[Rat cat] Mirror City

Zhan Zhao and the others had already guessed what Chen Mu's reaction would be when he woke up.He would be sad... That night Chen Mu slept for several hours before rubbing his head, groaning for a headache and getting up, complaining about back pain.

The three of them did not expect such a reaction. Neither Zhan Zhao nor Bai Yutang stepped forward to ask, but Gongsun Ce stepped forward and kicked Chen Mu, as usual, telling him, "Hey, they are leaving."

"Ah." Chen Mu's smile stopped for a while, and then returned to the previous arc, "My back hurts so much. Gongsun, Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, it's so cold outside, we've finished all we need to see. Better go back to bed early."

As he said that, Chen Mu packed up all the things on the stone platform, and urged them to leave, "Go back, go back." He quickly walked past the three people, turned his back to them and walked towards the house. He said, "Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, I remember that you came here to ask me for help. Oops, I delayed you because of my affairs. I'll help you tomorrow. I'm stuck."

"I won't come back." Gongsun Ce looked at his back, using the most ordinary tone, as if he was telling the most ordinary thing.Just like that, putting this matter in front of Chen Mu made him have nowhere to escape.

Chen Mu's footsteps paused for a moment. If the three of them hadn't been staring at him persistently, they might not have been discovered at all, "Oh."

Chen Mu replied flatly, and walked in.His back looks so lonely, but he still holds on to himself.Gongsun Ce shook his head helplessly, "This guy, hold on."

However, Gongsun Ce's words were not as sharp as his usual. Zhan Zhao looked at Gongsun Ce strangely, and found that he was sighing wearily, with Xiao Suo between his brows that Zhan Zhao had rarely seen.

"Gongsun..." An untimely thought suddenly popped up, and Zhan Zhao felt that Gongsun Ce was thinking of Bao Zheng.Naturally, he would not ask such a question at this inappropriate time.

Alarmed by Zhan Zhao's voice, Gongsun Ce calmed down, "I'm a little tired, you guys should go back to rest early, and ask Chen Mu about 'Yinxi Town' tomorrow."

After saying goodnight to Gongsun Ce, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also returned to their rooms.Still immersed in the panic of Xu Yuqi and Xu Shuyan's disappearance, the two simply washed their faces and lay down on the bed.

But neither of them slept soundly that night.Zhan Zhao was in a daze for a while and then woke up, looking down, he was being tightly hugged by Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang didn't sleep more peacefully than him, Zhan Zhao raised his head with effort, and saw a deep incision appeared between Bai Yutang's eyebrows, and he was still frowning tightly in his sleep.

Zhan Zhao originally wanted to raise his hand to smooth the scratch between his eyebrows, but with just a movement of his wrist, he could feel a change in Bai Yutang's breathing, as if he was alarmed.

Seeing that Bai Yutang might wake up with a start, Zhan Zhao stopped all movements, even breathing lightly.Just like that, Bai Yutang finally didn't wake up, but just hugged Zhan Zhao towards him.

He hugged himself so tightly, as if he was afraid that he would disappear.Zhan Zhao suddenly felt his nose sour, and wanted to go up to tell Bai Yutang that he would not disappear.

But he didn't dare to move, for fear of waking Bai Yutang up.Before falling asleep again, Zhan Zhao stared at Bai Yutang's face, saying "I won't go" over and over again in his heart until he fell asleep again.

I don't know if Bai Yutang felt the words in Zhan Zhao's heart, his frowning brows relaxed a little, one night, three rooms, four people, each with their own thoughts, each fell asleep.

It was also because everyone was not in a particularly good mood before going to bed, so everyone woke up a little early the next day, but they were all lazy, and they didn't gather in Chen Mu's study until noon.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were the last ones to come. When they walked into the study, Zhan Zhao took a special look at it. Chen Mu and Gongsun Ce didn't look so relaxed. The corners of their eyes were a little red. They didn't rest last night. good.

Subconsciously looking around, Bai Yutang's eyes were also red.The ridicule in his heart was broken at once, Zhan Zhao sighed, it seems that the four of them should be the same.

