Chapter 21 The 20th Doll World

There are many kinds of sleeping, and there are many kinds of waking up. When I was very tired, I took a comfortable sleep. When I woke up, I saw the sun in my eyes, my beloved was beside me, and I heard birds chirping in my ears. The innocent child was Cheating and laughing outside the window, what smelled in the nose was the aroma of ham and chicken soup. This is probably the most pleasant "waking up". The most uncomfortable thing was that I was in a bad mood, got drunk, and fell asleep for a long time. When I woke up, all the problems had not been solved, but my head hurt so much that I wanted to cut it off.

This kind of "waking up" is not as good as never waking up. After being drugged, she was dizzy when she woke up, her head was bigger than three, and she felt like she was going to vomit. But when Xiao Shishilang woke up this time, he felt very light and comfortable, as if he could fly around in the sky just by shaking his hand. Shen Bijun was still beside him, sleeping soundly. His heart was in a trance, as if full of happiness. All the previous disasters and misfortunes, at this moment, he completely forgot. Unfortunately, this feeling doesn't last long. First, he reads a lot of books.

The room is full of books. Then, he saw an incense burner. The cigarette in the furnace is graceful, burning like ambergris. Xiao Shishilang stood up slowly, and saw that on the table were very expensive inkstones, very ancient inks, very exquisite pens, and even the pen holders were antiques from the Qin and Han Dynasties. He also saw the unfinished picture spread on the table. The painting is looking at the sword with a lamp. Xiao Shishilang suddenly felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, and he couldn't help shivering Lingling, as if he suddenly fell from the bed into cold water in the severe winter.

He stood by the table for a while, then turned around. The house had windows, big windows, just across from him. Looking out of the window, the sun is shining outside. The sun shines on a nine-curved bridge, and the flowing water under the bridge is also shining with golden light. There is a small octagonal pavilion at the end of the bridge, and two people are playing chess in the pavilion. An old man in red clothes still had a fishing rod and fishing gear beside his seat, with one hand resting on his forehead, and the other holding a chess piece, which he hadn't put down for a long time, as if he was thinking hard.

Another old man in green robe looked at him with a smile on his face, and there was a Liang Fu word shoe beside the stone bench, his feet were still bare. Could it be that these are the two old dolls who were fishing and washing their feet by the stream just now? Xiao Shishilang felt a little dizzy and could hardly stand up. He could hardly believe his eyes. The grass is green outside the window, and the breeze carries the fragrance of flowers. A reindeer ran out from the flowers and trees, as if suddenly aware of a stranger peeping at the window, and quickly went back. There is a high wall outside the flowers, which cuts off the world outside the side wall.

But looking out from the half-moon-shaped portal in the corner, you can see a tea table in the distance, and there are two celadon tureen on the tea table. These are exactly the two tureen bowls that Xiao Shishilang and Shen Bijun had just used.Xiao Shishilang can hold the bowl in his palm with one hand. But at this moment, in his eyes, these two bowls seem to be bigger than the octagonal pavilion. He could literally take a bath in the bowl. Xiao Shishilang is not a person who is easily frightened, but now he only feels that his hands are shaking, his legs are weakening, and his clothes are soaked in cold sweat.

Shen Bijun was taking a long breath and woke up. Xiao Shishilang turned around and blocked the window. Shen Bijun has been frightened and stimulated too much, and his body and mind are already very fragile. If he sees strange things outside the window again, he might go crazy. Xiao Shishilang himself was going crazy. Shen Bijun rubbed his eyes and said, "How did we come here? What kind of place is this place?" Xiao Shishilang forced a smile, he really didn't know how to answer this sentence. Shen Bijun sighed, and said: "It seems that Mr. Tian is really a weird person! Since he didn't intend to harm us, why did he send us here after being fascinated? Couldn't he send us here when we were sober?" Is it?"

