I have a date with the beast

Ever since that strange young man said to Jiang Ze, "Get out of here as soon as possible", he and that little boy have never been here again, and it has been half a month.

One day in early September, the boss Li Yang came to the store a few times in the evening, and his nervous appearance gave Jiang Ze an ominous premonition.

Before leaving, the boss said: "The door closes before nine o'clock today."

Even though Jiang Ze was full of questions, he couldn't ask them.It was Xiao Zhao who reminded him, "It's the Ghost Festival today, Brother Jiang, don't go out at night, it's unlucky."

Only then did Jiang Ze suddenly realize.

Before he knew it, it was the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. He came here to work on the autumnal equinox last year, so it was almost a year.

Previously, he had been doing odd jobs nearby. When he saw this restaurant recruiting people, he came to the interview with the mentality of giving it a try. Unexpectedly, the boss hired him immediately without saying a word, and asked him to work hard to ensure that the salary would not be high. Less his.

Jiang Ze was overwhelmed with flattery. He cherished this sudden job, so he did it with due diligence.

For the boss Li Yang, Jiang Ze is very grateful. After all, he gave him this job, allowing him to get rid of the difficult situation that lasted for several months and have a reliable place to stay.

The boss is kind and kind, and he always gives generous subsidies every holiday. He is very popular with the employees in the store, but the relationship with his wife is very bad. There is a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days, and there is a divorce every now and then.

Jiang Ze is used to this. After all, every family has difficult scriptures, and bickering between husband and wife is normal.Unexpectedly, the two of them were still divorced in less than a year, and Jiang Ze felt very sorry when he thought of it.

After eight o'clock in the evening, there were almost no lights in the office building opposite. Usually this spot should be brightly lit, so it looked much deserted in comparison.

The ancients said that the Shangyuan Festival in the first month of the first month is a blessing from the heavenly officials, the Zhongyuan Festival in the middle of July is for the local officials to absolve their sins, and the next October in October is for the water officials to relieve their misfortunes.The famous Shigu Ghost Festival is naturally well-deserved of its reputation. On this day, the heaven and the underworld amnesty the souls of the dead, open the gates of ghosts, and save all sentient beings.

The legend has always been that believe it or not, it is always right to be careful, at least for peace of mind, in fact, according to the normal life trajectory, there should be no serious problems.However, if you violate the taboos of the Ghost Festival, such as inserting bamboo upside down, patting the shoulders and responding to the voices of ghosts, you may be in trouble.

All the staff in the restaurant left before 08:30, and Xiao Zhao was the last one to leave. He was still talking on the phone when he left, and his gentle and indulgent tone sounded like he was talking to his girlfriend.

Jiang Ze pulled down the shutter door, locked the glass door, and checked the window before returning to his room in peace.

There is an old TV in the hut, and the signal is not very good, so Jiang Ze doesn't watch it very much, and only occasionally turns it on to listen to it when he is really bored.

Leaning on the pillow and leaning against the head of the bed, Jiang Ze squinted his eyes and stared at the blurred picture on the TV in front of him. Accompanied by the whirring sound of the fan beside the bed, he fell asleep in a trance.

Jiang Ze was awakened by a strange sound.

When he woke up, the wall lamp was turned off at some point, and there was a picture of snowflakes on the TV screen when there was no signal, accompanied by the disturbing sound of electric current.

The fan didn't turn on either. Jiang Ze thought strangely that it was quite cool today. The fan stopped at some point, but he didn't wake up from the heat.

Jiang Ze stood up, put on his slippers and turned off the TV.Just as he was about to sit back on the bed, he realized something was wrong——

The room was too cold.

In addition, he vaguely heard the noisy sound of chirping, as if many people were talking non-stop, and there was even the sound of pots, pans, bowls and chopsticks colliding.

Jiang Ze pressed the doorknob.

He was getting goosebumps now, and his rationality told him not to go out, but it seemed that there was an invisible thread pulling him to the door, controlling him to raise his arm, and finally pressing the doorknob.

The door popped open with a crisp "click".

Jiang Ze's room is also at the innermost part of the restaurant next to the backyard, and there is a narrow and long corridor from here to the hall.

Unknown fear swept through his body, and suddenly he saw a black figure floating lightly from a few meters in front of him, the thing didn't notice him, but went straight to the hall.

Jiang Ze heard his uneasy heartbeat, clenched his fists, held his breath, and slowly moved forward against the wall.As we walked, the noisy voice became clearer, and there was a burst of eager cheers from time to time.

He quietly came to the cupboard that perfectly separated the back room from the hall, and through the gaps between the artworks, Jiang Ze was able to see the situation there clearly.

He took a deep breath.

Hundreds of wild ghosts with different faces toasted and drank there. The rusty iron pot was full of mellow wine. The liquid in it splashed when they collided, and the dripping on the ground immediately eroded the floor tiles. They grinned loudly. , revealing the sharp teeth covered with yellow tartar, the skin is loose and drooping, looking eerie.

