More than half a month later, the celebration of the school was held as scheduled. The large playground on the east side of the school was filled with people in a circle according to class order, and students from all classes were gathered together and sat in the walkway in front of the woods on the far east side. I took the erhu and leaned against a boxwood tree, waiting quietly. I don't know why, my show was scheduled for the end. I had to find a place in the back and sit down, watching the other people's performances. In front of me, Ge Hong and Xu Shan sat and a few other girls in the class, who were about to take their turn to perform on stage. lost Mo Qianqian, Zhang Lu, Ye Fei, Shao Qing, and because of Teacher Ling's changes, Ge Hong was in a very bad mood, so she hurriedly selected a few girls to replace them, rehearsed hastily a few times, and was ready to perform on stage.

Behind us, across a large woods, and then turn a corner, is the old building. But now, "old building" has become a historical term. After that fire, the large concrete building disappeared overnight. As if it had been erased out of thin air, it was completely gone, and even a small piece of rubble and rubble could not be seen, leaving only a large shallow pit. The next day, when the unsuspecting teachers and students faced this strange scene, they were all turned into wood carvings and clay sculptures, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a long time. I don't know how Chang Dao Chang persuaded our principal, anyway, and then the principal explained to everyone that because of the need to beautify the campus environment, the school sent people to work overnight, demolished the old building, and prepared to dig a big pond there and plant a pool of lotus flowers.

Although this explanation is quite far-fetched and full of loopholes, it was solemnly announced by the principal, and everyone could only reluctantly accept it on the surface, in addition to making all kinds of bizarre assumptions and speculations behind the scenes.

However, for Mo Qianqian, Zhang Lu, Ye Fei, Shao Qing, and especially the sudden disappearance of Teacher Ling, the students' surprise, worry and regret were very obvious. Based on the fact that this matter could not be explained to people clearly, I, Chang Qing, Qi Zhen, Ge Hong, and Xu Shan all had no choice but to remain silent. Fortunately, the other students did not think that our silence had anything to do with Teacher Ling's disappearance, but simply thought that it was a sign of our sadness. Only Xiao Zhen, she didn't chase me this time to get to the bottom of it, but her gaze at me was meaningful, and there was always a sneer on the corner of her mouth, which made me feel very uncomfortable.

There was a gust of wind behind me, and some boxwood leaves floated down, and I leaned to the side and blew off a yellow leaf that had fallen on my shoulder. Ge Hong and Xu Shan had already gone on stage to perform, and there was a large empty area in front of me, and my vision suddenly opened up. The cheerful music sounded, and I smiled and looked at the stage, where Ge Hong and the others were beating to the rhythm of the music, changing formations from time to time. Although I didn't do my best, the formation was quite neat, Ge Hong's dancing foundation was solid, both the expression and the movements were in place, and I secretly praised it in my heart. There was warm applause across the playground, and when I looked up, it turned out that it was my classmates sitting there cheering for Ge Hong and them. I put the erhu down and prepared to applaud. As soon as my hand was raised, I froze. My gaze touched a figure that should never have been. Ge Hong and Xu Shan were holding hands and spinning in circles, and next to them, there was a young man in black standing at some point. He was tall and calm, with big bright eyes on his handsome face, and he was looking at me with a smile on his face. There was a wave of Venus dancing in front of me, yes, it's Sun Anning! How could he choose to appear in this place of public attention at this moment?

On the stage, Ge Hong and Xu Shan danced happily, turning and jumping, as if they didn't notice that there was an extra person next to them. He stood there motionless and smiled, his gentle gaze crossed everyone, stared at me for a long time, the wind blew, the corners of his clothes fluttered gently, but Ge Hong, who was close at hand, never touched him. It's like two paintings that have nothing to do with each other, but are accidentally superimposed. Could it be that he has really become...... Ghost, so no one else can see him?

