After walking hundreds of steps, there was hardly a dry place on the shoes of the two men, covered with black mud.

It's no longer clear whether it's entrails or dirt.

The humid air was groggy and invigorating.

The earthen house complexes on both sides of the road seem to have been copied and pasted, exactly the same, and even the position of the windows and the left and right door gods on the gate are exactly the same.

The ancient and heavy breath and the rust on the closed bronze doors secretly harmonized, making it even more pungent.

Zhu Tianshu's footsteps finally stopped.

There is a house with a wooden gate that is open to the public.

The sound of footsteps seemed to step on the tip of their hearts, extremely slowly, and the occasional sound like a fingernail cutting through a blackboard made people's scalps tingle.

After a while, an old man with gray hair came out of the room on crutches, looking kind and kind, adding a wisp of life.

Zhu Tianshu's heart was uncontrollably relieved, and just as he wanted to step forward, he was grabbed by a hand.

"It's a weird place." He Shibi whispered in his ear.

Zhu Tianshu glared at him, do you want to say this? Everyone can see it.

"Hello old man, we are from out of town."

politely stepped forward to say hello, and Zhu Tianshu noticed that the old man was wearing a colorful and exquisite shirt, which looked very festive.

"It's from out of town." The old man's voice was old and weak, and he stretched out his hand tremblingly, signaling Zhu Tianshu to help him.

If you look at it from the top of the mountain, you can clearly see that the house where the old man who opened the door lived was in the position of the bird's beak in Suoyan Village, and when he opened the door, it was like a squatting swallow opening its sharp beak.

After a little thought, he stepped forward and grabbed the old man's arm, which was as light as a feather, and he had the illusion of holding the air.

If it weren't for the warm skin that stimulated him, I'm afraid Zhu Tianshu would have pulled out the fair sword at this time.

When he got closer, Zhu Tianshu found that the old man's eyes were like a layer of white mist, and there was nothing black in them, so he turned out to be a blind man.

He pulled Zhu Tianshu and walked into the house, He Shibi wanted to step forward to stop him, but when he saw Zhu Tianshu's palm shaking from side to side behind him, he gritted his teeth and followed.

When the two of them entered the house, the wind stopped, and the soft light reflected the neat decoration, and the interior was really warm.

The old man closed the door, secured the doorknob with his cane, and when he had done all this, he nodded and found a chair to sit down.

The rickety's body was wrapped in chairs surrounded on three sides, his toes touched the ground, and the old man put his hands flat on his knees and looked at the two.

"It's already dark, you go out at this time, there will be danger."

He Shibi showed a puzzled look, this old man couldn't see it, how did he know that it was already dark now?

As if sensing He Shibi's doubts, the old man continued, "I have a funnel on my desk, and at midnight I will turn it over and go to bed. You see, is it less than half of it now? ”

When Zhu Tianshu and He Shibi heard this, they couldn't help but look at things, and sure enough, there was a funnel with a silver-white luster standing on that table, and there was fine sand in it, and now, it was less than a third.

The two were still puzzled, after all, this still needed to be seen with their eyes.

The old man smiled, his face covered with furrows, "My eyes are not good, but my ears are used, and the sound of sand colliding at different times is different." ”

He Shibi listened carefully with his ears, and felt even more incredible, what difference could this be?

He also wanted to ask, but was stopped by Zhu Tianshu.

"Old man, how come there are not a few residents in such a big village?" Zhu Tianshu asked.

Along the way, it was a little too quiet, and if it wasn't for the old man coming out in time, he even suspected that this village was uninhabited at all.

"They're already resting at this time, and it's just you guys still wandering outside, so you can't see it." The old man quipped, "If I hadn't heard your footsteps, I guess you wouldn't even have a place to stay tonight." ”

Hearing his explanation, Zhu Tianshu's heart settled down a little.

He had observed the old man through a bead of black and white, and there was nothing strange about him.

"It's not too early, you better rest early, if you want to see someone, I'll take you there tomorrow." The old man slid out of the chair, walked slowly into the room on the left, and added, "You can stay in the room on the right, the clothes and quilts are new, and my two sons are out of the house, and they won't be coming back recently." ”

At this, he sighed deeply, revealing a heavy loneliness.

"It turns out that this is still a lonely old man." He Shibi pursed his lips and said softly.

Zhu Tianshu glared at him fiercely, he hurriedly covered his mouth, not daring to say more.

"Let's leave it like this for today, you hurry up and change your clothes, and by the way, mop the ground, it's all rancid." Zhu Tianshu frowned and commanded.

He Shibi was a little reluctant, "What about you, I have done all these things, what are you doing?" ”

"I'll do what I'm supposed to do, you can go quickly." Zhu Tianshu didn't explain much, changed his shoes, and walked into the house where the old man lived.

Before entering, he also pointed to his shoes and made a brushing motion, which was not clear.

Looking at the thick mud on it, He Shibi's stomach was nauseous, he only felt that the sky had fallen, and he was happy all his life, when had he suffered such a crime?

I knew that I wouldn't follow the fart, and if I mixed it up, I would have to be a follower.

He felt uncomfortable, but he still honestly handed over and went to work.

Zhu Tianshu walked into the bedroom on the right, sat on the edge of the bed, and then slowly stood up and restrained his footsteps.

He didn't make the slightest movement, and he could be confident that he had never been discovered by the old man.

At this time, Zhu Tianshu had quietly entered the old man's bedroom.

What caught my eye was a small bed about one meter six in length, leaning against the wall, and the old man was lying on the bed at the moment, with his eyes closed, motionless.

It was as if he had stopped breathing.

The room was pitch black, and he had all five senses to see clearly in the dark.

However, it is normal not to turn on the lights, because it is no longer necessary for the old man to turn on the lights.

After all, he's blind...

Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that when he and He Shibi came in before, the lights in the house were on!

Before, he didn't let He Shibi continue to ask for fear of rudeness, but now he noticed the abnormality and fell into deep thought.

Why would an elderly man who is blind light a lamp in the house?

Was it because he knew they were coming, so he lit the lights in advance?

Or did someone come before and didn't turn off the lights?

Or is it the two sons he was waiting for who had not yet returned?

Countless possibilities appeared in his mind, and looking at the lamp on the table, the corners of Zhu Tianshu's mouth slowly showed an imperceptible smile.

The light in the living room can be explained, but the light in the bedroom can't.

After all, a blind old man should not have such a thing as a lamp in his bedroom!