The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 15 Xiahou Zhuo
Li Diudiu's life seemed to have returned to calm after experiencing ups and downs in just two days. He was the first one to arrive at the classroom to open the door every day, fetch water and make tea for his teacher Yan Qingzhi, and the last one to leave the classroom every day, cleaning and locking the door.
Even Zhang Xiaolin, who had been beaten by him, did not do anything excessive. Perhaps it was because everyone knew that he and Xiahou Zhuo had been close in the past two days and was afraid of Xiahou Zhuo.
People are like this, otherwise where did the term "the fox borrows the power of the tiger" come from?
Li Diudiu didn't want to be the fox that took advantage of the power of another, so he didn't meet Xiahou Zhuo in the cafeteria for the next two or three days. He thought that the guy probably just thought he was weird so that's why he had contact with him, and there would be no contact in the future.
Finally, it was the ninth day of classes at the academy. Li Diudiu could no longer control his emotions and became increasingly restless.
All the emotions of the eleven-year-old child are placed on his master. He will have a day off tomorrow and will see . Xiahou Zhuo said that his master will definitely wait for him outside the Taoist temple, and Li Diudiu believes it without a doubt.
"Boy."
At this moment, Zhang Xiaolin took advantage of Yan Qingzhi going out and shouted to Li Diudiu. Li Diudiu didn't react to this shout, which scared Liu Shengying so much that she trembled. This child has not yet adapted to life away from home, although he goes home after school every day.
Li Diudiu is the only outlier in the entire Four Pages Academy. He is not allowed to leave the school after school is suspended in the afternoon because this is a rule set by Yan Qingzhi specifically for him. The reason is that he is poor, and no one knows where the reason comes from.
Li Diudiu turned his head to look at Zhang Xiaolin and said nothing.
Zhang Xiaolin sneered and said, "Do you think you have climbed up to Xiahou Zhuo's high branch? I tell you, he is finished, and you are finished too."
Li Diudiu's heart tightened when he heard this.
"What happened to Xiahou Zhuo?"
Li Diudiu asked.
Zhang Xiaolin smiled and said, "Haven't you noticed that you haven't seen him in the academy for a few days?"
Li Diudiu asked again: "What happened to Xiahou Zhuo?"
Zhang Xiaolin said: "Please beg me, I will tell you if you beg me."
With a whoosh, Zhang Xiaolin was in a daze for a moment, and then his body inexplicably grew taller... He was half a head taller than Li Diudiu, but at that moment, Li Diudiu grabbed his collar with one hand and lifted him up.
Li Diudiu said word by word: "Let me ask you again, what happened to Xiahou Zhuo?"
How could Zhang Xiaolin, who had been beaten twice by Li Diudiu, not be afraid? His face turned pale, but he still held on.
"I'm telling you, Li Chi, you don't have anyone to back you up anymore. Xiahou Zhuo offended someone he shouldn't have offended and was beaten to death. You better be careful. Without Xiahou Zhuo protecting you, I don't see how you can still run rampant."
Li Diudiu's face changed drastically: "He was beaten to death?"
Zhang Xiaolin snorted: "Are you scared? If you are, put me down quickly...ah...come on."
Whoosh…
Zhang Xiaolin flew out and fell heavily to the ground. He was out of breath and it took him a while to recover. When he looked again, Li Diudiu was no longer in the classroom.
Xiahou Zhuo said that if there was anything, they could go to that courtyard to find him. Li Diudiu didn't know how special Xiahou Zhuo was, but the fact that he could live in such a special courtyard in a place like the Four-Page Academy already explained something.
Because of this, Li Diudiu felt that no one in the academy dared to provoke Xiahou Zhuo. When Zhang Xiaolin said that Xiahou Zhuo was dead, Li Diudiu didn't believe it.
He ran all the way to the outside of the courtyard. When he reached the door, he found that his hands were shaking a little. He didn't know whether it was because of nervousness or because of running all the way.
The door of the courtyard was closed. Li Diudiu swallowed and raised his hand to knock on the door, but his hand shook even more violently.
This was not his first experience with life and death. The first time was when his family members died of plague, but he was still young at that time and didn't understand anything.
Just as he raised his hand to knock on the door, it creaked open.
Xiahou Zhuo, with a bandage on his arm, was about to go out. When he opened the door, he saw Li Diudiu's pale face. Xiahou Zhuo was stunned for a moment. After a moment, he burst into laughter, laughing so hard that he fell backwards, and no one knew what he was laughing at.
"What the hell are you laughing at!"
Li Diudiu roared angrily and turned away.
Xiahou Zhuo followed behind him, looking shameless.
"worry about me?"
he asks.
Li Diudiu said: "Just to see if you died in your own yard."
"There are many people who want me dead, but few who can kill me."
Xiahou Zhuo smiled and said, "You are the first person who worries about me."
"impossible."
Li Diudiu said: "Don't you have any friends?"
Xiahou Zhuo looked at Li Diudiu and nodded: "Now I have it."
He let out a long breath and asked, "Can you drink?"
Li Diudiu shook his head: "Master doesn't allow me to drink."
Xiahou Zhuo: "Master's words may not be correct. Let's go back and drink with me."
His right arm was in a sling and his neck was also bandaged, and it looked like he had injuries on his body, but his face showed no signs of having been beaten. Someone who was not narcissistic to a certain extent would not be like this.
Xiahou Zhuo brought Li Diudiu back to the courtyard. He came out with a jar of wine. His left hand was as sharp as a knife and he opened the seal of the jar with one palm. For some reason, Li Diudiu thought he was a little handsome when he saw him opening the wine like this.
