Strangers
Chapter 61, Balder's Divine Chapter.
waterway!
☆, Qi Kuo
When he was almost unconscious, a hand grabbed him and pulled him ashore with a splash.
The flashlight shone into his eyes, and he finally saw a little light again.
"It seems that our cooperation is not tacit enough." Yang Huan concluded objectively, "This passage is connected to a siphon, I mean you wait there, and I will come over after I drain the water."
Ding Li coughed profusely, and finally spit out the water he had choked in, and after he regained his strength, he raised his head to take a picture, and he was completely stunned.
This is a cave with flat walls and a covered bucket roof, about half the size of a basketball court. The four walls are covered with colorful murals, and there is almost no damage from oxidation and weathering. So well preserved.In the murals, there are female flying Apsaras, holding musical instruments and wearing tulle.The protagonist is also a woman, with white and round limbs, a pair of antlers on her forehead, wearing a fish scale dress and a colorful cloth cloak on her back.She raised her hands to face the sky, and the clouds gathered, and the rain fell like silver threads.
When Ding Li saw this, he actually heard the sound of rushing water, and turned around to find that the channel was filled with water again, and then a small stream meandered forward along the ground, and merged into a semicircle the size of a washbasin. shaped puddle.In front of the puddle is a small wooden temple, with only one bay in total, carved beams and painted buildings, very exquisite.
Ding Li wrung the water from his clothes and followed the crowd into the temple.
In the middle of the temple there is a statue about three feet high, with a girl guardian on the left and right, leaning slightly forward, and the woman standing in the middle is like the mural, with antler-scale body, drooping eyelids, and an indifferent expression.
"Did Master Fang leave any mark?" Qian Sining looked around.
"No." Yang Huan wiped off the dripping water from his hair, kowtowed respectfully to the statue three times, and asked them all to pay respects.
Ding Li wanted to decline, but he remembered how Qi Xie worshiped those unknown gods devoutly in Liling Mountain, and his heart moved, he straightened his clothes and walked forward.
After three kowtows, he raised his head slightly and met the goddess' eyes!
The indifferent expression with drooping eyelids just now changed to softness and kindness in an instant!The backlit mural behind the goddess is also connected into a whole, as if a piece of holy water rushes out of the East China Sea!Looking to the sides, the corners of the left and right protectors raised their lips, leaned slightly, and stared at themselves with infinite love!
Ding Li was amazed in his heart, it turned out that from two angles of standing and kneeling, the appearance of the statue is completely different: if you are disrespectful, she will be indifferent, if you are devout, she will be merciful.
Thinking of this, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, sitting on his knees and looking around, there was indeed a light flashing under the low confession case.
"If you don't kneel down to worship, you won't find this entrance." Yang Huan crawled into the confession case, stretched out his hand and pushed it lightly, the stone slab turned away in response, and walked along the passage for about ten meters, she leaned forward Drilled out.
"It seems that the hut just now was just a cover, and this is the real Bachuan Temple." Qian Sining adjusted the aperture of the flashlight to the maximum, and scanned the opposite side, and there was a magnificent stone building standing on the steps far from the cave. It is as high as a ten-story building, with nine bays and nine ridge roofs. The beams, pillars, tiles and arches are covered with silver foil, shining silver light under the light.
"That's not true." Yang Huan stepped up the steps calmly, "The four corners of the entire cave are tilted, causing a parallax effect. The building is not as tall as it looks, and it works just like a 3D room in an amusement park."
Ding Li stopped at the same spot, seeing her getting taller and stronger as she walked up little by little, he couldn't help but think that when the believers stood under the stage thousands of years ago, looking up at the priests who were all like giants of four or five meters, what should they do in their hearts? What a shock.After following Yang Huan up the steps, the building in front gradually became smaller, and finally returned to a height of about three floors.
Pushing open the stone gate of the temple and holding up the flashlight to shine a light inside, Ding Li thought he would see a grander scene, but unexpectedly the temple was empty, except for two rows of stone pillars and not even a statue.
Yang Huan didn't care about the empty hall, and went straight to the center of the hall, where there stood a stone pillar, with a climbing rope tied to the base of the pillar, and the rope was connected to a big gap in the ground. The sound of turbulent water kept rushing up.
"Master Fang should be in the underground river." Yang Huan said without looking up, "I'll go down and check first, Doctor Ding, you wait here."
Without waiting for Ding Li to ask, Yang Huan wrapped his right arm around the climbing rope twice and sank into the cave.After a while, the rope moved three times, and the helpers put on the equipment for Qian Sining and Ding Li, and guided them to slide down the rope one after the other.
An isolated island protruded from the middle of the rushing waterfall, and a few people barely landed on the wet slippery slab less than two square meters.I couldn't hear anything except the sound of rushing water. When the flashlight shone down, the spray of water mist immediately tore the beam of light to pieces.
Yang Huan beckoned and signaled them to follow suit. He crossed his arms and hugged his shoulders, tensed his body, took a step, and jumped straight into the waterfall.
"I hope you don't regret coming here!" Qian Sining smiled, and jumped off after him.
Ding Li secretly vowed to learn how to swim when he returned home, closed his eyes and lifted his feet, resigned himself to fate.
There was the whistling wind in his ears, he didn't feel like he fell into the pool, but it was like a hard cushion slapped him from behind, half of his body went numb in an instant.Due to the thorough tossing in the waterway just now, Ding Li did not panic this time. He tried his best to relax his limbs without struggling. After a while, he automatically surfaced and climbed ashore.
Shaking his head to shake off the water in his ears, the buzzing in his head finally stopped. He took out the flashlight and looked around, but there was no one around. After waiting for a few minutes, no one behind him came down.
Ding Li shouted a few times, only the echo from the rock wall.
Does this waterfall have a branch?I fell to another place?He looked across the pool, and suddenly found a figure standing there!
"This place is called Qi Kuo..." the man spoke slowly, his voice was indistinct and inaudible.
"Who are you!" Ding Li asked alertly.
The man waved his hand, and a firefly glowed in the cave, illuminating the reflection in the water...
He is tall and handsome, with begonias in red and brown, half arms the color of lotus root, standing on the water's edge with a white folding fan in his hand.
Ding Li's heart moved, he took two steps forward unconsciously, and saw the man on the other side with his eyes bent and smiled: "I'm right here, you swim over here."
"Okay." Ding Li stepped into the water without hesitation...
After being slapped heavily on the face a few times, he opened his eyes again, and the shore was replaced by a strange man.
Ding Li reluctantly sat up and rubbed his forehead.
"It's a good thing you didn't drown, otherwise I wouldn't know how to explain to Mr. Qi..." Suddenly there was a voice, but it was Fang Xun squatting beside him.
"Ah Jing..." Ding Li seemed to have reacted, and turned to look for the water pool, "I saw him just now!"
"That's an illusion." Qian Sining called to stop him, "This pool has evil spirits, it will create illusions to lure you down."
Ding Li muttered something and seemed to have not recovered, Qian Sining stretched out his hand and pulled him up: "Are you okay?"
Ding Li was stunned: "I'm fine..."
Qian Sining breathed a sigh of relief: "It took you a long time to surface, and we almost thought you would never come back. Yang Huan said that Mr. Qi might have been rushed to the front by the current, and he and his men went to find someone first."
Ding Li's eyes narrowed: "Then let's go too!"
The underground river is dark, the water system is very complicated, and the caves are connected to the caves. Sometimes you can walk, and sometimes you have to swim to advance.Ordinary people's sense of direction is completely useless, and they can only rely on Fang Xun's extraordinary perception to fumble a little bit, so as not to walk into a dead end.Not long after, several people had physical problems one after another. First, Professor Zheng, who woke up Ding Li, was so weak that he almost fell into the cliff, and then Fang Xun was physically exhausted. Huan's men turned back in time and brought them safely to the meeting point.
Here is a tiankeng, the bottom is big and the top is small like a bronze bell. There is a hole at the top tens of meters high. It is as narrow as a well, and a sliver of moonlight penetrates. Everyone sits in twos and threes around the pond at the bottom of the pit, panting for a while. tone.
