Anthology of Gu Long: The Prodigal Son of Border Town

Chapter 16 Spring Breeze Thaws (1)
At the end of the long street, a person walked slowly, with arduous and heavy steps, it was actually Fu Hongxue.

Of course, he still held the knife tightly in his hand, and walked forward step by step, as if no matter what happened to him, his pace would never change, let alone speed up.

He was alone, and Leleshan and Murong Mingzhu were still missing.

Ye Kai walked across the long street, met him, smiled, and said, "Are you back?"

Fu Hongxue glanced at him and said coldly, "You're not dead yet."

Ye Kai said, "Where are the others?"

Fu Hongxue said, "I walk slowly."

Ye Kai said: "Are they all walking in front of you?"

Fu Hongxue said, "Yes."

Ye Kai said: "The person who walked in front, why hasn't he arrived yet?"

Fu Hongxue said: "How do you know they are determined to come back here?"

Ye Kai nodded, then smiled again, and said, "Do you know who came back first?"

Fu Hongxue said, "I don't know."

Ye Kai said: "It's a dead man."

With a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, he said again: "The one who walked fast didn't arrive, and the dead who couldn't walk arrived first. There are many things in this world that are indeed very interesting."

Fu Hongxue said, "Who is the dead person?"

Ye Kai said: "Flying spider."

Fu Hongxue frowned slightly, remained silent for a while, and suddenly said, "He was originally staying behind to accompany me."

Ye Kai said: "Accompany you? What are you doing?"

Fu Hongxue said, "Ask."

Ye Kai said: "Ask you?"

Fu Hongxue said, "He asked, and I listened."

Ye Kai said: "You just listen, don't talk?"

Fu Hongxue said coldly: "Listening is already very difficult."

Ye Kai said: "What happened next?"

Fu Hongxue said, "I walked very slowly."

Ye Kai said: "Since he couldn't ask you, so he rushed forward?"

A sneering smile appeared in Fu Hongxue's eyes, and he said lightly, "That's why he arrived first."

Ye laughed, but the smile was a bit unpleasant.

Fu Hongxue said: "You asked, I told you, do you know why?"

Ye Kai laughed and said, "I'm wondering too."

Fu Hongxue said, "That's because I also have something to ask you."

Ye Kaidao: "You ask, I'll tell you too."

Fu Hongxue said, "Now is not the time to ask."

Ye Kaidao: "When will I ask again?"

Fu Hongxue said, "When I want to ask."

Ye Kai smiled and said: "Okay, whenever you want to ask, whatever you want to ask, I will answer."

He moved away, and Fu Hongxue immediately walked over, without even looking at the corpse in the coffin, his eyes seemed very precious, no matter whether you were dead or alive, he would never take a casual look at you.

Ye Kai smiled wryly, sighed, turned his head, and saw that Yun Zaitian was about to interrogate the drivers.

He didn't even bother to listen—if you wanted to get something out of these coachmen, it might be easier to ask the dead.

The dead sometimes tell you some secrets too, it's just that he speaks in a different way.

The flying spider's body was already stiff and cold, but its hands were still tightly held, as if it was tightly holding some invisible jewels, and it refused to let go.

Ye Kai stood beside the coffin, stared at him for a long time, and murmured: "It's as dense as a gossamer, as fast as lightning...do you have anything else you want to tell me?..."

After noon, in the dark sky, there was sunshine again.

But the mud on the street was still wet, especially since another string of loaded carts had just passed by.

Now this train has entered Wanmatang.

Yun Zaitian would never let them go if he didn't ask in detail and get the truth out.

The gorgeous carriage pulled by eight horses was still in the town, and four or five people were washing the mud on the carriage and mixing soybean fodder to feed the horses.

Next door to the grocery store is a butcher, and there is a greasy signboard hanging on the door, which reads: "Monopoly in cattle, sheep and pigs."

Beyond that is a small restaurant with a greasy sign and a darker interior.

Fu Hongxue was sitting inside eating noodles.

His right hand seems to be particularly dexterous, and he can do well with one hand what others need to do with two hands.

