Seeing that the sun was setting on the other side of the mountain, the sky was gradually darkening, Dayou got up from the stool at the door, and did not go back to the house to talk to Xiaozhen, the stool was thrown into the courtyard, the courtyard door was closed, and he went to find the middle-aged man.

When I arrived at the door of the middle-aged man's house, there was a lock on the door, which showed that the middle-aged man went out with the child, and found the neighbors around him and asked, and the neighbors said, the southern barbarian goes into the mountains to see the scenery at this time every day, if you are looking for him, there is really something urgent, if not, just wait at the door, and you will be back in a while.

After hearing this, he had to squat at the door of the middle-aged man's courtyard and wait.

It's also strange to say, Dayou was squatting at the gate of the courtyard and waiting for a long time, and the middle-aged man didn't come back for a long time, so it felt as if he knew that Dayou was waiting for him, and he was deliberately avoiding Dayou.

I can't wait for the left, I can't wait for the right, seeing that the sky is getting darker and darker, and it is getting darker and darker, and I am getting more and more anxious in my heart, and I subconsciously looked up at the moon in the sky that was about to be round, and estimated the hour.

I wondered, how could this southern barbarian go into the mountains to see the scenery for so long, and besides, he still had a child by his side......

After thinking about it, the more you think about it, the more you feel that something is wrong, what a half-fairy body, if you don't get it, you're also a goblin. Thinking of this, Dayou made up his mind in his heart that he would go into the mountain to get a clay pot, and he had to push him for anything.

I just waited for half a day, and the middle-aged man hadn't come back, and I didn't know what was going on, so I leaned on the door in a daze and fell asleep. When he woke up, it was almost three and a half days, rubbed his eyes and looked at the courtyard door again, the lock on the door was gone, and he was overjoyed, and stood up to push the courtyard door, who knew that the courtyard door was facing inside again.

Dayou suddenly became angry, this dead barbarian, didn't you see me waiting for you at the door of your house when you came back, you can call me, where is there such a person.

Dayou looked into the courtyard through the crack in the door, the courtyard was at least dark, and then looked at the house in the courtyard, it was also dark at least, and it was estimated that he had already slept.

Da You's angry in his heart, he raised his throat and shouted twice, but there was still no one inside to answer him. However, although he didn't call the middle-aged man, he alarmed the dog in a family next to him, and he bit it, and he was even more angry, spit at the door, scolded in a whisper, and went home with a stomach.

When he returned home, Xiao Zhen hadn't slept yet, and asked him what he was doing, why did he come back so late, Dayou still didn't say anything, hot the leftovers, and went to bed after eating.

Early the next morning, he came to the door of the middle-aged man's house, knocked on the door, and shouted, but no one paid attention to him, so for several days, Dayou never saw the middle-aged man.

Two days later, the time came to the fifteenth full moon night, and in the evening of this day, the middle-aged man finally appeared, still alone, and came to the gate of Dayou's house and knocked on the door.

Dayou opened the door and saw that it was a middle-aged man, and he immediately became angry, and didn't even let him in the courtyard door, took out the sketch from his arms and stuffed it to him, didn't say anything, turned around and closed the door.

The middle-aged man seemed to have expected Dayou to do this, and without waiting for Dayou to close the door, he took a step ahead and pushed the courtyard door with both hands, and said, "Brother Dayou, what do you mean by this?" ”

Da You snorted angrily and said, "You go find someone else, I won't give you that thing." ”

The middle-aged man smiled, his tone was tepid, and said: "Brother Dayou, do you want to regret it at this time, but it's too late, you and I have made a life and death contract, and we must not regret it." ”

"What life and death contract?" I was stunned.

The middle-aged man reached out and took out a piece of rice paper from his arms, unfolded it and shook it in front of Dayouyan, and said: "Don't you remember this note, there is no evidence, and the words are the evidence, you can sign and draw on it." ”

Dayou glanced at the note, of course he remembered it, and said: "Isn't it written on this note that I am secret, and I promise not to tell others." ”

The middle-aged man still smiled, but the smile was a little sinister, "Brother Dayou, you haven't finished reading the matters listed on this note, in addition to secrecy, it also says that you must go into the mountain to help me take out the magic weapon, and when the time comes, hand over the magic weapon with one hand, and burn the note with the other hand......

When you heard this, she screamed that she was fooled, and said with trembling lips: "You...... You bully me for not being literate! ”

The middle-aged man laughed a few times, his face sank, and said: "This is your life, you owe me in your life, now, it's time for you to pay me back, I'm not afraid to tell you, if you don't do it according to what is written on the note, you don't need me to do it......" Saying, the middle-aged man shook the note in front of Dayou's eyes again, "This note can kill you!" ”

Dayouyan's face changed slightly, and he was a little scared, but his mouth was not relaxed, "You, what do you mean by this, I, I'm not afraid that you will scare me......"

"Huh...... What do I scare you for. As he spoke, the middle-aged man stuffed the note into Dayou's hand, "Take a closer look, in fact, there is nothing on this note, the key is the paper on which the note is written, do you know what kind of paper this is?" ”

There are a lot of big characters I don't know a few, pen, ink, paper and inkstone have never touched, how can he know what kind of paper this is, he took the note in his hand and looked at it repeatedly, looking at it is a very ordinary white paper, slightly thicker than the window paper, and it seems to be ...... It's a little more yellow than ordinary white paper, so I can't see anything.

