The clear blue sky was bright and clean, without a trace of impurities, as if it had just been washed with water.

The fine sand on the ground made a fine and soft sound, mixed with a light and gentle female voice, which made people feel relaxed for no reason.

Xia Beifeng's index finger gently tapped on the steering wheel, humming the tune of the love song with the gentle voice of the girl in the stereo, leaning on the car seat leisurely, looking at the road ahead.

He half-opened the window, felt the autumn wind blowing in front of him, and waited for a pair of old men in front of him who were supporting each other to slowly pass in front of the car.

The two old men looked almost seventy or eighty years old, bent over their waists, supporting each other and walking slowly, the old man carried a thick cane in his hand, and the tip of the crutch struck the bluestone pavement one by one, making a crisp sound.

It wasn't until the two old men finally walked to the other side of the road that Xia Beifeng honked his horn and started the car again.

When the gray-haired old lady heard the voice, she turned around and waved her hand at him with a smile, and then helped the old man, who was unsteady in walking, and continued to walk along the side of the road towards a small alley.

This is an old mansion, full of narrow alleys, hidden under the high walls of many quaint courtyards, lush trees poking out of the walls, hanging on the walls, swaying with the wind.

Probably because the road was too narrow, even if there was no one in front of or behind, Xia Beifeng didn't drive the car very fast. Holding on to the steering wheel, he walked slowly and steadily through the old town with complex roads, and when he met people, he would give way, even if there was no one, and he would stop when he encountered stray dogs napping or walking on the road. When he finally arrived at his destination, orange-red fiery clouds had already appeared in the sky.

He parked the car on the edge of a narrow alley, got out of the car himself, and turned into the alley.

The alley is so narrow that it can only accommodate two people passing side by side, and ordinary cars can't drive into it at all.

Xia Beifeng hung his coat on his shoulders and whistled through the narrow but deep alley for a while, and finally saw the destination of his trip.

It was a crimson door, most of which was blocked by greenery growing from the wall. There were two colorful portraits of the door gods on the door, and the polished knocker hung quietly on the door, waiting for someone to pull it up.

Xia Beifeng put his hand in through the doorway, flicked the lock hanging inside a few times, and opened the door very easily.

The door was pushed open with a "squeak" that tickled the ears of those who listened.

"Who?" A young male voice came through the door, followed by a rush of footsteps.

"It's me." Xia Beifeng looked at the young man in his early twenties who hurriedly ran out of the courtyard, and yawned a little boredly: "I'll come here to find something, you don't have to worry about me." ”

"How can you not care!" The young man smiled flatteringly at Xia Beifeng, and hurriedly looked for something in the courtyard: "Senior brother, how long have you not been here, how can I not be entertained when I finally see you once, what kind of tea do you want to drink?" ”

"I'm much faster than Ye Baiyu, he will let me run errands for anything." Xia Beifeng raised his legs and walked into the courtyard and walked towards the wing room on the west side: "I don't drink tea, don't be busy, you haven't moved the books in the study." ”

"Master's things, how dare I mess around!" The young man finally found the teapot on the stone table in the corner of the courtyard, he opened the lid of the teapot, showed an expression that could not bear to look directly, turned his head to Xia Beifeng and said, "If you want to find something, you can find it, don't worry, I'll go to the kettle to boil water and brush the teapot." ”

"I said no, did you keep that teapot there last time it ran out, and did you still have half a pot of tea in it? Isn't it all moldy now? It's all dirty like that, and you still want to make me tea with it, and you're not afraid that I will hit you! ”

"It's really moldy, how do you know, senior brother!" The young man held up the teapot in his hand and looked inside again, his whole face wrinkled. But soon, he put down the teapot, put on an admiring expression, followed Xia Beifeng into the wing, and began to chatter: "Senior brother, you are really like a god, admire it or not!" Master, when will he come back, the last time I saw him was eight months ago, did he forget me? When was the last time you saw him? What are you looking for, do you need my help? If you're free, can you ......?"

"No, I can't teach you anything, I don't need your help to find things, why should you go out." Xia Beifeng turned his head, rarely showed a serious expression, and said to the excited young man behind him: "Also, Ye Baiyu is not your master, and I am not your senior brother, we just borrow a room from you to live in, don't just add drama to yourself...... Okay, you can roll. ”

Xia Beifeng raised his chin and stretched out his hand to the door, the meaning he wanted to express was very clear.

I'm very busy right now, uncle, and I don't have time to play around with you here.

"Don't do that!" The young man was very unwilling to exit the door, but his mouth did not stop, and he was still stubbornly trying to make a final effort: "Senior brother......"

"Don't call me Senior Brother, I'm not a monkey." Xia Beifeng looked at him with a smile and nodded at him: "Very good, go out, remember to close the door outside."