Further on is the alley where Fu Xuehong lives. Although there are many people living in the alley, there are not many people going in and out. A piece of red paper that had been smeared with paste was carefully pasted on the corner of the alley, and then walked back with a stooped body.

The red paper reads: "Auspicious house for rent, one elegant room, new beds, breakfast provided. Monthly rent is 12 taels of silver, pay in advance. Only single and no children."

The old woman just received 50 taels of rent in the morning, and she seemed to have tasted the sweetness, so she wanted to rent out the room she lived in to others, and the monthly rent was increased by two taels.

The grocer is dozing off again.

In the silk and satin shop opposite, there were two beautifully dressed young daughters-in-law, who were buying needles and thread, talking and laughing, but they were much uglier than the third aunt and Ma Fangling.

What about Ma Fangling and the others?

Although the carriage was still in the town, their people seemed to be lost.

Ye Kai walked up and down the street twice, but he didn't see any of them.

He originally wanted to have something to eat in the small restaurant, but suddenly changed his mind, so he walked over and took off the red paper pasted at the entrance of the alley, rolled it into a strip, and stuffed it in his boot.

There seemed to be something hard in his boot. I don't know if it was a gold bar or a short knife?

The narrowest door on the street is the gold selling cave here.

Although the door is the narrowest, the room occupies the largest space.

There was neither a sign nor a sign over the narrow door, except for a single pink lamp.

When the lights come on, it means the place is open for business and ready to take your money.

When the lights were off, almost no one was seen coming out of this door, and of course no one went in.

It seemed like the quietest place in town.

Ye Kai yawned, his eyes were a little tired, he hesitated for a while, and finally pushed the door and walked in.

In the dark and gloomy room, there is actually a person, not Xiao Bieli, but Ma Fangling.

The person Ye Kai couldn't find anywhere, turned out to be waiting for him here.

Isn't the girl's actions elusive?
Ye laughed and said, "Why are you here?"

Ma Fangling glared at him, stood up suddenly, turned her head and left.

She had been sitting there in a daze, and she couldn't help showing joy when she saw Ye Kai coming in, but for some reason, she suddenly put on a straight face, turned her head and left.

Ye Kai knew that this young lady must have been very angry waiting.

When you see the eldest lady is angry, the best way is to wait until her anger subsides.

If you still want to stop her and persuade her at this time, you must be an idiot.

Ye Kai is not an idiot.So he didn't say anything, just sighed and sat down.

Ma Fangling was about to rush out the door, but suddenly turned back, glared at Ye Kai and said, "Hey, what are you doing here?"

Ye Kai blinked and said, "Come to find you."

Ma Fangling sneered, "Come to see me? Just now? Do you think I will wait for you?"

Ye Kai laughed and said, "Aren't you waiting for me now?"

Ma Fangling said: "Of course not."

Ye Kai said: "Not waiting for me, who are you waiting for?"

Ma Fangling said: "Wait for Third Aunt."

Ye Kai was startled, and said, "Third Aunt? Is she coming too?"

Ma Fangling said: "You think only men can come to this place?"

Ye Kai smiled bitterly: "I didn't think anything, and I didn't know you were here, so I was looking for you all over the street."

Ma Fangling stared at him for a long time, and said, "You've been looking for me all this time?"

Ye Kai said: "If I don't want you, who can I look for?"

Ma Fangling suddenly gave a "puchi" smile, and said, "Idiot, do you think there is only one door to enter here?"

It turned out that she came in through the back door. When a girl comes to this kind of place, of course she must avoid the eyes and ears of others.

Ye Kai sighed, smiled wryly and said, "I never thought you would go through the back door."

Ma Fangling said: "It's not that I want to leave, it's Third Aunt."

Ye Kai was startled again, and said, "Is she here too?"

Ma Fangling bit her lip and said with a smile: "Idiot, didn't I tell you just now?"

Ye Kai said: "Where are her people?"

Ma Fangling pouted towards the third door on the left, and said, "It's inside."

Inside this door is Cui Nong's boudoir.

Ye Kai's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "Is she in there? What are you doing there?"

Ma Fangling said, "Chat."

Ye Kai said: "Chat with Cui Nong?"

