Tried to trick me into raising a cat again

For more than a week, Chu Zhou was not in a good spirit. He was like a plant whose vitality had been sucked out, even the leaves curled up.

He sat on the balcony with a pillow in his arms and basked in the sun. It was Qu Yanning who forcibly drove him to the balcony, saying that he was exposed to the sun to sterilize bacteria, and he was almost moldy if he stayed in the room all day.

Chu Zhou squinted his eyes and looked at the traffic in the distance. Even the warm sunshine did not dispel the damp and musty smell on his body.

This smell has been with him for ten years. Later, when he came out of the village, wandering, struggling to grow up, he finally got rid of that uncomfortable smell.

Now, this breath is entangled again.

He sighed, and the woman's pale face suddenly flashed in his mind. At that time, he was driven into the wooden basin and wanted to go back in panic. The woman was standing by the river, covering her mouth and weeping silently...

He called his mother hoarsely, wanting her to go with him, and wanting her not to abandon him, but the woman stood the most silent on the shore and drove him to the outside world alone.

"mom……"

The sun was dazzling, and Chu Zhou stretched out his hand to cover his eyes. It has been 15 years... Later, he went back several times, but he could not find the village at all. Later, he gave up and decided to live a good life, but it found it by itself.

Chu Zhou raised the corners of his mouth, moved his hands away from his eyes, his palms were slightly water-stained, he must go back anyway, he thought.

"Zhou Zhou, come to eat." Qu Yanning's voice came from the room, Chu Zhou sniffed vigorously, patted his cheek before returning to the room.

Qu Yanning came out with the dishes, and when he saw his red eyes, he froze for a moment, but he didn't say anything, but greeted him to eat with a smile.

Chu Zhou forced a smile, and sat down to eat slowly. His appetite is not very good these days.

Qu Yanning cooked appetizers, but Chu Zhou had something on his mind, so he stopped chopsticks before even finishing a bowl of rice.

Qu Yanning endured and endured, but he still couldn't hold back and said, "Zhou Zhou, if you have anything, you can tell me."

Chu Zhou was taken aback for a moment, and only after seeing his worried eyes did he realize that the disguise he thought he had been seen through long ago, reached out and touched Qu Yanning's head, and said softly, "I have something to do at home, I'm going to go back. "

Qu Yanning looked at him hesitantly, the man didn't look like a good person, and there was an uncomfortable aura about him, Qu Yanning subconsciously didn't want Chu Zhou to take risks, "You want to talk to that man?" Go back?"

Chu Zhou shook his head and said he would go back by himself.

Qu Yanning disagreed, and asked where his home was, and he could go with him.

Chu Zhou thought for a while before saying that he didn't remember clearly. It had been more than ten years, and he only remembered that it was in a small mountain village in Jiaoshi, Yi Province. As for the exact location, he could only look for it from memory when he arrived.

"You don't even know the place, how do you go back?" Qu Yanning felt that he was confused, and objected: "It's too dangerous, I won't agree."

Chu Zhou pinched his cheek, saying that it's fine if he can't find it, and just go out to relax.

Qu Yanning felt that he was too childish, besides, he had a vague feeling of uneasiness in his heart. It was impossible for him to let Chu Zhou go alone.

In the end, no one could convince anyone.

Chu Zhou's spirit was getting worse and worse. Qu Yanning was worried and took him to the hospital for an examination, but he didn't find any problems. The examination report showed that everything was normal.

Qu Yanning can only change the way to make delicious food, so that Chu Zhou has a little appetite to eat, Xie Qi is watching, the boss is not happy, but he can only treat the symptoms of Chu Zhou's problem, not the root cause, watching Qu Yanning every day He coaxed Chuzhou to eat with different cooking methods, Xie Qi's whole cat was about to explode, and he was very unhappy.

Qu Yanning hurriedly circled around.

Chu Zhou looked at the back of him coaxing the cat, the corner of his mouth hooked up, and he had already made a decision in his heart.

After packing up some clothes and bringing his wallet, Chu Zhou dressed lightly and quietly opened the door in the middle of the night to sneak out——

"Where are you going Zhou Zhou?"

Qu Yanning, who went to the bathroom in the middle of the night, looked at the sneaky figure, turned on the light in the living room, and saw Chu Zhou in sportswear, with a backpack on his back, as if he was about to go out.

Chu Zhou: "..."

He turned around, smiled awkwardly, and said that I just couldn't sleep and went for a walk,

Qu Yanning looked at his black eyes and sallow face, pulled him to the full-length mirror, pointed to the person in the mirror and said, "Look at you, it's not that I have to control you, but you How can you make people feel at ease that you go out alone?"

