Chapter 56: Look at the face
Song Yu originally wanted to keep up, but he reacted, not to mention that even if he could really catch up, it would only be a drag...... At his speed, it is estimated that he lost it before anyone could find him.
Just stay and deal with the follow-up with peace of mind, this fire is really not at the right time. It can also be said that it is too timely, Song Yu didn't want to have a housewarming banquet in the first place, but he was just looking for an excuse to gather the big people in the city and recognize people. With this fire, the housewarming banquet can't be held.
Song Yu was fighting the fire while arranging for people to notify the guests one by one, and for a while, he was also busy.
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There are many mud alleys in Yongxi Prefecture, which are places where those dignitaries and nobles will never set foot in, Guotianfang is one of them, and Lujiao Lane is also. It's all over the place, and if you don't mix in it all the year round, it's easy to get lost in it.
Since it's called Mud Alley, you can imagine how dirty it is, and this is a well-known garbage street, lined with only mud houses that have long been abandoned. The roads are not only full of swill, but also human and livestock excrement, and flies and insects are flying all over the sky. When you step on the ground, you even have a sticky feeling.
"Where's that stinky boy? Boss, this place is too stinky......" The person who spoke was wearing a knife at his waist, and his expression looked quite unsightly, and he couldn't help but feel nauseous at first.
It's a team of people who look like they're well trained, and they're all wearing black suits. The person at the head was one of the guards around Liao Changzhi. He was frowning at this time, his fingers lightly under his nose, obviously not wanting to say a word, just waving his hand and signaling everyone to split up to look for it.
There are many dilapidated mud buildings built along the street in this alley, and the buildings are close to each other. None of them noticed that the window of one of the houses had been quietly pushed open and was secretly observing the group.
"Boss, the group has successfully dispersed." But the little turnip head, about five or six years old, jumped off the stool he was stepping on.
"Good." Xiao Qi's voice is still very childish, but his tone is very old-fashioned. His real name is Qi Rong, he appeared in this mud alley three months ago, and it took less than half a month to become the head of the children here, and the children in the neighborhood call him Seventh Brother.
It is also because of the cover of these children that he was able to successfully escape so many pursuits.
At this time, he was hiding in the small attic above the tulou with the little radish head who had just stepped on the stool and peeped on, and the place was pitch black, and no light could penetrate when the small window was closed. But it is safe, and the attic above the adjacent tulou actually has a secret door to communicate, which is also convenient for him to escape.
"Let Xiao Miao'er and a few of them get ready." Qi Rong crossed his legs and picked the chicken between his teeth, and scolded in his mouth: "Dare to catch Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will also make them suffer a little." ”
"Yes!" Hearing this, the little radish head straightened his back, and ran downstairs as if he was about to complete some important task. They don't have the ability to make a big difference, but they have a lot of ability to cause trouble and destruction.
Just relying on the terrain to set traps is enough for the big men downstairs to drink a pot. For example, on the next street, they set up broken fishing nets; On the street on the left, night incense was poured on the ground, and a layer of ash was spread on top of it, so that it was impossible to spot it at once......
It's a little disgusting, but it's a dirt alley, who cares?
When Qi Rong was the only one left in the attic, in this quiet and dark place, he was a little scared.
Rewind the clock to half an hour ago.
When he was caught by Song Yu, Qi Rong really almost thought that he was going to be finished. Fortunately, he has been hiding a small piece of blade in his unkempt hair, in order to help him get out of trouble at a critical moment. Fortunately, Ah Han is a man after all, and his mind is not careful enough, so Qi Rong still left this blade after washing and changing clothes.
When Yun Lang saw Xie Nanshi leave the house, Qi Rong, who was alone, knew that the time to escape had come. He lifted his bound hands above his head and felt for the blades, cut the ropes from his hands and feet as fast as he could, and escaped through the window.
Large families may have their own gardens, but the layout of the houses is generally the same. The servants in this house have not yet been fully in place, and everyone's thoughts are focused on entertaining the distinguished guests of the banquet, so along the way, Qi Rong left very smoothly.
In fact, when he escaped from Song Yu's mansion, he saw the fire. Shocked, it is inevitable to feel afraid, if he runs one step later, he is afraid that he will also be buried in the fire, right?
Qi Rong's heart was pounding, and the little radish head hadn't come back yet. He didn't dare to be like this all the time, he didn't observe the situation in advance, and he couldn't run away when things changed.
He waited quietly for a while, and felt that the people downstairs should be almost gone, so he slowly rubbed in front of the window and pushed it open a crack.
There was really no one downstairs anymore, and Qi Rong breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he felt that he had escaped today, he suddenly felt a gaze.
