Jiang Wang lay quietly on the wicker chair, watching the snow stop, and the surroundings were very quiet. There were figures outside the open courtyard door.
He didn't seem to be passing by. When he saw Jiang Wang, he immediately pretended to be nonchalant and walked away.
When Jiang Wang noticed, the man had already turned around, and he didn't bother to call him back. But just lying there like this, Jiang Wang also felt a little bored. His laziness was caused by his body, and it was more like a habit. After all, he had improved before, but now he was facing an even worse problem, which forced him to go back to the past. .
Because he was bored, Jiang Wang simply got up, put away the wicker chair, walked out of the small courtyard slowly, closed the door, and put the key under a certain stone on the courtyard wall. This was Su Changluo's habit. Jiang Wang had it the night before. notice.
There may be people sweeping the streets elsewhere to clear the way, but the place where Su Changluo is is sparsely populated, so the snow is quite thick, so the person in front walks very slowly. Although Jiang Wang is slower, he will not be lost.
The sound of stepping on the snow is very clear and even a little pleasant. Seemingly sensing that Jiang Wang was following him, the man tried to move quickly to throw Jiang Wang away.
Jiang Wang still followed slowly, watching the distance between the two sides getting farther and farther. So he stopped, bent down, grabbed a handful of snow, rolled it into a snowball, and threw it towards the person in front of him.
Unfortunately, he was not strong enough. The snowball fell far away from that person, but it was noticed by the other party. He frowned tightly and warned Jiang Wang with his eyes. Jiang Wang slowly kneaded the snowball out again, and while walking, It was thrown back as if it was a provocation.
Seeing the snowballs falling at his feet, the man looked gloomy. He lowered his body and grabbed two snowballs, and threw them at Jiang Wang with all his strength.
Jiang Wang had never had a snowball fight before, so he became somewhat interested. The two stood facing each other, about thirty feet apart, throwing snowballs at each other, although neither could hit the other.
"Are you sick!?" The man gradually became angry and glared at Jiang Wang. Jiang Wang wanted to nod and admit like before, but he didn't. Instead, he asked: "It's deserted here. No one else lives except Su Changluo. You happened to appear in front of Su Changluo's house, and because you didn't see Su Changluo, Changluo saw me, so he left in a hurry. What do you want?" The man said funnyly: "Although this place is empty, it doesn't mean no one is passing by. I'm walking calmly. If you follow me, use snowballs. It's so unreasonable to hit me and question me now." Jiang Wang said calmly: "I can see clearly that although you moved very quickly, you came straight towards Su Changluo's home, with only a momentary expression on your face. , turned around and left, I just followed you because I was bored. If you had not wanted to get rid of me, I would not have been able to keep up, so I would not have hit you with a snowball." The man looked to be in his thirties, wearing a modestly dressed man. He wore shabby but much better clothes than Su Changluo, wore a curtain hat, had a beard, and had a thin cheek, looking quite decadent. After hearing Jiang Wang's words, his expression inevitably changed, and he said sternly: " It's just baffling. You're following me sneakily, why can't I run away? After all, I'm a powerless scholar. What if you have some plot against me?" Jiang Wang smiled and said, "Not all scholars can do it. It's because you have no strength to restrain a chicken. I have seen many scholars who can fight. Although I don't want to judge people by their appearance, you really don't look like a scholar." The man said solemnly: "You are just judging people by their appearance." Jiang Wang said: "Some If a scholar sits for a long time, he will indeed become powerless. However, a scholar must learn six arts, one of which is riding and shooting. Although scholars do not master all six arts, and there are inevitably partial subjects, most scholars are very powerful. "The man raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm just seriously partial to science, can't I?" Jiang Wang said, "Of course, I happened to see a question in a certain book, and I want to ask you, a scholar, for advice. Since it's a serious question, If you are partial to science and not good at riding and shooting, then your knowledge must be extraordinary." That man's face is blue, are you waiting for me here?
"You are really bored, talking to me about such boring things. I am very busy and have no time to answer your questions." He turned around and left, fearing that he would not be able to escape.
Jiang Wang silently took out the snowball, took a deep breath, ran forward two steps, and the snowball hit the man's head with a snap.
"..."
"You've gone too far!" Jiang Wang put his hands on his knees and gasped, "You've gone too far too. You've exhausted me so much." The man looked at Jiang Wang with a blank face and said, "It seems like you are the real one." A person with no strength to tie a chicken, throwing a snowball will tire you out like this?" Jiang Wang grinned and said: "So you don't have to run." The man thought about it seriously, then walked towards Jiang Wang and said "It seems so." He came to Jiang Wang and asked, "What is your relationship with Su Changluo?" Jiang Wang smiled and said, "I live in his house, what do you think is the relationship?" The man's expression was slightly startled, and he said suspiciously: "So you are a girl? No wonder you are so beautiful, but why are you wearing men's clothes?" Jiang Wang's face suddenly turned dark.
"It's true that I'm good-looking, but which girl have you seen with a voice like this?" His voice was not rough, but very masculine, without any tenderness, so Jiang Wang felt that the person in front of him had something wrong with his head. Either it was a deliberate humiliation, he was more inclined to the former.
Therefore, the person came to see Su Changluo. Although he did not admit it before, he might have admitted it in disguise when he asked about his relationship with Su Changluo. So for the people who stayed at Su Changluo's house, even if there were some reasons, he would admit it. He avoided seeing her and had no reason to be hostile.
Jiang Wang thought that if it was because of the snowball fight, it probably wouldn't happen. Unless this person came to Su Changluo for a good purpose, there was no good intention.
