no puppet

Chapter 245 The Eve of Leaving Town

Yin Chun's worry was naturally what Xie Hengyan was most worried about.None of them could confirm Fang Yan's survival, but such a straightforward refusal was afraid of hurting Xiaolu's heart.

So the three of them discussed together for a while, and finally Xie Hengyan promised Xiaolu that he and Yin Chuan were only leaving temporarily, and after a while the limelight subsided a bit, so they would naturally take Wu Nian back to the tavern to see her.

——I don't know how long this parting will be delayed until when we can really meet again?Their so-called goodbye may not be able to meet again in the end.

Xie Hengyan and Yin Zhu were very clear about this point, Xiaolu had a hint of premonition in her heart, but at the time of parting, the three of them faced each other like this, neither of them said anything, they just saw it through and didn't say anything.

Yin Chun had prepared a horse outside the town a long time ago, and before going out, Xie Hengyan tied a bamboo basket behind his back, stuffed Wu Nian's daily necessities into it and piled it up—finally, put Wu Nian together Put it into the basket and wrap it in a soft blanket so that even if the road is bumpy, the child will not be affected too much.

When all the affairs in hand were settled, Yin Chun took Xie Hengyan's little hand, and Xie Hengyan carried the bamboo basket containing Wu Nian, and the two walked down the stone steps outside the backyard of the tavern side by side - at this time Xiaolu caught up and insisted on He wanted to send Xie Hengyan to the town, but Yin Chun turned his head and said to her indifferently: "...Don't bother, you can go back."

Just as Xiaolu was about to say something, Xie Hengyan also smiled apologetically, and Wen Sheng explained to Xiaolu: "Miss Xiaolu, it's such a short journey in total, so there's no need to follow along... If people see something unusual, they will inevitably give you cause trouble."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, but Xiaolu still chased after him outside the door, stretched out her hand to grab the corner of Xie Hengyan's clothes, and said seriously: "Xiao Xie, you promised me that you will definitely come back here... ...We have agreed, you are not allowed to play tricks!"

Xie Hengyan nodded and said with a smile: "Well, I never break my promise."

"Also!" Xiaolu raised her voice, raised her hand suddenly, and pointed to Yin Chun beside her, still saying seriously, "If this person treats you badly, you can come back anytime!"

"No." Yin Chun said coldly, then took Xie Hengyan's arm, and dragged him behind her. Xie Hengyan was still waiting to say hello to Xiaolu, but Yin Chun said directly: "...Let's go."

"Okay, okay, let's go." Xie Hengyan had no choice but to wave to Xiaolu, walking backwards, and said to her, "Miss Xiaolu, you are alone, pay more attention...Feng Town is not very big these days Taiping, you have to be careful!" Finally, he said to Pingke: "Pingke, you too, don't make Miss Lu cry again!"

Ping Barley crossed his arms and rolled his eyes, wishing he could not speak with his nose: "As long as you are not around, the proprietress won't cry!"

Xiaolu's ears turned red immediately, and she cursed angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

When the words fell, the two people in front of the tavern raised their heads again, only to see that Yin Chun and Xie Hengyan had reached the end of the alley, each wearing a bamboo hat, and the hazy black gauze was falling down with the wind, pulling their figures into each other's eyes .

——In the middle of walking, Yin Chun suddenly opened his mouth and asked Xie Hengyan: "What? You seem very reluctant?"

"You're here again!" Xie Hengyan said unhappily, "Did I say I'm not willing?"

Yin Chun said: "You didn't say it, but I saw it."

"Yes, yes, you can see it." Xie Hengyan said angrily, "You are the most powerful, I really admire you!"

"..." Yin Chun didn't speak, but put his arms on Xie Hengyan's shoulders instead.

The position of one tall and one short is just right, he just hugged Xie Hengyan without saying a word, but Xie Hengyan smiled, coughed lightly, and said to Yin Chun: "To be honest, don't be angry."

