Chapter 8 Chapter VII

Back at the Sheng family's mansion, several people were about to sneak back to their rooms, when someone stopped in the front yard and sneered, "Si, get out of here!" Ah Si trembled all over, fell to his knees in fright, and called out tremblingly: "Master..." "I'm not your master, but you are very loyal. You only have 'young master' in your heart. You should have thrown me as a 'master' out of the blue!" Master Sheng stood on the steps with a cane, looking down at you. The restless people suddenly raised a piece of paper in their hands, poked the ground with their crutches and said angrily, "I raised him so hard and sent him to study abroad, but in the end I got this in exchange for this!"

Miss Hui raised her head boldly, and vaguely saw the words "arrest warrant" written on the paper in Master Sheng's hand!She stared at the black and white words fixedly, as if she couldn't understand the meaning of these three words for a while, but Sheng Guangyun beside her suddenly burst into tears: "Father, don't you know people in the provincial government, find a way to save seven Brother, save Brother Seven!" "What's the use of knowing people in the provincial government? This arrest warrant was issued by the Beijing Gendarmerie Headquarters. I'm afraid Lao Qi has already been escorted to the capital..." Master Sheng paused for a while when he said this, and suppressed His voice was gradually choked up, and he sneered again, "You guys are doing mischief outside without telling me, now I can keep you guys who are not talented, what do you want me to do?"

"Father, what are you going to do?" Sheng Guangyun's eyes suddenly widened, and she looked at Master Sheng in fear. "The Sheng family has been innocent for generations. I will advertise in the newspaper tomorrow, saying that I have separated from the father-son relationship with Sheng Guangzhe. What he does has nothing to do with the Sheng family!" Master Sheng said angrily. "No, Dad, you can't ignore Seventh Brother, what else should he do?" Sheng Guangyun cried loudly and wanted to rush over to hug her father's leg, but Master Sheng called two servants impatiently and pulled Sheng Guangyun back Her own room was locked.

"Hui'er, you have collected your train ticket for tomorrow, concentrate on going home, otherwise I won't be able to explain to your father." Master Sheng's attitude towards Miss Hui was still kind, but he could not hide his weakness, "Also, The engagement between you and Guangzhe is over now, and I will talk to your father about it." "No, Uncle Sheng, Seventh Brother is just running a newspaper, maybe the matter is not that serious..." Miss Hui struggled with a chill in her heart. "The Wang Youqi he offended this time is a close confidant of the powerful warlord Zhang Zongchang. Whether he lives or dies depends on his fate..." Master Sheng shook his head wearily, turned around and walked away slowly with a cane .

Miss Hui went back to her room and put the last unpacked things into the box.She looked at her trembling hands and told herself desperately: It's okay, I'm going back to Beijing soon, even if the Sheng family has abandoned Sheng Guangzhe, she will find a way to save him! In her mind, she kept thinking about the contacts she could seek, and Miss Hui sat in front of the window without moving until it was completely dark. The servant, Li Ma, couldn't see her and said at the bottom of the wall: "Miss Hui, go to bed early. Well, some things are your own life." Miss Hui naturally didn't believe in fate, but she immediately turned off the lamp on the table and pretended to fall asleep.She made up her mind that she must go to Qingyuntang's newspaper office to have a look again tonight. That place carried her most ardent dreams and passions, and maybe she would never see her again after leaving.

After staying up until midnight with her eyes open, Miss Hui got up secretly and slipped out through a remote side door of the Sheng family mansion.At night, there is almost no light in Lincheng, only the half-curved moon casts faint light from the sky, barely illuminating the road ahead.Miss Hui walked through the familiar streets and alleys without turning her eyes, even forgetting to be afraid. Finally, she came to the entrance of Qingyun Hall on Zhuangyuan Street, but the first thing that caught her eyes were two seals in black and white, with a big cross drawn at the joint of the slot door, shining pale like sharp teeth, All visitors should be deterred outside the door.

Miss Hui instinctively wanted to raise her hand to knock on the door, but she put it down again.At this moment, she can no longer alarm anyone, she wants to go back to Beijing safely, and grasp the last hope of rescuing Sheng Guangzhe. She walked slowly along the wall of Qingyun Hall, even if she couldn't go in and take a look, it would be fine if she could just touch the air inside so closely. Suddenly, a soft voice came from above the head: "Miss Hui." Miss Hui was startled immediately.She took a few steps back and looked up, and saw a person leaning on the wall, it was Brother Nian!

