Chapter 2: Déjà vu
Inside the humble wooden house, although it looks a little depressed all around, except for a table and a few stools in the middle, and a wooden bed against the wall on the east side. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Huai Chong's hair was messy, lying on his back on the bed, and after some wind and rain torture, his face was full of beard, yellow and hungry. He opened his eyes dimly, and saw the strange scene in front of him, and his heart was puzzled. Looking around at the fact that there was no one around, he moved a few times and wanted to get up, only to feel that his whole body was sore, ulcerated, weak, his mouth was dry, and his stomach was empty. He shouted vigorously and shouted, "Is there anyone?" and shouted several times, but no one answered, and then called again: "Someone, come on, give me something to eat, I want to drink water!"
Suddenly, the door squeaked open, and a gray-clothed man in his thirties came in, grinning and saying, "Hehe, sir, you are finally awake!"
Huai Chong was already tired and angry when he screamed, so he didn't give him a good face and said, "Quick, go get me some food, and then some water!"
"Hey, okay," the man said politely, "Sir, wait for you, and I'll get you something to eat right away." Without waiting to settle down, he ran out of the door again.
Huai Chong secretly blamed himself for forgetting to ask him where this was.
After a while, the man returned, and there was another man about his age, with a kettle of food in his hand, and fish and vegetables, which he placed on the table.
When Huai Chong saw the food, he got up busily, turned over and got out of bed like a hungry wolf, and as soon as his feet hit the ground, he suddenly felt that his legs were weak and fell to the ground. Two men hurriedly helped him up and helped him to the table and sat down. Huai Chong first grabbed the kettle and opened the lid of the kettle, raised his mouth and poured a belly of water like a spring, and then reached out and grabbed a large handful of fish and stuffed it into his mouth; Finally, he stingily stretched out his long tongue to polish the bottom of the bowl. It was shocking and funny to see the two men.
Huai Chong put down the bowl and said, "I'm not full yet, go get it for me." ”
The man stopped laughing and said, "Okay, come right away!"
The two men turned around and were about to walk out, "Wait a minute!" Huai Chong stopped them and asked, "I haven't asked you yet, where is this!"
The man said, "Oh, I forgot to introduce you, this is the Tiger Nest Gang!"
"Tiger Nest Gang?" Huai Chong rethought again, secretly thinking: This is a famous den of thieves. ”
The man said, "Sir, do you have anything else?"
Huai Chong said: "It's nothing, you guys go first." He clenched his fists again and said, "Thank you!"
"No thanks!"
The two turned around, but before they reached the door, Huai Chong suddenly had another thing in his mind, and stopped them again: "Wait a minute, I still have one more thing!"
This time, the voice was a little urgent, which startled the two of them, and hurriedly turned around and said, "Sir, if you have anything else, just give orders." ”
Huai Chong's memory was a little confused, and he stroked his head with his hand and said, "That...... Excuse me...... Is there a man named Mo Xiaofeng here?"
The man said: "Oh, you are looking for the second young master, then okay, I will go and call you immediately." ”
They probably felt that Huai Chong was a little verbose, so they didn't say anything more and went outside. Huai Chong embellished a sentence: "There are two Lao!" and thought to himself: "Second young master? Could it be that the second young master is Mo Xiaofeng?"
Huai Chong watched as the two had just gone out and closed the door. After a while, they seemed to see someone, and shouted in unison: "Second young master!" The man responded: "Well, you are all here, how is my seventh uncle?" A man said: "Second young master, you came just in time, we were about to look for you, your seventh uncle woke up and was calling you to go." Then the man said, "I see, go down." ”
As the words fell, the door creaked open, and a young man in a white cloth robe entered. Looking closely, this person has a trapezoidal face, straight eyebrows, eyes as sharp as arrows, eyes full of light, a little humor written on the bridge of the nose of wooden claws, and a slight smile with a hint of wisdom and majesty in the square mouth, which makes people feel that a tyranny is hidden from the gentle appearance.
When Huai Chong saw this person come in, he stared at him in surprise and joy, and said, "Are you ...... Mo Xiaofeng?"
The man smiled and walked towards this side and arched his hand, "Seventh uncle, don't come here unharmed?"
"Huh?" Huai Chong was stunned for a moment, not understanding how he called himself Seventh Uncle, he had never had such a nephew, so he asked, "You...... Call me what?"
Mo Xiaofeng showed a sly smile on his face, walked to the chair opposite Huai Chong and sat down, and said in a low voice: "From now on, you are my seventh uncle, if you don't want to be abused, it's best to pretend as I say." ”
Huai Chong's mind was like a puddle of muddy water: "Why is this, don't I pretend to be your seventh uncle, can the people here still abuse me?"
