Chapter 17 Chapter Sixteen Returning to Fengtian

At noon on the second day, I went to Yuelai Restaurant on the East Street of Fengtian City. The waiter looked at the sparse diners in the store, sighed, and leaned lazily against the door of the store, with his hands in his sleeves, drowsy.Fengtian City has been under martial law since Guo Songlin's rebellion happened, and the number of vendors and tourists who come and go to Fengtian on weekdays has decreased by half due to the fear of war, so the business of Yuelai Restaurant has not been good. An old man and a young man pushed the door open, and the waiter was taken aback. When he saw the guests, he immediately came alive and yelled: "Hey, the two gentlemen are here, please come inside, please come inside. Do you want a private room or a casual sitting? "

The old man said weakly: "Sit loose." The guy said hello, and led the old and the young to the table by the window in the lobby, and invited them to sit down.But the guy looked him up and down, and couldn't help frowning. I saw one old and one young, the old one was about sixty years old, the young one was less than twenty years old, and they were wearing long robes and jackets made of fine gray wool, but they were wrinkled. It looks dusty.The two of them had no luggage, only the boy was carrying a cloth bag, which was also dirty and crumpled. Seeing the two people dressed like this, the buddy understood a little bit. It was far less enthusiastic than the enthusiasm that just entered the door, and he said in a sour tone: "Hey, you two are from other places, right? Our Yuelai restaurant is the best in Fengtian City. There are no cheap things in this restaurant, you two can think about it."

The old man sat down firmly, coughed twice, and said, "Are you afraid that we won't be able to pay?" The clerk snorted sourly: "That's not because I'm afraid you two won't be able to pay the money, but just to remind you that we don't have any free soups and waters in our store, so as to save you trouble when you get it." The young man scolded in a southern accent, but he couldn't tell where the accent came from: "A dog's eyes look down on people! Tell me what good wine and food you have here!" He took out a gold leaf from his bosom and threw it away. On the table, "Is this enough! Take it!"

The guy looked at the gold leaf on the table, his eyes straightened immediately, and the expression on his face changed faster than that of the water monster. He held the gold leaf in his hand, and complimented excitedly: "Enough! Enough! Absolutely enough!" Don't be surprised, gentlemen, don't be surprised, what do you two want to eat? We have..." The waiter gave the names of more than ten dishes, all of which were very rare. It's not surprising that the guy has such a change in attitude.After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, most of the old and young of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the capital city, the former noble sons, most of them lost their money, and some small warlords took advantage of the chaos to rob them, and their family fortunes fell, and they did not know how to make money. It was extremely miserable, and some were even reduced to begging on the streets.After all, Fengtian City was the base camp before the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and it still preserved some remnants of the Great Qing Dynasty. Make a living, rely on relatives and friends.They are often penniless, and they have to maintain their decent status everywhere. They go to some high-end restaurants, but they want the cheapest meals.People who run hotels in Fengtian City hate them the most. Not only are they very troublesome to greet, but they can't be beaten.Therefore, the people who opened the restaurant at the beginning were all polite, taking care of their identities, hiding if they could, and avoiding if they could. Most of the time, after only asking a few words, they would immediately turn their backs and drive people away by cursing viciously.

The old man and the young man's dress, demeanor and behavior were exactly the same as them, so it was inevitable that the staff would ridicule and judge people by their appearance.The emperor, the courtiers, and the high-ranking figures in the past have all fallen to such a miserable end, which is not as good as a handyman's firework porter. We can only sigh that they were not born at a good time. The young man was slightly taken aback, he didn't want to order, and looked at the old man.The old man stroked the sparse beard on his chin and said, "Let's simmer soup with deer bones, nine-section yellow, udon phoenix wings and wind willow sprout meat." The man smiled and praised: "This uncle is really an expert! Even Fourth Master Zhang from Fengtian City must order the dishes every time he comes to the shop."

The old man asked: "Who is Fourth Master Zhang?" The clerk looked around, leaned over and said, "Masters, you are from the capital. Of course, you don't know that there is a Fourth Master Zhang in Fengtian City. He is a big man who even Grand Marshal Zhang is polite to see." The old man said: "Oh! I really don't know. We are hungry, please hurry up and serve food." The man responded, and happily ran away, yelling at the back kitchen to cook. The young man looked at the old man and said, "Water..." The old man stared: "What are you talking about?"

The boy grinned, and then whispered: "Ah, grandpa, grandpa...have you ever been to this store?" The old man laughed and said: "Of course, I'm afraid I have been to more places in Fengtian than you!" These two people are none other than Huo Xiaoxie and Shui Yaoer.Huo Xiaoxie has lived in Fengtian City for more than ten years. She has seen a lot of the virtues of these run-down nobles. Sometimes she is too lazy to steal from them, and she can learn a lot from them.It's not a problem for the water monster to learn who to look like. There were not many diners in the shop, and the food was served in a blink of an eye. Huo Xiaoxie and Shui Yaoer were busy on their way for the past two days, and they were already very hungry, so they let go of their hands and feet to eat.

