Predecessors

Chapter 74 Waiting - Fragrance of the Faceless Man

Before meeting Wang Ji, Xiangxiang had never really enjoyed a comfortable life.

Living in the darkness, they are like vile and tiny ants, surviving in narrow caves where the sun is not visible all day long.

Xiangxiang has an older brother named Kuiying, and they are not related by blood.Kui Ying didn't even belong to the Faceless People, he inadvertently broke into the Faceless People's territory. At that time, the Faceless People didn't hate human beings deeply, so they easily accepted him.

At that time, Xiangxiang hadn't fully learned to walk, and didn't have the concept of facial features, but since seeing Kui Ying, he felt that the face should be like this, a nose is a nose, and eyes are eyes.

When Kui Ying saw Xiangxiang for the first time, she pushed the ugly thing to the ground.Xiangxiang tugged at the hem of his clothes unwillingly, and wanted to bite his ankle that was exposed outside the trouser leg with her teeth.

The elders of the clan said, "This child has lost his parents since he was a child. It's so pitiful. You should be his elder brother."

People have to bow their heads under the eaves.No way, Kui Ying had no choice but to accept this ugly thing.

Xiangxiang was very clingy to Kuiying when she was a child, and wished she could become a piece of gum and stick to Kuiying.In front of the elders, Kui Ying always has the image of a good brother, and has won everyone's trust.But when the two were alone in the room, Kui Ying was always silent, often hanging down with a smiling face, looking scary.

On the day Kui Ying became the leader, he cut off his face and threw it into the brazier.He finally turned into a completely faceless man.

Looking at the face that was swallowed up by the flames in an instant, Xiangxiang's tears stayed in my heart.He knew that his elder brother also left forever with the flame.

Under the leadership of Kui Ying, the Faceless Men became an army of executioners.Every day, people are brought into the den of the Faceless Man, but Xiangxiang has never seen anyone go out.

He hated the blood of sin on his hands, but he hated even more the man who put him in this situation.

Until that day, an intruder pointed a flashlight at them, illuminating his originally dark world like the never-before-seen light of eternal day.

That was the first time he saw light, and his skin became hot, as if it would boil and burn in the next moment until it was wiped out.

In the end, the whole world lit up, and the light nearly killed them all.

At the last moment, the elder brother suddenly threw himself to the ground.He protected himself with his life.

Xiangxiang felt something burning on his back. The fire was very close to him, but it was completely blocked by a wall of flesh.

"Brother!" Xiangxiang exclaimed.

Kui Ying convulsively said the last words in her life, "I... I'm sorry for you."

When the darkness fell again, Xiangxiang got up from the ground tremblingly like a dying tree.He buried Kui Ying, whose shape was no longer visible, in the loess ground not far away.

For a while, he couldn't tell whether his feelings for Kui Ying were love, hatred, or a trace of endless regret.

Xiangxiang didn't know that at the last moment of Kui Ying's life, his consciousness was still clear, and he struggled to say something, "I like... like..."

But this sentence has been entangled in his heart for most of his life, and he still didn't say it in the end.

Xiangxiang looked around helplessly, all compatriots who were burned into pitch black and could not see their faces clearly, curled up like reptiles.

Suddenly, a figure under Xiangxiang's feet squirmed, and he bounced away like a frightened bird.

Smelly grabbed Xiangxiang's ankle and said angrily, "We must reach the summer palace before the sun, otherwise we will all die."

"Xiagong, how to get there?"

"Follow the path...go straight ahead..." Before he finished speaking, Smelly had passed out from exhaustion.

Xiangxiang struggled a bit, lifted Smelly from the ground, and dragged her forward.

Before the sun, he finally found the so-called summer palace.At that time, an abandoned train, covered by layers of trees, was preserved through the years.

He remembered that his brother had mentioned the summer palace, which was the palace he built for himself when he first became the leader.The elder brother once asked Xiangxiang in an indifferent tone while wiping the blood from the sharp knife if he wanted to come to the Summer Palace, but at that time Xiangxiang had subconsciously kept a distance from his elder brother, so he finally refused.

Who would have thought that this place would become his current refuge.

After several inquiries, Xiangxiang learned that the intruder that day turned out to be the reincarnation of General Wang Ji.He doesn't hate Wang Ji, he knows that what the clansmen did will definitely lead to punishment, and it can be regarded as what they deserve.

He felt that in their situation, the best choice was to find a strong master to take refuge in.Wang Ji is the best choice.He is aboveboard and upright, and will most likely make a good master.

Later, Xiangxiang realized that this was a complete misunderstanding.

In front of Lin Yi, Wang Ji is indeed a very gentle person.He can be meticulous for Lin Yi, for example, he will always hand him the prepared bowls and chopsticks when eating, he will carefully dry his feet with a towel after washing his feet, and quietly fold the quilt for him when he goes to bed...

Xiangxiang originally thought that Lin Yi must know how good his master is to him. After all, no matter how careless a person is, if he is treated with tenderness all the time, he must be aware of it.

However, Lin Yi left without saying a word, and has been gone for years.

On the day Lin Yi left, the smile on the owner's face disappeared forever.

Xiangxiang saw him practicing sword alone several times, from morning dew to sunset on the mountain top.His eyes and movements are as fierce as a hungry wolf.

Once, Smelly Daredevil stepped forward to remind him to eat, but the master's sword was already out of his hand.

If it wasn't for Smelly, he would have been pierced with a big hole in his chest.

Xiangxiang quickly helped the sluggish Smelly to the side, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

In fact, he could somewhat understand his master's mood. If he had already treated a certain person so well, but that person still ignored him completely, how desperate would he be?

He might wonder, is there anything wrong with being good to one?If even his heart was given to him, but was cruelly abandoned to the ground, what else could he do?

In a blink of an eye, Lin Yi had been away from his master for three years.

The master became more and more silent, and his sword became more and more fierce.In the past three years, he traveled all over the place to find someone, but all of them returned disappointed.

One day, the master dragged his feet back to the Summer Palace, and fell down straight as soon as he stepped on the carriage.Xiangxiang asked anxiously, "What's the matter?"

He couldn't speak, his mouth was covered in blood.The originally handsome face was beaten black and blue, looking both funny and pitiful.

Smelly sighed, "Master went to Bing Mansion to find someone again, and threatened not to leave if he couldn't find anyone. This time, Bingke really got mad and beat the master to death."

The master's eyes were fixed on the ceiling, "Bingke... said he knew, but he refused to tell me." Blood kept flowing from his mouth, soaking his entire chin.

Some dim moonlight shone faintly on Wang Ji Tieqing's face, and his empty eyes made him look like a ghost.He used to think that he could only hunker down in the darkness for a lifetime, and it was the master who gave him a new life regardless of the past.

But now, the person who gave him light has perished.

Xiangxiang looked at the master lying on the bed, and suddenly felt that the night tonight was so thick that it was hard to breathe.

You once gave me light, but I have witnessed you step by step into the abyss of darkness.