Mo Xiaofeng said: "You don't have to worry about the reason for it, in short, it's better to do what I say." He leaned in a little and continued, "There is one more thing I want to ask you." ”
"What's the matter?"
Mo Xiaofeng said: "I heard you call me by name since I was in a coma, and I also feel as if I have seen you somewhere, can't we know each other before?"
Huai Chong showed a smug look at this time, "hummed" and said with a smile: "You may not know me, or you may have forgotten me a long time ago, but I know you." ”
"Oh!" Mo Xiaofeng said, "How do you know me, let's hear it." ”
Huai Chongchang sighed and said, "That's it, I'll tell you a story first...... he started from Qianchenzi coming to the Tang Empire, to Qu Long's founding of the Weishen and opening the Weiri Scroll to set foot on the Demon Continent, and then to how he was driven out of the Falling Moon Country and returned to the Tang Dynasty, but he didn't say anything about the artifact crystal, which shows that he was wary of Mo Xiao's fashion. Finally, he said: "Back then, my senior brother killed the four children and the fisherman who adopted them because of his madness, and escaped, but the fisherman's son was missing, I didn't expect that I could see it here after so many years, the fisherman's son is you Mo Xiaofeng, although you have grown up, but you have not changed much compared with when you were a child." ”
Mo Xiaofeng looked him up and down and said, "In this way, you are really a disciple of Qianchenzi's predecessors!"
Huai Chong smiled and said, "Do you think I'm lying?"
Mo Xiaofeng kept staring at him, thinking that if he wasn't the first son of Qianchenzi, he wouldn't know so much about things, and it didn't look like he was panicking from beginning to end. I heard Huai Chong say again: "Do you remember when you were a child, once it rained heavily in the middle of the night, I and my senior brother Qu Long passed by your house and stayed at your house for one night, you were only ten years old at the time, and the three of us still slept in the same bed, hehe!"
Mo Xiaofeng said: "I have some impression of the person Qu Long you said?"
Huai Chong saw that he really couldn't remember himself, so he smiled and said, "It's okay if you don't remember me, but we haven't thanked you for saving your life after talking for so long!" He had added to his stomach and had gained some strength.
Mo Xiaofeng hurriedly held him up and said, "Thank me, I don't need to, I just think you have some relationship with me, so I just helped by the way!"
Huai Chong said: "The grace of dripping water should be repaid by the spring, not to mention that saving a life is really the virtue of recreation, please accept my worship!"
Mo Xiaofeng grabbed his arms and said, "I can't afford such a big gift, you better sit down!"
Huai Chong clasped his hands into fists and said respectfully: "Then if Master Mo encounters any difficulties, just say hello, and he will definitely be a dog and a horse in the next place, and he will help each other!"
Mo Xiaofeng said with a smile: "As a dog and horse, you don't have to, can you tell me why Bian Chong went crazy back then, and why he wanted to kill my whole family!"
Huai Chong was a little speechless: "This ......" thought about it, this involved the artifact crystal, so he said: "This is a secret I can't say, anyway, your enemies are already dead, you don't have to pursue it anymore!"
Mo Xiaofeng sneered and said, "I said just now that I wanted to help, but after a while, I broke my promise, this is not a gentleman's doing!"
Huai Chong said solemnly: "This matter is very important, I really can't say it, please don't make it difficult for young master Mo to be strong!"
Mo Xiaofeng said: "You only tell me one person, I will never say to outsiders, you can rest assured that we can high-five as an oath!"
Huai Chong thought about it, seeing that Mo Xiaofeng's personality was a trustworthy person, and he remembered that this person was kind to him, and in addition, no one knew the whereabouts of the five artifacts anyway, so he sighed and said, "Okay, I'll tell you, but you can't tell anyone!"
"Well, I promise you, I will do it!"
The two high-fived as an oath. Huai Chong told Mo Xiaofeng about the artifact crystal, and repeatedly told Mo Xiaofeng not to let others know.
Mo Xiaofeng said: "So that's the case, then have you ever thought about what you plan to do in the future, whether to find the owner of these five artifacts or to find your senior brother, or...... Stay in the Tiger's Nest?"
Huai Chong was full of worries in his heart, and he sighed blankly: "I haven't thought about this yet, now my senior brothers have been missing for eight years, and their lives and deaths are still uncertain, and the whereabouts of the five artifacts are only known to my senior brother, this world is as big as looking for a needle in a haystack, even if I give me five thousand elite soldiers, I don't know when I will find it!"