Xiao Shishilang smiled even harder, not knowing how to answer. Shen Bijun stared at him and found that his expression was very strange. Xiao Shishilang usually cries when he wants to cry and laughs when he wants to laugh, and he has never forced himself. Shen Bijun couldn't help asking: "You...what's the matter with you? Are you feeling bad?" Xiao Shishilang said: "It's nothing. It's just... I also feel a little strange." He was talking, but his eyes were looking at the desk behind Shen Bijun. He only hated that he hadn't put away the books on the table just now, and he only hoped that Shen Bijun hadn't noticed the painting just now.

Surprised, Shen Bijun turned his head and followed his gaze. Her face immediately changed, she was stunned for a while, and her eyes slowly moved around. There are bookcases on all four walls, bookcases made of rosewood wood. Xiao Shishilang forced a smile and said, "Perhaps Tiangongzi was afraid that we would be bored, so he sent us here. The books here may not be finished in three or five years." With pale lips and trembling hands, Shen Bijun rushed to the window and pushed Xiao Shishilang away. Curved bridge, flowing water, old man, chess game... Shen Bijun let out a low cry, and fell on Xiao Shishilang.

The incense in the furnace seems to have been burned out. Shen Bijun's heart is still not settled. After a long time, she was able to speak, and said, "Is this the doll's house we just saw?" Xiao Shishilang only nodded and said, "En." Shen Bijun said: "Are we in a doll's house now?" Xiao Shishilang said, "Yes." Shen Bijun tremblingly said: "But why did our people shrink? Those two old people are obviously dead dolls, how could they become living people?" Xiao Shishilang could only sigh. This thing is too strange, too strange and terrible.

