The ancient houses of Suzhou are dangerous

The old man spoke out to tide over the difficulties

Suzhou, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

In October, the flowers are not defeated, and the air is not cold.

Although autumn has brought the north into the dusk season, it is still as green as spring.

The wind, with the unique breath of the water town, blows on people's faces, making people feel both comfortable and comfortable.

The sun shines through the shadows of the trees, on the bridge, in the water, and on the lazy cats in front of the shop.

Many tourists stop and stop to record this ancient and fascinating city with their cameras.

Although Shi Xueqing and I were also dressed as tourists, the two of us had no intention of appreciating the beauty and past of the city.

"If the news is not wrong, this road is not far away, and it is Wang Yiping's home." Shi Xueqing said softly while pretending to take pictures with her mobile phone.

"Hmm!" I took out my phone, flipped the camera over to myself, and held it up and pretended to take a selfie with Xueqing, but the moment I pressed the shutter, the camera suddenly lifted up, and I happened to shoot two bearded men.

"These two have followed us all the way!" I whispered.

"I saw it!" Shi Xueqing said coldly.

"Looks like we're going to have to find a way to get rid of them." I whispered.

"It's easy!" Shi Xueqing said in a low voice.

"Simple?" I looked at Shi Xueqing and smiled.

"I still have a way to deal with these people!" After Shi Xueqing finished speaking, she turned around and walked straight to the two people.

And those two people are obviously used to stalking. Seeing Shi Xueqing walking towards him, he didn't panic in the slightest, and was still picking up the souvenirs on the street by himself.

"Hey, you've been with us for so long, are you tired?" Shi Xueqing walked over and said to one of the older guys.

"You...... What did you say? The middle-aged man pretended to be innocent, "When did we follow you?" How? Can't we take this road? ”

"Of course you can go! You don't have to pretend, I know you're here for the book! Shi Xueqing looked at the man and said coldly.

"What secret scroll? Girl, you're mistaken! We are just here for tourism! The man said pretending to be calm.

"Your acting skills are good! It's time to get your prize! But ......" Shi Xueqing said and glanced at the young man next to him who was a little panicked, and continued with a smile: "But his acting skills are not very good!" ”

"What do you want?" After a long time, the middle-aged man looked at Shi Xueqing and said fiercely.

"I don't want to do anything! Ever since the two of us got our hands on that book, a lot of people have been eyeing it. We're a little overwhelmed, but I'm glad I'll give it to you. It's just that place ......" Shi Xueqing said as she stretched out her right index finger and gently hooked it, motioning for the man to come closer.

Sure enough, the man really leaned his head over, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with that place?" ”

Shi Xueqing saw that the man leaned his head over, so he smiled and whispered a few words in her ear, because I was some distance away from them, I didn't hear what Shi Xueqing said at all, I could only see her mouth moving.

After a while, Shi Xueqing raised her head with a smile, stretched out her right hand and gently stroked the man's face, and then said leisurely: "What you want to know, including what you want, I have already told you!" If I were you, I'd ...... first"

Shi Xueqing didn't continue, but turned her head to look at the young man who had been standing next to her, seeing that his eyes were full of vigilance, she suddenly made an expression as if she had said the wrong thing, and then covered her mouth with her hand and whispered: "You know everything you should know, and it's up to you what you do next." Good bye! ”

After speaking, Shi Xueqing turned around and left, and when she left, she threw a wink at the middle-aged man, and the man was a little distracted for a while.

"What did you just tell him?" Seeing Shi Xueqing walking back, I hurriedly asked.

"Nothing. I just moved my mouth in his ear, but I didn't even say a word. Shi Xueqing said with a smile. However, it looks like the two of them won't be following us. ”

Shi Xueqing said as she pulled me forward quickly, and at this time I glanced at the two men with my peripheral vision. I saw that the young man was pointing at the middle-aged man and saying something loudly, and the middle-aged man looked angry, obviously dissatisfied with the young man's attitude of speaking.

Human nature is sometimes really fragile, and there is really only a thin line between trust and concealment in front of interests.

The two of us walked briskly through the street, and after crossing a small bridge, turned into a cobblestone alley.

At the mouth of the alley, there is a rusty blue iron sign with three words written on it: "Iron Bottle Alley".

"This is it!" Shi Xueqing said lightly.

"Wang Yiping lives here?" I asked.

"Hmmm! If the news is correct, he lives in the third house from the left in Iron Bottle Lane. Shi Xueqing said as she slowly walked to the vermilion gate of the third house.

The old houses in Suzhou are relatively low, the two vermilion gates outside the door are not too high, the whitish paint looks like it has been weathered, and a pair of iron rings on the door have fallen a thick layer of dust, and it looks like no one has been here for a long time.

"Are you sure it's here?" I said with a frown.

"Yes! That guy shouldn't lie to me! Shi Xueqing also frowned.

I wanted to knock on the door, but as soon as my hand touched the gate, the vermilion gate creaked open.

"The door is unlocked?" I said in surprise. "Is something wrong?"

"We'd better go in and have a look!" Shi Xueqing said.

"Hmm!" With that, I slowly pushed open the door and walked in.

Although Wang Yiping's home has a small courtyard, it is not big, and there are some sundries and some half-finished tall clay figures inside, which are also full of dust, and it looks like no one has cleaned up for a long time.

Beyond the courtyard, there was a main house, and the door of the house was also unlocked, and I just pushed it lightly, and the door opened. The whole room was built against the sun, and although it was noon, there was no light in the room, but it still looked a little dark.

