Chapter 19: Transfiguration

The next day, just after dawn, the fat man and I hurriedly finished breakfast at the inn, packed our luggage, went to the front hall of the inn to settle the bill, and then set off to Yijiazhai on the mountain.

The cottage is halfway up the hill where the inn is located, and you have to walk through the dense woods to get to the cottage. When the fat man and I walked out of the inn gate, we happened to meet the man with glasses and his girlfriend, and they were also going to visit the village.

The fat man warmly greeted them together, but I was unwilling in my heart, the purpose of our two entering the mountain this time was ulterior, what if the woman asked the east and west along the way, what should I do? So I looked at the man with glasses, thinking that he would definitely refuse, who would admit that he was unusual, and also wanted to walk with us, saying that it was not easy to get lost in the dense woods because there were many people, and he also talked enthusiastically with the fat man. I was embarrassed to refuse, and with my silent acquiescence, the four of them began to walk together.

The fat man and I were in a hurry to enter the mountain, so we chose the mountain path recommended by the innkeeper, which is a straight line through the dense forest behind the inn, which can avoid wasting time on the winding detour on the mountain road, and the locals of Yijiazhai also go home from here through the dense forest, but the jungle is dense and the road is more difficult. I didn't expect the glasses man to have no opinion, and after sleeping he seemed to be a different person, so the four of us began to walk through the dense woods.

In the early morning, the mountains and forests are full of thin mist, the air is humid and stuffy, and the air pressure is so low that people can't breathe; The dense woods are a breeding ground for countless mosquitoes, and there must be no skin exposed, or you will soon find yourself a toad covered in pimples, which is by no means alarmist; As you navigate through dense woods, you must always keep an eye on your feet so as not to trip over tree roots sticking out of the ground.

On the way up the mountain, I learned that the man with glasses was named Sky, a rich second generation, no wonder he was wearing brand-name clothes. The woman's name is Lily and she is Sky's college classmate, and the two of them go out to play together, as for the relationship! The man said it was a couple, while the woman said it was a friend, and it seemed that the man with glasses was just unrequited love. It is estimated that he brought Lily to this scenic place this time, probably to shorten the distance between the two and further the relationship. Lily's backpack had been carried by the man with glasses, and he didn't see that his emaciated body was quite strong.

After more than an hour of walking through the dense woods, everyone stopped talking, replaced by the sound of gasps.

My eyes are full of lush green, my head is dizzy, what green mountains and green waters, green grass and these beautiful words are far away from me, I am now bored just by hearing the word "green". The road under my feet was so potholed that I couldn't help but stop, hold on to a big tree and gasp and say, "Let's all stop and rest for a while!" With that, I put my backpack on the ground and sat on it to drink.

I saw that the fat man with a good body also became short of breath, but it was a man with glasses, although his face was covered with sweat, his breathing was very even, and he did not gasp for breath, and his face was only slightly ruddy. I said in my heart: Looking at his physique, it shouldn't be as good as mine, how can he seem so relaxed, he is just a college student, and he is not a martial arts practitioner, how can his body be so good? I suddenly became curious about him, and I couldn't help but look him up and down. The man with glasses has thick glass spectacle lenses, covering most of his face, and he can only see his firm nose and somewhat thin lips, it is estimated that he should have a very handsome face when he takes off his glasses.

The man with glasses noticed my gaze and turned his head a little uncomfortably, and I also felt that it was rude to stare at others, so I smiled at him awkwardly, and just wanted to take the opportunity to talk to him.

As a result, Lily, who was sitting next to him, suddenly stood up, took out a piece of chocolate from her backpack, reached out and handed it to me with a smile. I looked at the man with glasses at a loss, and felt that it was a little inappropriate to accept Lily's chocolate, but it seemed impolite to refuse directly.

But I thought about it: it's just a piece of chocolate, and it doesn't mean anything, and maybe people don't have any other ideas, just kind enough to let us recover and continue on our way. If I don't answer, it will seem a little weak.

So, just as I was about to get up and take the chocolate, I suddenly saw Lily in front of me, frowned painfully, and then without saying a word, she fell straight in front of me, facing the ground.

This qiē happened in a few seconds, and the three of us were dumbfounded, not knowing what was going on, and we all paused for a moment, looked at each other, and then reacted, and immediately hurriedly flipped Lily facing the ground over.

I saw Lily's eyes closed and her face turned blue, and the man with glasses on one side immediately pulled up her sleeves and trouser legs to check, on Lily's white calf, there was a red dot the size of a sesame seed, which was slowly spreading, and after a few seconds, it became the size of a mung bean, and it continued to spread.

The man with glasses suddenly opened Lily's eyelids with a heavy face, and I was immediately shocked when I saw her actions, could it be that Lily was poisoned? I saw that there were no black lines on Lily's white eyes, and the black pupils did not shrink, it didn't seem to be Gu poison, and the man with glasses was also relieved after reading it. On the contrary, my heart tightened, and I was surprised that this man with glasses seemed to know too much, not like an ordinary college student.

