me and my monster neighbor

The sun cast golden rays of light from the golden-rimmed clouds and fell into the puddles on the muddy ground.Pedestrians two in front and one behind walked past, and the sunlight was sifted into a puddle of gold by the rippling puddles.

The air after the rain was mixed with the scent of green grass and earth, and was carried by the cool wind and rushed towards the face. It was originally refreshing and pleasant, but Xu Lala felt the chill invade his body.

His fingers curled up involuntarily, clenched into fists, and the tense nerves revealed the tension in his heart.

Xu Lale wrinkled his nose, and smelled a heavy wet earthy smell from the tip of his nose.

He is also very embarrassed now.

The new school uniforms that were just handed out yesterday were so dirty that it was hard to tell that they were mainly white.The red and white two-color joint sneakers on the feet print a big mud hook step by step.Xu Lala's whole body looked like he had just scooped onions in the mud for a few times, and his whole body was covered with a thin and even layer of mud chaff.

Xu Lae was completely dumbfounded.

One second, he was cursing in a low voice because he skipped class on the first day of school and was trapped at the school gate by the torrential rain that devoured the world. The next second, he stood here in a daze—no rain, no thunder, wide field of vision, clear sky after the rain Miles stretched straight to the horizon.

This is a scene that cannot be seen in the tight steel forest of the metropolis.

Xu Lala took a short errand, and from the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the two leading the way turning their heads back. He immediately regained his composure, trying his best to pretend to be relaxed and look at them naturally.

The nervousness was held in the palm of Xu Lai's hand, and a thin layer of sweat rolled out.

Xu Lala's nature, which is usually hidden under the well-behaved and sensible, is rather sharp. The seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy is vigorous and vigorous. He is not afraid of life or death.

——If these two guys can also be called "people".

The two people in front of me...

One is a sturdy man nearly two meters tall, with big arms and round waist, walking with wind and aftershocks.He was wearing an old undershirt, a broken straw hat, a sweat towel around his neck, and a small bamboo basket on his back.He was obviously dressed as a simple farmer, but this man's bare arms, chest and back were not only covered with a conjoined beard, but also a pair of incompletely evolved bear paws in the coarse cloth trousers.

The other man was wearing a clean white shirt and gold-rimmed glasses, with dangling chains hanging from his neck as he walked.He is tall and straight, with a good temperament and a good image, but there are two shocking brown tear channels on Xiaobai's face, and an orange-yellow tail with black spots is swinging behind him.

One self-reported name "Xiong Dazhuang".

One introduced himself as "Li Gongbao".

The plain and unpretentious name not only summarizes the figure and gender, but also clearly tells Xu Lai that one of them is a black bear spirit and the other is a leopard spirit.

Leopard Jing was holding a black cat in his arms. It was pitch black, with only a pair of blue and yellow yin and yang pupils as the only color on its body. The vertical pupils of the black cat were staring at Xu Lai, and its throat kept making warning purrs.

The black cat has a strong hostility towards Xu Lala, but its owner, Leopard, can't hide the little excitement in his eyes. Regardless of the black cat's resistance, he takes a small step closer to Xu Lala, and quietly sniffs his nose—— Take a sip of Xu Lala's body smell.

Xu Lala held his breath, and the nerves in his whole body tensed up uncontrollably.

Li Gongbao's face was slightly red and his ears were slightly hot, like a shy big girl. When he saw Xu Lala, he also looked at him, and quickly took the opportunity to talk to him: "Mr. The stone is lifeless and lifeless, and it is not easy to cultivate it into a spirit, Mr. La La must be very powerful."

Hei Dazhuang stood behind Li Gongbao, observing Xu Lai carefully.

Xu Lala could only say: "...not bad."

Xu Lala was lucky, fortunately, the stone spirit is a rare species of monster, so he had the leeway to make up a biography of the stone spirit.

From the meeting with Li Gongbao and the two monsters just now, Xu Lala has only "...yes", "...yes", and "...um" in addition to the self-reported name.

