Chapter 18: What Happened
"That day, I received a call for help from Dong Zhiwei, so I went to the door with Xiaofeng to see the situation. When I arrived at his house, I found that it was not him who had an accident, but his girlfriend, who was the daughter of the vice chairman of the Liao Group. Master said, nodding my head while I was there.
"Dong Zhiwei met Miss Liao at the bar, and he didn't come home until late that night, and he also brought Miss Liao home at that time. Originally, there was nothing, and with his current net worth Dong Zhiwei, he naturally wouldn't be afraid that the Liao family would trouble him. But on the morning of the third day, Miss Liao suddenly fell unconscious. If it's a boyfriend or girlfriend, it doesn't matter how you play casually, but if you lose people, things won't be easy to handle, Dong Zhiwei immediately asked his subordinates to find a doctor, but the doctor couldn't find the reason after examination, so he found me. "Hearing Master's story, I suddenly felt a kind of disappointment welling up in my heart, a disappointment in Miss Liao, but as Master said, what does what she did have to do with me?
"Miss Liao is unconscious because the three souls are separated from the body. After I found out about this, I immediately went to Dong Zhiwei and asked about the things I just said. But it's still not sure what caused Miss Liao's three souls to leave her body. I told Dong Zhiwei that once Miss Liao's three souls returned to their places, they would immediately send Miss Liao home, no matter what the reason, in short, Miss Liao couldn't have an accident at his Dong Zhiwei's house. He knew the severity and immediately promised to send Miss Liao back as soon as she woke up. Master took a sip of boiling water and continued.
"I thought that this was the end of the matter, but in the middle of last month, Dong Zhiwei also won the trick. It was his secretary who told me to go, and when I got to his house, I found that the situation was exactly the same as last time. I felt strange in my heart, but there was no other way but to cast a spell to summon spirits again. β
"Ahh Master, Dong Zhiwei himself also happened to the same thing? I said in surprise.
"Well, Dong Zhiwei was very annoyed after waking up, after two such things, it means that someone must be doing something behind his back. I asked him where he had been and what he had done, and finally I suspected that there was a very high possibility that someone was plotting against him in the bar. The other party should have taken advantage of his inattention to steal his hair and use it to cast spells, the first time it should have been Miss Liao's hair stuck to his body, and the other party mistook it for his, but the second time the other party did not miss again. So later the same thing happened to him himself. Master said as he thought.
So he asked me to help him find the other party's caster, so as to find the person behind it. I know that there are many such people in the rivers and lakes, and I don't want to be involved too deeply, so I excuse myself and say that there is no way to find the other party, so I can only pay more attention to myself. Master sighed.
"Is that Dong Zhiwei kidnapping you?" Brother Zhang asked.
"No, he wouldn't dare do that." Master shook his head and continued, "The last time I asked him what he was against, Dong Zhiwei mentioned a person, Boss Huang of the Conghua Construction Church. He said that this man once wanted to enter his territory to do business, and was taught a lesson by his own subordinates once. Later, I heard that the person who was beaten was the younger brother of Boss Huang, but Dong Zhiwei didn't take it seriously. I didn't pay much attention to it until this happened. β
"I was walking in the park early yesterday morning, and while I was walking, someone covered my mouth and nose with a towel from behind, and I smelled a strange smell, and then I felt dizzy, and then I lost consciousness. Alas, people are getting old, and their sense of precaution is much worse! I thought that the other party was just an ordinary person walking in the park, but who would have thought that it would be a villain. Master sighed.
"When I woke up again, I was already tied to that steel pipe, and Boss Huang also showed up, and he knew that I had a bodyguard and an apprentice. So I'll let out the wind to lure you in. It is rumored that he is the kind of person who cuts the grass and eradicates the roots, and I think that when he gets rid of you, he will attack the journey. β
"So what now?" I asked, and I was bored with the competition between the big guys.
"Old man, I'll kill Boss Huang." Brother Zhang said on the side.
"Xiao Zhang, Boss Huang is not an idle person! It was his miscalculation that you rescued me last night, but he will not stop there. β
"Then are we going to unite with Dong Zhiwei? If we are with Dong Zhiwei, maybe... β
"No, I've seen a lot of things on the rivers and lakes, and once I get in, it's hard to come out again." Master interrupted my offer.
"Listen to you." Brother Zhang only said these three words.
"Let's go out and hide, and come back when things subside." Master said.
"What do you do then?" I asked.
"I will tell the journey, let him put the company aside first, and also go to the field to avoid the limelight." After saying this, Master asked me again how I knocked the long-haired man unconscious last night, and I told me about the battle.
The master laughed and said, "You actually used the sΓ©ance technique to deal with mortals, if he hadn't released those two little ghosts, your divine wind wouldn't have been able to blow him at all." β
"Master, don't we have a spell to deal with people?" I asked, confused.