Yang Huan looked at his pocket watch: "It's three o'clock in the morning. I'll take people to continue searching for Mr. Qi. Young Master Fang, you should take a break first. I've already contacted Wanyue, and she will take you up."
In the dim light, Qian Sining noticed Fang Xun's frustration, and gave him a step in time: "I can't walk anymore, that's the only way."
Professor Zheng shook his head: "I'd better go and see..."
"Don't worry, we will do our best to search for Mr. Qi." Yang Huan politely rejected him, then turned to Ding Li, "Doctor Ding, if you think it's okay, we can continue on our way."
"Okay." Ding Li tied up his shoelaces and stood up while supporting the cave wall.
"I'll go too." Fang Xun muttered.
"It's still not necessary." Yang Huan said, "If something happens to you, neither Wan Yue nor I can afford it."
"I didn't ask you to bear the burden." Fang Xun said angrily, and went down into the water by himself.
"Don't say anything, we came together this time, we have to go back together anyway." Professor Zheng also dived into the water, but suddenly stopped, and fished out something from the water.
Ding Li was startled, it was nothing but the folding fan that Qi Xie never left his hand!
Yang Huan, who was next to her, took it and unfolded it. There was a bloodstain on the pure white fan, which had been soaked into a large piece of light red by the river water. She handed the folding fan to Ding Li, and said calmly: "Although I don't want to say that... I I think you should be mentally prepared."
Ding Li took the folding fan with firm eyes: "I don't need to prepare anything, I believe he is still alive."
"Then let's go." Yang Huan took a deep breath and plunged into the water.
One after another dived into the water, everyone turned on the searchlights in their hands, and for a moment, beams of light filled the water, like spider webs in the morning mist.Under the barely illuminated light, Ding Li found that the puddle was unfathomable. The cave and pool just now were just the tip of the iceberg, and there was a huge space underneath, which seemed to fit half a football field.
Because he didn't wear swimming goggles, he closed his eyes unconsciously. At that moment, a bright light flashed in front of his eyes. Ding Li thought it was an illusion, but when he opened his eyes again, his feet were dyed bright red!Immediately afterwards, large and small bubbles surged up!Several people rushed back as if fleeing for their lives!
"There is something underwater!" Professor Zheng was the first to break out of the water and shouted.
Ding Li was startled, but fortunately he leaned against the shore and did not dive deep, so he hurriedly climbed up a boulder in two or three steps, and dragged his teammates who were struggling to swim up to the shore!At this moment, the center of the pond boiled like dumplings, and gradually rolled into a whirlpool. A figure was desperately splashing on the water, and it was about to be swallowed by the whirlpool!Sooner or later, Yang Huan, who was as strong as a cheetah, broke through the water, picked up Fang Xun's armpit and transported him to the shore, and then turned back to rescue another subordinate!
"Sister Qian!" Fang Xun shouted into the water, but heard a vibration in response to the echo, followed by a crash!A giant beast rushed out of the water facing the moonlight!
The body of the carp, the antlers on the top of the head, are shining all over, with countless long teeth protruding, and a bloody human hand hangs outside the mouth!
The monster with the body of fish and antlers fell back into the puddle straight up, and immediately set off a huge wave, submerging the shore, and one of his men was caught off guard and was swept back into the whirlpool!Ding Li reached out and failed to hold him, so he hurriedly called the rest of the people to climb up, but the cave was wet and slippery, and the cave wall tilted inward again, and he couldn't get a foothold after climbing less than three meters!Desperately thinking about countermeasures, he turned around unconsciously, and was immediately stunned. The ten-meter-square water surface under his feet was covered with man-eating monster fish, not one at all, but a group of them!As if it was a long-awaited feast, the school of fish jubilantly hunted for the bait, biting a bloody flower with one bite!Yang Huan drew his two sabers backhand, stepped on the body of the fish, got out of the water, and pierced a fish's brain!Then the knife slashed the surface of the water and shouted, the besieging monster fish were immediately forced back several meters!
"This way!" Xun Wanyue's voice came from overhead, and then three ladders crashed down, one landed in front of the cave wall, and two swung to the surface of the water!
"You go first!" Ding Li pushed Fang Xun.
"I'm not leaving! Sister Qian is still below!" Fang Xun shouted.
Ding Li grabbed his arm and said, "You can't save her if you wait here to die!"
"I'm not leaving!" Fang Xun broke away and was about to go into the puddle.
"Don't be naive!" Ding Li yelled at him, "Qi Xie is not the same down here! These people have already entered to save him, do you want more people to sacrifice for you!"
Fang Xun was stunned immediately, not knowing whether it was the river water or tears rolling down his cheeks...
Climbing out of the tiankeng, the ground was bitingly cold, and the waning moon was dark in the sky.
Yang Huan counted the number of people, and there were three people missing, including Qian Sining and two of his subordinates.
Xun Wanyue sighed, shook off a blanket and put it on Yang Huan's shoulders: "I'll report to the old man after dawn, I'm sure I'll be criticized, but I hope he won't blame you."
Yang Huan shook his head slowly: "It's my fault that I didn't predict that there was something in the water."
"Why is it your responsibility?" Xun Wanyue chuckled, "The bottom line is that someone touched the mechanism, Qi Xie fell into the water, and Si Ning and the others had an accident. Speaking of which, I advised her not to go in, she Don't worry, the third young master insists on following, and you can't blame others for that."
Fang Xun squatted next to him and shivered. At this moment, he was startled, buried his face in his arms and began to choke.
"Okay..." Yang Huan stopped Wan Yue in a low voice, pulled down the blanket and draped it over for Fang Xun, "No one can do anything about Sister Qian, I don't think she wants to see you so sad."
Xun Wanyue ignored that side, and only said to Ding Li: "It's cold here, go back to the camp first and make plans. We won't give up on Mr. Qi's affairs, and I don't want to be a widow right after I get married."
"That's the only way..." Ding Li looked back at Fang Xun, originally wanted to blame him, but put his hands on his head, and said in a deep voice, "If you're a man, don't cry."
☆, cave
Its daybreak.
Ding Li crawled out of the sleeping bag, his limbs were sore when he moved, and there were still dried sewage stains all over his head and body. He took out a pack of wet paper towels and wiped them casually, and touched the newly grown stubble. No razor.
"Here." Qi Xie handed it over.
"How do you know what I'm looking for?" Ding Li was surprised.
"I don't know what's wrong with you?" Qi Xie smiled.
Then the smile disappeared, Ding Li came back from the memory, put on his coat and got out of the tent.
The sky in the valley is gray, the cliffs on both sides are mottled, and you can’t see the end at a glance. The weathered loess is etched with horizontal stripes of the years, and a thin sun is white and clear, reflecting the narrow and long Yulin River flowing slowly.
Facing this majestic and magnificent scene, Ding Li had no intention of admiring it, only felt that it was too beautiful to be true. ——Yes, it’s unreal, he’s had this feeling since Ah Jing’s disappearance, everything that happened around him is in the clouds, like a long and protracted dream.
Shaking his head, he tried his best to clear the negative emotions out of his heart. After washing up and eating some dry food, he vaguely heard someone talking in the tent not far away.
"What do you think are the chances of them surviving?" It was Xun Wanyue's voice.
"It's almost impossible." Yang Huan said regretfully, "I don't think there is any need for search and rescue."
"It's not necessary to be saved, even if it's just to show the old man a show, and to be honest, I don't believe that Qi Xie was eaten by fish just like that. He eats fish just like that."
"Not necessarily. I think that when Qi Xie fell into the water, he might have hit a rock and was seriously injured. He was carried all the way into the sinkhole by the current. Naturally, he couldn't resist those big fish."
Xun Wanyue paused: "Anyway, let's see the old man's reaction first, I'll give him a call."
"Wan Yue." Yang Huan suddenly called to her, "Are you happy that something happened to them this time?"
"I'm happy and I'm unhappy. Both Qian Sining and Qi Xie are from Fang Xun's side. If you lose these two helpers, he probably won't be able to gain a foothold in Guixintang. But I didn't take him back from the beginning. The most troublesome thing now is Chi Yun, when he collapses I will be really happy."
