Darkness shrouded the streets, and there was no moonlit night, only blackness that made people panic from the bottom of their hearts.

The wind swept in from the street, and the paper clothes in the store rattled. The paper flowers on the wreath were blown to the ground, and the paper figures of the two boys and girls also swayed.

The creaking of the two doors, but the brass bell under the plaque, was a reminder that this wind was unusual.

I hurriedly went to the back hall and moved two stools to support the door, and peeked at the dark streets on both sides of the door, and my heart was beating.

Although when I sent the cloves away, I was quite confident. But to be honest, without cloves, my heart is like a bottomless, a little wind and grass is enough to surprise me.

It's just opened, and it's going to be until 4 a.m., and there's still five hours to go!

I felt a wail in my heart, but I couldn't help it. Touching the box containing the broken bones in my arms, I have a little bottom in my heart, I only hope that the broken bones of this thousand years of white bones can really be as good as Lilac said.

According to Lilac, I can't always carry this broken bone with me, otherwise the broken bone will carry my breath, and when I return it to the white bone, I will probably be found because of this.

Looking around, I decided to put the box with the broken bones on the counter in sight.

At this point, I have some regrets about giving the cloves away.

Although I have known her for only a few days, I already know a little about that smart and neat Xiangxi girl.

If I really begged her to stay, she would stay.

It's just that my self-esteem as a man makes it impossible for me to open this mouth.

A big man, he wants a girl to protect or something... I also want to have a face, okay!

Jingle bells!

Suddenly, the sound of the brass bell came from behind, and I couldn't help but feel excited, and the hand that put the box shook off, almost shaking out the broken bones inside.

Jingle bells!

There was another sound, as if it was in sync with my heartbeat, and it was confusing. I quickly turned around and looked out the door, nervous.

Now I don't have a war spirit or senior sister to rely on, I'm the only one in this damn broken shop, and the copper bell that rang twice is even worse!

Lilac has said before that this town soul bell usually only rings twice, once when the store is opened, informing the ghosts of the Quartet that they can come to buy dark products with a piece of paper; When the door closes, it rings again, informing the ghosts that the hour is over.

In addition, if the brass bell rings again, something unclean is coming, and it is malicious.

The more bells rang, the more fierce and powerful the spirits became.

Although the bell has only rang twice, I am afraid that it will not be a good thing.

When I looked at the door, I saw a white figure, not as fierce as I had imagined, but rather a thin-faced, somewhat sickly teenager.

He wore a white coat and wrapped tightly around his thin body.

The skin on his face was white and a little blue, and the corners of his eyes drooped downward, revealing gloom, as if he was born with a sad face.

And he also has deep dark circles under his eyes, and his lips are pale and blue, without any blood, and he looks weak.

When I saw him, the brass bell rang for the second time. The boy looked up at the brass bell under the plaque as if frightened, and saw that it was no longer ringing, so he looked down at me.

"Hello..."

I hadn't thought I'd be greeted politely by the ghost, but this boy was not only sickly, but his voice was so weak that if I hadn't been nervous and focused, I wouldn't have heard the soft 'hello'.

"Uh... Hello, excuse me... What do you need? "I glanced at the brass bell, and it only rang twice, did it warn me that this sick boy was a terrible ghost? Or is there a ghost hiding outside?

The boy opened his mouth, then coughed lightly twice, and then strode across the threshold.

His calves peeked out from the hem of his clothes, and he was also pale and somewhat bluish, and I noticed that he had no shoes and had walked in barefoot.

Seeing him like this, I couldn't help but feel compassion in my heart, I really couldn't imagine what a terrible and harmful ghost such a sick and weak young man could be.

I thought that there was a people's hospital not far from Ximen Street, and this boy might have been a patient who died of illness in that hospital.

Judging by his appearance, he may only be fifteen or sixteen years old, and with a sick face, I am afraid that his life was also a painful time.

"Do you want to sit?" I'm a little calmer and less nervous than I used to be. I pointed to the stool used to prop up the doorway, and he looked up at me, his pupils dark.

"Thank you." After the boy finished politely, he sat down on the stool at the door, and still wrapped his coat tightly as if he was afraid of the cold.

I looked a little sad, turned around and picked out a pair of blue paper-tied shoes on the counter, walked up to him and squatted down and said, "Do you want to wear a pair of shoes?" I'll send you. Well... If you feel cold, you can also look at the clothes to see if there is anything you like. ”

The boy looked at the paper shoes in my hand in surprise, then looked down at his bare feet, and said in a low voice, "Thank you." ”

What a kid... It seems that I don't have much experience with people. Maybe... Before I died, I really could only stay in the ward.

I felt even more pitiful for him, and even though I knew that he was probably a ghost, I didn't feel scared at the moment.

"I'll put it here, you can wear it and see it."

I put my shoes at his feet and watched him put paper shoes on his feet a little awkwardly, seemingly... It's not used to it.

