[Comprehensive martial arts] Ancient and modern grocery store

"In recent nights, I can always hear the sound of wind, even though there is no wind at all outside."

As soon as old man Zhang finished speaking, it was already dark outside, and a cool breeze blew up immediately.It is clearly midsummer, but it makes people feel the bleakness and coolness of autumn.

The candle closest to the door was blown out, and before it went out, it struggled to make a slight "pop--".

Xia Jianqing carefully leaned to the side. Ever since he entered this house, he felt that the style of painting seemed to be wrong. Are you sure this is only the world of martial arts?

Chu Liuxiang paused for a moment, but didn't notice anything else. She just turned around and whispered to the attendant behind her to bring the cloak, and immediately put it on Xia Jianqing's body after taking it.

"It's a bit cold tonight, put on some clothes."

Boss Xia sat next to Chu Liuxiang again. He felt that it wasn't that it was cold tonight, but that the house was cold.

Old man Zhang is not only old, but his voice is also very hoarse and unpleasant.

"The servants on duty at night can always hear strange voices."

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of heavy footsteps outside, accompanied by a strange hiss: "Ho, ho—"

Xia Jianqing turned around in shock. Does this story need to be dubbed in real time?

"What is this?"

A strange smile appeared on the old man Zhang's old face: "Everyone, don't be afraid, this is my brother."

Immediately, a teenage boy stepped into the reception room. He opened his mouth slightly, and the hissing sound just now came from his mouth.

Chu Liuxiang had good eyes, and looked at the young man who entered the door in surprise: "Your brother...?"

Old man Zhang stretched out his pale hand, and touched the head of the little boy who was in front of him, he obviously had a smile on his face, but his voice was always gloomy: "Yes, he was stimulated when he was young, and now his mind is not so clear. "

Old man Zhang lovingly wiped off the saliva hanging from his brother's mouth, pulled him to sit down, and fed him little by little.

This little boy looks very good, with red lips and white teeth, delicate and shiny skin, big eyes rolling around, looking at the room full of strangers.It can be seen that although it is not normal, it was raised very well by the generals.

No one asked old man Zhang how he had such a little brother at such an old age, because although old man Zhang was called an old man, no one knew his real age, and he himself appeared suddenly when he bought this house two years ago , No one knows about the previous experiences.

Lu Xiaofeng watched old man Zhang grow old, his feeding hand was trembling, and he sighed silently.

"You invited us here today, what is your entrustment?"

Old man Zhang's cloudy eyes suddenly lit up for a moment, and his whole body seemed to come back to life: "I know the skills of Chu Daxia and Lu Daxia, but I just hope that the two of you can help me find the reason why this house is strange. I am old and frail, My younger brother is also unbearable, please help me with this!"

"I have prepared rooms for you all, please stay here for a while longer!"

The atmosphere in the venue was silent for a moment, and no one answered.

The ancients had a lot of respect for ghosts and gods, and they generally didn't want to provoke these things.Although the Jianghu people are more daring, they are not willing to take care of all troubles.

Chu Liuxiang turned her head to see what Xia Jianqing meant. Xia Jianqing was a little reluctant in her heart, but when she turned her head and saw Hua Manlou's expression on the opposite side, she sighed secretly and nodded.

Hua Manlou is very kind-hearted, facing the old and the young, she must have felt pity in her heart.

The hosts who are going on this trip want to stay and help, so what reason does he have to refuse?

Apart from the embarrassing silence at the beginning, the banquet tonight went smoothly.

After old man Zhang got a definite answer, he seemed to be relieved, and his subsequent behavior became much more normal.

The young boy next to old man Zhang had just finished his meal, so he couldn't sit still. After observing Xia Jianqing who was opposite him for a long time, he finally ran down and sat down next to Xia Jianqing.

Xia Jianqing turned his head and looked at him. Looking at this young man at a close distance, he felt that his face was extremely good, and this was even more regrettable. If he was a normal child, he must be extremely outstanding.

But Xia Jianqing didn't know how to get along with such a child. He was able to make friends with Er Pang, because Er Pang took the trouble to talk to him every day.

This child doesn't seem to be able to speak. Xia Jianqing is also a person who doesn't talk much when facing strangers, so the atmosphere between the two of them is a little awkward and silent.