Yang Huan sighed softly: "I don't like you like this."
Xun Wanyue smiled and said: "Sometimes you are kind, sometimes you are stupid, I like both kindness and stupidity."
After talking, the zipper of the tent moved, Ding Li saw it, and stepped back to the side lightly.
Whether it was a sincere search and rescue, or just pretending, Xun Wanyue mobilized two more groups of people, and rushed to make a few solid iron cages to transport them over.Unlike the unprepared one the day before, this time the search and rescue personnel all put on diving suits and got into the iron cage to make sure they were safe. Then, they were sent into the tiankeng from the entrance of the cave by a hoist truck, and searched carefully along the bottom of the pool.
Some things were gradually salvaged: fragments of clothes, a woman's shoe, half a broken leg, a few bones...
Seeing these odds and ends spread all over the floor, Ding Li's attention was drawn away from Qi Xie and returned to the incident itself: "What do those strange fish have to do with Bachuan Yugu?"
"Those big fish are Bachuan, or a form of Bachuan." Yang Huan on the side explained, "Back when Bachuan was demoted as a cult, men destroyed statues in the temple and slaughtered female believers. Their bodies were thrown into the underground river and gradually flowed into this tiankeng, where they assimilated with the eight rivers and reproduced from generation to generation."
"Then is Bachuan a god or a monster?" Ding Li asked.
"If you believe in her, she is the God of Rain who eliminates drought. If you don't believe her, she is a monster that eats people." Yang Huan's eyes were calm, "She originally lived in seclusion in the sinkhole, and she didn't show any appearance. Fang Xun and I didn’t realize it. When we got into the water, she sensed that we were not believers, so she turned into a vicious fish and started killing.”
While talking, another thing was brought up from the tiankeng. At first, it looked like a mass of scraps of fabric. After slowly sorting it out, everyone discovered that it was a piece of colorful cloth embroidered with patterns: stitches and threads, densely circled, with flowers and crops. , there are melons and fruits, houses and fields, women and children holding hands.
"It took half a month of hard work, but this piece of Baijia cloth cloak has not come in handy. I am afraid that no one will be able to restore the rain instrument again..." Professor Zheng sighed, "Speaking of which, you have been discussing what fish?"
Ding Li paused in his heart: "Didn't you see those fish?"
Professor Zheng's expression was a little confused: "You mean those little white fish in the river?"
"No, it's nothing." Ding Li immediately retracted the topic, only to realize that he once again saw something that ordinary people should not see.
The search stopped after a week.
Ding Li returned to Shanghai with the people from Guixintang, and temporarily lived in Yueyuan. Guixintang issued an obituary the next day, officially announcing the deaths of Qian Sining and the other three. Deal with disappearances, keep it secret.
"Doctor Ding..." Xiaotao didn't know how to comfort her, so she had to repeat Boss Xun's words, "Master Xun said that this small western-style building was given to you as compensation..."
Ding Li took out the jade cong from the cabinet and played with it casually: "I won't receive this kind of pension unless his body is right in front of my eyes."
"Just take it first, this building is worth at least 2000 million..."
Ding Li changed the subject: "How is Fang Xun recently?"
"It's still the same, playing games at home every day." Xiaotao curled her lips, "Although Young Master Fang looks heartless on the surface, he must be very sad and blame himself in his heart. You should not blame him."
"Are you going to deliver food to him later?" Ding Li asked, "I'll go with you."
The air conditioner in the apartment was turned on to the maximum, it was stuffy and airtight, and the hall was so messy that it was impossible to settle down. There was a person sitting on the floor among a pile of garbage, crackling and pressing the game controller, his eyes fixed on the TV screen without blinking.
Ding Li went up and turned off the TV with a snap, Fang Xun silently put down the handle and climbed onto the bed, pulled the quilt over and covered himself in it.
"Master Fang, come over for dinner?" Xiao Tao asked softly.
"Don't eat!" Quilt buzzed, "Who told you to bring him here! I don't want to see him!"
"It's not that you don't want to see me, it's because you have no face to see me." Ding Li kicked the trash away, "Get up! You haven't settled Qi Xie's debt yet!"
Fang Xun turned over and covered his head tightly, Ding Li threw off the quilt, then grabbed Fang Xun's collar, and punched him hard in the face!
"Instalments, this is the first installment." Ding Li looked at him expressionlessly.
Xiao Tao looked aside and said nothing, pulled out a large plastic bag to collect the garbage on the ground.
"Don't move." Ding Li stopped her, "He has hands and feet, let him take them away."
Xiaotao snorted and put down the garbage bag: "The food is on the table, Master Fang, you can heat it up yourself when you want to eat, and Master Xun told Aunt Fang that you are not allowed to secretly give you living expenses, and all credit cards are also frozen up."
"I didn't want his money at all." Fang Xun wiped the red and swollen corners of his mouth.
"And..." Xiaotao said again, "Sister Qian has always hoped that you can take over Guixintang, I think if you can go to the headquarters to work, it will forget her wish..."
Fang Xun turned his head away without saying a word.
"Leave this guy alone, let him fend for himself, let's go." Ding Li called Xiaotao out.
The moment the door closed, Fang Xun threw himself back into the bed.
There are still 200 yuan in the card, fifty, two hundred and five in the pocket, is it me...
"You are the two hundred and five." Fang Xun turned to the ceiling and didn't know who to retort to.
The rent should be paid next week, how much is the rent, like 3000?That's 2750, no, I have to deduct utility bills and meals for the past few days...
"Then sleep on the street." Fang Xun blurted out, thinking about the huge pile of collections in the cabinet, he felt a little bit reluctant.
And this apartment was rented by Qian Sining for him.
After staring blankly for a while, Fang Xun straightened up and sat up: "Isn't it just looking for a job, what's the big deal!"
After changing his clothes, he went directly to the small supermarket at the intersection. Sure enough, there was a recruitment sign on the glass door. He asked someone for an application form, and he filled it out one by one.
The store manager just took a look and smiled: "Why do you come to work here with your 985 degree?"
Fang Xun gave him a white look: "Experience life, can't you?"
The store manager heheed twice: "Of course it's not impossible, have you brought your graduation certificate and degree certificate?"
Fang Xun casually pointed behind him: "It's upstairs, you have to watch me get it."
The store manager pursed his lips and said with a smile: "No, let's do this first. You go back and wait for the news. We will call you when you are hired."
Fang Xun put his hands in his pockets: "Can you give me an answer now if you want to record it or not? If you don't record it, I'll find another place to save time."
The store manager looked him up and down: "This is stipulated in our recruitment process, and I can't help it."
Fang Xun let out a cry, and just as he stepped out the door, he heard the sound of tearing up the registration form behind him.
After running for three days and submitting countless resumes, none of the units hired him, and only 20 yuan was left in his pockets. Fang searched for a long time, and finally called Yueyuan.
"Little Taozi." He hesitated, "Could you lend me some money, and I'll repay you at three times the interest of the bank."
"This..." Xiao Tao hesitated, "It's not that I don't want to borrow it, it's that Master Xun didn't let us borrow it from you."
"Oh, I see." Fang Xun hung up angrily, and dialed another number hesitantly.
"Hey, Dad." He finally said, "I can go to the headquarters, I don't have to be on duty, and I get a commission based on the case, you six and I four, if you agree, I will go there tomorrow, if you don't agree, forget it."
After returning from Shanghai, standing at the intersection of Beiling Road, Ding Li was completely stunned.
In the dusty sky, broken bricks and tiles were everywhere, and the small red brick building was in ruins. Several excavators raised their buckets high and brutally demolished the only remaining buildings.Regardless of the danger, Ding Li broke through the cordon and rushed in. He saw the location of Zhiguai Zhai from a distance, and he was lucky that it hadn't been demolished. He went up and saw a police motorcycle parked downstairs.
"You're back!" Wei Yuanyang slammed out of the stairwell, "I've been here for you for two days now!"
"What's going on here!" Ding Li asked in shock.
