Chapter 31: Ghost City
Brother Mengyao's chopsticks paused in mid-air, and he looked at the people around the table in front of him embarrassedly: "When did your relationship become so good." She fixed her gaze on the few people in full swing in front of her.
Taoyuan took the last bite and picked up the plate, and took the plate in front of her with her free hand: "Let's go." Brother Mengyao sighed and picked up Taoyuan's mobile phone on the table: "Taoyuan, meal card, I want rock sugar pear." She walked to the window, her eyes still resting on a few people who were eating with their heads down. Tao Yuan put down the plate, took out the meal card from her body with a hum, put her other hand on her shoulder casually, and glanced back at the Hailing people who were eating.
"You're still drinking ice and lukewarm." Brother Mengyao pinched the two bottles of rock candy Sydney pear in his hand and looked up at him.
He took the bottle of rock candy Sydney pear and walked out of the cafeteria directly by her waist.
Bing Ruijie also happened to go out of the cafeteria, and as soon as he went out, he bumped into two people, looked at the two with a smile and quipped: "It's been more than half a year, and the relationship is getting better and better, what about Yao Daoren?" ”
When it comes to Yao Daoren, Brother Meng Yao has to say that he really can't see people for three days: "I don't know, I don't know what he's busy with recently, anyway, I just haven't seen anyone." ”
"Speaking of which, thank you. After that incident, Xu Xu had a dream and said let me thank you, I haven't had time to meet this time, it's fate. I'm going to invite you to dinner in the evening. He patted the two of them on the shoulders and walked out of the cafeteria.
Taoyuan originally had a sense of resistance to all the men who came into contact with Brother Mengyao, except for his family and uncle, almost all of them in the other age ranges maintained a sense of hostility. For example, Bing Ruijie was talking to Brother Mengyao now, and he felt that someone was going to rob someone, so he hurriedly pulled Brother Mengyao forward.
was suddenly dragged down, Brother Mengyao couldn't steady his steps, and kept shouting behind him: "Tao, Taoyuan, you slow down." ”
After walking for about a few minutes, there was no one behind him, so he began to stop and pulled Brother Meng Yao over: "Bing Ruijie, I don't look like a good person, in the future, except for going to class, I won't have much contact with him, and I won't go to eat, even if I go, I or Yao Dao people must be present." ”
"Bing Ruijie is also my benefactor, so it's a bit embarrassing to say this."
"This is not an embarrassing question, I always feel that Bing Ruijie has some other thoughts about you, he has been married and has children, although he is younger than Yao Daoren, but I still think that compared to Bing Ruijie, I still look at Yao Daoren pleasing to the eye."
As soon as he finished speaking, Brother Mengyao laughed: "Taoyuan, are you a little too vigilant." Don't think too much, if I had to choose between you, Yao Dao and Bing Ruijie, I can only say that I want to take care of both you and Yao Daoren, and Bing Ruijie is a friend at most. Although yes, mine has a little more affection for Yao Daoren, but if I choose carefully, neither of you can be missing. ”
Taoyuan was relieved when she heard her words, and touched her head: "
Afternoon classes are often more difficult than morning classes, because after noon is a period of poverty. Many people want to sleep, but the nap time is only an hour and a half, so many people choose to sleep in the classroom. When Hailing returned to the classroom after eating, they saw Brother Mengyao and Taoyuan sitting at the table chatting. Brother Mengyao dragged Taoyuan's clothes and had a good time over there, Taoyuan was reading a book on the side, listening to her, whether a sentence came out or not, it was all on point. The book was also turning the pages, and Taoyuan was also replying to Brother Mengyao's words, and it didn't seem to be a little distracted.
