sword sentient beings

Chapter 7 Scream
A donkey cart was speeding through the mountains, hurrying like a stray dog, hurried like a fish slipping through the net.

After a while, the donkey couldn't take it anymore, so it stopped to pant, and the two people in the cart followed suit.

In the night, only heavy breathing was heard, but no one spoke.

After a while, someone asked a question.

"What happened just now?"

The two asked in unison.

……

After a while of silence, Tang Zhao said: "Brother Feng has been around the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he has seen a lot. Do you know what happened to the crows just now?"

Sui Feng said: "I was just about to ask you, you read a lot, do you know what's going on? How can people conjure crows out of thin air?"

Tang Zhaodao: "I read a lot of books, but I have become a crow, but they are all made up!"

To be honest, as far as the stories he has heard since he was a child, there are many bizarre things in them, not to mention turning into a crow, but turning into a phoenix, a monster, a Transformer... Anyway, nothing is surprising.But even if he was only twelve, he knew that the things in the stories were unbelievable.

In the real world, in the world he lives in, the only people who transcend ordinary people are warriors.Every child knows that only martial arts masters can fly over walls, open mountains and break rocks, and touch extraordinary realms, so what he really yearns for is only martial arts.

As for the ubiquitous fairy arts, magic, superpowers, etc., he has never seen it outside, he has never even heard of it, and he has never made up rumors in the market, which is simply out of tune with the world.

There are at most ghosts in this world.

……

Is it really the ghost in the legend?

but……

He picked up the Longevity Lock, which was the amulet for his salvation this time.

"what……"

Sui Feng heard the exclamation, turned his head like a frightened bird, and hurriedly said: "What's wrong?"

Tang Zhao spread out his hands, the jade was very shiny under the moonlight, smooth as a mirror.

"It's actually complete again!"

The shocking crack on the jade disappeared.

Sui Feng frowned and said, "What's complete? Has it been broken before?"

Tang Zhaodao: "It was broken before, there was a crack, you may not have noticed..."

Sui Feng was puzzled and said: "When did it happen? Before you were unconscious on the carriage and still clutched the longevity lock, I wanted to take it off for you, but unfortunately you held it too tightly. It was fine then, the same as now .”

……

Tang Zhao didn't speak for a long time.

Sui Feng suddenly realized, and looked at Tang Zhao.

A chill permeated wantonly in the silence.

Tang Zhao pulled the cotton coat tighter, but it couldn't stop the coldness coming from his spinal cord.

Sui Feng slowly sat on the shaft of the car, and said softly: "Daddy said, children have the most real eyes, they can see many things that adults cannot see."

Tang Zhao said, "Is it related to ghosts..."

Before he finished speaking, Sui Feng had already pressed his mouth, and shouted: "Nonsense! I don't know the taboo! It's late at night...what are you talking about in this deserted place?"

In addition to martial arts in this world, ghosts are also an indispensable topic in market chats and storytelling stories.It's just that martial arts masters are often associated with strength, prestige, wealth and fame, or legends in the world, while ghosts represent weirdness, disasters, and catastrophe.

Although the ghost is also weird and unpredictable, it is also real.

should be……

Is it true that a sinister disaster swept across, a magic cave came into the world, and countless families were destroyed?
It's just that Yin Gui is not close to Tang Zhao.Since he was a child, he has never heard of any relatives or friends who were really killed by ghosts, not even in the same street, same workshop, or even the same city.Although the neighbors and friends occasionally talked about it, they all had mysterious and terrified expressions on their faces, but according to Tang Zhao, they didn't really feel the fear like a sword hanging above their heads.

The real fear is not the nonsense after dinner and dinner, and the color changes when you hear it, the fear of talking about it, and avoiding it.

Just like Sui Feng.

Did he really meet a ghost?

Some things, no matter how vicious they have never been said before, they are always ignored, as Tang Zhao did before.He has been secretly doubting the existence of ghosts.

Because things from elementary school are different from others, he has a sense of superiority that "everyone is drunk and I am alone".

Until I saw this scene tonight.

Night, deep mountains, deserted villages, villains, crows...

If this is not a ghost, what else is a ghost?
Could that shadow crow be the power of the Yin ghost?
Can people also drive ghosts?

This is not surprising in the story, and he is not unacceptable.

