Jia Mo

The sky was getting dark, and the evening sunlight spread through the diamond window and climbed onto Afu's lap.Afu heard faint voices outside, aunts and sisters greeting loudly, children crying and crying, figures of maidservants flashing by, and footsteps kicking.She wanted to ask for help, but she couldn't move, she couldn't even bend her fingers slightly, her shadow was reflected in the bronze mirror, her face was blurred, like a female ghost.

There was no one else in the room except her, and the shadows of flowers swayed on the table.It was quiet all around, when suddenly a small ball of bamboo strip rolled to her feet, the ball was very worn out, as if it had been used for a long time, and the edge of the bamboo strip was hairy.

Where did Zhuqiu come from?Afu was puzzled and turned her eyes to look around. The room was empty and there was no one else but her.

But the Zhuqiu was right under her feet, so it couldn't have appeared out of thin air.She couldn't turn her head, and her field of vision was limited. She could only see the dressing table in front of her and the incense table diagonally ahead.She suddenly had an idea and looked into the bronze mirror.Seeing her, her heart went cold, half a blurry human face protruded from the gauze beside the bed, looking straight at her in the mirror.

On that half of the face, the facial features are blurred, the brows are hazy, and there are only vague outlines.Afu thought it was a bit weird, but after looking at it for a while, she realized that it was because the face was very short and very close to the ground, as if someone was lying under the gauze, peeping at her with his face exposed.

No matter how strong her heart was, she couldn't hold back at this moment, Afu's back was hairy, and her heart was beating wildly.That face remained motionless, and Afu decided not to look at it anymore. The more she looked at it, the more frightened she became, so it was better not to look at it.Close your eyes and try to catch your breath.She only hoped that Fulan would soon find out that something was wrong, and she was also worried that the Yaodao somehow plotted to lure the pup into the mansion, he must have wanted to separate the pup from Fulan and take the opportunity to eat the pup, that's why it happened deliberate.

Just as she was thinking wildly, a shadow suddenly fell over her head, her eyes went dark, as if someone was standing in front of her, and Afu felt cold all over her body.Slowly opening her eyes bit by bit, she didn't dare to raise her eyes to look directly, she lowered her eyelids to look down, and sure enough, she saw a pair of feet standing in front of the pedals.Those feet are small, like a child's.Afu froze for a moment, then slowly raised her eyes, and there stood a pale-faced child in front of her, about seven or eight years old, looking at her with a pair of dark eyes.

It turned out that it was because he was too short, only showing his face behind the gauze, she thought there was someone lying behind.The blurred face was because the bronze mirror hadn't been polished for a long time, and she was scared out of her wits before noticing that her own face was also blurred.

The child's complexion was very bad, expressionless, and it was frightening to watch.

Could this... be a dead child?Afu was terrified.

The child looked at her for a while, then suddenly raised Afu's arm, rolled up his sleeve, and opened his mouth to bite down.He bit down so hard that his teeth were bleeding. Afu was in unbearable pain, but her body was frozen, and she couldn't break free or utter a word, so she could only endure it.She thought it was over, the time was unlucky, she met a bald demon, and a ghost doll who cannibalized people.

Footsteps sounded at the door, the child was shocked, picked up the ball and disappeared in a blink of an eye.Afu's hands fell back to her knees, and the wound on her arm was burning with pain.Zhang Luohuai opened the bead curtain and came in, his face had returned to its original shape, but he didn't speak when he came in, he sniffed around, then smiled and said: "He came to see you?"

Afu kept a cold face and ignored him.

Zhang Luohuai lifted up Afu's sleeve, and saw a row of tooth marks on her white arm.He laughed and said: "This child is naughty and always runs around. His flesh and blood are extremely pure, just like your child, so don't be afraid, but one bite, it is not poisonous." He put down Afu's sleeve and rubbed Afu She raised her head and said, "Good madam, accept your fate, the old man is wearing the human skin of a mortal now, and his demonic aura has completely subsided. Fu Lan is just a young child, so I can't feel the old man's demonic aura."

Afu glared at him bitterly.

Zhang Luohuai smiled to himself as if he didn't see it, "Okay, okay, the auspicious time has come, and it's time for us to get married. At that time, you will be the concubine of the old man, and the puppy will be the son of the old man. Our family, okay benefit."

Fu Lan led the dog and stood under the stone lion at the gate of Zhang's mansion, the black cat lay on the xumizuo, people came and went on the steps, the villagers left the fields, and came here with their families to drink wedding wine.Fu Lan pulled the pup, rolled her sleeves up to her elbows, and tied her waist, like a timid country boy.

The pup sucked his finger, looked up at Fulan: "Brother, where did our mother go?"

The black cat stretched lazily, and said: "Stupid, let's go. Afu is married and has a good place to go. She and the pup have a new home, so we should go."

Fulan lowered her eyelashes to look at the puppy, the little child was snuggled up beside him, her clear black eyes were sparkling with water.He bent down to pick up the pup and stepped across the threshold.There are more than ten seats under the patio, and the seats are already full.When the villagers saw them, they covered their mouths and laughed, and murmured together.

A woman came over with a cattail fan and took Fulan to the table, "Fool, why did you bring your brother here? Forget it, forget it, come here, take care of your brother, don't make trouble for your godmother .”

The aunt sitting next to her smiled and said, "You son, your mother doesn't want you anymore, so why don't you go home with your aunt?"

The puppy turned his head and leaned against Fu Lan, "Brother, mother doesn't want me anymore?"

