Since Emperor Xudu said so, we can't live up to his wishes, right? So I decided to act immediately without further ado, and went to pick up Guo Tingting's mother, Zhou Xiumei.

At about half past eleven in the evening, the road was very smooth, and it took less than half an hour for me to arrive at Guo Tingting's house.

The place where Guo Tingting's family lives was supposed to belong to the staff dormitory of a factory, a row of low bungalows, which were divided into one by one, one of which was about 20 square meters, and the monthly rent was about 300 yuan.

Guo Tingting and her mother live in the outermost room.

The glass window, which is about one meter long and wide, is dimly lit. Zhou Xiumei should still be waiting for her daughter to come back, right?

I secretly blamed myself for being too careless, and I should have called back first and reported her that she was safe.

I stepped forward and knocked softly.

There was the sound of the chair moving quickly and then to the end, and Zhou Xiumei quickly came to open the door. When she saw a man knocking on the door, her eyes were full of disappointment; Then she saw my face clearly, and was suddenly full of hope again, took my arm, and asked eagerly, "Little knife, are you here?" What about Tingting? Did you find her? Where is she now? Nothing happened, did it? ”

"It's a little bit of a problem, but it's fine now." I endured the pain from her gripping my arm, smiled as much as I could, and said, "Tingting is there now." ”

Zhou Xiumei immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile piled up on her face: "That's good, that's good." Come in and sit, come in and sit. ”

She let me into the house and said, "You don't know, Tingting has never come back so late." In the past, when I needed to work overtime at night, she would call me first, and she would also say who was together. ”

The light in the room was dim.

As soon as I walked into the room, I suddenly heard a child's laughter, which made me feel creepy!

But it's just a single room, and the contents are clear at a glance. I looked around twice, but found nothing.

Zhou Xiumei asked me to sit down next to the iron stove without a fire, took a printed glass from the cabinet next to it, poured a cup of tea from the large tea jar on the iron stove, and placed it in front of me.

I had bled a lot today, and I was still wrapped in a white cloth on my head, so I was really thirsty, so I took a sip of my teacup and couldn't take a second sip.

Because the tea is really bitter and astringent.

"What's wrong with your head?" Zhou Xiumei asked with concern.

"Uh......" I hesitated, not knowing if I should tell her the truth. said that she might faint with fright; Not to mention, the purpose of my visit this time is to take her to live with me, if I don't make it clear, how can she go with me?

Zhou Xiumei is also a very smart person, she found that my head was still oozing blood, and her face immediately changed: "You were injured just now, aren't you...... Is Tingting that she got into some trouble? ”

I decided to tell her the truth, because she always knew some of my details, and she had been through a lot of things, so she should be able to accept it. Telling her the truth may help her be mentally prepared.

"Auntie, your physical condition was not very good at that time, and I did some efforts to make your situation better. Tingting later kept saying that I didn't understand how your old man suddenly got better, and I could only say some perfunctory words, so Tingting still didn't understand the truth. I want to protect her, I don't want to scare her. But Auntie, you should know the truth. ”

I wanted to try to make things as clear as possible, but also to speak softly, so this opening sentence seems a little too long.

Zhou Xiumei nodded to show that she understood, but looking at her appearance, she should be very nervous.

I tried to soften my tone a little more and continued: "So Auntie should know that in this world, there are indeed some incredible things that we can't see, touch, and imagine. ”

Zhou Xiumei looked at me and said, "Knife, don't need to foreshadow, just tell me what happened." I'm my age, what haven't I ever seen? It's a day to live, and there's nothing to be afraid of when you're dead. I'm just worried about Tingting. You know, our mother and son have been dependent on each other for so many years, and she is a hundred times more important than my own life. ”

"Everyone's life is just as important...... I said.

Zhou Xiumei didn't let me finish, interrupted me and asked, "You tell me, did you leave me in trouble last time when you saved me?" Are they going to take Tingting as a blame? If that's the case, then just let me die immediately. ”

"It's not like that, Auntie, don't say anything like that, don't think too much about it." I hurriedly comforted her and said, "Actually, this matter has nothing to do with you at all, it is my own trouble. ”

I thought about how to phrase it, and continued: "Actually, it was some time ago that I suddenly and inexplicably became what I am now. Emperor Xudu is the ghost king of the underworld, and he suddenly came to me, saying that several old ghosts have escaped from the underworld, and asked me to help him catch these old ghosts......"

Zhou Xiumei didn't speak anymore, looking at the cold iron stove in a daze with a solemn face.

I also looked at the iron stove and continued: "I really can't refuse, so I can only agree to Emperor Xudu." You know, those old ghosts can escape from the underworld, they are very powerful, and they can't be prevented......"

I paused a little and sneaked a peek at Zhou Xiumei's reaction.

Zhou Xiumei closed her mouth tightly, she didn't react at all, did she already guess what I was going to say?

I continued: "The reason why Tingting came back so late tonight was because of those people's calculations. They make a character more ...... The more open female ghost is on the ...... got on Tingting's body, and then ...... Take her to the ballroom, huh...... The kind that is more chaotic...... Tingting herself has no idea what is going on......"

It's really confusing, I care too much about Zhou Xiumei's feelings, and if I stammer, I'm afraid that if I say it a little heavily, I will frighten her. After all, the person in front of me is likely to become my mother-in-law in the future, and I have to call her "mom".

Who knows, the old man's reaction was much calmer than I thought. She looked at me and asked calmly, "So what are you going to do now?" ”

I breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that she understands what I mean, and understands the seriousness of the matter, so it is easier to say the next thing.

"That's right, I now live in Junfa City, just upstairs from me, there is a house, eighty square meters, just renovated, the owner said he doesn't want it anymore, and the price is reasonable. So I thought ......"

"Do you want me to live with Tingting?"

The old man said calmly.

"Yes," I said, "I've seen it, the house is really good, and the decoration is very warm, and it should be good for Auntie and Tingting to live there, and everyone has a care, so it's easier to discuss anything." ”

Zhou Xiumei didn't speak, as if she was still thinking about it seriously.

However, it seemed that she had been thinking about it for a little too long.

I didn't think there was anything to think about, wouldn't that be great? She should have said yes at once, packed up her things and went with me. Anyway, it's much better than the dark, low, small, stuffy, unventilated nest they live in now, right?

I don't know why, but I suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"Auntie, you...... What do you think? I asked cautiously.

"Do you think this will ensure Tingting's safety in the future? Do you think that if we live in the past, we can ensure that those old ghosts will not come to harass Tingting in the future? Zhou Xiumei looked at me and asked rhetorically.

"It should ...... Shouldn't there be any problems, right? "I don't have the confidence to say it.

I didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but when she asked me that, I suddenly felt that it wasn't so reliable.

"Since you yourself are so unfaithful, what's the point of us living there?" Zhou Xiumei looked at me and said. She wasn't asking or mocking, but she was just asking me an objective question very objectively.

I was speechless for a long time.

Zhou Xiumei looked at me, waiting for my answer.

After a long time, I said, "That...... Auntie, do you have any better solutions? ”

"Yes." Zhou Xiumei quickly replied, obviously she had already thought about it, "There is only one way." ”

"What's the solution?" I asked happily and hurriedly, thinking that after all, ginger was still old and spicy.

"This solution is ......," Zhou Xiumei said, "and the two of you will break up immediately." The old ghosts you mentioned were originally aimed at you, if Tingting had nothing to do with you, they wouldn't embarrass Tingting anymore. ”

At first, I was dumbfounded.

Then, to my pain, I found that she had a good point, and I couldn't even refute it.