He just stood quietly on the other side of the door, because of the explanation of the second master, the three of us were also silent.

About a minute later, there was the grinding sound of the latch being pulled on the opposite side, and when the door opened, I was surprised to find that there was no one on the other side of the door.

I looked at the second master suspiciously, and the second master smiled at me: "The people of the old dragon family are like this, the gods are chattering." ”

As he spoke, he stepped into the threshold, and the three of us followed the pace of the second master.

On the other side of the door is a small courtyard that is not chic, with a few pots of flowers, a bird cage hanging in front of the door, and a few black cats basking in the sun on the roof.

When the second master was about to walk to the door, he suddenly stopped, he looked up at one of the black cats, and said to himself, "This cat...... It's the same as the one you don't raise, but I didn't expect to find a second one in this year. ”

I asked the second master, "Is this kind of cat special?" ”

The second master nodded: "Very special, this kind of cat can not only be psychic, but also see through the illusion of yin and yang, they are the same as you, they are born with the light of the heavenly spirit, which is extremely rare." ”

While he was talking, someone opened the door of the house, and I and the second master looked towards the door at the same time, and saw an old man in a jacket walking out of the house.

He was wearing sunglasses, and I didn't know if his eyes fell on the second master or me.

Although I couldn't see his eyes, this person gave me a very special feeling, a feeling of indifference, and a sense of calmness. It seemed to me that he was a man who didn't care much about anything, and nothing seemed to stir his calm heart.

The second master stared at him for a while, and frowned: "I haven't seen you for more than ten years, why are you still like this bear?" ”

The man smiled and took off his sunglasses.

I finally saw in his wrinkled eyes, and to my surprise, there was a passion in his eyes, a passion with infinite persistence.

Liang Houzai came up to me, and Xiao Sheng said to me, "Du Kang." ”

It turned out that he was Du Kang.

Du Kang kept smiling at the second master, and said, "Why are you here, an old immortal?" Are you still afraid that I will bully these juniors? ”

It seems that Du Kang seems to be more enthusiastic about the second master, but the second master is more cold to him.

The second master squinted at Du Kang, snorted from his nose, and said, "You are too dangerous, if I don't come, I'm afraid that a few of them will fall in touch with your way." ”

Hearing the words of the second master, Du Kang looked a little helpless: "Old man, after so many years, you still hate me?" What happened back then was just a misunderstanding. ”

"It was because of you that Lao Jiu and several of them all died, and now you tell me that it was a misunderstanding?" The second master glared and said, "Do you remember why they died?" and Lao Xin, what kind of skills did he have back then, if it weren't for you, he wouldn't have become a waste. ”

Du Kang let out a breath from his nose and didn't speak.

At this time, an extremely old voice came from the room: "Okay, the past, let it pass." Come in, old man, I've made tea. ”

Hearing this voice, the second master seemed to become a little excited, he avoided Du Kang, and quickly entered the door, and then I heard a hearty laughter from the house.

This burst of laughter sounded very hoarse, it didn't belong to the second master, nor did it belong to the person who spoke just now.

Du Kang glanced back at the room, sighed helplessly, and said, "Alas, all these years have passed......

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to me and asked me, "You are Lao Chai's apprentice, right?" ”

I hugged my fist at Du Kang and said "yes".

Du Kang looked at Liang Houzai and Liu Shangang behind me again, and finally beckoned to us: "Come in, there are no outsiders in the house, you can sit casually." ”

Following Du Kang into the house, I found that there were many people sitting in the room, most of them were some elderly people, these people seemed to be accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, and everyone's eyes revealed a kind of calm that ordinary people did not have.

When we entered the house, they just glanced at us, and then they were still busy, smoking, drinking tea, and no one paid any attention to us.

And Du Kang didn't introduce us much, but just turned around and said to me again: "It's all your own people, you are free." ”

At this time, the voice of the second master came from the back room: "Lao Xin, your foot, okay?" ”

Then I heard a voice say: "Ten years ago, I was able to walk on the ground, and my arm was better the year before last, hehe, I am now, and I am no different from a normal person." ”

I glanced in the direction of the back room, then at Du Kang, who nodded at me and motioned for me to pass.

I came to the back room, and Du Kang followed me.

Although it is a back room, the windows are open to the south, and the noon sun spreads along the window edge to the small bed by the window, which can give people the feeling of warm winter sun at this time when it is close to the height of summer.

Speaking of which, since I entered this small house, I have never felt hot, on the contrary, when I pass by the living room, there is still a trace of coldness.

On the bed was a small mahogany table with a tea tray on it, and an old man with a thin face was filling the teapot with boiling water, and a burly middle-aged man sat across from him, staring intently at the tumbling tea leaves in the teapot.

The second master stood in front of the bed, his eyes falling on the face of the emaciated old man.

I know that this emaciated old man is the "old Xin" in the mouth of the second master.

