Strange Tale

Unknowingly, he walked to the spring, and the water bag happened to be empty, so Si Ren knelt down to fill the water.The water flow was very thin, he hugged his knees and waited for the water to fill up, and Chen appeared again in front of his eyes.

Although the child had a rough fate, he still looked clear and transparent, unlike Long Jiu, who would make people feel unfathomable and oppressive.It is obviously the same body and the same face, but they are so different.Sure enough, appearances are born from the heart, so what can be seen is not a thing, and what can be felt is not a thing?Si Renchou counted, no wonder: it has been more than 2000 years since Chen threw himself into the water, and I don't know how long Long Jiu had existed before that.She is really a thousand-year-old goblin. After living for so long, no one can be innocent.

Si Ren was feeling emotional when he suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing behind him.

here we go again.He couldn't help complaining: Is it true that I was born to attract ghosts, or are they willing to look for me because I can see ghosts?One of Si Ren's hands quietly reached into his backpack and grasped the mahogany dagger.

After a while, the Yin Qi approached, but at a very slow speed, as if hesitant.Si Ren waited patiently for it to reach a suitable position before turning around abruptly.

It's a little girl, about the size of a Qilin.Si Ren withdrew his sword in time.

The little girl was wearing a coarse cloth jacket and skirt, with two small buns.She stared at Si Ren with wide eyes in horror, "Big... big brother, I can't find a home..."

Si Ren frowned: Another one who didn't know he was dead.Is black and white impermanent busy?Why do you always fall into this kind of ignorant or old-fashioned fool who turns into a lonely ghost and runs out to scare people.Thanks to meeting me.

"Where is your home?" Si Ren squatted in front of her.

The little girl's hands were behind her back, her face was still timid, "Yancheng."

"Where is Yancheng?"

"Well... there is a big tree in front of my house."

Si Ren rubbed his chin: It seems that he can't expect to find out the detailed address.

"Then how did you come to this mountain? How many days have you stayed?"

"Well... I went to Xiaobao's house to play hide-and-seek. The other children couldn't find me all the time. I fell asleep waiting in the well. Then I woke up. It was so dark, I was so scared, and I wanted to find my mother. But I can't find it no matter what...it's here..." The little girl began to cry as she spoke.

Si Ren was a little panicked, he was born with no fear of ghosts and monsters, but he was most afraid of two things: women crying and children crying.This little thing in front of me takes it all up.He pulled the little girl's fluttering body close to his arms, and wiped away tears abruptly.In fact, it was useless to wipe, as the tears disappeared as soon as they touched something in the world.

"Stop crying, please? Tell brother what your name is."

The little girl sniffed vigorously, "I...my name is Huan'er."

"Then what's your last name?"

"Zhao."

"Okay, Huan'er is good. Brother will bring you a toy." Si Ren took out a nine-square grid from his backpack, "Can you do addition and subtraction?"

"Yes." Huan'er's attention was drawn to the wooden box and she stopped crying.

"Can you count numbers up to fifteen?"

"Yes, and more will."

Pretty smart kid.Si Ren thought, but no matter how smart he is, it is impossible for him to be able to rearrange the nine palaces at such a young age.

"That way, you move the wooden blocks, and finally make the numbers on these lines add up to fifteen. As long as you can fix this, my brother will take you to find your mother. OK?"

"Really?!" Huan'er grabbed Jiugongge, and the moonlight shone brightly in her still-tear-dried eyes.

Si Ren avoided her gaze and nodded vigorously, "Really."

He couldn't bear to tell her that she was dead and would never see her parents again.

Huan'er took the Jiugong grid and lay down on the ground to play.Si Ren quietly stepped aside, drew a circle on the ground and recited a few spells.Huan'er disappeared before his eyes.

Si Ren set up a visual barrier, so that other ghosts and people could not see her, and she couldn't get out by herself.Si Ren is going to find a way to find her body when he returns to Yancheng to see what's going on, and then help her save her.

