Drunken Crane Immortal

Chapter 24

Hua Zhaoshui was not very courageous in the first place, but she didn't even eat dinner after being so frightened.The night passed, I didn't sleep well, and I woke up early the next morning, feeling groggy, and I barely woke up after washing my face several times.

The class master saw that he was not in good spirits, so he asked him to sing two songs with few lyrics. At the end of the second song, he accidentally glanced down and saw the young master sitting behind him, waving his fan leisurely and holding his eyes. smile at him.This scared him so much that he almost forgot his words on the spot.

When he left the stage, he staggered, afraid that this guy would be waiting for him backstage again.But fortunately, Sheng Jianwei seemed to have really just watched a scene, and did not appear in front of him again.

Sheng Jianwei didn't come back for the next few days, probably because he was busy with errands in the palace.But Hua Zhaoshui felt that he was going crazy, and after that time, he didn't dare to look down the stage.Whenever he caught a glimpse of someone with a similar figure or similar clothes, he always felt that it was the young master who came again.The whole body was tense, and he couldn't sing well, so he simply asked for leave and went home to rest.

A Ying came back with Hua Quan, and bought fish to make fish soup for him.As soon as he entered the door, he saw him listlessly nestled on the bed, so he poked his head out.

Aying asked Huaquan to put the fish in the water basin first, then she went over to lift his quilt, and said, "What's the matter? Xiaohua, are you feeling well?"

As soon as she peeled off the quilt, she saw his eyes were red, and she couldn't help but touch his face, ouch, and said, "Little ancestor, what's the matter? I heard that you haven't been energetic these days, why don't you?" Are you comfortable? Do you want to see a doctor?"

Hua Zhaoshui shook his head, looked at her, and said, "Mother, shouldn't I leave Sheng Mansion?"

Aying couldn't hear such words the most, so she was not very happy immediately, and said, "What are you thinking about? Could it be that you deserve what you deserve, being a slave for the rest of your life?"

She looked at Hua Zhaoshui with a very pitiful expression and couldn't get angry anymore. She put away her complaints, just sighed, and said, "Then tell your mother, what's wrong? Is someone bullying you? Or can you not stay there?" happy?"

Hua Zhaoshui turned her head away in embarrassment, thought for a while but said nothing: "It's nothing..."

Hua Quan had already started to cut the fish, and shouted outside: "He's tired, let him have a rest, wash the vegetables quickly, do you want to eat?"

Aying responded, touched his head again, and said, "Good boy, if someone bullies you, you can go to Boss Song, and he will help you. Then go to sleep and call after dinner is over." you."

Hua Zhaoshui nodded, watching her tuck herself in the quilt and go out, she slowly retracted her eyes.He thought, instead of worrying about it, it's better to take the initiative to find the young master next time, admit his mistake to him and let it go.But he remembered the appearance of the young master losing his temper, and immediately shrank back a little, and said to himself: "He will eat me alive..."

Hua Zhaoshui recuperated at home for a few days, and returned to the team when he was in better spirits. As soon as he returned, the team leader greeted him and asked him if he was in good health and if there was any discomfort.Hua Zhaoshui immediately became vigilant. If nothing happened, the leader would not take the initiative to greet him, so he said vaguely, "It's almost done."

The class leader smiled happily, patted him, and said: "It's fine. It's just right, you have a new job - there is a spectator who invites you to sing at his house. The reward is good. You are ready to prepare, and you will be ready in three days." go."

Hua Zhaoshui let out an ah, always having an ominous premonition, and said, "Which one is it?"

The class leader thought about it for a while, and said: "In the southeast suburb of the city, the owner said it is a new house, and the singing hall will add some joy."

Hua Zhaoshui thought for a while, Sheng Mansion is in the eastern suburbs of the city, so it is impossible to be the young master anymore.He relaxed a little bit, he said that whether it is a concert or not, the reward is one of them, the most important thing is that he doesn't have to come out to sing Yuanzi in a panic, if he continues to be so frightened, he will probably stay behind closed doors every day.

On that day, Hua Zhaoshui arrived at the new house by car. The house was a little remote, surrounded by a dense bamboo forest, and there was a strange sound when the wind passed by.When he got out of the carriage at the door, he looked around and thought that it was really a new house, such a luxurious house without even a plaque.

