"Whew...... Whew......"

Waiting for the desert cat to retract the mana poured into Ji Liang's body,

Ji Liang, who was in pain and his face was hideous, collapsed on the back of the chair again,

His head was drenched in sweat, he kept panting, and his hands and feet that were paralyzed on both sides were trembling uncontrollably.

"Are you still coming? Meow? ”

The desert cat held the bag of potato chips with one paw, and naturally grabbed the open Coke can with the other paw, looking at the half-dead appearance of this Ji Liang, and asked again.

"No, huh...... Call...... No, I feel like I'm going to die if I do it again. ”

Ji Liang took a few more breaths, finally eased up, and hurriedly waved his hand in response.

This time, the mana instilled by Sister Cat ran around in this body, and I didn't feel comfortable at the end, it just hurt,

It hurts as if my body is going to tear, and it hurts like there are ten thousand roots coming out of my body.

“…… Call...... Moreover, it seems that the mana in my body has a little bit more......"

With a long breath, Ji Liang sighed and felt it.

The desert cat was also a little curious, put down the can of Coke, and moved closer to Ji Liang,

then jumped off the seat next to him, circled around Ji Liang quickly, and sniffed in the air,

"It seems to be a little different. But the mana has increased, and you won't come again? ”

The desert cat is like seeing a playful toy, and it raises its paws and is a little ready to move again.

"No, no, Sister Cat...... I really feel like I'm going to die if I come back now, Sister Cat, you don't want to run out of snacks. ”

Ji Liang's hands were still a little trembling in pain, and after listening to Sister Mao's words, he quickly shrank back,

"Tomorrow, let's try again tomorrow, I can't bear it again......

"Okay then, try again tomorrow."

The desert cat looked regretful in her eyes, then jumped back into her seat and grabbed the can of Coke and the bag of potato chips.

Ji Liang breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again.

I saw the cat sister who reached into the bag with her paws and touched the potato chips and ate them, and suddenly turned her head again and looked at him,

"Sister Cat?"

"Do you want to try the old way you slept now...... Meow? ”

"Hmm...... Shall I try it? ”

Ji Liang also thought of the 'sleeping breathing method' that Sister Mao taught him before,

Maybe it was because I couldn't feel the aura before, and it was useless because I didn't have mana in my body?

Isn't that what we have now?

Ji Liang lay down on the bed in the bedroom, and was about to fall asleep.

It's just that he hasn't managed to ignore it, and his hands and feet are slightly trembling and falling asleep,

A phone call came.

“…… Hey, who's that? ”

Ji Liang sat up.

"Well, is Mr. Ji Liang right? We have contacted you before about the matter of Yuan'an Mountain Village. ”

"Huh? Didn't you ask it before? Anything else you need to ask? ”

Ji Liang turned his head with the phone and subconsciously looked at Sister Cat who was eating potato chips next to him.

"Hmm...... There was no question to ask about that. It's just that when our staff went to Mr. Ji Liang's previous store, we found that Mr. Ji Liang had not run a store during this time?

Did you encounter any difficulties? Or the previous experience has caused you some psychological distress, we have the most professional psychologist here, if necessary, Mr. Ji Liang can come to us for psychological counseling. ”

"Oh, that's right. No, I just don't want to open a store, I want to eat at home and wait for death, there is no psychological shadow. ”

Ji Liang breathed a sigh of relief and replied casually.

“……”

"Mr. Ji, I heard that you have a special cat by your side recently?"

The person on the other end of the phone paused and asked directly.

Ji Liang's movements froze, and the desert cat next to him froze as he ate potato chips.

looked at the mobile phone in Ji Liang's hand, and then looked at the potato chips in his hand.

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to ask if Mr. Ji Liang is interested in joining us, well, bring your cat."

"That's ......"

Ji Liang breathed a sigh of relief and turned his head to look at Sister Mao next to him.

Sister Mao was still staring at the potato chips in her hand, not knowing what to think.

……

In the Lethe Inn.

Xu Feng and Ah Meng randomly found a dining table to sit on, and a pot of tea or Meng Po soup was brewed on the table.

Waiting for guests to come to the door.

Xu Feng raised his head and looked out of the front door of the inn.

Since the last guest left, the front door of the inn has returned to its original appearance.

Under Xu Feng's eyes, there was a yellow mud road passing through the dark gray fog on both sides, and it might be another in the eyes of others.

