Not far from the entrance of the mother-in-law's courtyard, five children of about six or seven years old squatted on the ground in a circle, humming and singing some folk songs.

There was a small pile of marbles on the ground among the children, and one of the girls was also holding one hanging directly above it, and her fingers were slightly opened, and the small glass beads fell back to the faint morning sun, and when they hit a small pile, the marbles scattered in all directions.

The little girl seemed to notice them, and suddenly looked up. She stood up slowly, her shabby saffron jacket as old as a layer of sand, her dark face and eyes wide open, staring straight at him.

Shen Shuyi was caught off guard by this gaze, and was stunned at the gate of the courtyard, a trace of irrepressible chill rose in his heart, but it seemed that there was only a moment, and when he looked at it again, the girl lowered her eyes and was concentrating on the game.

Wen Tian saw him stop, coldly stretched out a hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't be stunned, I'm going to die if I see too much." ”

Shen Shuyi had already come back to his senses, and he didn't answer, and followed Wen Tianhou back to his mother-in-law's house, but the old man was not there, only Shen Qiu and Ye Zi were eating at the table.

Seeing him come back, his face was a little gloomy, Shen Qiu rubbed the top of his hair, and didn't ask him what was going on, only said, "Let's eat first." ”

Fang had just smelled that taste at Wang's house, and at this time, looking at the noodle soup that was still warm, it seemed that he couldn't drink it, so he ate two steamed buns before taking one or two bites. After the meal, several people washed and put away the used dishes and chopsticks, and the mother-in-law also left for a while, there should be nothing left in the Wang family's house at this time, and a group of people in the village went quickly, and they should come back soon.

Shen Shuyi cleaned his hands and went to the back room, and found that Shen Qiuzheng was looking out of the window with a slight frown, and he also turned his eyes to look, and found that the morning that was still sunny had begun to fill with a thick fog at some point, and when he looked out, he couldn't even see the wooden fence a few meters away.

Wen Tian also stood by the window, but he clapped his hands and laughed with great interest, and said very badly: "Oh, it's okay now, everyone can't go together." ”

Shen Shuyi felt a little unmotivated, and didn't bother to reply, so he asked Shen Qiu directly: "Uncle, what should I do?" "This situation is obviously not within the scope of common sense, this is just the beginning, and if you want to leave, you can only go now.

But he had an intuition that Shen Qiu had brought him at a good time, maybe it was just to watch a play, and this idea was not unfounded, first, Wen Tian had said before that this letter was sent to the hundred families at the same time, and nine times out of ten his father and Shen Qiu had already realized this. Second, they had just settled down after rushing overnight, how could the effort of this meal just catch up?

These things seemed unbelievable to him, but he couldn't find a trace of surprise on Shen Qiu's face, and it was clearly planned a long time ago.

Sure enough, Shen Qiu neither explained nor concealed it, only shook his head slightly.

Ye Zi saw that it was white outside, but he was in a hurry, and he was about to run out without saying a word, but he was tripped by Wen Tianyi's outstretched foot and fell at the door.

Wen Tian picked up the child and said, "Haosheng stays at home, what did Grandma say when she left?" It's foggy outside, so you can't just run around. ”

Ye Zi was grabbed and kept struggling, and said: "No, I'm going to find grandma, what should I do if my grandma is old and can't see the road clearly and falls?" You let go of me......"

Wen Tian was stunned, as if he was surprised by the child's sudden intense emotions, and then took out a talisman and slapped it on the door of Ye Zi's head, and he couldn't make a fuss, as if he had not slept for a few days, the child tried hard to open his eyes, but he couldn't resist the abnormal tiredness, and he fell asleep in a few seconds.

With a small child, it is often impossible to explain the facts, and it is undoubtedly a good idea to get dizzy first. After Ye Zi fell asleep, he was picked up by Wen Tian and thrown on the bed.

Looking at the bed, Shen Shuyi suddenly felt tired, he hadn't had a good rest all day, and when he had nothing to do, sleepiness naturally flooded, but he didn't want to go to bed openly, so he moved a small stool to the window and began to sleep against the wall, that is, he fell asleep after a short while.

Xu was very tired, he didn't have any strange dreams, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw a dark broken bed board, and when he opened the curtain, the sky outside was already dark blue, at least around six o'clock, Wen Tian sat on the stool next to his original bed, his head resting on the wall, and seemed to be asleep.

He quietly got out of bed and walked to the table, where only a small oil lamp was lit on top of the table, the wick of which was almost completely submerged in the oil, and the slightest fire on it seemed to be extinguished at any moment.

