Chapter 61
Pangguan looked extremely frightened.
He finally understood why everyone looked at him like that just now!
"Ahhh, that's a typo, seriously!!! I was talking about Chrysanthemum Blush Purple, that's what my sister called it, it's a blush made in the shape of a chrysanthemum, oh no, blush purple... yes, purple blush!"
Pang Guanchao clicked on the Taobao page and held it up wildly for everyone to see.
"Look, this is it, matte chrysanthemum cheek purple swelling color something... hyaluronic acid in the face, something something... ah, look, there is also blue cheeks!"
Pang Guanchao collapsed.
Xu Zhensheng and others didn't dare to look at it. Bai Siyu was the first to muster up the courage to take a look and found that it was really a cosmetic!
He widened his eyes slightly.
"Ah, it turns out it's really purple blush!"
When the others heard Bai Siyu's words, they secretly opened their eyes and glanced over.
I saw a transparent acrylic box filled with solid powder occupying half of the screen of Peng Guanchao's phone. The shape was indeed like a chrysanthemum, and the color was purple. There was also a string of words that sounded like cosmetics written on the baby's name...
"Oh, just say blush." Xu Zhensheng breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately walked over and patted Pang Guanchao on the shoulder like a good brother, "Why are you talking about blush purple?"
Zhang Chengshan blushed and put down the book that was covering his eyes: "Yes."
"My sister said that purple is called blush purple. You don't understand!"
Seeing that everyone understood, Pang Guanchao became more confident and glanced at Xu Zhensheng.
"If I say chrysanthemum blush, you might think it's blush applied on chrysanthemums. Come on, who has the most obscene and lascivious thoughts?"
"It wasn't us, it was Old Xu who thought of the wrong thing first." Bai Siyu betrayed Xu Zhensheng with a clear conscience.
Xu Zhensheng: “….”
grass.
"Xiaoyu, you are not lovable!!!"
"Hahahaha..." The whole dormitory suddenly burst into laughter.
......
It’s soon the end of the month and the National Day holiday is just around the corner.
That night, Pang Guanchao didn't even play games. He called a meeting for the entire dormitory to discuss where to go during the National Day holiday.
"The holiday is just a few days away, can't you all go back to your own homes and see your own moms?! We must go on a good trip during this holiday!"
Peng Cheng agreed very much. He glanced at Bai Siyu inconspicuously and raised his hands in approval.
"This time, including Saturday and Sunday, there are eight days in total. Let's go somewhere far away to play?"
"How about Mount Tai? I think it's one of the mountains that college students must climb." Pang Guanchao waved his arms, "After we climb Mount Tai, we can go to the beach. The weather is just right! And it's not too far away, and the fares are cheap! We can take the high-speed rail, train, or bus!"
He was taking Zhang Chengshan's living expenses into consideration.
Zhang Chengshan didn't say much. His living expenses were always tight. Although hiking and playing at the beach might not be particularly expensive, it still exceeded his budget. But if he said he didn't want to go at this time, wouldn't it be too disappointing...
Bai Siyu suddenly asked, "Shanzi, do you want to be a tutor?"
Zhang Chengshan was stunned for a moment: "Ah?"
"My former teacher's child is looking for someone to help with his tutoring and asked me if I am free. I definitely am not free. You know, I don't even like going to the library, let alone tutoring. Are you willing to go?"
Bai Siyu said with a smile.
"The pay is not much, but it's okay. It seems to be 130 to 150 yuan per hour. It's two days a week, about two hours each time. If the effect is good, the salary will increase. This is just the initial trial salary."
"Is this true?!" Zhang Chengshan suddenly became excited. "I, I, I...I am willing!"
"Okay, then I'll give you the teacher's WeChat number."
"Ah, is Shanzi still going on a trip?" Pang Guanchao asked.
"Why don't we wait until Shanzi has contacted his parents before deciding?" Bai Siyu had just pushed the WeChat message from Wen Juan's son Lin Jingtao to Zhang Chengshan when he saw a message from Mu Changzhu suddenly pop up on his phone. He lowered his head and replied, "Taishan is not too far from here anyway. Even if the high-speed rail tickets are gone, we can take other trains."
"......Okay, that's fine too."
