Chapter 59: San'er
After the old man finished speaking, the middle-aged man did not answer again, but woke up Ma Daha and Scar, and then the old man asked us to go with him.
When Ma Daha and Scar woke up, they didn't know what was going on, they looked dazed, and I didn't have time to explain too much to them, just told them not to be nervous, they were friends, not enemies.
While following the old man, the old prostitute asked me softly, "What is the relationship between this old man and Zhanzhao?" Did you figure it out?"
"Not yet, I only know that they are members of the Murong family, and they seem to know Kuiye."
"It's good to find a chance to figure it out, and you have to know who we're dealing with."
I understand what the old prostitute means, you have to be careful in everything you do, and that's right. After all, we don't know much about the current situation of the Murong family, and we don't know what the specific structure of the Murong family is, and our understanding of the Murong family is completely a little wolf, so when we contact other Murong family members, we still have to keep a rational mind, we can't say that they are members of the Murong family, we must believe them.
After following the old man through several houses, we came to a storage room, which was actually an intact earthen house. There were a few neat piles of vegetables in the garden, the kind of vegetables that were in the vegetable patch, but they were almost air-drying, and it looked like they were stored that way.
In the storage room, there are also three backpacks, which are our backpacks, which seem to have been opened, and there are still items in the backpacks scattered on the ground.
The old man motioned for us to tidy up our backpacks, and then patted me again, telling me to continue walking with him, saying that he had something to show me.
I asked Madahar and Scar to sort out their backpacks here, and then the old prostitute and I continued to follow the old man.
Walking past the storeroom, there was a bedroom with a table and quilt, which was obviously where they were staying. I looked around, and there was no one else here, just the two of them, and even the futon on the kang was only two sets.
Seeing this scene, the old prostitute couldn't help asking, "How long have you been living here?"
Although the old man did not answer, he smiled politely at the old prostitute, and then took out something from behind a statue dedicated to Guan Erye.
It was an item wrapped in old kraft paper, and when the old man opened it, there was a white parchment roll inside. I don't know if it's because I've been in the dark for a long time, or if this parchment is really too white, and at first glance the parchment feels a little harsh.
The old man motioned for us to come to the table and look, and it was not only me and the old prostitute who used to see it, but also the middle-aged man. The old man put the parchment roll on the table and slowly unfolded it.
During this time, I imagined many kinds of images, but I didn't expect that the parchment would be like this when it was unfolded. There was nothing on it, no text, no drawings, just a blank parchment.
I thought it would be some kind of ancient high-end goods, such as spraying some water, or roasting it over a fire, and then there would be words on the parchment, but I really thought too much, and the fact is that this parchment is indeed a map, but it is a map without drawing.
The old man told us that the shape of this parchment scroll is the shape of the mountain inside, and as for the location of the little wolves, it should be at this point.
The old man tapped his finger on the parchment roll, and the old prostitute and I looked at it. To be honest, I didn't understand what this point was, because the whole parchment was blank, so he pointed at it so casually, which made me even more confused.
"Oh my god, isn't it, it's a map?" The old prostitute looked at the parchment roll and said in amazement: "How do we get in, how can we get to this position?" There's no way to find a road. ”
"It's up to you, you have to carry the parchment rolls, which can help you discern your orientation, and don't underestimate its role."
After the old man finished speaking, the old prostitute and I looked at each other, and we both had a feeling of being played. I don't understand this parchment at all, and as for what the old man said, I don't see it at all, but I think it's superfluous to take it.
It's like I have a map of China in my hand, but this map of China only has the boundary line, that is, only the chicken-shaped pattern, but there is no other traffic map, and the middle is blank. I can only know what China is like, but I don't know how many roads, how many rivers, how many mountains and rivers there are in China. If I want to go to Luoyang or other places, then there is actually no Luoyang marked on this map, I can only rely on imagining where Luoyang will be on this map, and then look for it aimlessly, so I don't think it matters if there is this map or not.
Of course, this is only my current thoughts, and when I came out, I realized the preciousness of this parchment scroll, and only then did I truly understand the wisdom of the old man.
"You said the little wolf is at this point, have you been there, so you know how to get in?" I asked the old man.
The old man shook his head and replied, "No, I haven't been in, but I know that only this spot has sunlight, so they should be trapped here."
"Uncle, what else do you know, for example, where are the traps, where are the traps, can you mark it for us, or we don't know how to get to this point." The old prostitute is very polite, and I hope the old man can give some pointers.
But before the old man could speak, the middle-aged man standing aside said, "No one knows how to pass, and those who know are no longer alive."
"San'er, you go and prepare, do your best." After the old man finished speaking, the middle-aged man turned and left, and walked to another house, as if to prepare something.
When I heard the old man shouting the middle-aged man San'er, I couldn't help but have doubts in my heart, and immediately recalled that Xiao Moyan told us the story of her grandfather, because there was a person from the Murong family named San'er in that story. This made me very interested, and I didn't even think about asking the old man directly: "This San'er, is it the one who used to be with the little wolf and his grandfather?"
