Chapter 4: Crossing People and Ghosts (2)
"Huh? How do I feel like I'm lost? What about inns? "The summer curtain turned around for a long time, and I found that I didn't find the inn, did I go too far? Also, I know that I am a road idiot. But, did you go so far this time? I don't think I took so long when I came out. It's weird!
Holding the little white dog in his right hand and carrying an oiled paper bag wrapped in two meat steaks in his left hand, Chang'an couldn't spare his hand to take it, so he had to hold it with two fingers. The point is that on this road, why is there no one left? I couldn't find anyone to ask for directions. As soon as the wind blew, it didn't stop, and it blew one after another, making everyone feel cold. When the summer curtain was at a loss, I suddenly saw a middle-aged man standing by the wall, who seemed to be waiting for someone, wandering in place.
Oh yo! Great, Xia Mu hurriedly ran up and asked for directions: "Hello, this big brother, do you know how to get to Jialai Inn?" β
"Jialai Inn?" The man's voice was deep and he spoke slowly, but he raised his hand and pointed in one direction. "Go ahead, turn left at the end of the street, and walk a little further, and you will see."
"That's it! Great, thank you. β
"Wait." Just as the summer curtain turned to leave, the man suddenly called out in a deeper voice.
"Huh? What's wrong? β
"Can you see me?" The middle-aged man asked word by word.
"Yes." Why can't you see, do you look blind? Although the shops on this street are closed, there are still lanterns hanging at the door, and I don't have night blindness.
"Then can you give me a piece of the meat in your hand?" The man asked again.
"Huh?!" I go, is this man's nose so smart? On such a cold day, you can even smell two pieces of meat in your hand? It's really smarter than the nose of a little white dog in your arms. Xia Mu slowly took out his right hand from the cloak, handed the paper bag to the man, and held the little white dog in his left hand, and also held Chang'an, which was really inconvenient. Unexpectedly, the man actually opened the oil paper bag by himself, took away a piece of meat, and then wrapped the paper again, and really didn't move another piece of meat.
The weather was getting colder and colder, and although Xia Mu was inexplicable, he nodded to the man again, turned around and pointed in the direction he pointed, and really didn't walk long before he saw the Jialai Inn. He breathed a sigh of relief and rushed back.
Situ Lan, who was meditating in his room, sensed that Xia Mu had returned, and at the same time, his brows furrowed slightly. It seems that she didn't come back alone!
Back in the room, Xia Mu hurriedly put the little white dog in his arms on the table, the little white dog's eyes became more and more black and bright under the candlelight, staring at Xia Mu drippingly, and the little paws were gently grasping on the robe on Xia Mu's arm, but Xia Mu was cute, and his heart was as soft as water. Then he put the rest of the piece of meat in front of the little white dog and said, "I think you should be hungry, eat it, it's all yours." β
The little white dog sniffed it, and it was really unceremonious, and Xia Mu sat on the side with an old mother-like smile and silly joy. He took a small bowl and poured some water and put it to his mouth: "Drink some water when you are thirsty." A hand kept stroking the little white dog's head and back.
"What breed of dog are you? I can't see it. Is your master from this town? Then tomorrow when it is dawn, go back to your master. You're so cute, you must not have been abandoned, you ran out of your own naughtyness. You see, isn't it very dangerous outside, if you don't meet me, you will be beaten up. In this way, if you can't find your master, you can mess with me, and I promise to take care of you......"
The little white dog was nibbling on the meat steak, and from time to time he looked up at the summer curtain that was talking to himself and chattering.
"I'm tired today, I'm going to sleep first, do you want to sleep with me? Ha ha...... You're a male. It's cheap for you! After the little white dog finished eating the meat steak, he was held in Xia Mu's arms and turned over and over for a long time. In the end, I was really tired, so I asked Xiao Er to get some hot water, washed and fell asleep, and before going to bed, I deliberately set up two stools next to the bed, and made a small bed for the little white dog to sleep on with my own cloak.
