Lingyu: "Can I talk to you alone?" ”

"It's better not to." The poet refused without thinking about it.

She looked at me puzzled, and Qiu Shishi grabbed me: "In front of my woman, another woman whispered, sorry, I won't do this kind of thing that will make my woman unhappy, just say anything, there is nothing she can't know." ”

I was embarrassed and secretly twisted the soft flesh from his waist, in fact, I was uncontrollably happy.

Ling Yu's face was very ugly when she got the news that she had already suspected, but she still tensed her facial expression, and finally said: "Letter, I have already sent it to you, what to do is your business." ”

Then she turned and walked away with a gentle and graceful gait.

What a proud woman.

I looked up at the Qiu poet next to me: "Do you know ...... her feelings for you?"

Qiu Shiren asked suspiciously, "What?" ”

After thinking about it, I shook my head and didn't ask it, no matter whether the Qiu poet knew it or not, Lingyu, who wanted to be proud, didn't want me to ask him that.

"Okay," Zhang Xiaofang was as sluggish as ever, "Don't look at each other affectionately, let's see what is in the letter first." ”

Oh yes, that's a big deal.

The three words "colorful" on the envelope were printed out by the computer, and the handwriting was unrecognizable, and when I took out a letter from the envelope, I just opened it, and the familiar font made me stunned: "It's my sister!" ”

With the huge power of my father and my brother, it is impossible to find any clues about her, so she actually wrote to me first?

Banlan:

Surprised to see this letter, right?

I know you have a lot of doubts in your heart, and I wonder if I killed you?

I can only tell you that I don't regret everything I do, everyone, has their own things to do, this is fate, maybe also a curse, there is no escape.

If you want to know something, if you want to find me, participate in the Yin-Yang Association competition, and if you win, you will be able to find me.

Signed: Ban Zhi.

I closed the letter, half loud not knowing what to say, and my heart was flustered.

"Is it possible that someone else imitated your sister's handwriting?" Probably seeing that my face was not good, they asked with relief.

I shook my head: "I can confirm that it was my sister who wrote it." ”

When I was a child, I was locked up at home and not allowed to go out, so who taught the homework, it was nothing more than my brother and my sister, how could I not recognize her font, no matter how others imitated it, maybe others would believe it, but I could see some traces.

Putting away my thoughts, I tried to calm down as much as I could, and asked, "What is the competition of the Yin-Yang Association?" ”

"It's a competition of some young talents, select the best to give rewards, the old tradition, when the yin and yang world was prevalent, there were similar competitions, but they were a hundred times grander than now, and now there are such events in the Yin and Yang Association, and the top three have good prizes."

"In addition to people, some monsters and monsters will also participate, and even ghosts with the ability to cultivate ghosts, as long as they have not harmed people or destroyed world peace, they can participate."

I was surprised: "Isn't this antithetical?" ”

"What age is it, and only those old antique Taoist priests will catch a demon or ghost, and they will fight with others."

"It's just that now it's all about their own abilities and then living in harmony."

Well, I'm just a person who hasn't seen the world.

But that's right, the beard is a demon, Xiaobao is a zombie, I'm a ghost, if you want to say that the Qiu poet has no objection, just look at Zhang Xiaofang and Xia You, these people are also used to it, usually the Qiu poet sees those souls who have not made any mistakes, and they should not be seen.

Or am I too stupid.

"So, when is this Yin-Yang Association competition and what is it like?"

"Generally, it is after the ninth day of the new year, and the association will notify you when the specific day comes, and the competition has a knockout round, a preliminary round, a semi-final and a final, and as for the content of the game, it can only be known on the day of the game."

"What's the game?" I muttered, and then asked, "Isn't it a fight?" ”

"Hahaha," Zhang Xiaofang laughed, "You are being led crooked by the boss, don't be so rude, the Yin and Yang Competition is very gentle." ”

I felt a chill.

Or Xia You smiled and explained: "The content of each competition is different, there has never been a direct fight, the competition is once every five years, the last time I remember the preliminary round was to distinguish yin and yang, and the final was to find a tomb that disappeared for hundreds of years in a forest mountain." ”

"Huh?" I always feel that I don't understand, "Is that dangerous?" ”

"There is a certain danger, the organizer will ensure the personal safety of the players, at least not to die, otherwise every competition, how can so many people rush to participate." Xia You took a bite of the big baked cake: "You let the boss go back and give you a good lecture, he will definitely talk about it until you understand, and you can also ask him to give you more supplementary lessons, yin and yang knowledge is very important." She smiled.

