Chapter Twenty-Six: The Shadow in the Alley
At first, these people were stunned for a moment and didn't dare to do anything. But within a few seconds, a big man smashed the wine bottle at Cao Da, roaring angrily, who are you scaring about? In this way, Cao Da's words couldn't arc these tough people, and they still swarmed up and drowned us.
But Cao Da is really just like the cruel words he put before, even if he is beaten, he fights back from time to time, and I also resist with him, but two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and I even suspect that I will be beaten to death here.
Just when I was in despair, someone suddenly shouted to stop, and people stopped. Cao Da and I have been beaten out of breath and intake in less air, and there are a few of them who have hung up lottery, one was hit in the nose by me, and the others were scratched by Cao Da with glass.
At this time, the crowd got out of the way, and I saw a thin old man standing outside the crowd watching us, he told us to sit down first, and no one came to help us, so Cao Da and I walked to the sofa and sat down with difficulty.
When the people saw that the thin old man was going to talk to us, they all went away to drink. He sat across from us and asked, "What is the relationship between the new female ghost and you?" ”
"We don't know yet...... I said as I covered Cao Da's wound with a towel, "before we were sure who the female ghost you were talking about was, they suddenly started fighting, if you wronged us, how would you give an explanation?" ”
Hearing me say this, a strong man was immediately annoyed, and he pointed at me and scolded, "Give me an explanation? If you are wronged, it is wronged you, and if you are not convinced, you can fight back, how about it, are you still not convinced? ”
Cao Da grabbed my hand and motioned for me not to quarrel with them. I don't plan to quarrel, the situation is not in our favor at the moment, and it is not worth it to pay the price for a quick moment.
The thin old man snorted coldly, he tapped the table with his fingers rhythmically, and said indifferently: "That woman wears a white dress, and her hair reaches a little above her waist, which is very beautiful." Willow eyebrows, red lips, and very white skin. Well, is that what you're looking for? We've checked, and the only new arrivals recently are her and an old woman, could it be that you are looking for an old woman? ”
His words made my heart skip a beat, if eight or nine are not far from ten, it is Jiang Xue who is talking about.
Cao Da said at this time: "We have some grudges with that female ghost, but how do you do this, what is wrong?" ”
"Huh, what's wrong? I'll tell you what's going on. ”
The old man told me about the matter, and Cao Da and I were startled when we heard it.
It turned out that in this area, due to the relatively good economy, the Taoist priests specially divided the territory in order to make money. The stronger ones naturally occupy the central part of the city, while the weaker Taoist priests are naturally on the outskirts of the city.
As the saying goes, things gather by like, people by groups, and slowly, in order to make their own rights and interests greater, both sides have established organizations. For example, the organization in this bar is the Oriental Light Club, which is full of strong Taoist priests in Shanghai. People are here to communicate with each other and help each other, and of course everything has to do with money.
And those in the suburbs have set up a gossip hall.
When he said this name, the old man still showed a trace of disdain in his eyes, saying that only a hillbilly would give the same name in martial arts. He said that the gossip hall is a group of garbage who are not in the industry, and it is not easy to grab a business, and several people go to make money together, and they can't get much at all.
If you have money, you can exchange more Taoism, and if you don't have money, you can only appoint. So the gap between the two sides has never narrowed, but has become wider and wider, and everyone has adapted to this situation.
But the problem is that the Bagua Hall doesn't know what's going on these days, and it has robbed a lot of business. Originally, people thought it was nothing, but they couldn't finish it, and in the end the money was still their own. But the problem is, they actually did it.
This circle is not small, but it is impossible to say that it is big. The matter of the Bagua Hall immediately spread to the guests in this circle, after all, their fees were much cheaper than those of the Dongfang Light Club, so people tried to find the Bagua Hall to solve the trouble, which made the members of the Dongfang Light Club very uncomfortable. So some members proposed to warn the Bagua Hall not to meddle in this business, and everyone agreed. After sending a letter to the Bagua Hall, the members received an unexpected reply.
Bagua Tang actually said that whoever has the ability can take over the business, that is the customer's own choice, and they can't help it.
