Late at night.

It had been gray since the afternoon, so at night, the suffocating darkness was a little scary.

Especially in the countryside, surrounded by mountains.

In a simple small tiled house, the man has not been able to sleep peacefully because he really can't tolerate such an environment.

After putting on his clothes, the man walked out of the small tiled house.

Although it was already dark, the man still planned to go to that place from memory, of course, it was enough to see it from a distance.

For a man, darkness is not terrible, but rather he himself symbolizes darkness and is the embodiment of darkness.

The flashlight glowed a little yellow, and the man cautiously walked along the uneven path.

After walking for about an hour, the familiar scene finally met the man's eyes.

A small village halfway up the mountain, Jane's home, and where he himself lived for a while.

He stood at a distance, looking at the village that had become pitch black.

The man felt that he could not face the people of the village, because he did not even know whether Jane was alive or dead. And in order not to be discovered by others, he just watched from a distance for a while and then returned to the humble little tiled house.

Then, a sleepless night.

At dawn the next day, he slowly fell asleep, perhaps because the light that came through the crack in the door and through the window made people feel reassured, so even men who were used to the darkness would be nostalgic for the temperature of this light.

At this time, it is a small village located halfway up the mountain.

Jane has only been back for two days.

Since he came back, he has become not very talkative, and he always locks himself in his room, except for eating, and basically lies in bed in a daze or sleeps the rest of the time.

The one who knows Jane best is, of course, his mother.

From the moment Jane returned to the village, Jane's mother felt that the child had become strange, and looked preoccupied, and asked him what was wrong, but she didn't say anything.

"Little ghost, it's time to eat." After making breakfast, Jane's mother shouted at Jane's room.

After a while, Jane only came out of the room, a little scruffy.

"You child, how did you become so virtuous when you came back? I don't even know how to wash my hair, and it smells like it. ”

Jane didn't speak, just ate in silence.

After eating, he went back to his room, which was the kind of world that no one could enter without my permission.

"I heard Jane is only back, right?" At this moment, an old man's voice sounded with a hint of joy.

"It's Grandma Bai, come in quickly." Mother Jane smiled and went out to greet her. "Have you had breakfast? I've just started using chopsticks here, so let's have some food together. ”

"No, no, I've already eaten breakfast, but I heard that Jane's little ghost is back, so I came over to take a look." Grandma Bai said with a smile.

"As soon as the kid came back, he locked himself in his room almost all the time, and I don't know what happened." Mother Jane whispered.

"Really? I'll take a look. ”

Grandma Bai walked to the door of Jane's room.

"Little ghost, I'm Grandma Bai, why don't you open the door soon?"

There was a rustling sound in the room, and soon the door was opened.

"White Grandma." Jane only called people politely.

"You little ghost, you don't know how to come and see me when you come back, it's good, but let me, an old man, come and see you in person." Grandma Bai said as she walked into the room.

"I'm sorry Grandma Bai." Jane just stood aside.

"What's wrong, in a bad mood? Or did you go out and what happened to you this time? Little ghost, say what you want, don't hold it in your heart, you can't suffocate your body, and the people around you are still suffering. ”

Jane just looked away and didn't speak.

"What? Now that I've grown up, I don't even listen to Grandma Bai's words? ”

"It's not."

"Then say everything that is held in your heart, or I'll be angry."

Jane only sighed, the old man in front of her was the oldest and oldest birthday star in the village, and the people in the village respected her very much, who would dare to make her angry!

As for him, Grandma Bai grew up watching him since he was a child, and Grandma Bai treated him as if he was his own grandson, so he naturally cared more about respecting this old man than other people in the village.

"Grandma, do you remember Muxi?" When he said the word "Muxi", Jane's eyes flickered.

"Alas, why did you suddenly mention this name, isn't this to provoke me to shed tears."

Grandma Bai's face showed sadness, because back then, everyone in the village searched for Mu Xi in vain, and then learned that the child was no longer alive, and until now, the name "Xia Mu Xi" is still a pain that everyone never wants to mention.

"Grandma, you don't have to be sad first, in fact, what I want to tell you is that Mu Xi is actually alive, she is not dead."