Ma Fangling said: "They were originally friends, every time Third Aunt came to the town, she would talk to her."

She suddenly opened her eyes again, stared at Ye Kai and said, "How do you know her name is Cui Nong? You also recognize her?"

Ye Kai murmured: "I seem to have seen it once."

Ma Fangling's eyes widened, and she said, "Is it as if I've seen it before? Or has I really seen it?"

Ye Kai smiled wryly, "I've really seen it before."

Ma Fangling tilted her head, glanced at him out of the corner of her eyes, and said, "You seem to have come here the night before yesterday."

Ye Kai said: "Yes."

Ma Fangling asked, "Where did you live the night before yesterday?"

Ye Kai said: "It seems...it seems to be..."

Ma Fangling bit her lip, turned her head suddenly, and rushed out without looking back.

This eldest lady's temper is really a bit like the weather in May, it changes really fast.

Ye Kai could only sigh, what else could he do besides sighing?

Men should be careful when talking in front of women, especially women who like you.

After an unknown amount of time, the door was pushed open again, and Ma Fangling walked back slowly, walked up to Ye Kai, and found a chair opposite to sit down.

Her complexion was much better, she looked at Ye Kai with a half-smile, and suddenly said, "Why don't you speak?"

Ye Kai said: "I dare not say."

Ma Fangling said: "Don't you dare?"

Ye Kai said: "I'm afraid I'll say the wrong thing again and make you angry."

Ma Fangling said: "Are you afraid that I will be angry?"

Ye Kai said: "I'm very scared."

Ma Fangling's eyes fluttered, and she burst out laughing again: "Idiot, you don't stop talking when you shouldn't, but you don't talk when you should."

Her gaze gradually softened, she stared at Ye Kai, and said, "This morning, someone asked where you were last night, why didn't you tell me?"

Ye Kai said: "I don't know."

Ma Fangling said softly: "I know, you are afraid of hurting me, afraid that others will gossip about me, aren't you?"

Ye Kai said: "I don't know."

Smart men always choose a good time to act stupid.

Ma Fangling's eyes became more gentle, and he said, "Aren't you afraid that they will really kill you?"

Ye Kai said: "Not afraid, I am only afraid that you will be angry."

Ma Fangling smiled sweetly, as gentle as a spring breeze that could thaw glaciers.

Ye Kai stared at her, as if he was a little crazy again.

Ma Fangling lowered her head slowly, and said, "Did my father talk to you this morning?"

Ye Kai said: "Yes."

Ma Fangling asked, "What did he say?"

Ye Kai said: "He wants me to go, wants me to leave this place."

Ma Fangling bit her lip and said, "What did you say?"

Ye Kai said: "I won't go!"

Ma Fangling raised her head, stood up suddenly, held his hand, and said, "You...you really don't want to leave?"

Ye Kai nodded.

Ma Fangling said: "Is there no one waiting for you elsewhere?"

Ye Kai said softly: "There is only one place where someone is waiting for me."

Ma Fangling immediately asked, "Where?"

Ye Kai said: "Here."

Ma Fangling smiled again, the smile was sweeter, her eyes were cloudy, as if she was dreaming, and said softly: "In my whole life, no one has ever talked to me like this, and no one has ever pulled me hand... do you know? Do you believe it?"

Ye Kai said: "I believe it."

Ma Fangling said: "Because everyone else thinks I'm fierce, I also feel more and more fierce. In fact..."

Ye Kai couldn't help laughing and said: "Actually, you are very fierce."

Ma Fangling smiled sweetly, and said, "Actually, sometimes I get angry with you, and it's not true at all."

Ye Kai said, "Why are you pretending to be angry?"

Ma Fangling said: "Because... because I always feel that if I don't lose my temper often, others will come to bully me."

Ye Kai said softly: "In the future, no one will dare to bully you again."

Ma Fangling blinked and said, "If someone bullies me, you go fight him hard?"

Ye Kai said: "Of course, it's just...you are not allowed to pretend to be angry in the future."

Ma Fangling bit her lip again, and said, "But if you dare to live here again in the future, I will be really angry."

Without saying anything, Ye Kai took out the roll of red paper from his boot.

(End of this chapter)