The sky was bright, Zhao Sanjian got up early as usual, cleaned up, and cooked rice cereal for the child, but found that the child couldn't wake up.

"Xiao Lei! Xiao Lei! Zhao Sanjian exhaled for a long time, the child did not move at all, looked at it, startled him, and slapped Ding Shujiao, who was still sleeping on the side, "Hey, wake up!" Don't sleep! ”

Ding Shujiao was woken up, but she still didn't want to open her eyes, so she just said lazily and reluctantly: "What's the matter!" What's so anxious with a white face, it doesn't make people sleep well! ”

"Sleep what you sleep! Hurry up and look at this kid, what's wrong with him? ”

"What's wrong?" Ding Shujiao opened her eyes suddenly.

"His face .."

"What's wrong with the face?"

"His hands too! What is it? Yes! Scratches one after another! Oh my God! And big and small black spots! ”

Zhao Sanjian put down the bowl in his hand in a panic, and said in a panic as he untied the small clothes wrapped around the child, "God! Come and see! What are these things? It's scary! On the neck too! On the arm, on the body! ”

"Huh? What did you say? ”

Zhao Sanjian's words were like a muffled thunder, so startled that Ding Shujiao jumped up from the bed and threw herself on the side of the child's bed.

I saw Xiao Lei foaming at the mouth, his face was distorted, his body was scratches of different lengths, different shades, some broke the skin, and some places were torn blood, the child did not cry or make trouble, his closed eyes were slightly bruised, in addition to scratches, large and small black spots appeared on his body, as if ink had been stained, terrifying and abnormal. Ding Shujiao was suddenly shocked. "Oh my god! What's wrong with him? ”

"Xiao Lei, Xiao Lei, wake up!"

"Xiao Lei!"

"Xiao Lei, wake up!"

"Quick, doctor!"

Zhao Sanjian looked up at Ding Shujiao, but found that her eyes were shining, the light of cold metal, and he stared at her eyes in surprise for a long time.

"What's wrong with your eyes?"

"Huh? What's wrong with my eyes? Ding Shujiao couldn't help but be terrified.

"It's scary!"

"Huh? Is it? Ding Shujiao blinked, "My eyes are frighteningly bright? ”

"Yes! It's like the eyes of a beast! It's creepy to watch! ”

"No, it won't!" Ding Shujiao shook her head in disbelief, turned her head to the mirror with an inexplicable expression, walked over, and examined herself in the mirror. The self in the mirror seemed to be no different from usual, she looked at her eyes in particular, felt nothing, turned her head and said, "Isn't this quite normal!" ”

Zhao Sanjian walked over and looked at her again, his brows twisted into a pimple.

"It's strange that I just saw something strange in your eyes, and it's back to normal so quickly? Or am I reading it wrong? Lost sight? ”

"Maybe there's something wrong with your eyes!" Ding Shujiao took a long breath and glanced at Xiao Lei, "This child's condition is so weird, don't waste time, you should hurry up and find a doctor!" It's late, I'm afraid I'm dead! ”

"Oh!"

Zhao Sanjian responded, he looked at the mother and son, didn't say anything more, grabbed a piece of clothing and rushed out the door.

Xiao Lei's forehead has been hanging beads of sweat, coughing twice from time to time, Ding Shujiao will frown reflexively, and tighten the quilt covering him with her hand, looking at his face, scratches and black spots on his body, she felt extremely panicked, cried in a daze, and muttered in her mouth: "Who did this?" How can this be? ”

"Yourself!"

She seemed to hear a voice, a little ethereal, a little trance.

"Me?"

"Me!"

Who's talking?

Ding Shujiao raised her head suddenly, looked around, the house was empty, and she didn't see anyone else except her and the child.

Where does the sound come from?

Her gaze wandered to the mirror again, and as if guided by something, she reflexively stood up and walked over. Ding Shujiao was surprised to find that in the mirror, her eyes were metallic, and in this not too bright room, a cold and faint light was emanated, like two night pearls inlaid on her face.

She startled herself, a chill slowly spreading up her spine.

Zhao Sanjian said that her eyes were like beasts, like cat's eyes! Several more people have said that to her! As if awakened suddenly, she stretched out her hands and covered her face, slapped her cheeks in disgust, and let out a heart-rending wail:

"No-"

The voice alarmed Xiao Lei, and the child "Wow! The ground cried, and the thin body writhed, retaining Ding Shujiao's attention. Ding Shujiao brought a towel and wiped the sweat on the child's forehead, the child opened her eyes, saw her, and the crying stopped. This made her so strange, in the past, when he saw her, Xiao Lei couldn't stop crying, this time, why didn't he cry?

She put down the child, "Huh! She stood up, rushed to the mirror, and looked at herself in the mirror, her heart calmed down a little, she was no different from before, her eyes were still the same as before, and everything was back to the way it was.

What's going on?

Ding Shujiao carefully picked up Xiao Lei, gently coaxed him, fed him water, and then carried him back to the bed and lay down.

She had always hated this child, this child who couldn't tell which enemy it was. But now, out of maternal instinct, she feels extremely sorry for this child. This, after all, is her own child.

The arrival of the doctor ignited a glimmer of hope in Ding Shujiao's heart.

"The child's breathing is very weak!"

After checking the pulse, the doctor's face was solemn, he kept shaking his head, and muttered in his mouth: "After practicing medicine for so many years, I have never seen such a strange patient, it's incredible!" ”

In the silent air, a certain emotion lingered.