Yin Chun glanced at Xie Hengyan, telling him to speak up if he had something to say, don't be coy and refuse to say it.

"Xiaolu is such a nice girl, I am not good enough for her." Xie Hengyan looked at Yin Chun, her tone was very frank and sincere, "Actually... I knew the code words you two typed yesterday, and I deliberately pretended not to understand That's all."

"...?" Yin Chun turned his eyes abruptly, revealing an expression of incomparable horror.

"Miss Xiaolu's feelings for me are probably what you often whisper in my ears... Like? It's almost like this, am I right?" Xie Hengyan sighed, folded his hands behind his back, and said slowly "However, I couldn't answer any of the questions she asked me yesterday. After thinking about it, I still think it's best to pretend to be a fool. Anyway, such a reaction can make Miss Lu feel more at ease."

"..."

For a brief moment, Yin Zhu felt as if he had been deceived—as if he was the fool who was kept in the dark and didn't know what to do.

Yin Chun stared at Xie Hengyan in a daze, and after a long time, Fang asked him uncertainly: "You...how did you know?"

"She didn't say it, but I can see it." Xie Hengyan smiled brightly, then picked up his small bamboo basket and ran out with big strides.

"Wait……"

Yin Chu realized later, and immediately followed closely behind, shouting loudly: "Xie Hengyan! Please speak clearly, you know how many things there are, and you still pretend to be stupid to others!"

"IDK!"

"Stop! Are you... courageous again?"

"No, no, I'm just a stupid piece of wood, I don't know anything... I don't know!"

Fang came from the backyard of the tavern to the outside of the alley, and walked all the way to the alleyway in Laifeng Town where people came and went, the young couple who were running wild all the way finally stopped.

Xie Hengyan squatted at the corner at the end of the alley, out of breath, and almost collapsed on the spot.Yin Chun quickly caught up with him, put one hand on the back of his neck, and couldn't help but scold him: "Still running? The streets are full of my portraits. Do you think your life is long?"

"I don't understand." Xie Hengyan said while panting, "I want to survive, so shouldn't I stay away from a wanted criminal like you... Is it wrong to run?"

"..."

Yin Chunli didn't even bother to pay attention to him, and with a little force from his big hand, he dragged him back: "Go, I'll take you to a place."

"Where is it?" Xie Hengyan made him dizzy for a while, seeing that the direction he was heading suddenly shifted, but he was not heading towards the entrance of the town, but turned to another half-familiar and half-familiar place, Xie Hengyan suddenly said in a daze: "Hey , don’t you take advantage of the crowds during the day and ride out of town quickly? We have a child with us!”

Yin Chun didn't speak, and Xie Hengyan followed behind. The two of them walked for two or three miles, one after the other, and the noisy voices around them gradually subsided. When, Yin Chun actually took him to the foot of Mount Fuze, beyond another path leading to the mountain!

"...Why did you come here suddenly?" Xie Hengyan asked.

Yin Chun only said, "Take a look before you go."

"What's so interesting here... Hey, you..." Xie Hengyan said halfway, when he was suddenly picked up by Yin Chun, and the bamboo basket was hooked into his arms with his backhand. The dead branches and weeds that blocked the line of sight stepped up the steps along the edge of the mountain road.

It was very difficult for Xie Hengyan's small iron legs to go up and down the mountain, and it happened that Yin Chun chose a dangerous road full of twists and turns, so when going up the mountain along the way, Xie Hengyan was hanging around Yin Chun's neck, and his feet were hardly touched. over the ground.

In the end, as we walked deeper, the surrounding weeds became more and more familiar. Xie Hengyan tilted his head slightly, as if thinking of something, he stretched out his hand and pulled the corner of Yin Chu's clothes, and asked in a low voice: "Hey, It's not here..."

"Shh." Yin Chun made a silent gesture, and slowly put Xie Hengyan aside, while he stepped forward calmly, and slightly opened a thin gap between the dead trees and bushes that were nearly half a person's height beside the road.

