After three days . 三日后。 In the afternoon, near iron ore Huang Family Village, in a private school. 下午时分,铁矿边黄家庄,一处私塾学堂内。 „I walk, bright and beautiful!” “我走啦,娟娟！” The girl who is tying up the double braid carries the arrange/cloth satchel, sits the good friend who to wave toward the school. 一个绑着双辫子的女孩背着布挎包,朝学堂里坐着的好友挥挥手。 Song Yunjuan sits in the position has an audience with the emperor she to smile. 宋云娟坐在位置上朝她笑了笑。 „Goes back quickly, late your parents must scold you.” “快回去吧,晚了你爹娘又要骂你了。” „Knew!” “知道了！” The girl is stepping lively footwork, lively slightly is running under the setting sun departure, runs gradually far, until cannot see again. 那女孩迈着轻快的步法,在夕阳下轻快小跑着离开,渐渐跑远,直到再也看不见。 Song Yunjuan until could not see the good friend thoroughly, took back the line of sight, looked was expected to fall the turbulent school, everyone walked, finally was only left over her. 宋云娟直到彻底看不见好友了,才收回视线,看了看空荡荡的学堂,大家都走了,最后只剩下她一个人了。 „I should also go back.” Song Yunjuan careful receives the words straw paper on table. Loads into it the small satchel that oneself bring, then the standing up racket the buttocks, leave the school classroom. “我也该回去了。”宋云娟小心的收好桌上的笔墨草纸。将其装进自己带来的小挎包里,然后站起身拍拍屁股,走出学堂教室。 Huang Family Village under setting sun, appears especially pale yellow quiet. 夕阳下的黄家庄,显得格外昏黄沉寂。 Several originally in the woman who the wall chatted, saw Song Yunjuan to come out, then hurried getting out of the way in a hurry, as if looked that her eyes did not hope. 几个原本在墙边聊天的妇女,一看到宋云娟出来,便急忙匆匆的走开,似乎连多看她一眼都不愿。 The distant place several 7 or 8-year-old young boys, were also flowing the nasal mucus to play the mud, saw Song Yunjuan to come out, several young boys frightened immediately start running away at once. 远处还有几个七八岁的小男孩,本来正在流着鼻涕玩泥巴,看到宋云娟出来了,几个小男孩顿时吓得拔腿就跑。 „Run! The small unlucky star comes out!” “快跑！小灾星出来啦！” „Toward here!” “往这边！” Song Yunjuan saw that also thinks little, lowers the head, manages managed own small satchel, walked in own direction. 宋云娟见状也不以为意,低着头,理了理自己的小挎包,朝着自己家方向走去。 Huang Family Village is not far from her family/home, only has several li (0.5 km) road. But regarding her one is only ten -year-old little girl, this segment path was also extremely long. 黄家庄距离她家并不远,只有几里路。但对于她一个才十岁的小女孩来说,这段路也是极长了。 Actually several years ago in her family/home good, the father mother, grandparents is in good health. 其实几年前她家里还是好的,爹爹娘亲,爷爷奶奶都健在。 But since two years ago starts, the big brother on infatuated pill refining cultivated virtue in order to become an immortal. annual examination does not test. All day talked over in home, self-torture immortal art Pill Dao. Also in wave Fei Family the wealth, bought many at sixes and sevens cultivating virtue in order to become an immortal pill refining books wantonly. 可自从两年前开始,大哥痴迷上了炼丹修仙。岁试也不考了。整天就在家中念念叨叨,苦修仙术丹道。还大肆浪费家中钱财,买了不少乱七八糟的修仙炼丹书册。 From then on, the life then starts is not smooth. 从那以后,生活便开始不顺了。 First is grandparent, one day goes out to go for a walk, has not come back again. Later is parents, observes one's mourning has not been the time, then falls the carriage in an accident/surprise, tumbles the cliff. 