"Well..." Xu Zhensheng suddenly spoke, his face a little red, and he couldn't suppress his emotions, "I really want to go traveling with you brothers, but it may not be possible during the National Day this time. Maybe next time, I will definitely go next time."
"What's the matter, Old Xu? What can I do for you?!"
"He is going to fall in love." Bai Siyu was keeping his head down when he suddenly said this.
The whole dormitory was stunned.
"ha?!!!"
Pang Guanchao immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet: "What, you are single?! You actually secretly broke up with your brothers? ! ! Is it that Li Nianjun? Fuck, you are such a bastard——"
Xu Zhensheng, however, completely ignored Pang Guanchao calling him a dog. His eyes suddenly lit up and he rushed towards Bai Siyu.
"I haven't confessed yet? Oh my god, Xiaoyu, can you tell that I'm in love? Can you tell that my confession will be successful this time?!!"
Bai Siyu was shaken to the point of wanting to vomit: "......"
Xu Zhensheng was still chattering, his voice rising an octave with excitement: "We agreed to visit our former teacher together on National Day this time! But I want to take this opportunity to confess my feelings or give her a small gift. In fact, I haven't decided whether to confess or not. Ahhhh, will it work if I confess?! Ahhhh, please give me some advice!!"
Bai Siyu pressed Xu Zhensheng's forehead with one hand and took a breath.
"If you keep shaking, I'll say Li Nianjun is dating someone else."
Xu Zhensheng immediately: "!"
"Just do what you originally planned. I can tell from you that you are about to fall in love, but I can't tell you the details. And I didn't say that the person you are in love with must be Li Nianjun, right?"
Xu Zhensheng: “!!!”
"But I don't like other girls either, Xiaoyu, I..."
"We are the successors of communism, carrying on the glorious traditions of our revolutionary predecessors..."
Bai Siyu's cell phone rang. He scanned the notes and stood up immediately.
"You guys continue your discussion. I'm going to take a call."
Bai Siyu walked out of the dormitory and came to the end of the corridor before answering the call: "Hello, Team Leader Ju?"
Ju'an usually talks to him directly on WeChat when he has something to say, but this is the first time Bai Siyu has called him. He intuitively feels that something might have happened.
And Ju'an's words indeed confirmed Bai Siyu's guess.
"Master Bai, we are at the gate of your school right now and we urgently need your help! Can you please come out now?!"
Bai Siyu frowned slightly.
"Of course, but you have to tell me something first."
"My colleague was struck by a strange evil curse while on a mission. I am not very knowledgeable and cannot tell what the curse is. Our Minister Han Tianshi is currently on a mission in Province G. The signal has been cut off and we cannot get in touch with him, so we would like to ask you to help us!"
"Team Leader Ju, please take a video of your colleagues and send it to me. I will be there right away."
"good!"
Ju An hung up the phone, quickly took a fifteen-second video and sent it to Bai Siyu.
The young man in the video was tied up and struggling madly. His face was dark, but he looked excited as if he had taken drugs. His face was covered with fine red bloodstains. Ju An ripped off the young man's clothes. The bloodstains seemed to be alive and moving! They were twisting and spreading from his neck down...
Ju'an zoomed in the camera again and aimed it at the red blood vessels.
Bai Siyu's eyes jumped: "!"
Those fine and dense blood-like things were not traces coming out from under the skin at all, but countless fine and dense cracks!
The skin of this young man was actually cracking at an even speed, like a cucumber that had been cut countless times.
Nine Mysterious Disk Man Technique? ! !
Bai Siyu's expression changed drastically.
He quickly took out his small backpack containing his belongings from the cupboard and rushed downstairs.
Just as the dormitory manager was about to lock the door, Bai Siyu "flew" out of the door in one leap.
Dormitory manager: “?!!”
Dormitory manager: "Which dormitory are you from? I'm going to lock the door!"
Bai Siyu ran all the way to the school gate, made a decision, and then jumped out of the gate silently. Zhao Haocheng was standing anxiously beside a van waiting, and waved as soon as he saw Bai Siyu.
"Xiaobai, here! Here!"
Bai Siyu ran over quickly.
Zhao Haocheng: "Quick, get in the car!"
As soon as Bai Siyu got into the car, he saw that the back seat had been removed and a young man was tied to the ground, groaning in pain. Thin streams of blood were oozing out of his body, soaking the area with blood.
