treacherous world

The appearance of tens of thousands of wet mice crawling forward on the ground is really ugly. Bai Yutang hates dirty things the most, so he frowned.

The fourth son was frightened, Xiao Liang hurriedly pulled him back and told him not to look.

Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang, "Is it a mouse?"

"En." Bai Yutang nodded.

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, "You finally admitted it?"

Bai Yutang was stunned for a moment... a little weak, Zhan Zhao still had the air conditioner to tease him.

"What is a water rat out of the river?" Xiao Liang asked Bai Yutang puzzled.

Bai Yutang shook his head, he hadn't heard of it.

"I'm so happy to hear what Daddy said." The fourth son raised his head, "Water rats come out of the river, birds don't return to their nests, snakes come out of their holes, and chickens go up the treetops. These are all signs of a catastrophe."

Bai Yutang lowered his head and looked again... At this time, the group of rats had already crossed the border, and ran away screaming, and an old man was standing in front of the building, yelling at the top of his voice to remind everyone to be careful.

Bai Yutang jumped down and landed beside him.

The old man was terribly frightened at first, but when he saw a white figure when he turned his head, he was so startled that he almost cried out, but he regained his composure when he saw clearly that it was a handsome young man in white.

"Old man, what is a water rat out of the river?" Bai Yutang asked him.

"Oh..." The old man calmed down and said, "It's not surprising that you young people haven't heard of it, aren't you local?"

Bai Yutang nodded.

"Did you see that group of mice just now?" The old man pointed to the group of rats going away, "The mice that came out of the water are water rats."

Bai Yutang was a little puzzled, "Why do mice come out of the water?"

"That's what happened. In fact, it wasn't the mice in the water that came out, but the mice from all directions got out of the hole and jumped into the river. Then they swam to the bank and gathered together. They went ashore together and ran in the same direction. Let the water rats come out of the river." The old man explained to Bai Yutang, "This kind of thing is rare, I saw it once when I was a child, and within a few days the thunder started, half of the back mountain collapsed."

Bai Yutang frowned, and looked in the direction of the old man's finger. Sure enough, he saw that a high mountain in the distance had collapsed by nearly half, and now it was in the shape of a strange horn.

"Hey, let's see what Liu Zhenren said later. I hope that the horse-bellied god won't be angry. When the time comes, I'm afraid that Qushan County will be gone!" He said, muttering and walking away.

Bai Yutang returned to the guest room and told Zhan Zhao the general situation.

"Foretells a catastrophe?" Zhan Zhao also frowned.

"It's also possible to deceive people." The fourth son muttered.

"How do you say it?" Bai Yutang reached out and picked up the stone that was still rubbing against his trouser leg, and put it aside.

"There used to be a deceitful Taoist priest in our village. He used medicine to lure out all the snakes. He lied to everyone that there was a catastrophe, and asked everyone to give him money so that he could eliminate the disaster."

"What happened later?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Of course it was Daddy who exposed him, and then he was beaten out by the villagers! Later, when there was a real typhoon, Daddy saw the astrology and found out, so he informed everyone to evacuate. Although many houses in the village collapsed, people and animals None were injured."

Zhan Zhao smiled, in the eyes of the fourth son, his father, Gongsun Ce, is always the smartest person.

"After dinner, let's go and see how Master Liu will cast down demons." Bai Yutang stood up as he spoke, and asked Zhan Zhao, "Is it better to bring it here to eat?"

"Let's go out and eat." Zhan Zhao also got up, "You can still inquire about it."

Bai Yutang nodded, and everyone went out to eat at the busiest restaurant in Qushan County.

This restaurant in South Street, Qushan County is very interesting. It is called Feigelou, and the pigeons here are said to be unique.Bai Yutang waited up to the second floor and asked for a private seat.

When the clerk came to serve tea, he saw the noise downstairs, helping the old and the young to run to the ferry.

"Oh, I went to see Master Liu to pray for blessings." The clerk shook his head, "I don't know whose turn it is to be unlucky this time."

