Huo Xiao was quickly pulled to the card table by the impatient Aunt Fang.
At first, Aunt Fang patiently taught him the rules, but then——
"It's obvious that people over there are calling three tricks, so why are you still playing? Do you know how to read cards?"
Huo Xiao stared at the three strips in a daze.
no!
This card is obviously not among the cards that have been played, so why can't he play it?
"Hey, madam, you can't change the cards once they're on the floor!"
Zhao Yunniang, who was sitting opposite Huo Xiao, smiled happily.
She almost lost her mother's private house before, but now, hahaha, she has made a comeback in one fell swoop!
"You!" Aunt Fang was so angry that she became a puffer fish.
She didn't believe this. It was obvious that I was the reincarnation of the Sparrow God. Is my son really only qualified to be a cannon god? The kind who has no use except lighting cannons?
But then, Aunt Fang was completely convinced.
Not only did Huo Xiao not make any progress, but he also became more and more courageous as he fought, losing more and more, and his firing became more and more accurate!
The other two families present besides her were already grinning from ear to ear, fully realizing her previous happiness.
Aunt Fang gritted her teeth in pain and looked at her stupid son with an expression of hatred.
"Get out of here as soon as possible. I don't want to play cards with you anymore in my life!"
Huo Xiao also felt very bitter.
He originally thought that his mother-in-law was very gentle to him and cared about him.
Facts have proved that all true feelings are not worth winning or losing on the card table.
Seeing his mother's disgusted face, he had nowhere to complain.
It's also strange. There are only a few cards going back and forth, so how can he accurately draw other people's bad cards every time?
"Nine cakes!" He cheered in his heart, thinking that he already saw three of this card, so he couldn't light more cakes after all, right?
Who knew! Three shots in one shot!
There was no love in Aunt Fang's eyes when she looked at him, and they were full of disgust.
Huo Xiao wanted to cry but had no tears.
Probably because he just doesn't have such good luck in gambling!
In the end, Huo Xiao had to obediently give up his position to Zhao Xiaodie.
Seeing his mother regain her mighty momentum, Huo Xiaotou couldn't help but feel a little more grateful to Lin Mengya.
"I know that if you hadn't been by her side to take care of her, I'm afraid she wouldn't be as happy as she is now."
Lin Mengya was drinking tea and chatting with Long Tianyu.
Seeing Huo Xiao standing at the door, he smiled and pointed to the empty seat next to him.
"You can't say it's all my fault. Aunt Fang is a happy-go-lucky person, otherwise she wouldn't be able to support the Zhao family. Lasted for so many years.”
She glanced at Aunt Fang, whose eyes were filled with pride, and the smile on her lips deepened.
"She has been able to hold on until now. I guess God won't be willing to treat her badly anymore, right?"
Huo Xiao's feelings towards his mother seemed to disappear without a trace.
Over the years, what bothered him was simply the feeling that his mother had abandoned him, his father and their family.
But now that things have come to an end, he already knows how difficult it is for his mother.
If we look at it from another angle, I'm afraid that such a heavy past will drive a person crazy!
He picked up the tea cup and sipped the tea poured by Lin Mengya herself.
She always likes to drink light tea, the light bitterness and fragrance make it more delicious.
My heart seemed to be somewhat comforted by the fragrance of tea.
Lowering his eyes, he said softly, "The group of people I tracked before ran to many places, but they seemed to just settle down in those places. I didn't trace their real lair."
The target that Huo Xiao went after was the group of masked guards who claimed to be sent by the Presbyterian Church years ago.
Although Lin Mengya drove them all away at that time, she also knew very well that these people's identities were mysterious, their whereabouts were strange, and they had extremely unusual methods, which made them very difficult to deal with.
So for their safety, Lin Mengya had someone follow her.
Huo Xiao was in a somewhat confused mood at the time, and for those people, Huo Xiao was more suitable to inquire about the situation.
What she didn't expect was that even a master like Huo Xiao couldn't find out the other party's details.
It can be seen that the other party is indeed difficult to deal with.
Lin Mengya glanced at Long Tianyu, who then slowly put down the tea cup and looked at Huo Xiao.
"You can't trace their background."
Huo Xiao frowned, "So, you know some inside stories?"
Long Tianyu nodded and narrowed his eyes.
"I forgot a lot of things before, but later I realized that it was because the things involved in these things were too secretive, so I gave myself a ban before."
"Only at the right time can I think of these things. Those people from before just reminded me of something."
In fact, he didn't think about it at the time.
These things were only solved after his wife gave birth to little Fu Bao. It can be said that the person he cares about is not the people in the world, but his wife's safety.
So these things are all based on his wife's various situations.