先是爷爷奶奶,有一日外出踏青,就再也没回来。之后是爹娘,守孝还没到时间,便在一次意外中摔下马车,滚落山崖。 Later in others no one can again being able to provide lodging big brother, he therefore starts crazy pill refining to cultivate virtue in order to become an immortal, seems is fascinated. 之后家中其他人再没人能管得住大哥,他于是开始疯狂炼丹修仙,好似入了魔。 Other brothers and sisters, mostly left disappointedly. By the present, in village only then she and big brother they live. For pill refining, the big brother’s in all valuable things the family/home sold off, now entire village is empty, is not willing to visit the thieves. In the family/home the servant was also disbanded, only remains them. 其他兄弟姐妹,大多都失望离开了。到现在,庄子里就只有她和大哥两人住。为了炼丹,大哥把家里一切值钱的东西都变卖了,现在整个庄子空空荡荡,连小偷都不愿意光顾。家中仆人也都被遣散,只剩她们两人。 The Song Yunjuan fair and clear small face somewhat loses, she thought the grandfather, thought the father. 宋云娟白净的小脸有些失落,她想爷爷了,想爹爹了。 Guangxi flower cake that „mother makes, quite delicious ....” She lowers the head Qingqing/gently scratched is also moist the eye socket, steps out toward the family/home to hurry. “还有娘亲做的桂花糕,好好吃....”她低头轻轻擦了擦又湿润了的的眼眶,加快脚步朝家里赶去。 What a pity, now anything does not have. Is good Mister Chen in private school feels sorry for her family circumstances accident, not, because has not handed over Yinzi/silver then to drive out her, makes her remain to attend a lecture as before. 可惜,现在什么都没有了。好在私塾里的陈先生可怜她家境变故,并没有因为没交银子便将她赶出去,依旧让她留下来听课。 Song Yunjuan the short hair of simultaneous/uniform shoulder with the grass rope is. Quickly, finally when just darkness, to main house gate. 一路深一脚浅一脚,宋云娟将齐肩的短发用草绳系起来。一路快步,终于在刚刚天黑时,到了家门口。 The Song Family Village front door keeps a seam, has not caged, the surroundings are pitch-dark, without the least bit popularity. 宋家庄大门留着一条缝,没上锁,周围黑漆漆的,没有半点人气。 Song Yunjuan has been used to it, makes an effort to open the front door, walks, then backhands the door to lock, the thick door bolt will put again. 宋云娟早就习惯了,使劲推开大门,走进去,然后反手将门锁上,再将粗大的门闩放下来。 Bang. 砰。 The big door lock is good, the ash that she claps, turns around to look at family's garden. 大门锁好,她拍拍手上的灰,转身看着家里的庭院。 The ground full is the fallen leaf deadwood, in room pitch-dark, even/including lantern does not have. 地上满是落叶枯枝,房间里黑漆漆的,连灯也没点。 She taking advantage of the moonlight, walks in the wing direction. 她借着月光,朝着侧厅方向走去。 In empty silent quad, only then her sound of footsteps reverberates unceasingly, the worn-out moccasin steps 空荡寂静的四方院子内,只有她一个人的脚步声不断回荡,破旧的鹿皮靴踩在石板上,不断发出嗒嗒嗒的脆响。 Song Yunjuan has been used to this scene, she arrived at the wing to look quickly, inside was dark, the moonlight according to the middle dining table, above anything did not have. 宋云娟早就习惯了这种情景,她快步走到侧厅看了看,里面黑乎乎的,月光照在中间的饭桌上,上边什么也没有。 „Oh ....” “唉....” She sighed, must walk toward elder brother's bedroom. 她叹了口气,只得朝着哥哥的卧房走去。 Left across the stone bridge, before she arrives at a biggest side building, Qingqing/gently opens the door. 穿过石桥,她走到左侧最大的一间厢房前,轻轻推开门。 . 吱嘎。 Grating wood/blockhead fricative, in entire village striking. 