Chapter 65: Gezhi (5)
Daxia September said that he was going to lie down and sleep to show his attitude, but the other party spoke again, saying that if he didn't want to abandon his martial arts, he could show him a way, that is, to join them. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoSeptember naturally wants to ask what kind of sect or faction, the other party smiled and said that this September is not necessary or qualified to know, after joining, just act according to the order. September said that he had not asked about the affairs of the rivers and lakes for a long time, so it was better to find someone else. The other party stopped talking, his body creaked, his clothes that didn't fit were torn, his head was deformed, his feet came out of his boots, and his lower limbs covered with green tendons had three fingers in front and one in the back. When Ruixi heard this, he was shocked, and his brother in September suffered the same thing as himself. September was originally the same as Ruixi, who didn't believe in strange powers and gods, but at this time, by the deserted river in the afternoon, he saw that it was indeed a demon that was changing. Panic is not the style of September, September's footsteps changed, approached a green willow, launched an internal force, and after breaking several willows that drooped, his wrist shook lightly, and he made a whip, so it was a thing that could be dealt with.
After the other party changed, the words began to become difficult to understand, and September thought that the other party was forcing September to submit again, and September first moved his fingers to preemptively strike. The other party danced with his hands and feet, although he was clumsy, but his strength was enough, and he only did not tolerate underestimation. From September onwards, I was able to move around, but gradually I was unable to do it. After slowing down, he was almost hit by the opponent's simple tricks several times. September couldn't get out of the fight, and the whip in his hand was also pulled by the monster several times and became shorter and shorter. At this moment, the sound of the galloping coachman scolding the horses on the official road not far north of the river bank came, and September was overjoyed, and the soles of his feet fell half a step, and he was attacked by the opponent's front paws, his clothes were torn, and there were three bloody marks on his body and face. After the opponent hit the first blow, he planned to continue the attack, but as the sound got closer and closer, the monster hesitated for a moment, and still dived into the river and disappeared. After September finished talking about what happened to him, Ruixi seemed to understand something, and he got up and went to the window. When the ancestors built this courtyard, in order to prevent the stagnant water of the lotus pond in the garden from getting rancid, there was a channel to the outside river in the side position. Could it be that the monster I encountered also came from the water, and then escaped through the water? He arranged for his subordinates to prepare wine and food, and took advantage of these times to tell September what happened to him. Ruixi drew the monsters he encountered on paper, and when he looked at it in September, Lian Hu was too similar. The two of them encountered the same monster.
In contrast, the youkai encountered by Ruixi were much friendlier. However, the similarity between the two, also called Ruixi and September, is really difficult to determine where the monster came from. Ruixi and September both knew that the imperial court did have a custom of interfering in civil affairs or grievances between the rivers and lakes, and it was understandable to say that they were the royal people. However, these two uninvited guests are definitely not from the factory guards of the imperial court, how can the factory guards raise monsters? September has not heard of any special factions on the rivers and lakes, and he has repeatedly emphasized that although he does not ask about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, the news is still quite well-informed. Ruixi couldn't tell why the monster was so focused on him. The negotiations between the two fell silent several times, and it was difficult to continue. September simply waved his hand and said the intention of this time, it turned out that after thinking about it, he decided to leave Mingzhou for a while, and the first thing he thought of was Ruixi. The Ke family has a perennial sailing ship at sea, and perhaps they can go out to travel to avoid possible attacks in the future, which is why September has arrived. Ruixi was about to open his mouth to agree to Brother September's request, but thinking that his fleet was unbeknownst to him, and even he thought that the fleet was also under the surveillance of the monsters, he decided to persuade September to think of other ways.
It's been a long time coming, and it's time to hold the lamp. There were only two people at the banquet, Ruixi and September pushed the glass and changed the lamp, and the wine under the melancholy tasted out of proportion, and unconsciously overdosed. September's alcohol was slightly better, and it was still able to support it, while Ruixi was already lying on the table, sleeping heavily. September, who returned from going out to relieve himself during the period, found that Ruixi, who was sitting opposite, was gone! He called his subordinates and asked about Ruixi, and the subordinates said that the young master he had never seen before went back to the room to rest. September knew that this was the truth, and if Ruixi really woke up and wanted to go back to his room to rest, he would not say goodbye to September. But where did Ruixi go, after washing his face with the soup served by his subordinates in September, he became more sober and walked away, and he realized that this must be the second strange thing he encountered when he came in. When I came to Ke's house this time, I went to the iron shop in September to make an iron rod with spikes inside. He lifted the iron rod, carried it behind his back, and went upstairs to inspect and found no trace of Ruixi, so he had to come to the house and look for it in the courtyard. As he walked to the lotus pond, in the dimness, his keen sense of hearing caught the slow, rhythmic sounds of the water. After a few steps into the room, and in front of the pond, he saw Ruixi lying on another section of the pond. Before he could summon the others, September rounded the edge of the pond and rushed to rescue Ruixi, who seemed unconscious.
