"What are you doing? Why do you shed tears...... Don't do that. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" Mu Qingyang, who had just entered the door, frowned and handed over the handkerchief.

"Uh...... It's nothing, it's just that the gray eyes are lost, some tears are shed, and it will be fine soon. Li Qing's face was flushed, and she felt a sweet taste in her heart, but when she spoke, she looked very unconcerned.

"Uh...... Did you see Oda? ”

Mu Qingyang looked at this fiancée in a daze, although they solved some problems, but this shy attitude surprised him a little, and after a while, he suddenly asked without words.

"Hmm...... By the way, she actually appeared out of nowhere, didn't you ask why? Li Qing nodded, then thought of something again, and hurriedly asked him.

"Asked her...... But she kept flickering...... It seems that because of the apocalyptic disaster ten years ago, the demonic energy eroded this world, she was forcibly expelled from the human world, probably saying that now that the demons have retreated and the environment has improved, she can come back smoothly, right? Mu Qingyang touched his chin with a thoughtful expression.

"For some strange reason...... However, it would be good if she was willing to come back. ”

"I feel the same way."

"I've seen the Messier, and she seems to have had an accident too?" Li Qing suddenly remembered a purpose for her coming over and said.

"Accidents? Is it not just Vivi? ”

Li Qing glanced at Mu Qingyang, there was something unpredictable in his eyes, but she decided to solve her problem first.

"The Messier suddenly became neurotic, or rather, she was in a state of madness at all, she hated you so much when she spoke, she was babbling gibberish all the time except sleeping."

"Hate me?" Mu Qingyang was even more confused, he had only seen the blonde girl once or twice, and they didn't cross paths with each other, and they didn't even speak.

"Wasn't that accident?"

"What's the matter?" Li Qing asked casually.

"Vivi ......"

"Isn't she already home?"

"No...... She's dead...... It was I who found her in an alley. Mu Qingyang's face was a little ugly, after all, it was already a time of peace, although he was not familiar with that girl, but just watching a compatriot who belonged to a different race die in front of him like this, he could not guarantee to treat it with a very peaceful state of mind.

"Oh my God...... How did she die? Li Qing's face began to turn pale, although it was no longer the days of war, even if the mentality of killing the enemy on the battlefield had stabilized, and one or two simple killings often played back those bloody facts, with the sequelae of wanton slaughter, Li Qing also had that heavy feeling at this moment.

"The heart was pulled out, and the person was hung upside down on the wall, and there were scratches, probably from the chest that resembled claws." Mu Qingyang couldn't help but think of the scene at that time, he felt that his body was inexplicably starting to chill, and his eyes gradually turned red.

"And ...... Tripan ...... It seems to be missing, too! It seemed that another thing had been thought of, Mu Qingyang said to Li Qing.

"Claws? Did he do it...... He's a werewolf! ”

"It cannot be ruled out that he did it...... There were fragments of his hair and clothing at the scene, and some traces of his blood were also found, and it was clear that he should have fought with something at the scene afterwards, but no trace of him was found, and now no one knows whether he is alive or dead......"

Li Qing looked at Mu Qingyang with some concern, she knew that this werewolf had some dealings with him, and she was a little worried that he would also be implicated, not that she was afraid of any danger, but she didn't want to be disturbed in this peaceful life.

Mu Qingyang slowly hugged Li Qing's soft waist, as if he was experiencing the warm breath, and only after a while did he sigh and stop talking......

A week later.

"Hey!"

Li Yao shouted in the corridor of the training hall.

Next to her, Mr. Suva, the administrator of the university, was standing there waiting.

Li Qing took one last look at the steps, and then walked across the asphalt road with great reluctance.

"I just wanted to tell him where I was going." Li Qing explained with some dissatisfaction. She and Mu Qingyang went out on dates every night of the week, and he would always come downstairs to her apartment and appear at the door at sunset, with his hands in his pockets and his head down. They usually walk at sunset or sit on the porch and talk.

