"Oh, we had such a great time chatting that I forgot about time. No need to bother, I already had dinner at their house."
Xu Tong had a smile on his face and looked really happy.
But after he accidentally spotted the screwdriver under the table, his eyelids twitched slightly.
When I walked to the table, I picked up the screwdriver and started playing with it.
He looked around and asked, "Huh? Where is my friend?"
"He, I haven't told you yet. As soon as you left, a person came up behind you and said that he knew you and was your friend. After the meal, they went out, saying they were going for a walk on the mountain behind.
Xiao Xu, the same goes for your friend. It’s such a cold day that I feel cold even wearing a cotton-padded jacket.
He was also wearing a short-sleeved singlet...
I see that your friend doesn't like to listen to advice, so it's hard to talk to him. You can talk to him when they come back, but don't get sick."
Xu Tong played with the screwdriver in his hand and patted his thigh after hearing the old man's words:
"Exactly, this friend of mine grew up wearing crotchless pants with me. Ever since he was a child, he has said that he would not listen to advice and advised him not to stab others for no reason, but he would not listen. Guess what..."
"What's wrong?"
"The leg... is broken!"
"broken?"
"His father interrupted him and he didn't get out of bed for three months."
Xu Tong raised three fingers and said with an exaggerated expression.
"But how do I see that his legs and feet are still quite strong, it doesn't look like they are broken? Don't coax me, kid."
"It's the third leg that's broken. Of course you can't tell."
Hearing this old man's thighs tightened subconsciously: "Hey, his father is a cruel man, can he do this?"
Xu Tong sighed: "There's nothing I can do. Who asked him to use that thing to stab others? I tried to persuade him, but he didn't listen."
After saying that, Xu Tong stepped forward and took the uncle's arm.
The smile on his face gradually faded, and he whispered: "Uncle, I advise you, do you listen?"
Hearing this, the old man's wrist tightened suddenly, and was actually held tightly by Xu Tong, unable to move.
For a moment, the old man looked coldly at Xu Tong's face, but he no longer saw the kind and friendly smile of the past, only eyes that made people feel strange.
"Did I say something wrong somewhere, or did your friend leave some mark on you?"
Xu Tong shook his head and just held the screwdriver in his hand: "You are an excellent liar. I almost believe your words, but...it shouldn't appear here."
"This screwdriver!"
The old man was a little surprised. He didn't expect that what exposed his lie was just an inconspicuous screwdriver??
"Yes! I was also surprised that he would find this place, but I was even more surprised that this screwdriver would be left behind in this place."
From the moment he walked in, he recognized this thing immediately.
The old man's words were almost completely logical, and he didn't even find any flaws.
According to normal reasoning, Gao Zhuo found out that something was wrong with the other party, so he made an appointment with the other party to go out and solve it together.
There is nothing wrong with this statement.
But...this screwdriver shouldn't be here.
He knows better than anyone else the special nature of this screwdriver, so leaving this screwdriver here must have its meaning.
For example... I'm giving myself a warning!
But the only thing he didn't understand was that whether it was his good brother or Gao Zhuo, even if they faced a special force team, they could still do it with ease.
The old man in front of him, who is nearly 70 years old, does not look like a stranger, let alone a player.
How did he subdue Gao Zhuo and the two, and even force his good brother to leave his precious baby here as a warning to himself??
"snort!"
The old man snorted coldly and waved his hand to push Xu Tong away. Xu Tong didn't embarrass him and let go of his hand.
The old man turned around and walked into the kitchen and put out the charcoal fire in the stove.
As for the warm bowl of delicious food in the pot, Xu Tong was naturally not lucky enough to enjoy it.
After turning off the stove, the old man changed his clothes and said, "I wanted to wait a few more days for my granddaughter to get married before leaving, but now I have to leave early."
When Xu Tong heard this, he looked at the top of the old man's head with confusion, and found that the destiny above the old man's head had also begun to change. It had changed from a bloody disaster to a misty fog. If you look carefully, you can see that there are rocks hidden in the fog.
This is a sign that the road ahead is dangerous.
"When you said you were leaving, where did you go?"
"Go where you want to go!" The old man's eyes were full of alertness and vigilance.
"Yin Yang Cave!"
I don't know why, but when the old man said this, Xu Tong suddenly remembered the story told by Yang Lao.
Every few years, chieftains would bring sacrifices and go to Shiwanda Mountain to offer sacrifices.
It is said that every successful person can achieve his or her dreams.
Could it be that the reason why I first saw the old man's fate in the shape of a pine tree was because he was going to the mountain to offer sacrifices, and the location happened to be the Yin-Yang Cave.
"You know what you're asking, young man, I actually like you quite a lot, but you shouldn't take advantage of my people's holy land!"
Xu Tong knew that the old man might have misunderstood, but at this time, no matter how he explained, he could only wait and see what happened, and first find out what happened to Gao Zhuo and the others.
