[Liao Zhai + Lu Xiaofeng] Gossip in Jianghu

Baolan's hand holding the mahogany sword trembled slightly, she regretted her impulsiveness a bit.

In front of him was a humanoid monster that had just shed its human skin and exposed its green face and fangs.Her original plan was to rush in and stab it with a sword, and then use the gourd to collect it.

But who would have thought that the monster saw her, and the scream almost pierced her eardrums, making her dizzy.Taking advantage of the moment when she was dazed, it rolled out of the barrel and hid under the bed, leaving her no chance to strike.

Sure enough, slow response is fatal.

Now, holding the mahogany sword, she has been confronting the monster under the bed for a stick of incense.

At first, she thought that the monster was playing some tricks, and wanted to make a plan before making a move, and suddenly attacked her.However, her legs were almost numb, and the monster was still hiding under the bed and shivering.

Baolan couldn't take it anymore, she urged: "Come out, what is hiding under the bed, do you still have the self-esteem as a monster?" A tall and thick monster hid under the bed, like a wronged little daughter-in-law, Baolan really I feel a little unbearable to look directly at.

After a while, the monster under the bed asked weakly, "Am I really scary..."

Baolan subconsciously asked and answered: "Well, it's a little scary."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." There was a crying voice from under the bed, "Brother Hua lied to me."

Full of flowers!

Baolan was stunned, did Hua Manlou already know that Yan Hua is a monster?

Baolan was disturbed by the crying, and she couldn't act rashly in this situation, so she could only comfort her in a dazed way: "It's not your fault that you are ugly...cough cough...don't you know how to paint? You can be any beauty you want."

The monster really stopped crying, and said blankly: "But I can't draw, that's why I was kicked out of the family... The skin on my body was painted by Brother Hua for me... Wow... I really failed It's..."

Instantly crying louder.

Baolan had never encountered such a situation before, she rubbed her temples, trying hard to digest Yan Hua's words.It was only then that she remembered why every time she saw Yan Hua, she felt that she couldn't describe her appearance in words, because it was too rigid, and the facial features seemed to be carved out with fine brushwork, lacking vitality.Presumably it was because Hua Manlou was blind since he was a child. Although he could draw, the characters he drew were not as vivid as normal painters.

And the rumors about Huamanlou in Fengxian Pavilion that day did not seem to be based on nothing, because the eyes can't see, although Huamanlou tried his best to draw the same portraits every time, there must be subtle differences, and the facial features The subtle differences are enough to make others mistakenly think they are different people, that's why the scandal of Huamanlou was spread.

Baolan remembered that in Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio, there was a story about a painted evil ghost pretending to be a young beauty trying to seduce a scholar, so just now she subconsciously judged Yan Hua as a bad monster.But what the hell is a painted skin ghost who can't paint skin?Baolan felt that her head was as big as a bucket.

After looking at Yan Hua for a while, she didn't want to come out, so she simply sat on the ground, took out the ancient book given to her by the system from her bosom, and looked through it, hoping to find the answer in the book.

But Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou hurried over, and what they saw was such a strange scene, one was hiding under the bed crying mournfully, the other was sitting opposite and reading a book like a trance.

"Yan Hua, are you okay?" Hua Manlou asked nervously in Yan Hua's direction with a worried face.

"It's okay..." Yan Hua restrained her crying, her voice was as soft as a mosquito.

"Then you come out." Hua Manlou stretched out his hand to her.

"No, I'm too ugly, I don't want to scare others."

Hua Manlou was taken aback for a moment, before comforting him, "Yan Hua is not ugly at all, what about the portrait I drew for you?"

Yan Hua pointed in the direction of the wooden barrel, and said weakly, "You'll be soaked if you fall in the water."

Hua Manlou stood up, "It's okay, Big Brother Hua will give you a new drawing."

Just as he was about to leave to get a pen and paper, Hua Manlou suddenly felt a force on his feet dragging his pace.

"Brother Hua, you lied to me... You clearly told me that as long as I have a beautiful heart and do more good deeds, I will definitely become more and more beautiful, but I... woo..." Yan Hua couldn't help sobbing .

Hua Manlou froze, not knowing how to respond.

"Finally found it." Baolan looked up from the book untimely and sighed.Only then did he see Hua Manlou and the embarrassed Lu Xiaofeng beside him, and greeted him, "You guys are back."

Hua Manlou's face was not very good-looking, his eyes had lost their usual warmth and softness, instead there was a faint anger.

"Get out." The voice was not loud, but the tone was firm.

