Hua'er couldn't sleep that night. Her body, which had shed a layer of mud, was so smooth and light. I couldn't sleep, so I had random thoughts, and finally I thought that Fei Nu hadn't come back yet. Hua'er was worried about him and sighed one after another. Ahui searched several times inside and outside the city, but he was nowhere to be seen. Zhao Ye also went to the city gate to inquire, and they all said that they had not seen Fei Nu leaving the city.
Hua'er remembered that day in Bai Mansion, Bai Qiling once said: Whoever killed that cat, I will demand his life. She was worried that there might be some misunderstanding. Did Bai Qiling really kill Feinu like he killed that man?
After all, she couldn't carry it on alone anymore, so she told Zhaoye, Ahui and Xianchan about the matter. Zhaoye comforted her: "Probably not."
"Why?" Hua'er asked.
"If Mr. Bai really wanted to kill him, he wouldn't kill the chicken to scare the monkeys." Zhaoye said his thoughts truthfully: "Maybe Fei Nu has always been hiding something from us. If he comes back this time, we have to ask him clearly. At least in the future he will We should be told where to go instead of leaving us to worry like this.”
Xianchan was looking at Hua'er's hands and somehow picked up the handkerchief to help her wipe it. Hua'er didn't know why, so she said: You must have been frightened that day, but you hid it from us. I'm afraid you may still feel the smell of blood, so I'll wipe it for you.
Xian Chan knew Hua'er, but if she hadn't been unable to bear it today, she wouldn't have said it. No matter how frightened I was in those nights in the past, I would always think of my bloody hands.
They were so worried that no one wanted to celebrate the New Year. On the contrary, it was the youngest Ah Song, who held Hua'er's hand and said coquettishly: "Sister Hua'er, didn't you say you were going to make dumplings today? You also said you would take me to the pier to watch the fireworks at night, and you also said you would give me a small hairpin. "
A Hui scolded from the side: "A Song, who asked you to ask for something from Sister Hua'er?"
Hua'er hugged little Ah Song and shouted to Ah Hu: "Why are you so evil! I promise little Ah Song! You have to keep your word. We can't deceive the little baby, right? Let's make dumplings and cook the dishes. We also want it. Have a good year.”
While several people were busy, someone would always go to the entrance of the alley to take a look, wondering if the flying slave who had left would come back. While eating dumplings, someone always went to inquire, but Fei Nu didn't come back.
They took little Ah Song to watch the fireworks, and several of them remained silent. The fireworks exploding in the sky seemed to have nothing to do with them.
"It's probably because Fei Nu is away, so this year is a little boring." Ah Hui said, "When Fei Nu is around, he will be funny, more lively than fireworks."
"Each year will probably become more and more boring." For some reason, Xian Chan said this. Everyone thought that she had such emotions because of her lost third brother and crazy Aunt Wang, but Zhao Ye looked at her deeply.
"Hey! Isn't this the cicada from Willow Lane?"
When the fireworks dissipated, Mr. Wu came up to them with a smile, followed by four or five thugs, blocking their way. In the past, when these young masters saw Xianchan, they would make fun of you, and their words were not pleasant. They usually brought you to my house sooner or later to play with you; or why not come to my house to enjoy the blessings and ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing. Xianchan hated these people, but she didn't dare to argue and often ran away.
She took a step back, Zhaoye took a step forward, and said to Mr. Wu: "Happy New Year, Mr. Wu, please give in."
"Where are you going? Take Xianchan back to the house to play with, and when you've had enough fun, I'll send it back to you. Otherwise, no one will leave." The young master of the Wu family dusted his sleeves and waved to the people behind him: "Return. Aren't you going to invite Miss Xianchan?" This time, he was going to be tough.
Zhaoye took another step forward and said in a cold voice: "Get out of the way!"
"A poor government servant still wants to block my way? Give me a beating."
Zhaoye received the opponent's punch first, and Ahui stood in front of the girl. Hua'er pushed him: "Go and help Brother Zhaoye!" He took out the knife from his waist and raised it. She had experienced that feeling when she pricked the man's thigh by the river. She thought about it several times in the future and felt happy.
There was a fight in front, and Xianchan didn't want to stand still. She found a stone and rushed forward, hitting the servant who was fighting with Zhaoye on the head. The servant fell to the ground. Her legs suddenly became weak and she fell into Zhaoye's arms.
There is not only one young man in Yanzhuo City who wants to play with Cicada. On weekdays, Cicada comes out and about during the day, and there are always people around. He doesn't dare to act rashly in broad daylight, he only dares to be an eyesore and a mouth addict.
It was a good day, the fireworks were over, the pier was in chaos, and someone wanted to take advantage of the chaos to snatch the cicada. Zhao Ye tightly protected Xian Chan behind him. Someone with sharp eyes saw Hua'er and little Ah Song and shouted: "Catch them! Catch them and replace them!"
The world is in chaos, some people are doing evil things, but no one dares to stand up and help. They were surrounded by evil people and knew that they could not escape today.
"The person who still said she was Mr. Bai, was she, right? The one she was beating was a member of the Bai family!"
