After leaving the hospital gate, I called Lao Jiu and asked if there was any news from him.Lao Jiu said with some embarrassment that he was still investigating.I let him forget it, don't check it.But he insisted that he would continue to investigate and let me know as soon as he had any news.
Distraught, I walked to the side of my sidecar, jumped on it and kicked the brake lever a few times, turned on the fire, let Xiaotao come up, and was about to leave, when I looked up, I saw a person standing with his back to me in front of the sidecar, I honked the horn twice hard at him.The man turned around suddenly, smiled at me, but didn't look away.
When I saw it, it turned out to be a man dressed as a Taoist priest. His face was dark and he couldn't tell how old he was. He was wearing a dirty Taoist robe and his hair was crookedly tied in a bun with chopsticks.I thought to myself, is this for a movie?I turned my head and looked around, but I didn't find any cameras or beards.He stood in front and still didn't move his feet, clasped his hands together and bowed to me, and said to me solemnly: "This benefactor, I see that your seal is black..."
As soon as I heard him say this, I knew it in my heart. I patted the sidecar I was sitting on, hugged him, and said: "This Taoist priest, you can see that I have no money just by looking at my vehicle. You see Over there—" I pointed to a big Mercedes not far away and said, "You are troubled, go over there and ask." When he turned his head, I quickly stepped on the accelerator and ran around him with a "boom".
"Brother, what did that liar do just now?" Xiaotao asked me loudly while sitting in the sidecar.
I said, "You know it's a liar, and you still ask me?"
At the door of the store, Aunt Zhang was standing on a stool with difficulty, tiptoeing to hang the awning that was torn by the bear just now.Little Bear squatted down and watched.I hurried over to help and helped her down.As I helped her tie the rope, I said guiltily, "Auntie, why don't you wait for me to come back and help you? You have old arms and legs, and you are shaking your waist."
She gave me a blank look, covered her waist, and complained: "You young people are unreliable. It's better to rely on yourself than anyone else." I helped her fix it, and then jumped off the stool.She handed me a towel and asked me worriedly, "Are you all right?"
"It's okay." I took the towel and wiped my hands, "Take some medicine and you'll be fine."
"Aren't you out of luck?" She looked around, leaned her head closer, and said to me in a low voice, "Do you want me to take you to see Grandma Ma?"
I said: "Auntie, don't worry about it, I'm fine..."
Before the words finished, Xiaotao suddenly grabbed my clothes from behind, and I asked her, "What are you doing?"
She curled her lips and pointed behind me.When I turned around, I was startled.The black-faced Taoist priest who blocked my way just now was standing on the curb behind me. Seeing me turn around, he clasped his hands together and saluted me.
I was startled, why did he follow?Could it be that I really met an expert?It's not close from the city hospital to my place, and it took me more than ten minutes to drive fifty miles on a sidecar.This Taoist priest could either run about as fast as my sidecar and come after me;I weighed it carefully, no matter which of these two methods he used, I couldn't afford to offend him.
I quickly put away my contempt and walked towards him.When I got close, I gave him a deep salute and said: "The boy just didn't know the superiors and offended the Daoist priest. Please forgive me." He returned the salute to me and said: "It's okay, Those who don't know are innocent." Then he pointed at a taxi parked beside the curb, and said, "Give me the money first."
It was only then that I noticed that there was a taxi parked behind him, and I thought it was just working here.I didn't expect this old man to come by calling.I gasped, I thought he was a liar before, but I didn't expect him to be a liar!
I gritted my teeth and turned around to leave. The taxi driver in the back shouted: "Master Dao, didn't you say that you are his uncle? Why didn't you even pay the fare for you? You have to hurry up, I Still waiting for the job!" Then, the Taoist priest might be in a hurry, so he yelled loudly behind me: "Iron benefactor, your life is hanging by a thread, why don't you give up the seven yuan for the fare?"
Hey, I thought to myself, the tree is so big, it has already been eyeing me, and I even asked about my last name.I pretended I didn't hear it and walked straight into the store by myself. "What about the two lives in Minwangtai?" When he said this, I knew I had to pay for the car.I turned around and walked to the taxi, took out a 20 note from my pocket, and handed it to the driver.The driver smiled and asked me while looking for money: "Hey, buddy, is this old man really your uncle? I thought he was a liar just now." I agreed, he is my second uncle.He looked at me and then at the Taoist priest, and said, "Hey, you two really don't look alike."
I said, "Are you poor or not? Don't talk nonsense. Hurry up and change the money." The driver handed over the money through the window with the glass rolled down. I was about to pick it up when suddenly a black hand stretched out from the side. Steal the money.I looked up and saw that it was the old man. Just as I was about to have a seizure, he put the money in his pocket, shook his head and said to me: "Let's go, let's talk in the store." Then he turned and left.
I was a little self-deprecating, this guy really regarded himself as my uncle, but he didn't dare to say anything else, thinking to himself, aren't all the strange people who played games on TV all weird?Of course, if he can't say he's ugly, I still can't spare him, and the tiger can't just treat me as "Hello Kaizi" if he doesn't show his power.
Seeing him coming, the little bear who had been squatting on the side in a daze yelled at him a few times.With a shiver, he reached out and took out a plastic bag from his pocket, which contained a fire that he didn't know when.Then he tore off half of it distressedly, looked at it, took a bite first, and threw the rest to the little bear.Little Bear glanced at him a few times, stopped barking, put his head in Xiao Tao's arms and continued to play with her.He looked regretfully at the burning fire on the ground, pinched a formula in his hand and pointed at the little bear, smacking his teeth and said: "This dog is a bit extraordinary, but he doesn't eat meatloaf."
Xiaotao rolled his eyes at him and said, "It's not that it doesn't eat meatloaf, it's because it thinks you're dirty."
I almost didn't laugh out loud in the back, so I suppressed a laugh and let him into the store.He looked around and asked, "Is there any water?" I gave Xiaotao a wink, and Xiaotao reluctantly found a disposable paper cup and poured him a glass of water.
He looked at the white water in the cup, squeezed another formula in his hand, sucked his teeth and said, "Wuliang Tianzun, benefactor, do you have any tea?"