However, Tang Zhao felt otherwise.

The invisible wall was also released from the lock of my own longevity. Although it is completely different from the crow, it all bloomed from the cracked jade, no matter how you look at it, it also came from the same source.

The one on my side is not spooky at all, but an orthodox guardian force—or at least it looks like it.

And the person who gave him the treasure is not like a monster in terms of identity and temperament.

What secrets does this world have?
Sui Feng sighed faintly.

"Just know it yourself, don't say it casually. In fact... it's possible." He said softly, "The few people just now probably come from that kind of place." He gestured.

"That kind of place... oh?" Tang Zhao said in surprise, "The devil..."

The cave character behind swallowed it.

Yin ghosts, demon caves, fierce beasts, and the moon of misfortune, these are a series of words, connected and entangled with each other, it is the nightmare of the people all over the world.

Under the calamity moon, the devil's lair descended out of thin air, ghosts and ghosts came out everywhere, haunting people's souls, rampant, leading beasts to eat people.Within a hundred miles, the living and the people were devastated and turned into ghosts and monsters.

It is for evil.

Just now Sui Feng reminded him not to utter taboo words easily, he didn't have his full name, but he still couldn't help asking curiously: "How did you know that?"

Sui Feng said: "It's definitely not the innermost place, but the surrounding area that was harmed. Everyone calls it 'Yin Disaster Township'. After the disaster, a large number of refugees escaped. They are very pitiful, but everyone dare not touch them .Because they have yin energy on them, which may bring disasters."

Tang Zhao hesitated to speak, Sui Feng continued: "And they are easy to recognize, there are some marks on their bodies. I saw a person on the road before, and it was not surprising. He was scratched while walking, Half of an arm was exposed, and it was covered with black scorched marks. The street exploded all of a sudden, and everyone fled in all directions. Dad also hurriedly told me to stay away, so as not to get over the disaster."

Tang Zhao asked, "What happened to that man after that?"

"What? He was taken away by the government. He shouldn't be running around. The government has designated a place for these refugees outside the city and asked them to live. They also eat less and wear less, but they are not allowed to come out. So Dad also He said, if you see someone who is wearing tight clothes on the road, you must be careful. Besides, you should also be careful when you are bald."

Although the night was dark and the cold wind invaded his body, Tang Zhao couldn't help laughing and said, "What's wrong with being bald? Are people not allowed to be bald?"

Sui Feng said: "It's not that I look down on bald people. People who come from the disaster town are infected with disaster, and it is most likely to show in their hair. It is one thing to wither and fall off, and it may become very strange. In order not to be looked down upon by others, those Most of the people have shaved their heads, or wear very big hats."

Tang Zhao suddenly remembered that all the children had thin hair just now, and the girl also wore a hat to cover her head. It suddenly occurred to him that if one or two of them had no hair, it might be a coincidence. Most of the children so young were bald, which was naturally weird. .

He wondered again: "Since everyone avoids it, why do traffickers want to arrest the children of Huoxiang? Even if they are unscrupulous, don't the buyers shy away from it?"

Sui Feng hesitated for a moment, and said: "Actually, there have been rumors that some children in Huoxiang will be targeted by others, and their whereabouts are different from ordinary children. Some forces specially recruit them."

Tang Zhao said in horror: "It is... what kind of force?"

Sui Feng shook his head and said: "I don't know, I just heard about it. But if the master is really an official, those forces are not some shady crooked ways, right? Maybe decent forces also want it."

The slender iron chain and the little girl who was tortured flashed through Tang Zhao's mind, and said, "What kind of bullshit and serious force is this?"

Sui Feng sighed, and said: "Anyway, it's a powerful force that we can't think of. You don't talk about right and wrong. It's a taboo not to mention disasters, and it's taboo not to mention noble people. Misfortunes come from your mouth. You are a smart person, and you have read Books are enough to travel around. Just don’t be too impulsive, today you will be impulsive.”

Tang Zhao said helplessly: "I know. I shouldn't have stared at the trafficker's hand just now. If I hadn't stared at his finger puller, and if I didn't show any abnormalities, I wouldn't have caused any troubles later on. Later, he used words to test my understanding. I don't know the ring, and I'm not on guard. If I don't ask him to test it out, he won't necessarily turn his face..."

