Bu Tian Gang

Waking up by the phone alarm clock early the next morning, the winter solstice fan stared open his eyes, habitually picked up the phone to turn off the alarm clock, and checked for any new information by the way.

As a result, he saw the message from Long Shen last night at a glance.

Find me when you return to Beijing.

Dong Zhi widened his eyes and sat up from the bed.

After staring at the message for three seconds, the smile on his face grew bigger and bigger. He couldn't help but feel happy for a while, and rolled around on the bed with the quilt in his arms.

The disappointment of last night has long been wiped out, and the winter solstice jumped out of bed to wash, and did a set of morning exercises in the yard according to the old man's teaching yesterday. While doing it, pay attention to exhaling and breathing. Dripping, but the whole person feels much lighter.

He was just about to have breakfast when he saw He Yu coming out.

"You didn't sleep in?" Dongzhi asked in disbelief.

"Where's Uncle Master?" He Yu looked around.

"Not up yet."

Dong Zhi said, and then saw He Yu's face suddenly changed.

"What's wrong?" He felt something was wrong, so he saw He Yu running back quickly, so he had to run behind, and after a while, He Yu pushed open the door of the front room and strode in.

The buildings of Hezao School are all old. The houses are all old brick and stone tile houses with sloping wooden doors. Only signal towers and mobile phones can see some traces of modern civilization.

At this time, He Yu used too much force, the door made an unpleasant creaking sound, and the winter solstice entered afterward, and saw the old man lying on the bed, motionless, He Yu yelled, his face was pale, but he couldn't wake up other side.

Dong Zhi stared blankly at the old man with his eyes closed and sleeping peacefully, and suddenly remembered that he didn't even know the surname of this cute little old man's uncle.

There was a loud thunder outside, followed by the patter of rain.

Raindrops come in with the wind, bringing a burst of coolness.

The joy of being replied to the text message is now nothing but a daze. The old man taught the talisman last night, and the smiling face is vividly remembered. The eyes of the winter solstice were sore, and the tears could not help falling down.

What was supposed to be a birthday celebration turned into a funeral.

After hearing the news, the disciples of Hezao Sect rushed over one after another to deal with the uncle's funeral together.

Dong Zhi cried while helping, not crying loudly, but the tears couldn't stop falling down, his skin was fair, and his eyelids became redder, crying so much that everyone couldn't bear it, even head Xin came to comfort him.

"Junior brother is nearly a hundred years old and has become a fairy. According to the folk saying, this is also a joy and death. You don't have to be too sad. He has been free and easy like a urchin all his life, and he probably doesn't want to see you crying behind him."

"I'm sorry," he wiped away his tears, "my uncle and I hit it off right away. He still taught me talismans, but I have nothing to repay. He has already left. My parents have passed away. Now my uncle just met me. I'm gone too, maybe it's because I overcame my elders that Master Uncle..."

Master Xin couldn't help laughing, but was also a little moved, thinking that the younger brother did not misunderstand the person, he was upright and soft-hearted, but it was a pity that he didn't have the fate of master and apprentice with the younger brother.

"You don't have to blame yourself. Long before you came, the younger brother already knew that his death was approaching. Fate is destined, and it cannot be reversed by manpower, let alone someone who restrains himself and dies. Your parents died young, It can only be said that they are destined to have such a calamity."

Winter Solstice felt much better: "Thank you, Master."

Long after my parents passed away, I once met a fortune-teller on the street during the winter solstice. The other party said that he suppressed his father and mother. But Dong Zhi always felt that the other party's words made sense, and the death of his uncle became the last straw that overwhelmed him, so he lost his composure all of a sudden.

Head Xin said: "He Yu is my closed disciple, and I no longer accept disciples now. Although the younger brother can't accept you as a disciple, since he has taught you the talisman, he is considered your named master, and you can come back to meet him." Taking the exam as a named disciple of Zao Pai will not hinder you from being a teacher in the future, but will be more convenient."

Head Xin is so considerate and kind, of course Winter Solstice hastily thanked him.

After finishing their uncle's funeral, He Yu and Dong Zhi only had a day's rest before heading back down to Beijing.

Cheng Hui has almost recovered, although he is still a little top-heavy, but it is the sequelae of leaving the soul, and he needs to recuperate slowly, so he can't go with them.

He filled several bags full of mushrooms and kiwi fruit for He Yudong and Dongzhi, and asked them to take them home and eat slowly.

