Chapter 9 The Dawn of the Nine Flames
"Master......."
Xiao He muttered in his mouth and woke up in a daze.
The dazzling sunlight made him unable to open his eyes. Xiao He was extremely thirsty, his whole body was hot, and everything around him seemed to be put in the spotlight and became extremely clear.
He had to squint his eyes for a moment.
He struggled to get up in the chair, but when he grabbed the handle with both hands, he heard a few creaks, and the wooden chair under him collapsed for some reason, turning into a pile of rubble.
"Phew....... cough cough cough ......"
Xiao He sat in the pile of wood, spitting dust and sawdust with a sad face, while cursing the master who made the chair for selling fakes and cutting corners.
Looking around, Xiao He found that he was still in the front hall of the old mansion.
Grandma's coffin was intact, and the mourning candles above the mourning hall had long since turned into a pile of white wax oil. Today's rain has passed, and the blue sky is endless. The warm sunlight casts a pure white square shadow in the vestibule of the old house.
Thinking of yesterday's experience, Xiao He felt extremely unreal.
He patted the dust and stood up, hesitated for a moment, and walked towards the back hall of the old mansion.
The quiet back hall was a little shady, and the chaffles on the roof were particularly loud, but there was nothing in the back hall.
There is no staircase that appeared out of thin air, and there is no childhood self running barefoot.
Half-ringing, Xiao He laughed dejectedly, lowered his head, pinched the bridge of his nose with his waist inserted, and let out a long sigh.
It's been a lot of nightmares lately. But the experience was too real, Xiao He still remembered the strange figure holding the blood-red oil-paper umbrella, the long corridor with red lanterns, and the purple gilt wooden box in the room at the end, he couldn't believe it was just a dream........
After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the back hall, Xiao He shrugged his shoulders and turned to leave.
But he tripped over something under his feet.
Xiao He bowed his head, was silent for a moment, and his shoulders began to tremble slightly. It was a big broom thrown on the ground.
The whole old house suddenly became very cool.
Outside the half-open door, Xiao He faintly heard the sound of whispering.
Under the red brick wall that was still some distance away from the gate, a thin woman with high eyebrows and deep eyes with high cheekbones and deep eyes grabbed the middle-aged man with square inches and white hair who was about to enter the gate of the Xiao family's old mansion: "Stop, stop, stop-"
The middle-aged man threw back his sleeves impatiently: "What are you doing, aren't you making a fuss about coming?
The thin woman snorted coldly: "Usually Fu'er doesn't pestle, but now I'm uninvited, the old thing is dead, you are a son, he is a grandson, you are the biggest... What are you afraid of?"
"I'm not afraid! I'm afraid of something! What an old thing is not an old thing, you are not allowed to talk about my mother like that!"
"Hehehe....... you're very close when someone dies, how did you get drugged-"
The middle-aged man hurriedly covered the thin woman's mouth, his face full of panic and sincere fear: "Shut up!
The skinny woman struggled and pinched the middle-aged man's thigh desperately, and the man howled and jumped away, glaring at the skinny woman.
"Don't pretend to be a calf with the old lady here, say, what do you want to say to that little cub? Your eldest brother is missing, and your little sister was hacked to death by her husband, but this little cub can still get a piece of the pie, if you want me to say that your family is really miserable-"
"Are you finished? This old house has raised our brothers and sisters, do you know it! If you don't owe money—"
"Don't talk nonsense," the thin woman was impatient, "tell me how you plan to divide the property with him-"
"Second uncle, second aunt, what are you standing outside?"
The two were startled by the sudden sound.
The thin woman hurriedly pushed the middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man laughed a few times in panic, his eyes dodging: "Xiao He...... That one...... How was last night? You haven.......'t had breakfast yet, haven't you had breakfast yet?"
The thin woman pinched the middle-aged man hard behind her.
Xiao He smiled a little sadly: "Thank you, second uncle...... Everything was fine last night. ”
The second uncle continued to smile and rubbed his hands: "That's good, that's good..... Xiao He, let's ...... There are some things that need to be discussed with you. You see, as soon as your grandmother passed away, no one took care of this house, and you were not in your hometown, .......do you look at it?"
Xiao He's face was expressionless, staring at the second aunt behind the second uncle, his eyes revealing cold fear.
"It's not a rush, it's just that I want to let you know in advance, so that you can be prepared a little ......"
Xiao He was still staring intently at his second aunt.
"Xiao He...... Xiao He?"
The second uncle looked at Xiao He suspiciously, and then looked at his wife. What's the kid's reaction?
Xiao He's eyes flashed with a red light that was imperceptible to the naked eye.
"Ah.....h Xiao He was a little distracted, and his face was pale.
"Are you uncomfortable? or ...... Shall we come back in the afternoon?"
The second aunt behind him pinched the second uncle fiercely.
The second uncle turned his head and glared at her fiercely.
"Hmm...... Good...... Let's talk more in the afternoon. With that, Xiao He walked into the door of the house by himself.
After Xiao He walked in completely, the second aunt put her hands on her waist, twisted the second uncle's ears vigorously, and her face was hideous and terrifying: "You coward, what can you do!"
The strong sunlight cast three shadows behind the two of them.
Inside the Xiao family's mansion.
After Xiao He walked into the door, his body was paralyzed like a deflated ball, and he squatted on the ground against the cool wooden door.
When I saw the second uncle and second aunt, the inexplicable hatred and irritability that suddenly appeared in my heart still couldn't calm down for a long time. He resisted the urge to pounce and rip their necks, and shuddered at the thought.
What the hell is going on?
There is also the monster I just saw, behind the second aunt, who appeared in last night's dream with a red oil-paper umbrella.
None of that last night was a dream.
There was a burst of blackness in front of him, Xiao He was dizzy, his whole body was hot, and everything in front of him began to turn upside down inexplicably - he was overfrightened after all, he couldn't bear it, lost consciousness, and passed out behind the gate.
Not far away, on the green tiles glowing with daylight.
Two black figures stood silently. The two figures, one large and one small, are wearing dark robes, and there is a soaring mantle head at the cuffs (the head of the dragon's six sons, who can fly to the sky and spit clouds and rain).
The smaller of the two figures, seeing Xiao He slumped at the door rolling his eyes, seemed to be in a hurry, his figure flashed, and he was about to rush down in a hurry.
The big man standing in the back quietly stretched out a big strong hand and gently pressed the little man. The cheeks covered by the robe are covered by a black shadow, and a pair of piercing eyes are shining, calmly conveying a message: Calm down.
The little man's cloak slipped off, revealing a dazzling head of long, silver-white hair.
"This idiot—"
The little man's voice is crisp and pleasant, and he is puffy.
"My lord, it's the first time after all. Whether it's him or not depends on whether he can survive it. ”
The big man's voice was deep and powerful, respectful.
"Hmph, it's better not to. ”
With that, the little man put on a cloak to cover her shocking face. The white left hand formed an Inga at random, and the two disappeared into the fluctuations of space.
In the distance, the sound of chirps gradually increased.
Covering the slight crackling sound coming from Xiao He's body.