It's a pity that Ruixi didn't wait for September to arrive, so he slipped down the edge of the pond and fell into the pond. September was ready to put down the iron rod, holding the lamp in one hand, at this time with a foot pick, the iron rod fell back in the hand, too weird, most of the pond is paved with rockery stones, how could Ruixi slide into the water? It must be strange in the water. September remembered Ruixi's statement, did those monsters really come from the water? Ruixi, which fell into the pond, was silent, and after going back and forth around the pond a few times in September, Ruixi had not yet appeared. September suddenly thought that he was drinking with Ruixi so late at night, but there was no third person by his side, if Ruixi really went and never returned, he would not be able to escape from it anyway. He put the lantern on the rockery by the pond, and quietly left Ke's house after turning off the lamp.
When the governor received his first mission, he did not know what he was supposed to show the messenger. The contents of the letter are like a dumb riddle, he does not know the name of the messenger, and who is the so-called four-fingered person he remembers to see? The bewildered governor sat down at his large desk, and the quill pen swiped across the paper, on which phrases appeared, four-fingered, four-fingered. To no avail, he was distraught and wanted a drink to relieve it, this time opting for a high spirit. After taking a big sip of the spirit, the hot sensation ran down my throat and into my belly, as if every pore opened and closed, and I felt noticeably better. There was a crisp knock on the door, and it was supposed to be a servant. The governor calmed down and ordered the men from outside to come in. He pretended to be on official business, and used his ears to deal with the incoming. After the visitor came in and closed the door, he approached the table and did not speak. The Governor had no choice but to raise his head.
The man standing across the table from the Governor was unknown to the Governor. Judging by the color of his skin, he was not a local he was familiar with. Is it a foreigner from afar? How could the servants allow this man to go in without being informed? The Governor felt offended, but he spoke calmly, "Sir, have you come to me, there must be something important." Oh yes, where did you come from? The tall guy didn't seem to understand his language, or the guy simply couldn't speak. The Governor held back his unhappiness and was about to continue asking questions, but the other party spoke, and the language he spoke was a very lame language that only a few tribes of the Southwest Phileks had, and the Governor could understand a little bit. The Governor heard only the familiar phrase from the long list of words of the other party, the four-fingered messenger. His heart moved, and he stood up and prepared to go over to meet the other party, maybe it was the mysterious superior. As soon as he took a step, he couldn't move anymore, and no matter how hard he tried, it didn't help. The other party then said something very harshly. A series of memories appeared in the governor's head, and then his brain went blank, as if he had been frightened.
Still unable to move, the other man's left hand spread out, holding something in his hand, and pointed towards the map that took up the entire wall diagonally opposite him. The Governor immediately noticed that the other party's fingers were four! Could it be that he is the Four-Fingered Messenger? The map that the strange man was pointing at instantly appeared with dense dots of light. The continent of Ephyrek is also full of spots of light, and there are also near the seat of the Governor's Palace, and the Governor does not know what this means. A few of the points of light began to flicker, and the Governor heard the words of the Four-Fingered Emissary again, and he seemed to understand that the so-called Emissary might be looking at the location of these sparkling points. After he understood this, his hands and feet seemed to be able to move, but when he was about to take a step, he lost consciousness. The Governor felt his body bump against the corner of his desk, and when he woke up again, he leaned back in his chair, and the feeling of comfort came to him. Where else was there someone on the other side, the governor stood up, walked a few steps to the place where the strange visitor was standing just now, and looked back and forth, left and right, and naturally there was nothing. He crouched down and stroked the carpet with his hand, which had deep marks from two footprints, and it seemed that the other party was not wearing shoes at all.
