Scholar is Addicted [Rebirth]

Where the top of the mountain meets the sky in the distance, the setting sun dyes the edge of the sky red.

A carriage was running unhurriedly on the official road. The man driving the car was wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat. Half of his face was covered under the hat. Only a tall nose bridge, thin and sharp lips, and A strong jaw.

But even so, it can still be seen that the man is handsome, with a tall and strong body. At this moment, he is holding a whip in one hand and resting on his bent knees with the other, leaning lazily on the car, even a little comfortable.

This man is Yin Xing.

He and Shu Sheng bid farewell to the small village, and Yin Xing spent a lot of money to buy a carriage for Shu Sheng to sit in, and he was in charge of driving. They used a cup of tea to decide where they were going, and they were short-lived in terms of running. reached a consensus.

"Bookworm, where is the next place?" Yin Xing asked outside the car.

In the car, Shu Sheng sat cross-legged with a pillow on his back, a notebook on one knee, a sheepskin map on the other knee, and a plate bought in a small village on the small table next to him. Cakes - tea cakes.

Hearing Yin Xing's question, Shu Sheng glanced at the map and said, "Xihe Town is not far away."

After hearing this, Yin Xing leaned sideways and stretched his hand into the car, with his palm facing upwards, he moved his fingers towards Shu Sheng.

Shu Sheng was taking a piece of pastry and was going to put it in his mouth. Seeing this, he tilted his head to look at it, and reached out to pick up the plate with tea cake on the table and let Yin Xing put it in his hands.

Depressed, Yin Xing turned his head and opened the car curtain a crack, showing half of his face to look inside, and said helplessly, "Map...why do I want your food?"

Embarrassed, Shu Sheng stuck out his tongue quietly, quickly took down the plate, and put the map in Yin Xing's palm, Yin Xing then retracted his hand, shook the map to look at it, and said to himself: " I should be able to spend the night there tonight, no rush."

Here happened to pass by the West River, Yin Xing stopped the carriage and jumped down, took off the bamboo hat, opened a gap in the curtain, and asked Shu Sheng, "I'm going to wash my face by the river, are you coming down?"

Shu Sheng was chewing on the pastry, and nodded when he heard his question: "Well, wash your hands."

Yin Xing lifted the curtain to the roof of the car for him, stood aside, and watched Shu Sheng get out of the car. He knew that Shu Sheng was very resistant to being touched by others, so he seldom took the initiative to help him, and at most stood by the side In case he falls or something.

Shu Sheng jumped down with his robe in hand, clapped his hands, and ran to the river. After a few days of getting along, Yin Xing found that Shu Sheng was much more active than when he was in the small village. As in the beginning, he is as good as a soldier, and he can still joke when he is in a good mood.

Then Yin Xing discovered that this nerd knew quite a lot, such as customs and legends from various places, including some ancient materials from a long time ago, and he could tell a thing or two when asked.

Yin Xing walked over and rolled up his sleeves to wash his face and hands, and Shu Sheng also squatted not far away to wash his face and hands. On one side, he could see the bulging muscles on Yin Xing's arms, which were particularly eye-catching under the water waves in the setting sun.

Shu Sheng stared at her, and quietly squeezed her arm... her mouth was shrunken, like a reed, so uncomfortable!

"Hey, nerd."

Yin Xing suddenly called him, and Shu Sheng turned to look at Yin Xing, and saw Yin Xing stretched out his index finger, on which a river crab the size of half a palm was hanging. of.

Shu Sheng blinked and asked, "Have crab soup tonight?"

……

Yin Xing silently took the crab down and handed it to Shu Sheng to let him hold the crab shell. After washing his hands, he stood up and fiddled with his sleeves. Seeing Shu Sheng pinching the small crab in a daze, he found it amusing for no reason, and muttered: "Crab soup... also It's not impossible..."

On the road again, Yin Xing sat in front of the carriage and ate the tea cake Shu Sheng handed out from inside. Shu Sheng lay on the small table in the carriage and poked the crab over with a stick to watch it struggle hard Turn it over, then poke it again, endless loop, and never get tired of it.

In the evening, the two finally arrived at Xihe Town.

Shu Sheng stood beside the carriage with the crab in his hand, and the night wind blew, shaking Shu Sheng's hair and scholar's robe, flying wildly.

Yin Xing took a look at the horse and the carriage with one hand on his hip, and said to Shu Sheng, "Let's go."

"...Are you sure? I think it might be better to just spend the night in the car." Shu Sheng frowned slightly, staring at the displeasure on the town's face.

There was no light in the town, and every house closed its doors and courtyards. Apart from the rustling of the leaves blown by the night wind, there was no other movement. The moment the wind stopped, Shu Sheng even thought that everything was still.

Yin Xing nodded, with a firm attitude: "Sure, it's windy tonight, you're going to catch a cold after sleeping in the car all night."

Then he pulled the horse and the carriage and walked in.

After walking two steps, he turned his head and raised his eyebrows: "Are you afraid?"

Shu Sheng stood still, thought for a while, and asked Yin Xing seriously: "Why are you so quiet?"

Yin Xing shrugged helplessly: "Perhaps the custom is like this."

Shu Sheng disagreed, trotted to follow, walked beside Yin Xing, and whispered: "I always feel weird."

Yin Xing also felt it was strange, and the two of them kept walking in. The town is not big, probably because it is only a small place, and there are not many residents. This place lives by the West River.