The wooden door creaked shut, and the sunset outside the window reflected on the window paper, imprinting a grid of shadows on the ground.

Xia Beifeng stood in the room and sighed very painfully.

There were so many things in this room, densely packed together, that there wasn't even much room for people to put their feet on.

Except for a table and two chairs at the door, the rest of the place was occupied by rows of tall bookshelves, and the crowded books blocked the sunlight from the window, which made the room a little gloomy.

The air was filled with a damp smell mixed with the scent of ink, which made the room exceptionally cool, cool to the point of being close to cold,

Xia Beifeng pulled the coat zipper in, shrunk his neck, and walked towards the bookshelf.

Without squinting, he passed by a carved wooden window, oblivious to a large fish tank on the windowsill.

Although the tank was not filled with the usual fish, but two creatures of unknown species.

Probably a creature.

They were two long, halfway between lizards and snakes, with slender bodies and soft tails, their scales reflecting a faint halo, and their four paws gently paddling through the water, helping them to swim more flexibly.

There are also two tiny, antler-like sticks on top of the head.

Their bodies are a crystal ice blue, emitting a subtle light, like two animals carved out of blue crystal, although their long bodies are soft and flexible, they look a little illusory and translucent, through their bodies can even see the blurred patterns on the window frame behind the fish tank, only the horn on the top of the head is very abrupt no matter how you look at it is a clear existence.

It's simply not like what this world is supposed to be.

Those two...... The little creatures who didn't know what they were writhing happily when they saw Xia Beifeng passing by them, slammed into the glass fish tank one by one, trying to get his attention.

Of course they failed.

Xia Beifeng turned around and counted the number of bookshelves in the room, and finally stood in front of a bookcase.

The tall bookshelf was in the deepest corner of the room, and unlike the rest of the summer vacation, there wasn't much on it, just a pile of yellowed paper.

Not even a book.

The contents of the bookshelf have not been touched for a long time, but no dust has fallen, the entire bookshelf is dusty, and the dark paint on the surface is still shining with a new light.

Xia Beifeng flipped through the piles of papers on the bookshelf. He opened the yellowed and brittle paper one by one, carefully observed the patterns and words inside, looked down at the mobile phone in his hand from time to time, and compared a few short words in the mobile phone to determine what he was looking for from time to time.

By the time he had actually found what he was looking for and left the dimly lit room, it was already dark.

After dark, in addition to Xia Beifeng's mobile phone screen, another light source in that room was two light blue creatures in the fish tank.

While he was looking for something, the young man who was clamoring for him to call him "Senior Brother" came and knocked on the door several times, sometimes saying that he was here to bring water, and then asking him if he wanted to eat, and never gave up wanting to go into the house to see what he was doing.

The rejection is more cruel each time,

In the end, Xia Beifeng even angrily threatened him, if he quarreled again, he would nail his eight characters on the road with the most people, and let the people and cars back and forth step on his name.

Unexpectedly, when the young man heard this, not only did he not feel afraid, but he also excitedly asked him what would happen if he did this.

"Hey, young people nowadays, can't they think about finding a serious job, buying a car, buying a house, and marrying a daughter-in-law? If you want to do this kind of thankless, careless work that can die without even a corpse! Xia Beifeng stood at the door of the room, shook his head and sighed, "Isn't it good to live well?" ”

It was already dark by this time, and the sky was full of twinkling stars, covering the courtyard with a dull silver light.

The young man's room was next to the room where Xia Beifeng was looking for things, and there was a faint light in the room. Standing in the courtyard, I could still hear a few excited tones occasionally coming from the house.

Sounds like a game?

Xia Beifeng stood in the courtyard and watched for a while, and finally decided to say goodbye to the young man before leaving.

He stood at the door of the house, raised his hand and knocked lightly a few times.

No one came to open the door for him, and the excited shouts in the room still came from time to time.

Xia Beifeng waited a little longer, then simply opened the door by himself and walked towards the house.

"Lu Yang!" Xia Beifeng stood behind the young man and patted him on the shoulder: "I'm going to smash the door outside, why didn't you hear anything?" ”

"Huh?" Lu Yang pulled off the headphones in fright, looked back at the summer north wind, and opened his mouth: "I...... I ......"

He stammered "I" for a long time, and he didn't say why, but his voice became smaller and smaller under Xia Beifeng's seemingly stern gaze, and even his head lowered deeply.

"Senior brother, is there anything wrong with you?" In the end, Lu Yang's mosquito asked such a question with a hum.

"I'm okay now?" Xia Beifeng lowered his head and looked at Lu Yang, and pointed to the computer screen: "You go on, I just want to tell me that I'm going back." As a result, you don't know how to open the door like a deaf person, so I have to use some violent means to get in. ”

"Did you find something?" Lu Yang stood up and prepared for a ride in Songxia Beifeng: "Is it okay already, this is going to leave?" ”

"Found it." Xia Beifeng replied to him briefly, and stretched out his finger to the computer screen; "You don't have to send me anymore, let's continue to play the game, you stay there for a while, be careful that your teammates scold you for hanging up."

