Chapter 11: The Mist
Li Ting was holding a few books in her arms, which were textbooks for today's class and some self-funded materials and exercise books, which were the foundation of her foothold in the 15th Middle School, and the fundamental reason why her name would be at the top of the list every time the exam was released.
Li Ting doesn't have any friends at school, maybe this is the so-called master loneliness. After each evening self-study, she will always continue to stay in the classroom for an hour, she is one of the few students in the school who is not in Wuyang, and the people in the cafeteria and bathhouse are basically over for an hour, and returning to the dormitory at that time will always make everything much easier for her.
Day after day, coupled with the approaching college entrance examination, Li Ting's time has become more and more tense, and the time to stay in the classroom is getting longer and longer, and today is unexpectedly until more than nine o'clock in the evening to lock the classroom door and leave, wearing the school uniform, she felt the temperature of the winter night, a little shivering.
After locking the teacher's door, Li Ting felt a little weird. After turning back step by step, she found that there was nothing else behind her except the rumors. Although she had doubts in her heart, she still decided to go to the cafeteria quickly, make a bowl of hot noodle soup that warmed her body, and then hurry back to the dormitory to soak her feet and sleep comfortably.
As soon as she walked to the corridor, the corridor without lights made her take out the small flashlight she had been carrying, although the light was not bright, but the problem of walking at night was not too big.
After walking a few steps, she heard a not-so-obvious footstep behind her, which made Li Ting stop.
After Li Ting stopped, the footsteps behind her also stopped, Li Ting couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in her heart, she swallowed her saliva, hugged the stack of books in her arms tightly, the cold hit, made her shiver unconsciously, and after secretly cheering up in her heart, Li Ting turned on the flashlight again and walked downstairs, but her pace was obviously quickened a lot.
I didn't dare to stop all the way, I came directly from the top floor to the teaching building, after looking at the dim street lights in the campus playground, Li Ting was a lot more relieved, and glanced at the road to the cafeteria, although the road was not long, but there was a section of the street lights that were obviously damaged and in disrepair, and the darkness made her a little afraid to take that step, she nodded to herself, and seemed to have made up her mind, and did not eat any noodle soup to warm her body, and turned around and went towards the dormitory building.
"Li Ting. ”
Before she could take two steps, a voice behind her stopped her, Li Ting stiffened, and slowly turned around, but saw a man standing at the door of the corridor on the first floor of the teaching building, not too tall, and a little thin.
Li Ting relaxed her vigilance when she looked at him, and through the dim light, Li Ting stood in place and beckoned, "Lu Qing, why are you?"
The man who was called by name walked out of the teaching building, walked all the way to Li Ting's body and stood still, he was not too tall, but he was also about half a head taller than Li Ting, looking at her through the dim light, Lu Qing's old face was red for no reason.
Lu Qing is Li Ting's classmate, one is the first in the school and the other is the second in the school, so it seems to be a match made in heaven, Lu Qing likes Li Ting, this is a secret, only he knows the secret, the winter vacation is coming soon, he wants to show this heart.
Lu Qing and Li Ting are fellow villagers, they are both from a small township not far from Wuyang City, they are eager to change their fate by studying in average family conditions, fortunately they have done it, and the top two in the school are covered by the two of them, which is also a beautiful thing.
Lu Qing was a little nervous, his face didn't know whether it was frozen or nervous, looking red, he kept rubbing his hands in front of him, and he didn't even dare to look at Li Ting, he had just turned seventeen years old.
"What's the matter?"
Li Ting asked.
Lu Qing didn't dare to speak, which made Li Ting, who was very anxious, a little uncomfortable, but having someone to accompany her made her feel a lot more at ease, and she was not going to go to the cafeteria before, she suddenly became interested again, she patted Lu Qing's shoulder and said with a smile: "Let's go to the cafeteria together!" ”
Lu Qing did not refuse, and the two walked side by side towards the cafeteria.
There was no speech all the way, and after eating supper, the two of them warmed up a lot, and on the way back to the dormitory building, Lu Qing seemed to have made up his mind, he walked forward quickly, stood in front of Li Ting, licked his lips, and said, "Can you accompany me to take a walk on the basketball?" ”
Li Ting looked at Lu Qing, nodded with a smile, and did not refuse, when Lu Qing said this, she did feel some bloating.
Walking on the empty playground, there will always be a strange feeling, just like Li Ting now, although she often goes to the dormitory at this time and walks alone in school, but she has never felt like this today, ambiguity always breeds in such inadvertent circumstances.
Lu Qing kept his face red, and he didn't know if it was freezing or how, when he walked side by side, he kept looking down at his shoes, step by step, which was very interesting.
