Night, pitch black as ink, Ren Hongfei walked in a strange place in a daze, only there was a two-meter square white circle of light beside him, there was no sky, no buildings, no trees, and no people, just endless darkness everywhere.

Ren Hongfei shouted: "Where am I, is there anyone here?" ”

Yes, somebody, somebody, yes, like a confined space, echoes in my ears.

Ren Hongfei turned around in surprise, and more than a dozen white shadows floated over from a distance, slowly surrounding Ren Hongfei in the middle, getting closer and closer, the shadows were not big or high.

A white shadow first slowly approached Ren Hongfei, Ren Hongfei's pupils contracted slightly, and he stared at it hard, the white shadow walked into the aperture, and Ren Hongfei shrank back in fright, it turned out to be Zhu Youxue.

Zhu Youxue, whose whole body was swollen, looked at Ren Hongfei with dead eyes, slowly raised his right hand, held a wooden kite in his hand, and said word by word: "Old five, I have played enough with this wooden kite, give it back to you." "The voice was cold and hoarse, like metal objects rubbing against each other, unspeakably harsh, like a call from hell.

Ren Hongfei took two steps back in fright, and suddenly someone behind him blocked him, Ren Hongfei turned his head to look, and saw Zhu Youmo, whose pupils had dilated, holding a handful of almonds and handing them to him: "Old Five, this almond is delicious, you can taste it too, but after eating it, I can't breathe, and I have a headache and want to vomit." ”

Ren Hongfei dodged, and said in a hoarse voice: "This is given to you by the boss, you should return it to the boss, don't come to me." ”

The other ten white shadows had already entered the aperture, and Zhu Youji, whose face was gray, bared his teeth and said, "Old Five, that medicine is so bitter, it's not delicious." ”

Five men and seven women squeezed Ren Hongfei in the middle, Ren Hongfei's face was pale and at a loss, and more than a dozen unjust souls said to Ai Ai: "Old five, we are so hungry, let's give me something to eat." ”

Ren Hongfei shuddered: "I, I didn't, I didn't." ”

Zhu Youyan opened his mouth to reveal Sensen's white teeth: "You have, you have." After that, he grabbed Ren Hongfei's arm and bit it down, his teeth were torn together, and a piece of bloody flesh was bitten down by Zhu Youfei and chewed in his mouth, and the hot blood flowed down his mouth one by one, and Zhu Youyan showed an expression of satisfaction and enjoyment.

The hot blood stimulated the surrounding souls, and they pounced on it, biting everywhere on Ren Hongfei's body, and after a moment of effort, Ren Hongfei was covered with blood and holes, and in some places Sensen's white bones were exposed.

Ren Hongfei pushed hard, but he was so weak, there was not much meat left on his arm, the miserable white bones and bright red blood formed a picture of the evil ghost cannibalistic Shura, Zhu Huijuan bit Ren Hongfei's throat, greedily sucking Ren Hongfei's little remaining blood, Ren Hongfei pushed her head weakly with both hands, gasped violently in his mouth, and said in weak words: "Don't, don't, it's not my fault." ”

"Xiaofei, Xiaofei, wake up, wake up." Lan'er shook Ren Hongfei anxiously, Ren Hongfei woke up suddenly, sat up, there was already a dim light around him, his underwear was soaked with cold sweat, and the bedding was also wet.

Lan'er got out of bed, walked to the dresser, picked up a cup, and handed it to Ren Hongfei, Ren Hongfei took a big gulp of the cup and drank the cold water in the cup, and after a while, the gasp gradually calmed down.

Ren Hongfei picked up the pillow towel and wiped the cold sweat on his head, slowly moved to the edge of the bed, Lan'er asked with concern, "Have you had a nightmare again?" ”

Ren Hongfei didn't answer, just nodded, put on his shoes and walked outside to open the window.

It was still dark outside the window, the drizzle had gradually stopped before dusk, the humid air was very fresh, the morning star in the eastern night sky was getting brighter and brighter, the morning star was Venus, and it was always very bright before and after dawn.

At dusk, a very bright "twilight star" sometimes appears in the afterglow of the western sunset, which is called "Chang Gung Star".

These two stars are actually one, both of which are Venus. In Chinese folklore, it is called "Taibai" or "Taibai Star".

In Greek and Roman mythology, Venus was the embodiment of love and beauty – the goddess Venus. Venus was the Romans' name for her, meaning "beautiful painting", and in Greek mythology she was called Aphrodite, which means "rising bubble", because legend has it that she was born out of the foam that rose from the sea.

Venus, while dazzling, is not always auspicious. Sometimes it hangs high in the East, sometimes it shines in the West, making it unpredictable, and hence the fear.

For the Mayans and Aztecs, it was both a metaphor for death and a symbol of resurrection. It was the Aztec god Quezar Koatl, who was able to resurrect the extinct through the skeletons stolen from the kingdom of the dead and regenerate them with the blood given by the god. The ancient Phoenicians and Jews believed that it was the embodiment of the devil and an evil star, and the ancient Mexicans were also afraid of Venus, and always closed the doors and windows at dawn to block its light. They believe that the light of Venus brings disease.

Of course, these legends are all idealistic concepts imagined by the ancients because they did not understand the laws of celestial motion, but in fact, Venus is Venus, and it has nothing to do with the blessings and disasters of the world. In short, whether it is a lucky star or a bad star, Venus will always be the brightest star in the night sky.

Ren Hongfei looked at Qixing from afar and was silent for a long time, took a few deep breaths, closed the window, walked to the table and sat down, picked up the brocade on the table, poured out the tobacco, rolled it up with paper and lit it on the oil lamp.

Cough, cough, cough, sucked too hard, choked on a mouthful, Lan'er hurriedly came over and slapped him on the back, and said angrily: "Look at you, no one is robbing you." ”

Ren Hongfei's right hand gently wrapped around her slender waist, put his head on her chest, and slowly closed his eyes, like a child who has been lost in the dark for a long time, and finally found a trustworthy support, Lan'er gently stroked his gradually wide back, ten-year-old Ren Hongfei has grown a lot taller, and he is almost level with Lan'er.

In the past three years, he has been awakened by nightmares several times a month, although it is a nightmare, but everything is so real, as if it is an immersive existence.

Ren Hongfei calmed down a lot, let go of Lan'er gently, sucked up the tobacco in his hand, and muttered hatefully: "I'm not afraid if you are alive, what can you do to me when you die, it seems that I am still not ruthless enough, I will not be soft-hearted anymore, I will let the people who die in my hands in the future dare not come to me as ghosts." ”

There was already the dawn outside the window, and Ren Hongfei's face in the house was a little hideous in the half-light and half-darkness, Lan'er was slightly scared, reached out and touched Ren Hongfei's forehead, Ren Hongfei smiled and grabbed her little hand: "Sister Lan'er, I don't have a fever, did I scare you, let's go back and sleep for a while." ”

Lan'er pulled Ren Hongfei up and walked to the bed, served him to lie down, and said softly: "You have had nightmares more recently than before, why don't you ask the imperial doctor to prescribe a few medicines for you?" ”

Ren Hongfei pulled her to his side and said with a smile: "No, I won't have nightmares in the future, come." ”

The two continued to sleep cuddled together.