This kind of hoarse voice is like the feeling of a person who has not recovered from a cold for a long time, has a long-term cough, and hurts his lungs and throat. And there was an obvious accent in his words. I have been here for a few days, and I have gradually mastered the rules of the local accent, and the feeling of this person speaking is not local.
I looked in the direction where the hoarse male voice came from. It was the window I opened last night for ventilation. My room is on the second floor. If a person is strong and strong, it is actually easy to climb up. So I concluded that when he and the big snake entered the house, they probably climbed in through the window.
But I only heard his voice but not his person, so I asked, who is talking there, sneaky, come out quickly! I tried to increase my confidence by raising my voice, because I was really scared. Compared to the invisible voice, I was actually more afraid of the big snake in front of me.
At this time, the curtains moved slightly, and from behind the dark curtains, a man who was about the same size as me but looked stronger and stronger came out. He was bald, with some white hair, and some of his sideburns popped out here and there. He has messy white hair and a full beard, so much that you can’t even see his mouth. There seems to be a symbol tattooed on his left temple, but I can’t see clearly from a distance. The eyes are no different from those of ordinary people, except that the black eyelid of the left eye seems to be covered with a layer of misty white, which can be clearly distinguished from having eyes. Judging from his dark skin and wrinkles on his head and face, this man was at least sixty years old.
For a person of this age, I was able to carry a big snake up the second floor window in the middle of the night and still do it without anyone noticing. I have to be surprised. And looking at the canvas bag I put next to the bed, I saw that the things had been turned over all over the floor. This meant that before I woke up, the contents of my bag had been checked by him. If he wants to steal something, he can walk away quietly without me even waking up. But he hid behind the curtains and let the snake wake me up. There is no doubt that he did not wake me up at all. I took it seriously, even after he took a look at my bag full of various metaphysical instruments.
According to the previous description of the middle-aged woman, I knew that the person living in that house was a bearded man, so when he showed up, I knew that he was the Qin I came to see this time. Old timers. And he met me in this way. I have to say that the degree of eccentricity is really extraordinary.
So I said angrily, Senior Qin, you are a very old man, do you think it is appropriate to scare a junior like me in the middle of the night? Originally, I used this sentence to express my dissatisfaction and tell him that I already knew who he was. But the other party said with disapproval, "This is strange. You came to me yourself and left your address. Now that I am here, you are unhappy."
Within a few words, I realized how strange this person was, and I knew that if I continued talking, I would be the only one who would suffer. So I stood up straight and retracted my hand from the angle where I wanted to grab the kettle. I said to him, Senior Qin, since you are here, there is no need to scare me like this. Could you please get rid of this big snake first? It's on my bedside, and I feel very uneasy looking at it. When talking to these old Jianghu, I have to pretend to be more sophisticated, otherwise others will think you are easy to bully. But after I said this, he burst out laughing. When he laughed this time, I saw for the first time his mouth in the middle of his beard, with a big mouth emerging from the black beard. It was an incredible feeling. Weird.
While laughing, he walked to my bed, sat down, and then stretched out two fingers and touched the snake's head as if gently stroking it. What's even stranger is that the snake actually looked like it was enjoying itself very much, just like the rhubarb in Aunt Xu's house. Every time I touched it like this, it looked like it was enjoying itself. Obviously, this snake has been tamed by Senior Qin. Without his instructions, the snake would definitely not attack me. When I thought of this, I felt a little relieved, and turned to look at the big snake. It swam to Senior Qin's leg very docilely, put its tongue as if it were resting on a pillow, and gently leaned against Senior Qin. on his knees, but still spitting out letters and looking at me.
Senior Qin said that it is called "Ganmu" and he has been with me for thirty years, so he is older than you. For a child like you, if Ganmu wants you to die, you will never live long. I was a little scared in my heart. When Senior Qin said these words, I couldn't figure out what his intention was. It stands to reason that when two people who have not known each other before meet for the first time, they will never say such unlucky words that the other person will die, but he just said so, and judging from his previous experiences, he seems to have said that from the beginning It was done on purpose, just to shock me and make me afraid.
