I'm dead again [quick time travel]

into the night.

The lanterns in the whole village were lit up again, and the red light reflected, adding a touch of blood to the silent night.

Qiao Jiu looked at the brighter red than yesterday, and there was no wavering in his heart.

The fog has lifted.

Day is coming.

His gaze slowly swept across the room, several corpses standing upright, and Tang Qing who was slumped on the table.

Tang Qing still didn't eat tonight and only ate a few bites of the snacks he brought.

Qiao Jiu's gaze paused for a moment on him, and then he took it back.

The cry of crows came from outside, Qiao Jiu closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.

The next morning, when Qiao Jiu woke up, he found that Tang Qing was in exceptionally good spirits.

The old man still smiled: "Little brother is in such a good mood?"

Tang Qing smiled: "I want to go back soon."

Only then did Qiao Jiu remember that this was Tang Qing's first time traveling far.

The old man also expressed his understanding: "Oh, only people always think about home."

Qiao Jiu took out a stack of talisman papers and handed them to the old man opposite.

The old man laughed and his beard trembled.

Qiao Jiu: "Then let's go first."

The old man looked at the talisman paper, then at Qiao Jiu: "Can't wait until nightfall?"

"Don't wait," Qiao Jiu said, "Hurry up as soon as possible."

"Okay," the old man said, "I'll give you another discount next time you come."

With these words, Tang Qing was sour. He looked at the thick talisman paper in the old man's hand, and his eyes were burning red.

"Well," Qiao Jiu replied, "Then let's go."

He turned around and put his hat on.

"Have a safe journey." The old man's hoarse and rough voice came from behind him, Qiao Jiu turned his head, and saw the old man with a blurred face, and the incense burner next to him that was obviously missing more than half of the incense ash.

The old man's sigh sounded in his ears: "The anger of death is getting heavier..."

Then there is the murmur of the master teaching before dying: "This common people, please stay safe."

Qiao Jiu blinked, then turned around and strode forward.

...

This walk did not stop until night.

Tang Qing's spirit is really good, he hardly rests during the day, and he didn't even complain.

It wasn't until night that Tang Qing yelled to stop, and the reason was very good, he was hungry.

Qiao Jiu looked around, nodded and agreed.

This is a forest with thick branches, towering into the sky, and dense leaves. I don’t know if it’s because of the absence of sunlight, but the leaves are a bit dark and look dull. Qiao Jiu doesn’t like this color. With a vague irritability.

There are many trees, but there is not a single leaf on the ground.

What surprised Qiao Jiu even more was that there wasn't even a blade of grass, let alone fallen leaves.

I don’t know when it started, but there is no green on the ground anymore, it’s all khaki mixed with black mud, with moisture, and the soles of the shoes will stick to it when you step on it. The terrible thing is that Qiao Jiu came to Just found out now.

When did it start?

Before leaving Huaihuai, or when.

Qiao Jiu thought about this matter carefully, and he couldn't even remember whether this kind of thing happened in the previous few visits.

Memory is covered with a layer of white gauze, you can still see it, but you can't see it clearly.

Tang Qing sat under a tree with a piece of bread in his hand: "What's wrong with you?"

Qiao Jiu took out a talisman from his pocket and made a tactic. Suddenly a gust of wind blew up around him, and the talisman paper was blown into the air, trembling non-stop. Qiao Jiu frowned, and the movements in his hands kept changing.

After a while, the talisman paper slowly stopped and floated steadily in the air.

Qiao Jiu waved his hand, and the talisman floated higher.

The branches and leaves are dense, and the place where the talisman paper is located is just a gap. You can see the dark sky, as if it will rain in the next second.

Tang Qing saw that Qiao Jiu had completed the business, and asked curiously, "How long will it take to arrive in Huaizhou?"

"Three days."

"Oh," Tang Qing said, "Aren't you hungry?"

"Fortunately."

He looked at the bread in Tang Qing's hand. It had been almost half an hour since he took it out, but the bread still seemed the same.

It's yellow, and I lose my appetite when I look at it.

Tang Qing shook the bread in his hand at him: "Do you want to eat? I still have a lot."

Qiao Jiu shook his head.

"Oh, by the way, you can't eat this." Tang Qing looked regretful: "This tastes delicious, I've eaten three."

Qiao Jiu sat under another tree: "Sleep."

Qiao Jiu is very sensitive, and he will wake up immediately if there is any trouble.

But that night Qiao Jiu slept very deeply. He seemed to hear the crow's crow in his drowsiness, which was shrill and sharp. He frowned and tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids became heavier and heavier. It didn't open until the end.

He was drawn into another place almost instantly, and he lay on the ground for a long time, so long that he could hardly feel the existence of his own body.

There seemed to be a voice in his mind calling him to wake up, he frowned and tried hard to open his eyes.

There was darkness ahead.

Can't see five fingers.

Qiao Jiu looked around, but couldn't see anything.

Still don't know what's going on, Qiao Jiu didn't want to act rashly, he sat on the spot, reached into his pocket, but didn't touch a piece of talisman paper.

Qiao Jiu felt a little panic in his heart, he pursed his lips, still showing no fear on his face.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and light slowly appeared not far away.

It's white light, not bright, even very dim.

At first it was a thin line, spreading from the ground, slowly extending, getting wider and longer.

Qiao Jiu squinted his eyes and saw that the white light gradually turned into a door.

Someone walked out of the door, couldn't see the face, even the clothes, only a silhouette, it was a man, with gloom and sadness on his body, Qiao Jiu looked at him, he was sure that he had never seen him before, But the feeling he gave himself was really too familiar.