"What time does your lunch break start?" As soon as Hailing came in, Brother Mengyao turned his head to look at him. Hailing paused for a moment and looked at his watch: "It's half past twelve, classes are at half past two, and there is still about two hours of lunch break." Brother Mengyao nodded: "The lunch break is longer than before." Go back to sleep. As he spoke, he stood up, just as Xue Huan and the others came in, and Taoyuan, who listened to Brother Mengyao when he stood up and was about to make a joke, asked, "Where to go for a lunch break, you didn't bring the futon here." ”
She blinked: "Open the room, sleep too much in the wilderness, I especially hope to have a bed for sleeping." She smiled and stood up and snatched the book from his hand: "Let's go." Reluctantly, he got up with her: "Summer vacation, there are many people going out, and the room may be gone." ”
"It's impossible, how can we not vacate a room, and we are not fat."
"Do you both have one room?" Xue Huan was stunned when she heard Brother Meng Yao say that a room was stunned. Hailing knew, pushed his glasses and walked to the table: "Not only live in one room, but also sleep in a bed." ”
Hua Mu and Li Xiaoke also sighed: "It's really fake, although it is rumored in the school that they are a couple, but Brother Mengyao said that they are not a couple, why do they still sleep in the same bed." ”
"The reason why they are a couple to the outside world is entirely because Brother Mengyao's reputation in school is not very good, so he just has to press it. The two of them just have a good relationship. ”
"No matter how good the relationship is, you can't sleep in the same bed, and young people nowadays are impulsive and scary." Xue Huan also sat down and looked outside.
Hailing closed the book and lay on the table: "Taoyuan's concentration is not ordinarily good, it's impossible to have an accident, don't worry." ”
As soon as she finished speaking, Hua Mu pursed her mouth: "The last time I went to the hotel, I saw her sleeping in the same room with the person named Yao Dao. At that time, Taoyuan did not share a room with her, but shared a room with us. He said it, but Hailing didn't think so, anyway, he knew all this.
Xue Huan sat on the stool on the side, and immediately said when he heard him say this: "Can I sleep with her one day?" As soon as he finished speaking, he attracted the disgusted eyes of several people: "You save it, how is it possible, Brother Mengyao, if you can sleep, I will call you dad." Hua Mu teased before he felt that something was wrong: "No, how can you think so, Brother Mengyao is very good, because of Gu Yuan's death, she is really moving us after being busy." ”
After that, another person came in by the door, and Shen Yufei's height of 1.8 meters was very conspicuous among these people. Coupled with his honest appearance, he immediately became the focus as soon as he came in.
Shen Yufei held the book in his hand and looked around the classroom, and he didn't see the person he wanted to see, so he raised his voice and asked, "Where did Brother Mengyao go?" ”
Hailing sat up suddenly when she heard Brother Mengyao's name: "I left just now, do you have something to do with her?" ”
"Well, I didn't see Dai Rui, so I asked her if she saw it." Then he asked, "Do you know where she went?" ”
"Hotel, I just left Taoyuan, and if I go now, I can catch up."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yufei turned around and left, leaving his back in a hurry.
Brother Mengyao and Taoyuan did not go far, and when they arrived at the location of the library, Shen Yufei caught up, holding the book in their hands and honestly blocking in front of the two of them: "Where did Dai Rui go?" ”
He didn't say anything, but asked where Dai Rui had gone. Brother Mengyao pretended to be stupid and said, "Dai Rui has been absent for the past two days, and I don't know, haven't you seen her?" ”
"No, I see it." He raised his head to look at Brother Mengyao and put down the arm that was blocking the way of Brother Mengyao and Taoyuan: "I saw it that day!" I saw Dai Rui coming out of the library management with blood on his body, and I also saw your panicked look from the window, and Taoyuan. Where the hell is Daree! ”
Brother Mengyao's originally relaxed expression fell: "So, do you come to ask me if I want someone?" ”
"Yes, you must know where Dai Rui is, I beg you to tell me where she is."
"I don't know, you go, she showed up when I stabbed her at school at night that day, but then disappeared, you can rest assured that she is fine." Saying that, he pulled Taoyuan and left in a hurry.
