Chapter 62: Jianghu Road (1)
It is said that after Li Qiusheng tore the mask of the ghost-faced man, a delicate woman's face immediately flashed in front of him.
The peach blossom cheeks move, and the rouge friendship. Graceful, looking back and smiling. Li Qiusheng was suddenly amazed and at a loss.
In the end, it was this charming woman's insincere love words that not only gave Li Qiusheng a dazed turnaround, but also gave him hope for rebirth.
At that time, Li Qiusheng felt as if he was in a sleeping dream, and there was no danger. Then savor it, but it seems to be as real as the purpose, and it is difficult to argue whether it is true or false for a while.
You think, Li Qiusheng, this kid, was snatched from the road of the rivers and lakes by the cold and glamorous woman in front of him, wearing a ghost mask, and playing the top spot of the ghost gang. How could she release Li Qiusheng, who had worked so hard to loot in a mask, just because of this farce? This is a big thing that the boss can't explain to his subordinates.
What's more, at present, the rivers and lakes are tightly spread, and whoever catches Li Qiusheng, this kid, can receive a lot of silver and unexpected glory and wealth from him. If that's the case, how many cats in the world don't eat fishy? Lightly let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
However, after the cold woman put on a ghost mask in front of him, the call she said to him made Li Qiusheng half-believe and hesitate.
Li Qiusheng was shocked at the moment, and while looking at the cold woman standing with his back in surprise, he hurriedly walked towards the outside of the cave. Walking straight to a few meters away from the cave door, this cold woman with a ghost face did not look back at him, the deflated man on the street. Coldly, he kept standing there, like a wounded white fox, silently adding to the bleeding wounds on his body.
This time, Li Qiusheng, who had been trying to escape secretly and panicked, let go of the twelve hanging hearts in his chest. Out of the gloomy ghost cave, the sun was shining outside, and the breeze was slow. Everything in the world seems to be so beautiful, warm, and amazing.
At this moment, Li Qiusheng felt the comfort and emptiness of his soul that he had not felt since he fled. He simply found a flat high slope, and lay down facing the slanting sun with the back of his head with his hands, his eyes were extremely comfortable, and his mood was flat. After the refreshment, Li Qiusheng closed his eyes dissatisfied, holding a dead grass in his mouth, shaking slightly up and down, left and right, and suddenly flew out like a sharp arrow.
"That's it, that's it. Jianghu Road, where do you not meet at the end of the world. Don't be bitter, leave regrets, and be troubled? A wisp of love is good, and half of it is buried. ”
Hey, this sentence recited by the ghost-faced woman sadly suddenly flashed in Li Qiusheng's heart like a black demon, and there was an astringent bitter taste.
Li Qiusheng silently thought a few times in his heart, only to feel that the corners of his eyes were cold. As soon as he opened his eyes, a dazzling ray of slanting sun shot directly on his cheek.
At this moment, Li Qiusheng was playing with the words of the ghost-faced woman for no reason. The heart is like a lonely goose flying out of the sky, sad and melancholy.
Inside the Hexing Inn.
In the most remote and unfinished small room at the end, Old Man Dong waited until the second half of the night and did not see Li Qiusheng, the kid, return. At the moment, he was also in a hurry, and wanted to desperately go out to track down the trace of Li Qiusheng, but the officers and soldiers holding torches outside were searching and shouting everywhere, and they were in a panic, and the chaotic move to arrest Li Qiusheng continued continuously. In addition, it was difficult to find it in the dark, and his life was sparse, so the old man Dong had to endure it in the small room of the inn for a while, barely closing his eyes.
When the fifth watch arrived, Old Man Dong got up quickly, scrubbed and washed indiscriminately, settled the account room, explained a word, and left in a hurry.
At this time, the sky has been brightened, and people who are in a hurry can still be seen on the street, in twos and threes, each doing their own thing.
Old Man Dong walked straight to the center of the street where there was trouble last night, hoping that Li Qiusheng would appear here. But Old Man Dong wandered around the trouble last night for a long time, and there was no trace of Li Qiusheng. In a hurry, Old Man Dong wandered around the streets and alleys of Longscale Ancient Town again, but still found nothing.
After noon, the old man Dong only felt haggard and thirsty, physically and mentally exhausted, and lazily leaned under a willow elm tree on the corner of the street to rest.
When he was confused, a delicately dressed woman walked straight up to Old Man Dong and shouted. "This old Bai, the little woman looks at your clothes and appearance, you must be the old man Dong." As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Master Dong.
Old Man Dong was startled, and suddenly a mist enveloped his brain. Old man Dong felt that he had no relatives and friends in Longscale Ancient Town, how could he come for the first time, and he didn't have too much contact with outsiders, so how could this charming little woman know herself.
This delicate woman seemed to have seen through Old Man Dong's thoughts, and immediately handed over something from the palm of her hand and placed it in front of Old Man Dong. He smiled and said, "Old man, do you recognize this?" Then, he stepped aside reservedly, quietly waiting for Old Man Dong's reaction.
