Tang Zhao took several steps back, his face turned pale, and he almost fell off the ground.
Wei Changle jumped up and said, "What's the matter?"
Tang Zhao was still in shock. He pointed at the water basin and said: "There is a spider in it...a big one...lying in the water..."
Wei Changle took a deep breath, looked around, picked up the candlestick from the table, and said, "Let me take a look."
Although they are similar in age, Wei Changle is no more fussy than Tang Zhao. He has seen many insects along the way, including spiders, bed bugs, centipedes, scorpions... poisonous and not poisonous, so he went up to check.
Tang Zhao also felt that he had overreacted at this time. If the spider hadn't suddenly appeared in the washbasin, he wouldn't have acted like this. Although he was afraid of bugs in the past, he would not let others see it easily. He coughed lightly and added:
"It's so big! Be careful."
Wei Changle walked over step by step and carefully opened the washbasin.
No bugs crawled out.
I uncovered it bit by bit until I lifted the basin, and no trace of the spider was seen.
Tang Zhao was also surprised and suddenly reacted: "Maybe he's lying on the basin!"
Wei Changle hurriedly turned the basin over, looked inside, and exclaimed "ah", followed by "eh".
Raising his head, Wei Changle smiled and said, "Come and take a look?"
Tang Zhao was surprised. When he looked over, he saw a palm-sized black spider painted on the bottom of the basin.
This spider was drawn so lifelike, with eight legs spread out, and the hairs on the feet were clearly visible. Tang Zhao knew it was fake, but he still couldn't help but feel sick in his heart. In addition, he became angry with embarrassment and blurted out: "Isn't this sick? Who would?
Draw a spider in the basin?"
I heard a soft voice behind me saying: "Sick? Who is sick? Let me see which doctor is prescribing medicine here?"
Tang Zhao was startled and looked back.
The door has been opened, and a woman in black is standing leaning against the door, squinting her eyes and smiling.
This woman was only twenty years old, with good looks, lively eyes, and a very charming smile, but Tang Zhao always felt that it was eerie, as if there was danger hidden in it.
This was the person who was sneering outside the window before. Tang Zhao was so surprised just now that he forgot that she was still there. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He raised his hands and apologized: "The student made a mistake and did not mean any disrespect to the family. Please forgive me, sister."
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Wei Changle also stood up and bowed, his face regaining the awkward smile he first saw in the temple.
The woman's eyes turned to Tang Zhao's face, her smile gradually faded, and the gloominess dissipated a lot. She became normal and said lazily: "Forget it, let's not argue with children. You are a little scholar, aren't you?
I am immersed in studying at home, no wonder I don’t have much knowledge.”
Tang Zhaodao: "I'm not even a scholar..."
The woman took a step closer and said, "You are scared when you see a spider in the basin, but what about me?"
Tang Zhao was confused. When he raised his head, he saw a black spider lying on the woman's temple. There were several white threads hanging from the spider's mouth, like hanging beads.
Tang Zhao got goosebumps and said: "Spider-shaped... pearl flower?"
The woman smiled and said: "That's right. It was my little treasure when it was alive, but unfortunately it died unexpectedly. I made it into a hairpin to carry around. Isn't it pretty?"
Tang Zhao wanted to laugh, but couldn't.
The woman licked her sleeves, revealing half of her white wrist, and said, "How about this?"
I saw a string of dark beads on half of the snow-white arms. If you look closely, you can see that they are tiny spiders.
Tang Zhao even felt goosebumps all over his body. The woman touched his face and said, "Are you stupid? These are sandalwood beads. Although they are good for little babies, they are still too rough. Wearing them close to the body is not good for the skin."
Okay, silly boy, our place is Black Spider Villa."
She retracted her hands and hugged her shoulders, and said: "I'm here to clean up...oh, you two. Come with me and take you to a good place."
Tang Zhao was very resistant to following this woman, so Wei Changle pulled him and whispered: "Let's not offend her."