刺耳的木头摩擦声,在整个庄子里醒目至极。 In the room a gloom, Song Yunjuan can only force taking advantage of the moonlight, sees inside ornaments. 房间里一片阴暗,宋云娟只能勉强借着月光,看到里面的摆设。 Left side of the room is dark one piece, dark corner that anything cannot see. Taking advantage of the moonlight, can see that faintly a gigantic matter places there. 房间左侧是黑乎乎一片,什么也看不见的阴暗角落。借着月光,隐隐能看到一个硕大的物事放在那里。 Song Yunjuan knows that is elder brother's pill furnace. 宋云娟知道,那是哥哥的丹炉。 She looks toward the right, under the moonlight, on four square tables suspended several bowls indistinctly. 她朝右侧看去,月光下,一张四方桌上隐隐约约摆了几个碗。 „Elder Brother, you also in pill refining.” “哥,你还在炼丹啊。” After quiet a while . 沉寂了一会儿后。 „Em, just refine a point.” In the darkness spreads a male voice to reply. “恩,刚刚炼了一点。”黑暗中传出一个男声回答。 Song Yunjuan enters the room, was trying to find out sits before the dining table, feels the chopsticks to prepare to eat meal. 宋云娟走进房间,摸索着坐到饭桌前,摸着筷子准备吃饭。 But after picking home cooking, she discovered that the vegetable/dish is unexpectedly cold. Did not permit night to light a lamp even, now can't the meal be hot? What cold Lianfa, pill refining where has does not use the fire? 但夹起一家菜后,她才发现菜居然是冷的。不准夜里点灯就算了,现在连饭菜也不能热了么？什么冷炼法,炼丹哪有不用火的？ „Elder Brother, don't you have the hot dish?” “哥,你又没热菜吗？” „Yes, completes in the morning, not with enough time hot.” In the darkness spreads the reply sound. “是啊,还是早上做好的,还没来得及热。”黑暗里传出回答声。 Song Yunjuan sighed. 宋云娟叹了口气。 But what she cannot see, behind the pill refining furnace in darkness, the basic person does not have! 但她看不到的是,黑暗中的炼丹炉后面,根本一个人也没有！ No one, where does that sound from pass on? 没有人,那声音又是从哪传出来的？ No one knows. 没人知道。 Ate two vegetables/dishes, she feels being hard deglutition, inside mince meat somewhat seemed to be rancid, does not seem like does in the morning. 吃了两口菜,她感觉难以下咽,里面的肉末似乎都有些馊了,不像是早上才做的。 „Today in school I and Chen Meiqin said that several days later she will come in my family to play, Elder Brother ....” “今天学堂里我和陈梅钦说了,过几天她会来我家里玩,哥....” „Em, I am listening.” That sound reply. “恩,我听着呢。”那声音回答。 „During the daytime can you accompany me at home?” Yunjuan small sound said. “白天你能不能在家里陪陪我？”云娟小声道。 „I want pill refining.” That sound brief answer. “我要炼丹。”那声音简短回答。 „Can't accompany my one day?” The Yunjuan look full is disappointed. “就不能陪我一天吗？”云娟眼神满是失望。 „I want pill refining.” That sound is redundant. “我要炼丹。”那声音重复。 Yunjuan was silent, lowers the head is eating the meal silently. 云娟沉默了,低头默默吃着饭菜。 She had not detected slightly, a big person's shadow, silent walks from the corner of room, stands slowly her back. 她丝毫没有发觉,一个高大的人影,无声的从房间的一角走出来,缓缓站到她的背后。 The person's shadow has pale facial features, that is the face of man, unemotional face. 人影有着一张惨白的面容,那是个男人的脸,面无表情的脸。 He looks down Yunjuan, puts out a hand slowly, in the hand is grasping scissors, above is the blood .... 他低头看着云娟,缓缓伸出手,手里正握着一把剪刀,上边全是血.... Bang bang bang! 嘭嘭嘭！ Suddenly dwelling front door was sounded fiercely. 忽然宅院大门一下被剧烈敲响。 Song Yunjuan one stands. 宋云娟一下站起来。 „Who?” She runs rapidly, arrives at the entrance. “谁啊?”她迅速跑出去,来到大门口。 „Some people in?” “有人在吗？” „We were passed by here to go for a walk, night kept off the way unable to go back by the rock temporarily, thinks that here stayed overnight in somebody's home.” A clear and bright male voice passes on, brings a temperateness. “我们是路过这里踏青的,夜里被山石挡了去路暂时回不去,想到这里借宿一宿。”一个清朗的男子声音传进来,带着一丝温和。 Song Yunjuan hesitant, now in village only then she and big brother, if runs into what bad man .... 宋云娟犹豫了下,现在庄子里就只有她和大哥在,万一遇到什么歹人.... „Little miss, your family Sir in? We can first pay in advance the silver money, so long as stays for temporary lodging one well.” That person also said. „We are not the unprincipled people, this is the expense of staying overnight in somebody's home.” “小姑娘,你家大人在吗？我们可以先预付银钱,只要借住一宿就好。”那人又道。“我们不是坏人,这是借宿的费用。” Crash-bang. 哗啦。 A resounding, one string of good money were away from the fence to lose. 一声脆响,一串大钱一下被隔着围墙丢了进来。 Song Yunjuan ran to look, picked. 宋云娟跑去看了看,捡起来。 Eight compared with the common copper coin big good money, are exuding the copper black under the moonlight faintly, and bundles the string with the black silk thread in one. 八枚比一般铜钱大一圈的大钱,在月光下隐隐泛着铜黑色,并且用黑色丝线捆起来串在一块。 Her careful number, unexpectedly eight good money, ten good money are one or two Yinzi/silver, this person acts unexpectedly is eight good money, person who it seems like it is not short of money. 她仔细一数,居然有八个大钱,十个大钱就是一两银子,这人一出手居然就是八个大钱,看来是不差钱的人。 Song Yunjuan hesitant, thinks that in the family/home also has big brother man, then lifted the door bolt. Opens the front door with effort. 宋云娟犹豫了下,想到家中还有大哥这个男人在,便将门闩抬了起来。费力将大门打开。 . 吱呀。 The front door opens wide, the entrance is standing three to be strong, looks is the young man of person of practicing martial art. 大门敞开,门口正站着三个身材壮实,一看就是习武之人的年轻男子。 A wear Confucian scholar clothing/taking of lead, the clothes are grayish white, seem like a student, but the spacious student robe cannot cover up this person of strong stature and muscle even. 带头的一个穿着儒生服,衣服灰白,似乎是个书生,但就算宽敞的书生袍也遮掩不住这人强壮的身材和肌肉。 Song Yunjuan looks at three people, the line of sight falls 宋云娟一看三人,视线落在他们身上带着的刀鞘上,顿时心头打起鼓来。 „Little miss, your one person at home? Xiaosheng Lu Sheng, passed by this place, has not thought the mountain road avalanche that comes across accidentally/surprisingly, could not go back temporarily. Nearby this only then here village is safest, has the tall wall to prevent the wild animal, then wants to come this to stay for temporary lodging one.” This student tries hard to make the modest kind meaning, but his aggressive makings, and strong muscle outline, on the waist is hanging horizontally indication that the long blade, is clear about, this person is not the good kind. “小姑娘,就你一个人在家吗？小生路胜,路过此地,没想到意外遇到的山路崩塌,暂时回不去了。这附近就只有这里庄子最安全,有高墙阻挡野兽,便想来此借住一宿。”这书生努力想要做出温和和蔼之意,但他身上一股凶悍的气质,以及强壮的肌肉轮廓,还有后腰上横着挂着的长刀,都清楚的表明,这人不是善类。 „My big brother also at home, but he in pill refining, if the safe/without matter, do not disturb him.” Song Yunjuan reminded earnestly. „Also, you live well, but also please do not light a lamp, my big brother is unhappy luminous.” “我大哥也在家里,不过他在炼丹,若无事,不要去打扰他。”