I stood up unconsciously, looking back at him in a daze, his gaze softening and the smile on his face getting brighter. As soon as my nose ached, tears rolled down my eyes. The person I had been thinking about and waiting for day and night had finally appeared! Whatever has become of him now, I'm going to be with him! In tears, I reached out to him...... Suddenly, a phrase clearly popped up in my mind: "We...... Waiting for someone will appear! ”

We?! That's right, that's what Chen Qiu said. So, what does this mean? It turned out that she had already told me plainly that she and I were waiting for the same person! I don't know what the grievances are between her and Sun Anning, but I clearly feel that she and him will definitely not be friends! Chen Qiu's severed fingers, the backlash of the spirit stone, and the wizard of the gluttonous clan are all very related to Sun Anning's once incarnated skeleton! What happens if they bump into each other? I can't even think about it. However, not daring to think does not mean that it will not happen, and that's where my pain lies. I was so desperate for him to appear, and at the same time I was so paradoxically afraid of him appearing!

I trembled and retracted my hands, looked around in panic, and prayed in my heart: God forbid! I hope no one will see him! …… The best thing is that Chen Qiu didn't find him either! I was flustered, and cold sweat crept out of my forehead, and I didn't bother to wipe it.

Someone suddenly slapped me on the back, and I immediately jumped up and looked back, almost kicking the erhu leaning on the edge of the chair away.

"Why are you so scared? Do you see a ghost? A face that seems to be smiling but not smiling, a sneer that seems to be nothing, but a pair of beautiful and slightly childish eyes, combined with a concerned tone, is paradoxically combined into another person I don't want to see - Xiao Zhen.

"What a joke! Blue sky and white day, where did the ghost come from? …… It was you who slapped me in the back without saying a word, and it scared me a lot! I hastened to clarify.

"Silent? Hmph, the voice I just called you is almost overshadowing the microphone on stage, didn't you hear me? Xiao Zhen Gu did blinked in surprise, but the sneer on the corner of her mouth became more obvious.

"Oh, I watched Ge Hong and their performances so fascinating, I didn't hear you call me!" I forced a smile to hide.

"No, Ge Hong's performance was before the three or four shows! What the hell were you looking around? Xiao Zhen asked relentlessly.

“…… Hehe, I'm watching the show. Oh no, I'm looking for someone! ”

"Looking for whom?"

"Find ...... Find evergreen! ”

"Really? But isn't he standing right next to you? ”

As soon as I turned my head, Chang Qing was standing next to me, with a look of displeasure on his face.

"Changqing, you, when were you standing here?"

"I've been standing for a long time! Thou hast lost thy soul just now, and thou hast called thee for a long time without answering; Obviously staring at the stage, they didn't know that Ge Hong's performance was already over! What happened to you? Although Changqing's tone was dissatisfied, he was far more worried than blamed.

I peeked at the stage, and he was still there! However, everyone's eyes are focused on the classmates performing next to him, and no one should find out about his existence.

"Who are you looking at?" Evergreen scanned every corner of the stage suspiciously, and he seemed to sense something unusual.

"I'm not looking at anyone." I shook my head in a hurry.

"Lie to me! Is there something on stage that shouldn't be there? Changqing's face became solemn.

"Nope! Of course not! "I flatly deny it. But Chang Qing and Xiao Zhen looked at me with disbelief clearly written in their eyes.

"Hey, what about Qi Zhen? Where did he go? "I was in a hurry to divert their attention.

"I don't know. When Ge Hong and the others performed, he said that he went to the toilet and never came back, and he didn't know where he went! I'm looking for him! "Evergreen's attention was really diverted by me. He frowned and habitually tugged at his hair.

"Alas, anyway, the school is so big, he won't disappear out of thin air like Teacher Ling, right?" Jane said casually.

Chang Qing and I were stunned at the same time, and subconsciously turned our heads to look at the "old building". The building that used to stand no longer exists, and the trees are just empty. The old building is gone, and Teacher Ling will never reappear! We were all a little lost in our hearts, and we were speechless for a while.

"What's wrong with you? Is it because I mentioned Teacher Ling and felt sad? Xiao Zhen held my left hand, and her tone was like comfort, "Teacher Ling may just go to other places to do something, maybe he will appear one day!" Don't be sad! ”

I nodded with a wry smile and habitually patted Jane's shoulder with my right hand. For a moment, I seemed to see a look of pain and fear flash on Jane's face, and then she returned to normal. She quietly let go of my hand and took a step back: "I'll go to my seat and rest." Take your time! ”

Looking at her back, doubts came to my mind, and I looked closely at my right hand, and the burn was not abnormal. Perhaps, I was dazzled. I consoled myself.

