The next day, Leader Li planned to go westbound. Unexpectedly, it started raining heavily early in the morning. No one could stop the rain on this day. It was not until the afternoon that the rain gradually stopped. At this time, it was raining heavily.
It was too hurried to set off on the road, so everyone in the juggling troupe thought about it and decided to stay in Tongli City for one more day and perform one more show.
So, everyone worked together and got busy. Lingsheng and Yuxi, who were dumb, set up a bench with six hands and covered it with wooden boards. Mou Yong used a few bamboo poles to prop up the oil paper and built a simple
On the ceiling, the drizzle dripped down along the edge of the oil paper. The ticking sound was soon covered up by the sound of gongs.
"Dang-dang-dang-dang——"
The little monkey wearing a flowered hat raised his upper body and struck the gong. The gong made a clanging sound, which attracted the attention of the guests in the teahouse opposite. Leader Li started shouting at the top of his voice, which was nothing more than "Going out to beg for food", "Yes."
If you have money, you can support a show, but if you don’t have money, you can support a solo show." Then, the fixed routine of the performance started like this -
The first ones to appear were Lingsheng and her tiger Dahuang. Under the guidance of the girl, the king of beasts' smart and well-behaved performance amazed the audience opposite. When Dahuang jumped over the fire hoops one after another, Team Leader Li rushed to Bi Fei.
With a glance, the latter understood it and hurriedly released an "Ice Talisman". Immediately, snow feathers fell silently, extinguishing the fire and attracting a round of applause.
Next came Mou Yong, who was invulnerable. He was shirtless as usual and walked onto the stage with steady steps. There were a few raindrops on his strong muscles, which made him look even more powerful. He first performed a chest-breaking piece of rock-breaking
, causing the audience to cheer. Then, he grabbed the spear as usual and pointed the sharp tip at his throat.
"drink!"
With a cry, Mou Yong lowered his shoulders, pressed his throat against the tip of the spear, and all the muscles in his body tensed up. Seeing that the spear was bending and bending harder and harder, the audience gasped.
At this moment, Bi Fei suddenly felt a chill running down his spine, and a strange and thick demonic aura spread quickly. Before he could identify where the demonic aura came from, a silver light suddenly flashed out of the corner of his eye, and the next moment
, is a "clang" sound, like the sound of metal collision and knocking.
"Ah ah ah ah ah--"
The shrill screams resounded through the sky. Mou Yong fell to the ground, holding his knees and wailing in pain. The spear was broken into two pieces for some reason, and the sharp spearhead penetrated his thigh, from the front to the knee socket.
A huge hole was opened, and blood flowed out, staining the stage red.
Everyone was shocked, not to mention the audience was dumbfounded, even Ling Sheng was stunned on the spot. Team leader Li was the first to come to his senses. The old man shouted "Ayong!" and rushed to the stage. Bifei also stepped forward quickly.
He reached out and tapped several acupuncture points on Mou Yong's thigh, and wrapped a bandage around the leg to prevent him from bleeding.
Although the blood loss was slowed down, the heartbreaking pain could not be stopped. Mou Yong rolled on the ground in pain, and big beads of sweat slid down his cheeks. The strong man was wailing weakly at this time, with a complexion like
Zhi. Bi Fei carefully checked his injuries and saw that Mou Yong's kneecap had been shattered, and he was afraid that he would never be able to stand again in the future.
Bi Fei quickly glanced around and saw a silver-white dagger stuck in the wooden board on the side. Apparently it was this short blade that cut through the void just now and hit the spear used by Mou Yong. It was bent by the force.
The spear shaft was broken into two pieces by this blow, and the sharp end smashed Mou Yong's knee, and even penetrated Mou Yong's leg.
Seeing that the person who was fine just now suddenly suffered such a misfortune, Team Leader Li seemed to have lost his soul and murmured: "What... what on earth is going on... Why did something suddenly go wrong, A Yong?"
You have never failed before, why did you..."
Mou Yong, who was speechless in pain, raised his hand tremblingly and pointed at the person standing at the other end of the stage. Everyone followed his instructions and saw that Yu Xi's face was pale. He stood there in a daze, holding his hand
There was still a dagger in his hand. Sensing everyone's gaze, Yu Xi's expression became even more ugly. He shook his head and said "Ah, ah" several times.
"You, you, you..." Old Man Li was so angry that he was trembling. He pointed at Yu Xi and said "you" for a long time, and said bitterly, "Why are you throwing knives before you come on stage! Aren't you doing harm to others?"
Die!"
"..." Facing Leader Li's accusation, Yu Xi remained silent and just looked at him with her deep black eyes.
The performance was interrupted due to an accident, and the audience started talking and gradually dispersed. For them, it was an interesting topic that the unskilled juggler broke his own leg. But for everyone in the troupe,
Personally, my heart feels like a gray rainy day, dark and depressing.
Old Man Li asked a doctor to examine Mou Yong's injuries. The doctor cleaned the wound, took out the broken spearhead, fixed Mou Yong's legs and feet with splints, and then prescribed analgesics, finally pulling the strong man out.