The two of them were eating happily, when they heard the waiter yell loudly: "Ah, Adjutant Zheng! Butler Liu! Gentlemen! You are here! The best private room has been prepared for you! I was afraid that you would not come today! Here we come! Boss! Butler Liu has brought guests here!" Huo Xiaoxie and Shui Yao'er looked up, and saw a group of people entering the shop one after another, and the clerk bent over to lead the way.The owner of Yuelai Restaurant ran out from the side, bowed happily, and led these people to the private room on the second floor together with the staff. Huo Xiaoxie glanced at these people, and his eyes straightened. The arrogant person in the middle of the group was none other than Adjutant Zheng who shot and killed Lao Guangun. His appearance was burnt to ashes, and Huo Xiaoxie recognized him out!

Among the group of people, besides Adjutant Zheng, Huo Xiaoxie also recognized Butler Liu.This Butler Liu is from Fourth Master Zhang's family. Huo Xiaoxie stole the snacks from Fourth Master Zhang's house, and it was the one who was chased out by Butler Liu and almost killed Huo Xiaoxie with a stick. Huo Xiaoxie watched Adjutant Zheng go up the stairs swaggeringly, his enemies were so jealous when they met each other, his silver teeth were about to be crushed, and he stood up abruptly.Shui Yaoer pulled Huo Xiaoxie's sleeve vigorously, and said, "Good grandson, what are you doing?"

Huo Xiaoxie roared in a low voice: "Who is your grandson, leave me alone!" Shui Yaoer pulled Huo Xiaoxie to sit down, and said in a low voice, "You want to seek death? Revenge is not like yours. Don't make noise, do you want people to find us?" Huo Xiaoxie was right when he thought about it, he took a heavy breath of dissatisfaction, and gave up temporarily, but still stared fiercely at the stairs. Shui Yaoer spoke slowly while eating vegetables, full of the tone of an old scholar: "Your temper is really unteachable. I really don't know how you have been a thief in Fengtian City for the past ten years? You are so impatient? You didn't look like a thief just now, but you looked like a street rogue, seeing your enemies going up and biting you indiscriminately, it's no wonder you can get a good deal!"

Huo Xiaoxie calmed down, and Shui Yaoer's criticism was very helpful.Huo Xiaoxie was not angry at all, but rather apologetically said: "Shui... ah, Grandpa, you are right, you were really impulsive just now. That Adjutant Zheng, I wanted his dog's life all the time, so When I saw him just now, I couldn't hold back..." Shui Yaoer said old-fashionedly: "You child, you are still young, and you are full of blood, it is normal. I think, or this..." He put a chopstick dish in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and did not speak . Huo Xiaoxie couldn't answer at all, and asked awkwardly: "Grandpa... Grandpa, what do you think should be done?" The water demon laughed, and looked at the stairs. The owner of Yuelai Inn and the waiter were running down from the second floor in a hurry. " The back kitchen of Yuelai Restaurant was very busy. There was a lot of people frying meat and chopping vegetables. The chef in charge of the spoon shouted: "Xiao San, where is the butter! It's gone! Bring it here quickly! Mom's, Hurry up, your hands and feet are so clumsy! I want you to look good after delaying the meal of the uncle upstairs!" The kitchen assistant named Xiaosan was busy looking through the cupboards. He had just found the butter jar and was about to turn around when he bumped into a person. Xiaosan slipped his hand and almost threw the jar out.Xiaosan stared at him, and saw that it was an old man with a stooped back, and couldn't help cursing: "You old man, how did you get in! Get out!" The old man said confusedly: "Why isn't this a hut? Where is the hut?" Everyone in the back kitchen looked towards Xiaosan, and the chef in charge scolded: "Your ancestor! Get out! Get him out! Xiaosan, bring the butter! Hurry up!" A vegetable cutter rushed over, pushing and shoving the old man out of the kitchen.The old man was still unconvinced: "Don't push, don't push! What a dilapidated restaurant, it's not even easy to find a hut!" Everyone didn't want to talk to him, pushed him out of the house, pointed in another direction and cursed: " Old man, this is the kitchen! You are so confused! The hut is over there! See you big-headed ghost, you can find the kitchen in the hut!" The old man walked away cursing, with a slight smile on his face.Who else could this be?It's the water monster in disguise. The chef in charge of the spoon took the butter pot, dug out a large spoonful of it, put it into the pot without looking at it, and cursed: "Little San, if someone comes in again, see if I don't break your leg." !" Xiaosan grabbed the