"Hey, what are you doing here? Prepare for your turn! Ge Hong's voice sounded fierce, but there was a sense of intimacy. Since the old building escaped, Ge Hong, Xu Shan and I have established a friendship, and we have become friends that we can trust each other.

"Oh, got it." I hurriedly calmed down, picked up the erhu and said to Chang Qing, "It's almost my turn." I'll go with you to Qi Zhen later. ”

"No need. You see, he and Chen Qiu came over together. Evergreen pointed behind me.

Chen Qiu? Oh, my God! I hurriedly looked up to find Sun Anning, and I had to find a way to inform him to avoid it. My eyes quickly searched the stage, huh? What about him? Why is it gone?

"Looking for what?" Chen Qiu's voice was indifferent.

"Nope." I hurriedly retracted my gaze, smiled casually, and complained to Qi Zhen: "Hey, Qi Zhen, where did you run just now?" ”

"Wandering around in the woods. What's wrong? Something happened again? Qi Zhen's eyes lit up, and he looked like "I'm afraid the world will not be chaotic".

"Do you want something to happen?" The corners of my mouth twitched. He's really a standard "crow's mouth".

"Life should be full of ups and downs, so it's exciting! How boring is a pool of stagnant water, isn't it? Qi Zhen said with a grin.

"Yes, yes! So you wish that something would happen every day, so that life would be colorful! I gave him an annoyed look. Ups and downs? It's also earth-shattering, crying ghosts and gods! He thought he was acting!

"Little Star, why are you so angry? He has a point. Chen Qiu hugged me, and his tone was unusually intimate.

This time, my heart twitched. Chen Qiu has always been very good to me, but she is a person who likes to hide everything in her heart, and she is very cold on the surface. But now, she doesn't seem to be hesitant to show her true feelings at all. What made her make such a huge change? Could it be that she also felt a deep worry, this is destined to be a friendship that cannot be fulfilled both...... The chasm that lies between us is revealing its sharp minions with his appearance?

"Are you ready for the erhu solo in the first (6th) class? It's time to take the stage! "The teacher in charge of the program scheduling trotted over to remind me.

"Oh, alright, alright! Come right away. I woke up like a dream, said yes, and then ran to the playground with the erhu.

"Be careful, don't pull it wrong!" Qi Zhen and Chang Qing both instructed me behind him.

I didn't answer, just sped through the rows of chairs to the stage. A red carpet was laid out on the makeshift wooden table, and a chair had been placed next to the microphone on the right. I walked steadily to the chair, sat down, tuned in, took a deep breath, and waited for the name of the student to be announced. At this time, my heart calmed down a little, those skeletons, spirits, gluttons, wizards related to spirit stones...... The bizarre thing was temporarily put aside by me under the gaze of many eyes.

"Finally, please enjoy the erhu solo 'Good Night'." After the student finished speaking in a sweet voice that was just right, he stepped back without hesitation, and at the same time nodded his head to me lightly, signaling that I could start.

Leaning forward slightly, pressing the strings with my left hand and holding the bow with my right hand, I paused and began to play. This erhu song is composed by Liu Tianhua, the song is simple, the musical image is single, demure, and the whole song expresses a comfortable and relaxed mood. I'm usually very proficient at pulling, so the attack is accurate and the sound quality is mellow. The audience fell silent, and the students listened attentively.

Today's weather is suitable, with a pale blue sky and a few clouds drifting from time to time. The sun is always warm, and occasionally a gust of wind blows, bringing a hint of early autumn coolness. Entering the second movement, a playful portamento pushes the relaxed mood to a climax. I breathed a sigh of relief, and when the second movement was finished, the third movement would gradually stabilize and end on a happy note.