There were scissors in the basket placed on the cabinet next to him, and he picked them out with the tip of the scissors, and the fire slowly grew larger, but the room was still dim, especially for him who was wealthy and often ordered a few lamps at night, and was used to bright lights, and then looked at things in such a light, and after a while he felt that his eyes were going to be blind.

Therefore, when he raised his eyes and saw Wen Tian staring at him directly, he subconsciously felt dazzled, and when he looked at it again, Wen Tian was yawning and stood up from the stool.

"Have you slept well? At noon, I tried to get you up and cook but was stopped, this wall is really not something you can lean on...... Why does my back hurt so much. Wen Tian muttered in pieces.

Cook? Shouldn't it be a meal? Shen Shuyi rolled his eyes at him because of the bad light, and asked seriously, "What about my uncle?" ”

Wen Tian pointed outside and said, "Go out to see the situation, I think he should be better than the two of us combined, so I feel like staying behind." yes, you just rolled your eyes, I saw it. ”

Shen Shuyi's focus was naturally on the first half of his sentence, and he leaned closer to the window to take a closer look, I don't know if it was because at night, the visible range outside was much lower than in the morning, and even the fence was completely invisible.

"Where's the leaf?" He asked again, and the bed opposite him was empty, and the room was quiet, not like a child.

Speaking of this stubble, Wen Tian sighed uncontrollably and said, "I ran away, I didn't hold it." ”

Shen Shuyi was also slightly stunned, pointed out the window, and asked again in disbelief: "Ran away?" ”

Wen Tian nodded, and said with a slightly obscure expression: "It's the one who ran outside, no one watched when he was cooking at noon, that kid was fast enough, I was gone when I went out, no way, I can't risk a few more lives to chase after him." ”

At this time, the fog that lingered in this village was not an ordinary fog, it should be created by a certain black hand behind the whole thing, Shen Qiu calculated the time to bring him to muddy the water, so there is a chance that people from all walks of life will also arrive here at about the same time, they feel that this maze is a trouble, and they dare not act rashly, but everyone and sect with real strength will not think so.

And, on the contrary, they will feel that this situation is a dangerous opportunity, because no matter which one is secretly doing it, it will be difficult for the others to find out.

The danger in the fog does not only come from the dead, but the most terrifying thing is the traps laid by everyone's forces.

"How long has my uncle been out?" He asked, a little uneasy.

Wen Tian snapped his fingers and said, "It's not long, about an hour." After a pause, he suddenly raised his eyes with a smile and asked him: "Chongjin is your name, what's your last name?" ”

Surname...... Shen Shuyi choked the impulse back into his stomach in time, this person must not be just curious, nine times out of ten it is a trick, maybe he asked Shen Qiu during the day, and now ask him, if the two people say differently, then it can almost be concluded that he is lying.

If it was Shen Qiu, what would he say? He thought for a while and replied, "My surname is Jiang, Jiang Chongjin." ”

Shen Qiu didn't have a nickname Jin Jiang, he remembered that he seemed to have seen Shen Qiu calling himself Jiang Jin when he was a child, and now although I don't know how many years have passed, but for him not to go, it should still be this.

Wen Tian's face was indeed not different, and he said with a smile: "The names of the two of you are interesting, only one word is missing, I don't know if there is any story?" ”

Shen Shuyi shook his head busily and said, "No, you think too much, it's pure coincidence." "It's really a coincidence, it's quite true, but it seems a bit fake. But that's his stage name, and when he was apprenticed, he was personally picked by four-year-old Hong, and he wanted to use it for a lifetime.

As he spoke, there was a sudden knock on the door outside, and the conversation was put on hold, and the two of them ran to the door almost at the same time, listening intently.

"It's me."

Shen Qiu's voice, Shen Shuyi never heard it wrong, opened the door, and entered the house quickly in a damp late autumn, carrying two large buckets of water in his hands.

Shen Shuyi was the closest, although he didn't see Shen Qiu panting, but there was a circle of fine sweat on his head, and he didn't know if he was tired or something else.

After putting the bucket of water, Shen Qiu didn't say a word, and walked quickly to the back room and turned out the oil lamp on the table.

"Don't light the lights at night, use a yin fire, don't leave the house before dawn, everything is settled in the house." He whispered, without the insignificant oil lamp, it was almost impossible to see his fingers in the room, let alone see his face.

Shen Shuyi squinted his eyes and tried to adapt, but the moonlight of such a thick fog outside could not penetrate at all, as if there was really no light at this time.

"What about outside, it's so dark, what if something comes in?" He asked, in this situation, it can be said that the ability to protect oneself is infinitely close to zero, and one shot may even injure others by mistake.

Shen Qiu said: "It's okay outside, if something is close, I will know." ”