incense shop owner

"No. 58 Lanyue Lane..."

Early in the morning, a man in a suit walked into Lanyue Lane, looked up at the sign on the storefront of Lanyue Lane, and muttered to himself.

He walked from the end of the alley to the end of the alley, turned a corner, and finally found No. 58 at the end of the alley.

It's really the same as what the man with the oil-paper umbrella said last night. No. 58 Lanyue Lane is an incense shop.

The man looked up at the signboard.

I saw the words "Xianghuodian" written on the signboard, but because of disrepair, only a few strokes were left on it, making the words "Xianghuodian" look like "Japanese people occupy".

Under the signboard is a boxy advertising light box.The light box is sponsored by xx takeout, and the upper third is the iconic color of xx takeout, which is green.On the green background, there are eight big yellow characters——xx Takeaway, send to your loved ones.

The lower two-thirds are bright red, with five big characters written in bright gold - Funeral for a dragon.

Big red, big yellow and big green, the color scheme of the light box is too classic for men to comment.

He looked down again, and was caught off guard by seeing two little figures made of paper.

Sallow face, red cheeks, dark eyes...

The man's gaze remained on the little paper figure uncontrollably, and there seemed to be rustling sounds in his ears.

"Hey hey hey..."

Men always feel that laughter surrounds their ears.

Then I saw the corners of the paper puppet's mouth curl up a little bit, and smiled strangely.

"what--"

The man let out a short scream, and suddenly took a few steps back, only stopping when his back touched the wall behind him.

His legs were weak, and his hands were on the wall so that he would not fall to the ground.

It was a summer morning, but he was startled into a cold sweat just now.

The man leaned against the wall gasping for breath, and his gaze unconsciously fell on the two little paper figurines at the door.

But did not see any abnormality.

It should have been dizzy just now, the man comforted himself in his heart.

The sound of footsteps came again, and the man turned his head anxiously to look in the direction of the sound of footsteps, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

I saw a young man walking on the bluestone road, yawning and walking towards the incense shop.

He was wearing a pair of ripped jeans and a white T-shirt without any shape or pattern on his upper body. He looked like a 20, [-] and [-] street stall.A pair of flip flops are under her feet, and she is carrying buns and soy milk in her hand.

He probably just woke up not long ago, his hair was frizzy, trembling with his steps.

Such a dress full of street spirits does not compromise the young man's appearance at all.

He has beautiful peach blossom eyes, a straight nose, and thin lips.His skin is very white, as if it can reflect light, revealing a kind of sickness.

The young man noticed him and stopped to look at the man.

"Hello, we met again. I'm Zhou Zhiqiang, the manager from the film and television city the day before yesterday. I still want to ask you today, are you interested in entering the entertainment industry?"

Xia Guhan smelled a hint of yin from Zhou Zhiqiang's body, and probably guessed that Zhou Zhiqiang was the person who entered the ghost gate by mistake yesterday and was rescued by Gu Jinnian.

How did Gu Jinnian describe him last night, it seems to be: Yintang is black and full of resentment.

Looking at it now, sure enough.

Zhou Zhiqiang's seal was already so dark that ink was about to ooze out, and a thick layer of black air was covering his body.The black energy spread its teeth and claws on Zhou Zhiqiang's body, as if it wanted to swallow him into his stomach.

No wonder I entered the gate of hell by mistake last night.

But there is help.

There was no blood in Yintang or resentment, which meant that Zhou Zhiqiang's life was not in danger for the time being.

Xia Guhan withdrew his gaze and asked him: "Is this the purpose of your coming here today?"

Zhou Zhiqiang was taken aback for a moment, and finally remembered his real purpose for coming here today.

He was a little anxious: "I'm here to find Boss Xia."

Xia Guhan: "I am."

After speaking, he turned and entered the incense shop.

Before yesterday, Zhou Zhiqiang was a staunch atheist.

He does not believe that there are ghosts and gods in this world.

After being rejected by Xia Guhan in the film and television city the night before, he did not give up, so he followed Xia Guhan to Lanyue Lane.

Obviously, he entered the alley with his front and back feet, but Xia Guhan suddenly disappeared.

Not only that, he himself seemed to have fallen into a different world, and he couldn't hear a sound.

It's very cold around, and the cool air seems to penetrate into the bone marrow.

Gradually, there were people around him, but these people were very strange. They were pressed down by iron chains and walked forward with their heads down. Everyone was lifeless.

Zhou Zhiqiang didn't believe that he had seen a ghost at first, but as time went by, there were more and more people like this, and there were all kinds of tragedies.

Some of them could even pass through Zhou Zhiqiang's body, and a feeling of icy cold penetrated his body, and the internal organs and even the bones felt cold.

Now Zhou Zhiqiang couldn't believe it, and the only thing left was to run.

But the road under his feet is endless, and he will return to the original point after going around and around.

The body heat gradually disappeared, and Zhou Zhiqiang didn't even have the strength to stand up.

He thought he was going to die, when suddenly a figure appeared in front of him.

This is a strange man wearing a suit but holding an oil-paper umbrella. He is very handsome and looking down at him.

Zhou Zhiqiang seemed to grasp the last straw.

Before he could ask for help, the man lifted his foot and kicked him.

Then a deep voice drilled into his eardrums, "If you have any difficulties, go to the incense shop at No. 58 Lanyue Lane to find Boss Xia."