There was a heavy creaking sound when the door was pushed open. Looking around, the house was almost empty.

After walking for quite a while, I saw only two or three young servants walking in a hurry. They seemed to not see a troupe coming from the courtyard, and they lowered their heads and couldn't see clearly.The courtyard was a little deserted, unswept, and it looked a little barren.Many flowers and plants grew wildly, obviously no one took care of them, and even the whole yard was surprisingly quiet.But Hua Zhaoshui didn't think too much about it, just thought that the new house had just been completed, and there was no time to make arrangements for it.

When singing, there were not many people sitting below, none of them looked like the owner of the house, they neither applauded nor applauded, just as quiet as this courtyard.After the singing was over, Hua Zhaoshui couldn't hold back and asked the passing servants, "Isn't the owner of this house coming today?"

The servant shook his head at him, didn't speak, just looked at him blankly, and immediately walked around him and left, walking as if he was light.

The sound of the bamboo forest outside could be heard in the yard, the house was already extremely quiet, but the rustling of the forest made it even more eerie.Hua Zhaoshui was frightened by the man's eyes just now, and stood there blankly for a long while, until the gong sounded and his companions called him to come on stage, and then he came back to his senses.

The people who listened to the opera were like puppets. They sat like that from the beginning, didn't make a sound and didn't drink tea. Watching Hua Zhaoshui felt hairy, so they quietly grabbed the fellow actors and said in a low voice: "You Don't you think it's weird here?"

The actor looked at it and asked doubtfully, "What's so strange?"

Hua Zhaoshui's eyes drifted to those onlookers, and said: "They are so strange, they don't make any sound, they just sit motionless."

"Xiao Hua, are you still in good health?" The actor touched his forehead and said, "Aren't they just chatting? They asked me something just now—look, they don't answer now." Talking to our people?"

Hua Zhaoshui turned his head and looked again, but no matter how he looked, he could only see that these six or seven people were like puppets, where did they move?Let alone submit to talk.

"Okay, if you're not feeling well, you'd better take a few days off after singing and have a good rest."

Hua Zhaoshui was pulled away by him, but the uneasiness in his heart became more and more serious. He thought, I'm not really crazy, am I?He had just stepped onto the stage and hadn't spoken yet, when he suddenly felt the pendant around his neck warm up, he couldn't help but froze, and touched it through his clothes.

The pendant has not responded since it was sealed by the Taoist priest, and he forgot about it after a long time.Right now, he felt that the house was getting weirder and weirder, and this thing made a movement at an inopportune time, which really made him afraid.

If he didn't think so, he would find an excuse. He didn't want to sing this time, and he didn't want the money. It's better to leave first.He was originally thinking with his head down, and immediately wanted to evade his physical discomfort as soon as this thought came out, but as soon as he raised his head, he met the eyes of those people—their eyes were all focused, and they were exactly the same as that servant, empty Straightforward eyes.

Hua Zhaoshui was so frightened that he fell back immediately. Fortunately, the actor next to him quickly supported him, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Hua Zhaoshui grabbed the man's hand suddenly, his face was pale, and said: "I...I feel a little uncomfortable and dizzy. If I don't sing today, let's go back."

The actor wondered: "That's not okay, the money has been collected, and the class leader knows that we didn't sing, so he will definitely be angry-now Boss Song is not in Jinyun City, be careful, you can't escape."

Maybe it was because his face was really ugly, the actor said again: "Otherwise you go and rest first, I will sing for you."

Hua Zhaoshui had already started to tremble, she shook her head and said, "I can't... I can't sing anymore, let's go now!"

The actor was confused by him, before he had time to speak, his eyes suddenly widened, his face was full of horror, and he said, "Xiao...Xiao Hua, behind you..."

Hua Zhaoshui was frightened by his expression, and turned her head a little dullly.Originally, the visitors were sitting scattered, but now not only the rows of tables and chairs disappeared, but also densely packed with people—or to be precise, it was full.

Those can't be called "people" anymore, they are as thin as a piece of paper, and the original clothes and hair accessories are now black ink stains. Looking up, you can still see strands of silk threads that are not very clear.

The whistling sound of the bamboo forest outside the courtyard was even harsher, the dark clouds lowered, and the originally bright sunshine disappeared.

