Text: Chapter 86 Dongjiazhuang
The thick snow is crystal clear and gradually melts under the baptism of the sun.
The branches without a single leaf could not bear the weight of the snow and slowly lowered, and finally as the snowdrift landed, there was a "boom" sound.
The morning dew of the snow condensed slowly fell, reflecting the group of people on the mountainside.
It had been more than half a month on the road, and the caravan men had somehow found two camels and seven horses to transport the goods.
Dozens of people walked like this, because they were all capable people, but they didn't encounter problems such as landslides.
Chen Yi and the three of them walked in the middle and front of the caravan, chatting with Jia Renci: "Brother Jia, after crossing this mountain, after crossing the Dongjia boundary, there will be Qingfeng Ridge, and then we should be separated." ”
"Yes, but it's dangerous over there! I've heard that there are succubi. Jia Renci sighed with emotion, and when he mentioned those two words, his expression became solemn.
"A ghost?"
Chen Yan'er showed curiosity on her face, she was like a curious baby who had just come to the world, she didn't know anything, but the fact was also true, Jade City was originally a small place, and no one gave science to her when she came outside, and there were countless strange monsters in the world, so she naturally didn't understand.
As the main combat member of this caravan, the big bald head explained at this time: "The so-called ghosts are a general term for a foreign object, which is neither beast nor human, nor alien, but a strange existence, formed by greed, anger, murder, resentment, and other qi...... In short, all ghosts are powerful, and succubiens are the best among them. ”
"Phantom, I think when the old man was in his heyday, but I caught a few of them and studied them!" Chen Yi's right side of the Chi Wuliang interjected at the right time, although his expression was faint, but the tone was clearly saying: When Lao Tzu pretended to be forced, the terrifying succubus in your mouth was just a small pet that was captured at will.
"Oh, Brother Chi, do you still have any big background?" Jia Renci's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, these days he also understands that although the leader of the three is Chen Yi, but this Chi Wuliang seems to have a lot of origin, when talking to people, there is always an inexplicable arrogance, seeing this today, sure enough, this kid in front of him who is dressed in blood and looks not very old seems to be an old monster who doesn't know how many years he has lived.
Hearing this, Chi Wuliang smiled slightly, he had nothing to brag about Chen Yi, and if he talked too much, he seemed to be shallow, like a turtle, but the people in these caravans were different, although because of many years of business, he didn't know much about some things that Jia Renci knew, but in the final analysis, he used to be a fifth-level boss, and when it comes to that topic, he can't finish his extremely legendary life experience and anecdotes for three days and three nights.
"Good question, don't hide it, the old man is ......" He smoothed his red hair, because he didn't have a beard, so he had to put on his own shelf like this.
However, before Chi Wuliang could speak, Chen Yi cast a disdainful look: "An outdated devil, you are embarrassed to use your old name." ”
"Hmph, I'm outdated, and that's better than you don't have a reputation at all. Chi Wuliang glanced at Chen Yi coldly, since the two of them talked at the temple that night, although he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, he didn't say the slightest disobedient words in his mouth.
On the side, Jia Renci frowned and pondered for a while, suddenly raised his head, and said a little incredulously: "Brother Chi, your name is Chi Wuliang, isn't it the ...... more than two hundred years ago?"
"Yes, it's me. Chi Wuliang nodded slightly, his head was slightly raised upward, and he didn't show any smugness or pride, but it was this indifferent expression that made him feel like a superior.
Jia Renci was shocked, opened his mouth wide, and directly used honorifics: "You, no, are you really the unscrupulous person who fought with Yu Qingzi, the Fifth Transformation of the Righteous Path, two hundred years ago, the predecessor?"
"That's all in the past, and there's no need to mention it now......"
Chi Wuliang is still indifferent on his face, but he is secretly happy in his heart, he has finally met a person who knows goods for so long, oh, it is a person who knows people.
Thinking that he was a dignified demon giant, he was also a famous and terrifying existence in his original era, but now after being reborn, few people mention his glorious past, and now Jia Renci has such a look of worship, which makes him very useful.
So some of these two people didn't have a hot chat, most of them were Jia Renci who asked curiously, and Chi Wuci was indifferent and puzzled, that look, just like a fan facing his idol, I don't know if Jia Renci really admires Chi Wuci very much.
Seeing this, Chen Yi didn't bother to pay attention to the two, but chatted with Chen Yan'er.
Time flies, three days, fleeting.
Before the sun went down, the caravan and Chen Yi and his party came to the Dongjia Realm, which Jia Renci said was very dangerous.
From the outside, Dongjiajie is no different from ordinary villages, located under a relatively safe mountainside, not to mention the number of households, but also hundreds.
The gray smoke flew out of the chimney, which was a symbol of cooking, and the sound of chickens and dogs barking was endless, and everything seemed normal.