"Yes, there is tea." I patiently took out the tea pot again, and squeezed a handful of jasmine flowers into the cup for him.He shook the paper cup, and waited for the tea to sink to the bottom before taking a sip.I stood by him and watched him, listening to what he had to say next.
He sighed contentedly when he filtered out the tea in the cup.I thought this would work, so I hurriedly asked him: "Second uncle, are you ready to drink?"
He nodded and spit out the tea leaves in his mouth: "Well, it's a little bit stale."
I said: "Jasmine is just like this, so you can just order it. If you have something to say, talk about it quickly. How do you know that my life is hanging by a thread? What are the two friends of mine you are talking about?"
"Wuliang Tianzun, Iron Benefactor, don't rush to talk about this matter." He made a handprint on his hand, and then asked me, "What time is it?"
I looked at my watch, it was twelve fifteen.As soon as the words fell, I heard his stomach grunt, and then he covered his stomach and looked at me expectantly.
I understood what he meant very well, so I pointed to his greasy skirt and said, "Aren't you still on fire?"
He continued to pinch the Meridian Art in his hand, looked at me with piercing eyes and said, "Wuliang Tianzun, Pindao wants to eat dumplings today."
I almost didn't get angry, but I didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd. I thought to myself, well, it's time for dinner anyway, and I can eat dumplings when I eat dumplings, and I don't have too many pairs The chopsticks thing.
I greeted Xiaotao and asked her to put away the medicines she brought back from the hospital, then I reached out and made a gesture of invitation to the old Taoist: "Let's go, second uncle."
"Where are you going?" The old man looked at me warily, thinking it was me who drove him away.I said go eat dumplings.Only then did he nod his head and said, "Infinite Heavenly Venerable, it's so good, it's so good."
There is a dumpling restaurant next to the cultural market, called Big Fatty Dumpling Restaurant, and the owner of the Big Fatty Dumpling Restaurant is called Big Fatty.I come here often, and Fatty is also very familiar with me.I walked in with two people and a dog and saw that the store was not very busy. Big Fatty was smoking and watching TV there. When I saw me, I hurriedly greeted him: "Master Yu is here? I haven't been here for a while."
I greeted him with a smile and found a table to sit down.Fatty came over with the menu, and suddenly saw the old man, he asked me a little hesitantly, "Who is this?"
I pointed at the old Taoist and said angrily, "This is my second uncle."
Fatty smiled and said, "Your second uncle has a very unique look."
I laughed and scolded him to stop talking nonsense.He smiled and said, "Then what would our second uncle want to eat?"
"Wuliang Tianzun, dare to ask the benefactor, do you have mutton and carrot stuffing here?" The old man fumbled back and forth with the menu in his hand.
"Yes, this is what I'm good at." Fatty was happy, "Can monks eat meat too?"
I said, "What nonsense are you talking about, hurry up and get rid of it."
"Come on, wait for the second uncle, the mutton dumplings will be here soon." The fat man went to the kitchen to make dumplings with a smile.I called the waiter over and ordered Xiaotao a pumpkin pancake, a steamed bun with condensed milk, and some cold dishes.I know Xiaotao doesn't like to eat mutton. A few years ago her brother brought her here, and I brought them to eat mutton, but she didn't even move her chopsticks.
After a while the dishes came out, the old man nimbly picked up a few peanuts with his chopsticks and chewed them a few times, then turned his head and shouted, "Waiter, take a bottle of Xiao Erguotou." Then he turned back and asked me, "Donor, can you drink it?" Drink?" I was so angry that I had no choice but to agree.He turned back and shouted again: "Two bottles!"
When the wine was brought over, I unscrewed the bottle and took a sip.The old man poured it carefully into the cup, and squeaked it with his mouth.Xiaotao lowered her head with a flushed face, and picked something from the table to feed the little bear.
Fatty came over with two plates of dumplings, looked at us drinking, and said with a smile: "Hey, second uncle, have you had a drink?" He happily put down the dumplings and left.
I watched Xiaotao feed the little bear one bite at a time, and said a little irritably, "Why are you feeding it all the time? You should eat it too. Let's go after we finish eating." Xiaotao said "hmm", picked up a dumpling with chopsticks, bit Take a few bites.
The old man glanced at Xiaotao with a smile, and stretched out his hand to drag the two plates of dumplings on the table towards him.Xiao Tao threw the chopsticks angrily and gave him a blank look.Seeing her angry, I pushed the condensed milk steamed buns and pumpkin pancakes on the table towards her and said, "Let's eat this, and don't compete with him."
Lao Dao ate seven plates of dumplings in a row with Erguotou, Xiaotao and I were a little dumbfounded and didn't feel angry anymore.I thought to myself, maybe I wronged him, maybe he really practiced, or else the seven plates of dumplings alone would not be enough for ordinary people to pretend.
Fatty was as happy as a flower. When I left, I went out to pay the bill. He yelled at the old Taoist: "Second uncle, you come here often." Top you sell for a day.
When I got back to the store, probably because of the wine I had just drunk, I suddenly felt a little itchy on my back, and I couldn't help but want to scratch it.Xiaotao quickly took out the medicine and gave it to me.The old Taoist sat and looked at us blankly while picking teeth with a toothpick.
I drank the medicine, but my back felt more itchy.I took off my shirt and asked Xiaotao to look at it for me.The blue spot didn't expand anymore, but I always felt like a bug was moving inside, the more I felt this, the more uncomfortable I felt, and I couldn't help but want to stretch out my hand to scratch it.Xiaotao saw that I was in a lot of pain, so she quickly hung the string of brow bones around my neck, and I felt a little better.When the Taoist saw the brow bone, his eyebrows twitched, but he didn't speak.I suppressed my irritability and said to him: "Master Dao, we've finished eating the dumplings and drinking the wine. Should we talk about the matter?"
"Oh." He seemed to have just reacted, stood up from the chair, spit out the shredded meat that came out of his mouth, then looked at me innocently and asked, "What are you talking about?"
I gasped, if the little bear would bite, I would immediately close the door and let the little bear go.
