It was a dark and windy night. The tall courtyard walls protect the regular and splendid buildings. The only ones higher are a few old trees. Under the cover of the night, a scorpion climbed up the tree trunk silently, climbing nimbly all the way up. When it reached the branch that stretched outside the courtyard wall, it suddenly loosened its legs and fell to the ground from above.
Look again, she is a living woman.
"If you don't watch carefully, the whole house is noisy all day long, and there is no defense. The most noisy one is the young master. You have to think carefully, if you are a more well-behaved child, you have to take that guy with you. We But no one will help you.”
"I know, stop talking nonsense."
She Ji leaned against the wall. This wall faces a narrow alley. No one is passing by now, so it is very quiet. His voice was so low that he couldn't even wake the birds sleeping peacefully in their nests.
"But there are people watching at night. It's impossible to go in directly from here. There is a gap under the main door, one turn wide, which can definitely fit a snake. But there is a big yellow dog at the door. It is fierce and ugly. You have to be careful. .”
"Where is he?"
"There is a separate newly built small building in the deep courtyard. It is four stories high and is the tallest building in the entire courtyard. Although the young master is not that kind of playboy, he has an extremely vicious mouth. Even I am not like that. You know, at his age, he can easily grab someone's wound and rip it out, let alone someone who has no grievance or enmity. This is the most incredible thing."
Xie Yan said, walking towards the main entrance with him. She Ji listened silently and said calmly:
"For example?"
"He kept saying that those servants were lazy fools, scoundrels, deadbeats, damned thieves, and thieves who stole wages; he also caught a young boy and bullied him, and if he didn't go along with his wishes, he mentioned his dead mother; Jing asks people difficult questions, and if he can't do it, he will be extremely humiliated, and every word will hurt him. He has no way of speaking, and he has no rules in front of his elders. Also: At the dinner table tonight, a clumsy maid accidentally spilled the water used to clean her hands. Some spilled, and he poured the scalding hot tea back on her face without even looking at it. The maid just screamed and asked someone to take her away, which would probably burn off a layer of skin. But this child always He is calm and not angry. No matter how mean he says or how vicious he does, his face does not change. This seems to be really unkind. Logically speaking, what people say is to achieve their own goals, but he never changes his face. There seems to be no motive, just sarcasm for the sake of sarcasm.”
"You are right, he has always been like that. But when he was a monster, he hurt people's lives just for the sake of hurting. When it comes to people, it is the same as knives and sorcery. They can hurt people completely, and their livers and intestines can be broken. . But no matter what, all he can do now are those children's tricks."
"Now, you know what happened to him. The master of the pavilion has investigated it. It's human beings who have done this."
"It seems that his mother was not the principal wife before, so how did she force the principal wife to leave, so this kid followed his mother and turned into a phoenix? In the end, the principal wife became angry and became ill, and the children of the principal wife were kicked out one by one. "
"My mother is so capable, so her son is definitely not a coward." Jie Yan teased.
The two people walked out of the alley and turned a corner, one behind the other. No one appeared again. Only on the wall and the base of the wall, there is a purple-black scorpion and a winding snake sneaking against the wall, making no sound. They slipped through the door from behind the two guards, who took turns yawning, and dived into the grass. At this time, a sleeping big yellow dog suddenly raised its ears and smelled something strange. It stood up hastily and immediately spotted the two uninvited guests. A low growl rolled in his throat, and his furrowed brows looked fierce.
At this moment, a snake shadow suddenly stood up on the grass. The snake's body suddenly stood upright, and Nobuko let out a harsh hiss. At that moment, there seemed to be some kind of huge and terrifying demonic shadow spreading from the snake's body. Although it only took the blink of an eye, the dog immediately let out a whine as if it had been beaten. Chuchu pitifully stepped back, with its tail between its legs, and retreated back to its kennel.
The young master's shelter is easy to find. Until now, the small building was still brightly lit. At this time, everyone, no matter the rich or the common people, should take a rest early. I don't know what he is doing alone. The two of them slipped in easily, and the young master was tossing and turning in the bedroom on the third floor. I don’t know why this child can’t sleep. At twelve or thirteen years old, is it possible that he needs to be coaxed like a baby, or is his head filled with stress like an adult? Who knows, maybe it’s because I’m too busy and not tired at all, so I can’t fall asleep. But this man not only couldn't sleep himself, but also tormented others, otherwise it would be unfair. But who has the energy? Everyone has been busy day after day and just wants to go back and rest. But the young master's orders had to be obeyed.
"If a drop of water falls from the bowl of water on your head, your head will also fall to the ground."
The man on the couch said lazily and turned over. A shivering young man stood next to the bed, and the two people who appeared at the door without any warning could not see clearly. A golden needle flew away and drove straight into the back of the child's neck. His eyes were fixed in the thick, smoky black circle, and he suddenly fell down.
The bowl hit the ground and broke into pieces, water and porcelain shards splashed all over the floor.
Two pieces of ceramic slag burst onto the young master's couch. He stood up in a hurry, filled with resentment, and shouted:
"Trash, are you hemiplegic? Just standing..."