Although he didn't say it, Li Qing knew that this was Mu Qingyang's way, making sure that they were enjoying the world of the two without hindrance. She'd been sure of that since that night's ball. This is to protect my safety, Li Qing thought comfortingly, but she couldn't help but feel sad, because in her heart she wanted more than that.

"Hello, Mr. Suva." Li Qing told the manager that he was still waiting patiently. To her surprise, he kept his eyes closed, and gave her a stern look.

"Where's Yue'er?" She added.

"Here." A voice behind her said, and Yue'er appeared with a cardboard box full of things, with a ribbon on her arm.

"I found these in your cupboard."

"Are you all right?" Mr. Suva asked. "Okay, now, you keep this door closed and locked, do you hear me? No one usually comes to this place. ”

Li Yao suddenly stopped when she walked in.

"Are you sure no one has gone in here?" She said carefully.

Li Qing pushed her shoulder. "Hurry up! I want to get home on time to finish my meal. ”

"There's no one in there." Mr. Suva said, his lips quivering under his beard. "But if you need anything, I'll be back."

The door slammed shut behind them, leaving behind a strange closing sound.

"Let's get started." Yue'er said obediently, and then put the word tie on the floor.

Li Qing nodded, looking up and down at the large empty room. There will be a masked dance here. Li Qing volunteered to be in charge of decorating the venue, together with Li Yao and Yue'er. As part of her integration into the environment, she had to create something that affected everyone involved, but she didn't even have much prom experience.

A venue in the usual sense of the word certainly wouldn't work, and for Li Qing, that meant rethinking the entire interior design, and now less than three weeks away from the scheduled planning time.

"It's actually as uncomfortable as a claustrophobic space." Yue'er said quickly. There seemed to be something unsettling in this big locked house, Li Qing thought. She noticed that her tone was a little weak.

"Let's measure first." She said. They walked around the room, their footsteps making hollow echoes.

"Okay," Li Qing said when they were done. "Let's get to work." She tried to shake off the unsettling thoughts, telling herself that there were some alien creatures here, which was ridiculous. Needless to say, there were Li Yao and Yue'er by her side, and Mu Qingyang was less than two hundred meters away from here.

The three of them sat on the ground, holding design sketches in their hands, while Li Yao was curious about the pen.

"Well, that's a lot of space." Yue'er said, quickly writing in her notebook: "And this is where everyone is going to come in." Now we can put some imitation antiques at the end...... By the way, we need something that will make people's eyes shine? ”

"I think we should have a dragon sculpture." Li Yao said suddenly.

"What's there?" Li Qing said, and then, when Li Yao started yelling, she raised a hand. "Okay, okay, I remember. But why? ”

"Because we come from an ancient lineage. It was the day of the ball, and it was the advent day of all the aliens. It is customary that most humans will light fires and give out candy to avoid bad luck, and they think that it is a day when life and death are parallel, and they are timid. As for our demon aliens, they used to be used as human sacrifices, but now in most cases, we use black goats for sacrifices. ”

"Actually, it's not a good idea." Yue'er said. "We don't need to sacrifice those. You know, in the altar, with a knife to cut and let the blood drip around, you know, it's too much trouble to clean up the aftermath. ”

"It's going to exhaust us to heart failure." Although Li Qing said this, she also had to admit that this was a good idea, it was easy to mobilize the atmosphere, as long as she thought about it, it already made her feel a little close to the primitive, innate yearning, to be honest, she had only talked about those grand occasions from other people's mouths.

Suddenly, the other girls became quiet. From one door, they could hear the sound of running water and the noise, and then some unclear voice was yelling.

"Their workout is over." Li Yao complained in a low voice. "It must be dark outside now."

"Yes, and our male protagonist has been washed." Yue'er said, raising an eyebrow at Li Qing. "Want to take a peek?"

"I hope so." Li Qing said, just half-joking. Somehow, indefinitely, the atmosphere in this room was a little dark. At this moment, she only wanted to see Mu Qingyang and be with him.

"Have you heard more about the Messier?" She asked suddenly.

"Okay." After a while, Li Yao said. "I heard that her parents had a psychiatrist for her."

"A psychiatrist? Why? ”

"Okay...... I guess they thought she had some fantasy or something in her head. And I've heard that she's doing pretty scary. ”

"Oh." Li Qing said.