"You don't know?" Wei Yuanyang dragged him upstairs, "Chaosheng Group has photographed this area and is planning to build a commercial complex. Hurry up and pack your things, it won't last long here, by the way, please do Remember to take the real estate certificate."
Ding Li took out the key: "This house was given to Qi Xie by an old man, so there should be no real estate certificate."
"Ah? That's a loss." Wei Yuanyang muttered, "By the way, where's Lao Qi?"
The key slid from the lock and fell to the floor with a snap.
After packing the things in the house, Wei Yuanyang got a pickup truck and loaded all the things into the car in the evening. Then the two stood by the roadside and watched the forklift push Zhiguai Zhai to the ground inch by inch.Accompanied by the blinding fly ash, bricks were scattered all over the ground, and the dilapidated inner wall fell on its back, with the nail that Qi Xie nailed on the edge still left.Ding Li stepped forward, picked up a relatively intact red brick, wrapped it in newspaper as a souvenir, took a last look at the demolition site, and closed the car door reluctantly.
Wei Yuanyang drove the car to Tianhui Hotel, Xie Yu had already booked a room for him, and Ding Li settled down temporarily, and then he talked about Qi Xie's accident with the two of them.
"You mean they didn't find Boss Qi's body in the end?" Xie Yu asked while leaning on the sofa.
"Yes." Ding Li said in a deep voice, "He must still be alive."
"Of course!" Wei Yuanyang echoed, "That bastard is so easy to die, even if he dies, he will definitely be the same as last time, and suddenly he cheated!"
Xie Yu suddenly thought of something: "I remember Qi Xie said that Boss Xun can summon a nodding and shaking his head ghost, and he will know the news by asking it."
Ding Li sighed softly: "I've already asked. Xun Wanyue said that they never knew what nodding ghosts are. Guixintang has always obtained information through routine methods such as wiretapping and tracking."
"Really..." Xie Yu thought, "then there are only two possibilities, one is that Qi Xie is lying, and the other is that Guixintang is lying, which one do you think it is?"
Ding Li was not in the mood to explore these things, and shook his head silently for a moment.
After turning off the light, he lay down on a strange bed and closed his eyes.
wait me back……
said a voice.
Ding Li let out a long sigh, and stretched his right hand down.
There is a glow of fireflies in the cave, illuminating the reflection in the water... The figure is tall and straight, the begonia is red and brown, and the half-arm is the color of lotus root, standing on the water bank with a white folding fan in hand.
He took two steps forward, and called him to go over with a harmonious smile. He said that he stepped into the water without hesitation, and began to sink after two thumps. Strip to shore.
Come here as soon as I tell you to come, don't kill me?Qi Xie wiped the water from his face.
You send me to hell and I will too.Ding Li leaned against the shore rock, stood up and looked into his eyes.
Have you figured it all out?Qi Xie asked.
What are you thinking... Ding Li's breath is a little messy.
I want you to think about all aspects clearly.Qi Harmony reminded.
Nothing to think about.He hooked his neck and kissed him deeply.
Ding Li was mentally prepared to be pushed away, but the other party didn't give in. He even felt Ah Jing's response in a trance, even though the movement was so slight.This slight movement was enough to ignite the joy in his heart, the blood in his whole body seemed to surge up in an instant, and Ding Li couldn't help but increase the strength of his arms, and hugged the opponent into his arms while being dazzled.Qi Xie didn't break away, but adjusted his posture, put his hands lightly on the back of his waist, Ding Li trembled all over his body, and gently and slowly untied his belt.
Qi Xie raised his neck and hummed softly, Ding Li licked his ears like serving, and gradually felt the strength of the other party's embrace changed from tenderness to longing.
The clammy and tired body slowed down the desire, which made Ding Li a little embarrassed, but Qi Xie didn't urge him, and overwhelmed him instead, switching the two places.
Ding Li thought it was some kind of hint, subconsciously resisted, but after a few seconds of struggle in his heart, he obeyed, honestly grabbed Qi Xie's shoulders, and let him kiss all the way...
When those lips touched somewhere, Ding Li trembled unexpectedly.
The pleasure that came immediately made him have no time to think, so he could only try his best not to make a sound. The remaining rationality reminded him that the other party's behavior was too humble, so he pushed the shoulder with the last bit of strength: Ah Jing, you... no need...
Qi Xie continued to comfort him with the tip of his tongue: As long as it is for you, I am willing.
This sentence made Ding Li's previous cognition collapse. He once thought that Ah Jing didn't love him, but who can do this for a person who doesn't love him?
Thinking of this, Ding Li could hardly hold back his tears. At that moment, nothing in the world was important. What did gossip about reputation and responsibility matter?He only needs this person in front of him.
This idea was accompanied by a physical impulse, Ding Li couldn't bear it for a while, and released it all in his mouth.The extreme joy brought a blank space, after a little sober, he pulled the other party up and apologized repeatedly.
It doesn't matter.Qi harmony wiped the corner of his mouth.
You... Ding Li looked at the other party in shock, he was still able to speak clearly, obviously swallowing all those things.
I said it's okay.Qi Xie raised her clear eyes, as long as it is you, I am willing.
That look made Ding Li's rationality completely collapse, and he pulled him into his arms.
wait me back.Qi Harmony softly.
Where are you going.Ding Li buried himself in his neck.
I can't tell you, otherwise not only you and me, but even Guixintang will be in trouble.Qi Xie caressed his hair, it may be several months, maybe a year, but I can promise you, I will definitely come back.
Then I will go with you.Ding Li hugged him tightly.
I do not recommend that you do this.Qi Xie analyzed calmly, "Guixintang will treat me as missing after the Bachuan incident, and I will not be able to contact anyone in the future. If you leave me like this today, your family will definitely think you are dead. Grandma's age At such a big age, if something goes wrong with excessive sadness, I will not forgive myself.
Ding Li was speechless for a moment.
A year is not a long time, and we haven't seen each other for a year when you went to the United States to study.Qi Xie rubbed his cheek reassuringly, if you want to believe me, just wait for me, okay?
good.Ding Li has never been so firm, I will wait for you, no matter how long.
Qi Xie hugged him for a while, and then reluctantly said: You should go back, if you delay, they might get suspicious.
Let me stay a little longer... Ding Li refused to let go.
When you go back, you have to pretend you haven't seen me, and you can't tell anyone about my whereabouts.Qi Xie warned again, especially that Professor Zheng is the eyeliner of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, so he must not let him find anything strange.
Ding Li hooked his lips helplessly: I'm acting, don't worry.
alright.Qi Xie patted him to stand up, and I will send you up.
Immediately after he waved his hand, the sky spun and the river flowed against the flow, Ding Li was shaken all over, and finally woke up——
In front of him was the night-blue ceiling, without the shining light in the cave, and he was alone in the strange guest room except for the untidy debris.
Ah Jing... Ding Li murmured and gradually tightened his grip on the bedsheets, the night is still young.
☆, solitary dwelling
Nine months later, Xun Wanyue gave birth to a baby girl named Xun Yang, but Qi Xie still had no news.
Ding Li walked through the corridor of the inpatient department and returned to the department. Dong Qiankun came over nervously uncharacteristically: "What? I heard that you are going for brain CT?"
Ding Li sat back on his seat and smiled helplessly: "You really know everything."
"What's going on, come from the truth!"
"It's just that I have a headache recently, just take a picture." Ding Li opened the case book disapprovingly, "I've read it just now, everything is normal."
Dong Qiankun stared at him for a while: "Really? Don't go into battle with your wounds and die heroically."
Ding Li snorted, "I wish I could take sick leave and rest for a few days."
"Then what." Dong Qiankun raised his eyebrows gossipingly, "How are you and your boyfriend doing?"
"He's still studying abroad and won't be back until the end of the year." Ding Li continued to make up lies.
Dong Qiankun originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but stopped: "Tomorrow, my son's hundred-day wine can come."
Ding Li smiled: "It must be."
Cheerful background music was playing in the lobby of the hotel, and a photo of a baby boy wearing a tiger head cap was projected on the big screen. Ding Li looked around the venue and sat down at a seemingly "safe" round table.when pulling the stool
☆, Qi Kuo
When he was almost unconscious, a hand grabbed him and pulled him ashore with a splash.