The person in the mirror is haggard, like a plant that has been sucked out of nutrients, and his whole body is full of sickness. Chu Zhou has been restless during this time, and he didn't even notice how haggard he looked. Suddenly he looked in the mirror, Even he himself was taken aback.

Qu Yanning said unhappily, "Either you go after you recover, or I will go with you, you choose one."

Chu Zhou was a little helpless towards Qu Yanning who suddenly became stronger, and finally had no choice but to surrender, saying that it's okay, let's go together.

Only then was Qu Yanning satisfied, and pushed him back into the room, letting him have a good rest, and then discuss the matter of the long trip when he wakes up tomorrow morning.

……

The next morning, Qu Yanning woke up early. Now he found the map of Yi Province on the Internet, and found a lot of mountain trekking guides, and wrote down all the precautions mentioned in it.

It was already October, and the temperature in the north had dropped a long time ago. They needed to prepare a lot of things. Only when all the equipment was purchased, Qu Yanning put up a closed sign at the door of the store.

There was one last thing left to settle before they could go.

"Guy baby, you are obedient," Qu Yanning coaxed the tantrum cat with a headache. Ever since Guaibao knew that Qu Yanning was going to send him back, he lost his temper and hid in the house, but he didn't want to be caught. Qu Yanning sees him off.

"I'll pick you up right away when I come back from the house," Qu Yanning looked at the cat squatting on the top of the closet, coaxing the angry cat softly, "Just a few days."

Xie Qi crouched on the closet and considered for a while, seeing that he just didn't let go, it seemed that he really didn't plan to take him with him.Xie Qi glanced at Chu Zhou beside him, his heart was bubbling with sourness, he was very unhappy, but he still obediently jumped into Qu Yanning's arms, and rubbed against him hard, the cat can't go, then Just replace it.

Qu Yanning went to Zhang Ren with the cat he had finally coaxed.

Zhang Ren was also surprised to receive the cat, Xie Qi jumped off the ground with a cat face, and ran into the house, ignoring Qu Yanning.

"I'm losing my temper," Qu Yanning smiled helplessly, and told Zhang Ren about the situation, "Chu Zhou and I are going away for a while."

Zhang Ren subconsciously wanted to ask where he was going, but he held back when the words came to his lips, Qu Yanning didn't say anything, naturally he didn't want to say, he would inevitably make the other party embarrassed by asking, "The second master is also here, come in and have a cup of tea before leaving. "

Qu Yanning hadn't had time to refuse.Xie Qi walked out of the room with a cold face, glanced at Qu Yanning indifferently, and said, "Come in."

Qu Yanning's heart skipped a beat, and he walked in out of nowhere.

Xie Qi sat opposite him, his expression was very cold, even his eyes were cold, "Are you going to Yixing?"

"...Yes." Qu Yanning was a little surprised, "How do you know?"

Xie Qi sneered, and tapped the solid wood coffee table with his fingers, "This is a terrible trip, your friend is going to be bloody."

Qu Yanning asked nervously, "Then what should we do?"

He said a little downcastly, "I can't persuade him, I can only go with him, the two of you always have someone to take care of you."

Xie Qi's face became even colder, he said coldly: "Zhang Ren is going with you, his home is in Yi Province."

Zhang Ren: "...Yes."

Qu Yanning looked hesitant, saying that this would be too troublesome.

Xie Qi said: "It's nothing to worry about, just take it as an experience, and it happens that this trip can teach you something."

Qu Yanning: "...?"

He asked cautiously, "Are you going too?"

Xie Qi lowered his eyes and said, "By the way."

Qu Yanning: "Oh."

So things settled down so inexplicably.Xie Qi said to send the cat home for a while, and asked Qu Yanning to refund the ticket, and the group of four took the plane instead.

The plane was a private jet sent by Zhang Ren's family, and the person in charge of the reception was respectful to Zhang Ren, and called Young Master.

Zhang Ren's expression was very cold, with a kind of superior indifference, compared with when they got along in private, they looked completely different.

If Qu Yanning hadn't seen Zhang Ren rolling up his sleeves to drink with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that the person in front of him was the same person as Zhang Ren before.

Chu Zhou was also very surprised, and sighed to Qu Yanning in a low voice, "You really can't be judged by appearances, Erye Xie can drive a private jet with any driver, 666."

Qu Yanning: "..."

Zhang Ren looked back at them, and said nothing in silence, the scars on his face seemed to be full of local arrogance.

