fight for day

The faint blue light of the computer flickered, and Ye Zhuming's half-closed eyes suddenly opened.He clicked on the dialog box, and according to the method of seeking and attracting that Pan Mu said, he drew a talisman on the A4 paper at hand, and then folded it into a paper crane.

He squeezed the paper crane's tail, the wings trembled, and it really flew up from his palm.

Ye Zhuming moved his gaze upwards, and when he looked up, he saw that Lu Zhou was still lying on the opposite sofa, already asleep.

He walked over lightly and put the duvet on Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou's sleeping face was quiet and peaceful. He knelt on the ground and looked at it for a long time. After Lu Zhou turned his back to him, he smiled at himself, tucked the quilt for him, and turned to go out.

The villa is built on the hillside, and there is a large courtyard around it. The paper cranes are trembling over the courtyard wall. Ye Zhuming catches up with big strides. past.

The paper crane hesitated in the air, explored left and right, and continued to fly towards a certain direction at a slow speed.

Ye Zhuming followed slowly, estimated to have walked a few hundred meters, the paper crane passed through a bush and came to a small pond.

The pool is not big, but its shape is a bit strange, crescent-shaped, with a concave arc facing the direction of the villa.The surrounding weeds are deep and thick, and it looks like it has been abandoned for many years.

It's just that the water surface is too clean, Ye Zhuming looked at it under the moonlight, not to mention floating algae, not even a blade of grass.The night wind blew past, but it didn't cause any waves.

Ye Zhuming looked at the lifeless pond, squatted down, and put his hands on the water.

His face was solemn, and his dark pupils glowed with a faint golden light. At the same time, circles of ripples appeared on the surface of the water, and the pond was churning like boiling water, and finally a meter-high wave was set off.

Ye Zhuming's pupils had completely turned golden, his eyes were half closed, his arms were bulging, as if he was struggling to grab something.

The waves became more and more turbulent, and the surrounding wind was strong, and there was a faint howling.

Ye Zhuming turned a deaf ear to it, and when the waves hit, he yanked it out with all his strength!

A white skeleton broke through the water and hit the ground heavily!

The surroundings instantly returned to calm.

Ye Zhuming looked at the small corpse with cold eyes, its upper body was humanoid.The pelvis went down, and the two legs joined together strangely, fused at the junction, forming a long fish bone.

This strange skeleton was just lying on the ground, the soul lock chain on the neck bone was still glowing, and the runes on it kept flashing.

Ye Zhuming watched from above, his pupils gradually became shallower, and finally returned to the gloomy blackness.

The next day, Lu Zhou was woken up by Ba Ma: "Why are you sleeping here?"

Lu Zhou opened his eyes in a daze, and found that he was still lying on the sofa.

It was bright outside the window.

actually slept here all night...

"Hurry up and wash up, little girl's meal is ready." Ba Ma urged.

According to Lu Zhou's words, he went upstairs to pack up and then came back down. Bai Suzhen held the suitcase with an unhappy expression on his face: "I don't want to go back. I have to help Zhou Yuekang write materials when I go back--hundreds of criminal investigators are not enough. You always use me as a coolie, and you’re so mad.”

Ba Ma fed him rice cakes, gloating: "Who made Ye Kongque never write a report, and our team's indicators are placed on criminal investigation. Besides us as coolies, who else can you ask to write?"

Bai Suzhen was angry while eating.

Lu Zhou looked around: "Where's Brother Ye?"

"I also want to ask." Lin Yue hung the apron on the hook, "I didn't see it all morning, I thought he was sleeping in the room."

Bama's expression of schadenfreude became more obvious: "My God! Could it be that something unexpected happened? That's really great!"

Lu Zhou: "..."

Speaking of this, he recalled the dream he had last night, when he saw the computer files were still spread out on the coffee table, Lu Zhou said anxiously: "I'll go out and look for it."

But before he could change his shoes, Ye Zhuming opened the door and came in. When he saw Lu Zhou, he asked, "What, you want to go out?"

"No, I'm going to find you." Lu Zhou looked at him changing his shoes, the soles of his feet were covered with wet mud, and asked suspiciously, "Where did you go?"

Ye Zhuming said casually: "Go out for a walk. Is breakfast ready?" The last sentence was addressed to Lin Yue.