"There used to be, but as the times have changed, those spells have been lost. Therefore, Buddhism and Taoism began to practice martial arts at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Master said.
"Then if I want to deal with people in the future, I can only learn martial arts?" I asked.
"Yes! Otherwise, as long as the other party takes back the demons and gods that are being driven, you will have nothing to do with him. β
"Brother Zhang, can I worship you as a teacher?" I asked, turning my head.
"No." Brother Zhang said coldly.
"Xiaofeng, you can learn Tai Chi with me!" Master said. I glanced at Brother Zhang and couldn't understand him.
Maybe with his character, even if he is willing to accept apprentices, he can't teach it well. Hearing what Master said, I said, "Of course, I also want to learn Master's Tai Chi." The three of them chatted, and Master's mood improved a lot.
Then he said: "I was going to only go to see the project with Xiao Zhang, but if it is really troublesome, I will put it off." But now it seems that we still take this order, and it will be treated as a tour. β
"Master, where are we going?" I asked with interest.
"Hahahaha, Hong Kong." Next, Master called Mr. Sui and told him about his arrangements, and Brother Zhang and I went back to the dormitory to pack our things.
In the afternoon, Master had already found someone to apply for the entry permits of the three of them, and after 4 o'clock in the afternoon, he took a taxi to Lianhuashan Port to board a passenger ship and set off for Hong Kong by water.
I've never been on a boat when I'm so old, not even a small boat. I didn't know what it was like to take a boat, but with excitement, I followed Master and Brother Zhang on the passenger ferry.
The passenger ship has two floors, the first floor of the cabin is for ordinary seats, and the second floor is for first and special class seats. Our seats were first class and the ticket gate went to the second floor.
Standing on the plywood, you can see the wide river, on which many ships sail, and looking back to the south, not far from the island, the trees and vegetation are thick, and I don't know what the name of this island is.
After almost half an hour, the passenger ship started slowly, accompanied by a slight shaking, and sailed south along the Pearl River, heading towards the sea.
I was so fascinated by the scenery outside that I didn't sit in the cabin. A slight sea breeze blows, mixed with salty taste.
Leaving the gap between the island and the land, the river suddenly opened up, and it was almost three times as wide as before, but now you can still see the buildings on both sides of the river.
After a while, the sound of music came from the horn of the passenger ship, accompanied by the music, a sweet female voice said: "Passengers, we will enter the famous coastal defense area in history, when the Qing court in order to prevent the British invasion, a total of nine forts were built here, from the direction of the current navigation to Lingding Ocean, in order: Dahu Fort, Yongan Fort and Hengjiao Fort on the Gangdug Island in front, the consolidation Fort of Nansha on the right, the Zhenyuan Fort on the left Humen, the Jingyuan Fort and the Weiyuan Fort on the left, and the outermost Dajiao Fort and Shajiao Fort......γ "Duck Wars, I remember that, I learned it when I was in junior high school.
Just as I was about to return to the cabin, I caught a glimpse of a bridge connecting the two sides of the river in front of me, which looked so spectacular in the afterglow of the setting sun.
At this time, the radio that had just been broadcast went on to say: "What we see now is the Humen Bridge, which was opened to traffic last year, and the construction of the Humen Bridge started in 1992 under the leadership of the party, with a main bridge length of 4.6 kilometers and a two-way six-lane highway deck. From Humen in the east to Nansha in the west, the total construction cost reached 3 billion.... "I walked to the bow deck of the ship, looked at the bridge, and sighed in my heart how powerful human beings are.
The passenger ship slowly passed under the Humen Bridge, the river in front of it widened again, and there were more and more ships around, getting bigger and bigger.
As I passed by some of the big ships, I realized that the passenger ship I was on was not slow. It didn't take long for the endless blue ocean ahead.
It was also the first time I saw the sea, and the sun was now almost below sea level, and the undulating waves could still cover it from time to time.
At dusk, the sun had sunk to the bottom of the sea, and we arrived at the China Hong Kong Pier in Hong Kong. After getting off the passenger ferry, followed the crowd out of the ferry, at the gate of the Zhonggang wharf, there were many people holding signs, with various names written on them, and some even written in English.
We found the sign with Master's name on it, a man in a short-sleeved T-shirt, who led us to the parking lot after confirming it.
I got into a very long car, and it was the first time I saw such a long car, and I couldn't recognize what brand it was.
The man in the car said, "Hello old man, my name is Chen Miao, you can call me Xiao Chen." β
"Haha, yes! Xiao Chen, thank you for your hard work. Master said. When I got in the car, I noticed that the driver's seat was on the right, but the direction of travel was on the left, which made me feel very awkward.