The old man nodded and said, "It seems that you know a lot, San'er will help you, as for whether you can succeed depends on your creation."
"He's San'er, my god, then you shouldn't be the little wolf and his grandfather, right?" The old prostitute looked at the old man in amazement.
"No, his grandfather has long since passed away, but in terms of generation, I am his great-grandfather."
"Great-grandfather? You are the great-grandfather, so who is the third son just now?" The old prostitute then asked.
"San'er and his grandfather's generation."
The old prostitute looked at me, laughed out loud, and then said softly: "Xiao Qi, this time you didn't come in vain, and recognized two relatives, an uncle and a grandfather, I didn't expect you and Zhanzhao to have such a low seniority."
I glared at the old prostitute and didn't answer, I still don't approve of this kind of kinship. At least for me, I didn't have the slightest affection, and I didn't feel how much kinship I had with this old man, but he gave me a jade pig dragon, so they were still strangers to me.
The old man ignored me and the old prostitute, but bowed a few times to the enshrined Guan Erye, and he didn't know what else he was muttering.
The old prostitute saw that the old man was worshipping Second Master Guan, and he also bowed a few times, and then muttered in his mouth: "Second Master Guan blesses, bless Kui Ye, that old boy must hold on, but don't hang his mother."
Listening to the old prostitute's prayer, I was very surprised, and I thought: When did this guy have such a good relationship with Kuiye? I was surprised that I didn't even pray to bless the little wolf, but I prayed to bless Kuiye.
I glanced at the old prostitute, who seemed to understand what I was thinking, and asked me, "Are you surprised?"
I nodded, indicating that I was indeed surprised, and the old prostitute continued: "The money that the old boy promised me before coming here has not been cashed, and if he hangs up, I will fucking find someone to go to this money."
After listening to what the old prostitute said, I was really helpless, at this time, he could still think about money, and I was really conquered by his money fan.
After Ma Daha and Scar finished the backpack, the old man asked us if we were hungry, saying that there was still some food in the pot, and if we didn't dislike it, we could eat some with San'er.
The old prostitute and Ma Daha didn't see each other, and saw San'er eating by himself, and from San'er's appearance, it was delicious. The two of them walked over, but as soon as the old prostitute saw the contents of the pot, she immediately felt like vomiting, and walked back to remind me not to look at it, otherwise I would have to vomit. Ma Daha tried to take a bite, and immediately spit it out, with a face that was difficult to swallow, and it seemed that he really couldn't eat it.
In fact, you don't have to think about it to guess what delicious things can be here, in addition to those dishes we don't know, what else can be eaten, I feel unappetizing when I think about it, let alone eat it.
While San'er was eating, I chatted with the old man for a few words, and also learned a little about San'er and another me.
It turned out that only San'er knew the other me, and that was a few years ago, when San'er didn't live in the ancient city. He met the guy who was pretending to be me in Guangxi and had a one-time collaboration. As for what kind of cooperation it is, the old man is not clear, he suggested that I go and ask San'er, only San'er himself knows.
If it was something else, maybe I wasn't so anxious, but for the other me, I was very anxious and wanted to know what the other me had done right away.
I didn't care if San'er finished eating, I walked over and wanted to ask clearly, who knew that after I walked over, San'er spoke first and said to me: "I'm curious about one thing."
"What's the matter?" I instinctively replied, not thinking about what San'er wanted to say.
"When you said that the resources were shared, why didn't you ask to let you go, but in exchange for what you didn't know, aren't you afraid that after telling me the secret, I will kill you?"
"Well, I'm actually gambling. If you are interested in the secret of the little wolf, you will help me save the little wolf. Of course, if you're not interested, then I can't help it, even if I asked to let us go, wouldn't it be useful? Will you let us go?"
"No, it won't." San'er shook his head, and then said, "Fortunately, you didn't mention it, otherwise, you would inevitably be beaten." Your thinking is completely different from that of you, you are duller than him, and you are not as mature as him. ”
After hearing San'er's answer, I really wanted to kill the other me, and even said that I was worse than that impostor, and not even a star and a half. But when San'er mentioned another me, I didn't scruple to think so much, and hurriedly asked, "How did you meet?" I heard you've worked together?"
"Yes, that was a few years ago, when we were in Guangxi, we had that once."
"What kind of collaboration is that? Who else is involved? ”
"I'll sue you when I have a life." After speaking, San'er stood up, picked up the small backpack he had prepared, and said, "It's time to go."
Looking at San'er carrying his small backpack, I thought to myself, what kind of people are the Murong family, and the tone of each answer to the question is so similar, the little wolf is like this, and San'er is also like this, is this the inheritance of the Murong family, and they will only say "come out and sue you".
If I hadn't rushed to save the little wolf this time, I would have had to ask clearly, otherwise I would never have agreed to go.
After saying goodbye to the old man, we followed San'er. With the guidance of San'er, we shuttled through the ancient city like clouds and water, and we came to the foot of the mountain without taking any wrongful road.