The sun sets, and the sky gradually darkens. The market has finally calmed down, the vendors have closed their stalls early, and every household has lit up lamps and candles, reflecting pairs of happy and happy figures on the white window paper. On the street,
Only the artists of this vaudeville team are still tossing around. The old man with a shriveled back is holding an old lantern. With this faint light, the cardamom girl, the sturdy man, and the four-handed monster are all...
Busy as they were, tearing down the wooden boards and collecting the stools, the stage was completely dismantled in a short time.
The last board was removed and put away, and the girl let out a sigh of relief. She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, then turned to look at the old man, and said in a clear voice with a little confusion: "Grandpa,
There are so many people in Tongli City, why don’t we stay a few more days and perform a few more shows?”
The old man glared: "Money is more important than life? No matter how much you earn, what's the use? When the big monster comes, just pay back the money and there will be nothing left!"
"Where are there so many monsters?" the little girl curled her lips, always feeling that the old man was bragging, "Grandpa, what you are talking about happened more than ten years ago, that Yinglong, and those weird monsters
, they were caught by experts a long time ago, how many are left in the world now? Grandpa, you are worried too much."
"Little kid, what do you know?" the old man blew his beard and glared, "Be careful when sailing. Just a while ago, the few refugees we met said that the East China Sea started to shake again. Oh, look.
The peaceful days here are coming to an end... Sheng girl, stop talking nonsense and hurry up and start cooking. After dinner, let’s all have a good sleep and continue heading west early tomorrow morning.”
The little girl pouted and muttered, "Grandpa just loves to worry," while taking out the pots and pans. Seeing her actions, the four-handed freak in the car who had just set up the tent hurried over to help.
Each of the two hands held an armful of firewood, and in a few clicks they set up the firewood and lit it with flint.
The bonfire was swaying, and the little girl set up a pot on the fire, put some vegetables, eggplant, tofu, and cooked vegetarian chowder. Looking at the little fat left in the food bag, she was reluctant to throw it into the pot, but walked away
He went to the tiger and patted its plush head: "Dahuang, you must be tired today. Eat more."
The tiger rubbed his head against the girl's palm, then lowered his head and gnawed the piece of meat. The three men sitting on the ground around the fire were not surprised by this scene, and the strong man even laughed.
He joked: "Girl Sheng, you are so biased! We, the old men, can't eat as well as that beast."
"Rhubarb can get through the fire ring, can you?" The little girl retorted with a sharp tongue, not to be outdone, "If you dare to get through it, how about I give you some meat too?"
The strong man couldn't convince the other party, so he could only smile awkwardly. At this moment, he suddenly heard a clear voice:
"Old man, three friends, my brother and sister would like to join your group. Could you please give us a chance?"
Several people turned around and saw two young men, a man and a woman, clasping their fists and bowing to them. They were wearing shabby clothes and carrying small luggage. Although they looked dusty, they couldn't hide their appearance.
Outstanding facial features and sparkling expression. The male one has a very handsome face and a smile on his lips. He makes people fall in love with him at a glance. Unfortunately, his legs and feet seem to be inconvenient and he walks with a slight limp. The female one has a picturesque face.
Starry eyes, red lips, beautiful figure, yet exuding a heroic spirit.
These two people were naturally Bifei and Lu Ling. They had discussed the countermeasures before, and the two took action immediately. They first changed their clothes with the refugees, and then dressed up a little. After everything was ready, they came to the theater. Bifei
Taking the homophonic pronunciation of the word "Fei", they falsely claimed that their surname was "Fei", and claimed that the two brothers and sisters were from Jianghuai and came to flee the Dragon Rebellion.
The old man straightened up, walked up to the two of them, and said in an old voice: "You two, my juggling team is a small business, just to make some money for food, but there is no way to support idle people. You two
Escape is not easy, but I am still a businessman, not a charity."
The implication is that there is no way. After hearing the class leader's rejection, Bifei was not discouraged, but smiled gently and said: "I understand what the old man said. You can rest assured that my sister and I will also
Knowing some juggling skills will definitely come in handy. Furthermore, I heard the class leader say before that going all the way west is the best solution, but there are many mountains and highlands in western China, making it extremely difficult to travel and make a living. One more person always means more.
Help."
These words really touched the class leader's mind. The old man didn't say anything for a while, as if he was thinking about it in his heart. But the strong man over there shouted: "Hey, you said it lightly. Who of us in this industry is not?"
One moment on stage, ten years of hard work off stage. How can you, a cripple like you, even walk with a limp, master any advanced skills?"
Hearing his rude words, Lu Ling frowned and was about to argue with him, but was gently pulled back by Bi Fei. Bi Fei smiled softly and said: "This brother is right, skills rely on hard work and hard work."
Practicing, I once became a student of Chiyun Tower and learned basic techniques for five years..."
Hearing the three words "Chiyun Tower", the little girl's eyes lit up and she interrupted him eagerly: "Are you talking about the Chiyun Tower of the four sects of the Demon-Slaying Alliance? Come and see what magic you know.
look!"
"Okay, please forgive me for showing my shame." Bifei replied with a smile.
