Chapter 26: The True and False Masks (I)
After Di Jinyan fled from Li Qiusheng's bedroom angrily, she ran all the way to the center of the street in Peach Blossom Town.
Seeing that the sky was not bright, the wind was cold and the moon was dark on the street, except for the woodcutter who was on the shift and the porter who was in a hurry to pick up the night incense, no one was shaking.
Di Jinyan walked aimlessly on the street for a while, and the resentment in her heart was finally dissolved a little by the cold wind. However, she still didn't forget to secretly scold a sentence or two in her heart, "Stinky boy, rotten boy, if you don't believe your aunt's words, you just wait to go to jail." When your kid kneels down and begs your aunt to save you, it's not too late to trick you over. ”
As he was talking to himself, he looked up and saw that there was still an inn not far away, which was still lit up, exuding some faint warmth on the seemingly cold and dark street. Di Jinyan didn't think about it, so she walked over quickly and entered the door to stay in the hotel.
The shopkeeper was an old man who was nearly fifty years old, and when he looked up at the counter, he saw a young woman in a depressed mood, and there must be something unspeakable or sad to come to stay in the middle of the night. Hurriedly walked out of the counter and greeted him with a smile. "Girl, what do you command? Let's just talk about it. ”
Di Jinyan didn't say much, just snorted coldly. "Shopkeeper, come to a good guest room and send a plate of steaming meat buns." With that, he swung the sword in his hand on the counter, and it was there.
Looking at this posture, the shopkeeper didn't dare to say more, put down the account book in his hand and walked upstairs with the key. As he walked, he turned around and said, "Girl, please come here." Di Jinyan took the sword in her backhand and followed without saying a word.
At the corner of the stairs, a sharp sword that flashed with cold light suddenly stood in front of the shopkeeper. A man dressed in darkness and dressed in night clothes stood gloomily on the top of the stairs, frightened the shopkeeper to hide behind him, and then said in horror and hoarseness. "A good man, there is something to say, there is something to say. Don't use the knife, it will hurt the lives of our people. ”
Di Jinyan, who was behind him, suddenly saw a change in front of him, and his heart was furious. Without waiting for the innkeeper to finish his fearful words, he flew forward, and with his sword in his hand, he blocked the sharp sword on the neck of the man in black. said angrily, "Grandma doesn't think there's nowhere to vent?" You bumped into it first, no wonder your aunt and grandmother are ruthless. ”
After saying that, he was about to kick the man in black away. Just as he was about to kick his legs hard, he heard the man in black exclaim. "Stop fighting, Miss, why are you?" After speaking, he broke free from the controlled hand, put away the sword, stepped aside, and greeted the 'eldest lady' he called in his mouth.
Di Jinyan was also taken aback, she never thought of meeting her own people in this small inn. Immediately said happily, "Zhao Sheng, why are you here?" Does the owner of the village have any instructions again? ”
"Miss Hui, the village is fine. It's just that the owner of the village is worried about the safety of the eldest lady outside, so he ordered Xiao to secretly visit and protect secretly. The man in black replied truthfully.
"Well, it's okay, I won't trouble you, I'll talk about it tomorrow. We tossed for most of the night and not only ended up suffering, but also suffered from that kid's belly, which was really boring. After finishing speaking, Di Jinyan didn't look at Zhao Sheng again, put away her sword and followed the shopkeeper towards the room herself.
Zhao Sheng looked at Di Jinyan angrily, knowing that she was in a rage, and she couldn't ask too much about everything. I had to smile bitterly and retreat on my own.
In the Lei Mansion compound, after Li Qiusheng used a rough word to make Di Jinyan angry, he was like a standstill wooden chicken, so numb that he had no sense of fear.
He walked to the window for no reason, looked out at the early day, closed the doors and windows, and was so bored that he lay down on all fours.
At this time, Old Man Dong knocked on the door. He stood outside the door and patted the door panel nervously and shouted, "Boy, open the door, I have something to tell you." ”
Since Old Man Dong was so worried about calling the door, Li Qiusheng naturally couldn't refuse to open it. He walked over in a daze, pulled the latch of the door, and replied as if impatiently. "It's not dawn yet, what the hell are you doing? It's like I'm your lifeline, and I'm always pouring on me when there's nothing to do. With that, he slowly crossed back and lay down on the bed again.
Old Man Dong pushed the door and slammed in, shaking the crumpled clothes crawling on his body, and brushing the hat on his head that was not very tight, and asked mysteriously. "Boy, did you hear what happened in the Lei Mansion last night? Did Sun Congde, the city guard before midnight, bring his troops here? Later, because a piece of tiles fell to the ground, and the search was fruitless, he led his troops away again. ”
"Hehe, you know so much." Li Qiusheng immediately replied coldly, as if he deliberately avoided answering. "Old man, this night is dark and dark, where did you hear this news? Now that you know everything so well, why are you still half-believing me asking? I'm not a night watchman, how can I know what's going on in the Thunder Mansion? ”
"Hey, if you hadn't knocked on the door at this time, I would still be meeting with Duke Zhou." Li Qiusheng said lightly for a while, as if he had his own selfish intentions.
