Chapter 13 Do what you say
"This is for the oath I made some time ago. I will keep my promise!" After saying that, I stood up. I told the old beggar that he could save my life, so I kowtowed to him three times, even though he was Master Huineng. I did it, but it was also for the sake of the old beggar's face. Naturally, what I said cannot be regarded as fart. As for becoming a disciple, others don't care about it, and I naturally don't care about it either.
"You kid..." Seeing me doing this, the old beggar was a little silent. After a while, he said: "You are not an ungrateful person. You still know how to remember me. I don't need your help. I can't solve it. You can’t solve it either.”
After the old beggar finished speaking, he took out two more paper figures from his pocket, invited out the two paper figures from last time, and called me over with ease. Even though I had experience, I still got excited when the paper figures were put on my wrists. Got goosebumps all over.
This walk took much longer than last time, and there was nothing talking to me from behind this time. **I turned around, and it was too quiet.
"arrive."
The place where the old beggar brought me this time was no longer in the city, but in a certain countryside. Although I was prepared for the efficiency of this kind of journey, I was still quite shocked at how fast it was.
"Boy from the Chang family! Boy from the Chang family! Come out!" The old beggar walked up to a house and started knocking on the courtyard door while shouting. After a while, an irritable voice came from the door.
"Here it comes, here it comes! Qianha, knocking on the door like this in broad daylight."
Then the iron door made a loud noise and opened, revealing a black man with a long and thin face. His eyes were narrow and the corners of his eyes were raised, which made him look very uncomfortable.
When he saw the old beggar knocking on the door, he patted his forehead and said hurriedly.
"Who do I think it is? It turns out to be Mr. Ma. You are here in person. Come into the house quickly. I have a four-hundred-year-old wild ginseng here. I cut it and soaked it in water for you."
"Nonsense, I'm looking for you to do something, why don't you come to your door in person and ask someone to pass on the message? Isn't that ridiculous!" The old beggar snorted and waved his hand.
"I don't care about what you have here, so don't be too courteous to me. Get the matter done quickly."
"Then you have to come in too. Oh, the young man behind is the one you mentioned."
The long-faced man looked at me. I don’t know if it was my imagination. My uncomfortable feeling deepened. The long-faced man’s pupils suddenly turned into vertical slits, which reminded me of things like snakes. The old beggar is talking about the Chang family. I think the master of the game should be a big snake.
"It's incredible, it's incredible, it's amazing, I don't dare to look at it anymore, I'm going to go blind."
The long-faced man rubbed his eyes with his hands, the veins on his forehead were exposed, and waved to me again.
"Come in, young man. I, Changmen, have never subdued anyone in my life. I really admire this little brother. He dares to provoke such a fierce thing. He is really fierce."
"It's not what I thought."
I was a little angry, and I didn’t want to mess with this thing, but I still listened to Changmen’s words and entered the house. Nagato took out three benches and pulled over a table. It was too short, so I sat on it. It's almost like squatting, very uncomfortable, but it's hard to say anything about it in other people's homes.
"Come on, come on, this is good stuff, taste it, taste it.
Mr. Masan, this is the wild ginseng I was talking about. It tastes absolutely right. "
While drinking ginseng water, he talked and finished the matter. The more Chang Men listened, the uglier his face became. By the time he finished speaking, he was sweating on his forehead.
"Little brother, to be honest, if I hadn't heard that Master Huineng had waded through this water, I wouldn't have dared to pick up this leak.
Although this thing is dependent on you, in the final analysis, it is still your thing. Let me ask, do you really want me to hire you to be a master of this thing? "
"Get him away quickly, I don't want to see him again, you love him, as long as I can't see him."
Seeing my promise, Changmen pulled up a smile. This grin reached almost to the base of his ears, revealing a mouth of white teeth, which was very frightening.
"Pa!" The old beggar slapped Chang Men on the head, and Chang Men's face immediately returned to normal.
Then the old beggar snorted with his nostrils turned upward.
"Stop showing your teeth, kid, and get to work quickly!"
"Look what Mr. Ma said. The great immortal in this little brother is too fierce. I didn't do it on purpose. It was just my grandfather who lost his temper. Please forgive me. Please forgive me."
