Li Muyang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He didn't expect that his inadvertent words would provoke a woman. If he had known earlier, he would have learned to pretend to be stupid and obedient like Li Shinian.
It was too late for him to back down now.
Li Muyang looked at the old lady's stubborn eyes and said, "Miss Hong Xiu, in fact, I didn't see the flaws in your makeup. I just heard Uncle Lu call you a lady, so I followed suit … My sister often taught me to guess a woman's age as young as possible. She should be called aunt, so I should call her sister. She should be called mother-in-law, so I should call her aunt. Which woman doesn't like to be praised for being young? Don't you think so? "
The old lady giggled. Her laughter was clear, like the chirping of a spirit bird.
Paired with her gray hair and wrinkled face, there was a feeling that made people have goosebumps all over the floor.
The chaos in Hong Xiu's pupils disappeared. She looked at Li Muyang with bright eyes and said, "You said that you didn't see the flaws in my makeup, which proves that you know I am pretending … In this way, I am more interested in you. If you don't tell me frankly, then I won't help you today. "
"How can you go back on your words? You just said that even if I can't say it, you won't refuse if Uncle Lu helps me … "
"Because I am a woman." Hong Xiu said calmly, "Which woman is not fickle? Besides, it's my job to change. Is there anything wrong? "
She turned to look at Li Shinian and said, "Little girl, don't you think so?"
"It makes sense." Li Shinian nodded seriously. "Women should be fickle. Such a woman is charming. "
"What a good child." Hong Xiu seemed to be very fond of Li Shinian and reached out to stroke her head again.
"Thank you, mother-in-law." Li Shinian smiled sweetly.
Lu Qingming enjoyed Li Muyang being embarrassed by Hong Xiu. Perhaps in his eyes, as long as he was with Li Muyang, no matter what Li Muyang did, he was happy to see it.
Was this the so-called happiness of a family?
Lu Qingming looked at Li Muyang and said, "Muyang, since Miss Hong Xiu is sincerely asking for help, tell me what you found. It'll be good for her to pay more attention in the future and improve her disguise skills. "
Li Muyang had to agree. He looked at Hong Xiu and said, "You go down the stairs again."
"What?"
"Go down the steps as you did when you came out."
"What do you mean?"
"You'll know once you try," Li Muyang said.
"Let's see what game you're playing."
Although Hong Xiu was impatient, she wanted to know how Li Muyang saw through her camouflage. So, she once again walked up the stairs as she had just come out.
She still pretended to be unsteady when she went down the stairs, and her body staggered forward.
"Stop." Li Muyang shouted.
Hong Xiu maintained her posture, raised her head to look at Li Muyang, waiting for him to solve the riddle.
"Have you ever seen a real old man fall?" Li Muyang asked.
Hong Xiu thought for a moment, and said angrily, "What do you want to say?"
"When I lived in Jiangnan city, there were many old people in the alley. When I was young, I didn't know much, so I often followed behind them and learned how to walk. So, sometimes I would also follow them and learn how they fall. "
"You pretended to be an old man, and wanted to show that your legs are unsteady and you're about to fall when you go down the stairs. However, when a real old man encounters such a staircase, they will test Xiaoxin. Xiaoxin will suddenly take the first step — — Don't you think you're too anxious and too fast? In the face of such a staircase, there is no hesitation or fear. This is not in line with the temperament of a doddering old man. "
Hong Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Just based on this, you can guess that I'm pretending?"
"Naturally not. At that time, I didn't think much at all. It was just when you were about to fall, I noticed some clues. I know that there are many strange people living in the Moon Embracing Garden. If you are also a strange person, then you won't fall so easily. This small staircase, naturally, is not in your eyes. Is that right? But if you're just an ordinary person, how can you maintain extreme control of your body when your footsteps are so unsteady? "
"What do you mean?"
"You're about to fall, but you're not really going to fall, and your body is not really unstable. Everything is under your control. You have extreme control over your body. So, at that time, I began to really wonder what kind of person would do such a thing? What is her purpose in setting up such a maze? "
Li Muyang looked at Lu Qingming and said with a smile, "It just so happens that Uncle Lu called you Miss Hong Xiu. I then understood that this is just a small camouflage."
"Hahaha …" Lu Qingming laughed heartily, looked at Hong Xiu and said, "Hong Xiu, it seems that your camouflage skills still need to be improved."
"You're smart." Hong Xiu coldly snorted, fiercely glared at Li Muyang, and then pulled Li Shinian's hand and walked outside.