"Okay, I won't bother you." Just as Hua Manlou's anger erupted, Lu Xiaofeng came out to smooth things over.Holding the sapphire belt in one hand, he walked out quickly.

Once outside, Baolan protested: "Lu Xiaoji, I'm a human being and not a commodity, why do you always like to carry me around."

Lu Xiaofeng looked like you thought I was thinking, "I have been friends with Hua Manlou for so long, and I have never seen him like this. If I don't bring you up, I'm really afraid that he will do something stupid."

Baolan remembered Hua Manlou's expression just now, so she stopped talking.

The two waited in the hall, and they waited for a long time.

In the dead of night, I saw Hua Manlou walking downstairs.

"Hua Man Lou, are you alright?" Lu Xiaofeng stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder to express concern.

Hua Manlou smiled slightly, "Thank you for your concern, I'm sorry for being rude today."

Baolan felt a little guilty in her heart, and apologized: "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive today."

"Yan Hua told me just now that it has nothing to do with Daoist Baolan. I am the one who should apologize." Hua Manlou said to Baolan sincerely.

"This is not an apology meeting. You two should stop apologizing here. How is Miss Yan Hua?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.

Hua Manlou frowned slightly, and her words were full of worry, "She used to have low self-esteem because of her scary looks. When I first met her

At that time, she was afraid of scaring me, so she hid in the woodshed for a month before she dared to come out.She has always been very unconfident about her own body, and she has to put on the picture scroll I drew for her on weekdays before she dares to go out.Daoist Baolan saw her real body by accident this time, and it is estimated that he will be depressed for a while. "

"You know she's a ghost, but you still treat her like a normal person, don't you mind at all?" Baolan asked, staring into Hua Manlou's eyes.

Road.

Hua Manlou replied slowly: "In this world, no matter whether it is a human, an animal, a demon or a ghost, it shouldn't be underestimated at all.

Equality, how to talk about mind.Moreover, Yan Hua is pure and kind, even if it is a ghost, it is still a good ghost.Good ghosts, like good people, deserve to be treated well. "

Baolan was stunned. She had never seen a person with such a heart like the bright moon and full of positive energy like Huamanlou. No matter how noble a person is, he treats the unknown horror

He will be skeptical about things at the beginning, but he maintains full trust in these unknown things. Such a person should be right

How optimistic life is, and how much love for life.

She finally understood what Lu Xiaofeng said. Although he was blind, he could see more profoundly and thoroughly than many people with eyesight.

"I just read an ancient book. If I'm not mistaken, Yanhua girl should be a painted skin ghost. This kind of ghost is very ugly. It often uses the beautiful human skin to confuse young men and eat their hearts. The more heart and liver you eat, the more beautiful the human skin you draw." Baolan said to Huamanlou and Lu Xiaofeng about the information she found in ancient books just now.

"But Yan Hua doesn't know how to paint human skin." Hua Manlou doubted.

"So Yan Hua should be regarded as a different species among Painted Skin Ghosts. This kind of mutation will only happen once in thousands of years. As long as Yan Hua maintains his current kind-hearted attitude and does not harm others or eat people's hearts, after a hundred years, he may become a real person. " Baolan said seriously.

"Great, I'll go tell Yan Hua right now." The gloom on Hua Manlou's face dissipated immediately, and he hurried to Yan Hua's room.

After Huamanlou had gone far away, Lu Xiaofeng slowly turned around and stared at Baolan, saying, "You're lying."

Baolan was stunned by Lu Xiaofeng's eyes, and it took him a while to react, and said in a daze, "How do you know?"

Lu Xiaofeng looked at Baolan with burning eyes and smiled lightly: "Because an expert once told me that when people are nervous, their limbs become stiff, their heart beats faster, they sweat, their voice trembles, etc., and you have all the above conditions just now. Now, you are really not a liar, if Hua Manlou could see with her eyes, she would not believe your words."

Baolan bit her lower lip, feeling like she was in a cocoon, and said: "It is true that there is no example of painted skin ghosts transforming into humans in the book, but if we maintain this belief, what's wrong with it? Tens of thousands of years ago, humans were still When we were cavemen, how could we have imagined that we would become the well-dressed appearance we are today."

Lu Xiaofeng's eyes were first smiling, then surprised, and then thoughtful.The eyes looking at Baolan became more and more serious.

Baolan felt uncomfortable being stared at, touched her hungry stomach and said, "I'll go out and find something to eat."

After speaking, he walked to the door.

Lu Xiaofeng stepped forward and embraced Baolan's arm, "Daoist Baolan, wait for me! By the way, what are cavemen?"

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