Han saw an ancient messenger in a red robe and a red hat, holding a white paper lantern in his hand, limping towards him, so he hurriedly caught up with it and hugged the person's leg.

Although cosplay can be seen everywhere in this era, it is indeed creepy to see such a person carrying a paper lantern under the Zhengyang Gate on this big night. Han was actually frightened, but in order to survive, he had already given up.

Lin Xiao shivered in my arms, not frozen, nor frightened, but shocked.

"That's the door god on duty at Zhengyangmen, not a ghost, don't be afraid", I comforted her.

"The doorman on duty?" She wondered, "Is it God?" ”

"Strictly speaking, he's not a god."

"And what the hell is he?" Lin Xiao's voice trembled a little.

"Every gate has a door god, Zhengyangmen is the main gate of Beijing, and naturally there is a door god", I said, "Beijing City was built in the Ming Dynasty, and the door god was also invited at that time. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty fixed its capital in Beijing and took over the imperial dragon qi of Beijing, so the door gods did not move. Later, the Qing Dynasty fell, established the Republic of China, moved the capital to Nanjing, and the main gate god lost his imperial spirit, so he left, leaving only twelve door gods on duty to guard the Zhengyang Gate. Later, the Celestial Empire built the capital of Beijing, Dapeng spread its wings and was red, the city wall was demolished, leaving only the door, and the twelve door gods on duty walked eleven, leaving only this one. He appears every day, and when he is on duty until he is ugly, the time when he comes out every time is not necessarily, but it will definitely appear. ”

"Will he stay here forever?" Lin Xiao asked.

I shook my head, "The twelve gate gods on duty all have their bodies, and they were in the city tower when the city gate was built in the Ming Dynasty. After the city wall was demolished, the city tower was overhauled several times, and those ontologies were either damaged or thrown away as cultural dross, and now only this one remains. Everything has a fixed number, things have their life, there must be their destruction, and when the Zhengyang Gate is completely overhauled one day, if the town is also thrown away or destroyed, then the last duty door god will not appear again. ”

Lin Xiao understood, "No wonder you asked the man surnamed Han to come to him, he is the door god on duty, and the poor ghost is afraid of him?" ”

I smiled slightly, "You're right, poor ghosts are most afraid of door gods, especially those in the imperial city. As long as Han can withstand the beating of the door god on duty, then he can get rid of the entanglement of the poor ghost. ”

Lin Xiao nodded, and turned his head to look at someone Han in the distance.

Han is already being beaten.

The doorman on duty desperately wanted to shake him off, scolding while throwing him, and beating him with his hands. His face was covered in blood and his hair was messy, but he just hugged the leg of the doorman on duty and said that he wouldn't let go.

Every time he hit, a layer of black gas came out of his body, and the door god became more and more fierce, and after dozens of punches in a row, a black shadow was knocked out of Han's body, rolled to the ground and turned into an old man. This old man was in tattered clothes, looking poor and sour, bleeding from all his knots, with a hideous face, exaggerated eyes and mouth, and he looked very frightening when he looked at it at night.

Lin Xiao trembled in my arms, this time he was scared.

"This is the old man that the old fish saw during the day," I said, "but the old fish saw his life, not his ghost." ”

"No wonder you said he would be scared to death......" Lin Xiao understood.

"He was hit by the old man's piercing arrow during the day, and he could see the old man's ghost directly at night," I said, "so I didn't let him come." ”

"Hmm!" Lin Xiao nodded and asked me, "Now that the old man is out, how long will it take?" ”

"When the old man is gone, that's it," I said, "the doorman on duty is the most annoying poor ghost, and he will definitely fight when he sees it." If an ordinary person goes to Zhengyang Gate, he can't see the door god on duty at all, and only people who are entangled by poor ghosts and have extremely weak luck can see him. ”

"So it's not Han who is the door god on duty, but the poor ghost on him......" Lin Xiao looked at me with admiration, "Uncle, you are so powerful!" ”

I glanced at her and pointed at someone Han, "Look, the old man is still hesitating, he definitely wants to give it a try." ”

Lin Xiao turned his head to look over, and sure enough, the old man was revolving around the door god on duty, and the door god kept scolding him, he looked very scared, but he was also very unwilling.

After a few turns, he let out a strange cry and pounced on someone Han.

The door god on duty was furious, and smashed his fist on the old man's door, and the old man snorted, covered his face and turned around and ran a few steps, and disappeared.

The doorman on duty sat on the ground.

Han endured the severe pain, let go of the door god on duty, kowtowed to him three times, stood up with his chest covered, and staggered away.

The doorman on duty disappeared.

The blood on Han's face also disappeared.

I breathed a sigh of relief, "It's also that someone Han's life shouldn't be killed, if he comes to patrol while he is fighting, he just doesn't want to speak." ”

"Is that okay now?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Han is fine, Lao Yu is still fine", I took her hand, "Let's go, go back to the parking lot." ”

We went back to the parking lot, and when Lao Yu saw that we were back, he quickly got out of the car, "Jin Ye, how is it?" ”

"It's okay over there, it's your turn", I waved my hand, "Get in the car, go back to the bar!" "Go back? What if the cash is still in the car, who will it be given to? Lao Yu couldn't help but ask.

"Don't talk so much, listen to uncle!" Lin Xiao said.