Ju'an squatted beside him.
He looked up at Bai Siyu who had come in: "Master Bai! I need you and a few others to help me complete the Seven Gods Locking Formation at the same time."
"The Seven Gods Locking Formation doesn't work. It can't transform this."
Bai Siyu spoke.
"I know this may not break the curse, but it can control the spread of the curse on A Yao." Ju An's face was stern, "Otherwise, if this continues, A Yao may not survive tonight."
"I have a way to resolve it."
"You...what?!"
Ju'an seemed to have heard something unbelievable. He froze for a second and then his pupils shrank slightly.
He thought that Bai Siyu had already reached the level of a Heavenly Master at such a young age, which was already extremely amazing, so he specifically came to Bai Siyu to help him complete the Seven Gods Locking Formation, which had very high requirements. However, he did not expect that Bai Siyu could actually dissolve this evil curse that even Deputy Minister Wei Tian could not figure out what it was? !
"Master Bai, can you tell what kind of curse this is?!!"
"This is not a curse, this is a simplified version of the Nine Mysterious Disk Human Technique."
The Jiuxuan Panren Technique is one of the most ancient techniques. Legend has it that in ancient times, the Human Emperor could use this technique to imprison and torture demigods. Even if the demigod had an indestructible body, he could still make him open his mouth.
"Nine Profound Disk Human Technique?!"
Lost color in peace.
He had never heard of this technique before!
How knowledgeable is Bai Siyu? No...it should be to say how profound Bai Siyu's ability is. He found that the department had clearly overestimated Bai Siyu's ability as much as possible, but still had no idea of it.
Could it be that Bai Siyu is already on par with his master Han Tianshi, or even...
higher?!
No, it shouldn't be higher.
Zhao Haocheng and Meng Lili on the side looked at each other in shock and confusion. Perhaps they should not have regarded Bai Siyu as just a young genius.
Bai Siyu's age is simply his most deceptive aspect.
"He must have been under the spell for at least forty hours, right? And the place where he was under the spell is not in the capital."
Bai Siyu took out a red string from her bag and asked about Ju'an.
"Yes." Ju An did not deny.
But he couldn't say more because it involved some secret documents and missions.
Bai Siyu knew what was going on, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just said, "Fortunately, this is just a crude version. If it was more complete, he wouldn't have survived the first day and would have turned into a pool of pus."
"Do you have Five Emperors' Coins?"
"Yes!" Ju'an cut the tassel on his wooden sword, tore out a group of copper coins and handed them to Bai Siyu.
Bai Siyu bit his index finger, pinched the red rope with his thumb and index finger, and pulled it out to a length of nine feet and nine inches at a constant speed. He woven it into the Five Emperors' Coins in a very complicated knotting way, forming a three-dimensional talisman.
Bai Siyu's face was gloomy and his eyes were deep. He blew lightly and muttered something.
The talisman made of red rope suddenly floated up, and landed steadily without any deviation on the young man's face, which was already covered with countless cracks that were constantly expanding. The cracks were no longer as thin as the previous "red blood threads", and one could easily see the fine muscle texture in the blood cracks.
"break!"
A red light mixed with gold suddenly burst out, covering the young man's entire face which was bleeding and covered with cracks.
“Puff—clang!”
A burst of air shot out and collided with the red light, making a sound similar to the clanging of golden swords!
As the sound faded away, the bloody wounds on the young man's body that were bleeding profusely stopped expanding instantly, and even began to heal rapidly!
"Master Bai, what kind of solution is this?"
Ju An was shocked.
He originally thought that the solution to this "Nine Profound Disk Technique" would be very complicated, but he did not expect that it would be so simple in Bai Siyu's hands.
Bai Siyu understood what Ju An was thinking, and he explained: "This method of resolving the problem is specifically designed to target the Nine Mysterious Dispensing Technique."
Just like doing a question, it is not difficult for those who know how to do it, but it is difficult for those who don’t. If you have no knowledge of this aspect in your mind, you will find it very difficult.
"You guys should all have cameras in your cars, you can learn from my techniques, I don't mind."
"Master Bai!" Ju An was shocked, and the sudden rise in temperature in his body made his face red. "You... I, I thank you on behalf of our entire spy department!!!"