Changmen quickly put away the table and led me into the back room. The back room was extremely dark, so Changmen lit candles one by one to make things clearer.
The back room was very empty, with a wooden stake standing against the wall. There were three offering tables in front of the wooden stake. There was an incense burner on the middle table, and there were tributes that I couldn't see on the other tables.
Changmen first bowed to the wooden stake, then took out a leather drum from under the altar table and patted it with his hand.
At this beat, I felt as if something was awakening in the room. The sound of the drum was like the heartbeat of a huge creature, which was heart-stopping.
Changmen was beating the drum and mumbling words. I couldn't understand what he was singing at all, but the sound seemed like something was wandering around and roaring.
As Changmen sang, the three incense sticks in the incense burner began to burn crazily, emitting streams of white smoke.
What is strange is that the white smoke does not go straight to the roof, but surrounds the wooden stakes behind the offering table, entangled like a chain. The incense burned out quickly, and Changmen stopped singing and beating drums, and turned around. Turn around and face me.
Only then did I realize that Changmen's eyes had no pupils at all, leaving only the whites of his eyes. Coupled with his long and narrow eyes, he no longer looked like a human being. At this time Changmen spoke.
"Dare I ask about the origins of the Immortal Family?" My chest began to feel hot, and a familiar pain filled my chest. It was actually the same as Master Huineng's situation that day.
"Does the Xian family have any grudges?" Chang Men's pupil-less eyes stared at my chest. My pain began to deepen. I subconsciously wanted to cover my chest, but was caught by the old beggar on the side. Stopped.
"Hold on!" I quickly gave up the idea of covering my chest. At this time, I didn't even dare to take a breath for fear of disturbing Chang Men.
After Changmen stared at my chest for a while, he spoke again.
"Please invite the Great Immortal to come down to earth!"
"Disciple respectfully invites the Immortal to possess you!"
"Disciple respectfully invites the Immortal to possess you!" After Chang Men shouted these three words, there was no more movement. Time passed gradually, and suddenly there was an explosion from the wooden stakes in the house. Chang Men's face began to look frightened, and his eyes opened. Pupils began to appear inside.
"Help! Master Ma!"
"Go!" The old beggar took two steps forward, came to Chang Men, shouted and slapped Chang Men on the head, and Chang Men fell straight down.
"What a close call! I almost fell asleep!" Changmen stood up from the ground, wiping the sweat from his neck and forehead with his sleeves.
"My great-grandfather got very angry this time. He said that I wanted to lure this thing into the family just to annihilate his children. If it weren't for you, Mr. Masan, my great-grandfather would have kept me awake for a long time."
"This person in your family is famous for his explosive temper. You are just greedy if you want to invite other immortals."
The old beggar said something to Changmen angrily, and then said to Changmen: "What did your grandfather see?" Changmen thought for a moment and shuddered.
"A mass of black, nothing but black, without any edges or edges, with no end in sight.
There are also many hands, densely packed eyes, a lot of blood, and nothing else can be seen. "
The old beggar looked thoughtful and waved his hand to Changmen to continue.
"Little brother, please ask, have you ever killed anyone?" Chang Men's words shocked me. Oh my god, the biggest animal I have ever killed was a chicken! Just forget it if the police wrongly accuse me, Changmen, what do you mean? "No!"
"Hey, this is weird. Just now, my master said that you owe someone your life and you have to pay it back. If you don't pay it back, he will kill everyone around you!" What? ! I feel quite innocent. What kind of eyesight does this dirty thing have? Say I owe someone a life! Can you please give me some face? Before I could say anything, the old beggar spoke.
"Male or female?"
"My grandpa said he didn't know. Now he's urging you two to leave quickly. This trip is going to be a big loss. Little brother, my grandpa asked me to send you a message."
Chapter 14: Upright
"What are you talking about?" I started to get curious. It seems that this great immortal from the Chang family is not a simple person. I still want to hear what he said.
"The wrongdoer has his debtor, and you can't run away even if you should."
The veins on my forehead are exposed. Is your grandfather here to collect debts for that dirty thing? I have been upright and upright for so many years, to whom do I owe anything? What's more, he still owes a life? I suppressed my annoyance and said to Changmon.