Shen Yufei didn't catch up, but looked at the backs of the two of them leaving for a while before leaving helplessly.
As soon as the two of them left the school gate, Brother Mengyao's mobile phone rang, if it wasn't for Taoyuan reminding her, she would probably still be stunned. took out his mobile phone and looked at the screen in a daze, only to find that it was actually Yao Daoren's phone.
"Where?" As soon as she clicked to answer, Yao Daoren's anxious voice rang out. She looked around: "At the school gate, how do you know to call me?" Is something wrong? ”
Yao Daoren snorted: "I found it." Nanhua is on the national highway, and Dai Rui is not lying, but Nanhua wants to protect these people in the cloudy year, but unfortunately there is something wrong in it. He went mad when he was cultivating, so for those who collected the lunar year, the lunar month, and the cloudy day, he would snatch their souls and use them to refine the vehicle to restore his state. To be precise, the original intention of just opening yes has changed, and Dai Rui doesn't know that Nanhua has gone mad before he will follow his orders. And there was just news on the road that Gu Yuan and Huang Chen might be in the ghost market. ”
She pinched the hand of her phone: "What did you say?" Ghost City? What is that place? Taoyuan also frowned when he heard it: "Every year three days before the ghost door opens, there will be ghost markets in various places where the yin qi is luxuriant, and the ghost market, as the name suggests, is a place where ghosts can buy and sell, and if ordinary people find this place and go in and are aware of the breath of people, they may not be able to get out for the rest of their lives." The ghost market is open for a limited time every year, opening at 11 o'clock in the evening and closing at 4 o'clock in the morning, during this time, many wandering ghosts will go to the ghost market to buy things, which is the same as the nature of us visiting the market. ”
Yao Daoren on the other end of the phone snorted: "There are still three days before the opening of the ghost market, which means that there are only six days before the Ghost Festival." I can't delay it any longer, starting tomorrow Brother Mengyao, you will stay with me, I will take you to the ghost market on the one hand to find Gu Yuan's soul, on the other hand, I want to find the old man, your physique will definitely change when Halloween comes, so this trip to the ghost market must go. ”
Brother Meng Yao opened his mouth and wanted to tell him about himself and Fang Tiantian, but as soon as he opened his mouth and closed it again: "Well, okay." After that, there was no sound on Yao Daoren's side, and Brother Mengyao listened, Taoyuan knew that Yao Daoren was talking privately, so he didn't go out of his way to explore, so they could only finish speaking.
It didn't take long to say that it was only three or four minutes, and Brother Meng Yao hung up the phone, his mood seemed to be much better, and he beckoned him to open the room.
The remaining two or three days passed like that, as usual, going to class, going home, sleeping, and often seeing my unborn brother scurrying around at home. Since the last time Brother Mengyao said that his unborn brother was there, there seemed to be a lot of toys suddenly in the house, so he visited various places in the house, and when he got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, he could see the toys moving.
Grandma Meng, they also discussed this issue, and came to the conclusion that the baby was playing with toys, but Brother Mengyao always jumped out and said that it was not the baby who was playing, it was those good brothers who were playing and she couldn't sleep because of the noise every night. For three days in a row, I stayed up almost all night. Yao Daoren had said before that she would let her go to him, but she didn't go because she cared about what Fang said one day before, and Yao Daoren also knew what she meant, so he didn't say anything when he called.
On the day the ghost market opened, she didn't go to school to make up classes, and Taoyuan didn't go either, so the two waited for Yao Daoren at home.