"Brother, Winter Solstice, thank you very much this time!" Cheng Hui sighed, "I originally wanted to make persistent efforts this year and continue to participate in the recruitment examination, thinking that there would be more places this year and the chances would be greater, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen! "

He said to Dongzhi: "I heard that you want to be in charge of the bureau, but you must give our Hezai faction a sigh of relief, and kill the prestige of the Longhushan gang!"

He Yu rushed away impatiently: "Okay, okay, don't put too much pressure on Xiao Dongzhi, you can't pass the exam yourself, so feel free to say it! Keep what you eat, and you can go away!"

Cheng Hui was driven away helplessly.

Winter Solstice heard some clues from Cheng Hui's words just now: "Longhu Mountain and Hezao School are at odds?"

He Yu scratched his head: "It's not a discord. In addition to non-staff personnel and non-combatant personnel, the General Administration has three groups, with three deputy directors as the team leaders. Our boss is the team leader of the second team. There are not many people, except for the boss and me, you have seen Chaosheng and Zhong Yuyi. The team leader is Wu Bingtian, who was born in Yuanming Palace in Qingcheng Mountain. He has some abilities, but he also thinks highly of himself. If you meet him in the future, stay away, so as not to be picked on, he likes to pick our second group's thorns the most!"

Dong Zhi nodded: "Does he often bully Boss Long?"

He Yu let out a sigh: "How dare he? The boss is on the same level as him. If we really want to fight, he may not win, but he can't bully the boss. It's okay to pick on the thorns of us little guys! Let me tell you Well, Wu Bingtian has a complex of famous families. One group recruits all the disciples of the great sect. The Yuanming Palace is closely related to Longhu Mountain, so there are many Longhushan disciples in the group. Why, I just don’t want to get together with them Son!"

The winter solstice is clear: "If you come to the second group, they will be regarded as a traitor?"

He Yu touched his nose in embarrassment: "I just can't understand their self-esteem. Besides, the strength of the second group is not inferior to them. With the boss around, those people dare not make mistakes. The third group is even worse. It is called a miscellaneous group, but their leader Song Zhicun is quite awesome. I heard that he used to be a cook, and later he was appreciated by the big boss of Longhushan through a chance meeting. Across the rivers and lakes. Therefore, those who are capable can become a weapon wherever they go, Xiao Dongzhi, I am optimistic about you!"

The cook is still self-taught, it's really amazing, Dong Zhi couldn't help but become more curious about the Deputy Director Song: "Then didn't he become a disciple of Longhu Mountain?"

He Yu shook his head and said: "Longhu Mountain has a high barrier to entry, so it's not easy to get in. Song Zhicun was born as a cook, and his surname is not Zhang, and he hasn't been in Longhu Mountain since he was a child. It may be difficult. Hearsay, who knows! The car is here , let's go!"

Dong Zhi suddenly turned around, faced the direction of the back mountain, knelt down and kowtowed three times.

He met this lovely old man by chance, and didn't even know his surname was Fang Mingyang until his death.But the other party's kindness in imparting talisman was deeply in Dongzhi's heart. Before leaving the mountain, he seriously added his own name after Fang Yang's name on the genealogy of Hezao School master.

Passengers at the station looked at him inexplicably, thinking he was a lunatic.

He Yu patted him on the shoulder: "Uncle Shi knows your heart, get up. Uncle Shi has countless legends in his life, he has fought devils, and he has been to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. When he gets old, he becomes more and more like a child. I think he regrets it the most. Yes, it should be because he failed to formally accept you as his apprentice and spent more time with you, otherwise he would have no children and would definitely treat you as his own son and grandson."

Dongzhi said: "Tell me more about his story."

He Yu: "When my uncle was born, it was the most chaotic time in China..."

The shuttle came quickly and drove them slowly to Lihezao Mountain.

Looking back at the place from the winter solstice, Hezao Mountain is green and green, with green grass and trees, blooming with vitality layer by layer.

Just like this early summer, it is slowly coming.

It may be a bit of a storm from time to time, but it is always clear and bright, and occasionally a rainbow can be seen.

The two returned to the county seat by car at the station at the foot of the mountain, and then took the bullet train back to Beijing.

It took nearly a month to go back and forth on this trip, plus the time to recuperate before the winter solstice, now the exam is less than two months away.

Winter Solstice wanted to join the Special Administration Bureau at the beginning, mostly out of admiration for Long Shen and curiosity about fantasy events, but after what happened in Hezao Mountain, he felt that he could not let down the wishes of the named master, so he went back. On the way, he took the time to look at the question bank, and He Yu was amazed at how hard he worked.