Just as Zhan Zhao was feeling emotional, Bai Yutang suddenly raised his hand and brushed the corner of Zhan Zhao's eyes with his fingertips.Bai Yutang's force was very light, just a little itchy.Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang, who withdrew his hand, "The corners of his eyes are red."

"Aren't you the same?" Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang's hand, and looked at Bai Yutang's red eyes teasingly.

"Ahem, you two, there is plenty of time to talk about love, let's talk about your 'Yinxi Town' ghosts first." Chen Mu was still so loud, breaking the two people's gaze at once .

Zhan Zhao looked away, but Bai Yutang glanced at Chen Mu, snorted, and pulled Zhan Zhao to sit next to Gongsun Ce.

Chen Mu did not back down at all because of Bai Yutang's aura, instead he continued to provoke without fear of death, "Oh, someone is not in a particularly good mood."

"It's better than holding on to a smiling face." Bai Yutang originally didn't react to Chen Mu's loud words, but this time he choked back, and the choking was not as hard as usual.

Chen Mu's smile froze at Bai Yutang's words, and he finally remembered that he could still move his hands.Since the facial expression could not be restored by his own strength, Chen Mu had no choice but to pat his face with his hands, finally making the facial expression a bit more normal.

But it was the same, Chen Mu murmured resentfully, and then wisely chose not to provoke Bai Yutang. Bai Yutang could see that he had a bad temper, and he was still in a bad mood today.

Not only Chen Mu, Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce also noticed.Gongsun Ce raised his eyebrows at Zhan Zhao——has Bai Yutang taken choking medicine?

Zhan Zhao also shook his head.Bai Yutang's mood today is a bit abnormal, it should not be caused by not getting enough sleep.what happened to him?

Zhan Zhao's gaze aroused Bai Yutang's reaction, he just shook his head, patted the back of Zhan Zhao's hand, hanging his head, wondering what he was thinking.

Chen Mu coughed dryly, "Let's talk about your 'Yinxi Town'. I searched it last night, and there isn't a town here that was called 'Yinxi Town' before."

Hearing what Chen Mu said, disappointment flashed across the eyes of the three of them.Chen Mu quickly added, "But it doesn't mean there is no result."

Hearing what Chen Mu said, all three raised their heads.Sure enough, on Chen Mu's face, he saw that smile that made him want to beat him up.

Chen Mu quickly stretched out his hand to stop Gongsun Ce, and finished the rest of the sentence at once to save his life, "So I was wondering if it might be an alias for some town. You also know that the local chronicles are not for some aliases that are more biased. It’s not going to be specifically written down.”

Spread out a map on the table, Chen Mu circled a place with a red pen, "I searched for it, and found that the town next door used to be called 'Yinxi Town' by some old people. Because there is a scent of sweet-scented osmanthus in that town all year round, but they can't find the source, so they think this scent comes from the ground, so it is called 'Yinxi Town'."

"Osmanthus fragrans..." After Chen Mu said this, Zhan Zhao also remembered some things in the corner of his memory, "I remember, I smelled it."

"Have you smelled it? When?" Bai Yutang asked strangely. He and Zhan Zhao have been together all the time. When did he smell the sweet-scented osmanthus?

Zhan Zhao waved his hand in the suspicious eyes of everyone, and explained, "When Yutang and I first came, didn't you, Gongsun, drag us to find Chen Mu? Before I found him, I smelled it very faintly. I thought I had smelled it wrong."

So it was that time... Bai Yutang recalled that Zhan Zhao was indeed standing there inexplicably, and he felt a little strange.

"Hey, so this statement is true?" Chen Mu rubbed his chin, a little ashamed. He lived in this small town for two years, but he never set foot in the next town, nor did he smell the sweet-scented osmanthus that Zhan Zhao said.

Probably because the smell is too weak.Chen Mu scratched his hair, and handed them his notebook, "In short, I found this town, and I checked the address, and it exists. I don't know how you got this address. The addresses are all normal, but I just made a fuss about the name of the town in the middle."

Hearing what Chen Mu said, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were relieved a lot.After speaking, the study room fell silent.The four of them looked at each other, and suddenly remembered that after Chen Mu had done this favor, their purpose for coming here would be over.