I blushed and snatched another pancake from her: "Eat, eat, eat, you know to eat, you are fat." ”

"Well, when it comes to eating, I'm hungry too." Zhang Xiaofang patted her belly, "Everyone has been busy all night, and they haven't eaten much, why don't you come to hot pot?" Xiao Kui and the old fox were also busy, so they called them over. ”

Me: "......"

Isn't there a discussion of something very serious now?

Isn't Xiaobao's problem solved? Isn't my problem solved?

"These can't be solved for a while, it's useless to think too much, it's a big deal for the soldiers to come and cover the water." Zhang Xiaofang said, kicking towards his beard, "Go and prepare the ingredients." ”

But wearing sunglasses and losing her head, she dodged her beard, she kicked Xia Zuo, Xia Zuo himself didn't react, Xia You's sister quit: "I told you to change your glasses a long time ago, why don't you listen!" ”

"Glasses don't cost money, do you know how much it costs to create a pair of glasses that match me?"

"Damn, did you lose money again?" Xia You even burst into foul language.

Zhang Xiaofang coughed embarrassedly: "I lost a little bit." ”

Xia You was even more popular: "Who made you keep shouting that you have no money and no money, it's not that you don't know your bad luck physique!" ”

I seem to understand why the taxi driver who took her was so angry when I first met Zhang Xiaofang.

I approached the poet and asked, "I remember you told me that your special department, every one pulled out, can be in charge on its own?" ”

The old god of the poet is here: "When can't they be alone?" ”

He got up and successfully kicked his beard: "Hurry up and prepare the hot pot, and by the way, inform Xiaokui and the fox." ”

"Why do you have to inform them that you are here to eat my house and live with me?"

Seeing that the beard was so angry, he notified the little tiger brothers to hurry up and prepare the hot pot materials and props, and then took out his mobile phone to make a call.

I fell back on the couch and looked at the bustling scene, and I felt that it was not bad...

Half an hour later, the hot pot was served, and in a short period of time, Huzi and Husun prepared a lot of hot pot ingredients, and even fresh vegetables.

The strong aroma spread throughout the cylindrical space, I found that there were still tenants living here, smelling the fragrance and shouting twice upstairs, so I came down to eat together, Xiaokui and the man named Fox soon arrived, and I knew that the man who was not very conspicuous turned out to be the deputy captain of the first team of the special department.

Everyone gathered around to eat hot pot, and there was no sense of confusion at all about the collective resignation of the group, but very passionately talking about the next plan, I listened to it for a long time, and found that they wanted to form a small force by themselves.

You can do the same work as in the first team, but this time it's no longer the task posted above, but depending on who is interested, you can take which job, like a small guild, they are similar to mercenaries.

Now, they are no longer the ones who were slaughtered and bullied back then, and they have all made a certain reputation, and they are not afraid of no guests coming to the door.

They asked Qiu Poet how the idea was, anyway, the business was posted, and if you wanted it, you would take it, and if you didn't want it, you wouldn't accept it, it was very free and flexible, and Qiu Poet had no reason to refuse, and the advantage of forming a union was that it was much stronger to resist than to resist alone when encountering a foreign enemy.

Then, what is the name of the union and how to operate it, he patted his hands, handed it over to them to deal with, and in their protests, took me and Xiaobao, as well as Hei Dan and Qu You, and went home.

……

When Xiaobao was put to sleep, when Qiu Shishi was taking a bath, I sat at the table and couldn't help but take out the letter again to read it.

If this letter was really written by my sister, then what would be the hidden thing in her words, and why, did she want me to participate in the Yin-Yang Association competition?

Qiu Shiren had a towel around his neck, and his hair was wet, and he took the letter from my hand and asked me to blow his hair.

My fingertips ran through his black hair, his hair was a little hard, just like everyone else, I could smell the fragrance of shampoo when I flicked it, and the hair dryer was buzzing, and it should have been noisy, but I felt a messy heart, and calmed down.

"You say, do I want to participate in this Yin-Yang Association competition?"

"If you want to go, go."

"But I don't understand anything, and I won't, so if I go, I guess I'll go through the motions and be eliminated, right?"

He grabbed my hand, threw the hair dryer aside, and then pulled me to his lap and hugged me: "Have a little confidence in yourself, how can you say that you are also the apprentice I taught?" ”

I raised my hand and pulled his cheek: "You're so thick-skinned!" ”

While laughing, I buried myself in his arms and sighed softly: "Why does my sister want me to participate in this competition?" ”

"It's hard to say, but there must be a purpose, and to be honest, I don't really want you to participate."

"Why, didn't you say there was no danger?"

He lowered his head, resting his chin on my hair and rubbing it: "A hunch, I always feel that the comer is not good...... Forget it, it's a year after the year anyway, after a busy night, let's go to bed first. ”

He picked me up and put me on the bed......