As the man finished speaking, voices sounded around him, and he returned to the world.

Zhou Zhiqiang regained his senses, and immediately followed Xia Guhan into the incense shop.

The location of the incense store is a bit remote, the lighting is not very good, and the store is dark.

After Xia Guhan entered, he pressed his hand to the door and turned on the lights in the store.

The store suddenly lit up, and Zhou Zhiqiang could see the furnishings in the store clearly.

Wreaths are neatly stacked on the left wall, and glass containers are placed on the right wall. Various urns lie quietly in the glass cabinets, waiting for their owners to claim them.

The store is crowded, and the counter in the middle is filled with some sacrificial items such as ingots and incense candles.

All the space in the store has been utilized to the extreme, the aisles are narrow and cramped, and only one person can pass through.

Zhou Zhiqiang saw Xia Guhan walking to the cash register.

Zhou Zhiqiang said to the past: "I was in a little trouble last night, and it was your clerk who saved me."

Xia Guhan glanced at the "clerk" who was sitting on a high chair at the counter reading a novel, and his lazy eyes instantly became sharp.

Look, here's the trouble you're getting me into!

The clerk Gu Jinnian is fearless and immovable like a mountain.

Zhou Zhiqiang couldn't understand Xia Guhan's attitude, but he was an expert, so it was okay to have a weird temper.

He stepped forward, handed over the prepared pennant, and said with a smile: "Boss Xia, a little care is not enough to show respect."

He opened the pennant, and there were eight golden characters written on the pennant—bravely fighting evil spirits, with immeasurable merit.

Xia Guhan: "..."

In fact, the mind can be more direct.

He complained in his heart, but he still got up and took the pennant with both hands.

Although Xia Guhan's hand didn't touch Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou Zhiqiang couldn't help but tremble.

ice.

It was too cold.

When he was in front of the store, he was shocked by Xia Guhan's appearance, so he didn't realize it.

Now in the incense shop, as soon as Xia Guhan approached him, he felt a gust of cold air blowing towards his face.

Xia Guhan is simply a humanoid refrigerator!

Zhou Zhiqiang was horrified, and with all the strange things before, he didn't dare to underestimate the little boss anymore, and he even stood up a lot.

Xia Guhan ignored Zhou Zhiqiang's psychological changes, went to the recycling counter, and put the pennant in front of Gu Jinnian.

Gu Jinnian was finally willing to look away from the phone, glanced at the pennant lightly, and gently wiped the pennant with his broad palm.

After a while, a faint golden light rose from the pennant and penetrated into Xia Guhan's body.

Xia Guhan was taken aback for a moment, only feeling a warm current flowing into his body.But this feeling came and disappeared quickly, almost in the blink of an eye, making Xia Guhan suspect that the warmth just now was just an illusion.

"Golden merit and virtue." Gu Jinnian explained.

Due to the presence of outsiders, Xia Guhan didn't intend to investigate in detail, but looked at Zhou Zhiqiang again, "What do you want from me?"

Zhou Zhiqiang couldn't see Gu Jinnian, and naturally he didn't know the exchange between Xia Guhan and Gu Jinnian just now.

He reached out and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and explained his reason for coming.

As Zhou Zhiqiang himself said, he is the manager of Starlight Entertainment. He has worked in Starlight Entertainment for three years, and he was an assistant to the manager for the first two years. He became an official manager at the beginning of this year.

What he brought was a female artist, a newcomer whom he personally poached from the Academy of Film and Television.

The female artist's name is Xu Siya.

Having said that, Zhou Zhiqiang showed Xu Siya's photo to Xia Guhan.

Zhou Zhiqiang: "This is Xu Siya."

In the photo is a young and beautiful girl, her eyes are bent into a half-moon shape when she smiles, she is very energetic and charming, she is a beauty.

"To be precise, this is what she looked like before the plastic surgery." Since Zhou Zhiqiang came here to ask for help, there must be some things that he couldn't hide, so he simply told the truth, "We signed the contract in March this year, and in April she said she was not feeling well. , I will let her rest at home for a few days, and when she comes back to the company at the end of April, she will look like this."

Zhou Zhiqiang took out another photo.

This photo and the first photo can still be seen to be of the same person.In fact, Xu Siya didn't change much, it seemed that only the eyes were cut, and those smiling eyes disappeared.

Although Xu Siya looks better than before after the plastic surgery, but comparing the two before and after photos together, there will be a strange sense of disobedience.

In the second photo, Xu Siya's eyes are bright and charming, as if there is a vortex that can suck people into it.The emotion in these eyes is different from the emotion shown on Xu Siya's face,

Zhou Zhiqiang took out his mobile phone and flipped through a few photos of Xu Siya after plastic surgery.

In these photos, Xu Siya is undoubtedly beautiful and moving.But no matter what her expression is, these eyes seem to be out of her control, and they always have their own emotions.

Zhou Zhiqiang didn't dare to look at these photos. He didn't know when, no matter what angle he looked at the photos from, he would feel that these eyes were looking at him, not for a moment.

He thought it was his illusion, but after what happened last night, he knew it was not an illusion.

Rather, something that science cannot explain happened to him.

Zhou Zhiqiang is a person who cherishes his life, so he rushed here today with photos to find the answer.

"She is looking at you." Xia Guhan said suddenly, her voice was low and slightly hoarse, "She has been looking at you."