No one can live their lives in peace. - Aeschylus

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In Yuntai City at the end of July, the heat is pressing. In the afternoon, Qianmo University seemed to be particularly quiet and leisurely because of such heat.

This is a prestigious school with a long history, and although a relocation 60 years ago erased its strong historical imprint, the smell of books exuded by the grass and trees on the campus and the pavilion on the first floor is really intoxicating.

The main road in the teaching area is lined with stout French plane trees, trimmed to the same shape, and the canopies are connected to form a green passageway. No matter how desperately the sun tried to sway its enthusiasm, it could not pass through the dense foliage, and could only cast specks of light on the ground.

The main teaching buildings of the different colleges are lined up on both sides of the main road. The climbing plants on the side of the walls of the teaching building are lush and green, bypassing the windows and blocking most of the walls, giving all the buildings a sense of harmony and unity.

All kinds of plants are scattered in different buildings. It seems random, but if you look closely, you can appreciate the unique ingenuity of the garden designer. The deep and shallow green leaves and purple and red flowers decorate the campus with vitality in summer.

The school building closest to the canteen is very vicissitudes because of its age. The cement steps at the entrance are already defective, and there are some signs of repair. The red paint of the wooden gate, which never closes, has faded brightly, and in some places it has revealed a wooden undertone.

It's exam week at Qianmo University, but there aren't many students studying here. The main building of the school has just been built, with comfortable desks and chairs, and cool air conditioning. Everyone likes to go to the main building for self-study, and the old buildings with poor conditions are naturally abandoned by many people, and only some nostalgic old students still hold their positions.

In a large, empty classroom, there were only four or five students sitting here and there. The plants that climb the exterior walls and the large trees that grow outside the windows make the classroom feel not hot and dry, but comfortable and cool.

The desks and chairs in the classroom are still very old-fashioned, with black metal shelves anchoring the desks and chairs on the floor, and the tops and chairs are made of brown and yellow polymer boards. The graffiti on the table is strange and dense.

The ceiling fans on the ceiling rotated slowly, and the rows of incandescent tubes emitted a cold white light.

Everyone was quietly studying by themselves. Suddenly, a chill spread rapidly in the classroom, making everyone shiver. No one noticed, a faint black shadow slowly squirming along the wall, up to the ceiling, and resting on a chandelier by the window.

The chandelier began to shake slightly. Suddenly, there was a "pop" sound, and the chain on one side broke, throwing the long incandescent lamp out violently.

Sitting below were two boys. Seeing the incandescent lamp whizzing by, about to slam on the tall boy's head, another short boy reacted quickly and screamed.

"Shepherd!"

He quickly shoved the tall boy and ducked towards him himself. The two men fell to the ground together.

The hanging lamp sparked over their heads, and the exposed wires crackled against the iron table.

The two boys had not yet recovered from the initial mutation, and the lamp had slammed into the window.

Bang, bang, debris scattered.

The two boys had just gotten up at this time, barely protecting their heads and faces with their arms, and the flying glass scratched blood marks on their exposed skin.

The two boys put down their arms in shock, got up, and looked at the mess in front of them.

The boy named Muzi seemed to have swept something, and he looked back sharply at the middle of the classroom.

A dark figure was standing there, exuding a chill. The black shadow instantly rushed in front of Makiko's eyes, frightening him to flash backwards, take a few steps back, and crash into the short boy.

"What's wrong?" The short boy reached out and helped him, and saw the other party's pale face, "What do you see?" It's like seeing a ghost. ”

Muzi shook his head vigorously, and quickly rubbed his eyes with his hand, the black shadow in front of him had disappeared without a trace, "It's okay, maybe I'm dazzled." ”

Muzi's big name is Li Mu, and he and the short boy Sun Yu are good buddies in the dormitory. Recently, Li Mu has always encountered various accidents, but it is the first time that it is as thrilling as today.

If it weren't for Sun Yu's quick reaction just now, Li Mu's head would have been opened.

The two of them looked at each other with grinned teeth, and both of them were covered with tiny little bloody mouths. Sun Yu's arm smashed on the back of the chair when he pushed Li Mu, and now he didn't dare to move because of the pain. When Li Mu fell, his head hit the screw that fixed the chair on the ground, and a big hole was cut. Blood flowed down his face, staining the left side of his face red, and it looked terrifying.

A quarter of an hour later, the two arrived at the school hospital.

"Didn't I say it, Muzi, you've been carrying a little bit lately!?" Sun Yu's wound is being disinfected, and it hurts a little, "I was smashed by a ball on Monday, I was scalded by water on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, well, it seems to be ...... the day before yesterday"

"I was hit by a bicycle that day, and I didn't tell you." Li Mu said gloomily, and the wound on his head was stitched with five stitches.

