side by side

"...I don't know," Liang Jixuan's voice was rough, he shook his head, "I don't know."

Gu Huatian stood aside and fell silent, not knowing what to say.

Who is the little girl I met in Gu's house? Liang Jixuan doesn't want to ask for confirmation, nor does he dare to.The things encountered these days were so bizarre that Liang Jixuan couldn't stand it anymore, so he fell silent.Abandoning those unnecessary curiosity, he only hopes to persuade Liang Jiqing as soon as possible.

Go home, he just wants to go back to Yonghe Town now.

"Can you call a car for me?" Liang Jixuan was tired, the window was dark, it was already autumn and it was hard to tell the time, his eyes were downcast, his complexion was not very good-looking.

Gu Huatian nodded repeatedly.

After finishing the work and leaving the house, Liang Jixuan later realized that this was no longer the Gu family, but Gu Huatian's small house in Xijiaoping. "I'm afraid you won't be comfortable staying in Gu's house," Liang Jixuan looked puzzled, Gu Huatian smiled, "so I brought you here on my own initiative."

Liang Jixuan felt a little guilty in his heart. Gu Huatian has always taken good care of him during the days he came to Peiping, but he caused a lot of trouble for others along the way.

"I'm sorry..." Before he could finish his sentence, Liang Jixuan was suddenly attracted by the two people who came in from the alley.Those two were side by side, and there seemed to be a young monk next to him. He looked unfamiliar, but he knew the thin young man standing beside him.With their heads buried, they walked into the alley from under the dim yellow streetlight at the entrance of the alley. When they reached their side, Liang Jixuan tentatively called out, "...Xiao An?"

The young man shivered, shrugged his shoulders, he raised his head hastily, with the little light, Liang Jixuan saw those thin and drooping eyes clearly, it really was Xiao An, Liang Jixuan heaved a sigh of relief.Little An trembled three times like a rabbit, his drooping and slightly curved eyes widened, he hurriedly glanced at the person who called him, and subconsciously grabbed the little novice beside him.Seeing the appearance of the little novice slumping down in front of Xiao An to protect him, Liang Jixuan couldn't help thinking that it was funny.Xiao An shrank his head dully, he suddenly reacted, raised his head suddenly, and saw the smiling Liang Jixuan.His small eyes drooped, his mouth grinned, and he burst into tears with a bang.

He grabbed Liang Jixuan by the sleeve and refused to let go, sobbing and crying extremely wronged.Liang Jixuan also didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly took a handkerchief to wipe his tears.He and Liang Jiqing were older than Xiao An, and the three of them had grown up together, and there was not such an obvious distinction between master and servant.To them, Xiao An is more like a younger brother than a servant.

After crying for a long time, Xiao An finally stopped sobbing. Seeing that the three of them were looking at him, he shrank back, looking very embarrassed.

"What are you doing here?" Liang Jixuan stroked his hair with a smile, Xiao An's eyes turned red from crying, he really looked like a rabbit, his heart tightened suddenly, "Could it be that something happened at home?"

"I......"

Xiao An was about to speak, but was interrupted by the silent little novice. "Du Ruobai wrote us to come," the little novice pulled Xiao An by himself, pulling him behind him.

"Du Ruobai?" Liang Jixuan was taken aback, "Is Du Ruobai here? What is he writing to you to ask you to come here?"

Liang Jixuan's heart skipped a beat, Du Ruobai?How could the family know about Du Ruobai?The family knew how this was possible due to his relationship with his elder brother. He shook his head violently. How could his elder brother be so reckless? Besides, he had his father's temper...Liang Jixuan suddenly remembered that Gu Huatian had been with him before. Just mentioned, Du Ruobai lives separately here for the convenience of going to school.But even if he lived here, even if Du Ruobai accepted his brother's favor, how could he ask them to meet in the western suburbs?Why not go directly to Guijiu Alley?Liang Jixuan was now at a loss.

"Hey, why talk at the door?" Gu Huatian didn't feel good seeing the four of them frozen in the alley, so he hurriedly led them into the house, "Let's talk inside the house."

"No need," the little novice spoke first, he quickly rejected Gu Huatian's proposal, he raised his finger and pointed to the depths of the alley, "It's right there, we'll be there soon."

"I'll go with you!" Liang Jixuan hurriedly responded.

"Of course." Hearing Liang Jixuan's words, the little novice gave him a slightly surprised look, as it should be in the first copy.

Liang Jixuan was so focused on Du Ruobai who was about to meet at this time, he didn't notice Gu Huatian's condition.

"Ah..." Gu Huatian froze on the spot, feeling a little embarrassed, "Then...then...I won't bother." He felt that it was unnecessary and sued Ci wanted to enter the house, but was stopped by that weird little monk.

"You come too."

"Me?" Gu Huatian was stunned, he pointed at himself in surprise.

"Yes," the little novice nodded, with a determined expression on his face, "it's you."

He walked to the depths of the alley without hesitation, and Xiao An followed behind him without hesitation.Liang Jixuan felt that he was suspicious, and so did Gu Huatian. They looked at each other, but they still followed together.After all, it's three against one, and it's in a place that Gu Huatian is familiar with, so I'm not afraid that he will really have some bad intentions.

But the little monk kept his eyes on the whole way, he slipped straight forward.On this road, there were few lights and the road was dim, and they couldn't feel the distance. They just felt that they had walked for a long time, until they almost lost their patience, the little novice paused, "Here we are," he said.

This place is very bright, with copper locks on the red door, and there is no couplet posted outside the door, but there are ten lanterns hanging in a strange way.High on the left and low on the right, three on the left and seven on the right, the ten lanterns flew up and down with the night wind, and the dark red and black light exuded a sense of eerie.It's strange to say that among the ten lanterns, the rest are brightly lit, but there is only one at the bottom left, which is still dark. He is alone, standing in the cold wind, which is particularly eye-catching.

There's something weird about this place.Although Gu Huatian also lives in the western suburb of Pingli, he lives in an alley. I have no other ideas.

But Liang Jixuan was different, he stood at the door, sweating all over his body.

The scenery here is exactly the same as Guijiu Hutong.

He shuddered to himself.

tbc.