Grandma Meng looked at Brother Mengyao carrying a big bag, and knew in her heart, and after telling her to be careful, she sat on the sofa and chatted with Taoyuan. Cui Jiali also dreamed of Guoyun, and they all gathered in the living room to chat without a word, but no one asked where the two were going. About half an hour later, Yao Daoren came, he put back on his tattered Taoist robe, a body of wind and dust fairy bones, and when he saw Brother Meng Yao, he was in a trance for a moment before coming back to his senses: "Mr. Meng, Ms. Meng, Grandma Meng." ”
"Oh, Doren, why are you here?" Cui Jiali seemed to like Yao Daoren very much, and when she saw him coming, she had a smile on her face, and the corners of her eyebrows were also dyed with a smile: "Come to Meng Meng?" ”
Yao Daoren snorted: "No need, we'll leave right away." As he spoke, he took out a big red package from his body and handed it to Brother Meng Yao: "You take it, the time when the ghost market opens is eleven o'clock, and you have a ghost aura on you, so I don't worry about what happens after you go in, I will follow you." The news I got was that Gu Yuan and they were exiled, to be precise, Nanhua failed to catch their souls, and they went in while floating. Moreover, the location of this year's ghost market is in the wild forest, wait to go in, and if you see the soul of any of Gu Yuan and them, wrap it in a red cloth and bring it out at the end of the Halloween Festival. Another point must be very cautious, if you see anyone you know after entering, don't call them, it will be very difficult to alarm the ghost market manager to come out. After he finished speaking, he handed another package to Taoyuan: "You too, follow the girl all the way, I'm going to find an old friend." ”
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Brother Mengyao looked sad and snorted.
Cui Jiali's whole face turned pale when she heard the ghost market or something: "Daoren, what kind of ghost market is not a place where ghosts live, Meng Meng is so young, will there be anything wrong if he goes?" ”
"Don't worry, I'll follow Meng Meng, it'll be fine, at most I'll be back tomorrow, you guys have a good rest, just hear any sounds at home at night, don't go out." The windows are also closed, I have placed a ban in this house before, unless Brother Mengyao allows it, you can't enter, you are very safe here. It's about to be the time when the ghost door opens, there are a lot of wandering ghosts, you must be careful, especially if you are still pregnant, in case you hit something, it is a ghost fetus, you must be careful. "Yao Daoren has always spoken directly, and only those who understand and listen to it know the strictness of things.
Grandma Meng and Meng Guoyun stood up from the stool and immediately shook their heads: "It's okay, don't worry, you will take good care of it." Be careful, too. Meng Guoyun touched Brother Meng Yao's head worriedly: "Follow Daoren well, don't run around, you know?" ”
She snorted, "I know, so do you." ”
"Alright, let's go." Yao Daoren pulled Brother Mengyao over and took him out, and Taoyuan followed closely behind.
There is a wild forest on the border of the national highway, which is something that everyone knows about the national highway, and this place has been to many times, and the three of them quickly touched it. However, according to what was said before, the ghost market opened at eleven o'clock, and now it is only about ten o'clock, so they have to wait outside for an hour before they can enter.
It's also strange to say, as soon as Brother Mengyao entered the wild forest, he found that the atmosphere here had changed greatly, it used to be very depressing, but now that he has entered, there is no feeling of suppression, but there is a feeling of commotion, and a particularly lively feeling, which makes her can't help but be happy. Yao Daoren saw that the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, not relieved, but sad: "It's becoming more and more like a ghost, and I can feel the atmosphere of a ghost." He said lightly, and Taoyuan also heard it and smiled: "Isn't it good, anyway, she is the one who wants to enter this industry, getting closer and closer to them, won't she be able to do this business well in the future." ”
He glanced at him: "I hope she can get closer and closer to them, but the closer she gets to this body, the faster the body will be hollowed out, and for a long time, she won't be able to pass the age of seventeen, so I will let her worship me as a teacher." But she insisted on refusing, and I couldn't help it. ”
"Don't sue her, sooner or later one day will know the truth, worship you as a teacher, isn't it good now? What about keeping it up? She had always thought that she would live to be eighteen, and she was terrified every day, and if you told her that she might not be seventeen, maybe she would have shut herself up somewhere and waited for death by now. ”
Yao Daoren didn't reply to her, but sighed distressedly and touched her head: "What should I do to save her." Taoyuan didn't speak, because there was no way to save it.
