This Damned Thirst for Survival

In the middle of the night, it began to rain outside the window.

Winter rain is as cold as ice.Jiang Luo was awakened by the sound of rain, he stretched lazily on the bed, his long hair brushed his neck, and the young man's stretched figure was slender and beautiful.

This sleep made Jiang Luo's mouth dry, he got up and went to the living room to pour a glass of water.The ginseng doll was also hung on his body, and he said sleepily, "Dad, I'm also a little dehydrated."

This is the first winter that ginseng essence has spent in human society, and it is the first time that it has felt the power of heating.The heating is good for everything, but it is a bit drying.Jiang Luo put a glass of water on the table for it, and sat beside him to drink the water slowly.

The water stays in the lips briefly, and then slowly slides down the throat.The table in the living room has not been cleared away, the leftovers are steaming, and the oil is caked together.After drinking a glass of water, the ginseng doll recovered a little bit of energy. It poked Jiang Luo's finger with its whiskers, and said in a breathy voice, "Dad, there are people outside the door."

Jiang Luo glanced outside the door, stood up lazily, "Stay here."

He walked to the door, took the utility knife for express delivery on the shoe cabinet into his hand, and looked out through the peephole.It was pitch black outside, and nothing could be seen.But if the ginseng doll said someone, it must be someone.Jiang Luo slowly grabbed the doorknob and pushed the door open.

The hallway lights flickered on.

Sitting against the wall outside the door was a wet, black figure.The ground was wetted by the water from this man's body. He buried his head in his knees, and he didn't know how long he sat here.It was several seconds after Jiang Luo opened the door that he slowly raised his head, revealing a familiar face.

Jiang Luo frowned, put away the utility knife: "Qi Ye?"

Qi Ye's face was pale and his lips were purple from the cold.

His eyes were dull, and he looked at Jiang Luo without focus for a while, his lips trembling, "...Jiang Luo."

His nasal voice was thick, and he begged in a low voice: "Can you let me see Chi You?"

No one knows how Qi Ye found him and what happened.

Jiang Luo brought him into the house and called other people.Everyone was taken aback by Qi Ye's state, Qi Ye's hair had turned into icy scum, and if it dragged on, he would probably freeze to death.

While the others were busy arranging Qi Ye, Jiang Luo stood by the guest room door and watched, and asked abruptly, "Why do you want to see Chi You?"

Qi Ye lowered his head and let others rub his hair, Jiang Luo saw his fingers trembling uncontrollably.Qi Ye was silent for a while, then shook his head silently.

Jiang Luo crossed his arms and leaned against the door frame.He narrowed his eyes and examined Qi Ye's expression carefully. Qi Ye seemed to be frightened by some kind of collapse in his outlook on life.

He didn't continue to ask, "Let's talk about it after the trial."

Qi Ye's state was very strange, and this state of affairs lasted until the trial began.He didn't say a word all day, and he drank a sip of water.When Jiang Luo and the others were about to rush to the Xuanling Joint Office, Qi Ye asked to go with them.

Ge Zhu couldn't bear it and said: "We're going to court with your father, you'd better not go."

Qi Ye's voice was hoarse, "Take me with you."

They had no choice but to bring Qi Ye with them.

After arriving at the Xuanling Joint Office, Dean Xu was already waiting for them.I haven't seen him for more than a month. The old man is full of energy and rosy.Seeing Jiang Luo and the others arriving on time one by one, he immediately laughed, "Not bad, not bad, everyone is very energetic."

Dean Xu also saw Qi Ye who was in a daze, but he didn't say anything, but stroked his beard and told Qi Ye to sit in the auditorium with a smile.

When Qi Ye left, Dean Xu's expression faded, "Is he a lobbyist sent by that old fellow Qi Yuan?"

Wen Renlian shook his head, "He's here to find Jiang Luo."

