"Particularly ugly apricot blossom cake?"

"It's not sold in a shop, it's like the kind I make at home."

He frowned, the paper bag in his mind's eye. It was crumpled, with a faint smell of Chinese medicine. He guessed that there must be someone in the little girl's house who was not in good health, perhaps her mother, because from the way she dressed, it didn't look like someone with a mother to help with the cooking. Maybe it's his father, who has a father who is not in good health, and it will be difficult for a mother to help her daughter buy beautiful clothes.

"That'...... Did the little girl give you the apricot blossom cake? Xing Ruyi changed his posture.

"Given." The man licked his lips: "She first gave me a piece, and then probably saw that I looked a little pitiful, so she gave me another piece." It was the worst apricot blossom cake I've ever tasted, and although it had some apricot blossom flavor, it wasn't crispy at all. ”

"But those two pieces of apricot blossom cake fill your stomach."

"Fill your stomach? No! Just two small pieces of apricot blossom cake can't fill my stomach, but it does make me less hungry. ”

"You should be thankful for that little girl."

"Yes, I should be grateful to her." The man lowered his head and picked at his fingers: "At that time, I thought the same way. I sat on the field and watched her little shadow weave through the crops. I didn't know what kind of crop it was, or what she was picking, but I could tell that she didn't find it hard, but rather that it was a very interesting thing. ”

"Didn't you want to go over and help the little girl?"

"Help?" The man frowned again: "I've thought about it, but I don't know how to do it." ”

"You can ask that little girl, maybe you've learned the same survival skill."

"I'm an adult, she's just a little girl, and besides, my family was good, and I don't think I'll ever do the same thing as a little girl. I...... There is no farmland at home. ”

"You're just sitting like that?"

"I sat all the time because I didn't know what else I could do but sit. After a long time, the little girl sat down next to me with a basket. ”

"She spoke to you?"

"Hmm!" The man replied sullenly, "But I'd rather she had gone with the basket at that time." ”

Xing Ruyi's eyes darkened.

"What did that little girl tell you?"

"That's a lot." The man straightened his back: "Let me think about what the first thing she asked me was." Oh yes, I remembered. She asked me where I was from. ”

"You told her?"

"Yes, I told her. I don't think I need to hide it, and I don't think she necessarily knows where I'm talking about. She was so young, and her home was in such a remote place, her father and mother must not have taken her to such a far place. ”

"I don't think she has been, too."

Then she asked me why I was here. I looked into her eyes and thought it was full of curiosity. I wanted to tell her as honest as I did when I answered her first question. But I couldn't say anything to those eyes. ”

"You're afraid of scaring her?"

"Yes, I'm afraid I'll scare her."

"You can choose to tell a lie."

"Lies? I thought about it, too, but I didn't know what kind of lie to tell into those eyes, and I didn't know what kind of lie would explain my frustration when I appeared in front of her. ”

"You can tell the little girl that you are a businessman and that you are so embarrassed because you met robbers on the road. You are penniless, but you want to return home on your own, but you didn't expect to get lost again, and you met a little girl by mistake. You can also ask the little girl to take you back to the village, and the young people in the village will be sure to show you the right way and help you get to your aunt's house as soon as possible. ”

The man's eyes lit up, and then darkened.

He said, "If only I could meet Madame at that time." ”

"There is no regret medicine in the world."

"Yes, there are all kinds of medicine in this world, but there is no regret medicine." The man stood up: "It's not too early, it's time for me to get on my way." ”

"It's not too early, are you sure you're still on the road at this time?" Xing Ruyi also stood up: "I still have an extra room in my house, which is a little smaller, but it is better than sleeping in the wilderness." ”

"Can I stay here tonight?"

"Of course, my husband is also a hospitable person." Xing Ruyi pointed to the side room: "The bed is made, and the quilt rests on the head of the bed." ”

"Thank you." The man spoke, his throat swelling.

It was indeed a very small room, with only a single-door cabinet and a bed. The room was very clean and looked like the kind that was cleaned from time to time. The man looked at himself, hesitated, and took off the coat he was wearing. There was a knock outside the door, and he looked up to see a dark shadow reflected in the window.

"Is it Master Yin?" He asked, not loud, but loud enough for people outside to hear.

"My wife asked me to send you two changes of clothes. The garment is mine, but not worn. ”

This old man Yin's words are not as many as his wife's, only two short sentences. After saying two sentences, the dark shadow outside the door disappeared. He exhaled, opened the door, and saw two neat stacks of clothes on the windowsill. When I picked it up, the tip of my nose seemed to smell a smell of apricot blossoms.

He thought that this garment must have been made by the lady. Apricot blossoms, maybe that lady used something. When he thought of this, a hot spot appeared in his body, and his nose uncontrollably pressed against his clothes.

A gust of wind blew, and he snapped to his senses. With a hint of guilt on his face, he walked into the guest room with his clothes in his hands.

As soon as the man closed the door, the fox appeared where he had just stood. He had a gloomy face, and there was a murderous look in his eyes.

He is a fox fairy, and he is a man, so he naturally knows what kind of mind that person moved just now.

The man did not change his clothes, not because he was disgusted, but because he felt that he was unworthy. He laid his clothes on the head of the bed, lifted the sheets from the bed, blew out the lamps and candles, and lay down on the bed.

The eyes were closed, and the dream came.

He clutched the corners of his clothes, bent up like a shrimp, and buried his head between his arms in his sleep. In his dream, he seemed to be back in the dilapidated hut, and the room was filled with a fragrant fragrance that made him impulsive. He tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids felt heavier than in any previous dream.

This dream seems to be different from the previous ones.

He thought as he felt something leaning in. He heard a gasp of air, and a wet tongue reached out to his face. It was an extremely unpleasant experience, wet, mucus tongue licking from his face, and a slightly fishy smell in his nose.

He struggled, braced his eyelids, and what did he see?

A person, to be precise, is a terrifying person.

That face, he didn't know if it could still be called a face. One of the eyeballs was embedded in the socket, leaving only the whites of the eyes, and the other fell out of the socket, trembling and touching his cheeks as he licked and toyed. On the face, only half of the cheeks are intact, and the other side is in a state of decay. Through the rotting skin, he could even see the bones of Bai Sensen's face hidden beneath the blood vessels of the skin.

His mouth, presumably the only part of his face that wasn't deformed, had a long, wet tongue sticking out from it. He felt sick and even more frightened.

"Woo~"

He struggled to utter a syllable, only to notice that the monster had stopped moving, tilting its head slightly to "look" at him. With such a pair of eyes, he couldn't make himself nervous. He wanted to scream in fear, to get up immediately, to escape from this horrible situation, but to find that his whole body seemed to be stiff, and he couldn't move at all.

"The apricot blossom tree, with white flowers, was picked by my mother and brought home. Grind it, press it, and make pastries to coax dolls. ”

The immature child's voice came to his ears as the monster leaned over, and he opened his mouth in despair and shouted, "Help...... Help me! ”