chasing cicadas

For Shen Wugu, Qiao Wangzi did not have Zhu Ranmo's innate rejection, but was glad that he escaped here.Although he is now surrounded by a group of half-sized children, calling "bald man" and "bald donkey".

"Are you really a monk?" Xu Qinglan's pure curiosity was mixed with her laughter.

Qiao Wangzi smiled, hooked Xu Qinglan's neck, and said, "Of course, don't you believe me? Let me tell you a strange thing that happened to me when I was a monk."

"One time when a couple came down from the mountain, they said that the child died, and those who were not sick or disaster suddenly lost their breath. They wanted our abbot to rescue the child, and the abbot asked, did you bring any personal things for the child? The child The mother took out a bell, saying that it had been hung around the child's neck, and the child was still jumping around with it before he died, making the bell jingle all the time. The abbot took it and looked, and his face turned pale , do you know why?"

"why?"

"He said he saw a hand that kept pulling on the kid's head, pulling, pulling, pulling, like that!"

Qiao Wangzi grabbed one person violently, and the other disciples who joined in the fun scattered like birds and beasts, and the child caught by him was about to cry, yelling don't kill me, don't kill me.Qiao Wangzi patted him on the head contentedly, and as soon as he let go, he ran away like shit.

These children are also cheap, they were trembling with fright just now, but soon they came over and asked Qiao Wangzi what else was strange.Qiao Wangzi told them many "personal experiences" such as "disappearing corpses", "midnight bells", "the abbot's plan to capture the white snake demon", and it was quite interesting to watch them screaming.

Qiao Wangzi and Zhu Ranmo's situation in Shenwugu gradually improved. Of course, in Qiao Wangzi's view, Zhu Ranmo was completely in his favor.

Someone approached Qiao Wangzi: "Needless to say, Junior Brother Qiao is generous and generous! That friend of yours looks very lovable, but he just doesn't get along."

Qiao Wangzi smiled ironically at him.

Zhu Ranmo finally got rid of the rash on his face, leaving no scars or marks.If he was born like a woman, then there can be a reasonable explanation for his witchcraft-like attention; but he just casually showed a distinct masculine outline, and casually wore a blue shirt that was hand-crafted by Shen Wugu. The gown makes people unable to take their eyes off it.

Most are in awe of beauty.Seeing Zhu Ranmo, no matter how dirty people are, they will find precious restraint.Just like a beautiful mountain suddenly appearing, people will only praise and appreciate it.So he is doomed to be alone.And because of his own indifference, Zhu Ranmo seemed to be enshrined in a sandbar in the river, except for Qiao Wangzi, he had almost no interaction with anyone else.

But there are always people who dream of moving a mountain, and the only way to realize this idea now is to walk over it by yourself.

"Don't be so desperate when you practice." Gao Chengwen lightly applied the ointment to Zhu Ranmo's injured area, and then blew a prank like a prank, and immediately saw a layer of goose bumps on Zhu Ranmo's skin , Chengwen raised his head, and smiled at Zhu Ranmo.

Qiao Wangzi was sitting next to Zhu Ranmo, squinting his eyes and looking at Gao Chengwen. When did the two of them have a tacit understanding that no one else could enter?

As soon as Qiao Wangzi's thoughts drifted away, Zhu Ranmo suddenly poked his head over. Qiao Wangzi looked into his eyes. His eyes seemed to be filled with water forever, and they came out wet, like icebergs melting into snow.

Qiao Wangzi pressed his palm against his face and pushed it away: "Tell me, what are you holding back."

Zhu Ranmo gave Qiao Wangzi a small gadget: "Yesterday, Senior Sister Mu said that she picked up a strange-looking stone and insisted on giving it to me. It's useless for me to keep it. You can take it."

This small heart-shaped stone looks like a simple and honest man, staring at Qiao Wangzi with a kind of warm and wronged eyes without blinking, making him burst out laughing!After laughing for a full minute, Qiao Wangzi forcibly suppressed her smile: "Young lady's kindness is acceptable."

Gao Chengwen smiled and asked, "Where's the man's?"

"If it's from a man, it's definitely a curse."

"Why?" Zhu Ranmo was puzzled.

Qiao Wangzi told the truth: "How can there be a stone that is born with a heart shape, and it is not made by humans! Sending you a heart-shaped stone is to mock your pretentiousness."

Zhu Ranmo cursed a few words in a low voice, and said, "I was almost cheated."

Qiao Wang Ziyu educated him earnestly: "You are still young, and you don't know that human beings are sinister. In the future, what others will give you and say about you, you will definitely go to the worst!" He gave a few more examples: "For example, someone sent Your flowers are hurting you like grass and trees are ruthless; someone gives you strange books and paintings, just to laugh at you for being uneducated, unable to read or speak; that day Master Wang praised you like the bright moon and fine clouds in the sky, think about it, isn’t it? Are you saying that you are not down-to-earth!"

