Overhead currents are heavenly masters

The climate in January in the south, even if it is not as icy and heart-piercing as in the north, is still cold.Especially when they are trapped on the mountainside where there is no shelter.The wind blew past, leaving damp air hanging like annoying slugs on his cheeks.Over time, his cheeks became stiff and numb, as if he was wearing a crappy human skin mask when he moved.

Qin Yue squatted on the curb, dialed Master Lu's phone again, and the other end immediately rang an emotional electronic voice: "The number you dialed is not in the service area, please try again later..."

He hung up speechlessly.Master Lu is a professional chartered driver whom he contacted through an online car rental platform. He only paid a part of the deposit in advance, and the rest of the fee has to be confirmed online after returning to Hengyang.According to the terms, no matter which party breaches the contract halfway, it must pay a penalty of 5000 yuan.

Qin Yue murmured: "Is there anything so important that you have to run away halfway? Anyway, let us know, at least be mentally prepared."

He could only consider himself unlucky and contact the customer service personnel of the platform.

"The platform has learned about the situation. The driver cannot be contacted temporarily. This is indeed a mistake of our platform. Please wait a moment, we are matching you with the nearest driver. In order to make up for your loss, we will provide you with Free service. Do you think this is okay?"

The customer service lady has a sweet voice and an excellent attitude, but it is a pity that after the call was over, there was no reply.When I called again, I got the same reply: "No qualified driver has been matched yet, please wait a moment."

"..."

The location of Heixi Village is remote and the road conditions are not good. I also know that most drivers are unwilling to accept orders.

After more than half an hour, the reply was still "please continue to wait".

Qin Yue touched her cold face, stood up and said: "I don't know how long we will wait! How about we go straight down? Didn't Master Lu say before that the road leads all the way to Chiping Town at the foot of the mountain? "

Guan Yunheng thought for a while, but didn't object: "That's fine.

He said as a matter of course: "You should be more familiar with the road."

Unexpectedly, Qin Yue looked at the farther sky thoughtfully, and replied: "Actually, I haven't traveled that road."

"Haven't you walked by? Didn't you say that the villagers bought and repaired it for convenience after the war? Why didn't you go by?"

There was a faint smile on the corner of the young man's mouth, and he was half immersed in the memory: "Haha, you may not believe it. Before I was picked up by my grandfather, I never left the village. Before today, I I didn’t know there was a town called Chiping at the foot of the mountain.”

Guan Yunheng couldn't believe such an answer: "Not once?"

"Yes. Not once. My range of activities is limited to the west." He turned around and drew a circle in the direction of the village with his fingers.

The young man's expression was very calm when he spoke, and he didn't show any unhappiness or pain.But Guan Yunheng's heart contracted violently, and it began to hurt from the inside out.He had to frown fiercely, suppressing the discomfort he felt.

"Why?" He asked hoarsely with a lump in his throat.

Qin Yue said: "I told you a long time ago. The blood of the aristocratic clan is diluted by ordinary people, and gradually it is no different from ordinary people. But probably because of the phenomenon of atavism, every few generations will occasionally give birth to people with outstanding spiritual power. People. This branch of Heixi Village is mainly responsible for family sacrifices. Except for the four 'elders' who have a little bit of spiritual power, the rest are ordinary people. Although they have to take me in, they feel fear and fear from the bottom of their hearts. Disgusted. If the elders hadn’t insisted on keeping me in the village, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to survive being taken away by grandpa.”

The young man's eyes were always clear and bright, but when he said these words, his pupils turned into bottomless abysses.Guan Yunheng subconsciously felt that Qin Yue did not tell the whole story about many things.

But so what?Everyone has scars that cannot be touched.Time is the best medicine?That's also a scoring situation, isn't it?Guan Yunheng opened his palm, pressed it on the top of the young man's hair, and roughed it up: "That's because they have no vision!"

"Hey, to tell you the truth, I think so too! If I don't say it, I'm afraid I'm too proud!"

"..."

*********

Fortunately, Master Lu's so-called passage is on the side of the main road.There is a stone pillar on the left and right of the entrance.There are no fancy decorations on it, and it is almost completely plain. Two inscriptions are engraved on the level of the human face, and there are residual red lacquer in the groove.

Guan Yunheng asked, "What word is this?"

Qin Yue touched it with his hand: "Gods and ghosts avoid danger, and all evils retreat."

"What does that say?"

"There are usually two such pillars in the east, west, north, south, and eight in total. They are called Mingzhu. If there are powerful intruders, they can be used for early warning. You can use them as alarms outside the red line."

"Would this work?"

Qin Yue shrugged: "I don't know, I've never been triggered."

They descended the winding path of stone steps.Since it is winter, the trees on both sides have no leaves, and the lighting is good.Low weeds and shrubs look dull and yellow.Except for a few difficult road sections in the middle, the whole journey turned out to be quite smooth.The two also went from being vigilant at the beginning to being relaxed later.

There are no large predators in the forest during the day, and you can occasionally see squirrels and mountain rabbits with fluffy fur, which makes you feel a bit of unrestrained wildness.

Chiping Town is entrenched at the foot of the mountain.Seen from a height, it looks square and square, as if drawn with a ruler.There is an exaggerated Panlong stone gate at the entrance of the town.