Long Jiu heard the courtyard door, raised his head and rushed to the door, "Mr. Si?!"

Si Ren pushed open the door of Long Jiu's room, "What's wrong?"

The candle in the room was already extinguished, so Si Ren took out another one and lit it.

"What have you been doing?"

"Thirsty, I woke up thirsty. There is no water in the water bag, so I will fetch some water."

Long Jiu squinted at Si Ren, "You don't look right. Did you run into a ghost?"

"Well, I came across one."

"Girl ghost?"

Si Ren smiled, "Well, female ghost."

Long Jiubai lay down again, and said angrily: "The way is crooked. It's all right, let's sleep with you."

Si Ren didn't explain, he blew out the candle and went back to his room.

The next morning, Si Lang thought that there was no need to wait for Father Martin any longer.Although the matter of Long Jiu has not been clarified yet, Chen's physical body really doesn't have much time.

When Si Ren came to the yard, he glanced at Long Jiu through the window: he was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, as if he was still asleep.Si Ren looked at the sky again, it was still clear.It seems that we can only open an altar to pray for rain.

After setting up the joss sticks, Si Ren was about to light them, when suddenly there was a gust of wind, and he lost his eyesight.

When the wind stopped, Si Ren opened his eyes and raised his head again. He was surprised to find that the sky was overcast, and dark clouds were rolling in from the northeast sky.

Si Ren frowned: Someone did it!

Pata—a raindrop fell on the tip of Si Ren's nose.

"Mr. Si!" Long Jiu shouted suddenly.

Si Ren turned his head, and Long Jiu in the room was struggling to prop up his body and looked at him, "What are you waiting for?"

Si Ren carried Long Jiu to the courtyard, and in a blink of an eye, the big raindrops were photographed.

Long Jiu raised his arm: the color of the broken palm seemed to change, and the fingers on it could move.

Si Ren was very happy, quickly put Long Jiu on the ground and lifted his clothes.Unexpected: His battered body still hasn't improved.

"Take me to Jicuitan." Long Jiu said.

"what?"

"I was injured too badly, it's not enough to catch this little rain."

"But... will there be any danger over there?" Si Ren thought of the monsters and dead people he saw in the enchantment. Before he had time to figure out what was going on, the place was not too far from Jicui Lake.

"Take me there quickly, as long as I can recover, I don't have to be afraid of any danger."

Si Ren pursed his lips and thought for a while, "Okay then."

After packing up his things and carrying Long Jiu on his back, Si Ren ran to Jicui Lake as fast as he could.He practiced the method and ran faster than ordinary people, but the road was difficult and bumpy.

Long Jiu hooked Si Ren's neck and stuck it tightly.Si Ren's back was steaming with sweat from running, and Long Jiu's body was already cold, so it was very comfortable to stick to his back like this.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the two of them were soon soaked through.Long Jiu tilted his head slightly to look at Si Ren's side face: the arched eyebrows are slightly protruding, the bridge of the nose is straight, the lips are neither thin nor thick, and the chin is also square and round. It is a standard face, handsome and masculine.Coupled with the tight back and well-proportioned and slender limbs, Long Jiu suddenly felt a little jealous: This is the body I want.How could it be Long Chen, the semi-paralyzed 17-year-old forever?

Si Ren's foot slipped, Long Jiu watched intently, and an unsuspecting corner of his lips touched his face.Si Ren hurried on the road without paying attention, but Long Jiu turned his head away and blushed unconsciously.

When we finally arrived at Jicuitan, the rain was already pouring down.

Si Ren stopped on the shore, not knowing what to do next.

"Throw me down." Long Jiu whispered in his ear, his tone was a bit like an order.

Si Ren turned his head to look at Long Jiu, but didn't do what he said.Instead, he squatted down carefully and put him on the ground, then turned around and hugged him horizontally.

"What are you doing?" Long Jiu saw Si Ren walking towards the water in his arms.

Si Ren didn't answer, and carried him straight to the depths of the water.

"Let go of me, it's dangerous!"

"Then I can't just throw you into the water."

