Chapter 8: Acts of Confusion
"Little brother, you can't go ahead, you will die. The shopkeeper warned.
In the southern border of Yunguo, in a tea shop.
"Why?" Lin Yi put down the dry tea bowl and asked, a warm feeling rose in his abdomen, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Huh——, the weather has become cold recently, and you are still making a living in Zhangluo, uncle, and it is really hard." ”
"The dense forest is steep, there are many snakes and insects in the valley, and several people have been missing in our town. The shopkeeper kneaded the tea leaves in the iron pot, raised his forehead, and revealed a pair of old eyes, "It's autumn, the son is too thinly dressed, be careful of catching a cold." ”
"I'm fine, but the mountains are difficult to cross, the mountains are closed, and that canyon is the place to go. Lin Yi looked at the autumn scenery in the suburbs, and went to Qinjia Village by the way, so he had to hurry up and hurry up now.
The shopkeeper stopped what he was doing, looked at him a few times, and frowned: "Look at the young man wearing a long knife on his waist, like a ranger running the rivers and lakes, he must have some skills." But it's getting late, the beasts in the valley are rampant, and the old man is afraid that you will never return. ”
Lin Yi said: "What is the place to stay in that town?"
The shopkeeper looked embarrassed and said hesitantly: "There is no inn in the local area, you can find someone to ask first, if it doesn't work, you can come to my house to stay overnight." ”
Lin Yi nodded when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "Thank you for the kindness of the shopkeeper, the kid won't bother." ”
He picked up his cage and was about to set off when he saw two children running past the door, both wearing hats, thatched and sticks, chasing and fighting on the road.
"This is ......," Lin Yi looked at the shopkeeper in confusion.
The shopkeeper glanced outside and realized, "Oh, they're learning chivalry." In the past, there were monsters in the mountains, and a man in a cloth passed by, and he cleaned up the goblins a few times, which became a good story here. ”
"Monsters in the mountains?" Lin Yi muttered to himself thoughtfully.
"I'm kidding, son, don't take it seriously. The shopkeeper patted his head, and Fang Zhi said that he had leaked his mouth.
Hatted and robbed, holding a wooden staff.
Lin Yi thought of Luoshan and was secretly frightened: It can't be such a coincidence, right?
"There is a boss Lao hanging in the way, and the kid wants to find out. He took out two copper coins, put them on the table of the Eight Immortals, and turned to take his leave.
Qin Rou hurriedly asked, "Childe wants to spend the night in the mountains?"
The detour is too time-consuming, so it's better to go straight there. As soon as Lin Yi's thoughts arose, Qin Rou said again: "The valley is full of poisonous insects and beasts, I'm afraid that my son won't be able to sleep well, so it's best to leave tomorrow morning, and I can rush to the next place to rest." ”
After many days of getting along, Lin Yi found that she could only read her superficial thoughts, but she was unable to perceive the secrets in the depths.
Lin Yi explained: "The shopkeeper said that someone in the town is missing, and I am worried about their safety. ”
Qin Rou suddenly said: Childe is in a hurry to save people.
Lin Yi left the town and walked into the valley in front of him, the road gradually rugged, and the trees on both sides were lined with shade, shading the sun and the sun, and there was no end in sight.
The autumn breeze is bleak, and the trees are elongated, this scene is particularly abrupt. He contemplated that there was a hidden aura in the leylines passing through, and his doubts were suddenly dispelled.
The green leaves brushed his shoulders, and Lin Yi walked deeper and deeper, but he saw the green shadows around him swaying, and the poisonous snakes climbed up the branches, spitting out scarlet letters, hissing and threatening the visitors.
"If I'm still an eagle, I'll peck them to death now!" Qin Rou said angrily.
Lin Yi smiled, used the scabbard to remove the green snake that was blocking the way, and continued to move forward. Walk until the evening for a while, a large courtyard suddenly appears in front, the wall is close to the forest, the tiles are verdant, and it is very elegant.
He closed his eyes and turned his eyes into the sky, and suddenly saw a demonic aura rushing up, gathering in the sky like a bird of prey, spreading its wings.
"What a big stance. Lin Yi spread his hands and said, but his tone was very flat, so he walked to the door and shouted: "Is there anyone in the courtyard, the kid wants to borrow it!"