At this moment, I felt the light suddenly dim. Well, what's going on? I glanced at it with the rest of my eye, and my left hand shook uncontrollably, and a strange sound slipped down, very harsh. The sky was bright and clear just now, and at some point, a big dark cloud drifted in. It didn't go anywhere, but it hung motionless above my head at the moment, firmly covering a 5-meter radius around me.

The color of the clouds darkened rapidly, until it became like ink that could not be dissolved. There was no wind, but I began to shiver, and the overwhelming cold air shot straight at me from this strange black cloud. Both of my hands trembled uncontrollably, the music was harsh, and the erhu babbled intermittently, poignantly, ethereal, and chilling.

"Why is this erhu so ugly, like a pig screaming!"

"Who said it, this is called mournful and moving! ……”

"Wow, it's a 'ghost crying wolf'! Is there any mistake that this level can also perform on stage? ”

"On a sunny day, how did a big cloud come out? Hey, it's over her head! ”

"Typical 'black clouds overpowering', is she going to be unlucky?"

In the audience, all kinds of discussions were endless, and everyone, including the teacher, expressed surprise at such a situation. Someone was already shouting something, jumping on stage and running towards me.

It's really "miserable"! In the midst of it, I couldn't even speak except for desperately gritting my teeth and pulling the erhu to fight against this inexplicable cold.

The black clouds were getting thicker and thicker, and I couldn't see a ray of light in front of my eyes, and the strange cold air penetrated through my clothes, and even my flesh, and penetrated into my internal organs, as if there was a frozen water dragon passing through my body. The left hand has long been frozen stiff, the fingers that can't be bent are very reluctant to put on the strings, there is no tune or pitch at all, the right hand holding the bow seems to be still a little hot, "squeak, squeak", like a rusty blunt knife constantly scraping the sound of breaking the iron pot, to be honest, even "ghost crying wolf howl" is better than it, but I really can't care about it!

A white light flashed, and I actually saw Teacher Ling! Still in her white trench coat, she stood in the middle of the black clouds, smiling and waving to me. Next to her was the expressionless Teacher Wang, who stared at me coldly with his black eyes open, revealing the white teeth at the corners of his mouth, as if he wanted to tear me apart in one bite. Aren't they in the dust? How could it be again?

The spirit stone on his chest did not move, as if he was asleep. The master is in trouble, and he doesn't come to the rescue, it's really unrighteous! Now what? I'm trapped in a black cloud, waiting to freeze into a popsicle? Fire! Yes, it would be nice to have fire! I suddenly remembered the scar on my right hand, which was left by the tempering of the "Five Thunder Fires", which might help me get out of trouble. It was colder and darker around, but fortunately, another white light crossed in front of my eyes, and I immediately concentrated all my strength on my right hand, and pulled the bow vigorously, and with a snap, the outer strings of the erhu broke in response. The black burn in the palm of my hand suddenly changed color and bulged, and a dazzling golden light rose into the sky, accompanied by a series of thunderous explosions, and the black cloud that tightly covered me was finally torn, as if it was drawn by many invisible whips, shattered into countless pieces, and then slowly turned into a wisp of black mist, hidden in the white clouds.

"Ahh I just saw a ...... A fiery dragon! ”

"Are you dazzled? All I saw was lightning, then thunder! ”

"It's so strange, why is it just lightning and thunder, but it doesn't rain?"

"The cloud is gone! This weather ...... It's outrageous! ”

"Wow, who's who, the strings of her erhu are broken! What a failure of this show! ”

……

As soon as the black clouds disappeared, I saw Chen Qiu, Chang Qing and Qi Zhen, who were the ones who jumped on the stage just now. Chang Qing held a triangular talisman in his hand, and a little white flashed between Chen Qiu's fingers. It turned out that the two white lights just now were not lightning, but they were trying to save me.

"How are you?" All three asked at the same time.

"It's fine. …… I just saw Teacher Ling and the Dragon! ”

"How is that possible? They are as lost as the old buildings! ”

I don't have time to explain, pointing to the sky, there is a strange black mist with a cold light looming in the white clouds, others can't see it, but Chen Qiu They must be able to see it.

As if to demonstrate, the black mist appeared, suddenly thickened and grew larger, circled twice over our heads, and leaped like an arrow into the school woods.

