Chapter 14 Chapter Thirteen: Fierce Gu Worms, Exploring Guiyizhuang at Night

Pan Jun headed north along Hong En Street from the east of Lanzhou City. It was already three o'clock at the moment, and the wide streets were empty. Occasionally, he could see a few people leaning against the wall in the streets and alleys, hugging each other. A beggar sleeping with half a broken bowl and a stick in his hands, or one or two homeless stray dogs. He did not go back to the Cordyceps Hall, but walked towards Guanyuan Main Street at the corner of the street.The Maoyue moon in the water mist shines in the labyrinth-like alley of Guanyuan Main Street. Pan Jun wanders through the alley for a while based on his memory, and a piece of ruins appears in front of Pan Jun. This is the home of Ouyang's family in Lanzhou. The old house - Yuanshizhai.

Although the fire had been extinguished a day ago, there was still a strong smell of burning even at this moment.Pan Jun stood in front of the ruins with his hands behind his back. The fire was very fierce. At this time, the old house was in ruins, with no tiles left, only a gate standing in front of it. At this moment, a ray of light suddenly flashed in front of Pan Jun's eyes, and he saw that there seemed to be a small light in the ruins.Pan Jun took two steps forward suspiciously, but saw the light behind a wall that hadn't collapsed, like a bonfire.Pan Jun felt more and more confused, and couldn't help speeding up his steps.After struggling through the broken rubble on the ground, Pan Jun went around behind the wall and saw a ragged, skinny old beggar roasting a corn on the fire, and a faint fragrance emanated from the unripe corn.

The old beggar suddenly realized that someone was staring at him, and quickly threw the corn aside, curled up with his head in his hands, and said in horror: "Don't slap your forehead anymore, don't slap your forehead any more, and you won't do it anymore." Dare to come!" Seeing the pitiful look of the old beggar, Pan Jun couldn't bear it. He bent down and picked up the uncooked corn from the side and handed it to the old beggar, "I won't beat you!" At this moment, the old beggar took his hand off his head half-believingly, but he didn't dare to look at Pan Jun, and looked at him with a sideways face in shock.

Pan Jun smiled and stretched out the corn in his hand to the old beggar. The old beggar stretched out his hand tentatively, but stopped when he was about to catch the corn. Hold it in your arms like a treasure. "Old man, I don't think your accent sounds like a native of Lanzhou!" Pan Jun took a brick and sat opposite the old beggar and asked. The old beggar stared at Pan Jun for a moment, let go of his vigilance, straightened his body, put the corn in his arms on the fire and roasted it slowly, then turned his head and took out a corn from a broken pocket behind him. Handing the peeled corn to Pan Jun, Pan Jun took the corn with a smile and lightly roasted it on the fire.

After a long time, the old beggar said: "You are from Shaanxi, from Weihe, Shaanxi!" "You should be sixty years old this year, right?" Pan Jun roasted the corn in his hand while looking at the old beggar opposite him with the light of the fire in front of him. Skin, as if beaten by someone. "Well, I'm sixty-eight this year!" The old beggar said, holding the half-baked corn in front of him and smelling it, then took a big bite, bit off some corn kernels, and chewed with relish while smiling. "What about your family?" Pan Jun felt a little sour when he saw the old beggar's eating.

As soon as he said this, the old beggar stopped chewing: "The one who died died, and the one who fled. Originally, my son was in Lanzhou City, but I didn't know that Ewa died a few years ago when I arrived in Lanzhou City!" Speaking of which, the old beggar A line of muddy tears dripped from the corner of his eyes. "Old man, the wound on your face..." When Pan Jun heard the old beggar say "don't slap his forehead" just now, he guessed that someone must have hit him. "A group of goofy dogs. The old man never asked for food, and he couldn't get any food after begging for a day on the street. He had no choice but to steal some green corn from the cornfield outside the city. But this Eating raw corn is too uncomfortable. Just yesterday when I saw the house was on fire, I thought about roasting the corn in the fire. Later, in the middle of the night, some idiots appeared out of nowhere and beat my forehead violently. When it’s time, let the forehead go away!” The old beggar continued to eat the corn in his hand.

For a while, Pan Jun fell into deep contemplation. Who were those people who suddenly appeared in the middle of the night?Why did they come to this old house, and why did they drive this old beggar away?Suddenly Pan Jun felt a pain in his hand, and quickly retracted. It turned out that he had stretched his hand into the fire without knowing it. Seeing this, the old beggar couldn't help laughing, and Pan Jun felt a little embarrassed. At this time, the old beggar handed Pan Jun his dog-beating stick.Pan Jun took the dog-beating stick knowingly, flicked it lightly in the fire, pulled out the corn, and was about to take it with his hands, when suddenly his eyes fixed on a thing in the fire.

He took the dog-beating stick, and carefully flipped it over in the fire. Pan Jun got the thing out of the fire. It was a well-made small metal box, the size of a palm, and Pan Jun After letting it cool down, he picked it up and put it in his hand to observe carefully. The box looked familiar to Pan Jun, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before. A delicate metal box was placed on a piece of red cloth, and Feng Wanchun sat in front of the table after putting Jinlong to sleep.He frowned slightly, stared at the small box for a moment, and subconsciously stretched his hand into his arms to take out a cigarette. At the same time, he took out a metal box that was almost exactly the same as the one on the table, and gently held it with his hand. After grasping it, a flame appeared on the small box. Feng Wanchun lit the cigarette and put the two small boxes together.

This kind of box is called Rendi (a classic work of the farm school), and it is a special item for soil-type insect repellents. Because soil-type insect repellents usually live underground, it is often unsuitable to use ordinary fire boxes due to damp or water. Ignite, so there is this thing specially used to make fire.There are two exquisite interlayers in this box, the innermost one is filled with white phosphorus mixture, so it can be ignited as long as the body temperature is there, as long as the person is anywhere, this is another meaning of Rendi. But what gave Feng Wanchun a headache at this time was that this place in front of him actually appeared at the scene of the house fire seventy-two years ago in the Xiangxi Water System.When he was going to Xiangxi, when he was about to leave, the old man handed the red envelope to Feng Wanchun, but what surprised Feng Wanchun was that it was inside.

Whenever he has free time during this period, Feng Wanchun will take out this place and think about it carefully. He can't figure out how such a thing appeared at the scene of the fire seventy-two years ago, although Feng Wanchun doesn't want to believe that the fire has nothing to do with the earth element drive. The insect master is related, but the appearance of Rendi also makes him feel that he cannot get rid of it. It was like a hot potato that made Feng Wanchun miserable, and today he finally decided to give it to Pan Jun once Pan Jun came back. Only when he heard the footsteps behind the Cordyceps Hall, he immediately dropped the cigarette in his hand and was about to go out when he suddenly froze. The footsteps were not Pan Jun, but more like two women. Thinking of this, his face showed a trace of Smile.