head offender and muttered, "How did this old man get in?" In the private room on the second floor, a few soldiers and the entourage of Mr. Zhang's house stood outside the door, armed with guns, while Steward Liu and Adjutant Zheng sat alone in the room.Butler Liu poured tea for Adjutant Zheng, and said very politely: "Ah, Adjutant Zheng, I don't know where Mr. Zhang is going. He always comes and leaves whenever he says, and the younger ones don't dare to ask him about it." what." Adjutant Zheng took a sip of tea and said suspiciously: "From the report of the soldiers guarding the city, Fourth Master Zhang's going out of the city this time is quite a commotion. More than 20 people, dragging three carts, hurried out. , did something important happen in Mr. Zhang's house?" Butler Liu said with a smile all over his face, "I really don't know! Adjutant Zheng, look, am I still here? Drink tea, drink tea." Steward Liu poured tea for Adjutant Zheng.Adjutant Zheng held his teacup and snorted: "This is difficult. Fourth Master Zhang just left without saying hello, and Yan Jingtian and the others disappeared. The jade fetal bead is still in that kid's stomach. No one is alive, no corpse is dead, and the whereabouts of the baby are unknown, how do you ask me to explain to Marshal Zhang and the Japanese?" Butler Liu said: "It's all our fault. With the friendship between Fourth Master Zhang and the Marshal, I ask Adjutant Zheng to be more considerate and explain to the Marshal a lot." There was a small cloth bag the size of a palm on the adjutant's lap, and he squeezed his eyes and said, "Adjutant Zheng has worked hard, worked hard!" Adjutant Zheng rolled his eyes left and right, and he didn't mean to refuse at all. He took the cloth bag over, squeezed it with his hands, put it in his pocket, and said with a sigh: "Oh, if I didn't look at Fourth Master Zhang How dare I talk nonsense, okay, okay, I will try to explain to Zhang Dashuai and the Japanese. Let me tell you in advance, if I can't explain it, you can figure it out yourself. " Butler Liu said with a smile: "Don't worry, Adjutant Zheng, don't worry! Never dare to trouble Adjutant Zheng again." Both of them smiled in a seemingly incongruous manner, even if this matter was put aside like this. The owner of Yuelai Restaurant knocked on the door, brought the waiter into the room with a flattering face, placed the dishes on the tray in person, introduced them one by one, and said: "Adjutant Zheng, Steward Liu, this is the owner of the small shop. Fourth Master Zhang orders a few famous dishes every time he comes here, the two masters take it easy, take it easy." Said and exited the house. Butler Liu hurriedly greeted: "Adjutant Zheng, come, have a taste, have a taste. Let's chat while eating." Adjutant Zheng smiled, and said, "This Yuelai restaurant is actually Zhang Siye's family business, right?" Butler Liu said with a smile: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, Adjutant Zheng is right. The Yuelai Inn was indeed bought by Mr. Zhang from someone else a few years ago, but not many people in Fengtian City know about it." The dishes were picked up by Adjutant Zheng with clean chopsticks, placed in a small dish, and placed in front of Adjutant Zheng. Adjutant Zheng said: "In Fengtian City, I'm afraid there are not many famous restaurants that don't belong to Mr. Zhang. Hehe, since it's Mr. Zhang's restaurant, I can't justify it if I don't try it!" Said Then he picked up the chopsticks, put the food in his mouth, and chewed slowly. Adjutant Zheng frowned, and praised: "It's delicious! Haha! It's delicious! Come, you can eat too." Butler Liu said: "Then you can order more, more food. I'll serve you, and you can open your mouth to eat." He hurriedly brought another dish to Adjutant Zheng. No matter how impolite Adjutant Zheng was, he opened his stomach to eat, while Butler Liu was so busy serving wine and tea that he really didn't even eat a mouthful.It's not surprising that Adjutant Zheng saw many such scenes, so he just kept eating enough. Adjutant Zheng put down his chopsticks, and said with a smile: "As expected, Fourth Master Zhang orders every time he comes here. It tastes so delicious. When Marshal Zhang is happy, I will definitely introduce Marshal Zhang to try it." Butler Liu hurriedly said: "How dare you, how dare you." Adjutant Zheng said: "Oh, Steward Liu, the incident of the Black Three Whips this time is not a small one. There is a lot of discussion in Fengtian City, and now let us cover it up for now. But the three little devils you locked up there are dead. One? It’s useless to keep the remaining two, and they’ll talk nonsense if they’re released, I think you’ll deal with Steward Liu secretly.” Adjutant Zheng made a chopping gesture with his