Chapter 7: Encounters

Hearing my call, the ghost's soul no longer dissipated, and looked at me fixedly, without saying a word.

I put him away again with a wave of my sleeve, the soul and body trauma are too great, and I need to recuperate for a while.

"I'm sorry," I muttered in a low voice...

"Master, it's okay!" Ye Kai looked at me worriedly, he was frightened by everything that happened in his car before.

"It's okay, something may have gone wrong today." I replied lightly.

"Do you want to go back?" Although I didn't know what was going on, Ye Kai looked at my ugly face and asked with some hesitation.

I groaned slightly, of course it would be best to go back if this kind of thing happened, but in the end, I still want to stay here, stay in the place where Li Chen used to live, and investigate his mother by the way.

"No, I'll stay, you can go back!"

"But... Why don't I stay with you? Ye Kai looked at me.

"Do you think I need your company?" I asked rhetorically, and Ye Kai was speechless in embarrassment.

From beginning to end, Ye Kai didn't mention the incident where I let him see ghosts. Remember to call him when I told him I was going back.

It seems that it feels good to be cared for...

I don't have an ID card, I can't stay in a hostel, and I won't go to a hostel, so I'm going to find a random stool tonight to make do with the night. But look at the sky, it's only early in the morning, it's still early, you can take a closer look at the immature graffiti, the greedy dog, and walk the new cement road......

Time flies quickly, I walked around this small community, people around me come and go, there is no lack of popularity, but I feel that I am avoiding me, of course, it may be that I avoid them.

The neighborhood looks very new, and it should have been built not long ago. When the sun is about to set, there are more and more people. The high-rise buildings of the city cut off people's communication, and the busy work rigidly pressed everyone's shoulders, and the leisure in the evening was particularly precious.

Two or three friends talked together and walked slowly; It's not warm for a family to be hand in hand; Retired old people play chess around a group; The square dance aunt has turned on the stereo; There were shouts from the basketball court.

The sound is very chaotic but it does not feel noisy, but constitutes a harmonious symphony, the shadows of the people and trees are intertwined in the sunset, I sit alone on the chair behind the tree, and remember what the master said: go out for a walk!

Because Li Chen didn't tell me the specific place, nor did he tell his mother's appearance, I couldn't look for it, but I still chose to walk around, in fact, I wanted to alleviate the guilt in my heart.

Looking at the sleeves, Li Chen should not have cultivated well, and he has no ability to transform for the time being, and when the roots of my ears are cleared, I suddenly feel that this little ghost doesn't seem to be so noisy......

Night soon fell, and the pesky mosquitoes also pupated out, and by this time, except for the aunts who were still exercising and the young people jumping on the basketball court, the crowd of people walking had almost gone.

I didn't have the mood to cut paper, so I opened the forum and walked around, and found that it was full of those unnutritious water stickers. Ye Kai is not online, I don't know where to go, this kid must be bragging at this time every day, put his phone in his pocket, stand up, I want to see Li Chen's little pine tree.

The pine tree in the night is becoming more and more upright, although it is still very short now, but it may not be able to grow into a towering tree, just like Li Chen in the eyes of his parents, although he is immature, but he may not be able to flourish and support this family. It's a pity that he passed away at the most carefree age...

Hey! I stepped forward in surprise, and there was a lot of water under the small pine tree, and the painting card was spotless again, there was no wind, but the painting card was moving. Someone has been here, and they've just left.

I immediately looked around. On the left, there is no one, on the right, there is no one, there is no one in front and behind, where can you go in a while?

I've looked everywhere and still haven't, it seems that there is no chance, but I also look at it indifferently, and I am not in a hurry for a while.

Before I knew it, I walked to the basketball court, although it was already more than nine o'clock, but the number of people playing the ball did not decrease at all, and they still chased and shouted, jumped and shot, and looked really good with energy.

I don't know when a woman appeared next to her, the light was a little dim, and she couldn't see her face clearly, so she could only guess that she was estimated to be in her thirties, still very young, but she didn't know why she was running on the basketball court, and there were her children in it?

I looked at her, and she looked at me, nodding their heads, and without interfering with each other, quietly watching the basketball take off and the people running.

We're both out of place on the pitch, but we're compatible.

"Do you like basketball?"

The pleasant voice came to my ears, and I was stunned for a moment, it was the woman next to me who was talking to me.

"It's okay!" I replied in a rambling sentence.

"Then why don't you go and play? I don't think they're going to turn you down. ”

"Physical problems, can't do too strenuous exercise." I replied lightly.

The woman's body froze, and I don't know what this sentence reminded her of.

"Will you come again tomorrow?"

"Maybe!" I don't know why she asked this, but I answered truthfully.