When Feng Wanchun went out, he saw Liu Jin walking in with two women smiling, one was Shi Miaomiao, and the other was Pan Jun's sister Pan Yuanyuan. "Shi girl!" It's been more than a month since Feng Wanchun separated from Shi Miaomiao outside Anyang City. Although Pan Jun caught up later, Shi Miaomiao has never heard from her. "Master Feng!" Shi Miaomiao said with a smile. "It's good if we're all here!" Feng Wanchun said a little excitedly. Although he didn't know each other well after experiencing Beiping and Anyang twice, and even had a grudge against each other, he had unknowingly become friends in need. . "Who is this?" Feng Wanchun looked at Pan Yuanyuan who was standing aside in surprise and asked, Liu Jin jumped ahead and said, "Hey, Master Feng, this is Miss Pan Yuanyuan, the elder sister of the Young Master's family!" Feng Wanchun opened his mouth wide and looked up and down at the woman in front of him as if suddenly enlightened. Apart from being beautiful, there was something indescribable, which Feng Wanchun had only felt on Pan Jun before. "Hehe, hello, Master Feng!" Pan Yuanyuan had a faint smile on her face. "Well, let's stop standing outside, hurry up and enter the house!" Feng Wanchun beckoned several people into the main hall.The noise in the courtyard woke up Yan Yun and Duan Er'e who had just fallen asleep. The two of them lived in the same room. At this time, they got dressed and walked to the main hall. Yan Yun was sitting on a chair Shi Miaomiao immediately frowned. Seeing Yan Yun and Duan Er'e walking in, Feng Wanchun immediately stood up and was about to introduce, but Pan Yuanyuan smiled slightly, stood up and said, "Ms. Ouyang, does Miss Duan still remember me?" When they were in the Pan family's old house in Anyang City, Pan Yuanyuan brought them out from the secret passage. At that time, Pan Yuanyuan's face was ruined, and her face was always covered with a layer of black veil.However, the two of them recognized the voice immediately, and Yan Yun rushed to the front and said: "Sister, why are you here?" Pan Yuanyuan smiled slightly. Although she hadn't revealed her identity in front of others before, she had been observing the people in the old house of Pan's family in Anyang in the dark, and she probably knew them well in her heart.I know that Yan Yun's character is straightforward and straightforward. "Haha, Yanyun, you don't know that this sister is Pan Jun's real sister, do you?" Feng Wanchun said with a smile. "Ah?" Yan Yun opened his mouth wide in surprise and looked at Pan Yuanyuan up and down. After Feng Wanchun said this, the face shape of the woman in front of him was indeed somewhat similar to that of Pan Jun. "Sister, is what Master Feng said true?" "Well, yes." Pan Yuanyuan nodded and said with a smile, "This is Miss Duan!" Duan Er'e looked much more shy at this time, she smiled and said, "Hello, sister!" "By the way, the two of you just entered the city and haven't eaten yet. Liu Jin quickly ordered someone to cook something to eat!" Feng Wanchun patted Liu Jin who was standing next to him while talking, and Liu Jin patted The head said: "You see, I was so happy that I forgot about this!" After speaking, Liu Jin turned and walked out. "By the way, where's Pan Jun?" Shi Miaomiao hadn't seen Pan Jun's shadow since he came in. Then he suddenly remembered and asked Feng Wanchun. Feng Wanchun frowned and said, "At night, Xue Guishen is mysterious I took Pan Jun to the gate of Pan's house, I don't know what happened!" "Xue Gui?" Pan Yuanyuan trembled slightly when she heard the name, she turned her head and said to Feng Wanchun, "Did Pan Jun see Xue Gui?" "Well, what's the matter? Ms. Pan, do you know this person?" Feng Wanchun asked Pan Yuanyuan's expression differently. Pan Yuanyuan smiled noncommittally, turned her head and said to Yan Yun, "Where is the golden dragon?" "Golden Dragon?" Yan Yun glanced at Duan Er'e suspiciously, wondering why the sister in front of her suddenly wanted to ask Jinlong. "You don't know yet..." Shi Miaomiao was about to say it, but Pan Yuanyuan looked at her and shook her head slightly. I don't want Jinlong to endure the pain of parting again after the mother and son recognized each other just now. "I don't know what?" Yan Yun frowned impatiently when he saw Shi Miaomiao's expression on the line. "Hehe, sister Shi is saying that you don't know that I have always liked children!" Pan Yuanyuan hurriedly smoothed things over. But Feng Wanchun who was standing aside seemed to see something, he coughed and said: "Miss Pan, Jin Long has been sleeping with me! Duan girl, go and wake Jin Long up!" "Oh, no need, I'll go there with Miss Duan!" Pan Yuanyuan smiled at Duan Er'e and said, "Miss Duan, please!" "Okay!" Duan Er'e led Pan Yuanyuan to a bedroom beside her. At this moment, only Feng Wanchun, Ouyang Yanyun and Shi Miaomiao were left in the room.Yan Yun pursed her mouth, how she felt that Shi Miaomiao in front of her was not pleasing to the eye, especially when Pan Yuanyuan called her Shi's younger sister affectionately, Yan Yun felt full of sourness in her heart. "Yan