The heavy rain clouds have gradually been blown away.

When the moon is in the sky, the thin clouds are separated by a veil. A faint light, through the clouds, slanted down.

The moon was obscured by the clouds, but the stars were not, and the whole sky was clear, like a mirror.

It looks like there won't be any more rain tonight.

The poignant cries of crickets appear and disappear from time to time, disturbing people's dreams.

The smell of earth permeated the cold and humid air, with the smell of rotting dead leaves.

A fire that illuminates three faces. The beating flames roast the white and tender meat.

Bai Luoshang no longer looked at those poor frogs, he knew that in the eyes of this old and young man, he seemed to have become a frog.

originally thought that the old man would invite himself to eat frog meat, but he didn't expect that since he didn't mention it again in the end, Bai Luoshang also relaxed a little.

The frog meat is quickly roasted with an oily aroma.

Bai Luoshang couldn't help but swallow his saliva, the meat of a frog was definitely more tempting than a black and dirty bun, but Bai Luoshang was reluctant to take a second look. He just silently took off the wine gourd and took a shallow sip.

The girl was very excited to skin the frogs, and one after another the frogs were scraped off alive in her hands.

The old man was also very happy to eat the frog meat, and one after another the roasted frogs were swallowed into his stomach, and the tiny bones made a crisp sound in his mouth, and he even swallowed the bones.

Bai Luoshang suddenly lost even interest in drinking.

Soon, the frog with a straw rope tied densely was finally eaten by the two.

The old man wiped his greasy hands on his clothes with satisfaction, suddenly got up from the ground, staggered two steps with a wooden crutch, pointed to the outside of the temple, and asked casually: "What do you think is outside the temple gate?"

Bai Luoshang glanced at him inexplicably, and didn't speak immediately.

There was a lot to say that there was something outside of this door, but he didn't know what kind of answer this person wanted to hear.

The old man said as if asking himself: "Outside this gate, there are rivers and lakes. ”

This sentence was interesting, and Bai Luoshang couldn't help laughing.

"In the rivers and lakes, there are people in the rivers and lakes, and under the feet of the people in the rivers and lakes, there are rivers and lakes roads. The old man said slowly, "There are vigorous roads on Jianghu Road, and there are also free roads, I don't know which way Gongzi is taking?"

Bai Luoshang smiled but did not answer.

It is not a strange thing to hear the word jianghu from the mouth of a dying beggar, but it is a little suspicious for this beggar to mention these two words in front of Bai Luosheng.

The old man turned his face sideways, squinted his eyes, and said to Bai Luosheng: "This official road has not been passed by for too long, and we have not seen a passer-by passing through here for seven days, I didn't expect to see Gongzi today, it is really surprising." ”

This Tonghu Mountain area is uninhabited at all, and very few people pass by this official road, not to mention that they are very surprised to see Bai Luosheng, and even Bai Luoshang is the same surprise to see them here.

Isn't it even more surprising that Hanako is still here since there is no one to be found?

Hanako is a beggar, and how could a beggar come to a deserted place? It would be a miracle that they had been here for seven days without starving to death. Could it be that they have been digging frogs for the past seven days to quench their hunger? If so, then they must have eaten a lot of frogs, and they ate them raw.

Thinking of this, Bai Luosheng suddenly felt a wave of nausea in his heart.

Could it be that these two people are perverts?

Seeing that Bai Luoshang never answered a word, the old man couldn't help but say again: "Look at the child's dress doesn't look like a local, I don't know where the son came from?"

Native?

Bai Luosheng's eyes widened, and her expression became even more puzzled.

Where did the local people come from? It is estimated that it is difficult to find a single family within a radius of more than 100 miles, and there are no locals at all.

Bai Luoshang secretly exhaled and pointed to the gate, Lang Lang said with a smile: "The predecessor also said that there are rivers and lakes outside the door, so naturally it comes from the rivers and lakes." ”

The old man looked at him, his eyes unconsciously showed appreciation, as if he was very satisfied with his answer, nodded, and said with a smile: "Where is that son going?"

Bai Luoshang continued to point to the door and said with a smile: "Naturally, I am going to the rivers and lakes." ”

The old man raised a pair of sparse eyebrows, "I wonder which way the son is taking?"

Bai Luoshang looked at the old man's wrinkled face, and said with a faint smile: "Naturally, it is Jianghu Road." ”

The old man grinned, and the light in his eyes became more pronounced, clearly excited by such an answer. Looking at Bai Luoshang meaningfully, the old man smiled: "I just don't know if the road that the son walked is a road of no return?"

For this question, Bai Luoshang chose to pretend not to hear, so he didn't answer the old man's words.

The old man bent his back and staggered back, moving his legs with great difficulty, step by step. Although his movements were unusually sluggish, he finally walked back, "Although the temple is broken, there are still four walls, which can also shelter from the wind and cold." Won't Childe go in and sit down?"

Glancing at the dark hall, Bai Luoshang smiled and shook his head, and said in his heart that the temple was so black that he couldn't see his five fingers, who knew what was inside?

"It's not bad to look at the moon here. Bai Luoshang looked at the night sky, "It's rare that there is no rain, so don't live up to such a good moonlight." ”

The old man rubbed his waist with one hand from time to time, and said casually: "Although the moonlight is good, the weather is not good, it is too cold." I don't think Childe is afraid of something, is Childe also a person who is afraid of the dark?"

Bai Luoshang looked away in embarrassment and said with a smile: "Without light, I can't sleep." ”

The old man pointed to the moon obscured by the clouds, "Is that light?"

