Chapter 24 Chapter 23 Wang Dong's Secret

Everyone has secrets. Wang Dong is human. So Wang Dong also has a secret. It is hard to believe that a person like Wang Dong would have a secret. He never moved alone, and rarely even got out of bed. Yan Qi never even dreamed that he had a secret. But the first person who discovered Wang Dong's secret was Yan Qi. How did he find out? He discovered this secret for the first time because he saw something very strange. He saw a kite. Kites are not strange, but from this kite, many strange, amazing, and even terrible things have happened. ※※※ According to the season, it should be spring now, but if you look left, right, east and west, you still can't see any shadow of spring.

The weather is still very cold, the wind is still strong, and the snow on the ground is still seven or eight inches thick. It was a rare day with the sun. Wang Dong, Yan Qi, Guo Dalu, and Lin Taiping were all basking in the sun in the courtyard. They, like other paupers, are never willing to give up the opportunity to bask in the sun. In the cold winter, basking in the sun can be regarded as one of the limited enjoyments of the poor. Wang Dong found the most comfortable chair and half-lyed under the eaves lazily. Lin Taiping was sitting on the stone steps next to him, holding his head in his hands, his eyes were straight, and he didn't know what was on his mind.

Guo Dalu was always very strange, he already knew what Lin Taiping was thinking. But what about Yan Qi's secret? Guo Dalu couldn't help but quietly pulled Yan Qi aside again, and said, "You can always tell me your secret now, right?" Since he came back, this was the seventy-eighth time he asked Yan Qi this question. Yan Qi's answer was still the same as before. "Wait a minute." Guo Dalu said: "How long do you want me to wait?" Yan Qi said: "Wait until I want to talk." Guo Dalu asked anxiously, "Don't you have to wait until I'm about to die before you say anything?"

Yan Qi glanced at him, his eyes became strange, and after a long time, he said quietly: "You really don't know what the secret I want to tell you is?" Guo Dalu said: "If I knew, why should I ask you?" Yan Qi looked at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled, shook his head and said, "Boss Wang is really right, this person is smart when he should be confused, but when he should be smart, he is more confused than anyone else." Guo Dalu said: "I'm not the roundworm in your stomach, how do I know what your secret is?" Yan Qi suddenly sighed softly again, "Maybe it's better if you don't know."

Guo Dalu said: "What's so good about it?" Yan Qi said: "What's wrong? Are we having a good time like this?" Guo Dalu said: "If I know, will I become unhappy?" Yan Qi sighed softly: "Maybe... maybe we will quarrel every day and get sick every day." Guo Dalu stared at him, stomped his feet heavily, and said bitterly: "I really don't understand you, you are obviously a very happy person, but sometimes you are even more awkward than a woman." Yan Qi said: "It's you who are awkward, not me." Guo Dalu said: "What's wrong with me?"

Yan Qi said: "Why do you ask others to do what others are unwilling to do?" Guo Dalu said: "Who is he?" Yan Qi said: "He is me." Guo Dalu sighed for a long time, put his hands on his head, and murmured: "It's him, but he insists on saying it's someone else. Even the tone of his speech has become more and more like a woman. What do you think?" Got it." Yan Qi suddenly smiled again, deliberately changed the subject and said, "Why did you suddenly leave when you wanted to be skinned alive?" Guo Dalu didn't want to answer this question at first, but after holding back for a long time, he still couldn't help it, and said: "It's not that he wants to leave, it's that old woman who forced him to leave."

Yan Qi said: "Why?" Guo Dalu said: "Because the old woman is afraid that we will trace her identity." Yan Qi said: "From this point of view, her identity must be very secret, and her relationship with Huo Huo must be very special." Guo Dalu said: "Yes." Yan Qi said: "Why don't you go and find out, where did they hide?" Guo Dalu said: "Why should I inquire?" Yan Qi said: "Go and discover their secrets." Guo Dalu said: "Why should I discover other people's secrets? There are some secrets that you can't discover by any means, but when the time comes, you will know without digging."

Yan Qi smiled again, and said, "Since you understand this truth, why do you always force me to say it?" Guo Dalu stared at him, sighed suddenly, and said, "Because I don't care about that old woman, because I only care about you." Yan Qi turned her head slowly, as if deliberately avoiding Guo Dalu's gaze. As soon as she turned her head, she saw a kite. A big centipede kite, made exquisitely and realistically, hovered and danced among the blue sky and white clouds, it looked like it was alive. Yan Qi clapped her hands and laughed, "Look, what is that?"

Guo Dalu also saw it, and thought it was very interesting, but deliberately said with a straight face: "It's just a kite, what's so strange, haven't you even seen a kite before?" Yan Qi said: "But at this time, why would anyone fly a kite?" Guo Dalu said lightly: "As long as people are happy, they can fly kites at any time." In fact, of course he also knew that it was not the time to fly the kite yet, even if someone wanted to fly it, they would not be able to fly it high, or even fly it at all. But this kite was flying very high and straight, and the kite flyer was obviously a master at it.

Yan Qi said: "Can you make kites?" Guo Dalu said: "No, I only know how to eat." Yan Qi blinked and said with a smile: "Boss Wang will definitely...Boss Wang, let's make a kite and fly it too, shall we?" He rushed in front of Wang Dong and was suddenly stunned. Wang Dong didn't hear what he was saying at all, but just stared at the kite with wide eyes, with a very strange look in his eyes, as if he had never seen a kite before. Judging by the look on his face, it was as if he took the kite as a real centipede. A giant centipede that eats people. Yan Qi was also stunned, because he knew that Wang Dong was by no means a person who was easily frightened.