Yun, why are you looking at me like that?" Shi Miaomiao couldn't help asking seeing Yan Yun looking at her with almost hostile eyes. "You control the world, can you control what I see?" Yan Yun snorted and looked aside, Feng Wanchun saw that the two were really incompatible like the families they belonged to, so he quickly mediated in the middle : "The two of you really can't meet, and you're still worried if you don't see each other. Well, girl Shi, tell me in detail what you experienced after you separated outside Anyang City!" Yan Yun sat on the chair opposite Shi Miaomiao, with her chin propped on both hands, squinting at Shi Miaomiao, as if she wanted to see through her.After sitting for a while, Yan Yun felt bored, so he stood up and walked out the door. At this time, the fourth watch had passed, but there was still no sign of Pan Jun. Yan Yun walked towards the door of the Cordyceps Hall with a little uneasiness in his heart. Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived at the door, she found an old beggar lying outside the door of the Cordyceps Hall, and there was still a pool of blood on the steps. Yan Yun greeted the staff inside, and at the same time ran down the steps to help the old beggar, and saw that the old beggar was covered in cuts and bruises, with bloodstains on his forehead and corners of his mouth, Yan Yun whispered in the old beggar's ear: "What's wrong with you?" ? Wake up!" After a while, the old beggar struggled to open his eyes, his lips moved slightly and he said in a muffled voice, "I'm looking for shopkeeper Liu of the Cordyceps Tang!" Gently unfolding in front of his eyes, the box containing the black silk immediately appeared in front of Yan Yun, and Yan Yun suddenly felt his head grow bigger. At this moment, a few clerks had already rushed out from the inside, and they gathered around. Yan Yun held the box in his hand and looked around. She also refused to leave her body. The fact that the box appeared on the old beggar at this moment meant that something happened to Pan Jun. Yan Yun didn't dare to continue thinking about it. Said: "Brother Pan, Brother Pan, where are you?" Although she knew in her heart that calling it like this might not have any effect. "Miss Ouyang, come over and have a look!" A waiter anxiously shouted to Yan Yun who was not far away. Hearing the sound, Yan Yun ran over, and saw the old beggar's body trembling violently, a mouthful of blood slowly flowed out from his mouth, and some corn kernels were mixed in the blood, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, and spit out a lot of blood foam from his mouth He took his last breath, but those eyes never closed. When the white belly floated from the east, the atmosphere in the Cordyceps Hall in Lanzhou City was extremely depressing.Feng Wanchun paced around the room anxiously, stopping to glance at the box with blue silk on the table from time to time, while Pan Yuanyuan and Shi Miaomiao who were sitting by the side seemed much calmer. Yan Yun couldn't sit still for a long time, and looked anxiously at the door. After a while, Liu Jin hurried in with Xue Gui. Xue Gui went straight into the house, but Liu Jin was stopped by Yan Yun: "Uncle Liu Jin , is Brother Pan's whereabouts?" Liu Jin shook his head helplessly, then followed Xue Gui into the hall. Seeing Feng Wanchun, Xue Gui cupped his hands and said, "Master Feng!" "Mr. Xue, how is it? Is there any news from the police station?" Feng Wanchun asked eagerly. Xue Gui sighed and said: "The police in Lanzhou City have all been mobilized now. I just went to find my friends in the garrison, and I hope they can help search around Lanzhou City!" "Hey, I'm most afraid of something bad happening to Mr. Pan!" Xue Gui patted his head and said, "It would be great if I could send him back in person yesterday. If something happens to Mr. Pan, I will really An eternal sinner!" "Don't worry, Pan Jun won't be in danger!" It was Pan Yuanyuan who spoke, and she said calmly, "I think if my guess is right, Pan Jun must still be in Lanzhou City!" "Oh?" Feng Wanchun and Xue Gui looked at the calm woman in front of them in amazement and said, "Why did you say that?" "Have you ever thought about who would be the one who robbed Pan Jun?" Pan Yuanyuan's words stunned everyone present. Pan Jun, who was thinking about who would be robbed, Feng Wanchun frowned after Pan Yuanyuan's reminder. After thinking for a moment, Miaomiao rushed to the front and said, "Japanese!" "Well, I think there are only Japanese!" Pan Yuanyuan said lightly, "Although Lanzhou City is not within the sphere of influence of the Japanese now, there must be their spies in this city. I think Pan Jun must be being watched by those spies." up!" Feng Wanchun felt that what Pan Yuanyuan said was reasonable, but the one thing he couldn't figure out was that Pan Jun had a unique skill of black silk in his hands, but why didn't he use it instead of giving it to an old beggar?Now that old beggar is dead, I'm afraid the only way to know the reason is to find Pan Jun. Xue Gui and Liu Jin spent the whole day running