28. Name
The Shadow Ghost dragged Wen Shan around the hospital lobby, and then asked Wen Shan to sit in the public chair in the lobby.
"Mom, you wait for me. The Shadow Ghost pressed Wen Shan's shoulder to make her sit down tightly, and smiled, "I'm going to talk to my friend." ”
"Friend?" Wen Shan looked at him inexplicably, "What friend?"
The shadow ghost then pointed to the mirror in the corner of the hall and said, "My friend lives in the mirror over there, and his soul is also in his custody, so I'll ask him if he wants to come back...... Rest assured, it won't be long before you're here waiting to pick up your daughter. ”
Wen Shan nodded hesitantly, and when she saw the shadow ghost turn around and want to leave, she reached out to grab the shadow ghost's claws. She still wanted to say something to the shadow ghost, but the shadow ghost had already turned around and ran towards the mirror over there, Wen Shan's fingers couldn't touch him, and she couldn't miss it, so she could only watch the back of the shadow ghost departing.
Is that the end of it?
At least...... At least say something goodbye.
Wen Shan looked at the child's back and thought melancholy.
I don't know if the shadow ghost sensed her thoughts, and halfway through the run, he suddenly turned around, he showed a big smile at Wen Shan, and waved his hand to Wen Shan, shouting, "Mom, goodbye!"
Hearing this, Wen Shan also subconsciously waved at him, but the shadow ghost quickly turned his back again. The shadow ghost is on top of Zhuo Qianqian's body, and the back should be very similar to her daughter, but for some reason, Wen Shan felt that the back was not her daughter's, but the shadow ghost's, and it was his back.
The Shadow Ghost walked over to the large, inconspicuous mirror and looked up at the figure reflected in the mirror.
If you only use the naked eye, ordinary people will never see He Qianjue's figure in the mirror.
It's just that the shadow ghost is not an ordinary person.
"I've been waiting for you here for a long time. He Qianjue opened his mouth lazily, standing leisurely inside the mirror, he was dressed in a green robe, black hair reached his waist, and his temperament was extraordinary.
The shadow ghost took a deep breath, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and his nervousness was also expressed in the cute pink color on the little girl's cheeks on the body he occupied.
From the time the shadow ghost was born, he knew that he was a monster and a monster. He also knew that there were other monsters in this world, with many types and abilities, and there were too many to count.
He didn't know why he knew so much from birth, maybe it was the talent of the youkai, maybe it was the mercy of God.
However, in today's era, in the end, it is still the home of human beings, and the number of monsters has been decreasing year by year, and now there are not a few at all, and the cultivators have almost completely disappeared, and the immortals and demons have been like they no longer exist hundreds of years ago. The past when people, gods and demons coexisted, a hundred flowers bloomed, and a hundred schools of thought contended, have completely sunk into the torrent of history and indulged in the ocean of time.
Therefore, being able to see a real monster in this small place made the shadow ghost nervous and scared at the same time.
Since ancient times, the absolute truth that the winner is king is pursued between monsters, as long as who is stronger, the powerful one can wantonly devour the little monster to replenish spiritual power or enhance cultivation.
The shadow ghost didn't know what strength He Qianjue had in front of him, he couldn't see it, he knew that he was just a little demon, so he said to He Qianjue slowly and slightly respectfully: "I'm sorry...... Keeping you waiting. ”
He Qianjue was holding Zhuo Qianqian's soul in her hand, Zhuo Qianqian was still awake at this time, she saw the shadow ghost outside through the mirror, she pulled He Qianjue's clothes with a surprised face, tilted her head and looked at He Qianjue, while pointing to the shadow ghost and said, "Uncle! Is that me? That's me!"
He Qianjue reached out and pressed the little girl's head, and gently ordered: "Be good, be quiet." ”
The little girl was very obedient, obediently closed her mouth, reached out to pull He Qianjue's clothes, and secretly stared at the "other self" outside.
The interaction between He Qianjue and Zhuo Qianqian made the shadow ghost a little surprised, and he felt that He Qianjue was not a difficult monster to get along with, and the shadow ghost was also relieved.
Then the shadow ghost looked at Zhuo Qianqian in the mirror, and subconsciously smiled at her, but when he smiled, Zhuo Qianqian seemed to be frightened by him, and shrank behind He Qianjue, still showing a small head, and secretly looked at the shadow ghost outside.
The shadow ghost didn't pay much attention to Zhuo Qianqian, and then he raised his head and looked at He Qianjue: "Sir, I came here to ask you a question. ”
"You ask. He Qianjue said.