Out of the gate of hell. But the doctor also admitted that although he could save the leg, he could not heal the injury. Mou Yong's leg was already lame and he would be unable to leave the crutch for the rest of his life.
This news cast a layer of gloom over everyone's hearts. Mou Yong, a man as strong and powerful as a mountain, turned red on the spot after hearing these words. He raised his hands to cover his eyes.
His face was darkened, but he couldn't hide his trembling shoulders and the drops of water overflowing from his fingers.
Team leader Li spent a long time digging through the baggage packed with food, and finally managed to collect the consultation fee and medicine fee. When the doctor left, it started to rain again, and a steady stream of beads formed between the sky and the earth.
Curtain. For a while, the only sound was the soft sound of rain, and no one spoke to break the oppressive silence.
"I'm lame... I'm lame..." After a long time, I heard Mou Yong's extremely hoarse voice. From grief to anger, he suddenly raised his head, and his red eyes stared fiercely at Yu, who was standing far away.
Xi, roaring at the other party: "Why! How did I offend you? Why do you want to harm me like this!"
At this time, Mou Yong was like a trapped beast. If he hadn't been unable to stand, he would have rushed forward, caught Yu Xi, and slapped him several times. Seeing his angry expression, Yu Xi couldn't help but take a step back, and took a picture.
His face was pale, and he opened his mouth, but he could only make a sound of "ah, ah".
Ling Sheng, who was standing next to her, couldn't stand it any longer. She comforted her softly: "Brother Mou, I know you feel uncomfortable, but I believe Yu Xi didn't do it on purpose. We have been traveling together for several years. Although Yu Xi can't
He won’t defend himself, but we all know what kind of person he is, don’t we? How could he deliberately harm you? This... this was an accident. "
"Accident?! Then I'll break his leg and call it an accident!" Mou Yong was extremely angry and roared loudly at Lingsheng.
"Bluff!" The tiger Rhubarb, which was originally squatting at Lingsheng's feet, saw Mou Yong's angry movements and immediately stopped in front of the girl. It arched its back, made a deep voice in its throat, and locked a pair of golden eyes.
Mou Yong seemed to be making sure the other person would not hurt his friend.
"Okay, even this beast bullied me..." Mou Yongyang trembled all over, and said miserably, "I'm a cripple now, are you satisfied? This mute freak has done this to me, and why are you still doing it for me?"
He defended, now even this beast is excited, does he want to eat me?!"
"Brother Mou, don't say that, that's not what Dahuang means..." Ling Sheng defended in a low voice, but she knew that Mou Yong was furious after hearing the bad news, so she probably couldn't help him. After thinking about it, she could only turn her eyes for help.
He turned to Yu Xi and said softly:
"Yuxi, can you stay away for a while? Brother Mou is feeling uncomfortable right now. I think you should not appear in front of him for the time being. When he calms down, we can apologize to him properly."
The mute young man whose name was called nodded silently. He looked at Mou Yong with a complicated expression and bowed his hands to him, as if to apologize. The next moment, Yu Xi turned around and left, walking alone into the drizzle.
.
Seeing this scene, Bi Fei and Lu Ling exchanged glances. They originally suspected Mou Yong and Yu Xi, but now Mou Yong was seriously injured and it was Yu Xi's unprovoked murder. Could it be that he was pretending to be the emperor's slave and deliberately
Do you want to make this juggling team fall apart to feel happy? Thinking of this, the two of them followed the direction Yu Xi left and quickly chased after her.
The wind was miserable and the rain was cool. When Bi Fei and Lu Ling caught up, they saw Yu Xizheng alone, hiding in a dark alley. He hugged his knees and hid in the corner, looking dejectedly at the water at his feet.
The raindrops fell, causing ripples in circles. He just looked at it stupidly, as if there was only this small space in front of him between heaven and earth.
Could that domineering, arrogant and wanton imperial slave, who took pleasure in tearing others apart, really be the young man in front of him who could not speak, had deformed hands, and was alone? A trace of doubt flashed in Bi Fei's heart, but before he could analyze it in detail, he just
Lu Ling beside him asked loudly:
"Hey, Yu Xi, why did you cripple Mou Yong's leg? Don't tell me that it was an accident. Your sword was very precise. It was aimed at the spear and deliberately broke the spear into two pieces. Fortunately,
Mou Yong was very lucky, and the spearhead was inserted into his leg, not his chest, upper abdomen, otherwise he might have met the King of Hell."
As a warrior, Lu Ling had sharp ears and eyes. Of course, Yu Xi's deliberate attack could not be hidden from her. After hearing her question, Yu Xi suddenly raised his head, with a look of panic on his face. He straightened up immediately and seemed to turn around to escape.
, but how could Lu Ling let him get what he wanted? She rushed forward and blocked Yu Xi in the alley. In order to find out the other party's background, Lu Ling picked up an old clothes drying pole and pulled a
Guns Nero quickly attacks the opponent.