around the police station and the garrison, hoping to find Pan Jun's whereabouts with their help, but there was still no news until dinner time. At dinner time, Miaomiao was not feeling well and left early. Feng Wanchun told everyone not to leave the Cordyceps Hall alone. It is not clear how many Japanese are hiding in Lanzhou City. If they get lost, they may add to the chaos.He actually said this to Yan Yun, but Yan Yun didn't listen at all. Just after dinner, Yan Yun quietly walked out of the Cordyceps Hall. She hailed a rickshaw at the alley, and ran straight to Xue's house.Although this girl is careless on weekdays, she still has a little thought when encountering things. She thought that since Pan Jun disappeared on the way out of Xue's house, she might find something if she walks the road again.She sat in the rickshaw and looked out, trying to understand Pan Jun's mood when he left Xue's house. This Hong En Street is very wide, and there are some shops on the left and right sides. People in different clothes are walking on the street. Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of Yan Yun. Qian hurriedly got out of the car and followed the man forward. The man in front obviously didn't notice Yan Yun, and he continued to stop and go on this street, sometimes walking briskly, and sometimes stopping to think carefully. Yan Yun followed this man with doubts in her heart, and while she was hesitating, the man disappeared into the night, Yan Yun hurriedly followed, and came to the place where the man was standing just now, looking left and right, a voice suddenly came from Behind her came: "Who are you? Why have you been following me?" Ouyang Leihuo has been very busy these days, he has been preparing for the trip from Lanzhou to Xinjiang.He had just come out of a shop, and it was already late at night.Ouyang Leihuo is very familiar with the road from Lanzhou to Xinjiang, so he naturally knows that this road is extremely difficult and dangerous, and he also hopes that with the help of the caravan, there will be less trouble on the road.He walked out of the inn and stood at the door to look around. For some reason, he had the feeling of being followed these days, so he circled around Lanzhou City a few times before returning to his courtyard in the north of Lanzhou City. Pushing the door open, Jin Sumei was still sitting in front of the table, with a red candle burning in front of her eyes.Seeing that Ouyang Leihuo came back, Jin Sumei turned a blind eye, and still picked up a piece of bamboo stick that was put aside and gently fiddled with the somewhat dim candlelight. "Jin Sumei, are you sure the secret treasure will appear in Xinjiang?" After Ouyang Leihuo hijacked Jin Sumei, he asked her about the whereabouts of the fire-type secret treasure. Jin Sumei told him that the fire-type secret treasure would definitely appear in Xinjiang. Peiping rushed to Lanzhou. "Hehe, if you don't believe me, you can find the whereabouts of the secret treasure yourself!" Jin Sumei said coldly, but the movements in her hands did not stop for a moment. "You..." Ouyang Leihuo clenched his fists. He could no longer bear the high-spirited look of the woman in front of him. Just when he was about to punch, Ouyang Leihuo stopped, even though Jin Sumei was already forty She was in her early years, but her back view was the same as when she married into Ouyang's family of fire element. Ouyang Leihuo gradually loosened his fists, and Jin Sumei's back gradually blurred. The five exterminator families have always had a tradition of intermarriage. Although they experienced many complicated things later, the several families often seldom interact with each other, and this intermarriage has gradually disappeared. .But the Jin family and the Ouyang family have always maintained this tradition. Ouyang Leihuo received a letter from Beiping many years ago. In the letter, Jin told him one thing for free. Later, with the help of the Muxi Pan family, not only the river box that had been in the hands of the Jin family was taken back, but also the river box that had been kept in the hands of the royal family was also taken back.In the letter, Zhongjin asked Ouyang Leihuo to come to Peiping if he had time in the near future without compensation, and it was inconvenient to state some matters in the letter. After Ouyang Leihuo received the letter, he immediately prepared for more than half a month, and then took his son Ouyang Yanlei from Xinjiang to Lanzhou and finally arrived in Peiping.At this time, Beiping City was devastated and devastated after being looted by the Eight-Power Allied Forces. Ouyang Yanlei came to Beiping for the first time, and he was puzzled why the imperial capital looked like this. Jin Wuhui reopened a store in Liulichang in Beiping City, and hearing that Ouyang Leihuo traveled thousands of miles to Peiping, he was overjoyed.When the two were chatting, Ouyang Leihuo found out that all the family members of Jin Wuhui were killed by the prince, but he adopted the prince's little Gege and treated him like his own daughter. He and Ouyang Yanlei