"Heavenly Master?" Li Lu listened to my answer, and was unsurprisingly attracted by the last two words. The handsome face he and I looked at each other had a look of confusion that could not be concealed, or rather, a clear surprise.

"Yes, it's the Heavenly Master, you should believe it this time", my grimacing hand didn't take away from my eyelids, but instead stuck out my tongue at Li Lu even harder, "I'm not an ordinary person. ”

"So what kind of profession are you talking about?" Li Luo quickly regained his composure and asked me word by word, like a Chinese teacher who randomly checks and recites in class.

"Heavenly Master, it's the Ten Heavenly Masters you see...... The Luo Yu you see, doesn't he also claim to be a heavenly master? "I almost exposed the fact that I was peeping into Li Lu's life again, so I had to turn the conversation around and lead it to Luo Yu. "It's just that I do the right thing for heaven, but he stands on the opposite side of me. ”

"Heavenly Master, originally meant to be a teacher who conforms to the nature of the Heavenly Dao, was the first honorific title of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor to Qi Bo. In folk mythological novels, the image of a celestial master who can bring the dead back to life is actually part of Taoist culture. And Luo Yu, in the name of the Heavenly Master, swaggered and deceived and murdered for money, and has now become a fugitive suspect wanted by our city. Li Luo didn't answer my topic, but slowly recited the main points of academic research about the Heavenly Master, and there was no need to think about it, this must be the result of his recent learning.

Thinking about seeking truth and truth-seeking in everything, isn't this an occupational disease?

"Look at you, I confess the truth to you and you don't believe it, what can I do", I must admit that the feeling of not having to hide and lie made me feel happy and happy, and I didn't know where to give birth to a lonely courage, and decided to forcibly enter the world of the Heavenly Master according to the head of Li Lu, a materialist.

"So you're a Taoist?"

"That's not the point, brother, I'm from a family, that is...... Forget it, I won't tell you this first", I felt angry for his stubbornness, but after thinking about it, ghosts, gods, demons, and heavenly masters, this kind of world that ordinary people can't understand is naturally difficult to understand, and I can't explain it clearly in a few words. "Let me tell you so, the so-called Heavenly Master is that we can borrow power from ghosts, gods and all things to cultivate ourselves, so we can see the ghosts and monsters in the world, and we should also kill demons and eliminate demons, catch ghosts and punish evil. ”

I tried to explain the abilities and missions of the Righteous Path Heavenly Master in the most concise language, but Li Lu didn't say anything after listening to it, probably trying to digest and understand, and then found that he couldn't digest it.

"I'll prove it to you", seeing his doubts, I decided to briefly show him the world of the Celestial Master. I ran to the bush on the right side of the boardwalk, broke off a branch of the ornamental peach, bowed shallowly to the peach tree, and then returned to Li Lu.

Due to the season, the branches and leaves of the peach tree enjoy the last luxuriness of the year, and the leaves are fertile and green and quiet. Hidden under the layers of leaves are cherry-sized fruits, and they are plush and cute to look at.

"Look closely at this branch, don't blink", I said as I pinched it with my right hand, and then a golden light flashed on the branch, and the fruit gradually shrank until it disappeared, and the leaves also changed from thick to light, the color was emerald green, with buds in the middle, and finally bloomed full and delicate pink peach blossoms.

"It's the peach branches that bloom in early spring, see for yourself", I handed him the branches, and a peach blossom fell from our fingertips and spread out on the plank road. Li Lu took it carefully, his eyes were full of unexpected excitement and surprise, I knew that there was another person's outlook on life that had been subverted because of me.

"You won't be fooling me with magic props, will you?" Li Lu asked me solemnly with the last bit of unwavering reason, with uneasiness and expectation in his tone.

"Of course not—it's called a reversal, it can change the state of life growth, and it can also be used on people", although I was questioned again, I still explained to him kindly, only to see that the branch in his hand suddenly withered, and in an instant turned into powder, even the one that had fallen on the ground before, was gone. However, the reverse ecology can only last for a while, and for the sake of a short period of youth and beauty, you must pay the price for the rest of your life. ”

Li Lu nodded, staring at his feet in a daze, and after a long time, he looked up and looked much calmer.

"Well, I believe you this time too. He pondered for a moment, as if considering the credibility of my statement for tonight, and then chose to affirm. But he subconsciously used the word "also", as if to imply that I had repeatedly failed to report it before, and betrayed his long-standing trust.

"Believe me, I promise not to lie to you. "I started swearing to the sky again.