The two of them followed the woman outside. It was already bright outside, but the villa was mostly decorated in black, so it was still dark under the sun. Tang Zhao thought about the name of the Black Spider Villa, and always felt that there were groups of spiders lying in the shadows in the corners.
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The woman in black smiled and said: "My name is Yuan Qing, what is your name?"
Tang Zhao replied: "Student Tang Zhao." After a pause, he found that Yuan Qing did not continue to ask, so he introduced: "This is Wei Changle."
Yuan Qing casually said "Hmm" and said, "You don't look like Mr. Xing's relative or friend."
Tang Zhao said: "How can I have that blessing? We were all caught by him."
Yuan Qing nodded and said: "That's right. It's not surprising that he arrests anyone. Widows, three-year-old children, seventy-eight or eighty-year-old old men, blind and lame, you can arrest them whenever you want, how can you have any scruples?"
Just as they were talking, the three of them arrived in front of a large house. The dome of the house was pure black in color and rested on the ground like a black pot.
There was only one small window in the entire dark room, which was half open and was letting out white gas.
A man in black clothes at the door came forward and bowed: "Sister Yuanqing, we are ready as you ordered."
Yuan Qing's eyes moved slightly and she said with a smile: "Well, take away the pot and replace it with water."
The man in black was slightly startled, and immediately said: "Yes." He hurriedly entered the door.
Yuan Qing turned to Tang Zhao and said: "That Mr.
You are innocent, you are well-groomed, and you are just soft-hearted. Just wait, someone will call you later." Then he turned and left.
Tang Zhao thought about her words carefully and his whole body felt numb. Wei Changle whispered: "What she means is that there are ingredients added to the water?"
Tang Zhao touched his head and felt lingering fear.
Although Yuanqing always looked kind and cheerful, she was a woman with a spider on her head. Even Tang Zhao felt that her smile was more dangerous than not smiling.
After a while, someone called them in.
This house was probably originally a bathroom. The walls were thick, presumably to keep warm. There was a square pool in the center, half filled with water. The stone building the pool was not black, but green, and the water reflected in the pool was also green.
A lifelike spider is carved on each of the four corners of the pool, as if the water in the pool is filled with poisonous saliva flowing from the spider's mouth.
Even though Tang Zhao knew that the water had been replaced, he still couldn't help but feel angry.
A man in black next to him shouted: "Go in quickly, don't wait any longer."
At this point, Tang Zhao had no choice but to take out the broken pieces in his arms and put them at the bottom of the bamboo basket next to him. Then he took off his clothes and piled them on top. Finally, he took off his glasses and put them on top.
The moment he took off his glasses, he felt a little uncomfortable, as if a place of support had been removed, and he was a little at a loss.
He thought that Mr. Chen had said before that after wearing glasses for decades, it seemed like something was missing when he suddenly stopped wearing them. He would also often push up his glasses. This must be the case too?
But are glasses so magical? He only wore them for half a day and couldn't live without them.
The water temperature is very comfortable, and the delicate and smooth water waves hit the skin, making Tang Zhao relax almost instantly.
When he turned around, he saw two boys in black taking away the clothes of Tang Zhao and Wei Changle. Tang Zhao hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, what will we wear after washing?"
The man in black laughed and said: "Of course you have something to wear. Why, do you think we covet your clothes? You rags can only be used to burn fire."
Tang Zhao stared at the two boys and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they only took away their clothes and didn't touch anything else.
Other things are fine, but the glasses are the most important thing to him and he must not lose them.
Even if he is not dependent, he really likes the world he sees after wearing glasses.
It was a clear, clear, and gleaming world. His eyesight had been declining for some time. The brilliance of this world suddenly fascinated him, and he was immediately captured by the glasses.
At that time, Mr. Chen seemed to have said that the glasses suitable for everyone are different, but these glasses seemed to be particularly suitable for him. I don’t know if it was luck or there was some mystery in them.