The flashlight shone into his eyes, and he finally saw a little light again.
"It seems that our cooperation is not tacit enough." Yang Huan concluded objectively, "This passage is connected to a siphon, I mean you wait there, and I will come over after I drain the water."
Ding Li coughed profusely, and finally spit out the water he had choked in, and after he regained his strength, he raised his head to take a picture, and he was completely stunned.
This is a cave with flat walls and a covered bucket roof, about half the size of a basketball court. The four walls are covered with colorful murals, and there is almost no damage from oxidation and weathering. So well preserved.In the murals, there are female flying Apsaras, holding musical instruments and wearing tulle.The protagonist is also a woman, with white and round limbs, a pair of antlers on her forehead, wearing a fish scale dress and a colorful cloth cloak on her back.She raised her hands to face the sky, and the clouds gathered, and the rain fell like silver threads.
When Ding Li saw this, he actually heard the sound of rushing water, and turned around to find that the channel was filled with water again, and then a small stream meandered forward along the ground, and merged into a semicircle the size of a washbasin. shaped puddle.In front of the puddle is a small wooden temple, with only one bay in total, carved beams and painted buildings, very exquisite.
Ding Li wrung the water from his clothes and followed the crowd into the temple.
In the middle of the temple there is a statue about three feet high, with a girl guardian on the left and right, leaning slightly forward, and the woman standing in the middle is like the mural, with antler-scale body, drooping eyelids, and an indifferent expression.
"Did Master Fang leave any mark?" Qian Sining looked around.
"No." Yang Huan wiped off the dripping water from his hair, kowtowed respectfully to the statue three times, and asked them all to pay respects.
Ding Li wanted to decline, but he remembered how Qi Xie worshiped those unknown gods devoutly in Liling Mountain, and his heart moved, he straightened his clothes and walked forward.
After three kowtows, he raised his head slightly and met the goddess' eyes!
The indifferent expression with drooping eyelids just now changed to softness and kindness in an instant!The backlit mural behind the goddess is also connected into a whole, as if a piece of holy water rushes out of the East China Sea!Looking to the sides, the corners of the left and right protectors raised their lips, leaned slightly, and stared at themselves with infinite love!
Ding Li was amazed in his heart, it turned out that from two angles of standing and kneeling, the appearance of the statue is completely different: if you are disrespectful, she will be indifferent, if you are devout, she will be merciful.
Thinking of this, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, sitting on his knees and looking around, there was indeed a light flashing under the low confession case.
"If you don't kneel down to worship, you won't find this entrance." Yang Huan crawled into the confession case, stretched out his hand and pushed it lightly, the stone slab turned away in response, and walked along the passage for about ten meters, she leaned forward Drilled out.
"It seems that the hut just now was just a cover, and this is the real Bachuan Temple." Qian Sining adjusted the aperture of the flashlight to the maximum, and scanned the opposite side, and there was a magnificent stone building standing on the steps far from the cave. It is as high as a ten-story building, with nine bays and nine ridge roofs. The beams, pillars, tiles and arches are covered with silver foil, shining silver light under the light.
"That's not true." Yang Huan stepped up the steps calmly, "The four corners of the entire cave are tilted, causing a parallax effect. The building is not as tall as it looks, and it works just like a 3D room in an amusement park."
Ding Li stopped at the same spot, seeing her getting taller and stronger as she walked up little by little, he couldn't help but think that when the believers stood under the stage thousands of years ago, looking up at the priests who were all like giants of four or five meters, what should they do in their hearts? What a shock.After following Yang Huan up the steps, the building in front gradually became smaller, and finally returned to a height of about three floors.
Pushing open the stone gate of the temple and holding up the flashlight to shine a light inside, Ding Li thought he would see a grander scene, but unexpectedly the temple was empty, except for two rows of stone pillars and not even a statue.
Yang Huan didn't care about the empty hall, and went straight to the center of the hall, where there stood a stone pillar, with a climbing rope tied to the base of the pillar, and the rope was connected to a big gap in the ground. The sound of turbulent water kept rushing up.
"Master Fang should be in the underground river." Yang Huan said without looking up, "I'll go down and check first, Doctor Ding, you wait here."
Without waiting for Ding Li to ask, Yang Huan wrapped his right arm around the climbing rope twice and sank into the cave.After a while, the rope moved three times, and the helpers put on the equipment for Qian Sining and Ding Li, and guided them to slide down the rope one after the other.
An isolated island protruded from the middle of the rushing waterfall, and a few people barely landed on the wet slippery slab less than two square meters.I couldn't hear anything except the sound of rushing water. When the flashlight shone down, the spray of water mist immediately tore the beam of light to pieces.
Yang Huan beckoned and signaled them to follow suit. He crossed his arms and hugged his shoulders, tensed his body, took a step, and jumped straight into the waterfall.
"I hope you don't regret coming here!" Qian Sining smiled, and jumped off after him.
Ding Li secretly vowed to learn how to swim when he returned home, closed his eyes and lifted his feet, resigned himself to fate.
There was the whistling wind in his ears, he didn't feel like he fell into the pool, but it was like a hard cushion slapped him from behind, half of his body went numb in an instant.Due to the thorough tossing in the waterway just now, Ding Li did not panic this time. He tried his best to relax his limbs without struggling. After a while, he automatically surfaced and climbed ashore.
Shaking his head to shake off the water in his ears, the buzzing in his head finally stopped. He took out the flashlight and looked around, but there was no one around. After waiting for a few minutes, no one behind him came down.
Ding Li shouted a few times, only the echo from the rock wall.
Does this waterfall have a branch?I fell to another place?He looked across the pool, and suddenly found a figure standing there!
"This place is called Qi Kuo..." the man spoke slowly, his voice was indistinct and inaudible.
"Who are you!" Ding Li asked alertly.
The man waved his hand, and a firefly glowed in the cave, illuminating the reflection in the water...
He is tall and handsome, with begonias in red and brown, half arms the color of lotus root, standing on the water's edge with a white folding fan in his hand.
Ding Li's heart moved, he took two steps forward unconsciously, and saw the man on the other side with his eyes bent and smiled: "I'm right here, you swim over here."
"Okay." Ding Li stepped into the water without hesitation...
After being slapped heavily on the face a few times, he opened his eyes again, and the shore was replaced by a strange man.
Ding Li reluctantly sat up and rubbed his forehead.
"It's a good thing you didn't drown, otherwise I wouldn't know how to explain to Mr. Qi..." Suddenly there was a voice, but it was Fang Xun squatting beside him.
"Ah Jing..." Ding Li seemed to have reacted, and turned to look for the water pool, "I saw him just now!"
"That's an illusion." Qian Sining called to stop him, "This pool has evil spirits, it will create illusions to lure you down."
Ding Li muttered something and seemed to have not recovered, Qian Sining stretched out his hand and pulled him up: "Are you okay?"
Ding Li was stunned: "I'm fine..."
Qian Sining breathed a sigh of relief: "It took you a long time to surface, and we almost thought you would never come back. Yang Huan said that Mr. Qi might have been rushed to the front by the current, and he and his men went to find someone first."
Ding Li's eyes narrowed: "Then let's go too!"
The underground river is dark, the water system is very complicated, and the caves are connected to the caves. Sometimes you can walk, and sometimes you have to swim to advance.Ordinary people's sense of direction is completely useless, and they can only rely on Fang Xun's extraordinary perception to fumble a little bit, so as not to walk into a dead end.Not long after, several people had physical problems one after another. First, Professor Zheng, who woke up Ding Li, was so weak that he almost fell into the cliff, and then Fang Xun was physically exhausted. Huan's men turned back in time and brought them safely to the meeting point.
Here is a tiankeng, the bottom is big and the top is small like a bronze bell. There is a hole at the top tens of meters high. It is as narrow as a well, and a sliver of moonlight penetrates. Everyone sits in twos and threes around the pond at the bottom of the pit, panting for a while. tone.