Lu Yang reacted at this time, and quickly turned his head to look at his computer screen.

"Huh? How did I die? He shouted in surprise, grabbed the mouse, pulled the keyboard, and his hand moved quickly. Then I'm leaving, you can play the game first. Xia Beifeng nodded with satisfaction, leaned against the door and said to Lu Yang: "Remember to lock the door at night!" ”

"No problem, I won't forget!" Lu Yang stared at the computer screen intently, stretched out his hand and waved at Xia Beifeng: "Senior brother, be careful on the road, remember to come often!" ”

"It's all said, don't just call Senior Brother casually!" Xia Beifeng complained with a smile, turned his hand and walked out of Lu Yang's room, and closed the door with his hand.

The dark courtyard was very quiet, except for the stars in the sky, the only light in the courtyard was the dim light that came out of Lu Yang's room.

That's right, the two unidentified creatures that were shining in the room where Xia Beifeng was looking for things couldn't get any light out after the door of the study was closed.

"It's cold." Xia Beifeng whispered to himself as he walked: "After taking it in that room for so long, most people are almost frozen." Children are not sensible, they think it is fun, and they always want to go in and see it. I really don't know how to write dead words! ”

He stood at the gate of the courtyard and jumped twice, barely able to feel the presence of his legs, so he took two long legs and ran towards the exit of the alley, the direction in which he parked.

When he got back into the car again, the first thing he did was turn on the air conditioner and pulled a thin blanket from the back seat and wrapped it around himself.

He glanced up in the rearview mirror.

Xia Beifeng's face in the mirror was very ugly, almost the color of iron blue, his lips were a little purple, he looked like a dead man pulled out of the freezer too calmly, and there were even a few dots of hoarfrost on his eyebrows.

He shrank in the driver's seat for a while, feeling his body temperature return to his body little by little, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief and relaxed.

He put the blanket on his lap, looked down and pulled out the piece of paper he had just found in the room, spread it out and put it on the steering wheel, and then took a closer look at the lights in the car.

When the paper was on the shelf, it was only the size of a book, and when I opened it like this, I realized that it was actually quite large.

A mountain range is drawn on the yellowed paper, which looks like a map. There are a few red arrows in the mountains that indicate the direction, marking the long and short roads. All the arrows eventually point in the same direction, and in the center of the position, someone wrote the word "ghost" in red pen.

Xia Beifeng frowned and studied the drawing for a while, carefully remembering the words and drawings on the drawing, then put the map in his hand aside and started the car.

The low roar of the buggy echoed through the countless winding alleys, crashing against the wall, and then echoed his terrifying voice that sounded like the roar of some beast.

Xia Beifeng held the steering wheel in one hand and rescued his car from this labyrinthine old residential area. The other hand reached out for his phone and searched for the address he had just seen on the map.

It was a small town with a small population, and there was not even a railroad, so he had to find the nearest airport nearby and book a ticket for tomorrow.

"Let's hope that scourge isn't dead by now!" Xia Beifeng looked at the text message of the successful ticket booking, and said with mixed emotions: "Although I know that I am making trouble for others, it is a pity to die."

He was stunned for a while, until the car drove onto the road, then he reacted, put away his phone and map together, and drove intently.

The stars that seemed so bright in the suburbs gradually dimmed, and at last only a few stars were left.

Xia Beifeng's car had already driven into the city, and the colorful neon lights flashed his eyes. Even though it was late at night, the road was still bustling, with cars of all sizes lining up to form a long queue to pass through the road.

The loudspeakers one after another make this city made of steel and concrete seem very lively, but it also makes everyone seem extremely lonely.

After entering the city, Xia Beifeng had to reduce his speed, keep pace with the other cars around him, and drive slowly in the direction of his home.

"Ahh I don't know if I still have food when I go back now, and I have to clean up my surname Li at night, which is annoying to think about! Xia Beifeng looked at the roof of the car and shouted irritably: "Ye Baiyu, can't you honestly stay at home and be your final boss, you have to run around to do what a monster does, are you boring!" ”

After he said this, he shook his body for some reason.

"I'll go, so I can hear it, why are you still letting me go to you!" He watched vigilantly left and right for a while, and only after making sure that Ye Baiyu was not by his side did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, just hold on for a few more days, I'll be over right away."

He assured Ye Baiyu, who didn't know where he was, and couldn't help but take out his mobile phone and glance at the text messages on his mobile phone.

"Ghost King Mountain, I don't know what a good place it is when you hear the name! I don't know what's the trouble! ”

(To be continued.) )