I saw the old man take out a small box from the cupboard. When he opened the box, there were all kinds of gold and silver jewelry, as well as the green copy of the real estate, and an envelope that had been written a long time ago.
These are the properties he plans to leave to his granddaughter.
It's a pity that the current situation makes it impossible to hand it over to her in person.
The old man held the box and placed the things on the table in the living room.
Then he took out a set of clothes and put them on his body. The clothes looked very similar to the clothes of ordinary Miao people, but there were many differences in details.
A Miao knife was hung on the back of the waist, and a silver horn hung on the waist. It was inlaid with many gems that had been aged for a long time. It was not a modern product at first glance.
This is the traditional clothing of the old man.
"Old man, there are twelve Miao tribes in western Hunan, which one are you?"
Xu Tong leaned against the doorpost and asked curiously.
When mentioning this matter, the old man looked disdainful, patted the horn on his waist, and looked like he was too lazy to explain to Xu Tong. He just sneered and said: "I am not a member of the Twelve Branches, but you may not know it after I tell you.
Let's go, you two brothers are still waiting in the back mountain."
The old man casually threw a satchel to Xu Tong, which was full of dry food that had been prepared long ago.
The old man himself put a machete on his back and led him out of the back door.
Along a small road, heading straight towards the back mountain, there were occasionally some villagers on the road. They wanted to greet the old man warmly, but when they saw the horn around the old man's waist and the clothes on his body, his expression suddenly became strange.
Xu Tong could see the expressions of awe and fear in their eyes, but strangely, there was also a sense of disgust hidden under this emotion.
The old man ignored these people and led Xu Tong straight up the mountain.
It was already getting dark at this time, and the mountain roads at night were particularly difficult to walk. Even the hunters in the village would not continue into the mountains at this time.
But the old man seemed to be very familiar with the environment here, and the night did not bother him at all. As for Xu Tong, he had dark vision, so he would not be affected.
Soon after the two of them passed through a forest, Xu Tong took a closer look and saw that there was fire flashing deep in the forest.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a cabin in the woods.
The old man took Xu Tong to the house and pushed the door open. The warm heat in the room rushed towards Xu Tong and hit Xu Tong's face.
I saw a charcoal fire burning brightly in an iron stove in the room.
Two figures in the room were squatting in front of the bonfire. When they heard the movement behind them, they both turned around at the same time.
"head!"
As soon as Gao Zhuo finished speaking, the figure beside him picked up the shovel in his hand and rushed towards Xu Tong.
"Xu Tong!!!"
Accompanied by a deafening roar, the sharp-edged face was revealed in the firelight. Isn't he the good brother he thinks about day and night? He is always carefree.
At this moment, his eyes were not wearing sunglasses, revealing a pair of scarlet beast pupils, with such murderous aura that he wanted to cut Xu Tong into pieces.
But just as he rushed forward, he fell to the ground with a plop, covering his lower abdomen with his hand, twitching in pain and breaking into a cold sweat.
Gao Zhuo on the side didn't dare to move when he saw this. After he tasted that taste once, he didn't want to try it a second time.
Even a corpse-like body cannot withstand someone messing around in your belly.
Xu Tong glanced at the young man on the ground, took out a screwdriver from his pocket and threw it to him. Instead, he said to the old man aside: "Look, I told you that this guy didn't listen to advice."
"ah!!!"
Even though the pain was excruciating, Zhan Renyu still bared his teeth and claws at Xu Tong, as if the guy in front of him had a grudge against him for killing his father.
Xu Tong knelt down and looked at the young man's twisted face. With a growing smile, he put his hand on the guy's head affectionately and looked up and down the young man's face with concern.
"You have lost weight, but you are still as playful as you were when you were a kid!"
After saying that, a cold light suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he punched this guy in the face. Xu Tong's punch directly deformed Chang Wugu's face. He rolled his eyes and immediately passed out.
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Gao Zhuo looked at the two sideways and murmured in his heart: "What are these two lunatics doing??"
Seeing this, the old man on the side held the handle of the knife with one hand and said to Xu Tong in a cold voice: "Let's talk after we go in."
After Xu Tong walked in the door obediently, Gao Zhuo couldn't wait to ask in a low voice: "You ate too??"
Xu Tong rolled his eyes at him: "If I eat it, none of us will survive now."
Xu Tong didn't know what the old man's method was, but judging from Chang Wu's state, it looked more like the rumored Gu insect, and it was not an ordinary Gu insect. Otherwise, with Gao Zhuo's strength, he could kill the old man with one move.
, you are not afraid of the old man provoking the Gu insect at all.
Xu Tong sat down generously and wiped his hands by the bonfire a few times before asking the old man: "Old man, can you make a condition?"
"hey-hey!"
The old man actually sat down directly next to Gao Zhuo. He was not worried that Gao Zhuo would take the opportunity to resist him. He looked at Xu Tong and said, "On one condition, you will protect me into the mountain!"