God's offering

Lin Yue nodded, "It's me, but if you want to go out on my boat, there is no way, because Uncle Lu wants to go out with me, and I don't have the guts to steal you out under his nose."

Lu Yinbai clicked his tongue in displeasure, touched his chin, turned his dark eyes, and asked again: "Then when will you come back?"

Lin Yue took a step forward, approached Lu Yinbai, and said in a low voice, "Leave tomorrow, and return in two days. After I come back, there are only three days left before the ceremony. I still have tasks in the ceremony. I probably don't have any tasks." Time will send you away. If you want to leave, it will be convenient after the ceremony. I left late yesterday and secretly heard Uncle Lu tell Uncle Ming that I want you to participate in the most important part of the ceremony, saying that you are so old , should know something."

"I can't wait that long. I don't want to participate in that ceremony. I have to leave before my dad forces me." Lu Yinbai frowned, and he thumped the wall impatiently. "I can't explain why, anyway, I don't want to Touch anything related to the ritual, especially... especially the most important part."

Lin Yue was very puzzled by his performance. In his memory, Lu Yinbai had never been so anxious like now, "Why? Do you know what the most important link is? There are many people on the island who want to participate Woolen cloth."

Lu Yinbai let out a long sigh of relief, and leaned against the wall wearily, "I don't know what the last link is, but my intuition tells me that it must be a bad thing." He didn't seem to want to say any more, and changed the subject abruptly, " I said you, come with us."

In the college entrance examination that year, apart from Lu Yinbai and Tang Ao who were admitted to key universities, Lin Yue's grades were quite good, and he was even allowed to leave the island because of Lu Yinbai's relationship, but for various reasons, he chose Leave.

Hearing Lu Yinbai's words, Lin Yue was not in a good mood. He took out the cigarette again, lit one himself, and handed another to Lu Yinbai. The two of them were silent for a while in the smoke. Lin Yue Then he sighed and said: "You are different from me. You are used to being casual, and no one can control you, but I have too many things to worry about. Back then, my mother almost knelt down and begged me not to leave. She was afraid I will be punished by the Sea God if I fail to return after the time limit, and I am also afraid that if I do not come back after being tempted too much, my family will be hurt.”

Lu Yinbai sneered, "Sea God's punishment, you also believe in those?"

Lin Yue squinted at him silently, and Lu Yinbai saw the answer in his eyes, "There may be many things in this world that cannot be explained by science," Lu Yinbai said, "But many gods have There is an element of exaggeration, maybe a long, long time ago, the ancestors of the Lu family did save a wild animal, and then the villagers put all the things that happened next on it, and the more rumors became more and more suspenseful, and over time it became The existence of a myth has become the belief of the villagers, which is very common in mountain villages where information is blocked and conditions are backward.”

There was thunder, and the two looked up at the gradually darkening sky. The dark clouds slowly gathered, and the sky that was fine just now changed suddenly.

Lu Yinbai flicked the cigarette butt out of his hand, and the bright spark drew a beautiful arc in the air before falling, "The reason why I choose folklore as my main direction of attack is also to conduct thorough research, maybe one day It may help the people on Morning Star Island to get rid of their ideological shackles."

"I hope so," Lin Yue said, "but I hope you don't come back after you leave this time, lest I have to take the risk of sending you out every time, and I suspect that I will be the next one to be punished." .”

Lu Yinbai patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I know, I know, how can you be as good as my fifth uncle, I may look for you at any time after you come back from outside, you'd better be prepared. "

Lin Yue nodded, suddenly remembered something, and said: "Every time the Sea God's punishment comes, there will always be some signs, such as bad weather or a large number of dead fish suddenly appearing on the sea surface, crops withered overnight, and so on. A few days after Tang Ao disappeared, I went out to sea and saw a lot of dead fish... I wonder if you noticed, the weather has been bad these days..."

Lu Yinbai also heard Aunt Tang mention this matter, he looked up at the dark sky, and some doubts flashed in his heart, "August and September are the seasons with frequent typhoons, maybe there will be another typhoon , I’ll check it for you when the phone has a signal later.”

"Then I'll wait for news from the young master." Lin Yue made a gesture of invitation.

After the two played around for a while, Lu Yinbai went back to his room. He wanted to ask Tang Ao something, but neither of them noticed that when they were talking, they were staring at them closely.

Tang Ao has been acting like a mad dog lately, but he hasn't seen him for a long time. When he sees Lu Yinbai, he jumps up and bites and gnaws on Lu Yinbai. The two get entangled on the bed until Lu Yinbai kicks Tang Ao. Kicked to the corner, in order to prevent him from jumping up again, Lu Yinbai quickly knelt down on Tang Ao's abdomen, and pressed his hands on the sides of his head.

"Hey," Tang Ao laughed twice, "I like this position."

"I went to the backyard to see, there is only a shallow pit, how did you fall down yesterday?" Lu Yinbai said with a sullen face.

Tang Ao rolled his eyes, not daring to look directly into Lu Yinbai's eyes, "Ah... Maybe I hit my head. I was dizzy at the time, so I can't remember."

