sleep on pillow

Chapter 31

The boss Qiao who took the lead was smiling leisurely at the side at first, but when Gouwa'er's angry cry for help reached his ears, his color suddenly changed. "This is true!" The boss Qiao asked quickly.

At this time, someone posted to Boss Qiao and said, "Recently, the city of Ganzhou is really not peaceful. We only heard this morning that the gate of the county government office was full of people. It seems that it was because of what Gouwaer said. .”

After hearing this, Boss Joe hurriedly confirmed with the others.Just found out that it was true.Shen Yue said: "We know that there is a family in the west of this city who lost their children. The situation is the same as most of the cases. I can take you there to inquire carefully. I hope you can find some clues. Save us villagers from fire and water. We people are living in fear now, but life is really worse than death."

What Gou Wa'er said was precisely the family of Carpenter Zhao in the west of the city.The day before yesterday, Gou Wa'er had gone there to investigate, as Shen Yue was the first to know about the missing of the children in the family, and the situation was weird.After the young man inquired carefully, he didn't find any clues.

If there is something strange in this rhetoric, it is that Carpenter Zhao said that he probably suffered from headaches and chronic diseases due to carpentry and knocking during the day, so the quality of sleep was not very good.

It was still the same that night, this old Zhao tossed and turned on the bed, and finally fell asleep, but he heard a strange sound coming from the grass not far from the door of the house. It was like the cry of some kind of animal, which made people's hair stand on end, but because the sound was looming, it sounded so distorted, it didn't seem real.And the person next to the pillow didn't respond, so this old Zhao thought he was sleepy, closed his eyes, a burst of drowsiness hit his heart, and then he didn't know anything.

Apart from that, nothing else can be said to be new.

Shen Yue recalled the sharp sound of the flute that pierced his brain like a needle, and felt some clues from Carpenter Zhao's words, but he was not sure in his heart.

Now, with such evidence from people in the Taoist sect, he was determined, so after much discussion, the eldest brother Qiao and Liu Mazi followed Shen Yue all the way to the Zhao family's family.

But for some reason, when the three of them arrived at the carpenter's shop in the west of the city, they knocked on the door for a long time, but no one came to open it. The boss Qiao was also impatient, shouting and kicking the door at the same time, causing the neighbors to leave. He came out and shouted loudly: "What's the noise! ​​This old Zhao family went to Mopan Town for the festival yesterday, why are you yelling?" The aunt even spat in front of everyone, cursed and walked back to her I went to the house.

Only the three people who were still in place were left, and they had no choice but to yell bad luck.

Boss Qiao sighed, walked to the side, and called Mazi Liu aside.Then he assigned tasks one by one, and asked Mazi Liu to tell the fellow Taoists who were still waiting eagerly, if he wanted to go to Linwu Mountain, he would come to the north of the city to find him, and he would arrange it in a unified way, and never act alone.He himself said that he would write a letter to Elder Zhong above to talk about the situation in Ganzhou City at the evening meeting, and whether he could send new church members to deal with the matter as soon as possible.Tell those fellow Taoists in Linwushan not to worry, and rush to them as soon as their affairs are over.

Shen Yue watched the two people talking, and the narrow storefront in front of him, which had been boarded up, was no longer popular.

But I have nothing to do, nowhere to go, just like this empty house.

You must know that Daoxianglou has only been open for a few days at the end of the year, and the shopkeeper Liang is also a real person. He thinks that there will be no guests coming to the door in this cold winter, so he dismissed the staff early, and told these staff to try to be as early as possible next year. When I came back to work, I also went home with my big belly, closed the door, and watched some novels.It was even more pleasant when the snow fell and the sun cleared, and occasionally some guests from the country gentry came.Talking about the metaphysics with that comparable squire, while cooking a few small dishes himself, drinking the special rice wine in this restaurant, the taste is so delicious, just like this, you can get rid of a little Xuepiao Gone is the night.

And it goes without saying in the good deeds, not to mention the little Taoist priests.

Old Daoist Lu Xiu who met the mysterious man in black clothes and black hat, although the boss Qiao tried his best to clarify, but no matter what, it seemed that he was inseparable from something at the moment.

One must know that this old man has always had such bad deeds of boasting since Gouwaer knew him, and such behavior has long been inferior in the young man's heart.

