"It's getting late, it's time to go back." Xu Jianglun picked me up again, I obediently attached it to his back, and when I walked out more than ten meters away, I couldn't help but look back, the darkness was still there, "Why does that island sink?" ”

He paused, and after an interval of two seconds, he replied: "I don't know, it's affected by the geographical environment." "I answered with a long oh and didn't ask any more. Back at the hut, as usual, Xu Jianglun would go out to run errands after dining with me, and I would do nothing with a paintbrush on the paper...... Ghost Drawing.

If it weren't for him saying that I used to open a gallery and was good at painting, and that this whole set of cumbersome tools was mine, I really wouldn't believe that I was a painter. Because I was holding a paintbrush and facing the paper, I didn't have any ideas in my head. It is said that people who can draw have an extremely rich imagination, but I feel that I am poor and tight. In addition, even if you want to paint a scene that you can take at will, such as this interior, your hand can't help but tremble when you put down the pen, and the lines that come out are always crooked.

I didn't dare to tell Xu Jianglun about this, for fear that he would make a fuss again when he found out. Just like my feet, just walking will be bumpy and trembling, not to the point of disability, he will not agree to let me walk by myself, and insist on letting me go in and out of the wheelchair. The occasional person came to him and glanced at me, and it always made me feel weird. That's why I hate wheelchairs. If he knew that I couldn't even draw, I'm afraid I'd have to use my hands to get up with gloves.

After a long pause, I dropped my paintbrush on the table and looked at the closed door, feeling a little moved. But after the door was opened, I couldn't help but be discouraged when I saw the white-haired old man squatting next to me, the other party didn't seem to expect me to come out, so he was really stunned, and then asked, "Does Miss Xia Zhu need anything?" ”

What can I need? It's just a person who stays in the house and is bored and wants to go out. But since Xu Jianglun let people guard it, this wish obviously couldn't be achieved, so he couldn't help but smile and ask: "Can I talk to you?" It's weird. ”

He was stunned again, his tongue knotted and asked, "Talk...... What to talk about? ”

Standing strangely tired, I simply sat on the threshold, tilted my head and asked, "I heard that this is an island, right?" This is the opening statement, and the answer is naturally yes. Between questions and answers, I found that this old man was very slow to respond, usually the question went out to think for a while before answering, anyway, I had nothing to do, just chatting with a partner, and I didn't want to get a shocking message from his mouth. He said that now the island where we are located is also sinking at a speed that can be seen by the naked eye, and Xu Jianglun has been busy recently, and in order to arrange the departure of the island, he has to deal with all the relevant matters on the island.

I felt incredible, and I asked myself, "Why is this happening?" ”

But I heard the old man next to me say: "I don't know, it started from the sudden sinking of an island half a month ago, and the small islands around here have almost sunk, and our return to the island has also been affected." ”

I turned my head sideways, stared at him and asked softly, "Why did the outlying islands sink suddenly?" ”

"Uh... I don't know very well, but the young leader brought a group of people over that day, and I couldn't participate, but I only heard a loud thunder, and the sky changed greatly, and it began to rain a torrential rain that was rare in the moon. Later, when the young leader came back, he hugged you alone, his face was pale, and no one dared to ask what happened. Hey, did I mention the outlying islands? ”

I laughed, "Yes, you said that the outlying island suddenly sank." ”

He shook his head in a daze and sighed, "I'm a little confused, I can't remember. Miss Xia Zhu, the young leader will come in a while, you must not mention the island to him, after he comes back, he will order no one on the island to mention the island. ”

I immediately responded: "Don't worry, I won't say it." Seeing that he relieved his nervousness, he asked casually: "You always call him a young leader, is there still a middle leader and an old leader?" ”

“......”

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I met the old leader at night, led by Li Chengjun. Li Chengjun is the gray-haired old man who is guarding my door, he should be a person who has not been taken seriously for a long time and is very lonely. So I had a long talk for an afternoon and said all the intimate words, but it happened that Xu Jianglun was busy, so he only asked someone to bring a message to me to have dinner by myself.

The main reason for going to see the old leader is that Li Chengjun is in charge of the old leader's daily life. When I got to the door of the remote house, I couldn't help but think that this was too cold. When it can be regarded as a poor earthen house, even the window has only a small air window. Pushing the door in, a damp and musty smell hit my nose, and I couldn't help but frown.

didn't walk in, just leaned on the door frame, and saw Li Chengjun go in with his back and turn on the light, the leader can indeed be called the "old" word, full of vicissitudes. The main thing is that he seems to be paralyzed.

Li Chengjun was quite skillful in stepping forward to serve all kinds of things, and he was talking about some things on the island. The leader was silent for a long time before asking, "Why didn't Aaron come?" Li Chengjun paused with his hand and replied: "The young leader has been a little busy recently, and he can't take the time to come over. ”

"What are you up to?"

