Chapter 7 The Humpbacked Old Man
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Everyone was talking and saying that Lu Changwei was right. Fatty Liu's face turned red with a swelling and said angrily: "Even if you don't go to my house, you can't go to your big donkey-faced house."
Lu Changfeng smiled and said, "That's natural. My face is long. Don't I know it myself? Otherwise, how could I name it Lu Changfeng? Unlike some people, they are obviously fat and big-eared, but they don't even have any self-knowledge."
Jiang Yichang was tall and big, and he was the leader of these people. He heard that everyone was bustling with people, and he was a little impatient. He held the woman in white and said, "It's better to be quiet. It's important to treat the little lady's injuries. I have a good medicine for treating the bruises and injuries in my family. Let's get the little lady to my house first."
After Jiang Yi finished speaking, he turned his head and said to the woman in white: "I don't know what the little lady wants. If you don't dislike me, please stay in my house for a while. It's not too late to make plans after your injury heals."
The woman in white gave a deep gift, Yingying said, "But I heard from my elder brother's arrangement that the little girl thanks me here."
Everyone saw the woman saying this, and they all thought that they had to do so. Fatty Liu stared at the side with a pair of leopard eyes, panting in anger, and had no choice but to watch the woman in white follow Jiang Yi.
Ni Duoshu and Bai Sheng kept watching from behind everyone. Although the woman was wearing white clothes, her appearance was quite different from the woman she saw in the mass grave. In the middle of the night, such a woman appeared, and both of them felt strange.
After watching it for a long time, Ni Duoshu saw that the woman had a good appearance, a graceful figure, and her behavior was no different from that of an ordinary woman. She was embarrassed to say something.
Bai Sheng frowned and said to Ni Duoshu: "Brother Ni, this woman is a little strange. I'm afraid she's not an ordinary person."
Ni Duoshi was slightly surprised and asked, "Why did Brother Bai say that? I think this woman is not different from ordinary people except for her frivolous behavior?"
Bai Sheng pointed at Ni Duoshen's nose with his finger and asked, "Is your nose working? Could it be that you have practiced to the third level of the Nine-Turn Yin Meridian, and your sense of smell is not easy to use?"
When Ni Duoshi heard Bai Sheng say this, he quickly raised his nose and smelled it. He felt a strong fragrance in the air. But if you want girls to apply some fragrance, it is nothing wrong with it. Just as he was about to ask Bai Sheng what happened, he suddenly smelled a stinking smell from the fragrance. The smell was faint and covered by the strong fragrance. If you didn’t pay attention to it carefully, you would definitely not be able to tell it.
Ni Duoshu was shocked and said, "Yes, there is a smell of rotten corpses in the strong fragrance, but I don't know where the rotten odor came from? Could it be that some corpses are stinking nearby?"
Bai Sheng angrily said, "You walk to the woman and take a look, what's the difference?"
Ni Duoshi nodded, stepped in front of Jiang Yi and the woman in white, and said with a smile: "Brother Jiang stayed, I saw that this woman in white looked familiar, as if I had been separated for many years, I don't know what the girl's name is?"
While talking, Ni Duoshu approached the woman, looked at her carefully, and sniffed her nose. Sure enough, the rotten smell became a little heavier.
The woman in white showed a look of resentment on her face. She raised her eyes and looked at Ni Duoduo and said, "The little woman's name is Li Huanzhu. She is an only daughter at home. But I haven't heard from my parents that there is an older brother above me."
After seeing Li Huanzhu, Jiang Yi had already put all his heart on Li Huanzhu. He was about to bring Li Huanzhu home happily and keep it warm. Unexpectedly, a troublesome thing popped up in the slant and shouted loudly: "The little guy is really ignorant of the world. He actually recognized his relatives randomly. Did he hear that? The little lady said she didn't know you, so she wouldn't get out of the way."
