Xue Qian and Mr. Lu went back to sleep. And I became more and more energetic, and simply wandered around Huaicheng.

I went from the twilight of the day to the dawn of the day. Then he went back to the empty house to rest.

I wasn't sleepy at all, but I had nothing to do. So I lay on the bed and slept for a while.

In my sleep, I heard a knock on the door. I opened my eyes and got out of bed in a daze, trying to open the door.

But it was only when I put my foot on my shoes that I remembered: there was no door to the empty house.

I patted my head and thought, "Am I having auditory hallucinations?" ”

I turned around and lay down on the bed again, when the knock on the door rang again. I listened with my ears sideways and noticed that the sound seemed to be coming from the direction of the warehouse.

Warehouse above. There is indeed a broken wooden door. My mind went up and down: "Who's knocking on the door inside?" There was obviously no one in the warehouse, just a bunch of paper figures. Could it be that those paper figures are alive? ”

If this knock had sounded at night, it would have scared me away. But it's broad daylight and there's a lot of traffic outside. The noise of people gave me courage.

I grabbed the big knife and gently pushed the door. The knocking on the door stopped abruptly, and it was quiet again.

I poked my head in and took a look inside. The paper figures were quiet, some were pasted on the wall, some were hung on the beams, and there was no sign of movement.

I wondered, "Did I just hear me wrong?" It doesn't make sense, the knock on the door is real. I'm young, so I don't have auditory hallucinations. ”

I looked around and saw that there was nothing unusual, so I tried to close the door again. Winter and Guangzhou.

But when I was about to close the door, I found that the candles in the house had burned out.

Although Mr. Lu did not tell me to keep the candle burning. But I'm also a Taoist priest. It's important to know about this candle. Now the candlelight is out. I'm afraid it's not a good thing.

I found a candle, opened it, and re-lit it according to the traces of the previous wax oil.

Being troubled by this warehouse, I don't feel sleepy anymore. I sat on the edge of the bed with a big knife in my hand, waiting for the knock on the door. As long as it rings again. I'll rush in right away and see who's doing the trick.

However, the voice was no more. I sat for two hours with a big knife in my arms, and finally I couldn't bear the loneliness and came out.

I stood at the door of the empty house and looked at Xue Qian's house. I saw two people sitting on the food stall, it seemed to be Xue Qian and Mr. Lu.

They are a few hundred meters away from me, not to mention their looks. Even the clothes and figures can't be seen clearly. But we've been together for so long, and I always feel like that's them.

So I put the big knife on my back and walked over.

When I arrived at the food stall, I found that it was indeed the two of them. The two of them were burying their faces in a large bowl, and the thorns of a bowl of tofu brain were stinging.

I said, "Why don't you two call me for dinner?" ”

Xue Qian raised her head in her busy schedule and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu said that after you learn that kung fu, you can eat and drink without eating." ”

I laughed and said, "Nonsense, how can there be such a thing?" I'm starving right now. ”

I asked myself for a bowl of tofu brain, and while eating, I said to Mr. Lu: "This morning, I noticed that there was some movement in the warehouse. ”

Mr. Lu raised his head suddenly. Looking at him, he looks like an elementary school student whose math problem has been found wrong by the teacher. He asked me, "What's going on?" What's going on inside the warehouse? ”

I said, "It looks like there's a knock on the door." ”

Mr. Lu's eyes widened: "How is it possible?" My position was so seamless that there could be no goblins hiding inside. What's more, in broad daylight, which ghost dares to come out and run around? ”

I scratched my head and said, "That's just as well." When I went in, I found that the candle had burned out, so I refilled it. ”

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "That's right, those candles had better not be extinguished." ”

I said, "I'm going to meditate and practice qi tonight, are you two still here?" ”

Mr. Lu laughed dryly and said, "We don't have to go, right?" You can't just be the protector of the Dharma every time you practice. ”

I said with some trepidation, "What if that demon is very strong and wants to harm me?" ”

Mr. Lu smiled: "What are you afraid of?" The two dragons inside you won't let you get into trouble. Try to find a quiet place when you meditate, so as not to be hit by a car. ”

I sighed and said, "Okay then. I'll come by myself tonight. ”

In the afternoon, I had nothing to do, so I called Secretary Wang: "Secretary Wang, when do you have time?" Are we still eating that celebration banquet? ”

Secretary Wang laughed: "Brother Zhao, I didn't expect you to take the initiative to organize people to eat, I thought you Taoist priests love to be quiet." In the past, when I wanted to eat, I would invite you after careful consideration. I'm afraid the three of you will get bored. ”

I laughed and said, "Forget it, right?" In the past, I had a big invitation for three days and a small invitation for five days, and I never saw you think about it. ”

Secretary Wang smiled and asked, "What?" Are you coming back to your body? ”

I said, "There's nothing to talk about." ”

I talked and laughed with Secretary Wang for a while, and finally agreed to have dinner tomorrow night. Once the date is set, we will divide up and inform the people. I informed Xue Qian and Mr. Lu, and Secretary Wang informed Officer Shi and his group.

As for the location of the restaurant and what kind of food to eat, it is all up to Secretary Wang to worry about. After all, he's good at this.

I spent the whole afternoon with me. The sun finally slowly set, and the moon appeared in the sky.

It wasn't dark yet. And I walked to the countryside with a big knife on my back.

Mr. Lu instructed me to find a safe place to avoid being hit by a car. I decided to go to the farmland. It's open, there's no buildings blocking the moonlight, and there's no car coming at me.

The only downside here is that it's too desolate. The wind whined in the wilderness, like a little ghost whimpering, which was creepy.

I looked back at Huaicheng and saw that the rows of street lights were still on, and they were not far away.

After seeing the street lights, my heart gradually settled down. I closed my eyes and began to meditate on the qi, breathing into the moon.

In the beginning, my attention was always on the wind. I imagined the wind to be a ghost. They landed on my shoulders and shouted into my ears.

Later, little by little, my heart became empty. I can't hear it anymore. I smell the scent of earth.

The fields were roasted by the sun for a day, and at night, the smell came up with the heat. I couldn't see it, but I had a picture in my mind: the heat slowly drifted up, then condensed into water droplets, which formed a half-human-high mist in the field. And I sat cross-legged in the mist, exhaling and inhaling. One breath, one breath......

I've reached that state of forgetting things and forgetting things again, and this feeling is so comfortable.

I was immersed in it and don't know how long it took. Suddenly, I heard a cry of pain, as if someone was beneath me, begging for help.

I thought to myself, "Demons, these are demons. Don't try to calculate me. ”

After a while, someone pushed me and said, "Hey, brother, why are you asleep?" ”

I was alert and woke up.

I was sitting in the cab of a truck. Sitting next to me was a middle-aged man. He was driving, and as he drove, he said with a smile: "Brother, are you sleepy?" ”

I replied nonchalantly, "yes, I'm sleepy." ”

Then, I was confused: "I remember that I seemed to be meditating, how did I open my eyes and get to the top of the truck?" ”

I didn't understand the question, so I muttered a few words. And this was heard by the driver. He smiled and said, "Brother, you forgot? You stopped my car and asked me to take you for a ride. ”

I rubbed my temples and said, "Looks like that's the case." ”

An image came to my mind of me actually standing on the side of the road and stopping a car. But why should I stop the car? Where am I going?

After listening to my question, the driver gave me a strange look, and then said in a cold voice, "You want to go home." ”