"Master Dao, is this a big joke?" I put on my clothes and looked at him coldly.I didn't care about eating and drinking. I thought he really knew the news about Yishanyang and Luo Yuhan. Now that he said that, my heart suddenly became cold. ?
Seeing my complexion, he quickly pinched the Dao formula and said to me: "Tie benefactor, please be safe and don't be impatient, I will save your life first and we can talk about things before it's too late."
"You saved my life for me?" I smiled helplessly, and waved my hand at him, "Forget it, Taoist priest, I will give you a meal today. You don't have to remember my merits." Then I did A gesture of invitation, "please please. If you pass by my shop again in the future, come in to rest and drink some water."
Hearing what I said, he shook his head and smiled, and said to me: "The benefactor is merciful, but the Shanren didn't come to eat your dumplings today." When he said this, he suddenly changed his expression. This kind of exhaustion was swept away, and there was a sense of being out of the world in a trance on his dark face.
"This benefactor, can you get a water basin for the trail? Allow me to clean my hands?" While speaking, he took out a cloth bag from his pocket and spread it on the table, revealing a pair of gold needles and Several silver knives.The size of the silver knife is somewhat similar to a scalpel, except that the tip of each knife has a curved hook.There were also a few paper bags scattered inside the cloth bag, probably containing some medicine powder or something like that.Xiaotao looked at me questioningly, and I nodded.I want to see what he's going to do.
Xiaotao pouted and went to find a plastic basin, and went to fetch another basin of water.The old Taoist picked out a paper bag from the cloth bag, tore it open, poured some black powder inside into the water, the powder burst in the water, it looked like wisps of purple smoke coming out from the bottom of the water, it was very beautiful.The Taoist reached out and stirred the pot a few times, and after a while, the clear water turned into a pot of purple medicinal soup.I don't know what he is going to do.
Seeing his posture seems to be disinfecting, does he still dare to operate on me?
I watched him soak his hands in the basin for three or four minutes, and said with a sneer, "Master Dao, soaking this potassium permanganate for a long time will make your hands bald."
He smiled slightly, but did not answer. He took his hand out of the basin and found a towel to wipe it off.Then he told Xiaotao: "Female benefactor, you can take a bath too." Hearing what he said, Xiaotao looked at the basin of water with a strange face, hid her hands behind her back, and took a few steps back.The original lavender potion was soaked in hands by the old man, and it has turned into a black pot of muddy soup. God knows how long the old man hasn't washed his hands. What kind of things he touched with his hands can't be imagined .
Seeing Xiao Tao's expression, he slightly opened his squinted eyes, let out a cold light, and shouted in a cold voice: "Wuliang Tianzun, don't you want your brother's life?"
Xiaotao listened to his frightening words, her eyes turned red and she was about to cry.Little Xiong yelled at the old Taoist a few times in dissatisfaction.Feeling angry, I pulled Xiaotao behind me, sneered at him, and said, "Master Dao, my life is still here. If you do something, just do it, and I won't stop you. You scare a girl like this." What does the child do?"
"Hmph." The old Taoist pinched a formula in his hand, pointed to Xiaotao behind me and said, "Are you afraid of this basin of water, or are you afraid that your brother will lose his life?"
I saw that he was becoming more and more shameless, and I was even more angry in my heart, and the itching feeling behind my back became stronger and stronger.Just as I was about to speak, I saw Xiaotao gritted her teeth, ran to the side of the basin with a desperate expression, and soaked her fair hands in the basin with her eyes closed.
Only then did the old Taoist nod in satisfaction, then turned around and walked around my store, stopped in front of one of my shelves, reached out and took down a Qing imitation Xuande furnace from it, looked it over a few times in his hand, and said to himself Said: "This, too!"
As soon as I saw him taking things, I quietly moved my feet towards the door, and the stainless steel mop was behind the door.I thought to myself, you ate and drank, and if you want to take something from me again, I'll break out all the seven plates of dumplings for you.
The old Taoist looked at me, smiled slightly, did not speak, weighed the copper stove in his hand a few times, turned around and put it on the table.He took out another paper bag and tore it open, poured the yellow medicine powder inside into the copper furnace, and then made a formula with one hand and supported the furnace with the other, and said in a loud voice: At first glance, it sounds like a high-ranking person, if you don't look at him sloppy With his sloppy appearance, I was almost fooled by him.I sucked my teeth and said to him: "Master, you have memorized a few sentences of the alchemy scriptures in a mess, so don't rush around. Let's do this." I reached out and took out the wallet from my pocket, and pulled out a piece of paper from inside. The 50 yuan came. I originally wanted to draw a 20 yuan, but I was afraid that he would not be able to pass it away. "Here is 50 yuan for you, and you can have another dumpling tonight. Daoist, you can just accept the magic power." "
"Benefactor, what are you doing?" He walked up to me, reached out to take the money, and put it in his pocket quickly, then continued to make a magic trick, pointing at me with righteous words and said: "Xiaodao is It’s not a matter of money or not to save your life.”
I took a breath and thought to myself, this time I lost another fifty.I don't think I can get away here, it seems that I can only use a unique trick.I took out my phone and pressed it a few times, pointed at him and said, "If you don't leave, I will call the police!"
"Oh, benefactor, it's easy to discuss and discuss." He took my hand down with a discussing tone on his face.
I saw that he was afraid, so I snorted and said to him, "Then are you going?"
"I can't leave right now. Xiaodao, I ate your food, and I will save your life." He gave me a blank look, "Benefactor, stop pretending, your phone is dead."
I glanced at the phone in my hand, and sure enough it was out of battery.I shook it a few times, thinking it was strange, there was still a lot of electricity when I took it out just now.While I was looking down at the phone, he let out a loud drink, and suddenly stretched out his hand to push me.I was pushed staggered by him inadvertently, and fell down on a square stool next to me.Xiaotao hurried over to support me, pointed at the old man angrily and said loudly, "Why did you hit my brother?"
"Girl baby, your Daoist is trying to save his life!" He said as he swayed and came to my side.I was so angry that I stood up and pushed Xiaotao away, thinking that I would not be named Tie if the little master didn't beat out the seven plates of dumplings you ate today.