hand, which meant to let Liu The housekeeper killed Lang Deben and Biao Hou, who were still alive. Butler Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Adjutant Zheng, I will definitely handle it cleanly." Adjutant Zheng picked up the napkin and wiped his hands, and said, "Okay, let's do it, Steward Liu, I..." Adjutant Zheng's expression suddenly tightened before he finished speaking, and he retracted his body, and then he showed embarrassment, Glancing at Steward Liu, he reluctantly said, "Excuse me for a while, I'll come as soon as I go." As he said this, he hurriedly got up, opened the door and walked out quickly. Said: "It's none of your business! Come with me!" The soldiers hurriedly followed, not knowing what had happened. Adjutant Zheng was sweating profusely, and hurried downstairs, groaning aloud as he walked, crossing his legs, and clutching his crotch with his backhand.Only then did people see that he was fucking assed.The soldier suppressed a smile and followed Adjutant Zheng downstairs. As soon as Adjutant Zheng went downstairs, the owner of Yuelai Restaurant hurried up to greet him. Seeing Adjutant Zheng's face was ugly, he was very panicked, and hurriedly asked, "Adjutant Zheng, what's wrong with you?" Adjutant Zheng tremblingly said: "Where is the hut?" The store owner knew that Adjutant Zheng must be in a hurry, so he hurriedly led the way for Adjutant Zheng, came to the backyard, opened a door, and said, "Here, here! Please!" Adjutant Zheng turned his head and scolded the soldiers: "You stay here for me!" He hurried in and the shop owner closed the door of the hut out of politeness. The hut that Adjutant Zheng came in was for the honored guests of Yuelai Inn. It was not as dirty and smelly as ordinary huts. On the contrary, it was very elegant. The floor was covered with blue bricks, the walls were painted white, foreign pictures were hung, and the walls were ventilated. Breathable windows on three sides, and sandalwood is lit inside the house to remove the smell.It's just the same, the place where the respect is still squatting, but a beautiful screen is drawn to hide the ugliness. Adjutant Zheng unbuttoned his trouser belt, hung his armed belt and pistol on the screen, squatted down, and pulled it loudly.Adjutant Zheng's face relaxed, and he scolded: "What's wrong, isn't it too oily?" Adjutant Zheng was full of excrement, and he was swearing endlessly, but suddenly a figure flashed in front of him, and a person flashed out from the screen, and kicked Adjutant Zheng in the face, kicking Adjutant Zheng on his back. I couldn't hold back the shit in my butt, it sprayed out and sticky all over my legs. Adjutant Zheng was about to yell, when a sharp knife was already across his neck. The man holding the knife was wearing a short coat and covered his face with a black cloth, with only two eyes exposed, and cursed in a low voice: "If you dare to scream, you will be killed with a knife!" about you!" Adjutant Zheng shrank aside and said in a low voice, "The hero spares his life!" The masked guest was Huo Xiaoxie. Huo Xiaoxie scolded in a low voice: "I can't spare you!" My heart trembled slightly, and the tip of the knife trembled slightly. Although this Adjutant Zheng is not very capable, he is an old Jianghu, guessing that the person in front of him is probably a novice, he said wrongly: "Hero, at least tell me why I deserve to die, and let me know why I should die." Huo Xiaoxie snorted, "Go and ask the Hades!" His heart swelled, and when he closed his eyes suddenly, he was about to pierce Adjutant Zheng's throat.After all, killing people is not killing chickens, you have to be ruthless and fast, Huo Xiaoxie has committed a taboo. This bastard, Adjutant Zheng, is not a frail scholar, he is capable of being Zhang Zuolin's adjutant, seeing that Huo Xiaoxie closed his eyes, he seized this opportunity and slammed Huo Xiaoxie's wrist.Huo Xiaoxie didn't go in with the knife, but only cut blood on Adjutant Zheng's neck. Adjutant Zheng's order is at the moment, so he doesn't care about so many things, one of them rolled on the spot, away from Huo Xiaoxie's identity, and at the same time shouted: "Come on, there are assassins." He picked up the low stool at hand, waved it It was so airtight that Huo Xiaoxie couldn't get close for a while. Huo Xiaoxie cursed loudly, but couldn't get close, so she could only curse: "Fuck your grandma!" She turned around and ran, jumping out of the window. When Adjutant Zheng's entourage heard Adjutant Zheng roaring wildly in the hut, they rushed in with their guns, seeing Adjutant Zheng's distressed appearance, they were all taken aback.Adjutant Zheng cursed: "Look at the cunt hair! The assassin ran away! Chase me! That window ran away!" The soldiers responded hastily, and the