In the thick of the night, a narrow path leads to the end in the distance. The crescent moon is like a hook, casting a cold light down, illuminating the black mandala blooming in the corner of the wall, and the slender petals are like the palm of the hand praying to the sky, moving without wind, indescribably bewitching and weird.

She tightened her coat, looked at the road in front of her with black petals, hesitated, and still stepped forward.

The alley was crooked and deep, and after a few bends she lost her way, and she retreated in her heart, and anyone who encountered such a strange place in the middle of the night would be involuntarily afraid.

Alas, she shouldn't have coveted shortcuts. Just as she was about to return along the road, her gaze touched a few meters away, at the end of the alley, where a strangely shaped hut appeared.

Somehow, the white light coming from inside made people feel safe, and they couldn't help but want to get closer.

When she came to her senses, she found herself in front of the door of the hut, the oval glass door entwined with wire wires, and it was impossible to see anything inside from the outside.

Jingxiang was napping on the old rattan chair when she heard a knock on the door.

She was refreshed and sleepy, and responded, "Please come in." ”

The door was pushed open, revealing the face of a young girl, in her early twenties.

"Hello, my name is Tranquility. I seem to be lost and want to come over and ask how to get there. The girl came into the room, a little restrained, but in a polite tone.

Kagami stood up from her wicker chair and glanced at her, "There's no other path leading to the outside unless you go back, but once you leave here, you'll never have a chance to set foot on this trail again." ”

Tranquility looked up strangely, and when her gaze stayed on the other party's face, she couldn't help but be stunned.

The woman in front of her was only twenty years old, her long hair was as black as ink, and two strands of hair hung down from her ears to reveal a bit of graceful beauty, which complemented the classical temperament exuded by her whole body.

"Since you are destined to meet, you might as well take a look at things here with me, and you will always find one that suits you." Jingxiang bent her lips, revealing two small pointed tiger teeth, showing a bit of playfulness.

"Is this ・・・・・・ a store?" Tranquility frowned, how could anyone open a shop in such a secluded place? She looked back at the store's furnishings, and her heart was touched.

The shop is small, the size of a classroom, with a counter on the right side of the doorway and rows of shelves on the left, but they don't fit in well. Carved vintage rosewood, crystal glass, and even a whole piece of beautiful jade, these things alone are worth a lot of money and are hard to find in the world.

However, what is stunningly impressive is that at first glance it is a narrow shop, but there is no end to the sight, as if you have fallen into an infinite space.

Strange, so weird. Tranquility lowered her head and was secretly surprised, thinking that this store was open in the middle of the night, and suddenly felt that her body was full of mystery, and she was afraid with a little expectation. Maybe this adventure in the middle of the night will help her.

"Girl, the people who can find my store at this point are all destined people," Jingxiang said and walked around to her, walked into the shelves with small steps, and smiled back at her, "I can guarantee that there is definitely something for you here to help you get out of the current predicament." ”

Tranquility was startled and looked up suddenly, "Do you ・・・・・・ you know my thoughts?" ”

Jingxiang shrugged, leaned on a crystal shelf and said, "If you are human, you will definitely have troubles." Although my things here can't directly help you solve difficulties, in your words, it's equivalent to a plug-in! ”

Although her words were not explicit, Jing Jing couldn't help but feel excited, this girl must not be an ordinary person, this shop must also be a magical place, they were sent by God to help her, it was really good.

"I, I want to be pretty, okay?" She clenched her fists and raised her bright eyes to look at each other expectantly.

She just graduated from college this year, has a boyfriend who has been dating for three years, the two have a good relationship, and they will get married after they are ready to work steadily, but her boyfriend's mother is a face control, and after knowing that her son has a girlfriend, she strongly opposed them being together, the reason is because she is not beautiful, which affects the genes of offspring. In the eyes of the lover, her boyfriend didn't think there was a problem with her appearance, and more importantly, he liked her simplicity and kindness, but no matter how hard her feelings were, she couldn't stand the parents praising in her ears all day long, "Our family conditions are good, why don't you find a more beautiful one, look at her appearance, what if the child born in the future is so ugly?" ”

Her boyfriend's persistence and patience began to waver in the nagging day by day, and his attitude towards her gradually became cold, until her boyfriend's mother released a sentence, "This family, as long as there is one day when I am here, she will never be allowed to enter the door!" After that, she and her boyfriend had a big quarrel over a trivial matter, and almost broke up, just like tonight, she worked overtime until this point and he didn't even make a phone call.