Yang Huan looked at his pocket watch: "It's three o'clock in the morning. I'll take people to continue searching for Mr. Qi. Young Master Fang, you should take a break first. I've already contacted Wanyue, and she will take you up."
In the dim light, Qian Sining noticed Fang Xun's frustration, and gave him a step in time: "I can't walk anymore, that's the only way."
Professor Zheng shook his head: "I'd better go and see..."
"Don't worry, we will do our best to search for Mr. Qi." Yang Huan politely rejected him, then turned to Ding Li, "Doctor Ding, if you think it's okay, we can continue on our way."
"Okay." Ding Li tied up his shoelaces and stood up while supporting the cave wall.
"I'll go too." Fang Xun muttered.
"It's still not necessary." Yang Huan said, "If something happens to you, neither Wan Yue nor I can afford it."
"I didn't ask you to bear the burden." Fang Xun said angrily, and went down into the water by himself.
"Don't say anything, we came together this time, we have to go back together anyway." Professor Zheng also dived into the water, but suddenly stopped, and fished out something from the water.
Ding Li was startled, it was nothing but the folding fan that Qi Xie never left his hand!
Yang Huan, who was next to her, took it and unfolded it. There was a bloodstain on the pure white fan, which had been soaked into a large piece of light red by the river water. She handed the folding fan to Ding Li, and said calmly: "Although I don't want to say that... I I think you should be mentally prepared."
Ding Li took the folding fan with firm eyes: "I don't need to prepare anything, I believe he is still alive."
"Then let's go." Yang Huan took a deep breath and plunged into the water.
One after another dived into the water, everyone turned on the searchlights in their hands, and for a moment, beams of light filled the water, like spider webs in the morning mist.Under the barely illuminated light, Ding Li found that the puddle was unfathomable. The cave and pool just now were just the tip of the iceberg, and there was a huge space underneath, which seemed to fit half a football field.
Because he didn't wear swimming goggles, he closed his eyes unconsciously. At that moment, a bright light flashed in front of his eyes. Ding Li thought it was an illusion, but when he opened his eyes again, his feet were dyed bright red!Immediately afterwards, large and small bubbles surged up!Several people rushed back as if fleeing for their lives!
"There is something underwater!" Professor Zheng was the first to break out of the water and shouted.
Ding Li was startled, but fortunately he leaned against the shore and did not dive deep, so he hurriedly climbed up a boulder in two or three steps, and dragged his teammates who were struggling to swim up to the shore!At this moment, the center of the pond boiled like dumplings, and gradually rolled into a whirlpool. A figure was desperately splashing on the water, and it was about to be swallowed by the whirlpool!Sooner or later, Yang Huan, who was as strong as a cheetah, broke through the water, picked up Fang Xun's armpit and transported him to the shore, and then turned back to rescue another subordinate!
"Sister Qian!" Fang Xun shouted into the water, but heard a vibration in response to the echo, followed by a crash!A giant beast rushed out of the water facing the moonlight!
The body of the carp, the antlers on the top of the head, are shining all over, with countless long teeth protruding, and a bloody human hand hangs outside the mouth!
The monster with the body of fish and antlers fell back into the puddle straight up, and immediately set off a huge wave, submerging the shore, and one of his men was caught off guard and was swept back into the whirlpool!Ding Li reached out and failed to hold him, so he hurriedly called the rest of the people to climb up, but the cave was wet and slippery, and the cave wall tilted inward again, and he couldn't get a foothold after climbing less than three meters!Desperately thinking about countermeasures, he turned around unconsciously, and was immediately stunned. The ten-meter-square water surface under his feet was covered with man-eating monster fish, not one at all, but a group of them!As if it was a long-awaited feast, the school of fish jubilantly hunted for the bait, biting a bloody flower with one bite!Yang Huan drew his two sabers backhand, stepped on the body of the fish, got out of the water, and pierced a fish's brain!Then the knife slashed the surface of the water and shouted, the besieging monster fish were immediately forced back several meters!
"This way!" Xun Wanyue's voice came from overhead, and then three ladders crashed down, one landed in front of the cave wall, and two swung to the surface of the water!
"You go first!" Ding Li pushed Fang Xun.
"I'm not leaving! Sister Qian is still below!" Fang Xun shouted.
Ding Li grabbed his arm and said, "You can't save her if you wait here to die!"
"I'm not leaving!" Fang Xun broke away and was about to go into the puddle.
"Don't be naive!" Ding Li yelled at him, "Qi Xie is not the same down here! These people have already entered to save him, do you want more people to sacrifice for you!"
Fang Xun was stunned immediately, not knowing whether it was the river water or tears rolling down his cheeks...
Climbing out of the tiankeng, the ground was bitingly cold, and the waning moon was dark in the sky.
Yang Huan counted the number of people, and there were three people missing, including Qian Sining and two of his subordinates.
Xun Wanyue sighed, shook off a blanket and put it on Yang Huan's shoulders: "I'll report to the old man after dawn, I'm sure I'll be criticized, but I hope he won't blame you."
Yang Huan shook his head slowly: "It's my fault that I didn't predict that there was something in the water."
"Why is it your responsibility?" Xun Wanyue chuckled, "The bottom line is that someone touched the mechanism, Qi Xie fell into the water, and Si Ning and the others had an accident. Speaking of which, I advised her not to go in, she Don't worry, the third young master insists on following, and you can't blame others for that."
Fang Xun squatted next to him and shivered. At this moment, he was startled, buried his face in his arms and began to choke.
"Okay..." Yang Huan stopped Wan Yue in a low voice, pulled down the blanket and draped it over for Fang Xun, "No one can do anything about Sister Qian, I don't think she wants to see you so sad."
Xun Wanyue ignored that side, and only said to Ding Li: "It's cold here, go back to the camp first and make plans. We won't give up on Mr. Qi's affairs, and I don't want to be a widow right after I get married."
"That's the only way..." Ding Li looked back at Fang Xun, originally wanted to blame him, but put his hands on his head, and said in a deep voice, "If you're a man, don't cry."
☆, cave
Its daybreak.
Ding Li crawled out of the sleeping bag, his limbs were sore when he moved, and there were still dried sewage stains all over his head and body. He took out a pack of wet paper towels and wiped them casually, and touched the newly grown stubble. No razor.
"Here." Qi Xie handed it over.
"How do you know what I'm looking for?" Ding Li was surprised.
"I don't know what's wrong with you?" Qi Xie smiled.
Then the smile disappeared, Ding Li came back from the memory, put on his coat and got out of the tent.
The sky in the valley is gray, the cliffs on both sides are mottled, and you can’t see the end at a glance. The weathered loess is etched with horizontal stripes of the years, and a thin sun is white and clear, reflecting the narrow and long Yulin River flowing slowly.
Facing this majestic and magnificent scene, Ding Li had no intention of admiring it, only felt that it was too beautiful to be true. ——Yes, it’s unreal, he’s had this feeling since Ah Jing’s disappearance, everything that happened around him is in the clouds, like a long and protracted dream.
Shaking his head, he tried his best to clear the negative emotions out of his heart. After washing up and eating some dry food, he vaguely heard someone talking in the tent not far away.
"What do you think are the chances of them surviving?" It was Xun Wanyue's voice.
"It's almost impossible." Yang Huan said regretfully, "I don't think there is any need for search and rescue."
"It's not necessary to be saved, even if it's just to show the old man a show, and to be honest, I don't believe that Qi Xie was eaten by fish just like that. He eats fish just like that."
"Not necessarily. I think that when Qi Xie fell into the water, he might have hit a rock and was seriously injured. He was carried all the way into the sinkhole by the current. Naturally, he couldn't resist those big fish."
Xun Wanyue paused: "Anyway, let's see the old man's reaction first, I'll give him a call."
"Wan Yue." Yang Huan suddenly called to her, "Are you happy that something happened to them this time?"
"I'm happy and I'm unhappy. Both Qian Sining and Qi Xie are from Fang Xun's side. If you lose these two helpers, he probably won't be able to gain a foothold in Guixintang. But I didn't take him back from the beginning. The most troublesome thing now is Chi Yun, when he collapses I will be really happy."
