Chapter 35: Ling Xue's Invitation
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Everything in Yeling Academy, including the campus, is dressed in beautiful silver, and since it is during the winter vacation, most of the students are going home one after another, and the academy is sparsely populated, and only three or three students come out to see the beautiful college.
At this time, on the roof of the old teaching building, Long Daoling was still sitting on a chair as before, smoking a cigarette while watching the winter scenery of the college, very leisurely, he chose to stay in the college unlike other students.
He's a well-known figure in the Yeling Academy now.,Many students of the academy will come directly to the Ministry of Security to find him to solve the supernatural incident.,The limelight has overshadowed the supernatural society.,In addition to him on the rooftop.,There are also thousand-eyed ghosts、Long-eared ghosts and sharp-nosed ghosts A few of them,Now Long Dao Ling will not include all the hundred ghosts in the book,He will let some of the hundred ghosts stay in the academy,Wilderness ghosts、Flying ghosts、Swift ghosts and hanging boot ghosts The four of them wandered around the academy,Assist him in the affairs of the security department。
Since the last incident, there has been no haunting in Yeling Academy now, because this has become his territory, the three special skills of the thousand-eyed ghost, the long-eared ghost and the sharp-nosed ghost are placed on the rooftop, because the location of the rooftop belongs to the central area of the academy, they are responsible for monitoring the role of the academy here, if something happens, Long Daoling will receive the news as soon as possible.
Today he is rarely idle, Li Jie and Liu Ming have gone home, and he really feels a little bored by himself, but he is not familiar with the city, and he doesn't know where to go, so he can only be alone here with ghosts.
Just when he was bored, the door of the stairwell opened, and Ling Xue's figure appeared on the rooftop, which also surprised him, and then said: "Xue, it turns out that you are still in the academy, I thought you went home like everyone else, I was bored, you can come here, you can chat with me." ”
"Hehe, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, I plan to go back tomorrow, why don't you stay in the academy and not go home?" Ling Xue said with a smile.
"This, my home is too far away from the college, there is nothing special, I will not go back, so I can save the fare." Long Daoling explained.
Ling Xue also seemed to understand something after hearing this, and said: "That's right, it's really troublesome to run around, originally I also decided to stay in the academy for the holidays, but I received a temporary notice from my family, my grandmother is sick, and she wants me to go back, and I have to go back to my hometown, and now I am in a bit of a hurry." ”
"Since there is something at home, then you should go back quickly, I still spend this long vacation here with a few of them by myself." Long Daoling said.
After hearing this, Ling Xue smiled and said to him: "It's not so pitiful, it's quite lively to have them with you, hehe." The thousand-eyed ghosts on the side heard themselves talking about themselves, and they also looked at them inexplicably, but Long Daoling laughed at them.
At this time, Ling Xue said seriously: "Actually, I came here today to see if you are there, since you will not go if you stay in the academy, it is just right, I want to invite you to my hometown, how about it, so that you will not feel lonely." ”
"What, invite me to your hometown, this... Long Daoling said with some embarrassment.
"You can rest assured, since I invited you to go, I will give you all the round-trip fare, and you don't have to worry about accommodation and food, I will arrange it for you when you go there." Ling Xue said very arrogantly.
"Snow, that's not what I meant." Long Dao Ling hurriedly explained, it seemed that Ling Xue had misunderstood what he meant.
"What's wrong? Don't you want to? Ling Xue looked at him and said.
Long Daoling shook his head and replied: "Don't get me wrong, I'm also very happy, but I think it doesn't feel good for a boy to follow a girl home!" ”
"Hahaha, so you're thinking about this." Ling Xue couldn't help but laugh.
Long Daoling looked at her like this, his face couldn't help but turn red, he felt embarrassed, Ling Xue saw this, and said to him: "I don't mind this problem even if I am a girl, but you don't mind, don't think nonsense, can't girls invite boys to their hometowns?" ”
When Ling Xue said this, she felt quite reasonable, maybe she cared too much about these details, so she said: "Okay, since you say so, I have no reason to refuse, hehe, why did you suddenly think of inviting me to your hometown?" ”
At this time, Ling Xue also replied directly: "Actually, I don't like to go back to my hometown, if it weren't for my grandmother's illness, I would rarely go back, there are some very strange customs, and it has something to do with that, this time the family is so anxious to let me go back, there are always some bad premonitions in my heart in the past two days, so I thought of you, you are an expert in this area, or a celebrity in Yeling School Park, should you help your subordinates?" ”
When Long Daoling heard this, it turned out that this was the purpose of Ling Xue's invitation, and when she said this, she also felt that the hometown in her mouth was very mysterious, since it was related to ghosts, then she was also happy to go there.
"Oh, it seems that something unusual has happened in your hometown, which makes you so worried, okay, you're right, as the head of the Ministry of Security, I also want to protect the safety of my subordinates, when will I leave?" Long Daoling asked.
"I knew you would agree, leave tomorrow at noon, and come back in about a week, you can just pack a few clothes." Ling Xue said happily.
"No problem, I'll meet you on time tomorrow at noon." Long Dao Ling also replied without hesitation.
After Ling Xue left, Long Daoling was also a little excited, he thought it was a short trip, after all, it was really boring to stay in the academy for more than a month, and besides, Ling Xue's hometown seemed to be a little mysterious, and he also wanted to find out.
That night, he simply packed a few clothes and put them in his backpack, this time going to a strange place, and he had something to do with it, just in case, he summoned all the hundred ghosts back and took them with him.