The young boy's eyes were bright, and he gradually smiled and showed his white teeth. He reached out and pushed a stack of pastries to Xia Jianqing's hand, and a short breath came out of his mouth: "Ha!"

Xia Jianqing felt that he understood what he meant, and thanked him earnestly: "Thank you." He reached out and pushed another stack of pastries to the young boy's hand, "You eat too."

The young man smiled even more happily, seeing his teeth but not seeing his eyes, he nodded with a big movement, reached out and took the pastry and stuffed it into his mouth.

Xia Jianqing was terrified when he saw it, and quickly poured a glass of water into the boy's hand, he was really afraid that the boy would choke on him.

It was also at this time that he noticed that there was an extremely thin line on the boy's neck, but the candle was dim, so he didn't see it clearly.

The old man Zhang sitting opposite smiled: "My brother rarely sees strangers, it seems that he is very happy today."

Hua Manlou smiled and nodded: "Boss Xia is very attractive to children."

In such a courtyard, Chu Liuxiang didn't dare to drink, and spent the whole time picking up vegetables for Xia Jianqing.Seeing that Xia Jianqing has been paying attention to this boy here, and he didn't even eat his own meal, Chu Liuxiang quickly reminded: "You eat first, the food will be cold in a while."

Old man Zhang also beckoned here, and summoned his servants: "Take the young master and go down to rest."

The maid leaned over slightly, coaxing softly in the young boy's ear: "Master, it's time for us to go back to the room and rest, come and go with the maid."

The boy pouted, turned his head to look at Xia Jianqing, his eyes were full of reluctance.

Xia Jianqing quickly said: "Come and play with me tomorrow, go to rest tonight."

Only then did the boy laugh again, and ran away behind the maid.

After the boy left, their banquet did not last long.Old man Zhang arranged the four of them in a courtyard, each in a room.

After the attendant left, Chu Liuxiang brought the quilt from her room and knocked it into Xia Jianqing's room.

"There's something wrong with this house. I'm sharing a room with you these few days."

These rooms are really small, so the bed is not too big, Chu Liuxiang can only spread her quilt on the floor close to the bed.

Although Xia Jianqing wanted Chu Liuxiang to sleep on the bed, but the objective conditions were really limited, so he had to give up this idea regretfully, but after thinking about it, he made a tentative suggestion: "Otherwise, I'll sleep on the floor..."

Chu Liuxiang didn't even raise her head: "Don't even think about it, An Sheng sleeps in your bed."

Boss Xia is even more regretful, regretting that he failed to show his boyfriend power successfully.

Xia Jianqing looked at the swaying tree shadow reflected on the window, and couldn't help asking: "Do you believe in this world? Are there ghosts and gods?"

Chu Liuxiang spread out the quilt, turned around to check whether the doors and windows were locked, and replied seriously: "I'm not sure about the authenticity of these, but the old man Zhang's matter is 100% human-made."

Xia Jianqing was surprised: "How are you sure it's man-made?"

"Intuitively, this house has problems not only with the house, but also with the people inside. If there is a problem with the owner, it is definitely man-made."

"You said old man Zhang has a problem?"

Chu Liuxiang put the hot water brought by the servant on the shelf, and waved to Xia Jianqing: "Come and wash your face."

Boss Xia approached obediently, picked up a cloth towel soaked in water, and wiped his face carefully.

Chu Liuxiang stood behind and untied Boss Xia's hair tie that had been tied for a day, and explained: "Old man Zhang is very withdrawn and mysterious. He will never be the kind of person who asks friends for help, let alone me and him. There is only one side."

"So?" Xia Jianqing threw out the cloth towel and handed it to Chu Liuxiang.

"So, if something goes wrong, there must be a demon."

Boss Xia nodded in agreement, and while Chu Liuxiang was washing her face, she tipped her toes, untied Chu Liuxiang's headband of the same style as his, and hung it aside.

"Besides, his brother has problems too."

Xia Jianqing was startled suddenly: "That kid?"

Chu Liuxiang nodded: "Yes, although no one asked, but the age gap between old man Zhang and his so-called younger brother is too big."

Hearing this, Xia Jianqing was also puzzled: "How old is old man Zhang?"