"Island management, personnel scheduling training, a lot of things."

I don't think it's strange, what does this island need to run? And who needs to be trained? Why didn't Li Chengjun tell the old leader about Xu Jianglun's arrangement to leave the island? While I was pondering, a gloomy gaze came over, and I subconsciously raised my head.

The interior was dimly lit, and the old leader's face was a little black, but his eyes were a little terrifying, like a demon hiding in the forest in the dark night. I only heard him ask sadly: "Who is she?" ”

Li Chengjun looked at me and hurriedly explained: "She was brought back by the young leader, her name is Xia Zhu, and she came with me to see you when she knew I was coming tonight." Then he said to me: "Miss Xia Zhu, this is our old leader, do you want to come in and talk to me?" I instinctively resisted, and after standing for a long time, my feet were already a little sore, and I replied with a little embarrassment: "Don't go in." ”

Li Chengjun looked at me, and then at the old leader, as if he didn't know what to say, and the atmosphere cooled down for a while.

Although Xu Jianglun's appearance was unexpected, it was also reasonable, how to say that this old leader was also his father, so he should have come to visit. It's just that I was bitter, and I was caught, and I was very nervous and uneasy, and I didn't dare to look at him with my head buried. Walking up to him, he asked in a slightly raised tone that didn't distinguish between joy and anger: "What are you doing here?" ”

I bowed my head and replied, "I just heard that there is an old leader, who is bored and curious to come and have a look." ”

He put his palm around my shoulder, "Send you back." "I was slightly stunned, he just came and left? Don't you say a word to his father? Quickly raised his head and glanced at his face, seeing that it was quite cold, he still retracted the doubts on the side of his mouth. And just as I stepped out of the courtyard with him, I heard the voice of the old leader behind me: "Lao Li, who do you think this girl looks like?" ”

Xu Jianglun paused, pulled me back and turned around, only to see Li Chengjun in the lintel with a confused face: "Who is it like?" ”

The old leader stared at me, "Like the A you brought back that year, especially those eyes." ”

Li Chengjun squinted his eyes and looked at me, and the expression on his face changed, "It's still ...... It's a bit like that. ”

"At the beginning, I said that I inherited that person's demon blood, and sooner or later it will not be ordinary. Sure enough, the little baby was able to get the snow wolf to surrender, but unfortunately the girl went crazy later and was devoured by the snow wolf. ”

Li Chengjun's facial expression twitched and then persuaded: "Old leader, these things have passed for a long time, so don't think about it anymore." ”

The space fell silent, and no one spoke again. Xu Jianglun whispered in my ear: "Gone." He seemed to know that my legs and feet were sore, so he took me directly to his side and took me away, and when he got to the empty place, he frowned suddenly, let go of me and walked to the front and squatted down again, this time without his order, I directly got on his back and walked on his back.

It wasn't until he got back inside the house and put me in a chair that he scolded: "Won't you wait for me to come and go out even if you know your legs are inconvenient, and you run so far?" I retorted with some grievances: "But if you come, you won't take me to see the old chief." ”

He looked stunned, turned his gaze and said, "What's so nice about a bad old man?" ”

“...... He's your father, how can you say that? ”

He was silent, his face slightly gloomy.

I looked for something and asked, "Is it true that what they said just now called A's girl is like me?" Have you seen one? He raised his eyebrows and looked at me deeply, and after waiting for a moment and not seeing him answer, I waved my hand and said, "Forget it, don't ask." ”

He opened his mouth: "There is such a person, who was carried to the island by Lao Li when he was four years old, but later died. I haven't seen it, so I can't answer whether you look like it or not. ”

"Huh? Is it really dead? So what are the snow wolves they are talking about? Is it a real wolf? Not on the island? "Even I feel embarrassed after asking the question, it's a bit like a problem baby.

Xu Jianglun's dark eyes looked at me calmly, then he laughed, stretched out his finger and scraped my nose, and said in a doting tone: "If you want to see that snow wolf, I'll take you over tomorrow, anyway, it's time." ”

"What? When is it? ”

"Alright, it's late, you hurry up and go to bed."

For many days, Xu Jianglun would watch me fall asleep before leaving. Even though my eyes were closed tonight, I could feel a little different from the gaze on my face, but I couldn't tell what the difference was. It wasn't until he thought I was asleep and walked out of the door that I opened my eyes and saw that the door was gently shut, breathing still calmly and regularly, and as usual, he would stop outside the door for a few minutes.

Sometimes I pretend to be asleep like I did tonight, and I wonder what he's doing there. Watch the night view of the quiet moon, or listen to the horns of the insects? Or, nothing, just standing outside my door. <