Chapter 59 second quarter

Ding Laoqi said: "Oh! You can talk! You're not dumb! How can you suffer so many injuries from practicing magic? You can't be practicing tricks from Hood Mountain, right?" Zhang Xian closed his mouth again and did not speak. Ding Laoqi took a step forward, and suddenly said: "Stretch out your hand!" Zhang Xian was slightly taken aback, but slowly raised his hands. Ding Laoqi shouted: "The palm! The back of the hand! Turn it over for me to see!" Zhang Xian spread out his hands, and slowly showed his palms and backs to Ding Laoqi.Ding Laoqi pinched Zhang Xian's hand, checked the crevices of each finger, then let go, and said: "Damn it, I can't be careless to you!" Ding Laoqi turned around and shouted, "Come on! Man, change him into a prisoner's clothes and take him in!"

The moment Ding Laoqi turned around, Zhang Xian's hand hung down very naturally, sliding past Ding Laoqi's clothes... Miraculous things happen in nanoseconds! It can only be seen from Zhang Xian's line of sight that there is a thing the size of a bottle cap that jumped from Ding Laoqi's body to Zhang Xian's fingers in an instant!Zhang Xian grasped it lightly, and the thing was already hidden in Zhang Xian's palm, no matter how it looked from any angle, he couldn't detect anything strange. The things in Zhang Xian's hands never left his side, even if he was standing naked for the guards to inspect, they were constantly moving on the palms, backs, and seams of his two palms.Just now, Laotu Ding made a sudden attack and checked both of Zhang Xian's hands at the same time. If he was not careful, he would be discovered. Fortunately, Zhang Xian was superior, and the moment he raised his hand, he had already put the "thing" in Ding Laoqi's hand. Pocket, wait for Boss Ding to turn around and leave before taking it back.Maybe it's a little commonplace to just look at the results, isn't it because the things are still there and haven't been discovered?But in the field of magic, especially the method of getting back the "thing" from Ding Laoqi in the end, it is enough to amaze the peers, it is hard to come by, and it is very difficult.

Zhang Xian hides things naked, which is actually a very difficult magic trick, which was called "the method of hiding pearls without stealing in the field" in ancient times.Some people may find it strange, why is the name so awkward, and the word "not stealing"?Does it have anything to do with stealing?This is right. The method of picking pearls and not stealing them was created in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Because the world was peaceful and there was no way to pick up lost things, there was a gangster who changed his mind and changed his career to become a magician.Because the thief vowed not to steal again, but the technique used in this magic is inseparable from the art of stealing. The thief was afraid that future generations would look down on him, so he took such a strange name, which means, don’t look at the trick used by this magic. When it comes to stealing, it is definitely not used to steal things, it is called "not stealing"!

If you want to practice to Zhang Xian's level, in addition to practicing the dexterity of your fingers every day, you must also pay attention to cultivating the hand feeling, without the slightest slack, until you can do it without seeing with your eyes, but only with the touch of your fingers. Item transfer, hiding, flipping and all actions.Practicing finger dexterity and hand feeling is a daily compulsory course for many magicians. The foundation of the foundation, Zhang Xian often flips a coin between his fingers, which is this kind of practice. It's just that this time the magic show is not on the stage, on the street, or at the dining table, but in front of these cunning and insidious guards in the extremely dangerous Hongde Pavilion, which has no entry and exit.

If Zhang Xian is willing, every place, every moment, and every situation in life has a stage for him to perform magic miracles.This alone makes it difficult for Zhang Xian to be surpassed. Let's go back to Zhang Xian. The guards took some dusty prison uniforms and threw them to Zhang Xian. After ordering him to put them on, they came forward and put handcuffs and shackles as thick as fingers on Zhang Xian, and escorted Zhang Xian out of the house. Leading in front, walked towards the gate of the inner courtyard. "Open the door, open the door!" Ding Laoqi shouted to the guards at the sentry above the gate of the inner courtyard.

