Encounter

When Xia Yuming woke up the next day, Shen Mo was still sound asleep as usual. After getting dressed on the bed and helping Shen Mo cover the quilt, he got out of bed.

The daytime in winter comes very late, it’s already past seven o’clock, and the sky is still not fully lit. The lights in the dormitory are not turned on and the curtains are drawn. Blowing on the heater.

The other two in the dormitory are northerners who are used to heating. When they come here, there is no heating in winter, so the air conditioner in the dormitory is turned on all the year round, which is much warmer than Xia Yuming's house.

Therefore, Xia Yuming never stays up in bed in the dormitory in winter, and gets up very diligently every time.

He has no class today and got up early to go to the library.A series of things happened that led to him having to rearrange his study plan, setting aside part of the time that should have been spent on reviewing and previewing for the study of spells, which made his daily life more busy and fulfilling.

The bedroom was quiet, Xia Yuming relaxed his hands and feet, thinking that all his roommates were sleeping.When I crawled under the bed, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a figure sitting on the side, motionless and silent, blending with the dark environment, harmonious and scary.

Xia Yuming was indeed taken aback. After looking carefully in fear, he found that the person sitting was his roommate Li Chao.And in the bed curtain drawn above Wang Xian's seat diagonally opposite, the tidy bed was shown that its owner hadn't returned all night.

Xia Yuming knew it in his heart, pretended not to know, and greeted him as usual, "Chao Zi got up so early."

Only then did Li Chao move, as if startled by the sudden sound, he trembled to the side, and nodded to Xia Yuming as if he had just woken up from a dream.

Xia Yuming's heart skipped a beat when his roommate's face turned around, and he saw thick and exaggerated dark circles under his eyes, the skin on his face was slightly sallow and dull, his eyes were slack, his mental state was extremely poor, and his eyes were full of emotions.

Xia Yuming stayed in the dormitory for more than a week, and now seeing Li Chao's appearance, he started to want to go home. He had a premonition that there would be a bloody storm in their dormitory in the next few days.

"You don't have class today, you got up so early, why don't you go to the library?"

"That's right, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and you have to get good grades in the final exam, or you won't be able to pass the New Year well."

Li Chao nodded politely and did not speak.

Xia Yuming didn't ask any further questions, packed up and left the door after washing up.He occasionally has a gossip spirit, but more often he tends to keep a distance from people and doesn't like to meddle in other people's affairs.

His parents often accused him of being indifferent and selfish for acting like this. He admitted it, but felt that there was nothing wrong with it, and couldn't figure out what was wrong with it.

Probably God heard his longing for home. After spending a whole morning in the library, Xia Yuming received a fucking WeChat message asking him to go back.

WeChat said that the enchantment at home has been set up, and there is no safer place than home, and he can go back today.

She also gave him a little bit of backbone. Uncle Wang's incident was purely a coincidence. She said that she had asked relatives, and it might be that the magic trick he had been given to him before had leftover effects.He certainly couldn't see anything now.

Her mother talked for a long time, and finally sent a message emphasizing that it was impossible for him to see ghosts again, and what he really had to fear was Shen Mo.He also said that he really couldn't let go, so he should study the spells in the book she gave, and he could go to the small shop in front of the Treasure Building of the Town God's Temple to buy a copper coin sword.

In the end, he summed up the whole text and scolded him for "I don't know what's going on in my head, and I'm afraid of things, just like persecution paranoia."The words are filled with her preaching style, mixed with care and meanness, it is hard to tell whether she is caring or just mean.

Xia Yuming saw that what he said was not very obedient, and his heart was not disturbed. He even put away his mobile phone and started to study happily, without being affected by his mother's words at all.

He is used to his mother's tone, and his face has long been as thick as a copper wall, invulnerable to a knife or a gun.

Because he had to go home to buy things at the Chenghuang Pavilion, so in the afternoon he reviewed the Canopy Mantra in the library and retreated early after doing a few fingerings.

When he arrived at the dormitory, he climbed up to ask Shen Mo if he wanted to leave.As a creature who likes to sleep in a warm place, Shen Mo turned over and ignored him.

Xia Yuming smiled helplessly, feeling like raising a big cat.His mother reminded him to be careful of Shen Mo every day, and told him to report to her whenever Shen Mo moved. He did take precautions against him under this kind of urging, but he still loved this creature inexplicably in his heart.

This is probably because his beautiful appearance and sometimes squeamish temperament really appeal to Xia Yuming.

Xia Yuming couldn't wake up after yelling twice, so he had to give up, picked up his luggage, turned around and left the dormitory.

Li Chao lay on his seat, wearing earphones, staring at the screen, Xia Yuming said goodbye to him, but he ignored him.

Coincidentally, as soon as Xia Yuming went out, he ran into Wang Xian in the corridor.

Wang Xian, who hadn't returned all night, appeared with a group of boys from the next dormitory, and they were talking and laughing very happily.

Wang Xian's face is not good-looking, but he is very lovable when he laughs, his eyes are shining with an inexplicable sense of sincerity.

The people in the next dormitory saw Xia Yuming greet him, but Wang Xian kept tilting his head, his eyes bent like crescent moons, he didn't even look at Xia Yuming, and the newly bought bright-colored clothes were hung on his body , the bright color sets off the dark skin with a colorful taste.

Looking at the cheerful Wang Xian, Xia Yuming thought of the unhappy Li Chao in the dormitory, and how they were in love before, and he was even more sure that a large-scale quarrel would break out between the two of them.