In contrast, He Yu, who was busy playing games, looked depraved.

"Boss, don't write questions, come and bring me a copy!" said He Yuru, the celestial master of subduing demons who is not doing business properly.

Winter Solstice is speechless: "How did you get admitted to the Special Administration Bureau?"

He Yu: "It was not so formal in the past. At that time, there was a serious shortage of manpower. If you were willing to join, the Special Administrative Bureau was too late to welcome you. We used to rely on other units for reimbursement. This year, we affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and next year, we affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The department can rely on whichever department can get more reimbursement. It was not until these years that it was in line with international standards that it became completely independent. I used to come in, not to mention the written test. The monkey show is over."

Winter Solstice: "Monkey show???"

He Yu: "Oh, I'm used to calling the interview a monkey show. Hurry up and take me to play a copy, I'm going to be wiped out! Ah!"

With a scream, he slumped on the chair, feeling hopeless.

winter solstice:……

When the two arrived in Beijing, they went back to sleep for a while.

I don't know how long I slept, but Dong Zhi was woken up by the alarm clock, and suddenly remembered that Long Shen had asked me to go back to Beijing to find him, so I turned on my phone and found a message from Long Shen in the morning, asking if he had woken up.

Nearly ten hours had passed since this message, and it was already nightfall, which meant that he had slept almost a whole day.

Covering his face during the winter solstice, he quickly sent a message, explaining that he had just woken up.

After a while, Long Shen replied, saying that if he hasn't eaten yet, let him come downstairs and take him to eat.

The male god took the initiative to make an appointment for dinner, what should I do?

Of course I agree!

Not to mention that the winter solstice did not eat, even if he had already eaten ten catties of pippi shrimp, he would say that he was hungry without hesitation.

He replied to Long Shen, and made an appointment to meet at the back door in half an hour. Winter Solstice quickly took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and looked after himself in a clean and tidy manner.

The person in the mirror is a little thinner, probably because he has been running around a lot these days, but he is in good spirits after sleeping, his skin is so white and rosy that it is almost tender enough to drip water, the winter solstice is very satisfied, and he is very satisfied with himself in the mirror Compare it.

As a result, he went downstairs to the back door, and he was stunned. In addition to He Yu who was yawning, there were Chao Sheng and Zhong Yuyi there.

Kan Chaosheng said impatiently, "Why are you taking so long!"

Dong Zhi hurriedly apologized, he checked the time, it didn't take more than half an hour, who knew there were so many people waiting for him.

"Let's go, let's go, I'm starving to death!" He Yu rubbed his eyes, obviously he was woken up when he was half asleep, and he didn't even change his clothes, which were wrinkled.

"Don't you have to wait for the boss?" Winter Solstice asked strangely.

He Yu and Wang Chaosheng walked in front without looking back: "The boss has already passed by first."

Dongzhi and Zhong Yuyi walked behind.

Zhong Yuyi didn't speak, his face was expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Dongzhi felt that he should say something: "Hi, my name is Dongzhi, and I met once in the corridor before."

The wind blew, and no one answered.

winter solstice:……

There are a lot of food in the shopping mall here, but it seems that they are not the destination, and everyone walks through the long street.

He Yu and Wang Chaosheng started bickering after saying a few words in front of them, which was very lively.

Behind it was...a cold silence.

until after 10 minute.

Zhong Yuyi: "Did you talk to me just now?"

Winter Solstice: "...Yes."

Zhong Yuyi: "What did you say?"

The winter solstice had to repeat what I said just now.

Zhong Yu let out a sound and said nothing.

After another 5 minutes, he suddenly said: "I know, He Yu brought you here, my name is Zhong Yuyi."

Winter Solstice: ...Brother, your reflex arc is really long!

"This name is very interesting!" Dongzhi laughed dryly, looking for something awkward to talk about.

Zhong Yu said: "My mother was eating at home when I was born. After she gave birth to me, she found that only one salted duck egg was eaten by the family. She was very angry, so she called me Yu Yi."

winter solstice:……

He laughed awkwardly: "Your mother is really humorous!"

Zhong Yuyi didn't speak anymore, and he didn't know where he was wandering again. Dong Zhi remembered that he had entered the Special Administration Bureau because of Long Shen, and thought to himself, does the male god prefer this kind of taciturn tone?So is it still too late for me to pretend to be dumb?

Turning around the street ahead, He Yu and the others walked to the barbecue stall by the side of the road familiarly, greeted the boss, and then entered the private room inside.