"Could it be that this is the legendary fading star?!" Sun Yu proposed, "Muzi, if you want me to say, you go to the shop called Jiuying at the school gate to buy a talisman." ”

"Jiuying, what are you selling?" Li Mu asked curiously, "This name is weird enough." ”

"Those who sell talismans still look at their appearance. Yingzi said that her family's talisman can work, and she bought a talisman that came true of her wish last time she took the fourth level exam, and it was over in one go! Sun Yu came to the spirit, "Even if it's useless, buy a heart Ansa!" ”

Yingzi is Sun Yu's girlfriend and has always been particularly interested in these things. In order to please his girlfriend, Sun Yu also has a lot of research in this area.

At this time, the two of them had already bandaged, took the medicine, and walked out of the gate of the hospital.

Walking to the intersection, Li Mu stopped, "I'll go to that store and have a look." It's called Nine Babies, right?! ”

"Tsuzah! Go out at the southeast gate! Sun Yu gestured, accidentally touched the injured arm, and grinned in pain, "Then I'll go back first." ”

Li Mu was grateful and guilty, "Thanks to you today, I might have hung up." You're still hurt. ”

"The two of us don't exist!" Sun Yu laughed heartily, and a Sichuan hometown dialect came out.

Li Mu smiled, and then separated from Sun Yu, only keeping this love in his heart, and looking for an opportunity to repay it in the future.

Li Mu strode towards the school gate. When he listened to Sun Yu's introduction before, his heart moved slightly. He remembered the dark shadow that had appeared after the accident and felt suspicious.

Li Mu's family is in business, and his father is very particular about feng shui, and even Li Mu believes in this. And he has really had a bad time recently: not to mention the small problems that have occurred several times a day, major accidents are also reported every day.

Li Mu wanted to go to the store that Sun Yu said, also because of today's accident. If Sun Yu hadn't pushed him away in time, Li Mu would have been smashed squarely, and the best result would have been seriously injured.

It's okay if you're in danger, but this time your roommate was injured, so what about a next time? Li Mu didn't want to take this risk. A dead horse should be used as a live horse doctor, what if it really works?

The shop, Nine Infants, is located in a small alley outside the school.

There will be such an alley in front of every university, which has a variety of snacks: barbecue, milk tea, skewers of incense, hot and sour noodles, fried rice, rice noodles, pancakes and fruits, duck neck...... There will also be underwear sellers, jewelry sellers, mobile phone card sellers,......, in short, all daily needs can be found here.

On weekdays, a group of brothers in the dormitory eat supper here, but Li Mu has never bought anything on this street, and naturally he has never paid attention to such a shop.

This time, Li Mu deliberately searched for it, only to find that it was actually opposite the barbecue restaurant where he usually eats skewers. The plaque of this store is very distinctive: the all-black background, the silver word "Nine Babies", is simple, jumping on it, and there is no other decoration. Sandwiched between a group of colorful plaques around it, it looks unique.

Li Mu looked in through the door glass, the store was decorated with antique colors, and there were some bracelets, necklaces and other accessories scattered on the wall. Such a shop made Li Mu a little hesitant. No wonder Sun Yu's girlfriend will buy things here, it looks like a jewelry store that uses "fortune" as a gimmick, and only girls will be interested in coming in.

Li Mu was hesitating, there was a gust of fragrant wind behind him, and a figure quickly crossed him and pushed open the door. The bell hanging next to the door to welcome guests also rang, which made Li Mu's mind clear, and the dizziness of the past few days dissipated a lot.

Li Mu looked up and only swept the back of a petite girl. The girl was wearing a tank top and hot pants, and the ponytail at the back of her head was tied high. She rushed into the store like a gust of wind, shouting all the way, "Sister, sister."

There was a short-haired girl sitting at the counter in the store, and when she heard the voice, she raised her head and said angrily, "What's the matter?" Don't scare the guests! "The short-haired girl didn't look very old, she was wearing a cotton skirt and holding an old-looking book in her hand. With the furnishings in the store, Li Mu felt as if he had suddenly traveled through time to the Republic of China.

The ponytail girl looked back at Li Mu, playfully stuck out her tongue, and blinked her big Danfeng eyes, "I'm sorry, guest~person!" Scares you! ”

"Full!" The short-haired girl stood up and approached. She is very tall, about 1.67 meters. Dissatisfied raised willow eyebrows and glanced at his sister. Then he looked at Li Mu again and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, I didn't bump into you just now." Is there anything you need? ”

It was only then that Li Mu realized that he had somehow walked into the store.

"No, I didn't hit it. That, I'd like to see the amulet. ”

Looking at the young shopkeeper, Li Mu suddenly felt that the things in this store should not be deceitful. He didn't plan to buy anything here anymore, but he changed his mind. (Author: This world of faces!) Li Mu: I don't think they're pretty! It mainly depends on temperament. ）

"I've been a little bit rough lately." Li Mu smiled bitterly and pointed to his forehead.

Hearing his words, the two girls looked at him in unison, their faces, not their foreheads. Being fixed looking at by the four clear eyes, Li Mu felt a chill in the back of his head, and a layer of sweat appeared on his back.

An hour later, Li Mu walked out of the store with a letter of agreement. He still doesn't understand how things got to this point.