He always had a vague feeling in his heart that he saw a real fairy in the well.
Although the fairy did not give him both gold and silver glasses as in the story, she gave him the most suitable and desired one. Tang Zhao was grateful and shocked at the same time.
At this time, the glasses were his most important thing, both emotional and practical. If someone took them away, Tang Zhao would definitely crawl out of the water naked to stop them.
Fortunately, these boys were obviously well-trained. They didn't look away except doing what they were doing, and they didn't even look at rare items like glasses.
Having said that, he was wearing glasses all the way and his appearance was a bit strange, so no one showed any curiosity.
Could it be that he has too little experience? There are already many people wearing glasses in this world? Isn’t it weird for everyone?
Soaking in the water, Tang Zhao felt warm all over, wishing he could just sleep in the pool. The heat steamed up, and his brain became dull. All his thoughts gradually dissipated, and time solidified in the mist of water vapor.
"It's time to come out. It's time to steam it." There was a sound.
Tang Zhao was startled in a daze when he saw the man in black on the pool staring at him. The two of them stared at each other for a while.
After being stunned for a while, Tang Zhaofang climbed out of the pit and saw two basins placed next to them, with a set of black clothes in each basin.
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Black clothes?
Tang Zhao shook his hands and unfolded his clothes, and sure enough he saw a big black spider embroidered on the corner of his clothes.
He couldn't help but look up. The man in black had been waiting for him and said, "What? Are you still picky?"
Tang Zhao took a deep breath, wiped his body dry, and hurriedly put on his clothes. Anyway, the material of this clothes was really good, it felt light and very smooth.
After putting it on, Tang Zhao felt like he was integrated into the dark Black Spider Villa.
As soon as he came out, he saw Yuan Qing.
Fang Qing was talking to another woman under the big mulberry tree in the courtyard.
It was a younger girl, wearing a goose-yellow dress, as fresh as spring rapeseed flowers.
Black Spider Villa was so lacking in other colors that Tang Zhao couldn't help but take a few more glances.
The girl may be underage, shorter than Yuan Qing. From Tang Zhao's perspective, half of her face can be seen, and he only thinks that she has a round face like a dumpling, with exquisite and small facial features, except for one pair of eyes.
It is curved, as if smiling, and the pupils are not visible when squinting, making it look lazy.
In addition to her goose-yellow dress, she also has a belt around her waist that is eye-catching. The orange-striped belt is knotted behind her waist into a large one-sided bow. Viewed from the side, the knotted circle is exaggeratedly large.
It cannot be ignored under any circumstances.
After a few more glances, the girl seemed to feel something, turned her head and smiled at him.
This smile cannot be said to be amazing, but it is very kind and contagious. Tang Zhao couldn't help but smile along with it.
At this time, Yuan Qing also noticed him, her eyes lit up, and she cheered: "Not bad, what a handsome kid, you are so suitable for wearing black."
She put down the girl and came over, looking very satisfied, and said: "How is it? How do you feel about this dress?"
Tang Zhao said: "It's pretty good. It's so light, but it's still quite warm."
He really felt this way. Although he only wore fine cloth clothes at his best, he thought that the best silk was just this soft and light.
Yuan Qing said: "Of course it's light, but it's mixed with spider silk."
Tang Zhao exclaimed: "Is this clothes made of spider silk?"
Yuan Qing clicked her tongue and said, "You have a good idea. The black jade spider silk here is so precious that it cannot be exchanged for ten times the weight of gold. Do you think you are the owner of our village? It would be nice to mix it with a little bit."
Tang Zhao touched his sleeves. If he didn't look like a spider, he could really feel the preciousness of this outfit.
Yuan Qing said: "The more I look at you, the more suitable this suit is. Maybe it would be better to change into a suit made of pure spider silk. If you have this opportunity...if you can survive this time. Just follow that woman and be bold.