When she woke up, Rose felt a burning pain in her throat, her head was dizzy, and her nose was not breathing. His stomach was surprisingly hungry and kept gurgling. When I got out of bed after getting dressed, I only felt that my legs and feet were weak, and I couldn't exert any strength. She thought she was cold.

The weather cleared, and the morning sun was warm, making her back sweat. After basking in the sun for a while, my nose finally breathed.

Suddenly, the door behind him was pushed open: "Good morning." ”

She turned her head and saw Xiao Tian walking in, still holding a cup of hot tea in her hand, and smiled: "Morning." ”

Xiao Tian's eyes flashed: "What's wrong?" Didn't sleep well? ”

"No, I seem to have a cold." Weakly taking the water from his hand, he turned his head out the window and looked out the rolling mountains.

"I'll take a look......" Xiao Tian frowned slightly, reached out and tested the temperature on the rose's forehead, "It's okay, it's not hot, did you sleep at night without closing the window?" ”

She replied casually: "Close ......"

After a moment of hesitation, Rose vaguely remembered that she hadn't closed the window, but this morning......

Rose shook her head, no longer thinking about last night's incident, thinking that it was still important to come here to investigate, so she asked, "Xiao Tian, do you know that the former owner of this mountain villa was poisoned and died?" ”

"I know. And I also know about the artist who died in the house not long ago. Xiao Tian said slowly.

"Do you know the artist?" Rose asked.

Xiao Tian looked up and stared at the painting on the ceiling, a little distracted, "I don't know, but I know him." It's not that he needs money, he won't paint like this. ”

Rose felt that he was saying what was in his heart, but some comfort was hypocritical to say. So she changed the subject: "I'm going to the snack bar to buy something to eat, accompany me?" ”

He lowered his head and smiled: "I want to paint, you go and come back quickly." ”

Rose walked out of the villa, there was a small restaurant on the side of the road not far away, the owner was looking down to rummage through the dried potatoes in the bamboo plaque, and when he heard Rose enter the door, he didn't even raise his head or say hello.

Rose found a bench and sat down: "Boss, cook a bowl of noodles for me." ”

Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper stood still and did not move, and his eyes became more and more cold: "The small shop does not do the business of the dead, the food is expensive, and it is too wasteful to feed the dead." ”

Dead person? Rose's anger suddenly jumped up, but she was not familiar with the place and did not need to look for trouble, so she immediately got up and walked out. If nothing else, just rush at the shopkeeper for this bad service attitude, this hateful act of insulting customers, and never come here again.

When I got out of the store, my stomach was rumbling again, and there was a naughty kitten scratching in my stomach. I can't stand it if I don't eat something, so let's go back to the villa and find something to eat first.

Just as he was about to take a step, a voice floated above his head: "Miss Rose." ”

Then something landed lightly on her head.

Rose was stunned, touched the thing and took a look, and found that it was a melon seed. The anger I received from the shopkeeper just now suddenly came up again, and I couldn't help but raise my head angrily and scolded in my voice: "Who is where?" Come out for this girl! ”

I saw a man in an ink-colored robe lazily leaning on the stone lion at the gate at the door at the door at the door not far away, smiling and looking at the roses with interest.

I have to say that this man is really beautiful, like a fairy when he is quiet, and he is so sacred that he cannot be desecrated. Once you laugh, you are like a beautiful demon, especially those eyes, which look blue, but there is a faint golden light under the eyes, deep and charming, and you can hook people's souls into it. Enchantment, a kind of enchantment that only belongs to men.

"Who are you?" Rose felt that this beautiful man's personality was so bad that she didn't think anything about him.

"Oh, don't say it, you really have some of the former style of the witch rose in this life. It's much more glamorous than that little ordinary. He said with a hippie smile on his face.

Rose was a little annoyed, couldn't help but raise the bell on her wrist, and said in a cold voice: "Where did the prodigal son dare to talk nonsense to this girl, I think you don't want to live anymore!" ”

"Hmmm! This ruthlessness misses her too! The man smiled again, and then threw a cloth bag casually.