Mo Xiaofeng thought for a moment, and said, "Otherwise, you said that only your senior brother Qu Long knows the whereabouts of the five artifacts, but I don't think so!"
Huai Chongdeng looked at him: "Oh, what do you mean, will anyone else know?"
Mo Xiaofeng said: "Although this person is a person, he is actually not a person, but an animal. ”
Huai Chong heard him go around in so many circles, and he was already anxious: "What animal, who do you want to say?"
Mo Xiaofeng said: "You said that your senior brother Qu Long had a Rongyun horse back then, this horse knows human nature and can fly thousands of miles a day, he will definitely not leave easily with such a treasure, and it is his mount, so I conclude that when your senior brother hid those five artifacts, this horse must have followed!"
Huai Chong said: "That's right, he only lent me once, it was ...... last time" Speaking of this, he suddenly realized that "yes, there is also Rong Yunma, this is his mount, no matter where he goes, this horse never leaves his body, why didn't I think of it!"
Mo Xiaofeng said: "If you don't have to take precautions, you can try to let Rong Yunma lead the way." ”
Huai Chong suddenly remembered that Rong Yunma had been detained by the king of the Falling Moon Country, and said in disappointment: "But that Rong Yunma is still in the hands of the king of the Falling Moon Country, we have to ......" Halfway through the words, Mo Xiaofeng suddenly reached out and pressed his mouth, making a "shh-" sound, and pointed out the door with the other hand, only to see a faint black shadow on the door, Huai Chong understood.
Mo Xiaofeng raised his voice again and said, "Seventh Uncle, are the treasures of Golden Dragon Island and this Fountain of Immortality you said real or fake, why do I think they are so mysterious?"
Huai Chong blinked when he saw him, knowing what he meant, and followed his words: "Ah... That one... Hey, can I risk my life to go to sea and suffer that crime?" Mo Xiaofeng said: "I don't believe that such a Golden Dragon Island can be full of gold mountains and silver heaps, and a spring can be immortal, who believes it!"
At this moment, the man outside overheard their speech, and his heart exploded like a flower, and his ears became longer.
Huai Chong pretended to reprimand again: "Can't you be quiet, for fear of being heard!" Mo Xiaofeng said: "Yes... Yes, yes, Uncle Seven!"
The two lowered their voices again, and Huai Chong whispered: "I haven't finished talking just now, we have to find a way to rescue Rong Yunma." Mo Xiaofeng said: "Don't worry, for the sake of your and my feelings, I promised to help you, you just follow me, I have my own way!" Huai Chong nodded and said, "Okay, thank you!"
At this time, there was a knock on the door from the man, and a rough voice said: "The second brother is me, your eldest brother, can you come in?"
Mo Xiaofeng said: "Oh, it's big brother, please come in."
With that, the door was pushed open, and a man in gray came in. This man has a big spherical face, thick eyebrows, tiger eyes, a goatee, rough hands, and a meal in his hand and said: "Second brother, I just heard that your seventh uncle is awake, and I came over to take a look." ”
Mo Xiaofeng pointed at Yu Zhe and said to Huai Chong: "Seventh uncle, this is my sworn brother, called Yu Zhe." ”
Huai Chong got up and clenched his fists and said, "Fortunately, fortunately!"
Yu Zhe looked at Huai Chong and said with a grin: "Seventh uncle, I heard that you woke up, so I specially brought you something to eat." ”
Huai Chong said: "How embarrassing is this!"
Yu Zhe walked over and put the food on the table and said, "Uncle Seven, you're welcome, when you get here, it's like your own home," picked up the kettle to pour water and said, "Come, drink saliva first on this hot day." Huai Chong hurriedly took the kettle and said, "It's better for me to come by myself!"
Yu Zhe smiled: "Yu Zhe said: "Seventh uncle, they are all their own people, my second brother's uncle is my uncle, I am a nephew to pour water for my uncle, what's wrong with that!" said and poured water full.
Huai Chong said: "Thank you!"
"Hey!" Yu Zhe said: "Seventh uncle, why are you still so polite, if you do this again, you will really treat me as an outsider, from now on, I will call you Seventh Uncle, and you can call me my eldest nephew." ”
Huai Chong felt a little funny: he had two more nephews for no reason. He said, "Okay, okay, nephew, I admit it!"
Yu Zhe smiled: "Hey, this is about the same!"
Huai Chong took Yu Zhe's hand and said, "The eldest nephew hasn't sat down here for a long time, so let's sit down and talk slowly." ”
Yu Zhe excused himself and said: "No, no, no, I won't sit down, seventh uncle, I still have something to say with my second brother, you eat something here first, and we'll come when we go." ”
Mo Xiaofeng said: "Big brother, what are you looking for me?"
