Chapter Twenty-Six: Inextricably Linked
The "bowl" of the blind man just now reminded me.
After I got home from Ecstasy, I saw Ding Lao Gong coming out with an empty bowl, saying that he wanted me to eat noodles. I bit my finger and his man was gone, but the empty bowl was still on the table.
This scene seemed inconspicuous at the time, but now that I think about it, it is really abnormal and illogical.
Listening to my account, the blind man was even more anxious than me, and could no longer care about his own hands, so he sprinkled cinnabar powder on the group of black moths like crazy, and covered it with a layer in the blink of an eye.
The moth screamed wildly, piercing its ears, but could not move.
Next, the blind man took out a talisman, opened his mouth and sprayed, immediately ignited, hit the puddle of powder, hurriedly grabbed me, and shouted: "Go!" ”
The burning runes fell, the cinnabar powder was ignited, and it immediately burned into a large fire, "sizzling". Backed by the firelight, Wang Blind Man and I ran like crazy.
Along the way, the two of us were so anxious that we ran straight out of our necks, knocking down many of the villagers who were fascinated.
Jiang Xiaobai is still a little girl, if something really happens to her, we can't forgive ourselves in death!
It only took a few minutes for me and the blind man to run back to the house and rush into the hall.
gasping for breath, I saw that Guo Jiazhu was still lying motionless on the bamboo bed, and in the depths of the room, Jiang Xiaobai was lying on the big table, with his face sideways, already asleep.
Our movement woke up Jiang Xiaobai, she opened her sleepy eyes, and asked blankly, "Is the formation broken?" ”
I let out a sigh of relief, waved my hand, and walked to the other side of the table with my aching eyes, but the table was empty, and the bowl was gone.
Running all the way, I can still stand it, Wang Blind is not young, he collapsed directly on the ground, barely breathing, and couldn't lift his head.
Looking at the empty tabletop, my breathing gradually calmed and I fell into deep thought.
Why, the bowl is missing again? Could it be that the bowl is actually the same as Ding Laozhu, is it a vision after being hit by ecstasy?
Jiang Xiaobai gently nudged me and asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”
I motioned for her not to disturb me, and held my head in thought.
This is a reflection of reality and fantasy, and I need to peel back the cocoon, separate the false from the true, and fight wits with the black hand hidden behind the scenes.
glanced at Guo Jiazhu on the bamboo bed, he was the first suspect.
Judging from his performance by the river, this guy is a powerful mage who hides deeply, and in the same village for twenty years, I haven't heard any rumors of it.
It is likely that the ghost in the grove hit the wall by him, in order to prevent someone from going to the Huaishui at night and breaking his fighting method with people. His dog had a vicious Gu, the purpose was to lure me and Wang Blind to make a move, kill both of us, and then kill Jiang Xiaobai, so that there would be no more sober people in the whole village.
I couldn't help but shudder at the thought of this.
Then I shook my head again, and said to myself, "No", if this old guy really wants to hurt me, there will be a chance at any time in twenty years, and it seems that there is no need to wait until now.
There is another suspect, the person who fought with Guo Jiazhu tonight or something.
The ship seemed to be unmanned, but it must have been controlled by something, and that thing seemed to be on the same side as the water monkeys. That thing's mana should be above Guo Jiazhu, and finally defeated him, and then locked his feet and sank into the Huai Shui, if I hadn't arrived in time, he would have become an underwater soul.
Pounding his head, he couldn't think of a clue, he could only wait for Guo Jiazhu to wake up and ask him, for now, he still has to start with the Ecstasy Array itself, so, where are the joints?
Seeing that I was so entangled, the blind man also came over and sat down, quietly and did not dare to disturb.
The only knot was the bowl, I remembered.
Since I was fifteen years old, Ding Laogang had a serious illness, and I rarely went far away, and I basically bought all the utensils at home, including dishes. I clearly remember that my family is full of blue and coarse porcelain bowls, but what Ding Lao Pole brought out just now was a small white fine porcelain bowl.
"No, I don't even have that bowl at home." I stood up, strode into the kitchen, opened the cupboard and rummaged through it.
Blind Wang and Jiang Xiaobai glanced at each other and followed me silently.
Sure enough, the cupboard was full of large coarse porcelain and blue flower bowls that I bought with my own hands, and there was no small porcelain bowl, so it stands to reason that there should not be anything in the illusion that does not exist.
"Xiaoxi, have you found anything?" Blind Wang asked cautiously.
Finding nothing, I waved my hand and continued to pinch my brow in deep thought.
I accidentally touched the "beauty mole" in the center of my eyebrows, I had an idea, had a plan, and advised: "Later, you two will look at me, and if you find something abnormal, you will take a hand to make me dizzy." ”
After they nodded blankly, I grabbed the wet rag on the side and wiped it heavily against my eyebrows to wipe off the cinnabar.
My plan is very simple, since I can't find a flaw in reality, I just let myself be lost and fall into a fantasy to see if there are any clues. There was a certain amount of adventure in doing so, the shadow couldn't wake up anymore, and once I was hooked and didn't get anything, I couldn't wake up before dawn.