There were some muttering sounds from the boys' fitting room next door, and they heard the outside door slam shut. For some reason, she suddenly remembered the night at the cemetery, which was a turning point in her recent good fortune.

"We'd better go home." Yue'er said. Li Qing shook her head, shook off these fantasies, and nodded.

"We ...... We can get a cemetery. Li Yao tried to say, and seemed to read Li Qing's thoughts: "A haunted house, I mean ......"

"No," Li Qing said sharply. "No, we only do what we need to do." She added in a calm voice, then bent her shoulders again.

Again, there is no sound here except for the scratches of the pen on the paper.

"Not bad." Li Qing finally said. "Now we just need to measure the dimensions of the different areas. Someone has to be behind the stands...... Right now? ”

The lights flickered suddenly.

"Impossible." Yue'er was annoyed, and suddenly screamed, and the light stopped for a moment, but soon began to flicker again, and then went out all at once, leaving only a little hazy light from the air window.

"I can't see it." Li Qing turned to the moon and stared at the paper, as if there was something special on it.

She looked up at Li Yao and Yue'er, and then saw two blue faces.

"There must be something wrong." Yue'er said. "I'll have to call Mr. Suva."

"Can we finish it tomorrow?" Li Yao said sadly.

"Tomorrow is Sunday," Ms. Li said. "We should have done it this week."

"I'm going to call Mr. Suva." Yue'er said again. "Come on, Li Yao, you go with me."

Li Qing said, "We can go together...... but Yue'er interrupted.

"If we all go and don't find him, then we won't be able to come back. Come on, Li Yao, it's just in school. ”

"Li Qing, don't let anyone in."

"As if you need to say it." Li Qing said, let them out, and watched them walk down the hall.

Well, it's really a nice experience. Li Qing returned to the cardboard box that Yue'er had brought and began to put the props back. In the blurred light, she could only see a vague outline. There was no sound here, except for her own breathing and the sounds she made. She's alone in this huge, dimly lit room—

Someone was watching her.

She didn't know how she knew, but she was sure. Someone was watching her from the dark gym behind her.

Eyes in the dark.

Now there are eyes fixed on her.

She quickly turned to face the room, her eyes scanning the darkness, even trying not to breathe. She was scared that if she made a sound, the thing would rush at her. But she saw nothing, heard nothing.

The stands were in the dark, and the threatening figure reached out in the void. At the far end of the room was just a featureless cloud of gray smoke. The fog in the darkness, she thought, every muscle in her tensed annoyanced as she desperately tried to hear the sound. Oh God, what does that soft whisper sound? That must have been her fantasy...... It has to be a fantasy.

Something moves in the shadows.

Her screams were frozen in her throat. Her muscles froze as well, clutched by her fear—and some inexplicable strength. Helplessly, she watched as the shape in the darkness moved towards her from the shadows. It was as if the darkness had awakened and merged towards her as she watched, taking on the form of a human being, a young man.

"I'm sorry if you were frightened."

The voice sounded pleasant, with a familiar accent, a demon from her homeland. Although it didn't sound like he was sorry in his tone, Li Qing immediately decided to forgive him for his rudeness.

The pain subsided so suddenly and completely. She breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard herself breathe heavily.

It's just a guy who is good at lurking, an alumnus or someone passing by. It looked like an ordinary fellow, smiling vaguely, as if it made him happy to see her startled.

All right...... Maybe not particularly different. He has an unobtrusive look. His face was pale and bloodless, but she could see that his countenance was crisp, and there was a cold-to-bone peace under his black hair, and his cheeks were like a carving, powerful and stiff. He wore black, soft charcoal leather shoes, black trousers and coats, a long black hat, and dark green eyes.

He was still smiling ambiguously, which quickly turned Li Qing's suspicion into anger.

"How did you get in?" She asked. "And what are you doing here? No one else should come in. ”

"A door like this can't stop me." He said. His tone made it clear that there was amusement inside, and that attitude unnerved her.

"All the doors are locked." She categorically denied his claims.