Time flies quickly, and within an hour, from the original lively feeling to gradually become hot, the wild forest has been continuously entering since half past ten to go into all kinds of wandering spirits and wild ghosts, and there are really many ghosts. Brother Mengyao was still very scared at first when he saw them, but when no one cared about her at all, his curiosity began to rise, staring at these wandering ghosts was called an excitement, Yao Daoren couldn't hold it on the side, fortunately, these wandering ghosts and wild ghosts had no thoughts, otherwise if they saw Brother Mengyao like this, they would have started fighting.
These wandering ghosts are all crowded outside the wild woods, and the posture is quite like if you dare to rush up, I will scare you.
She watched it with relish, and pulled Brother Mengyao and Taoyuan and said, "I always thought that only people would be crowded like this, but I didn't expect that even ghosts would have this idea." After saying that, he was still laughing over there. Yao Daoren covered his head and made a silent movement: "Be quiet, if we are heard, we will be in big trouble." Brother Mengyao's head shrank and nodded desperately.
Taoyuan stood calmly and waited for the door to open, and after a while, Brother Mengyao finally saw what it means to be really huge, as if it was a castle that suddenly appeared in a fairy tale, the wild forest slowly changed in a cold wind, and her eyes clearly saw two or three ghosts in black cloaks emerging from the entrance, their feet were all dangling, and they were holding weapons like forks in their hands, so they honestly appeared at the entrance of the wild forest. Yao Daoren pulled Brother Meng Yao back away from the two ghosts.
"They are"
"It's a Nakshatra. It's the yaksha who usually runs around the world at night to manage the wandering spirits and wild ghosts. Yao Daoren looked at her and explained: "The official is not big, but he is very good at putting on a fight, and it is better to provoke less, especially the Yaksha in their hands, which is useful for dealing with ghosts, and ordinary ghosts dare not provoke." As soon as he finished speaking, the two over there spoke: "Stand up, stand up for me one by one, squeeze what you want, I don't want to go in!" ”
The voice was particularly fierce, and Brother Meng Yao put Yao Daoren's hand on his eyes, and quietly looked at the two yaksha from his fingers. Yao Daoren patted her head speechlessly: "It's not so scary, look at you like this, isn't there still me." As he spoke, he pulled her to the back. Taoyuan also followed: "Did you bring a sign?" ”
"Brought it." As he spoke, he took out three weird signs from his body, and Brother Mengyao looked at it, it was a black wood, and there were two words on it, the word ghost city in the small seal body. One was given to Taoyuan, and one was given to Brother Mengyao, and when it came to Yao Daoren, he handed the sign over, and Brother Mengyao actually saw the word ghost market on the black wooden sign and started a light, and exclaimed, causing the Yaksha to frown: "Who!" ”
Brother Mengyao immediately shut up and obediently handed over the black wood in his hand. The Yaksha's eyes swirled around Brother Mengyao the whole time, and he didn't let her go until he checked Kuroki to make sure it was true, and the thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the fierce look made Brother Mengyao's heartbeat leak by half. Yao Daoren pulled her over and whispered, "Don't run around, follow me, don't make a fuss." ”
She nodded hurriedly, the appearance of the Yaksha just now really scared her, and she didn't dare to talk nonsense. Taoyuan followed up and said lightly: "You go first, I'll go and see if there are any good things." Ignoring that, the two turned around and disappeared into the black market.
Brother Mengyao's eyes have never left here since he came in, there is a black oppression everywhere, modern, ancient, and even wearing cheongsams, these ghosts are wandering, this place is full of death, but it feels full of the breath of the pleasant goat, in short, she has been observing these people throughout the whole process. Yao Daoren took her around and finally heard a stall in front of it, with a stern face on his face: "Boss, how can this be sold?" Brother Mengyao looked at Yao Daoren's hand, it was a jade pendant, a very delicate jade pendant. (To be continued.) )