Sui Feng waved his hand and said: "You are not to blame for what happened just now. We have never heard of the ghosts and ghosts, so how can we know how to deal with them? It is fate to run into these villains, and no one can do anything. I It’s about the matter in front of the Daxia Mansion.”

Tang Zhao let out a "hmm".

Sui Feng said: "That Yishi Yang, we met him for the first time. We are not relatives or old friends. Why do we take care of him? If you really have money, it's all right. You have reached such a point, and you still worry about others. Woolen cloth?"

Tang Zhaodao: "The situation was critical at that time... Is it really possible to watch a righteous man be tortured to death?"

Sui Feng said: "You also know that he is a righteous man? A righteous man is much higher status than us and richer. How can we be worthy of worrying about such people?"

Tang Zhaodao: "A penny can't beat a hero. Who hasn't had a time when the horse's high stirrups were short and his life was in danger? Then do you think, should we save people or should we not save people who are stronger than us? If Can old and young women and children be saved?"

Sui Feng was silent, and after a while, he said: "It's best not to. We are already the poorest people in the juggling classes of the rivers and lakes. We are a generation shorter when we see advocates, how can there be anyone who needs us to save? If you want to live a long life in the Jianghu, it’s best not to care about anyone but yourself.”

Tang Zhao shook his head and said, "If women and children are in front, Brother Feng will never be hard-hearted."

Sui Feng sighed again and again: "Don't talk about me, am I a good example? You have to be like Dad... Forget it, saving people is a good thing, nothing more than knowing one's own weight. You set a good example in front of Xue's house. What are you angry about?"

Tang Zhao's expression changed slightly, and he said, "I'm not angry, am I?"

Sui Feng was a little angry, and said: "Why did you say those things after you didn't get angry? Even if I haven't studied like that old man, I know what you said is outrageous."

Tang Zhaodao: "Everyone talks, so I will only say a few words. What's more, what I say is from the bottom of my heart. I..."

Sui Feng gradually got angry and said: "What is everyone talking about, why are you saying a few words, what are you saying from the bottom of your heart? You are here again. Don't you understand what I am talking about? I just don't tell you to say what is in your stomach! Don't say what is in your stomach. Even the knocked out teeth have to be swallowed!"

The more he spoke, the faster he spoke, and he was obviously excited: "I know what integrity you scholars want to talk about, whether you are humble or arrogant, we who are in the world can't talk about this! Being humble is being humble, and he is a hero. He is so taller than us. It's heaven. Let's go up. It's luck if people look at us. If we don't look at us, let's get out of the way and don't get in the way of others. If you speak harshly, who do you think you are? Don't think that you are still a student. A scholar, if you are a master, it’s all old calendars! In the future, if you come to the rivers and lakes with us to eat this meal, you have to eat with your head down."

Listening to Tang Zhao's heart gradually twisting together, he said, "I remember that the Sui family's class is a performing arts class, and they don't kowtow to beg for food, right?"

Brother Feng's complexion changed suddenly. In the darkness, he felt that he was breathing heavily and his chest was heaving. He said loudly, "Of course not! We are based on our skills, we sell our abilities, and we are upright, not those beggars with palms up!"

Tang Zhao raised his eyebrows and said, "Because he is self-sufficient, he is better than a beggar, but he is cheaper than others?"

Brother Feng was startled, and said, "Of course not... yes..."

Tang Zhao went on to say: "In this case, it's better to just beg for food. Since you have to be honest and kneel, there is one less procedure for begging, and less fatigue. Could it be that you look down on beggars? Do you still regard yourself as a person? There is, or there is no, why do you still watch people order dishes? Isn’t that—”

Although he controlled himself and swallowed the last three words, Sui Feng was still furious, but he was not eloquent, and the words just now had been rolling in his chest for a long time before he blurted out a long speech, asking him to talk to you now. It was really difficult for Tang Zhao to argue sentence by sentence. He stared at Tang Zhao and said, "Nonsense! You... nonsense! Nonsense!"

Tang Zhaodao: "Are you angry too? That's right, people are not made of mud, who is not angry anymore? It can't be that you should be angry with me, and I deserve to be insulted, right? Who is not a human being?"

Brother Feng couldn't swallow or spit out, stared straight at him, finally patted his thigh, let out a heavy "ah", turned his head and sat on the shaft of the car.