Lowering his head, Xu Feng looked at the piece of paper he was holding in his hand at the moment,

There were a few short sentences written on the paper, saying that someone had failed to visit the Taoist temple, and left contact information, begging to contact the visitor when he returned.

This is the words left by Yan Shen to Xu Feng on the door of the Taoist temple on the mountain, or the Taoist temple in the Taoist temple.

Xu Feng took it back earlier.

Looking at it again, Xu Feng handed the message to Ah Meng,

Ah Meng looked at it, stretched out his hand to take it, and helped Xu Feng put it away, and then poured a cup of tea for Xu Feng.

Xu Feng turned his head to look, and after Ah Meng put down the teapot, he also lifted the teapot and poured a cup for Ah Meng.

“…… Aman. You say, before me, there should have been other bosses in the inn, right? ”

Xu Feng picked up the tea, took a shallow sip, raised his head again, looked at the inn, paused, and asked Ah Meng.

I don't know if I want to know anything, I'm just talking.

"Hmm."

Ah Meng also picked up the tea that Xu Feng poured for her, took a sip, and responded softly.

But there was no follow-up.

Xu Feng leaned back on the seat and turned his head to look at Ah Meng,

Ah Meng first looked at Xu Feng with his eyes, and then turned his eyes before answering.

"There was a bit back hundreds of years ago."

"Ameng, you were there at that time. What kind of person was the last boss? ”

“…… Very kind people. ”

"Huh? How? ”

Xu Feng heard Ah Meng's evaluation of the previous boss of the Lethe Inn, sat up a little, and said with some curiosity.

"A long time ago, there was no Lethe Inn here, and now the guests who pass by the inn often wander in the city of vain death at that time, obsession is difficult to eliminate, day after day, it is difficult to detach, and it is not possible to go back."

"He built the Lethe Inn, in the hope that these obsessed people can be reincarnated."

"The last innkeeper was the one who built the Lethe Inn?"

Xu Feng sat up a little more and asked with more interest.

"Hmm."

Ah Meng only answered softly, but did not say any more.

Xu Feng looked at Ah Meng, waiting for Ah Meng's next words,

But in the end, it was just the two of them looking at each other, and Ah Meng'an looked at Xu Feng quietly.

"Okay."

After staring at each other for a while, Xu Feng was defeated and lay back on the seat.

"Hmm."

Ah Meng filled Xu Feng with tea again, Xu Feng picked it up, and took a sip.

“…… Ah Meng, in addition to the food street in the capital city, is there any other place you can go around? ”

“…… Is there anything wrong with Xu Feng? ”

"I want to buy a fishing rod and fish on the banks of the Lechuan River, although there are no fish, maybe I can hang something else?"

"Is that okay?"

As soon as Ah Meng stretched out his hand, there was a simple fishing rod in his hand.

The rod was dusty, and there was no paint on it, and nothing else had been done.

It is the color of the original bamboo pole and the traces left by the years that are a little gray.

On the top of the fishing rod, there is an ordinary fishing line, and at the end of the line, there is a straight iron hook.

"Jiang Taigong's fishing rod?"

Xu Feng looked at the fish hook and couldn't help but smile and say.

Ah Meng just nodded and answered softly.

"Hmm."

Xu Feng took it with a smile, and didn't ask if the fishing line could be thrown into the water of the Lechuan River if it was so long.

If you want to, you can naturally throw it down.

It's like using a water scoop to hold the water of the Lechuan River, and when the water is full, the water of the Lethe River will naturally approach the bank.

If you are fishing, the line will be short, but it will naturally fall into the river.

"Let's go, go fishing...... See if you can lift something. ”

Xu Feng thought for a moment,

I remembered the tiger that fell into the Lethe River before...... Well, maybe you can hang a few evil ghosts.

After being hoisted, do you talk about it, or do you put it back into the water of the Lechuan River?

Xu Feng couldn't help but smile, but he had already paused, and he didn't hurry to go to the bank of the Lechuan River.

Instead, the rod was handed to Ah Meng and asked Ah Meng to put it away.

Turning his head, Xu Feng looked outside the inn again, outside the front door of the inn, and there were some changes at this time,

There was another figure, from Huangquan Road, slowly walking towards the inn.

……

It seems that the yellow mud path filled with yellow sand is now stained with red light,

The dark gray fog on both sides of the road seemed to dissipate to both sides.