Suddenly suspicious, my heart said: This kid has been appearing by our side, is it early purpose, ulterior motives. Could it be that he is the shadow-like mysterious person, or is he a mysterious person himself, and he is pretending to be a man with glasses, just to monitor us at close range, so his words and actions today will be different from yesterday.

Then this person is really terrifying, he will definitely have the long-lost "disguise technique" in the rivers and lakes, and he has great courage, then this person's kung fu should also be very good, so he will be as easy as walking on the bumpy mountain road, it can be seen that his kung fu is above the fat man, and his courage is above me, this enemy is too difficult to deal with.

I was suspicious of the man with glasses, and I couldn't help but start to guard against him in my heart, thinking about how to solve this non-negligible trouble in case of a crisis. I couldn't help but feel a little headache, and immediately gave the fat man next to me a look, but he didn't pay attention to me at all, and kept staring at the man's every move in glasses.

The man with glasses first opened his backpack, took out a small yellow gourd bottle from it, poured out a black pill, crushed it, and fed it to Lily's mouth. When he was done, he immediately stood up and explained to the two of us, "She was bitten by a poisonous insect and has allergies. I fed her anti-allergy medicine, and it shouldn't be a big problem, but she won't wake up for a while. However, just in case, we had to hurry up and get into the stockade. Can I trouble you two for a moment, because I have to carry her on my back, and I ask you two to help me with our luggage. ”

The fat man had no doubts about the glasses man's statement, and he was very warm-hearted, so he immediately helped Lily to the glasses man's back, picked up their backpacks, and said to the glasses man: "If you are tired, you can change shifts with me to carry Lily." ”

The man with glasses smiled and said, "Thank you." "I strode through the dense woods, and the speed was so fast that neither I nor the fat man could keep up. This deepened my suspicion of him, and the innocent fat man next to me praised the man with glasses and said, "I didn't see that the slightly thin and slender body of the eyed boy contained the ability of a volcano, and I really looked at him differently." After the fat man finished speaking, he looked at me and asked for my opinion.

As a result, seeing that my expression was not very good, I said with some worry: "You are not feeling well." ”

I shook my head expressionlessly, and then said indifferently to the fat man: "I also look at the man with glasses." ”

The fat man didn't understand the meaning of my words, and smiled and said, "That's it, that's it." ”

I ignored the fat man, ran a few steps to catch up with the man with glasses in front of me, and pretended to be casual and replied to him, "How is Lily?" Is it really okay? ”

The man with glasses said in a very calm tone: "It doesn't matter to her, just take a good rest for a while." ”

When I saw that the man with glasses looked very at ease, I felt that he was either super strong in his heart, or he was really innocent. So I continued to look worried, and said tentatively: "When Lily fainted just now, I was shocked, I thought she was suffering from heat stroke, how can you tell that she was bitten by a poisonous insect and caused by allergies?" ”

The man with glasses immediately replied to me without thinking, "I studied Western medicine in college. And my grandfather is an old Chinese medicine doctor, I have been around him since I was a child, so I am very good at Chinese and Western. ”

What the man with glasses said made sense, but I just couldn't fully trust him, and I couldn't help but peek at the side of his face with my eyes, and I didn't see anything wrong with his face.

But I know very well that the superb disguise technique cannot be seen with the naked eye at all, and the disguise cultivator applies a very rare ancient "disguise secret medicine" on the face, which is said to be a gel made from the bone marrow of a deep-sea fish, and when applied to the face and body, it can be exactly the same as human skin, and it can also reshape the facial features and body curves, and it is absolutely no problem to perfectly replace a man with a woman. Although this disguise is done with fish gelatin, it is not difficult to melt it at high temperatures, and the solution is to sprinkle a special potion on it to dissolve it. Master once taught me the recipe for this special potion, but I didn't believe that there were still people who knew this kind of secret technique at the time, so I didn't remember it seriously when I heard it in my left ear and my right ear, but now I think about it, I only remember alum and alkali, and I can't remember anything else.

However, there is also a kind of transfiguration technique that is very terrifying, that is, the skin of a living person is quickly peeled off with a very light and thin blade, and then attached to his face while it is hot, so that it completely becomes the appearance of another person. However, this kind of disguise technique needs to have a very pure technique, and it must also be ruthless, or you stick to the skin that was peeled off by your own hands, and your psychological quality is too low, so it is strange that you are not scared to death. But this terrifying secret technique has been lost for a long time, and it is completely at the level of legends, and it is estimated that no one should know this kind of terrifying and cruel secret technique now.

I very much hope that the man with glasses is really just an ordinary medical student, not the ghost-like mysterious person.

Otherwise, the situation of me and the fat man will be too dangerous, and we will face a very difficult and vicious enemy.