Chapter 13: The Mysterious Bride
The eight-lift sedan chair itself is spacious enough, but it is stuffed with three people at once, and it is a little crowded no matter how you say it. The master and apprentice understood the truth that "men and women do not kiss", and while expressing their gratitude with their eyes, they stuck tightly behind them, keeping some distance from the bride.
The footsteps outside became louder and louder, and Liu Banxian's heart beat like a drum. I thought that as long as they lifted the curtain, I was afraid that the lives of myself and Li Yan would be difficult to protect, and maybe they would even affect this girl who acted righteously.
But I only heard someone say, "Fuck, where did the two birdmen go?"
"Are you mistaken? It's so desolate, they didn't come, did they?"
"Fart, Lao Tzu is not blind, how can he be wrong?"
"That's weird......"
Everyone quarreled for a while, but turned back the same way, as if they didn't see this bright sedan chair at all.
Liu Banxian breathed a sigh of relief, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you girl for saving you!" After that, he glanced at the bride a few times. It stands to reason that it is taboo to say that family members and women ride in the same sedan chair, and it is not even more appropriate to look up and down at others. But this bride is indeed a little eccentric, from just now to now, she is calm and calm, and she has not said a word. She wore a red hijab over her face, and she couldn't guess how old she was. But looking at the figure, this is not a little girl, it is estimated that she must be twenty-seven or eighteen years old, which is late enough to get married. Liu Banxian pondered for a moment and understood the reason. At that time, the woman who sold her body began to save money to redeem herself from the beginning of her career, and it usually took more than ten years to make up for it, and she was at this age when she jumped out of the fire pit. This girl is only afraid that in the past, she was begging for a living in a green building. She was reluctant to speak, probably because she was afraid that others would hear the voice.
So Liu Banxian didn't break it, hugged his fists and said: "Thank you for the poor girl's Gaoyi!"
The woman was still silent, but Li Yan suddenly asked, "This sister, have we met before?"
The woman shook her head, suddenly pointed at Li Yan's knife, and then at herself.
Li Yan asked, "Do you want to see my knife?" the woman nodded. Li Yan happily untied it and handed it to her.
The woman reached out and stroked the scabbard. Her hands were so white, they were too white, there was no blood, and the veins were clearly visible.
Suddenly, without warning, the hand grasped the hilt of the knife and pulled outward.
But Li Yan's movements were faster, and he pushed back on the knife, and the single knife was like an iron lock, not moving a bit.
Li Yan said: "My knife is very ugly, I'm afraid of scaring my sister!"
The bride nodded and gave him back the knife. Then he took out a brocade box from his back and handed it to Li Yan.
Li Yan opened it and saw that there was a golden post lying in the box, and there were three big characters on it: "Hero Post".
Liu Banxian gasped: "This is an invitation to the Hero Conference?"
The woman nodded.
Liu Banxian Fox said suspiciously: "The girl means to deliver this post to my master and apprentice?"
The woman nodded.
This made Liu Banxian a little embarrassed. Everyone knew that this post was in high demand right now, and when he came back, he heard that someone had made a bid on the black market, and it had been opened to a hundred taels of gold, but even then it was still priceless. There is a saying called "collect people's money and eliminate disasters for others", so how dare Liu Banxian accept this post easily?
The woman seemed to notice Liu Banxian's hesitation, and lowered her head slightly, looking very disappointed.
When Liu Banxian saw this, he couldn't help but scold himself in his heart: Old Liu, old Liu, you call yourself a chivalrous person, and you have learned the truth in the belly of a dog! Such a weak woman has a request for you, and you don't readily agree, why are you timid? Moreover, just a moment ago, she just saved your life, if you don't help her, don't say that you can't be called a chivalrous word, even an ordinary puppet!
He didn't hesitate anymore, hugged his fists and said, "Girl, I have accepted this post." No matter what, as long as it doesn't violate chivalry, my master and apprentice will definitely help you do it!"
The bride nodded, shook her head again, and suddenly reached out to lift the sedan curtain and made a "please" gesture. This is the meaning of chasing customers, neat, decisive, without dragging mud and water, which is daunting. Liu Banxian wanted to ask about the entrustment, but when he saw this gesture, he was immediately discouraged.
Li Yan said in a low voice: "Master, let's go, if you don't leave, this sister will be angry!"