When the guard saw that it was Ding Laoqi, he hurriedly called the people below to open the door. With a creaking sound, both sides of the big and heavy iron gate were opened, and Ding Laoqi led Zhang Xian in a file, and then the gate was closed heavily, with a bang. There is a small open space in front of you. The open space is facing the side of the big iron gate. It is a long dark two-story building. The windows on the wall are square, only four or five palm-sized. It was pitch black inside, and I couldn't see anything clearly.There are more than 20 windows on each floor, and each window should correspond to a cell. It seems that there are at least a hundred "prisoners" imprisoned in the Hongde Pavilion.

On both sides of the open space, there are some small bungalows, but there are seven or eight, some bungalows are still lit, and people are dancing around the windows.There were two groups of people patrolling the yard with guns in their hands. When they saw Ding Laoqi escorting Zhang Xian in, they rushed to the front and said hello to Ding Laoqi, regardless of patrolling. Ding Laoqi is the curator of the Hongde Pavilion, and he has won the trust of Liu Steward and Duan Shizhang. He is an undeniable person here. No matter who is in the Hongde Pavilion, he will flatter and flatter him when he sees him, and act according to his face Otherwise, Ding Laoqi would get into a fit, but he is a murderer without blinking an eye.Those who can manage Ding Laoqi and make Ding Laoqi willing to be a grandson are only a few people in Duan Shizhang's house, such as Duan Shizhang and Liu Steward.

Ding Laoqi didn't come to the inner courtyard very often, but there was one thing he had to go to the inner courtyard to arrange in person, that is, a new prisoner came to the Hongde Pavilion. In the dark corridor of the cell, the banging sound of Zhang Xian's handcuffs and leg shackles was unusually clear, and soon there was commotion in the cells on both sides. Stretching it out, someone cried, "Steward Liu! Is Butler Liu here? Please, I want to see Steward Liu! Let me have a few words with Butler Liu!" These prisoners all knew that when Ding Laoqi brought new prisoners, Steward Liu was often in the Hongde Pavilion.Going to Ding Laoqi to appeal for grievances is useless. Ding Laoqi just detains them, prevents the prisoners from running away, and executes the prisoners.Only Liu Steward and Duan Shizhang were the ones who decided whether they could be released from the Hongde Pavilion.So when the prisoners saw Ding Laoqi bring Zhang Xian in, they frantically begged to meet Steward Liu.

The guards beat them with sticks and yelled, "Shut up, I will kill anyone who dares to shout!" Amid the grievances, Zhang Xian was brought to a cell. The guard opened the cell door and pushed Zhang Xian in. There were seven or eight people sitting or lying in the cell, and when they saw someone coming in, they raised their heads and looked at Zhang Xian vigilantly.The cell was dark, and the prisoner's face could not be seen clearly. Just as Ding Laoqi was about to speak, a prisoner rushed forward, grabbed Ding Laoqi's trouser legs firmly, and cried, "Uncle Ding, is Steward Liu here? Please let me and Guan Liu Please say a few words! I beg you!"

Ding Laoqi kicked the prisoner away and scolded: "Guan Liu is very busy, how can I have time to see you!" Reluctantly, the prisoner rushed forward again, hugged Ding Laoqi tightly, and cried, "Uncle Ding, please speak to Butler Liu, my Xiaofenglou really didn't seduce Mrs. Liu! I was wronged." Ah, I definitely did not seduce Mrs. Liu!" Ding Laoqi kicked the prisoner twice, but did not kick the prisoner away, and shouted: "Come on! Pull him away! Beat me hard!" The guards rushed in, beat and dragged the prisoner named Xiaofenglou aside, punched him down, and knocked him unconscious.The other prisoners watched coldly, and no one dared to move or speak.