Chu Liuxiang shook his head: "I don't know, neither do other people in the world, no one knows. No one even knows his real name, everyone just calls him Old Man Zhang."

"Besides, his brother is not unable to speak because of a mental defect." Chu Liuxiang was silent for a while before continuing, "His brother's vocal cords were cut off."

Xia Jianqing was stunned for a moment, and his heart felt cold: "So on his neck? That line..."

"Yes, that's the scar."

Chu Liuxiang stood by the bed and lifted the quilt: "Okay, go to sleep, you woke up too early today."

As soon as the words fell, Xia Jianqing yawned.

Chu Liuxiang checked the doors and windows for the last time, stretched out his hand and put one lamp farther away, and blew out the others one by one. Chu Liuxiang said, "I will keep a lamp tonight and put it farther away. You can sleep peacefully and everything will be safe." With me."

Although Xia Jianqing was very sleepy, he couldn't sleep. He didn't know if there would be any problems tonight, but the waiting before the unknown was the most terrifying.

Tonight is not like what old man Zhang said, even if there is no wind, you can still hear the wind.

Because the wind is blowing outside tonight, even the windows and doors are slightly rattled by the wind.

Therefore, Chu Liuxiang couldn't distinguish well whether it was all the wind outside or whether it was also mixed with the strange wind that old man Zhang said.

In the sleep of the four of them tonight, all of them were full of strong winds.

Early the next morning, the four of them gathered in the yard and sighed lightly facing each other.

"The wind was all around my ears last night, and there was a bit of an air leak in my room, which made me feel cold and tired all night last night." Lu Xiaofeng complained vicissitudes.

"It's obviously summer now, why is it so cold?"

Xia Jianqing looked up at the trees that covered the whole area with sunlight, and was a little speechless: "There's no light coming in here, so it's only a matter of time before something goes wrong, right?"

It was too late last night, and several people didn't see it clearly. This morning, I followed the servant to the dining room, only to find that the whole yard was almost desolate to the extreme.

The weeds on both sides of the road are overgrown, and it is almost impossible to see the road ahead.

For the third time, Lu Xiaofeng took off the grass that was hanging from his sleeve, and couldn't help asking: "Why don't you trim these plants?"

The servant who led the way quickly apologized: "It is the master who does not allow trimming."

And the weirdness of old man Zhang was filled in the hearts of the four people.

Several people were led to a small dining room.

It was only then that everyone discovered that Old Man Zhang's house was full of old and decaying signs.The light was too dim last night, and the dilapidation of the living room could be seen, but now it's morning, it can be seen more clearly.

The red pillars in the room have faded, revealing the gray inside. The table is missing one piece on the east and one piece on the west. Even the stools are old. When Xia Jianqing sat on them, he was still staggering. for a moment.

Chu Liuxiang quickly helped Xia Jianqing up, dragged a solid stool aside, and exchanged with Boss Xia.

At this time, old man Zhang was still in the future, Lu Xiaofeng walked to the wall facing the dining table, on the small table in front of the wall, there were several unnamed memorial tablets.

No matter how dilapidated the whole house was and how damaged the furniture inside were, the tablets facing the door were extraordinarily clean and complete.

There are still burnt incense ash in the incense burner in front, and there is a stack of Buddhist scriptures next to it. The paper of the Buddhist scriptures has been wrinkled, and it can be seen that they have been read frequently.

Lu Xiaofeng casually opened it and looked, and found that it was the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Fundamental Vow Sutra".Touching his beard, Lu Xiaofeng thought for a while.

The servants brought all the food quietly. After a while, old man Zhang walked in with difficult steps.

He is indeed very old, not only needs a cane to walk, but also needs a servant to support him.

"Guys, I have some business matters for a while, so I won't accompany you to dinner. Daxia Lu and Daxia Chu are free to visit this mansion. I am really grateful for your generous help."

After the two parties exchanged polite greetings, old man Zhang turned around and walked away slowly.

Xia Jianqing has been very concerned since he learned that the boy's vocal cords were cut off last night, so he turned to the servant beside him and asked, "Where's your young master?"

The servant hurriedly bowed and saluted: "The young master can't wake up so early, and he is still resting now."

Lu Xiaofeng waved his hands: "You guys go down first."

The servant bowed down to leave in a well-trained manner, and after a while, there were only four of them left in the dining room.