And the source of the red light is the red lantern in the hand of this figure who walked from this Huangquan Road.

This is the bride in a bright red delicate wedding dress, dragging the hem of the wedding dress behind her, and the style moves gently, from time to time from under the hem of the wedding dress to reveal some traces of embroidered cloth shoes on her feet.

The cloth shoes seem to be embroidered with festive mandarin ducks.

In addition to wearing a wedding dress, the bride's head was also covered with a red cloth, and the red cloth was also embroidered with mandarin ducks.

I don't know if the bride can still see the road clearly after the red cloth blocks the view, but she lowers her head slightly, and slowly moves her feet carefully and carefully.

Dressed in the wedding dress and carrying the red lantern, he walked towards the inn.

In the inn.

Xu Feng and Ah Meng stood together, and they didn't go fishing on the banks of the Lechuan River for the time being.

After a pause, Xu Feng looked at the figure outside the inn, and another guest came.

In Xu Feng and Ah Meng's sight, they watched the bride, who was wearing a delicate wedding dress covered with red cloth, carrying a red lantern until she walked to the door of the inn before stopping.

"Knock knock...... Knock knock ......"

The hand carrying the lantern changed, and the bride, covered with a red cloth, knocked softly on the door of the inn.

"Is there anyone here?"

"Girl, come in?"

The bride's voice of careful inquiry came from under the cloth covering,

Xu Feng looked at the bride and replied.

“…… Where is it? ”

Covered with a red cloth head, he couldn't see the bride in front of him, as if he was frightened by Xu Feng's voice,

After a pause, he didn't come in directly, but held a red lantern in one hand and the door of the inn with the other, and asked carefully.

"This is the inn. Is there something wrong with the girl? Come in and sit down. ”

"Inn, ......"

Probably following the afterglow under the red cloth, he tilted his head slightly, and looked left and right,

After confirming that it was an inn, the bride relaxed a little.

With a red wedding dress in his hand, he stepped through the door of the inn and entered the inn, but stopped again, just standing by the door of the inn.

"Where is this inn, far from Peach Village?"

"I think it's a little far away."

With a new teacup, Xu Feng lifted the teapot and then made a cup of tea, and walked towards the bride who entered the inn and stood by the door.

"Let's have a cup of tea."

"Thank you, shopkeeper......"

The bride stretched out her hand and took it, and then she took it back again, but she only held it in her hand, and did not drink it.

"You're welcome."

“…… What about Changping Village? ”

"It should be a little far away."

Xu Feng replied again, then looked at the guest, and asked again.

"Seeing that the girl is wearing a phoenix crown and a red cloth in her wedding dress, she should be getting married, why did she come here?"

Listening to Xu Feng's answer earlier, the bride was holding a teacup and a red lantern, and she had bowed her head and was a little silent.

Listening to Xu Feng's inquiry again, he was even more silent, paused for a while, and then shook his head lightly and said,

"I don't know. It's just that when I got married today, I had already freshened up and dressed, and I was waiting for my husband to pick me up. Listening to the bustle outside in the room, everyone in the house ran out. ”

"All of a sudden, there was no movement outside, and no one came back into the house. I was a little anxious, so I went out of the room and wanted to ask someone outside the room to ask about the situation. ”

"Who knows, when I went out of the door, I didn't see anyone around, but I saw a thick fog all around, and I couldn't see my fingers, and when the fog cleared, I got lost, and I was left with this wedding dress and the red lantern I was carrying when I came out."

"With a red cloth head, I couldn't tell the direction, so I first stood where I was and waited for someone to look for me, but I didn't see anyone. Later, I carefully found a direction to move forward, and I don't know how long I walked, but I still didn't see anyone beside me...... That's it all the way to this. ”

"The girl can't tell the direction with the red cloth head, and she can't see the distance, why don't you take off the red cloth head temporarily, and then cover it when she finds someone."

"No, they say that the red hijab can only be uncovered by the husband, so that the marriage can be completed and the life of each other can be stayed...... The shopkeeper is kind-hearted, and hopes to show me a direction, so I should go back early and get married today. ”

As the bride spoke, she raised her head and looked at Xu Feng.

It's just that I'm still wearing a red hijab, and I don't know if I can see it clearly.