Fu Lan covered his ears and said softly: "Puppy, don't listen, don't look."

"Will brother go? Will master cat go?" the little child asked while holding Fulan's skirt tightly.

The black cat licked his face pityingly, and said in a low voice: "Okay, okay, Master Cat won't leave."

The suona sounded, and the courtyard seemed to be boiling, and everyone was laughing and making noise.The groom led the bride out of the corner door, and the maids and maids followed behind him step by step.The bride has a golden head and face, her brows are drooping under the beaded flowers, and her cheeks are pink and white. At first glance, she looks like a goddess enshrined in a temple.

The pup's eyes lit up and he yelled, "Mother!"

Afu was startled, and looked up, the puppy jumped off Fulan's embrace, and ran towards her in a stumbling manner.She wanted to shout, don't come, go back, go back to Fu Lan!However, there was a copper bell shaking gently amidst the boiling voices, and what she blurted out was: "Puppy, come, this is your new daddy, call him daddy."

The puppy was stunned for a moment, and stood there staring blankly at the groom officer, "Daddy? Didn't Daddy become a fairy?"

"Son," Zhang Luohuai opened his arms towards him, "Daddy is here, come here, Daddy hugs you."

"Daddy has come down to earth!" The puppy showed a big smile, took a step, then stopped suddenly, then turned to pull Fulan, "Brother, let's find Daddy together."

"Wait," Zhang Luohuai called him, "Puppy, he's not your brother, he's a bastard of unknown origin, the Zhang family doesn't welcome this kind of person in the door. You come, with your parents. As for this bastard, Go back where you came from."

The pup was stunned.

Zhang Luohuai said: "Let him go, come here by yourself."

The folks behind stepped forward and pulled Fu Lan back, and said in a low voice: "Fool, you go home first, don't make trouble here. Your godmother finally found a marriage, don't disturb others."

Fu Lan stood still, just stroking the pup's head with downcast eyes.The little child stood on the ground, staring blankly at the mother and new father in the crowd.His mother's voice came from afar, urging him to hurry over, and all the villagers were urging him to let go of Fulan's lapel.

"Go, pup."

"Go, your parents are waiting for you."

The pup was hesitant and asked, "Can I only choose one father or elder brother?"

"That's right," Zhang Luohuai said with a smile, "I can only choose one."

The cub clenched his fist, and suddenly moved, but instead of rushing towards Afu and Zhang Luohuai, he threw himself into Fulan's embrace.He hugged Fulan's neck tightly, his long and curled eyelashes fluttered, and every time he blinked, a bean-sized teardrop burst out.

"I don't want Daddy anymore, I want my brother!" The puppy cried and said, "Mother is bad, I don't want Daddy or brother, and I don't want Mother either!"

Fulan hugged him quietly, the temperature emitted by her small body was like a ball of warm charcoal fire.This child is naturally bold and loves to laugh, even if he is caught by a demon, he dares to knock people on the head boldly.He seldom saw him cry, and he thought he was tame by nature and didn't understand fear.

It turned out that he would be afraid, afraid of losing Fulan.

The black cat squatted on Fulan's shoulder, leaning over its face and wiping away the pup's tears.

"Don't cry," Fu Lan tore off a piece of cloth from her chest, tied it over the puppy's eyes, and pressed the puppy's face into her arms, "Close your eyes, don't look, don't listen."

The puppy obediently buried itself in Fulan's chest.

The quiet young man stroked the pup's head and said softly, "Brother will take you and mother... home!"

As soon as the words fell, the black figure disappeared instantly, and a pale hand stretched out from Zhang Luohuai's back, and black blood splashed like a spring.Fu Lan appeared behind Zhang Luohuai, pulled out her hand, and with a swipe of five fingers, Zhang Luohuai's body was torn apart.

The black cat jumped on top of Afu's head, took out a talisman from nowhere and slapped her on the forehead. Afu was shocked and finally moved.

Afu moved her hands and feet in relief, and suddenly felt that something was wrong. The courtyard fell silent at some point, and there was no sound, as if a needle could be heard falling.All the villagers looked at them without blinking, not because they were petrified by Fulan's piercing through Zhang Luohuai's body, but because...they were controlled by the soul-destroying bell.

Zhang Luohuai's broken limbs squirmed and floated into the air to be reassembled, the broken face looked at Fulan with a sinister smile, "Little Fulan, how do you know the identity of this old man?"

The black cat said contemptuously: "It's bald, and even putting on makeup can't cover up the smell of human skin. When you call the pup "father", the old man will know who you are!"

Fu Lan handed the pup to Afu, and in a flash, she appeared in front of Zhang Luohuai again, tearing his limbs that were about to be put together into pieces.

"The old man said, you can't kill the old man." Zhang Luohuai's broken right palm turned into a copper-green bell, and when it was shaken lightly, the villagers below were shocked, twisting their limbs and rushing towards Fulan like crazy.

Villagers screamed at Fulan with their teeth and claws, and some climbed up the tree to climb Fulan's toes.Seeing that they could not climb up, the villagers piled up ladders and dragged Fulan down.In an instant, Fulan was swallowed up by the crowds, and the heads of black people were like wriggling cockroaches. The villagers rushed forward one after another, and in less than a cup of tea, they piled up into a mountain of people.

At the same time, Zhang Luohuai's limbs gathered together like a tide, revealing a grinning silhouette.

Afu hid under the corridor, extremely anxious, "Why can't this old ghost die!?"