【Kuan Xin】Snake and Venom

The next day, there was a commotion on the edge of the execution ground in the west prison camp in Kaifeng, and crowds of people rushed in. I don’t know where the news was released that a drug dealer would be executed at this hour. Out of curiosity and grief, the common people in Kaifeng wanted to see it. See what the drug dealer looks like, but after only a few glances, he was kicked out by the forbidden army.

After the hour passed, there was a lot of discussion and comments in Kaifeng city.

"I heard that a drug dealer will be executed in the prison camp today, have you gone to see it?"

"No, it's just beheading, what's so interesting about it."

"Look at what you said, that's a drug dealer! Go over and have a look or two, and curse a few words to relieve your anger!"

"Your words are not unreasonable. Drug dealers are such beasts that God doesn't want to accept. They are really hateful. It's okay to die. This world will be more clean."

"To tell you the truth, I just went to see it, and there was more than one person whose head was beheaded. I counted roughly, and there were seven in a row! With a single click, it was gone immediately."

"Why so many? Are they all drug dealers?"

"That's not true, it's just a prisoner to be executed on the same day."

"Then have you seen the appearance of the drug dealer?"

"No, everyone is wearing a sack, what are you looking at!"

"Why...why do you wear a sack?"

"You don't know, the identity of this drug dealer must be kept secret, and the execution was the same. Later, someone said that he slipped his mouth and told the story, which attracted a large group of ordinary people to rush to watch the excitement. The Imperial Army had no choice but to I had to come up with such a method, the purpose is to prevent us from distinguishing which one is the drug dealer!"

"Who was the one who leaked the word?"

"Do you remember the handyman who was newly recruited into the Imperial Army camp at the beginning of this month? He is the distant room of my cousin's wife. He drank too much last night, and casually said that he leaked all the secrets..."

In a certain room, a girl in a bright-colored long dress stood by the window, listening to the intertwined and noisy discussions downstairs, holding a kitten in her hand that seemed to be less than a month old, shaking her hands once and for all. Provocative, showing displeasure, and anger in her eyes, she cursed dissatisfiedly: "How does this Chang Yi do things? He is well advised to keep a low profile. ,waste!"

While speaking, the girl's hand was already on the kitten's neck, and she couldn't help tightening it. The kitten continued to struggle, and its sharp claws inadvertently scratched the back of the girl's hand, leaving a faint mark. The girl's heart was suddenly violent. Teng Sheng, she pressed her palm hard, and the kitten let out a shrill and weak scream, and died.

The girl threw the kitten to the ground in disgust, and kicked the kitten's body far away in disgust, her face was full of unconcealable ruthlessness: "Trash, there are trash everywhere!"

At this time, a hoarse and deep voice sounded, as if attached to a vicious snake and scorpion, which made people tremble: "My little master, although there was a mistake before the execution, but fortunately everything went well, it is still a good thing."

The girl snorted coldly, and asked slowly: "Are you sure that An Lijiu is dead?"

That gloomy voice sounded again: "The little one saw him being put in a sack and taken to the execution ground with his own eyes, so he can't be wrong."

The girl sighed regretfully, took out a handkerchief from her bosom, wiped her hands, and said in a vicious tone: "It's a pity, I thought that An Lijiu and Yuan Zhongxin were so similar in temperament, and I didn't want to. Let him stay with me for a few more days to have fun, but I am about to die—but fortunately, I still have Yuan Zhongxin to play with me."

A cold voice said: "What do you want, my lord?"

The girl threw the handkerchief onto the stove and watched it turn into ashes, the fire reflected the ferocity in her eyes: "Oh, if I hadn't rushed back to return to my life, the gift to Yuan Zhongxin would be more than this one." But it’s okay, let him take it slowly—by the way, Mother Cha, how many times is the poison left?”

Mammy Cha replied, "Twice."

"Twice, then you have to hurry up, I don't want those two guys to mess with my good business then."

Mammy Tea lowered her eyes slightly: "I would like to obey the order of the young master——in addition, Master Meng said that he wants to see you."

