The days when I was a ghost in Liaozhai

Ten years ago, when Li Ji was about to experience a catastrophe, Dong Guoyu, who was still a young man at that time, was passing through the mountains and forests, and saw thunder bursting out, and mercilessly struck at the big red snake.

Coincidentally, Dong Guoyu's father was a snake man.The Dongguo family has been raising snakes for generations. I heard that Dongguoyu’s father once rescued a snake named Xiaoqing. When Xiaoqing was young, Dongguoyu’s father took the green snake to perform. Later, the green snake grew up and could no longer be raised. Dong Guoyu's father released the green snake.Later, the green snake stopped outside a village, frightening many passers-by.Later, it was Dong Guoyu's father who went to that place and told Xiaoqing to stay in the deep mountains and not come out to scare people.The green snake saw the former savior, crawled around him twice, and then really left.Since then, there has never been a report of a big snake scaring pedestrians outside that village.

When Dong Guoyu arrived, his father rarely had the idea of ​​asking his son to inherit the family mantle.Because Dong Guoyu also has an older brother, who has followed his father to raise snakes and performed art since he was a child, but Dong Guoyu was born to like to study, so his father let him go.

Although Dong Guoyu likes to read, he has never heard less about snakes and the things his father had with snakes over the years.Naturally, I have also heard about my father and Xiaoqing. All things have spirits, and snakes also have spirits.

On the day when Li Ji experienced catastrophe, Dong Guoyu's elder brother went to the mountain to find a lost snake. Dong Guoyu was pulled out by his elder brother and searched for it aimlessly.Unexpectedly, when we walked deep into the mountain forest, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and thunder and lightning struck one after another, but they all hit the same place.

At that time, Dong Guoyu was still a young boy, ignorant and fearless, he often read books and saw a lot of anecdotes and strange things, and felt that such an unusual thunder and lightning must be some god or god who was being tested by the heavens.

He was curious, so he walked in, and there were no gods or gods, but there was a big red snake coiled into a big cake, and the snake's head was buried in the middle of the cake.Such a huge monster, but such a pitiful appearance.

Dong Guoyu is not afraid of snakes, he even likes snakes.

Li Ji was just coiled in the open space in front of him. He inexplicably thought of the immortals and gods mentioned in the book, and heard that these animals in the mountains would become spirits after a long life.And the thunder and lightning in the sky fell one after another, all falling around the big snake.

Every time lightning struck, the big snake's body froze for a moment.White smoke billowed from the ground, and some nearby trees were accidentally injured, giving off bursts of burning smell.

A born calf is not afraid of tigers, and of course it is not afraid of thunder.At that time, the teenager relied on his cleverness and memory, thinking that he had read a few more books than others, and he already knew everything in the world.

He thought he had read in a book that the sky thunder would not hurt innocent people.

So the young and bold Dong Guoyu rushed forward and spent half an hour hugging the big snake.At the beginning, the thunder was still rumbling, but Dong Guoyu didn't leave for a long time, and it gradually subsided.

The big red snake that was saved by the boy stuck out his tongue and circled around Dong Guoyu twice. The boy smiled and waved to the big snake, "It's okay, let's go quickly. Let's go, let's go, or you will be found by others." Here, maybe they will come to catch you and kill you."

The big snake tongue was sticking out, and the snake eyes looking at the young man seemed to be amused.

The big snake moved close to the boy, and swam its tongue around his face, but he didn't dodge it.Later, Orochi left anyway, looking back all the way, as if he wanted to keep the figure of the boy in his heart.

And that big snake is Li Ji.

I heard that there is such a practice in the six realms.As long as someone was kind to you when you were going through the calamity, then sooner or later you will have to repay the kindness.

Three years ago, Li Ji suddenly remembered that the young man who protected her from the disaster back then, if he, a fragile mortal, hadn't appeared, the ruthless thunder would have wished to destroy her.Thanks to the young man, she was unscathed. Anyway, she had nothing to do, so she panicked and thought about going to repay her favor earlier.

Forget it, the boy should grow up after seven years.If he wants to gain fame, she will buy him an official. If he lacks a wife, she will make him a matchmaker or something. Anyway, he will definitely repay his life-saving grace that day.

Ke Liji didn't expect that when she found Dong Guoyu, he was already half a plague ghost.