……

In the blink of an eye, it's the New Year.

A few days ago, our family ...... Five mouths, rolled up their sleeves and carried out a big cleaning, during which I also tried to find out if there was any secret room, before I asked the poet, he mysteriously asked me to look for it, but the result of my search was that there was nothing.

Hmph, rare!

On Chinese New Year's Eve, we gathered around to make dumplings, and Qiu Shishi had to put a lot of stuffing every time, causing the skin to be unwrapped, and when it was broken here and there, he wrapped it in a heart dumpling skin, and finally wrapped a giant out of the box, and cheekily put it in the middle, saying that he must be the best, enough.

I can't even tell him, he must be unfamiliar.

It's still Xiaobao, although it won't be at first, playing and playing, but let him wrap a few a little decent, Qu You can't, her hands are too stiff, I will let her roll the dumpling skin, and the black eggs will be boiled in the pot first in the kitchen.

When I scooped up the first pot of dumplings and put them aside, I looked back and found that there were several missing, chased out to see, and found that Xiaobao's black eggs were quiet, squatting in the corner to steal food, and when I raised my head to look at me, every mouth was bulging, and I was not angry or laughing.

Eating the well-cooked Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, watching the Spring Festival Gala, Xiaobao Black Egg Qu playing games, I played cards with Qiu Poet, and waited until twelve o'clock, we went to the third floor to worship Tiangong and worship Qiu Poet's parents, and the new year came.

Someone was setting off fireworks, and we could see it clearly from the rooftop.

I called my parents to greet the New Year, I had to speak loudly, agreed on a time to go back tomorrow, and then persuaded them to rest early, and the phone hung up hastily, it was too noisy.

As soon as I looked up, I saw that Qiu Shishi was staring at me, and those eyes were full of me.

This is the first time I spent the New Year in another home, although I miss my parents and brother, but there is a different kind of happiness, lingering in my heart, which is touching.

"A safe new year." He conjured up a packet of red envelopes like a trick, and after I took it, I couldn't help but go up and hug him.

Before we could make out enough, Xiaobao who saw it ran over with a "da-da": "I also want a red envelope, I also want a red envelope!" ”

"What do you want to say if you want a red envelope?"

"Wishing you prosperity," Xiaobao stretched out his two little fat hands together towards us, "bring the red envelope!" ”

I was amused by him, and handed him the red envelope that had been prepared a long time ago, as well as the black egg and Qu You, none of them were left behind.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Qiu Shiren rarely wears more formal, the long black slim coat makes him more and more imposing, Xiaobao wears a red little Tang costume, the collar of the Tang costume has more layers of warm hair, and the little face looks more and more delicate and cute.

Hei Dan and Qu You let the beard look at it for the time being, and we are a family of three, ready to go back to my house for New Year's greetings.

It is said that my father was a little unhappy, because I did not marry Qiu Shishi after all, not only did I live with other people, but I also lived in other people's homes during the New Year.

But what can I do, worship my ancestors and worship the gods of all parties during the New Year, I am a ghost, and there is no tablet for me to worship at home, I will only make a mistake at home, only by the side of the poet can I avoid those discomforts.

So when we entered the house, although my mother warmly beckoned us in, my father's face was not very good-looking.

used to keep saying that he respected Master Qiu, but when Master Qiu "snatched" his daughter, his father's eyes were not eyes, and his nose was not his nose.

Qiu Shiren is very calm, and he doesn't have the apprehension of his son-in-law in the face of his father-in-law, but this doesn't mean that he doesn't care about his father-in-law and mother-in-law, compared to treating others, he is already very respectful, at least my father said something to point at Sang and scolded Huai, he endured it, and did not show anger or unpleasant expressions.

"Alright, it's time for lunch." Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, my mother beckoned us to move to the restaurant for dinner.

I took the opportunity to grab my mom and ask her where the pancake had gone.

"He went out early in the morning." Mom sighed, "You know, he and Ah Yan are brothers. ”

Meaning, my brother can't accept that I'm looking for a new boyfriend, so he just doesn't see anyone?

I'll wipe it, and the next time I touch it, see if I don't beat him to death.

Lunch was very rich and delicious, all of which we loved, but my dad couldn't eat it without a few bites, put down his chopsticks and rubbed his eyebrows, I thought he was angry with me, looked down at his bowl, and sighed quietly.

Qiu Shishi suddenly spoke: "Uncle has been in bad spirits lately and has a poor appetite? ”

After all, Dad was raised in a high-profile family since he was a child, and although he didn't like it, he still responded with a "hmm" sound.

Qiu Shishi didn't care about his attitude, he frowned slightly, and continued: "I often feel tired, I can't concentrate, I often forget things, and I often make mistakes at work that I wouldn't have made before? ”

Dad paused, put down the hand that kneaded his eyebrows, and looked at the poet.

