Jade Pendant City, but makes the Lu Sheng heart have inexplicable touching in Green Tea Town nearby this. 环佩城,可就在清茶镇边上这让路胜心头有种莫名的触动。 „ This news is one month ago sends out, in other words, this matter, one month ago, even is earlier, happened. “这个消息是一个多月前就发出的,也就是说,这件事,早在一个多月前,甚至更早,就发生了。 But at that time I was still busy plotting against Red House Lord ” Lu Sheng Qingqing/gently to knock the desktop, he smelled unusual aura. 而那时候我还在忙着暗算红坊主”路胜轻轻敲动着桌面,他闻到了一丝不同寻常的气息。 Is missing like Branch Lord, but is rarely seen, even if this way of the world evil spirit runs amuck, ghost frequently present, but the expert of Branch Lord this rank, ghostly thing wants to sneak attack generally even, may not leave behind him truly, cannot be victorious the escape. 像这样的分舵主失踪,可不多见,就算这个世道妖魔横行,鬼怪频现,可分舵主这个级别的高手,一般鬼物就算想偷袭,也不一定能真正留下他,打不过逃命还是可以的。 Even if cannot run away, sounds the signal fireworks warning still. Dangerous point place of anomaly has the mark, a sound will not intrude 就算逃不了,发出讯号烟花警报也可以。危险一点的怪异之地都是有标记的,怎么也不会一点声息就闯入 Lu Sheng proceeds to turn rapidly, turns out a letter paper from Zhao Jiaojiao some urgent reports. 路胜又迅速往前翻,从赵娇娇的一些急报中翻出一份信纸。 ‚In rumor remote mountain presents the mysterious mansion, has the person who the chopping firewood person and rhizotomist hearsay goes in then not to see comes out again. The suspicion is new ghostly thing appears and disappears. The preparation goes to probe.’ ‘传言深山中出现神秘府邸,有砍柴人和采药人传闻进去的人便没看到再出来。怀疑是新鬼物出没。准备前去试探。’ Lu Sheng closes one's eyes slightly, he has an intuition, as if among these two, extremely possibly has some relation. 路胜微微闭上眼,他有种直觉,仿佛这两者中间,极可能带着某种联系。 Green Tea Town, Tea Gang. 清茶镇,茶帮。 Gang Lord Dong Qi sits in inside the main hall is restless, her hand is mid-level one cup of green green tea, has not actually drunk. 帮主董琪坐在大堂里坐立不安,她手中端着一杯绿色清茶,却一口也没喝上。 Dispatching that Vice Gang Lord just reported that lets in her continuously heart the anxiety. 副帮主刚刚报上来的急讯,让她一直心中忧虑。 „Recently the tea mountain tea tree was withered, the growing trend is getting more and more bad, cannot get to the root of what reason, this year's crop feared that must be affected.” “最近大片大片的茶山茶树干枯,长势越来越差,找不出什么原因,今年的收成怕是要受影响。” But the special details, she also looked personally, truly does not know what reason. 可具体情况,她也亲自去看了看,确实不知道什么原因。 Dong Qi stands up, places on the teacup the desktop, mood depressed, then goes out of the great hall, relaxes to the outside courtyard, ventilates. 董琪站起身,将茶杯放在桌面上,心情郁结之下,便走出大堂,到外面院子中散散心,透透气。 „Gang Lord, out of the door has a person, he can help us solve the tea tree dispirited illness!” At this time in a help/gang the guard goes forward to say in a low voice. “帮主,门外有一人称,他可以帮我们解决茶树萎靡病症！”此时一个帮中护卫上前低声道。 Dong Qi stares. 董琪一愣。 This tea tree presents the dispirited, hasn't she spread the news from the start with enough time, how the opposite party knows and walks in? 这茶树出现萎靡,她压根还没来得及放出消息,对方是怎么得知并找上门的？ Difficult to be inadequate is in the help/gang had/left the traitor within? 难不成是帮中又出了内奸？ She crossed the hands behind the back to hesitate, immediately nodded. 她负手迟疑了下,随即点头。 „Asked him to treat the living room, I later.” “请他去待客厅,我随后就到。” „Yes.” Departs hand/subordinate. “是。”手下离去。 Dong Qi tidied up under the mood slightly, drank several tea, then toward treating living room in the past. 董琪稍稍收拾了下心情,喝了几口茶,便朝着待客厅过去。 