a kind of bamboo fragrance, which is quiet and elegant, and makes people feel refreshed and happy.
Zhang Teng put her down on a bamboo bed, walked to the coffee table, lifted a bamboo teapot, made a teacup made of bamboo, made a cup of tea, and handed it to Yun Ying'er.
"Zhang Teng, don't tell me, these furniture furnishings are also made by yourself. Yun Ying'er grinned, took the tea, and said to Zhang Teng.
"I said yes, I'm afraid you won't believe it either. Zhang Teng smiled indifferently and said, "Then I won't bother to say more." ”
"You big liar, you can't tell a lie. If you say that you have fenced the fence outside, people may believe it. Huh, big liar!" Yun Ying'er pursed her lips and snorted.
Zhang Teng didn't distinguish, picked up a small piece of bamboo next to him, just smiled slightly, and said according to Yun Ying'er: "Well, the fence is surrounded by me." ”
"That's not ...... Not much......" Suddenly, Yun Ying'er's eyes widened, and she couldn't say any more.
As he spoke, he saw Zhang Teng pull out the dagger on his waist and sharpen it quickly on the small piece of bamboo. Almost in the blink of an eye, an elegant and exquisite teacup took shape in his hand, and a name was engraved on it: Yun Ying'er.
Seeing her stunned look, Zhang Teng chuckled, stuffed the cup into her hand, and said, "No, little girl, this is for you, it's a meeting gift, take it." ”
Yun Ying'er looked down at the cup in her hand, and didn't speak for a long time.
It took her time before she raised her head, covered her small mouth, and looked at Zhang Teng in great surprise. With a look of disbelief, he said, "Oh my God, Zhang Teng......! Did you really do it all yourself?"
"What do you think?" Zhang Teng did not answer her directly.
He walked to the coffee table and poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and then said slowly: "I am familiar with Master Ye, a bamboo carpenter in Yejiazhuang, and I went to his house to help. ”
Yun Ying'er carefully looked at the cup in her hand. Seeing that it has a unique style, it is very different from the antique and antique that I have seen before, and I can't help but believe Zhang Teng's words for eight or nine points. She secretly said in her heart: "This guy is so powerful! I have seen Master Ye with my father before, although Zhang Teng's skills are not necessarily better than Master Ye, but his speed is definitely much faster than Master Ye." After all, Master Ye is just an ordinary person, and he doesn't know martial arts. ”
"Then this cup, they took it. You are not allowed to drink tea from other people's cups. Hehe...... "Yun Ying'er hid the cup behind her back and said with a smile.
Zhang Teng drank the tea in his hand, he wiped his mouth, and said to Yun Ying'er: "You wait here for the time being, I'll go get you a change of clothes." ”
With that, he pushed open a bamboo door to the left of the room and walked inside.
After a while, he came out with a set of coarse cloth clothes, threw them to Yun Ying'er, went out of the house by himself, and closed the door with his hand.