It happened not long ago, not long after Sheng Qingqing left.

At that time, Sheng Zhizhi hid alone in the main house. Although the Sheng family is very dilapidated, it was once glorious, so the main house is still quite large, at least for an eight-year-old doll, it is a little empty.

In the quiet of the night, alone, even a person like Sheng Zhizhi couldn't help but be a little scared. Fortunately, after a while, Amber the little tanuki cat came out of the corner.

After all, cats are mostly nocturnal and go out to hunt mice and small prey at night. So before that, the siblings had opened a small door in the corner of the main house, which was specially used to let the little civet cat in and out, so that it would not scratch the door if it wanted to come in in the middle of the morning.

Sheng Zhizhi is accompanied by a kitten, although the little civet cat can't speak, but it is also a living creature, which makes her not as lonely and lonely as before.

After waiting in the main house for a while, Sheng Zhizhi ate a little candy by herself and fed the little civet cat some food, but she didn't feel that time was difficult. Then soon, she heard a knock on the door outside.

In the evening, no one in the village would come to look for their three children. And the one who can enter the courtyard at this time and knock on the door should be the eldest sister Sheng Qingqing.

Sure enough, Sheng Qingqing's voice immediately came from outside.

"Zhizhi, open the door."

Sheng Zhizhi didn't doubt him, and was about to open the door with the little civet cat in his arms.

But as soon as she approached the main house, the kitten, which had been limp just now, suddenly exploded, not only widening her eyes, but also baring her teeth at the door.

The reaction was like...... It's like there's a big enemy out there.

Sheng Zhizhi was stunned at the time, and then withdrew his hand as if he had been burned.

The little tanuki has not been in their house for a short time, from the size of a palm to the length of an arm now. And it was afraid of life from the beginning, and now it regards the three of them as "its own people" completely. Especially Sheng Qingqing, who prepares it to eat and drink every day, is the most loved by the little civet cat.

If it was Sheng Qingqing standing outside the door at this time, then the little civet cat would definitely not react like this.

And if it's not Sheng Qingqing, then who is the person outside the door who uses her voice, or ...... What is it?

Sheng Zhizhi took two steps back in fear.

She's a rough nerve, but that doesn't mean she's a fool. Regardless of whether it was a person or a monster outside, it pretended to be Sheng Qingqing's voice to call the door, it must be ill-intentioned.

At this time, the "people" outside didn't seem to notice her vigilance, and were still calling the door slowly, not only the voice, but also the slightly lazy gentle tone was very similar to Sheng Qingqing.

"Zhizhi, what are you doing, come and open the door, it's so cold outside."

What to do at this time?! If they change to the eldest sister, or even Siming, what will they do?!

Sheng Zhizhi gritted her teeth, suddenly put down the little civet cat, and let it run to the bed, while she herself leaned towards the door.

The little civet cat was frightened by the "people" outside, and after being put down on the ground, it subconsciously wanted to run away. But it ran a long way, only to find that the human who was holding it just now did not run away.

Looking back, Sheng Zhizhi was already leaning against the door.

The fur on the little civet cat suddenly exploded even more, but it hesitated, but instead of continuing to escape, it jumped back to Sheng Zhizhi's side in a few steps, biting Sheng Zhizhi's trouser leg, trying to drag her back.

What is outside the door, the little civet cat obviously doesn't know, but it can feel the breath, and the "person" outside the door at this time is more terrifying than a tiger.

The little civet cat has now grown to the length of half an arm, and it is much stronger than the original state of the little milk cat. But it grew up, and Sheng Zhizhi also grew up. And where can a kitten drag an eight-year-old child, not to mention that the little civet cat does not dare to bite with all his strength.

Seeing that Sheng Zhizhi's hand was about to touch the door, the little civet cat suddenly meowed anxiously.

"Shh Sheng Zhizhi suddenly turned his head and pressed his finger on his lips, and then said in a low voice, "I'm not going out." ”

Her voice was extremely low, and Sheng Zhizhi suspected that the little civet cat at her feet might not have heard it, but as soon as this sentence came out, the continuous knocking outside the door stopped in an instant.

It is clear that the "stuff" outside, heard.

Sheng Zhizhi's heart paused for a moment, and then he beat even faster.

She was worried that the "person" outside would break in directly. What can make a kitten so scared, when the time comes, she will be an eight-year-old doll and a kitten, but there is no way to do it......

Yet there was silence outside.

Sheng Zhizhi gritted his teeth and opened the small door on the door slightly.

This opening is specially to observe the outside of the door, although it is only the size of a copper coin, but it can see the scene outside the door clearly. Sheng Zhizhi didn't know what the reason was, but it didn't prevent her from using it.

At this time, she leaned over to this opening to observe.

However, to her surprise, there was no one outside.

No, it can't be said that there is no one, in fact, there is nothing outside the door.

