Happy New Year's Day to all!

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"So, how are you going to help Alexis become like a living person?"

When he woke up again, he sat on the floor, eating a simple sandwich that should be considered breakfast physiologically, but the time could only be described as afternoon tea, Charlize asked Charlotte about it.

"There's a lot to do!"

Charlotte was making black tea in the apartment's open kitchenette. Although it is only a simple tea bag, this aromatic drink is obviously more in line with the current atmosphere than a spirit like vodka or a kvass in the fridge.

"Returning from the world of the wall, proving her determination to live is only the first step, and the series of things that need to be gathered between the bones and the demon tree that communicates life and death can be considered complete. ”

"Huh!?What are these things!?

Charlize had a question mark on his face.

"There's a story here—"

Charlotte was just about to start another spell popularization of her own science, when she suddenly noticed that Charlize was rubbing her knees,

"What's wrong with your knee?"

"Last night, no, it should be said that I knelt on the floor this morning for too long and probably had some bruises. ”

“......”

Recalling the scene at that time, Charlotte's heart fluttered, and she wisely did not continue to express her opinion on this topic, but continued to tell her own story,

"Also in ancient China, there was a scholar named Ning Caichen, who stayed in an abandoned temple on his way. At night, a very beautiful girl named Xiaoqian suddenly walked into his bedroom, saying that the long night was too boring, and she wanted to talk to him-"

Speaking of which, thinking of the crisp words in the original book of "Liao Zhai", such a simple word as "Sleepless on a moonlit night, may Xiuyan be good", Charlotte felt a little embarrassed for a while, but Charlize, who was already familiar with him, instantly understood the meaning,

"Are you going to bed?"

“...... Yes. ”

"Charlotte, I suddenly made a discovery. ”

Charlize interrupted Charlotte again,

"Whether it's the story of "Painted Wall" last time, or this story, it's all very sudden that the hero and heroine are about to go to bed, aren't you deliberately hinting at me something?"

The blonde girl's expression seemed to be smiling, but there was a hint of charm and satisfaction in her turquoise eyes.

Charlotte swallowed unconsciously.

"No, I didn't mean that. ”

- If it had been before, it would have meant that he had lost another chance. But for now, Charlotte thinks it's better to tell the truth.

"But if that's the case, aren't the women in these stories too proactive? I remember that ancient China was known for being conservative. ”

——How do I know why Pu Songling keeps writing this kind of story in "Strange Tales from Liao Zhai"? And he always reduces irrigation and goes straight to the point? Having said that, this old man has not been effective in the imperial examination all his life, isn't it because he has used his spiritual head on these systematic texts?

Charlotte slandered her old-timers very unkindly in her heart, but she didn't say anything superfluous.

"That's the story, and I'm helpless. Are you still listening?"

"You continue. ”

“...... In short, Ning Caichen is not a lustful person, he refused Xiao Qian's invitation, but Xiao Qian told him that she was actually a ghost under the command of a tree spirit monster, and was specially sent to confuse people like them who stayed in the temple in order to absorb their life force. If he is not deceived, then a ghost will come and kill him soon!"

"Is it the choice of taking sildenafil to die from an overdose, or simply being shot to death?"

Charlize summed it up brilliantly.

“...... You understand it quite right. ”

Although it doesn't exactly match the story, Charlotte has no intention of explaining further, he continues,

Because she felt that Ning Caichen was a good person, Xiao Qian wanted to help him escape this catastrophe, so she instructed him to ask for help from a person named Yan Chixia, who also lived in the temple. Yan Chixia is a strange person who is not afraid of ghosts. With his help, instead of being killed, Ning Caichen rescued Xiao Qian from the clutches of the tree spirit and buried her remains near his home. ”

"Wait, the remains!?"

"yes!"

Looking at Charlize in bewilderment, Charlotte rolled her eyes,

"Have you forgotten? Xiaoqian is a female ghost, and when she dies, she will naturally leave her remains. ”

Seeing Charlize's sudden realization, Charlotte continued:

Later, Xiaoqian became Ning Caichen's wife and lived with him, and Ning Caichen's friends never found out that she was a female ghost. ”

"That's it?"

"yes!"

"As you said before, there is always some real spell hidden behind the legend. ”

Seeing that Charlotte didn't speak, Charlize simply guessed by himself,

"Does this mean that when this spell is achieved, Alexis can live like a real person like Xiaoqian in this story?"

"That's right. ”

Charlotte nodded,

"Three things are needed to achieve this effect. ”

"What's that?"

"The bones of fathers, the flesh of servants, the blood of enemies. ”

“What！？”

“...... Sorry, I read the wrong line!"

Charlotte rubbed her nose, but she was despising herself in her heart, and accidentally said the resurrection method of Lord Voldemort in "Harry Potter" - although it is also resurrected, but there is no nose to come alive like this!

Actually, there are really three things that are needed to achieve the effect in this story. ”

Charlotte raised her left index finger,

"First of all, my own remains, which should be clearly stated in the story. ”

Charlize nodded.

"The second is the demon tree that communicates life and death, as the story says, although the tree spirit controls Xiao Qian, it does inadvertently give Xiao Qian a part of the power of the living, and in the end, there is a large amount of life force, which is the basis for casting this strange spell. ”

"These three points don't seem to be easy to achieve, right?"

Charlize looked at Charlotte worriedly.

"I can't say that, at least Alexis's remains, as long as we investigate them, we can still find them. ”

Charlotte wasn't too worried,

"As for the demon tree that communicates life and death, I have a vague idea that needs to be studied carefully. It's that lot of vitality...... It's some—"

"If it doesn't work, forget it!"

"Huh!?"

"This is what Alexis asked me to tell you. ”

Charlize stuck out his tongue,

"She knows that a great deal of life force can only be taken from the living. Although she wanted to experience the taste of life again, she didn't want to hurt other people because of it, so she ......"

"I see!"

Charlotte nodded, her face calmed, but her eyes were full of relief,

"I'll try to figure it out again, it's not like there's no alternative. Anyway, let her wait for my news!"

"Okay. ”

Charlize smiled lightly,

"By the way, she asked me to tell you - thank you!"