Xie Qi called Qu Yanning and asked him to come over.

Qu Yanning leaned over puzzled, and looked at Xie Qi with wide-eyed doubts.

Xie Qi twirled the beads on his wrist. Now this string was newly delivered by his family, and he was still not used to wearing it.

"Did I bring the jade token I gave you?"

Qu Yanning nodded and said that he had worn it, and pulled out the red thread around his neck to show him, on which hung a small jade tablet and a small red brocade pouch.

Xie Qi: "Where are the Buddha beads?"

Qu Yanning rolled up his sleeves again to reveal his wrists, a string of wooden Buddhist beads wrapped around his thin white wrists several times.

Xie Qi was satisfied, "Very good, don't take it off."

Qu Yanning agreed ignorantly.

Xie Qi led him up, "Let's go, I'll tell you some basic things later, you still have a lot to learn."

"Oh." Qu Yanning quickly followed.

The Forgotten Chu Zhou: "...???"

Zhang Renqing coughed, walked up to him, and said softly, "Let's go up."

……

Jiaoshi is located in the northwest of Yi Province, with Tianxing Mountains in the north and Huangqu River in the south. It is rich in mineral resources and groundwater resources. It is a famous agricultural and industrial province.

The Zhang family in Jiaoshi, where Zhang Ren lives, started their business by relying on minerals.

Zhang Renzu was born as a miner for several generations. Relying on his intelligence and courage, he started from scratch at that time and established the current family business for future generations.

It's the turn of Zhang Ren's generation. The Zhang family has developed into a tyrant in the pepper market, holding the lifeblood of half of the pepper market. According to the current saying, it is an upstart.

Zhang's family has great achievements, but there are not many heirs. In his grandfather's generation, he was an only seedling. After giving birth to Zhang Ren, he almost held it in the palm of his hand to protect him. Therefore, Zhang Ren was very domineering for a while when he was young.

If it wasn't for causing trouble later on and almost bringing the family home, his grandfather used his ancestor's relationship and begged Xie Qi to come forward to help, Zhang Ren and the Zhang family would probably be sick tigers with their teeth pulled out by now.Can only linger on.

Later, the Zhang family scattered money and destroyed disasters according to Xie Qi's instructions, and Zhang Ren left a scar on his face, but his temper sank a lot. The Zhang family wanted to thank Xie Qi and grind Zhang Ren's temper. Send him to Xie Qi.

Therefore, although Zhang Ren takes care of Xie Qi's daily life and works as a nanny and part-time driver, he himself is a real rich N generation.

Zhang Ren walked in front of Chu Zhou, asked Chu Zhou to sit down first, and asked the stewardess to bring over a cup of warm milk. Wen Sheng asked Chu Zhou to drink a cup and have a good rest. The terrain is complicated, we have to find a guide to go in together."

"Thank you," Chu Zhou took a sip of hot milk, and his dry throat improved a lot. His complexion was still not good, he was listless, and he didn't have any makeup on. The black hair was softly attached to the head, and there was a kind of sick and weak beauty that made people feel pitiful.

Zhang Ren sat down beside him, covered him with a blanket, and stopped talking after that, silently guarding Chu Zhou's side like a mountain.

Qu Yanning, who twisted his body in front of him and wanted to ask about Chu Zhou's situation, turned back silently. There were countless grass mud horses roaring and galloping in his heart, but when he looked at the icy Second Master Xie beside him, he slumped to his stomach again. inside.

Xie Qi noticed his gaze, and slightly surveyed his face, "What's wrong?"

Qu Yanning shook his head and said nothing.

Xie Qi said, "Are you sleepy? Do you want to sleep for a while?"

Qu Yanning said he was not sleepy, "Aren't you going to teach me?"

Xie Qi said lightly, "It's only a few hours away, and I can't learn much. Let me tell you a few stories about Feng Shui."

Qu Yanning's eyes lit up, and she said yes in a reserved voice.

So Xie Qi told him slowly.

……

The plane flew over the clouds, and there were soft voices in the cabin, followed by a nervous questioning, "And then?"

With a smile on his lips, Xie Qi slowly told him, "Later, that young man escaped from the mine, and according to the method given to him by the master, he inserted the bronze knife into the chest of the evil spirit."

"Is the ghost dead?"

"Well," Xie Qi twirled the beads slowly, recalling the scene at that time, the young man staggered out of the mine with scars all over his body, saying that he killed the evil spirit, begging Xie Qi to save the Zhang family, Xie Qi lamented his Courage, this is the way to resolve the catastrophe of the Zhang family.