Seeing that I was about to attack him, he sneered: "You idiot, do you know how to be angry?" Then he turned around and pinched a golden needle from the side, and stretched out his hand to my neck.
I suddenly felt a numbness all over my body, half of my body could not move, I wanted to open my mouth to scold him, but I couldn’t make a sound, I thought it was bad, this old man has a lot of background, this is the plan for my house a long time ago something.I struggled a few more times but couldn't move, I was extremely angry, and the bruise on my back started to itch again, as if a bug was about to come out of it.
Xiaotao saw that he was stabbing me with the needle, and immediately reached out to pull the golden needle from my neck.
The old man yelled at her: "Girl doll, if you want him to catch himself to death, pull him out!"
Xiaotao was frightened by him all of a sudden, probably because she recalled my miserable situation in the morning, her face turned pale, and she didn't dare to move again.She looked at the old man in doubt, and then at me, not knowing what to do.
I glanced at the little bear out of the corner of my eye, and the strange thing is that this guy just lay quietly on the side at the moment, watching us make trouble, occasionally raised his head and barked a few times, and then stopped moving again.This is so abnormal!Although it is usually very kind, anyone can play with it, but I always think it is a big dog with human nature, able to distinguish between human malice and kindness, and has a strong heart to protect the master.Once, I quarreled with a few gangsters who came to the store to make troubles. I suffered a little, and the little bear chased them for three streets, until he bit off a piece of meat from those people one by one.I have been bullied like this today, why does it act as if I didn't see it?
The old Taoist snorted, put the copper stove in his hand aside, stretched out his hand and took a few gold needles, and put them down on my neck and head, then patted my back and screamed, "Take off your clothes!"
I yelled in my heart, it's terrible, the old way of feelings not only wants to rob money, but also prepares to rob sex? !
The old Taoist reached out and grabbed my collar, and with both hands, he tore open my shirt with a "chi la".My eyes were tearing apart, and I scolded his eighteen generations of ancestors all over, and said in my heart, you'd better just kill me like this, if you give me a sigh of relief, I will never forgive you when I get up.
He frowned, took off all the clothes on my upper body, reached out and took off the brow bone rosary hanging around my neck, weighed it a few times, put it aside, and sighed: "You are lucky. The object is close by, I am not too late."
Xiaotao exclaimed from the side, pointing at my back with a pale face, speechless.I just felt itchy on my back, and seeing her expression, I knew that the blue spot on my back might have started to mutate again.At this time, I also gradually understood that this Taoist priest might really come to save me, but I still couldn't accept the way he used, and I didn't like it.I never thought that I would have such a day, like a bag of dough, at the mercy of others without resistance.I was pissed and panicked, outweighing the pain of the poison spot on my back.My mind gradually began to trance, I have never been so helpless, even my dog has abandoned me!
His voice was distant and near, like Hong Zhong Da Lu.In the confusion, I felt that he raised his hand and slapped me on the back of the head three times, and shouted violently: "Fool! Are you still angry?"
I cursed in my heart, I'm not angry if I'm not angry, I'm your mother's mother, but I couldn't say anything, so I could only stare at him.If eyes could kill, he would be riddled with holes by now.
Seeing that I was very angry, he smiled and said: "Infinite Heavenly Venerable, I still know that you are a Bodhisattva made of clay." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a ball of silver light in his hand falling towards my back, and I suddenly felt my back. There was a "swoosh" on the ground, followed by a "sting" sound, and Xiaotao screamed from the side, and the little bear also stood up and started howling wildly.Then, I felt like he had picked something out of my body, and I felt a burst of relief on my back, as transparent as if I had been squeezed by a big ripe pimple.The previous itching on my back disappeared, and I began to feel a burning pain.
"Here comes the stove!" He called out to Xiaotao.Xiaotao hurriedly moved over to the side holding the copper stove, turned her head to one side, as if she didn't dare to look at it. "Pa-ta", a lump of meat fell into the copper furnace and rolled a few times in the medicine powder inside.
He breathed a sigh of relief, and said to me, "Just hold on a little longer." Then when I moved my hand, I felt a sharp pain in my back, and blood flowed all over the floor like I didn't want money.When he raised his hand again, there was a large piece of black meat hanging on the silver knife.He turned the silver knife in his hand, only to hear a "click", and the piece of black meat also fell into the copper furnace.Listening to that voice, I reckoned that there must be something in it, and I thought to myself in pain, um, there must be a fucking thing.
"Girl baby, apply it for your brother." He wiped the blood on his hands, took a paper bag from the side and handed it to Xiaotao.Then, he turned around and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket with ease, lit one, took a deep breath, and smiled at me: "Master Yu, today you have walked before the gate of hell." .” I glared at him bitterly, wanting to scold him a few words, but before I could react, I felt a blackness before my eyes, and then I lost consciousness.
I don't know how long I've been in a coma, but I woke up slowly and turned around. I felt my mouth was dry, so I called out "Xiao Tao", asking her to pour me a glass of water.At this time, a hand stretched out from the side and handed over my thermos cup.I drank a few sips of herbal tea and felt better.
Suddenly recalling what happened just now, I couldn't help touching my neck, and found that all the gold needles on it had been taken away, and I didn't know when the clothes on my body had been put on.I twisted my back, but I didn't feel anything other than the numbness from sleeping for too long. I thought to myself, "Is this all right? People don't look like they are, even though the old man looks like an old liar, I still have some real skills, and I didn’t waste the money on those few plates of dumplings.” People are afraid of this, and they can’t think carefully about things.As soon as I felt that it was all right, I put the previous unhappiness aside, and I felt a lot of gratitude in my heart.I shook my head and looked around.
I don't know when it was already dark, and the dim street lights coming in from the window made the scene in the store a little trance.I was wondering why I didn't turn on the light, when I saw a shadowy person standing in front of me.It was a woman, so I thought it was Xiaotao, so I stood up and stretched my muscles and bones, the joints on my body creaked for a while, and seeing that Xiaotao didn't move, I asked her, "Xiaotao, why don't you turn on the light? What about the old way?"