However, there seemed to be something other than sadness on his face, I don't know if it was happy, but it made his sickly face more vivid.

"Do you want me to help you?" I asked.

"I can—" The boy's voice was soft, but a little stubborn.

At this time, I noticed a ring on the middle finger of his right hand, and the reason why I noticed it was because it was very unique, like a small snake with an Ouroboros, on his finger.

How does it feel... Where have you seen it?

I felt that the shape of this ring was a little familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen it for a while.

"That—" The boy looked up at me and interrupted my thoughts, "Can I stay here?" ”

"Huh?" Hearing this strange request, I couldn't help but stay for a while, although I was indeed a little scared alone, but it didn't mean that one more ghost would accompany me, and I would feel better!

"Can't you?" The boy's eyes seemed to turn sad.

… Why did I become like a bad person?

"It's not impossible, but I'm only open until four o'clock." I scratched my head and said with some embarrassment.

The boy nodded and said, "I'll only stay until four." ”

… Well, if you don't have anything to say, I can't chase anyone, can I?

"Well, if you want, sit down for a while." I compromised, I might have been tough on other ghosts, but I really couldn't be ruthless with this kind of young and pathetic boy who was younger than me.

"May I ask, why do you want to stay here?" I asked as I got back to the counter and leaned against the wooden counter.

The boy was looking down at his new shoes, and when he heard my question, he looked up and replied, "Someone made an agreement with me, so I'm waiting here." ”

… Can this wait until there are ghosts?

I couldn't help but wonder if the boy knew he might be dead.

"The person you made the deal with will come here?" I asked, tugging at the corners of my mouth.

"Hmm." The boy nodded, and then stopped talking.

With an unexpected companion, although I don't know if it's a person or a ghost, it somewhat relaxes my nervous mood because I'm afraid of the evil ghost breaking into the shop.

The first customer tonight is this somewhat sick teenager, not a demon who wants to eat people with his mouth open, which is more or less a good start, maybe the ghost breaking into the shop won't happen to me.

And just as I was thinking this, suddenly there was a gust of wind at the door, and the copper bell under the plaque jingled several times, which made me get goosebumps.

I quickly looked out, and the boy sitting on the stool was still looking at his new shoes as if he hadn't heard the bell.

One, two, three......

I silently counted the bells, my face became paler and paler, what kind of evil ghost must have come to make the soul bells ring like this?

Call......

A gust of wind blew into the lobby, followed by five people with thieves' eyebrows and rat eyes, looking around.

I was stunned, this was not what I had thought.

"Guys, what are you looking for?" I walked out of the counter and asked.

"Beauty!" The five people replied in unison, "We are looking for a beautiful woman, I heard that there is a beautiful woman with a logo in this well-dressed house, let her come out quickly!" ”

When I heard this, I immediately understood who they were talking about, and the corners of my lips twitched for a while, knowing that someone was looking for something.

"I'm sorry, I'm the only kid here, and there are no beauties." I walked back to the counter, casually pulled the box containing the broken bones in front of me, and said to the perverts in front of me, "You are looking for beautiful women, I'm afraid you are in the wrong place." This is a piece of paper, not an overnight affair. ”

"Stinky boy, you're so bold that you dare to talk to us like that?" One of the five perverts slapped the counter so hard that he didn't even look at the box in my hand.

Doesn't this work?

Seeing that the pervert didn't care about the appearance of the box at all, I couldn't help but chuckle in my heart, and I felt a little uneasy again, but I couldn't let the ghosts in front of me see that my heart was empty.

"I see, you're the one who is bold, aren't you? Do you know what kind of place this is, dare to come to a piece of paper to provoke trouble! I mustered my courage and slapped the counter hard.

Maybe it was this shot that showed momentum, and the pervert didn't deceive him anymore, but he didn't mean to leave, and still shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, let the beauties come out to receive the masters!" ”

"As I said, there are no beautiful women here."

"Big brother, he said there are no beauties here." The pervert turned to the other pervert and said, and the pervert he called the eldest brother took a step forward and walked to the counter, obviously much more imposing than the previous one: "If it's a beauty, then we'll eat you." ”

Depend on! When I was a master, I was a bully?

Seeing the big brother saying threatening words with a serious face, I was angry, and immediately pushed the box in my hand forward, shouting, "Hmph, I don't know how thick the sky is." Look what this is! ”

As I spoke, I opened the box, revealing half of the snow-white broken bones.

I thought that the half-amputated bone would scare the five perverts away, after all, that's how Lilac describes it. However, what made my heart start to furry was that a few perverts, you look at me, I look at you, with an inexplicable look.

… , senior sister, you won't cheat me like this, will you?

"That's what you rely on? A broken bone? ”

The big brother stared at me solemnly, and the five ghosts all laughed coldly, gradually revealing their mouths full of fangs!