The place where Dong Guoyu lives is called Jixi.The Dongguo family has been raising snakes for generations, and it is not difficult for Li Ji to find Dongguoyu.

When Ke Liji arrived in Jixi, she was shocked.Jixi Town seemed to be shrouded in an invisible dark cloud. Walking in the streets of the town, the smell of medicine was everywhere.Crying can be heard everywhere, and after a little questioning, I found out that there was a plague in Jixi Town, and many people had died.

Li Ji was stunned. Could it be that Dong Guoyu died of the plague before she repaid her favor?

That can't work, how can she repay her kindness when he dies?Do you still have to find his reincarnation?She is not like An Qian who has friendship with the ghost messenger of the underworld. If you want to find someone's reincarnation, she will be exhausted to death!

So on the way, I asked Dong Guoyu about the situation at home.

Unexpectedly, the people in Jixi Town looked at her like some monster when they heard her inquiring about the Dongguo family——

"It's strange to say this. Almost all the families in Jixi Town are old, weak and sick. Only Dongguo's family is fine. Mr. Dongguo, who usually coughs non-stop and is about to stop eating, is fine. Cough cough, that girl, I It’s not to curse the old man, but everyone is saying, this plague is so weird, why is Dongguo’s family okay? It shouldn’t be, because Dongguo’s family has raised snakes for generations, and those snakes have become fine. Are they avoiding disaster?"

Li Ji: "..."

She had to lament that these mortals were not only fragile, but also stupid.In their eyes, is becoming a spirit so easy?

In any case, when Li Ji saw Dong Guoyu, the former boy had grown into a young man, but the young man didn't feel high-spirited, but hid in his room as if suffering from some strange disease, and no one was seen.

The door of Dong Guoyu's room can be blocked by others but not her. When Li Ji pinched her hands and entered the door and saw Dong Guoyu, she was startled.

The young man's eyes were gray, and he didn't have any feeling that a living person should have, and he was lifeless.Li Ji was also stunned at how a good boy in the past turned into this after he grew up.

When she showed up, he thought the young man would be shocked, but when the young man saw her, he drew out a sword and said sharply: "I know that there are all kinds of ghosts in the world that cause harm to the world. Come to harm me? What the hell are you now?!"

Li Ji raised her hand, and the sword in the young man's hand fell to the ground with a bang.

But the young man was not afraid, he looked at her as if he was looking at something, then bent down and picked up the sword and handed it to her, gritted his teeth and said: "You kill me, just please don't hurt my family."

Li Ji was dumbfounded and was speechless for a while.

Seeing that she didn't pick up the sword for a long time, the young man's expression changed a few times, and then a mocking smile appeared on his face, and he said indifferently: "You monsters, if you want me to die, why would you torture me like this? Me? I'm too naive to think you'll understand me with a sword. What do you want to do here?"

Li Ji was dumbfounded by the young man's actions, and she came to repay her kindness!

"Later I found out that Dong Guoyu was taken by Ruoshui's plague ghost. The plague ghost wanted Dong Guoyu to be his successor and transferred his abilities to Dong Guoyu. But because Dong Guoyu was still human, so It didn't completely turn into a plague ghost."

Speaking of those things, Li Ji's face was a bit depressed, even aggrieved, "I used to think that these mortals were insidious and cunning, and they were not as good as us monster race ghosts, who knew that plague ghost was so shameless, what a shame! hateful."

Xia Anqian smiled when he heard the words.

At this time, Jin Feng had already brewed several cups of tea with the tea set they brought with them, Xia Anqian handed a cup to Li Ji, Li Ji drank it wholeheartedly, and then frowned, very disgusted: "What is this?" Stuff? Difficult to drink!"

Xia An glanced at her with a slight smile, then looked at Dong Guoyu, hesitating what to call him.

Dong Guoyu seemed to see her thoughts, and said: "Miss Xia, just call me Dong Guo."

Xia Anqian is kind and kind, "Dong Guo, please drink tea."

Dong Guoyu reached out and took a cup of tea, put it to his nose and sniffed the tea fragrance, then put the cup down again, and said mockingly: "I haven't smelled the fragrance of tea in the world for a long time, but now I smell it, I feel a little uncomfortable."