"It looks like a haunting place here, right?" Chen Yi frowned, saying this, but the rest of the speculation was in his heart.
Jia Renci squinted his eyes: "I don't know the specifics, but the news came from an old friend of mine, so it shouldn't be wrong." ”
"Then let's go in and talk about it! After all, some weird things are not visible. ”
Dozens of people led camels and horses into the boundaries of the owner, of course, for this village, it is more appropriate to call it the owner's village.
Along the way, there are many people who cast strange glances at them, and they have never seen them, or it is rare to see so many people enter the village at one time.
An old man in a linen coat suddenly stepped forward and said, "My name is Zhang Han, I am the head of Dongjiazhuang, and how many tourists are from afar?"
"No, we are a caravan of merchants, and we are passing through your land this time, and we want to spend the night here. Jia Renci had a kind smile on his face, and the big bald head next to him immediately took out a dozen energy stones from a half-person-high package and handed them over: "Elder Zhang, this is some of our respects, and please ask for subordinates." ”
Energy stones are a universal currency, even among ordinary people, these dozen or so energy stones are nothing to the able, but to ordinary people, they are no different from a windfall from the sky.
Seeing this, Zhang Han hurriedly waved his hand: "It's just a nightstay, there are people in our Zhuangzi from time to time, you should live here, you should have a good fate, but these energy stones are absolutely unacceptable." ”
Jia Renci next to him heard this, and smiled slightly: "Uncle, one yard is one yard, you also know that we businessmen value honesty the most, and everything must be fair and reasonable, if you don't accept our energy stones, how can we live with peace of mind?"
After saying a few words, Zhang Han took more than a dozen energy stones with a red face, and then said: "Come with me, everyone! Although the old man's house is simple, it is better to be spacious, and he can still live if he pays attention to it." ”
The group followed, and on the way, Jia Renci said as if unintentionally: "Uncle, I heard that you are haunted here, or have you caused something unclean, is there such a thing?"
"How is it possible, everyone in our Zhuangzi lives and works in peace and contentment, the wind and rain are smooth every year, praying for the Buddha to incense, where are the ghosts. Zhang Han shook his head, and pointed at some villagers: "You see, their family is harmonious, and the whole family enjoys family fun, is there anything wrong or afraid?"
Jia Renci looked in the direction of Zhang Han's finger, and saw a family, an old man sitting on a recliner in the courtyard holding a yellowed fan to fan the wind, and a child of seven or eight years old piling up snowballs under the big tree in the courtyard.
At the entrance of the house, a sturdy man was chopping wood, and the family was in harmony, while inside was a woman busy cooking.
When the sun sets, everything seems normal, but he always faintly feels that something is wrong in his heart, and he can't remember what the problem is.
After walking for about half a stick of incense, the group came to a large house, the yard is spacious, although it is also a wooden and grass house, but there are east and west main houses and stables, in this small village seems to be a rare everyone.
Zhang Han said loudly: "Alan, come out to meet the guest." ”
"It's coming!"
A sweet female voice came from the main room, and a woman who was only twenty-eight years old lifted the straw mat on the room, revealing a beautiful face and smile, and walked out.
She is wearing a red cotton jacket, which covers her good figure, and she is dressed like a village girl, but she can't hide her own charm, she is Zhang Han's granddaughter, Zhang Lan.
A group of men in the caravan couldn't help but be moved when they saw Zhang Lan's face, and after finishing a businessman's trip, the caravan would also give them some money to indulge themselves, and those smoke and cloud places were not missing.
But every time they go out to do business, it takes as little as ten days and half a month, and a little more, it is difficult for them to touch a city for several months in a row, let alone the risk of dying after encountering a crisis on the road.
Under the combination of so many factors, they are very fond of women, there are no women in the caravan, even if Chen Yi and the three of them come, they don't dare to pay attention to Chen Yan'er's body, but now when they see Zhang Lan, they seem to be a bull in heat for a while, and their eyes are red.
Chen Yi, who had been watching coldly from beginning to end, saw this, the cold light in his eyes flickered, and the killing intent was even more diffuse.
The people in the caravan are usually very well-informed, since Jia Renci said that there are succubius haunts here, then there will be no fake, but that Zhang Han said that there is no such thing at all, and he doesn't even look like he has heard of it, which is a suspicion in itself.
And as soon as that Zhang Lan appeared, others would forget it, and even an inexplicable desire appeared in his own heart, which was almost impossible.
Chen Yi only likes Chen Yan'er, even if his emotional attitude towards others is not ordinary, at most he is just a kidney, not a heart, and it is not normal for a village girl to give him such a big reaction.
Then it is possible that there is something wrong with the family, or that the whole village reveals a strange atmosphere.
No change is the biggest change, and no weirdness is the biggest weirdness.
The expressions of the people who were happy with that day before, as well as those who were watching, seemed to have no problems, but when they thought about it, they showed a lot of strangeness.