Passing through the gate, her first was stood that form in hall attracts. 一进门,她第一眼便被站在厅中的那个身影吸引住了。 That is one is slender, the facial features pretty young scholar, this person of whole body floods is being self-confident and calm, in the hand is grasping a black umbrella, stands in the hall, is appreciating a setting sun hanging on the wall to fall the nautical chart. 那是一个身材修长,面容俊秀的年轻文士,此人浑身充斥着自信和从容,手中握着一把黑色雨伞,站在厅中,正欣赏着墙上挂着的一副夕阳落海图。 „Below Duan Xichen, has seen Gang Lord Dong.” The scholars hold the fist in the other hand to her show a faint smile, „hears tea mountain to wither, the west sinks to be known as self-confidently, then offers to volunteer to visit, hopes that Gang Lord Dong should not be offended.” “在下段西沉,见过董帮主。”文士抱拳冲她微微一笑,“听闻茶山枯萎,西沉素有自信,便自荐上门,希望董帮主不要见怪。” „Where where!” Dong Qi smiles, „mister mental perception like torch, if really has the ability, under adds on surely the heavy ritual reward vulgarly.” “哪里哪里！”董琪笑了笑,“先生慧眼如炬,若是真有本领,鄙帮上下必当重礼酬谢。” „Gang Lord was polite.” Duan Xichen said with a smile. Suddenly he as if asked unknowingly. „Said, this Tea Gang headquarters somewhat seem gloomy, heard a while ago was also haunted?” “帮主客气了。”段西沉笑道。忽然他似乎不经意问起。“说起来,这茶帮总部似乎有些阴森,听说前阵子还闹鬼了？” Dong Qi stares, immediately shakes the head. 董琪一愣,随即摇头。 „Where anything is haunted, nothing but was in the help/gang the interior had/left some dirty/small error business” “哪里什么闹鬼,无非就是帮中内部出了些龌蹉事务” „Right?” Duan Xichen reveals a curiosity slightly. „It can be said that looks? The tea mountain matter, felt relieved that gives me to be good.” “是吗？”段西沉略微露出一丝好奇。“能说说看吗？茶山的事,放心交给我就好。” The Dong Qi eye does not hate to leave him, only felt that listens to him to speak, then in heart warm, is very comfortable, making one then want to satisfy opposite party's request unknowingly. 董琪眼睛都舍不得离开他,只感觉听着他说话,便心中暖洋洋的,很是舒服,让人不经意间便很想满足对方的请求。 „Passed matter, since the mister wants to listen, I said that to you is.” “都是过去了的事,不过既然先生想听,我说给您便是。” Remote mountain. 深山。 Rumble the thunderclap is billowing, the heavy rain heavy rain, the dense mountain forest was pressed by the wind and rain shakes back and forth. 隆隆的雷声滚滚,大雨瓢泼,黑压压的山林被风雨压得摇来晃去。 Oh! 哎哟哎哟！ In the mountain under a pitch-dark pitch, Zhang Wulang lies down in ravine is moaning, the rainwater mixes the muddy water to soak his lower part. 山中一处黑漆漆的斜坡下,张五郎躺在山沟里呻吟着,雨水混着泥水浸泡着他的下半身。 His both legs when tumbling pitch, has hit fully is the blood-stained mouth, at this time by the muddy water sewage immersion, is the pain and bulge. 他的双腿在滚落斜坡时,已经撞得满是血口,此时又被泥水污水浸泡,更是又痛又胀。 At this time puts out a hand to trace, the leg and foot skin somewhat was numb. 此时伸手去摸了摸,腿脚皮肤都有些麻木了。 „Went bad, must hurry to crawl, lies down again feared here is even poor life also difficult insurance!” He crawls to set out difficultly, because before hit the back of the head stupor, then missed the best time of going back incautiously. “坏了,得赶紧爬起来,再躺在这里怕是连小命也难保！”他艰难的爬起身,之前因为撞到后脑昏迷过去,一不小心便错过了回去的最好时机。 At this time the heavy rain is thunderous, the mountain forest is pitch-dark, almost cannot see the path. Is shears the bush and thick tree trunk of hand everywhere. 此时大雨雷鸣,山林黑漆漆的,几乎看不见道路。到处是割手的灌木和粗大的树干。 To find the road that goes home again, was difficult. 再想找到回家的路,就难了。 „Cannot stay here, before flowed so many blood, unavoidably will not bring in wild animal” Zhang Wulang to pick the medicine to go hunting in the mountain year to year, this aspect is extremely experienced. “不能留在这里,之前流了那么多血,难免不会引来野兽”张五郎常年在山中采药打猎,这方面极有经验。 He crawls to set out slowly, the going out pitch ravine lamely, about looks around, attempts taking advantage has often delimited the electric light, road that sees clearly. 他缓慢的爬起身,一瘸一拐的走出斜坡山沟,左右张望,试图借着不时划过的电光,看清回去的路。 But he falls the hillside all of a sudden, on path that from the start usually is not walking. In addition wind and rain thunder and lightning, jet black midnight, in this adverse circumstance, wants to discover the road again, is hard ascends to heaven. 可他一下子摔下山坡,压根就不在平时行走的道路上了。加上风雨雷电,漆黑半夜,在这种恶劣环境下,再想找出回去之路,难于登天。 But he knows, if oneself did not insist, in this remote mountain open country, feared could not endure an evening, tomorrow will freeze to death while still alive. 但他知道,自己若是不坚持,在这深山野外,怕是熬不过一晚,明天就会被活活冻死。 Northern Land the temperature was not high, now is the fall and winter season, the temperature is lower, shortly after Zhang Wulang wakes up, the feeling whole body is then cold trembles, some body places, so long as even stops the activity, may the cramp be unbending. 北地本就气温不高,现在又是秋冬时节,温度更低,张五郎才醒来不久,便感觉浑身冷得发颤,一些身体地方,甚至只要一停下活动,就有可能抽筋僵直。 „Has the person?” He attempts to yell. “有人吗？”他尝试着大叫。 But disaster after disaster, wū wū the strange sound is mixing with thunderously, his sound cannot pass from the start far. 但风雨交加,呜呜的怪响夹杂着雷鸣,他那点声音压根传不出多远。 Zhang Wulang is helpless, can only drag the exhausted body, finds tree shade many places to hide as far as possible, but avoided the rain, the cold wind blows moistened the body, freezes as before unbearably. 张五郎无奈,只能拖着疲惫的身躯,尽量找着树荫多的地方藏着走,但避开了雨,冷风吹在打湿了的身上,也依旧冻得够呛。 Is walking in the forest, he raised the head suddenly, saw that front had a white light inexplicably. 在林中走着走着,他忽然间抬头,看到前方莫名有了一点白光。 „Light? Has others??” The Zhang Wulang great happiness, quickly steps out immediately, hurries to toward the place of that luminous showing. “光？有人家？？”张五郎大喜,顿时急忙加快脚步,朝着那光亮透出之处赶去。 kāchā. 咔嚓。 The lightning has delimited, dyes the paleness that heaven and earth flickers. 闪电划过,将天地染成一瞬的惨白。 Zhang Wulang difficult is dragging the exhausted body, the grove that goes out of the camouflage with great difficulty, arrives at that luminous front. 张五郎艰难的拖着疲惫之躯,好不容易走出遮蔽的林子,来到那光亮前方。 Appears in him at present, impressively is a shabby small mountain village. Stone buildings are lying this way and that are situated in the bark from old trees same black 出现在他眼前的,赫然是一片破旧不堪的小山村。一个个石屋横七竖八,坐落在老树皮一样的黑色实地上。 As far as eyes can reach, that white light, passes from the big stone building of mountain village. 一眼望去,那白光,是从山村口的一栋大石屋透出来的。 That stone building at a high position, must be higher than one section compared with other stone buildings, the front door entrance is connecting slanting stone steps toward left. 那石屋处在一处较高位置,比其他石屋都要高出一截,大门门口连接着一条往左的斜石阶。 Zhang Wulang swallows the saliva, in the heart wild with joy, picks up the speed, walks toward that luminously. 张五郎吞了吞唾沫,心中狂喜之下,更加加快速度,朝着那光亮走去。 In this type of remote mountain, but can also meet the habitation, this simply is the huge good luck. 在这种深山里,还能遇到人烟,这简直就是天大的好运。 „Has the person!!? Disturbed!!” He shouted loudly, which stone building stone steps before then arrived, quickly. “有人吗！！？