Urban Tales of Demons and Spirits

"We chatted very happily that day, but not long after, the sun went down and I had to go home quickly. Unexpectedly, on this day, when I was going down the mountain, I bumped into my mother. She saw me When I came down from the mountain, I was furious at me, shut me up at home for several days, and ordered me not to go to the back mountain to play again. Gradually, I forgot about that brother and never went to Houshan looked for him, and it has been like this until today, I can hardly remember whether this happened for real or just a dream of mine."

"Then...why do you want to find that person again now?" I couldn't help interjecting.

"It's because of my daughter." The old woman said with a sigh, "I have a daughter who is 33 today and works as a teacher. Because of being too busy with work, she has never been married, and she has never even talked to her partner. This year In May, he suddenly collapsed on the podium. I went to the hospital for an examination, and it was terminal cancer.”

"How could..." I murmured.

The old woman nodded lightly, "Now she has undergone chemotherapy and her hair has fallen out. Her father left early, so there is no need to mention the medical expenses. If she also leaves me... I really don't know What should I do? I went to many hospitals and tried many methods, but to no avail. Just when I was desperate, I suddenly remembered this matter."

"Is that why you want to find the god you met as a child and restore your daughter's health?" I asked.

The old woman nodded.

"What are the characteristics of the person you are looking for?" Wen Jiubai who had not spoken all this time suddenly asked, "Name, appearance, age?"

"This..." the old woman was embarrassed, "he never told me his name, and his appearance is already very vague, I just remember that he is very good-looking. As for his age, he looked about 20 years old at that time, but I don't know if he has changed now. By the way, it seems that he was wearing white clothes at that time. White or gray..."

I glanced at Wen Jiubai, who frowned.Indeed, there is only such a little information... How could it be possible to find it? It is simply looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Yes, yes, and this. I brought this." The old woman suddenly rummaged through her handbag, and took out a small Yuhua Stone from it.The pebble is brightly colored and has a very beautiful pattern, shining brightly in the sun.

"It was given to me by the immortal lord back then, and I have kept it until now. This is probably the only thing that can prove his existence."

"Even if you say that, it's just an ordinary Yuhua stone." Wen Jiubai glanced at the stone and said, "It doesn't prove anything."

At this time, the old lady stood up suddenly, and bowed deeply to the two of us, "Please! Although I know my request is rude, but you are my only hope. No matter what the reward is, I will find a way no matter how expensive it is! No matter... No matter what, I have to find that lord, I really want to save my daughter."

The old woman's expression was very sad, and her eyes were moist.But Wen Jiubai was not moved by it, he just nodded.

"I have understood your request, and I will try my best to find it for you."

A smile appeared on the old woman's face immediately, she took out a piece of paper from the small bag, wrote her phone number on it, then stuffed the paper into the small bag wrapped with Yuhua stone, and handed it over.

"This is my contact information, and this token, I will leave it with you, sir."

Wen Jiubai nodded, "If I find anything, I will definitely contact you."

After leaving behind this mysterious story, the old woman left the old house in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Wen Jiubai stretched his waist and said to me, "It's getting late, you should go back."

"Go back?" I didn't respond for a moment.

"That's right, there is no place for you to sleep here. Besides, you will check the number of people in your dormitory, right?" Wen Jiubai said as a matter of course.

"That's not the problem, is it? What about the old lady's affairs?"

Wen Jiubai shrugged, "A person I met decades ago didn't know his name or his face, and he only had a piece of Yuhua Stone that can be seen everywhere. It's impossible to find such an entrustment. You can only follow the fate. "

I don't know why, but there was a burst of anger in my heart. "Have you given up before investigating?"

"if not?"

"You also heard what the old man said! This is a major matter related to her daughter's life. What if the man she met many years ago is really a mountain god? What if the mountain god can really save her daughter's life? ? She trusts you so much!"

"She doesn't trust me." Wen Jiubai interrupted me coldly, "She was cornered, and I was just a helpless choice she made out of desperation. People die every day in this world. All the hospitals have corpses that died of advanced cancer, why don’t you let me save these people? People are born, old, sick, and die, but things destined to be reversed are delusional, and human beings are too arrogant.”

"You!" My temper was completely aroused by these words, "Yeah! Human beings are such arrogant creatures, because human beings have feelings in their hearts and love for family and friends, unlike you. Xinchang, you really are not human!"

I spoke so emphatically, but Wen Jiubai didn't seem to hear me, and didn't seem to be angry at all.

"Even if you say so." Wen Jiubai sat up from the bench, folded his arms and looked at me, "If you were to look for it, how would you find such a non-existent person?"

"I..." I was surrounded and speechless.But still bit the bullet and replied, "Even if I don't know now, I will try to find out, instead of giving up at the beginning like you."

"You have such a stubborn temper." Wen Jiubai sighed, and raised his chin, "Alright, take that stone and the note. No one knows for sure that you will think of better things before me. method."

"Really?" I dubiously picked up the small cloth bag wrapped by the old woman from the table.

Wen Jiubai nodded, and stretched out five fingers to me, "If you really succeed this time, I will give you [-]% of the reward."

My eyes lit up with a "shua", "Really?"

"a man of his words."

In this way, I returned to school with this little cloth bag.It was already eight o'clock in the evening when I went back, and I realized that I didn't even eat dinner, so I hurried to the cafeteria to fill my stomach.