The girl raised her eyebrows and said impatiently, "Why are you seeing me? No!"

"He said he had something to discuss with you."

"Discussion? What else is there to discuss between me and him? Meng Tianyang is greedy and mercenary. I really don't understand why the Pavilion Master still cooperates with him. There are so many talents in Song Dynasty, but he chose a seductive and insane person." waste!"

Mammy Cha said softly: "My lord, Master Meng's request for an audience is mostly related to Wushisan."

The girl paused for a moment, feeling a little annoyed in her heart, but she remembered the warning given to her by the pavilion master, and she coldly ordered: "Tell him, let him wait for me here tonight, not when it is too late."

Mammy Tea bowed, stepped back, and when she walked out of the room, she told one of the gray-clothed men standing on both sides of the door: "Go in and dispose of the corpse, so don't disturb the young master's mood."

At noon, the sun was hidden by dark clouds, without the warmth of the sun, and the chill pierced through the bones. Yuan Zhongxin and the six sent Su Yi to Wazi, where the old thief and his hooligans were already ready to go. The carriage to be used.

Su Yi was wearing a white dress, with a plain face and an indifferent expression, but her eyes were full of deep sadness. Just now, she sang on the stage without a costume or a bit of rouge. Li Jiu's opera.

Yuan Zhongxin frowned slightly, and said: "Sister Suyi, you don't need to worry too much when you go to Mizhou this time. I have already written to Nie Niang to make it clear that they are very nice and will not treat you badly." , if you want to go back to Kaifeng in the future, please send us a letter, and we will call you back when the time comes."

Wei Yanei stuffed a stack of banknotes into Su Yi's bag, his eyes were slightly red: "Sister Su Yi, I can't help you, you take this money and use it by your side on the road, don't treat yourself badly, whatever tastes good, you can eat it." If you don’t have enough to eat, just write to me and ask for it.”

Xiaojing took out several porcelain bottles from his cuff, and was about to cry: "Sister Suyi, these are medicines that can treat typhoid fever, take it orally, three times a day, within a few days, your body will recover .”

Su Yi nodded slightly, and accepted all their kindness. There was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and tears were about to burst into her eyes. She glanced at the six children, feeling even more reluctant in her heart. Su Yi solemnly Said: "Thank you." After finishing his words, he got into the carriage.

The carriage gradually drifted away, and Su Yi could still be seen vaguely opening the curtain and looking at them reluctantly.

Until the carriage completely disappeared from their sight, the six people withdrew their gazes.

Xiaojing frowned, and murmured: "Sister Suyi is really strong. If I encounter such a thing, I might break down and cry."

Wei Yanei sighed heavily: "That's right, when Sister Suyi disappeared into the backyard without a sound, I thought she couldn't hold on and wanted to find a short-circuit."

Yuan Zhongxin asked puzzledly: "What are you talking about?"

Wang Kuan replied: "Just yesterday, when you didn't go back to Xiyuan, Sister Suyi went to the back of the stage. None of us noticed. We searched for her for a whole quarter of an hour. At first, I thought she couldn't think about it. Who knew Sister Suyi just went backstage to fix the costumes."

A flash of light flashed across Yuan Zhongxin's mind, and he realized a question: "Yanei, did you say nothing just now?"

Wei Yanei was stunned, not knowing why: "Yeah, we were all thinking about Brother An at the time, and we ignored her for a while..."

"No, I'm not asking you this, what kind of silence do you mean by silence?"

Xue Ying said: "We didn't hear any sound when Sister Suyi walked out of the backyard. It may be because Sister Suyi is an actress, and it is not difficult for her to keep her feet on the ground without making a sound."

Yuan Zhongxin frowned: "Xue Ying, you have the best ears, are you sure you didn't hear anything?"

Xue Ying nodded affirmatively.

Yuan Zhongxin was deeply puzzled, and said to himself: "This is unreasonable. Isn't sister Suyi wearing a nine-life lock? There are nine bells on the nine-life lock. If people want to move around, how can it not?" ring?"