"Thank you so much, sir. If there is anything I can do in the future, just ask me."
Just when Chang Men was about to say something, he opened his mouth and spurted out a large stream of blood! Chang Men pinched his neck, his face turned purple, and his tongue was stuck out from his pinch. When I looked, only half of Chang Men's tongue was exposed! "Fight!" The old beggar on the side shouted when he saw something was wrong, and punched me in the chest. His hair and beard were spread out like an angry lion.
"You are such an evil deed, why do you want to show me in front of me!" Before I finished speaking, I saw blood oozing from the old beggar's fist. I watched in horror as the old beggar's fist completely fell off, and the old beggar's wrist gushed out. A lot of blood sprayed all over my face.
"Uncle!" I was a little anxious. Although the origin of this old beggar was unknown, and I still don't know the old beggar's name, he was running around trying to save me, so I still remember him well.
If anything happens to this old beggar because of me, I will be ashamed for the rest of my life.
"It's okay! You hurry up and run out! Don't stay in this room! Get out!" I ran out of the back room in a panic, my legs became weak, and I fell down, hitting my head on the cabinet in the outer room. So unconscious.
When I woke up, the room was surprisingly quiet. I looked around and suddenly saw a piece of paper at my feet. I picked it up and saw a line of words written on it.
I'm going to cut off my hand. The Chang boy is dead. You should call the police.
An unprecedented sense of anger fills my body, what is this? Who do I owe my life to? As for killing them all like this? Do you want to kill everyone around me? ! “Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!”
Lei Yu.
"Hey, Fang Shuang, why did you suddenly disappear again?" Listening to Lei Yu's voice on the other end of the phone, I felt very depressed and replied helplessly.
"Can you locate my location? Another death occurred here."
Lei Yu was silent, and after a while he said: "I may not be able to make it this time. Why did you go to Changbai Mountain? I will ask the local comrades to cooperate with the investigation. See you later."
Next came the usual detention and examination, but they were all conducted after returning to Beijing. I was already numb. Even the single room in the detention center was reserved for me. This time, my detention level was obviously one level higher. There were even more police officers guarding me, and I could hear their whispers.
"Is this the God of Plague? Doesn't it look like it?"
"I didn't think he was that powerful the first time I saw him. You know, Lao Xing. He cuffed his hands and even chopped off Lao Xing's head."
"Then you have to stay away."
"I'm teasing you, don't be so timid."
"Don't worry, I'm just timid."
...I have heard this kind of conversation several times. I don’t know if it is intentional or unintentional. It may also be a way to observe whether I am a pervert or a criminal. I have no other feelings.
Although he might be watching a joke, I could clearly feel that the policeman guarding me was afraid of me. He was very cautious every time he brought me food, as if I had some infectious disease. Even the policeman who interrogated me was very cautious. The expression on the deputy's heroic sacrifice made me dumbfounded.
In this atmosphere, the only one who could treat me normally was Lei Yu. He still joked with me and occasionally brought me some wine. I was still grateful to him, but I swallowed the words "making friends" as soon as they came to my lips. After all, Bad things can happen to my friends.
"Congratulations, Fang Shuang, your detention period is up. This time you caused us a lot of trouble because you traveled to other provinces while awaiting trial. Don't do this next time."
"Well, I will die in Beijing."
"What are you talking about at such a young age..." Lei Yu wanted to say something to me, but saw the deathly look in my eyes and swallowed his words.
"As I said before, if anything happens, contact me."
I responded gently, then got out of Lei Yu's car and walked towards my rental house. I hadn't used my own key for such a long time, and I was still not used to it.
When I opened the door awkwardly, I thought the old beggar would directly catch my eye, but no, the old beggar seemed to have disappeared from my life.
I laughed at myself, yes, I am the God of Plague. I can just cause someone to lose one hand, but I still want to continue to cause trouble for him? Lying on the bed, burying my head under the quilt, I didn't recognize my bed after being in the detention center for a month. Why does this smell still smell good? Thinking of this, I felt something was wrong. I haven't been back for a month, but there was no dust in my house! This quilt looks like it was dried just today! Someone has been in my house! Thinking of this, I quickly jumped out of bed and pulled out a suitcase. This is where I usually keep my ID card and bank cards. After checking, they were all still there! Fortunately, there were no thieves.