Qin Yue stared at the three vigorous and powerful characters in the middle of the stone gate, and suddenly felt dizzy.A strange sense of unreality welled up in my heart, and the surrounding scene instantly became hazy and far away.

Guan Yunheng noticed his abnormality, raised his voice and asked, "Is that so? Sudden complexion is so bad?"

The lively yelling on the streets inside Shimen was suddenly drawn very close.Qin Yue touched the sweat on his forehead and said, "No. Maybe I'm a little tired."

He took out his mobile phone and clicked on the order: "Fortunately, we didn't just stand there and wait. Look... so far we are still in the process of matching."

Guan Yunheng nodded: "Find a place to settle down first."

*********

Compared with the imperial capital surrounded by rings, Chiping Town is like a glass matchbox, and you can see the whole picture with just one glance.There is only one main road, one health center, and one small hotel in the town.It's a pity that the door of the hotel is closed tightly, and a piece of red paper is pasted on it: "If you have something to go out, please call 189XXXXXXXX if you need something urgent."

Today they are so lucky that they can buy lottery tickets.Qin Yue sighed and dialed that number.After communicating with the owner, the other party said that he would not return to town until [-]:[-] pm at the earliest.

This is too random!

Qin Yue said helplessly: "It seems that we have to kill time by ourselves. Of course, the best platform can find a driver, so we don't have to spend the night here."

They found a small restaurant with acceptable sanitation near the hotel, ate something briefly, and then packed their bags and wandered aimlessly.

The main road in Chiping Town is sandwiched by low buildings.Qin Yue chose to squeeze into crowded places, and the back street was a market selling daily necessities and groceries.

He was on tiptoe, almost being carried forward by the crowd.

"bang bang bang..."

A muscular, shirtless man pushes the bellows.There were two other people standing beside him.One is moving the red-hot embryo onto the iron pier and hitting it hard with a hammer.Another threw the forged object into the water and took it out quickly.

"I didn't expect such a hand-made iron shop to exist now." Qin Yue sighed, and stopped to look at it for a long time.If it weren't for the fact that he really didn't have the habit of wielding swords, he wished he could buy one and take it home.

Going further inside, there are also stalls selling handmade window grilles, New Year pictures and couplets.

This small Chiping Town is like a paradise where time passes slowly. If people stay in it for a long time, it will gradually stretch and settle like a piece of tea brewed in boiling water.

Before they knew it, at night, they were sitting by the Chishui River with two boxes of sugar oil cakes they bought.The river here is different from that in the north. It will not freeze even in winter, but the water flow becomes smaller and finer.Suxinmei and willow are interplanted near the water.The elegant aroma wafts around, making people feel refreshed.

Guan Yunheng took a bite of the food and asked vaguely: "Is there still no reply from the platform?"

"Yes, there is, but it is a refund notice."

"..."

"It seems that this place is really biased." Qin Yue laughed, already lost his temper: "Let's think of a way tomorrow morning."

"Ah."

Suddenly, there was a commotion on the other side of the river, as if the residents of the whole town had gathered there.Women dance slowly in costumes with long water sleeves.In their hands, they held high the long swords with cold light, forming different sword arrays.The tall men wielded several giant red dragons, each about six or seven meters long, and continuously spit out sparks formed by fireworks from their mouths.The sound of gongs and drums was reflected by the nearby mountains, forming a circle of echoes.

Qin Yue stared at the scene intently, lost in thought, and even stopped eating completely.

In the dim light, the man stuffed something into his mouth, turned his head slightly, and said suddenly: "Remember what I said before, do you have a smell of smoke?"

Qin Yue nodded, chewing mechanically.He didn't understand the value of watching the crude performances on the other side, but he just couldn't take his eyes off.It wasn't until Guan Yunheng spoke that his thoughts came back.

"remember."

of course I remember.It is in the bronze mirror of Miaoyin bird.At that time, he thought, as expected, he was ridiculed by the boss Guan Da again, and he was a little distressed because of it.Who would have thought that the two would be involved until now?

The man's lips were a little oily, and something seemed to flash quickly in his eyes: "Actually, that kind of fireworks is not bad."

He took a breath, and continued: "It won't make people feel annoying, on the contrary..."

All the voices in Qin Yue's ears disappeared, his heart was stuck in his throat, and he was about to jump out of his body immediately, rolling all the way under the man's nose, feeling that he suddenly wanted to say something.

There was a burst of jubilant laughter from the other side.The children held colorful river lanterns and sent them into the water.Crowds of hip-hop were playing, and the narrow water surface suddenly became more congested.

Qin Yue was shocked, and immediately retracted her foot that had almost crossed the boundary, and sighed: "It's really lively."

Guan Yunheng followed his gaze and looked over: "Yes."

When they were almost seated, the two returned to the small hotel together.

As soon as I stepped through the door, that strange feeling came up again.Qin Yue looked up at the word Shuxin Hotel.The thick ink stain twisted for a moment, then faded away.Look again in the next second, the handwriting has gathered together, everything is as usual.

Guan Yunheng turned his head, looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"fine."

Qin Yue paused slightly, walked to the front desk of the hotel, and said, "Hello, I am the guest who called before."

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