Mask Country (9)
Luo Yi once met the Queen of the Mask Country. The Queen of the Mask Country still wanted her own life. Isn't the reason why she came to the Mask Country now because the Queen of the Mask Country kidnapped Kang Lele? There were multiple questions at once, and Luo Yi was afraid that there was no way to get the answers, so she had to come one by one. After Luo Yi asked that question, the masked woman replied: "When people in our mask country are born, the midwife will give them He puts on a mask, and as he grows older, when he reaches a certain age, he has to go to the government office to change it."
Li Wenyu felt very strange after hearing this, and asked quickly: "Isn't your queen tired from making so many masks?"
"That's right, there are so many things to do, and how does she know who has a child with a big face?" Xiaoying was already curious, so she looked at the masked woman, wanting to know more from the woman's mouth.
The masked woman laughed out loud, looked at the people in front of her like monsters, and replied: "The abilities of our queen are beyond your imagination."
"That's true." Luo Yi nodded, thinking about what to do next.
Xiaoying and Li Wenyu kept asking questions. The woman just answered, but she was not unhappy. After all, she took the money and seemed willing to tell them something. After sitting for a while, after listening for a while, Luo Yi glanced at Wangchuan and said to the masked woman: "Madam, if I bother you for a long time, it's time for us to leave."
"Well, I won't keep you here." The masked woman stood up. She must have been annoyed for so long and wished these people would leave soon. The Wangchuan people also knew what was going on, so they walked by themselves without asking anyone to send them away. Fortunately, they asked for directions and knew that heading south was the palace. Luo Yi walked in the front, looking back as she walked. Li Wenyu looked back and asked curiously: "Idol, what are you looking at?"
"...It's nothing." Luo Yi suddenly felt like she had seen that lady's eyes before, but thinking about it, she thought it was impossible.
After walking for a while, Li Wenyu complained that he was tired, and a few people sat down to rest on the roadside, enjoying the wind and looking at the surrounding scenery. Xuehu asked in a low voice: "Do you think there is anything wrong with that aunt?" ?”
"Xuehu, you mean..." Luo Yi didn't know if Xuehu wanted to go with her.
Xue Hu looked at Luo Yi and replied, "That lady didn't seem to ask why we wanted to see the queen."
"What's weird about this?" Li Wenyu didn't take it seriously. All he could think about were the strange things the masked woman said.
Luo Yi shook her head and said in a positive tone: "At first, I didn't think so either. Later, I felt the same as Xue Hu. I felt that the aunt was a bit too easy-going. She talked endlessly and answered all questions, just like It's like memorizing an article." Luo Yi writes novels after all, and has studied the dialogues and expressions of some characters quite well. The woman wearing the mask did not escape Luo Yi's eyes.
Wangchuan nodded. He rarely spoke since he entered the Mask Country. This was because he said that everyone would listen to Luo Yi after entering the Mask Country, so he tried his best to avoid having any opinions. Now he answered after hearing what Luo Yi said. Said: "I think it's weird too, but she doesn't have any aura on her body, so she should be just an ordinary person."
"Whether it's an ordinary person or someone with spiritual powers, it would be terrible if she were the Queen of the Mask Country." Xue Hu frowned. This country gave her a strange feeling, like a dream, and looked beautiful. It has to be a little illogical.
After hearing this, the little parrot shouted: "Then do you think she poisoned us just now?"
"..." Everyone, including Li Wenyu, looked at Xiaoying. If he was poisoned, Wangchuan would not know about it. Xiaoying seemed to be too excited and actually forgot that her master was a ghost doctor. . Under everyone's gaze, Xiao Ying finally regained consciousness and sat down next to Xue Hu calmly, pouting. "It was just a joke."
"Before we meet the Queen of the Mask Kingdom, many things cannot be explained clearly, and it is difficult for us to draw conclusions." Luo Yi took out the box of cigarettes given to her by Li Wenyu, took out one, lit it and started puffing away. , at this time, what she needs most is something like this, which can refresh her mind. This is how she spent countless writing nights, and her habit was formed because of this. Although cigarettes are not a good thing, they are At certain moments, Luo Yi really couldn't live without her.
Wangchuan frowned slightly when he saw Luo Yi smoking. The thing he disliked the most after coming to this world was that he often saw women smoking, no matter what their occupation or status, including students who were studying, their mouths There will be a cigarette in his mouth. However, he had no way to blame Luo Yi. He thought that Luo Sichen must have said these words of advice many times. Since it was of no use, Luo Yi would not listen even if he said it. He just felt that things like cigarettes were not good for Luo Yi's body. good.
After resting for a while, they set off and walked south. When it was almost dark, they saw the city. There was a sign hanging on the city gate that said "Haicheng", but there was no guard on either side of the city gate. .
