I heard that my mother-in-law... No, it should be Beiquan's master behind the door, Wei Fuyuan was so panicked that his palms sweated, and he wished he could do a hundred squats in place to relieve his nervousness.
Wei Fuyuan: "Then... shall we go in now?"
Beiquan raised his eyebrows, "Why not?"
Wei Fuyuan: "Well, that's fine."
He tidied his clothes subconsciously, and brushed his messy hair, "Go in."
Beiquan held Wei Fuyuan's hand.
The two walked through the corridor and came to the front of the temple.
Beiquan raised his hand and buckled the door knocker, and said loudly:
"Master, please see Beiquan."
There was no response from the door, but the red lacquer door quietly slid inward.
Wei Fuyuan swallowed hard, and at the same time, he felt Beiquan hold his hand tightly.
Obviously, Beiquan was actually nervous.
At least, not as calm and calm as he looks.
Beiquan and Wei Fuyuan walked into the hall side by side.
Before entering the door, Wei Fuyuan's brain-filled palace was the Hall of Supreme Harmony he saw when he visited the Forbidden City. For example, there was a seven-story high platform in the center of the main hall, a gold lacquer screen in the rear, and six carved giant pillars on both sides, one in the center. The gorgeous high chair, Beiquan's master is sitting on this chair, waiting for his disciples to come forward to meet Yunyun.
However, as soon as he entered the hall, the real scene inside immediately hit Xiao Wei in the face.
The huge hall is divided into several areas of different sizes by many screens, like rooms one by one, with one passage leading directly to the apse.
The screen is only about two meters, and the top of the double-eaved temple structure is very high. Through the space between the screen and the top of the hall, you can see the shelves scattered high and low, some with books and ancient scrolls, and some are strangely shaped to say no. out what the hell is.
Wei Fuyuan thought of a term—museum.
Yes, it is more like a museum exhibition hall than a palace.
Beiquan took Wei Fuyuan through the layers of screens skillfully, and finally stopped in front of the last "exhibition hall".
"master."
Beiquan did not go in directly, but bowed at the entrance separated by the screen and bowed respectfully inside.
Wei Fuyuan: "??"
He turned his head to look at Beiquan, and then to the space enclosed by the screen, completely confused.
Like all the rooms that have passed by before, this place is also full of high and low Bogu shelves, and the shelves are piled with all kinds of strange collections, whether ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign. The most conspicuous of them is a large carved bell in the British Baroque style, and a large bronze cauldron not far away.
Wei Fuyuan even saw a few specimen bottles in the corner, which contained some deformed small animals soaked in pale yellow liquid.
But there was no one in the room.
Except for the ancient shelves and collections, there are no half-persons here.
However, in the next second, Wei Fuyuan heard two slight sounds—kala, kala.
It was clearly the sound of metal rubbing.
Immediately afterwards, under Wei Fuyuan's shocked gaze, a wooden puppet that was placed high on the Bogu frame moved.
It was a wooden doll with weird workmanship, about one meter tall, with a face in the classic American horror movie aesthetic style, big eyes and wide mouth, and facial features that were simulated in proportions, but the proportions were very exaggerated. .
But the doll with such a westernized face is wearing a peach-colored embroidered Tang suit.
It's just that the limbs of the puppet are very abrupt, and the Tang suit wears the effect of shorts and shorts. The exposed elbow and knee joints are made of iron, and the "kala" sound just now is the sound of joint friction.
I saw that the puppet first made a stretched posture, and then jumped down with both hands up.
Wei Fuyuan: "!!"
The puppet fell to the ground and took two steps forward. It seemed that he was not used to his long legs. In the third step, he mixed his left foot with his right foot, and then fell face down and fell to the ground.
Beiquan sighed and stepped forward to help the puppet up.
"Master, how many times have I told you, don't use this kind of doll, it's easy to fall."
[I want you to take care of it!]
Wei Fuyuan heard the doll's voice for the first time.
His voice was mechanical and shriveled, and he couldn't tell men and women, age, or emotions, but the words he said were very childish:
[It looks good in this dress, I like it!]
"Okay, as long as the old man likes it."
Beiquan knelt down on one knee, kept his eyes level with the puppet, and said in a tone like coaxing a child:
"But the doll's fingers can't be bent. It's inconvenient for you to do things with it, right?"
[Rebel, when you come back, do I still have to work on my own?]
Puppet still insisted that he would not admit defeat.
[It's you, your etiquette!]
It gestures the woodcarving's hand in the direction of Wei Fuyuan:
[Come with guests, without even an introduction, what a formality!]
Beiquan stood up and pulled Wei Fuyuan in front of the puppet, "He is Wei Fuyuan."
He smiled slightly:
"It's my lover."