Yang Huan sighed softly: "I don't like you like this."
Xun Wanyue smiled and said: "Sometimes you are kind, sometimes you are stupid, I like both kindness and stupidity."
After talking, the zipper of the tent moved, Ding Li saw it, and stepped back to the side lightly.
Whether it was a sincere search and rescue, or just pretending, Xun Wanyue mobilized two more groups of people, and rushed to make a few solid iron cages to transport them over.Unlike the unprepared one the day before, this time the search and rescue personnel all put on diving suits and got into the iron cage to make sure they were safe. Then, they were sent into the tiankeng from the entrance of the cave by a hoist truck, and searched carefully along the bottom of the pool.
Some things were gradually salvaged: fragments of clothes, a woman's shoe, half a broken leg, a few bones...
Seeing these odds and ends spread all over the floor, Ding Li's attention was drawn away from Qi Xie and returned to the incident itself: "What do those strange fish have to do with Bachuan Yugu?"
"Those big fish are Bachuan, or a form of Bachuan." Yang Huan on the side explained, "Back when Bachuan was demoted as a cult, men destroyed statues in the temple and slaughtered female believers. Their bodies were thrown into the underground river and gradually flowed into this tiankeng, where they assimilated with the eight rivers and reproduced from generation to generation."
"Then is Bachuan a god or a monster?" Ding Li asked.
"If you believe in her, she is the God of Rain who eliminates drought. If you don't believe her, she is a monster that eats people." Yang Huan's eyes were calm, "She originally lived in seclusion in the sinkhole, and she didn't show any appearance. Fang Xun and I didn’t realize it. When we got into the water, she sensed that we were not believers, so she turned into a vicious fish and started killing.”
While talking, another thing was brought up from the tiankeng. At first, it looked like a mass of scraps of fabric. After slowly sorting it out, everyone discovered that it was a piece of colorful cloth embroidered with patterns: stitches and threads, densely circled, with flowers and crops. , there are melons and fruits, houses and fields, women and children holding hands.
"It took half a month of hard work, but this piece of Baijia cloth cloak has not come in handy. I am afraid that no one will be able to restore the rain instrument again..." Professor Zheng sighed, "Speaking of which, you have been discussing what fish?"
Ding Li paused in his heart: "Didn't you see those fish?"
Professor Zheng's expression was a little confused: "You mean those little white fish in the river?"
"No, it's nothing." Ding Li immediately retracted the topic, only to realize that he once again saw something that ordinary people should not see.
The search stopped after a week.
Ding Li returned to Shanghai with the people from Guixintang, and temporarily lived in Yueyuan. Guixintang issued an obituary the next day, officially announcing the deaths of Qian Sining and the other three. Deal with disappearances, keep it secret.
"Doctor Ding..." Xiaotao didn't know how to comfort her, so she had to repeat Boss Xun's words, "Master Xun said that this small western-style building was given to you as compensation..."
Ding Li took out the jade cong from the cabinet and played with it casually: "I won't receive this kind of pension unless his body is right in front of my eyes."
"Just take it first, this building is worth at least 2000 million..."
Ding Li changed the subject: "How is Fang Xun recently?"
"It's still the same, playing games at home every day." Xiaotao curled her lips, "Although Young Master Fang looks heartless on the surface, he must be very sad and blame himself in his heart. You should not blame him."
"Are you going to deliver food to him later?" Ding Li asked, "I'll go with you."
The air conditioner in the apartment was turned on to the maximum, it was stuffy and airtight, and the hall was so messy that it was impossible to settle down. There was a person sitting on the floor among a pile of garbage, crackling and pressing the game controller, his eyes fixed on the TV screen without blinking.
Ding Li went up and turned off the TV with a snap, Fang Xun silently put down the handle and climbed onto the bed, pulled the quilt over and covered himself in it.
"Master Fang, come over for dinner?" Xiao Tao asked softly.
"Don't eat!" Quilt buzzed, "Who told you to bring him here! I don't want to see him!"
"It's not that you don't want to see me, it's because you have no face to see me." Ding Li kicked the trash away, "Get up! You haven't settled Qi Xie's debt yet!"
Fang Xun turned over and covered his head tightly, Ding Li threw off the quilt, then grabbed Fang Xun's collar, and punched him hard in the face!
"Instalments, this is the first installment." Ding Li looked at him expressionlessly.
Xiao Tao looked aside and said nothing, pulled out a large plastic bag to collect the garbage on the ground.
"Don't move." Ding Li stopped her, "He has hands and feet, let him take them away."
Xiaotao snorted and put down the garbage bag: "The food is on the table, Master Fang, you can heat it up yourself when you want to eat, and Master Xun told Aunt Fang that you are not allowed to secretly give you living expenses, and all credit cards are also frozen up."
"I didn't want his money at all." Fang Xun wiped the red and swollen corners of his mouth.
"And..." Xiaotao said again, "Sister Qian has always hoped that you can take over Guixintang, I think if you can go to the headquarters to work, it will forget her wish..."
Fang Xun turned his head away without saying a word.
"Leave this guy alone, let him fend for himself, let's go." Ding Li called Xiaotao out.
The moment the door closed, Fang Xun threw himself back into the bed.
There are still 200 yuan in the card, fifty, two hundred and five in the pocket, is it me...
"You are the two hundred and five." Fang Xun turned to the ceiling and didn't know who to retort to.
The rent should be paid next week, how much is the rent, like 3000?That's 2750, no, I have to deduct utility bills and meals for the past few days...
"Then sleep on the street." Fang Xun blurted out, thinking about the huge pile of collections in the cabinet, he felt a little bit reluctant.
And this apartment was rented by Qian Sining for him.
After staring blankly for a while, Fang Xun straightened up and sat up: "Isn't it just looking for a job, what's the big deal!"
After changing his clothes, he went directly to the small supermarket at the intersection. Sure enough, there was a recruitment sign on the glass door. He asked someone for an application form, and he filled it out one by one.
The store manager just took a look and smiled: "Why do you come to work here with your 985 degree?"
Fang Xun gave him a white look: "Experience life, can't you?"
The store manager heheed twice: "Of course it's not impossible, have you brought your graduation certificate and degree certificate?"
Fang Xun casually pointed behind him: "It's upstairs, you have to watch me get it."
The store manager pursed his lips and said with a smile: "No, let's do this first. You go back and wait for the news. We will call you when you are hired."
Fang Xun put his hands in his pockets: "Can you give me an answer now if you want to record it or not? If you don't record it, I'll find another place to save time."
The store manager looked him up and down: "This is stipulated in our recruitment process, and I can't help it."
Fang Xun let out a cry, and just as he stepped out the door, he heard the sound of tearing up the registration form behind him.
After running for three days and submitting countless resumes, none of the units hired him, and only 20 yuan was left in his pockets. Fang searched for a long time, and finally called Yueyuan.
"Little Taozi." He hesitated, "Could you lend me some money, and I'll repay you at three times the interest of the bank."
"This..." Xiao Tao hesitated, "It's not that I don't want to borrow it, it's that Master Xun didn't let us borrow it from you."
"Oh, I see." Fang Xun hung up angrily, and dialed another number hesitantly.
"Hey, Dad." He finally said, "I can go to the headquarters, I don't have to be on duty, and I get a commission based on the case, you six and I four, if you agree, I will go there tomorrow, if you don't agree, forget it."
After returning from Shanghai, standing at the intersection of Beiling Road, Ding Li was completely stunned.
In the dusty sky, broken bricks and tiles were everywhere, and the small red brick building was in ruins. Several excavators raised their buckets high and brutally demolished the only remaining buildings.Regardless of the danger, Ding Li broke through the cordon and rushed in. He saw the location of Zhiguai Zhai from a distance, and he was lucky that it hadn't been demolished. He went up and saw a police motorcycle parked downstairs.
"You're back!" Wei Yuanyang slammed out of the stairwell, "I've been here for you for two days now!"
"What's going on here!" Ding Li asked in shock.