This completely angered the members of the Oriental Light Club, so they escalated the conflict, and it happened to be during the day today, and the members decided to smash the field. Unexpectedly, when they went to the Bagua Hall, the Bagua Hall, which had always been used to being bullied, actually fought back, and they didn't know when a beautiful woman in a white dress came, it was very powerful, although she didn't do it, but I don't know how, as long as she was there, the people in the Bagua Hall became more and more courageous, and the members of the Oriental Light Club who originally wanted to smash the field escaped back.
After some investigation, they learned some of the woman's identity. Coincidentally, just a few hours after the defeat, Cao Da and I happened to come to ask Jiang Xue about it. So they poured their anger on us and fought directly.
I looked at the thin old man in front of me dumbfounded, and I couldn't imagine that Cao Da and I were beaten for such a reason. Suddenly I trembled with anger, but Cao Da stood up and said goodbye, and pulled me outside.
The people in the bar shouted for us to get out, and when I came out, I said angrily, "Really...... It's disgusting, just because they robbed some business, they actually beat people hard. It's disgusting that these people turned out to be peers. ”
Cao Da covered his head and said calmly: "There are too many people like this, don't talk about them, don't we also sell things for tens of yuan at a high price of hundreds or thousands?" Now I have to go to the Bagua Hall to find Jiang Xue. However, the place is occupied, and I don't know where to find the gossip hall, and if I ask the people in the club, I am afraid that I will suffer another full beating. ”
"What then?" I asked.
Cao Da said to go to the hospital first, he didn't have any medicine in his hand, so he had to go to the hospital to have a look. I accompanied him to a nearby clinic, and after the bandaging was done, Cao Da suddenly said that he had a way.
I hurriedly asked what the solution was, and he said solemnly: "Looking at this contradictory situation, Jiang Xue may be in danger, the sooner you find it, the better." Since my peers don't want to say, I have to ask my friends in the underworld. I'm bleeding not long now, I'm a big murderer, and it will attract powerful ghosts, so I can only ask you to ask. You go to a remote alley that leads to the avenue at both ends, take the bone I gave you last time under your tongue, and walk on tiptoe, pronouncing your name with each step. Remember to pay attention to the shadows on the ground, and if there are two shadows on the ground when you take the tenth step, it means that you have been recruited. ”
I shuddered and asked, "So what do I do next?" ”
"Next, you must be careful, you wait for ten seconds, during this time, if there is air blowing on your shoulders or on the top of your head, it means that it wants to kill you, you must not be in a hurry, and never look back. After that, every step you take, you pronounce your name upside down, and you run as soon as you get to the avenue. If nothing happens after ten seconds, then you can ask questions. Cao Da said.
I kept all this in my heart and said that I would definitely be able to do it, so I sent Cao Da to the hotel to rest first.
After that, I walked around the downstairs and found a suitable straight alley, and as Cao Da instructed, I took the bone under my tongue, stood on my feet, and took a careful step.
"Jiang Cheng ......"
I read my name softly, and at this moment, I felt that my surroundings were suddenly quiet, and the alley in front of me became extremely dark for a while, and I could not see my fingers, but the ground was clearly visible, and I could clearly see my own shadow.
It's scary......
I swallowed my saliva and took a step forward, whispering my name again.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew all around, whining in the alley, and it blew into my sleeves, trouser legs, and collar, and made me shiver with cold. I swallowed the fear in my heart and walked slowly forward, and when I took four steps, something was wrong.
My body began to shake inexplicably, and I was obviously not tired, and I tried hard to stand up straight, but my body just shook. I subconsciously looked at my legs and noticed that my pants were strangely pulled up, as if someone was pulling my feet, but not forcefully.
When I lifted my legs, the pants bounced back weirdly, and when I stepped on them, they were pulled up again.
Slowly, my voice echoed in the alleys, echoing like the wind under the dirty, rusty water pipes, on the walls of Hesse. At this time, my body became heavier and heavier, as if I was carrying a person, similar to the scene when I walked around the house three times, and the whole back was cold and frightening. I even subconsciously touched my pocket with my hand, afraid that a pile of coins would suddenly appear inside.
I called out my name, my voice shaking.
My legs grew weaker and weaker, and when I finally reached ten steps, I looked at the ground and my heart throbbed.
On the ground, there are three shadows......