Master never follows a routine

When the sun is high, the dewdrops on the leaves have evaporated, leaving only a thin layer of marl.

Jiang Linmu opened the window, and the sunlight let in, adding a bit of popularity to the guest room that hadn't been in for a long time.

"What has mother been doing in recent years? I once wanted to find my mother, but unfortunately..." Jiang Linmu said, turning around.

The fish soup was still on the table, but she didn't mean to give chopsticks at all.

"Why don't you eat it?" Jiang Linmu was stunned for a moment: "Don't worry, I didn't cook this fish, mother can eat it at ease."

"Are you hungry? Have two bites first?" She pushed the tray forward.

"I'm not hungry, you can eat." Jiang Linmu pushed the tray back again.

"Eat!" she insisted.

Ying Lin, who was hiding under the window, asked Lin Feng in a low voice: "What's going on? This fake person is worried that Master will harm her?"

"I don't think so." Lin Feng looked at him suspiciously: "Are you really poisoned?"

"How come..." Ying Lin glared at him.

When the two were in a stalemate, Jiang Linmu's voice came from the room.

"My mother used to be like this. I always put food in my mouth first." Jiang Linmu said, "You can eat. Although you are not doing very well now, you still have a bite of food."

In the end, Jiang Linmu ate a few mouthfuls. Ying Lin's craftsmanship was still good, and it was extremely delicious without much fishy smell.

Thinking of Ying Lin, he sighed again. He had an argument with him early in the morning, and I don't know if he still holds grudges...

"Eat first, I'll go out and have a look."

Lin Feng stretched out his elbow and poked Ying Lin: "Go back quickly, he will come to you later."

"No."

"what?"

Jiang Linmu came to Ying Lin's room, the tea and water on the table were neatly arranged, the bedding on the bed was folded up, the room was empty, and the owner was nowhere to be seen.

Where can he go this early in the morning?

Jiang Linmu looked around and decided to sit here and wait for him to come back.

He got up early in the morning, and as soon as he sat down, he felt sleepy again, yawned, and crawled onto Ying Lin's bed slowly.

This quilt was dried in the sun yesterday, full of the dry air of the sun and a little fragrance.

Like a girl's quilt.

Ying Lin is really the most elegant boy he has ever met, thinking that he was also a person who slept in the dormitory back then, although he was not very diligent, he knew how to take a shower and change clothes.

The men in the dormitory are different. The smelly socks can be put under the bed mat for half a month. It’s okay to stay in the dormitory for a long time.In comparison, Ying Lin is such a good child, but it's a pity that he is not of the same race as himself.

During that time, I was really happy when I was happy. The man's happiness was very simple. Those people had a good relationship with me, and they all agreed on which university they would be admitted to in the future.

It's a pity that I took the first step.

He thought of his own tea tree again. After so many years of raising it, it became more and more psychic. Maybe it was because he had been single for too long. Jiang Linmu felt that he was no longer as interested in it as before.

Now I just think the tea is really delicious.

Ugh……

Confused, Jiang Linmu closed his eyes.

He had a dream. To be honest, it was the first time he dreamed of another time and space after coming to this time and space.

Under the dim yellow sky, the sky and clouds are as red as flames.

The old forest in the deep mountain was dark and terrifying, with wet soil and rotting leaves spreading on the ground. Not far away, there was a shriveled corpse of a squirrel, whose head had been bitten off by something. Countless ants were crawling around on the corpse.

The branches are slightly inclined and spread towards the sky, like countless ghost claws.

Jiang Linmu hid behind a towering tree with his knees hugged. He lowered his head and closed his eyes tightly, not even daring to breathe hard.

He vaguely heard the voices of those people.

"Damn! How did that kid run so fast!"

"It should be nearby, the shoes are all left here, look carefully for the footprints..."

"Look for footprints, it's dark today, haven't you heard the news? A tiger appeared here a few days ago!"

"We shouldn't have booked this place before! Damn it! If I find him, I will definitely break his leg!"

Jiang Linmu gritted his teeth, trying not to make a sound.

He knew these people. They were gangsters outside the school. They had criminal records before and couldn't find a job.

He encountered it once before. Several people pushed a student into an alley. The boy was holding his head, his body was covered with footprints, his schoolbag was thrown aside, and all the contents inside were scattered.

