fool around

At [-]:[-] in the morning, at the entrance of Gutang Village.

There was a cartoon poster on the bulletin board.The poster is brightly colored and decorated with lace on all sides. In the painting, a family of five, young and old, are sitting around a round table. The old man’s face is wrinkled with smiles, and the child is leaning on his father’s shoulders and beaming. There is a smart phone on the table. Red bold——4G network has fully covered Gutang Village.

Behind the festive and jubilant posters stands a dark, lacquered mountain. The miasma in the mountains is heavy with humidity. The dense fog acts as a natural barrier, separating the ancient pond from the outside world.

At this moment, the black cat's feet were dripping with blood, its ears were pressed back against its head, its body was bowed, the hair on its back stood up, and it let out a sharp howl from its throat.

This is the standard posture of felines fighting against enemies, but at this moment everything is silent, looking around, the moonlight only reflects the dark shadows of trees in the mountains, the leaves are rustling by the wind, there are no prey, let alone enemies.

On closer inspection, the black cat was struggling with the fog.

At the entrance of the cramped and narrow village, the white mist is extremely heavy and extremely wet, but at this moment it is not a flowing and misty liquid, it seems to be an indestructible barrier.

The black cat stood ten meters away from the fog, with blood beads hanging from its beard, and its vertical pupils were slack.It shook its head, its eyes were sharp, and it let out a sharp tearing roar. It straightened its front paws and bent its body to accumulate power. After a while, it rushed towards the mist like a flying arrow feather.

Immediately afterwards, its body slammed into the cloud of white mist, fell to the ground and rolled a few times, and the sharp stones added a new injury to its already bruised hind legs.

The black cat was exhausted, its forehead touched the ground, its neck bent into a high arc, and after a moment of low moaning, it staggered to its feet, its limbs supporting its body with all its strength, and it was ready to launch the next round of attack.

"You scared him." Qi Lu didn't know how long he had been here, and stood under a tree not far away with his hands behind his back.

Hearing the sound, the black cat turned around suddenly, and when it realized that it was Qi Lu, it flinched and lay down on the ground, turning into a boy in black.

The blood stains dyed the black clothes a darker color, and a hole was cut on the boy's forehead, and the blood gushed out, making his dark green pupils a blood red.Panting heavily, he dragged his right foot, which was completely immobile, staggeringly walked in front of Qi Lu, then knelt down at Qi Lu's feet, folded his hands flat on the ground, and put his forehead in his palms.

Qi Lu's lips were pursed into a straight line. He raised his hand to take off his hood, bent his knees and squatted halfway, propping his knee with one hand, and resting two fingers on the back of the young man's neck.

"You scared him," Qi Lu repeated quietly, "Human beings are timid by nature, you should know."

The boy's back stiffened, and he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Qi Lu's fingertips gave birth to a cloud of black air, and the black air penetrated into the wounds on the young man's back.After a while, the scars that were originally deeply visible to the bone gradually healed in a way visible to the naked eye.

The fresh white skin replaced the ferocious blood, and the young man knelt down on the ground, trembling with pain.

"She's afraid of you," Qi Lu looked at the young man's thin back, a trace of pity appeared on his face, his voice was emotionless, as if he was just stating a fact, "She won't want to see you, maybe she has forgotten you. "

The young man was silent for a moment, and a suppressed sob came out of his throat.

"You shouldn't fall in love with humans." Qi Lu said.

"Did I do something wrong?" The young man finally spoke the first sentence. He raised his head and looked at Qi Lu, but there was no focus in his eyes, as if he was looking at a mass of nothingness.

Qi Lu was silent, until a gust of wind blew and sand and gravel slapped his side face, then he calmly said: "You are right."

The boy said: "I just want to see her again, say goodbye to her..."

Qi Lu put on the hood again, tapped his knuckles lightly on the boy's forehead, and the boy turned into a black cat again.

Qi Lu picked up the black cat in one hand, got up and walked back.

"Until he recovers, he can't transform into a human form for the time being."

The black cat lay quietly in his arms, a strong drowsiness hit it, it struggled for a moment and then closed its eyes.

After Qi Lu left, Si Yu was still worried.

In just one night, the mysterious manual, the strange bloodstains, the screaming screams, and Qi Lu's mysterious and mysterious words, what kind of bullshit focus and starting point...all of them weighed heavily on him , He couldn't figure out what was going on.

There was a disgusting ugly bat at home, he couldn't stay alive, so he went outside to blow some air to wake him up, but he didn't dare to go far alone, so he had to pace back and forth on the bridge anxiously.