"Doctor! Don't scare me! Ding Shujiao's heart was slightly relieved, and she raised her throat again, "What's wrong with this child?" Last night was fine! ”

On the bed, Xiao Lei's eyes rolled wildly, his eyelids couldn't be completely closed, and he screamed from time to time.

Zhao Sanjian grabbed the doctor's hand, as if holding a life-saving straw, and his voice trembled.

"This kid is so pathetic! Save him! I'm on your knees! ”

After that, Zhao Sanjian was about to kneel, and was helped up by the doctor, the doctor sighed lightly, and said: "Hurry up, minor illnesses are treated, major illnesses are fate!" I think this kid is seriously frightened, and not only that, but his soul is probably gone! ”

"No, doctor, don't you see that he is still alive and well with his eyes open! How could the soul be gone! Don't scare me! ”

Zhao Sanjian put his hand on Xiao Lei's nose, tried it, and stammered.

"I've been practicing medicine for many years, and this is the first time I've encountered this situation. You see, the scratches on his body don't look like the marks of being attacked by a cat, and then look at these black spots that are getting bigger and rotter, which are signs of gradual decay of his body. His eyes were gone, and his soul seemed to have flown away! ”

"Huh?"

Zhao Sanjiao listened, felt that his body was a little unstable, he held on to the bed, opened his mouth, wanted to cry without tears, and then, he turned his eyes to Ding Shujiao, Ding Shujiao sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the child in a trance, as if knowing that he was looking at her, she turned her head and looked straight at him.

"What do you mean? The soul flew away, that is, he was not saved? After a pause, Zhao Sanjian asked timidly. Doctor, save him! I beg you! As he spoke, his knees weakened, and he knelt down again.

"Hurry up!" The doctor pulled up Zhao Sanjian, "It's really the first time I've seen this situation, with all due respect, it's not like it's beyond the reach of manpower!" Can it be souled

I can't say it! ”

"Huh? And what's going on? ”

"Use the needle! Detox first, then replenish qi! The doctor was cured, but he couldn't save his life! Whether his life should be like this, it all depends on this needle! After that, the doctor took the needle and carefully pricked a few acupuncture points on the child. The thorn is to be effective, the letter of effect, if the wind blows the clouds, it is clear if you see the sky! ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Sanjian asked.

Before the words fell, I saw the child struggle twice, and as a stream of black water spit out of his mouth, the child woke up and cried loudly.

"My child! My baby! ”

The crying suddenly brought Ding Shujiao back to her senses, she stood up excitedly, and reached out to hug Xiao Lei, but was blocked by Zhao Sanjian with his arm, "Don't touch him yet!" Listen to the doctor! ”

Ding Shujiao was stunned for a moment, and Zhao Sanjiao's stern gaze seemed to erect a wall between her and the child.

"Doctor, the child is awake! Isn't it okay? Zhao Sanjian let out a long sigh.

"Don't be too upset just yet! This kid is weirdly sick, this time it's a fluke, and it's hard to say next time! Hopefully there will be no next time! The doctor packed up his things and left a sentence before leaving, "I see, there are some things that our doctor can't control!" You should go to the temple and ask the gods for protection! ”

After the doctor left, Zhao Sanjian stared at Ding Shujiao's eyes for a long time.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Don't let me touch the child yet! Do you suspect that I am the victim of the child? Ding Shujiao closed the door, walked back to the bed, and tucked the corner of the quilt for the child, "Don't forget, I'm his mother!" ”

Zhao Sanjian nodded thoughtfully, sat on the edge of the bed, looked at Xiao Lei who was asleep, and muttered, "I'm just wondering, how could a good child suddenly become like this!" There are just three of us in this house! ”

In fact, what makes Zhao Sanjiao unbelievable is not only this, the metallic luster that occasionally flashed in Ding Shujiao's eyes is chilling, and also, when the doctor said just now that Xiao Lei's soul is gone, she is so calm, without a trace of sadness, not at all like what a mother should be! Not to mention that Zhao San couldn't figure it out, even Ding Shujiao herself wondered why she was so contradictory! She thought that if she really lost this child, she should be both sad and less sad, and even a little happy, the joy of losing the burden left by this enemy to herself.

At dusk that day, when Ding Shujiao was working, she suddenly found that the clouds on the horizon were blood-red, and there was a smell of blood in the air. Looking down, she saw that her fingernails were full of flesh and blood. She laboriously cleaned it, but after a few days, the bloody flesh reappeared between her fingernails.

She was terrified and overwhelmed.

She also often stared in the mirror for a long time, looking into her own eyes.

In the mirror, she has fair skin, a straight and small nose, and her eyes have a breathtaking and charming color, which is clearly human eyes! Why do some people always say that her eyes are like a cat's eyes?

She's fixed, it's human eyes, that's right!

But why can a human eye glow metallic in the dark? He Qingping said this, Zhao Sanjian said this, and she herself saw it.

What does the luster of the metal mean?

What does the flesh remaining in the fingernails mean?

Could it be that she would do something to her own children?

She shook her head in pain, that shouldn't be, it wouldn't be her! How could she be so ruthless!

But one thing, she is certain, she is indeed a little different!

Why does she have bloody flesh between her fingernails? She kept asking herself. Fortunately, Zhao Sanjian didn't find out, and this situation lasted for a few days before disappearing on its own. Her eyes still have an occasional metallic sheen, but no flesh is found between her fingernails.