two climbed out of the window, while the others opened the door of the latrine and chased after them. These soldiers chased for a long time, how could they see half a figure?Had no choice but to return angrily. Yuelai restaurant had such a toss, and suddenly the world was turned upside down.Butler Liu's thugs, Adjutant Zheng's soldiers, all the waiters, cooks, cooks, handymen, accountants, etc. of Yuelai Restaurant all appeared on the scene, and all the guests who were still eating in the restaurant were arrested, and none of them were allowed to leave.This guy wanted to turn the Yuelai Restaurant upside down, except for the traces of someone stepping and climbing on the wall outside the window of the hut, there was no clue at all. Huo Xiaoxie and Shui Yao'er had already checked out and left shortly after Adjutant Zheng and the others sat upstairs, and they had long since disappeared.It turned out that the water monster sneaked into the kitchen, and came out to collide with Xiaosan when the time was just right. In the blink of an eye, a powerful laxative had been poured into the butter jar held by Xiaosan. The chef took all the laxatives away with a spoon, and put Into the dish to be presented to Adjutant Zheng, I really didn't know it.This is also thanks to Shui Yaoer's good grasp of information, Chef Ding is busy preparing dishes for Adjutant Zheng. The chef who cooked for Adjutant Zheng was afraid of being responsible for Adjutant Zheng's diarrhea, so he just kept complaining, saying that there was absolutely no problem with his cooking, completely forgetting that there was an old man in the back kitchen looking for a latrine.This is exactly what the water monster estimated. After finishing the arrangement, the water monster pulled Huo Xiaoxie away, went around to the backyard of Yuelai Restaurant from the outside, climbed over the wall with Huo Xiaoxie and entered, and told Huo Xiaoxie that Adjutant Zheng would come to this hut for convenience after diarrhea, Huo Xiaoxie Just find the right time to sneak in and kill Adjutant Zheng.Water Yao'er was worried that Huo Xiaoxie would be reckless in killing people for the first time, so she gave a lot of detailed instructions, telling Huo Xiaoxie to run away quickly if she didn't succeed.After the water monsters finished making arrangements, Adjutant Zheng happened to have diarrhea and rushed into the latrine. It's a pity that Huo Xiaoxie is a thief, not a killer, and let Adjutant Zheng escape. In an alley not far from Yuelai Restaurant, Shui Yao'er and Huo Xiaoxie, disguised as an old and a young, walked out slowly and mixed into the crowd, no one paid any attention to them. The two walked far away, and Huo Xiaoxie gritted his teeth and sighed: "This bastard surnamed Zheng is really cunning." Shui Yaoer said: "Okay, okay, at least you got angry, didn't you? Just thinking about Adjutant Zheng's appearance at that time, I'm going to die laughing." Huo Xiaoxie lowered his head and frowned, "But I'm not reconciled, I just hesitated for a while." "It doesn't matter if you can't kill him. You are a thief, not a killer. Once you kill someone and get blood on your hands, you will probably be in this lifetime..." Shui Yaoer stopped talking when she said this. Huo Xiaoxie asked: "Afraid of what?" Shui Yao'er smiled lightly, and said: "Killing people is not a good thing anyway, unless it is absolutely necessary, never use this method." Huo Xiaoxie nodded silently, and asked again: "Grandpa...Grandpa, have you ever killed anyone?" Shui Yaoer stopped in her tracks, turned her head to look at Huo Xiaoxie, and Huo Xiaoxie felt a little nervous. The water monster said: "Are you listening to the truth or a lie?" Huo Xiaoxie shrugged, and said, "Is there still a need to distinguish truth from lies?" Shui Yaoer said slowly and thoughtfully: "I have killed people... When I was very young... I have always regretted it very much, very regretted it...Okay, don't ask! Let's go, go to Zhang Si Let's check around the old man's house." He looked away as he spoke, and walked forward silently. Huo Xiaoxie was stunned for a moment, her nose turned sore, how did Shui Yaoer live before?Could it be that like him, he has tasted the warmth and coldness of the world and broken his heart?Huo Xiaoxie looked at the water monster imitating the old man's crooked back, it was so lifelike, he couldn't easily tell the truth from the fake, and felt as if he had knocked over the five-flavored bottle, so he hurried to follow the water monster. Huo Xiaoxie had just caught up with Shui Yaoer, but Shui Yaoer suddenly stretched out her hand and pulled Huo Xiaoxie's sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Be careful, we are being targeted! Don't look! This person is a thief." Master! Let's go!" Huo