Lu Xiaofeng asked softly: "Did you find anything last night?"

Chu Liuxiang shook her head: "The wind was too loud last night, so I didn't find anything."

Hua Manlou hesitated for a moment, but still said: "In addition to the wind outside, I seem to have heard the wind inside the house."

The remaining three turned their eyes to Huamanlou instantly.

Hua Manlou's ears and nose are indeed more outstanding than other people in the world.

"Indeed, as old man Zhang said, when sleeping at night, there is also the sound of wind in the house, although I didn't feel the wind." Hua Manlou changed the subject when he said this, and said with a smile, "I'm lucky that I didn't get to share with Lu Xiaofeng. Same leaky house."

Lu Xiaofeng scratched his head depressedly, turned around and ate breakfast: "We can only talk about the wind noise in the house tonight, and take a look around after dinner later?"

The three nodded in agreement, and finished the breakfast in silence.

Several people rejected the servant's offer to lead the way, and wandered around in this overgrown yard without direction.

Chu Liuxiang and Lu Xiaofeng dealt with the weeds in front, Xia Jianqing and Hua Manlou followed behind.

They stopped when they reached a deserted gazebo.

Lu Xiaofeng touched the dilapidated gazebo column, puzzled: "Why do you say old man Zhang never repaired this house?"

Chu Liuxiang was also puzzled: "If I remember correctly, old man Zhang's business should be very big, right?"

Hua Manlou nodded: "That's right, except for some famous swords handed down from generation to generation, the swords in the hands of all sword practitioners in Jianghu come from old man Zhang."

Lu Xiaofeng sighed: "His sword making skills are really good."

And Xia Jianqing silently stared at the strange color on the stool in the gazebo next to him, and asked sincerely: "Is this color normal?"

Chu Liuxiang turned her head and pulled Xia Jianqing up.

Lu Xiaofeng and Chu Liuxiang looked at each other, their expressions were a little dignified, and they said in unison, "This is the dried blood."

"Whose blood could it be? Is it the blood of the owner who disappeared overnight in this house?"

Chu Liuxiang was incredulous: "Even if this is the case, isn't old man Zhang willing to redecorate?"

"Young master! Young master!" A servant called not far away.

Several people turned their heads to look, but saw the younger brother of the old man next to the servant waving anxiously.

Walking there, Xia Jianqing was grabbed by the wrist by the young man. The young man looked panic-stricken and led everyone away from here.

But as soon as he turned this corner, the boy regained his agility from last night and laughed again. "Ahhh" he pulled Xia Jianqing to look at the butterfly he had just caught.

The four looked at each other, turned their heads to look in the direction of the gazebo, and felt that things were getting weirder.

Until night fell, no one saw old man Zhang again.

Chu Liuxiang closed the doors and windows tightly just like last night.Only one lamp remained.

But the difference between tonight and last night is that the moon and stars are thin outside, and it is a sunny day with no wind.

Chu Liuxiang breathed lightly and lay down on the ground, hearing it more clearly.

The sound of cicadas singing in the yard outside, the walking sound of night watchmen not far away, and the sound of Boss Xia's sleeping sound on the bed, just an arm away from him.

And, as the night deepened, the sound of howling wind came from under the ground.

Chu Liuxiang sat up in an instant, turned over and lay down on the ground, pressing her ears tightly to the ground.

The hollow sound coming from the ground lifted the mysterious veil of the indoor wind sound that old man Zhang said.

At this time, not far from their courtyard, there was a sudden noise from the servants who were watching the night.

Chu Liuxiang got up and opened the door, looked at Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou who also came out next door and nodded, then turned and walked to the bed.

Reach out and gently push Xia Jianqing awake: "Ah Qing, wake up, something happened outside."

When Xia Jianqing heard about the accident, he immediately sat up in shock. He didn't fall asleep much at all.

"what happened?"

Before Chu Liuxiang could reply, there was a knock on the door of the room: "Hero Chu, we heard strange noises again just after we were patrolling the night!"

The author has something to say: Xia Xia, the master of love, trembled all over, and stood firmly in front of Xiang Shuai: Xiang Xiang, don't be afraid!

Actually, I'm okay with writing horror novels...

Thanks to the cute and cute cast of mines, hug and kiss! mua~=3=