Xiahou Zhuo poured two bowls of wine and pushed one to Li Diudiu: "Drink it."
Li Diudiu asked: "Why do you suddenly want to drink?"
"Drink it first and I'll tell you."
Xiahou Zhuo picked up the bowl of wine and gulped it down.
Li Diudiu picked it up and took a sip. His master once said that wine is spicy and harmful to the brain. Children should not drink alcohol or they will become idiots if they drink too much. The main reason was that his master was reluctant to buy wine, but the old man was craving for wine. He traveled around the seven counties and whenever he saw an empty wine jar or wine pot, he would go over to smell it.
At that time, Li Diudiu did not think that his master was pitiful or respectable, he just thought that his master was really stingy. But now Li Diudiu understands what his master has paid for him over the years.
He took a sip and felt nothing, just a little sweet. So he picked it up and drank it in one gulp. Instantly, a warm current flowed down his stomach, and Li Diudiu actually felt a little good.
"How about it?"
Xiahou Zhuo, who was waiting for Li Diudiu to cough, looked expectant.
But Li Diudiu didn't react at all. He smacked his lips, smiled foolishly and said, "Sweet."
"Sweet?"
Xiahou Zhuo looked at Li Diudiu and said, "Open your mouth."
Li Diudiu opened his mouth.
Xiahou Zhuo: "Go ahead."
"ah……"
Xiahou Zhuo took a look and said, "There's no hidden alcohol. Is there something wrong with your tongue?"
Li Diudiu said: "It's really delicious and sweet."
Xiahou Zhuo sighed: "Monster."
He poured another bowl of wine for Li Diudiu. This time he didn't drink it all in one breath. Instead, he held the bowl and drank it sip by sip, looking like he had a lot on his mind.
Li Diudiu asked: "You haven't told me why you drink."
Xiahou Zhuo smiled and said, "Almost all the students in this academy have been bullied by me. Even the teachers don't want to mess with me, so I really don't have any friends. When I wave my hand, people will flock to me, but they are afraid of me instead of willing to be friends with me. You are different... By now, the news of my beating should have spread throughout the academy, and you are the only one who came to see me."
Li Diudiu smiled embarrassedly, he didn’t know what to say.
"Maybe it's because you're still a child."
Xiahou Zhuo smiled and shook his head: "Children don't think so much, they just came to see me because they thought I got along well with them."
He let out a breath again, as if there was too much depression accumulated in his chest and abdomen. He always smiled when Li Diudiu saw him, but he would not tell anyone the pain hidden behind that smile.
before.
Not anymore. Now he wants to say it, but he feels it is a bit embarrassing to say it, so he drinks first.
After two bowls of wine, Xiahou Zhuo's face turned slightly red. He looked at Li Diudiu who was pouring the third bowl of wine for himself. Xiahou Zhuo was startled and snatched the jar of wine away: "This is the first time you drink so much, do you want to die?"
Li Diudiu said: “Hehe…it tastes good.”
Xiahou Zhuo rolled his eyes at him and said, "You can't drink after you finish this bowl. If Yan Qingzhi finds out that you drink during class, he will be able to expel you from the academy."
"I do not care anymore."
Li Diudiu said, "If he doesn't expel me from the academy, then I will do terribly on the monthly exam so that he will expel me. I don't want to stay in this place anymore. I want to go find my master."
"Fuck you!"
Xiahou Zhuo suddenly swore.
"If you do that, who will you be honoring? How can you be honoring your master? If you leave the academy on purpose, I will... I will beat you to death."
The last three words were spoken with a strong tone.
Li Diudiu lowered his head and said, "It's too uncomfortable. I eat well, live well and dress well here, but my master is homeless and sleeping on the streets. It's really too uncomfortable... here."
He pointed to his heart: "It hurts a lot."
"Then you should find a way to make money on your own."
Xiahou Zhuo said, "You are escaping by leaving the academy now. Only the most useless men would escape. Responsible people would choose to face difficulties. What are difficulties? Difficulties are enemies. If you leave the academy now to live with your master in the open air, you are compromising with the enemy."
Xiahou Zhuo said: "Men can't be like this. Men must act. They won't obey anyone. If others want to bully me, I will fight them. If fate wants to bully me, I will fight fate!"
He looked at Li Diudiu and said, " Remember , if you don't obey me, just fight me."
Li Diudiu suddenly felt a surge of pride in his chest, perhaps because of the alcohol. The handsome boy slammed the table and said, "Cheers!"
hand pain.
Xiahou Zhuo couldn't help but smile when he saw him like that, feeling somewhat satisfied.
"Li Chi, listen to me..."
Xiahou Zhuo leaned back, resting his head on the back of the chair and looking up at the sky. He said in a hoarse voice, "There are many people in this academy who want to kill me, but they don't want to kill me because they want to. Someone wants them to kill me."
There was a hint of hatred in his eyes as he looked at the sky.
"My father was a very powerful man, holding a high position of power, and my mother was a servant... Do you think it's ridiculous that a powerful man actually thought that he and the little maid were true love, and so I was born... But that family would not tolerate my mother or me."
He looked down at Li Diudiu and said with a wry smile, "So I was sent out of the house. My brothers and sisters knew that although I was born out of wedlock, my father favored me. They were afraid that I would take away the family property in the future, so they wished I would die."
Li Diudiu slammed the table again: "I'll protect you!"
Xiahou Zhuo laughed out loud at his childish appearance, and his eyes became slightly moist as he laughed...