Xiaoxie's scalp went numb in shock. When Shui Yaoer talked to Huo Xiaoxie along the way, in Fengtian City, only Three Fingers Liu could do it, and the other thieves were all low-class.Hei Sanbian, the Four Great Northeast Thieves, is still a water monster and can be seen, otherwise he would not use him to steal jade fetal beads.However, Hei Sanbian was caught by Zhang Siye, and his life and death are unknown. Zhang Siye and other good thief catchers chased Yan Jingtian and the others out of the city, so this huge Fengtian City is definitely an amusement park for water monsters to act recklessly. . Shui Yao'er was more surprised than Huo Xiaoxie at this time, the person staring at them was like light smoke, he could only feel the presence of this person, but he was invisible, and couldn't find where he was at all. Shui Yao'er secretly said: "Why are there still experts from the five great families? With this kind of skill, I'm afraid he deliberately let me notice and let me meet him." Shui Yaoer settled down and led Huo Xiaoxie to quicken her pace.It is said to speed up the pace, not to run wildly in the street, but to pulse faster.Seeing that Shui Yaoer frowned, Huo Xiaoxie walked quickly without saying a word, not daring to ask more questions, but followed closely. The two wandered back and forth on the street, and gradually came to a place where there were few people. Shui Yaoer saw a hilly forest in front of him, walked quickly into the forest, then stood still, turned around and shouted: "Follow stealthily!" If we want to be ashamed, if we have anything to say, come out and say it." There was silence in the forest, and no one answered. The water monster shouted a few more times, but still no one came out to meet her. The two of them stood in the forest for a long time, but there was still no movement, and the water monster couldn't help but clicked his tongue. Huo Xiaoxie whispered, "Did I make a mistake?" The water monster said quietly: "There's no mistake, indeed, the person staring at us has also arrived in this forest, but now he seems to have left again. What does this mean? It doesn't look like they are going to deal with us." Huo Xiaoxie said nervously, "That's really strange." Shui Yao'er said: "I'm afraid that only people from the five great families can do this kind of following and leeching that I can't even find. Moreover, it is at least the level of brother Yan Jingtian from the Huo family." Huo Xiaoxie wrung his fingers: "Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, the family of five elements, could it be... could it be a member of the Shui family like you?" Shui Yao'er said: "Of course there is a possibility, it's just that people from the Shui family will come out to meet each other!" Huo Xiaoxie said: "Then what should we do now?" Shui Yaoer snorted: "Forget it, since he is avoiding us, let him stare. I'll see how long he stares! What do you want to do! Let's go!" The two returned to the avenue and walked towards Fourth Master Zhang's house. Shui Yaoer focused and observed carefully along the way, but the person who had been staring at them before seemed to have flown out of the sky and disappeared without a trace. The two found a simple inn not far from Mr. Zhang's house to live in. It was dusk and the sky was getting dark.The inn has been in disrepair for a long time, and the business is extremely deserted. With the addition of Huo Xiaoxie and the others, there are only five or six guests coming in and out. They all look dusty and poorly dressed, similar to Huo Xiaoxie and the others after disguise.I don't know if the owner of the shop is saving money on purpose, or he is too lazy to light the lamp. In the inn, there is only a small oil lamp hanging on the pillar next to the account desk, which illuminates the whole inn very dimly. Fortunately, this store is very cheap, and the boss is too lazy to ask anything, which saves the trouble of Shui Yaoer and Huo Xiaoxie.The waiter in the shop was also listlessly holding the lantern, leading the water monsters to the second floor, opened a guest room, and muttered inarticulately: "Come out and call if you need anything. The hot water is at the top corner of the first floor. Go pour it yourself. I have nothing to eat at night, I need to eat and go out of the store to go east, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." I couldn't even hear the last few sentences clearly.The waiter in the shop turned around and left after saying that, and he didn't like to talk to people. Huo Xiaoxie and Shui Yao'er didn't care about these things, they hurried into the house because they were serious. Shui Yaoer locked the doors and windows, wiped it with her hands, and removed the make-up on her face. She changed from an old man into a beautiful