Rose Eyes quickly grabbed it in her hand, and found that it was a bag of big white steamed buns, which were hot to the touch, and at a glance, she knew that they had just been baked this morning.

"I'll send you." The man continued to snort the melon seeds slowly.

"Thanks, no." Rose endured hunger and put the steamed bun on the ground beside her, how dare you eat the food given by strangers! Walk towards the villa.

After walking a long way, the man behind him was still shouting at the top of his voice: "My name is Feng Jiu, I have been living here for the past few days, and I have time to come to me." ”

The ghost came to you, and Rose scolded secretly, smacking her lips at the same time.

The steamed buns are so fragrant.

Back at the villa, Rose was slightly stunned.

Xiao Tian sat on the steps at the door, tilted his head, and looked at the cucumber field outside the fence seriously, looking thoughtful. Feeling Rose's gaze, he turned his head and stood up on the steps, patting his clothes: "Back?" ”

"Wait a minute." Rose winked at him, and sped to the cucumber field, burrowing into the mess of cucumber bushes.

I don't know whose land it is, and no one cleans up the mess. The ground was overgrown with weeds, and the bamboo poles with cucumber vines were inserted crookedly. There are green and yellow cucumbers hanging everywhere on the ground and in the middle of the bamboo poles, probably because they are not fertilized, and the cucumbers grow small.

Rose picked a few verdant cucumbers, galloped back to the villa, picked out a large one and handed it to him.

"Don't be afraid of being caught......" He took the cucumber in Rose's hand, brought it to his nose and sniffed deeply, closed his eyes intoxicated, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, "The fresh taste that I have missed for a long time." ”

People who learn to paint occasionally can't stand it, and Rose, a vulgar person, picked up a cucumber and rubbed it on his body, and clicked a mouthful: "It's so sweet." ”

He opened his eyes and looked at Rose with a serious expression: "Are you hungry?" ”

Nodding unabashedly: "Quite hungry." ”

The tips of his eyes curled slightly: "I'll cook for you." ”

Xiao Tian was busy in the kitchen for a while, and brought out two delicate side dishes. Stir-fried bacon with garlic sprouts, pork ears with red pepper.

"It's so fragrant...... "Hungry Rose swallowed.

The alluring taste desperately drilled into the nose, and the rose drooled so much that it drooled. Seeing that he was still busy boiling soup, Rose picked up his chopsticks and quickly headed towards the bacon clip.

At that moment, a pitch-black hand reached out from under the table, rushed to my chopsticks, grabbed the piece of hot bacon that I had seen, and quickly retracted it.

Rose was stunned, jumped up from the bench and took a few steps back: "Xiao Tian, Xiao Tian ......"

"What's wrong?" He rushed out with a spoon.

Rose grabbed his arm and pointed to the dining table: "A black hand stretched out from under the table, secretly eating meat." ”

"Under the table?" Xiao Tian bent down and looked, "Nothing?" ”

The table was empty and unobstructed, so you didn't have to bend down to see it clearly.

There was still a cold sweat on Rose's head: "I really had a hand just now." ”

Xiao Tian smiled softly: "Hungry and confused, eat." ”

Maybe it's a delusion after being hungry......

"Sit." Xiao Tian pulled out a stool for Rose and put it in front of her.

A warm feeling surged in my heart.

Picking up the chopsticks and about to eat, Xiao Tian suddenly magically took out a bunch of white roses from behind him and held them under the eyes of the roses.

Rose was stunned for a moment before she reacted, and took the bouquet of roses in a daze. The petals are white and flawless, and the green leaves still have crystal water droplets, but there is no fragrance.

It is rare to see a rose without fragrance, holding it in your hand, and not knowing what to say for a while.

"Can Rose ask you a question?" He looked up and asked softly.

She smiled, "You ask." ”

Those brown eyes looked at her without blinking, and the shadow of the white rose in her hand was reflected in the eyes, so clean that it was undisguised.

"Our marriage contract, does it still count?" He said solemnly.

