"Shut up," Gou Rixin bared his fangs and stared at Qiao Ming with a grim expression, "After tonight, everything will be revealed, don't you want to know what is hidden behind those illusions?"

Qiao Ming shook his head desperately with a pale face, his hands on the ground and trembling back.

"Qiao Ming, you have all broken through the Thorn Fox Temple, are you still afraid of a mausoleum? The ghosts here have already gone to the underworld, and there is only an empty shell left. Gou Rixin approached Qiao Ming and persuaded softly.

"You... Don't push me. The strings in his heart rose to his throat, and Qiao Ming almost wanted to collapse.

"I didn't force you, I just wanted you to stay voluntarily. Gou Rixin's voice suddenly became light, as if hanging overhead.

"No, really not," Qiao Ming whimpered in fear, "I'll freeze to death." ”

"I promise—meow—"

The stone in his hand slammed into Gou Rixin's body, Qiao Ming staggered to his feet, and fled.

"Can you discuss it, it will really kill people, either scared to death or frozen to death. Qiao Ming saw Gou Rixin, who was stopped in the middle of the road again, shrunk behind his backpack, and complained with a handful of snot and tears, "You are a ghost, but I am a living person." ”

Although Gou Rixin felt that he was a little cruel, but if Qiao Mingruo left, he was afraid that he would be blown into the mountains by the righteous qi around Yang Lian's tomb, "Don't be afraid. ”

"Can Lao Tzu not be afraid, in this wilderness deep in the mountains and old forests, there is also a tomb, who is not afraid of resting on it, you have to spend the night, why don't you dig the grave!" Qiao Ming cried. Inflicted on herself, she fell in love with this ghost cat! The Thorn Fox Temple also said in the past at the door of the house, and now there is no one in this Longxing ditch, if she encounters something, who will she call for help, is black and white impermanent!

"Just do me a favor, okay?" Gou Rixin said softly.

"No! Lao Tzu wants to go back. Qiao Ming wiped his tears and snot, stepped on Gou Rixin's tail, and strode down the mountain. Gou Rixin "meowed" in pain, blew his tail, and suddenly had a firm expression, as if he had made up his mind to die. He rushed forward with a meow and hugged Qiao Ming's thighs tightly.

"Xiao Ming, I was wrong. ”

"Xiao Ming, I shouldn't scare you. ”

"Xiao Ming, I'm not human. ”

"I'm not as good as a beast. ”

"I need your help. ”

"I'll listen to you from now on. ”

"This is really important to me, the Yang Lian we found is my past life, if I unravel the clues of this life, maybe I can find a way to turn back into a human. ”

"What are you talking about?" Qiao Ming was stunned for a moment, and looked at Gou Rixin under his feet in surprise, "You are Yang Lian?!"

We must have done too much abuse in our previous lives, and then we will enjoy all the glory in the next life, so God will make us go through all the hardships and sufferings in this life. Gou Rixin recalled the experience of that life, the glory he had enjoyed was like a dream, but the torment he had experienced was engraved in his heart like an indelible scar.

"You mean to say that we are looking for your past life?" Qiao Ming was stunned for a long time before reacting.

"Yes, you see that I am clearly a person, but I am trapped in the cat's body, and these visions are not for nothing, they must be guides. ”

"Guidance for what?"

"Guide me to unravel why I became a cat and not a human. Six realms of reincarnation, which life did I do what sins, so I fell from humanity to animal nature, and since I became a cat, I have a short life and hard life, and there is no blessing, I want to see the cause of my previous life, if I repay it in this life, maybe I will be a human in the next life. ”

"You want to be human again?"

Gou Rixin stared at Qiao Ming with a sad face, and the answer was self-evident.

"This... Being a cat," Qiao Ming dragged Gou Rixin down the mountain, "It's actually not bad." Really, you don't have to worry about it in the future, I'll raise you and give you a pension... Bah, serve you well, I will voluntarily become a cat slave for the rest of my life, so that you can enjoy glory and wealth. ”

"Meow-meow-meow-meow-" Gou Rixin cried for a while, and he couldn't help but die.

In order to save his life, Qiao Ming swore to die, dragged the meow on one leg, and walked to a farmhouse at the foot of the mountain. A big wolfdog barked at the door.

