Feng Xinran is more than a year older than Lu Banxin and seven days old, one year in elementary school, he had a serious illness, and he stayed in the hospital for more than half a year, and later became classmates with Lu Banxin, who was transferred back to Sifang Street Primary School, and the two were typical childhood sweethearts.

However, since Feng Xinran went to study in a foreign university two years ago, and Lu Banxin studied in a second-rate college in the local area in order to take care of his father, the relationship between the two suddenly became a little delicate.

Originally, Lu Banxin thought that Feng Xinran had gone to a big city, and his horizons had broadened, and he couldn't look down on his childhood playmates, so he slowly alienated himself. But after what happened last night, she realized that this estrangement was actually another kind of protection for her.

Feng Xinran propped up the door frame, his knife-like jaw angle exposed to the setting sun, and he lifted the corners of his mouth, revealing a bright smile that Lu Banxin hadn't seen for many years.

"You...... Finally back. ”

"Well, I'm back." Lu Banxin nodded vigorously.

There were a few shouts from the square street shrouded in the blood-red sunset, some people were laughing, some people were singing, Lu Banxin didn't understand before, but now she knew that these people who had been guarding outside the gate of the barrier for generations were celebrating a long-lost event in their own unique way.

Lu Banxin is the descendant of the Nine Dao of Sifang Lane, the last bloodline of the Lu family, and one of the only two women among the eighteen people of the Nine Dao today.

The roar of engines can be heard outside the alley, and Bai Yi puts on his helmet and connects to the invisible communication phone.

"How?" On the other end of the phone was Lu Heng's voice.

"No problem, don't worry, there is a madman here, this guy can handle it." Bai Yi said.

"I'm not worried about that." Lu Heng sighed and said, "The location of the Nine Daos, we have not made a mistake in the shallow floating mountain for thousands of years, but it has been exposed at this juncture, I am afraid this matter is not so simple." I'm going down tomorrow, Sifang Lane, you help me keep an eye on it, and if there is an accident, let the girl evacuate as soon as possible. ”

"I understand." Bai Yi nodded solemnly, "Three days later, on the awakening day, I have already notified the other eight realms, and if the group of locusts dares to come, they will be asked to go and not return." It's mainly you, go down and pay attention to safety, even if you die, you have to die. ”

"Hmph, Crow's Beak."

Lu Heng cut off the phone, stood in front of the window, looked at the golden Jiangnan town in the sunset, and his brows gradually knotted together.

……

Feng Xinran touched a lollipop from her pocket, peeled off the icing, and stuffed it into Lu Banxin's mouth, the taste was sweet and sour, and it was still her favorite bear lollipop.

"Let's go."

"Where are you going?"

Feng Xinran hesitated for a moment and said, "Go and see Uncle Lu." ”

"My dad ......" Lu Banxin's eyes widened, "He...... Okay? ”

"I've been tranquilized, and I'm fine for the time being, but ...... You have to be mentally prepared. ”

Lu Banxin nodded silently.

When I returned to the Evergreen grocery store and opened the door, the room was still the same as usual, with dim light, worn furniture, and a portrait of my grandfather placed in the center of the desk, which seemed to still be guarding this incomplete home.

Lu Dahai was lying quietly on the bed in the basement, his eyes closed, his breathing was fast and slow, his injured skin was covered with a layer of herbs, his limbs were fixed to the four corners of the bed, and Uncle Ge from the snack bar opposite the door was taking care of him.

"Banxin, your father's business, we are trying to find a way in Sifang Alley, don't worry." Uncle Ge patted Lu Banxin and comforted.

"Thank you, Grandpa Ge." Lu Banxin said with tears in his eyes.

"Hey, kid, your dad is all for you, don't think about it."

"I understand."

As soon as Uncle Ge left, Lu Banxin couldn't hold back a little, lying on the head of the bed, and the tears the size of beans fell straight down.

Feng Xinran sighed and stroked Lu Banxin's head, but he didn't say anything, all the comfort at this time was pale and weak.

After dark, Uncle Ge brought two bowls of beef noodles, Lu Banxin was forced to eat two bites, and under Feng Xinran's urging, he went back to the room on the second floor to rest.

In the middle of the night, Lu Banxin was awakened by a roar, and hurriedly ran to the basement, where he found his father staring at a pair of blood-red eyes and roaring hoarsely, the green tendons on his neck protruded, and the wound that had just healed was torn open again, and blood flowed all over his head. He writhed wildly, trying to break free.

Just when Lu Banxin was close to the bed, Lu Dahai suddenly quieted down, the blood in his eyes dimmed a lot, he tilted his head to look at Lu Banxin, his expression was like an ignorant child.

"Daddy." Lu Banxin called in a low voice.

Hearing this title, Lu Dahai seemed to be provoked by his irritable nerves again, and he writhed wildly.

Feng Xinran hurriedly called Fang Hui from the No. 9 Chinese Medicine Shop.

Fang Hui is a master's degree graduate from the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, their family has been practicing medicine for generations, and has opened a lot of Chinese medicine shops in the city, the business is excellent, Fang Hui is gentle and beautiful, when she was a child, Lu Banxin and Feng Xinran often followed her buttocks, like a pair of little heels.

However, Fang Hui was sent to the capital to study in high school, stayed outside for more than ten years, and did not return to Sifang Lane until last year. At that time, Lu Banxin was still very puzzled, and he didn't seize such a good opportunity to stay in the capital, so he actually returned to this third-tier town and became an ordinary Chinese pharmacist.

But now Lu Banxin understands the reason why she came back.

Fang Hui had a pair of brown pupils, long flaxen hair, and a white dress, still so gentle and beautiful.

"Sister Fang Hui." Lu Banxin said hello.

Fang Hui nodded, her attitude was not salty or light, she seemed very calm, she was familiar with giving Lu Dahai an injection and changing the dressing, and after doing all this, she looked at Lu Banxin seriously.

She said: "Jiudao, Qianfu Mountain and our Sifang Lane have been looking forward to the arrival of this day. ”

"Hmm." Lu Banxin's nose was sour for a while, but she couldn't hold back her tears, she knew that the days when she could cry wantonly were gone, and she had to mature quickly, wake up as soon as possible, and become a qualified gatekeeper, so as not to disappoint her father and grandfather, as well as every gatekeeper who passed away in the shallow floating cave.

Fang Hui put away the medicine box, walked to the door, and turned back and said, "After dawn, I will send Uncle Lu to our Fang family's old mansion and be taken care of by a special person, you can rest assured." ”

"Thank you."

After Fang Hui left, Feng Xinran also returned to the used bookstore, and Lu Banxin leaned on the edge of the bed, looking at his father who was tortured by the remnants of the beast, and his heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

She suddenly remembered her grandfather's old pocket watch, and when the thought came to her mind, the phantom of the pocket watch appeared in her eyes.

The light of the Spirit Moon Stone at one o'clock seemed to have dimmed a lot, and Lu Banxin could feel that the energy contained in the stone was gradually weakening.

"Could that mission have something to do with the energy in this old pocket watch?"

Thinking of this, Lu Banxin hurriedly took out the phone number that Zhu Heng gave her and dialed it.