The old fish had no choice but to get in the car.

On the way back, Lin Xiao suddenly remembered and asked Lao Yu, "Hey, when did you get this cash?" How did we not know? ”

Lao Yu smiled bitterly, "This is what you take, this is private money." ”

"Private money?" Lin Xiao smiled, "Hey, your annual salary is nearly one million, and you still use private money?" ”

"My daughter-in-law has all the salaries and bonuses; The bar makes some money, and she is also in charge, and I have spent several years saving private money, a total of 100,000 ......" He sighed helplessly, "Jin Ye's calculation is really accurate, and he didn't leave me a dime......

"If you don't want to, then you can keep it", Lin Xiao teased him.

"Don't, I won't stay, I want to die, it's better to live than anything", Lao Yu hurriedly said.

Lin Xiao glanced at me, "Hey, did you calculate that he has a total of 100,000 private money?" "I didn't count how much money he had, this is the amount he should have saved from disaster", I smiled slightly, "Maybe it's providence, old fish, stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood, don't hurt the flesh." ”

Lao Yu smiled awkwardly, "You persuade me, I figured it out, it's okay." ”

Lin Xiao couldn't help but laugh and leaned into my ear, "Hey, how much private money do you have?" ”

"I'm not married, the money is mine, no matter whether public or private."

"Then if you marry a daughter-in-law in the future, will the money be handed over?" She asked again.

"I don't know, it depends", I glanced at her, "why do you ask this?" ”

She pondered for a moment, and then changed her words, "Tell me honestly, what did the little stewardess tell you just now?" ”

I was completely speechless.

Girls are like cats, you don't know what she thinks or says in the next second, especially beautiful girls, you will never be able to figure her out.

When I was about to get to the bar, I patted the seat of the old fish in front of me, "Old fish, stop in front." ”

"Oh, good!" The old fish hurriedly said.

After stopping the car, I pointed to a garbage can on the side of the road. "Throw your money into that bucket, be quick!"

Lao Yu didn't say a word, took the paper bag from the passenger seat, opened the door and got out of the car, and strode towards the trash can.

"Hey, you said he looked quite calm, did he have 10,000 grass and mud horses running over in his heart?" Lin Xiao asked me curiously.

I glanced at her, "It's pretty much the same." ”

She chuckled.

The old fish walked to the trash can, didn't think about it, threw the paper bag inside, and turned back.

Lin Xiao and I both saw very clearly that at the moment he threw it just now, the old man suddenly appeared and wanted to pounce on him from behind. But as soon as the old fish's money was thrown away, the old man saw the money and followed the money into the trash can.

The old fish escaped.

Lin Xiao finally understood, and gave me a thumbs up, "Brother, you are really amazing!" This girl is convinced! ”

"Do you want to take it now?" I looked at the old fish outside.

"Cut, I praise you, you just follow, why do you take it seriously!"

I smiled, looked at her, put my arms around her neck, and kissed her.

The old fish opened the door and got into the car, as if he was frightened, "Damn, I feel sorry for me!" ”

Lin Xiao hurriedly pushed me away and glanced at me, which meant not to let the old fish see it.

I smiled faintly, "It's only 100,000, but it's just more than a month's salary for you, you can take it cheap." ”

Lao Yu nodded and hugged his fist at me, "Master Jin, thank you!" ”

Back at the bar, Lin Xiao and I picked up the car, said goodbye to Lao Yu, and drove towards Shuangqiao.

Along the way, the two of us talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was extremely relaxed.

But when she was about to arrive, she suddenly stopped talking, biting her lip lightly, and her eyes became tangled.

"What's wrong?" I asked her.

"It's okay...... she said softly, "you'll be home in a moment, you can rest early." ”

"Oh......" I understood what she meant, it was about to start freezing again.

Every time it's like this, I'm helpless, but I'm used to it.

If not, maybe we'd have been together a long time ago.

But the two of us tacitly guarded a bottom line, and we didn't dare to touch it easily.

Lin Xiao knew that from last night to now, we have been together for twenty-four hours, and if she spends the night with me tonight, her defense line will definitely collapse, so she must hold back her inner feelings and force herself to cool down.

Why shouldn't I?

Soon, we arrived.

I opened the door and got out of the car, and she also opened the door and got out of the car, looking at me faintly, her eyes full of entanglement and reluctance.

"You won't pick me up the day after tomorrow, I'll drive by myself", I smiled calmly, "On the way back, drive slowly." ”

She didn't speak, tears rolling in her eyes.

I was silent for a moment, "Gone." ”

She caught up with me in a few steps and hugged me from behind, "Jin ......" I resisted the impulse in my heart, gently broke her hand, turned around and smiled at her, "You stay?" ”

She shook her head with tears in her eyes.

My heart ached, and I barely managed to squeeze out a smile, "Then you won't go back?" She was silent for a long time, looking at me stubbornly, "I won't fall in love with you!" "Each other," I gently stroked her face, leaned in, and kissed her on the lips emotionally.

In the cold wind, we lingered emotionally, as if we had forgotten time.

After that, she let go of me and told me, "Ten o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, don't be too late, I'll wait for you." ”

I nodded, "Hmm." ”

She turned to get into the car and drove away.

I watched her go away and turned to go upstairs.

The moon in the sky is broken.