After hearing this, Qing Xuzi said anxiously, "We can discuss it, but remember, we don't have much time left, so we must make a decision as soon as possible!"
After Qing Xuzi finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the darkness behind. Only then did Song Jiang realize that he was carrying a strange round drum and two drumsticks made of unknown animal bones behind him.
When Song Jiang thought of Qing Xuzi's so-called solution, he had no choice but to turn around and walk back. After a while, his soul returned to his body. At the same time, Meng Zhe, who was covered in water, also got into the tent. Said, "How was it? Did you ask anything?!"
Song Jiang then told Meng Zhe everything about Qing Xuzi and his solution. After hearing this, the latter was silent for a moment and said, "What kind of nonsense solution is this?! You still want a fresh human skin?" I think he has been a ghost for too long, right?"
As soon as Song Jiang heard this, he echoed, "That's right! It's been so long, and you're still talking to me about the absurd logic of killing one to save a hundred?!"
At this time, Meng Zhe raised his head and looked at the hilltop opposite the reservoir and said, "After dawn, let's go to the Mantou Mountain to have a look. You can't believe all the old lies. Some things have to be verified by yourself to know the truth. It's really not possible. ...If you're a big kid, you can just include the beast directly in "Strange Stories from Mountains and Seas", why go to all the trouble to repair that nonsense demon-suppressing formation!"
For the first time, Song Jiang felt that the views of the thousand-year-old monster in front of him were still quite upright, so he nodded and said, "That's right, we have a great Lord Saint! What kind of monsters can't be conquered?!"
Although Meng Zhe knew clearly that Song Jiang was trying to flatter himself, he still said very helpfully, "Humph, what does the old ghost know? If I hadn't been sealed in the Sky-Mending Divine Stone, how could I have tolerated the beast?" Is this evil beast running wild everywhere? And you can’t believe the old guy’s words at all. The evil spirit in this water area is so strong, and it’s not just because of trapping the beast..."
At this time, Song Jiang thought of the old man with a hunchback in the reservoir, and asked curiously, "By the way, there is also the old man with a hunchback who is covered in ghosts. What's going on with him?"
Meng Zhe thought for a while, then stood up and changed into a set of clean clothes and said, "Let's go, before it gets dark, let's go to the place where the old hunchback lives and find out..."
The hunchbacked old man lived in an adobe house far away from the water. When Song Jiang and Meng Zhe rushed over, a small dim lamp was still on in the house... If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Song Jiang would not have believed it. In this day and age, there are still people who are willing to live in an adobe house with such poor conditions. There is almost no complete piece of glass on the wooden window frames with peeling paint, and they are all "repaired" with tapes of various colors.
The two of them then looked in through the mottled glass and saw the hunched old man sitting in front of the table, eating a small plate of fried peanuts on the table with relish. There was half a bottle of low-quality liquor next to him. Seeing the other person's expression seems to be very enjoyable...
Those demons were still clinging to the old man as before... At this moment, the water sitting on the stove suddenly boiled. The old man with his back to the stove quickly stood up and picked up the kettle. He poured boiling water into the thermos bottle next to him.
When Meng Zhe saw this scene, he frowned. He saw that the old man was not really deaf, so he quickly covered Song Jiang's mouth, and then made a gesture to silence him.
Song Jiang also understood what Meng Zhe meant at this time, so he nodded lightly, and then looked into the room again... At this time, after the hunchbacked old man finished filling the water, he added a handful of firewood to the stove, and finally hummed. He sat back at the table while singing a little tune, continued to drink a sip of wine and ate a peanut.
Now both Song Jiang and Meng Zhe are sure that this hunchbacked old man is neither deaf nor mute. As for why he pretends to be deaf and mute... the only way to know is to ask him himself, but there must be something in between. What a dark secret.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Meng Zhe suddenly walked to the door, kicked open the wooden door of the adobe house, and then walked in swaggeringly, leaving Song Jiang alone and stunned in place with his mouth open...
Sometimes Song Jiang is really not sure about our White Tiger Divine Lord's brain. Just now he told him to be silent, but now he just kicked in the door and walked in? ! The hunchbacked old man in the room was startled by the sudden sound, but when he turned around and saw Meng Zhe walking in, he immediately pretended to be deaf and mute and gestured at Meng Zhe...
When Meng Zhe saw this, he sneered and said, "Stop pretending in front of me. I know you are neither deaf nor mute..."
The hunchbacked old man was stunned, as if he understood that someone had seen him humming a tune just now, so he smiled sinisterly and said, "Young man, isn't it a bit rude for you to burst into my house suddenly?!"
At this time, Song Jiang also ran into the house. When he saw the hunchbacked old man speaking, he said with emotion, "Are you really pretending?!"
After hearing this, the hunchbacked old man chuckled and said, "Life is like a play... but if you can live a good life, who would be willing to act every day? Young people, haven't your parents taught you that when you walk in society, don't expose people's shortcomings in the end?" ?”
After the hunchbacked old man finished speaking, he pulled out a dagger from his waist and looked at Song Jiang and Meng Zhe fiercely, but he didn't take the two strong young men in front of him seriously at all...
Song Jiang has always advocated fighting with words and not with force, so he quickly said, "Uncle, uncle! We are not bad people, we just want to ask you about something. We don't need to use swords or guns like this... We can do this today. Pretend you haven’t seen anything. Are you willing to pretend to be deaf and dumb and continue, and you have nothing to do with us? Don’t you think so?!”
Unexpectedly, the hunchbacked old man sneered, "I don't know if you are bad people...but I am. How can I let you know the secret that I have hidden for more than ten years? These days, only the dead can completely keep secrets." "
Song Jiang was speechless and said angrily, "Uncle, this is your fault. Since this is a secret you have hidden for more than ten years, why aren't you more careful? You said you were caught by us now, How embarrassing they are to each other!”
Meng Zhe said with a funny face at this time, "Old man, I advise you to stay here quietly. If you really use your hands... your old arms and legs are easy to break."
It is estimated that this hunchbacked old man had seen the waves of the river when he was young. After hearing this, he did not panic at all. Instead, he slowly took off his coat, revealing all his lumpy flesh...