Lao Xin added water, put down the teapot, slowly turned to me again, and hugged his fist at me: "This is the new head of the upright line, polite and polite." ”

I quickly gave him a fist salute.

Like those old people in the living room, Lao Xin also has a very indifferent temperament, and even when he speaks, there is a faint peace.

The middle-aged man sitting on the other side of the group smiled at me and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "You don't have to return the salute, we are all sinners in the industry, and we can't stand your courtesy." Hehe, you can call me Lao Xie. ”

As he spoke, he got up and shook my hand.

I smiled politely at him, but wondered why he said he was a sinner in his business. And after he said this, the second master didn't explain anything to us.

Lao Xin poured a cup of tea for everyone present, and the second master shared it with everyone.

Except for Lao Xin and Lao Xie who said a few words when we first entered the house, in the following time, everyone was silently drinking tea, and the inner room became as quiet as the living room.

It wasn't until a pot of water was about to dry up that Lao Xin said to the second master: "Old man, what happened back then was a misunderstanding, don't blame Du Kang." ”

When he spoke, he kept staring at the eyes of the second master, and the second master sighed and nodded.

Although I don't know what happened decades ago, I know that with the temperament of the second master, I am afraid it is not so easy to forgive Du Kang.

Lao Xin stared at the second master for a while, sighed, and said to the second master after a while: "The mountain road here is not an ordinary danger, poisonous snakes, poisonous insects, there are dwarf mules in the deepest part of the mountain, the place you want to go to has been closed for hundreds of years, and there is only one road to pass, but that road is dangerous and dangerous." Old man, although you are all capable people, but in such a place, relying on two legs, you can't get in. ”

The second master didn't speak, and listened quietly.

Lao Xin paused and continued: "If you want to go in, you can only go down from the big cliff, but the road to the big cliff was gone more than ten years ago. ”

I could see that Lao Xin seemed to have something in his words, or that he had something in his heart that was not convenient to say, but he had to say it, but he hadn't figured out the words yet.

The second master frowned: "Lao Xin, let's talk about it directly." ”

Lao Xin nodded and said, "Lao Yang of the sheep farm promised to be a guide for you and take you into the mountain. Fifteen years ago, he was lost in the woods while walking at night, and he had stumbled to the side of the cliff, and it was only after dawn that he followed the direction of the sun to return to the road. Now, Lao Yang should be the only one who has been to the cliff. However, he has one condition. ”

Second Master: "What conditions?" ”

Lao Xin said: "Lao Yang said, there are many dangers on the other side of the cliff, and this time I will be a guide for you, which is a gamble on my life." He wanted nothing else in his life, he hoped that his grandson would be able to get out of the mountains, and his condition was to arrange a good place for his grandson. ”

"Yes," the second master first agreed simply, and then asked, "How old is his grandson this year?" ”

Lao Xin: "Less than ten years old. ”

Second Master: "What about your parents?" ”

Lao Xin said: "Lao Yang's son was originally working outside, but later he became involved in gambling, owed a lot of debt, and ran away. The child's mother remarried, and now it is Lao Yang who takes him. ”

The second master asked again: "The old Yang you are talking about, do you have any relatives in the village?" ”

Lao Xin thought for a while and said, "He also has a big brother, but the two formed a big grudge because of their separation when they were young, and now they hardly get along." ”

The second master nodded again: "No problem, leave this child to me." If Lao Yang can come back alive, I will raise him together. ”

Lao Xin drank the last sip of tea in the cup and said to the second master: "You guys should leave now, Du Kang knows how to go to the sheep farm." Also, don't drive when you go to the sheep farm, you can't drive on that road. ”

"Okay, then I'll go." As he spoke, he put the teacup in his hand on the small table and beckoned a few of us to leave.

When the second master went out, Lao Xin said again: "I will stay in the Long family in the future, and I will come to me for tea when I have time." ”

The second master didn't respond, and went straight out.

I think that there seems to be some kind of untiring knot between the second master and Lao Xin and Du Kang. I have known the second master for so many years, and in my impression, he has never been like now, both in his eyes and in his expression, there is a bit of helplessness.

In fact, in retrospect, the reason why the second master didn't say a word on the way here seemed to be thinking about how to face Du Kang, or how to face the various entanglements between him and Du Kang.

We left Lao Long's house with our front feet, and the sound of the door closing behind us sounded.

When I looked back, I saw a young man about my age coming out, holding the brass ring on the door and slowly closing it.

Du Kang smiled at me: "This is my apprentice, called Gai Dong." ”

Gai Dong also looked at it, and nodded with a smile.

Yangchang Village is on the west side of the town, and the village is connected to the town by a very narrow dirt road, and it is really impossible for cars to drive in.

Before walking on the dirt road, Du Kang first went to the department store to buy some biscuits, candy and other things, as well as a piece of fresh meat and a piece of bacon.