It has to be said that Long Tianyu's actions won him a dog's life.
Otherwise, Lin Mengya would not have forgiven him so quickly.
Huo Xiao was a little surprised, "So, do you know who they are?"
Long Tianyu sighed and said helplessly, "I don't know."
But he also said, "Although I don't know where they come from, their purpose is the blood of the ancient tribe."
At this point, Huo Xiao's brows furrowed. "No wonder, their destinations are almost all families with relatively pure blood. And every time they go to a place, some local tribesmen will disappear."
"According to what you said, people like ours whose bloodlines have been confused have become life-saving talismans instead?"
Long Tianyu nodded and said in a deep voice, "So my wife and I speculated that maybe the sudden xenophobia of the ancient tribe may have something to do with this incident."
Huo Xiao's brows furrowed even more tightly.
The fingers holding the tea cup tightly turned white from exerting force.
"They are not caring about human ethics! Is it possible that in the eyes of those people, the people of the ancient tribe are just livestock that can be killed arbitrarily by them?"
Although he has a grudge against the ancient tribe, it does not mean that he will turn a blind eye to such atrocities.
Lin Mengya reminded him, "There is another thing you may have forgotten. The masked guards who came here with us were all personally appointed by the Elder Council."
"You mean, the Presbyterian Council clearly knew their purpose, but they still sent people here?" Huo Xiao's brows had become a knot, and the tea cup was almost crushed by him.
"Those people in the Presbyterian Church are worse than beasts!"
Huo Xiao's opinion of the Presbyterian Church had always been bad, and now it couldn't help but get even worse.
He could not imagine that the people of these ancient tribes believed in the Presbyterian Church so sincerely, but the Presbyterian Church regarded them as victims to please others.
It was those beasts who were inferior to pigs and dogs that caused the separation between me and my parents for more than ten years!
Presbyterian! Presbyterian! All Presbyterian!
For a moment, he didn't know whether it was more miserable for them, the fortune tellers who were forced to abandon them, or for those ancient tribesmen who were kept in the dark but were always being used!
Lin Mengya poured a cup of hot tea for Long Tianyu, and the two looked at each other, waiting in tacit understanding for Huo Xiao to calm down.
After a long time, he put the teacup on the table with stiff fingers.
Then, he took a deep breath.
"I see."
When he looked at Lin Mengya again, his eyes were a little firmer.
"I will never let him hurt my family and friends again."
"As for those The people of the ancient tribe who have been kept in the dark, I know that even if I reveal the truth now, they will not believe it."
"So, I can only do what I should do, and the rest has nothing to do with me."
Lin Mengya was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but smile and shook her head.
Unexpectedly, Huo Xiao was able to figure it out due to this fate.
She deliberately asked him another difficult question, "But your companions may not be as free and easy as you. What if they can't let go of their relatives and friends?"
Long Tianyu also followed his wife to add fuel to the fire.
"Everyone has their own family and friends. If I really want to beg you, Mr. Huo, in the future, I am afraid that even for the sake of justice, you, Mr. Huo, will go through all kinds of dangers for your friends.
Let’s break in, right?”
The husband and wife sing together, which is both teasing and hinting.
Huo Xiao is a man of real ability. After this period of cooperation, the two of them are really relieved about Huo Xiao.
However, he also has his own fatal flaws.
If nothing else, he must have regarded his fellow fortune tellers as his responsibilities.
But once all the evil deeds of the ancient clan are revealed, I am afraid that the people of the ancient clan will be the first to collapse.
When the time comes, if each of his fellow fortune tellers wants to save their relatives and friends, even if Huo Xiao is chopped into pieces, it won't be enough.
What's more, even his companions are not all of the same mind as him, otherwise the scene where the diviner was deceived by the Presbyterian Church and Huo Xiao led his people to rescue him would not have happened before.
The two of them can regard Huo Xiao as a friend, but if they regard him as a partner, they must also consider the risks.
Huo Xiao's eyes were fixed on the teacup. There were some words that he had been thinking about for a long time, but he just couldn't find a suitable channel to talk about them.
"No way." He said, although there were only two words, it made him suffer for a long time before he made the decision.
"I can assure you two that the situation before will never happen again."
His brows were full of seriousness and earnestness.
It seemed that Mr. Huo, who could respond to a hundred calls and kill decisively even in the bandits' den, had returned to them.
"Rescuing them is the utmost kindness and justice. I have done what I promised them before, and I have also given them the protection I should have given them."
"The next days will depend on their own lives. I can help them for a while, but I can't help them forever."
When Lin Mengya heard this, the corners of her lips curved.
She didn't ask Huo Xiao why he made such a big change, she just raised the cup in her hand and saluted him.