girl again, and Huo Xiaoxie was a little unaccustomed to it. Shui Yaoer tidied up, smiled at Huo Xiaoxie, then opened the window, hid by the window and looked out, just in time to see a corner of the courtyard wall of Fourth Master Zhang's house.The courtyard wall of Zhang Siye's house is tall and deep, and only a few towering cypress trees growing in the courtyard can be seen protruding from the courtyard wall. At this time, the branches are covered with black crows, and many crows are still Fly around the tree, looking for a place to stay.These crows croaked and flew up and down in the ghastly red light of dusk, which was very strange, and no one was seen chasing them away in the yard, just letting these crows fly and toss.From a distance, Fourth Master Zhang's huge house seems to be a ghostly dead city, full of evil spirits. Shui Yaoer frowned, closed the window, and slowly sat on the chair by the table.Huo Xiaoxie came over and sat down, and asked, "Is there something wrong?" Shui Yao'er said: "Fourth Master Zhang has only been away for two or three days, why is there an evil spirit in the house?" Huo Xiaoxie said in surprise, "Why didn't I see it?" The water demon said: "Your body is too hot, so you can't tell it. Among the five elements, water is the most sensitive to the feminine changes of things." Huo Xiaoxie's heart tightened, feeling that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked: "Could it be that my little brothers are already, dead...?" Shui Yaoer shook her head and said, "No, even if thousands of people die in Zhang Siye's yard, it won't make me feel this way. I'm worried, I'm worried about Zhang Siye's family..." Huo Xiaoxie said anxiously: "Quickly tell me, what happened to Mr. Zhang's house?" Shui Yaoer sighed, her eyes were confused, and she said, "I'm just guessing wildly, I can't be sure what happened. Monkey, I wanted to observe tonight and go rescue people with you tomorrow night, but I was very disturbed , you stay in the house and don't go out, I will sneak into Zhang Siye's house now to have a look." Huo Xiaoxie gave up after hearing this, and said anxiously: "I am the one who came back to save people, not you to save them, you have to go together no matter what!" The water demon laughed: "Monkey monkey, what's the hurry, are you familiar with Mr. Zhang's family? Are you sure you can save him? You follow me, and I will spare a hand to take care of you." Huo Xiaoxie said anxiously: "But I have my own way! I have entered Fourth Master Zhang's house twice, once I stole some snacks, and once I went in with Black Three Whips, I am also familiar with it." The water demon said, "You don't believe me?" Huo Xiaoxie said: "It's not that I don't believe you, but my brothers, it's my business, I should do it myself!" Shui Yaoer was silent for a moment, and then slowly said: "Then you still hate me for killing your brother?" Huo Xiaoxie was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and sighed, "Where is this going? What do I hate you for?" Shui Yaoer put her hand on Huo Xiaoxie's shoulder and said, "Monkey, can we make an agreement?" "you say." "When I'm with you, your business is my business. If you want to save your brother, you have to do as I say, okay?" "But!" "No, but, listen to me. I'll check it out tonight. I might not be able to rescue them, but at least I can confirm their lives and deaths. You will be of use to me then. Alright, monkey, don't bully me. I hate it so much!" The water monster started to whine as she spoke. "Oh, how dare I bully you..." "If you don't bully me, just sit in the house and wait for me to come back! Definitely!" "This..." Huo Xiaoxie just couldn't be reconciled. The two murmured back and forth for a long time, and Shui Yaoer finally calmed down Huo Xiaoxie's stubbornness by being whiny and angry at the same time.Fortunately, Huo Xiaoxie met the water demon, in this matter, I am afraid that only the water demon in the world can restrain him, and make Huo Xiaoxie helpless and lose his temper.The principle of the five elements that water can overcome fire has been repeatedly verified by Huo Xiaoxie and Shui Yaoer. In the early spring, the sky darkened extremely quickly. It was just dusk with a shimmering light on the horizon, and the darkness entered the night in the blink of an eye. Huo Xiaoxie saw that Shui Yaoer had changed into black tights, covered her face, opened the window and was about to get out, and said worriedly, "Shui Yaoer, be careful." Shui Yaoer blinked at Huo Xiaoxie, and said with a smile: "I know, I can walk around Fourth Master Zhang's house with my eyes closed, and they can't do anything to me." Huo Xiaoxie looked ashamed, he always felt that Shui Yao'er was alone helping him inquire about Fourth Master Zhang's house, so