I don't know how long I ran, anyway, Tianhong relied on the good body he had trained in college, and he refused to stop until he couldn't breathe.

On the edge of a stone bridge, Tianhong was panting with his hand on the carved ornament at the head of the bridge, and his whole body was too tired to stand up.

He observed for a long time, until he was sure that there were no pursuers behind him, and then he took a reassuring look at the environment.

The stone bridge is not long, only one or two hundred meters. The bridge is all made of stones, and judging by the weather-beaten state of the stones, this bridge should have stood for at least a few hundred years.

There is a very charming middle-aged woman at the head of the bridge holding a stall selling water, and people who cross the bridge one after another have a drink at her before going to the bridge.

"Big, big sister, give me, give me a drink!"

Tianhong's legs seemed to be out of control, and if it weren't for the support of the water seller's stall, he seemed to be able to kneel on the ground.

The stall is shabby enough, with a very large iron bucket and a couple of old-fashioned kettles on top, and a few stacks of disposable plastic cups at the other end.

The water seller didn't look up, mechanically pushed a cup to Tianhong, and still looked down at the book in her hand.

Tianhong was now hot and thirsty, and without even saying thank you, he poured a large glass of water into his stomach.

"Sister, is there any ice?" Tianhong is still a little unsatisfied, this water actually contains five flavors: sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty, strange but refreshing.

The woman looked up at Tianhong: "There are still a lot of requirements, go to the bridge, don't miss the time." ”

"No, no, I'm too thirsty, if there are any bottles, I'll take a few bottles."

As he spoke, Tianhong took out a few red tickets from his pocket, took out one and threw it at the stall.

"Huh? How can there be slight burnt marks on this note? ”

Tianhong looked at the stack of hundred-dollar bills in his hand and wondered, this banknote was stacked in his pocket when he went out, why didn't he find that there was a yellowing on the edge of the outermost one at first?

Just as he shook his head and took the money back, he found that the woman who sold the water was quietly staring at him.

"What's wrong?"

The woman didn't speak, but pushed another glass of water.

Tianhong was not polite, and drank it all again.

"Are there any bottled ones? I have to go back quickly, or don't I borrow my phone? He wiped his mouth.

The woman shook her head: "No, it has never been bottled!" ”

"What about the phone?" Tenhiro looked back in the direction he had fled.

"Don't borrow!"

Tianhong didn't expect that the woman would refuse so simply. In a hurry, he slapped the stall and yelled: "How can you do such a business?" Simply! A hundred are for you! I'll just give you a call! ”

Unexpectedly, the woman snorted lightly, then threw back the hundred yuan to Tianhong, opened the book in her hand and lowered her head to read.

"The soup is free! Mobile phone, do not borrow! ”

Tianhong is completely out of temper this time, maybe the eldest sister has been fooled before, and everyone has said that drinking water is free, and he can't say anything more. So he immediately changed his smiling face and approached the eldest sister.

"Sister, beautiful big sister. I asked you the next road, which way can I get back to Liancheng? ”

The woman didn't raise her head: "I don't know!" ”

"Oh, oh, when I look at the eldest sister, she is a person who doesn't like to go far away. So where do these roads lead? ”

Tianhong got a little closer to him diligently, as the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person, since the eldest sister doesn't know where Liancheng is, then say the names of the surrounding places, maybe you can find your way home.

The woman looked at Tianhong for a few seconds, and then slowly spoke: "The place you came over is called Yefengdu, behind me is the Ten Palaces, and across the bridge is the town of the afterlife." ”

"So, eldest sister, where is there a long-distance bus or a train station?"

"Nothing! There are ships on the other side of the Ten Temples. ”

Tianhong's head immediately got bigger, what the hell is this place? There are no buses or trains, so it's no wonder that I haven't heard of them. It's no wonder that I escaped all the way, not to mention the car, even no one saw a few.

I thought about it for a long time, and then looked back to see that there were indeed no pursuers. Tianhong had to make up his mind to find a way to take a look first.

Before leaving, he pointed to the water on the stall: "Sister, this really doesn't cost money?" ”

"Don't, it's enough!" This woman is so cold.

"Then you're welcome!"

After Tianhong drank a few cups, he immediately threw the red ticket back to the woman just now, and he secretly ran away with a warm pot.

"Hey!" The woman found out that the kettle had been stolen and hurriedly got up and shouted.

"Eldest sister, this money should buy you a pot of water, no thanks! I'll go to Shidian and take a boat. ”

"I thank you for being a big-headed ghost!" The woman looked at the back of Tianhong, who had run away, and gently flicked the red ticket in her hand, but there was an imperceptible sly smile on her face.

Although Liancheng is small, it also has the place name of what store is called, such as Zhangdian, Wangjiadian, Yangjiadian, Wandian and so on. And these places are either close to the national highway or lonely places near the water, and you can go back to Liancheng by boat, so Tianhong chose the direction behind the woman. As for what the town of the afterlife was, as soon as he heard that it was a place with many people, he didn't have the courage to explore there.

I met a few people along the way, but all of them were sad or solemn. Tianhong asked for a long time how far the "Ten Stores" were, but no one paid attention to him.

This rough-headed young man didn't take this seriously, but just thought that maybe these people had encountered some unspeakable trouble, and he was in no mood to tell him.

After walking for an hour, Tianhong felt tired again, and couldn't help but want to rest on the side of the road, but found a lively and cute little girl jumping from the direction of the Ten Palaces.

"Hey, little sister, how far is the tenth store?" Tianhong hugged the thermos and leaned in.

The little girl looked happy, and really stopped in front of Tianhong.

"Big brother, why are you going the other way around?"

"Huh? What's going on anyway? Isn't that a place called Ten Stores? ”

"yes, but we should all cross the bridge, don't you know?"

"I'm not going, the names of the places over there sound terrible!"

The little girl laughed "poof": "Big brother, that can't go back!" Even if you go back, Watsuji won't be able to pull you. ”

"What Watsuji?"

"It's the boat!"

"Oh, that's fine, I've got thousands! Enough to buy a ferry ticket! ”

The little girl smiled, as if she understood that the big brother in front of her was a lack of heart, and she didn't even remember the road she had just walked, so it was useless to persuade her, so she had to point behind her and tell Tianhong that he would be able to reach the ferry in a turn after a few hundred meters.

Tianhong thanked the little girl, and just walked a few steps, he was stopped by the little girl again.

"Big brother, don't be afraid! It doesn't make sense over there, you just come back quickly, I'm waiting for you here, let's go together! ”

"No need, you hurry home, it's not safe for a child to wander the street at night!"

Tianhong thought that the end was in front of him, and he didn't feel as tired as before. A few hundred meters away, it doesn't take a few minutes to arrive.

But looking at the ferry in front of him, he was stupid!