"Believe in you", Li Luo returned to his usual expression, with a smile on his face, and did not look at my four fingers raised above my head, but just beckoned, signaling me to follow him to continue walking. "Didn't you, the Heavenly Master, borrow from the heavens, so swear less, lest the heavens really punish you. ”

"I ......" I was so choked by his ridicule that I couldn't speak, so I had to step up and follow Li Lu's side. Then, he asked me again about the details of Cao Ke's case and Guan Linlin's case, and I also took a realistic attitude, like a little secretary, and supplemented him with clues that he was vaguely aware of, but could not see and grasp.

"In the final analysis, Luo Yu is still the mastermind and main culprit in these two cases, right", this is the first judgment Li Lu made after listening to a series of new stories such as evil ghost accomplices. I looked at him speechlessly, wasn't the story I had just told with emotion fascinating? Wasn't my story of fighting with a female ghost for 800 thrilling rounds and then defeating the enemy with one move not worthy of praise?

"There's nothing wrong with you saying that, but he is also a celestial master, although he doesn't have the help of evil ghosts, it's still dangerous, don't take it lightly. "Relying on crooked ways to improve one's cultivation is often not to be underestimated.

"You were the accomplice who burned him, you were the one who almost ruined his business, and you were the one who reported to me. ”

I nodded, a hint of unease flashing through my heart, and reached out and touched the talisman and magic weapon that I carried with me in my canvas bag. From the perspective of Li Lu and the police department, the case has entered the final stage of hunting for the murderer, and it is only a matter of time before the murderer is caught, but the personal grudge between me and Luo Yu will not end because the case is clear. Selfishly, I am probably not Luo Yu's opponent, I hope that he can let me go, and escape to other places under social pressure to continue his evil and shameless deeds, but as a guardian Heavenly Master, I must be responsible for those who died unjustly in his hands.

"I hope he will come to me, and maybe no one will die from it. ”

The two of us walked aimlessly along the Nanling River, perhaps because the discussion was too engrossed, and I don't know when it began, the lights of thousands of homes on the other side of the river were also lost, so we could only walk on the plank road shaded by ancient trees and explore the way by the moonlight.

"Do you want to go back?" As the wind grew stronger by the river, I put my hands in my pockets, and then looked at Li Lu, and wrapped his suit jacket tightly.

"There are no steps to go up here, so I can only continue to walk around. ”

My uneasiness grew stronger as I went, and I tried to go back the way I had come several times, but the thought of the long way had taken me to swallow the words.

"It's almost there, and the map shows that there is a trail leading to the road, sixteen minutes away, but through an abandoned park. Li Luo took his mobile phone to study the terrain while walking, and soon found the best solution, "You wear my coat, it's cold by the river at night, I shouldn't have led you for so long, I was negligent." ”

"Don't, let's go quickly, and take a taxi when we get up", I hurriedly shirked it. He saw that I was resolute, and didn't say anything more, but just quickened his pace with me.

Sure enough, after walking another four or five hundred meters, a path surprisingly appeared on the right-hand side, and a rusty iron road sign was erected at the entrance.

The two of us walked along this uphill road, during which Li Lu asked me to hold his arm, and I didn't shirk it, it was better to obey than to be respectful. Friends are not informal, and it is most important to get out of this riverside wetland as soon as possible.

After about ten minutes of walking, the abandoned park came into view. It's a flat and spacious clearing in the mountains, perhaps unmanageable, or because of the scarcity of tourists, and is no longer open to the public, leaving only dilapidated rides and fitness equipment to watch over the park day and night.

This kind of place inevitably reminds me of the horror movies I watched, quiet without a trace of anger, and weird makes me forget that I am a heavenly master. The lower the temperature, the more I felt uneasy, and I just wanted to get out of here quickly, so I grabbed Li Lu's arm and walked briskly towards the exit at the other end of the park.

Li Lu was also very cooperative, and in turn grabbed my wrist and protected me sideways.

Suddenly, there was a small thud in the suffocating silence around them, and then the sound of metal parts creaking into the eardrums, especially abrupt in the dark night. I followed the sound and saw an old-fashioned turntable for fun not far away, and a black shadow next to it was the back of a black dog with long ears and legs.

Scared me, it's just a dog. I let go of my hand clenching the canvas bag, and was about to chat with Li Lu to relieve this inexplicable tense atmosphere, but I didn't expect the next scene, which scared me so much that I couldn't speak at all.

I saw the dog stand still suddenly, and then slowly turn around, a pair of features twisted between the pure black fluff, dark and dull eyes—I saw a human face.