He furrowed his eyebrows and smiled, "Really?"

Li Qing felt a burst of discomfort, and all the hairs on the back of her neck stood up.

"Yes. I locked it with my own hands......" she said in as cold a tone as she could.

"You're angry." He said solemnly. "I said I'm sorry to scare you."

"I'm not afraid!" She said. Somehow, she felt dangerous in front of him, like an adult teasing a child, which made her angry.

"I'm just shocked, your abilities are amazing, you are hiding in the dark like this, and you will not be discovered."

"Funny things happen in the dark...... Some of the time. "He's a little self-deprecating, you can see it in his eyes. He took a step closer to her, and she could see those unusual eyes, almost green, but with some strange glow in them. It seems like you can see deeper and deeper until you fall into it, falling forever.

She realized she had been glaring at him. Why is there all that light? She wanted to get out of here. She took a step away and walked to the back of the stands, put the papers in the cardboard box, and forgot about the rest of the night's work. The only thing she wanted to do now was get out of here.

"Are you looking for someone?" She was distressed by what she had said.

He was still staring at her, his eyes fixed on her in a way that made her more and more uncomfortable.

His eyes looked into her lips and he muttered, "Yes." ”

"What?" She forgot about her problems. Her cheeks and throat felt like they were burning. She felt dizzy. ……

"Yes, I'm here to find someone." He repeated, no louder than before. His eyes were still on hers - she couldn't take her eyes off it.

They didn't want any pair of eyes she'd ever seen, the whites of which were pitch black as midnight, and their widening pupils glowed green, like cats.

His eyes were locked on her, and he was looking at her with interest.

Li Qing swallowed, her nostrils open, as if she was having trouble breathing, and she tried to keep her voice steady and dignified.

"I have to leave now. If you're looking for someone, I think you'd better check it out somewhere else. ”

He looked at her strangely, with an expression she couldn't understand. It was a mixture of annoyance and disgust, some heat and ferocity and inexplicable fear.

He waited until he knew her hand was on the doorknob before responding, his voice slow but serious, without a hint of amusement.

"I'll find him."

When she turned around, there was nothing in the darkness.

Li Qing tried to see the things around her clearly in the dark, and suddenly there was a light around her, and she found herself surrounded by familiar people. At that moment, she felt so relaxed that she almost cried. She couldn't even think about how happy she was to see them, she stood up and looked around gratefully.

It was Yue'er and Li Yao who hurriedly walked towards her from the hall.

"Where have you been?" She said dissatisfied.

Yue'er made a grimace.

"We didn't find Professor Suva, it took a lot of effort, and when we finally found him, he was asleep...... I'm serious. ”

When Li Qing expressed her doubts, she hurriedly added.

"Asleep! Yes...... I can't wake him up, and then we'll come back to you. But what are you doing here? ”

Li Qing hesitated whether she should say what happened just now, but finally changed the topic.

"It's me who waits impatiently, and anyway, I think we've done enough today."

"Only now do you say ......," Li Yao said.

Yue'er didn't speak, but she looked at Li Qing keenly, searching her face. Li Qing lowered her head a little weakly.

On Friday, Li Qing arrived home very late, the sky was gray, and it was drizzling with a dangerous atmosphere. It was unusually cold for the middle of October, and the two rows of trees were quiet in the streets, as if feeling the cold of the wind. The maple trees are as red as fire, and the leaves glow yellow.

Li Yao greeted her at the door. She beckoned them in, grabbing the red-haired dog and trying to keep it out. "No, Red Devils, stay inside...... Other! No! ”

But it was too late. The giant dog had escaped and ran vigorously through the front yard to the maple tree, where it screamed at the tree, the leaves falling and swaying gently on its back.

Li Qing froze. She took a few steps closer to the tree and looked up at the golden leaves. It was there, the same one she'd seen twice. Maybe three times, she thought, remembering the black shape of the bushes in the wilderness.

As she watched, she began to feel her stomach tighten with fear, her hands cold, and those eyes staring at her, eyes she had barely seen before. Those eyes...... Seems to have seen it somewhere? (To be continued.) )