Normally, these extremely valuable skills and techniques are passed down from master to apprentice, but Bai Siyu is willing to share them? And without any requirements? ! !
What the hell...
What kind of person is this?
"Master Bai, we..." Ju An thought of something again, and fearing that it might cause misunderstanding, he quickly explained, "We didn't mean to not mention the camera just now. We were originally planning to take you and A Yao back to the unit, but we didn't expect you to solve it right in the car. And if you don't want me to, I'm also going to destroy that part."
"It's okay, I know, Team Leader Ju, you don't need to explain."
Bai Siyu actually doesn't care about these.
All his skills were taught by his master, and some were also learned by him on his own. His master often said that many traditions have been lost, and there are fewer and fewer great masters, and each generation is worse than the previous one.
And said he was a rare genius.
In addition to teaching him things, his master also showed him some old and tattered wooden sticks and book pages that he carried with him. With other masters, he might have to learn step by step, but his master let him look at everything, and he could look at anything he wanted.
His master always said that he couldn't see clearly because of his age, but he had good eyesight and could see as much as he could...
I don't mind who he teaches in the future, as long as the master's family continues to pass on the skills.
"You guys... don't need to be so emotional."
When he looked up, he saw Ju An, Zhao Haocheng and Meng Lili all looking at him with red eyes, as if they couldn't wait to repay him. Bai Siyu quickly stretched out his hand.
He just taught one technique, he doesn't teach everything!
Zhao Haocheng wanted to lean over and kiss Bai Siyu on the face, but Bai Siyu held his face back with his hand.
"Xiaobai..." Zhao Haocheng's facial features were squeezed and distorted.
Meng Lili wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.
"cough......"
A faint cough suddenly sounded.
Guo Yao on the ground woke up.
"Ayao!"
"Ayao is awake!!!"
Several people's attention was instantly diverted.
Guo Yao felt that he had just been deeply trapped in the dark and miserable "heavenly prison", being stabbed by countless blades, but now he felt as if his whole body was relaxed, and all the pain was dispelled by a kind of warmth...
"Team leader, Sister Meng, Brother Zhao..."
"Ayao, are you okay? That's great." Meng Lili couldn't help but shed tears. She really thought Guo Yao was going to die.
"Good boy, you scared us." Zhao Haocheng's eyes were red.
This mission was so unexpected. It was obviously just an A-level mission, and they were all old partners. There shouldn't be any accidents. However, they didn't expect the opponent to be so cunning and use such a profound and ancient magic that they had never even heard of!
"Team Leader, that ground formation..."
"Ayao, you should take a rest first." Ju An interrupted Guo Yao decisively.
Bai Siyu quickly said, "I didn't hear anything."
"I'm sorry, Master Bai, there are some things we can't tell you for now, but I believe you will join us sooner or later."
Ju'an said to Bai Siyu seriously.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't have said this, but Bai Siyu was so selfless and saved Guo Yao's life, so there was no need for him to make it too embarrassing.
And...he really felt that the department should have asked Bai Siyu to join sooner or later.
Even if Bai Siyu is just a foreign aid in the defense.
"Master Bai?!" Guo Yao only then saw Bai Siyu and was shocked to find that he seemed to have missed something.
Wait, why is Bai Siyu here? ! !
Ju An: "Ayao, it was Master Bai who saved you. Master Bai is your savior."
"Oh, don't say that." Bai Siyu waved his hands repeatedly. He was most afraid of this kind of greeting situation. He would be embarrassed!
"Master Bai? You...thank you, thank you for saving me." Guo Yao was stunned at first, then hurriedly thanked him.
He couldn't suppress the shock in his heart. Team Leader Ju An specifically mentioned that it was Bai Siyu who saved him, which meant that Team Leader Ju An and others were helpless against the curse on him.
Bai Siyu is clearly just a child who just left his childhood, how could he be so powerful?!
"By the way, Master Bai, your dormitory is probably locked now, right? Do you want to come with us to the department and sleep for a night?" Ju An said, "Or you can stay in a hotel, and we will reimburse all the expenses."
He also planned to report the fact that Bai Siyu taught the Jiu Tian Pan Ren Shu's dissolving techniques for free, in an effort to get some allowance or reward for Bai Siyu.