Lin Yue nodded.

Ye Zhuming bypassed Lu Zhou and walked towards Lin Yue: "Speaking of which, I ran out of ink last night, so I found one from the cabinet, don't you mind?"

"I don't mind." Lin Yue smiled, "Do you still need it? I'll get it for you."

Ye Zhuming shook his head, as if he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, I also saw a photo in it, besides you and a little boy, do you have a younger brother?"

Lin Yue was stunned: "Where is it?"

Ye Zhuming pointed to a drawer.

Lin Yue walked over quickly, opened the drawer, and took out the photos inside tremblingly.

"Why... in such a place..." Lin Yue's eyes were red.

Ye Zhuming took out a tissue and handed it over.

"Thank you." Lin Yue wiped away tears, "This is my younger brother. He died of illness when he was five years old. It's been almost seven years...I don't know why the photo is here."

Seven years... Ye Zhuming recalled the history of Xinchen Hotel's fortune, probably around this time.

He closed his eyes and looked at Lin Yue for a while, then turned to Lu Zhou and said, "Pack up your things and go back to Ducheng with Bai Suzhen later."

Lu Zhou had no choice but to agree. When he went up the stairs, he looked back. Lin Yue was already sitting on the sofa. She looked at the photo very sadly, her nose twitched, and she wiped her tears with the back of her hand.

When I went downstairs with the suitcase, I received a message from Ye Zhuming.

[About your dream, don't tell anyone. 】

Lu Zhou remembered what happened yesterday in the hanging forest, and hurriedly replied that he understood.

This time it will be a long memory.

After eating, Bai Suzhen originally wanted to grind Ye Zhuming, but seeing his preoccupation and impatient face, he didn't dare to bb, and dragged his suitcase in distress to say goodbye.

Ye Zhuming was wearing a jacket, and the trousers were tightly tied into hiking boots. It was obviously normal hiking equipment, and he had a wild and unruly handsomeness.

He tied the bag of the mountaineering bag to his chest and said, "After we leave, you two will drive back immediately, you understand?"

If it wasn't for the diametrically opposite direction, Ye Zhuming would have liked to send them both back to Ducheng first.

Lu Zhou nodded and said hello.

Bai Suzhen kicked the stone sullenly and didn't answer, Ye Zhuming roared: "Did you hear that?!"

Bai Suzhen pursed his lips and let out a cry.

Lin Yue's eyes were still red, but her mood had stabilized. Although she didn't know what Ye Zhuming was going to do, she still told her to be careful.

Ye Zhuming glanced at her, and suddenly stepped forward and patted her head: "Since you are going back to school, go with Lu Zhou and the others and let him see you off. Be careful on the way."

Lin Yue was taken aback by his sudden concern, blushed, and responded blankly.

Ye Zhuming withdrew his hands, nodded to Lu Zhou, and called Bama to follow him up the mountain.

Ba Ma waved his hands backwards, and soon, the figures of the two were hidden in the forest.

"Let's go, let's go back." Lu Zhou put the luggage of several people into the trunk, and when he closed the door, he saw Ye Xu was closing the door of the villa compound. She finished locking it carefully and pulled it with her hands.

Lu Zhouwen said softly, "Ye Xu, where are you going? I'll see you off."

Ye Xu looked at him indifferently: "The orphanage."

Lu Zhou choked for a moment, not sure how to answer it.

Ye Xu is very different from other fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls. She is beautiful, but her sense of distance is too strong, like a lily with thorns.

And this kind of aloof temperament, inexplicably tinged with Lu Qingye's taste, so Lu Zhou actually had a good impression of this child, and wanted to get close to him, but she resisted.

Ye Xu stood there for a while, then suddenly opened the passenger door: "It's a little far away, I'll show you the way."

After that, he sat up.

It doesn't seem to be so resistant.

Lu Zhou smiled and got into the car.

The orphanage is on the other side of Fengqi Mountain. It takes nearly 10 minutes to drive. Lin Yue is still in a low mood, and Ye Xu doesn't say anything except to give directions.Lu Zhou tried to chat several times, but failed to stir up the atmosphere.

"Xiaobai, are you not feeling well?" Lu Zhou asked casually when he saw Bai Suzhen clutching his stomach and dozing by the window.