"Isn't there still ...... Short-lived memory loss? Although it was a question, Qiu Shishi's tone was very affirmative.

Dad's eyes were sharp, and his hand was put on the table to make a soft sound, thinking that my understanding of him, Qiu Shishi's words must be to the point, but he pretended to be idle and said: "When people are old, their spirits will always be poor, and they will forget what they want to do." ”

"Daddy," I frowned, "why didn't you tell me if you weren't feeling well?" ”

"I went to the hospital and the doctor said there was nothing wrong." My mom answered me for my dad, but she didn't look much relaxed and seemed to be very skeptical about the test results.

I have to suspect that the situation is not as simple as my dad said.

Qiu Shishi hooked his lips and didn't continue the topic, but made a request: "What you will definitely bring with you when you go out recently, such as a briefcase or something, can you let me take a look?" ”

Dad tapped his finger on the table, he knew Qiu Shishi's ability, so he finally agreed, and let the maid bring the things that he would definitely take out recently, such as mobile phones, tablets, briefcases, etc.

The phone and tablet were locked, and Dad didn't mean to tell them, so they were placed on the table, and there were documents in the briefcase, but obviously they weren't very important, so Dad didn't take them out separately...... Mom didn't leave, and in this case, she vaguely realized that it had something to do with her father's body.

Qiu Shishi looked at everything one by one, and finally stopped on the briefcase, did not reach out to touch it, and said: "Lest you think that I did it, please check it yourself." ”

He pointed to the briefcase with his eyes.

Mom took it first, took out the documents inside, looked through them one by one, put them aside, and finally rummaged through the briefcase, but found nothing.

"Look at it again."

Hearing this, Mom just needs to check again.

Speaking of which, although my father knew that Qiu Shishi was very capable, it was all the information that was found out, and I didn't really have an intuitive experience, my mother was different, she had witnessed it with her own eyes at the Duan family's wedding.

This time, she examined it more carefully than the previous time, and finally tore off a piece of yellow paper where the cloth bag was attached inside.

The paper was not very large, ten centimeters long and three or four centimeters wide, like a small rune paper, and the reason why I said so was that there were red symbols painted on it.

Unlike the symbols on the rune paper that Qiu Shishi often took out, I only felt dizzy when I saw the symbols on this small rune paper, and my mother even slapped the small rune paper on the table on the spot: "This, who put this in?" ”

After all, she is my grandmother's daughter, even if she doesn't have a natural aura, she doesn't know anything.

Dad also leaned over to take a look, his pupils shrunk.

"What kind of charm is this?" I asked the poet directly.

"A kind of hypnotic charm, slowly absorbing your father's qi and blood, thus affecting his spirit, at first, you will think that it is a sign unique to the elderly, after a long time, it will not only have a great impact on your father's body, but also may take the opportunity to control your father and do things that he himself does not know."

With a "snap", I slapped my palm on the table hard: "Fuck, who did it!?" ”

As long as you think about it carefully, you can know how despicable and sinister the person who put the talisman paper is, this is not only to kill my father, if it is serious, my father is controlled to do anything, and his reputation will not be protected in his old age.

Mom and Dad's faces are extremely bad, this briefcase is not something anyone can touch, and it is not possible to paste the rune paper in such a private place, and it is not possible to pass by his side.

Either they help me carry my bag regularly, or they are able to get in and out of my dad's office when he's not there.

Or, the maids in the house, but the maids who can enter the master bedroom to clean are the elderly in the family.

No matter who it is, what can be guessed at present is that the person who put this talisman paper is likely to be someone close to and trusted by Dad, which will hurt and make people feel heartache.

But this kind of thing is obviously not suitable for discussion in front of Qiu Shishi, who has not yet become a family member, so his mother only asked him anxiously and worriedly: "Then it doesn't matter if he wants to be now, will it have an impact on the future?" ”

"This rune paper has not been placed for a long time, the impact is there, but it is not big, rest more in the past two days, eat more food to replenish the spirit, it is best to bask in the sun more, I am afraid, this rune paper is only the first step, the second elder should be more careful."

After that, Qiu Shiren gave my parents a talisman, and asked them to call him immediately if they felt that something was wrong, whether it was convenient for their health or their usual life.

This gift is stronger than anything else.

Knowing that Dad was fine, Mom was relieved, but suddenly something like this happened, and the atmosphere at the table was even more depressing than just now.

Xiaobao, who had been eating obediently, looked left and right, suddenly slipped off the chair, bypassed me and ran to my father: "Grandpa, are you not feeling well?" "The little guy's accent is not very clear, but it is unexpectedly cute.