So who is it that comes to my house? It's not a thief. The only expensive appliance in the house is the computer, but the computer has been wiped spotless, even cleaner than when I used it.
I hurriedly called my landlord and asked.
"You don't know. While you were on a business trip, your daughter-in-law moved in. She cleans your house so diligently every day. You are so lucky."
What? When did I have a wife? I was a little confused, but I didn't tell the landlord. The landlord was just an ordinary person, and I didn't want to involve him in such trouble.
Now that it's come, let's make peace with it. Anyway, nothing is more terrifying than death, and no matter what, I won't be afraid of a woman.
I just stared at the door, but it didn't open, and no one came in. In the confrontation with the air, my sleepiness began to deepen, and I simply lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
In the midst of my sleep, I was woken up by a burst of fragrance. When I was awake, I felt something was wrong. There was someone in the house! "Are you awake? Just in time, the meal has just been prepared. Wash your face and start eating."
A figure walked by from the direction of the kitchen, wearing a large apron, but it could not hide his graceful figure. His hair was tied in a bun that I didn't recognize, his chin was not pointed, and his whole face had an oval look. It feels like the facial features are not amazing, but they are suitable and very attractive.
I subconsciously wanted to hold the wooden stick I had prepared beside the bed, but I missed it. The woman looked at my movements, covered her mouth slightly and smiled.
"It was too much of a nuisance to keep that rag in the house, so I threw it away."
"Who are you?" I looked at her, full of vigilance in my heart, but this was a woman, and a very beautiful woman, so I was not vigilant.
"Oh, I forgot.
This is our first meeting. Let me introduce myself. I am Shui Yanling, your fiancée. "
What? I really have a fiancée? I was stunned. Shui Yanling's expression didn't look fake, so I started to mutter.
I scratched my head and said.
"Sorry, I think you admitted your mistake."
"You won't admit it, Fang Shuang. We got engaged when you were three years old. This was your parents' wish."
"Wait a minute, my parents? I've never met them. When did we get engaged?" My parents died when I was very young, and I grew up with my grandfather.
I don’t know how many times I got looked down upon when I was a child, because I had no parents, my grandfather was a sage, and the kids around me looked at me as a germ. I don’t know how many times I was beaten and called an orphan. This is why I hate being called an orphan. The reason why I am an orphan.
Then at this time, my parents, who had no idea what they looked like, actually left me a daughter-in-law? I felt a sense of absurdity.
"You wouldn't believe it even if I knew it. This is our grandpa's phone number. Just call him."
Chapter 15 Full of energy
Shui Yanling handed me the mobile phone, and the number was that familiar number. I dialed it, and my grandfather's confident voice sounded over there.
"Hey, Xiao Shuang'er, you kid didn't know how to call me for so long."
"I've been busy working overtime lately."
My face felt a little hot when I said this. I didn't want my grandpa to know that I had been staying in the bureau this month. If the old man found out, he would die of panic and I would give him a quick beating. Haha.
"Well, grandpa, there is a beautiful girl looking for me..."
"Oh, tell me Xiao Shui'er, she's your wife. Don't say anything else. We'll have a banquet as soon as you return to your hometown. When will you ask for leave and come back..." Damn it, it's true! Do I really have a daughter-in-law who has been betrothed to me since she was a child? !
After chatting with my grandpa for a while, I put down the phone and looked at Shui Yanling in front of me, feeling a little helpless.
"This, this, you don't need to take the engagement seriously."
"I take it seriously. My parents' orders cannot be violated."
I feel like I have lost a common language with Shui Yanling. I am not familiar with her in the first place. I have never seen anyone mention the term “parents’ orders” in modern society! You can only wash your hands first and then eat at the table.
"Yeah, it's delicious!" In short, it's always right to praise the chef for the delicious food at the dinner table. Shui Yanling was praised by me so much, but she still pursed her lips and smiled, and just looked at me, even though she was as beautiful as a picture. , but just staring at me while eating still makes me a little unbearable.