Even if he saw seventy or eighty live centipedes crawling around in front of him, the color on Wang Dong's face would never change. But now his face looked like a blank sheet of paper. Asked suddenly, the muscles in the corners of his eyes twitched, as if being pricked by needles. Yan Qi raised her head and found four more kites in the sky. One is a snake, one is a scorpion, and one is an eagle. The biggest kite is square and square. On the yellow kite, some symbols that no one can understand are drawn with a Chinese ink pen, like ghosts. Wang Dong stood up suddenly and rushed into the room staggeringly, as if he couldn't hold on any longer and was about to faint at any moment. Guo Dalu also came over, with a look of surprise on his face, he said, "What's the matter, Boss Wang?" Yan Qi sighed, and said: "Who knows what happened to him, when he saw these kites, his whole person seemed to change suddenly." Guo Dalu was even more surprised, and said: "When he sees the kite, does his appearance change?" Yan Qi said: "Yes." Guo Dalu frowned and said, "Is there anything special about these kites?" He raised his head, looked at the kite in the sky and studied it carefully for a long time, but still didn't come up with any results. No one can see the result to the sky. A kite is a kite, no different. Guo Dalu said: "We might as well go in and ask Boss Wang what's going on." Yan Qi shook her head, and sighed: "It's useless to ask, he will never say it." Guo Dalu said: "But these kites..." Yan Qi interrupted him and said, "Have you ever thought that the problem is not with these kites?" Guo Dalu said: "Where do you think the problem is?" Yan Qi said: "Kite flyer." Guo Dalu clapped his hands and said, "Yes, Boss Wang may know who is flying the kite." Yan Qi said: "Those people may be enemies that Boss Wang made before." Lin Taiping has been listening to the side, suddenly said: "I'll go and see, you wait here for my news." Before he could finish his sentence, his men had fled out of the wall. Although he usually moves slowly, but when something happens, he moves faster than anyone else. Guo Dalu looked at Yan Qi and said, "Why are we waiting here for news of him?" Yan Qi didn't wait for him to finish, and chased him out. For the sake of their friends, none of them would be left behind by others. The kite flies high and straight. Yan Qi looked at the direction and said, "It seems that these kites were put up from the cemetery. I used to fly kites in the cemetery when I was young." Guo Dalu nodded and said, "I used to fly kites in the cemetery when I was young." "Fugui Mountain Villa" is not too far from the cemetery, and they arrived there soon. The only person in the cemetery is Lin Taiping. Guo Dalu said: "Did you see anything?" Lin Taiping said: "No, I didn't even see a ghost." Who flew the kite up? Five scarecrows. Five scarecrows in sackcloth and mourning, holding a mourning stick in one hand. The line of the kite is tied to the scarecrow's other hand. Scarecrow certainly can't fly a kite. Scarecrows never wear sackcloth or mourning. Why do those people play tricks like this? Guo Dalu and the others glanced at each other and realized that this matter was becoming more and more difficult. Yan Qi said: "It hasn't been long since the kite was set up, and their people may not have gone far." Guo Dalu said: "Yes, let's look around." Yan Qi said: "There must be five of them, we'd better not be alone." They walked around the cemetery and saw the cabin down the hill again. It was in this cabin that they found the sour plum soup. "Would the kite-flying people be hiding in this cabin?" The three of them were thinking the same thing in their hearts, and Guo Dalu was the first to rush over. Yan Qi lost her voice: "Be careful." As soon as he spoke, Guo Dalu kicked open the door and broke in. The wooden house is still the same wooden house, but the inside of the wooden house has completely changed. The pots and stoves used to cook the sour plum soup here are all gone now. The small wooden cabin that was originally very messy has now been cleaned cleanly, without even a speck of dust. In the middle of the room, there is a table. On the table were five pairs of chopsticks, five wine glasses, and five shiny knives. The blade is thin and sharp, the blade is curved, and the shape is very strange. Other than that, there was nothing else in the house. Just as Guo Dalu picked up the hilt of his knife to look at it, Yan Qi had already rushed in, stomped his feet and said, "Why are you still so careless in doing things, and just barged in casually, what if someone is in the room? Don't you worry about being plotted against by others?" you?" Guo Dalu smiled and said, "I'm not afraid." Yan Qi said: "You are not afraid, I am." As soon as he uttered these words, his own face suddenly turned red, very red. Fortunately, no one else noticed. Lin Taiping was also studying the knife