Then, Bi Fei picked up an "Ice Talisman" with the fingertips of his right hand, and pinched a spell with his left hand. With a clear "Snow Dance Frost Flower", white frost suddenly condensed on the spell, and as he shouted
Qing Zha, little bits of brilliant light fall from the sky, they are all light and thin ice flakes, floating like falling snow.
This is the simplest and most superficial move among the Chiyunlou Hanbing sect's spells. Bi Fei used it calmly, firstly without revealing his own skills, and secondly, secretly spying on the reactions of everyone present——
When the little girl saw the falling snow, she was immediately amazed. She spread her palms to catch the snow flakes, her face full of joy. The strong man seemed to have never seen the power of magic. He was stunned when he saw the snow falling on the ground.
He hurriedly raised his hand to dust his shoulders, fearing that the snow would hurt him. The old man was also stunned, raising his head to look at the snowy feathers in silence. But the four-handed monster seemed not to be surprised by this technique.
He looked at Bifei expressionlessly, but his face became even paler.
After writing down everyone's expressions one by one, Bi Fei and Lu Ling exchanged glances secretly, and then stopped the spell. But the little girl still seemed to be unfinished, looking left and right until the last snowflake was gone.
After disappearing without a trace, she turned to look at Bi Fei and said happily: "Brother Fei, since you are so powerful, why did you leave Chiyun Tower and flee here?"
Bi Fei suppressed his smile and pretended to be sad: "I thought I could conquer demons and eliminate demons by learning magic, but I didn't expect it... Two years ago, I was ordered to capture demons, but it took me five years to do so.
The techniques I learned were vulnerable to demonic spirits, and my right leg was damaged as a result. After that battle, I was disheartened, so I left the Chiyun Tower and walked westward with my sister, away from the chaotic battle."
The little girl was startled and said "Ah" in surprise: "No way? Brother Fei, you have been studying in Chiyun Tower for five years and you can summon snow. You are so powerful, but you can't defeat those monsters?"
"
"Girl Sheng, are you so easy to deal with as a monster? You are too naive," the old man interrupted the girl's exclamation, and turned to look at Bi Fei and Lu Ling, "Since you two know some magic, you are the best in this team.
There is something to do. Besides, what the young man said is right. Multiple people can help us. You just stay in the team and we can flee west together."
"Thank you, father-in-law." Bi Fei cupped his fists and saluted, and Lu Ling also thanked him.
"Hehe, after joining the team, we are all brothers and sisters," the little girl said with a smile, "Come on, Brother Fei, Sister Fei, let's have dinner together first. By the way, let me introduce you to me.
My name is Lingsheng, and this is my best friend, Dahuang."
As he spoke, Lingsheng pointed at the big, colorful tiger, who opened his bloody mouth and let out a big yawn.
"This is Brother Mou Yongmou. He is extremely strong, and he has become so strong that he is invulnerable." The person Lingsheng pointed to was the burly man, who nodded slightly as a greeting.
pass.
"That's Yu Xi over there. He's mute, but he can understand what we're talking about." The "Yuxi" in Lingsheng's mouth is the four-armed freak. The pale young man said nothing.
Without saying a word, he just locked his eyes firmly on Bifei and Lu Ling with his deep black eyes, as if he wanted to see through them.
Under Lingsheng's greeting, Bi Fei and Lu Ling also sat around the campfire. Lingsheng brought a few porcelain bowls and served everyone a bowl of vegetarian chowder. Everyone was chatting while eating, and it was quite lively.
Of course, Lingsheng, who was lively most of the time, kept asking questions, curiously asking what the skills of Chiyun Tower were like and what the other three sects of the Demon-Slaying Alliance knew. Bi Fei said that he was just an entry-level disciple, and he was not interested in it.
He didn't know much about the affairs of the sect, which made the little girl disappointed.
During the conversation, Bifei and Lu Ling also found out that this juggling troupe started twelve years ago. The leader's surname was Li, and Lingsheng was his granddaughter.
Back then, Lingsheng, who was only three years old, was abducted by human traffickers. Old man Li was so anxious that his eyes darkened and he almost fainted. The old man's son and daughter-in-law died in an accident, leaving him with such a precious baby.
He just held on for a breath, searched everywhere, asked everyone he met, and finally found some clues.
When Old Man Li chased him into the woods on the outskirts, he saw that the trafficker had fallen to the ground for some reason and had been dead for a long time, but Lingsheng was nowhere to be seen. Old Man Li groped around on the trafficker's body, trying to find something.
There were clues, but he only found a strange-looking flute. At this moment, he heard the girl's giggle and the cry of "Drive! Drive!"
Old Man Li looked around, and this look almost frightened him for half his life: Lingsheng, this three-year-old girl is actually riding a little tiger, looking very happy. And the little tiger is not angry at all.
, letting her ride on his back, rubbing her two fluffy ears wantonly.
As the saying goes, "It's easy to invite gods but hard to send them away." Ever since Lingsheng met the little tiger, they have been glued to each other and inseparable. Old man Li was also afraid at first, for fear that the tiger would eat people, but he kept on guarding against it as time went by.