Have you really never seen him?

Maybe he has seen it, he thought, for so many years, he has traveled all over the country, beside mountains and rivers, and seen so many people, maybe he has really seen this person, but he just can't remember it for a while?

The silhouette was getting closer and closer, and the originally blurred face slowly appeared in front of Qiao Jiu.

It only takes him a few more steps to see his face.

Qiao Jiu was inexplicably looking forward and excited.

He hasn't had this feeling for a long time, as if everything can't catch his attention, but now, he finally has something different in his eyes.

But that figure didn't move forward, he stopped in place, Qiao Jiu still couldn't see his face clearly.

He asked Qiao Jiu: "Are you happy?"

The voice is still very young, with the unique hoarseness and depression of the disease

Qiao didn't speak for a long time, he looked at the person in front of him quietly, he could feel the pain and struggle of the person in front of him when he said these words.

It's like a thin and dense needle, as if it's stuck in my heart.

He added: "I just want you to be happy."

Qiao Jiu nodded, tears welling up in his eyes.

The man didn't speak any more, and Qiao Jiu could feel You Dao's gaze gliding across his face with tenderness.

Qiao Jiu looked at him: "Can I see your face?"

"It's just a dream," said the voice, "don't read it."

It was a dream, he said.

Qiao Jiu pursed his lips.

The man said again, "Remember my words."

"Ok?"

"You should be doing well."

Before Qiao Jiu could answer, the door not far away suddenly began to expand, and the light from inside also became brighter.

The dazzling light shone straight into Qiao Jiu's eyes, and Qiao Jiu closed his eyes subconsciously.

Open your eyes again, and you will see a gloomy and gloomy forest.

It's a dream.

Qiao Jiu suppressed the sense of loss in his heart and told himself that it was just a dream.

Before dawn, he estimated the time, and it was almost morning.

Not far away, Tang Qing closed his eyes and breathed calmly.

The corpse stood not far from him.

Qiao Jiu lowered his head, recalling the dream just now.This is his first dream.

There are also some surprises.

The blurred face in the dream appeared in front of my eyes, the facial features could not be seen clearly, only the faint outline could be seen.

Very thin, too thin, as if malnourished, or as if he was recovering from a serious illness.

But no matter what he thought, he couldn't remember where he had seen this person.

He could feel that this person had no malice towards him.

But still couldn't restrain the worry in my heart.

This time, there are too many things beyond his control, and during this process, he has always felt a sense of uneasiness, which has never happened before.

If it goes on like this, it won't work.

Qiao Jiu leaned against the tree, thinking about some messy things. When the sky was bright, Qiao Jiu hadn't figured out why.

He didn't think about anything just now, his mind was in a mess.

The sound of crows sounded.

Qiao Jiu looked up and saw a crow that was much bigger than ordinary crows flying towards Tang Qing with something in its mouth.

The light was not very clear, Qiao Jiu squinted his eyes and looked over.

carrion.

The crow hung the rotten meat and threw it directly in front of Tang Qing. Tang Qing closed his eyes, as if he was still in a dream. He didn't know what he dreamed of. His whole body trembled, and his body turned to the side. The piece of rotten meat happened to fall to his face.

Tang Qing touched his face, then opened his eyes, staring blankly at the rotten flesh on his hand, the unconcealable stench reminded him that all of this was real.

His face was dull, as if he was at a loss, but also as if he was frightened.

It took a while to look at Qiao Jiu, his mouth opened and closed, his face was covered with carrion, Yuanyuan looked like a dead person.

"what----"

A scream sounded, which disturbed the quiet forest. The crows that had been hiding in it all flew up, and only the sound of birds flapping their wings was heard.

Qiao Jiu threw a piece of talisman paper over, and the talisman paper floated above Tang Qing, burst open suddenly, turned into a stream of water as thick as a baby's arm, and splashed onto Tang Qing's face.

Tang Qing closed his eyes fiercely, collapsed on the ground, panting heavily.

Qiao Jiu stared at him for a few seconds, then looked away.

After eating something, Qiao Jiu was about to continue on the road. Tang Qing was still lying there, looking at the sky, not knowing what he was laughing at.

Qiao Jiu called him.

Tang Qing turned his head and looked at Qiao Jiu, the smile on his face hadn't faded.

Qiao Jiu was expressionless, but his heart was tight with disgust: "Don't look at me like that."

The smile on the corner of Tang Qing's mouth slowly widened, and then retracted before Qiao Jiu got angry.

Qiao Jiu gave him a cold look, then turned around and left.

Several corpses followed Qiao Jiu, jumping and jumping in unison. When passing by Tang Qing, Tang Qing seemed to feel the cold breath from them.

He lowered his head and smiled, and followed behind the last corpse.

The forest was very dense, and the sunlight could not come in. Qiao Jiu felt that his physical strength was exhausted when he walked in it, so he took out a few talismans.

There were footsteps behind him, and the corpse would not make a sound. He looked behind him and saw that it was Tang Qing, who looked very relaxed and relaxed. Qiao Jiu lowered his eyes. Tang Qing was a disciple of Guanzhu Qingfeng. There will always be some cards.

Not unusual.

Seeing Qiao Jiu looking at him, Tang Qing smiled at him.

Qiao Jiu's eyes fell on Tang Qing's back, and Tang Qing followed and found two people standing not far away.

Those two people didn't try to hide their intentions at all, they just stood there, saw Qiao Jiu and the others looked over, and one of them even waved at them.