The figure smiled and said, "What old way? Are you sleepy, Lao Yu?" The voice was wrong, not Xiaotao's.I was shocked, but it sounded familiar.I quickly got up and walked to the wall and turned on the light.
"Xiaolu?!" The heavy makeup on the woman's face under the fluorescent lamp startled me.In an instant, a little black and blue hand immediately beckoned in my mind: "You you you..." I pointed at her and couldn't speak.
"What? Don't you know me?" She giggled at me, which made me feel a sudden chill down my tailbone.Damn it, this cool autumn night, this cool laughter.
"Xiaolu." I tried my best to stabilize my mind, and watched her standing under the lamp, the yellow cloth package was still placed at her feet, but the zipper had been re-zipped airtight, and it was absolutely impossible to see what was inside from the outside. What is it.But I know that there is at least one dead child's hand inside!
"Old fish." She walked towards me step by step under the light, but the steps that should have been charming at the moment made her walk ghostly.I tried my best not to dodge, and watched her getting closer and closer without even daring to breathe.Finally, she came to me and stopped. The strong perfume on her body was mixed with an unknown strange smell, which made me want to vomit.She stretched out her hand towards me and said with a smile, "Old fish, give me a cigarette."
Trembling, I felt all over my body, but I didn't find a cigarette butt.I slapped my thigh and said to her, "Oh, what a coincidence? I haven't bought one after the afternoon draw. Why don't I go buy a box now."
As I spoke, I turned around and wanted to go out the door.
As soon as she turned around, she grabbed my collar and pulled me back.I felt a strong force coming along the clothes, which dragged me back immediately.I shook a few times and stood up. Seeing that she didn't dare to speak, I was sure that there was something wrong with her, but I didn't know how to deal with her.After all, she is Yi Shanyang's wife, and she has been my friend for many years.If she turns into a monster with a green face and fangs, then there is nothing else to say, I have at least three or five ways to deal with her; even if I can't deal with it, I can run far away.But now she is clearly smiling and talking to me clearly, which really makes me unable to do anything.I can only ponder in my heart, but I really can't figure out where her problem is.
"Old Yu, don't make me cough." Seeing that I didn't speak, she reached out and took out a firework from my pocket, shook it at me, and lit one for herself with a smile.I thought to myself, what is wrong with these two couples, they both like to take cigarettes out of my pocket?
She took a drag on her cigarette and sprayed it in my face defiantly.I was so choked that I couldn't help but sneezed, which made my brain a little clearer.I suddenly thought of one thing.The first two times, the appearance of Xiaolu was all in my dreams. One time I fell asleep in the hospital and saw her in the ward, and the other time I fell asleep in the store and was caught by the little hand in the package. Woke up.This time the situation was even more obvious.If it wasn't for a dream, Xiaotao and the Taoist priest must be here, not to mention Xiaoxiong.I breathed a sigh of relief, since it was a dream, what else is there to be afraid of?
I pinched my fingertips secretly, as if there was no pain at all, and I was determined.
Although it was a dream, the dream was a little too real.I looked at her with heavy make-up on her face, and I was still a little scared, but I was not as scared as before.She giggled a few times, and handed back the cigarette case in her hand to me.I took it and lit one, and took a deep breath.It was the first time that I smoked consciously in a dream, and I felt that it was really a special taste!Suddenly, I thought in a disconcerting mood, if my wife doesn’t allow me to smoke when I get married and have children, this would be a good way to relieve my addiction.Thinking of this, I actually laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Xiaolu crossed his arms, and placed his hand holding the cigarette in front of his chest, forming a magnolia branch, "Aren't you afraid?"
"Xiaolu," I took a puff of cigarette, tried to make my voice appear calm, and said while staring into her eyes, "You are my friend, what am I afraid of you doing?"
She giggled and shook the ash with her fingers.My eyes followed the gray-white soot and fell to the ground.She wore a pair of red high heels on her feet. The heels looked more than ten centimeters, and she propped up her toes, pointing to the ground at a shocking angle.
"Friend?" She laughed so hard that I didn't think my words were funny at all. Her movements were like a puppet being pulled by someone.The heavily made-up face twitched stiffly, and the whole room was filled with her biting cold laughter.I couldn't help shaking, and couldn't help but want to cover my ears.
Suddenly the laughter stopped abruptly, but she looked at me grimly, with a sneer at the corner of her mouth: "Don't you know that the most terrifying thing in this world is a friend?"
I was stabbed back a few steps by the chill emanating from her body, I don't know if it was because of her or because of what she said.There was a depression in my chest.At this moment, I began to wonder if I was in a dream.
I took a deep puff of the cigarette, and the embers on the cigarette burned my hand. I shook my hand and threw the cigarette butt out like a conditioned reflex. Only then did I realize that this was in a dream and it would not hurt.
"Xiaolu," I gritted my teeth to suppress the panic in my heart, "No matter what happens, please trust me."
I looked into her eyes, "Believe me, I am your friend."
"Friend," she murmured with a slightly calm face, "friend..."
"I'm your friend, aren't I? Xiaolu." I said softly, as if I was afraid of waking up a child in a dream, "Do you still remember when you got married, I was the best man for you?" His own voice sounded gentle, "I drank too much that day and said I would take you away from the wedding."
"Friend..." She looked at me fixedly, then suddenly let go of her hands that were holding my wrists, covered her face and began to cry, "Old fish," she raised her face and looked at me hopefully, I suddenly I think her face is not so scary anymore, "Are you my friend?"
"I'm your friend." I sighed and put my arms around her shoulders naturally, "Always, no matter what happens."
Her body was cold, and she didn't smell like a living person at all. The strong perfume mixed with the strange smell of corpses made me want to vomit.But what is this?I'm her friend, aren't I?
"I will help you." I said, "Tell me what happened." I pointed to the yellow cloth package and continued, "I know that since you came to me, you must have something to tell me."
"Give me a cigarette." She held out her hand to me.
I hurriedly handed it to her, she leaned over to light it up, took a deep breath, then stretched out her hands to comb some messy hair, and held her face sadly, she asked me in a sad voice: "Would you like me?" Is it ugly now?"