From this point of view, Li Qiusheng was very reluctant to let Old Man Dong know that Di Jinyan had broken into the Lei Mansion in the middle of the night, and then hid in his room. Or he didn't want Old Man Dong to know that he and Di Jinyan had crossed paths, and just a few hours ago, he almost made a good show that everyone knew about or slept in the same bed.
Moreover, when it comes to his previous prejudices against Lei Hu, Old Man Dong has always had a lot of complaints in his heart. If you tell Old Man Dong now, a strange woman broke into his room in the middle of the night, the purpose was to distract him from the fact that the brother of life and death who had worshiped him was an unkind person. How will Old Man Dong feel? Is it hate? Is it scolding? Or spit on? None of this is known.
Therefore, Li Qiusheng might as well push this matter cleanly, wouldn't it be better to treat it as if he didn't know anything. Otherwise, if you have to say bad things about Lei Hu, it will naturally cause Old Man Dong to be very angry, and then it will make everyone vomit. It's better to stabilize the brotherhood of Old Man Dong first, and look at the last pretentiousness and face of the Lei Mansion.
Therefore, Li Qiusheng excused himself and hid the part he experienced with Di Jinyan last night, which saved a lot of trouble.
Old Man Dong seemed to smile with satisfaction when he saw Li Qiusheng's answer that he didn't know. At this time, he thought to himself, the young boy is a frivolous guy after all, and he is sleepy and playful when he goes there, and he is not as guarded as possible.
Living in the Thunder Mansion, everything seems to be extremely safe. As Lei Hu said, if he can enter his Lei Mansion, it is a foolproof safe place on the territory of Peach Blossom Town.
The two of them also seemed to feel this, so two or three days passed in the Lei Mansion in Peach Blossom Town. Although the upper and lower levels of the Lei Mansion have a lot of opinions about these two people who came halfway. However, the master's stern orders and supervision made the servants of the Lei Mansion have to let go of this obstacle, and cater to Dong and Li with a spring breeze on their faces.
Even in this case, different people naturally have their own opinions in their hearts.
Li Qiusheng always had Di Jinyan's words of advice in his heart, like a poisonous snake coiling over his heart, and from time to time he stretched out a vicious letter and bit it twice. So he always stacked one or two sentences in an inopportune place, and shook Old Man Dong fiercely.
Although Old Man Dong seems to be indulging in pleasure, he is also mixed with his convergent and sharp eyes. From time to time, like a night cat with false eyes, he is always secretly watching everything around him. Li Qiusheng said too much about those lukewarm words, and there was the quiet "thing" of the Lei Mansion that night, and he finally couldn't let go of his belief in this halfway brother in his heart.
But Lei Hu was as open-minded as if he had no scheming, making Old Man Dong believe that everything he did was just for a brotherhood and morality. He could risk his life and the lives of his family to open a smooth avenue for the two of them. Do your best for your friends.
However, in any case, Lei Hu's translation is pretentious, which makes people look somewhat chivalrous and warm-hearted. It also moved the old man Dong for a while, and even left his image as a big brother, and shed old tears for Lei Hu's sincere heart.
At this time, Lei Hu always comforted Old Man Dong and said earnestly. "Brother, don't keep going to your heart, how can you not help my brother with these little things. Isn't this a clear sign that those powerful people are bullying others? I can make my brother suffer this dumb loss. It's a pity that our brothers are not as good as before, and they don't know where they are scattered, otherwise the brothers will definitely help you out of this evil breath. ”
Li Qiusheng, this kid, asked with his eyes open as if he didn't believe in evil. "Master Lei, was your brother really awesome when he was young? Do you even dare to touch the tolerance of the government? Or it's just the kind of soft egg that specializes in bullying civilians, Tiger Fake Tiger Might. ”
After getting Lei Hu's disapproving answer, he ignored it. Li Qiusheng changed his trick again, put on an exaggerated expression and froze there, and said stupidly. "Could it be that your brothers dare to rebel even in the sky? Aren't you afraid that the officials and the army will destroy you? ”
At this time, Old Man Dong would come over silently, and after knocking Li Qiusheng's head, he proudly flaunted his wrinkled old face and said. "Hey, boy, you have to go back and ask your ancestors? At that time, did our brothers dare to rebel against the sky? ”
Li Qiusheng wasted no time in despising Old Man Dong for a while, and then like a deflated balloon, he spread it there and muttered and said. "If I knew who my ancestors were, I wouldn't have to ask you old foxes. I asked my ancestors to go, why bother, if people look at it. ”
As soon as Li Qiusheng said this, he immediately choked the two old guys, Old Man Dong and Lei Hu, to death, and couldn't say a word for a long time.
The two of them once again awkwardly clubbed in front of Li Qiusheng, with their eyes wide open and their wine glasses in their hands, but they could never touch each other again.