Zhu Ranmo digested it for a while, then turned her head and smiled at Gao Chengwen, "My senior brother beat me around and scolded me again."

Gao Chengwen took out a large bag of medicinal materials, spread them out on the ground, and was sorting them: "Brother Qiao can speak eloquently, and I was fascinated by the 'Xiong Ding Ji' I talked about earlier. The other day they asked me what medicine I made. He blurted out that it was 'Leopard Taiyi Jin Wan'."

They all laughed.Zhu Ranmo squatted on the ground to help him organize the herbs, picked out one, and asked, "What kind of flower is this?"

"It's called Yangjinhua, be careful, it's poisonous." Cheng Wen took the flower and put it aside.

At this time, someone called at the door: "Zhu Ranmo, it's your turn."

Zhu Ranmo sighed, and Gao Chengwen touched him with his elbow. The corners of his mouth were naturally upturned, and he smiled even if he didn't smile. When he really smiled, he looked more gentle: "Go, go, I'm alone Got it." He grabbed a few mints and handed them to Zhu Ranmo, "Smell it when you're sleepy."

Zhu Ranmo was sitting on the porch beside the lotus pond with a lamp in his hand. In the pool, he could vaguely see some carps swimming around, and some fireflies flickering around the pink and white lotus leaves. One of them went up and down, far and near.It flew away, Zhu Ranmo's eyes followed it, and something swayed by the wall.

Zhu Ranmo didn't carry the lamp, but walked over cautiously holding his breath.Suddenly stretched out a hand from the side, as silent as a ghost, so frightened that Zhu Ranmo almost yelled.

"Hold me, don't make a sound."

The man's voice was clear and clear, with some irresistible arrogance. Zhu Ranmo heard the voice full of inner strength and found out depressedly that besides Wei Fengye in Shenwu Valley, there was another martial artist stronger than him. people.

The man pressed Zhu Ranmo's shoulder. He seemed to be very weak. Zhu Ranmo smelled medicine on his body.The two of them walked around every guard as quietly as cotton wool, until Zhu Ranmo helped him climb over the wall.

Something seemed to happen, but was imperceptible.

Qiao Wangzi filled two bowls of rice and gave Zhu Ranmo a bowl. Zhu Ranmo was in a particularly good mood, with a smile on his face all the time.Qiao Wangzi felt that this was too obvious.

"Did you find the money?" He leaned into Zhu Ranmo's ear and asked.

Zhu Ranmo's eyes sparkled, and he nodded at him.When the two were alone, Zhu Ranmo gave Qiao Wangzi a veil.Qiao Wangzi was ignorant and asked in surprise, "Cloth?"

"This is organdy, it's valuable." Zhu Ranmo looked excited.

"It's really as thin as a cicada's wing, and it's transparent. Where did you pick it up?"

Zhu Ranmo briefly recounted what happened last night: "That man's martial arts are good, and his inner breath is the mind of Shenwugu. I can't see his face clearly, but the material of his clothes is not extraordinary. I guess it's the incompetent one." the owner of the Shaogu."

Qiao Wangzi played with the piece of yarn, and said with a smile: "How did I hear that Master Shaogu is a rare young master, and his martial arts is second only to Master Gu in Shenwu Valley, so he is still not good enough?"

Zhu Ranmo ignored him, took out the book from under the pillow, and read it word by word.

Qiao Wangzi had just finished martial arts training and was about to go back, when Xu Qinglan held him back and said, "Let's go down the mountain and play together."

Qiao Wangzi glanced cautiously at Wei Fengye, who was also looking at them, and said, "What are you going to play? I asked you to go down the mountain to buy things for the owner of Shaogu. Whip it."

Qiao Wangzi asked Xu Qinglan and the others to wait, and wanted to ask Zhu Ranmo to go out together.Apart from practicing martial arts, Zhu Ranmo has been spending his time in the medicine house of Shengditang recently, and it is obvious that the drunkard's intention is not to drink.

The Hall Master Wang who is in charge of the Shengdi Hall is rather annoying. Qiao Wangzi dared not go in directly, so he asked someone to call Zhu Ranmo.Zhu Ranmo came out, smelling like herbs: "What's the matter?"

Qiao Wangzi saw that Gao Chengwen also came out, he said why he came, and asked politely: "Do you want to come with us?"

As expected, Gao Chengwen readily agreed.