Xu Feng glanced at the bride covered with a red cloth, and then dragged a stool from the side and put it on the bride's side.

"Girl, sit down first. The inn is a long way from the two places that the girl said before. The girl wore a red hijab and a wedding dress, and even if I showed her the way now, she would probably not be able to hurry back. ”

Xu Feng's words made the bride a little anxious, and she reached out to straighten out the red hijab, and her feet under the red dress wedding dress were a little uneasy in place.

In the end, he just responded to Xu Feng's words, pulled the red dress wedding dress, was a little careful, sat down on the side of the stool, and sat down.

"That ......"

The bride was a little overwhelmed and anxious.

"So be it. The girl tells you where your family lives, or where your husband lives. I'm going to find a car and have someone take you back. Please also tell me your name, girl. ”

"Looking for a carriage...... My name is Shi Hua, with my husband's surname, it should be Fan Shi, and my husband's name is Fan Cheng. I live in Taocun and my husband lives in Changping Village......"

In response, the bride was a little embarrassed.

"Carriage...... The husband's family does not have much gold and silver, and if the distance is really long, I am afraid that there will be no money to pay for the carriage. I also bothered the shopkeeper to show me the way, and I followed the road myself, so let's go back early. ”

Listening to the bride's words again, Xu Feng paused,

I looked at the bride's clothes more, and then I was born from my heart,

The clothes in front of the bride were also worn before.

The phoenix crown and the curtain were so exquisitely dressed, but said that the husband's family did not have enough gold and silver to pay for the carriage.

Xu Feng looked at the bride and paused again.

And this bride seemed to be aware of Xu Feng's gaze,

Just lowered his head and said a little vaguely,

"The wedding dress on the body is just a picture of the husband's family and borrowed it from someone."

Borrowed?

Ask who will borrow it, who is willing to lend such a delicate wedding dress to a newlywed couple who can't afford to pay for a carriage.

However, obviously the bride was reluctant to say it, and Xu Feng didn't ask again for the time being.

"That's it, this is the place where you want to go back, say it's not far away, say it's not close, I'll call you a carriage and send you back, don't need the car money, just drink a glass of wine, is it okay to be happy?"

"Is that so? …… Thank you, thank you, thank you, ......."

Listening to Xu Feng's words, the bride came back to her senses, and immediately stood up again and thanked Xu Feng for her kindness.

Xu Feng stopped the bride's movements,

"The girl can rest here for a while and drink her saliva. I'll find you a coachman and see if I can take you where you want to go. ”

The bride was sitting down with a little caution in her red dress and bridal dress.

Xu Feng also wanted to know more about the situation of this guest.

"However, I am still bothering the girl, let me ask a few more questions."

"The shopkeeper asks, thank you for the kindness of the shopkeeper, when my husband and I get married, I will definitely come here again, thank you."

“…… Is the peach village where the girl lives close to Changping Village? ”

"It's close. It's a neighboring village. I live at the end of Taocun, and my husband lives at the head of Changping Village. When I was young, my husband and I grew up together and we have been together for a hundred years. ”

"My father, his parents, and parents on both sides have always felt that we are suitable, and others say that we are a match made in heaven, and we are bound to be a loving couple."

"When he grew up, he entrusted the matchmaker in Changping Village to tell my father and mother that my father and mother agreed, and there was today's wedding...... Who knows, just because of this sudden change, my husband and father are probably still in a hurry to find me, I don't know how anxious I should be...... I only ask the shopkeeper to be merciful and send me back to get married earlier, and my husband and I must remember the kindness of the shopkeeper. ”

first said that she and her husband had been together for a hundred years, and probably had some smiles,

When he said the back, he begged Xu Feng a little anxiously.

"I see, the girl is waiting here, let's go and go back."

"Good ......"

Through the red hijab, the bride looked in the direction of Xu Feng and the others,

was a little anxious, but didn't dare to urge again, just holding the tea cup in his hand and half-sitting on the stool,

Waited expectantly.

Xu Feng looked at the bride covered with red cloth again.

From the bride guests here, I learned some information, I should go to the world to see what the bride's obsession is,

What is the obsession?

"Ameng, let's go."

With Amun,

Xu Feng turned around and walked out of the back door of the inn to the human world.

In the inn, the bride covered with a red cloth was still sitting on the stool, looking a little nervously and expectantly in the direction where Xu Feng and Ah Meng had left.