"What can't be done?! I'm the monster in the water!"

"What if you knock on a rock?!"

"you……"

Si Ren ignored Long Jiu's feeble struggle, and carried him to the chest level of the water.

Long Jiu's whole body was submerged in the water, only his head remained, "Let go, go ashore and hide away."

"Are you going to sink? Are you sure it's okay?"

"Okay, you go ashore quickly!"

"Then I'll let go, be careful..."

"Can you stop being such a mother-in-law?! A woman?!"

Si Ren didn't care about Long Jiu's fiery temper at all, he let go of his hand slowly, and turned to go ashore when he saw that Long Jiu was indeed floating in the water.

"Get away! Squat down!" Long Jiu yelled at Si Ren.

Si Ren took a dozen steps back and squatted down.

Long Jiu submerged in the water, the water surface was calm for a while, and then a huge whirlpool appeared in the middle of the pool.Si Ren straightened his neck and was reluctant to blink, he really wanted to know what would happen next.

The vortex was getting bigger and bigger, and the water waves near the shore were getting higher and higher, and soon the huge pool almost turned into a funnel shape.Si Ren's mouth slowly opened, and his eyeballs almost fell out.

At this time, the whirlpool gradually disappeared, and the water surface returned to calm.

Si Ren waited for a while, hesitating whether to stand up and go over to have a look.Suddenly a huge wave in the water was thrown up, and the pool was overwhelmed. A big tail that could not be hugged by four or five people was thrown out in the waves. Si Ren squatted on the spot dumbfounded and did not dare to move.

Later, the tail disappeared into the water, the waves of the pool gradually receded, and the rain stopped.The dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the sun shed golden light from the gaps in the clouds.

A fine line on the water stretched towards the shore, and with a splash, the naked Long Jiu came out.His body has completely healed, his shriveled legs have returned to their original straightness, plumpness and thickness, and his whole body has become white and transparent again, as if the sun can penetrate them.

Si Ren stood up slowly, and Long Jiu walked up to him and grabbed his collar, "If you dare to tell what happened in the past few days, I will make you crumble and disappear."

Long Jiu raised his face, his eyes narrowed very narrowly, his voice was not loud but full of domineering, the breath of his words sprayed on Si Ren's face, and Si Ren seemed to smell a burst of fragrance.

Si Ren opened his mouth, the words stuck in his throat, "I...cough..."

"Also..." Long Jiu's face moved closer, "I have already repaid your kindness for saving me. Didn't you see what you wanted to know last night?"

Si Ren was startled: he knew? !

"If it were someone else, I would never get out of that nightmare land."

After saying this, Long Jiu let go of his hands and took a few steps back, "Yechang! Come out!"

Si Ren stared at the bush next to him that suddenly made a sound, and often came out from behind. He took off his cloak and walked to Long Jiu's side.

"Mr. Si didn't make things difficult for you, did he?" Long Jiu was also often wrapped in a cloak.

Long Jiu caught the collar and looked straight at Si Ren, "No."

Seeing the tacit understanding between the two, Si Bian felt an uncomfortable feeling in his heart for no reason.

"Why are you here?" Si Ren looked at Ye Chang coldly.

"Young master disappeared after he came here. I came here specially to wait for him."

Now that he changed his name, Chang must know that Long Jiu is not Chen.The two have lived together for so long, and he must no longer be an ordinary person.Si Ren frowned, "You begged for the rain?"

Also often smiled, "I don't have that ability."

"That……"

"Mr. Si." Long Jiu interrupted Si Ren, "I have passed the robbery this time, if you want to leave Yancheng, you can feel free. If there is nothing else, we will go back first. It is up to you whether to go or keep you. "

After Long Jiu finished speaking, he turned around and left, and often gave Si Ren a meaningful look and turned to follow.

The backs of the two people were hidden in the bushes, and Si Ren stood there in a daze for a moment: By the way, Xiaolin!I have to go back quickly, maybe he is already waiting for me at Buji Pavilion.