Alienated Martial Arts

Chapter 43 Peeping
With the anticipation of the new house, the family finished dinner quickly, tidied up a little and left the house.

Wei's mother originally wanted to pack her things, but Wei Tao directly stopped her from packing all kinds of bottles and cans on the grounds that it was not safe after dark.

The cool wind is gradually picking up, and the sky is slightly sinking.

After not coming back for a while, Wei Tao was a little surprised to find that the night in Yaoshi Lane was not as dark as before.

Instead, two small red lights were hung in front of each house, covering the entire alley in bloody red.

He couldn't help frowning slightly.

Recalling the extermination case that happened back then, in the annex of the Xu family, there were almost identical little red lanterns.

"It's not Chinese New Year now, is this someone's family having a happy event?"

Wei Hong subconsciously said something, but immediately changed his words, "That's not right, a family has a happy event, so it's not enough for so many households to hang up red lanterns."

"I remember very clearly that when Xiao Hong and I went home in the afternoon, we hadn't seen these red lanterns yet," Zheng Suyun said.

Wei Rongxing was also a little surprised, "I heard people on the construction site say that hanging these lanterns can cure diseases and ward off evil spirits, but I don't know if it's true."

"Stop talking, follow me closely, let's get out of here quickly."

Wei Tao vaguely heard the ups and downs of chants coming from inside a house, and immediately stopped the curious Wei Hong who came forward, and walked quickly towards the outside of the alley.

I don't know why, but he always has a faint feeling of being watched, but he can't see anyone when he looks around.

In the whole alley, except for their family walking quickly, there were only those big red lanterns hanging outside the door, swaying back and forth with the growing night wind.

Suddenly, there was a light slap from the roof on the left.

Just like a very light person, Yu Shi's light body technique stepped on a tile.

Wei Tao turned around abruptly, clenched his hands into fists, and looked in the direction of the sound.

The red light from the lantern interfered with his vision, making it difficult to see what was on the roof.

pat.

The voice rang again.

Then it became denser and closer.

Wei Tao was vigilant, his hands tucked into his sleeves had each buckled a money dart.

Be prepared to strike violently at any time.

Swish!
Under the reflection of the blood-like red light, a strange and distorted black shadow flashed across the line of sight.

Wei Tao squeezed the money dart tightly, his eyes moved quickly, looking for the trace of the black shadow.

pat!

Just now.

There was another soft sound from the roof on the right.

Just less than two meters away from him.

His heart exploded like gunpowder, Wei Tao's energy and blood surged, and he threw out the hidden weapon in his hand like lightning.

"Meow!"

A miserable scream sounded suddenly.

A small thing tumbled and fell from the dilapidated stone wall and landed at his feet, struggled a few times and then remained motionless.

A small piece of blood on the ground quickly spread out, seeping into the crevices of the stone and disappearing.

"Little brother, what's wrong with you?"

Wei Hong took a closer look, and hurriedly covered his mouth to prevent himself from screaming, "What a miserable black cat, with such a big hole in its stomach, and one eye is blind."

"Don't talk, go quickly."

Wei Tao looked left and right, and led his family forward for a further distance, until he could see the main road outside the alley, and finally secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

The feeling of being watched was gone.

Could it be that the cat was looking at him just now?

The distorted black shadow that flashed in the line of sight was actually the shadow illuminated by the red light when the black cat jumped over the lantern?

If you think about it that way, it makes sense.

So, in the night alley horror just now, maybe he was scaring himself?

Not long after, they finally left the narrow stone alley and came to the main road outside.

There are still many people on the street.

Some get together to play chess and cards,
Some gathered around night vendors to look at things,
And those who eat late are wandering around with bowls,
There is a lot more vitality than the dark and gloomy alley in the depths.

Seeing Wei Tao and his party coming out of the alley, a few men wandering not far away immediately surrounded them, but stopped at a certain distance tacitly, not really approaching them.

Wei Taowei Bucha nodded at them, winked at one of the old acquaintances, and left with his family.

The moment Wei Hong opened the door of his new home on Yufang Street, he stood there in a daze, looking at everything in front of him, as if falling into a dream.

Spacious courtyard, townhouses.

There are also rich and elegant furniture.

Wei Rongxing and his wife, who lived in the cramped stone house for most of their lives, were so excited that they didn't know what to say, they just muttered to themselves over and over again that Brother Tao had grown up and was promising.

After arranging the house, Wei Tao first went to the kitchen to boil water, and called Wei Hong to watch from the side, while he quietly left the courtyard.

By the wall not far away, several people waiting there quickly greeted him.

"The black crow has seen Mr. Wei." The leading man in black bowed.

Wei Tao nodded, "Tell me, what's the situation on the other side?"

"Returning to Young Master, the scholar we followed has two expert guards, so he didn't dare to get too close.
I could only watch him wandering in various streets from a distance, and then he entered the inner city at night, and the brothers in the club couldn't continue to follow him. "

"Have you entered the inner city..." Wei Tao thought for a moment in silence, "I understand, let's put this matter aside for now, and you don't want to follow me anymore, so as not to make any mistakes."

"I understand." The black crow respectfully responded.

"there's one more thing."

Wei Tao continued, "Over there at Yaoshi Lane, what's going on now?"

The black crow's expression changed, as if he recalled something strange.

"We don't know exactly what happened, but we found that all the residents living there have become very strange, and they don't go out to ask for life and work, and they chant scriptures and worship God every day, and red lanterns are hung at the door of every house at night.

The meeting also sent a few brothers to investigate, and when they came back, they were all seriously ill. Some people said they saw ghosts during the day, and they were so frightened that they dared not sleep all night. "

"How long has this been happening?"

"It didn't take long, just these few days."

Wei Tao frowned, "Be more specific."

"Five days, that's right, five days ago, every household began to hang red lanterns at the door,

No one has lived in the son's house for a while, because he is worried that there will be thieves who don't have eyes to steal things.
We have always had people patrolling near the son's house, so we discovered this situation. "

"It's been five days, why didn't you guys tell me earlier?" Wei Tao's smile disappeared, and his voice became cold.

Hei Ya was stared at by him, Ji Lingling shuddered, and lowered his head involuntarily, "The meaning of the leader is that let someone go to find out the situation first, and then report to the young master after knowing the general situation."

"I see. Remember to tell Huishou Shi when you go back. When you see these red lanterns again, it's best not to act rashly. If you find anything else, please find someone to inform me as soon as possible."

"Little understands."

"Don't go to Yaoshi Lane in the future, arrange a few smarter brothers to guard here, deal with the situation, and report to me as soon as possible, understand?"

"Understood, please rest assured, Mr. Wei, the leader has already made arrangements."

Wei Tao casually threw a piece of silver to Heiya, and sent several members of the Qinghe Society to leave.

But he didn't go home, but stood alone in the shadow of the street corner, looking in the direction of Yaoshi Lane, silent for a long time.

do not know why.

Once again, he thought back to the time when he was walking through the alley.

The feeling of being spied on didn't seem to be directly related to that unlucky black cat.

(End of this chapter)