Bai Su was really sleepy: "I feel uncomfortable."

Lu Zhou was amused: "What are you doing? I really want to play, find a weekend, and I'll take you out."

"Impossible." Bai Suzhen pouted, "Ye Peacock doesn't allow me to go out and play casually."

Lin Yue seemed a little curious: "Why?"

Lu Zhou was afraid that Bai Suzhen would reveal the fact that he was particularly vulnerable to ghosts, so he hurriedly cut him off, "He's not in good health."

Bai Su really snorted weakly.

Ye Xu was looking out the window with her chin on her back, but now she turned her head around and asked with great interest, "Ye Peacock, is that Ye Zhuming's nickname?"

Lu Zhou smiled.

Ye Xu didn't know what to think of, and she curled her lips together: "It's quite suitable."

This surprised Lu Zhou a bit. After all, Ye Xu only took pictures after seeing Ye Zhuming, and Lin Yue summoned him back. Why does this mean that she doesn't like seeing him?

Ye Xu sarcastically said, "If you're neither male nor female, Yue Yue likes this kind of look." After a pause, "I really think he's not as good as you."

Lin Yue hammered the back of the co-driver in shame: "They are all handsome, okay, as for holding and stepping?"

Lu Zhou couldn't laugh or cry, he could only cough and thank you.

"You're welcome." Ye Xu said, "Turn right ahead, and you will be there when you go up the slope."

Lu Zhou manipulated the steering wheel according to his words, Bai Suzhen suddenly sat upright and said, "It's so lively ahead, is there any activity? I can smell the smell of stewed meat."

"If I remember correctly," Ye Xu frowned slightly, "Today should be killing the New Year's pig."

"So early?" Lu Zhou was a little surprised, it's not yet the twelfth lunar month.

Ye Xu hummed lightly.

"This new year pig is not used for celebrating the new year, but for offering sacrifices to the gods." Lin Yue finally became more energetic at the moment, "It is said that a long time ago, there was a Tongtian River at the foot of Fengqi Mountain, which was connected to the South China Sea, and there were sharks—that is, mermaids. ——Occasionally appear. It is said that this species has divine power and can bless believers, so we have a local custom of killing pigs and offering sacrifices to sharks for peace on the ninth day of every winter month.”

There were crowds of people in the distance, Lin Yue pointed and said with a smile: "There is also a game of summoning mermaids, I have played it before!"

Lu Zhou's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Has the call come?"

"How is it possible!" Ye Xu laughed, "I was still a little drunk at the time, and I swayed in a daze, and fell asleep before the incense was lit. Xiaoxu cleaned up that stall for me! Yes! Are you Xiaoxu?"

Ye Xu stared at the mermaid statue in the distance, as if she didn't hear it at all.

Lin Yue poked her suspiciously: "Why are you in a daze?"

"It's nothing." Ye Xu lowered her eyelids, put her palm on her belly, and inadvertently assumed a protective posture, "Yes, there are no sharks."

Bai Su really wanted to play and eat, so when Lu Zhou's car stopped, he grabbed Lu Zhou's shoulder: "Why don't we go back a little later, it's so lively, it's a pity that no one is watching!"

Lu Zhou felt that this was not right. Fengqi Mountain had a mermaid legend, and he had such a strange dream. It is best to avoid this strange local custom as much as possible.

However, looking at Bai Suzhen's big expectant eyes, he couldn't say anything disappointing for a while.

Lin Yue looked back and forth between them, and suggested: "How about we go back after lunch? Although it is a rural banquet, it is also quite clean and hygienic."

She really simply thought that Bai Su's "poor health" was a literal meaning.

Lu Zhou checked the time, it was past nine o'clock.

Just stay for two or three hours longer, in broad daylight, there shouldn't be any problem.

He compromised and said, "Okay."

Bai Suzhen groaned and jumped out of the car door excitedly.

Lu Zhou smiled helplessly. When he unbuckled his seat belt, he saw Ye Xu pursing his lips in the rearview mirror, and suddenly turned his head and said, "The children in the orphanage are afraid of strangers, so don't wander around when you go in, and leave after eating."

Lu Zhou froze for a moment, nodded and said of course.

Ye Xu didn't say anything, opened the door and got out of the car.