Long Shen had already been sitting inside, ordering with a pen, this scene was surprisingly grounded.

Seeing them come in, Long Shen pushed the list: "You guys order."

Seeing that Chao Sheng didn't order, he directly called the boss over, and said boldly: "Each order will come with ten skewers! Beer needs three beers!"

Probably because he was a regular customer, the boss didn't show any surprise. He nodded and went out, and came in with a bill after a while.

Winter Solstice hurriedly stood up: "I'll pay the bill!"

"I'll do it." The voice fell, and a hand was placed on his shoulder.

Long Shen was originally sitting by He Yu's side, but at some point he got up and walked to the door, and directly took out the big bills and asked the boss to find the money.

Winter Solstice couldn't help but said: "Long Bureau, agree to invite me!"

"I only promised to eat, I didn't ask you to invite me." Long Shen took a look at him, and didn't want to make a half-circle, so he sat down at the empty seat next to him.

Winter Solstice recalled the word "good" that the other party replied, and was speechless.

Long Shen said: "You performed well in Guangzhou this time, and you have made great contributions in assisting the Special Administrative Bureau in handling cases during the winter solstice. I will apply for another bonus for you."

Winter Solstice hurriedly said: "Can the bonus be exchanged for interview bonus points?"

Long Shen: "It can be used as a past resume for the examiner's reference, but it is impossible to add specific points."

It seems that the 2 yuan plus two points that He Yu said before was obviously a joke, and the winter solstice was a little disappointed.

He Yu salivated with a smile on his face and asked, "Boss, do I have a bonus?"

Long Shen: "Yes."

He Yu became excited: "How much?"

Long Shen: "930 yuan and six cents."

He Yu asked strangely, "Why does this number sound familiar?"

Wang Chaosheng said coolly: "That's the price of this meal! The boss just reported it, are you a goldfish brain?"

He Yu's face suddenly turned green, and his smile was uglier than crying: "Boss, don't bring such a bag, people have always wanted to buy a game gift bag!"

Long Shen said: "This month last year, you said that you wanted to change the name of the game, and you borrowed 200 yuan from me. Last month, you said that the bonus was all deducted, and you wanted to buy game accessories, so you borrowed [-] yuan from me. Last month I borrowed another three hundred, exactly one thousand, deduct the money for the dinner just now, and I don’t have to return the rest.”

Seeing Chao Sheng gloating: "If you don't pay back your debts, can you owe the boss money!"

He Yu lay on the table and pretended to be dead: "Hey, my game gift bag!"

Winter Solstice was having fun watching the fun, but suddenly Zhong Yuyi beside him said: "My mother is not humorous."

………………

Brother, how long is your reflex arc!

The corner of Dongzhi's mouth twitched, and he heard Wang Chaosheng ask about their affairs in Guangzhou: "Has the demons been completely wiped out?"

He Yu hadn't recovered from the bad news that the bonus was spent in an instant, and he lay down on the table and said weakly: "I don't know, at least Tang Jing and I didn't find any traces of sneaking yakshas in Guangzhou afterwards, which means that the people who manipulated them The demons have disappeared. Boss, have you found the stele in Inner Mongolia?"

Long Shen said: "That's just a cave painting, related to the stele, but the stele is not there."

He Yu didn't know about this yet, and was taken aback when he heard the words: "So the stele hasn't been found yet? Is there any clue?"

Long shook his head deeply.

Kan Chaosheng said: "We suspect that the other party got the information about the stele one step earlier than us. The boss has already made people stare at the Japanese side. The two onmyojis who were about to move last time are still half dead and not alive to heal their injuries, but Aso is very good. Be active, I have been in contact with people from the Otowa Foundation no less than three times during this period, as long as they make any changes, we will know right away."

While talking, the barbecue skewers were delivered one after another. A large plate full of grilled squid, roast duck gizzards, grilled chicken wings, grilled shiitake mushrooms, and grilled eggplant made everyone move their index fingers. It is the best taste in the world.

With delicious food, it would be a spoiler to get down to business.

Looking at Chaosheng's small stature, he just slurped a bunch of meat into his mouth in one gulp, and sometimes he swallowed it without chewing, and he didn't swallow it.

He and He Yu chatted about games, and started to quarrel after a few words. Zhong Yuyi sat next to him and wandered silently, eating very politely.

This is a great opportunity, Winter Solstice wanted to talk to Long Shen about something, but was afraid of saying the wrong thing and embarrassing the situation, so he had to rehearse it in his mind over and over again.