Zhan Zhao didn't understand what he heard, and asked, "Renren Liu is praying for blessings, why would someone be unlucky?"

"Guest officer, you don't know, think about it, how long does it take for the horse-bellied fairy to have an attack, someone must have provoked it, find that person, throw it into the river, and everything will disappear!" The waiter smiled and served tea for everyone, Ask what to eat.

Before Zhan Zhao and the others ordered, they heard someone at the next table groan, "Dude! Why is no one coming to pour tea?"

"Hey." The man quickly agreed, "Master, please wait a moment and come right away. There are not enough people."

"There is not enough manpower, why let the master wait, can't let them wait?!"

Zhan Zhao listened to this man's words very arrogantly, and it sounded familiar.The fourth son tugged at his sleeve and said in a low voice, "Meow, that's the one who pretended to be in vain just now."

Zhan Zhao was taken aback.

From where Bai Yutang was sitting, he could see the people at the table from the side... There were only four people at the table, the man in white, the two young women in white, and an old man with gray hair.

Zhan Zhao and the others ignored the provocation from the man in white. After ordering, they waited for the meal.

Soon, the pigeons came up and everyone ate.

At this time, the white-headed old man behind him turned his head to look at Zhan Zhao, stood up and walked over and asked, "My lord, can this old man feel your pulse?"

Zhan Zhao was slightly taken aback, and Bai Yutang raised his eyes to look at him.

The old man introduced himself, "My surname is Feng, and my name is Feng Boyuan."

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were startled when they heard the name—Feng Boyuan, the strange doctor?

"My young palace lord has just entered the rivers and lakes, and I have offended you, both of you forgive me." The old man was very polite, "I will apologize on behalf of the palace lord."

"...Are you from the Er Yue Palace?" Bai Yutang asked.

"Exactly." As the old man said, he stretched out his hand, but Zhan Zhao didn't back away, asking him to feel his pulse.

This Feng Boyuan is quite well-known in the world, he is the Zuo protector of Eryue Palace, he can be regarded as a miracle doctor but he has a very weird temper, it is even more difficult to find him to see a doctor.

After getting Zhan Zhao's pulse, the old man nodded, "This poison is not very harmful, and it is easy to cure, but it takes time to refine the antidote."

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, "Thank you, Mr. Feng, the antidote has already been refined by friends, so it's okay."

"Oh... that's good!" The old man nodded, turned around and went back to eat, only to hear the young palace master complaining, as if he was dissatisfied with the old man's apology to Zhan Zhao and the others.

Xiao Liang asked Bai Yutang, "Brother Bai, what is Er Yue Palace?"

"The Er Yue Palace is one of the top ten palaces in Jianghu. Its influence spreads all over the Central Plains. They believe in the Er Yue God or not Buddha. They are also one of the sects of strange arts. They are good at using sorcery. The owner of the palace is Luo Huaiyue."

"They are all schools of different arts, are they also here to catch the horse's belly?" Xiao Liang said to himself.

The fourth son suddenly said while eating the pigeon, "There is soy sauce on the corner of Miaomiao's mouth."

Zhan Zhao was taken aback, and leaned over, "Little Si, wipe it off for me."

The fourth son smiled and said, "If you can't reach it, come for nothing!"

Zhan Zhao was a little embarrassed, Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao, and saw that there were really soup stains on the corner of his mouth, so he hesitated whether to help wipe it off.

Zhan Zhao felt that Bai Yutang probably wouldn't wipe it off if it was widely publicized...then just lick it off by himself.

Coincidentally, Bai Yutang just reached out his hand to wipe off the soup stains from the corner of Zhan Zhao's mouth, but before he touched his fingers... Zhan Zhao licked his tongue... impartially, and licked Bai Yu Don's finger.

"Cough cough." Bai Yutang withdrew his fingers and coughed. Zhan Zhao still didn't quite understand what he licked just now.

Bai Yutang felt that his fingers were still warm and moist, so he rubbed them lightly, and took a cup of tea with his other hand to hide his embarrassment.