打扰了！！”他大声叫起来,很快便走到哪石屋石阶前。 This village stone buildings are jet black, this room is turning on a light only, moreover happen to approaches the village entrance, he then directly soared here to come simply. 这村子一栋栋石屋都是漆黑,唯独这一个屋子亮着灯,而且也正好就靠近村子入口,他索性便直奔这里来了。 „Disturbed! Has the person??” Has not heard the reply, Zhang Wulang also shouted one loudly. “打扰了！有人吗？？”没听到回答,张五郎又大声叫了一句。 He following stone steps, difficult crawls step by step, finally before arriving at the wooden door of stone building . 他顺着石阶,艰难的一步步爬上去,终于来到石屋的木门前。 Thump thump thump. 咚咚咚。 He makes an effort to knock on a door. 他使劲敲着门。 , The wooden door has not closed unexpectedly, was beaten open by him directly. 吱呀一声,木门居然没关,直接被他敲开了。 The Zhang Wulang heart thump, in this type of dangerous remote mountain, midnight does not close unexpectedly, this is not the normal condition! 张五郎心头咯噔一声,在这种危险的深山里,半夜居然不关门,这不是正常情况！ Must know that in the mountain the beast of prey is numerous, at night does not close, if brings in the lang wolf evildoers leopard, that is disaster matter of life and death. 要知道山里猛兽众多,夜晚不关门,万一引来豺狼虎豹,那就是性命攸关的大难。 But at present the thunderstorms happen simultaneously, the body suffers hunger and cold, he could not attend to wanting is too many. 但眼下雷雨交加,身上饥寒交迫,他也顾不得想太多了。 Clenches teeth, Zhang Wulang pushes the door to walk. 一咬牙,张五郎推门走进去。 Behind the gate is a spacious courtyard, the courtyard again toward, to the entrance dead ahead, is being hall that is shining the white light. By the window paper, can see that there seems like some people to sit. 门后面是个宽敞的院子,院子再往里,对着门口正前方,是个亮着白光的正堂。透过窗纸,可以看到那里似乎有人坐着。 Zhang Wulang came the hope immediately. 张五郎顿时来了希望。 ‚Perhaps is the host family is negligent for a while, forgets to close the door. But my beforehand yelling, possibly is the thunderstorms sound too loud, simply has not heard.’ ‘或许是主人家一时大意,忘记关门。而我之前的叫喊,也可能是雷雨声太响,根本没听到。’ He closes the door backhandedly, one lame walks toward the hall. 他反手关上门,一步一瘸的朝着正堂走去。 „Help!! Has the person!??” He felt that the body was getting more and more painful, yelled hastily. “救命！！有人吗！？？”他感觉身体越来越痛了,连忙大叫。 But the billowing thunderclap just resounded at this time, has pressed his yelling thoroughly. 但滚滚的雷声刚好这个时候又响起,彻底压过了他的叫喊。 Zhang Wulang is helpless, must walk toward the hall quickly. 张五郎无奈,只得快步朝着正堂走去。 The one breath arrives under the eaves, the wind and rain was blocked by the stone building most, he then relaxes, 一口气走到屋檐下,风雨都被石屋挡住大半,他这才松了口气, „I called Zhang Wulang, at night slipped in the remote mountain carelessly, stupor to the present, but also looked at the host family to make me stay overnight a evening, in the future will have a report!” He called out to the hall in loudly. “我叫张五郎,夜晚在深山中不慎滑倒,昏迷到现在,还望主人家能让我留宿一晚,日后定有所报！”他大声冲着正堂内叫道。 The white paper sticks out of the window, can in clear seeing sit a person. 白色的纸糊窗外,可以清晰的看到里面坐着一个人。 In the midpoint of hall, that person of shadow was shone luminously on the window, motionless sitting, fell asleep probably. 就在正堂的正中央,那人的影子被光亮映照在窗户上,一动不动的坐着,像是睡着了。 „Has the person? Help!” “有人吗？救命！” „Help!!” “救命啊！！” „Host family, help!” “主人家,救命啊！” Zhang Wulang times are calling, is patting the gate. 张五郎一次次的叫着,拍着门。 But is a sound does not have. 可里面就是一点声音也没有。 He is somewhat afraid suddenly. 他忽然有些害怕起来。 ‚Is difficult to be inadequate, is difficult to be inadequate, oneself met the ghost!?’ The Zhang Wulang facial color turns white slowly, becomes somewhat anxious. ‘难不成,难不成,自己遇鬼了！？’张五郎面色慢慢发白起来,变得有些不安。 At this moment. 就在这时。 …… 吱嘎 The door opened. 房门开了。 The Zhang Wulang great happiness, hurries, cross passing through the gate. 张五郎大喜,赶紧走过去,一步跨进门。 In hall brilliantly illuminated, being as warm as in spring, in the room exceptionally is also fine, is completely different from outside rough stone building. 正堂里面灯火通明,温暖如春,屋子里也异常精致,和外面粗糙的石屋完全不同。 On the furniture furniture of wooden also has the pattern of carving. On the wall is hanging some not well-known strange decorations, but hall, is sitting well a middle-aged man. 木质的家具桌椅上还有着雕刻的花纹。墙上挂着一些不知名的奇异饰物,而正堂的正中间,正端坐着一个中年男人。 Chubby, unemotional middle-aged man. 一个胖乎乎的,面无表情的中年男人。 „Spoke a joke.” The men open the mouth suddenly. “讲个笑话吧。”男人忽然开口。 Zhang Wulang stares, stands has not responded in the entrance. 张五郎一愣,站在门口没反应过来。 „What?” He looks at the opposite party, does not know that was misunderstood a moment ago. „I called Zhang Wulang, was the rhizotomist in nearby house, because dropped the pitch carelessly, the stupor to the present, without the means goes home, therefore has to come this to seek help. Also looks” “什么？”他看着对方,不知道是不是自己刚才听错了。“我叫张五郎,是附近住家的采药人,因为不慎跌落斜坡,昏迷到现在,没办法回家,所以才不得不来此求助。还望” „Spoke a joke.” “讲个笑话吧。” That middle-aged man also said one time. 那中年男人又说了一次。 This Zhang Wulang hear was clear, he felt that some are not right. About looked at all around, in this hall except this man outside, again without others. 这次张五郎听清楚了,他感觉有些不对。左右看了看四周,这正堂里除开这男人外,再没有其他人。 Such greater part of the night, this man person sits in entertaining the hall of guest, motionless, unemotional, how to feel somewhat strangely. 这么大半夜的,这男人一个人坐在招待客人的正堂里,一动不动,面无表情,怎么都感觉有些诡异。 „My I will not speak the joke not to do right by” a Zhang Wulang feeling heart chill in the air to well up, the leg and foot also starts to tremble faintly. “我我不会讲笑话对不住”张五郎感觉心头一丝寒意涌上来,腿脚也隐隐开始发颤。 „Spoke a joke.” “讲个笑话吧。” The third time, the male strange and tranquil voice resounds again. 第三次,男子诡异而平静的声音再次响起。 Zhang Wulang somewhat collapsed, he is backing up, tries to withdraw from the door in the future. 张五郎有些崩溃了,他倒退着,试图往后退出房门。 „My I” his sweat big big infiltration comes out, the breath starts the rapid disorder. “我我”他汗水大颗大颗的渗出来,呼吸开始急促紊乱。 Bang!! 嘭！！ Suddenly, the door closes up loudly the closure. 猛然间,房门轰然合拢关闭。 The light in hall extinguishes suddenly, all go black. 正堂里的灯光猛然一灭,一切陷入黑暗中。 How long has not known. 不知道过了多久。 In the pitch-dark hall shines the white light again, all return to normal. 黑漆漆的正堂里再度亮起白光,一切恢复平静。 Sits well the person's shadow on seat of honor, was shone by the light on the window paper, motionless. 一个端坐在主位上的人影,被灯光映照在窗户纸上,一动不动。 In addition, in the room does not have the second person again. 除此之外,屋内再没有第二人。 „Saves a life!!” Suddenly outside the stone building hears the intermittent sound of footsteps. “救命救命！！”忽然石屋外又传来阵阵脚步声。 The crashing in courtyard that a meeting misfortune person of whole body muddy water staggers along, sees the hall that is turning on a light, immediately the great happiness, hurries to overrun. 一个浑身泥水的落难人跌跌撞撞的冲进院落,看到亮着灯的正堂,顿时大喜,赶紧冲过去。 …… 吱呀 The wooden door opened was closed. 木门开了又关闭。 „Spoke a joke.” The sound spreads out of the window again. “讲个笑话吧。”声音再度传出窗外。