No one would have dreamed of such a thing, and no one could ever explain it—it was more absurd than the wildest dreams. Even Shen Bijun's lips were trembling, she bit her lip hard, and the bleeding from the bite proved that this was not a dream. Xiao Shishilang smiled wryly: "We just wanted to come here to have fun, but we didn't expect it to come true now." Shen Bijun had lost control, and suddenly grabbed his hand, saying: "Let's... run away!" Xiao Shishilang asked, "Where are you going?" Shen Bijun was stunned. Where are you going?Where can they escape? Shen Bijun lowered his head, a tear fell on the back of his hand. There was a knock on the door. who is it? The door was ajar, and a little servant girl in red pushed the door and walked in, her eyes fluttered, and she smiled sweetly, Xiao Shishilang vaguely recognized that she was the one serving tea in the front hall. She was also a doll, but now she has become a living person with flesh and blood. When Xiao Shishilang stared at her, her face also turned red, and she bowed her head in greeting: "My villa master specially ordered the lowly maidservants to come and invite the two of you to the hall for a light meal and a drink." Xiao Shishilang walked out with her without asking anything. He knew that no matter what he asked now, it was superfluous. Turning around the corridor is the hall. There were three people chatting in the hall. The person sitting in the main seat was a man with extremely handsome face and gorgeous clothes, wearing a high crown of strange and ancient shape, looking solemn and noble, as if he had the appearance of an emperor. His complexion is like jade, so white that it seems to be transparent, his hands and ten fingers are slender, like a woman, anyone can see that he has never done any rough things in his life. He looks as if he is still young, but if you walk in front of him, you will find that he has crow's feet in the corners of his eyes. If he is not well maintained, he may already be an old man. The other two guests, one has a big head and a thick waist, with money pockmarks all over his face. There is another one who is taller and taller, with a face longer than a horse's. The hand holding the tea bowl is as steady as a rock. His fingers are thick and short. The middle finger seems to be as long as the little finger. It seems that the foreigner's palm strength has been trained to 100%. heat. The expressions of these two people are very rough, but their clothes are very gorgeous, and they are also very imposing. They are obviously heroes of the martial arts, their identities are very noble, and their status is also very high. Xiao Shishilang had seen these two people before. It's just that when he first met them, they were all soulless puppets. Now, they all have life. As soon as Xiao Shishilang walked in, all three of them stood up with smiles on their faces. The master who looked like a king walked out of his seat slowly, and said with a smile: "The wine is still warm, please." The words he used were simple and concise, and he would never use ten words if he could finish them in nine. His voice was soft and graceful, and his movements and walking posture were equally graceful, as if he were a well-trained dancer, every movement implicitly matched the beat. This person's clothing, speech, expression, demeanor, and demeanor are all so perfect that they are almost impeccable. But Xiao Shishilang didn't have a good impression of this man. He felt that this person was a bit sissy, too full of makeup. Men are sissy, women are masculine, and he always finds it painful to meet these two kinds of people. There is a table of fine wine in front of the hall. The host greeted the guest with a smile, and said, "Please take a seat." Xiao Shishilang said: "Don't dare." The pockmark laughed and said: "This table of wine is specially prepared by the owner to clean up the dust for the two of you, why should you be so polite?" Xiao Shishilang fixed his eyes on the master, and said with a smile: "I've never met him before, so how dare I bother him?" The master was also staring at him, and said with a smile, "Since you've come, it's considered destined, please." When the eyes of the two met, Xiao Shishilang realized that the master was very short, surprisingly short. It's just that he is very well-proportioned and has such a noble bearing that when he is sitting, he even seems to be taller than others. No one would have guessed that he was actually a dwarf. Xiao Shishilang immediately looked away and didn't take a second look. Because he knows that if a dwarf wears a tall hat, there must be something abnormal in his heart, and he must be very afraid that others will notice his shortness. If you look at him twice, he will think that you regard him as a monster. So short people often do a lot of amazing things, that is, to make others pay no attention to his figure and make others think he is taller. After sitting down, the host raised his glass first and said, "Your name?" Xiao Shiyilang said: "Xiao, Xiao Shiyi." Mazi said: "Stone Yi? A stone from a mountain rock, elegant and elegant?" Xiao Shishilang said: "Yes." Mazi said: "It's thunderstorm, this one..." He pointed to the horse-faced man, and said, "This is Long Feiji." Xiao Shishilang moved his face and said: "Could it be the Dragon Hero of 'Heavenly and