I smiled and said: "You are as beautiful as before, I really regret that I didn't snatch you back then."
"When you say this again in the future, don't bring your guilt out of your face? Hurt people." She rolled my eyes at me, and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, "Old fish, you don't need to comfort me. I know what I am like now "Suddenly she stared at me behind my back for a moment, and her expression immediately became a little gloomy.
"Ah!" A sudden sigh came from behind me, "Fool, all things have to live and have to live. All things have to die and have to die. You are not dead yet, why are you pretending to be dead here?" I suddenly Turning around, an old Taoist who eats twists and turns is standing behind me, standing by the window with his hand in hand.He looked at Xiaolu with piercing eyes: "The old man answered what you asked for." He waved his hand again, "Go back wherever you came from!"
“咯咯……原来你也在这里。”小路笑得很难听，微微朝他鞠了个躬，“那就谢谢道长了。”
“那老鱼，我就先走了。”说完她便弯腰提起那个包裹，转身就要走。
什么啊，这就要走，话还没说完呢！我刚要阻拦，却只觉得身后的老道重重拍了我肩膀一下，喝道：“你还不醒来？”
我一睁眼，天光大亮。我一头冷汗地看了看四周，发现小桃正一脸紧张地半蹲在我的身边。见我醒了，她便担心地叫道，“哥。”我刚想起身，却觉得浑身酸软，没有半点力气。
我苦笑着看着她，“去给我倒杯水。”
她赶忙去倒了一杯热水，用嘴唇试了试，可能是觉得烫了，又往杯里添了些凉水。直到她觉得温度合适了，才端着杯子放到我的嘴边。我渴极了，咕嘟咕嘟把水喝光，意犹未尽地舔了舔嘴唇。
“还要么？”小桃心疼地拿了纸巾给我擦擦嘴。I shake my head.喝了水才觉得身上有了一点力气，尝试着活动了一肩膀，觉得背上还有些微疼，我再试着欠了欠身，扭头寻找那个道士。那道士正站在桌前，他面前的桌上放了那个清仿宣德炉，见到我看他，笑眯眯地朝我说：“施主醒了？”
听到他问这句，我有些恍惚，梦里那声大喝犹然在耳，心想：“难道他真还有什么神通不成？还能跑我梦里去？”他看到我盯他，笑了笑，伸手端起面前的铜炉朝我走来。
“你刚才……”我狐疑地看着他慢慢朝我走来，指着他问道，“你刚才去哪儿了？”
“老道哪里也没去。”他似笑非笑地看着我。
我半信半疑地看着他，突然觉得有些看不透。
“您瞅瞅这个。”他把手里的铜炉往我脸前一伸，我顺着她的手往里面一看，顿时浑身起了一层鸡皮疙瘩。
里面竟然是一只小指般大小黑漆漆的肥虫子，身上还长了许多触须，尚自在那儿蠕动着，身上沾满了血跟药粉。我从小就害怕虫子之类的东西，以前罗玉函就常拿豆虫吓我，每次都能把我吓得不敢动弹。
那道士见我难受，恶作剧似的从头上把那根筷子抽下来，朝铜炉里那个虫子戳了戳。那虫子原本伸出触须，碰到筷子赶快又缩了回去。我强忍着呕吐，突然认出来这是个什么东西了，指着那东西惊讶道：“这他妈不是一个海搐子么？”
那虫子触角迅速地展开，紧紧抱住那跟发簪。触角树枝一样往上蠕动。眨眼间，就见一个肉团变成了一朵青黑色的菊花。
海搐子，学名海葵。在海边礁石上很常见，若是不动它，它就像是开在礁石上的花儿一样，可是你拿手一碰，它就会立刻收缩起来，变成一个肉球。有的地方还拿这个来做菜，我吃过，就叫海搐子炖豆腐，煮了之后是一个蛋状的东西，跟小乌贼差不多，只是嘎嘣嘎嘣的比乌贼有嚼头。
“这东西是从我身上挖出来的？”我指着那海搐子一样的东西毛骨悚然道，完全忘记了方才它是怎么折磨我的。
老道拿着筷子在那戳得那虫子汁水四溅，听到我问，他一仰头，我这才发现他头上的发髻并没有因为他把筷子抽下来而散掉，油乎乎地跟个小棒槌似的晃了晃：“施主你说啥？”他歪着头问我。我不由得有些分神，心想：“这位道爷多长时间没洗过头了，头发都能站住了。”
“这海搐子是从我身上挖出来的？”我回过神来，看着他又问了一遍。