Dean Xu was a little surprised, and thought for a while, until someone came to remind them that it was time to go through the process, and then Dean Xu led the students to the plaintiff.

The Xuanling Joint Office is a court that specializes in dealing with matters in the metaphysical world, and there are some differences in functions and procedures from courts in ordinary society.

The leaders of the joint office sat in high positions with serious faces. Just as Jiang Luo stood still, he saw Qi Yuan and Chi Zhongye being led to the defendant's place.

Their eyes are black and their clothes are messy. They must have not slept for several nights. They look very embarrassed, and their domineering arrogance has dissipated a lot.And seeing that these two people are ignorant of each other, there should have been a conflict.

The two of them also saw Jiang Luo.The black-haired young man stood straight and tall. Because he had a good rest yesterday, he was full of energy and his appearance seemed to be shining.After being glanced at by Qi Yuan and Chi Zhongye, the corners of his lips could be called provocative.

Qi Yuan's anger flared up, how dare this junior be so arrogant!He was about to lose his temper, but at a critical moment, he remembered his current situation and the attitude of Tianshi Mansion and Fateman, and poured a pot of cold water over his head, completely extinguishing his anger.

sooner or later...

His eyes gloomyly swept across Jiang Luo in the dark.

Sooner or later, he will solve Jiang Luo and Chi You together.

There were also sparse crowds sitting in twos and threes in the auditorium. Because the trial involved a lot of things, it should not be made public. Only a few people who are closely related can enter the court to observe.

After sizing up the awkward posture of the Patriarchs of Qi and Chi, Jiang Luo raised his eyebrows happily, and inadvertently glanced at the auditorium, and saw a calm and handsome man sitting in the middle of the auditorium.

The evil spirit crossed its long legs, resting its head on the handrail and looking lazily at the venue.He changed into a slightly retro black suit, as if to match the cold of this season, with a black overcoat on top.The top hat loomingly covered his brows and eyes, revealing only the lower half of his pale face that belonged to ghosts.He looked like a gentleman from the Republic of China period, with brand new white gloves on his hands, and was leaning on a slender cane.

The evil spirit is so conspicuous, but everyone seems to be unable to see him.Including the leaders of the Joint Office, Dean Xu and Qi Yuanchi Zhongye, none of these bigwigs in the industry noticed that there was a calm ghost sitting in the courtroom.

The evil ghost noticed Jiang Luo's gaze. He raised his head from under the brim of his hat, and looked at Jiang Luo with a pair of dark eyes covered by shadows. His originally indifferent and straight thin lips suddenly curled up, revealing a charming but evil smile.

It was as if Jiang Luo had seen an unexpectedly exciting and interesting gift, his heartbeat jumped two beats, and then quickly returned to normal.He stared at the evil ghost for a few seconds, and said silently with his lips: "Crazy."

Chi You, what kind of dress is this?

Playing cosplay?

But don't tell me, this look looks familiar.

Jiang Luo casually looked at the evil spirit while searching for the reason for the familiarity in his memory.It didn't take long for him to remember that he once saw a black and white photo of a middle-aged man in the room of Chi You, a boy in the mirror world.The man was about 30 years old, and his clothes were similar to Chi You's current appearance.Based on the time difference between the Republic of China and the present, and the fact that each generation of the Chi family can only live for 30 years, that should be Chi You's grandfather.

But why did Chi You wear his grandfather's attire to attend the trial?

It was as if a cat's paw had scratched him in Jiang Luo's heart, making his soul itch with curiosity.I couldn't help but be attracted by Chi You's strangeness, and wanted to understand the reason.

Ye Xun beside him pulled Jiang Luo strangely, and looked towards where Jiang Luo was looking, "Jiang Luo, what are you looking at?"

Jiang Luo said, "Didn't you see it?"

Ye Xun asked, "What should I see?"

"It's nothing." Jiang Luo withdrew his eyes and said intentionally, "It's just a psychopath with a fair face, nothing to look at."