"I've come from a long visit to my family, and I'm not very lost." I didn't tell the truth, I guess I said I crawled out of the grave, and no one would believe me.

"Oh, that's right, young man, it's a long way from the city, and it's getting dark, so you might as well stay here first and talk about it tomorrow." As he spoke, the old man looked at me with eyes that were about to come together, and his smile was rather treacherous.

Just stay, I still have a lot of silver on me anyway, and it's not a bad thing to play here. I asked again, "Old man, where is the inn around here?" ”

"If you don't dislike you, you can come to live in my house, you gave one or two pieces of silver just now, and it will be regarded as the house money."

Why is he so kind? Could it be that he opened a thief's shop? See that I am generous and want to get my money? Looking at the treacherous appearance on his face, this possibility is extremely high. But I thought about it again, even if it was a thief shop, I was not afraid, my skills, what could he do to me, just to catch a few thieves to relieve boredom. Thinking of this, I thanked him: "Thank you, old man, then I will beg for mercy." ”

The old man looked very happy, quickly put away the things on the ground, pointed forward, and said, "Let's go, just ahead." ”

As I followed, I noticed that he walked vigorously and vigorously, and walked like a fly, not like an old man in his last years. At first glance, he is a practitioner. I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and this can be seen at a glance, and it seems that I still have to be cautious and not underestimate the enemy.

The old man walked around and took me to a room and said, "This is it, my house lives on the first floor." ”

I smiled and nodded, and walked into the room, which was decorated with all kinds of strange furnishings, and like the outside world, none of which I had ever seen. What struck me the most novel was that there was a square thing on a table, in which colorful little people were walking around, and in front of me was sitting a young man with his hands quickly tapping on the black object on the table, I don't know what kind of skill this practice, he didn't notice it when we came in.

Seeing that this home furnishings doesn't look like an inn, I wondered. When he was stunned, the old man said, "Please sit down," and then shouted to the young man, "San'er, here are the guests!" ”

The guy named San'er turned around and looked at me in amazement. Then he asked the old man, "Master, who is he?" ”

I hurriedly introduced myself: "My name is Li Qingming, a native of Peduc. ”

The young man sat next to me and kept looking me up and down: "Why are your clothes so strange, you ...... braids?"

At this time, the old man reprimanded: "San'er, why are you so unstable, and you feel anxious to pour water for the guests." ”

The old man said with a smile: "This is my apprentice, named Hu San, young and ignorant, don't be surprised." ”

I hurriedly laughed: "It's not in the way, it's not in the way, I haven't asked the old man for his name." ”

"Ah, my surname is Hu Daxian."

Hu Tai Sin? When you hear this name, you are not a good person. Typical charlatan names.

Hu San poured water and sat next to me, seeing that he was a few years younger than me, and he was also skinny, and his face was a little like a monkey, I wondered, why are both masters and apprentices so thin? It doesn't look like this family environment doesn't look like you can't get enough to eat. And what did this Hu San learn from his master, is it a fortune-telling, or a deception, I think of this old man who knows kung fu, oh, maybe he is learning kung fu with him.

Hu San persuaded me to drink water, and I felt that I was not thirsty at all. I wouldn't drink it even if I was thirsty, and I wouldn't be fooled if he gave me sweat medicine. Besides, I can't drink it if I want to, I'm still masked at the moment. But seeing them like this, so enthusiastic, I didn't know how to refuse, so I had to smile awkwardly: "Thank you, thank you, I'm not thirsty!" ”

"Young man, why are you masked?" Hu Daxian asked.

"Oh, I'm ugly, I'm afraid to scare people." I made up a random reason.

"It's okay, come here and treat this as your own home, don't care."

As soon as I heard this, I hesitated a little, I came to the house, and it was not good to hide my face, there was no sunlight in this room, and it was estimated that it would be fine to show my face, so I took off the mask on my face.

As I expected, this Hu Daxian was nothing, and that Hu San reacted strongly, jumping up directly and shouting: "Wow, are you an avatar?" ”

Hu Daxian glared at him: "San'er, don't you be unreasonable?" Hu San sat down honestly, still looking at me curiously.

Hu Daxian asked again: "Young man, how did you get this face like this, don't hesitate to tell me, I have studied Taoism all my life, and I have also studied medical skills, maybe I can help you." ”

Listening to what he said was very sincere, it didn't look like a charlatan's mouth, and it didn't hurt to tell him, maybe he could really heal my face. Immediately, I told me how I had been poisoned and then somehow woke up in the coffin, and my face changed to say the same thing over and over again.

Hu Daxian was silent after hearing this, his expression at this time was not at all like the fortune teller who kissed and bit the silver on the street just now, but like an unfathomable wise man.

After a long time, Hu Daxian spoke: "You mean that you have been resurrected from the tomb?" ”

"I guess I didn't die at the time, but somehow I woke up again."

Hu Daxian thought for a moment and said, "I won't tell you the truth, I brought you to my house because I saw that you were unusual just now." I've been cultivating for many years, and I've seen and heard a lot, and you'......re in this situation," he paused and continued, "Don't be afraid. ”

Afraid? What does he want to say, what can scare me? I'm a little nervously bottomless.

"Actually, you're dead!"

What, when I heard this, my brain buzzed, I died, how could it be, then am I in the underworld now? Although I didn't fully believe his words, I was still scared when I saw his serious face, if I died, then I would never see my parents again? Thinking of this, my eyes couldn't help but moisten again.

Hu Daxian said slowly: "There are yang fires on the bodies of living people, and I found at first glance that your yang fire has been completely extinguished, judging from this, you are already dead." But you are not the same as the dead, although I have not encountered this situation, but I have seen a similar phenomenon in some Taoist texts. Think about it, aren't you thirsty or hungry right now? And afraid of the sun? ”

I nodded dumbly, he was right, I thought these symptoms were all reactions to poisoning.

"Your current situation is similar to that of a zombie, but you are much stronger than a zombie, your body has not become stiff, and your flesh and skin have not rotted, and your soul is still there. Thoughts and feelings are no different from ordinary people, but your appearance has changed, and then there is that you don't have to eat or drink, and you are immortal. ”