When walking around No.20 for the third time, Si Yu vaguely saw a figure walking towards him on the street in the distance. He tiptoed to look carefully, and found that the person who came was not Qi Lu, who was much shorter than Qi Lu. Also thinner.

The man had a leisurely posture, as if he had gone out for a walk in the middle of the night to admire the moon. Si Yu only saw his appearance clearly when he approached meanderingly.

"Little Deer?" Si Yu called him, "It's so late, why are you here?"

He recognized the child, named Xiaolu, who lived at No. 13 Third Street.

Si Yu spent a lot of time visiting the villagers in the past few days. He has seen the deer several times. The child is very cute, with big watery eyes, especially well-born, and his personality is gentle and docile, but unfortunately he is illiterate.

Si Yu was both regretful and distressed, Fan Tianxing was right, Gutang is too closed, there are still many children like Xiaolu, who should be in high school outside, but they don't know a single word.

The government did the right thing. If the villagers of Gutang want to enter a civilized society, they must first be taught some basic common sense. Otherwise, even if they leave the village, it will be difficult for them to move forward.

When Xiao Lu saw Si Yu, he was a little surprised at first, and then explained with a smile: "I couldn't sleep well, so I came out to walk around. Why did you stop here late at night, sir?"

Si Yu nodded, feeling a little weird in his heart, what did Xiao Lu say...Wen Zou Zou?

"I'm waiting for someone," Si Yu said, "Did you see Qi Lu when you came?"

Xiaolu said, "I haven't seen Mr. Qi before."

Si Yu went on to say: "Then go home and sleep early, it's so late, children don't stay up late."

"Thank you for your concern, sir." Standing by the bridge, Xiaolu cupped his hands and bowed to Si Yu, "The night is cold and windy, so sir should rest earlier."

Si Yu was taken aback, scratched his head, and after a few smirks, he said a little embarrassedly: "Have you watched any costume dramas recently? It's better to watch less of those dramas, don't just learn, and watch more news broadcasts. "

Xiao Lu covered his mouth and gave a chuckle, his big and clear eyes were full of smiles, and said: "Mr. Si is really interesting, no wonder he is willing to get close to you."

"Ah? Who are you talking about? Lin Mubai?" Si Yu was puzzled.

Xiaolu didn't answer, shook his head and saluted again, then turned around and walked away leisurely.

Si Yu stood on the bridge, shivering from the cold, thinking that trash costume dramas are really harmful!But Xiaolu's child is quite talented in acting, and if he takes it out for packaging in the future, he might be able to cultivate a movie star.

Si Yu was bored and fantasized that he would become the mentor of the future actor, and he would be able to make a lot of money every day while lying at home, counting the money until he was soft. He began to bow his head and laugh silly when he was thinking about it. booties.

His smile was still on his face, and he raised his head dumbly. Qi Lu was standing in front of him, looking at him expressionlessly.

Si Yu's heart went cold at that moment.

Hold!What an embarrassment!

He quickly adjusted his posture, licked his lips, and waved, "Mr. Qi, you are back."

Qi Lu nodded and looked at Si Yu quietly.

"It's too cold, I have a baby warmer, I'll give you one." Si Yu stretched out his hand and handed Qi Lu a warm patch.

Qi Lu looked at the little pink thing and didn't speak or move.

"Very useful."

Si Yu took a step forward, trying to put Nuan Baobao in Qi Lu's hands, but Qi Lu quickly turned sideways, avoiding Si Yu.

Si Yu was a little embarrassed, and after a low cough, he pretended to withdraw his hand naturally.

Qi Lu had just hugged the injured black cat, his hands were covered with blood stains, the wide cloak just covered the blood stains on his body, he put his hands behind his back, and wiped his palms on the back of his jacket.

Two people are standing on the bridge, very close to each other.It was the first time for Si Yu to see Qi Lu from such a close distance. His appearance was really good, his eyebrows and eyes were deeper than ordinary people, the end of his eyes was slightly raised, his lips were thin, but the peaks of his lips were full.

Qi Lu's face was shrouded in the bright white moonlight, and he looked a little gentle. Si Yu's eyes fell on his neck. There was a smooth section between his chin and chest, and only the Adam's apple protruded suddenly. A small mole, like an inadvertent extra stroke on fine porcelain.

"Excuse me, step aside," the Adam's apple moved, and it was Qi Lu who spoke, "It's in the way."

"Ah?" Si Yu was taken aback for a moment, and after he realized it, a conspicuous blush quickly appeared on his cheeks, and he took a step away in a panic, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Without squinting, Qi Lu went straight past Si Yu and walked towards the other side of the bridge.