When the child was in place, everything was quiet, and the summer curtain had already entered a deep sleep, tired for a day, and even some slight snoring. The little white dog was also very well-behaved and fell asleep on the small bed that Xia Juan had made for himself. Suddenly, the door and windows were closed, but the wind rose for no reason, and the bed curtain swayed lightly. The little white dog immediately raised his head from between his paws in alarm, and stared closely at the hall until a figure slowly appeared in the middle of the dark hallβit was the middle-aged man who asked for directions at night.
At this moment, in addition to the little white dog here, there was another person who suddenly opened his eyes in the dark night - it was Situ Lan who was meditating next door.
The middle-aged man turned around in place, saw the direction of the bed, and smiled. When he smiled, the wind in the room became stronger, and the snow-white curtains actually floated up. The man slowly approached the bed, and if you looked closely, you would notice that he was not walking at all, but was floating on tiptoe, his feet a foot off the ground.
The little white dog, which was a little big, finally bared its teeth in the dark, revealing its sharp teeth, and its big black round and watery eyes were squinting into a half-moon shape at this moment, revealing a fierce light. In a flash, a twelve- or thirteen-year-old boy appeared in front of Xia Mu's bed, and opened his arms to stop the middle-aged man who was about to pounce on the bed.
"You ungrateful devil, she just gave you a piece of meat, and now you want her life with revenge!" The little boy roared a little childishly, although his body was more than half a cut smaller than the middle-aged man, but the momentum and the eyes of the demon made the evil ghost pause.
"Where did the little demon come from, dare to stand in my way!"
"Humph! You don't care who I am, with me, you are not allowed to touch her. β
"Really? Then I'll tear you apart! As he spoke, the middle-aged man's face had changed from gloomy to hideous, and somehow blood suddenly burst out like a spider's web, spreading all over his face. The originally stubby fingers suddenly grew sharp nails, long and curved, and even if they were touched, they would have to leave five blood marks.
The little boy sneered, unwilling to be weak, and punched out with both hands. In an instant, a ghost and a demon in the hall fought, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner for a while.
Originally, demons or ghosts could not affect the living, and if a normal person woke up at this time, at most, he would see an air flow passing through the house, and he would wonder why the wind was blowing, and he couldn't hear the sound of them fighting. But the summer curtain woke up leisurely for some reason, and the misty Deng turned his head sideways, but he didn't see anything, he didn't even feel the wind, turned inward, and fell asleep again.
It was Situ Lan standing beside her bed, who had already laid a protective barrier before she woke up, so she opened her eyes and couldn't see anything. The demon and the ghost who were fighting felt that there was a third person with mana in the room, and at the same time stopped and turned to look, and saw Situ Lan with a snow-white face and a solemn face.
"Who are you?" The demon asked.
"Humph! I didn't expect that there was a warlock hidden next to this girl, and I underestimated her. "Ghost way.
Situ Lan didn't speak, but waved his long sleeves, and a golden light flashed out of his sleeve, and before a demon and a ghost could see clearly, they all flew out of the inn and fell on their backs on the street outside.
Situ Lan flew out after him, standing in front of a demon and a ghost.
"Evil beasts! Dare to make a mistake. Situ Lan's already cold aura was even colder at this time, and even this powerful ghost was so cold that he shivered.
"It's not me! Immortal Venerable, it's not me! The little demon quickly got up from the ground and knelt at Situ Lan's feet and said, "It's him, it's him who wants to kill that sister." His sister gave him meat, but he was not grateful, but followed her, and he would assassinate her this night. β
"I'm me, I'm not, Immortal Venerable! Wronged! I didn't want to kill her, I'm me, I'm just ......" The ghost also floated up from the ground, knelt in a row with the little demon, and crouched at Situ Lan's feet.
"Just what?" Situ Lan's voice was the same as this late night, cold and quiet.
"I'm me, I'm just thinking he's very similar to my lady, so I'm ...... I want to ...... with her."
Before the ghost could finish speaking, he had already been shocked and flew a few feet away. The little demon was still kneeling in place as if it was petrified, did Lord Xianzun beat that ghost to the point of distraction just now? raised his head cautiously, but saw that Situ Lan had not changed his posture at all, and his expression had not even changed, as if the ghost who flew out just now had nothing to do with him.