Because of this, even if so many people praised the old way in unison, the young man still couldn't trust the old man.Although Mingli and other young Taoist priests have always been very fond of Shen Yue, and that dog boy also has a good impression of these outspoken and innocent young Daozi, but naturally there is still a lump in his heart, and he will not go after all.

When the young man came back from the west of the city, the boss Qiao couldn't bear the embarrassment on his face, so he had to apologize, saying that he would send the brothers behind him, and after further investigation and investigation, he would definitely not let the evil spirit be so rampant, so he took Liu Mazi Let me say goodbye first.

But the young man had no choice but to walk down the streets of Ganzhou City dejectedly. After many days of investigation, there was still no progress.Naturally, the young man became anxious.

You know, before this dog boy left home, he told the old Shentou that he was going to stay at the charity office. The old Shentou was also a little dissatisfied, but when he thought of the old god sitting in the charity office, he immediately Most of the peace of mind, Shen Yue is so shrewd, after all, he is still a doll under 15 years old. Although this trafficker is not very good at other aspects, he is naturally able to deal with these children.

And Shen Yue naturally made full use of his parents' psychology.The plan was made early on, and he made up his mind before he was a teenager. This veteran and the yamen were unreliable, so he did his best to search for close friends. Naturally, this young man relied on himself to be familiar with the people in the city, even though he was not a local resident. , but I have been in it for a long time, and I will definitely be able to hear a little bit of wind in this street and alley, and then follow the clues to find a clue.

This lie was naturally reasonable, and the young man was allowed to stay away from home for a few days. The young man was determined, and after arranging his family affairs, he searched for clues of virtue in the city.

As for the place to live, the young man also thought about it early. You must know that although the Daoxiang Building has never been opened, there are a lot of things in the building, such as chef's kitchen knives and chopping boards, chickens, ducks and geese in captivity, and food in the ice cellar. Everywhere, no one knew if there were any desperate people among them, so Boss Liang found a few guys who lived not far from the city, and arranged for them to come to the Daoxiang Building in shifts every day, and it would not be hard after they arrived. , as long as you sit in that building and look at the street, it's a good job.Apart from being a little boring, there is no harm.

This dog boy saw the advantages and disadvantages of this, and secretly communicated with the servants on duty, and took a room in the backyard where the sundries were piled up, and slept for one night, that is, he found a place to sleep. It is also to find a place to hide his whereabouts, and the purpose is to kill two birds with one stone.It's just that the utility room where you sleep is near the current swill room. Although the restaurant has never been in business, the smell of the swill room is lingering after years of accumulation. Even if you cover your mouth and nose, you can't stop it. The smell wafted over, and in the past few days, the boy's whole body was stained with a bad smell, and even he couldn't stand it for a while.

Fortunately, on this street, you can walk for half a day without bumping into anyone. Over time, the young man got used to the smell, and comforted himself in his heart. Maybe this smell could cover up his own breath, so that those individual traffickers would not notice it. Go to where you are.

"You son of a bitch! Why are you still walking on this street? There are traffickers in this city now. Go home quickly!" Just as the young man was lamenting how his stinky body could hide from the mouths and noses of those evil people, it was I saw a passing aunt walking towards me.

This auntie, Gouwaer, also recognizes it. It is Auntie Yu who lives in the front. She usually sells needlework, and she is the most righteous person. , but the boy really has no ill feeling toward his aunt.

And at that time, the boy's heart felt warm when he heard the aunt's words. In this warm winter, this seemingly urgent concern warmed his spleen and stomach like a cup of warm porridge, making the boy a little depressed The mood eased up a little.But the young man thinks that his best friend and friend are still alive and dead. As time goes by, the chance of the young man's rescue may become more and more remote, and now even the Orion is a little hopeless. No more hope?And Fa Xiao, who accompanied him all the way from childhood to adulthood, may have been waiting for him to rescue.Thinking of this, the boy put on a laughing expression and replied:

"Aunt Yu, we're fine. I'm staying at the Charity Office in the west of the city. Daoist Lu's magic power is as high as the sky, and there are a group of little gods who say they are protecting us, so we don't need to be afraid!" The young man had no choice but to lie. Hearing this, the woman said that the little doll was really blessed, and that one day, sooner or later, she would have a great future. She nodded to the boy and walked away happily.The boy watched the aunt leave and sighed silently.