had a great time in Beiping city.That's why Ouyang Leihuo proposed this marriage before leaving. Jin Wuwei was quite hesitant at that time, but seeing Ouyang Leihuo's sincerity and the two children getting along very well, he agreed to the marriage. In the blink of an eye more than ten years passed, and Ouyang Yanlei, who had just turned 20, went to Beiping City to marry Jin Sumei back.In the past ten years, Jin Sumei has grown from a little girl to a big girl, beautiful and generous.After Ouyang Yanlei and Jin Sumei got married, their marriage was perfect. Ouyang Leihuo is very satisfied with such a handsome and intelligent daughter-in-law.However, all the turning points are when Yanying celebrates her centenary. The population of the five insect repellent families is not very prosperous, and there are few males, and the Jin family has very few descendants because of their study of gold and stone techniques.Jin Sumei's first child was a daughter, and this second child's son brought great comfort to the family, so Yanying's centenary is even more grand. The old house of Ouyang's family is on the east side of the Flame Mountain, a large courtyard with eight entrances and eight exits facing the red ridge of the Flame Mountain to the east and the dry ancient waterway to the west.On that day, the house was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the faces of the servants and apprentices were like peach blossoms.Ouyang Leihuo pinched his waist with one hand and held a purple clay pot from Jingdezhen in the other, looking at the busy people in his heart happily. Occasionally, Ouyang Leihuo laughed as if he had eaten honey when he heard one or two babies crying from Jin Sumei's room.There were quite a lot of guests at the banquet that day, while Ouyang Leihuo was busy with socializing, he ordered Jin Sumei to take the child out for everyone to see.During the exchange of glasses, Ouyang Leihuo was already drunk and his eyes were blurred. He was walking between the guests with a flagon in his hand. At this moment, a man dressed in black suddenly appeared in front of Ouyang Leihuo. "Congratulations, Brother Ouyang!" The man raised his glass and said lightly. This voice made Ouyang Leihuo's heart palpitate, and the wine immediately woke up most of it. He stared at the man in front of him dumbfounded, knocked his glass with the man habitually and said, "You...why are you here?" The man drank the wine in his hand, and then walked out on his own. Ouyang Leihuo smiled at the people around him, put down the wine pot in his hand, and followed the man out. The night of Huoyan Mountain in Xinjiang in August is also a bit chilly, and the cool wind has completely woken up Ouyang Leihuo.He followed the man to the back courtyard, the man stopped and turned his back to him, Ouyang Leihuo stepped forward and looked behind him and said, "Why did you come to Xinjiang suddenly?" "This is not the place to talk!" the man said coldly. "Okay, you come with me!" Ouyang Leihuo led the man to his bedroom, stood at the door and looked around, and closed the door when he saw no one around. "Is it safe here?" The man stood in front of the table with his back to himself, and said, picking up an extremely delicately carved Hetian jade paperweight on the table. "Well, it's absolutely safe. Now everyone in the family is in the front living room!" Ouyang Leihuo said in a low voice. "That's good!" The man put down the paperweight in his hand and turned his head and said, "Brother Ouyang, I'm here this time to ask you if you've made up your mind?" "You mean that?" Ouyang Leihuo licked his lips, walked around the room and said, "I've thought about this for countless times, but I always feel that doing so is against my ancestors!" "Haha, ancestor? Didn't your Ouyang family participate in the fire at Shi's family in the Xiangxi water system seventy-two years ago?" The man smiled mockingly, "The insect repellent family has been working for the people of the world since ancient times. And what did you get in the end? Lu Buwei helped Qin Yingzheng ascend the throne with the help of the insect master, but what he got in return was the end of burning books and burying scholars. Han Xin opened up the old way of Chencang for Liu Bang, but in the end? Not only his own body In a different place, the three clans were exterminated. Do you want me to give you such examples one by one in all dynasties? We hold the secret technique in our hands that can obtain the world, why should we make wedding dresses for others?" "But..." Ouyang Leihuo clenched his fists hesitantly and said, "But this is too much crime, are we going to live in lies to future generations and betrayal to ancestors for the rest of our lives?" "Because of the fire seventy-two years ago, we told our descendants how evil the offshoots of the fire department are and cannot intersect with them. In fact, it's just because they don't want to participate in it. Now that the water department has no descendants, I'm afraid the offshoots of the fire department It also disappeared completely, we have done too many evils, it