Then what appeared in front of the two of them was the wooden stele that Yin Chun brought Xie Hengyan to clean that year ago.

——That's Cheng Daofeng's wife.

That is to say, Qu Rongyi, the married wife who married into the Biyu Mansion back then, died strangely, and has not even had a decent spirit card.

Her tombstone was once placed in such a remote mountain and wild forest that was unattended and cleaned. Cheng Daofeng never came to visit, and even most of the townspeople didn't know the existence of such a half wooden monument. Cheng Kang asked how many incense sticks and paper money to burn, even his own daughter Cheng Miling was not allowed to visit.

But speaking of it, today seems to be somewhat different from before.Just as Xie Hengyan stretched out his two paws, intending to pull the bushes aside completely and go forward to find out, Yin Zhu grabbed his wrist and shook his head lightly at him.

It was only then that Xie Hengyan noticed that there was another petite and familiar figure standing kneeling behind the wooden tablet—at first glance, it turned out to be Cheng Miling whom he had seen not long ago!

Why did Cheng Miling come here? !

Xie Hengyan's eyes widened in horror, but after thinking about it, now that her stubborn father is not in the town, and there is no one around who can restrict her actions, this girl can naturally run up the mountain to clean up her mother who died prematurely. Sweeping the tomb and offering incense can be regarded as a filial piety.

"Recently, a letter came from the other side of Pingchao City, saying that Dad woke up, but his health is not very good, and he hasn't passed the most dangerous test yet." Cheng Miling knelt in front of the grave, and started to light the paper money. , while waving away all the dead branches and leaves next to him, his eyes were lowered at that time, and he was looking at the ground motionless, but his tone was unexpectedly calm, as if he was chatting with a living person, "And on my side , there are so many things to do in Fengfeng Town, and I am too busy to get away."

Xie Hengyan held his breath, not even daring to breathe out at this moment, bent over and shrunk behind the bushes, only pricking up a pair of ears to listen to her.

"Mother, you can probably understand that the people in the town, even if they are neighbors, are always very strict with Bi Yufu, even if there is only one thing that is not satisfactory, that is, a group of people chasing you and making noise. "

Cheng Miling lowered her head, threw the paper money in her hand into the fire one by one, and watched them burn to ashes one by one, then continued to say: "Sometimes I think, if you are still alive, mother That’s fine. Even later, one day, I caught a child in the town. Her eyebrows and eyes are very similar to yours... very similar. I actually have such inexplicable feelings for a little doll. It’s not very similar. Me, so stupid."

"I know that Daddy treats me very well...he really loves me. But, mother...some things have been hidden in my heart for too long. Every time I see him, I can't help thinking about it ...I can't bear it at all."

"I can understand what he did, mother...but I can't forgive him." While speaking, Cheng Miling stretched out a hand and gently pressed it on the top of the wooden monument, as if stroking Qu Rongyi's side face, "... who can understand me? My most beloved father killed my mother with his own hands... and I clearly know everything, but I have to pretend to be ignorant. On such days, I am afraid that only I can understand the extent of the pain..."

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The plot of Xiaolu has come to an end~ I don’t know if I will have a chance to appear in the future. If there is enough space, there will probably be, and if there is not enough space, it will appear at the end.

Then Cheng Miling, what is certain now is that she is not as cheerful and careless as she appears on the surface. She basically knows most of the evil things that Cheng Daofeng has done, but...she likes to pretend to be stupid just like Xie Hengyan. keep the peace.

Yin Chun: So, I haven't figured it out until now, how did he see what Xiaolu was thinking?

——In fact, this is the case. Wood is growing. When he learns to like a person, the thoughts of human beings in a certain state, combined with the unique mind-reading ability of puppets, are still very easy to understand.

It's just that Xie Hengyan reacted very slowly, probably when Yin Chun appeared, he was a little bit aware of Xiaolu's feelings~