Chapter 2: The Black Shop

As we know earlier, when the two roads to Taiyuan and Shilipo were placed in front of Wang Million, he did not decide at random, he made a choice with a thoughtful and serious expression. He knew that the danger on the ten-mile slope shocked the world, but he still chose to take this road. From this one can infer that he came with a purpose, and at the same time, one can also be sure of the courage and courage of a man who knows that there are tigers in the mountains, but prefers to go to the tigers.

However, when he met the vicious old man as soon as he got off the ox cart, and saw the gray-haired and groggy old woman and the gloomy, dark, and damp inn behind her, Wang Million really regretted his choice.

Even if there is remorse now, it is too late! In the current situation, Wang Million thinks that it is Qihu who is in trouble.

When there is no other choice, acting on the opportunistic is the best option.

So, Wang Million calmly walked towards the inn.

Seeing him coming, the old lady sitting in front of the inn smiled, she stood up tremblingly, and suddenly looked at him with a strange look, and her criss-crossed smile lines turned into resentful anger in an instant, and that look seemed to be between an old acquaintance and an old enemy. This somewhat made Wang Million feel that there was no one in trouble.

Still, he stepped firmly through the door of the inn.

The light in the inn was very dim, as if its owner was a miser who was reluctant to light an extra oil lamp for his guests. However, the only oil lamp on the guest table in the center of the inn seemed to be the long-lasting lamp of the old woman, who seemed to be only half-breathingโ€”the light of the cherry beans sometimes produced a chilling chill.

Wang Million's body suddenly became cold, as if he had walked into a haunted house.

With the help of the dim light, he could barely see the furnishings of the inn. The space inside was quite spacious, and there were only three tables and corresponding stools in the place where there could have been a dozen or so tables. Of course, this is not difficult to understand, most of it is because of the lack of visitors. However, Wang Million has a feeling that when a person is in the wilderness, the infinite fear of the boundless and dead wilderness overwhelms people.

It is a very old building, and the four round wooden pillars supported by it glow black, like four tombstones, giving people an invisible fear, and the square floor tiles have stepped on vague footprints, which appear uneven. In the opposite place from the doorway, a rectangular counter was circled with wooden planks along the northwest corner, and it was difficult to find anything in the depths of the cabinet in this dim light; however, there were three butcher knives and a sharp knife facing outwards on the countertop, which were very eye-catching, as if to tell Wang Wanwan: Beware of ghosts under the knife.

In addition, there were some good things hanging directly above the counter - something that made hungry people swallow at the sight.

What is it? It's a big piece of meat and some animal guts. Fortunately, the faint light did not allow Wang to see clearly that there was a part of the body that was very similar to the navel eye in the human organs, otherwise they would have been stunned on the spot. A little distance at one end of the counter, there is a door. No, it can't be called a door, at most it can only be called a door frame, or more appropriately a square black hole.

Because no one could tell how big or deep the space was in that door frame; However, in the dim light, the brass buckle on the door frame was unusually striking, and its presence told people that there was a door here before. However, when the door was gone, it became the one-eyed eye of a monster with a huge dark mouth, and glowed with a faint bronze light, as if it was smiling at the king's millions of teeth and claws.

"Something to eat," a voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

Wang Million was startled, trembling suddenly, and when he looked back, he saw the old guest standing behind him with an expressionless face like a ghost, looking at him seriously and asking.

Wang Million froze, and then he asked, "What do you have here?"

"There was food and drink. โ€

"What are you eating?"

"Rice. โ€

"What about the drink?"

"Soup. โ€

"Do you have any dishes?"

"Yes. โ€

"What dish?"

"Greens. โ€

Wang Million sighed with a sad face and said, "Then in duplicate, all three things are ready." โ€

"Okay, wait a minute. โ€

Obviously, this is a bold visitor.

The old lady listened to him very happily, and suddenly came to his senses, and he couldn't hold back the joy in his heart like a little girl, and trotted into the dark doorframe hole by the counter. Her thin body disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye, so much so that people would be surprised when they saw it: it was so dark inside, how could she move freely inside without any lighting?

Perhaps there is only one answer - darkness is the devil's day.

Rice, vegetables, and soup were quickly served. However, it is not as rosy as it could be. The two broken porcelain bowls contained unheated rice, and two pots of clear soup with green leaves floating on them, and as for the dishes, perhaps the chef had forgotten them, or perhaps there was another explanation.

Wang Million was very dissatisfied and asked: "What about the dishes? The rice is also cold, and the soup is also cold, so how can we eat it!"

Unexpectedly, the old woman slapped the table and roared, and the two of them almost tasted the power of deafening, and not only that, but even the nearby window paper that was glued to the window cracked with a thud. This made Wang Million even more convinced that they were not ordinary people, maybe they were really two old ghosts!

The old woman said angrily, "Blind your dog's eyes, don't you see any vegetables here?" she pointed to the soup pot and showed it to Wang Wanwan.

Now they finally understood what it meant to "eat and drink".

"But, sir, you'll have to warm us up, right?" said Wang Wanwan's companion in an almost pleading tone.

"You old dead head!" said the old woman, who was even more angry, "I am only a few years old to be called so old by you." โ€

The old coachman was dumbfounded, not knowing what to answer.

"Eat it, dead fatty, not so particular. Suddenly, the old waiter's muffled voice was heard, and at the same time they heard the sound of sharpening knives.

Wang Wanhu looked around suspiciously, but Gu did not find the location of the knife sharpener, but the voice sounded so close, as if it was close to him. Suddenly, the grinding of knives ceased, and they saw the strange old waitress straightening up from the counter. He didn't pay attention to the uneasy expressions of the two guests, nor did he glance at them, but focused on the work at hand. I saw him put the sharpened knife back in its original position, and then he grabbed the bone cleaver next to him, and crouched down again to continue sharpening the knife.

We know that people who are very hungry often pay too much attention to their stomach desires and ignore some of the surrounding circumstances, so that their ability to understand ordinary things also loses their due sensitivity.

The current Wang Million and his companions are like this, they don't care too much about some strange phenomena that are quietly happening around them now. Seeing that the other party was so resolute in rejecting their demands, they did not fight further.

For by this time he had seen his companion, the old coachman, burying his head in his meal. What an inspiring demonstration for a hungry man!

So, Wang Million also began to bury his head in eating.

After a while, the sound of sharpening knives stopped again, and Wang Million immediately raised his eyes and looked at the counter like a frightened bird. I saw that the gloomy old man was standing up with a shiny sharpened bone cleaver. Suddenly, the old man raised his eyelids, and a resentful gaze shot at Wang Million like an arrow.

This vision was strange and unpredictable, and it seemed to convey some kind of action that the old man was going to take next, and Wang Million shuddered at the thought of this.

At this moment, there was a sudden boom, which sounded like a landslide to Wang Wan's ears. Actually, it was just the sound of the door closing.

However, for people in a state of panic, the slightest sound in their ears will feel hundreds of louder than usual.

Because, fear can lead to misjudgment of the senses.

So, Wang Wanwan and the two turned around, only to see that the door of the inn had been closed, and then they saw the two bright red characters written on the back of the door:

"Black shop".

They all gasped, and it was at this moment that they suddenly felt a strong drowsiness in their eyes, so that their heavy eyelids closed gloomily.

They fell on the table like a lump of mud.