There were a few dots left on the map behind him, but unlike the glittering ones the Governor had just seen, they were just ordinary quill circles. Some of these circles were in the cities at the Doge's feet, but some of them were in the far southwest, where the Empire had only claimed dominion and had not pioneered it at all. The governor climbed the ladder with a magnifying glass and looked at the circle for a long time, but did not see any connection between the points of light. The servant knocked at the door and came in with refreshments in his hand, which caused the governor to be nervous again, but this time it was the real servant. The governor tried this and asked the servant, who replied that he was convinced that he had seen no strange man. The Governor straightened out his mind as he gently stirred the coffee with his spoon, and he thought that since the dots were not connected, he should find out what they were one by one. In fact, what he needs to solve is a problem, who is the four fingers.
While resting on their way to the Perimed, where they had climbed, the interpreter saw a point of light in the sky in the direction they had come. When Ecovacs and Warman turned their heads, the guide changed positions and fell to his knees, touching his head to the ground and muttering something in his mouth, apparently as a ritual. Ecovacs didn't want to interrupt the guide's ceremony, just left the guide's side and waited quietly until he was done. The interpreter shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands to look at Ecovacs. Fortunately, the guide's ritual did not last long, as the point of light quickly disappeared. The guide who had finished the ceremony looked normal. When the interpreter asked about the ceremony, the guide spoke eloquently. He told Ecovacs that in the local area, the appearance of such points of light is a very regular thing. Locals believe that this is a testament to the God's journey to bless and give vows to various places, and each time a point of light appears, it follows the ancient Parimeds in a straight line to the sky. The interpreter quietly reminded Ecovacs that the guide's words were not clear. The interpreter knew that the point of light that appeared in the sky was not the same every time, and that prostrating to the point of light was not something that all Philrexians had to do. Ecovacs remembered an interesting passage he had read in that book: astrology holds that every time the so-called great moon is changed, all human beings wait for divine revelation. Especially when the constellations change, all the signs of the stars will be revealed. The appearance of a large star in the sky is a sign of the occurrence or end of this major human event. Could it be that the Guide's worship and fear of these points of light is also inspired by God?
Perimid was in front of him, and after resting, Ecovacs and his party stepped up their journey, and at noon, they arrived at the foot of Perimed. Warman told Ecovacs that the tall Perrymid in front of him looked more like a tower than a tomb. Layers upward, regular width, forming a climbable ladder to the top. The guide pointed to Perimed, indicating that his work was done, and the interpreter took out a silver coin from the satchel he was carrying, which was considered a reward. Ecovacs learned from the interpreter that the guide would not follow them up to the top of Perymede. His job is simply to lead everyone here. As for the reason, Ecovacs felt that he didn't need to ask to know that the locals respected Perimed enough for generations to abide by some seemingly inexplicable rules. Tall, but the wide and neat steps of Perimid were not difficult to climb, and Ecovacs straightened his clothes and began to climb up with the translator and Warman. They didn't pay attention to the direction behind them, and after muttering a few words to their backs, they turned and left.
After escaping from the Ke family in September, there was no time to think about what had happened to him and where he had to devote himself to it. Ruixi disappeared, and in a short period of time, September began to flee with two crises. Could it be that when I entered the rivers and lakes, it was a wrong beginning, and there will be no more right and wrong in the years of this life, and naturally there will be no advance or retreat at all. That's it, it's all here, it's better to run for your life. Tighten your belt, lift the iron rod, and walk away. September didn't know that Ruixi was also looking for him. Ruixi woke up, the scraps on the table were still cold, but September was gone. Since the children got along, although September is a person in the rivers and lakes, the etiquette is very unambiguous. Treating people with sincerity is even more impeccable, how can you say goodbye without saying goodbye. If you are in danger in your own garden, why can you be safe? The room was a little dim, and Ruixi noticed that the lamps placed symmetrically on both sides were missing. Ruixi got up and called for the servant, but it was cold in the boots under his feet. Look closely at your shoes are still wet. When the servant arrived, Ruixi said that he was fine, and asked the servant to remove the banquet. Just sit in the house and drink, how can it get wet? He had just hid in the shadows, not wanting his servants to see his anomaly. Lifting the lantern that the servant had left behind, Ruixi went out of the house and went to the toilet absentmindedly along the winding path by the pool. The sky is in the middle of autumn, and the clouds are light and the wind is light. A shining star streaked across the southern sky, and Ruixi's heart trembled, as if something flashed in front of him.