he was very ashamed, and said: "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back inside." The water monster warned: "Monkey, remember, don't leave the house, wait for me to come back inside." Huo Xiaoxie nodded, and Shui Yaoer jumped out of the window quite satisfied, but she couldn't hear the sound of falling to the ground, and she was nowhere to be seen again. Huo Xiaoxie quickly closed the window, leaned against the wall to take a few breaths, walked back to the table and sat down. After Shui Yao'er left, she didn't know when she would come back. Huo Xiaoxie sat by the table, impatient, wishing she could run out of the house and take a look outside Zhang Siye's courtyard.But after two or three hours like this, Huo Xiaoxie had nothing to do and could only worry about it, and gradually became sleepy, propping his face with his hands, dozing off with his eyes half-closed. Just when Huo Xiaoxie was about to fall asleep, someone outside the guest room cried out tragically: "My mother, grandpa, grandpa, haunted, haunted! Help! Help!" When Huo Xiaoxie heard the shout, he suddenly lost sleepiness, stood up suddenly, and just wanted to go to the door to listen carefully, but felt a chill on the back of his neck, the cold wind in the room was blowing, and he lit the thin oil lamp by the table. The lights went out and the room was pitch black. Huo Xiaoxie felt terrified, and scolded, "I've really seen the devil!" Huo Xiaoxie went back to the table in the dark, trying to find the match torch that was originally on the table to light the lamp again, but there was nothing on the table. Huo Xiaoxie wondered: "I clearly remember to put it on the table, why is it gone?" The cries outside the room were even louder, almost heart-piercing, but strangely, no one in the entire inn responded. Huo Xiaoxie doesn't believe in ghosts and gods by nature, hearing the cries outside the house is really upset, gritted his teeth, and said angrily: "Grandma, let me see what the hell is going on!" Thinking of this, Huo Xiaoxie made up her mind, forgot about Shui Yao'er's instructions, angrily walked to the door, opened it, and walked out. Seeing that someone finally came out, the crying people in the lobby downstairs yelled at Huo Xiaoxie: "Big Brother, help!" Huo Xiaoxie looked downstairs, and saw the shop owner wearing only a pair of underwear, lying naked on the floor, not knowing whether to live or die, and the shop waiter lying on the side, panicked and at a loss, just crying. Huo Xiaoxie leaned on the railing and rushed down, shouting, "What's wrong?" The waiter in the shop cried: "There is a female ghost in white clothes, who took the master's life. Big brother, help me, help me!" Huo Xiaoxie hesitated for a moment, but ran down the stairs at a quick pace, and came to the waiter's side.The shop owner lying on the ground opened his eyes, and there were no injuries on his body, and he looked dead.Huo Xiaoxie asked, "What's going on?" The waiter in the shop cried out in shock: "I, I was sleeping. When I heard the master calling me, I came out in a daze. Who would have thought that I saw a female ghost in white standing beside the master, motionless. I was so frightened." Shouting, the female ghost disappeared immediately. I ran over, and the master was lying like this all the time, as if his energy had been sucked away by the female ghost. What should I do?" 火小邪伸出手摸了摸店老板的脖子，微微还有脉搏跳动，也是奇怪的很，说道：“他还没死，有口气在。店里的其他人呢？” 店小二哭道：“我也不知道啊，我叫了半天，只有你一个人出来。” 火小邪心想：“这么大声音，死人都能吵醒了，难道其他房客都怕事不敢出来？” 火小邪知道此事既然让他赶上了，就一下子脱不开干系，于是说道：“来，我们把他抬起来，搬到一边坐下，你去拿衣服来。” 店小二应了，两人合力，把店老板抬到一边的椅子上坐下。 火小邪使劲掐了掐店老板的人中，丝毫没有苏醒的迹象，一抬头正想和店小二说话，就看到店小二指着自己的身后，面孔上五官都扭曲了，上下嘴唇拼命颤抖。火小邪说道：“怎么了？” 店小二狂叫一声：“鬼啊，鬼啊！”一屁股摔倒在地，惨呼着连滚带爬的就跑。 火小邪刚想回头，一双冰凉的手从他脖子后伸出来，摸在火小邪的脖子上，阴柔的女子声音从身后传出来：“不要回头哦。你叫什么名字？” 火小邪全身鸡皮疙瘩乱爆，尽管他不信鬼神，可这一下，还是把他吓的半死，脑中一片空白，根本说不出话，也不敢动。 火小邪身后阴柔的女生继续说道：“不要怕，我不是鬼，我就是对你很好奇。你叫什么名字，告诉我吧。” 火小邪坟地里蹲过，死人身边躺过，胆子极大，硬起头皮哼道：“我叫火小邪，火焰的火。你是什么人，不要装神弄鬼！” 阴柔的女子声音笑道：“好名字啊，我很喜欢呢。你敢跟我来吗？” 火小邪骂道：“有本事就出来一见。” “嘻嘻，我现在不见你，你跟我来，我就见你。”这阴柔的女子声音说着，骤然间收了自己的双手，竟似乎无声无息的飘远了。 火小邪猛地回头，身后一片漆黑，并无一物，火小邪骂道：“是鬼也别躲着！” 那阴柔的声音从店门口传过来：“你来，你来啊，走出店外，跟着我走，我不会害你，我能帮你。” 火小邪骂道：“来就来！”说罢跳起来，冲到店门边，把门拉开，跑了出去。 街道一片漆黑，连户亮灯的人家都没有，更加显得诡异。 火小邪骂道：“出来！出来！” “这里呢，你来……你怕了？” 火小邪抬头一看，客栈拐角处，站着一个全身穿着白纱长裙的女子，披散着头发，看不见脸庞，冲着火小邪盈盈招手。 火小邪最受不得这种激将，骂道：“来就来，有种别跑！”说着向白衣女子追去。 白衣女子咯咯笑了声，闪入巷子里，火小邪紧追不舍，白衣女子不停在前面娇笑，引着火小邪不断追下去。 火小邪混劲发作，咬着牙，黑着脸，玩了命的追赶，但始终和白衣女子保持着一段距离，越追离客栈越远，越来越偏僻，最后竟追进了火小邪和浪得奔他们躲着偷吃点心的林子里。可白衣女子身子一晃，消失在林中，再也看不见了。 火小邪对这个林子十分熟悉，并不害怕。月朗星稀，让这个林子十分光亮，能看清十步之内的景象。火小邪四下乱看，骂道：“出来，这个林子我熟悉的很，玩耍的多了！从来也没见过什么鬼！你再装，让我抓到你，无论男女，一律打死！” 火小邪骂了一阵，没有人回答。 火小邪抓了抓头，猛的想起了水妖儿再三叮嘱的不让他外出的话，暗叫：“糟了！我怎么出来这么远了！不好不好！八成中了什么人的诡计！” 火小邪懒得再与白衣女鬼纠缠，赶忙就往回跑，刚跑了不远，脚下踩到一团软乎乎的东西，差点把他绊倒。火小邪踩住的东西在地上翻滚，呜呜乱叫，竟是一个被绑成粽子一般的人。 火小邪心中一惊，骂道：“谁？” 地上那个滚来滚去，看着火小邪呜呜不停，火小邪借着月光一看，这地上的人，竟是张四爷府上的刘管家。