on the table, at this moment he suddenly said: "This knife is for cutting flesh." Guo Dalu said: "How do you know?" Lin Taiping said: "I have seen that the barbarians outside the Great Wall like to use this kind of knife to cut flesh." Guo Dalu said: "Are they Hu people from outside the Great Wall?" Lin Taiping pondered, and said: "It's also possible, but the barbarians only use knives and don't use chopsticks." Yan Qi suddenly had a sense of panic, and said: "There are only knives here, but no meat. What kind of meat are they going to cut?" Guo Dalu said with a smile: "Isn't he planning to cut Wang Dong's flesh?" Although he was smiling, it was very unnatural. Yan Qi couldn't help shivering, and said: "Let's go back quickly, I'm really worried about leaving Boss Wang alone at home." Guo Dalu changed his face and said: "Yes, we must not fall into the trick of others to divert the tiger away from the mountain." Thinking of this, the three of them rushed out at the same time. They passed the cemetery at the fastest speed, Yan Qitu stopped again, and said in a broken voice: "That's not right." Guo Dalu said: "What's wrong?" Yan Qi's face turned pale, and said, "Those five scarecrows seemed to be here just now." Guo Dalu suddenly couldn't help but shivered. Those five scarecrows had indeed been here just now, but they were gone now. The blue sky and white clouds are really rare good weather. But the kite in the sky also disappeared. They ran back as fast as they could, and when they reached the door, they were stunned again. The five scarecrows stood at their door, still wearing hemp and mourning, and still holding mourning sticks in their hands, but there was a note on their chest, and there seemed to be writing on it. Very small characters, hard to read clearly. When the wind blows, the note rustles, as if it was sewn on the scarecrow's sackcloth with needles and threads. Lin Taiping was the first to arrive, and he stretched out his hand to grab it. The note was actually sewn tightly, and he finally tore it off with a little force. At the same moment, the mourning stick in the scarecrow's hand also jumped up suddenly, hitting Lin Taiping in the abdomen. Fortunately, although Lin Taiping was inexperienced, his reaction was not slow. He turned over in the air and avoided the mourning stick. Unexpectedly, when the mourning stick was bounced, there was still a little black light on the head of the stick. Lin Taiping only avoided the mourning stick, but he didn't seem to avoid the hidden weapon of the mourning stick. He only felt a numbness on his right hip bone, as if he had been bitten by a mosquito. When he fell to the ground, he couldn't stand up anymore. In the blink of an eye, one right leg became completely numb, and he also fell down. Guo Dalu changed color and said, "Poison needle!" He——only said two words in total, after these two words, Yan Qi has already made a move like the wind, touching all the acupoints on Lin Taiping's right hipbone and all around, and the other hand has pulled out the handle from the boot dagger. With a flash of the knife, Lin Taiping's clothes had been cut open, and with another flash, Lin Taiping's injured piece of flesh had been dug out, and blood splashed out. black blood! Guo Dalu stared straight at him. He really didn't expect Yan Qi to respond so quickly and make moves even faster. "I have died seven times." Until now, Guo Dalu believed that Yan Qi's words were true. Only a person who has died seven times can have such a quick response and such a wealth of experience. Lin Taiping was already in a cold sweat from the pain, but he still didn't forget the note in his hand. He clenched his teeth and panted, "Look at what's written on this note?" On the note was densely written in petite characters: "If you are not Wang Dong, you are a scapegoat!" The wind is blowing. The scarecrow was staggered by the wind, as if demonstrating against them. Guo Dalu suddenly became angry, and suddenly punched the scarecrow. Of course the scarecrow will not fight back, nor will he dodge. As soon as Guo Dalu punched him, Yan Qi hugged him by the waist, although his punch was not solid, it still hit. When he hit the Scarecrow with his fist on the chest, it was as if he had been stung by a mosquito. He only felt itchy and numb on his fist, and there was already a black spot on the knuckle of his middle finger. Yan Qi's knife tip touched the black spot, and the blood that flowed out had also turned black. The poisonous blood also carried an indescribable stench. But Yan Qi didn't think it was smelly or dirty, and he sucked out all the poisonous blood in one mouthful. Guo Dalu could hardly hold back his tears. He suddenly discovered that Yan Qi's relationship with him was not completely friendship, but a feeling that was deeper and closer than friendship. But he could not say what this feeling was either. Until Yan Qi stood up, he still