He saw two strangers.
"who are you?"
The twelve or thirteen-year-old young master immediately changed his words, but his words were calm. He didn't shout loudly as if he was electrocuted, nor was he panicked to the point of losing his voice. He simply looked at them, calmly. Seeing him, she was not surprised at all. She Ji and Xie Yan looked at each other, walked into the house one after another, and came to his bed.
This house is very large, and almost the entire flat floor is open. But no matter how wide the space is, it can't be filled without clutter. This layer is a mess, with order revealed in the disorder, and new disorder covered in the order. It looks like the kind that has been tidied up, messed up, tidied up again, and messed up again. The cycle goes on and on, never getting tired of it, never getting tired of it.
She Ji just stepped on the broken pieces of porcelain, making a cracking sound. Xie Yan's feet were quiet, as if she was so light that she was just an empty shell lifted up by a few fragments. The young man glanced at it and sneered:
"Hmph, you have to take off your shoes when entering my room. It's really disgusting to bring in the dirt from the courtyard. You are born without mother-in-law, don't you understand this etiquette? I don't care who you are, here we are. My territory must obey my rules."
The corners of the lips under the veil were barely raised, and the eyebrows were slightly wrinkled.
"It's really strange. Why don't you ask how the guards downstairs were taken down?"
"Didn't you show me all this?" He spread his hand and pointed at the boy on the ground who was about the same age. "I don't know whether you are stupid or I am stupid for asking this kind of question."
This arrogant brat is really annoying. Walking on the street, I'm afraid even the dogs wouldn't want to take a second look at him. She Ji laughed instead, but Xie Yan really didn't understand whether it was genuine joy or an angry laugh.
She Ji squatted beside the bed, holding one side of her face and looking at him. This kid is indeed similar in appearance to Li Wu—perhaps he was Li Wu when he was a child. However, their encounter did not begin at that time. She Ji was convinced that this was definitely not his selfish feeling, because he did have the shadow of the spider demon on his body. It can't be said that he was shrunk, but apart from his face, his demeanor, temperament, and annoying energy were all the same as that of the unreasonable spider spirit.
He sighed slightly inwardly, but didn't show it. Except for his skin color, which is as white and ordinary as a human being, the mole under the corner of his lip is exactly the same as that of his former friend. He felt a little dazed and didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just watched quietly. He never had this opportunity before his old friend was alive.
She Ji never thought that this skin could overlap so easily with the shadow in his memory.
"What do you think of your father? Can you please stop looking at his body as if I'm dead? You really abide by your filial piety."
Xie Yan wanted to laugh a little, but when he thought that this ghost might make fun of him next moment, he let it go. If I couldn't help it and ate him in front of She Ji, then this colleague would never end with me. Satsuki-kun will be troubled.
She Ji slapped the brat on the head and rubbed it, magnanimously forgiving him for his rude words. Xie Yan knew very well that if this guy could endure it for a while, he would definitely not be able to endure it for the rest of his life. Let's see how long he can hold it in. Anyway, he asked for it. If he broke his tooth, of course he swallowed it himself.
The young master opened his hand unceremoniously.
"You can show more respect to your father. Do you know your father's last name?"
"I know, but it's not important." She Ji chuckled strangely, "Anyway, you won't need this name in the future?"
"Why? You have the final say? I like my name very much, especially my surname."
"Ah... this." Xie Yan, who couldn't bear to break the scene of the old friend's reunion, suddenly spoke up at this moment, "We do know. Your mother is a smart person, and she tried every means to sneak you into this house. That was about five or six years ago. She is a smart person, and I am very interested. Why don't you take the time to say goodbye? "
"Do you want to kill me, her, or the owner of this yard?" The young master raised his eyebrows and easily put the words of killing on his lips, "If it's the latter, I suggest that every injustice must be paid. Lord, don't trouble me. You don't think I have any... so-called respect for him, do you? If you think too much, he is not my father at all."
This seems to be something beyond the intelligence they know. She Ji and Xie Yan looked at each other briefly, then looked at him together.
"What do you mean? He had a private meeting with your mother thirteen years ago. At that time, your mother was still an unknown figure. Later she had you. The previous mistress of this house was dismissed because she could not give birth to a son. Your mother took the opportunity to bring him to the throne. Logically speaking, he must be your father. Otherwise, why would he be so kind to you? A rich family must have found a way to prove this bloodline. "
"I understand, you are really stupid. You only have a good face, but your head is rotten." The expected ridicule was thrown at Jie Yan, and he said casually, "You can break any spell, what kind of process does it take to recognize a relative? I know my mother, she is not a smart person, but a lazy person who knows that she can make money by selling her body. Who is my biological father? I don't care. Although my mother is stupid, she is easy to incite. If I hadn't persuaded her to come here five years ago to 'get back what she deserves', we two would still be eating chaffy vegetables. Tsk."
Both visitors were silent. If this is true, it was indeed a miscalculation on their part. But can you believe what a twelve-year-old says?
But it doesn't look fake either.