Si Yu sighed, it was all because of the bright moonlight today, which made him, a fool, have the illusion that "Qi Lu looks very gentle".

He trotted after Qi Lu and asked him, "Mr. Qi, that voice..."

"The wild cat is in heat." Qi Lu replied lightly.

Si Yu still had doubts in his heart, but it was not good to pester Qi Lu for more questions, so he nodded and said, "Then I can rest assured."

Qi Lu stopped suddenly, Si Yu didn't pay attention, and bumped his head on Qi Lu's shoulder.

"Sorry," Si Yu rubbed his sore nose, "I didn't mean to..."

"What are you worried about?" Qi Lu asked suddenly.

Just now Si Yu bumped into Qi Lu's shoulder firmly, his nose was sore, and physical tears poured into his eyes uncontrollably, he blinked vigorously, and said: "I'm worried about being hurt by wild animals, and I'm also afraid... ..."

"Afraid of ghosts?" Qi Lu lowered his head, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"I don't believe in those." Si Yu smiled and kicked a small stone away with his toe, "I don't believe in ghosts or anything."

The hem of Qi Lu's cloak was blown by the wind, and Si Yu vaguely saw some kind of totem embroidered with gold thread on it. Before he could see clearly, the hem drooped again.

At the door of Room 44, Si Yu stopped at the door and bid farewell to Qi Lu.

Qi Lu nodded, turned around and walked towards Room 43.

"Mr. Qi," Si Yu stopped him after he walked a few steps away, "What was the answer to what you told me just now?"

Qi Lu didn't look back, Si Yu continued to ask: "What do you mean by light and darkness?"

"It's late at night, Teacher Si should go to bed early." Qi Lu didn't answer Si Yu's question.

Si Yu smiled, walked into Room 44, and closed the heavy iron door.

When the lock was locked, there was a "click", accompanied by a word floating in the crack of the door, the voice was very low and deep.

Si Yu could hardly tell whether the words came from Qi Lu outside the door, or from the night that was so thick that it seemed to be dripping ink.

"Mr. Si, are you bright or dark?"

On the door frame of Room 44, a little bat was hanging upside down waiting for him.

Qi Lu turned a blind eye and closed the door directly to enter the house. The little bat was overwhelmed with anger, and jumped off the ground and turned into Xiao Fu, walking around the house with his little leather shoes on.

After a busy night, Qi Lu was indeed a little tired after healed the black cat just now. He pressed the space between his brows and said, "Little Fu, be quiet."

Xiaofu pouted, ran to Qi Lu with an unhappy face, and asked eagerly, "Master, is Xiaofu ugly?"

Qi Lu sighed, wondering where the child came from for the stupid question, he replied perfunctorily: "It's not ugly, it's pretty."

Xiaofu patted his head and said: "Brother Xiaobai also said that Xiaofu is the best-looking among bats! Why are humans so afraid of Xiaofu?"

Qi Lu closed his eyes and pretended not to hear.

"Brother Xiaobai said that Xiaofu survived because he was handsome." Xiaofu was still nagging.

Qi Lu's forehead twitched, and he said in his heart that the reason you can grow so big is because I have been nourishing you with my own blood.

Xiao Fu chattered while running around: "It's also said in the book! Natural selection, the handsome one survives! Master, don't you think so?"

Qi Lu opened his eyes unbearably, and hooked his fingers at Xiaofu: "Come here."

Xiao Fu ran over and said, "Master, Xiao Fu is handsome!"

Qi Lu grabbed Xiaofu by the back of the collar, put Xiaofu on the desk like a chick, and knocked on the table: "Copy the book."

"Ah?" Xiao Fu was not convinced, kicking his legs and shouting, "Why!"

Qi Lu took out a book from the bookshelf, and threw it in front of Xiaofu with a "snap": "Natural selection, the handsome man has the final say. If I ask you to copy it, just copy it."

Xiaofu pursed his mouth and lay down on the table in aggrieved manner.

Qi Lu couldn't help but shook his head, took off his cloak, and went back to the house to rest.

The tip of Xiaofu's nose caught the smell of blood. He jumped off the table, held the cloak and sniffed it carefully, and then two bags of tears quickly welled up in his eyes. He ran outside Qi Lu's room and knocked on the door, crying, "Why did the master Hug that cat! The master doesn’t love Xiaofu anymore! He also punished Xiaofu for copying books! It’s against the law, it’s against the law!”

A little paper figure floated out from the crack of the door, crawled up Xiaofu's shoes, pants and clothes, climbed onto Xiaofu's face, and then "slapped" Xiaofu's mouth shut.

Xiaofu was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, and dropped two strings of golden beans.