Unconstrained'?" The horse-faced man bowed his body and said, "Don't dare." Xiao Shishilang looked at the pockmarked man and said, "Then you must be the Second Hero of 'Wanli Xingyun'." Mazi smiled and said, "My brother has not been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, I didn't expect your Excellency to still remember the humble name." Xiao Shishilang said: "Wu Shuang Iron Palm, Dragon Horse Spirit—the two names are well known in the world. The Tianshan battle thirteen years ago shocked the ancient and modern times, and I have always admired them." Lei Yu's eyes flickered, with a sense of complacency and sadness, he sighed: "That happened many years ago, I'm afraid few people in the world have mentioned it." Thirteen years ago, these two men fought with the Seven Swords of Tianshan Mountain with their iron palms, and they were not injured at all; it was indeed a great event at that time to descend the mountain safely. Xiao Shishilang said: "After the Tianshan battle, the two heroes have not appeared. People in the Jianghu are still talking about it. No one can guess where the two have gone." Lei Yu's expression became even more gloomy, and he said with a wry smile: "Don't say that others can't think of it, even ourselves..." Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped, raised his glass and drank it down. The master sighed softly: "This world is no longer in the human world. No matter who comes here, there will never be news of them coming back to the human world." Xiao Shishilang felt a little cold in his palms, and said, "This place is no longer human? Could it be..." There was also a trace of sadness on the serene face of the master, saying: "This is just a world of dolls." Xiao Shishilang was stunned. After a long time, he was able to barely speak, and said in a squeaky voice, "A doll?" The master nodded slowly, and said sadly: "Yes, doll..." He suddenly smiled again, and continued: "Actually, everything is a doll, so why are people not dolls?" Lei Yu said slowly: "It's just that human beings are the dolls of heaven, and we are all human dolls." He looked up and smiled, and hissed: "Who in the Jianghu would have thought that my brother has become someone else's doll!" Now Xiao Shishilang was feeling cold all over, and said, "Master, what is your name?" The master smiled sadly: "I have been here for twenty years, how can I still remember my name?" Xiao Shishilang said: "But..." The master interrupted him, and said slowly: "In another twenty years, the two of you will probably forget your own names." In front of strangers, Shen Bijun was unwilling to speak. But at this moment, she only felt that her heart was sinking, and she couldn't help but said, "Twen...twenty years?" The master said: "That's right, twenty years... When I first came here, I also thought that this kind of life was unbearable even for a day. It is really unimaginable for me to endure twenty years." He smiled sadly, and continued slowly: "But now, before you know it, twenty years have passed... The only way through the ages is to die. No matter how you live, it's better than dying." Shen Bijun was stunned for a while, then suddenly turned his head. She didn't want to be seen with the tears that were about to flow from her eyes. Xiao Shishilang pondered, and said, "Do you guys know how you got here?" Lei Yu stared at him and said, "Does your excellency know how I got here?" Xiao Shishilang smiled wryly: "Not only do I not know, I can't even believe it." Lei Yu drank up his glass, put it down heavily, and sighed: "Yes, no one knows about this kind of thing, and no one believes it... I have been here for twelve years, and I have been looking forward to this kind of thing all the time. It was only a dream, but now... now..." Long Feiji sighed, and continued: "But now we know that this dream will never wake up!" The host slowly sipped the wine in the glass, and suddenly said: "Before your Excellency came here, was your life in danger?" Xiao Shishilang said: "It is indeed a narrow escape." The host asked: "Did your Excellency's life also be saved by a Heavenly Son?" Xiao Shishilang said: "How could the owner know?" The master sighed: "We are just like Your Excellency, we have all received the life grace of that Lord Tian, ​​but..." Lei Yu interrupted him, and said bitterly: "It's just that he saved us with no good intentions. He just wanted us to be their dolls and his slaves!" Xiao Shishilang said: "Have you ever seen him? Do you know what kind of person he is?" The master sighed: "No one has seen him, but now, your Excellency must know what kind of person he is." Lei Yu gritted his teeth and said, "How can he be considered a human being? He is simply a devil! Worse than a ghost!" Speaking of this, he involuntarily glanced out of the window, and suddenly there was an indescribable change in the muscles on his face, as if the whole face had been distorted. The master said: "This man indeed possesses an incredible magic. He can hear everything we say, and see everything we do! But now I am no longer afraid of him!" He smiled lightly, and continued: "We have already encountered this kind of thing, what is more terrible in the world?" Lei Yu sighed: "That's right, if a person has fallen to this point, he will no longer have any fear of anyone or anything." Xiao Shishilang said: "But if a