I don’t know how much time passed, but we never stopped.
It is definitely impossible for anything behind us to follow us.
The night gradually changed from pitch black, so dark that you couldn't see your fingers, to a slightly bright sky.
At this moment we have walked from a small path to a main road.
At this time, there were many pedestrians walking on the avenue, all in a hurry.
Those passers-by turned to look at us from time to time, but just for a moment, their feet would speed up a lot, clearly trying to avoid us.
I'm not surprised.
Miao Guangyang was blind in one eye, and He Fei's legs were seriously injured. The ghost woman herself looked very scary. It would be strange if passers-by were not afraid of us.
In addition, on the road we are taking now, we can still see the hanging river if we look to the right, so we are not too far away.
The ghost woman only said one sentence, saying that we were on the way to Jiuhe County, and then she stopped talking...
I have a lot of things I want to tell Miao Guangyang, and want to hear what he plans, and I also want to ask him about his more powerful husband, but I don’t have the energy to ask more at the moment, at least until I get to Jiuhe County. , we took a little rest and took a breather.
It takes about half an hour to go from the village to Jiuhe County by punting.
We walked along this way for a full hour and a half. It was already three o'clock in the morning when we finally entered the city...
There are many vendors setting up stalls at the entrance of the city, and there are also rickshaws.
As luck would have it, as soon as I entered the city, I saw someone on the roadside who looked particularly familiar.
Isn't this Huang Qi who has been helping me and my second uncle with things? !
At this moment, he was standing next to a street stall, grabbing a teenage boy by the ear.
He was scolding angrily: "Why are you so sneaky and unruly? Are you doing unreliable work on the dock?!"
"Xu Baipi, let me tell you one more time! If you keep your hands and feet dirty, I will kill the people who disgraced your parents!"
The young man was thin and small, with a pair of round yellow eyes that moved around.
His ears were twisted so much that they were almost deformed, and his face was full of pain.
However, he stubbornly did not cry. He pursed his lips, bowed his head, and held the corners of his clothes with both hands without letting go.
My attention was only on him for a moment, and then I looked at Huang Qi.
Panting heavily, he called Huang Qi.
Huang Qideng raised his head immediately. When he saw me, the expression on his face was first stunned, then surprise.
He immediately let go of the hand holding the boy's ear, pulled his arm with one hand, turned around and cursed a few times in a low voice, then walked up to me, his face full of joy.
"Mr. Xiao Li!" His tone was also full of excitement, but he quickly asked in shock: "Why did you enter the city from here... This..."
Obviously, Huang Qi was startled when his attention came to He Pheasant and Miao Guangyang.
As for the ghost woman, she didn't scare Huang Qi much.
"Get some cars and take us to the doctor." I gave the order directly without explaining to Huang Qiduo.
Huang Qi didn't ask any more questions. He picked up the young man and walked towards several rickshaws about ten meters away.
The discomfort and depression in my heart did not diminish, but I finally breathed a sigh of relief after entering the city.
I glanced at Miao Guangyang cautiously. There were too many blood scabs on his face and he looked really miserable, but he didn't show any pain.
One can imagine Miao Guangyang's tenacity...
Only then did the ghost woman light up a leaf cigarette. He took a long puff, and the pungent second-hand smoke drifted away.
Within a moment, Huang Qi came back, leading three rickshaws.
He Zhi and I were in one car, Gui Pozi and Miao Guangyang were in one car, and Huang Qi was leading the way with the young man.
Not long after, he led us into a medical clinic in the city.
Huang Qi called on the doctor to bandage the wounds of Miao Guangyang and He Zhi, and they were taken to the back room of the medical center.
The ghost woman, Huang Qi, and the boy were waiting outside the house.
Huang Qi was very respectful next to me. He couldn't help but be puzzled and asked me if something had happened and why I was in such a mess.
I remained silent. Huang Qi was very discerning and asked no more questions.
The front hall of the medical center was quiet. Maybe our group scared the people here and they didn't dare to say much.
While waiting, Huang Qi went to buy us some food.
To be honest, it's not that I'm not hungry, but because I'm so nervous that I don't even notice that I'm hungry. I'm already overly hungry at this time.
After just a few bites, I thought about my second uncle and my father, and felt as uncomfortable as needles pricking my heart.
The ghost woman also ate a little and looked better.
We waited at the hospital for about an hour and a half. The first person to come out was He Zhi.
She was awake now, and her beautiful face showed more signs of pain, with her eyebrows furrowed.
A boy was supporting her, and she was holding on to a wooden crutch given by the hospital, so she could barely walk.
The ghost woman's face was as cold as frost, and she glared at He Fei, her expression even more cold and stern.
He Zhi's body trembled obviously and he almost lost his balance.
She pursed her lips and lowered her head, not daring to raise her head to look at the hag.
She walked carefully to my side and just hid beside me. I separated her from the hag in the middle.
Only then did she dare to carefully look at the ghost woman from the side, and whispered: "Grandpa, I see you haven't come back after being gone for so long, so I..."
"You can't stay at home, so you come out to cause trouble, right?" The ghost woman put out the leaf cigarette on hand and coughed.
His action clearly frightened He Fei and made him tremble again.
I immediately thought that the hag was probably much more severe than I had imagined before.
I don’t know how many lessons He Pheasant has received to be so frightened.
I quickly raised my hand and gave He Zhi a little support.
He Zhi instinctively grabbed my wrist with one hand and wouldn't let go.
However, the ghost woman did not continue talking, but looked inside the medical center from the corner of her eye from time to time.
He Pheasant also stood beside me calmly, without saying a word.
The worry in my heart remained unabated. After waiting for about half an hour, Miao Guangyang finally came out.
The blood on his face was cleaned, and his left eye was covered with gauze, and a black eyepatch was placed on top of the gauze.
No one was helping him, and his expression was very stable at this time. Apart from his pale and colorless face, there was nothing wrong with him.
Obviously, we couldn't talk about anything in the hospital, so we had to find a quiet place.
After hesitating for a moment, I told Huang Qi to call a car and take us to the paper-making shop on Funeral Street.
Huang Qi was originally going to take the young man there, but the young man jumped to Miao Guangyang's side and carefully helped Miao Guangyang.
In this scene, he actually gave me a good impression.
But I always feel something is a little strange.
Huang Qi was slightly embarrassed. He clearly warned the young man with his eyes before walking out of the hospital.
Soon, Huang Qi brought three more rickshaws.
When getting on the bus, the young man helped Miao Guangyang sit in one.
He Zhi still pulled me and refused to let go, so Gui Pozi had no choice but to sit in a car with Huang Qi and walk at the front.