"Who?" came from the courtyard, and after a short time, a beautiful woman in costume opened the door, looked at Lin Yi in confusion, and asked fixedly: "This long shade and deep valley is remote, rare for outsiders, and I haven't seen visitors for many years, how did you break in?"
"The kid is from town. Lin Yi turned around and pointed to the place where he came from, and then turned around and gave a salute, "There is no shop in front of the village here, and seeing that the sun is waning, the kid has nowhere to rest, so he has to go to Guizhuang to disturb." ”
The woman was dressed in an embroidered brocade robe, with a treasure hairpin in her hair, mink skin on her shoulders, and a five-colored lotus bag around her waist, and her clothes were extremely gorgeous.
"Concubine Kong, dare to ask the son's surname?" she held a feather fan in her hand, covered her mouth and smiled, and the fragrant breeze greeted her.
"The kid is surnamed Lin, and I have seen Mrs. Kong. Lin Yi hugged his fists and stared at each other with his eyes, as if he was fascinated by lust.
"Childe has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he likes it very much. You said that you want to stay overnight, and the concubine is so happy that she can stay for a few days if you want. ”
Kong Xueqin nodded with satisfaction, stepped aside half a step, and said secretly: This is a stupid boy.
"Hehe, Mrs. Kong is as beautiful as a flower, and the kid likes it very much~" Lin Yi rubbed his hands and ran into the hospital excitedly.
Qin Rou exclaimed: "Young Master Lin, this is not a Furong girl!"
Uh, why do you keep exposing me?
Lin Yi flashed his thoughts, strolled behind Kong Xueqin, his eyes scanned back and forth, and wrote down the layout of the courtyard, trying to find out the traces of the villagers.
Kong Xueqin took him to the front of the wing room and stretched out her hand to lead the way: "Son, please, I'll go and ask someone to boil water." ”
"That's troublesome, ma'am. Lin Yi entered with a smile, and when she walked away, she immediately closed the door, put down the cage, pulled out the long knife and stared at it, her eyes were awe-inspiring.
Qin Rou asked, "Childe is ready to do it?"
"I'm looking in the mirror to see if it's really as she says it is, with clear eyebrows. Lin Yina put the knife into the sheath and moved his muscles and bones again.
"Wow, you're thick-skinned, and you're not ashamed. Qin Rou raised her forehead and sighed, having nothing to say for a while.
Lin Yi restrained his frivolity and said secretly: "I have inspected the entire courtyard with the Heavenly Eye Technique, but I have not found any clues, and it is estimated that the missing villagers are not here." ”
"What do you mean...... Is that lady a good person?"
"The jury is still out. Lin Yi shook his hand and added: "Also, she is not a lady, you should call her Mrs." ”
"It's okay, she can't hear me anyway. Qin Rou pursed the corners of her mouth, "Hmph, look at her dressed up with bells and whistles, she must not be a good family." ”
"Don't judge people by their appearance, ouch, are you jealous?" Lin Yi said secretly, his eyes sly.
"Am I jealous?" Qin Rou said angrily, and hurriedly said, "You want to be beautiful!"
Lin Yi accompanied her to gag, and suddenly heard Kong Xueqin knock on the door: "Lin Gongzi, the water is already hot, I'll take you to take a bath." ”
"It's coming. Lin Yi answered, pushed the door out, and followed her to the backyard.
Turning to the room, a man with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks bent his waist and said, "Please test the water temperature first, and if you feel cold on the way, you can greet the window and add firewood." ”
"Thank you, brother. Lin Yi saluted and entered the house, there was a large iron bucket on the side of the wall, the water vapor was steaming, and there was a narrow ditch below, and the fire was faintly bright.
Mrs. Kong waited outside for a moment, and faintly heard a voice from inside: "One, two, three, four......"
"What is he doing?" asked Kong Xueqin in surprise, frowning at the man burning wood. The servant shook his head, dazed.
