Envy

Huo Zhi contemplated, drank his tea, but did not speak to him.

Xue Ye waved his hand in front of his eyes, and asked, "Hey, hey, Huo Zhi, what's wrong with you, you're so engrossed in thinking about things?"

He frowned: "Don't you think this Fei Yu appears a little strange? He just looks so similar to Yan Shaojun."

Xue Ye picked up the jug and filled his teacup with tea: "Your worry is not unreasonable. But Brother Tou has eyes, he can see and judge for himself, so don't worry about it."

Meng Xi said: "My brother's heart is like a bright mirror. He is smart. If there is a problem with Fei Yu, he will definitely feel it. And my brother's heart is only for Shaojun, and he can't tolerate others."

Xue Ye smiled and sipped his tea: "Erqi, why are you so sure that your third brother won't empathize?"

Meng Xi was a little embarrassed, her cheeks were stained with red clouds, but her eyes were bright: "Because we Lizhou people will only love one person in our life. Lizhou people no longer wear the clothes handed down by their ancestors, but they still wear clothes handed down by their ancestors." The custom of the ancestors. During festive seasons, a pair of Bi people who love each other will stand on the bows of two boats and sing love songs to each other. You may not know that my third brother sings love songs very well."

Xue Ye laughed: "I really haven't heard of this, I didn't know he could sing."

The room was dark and stuffy, Huo Zhi got up and opened the window beside him.In an instant, the cool wind hit, sweeping away the stuffy heat.

Meng Xi secretly looked at Huo Zhi's back, tilted her head and smiled lightly, "I hope that after I get married, I can also sing love songs to my husband."

The perplexed Huo Zhi stood by the window, lost in thought.Dark clouds blend with mountains in the distance, and the sky is gloomy.There was faint thunder rolling in the distance.The autumn wind is narrow with cool rain.

Rain is coming.

……

At this time, Meng Toti cleaned the wound on Feiyu's forehead, and threw the blood-stained cloth towel into the basin to wash it.

"Are you and your father from Mucheng?" Meng Tou turned around, sat down at the table, and gently wiped the remaining blood on his forehead, "It will hurt a little, bear with it."

Fei Yu's eyes fell on his white chin, and when he moved his eyes down, he could see Meng Tou's Adam's apple hidden in the collar of his white coat.His voice is mellow, yet clear, and when he chuckles, his voice is extraordinarily charming.He has a pair of gentle peach blossom eyes, which are heart-stirring.

Fei Yu shook her head.

Meng Tou found a clean white cloth, covered his wound, and tied it behind his head.If it is said that the original Fei Yu was similar to Yan Zhao containing six points, now there are seven points.The way he tied a white cloth on his forehead was very much like Yan Zhaohan who was wearing a Taoist scarf back then.

"Then where are you from?"

Meng Tou took out a pen and paper and put it in front of him: "I can't understand your gestures, you can write it on paper and tell me."

He wrote in regular script, and his characters were somewhat similar to those of Yan Zhaohan.He wrote: "I used to live in Pingyang City, and my family was in decline. I came here to look for relatives. However, the search for relatives failed, and the clan relatives closed their doors and disappeared."

Meng Tou watched him finish writing word by word, and asked, "How did your father mess with that group of people?"

"My father is addicted to gambling..."

Meng Tou said: "I understand. Your father owed a debt to the gambling house, and that's why he was killed."

Fei Yu nodded with a gloomy expression.

"...How about this, I can keep you by my side. My surname is Meng, my name is Tou, and my name is Moyue, and I am a disciple of the Mushu Sect. Our trip is to return to Zhao Lincheng. If you don't mind the hardships in the mountains, you can go with us .”

Fei Yu lowered her eyes, put one hand on her cuff, and wrote, "No regrets."

Meng Tou nodded, and said, "Tonight, two brothers and I are going to Zhou's house to get rid of evil spirits. They are the two you saw today. The one in white is Huo Zhi, and the one who talks a lot is Xue Ye. That little girl is me. My younger sister is called Meng Xi, she will stay in the inn, just ask her if you have anything to do. If you feel sleepy, go to sleep first, and I will ask Xiao Er to bring food up at night. "

After he arranged everything properly, he asked Shang Meng Tou and Xue Ye to go to Zhou's house in the evening.Who knew that Meng Xi would not obediently stay in the inn, she had to come out to meet the ghosts.

She grabbed Meng Tou's arm and refused to let him go. She acted coquettishly: "Brother, brother, you can take me there. If you don't take me during the day, I'm almost bored to death. You must take me to Zhou Xun at night." Let’s have a look. I don’t believe Yin spirits are so scary. I promise to be very good and obedient.”

Xue Ye stepped over the threshold of the inn: "Er Qi, we won't even take you there during the day, so you expect us to take you there at night? Let's go, Brother Tou."

Meng Xi was so angry that she puffed out her bun face, and hugged her brother's waist: "If you don't want me to go, when Shaojun comes back, I will tell him that you bullied me."

Meng Tou calmed down and thought about it.Not because of what she said, he remembered other things.He glanced at the second floor of the inn, and then hesitated: "Let Meng Xi follow us. Follow me, and I can..."

Xue Ye couldn't figure out what was behind Meng Tou's "I can too".

Along the way, Meng Tou only said to Meng Xie: "Don't be brave when you see ghosts. When we eliminate spirits, you stand far away and don't make trouble for us. You still sneaked out this time. , if you let your parents know that you are a little girl who has traveled so many places with two big men, you will not faint from anger."

Meng Xi held a lantern with a painting of red stalks, and kicked a stone away: "People always have to come out for a walk. It's a man's destiny to gallop all over the world, but my daughter's family also wants to travel in the mountains and rivers. Don't I Should you stay in Lizhou until you get married, go to your husband's house after getting married, and stay in one place for the rest of your life?"

Meng Tou said: "This is reasonable. But girls, it's good to embroider and read books at home. If you are used to living a wandering life, you will get tired of it. How to live is not to live, it is better to choose a relaxed life. way of life."

Meng Xi still wanted to refute, but Meng Tou grabbed his wrist.The brother stood still.She raised the lantern, looked up, and saw the plaque of the Zhou family.There is not a single lantern hanging in front of the mansion, it is gloomy, and the red door is closed tightly.She suddenly felt a little timid in her heart.

Everyone in the Zhou Mansion was sent to the hospital.Now the house is empty.

Huo Zhi and Xue Ye approached the mansion first, Huo Zhi walked up the steps and opened the door.Meng Tou led Meng Xi away, and said, "Put the lantern at the door and wait until we come out to get it. If the wild spirits see the light, they will hide in the dark and refuse to come out. Our trip will be in vain."

Meng Xi responded with difficulty, and tremblingly placed the lantern on the side of the pillar.

Meng Tou laughed softly: "What's wrong with you? Are you scared? If you're scared, just squat at the door. I'll go in with your Brother Xue and Brother Huo, and I'll come out to pick you up in less than half a stick of incense."

She was brave: "No, no, I'm not afraid at all."

Before entering the mansion, Meng Tou asked again: "You remember what I just said. Don't be afraid, we are here. Third brother will protect you."

Meng Xi nodded and followed them bravely.