"What do you say? Little ghost, this kind of joke can't be made. ”

"It's true, when I left the village this time, I met Muxi."

"Is it the Muxi we know?" Grandma Bai was a little excited.

"Well, it's the Muxi we know, Natsuki."

"But Mu Xi wasn't back then..."

"There were indeed some things that we didn't know about back then, but Muxi was indeed alive and well and living in this world."

"Really? That's really great! Muxi's child was originally kind-natured, so I said that God would not bear to take her away. But isn't that a good thing? But why do you still look preoccupied? Aren't you happy? ”

"Of course not, I'm happier than anyone else."

"But I don't see a hint of joy on your face."

"I'm already happy, so I'm not as happy as I was at the beginning."

"Yes. What about Muxi and the others? You should bring her back with you when you come back this time, so let's see. ”

Jane was silent.

Back here? It's impossible, the current Mu Xi simply hates this place, so how can he come back here!

"Muxi is busy with her own affairs right now, and she may not be able to take a break, but I'll tell her about it."

Jane didn't plan to tell anyone in the village about Natsuki's current identity, because he had decided to protect the girl, so he had to keep Natsuki's secrets even to his family.

"She should come back once anyway, after all, everyone cares about her so much."

"I'll convey everyone's thoughts to her."

"Then I'm just waiting for you to bring Muxi back?"

"Hmm..." Jane only replied a little reluctantly, because he couldn't be the master.

"I can see it, in fact, it's Mu Xi's business that bothers you, right?"

"No, it has nothing to do with Muxi."

"And that's Daiqing?"

Jane's body stiffened slightly.

"It seems that I am right, you accompany Dai Qing back this time, the matter should not be resolved smoothly, right?" Putting away the smile on her face, Grandma Bai at this time became unusually serious and serious.

"Hmm... However, I won't tell the people in the village about the master unless it is absolutely necessary, and I hope my grandmother can understand. ”

"Okay, then I'll just confirm with you now, is Dai Qing still alive now?"

"The master is still alive."

"Then you have to remember who we people were born for, and for whom we should die, and this should never be forgotten."

"I understand."

Dai Qing, for this small village, is like the god they believe in, this man, above everyone.

As long as he says a word, everyone will willingly die for him, which is the highest worship and belief they offer.

And the existence of Daiqing is the secret that this village has always kept strictly.

When Dai Qing was away, the people of this village had to obey Jane's arrangement. This young and handsome boy is actually burdened with everything that ordinary people can't imagine.

At this time, a villager came to the house.

"Jane is only back, isn't she?" The villagers asked Jane's mother.

"yes, what's the matter, it's panicked."

"I have something to tell Jane."

"Wait a minute." Mother Jane walked to Jane's room, "Little ghost, come out for a while, there is something." ”

Inside the house.

"Okay, go out, put away your emotions, you know you who can't let everyone see this?"

"Hmm."

Before going out, Jane only tidied up her clothes and hair a little, trying to change herself back to the Jane she used to be, the Jane everyone knew.

"What's wrong?" Jane only walked out of the room with Grandma White.

"Jane, we've noticed that someone seems to be watching this place all along." Villagers said.

Grandma Bai and Mother Jane looked at Jane together.

"Is it a man who looks like I'm the same age?"

"That's right."

"Leave him alone, and besides, no one can hurt him or be rude to him."

"Jane, do you know that person?" Jane's mother asked.

"Well, it's someone I know."

"Why are you spying on you if you know it?"

"It's not clear for a while, in short, that person is harmless, everyone just pretends not to find out."

"Well, since you said so, everyone will naturally not be hostile to him."

"Hmm."

The villagers told the others what Jane had said, and Jane became less energetic after talking to Grandma Bai.

No matter how much you think about it, no one can stop what should come, so everything is left to fate and follow God's arrangement.

And he himself will only do his best to do what he thinks is right, and on the basis of not hurting anyone, no matter how difficult it is, he will do it and do everything he can to complete it.

If he could, he wanted to protect those two people at the same time, so it would be the best choice.