The crisp sound of high heels echoes through the stinking alley.

The moss-covered adobe walls are mottled, and the sewage seeping from the cracks in the corners of the walls collects into thin lines, and weeds grow haphazardly near the sewage.

The dim light in the windows of the old buildings on both sides was dying, like the twilight of the sunset.

Dusk light and shadow cast on the walls.

In the gap between the wall tiles, a transparent tentacle-like outline looms, extending and growing, and the floaters are directly stuck on the tentacles, and then gradually penetrate into the inside of the tentacles to be digested and decomposed.

The sound of high heels is getting closer...

With a short but rapid exclamation, the residential buildings on both sides were alarmed.

Behind the shabby curtains hide a peeping gaze.

Then came the sound of the windows closing and locking.

I don't know who called the police. Twenty minutes later, the horn of the police car sounded from far and near.

Flickering red headlights stain the alley blood-red.

......

"According to Chaofan News Agency, at 12:24 p.m. on May 4, a demon was found in the third section of Queming Road, Shanggu District, and a single woman who returned from the night was unfortunately killed, and now the demon has been captured by the police, and the Security Department reminds the general public not to go out at night and return late, and avoid passing through remote areas alone, so as not to encounter demons ......"

The TV presenter expertly announces the press release.

Ren Wu sat at the dining table, his head buried, gulping down the rice in the bowl, and a pair of eyes staring intently at the TV were exposed above the edge of the bowl.

"Bird Singing Road, it's not very far from us. The virtuous lady in her thirties sitting on Ren Wu's left sighed, "Xiao Wu, come back early after school in the evening, there have been more and more demons recently, this is the fourth one near our house this month, you usually don't go to those small alleys, demons like to appear in those unclean places." ”

Ren Wu nodded perfunctorily, swallowed the last bit of rice in the bowl into his mouth, grabbed his schoolbag and ran towards the door.

"Hey, do you hear me, come back early after school in the evening, and you didn't wipe your mouth. ”

"Got it, that's long-winded. Ren Wu waved his hand and rode his bicycle to school.

My name is Ren Wu, and I am a sophomore student at Qinghe Middle School in Shanggu District, Guangming City, and I am 17 years old this year.

He loves to learn swordsmanship and also likes martial arts.

Most of my peers in the class have similar hobbies to me.

In this world where demons live all around us, people's pursuit of power is beyond imagination.

This makes the status of the transcendent very special.

Ride a bicycle through the shopping street.

The streets are full of people,

There is a jam of cars on the highway and the irritable honking of buses.

Dudu –

Toot –

"Store decoration, the lowest 6% off the whole site, the lowest 6% off the whole site clearance processing, don't miss it when you pass by. ”

"As the saying goes, the gold and silver awards are not as good as the praise of customers, and the gold and silver cups are not as good as the reputation of customers.

"Papapa...... Several ponytailed ladies in black T-shirts stood in front of the store and clapped their hands, shouting: "Twenty percent off, twenty percent off." ”

On the side of the sidewalk on the side of the road, there was a whole row of breakfast carts, the front of which was crowded with people.

Some people with school bags or briefcases gathered in a circle.

A steaming breakfast fogs up and stained your glasses white.

Everyone was in a hurry. Everyone is like a train on the light rail, endlessly hovering on the track line.

"Morning, Brother Wu. Ren Wu, who was standing in front of the traffic light and waiting for the green light, sank his shoulders, turned his head and almost wiped the tip of his nose against a greasy big round face.

Ren Long, Ren Wu's tablemate. He has a solid family background and loves to play games. The most important thing is that he is Ren Wu's distant cousin, the kind that I don't know how many generations have passed.

Nothing but money.

Ren Fatman's chubby big hand slapped on the back seat of Ren Wu's bicycle and smiled obscenely: "Cousin give me a ride." ”

Ren Wu looked at Ren Fatzi's weight approaching two hundred and five, and shook his head silently.

