Section 14 The wind is sluggish and the water is cold
When Luo Xiang returned home that night, the whole house had been completely renovated. It seems that Xiaobai spent a whole day cleaning all the rooms on the upper and lower floors of this house. Now she is sitting on the sofa, pinching Fang Xiaoling's legs with squinting eyes with a comfortable expression on her face, she looks like a new daughter-in-law who is trying her best to please her mother-in-law, and she is very attentive.
Luo Xiang threw his schoolbag on the sofa, and he just nodded lightly to the greeting of the two girls.
To be honest, he was a little surprised by the situation in front of him, but it was actually reasonable.
When Luo Xiang went out in the morning, he asked Xiaobai to go to Fang Xiaoling to discuss, which was not prevaricating. In fact, after Xiaobai fainted drunk last night, Luo Xiang and Fang Xiaoling had a brief conversation and reached a consensus on "something".
At that time, Xiaobai was already unconscious. The tears on her face were not dry, and she hugged Fang Xiaoling tightly, pressing her down on the couch and not getting out. Fang Xiaoling struggled under her for a long time, and finally stretched out his hand to Luo Xiang weakly:
"Hey, hey...... Luo Xiang, help! This woman is dead!"
Luo Xiang sat on the single sofa opposite the coffee table, he hugged his arms tightly, and his eyes shot at the blue-black night sky outside the window. Winter nights are always starless and moonless, yesterday and today. He sat in a heated room, his body as cold as if he had been exposed to snow and ice.
Fang Xiaoling shouted at him twice, but he didn't answer. After a long time, he turned his head and met Fang Xiaoling's gaze, who had fallen silent.
They didn't speak for a while, the atmosphere was extremely quiet, only Xiaobai occasionally muttered in his dreams and burped, which made Fang Xiaoling frown depressedly.
Luo Xiang suddenly asked a strange question:
"Am I important to you?"
"Huh?"
"Since yesterday, you've been talking about family, competition, bullying and stuff...... I hadn't really thought about it before, but now that I think about it, it's actually easy to figure it out. You should be from a family of spellmasters, the family is very large, and you have many brothers and sisters. But, for some reason, maybe it's because you're not good at learning, or maybe it's because you're not talented in the first place. In short, although you have learned the spirit spell to summon ghouls, you have never succeeded once, so you are always at the bottom of the annual competition of your clan, and you are always bullied by others. So you ran away from home in a fit of anger and came to the tomb mountain of Lanling City to practice spiritual spells......"
His voice was flat, neither mocking nor sympathetic.
Fang Xiaoling listened to him tell his story, and he didn't have any special reaction. She sighed in resignation, and found as comfortable a position as possible in Xiaobai's arms.
"You're 90% right. ”
"That's 10% ......"
"I'm not at the bottom of the competition, but without ghouls, I'm not qualified to participate in the competition at all!" Fang Xiaoling muttered angrily.
"That's not the point at all!" Luo Xiang frowned, "I'm down to business, don't make any jokes." Don't you notice that the atmosphere in this section has become serious?"
"Woo......"
"All in all, I'm the first ghoul you've successfully summoned in your life, and in your eyes, I can speak, and I don't honestly obey orders, and I have so many advantages, in your words, 'rare species'. ”
"Are you really sure you're talking about 'merits'?"
Luo Xiang ignored her and continued: "It's like a person who has never passed an exam in his life, but suddenly ranked first in the class in the college entrance examination. No matter how others question it, they want to hold on to this glory tightly and are unwilling to let go. That's how I exist for you. For you, who are always bullied by others, I am a proof of your strength and a unique treasure for you. That's why I said I was going to die, and you tried your best to stop me, and when Xiaobai said that I wanted to die, you immediately became hostile to her. Because it's your own treasure, you can't lose it, you can't let others take it away - that's what you really think, right?"
Fang Xiaoling flattened his mouth, and he didn't know whether to agree or deny. She stared blankly at the white ceiling above, and after a long time said:
"I see...... Looks like you've made up your mind, right?"