When Ni Duoshu heard the three words "Li Huanzhu", he felt a little familiar. He always felt that he had heard it somewhere. After a moment of contemplation, he remembered that the tomb he and Bai Sheng saw in the mass grave. Li Huanzhu was indicated on the tombstone, but he was not sure whether Li Huanzhu and the one in front of him were the same person, and maybe he had the same name.
Guan Laohuo sneered and said, "As a little boy, he really has no good intentions. When he sees the girl beautiful, he takes the opportunity to hook up with him. Your kid's origin is unknown. We want to take you to meet the official. If you have time, please consider your own safety."
Lu Chang's face also smiled and said, "Guan Laohuo is right. This kid is so timid. He forgot everything when he sees a beautiful woman. He still wants to pick up girls when he is in a pretext. Everyone takes this thief. The dozens of people who have disappeared in the town have been trapped on this thief." After that, he waved his hand and more than a dozen people surrounded Ni Duofu.
Bai Sheng saw that there were many people, and he was sure that even after seeing the official, he couldn't explain it clearly. He whispered to Ni Duoshu: "Brother Ni, thirty-six strategies are the best strategy, let's run away first."
Ni Duoshi agreed, lifted the long sword in his hand, and slashed at the person behind him. Seeing that the man was coming, a hot sword wind blew in his face, he couldn't help but feel frightened and hurriedly avoided him. Ni Duoshi was pretending to behave, but when he saw the man avoiding, he tried his best to jump up several feet, and in a flash, he disappeared into the thick night.
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and they felt incredible, and their hearts were pounding. They all thought: I'm afraid I really encountered a ghost today, otherwise how could living people run so fast? Thinking of this, no one dared to chase Ni Duo? What's more, even if they chased you, how could they catch up? They shook their heads, and their faces showed fear. They had to raise the torch and patrol the town for everyone's safety.
When Li Huanzhu saw Ni Duofu away, she frowned and then returned to calm. She followed Jiang Yi back into Jiang Yi's home without a sound.
Ni Duoshi ran out of the way, and looked back and saw no one chasing him. Then he stood by the road and waited for Bai Sheng to come over. Bai Sheng walked to Ni Duoshi and said, "Brother Ni, you may not be able to escape. Even if you encounter someone you can't beat in the future, you can escape."
Ni Duoshi laughed and said, "I just haven't learned to fly yet. By the way, the woman in white just now admits that she is Li Huanzhu. Do you think she is the one on the tombstone in the mass grave?"
Bai Sheng looked back and saw Jiang Yi, Guan Laohuo and others all walked into the town, not waiting at the entrance of the town, and said, "It doesn't matter if Li Huanzhu is the one on the tombstone on the mass grave. Although this woman in white can't see any flaws on the outside, she faintly exudes a corpse-like aura on her body. In my opinion, even if this woman in white is not the one who can eat people's hearts, she will never be a good person."
Seeing that Bai Sheng looked solemn on his face, he knew that what Bai Sheng said was true, and said, "Jiang Yi brought this woman home, and I'm afraid there would be life worries. Brother Bai, do you know where the Jiang Yi family is? Why don't we find Jiang Yi's family while there is no one in the town now, and observe it secretly. If Li Huanzhu harms Jiang Yi, we can save his life."
Bai Sheng smiled and said, "I'm just thinking that. Although Jiang Yi is not familiar with me, he still has some contact with my family. Without further ado, let's follow us now."
Bai Sheng and Ni Duoduo walked side by side. The two ran quickly and arrived at the entrance of the town. Sure enough, they saw everyone patrolling to the street. Bai Sheng called Ni Duoduo to turn to the alley. The alley was pitch black. Ni Duoduo followed Bai Sheng for several turns. After a while, he suddenly heard someone turning in the corner in front of him saying: "My lady, you're here to my house. Does your calf still hurt? When you return to my house, brother will show you." His speech was frivolous and well-behaved, which was exactly the voice of Jiang Yi.