Lu Yinbai bared his lips, showing a mouthful of fine white teeth, "You have to answer me well for the next question, or I will bite you to death."

Tang Ao raised his eyebrows, and smiled even more meanly, "I like you to bite me the most." He also specially emphasized the wording.

Lu Yinbai resisted the urge to suffocate him with a pillow, and asked, "Do you still remember the content of the note you wrote to me two years ago?"

Although he didn't know why he would bring up the past again at this time, Tang Ao thought about it and replied, "How could I forget this, it's just five words, see you at the back of the mountain tonight, in order not to look monotonous, I even drew a cute If you see the cute expression, you will definitely like it."

Lu Yinbai stopped the twitching of the corner of his mouth, "What song did you sing when you were waiting for me in the back mountain?" There is a cemetery on the back mountain, and it is terribly shady at night, this guy kept humming to strengthen himself , Maybe he was too nervous at the time, he didn't know that he was humming the same melody all the time.

Tang Ao blinked and asked doubtfully, "How did you know I was singing?"

"Answer me." Lu Yinbai said in a commanding tone.

Tang Ao licked his lips. This was his habitual action when he was nervous. He faintly felt that Lu Yinbai had noticed something. There were some things he didn't want Lu Yinbai to know, but the reality was that he couldn't hide it anymore. The full moon, so I sang that the moon represents my heart."

"Later Uncle Wu took you to the darkroom of the sacrificial place. My father and the three elders of the family were also there. There was a silver knife on the stone bed, right?" Lu Yinbai said heavily and slowly. Force Tang Ao to stare into his eyes, only in this way, Tang Ao will not lie.

Tang Ao didn't answer this time, he chose to remain silent, but the facts were already obvious.

Why isn't Lu Yinbai flustered? His palms are sweating. The questions he asked Tang Ao were all things that Tang Ao hadn't said before, but they appeared in the dream. Does this mean that the dream is actually real? , Tang Ao, who was lying on the stone bed covered in scars, was also real?

In other words, in fact, Tang Ao has already... Lu Yinbai bent down slowly, and put his ear on Tang Ao's chest, and he just pressed against Tang Ao's chest quietly. Wet, Lu Yinbai was crying, warm tears permeated from his thin clothes to his skin.

Tang Ao pulled out his hand, hugged Lu Yinbai in his arms, and rubbed his soft hair with one hand, "I knew that there would be a day like this, but I always wanted to procrastinate. I have so many flaws, and you are not stupid... ..." At the end, Tang Ao couldn't go on talking, he couldn't cry anymore, but he never felt as heartbroken as now.

Lu Yinbai was still trembling, the sudden blow made his mind go blank, and he couldn't say anything, but to be honest, he had noticed it from the very beginning, but he didn't want to go deeper into it, because such an ending was too real. It was too much for him.

Tang Ao hugged him, turned around and lay on his side, and wiped away the tears on his face. His cold lips pressed against the corners of his eyes, until he bit the corners of his lips slowly. back away.

That cold feeling made Lu Yinbai shudder, as if reminding him of the fact that Tang Ao was dead all the time, Lu Yinbai felt a strong sense of helplessness, he held Tang Ao's hand tightly , as if Tang Ao would disappear as soon as he let go, "What should I do?" Maybe he was asking Tang Ao, or he might be asking himself.

The important part of the so-called sacrificial ceremony is the living sacrifice of people. This kind of ritual that has been extinct for a long time actually exists on Chenxing Island, and the person in charge is his father, as well as the most beloved fifth uncle. He knows that his father, fifth uncle and the family The other elders of the family teamed up to kill Tang Ao, but what should he do, call the police?For so many years, they have used living people as sacrifices. There may be many people involved or onlookers, which involves too many people, not to mention that he has no evidence.

"Get out of here," Tang Ao said, "Let's get out of here, Yin Bai."

Lu Yinbai nodded heavily, "Wait for two more days, when Lin Yue comes back, we will leave immediately."

"Well, you have to find something, my token of love." Tang Ao said.

Lu Yinbai was puzzled, "It's just a piece of inferior jade, I'll give you a better piece later."

Tang Ao scratched his head, "It's not what you think. To put it simply, I am a ghost now. In fact, ghosts are not as free as they are shown on TV. My activity venue is only half of Morning Star Island. If I want to go to other places A place requires a vehicle. I am an earth-bound spirit. This place binds me. If you want to take me away, ordinary vehicles are not enough. You need something related to me first, preferably when you are dying. For things contaminated by my resentment, my bones are the best, but unfortunately my bones have been burned long ago."

Lu Yinbai seemed to understand but half understood, "The clay pots in the darkroom should be ashes."

"Those are the ashes of the chief priests of all dynasties. My ashes were probably sprinkled into the sea to feed the fish." Tang Ao pursed his mouth, looking a little aggrieved, "The reason why I became an earth-bound spirit is because I want to wait for you here, time After a long time, I can’t leave.”

He didn't say it deliberately, but Lu Yinbai felt distressed for a long time because of his words, "I know where the jade piece is, I have seen it."

It was raining outside and the sky couldn't be seen, Lu Yinbai took out his phone to check the time, it was already evening, it seemed that he could only act tomorrow.