The river of lights faded away.

The boiling voices gradually subsided.

The cabin grew darker, and at last only the pony lamp hanging at the door of the car let in a dim light through the crack in the thick curtain.

Shen Yun was in the car, sometimes panicked, sometimes angry, and more worried about the owner of the museum and Lao Liu......

In the dark, the carriage shook, and Shen Yun hugged his knees and shrank in the corner of the car groggyly.

I don't know how long it took. He was woken up by a pair of big hands: "Doll, wake up!"

"Ahh

It was the man in black who was driving the car. He still wears a large bamboo hat, covering most of his face, and only a bearded chin appears.

The man in black sighed: "Doll, it's here." According to Pavilion Master Liu's orders, I will send you here. As he spoke, he wrapped his long arms and lifted the little guy who had shrunk into a ball out of the carriage.

The cold wind swished and hit the face like a knife. Shen Yun instantly sobered up. It was dark all around, there was no voice, only the wind rustling through the trees.

By the light of the pony lamp, he could see that the carriage was parked beside a mountain road. There are no people in front of or behind.

Where is this? Where am I going? The gravel road under my feet is a little awkward. Shen Yun stood beside the car, looking around, and only a blank was left in his numb heart.

"Wait here. The man in black said, turned around and took off the pony lamp next to the car door, walked to a pine tree on the side of the road, and held the lamp to draw a circle.

After a while, on the side of the road in front, an old voice came out of the dark bushes: "Is it Pavilion Master Liu?"

The man in black replied, "Pavilion Master Liu didn't come. A six- or seven-year-old boy was sent according to the appointment. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a rustle in the bushes.

A short figure wearing a cyan cotton cloak slowly walked out from the shade of the tree: "Strong man, give the doll to the poor road." ”

The man in black nodded, and clenched his hands into fists: "Don't leave it at that." With that, he jumped into the carriage and drove away.

Shen Yun turned his head and quietly watched as the carriage quickly disappeared around the bend of the mountain road.

"Let's go. Lao Dao carried an oblong yellow lantern. Taking out the fire fold and lighting the lamp, he looked at the little guy in front of him and explained unhurriedly, "I have some relationship with the Liu Family Boxing Gym. Three days ago, the owner of the Liu Pavilion brought a letter, saying that he wanted to stay in the temple for a short time, and asked me to pick up people here tonight. ”

Shen Yun looked up and saw that it was an old man with white hair. He is about the same age as Lao Liu Tou. A pair of bright eyes, reflecting the orange light, were very warm, and immediately dispelled a lot of cold.

"The kid's name is Shen Yun, and he has seen Dao Ye. Shen Yun made a bow.

The old man smiled: "Follow me." As he spoke, he carried a lamp to lead the way in front, "From this path uphill, it takes more than a quarter of an hour to walk to Guanli." You keep up. ”

"Yes. Shen Yun tightened the burden on his body and followed closely.

Following behind Lao Dao, he realized that there was an inconspicuous path in the bushes. Along the way, most of the road is narrow and steep dirt slopes. Lao Dao carried a lamp and slowly led the way in front, and when he encountered a dangerous slope, he walked more slowly.

Shen Yun is a mountain baby, she has been used to walking slopes and bumps since she was a child, and she has practiced horse steps for half a year, and her lower plate is more stable. With the faint light, it is not difficult to walk on such a mountain road.

After three sections of dirt slope, the old road is obviously faster.

After walking for more than a quarter of an hour, Shen Yun began to sweat on his body.

After turning another corner, Lao Dao suddenly said, "It's here." ”

Shen Yun looked up and saw a line of black roof ridges appear in the woods in front of him.

Lao Dao obviously took him through the back door.

"Wangwang......" A black shadow swooped out of the courtyard.

A big yellow dog in full grown!

Shen Yun hurriedly stopped.

"Ah Huang, go back to the house!" Lao Dao waved his hand.

The big yellow dog wagged his tail and ran back to the yard, but disappeared in a blink of an eye.

The yard is small. Shen Yun vaguely saw traces of the vegetable patch. It seems that there is a well in the northeast corner. The black rumbles, he can't really see it.

Lao Dao took him to a low earthen house, and "squeaked" to push open the hidden wood door.

Orange lights filled the room at once.

The room was small, facing the door, and a large wooden bed was placed against the wall. Three thick rolls of bedding lay side by side on the bed.

The wooden windows more than a foot square were hung with blue curtains. Under the window was an old square wooden table, the paint almost gone. On the table were a half-foot-tall earthened teapot wrapped in a thick cotton bag, four moon-yellow porcelain bowls, a blackened oil lamp bowl, and a fire-folding spoon.

"Come in. "Lao Dao hung the lantern at the door, walked straight into the house, picked up the fire fold and lit the oil lamp," Liu said the three people. After a pause, he added, "Doll, tonight, you sleep here." ”

"Yes. Shen Yun walked over and sat on the edge of the bed. Under the butt is a thick cotton mattress. The heart has disappeared a lot.

Lao Dao touched his head: "Go to bed early." With that, Fu went to the door again, took down the lantern, closed the door for him, and left.

Shen Yun sat for a while. Coming to his senses, he wiped his face. The sweat on his face had long since dried.