person's actions are being watched all the time, wouldn't that be terrifying?" The master said: "In the beginning, I naturally felt very uneasy and embarrassed, but as time goes on, people gradually become numb and feel indifferent to everything." Long Feiji sighed: "No matter who comes here, they will become insensitive and self-destructive, because life is meaningless, and death doesn't matter." The master has always seldom opened his mouth. People who seldom open their mouths always speak more profound words. Xiao Shishilang didn't know if he would become insensitive and give up on himself in the future, he only knew that he needed a glass of wine now. A big glass. He drank it quickly, and suddenly couldn't help but blurted out and asked, "Why don't you guys try to escape?" Shen Bijun had already asked him this question. Long Feiji sighed, "Where are you going?" This sentence is exactly the same as Xiao Shishilang's own answer. Long Feiji continued: "Now we are no different from ants in the eyes of others. No matter who can pinch us to death with two fingers, where can we escape?" Already drank a lot. The master suddenly said: "If we want to escape, it is not absolutely impossible." Xiao Shishilang said, "Oh?" The master said: "As long as someone can break his magic, we can immediately regain our freedom." Xiao Shishilang said: "Who can break his magic?" The master sighed, and said, "We can only rely on ourselves." Xiao Shishilang said: "Ourselves? What can we do?" The master said: "Magic is the same as martial arts. No matter how advanced the martial arts are, there will always be one or two flaws left, even Bodhidharma's Yijin Jing is no exception. It is said that Master Sanfeng once found two or three flaws in it. flaw." Xiao Shishilang said: "But magic..." The master said: "This magic naturally has flaws, and it was left by Tian Gongzi himself." Xiao Shishilang said: "Why did he do this?" The host said: "Challenge! He just wants to challenge us." Xiao Shishilang said, "Challenge?" The host said: "Life is just like gambling. If there is no doubt of winning, the gambling will become very boring. Only winning or losing can be exciting." Xiao Shishilang smiled and said, "Not bad." The master said: "Young Master Tian must also be a person who likes to be very exciting, so although he imprisoned us with magic, he left us a key to breaking the law!" He continued slowly: "The key lies in this house, as long as we can find it, we can break his magic!" Xiao Shishilang pondered and said, "Did he say that himself?" The master said: "That's right, he once promised me that no matter who breaks his magic, he will release us together, and there will be no embarrassment." He sighed a long time, and said: "For the past twenty years, I have been searching all the time, but I have never been able to find the key to breaking the law!" Xiao Shishilang was silent for a while, and said: "There are only twenty-seven rooms in this house, is there?" The host said: "If you include the kitchen, there are twenty-eight rooms." Xiao Shishilang said: "Since the key to breaking the law is in these twenty-eight rooms, why can't we find it?" The master smiled bitterly and said, "It's just because no one can guess what the key thing is. Maybe it's a grain of rice, a bean, a piece of wood, or maybe it's just a grain of dust." Xiao Shishilang was also speechless. The master suddenly said again: "To find out this secret, it is certainly difficult, but there is another way." Xiao Shishilang said: "What method?" The master suddenly stood up and said, "Please follow me." There is also a small courtyard behind the hall. There is a piece of bluestone in the courtyard, the size of a tabletop, smooth as a mirror. Xiao Shishilang was brought to the bluestone by his master, and couldn't help asking: "What is this?" The host said: "Altar!" Xiao Shishilang frowned and said, "Altar?" The master said: "If someone is willing to offer him the most beloved and cherished thing as a sacrifice, he will let this person go!" His eyes seemed to become brighter than usual, he focused on Xiao Shishilang, and said: "But I don't know what you cherish most?" Xiao Shishilang did not answer this sentence, but asked instead: "Where is the owner?" The master smiled bitterly and said, "The people who stay here are all selfish. The most important thing for everyone is their own life. No one wants to give their life to him." He quickly went on to say: "But some people will regard other people and other things as more important than their own lives." Xiao Shishilang said indifferently: "There are not many such people in the world." The host said: "I saw it ten years ago. They were a very loving couple. They both valued each other more than their own lives. Unfortunately, they were also imprisoned here by the magic of Tian Gongzi. The husband came from a noble family. Both civil and military, he was a very promising young man, but when he got here, everything was hopeless." Xiao Shishilang said: "What happened next?" The master sighed, and said: "Later, the wife finally sacrificed for her husband and made a sacrifice to Prince Tian, ​​in exchange for her husband's freedom and happiness." He has been looking at Xiao Shishilang, as if observing Xiao Shishilang's reaction. Xiao Shishilang didn't respond at all, just listening. Shen Bijun's expression