12. Holding the Sword
It was still dark at night, Su Che held the sword, his plain clothes were blown by the wind, and the ribbons with his hair and the robe were also fluttering.
Outside the gate of the courtyard, he stopped, thought for a while, and knocked on the door.
Perhaps it was because there was wind or the people inside were sleeping heavily, he knocked for a while before he heard the sound of the door opening in the yard, followed by the sound of his shoes slamming on the bluestone slab.
"I didn't say Bai Xiaoyu, you didn't bring your key? Why are you knocking on the door when you come back so late?"
The people inside complained while walking. Su Che could hear it very clearly. He frowned slightly and then stretched out.
The gate of the courtyard opened from inside, and a chubby young man in a robe rubbed his eyes, "Where are you going, so late..."
He was muttering, but when he saw clearly that the person outside the door was not Bai Xiaoyu, he stopped talking and looked at it with scrutiny and vigilance.
"Who are you?" he asked with a few glances up and down with suspicion.
"I am a friend of Miss Qiao Zhiwei and I live there." Su Che said, pointing to the direction of his courtyard. He felt that the other party should know.
"Oh." The slightly fat young man dragged his voice and looked like he knew everything.
Su Che smiled and did not deny it.
"It's so late, are you going to have something to do?"
"Is Bai Xiaoyu here? I'm here to find him." Su Che said.
"Look for Bai Xiaoyu?" The fat young man's eyes flashed, "He drank some wine before going to bed, and now he is sleeping so hard. Why don't you come back tomorrow, or when he wakes up, I'll tell him and let him go and find you."
Su Che nodded secretly. The fat man was alert and cautious. He didn't ask himself what was wrong with Bai Xiaoyu, but directly blocked the backroads. Obviously, he didn't want to cause trouble, and the reason was found was sufficient.
"Then call him up." Su Che said.
The fat young man frowned, "Didn't I tell you that he had drunk wine and slept very hard, how could he wake up?"
"I can wake up." Su Che smiled gently.
The fat young man's face darkened, and he didn't say anything and wanted to close the door.
But there was an extra sword in front of him. The sword was not unsheathed, and the dark hilt of the sword pressed against the door panel he was pushing.
The fat young man sneered and pushed hard, intending to make the boy in front of him look ugly.
But when he tried hard, he did not push, but instead flashed under his feet.
His face changed slightly, and he looked at the calm young man in front of him, and knew that he was no match at all.
Immediately, he smiled embarrassedly, "What, why don't I go in and try to call him up."
Seeing the expressionless look in front of him, he hurriedly said, "There are more than a dozen senior brothers living in this yard. It's not convenient for you to go in. It's a misunderstanding, so I'll do it."
The fat young man let his hand go from the door panel, raised it to him, and said, "Wait for a moment, I'll call him over immediately, you can wait."
After saying that, he took a few steps back, smiled, and then turned around and entered the yard.
Su Che watched the other person walk into the corridor and enter the room.
Then, he looked around, raised his foot and entered the yard.
The fool is waiting here.
...
"Someone is looking for trouble?"
"Stop sleeping, get up quickly, someone is provoking."
"Who? Those bastards from Tianchongyuan?"
"Are they sick so late?"
In the rooms on both sides, more than a dozen people in the big bunk bed were shaken by this man, lifting the quilt, and looking unhappy.
The fat young man Pan Feng rubbed his face and said, "It's not the grandsons of Tianchongyuan, but an outsider."
"Hey, I'm noisy, outsider?"
"Is it the thief who stole the library tonight?"
"No, are those people on the night side all trash? Why are there just outsiders coming tonight?"
Pan Feng heard these people cursing while wearing clothes, and immediately smiled bitterly: "It's not that thief, it's the boy who lives in Huaiyuan."
"Huaiyuan?" Someone was stunned and asked, "Isn't the one living there a friend of Senior Sister Qiao?"
As soon as these words were said, the person who was still dissatisfied stopped talking and stopped scolding, and his hands were also stopped wearing clothes.
If we want to divide it in detail, they are all outer disciples of Taohua Jiange, while Qiao Zhiwei is the true master of the sect.
Not to mention that she is about to break the mirror now. Once she becomes a great practitioner, her status in the sect will undoubtedly be higher. Not to mention her close friend, even if she is a recognized person, her status will rise.
Therefore, no matter how they guessed their identity in their hearts, they would not provoke them just because Qiao Zhiwei brought it in.
In order to show his goodwill, he will lose face. Qiao Zhiwei is a tough character.
Therefore, everyone present looked at each other and began to take off their clothes they were about to wear.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Pan Feng was anxious.
"I said fat man, how did you mess with others?" Someone said, "I even came to me in the middle of the night and asked me to tell me that you can apologize to others as soon as possible. I will save you from being Senior Sister Qiao tomorrow."
"That's right, I haven't seen that person go out a few times after so long. Are you unrighteous tonight? Want to treat us as a gun?"
As he said this, his tone was already dissatisfied.
Others also looked at it, although they did not say it clearly, their eyes were similar.
Why are some people coming to provoke? Isn’t this cheating them?
"No, I'm not anxious." Pan Feng was so anxious that he was sweating, "Isn't it okay for me to compensate you?"
"What the hell is going on?" someone asked.
"He is here to find Bai Xiaoyu." Pan Feng had no choice but to say.
"Then look for it."
"Hey, but where did this guy Bai Xiaoyu go?"
"It seems like we went out when we were asleep."
"Fatty, is this wrong?"
Looking at everyone's suspicious look, Pan Feng said helplessly: "To be honest, I don't know where he is. He just asked me to keep it secret for him when he went out and don't let him know."
On weekdays, Bai Xiaoyu just carries water and chops wood. He has no friends and does not know anyone. The two are not very familiar with each other. They can only say that they are slightly closer than others, but that's it.
Although the sects do not allow gangs and small groups to be formed in private, everyone lives in the same yard. Basically, the same big bunker now lives in a group of brothers. The Tianchongyuan mentioned just now is inconsistent with their group of men.
Pan Feng concealed it to Bai Xiaoyu in order to better integrate into the yard because he is loyal.
Sure enough, after hearing what he said, others wouldn't say anything too heavy.
However, someone still said, "The boy from Huaiyuan, I think you should tell him honestly. No matter what he looks for Bai Xiaoyu, it's their business. Let's not get involved. If the people from other courtyards are splashed with dirty water, Senior Sister Qiao will show us a look. This month's Xiaobi will be miserable."
Others said yes.
Pan Feng was helpless, sighed in his heart, and after prosecuting him again, he turned around and walked out.
Then he saw the figure standing a few steps away in the corridor with a sword in his arms.
Chapter completed!