On weekdays, he dared not express his anger towards Bai Qiling, but on this day, he would vent his anger on Hua'er's head. Hua'er watched as the man rushed forward and stabbed the man in the chest. Ah Hu ran over again and was instantly surrounded by others. Little Song hugged Hua'er's legs tightly and cried out in fear.
At this moment, Master Wu wailed and fell to the ground with an arrow stuck in his chest. Blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, but his eyes were still closed.
Zhaoye was the first to react, rushed over and picked up little Ah Song and grabbed Zhan Chan with his other hand: "Run! Run!"
A Hui blocked Hua'er, and several people looked for a way out among the screaming crowd. When Hua'er was in a panic, she passed by someone, and the person's features looked a bit familiar. She turned around in fear, but the person had disappeared. Hua'er wanted to catch up, but Ah Hu grabbed him and said, "Hurry up!"
They ran to the door of the restaurant in Bai Qiling. The door opened, and someone grabbed her in and urged them: "Come in quickly!"
Everyone was in shock. They scratched the cracks in the doors and windows and looked out the window. It was already quiet outside. Hua'er stopped Heng Jiang, who had just caught her in, and asked him in a low voice, "What's going on?"
"I don't know. The second master asked me to come here to get his jar of wine. Who knew I would run into something like this?"
"Nonsense!" Hua'er scolded him for talking nonsense, but couldn't find any further evidence. However, Xianchan was calmer than her, and came over to pull her away, hugging her for comfort.
Hua'er pushed Xianchan away and looked at her: "Xianchan, what do you know?"
"What can I know? What's wrong with you, Hua'er?"
"No, Xian Chan, that's not right."
Hua'er was pacing on the ground, and she always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't think of anything. Someone teased Xian Chan and was shot dead. His companion was also shot. Someone is protecting the cicada, or is someone protecting them?
"Go home, Hua'er, grandma is still waiting for you." Ah Hui said: "You were frightened again, and you need grandma to restore your soul, otherwise you will have a fever tomorrow and you won't be able to go to Liangqing in the second grade of junior high school."
"Oh." Hua'er responded and followed them home. This journey was full of fear, always worrying that a cold arrow would be released from somewhere.
The consequences of this shooting were already apparent. On New Year's Eve, all the lights were blown out. They walked on the street where only the bright moon illuminated the road, each lost in his own thoughts.
Zhaoye went to look for Xianchan's hand, but she gently shook it away. He went to grab it again, but Xianchan shook it away again. She begged softly: "Brother Zhaoye, forget it! It was wrong to hold cicadas in the past, how about we still be like brothers and sisters in the future?"
"Cicada..."
Xianchan was not willing to listen to him anymore, so she covered her ears and interrupted him: "Brother Zhaoye, listen to me! There is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever. In this troubled world, everyone is destined to go their separate ways. I don't want to get involved..." Xianchan Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, he bit his lip.
"Involved? Involved for what? Where?" Zhaoye asked her painfully: "I don't care about Aunt Wang, I don't think it is a drag, and I don't want you to blame yourself. That night was not your fault or mine, Xianchan , we shouldn’t blame ourselves…”
"I have already looked forward." Xianchan's eyes were firm: "I have already looked forward. Brother Zhaoye, please look forward too!"
After saying that, she ran away quickly, and Hua'er followed her. She wanted to ask Xianchan something, but Xianchan didn't say anything. She returned home and locked the courtyard door, locking everyone out.
Hold the cicada, hold the cicada. Hua'er called her: Xianchan, can you tell me if Bai Laoer forced you to do something? Do you know anything? Don't be afraid, Xianchan, just tell me and we can think of something together. I'm very good at dealing with that white guy.
It took a long time for Xianchan to answer her at the door: "Hua'er, it's not Mr. Bai that you have to deal with. It's not Mr. Bai that we have to deal with. What we have to deal with is this bad world, this cannibal." The way of the world." She cried out: "My third brother can't come back, and I can't come back either."
Hua'er stood outside the door. She had never been locked out by Cicada before. For a moment, she didn't know what else to say. The cicada's cries came intermittently, and she could only listen.
What kind of world are you fighting against? who is she? Why should she fight against this world?
Hua'er returned home and snuggled into Grandma Sun's arms. She said to Grandma Sun: Grandma, someone died on the dock.
Sun Po patted her on the head and said to her: When humans and ghosts walk together, the world will be in chaos, and the world will be in chaos.
"I'm scared, Granny."
"Don't be afraid, grandma will take you home."
Hua'er fell into a chaotic sleep. In her sleep, she vaguely heard some noise outside. She thought it was a strong wind on New Year's Eve that shook the sky and the earth. The next day she opened the door and saw a small snowman piled on a broken table in the yard. There was a red bag hanging around the snowman's neck. She opened it and saw a peace charm inside.
According to legend, there is a strange nunnery on Huoling Mountain, where people pray for peace and good luck in marriage. Just because of the rampant wild beasts and ghost weather in the mountains, those who go there will lose half their lives.
Hua'er held the peace charm she had obtained from the nunnery and shed tears. She knew that Fei Nu would probably never come back.