didn't speak, not even a word of gratitude. The gratitude in his heart cannot be expressed in any words. Yan Qi let out a long breath, and said softly: "How do you feel now?" Guo Dalu smiled wryly, "I just think I'm an idiot, an out-and-out idiot." Lin Taiping had been watching them all the time, suddenly heaved a long sigh and said, "You are indeed an idiot." His face looked much better than before, but one leg still didn't move. Yan Qi didn't suck the poisonous blood from the wound for him, but he didn't complain at all, let alone blame, as if he felt that it should be done. Has he seen something?See some secrets that only Guo Dalu can't see? Yan Qi's face seemed to be red again, she quickly turned around, and used the tip of the knife to remove the scarecrow's sackcloth. Only then did Guo Dalu see that the straw was full of sharp needles, and the needles glowed black in the sun, and even an idiot could see that the poison on each needle was enough to kill a person. If Yan Qi hadn't held him back just now, if he had punched him hard, even if he could have saved his life, this hand would have been a waste of money. Of course Lin Taiping had already thought of it now, the thread on the note was connected to the spring of the mourning stick, and when he pulled the note, the spring would be activated. The scarecrow seemed to have murderous needles ambush all over its body. Guo Dalu heaved a long sigh, and said with a wry smile: "A scarecrow can actually knock us two living people down. If I hadn't encountered this kind of thing myself, no matter who said it, I wouldn't believe it." Lin Taiping said: "The scarecrow is already so powerful, wouldn't it be more terrifying to make this scarecrow?" Guo Dalu said: "If it wasn't terrible, why would Boss Wang be so surprised?" Yan Qi's face turned pale, and he said: "Now the scarecrow has come, I wonder if they have come by themselves?" Lin Taiping lost his voice: "Go in and have a look at Boss Wang, don't worry about me, I can still move my hands." Guo Dalu didn't say anything, just stretched out his hand to support him. Yan Qi had rushed in and shouted: "Boss Wang... Wang Dong!" No response, no sound. Wang Dong has disappeared. The bedding on the bed was messy, but Wang Dong was neither on the bed nor in the room. Guo Dalu and the others searched all over, but they still couldn't find him. They knew Wang Dong very well. There are not many things that can make Wang Dong get up from the bed, and there are even fewer things that can make him go out alone. "Could something have happened here? Could it be that Wang Dong..." Guo Dalu didn't even dare to think about it. Lin Taiping lay on Wang Dong's bed, his pale face turned red with anxiety, and he said loudly, "I've already told you, don't worry about me, go find Boss Wang quickly." Guo Dalu was also in a hurry, and said loudly, "Of course I want to look for it, but where do you want me to look for it?" Lin Taiping was stunned. He looked at Yan Qi, who was also in a daze. Now two of them have been injured, but they don't even know who the other is. So far, there is still no clue about this matter. Now they only know one thing: these people do have hatred against Wang Dong, and the hatred must be extremely deep. But what is the use of knowing this?It's like not knowing at all. At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded in the corridor. The footsteps were light and slow. Guo Dalu and the others almost stopped their heartbeats. It's definitely not a scarecrow. Scarecrows can't walk! Yan Qi winked at Guo Dalu, and the two of them ducked behind the door at the same time. The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and finally stopped outside the door. The dagger in Yan Qi's hand was raised. The door was ajar, and a hand was pushing it. Yan Qi flipped his wrist, and swung the dagger out like lightning, slashing towards the veins of this hand. Lin Taiping on the bed suddenly shouted: "Stop!" With the shout, Yan Qi's hand stopped abruptly, the blade was less than half an inch away from the wrist of the hand pushing the door. But the hand was still steady, and it slowly pushed the door open. The nerves in this hand are like cast iron. The door opened, and Wang Dong walked in slowly, holding a jar of wine in his other hand. The blade in Yan Qi's hand was shining. Lin Taiping was lying on the bed, anyone could see that he was injured. But Wang Dong didn't seem to see anything, and there was still no expression on his face.The whole body of this man seemed to be made of iron. He came in slowly and slowly put the wine on the table. The first one who couldn't hold back was Guo Dalu, who asked loudly, "Where have you been?" Wang Dong said indifferently: "I went to buy wine." He answered so naturally, as if this was the most reasonable thing in the world. "I went to buy wine." At this time, he actually went to buy wine. Guo Dalu looked at