Nightmare Apostle

Approaching the carriage, several servant-looking people seemed to have turned on a switch. They turned around almost at the same time and looked at Yang Xiao and others.

The leader looked at the few people with strange eyes, and then said in a solemn tone: "Everyone, please get in the car. The master has been waiting for a long time."

There were two carriages. Yang Xiao, Kuang Hongyi, Xu Su, and Su Tingting got on the first one, and Shi Dali and three others got on the second one.

The space inside the carriage is not small, and it is more than enough for four people. But what is uncomfortable is that on both sides of the carriage behind the curtain, there is a palm-sized gourd hanging on the left, and a rusty gourd hanging with a red thread on the right. scissors.

Following the shout of the groom, the carriage began to move forward slowly, and the gourds and scissors on the left and right sides also kept shaking. Only then did everyone notice that the bottom of the gourd had been sawed off, using a piece of Bagua bronze mirror. Added later.

Realizing that Su Tingting was approaching the bottom of the gourd, Kuang Hongyi reminded him with a sinister look on his face: "Don't move around, they are all used to ward off evil spirits."

Upon hearing this, Su Tingting immediately shrank her body and stayed close to Yang Xiao.

After opening the curtain behind the window, you can see the shops on both sides of the street. There are restaurants, inns, tea shops, antique shops, rouge shops, all kinds of shops. Of course, most of them are small rice shops. Clothing stores and grocery stores are indispensable places for ordinary people's lives.

In addition, there are some hawkers carrying bamboo baskets or carrying poles to sell in the streets.

There were very few people on the street who were well-dressed. Most of them were sallow and thin, as if they had not had a full meal for a long time. The clothes they wore were patched one after another, and were not even as good as the tattered clothes they were wearing.

There were a group of beggars sitting or lying on the street corner, including young and old, all dressed in rags. When they saw someone coming, a group of young beggars would swarm around them with broken bowls. Passers-by covered their mouths and noses and hurried away.

If Yang Xiao were to define the entire town, it would be that under the false prosperity, there was a sense of staleness and death.

After walking for about 20 minutes, the sound of horse hooves gradually slowed down. Xu Su, who was looking out the window, turned around and lowered his voice, "We're here."

At this moment, the street outside suddenly opened up. They came to a large house. The door painted dark red was closed tightly. The stone steps in front of the door were made of large bluestone slabs. The spaces were clean and tidy, full of... A sense of majesty.

More importantly, Yang Xiao and the others recognized that this mansion was the one on the cover of the invitation in the script box, Fengmen Town, the Feng family mansion!

There was a large white lantern hanging on both sides of the palace gate. The lantern swayed slightly in the wind, and a thick word "Die" was written on it with a thick brush.

The door of the mansion would only be opened on important days or when welcoming distinguished guests. It was obvious that Yang Xiao and the others did not receive such treatment. The door of the mansion did not open and the carriage did not stop.

Along the tall wall, the carriage advanced a few dozen meters and then turned a corner and entered an alley, which should be a side road leading to the mansion.

The walls on both sides of the alley were surprisingly high, and the sky was squeezed into a gap. Yang Xiao calculated that the time in this world is about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but there is almost no sunlight in this side road.

Except for the sound of horses' hooves and wheels pressing against the stone slabs, the surroundings were surprisingly quiet. Kuang Hongyi and Xu Su said nothing, and the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.

Not long after, the carriage finally stopped. The people outside opened the door curtain, and several people walked out one after another. In front of them was a black double-open wooden door. Someone was already waiting here.

It was an elderly woman, holding an embroidered handkerchief in her hand.

The old woman stared at them coldly, without saying a word. Her thick rouge and a pair of slanted eyes looked as weird as she wanted.

Her eyes swept over Yang Xiao and others one by one, as if confirming something. After a while, the old lady finally spoke, "Dear guests, my master has something to do and is out of the house. Please follow me to the side hall to wait."

After saying that, the old lady didn't hesitate, turned around and left, pushing the wooden door open.

Fok...

The servants also called them this before, and it seems that this is their current identity.

Yang Xiao recalled the invitation in the original script. The invitation did not mention the identity of Fuke. It just said that the Feng family was going to hold a ceremony and invite those who received the invitation. The specifics were not mentioned, but the promise was made. I'll give you a big thank you after it's done.

Following the woman, the group finally entered the Feng family mansion. It had to be said that it was really grand inside. The scenery kept changing along the way. Pavilions, water pavilions, flower gardens and corridors were eye-opening.

After walking for about 10 minutes, everyone came to a large, quiet room. The old woman pointed to a shelf covered with grids and ordered: "Master, he is kind-hearted and doesn't want people to suffer poverty. Go inside to get clothes and put these old clothes on." Changed clothes."

Just when everyone was about to do it, the old woman squinted her eyes and changed her mind again, "Wait a minute."

"You, go get the top one." The old woman raised her hand and pointed at Shi Dali, the oldest among the people, with great disrespect.

Shi Dali was stunned when he was suddenly pointed out, and subconsciously asked: "Why is it me? Is there any explanation for this?"

"This Fu Ke, you must abide by the rules here when you enter the Feng Mansion. I like people who abide by the rules." The old lady still looked dead, and her words were without any emotion, as if everyone owed her something.

Shi Dali didn't say anything anymore. He walked over honestly and took out a set of folded clothes from the top shelf. There was no need to choose, because there was only one compartment on the top shelf with clothes, and the rest were empty.

Then it was Kuang Hongyi, who took the second layer. There was only one compartment on this layer with clothes.

Then the old woman pointed out Yang Xiao, Ke Long, and Shi Guanming. They were on the third layer, which had exactly three sets of clothes. From what the old woman said, it didn't matter which set the three took.

Finally, it was Xu Su and Su Tingting. They took the last layer, which also had exactly two sets of clothes.

Seeing that everyone had clothes in their hands, the old woman's face looked a little better, "You change your clothes now. The master is going to buy paperwork for the second young master to be sent down. I'm afraid he won't be able to see you tonight. You wait for another stick of incense. If the master hasn't come back yet, then you go to the door to find the night watchman, and they will take you to where you live."

After saying that, the old woman turned around and left. Yang Xiao and the others stared at the clothes in their hands. The clothes were made of silk, felt very good, and the workmanship and stitching were also exquisite. At first glance, they were the clothes worn by wealthy people. They were many times better than the ones on the old woman before.

"Hmm?" Shi Dali shook open his clothes, his eyes suddenly became strange, "Why are the two sleeves of this dress different lengths?"

"A piece of the edge of my skirt was cut off." Xu Su pinched the edge of the skirt and lifted it up so that everyone could see it more clearly.

Yang Xiao was stunned for a long time without saying anything, because he saw a person's birth date and time sewed crookedly with red thread on the hem of his clothes.