is time to stop!" Ouyang Leihuo said earnestly. "Haha, Brother Ouyang, does it mean that you have a grandson, and this kind of comfortable life has made you retreat!" The man said coldly, "You must not forget that your daughter-in-law is a descendant of the Qing Dynasty. The secret treasure of the exterminator died. If one day she remembered, or if someone told her all this, would you still be like this?" "You..." Ouyang Leihuo couldn't believe that the person in front of him would threaten him with such words, "Even if I agreed, we would not be able to unlock the ultimate secret of the insect repellent master. It's not that you don't know the secret treasure of the five major families Only the human grass master can open it. Slowly speaking, the human grass master's whereabouts are unknown, even if you find him, do you think the human grass master will listen to us?" "Of course the human grass master won't, but what if it's his child?" the man said coldly. "The child of the human grass master?" Ouyang Leihuo couldn't believe his ears, "What did you say? You found the descendants of the human grass master?" "Yes!" The man said lightly: "Brother Ouyang, now you have no way to retreat. If Jin Sumei knows everything, you will destroy even your own family!" Ouyang Leihuo couldn't bear it anymore when he heard this, he clenched his fists and hit the man in front of him. The man stepped back quickly, smiled coldly, opened the door and ran out.Ouyang Leihuo chased the man all the way outside the gate of Ouyang's house, and seeing that the man had disappeared, he returned to the room. At this moment, he was in a state of confusion. If that man really told Jin Sumei that she was the prince's Ge Ge, and that although her father was not killed by the exorcist himself, but he was also inseparably related to the exorcist's family, then I'm afraid his family Also at stake.Thinking of this, Ouyang Leihuo slammed his fist on the table, and suddenly he was taken aback. There were two Hetian jade paperweights on the table, which were given by Jin Wuwei, who opened a shop in Liulichang, as a dowry, and they were always placed on the table. , but at this time there was only one left. He was terrified, and at this moment a baby was crying from under the table. Ouyang Leihuo's eyes got wet when he thought of this, he breathed a sigh of relief seeing Jin Sumei always turned his back to him: "Jin Sumei, in fact, I have been guilty of you for so many years!" "Hehe, it's rare that you feel guilty!" Jin Sumei said coldly. "I found out that after you heard our conversation, I should have made it clear to you. In fact, Jin Wuhui and I were kept in the dark!" Ouyang Leihuo sighed and said, "Jin Wuhui only sent you out of good intentions. Adopt, and I also hope that you can live a normal life!" "Hehe!" Jin Sumei smiled slightly, the tears in the corners of her eyes could be seen faintly in the candlelight, "If it wasn't for that incident, I'm afraid you would have kept it a secret for the rest of your life!" "Yes!" Ouyang Leihuo said his true thoughts without any concealment, "If it wasn't for that matter, I really don't want anyone to mention it, just let it pass forever!" "In the past?" Jin Sumei turned her head and stared at Ouyang Leihuo and said, "How did you pass? My father died because of the secrets of your insect repellent family. Could this blood feud pass like you said?" "Hey, take a look at this!" Ouyang Leihuo said as he tore open the corner of his clothes, and took out a letter from inside.Ouyang Leihuo had been sewing this letter on his body all the time. He handed the letter to Jin Sumei and said, "This is a letter that Jin Wuwei wrote to me before the secret treasure was lost." Jin Sumei hesitated to take the letter. Seeing the familiar font on the letter, Jin Sumei couldn't help but feel a sore nose. Although Jin Wuwei is not Jin Sumei's biological father, Jin Wuwei has treated her like a jewel in the palm of her hand during the ten years of living in the family. .She fought back tears and opened the letter. From Ouyang brother: Meet the letter like face! After Sumei's incident, my brother and I have not been in touch for more than ten years.For more than ten years, I have been sending people everywhere to inquire about Sumei's whereabouts. I think she must hate us deeply after she knows her life experience.In any case, the prince died because of me, so if Sumei came to seek revenge on me, I would have no complaints. In fact, since Sumei married in Xinjiang, I have not allowed others to enter the boudoir where she lives. When I miss her, I will sit in the room for a while, just like Sumei is still there.I'm afraid that my time here is running out, and I vaguely feel that someone is playing tricks on the exterminator's secrets again, but I really don't want to leave here, people can leave, but this daughter's boudoir cannot be taken away. It may be that people are old and sentimental. During this period of time, I often dream of Sumei when she was a child. When I found her in the carriage, although she was only four or five years old, she was