Chapter 40 Relatives I
Through a curtain, I could see everything outside.
Not to see, but to know.
Half of the leaves on the side of the road had turned yellow, and when they were struck by the red line, many leaves fell in a row, dancing like yellow butterflies. The mountain breeze blew, and it was empty.
The red thread spun around leisurely, then retracted and wrapped around my wrist.
The father said, "The man is gone." β
"Who could it be?"
"It doesn't have to be someone with bad intentions." The father didn't care, just said, "Let's go." β
I lifted the curtain and looked out, the sun shone on the road, and the protruding rocks on the road were worn by the people and cars and horses coming and going for a long time, and they were very shiny and shining in the sun. The yellow leaves on the tree fell to the ground, and there was no sign of people. It was as if there was really no one here except our car.
I was a little dazed, feeling the red thread on my wrist, thinking that I should remember something, but I didn't think of anything.
After the accident, Lei Fang was clinging to the things he just mentioned: "What did you think of that was related to the incident in my family?" β
I looked at her, not knowing what to say.
It is possible that the person who said that the Gu was proficient in illusion? Or is there an illusionist who is helping?
The people who were in Leijiazhuang that day were proficient in illusion, one was my master, and the other was ......
I turned my head slowly and looked out at the quiet mountains outside the car curtain.
It's my master Bai Wan.
I was never close to her. At first, she taught me, probably out of my aunt's face. Laterβthen I followed my master, and I rarely spoke to her.
Our relationship with the master is worse than that of strangers.
The car stopped for a moment and continued on its way.
My father looked at me, and I thought he must have understood everything.
The origin of the Night Gu, the changes in Leijiazhuang, everything in the past-
What was on my mind. He must have known, too.
After walking out of the road, Lei Fang touched a handful of peanuts and peeled them, and asked me in a low voice, "How did you find out that there were people outside just now?" I didn't hear any movement. β
"I didn't hear ...... either"
It is this red line's own induction and movement.
I have heard some legends that the swords of famous swordsmen will sound to warn them in distress at night, and some can even fly out of their sheaths to hurt others.
That's just a legend, after all.
This red thread has such spirituality, but it is not inferior to the legendary famous sword.
I think I should be happy.
But for some reason, I didn't feel joy, my hand caressed the red line, and I only felt a great dazedness.
The two little beads were tangled in one place. A faint red light flickered on the top of the rope.
What is the origin of such a treasure? And how do you harness the drive? What did I do with this red thread in the past?
Lei Fang handed me peanuts, but I chewed them but didn't feel fragrant at all.
My mind slid in the other direction.
What would I do if I were the one who poisoned Leijiazhuang?
To be when. Where the poison is applied, and how to cover the smell of the poison is imperceptible. Also, after being poisoned, at dawn the next day, the sound of a rooster will be used to stimulate the Gu power......
Lei Fang touched me lightly: "What are you thinking?" So fascinating? β
I subconsciously glanced up at my father. Then he whispered to Lei Fang: "I'm thinking, the person who poisoned Lei Jiazhuang ......"
Lei Fang was most concerned about this, and the topic that had been unexpectedly interrupted just now picked up again: "What did you think of?" β
"I don't think it's going to be a single person who will be poisoned. There are five or six wells in the village alone, the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard. There are several kitchens in total. Also, I remember Sister Fen, you. The owner of Lei Zhuang does not eat well water, and comes back from the outside to draw spring water. It is not an easy task for the person who poisoned him to be thorough and take care of everything. β
Lei Fang slapped the table: "It must be." I think so too. There must be thieves in our village, otherwise the person who poisoned him would have understood it so clearly? β
There must be thieves. There are also external ghosts.
There are also people who can do illusions.
The suspicion of the Yao family, the whereabouts of Lei Fen, and the whereabouts of the owner of Lei Zhuang are unknown-
It's so complicated that it's completely confusing.
Lei Fang and I leaned together, each with our own thoughts.
The father sat on the other side with his eyes closed.
I don't know what he's thinking.
I don't even know if he is really the embodiment of some kind of spirit as Lei Fang guessed.
No, it's not.
A father is a father.
The feeling in my heart is real, and it doesn't mean that you can deceive me by just finding someone who looks the same.
When we returned to Sand Lake, it was already dark, and Lei Fang had been here, leaning on the window and looking ahead, and whispered, "It's foggy." It's still the same here, nothing has changed. β
There was a vague uneasiness in her words.
I gently held her hand: "My aunt, my brothers and sisters you have met, and they all like you very much, don't worry too much." β
She smiled back at me, but barely enough.
Coming to be a guest and coming to run away when you are in trouble are naturally two different things. Naturally, there is nothing to worry about when you come as a guest, and if you don't come together, you will go. But when I came to defect, I didn't have the confidence in my heart, I was afraid of being cold, I was afraid of causing trouble to others, and I was afraid of ...... Many, many more.
"Actually, I used to be so scared."
Lei Fang was a little puzzled, and looked at me with round eyes.
The lantern hanging next to the car had been lit, and some dim light swayed and fell on her face through the curtains.
"When I was a child, the three of us brothers and sisters were not allowed by our stepmother, so we came to my aunt, and the three children came to Shahu with illness and injury, afraid that my aunt would not take us in, and that the people of the Qi family would chase us to find trouble. Fear...... In short, it's like hanging in mid-air. We were coming from the northeast, and we had to climb over the hills, you see. β
I pointed outside, and Lei Fang and my father both turned their heads to look. The moon had just risen, and the distant mountain beams were just a dark, blurred shadow in the night.
"How old were you?" Lei Fang asked softly.
"Four or five years old." I looked at my father's face with a look of pity, and hurriedly said, "Actually, I didn't walk much at that time, and my brother carried me on his back. β
"Your brother is so nice." She sighed.
I knew she must have remembered her sister again.
Where is Refin now? Is she safe?
I remembered the gentle woman I saw that morning in a bright red wedding dress, and I felt confused for a while.
When I got to the door, I jumped out of the car. The green bamboo in front of the door was rustled by the wind, and the air was filled with the scent I was used to.
Returning to the familiar place, the whole person suddenly relaxed.
The door had been opened, and Lizhu came out, and when she saw me, she smiled happily: "But when we come back, we all have our hearts." Qi Sheng said that if you don't come back, I'm going to look for you-" He glanced behind me: "What about Senior Ji?" Didn't you go out together? β
"Master, he's injured and he's in the car." (To be continued)