go with the demon

"Do you feel that your mother has been staring at me?" Xiaoshou pretended to look at the scenery again and turned his head, looking at Li Yunxiu who was walking behind them from the corner of his eyes.

The boy turned his head immediately, only to see Li Yunxiu chatting with his grandmother: "I don't know, but it doesn't matter."

Han Ting flicked his tail, opened his mouth and yawned, yes, Li Yunxiu's words seemed to be fine.

Passing through the valley where the village is located, and walking a certain distance further, is a relatively lively town, and it is also the only place where the village can supplement its daily supplies.There are still a few days until New Year's Eve, and more people in the town are buying new year's goods.

Han Ting felt that the people who came out of that village all had a strange quality, and he couldn't describe that feeling.It was as if a strange old man was walking towards him at this moment. He didn't know or have seen it, but he knew that this old man belonged to that village.

Sure enough, when grandma saw the old man, she raised her left hand and patted her right shoulder twice, and the other party did the same.

"What is this?" Han Ting asked curiously.

"There is a legend in this village that it is blessed by the mountain god. At first, a group of people who took refuge in the war fled here, and then gradually formed a village like a peach blossom garden."

Shu Li explained softly: "You see, our road into this valley is not particularly rough. The strange thing is that those who were not invited couldn't find that village. They said that it was because the mountain god sat on their right. The shoulder guides the villagers, and at first the pat on the right shoulder was to express gratitude to the mountain god, and then gradually evolved into their unique way of greeting."

"Huh?" The little beast raised its hind legs and scratched its ears: "But I didn't feel any existence in the village. Persistence exists in the human world. They, who you call gods, should have dried up long ago."

"I haven't seen it before, but I seem to be able to feel it." Shu Li pointed to his eyes: "The village holds a ceremony to worship the gods every New Year's Eve. Xuexue might as well feel it for himself."

"Li Li, come here and help me get things." Li Yunxiu waved and shouted.

"Okay." The young man trotted over, and took what was in Li Yunxiu's hand who squeezed out from the crowd.

"No matter where, shopping before the Chinese New Year is really tiring." Li Yunxiu said helplessly.

"Where is grandma?"

"I'm going to buy flower branches for worshiping the gods." Li Yunxiu slapped his shoulder: "There are a lot of things. I'll go and see if Uncle Li's family has bought them. I will go back with their donkey cart. Lili, you can wait at the south gate. It’s tiring to carry a lot of things back and forth.”

"Okay." Shu Li watched his mother leave, bent down to pick up the bag on the ground, but took the first step with one hand, and picked up everything.

"Let's go." Han Ting, who had turned into a human form, held the boy with his free hand, and led him forward unsteadily.

"Lord Han Ting is amazing!" Xiao Bai poked his head out of Shu Li's chest pocket, "I bought a lot of delicious food."

"The sauced elbow made by grandma is very good, I will secretly save a copy for you." Shu Li smiled and poked Qiyou's cheek: "Xiaobai seems to have lost some weight."

After teasing Xiao Bai, the boy tilted his head slightly, looked sideways at Han Ting, and said a little embarrassedly: "Thank you, will it be heavy, share with me."

"No, it's just such a little thing, it's not as heavy as you." Han Ting's mouth curled into a smirk, and he squatted down and put his arms under the young man's buttocks, and hugged him up together.

Shu Li was so frightened that he quickly grabbed the man's shoulders, and then stabilized his figure. His normally indifferent face was flushed with embarrassment: "Put me down!"

Although it was hard to take advantage of it, Han Ting still knew how to measure it, and quickly put the boy down.

"Since you're not tired, let's go shopping." Shu Li raised his eyebrows.

"What does Ah Li want to buy?"

"Look around casually." Shu Li said so, but without hesitation in his steps, he went straight to a certain shop.

The storefront is small, with a wooden plaque hanging on it, and the word "stone" written in Xiaozhuan.

"A jade seller?" Han Ting asked.

"Although jade is also a stone, the ones sold here are ordinary stones." Shu Li said with a smile: "It's very cheap."

Han Ting followed in at a loss, and found that the boy hadn't lied to him.The stones were probably picked up from the nearby mountain. They have different shapes and no obvious cutting marks, but they have been slightly polished and rounded.

The owner was a very young woman, and she was sitting behind the counter with some tools on the counter, and she was sanding the stone in her hand.

"Hello, choose what you want to buy yourself." The woman raised her head when she heard the movement, her pupils were not focused, and she turned out to be a blind person.

Shu Li responded and walked around the shelf a few times before choosing two stones.Han Ting leaned over to see what the young man had bought, but Shu Li raised his hand to block it. After paying the bill, the two left the store and went straight to the south gate.