"Why don't you eat?"
"have eaten."
Shui Yanling replied calmly, and I felt the awkward atmosphere began to spread. I'm not the type to be timid when talking to girls, but I still didn't know how to start a conversation with Shui Yanling.
The meal was finished in silence. Just as I was about to wash the dishes, Shui Yanling grabbed my hand. I panicked and gulped. Is this girl so proactive? "Fang Shuang, where is your jade pendant?"
"Jade pendant, what jade? Hey, I lost it while cleaning a while ago."
Shui Yanling pouted, and I couldn't take my eyes away from his mouth. While I was in a daze, I saw Shui Yanling raise her wrist and wave it in front of my eyes.
"The jade pendant is a token of our engagement. How could you lose it?" There is a red string on Shui Yanling's wrist, and hanging on it is the same jade pendant that has been with me since childhood.
I'm a little embarrassed. Shui Yanling seems to really value this thing.
Just when I was about to say something, I saw Shui Yanling untied the red rope from his wrist, then wrapped it around my wrist and said.
"This is me, I'll leave it to you."
Shui Yanling's words made my heart move. This is really a woman with the same surname as him, a water-like woman. She only met once, and she gave herself to a man she had never met before, just for a marriage contract. ? I want to say that Shui Yanling is not worth it, but when the words come to my mouth, my mouth becomes dry and I can't say it at all. I don't know how many days I have left to live. How can it be worth a woman entrusting herself to me? "I will cherish it."
When I say this, I just want to slap myself! Fang Shuang, Fang Shuang, do you know what you are now? It’s a plague god! Something will happen to anyone who comes close to you! How can you still drag an ignorant girl into the water? "Thank you, then it's settled, hook?" Shui Yanling stretched out her little finger. Seeing such a childish move, I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Then I realized that this was my biggest laugh this month. It's really, really interesting.
After Shui Yanling finished hooking up with me, she started to pack the food. I just felt that this was a dream, which made me experience the warmth that I should not have had.
This feeling of warmth lasted until I was about to go to bed. I was a little embarrassed. Although the house I rented had a double bed, I couldn't have sex with a woman I'd met, right? But Shui Yanling said it didn't matter, just sleeping on the same bed wouldn't be a big deal.
If you don't do something, there will be ghosts! I am a man, and I am a man who has been holding it in for a month. I went downstairs on the pretext that I ran out of toiletries and bought a box of condoms.
When I was about to enter, I hesitated and stood in the corridor for ten minutes. I slapped myself in the mouth, and then threw the whole box of condoms into the hot chicken aisle.
"**!" After that, it was naturally a restless night. Not only did I not do anything, but I also slept soundly! I felt that I might have been contaminated by a little bit of Master Huineng’s spiritual energy, and I secretly thought that Buddhism might have missed this gifted talent like me.
After praising myself for so long, I discovered my biggest problem at the moment, that is, I have no money! The consumption here in Beijing is already very high, and I am not usually very frugal. Living in the detention center for this month also caused me to lose my job, which made it even worse.
In desperation, I could only make a call to Lei Yu and ask if there were any companies that didn't check criminal resumes. Unexpectedly, Lei Yu was so generous that he directly found me a job as a designer with a salary of It's only higher than the one I had before.
Then I started living a stable life. I clocked in to work every day and opened the door to get off work. What greeted me when I came back was a clean rental house, hot meals, and the familiar phrase "Back?". I felt like I was going to die drunk. Shui Yanling fell into the arms of this woman.
Only when you have experienced loss can you know the value of this stable life. I gave up all my bad habits, stopped smoking, drinking, and even playing games. I shaved my hair into a crew cut and eliminated all my bad sides. I abandoned them all because I didn't want to let Shui Yanling down even a little bit.
Days like this passed day by day, and the black hand on my chest miraculously disappeared, and the old beggar did not appear in my life. I used to put my hands together after eating every day to pray for the old beggar and Master Huineng.
I still had some savings, and I started planning to go back and hold a wedding for Shui Yanling. Otherwise, it would be quite frustrating to have a daughter-in-law and have to deal with physical problems by myself. Everything was on the right track.