Tang Zhao also stopped. It's not that he didn't have anything to say. He read a lot of books, and he could talk like a lot of tongues when he wanted to talk.But he finally calmed down and didn't want to quarrel with Sui Feng.

You shouldn't quarrel with Sui Feng.

Since his family members passed away one after another, he has no relatives. At this time, the entertainers from Sui's family have been taking care of him, protecting him from long distances to visit relatives.

What Sui Feng said was different from what he did, at least from Tang Zhao's point of view, he was a hero in the street.

So what Sui Feng said just now not only made Tang Zhao angry, but also made him very sad.

As sad as those things he went through today.

The hero appointed by the imperial court is domineering, and the righteous man who slays demons and calms the people is forced to have nowhere to go.Immature children are tied up like animals, tyrants who treat people like livestock think they are good people, and kind-hearted commoners think they are humble and only hate themselves for not being indifferent and selfish.

What kind of world is this?
Especially since he has just been living in the rivers and lakes, and he has only glimpsed the cruelty of the world, he feels even more sad.

"Brother Feng..." After thinking about it, he still said in a hoarse voice, "Sometimes our lives are really miserable, like... like a dog. But you can't tell yourself that you were born a dog, right?"

If I really believe that I am a dog, it is not so painful to be trampled on by others, but it is not easy to be human again.

The wind was getting colder, and the silence made the surrounding air even colder.

After a while, Brother Feng said: "Zhaozi, do you have any relatives in your family? Do you have any friends you can trust?"

Tang Zhao's heart was shocked, and he was depressed again, and wanted to say truthfully: "Of course it's gone, I have nowhere to go." The words came to his mouth, and changed to: "Let's think about it—it's not that there is no. "

Brother Feng said: "Really? How about I send you there again?"

Tang Zhao's heart became colder, and he wrapped the cotton coat around his body again, and said, "Actually, it's not far away, it's just...in the county town next door. Let's find a way to go back, and you just put me in the city."

Brother Feng was startled, and said, "Is it Baishui County? Is it really there?"

Tang Zhaoqiang smiled and said: "Of course. But he is not as rich as Xue Daxia. He is a small family. I thought it would be inconvenient to bother him before, so now I have to go brazen."

Brother Feng nodded, and said: "Okay. In fact, it's good to be a small family. You don't bully others, and you can feel at ease with a simple meal. It's harder to live under the fence, but it's better than wandering in the rivers and lakes."

Tang Zhao hummed.

Brother Feng stood up, still tall and strong in the blurry dark night, like a windshield wall, pulled the skinny donkey with one hand, and said: "Let's go, it's not safe to drive at night, first find a place to rest. "

Tang Zhao promised, straightened up suddenly, raised his arms in the car, and shouted to the sky: "Ah—"

Shouting as if screaming until his voice became hoarse, a group of crows flew into the air in shock, "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Brother Feng turned his head suddenly when he heard the voice. He was startled at first, then gradually relaxed and listened quietly.

After shouting for a long time, Tang Zhao sat back on the car and said, "Brother Feng, are you shouting twice?"

Brother Feng stared blankly at him, and suddenly laughed and said, "Stop yelling, you're ugly enough. Even if no one else is listening, I don't have as much heart as you."

After Tang Zhao finished yelling, Brother Feng's tone turned out to be a little lighter: "This yelling is so happy, even if you yelled for me. No matter what happens in the future, today's matter is over, and the story is over. "

Tang Zhao's mood also improved a little, and he sat cross-legged in the car and said, "Okay."

The donkey cart rumbled forward, advancing in the dark night.The cold wind poured into the collar, and it was completely cold from the inside out.

"Brother Feng." Tang Zhao let out a breath of cold air, and suddenly said, "Actually, at the door of Xue's house, I was really not angry. What I said was not angry, but I really thanked him."

Sui Feng didn't look back, and said, "Stop talking about this, it's all over."

Tang Zhao hummed, but did not say any more.

After walking for a while, Sui Feng said: "The longevity lock is fine. Is your strange treasure broken? Get someone to mend it later? Or fix it?"

Tang Zhao replied, "Ah, no need. That one was originally broken."

Suddenly, the car stopped.

(End of this chapter)