"If you go in, I will break off my friendship with you!" Gou Rixin stopped in front of the threshold with his feet facing the sky, like a scoundrel. Qiao Ming snorted lightly across the courtyard and walked to the counter of the farmhouse. I saw an old lady sitting on her back in a chair, closing her eyes and recuperating.

"Auntie, I'm staying. Qiao Ming shouted sweetly and took out his ID card.

"One hundred accommodations, one hundred deposits, and dinner? Our dumplings are famous, where did the little girl come from, do you like pasta?" The old lady behind the counter rubbed her eyes, smiled with a wrinkled face, and her words were full of enthusiasm, "The rooms are all upstairs, the scenery is amazing, let's go, Auntie will take you to see." ”

"Okay, thank you, Auntie. Qiao Ming smiled and followed the old lady up the stairs.

I only heard the sound of footsteps, and an old man came down the stairs head-on with a cane, "Accommodation?"

"Yes, it's rare to have a visitor in the winter, so keep the room warm and don't freeze at night. The old lady answered happily.

"Accommodation for a hundred, deposit for a hundred. The old man coughed and said as he walked down.

"Got it, the money is on the counter, remember to collect it. The old lady said.

"Want to see the house first?" the old man stopped suddenly.

"That's right," Qiao Ming smiled politely.

"Let's go. The old man turned and went upstairs again. Seeing this, the old lady hurriedly stepped forward to help, and then continued to introduce Qiao Ming.

"Little girl, you don't have to worry about living here, our old couple also lives upstairs, if there is anything to call us, there is also monitoring here, 24 hours, how about the middle room?"

Qiao Ming stretched out her head and looked around the corridor, there was indeed surveillance, but there was not a single tenant in the air, and she felt a little furious in her heart, "Shall I live opposite your door?"

"Okay, get closer and have a care. The old lady said with a grin.

The old man didn't say much, just opened the door of a room and let Qiao Ming go in to see, it was a standard big bed room, clean and tidy, Qiao Ming nodded and said, "It's good." ”

When the three of them went downstairs, Gou Rixin walked in with an unhappy face, and rolled his eyes at Qiao Ming with a "meow".

"Ouch, where did the cat come from, go and go. ”

Qiao Ming's footsteps downstairs slammed, and he looked at Gou Rixin frozen in place. saw Gou Rixin's cat face smiling gloomily, jumping out of the threshold and squatting in the yard looking at Qiao Ming.

"Big... Uncle?" Qiao Ming's face was like earth, and his voice trembled slightly.

"Ahem, what's wrong?"

"Are you alone here?"

"Isn't there still me?" the old lady patted the old man on the back, but quietly did not make a sound.

"My wife and I are with me," the old man said and walked to the counter, put away the two hundred yuan on the counter, and looked at Qiao Ming, "I'll take a look at my ID card." ”

"Uncle," Qiao Ming put his hands in his pockets, and his hands holding his ID card were covered with cold sweat, "I... Take a look around first, and come back in the evening if you want to stay. ”

"What's the matter?" the old man wondered.

"Little girl, you have paid all the money, you are like this, the deposit will not be refunded. Besides, the farmhouses around here are all closed, and we are the only ones left, and you won't have this land after this village. The old lady suddenly straightened her face and looked at Qiao Ming gloomily.

Qiao Ming looked at the old lady's blue-gray face, and was suddenly so frightened that he couldn't speak, "···"

"And your cat, although it is dark and unlucky, it is good to keep it in the yard. If you go to another house, you will be kicked out. ”

Qiao Ming turned his head stiffly, only to see Gou Rixin squinting at himself with cat eyes, opening his mouth to show his fangs.

"Uncle, I..."

"If you don't forget it, the money will be returned to you. The old man took out the money in the drawer and put it on the counter, but suddenly a gust of evil wind blew the two red tickets back. The old man let out a "huh", picked up the money and handed it to Qiao Ming.

"Big... Uncle, I live. Qiao Ming trembled and cried.

The old man coughed a few times and looked at Qiao Ming suspiciously, unable to understand what she meant. And at this moment, Qiao Ming was already in a state of dissipation, and his legs were weak and he was about to kneel. I saw that the old lady was beating the old man's back, and at the same time looking at herself with pity, where did she still have the courage to ask for money, her life was almost gone.