These three sentences correspond to the dialogue situation respectively:

"Your name is Xu Lai?"

"……Yes."

"You must be a stone spirit!?"

"……Correct."

"You are really a stone spirit!"

"……Um."

Li Gongbao's tone of voice became surprised and dogged.

Xu Lala did not expect that he was living in the dangerous world of monsters to survive. He relied on a simple name similar to Li Gongbao and Hei Dazhuang, and this muddy body that concealed his human flavor to get away in front of monsters. Now he is confused again At the warm invitation of Li Gongbao, he was going to meet the director of their street office.

They passed through a tree-lined road. There were long rows of dead tree poles on both sides of the road, and a natural wisteria frame was set up. The stems and leaves of the wisteria were intertwined, colorful and fragrant, and the lavender flower spikes hung down like waterfalls. If the sky is full of purple clouds.

Xu Lai lowered his head and pushed aside the spikes of vines sticking to his face, and an old small western-style building with mottled walls appeared at the end of the alley, house number eight.

On the courtyard door with peeling paint, there is a cobweb-stitched iron plate with five Chinese characters "Subdistrict Office" written crookedly on it.

The fence in front of the door encloses a flowerbed, but only one cactus is planted in the flowerbed.It can be seen that the owner of the flower garden has a very unique taste.

Li Gongbao pushed open the iron door, and the rusty iron door squeaked, the room occupied a small area, the small hall was dead silent, and there was a strange musty smell in the air.

Xu Lae frowned, narrowed his eyes, the room was dimly lit, facing the door, there was a large round conference table, which occupied almost half of the room, and there was a large bookshelf on the side against the wall Standing there, books are neatly placed on it.I saw a dark figure crouching on the corner of the round table.

The screen of the desktop computer on the table was turned on, and the icy blue screen light cast coldly on the man's face.

Xu Lala took a closer look, and was startled on the spot——

The man lay on the table with his head tilted, his body twitching, his eyes closed, his lips were swollen, especially his lower lip, and he was still foaming!

Xu Lala gasped, and retreated abruptly, but was stopped by another person.

Xu Lai's back felt a chill, and suddenly, those same swollen eyeballs opened suddenly. His upper eyelid was swollen and thick, and he could barely open half of the eye. His eyes were very cloudy, as if looking at Xu Lai, but also like It was looking at other places through Xu Lai, which was very strange.

Standing behind Xu Lai was Li Gongbao. He supported Xu Lai's waist, and even though he saw his companion foaming at the mouth, he still introduced him with a smile on his face, "Director Luo, here are the guests."

Hei Dazhuang didn't come forward to care about his companions, and even stomped the bear's paw on the spot, which was so loud that it shocked Director Luo, who was foaming at the mouth, and wiped his mouth indiscriminately. Standing up with his waist supported, his thick lips trembled and he asked, "Where is that? Are you going to live in our new resident of Zhongnandong!?"

——Like a normal person.

When Director Luo got up together, Xu Lai realized that he was quite tall, but his back was stooped, and he seemed to be carrying a small hill on his back.

Li Gongbao saw Xu Lai's surprise, and explained to him intimately: "Mr. Lai, do you think it's a novelty? Our Director Luo is a camel who has become a master, and the foaming at the mouth is just him chewing the cud. This is the first time I saw him. It will be an eye-opener then.”

Xu Lai nodded stiffly: "..."

However, he didn't feel novelty, but was frightened.

Director Luo touched a black sunglasses with a small round frame that the old man of the Republic of China loved most from the table, put them on, and then touched the power switch on the wall, and with a "click", a small light bulb hanging from the ceiling was turned on.The glass cover of the light bulb was blackened, and its service life was in jeopardy.

With the help of this better-than-nothing light, Director Luo noticed Xu Lai.

It was only then that Xu Lai noticed that the top of the round table was two-colored, half sandalwood and half dark black.The wall behind the desk was dotted with mildew, and a yellowed poster was posted.