At this time, it was almost dark, and only the silver moon in the sky could illuminate it. But there was no clutter in the courtyard of the Sheng family, so the silver moonlight could illuminate the entire courtyard clearly.

And in this courtyard, there is nothing out of the ordinary.

Don't talk about the "person" who called the door just now, even if it is a bird, there is no trace.

It should have been safe.

However, after reading it, Sheng Zhizhi immediately took two steps back, ran to the side of the bed with the kitten in her arms, and shrunk herself into a ball.

She wasn't sure just now, but now she can say with certainty that the one who knocked on the door outside just now was definitely a youkai!

"It's horrible......"

Sheng Zhizhi, who was not afraid of heaven and earth, hugged the little civet cat and trembled.

The time between the knocking on the door and the time she looked out from the small opening was very short. It was so short that if someone knocked at the door of the main house, it was absolutely impossible to walk from the main house to the courtyard gate and disappear from her field of vision during this time.

Unless, the one who knocks on the door outside is not a person in the first place......

"Woo woo, sister, did you say I saw a monster!" Sheng Zhizhi's face was flushed from crying.

When she was hiding in the house alone with a kitten just now and shivering, Sheng Zhizhi didn't cry. But at this time, Sheng Qingqing came back, and as soon as she hugged Sheng Qingqing's waist, Sheng Zhizhi immediately cried like a tearful person.

When she told what had just happened, she began to cry until the end, and she did not stop.

Sheng Qingqing wiped the tears off her face in distress while comforting her.

Sheng Zhizhi wasn't really weak and wanted to cry, she just wanted to vent. The strange incident that happened just now is really a little difficult for an eight-year-old child to accept.

"Okay, okay, it's okay, sister isn't here." Sheng Qingqing coaxed her, "Even if it's a monster, don't forget that the eldest sister knows the mountain god grandfather." ”

Sheng Zhizhi only remembered the stubble of "Grandpa Mountain God" at this time. It was still a lie made up by Sheng Qingqing in order to make their sister and brother believe in the origin of space.

"Yes, let's find Grandpa Mountain God!" Sheng Zhizhi was indignant.

Sheng Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief, just don't cry. The little girl's body is well, and she is full of energy when she cries, she has been crying for half an hour, the little girl is not tired, her head is about to be hurt by crying.

Finally, Sheng Zhizhi stopped crying, Sheng Qingqing hurriedly found hot water to wipe her face, and stuffed Sheng Zhizhi with a few candies she had just tried.

Sheng Zhizhi was really a little happier. She is not short of candy to eat now, but she used to live a hard life, and when she has something delicious, she still likes to hide it and taste it slowly.

Pinching a few pieces of candy, Sheng Zhizhi slowly fell asleep.

Sheng Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief, tucked the quilt corners for her, and went to pour a little space spring water to appease the little civet cat. The cat that the kitten blew up before is still a little bit unrelieved. But after being touched by Sheng Qingqing Shunmao for a while and drinking a little spring water, he also lay down quietly in the nest. It was also frightened tonight, and it definitely won't go out.

After arranging everything, Sheng Qingqing came to the door of the main house, made sure that the door lock had been locked, and then lay down on the bed with a solemn expression.

was frightened before going to bed, and Sheng Zhizhi, who had a good night's sleep, inevitably had to be woken up twice in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, Sheng Qingqing has not been asleep, and as soon as she noticed the movement around her, she immediately gently patted the little girl's back to comfort her to sleep. Perhaps because of the familiar smell around her, Sheng Zhizhi quickly relaxed again.

Seeing this, Sheng Qingqing's frowning brows did not relax in the slightest.

She thought the truth of tonight was very strange.

Although it is now believed that there are ghosts and gods, Sheng Qingqing does not feel that he will still have contact with the so-called "ghosts and gods". I don't think there is anything on Sheng Zhizhi that is worthy of those "ghosts and gods" plotting.

Let's just say that it happened tonight, from the time she left the house, to the fourth uncle's side to inquire about the situation, and then to her return. At most, it was only a quarter of an hour. And in this short quarter of an hour, there was a so-called monster coming to Sheng Zhizhi?

In those novels, don't the so-called ghosts and gods only appear around the middle of the night? Although it was completely dark, it was not yet time for the people in the village to sleep, and there was no telling when a villager would pass by. Could it be that thing doesn't shy away from people at all?

Besides, Sheng Zhizhi, an eight-year-old girl, what can be taken by that monster?

I heard Sheng Zhizhi describe it before, and that thing wanted her to open the door at that time. Why did that thing imitate her voice and trick Sheng Zhizhi into opening the door? If the door opens, what does the thing want to do? Cannibalism?

Sheng Qingqing couldn't figure out these things.

In fact, she didn't believe that the one who knocked on the door before was really a so-called monster. Compared with the so-called youkai, she believes that everything just now is done by real humans.