It was also when I watched the news in the morning that I learned that three days later coincided with the once-in-a-century Tengu Eclipse Day, which happened to be my birthday. This total solar eclipse lasts for an hour or so as long as it is unheard of. That is, there will be an hour and the world will be in darkness. This is not a terrible thing for a modern society. Play games in a room with electricity and WIFI, and watch TV for a while.

But Ning Xiaoman's face was very solemn, even more solemn than the last time he saw me in Xu Village.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid of the dark? I walked over and smiled a little playfully.

was joking, but it made Ning Xiaoman's expression more serious.

"It's just a fool like you, and you can still laugh."

She turned to look at me and said solemnly, "People in the world will think that it is the Tengu Eclipse Sun, but in fact, everyone in our circle knows it. This is not a simple astronomical phenomenon, it is caused by the wide opening of the gates of hell and the heavy yin qi. ”

The gates of hell are wide open? Isn't it only on Halloween that the gates of hell are opened? It's been so long, how is it possible?

Seeing that I was at a loss, Ning Xiaoman continued: "I know you thought that only Halloween's gates of hell would be opened, but in fact, it wasn't. Every twenty years, there will be a day when the gates of hell will be opened exceptionally. Because every twenty years on this day, there will be a very strange fragrance in the underworld, and all the evil ghosts who have smelled this smell will be restless, confused, and in the end, their souls will be scattered. All these days they left Hades for nothing but to flee for their lives. ”

Strange scent? Something vaguely came out of my head, but I couldn't remember. He could only shake his head helplessly, and said to Ning Xiaoman suspiciously: "Isn't the world in chaos when so many powerful ghosts run out?" What if I come out and do harm to the world? ”

"You're thinking too much. Every time the Yin Gate is opened, thousands of ghosts will be dispatched to take charge of various areas. Generally speaking, there will be no ghosts who dare to make trouble. However, there are exceptions. Therefore, you, a person with pure yin physique, when you were in Xu Village before, because it was a pure yang land, you could be safe for twenty years. You really should be careful when you get out of that shelter now, especially on a special day like today. ”

What Ning Xiaoman means is that although the people in Xu Village are not very kind to me, it is precisely because of that not very friendly village that I can grow up safely and soundly. Zhang Mei's death was too strange and bizarre, and in the dark, there seemed to be a pair of hands pulling me towards Xu Village. Or perhaps, it's my delusion, I'm a little-known little person, who would go to such great lengths.

"How can I be careful? The worst outcome is to be eaten by those terrible ghosts. I am not the only one in this world who has a pure yin physique, and no one else is afraid of what I am afraid of. ”

"I'm really too lazy to talk nonsense with you, I've talked about it, if you want to die, just hang around on the street that day, I don't bother to care about you!"

Ning Xiaoman went upstairs in a huff, and when he closed the door, he also slammed it. It can be seen that she is really angry, just because I have two words with him?

I couldn't cry or laugh, and I was afraid that going upstairs would make her even more angry, so I shouted downstairs: "There is no food in the refrigerator, I went out to buy vegetables." ”

If Ning Xiaoman had gone downstairs and gone out with me in the past, but today he ignored me, it seems that he is really angry. I can't go without grocery shopping, so I can only take my mobile phone and go out to buy groceries by myself. Ning Xiaoman got me a bank card two days ago, saying that she really couldn't get used to my earthy outfits, so she asked me to buy some clothes and shoes by myself. I didn't spend the money in the card, I don't know how much, but I saw it when she transferred it to me that day, and there was a long list of zeros behind it. Either way, it's definitely enough to buy groceries.

What can I do when a big man comes out to buy vegetables, I really don't know why Ning Xiaoman didn't let me go out by myself?

I sighed helplessly, and when I passed through the underground passage, someone suddenly stopped me, it was an old man who was blind in his right eye.

"Good Samaritan, give me something to eat."

When I see a blind person, I feel a strange feeling in my heart. Because, my dad is also blind. When I was a child, I lost my eyes because of a serious illness, so I didn't marry a daughter-in-law at any age. Usually, when Ning Xiaoman and I go out to buy vegetables together, they always pull me away from these begging people, saying that they are all pretending to be poor and pitiful in order to cheat money, but in fact, they are very healthy at night.