, I also saw some clues. This tiger looked mighty and domineering, but when it met Lingsheng, it became as docile as a lazy big cat.
At that time, life was really difficult for both grandparents and grandchildren. All the working adults in the family left early, and it was just the old and the young who couldn't carry their backs or shoulders. It was a problem to make ends meet, let alone feed one.
The old man Li was so worried that a lot of his hair fell out, and he couldn't vent the difficulties in his heart. He accidentally fumbled for the flute and played it, but when he played it, all the vegetation around him withered.
Er Jing. People passing by saw it and were marveling at it. Xiao Lingsheng happened to be riding a tiger out for a walk again. Everyone looked at it and said: Oh, this is a sideshow. Then they threw copper coins.
This coincidence helped Old Man Li a lot, pointing out a clear way to make a living. From then on, he played the bone flute, took the Lingsheng and the tiger, traveled around and performed, and earned some ration money. Later, my grandfather
The two Suns met Mou Yong and Yu Xi one after another. Like the "Brothers and Sisters of the Fei Family", they recommended themselves to join the theater. The joining of these two people made the troupe fully formed.
"Dahuang Dahuang, I knew you must have saved me, right?" Talking about old memories, Ling Sheng's watery eyes turned into crescent moons with a smile. She held the tiger's head in both hands and rubbed the other's head affectionately.
Nose, let the soft hair touch your tender cheeks.
The domineering beast with the word "king" on its head was like a clingy cat, lying lazily at Lingsheng's feet, raising its tail and wagging it gently to drive away annoying mosquitoes for her.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, this tiger is a deadly and terrifying beast, but in Lingsheng's eyes, it is still the soft and silly little tiger it was back then. In the past twelve years, they have grown up with each other.
, it is her most important friend in this world, and this friendship is no less than that of brothers and sisters.
The bonfire burned and made a slight sound, and everyone sat around the fire. After eating this simple dinner, it was already late at night. The class leader, Old Man Li, invited everyone to rest. Lingsheng quickly put away the dishes and chopsticks, and Yu Xi helped put them away.
Mou Yong patted his belly and lay down in the tent, while Bi Fei and Lu Ling volunteered to go out to fetch water. They each carried a wooden bucket and walked side by side to the well.
"Senior Brother Bi, which one do you think has a problem?" Lu Ling asked in a lowered voice as he walked away.
Bi Fei slowly shook his head: "In this moment, I haven't seen any clues yet. But according to what Brother Guihai said before, the Emperor's slaves don't see people being kind and happy. Thinking from this perspective, this juggling team
In my opinion, the most beautiful thing in this story is the ancestral relationship between Leader Li and Ling Sheng, or the friendship between Ling Sheng and the tiger."
"Senior Brother Bi is still smart," Lu Ling said with a smile, staring at him with admiration in his eyes, "I didn't expect that I could work backwards from the perspective of the Emperor's slave. From this point of view, we should focus on
That's Zhu Mou Yong and Yu Xi. By the way, speaking of that four-handed freak, just now, senior brother, you used the ice spell, and everyone else was shouting, but he didn't react, and he didn't look surprised at all."
Bi Fei frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Yu Xi is indeed a little suspicious, but others may be surprised or surprised, or it may be the emperor's slave pretending. We cannot take it lightly."
The two walked while talking, and in a blink of an eye, they arrived at the well. A waning moon was reflected in the well water, and the small bucket suddenly fell, smashing the silver moon and causing sparkling waves. Lu Ling moved very quickly, hitting
Two buckets of water were filled, and each of his left and right hands picked up one bucket and grabbed it.
Seeing her attentiveness, Bi Fei hurriedly stopped her: "Junior sister, let me do it."
"You have spent so much cultivation in Tianxuan Sect, it is time for you to rest." Lu Ling did not look back, but walked forward with water while speaking to dissuade him.
"My cultivation is damaged, but it doesn't mean that my hands and feet are broken. I can still handle such a small thing." Bifei was helpless.
"I didn't say you couldn't hold it in," Lu Ling turned her head and smiled brightly at him. Her starry eyes seemed to reflect the stars in the sky. She chuckled and said, "But I can't stand it. I don't want what I like."
Isn’t it enough that people are suffering?”
The most straightforward words express the most sincere thoughts in his heart, and he never hides his likes and dislikes. This is Lu Ling.
Bi Fei was startled when he heard this, and couldn't help but stop: Ever since he betrayed his master and embarked on this road to fight against Ying Long, he and she have experienced several life and death situations along the way. From meeting, to getting to know each other, to becoming
Comrades who can protect each other's backs...
The well water rippled lightly, and gradually returned to calm. The broken sparkles reunited and merged into the bleak waning moon. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the crescent silver moon. Bi Fei's heart tightened, and he immediately cut off his scattered thoughts.
, raising the corners of his lips with self-mockery:
Time flies and people are hard to stay. With only a few days left, how can he stand in the face of Junior Sister Lu's love?
Looking at the graceful figure that was getting further and further away in front of him, Bifei was silent and just clenched the fist hanging by his side.