Li Ji looked at the two and couldn't help rolling her eyes.She remembered that when she was by the Baishui River in the past, Xia Anqian was not as capable as she is now, but she was quite arrogant and upright.Now that he has grown up, the posture he holds is even more different.Anyway, she has never seen anyone like Xia Anqian outside.

It's really... Li Ji looked at Xia Anqian who was holding a teacup, and after looking at it, she felt that Xia Anqian as she is now is pretty good.With her head lowered like that, the bonfire reflected a soft light behind her, reflecting her beautiful cheeks, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Xia An turned his head slightly, and met Li Ji's gaze.She was probably happy in her heart. Even though she met Dong Guoyu, who was half human and half ghost, and almost got into a fight, she was still soft in her heart, so she gave him a smile without hesitation.

Li Ji: "..."

When Jin Feng saw this, he couldn't help muttering in his heart: Although An Qian's smile is really pretty, but Li Ji has gone through hundreds of battles, what's the future?

Several people around the campfire had different thoughts. Xia Anqian played with the cup that was out of tea in his hand, but did not speak.It's not that she doesn't believe in Li Ji, but she always feels that Dong Guoyu's matter always sounds strange and indescribable.

Even if Li Ji didn't say anything, Xia Anqian could guess why Caogong Mountain, located in the center of Shiwan Dashan, was so lifeless.Because although Dong Guoyu has not yet become a plague ghost in the true sense, wherever he goes, he will only bring misfortune to living beings.The creatures in Caogong Mountain either died because of Dong Guoyu, or were driven away by Li Ji.

No matter what the reason is, it has something to do with Dong Guoyu.

What's more, there are continuous will-o'-the-wisps that burn when it first gets dark.

Xia Anqian was still thinking about it, when suddenly she heard Li Ji ask: "Anqian, why did you come to Caogong Mountain?"

Xia Anqian came back to his senses, "I've been in one place for a long time, and I want to go to another place. I heard that the Hundred Thousand Mountains are very interesting, especially Caogong Mountain. There is a big snake entrenched in it all the year round, and no one is allowed to enter it at all. I just wanted to see what kind of snake is so powerful, but I didn't expect this big snake to be you."

Li Ji let out a "bah", "I don't believe your nonsense."

Xia An sighed lightly, "I'm telling you the truth, otherwise what do you think I'm here for?"

Li Ji was silent, took a quick look at Xia An, and said softly: "I thought you were here to collect Dong Guo."

Xia An was stunned for a moment, and looked at Dong Guoyu beside him.

Dong Guoyu showed her a self-deprecating smile, "Since I have become half-human, half-ghost, no matter where I go, people will always die inexplicably. In the past few years, people have been trying to accept me. I know that I With a whole body of sins, sooner or later he will end up completely destroyed."

Xia Anqian: "..."

She has never seen a few people who are as self-aware as Dong Guoyu.

When Li Ji heard this, she was furious, "What kind of sin? Damn! Can a plague ghost just take a fancy to a mortal and force him to become a plague ghost?! If there is a crime, it is also the sin of the water plague ghost!"

Xia Anqian ignored Li Ji, who was jumping in anger, and looked at Dong Guoyu, "You said that you are now half-human, half-ghost, and you only became like this three years ago. But I used my spiritual sense to spy on You can discover the caves on the top of the mountain." As a relatively inexperienced ... plague ghost, Dong Guoyu can be regarded as very good.

Dong Guoyu lowered his eyes, under the light of the orange fire, the greenness on his face faded away, and the corner of his mouth curled up in a self-deprecating arc, "This is probably where my sins are prudent, the more people die because of me , my magic power will be higher, and it seems that I don’t have to practice as hard as others, as long as I am responsible for killing people.”

Before Xia Anqian could speak, Dong Guoyu said again: "I think you have already discovered that there are no other creatures in Caogong Mountain except me and Li Ji. It's actually very simple, those who don't become spirits will die of illness, and It is true that those who have become spirits are not afraid of the plague, but Li Ji is worried that those spirits will know my details and will leak the news about me in Caogong Mountain, and drive them away."

Xia An heard the words, glanced at Li Ji, and said in a cool tone, "Why didn't I realize that you have the potential to be a bully?"

Li Ji widened her eyes and snorted softly, "What bully? In my monster class, the winner is always king. If they can win against me, it will naturally be me and Dong Guoyu who will find another place to go."