Who is this Xiaofenglou?It was the famous Peking Opera actress who disappeared a year ago. Legend has it that he committed suicide because of love, but he did not die, but was imprisoned here. Ding Laoqi scolded: "What a fucking bad luck!" Scanning the cell, he shouted, "Listen up! This is your new roommate, Zhang Xian! You may not know him, but he has become famous recently. My character, the juggler! Treat him well! Do you hear me!" Ding Laoqi yelled, and the eyes of a sleeping prisoner curled up in a corner suddenly shone, and he looked at Zhang Xian carefully.He moved his body and was about to sit up, but when he looked down, he saw a circle drawn on Zhang Xian's right little finger, which was absolutely abnormal.The prisoner immediately understood, his body softened, he closed his eyes, and continued to fall asleep as if nothing had happened. This prisoner is Liu Yin's father, Liu Wanyao, who has been imprisoned in the Hongde Pavilion for nearly ten years. After Ding Laoqi finished speaking, there was no response from the prisoner, so Ding Laoqi was not surprised, he turned to Zhang Xian and said, "From now on, this is your home, you have to be obedient and obedient, so as not to suffer from flesh and blood, hehe !” After speaking, he turned and left. The guard stepped forward, pushed Zhang Xian one step further, followed Ding Laoqi out of the cell, and locked the cell door. Zhang Xian stood for a while, and when he heard Ding Laoqi's footsteps had gone away, he walked towards Liu Wanyao and sat silently beside Liu Wanyao. Liu Wanyao opened his eyes slightly, with joy, surprise, and sadness in his eyes, but Liu Wanyao just glanced at Zhang Xian, then closed his eyes again, as if Zhang Xian didn't exist. There was no sound in the cell except for Xiaofenglou who had been severely beaten, panting heavily, as if everyone else was dead. In the darkness, Zhang Xian sat quietly beside Liu Wanyao. Between his fingers, something the size of a bottle cap was tumbling rapidly. When Zhang Xian retracted his hand, the thing disappeared in an instant.Zhang Xian took a long breath gently, and a bright light appeared in his eyes. As the night passed, the sky gradually brightened. On the Fangfeng Square in the inner courtyard of Hongde Hall, prisoners wearing handcuffs and fetters lined up in two rows, and they were walking slowly in circles around the Fangfeng Square. There were more than a hundred people, no one spoke, only the chains Ding ding bang bang sound when shaking.There were men, women and children among the prisoners. Some of them looked like Kong Wu was strong, as if they were soldiers; None of these prisoners were energetic, they all walked with their heads down like walking corpses.There was one more prisoner, Zhang Xian, and few of them were willing to look at him more.Zhang Xian and Liu Wanyao walked side by side, they neither looked at each other nor talked, just like strangers. The guards with guns and live ammunition gathered around the Fangfeng Square, laughing and laughing nonchalantly, looking very relaxed.On the several sentry posts on the wall of the inner courtyard, there are also guards holding guns, watching the movement below, and with the high wall, the Hongde Pavilion cannot be described as difficult to fly with wings. The prisoners walked around a few times, and a guard blew his whistle and called out skillfully: "Free time! Be honest, don't make loud noises! Otherwise, you will be served with a whip!" The prisoners dispersed slowly and gathered together in groups of three or five, talking softly, enjoying this rare leisure. Liu Wanyao is a man in his fifties. He has lived in the Hongde Pavilion all year round, making him pale and very thin. At first glance, he is just a poor and sick old man, with only a pair of eyes shining with perseverance. of light. There are at least a dozen elderly men like Liu Wanyao in the Hongde Pavilion, making Liu Wanyao not conspicuous at all. Liu Wanyao sat around with a few prisoners in the same cell, looking for lice in his clothes under the sun, Zhang Xian walked over silently and sat next to them, but no one wanted to talk to him. Liu Wanyao glanced at Zhang Xian, and said lightly, "Young man, is your name Zhang Xian?" Zhang Xian replied: "Yes, my name is Zhang Xian, please take care of me in the future." A young prisoner in his twenties scolded: "Take care of your ass! You fucking got in because you provoked Duan Shizhang's Mrs. It was just locked in!" A middle-aged prisoner slapped him and cursed, "It's glorious, isn't it?" The young prisoner muttered, stopped talking, and just stared at Zhang Xian viciously. The middle-aged prisoner said to Zhang Xian: "You don't know the rules when you just came here, but let me tell you, you only need to remember one thing here. Museum, just be honest, don’t expect to go out, and you are you and I am me, and don’t expect anyone to speak out for you, take care of your own affairs.” Another thin prisoner said: "It's not that we don't want to see you, but this Hongde House is not a place for reasoning. After you stay here for a year or two, you will be the same as us. You will be wise and protect yourself. If you can live an extra day, you will count it as a day." Right! Maybe one day Duan Shizhang collapses, and we still have a chance to get out alive."