"Indeed, the dormitory door will be locked when I leave." Bai Siyu frowned slightly, "But I didn't bring my ID card, so I probably can't stay in the hotel."
He didn't even bring the key to his house, otherwise he could have gone to sleep in the house he rented for a night!
Bai Siyu was speechless.
"Then Xiaobai, come back and live with us in the department. Our dormitory is pretty nice!" Zhao Haocheng invited quickly.
Bai Siyu smiled awkwardly.
He didn't want to live in the spy department dormitory because he wasn't familiar with those people!
Bai Siyu somehow thought of Mu Changzhu.
He immediately dialed Pastor Candle's phone number.
There were only two rings on the other end before the call was connected.
"Hello? Is this Ayu?"
The sound of Pastor Candle's faint breathing came from the phone.
"Long candle!"
Bai Siyu did not notice the unnaturalness in Mu Changzhu's voice, nor did she notice that her own loud little voice carried a hint of "acting coquettishly to ask for a hug."
"Changzhu, I'm out here doing something and now I can't go back to the dormitory. I don't have my ID or apartment key with me, so I have no place to live..."
"Where are you? I'll pick you up." Pastor Cang said immediately.
But the next second, he was afraid that Bai Siyu would refuse, so he said softly: "Come to my house and stay for one night today, okay?"
Bai Siyu couldn't help but laugh.
"good!"
Previously, Pastor Changzhu had always wanted him to stay at his home for a few nights, but he felt that it would be too much of a disturbance, so he had never agreed. But now he wants to stay after all!
"But you don't have to pick me up. I'll be there soon."
Bai Siyu spoke a few words to Mu Changzhu and then hung up.
"Team Leader Ju, can you take me to the Mu family?"
"Of course." Ju An agreed naturally.
Zhao Haocheng was shocked: "Mu family?! Which Mu? It can't be the Mu I was thinking of, right? Xiaobai, do you know Mu Changzhu?! Are you very familiar with him?!"
At this time, the shepherd on the other side has a candle.
He immediately walked out of the rehabilitation room, his two straight long legs walking gracefully. Although he was not very strong, where was his previous skinny and pale appearance from years of bedridden appearance? !
With a height of 1.9 meters and broad shoulders and a narrow waist, Mu Changzhu is no longer the sickly, thin and short-tempered Mu Sanshao.
He looked at himself in the mirror with his dark grey eyes, then turned and went to take a shower in the bathroom of the guest room opposite the rehabilitation room.
When he came out again, Pastor Cang had changed into ill-fitting pajamas and was sitting on a wheelchair. He looked noticeably thinner and his lips were no longer as rosy as before.
When Bai Siyu arrived at the gate of the Mu family's house, he saw Mu Changzhu sitting in a wheelchair, waiting quietly in the dim light, looking at him with a smile.
"Ayu."
Bai Siyu hurried over, feeling a little distressed: "Hey, why did you come out to wait for me? You could have just asked Du Wu to pick me up!"
"Du Wu is here too, he's in the car."
Du Wu lowered the car window and turned on the headlights.
"Master Bai, I'm here."
"Get in the car first," said Shepherd Candle.
"Yes, get in the car first!" Bai Siyu nodded quickly.
But looking at the still somewhat weak Shepherd Candle, he couldn't help but frown.
After both of them got into the car, Bai Siyu couldn't help but ask, "Changzhu, your legs...are you still unable to walk now?"
Seeing Bai Siyu being so cautious, fearing that he would be sad, Mu Changzhu smiled slightly.
"In fact, he can stand up now and walk a few steps. I was just about to tell Ah Yu the good news, but Ah Yu was worried."
"Really?! That's great—"
Bai Siyu was overjoyed.
"Then Changzhu, it won't be long before you can walk, run and jump normally again!"
Mu Changzhu looked at Bai Siyu with a smile.
"Yeah, I believe that too."
After Du Wu sent Mu Changzhu and Bai Siyu to the gate of the main villa, he drove away.
Shepherd Candle took Bai Siyu to the third floor of the villa.
There are guest rooms on the first and second floors, but the third floor is where the herdsmen live.
Except for Old Master Quemu and Mu Changzhu, the other rooms were prepared for Mu Changguo, Mu Changqing and others to return.
However, in addition to a few rooms that have permanent owners, there is one that is always empty and no one lives in it.