Zhan Zhao licked it twice, wiped it off with his hands, and asked the fourth son, "Is there any more?"

The fourth son smiled and shook his head, "No more!"

Originally, it was a good meal, but after eating it, it has a special taste.

Bai Yutang no longer knew what the squab smelled like, so he felt the warm and moist feeling on his fingers all the time.

Zhan Zhao thought the pigeon was delicious, but he didn't know what he licked just now...

After eating, everyone went downstairs and followed the flow of people towards the ferry.

The fourth son noticed that there were too many people, so he pushed Zhan Zhao towards Bai Yutang, "Bai Bai, keep an eye on Meow Meow, I lost it."

Seeing that there were indeed quite a few people ahead, Bai Yutang got closer, put one hand lightly on Zhan Zhao's waist to support him, and he walked forward together.

As he was walking forward, suddenly, he saw that the people in front of him were in chaos, and they ran to both sides one after another.

"What's wrong?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled.

"Beggar." Bai Yutang frowned, "Those passers-by ran away when they saw the beggar, as if they had seen a ghost."

Zhan Zhao thought about it too, probably because he was frightened by the horse belly.

Not long after, the group of beggars ran up to Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, holding broken bowls and yelling, "Grandpa, give me money."

Bai Yutang looked coldly at the person beside him.

The man startled Bai Yutang's eyes, and said, "Why are you so fierce, don't bully the weak, be careful that the Horse Belly Immortal will take you in."

Bai Yutang sneered, looked him up and down, and said calmly, "Next time you pretend to be a beggar, remember to change into a pair of old shoes."

A lot of people around were about to take out their money, but when they heard Bai Yutang's words, they looked down and saw those beggars wearing new shoes—fake ones!

At this time, Feng Boyuan and the others came up from behind, the young palace master saw the group of beggars, and kicked them, "Stop pretending to be beggars here, where are such fat beggars!"

Those beggars were really local hooligans pretending to be. They were beaten and ran away, cursing constantly, saying that you will be the next one to be cleaned up by the groom...but they all ran away, and there was no blood from the young palace master's seven orifices of.

Pedestrians also talked about it, saying that since the bodies of the three little beggars were lost, beggars have become a figure that everyone in Qushan County fears.Coupled with the fact that the beggars were caught and beaten by the horse belly fairy this morning, those beggars became even more unscrupulous. Some of the town's ruffians all changed into rags and pretended to be beggars. Once they came and went, the whole county could see beggars chasing people and catching up with them. If you don't give him money, you have to give him money. You really dare not beat him.

The Young Palace Master seemed to be a very showy master, and said loudly, "What are you afraid of? No matter how powerful the horse belly is, I, Er Yue Palace, will come and take it! Tell him to endanger the common people again!" Saying that, he led Feng Boyuan and the others Went to the ferry.

Zhan Hao leaned over to his left, "Oh."

On the right, Bai Yutang poked him, "I'm here."

Zhan Zhao's ears were reddish, he coughed, and leaned over to his right hand again. He even reached out to catch his tears, successfully grabbed a strand of black hair on Bai Yutang's chest, and leaned over his shoulder.

Bai Yutang was helpless, so he heard Zhan Zhao ask in his ear, "It was a beggar who died before, and there was some news exchange between beggars, why didn't you know the identity of the beggar who died?"

Bai Yutang thought for a while, and asked, if the theory of the horse's belly existed in Qushan County in ancient times, then people pretending to be beggars probably wouldn't be around today either...

"That's right!" Zhan Zhao suddenly understood, "Those three little beggars are probably not real beggars, they were just pretending to earn a living.

"That bunch of ruffians just now might know." Bai Yutang said to Zhan Zhao, "I'll go and have a look. Be careful and wait here."

"Oh." Zhan Zhao also wanted to go.

"Then Master Liu is about to catch the monster, let's split up." After Bai Yutang finished speaking, he winked at Xiao Liang and asked him to take care of Zhan Zhaohe's fourth son. The beggar walked into a side alley.