As soon as these words came out, the five people were all shocked.

Wei Yanei thought hard: "Could it be that sister Suyi solved it?"

Zhao Jian shook her head: "No, Sister Suyi values ​​Brother An so much, this Nine-Life Lock is the last relic left to her by Brother An, and she will definitely not untie it."

Wang Kuan suddenly turned his head to look at Yuan Zhongxin, and asked anxiously: "Yuan Zhongxin, did An Lijiu say that there were ten surviving masters, and besides him, there were nine more?"

As soon as Wang Kuan finished speaking, Yuan Zhongxin suddenly realized something. Just as he was about to turn around to look for a horse, Xue Ying had already brought him a horse: "Catch up quickly, Sister Suyi shouldn't have gone very far."

Yuan Zhongxin didn't have time to say anything, he got on his horse and drove out.

The bell of the Nine Life Lock did not ring, but because An Lijiu stuffed the note with the names of the nine masters into the bell. The jingle bells collide, which is why Yuan Zhongxin and Su Yi have been in contact so many times, but they have never heard a bell ringing.

Yuan Zhongxin gritted his teeth, whipped his horse.

He knows it!With such important information, An Lijiu will definitely not let it be cut off from his own hands. He will definitely try his best to pass the list to someone he can trust!

After driving the horse for nearly half a stick of incense, Yuan Zhongxin finally caught up.

Seeing Yuan Zhongxin who was out of breath, Su Yi was very surprised, got out of the car and asked, "Zhong Xin, what's wrong with you?"

Yuan Zhongxin's breath calmed down, and facing Su Yi, he hesitated. The Nine-Life Lock was Su Yi's last concern for An Lijiu. If he wanted to get the list, the Nine-Life Lock would definitely be smashed—this is what Su Yi said. For Yi, it was too cruel.

Seeing Yuan Zhongxin's troubled face, Su Yi asked softly: "Zhongxin, is there something difficult for you, just tell me, I will help you if I can."

Yuan Zhongxin gritted his teeth: "Sister Suyi, we deduced that the list of nine surviving masters in Brother An's mouth is hidden in the bell of Jiuming Lock."

Su Yi was startled for a moment, then took the Nine-Life Lock from her neck without hesitation, and handed it to Yuan Zhongxin with a determined face, without any hesitation.

Yuan Zhongxin was stunned, but he didn't dare to reach out to take it.

Su Yi took his hand and put the Nine Lives Lock firmly into his palm. She is not a daughter of a small family. Cheng Su once taught her to understand righteousness: "I know what you are worried about, but since this is An Lijiu's final entrustment, I must not let him stop thinking about it, hold the Jiuming Lock carefully, and do what you think is right."

Yuan Zhongxin's heart was sore, and he swallowed thousands of words, only one sentence: "Thank you."

Su Yi smiled lightly, shook her head, touched Yuan Zhongxin's head, and said softly: "I'm leaving, you have to be careful when you do things in the future."

Looking at the carriage driving towards the city gate, Yuan Zhongxin was in a trance, and suddenly remembered the play he overheard Su Yi sang this morning:

At the first sight, first acquaintance, first thought, the son did not expect it, and the heart cannot escape the flowers and moon,

The little girl always thinks about it in her heart, you can know that when we meet again in the coming year, I will be cold and frosty.

Cover your face and look at the handsome gentleman, you must know, the mirror, the water, the moon and the stars are forgotten

The little girl's heart is beating day by day, Jun Ke knows, the reason is only a single butterfly, and it is difficult for people to form a pair.

He secretly asked Jun Lang where he was going, but the son said nothing, but raised his hand to feel sad,

The little girl is looking forward to it year after year, you know, seeing the rough road and unevenness, the empty joy is in vain.

The stage rises, the drama falls,

If people don't come, tea customers go,

In my heart, I can't shed tears,

Qing is also alive, but his soul is dead.

If you can't look forward to it, you will return with plain hands.

In the place of condensing sorrow, leaning on the railing at night, whose beauty is left?

Yi - ah.