Then a woman said in a voice: "It's my fault for Brother Jiang Yi. It's a lifelong honor for a little girl to meet a good person like Brother Jiang Yi. The little girl will definitely repay Brother Jiang Yi well in the future, but I have instructions and the little girl will do whatever she wants." Jiang Yi was so happy that he heard Li Huanzhu say this.
Li Huanzhu had an injury on her leg and walked with Jiang Yi. She was unhappy when she heard the sound of talking. Bai Sheng and Ni Duoshi stopped in a hurry. Bai Sheng waved and signaled Ni Duoshi to hide in a big tree on the corner of the street. The two looked around and saw Jiang Yi holding Li Huanzhu's waist with his left hand and holding a torch with his right hand. The two walked to a gate. Jiang Yi raised his hand and slapped the door gently, but heard two "bangs", and in the quiet night, the knock on the door was heard far away.
After a while, an old voice heard: "Who is it? Is it Jiang Yi outside the door?" Jiang Yi whispered: "It's me back, the old housekeeper, open the door quickly."
With a creaking sound, an old man with a hunchback walked out from the door. The old man had dizzy eyes and ears, so he let Jiang Yi enter the door without noticed that there was a young and beautiful woman.
After Jiang Yi and Li Huanzhu walked in, the old man closed the door again, returned to his room and then fell asleep.
After Ni Duoshi and Bai Sheng turned out of the tree, they walked to Jiang Yi's house. Ni Duoshi put his ear on the door, and a slight sound of footsteps came. After a while, there was no sound. I thought that Jiang Yi and Li Huanzhu had already walked into the house.
Ni Duoshi and Bai Shengfei flew on the wall and jumped into the courtyard. Ni Duoshi watched Bai Sheng fall into the garden lightly and laughed in a low voice: "Brother Bai, you are an invisible body now. Can't you penetrate the wall? Why do you still jump down like me?"
Bai Sheng spat and said, "I just became a ghost not long ago. I didn't expect so many things. I dare not try it. If I get stuck in the wall, I can't move forward or backward. It's not too embarrassing. Don't joke, it's important to do serious things."
The two looked around and saw that the Jiang Yi family's courtyard was wide, facing eight upper rooms, and there were three on both sides. Among them, dim lights came from the window in the room on the left. The two walked slowly to the window and listened carefully. Ni Duoshi and Bai Sheng hid outside the window. A rumble sound came from the room. The woman in white whispered: "Brother Jiang, don't worry, my little sister's calves hurt a lot. Please help me find some medicine to apply."
Jiang Yi smiled and said, "I almost forgot the injury on the little lady's leg. I'll come after a while."
Ni Duoshi and Bai Sheng'er heard Jiang Yi walk from the inner room to the outer room. Ni Duoshi couldn't help but raise his head, gently poked the window paper with his fingers, and looked inside. The room was brightly lit, and Li Huanzhu sat by the bedside. There was a table at the head of the bed, and there was a bronze mirror on the table. Li Huanzhu looked in front of the mirror, smiling slantedly, as if he was quite satisfied with his appearance.
Not long after, Jiang Yi walked into the house with the medicinal wine for treating bruises, walked to the bed in three steps, squatted down anxiously, and said with a lewd smile: "Good girl, let me apply medicinal wine to you. This medicinal wine is very effective in treating bruises and injuries."
Jiang Yi held the bottle of medicinal wine in his left hand, rolled up Li Huanzhu's trouser legs with his right hand, poured the medicinal wine in his hand, and wiped it on Li Huanzhu's calves. Under the light, Li Huanzhu's calves were white and bright. Jiang Yi couldn't help swallowing, lifted Li Huanzhu's calves to his eyes, and stuck out his tongue to lick them.
Li Huanzhu giggled and said, "Brother Jiang, you are so bad that your younger sister's legs are itchy and numb, and your younger sister's leg injury hurts even more."