Hua Zhaoshui was so frightened that his breath became stagnant, and the remaining actors and musicians also reacted, screaming and screaming, and they all wanted to run out in a panic.

The yard was in a mess, and everyone was running towards the gate.But the pieces of paper didn't move, they just floated in mid-air like a threatening demonstration.

Hua Zhaoshui had already started to tremble, obviously those were like shadow puppets, but he could clearly see their eyes and stared straight at them.He took a deep breath, pushed the actor beside him, and said, "Hurry up and go."

The actor was also frightened, it took him a long time to react, he grabbed him and said, "Then why are you still standing! Run! They can't move yet!"

Hua Zhaoshui shook his head and said: "They will move, as long as I leave, they will move."

The actor didn't believe it, so he insisted on pulling him, Hua Zhaoshui was pulled back a few steps, those paper figurines who were originally quiet immediately approached three steps, silently, but scared the actor scream.

Hua Zhaoshui was actually very scared, but his instinct told him that it would be safer to stay honest now.He probably knew it, maybe it was because of this pendant again, but last time the Taoist priest said that he would not dare to approach those messy things with seals.

He pulled the actor back two tentative steps, and the paper figurines immediately followed.He took a few steps, and those paper figures followed, no more, no less.

Hua Zhaoshui found that they were not actively attacking people for the time being, and they were a little more courageous.The actor beside him also noticed this pattern, so he whispered, "Xiaohua, we will be safe if we retreat quietly to the door?"

Hua Zhaoshui stared at the paper figurines, and said in a low voice, "I think it's better for you to run first."

"That's no good, I can't leave you here alone... Besides, I don't even remember how I went back."

Hua Zhaoshui had nothing to say, and could only test these paper figurines a little bit.After he tried this seven times, no matter how much he moved back, the paper figures would no longer move forward, as if they were nailed in place.

But Hua Zhaoshui became nervous instead, and after a while, the paper figurines let out a shrill howl, and rushed forward like a cold blade.

These paper figurines cover the sky and cover the sky, like a dense swarm of bees, if they touch them, they will definitely be scratched.No matter how you look at it now, you can't escape, Hua Zhaoshui can imagine being sliced ​​into thin slices by them.

The two huddled against the wall and screamed, but the feeling of oppression suddenly disappeared. It took a long time for the sun to peek over with trepidation, and found that the silk threads connecting the paper figurines had all been cut off, and the paper figurines fell to the ground. , It really became a piece of paper.

He looked up and saw a young Taoist priest wearing a Taoist uniform and holding a whisk, standing on the fence, just looking over.Hua Zhaoshui didn't recognize this face, but he did recognize this outfit.

Hua Zhaoshui stood up in surprise and said, "Thank you, Daoist."

The little Taoist grinned at him, shook the whisk in his hand, and said, "Hello, little friend, we meet again."

Hua Zhaoshui tilted her head, but she couldn't remember who he was, but it was definitely not the one who sealed his pendant.

Before he could figure it out, when he was suddenly dragged away, he heard a familiar voice: "The flower boss I hired, why did it fall into someone else's hands?"

Hua Zhaoshui shrank his neck suddenly, and heard him say again: "Why does this yard look the same as mine?"

The little Taoist on the wall said: "This is a puppet formation, and the formation is relatively simple, so we were able to find it so quickly."

"You guys?" Hua Zhaoshui finally stopped pretending to be dumb, and said, "So this place...is fake?"

The little Taoist raised his hand and drew a rune in mid-air. He didn't know what to read, and the huge courtyard slowly disappeared. He also jumped down from the fence, helped up the stunned actor, and said with a smile : "Little friend, you should be more careful in the future. Jinyun City is not stable recently—by the way, you may not remember me. The last time you met was my brother Lu Lanzong. My name is Fang Lecheng. I have taken care of a lot of monsters recently, and the task is a bit heavy. I I have to find my senior brother, and there will be a period later."

As he spoke, he carried the actor on his shoulders and said, "I sent him back too."

Before Hua Zhaoshui could speak, he disappeared.

"stop looking."

Hua Zhaoshui felt that her legs were weak, and she couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "Master, Tanghui is really you..."

Sheng Jian snorted slightly, wrapped his arms around his waist, and said, "Let's go, I sang the wrong part, can't I make it up?"