“没错。”老道将手里的筷子在铜炉边上敲了敲，那虫子便缩成一个肉球不再动弹。“不过这东西却不是什么海搐子。这东西有个名头叫做尸葵，你来看看。”说着他把手伸到怀里，掏出一个东西。我一看，正是先前他装火烧的那个塑料袋。这是，袋里的火烧已经不见了，现在正装了黑乎乎的一堆东西。他拿着这袋子在我眼前晃了晃，然后小心翼翼的地解开袋口。我伸头看了一眼，差点又吐出来。那堆黑乎乎的东西竟是一块巴掌大的烂肉，上面密密麻麻的全是血呼啦的小眼儿。小眼里面又都是一些跟大米粒一样的东西，就像是一块米猪肉。
我原本就有很严重的密集恐惧症，最见不得这样的东西。先前见过一个图片，叫做什么莲乳的，我看了一次做了好几天噩梦，一闭眼就是那上面小眼儿里蠕动的蛆虫。
老道见我不敢看，在一边笑了笑，说道：“这就是从你身上掉下来的肉，你却不敢看么？”
我闭着眼，咬着牙骂他：“这东西你不快扔了还揣兜里干吗，是准备留着包饺子啊？”
“小道倒不是想包饺子，只是若这么扔出去，就不知道要害死多少人了。”他笑了笑，手里摸出一把小银刀，从烂肉上削下一块，上面满是半凝固黑红色的血块，“啪嗒”一声，让那一小块肉掉入炉中。小桃在一边捂着嘴巴惊呼一声，小熊听到她叫，又抗议似的朝老道吼了几声。我知道肯定是那虫子有点问题，便咬着牙往铜炉里瞥了一眼。
这时，就见先前被老道用筷子戳得缩成一个肉团的虫子，此刻像是闻到了血腥味儿，触角迅速地展开，紧紧抱住了那一小块碎肉，甚至有几根触角竟是顺着溅在炉壁上的血点像树枝一般往上蠕动。转瞬间，一个肉团就变成了一朵青黑色的菊花。小桃紧紧抓着我的手，我感到手心传来她轻微的颤抖，知道她怕，忙顾不得自己难受，安慰她道：“没事儿，别怕。”
老道嘬着牙花子看了我一眼，伸手从怀中掏出一盒火柴，划着一根扔到炉中。只听得“腾”的一声，炉中升起了一团青蓝色的火焰。那虫子在火中吱吱地翻滚了几下，迅速变小，直至消失在火中。老道在一旁叹道：“这尸葵平时隐匿于无形，遇血则生。你此刻看它在火中是不见了，假以时日，若是让它见了血，却还能出来害人，竟是不好治了它。”说话间他小心翼翼地把炉中剩下的灰烬用银刀刮入那个塑料袋，紧紧地把口扎住。又跟我说，“施主，若不是你有那密宗重宝护着，恐怕你就等不到老道来了。”
“道爷……”我心有余悸地看着他，“这东西是哪儿来的？是不是那个罐子？”
“从洪荒里来的。”他笑笑说道。
“什么洪荒？”我一下子没明白他的意思。
“洪荒……”老道用手指在空气里画了一个圈，然后似笑非笑地看着我，神神叨叨地说，“就是那个洪荒……”
我愣了一下，洪荒？哪个洪荒？什么洪荒？洪荒在哪儿？
我看着老道黑乎乎的脸，一时有些恍惚，洪荒是某个时代，是我们的历史不能触及的一个地方。连历史里都没有的东西，怎么会和我发生交集？
“那个罐子不是从闵王台里出来的么？”我看着老道，“战国，不算是洪荒吧？”
老道只是笑笑，却不作答，看了看我胳膊上的那块太阳纹胎记，叹了一口气。
“哥！”小桃喊了我一声，抓住我的手腕，把我的衣袖往上捋了捋。
先前我的衣服被那老道脱了，可能是在我晕过去之后小桃怕我冷又给我穿上的。衬衣早被撕碎了当成绷带缠在我伤口处，所以我现在身上就空荡荡地罩了一件外套。
小桃伸手捋起我的袖口，我才发现不知道何时开始，我手腕上竟多了一个青紫的手印，像是被一个手劲儿极大的人捏青了一般，我赶忙又捋起另一只袖子看了看，果然也有一样的手印，我不禁打了个冷战，又转头看了那老道一眼。
老道忽然没由头地说了一句：“答应了人家的事儿，就一定得办呐。”
我心里突地一颤，死死地盯着他。他瞥了我一眼，若无其事地伸手从兜里掏出个MP3，把一个黑乎乎的耳机塞到耳朵里，皱着眉头按了几下，抬头问小桃：“无量天尊，女施主，哪儿能充电？”
我看到他这般装糊涂，一时有些拿不准他是不是在装神弄鬼，却又碍于小桃在这里不好细问。小桃朝饮水机旁边的一个插座一指，他拿着MP3走过去，蹲在那里充电，不再搭理我。
我挣扎着从椅子上坐起来，不小心扯动了背上的伤口，疼得我龇牙咧嘴地骂伊山羊的娘。小桃红着脸在那儿手忙脚乱。我这才想起来他俩其实是一个娘的，赶紧闭口不骂了，只是心里更加烦乱。
我看了看手腕上的手印，心里一直在想梦里的小路。一连三次梦到她，我相信这绝不是偶然，我还能清晰地想起梦里她那个惨状，心里只觉得揪得生疼。
我看着那老道神神叨叨地蹲在一边给他的MP3充电，他到底知道什么？难道他真的有神通走进我的梦里？还是仅仅是一个巧合？
我暗自叹道：“老羊啊，老羊，你妹妹在我这儿赖着不走，连你老婆也给我托梦来了，你到底要我怎么办？你们一家是要往死里玩我啊！”
我翻出口袋里那张纸条，捏在手里，咬着牙想，我得去闵王台，一定得把老羊跟罗玉函这俩不省心的玩意儿给弄回来。好好活着不比什么都强？非得去掺和进那些破事儿？
想到这里，我用力将手里的纸条团吧团吧扔到嘴里，再狠狠地嚼了几口。小桃在一边吓得伸手就要往我嘴里掏，想把那纸条从我嘴里抠出来。我拨开她伸过来的手，把那纸团咽进肚子里，扶着她的肩膀，说道：“小桃，我要去找你哥。”
“你要去找我哥也不能吃纸啊。”她在一边跳着脚，“快吐出来快吐出来，多脏啊。”
“这就对喽，我就说应该找嘛，不找怎么能找得到？”忽然，老道在那边一拍大腿，低着头摁着手里的MP3，突地冒出来这么一句。他一抬头看到我跟小桃都看着他，便笑眯眯地晃了晃手里的MP3，继续说道：“我说这首Lady Gaga的歌就没删嘛，你看看我这不找找就找到了么？”
然后他戴上耳机开始摇头晃脑的听歌。
我心说：这都什么跟什么啊？一个油吃麻花的老道拿个同样油吃麻花的MP3就够让人看一阵的了，要是这老道再听Lady Gaga，还让不让人活啊？