was very excited, very excited, lowered his head, and asked softly: "Later, Master Tian really let her husband go?" The master sighed: "It is indeed released." He added: "I haven't mentioned their names all this time, just because I think that after ten years of struggle, the husband must be a very famous and powerful person now, and I don't want his reputation to be damaged. " Shen Bijun was silent for a long time, and said quietly: "This couple is really great..." Xiao Shishilang suddenly said coldly: "In my opinion, this husband and wife are just a pair of idiots." The master was startled, and said, "Idiot?" Xiao Shishilang said: "The wife sacrificed herself, thinking that it would make her husband happy, but if her husband really values ​​her more than his own life, knowing that his wife sacrificed for him, he can live with peace of mind. What? Does he still have the courage to fight?" The master was speechless. Xiao Shishilang said coldly: "I think that even if the husband is still alive, his heart must be full of remorse, and he feels that he has no interest in life. Maybe he is addicted to drunkenness all day long, and he just hopes to die quickly." The master was silent for a long time before he forced a smile and said, "Although it may not be wise for them to do this, I still admire their willingness to sacrifice themselves for others." He didn't let Xiao Shishilang speak, and then said: "It's just that there is nothing wrong with living here. All the enjoyments in the world are not lacking here, and there is absolutely no restraint of secular ethics. No matter what you want to do What, no one cares about you." Lei Yu laughed loudly and said, "That's right, we've come to this point anyway, if we can live for a day, we have to enjoy the day, what kind of etiquette, what kind of reputation, fuck it all!" He suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Meizi, Xiaowen, I know you are outside, why don't you come in?" Just listen to the jingle bells on the ring, like a silver bell. Two girls in brocade clothes full of pearls and emeralds walked in with sweet smiles. Lei Yu hugged one of them with one arm, and said with a smile: "These two are my wives, but if any one of you takes a fancy to them, I can give them to him." The blood on Shen Bijun's face faded away, turning pale as paper. Lei Yu stared at her and said, "You don't believe me? Okay." He suddenly let go of the woman who was holding his left arm, and said, "Xiao Wen, what is the most beautiful thing about you?" Xiaowen said sweetly, "It's the legs." She is tall, with a slender waist, and although her eyes are not big, she smiles very charmingly. No matter how you look at it, she can be regarded as the fetus of a beauty. Lei Yu laughed and said, "Since your legs are beautiful, why don't you let everyone see them?" Xiaowen pursed her lips and smiled, and slowly pulled up her long skirt. She didn't wear anything under the skirt, and a pair of slender, plump, strong, smooth and white legs immediately appeared in front of everyone's eyes. Shen Bijun didn't know whether it was out of fear or anger, even his fingertips trembled. Xiaowen still smiled so sweetly, as if she was the only one in the room, holding the long skirt in her hand, and turned around lightly. The skirt rose even higher. The owner smiled, raised his glass and said, "Such beautiful legs, you should drink a big glass, please." Xiao Shishilang was holding a wine glass in his hand, and actually drank it down. Lei Yu patted the woman with his arms around his right hand, and said with a smile, "Mei Zi, how about you?" Meizi's eyes flowed, and she said with a clever smile, "What do you think is the most beautiful thing about me?" Lei Yu laughed loudly and said, "You are beautiful everywhere, but the most beautiful thing is your waist." Meizi blinked, and with orchid-like hands, she unbuttoned her clothes lightly. The placket is undone.Her waist is really flawless, and she holds it lightly. The master laughed again: "Brother Lei, you are wrong." Lei Yu said: "Wrong?" The master laughed and said, "The most beautiful part of her is not at the waist, but above the waist." The place above the waist suddenly towered high, making her waist look like it was about to break. Lei Yu raised his glass and said with a smile: "Yes, indeed I was wrong, I should make it clear." Mei Zijiao smiled, as if feeling extremely happy. Shen Bijun lowered her head, wishing she could rush out of this room immediately, as long as she can escape from this demonic realm, it doesn't matter where she goes. She felt that even hell was better than this place. Lei Yu raised his glass to Xiao Shishilang again, and said with a smile, "Look, I didn't lie to you, did I?" Xiao Shishilang still had no expression on his face, and said lightly: "You didn't lie to me." Lei Yu said: "It's not just me, everyone here is as generous as me, maybe even more generous than me." Xiao Shishilang said, "Oh?" The master suddenly sighed, and said: "What he said is not false. When a person comes here, he is no longer a human being. Naturally, he no longer has a heart of shame, and he will feel indifferent to everything." He focused on Xiao Shishilang, and continued leisurely: "The two of you may feel very surprised and uncomfortable now, but after a while, you two will naturally become like others!"