"Such a big city, can't it be an empty city?" Li Wenyu saw from the outside that the walls of this city were tall enough, and he knew at a glance that the city was not small.
When Luo Yi heard what Li Wenyu said, she turned around and smiled: "You'll know if you go in and take a look." After that, she strode towards the city gate. After they entered the city, they realized that she was wrong. You know how prosperous it is. Both sides of the street are full of restaurants and merchants. All kinds of businesses are very popular. There are also some hawkers carrying burdens to sell things on the roadside. As the woman wearing the mask said, whether it is an adult or a child in this city, Everyone from one year old to several dozen years old wore masks on their faces. Although the woman said she could tell who was who, in the eyes of Luo Yi and Wang Chuan, everyone seemed to have similar masks, even acquaintances. Can't recognize who is who.
"Oh my god, they are all wearing masks." Xiao Ying saw that
People wearing masks on the street were stunned.
In fact, they think others are weird when they see them, and it is true that others think they are abnormal when they see them. When they stood in the middle of the road, both vendors and people walking on the street stopped. , looking at them. However, after taking a few glances, everyone went about their business again. There are men and women in this city, old and young, tall, short, thin, fat, but everyone's mask matches the shape of their face. No matter if the parrot is viewed from the back or side, no trace of their face can be seen. .
Luo Yi couldn't help but praise: "This queen is really a genius, which makes me doubt her age."
"Sister Luo, why do you say that?" Xiaoying looked at Luo Yi curiously.
Luo Yi sneered and replied in a low voice: "It would take several years just to paint the masks of people in this city. If the Mask Country has ten cities, how long do you think it will take her to paint them?"
"Isn't that several decades?" Xiao Yingshu is pretty good at math and figured it out in one go.
Luo Yi shrugged and replied softly: "That's it, but her figure and voice don't sound like she's in her twenties or thirties."
"Idol, I know why!" Li Wenyu seemed to understand. He approached Luo Yi and whispered softly: "She may be similar to the woman who played Wu Zetian. Although she is much older, her voice and appearance are different from behind. She’s a loli that makes people want to push her!”
"Ha, you are really thoughtful." Luo Yi smiled and shook her head. When she saw an inn in front of her, she turned back and asked Xue Hu: "Xue Hu, do you still have any money on you?"
"Yes." Xuehu took out two ingots of silver from his belt and placed them in Luo Yi's palm.
Luo Yi was really helpless. They were in this damn place and couldn't use RMB, so they had to borrow some money from Xuehu first. Seeing that it was getting dark, they had to find a place to stay. With the money, it was really easy to get things done. The waiter at the inn didn't care if Luo Yi Wangchuan and the others were weird, and he didn't reject them because they didn't wear masks. He readily arranged a room for them, and it was a Tianzi room. . There are three rooms in total, one for Wangchuan and Li Wenyu, one for Luo Yi, and one for Xuehu and Xiaoying. The three rooms are side by side, and Luo Ao's room is between Wangchuan and Xuehu. After arranging a place to sleep, everyone came to Luo Ao's room as Luo Ao said, because Luo Ao asked the waiter of the inn to prepare good meals. This was the first time that Li Wenyu saw white rice and chicken and fish in dozens of hours. He didn't even have time to talk and hurriedly finished his meal. When others had eaten about the same, Li Wenyu Then I touched my stomach and burped.
"Well, it tastes pretty good."
"Well, I also think that the cooking skills here are almost catching up with Sister Xuehu." Xiaoying sat on the stool, swinging her feet back and forth. After eating and drinking, she started to feel sleepy, but she didn't dare to go back to the room because Wangchuan said that he should listen to Luo Yi.
Luo Yi didn't seem to be in a hurry. Even though she was full, she slowly put the food into her mouth. When she couldn't eat anymore, she glanced at Li Wenyu.
"I have an errand for you tonight."
"Idol, you don't want me to keep vigil, right?" Li Wenyu read this in novels and movies, saying that when some people come to a dangerous place, they will take turns arranging people to keep vigil to prevent others from causing trouble.
Luo Yi shook her head and said with a smile: "There is no need to keep vigil. If someone really wants to take action, prevention is useless. It is better to let it happen."
"What do you mean..." Wangchuan heard the underlying meaning of Luo Yi's words.
Luo Yi looked around cautiously and found no one eavesdropping, then whispered: "Someone will definitely come to us tonight. As for who it is and what purpose it is, we still don't know clearly. Don’t get separated.”
"Then what is my errand?" Li Wenyu couldn't help but care about this issue.
Luo Yi smiled and replied: "It's very simple, you just pretend to be drunk, act like crazy and make us all quarrel."
"Nice trick, once we all wake up, even if they only want to take one person away, they have to tie us all together." Wangchuan clearly understood what Luo Yi meant.