Inside the dark room, there was a large black table.

And behind this large table, there sat a dignified person, an old man with gray hair.

Seeing someone in the house, Shi Xueqing and I couldn't help but be surprised, after all, the two of us broke in without even knocking on the door, and found that the owner was at home, so we were inevitably a little embarrassed.

"Uh...... Are you Mr. Wang Yiping? After a long time, I coughed and said leisurely.

However, I asked three times in a row, but the old man behind the desk always kept a calm face and did not say a word.

"Could it be that this old man is deaf and dumb?" Shi Xueqing frowned and asked softly in my ear: "Either you are deaf, dumb and blind, or why don't you even give a response?" ”

"Perhaps......" I said as I slowly walked over to the table, slowly raising my hand and reaching for the old man.

However, at this moment, suddenly a woman rushed in from outside, and she was heard to say loudly: "Don't touch him!" ”

Although she came quickly, although she said in a hurry, she was still a step late.

Because, by this time, my hand had already touched the old man's skin. I just felt a chill in between, and then there was a crisp popping sound.

The old man's head exploded all at once, and at the same time, a puff of purple smoke and dust instantly filled the air.

"Don't breathe! This smoke is poisonous! The woman shouted.

"Not good! Hit the trick! Although I was shocked in my heart, the movements of my hands did not have the slightest effect.

I first leaned down and covered my mouth and nose with my arms, and then, taking two quick steps, kicked open the gate, but just as I was about to rush into the courtyard, the clay figures in the courtyard suddenly emitted a series of "click, click" sounds.

Then, the clay figure in the courtyard actually moved, and the clay figure closest to me actually punched me.

"Don't fight! Find a way to run! The woman in the back said loudly.

"Nonsense! I don't know how to run yet? I cursed in my heart, but I suddenly felt that the woman's voice was familiar.

After dodging the fists and kicks of the two clay figures in front of me one after another, I took the time to look back, only to realize that it was actually Ice who rushed in to save me just now!

"How are you?" I looked at Ice and exclaimed in surprise. "How did you get here?"

"There's no time to say that now! Hurry up and find a way to run! Ice said as she closed the doors and windows as fast as she could.

"Hmm!" I ducked two punches as I spoke, then dodged another leg on one side.

Although the clay man's offensive moves are dull, whether it is speed or strength, it is not inferior to the first-class fighting masters, and what is even worse is that these guys don't have to dodge at all, and when you punch it, she also hits you.

It can take you a punch, but you can't take a punch from him.

So, after a few rounds, I was a little overwhelmed. Sweat began to slide down his cheeks, and his clothes were already soaked.

"The second one on the left, I'm going to hit you in the left shoulder!" It was at this moment that Ice suddenly shouted loudly.

"Hmm!" I didn't even look at ICE's prompt, and easily dodged the attack of the clay figure behind me with one side of my body.

"The fourth one on the right, going to kick your calf." Shi Xueqing also shouted loudly at this time.

"Okay!" Hearing their prompts, I was overjoyed: it seemed that they understood the routines of these clay figurines.

"Next, the third one on the left, is going to hit you in the lower abdomen." Ice shouted.

"Okay!" I jumped back to the door and said to Ice, "Can you find the hub of this clay figure?" ”

"It's too short a time for me to be sure! But ......" Ice said just one word, and a few clay figurines were already rushing towards her.

"Three more minutes of your time, is that enough?" I asked, looking at ICE.

"It won't take three minutes, just give me thirty seconds!" Ice said.

"Okay!" With that, as soon as I turned around, I rushed into the clay figurine's encirclement again.

Thirty seconds sounds like a short time, but it feels like three hours to me. Because in just thirty seconds, I have been punched and kicked three times, although Shi Xueqing reminded me on the side, but I still almost confessed to the hands of these clay figurines twice.

"Did you find it?" After I got kicked in the shin, I cried out, "I'm going to be overwhelmed!" ”

"Be careful of the third one on the left, it will ......" Shi Xueqing's words were not finished, and the third clay figure on the left had already punched me in the shoulder.

My whole body was almost beaten in a circle, and an indescribable pain spread throughout my body in an instant.

"Did you find it?" I said out loud in pain.

"Not yet! You're standing up! I ......," Ice said anxiously, frowning.

"Quite right? Why do you call me up? If I support it again, I guess I'll be in place! I said out loud.

"But......" Ice was about to say something, but just then, a voice interrupted him.

This man's voice was very old, obviously an old man, and he was only heard to say loudly: "Left three, right four, left one, right seven, right three, right six, left two, left seven, right one, right two, right two, ......"

The old man seemed to be familiar with the attack routines of these clay figures, and he spoke quickly, but every word he said happened to correspond to the clay figures who were about to attack.

And I followed the hints he gave, dodged all the way, and unknowingly reached the center of this clay figurine.

At this time, I only heard the old man say loudly: "The clay figure on your left, his left hand and right eye are the key to this clay figure array. ”

Although I have some doubts in my heart, who is this old fellow, how does he know the secret of this clay man. But I didn't stop at all, first punching the guy in the eye, and then, leaning under his armpit, kicking his left arm.

With a click, the clay figure's left arm fell, and at this time, the clay figure who was desperate to punch each other really stopped in place for a moment, as if it had never moved.

Seeing this, I let out a long breath and wanted to say thank you, but who would have thought that Ice suddenly said loudly: "Wang Yiping, don't go!" ”