Chapter 34: The Dream Tapir

"What are you thinking?" Qin Chuyi, who was driving, turned his head and glanced at me sitting in the passenger seat, and asked quite gently.

It was already dark when I left Bianqi Town, and Pingyang Lake, not far away, had become a quiet waterhole at this time, and I always felt that some mysterious monster would poke its head out of it. The road surface is very dry, and it seems that only the town of Biqi has experienced heavy rain. Feng Yi's family insisted on staying with us overnight, unable to resist their enthusiasm, so we had dinner at his house, and it was already ** when we went on the road.

I was like wilted spinach in the rain, covered with Qin Chuyi's coat, curled up in the passenger seat. I couldn't sleep no matter how I could, so I just kept my eyes open, staring blankly at the dark shadows of the trees that were constantly moving backwards outside the window, and emptied myself.

"Ahh ”

"Ha, that's a good answer." He looked forward with an approving expression, as if he felt the same way, "But no matter what, the problem will be solved after all." Look at Qi Yue, don't you give birth to a big fat son safely! I said you, in fact, you can learn from others, get married and have children early, how great. ”

Unconsciously, the originally philosophical question was bent by him all of a sudden. The answer was also self-deprecating, so I stopped talking and concentrated on my daze.

The back and forth conversation woke up Qin Sanyou, who was napping in the back seat. It's really hard for him to run around at a young age.

"Hey, the little couple had a good chat!" He rubbed his eyes and sat up. Sure enough, a family is a family.

The reason why Feng Yi insisted on delivering Qi Yue at home was because the hospital he believed in before let his wife, who was a nurse, die in the delivery room. Since then, he has studied obstetrics and gynecology hard, obtained his own medical license, and made up his mind to deliver his own child. I don't know how many people in the world can change their beliefs and insist on listening to their hearts.

"Grandpa Qin, what kind of person is my grandfather in your impression?" I suddenly wanted to ask this question very much.

Hearing this, he suddenly came to his senses, took out the kettle from the cup holder and drank a large sip of water, as if there was an endless stomach of stories waiting for me. "Your grandfather, Xu Qingrang, that was the model of our village at that time."

"When I was studying, I was a model student, when I grew up, I was a model doctor, and when I got married, I was a model husband. Others who have the thaumaturgy of the dream master will more or less make small moves for their own selfishness, but he is good, even the dream master is a model dream master! ”

This is indeed my grandfather, a meticulous and hard-working good doctor.

"His life has been smooth sailing, until he found out that he inherited the bloodline of the dream master surnamed Ying." Qin Sanyou said slowly, as if his old friend was sitting in front of him.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked.

"You also feel it now, as a dream master, not only do you have a unique thaumaturgy, but you also have to take on more responsibilities. Your grandfather is naturally no worse than you, whether it is a lonely ghost or an old, weak, sick or disabled, as long as you ask him for help, and for a valid reason, he has solved the problem perfectly. However, he also happened to encounter the biggest problem since the Xu family inherited it. ”

My heart tightened, as if I had touched the tip of a huge iceberg, and the huge and hidden mountain below was slowly surging. "What's the problem?" I asked cautiously.

"Idiosyncratic question, you may not understand when I say that. I won't talk about it if there are outsiders, you and Xiaoyi will always be together in the future, it's okay for him to listen," Qin Sanyou straightened up, as if he was about to announce something big, "I also begged your grandfather for a long time before he sued me." ”

"It is said that a long time ago, a young dreamer of the Xu family was entrusted to help the eldest lady of a family drive away nightmares. When he went, he thought it was just a small problem, driving away dreams. It wasn't until he arrived at the house that he realized that it was impossible to solve the problem. ”

"It's a demonized demon beast that has completely lost its control. As soon as the young lady sleeps, the demon beast will wake up and use the young lady's body to do evil. Although the demon beast is just a beast stream, its ability is extremely strong, as long as it opens its mouth, it can devour any living creature in the world. Whether it is a demon or a warlock from all sides, there is nothing to do with it, and the creatures within a radius of hundreds of miles have fled from their original homes because of this demon beast, and the local area has become unplanted. The dream master of the Xu family can be said to be a very rare all-round champion for generations, that is to say, as long as it is about the thaumaturgy of dream control, he can use it freely. ”

"Like your grandfather, he had a loving heart. Since his next job is also a fateful catastrophe, he has not escaped. After thousands and hundreds of rounds, the two sides could only fight to a draw, and since the other party possessed the body of the young lady, it was obviously the demon beast that had the upper hand. Later, a local priest happened to be passing by, and after hearing about it, he ran over to help overnight. It just so happened that the Dream Master and the Demon Beast in the Great War had already fought to a fever pitch, and the Demon Beast was about to take the Dream Master's head. ”

"I never thought that this Fang Shi was also a strange person, and immediately helped the Dream Master resist the attack of the demon beast and saved his life. But the two of them couldn't defeat the demon beast together, and in the end, they used a forbidden technique. ”

"What forbidden technique?" I was completely absorbed in the story and hurried to ask.