"Did Zhuo Mingyu make any deal with you?" the shadow ghost said, "What conditions did he promise you? ”
He Qianjue didn't understand the idea of the shadow ghost, reached out and patted Zhuo Qianqian's little head beside her, and said, "To be precise, the person who made the deal with me was this kid." ”
This time, the shadow changer didn't understand He Qianjue's thoughts, frowned and glanced at Zhuo Qianqian, and then at He Qianjue: "You mean this little girl...... I made a deal with you, and you're willing to help her?"
"That's right. He Qianjue laughed.
The Shadow Ghost seemed to be genuinely incredulous, "What kind of deal did you make?"
He Qianjue said honestly: "She is willing to give me her favorite doll, and I will find a way to send her back to her parents." ”
The shadow ghost was even more incredible: "That's it...... It's as simple as that?"
"Is there anything more complicated?" He Qianjue continued to rub Zhuo Qianqian's head in his arms, Zhuo Qianqian was dizzy from his rubbing, patted He Qianjue's hand away, and muttered: "Uncle hates it! Don't touch Qianqian's head!"
The Shadow Ghost lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "No...... In that case, please release her soul, I am willing to leave this body and return it to her. ”
The shadow ghost cooperated like this, and He Qianjue couldn't ask for it, but He Qianjue wouldn't let the shadow ghost go so lightly. Therefore, He Qianjue narrowed her eyes, hooked the corners of her mouth, and said to the shadow ghost: "It's not impossible to let her go, but what are you going to exchange for?"
When the shadow ghost heard this, he immediately became horrified: "But...... Didn't you say you'd help her get back to her parents? just let her go back to this shell......"
"Back to her parents...... It's not just a way to get her back into her shell. He Qianjue interrupted the shadow ghost to speak, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was even worse, it could almost be called a cruel smile, "I can also turn her parents into ghosts, so that she can also return to her parents, and the family of three will be reunited in the underworld, how good." ”
"You-" The shadow ghost was even more horrified in his heart, he couldn't see He Qianjue's strength, nor could he see what kind of monster He Qianjue was, let alone judge whether what He Qianjue said was true or false, full of jealousy of He Qianjue, the shadow ghost clenched his fists and looked at He Qianjue gloomily: "That...... What do you want, sir?"
"Why do you care so much?" He Qianjue didn't answer and asked, "That human couple, and this little girl, just care, you obviously already have your own body, what are you going to do when you go back, kill yourself?"
He Qianjue is very clear about the little monster like the shadow ghost: "Your little demon is a collection of resentment, with low spiritual power, and can only survive on the hatred of the dead, now the targets hated by the dead have died, their revenge has been avenged, and the resentment will gradually dissipate, once you leave this body, you will not live for seven days, even if you can attach to other objects, it will only stretch the seven days longer." ”
"To give up your body is to give up your life. He Qianjue said, "So why do you want to give up?"
The shadow ghost lowered his head and was silent for a long time before he answered He Qianjue slowly, but he said a strange answer, he said, "Because I have a name." ”
"Name?"
The Shadow Ghost said, "My mother gave me a name called 'Chilling Cicada'. ”
"Chilling cicada...... He Qianjue muttered, "It has the meaning of 'quiet' and the meaning of 'death', but it is indeed a good name for you." ”
"Please, sir, whatever I ask, I will grant it if I can do it. "Shadow Ghost...... No, "So, let Zhuo Qianqian's soul out." ”
"My request is simple, she goes out, you come in. Stay by my side and follow my orders until I say you can go, and you can go at any time. He Qianjue said, "This request is not difficult, right?"
The cicada also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said, "I thought you would want to eat me." ”
"You have too little spiritual power to devour it. He Qianjue said, "And I've never eaten a monster." ”
"Eh......" Han Cicada was also a little surprised, "Never?"
He Qianjue frowned: "The monsters are not delicious, some of the monsters look quite disgusting, and they have no appetite at all!
Han Cicada hesitated and said, "I thought that monsters were like this......"
"Then what are you like?" He Qianjue laughed.
"Me?" Chill looked at herself.
He Qianjue said: "If you become stronger, stronger than other monsters, will you choose to devour other monsters to strengthen yourself even more?"
The chilling cicada thought for a while, and said with some sadness: "If it was before...... Probably, but for now...... Now I don't want to be strong, I just want to ...... Become human. ”
If he were human, he would probably ...... You can have parents and loved ones, you can have friends and even lovers.
But if he was still a youkai, he felt that he might be alone forever.
How lonely it is to be alone forever.
"Become a human?" He Qianjue said with a smile: "It's really an interesting idea, but ...... I can understand your state of mind. ”
"Because I had the same idea. ”
He Qianjue picked up Zhuo Qianqian beside her, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch her tender and elastic face.
To be an ordinary human being, maybe the life is short, maybe the strength is weak, maybe you have to be upside down, and you are doomed to not get many things in this world, but at least ...... Have a life and a name that is truly your own.