原本眼圈红红的小桃看着摇头晃脑的老道，在一边捂着嘴“噗嗤”差点笑出声来。我看了她一眼，她立刻把脸板起来了。
我说：“你想笑就笑嘛，憋着多难受。”
她娇嗔地打了我一下，哼哼地说：“你讨厌，刚才都快被你吓死了。”
我看着小桃娇憨的表情，忽然惊出了一身冷汗，这才想起她也是碰过那个罐子的。如果我身上的尸葵是由那罐子而起，那小桃呢？我不敢想象了。我赶忙仔仔细细地检查了一下她的脖子、手腕等所有能露出来肉的地方。
小桃犟着鼻子拧来拧去不高兴地说：“你干吗？”
我说：“你别动，我给你检查一下。”
检查了一遍，我能看到的地方都没有发现什么异常。心里着急，却又不好往别的地方看，我只能紧张地问她：“小桃，你有没有觉得哪里不舒服？”小桃有些迷糊地转了个圈，一脸迷茫地跟我说：“没有啊。”
我心想：“难道这虫子还有潜伏期不成？”正紧张着，旁边的老道摘下耳机看了一眼小桃，跟我说道：“施主你不用担心，她没事儿。”
听到他这么说，我又仔细地看了看小桃的脖子，看到的确没有什么异状，又把放在一边的眉轮骨念珠重新戴到她脖子上，这才松了一口气。
这时候电话突然响了，我摸出电话一看是王富贵。
王富贵那边问：“鱼爷，你没事儿了吧？”
我说：“有事儿，你在哪儿呢？你快来一趟。”
“我跟九爷在一块呢。”我听着他身边老九在一边笑。
我说：“你们怎么凑一块去了？”
“咳，刚碰上了。”他笑着说，“刚他还担心你呢，你等等啊，我让他接电话。”
“鱼爷，”老九爽朗的声音从电话里传来，“刚听富贵这小子说你身体有些不舒服？怎么茬儿啊？昨晚不好好的么？”
“现在没事儿了。”我勉强地笑了笑，刚才一晃，背后的伤口又有些发疼，“怎么样？事情有眉目了么？”
“咳，甭提了。”他好像是在开车，“你等下啊，我过个路口。”我举着电话朝小桃努努嘴，让她收拾一下地上的血污。小桃从门后拿起那不锈钢拖把，撅着嘴去洗手间了。过了一会儿，老九继续说道：“你还记得昨晚惹你小姨子那刚子么？他今天差点儿被人灭了口。我说鱼爷你到底这是惹了多大事儿啊？”
“怎么个情况？那小子出什么事儿了？”我心里咯噔一下，要是真为这事儿再把那孩子搭进去，那我的罪过可就大了。刚子虽然是个小混混，可毕竟还是一个毛孩子，谁没有个年少轻狂的时候？
“这会儿没事儿了。差点被人套了麻袋扔猪龙河里，也是命大，正好被我碰上，现在他裤子还湿着呢。”老九在电话那边嘬了嘬牙花子，继续说道，“鱼爷，你这回麻烦不小啊？”
“谁说不是。”我懊恼地捏了捏鼻梁，“你跟老王来我这儿一趟，怕是还得麻烦你们。”
“没说的，马上到。”老九在那边答应道。
小桃犟着鼻子在那拖地，瓷砖上的血被湿拖把一拖，满屋都是一股子腥味儿。我看了看时间，已经是四点多钟了，在这个季节，已经将近黄昏，可能是失血有点多，我觉得身上很冷。
我让小桃给我找了一件厚衣服披在身上，才觉得暖和了一点。老道士的药倒是很管用，掉了那么一大块肉，背上倒没觉得有多么的疼。我深吸了一口气，看着坐在一边摆弄MP3的老道，走过去给他倒了一杯水。
他笑眯眯地接过去，喝了一口。我示意他把耳机拿下来。他笑着做了，再掐了个道诀朝我微微一颔首。“大恩不言谢。我有眼不识泰山。先前怠慢了道爷，还请原谅则个。”
我朝他拱拱手。他笑眯眯地也没扶我，就那么坐着受了我一礼。
他咂咂嘴也不说话，只是从牙缝里舔出一跟肉丝，“噗”地吐掉。然后笑眯眯地看了我几眼：“施主你有什么话就直说吧，这也还没到饭点儿。”
“道爷，敢问仙号是？”我抱拳问他。
他笑着摆摆手，撅着脚一直没敢放下。“什么仙不仙的，游方小道，俗家的名字我也忘了，在山上的时候倒是师尊赐了个道号叫做寻机。”
“寻鸡？”我差点儿乐出声来，心想就凭他师徒俩听雷迪嘎嘎就能猜到他们应该起不出啥有品位的名字来。
“寻道机，天机，人机。”他看到我曲解，突地换了一脸严肃，只是他还在那撅着脚，怎么都严肃不起来，“就像我遇到你，这不就是你我的机缘么？”
我听他这么说，赶忙不敢再取笑，低头抱歉道：“是是是，道爷字字锋机，是我愚钝了。”
“施主你是不是想问你那两位朋友的消息？”他忽然话锋一转，看着我说道。
“是。”我弯腰深鞠一躬说道，“还请道爷指点迷津，万望相助。”
“无量天尊，施主慈悲。”他叹了一口气，终于伸手相扶，“先前我救了你的命，你倒是没有这么大的礼。”他用脚尖点了一下地，看看地上的水渍已经干透，才小心站起身来，掐着指头跟我说道，“你的机缘在我身上，所以我来寻你，而那两位的机缘，却尽在你手。”
“在我手？”我听得有点头大，“什么意思？”
“不错。”他朝我点点头，目光炯炯地看着我，“他们是死是活就看你怎么做了。甚至往大里说，这天下苍生的生死也在施主你的一念之间。”我被这话吓得一个趔趄，赶忙问道：“道爷你这话怎么说的？我就一混吃等死的主，听您这意思怎么还跟天下苍生扯上了？克拉克干的活我可干不来，我也没那么多话梅干儿吃啊。”我心想这老道还是不靠谱啊。
“你吃了话梅干也变不了克拉克。”他笑着跟我说，“不过你倒也不必妄自菲薄，这都是你命里事，船到桥头自然直，有些事你随心、尽力，就可以了。”
嗯，我心想，就凭你连阿拉蕾都看过，我就更不能信你。
“不说苍生的事儿了，就说你那两位朋友的事儿。”他从怀里掏出个纸袋，递给我，说道：“你看看这个。”
我接过来，打开一看，里面竟有几张照片。只看了一眼，我就倒吸一口冷气，呆呆地定在那里。
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