"Xiao Tian, it's all about children talking and playing." Rose said with a smile.

His lips were slightly white, and after a long time, he whispered, "What about now?" ”

Turning his face sideways to avoid his gaze: "Now, of course it can't be counted." But if it hadn't happened this time, I wouldn't have looked for you, and you wouldn't have looked for me. ”

Silence, silence, boundless silence......

"Yes," he chuckled softly, "but we can start over, can't we?" Then he laughed happily, stood up and moved the stool across the table to Rose next to her and sat down next to her, picked up chopsticks and pinched the pig ears for her: "Eat, eat." ”

The awkward atmosphere vanished suddenly because of his smile, and Rose breathed a sigh of relief, put the white rose aside, picked up the golden pig ears and stuffed them into her mouth.

I chewed it twice and almost didn't throw it up.

Xiao Tian beside him ate with relish: "My craftsmanship is not bad, right?" ”

Rose didn't answer, clenched her fists and chewed slowly, in case she couldn't bear to vomit.

I don't know how he fried it, the pig ears that should have been crispy and tender were soft and chewy, like a ball of toilet paper without fiber. And there is no salt smell, and it is faintly sour, like the unique sour smell produced by the meat after a long time.

"Doesn't it taste good?" Seeing the abnormality of the rose, Xiao Tian asked strangely.

Rose nodded, gritted her teeth and swallowed the pig ears, and asked, "Did you use vinegar as soy sauce when you fried the pig ears?" ”

He frowned, picked up a piece of pig ear and put it in his mouth, chewed slowly and swallowed it suspiciously: "It's delicious, try it again?" ”

"No, you can eat the pig ears yourself." Despised his cooking skills in her heart, Rose reached for the plate of bacon with her chopsticks.

I picked up the meat and put it in my mouth before chewing it, and my stomach turned upside down.

This is bacon, which is clearly a piece of hard moldy wood. Not to mention, it was full of cold green mold stench, like the smell of a damp room that had been closed for a long time when it suddenly opened.

Is Xiao Tian from the dark culinary world?

To suppress the urge to vomit, Rose spat the bacon to the ground and pressed down on her temples.

He looked at the rose, picked up a piece of bacon and put it in his mouth. Although he didn't say anything, judging from the puzzled look he looked at Rose, he was very satisfied with his food, so he didn't understand why Rose found it unpalatable.

Forget it, don't eat vegetables. Rose plucked up her courage and scooped up a spoonful of cucumber soup and tasted it carefully, breathing out a sigh of relief. It's normal to have three kinds of cucumber soup just now, it seems that stealing cucumbers just now is really a wise decision, just eat cucumber soup and soak rice.

"Rose, eating soup and rice is not good for the stomach."

Seeing that she scooped up a lot of soup for rice, Xiao Tian frowned.

Rose hehe: "I have a cold, and I like to eat soup and water." After speaking, he took a bite of food.

After taking a bite, I suddenly felt a creepy feeling.

Is this rice or flour......

As soon as the rice grains reach the mouth, they turn into powder, and there is a strong musty smell......

was struggling with his stomach tossing and turning, and the person next to him put down his chopsticks and looked thoughtfully at the food in front of him: "Isn't the rice delicious?" Sorry, I don't know how to make you happy, I've tried my best. ”

Rose was stunned for a moment, hurriedly took a few more mouthfuls of rice and chewed it, stretched her neck and swallowed it vigorously, and then explained to him with tears in her eyes: "I don't mean anything else, it's really not delicious, don't think about it?" ”

Hearing this, he was a little embarrassed, and he put down his chopsticks and was about to get up: "Is it unpalatable?" Then I'll do something else for you. ”

Hurriedly grabbed him: "Cucumber soup is good, I just want to lose weight, eat it just right, don't grab it with me." ”

"That's good," he sat down, smiling sheepishly, "I'm sorry, I thought too much." ”

Suddenly, a pair of chopsticks that did not belong to Xiao Tian or Rose stretched out tremblingly from the opposite side. I took a piece of bacon and put it back tremblingly.

