The old man wiped the rain from his face and looked up... Before he could shout at the door, a head had already poked out from the tower, and he looked down a few times by the light of the fire in the house, and shouted, "Who is it? ”

The firelight flickered, and the cold light between the towers was faintly visible, and I don't know how many people were hiding in it.

August stretched out his hand and wiped the rain from his face, squinted his eyes and shouted with a flattering smile: "We are mountain visitors who went in to dig ginseng!" It's raining today and it's a little late, so please let us in! ”

"Mountainer?" The man looked at him suspiciously: "Who is on the horse?" Uncover the clothes and show me! ”

Before the master could call him, the Supreme Treasure had already pulled off his clothes and shouted crisply, "Uncle and uncle!" The rain is so heavy, I'm so cold and hungry! Please let us in! ”

"Oh, kid, quickly cover your clothes," August pretended to pull the clothes over to the Supreme Treasure, and looked up again: "A few of you are good, my grandson is young, but he can't stand the wind and cold, this wind and rain are big..."

"Alright, I'll let you in," the man finally relented, "all wait..."

As soon as these words came out, several noisy voices shouted: "Second young master, this black light can't open the door!" ”

"Ahem, ahem, ahem..."A few coughs came from the clothes just right!

The man coughed, turned to the others and shouted, "Shut up! Although the village stipulates that the door cannot be opened when the lights are on, it just means that there are very few ordinary people, and what is the problem if we have dozens of people waiting here today? A few days ago, my father said that he would do more good deeds, praying that the Bodhisattva would bless his mother's illness and recover as soon as possible, and helping this old man and child is a great good deed! ”

"But—" Someone else tried to stop him, but the young man immediately interrupted him and asked, "Do you want me to die and create a sin, and my mother's illness will not be cured?" ”

"The villain doesn't dare!" This is a bit of a big talk, who would dare to admit it? So I had to laugh and say: "Second young master, we naturally hope that my wife's illness will be soon!" It's a good deed, and we're going to do it right away! ”

Soon, the crunching sound of the rough wooden gate was pushed open, and at the same time four men with bows and arrows were revealed on the watchtower, and the bright arrows were directed directly at the range of more than ten zhang behind the two of them.

It deserves to be a big business inn!

The person who came opened the crack in the gate of the village, looked out vigilantly a few times, and made sure that there was nothing unusual before pulling it open. The one who opened the door was a young man, holding a snow-bright steel knife in his hand, and there were two equally strong men beside him. The three of them were a few meters apart and spread out in the shape of 'Pin', obviously they were all well-trained - how could there be so many people guarding this dark night when the rain was pouring?

Is there something wrong?

Before the eighth master could change his mind, the young man had already beckoned, "Come in quickly!" Go inwards yourselves, remember, the red lantern is the kiln, the yellow lantern is the inn, and you have to do business until tomorrow dawns... Creak? ”

As he was talking, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the dark night!

The three of them pulled out their knives with a bang, their arms bent slightly, like jackals, tigers and leopards, and their eyes instantly became fierce and abnormal... At this moment, someone in the guard tower suddenly shouted: "Big young master! It's the eldest young master who is back! ”

"Young Master?" The three of them were overjoyed when they heard this, and hurriedly put their knives into the sheath to welcome them out, "The eldest young master is back!" The eldest young master, the eldest young master...", he was not afraid of the heavy rain, so he rushed straight out.

I even left the two of them here and left no one to care!

At this moment, August suddenly realized that there were so many people waiting here tonight, so it turned out that there was this reason. It is precisely because there are many people waiting here that the sentry post will listen to the words of the second young master and take the risk to open the door, otherwise how can the two or three guards who are blind in the black light open the door for the two to let them go?

While he was thinking, he heard the wooden ladder of the gatehouse clicking, and several people rushed down from it, with rain gear such as clothes and hats in their hands. The two hurriedly let the people go to the side, but when they walked to the side, one of the young men was full.

The young man saw that the two of them were dressed thinly, and they were wet and pitiful by the rain, and his heart moved, and he took the top hat from the hands of others and handed it to August, and then took a coat and draped it on the Supreme Treasure, and said to himself:

"The wind and rain are strong, and this hat is lent to you, so find a place to rest—alas! It's not easy to find food to eat, so I followed my grandfather out to dig ginseng at such a young age. He pulled the cloak in his hand and pulled the lid tightly, "Go, if you have any difficulties in this Kunshan Village, come to me." My name is Qin Lu, remember! ”

Listening to the tone of the voice that spoke, it was the second young master who began to order to open the door.

August and Supreme Treasure thanked him again and again, but the second young master Qin Lu only smiled slightly, turned around and walked outside the gate.

Outside the door, several horses have arrived!