"Chase!" As soon as Chen Qiu waved his hand, the four of us jumped off the stage and went straight to the woods in the surprised eyes of many students. There were noisy voices behind him, there seemed to be anxious cries of Ge Hong and Xu Shan, as well as chaotic footsteps, someone wanted to chase after them, but they were blocked. I turned around as I ran, and a tall, thin middle-aged man in a suit blocked all the teachers and classmates for us, it was the principal! It seems that the principal is an insider, at least he already knows how to deal with such a situation, and Chang Daochang really has contributed a lot.

This forest of the school, with its lush growth of trees, little sunlight, and gloomy backdrop, has been unpopular with students and inaccessible. The four of us chased into the forest, only to see the black mist like a snake, circling and dancing in front of a row of holly trees.

"Hah, what's going on?" Qi Zhen looked up and down with interest.

"I can't see it. But...... It's not like the ontology! Chang Qing tugged at his hair and replied with some hesitation.

"Well, its body has something to do with this forest!" Chen Qiu nodded in affirmation.

"Look, it's ...... Make a face! "I kept staring at it, and I was shocked to find that it had transformed into a human face, with long curved eyebrows, a collapsed nose, a large mouth, and a pair of big round eyes that blinked, revealing a sense of wit and cunning. It was supposed to be a boy's face, and he stuck out his tongue at us and grimaced mischievously.

"There are strange things every year, especially this year! Hey, little brother, have you eaten? Tell my brother, what did you change? Qi Zhen took a step forward and asked affectionately. I couldn't help but roll my eyes, I can get close to youkai, it seems that his "living treasure" characteristics have become even more intense.

The faces didn't speak, they just looked at us and laughed silently.

"Why don't you answer? Oh, let me guess. …… Are you a snake? The fox became? Cat? Mouse? Cockroach? ......" Qi Zhen guessed with interest, the more he talked, the more outrageous it became, and finally even said disgusting things such as bed bugs, shells, maggots, etc., fortunately the other party was not human, otherwise even if he didn't vomit, he wouldn't be able to laugh anymore.

I wanted to stop his nonsense, but Chen Qiu signaled me to be patient with his eyes. Then she and Evergreen moved very slowly, closer to the face. When there was still a distance of about 1 meter from it, Chen Qiu and Chang Qing waved their hands at the same time, and a circle of yellow light was like a hoop, accurately covering the human face, and the white light at seven or eight o'clock surrounded it.

The man's face was a little annoyed, its long eyebrows stood up, and its whole head immediately grew two or three times larger, and the yellow light that held it around it became fragments, floating around it. Then, with its mouth wide open, it turned in all directions, and swallowed all the white spots that surrounded it.

"Oops!" I didn't feel a soft snort, but I saw Chen Qiu smile coldly and stretch out her palm, her severed finger moved strangely, and the look on her face immediately became frightened, and it opened its mouth and spit out busily, as if it wanted to spit out those white spots. At this time, Chang Qing took a step, his index finger and middle finger were a little into the void, and as soon as he circled it, the fragments floating around the human face closed again, turning into a stream of yellow light, and once again trapping it. The old trick of the human face was repeated, and it became bigger again, but this time the yellow light was like a flexible cowhide band, stretching arbitrarily and binding it firmly. The human face became even more panicked, and it opened its mouth wide and rolled and shook from side to side, sometimes enlarged and sometimes narrowed, trying to break free from its restraints. But no matter how much it tossed, the yellow light always clamped it tightly.

"Haha, I can't escape now! Little brother, show your true form! Hehe, let me see what the hell you are, it's not in vain that I've been racking my brains for so long, isn't it? Qi Zhen said triumphantly.

I looked at Chen Qiu and Chang Qing with some doubts, although I circled it, but how could I make it appear in its original form? Chen Qiu smiled at me, and then snapped his fingers crisply, as if receiving an order to attack, the face suddenly became snow-white, almost transparent, and I saw that a larger and larger light ball came out of the human face, reflecting the increasingly panicked expression on the human face. Chen Qiu's "corpse firefly" is not a delicious dim sum!