him, almost dumbfounded. Wang Dong patted the mud on the wine jar away with his palm, sniffed it, and seemed to be very satisfied. Then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "This wine is not bad. Come, everyone, have a drink or two." Guo Dalu couldn't help but said, "I don't want to drink now." Wang Dong said: "If you don't want to drink, you have to drink. You must drink." Guo Dalu said: "Why?" Wang Dong said: "Because this is my farewell wine for you." Guo Dalu lost his voice and said, "Farewell party? Why do you want to farewell party for us?" Wang Dong said: "Because you are leaving soon." Guo Dalu jumped up and said, "Who said we have to leave." Wang Dong said, "I said so." Yan Qi hurriedly said, "But we don't want to leave." Wang Dong lowered his face and said coldly: "If you don't want to go, you have to go. Don't you want to depend on me for the rest of your life?" Wang Dong said with a livid face, "Have you paid the rent for living here?" Guo Dalu said: "No." Wang Dong sneered and said, "In this case, why do you hang on?" Yan Qi suddenly said: "Okay, let's go." He really walked away as he said, but when he passed in front of Guo Dalu, he winked at Guo Dalu. Guo Dalu rolled his eyes and said, "Yes, just leave, it's nothing special." He actually walked away as soon as he said it, as if he couldn't stay for a moment. Lin Taiping was startled, and said, "Don't you even drink alcohol?" Guo Dalu said: "Since I have been kicked out, what face do I have to drink?" Lin Taiping looked at Wang Dong. Wang Dong still had no expression on his face, and said coldly: "If you don't drink it, don't drink it. Will the wine still get moldy?" Lin Taiping said: "I'll stay, okay? I can't walk." Wang Dong said with a straight face: "Climb out if you can't walk." Lin Taiping was stunned for a while, finally sighed, followed them out with a limp. Wang Dong stood there, watching them walk out the door coldly, not even moving. After a while, there was only a "bang", and no one knew who shut the door heavily. Wang Dong suddenly picked up the wine jar on the table, "Gudu Gudu" and drank seven or eight sips before stopping, wiped his mouth, and murmured: "Good wine, there are people who don't drink such good wine, these people are not idiots What is it?" He looked at the wine jar in his hand, his cold eyes suddenly turned red, as if tears might flow down at any moment. Yan Qi walked outside the gate without looking back, and stopped suddenly. Guo Dalu walked to his side and stopped suddenly. Lin Taiping followed, shut the door abruptly with a "bang", glared at them and said, "I didn't expect you to leave as soon as you said it." Guo Dalu looked at Yan Qi. Yan Qi didn't say anything, but sat down on the stone steps outside the gate, facing the scarecrow. Guo Dalu immediately followed suit, looked at the scarecrow, and murmured, "Weird things happen every year, especially this year. The scarecrow can not only fly a kite, but also kill people. Do you think it's strange?" Lin Taiping said: "Strange." He also sat down, still pressing the wound tightly with one hand. Now he finally understood what Guo Dalu and Yan Qi meant, so he didn't say anything more. I don't know how long it took before I heard the sound of Wang Dong's footsteps coming out slowly, across the yard, to the gate, and slammed the latch firmly. Suddenly, the latch was pulled out again, and the door swung open. Wang Dong stood at the door, staring at them with wide eyes. Yan Qi, Guo Dalu, and Lin Taiping sat in a row outside the door, and no one looked back. Wang Dong couldn't help but shouted: "Why don't you leave? What are you doing sitting here?" None of the three paid any attention to him. Yan Qi just glanced at Guo Dalu and said, "Are we breaking the law by sitting here?" Guo Dalu said: "It's not breaking the law." Lin Taiping said: "Even a scarecrow can sit here, why can't we?" Wang Dong said sharply: "This is my gate, you are sitting here, blocking my way." Yan Qi glanced at Guo Dalu again, and said, "They said we blocked his way." Guo Dalu said: "Then let's sit a little further." The three stood up together, walked to the opposite side, and sat down in another row, facing the gate. Yan Qi said: "Can we sit here?" Guo Dalu said: "Why not, this is neither his house nor the road." Lin Taiping said: "And you can sit as long as you like." Wang Dong stared at them. They looked left and right, but they didn't want to look at Wang Dong. Wang Dong said loudly, "What are you guys doing sitting here?" Guo Dalu said: "I don't do anything, I just sit around." Yan Qi said: "We can sit wherever we like, no one can control us." Lin Taiping said: "It's so cool here." Yan Qi said: "It's cool and comfortable." Guo Dalu said: "And no one will come to us to collect rent." Wang Dong suddenly turned his head and walked in, slamming the door shut again with a "bang". Yan Qi looked at Guo Dalu, Guo Dalu looked at