"Miss Hui." Brother Nian repeated again in a low voice, and stretched out his hand to Miss Hui.Miss Hui hesitated for a moment, then decided to hold Brother Nian's hand, and with his help, climbed over the wall and landed on the ground in Qingyun Hall. "Why are you here?" Miss Hui immediately asked as soon as she stood still. "I think...Miss Hui will come..." Brother Nian lowered his head, unable to see his expression clearly in the night. "I mean, why aren't you with Seventh Brother?" Miss Hui's question became a little fierce. "I hid, but they didn't find me." Brother Nian mumbled to explain, seeing that Miss Hui didn't look at him, but just walked straight into the courtyard, he followed behind silently.

The yard was full of scraps of paper and debris, but someone was clearly sweeping it with a broom.Miss Hui knew that it was Brother Nian who cleaned it up, so she pushed open the door of the main room without saying a word. All the long tables that had been placed in the room were overturned, and the contents of the drawers were scattered all over the floor, making it almost impossible to get down.However, Miss Hui's eyes fell directly on the front of the big open secret room - the trap door that was originally disguised as a wall has been chopped into pieces, and the most precious printing machine in the newspaper office has also been smashed into scrap iron .Ms. Hui slowly looked around the unrecognizable newspaper office, she felt her legs go limp, she couldn't help but squat down, and buried her face in her arms.

"Miss Hui..." Brother Nian stood behind her, at a loss for what to do, and it took him a long time to call out in a low voice. "Where are you hiding?" Miss Hui wiped away her tears and raised her head with a sneer. Seeing that Brother Nian didn't understand what she meant, she said again, "I mean, even such a hidden secret room has been found. Are you hiding?" Where was it not caught by them?" "I..." Brother Nian choked for a moment, he took a few breaths and looked at Miss Hui quietly, with unspeakable sadness in his eyes, "Miss Hui, do you doubt me?"