"You don't know?" Wei Yuanyang dragged him upstairs, "Chaosheng Group has photographed this area and is planning to build a commercial complex. Hurry up and pack your things, it won't last long here, by the way, please do Remember to take the real estate certificate."
Ding Li took out the key: "This house was given to Qi Xie by an old man, so there should be no real estate certificate."
"Ah? That's a loss." Wei Yuanyang muttered, "By the way, where's Lao Qi?"
The key slid from the lock and fell to the floor with a snap.
After packing the things in the house, Wei Yuanyang got a pickup truck and loaded all the things into the car in the evening. Then the two stood by the roadside and watched the forklift push Zhiguai Zhai to the ground inch by inch.Accompanied by the blinding fly ash, bricks were scattered all over the ground, and the dilapidated inner wall fell on its back, with the nail that Qi Xie nailed on the edge still left.Ding Li stepped forward, picked up a relatively intact red brick, wrapped it in newspaper as a souvenir, took a last look at the demolition site, and closed the car door reluctantly.
Wei Yuanyang drove the car to Tianhui Hotel, Xie Yu had already booked a room for him, and Ding Li settled down temporarily, and then he talked about Qi Xie's accident with the two of them.
"You mean they didn't find Boss Qi's body in the end?" Xie Yu asked while leaning on the sofa.
"Yes." Ding Li said in a deep voice, "He must still be alive."
"Of course!" Wei Yuanyang echoed, "That bastard is so easy to die, even if he dies, he will definitely be the same as last time, and suddenly he cheated!"
Xie Yu suddenly thought of something: "I remember Qi Xie said that Boss Xun can summon a nodding and shaking his head ghost, and he will know the news by asking it."
Ding Li sighed softly: "I've already asked. Xun Wanyue said that they never knew what nodding ghosts are. Guixintang has always obtained information through routine methods such as wiretapping and tracking."
"Really..." Xie Yu thought, "then there are only two possibilities, one is that Qi Xie is lying, and the other is that Guixintang is lying, which one do you think it is?"
Ding Li was not in the mood to explore these things, and shook his head silently for a moment.
After turning off the light, he lay down on a strange bed and closed his eyes.
wait me back……
said a voice.
Ding Li let out a long sigh, and stretched his right hand down.
There is a glow of fireflies in the cave, illuminating the reflection in the water... The figure is tall and straight, the begonia is red and brown, and the half-arm is the color of lotus root, standing on the water bank with a white folding fan in hand.
He took two steps forward, and called him to go over with a harmonious smile. He said that he stepped into the water without hesitation, and began to sink after two thumps. Strip to shore.
Come here as soon as I tell you to come, don't kill me?Qi Xie wiped the water from his face.
You send me to hell and I will too.Ding Li leaned against the shore rock, stood up and looked into his eyes.
Have you figured it all out?Qi Xie asked.
What are you thinking... Ding Li's breath is a little messy.
I want you to think about all aspects clearly.Qi Harmony reminded.
Nothing to think about.He hooked his neck and kissed him deeply.
Ding Li was mentally prepared to be pushed away, but the other party didn't give in. He even felt Ah Jing's response in a trance, even though the movement was so slight.This slight movement was enough to ignite the joy in his heart, the blood in his whole body seemed to surge up in an instant, and Ding Li couldn't help but increase the strength of his arms, and hugged the opponent into his arms while being dazzled.Qi Xie didn't break away, but adjusted his posture, put his hands lightly on the back of his waist, Ding Li trembled all over his body, and gently and slowly untied his belt.
Qi Xie raised his neck and hummed softly, Ding Li licked his ears like serving, and gradually felt the strength of the other party's embrace changed from tenderness to longing.
The clammy and tired body slowed down the desire, which made Ding Li a little embarrassed, but Qi Xie didn't urge him, and overwhelmed him instead, switching the two places.
Ding Li thought it was some kind of hint, subconsciously resisted, but after a few seconds of struggle in his heart, he obeyed, honestly grabbed Qi Xie's shoulders, and let him kiss all the way...
When those lips touched somewhere, Ding Li trembled unexpectedly.
The pleasure that came immediately made him have no time to think, so he could only try his best not to make a sound. The remaining rationality reminded him that the other party's behavior was too humble, so he pushed the shoulder with the last bit of strength: Ah Jing, you... no need...
Qi Xie continued to comfort him with the tip of his tongue: As long as it is for you, I am willing.
This sentence made Ding Li's previous cognition collapse. He once thought that Ah Jing didn't love him, but who can do this for a person who doesn't love him?
Thinking of this, Ding Li could hardly hold back his tears. At that moment, nothing in the world was important. What did gossip about reputation and responsibility matter?He only needs this person in front of him.
This idea was accompanied by a physical impulse, Ding Li couldn't bear it for a while, and released it all in his mouth.The extreme joy brought a blank space, after a little sober, he pulled the other party up and apologized repeatedly.
It doesn't matter.Qi harmony wiped the corner of his mouth.
You... Ding Li looked at the other party in shock, he was still able to speak clearly, obviously swallowing all those things.
I said it's okay.Qi Xie raised her clear eyes, as long as it is you, I am willing.
That look made Ding Li's rationality completely collapse, and he pulled him into his arms.
wait me back.Qi Harmony softly.
Where are you going.Ding Li buried himself in his neck.
I can't tell you, otherwise not only you and me, but even Guixintang will be in trouble.Qi Xie caressed his hair, it may be several months, maybe a year, but I can promise you, I will definitely come back.
Then I will go with you.Ding Li hugged him tightly.
I do not recommend that you do this.Qi Xie analyzed calmly, "Guixintang will treat me as missing after the Bachuan incident, and I will not be able to contact anyone in the future. If you leave me like this today, your family will definitely think you are dead. Grandma's age At such a big age, if something goes wrong with excessive sadness, I will not forgive myself.
Ding Li was speechless for a moment.
A year is not a long time, and we haven't seen each other for a year when you went to the United States to study.Qi Xie rubbed his cheek reassuringly, if you want to believe me, just wait for me, okay?
good.Ding Li has never been so firm, I will wait for you, no matter how long.
Qi Xie hugged him for a while, and then reluctantly said: You should go back, if you delay, they might get suspicious.
Let me stay a little longer... Ding Li refused to let go.
When you go back, you have to pretend you haven't seen me, and you can't tell anyone about my whereabouts.Qi Xie warned again, especially that Professor Zheng is the eyeliner of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, so he must not let him find anything strange.
Ding Li hooked his lips helplessly: I'm acting, don't worry.
alright.Qi Xie patted him to stand up, and I will send you up.
Immediately after he waved his hand, the sky spun and the river flowed against the flow, Ding Li was shaken all over, and finally woke up——
In front of him was the night-blue ceiling, without the shining light in the cave, and he was alone in the strange guest room except for the untidy debris.
Ah Jing... Ding Li murmured and gradually tightened his grip on the bedsheets, the night is still young.
☆, solitary dwelling
Nine months later, Xun Wanyue gave birth to a baby girl named Xun Yang, but Qi Xie still had no news.
Ding Li walked through the corridor of the inpatient department and returned to the department. Dong Qiankun came over nervously uncharacteristically: "What? I heard that you are going for brain CT?"
Ding Li sat back on his seat and smiled helplessly: "You really know everything."
"What's going on, come from the truth!"
"It's just that I have a headache recently, just take a picture." Ding Li opened the case book disapprovingly, "I've read it just now, everything is normal."
Dong Qiankun stared at him for a while: "Really? Don't go into battle with your wounds and die heroically."
Ding Li snorted, "I wish I could take sick leave and rest for a few days."
"Then what." Dong Qiankun raised his eyebrows gossipingly, "How are you and your boyfriend doing?"
"He's still studying abroad and won't be back until the end of the year." Ding Li continued to make up lies.
Dong Qiankun originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but stopped: "Tomorrow, my son's hundred-day wine can come."
Ding Li smiled: "It must be."
Cheerful background music was playing in the lobby of the hotel, and a photo of a baby boy wearing a tiger head cap was projected on the big screen. Ding Li looked around the venue and sat down at a seemingly "safe" round table.when pulling the stool
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