It was an instinctive reaction again. Li Xiao's body turned around without passing through his brain. The short knife in his right hand thrust forward with the inertia and hit the attacker in the lower abdomen. Who was the man with the severed arm that he thought was bitten to death by the woman?
The big man with a severed hand, his face covered in blood and flesh, held up a sharp knife in his left hand, looked down at the short knife inserted in his lower abdomen, exhaled his last breath with great reluctance, fell on his back, and then died, dying without closing his eyes.
Li Xiao squatted on the spot and kept moving the knife. His eyes were red with the bleeding edge of the knife. Only then did his brain react and he broke out in a cold sweat. If he had turned around slower just now, or if he didn't have a knife in his hand, what would have been the consequences? Unthinkable.
He didn't dare to be careless anymore, so he quickly stepped forward and stabbed the big man with the severed hand again in the neck to ensure that this guy would not fake his body again.
This also taught Li Xiao a profound lesson. He should not be careless with any corpse in the future, unless it died in his own hands and he was confirmed to be completely dead!
He was still a little worried, so he ignored everything else and dragged the bodies of the two gangsters one after another, threw them into the snowy water outside the door, and closed the door again. Only then did he feel at ease.
At dawn, I returned to the scraps, identified my water bag, drank a few large sips of water to calm down, and then began to examine the harvest. The result was a huge disappointment. In addition to water and a pile of cornbread, there was only a few copper coins.
These two villains who have become dead ghosts only dare to bully the poor and dare not touch the rich. They really deserve to die!
Li Xiao was so angry that he cursed a few times and laughed a few times. It felt so good to escape from death, and for the first time, he understood the meaning of risking death and surviving!
He figured something out, stopped doing useless work, and settled down in this hut. Anyway, he would have food and drink, and he would wait until the snow melted and the ground dried.
Three days later in the morning, I left the thatched hut that had brought about a change in my life, and stood under the bright sky again. The surrounding wind and sand were so friendly, as if I was a human being again.
It took him three days to think, but the epiphany seemed to come in a moment: life may have other meanings, and it is not always a static existence. He can make changes, change himself, change his destiny, and change the future!
At dawn, he turned around and returned to the ghost market, passing by the hut area where he lived without any regrets. If nothing unexpected happened, he would never return to that hut again.
When he passed the west gate, he didn't see Tiezhu. He wanted to tell his only friend the news, but unfortunately the girl was also missing.
People were coming and going on the streets of Ghost Market, all of whom were rushing to the morning market. Everything was as usual, as if there had never been poisonous snow.
Yes, no matter how the world changes, life will always go on.
At the crack of dawn, he walked into the water shop and went directly to the fat shopkeeper. Without waiting for him to speak, he said straight to the point: "I want to fight, you can arrange it."
"Li Xiao, that's right. I'm very optimistic about you." The fat shopkeeper was a little surprised. Of course, he didn't know that Li Xiao changed his mind because he had just experienced a transformation of life and death. He was afraid that he would change his mind. He took out two pages of paper from the drawer, "Are you going to sign the life and death certificate for the first round or the full round?"
Li Xiao didn't hesitate at all. Either he wouldn't fight or he would fight a big one. He gritted his teeth and said, "Sign up and fight!"
When he pressed his fingerprints on the life and death sign for the last time, he knew that he would never move forward and would only have to fight to the bitter end.
The fat shopkeeper beamed with joy and called out to the guy who harassed Li Xiao every day: "Take Li Xiao to the contestants' area."
The waiter also changed his previous meanness and led Li Xiao out of the water shop with a smile on his face. He walked all the way east and soon arrived at Lan Kwai Fong, which had not yet opened to welcome customers. He said hello to the two green-turbaned turtle men with knives at the door. , actually led him into a side door and walked inside.
Li Xiao was slightly surprised, the challenger area was in a brothel?