Which means they are leaving.Zhan Zhao suddenly didn't know how to tell Chen Mu this... Just when he was about to say something, Chen Mu clapped his hands, "Oh, what a pity."

"What's the pity?" Bai Yutang asked, still cold, but still relatively calm.

Chen Mu leaned back and leaned on the back of the chair, "I still like you very much. It's a pity that you are leaving. I wanted to chat and drink with you, but you seem to have something urgent to leave. Bar?"

All three nodded.Sometimes being honest is the best and the bad.Chen Mu laughed, raised his arms across his eyes, "Let's go, let's come and see again when we have a chance, after all, I'm going to drink here all the time."

Chen Mu spoke lightly, but Zhan Zhao and the others looked at him but hesitated to speak.They could understand what Chen Mu meant, and they also understood that he didn't care.

Gongsun Ce patted him on the shoulder and said apologetically, "I'll come again next time."

Also to leave Chen Mu a space to breathe alone, all three of them left the study.Zhan Zhao was the last one to walk. When he reached the door, Zhan Zhao suddenly walked back to the table and put the booklet on the table.

Chen Mu heard the voice, but didn't take off his hand.Zhan Zhao knew he was listening to himself, "Behind that wall is Xu Yuqi's small courtyard."

Chen Mu's calm breathing suddenly became disordered, and Zhan Zhao saw that Chen Mu's fingers seemed to tremble.Zhan Zhao pushed the booklet towards Chen Mu, "This booklet was written by Xu Yuqi, and it's about some things that happened in the past. I think you might want to keep it."

"In that small room, Xu Yuqi also drew some pictures, I think...you will like them." After saying the last sentence, Zhan Zhao opened the door of the study and walked out.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Chen Mu finally took his hand off, "Zhan Zhao, Zhan Zhao...what are you so smart for?" He stretched out his hand to the booklet, but stopped at the slightest moment. With trembling fingertips, he wandered back and forth for a long time, finally mustering up the courage to pick it up.

Obviously so frivolous, but like a thousand weights, Chen Mu's hands trembled uncontrollably, afraid, he couldn't hold this small booklet, and he couldn't protect his own world.

Speaking of leaving, Zhan Zhao and the others packed their luggage very quickly, and soon they packed their luggage and assembled at the gate.Mrs. Chen was very reluctant to part with the three of them, she insisted on asking them to stay for dinner, but she was persuaded by Chen Mu to let them go.

The three of them gathered at the door with their luggage. Before Chen Mu could speak, Gongsun Ce suddenly said, "Zhan Zhao, this time you and Bai Yutang go, I won't go with you."

"Huh!" Zhan Zhao yelled in surprise, his eyes rolled darkly, thinking in his heart that it's too bad, Gongsun wants to leave them separately, how should he explain this to Bao Zheng.It took a lot of effort to catch them, if Bao Zheng escaped, he would go crazy and kill them.

Seeing Zhan Zhao's worries, Gongsun Ce raised the corners of his mouth, folded his hands on his chest and said helplessly, "Don't worry. I'm going back to school." When Gongsun Ce said this, Zhan Zhao raised his head in surprise, his eyes opened much wider than before , and it was still glowing, it looked particularly unbearable.

"Gongsun, you don't hide from Brother Bao anymore!" Zhan Zhao almost wiped away bitter tears. The two of them remained stiff, and Zhan Zhao was always worried. Originally, he thought it would be Bao Zheng chasing him, but it turned out to be Bao Zheng. Gongsun Ce went back first.

"Hmm..." Gongsun Ce turned his face away uncomfortably, "We'll talk about it when we go back, Bao Zheng and I always have a solution. You and Bai Yutang should be careful, you don't know what you will encounter in 'Yinxi Town' .”

Zhan Zhao nodded heavily, and so did Bai Yutang.After all, both of them are stable and will take good care of themselves.Gongsun Ce's return ticket was booked quite early, so he had to rush there.

Although he explained to the two of them, Gongsun Ce was still a little worried, not for Zhan Zhao, but for Bai Yutang. What happened yesterday probably affected more than himself.