Yu Zhe said: "Second brother, let our seventh uncle rest here for a while, can you come out first, I want to tell you something." ”
Mo Xiaofeng glanced at Huai Chong, and said to Yu Zhe: "What do you have to go out to say?"
Yu Zhe pulled him and said, "Don't ask, just come out first." ”
Mo Xiaofeng got up and said, "That's good!" and said to Huai Chong: "Second uncle, you wait for a while, I'll come when I go." Huai Chong said: "It's okay, you guys should be busy with your first." ”
Mo Xiaofeng and Yu Zhe walked to the door, the two had just opened the door, and they happened to bump into a person who was also about to push open the door and go inside, almost touching each other face to face. The man outside shouted, "Second brother!" Mo Xiaofeng said: "Hey, Xiaoshuang, why are you here!"
"Why can't I come?" This person is a young woman, dressed in black, with a generous body, with a ponytail on her head, thin eyebrows raised, eyes like electricity, a nose with a slightly straight nose, a mouth like cherry blossoms, and a delicate and handsome long round face that is only slightly rough, as if it has been weathered and makes her gentle face a little tough.
When she saw Yu Zhe, she seemed to be a little unhappy, and said in a flattering voice: "Yo, the eldest brother is also here, no wonder I went to your place just now and couldn't find it, it turns out that you are quite leisurely!"
Yu Zhe smiled dryly: "Sister, why are you free to come here," took her hand and walked into the house: "Come, I'll take you to meet our seventh uncle first." ”
The woman slapped his hand away and said angrily, "Don't pull me, I can go in by myself." ”
When the three of them entered the house, Mo Xiaofeng first introduced Chongdao to Huai: "Seventh uncle, this is my little sister, the biological daughter of my father-in-law Ye Lao's gang leader, named Ye Rongshuang. ”
Ye Rongshuang pursed her hands behind her back, and said with a cold face: "Just call me Xiaoshuang." ”
Huai Chong bowed his hand and said politely: "Little frost girl, under Huai Chong." ”
Ye Rongshuang ignored him, and arrogantly "snorted" and said, "You don't have to introduce, I don't have the time to know who you are!"
Yu Zhe saw that she was so rude, and came up to explain for her: "Seventh uncle, my little sister doesn't know etiquette, don't take it to heart, we are all our own people, and the three of us have all worshiped the target." He scolded Ye Rongshuang again: "Don't call Uncle Seventh yet!"
Ye Rongshuang didn't listen to him at all. Huai Chong was very embarrassed to be ridiculed by the juniors like this, so he could only nod and say: "Oh, I like the personality of Xiaoshuang girl very much, and at first glance she is a heroine among women!"
Ye Rongshuang glanced at him again, turned to Mo Xiaofeng and Yu Zhe and said, "Big brother, second brother, I didn't come to talk to you today, just now my father asked me to call you over, the brothers in the gang are all meeting outside, there is a very important matter waiting for you." ”
"Something important. Mo Xiaofeng asked.
Ye Rongshuang said: "You guys will come out first." With that, he walked out of the house without waiting for them to say anything. Mo Xiaofeng said to Huai Chong: "Second uncle, I'll come when I go." Then he and Yu Zhe hurriedly followed. Huai Chong said: "Go ahead!"
After they left, Huai Chong sat down to eat, thinking about why they were so strange, when he suddenly heard the noise of people outside.
He walked to the door and gently opened a crack in the door, one eye looked out of the crack in the door, and there was a courtyard surrounded by a simple wooden fence behind the two thatched huts outside, and from the middle of the two thatched huts, it could be seen that the courtyard was full of reckless people, and Mo Xiaofeng and Yu Zhe were also among them. In the center were three men in their thirties, kneeling naked. There was also a large pot full of hot water boiling in the back, and a firewood was burning underneath.
Directly opposite the three of them, in front of the wooden houses sat a middle-aged man with fluttering hair, his beard was more than a foot long, and his complexion was extraordinary, like a fairy, wearing a white shirt and sitting on a chair, holding a tiger-headed cane.
On either side of him stood two shirtless men dressed strangely: one with a bald head and a fierce face, his whole face painted black and white on the left and right, and a sickle-like weapon in each hand, and the other with an even more strange appearance, with three strands of long hair hanging down on his head, and slender eyebrows about a foot long, bare-chested, holding a stick covered with thorns, each of which was the size of a finger.
Mo Xiaofeng stood with Yu Zhe and Ye Rongshuang, very close to the old man.