Passing by a sugar figurine stand on the street, the candy figurines made by the stall owner are not distracting, and they are all in strange shapes. Zhu Ranmo thought it was funny, so he couldn't help but look at the stall a few more times.Qiao Wangzi picked out a piggy-shaped one and handed it to him: "You." Zhu Ranmo spurned him.

"You like sugar people? I'll give you one." Cheng Wen took out a copper plate and bought one for him.

Zhu Ranmo suddenly asked Qiao Wangzi in a low voice: "Did you bring that piece of organdy? Let's find a pawnshop and sell it later."

"I forgot!" Qiao Wangzi lamented.

"Also said I have a bad memory!" Zhu Ranmo gritted his teeth.

Qiao Wangzi felt so guilty that he bought them something to eat out of his own pocket, and told them to eat less.

Xu Qinglan praised while eating: "You are so kind..."

Qiao Wangzi forced a smile on his face: "I'm guilty."

Xu Qinglan swallowed the buns and said, "...I mean you really love buns, hahaha."

Zhu Ranmo burst out laughing, Gao Chengwen was sharing a bowl of Yuanzi with him, and he splashed soup all over his face.Qiao Wangzi glanced at them, pretended to be angry, jumped on Xu Qinglan, shook him and shouted, "Spit it out! Spit it out!" Several other people laughed loudly.

The sky is getting darker, but there are more and more people on the street. It turns out that there is a celebration today.Qiao Wangzi and the others thought that since they had bought everything anyway, they would not be able to go back in time for dinner, so they decided to stay and have fun.Don't be afraid of Wei Fengye, although people often complain about his temper, Qiao Wangzi has been staying for half a year and has already figured out that although this person is mean-spirited, he seldom really makes things difficult for anyone.

Walking to a Hongqiao, there are many lanterns floating on the river.The few of them waited to see the joke, and cheered and laughed whenever the river lamp was overturned.

"Brother, I want one." The lantern vendor directly stuffed the lantern into Qiao Wangzi's arms.

Qiao Wangzi hurriedly pushed the lantern back: "No need."

"Brother, don't you have a sweetheart at such a young age? Or do you always have a family member? Put a lamp on and pray for blessings, and your wishes will come true." The peddler was full of mouths, and forced the lamp into his hand. , "There is always a person whose name can be written on it."

"No money." Qiao Wangzi was very calm.

Gao Chengwen called the peddler and bought one for each of them, and Xu Qinglan pushed the lamp into the river as if playing around.Zhu Ranmo bent down and put on his own lamp.Qiao Wangzi and the others leaned over and squinted to see what he wrote. Unfortunately, the unclear words were blurred by the small flickering fire, and a wave rushed over, pushing the river lamp further away.

The dotted river lanterns emit a hazy goose-yellow light, dotted on the river surface, and plunge into the embrace of darkness.

Someone who had a good relationship with Qiao Wangzi pulled him over and said, "Why does Zhu Ranmo write like 'Joe'?"

Qiao Wangzi was a little angry for no reason: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Hey, I don't know a few words. I guess I misunderstood it. It might be 'high'. Right, right, it's 'high'."

Qiao Wangzi couldn't help frowning, he felt that something troublesome might be about to happen.He turned around and saw Gao Chengwen and Zhu Ranmo talking happily.

"I don't know if there are witchcraft and spiritual methods in the world, but I have seen one of the strangest detoxification methods in books. It is probably to raise a person as a furnace, and teach him the same mental method from a young age. Use a kind of medicine to induce the blood of the poisoned person into the body of the person, and the blood of the two people will be exchanged."

Zhu Ranmo smiled and said, "It's so scary for you to say this at night."

Qiao Wangzi yelled, and Zhu Ranmo looked back at him.

A juggling troupe came ahead, and the crowd surged here for a while.In just a few seconds, Zhu Ranmo and Qiao Wangzi were separated by several rows of people.Qiao Wangzi was overwhelmed and yelled, "Junior brother, we can't be righteous in business!"

The whole street is full of people talking and laughing, bustling and bustling, resounding through the sky.Qiao Wangzi's words were swallowed by the group of laughter, and he saw Zhu Ranmo looking at him suspiciously.At this time Gao Chengwen pulled down Zhu Ranmo's sleeve, Zhu Ranmo turned his face and smiled at him.At that moment, Qiao Wangzi felt that all the lights on the river were white spots, not as bright as half of his smile.Perhaps Zhu Ranmo should have been such a dazzling person.

They were scattered, and the distance was getting farther and farther away.Qiao Wangzi wanted to squeeze over, he wanted to call him immediately, but he suddenly became silent.In the crowded crowd, Gao Chengwen held Zhu Ranmo's hand, and pressed his mouth against the corner of Zhu Ranmo's mouth, Zhu Ranmo was still smiling like that.