Qu Yanning let out a long sigh, saying that this world is really dangerous.

Xie Qi smiled, with a slight light in his eyes, and said that you are still young, and sometimes people's hearts are more terrifying than evil spirits.If it weren't for someone who could design it, how could the young Zhang Ren follow his companions to explore such a hidden mine, and even got into trouble with a rare ghost.

But he won't tell Qu Yanning about these things. Although people's hearts are sinister, he hopes that Qu Yanning can keep the heart of a child.

The plane flew for more than four hours before landing. Qu Yanning stretched a little, and followed Xie Qi out.

At the airport, the driver sent by the Zhang family was already waiting. Seeing Zhang Ren coming out at the head, he respectfully called young master. Zhang Ren nodded and turned around to let Xie Qi get into the first car first. He and Chu Zhou got into the car afterward. second car.

The car drove all the way and arrived at Zhang's home.

There was a group of people standing at the gate, first an old man with gray hair, next to him was a middle-aged man in his 40s, both of them were dressed in ordinary clothes, but they had an aura that ordinary people did not have.

Seeing Xie Qi get off the car, the two warmly greeted him, "Second Master Xie, are you all right?"

Xie Qi nodded, glanced at the two of them, and was quite satisfied, "It seems that the two of you have followed Xie's request over the years."

Mr. Zhang said with a smile, "I have done it. Although the Zhang family is not as powerful as before these years, the population is thriving and the family is harmonious. Thanks to the second master for his guidance."

Xie Qi shook his head, "The causes of what you create are different, and the results will naturally be different. This is the way you have obtained your own survival."

Mr. Zhang seemed to be quite touched, and he sighed a few times, and asked Xie Qi to go in.

Qu Yanning followed Xie Qi anxiously, listening to their cloudy words, with a dazed expression on his face.

In the living room, the servant brought tea, let Xie Qi take the main seat, and the others took their seats one by one. Father Zhang, who had always been stern, said, "Thank you, Second Master, for your guidance all these years, dog son."

Zhang Ren next to him also tensed up, with a serious expression on his face.

Xie Qi said: "Not to mention giving advice, but Zhang Ren helped me a lot, but..."

The Zhang family looked at him nervously.

Xie Qi continued, "But my fate with him is almost over."

The Zhang family was puzzled, Zhang Ren with a serious face moved his fingers lightly, and quietly glanced at Chu Zhou beside him.

After finishing the gossip, Zhang's father arranged for them to go to the guest room to rest. Zhang Ren sent Chu Zhou to the room, and after carefully instructing him, he went to the study to find Mr. Zhang. The father and son did not have many chances to meet each other. It is rare to come back this time. There is a lot to say.

Qu Yanning's room was next to Xie Qi's. Zhang's family prepared very carefully. The house had already turned on the heating. As soon as he walked in, the chill outside would dissipate. Qu Yanning stretched hard and put his luggage away. Well, I fell lazily on the big soft bed.

Xie Qi next door didn't bring anything to salute. He walked around the room twice, found a few books, and finally adjusted his expression, walked to the next door and knocked on the door.

Qu Yanning opened the door, "Second Master, what do you want?"

Xie Qi raised the book in Yang's hand, "I found a few books and brought them to you."

Qu Yanning hurriedly let him in. He took a shower and changed into thick clothes. He was fatter than usual and looked round.

Xie Qi twirled the beads, stepped in, and sat down on the edge of the sofa.

Qu Yanning poured water for him, and sat upright opposite him, like an obedient student waiting for the teacher to give a lecture.

Xie Qi coughed lightly, resisted the urge to touch his head, and handed him the book, "Look at it first."

Qu Yanning took it. The book was not thick, only less than a coin thick. He looked at the cover first, and there were two large characters of the Book of Changes printed on it.

Qu Yanning opened the book, but the content inside was completely different from the Book of Changes that he had seen in bookstores before. Chapter 1 is a simple introduction. Qu Yanning read on in amazement. The book says that there are not only people in this world, but also gods, ghosts, demons,

Man is the leader of all spirits and is favored by the heavens. He has been prosperous for countless years, but the other three races have become less and less with the passing of time, and the gods have already become legends.

"Is what's said here true?" Qu Yanning asked.

The world in the book was too magnificent and bizarre, as if he had never seen another world.

Xie Qi looked at him gently, "At least it used to be true."

Qu Yanning let out an oh, and continued to read, with amazement in his expression.

Xie Qi lowered his eyes slightly to look at him, thinking to find the little brother's enlightenment book and show him to him, it was indeed correct.