Shimmer Forest

"This village is a place where yin and yang meet, and there are often ghosts and ghosts haunting it, so the people in the village are panic-stricken and disgusted by outsiders." Wu Haoyu fiddled with the fire folder in his hand, and answered casually: "Our family is The family responsible for suppressing ghosts, if my father finds out that you are not a real visitor of the gods... I am afraid he will execute you."

Is it the family in charge of suppressing ghosts... Su Jin suddenly realized that his identity coincided with his own from a long time ago.Could this naturally dull guy be able to see and control those otherworldly things?

"What do you mean by the visitor from the gods?" Su Jin looked at him seriously lighting the candle with a smile, and continued to ask.

"Hmm... I'm not very clear about the details." Wu Hao extinguished the burning fire in a panic, and began to think seriously: "Listen to my father, he is the one who can hear God's will and lead us to the light."

"You have also seen that our village is desolate, and it is said that it is cursed by the gods." Without waiting for Su Jin to ask further, he explained on his own: "Every year, one person disappears in the village, and when he is found... ...has turned into a corpse beyond recognition. Later, the people in the village prayed devoutly, and the god appeared, telling us that there will be new angels coming every year, and only the angels can save the village from disaster. After the angels have held sacrifices, Father will send them out of the village safely and erase all memories in the village."

"In this way, it will be passed down from generation to generation, and one day there will be an angel who can completely purify the village and lift our curse."

"It's such a naive idea..." Su Jin'an listened quietly, and suddenly laughed.Before the other party could hear his words clearly, he continued: "It's a pity that I'm not some kind of envoy, so it's impossible to hide this matter. What are you going to do if you find out?"

"The road to the outside world has been closed, and it will be reopened after seven days. As long as it is not discovered during this period, it will be fine."

Not showing the slightest annoyance at his constant questioning, Wu Hao grinned and showed him a sunny smile: "In seven days, I will take you out of here and tell the villagers that the ceremony It’s done already.”

"Seven days..." Su Jin looked up at the ceiling, and there were red palms of different shades that seemed to intend to penetrate the roof, leaving strange marks, but were bounced back like glue.Withdrawing his gaze, he set his eyes on Wu Hao: "If the ceremony is not completed, there will still be people missing in the village, won't they?"

"..." Wu Hao's smile gradually darkened, and the corners of his raised lips became a little more helpless: "I always thought that if I made a mistake, I would have to bear the consequences. Since this village is cursed... We also have to face it, instead of relying on the strength of others...to escape."

The unexpected and reasonable answer is like what the naive and upright person could say.Su Jin was stunned, and the memory fragments in his mind were quickly recalled. Thousands of words about missing were piled up in his chest, and what came out of his mouth was an uncontrollable laughter: "Puff...Puff hahahaha..."

"You, what are you laughing at!" Unexpectedly, Wu Hao's face turned red instantly, whether it was from shame or anger.

"It's nothing, I just feel that whether it's you in the past or you in the present, that stubbornness really hasn't changed—" Su Jin narrowed his eyes and stared at him, with a meaningful smile on his lips .

At that time, the candlelight in the house swayed gently in the breeze, blurring a gauzy yellow color, gently reflecting his smiling side face.

Wu Hao stared at the person in the faint light, and if there was a faint smile hidden behind the halo, it inexplicably made him lose his mind and forget his doubts.

It wasn't until Su Jin called his name softly that he came back to his senses, looked away hastily, and changed the subject.

"There is only one bed, since you are a guest, you can sleep here."

"What about you?" Su Jin found out that he was absent-minded just now, this person is still the same as before, unable to hide things in his heart.

Wu Hao's eyes were still dodging, and he accidentally caught a glimpse of the haystack in the corner, and quickly pointed there: "I'll just sleep on the haystack over there."

"Aren't you going home?" Su Jin raised her eyebrows, but she didn't refuse, she turned around and straightened up the bed.

But Wu Hao's eyes fell on his hand involuntarily. It was a very fair hand with slender and slender fingers and obvious bones. Every inch of movement seemed to be caressed into his heart, making him feel a little itchy.

"Well... my father is not here... so it doesn't matter if I don't go back, and if I stay here, you will be safer." All the attention was focused on that white hand, and Wu Hao's answer was already casual.

