Chapter 3: The Mysterious Man
After going through so many things, Xiao Yiran's body and spirit were in a state of extreme fatigue, and he closed his eyes in a daze after lying on the bed for a while.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, there was a sudden suppressed whimper in her ears, low and painful, like the dying struggle of a beast. She was immediately awakened by the noise, and opened her eyes suddenly, looking precisely at the place where the sound had come from.
A wall of white flowers, and the sound came from behind the wall. I didn't expect the sound insulation effect of this inn to be so bad, Xiao Yiran was a little embarrassed, she covered her ears, and prepared to continue sleeping.
But then from behind the wall came the collapse of tables, chairs and benches, mixed with the sound of broken vases, which drifted into her ears with great clarity.
Wrong!
Xiao Yiran sat up suddenly, his eyes looked at the wall sharply, and his heart sank. She dressed, pushed open the door, and cautiously walked to the next door.
Even with such a big movement in the room, no one in the corridor came out to investigate, not knowing if he was sleeping or afraid of getting into trouble.
Xiao Yiran stood in front of the door, listening to the intermittent noise in the house, hesitated for a moment, and gently pushed the door open.
There was no light in the house, it was pitch black, fortunately, Xiao Yiran's night vision was good, and he could see the situation in the house clearly at a glance: a person curled up on the couch, with long hair and a shawl, his clothes were slightly messy, he was covering his heart in pain, and he was gasping for breath, and the gasping sound was particularly clear in the narrow room.
Hearing the sound of pushing the door, the person in the dark immediately snorted coldly: "Didn't I tell any of you not to approach!" ”
The voice is hoarse and low, with an indescribable magnetism, which is very good, but the painful meaning in the tone makes it difficult to ignore.
Xiao Yiran frowned slightly, and a faint fragrance wafted through the tip of her nose, which seemed to be absent, and it was difficult for ordinary people to perceive, but as a modern ghost doctor, she immediately recognized that this was a calming incense.
What the hell is wrong with this person? Could it be that there is something wrong with it? She stepped forward slightly, trying to look more closely.
And this move also made the man immediately understand that she was not someone he was familiar with. "Who?" The man straightened up, his voice quickly cooling down.
An invisible force struck like a tsunami, enveloping Xiao Yiran in an instant, and she found that she was involuntarily approaching the man, as if she had been sucked over.
Not good! The body can't move! Xiao Yiran's heart sank slightly, she had never encountered such a passive situation, she was like becoming a fish on someone else's chopping board. What kind of kung fu is this?
The man grabbed Xiao Yiran's neck and slowly raised his head.
In an instant, Xiao Yiran felt that his breathing had stopped. The long hair of the person in front of her was as smooth as silk, slightly messy on his shoulders, his angular face was handsome and abnormal, his eyebrows and eyes were delicate and picturesque, and his slightly raised eyelids added a touch of charm to the whole person, but what surprised her the most was that his eyes were actually blood-red, which looked very weird in the dark.
The man seemed to be in great pain at this time, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his lips trembled slightly, but the strength in his hand was not loosened at all, Xiao Yiran was pinched by him and had difficulty breathing, and his face turned purple.
She grabbed the man's wrist so hard that she felt like her neck was about to be broken. But the more critical it is, the clearer her mind becomes. Gradually giving up the struggle, Xiao Yiran's hands slowly drooped.
As her breathing grew weaker and weaker, the man's hand gradually loosened. At this moment, she suddenly took out the wooden hairpin in her sleeve and stabbed him precisely and fiercely.
The man obviously didn't expect her to have this hand, and her arm quickly retracted back, but it was still cut by the wooden hairpin, and the blood dripped straight down the skin.
Xiao Yiran succeeded in one blow, and he didn't like to fight, his body quickly retreated, and he rushed towards the door.
This man is above herself in both skill and strength, and she will not do the stupid thing of giving away someone's head for the sake of a momentary mood!
But the man was completely enraged by this blood, how could he let her escape so easily, he staggered to his feet, his arms slightly raised, his five fingers slightly bent, and the strange power just now appeared in the room again, and this time it was even more powerful.
The tables, chairs and benches in the room began to "squeak" and tremble, and the vases and teapots on the cabinets shattered in response to the sound and fell to the ground.
It's this trick again!
Xiao Yiran's fingers had already touched the door frame, but she still couldn't escape the suction, she scolded in her heart, and her body retreated uncontrollably.
Just when she thought that she would definitely be strangled to death this time, the force actually stopped halfway, followed by a suppressed roar of pain, and the man suddenly knelt on one knee, bent down and tightly covered his heart, trembling all over.
Xiao Yiran looked at him in disbelief, but immediately realized that this was a great opportunity, if he didn't leave at this time, when would he stay? She turned quickly, lifted her leg and ran. But she didn't take two steps, and a slight murmur behind her made her stop her steps.
"Mother's ......"
The man finally fell to the ground exhausted, he curled up, his hands on his chest, his black hair covering his face, and his mouth muttered indistinctly.
Xiao Yiran turned his head hesitantly, slowly took two steps forward, and the glimmer in his eyes flashed. In her previous life, after the death of her parents, she also surrounded herself in the dead of night, lying on the bed in the orphanage with tears streaming down her face, and softly calling her parents in her mouth.
She crouched down and carefully examined the man lying on the ground, and after making sure that he really didn't have any offensive power, she reached out and slowly put her hand on his wrist.
After a while, Xiao Yiran frowned slightly: What a chaotic pulse! It's a miracle that this man is alive until now.
She pulled up his sleeve, and sure enough, a thin line appeared on the man's arm, as if it was no different from a meridian, but Xiao Yiran knew that this was not an ordinary thin line, it could be said to be the man's lifeline.
This line starts from the mouth of the heart and spreads to the shoulders and arms, and once it reaches the palm of the hand, the person will surely die. Looking at the length of this thin line, it is estimated that the person's symptoms have been many years, and the time is short.
Xiao Yiran's expression became solemn, this was a kind of Gu, but she wasn't sure what kind of Gu it was. In her previous life, she read medical books and was quite proficient in Gu poison, but she had seen Gu worms with similar symptoms to this kind, but she had never heard of someone who would be so painful after a seizure.
Alas! I don't know who this red-eyed monster provoked, but he was poisoned by someone.
Xiao Yiran sighed slightly: "You just strangled my neck, and I also slashed you to offset it." She reached out and tapped twice on his chest, then took out the hairpin and gently pricked it next to the thin line of his arm, squeezing out some black blood beads, then stood up and placed the incense burner on the cabinet on the ground not far from him.
After doing all this, Xiao Yiran exhaled a breath of turbidity, and opened the door and left without looking back.