"You can call the old man Mu Lao."

"You...... You are...... Evil?! "I looked at the glass jar on the ground in disbelief, but I didn't expect that the old guy inside was actually the same species as the ghoul I saw in the first line! But he was able to speak!

"Ignorant fools! The ghost lamp is made of the evil root, the old man's right eyeball is where my root is, after the old man fell, the dawn of the master sealed my soul in it, the ghost lamp has the old man's means during his lifetime. It can also be said that ...... It was the dawn that allowed the old man to continue...... Live for a hundred years. ”

I bowed slightly, Mu Lao's life experience doesn't seem to be simple, but it's better not to ask more now.

Looking at the lantern in front of me, my feelings are very complicated, I didn't expect that suddenly I would become a watchman to work for Dawn, but now I still feel no different from normal in my heart.

"Don't think about going back in time, your life has changed. Look at your right arm, imp. An old voice pierced through the lantern.

I was shocked in my heart, how could Mu Lao know what I was thinking?!

"Once the watchman has made a soul contract with the ghost lamp, the lamp spirit can peek into your heart, little ghost."

So that's the case, but now I don't care what I'm thinking, doesn't this old guy know it? I couldn't help but feel a sense of trepidation without privacy......

I gently rolled up the sleeve of my right hand and was surprised to find three glaring dents on my arm, like scars from a dagger.

"What's going on?!" I exclaimed.

"If the watchman does not complete the task, one trust point will be deducted every five days. Once your trust score falls below five, you are in endangered status, and your right arm will show your trust value to remind you. If your trust level drops to zero, you'll be wiped out! ”

Really...... Mu Lao's words are exactly the same as what Lin Lingling said, but I have three trust points left on my first day in office! I couldn't help but swallow and spat at the mouth, fifteen days if I did nothing I would be wiped out by Daybreak, and it seemed that I had to complete a task first.

"How can I accept the assignment?" I asked, confused.

Mu Lao said: "Tap the lamp at twelve o'clock in the morning, and the Dawn Organization will give you the task." Hurry up and get the task tonight, the old man doesn't want to be a lonely ghost again. ”

I nodded with a little understanding, and it turned out that the three marks on my arm were a reminder that I didn't have much trust left, so hurry up and complete the task. What task will Daybreak give me? I can't help but look forward to the first mission......

I gently put the glass cup in my backpack, and now I was more careful with the lantern, seeing it as a living thing of flesh and blood. After all, there is an unruly old guy who has lived for thousands of years!

I ran briskly out of the poplar forest with my backpack on my back, but I didn't dare to run too hard, otherwise the lantern in my backpack would be too bumpy and cause a scolding.

Along the way, I saw that the villagers were all back to normal, standing in place, talking about what had happened.

"Huh? Mr. Chen, are you back?" Sister-in-law Li stood on the side of the road and shouted at me with a smile.

"yes." I waved my hand at her excitedly. After all, there is no danger to survive this crisis. , this place has finally changed back to the Muyang Village I am familiar with.

I trotted all the way to the school, opened the office door, and saw Gu Ping bandaging the wounds of several children with her head down.

My heart suddenly rippled, great, Gu Ping is fine.

As soon as my right foot entered the office to say hello to her, I suddenly felt something, and my mind sank, and I stepped back on my right foot and quietly closed the door.

I exhaled slowly, and it was better not to meet her. Anyway, when I was looking for Purple Tomb Moss, I told her that I was going out for a while, and now that I'm back, I don't have much trust left, and I have to rush to complete the task, so why don't I go out again? What is the reason for just saying hello to her and leaving again?

Can't give her a good word of explanation...... Let's just not meet.

It's fine that she's okay, so don't think about anything else...... I comforted myself secretly.

As soon as I walked down the aisle, I was greeted by a little girl with a ponytail.

The little girl immediately waved her little hand excitedly and pounced on me: "You're back!" Chen Lao...."

How did she see it! I hurriedly put my index finger in front of my lips, "Shhh, be quiet~"

The little girl's dark eyes widened in confusion.

I pulled the little girl aside and pretended to be mysterious, "Xiao Yao, can you help the teacher keep a very important secret?"

"Good!"

"Don't tell Teacher Gu the news that I'm coming back, is that okay?"

"Why?"

"Because...... The teacher's business is not done yet, I just miss you, come and see you, and when the matter is done, I will come back. ”

"When will the teacher's business be done?"

"Soon!" I said with a serious face.

"How fast is it soon?"

"Hmm...... Very fast!"

"Then will you marry Teacher Gu when you come back?"

“……”

I couldn't help but be speechless for a while, do today's children understand so much?

"Will it? Will it?" Xiao Yao's eyes shone with stars.

