Chapter 38: The Mysterious Old Man
The old man entered the door, and when he saw Mo Yan, he only glanced at it, and then sat down.
However, Mo Yan seemed to have seen a ghost, and after seeing the old man, his eyes began to look out of the window with some restlessness. In the end, she finally couldn't help but say hello to Xiao He and went out to breathe.
Now Mo Yan's actions don't need Xiao He to think too much, he can know who is the one with the problem. Of course, this also indirectly proves that this old man and "Mo Yan" are not fellow travelers, and even have a higher Tao than "Mo Yan".
"What do you call you?" Xiao He saw that the old man was sitting and didn't speak, and he was finally a little uncomfortable staying like this.
The old man smiled at him, his health didn't seem to be very good, and he coughed a few times before saying, "Young master, you can just call me an old man." ”
"Young Master?" This title stopped in his ears, and he always felt that something was awkward.
"Why do you call me young master?" Xiao He smiled wryly, "My surname is Qu, and my name is Xiao He." If you don't mind, you can call me Xiaohe. ”
"The young master still has a little impression of me, doesn't he?" The old man avoided the important and took it lightly. looked at him with a little relief in his eyes, and sighed, "It turns out that the young master is called this name now!" ”
"Old man." Xiao He hesitated but still called out this title, "Can you not call me young master?" "How awkward that sounds.
"Nope." The old man is a principled old man, and his temperament is a little stubborn, "Etiquette cannot be wasted." ”
"Alas!" Xiao He shook his head helplessly, the older generation is like this, there are too many important places.
"How did you end up here? Where do you live in this wilderness? I'll send you back? ”
"Me?" The old man was stunned for a moment, and then said slowly, "No, just sit like this." ”
After saying that, he really closed his eyes and began to close his eyes to recuperate.
Xiao He couldn't, so he had to sit with him.
But the more he looked at it, the more he felt that this old man probably had brain problems, and he ran away in order to avoid the pain of treatment, and then he was tragically lost.
Otherwise, what age is it now, and you still wear such retro clothes, and you still call yourself such a poor dick master young master?
The people I've met recently are all people with abnormal brains, and this-hehe, don't think about it, it's definitely the same.
"Young master, follow me." The old man seemed to be resting, and when he saw that Xiao He was still awake, he called him up.
"Where are you going?" Xiao He was stunned and thought: This person, isn't he really a fool?
Do you want to call the police? Let him return to the arms of the hospital as soon as possible?
"Young Master, are you waiting for the one who went out just now?" Seeing that he refused to go, the old man thought about it and said.
Hearing what he said, Xiao He realized that the "Mo Yan" just now was indeed out, he was sure that it was not the real Mo Yan, but the real Mo Yan hadn't come back yet?
If she leaves, will she not be able to find herself when she comes back?
"She's not coming back." The old man said slowly, "That girl was a skin ghost just now, and she was afraid of the old man and didn't dare to come back." ”
Really not Mo Yan? Xiao He was stunned for a moment, "What is a skin ghost?" ”
"Literally, a ghost in human skin." The old man looked at him with a smile, "What, the young master is interested in this?" ”
"That." Xiao He swallowed.
Although he was afraid, he still felt that Mo Yan would not be so prone to accidents, and he must have just been exploited by the painted skin ghost who had just appeared.
He said, "What about the owner of the original face?" Is it dead? ”
"Original?" The old man was stunned, as if he didn't understand the meaning of his words. After a moment's thought, she said, "She's just using a fake face." Seeing that Xiao He was so nervous, he took a deep breath and said, "Human skin, the world is much cheaper now than before. ”
"You mean the owner of that face is still alive, right?" Hearing this news, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
"Maybe it's still alive!"
The old man walked tremblingly in front of him with a stick. Xiao He saw that his stride was unstable, and for fear that he would fall, he hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
"Perhaps?"
"Hmm." The old man nodded, and motioned for Xiao He to push open the window of the back room, "After all, I came out when I saw that the young master was the only one in this courtyard." As for the girl who was used with the dough by the painted skin ghost, the old man didn't see it. ”
"Didn't see that?" He frowned but was suddenly startled, "You installed surveillance in the yard?" Xiao He looked nervous, looking at the old man's gaze more and more puzzled.
Who is this, who installed surveillance in a house that has not been lived in for several years, only to meet only when he is the only one left?
I finally met someone, why is he a crazy person?
However, the old man didn't have the magic power of Mo Yan, so he couldn't see through what he was thinking.
"Surveillance?" The old man was stunned for a while, it seemed that for him to be old, thinking now is also a serious problem. "That should be pretended by the young master!"
"......" Xiao He was embarrassed, he didn't know about this.
"What's the matter with those two chickens?"
He remembered that "Mo Yan" kept urging him to kill the two chickens, could it be that the ghost and the chicken had a grudge? If those myths and legends are correct, ghosts should be afraid of chicken blood, right?
"Where is not a society of the jungle!" The old man smiled coldly, "The current Jackdaw Ridge is not like before, there are fewer people, there is no food, so naturally you have to eat the same kind." ”
"The same kind?"
"It's not a human being anyway, it's naturally the same kind." The old man didn't want to elaborate, he pointed to the window that was pushed open and said, "Young master, look! ”
See?
Xiao He was stunned and followed the old man's gesture to look over.
It's just that it's dark inside, and he can't see anything.
"I forgot." The old man coughed a few times, as if complaining to himself. "The young master doesn't remember anything, he can't see it."
He found a fire fold out of nowhere, lit it and handed it to Xiao He.
The light of the fire was faint, but it was enough for him to see what lay ahead.
In front of the window is a wall painted with large red exclamation marks and several skull logos.
Is this a symbol of danger?
Xiao He was stunned.
In a trance, he remembered that there seemed to be no such window in this earthen house before, and here, there should be a mahogany wardrobe embedded in the wall.
But now, the wardrobe is gone, and there is an extra window here.
He looked at the old man in confusion, hoping that the other party could give him an explanation. Who is he? How did you know there was a window here?
"Let's go!" The old man moved a chair, leaned against the wall and stepped on it, and stepped over the window with difficulty. "It's a pity that you can only enter from here. The old man is old, and he can't climb anymore. ”
As he spoke, he looked at Xiao He again. "If the young master comes over a little later, the old man may not be able to go out."
"What are you doing here?" For some reason, as soon as he jumped into the window, he thought it was ghostly.
The old man glanced at him and casually spit out two words, "Create a man." ”