"How can you tell me not to suspect you?" Miss Hui smiled miserably, "Speaking of which, I really don't know you at all, I don't even know your real name, but I introduced you to Brother Seven in a muddle! " "Miss Hui, I didn't betray Seventh Young Master, they followed the reporter who went to interview the mine..." Brother Nian eagerly argued. "This reason is also acceptable." Miss Hui stood up slowly, staring at Brother Nian's hurt eyes, "Then tell me, what is your real name? Where are you from, and why are you here?" "Miss Hui, do you really want to know?" Brother Nian didn't avoid Miss Hui's gaze for the first time, insisting on meeting her gaze.His pupils are particularly bright in the dark night, like a sparkling lake, but if you look in from those tiny waves, you will find a huge world hidden under the lake. "I want to know." Miss Hui replied subconsciously, feeling a little light in her body for some reason.In a trance, she stretched out her hand to support the door frame, and wiped her eyes suspiciously—— That's right, she clearly saw herself flying up, flying away from Lincheng, away from the familiar territory, passing patches of dense forests and lush swamps below her.Along the way, some unknown force drove her higher and higher. The forests and swamps in her eyes were shrinking and arranged one by one. Finally, she was surprised to find that the earth was just the pelvic fin of a giant fish floating in the boundless the sea. Looking around, I don't know how many such giant fish there are.They carry different worlds on their backs and move slowly on the water. "There, that's where I belong." These words came clearly in her mind, Miss Hui couldn't help but turned her head around in surprise, but she couldn't see the person who spoke.The body involuntarily flew towards a giant fish, and gradually landed. She could clearly see that the scales of the fish had turned into towering peaks, and among these continuous peaks, there was an extremely magnificent city hidden. Like a building block toy brought back from the West, the city is divided into three-dimensional three-dimensional layers by countless towering white columns: the people at the bottom are the densest, they mine the forest, smelt metal, sow the land, and the fruits of their labor are poured out It is continuously conveyed to the upper floor; the middle floor is full of densely packed shops and artisan shops. Well-dressed merchants and craftsmen buy and sell goods in the busy market. and the world on the top floor is like a fairyland described in the legend, full of large lawns, flower beds, well-manicured woods, roads paved with colorful stones, elegant and docile animals, magnificent temples and temples. In the palace, angels with wings on their backs occasionally floated through the air. They wore white robes like flowing clouds, with touching smiles on their handsome faces, and they were busy sending the flowers and wine in their hands to those holy palaces. palace. "There, that's where I've been staying." The voice in her mind sounded again, and Miss Hui suddenly raised her head from the dazzling scenery, and saw on a crystal clear building that seemed to be made of ice, sitting or Standing are seven or eight angels in homogeneous white robes.There are men and women among them, all of them are beautiful and elegant, but it is a pity that they are motionless, making it impossible to tell whether they are just exquisite statues. Just as she was trying to see clearly, Ms. Hui had already landed on that exquisite building involuntarily, but everything she touched was icy cold. It turned out that the whole building was really carved with large blocks of ice, even the wide The eaves were also covered with icicles, hanging lonely above their heads. "Listen, this is my name." As soon as the voice fell, the originally closed window in front of Miss Hui suddenly opened, and the wind rushed in from a distant place, blowing the icicles under the eaves one after another, ding ding dong dong, as if It penetrates into the heart, messy but unspeakably sweet. "Is this also a name?" Miss Hui was about to question, when the angels who had been standing quietly in the building like statues suddenly started to move, holding exquisite ice hammers in their hands, and began to knock on the ice in front of them.Those ding-ding-dong-dong sounds combined together turned out to be a melody unmatched by any music in the world. It was holy and lofty, resounding through the entire city in an instant, making those busy people in the middle and lower classes let go of their work like a demon. , Piously bow down. "Each of them typed their own names. This is the only thing they have." The voice explained, but Miss Hui's eyes had shifted, and she looked out from the open window in front of her—— She suddenly understood what she was looking for: across the various twisted iron fences downstairs, there was a large piece of green and flat grass, where a group of animals the size of guinea pigs were playing.They have big round ears, black eyes, and three or four inches of white hair covering their bodies.What's even more surprising is that the brilliant fire light emanates from their white fur and scatters in all directions, making them look like moving balls of light, so cute that you can't wait to hold them in your arms.However, even if she couldn't take a step out of the ice building, just looking at it from such a distance could make the cold air on the ice building disappear a lot. Seeing the naive looks of those luminous little animals, Ms. Hui was filled with joy, and couldn't help stretching out her hands towards them. Immediately, one or two little animals jumped up to respond when they saw her wave, but they could only look at each other from a distance.This unattainable feeling made Ms. Hui suddenly sad, but she found that her tears seemed to be frozen and unable to flow, and her feet seemed to be rooted and unable to move at all!In an instant, the surprise and sadness turned into deep fear. Miss Hui let out a loud cry and opened her eyes. Everything in front of her eyes gradually became clear. Ms. Hui realized that she was still standing in the messy room of the newspaper office, and Brother Nian's eyes were staring at her from a short distance away. Those dark eyes were like a deep well. , contains too many unknown secrets, so it exudes a seductive light. Feeling terrified, Miss Hui subconsciously pushed Brother Nian away from her, and said angrily, "What are you doing?" "I just wanted to tell you my name..." Brother Nian didn't expect Miss Hui's reaction like this, so he replied helplessly. Ms. Hui suddenly remembered the scene she saw just now, somehow recalled the hallucination described to her by her opium-smoking uncle, and vaguely felt a sense of resistance.She looked at the dark night around her, realized her dangerous and helpless situation, instinctively became a little scared, hurried down the steps and said, "I'm going back." "Miss Hui is going back to Beijing?" Brother Nian saw that Miss Hui hummed subconsciously, followed her quickly, and said earnestly, "I'm going to Beijing too, can Miss Hui take me on the same journey..." "What are you doing in Beijing?" Miss Hui asked in surprise. "My brother told me to go. He is seriously ill and needs someone to take care of him..." Brother Nian avoids Miss Hui's disappointed gaze, and musters up his courage to continue, "I have never been to Beijing...but I will never I will trouble Miss Hui, I can find out where he lives..." "Okay, tomorrow at five o'clock in the afternoon, I will wait for you at the train station." Miss Hui nodded perfunctorily.After she returned to Beijing, she would be busy with Sheng Guangzhe's affairs, and she really didn't have the energy to take care of brother Nian, who was unfamiliar with her place of life.And the seemingly real and illusory scene she saw just now was so mysterious and shocking that Ms. Hui subconsciously avoided thinking about it——after Sheng Guangzhe's accident, her mind was already too chaotic and could not tolerate more strange power and chaos God's thing.