Jiang Ze took a deep breath to try to calm his abnormal heartbeat. He subconsciously took two steps back, but his heel accidentally hit the half-closed glass door of the kitchen, and then he sat down on the ground.

The loud bang of "bang" made those ghosts stop laughing and laughing in an instant, and they all looked at this place all the time, with a vigilant and strange light in their eyes.Jiang Ze was so frightened that his entire body went limp, and he couldn't even use his legs and feet. He moved his body into the kitchen with his hands behind his back, doing the last unnecessary struggle.

A tail-like thing wrapped around Jiang Ze's waist, and he swung it vigorously, and in an instant he was pulled among the ghosts.

"Is this a human?" A high-pitched voice sounded, piercing the eardrums of people trembling, and their headaches were splitting.

Jiang Ze lay on the ground in pain, his internal organs screaming crazily from the fall just now.

"It's a man, it's a man!" A strong ghost shouted excitedly. It had a ferocious face, fangs in its mouth, a broad chest and big eyes, and horns like a pair of beasts on its head. "Let's eat him! Improve it!" Food!"

Immediately, the group of ghosts echoed excitedly.

The small, blue-skinned imp jumped onto Jiang Ze's back. It grabbed Jiang Ze's hair, sniffed it, then opened its mouth full of small but sharp teeth, and made a hoarse and piercing voice: "This human being smells It's weird and not tasty."

A female ghost with a glamorous appearance and graceful posture peeled off her skin from the top of her head, revealing the incomplete and corrupt entity inside, and said creepy words in a melodious voice: "Then why don't you peel off his skin? Like the way he looks."

Among the group of ghosts, a ghost with disheveled hair and a pale face, with protruding eyeballs calmly sipped a thousand miles of wine bestowed by the ghost king on all ghosts. : "Huapi, if you want to change your skin, get away, don't let me see your disgusting real face."

The female ghost changed the previous sweet and beautiful voice, and replaced it with the horrific voice of a dying person struggling in pain. It pulled half of the peeled skin back to the top of the head, "It's really a lot of things." Said, and clamped Jiang Ze Armpits float to corners.

Jiang Ze, who sensed that something was wrong, immediately called for help.

It looks like an ape, its lips are like cinnabar, and its eyes are like mirrors. The flesh-blue monster with six-foot-long horns on its head stretches out the blue flesh wings on its back. It waved an ax to warn: "Be quiet! If you don't want to be killed by my ax Cut it in two!"

Jiang Ze immediately fell silent. He covered his mouth and watched as the woman in human skin tore off her skin bit by bit, revealing her true colors.

Jiang Ze couldn't help turning his head and retching a few times.There was a burst of laughter over there, and a ghost was vaguely heard mocking: "Hua Pi, look at you, you disgust this person!"

Everything in front of him was absurd but extremely real, Jiang Ze watched helplessly as the severed hand was getting closer and closer to him, he kept backing away, and when he reached the glass window, there was no way out.

Is it a dream?

... must be.

Wake up and you'll be fine.he thinks.

Jiang Ze gritted his teeth. He buried his head between his knees and wrapped himself around himself. Only in this way could he feel a sense of security.

He felt something sticky and icy covering the top of his head, and the coldness spread all over his body to the soles of his feet.

Like falling into an abyss.

But at this moment, a painful howl suddenly sounded.Jiang Ze raised his head suddenly, but saw a person standing in front of him.

He was dressed in white, standing with his back to himself, the corners of his clothes embroidered with ancient patterns fluttered, his long black hair hung down to his waist, floating with the night wind, and psychedelic shadows were drawn at the end of his hair. He held a long blade in his hand, The blade shone coldly under the moonlight, a wisp of green smoke slowly rose from the blade, and the unrecognizable skin-changing monster had disappeared.

The ghosts who were drinking and having fun over there immediately turned their heads when they heard the noise, but their expressions changed immediately when they saw the person coming.

The tongue-outing ghost stopped the hundred ghosts who were about to go forward, and asked respectfully with a trembling voice: "Your Highness, why is this? The ghost world always has fun on the night of Shigu's full moon. It should... no disturbing you?"

"Stay away from him." The cold voice echoed in the night wind, dusty and remote, with irresistible coercion.

Jiang Ze stared at the man's luxurious white clothes and lost his mind for a moment.

These short four words contain two meanings, one is to leave here now, and the other is to stay away from the human behind him.A pun.

The ghost paused for a moment, then clasped its fists and bent down to apologize: "If I offend you, please forgive me."

The noisy and noisy hall was suddenly empty, and the tables, chairs and benches also kept their original appearance, as if nothing had happened.

"Who... are you?" Jiang Ze managed to catch his scattered voice, and he heard himself asking tremblingly.

The man didn't turn around, but just dropped two words: "Jiaofeng."

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared in front of his eyes, leaving only a white shadow.