tick knife

Tan Taize put away the needle stone and went to the copper basin to wash off the blood on his hands.The twilight dawn penetrated the window paper, and the lights in the room did not know how to deal with it, and the yellow light curled up was a little dazed.Qi Diaoming handed him a clean cloth to wipe his hands, Tantaize took it and said thank you.Qi Diaoming looked at Yao Ye on the bed, and at Tantai Ze's darkened eye circles and haggard face, and asked, "How is it?"

Tan Taize said: "You withdraw the knife quickly enough, the wound is not deep, and the wound is not critical. He just hurts, bleeds, and will soon be alive and kicking. In comparison, your condition is even worse trouble."

Qi Diaoming: "I'm fine."

Tan Taize said: "Well, I'll believe what you say. Presumably you are a young man, and you won't be as stubborn as a young boy."

Qi Diaoming was speechless, and stretched out his left wrist, which had lost its iron claw. "sorry to bother you."

Tantai Ze snorted, and carefully untied the red-stained cloth strips on the broken arm in circles, and cleaned and applied the medicine again.His movements were gentle and skillful, Qi Diaoming looked down, and suddenly said: "This hand, last time was also thanks to you."

Tantai Ze didn't lift his head. "Last time, it was much more troublesome. I had to hold you down for the fifth time, and you were still crying. The neighbors thought we were killing pigs because of that heart-piercing one."

Qi Diaoming: "..."

Tan Taize: "Just kidding. You passed out from the fever at the time, and you were easy to manipulate, but you kept chanting Yao Honglian's name."

Qi Diaoming: "Am I making progress now?"

Tan Taize: "Show me this picture as soon as you come here, this progress is really great."

He quickly tied the cloth strip into a knot, his loose fingers trembling slightly. "Qi Diao, I have something to talk to you about."

Qi Diaoming nodded. "This is not a place to talk. The pursuers may arrive at any time. Since Yao Ye's condition has stabilized, let's leave first."

Tantai Ze said: "Do you have somewhere to go?"

Qi Diaoming: "Let's go first."

Tantai Ze sighed. "Go to me. No one will find it anytime soon."

Without waiting for Qi Diao to say thank you, he went out of the house on his own, yawned, stretched his waist, breathed in the cold fresh air, and looked up at the gray clouds in the sky gradually being corroded by the light behind him.Behind him, Qi Diaoming came with Yao Ye on his back, stopped beside the kennel, and said, "Take it."

The yellow dog came running, shaking its head and tail, sticking out its tongue and sniffing at Tantai Ze's sleeves, its front paws were grabbing his trouser legs, as if begging for food.Qi Diaoming said: "It's the first time it sees you, and it's very affectionate to you."

Tan Taize smiled and said: "Fate. I came here last night, and it is very polite. I want to say that being so polite may not be of any use to you."

Qi Diaoming: "It's you who are approachable."

Tan Taize shook his head. "That's not a good word." He looked at the sky and said, "Let's go quickly, I'm afraid it will rain today."

Yao Ye was awakened by the sound of rain.

He loved the rain when he was a child.I will move a stool and sit under the eaves to watch the rain, catch the rainwater to make tea, go out in the rain to play and step on puddles, and watch the raindrops ripple on the river surface.This is different from the hobby of the fifth person, who likes rain because he claims that rainy days are the best for napping.

The rain now is the fifth person's favorite kind. It falls tightly without pouring. It is impossible to hear whether it is a rock or a tree. The uniform and monotonous rushing sound seems to never end.And the rain in spring, no matter how cold it is, does not have the meaning of bleakness.What leads is not graying, withering and withering.He couldn't delay Yan Xia's footsteps, but walking down without any scruples, to the people in the house, it was a cold reminder to tell him how safe and happy he is now.

Yao Ye blinked and realized that this was not a simple guest room with lacquer carvings.The carvings on the bed rails are smooth and delicate, although the dust accumulated in the crevices has not been cleaned.Lake-colored tassels hung in front of the tent, and the air was filled with a bitter smell of medicinal herbs.Yao Ye tilted his head and saw two people standing in front of the window.One is clearly carved with lacquer from the back, and the left arm is hidden in the wide sleeve, and the other is also very familiar, but he can't remember it at the moment.

They stood side by side, not talking, just silently watching the cloudy rain and fog outside the window.One of them turned around and said, "Xiao Yao, are you awake?"

Yao Ye was taken aback. "Senior Tantai?"

Tan Taize walked up to him and sat down, and took his pulse. "Fortunately, there is no serious problem. Xiao Yao, you really can't be so reckless in the future."

Yao Ye smiled and said: "Senior taught you that." He sat up halfway, feeling a dull pain in his chest, all kinds of things from last night slowly surfaced in his heart, he only moved slightly, but he quickly suppressed it. "Senior, why are you here?"

Tan Taize said: "I'll take a look at the lacquer carvings."

Yao Ye didn't turn his head around for a moment. "You also know Senior Lacquer Carving?"

Tan Taize smiled and said: "Look at what you said, is it only your master who is allowed to know?"

Qi Diaoming in front of the window turned around suddenly, there was anger in his eyes for a moment, and then disappeared in an instant.Yao Ye looked at the two of them back and forth, and suddenly a terrible premonition rose in his heart.Maybe it can't be called a premonition, because it comes too late, too late, it will be verified in an instant, and it will only turn into a wave of oncoming fear, drowning him immediately.Qi Diao opened his mouth and said decisively: "Tell him."