When the two came to the lobby, they happened to meet a group of Yingying Yanyan who was going downstairs to freshen up. A sharp-eyed girl shouted: "Isn't this the break of dawn? What are you doing here so early in the morning?"
Li Xiao smiled awkwardly, but before he could say anything, the man answered on his behalf: "He's going to fight."
"Ah, isn't this life-threatening?"
"That's right, what a pity it would be if he died in the ring!"
"By the way, it seems that Li Xiao is still a child. It's such a waste..."
All the girls were chattering and the girls were chatting, as if the dawn had already passed. He could hear the corners of his mouth twitching, and he was really speechless.
"What are you talking nonsense about? A bunch of crows!" Xiao Taohong, the red card among the sisters, stepped forward and hugged Li Xiao, "Sister, I wish you immediate success. Let us know when the competition is about to start, and I will support you."
"Thank you, Sister Hong!" Under the envious eyes of the waiter, Li Xiao broke away from Xiao Taohong's arm in embarrassment and suddenly had an unpleasant thought. Could it be that the girl has become a sister too?
Recalling the girl's words and deeds before and after she left, as well as the mystery of her disappearance, this is really a possibility.
Li Xiao couldn't help but secretly glance at the group of girls, and he did see a few unfamiliar faces. His heart skipped a beat, and he wanted to take a closer look, but felt embarrassed because after all, he only recognized the girl's profile.
It would be nice if he could talk to them. Li Xiao would never forget the girl's crisp yet magnetic voice.
"What? Which new sister has you taken a liking to in the morning? It's your sister's expense." Xiao Taohong smiled sweetly and joked.
"Next time, next time..." Dawn followed the waiter through the lobby in embarrassment, leaving behind a woman's delicate laughter.
Li Xiao felt that he shouldn't think blindly. No matter which aspect he looked at, the girl would not become a sister.
"Let's go this way." The waiter led the way. After being interrogated by a turtle man, the two pushed open a small arched red lacquered carved door and arrived at the backyard of Lan Kwai Fong.
But seeing the winding corridors and elegant courtyards, what surprised me the most was that there was a small pond in the garden, with a red flower standing on a green leaf as big as a cattail fan, which was very delicate and beautiful, and faintly exuded a fragrance.
"This...is this a lotus?" Po Xiao said.
The waiter had an unusually strange look on his face: "Of course."
At dawn, I looked at the crystal clear water in the pond, with two red fish swimming leisurely in it. I felt extremely envious and regretful in my heart, how much water was wasted.
After thinking about it, I was relieved that Lan Kwai Fong was an industry first in the water industry.
The two of them walked to the end of the backyard, and suddenly there was a bamboo forest, with swaying bamboo leaves, full of green and poetic scenery.
At dawn, he was walking along a bamboo forest path with his assistant. The fresh air made him want to take off his scarf and breathe in it.
Behind the bamboo forest is a high wall, with a row of wing rooms separated below. It is said to be a wing room, but more like a horse gallery. It is all made of bamboo and is square. There is no roof eaves, and there are no windows. The door is closed.
The guy pointed to a half-open bamboo door: "That's your room, go ahead."
"Thank you!" Li Xiao watched the guy leave the same way, then turned back and looked around with some curiosity. This is the instinct of a scavenger. Wherever he goes, he should first observe the surrounding environment and find a good escape route.
The high gray wall is very high, at least three to five feet, and it is impossible to climb up without the help of tools.
He looked back at the bamboo forest again. If he cut off a bamboo, he should be able to push through. The other side of the wall would be the tile-roofed area.
Since it was the contestants' area, there should be people in the wing, but it was completely silent except for the rustle of the bamboo forest in the wind.
Now that I have arrived, I will make peace with it. I walked slowly for a few steps at dawn. My feet were covered with dead leaves, and I felt a bit desolate in late autumn. I soon arrived in front of the bamboo gate.
What will be inside? Li Xiao opened the door with a bit of anxiety and a bit of curiosity...