"I'll go in and take a look. Kong Xueqin picked up the towel, tidied up her appearance, pushed open the door, twisted her waist and entered the house, and said in a coquettish voice: "Son, I'll rub your back-"
The words stopped abruptly, and she was stunned on the spot, only to see Lin Yi dressed neatly, holding both sides of the iron bucket with both hands, standing upside down, leaning down, and pressing up as soon as her forehead touched the water.
He kept muttering, "Twelve, thirteen......"
"Childe is exercising?" Kong Xueqin said embarrassedly.
"Nope. Lin Yi exhaled turbidity and said, "This is the hair washing technique handed down by the kid's family, and it takes a thousand times to wash the hair." ”
"Excuse me. Kong Xueqin turned around and left, and as soon as she went out, she stomped her feet and complained: "How did I recruit a stupid boy!"
The servant hurriedly asked, "You can't handle him?"
"He seems to have some skills. Kong Xueqin's face was gloomy, and she whispered: "I don't know if this kid was born with dementia, or if he was tricked." Let's wait until he falls asleep at night. ”
In the room, Lin Yi was still doing a handstand, and Qin Rouqi said, "Son, what do you want to do, take a shower and don't take off your clothes?"
"If I had stripped off my clothes and bathed just now, now they're going to sprinkle green onions in the soup. ”
After Lin Yi finished doing it a thousand times, he could hear the footsteps walking away, unbuttoning his clothes, soaking in the water, and holding the Hanguang knife tightly in his left hand.
The wind blows through the bamboo courtyard, and the shadows of the trees are swaying. Lin Yi was led all the way to the main hall by Kong Xueqin, and dozens of plates of vegetables and fruits were placed on the dining table, but there was no half of the meat.
"It turns out that this goblin eats fasting. Lin Yi thought secretly, so he sat down at the guest seat, looked up and asked, "Mrs. Kong is generous, the dishes are so rich, I'm afraid we won't be able to use them up, right?"
Kong Xueqin said with a smile: "Son-in-law misunderstood, my family hasn't arrived yet." ”
Not long after, more than a dozen men and women entered the house one after another, all looking at Lin Yi in surprise, with suspicious expressions and unfriendly eyes.
Lin Yi smiled and nodded at them, and said one by one: "I've seen it, I've seen ......."
Everyone retracted their gaze in confusion and looked down at the melons and fruits on the plate, with a slightly disgusted expression.
"What are you doing when you should eat and drink when you should drink?" Kong Xueqin said unhappily.
Only then did they use the food, and Lin Yi also tasted it and found that there were no toxins, so he followed the meal.
......A cricket jumped into the lobby, and all the men and women stopped at the same time, their eyes looking at each other. Wherever the crickets jumped, their eyes turned to them, and their mouths flowed, as if they had seen some delicacies.
"Cough!" Kong Xueqin reminded loudly, and all the men and women immediately came back to their senses and buried their heads in eating the fruit on the plate.
Lin Yi asked, "Mrs. Kong, is there an ancient building and an old castle near here?"
"Ancient buildings?" Kong Xueqin said in a deep voice, "There is a pavilion six miles to the south, which is very old and has existed since the concubine can remember. Every festival, we will go to the pavilion to hold a banquet, if the son is interested, I can take you to see it tomorrow. ”
"Thank you, madam, we are all about it. Lin Yi responded. After dinner, he went back to the house to rest and lay down in bed for half the night. Suddenly, someone pierced the window paper, and a wisp of wind rushed into the room, rolling out the candles.
The servant held a thin bamboo pipe in his mouth, slowly blew smoke into the house, and then waited for a long time, heard no sound in the room, and said to Kong Xueqin beside him: "Sister, he fainted." ”
"The ninth brother is very capable, he really has yours. Kong Xueqin sneered, and waved her hand again: "Go." ”
More than a dozen people took advantage of the night to touch the dormitory, Kong Xueqin gently pushed the door open, and saw Lin Yi sitting at the head of the bed, his eyes wide open, and he was still holding a long knife in his hand!
"Not good!" Kong Xueqin jumped out of the door in shock, her heart beating wildly.
Lin Yi held Hanguang in his hand, glared and snored, and snored so loudly that the tiles almost fell off.
"Damn, what the hell is this sleeping face?" Kong Xueqin quietly closed the door, wiped a cold sweat and said, "It's a master, slipped, slipped." ”