Tantaize's face showed embarrassment. "Lacquer carving..."

Qi Diaoming said: "Tell him!"

Tan Taize put one hand on Yao Yi's wrist, finally sighed, and said: "Xiao Yao, you have to be mentally prepared for the next thing."

Yao Ye blinked blankly, and smiled at Tantai Ze.Tan Taize said: "Your master has passed away."

Yao Ye repeated: "My master, passed away."

Tan Taize said carefully, word by word, "When I went, he had just passed away not long ago. There was a knife stuck in his chest."

Yao Ye repeated: "A knife." But he didn't know the meaning of these three words at all.

Tan Taize said: "He is holding this in his hand."

He stretched out his hand clenched in his sleeve, and gently released it in front of Yao Ye. There was a fish-shaped green jade in his palm, and his whole body was stained with blackened blood.Yao Ye suddenly felt that the world was spinning, he was top-heavy, and fell down involuntarily.Tan Taize tightly clamped his arm.There was a buzzing in Yao Ye's head, and he suddenly got the strength from somewhere, he broke free from Tantai Ze's hand, jumped out of the bed, and ran out barefoot.A tower-like figure stood in front of the door, and Yao Ye almost bumped his head into his chest.Qi Diaoming said sharply: "What are you doing?"

Yao Ye's eyes were blood red, and he panted, "I...I'll go..."

Tan Taize interrupted him: "What are you going to do?"

The tighter he pressed the question, the more Yao Ye became tongue-tied, the hot words stuck in his throat, he was too scrambling to get out, but none of them could get out, his throat was dry and astringent, only tears were unrestrained, wantonly gushing out.Qi Diaoming remained motionless, waiting for him to continue.The noise of the rain was cut off, and the whole room was dead silent, only his own sobbing and crying bumped against the walls. Yao Ye could not help but shudder when he saw the cold expression on the lacquered sculpture with his teary eyes, and almost felt that he was being funny. .He wanted to take a deep breath, but hiccupped halfway, he tried again, and finally he could complete a sentence.

"I know who killed Master. I was deceived. She lied to me. I want revenge!"

Before it was too late, Qi Diaoming slapped him across the face.The degree of seamless connection made Yao Ye vaguely feel that Qi Diaoming couldn't bear it, and finally got a chance to vent, it didn't matter what he said.He covered his left face and took a step back, this slap seemed to open his blocked eardrum, and the buzzing brain gradually became clearer.Yao Ye raised his head and stared at Qi Diaoming in a daze, only then did he feel the pain of tearing his chest cavity, he looked down and saw a bright red gradually expanding on the white cloth wrapped around his chest.

"Do you want revenge, or do you want to die?"

Tan Taize covered Yao Ye with the quilt, and sighed softly.

His sigh was very natural, and there was absolutely no sign of trouble, but at this moment, Qi Diaoming heard it, and there was no other meaning except disapproval.But he stubbornly refused to look back until Tantai Ze walked back to him and stood shoulder to shoulder with him.The rain outside the window is gradually getting lighter, although it still looks gray and hazy, the gaps between words are gradually inserted in the fine rain feet.Qi Diaoming said: "You think I'm venting my anger."

Tan Taize patted him on the back reassuringly. "I just feel sorry for him."

Qi Diaoming said: "He will figure it out. After all, he is the fifth apprentice."

Tan Taize did not speak.After a while, he suddenly said, "Do you really believe that Fifth is dead?"

Qi Diaoming said: "Why don't I believe what you said?"

Tan Taize was at a loss for words for a while, and said for a long time: "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. But even if I buried Wu Wu with my own hands, I still can't believe it... To be honest, I really can't believe that Wu Wu died. Until now, I still do it from time to time. I thought I was dreaming. The fifth is really not like a person who will die."

Qi Diaoming: "Everyone is mortal."

As expected, Tan Taize smiled weakly: "Yes. But I always thought that the fifth death would never be seen in this life. I always thought that the fifth person should be the longest-lived person among us. "

His fingers on the window sill slowly wiped away a little bit of damp dust. "Of course I should be the one with the shortest life. Now that he is actually ahead, I always have a premonition that I will go with him soon. This is not a bad thing."

He suddenly raised his hand to stop what Qi Diao was about to say, and asked, "Aren't Qi Diao afraid of death?"

Qi Diaoming said: "I died 19 years ago. Now this life is bestowed by you and Fifth. Every day I live, I will make a profit without compensation."

Tan Taize: "So the lacquer carving is not afraid of death."

Qi Diaoming said: "I'm afraid."

He patted Tantai Ze on the shoulder. "Tantai, it's hard for you."

Tan Taize moved his lips, and laughed at himself: "In the final analysis, I am too useless. I have practiced medicine for many years. I have never seen such a horrible scene of flesh and blood flying all over the place. I think I can look down on life and death. After all, I am too cowardly." Forget it, what are your plans for the future? The limelight is getting tight outside, maybe you can hide for a while..."

Qi Diaoming said: "I have to finish what I have to do. Can Yao Ye ask you?"

Tan Taize said lightly: "Don't worry, I will do what I promise you."