"Wow, Brother Wu, you're not interesting enough, if I crush your bike, I'll pay you a new, Fit's latest, Blue V Air Riding Series. Ren Fat patted his chest, and the fat on his face and chest trembled again.

Ren Wu shook his head funny, "I'm not worried about money, I'm worried about the car, this is my grandfather's birthday gift to me." ”

"Oh......" Ren Fat Man showed a trace of regret on his face, but he quickly put this regret behind him.

He knew the significance of Grandpa Ren Wu's birthday gift to Ren Wu, and he still wanted to call Grandpa Ren Wu a big grandfather.

"Why didn't your dad drive you today. Ren Wu remembered that his father used to drive him to school, and asked suspiciously.

"My dad went to the heavy steel area last night to inspect what business, and you know that my mother's health has always been bad, so don't bother her. Ren Long smiled.

"You need to exercise your body, otherwise you won't be able to run if you accidentally encounter a demon one day. Ren Wu reminded.

Ren Long is not short, he is 1.9 meters, which makes him look like a small mountain of meat at 290 pounds.

"What are you afraid of, as long as you don't go to those places, how can demons be so easy to meet, it's all just false rumors. Ren Long waved his hand generously.

Since he met Ren Long, Ren Wu stopped riding, so he pushed his bicycle and went to school with Ren Long.

Anyway, it's not far from the school.

"Did you read the morning news? Ren Wu asked casually. "Something happened to the road again. ”

"Ah, something happened again. Ren Long was stunned for a moment, Queming Road is a nearby street, of course, the residential area there is relatively old, and there are many small alleys, both health and facilities have a history of twenty or thirty years.

"I've heard that part of Queming Road is going to be demolished. Ren Long said: "I heard that it is planned to be planned as an office building and a commercial street, and it should be much safer by then." And why are you worried about this, the Jade House where you live is also a high-end community, and it is built in accordance with the standard requirements, and it is difficult to give birth to demons. But Brother Wu, you usually pay attention, I don't want to see you on the news one day. ”

Ren Wu scolded with a smile, "You crow's mouth won't say anything nice." ”

"I don't care about you. ”

The two came to school talking and laughing.

The school gate is very magnificent, with security booths built on both sides, the gate is spacious, and the school bus slows down to enter the school.

When I came to the classroom, most of the students were already seated in the classroom.

At this time, the teacher has not yet arrived, and the classroom is full of homework, homework, copying, and hygiene.

"Brother Wu, lend me a look at the homework. Ren Long squeezed his eyebrows and stretched out his fat palm.

Ren Wu was used to it, and he also persuaded Ren Long to study hard and do his homework seriously at the beginning, but it had no effect, and then Ren Wu didn't bother to care. "Which subject do you want?"

"All yesterday's assignments. ”

“......”

"Bang!" a big hand slapped on the desk, and the middle-aged man with glasses and an expressionless face was not angry.

"Hand in your homework. ”

After a stir, Ren Long raised his head in despair and looked at the head teacher, his little eyes were full of lovelessness.

Why did the old class come so early today, didn't the old class come after eight o'clock, why did it arrive at seven forty today.

Picking up the homework, the middle-aged man couldn't see the joy and anger in his eyes, and put the homework behind his back.

"Ren Long, Ren Wu, you two come to the office with me. ”

Ren Wu sighed, this dead fat man, you have been miserable.

was warned by the head teacher Lao Xiao, and then stood outside the classroom for a lesson.

It was an unlucky day for Ren Wu.

At dusk, the unlucky day finally ended under Ren Wu's expectations.

The school bell rings.

Ren Wu picked up his schoolbag and declined Ren Fat's invitation to go to the Internet café. After class, Ren Wu still has activities, the daily swordsmanship practice of the swordsmanship club.

There are swordsmanship practice classes every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and weekend.

Of course, this is a club course, and whether to participate in the course is entirely voluntary, and you only need to pay 200 yuan per semester club fee.