Bai Luoshang nodded and said, "Count." ”

The old man laughed and said, "This little bit of weak light can't bring warmth to people and can't drive away darkness, what's the use?"

Bai Luoshang thought for a while and said, "It's better than nothing, at least a little bit can be seen, isn't it?"

The old man smiled.

A little bit of light is useless, but it doesn't make you blind. It's better to stay in the dark than to be in the dark.

Bai Luoshang tilted his head slightly, touched the wine gourd with his hand, and said with a smile: "The wind is rising, the swallows are late, the moon shines on the year and is slightly cold; It is a good time of spring, although it is not yet possible to appreciate the flowers, at least you should appreciate the moon, so as to live up to the spring/intention. ”

"Childe is really a man of high will. The old man pulled the girl to his side and sat down, let her lie on his lap, and stroked the girl's unkempt hair, "We can't enjoy the flowers and the moon calmly, we only care about how to keep ourselves from going hungry every day." ”

Bai Luoshang can feel the same way, "Life and life are not easy." ”

"Yes, it is not easy for a person to be born in this world, and it is not easy to live in this world, so we have to find ways to keep ourselves alive. The old man touched the girl's head and said in a calm voice, "Sometimes, in order to survive, people have to do something they don't want to do. ”

Bai Luoshang still showed a look of being able to feel the same way, and echoed: "Forced by the times, it is also human nature to be forced to be helpless. ”

The old man suddenly sneered very strangely, laughed very quietly, and also covered it up well, "Have you ever been forced to be helpless?"

Bai Luoshang subconsciously glanced at the old man, and said with a smile: "How can everything go well when people live for a lifetime, of course I have had times when I was forced to be helpless." ”

"Oh?" said the old man, raising his faintly visible eyebrows, with great interest, "Can you tell me about it?"

Bai Luoshang smiled and said nothing, he didn't say any more, and the old man didn't want to ask any more.

The girl lay on the old man's lap, tilted her head, eating and laughing, a little stupid, a little stupid, but also very well-behaved. It could be seen that she relied on this old man.

The three of them sat there silently, speechless for a moment.

After a while, the old man suddenly found a topic again, and accosted Bai Luosheng: "Since the son is from the rivers and lakes, have you ever heard of the name 'Thousand-faced Fox'?"

Bai Luoshang half-squinted his eyes, raised his eyebrows quietly, and said with a smile: "I've heard of it." ”

The old man said again: "Tell me, a person who wanders the rivers and lakes always wears a mask, is he afraid that others will see through his heart?"

Bai Luoshang said: "I don't think so, maybe he wears a mask because he is too handsome, and he is worried that he will get into trouble by snatching the name of 'Crown of Six Beauties', so he lives with a mask." ”

The old man ignored this joke, and still asked with a serious face: "It is said that there is a person who can't show his true face like a thousand-faced fox, tell me, how can such a person exist in the rivers and lakes?"

Bai Luoshang smiled, "The rivers and lakes are so big, what kind of people can't accommodate them?"

The old man frowned, "This kind of person, no one has seen their true faces so far, do you think this is a very strange thing?"

Bai Luoshang smiled and said, "The rivers and lakes are so big, what kind of strange things can't be accommodated?"

The old man looked at Bai Luoshang and said indifferently: "I heard that a very famous person has appeared in the rivers and lakes recently, everyone knows him, everyone is talking about him, and everyone wants to see the true face of this person." ”

Bai Luoshang yawned uninterestedly, and said a little sullenly: "The rivers and lakes are like this, there will never be a shortage of famous people." ”

The rivers and lakes are very large, there are many people in the rivers and lakes, and there are naturally many famous people in the rivers and lakes. However, there are very few people who can make waves on the rivers and lakes.

Bai Luoshang said vaguely, pretending not to understand the other party's voice.

The old man smiled softly and continued slowly: "This person is not an ordinary celebrity, his wanted notices are posted all over the city, and even the paper that my girl uses to wrap steamed buns is wrapped in that notice. ”

"Oh. Bai Luoshang suddenly realized, and said in his heart, no wonder the paper wrapped in a bun just now made him feel familiar.

The old man said again: "Fame, sometimes it is a shackle, and if the reputation is too great, it is not necessarily a good thing." ”

Bai Luoshang nodded in agreement.

The old man continued: "Too much praise and praise can often make people lose their self-knowledge. ”

Bai Luoshang nodded again and praised: "What the old man said is very true. ”

The old man glanced at him and said, "In this world, no one can be arrogant, indulgent, happy, and ambitious. ”

Bai Luoshang sighed: "That's right, this is a difficult thing to do. ”

The old man turned his head, stared straight at Bai Luosheng, and asked him, "What about you?"

"Me?" Bai Luoshang pointed to his nose and smiled helplessly: "I can't do it either." ”

The old man quietly turned his gaze, "It is said that the man is as cunning as a rabbit and as smooth as a fox, and no one can catch him." ”

Bai Luoshang smiled, "As the saying goes, it is in people to make things happen, and things are in heaven, everything is one thing and one thing, and rumors are just rumors, you can't believe it, you can't believe it all." ”

The old man shook his head, "He has no weaknesses. ”

"Yes. Bai Luoshang said with certainty, "He is a human being, and he has weaknesses." ”

The old man looked at him, "What is his weakness?"

Bai Luoshang bent his eyes and smiled: "What is his weakness, how can I possibly know." ”