Rose was stunned and jerked her head up along the chopsticks. A dark shadow flashed across the side, leaving nothing but an empty white wall.

Are you dazzled again?

Just as he was about to say to Xiao Tian, who was immersed in eating beside him, a burping-like voice sounded not far away, very short, fleeting, but very clear: "Forehead ......"

Rose quickly turned her head and looked to the side.

The side was still empty, but the kitchen door was shaking gently for some reason.

She stood up and cautiously walked towards the kitchen door.

"Rose?" Xiao Tian asked puzzled.

Hold out a finger to him: "Shhh......h

"Man, who?"

Rose didn't answer, but walked to the kitchen door and looked inside, and saw that there was no dark shadow at all. couldn't help but sigh of relief, and said while looking back: "It's okay, dazzled......"

Halfway through the words, my heart beat faster, and cold sweat oozed from my back.

"Rose?" Xiao Tian twisted his head and screamed softly, his beautiful and clear eyes looked at me without blinking, and his eyes were as bright as rubies.

Rose's teeth trembled several times before she said, "Xiao Tian, do your eyes hurt?" ”

"Eyes?" He slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again. The puzzled expression was still the same, and the brown eyes were as clear as water, "It doesn't hurt." ”

Rose rubbed her eyes, and looked at Xiao Tian's face carefully, there was nothing abnormal at all, but the uneasiness in her heart was growing wildly.

Suddenly, without warning, the hiccup sound sounded again, speeding over the head of the rose, tearing the silence of the room with a terrible tear: "Forehead ......"

Rose looked up and saw that there was still nothing on the ceiling.

"Xiao Tian, did you hear that?" Rose turned her head and asked Xiao Tian.

"Hear what?" He smiled slightly, "Rose, don't scare yourself. ”

As if intent on refuting him, the voice sounded again, this time from the direction where he was sitting, and it was unusually clear: "Uh......"

Rose was so anxious that she stomped her foot: "Did you hear it, that's the voice." ”

He bowed his head and said nothing.

Seeing him like this, a thought flashed through Rose's mind: "Can you hear me, don't you?" You're deliberately pretending not to hear, aren't you? ”

He still lowered his head, his brows furrowed slightly: "I didn't hear it, I didn't hear it." ”

"Forehead ......" another hiccup sounded, slowly swirling over the back of Rose's head.

"Shut up." He suddenly scolded in a low voice, raised his hand and threw the chopsticks in his hand against the wall. The pale yellow stick slammed against the wall, bounced into the center of the room with a thud, and spun in circles on the floor.

"Xiao Tian, you ......" Rose was startled and called him tentatively.

Before he could finish speaking, his heart shrank suddenly. At some point, there was one more person in the house. The man squatted under the dining table, holding a small piece of bacon in both hands and nibbling it carefully, putting the piece of bacon as a precious delicacy. He was massive, and his broad back barely exceeded the reach of the table. The black robe was stained with yellow mud, and the hair was oily and knotted into strands, like a bird's nest.

Suddenly, it was as if I felt something. He turned his head and looked straight at Rose with a pair of white eyes without black pupils, and let out a suppressed voice in his throat: "Forehead ......"

Rose took a step back, then rushed over, picked up Xiao Tian, who was sitting at the table, and ran out, in a hurry.

"Rose, what's wrong?" Xiao Tian behind him asked. The voice was very soft, as gentle as a spring breeze in March.

He was not answered, nor was he questioned.

Although Rose knew that he was lying, and said she hadn't heard the strange noise, it was the most important thing to leave the dining room at this moment.

Rushing into the hall in a few steps, he quickly ran to the door, grabbed the doorknob and didn't push it, and his stomach throbbed.

"Ahh Rose couldn't help but scream and held on to the door.

Probably seeing her face change abruptly, Xiao Tian was a little flustered, and patted her back helplessly: "Uncomfortable? ”

Rose was about to answer, when the pain suddenly became more intense. Fang Xiang grabbed her stomach with a hand and twisted it vigorously, and a column of bitter liquid like ink spurted out of her throat and flowed to the ground with a thud.