The venue of the Sword Club is approved by the school, in fact, the Martial Arts Club, the Sword Club, the Magic Club, and the Mystery Club all have venues, and they are also the most popular clubs.

Of course, Ren Wu didn't look down on the Magic Society and the Mystery Society.

It's not that he thinks these things are nonsense, there are also strong people who focus on this aspect among those famous transcendents.

But those things are too far away from them, Ren Wu also audited the courses of the Magic Society and the Mystery Society and participated in the activities of these two clubs when he was a freshman in high school, but in the end he found out that it was just a group of high school students entertaining themselves.

Buy some dead rats and bats, then sprinkle some metal powder on them and set them on fire.

Ren Wu recognized this as a cold firework, a bluffing trick.

Or sometimes some underground pirated videos about the transcendentals.

Ren Wu was not interested in these things.

He has resources for these videos, not to mention the old driver Ren Long.

He prefers the things that really make him stronger, the things that he can clearly feel and see.

So Ren Wu joined the Sword Society.

Almost every class of the Sword Club will not be missed.

After more than a year of exercise, Ren Wu's body is stronger than his peers.

Bang, bang, bang.

The wooden sword in Ren Wu's hand landed accurately on the iron sheet around the puppet's neck, and the wooden sword made a sound of breaking through the air.

The muscles of the waist, shoulders, and wrists are like taut clockwork, making full use of all the muscles that can be used in the process of slashing.

The numb shock force made the hilt of the sword, which was wrapped in strips of cloth, almost fall off his hand, and the sweat was as dense as rain.

The long hair on his temples and between his eyebrows was twisted into strands and stuck to his forehead.

"Whew. ”

Ren Wuchang exhaled, his vest was already soaked and clinging to his chest, his chest rising and falling.

1,000 standard horizontal slashes and 1,000 standard oblique slashes are all completed.

A thousand reps here refers to a thousand reps when the posture is completely standard.

You have to give it your all, every time.

The hilt of the wooden sword was already soaked with sweat.

Ren Wu silently wiped the hilt of his sword with a piece of paper.

Putting the wooden sword back in the storage room, Ren Wu went to the bathroom to take a pleasant warm bath.

Letting the water flow through his ears, collarbones, and chest, Ren Wu raised his neck and closed his eyes to hold his breath.

"Who!?" Ren Wu suddenly opened his eyes and looked to the left.

The white-tiled walls were smooth and clean, and there was nothing there.

Ren Wu's brows tightened and wrinkled into Sichuan characters.

Just now he felt a very uncomfortable feeling of being watched, which made him numb and sick.

The gaze came from the left, but on the left was a thick, impermeable wall with no windows or holes.

Is it a delusion?

The sound of the water echoed in Ren Wu's ears.

Ren Wu's face became embarrassed.

Could it be that I have encountered something unclean?

There are many types of demons, and there are thousands of strange ones, but the best way for ordinary people who do not have extraordinary abilities to encounter a demon is to run away from it and ignore it.

Many demons have a fixed area of activity, and as long as you leave this area, you can avoid the threat of demons.

"Smack. Someone who was scrubbing in the next bathroom heard Ren Wu drinking, and the soap slipped from his palm under the nervousness.

rolled on the ground four or five times, and then slowly rotated to Ren Wu's feet......

"How... What's wrong. A faint voice sounded from next door, "Brother, can you help me pick it up." ”

Ren Wu retracted his thoughts, and was about to bend down to pick up the soap, when he suddenly stopped halfway through, raised his head to look at the cubicle, and then stood up straight and kicked the soap, which slid past the bottom of the bezel in the cubicle.

Turning the faucet to turn it off, Ren Wu picked up the bath towel from the shelf on the side and walked out of the bathroom without looking back, leaving a string of wet footprints on the floor.

Whoa—

The sound of the water in the next bathroom was still there, and the white light shone on the baffle.

The soap on the floor was swirled in the corner by the water,

The cramped cubicle was empty.