After Jiang Linmu stood at the entrance of the alley for a while, he took out his mobile phone and decisively chose to call the police.

After those people were imprisoned, they were released half a month later, and the boy followed Jiang Linmu from then on, waiting for him at the door of the house when he went to school, and helping him carry his schoolbag after school.

The same roommates all said that he had an extra tail. At that time, Jiang Linmu didn't think there was anything wrong, and he was quite happy to have another friend.

This state lasted until the holiday.

Jiang Linmu himself is regarded as an idler, his parents are doing business outside, and he can't see anyone all year round. If he didn't know how to entertain himself, he would have died of autism.

Students after the holidays are generally divided into three classes.

One is to enroll in a cram school long ago and prepare to work hard for the third year of high school.

One is to go out and play first.

Another is that if you don't come in the second half of the year, you can't pass the exam, and you will either study a junior college in the future, or drop out of school directly.

Jiang Linmu belongs to the second type. His family's financial conditions are still good, and he won't starve to death even after doing nothing.

He has the whole summer vacation to go out and play.

The boy recommended a place to him, on a mountain in the west of the city - that place has been developed into a scenic spot in the past two years, and tourists have begun to come in one after another, but it belongs to the mountain after all, and the area that can be visited is limited.

He had heard about this place a long time ago, and he agreed. The boy also said that it was best not to disclose the news to his parents and family members. They definitely disagreed with how dangerous the place was in their eyes.

Jiang Linmu also agreed. He packed a few clothes, brought some money, and took the subway, the high-speed rail, the bus, and the artificial tricycle with the young man all the way there.

The scenery is very good, but unfortunately, there are more people than there should be.

He saw the boy standing aside, his eyes fixed on the pair of sneakers he gave him.

"I'm sorry, Brother Jiang... If I don't bring you, I won't be able to study in the third year of high school! I'm the only boy in my family, I can't just drop out of school like this!"

"Brother Jiang, anyway, your family has money, so it's okay to give them some?"

"Brother Jiang, will you understand me?"

When Jiang Linmu thought of his face and what he said, an uncontrollable nausea surged in his stomach.

He bit his fingers to prevent himself from making a sound. He managed to get rid of them, but he couldn't just fall short like this.

The boy's voice sounded again, trembling: "No, didn't you say you wanted to bring him here?"

"Hurry up and find that kid. His family has money, and he can still get a few million." The man sneered twice: "As long as we do this job, we buddies will leave here."

"Go and call him, go!"

The young man was so frightened that he was about to cry: "Jiang, Brother Jiang, come out quickly, there are many ferocious beasts in the forest at night, they will hurt you..."

That's better than you guys who are not as good as beasts.

Jiang Linmu thought.

"Brother Jiang, I know you are so kind to me. Come and help me. They just want money and don't want to hurt you!"

"Oh!" Jiang Linmu covered his mouth, his stomach couldn't help but let out some noise.

The eyes of the gangsters lit up, and they rushed towards him almost at the same time: "I finally caught you!"

"Damn it - get him! I'm going to kill this kid!"

Jiang Linmu gritted his teeth and stood up, running deeper into the jungle.

"boom--"

There was a dull pain in the back of his head, and Jiang Linmu's body went limp and he fell down. He felt warm liquid flowing down his neck, but he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand.

He tried to open his eyes, only to see the sky was flooded with the last blush.

"Damn, that kid won't die, will he?"

"It's over, he's out of breath...Damn it! I let you do it first! Don't you know that bird hunters can also kill people?"

"Then what should we do? Kidnapping is not the same as murdering! We used to have bad deeds, but now kidnapping and killing...even if we don't get shot, we'll have to stay in prison for the rest of our lives!"

"What else can I do? Bury him quickly! I'm warning you boy, it's best not to talk nonsense to me. If my brother is exposed, you won't be able to escape!"

How long does it take for consciousness to dissipate after death?

Jiang Linmu didn't know, he felt that something was gradually dissipating from him.

is life.

But he didn't completely lose consciousness. He could hear how the murderers were discussing how to dispose of his body, heard the sound of the pit being dug around him, and heard the boy still crying aggrievedly, telling him not to blame him.

Then his body was thrown into the pit, and the moist soil mixed with dead leaves buried the boy's body under it little by little.

He was 16 when he died, not yet grown up.

Buried in the wild forest on the barren hill, no one cares about it.