"All together." Speaking of this, Qin Sanyou's throat was a little dry, and he took a sip of water to moisten it, "At the request of the dream master, Fang Shi sealed the demon beast in his own blood, and used his life span as a sacrifice to end this protracted and vicious battle. Naturally, the young dreamer died with the blood of the monster sealed, and the alchemist left the place after the war was over, disappearing forever. ”

The story is like a fantasy novel to me, thrilling but far, far away from my life, as if it has nothing to do with the previous question. Qin Sanyou seemed to see my confusion, and then said:

"This is the end of the matter, and it's not over yet. After the death of the young dreamer, the next generation of dreamers was quickly born. Strangely, a nightmarish genetic disease erupted. From the clan relatives to the servants, the Xu family has had people die of blood diseases one after another, and the symptoms are similar to what is now called hemophilia, but not exactly the same. Needle-sized bleeding spots begin on the body, which spread to all corners and bleed over the course of a few days until death. ”

"There is no cure for this terrible disease, like a wild horse on the loose, and soon more than half of the population of the Xu family disappeared as a result. Many people say that it was the demon beast that caused the curse of the Xu family, which caused today's incident to happen. However, what everyone is most worried about is whether the dream master's bloodline will be cut off because of this. Fortunately, after several twists and turns, the bloodline was still passed down, and the momentum of the strange disease was gradually weakened until it disappeared, and this history that almost wiped out the family was also regarded as the supreme secret of the family and kept silent. However, the curse remains, and years later, a new patient appears, just when your grandfather was a doctor. ”

"What!?" I exclaimed.

"It can be regarded as a distant relative of yours, who has similar symptoms of blood disease, and asked someone to find your grandfather for treatment. At first, he thought it was just a simple illness, but no matter how much he used it, he couldn't stop the blood rushing out of his body. In the end, the distant relative died, and the body was secretly buried by the family hierarchy. Your grandfather discovered the family's secret and began his own research. ”

"After several years of unremitting efforts, he finally discovered the source of this disease, that is, the true body of the demonized demon beast." Speaking of this, Qin Sanyou stopped as if he was selling a pass.

"Grandpa, say it quickly!" Qin Chuyi, who was driving, stopped doing it and urged desperately.

"Hey, let grandpa drink saliva!" He said, taking out the kettle again, "Dream Eater! It's called a dream-eating tapir! This is a kind of youkai that feeds on people's dreams, but somehow mutated and has the ability to devour a qiē. He also discovered that the disease is not incurable, as long as the diseased body has the power to restrain the tapir, even if it wakes up, it will be controlled. ”

Xu Qingrang had been worried about the same patient again, but fortunately, nothing happened again until he drove west. It's not a happy ending, but it's a good ending. ”

After Qin Sanyou finished speaking, the silent atmosphere in the car lasted for a while, and only the cars speeding on the road were left, making a monster-like roar.

Dream Tapir ...... Dream Tapir ...... Does this genetic disease really exist?

"Be careful!!"

There was a sharp turn and I was almost thrown out of the car. The tires rubbed against the ground at high speed and made a sharp braking sound, only to feel that the car was almost detouring 360 degrees, completely losing control. Qin Sanyou, who was sitting in the back seat, slammed his head on the back of the car under the drive of inertia, only to hear a muffled sound of "bang", and the silence in the car once again returned to death.

The frightened Qin Chuyi held the steering wheel tightly with both hands, gasped for breath, and stopped the car crookedly on the side of the road, his forehead covered with cold sweat left by nervousness.

"Did you see that?" His eyes widened, and the word horror was written all over his face. "Do you see that black shadow? Right in the middle of the road! ”

I immediately opened the car door and looked around, but I couldn't see anything suspicious except for the dark trees and sporadic lights in the distance. Drive for another ten minutes and you'll be home. I checked the tires of the car and there were no problems. Just as I was about to go back to the co-pilot, I suddenly saw that there was no one in the back seat!

"The first day of junior high school! Your grandfather ......."

Qin Sanyou had lost consciousness under the impact and was lying on the ground in the back seat. The blood that flowed from the wound on the forehead spread all the way to the feet.

"Quick! Hurry to the hospital! I hurriedly ran to the driver's seat, dragged out Qin Chuyi, who was already stiff, put on my seat belt, stepped on the accelerator, and moved at full speed in the direction of the nearest hospital.

The whistling air outside the window made a ghostly shrill cry through the cracks in the windowglass. What happened just now was too sudden, and my mind was in chaos, and I kept circling Qin Sanyou's words.

Dream Tapir ...... Dream Tapir ......

You have a demon in your body......

Gu Huoniao's words suddenly popped out.

I have demons in my body, tapirs in my body!