Thinking about it, Gongsun Ce shook his head. The matter between these two people should be left to them to solve by themselves. What else can they get involved in?Thinking so, Gongsun Ce took the suitcase and left.

Watching Gongsun Ce leave, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also turned to say goodbye to Chen Mu.As soon as Zhan Zhao turned his head, he was a little concerned about whether Chen Mu was holding the booklet, but he couldn't tell.

After saying goodbye to Chen Mu briefly, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang walked away side by side.Zhan Zhao still tilted his head to think.The way he tilted his head looked very cute, Bai Yutang smiled, pointed at Zhan Zhao's neck, "What are you thinking, doesn't your neck hurt?"

Being reminded by Bai Yutang, Zhan Zhao immediately turned his head, but the left side of his neck hurt, and Zhan Zhao gasped from the pain, clutching his neck, and almost jumped up.

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao amusedly, and wanted to raise his hand to help him rub it, but he withdrew his slightly protruding hand.Noticing Bai Yutang's subtle movements, Zhan Zhao's eyes darkened, but he immediately returned to normal, put down his hands, and said in a relieved tone, "Finally he came back to life, his neck almost broke."

"I was wondering why Gongsun suddenly changed his mind." The two turned around the end of the alley, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't continue walking because of the pain in his neck, and Bai Yutang finally stretched out his hand to help Zhan Zhao rub the sore neck The place.

Rubbing Zhan Zhao's neck, Bai Yutang didn't even look up at Zhan Zhao's question, "I figured it out."

"What do you want to understand?" Bai Yutang put his big hand on Zhan Zhao's neck lightly like this. Zhan Zhao raised his head, with the blue sky reflected in his eyes, and asked puzzledly.

"What Xu Shuyan said, I missed it, it's over. So, I probably don't want to miss it." Bai Yutang said his guess, except for this, he couldn't think of a reason for Gongsun Ce to go back.

Zhan Zhao accepted this answer very well. He continued to look at the sky, feeling the pain in his neck gradually eased, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "What about you?"

"...What?" The fingers pressing on the neck suddenly stopped, and then resumed their movements extremely quickly, as if the pause just now was just an illusion.

"I'm asking you, Gongsun has feelings, and you know how Gongsun feels, so do you have any feelings?" A sly light flashed in Zhan Zhao's eyes, but Bai Yutang didn't see it.He guessed that Bai Yutang must have something in mind.

"It's over." Feeling that Zhan Zhao's neck was no longer tense, Bai Yutang withdrew his hand, "It's not a feeling, it's just a feeling from Gongsun Ce's appearance, don't say you can't see it."

"Well, I can't see it." Zhan Zhao admitted without hesitation, but continued to stare at Bai Yutang distrustfully, insisting on telling him why, he felt that Bai Yutang still had something to say.

Bai Yutang also looked directly at him.Looking into Bai Yutang's eyes, all Zhan Zhao sees is depth, like an abyss, which will sink and cannot extricate himself.Zhan Zhao looked away in frustration, knowing that he couldn't ask any more questions.

Just wondering why he always lost to Bai Yutang in some important places, Zhan Zhao suddenly felt Bai Yutang pat the back of his head.

Zhan Zhao raised his head and looked at Bai Yutang puzzled.Bai Yutang just pointed behind him, Zhan Zhao turned his head and saw Chen Mu.With the booklet in his hand, Chen Mu went to sit under the apricot tree, and began to read it.

Sure enough, I still can't let go.Zhan Zhao smiled and shook his head.

"You gave it to him?" Bai Yutang asked standing behind Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao nodded, "Well, I told him about other things in the small courtyard. I think he will need them."

"Is this okay?" Bai Yutang asked.

"There's nothing wrong with it. Since you can't let it go, why force it, and look..." Zhan Zhao pointed there, smiling, "It's not bad like this."

The line of sight gradually moved up from Chen Mu along the tree trunk, and there were two women sitting on the apricot tree, their faces were so similar, both of them lowered their heads, looking at the man under the tree, their gentle eyes were exactly the same.Occasionally, petals of apricot blossoms will fall, instead of the two of them caressing the man they can't touch.

Yeah... nothing wrong with that either.The world is impermanent, how can it be perfect.