Lin Taiping, and the three of them laughed together. Although he smiled, there was still some melancholy in his smile. ※※※ The sun has set. After all, spring has not come so early, and the days are still short. As soon as the sun went down, the sky was about to get dark. What happens here when it gets dark?Nobody knows, or even dares to guess. Yan Qi quietly took Guo Dalu's hand and said, "How is your injury?" Guo Dalu said: "It's okay, you can still beat people." Yan Qi then turned to Lin Taiping and asked, "What about you?" Lin Taiping said: "My wound is gradually aching." Yan Qi let out a breath and said, "Then it's okay." If the wound hit by the hidden weapon of poison is already hurting, it means that the poison has been pulled out. Guo Dalu was still a little worried, so he asked again: "Is the pain severe?" Lin Taiping smiled and said: "Fortunately, although you may not be able to jump over the wall, you can still beat people." Yan Qi said: "Are you hungry?" Guo Dalu said: "I'm so hungry that I want to swallow you." Yan Qi also laughed, and said: "But when you are hungry, you can still beat someone, right?" Guo Dalu smiled and said, "That's right." Sure enough, the sky darkened. The expressions of the three of them seemed to be getting a little nervous. But now they're ready, ready to punch. Guo Dalu clenched his fists, widened his eyes, and said, "It's true now: everything is ready, and we only owe Dongfeng." Lin Taiping couldn't help asking: "What is Dongfeng?" Guo Dalu said: "It's the one who was beaten." Just then, he saw a person. A person holding a wine jar. The door suddenly opened again, and Wang Dong came out with the wine jar in his arms. This time he ignored them, but sat down on the stone steps at the gate. The four of them sat facing each other without speaking. The first person who couldn't hold back was of course Guo Dalu. He sighed, and murmured: "I remember someone wanted to buy us a drink just now." Wang Dong neither answered nor looked at him, and suddenly threw the wine jar towards him. No matter what you throw at Guo Dalu, he may not be able to catch it, but the wine jar—— If it was a wine jar thrown over, he would still be able to catch it even if he was asleep. He gulped down several sips in one breath before passing it to Yan Qi. Yan Qi took a few sips before passing it to Lin Taiping. Wang Dong suddenly said: "If an injured person still wants to drink, he must be impatient." Lin Taiping said: "Who said I was injured? I was just bitten by a bug." Wang Dong couldn't help asking: "What kind of insect?" Wang Dong suddenly rushed over, grabbed the wine jar, and said with a livid face, "How long do you want to sit here?" Guo Dalu couldn't hold back anymore, and said loudly, "Sit until someone comes looking for you." Wang Dong said: "Who said someone is coming to see me?" Guo Dalu said: "I said so." Wang Dong said: "How do you know?" Guo Dalu said: "The scarecrow told me." He glanced at Wang Dong out of the corner of his eye, and said with a smile, "This scarecrow can not only fly a kite, but also talk. Do you think it's strange?" Wang Dong's face suddenly changed again, and he retreated slowly and sat down on the stone steps. It was very quiet, only the wine in the jar was ringing. Yan Qi suddenly said: "The wine in the jar is also talking, did you hear that?" Guo Dalu said: "What is it talking about?" Yan Qi said: "He said that someone's hands were shaking, and his head was dizzy." Wang Dong suddenly stood up and stared at him. He still didn't look at Wang Dong. The three of them looked around everywhere, but they didn't look at Wang Dong. Suddenly, a little spark flew over and shot at the first scarecrow. With a "bang", the scarecrow immediately burned. The light of the fire was pale blue, with wisps of light smoke. Wang Dong changed his face and said: "Quickly retreat, go back into the house." He waved the wine jar to Guo Dalu, turned around and picked up Lin Taiping, who had already rushed through the gate. Wang Dong finally moved. If he doesn't move, he's faster than anyone else. Guo Dalu also moved, put the jar of wine first and then move. Because he didn't retreat into the room, but rushed towards the direction where Mars came from. As soon as he rushed over, Yan Qi naturally followed. Wang Dong yelled: "Come back quickly, there is no way to go there." Guo Dalu didn't hear it, as if he suddenly became deaf. If he couldn't hear it, Yan Qi couldn't hear it either. Lin Taiping sighed, and said: "This man likes to go to places he can't go to, don't you know his problem now?" If a house is called a "mountain villa", there must be at least a few minimum conditions: The house is by no means too small. If the house is not built on the mountain, at least it has to be built at the foot of the mountain. Outside the gate of the house, there are always forests, large and small. Although "Fugui Villa" is not rich at all, at