Zhan Zhao was worried, but at this moment, he heard three gongs of "Dang Dang Dang", and someone shouted in a sharp voice, "Fathers and folks, today is the day to worship the horse-bellied fairy!"

The crowd kept rushing towards the ferry.

Zhan Zhao stood still and couldn't see it, so he reached out and hugged the fourth son, "Sir, tell me, what's around?"

After finishing the question, Zhan Zhao felt someone tugging at the corner of his clothes when no one answered, "Meow, why are you hugging someone else's child?"

Zhan Zhao was taken aback, Xiao Liang held back a smile, and what Zhan Zhao picked up was a boy who was about the same age as the fourth son, wearing coarse clothes, a little thin and a little dark.

"Oh...sorry." Zhan Zhao looked embarrassed, and thought that it was a good thing Bai Yutang wasn't around, so he put the child down.

The child didn't speak, feeling very dark, Zhan Zhao was puzzled, how could such a young child go out by himself without a family member by his side?Could it be that the family lives nearby and come out to watch the excitement?

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Master Liu on the stage start chanting mantras, all of which were words of praise to the Great Immortal Groom, which meant that he was fair and upright, loved the people and hated evil...

Zhan Zhao was listening carefully, when the child next to him suddenly said, "Go to hell!"

Zhan Zhao was taken aback.

At the same time, there was a commotion in the crowd... Liu Zhenren's voice stopped, replaced by screams from the crowd, and the sound of people running away.

Xiao Liang hurriedly protected the fourth son, and wanted to pull Zhan Zhao away, but Zhan Zhao reached out to pull the child beside him to run together, but it was in vain... The child is gone!

"Little Liangzi...that kid just now?" Zhan Zhao wanted to ask, but the surroundings were already crowded with people.

"What happened?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled.

"Brother Zhan, then Daoist Liu will not bleed on the stage..." Xiao Liang protected the fourth son from being squeezed by the crazy crowd, and said, "Renren Liu is dead! Brother Zhan, let's find a place to hide Just avoid it, there are a lot of people!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a flash of white shadow beside him, Bai Yutang came back, without saying a word, he stretched out his hand to pick up Zhan Zhao, hugged Xiao Sizi and ran out of the crowd, Xiao Liang sat on the rock and quickly Followed them out... The four of them entered the alley beside them, avoiding the fleeing crowd.

"Where's that child?" Zhan Zhao felt that the child was very weird and asked Xiao Liang to look for it.

Xiao Liang looked around, shook his head, "No more... probably ran away."

"What child?" Bai Yutang was puzzled. Seeing Zhan Zhao's anxious expression, he must have discovered something.

"A strange boy, he might know something." Zhan Zhao asked Xiao Liang and the fourth son, "Did you see his appearance clearly?"

The fourth son said, "That man looks like a little monkey. I saw he has a tail."

"What?" Bai Yutang was taken aback.

Zhan Zhao also couldn't come to his senses...has a tail? !

"Jin'er." Xiao Liang looked at him seriously, "Does it really have a tail?"

The fourth son thought for a while, then hesitated, "I don't know, I seem to see it, and I want to see it again, but as soon as someone rushes at him, it's gone."

"That's right, it's the little monkey."

At this time, I heard someone talking behind me.

It turned out that there were still people in the alley, they were three little hooligans dressed as beggars.Just now Bai Yutang chased them for questioning, and when he heard that there was a commotion, he rushed to rescue Zhan Zhao and the others first.Seeing that there was money to take, those little ruffians waited here.The one who spoke was the leader of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy.

"The little monkey is a freak. He was born with a tail and lived with his mother near Yishui." The little ruffian said, "He is very weird, he doesn't care about people, and no one dares to provoke him. It is said that he is a Houerjing is reincarnated. Some people say that he has a mother but no father, maybe her mother and Houerjing or water ghost gave birth to him."

"Ghosts believe it..." Another little hooligan smirked, "There are no water ghosts or monkey spirits in Yishui, only a horse belly fairy!"