He was a little bit emotional, but also despicably thankful that he could go home and escape a big battle without being involved.

The little soreness in his chest for the passing time and the undecent joy absorbed all his attention so that he didn't hear it, and there was a fleeting silver sound that was almost inaudible mixed in the voices of a group of boys. Laugh like a bell.

After coming out of school, Xia Yuming went home first, put down all his things, and went to the gate of the hidden treasure building of Chenghuang Temple that his mother said.

When he went out, the person who lived across from him was dragging his feet to open the door. The smell of alcohol wafted throughout the corridor, and he was muttering something, his voice was soft and high-pitched.

Xia Yuming didn't like the smell of alcohol, so he didn't care to listen carefully to what the woman was saying, frowned, locked the door and left immediately.

In my impression, the girl opposite the door was a girl with a pretty appearance and a little rustic temperament. Perhaps it was because of that little rusticity that she looked very pure, with a student-like air that was ignorant of the world.

According to Aunt Li, this house is not hers, it belongs to a rich man.Regardless of the pure appearance of that woman, she is actually a mistress.She doesn't usually live here, but comes here occasionally.

Walking out of the unit building, the blood stain lying in the middle of the road was still there, the color was very dark, and it seemed that it could not be removed.

Xia Yuming jumped over the large bloodstain, and while jumping, he recited a six-character mantra, and drew it with a brush in his hand.He laughed in his heart for being too nervous, and at the same time followed the principle of being careful when sailing for ten thousand years, and walked with extra care along the way.

I don't know if the six-character mantra played a role, or as his mother said, Uncle Wang was just an accident that time. Xia Yuming walked out of the community and got into the car smoothly. Nothing happened.

The shopping process went smoothly. Under the salesman's clever salesmanship, Xia Yuming not only bought a copper coin sword, but also bought a few more copper coins.

The store said that in terms of feng shui, pressing copper coins on the four corners of the house can bring good luck and avoid bad luck.

Xia Yuming was skeptical, but copper coins were not expensive, so he thought it would be auspicious, so he bought a few.

I haven't been to Chenghuang Temple for a long time. When I came out, I couldn't recognize the way. I took the copper coin and sword and followed the mobile phone navigation to find the subway station.

Xiahe City is a big city with a lot of people. When you get near the subway station, the flow of people suddenly becomes bigger, like a tide. The dark crowd flows around you quickly, and if you are not careful, you will collide with people.

Xia Yuming walked to the sidewalk, put the copper coin sword into his bag, and reached out to find the traffic card.The traffic card that had been in the bag all this time slipped away somewhere, and it was clearly used when I came here, but now it is gone.He took out his hand and zipped up his schoolbag. At this moment, something hit him with such force that Xia Yuming's feet left the ground and flew to the side the next moment.

There was the beeping sound of vehicles on the left, and instinctive fear immediately filled his thoughts.

In that instant, someone grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

Xia Yuming staggered, and after standing still, his heart beat wildly, and he survived the catastrophe.

"Young man, you recently encountered something extraordinary."

The person who rescued him was a middle-aged man in a brown windbreaker. He wore a wool cap on his head. His half-length curly hair was softly attached to both sides of his cheeks. He had a pair of beards hanging on his lips. He had neat and sparse hair on his chin. Stubble, the years have left traces visible to the naked eye between the eyebrows.

It's just that this kind of person who looks a little old is wearing dark red colored contact lenses stylishly.

Xia Yuming instinctively didn't answer the savior's words, and thanked him according to his own rhythm, "Thank you, thank you, if you hadn't pulled me up, I might have fallen out."

"It's okay if you fall out. During rush hour, traffic jams, you can't die."

"Then I still have to thank you. If you can't die, it's not good if you hinder traffic."

The man's dark red eyes narrowed, "You're quite interesting."

"I like people who tell the truth."

Hearing this, the man showed a sincere smile, "Boy, you have to be careful, don't..." He stopped talking halfway, shook his head and said, "Forget it, don't say it, you can do it if you say it." It's useless. Since fate is the heart, fate is hard to change because the heart is hard to change."

After finishing speaking, in the blink of an eye, that person disappeared out of nowhere, the world was noisy with people, and whispers whispered in the wind, "Go to Chenghuang Temple to buy a mahogany sword, short."

"Didn't you go home, why did you come here from school?"

A familiar voice passed through the crowd, Xia Yuming turned his head, and Shen Mo stood behind him in his down jacket with a shrinking head and expressionless face.

"I'm going to buy a mahogany sword, the short one."

After hearing this, a pimple appeared on Shen Mo's forehead, "Who did you meet?"

Xia Yuming walked over, Shen Mo naturally put his arms around Xia Yuming and leaned his head on his shoulder, and people passing by in a hurry cast glances at them that they thought were secretive and quick.

This question is strange, Xia Yuming was just about to answer, but a flash of inspiration in his mind made him suppress the question, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he asked in a normal manner, "Shen Mo, are you here to find me?" The guy you just met?"

"No."

"So are you here to find the creature I just met?"

Shen Mo tightened the hand around Xia Yuming's waist, and sighed like a smile in a low voice for a long time, "You are so funny."

"I think so."

The author has something to say

Shen Mo: Cold, please hug me.He opened his arms expressionlessly and embraced the good-tempered Xia Yuming.

The so-called liking is just that you poke me cute, you poke me cute, you poke me cute too much, you poke me cute all over your body, you are so cute, I like you so much.