"Really...but you are my savior after all, how can I let you sleep there?" As soon as the topic changed, Su Jin turned around, looked at the quilts that had been laid, and looked at the still wandering Wu Hao: "The bed is for you—"

After a pause, Su Jin pointed to the haystack in the corner of the house: "As for the other side, I'll just go to sleep."

Wu Hao also took advantage of the situation and grabbed the hand, as if his body reacted subconsciously.The touch of his hand was cold and hard, like ice cubes, but it didn't feel bad, and even made him a little greedy.He looked into those puzzled eyes with an irrefutable seriousness in his expression: "How can I let the injured person sleep on the ground?"

The sudden close distance, so close that they could almost brush the corners of each other's lips, each other's breaths were entwined, and their heartbeats gradually became chaotic.Wu Hao smelled the scent from the other party, like the son of a scholarly family, the ink scent that has been picked up over the years, light, soft, and reassuring.

Facing that calm and delicate face, he wanted to kiss deeply on those thin lips.It wasn't until the other party turned his head slightly to avoid the kiss he was about to carry out that he came back to his senses completely, and let go of the hand that he had been holding tightly in panic: "That... so, I'll just sleep on the floor... you can sleep on the floor sooner." have a rest."

After finishing speaking, regardless of Su Jin's reaction, he lay down on the haystack.

The straw is dry and soft, much more comfortable than expected.I closed my eyes and fell asleep, and the room became abnormally quiet.He thought that he must have been dazed by the soft light to want to do such outrageous things.It's normal for the other party to have a resistant reaction, but...it's still a little sad.

"It's warm..." Suddenly, I heard Su Jin muttering something.He opened his eyes in doubt, and found that the man was standing upright by the bed, stroking the place he held just now with his palm, and the light of the candle was dancing in his eyes: "Even now...you are still... , warm."

His words were blurred in the dense light.Wu Hao only saw that he seemed to have touched something longing for and out of reach, and from his face and voice, there was an indescribable sense of happiness.

The smile shrouded in the twilight was so clean and soft that Wu Hao's heart was instantly shocked.

Resisting the urge to hug the man, he turned over and controlled himself not to think about it.

It was just that I shook hands with malicious intentions... Why did you show such a happy expression?Could it be that he has been tortured all the time, so he is grateful for his salvation?Or... In fact, he regarded himself as someone he knew from the very beginning, and that's why he looked at him with eyes that concealed a thousand words...?

If I had known this... I shouldn't have touched him with such a half-hearted mood.

Wu Hao felt very regretful and cared very much. If there really was that person he knew well, what was the relationship between that person and Su Jin?

The lingering fragrance of ink soothed the subtle anxiety in his heart and brought a little bit of tiredness.He closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep.

Unaccustomed to the humid and cold environment, Su Jin woke up after only sleeping for a while.

The candles had been extinguished, and everything was plunged into thick darkness.

There are windows in the house, even if the candles are extinguished, there should be moonlight coming in, and it won't be so completely dark.

There is the sound of fingernails scratching the wood, very subtle.If it weren't for such a dark and silent environment, it would be impossible to hear it.

The darkness blinded his vision, but amplified his sense of hearing, making it impossible for him to ignore the sounds he didn't want to hear.

The sound of light strokes became more and more urgent and heavier.Su Jin could not perceive the source of the sound, nor could he perceive Wu Hao's existence, which made his hair stand on end.

Su Jin is a very sensitive person, even with his eyes closed, he can feel Wu Hao's position.But now, he really couldn't feel the breath of the other party, as if the other party had disappeared in the darkness.

No, not just Wu Hao.This house, this village, this forest, were all swallowed up by this darkness.Only the sound of my own heartbeat, accompanied by the sound of fingernails scratching the board, became faster and faster.

He suppressed the fear in his heart, and tried to call again: "Wu Hao?"

A faint red light suddenly appeared before the eyes, and the darkness slowly melted away from where the light touched.The surrounding scenery gradually came into view, the candlelight danced joyfully, Wu Hao stood by the table, still holding the unextinguished torch in his hand.

The sound of fingernails scratching disappeared in an instant, as if suppressed by the light, only Wu Hao's slightly flustered words came: "Oops, I forgot that the candles in the house cannot be extinguished."