The young man collected news from the neighbors in those neighborhoods. You must know that although the people on this street are repeating what they say, it is full of unbelievable news. For example, Uncle Zhang on the front street said that he had seen a few immortals flying in the sky. He took a closer look, and saw a pair of bat wings growing out of the fairy's back, flapped twice, and the Taoists disappeared before his eyes; some people said that this trafficker knew the magic trick and the wall-penetrating technique Every day, when those grown-ups fell asleep, they would open the altar and enter through the wall, taking those children behind them and out of the house, so there was the illusion of pushing the door out; The theory of immortals crossing people, all kinds of strange stories emerge in endlessly.

When I was a young boy, I still believed it. I stayed for a day, followed the guidance, and found nothing. I was laughed at by those villagers for daydreaming. I knew that I would not want to know some clues from these villagers, so I turned to find Those "professionals" knew about the accident.

These so-called "professionals" live in these dark corners. According to their words, only in this way can the information flow. You must know that their business has always been quite obscure, and they still pretend to be Bufan, comparing himself to a knight walking in the shadows, as for what the young man thinks, he is noncommittal.

The young man walked in from the casino in the east of the city. It was a dark alley. According to the diners in the city, there were those intelligence dealers who called it intelligence dealers when they were active. The ugly ones are those who spy on other people's privacy and take pleasure in it.

And sell this information at a low price to those who are interested. Some of these people who buy information are those hooligans who are also poor and settled, and they are happy with the stories of those little daughter-in-laws who are sour and talented.Some are those country gentry, if they doubt whether their wives have a branch of red apricot climbing on the wall, they will be on guard day and night; Crime.Because these places always breed all kinds of three-handed or evil people, so there are often yamen servants who come to clean them up, but the news of the shabby households here is quite well-informed, and often the yamen servants have fled early before they arrive at the door, and when the wind dies down, Come back and continue to make trouble.

For Shen Yue, good or evil is not very important. On the contrary, barter is possible here, which is good news for Shen Yue.You must know that Shen Yue is not short of time, but he is short of these yellow and white things.

As for the things to exchange, Shen Yue still has some on hand, which is a stack of talismans that he took out from the charity office.This stack of talismans was placed in the meditation room by the old Taoist Lu Xiu. Shen Yue and the old Taoist were used to laughing, and the old Taoist was also generous.

But as for the effect of these things, Shen Yue is not very clear, and he has never heard the old Taoist talk about it.

Just as the young man was carefully guarding the front, he suddenly felt someone poke him from the back.The young man was startled, turned his head suddenly, but saw a young man in white clothes and long hair rushing away with his back, the young man's heart trembled, and he felt that something was wrong, but he had to chase after him.

The young man seemed to be walking slowly, but Gou Wa'er couldn't catch up to him no matter what. He had just taken two steps back, and the young man took another step, already pulling the distance back to the original.

The young man's back looked at the flickering, only to see that there were two silk ribbons hanging from the white clothes that deceived frost and snow. The way the man walked was also quite elegant, and the huge sleeves fluttered as he walked. , the two ribbons are still flying up and down, it looks like a fairy.

Shen Yue chased him halfway, but he felt that the people around him seemed to have never seen the young man. He thought it was strange, but he couldn't use any strength on his feet for a while, so he stopped. When he stopped, But the man in white who heard it not far away also sneered, the voice seemed familiar, but it was very gloomy, so it didn't seem like a good person.

Gou Wa'er felt that this person must have something to do with the trafficker, so he ignored it immediately. At this moment, the man in white also stopped. The boy hadn't chased him, but was only half a step away from him. , was about to collide with him, the young man was also dazed, and was about to stop, but saw the young man suddenly start, stepping forward was already ten meters away, and by the way, hit a hard object with his backhand, the young man Before he had time to react, the hard object hit his forehead, and he fell over with an "ah".Only a sneer was heard not far away, but the voice was different from before, more or less like a joke.

When the boy sat up from the ground, the white shadow had already run away without a trace, so Shen Yue had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky, as if he had met a lunatic.He looked down, trying to find the murder weapon that hurt him, but found that it was just an ordinary mud pill. This mud pill was often played by young people, Youde and Zhu Yuan, because it was easy to make and nothing to worry about. Harm, in this mountain, is one of his favorite gadgets.

He bent down and picked up the mud ball. The mud ball was more like rubbing it with his hands, and it was not round. Like this kind of mud ball, it often hits people without hurting them, but the force of the impact is Very huge.