“…… Yes. I said with a slight smile.

Finally sent the child away, my face was slightly hot, maybe I can only be a colleague for the rest of my life, but as long as the other party is well, I will be content.

Turning back to my little dilapidated house, I couldn't help but feel very familiar with the familiar wooden table, stool, and stove...... It's all exactly the same as when I left.

I put down my backpack, lay down on the wooden bed, looked up at the wooden beams, and relaxed, sure enough, I still felt the best at home. Outside, they are facing dead bodies, robbing graves, tossing enough, and facing the danger of life. At least I can have a good night's rest today.

"The old man advises you. Taking into account the love of children, sooner or later they will be bound by this. Suddenly there was a thick sound of vicissitudes in the backpack.

Does this old guy care so much......

"I don't like her." I sat up and said solemnly.

"That's the best. Since you don't have this intention, don't stir up trouble and provoke right and wrong. ”

Mu Lao's voice was very serious and had complex emotions, I didn't want to dwell on this topic any longer, so I changed the topic and said: "Senior, what kind of tasks will Dawn usually assign to the watchman?"

Mu Lao pondered for a moment and said: "The task of breaking the dawn is generally unpredictable, at the beginning, it is to let the lamp spirit and the watchman run in with each other, and then the difficulty of the task will increase step by step. But for newcomers like you, the task won't be too difficult. ”

I nodded slightly, but what was the purpose of Daybreak? What good does it do to the watchman to complete the task? But judging from Mu Lao's previous statement, Dawn continued his life, as a part of Dawn, he already had special feelings for Dawn, in order to avoid breaking any taboos, it was better not to ask him so bluntly.

"Imp!" As if sensing what I was thinking, the old voice suddenly mixed with a hint of sadness, "There are some things that you still don't want to know now......

I can only nod slightly, as the saying goes, curiosity kills cats. Indeed, sometimes it's not always good to know too many things.

Mu Lao said: "Now you rest for a while." I'll wake you up at twelve o'clock in the evening to pick up your mission. ”

"Hmm." I answered, took out the watch from the drawer and put it on my wrist. I inadvertently saw the calendar on the wall: Xin Si Year of the Snake, Ding Youyue Xin Mao said, the ninth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar.

This is my calendar a week ago, so today is the 16th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar...... It's actually my birthday!

I couldn't help but smile bitterly when I became a watchman on this day, is this the surprise that God gave me...... Indeed, in a sense, today is my new life.

I stayed at home until noon, and I was urged by my rumbling stomach to eat a bowl of noodles, and I suddenly remembered that I didn't know if the old guy in the lantern needed to eat, but he probably wouldn't eat noodles with me......

After eating and drinking, I lay lazily in bed and prepared to take a nap, I didn't sleep long in the bumpy truck last night, and now I have to sleep until twelve o'clock and get up again.

"Da, da, da......"

The hands next to the ears are turning minute by minute. Lying quietly on the bed, my heart could not be calm for a long time. From now on, I am no longer an ordinary person, and the trajectory of my future destiny ...... Will be rewritten from now on.

If it weren't for what happened to Yang Lin a week ago, I would probably be standing on the podium teaching right now.

Perhaps, everyone who joins Dawn is not intended, but the encounters of life have forced desperate people down this path. Maybe just like Lin Lingling said, we have no choice in the face of fate.

But maybe it's not a bad thing to be a watchman...... No matter what fate awaits me, it will be a big mark on my life.

Thinking like this with my eyes closed, I don't know how long it took for my brain to finally lose consciousness.

Time passes imperceptibly......

Gremlin...... Wake up!

A cry of rage pierced my eardrums, and I suddenly got out of bed, "What's wrong! ”

"It's morning! How long are you going to sleep?! ”

"Oh......" I looked down at my watch, and sure enough, it was already twelve o'clock, and I jumped out of bed in a panic.

"Don't be so nervous, little ghost, there are more tasks like this!"

I opened the backpack on the table, took out the glass cup, and whispered: "Senior, you said so loudly, aren't you afraid that others will hear you......"

"Idiot! After signing the contract, the spirit of the lamp and the soul of the watchman to which he belonged figured out, only you can hear the old man speak, I am afraid that this will be very much! ”

I nodded awkwardly and took a deep breath, "Let's start now." ”

"Just tap the bottom of the lamp seven times, and you'll understand."

With a slight hesitation, I picked up the glass jar, and I bent my right index finger to tap the base gently.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

After seven strokes, I felt a little nervous and a little expectant......

In an instant, a flash of light suddenly flashed in my mind!

Phased task 1: Take the last train of Yangcheng No. 4 to the terminal before 12 o'clock tomorrow night.

Reward: 10 trust points.