Chapter Eighty-Six: The Strange Teahouse
Updated: 2013-06-19
Leaving the sight of the Situ brothers and sisters, Wan Qiliang walked in a place where there were few people, and finally came to a teahouse on the outskirts of the city.
As soon as Wan Qiliang entered the teahouse, she felt that someone was looking at her, not like the inquiring sight from the lobby, but like the feeling that the prey was being targeted by the hunter.
"Spirit." Wan Qiliang called softly, and Wei appeared beside her unconsciously, others saw such a man who appeared out of thin air, the first feeling was that he was strong in martial arts, and the second feeling was that he was her flower messenger, which made several self-aware people retract their sight.
"Do you know why this is so weird here?" Wan Qiliang asked, it's not that she's timid, but there's always an eerie aura here, and everyone's face seems to have different degrees of paleness, in her opinion, it's definitely a pathology, and she's sitting here for so long, there is no guy to greet her at all, there is only a man in a black robe at the door who keeps moving the abacus, looking at his clothes, maybe it's the bookkeeper or the shopkeeper here, but no matter who it is, for a person like her who suddenly came, Would you not even look up without the slightest curiosity? So it's really weird.
Wei shook his head, his expression also revealed solemnity, although he was not a native of the Tang Dynasty, but the headquarters of Rosemary Pavilion was here, and he had lived for almost five or six years, but he never knew that there was a teahouse here, and presumably the master could also see that although the people here felt that there was no intersection, the aura emanating from them was surprisingly consistent, and even the movements were almost the same, as if someone had ordered something to control it, which was indeed very unusual.
Wan Qiliang didn't expect that the place she accidentally encountered might have such a tricky background, I really don't know if she was too lucky or too back, but if she comes, she will be safe, but except for a pot of tea on every table, there is not even anything to satisfy her hunger, is it possible that she needs to be self-reliant?
Wei seemed to understand what Wan Qiliang meant, as if he helped her pour a cup of tea, and then walked to the counter, and saw that the person standing did not react, so he gently knocked on the table a few times.
The person who was going to take the plate finally raised his head, but this look up really made the dignified seven-foot man of Wei startled, he had no eyes, it was so hollow that there were only two grooves left, and he could vaguely see the rotten flesh that was slowly degrading, the dark red color seemed to remind others that his eyes had just been gouged out, and the second look of Wei almost didn't spit out, because he seemed to see that there were insects crawling in the hole, but if he looked closely, it turned out that the cyan blood vessels were very obvious.
"Excuse me......"
Before he could finish his words, the man spoke, "The third room on the left hand of the second floor." Then he lowered his head again inexplicably, and continued to fiddle with the abacus, ignoring no one else.
Wan Qiliang saw the situation at the counter clearly, and when the man looked up, she couldn't stop trembling, not excited but afraid, the fear from her heart, without a trace of illusion, had never given her such a feeling, she didn't want to have a hard time with that man, so she gave him a look to come back.
"Pavilion Master, this ...... What should I do? Wei's face showed embarrassment, this place was too weird, so cold that it didn't seem to have any human flavor at all, obviously there were so many people in the lobby, but they were as quiet as dead people, and they couldn't even hear the sound of teacups on the table, so quiet that people had goosebumps all over their bodies, as if there was a yin wind drilling straight into their hearts.
"Just go to the room he said." Curiosity kills cats, this truth is understandable, and even she can expect that her curiosity will definitely not bring any good results, and she may even take Wei with her life here, but she just wants to see what kind of place this is, why people can be completely frightened from the heart.
"The Pavilion Master really has to think about it?" Wei hesitated, this place was too weird, as if staying here was like walking on the Yellow Spring Road, destined to fall into a place of no return, and possibly to endure the cold eyes of others.
"If you don't want to come with me, you can go outside and guard me, I'm not sure if I'll die here." Wan Qiliang said this without flickering at all, she sat by the window, but she couldn't see anyone passing by outside, not even the sound of horses' hooves, it stands to reason that although this is a suburb, but it is not remote and deserted to this extent, but except for the people in the teahouse, there is no one to see, if this is not strange, it is really strange.