Jingxiang listened to her story quietly, and then fell on her face, in fact, she is not ugly, but her facial features are very plain, there is nothing brilliant, and the combination can barely be regarded as eye-catching.

She thought for a while, turned around and came to a rosewood shelf, took out a black wooden box from the top and opened it, "Buddhism has clouds, 'there is a heart without a phase, and the heart is born with the heart; There is no heart, and the heart is extinguished'. I don't know if you've ever heard of the allusion that comes from the heart? ”

"Huh?" Serenity glanced at the box in her hand, waiting for her to continue.

"It is said that Pei Du in the Tang Dynasty was poor when he was young. One day, I happened to meet Master Nhat Hing on the road. After the master looked at Pei Du's face, he found that the longitudinal lines at the corners of Pei Du's mouth extended to the entrance, and he was afraid that he would starve to death, so he advised Pei Du to work hard to cultivate goodness. Pei Du followed the teachings, and in the future, he met a Zen master, and the master saw that Pei Du's eyes were clear, and his face changed completely, and told him that he would definitely be able to become the prime minister in the future. According to the master's intentions, Pei Du's face has such different changes and differences before and after because he constantly cultivates good, breaks evil, cultivates his heart, and turns with his heart. ”

"Actually, what I want to tell you is that kindness will become beautiful when it comes from the heart." Kagami said, handing the wooden box in her hand to her.

I saw a transparent mask as thin as a cicada's wings lying quietly, without any decoration or pattern on it, flat like a curved piece of rice paper. She reached out and stroked it, the tentacles were cold, without a trace of impurities like a fine crystal stone, but it was purer than it.

"What is this?" She suppressed the surprise that welled up in her heart and asked softly.

"I call it the Heart," Kagamika took back the box and closed the lid, "As long as you can keep your heart, it will make you more and more beautiful, but once you lose your heart, you will pay a terrible price for it." You must know that everything in the world has contradictions, good and evil go hand in hand, and good and evil depend on each other. ”

Tranquility hesitated for a second, then nodded firmly and said, "I will definitely keep my heart, please sell it to me, I am willing to pay as much as I want." This was obviously an incredible thing, but for some reason, she believed very much what the girl in front of her said.

"There's no money traded here, I can give it to you if you want it, but you have to exchange it for something," Kagami lowered her eyelashes, her white fingers brushing the slight vicissitudes of life on the wooden box.

"What's that?"

"Your memory. Don't worry, it's just a memory, and I'll take it after you're dead. ”

"Okay." She nodded in agreement, it's just a memory, and it's after death, so she can't care so much. Now she just wants to be pretty and solve the current embarrassing situation.

Kagamika smiled and handed her the wooden box, "Remember, you only have twenty-four hours to regret it, once you regret the transaction, I will come and take it back if you silently say 'cancel the transaction' three times in your heart." ”

"I won't regret it."

"Many people used to say this," Jingxiang undeniably hooked her lips and pointed to the box, "take out the heart and wear it on your face, if your heart is pure enough at the moment, then it will play a role and make you more and more beautiful." ”

"It's as simple as that?"

"A lot of things aren't as complicated as they seem."

Tranquility hugged the wooden box and walked back along the black mandala path, as soon as she stepped out of the alley, she heard a slight grinding sound behind her, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide when she looked back, it turned out that the road had disappeared, only a high dilapidated wall remained, how could it be, she had just come out of it・・・・・・

Tranquility returned to the rented small room with trepidation, and after she hurriedly washed up, she couldn't wait to open the wooden box, and the transparent mask inside shone brightly in the light, like a living thing.

She picked it up and looked at it carefully, full of doubts, what happened to her just now, why did she involuntarily believe what the girl said? Those words are obviously unscientific.

Heart-to-heart? You can become beautiful when you wear it, and it sounds so mysterious・・・・・・

But she can't care so much, and she didn't spend money on it, even if the girl deceived her, she didn't have anything to lose. But if what she said was true, then her life would be different.

Thinking of this, Tranquility simply ripped off the mask on her face and put it on directly.

The mask seemed to have a suction force, and she felt her facial features being pulled in, but it was not painful, but there was a cold and cold comfort, and then she felt something melt into her face, rushing in every capillary, her cheeks began to heat up, and her head became groggy.

Before Tranquility passed out, she was thinking that the girl really didn't lie to her・・・・・・