"Construct a characteristic village culture and create a new glory for Zhongnan Village!"

The first word "village" was crossed out with a red pen, and the word "village" was also crossed out with a red pen. A distorted "street" was written in the upper right corner, and then the word "street" was crossed out with a slash again. It has a "hole" added to the upper right corner...

Xu Lai guessed in his heart that this pictorial had witnessed the history of the town's decline, so Director Luo came to block Xu Lai's sight.I saw his lips trembling, his mouth formed into a small o-shape, he approached Xu Lai with a "hohohoho" smile, and asked enthusiastically: "Little comrade, your appearance is really strange, what kind of monster is your real appearance?" ?”

Xu Lai was caught off guard by Director Luo's hand. Director Luo still had stinky saliva on his hands. He patted the back of Xu Lai's hand lovingly. Seeing that a small piece of mud was wiped off the back of his hand, Xu Lai's eyes twitched. , pulling his hand away calmly.

As the first witness who saw Xu Lai, Hei Dazhuang seldom opened his mouth.Different from his rough appearance, his voice is extremely thin, and he said: "He is a stone spirit, I, I was digging in the scorched earth as usual today, and I saw him appear out of thin air. I was so scared. Just call the leopard spirit nearby..."

Li Gongbao added: "But Mr. La La has a gentle temperament, and he didn't show the instinct to attack Da Zhuang at the scene."

Xu Lale: "..."

Xu Lala recalled the scene of his first encounter with the black bear spirit. It was obvious that he was frightened and froze, and he was sure and sure that the black bear spirit could slap his head into pieces.

Director Luo was astonished and said: "Could it be that the little comrade still has the supernatural ability to escape from the ground?!"

Facing Director Luo's adoring eyes, Xu Lala was afraid that Director Luo would flatter and kill him in the next second, and let him act as if he were running away on the spot, so he quickly shook his head in denial.

Li Gongbao interjected: "I think what Da Zhuang said appeared out of thin air, it should be the first time that Mr. La La has transformed into form."

Although the scorched land is full of scars, there are many stubborn stones and gravel.

There are also traces of Li Gongbao's words.

Director Luo was overjoyed when he heard this, and his listless swollen eyeballs became more cheerful. He rubbed his hands and walked around Xu Lai: "That's the case, little comrade might as well stay in Zhongnan Village, I'll help you first Register your household registration!"

After finishing speaking, he took out a pile of dusty forms from the desk behind him, pursed his plump lips and blew twice, and handed it to Xu Lala as if offering a treasure, smiling very attentively: "Welcome to Zhongnandong For young people like you, there is no barrier to entry, and the procedures are simple, and you can catch up with the good times. Now you can get a small western-style building as a gift when you register! You can move in with your bags. The environment is beautiful, and there is a natural oxygen bar. It’s a good place for little goblins to keep warm and relax for the elderly..."

Director Luo gave an impassioned speech, blushing, and quickly recited the sales speech, the form in his hand was rattling.

But then, Director Luo changed the topic, lowered his volume, his face was mixed with embarrassment, and he murmured softly: "But to tell you the truth, Zhongnan Cave still has many shortcomings. It is located in a remote place. The folk customs are simple, the neighbors are harmonious, and the loss of demon population has led to the economic downturn. The GDP has been ranked the lowest in Pangea for decades..."

Director Luo sighed repeatedly.

Small villages have a leisurely life, which is suitable for retirement but not suitable for young people to develop. Big cities are economically developed and rich in resources, suitable for development but fierce competition for survival.

The monster world is also facing such serious social problems.

But Xu Lala grabbed another key word and interrupted him: "Well, what shortcomings are you talking about?"

Director Luo didn't have the confidence to speak, and sighed: "The location is remote, the folk customs are simple, and the neighbors are harmonious..."

The leopard spirit and black bear spirit next to each other were both embarrassed.

Xu Lale:?

When did the simple folk customs and the harmony of neighbors become a regional defect that is ashamed to speak to outsiders?

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