The sky gradually dimmed, and Ying Lin came back after a while. He picked a lot of flowers at the foot of the mountain, and when he brought them back, Lin Feng's face was still dark.

He washed the petals, took out some flour from the space bag for later use, added some salt and eggs, beat it into a batter, dipped the petals, and fried them in a frying pan. It smelled delicious.

Lin Feng had already smelled the fragrance, and his little black cat walked into the kitchen and walked around Ying Lin's feet, as if it wanted to jump on the table.

"Let's eat this tonight." Ying Lin said, "Where's my master?"

"I saw him enter your room, and he hasn't come out until now. He must have slept all day."

The corners of Ying Lin's mouth twitched, he put down the plate, wiped his hands, and got up to find Jiang Linmu.

The sunlight slanted into the room through the window sills. Jiang Linmu was lying on his bed and still asleep, but he didn't seem to be sleeping peacefully, and his brows were tightly frowned.

what are you thinking about?

Ying Lin sat on the edge of the bed, slightly turned her head to look at him for a long time.

"Master, it's time for you to get up."

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Linmu suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes were floating, as if he had been greatly frightened.

impossible?

Ying Lin was suspicious in his heart, his master was always up to date, so why should he be afraid?

"Master?"

Jiang Linmu came back to his senses, breathed a sigh of relief, brushed his loose long hair behind his ears, and asked hoarsely, "I've been asleep for a whole day?"

"Ying, it should be." Ying Lin stammered in reply.

In fact, he can't be blamed, Jiang Linmu slept on his stomach for a whole day, his face was rosy, and black threads stuck to his temples, and he was brushed away by pale fingers, his eyes were sleepy, and his voice was hoarse and lazy.

Ying Lin lowered her head in embarrassment.

He felt that Master's appearance was a little strange. He wanted to see it, but he didn't dare to.

Jiang Linmu sat up and sighed, "It was my fault this morning, I shouldn't have lost my temper with you."

At this moment, Ying Lin's heart felt aggrieved, and he sat down reservedly, a full distance away from Jiang Linmu, turned his head away from him, and let out a voice in his throat: "En."

Jiang Linmu was about to laugh angrily, why did this stupid thing push him so hard?

"How did you think about it? Can you forgive me?"

"I didn't intend to get angry with Master." Ying Lin muttered: "It turns out that we, master and apprentice, get along so well... We never quarrel."

"If we two quarrel, it's not a quarrel - there's a word called bullying the master and destroying the ancestors, do you know?" Jiang Linmu said.

"I'm not that kind of person..." Seeing that his expression was okay, Ying Lin continued, "I feel that the sudden appearance of Master's mother here is not a good thing."

"Can you not mention this?"

"She lives here, unless Master wants me to feel that she doesn't exist."

.Jiang Linmu frowned: "She is my mother, how could she be regarded as non-existent? She is just a mortal in the world, she doesn't eat much, and she doesn't need much. Why do you always dislike her?"

"But……"

"I have been with her for more than ten years. Those days were the hardest for me. I had no food, no clothes to wear, and even a wild dog could bully me." Jiang Linmu lowered his head and said, "But even such painful Days, but I miss hundreds of years."

"Master, think about it, is she still your mother back then? It is impossible for a mortal to live so long."

"I know her!"

"Then why didn't Master dare to ask her where she has been all these years? Ask her if she had already—"

"Snapped!"

Ying Lin's head turned to one side, how much pain can a slap have?

He felt a pain in his heart.

"Master has become angry from embarrassment?"

"You don't dare to look forward, but you took your temper on me first?"

Ying Lin stared at him, there was something in his black eyes that he couldn't understand.

Jiang Linmu withdrew his hand, he just felt like he had just lifted a heavy weight, his whole arm was limp, and he couldn't lift it up again.

Why did he really do it just now?

Obviously at the beginning, she was going to apologize to him.

"I didn't do it on purpose." Jiang Linmu whispered, "I didn't intend to do anything to you, but she is my mother and will always be. I thought you would understand me."

"I see." Ying Lin looked out of the window.

Large swaths of clouds flowed across the sky, the color of fire.

"I'll go first, Master will rest earlier."

Ying Lin walked out of the room, sat on the eaves in a daze, and the cold wind blew in.

Now it is almost autumn, and the night time will be longer and longer, and it will be more difficult.