In the hall, under the incandescent light,

The middle-aged man holding the apple looked at the dark backyard and was silent,

“...... When I came out of Shan Daxian's house again, the sharpened knife was already dirty again, and my hands were dirty, and my whole body was dirty......"

As the middle-aged man spoke, he raised his two hands, his eyes were a little dazed,

After a pause, his hand was lowered again,

“...... But I think if Rui Rui can come back to life, eat another bite of apple, grow up, go to school, and get married...... Even if it's dirty, I'm willing to ......."

Looking at the dimly lit backyard, the middle-aged man fell silent again.

Lian Ge didn't turn his gaze, just waited quietly.

In the hall, under the incandescent light, it became more and more quiet.

......

“...... I got the secret method, and the secret method was a little dirty. I took it, went home, took a dry handkerchief, carefully wiped it, and then opened it......"

The middle-aged man stood and spoke, and then paused again,

"What's written on it?" Lian Ge asked in a calm tone without turning his gaze,

“...... After spreading it out, I saw the words on it, and it was the same as what the Great Immortal said, this is a manuscript. On the first page above, there are just a few sentences: 'The yin restores the yang, which violates the principles of heaven, replaces the yin with the yang, and intercepts the vitality.' Yang turns yin, yin turns yang, a ray of vitality...... It is necessary to be 'sacrificed' by man. ”

After the middle-aged man was silent for a while, he replied,

“...... Then, on the next few pages, the whole process is recorded. ”

"You did what you did according to the 'secret technique'?" Lian Ge said again in a calm tone.

When the middle-aged man heard this, he was silent, raised his head slightly, and looked at the dark backyard.

“...... In the beginning, no. ”

"After coming back from that 'Shan Daxian', I slowly calmed down...... As much as I would love to save my daughter so that she can come back to life, ...... I don't want to hurt innocent people.

After reading that secret book, I didn't sleep that night.

The next morning, I wrapped the secret book in a plastic bag a few times, wrapped it in several layers of thick paper, and buried it in the back of the house. Then, with the apple, he sat down in front of Rui Rui and apologized to her...... There is a way to bring her back to life, but I don't want to do it......"

The middle-aged man said, pausing again,

He withdrew his gaze from the backyard, looked down, raised his hand, and looked at the apple in his hand.

“...... It wasn't until nearly a month ago that I dug up the secret book buried in the back of the house. ”

“...... That day, the apples at home were a little out of stock, and I thought about going to the street to buy some. When I arrived in the town at noon, I was picking up apples when a man walked in front of me.

I recognized him just by looking at him, and I could recognize him even if he turned to ashes.

It's the brute, the brute who killed Rui Rui and laughed at me, the brute who killed Rui Rui alive with a punch and a kick......

As the middle-aged man spoke, he raised his head again and looked at the backyard,

In the quiet backyard, it was dark, and it seemed that the sunlight through the cracks in the courtyard wall and the incandescent light in the hall had not really swayed in the backyard.

“...... He was supposed to be held in a special school, but he showed up here. I later learned that he had run out.

...... It's good to run out, it's good to run out......"

The middle-aged man said, over and over again,

Then, there was another pause,

“...... I bought three catties of apples, asked the apple stall to ask the owner of a plastic bag, put it on the outside of the bag containing the apples, and then followed......

Along the way, he looked left and right, and then walked further and further, and I walked behind with the bag of apples.

Until, the sky is getting darker and darker, and there are fewer and fewer people around, he seems to be a little unable to find his way, and his feet are getting slower and slower......"

The middle-aged man raised his hand, took a bite of the apple, and fell silent again, chewing one bite at a time, without saying a word,

“...... At that time, it was already the middle of the night, and he himself got into the mountains, and there were no pedestrians or vehicles on the road. He stopped and began to step back, as if trying to go back.

I stopped, too, but I stood still and didn't move. ”

Raising his hand again, he took a bite of the apple, and the middle-aged man chewed it one by one,

“...... When he came up to me, I lifted the bag with the apple and slammed it on his head...... Only one of the two layers of pockets was broken, and the apples were rotten. ”

“...... When I got home, it was almost dawn, and I didn't sleep, so I dug up the secret book from the back of the yard...... It's tightly sealed, and that secret book seems to be still buried......"

After speaking, the middle-aged man put down the apple in his hand and fell silent again.

Inside the hall, there was silence again.

......

Side

The mouse squatted on Lian Ge's shoulder, holding the apple, turning his head, looking at the dim backyard and the middle-aged man standing at the dining table,

Lian Ge didn't turn his gaze, tilted his head slightly, looked at the sunlight outside the courtyard wall, and didn't say anything.

“...... Since then, I've been following the secret book, little by little, little by little......"

After a long time, the middle-aged man holding the apple spoke up again.

"Do you really think that secret technique can bring your daughter back to life?"

Lian Ge turned his gaze, glanced at the middle-aged man, then turned his gaze back, looked at the backyard, his tone was calm, and asked out loud.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man's movements paused and fell silent,

“...... I've already killed someone......" After just saying a word, the middle-aged man fell silent again.

"How many?"

"Four. A total of six are needed, and each round is a round of twelve years, and one person of the right age is required for each round.

That beast happens to be the second round, and that single immortal happens to be the last round...... It's the fourth round, and the first round. ”

The middle-aged man said calmly,

"Since it's not enough, why didn't you do it just now?"

Lian Ge didn't turn his head and said in a calm tone.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man fell silent,

“...... At that time, after meeting that beast, I still didn't want to hurt innocent people, at least ...... I don't want to have a father like that...... The third, a person from a neighboring village, happened to be the fifth round. And then ...... The right person was never found again.

...... It's too late. ”

The middle-aged man looked at the dim backyard, his eyes were a little dazed, and after being silent, he continued,

“...... In the village, most people, just like the people you met at the entrance of the village, sir, think that girls are spilled out of water, and they are money-losing goods for other people's families, and they think that if they only give birth to one girl, they will be cut off from the incense and their children and grandchildren.

Some old ladies in the village, when they were young, they were wronged, and when they were young, they were forced to give birth to a boy, and when they were old, they seemed to forget that they were also women, just like their mother-in-law forced themselves, and began to force their daughter-in-law to give birth to a boy. It seems that if her daughter-in-law did not give birth to a son, she suffered in vain...... Or maybe they think it's right.

A few years ago, when I could still stuff some money into the doctor before the child was born, and when I was still a boy or a girl, many families in the village would let them be killed as soon as they saw that it was a girl.

I didn't say anything, but I still said coldly to the daughter-in-law, and I threw it there, ignoring it, as if I was pregnant with a girl, and I had some kind of unsightly disease.

After the mother's family married off their daughter, they didn't care anymore, but felt that their daughter didn't give birth to a boy for others, which made them ashamed. ”