When Jiang Yi heard Li Huanzhu's giggle, his bones were even soft and numb, and he couldn't control himself. He stood up and hugged Li Huanzhu, saying, "Little Madam, you are so beautiful. Brother, I can't swallow you until you can stop." As he said that, he was about to touch her feet. Unexpectedly, Li Huanzhu pushed Jiang Yi away with both hands and said, "Brother Jiang, you are too anxious. I ran away for a day and a night, and I haven't eaten so far?"
Jiang Yi slapped his forehead and said, "It's all my brother's fault. I'm not considering it enough. I'll go to the kitchen to prepare meals for you." After that, he turned around and walked out of the room.
Ni Duoshu and Bai Sheng hurriedly bent down, Jiang Yi opened the door and hurried to the east wing room. Then the lights on the east wing room were lit, and then a slight sound was heard. It seemed that Jiang Yi was preparing the meal lightly.
Bai Sheng pointed to the window with his finger, then came to the piece of Ni Duoshi who opened the window paper and looked inside. Ni Duoshi was secretly funny, straightened up gently, and lit a new window paper.
Li Huanzhu stood up from the bed, turned around, and turned her back to the window. A stream of blue smoke suddenly appeared in the room. Li Huanzhu slowly turned around. In the hazy green smoke, a body with dry body appeared. Ni Duoshu and Bai Sheng were each shocked and looked at each other, both afraid and surprised. The two calmed down and looked inside again.
The mummy held a scroll in both hands and spread it on the table. In the scroll was painted with a beautiful woman with thick eyebrows and beautiful eyes, which was exactly what Li Huanzhu looked like. The mummy took out a pen from the side and drew a few strokes to the scroll. Ni Duoshu and Bai Sheng could only see the side of the window. Suddenly, the candlelight next to the table shook a few times, and the two of them looked at the candles on the table at the same time.
Suddenly, I saw a terrible face clearly reflected on the bronze mirror next to the candle. The face was dark and purple, wrinkles were piled up, and my eyes were deep, and my eyes were invisible. My teeth were flickering coldly, and my flesh was blurred, as if I had just finished eating raw meat.
The mummy held the pen in his hand and moved around. The white bones on his right hand were shining with sharp and slender nails shining in the swaying candlelight. Suddenly, the mummy threw the pen aside, then picked up the scroll with both hands, put it on his body, and suddenly turned around in the circle. The blue smoke dissipated, and a pretty beauty stood in front of the bed.
Ni Duoshu and Bai Shenggu were stunned and their scalp was numb. Li Huanzhu looked in the mirror for a long time. Ni Duoshu and Bai Sheng looked from the bronze mirror. Li Huanzhu's red lips were shiny and her face looked even more bái nèn, and her hair was black and shiny. Sure enough, this busyness increased Li Huanzhu's delicate and beautiful look.
Li Huanzhu put away her pen and ink, hid it in her arms, and sat in front of the bed again. After a while, Jiang Yi walked into the room with a tray full of food, and there was a wine pot and two wine glasses.
Jiang Yi put the food on the plate on the table and said, "Let the little lady wait for a long time to see if the food made by my brother is suitable for her taste." Jiang Yi filled the two wine glasses with each other and smiled and said, "This is my old wine brewed by myself. Please ask the little lady to taste it."
Li Huanzhu looked at Jiang Yi and suddenly sobbed and started crying, saying, "I didn't expect that Brother Jiang Yi was so kind to me. My little sister was happy. I really don't know how to repay Brother Jiang for her shelter."
Seeing that Li Huanzhu's cried with pear blossoms and rain made people fall in love, Jiang Yi reached out to wipe away the tears on Li Huanzhu's face and said, "If the little lady doesn't dislike her, she will live here in the future. My brother will be nice to you all his life. You should eat some food first, don't think too much."
Li Huanzhu agreed, picked up the bowls and chopsticks, took a few bites casually, and said, "Brother Jiang, I wonder who there are still people in your family. If my younger sister lives in the house for a long time, would there be any inconvenience?"