宋云娟认真提醒道。“还有,你们住就好,还请不要点灯,我大哥不喜有光亮。” „How doesn't light a lamp can become?” Lu Sheng behind Duan Mengan could not bear mumble the sentence. “不点灯如何能成？”路胜身后的段蒙安忍不住嘟哝了句。 Song Yunjuan bites the lip, felt that at present three people of not good generations, she is somewhat afraid, the body will shrink shrinking in the future. 宋云娟咬咬嘴唇,感觉眼前三人不似善良之辈,她有些害怕,身子往后缩了缩。 Words that „... lights a lamp, you at the place point that oneself live, do not take, otherwise my big brother will be angry. He is angry, very fearful ....” “点...点灯的话,你们就在自己住的地方点,不要拿出来,不然我大哥会生气的。他一生气起来,很可怕....” Lu Sheng narrowed the eye, looks to village, really everywhere is a darkness, hung many lanterns obviously, but does not have luminously. 路胜眯了眯眼,看向庄子内部,果然到处都是一片漆黑,明明挂了不少灯笼,可就是没有一点光亮。 „Good, we light a lamp in our room, like this was OK?” His temperate said with a smile toward Song Yunjuan. “好吧,我们就在自己房间点灯,这样可以了吧？”他温和的朝宋云娟笑道。 Song Yunjuan grabs that string of good money, in the family/home no extra money, this money to her, was very really important. The province province uses, later a half year of school expense can also have the whereabouts. 宋云娟抓着那串大钱,家里实在没什么余钱了,这钱对她来说,真的很重要。省省用,之后半年的学费也能有着落了。 „Comes.” “进来吧。” Her making way body, making the Lu Sheng three people pass through the gate. 她让开身子,让路胜三人进门。 Bang. 嘭。 The front door closure, got up the door bolt. 大门关闭,重新上了门闩。 Song Yunjuan is leading the Lu Sheng three people, walks toward the guest room. 宋云娟领着路胜三人,朝客房走去。 The fallen leaf deadwood everywhere, making Song Yunjuan somewhat blush bashfully, this ruined family circumstances, anybody looked, can see that this household of families family fortune declines. 满地的落叶枯枝,让宋云娟有些羞赧,这种破败的家境,任何人看了,都能看出这户人家家道中落。 After three people deliver to three guest rooms respectively, Song Yunjuan then wants to turn around to rest. 将三人分别送到三间客房后,宋云娟便想转身回去休息。 Thump thump thump. 咚咚咚。 Suddenly some people knocked on a door. 忽然又有人敲门了。 „I have a look.” Song Yunjuan hurries to run the front door, as for the Lu Sheng three people can be a thief and so on, she did not worry, in the family/home all valuable things, had been sold none by the big brother. Remaining is shabby, thing that person exclusion that receives goods continually is difficult to move. “我去看看。”宋云娟赶紧跑去大门,至于路胜三人会不会是小偷之类,她不担心,家里所有值钱的东西,早就被大哥卖了个精光。剩下的都是破旧不堪,连收货的人都嫌弃难搬的东西。 Looks the form that the little girl is running, Lu Sheng looked at the ruined garden, gloomy environment. 望着小女孩跑出去的身影,路胜看了看破败的庭院,阴森的环境。 „Pressed this little fellow.” “难为这小家伙了。” „Has not thought that this really people live.” Duan Mengan feels somewhat anxiously. “没想到这真有人住啊。”段蒙安感觉有些紧张。 „Do this village some people live are very strange?” Another person called Ning San, was Lu Sheng chooses to walk this star specially. “这庄子有人住很奇怪么？”另一人叫宁三,是路胜挑选来专门走这一趟的好手。 They borrow the passer-by status, is planned that investigates this village internal situation carefully. 他们假借路人身份,便是打算来仔细调查这个庄子的内部情况。