"Hmm. ”
Luo Xiang nodded solemnly.
"Sure enough, I still have to die. ”
Fang Xiaoling bit his lower lip tightly, and after a long time, he said in a pretended relaxed tone:
"Hmph, I knew that you guy was the type interested in mature women at first glance. Such a beautiful young lady came to the door and begged you in a low voice, you will definitely not be able to hold it. Don't say it's you, even a girl of mine will be thrilled when she sees it. If such a young lady is sent to the beast road, it will be really a tyrannical thing. ”
"Don't arrange other people's preferences casually......" Luo Xiang shook his head helplessly, "There are also reasons for that." In this matter, you are just unintentional, and there is no mistake at all. I'm innocent too. But the most pitiful thing is that this little white lady was implicated by us for no reason. It would be too cruel to ruin her future because of this. I don't care about it in comparison, I was going to die anyway, and now I'm just back on track, and there's nothing to sympathize with. It's just a little bit too bad for you......"
"I, you're not here!" Fang Xiaoling's voice was a little sharp, "I don't care! Even without you, with my ingenuity, it's just an extra year! You young mother-in-law! But you, is it really okay? You just heard it, after reincarnation, there is glory and wealth or something, that's all a lie!"
"I didn't think about these things before I died last time, it was just to remove the additional awards, and there was nothing to be sorry for. ”
"There is a possibility that you will become a beast in the next life!"
"If you become a kitten and a dog, and someone to feed and shelter, it would be pretty good!"
Fang Xiaoling pursed his lips: "You are optimistic. ”
"How can an optimistic person commit suicide?" Luo Xiang shook his head, "It's just that it's a knife to stretch out and shrink my head anyway, so I'll learn to learn and have fun in hard work." ”
The two were speechless for a moment, and the atmosphere was uncomfortably cold. Luo Xiang thought for a while, and then said:
"Having said that, yesterday I was an ordinary senior in high school, and today I came with any spiritual spells, reincarnations, and ghosts. I became a corpse, and there was a spell master and a ghost in my house, and now I didn't have the slightest sense of disobedience. The receptivity of people is really incredible. But think about it, I know my body best, and I saw your skills in the cemetery yesterday, plus I went to the 'Senluo Mansion' in person, although I don't want to believe it, but I can't find any other explanation. ”
He stood up and walked to Fang Xiaoling's side.
"It's only been a day, but I'm still very grateful to you. It's a bit of a hassle, but it's a fun experience. And...... Although I was always noisy when I came to talk to you this day, I thought, you are actually a very gentle girl, right?"
The last sentence made Fang Xiaoling's eyes widen, and her bulging cheeks were quickly dyed with a layer of peach-this girl was actually shy?
"You, you, you, you—how can you say such a numb word!" she seemed to want to scream, but her voice became extremely thin, "And aren't you also very gentle......?
"Okay, okay, okay, blow each other, that's the end of it. Luo Xiang shrugged his shoulders and said softly, "So, tell me...... There's no way to kill ghouls, right?"
Fang Xiaoling hesitated.
“…… Hard. ”
"But there's still a chance to try?"
Luo Xiang stared at Fang Xiaoling's eyes. Under his gaze, Fang Xiaoling nodded slightly.
"Yay. Luo Xiang pondered, "Let's not talk about it today." Tomorrow, when Miss Xiaobai wakes up, we will discuss it together. You can sleep with her tonight, I still have to finish my homework...... Ah, what a trouble. ”
Fang Xiaoling blinked his eyes in confusion: "Still doing your homework, you're going to die for the second time, are you still in the mood to do your homework?"
"Yesterday, I cut my wrists and thought I was going to die, but I still 'survived' and was criticized by the teacher. Luo Xiang said helplessly, "Since you said that it is difficult, it is not sure that you are sure, right? I don't need to rest anyway, so it's okay to stay up all night. Sleep well and good night. ”
“…… Good night. ”
Fang Xiaoling watched the back of this strange man walk out of the living room. She continued to stare at the ceiling for a moment, then suddenly laughed at herself and closed her eyes.