Feather and I officially stayed in the Bauhinia Courtyard.

"I didn't expect Fu Zhu to still be in the human world. "Feathering and munching on fresh grass, Zong'an prepared a spacious and clean stable for it, just outside the window of the guest room where I lived, "I thought it disappeared more than ten years ago." ”

"It was saved by the deer. I said, "But I didn't expect her husband to become her contract monster." ”

"That little girl is definitely not an ordinary person," the sound of feathers and grazing almost overpowered the voice of its speech, "Fu Zhu is very bold, he has been alone all the year round, not to mention human beings, even few monsters have seen it, and it is estimated that few monsters are willing to see it, and its ability to control the water is even I dare not approach rashly, it is already strange that Fu Zhu is willing to get close to people, and even sign a contract with human beings? ”

"Don't you dare? ”

"How is that possible!" I felt like I was being sprayed with hay, "Who am I?"

"I don't know much, I only know that she is the only daughter of the Lu family, a demon slayer of the martial arts family, and has a good relationship with the Zong family all year round. ”

"The deer family... Let me think about it," Feather flicked his tail, "It seems that I did hear Yu Hui mention this surname, there is a very violent female drunkard or something..."

Yu Hui's description has to be said to be very accurate.

"What I'm worried about now is, can Lu Ke and Zong An really help me train as they say?" I said, "After all, we're still not the same..."

"It's not a big problem," said Feather, "the main reason why you've been undertrained so far is that you don't have a chance, and who are they? ”

“... This is to experiment with youkai?"

"Let's just say that," said Feather Turn, "that kid from Zong'an has a very accurate ability to control demonic power, and should be able to teach you how to use demonic power to explore the heart of youkai, and his seal is also a guarantee." ”

"Seals?"

"Yes, the seal. In order to prevent the situation from getting out of control, seal the youkai. "The object you use to practice is definitely not an ordinary little monster, that is meaningless, in case your control fails, someone must clean up the mess." ”

"It's also a youkai," I couldn't help but complain, "why do you think you don't care about the other youkai at all?"

"What can it be? The worst case scenario is to be sealed. "It's not that the seal can't be broken." ”

“... I can't understand your train of thought at all," I said, "even if I can use a youkai as a test or something to improve myself, I always think..."

"You're verbose," Flip Yu's eyes were full of disgust, "If there was only Zong'an, I would definitely be against this kind of training, but the girl from the Lu family is also here, so don't worry so much." "Ever since I knew I was a ghostwriter with few skills, I no longer used "you" to address me.

"What do you mean?"

"The person who is willing to follow must be a gentle person to youkai, and her arrival is probably not just as simple as letting her protect you by force, right?"

"Zong An also said yesterday that Fu Zhu's ability to control water is also a layer of protection?" I asked.

"That's natural, if an ordinary monster sees Fu Zhu's presence, it will definitely not mess around," said Feather, "Don't look at that white deer that seems to be very cute, it can shoot this courtyard into pieces with water at will." ”

"..."Suddenly felt that Zong An would still be gentle with Lu Ke in the future.

"Don't think about it so much, go to bed early. "It's going to be hard tomorrow." ”

I was lying in the guest room of the Bauhinia Courtyard, feeling that the exhaustion of my whole body had disappeared, and I hadn't slept in bed for a long time...

But I didn't feel sleepy at all, and when I closed my eyes, my mind was full of white space.

"Hey, did you sleep. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly without warning, Feather stuck his head out of the window.

"You're scary. I almost bounced out of bed, "Didn't you tell me to go to bed early." ”

"Haven't you fallen asleep," said Feather, "has anyone ever told you what the gates of No Man's Land are?"

"Isn't it the gateway that connects the human world with the yokai world?"

"Well, that's great, but I've also heard rumors that this gate doesn't just reach no man's land. ”

"Huh?"

"Haven't you ever wondered why the ghostwriter's punishment skill is to open the door to no man's land?"

"Because it will cut the memories of the youkai and the human world. I replied.

"But not all youkai cherish memories of humans," said Flip Feather, "so I think this punishment must have some other meaning, maybe the legend is true, and the gate of No Man's Land will most likely send youkai to other dimensions or something." ”

“... Training is going to start tomorrow, and the doors will open when the training is over, and that's what you're asking me to do," I looked at Feather speechlessly, "but now you're telling me this?"