calm and composed, without the slightest fear. The pitiful appearance made me feel pity in an instant. Brother Ouyang, I feel very bad recently, and I feel that something bad is about to happen.Perhaps this will be the last letter I write to you.If I never see Sumei again in this life, if you have a chance to meet her, give this letter to her. When Jin Sumei read this, a drop of tears fell on the letter paper, and immediately spread. Thinking that she had treated Jin Wuwei like an enemy for so many years, she couldn't help feeling like a knife. "Jin Sumei, we did do some things to apologize to you before, but it was all unintentional!" Ouyang Leihuo said calmly. Jin Sumei remained silent, clutching the tear-soaked letter tightly in her hand. "Jin Sumei, what have you been through since you left home? How did you end up with the Japanese?" Ouyang Leihuo has always been curious about the sudden change in Jin Sumei's identity over the past ten years. In fact, he had already woken up in Beijing. Jin Sumei was taken aback for a moment. Not only was Jin Sumei with the Japanese, but she also seemed to have an extraordinary status. Jin Sumei smiled coldly, but did not answer. She held the letter in front of the candle in front of her. The letter was lit by the candle, and the flame in front of her was burning like a bonfire in the desert. She just felt terrified, her chest seemed to be blocked by something, and she wanted to vomit but couldn't.When she woke up, there were still tears in the corners of her eyes, and she could faintly see the stars in the sky when she opened her eyes.She stood up quickly, and found herself lying behind a sand dune, with a cluster of bonfires in front of her, and the bonfires were very prosperous.Beside the campfire sat a man dressed in black with a large cloak. "You're awake!" the man said in a low voice. "You..." The voice is so familiar, the man in front of him is the one who just talked to Ouyang Leihuo in the bedroom, Jin Sumei sat up from the ground and felt around. At this time, the man threw a short knife to Jin Sumei's side and said, "Are you looking for this?" Jin Sumei hurriedly climbed two steps forward, picked up the knife, and held it in front of her like self-defense.The man sat calmly in front of the bonfire and stopped talking, but took a jar of wine and poured himself a drink.金素梅见眼前这男人似乎并没有要伤害自己的意思，戒心渐渐放下，将那把刀收起来，看了看自己周围，此地已经远离欧阳家的老宅了，是大漠深处。 “吃点儿东西吧！”男人将一块肉递给金素梅，金素梅接过那块肉，她确实饿了。刚刚被欧阳雷火发现之后她便疯了一般地放下燕鹰奔出了门，唯恐欧阳雷火追过来，她死命地向前跑，一直向着沙漠的最深处跑去。 她狼吞虎咽地吃掉了手中的肉，男人又把一个酒袋递给金素梅，金素梅会意地接过酒袋一股脑儿地将其喝光。男人淡淡地笑了笑道：“我知道你是谁！” “我也知道你是谁！”金素梅虽然处境如此却不想让对方占了上风。 “呵呵，果然有亲王格格的样子！”男人肯定地说道，不过这句话却让金素梅微微一颤，眼前这人显然知道自己的身份来历，她见男人背对着自己，想先制伏他然后再细问，当下便缓缓地把刀尖对准那个人的后背。 谁知未等她动手，那男人低声说道：“如果你现在杀了我的话，恐怕你一辈子也不会知道自己的身份和你父亲的遗愿了！” “我知道我是亲王格格就够了！”金素梅冷冷地说道。 “哈哈，难道你忘记你父亲在送走你的时候告诉过你，你不仅仅是他的女儿，更是爱新觉罗的后人吗？”这句话让金素梅又是一颤，她依稀记得父亲确实说过这样的话，之后便抽出匕首自杀了，可是当时在场的人不过寥寥数人，眼前这个人能说得如此清楚，显然当时一定在场，或者是看到了这一切，他究竟是谁？ “不用想了，你不用知道我是谁，以后你也不会知道我是谁。”那个人简直太可怕了，像是会读心术一般可以将人的心思完全看透，“我只问你一件事！” “什么事？”金素梅壮着胆子说道。 “想不想完成你父亲的遗志，为你父亲报仇！”男人一字一句地说道。 “想！”金素梅回答得干净利落。 男人满意地点了点头，接下来的事情是金素梅不曾想到的，男人将她从新疆带到上海，之后交给了一个日本人，她坐着巨轮来到日本，之后的日子就像是做梦一般，很快接受了日本军队的训练。那是魔鬼一般的训练，这种训练不但能磨炼一个人的身体，更能磨炼一个人的意志，渐渐地金素梅将自己以往的感情全部深深地埋在心里，胸中只有复仇和怒火。 自从那时开始，那个男人极少与她联络，偶尔会打电话告诉她应该做什么。而当金素梅再次回到中国的时候，早已经物是人非了。 信已燃尽，金素梅连忙松开手，余下的纸片飘落，纸片上最后一个“金”字也缓缓消失在了火焰中。欧阳雷火坐在金素梅身后的炕上，低着头长出一口气：“其实你离开之后最心疼的不是我们，是燕云和燕鹰两个孩子。燕鹰刚刚懂事就每天哭着喊着找妈妈，燕云每天坐在门口等着你回去。所以这次听说我要去北平才会一路跟来，可是这两个孩子现在……” 金素梅听到这里脑海中依稀出现了两个孩子的模样，在未遇见燕鹰之前金素梅一直觉得自己做的一切都是值得的，然而当她看到燕鹰之后一切似乎都改变了。她开始怀疑自己这样做究竟有没有价值。 “欧阳雷火，我想问你一件事！”金素梅抬起头狠狠地咬着嘴唇说道，“当年与你联络的那个人是谁？” 欧阳雷火凝住浓眉，踌躇了片刻说道：“那个人只是负责联络我们一干人，应该是一个与我们年龄相当的人，但是必定是驱虫师家族的人！” “这就不对了！”金素梅诧异地说道，“救我的人应该就是和你联络的那个人，可是据我观察他不过二十几岁的样子！这究竟是怎么回事？” “他戴了人皮面具！”一个陌生而熟悉的声音从外面传来，金素梅和欧阳雷火四目相对，两张脸上都是惊愕的表情。 欧阳雷火连忙站起身走到门口，将那扇门缓缓拉开，金素梅紧跟在欧阳雷火的身后，随着那扇门缓缓拉开，一张熟悉的脸出现在他们的面前。 几天之前，兰州城北一声巨响，一个坐落在官园正街的老宅子轰然倒塌。任何人也没注意到一个年轻人将一个女子从巷口背走，更没有人注意到在这密密麻麻的人群之中还有一个六七十岁的老者。可是有那么一双眼睛却一直躲在深巷之中注视着这一切，他不仅看到了潘俊焦急地将燕云抱起，看到了欧阳雷火在人群之中因为惋惜自己多年的心血毁于一旦的痛心疾首，更看到了一个熟悉的背影。 这个将这一切看在眼里的人就是欧阳烟雷，之所以要引起那场震动了兰州城的爆炸，便是要将潘俊引来救走燕云，也可以不让那个人注意到自己的身份。谁知却发现了欧阳雷火，于是那天晚上，他便在后面悄悄地跟着欧阳雷火来到了这兰州城北的小宅子。 之前欧阳雷火听到窗外窸窣的声音其实便是欧阳烟雷，然而那时候欧阳烟雷还有一件事没有完成，所以他当时并未现身。此时此刻，欧阳雷火和金素梅见到欧阳烟雷都是热泪盈眶，金素梅三步并作两步扑在欧阳烟雷的怀中，紧紧地抱着他，头贴着他的胳膊，忽然狠狠地咬了一口。 烟雷轻轻将金素梅扶起，然后跪在地上说道：“父亲，恕孩儿这些年的不孝还有对您老的怀疑！” 欧阳雷火此时见到失踪多年的亲生儿子，早已经忘却了所有的事情，立刻将欧阳烟雷搀扶起来说道：“儿啊，你这说的都是哪里话啊！” “哎，其实我起初一直以为您既然知道七十二年前湘西水系时家那场灭门的火灾，那么一定参与了之后的阴谋，可是随着我这几年的暗中调查我终于知道其实父亲一直都在想弥补爷爷所犯的错误，所以您才会如此看重秘宝！”欧阳烟雷站起身娓娓说道。 “烟雷啊，你这句话只说对了一半。我之所以将那秘宝视若生命、确实是不希望再像你爷爷那样被人利用。可是你不知道的是你爷爷在那场灭门的火灾之前便已经醒悟了，只是当时他受到的牵制太多，不能抽身。于是他便用驱虫师的密语给水系君子写了一封信将她支开！”欧阳雷火的话让欧阳烟雷恍然大悟，道：“难怪现在水系还有一支人尚存，原来是这么回事！” “对，好了，别站在门口了，我们一家人难得十几年之后再次重逢，快快进来说吧！”说着欧阳雷火让出身子，拉着烟雷向内中走，谁知烟雷微微笑了笑说道：“还有一个人！” 他的话音未落，只见另外一个人从门旁走了出来。 一个人从深巷中走了出来，站在燕云身后道：“你是谁，为什么一直鬼鬼祟祟地跟着我！” 燕云扭过头瞪了身后的女子一眼说道：“哪个说我一直在跟着你了？这路这么宽本姑娘想怎么走就怎么走，你管得着吗？”身后的女子正是时淼淼，她的想法与燕云不谋而合，既然潘俊是在从薛家宅门回来的路上忽然失踪的，那么重新将这条路走一遍也许会有所发现。谁知不一刻便发现有个人鬼鬼祟祟地跟在自己身后。 听了燕云的话，时淼淼无奈地摇了摇头，知道这丫头根本不会和她讲什么道理。然后沿着洪恩街继续向前走，谁知燕云跟在她身后说道：“喂，我说你装自己不舒服原来是出来闲逛！” 时淼淼心知这丫头无理取闹也无心答理她，继续沿着那条路向前。洪恩街是兰州城东西走向的主街，从东面沿着这条路走到中间拐过一个巷口便是虫草堂，时淼淼停在巷口处微微皱着眉头。 “燕云……”时淼淼忽然扭过头对一直跟在自己身后的燕云说道。 “怎么了？”燕云诧异地望着时淼淼，平日里时淼淼总是称呼燕云为欧阳姑娘，这燕云两个字从她口中说出确实让她有些出乎意料。 “你说有没有可能潘俊走到此处的时候忽然改变了主意，去了别的地方？”时淼淼站在这个岔路口向四周打量着。 “不会吧！”燕云皱着眉头说道，“潘哥哥好像并未提起在这兰州城中还有什么熟悉的人啊！”忽然燕云像是想起了什么，不禁一愣，说道：“对了，潘哥哥会不会去了缘石斋？” “缘石斋？”时淼淼此前听冯万春说燕云失踪之后便是在缘石斋找到的。 “嗯。”燕云点了点头。 “你认识路吗？”时淼淼急切地问道，虽然燕云也担心潘俊的安危，但见时淼淼如此担心，心中略微有些不快，她迟疑了一下点了点头。 “咱们去看看！”时淼淼说着抓起燕云向前走，燕云忽然觉得眼前这水系女孩的手也不像她的脸那般寒冷。 夜深人静的兰州城，两个女子穿过洪恩街转入到官园正街，在如同迷宫的巷子里辗转了几个来回，终于到了一片废墟前面。两个人穿过那堵兀自而立的门走进废墟中，忽然燕云发现地上丢着一个白色的口袋，口袋外面还丢着几个没有剥皮的玉米。她清楚地记得那个老乞丐的口中吐出了几颗玉米粒。 想到这里，她脸上顿时露出惊喜之色，叫道：“时姑娘，你看这里！” 而时淼淼此刻也有发现，她看到这片废墟上依稀可见星星点点的血迹，那血迹一直延续到废墟上一堵尚未倒塌的墙后面，那墙后有一堆灰烬，灰烬的周围是一些已经干枯的玉米叶子，在那旁边还有一摊黑褐色的干涸的血迹。 “燕云，你过来看看这里！”时淼淼躬下身子轻轻蘸了点那血迹，放在鼻子下面闻了闻。 “啊！”燕云见到血迹不禁惊呼一声，说道，“难道潘哥哥受伤了吗？” 时淼淼不敢肯定燕云的话，她又在这周围打量一番，忽然一个彩色的如同一块小石头一般的东西出现在时淼淼面前，她心头一惊，小心翼翼地将那件物事拿在手中。 “时姑娘，这是什么？”燕云好奇地望着时淼淼掌心的那枚彩色的物事说道。时淼淼尴尬地笑了笑，默不做声，她知道潘俊将所有的事情都想起来了。 没错，想到这里，时淼淼抓住燕云说道：“走，我们回去！” 燕云不解地望着时淼淼：“时姑娘，可能潘哥哥就是在这里被劫走的啊！说不定这里会有线索！” “燕云，你信任我吗？”时淼淼忽然正视这燕云，脸色凝重地说道。 燕云望着时淼淼的眼睛，说实话，燕云起初只是觉得这女孩一副神神秘秘的样子，除了整天戴着一副人皮面具，说起话来冷冷冰冰的，似乎并没有什么让人十分讨厌的地方，甚至有时候燕云会觉得这个女孩子有些可怜。可是自从在安阳城外她听冯师傅说水系时家早已经在七十二年前被灭门了之后，她便对时淼淼多了一层戒备。她皱了皱眉，不置可否地低下头。 时淼淼微微笑了笑，然后在自己下巴的地方轻轻将那张人皮面具揭开。燕云见时淼淼如此不禁一怔，她曾经听闻爷爷说起过驱虫师各家的规矩，而这水系时家的规矩便是非可交命之人，不能以真面貌以示。燕云除了真正看清了时淼淼的长相之外，更被她的诚意打动了。 “时姑娘，你说做什么吧！”燕云爽快地答应道。 二人从管院正街回到虫草堂的时候已经是午夜了，此时冯万春依旧毫无睡意，坐在客厅中愁眉不展地喝着茶，见刘衎从外面奔进来，身后带着时淼淼和欧阳燕云，顿时怒火中烧地吼道：“你们两个去哪里了？” 时淼淼和欧阳燕云对视了一下都低下头：“对不起，冯师傅我们是担心潘俊的安危才……” “我再三叮嘱你们不要出去，如果你们再走丢了的话，那我真不知道该如何交代了！”冯万春说到这里自感愧疚，语气也渐渐缓和了下来，“好了，你们都回来了就好！都回来了就好！” “潘哥哥有消息了吗？”燕云这句话实际上在心中思忖了半天，她想问，却又怕得到的答案又让自己失望。 冯万春瘫软地坐在椅子上默不做声，而一旁的刘衎对两位姑娘小声说道：“薛先生刚刚离开，他已经拜托驻军再向兰州城更远的地方搜索了，而警察局方面也答应明早帮忙挨家挨户地彻查！” 这个答案确实让燕云大失所望。 “你们两个赶紧去休息一下吧！”冯万春愁眉不展地说道。时淼淼和燕云二人告辞离开之后，冯万春始终坐在正厅，他心中一直在考量着一件事，几天前的那场爆炸发生的时候，自己和刘衎所在的地方明明就是官员正街，怎么自己赶到的时候潘俊早已经出现了呢？难道他提前得到了消息？ 想到这里，冯万春忽然想起一件事，潘俊曾经说过，如果欧阳家在兰州城中有旧宅的话，那么知道的人便只有欧阳家的人了，这欧阳家的人除了燕云之外那只有……冯万春猛地拍了自己的脑袋一下，说道：“刘衎，你有没有见到段丫头？” 刘衎见冯万春语气如此严肃，不禁皱了皱眉头说道：“段姑娘……我一直在忙着寻找少东家的下落，并未注意段姑娘！” 刘衎话音刚落，冯万春便站起身带着刘衎来到了燕云的房门口，向内中轻声说道：“燕云，段姑娘在吗？” 燕云刚刚坐在床上，也正在好奇这段二娥究竟跑到哪里去了。正好冯万春问起，便站起身推开门答道：“没有啊，怎么了？” “糟了，是我太疏忽了！”冯万春立刻向旁边自己的卧室走去，此前他已经将自己和金龙所住的那间卧室让给了潘媛媛，他从时淼淼口中得知潘媛媛和金龙是亲生母子，希望给她们一些时间增加感情。 可是现在情势紧急冯万春已经顾不得太多了，他见卧室的灯始终亮着，站在门口略微迟疑了一下，轻轻地叩了叩门。叩门声刚落，便听到里面传来了轻微的脚步声，一会儿工夫那扇门打开了，潘媛媛有些惊讶地望着冯万春说道：“冯师傅，这么晚了您有什么事？” “潘姑娘，实在是打扰您了！”冯万春拱手随即向内中瞥了一眼说道，“金龙睡下了吗？” “刚刚睡下，冯师傅你找金龙……”潘媛媛不解地问道。 “是啊，潘姑娘，我忽然想起一件事想问问金龙，麻烦您能不能把他叫醒！”冯万春焦急地说道。 “不能等到明天吗？”潘媛媛实在不忍金龙被打扰。 冯万春摇了摇头：“潘姑娘实在抱歉，这件事恐怕关系到你弟弟潘俊的安危啊！” 潘媛媛这才点了点头，回过头走到金龙的窗前轻轻地在他额头上抚摸了一会儿，又轻轻在他耳边唤了声：“小金子，小金子！” 金龙似是听到了，睡梦中迷迷糊糊地抓住潘媛媛的手，又像是一只熟睡的小狗一样向前蹭了蹭，将头放在潘媛媛的掌心。潘媛媛见此情景不禁抬起头，左右为难地望着冯万春。 冯万春这时在金龙耳边说了声：“金龙，巴乌回来了！” 金龙一惊，一骨碌从床上坐起来，一面揉着眼睛一面向四下打量着：“巴乌，巴乌在哪里？” “哈哈，小金子，我有一件事要问你，你要好好告诉冯爷爷！”冯万春坐在金龙旁边说道，“要是冯爷爷满意的话以后就给你找一只和巴乌一模一样的藏獒！” “巴乌只有一条，再也找不回来了！”金龙说着低垂下头。冯万春有些无奈地说道，“那小金子，你能不能告诉我咱们在路上的时候你和段姐姐被燕鹰哥哥带走之后都发生了什么？” 金龙低着头轻轻摇了摇：“不能说！” “是不是段姐姐不让你说？”冯万春心中对段二娥的怀疑更重了。 谁知金龙又摇了摇头道：“不是，是潘俊哥哥不让我说！” “潘俊问过你？”冯万春恍然大悟般地问道，心想自己的猜测应该没有错，潘俊应该早已经知道了段二娥与燕鹰有联系，因此才暗示段二娥向燕鹰要那欧阳家旧宅的地址。这样潘俊能提前到达欧阳家旧宅也就不足为奇了，可是燕鹰和段二娥究竟在那时候说了些什么呢？冯万春好奇地望着金龙，“小金子，你把那天的事情再说一次，冯爷爷带你去新疆吃烤肉！” 谁知金龙依旧摇了摇头说道：“潘俊哥哥说君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如饴。而且大丈夫要顶天立地，言必信，行必果！” 金龙这几句话让冯万春觉得脸上一阵红一阵白，却也拿他没有一点儿办法。他叹了口气对潘媛媛说道：“潘姑娘，那你好好照顾金龙，我先出去了！” 说完冯万春站起身离开了潘媛媛和金龙的卧室，潘媛媛站起身轻轻关上房门，她回到床边把金龙抱在怀里，金龙忽然感到一种从未有过的安全感，一阵浓厚的睡意便如同这浓重的夜色一般扑面而来。他紧紧抓着潘媛媛的衣角酣然如梦，也许母子之间天生便有这种默契，即便不相认，但却依旧能感应到对方对自己的影响。 潘媛媛见金龙依旧在睡熟，从怀里拿出潘俊的那个装着青丝的盒子，这个盒子虽然与潘家人所用的青丝盒子不尽相同，但是潘媛媛却曾经见过。她按动那盒子的开关，盒子弹开之后，潘媛媛观察着盒子内少的那根青丝的位置，微微笑了笑。 冯万春回到正厅之中，坐在椅子上点上一根烟，心浮气躁地吸了两口，又将那支烟熄灭掉，刘衎站在一旁如丈二的和尚摸不到半点儿头脑，想要问却不敢问。 冯万春皱着眉头忽然瞥见站在一旁的刘衎，勉强摆出一副笑脸说道：“刘衎，你先去休息一下吧！说不定什么时候薛先生就会送来潘俊的消息！” 刘衎虽然心有不甘，但依旧点了点头退了出去。冯万春站起身走到门口望着挂在天上的月亮，心中思绪万千，虽然此刻一阵倦意袭来，但是他是无论如何也不可能睡着的，想到这里他迈开步子向门外走去。 同样辗转难眠的还有睡在一旁的屋子里的欧阳燕云，她的脑海中不断浮现出潘俊的影子，偶尔还会冒出时淼淼揭开人皮面具的样子，那是一张让女人都羡慕的脸，她忽然自惭形秽地想，也许潘哥哥和时姑娘才算是天造地设的一对，而自己又算什么呢？想到此处，她长出一口气，心中那一点点落寞在这无尽的黑夜中被无穷地放大了。 忽然，她的耳边响起一阵窸窣的脚步声，燕云警觉地停止了胡思乱想，正在这时，她听到时淼淼在门口轻声说道：“燕云，你睡了吗？” “时姑娘？”燕云诧异地说道。 “开门！”时淼淼将声音压得极低，燕云披上衣服从床上下来推开门，见时淼淼穿了一身黑色的夜行衣，她惊讶地“啊”了一声。时淼淼连忙让她噤声说道，“你穿上这身衣服跟我走！” 燕云虽然不知时淼淼所为何事，但既然自己已经答应她一切听她安排，便点了点头，接过她手中的衣服，那也是一件黑色的夜行衣。穿好之后两个人悄悄地从虫草堂后门溜了出去。 她们两个在街上快速地向西面奔去，大概小半个时辰之后，两个人都已经累得气喘吁吁了。燕云停下脚步靠在墙边，上气不接下气地说道：“时姑娘，我……我们去哪里？” 时淼淼停住脚步，微微地对燕云说道：“去验证一件事！” “什么事？”燕云半躬着身子，觉得嗓子已经冒烟了。 “燕云，你不是体力不行了吧？”时淼淼打趣地问道，燕云立刻站起身说道：“走吧！” 时淼淼觉得燕云这女孩子确实有意思，一副决绝不服输的样子。 两个人在兰州城靠近城墙的一座破旧的大宅子前面停了下来，燕云望着这栋宅子。虽然兰州城内的房屋拥挤不堪，但是这栋宅子周围却空荡荡的。在宅子外面立着一棵已经要枯萎的老槐树，干枯的树干宛若是一个张牙舞爪的厉鬼一般，在那槐树的顶端还挂着一个黑糊糊的老鸹窝。 “嘎嘎！”一只黑色的老鸹似乎是被树下这两个人惊醒了，惊叫着在树上盘旋了一圈又落回到窝里。燕云咽了咽口水道：“时姑娘这是什么鬼地方？” “义庄！”时淼淼一字一句地说道，燕云有些摸不到头脑，这么晚了为什么时淼淼会带着自己来这个鬼地方，难道是吓唬鬼？ “时姑娘，这……我们来这里干吗？”忽然燕云不禁倒吸了一口冷气一把抓住时淼淼的手说道，“你不会说潘哥哥已经死了，他的尸体就在这里吧？” 刚刚那一抓也让时淼淼惊出一身冷汗，不过听了燕云的话却让她觉得这女孩真是又好气又好笑，她扭过头小声地在燕云的耳边说：“你潘哥哥要是那么容易就死了，那他不知道已经死了多少次了！” “也是！”在燕云心里潘俊几乎无所不能，无所不知，任何事情总能化险为夷，“不过我们来这里干吗？” “确实是来找一具尸体，不过不是潘俊而是……”时淼淼在燕云的耳边轻轻说了几句，燕云一诧，“不会吧，我明明见他已经死了！” “先进去再说！”时淼淼说罢带着燕云轻轻推开义庄的门，顿时一股腥臭味从门口冲出来，燕云和时淼淼连忙将头别过去，燕云心想难怪所有的房子都避开这义庄，原来这里真不是人住的地方啊！ 这义庄很大，院子有几丈宽，院子四周都是用木板制成的简陋的小棚子，棚子下面则是一个挨着一个的棺椁，院子中生满了荒草，在荒草之间散落着一些腐朽的棺椁碎片，还有几具早已经腐朽破败的棺材，内中的白森森的尸骨从破败处裸露在外面，荒草中间的小路直通到里面，在小路的尽头有一个没有门的大堂。 “时姑娘，我敢肯定他已经死了，咱们还是回去等薛先生的消息吧！”燕云看到此情此景心中多少有些胆怯。 “呵呵，没想到燕云你连那些凶猛的皮猴都能驯服得服服帖帖，竟然怕这些死人！”时淼淼口中虽这样说，但心中也有些畏惧，不然她便不会叫上燕云了。 “不一样啊！皮猴总是活的啊！”正说话间，只听荒草从中传来了一阵“呜呜”的低吼声，燕云顿时觉得身上阵阵发冷，心想难不成是诈尸了？或者是变成了僵尸？两个人的目光循着那声音的方向望去，只见一双绿莹莹的眼睛从一口破败的棺材后面钻出，朦朦胧胧的毛月亮下依稀能辨出像是一条狗，又像是一只狼！