After a long time, the dead ghost actually came back trembling again, but it was much more transparent, and I am afraid that it was not far from the soul to be scattered.
"It's all the villain's momentary lard that blinds the heart, and it's all the villain's fault." After the ghost came back, he still knelt in front of Situ Lan: "But, Xianzun, please spare me!" I've been waiting for my lady on this street for three years, but I haven't waited for her. If I can't see her again before I am reincarnated, I am unwilling, I have no ** return. Immortal Venerable, please! Leave me alone, let me continue to wait for her here. I promise never to mess up again, never hurt again. β
"You're a liar! My sister gave you meat, and you still did it to her, and your words are not credible. The little demon shouted.
"It's because of that steak that I want to go to her in the middle of the night." The demon lay on the ground and wept bitterly, though he could not shed tears at all.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded softly: "What are you doing?" β
Situ Lan turned his head suddenly, but saw Xia Mu standing behind him with a blank expression. When did she come, and why did she not know at all?! Situ Lan's expression rarely changed. If you take a closer look, the Chang'an in her hand actually emits a faint fluorescence, which is so gorgeous in this dark night.
One person, one ghost, and one demon were all shocked by the sudden appearance of the summer curtain, and they didn't know what to say, and they were all stuck in place and couldn't move.
"Ah Lan, let him go. He's also a miserable man, so let him keep waiting until he dies. Xia Mu said.
This sentence made the little demon feel that this sister was really too kind.
This sentence made the evil ghost feel ashamed and embarrassed, and it seemed to be a dead end.
This sentence made Situ Lan thunder like five thunderbolts - what did she just call herself? Alan?!
Forcing herself to calm down quickly from the shock, staring at Xia Mu's face, she realized that something didn't seem right, although her eyes were open, she didn't have any scorching, and there was no expression on her face, just like a sleepwalking person.
"Okay, I'll let him go." Situ Lan said quietly.
"Thank you girl, thank you girl." When the evil ghost heard Situ Lan's words, he was even more excited and prostrate on the ground.
Situ Lan walked slowly towards the summer curtain, walking very slowly, he carefully observed her expression and movements, but nothing, he didn't notice anything unusual, until he had already walked up to her. Suddenly, Xia Mu closed his eyes, and the person fell crookedly, Situ Lan quickly hugged her in his arms, but Chang'an in her hand slipped off and smashed directly to the ground.
The crisp "ding bell" sound of the jade flute falling to the ground echoed in this silent long street. At the same time, the luster of Chang'an also receded, and it was just an ordinary jade flute lying on the ground.
"Uh......" A demon and a ghost behind Situ Lan were stunned at the same time.
"Get out!" Situ Lan said.
"Yes, yes......" The ghost disappeared immediately.
ββ¦β¦ Immortal Venerable, do you want my help? The little demon asked softly.
"You're not leaving?" Situ Lan picked up Xia Mu Heng and let her snuggle in his arms.
"I'm not leaving, I don't have a master's. This sister said, if you can't find my master, let me mess with her in the future......" As Situ Lan's more and more cold gaze, the little demon also spoke quieter and quieter.
Situ Lan no longer paid attention to this little demon, his fingertips flicked, and Chang'an on the ground immediately flew back into his hands, he held Xia Mu, took Chang'an on tiptoe, and flew back to the inn.
Gently put Xia Mu back on the bed, pulled the quilt for her, and then put Chang'an at the head of her bed, stood still for a while, and walked out.
ββ¦β¦ Immortal Venerable. The little demon called softly.
"Don't sleep in her room." Situ Lan dropped a sentence and entered his room without looking back.
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"Thank you, Immortal Venerable." Waiting for the little demon to react, he happily knelt down in front of Situ Lan's door and bowed. "By the way, Xianzun, can I trouble you to tell this sister if it is convenient for you tomorrow. I...... I'm not a dog, I'm a fox! β
Situ Lan inside never made any more noises.