Now there is no other way but to fight!
As soon as he wiped it off, he heard the exclamation of the blind man in his ears, "Don't! ”
In the next second, that blur returned, as if there was a film in front of him, although it did not affect his vision, he could see things differently.
Turning my head to look out the window, it was white, and the fog had returned, which showed that I had once again fallen into a great array of ecstasy, and what I saw was no longer normal.
Looking behind him again, the kitchen was empty, and the blind man Wang and Jiang Xiaobai, who were originally standing behind him, were all gone.
I didn't dare to move my steps, so I didn't know where I would go in the illusion, so I stood there and shouted, "Daddy, I'm back." ”
Sure enough, as soon as I finished shouting, I heard the joyful voice of Ding Laozhuan in his ears, "Xiaoxi is back from school!" Hungry, aren't you? It just so happens that I made Lao Noodles, and I'll make it for you to eat. ”
As I expected, an illusion is an illusion, and the drama is all according to the routine, and my adoptive father has come to fish noodles for me again!
At the door of the kitchen, Ding Laozhuan walked in happily, uncovered the empty lid of the pot, and then hurriedly opened the door of the cupboard and found a bowl for me to scoop noodles.
Looking at Ding Laozhuo, who was busy working nearby, my nose was sore, and tears came out of my eyes. He was the same as before, hunched over, staggering, satisfied and happy, and his face was full of wrinkles......
I've seen this scene countless times before, and I'm used to it, but when I see it again, I feel a lot of emotion.
After some searching, Ding Laojian finally found a satisfactory bowl and retracted his hand.
Right in front of me, the small porcelain bowl appeared again!
I wiped away my tears as fast as I could, and then snatched the bowl from Ding Lao's hand. And Ding Laozhuan didn't notice this, made a gesture of holding the bowl empty-handed, walked to the stove, and fished noodles from the empty pot.
Looking closely, this bowl is very exquisite, the glaze is moist and transparent, and the white jade is generally flawless, so you can't see anything. But it's all an illusion, and it's hard to say what it is.
I reluctantly glanced at my adoptive father again, I gritted my teeth, raised the small bowl high, and smashed it against the ground!
Before the bowl hit the ground, the small bowl changed in mid-air, and its shape suddenly expanded, turning into a snow-white little fox in a blink of an eye!
The fox, about a foot and a half long, with fluffy fur and no trace of variegation, curled up in a disc and sleeping with its tail on its pillow. As it was about to hit the ground, it let out a frightened scream and suddenly unfolded.
This time I fell very hard, it seemed to have woken up from a big dream, although it was naturally agile, it was too late.
With a "bang", the white fox landed, fell and bounced, and ran out.
"Chase!"
Jiang Xiaobai's exclamation came from my ears, and the two of them appeared in front of me again, sure enough, this is the array, I won the bet, and now the ecstasy array has been broken!
I followed Jiang Xiaobai closely, chased out the gate, and shouted, "Blind, you stay at home and take care of Guo Jiazhu." ”
The blind man has no strength at all, and it is impossible for him to keep up with the two of us, so it is better to let him watch the old village chief at home.
Out of the courtyard gate, there was an exclamation outside, and after the ecstasy array was broken, the villagers who were wandering outside all woke up and were frightened.
Looking north, the white fox was running away, and I had broken its right hind leg in a fall just now, and it couldn't run fast with a limp.
It's really lucky, if it's intact, we won't be able to catch up with the agile fox at all.
The white fox shuttled between the panicked villagers, looking back at us in horror from time to time, with resentment in his eyes.
As in the first half of the night, except that the shadow was replaced by a white fox, Jiang Xiaobai and I quickly passed through the village and chased into the grove to the north.
The white fox was chased by us all the way, the injury was aggravated, the right hind leg was completely unable to touch the ground, and could only barely run with three legs, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and when it came out of the forest, there were only ten meters left.
Looking up, I saw that on the shore of Huaishui, the bow of the strange boat was on the shore, and the strange lantern hung on the mast in the middle.
The white fox, who had been running away silently, saw the boat and immediately let out a rapid scream, as if calling for something.
The ship is here to pick up the white fox, and now it can be determined that the Ecstasy Array is the ghost behind this ship.
"Don't let it run!" I yelled and screamed, holding my breath to speed up, no matter what, I had to catch this demon fox!
However, as I accelerated, the fox saw hope and ran faster, and instead of getting closer, the distance between the two sides was slightly longer.
Dozens of meters later, in a blink of an eye, I watched the strange white fox jump to the edge of the river, jump into the bow. At the same time, the unmanned boat slowly retreated and sailed away from the riverbank.
Just when I was extremely remorseful, suddenly, Jiang Xiaobai shouted from behind me: "Squat!" ”
I subconsciously squatted down, looked back, and saw her wipe her waist, instantly plucked a metal leaf, and swung forward. The golden light grazed the top of my head, and with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, it was nailed to the back of the white fox's heart.