But Su Changluo was not here, so there was no need for him to hide. Because Su Changluo himself had questionable issues, Jiang Wang could easily guess that this person might have secret contacts with Su Changluo, and he saw strange people in his home. People will naturally avoid them immediately.
The man showed some apology and asked curiously: "So you and Su Changluo are friends?" Jiang Wang thought about it for a while and said: "We are enemies. Since Su Changluo was not at home, I waited at his house. Wait until he comes back, and I will hide in the dark and take his life." The man looked shocked.
Jiang Wang observed secretly. But the man's expression changed several times, and he suddenly turned around and ran away. Jiang Wang was left stunned on the spot.
...the town's ancestral temple is located. A figure sprinted through the snow, heading straight into the ancestral temple.
"Who?!" An elder in the ancestral temple shouted angrily.
"It's me who's in charge of offering sacrifices to grandpa, Shi Su!" The person who came was the one who was having a snowball fight with Jiang Wang. The old man in charge of the sacrifice looked at him, frowned and said, "You have always been sensible, why are you breaking into the ancestral temple so unruly now?" Shi Sui said anxiously: "Something big happened!" The expression of the old man in charge of the sacrifice changed slightly, and he asked: " What happened?" Shi Su lowered his voice and said, "Someone wants to kill Su Changluo." The ancestral temple suddenly became quiet.
The old man in charge of the ceremony stared at Shi Sui and asked: "Where did you know that?" Shi Sui said: "I met that person. I originally wanted to find Su Changluo as you wanted, but in the end I met him. I saw a very good-looking stranger at his house. Although I retreated in time, I was still entangled with him. If he hadn't looked so weak, I would have had a hard time running back. I think he had already fought with Su Changluo. Yes, it's because he was injured." The old man in charge of the ceremony frowned and said, "Are you sure he didn't follow you to the ancestral temple?" Shi Su assured confidently.
The old man in charge of the ceremony was silent for a moment and said: "Why did he focus on Su Changluo...Since you have been in contact with him, can you tell where that person came from?" Shi Su shook his head and said, "Even ordinary people can do this. The breath can be sensed, but if he were not standing in front of me, I would not be aware of his existence at all. It can be seen that that person is very scary. There is no basis for judgment, and it is difficult to guess his origin." The old man in charge of sacrifices He said in a deep voice: "Keep an eye on him." Shi Su hesitated: "Do you want to remind Su Changluo?" The old man in charge said: "No need for the time being, after all, in his eyes, you are just an elder who is easy to get along with." Shi Su said: "I guess he was seriously injured, otherwise there is no need to pester me like a child playing house. Maybe he thinks that if I find Su Changluo, he must be related to Su Changluo, but this person is quite stupid. He wanted to follow me and made some noise, but I easily discovered him and exposed himself." The old man in charge of the priest said suspiciously: "Why do I suddenly feel a little strange? Please tell me in detail." Shi Su then described the whole process. .
The old man in charge of the sacrifice remained silent. Shi Su asked puzzledly: "What's the problem?" The old man in charge of the sacrifice sighed and said: "Although it is very problematic, it cannot be ruled out that he does have a purpose. I will leave the matter of keeping an eye on him to others, so you can Let’s stay in the ancestral temple for now.” Shi Sui said blankly, “Why?” The old man in charge of the sacrifice said nothing more and closed his eyes to rest.
...Jiang Wang looked at the vast snowy road in front of him, shook his head and walked back. He had just made an impromptu decision, and the answer was not that important. If it really had anything to do with Su Changluo, that person would always appear again. .
After all, snowball fights are tiring, and thinking about other things will make them even more tiring. Therefore, he could not walk back to the courtyard, so he took out the wicker chair and lay down.
About half an hour later, there were footsteps. Jiang Wang looked sideways and saw that it was the lady who was looking for Purple Firefly Grass, accompanied by two guards.
"Madam, the brothers have dispersed to search. There is no news at the moment. We have inquired many times and no one in the town knows about purple fireweed. Have we come to the wrong place?" Madam Ruannuo said: "The mountain is this mountain. There is only this small town in the mountain, but after all, the mountain is very big, and the purple fireweed is an extraordinary thing. It is normal that the people here have never seen it. I think someone will have seen it after all. If you look carefully, if it doesn't work, you can only Entering the mountain, but there is no one to lead the way, but it is also troublesome." The guard said: "More than one common people warned us, is there really something special about this mountain? And the disappearance of a caravan entering the mountain last night seems to confirm this matter." The lady was determined. Said: "For the sake of my husband, no matter how dangerous the place is, I have to venture into it." The guard said sincerely: "If the young master knew about it, he would be very touched by the madam's true feelings, but we must also protect the madam and never let her take risks. Just leave it to us. If no one has seen the purple fireweed, madam only needs to stay in the town and we will go to the mountains to search." Just as the madam was about to say something, she caught a glimpse of Jiang Wang lying on a wicker chair by the roadside.
Because it hadn't snowed yet, Jiang Wang was very clean, but his posture was quite familiar. The two guards immediately stood in front of the lady and stared at Jiang Wang nervously.
Jiang Wang waved helplessly and said: "We meet again." Seeing Jiang Wang's face clearly, the guards recognized him as the person in the inn. They were a little surprised, mixed with jealousy of his appearance, and asked: "Why? I keep bumping into you, what are my intentions!?" Jiang Wang spread his hands and said, "We are all coming to the town, and the town is so big, isn't it normal for us to bump into you?" The guard said coldly: "Look at how you look. If you are so good-looking, you know he is not a good person." Jiang Wang said angrily: "How can you judge a person by his appearance? Even if you are cautious when traveling in the world, there is no need to be so cautious. You can just doubt others. This will make you easy to make enemies."