Liu Banxian thanked him in a panic, and jumped out of the sedan chair with Li Yan. The eight big men did not squint, and as soon as their feet touched the ground, they took steps in unison, and disappeared at the end of the narrow alley in a moment.
Liu Banxian stared at the post and fell into deep thought, muttering, "What does she want me to do......? Could it be that she is looking for her old lover?"
He pondered for a long time but couldn't find a clue, then Li Yan pulled his sleeve and said in a panic: "Master, look!"
Liu Banxian looked around, where are the alleys? The wind is gusting all around, and the ground is sprinkled with snow-white paper money, which is clearly a mass grave.
Liu Banxian couldn't help but gasp, and the invitation card in his hand fell to the ground with a click. He bent down to pick it up, but suddenly found a square handkerchief inside.
This handkerchief is also woven of fine silk, and a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water are embroidered in the lower right corner. Two words were written in blood: "revenge".
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The sedan chair walked slowly in a thick fog, lined with withered trees. It's like the end of the world, and there's no life at all. In such a place, people's concept of time and space is blurred, and no one knows how far or how long the sedan chair has traveled, let alone where it is going.
Suddenly, the sedan chair came to an abrupt halt, and the destination arrived.
The surroundings were terrifyingly quiet, and the mysterious fog seemed to be alive, showing its teeth and claws, changing its posture, as if it wanted to enter the sedan chair to get a glimpse of the bride's face.
Suddenly, like autumn leaves, fell to the ground, and a sound came from nowhere. It's faint, but it's unusually clear in the silence. The sound grew louder and louder, gradually evolving into a noisy drum beat and an unsettling noise. At the same time, a black tide poured out of the thick fog, surging from far and near.
If you look closely, it is not a tide, this scene makes people's scalp tingle involuntarily, and the cold hair stands on end.
It's mice, an innumerable, boundless swarm of rats.
This animal is supposed to be shouted at by everyone, but once the number is formed, it is no longer afraid of people, but on the contrary, it is terrifying. Thousands of pairs of blood-red eyes flickered in the thick fog, like ghostly fire in the depths of hell.
But the eight big men carrying the sedan chair were still standing upright.
At this moment, the group of rats suddenly divided into two sides like waves, and hundreds of extremely fat giant rats came slowly with a ride of steps.
There was a man sitting on it.
This person has a crown and a broad belt, a hand-cranked feather fan, and tries his best to imitate the demeanor of a famous man, but his appearance is really miserable. His limbs were short, but his head was unusually large, his beard drooped listlessly, and his small eyes radiated a vicious and cunning light.
When the eight big men saw him, they pressed the sedan chair and lifted the sedan curtain. The bride walked down gracefully and bowed to the man in front of her.
The man did not hide the greed and obscenity in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Good Peugeot beauty, from now on I will be my person! In the future, eat and drink spicy food, wear gold and silver, and the servants will have as many as they want...... No, it's not a 'servant', it's a 'servant'!
He was so impressed by his humor that he burst out laughing.
But the bride was still silent, without the slightest intention of agreeing. The laughter stopped suddenly, and the man asked viciously, "What? The jokes I tell are not funny, or do you think I'm ugly and unworthy of you?"
The bride shook her head, but the man turned a blind eye, and suddenly became agitated, and shouted hysterically: "What are you? You dare to look down on me like everyone else! Do you think your master likes you very much? Let me tell you, you are just a stinky bitch, that's all!"
The bride suddenly stretched out a finger like a shallot, and shook it where it was placed next to her mouth.
The man was stunned: "What do you mean? You say the wall has ears?"
The bride nodded, and the man looked around suspiciously: "No, people will betray me, but rats will not." And these eight people are also deaf and dumb, and they won't say anything......" His expression changed again: "Could it be ...... Are you worried about me?"
Without waiting for the bride to express his position, he suddenly burst into tears, which was disgusting and a little pitiful.
"Everyone in the world dislikes me, only you worry about me. Okay, let me see what you look like?"
The bride slowly lifted her hijab, revealing a neck as white as ivory, with a terrible, somewhat hideous scar in the middle. Immediately after that, her pretty chin, delicate nose and beautiful but unshiny eyes were displayed in front of the man.
This bride turned out to be Momiji.
But, isn't Momiji dead?