In the blink of an eye, when Ding Xiaolan woke up in the evening, Qi Lu had already prepared dinner, and after the three of them finished eating, Qi Lu and Lao Wu began to work on their own business

Lao Wu first turned on the computer, pulled Ding Xiaolan to sit down with a smile, and then asked her to watch the video in a certain document bag

Ding Xiaolan clicked on it and saw that it was full of the most terrifying clips in some horror movies, and her scalp was numb, and she couldn't help glaring at Lao Wu angrily

"Hey, little beauty, don't be angry, there's a reason why you watch these movies, wait a minute, if you can succeed in elicit the dream tapir, I'm counting on you"

"Me"

"Of course you don't watch these horror movies, wait until the night to do nightmares, you don't have nightmares, how can we sneak into your dreams and destroy that evil spirit"

"It turns out that you want me to be a bait," Ding Xiaolan finally understood

"Yes, so wait, you must be self-aware in the dream, otherwise we won't be able to help you if something goes wrong," Lao Wu began to patiently explain the relevant matters to Ding Xiaolan, as well as some issues that should be paid attention to in the dream

Ding Xiaolan listened to him coldly and whispered: "But the premise of all this is that I can still dream, I can sleep for a day, can I still sleep?"

"Hehe, I've long considered this factor," Lao Wu smiled and took out a bottle of medicine, put it next to the computer and said: "This is a sleeping pill, wait for a few to keep it, you are sleepy"

Qi Lu walked over, snatched the medicine bottle, poured out only two sleeping pills, and handed them to Ding Xiaolan, saying, "Don't eat this thing, if you eat too much, you will die."

"Do you care about my life and death" Looking at Qi Lu's handsome face, I don't know what's going on, Ding Xiaolan has a warm flow in her heart

"I promised Uncle Chen to train you to become a qualified demon slayer," Qi Lu said in a deep voice, "And before that, I can't put your life in any danger."

"What if a youkai really wants to kill me?"

"As long as I have a breath, I will never let any demons and monsters hurt you."

"Okay, don't be such a hero anymore, Xiao Ding, you still watch the film carefully, be sure to have nightmares as soon as you sleep," Lao Wu came over and pulled Qi Lu and the relevant magic weapons and objects that he was going to sneak into the dream

Qi Lu looked at Ding Xiaolan while drawing talismans, and felt that she was a little uneasy, just when he was worried, Lao Wu came over and slapped him

"Don't think nonsense, otherwise the talisman you draw won't work," Lao Wu suddenly laughed, lowered his head and whispered to him: "I can't see that you are quite good at coaxing girls, why didn't I see it before?"

Qi Lu glanced at him, calmed down, and raised the pen and stroke

By the time Ding Xiaolan finished watching the scary clips that Lao Wu had prepared for him, he was already sweating

"Okay, what about wronging you tonight, and when you wake up tomorrow, it's a sunny day," Qi Lu poured a cup of hot water and handed it to her

After Ding Xiaolan took the cup, she hesitated in her heart, and she asked Qi Lu: "Why do you want to subdue demons and eliminate demons?"

"Do you still need to ask, compared to demons, humans are weak, I have to protect them"

"If it was your own race that hurt human beings, would you do the same?" Originally, Ding Xiaolan wanted to say the word "kind", and when it came to her mouth, she felt that it was inappropriate, so she changed it to the word "kinder" instead

"Fellow clan, this is really strange, people commit murders, and have their own laws to punish them," Qi Lu paused for a moment and said: "If the opponent is a god, it will be a bit troublesome."

Seeing Ding Xiaolan's eyes looking at his expression of eagerness for answers, Qi Lu groaned and said: "Everyone or intelligent creatures have the right to live freely on this land, no one can arbitrarily deprive it of it, and what I have to do is to maintain this balance."

"Don't brag," Lao Wu stepped forward and said disdainfully: "If you really provoke an enemy we can't defeat, don't blame me for not helping you."

Qi Lu laughed and said, "It's okay, anyway, it's not a matter of once or twice that you escape, I'm used to it."

He turned his head and said with concern: "Wait a minute, it's very dangerous, in case you are the first to encounter the dream tapir in your dream, don't provoke it, you must find a way to drag it until I find you."

"Well, I remember," Ding Xiaolan nodded blankly

"Also, in the dream, you must maintain your self-awareness, otherwise you will be confused by the dream-eating tapir, and the soul will stay in the dream and never come back," Qi Lu told her again

Seeing that Ding Xiaolan's body was trembling slightly, Qi Lu said to her again: "You have to believe that we are friends and companions, and I will not let you face danger alone."

Friend and companion Qi Lu's words were like a reassuring pill, sweeping away Ding Xiaolan's last hesitation

She thought silently in her heart, even if he was really a monster as Hu Lei said, how could he get along with him for a long time, although he had many shortcomings, how could he ever leave me, how could he ever do something unreasonable, if I still insisted on thinking about his identity, wouldn't it seem that I was very dirty

Ding Xiaolan couldn't help but blame herself a little, she put away her thoughts, put two sleeping pills in her mouth, and then drank all the water in the cup

Qi Lu and Lao Wu helped her to the bed, and Ding Xiaolan quietly closed her eyes and waited for the dream to come

Lao Wu drew a magic circle in the bedroom, and also lit countless candles, Qi Lu sat at the head of the bed without saying a word, accompanying Ding Xiaolan

When Lao Wu was ready, Ding Xiaolan also fell asleep, and when Qi Lu saw that Lao Wu handed him a long red thread, he silently tied it to his right wrist, and then tied the other end to Ding Xiaolan's right wrist

Lao Wu whispered to Qi Lu: "Wait a minute, don't move too much, you won't be able to come back if you break the red line."