He looked in astonishment and saw a man in a black cloak standing quietly at the mouth of the alley, looking up in his direction.
Instinctive fear instantly occupied Qi Rong's mind, and he hurriedly ran to the passage in the attic without concealment, trying to escape from this place through the passage. But when he pushed open the entrance of the passage, he felt like a man's back.
That "man" was right behind him.
Qi Rong's heart jumped to his throat in an instant. But he didn't hesitate, and rushed into the passage with a bend of his waist. The passage was built very narrow, just right for a child of his size who had not yet fully grown up.
Then at the moment when he bent over, he suddenly felt a pulling force from the depths of his soul. It was not the first time that Qi Rong had been attacked by a strange ghost, but the damage to his soul had always been limited. This is the first time, and there is a feeling that the soul is about to be dragged out of the body and the soul is scattered.
Intense panic and pain swept over Qi Rong, and he yelled like crazy, but to no avail.
Just when Qi Rong's consciousness began to blur, he heard a clear voice in his ear: "...... Order, photo! ”
He couldn't make out the whole thing, but when the last three words popped out, his chaotic brain suddenly became clear again. subconsciously struggled forward, and finally got out of the control of the rear.
Qi Rongmao drilled forward with his head and rushed to the earthen building next door in a few steps, and it was only at this time that he dared to take a look back.
He saw the ghost figure in the black cloak, and the white-clad black-haired man standing across from "it". And the embroidery on the white dress, he always felt a little familiar, like the lines painted by his father.
Qi Rong knew that this person had saved him, and he should have taken this opportunity to continue running along the passage, as long as he turned a few more places, he could safely hide again.
But when he met the man's eyes, he hesitated. The stranger in the black cloak was the strongest of the strangers he had encountered so far, but the human on the other side of the stranger was stronger. Better than anyone he knew, including...... Father.
At this moment, Qi Rong didn't want to run anymore, hiding in Tibet to find the person who didn't know where, and he had to face countless pursuits and killings, as well as enemies who had no way to contend with him.
Qi Rong was already tired of running, and these people could find him, he wanted to try to gamble, but if he lost, he didn't want this life, and there was nothing to regret so far.
Thinking so, he still widened the distance between him and that side, so as not to be affected by the battle, and crouched in the corner, staring closely at the battle between Xie Nanshi and the strange ghosts.
He pulled out a dagger from the cabinet behind him and quickly pressed it against his neck, ready to cut himself if the stranger won, he would not become a drag and a threat no matter what.
Fortunately, the battle ended more smoothly than he expected, and the strange ghost completely dissipated in a thunderstorm.
Xie Nanshi walked in front of Qi Rong, half-squatted down and stretched out his hand to him: "Come with me?" ”
The dagger fell from his hand.
He has suffered a lot these days, and he has not had a restful sleep. He was already exhausted, and even just now, he was ready to give up his life. But now, the man gave him a feeling-
He doesn't have to carry it alone.
Of course, this may also be a lie, but Qi Rong is really tired. Even if he was deceived, he admitted it by the person in front of him. In this way, Qi Rong stared at Xie Nanshi for a long time, and finally held the other party's outstretched hand, and firmly responded "Okay".
If Song Yu was here at this time, it is estimated that there would have been a question mark long ago. Is he not kind enough? Or is he not as good as Xie Nanshishuai? Why did he waste so much energy, and finally caught this kid back and let people run away. As soon as Xie Nanshi came out, the other party followed directly?
Is this reasonable?!
But fortunately, Song Yu was not here, so naturally he couldn't see a scene that would make him psychologically unbalanced.
At this time, the fire on the Song Mansion had already been extinguished. Fortunately, there was no one in the house at that time, and it didn't cause much damage, but Lord Song couldn't sleep in his room tonight.
The housewarming banquet was canceled, and the various meals prepared in the house were naturally unavailable.
After arranging the follow-up gifts for the guests, Song Yu thought that he would not waste food, so he simply changed the housewarming banquet into a welcome banquet for Xie Nanshi, and asked the family to put all the wine and delicacies in the courtyard behind, and hung lanterns all around it, and began to light the lights just after the moon was on the top.
He can't eat the food, but he can enjoy the atmosphere.
Before Song Yu could finish sighing, he saw a figure flying in directly from outside, screaming and smashing it on the ground. Fortunately, Du Anchen was also waiting for the meal in the courtyard at this time, so as to avoid the end of the child directly receiving the boxed lunch.
Song Yu curiously leaned over to take a look, Qi Rong still didn't give a good face when he saw him, and turned his head to the other side with a snort.
Song Yu looked at the high wall in his courtyard again, and his tone became a little uncertain: "I'm sorry, please ask, why is your appearance so chic?" ”