When Jiang Yi heard her say this, he smiled awkwardly and said, "There is only one wife and two maids in the family. Another one is the old man Li who is guarding the door, and there is no one else."
Li Huanzhu stood up, gave a deep bow, and said with a embarrassed look on her face: "Since Brother Jiang already has a wife, I'm going to disturb you here, so as to avoid being embarrassed by Brother Jiang."
When Jiang Yi saw Li Huanzhu leaving, he hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said, "My little lady, you think too much. My wife has always been virtuous. Moreover, I have been married for many years and I have no children yet. My wife has long allowed me to take another wife and concubine. How can there be any inconvenience? You can live there with peace of mind. My wife is too happy to see you and will never come to drive away my little sister."
Li Huanzhu raised the wine glass in her hand and smiled and said, "Brother Jiang, I will have a few drinks with you first. During the day, it is better to try to go out as much as possible. It is a lifelong event. Before reporting to my parents, I dare not make decisions without authorization. For the time being, don't let my sister-in-law know that I am here, so as not to cause trouble."
Jiang Yi was stunned, then his eyes were straightened, as if he was stupid, and he turned around blankly, walking back to his bedroom like a sleepwalking.
Li Huanzhu sneered and laughed: "If Baixian Town had not been strictly guarded recently and the young men in the town gathered together to patrol, why would I be so troublesome? I will stay here for a few days now. After I find a way to eat up all the hearts of the young men in Baixian Town, I will take your dog's life."
Li Huanzhu nagged to herself for a while, turned around and walked out of the room. Ni Duoshu and Bai Sheng listened clearly outside the window. Seeing Li Huanzhu open the door and exited, she had already been hiding in the corner. In the middle of the night, Li Huanzhu leaped out of the wall and floated away.
Ni Duoshu and Bai Sheng followed him out and looked around. There were many streets and alleys. Where could Li Huanzhu have any shadow?
Ni Duofu was anxious and stomped his feet and said, "Brother Bai, I guess this female ghost is the one who can eat people's hearts in the mass grave. This female ghost can draw many different beauties."
Bai Sheng nodded in agreement and said, "Brother Ni is right. Now let's catch up with Li Huanzhu. Li Huanzhu must have thoughts of harming people when she goes out late at night."
Ni Duoshu said: "This female ghost has a fast body technique and has disappeared for a long time. Where can I find it?"
Bai Sheng raised his nose and sniffed it, saying, "This female ghost smells strong. We will definitely find it when we follow the smell."
Ni Duoshin slapped his thigh and said, "It's still Brother Bai who is smart, why didn't I expect it?"
Before Bai Sheng could speak, he carried the Nether Flame Sword in his hand and smelled the fragrance left by Li Huanzhu. It was already three o'clock in the morning, and the stars and moon in the sky were dim. The two of them turned around and turned around, and before they knew it, they found Lu Chang's face, Guan Laohuo and others patrolled the streets. The people holding torches seemed a little tired, so they walked to a wooden house next to the street to sit down.
Although this wooden house is a bit simple, it is quite large, with many tables and chairs inside, and plenty of tea and snacks. It turned out that it was for these people to patrol the streets and rest here.
Ni Duoshu and Bai Sheng chased here after the smell, and suddenly a cool breeze blew away the smell. The two of them sniffed hard, but they could no longer smell the fragrance.
Ni Duoshuo stood dejectedly on the corner of the street and asked Bai Sheng: "Brother Bai, can you still have any other way to track down Li Huanzhu this time? We might as well take action directly at Jiang Yi's house and expose Li Huanzhu on the spot, so as to save the trouble now."
Bai Sheng sighed and said, "If we take action at Jiang Yi's house, it is impossible to guarantee that this female ghost will jump over the wall. By then, we can't control this female ghost for a while. Wouldn't it take Jiang Yi's family's lives into it?"
Chapter completed!