At noon the next day, Long Daoling came to the school gate as promised, Ling Xue had been waiting there for a long time, she also packed her bags, and beckoned in the direction of Long Daoling from afar, when he approached, Ling Xue said: "It's very punctual, let's go!" ”
"Hmm." Long Daoling nodded in reply, and the two of them left Yeling Academy together like backpackers.
Ling Xue's hometown is not very far away, in a city near Jinling City, called "Yicheng", it is also a small city, of course, it is not as prosperous as Jinling City, the two of them took the train, and arrived in this city after more than three hours of driving.
But Ling Xue didn't go back to her own home this time, but to her hometown, of course she wouldn't reach her destination so quickly, and then, after they sat in the car for more than an hour, they drove in the direction of their hometown.
Along the way, Long Daoling also curiously asked Ling Xue about some things in her hometown, and Ling Xue didn't hide it, and told him what she knew, and he also learned that Ling Xue's hometown was a small village, and it must also be a place with good scenery.
In addition, Ling Xue also secretly told himself that there seemed to be some supernatural phenomena in the small village, and he felt that it was very normal after hearing it, after all, in these sparsely populated places in the small village, it was easy to attract ghosts to gather.
At this time, the car drove bumpily all the way on the muddy road, and finally arrived at the terminal, a beautiful scene appeared outside the window, the two of them got off the car at the station, the small village is not like the city, the car will not drive inside, but the distance is not far, and the two have to walk on foot.
What catches your eye is the surrounding mountains, not far from the hometown is a wide bamboo forest, Ling Xue and Long Daoling walked between the bamboo forests, stepping on the land covered with white snow, in the cold winter wind, the bamboo is not as strong as green pine, but the bamboo stands proudly, still so verdant, although it is covered by severe frost, it will never wither, as if wearing white clothes, showing another beauty.
The two of them also involuntarily took out their mobile phones to take pictures, trying to record this beautiful picture, at this time it was close to evening, the sky began to fall, and the entrance to the village appeared in front of them.
Ling Xue also smiled, she hadn't been back here for a long time, the scenery here was still the same as in her memory, full of familiar tastes, she ran towards the village with brisk steps, and Long Daoling also followed behind her.
Before entering the village, Long Daoling had a strange feeling, as if he was being targeted by something, I don't know if it was because it was surrounded by mountains, this village was filled with a gloomy atmosphere, which would make people feel depressed.
"Xue, this is your hometown, it's really similar to what I imagined." Long Daoling replied slowly.
"Yes, let's go inside, and we'll talk more when we get to the village." Ling Xue said with a slight smile.
After saying that, the two walked into the village one after the other.
After entering the village, the houses are all square, lined up one by one, I saw that almost every household in the village has their doors open, some sit alone at the door, some gather together to chat, some get together to play chess, the situation is similar to that in other villages, young people go to the city to work, so most of the people in the village are only some older people and some children.
When the people in the village saw the two of them appear, they kept looking at their dresses and cast strange glances, and at this moment, an old man was sitting at the door of the house next to them, he looked at Ling Xue and Long Daoling, and said in a hoarse voice, "Young man, what are you doing here?"
Long Daoling looked at the wrinkled old man, dressed in black, with a cane beside him, and replied, "Uncle, we are here to find someone." ”
"Looking for someone? I think you guys look like you're here to hang out, so you might as well go back, there's nothing to see or do here. The old man said.
"Huh? We're really looking for someone... Long Daoling hurriedly explained again, it seemed that the old man had misunderstood him.
"Alright, you can go back before it gets dark!" After saying that, the old man walked into the house on crutches.
At this moment, Ling Xue seemed to recognize this old man, so she smiled and said, "You are the second master." ”
When the old man heard this, he immediately stopped, slowly turned to look at Ling Xue, and asked suspiciously, "Do you know me?" Are you... ”
"Second master, I'm Xiaoxue, you don't remember me, I'm Ling Mei's granddaughter." Ling Xue explained.
"Ling Mei's granddaughter, ah, you are Xiaoxue." The old man seemed to remember.
"Second master, you finally remember me, I came to find grandma, I heard that she was sick, it's okay." Ling Xue said.
"Xiaoxue, I didn't expect you to grow so big, the second master almost didn't recognize you, I thought it was those foreign wanderers, it's good for you to come back, it's good to come back, your grandma has been thinking about you, she's getting older, and there are more physical problems." The second master said with some excitement.
"That's good!" Ling Xue replied.
"Who is this lad?" The second master looked at Long Daoling and asked.
Ling Xue also hurriedly replied: "Oh, second master, I forgot to introduce, this is my college classmate, his name is Long Daoling, and he came with me." ”
The second master looked at Long Daoling carefully, his eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and the surprise was mixed with a little doubt, but he still didn't show too much, and said: "Young man, everyone in the village calls me the second master, and you can call me that." ”
"Second master is good!" Long Daoling also responded politely.
Ling Xue also replied with a smile: "Second Master, then let's go see grandma first, we will stay in the village for the next few days, and then we will talk to you then." ”
"Well, let's go, do you know the way?" The second master said.
"Second master, don't worry, my memory is good." Ling Xue said with a smile.
Then, the two of them turned around and walked forward, and the second master watched them walk away, and said to himself: "The aura on this young man's body is extraordinary. ”
Although Ling Xue hadn't come back for a long time, she still recognized the location of her grandmother's house, and after turning two corners, a two-story building appeared in front of them, still the same kind of common architectural appearance in the village, with a retro gate standing in the middle, and red couplets were hung on both sides of the door.
"This is my grandmother's house, how does it feel?" Ling Xue asked Long Dao Ling.
"Hehe, I didn't expect your hometown to be so big, I really can't see it." Long Daoling replied with a smile.
"Let's go inside." After Lin Xue finished speaking, she walked to the gate with Long Dao Ling.