"Have you eaten?" asked the uncle again.

"Don't eat, don't eat. Qiao Ming hurriedly shook his head.

"Oh, my old man's dumplings are delicious, and the taste is guaranteed to be unforgettable for the rest of your life. The old lady laughed.

"Uncle, I'll eat. ”

"Tsk, you little girl, whether you eat or not, how do you talk upside down. ”

"Eat. ”

"Dinner starts at half past five in the evening. Cabbage and pork stuffed dumplings, okay?"

“···” Qiao Ming's mind exploded, and the words "human meat dumplings" swirled above his head, lingering.

"Anything else?"

"No, no, no. Qiao Ming cried and hurriedly shook his head.

"Oh, that's right, little girl, you play outside for a while, watch your cat, don't fight with rhubarb. The two old men walked into the kitchen.

Qiao Ming walked out of the threshold in prostration, and when he saw Gou Rixin running over, his mouth was deflated and he fell to the ground in an instant, crying out of breath and almost wanting to pull over, "Holy shit, I... What the am I. ”

Gou Rixin sneered and gloated.

The sound of "Dangdangdang" chopping board came from the kitchen, and it smashed on Qiao Ming's nerves, and his heart was pounding. After trying to stand up a few times, she used her hands and feet together, and crawled towards the gate with a desperate face. An old lady suddenly shouted behind her, "Little girl, don't go, let's make dumplings together later." ”

At four o'clock in the afternoon, three people gathered around the table and silently began to make dumplings.

"Well," the old lady took a deep breath and complimented, "This dumpling filling is full of color, flavor and taste, little girl, you have a mouthful." ”

Qiao Ming didn't dare to come out, and his hand holding the dumpling filling trembled, for fear of accidentally digging out a human finger. Gou Rixin squatted beside her, "meow meow" hooked her up the mountain. Now she has a wolf in front and a tiger in the back, and God is not willing to give herself a way to live.

"Jingle bell-" The mobile phone rang suddenly, and Qiao Ming was so frightened that half of the dumpling in his hand fell to the ground. The old man picked up the mobile phone on the table, pointed his finger, and a big face instantly appeared on the screen.

"Grandpa!" the immature child's voice cried out sweetly.

"Ouch, it's Feifei. The old lady was excited.

"Hey, Feifei," the old man closed his mouth happily for a moment, "Have you eaten?"

"You didn't eat it, Dad, Grandpa called you. The child on the other end of the phone shouted loudly, and a thin middle-aged man walked over and said hello to the phone, "Dad, why are you eating so early?"

"Well, there's a tenant who makes dumplings, and last time you were in a hurry, you didn't have time to eat dumplings. ”

"Well, you and my mom have been okay lately, are you still coughing? If you don't have any guests, come back. ”

"It's okay, your mom and I are fine. The old man choked up suddenly.

"Why are you still crying, what's wrong Dad," the middle-aged man picked up his phone and looked anxious, "It's okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just that I haven't seen my grandson for a long time," the old man hurriedly avoided the camera and wiped his tears, "Feifei, I've come to see grandpa during the winter vacation, okay?"

"Well, my mother said that she would take me to Sanya during the winter vacation, and I went to see my grandfather after I went to Sanya. The little boy said with a grin.

"I'm going to Sanya, good, Sanya is a good place. ”

"Grandpa, where's my grandma?"

"Your grandmother, she said she had a headache, so she went back to the house and went to bed first. The old man subconsciously glanced at the second floor.

"Mom has a headache again," a middle-aged woman's voice came, "let her buy less of those health products, it's a poisonous medicine." Eating well, sleeping well and exercising more is the right thing to do. ”

"I know," the old man began to cry silently again, "I don't eat anymore." ”

"Grandpa, is Grandma asleep?" the little boy's voice suddenly softened.

"Well, she's asleep. ”

"Then let's talk quietly and don't wake grandma. ”

"Well, let's not argue with her. ”

"Grandpa, are you crying? ”

"No, no, grandpa will greet the guests first, and I'll talk to you next time, okay?"