After a few words, I left and found a bench with a good view of the basketball court and the woman watching intently.

At half past ten, the radial lighthouses of the entire basketball court were turned off, and although there were still a few street lights on, they were not suitable for playing basketball. Those who play can only leave the basketball court in desperation.

I noticed that the woman was the last to walk, and it wasn't until there was no one on the pitch that she walked alone towards the apartment building, and I was sure she didn't notice me peeping......

It wasn't because there were her children or relatives on the basketball court, so what was the purpose of standing outside the court for three hours? didn't think too much, Li Chen's affairs were not mentioned, how could he have time to care about others.

I sat on that bench all night, and there were many spirits in the community park, and they all started to come out late at night, but none of them dared to approach me.

Another day is coming, yesterday is today's reincarnation, and today is tomorrow's reincarnation. The life of an urbaniter is the same and lacks novelty, but I aspire to be the same, at least to look more like a person.

The man who watered the pine tree did not show up today, and it seems that it does not come every day.

On the contrary, I met the woman again, it was still a basketball court, and it was a few simple greetings, but she was still not accompanied by anyone, as if she was similar to me, she was alone.

Maybe it's because I'm alone, I don't resist her talking to me at all, although it's a few greetings, but it also makes me extra warm, and I enjoy the feeling.

Four days passed like this, and I talked to the woman for four days, until a heavy rain suddenly came in the afternoon.

At first, the sky was clear and the sun was shining, but suddenly it was overcast with strong winds, and the weather in the middle of summer was so hard to figure out.

Fortunately, there are a lot of sheltered places in the community, otherwise I might have become a soup chicken and hate the feeling of being wet.

The rain came quickly, but it didn't go quickly, it rained for four hours, and the speed of the flow into the sewers was not as fast as it fell, and there was water gushing out of the manhole covers.

I don't know what happened to the sketchpad on that little pine tree, someone should take care of it! No, I'm going to go anyway.

Thinking of this, I didn't care how much rain it was falling, and I was about to go to the little pine tree with a small wooden box on my back, and I stepped on a few centimeters of stagnant water, and I didn't care if the water splashed and soaked my clothes, anyway, as a living dead, I wouldn't get sick.

But when I passed, I couldn't help laughing, I don't know who used tape to wrap around the wooden card several times, the strong wire is fixed so that the wind can't shake a bit, and the water can't stain the wooden card for half a minute, it seems that I am too worried.

Even with such a heavy rain, it was not easy to take off the sign, probably because of the great significance.

Then I found a place to hide from the rain, and an old woman was also there, who was the owner of the greedy golden retriever.

"Young man, why are you running in such a heavy rain? Quickly rub, quickly rub. "The old woman had a good heart, and when she saw that I was wet, she took out the towel she had with her and was about to wipe me with water.

"Uh... Forehead... I'll do it myself! "It's a little embarrassing, it's the first time I've encountered this situation, and I'm a little overwhelmed.

"Hey! The young man is still shy, give it to..."The old woman was not reluctant, and handed me the towel in her hand.

He took a towel to wipe the water on his body and asked, "Old woman, do you know where that pine tree with the little sign is?" ”

"Which one? Oh! You mean the Mu Yun family! The old woman was a little puzzled at first, and then she suddenly realized.

"Mu Yun?"

"Yes! Mu Yun's family, it's a pity, what a good child! The old woman just sighed and said no more.

"Can you tell me the address of her house?" I was afraid that she would misunderstand something, so I added a sentence, "I am Li Chen's brother." ”

"Oh! Chenchen's brother! No wonder you have to ask her for her address, you don't look like a bad person! The old woman looked up and down, and it seemed that she had a good relationship with Li Chen and his family.

"You look ahead, turn left and turn left to Room 509, Unit 1, Building 15, that's his house."

"Oh oh oh, thank you, mother-in-law." The rain outside seemed to be stopping.

"Mother-in-law, this is for you." I took out an amulet from the wooden box, it was a gadget I made in my spare time, and when I put it on, it was not a good thing, but it was very practical.

"This guy, if you still talk about etiquette like this, I will accept my mother-in-law." The old woman smiled and accepted the amulet.

The master told me that if there is a cause, there is an effect, and if the cause is born, the fruit must be planted, and this old woman has helped me, so I must reciprocate.

"Mother-in-law, the rain has stopped, I'll go first." I returned the towel to my mother-in-law and walked out on the water.

"Hey! It's really an impatient, and I don't want to go to my house to drink a cup of hot water before leaving. ”

It's not to find Li Chen's mother as soon as possible, and I don't know what to say now that I go, after all, Li Chen hasn't woken up yet. It's just that I'm not used to the feeling of being cared for, it's weird......