least it is still a "Villa".So there is also a forest outside the door, and the spark just now seems to have shot out of the forest. Guo Dalu said in a deep voice, "Did that spark shoot out from behind that tree?" Yan Qi said: "I didn't see clearly, what about you?" Guo Dalu said: "I didn't see clearly either." The sky was already very dark, and of course it was even darker in the woods, no one could be seen, and no sound could be heard. Yan Qi said: "I think we'd better go back and discuss it with Boss Wang first." Guo Dalu said: "People don't discuss it with us, it's useless for us to discuss it ourselves." As soon as he uttered dirty words, it meant that he was really angry. Yan Qi said: "You don't come into the forest, don't you even understand the rules of the rivers and lakes?" Guo Dalu said: "I don't understand. I'm not an old Jianghu, and I don't understand any of the broken rules in the Jianghu." He suddenly jumped forward and rushed into the woods. There seemed to be a cold light flickering in the dark forest. Before Guo Dalu could see clearly, he had rushed over. Then he saw a knife. A machete. A knife for cutting meat. The knife was nailed to the tree, and a note of paper was nailed to it. Of course there are words on the note, and the words are so small that they may not be able to read clearly even in daylight. Just as Guo Dalu was about to reach out to draw the saber, Yan Qi grabbed his hand. Yan Qi's face was pale, and he stared and said, "Isn't it enough for you to be fooled once? Do you want to be fooled a second time?" He was anxious and angry, but Guo Dalu laughed. Yan Qi said: "What are you laughing at?" Guo Dalu said: "I laugh at you." Yan Qi couldn't help but said, "You're laughing." When there are bad words coming out of his mouth, it means that he is really angry. Guo Dalu stopped laughing, and said sternly: "Even if they still want me to be fooled, they should use a fresher method. Why would they use that old trick? Do they really treat us as idiots?" Yan Qi said with a straight face, "You think you're not an idiot?" Guo Dalu sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Okay, if you tell me not to do anything, I won't do anything, but it doesn't matter if you go and have a look." He really walked over with his hands behind his back. It doesn't seem to matter if you don't move your hands and just look with your eyes. But the words on the note were too small, so he had to get closer. He could finally vaguely read the words on the note: "Be careful with your feet..." When he saw these five characters clearly, his feet were weak and he had already fallen down. There is a trap on the ground. Yan Qi lost her voice: "Be careful..." While drinking, he also rushed over and grabbed Guo Dalu's hand. Guo Dalu exerted strength in his hands, and he jumped up by taking advantage of the momentum. He is not weak at light work and can jump very high. It's just a pity that the higher you jump, the worse it gets. Just listening to the leaves "cracking", a big net suddenly came down on the tree. What a big side net. Even if Guo Dalu had wings, even if he was really a bird, he would inevitably be covered. What's more, he was already jumping in the air, as if he was going into the net, no matter which way he went, it was too late. Not only he can't dodge, Yan Qi can't dodge either. Seeing that the two of them were about to be caught in the net, suddenly, a black shadow flew over, like a cannonball, it was unimaginably fast. The black shadow passed over their heads, and as soon as they reached out, they caught the net. This black shadow is not a cannonball, but a person. It was Lin Taiping. Lin Taiping stretched out his hand to catch the net, his body still flew forward like a cannonball, and after flying two or three zhang, the castration slowed down. At this time, Guo Dalu and Yan Qi had also retreated, and they saw Lin Taiping holding a horizontal branch with one hand and the big net with the other hand, hanging there out of thin air, still dangling back and forth . Guo Dalu's heart was still beating, he couldn't help but heaved a long sigh, and said with a wry smile: "If it wasn't for you this time, I'm afraid I would really have thrown myself into the trap." Lin Taiping smiled and said, "You don't need to thank me." Guo Dalu said: "If you don't thank you, thank someone." Lin Taiping said: "Thank you to the people behind you." Guo Dalu turned his head, only to find Wang Dong standing behind him with a livid face. Lin Taiping smiled and said, "I said a long time ago that I can no longer jump over the wall." Guo Dalu said: "Then you just now..." Lin Taiping said: "Boss Wang threw me over with force just now, otherwise how could I be so fast?" 世上的确没有那么快的人，若不是借了王动一掷之力，谁都不可能有这么快。 郭大路偷偷瞟了王动一眼，赔笑道：“看来王老大的力气倒真不小。” 林太平道：“但王老大却很佩服你。” 郭大路道：“佩服我？” 林太平道：“他的力气虽大，你的胆子更大。” 郭大路瞪了他一眼，道：“你难道一定要像猴子一样，吊在树上说话？” 林太平笑道：“我早就想下去了，只可惜我的腿不听话。” 王动一直没有开口，燕七也没有。 