When we returned to Beijing, of course Surou and Qinhuai came to pick us up. Also coming with us was my senior brother, which surprised me. It was rare for him to go out in person.
The house was found for Yuan Yi early in the morning, and it was arranged by the state. After all, from a certain perspective, Yuan Yi was a hero of the country, but he couldn't be a hero on the stage, so he deserved these treatments.
Yuan Xi is quite satisfied with this government accommodation building located in the compound. All daily necessities are relatively complete, and you can move in with simple luggage.
After Yuan Yi was settled, a few of us had dinner together. I introduced Yuan Xi to everyone, especially senior brother, because Yuan Xi will be our junior sister from now on.
Su Rou and Qinhuai drank a lot of wine. When Yuan Xi was introduced, Su Rou spoke first: "Sister Yuan Xi, you will be my sister from now on. Your father is a hero. Don't look at my brother like this now, listen. Come on, brother will be very rich in the future."
Qinhuai also joined in and said: "That will all happen in the future. Don't listen to him. If you have anything to do, please come to your brother Qinhuai. I won't say that I can handle everything for you. At least I won't let you do it." My sister, you are being bullied."
Finally, my senior brother said: "Little junior sister, you come with me to see the master today. My master has arranged that you can study with us for the next six months. However, on weekdays, you can call me Big Senior brother, this is just a title. In our lineage, the real senior brother is him."
My senior brother pointed at me, which made my face feel hot for a while. Yes, I am obviously the senior senior brother. Why am I so shy? But I was also moved for a while. It turned out that my senior brother had never forgotten this, and the junior sister told me this rule as soon as she entered the door.
It was a very comfortable meal and I was very happy. I went directly to Qinhuai's house to stay. It was a small courtyard he rented. It was very convenient for me and Su Rou at this time.
Because I was too tired, I fell asleep as soon as I entered the room. I slept until dinner time, when Qinhuai called me, and I woke up.
Since I had lunch too late and I wasn't too hungry, I said to Qinhuai, "I'll take a shower first. I'm tired from staying on the train for so long."
Qinhuai nodded and asked me to go quickly, and then muttered something about Surou, saying that the boy didn't like to wash himself once a week.
When the hot water poured on my body, I breathed a long sigh of relief, as if the fatigue of the past few days had been swept away, but my shoulders started to itch again. Hot water makes it itch all the time.
I scratched it out of habit, and suddenly I noticed something different. This time, in addition to itching, there was also a slight sting. What's wrong, do you have a skin disease? This was my first thought, and then I looked at it subconsciously. Unexpectedly, this look made my scalp explode. I saw an X-shaped mark on my shoulder.
The X shape is purple-black and irregular, as if someone had drawn it randomly, but it couldn't be a skin problem and it was just a coincidence.
I suddenly felt a little confused and grabbed the towel hard. I took a few deep breaths before calming down. Is this a voodoo technique? Am I bewitched? These days I have been living in the shadow of voodoo, so I will inevitably think about it.
But this thing doesn't look like I've been possessed by a poison at all. It looks like someone randomly drew a mark on me, like a pig waiting to be slaughtered, stamped on it.
I don't know why I have such nonsense, but I just can't get rid of it.
I finished my shower carelessly and came out of this separate bathroom. I looked at the narrow sky that was divided into four courtyards. I always had the feeling that there was an invisible body covering me. I couldn't break free. I was under a lot of pressure. a feeling of.
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Surou and Qinhuai sat in front of me, staring blankly at the cross on my shoulder with shocked expressions on their faces. Anyone who was not a fool could see that this was definitely a man-made mark, as if I had deliberately tattooed it. body.
I put on my clothes calmly and asked Surou and Qinhuai: "What do you think?" In fact, I have hundreds of bad feelings in my heart at this moment, but I can't say them out. If the three of us are a small As for the group, I am their backbone, and I also have to help Surou deal with the poison on his body, so I can't panic.
"I don't know what's going on. I think you should go find your uncle once." Su Rou said.
Qinhuai pondered for a while and said: "My gut feeling is that this is a conspiracy. Maybe because you have offended the Miao people, they are targeting you. Don't underestimate these Miao people. Their nation is very tough. A brave nation. It can be very warm to its friends, but also very cruel to its enemies."
What Qinhuai said is very reasonable, and the suggestion of crispy pork is also good. For things that are not within the scope of our understanding, we can only ask experienced old people.
In addition, Qinhuai also told me some bad news. Before, I asked Qinhuai to inquire about Sun Kui's village, and I successfully found out about it. At that time, Qinhuai thought that Grandma Ling Qing was a master of voodoo magic. , if we can directly find her whereabouts, it should be extremely trouble-free for us.
However, in the department, everything Ling Qing collected turned out to be top-secret information. After Qinhuai spent a lot of effort, an insider told Qinhuai that it turned out that Grandma Ling Qing had always been a one-line person to my master. Contact her and she will wait in Kunming in advance when she has a task for easy contact. But when she was not in Kunming, no one could find her.
This news is indeed not good news, it simply dispels our hopes.
If it was my master who contacted me through a single line, then should I, Uncle Li, know something? Thinking like this, I could hardly wait any longer, so I went to find my uncle overnight.
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Facing the mark on my shoulder, Uncle Li's expression was strange, heavy, careful, and helpless.
He let out a long sigh and said to me: "Chengyi, you are really a troublemaker. As expected of a boy, you are always troubled by everything wherever you go."
"Uncle, do you know what this is?" I saw a glimmer of hope. I could tell that my uncle knew about it.
"When we were young, we had a story in Miao territory, so we know more or less about it. You are not possessed by a poison, but it is similar to a poison, because the mark left on the body does not have any side effects, it just acts as a The function of the mark. But it is also a kind of poison. With this mark, as soon as you meet the people in that village, you will be as obvious as a light bulb in the dark, and you can't hide." Uncle Li explained to me.
Damn it, I couldn't help but curse in my heart. This Miao people are so abominable. They just drew a cross on me without any sense of art. What's a cross
Of course, this was my performance after I relaxed. After all, it proved that it was just a mark and had no side effects. Could I, a dignified heir of the Taoist Shanzi Pulse, still be afraid of these Gu seedlings
He knows how to cast poison, and I know a lot of things. Let’s see who can’t resist it first.
Seeing that I was relaxed, Uncle Li said: "What? You think it's nothing? I'm just giving you a reminder. If this mark is not removed within a certain period of time, it will probably remain on you for a lifetime. Moreover, the mark of this kind of village is generally They are all unique to one village, and the Gu seedlings from other villages may not be able to be eliminated. Maybe you think it’s okay to leave it on your body, but I can explain to you the reason that is obvious to them. Generally, this kind of mark has a kind of mark that humans can’t smell. The special smell attracts a certain kind of insect. If you walk in the wild and encounter that kind of insect..."
Master Li explained to me very difficultly. Goosebumps suddenly appeared on my spine. I stood up with a loud sound and said: "Uncle Master, don't say anything. Tell me about Ling Qing** *Where are you? I will go to Miao territory tomorrow."