Old Man Dong was shocked at the moment, and his bright and deep eyes widened almost at the same time. As if he didn't believe it, he stared straight at the beautiful woman in front of him, not flashing.
Because in the palm of her hand lay the fish-shaped jade that Li Qiusheng carried with her, which was personally handed over to Li Qiusheng by the old bustard's mother at the parting inn. And now this fish-shaped jade has fallen into the hands of this strange woman, bright and beautiful, but the owner of the jade does not know where he is? Why didn't this make Old Man Dong's heart jump and his scalp tingle?
Old Man Dong paused slightly, but still adjusted his mood and asked tentatively. "This girl, do you recognize the old man? Why did this fish-shaped jade fall into your hands again? The delicate woman seemed to deliberately avoid answering, teasing the old man Dong, but asked in a blunt tone, "In this way, you are not the old man Dong I am looking for?" Why should I tell you, am I stupid? Then she turned and left.
Old Man Dong was even more shocked, and suddenly said in an almost pleading tone, "No, it's not like this." Girl, the old man is the old man you are looking for. Tell me, where is the owner of this fish-shaped jade? I have to find him now. Otherwise, something big will happen. With that, his faint eyes swept over the woman's face again.
"Hey, it's good that you're there, don't ask so much. But the owner of this fish-shaped jade wants me to tell you that if he doesn't return to the inn before noon, you will keep going north, whether it is a road or a road, anyway, you just go north. The delicate woman said with her pink red lips, like a carp in the water, vivid and sharp, seductive and yearning.
Old Man Dong seemed to have come back to his senses from his sleep, and thanked him again and again. "That's good, that's good, this kid is finally a little clever. Thank you, girl, thank you. The woman smiled faintly, "Old man, you don't have to thank me. I just brought it to you, and I didn't do anything. I can thank you for your old age, all right, the business is done, I should go, so as not to worry about your old age again. ”
The woman said very politely, put the fish-shaped jade in her hand into the palm of Old Man Dong's hand, and immediately turned around and left with a smile. Old Man Dong also grabbed a life-saving straw like falling into the water, patted the dust on his body and hurriedly walked out of the city.
With this departure, Old Man Dong walked out of the city.
A three-way intersection was immediately placed in front of him, pointing in different directions on the left, middle and right, and slowing down. Old Man Dong looked up at the sunset on the side of the sun, distinguished the east-west and north-west directions, and walked towards the trail on the left as soon as he raised his foot.
Entering the trail, the road naturally becomes bumpy. Turning a large mountain pass, the terrain suddenly flattened, and beside the stream there were three dilapidated thatched houses. The thatched hut was half-closed, and no figures could be swayed, but there was the sound of chickens and dogs alternating, and the bamboo canes and firewood around the gate were tightly closed. A few sparse plum trees in the courtyard have already opened, but the small courtyard dotted in front of the hall looks scattered.
Old Man Dong had already traveled for most of the day, hungry on an empty stomach, and his hands and feet were weak, which was a natural thing. He chirped and slammed his thirsty lips, touched his empty belly, watched for a moment, and hesitated to buckle the bamboo cane in front of the door.
After half a ring, there were a few crisp and hurried sounds in the small courtyard. "Coming, coming, please wait, let's open the door." Immediately afterwards, I heard the squeak of firewood, and a woman's pink face came into the eyes of Old Man Dong. Old Man Dong was so frightened that he hurriedly took a few steps back, and wanted to say something. I heard the woman ask the details first, "Uncle, where are you coming from, who are you looking for?" ”
Only then did Old Man Dong raise his head and say, "Girl, the old man is passing by, not looking for anyone." Dare to ask the girl's surname? Who else is in the family? It's getting late, it's in the wilderness, can you allow the old man to spend the night here. "Ah, uncle, you don't look for someone, you just travel for the night. You wait, you have to ask my mother to go. The girl said with a twinkling of curious eyes, and then closed the area around the chai door again, and walked straight to the hall in the middle. Old Man Dong had to stand in front of the chaimen and wait, after all, people are the masters, you are the guests, and people are the masters in this mountain.
After waiting for a while, I heard the girl who had gone and returned open the chai doorway. "Uncle, come in, my mother agreed that you will stay overnight at our house. But I have to tell the uncle that the people in the mountains are poor, and food and housing are not as expensive as the people in the city. If the uncle doesn't dislike it, he can still eat a wild meal with us. With that, he welcomed Old Man Dong in.
Old Man Dong hurriedly thanked him, but the girl argued strangely. "You have to thank people, don't thank me, just thank my mother. She will always allow you to stay at my house. Saying that, he glanced coldly at Old Man Dong again, and went straight to the hall in the middle.
Old man Dong was smacked by the girl, although he was unwilling, he had to admit to deal with it. Ah, what's wrong with all the people in this mountain, can't you see half a point for an old man? Doubts were immediately born in Old Man Dong's heart.