The two walked in according to the words of those people, only to see that the whole village was built according to the mountain, with ups and downs and several steps, most of the houses were built with rocks and thick wooden roofs, and the end was strong and durable, even if the ancient fire bow and crossbow were difficult to cause major damage, and it really lived up to the name of the first village in Kunlun.

The upper and lower floors are distinct, and the top is a large house and a wide house, all of which are built of large pieces of bluestone and stucco, and there are only seven or eight rooms in a staggered manner; In the middle are rough wood and stone houses, which are not as many as a hundred or ten rooms, but they are dense and very close; In the bottom two streets, the wood or even the bark of the houses next to them has not been stripped of their bark, but the thick and sturdy ones are put together, and the four wide rooms are side by side, each with its own lanterns and signs.

After walking a short distance, I heard the sound of people, and a large group of people walked in, holding horses and umbrellas, laughing, and walking down the stone stairs towards the top, to see that the castration was actually the largest house in the village.

The young man who gave them the coat and hat was also among them, and at this moment he was surrounded by a tall man who was extremely affectionate, and the two walked side by side and said something from time to time, and their faces looked quite similar - "It turns out that these are the two sons of the old man Qin in Kunshan Village!" The eighth master understood in his heart: "No wonder they look so kind, it's actually those two bare-ass boys who have grown up..."

Suddenly, he saw a man at the front of the team who was a little strange, and there was a feeling of being elegant and dusty in his gestures, or raising his hands or feet, all of which were full of the smell of wide clothes and big sleeves, just like the usual Taoist robes and gowns.

Could it be a Taoist priest?

Thinking about this in his heart, the Supreme Treasure suddenly dropped his coat and said, "Master, the second young master who talked to us just now was so strange, did you see it?" ”

"Huh?" August Lao'er was a little surprised when he heard this, and asked rhetorically: "Do you mean that he let us in in the heavy rain?" What's so strange about that? He was still thinking about the man's question, and he answered casually.

"No!" Supreme Treasure hurriedly explained: "I see that the shadow of the second young master is very strange-master, master, haven't you noticed? His shadow seemed to have an extra piece on his shoulder, like... Well, it's like—" After thinking about it, he continued, "It's like growing a bull's horn!" ”

"Horns?" He suddenly became alert: "You mean the multiple horn-like things on the shoulders?" In the shadows or in the soul? Can you see clearly? ”

This matter is much more important than that man, who can take care of him?

"See clearly!" The Supreme Treasure replied affirmatively: "It's not the soul in the shadow - you know, master, I can see those things myself!" Just now, when he gave us the coat and hat, you didn't pay attention to his appearance, but I noticed, that is, there was a sudden extra piece on the shadow, but it immediately retracted! ”

"There's a lot of one in the shadow... came out and retracted..."He muttered to himself, feeling extremely strange in his heart: "According to what you said, there should be something like a soul on this second young master, reasoning, it must be a weak body and a pale face, but it looks like that, but it doesn't look like it..."

"But his mother is sick!" The Supreme Treasure retorted a little unconvinced: "Master, I remember you said, this kind of situation is also a ghost!" ”

"No, no, no!" He smiled and shook his head: "Ghosts do not hide in the shadow of people, but only hide in some utensils, such as jade, picture scrolls, handkerchiefs and headdresses; On the other hand, it is only the evil fate that hides in the shadows, and this kind of thing will not cause other people to be ill, just against himself... Ahem, Bao'er, you're confusing things from the book, aren't you? ”

Hearing the master mention the things in the book, the Supreme Treasure suddenly panicked, and he couldn't care about what taboo the second young master had committed, so he began to defend: "No, no... It was the master who said that you would draw inferences, so I tried to see... Hee-hee, master, I'm so hungry! ”

Immediately, he changed the subject.

How could Wang August not know his thoughts, but he would not want to blame the Supreme Treasure any more in a few days, so he smiled and reached out and gently scratched the tip of his nose:

"Forget it, the master won't talk about you this time, go back and flip through the book by yourself, find out those chapters and show them for yourself - the front is the inn, let's go eat something first." After a slight turn in his mind, he added: "We don't care about the affairs of the second young master, I'm afraid that people have already arranged it." ”

He immediately thought of the man who walked elegantly—could it be that he had come for this?

Supreme Treasure is naturally well-behaved and clever, and guessed a few points from the master's face, so he responded with a smile: "Well, master, if you ignore us, we will ignore him!" … Master, master, shall we eat noodles today? ”

"Eat noodles, eat noodles." August took the Supreme Treasure to the door of the big house with the yellow lantern, turned around and pulled the reins to let the Supreme Treasure dismount, and immediately came to greet Xiao Er: "Yo! Two, are you still rushing up the mountain in such a heavy rain? Please come in, please come in..."

As soon as his eyes fell on the clothes of the two of them, his face immediately changed: "... What to eat? ”