I must say that his goal was actually achieved. If the person and snake in front of me wanted to kill me, it would probably be easier and more enjoyable. Just why? Didn't I come to see my master? Why did I die in this shabby guest house so unclearly? So I hurriedly said, Senior Qin, please forgive me, I haven't lived enough yet. I came here specially this time for no other reason than to find my master. Because my master mentioned in a letter before that he came to visit you specially, but there was no news after that. As a disciple, I was a little anxious, so I asked our local sources to find out your current residence and paid a hurried visit. It's really a bit rude, and I hope that Senior Qin will be patronizing because I am young and ignorant.
After saying that, I bowed deeply, which made him laugh again. I was half-hunched over. After hearing the laughter, I froze in embarrassment and didn't know what to do. In principle, the younger generation salutes the elders. If the elders don't say anything, I don't dare to get up. So when he laughed, I could only stand in this position. Although I had heard about this person with a perverse personality in the rumors, now that I saw him, I realized that those rumors were not accurate enough. The strangeness of this person was... It can be explained clearly in just a few words.
Senior Qin laughed for a while and said, "You don't have to be hunched over like a cat. Stand up quickly. Your master is much tougher than you!" His last words were slightly reproachful, as if he was saying that I was timid and not as good as my master. The same sentence also told me that my master had indeed met him, which meant that if I used his relationship, I would at least be able to find out about his whereabouts.
I stood up, and Senior Qin asked me, are you Lin Qishan's apprentice? I said yes, the only disciple. I emphasized the word "only" to show that my roots were growing. Senior Qin said, "Why do you think I will know the whereabouts of your master? Maybe I don't know where I have traveled now. I was having fun and didn't tell you." I asked in surprise, do you mean that my master is no longer here? I haven't heard from him for almost two years. The last time I heard from him, he came to you, which is why I came too.
But Senior Qin said with a gloating smile, "That's not necessarily the case. Maybe your master doesn't want to contact you anymore. That's also possible. Whoever accepts such a loser disciple doesn't feel anxious. It's better to just disappear." From now on everyone lives their own lives.
I have to say that what this person said was really not pleasant to listen to. He was a idiot, so naturally he was talking about me. I began to regret that I just emphasized the word "only". So I asked, you climbed over the wall like a thief and came to find me in the middle of the night. Could it be that you just wanted to ridicule me and say these incomprehensible words? I am young and energetic, and it is already very difficult for me to hide my sharp edge. But now I am being brushed off by an old man in front of my face. How can I feel so embarrassed? So my words also contained my dissatisfaction with his previous words, and at the same time, they were said in a polite way.
Senior Qin said, "Climb over the wall?" You still don’t believe me when I say you’re a idiot. Look at me at my age. Can I still climb over the wall? I walked in through the door openly! I turned around and looked at the door, somewhat disbelieving. Because this guest house closes at around 12 o'clock in the evening, there is only one staff member left at the reception desk on the ground floor, and most of them are not receiving guests, but sleeping. If Senior Qin wants to walk in directly, he needs to ask the other party to get up and open the door for him. However, at this time, he is an old man with a big beard and a big snake. I don't think anyone will open the door for him.
Although I don't know what method he used to get in, I still believe that he has a method, but I can't guess for such an expert. So I asked, why couldn't I open this door just now? He smiled and said, wouldn't you just run away if you opened it? Now that I've come in, can I still let you out?
I stopped talking and he stopped talking. After a while, he suddenly said, "Don't you want to ask about your master?" Why don't you speak? I became angry all of a sudden. I said angrily, I just asked about it, but you ridiculed me a lot. You said that my master went elsewhere and refused to tell me where he was. Now you come to ask me why I didn't ask about it. , you are really not an ordinary weirdo here. Others say that you are unpredictable and secretive. I think you are simply withdrawn and unable to integrate into the circle. No wonder a snake can stay with you for thirty years. You can't even survive. No one has any friends.
When I said this, I was actually a little reckless, but I didn't care, since they were no match for me anyway. But he was not angry. Instead, he was smiling and looking very comfortable. His mean look was exactly the same as that of the snake. Then he said with a smile, "I'm already here. If you don't ask me, then I'll leave."
After saying that, he stood up and pretended to leave. So I endured it, fearing that he would really leave, and suppressed my anger and asked, "Okay, Senior Qin, please tell me where my master is now."
He laughed loudly as if his plan had succeeded, "Hahaha, I won't tell you!"