Along the way, there was no light at all, and there was no answer after knocking on several doors. Shu Sheng began to consider the possibility of staying in the carriage for the night again.

Suddenly, Yin Xing called him softly: "Stupid."

Shu Sheng looked at him, saw Yin Xing pointing at a courtyard, and pouted.

Shu Sheng saw that from the gap in the courtyard door of this courtyard, there was a little light, which was not too bright.

Yin Xing handed the horse to Shu Sheng for him to lead, and went to knock on the door by himself.

dong dong dong.

Three beeps, no one answered.

Shu Sheng and Yin Xing saw the light go out suddenly, and there was boundless darkness around them again.

Fortunately, there is a moon in the sky, enough for Yin Xing and Shu Sheng to see where each other is.

Yin Xing stroked his chin and thought for a while, then looked back at Shu Sheng, and asked in a low voice, "Can I hug you?"

"..."

Shu Sheng took a step back involuntarily, and his face became a little ugly.

Yin Xing realized that Shu Sheng might have misunderstood what he meant, so he quickly explained: "I mean, let's go over the wall and take a look, and I'll take you in?"

Shu Sheng thought for a while, then looked up at the yard, then lowered his head to think for a while, then nodded lightly, hesitatingly said: "It should be... okay..."

Yin Xing nodded, and put his arms around Shu Sheng's waist tentatively. Shu Sheng's whole body tensed instantly, so nervous that Yin Xing could hurry to Shu Sheng's breathing disorder, which was a sign that he was afraid.

"Don't be nervous, you know I won't hurt you, huh?" Yin Xing tried to comfort him.

Shu Sheng took two deep breaths, settled down, lowered his head and nodded slightly.

Then, he felt himself flying.

Yin Xing carefully hugged Shu Sheng and borrowed strength from the corner of the wall. He jumped over the wall, and the two of them fell to the ground. As soon as their feet touched the ground, a stick as thick as an arm smashed towards Shu Sheng.

Yin Xing's face turned cold, and he pulled Shu Sheng back, took the stick with one hand and exerted force on his hand, and there was a click sound, and the stick broke in response.

The man holding the stick was so stupid that he knelt down on the ground with a thud, kowtowed his head and shouted, "Master, I was wrong, I deserve to die, I don't know how to flatter you, sir, don't kill me, don't kill me! What do you want?" You can take it, just save my humble life!"

With a sullen face, Yin Xing stepped on the man's shoulder to keep him still, and asked, "Don't bark, who is going to kill you?"

"Oh?" The man heard this, looked up at the two of them, and said in surprise, "Aren't you bandits?"

"Of course not."

Only then did the man see clearly that the man standing in front of him and stepping on him was a very strong man, tall but without any sense of arrogance, and behind him stood a man with the appearance of a scholar, looking at him.

Yin Xing let go of him, and the man got up from the ground and patted the dirt on his body, heaving a sigh of relief: "So it's not a bandit, it scared me to death, who are you? What are you doing over the wall of my house?"

"Passers-by, why are you so strange here? No one lights up?"

The man's face changed slightly when he heard it, and he waved to the two of them: "Passers-by? Come in and talk."

The man opened the door and quickly helped them bring in the horses and carriages, and then quickly locked the door. Several people entered the house until they reached the back room. The oil lamp was on, and a woman was sitting under the oil lamp, sewing clothes.

"Alan, go get some water." The man said.

The woman raised her head, saw Yin Xing and Shu Sheng, exclaimed in a low voice, and pulled the man: "The head of the family, didn't you say that the bandits came down the mountain? Why did you bring two strangers back?"

The man waved his hand and said, "He didn't know the situation after two passes, it's too dangerous to let them outside, it's a life-saving, good thing, you go and pour some water."

Yin Xing and Shu Sheng both cupped their hands to express their gratitude. The man looked like an honest man, about 30 years old, and waved his hands with a hearty smile: "You're welcome, saving people is a good thing."

"What did you just say about bandits?" Yin Xing asked.

The man immediately became nervous again, and said in a low voice: "You two don't know, there is a group of bandits living on Fengshan Mountain, they are very cruel, they often come down the mountain to rob things, and even kill people. Everyone in the town is afraid of them Now, no one dares to go out at night, even in the daytime, for fear of accidentally dying."

Shu Sheng frowned, and asked: "This place has been under the county administration for several months, right? Why is there such a commotion and the county magistrate doesn't care?"

"Who dares to report the letter!" The man smiled wryly: "There are people guarding the entrances and exits of this town, no one can go out, otherwise, we would have run away."

Yin Xing held his chin and did not speak, while Shu Sheng also frowned helplessly.

The man smiled, waved his hands and said, "I'll ask Alan to clean up the house for you two. You should rest for the night first. It seems that bandits won't come tonight. It's all right."

After a while, the man led them to the room and went out, but Yin Xing shook his head and said: "It seems that there will be no safety tonight."

Shu Sheng also agreed, if the man said that there were guards when he entered and exited, the bandits must have known about his two visits to the town, and it would be strange if he didn't move tonight.

Yin Xing thought for a while, and said to Shu Sheng: "You have a good rest, I'll go outside to watch for a while, we must not let others suffer for us, that is a sin."

Shu Sheng nodded, climbed onto the bed, wrapped the quilt and tucked it in the corner of the bed. It was round like a rice dumpling. She blinked at Yin Xing, which meant——I'm ready!