My gut told me not to stay long, and I stood up.

"I didn't expect the ghostwriter I've been looking for to be you, Mr. Ye Ke. ”

How did he know that I was a ghostwriter? Judging by his expression, he probably didn't know my ghostwriter when we met in the store yesterday.

"Don't look at me like that, I don't have any malicious intent," he stretched out his hand, "My name is Zong An, I am the eldest son of the Zong family, you should already know that my family is a demon exterminator, it seems that I will become a frequent customer of Tianbei groceries in the future." "Today's Zong'an is wearing a white T-shirt and jeans, and he looks no different from ordinary people.

"You didn't just want to buy a lighter yesterday. "I shook hands with him politely, no wonder I had a sense of déjà vu yesterday, he must have seen youkai too.

"Of course not, but I didn't know yesterday that you were the famous ghostwriter. Zong An said, "Yesterday when I passed by Tianbei groceries, I felt that there were monsters inside, but there were important occasions in the evening, and I didn't have much time to stay, you said that you lived there, I didn't think much about it, I originally planned to go and see it in a few days, but I didn't expect it," he looked me up and down, "The famous late-night ghostwriter among the monsters actually looks so... Childish. ”

"......" was so commented on coldly, I wasn't even ready to fight back.

"Haha, just kidding, don't always look at me so guardedly, sit down first. Zong An ordered two cups of tea to be poured, "It took me a lot of effort to find you." He gestured to the flowers in my hand, "If it weren't for the sudden death of that woman, maybe I wouldn't have found you, and the monsters here won't tell me where you are." ”

"What do you mean by that woman? I heard that it was the mistress of the house who died. "Things seem more complicated than I thought.

"It's just that my family is a servant, and my dad has taken a fancy to it, but it's also thanks to this woman. He pulled out his cigarette case, "Do you smoke?"

"No pumping, thanks. You let that snake come to me?"

He lit a cigarette, "Well, so to speak, that woman didn't know what favor she gave to the snake, so that it didn't hesitate to break into the house of the demon killer, this snake is also simple, I told it that it must be sacrificed in a human way to be sincere, and it consciously went to you." "Spit out a smoke ring," and you, who actually came, seem to have heard rumors that there are requests to respond. ”

"You're taking advantage of it. ”

"Yes, I'm taking advantage of it. Zong An didn't shy away from it, "Don't forget, I'm a demon killer." Don't you want to ask me why I'm looking for you?"

"You're a demon slayer, but I'm not, so I'm not interested in your business. ”

"Yek, don't tell me you're just here to deliver flowers?" an unfriendly smile reappeared on his face.

"No, I'm here for another purpose. After saying this, I saw the expectant affection on his face, "I'm coming for my cat." ”

"Cat?" This was obviously not the answer Zong An wanted, he extinguished his cigarette, walked to the door and clapped his hands, said something in the maid's ear, and returned to his seat, "It seems that the white cat last night also had something to do with you." ”

Soon, the maid brought a cage and placed it on the table in front of us, and Tsubaki was locked inside, breathing weakly.

"Tsubaki!" I reached out to open the cage, but Zong An held the cage down, and he put his index finger to his lips, "Shh, Mr. Ye Ke, you are too loud, it will wake your cat." ”

"What's wrong with her?"

"I'm getting more and more interested in you," Zong An didn't answer my question directly, "What kind of magic do you have that can make you have such a high reputation among youkai, and even let this weak cat break into the courtyard of the Zong family alone." ”

"What did you do with Tsubaki!" I have rarely seen Tsubaki so powerless.

"Don't get excited, it's a little demon, it won't be able to move as soon as it enters the Bauhinia Courtyard, and we don't need to do anything at all. ”

“... Say, why are you looking for me. ”

"It seems that Mr. Ye Ke is finally willing to talk to me," Zong An leaned forward slightly, put his elbows on the table, and supported his chin with his closed hands, "I am chasing a very vicious monster, whose name is Qi Qi, and it looks like a cow, chasing from S City to A City, but this monster has disappeared out of thin air in A City, since Mr. Ye Ke's monster fate is so good, can you help me ask anyone who has seen this monster, of course, if Mr. Ye Ke knows it, it would be great if he could help me call its name." ”

"Why don't you call it yourself?"

"How can a youkai respond to the call of a demon slayer? But if it's Mr. Yeke, then not necessarily. ”

"Sorry, there is no such name among my guests. If nothing else, I took my cat home. I got up and picked up the cage to leave, but Zong An held my arm.

"I'm not done yet," he smiled, "Mr. Yeck is in such a hurry, your cat may not wake up." ”

Angry, unwilling, depressed! But I really don't know what Tsubaki's condition is now.

Seeing that I sat down again, Zong An lit another cigarette, "Being able to see monsters has caused you a lot of trouble." ”

I felt my body stiffen, indeed, I could see youkai and I couldn't live like a normal person, my father's rustiness, the ridicule of my classmates, the eyes of strangers, youkai made my life a mess.

"It seems that it really hasn't brought anything good," Zong An said, "Actually, I understand your feelings, being able to see monsters means that you can't live a normal life, and ordinary things will make me very envious," Seeing that I didn't refute, he continued, "It's very uncomfortable to suppress your thoughts and not dare to tell others what you really are, it's lonely, right? But you are not the only one in the world who can see monsters, so are you willing..."

"Would you like to join you, become a demon slayer?" I interrupted Zong An, his tone struck me as unreal.

That's exactly what it means. ”

"Monsters can be seen by demon slayers, right?" I asked, looking down.

"Yes, here you are no different from ordinary people, you don't have to hide and hide anymore, the demon killers will become friends with each other, form alliances, and even families, and the benefits are self-evident. ”

"What would you have done to Tsubaki if I hadn't come today?" I took a deep breath and looked at him again.

Zong An's expression was surprised for a moment, "You said this cat, a monster of its level is easy to be eaten by a big monster, and it is difficult to live easily in human society, we will let it leave as painless as possible." "He spoke as easily as if he were talking about what to eat in the morning.

“... So, are you doing this to all youkai? get rid of them?" I struggled to keep my emotions in check.

"Of course not," he replied without hesitation, "it depends on the level of this youkai and whether or not it is subordinate to me." ”

"We're really different. I said, "The ghostwriter is just helping the client who needs to write letters, and I am not able to do anything else." Glancing at Tsubaki in the cage, he thought of the old man and Guan Qing, "Besides, I'm not alone anymore, I have my own friends." ”

"Yek, you've got a little too much affection for youkai. Zong An didn't get angry, but his tone became calmer, "Okay, I guess you won't agree to me so easily, with your talent, you will become a top demon slayer, since you don't want to, I won't force it." He took out a square piece of paper from his trouser pocket, "Your cat can't stand the power of my courtyard enchantment to fall, write the name of this cat on it, put it under it, and when you get out of the courtyard, it will be fine." ”

"Thank you. I took the fluttering piece of paper, took out the pen from my pocket, and wrote Tsubaki's name one by one.

"Where did you get this pen?"

"My mother left it to me. After I finished writing, I carefully placed the paper under Tsubaki, "She died for a long time, and only this pen was left for me." ”

"I'm sorry. ”

"It's okay, then I'll go first, thank you for the tea. "Picking up the cage, I walked out of the room.

"Ye Ke," Zong An stopped me just as I was about to step out of the courtyard gate, "You'll come back to me again." ”