"Rose ......" Xiao Tian was anxious, "Does it hurt?" ”

Not only was he panicked, but Rose herself was almost out of her body, and the liquid that came out of her stomach was really the color of ink, with a strong sour and rancid smell, and the cucumber slices she had just eaten could be vaguely seen in it.

"What to do? I'll pour you water. ”

"Vomit ......"

He was answered by a mouthful of ink-like liquid, and then one mouthful after another......

It wasn't until I vomited that there was nothing left in my stomach that the stomach pain was relieved slightly. But the head was about to crack and throb, the body was soft and had no strength, the hands and feet were so heavy that she couldn't lift them, and Rose was almost fainting.

Xiao Tian carried the half-dead rose into his room and put it on the bed, and ran to pour water to rinse her mouth.

"Sleep, you're very sick." Xiao Tian said.

Where can Rose sleep now, "No, don't you think something is wrong with this house?" ”

He sighed and put a cold hand on her forehead: "Rose, you're sick, sleep for a while." ”

A cool breath penetrated from the center of her eyebrows, instantly drowning out the pain and making her eyelids fight uncontrollably.

He whispered, "Sleep, I'll go find you something to eat." ”

The eyelids finally closed completely.

This sleep was extremely restless, and the dream was dark. Rose stood in the middle of the darkness, the wind on her right freezing and the wind on her left scorching. She kept spinning in circles like a headless fly, trying to find a suitable spot. But no matter how she turned, the wind on the right was still cold, and the wind on the left was still hot, and finally she couldn't stand it anymore, and struggled to raise her eyelids under the torment of ice and fire.

But the nightmare continued, and his body was immobilized as if it were filled with lead.

When she woke up from her nightmare again, there was nothing on her body that was not sweating, and there was still an empty blackness outside the window. The burning in her stomach was like an inexplicable, unbearable hunger pang, which made Rose crave food frantically, and made her grit her teeth, roll out of bed, and walk towards the kitchen with vain steps.

The kitchen door was open with a palm-sized slit, and a pale yellow pillar of light spilled out of the door, quiet and peaceful. Through the crack in the door, Xiao Tian can be seen holding a soup spoon to make soup.

Rose leaned against the wall and walked over, and was about to push the door, when her scalp suddenly went numb, and her hand froze in mid-air.

On the cutting board in Xiao Tian's hand, a few earthworms and a few white and tender insects were writhing violently, as well as a few live insects of other species. After a while, Xiao Tian put down the soup spoon and picked up the knife, caught a black pitch beetle that wanted to escape, and chopped the beetle into thin mud with a knife in his hand. Then he grabbed other insects in turn and chopped them into a thin mud. Finally, he shoveled up the pile of worm mud with a kitchen knife and threw it into the soup pot that was turning over and over.

The expression in his eyes during the whole process was extremely quiet, as usual, as if what he had chopped just now was not insects, but beef and mutton or something. She watched as he served a bowl of black-oiled insect soup and walked towards the door. Immediately ran out of the dining room and hid in the next room.

"Rose, I boiled you a bowl of cold medicine...... Rose? ”

Seeing that he found that Rose was not in the house, Rose who was hiding behind the door almost rushed out with her legs, and the sour feeling blocked her throat.

She didn't know what she had done wrong, and her former friend wanted to do this to her.

There are too many questions to think about, she only knows that this matter must be related to Xiao Tian, and she must leave here.

Stepping on the soft ground and rushing to the door, Xiao Tian had already found her trace.

"Rose, don't go."

Rose ignored him, ran out without looking back, and as he rushed out of the gate, he suddenly raised his voice and begged, "Please, Rose!" ”

couldn't help but stop and turn his head, and through the dim starlight, he saw his dark red figure standing at the door of the villa in a daze, and the feeling of standing alone, the tip of his heart suddenly softened. Just as he was about to question him, his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of the bowl in his hand, and anger surged into his heart, and he gritted his teeth and walked in the direction of the village. (To be continued.) )