Long Ju, are your parents okay?

No, if someone else dies like me, their parents will be dead, it will be a minefield!

Long Ju, do you have a girlfriend?

This topic seems to be too shallow, pass.

Many thoughts went through my mind, and Dong Zhi finally choked out a sentence: "Long Ju, where are you from?"

Long was taken aback for a moment, and then thought about it.

The winter solstice looked dazed, wondering if this kind of problem also needs to be thought about?

"It should be from Zhejiang." Long Shen thought for a moment and gave an answer.

Yes, yes, no, no, what the hell should it be?

In an instant, the winter solstice filled his mind with a life experience that was unknown, twists and turns, ghosts crying, wolves howling, and the world changing colors.

"Zhejiang is very good, with outstanding people, and I have been to Hangzhou." He managed to find a topic.

Long Shen: "I'm not from Hangzhou."

winter solstice:……

Help, how can we chat without embarrassment!

Long Shen saw that he was at a loss, and there was a slight smile in his eyes, but it was fleeting, and Dong Zhi was busy racking his brains to think of topics, so he didn't notice.

"How are you studying now?" Long Shen asked.

The thinking of the winter solstice was still on "what other cities in Zhejiang besides Hangzhou", and was asked unexpectedly, and I was taken aback for a while before I realized it.

"There should be no problem with the written test, but the interview is a bit unconfident." He scratched his hair, a little embarrassed, "I asked He Yu, but he has never been an interview examiner, so he can only hear it from hearsay."

Long Shen said: "The first part of the interview is to test the director, and the second is to ask questions, to see the on-the-spot adaptability."

Winter Solstice blurted out: "For example, on a business trip with a female colleague, I forgot to bring cinnabar and used lipstick to draw talisman paper?"

Long Shen nodded: "Actually, the answer may not be correct, it just needs to be able to do the best under unconventional circumstances."

Winter Solstice blinked: "Is there any test scope?"

Long Shen shook his head: "There is no scope, and I didn't come up with the question."

In other words, the interview is actually a pit, and no one knows how deep this pit is.It may be shallow, like jumping off a step and landing safely, or it may be deep, directly killing people.

The winter solstice asked another way: "Is the pass rate high every year?"

Long Shen: "It's relatively low."

winter solstice:……

Seeing that he was choked speechless, Long Shen said: "When you first came to the Special Administration Bureau, I thought you had no hope at all, but now, at least there is hope."

Winter Solstice realized that he had been praised, and couldn't help but ask happily, "How much is one point?"

Long Shen: "Ten percent."

winter solstice:……

The heart that was about to fly away was dragged back to the original place, he couldn't laugh or cry.

The wine was hot, the food was fragrant, watching Chao Sheng bury his head in eating hard, He Yu could even get drunk with beer, hugged Zhong Yuyi's arm and cried loudly, saying that he couldn't improve his level in the game and was always despised by others.

Although Long Shen didn't drink as hard as they did, he would occasionally raise his glass and take a sip.

Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, it would be a pity not to inquire about the male god when he was in a relaxed mood, so Dongzhi asked, "Long Ju, I heard He Yu said that you want to take in an apprentice, is that right?"

Long Shen actually smiled, neither admitting nor denying it.

But that smile gave Dong Zhi the courage to continue asking: "Can you see me?"

After asking, he felt that he was a bit overconfident, as expected, Long Shen shook his head.

He couldn't hide his disappointment, as if the two invisible ears on the top of his head became limp in an instant.

But in the next second, he heard the other party say: "But I hope you can."

Winter Solstice raised his head immediately, and Long Shen said: "The Special Administrative Bureau has been short of manpower in recent years, but the recruitment standards have stuck many people. If you really want to come in, work hard."

This was already the gentlest consolation Deputy Chief Long could think of, and his eyes slowly lit up again.

Winter Solstice solemnly said: "I will work hard."

After this dinner and supper, Long Shen asked Zhong Yuyi and the others to go back with the drunken He Yu, while he took Dongzhi to another direction.

After leaving the lively night market, the flow of people gradually decreased, and the lights cast a layer of warmth on the city, so that those who returned late could find their way home.

Long Shen didn't say much, and Dongzhi didn't ask much.

Now he can understand those fans who chase stars.

Even if he is not as crazy as many fans are so crazy that he can't wait to run after his idol all the time, but it is a rare opportunity to walk alone with Long Shen, and he will inevitably think that it would be great if this road can never be finished.