Li Muyang touched his nose and said to Lu Qingming very gloomily, "She asked me to say it. She doesn't like it. "
"It doesn't matter." Lu Qingming grabbed Li Muyang's hand and said, "Let's go, let's go in and see your gift."
Li Muyang was not used to holding hands with a man, but being grabbed by Lu Qingming, he couldn't get rid of it, so he said, "Uncle Lu, slow down. Xiaoxin's feet."
There was a study in the room, and one of the walls of the study was hollow. The bookshelf was unfolded on both sides, and there was a black hole in the middle.
Lu Qingming pulled Li Muyang into the stone cave, and the stone wall behind automatically closed on both sides.
Inside the stone cave, there were dozens of big and small heads hanging.
The expressions of those heads were lifelike, as if they had been cut off by a knife.
However, Li Muyang knew that it was fake. Because the bottom of the head was supported by the stone platform, there was no blood.
Obviously, this was Hong Xiu's personal studio.
Li Shinian came down first, and under the guidance of Hong Xiu, he was mixing a strange ointment.
When Li Muyang came in, Hong Xiu pointed to a wooden chair in the room and said, "Sit down."
Li Muyang sat down obediently.
Hong Xiu reached out her hand and stroked along the contour of Li Muyang's face.
"Soft skin and tender flesh, but a vicious mouth." Hong Xiu complained while touching Li Muyang's face.
"I …"
"Shut up. Don't talk. "Hong Xiu scolded. "When you talk, I can't measure the shape of your facial features."
"…" Li Muyang knew that this was her revenge.
After a while, Hong Xiu said to Li Shinian, "Apply the ointment on his face. Apply it evenly. "
"Me?" Li Shinian was shocked and hurriedly said, "I can't do it."
"It's just a cleaning ointment. It doesn't matter." Hong Xiu said.
"Okay then." Li Shinian came over with the bowl of ointment and used a small brush to brush Li Muyang's face.
Li Muyang felt that his face was smeared with a layer of honey. It was sticky and somewhat uncomfortable. But it didn't smell anything.
While Li Shinian was brushing the ointment, Hong Xiu was already busy at the workbench.
She found a head that was most similar to Li Muyang's head and then tore off the skin on the head. She cut it with a blade and covered the seemingly fine skin on Li Muyang's face.
Li Muyang could only close his eyes and let her torment his face for a long time. She rubbed and pinched with considerable force. It seemed that there was a deep hatred between her and Li Muyang.
After a long time, Hong Xiu said in front of Li Muyang, "Okay. You can open your eyes. "
Li Muyang obediently opened his eyes. Before he could speak, he saw Li Shinian's surprised face and said, "Oh my god, too powerful. This is … who is this? "
Lu Qingming also looked at Li Muyang appreciatively, uttering a word of praise: "The disciple of the Thousand Faced Poison King is indeed extraordinary. In such a short period of time, he managed to create a brand new face. It's really amazing to pass off the fake as genuine. "
Li Muyang couldn't see his own face and hurriedly said, "Give me the bronze mirror. Give me the mirror and let me see. "
"I don't have a bronze mirror here." Hong Xiu said.
"…"
After Li Muyang returned home, he finally saw his new self in the bronze mirror.
His face was sallow and looked like a young drunkard who had drunk too much and hurt his liver.
The shape of his face was wider than before and more wild and rough than before.
There was a beard stubble, indicating that the shaving technique of the owner of this face was very rough.
The current Li Muyang had become a stranger that he himself felt was strange.
"That's good." Li Muyang grinned. Although the current mask was not as handsome as his real self, in the face of survival, everything else was insignificant.
Besides, wouldn't uglier days come and go?
Kuang dang — —
Li Shinian slammed open the door.
Li Muyang looked helpless and said to Li Shinian, "When will you learn to knock on the door before entering someone else's room?"
Li Shinian stepped back, knocked on the door with his hand and shouted, "Brother, can I come in?"
"— — Come in." Li Muyang said.
Kuang dang — —
The door was slammed open again.
"— —" Li Muyang thought to himself, it's better not to knock on the door. Otherwise, the door would suffer another calamity.
Li Shinian once again rushed in, grabbed Li Muyang's arm and said: "Brother, let's go, let's go."
"Where to?" Li Muyang asked.
"Sister Xiaoxin is at the door, you accompany us to Thousand Buddha Temple."
"No way — —" Li Muyang hurriedly refused. He hadn't thought about how to face Cui Xiaoxin.
"Don't worry." Li Shinian dragged Li Muyang outside. "You're not my brother, you're just my groom."
"— —"
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