Walking quickly to the small wooden window, he carefully lifted the curtain and looked outside.

The small courtyard was dark and peaceful. Not even a dog barked.

He let out a long breath, lowered the curtain, walked to the door, bolted it tightly, and then unburdened his back and opened it on the bed.

There were several things in it: the largest one was wrapped in oiled paper, and there were six large white-flour steamed buns in it; a black patch was made on the green cloth purse, which was the one that Lao Liu Tou had been using, bulging with loose silver and copper plates; these days, the "King Kong Fist" and two other herbal books that he kept in his hand were also there; in "King Kong Fist", he also found a road guide with the bright red seal of "Shixiu County Xianfu". It is written his name, age, status as a good citizen, and the physiognomy of "beautiful and white".

Holding the heavy purse in both hands, it seemed that he could still feel the warmth of Lao Liu's palm, and Shen Yun's tears burst out of his eyes -- he knew that these money were Lao Liutou's lifelong savings! Since the beginning of winter, he has moved to Lao Liutou's house to live together. There was an old wooden box next to Lao Liu's pillow, which contained silver coins. Lao Liu Tou once told him that he would use the money to marry his daughter-in-law in the future.

At this moment, he couldn't lie to himself anymore: the gym must have encountered a major matter of life and death! Grandpa Liu returned to the gym with the determination to die!

Why is this happening!

Who's going to kill the gym!

Will the gym be the same as Niutouao Village...... He shuddered vigorously and said to himself, "No, it won't! The hall master is so powerful! and he has been prepared...... The gym will definitely be fine!"

Once again, I felt a deep sense of powerlessness in my heart—how could he be so weak? When it came to the end, he could not do anything!

This night, Shen Yun didn't know how he fell asleep. The next day, as usual, he woke up early and found that he was holding Lao Liu's green cloth purse crookedly against a roll of covers, and a large water stain appeared on the coarse cloth with white flowers on a blue background.

Head, groggy. He sniffled, got up, jumped out of bed, and retied his baggage.

"Woo Woo Woo ......" came a dog barking in the yard.

Shen Yun walked to the window and opened a corner of the curtain.

In the courtyard, last night's old Taoist was wearing a thick blue cloth cotton robe, and he was slowly boxing in the open space. The big yellow dog wagged its tail happily and circled around him.

Shen Yun thought for a while, put down the cloth curtain, lifted the pottery teapot on the table, and poured himself a bowl of water.

The water is already cold. He didn't care at all, took out a big white-flour steamed bun from his baggage, broke off half of it, caught it in cold water, and gnawed it.

He wasn't going out to say hello to the old man – something big must have happened to the gym. Judging from last night's situation, the man in black and Lao Dao must have taken a big risk to help each other this time. What's more, Grandpa Liu also prepared so much dry food for him in advance, presumably because he didn't want him to cause trouble to Lao Dao again. So, before the owner arrived, he honestly hid in this hut.

After more than half an hour, Lao Dao finished his fist and began to clean the small yard. After sweeping, he took the bamboo broom and left, seemingly completely oblivious to his existence.

Shen Yunku sat on the bed and waited quietly for the hall owner.

Time passes little by little. The sun rises, rises and sets. The room was dark again. However, the owner of the museum has not yet appeared.

Lao Dao also did not show up all day.

"The Pavilion Master must have been delayed on the way. Tomorrow, the owner will definitely come. Shen Yun wiped away his tears, took off his cotton clothes and pants outside, opened a bunk roll, and went to bed.

Early the next morning, he woke up. The owner didn't come. After sweeping the yard, Lao Dao went to the house for a turn, and then entered the house with a steaming pottery bowl.

The big yellow dog named Ah Huang also came along.

"Yesterday, there was incense in the temple, and I didn't care about you. The old man put down the pottery bowl apologetically, "Come, eat something hot." ”

Lao Dao brought him cornmeal pancakes and some red dates.

"Master Dao, when is the Pavilion Master coming?" asked Shen Yun with the courage to ask.

Lao Dao still said unhurriedly: "When you want to come, you will naturally come." ”

Shen Yun understood—he could only wait patiently.

"If you're bored, go out and take a walk. I told Ah Huang, it won't bite you. Old Tao told him before leaving.

In other words, the Taoist temple is now safe.

However, Shen Yun didn't want to go out for a stroll: he thought about it for a long time last night, and felt that he was too weak, so he had to hurry up and learn his skills. So, he secretly planned that he couldn't waste any more time. He brought a book, and when he got up in the morning, he continued to study.

In this way, Shen Yun lived in the backyard of a strange Taoist temple, studying on his own while waiting for the hall owner.

On the second and third days, the owner still didn't come!

In the evening, Lao Dao suddenly walked into the house with a small blue cloth package: "Doll, Poor Dao hired a carriage for you, you can leave overnight." ”

"What about the Pavilion Master?" Shen Yun's heart lifted again.

Lao Dao shook his head: "There has been no news." Previously, when the owner of the Liu Pavilion brought a letter, he said that if he did not come in person, I would send the people he sent to Zhengjiazhuang by night three days later. Maybe Pavilion Master Liu went there directly to wait for you. ”

===Dividing line===

A certain peak thanks to the book friend for breaking his teeth and the little monster who loves to eat fish, thank you!