Beiquan bit the word "lover" very hard and clearly, and Wei Fuyuan's face turned red to his neck.
My heart is full of sweetness, but also a little uneasy.
The puppet didn't answer, but just pointed in the direction of the two of them.
Its wood-carved face shows no expression at all. Wei Fuyuan has absolutely no way of judging the teacher's current mood, so he can only grab Beiquan's hand and say dryly:
"Hello, master."
Wei Fuyuan spent several hours yesterday rummaging through Zhihu for "What should I do when I see my mother-in-law for the first time", and after reading several high praise and hot comments many times, I consciously remembered the main points, enough to deal with it any test.
It can be seen that the great gods have not mentioned what to do if the "mother-in-law" is not a human being.
Wei Fuyuan was so surprised just now that he was immediately stunned, so much so that he painfully missed the opportunity to make a good first impression on the other party, and now he doesn't know how to remedy it.
[…]
The puppet did not speak for half a minute.
The silence was so long that Wei Fuyuan thought that it was just his own illusion that he could speak with kinetic energy.
Finally, the puppet's mouth moved, but the words that came out were very confusing:
[Sure enough, it is him.]
Beiquan frowned slightly: "What?"
[I said, it really is him.]
The puppet repeated aloud:
[I did the math for you before, I knew it would be him.]
Speaking of which, the puppet's voice suddenly fell:
[It's just that when I really see people, I'm still a little uncomfortable... ]
Beiquan knew that his master was actually a knife-mouthed tofu-hearted man. Although it was rare to say soft words in front of him when he was picky and picky, it was actually the mentality of "where did the wild boar come from?" Gotta die.
What he cared about was not the dislike of the master, but the "I knew it would be him" mentioned by the other party.
Beiquan: "Do you know Xiaowei?"
[Ah.]
The puppet turns its head:
[I know him not only in this life, but also in his previous life.]
Beiquan and Wei Fuyuan were stunned together.
The two looked at each other, and both saw the same doubt in each other's eyes.
Beiquan let go of Wei Fuyuan and approached his master:
"Who was Xiaowei in his last life?"
In fact, Beiquan has also pondered this issue.
Actually, the power of merit is not uncommon.
Any good person who has done good deeds and accumulated virtues in the previous life, when he is reincarnated, Yama will give him a good life, so that his merits will protect him in a safe and smooth life.
However, Wei Fuyuan's situation is obviously different.
His power of merit is too abundant, not only can he protect himself, but also can be used to fight, and even once led Beiquan from the lost fragmentation space back to the world...
What did Wei Fuyuan do in his last life to make him have such inexhaustible great merits in this life
[Rebel!]
The puppet man tapped Beiquan's forehead firmly with his inextensible wooden carving hands.
[Do you want me to make a special trip to explain the trivial matter of who your man was in his previous life? ! Go to Cangsheng Chi to take a look and you will be done!]
Its tone is as simple as asking Beiquan to search for the entry on Baidu.
Then the puppet didn't wait for Beiquan to ask any more questions, and couldn't help but forcibly changed the subject:
[I specially called you back, but there is something serious!]
Beiquan pursed his lips and nodded.
Wei Fuyuan noticed that his lover's appearance seemed a little wrong - Beiquan's fingers hanging by his side were trembling slightly!
He worriedly pressed Beiquan's shoulder.
Beiquan still pursed his lips and only shook his head slightly.
[Okay, you come with me.]
The puppet walked forward while talking.
It has an odd gait, raising its knees to the waist with each step to take the next step.
As he walked, he turned back, and ordered Beiquan:
[Just do it yourself!]
Beiquan had no choice but to signal Wei Fuyuan to wait here, and followed behind the master alone.
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The puppet took Beiquan through the main hall and came to the side hall at the rear.
During this journey, Beiquan had already adjusted his emotions, and his tone of speech had returned to calm.
"Master, you asked me to come back this time, what are your orders?"
[I have more to tell you.]
The puppet raised his hand and made a gesture of hug.
Beiquan picked up the puppet and held it to his chest.
The puppet stretched out his hand and stuck it on the brass door knocker of the side hall.
The door opened slowly.
The puppet was carried by Beiquan into the side hall.
Like the main hall, it is also full of shelves with various collections piled on it.
It's just that compared to the things outside, the collections here are more precious and also more dangerous.
Beiquan put the puppet on the ground.
The puppet went straight to the only open space in the center of the room and sat down.
Beiquan knew that this was what his master meant by "something to talk about".
So Beiquan obediently sat opposite the puppet.
"master."
Before the puppet opened his mouth, Beiquan reported some recent events.
"Recently, when we were catching the ghosts, we found some traces of A Song's activities."
[Ok, I know.]
The puppet made a big nod gesture:
[I called you back just for this.]