"Oh, can't you sleep anyway, isn't it fun to tell the legend. "Imagine if a youkai thought he was going back to the youkai world and suddenly found that after passing through the gate, there was another world, such as a world full of stones, wouldn't it be hilarious." ”

"Aren't you afraid that you're the monster yourself..."

"That's impossible," said Feather, "I'm from no man's land, and I know the way back, but many youkai born in the human world probably don't know." ”

"Don't make a fuss, I'll refuse to open the door if I keep talking. "If you send the youkai to a place they don't want to go, then I'm not going to be a sinner for the ages.

"Good, good, really no sense of humor. Feather turned her head back through the window, "Is the world interesting if there is the unknown, maybe there are many worlds we don't know..."

"Shut up!" I slammed the window shut.

The feathers outside the window were still chattering, and I couldn't sleep anymore.

If that gate is more than just a door to the world, what exactly does punishment mean?

What does it mean to be a ghostwriter?

New questions haunted me, and I couldn't sleep all night.

"Didn't you sleep last night?" exclaimed Lu Ke as soon as he saw me, "Your eyes are the same color as chocolate." ”

"Ahh Didn't sleep very well. ”

"Oh my God, that Xiao Ke can't do it today, do you want to change the practice object?" Lu Ke pointed to me and asked Zong An who was standing aside.

"If you don't change it, there shouldn't be any major problems. Zong An said.

"That's a snake! It's not another monster!" 100 percent drunk.

"I'm here, you're here, my husband is here," Zong An looked at the horse behind me, "Lord Feather is also here, nothing will happen." ”

"It's... All right. Lu Ke hesitated for a long time, and finally took out a glass bottle from his backpack, "Today is the first day of ghostwriting training, I asked Ba Snake to help, it..."

"Xiao Ke...," Zong An interrupted Lu Ke, "You took the wrong bottle." Lu Ke wrote a big word "wine" on the bottle in his hand.

"Ahh

"It feels like there's a lot of it in this bag... Strange stuff. Flip Feather couldn't help but complain.

"Found it. Lu Ke took out a glass bottle again, "There is a snake living in this bottle, and the reason why it is in the bottle is because if you bring it directly, the Bauhinia Courtyard may not be able to hold it." ”

A small, dark brown snake curled up in a palm-sized glass bottle.

“... I said, "so it's big enough to break out of the seal, isn't it?" ”

"Yes," said the deer, "but don't worry, it's gentle and won't hurt you, and I brought it with me because it asked to return to no man's land." ”

"What did it ask for?" I felt relieved.

"But..."Lu Ke gently stroked the glass bottle, "the snake is very old, and there are a lot of bad memories, so its personality is a bit strange, you must be careful when you step into its heart, don't be too anxious." ”

"Strange?" I asked at the same time as Flip Feather.

"Well, I'm not sure what it's been through, except that it goes into a manic state every time it hears the word 'heart,'" said Luke, "and you should avoid that word as much as possible. ”

“... What happens if it's manic?" I asked again.

"If that's the case, I'll seal it again with Luke. Zong An said, "It's just a little troublesome... Last time, we almost destroyed half of the mountain's vegetation in order to seal it. ”

"If you can't even handle the snake, don't think about it. Feather said suddenly.

Zong An and Lu Ke also nodded in agreement.

... Is this a Hero mode that you play right away?

"Here, Gram. Deer Ke gently placed the glass bottle containing the snake in my hand, "Don't worry, we'll protect you." ”

I held the bottle in both hands, for fear of falling to the ground, and the dark brown snake seemed to be sleeping.

"Open the cap and it can feel your breath. Zong An said.

I hesitated for a long time, my palms were full of sweat, but I couldn't make myself stronger without going through this level, right? The moment I unscrewed the cap, I didn't even dare to open my eyes.

But nothing seems to have happened? no different from unscrewing a normal lid?

"Whew, it's okay, it's okay. I said softly.

Suddenly, I felt the bottle move slightly, and the little snake woke up, and it raised its head and looked at me silently.

Lu Ke just wanted to step forward, but Zong An stopped her.

I also looked at the little snake, which slowly straightened up and poked its head out of the mouth of the glass bottle.

Syllable!

The glass bottle fell to the ground with me, but fortunately the glass bottle did not break, but I also didn't care about my own painful body, because I was already scared stupid.

The snake's body was still in the glass bottle, only the head poked out, and now the yellow eyes of this head were fixed on me - the head was at least two meters wide!

"Do you want my heart?" said the snake's voice faintly from its huge head.

(End of chapter)