If it was an expert like that Zhu Yuan, the thrown mud balls could take the young man far away without hurting the slightest bit of flesh.

The young man played with the clay ball in his hands, and the past with Zhu Yuan and Youde came to mind. He exerted a little force on his palm, and only heard a click, and the ball broke apart from the middle, revealing the meat inside. It turned out to be a piece of paper. Surprised, he shook the dirt to the ground, took the piece of paper, and took a closer look. It was written in neatly written characters: " The thief is in the private school" four characters.

Looking at the direction where the figure had gone, the young man couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

But from the current point of view, excluding those miscellaneous villagers' wild talks, Shen Yue can go, or in other words, there may be some clues, and there is only the private school that was sealed early.

The boy sighed, and had no choice but to hang his head and walk down the street to the private school.

Along the way, there were still some peddlers carrying goods and selling them on the street. It was very hard work. Shen Yue thought for a while that his father was probably in the same way. He carried firewood at both ends of a stick, and some firewood from the back mountain in his hand. Shanzhen, if you are lucky enough to meet a rich family, you will wrap up all these woods at once, and the money will not be small. Sometimes the greedy housekeeper will buy the basket of Shanzhen by the way, and find someone In the warehouse, light a small fire by yourself, and use some of the best seasonings in the house to have a bowl of good mushroom and pheasant soup.

When the boy came to the private school, the one-story house was still deserted.

Probably the students and the husband in this private school have gone home, so this bungalow looks lifeless, the boy looked around the bungalow, the house is very empty, looking through the window, you can see a row of The rows of chairs were neatly arranged in the room, just like when the expelled students went home, it was still the same.

The young man turned his eyes away from the classroom, but vaguely saw the Buddha statue sitting in the small shrine through the gap. The incense burner in front of the shrine had been extinguished for a long time, but the Buddha statue was braving a little. Weird smoke, the smoke came from nowhere, slowly rose along the sides of the Buddha statue, and was blown by the north wind from outside the window, it slowly drifted towards the window, the young man quickly lowered his head, let it go The smoke flew into the distance.

Shen Yue slowly slid down along the wall and sat at the base of the wall.He looked outside the alley, lost in thought.

There is no such a white-clothed youth in the boy's memory. The white-clothed man is only about eighteen or nineteen years old, and his figure is not considered thin.That person's pace was astonishing. After thinking about it for a while, the young man didn't find anyone who met the conditions.

The young man had no reason to deceive him, unless he was the one who did the evil.

After all, in the city of Ganzhou, the only one who had a dispute with that private school was probably not the study of the old master in the city.

But the old man also praised Mr. Na Jin's educational philosophy, calling him the style of the first teacher of Confucius.Such a person will naturally not have conflicts with that person.

Then what is the intention of this white-clothed man? Although in the eyes of the young man, since the young man came back from Zhuzhou City, Mr. Jin has more or less appeared to be abnormal, be it incoherent or treacherous.Thinking about it now, it is extremely rare for Mr. Jin's family to move to Ganzhou City. You must know that although Jingzhou is not as good as Zhuzhou City, it is already a giant compared to the inconvenient Ganzhou City. Ordinary existence, in the early years, the Daoist Xu he met was from that Jingzhou.And the Jin family said that they came here to preach, but it was just a Buddha statue erected in the school, and this Buddha statue has always revealed a strange atmosphere, and even the children did not like to worship it. , the Buddha statue is only left to the old lady who can't see the end of the dragon to deal with it occasionally.As for other behaviors, the boy never saw it.

If Mr. Jin really wants to talk about it, the content of his lectures is also extremely peculiar. Although this teaching method mixed with unofficial history has benefited the young man a lot, and it sounds extremely interesting, the young man has also read the four books and five classics, and knows The disciple said nothing: "Strange power and chaotic spirit", although this Mr. Jin talked about the way of Confucius and Mencius, he practiced the things of witchcraft, which is really puzzling.

And this family seems to be very concerned about Taoism, as long as the young man mentions the Lingxu Palace, he will notice some eyes shining on him.Thinking about it this way, there is indeed an inexplicable weirdness in this private school.

The boy stood up, shook off the dust on his body, looked at the big house, and decided to visit the private school again tonight.

The author has something to say:

In today's Chapter 1, sometimes when thinking about who is the villain, it is better to read the contents of the book quietly. When I started writing, I realized that these are all natural things.