两个人都在瞪着郭大路。 郭大路只有苦笑道：“看来我今天非但连一件事都没有做对，连话都没有说对过一句。” 燕七这才叹了口气道：“你这句话总算说对了。” ※※※ 屋子里燃起了灯。 桌上除了灯之外，还有一张纸条、一把刀，和一坛酒。 因为郭大路到最后还是忍不住要将这把刀从树上拔下来，当然更忘不了将那坛酒也带回来。 这人长得虽不像牛，却实在有点牛脾气。 他居然还很得意，笑着道：“我早就说过拔刀没关系的，早就知道他们这次要换个新鲜的法子，这法子是不是新鲜的很？” 燕七冷冷道：“新鲜极了，比网里的鱼还新鲜。” 他拿起了桌上的刀，接着又道：“我现在才知道这把刀是准备割什么肉的了。” 郭大路眨眨眼，道：“是不是割鱼肉？” 燕七道：“你总算又说对了一句。” 郭大路道：“那么我不如索性就做条醉鱼吧。” 他捧起酒坛子，嘴里还喃喃道：“醉虾既然是江南的美味，醉鱼的滋味想必也不错。” 但他的酒还没有喝到嘴，王动突然又将酒坛子抢了过去。 郭大路怔了怔，道：“你几时也变成了个和我一样的酒鬼了。” 王动道：“这酒喝不得。” 郭大路道：“刚才还喝得，现在为什么喝不得？” 王动道：“因为刚才是刚才，现在是现在。” 燕七眼珠子转了转，道：“你刚才将这坛酒放在哪里的？” 郭大路道：“门口。” 燕七道：“刚才我们都在树林里，门口是不是没有人？” Guo Dalu said: "Yes." 燕七道：“所以这酒现在已喝不得。” 郭大路道：“难道就在刚才那一会儿工夫里，已有人在这酒里下了毒？” 燕七道：“刚才那一会儿工夫，已足够在八十坛酒里下毒了。” 郭大路失笑道：“你们也未免将那些人说得太可怕了，难道他们真的无孔不入，连一点害人的机会都不会错过么？” 王动也不说话，忽然走到门外，将手里的酒坛重重往地上一砸。 坛子粉碎，酒流得满地都是。 郭大路叹了口气，喃喃道：“真可惜，好……” 他声音忽然停顿，人也突然怔住。 一条很小很小的蛇，正从碎裂的酒坛子里慢慢地爬了起来。 这条蛇小得出奇，但越小的蛇越毒。 郭大路脸色也变了，忍不住又长长叹了口气，喃喃道：“看来这些人倒真是无孔不入。” 燕七突然失声道：“无孔不入赤练蛇。” 他吃惊地看着王动，又道：“是不是无孔不入赤练蛇？” 王动铁青着脸，慢慢地转回身，走回屋子里，在灯畔坐下。 这次他居然没有躺到床上去。 燕七又追了过来，追问道：“是不是他？……究竟是不是他？” 王动又沉默了很久，终于慢慢地点了点头。 燕七长长吐出口气，一步步往后退，忽然间躺了下去。 这次是他躺到床上去了。 郭大路也追了过来，追问是：“无孔不入赤练蛇是什么玩意？” 燕七道：“是个人。” 他不但人已像是软了，连说话都变得有气无力的样子。 郭大路道：“是个什么样的人？你认得他？” 燕七苦笑道：“我若认得他，还能活到现在才是怪事。” 他忽又跳起，冲到王动面前，道：“可是你一定认得他？” 王动又沉默了很久，忽然笑了笑，道：“我现在还活着。” 燕七叹道：“认得他的人居然还能活着，可真不容易。” 王动脸上的笑容渐渐消失，终于叹了一声：“的确不容易。” 郭大路几乎要叫了起来，道：“你们说的究竟是人？还是蛇？” 燕七道：“人。” 郭大路道：“这人的名字叫赤练蛇？” 燕七道：“而且无孔不入，那意思就是说，你只要有一点点疏忽，他就能毒死你。” 郭大路道：“一点点疏忽？任何人都难免有一点点疏忽的。” 燕七叹了口气，道：“所以他若要毒死你，你只有一条路可走。” 郭大路道：“哪条路？” 燕七道：“被他毒死。” 郭大路也不禁倒抽了口凉气，道：“刚才那些害人的花样，就全都是他搞出来的？” 燕七道：“这人下毒的功夫虽然已可算是天下第一，但别的本事却不大怎么样。” 郭大路松了口气，道：“那我就放心多了。” 燕七道：“只可惜除了他之外，还有别人。” Guo Dalu said: "Who else?" 燕七道：“千手千眼蜈蚣神。” 郭大路道：“干手千眼？” 燕七道：“那意思就是说，这人收发暗器时，就好像有一千只手，一千只眼睛一样。据说他全身上下都是暗器，连鼻子都能发出暗器来。” 郭大路瞟了王动一眼，忽然笑道：“好极了，我只要一见到这人的面，就先打扁他的鼻子再说。” 燕七眨眨眼，道：“但你若见到救苦救难红娘子，只怕就舍不得打了。” 郭大路道：“救苦救难红娘子？这名字听起来倒像是个大好人。” 燕七道：“她的确是个好人，知道世人大多在苦难中，所以心想要叫他们早点超生。” 郭大路叹息道：“这么样听来，她又不像是个好人了。” 燕七道：“你就算从八十万个人里面，也挑不出这么样一个好人来。” 郭大路道：“她又有什么特别本事？” 燕七板着脸，冷冷道：“她的本事，你最好不要知道。” 郭大路眨眨眼道：“她是不是个很漂亮的女人？” 燕七道：“就算是，现在也已是个老太婆了，很漂亮的老太婆。” 郭大路道：“她已有七八十岁？” 燕七道：“那倒没有。” 郭大路道：“五六十？” 燕七道：“好像还不到。” 郭大路道：“四十上下？” 燕七道：“只怕差不多。” 郭大路笑道：“那正是虎狼之年，怎么能算老太婆呢？” 燕七瞪了他一眼，道：“她年纪大小，和你又有什么关系？你关心什么？” 郭大路道：“我几时关心了？” 燕七道：“不关心为什么笑得就像是条土狗？” 郭大路道：“因为我本来就是条土狗。” 燕七又瞪了他一眼，自己也忍不住笑了。 郭大路立刻又乘机问道：“听你这么说，她的本事一定是专门用来对付男人的。” 燕七又板起了脸，道：“我也不知道她究竟有什么本事，只知道男人死在她手上的，可真不少。” 林太平一直靠在旁边的椅子上养神，忽然道：“那些稻草人是不是她做的？” 燕七道：“不是。” 林太平道：“不是她是谁？” 燕七道：“一见送终催命符。” 林太平皱了皱眉，道：“催命符？” 燕七道：“这人不但有一肚子鬼主意，而且还有双巧手，易容改扮、消息机关、精巧暗器、奇门兵刃，可说是样样精通。” 郭大路目光闪动，喃喃道：“我明白了。” 燕七道：“你明白了什么？” 郭大路道：“一条蛇、一只蜈蚣、一只蝎子，一道催命符，现在只差一只老鹰了。” 林太平忽又道：“刚才我跟王老大进入树林的时候，好像看到一条人影，从那渔网落下的树梢上飞了起来。” 燕七道：“渔网本就不会自己从树上落下来的，树上当然有人。” 郭大路道：“那人到哪里去了？” 林太平苦笑道：“那时我已被王老大用力掷了出去，怎么还顾得了别人？何况，那人的轻功又很高，简直就像是只老鹰一样。” 燕七道：“一飞冲天鹰中王！” 郭大路一拍巴掌，道：“五个风筝，五个人，现在总算全了。” 燕七道：“这五个人中，不但轻功要算霸王鹰最高，据说武功也是他最高。” 郭大路道：“以我看，这五人中最难对付的，还是那救苦救难的红娘子。” Lin Taiping said, "Why?" 郭大路道：“因为我们都是男人。” 燕七冷冷道：“男人若不好色，她便有天大的本事也使不出来的。” 郭大路长叹道：“但天下的男人，又有几个真不好色呢？” 王动一直沉着脸，坐在那里，连动都没有动。 能不动的时候，他绝不会动的。 燕七搬了张凳子，在他对面坐了下来，道：“你看到了那些风筝，也就知道他们是来找你麻烦的了。” 郭大路也搬了张凳子过来，道：“所以你要赶我们走，因为你知道这五个人无论到了哪里，都会将那地方搞得一塌糊涂。” 燕七道：“你不愿将我们也扯入了那一塌糊涂的浑水里去，所以才要赶我们走。” 郭大路道：“但你却不知道我们早已在那浑水里了。” 燕七道：“从认得你的那一天开始，我们已经在里面了。” 郭大路道：“因为我们是朋友。” 燕七道：“所以你无论在什么地方，我们也一定在那里。” 郭大路道：“所以你现在才想赶我们走，已经太迟了。” 王动看着他们，一直没有说话。 他知道自己现在已经用不着再说什么。 他生怕自己一开口就会有热泪夺眶而出。 friend! 这两个字是多么简单，却又多么高贵。 王动捏紧双手，一字字道：“你们的确都是我的朋友。” 这句话就已足够。 你只要真正懂得这句话的意义，就已什么都不必再说。 燕七笑了，林太平也笑了。 郭大路紧紧握起王动的手。他们只要能听到这句话，也已足够。 他们既然没有问起这五人怎会和王动结的仇，也没问这麻烦是从哪里来。 王动不说，他们就不问。 现在他们惟一的问题就是：“怎么样将这麻烦打发走？” 燕七道：“我一看到那只风筝，就知道有麻烦来了。” 王动道：“那风筝本是种警告。” 燕七道：“他们既然要找你的麻烦，为什么还要警告你，让你防备？” 王动道：“因为他们不想要我死得太快。” 他脸色发青，慢慢地接道：“因为他们知道一个人在等死时的那种恐怖，比死还痛苦得多。” 燕七叹了口气，道：“看来这麻烦当真不小。” 王动道：“的确不小。” 郭大路忽然笑了笑，道：“只可惜他们还是算错了一点。” Yan Qi said: "Oh?" 郭大路道：“他们虽然有五个人，我们也有四人，我们为什么要恐怖？为什么要痛苦？” 燕七道：“但他们至少比我们占了一点优势。” 郭大路道：“哦。” 燕七道：“明枪易躲，暗箭难防，这句话你难道不懂？” 郭大路道：“我懂，可是我不怕。” 燕七瞪着他，道：“你怕什么？” 郭大路道：“怕你。” 燕七忍不住嫣然一笑，却又立刻板起了脸，扭转了头。其实他当然也懂得郭大路的意思，因为他自己也一样。像他们这种人，就只怕别人对他们好，只怕被别人感动。 你若能真的感动他们，就算要他们将脑袋切下来给你，他们也不会皱一皱眉头的。 郭大路道：“兵来将挡，水来土掩，这种人也没有什么了不起，除了鬼鬼祟祟的暗中害人外，我看他们的真功夫也有限得很。” 他接着又道：“现在的问题只不过是，他们是什么时候来呢？” 王动道：“不知道。” 郭大路道：“你也不知道？” 王动道：“我只知道他们若还没有送我的终，就绝不会走。” 郭大路又笑了笑，道：“现在是谁送谁的终，还难说得很。” 这就是郭大路可爱的地方。 他永远都那么自信，那么乐观。 这种人就算明知天要塌下来，也不会发愁的，因为他认为一个人只要有信心，无论什么困难都可解决。 他不但自己有信心，同时也将这信心给了别人。 王动的脸色也渐渐开朗了起来，忽然道：“他们虽然占了一点优势，但我也有法子对付他们。” 郭大路抢问道：“什么法子？” 王动道：“睡觉。” 郭大路怔了怔，失笑道：“这种法子大概也只有你想得出来。” 王动反问道：“这法子有什么不好？这就叫以逸待劳。” 郭大路拍手道：“对，要睡现在就睡，养足了精神好对付他们。” 王动道：“但要睡也得分班睡。” 郭大路道：“不错，我跟燕七防守上半夜，到三更时再叫王老大和林太平起来。” 林太平忽然道：“这样子不行，还是我跟你一班的好。” Guo Dalu said: "Why?" 林太平瞟了燕七一眼，道：“你们两个的话太多，聊得高兴起来，只怕别人进了屋子，都不知道。” 燕七忽然走了出去，因为他的脸好像忽然又有点发红了。 郭大路道：“还是我跟燕七一班的好，两个人谈谈说说，才不会睡觉。” 他嘴里说着话，人已跟了出去。 无论别人说什么，他还是非跟燕七一班不可。 这两人身上就好像有根线连着的。 林太平看着他们走出去，忽然笑了，喃喃道：“我有时真奇怪，小郭为什么会这么笨。” 王动也在笑，微笑着道：“你放心，他绝不会再笨很久的。” 林太平道：“其实我倒希望他再多笨些时候。” Wang Dong said: "Why?" 林太平笑道：“因为我觉得他们这样子实在很有意思。” 客厅里很暗。 燕七走进客厅，坐了下来。 郭大路也走进客厅，坐了下来。 星光照进窗子，照着燕七的眼睛。 他的眼睛好亮。 郭大路在旁边看着，忽然笑道：“你知不知道你的眼睛有时看来也很像女人。” 燕七板着脸，道：“我还有什么地方像女人？” 郭大路笑道：“笑起来的时候也有点像。” 燕七冷冷道：“我既然很像女人，你为什么还要老跟着我呢？” 郭大路笑道：“你若真是个女人，我就更要跟着你了。” 燕七忽然扭过头，站了起来，找着火石，点起了桌上的灯。 他好像一点不敢和郭大路单独坐在黑暗里。 灯儿亮起，将他的影子