After Dayou looked at it, the middle-aged man asked Dayou for the note again, and said: "This is a 'dead paper', mortals can't sign and draw a pledge on it, since you have drawn a pledge, you have to do things to the end, otherwise...... I promise you won't live to tomorrow. ”

"What, what's 'sweet paper'?" Dayou's face changed again, and the middle-aged man didn't look like he was scaring him at this time.

The middle-aged man was unhurried, and said: "Do you know the life and death book of Lord Yama, it is written on this kind of paper, your name is written on this paper, and the deadline is filled, if you don't go into the mountain tonight to help me get the magic weapon, tomorrow will be your death date!" ”

Lord Yama's life and death are thin, and I have heard those old people in the village say it when I was a child, but what kind of paper is it written on, I'm afraid few people know, seeing the middle-aged man said the oath, unlike the words, Dayou's face will be white when you brush it.

At this time, the middle-aged man raised his right hand and slapped it on Dayou's left shoulder, and he was caught off guard, the middle-aged man didn't shoot very hard, but he just felt as if he had been pricked with a needle on his shoulder, first it hurt, then it was numb, but it was all of a sudden, and it passed quickly.

The middle-aged man continued, "The king of Hades wants you to die in the third watch, how can I keep you until the fifth watch, if you really don't want to go, I can't help it, remember, if you regret it later, come to the house to find me, as long as you agree to go into the mountain, I can not only save your life, but also help you two to ask for a good son." With that, the middle-aged man turned around and left.

Dayou stood at the door and looked at the back of the middle-aged man leaving, stunned for a while, but just when he was about to raise his hand to close the door, he felt a little wrong, the place where the middle-aged man was photographed just now was cold, closed the courtyard door and didn't take a few steps into the house, the whole left shoulder was itchy and numb, and when he raised his arm, he couldn't lift it anymore.

Dayou was suddenly afraid, reluctantly walked to the door of the house, and before he entered the house, he felt as if something was blocked in his throat, and he was very uncomfortable, he opened his mouth and jerked twice, but he couldn't breathe, and he didn't stop for two seconds, and he fell to the ground with a thud, and rolled all over the ground.

Xiao Zhen in the back room heard the movement and ran out to take a look, she was frightened and wanted to go out to find a doctor for Dayou, but Dayou reluctantly got up from the ground and stopped her. At this time, Da You's mouth was no longer silent, his face was flushed, and he waved his hand at Xiao Zhen, which meant that he didn't need to go to the doctor.

After a moment's pause, I shuddered and shivered, and at the same time, my mouth gurgled and foamed at the mouth. In Dayou's own words, it felt worse than dead. How uncomfortable it is, others may not feel it, only Dayou knows best.

In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he motioned Xiao Zhen to stay at home and not go out, he staggered and ran towards the middle-aged man's house.

Because it was a full moon night, the wolves in the mountains were restless, so the people in the village closed their doors early and stopped going out, and there was not even a person on the road at this time.

From a distance, I saw that the courtyard door of the middle-aged man's house was actually open, and there was a faint light in the courtyard. Dayou climbed to the door and saw a middle-aged man standing in the courtyard with a white cloth lantern, as if he knew that he would come, and deliberately waited for him in the courtyard.

Dayou climbed into the door, the middle-aged man showed a smile on his face, greeted him with a lantern, and asked Dayou with a pleasant face, "Brother Dayou, you are here, are you willing to go into the mountain to help me get the magic weapon?" ”

Dayou was speechless at this time, foaming at the mouth and nodding miserably.

The middle-aged man smiled again, looking more amiable as he was, as soon as he raised his hand, he patted Dayou's left shoulder lightly, and Dayou immediately felt that his shoulder hurt first and then numb, but this time it hurt more than last time, and the numbness was also terrible, and he almost didn't scream out in pain.

The middle-aged man didn't stop for a while, and he felt that his throat was no longer clogged, and the white foam was no longer flowing, and he gasped a few breaths......

After the effort of having a stick of incense, Dayou has completely recovered. It's not magical, it's just a little weird. At this moment, in this situation, no matter how honest you are, you can figure out something, the sudden eccentricity on your body must have something to do with the middle-aged man patting herself, and she secretly warned herself in her heart that she must not let this southern barbarian touch herself in the future.

Later, my grandmother told my grandfather about the above, and my grandfather laughed after hearing it. My grandfather said that there was nothing unusual about the water bowl changing color and the numbness of this shoulder, and then told my grandmother the little-known secret...... But that's for later.

The middle-aged man didn't let Dayou enter the house, so he stood in the courtyard, handed the white cloth lantern in his hand to Dayou, and then took out the sketch from his body and handed it to Dayou.

Da You, who had just come from the taste of death and life at this time, was very honest, honest like a sheep, and called what to do.

However, after he took the sketch and purse, he couldn't help but say to the middle-aged man, "There's a big black guy in the col, it's a goblin, it's scary." ”

The middle-aged man listened, looked at Dayou, and said: "That's not a goblin, that's the mountain god who guards this area, but don't be afraid, you are a local, and there are local immortals to protect you, he doesn't dare to harm you......"