——Mr. Mu left it for Chief Mu’s future daughter-in-law a long time ago.
And now, Mu Changzhu arranged Bai Siyu to this room.
"Ayu, this room has never been occupied. You can live here. My room is right next to yours."
"Okay." Bai Siyu agreed sweetly without thinking too much.
But just as Bai Siyu was about to enter the house and say good night to Mu Changzhu, Mu Changzhu suddenly showed a trace of embarrassment on his face.
Bai Siyu stopped immediately.
"Changzhu, what's wrong with you?"
"Ayu, since I was able to stand up, I haven't let anyone enter my room, but today..." Pastor Cang's handsome face showed a trace of weakness and embarrassment, "I have been rehabilitating so hard that my legs are a little..."
"It's okay, it's okay, I'll do it!" Bai Siyu felt so distressed, "I'm here."
I was fooled in one second.
"Can I push you in first?"
"Then I'll trouble you, Ayu."
"No trouble, no trouble!" Bai Siyu shook his head quickly. He thought that even though Mu Changzhu was so uncomfortable, he still forced himself to go to the outside of the gate to meet him. Suddenly, his heart was sour and hot, and he was touched and uncomfortable.
When he arrived at the bedside, Bai Siyu immediately wanted to support Mu Changzhu, but he didn't know what posture was best to support him.
Shepherd Candle watched him busy in several postures. He felt warm and wanted to laugh in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel his heart beating faster.
Because Bai Siyu kept moving his hands all over his body to help him...
He reached out and gently held Bai Siyu's white wrist.
"Ayu, you are hitting me like this."
Mu Changzhu pulled Bai Siyu's arms and hands, put them on his waist, then stretched out his right arm to hold Bai Siyu's shoulders.
He almost held Bai Siyu in his arms.
"Ayu, thank you for being my walking stick."
"It's not hard." Bai Siyu didn't realize there was anything wrong with this posture. He was completely held in the arms of Mu Changzhu, and he was bandaging his little face very seriously, ready at all times.
"Long candle, shall we start now?"
Mu Changzhu felt the warmth and touch of Bai Siyu's body, rubbing against his skin. The special and youthful scent that belonged only to Bai Siyu lingered around his nose. It smelled so good, as if he could completely confine the person in his arms and make him belong to him completely as long as he retracted his arms...
Shepherd Candle's heart was pounding and his blood was boiling.
"Well, let's get started."
Bai Siyu tried hard, and Mu Changzhu stood up with his strength, then walked to the bed.
sit down.
Bai Siyu looked up and saw that Mu Changzhu's face was a little red. There seemed to be something burning and suppressed in his always deep and gentle eyes. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"Long candle, are your legs still uncomfortable?"
"A little bit, but it's okay." Mu Changzhu looked at Bai Siyu with a smile, his deep gray eyes filled with charm and stickiness.
"Thank you for your hard work today, Yu. What would I do without Yu..."
"Oh, no."
Bai Siyu felt a little embarrassed.
"Then I'll go back. I have classes tomorrow morning."
"Wait a minute, Ayu." Shepherd Cang said, "It seems like there's something dirty on the back of your clothes."
"Ah? Is there?!" Bai Siyu hurriedly pulled her clothes, wanting to see but couldn't see anything.
"Please wear my pajamas first." Shepherd Candle pointed to the clothes rack next to him. "Pick a set and go to the bathroom to change. Your clothes will be placed here. I will ask the servant to pick them up later. You can wear them tomorrow morning."
Bai Siyu originally wanted to say no, but when he remembered that there would be a group assignment presentation in the class tomorrow morning and he would be the main speaker, he agreed.
"OK!"
Bai Siyu took her pajamas and changed into the bathroom in Mu Changzhu's room before leaving.
And when the door was closed by Bai Siyu with a "click"——
Pastor Cang, who was weak and unable to take care of himself just now, immediately got out of bed and walked to the bathroom.
He picked up the clothes that Bai Siyu had placed in the basket and put them under his nose, as if he could still feel Bai Siyu's body temperature.
Instead of calling the servant up, he sent a message to Du Wu.
"Tomorrow morning, before you go to the Makino store where I took A-yu to buy clothes, pick up a few sets of clothes in his size. Bring them back before seven o'clock."