When the light swelled up to the face, the yellow light began to tighten again, and the boy's face showed a look of despair, and it looked at us with pitiful eyes, as if begging us to let it go. I hesitated a little and turned my head to look at Chang Qing and Chen Qiu, but they shook their heads resolutely at the same time, and their eyes told me clearly: ********!

With a "snap", the face shattered. Countless fragments flew in all directions, but they were soon engulfed by the already huge ball of light. The yellow light reverted into a triangular talisman, and with a black object, it returned to Changqing's outstretched palm.

"Huh? Is this what it was meant to be? What is this? Qi Zhen was the first to lean over to look.

In the palm of evergreen's hand, there lay a swarthy, round thing, half the size of a palm, cold to the touch, as if a little slippery and greasy, with a strange texture, neither like metal nor stone.

I touched it and blurted out, "This thing is weird!" …… Feel...... Kindness...... Kind of like scales! ”

"Scales?! You can figure it out! It's so big, it's opaque, what kind of scales is it? Python? Qi Zhen scoffed.

I frowned. I knew it wasn't likely, but as soon as I touched it, the word "scales" popped out of my mind, and I didn't even have time to think about it, they popped out of my mouth, and I couldn't help it.

"Scales...... Scales? The wind is from the tiger, and the cloud is from the dragon. Could it be...... Is this possible? Chang Qing looked at the strange thing in his hand over and over again, and pulled his hair and muttered to himself, his expression half confused and half shocked.

"Evergreen, can you guess what it is?" I asked anxiously.

"Whatever it is, we don't have to be afraid!" Chen Qiu patted me on the shoulder and comforted me. Then she raised her head, looked somewhere to the east of the woods, and said coldly: "By the way, no matter what kind of magical powers you have, don't be greedy." Those who covet spirit stones will definitely not end well! ”

Qi Zhen and I hurriedly followed her gaze to the east, and when we saw it, our hearts trembled. The trees in the woods were lined horizontally and vertically, sparsely and neatly, but a large gap appeared there abruptly. The trees on both sides of the gap, leafy, but all of them slanted outward, at an angle of almost 30 degrees to the ground, as if there was an invisible force that made them dare not approach the gap. Outside the gap is the "old building", which is less than 5 meters apart.

"Is that the monster still doing the trick? Or...... Is it Mr. Ling? I asked Chen Qiu quietly.

"Probably not. But......" Chen Qiu frowned slightly, "The aura here ...... It's kind of quirky! ”

"Oops! …… It's here again! Qi Zhen suddenly pointed ahead and shouted in horror.

A black mist appeared in front of the gap, and in a moment, it rose into the air, and it turned out to be the image of a human face with long eyebrows, round eyes, a flat nose, and a big mouth. I looked sideways at Chang Qing, and the strange thing in his hand was still there. What's going on?

"Is it the essence of it?" Chang Qing walked up to me, clenched the things in his hand, and asked Chen Qiu.

“…… No! Chen Qiu remained calm.

"And a doppelganger? Or an avatar? How can there be ......" Changqing became more and more puzzled.

The face floated in mid-air, grinning smugly at us, laughing silently. Before long, it floated close to me, winked mischievously at me, and then floated out of the gap unhurriedly. The four of us didn't hesitate and followed it out of the gap.

In front of the gap is the original site of the "old building", on the huge shallow pit, in addition to the human face, there are many "people": the graceful Teacher Ling, the beautiful and vicious boy in blue, the obscene and ugly "Teacher Wang", the tall and handsome Ye Fei, the smiling Shao Qing, the pretty and tall Mo Qianqian, and the sweet and lovely Zhang Lu. They hung quietly on the shallow pit, their expressions as if they were alive. At this time, the blue sky and white clouds, the sun is warm, but against the backdrop of these smiling and speechless figures, it makes people feel a huge chill from the bottom of their hearts. I'd rather see a bunch of monstrous demons than see them.

A strong wind blew, the leaves rattled, as suddenly as they came, and all figures disappeared in the whining wind. We stand motionless in the wind, letting the wind blow the tiny blades down on our heads and shoulders......

It's cold. The road is long......