"Wei is the pavilion master's guard, so naturally he has to protect the pavilion master." Wei can't do things to retreat, that's not his temperament, but also his extremely disdainful style, he can't leave Wan Qiliang here alone, if something really happens, how can he explain to the old pavilion master? Even if he dies a thousand times or ten thousand times, it is not a pity.
He was a faithful master, and although he may have complained about her, he did everything she commanded him to do with all his heart, such as today he could have abandoned her, but in reality, he did not do that.
The two of them went up the stairs, and the stairs made a 'creaking' sound, as if they were in disrepair and couldn't hold the weight of the two of them. But even with such a harsh voice, the people in the lobby didn't look up here, except for the moment when Wan Qiliang just came in, no one paid attention to them, but looking at their appearance, they just sat there, I really don't know how good their position is.
The first, second, and third rooms on the left hand are here, and they look no different from the other houses, but why did the eyeless man choose such a place for them.
Wan Qiliang pushed open the door, and there was a smell of food in front of him, but they didn't smell any smell outside the door at all, people who practice martial arts have higher senses than ordinary people, but they really didn't know anything just now, could it be that the aroma of this food can only be smelled when the door is opened?
The two of them entered the room, just stood there, the furnishings in the room were no different from other inns, but why did they use the same white, it looked like a mourning hall, or the mourning hall was not as depressing as here, it felt like they were about to lose their breath, so they had to push open the door, but the door could not be opened at all, no matter how much force they used, how deep the internal force was, the door never moved, and even the window became a copper wall, but fortunately, the paper on the window could be pierced, It won't make them really suffocate in this environment.
Now it's too late to realize that something is wrong, in fact, neither of them closed the door, but their attention was all on the food in front of them, and they didn't notice the movements behind them, so they could only turn into the appearance of being imprisoned now.
"This teahouse is too weird, this time I'm the one who has caused you a burden." At this time, it is useless to say any comforting words, and then say it harshly, since Wei has worked hard for the pavilion master of Rosemary Pavilion, he would have expected such a day, but unfortunately no one has been able to protect anyone this time, and Wei has suffered from Wan Qiliang in vain.
"The subordinates are incompetent, please forgive the pavilion master." It is naturally impossible for Wei to attribute the blame to Wan Qiliang, aside from the fact that she is his master, in his cognition, there has never been a concept that women need to stand up for men, no matter what happens, women should stand behind men, honestly enjoy their protection, and achieve a win-win situation.
"What are you doing on your knees? A man has gold under his knees, and you don't have to grieve yourself like this. Wan Qiliang felt that he was very much like those strange uncles who abducted and sold women from good families, and he didn't mean that in a word, but when he said it, he changed his taste, as if she bullied Wei and bullied her completely.
Wei was helped up by Wan Qiliang, "The top priority should be to think of a way to get out of here, this place is really not suitable for a long time." Wan Qiliang took a few steps back and forth, thinking about what kind of thing could make everyone look like this stupid, and at the same time attract her to come here and die.
"The doors and windows can't be opened anyway, and if there's anything else in this room, maybe you can get out." After Wei finished speaking, the two of them began to do things in other people's teahouses that looked like stealing chickens and dogs, but the result of the matter was so sad that they couldn't find any mechanism in this room, and every place was actually there, like on the wall and on the bed...... They had checked them one by one, and there were no problems, and finally they gave up on looking for another mechanism.
The two men sat at the table facing each other and did not say a word. Wan Qiliang was wondering where this place was, maybe she found this place and was Qiu Jin here because she took a road with few people, and she would definitely be laughed off by the master if she said it, so in order to prevent her unscrupulous master from laughing and trembling, she had to rack her brains to leave here.
And Wei only wants to protect Wan Qiliang's safety, this place is more dangerous than any place he has ever been, and it instinctively makes him dislike this place, and it has nothing to do with the atmosphere it creates, and it has nothing to do with seeing the anger of the eyeless man, what is related is that the new pavilion master of Rosemary Pavilion died violently before he took office for a long time, and this will definitely become a laughing stock among his peers, after all, peers are enemies, and there is that person who will willingly see that his enemy intact, and if he can't help, then let others destroy it together.
Night gradually fell, and what happened after that made Wan Qiliang suddenly realize that these were just the beginning......