I don't know about the others, but I don't think the person in front of me is a liar, after all, he just wants something to eat, and he didn't cheat me out of money. I took the old man to a noodle restaurant, and the old man ate three bowls of noodles in a row before he was full. How can such a hungry person be a liar?

After eating, the old man gratefully shook my hand and handed me something: "Thank you very much." I don't have anything of value, only this thing has been with me for most of my life, and I'll give it to you. ”

The cold touch remained in the palm of my hand, and the old man let go of my hand. I hurriedly shook my head and said, "I just did a small favor, how can I ask you for such a valuable thing." You're still going to collect ...... yourself."

"Xu Zheng! You take my words as wind in your ears, don't you? I told you not to run out on your own, can't you hear me? Behind him, Ning Xiaoman's voice of scolding sounded. I turned my head and met her angry face.

Auntie, where is I going to run out by myself, it's not that you don't want to deal with me? With Ning Xiaoman these days, I have become accustomed to not reasoning with women, after all, she can't listen to reason.

"Am I all right? We're done with the food, let's go back. ”

I smiled wryly, wanting to turn around and say goodbye to the old man, but where was there a figure in front of me?! When did he leave, why didn't I feel it at all?!

I looked down at the palm in my hand, and it was a very small bronze mirror, which was the size of a palm. But looking at the style is really old, it is said that the older the antique, the more valuable it is. How can a person with such a thing still beg?

"I didn't buy salmon, I want to eat it."

Ning Xiaoman said and walked towards me. I don't know why, for fear that she would see the bronze mirror in my hand, I immediately hid it without a trace. Ning Xiaoman didn't notice it, and took me to the vegetable market to buy some more vegetables and then went home.

In the evening, I had time to take out the bronze mirror and take a good look. The gray-green texture is very cool to the touch, and it feels like it has been frozen in the refrigerator for a long time. And the mirror is so blurry that I can't even see my face clearly, and it looks like there are several blurry shadows overlapping each other. I didn't think it was interesting, so I put the bronze mirror down and went to sleep.

For the next two days, I completely forgot about the bronze mirror. It's just that I don't know why, when I go to bed these two nights, I always feel very cold, it seems that I should ask Ning Xiaoman to add a bed and quilt for me.

I got up first to prepare breakfast, and when the meal was ready, Ning Xiaoman just came downstairs with a chic little box in his hand.

"Take it and give it to you."

She turned her face awkwardly and handed the small box to me.

"You gave it to me?" I said with some surprise.

Although today is my birthday, there can be some unrealistic fantasies. Ke Ning Xiaoman has always been cold to me, and it really makes me a little strange that she would give me a birthday present.

"You think too much, it's my dad who wants me to send something to you, so I choose one at random."

She pursed her lips, rolled her eyes, sat down at the table and began to eat. This is the first time I have received a birthday gift in my life, and I am inevitably a little excited, so I opened it directly in front of Ning Xiaoman.

It's a bead. An ordinary bead that could not be more ordinary is no different from a marble that costs two dollars a lot outside. If there is, it is that the bead is transparent without a trace of variegation, and it is a little larger than the ordinary bead.

Although the weight of the gift is a thought, I am somewhat disappointed to receive such an unintentional gift.

"Look at you like that, it's a waste to send you this warning bead." Ning Xiaoman snorted coldly, and her face was full of displeasure.

Warning beads? What is it?

The doubts on my face made Ning Xiaoman more and more impatient.

"This thing will turn red when danger is near you, and the darker the red, the greater the danger, and you must run away or call for help. However, you don't have to run when it turns black. ”

"Why?"

"Because...... You're going to be dead in no time. Ning Xiaoman smiled brightly at me, but it gave me goosebumps. I grudgingly smiled and put things away. I don't know how to use it yet, but it's a good thing.

The moment the lid was about to be closed, my face suddenly changed.

Because of this warning bead, it suddenly turned crimson!