Han Ting was still thinking about the two stones, he felt that since Shu Li bought two, he must have one for himself, but since he came out, the boy kept the stones tightly.

Of course he has many ways to "see" the stone, but if Shu Li doesn't want to, he can just forget it.

At around 03:30 in the afternoon, Li Yunxiu and her grandmother arrived at the south gate, and they put their things on the donkey cart and returned to the village.

Han Ting noticed that the old man was holding a peach blossom in his arms. The peach blossom still looked like a flower bone, and it should have been cultivated in a greenhouse.

Noticing Han Ting's gaze, Shu Li whispered, "That's for worshiping the gods."

Han Ting suddenly became interested in the rituals of the village.

It was already past six o'clock in the evening when the few of them returned home, and it was completely dark outside.After a simple dinner, Shu Li took Han Ting and prepared to go back to bed.When he walked to the door, he remembered that he forgot to take the water glass. When he turned around, he saw his mother staring at the little beast on her shoulder with a puzzled and strange look.

He suddenly remembered what Han Ting had mentioned before, and couldn't help but ask, "Mom, what's wrong with Xuexue?"

Li Yunxiu's eyes flickered, he laughed and said, "It's nothing, I just feel that Xuexue seems to be getting fat."

Suspicion floated up in Shu Li's bottom, he didn't show it on his face, he pretended not to care, took the water glass and left the room, walked back after walking a few steps.

"Mom, did you make a mistake?" Li Yunxiu's voice came from the room.

"When did I miss it." The old man coughed twice: "It doesn't matter if it's your grandfather or that kid Xiaohan."

John?The boy recalled it for a while before realizing that it was referring to his father, Shu Han.

"But, Xuexue is a dog, uh, even if it's not a dog, it's just an animal, how could it be Lili's other half." Li Yunxiu said with a worried face.

The boy hiding outside the door shook and almost hit the door. Han Ting quickly hugged him from behind to prevent Shu Li from being exposed.

The man's lips touched the boy's earlobe, and he said in a low voice, "Our grandma has really good eyesight."

Angrily, Shu Li threw his elbow back hard, but Han Ting insisted on staying silent, and secretly kissed the young man's neck as compensation.

Shu Li was about to teach the man a lesson, when the conversation in the room once again attracted their attention.

"Yunxiu, do you know why it's Xiaohan?"

"Hey?"

"Xiaohan is not Shu Yuanshan's own flesh and blood, he is the child of his mother and ex-husband."

"He mentioned it before, but it's not a big deal." Li Yunxiu showed nostalgia on his face.

"He certainly didn't tell you that his father was also a monster." The old man calmly dropped a bomb.

Not only Li Yunxiu, but also Shu Li and Han Ting outside were startled.

"Mom, why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"

The old man said: "I have always hoped that your mother and son can live like ordinary people, and come back here when they are old and be buried here. Now it seems that it is impossible."

Li Yunxiu couldn't help but sat up straight, she had a premonition that what she heard next might overturn her cognition.

"Do you still remember the pair of glasses that Xiaohan left behind?"

"The one that Lili has been wearing?"

"That's what Xiaohan asked someone to do for Lili, but he left before he could tell." The old man sighed: "Xiaohan's father is not a powerful monster, he just looks better than ordinary people. Seeing more, maybe he noticed that Lili also inherited some abilities, so he prepared those eyes."

Han Ting and Shu Li looked at each other. Han Ting knew the reason of Shu Li's physique very well. He didn't intend to explain it. It's good to let Li Yunxiu and the others misunderstand. It will save a lot of trouble.

"I know, we are the ones he loves the most." Li Yunxiu smiled and said, "Thinking back, I bullied him because of the arranged marriage."

"I know that kid from Lili is precocious and sensible. Since he has discovered the usefulness of glasses and can handle these things well, I don't want to disturb you, so I didn't say much." The old man took a sip of tea: "But I didn't expect him to be with monster It's related, I don't think that monster has any malicious intentions, and it can protect Lili, so it doesn't matter."

"That's right." Li Yunxiu echoed, and her voice suddenly raised again: "But, but, that marriage, no way!"

"Whether it's marriage or karma, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so let nature take its course." The old man was extremely appreciative: "If Xiaohan's parents bother these things, Xiaohan will have nothing to do with you. "

"Mom, I found out that you are really..." Li Yunxiu pondered for a long time, but couldn't think of a suitable word.

"Okay, let's rest, we will prepare to sacrifice to the god tomorrow."

The lights in the room were turned off, and Han Ting hugged Shu Li back to the room, as if thinking of something, he said cheerfully, "I really like the old lady more and more, much better than the previous one."

After speaking, the man froze.

Shu Li spread the bedding, and said indifferently: "Before what? Talk about a marriage, you are so happy, it's all nonsense."

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Trying to finish next week!