"Ah!" Yu Xi made a short sound. He seemed to want to dodge, but the alley was narrow and had walls on three sides, so it was impossible to move and dodge. Seeing that the bamboo pole was about to hit his head, Yu Xi's expression was particularly complicated.
The two hands behind him had already taken the lead. They thrust into the void and quickly formed a magic formula. Suddenly, a purple light flashed through, and the energy exploded, blasting the bamboo pole that was being chopped off into pieces.
The strong demonic aura dispersed, and Yu Xi was seen standing in the misty rain curtain. His eyes changed, and his eyes shone with a soul-stirring demonic purple light.
"Okay! It's true that you are such a harmful person," Lu Ling said bitterly, "You are really good at acting. You have found such a role. Emperor slave, today I want you to pay with blood and compensate Junior Brother Juchen for his life!"
After saying that, Lu Ling raised his half-moon halberd and charged directly at Yu Xi. Seeing that Yu Xi's demonic aura was exposed and the battle had begun, Bi Fei immediately used the "Ice Talisman" and used the "Snow Frost" move to kill Yu Xi.
The miserable drizzle turned into snowy feathers, and the cold wind picked up the snow flakes, attacking the opponent like sharp blades——
Yu Xi's eyes darkened, and he formed seals with all four hands at the same time. Immediately, the demonic aura began to flow, and the puddles under his feet surged rapidly, and the water swirled up out of thin air, like a water dragon soaring, directly hitting the cold wind and snowy feathers.
There was a "boom" sound, and the water dragon collided with the snow blade. The water spray scattered and the ice flakes fell, temporarily blocking the sight of Bi Fei and Lu Ling. When the ice and snow cleared, they saw that the dark alley was empty, and there was no one there.
The shadow of the seal?
Lu Ling jumped up, touched the wall lightly with her feet, and flew up like a flying swallow. But when she stood on the eaves, looking around, she could only see the drizzle, and the movement of Yu Xi could not be found at all.
She stamped her feet angrily and said anxiously: "Damn it, let him run away! Brother Bi, we have already alerted the snake to take action, what should we do now?"
"Junior sister, please be patient. The Flute of Kui Gu is still in the hands of Captain Li, and the Emperor Slave's mission has not been completed yet, so he will definitely come back." Bi Fei pondered for a moment, and then said, "Moreover, the Emperor Slave doesn't know
The purpose of my identity is that this person is domineering and arrogant. Even if he finds out that we are magicians to eliminate demons, he will not pay attention to two mere mortals. We might as well wait and wait, go back to the theater and wait, he will definitely appear.
"
Lu Ling nodded in agreement. The two returned to the troupe, and saw everyone with sad faces: Mou Yong was sitting on the edge of the bed, his head drooped and silent. Leader Li grabbed the bag and was counting the remaining coins.
, as he counted, he couldn't help but sigh heavily. Lingsheng sat by the stage, looking up at the gray sky, her eyes blank, not knowing what she was thinking. The tiger Dahuang lay quietly
At her feet, it seemed to understand the melancholy in her heart and did not make any noise to disturb her. It was as docile as a well-behaved cat. Even the little monkey had lost its former liveliness and noisiness.
He shrank his hands and feet and squatted quietly in the corner.
Hearing the footsteps on Yulu, Lingsheng's eyes lit up and she quickly turned her head to look towards the path. When she saw clearly that it was Bi Fei and Lu Ling, the expectant look in her eyes dimmed instantly, and her eyes were filled with undisguised disappointment.
But he still stood up and greeted: "Brother Fei, Sister Fei, have you seen Yu Xi?"
Lu Ling shook his head. Seeing her actions, Lingsheng lowered his eyes and murmured in a low voice: "Where could he have gone... I asked him to stay away for a while. I just asked him not to appear in front of Brother Mou for a while, and
It’s not like we’re chasing him away. It’s almost dark today, why hasn’t he come back yet…”
As Ling Sheng said to Mou Yong before, Yu Xi has been a member of the juggling troupe for several years. Over the years, they have traveled all over the country together and are as close to each other as family brothers. It can be seen that Ling Sheng is really worried about Yu Xi.
, this made Lu Ling's heart sink: How was she going to tell this innocent and kind-hearted little girl in front of her that Yu Xi, who traveled all over the country with her, had probably been killed long ago, and now there was only a fake person pretending to be a monster.
"Sheng girl," Leader Li called softly. His already thin and dry face now had a tired look, making him look even older, "Let's tidy up and let's play another show tomorrow. You and Dahuang will play a few more
Program, alas..."
As he said that, the old man sighed again. Lingsheng hurriedly offered words of comfort: "Grandpa, don't worry too much. When the show first started, it was just the two of us. No matter how hard the days are, we can get through it, right? We don't have enough money.
Okay, let’s just make more money.”
After listening to Lingsheng's words, Team Leader Li nodded: "That's all we can do. Let's stay in Tongli City to perform a few more shows, save some money for medicine, and let Mr. Mou recover from his injuries first. By the way,
Mr. Fei, we are short of manpower right now, so tomorrow you will go on stage to cast some spells."
"Master, please rest assured, I will try my best." Bifei responded.