Li Ting looked at Lu Qing beside her and said curiously, "Didn't you have something to say to me?"
Lu Qing was excited, buried his head lower, and said hesitantly: "Yes, the college entrance examination will be next year, what are your plans after the college entrance examination is over?"
Li Ting smiled and said: "I want to go to the south, I have been living in the north, the life in the south is like a fairy tale for me, I can only live in memory, so I want to go and see, they all say that the south is warm, unlike our side, which is cold in winter." ”
Lu Qing seemed to have a goal, and his eyes were resolute.
"The two of us have similar grades, and we are also fellow countrymen, or we will study together in college, let's go to the south to see the scenery together. Lu Qing plucked up his courage.
Li Ting suddenly smiled like a flower, and Lu Qing, who was watching, stood in place.
"Okay, I'll tell you when the time comes!"
Chen Lishan and Bai Ginseng silently followed behind Lu Qing and Li Ting, the same side by side, walking slowly in the playground with the same movements.
Chen Lishan followed behind the two of them, and the more she walked, the more she didn't understand, she tried her best to let Lu Yan help go back here to see the truth, but judging from the current situation, it seems that she can't see the final ending.
Waiting for Lu Qing and Li Ting to swing around the basketball court twice, the clock of the bell tower pointed to ten, the two parted ways at the door of the student dormitory, Lu Qing expressed his heart and was naturally in a good mood, and Li Ting was also in a good mood, walking and humming songs, and jumped into the dormitory building.
After the two of them disappeared from view, Lu Yan, who had not been with Chen Lishan all the way, didn't know where to come out again, standing in front of Chen Lishan and Bai Ginseng, still with that very unhappy expression, and said coldly: "It's almost time." ”
As soon as she heard this, Chen Lishan became anxious, she frowned and looked at the lights lit up layer by layer in the corridor of the dormitory building, pulled Bai Ginseng's arm and shook it, and said, "Can't you wait? It is estimated that there will be half an hour to know who the murderer is? Obviously, Sister Li Ting returned to the dormitory building at that time, why did there still have an accident?"
Bai Ginseng glanced at Lu Yan and found that Lu Yan's face was very bad, even a little pale, he was silent for a moment, patted Chen Lishan's shoulder, smiled gently, and said: "This matter is actually a bit eyebrow-raising, much better than the previous confusion, at least now I can find a person who was present at the time." The time for backtracking is set, even if he is a ghost or a demon, I can't change it, go back!"
Chen Lishan was reminded by Bai Ginseng to notice Lu Yan's changes, she was suddenly a little embarrassed, went around the back of her head, nodded slightly, and said, "Okay, then go back!"
Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Chen Lishan say this, his hands stood in front of him again, and he made an obscure handprint, and his mouth once again vibrated with words.
The red formation that had spread from Lu Yan as the center before was recovered from the outside to the inside after Lu Yan's spell was cast again, and Bai Shen looked at Chen Lishan and smiled, hugged Chen Lishan again, jumped over, and in Chen Lishan's scream, the two disappeared into this empty courtyard.
After the sound of the wind disappeared again, Chen Lishan's left eye opened slightly to look at the surrounding situation before she hurriedly jumped off Bai Ginseng and tidied up her clothes.
Bai Shen leaned on the railing, watched Lu Yan slowly recycle the formation before he spoke: "This is a unique method of the underworld, in order to find those ghosts who do not want to return to the underworld, and use the way of backtracking to find their traces, but this method is also a partial door, only special underworld ghosts can use it, Lu Yan is in charge of this part of Wuyang City, and only he can use it, it is very draining, it is estimated that you will not see him in the next few days." ”
Chen Lishan suddenly felt a little sorry, she looked at Bai Ginseng, looked at Lu Yan, and suddenly noticed, she raised her head and smiled, there was a deep meaning in her eyes, which made Bai Ginseng swallow her saliva involuntarily.
"Uncle Bai, starting tomorrow, you boil a bowl of soup for Brother Lu every day, raise him well, count him in mine. ”
Bai Ginseng was not happy, stretched out his hand and flicked Chen Lishan's forehead, and scolded with a smile: "Your tone of begging is not right, call me uncle, when he arrives, he is the eldest brother, and the seniority is different, besides, count it on you, I will raise you and give you money!"
Chen Lishan covered her head pitifully, and after being told by Bai Ginseng, she had nothing to say, so she had to admit it. Bai Ginseng waved his hand at Lu Yan below, called twice, and the smile on his face was even worse, and Lu Yan was furious when he saw it.
Bai Ginseng opened his mouth, but no sound came out, but Lu Yan, who was closing the formation, trembled, his hands trembled slightly, turned around and skimmed Bai Ginseng, and unceremoniously stretched out his left hand and compared a big middle finger.