"I know that you are optimistic about Ding Xiaolan for me, don't let her be hurt"

"Well, I will pay attention to her movements at any time, and if I can't do it, I will force her back to reality," Lao Wu handed him a yellow line and said: "Success or failure is here, you must not underestimate the enemy"

"Don't worry, I won't mess up" Qi Lu suddenly smiled: "So worrying, or you and I can sneak into the dream world together, and you will be able to win"

"Hey, why do you look at me with such eyes," Lao Wu glared and replied: "Don't think I'm cowardly, I can't get in if I want to, with the combined efforts of the two of us, we can only send you in, don't expect to have rescuers."

Qi Lu chuckled, put the wrapped yellow thread in his shirt pocket, and then carefully held the red thread and followed Lao Wu to the open space in the middle of the candle, where there was a talisman array that Lao Wu had drawn in advance

Lao Wu handed him the short knife he was carrying again, "Take it, maybe it will work"

The two sat down cross-legged, Qi Lu pinched the trick in front of him, Lao Wu put his hands on his shoulders, and recited the incantation in a strange tone, the tone was so fast that even Qi Lu didn't know what he was chanting

In a trance, Qi Lu felt that someone behind him pushed him, his brows furrowed, and he was thinking about whether to ask Lao Wu what was going on, when he felt a crack under his feet, and he fell towards the endless black hole unexpectedly

"Ah," Qi Lu finally fell to the bottom of the cave, and suddenly felt that his eyes suddenly opened up, and after countless flashes of bright light, an old street appeared in front of him, and the houses on both sides were very dilapidated

The sun doesn't seem to shine into these houses, and there is a gloomy atmosphere everywhere, and even the sky is gray, as if there will never be a sunny day

There were no pedestrians on the street, and when Qi Lu opened his eyes, it felt as if the houses were uninhabited, and a rusty iron lock was symbolically hung on each door

Qi Lu walked along the street and found that many buildings did not have house numbers, and even if the few houses that he passed by occasionally had house numbers, the numbers on the house numbers had fallen off due to age

"What about Ding Xiaolan's people" Qi Lu suddenly became nervous, although he knew that this was Ding Xiaolan's dream, but without seeing her figure, Qi Lu was still not at all steady

He opened his legs and ran desperately, his eyes kept looking to both sides, searching for Ding Xiaolan's figure

There was still no pedestrian in the street, and there was still no sound in the house, so silent that you could hear your own breathing and heartbeat

The long street finally ran to an end, but a towering wall blocked his way

Qi Lu saw a closed wooden door under the wall again, as old as the house he had begun to see, covered with graffiti drawn by children

Qi Lu grabbed the doorknob, it was made of brass, pinched in his hand, there was a numb coldness, he hesitated, gently twisted the handle, the door was opened, and there was a dull and empty sound

Behind the door is a potholed dirt road, interspersed with small black gravel paths, and overgrown with weeds

Qi Lu raised his feet and walked on this muddy road, but a moment has come to the end of the stone path, in front of him is a stone bridge, there are ancient patterns on the railings on both sides, Qi Lu recognizes that this is the Ming and Qing dynasties Jiangnan unique stone bridge decoration

At this time, Qi Lu heard a cry in his ears, and his heart tightened, and he hurriedly got on the stone bridge and walked in the direction of the cry

After walking for more than ten meters, Qi Lu turned a corner, and saw countless graves appear in front of him, and he couldn't help but shudder

The cry became clearer and clearer, but the worst thing was that a fog rose on the ground, although it was only a thin layer, but it still interfered with Qi Lu's vision

Qi Lu gritted his teeth and walked forward, finally allowing him to find the source of his crying, in front of a dilapidated tombstone, there was a little girl lying there crying sadly

Suddenly, for no reason, a strange wind blew away all the fog, Qi Lu saw that she was a little girl less than ten years old, wearing old clothes with a flower cloth checkered with two small pigtails on her head, because the little girl had her back to him, Qi Lu couldn't see her appearance clearly for a while

Is this the phantom in Ding Xiaolan's dream, Qi Lu hesitated and saw the words on the tombstone: The tomb of Ding Ruhai, a loving father

Could it be that Ding Xiaolan's relatives are buried in this tomb, and will this little girl be her relatives in reality

Just when Qi Lu was confused, the little girl seemed to hear the movement behind her, she turned her head vigilantly and looked back at Qi Lu, her eyes were full of hostility, and there were tears on her face that had not dried

Qi Lu was speechless for a moment, although he had never seen this little girl, but from her face, Qi Lu saw a familiar face, this little girl was obviously Ding Xiaolan's appearance as a child

Could it be that Ding Xiaolan's dead father is buried in the tomb, Qi Lu silently looked at the black font on the tombstone again

"Who are you," the little girl looked at Qi Lu viciously, with her hands on her chest, it was a chrysanthemum that had not yet withered

"My name is Qi Lu" Qi Lu calmed down and asked her: "Can you tell my uncle who you are?"

"My name is Ding Xiaolan"

Although Qi Lu had already guessed that she would answer like this, he was still shocked in his heart

Whether this was the projection of Ding Xiaolan's dream or her instinctive consciousness, Qi Lu didn't know, but he realized that he had inadvertently discovered the saddest past in Ding Xiaolan's heart