Out of the parking lot, the road is brightly lit on both sides, rows of high-rise buildings towering, and all kinds of neon lights are flashing.
I looked outside curiously, and felt that there were many more cars here than in Guangdong, and I could still hear the roar of motorcycles from time to time.
The car drove us all the way and entered the tunnel at a downhill place, and I asked curiously: "Brother Chen, I haven't seen the mountain either, how can there be a tunnel?" β
"Oh! That's what you say! This is the Hung Hom Cross Harbour Tunnel from Kowloon to Hong Kong. β
"Ahh Are we at the bottom of the sea? It is much more difficult to build an undersea tunnel than to build a bridge. "I was surprised to say that tunnels are very common in Qianzhou, most of them were built when the mountains were too big to open up roads, but this is the first time I have seen an undersea tunnel.
"I don't know, but it does pass through the seabed, and I heard that the Hung Hom Cross Harbour Tunnel was built in 1968 and opened to traffic in 1972. It's been twenty-six years now. Xiao Chen introduced like a tour guide, I guess people often ask him, otherwise how could he remember it so clearly.
The Hung Hom Cross Harbour Tunnel looks no different from a general tunnel on the car, when entering the tunnel, it is a short downhill section, inside is a two-way road, the walls on both sides are painted white, and there are white lights hanging on the ceiling, and the road widens when you reach the exit of the tunnel, and you turn a little right to go uphill out of the tunnel.
Exit the tunnel and continue to turn right towards the city centre. Half an hour later, we came to the front of a building, and after stopping the car in the underground garage, Xiao Li led us into the elevator and went to the eighth floor.
Coming to a heavy door, Xiao Li rang the doorbell, and the door opened after a while.
"Big brother, I've finally seen you, it's been many years since we last separated." A man in his fifties, dressed in a Tang costume with a round face full of smiles, came up and shook the master's hand and said.
"Second brother, you've gained a lot of weight, why haven't you seen you for almost six years! Let me introduce you to you, this is Zhang Ye, my right-hand man; Wind forest, my apprentice. β
"Uncle Shi is good." I shouted. Brother Zhang just hugged his fists, and Uncle Shi was slightly surprised and said, "Yo! Brother Zhang turned out to be a practitioner. He turned to me and said, "Master and nephew don't have to be polite. Come, come, come, let's go into the house and talk while eating. Uncle Shi took Master's hand, and we followed behind and walked into the house.
Entering the door, you are greeted by a spacious and luxurious living room, in which there is an oval dining table full of dishes, and a woman is placing dishes and chopsticks.
"Big brother, this is my wife." Then he turned his head and said, "Ah Fen, this is the old brother I often tell you." β
"Hello big brother, come, come and sit down to eat, I'll call Qingqing out." Shi Niang said. Everyone sat down in turn, and there were seven people at dinner, Master, I, Brother Zhang, Xiao Chen, Uncle Shi, Shi Niang, and their daughter Qingqing.
During the dinner, I learned that Chen Miao was Uncle Shi's right-hand man, and Uncle Shi was in the antique business in Hong Kong. After dinner, Uncle Shi said, "Big brother, you should stay in Hong Kong for a while this time." The master was about to say something, but the uncle interrupted: "Hey, I have already arranged the place to live, why haven't the two brothers seen each other for so many years, so they should get together." β
"Okay then, I'll trouble the second brother."
"Don't bother, it's all my own brothers, I'll be here for one night tonight, and I'll let Chen Miao send you to the place where you live tomorrow, and we'll have a good chat tonight...." While Master and Uncle were chatting, I went out on the balcony and looked at Hong Kong at night.
Most of the rooms in the distant building were lit, and the roof of the building was also equipped with lamps and signs, which illuminated the entire pointed roof, and there was a red light flashing at the top of the roof.
Some buildings also have neon lights on the edges and corners of the walls, and the flowing lights slide from the bottom to the top, like fireworks that look very good.
In the distance, you can see a bright light on the sea, and you can see that it is some ships that are still sailing at night. The light and shadow of the entire city are reflected on the sea, twisting and swaying with the wind and the passing of ships.
Looking back, Shi Niang and Qingqing in the house were watching TV, as if it was an ancient TV series, called "The Story of Deer and Ding".
After eating, Xiao Chen went back to the store, but Brother Zhang still didn't say much, and went back to the room by himself. I looked at the time, and even though it was past my normal meditation time, I was going to go back to my room to meditate and breathe.
When I came to the room, Brother Zhang was already asleep on the top bunk, so I sat on the bed and crossed my legs and closed my eyes.
Just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard a voice ask in Mandarin, "What are you doing here?" Do you practice? The sudden sound woke me up from my dream, and when I opened my eyes, I saw Qingqing looking at me through the crack in the open door.