In the forty-square-meter hut, Wang Li had already changed into dry clothes, watching TV while waiting for his mother Jiang Rui to come back.

"Yesterday night, three company employees fell into the lake drunk in a restaurant, and when they were recovered, their bodies were incomplete, and they were suspected to have been bitten by fish in the water......"

It's scary news, but the story behind it can be even more terrifying!

Wang Xuanzhong thought so, and at the same time counted the sound of seventeen cicadas chirping in his own and around him today, which seemed to be less than yesterday.

"Was it eaten by a crow?"

He mentally counted the crows he heard around him, and found that it was still the 'family of three'.

The distraction made him pay attention to everything around him.

Then I heard the sound of the door opening in the downstairs hallway......

At this time, Mom is back!

This footstep is my mother coming back.

Oh, and the sound of chatting with the neighbor's aunt...... Mom must have come back.

His attention was a little distracted, as if he was schizophrenic, and he had to confirm himself in many ways when it was a very simple matter.

The door of the house opened, and a middle-aged woman with elegant and plain makeup still existed and maintained a good figure, pushed the door in.

Wang Li's eyes still didn't leave the TV that broadcast the news, but said lightly: "Mom, I have already taken care of all the dishes in the kitchen." ”

Jiang Hui changed into slippers at the door, walked over quickly, held his son's face, and kissed him vigorously: "Do you miss your mother?" ”

Wang Li didn't move his eyes and said, "It's okay, in fact, if you let me cook by myself, you can stay at the master's house now and don't have to come back." ”

Jiang Wei was already accustomed to his son's facial paralysis, got up and walked briskly to the simple kitchen, and at the same time put on a bib for himself.

She said, "That's not good, if you do it yourself, I'm too a mother to have no sense of existence." ”

Wang Li propped his chin and said, "My mother has supported me alone for the past 19 years, and my mother is my mother." ”

Jiang Rui was trembling in her heart at that time, feeling bitter for herself, a sensible and distressing child, and for everything they had experienced in the past.

She quickly wiped the corners of her eyes and began to stir-fry as if nothing had happened.

Just two simple dishes and a bowl of soup: stir-fried pork slices with celery, eggs with tomatoes and kelp soup.

She even hummed happily...... As a mother, she uses every means to convey an optimistic and courageous attitude to life to her children.

Soon, two dishes and one soup were brought to Wang Li, and the rice was ready.

"Let's eat." Jiang Wei looked at him with a smile and said.

Wang Li's gaze was removed from the TV.

Quietly sandwiching the dishes and picking up the rice.

Jiang Yu asked, "By the way, how was your interview today?" ”

Wang Li replied: "Not bad." ”

Jiang Yun was surprised, and very happy: "Tell me about it?" ”

Wang Li thought of the homeless man named Lao Ma......

"He said I was pretty clever."

Jiang Yu asked happily: "Then, when will Ah leave you to go to work?" ”

Wang Li said, "At eight o'clock tonight, he asked me to come over and familiarize myself with the situation first." ”

Jiang Wei sounded a little strange: "Night shift?" ”

Wang Li said: "Not always, it depends on what the customer needs." ”

Jiang Wei asked strangely: "What kind of profession are you applying for?" ”

Wang Li paused, lowered his head while reaching out to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and said, "It's a cleaning company, I can start as an apprentice there...... Anyway, it's a job. ”

Jiang Yu's face clearly showed a look of loss, and she muttered: "You should continue to study in a private school, didn't Mr. Song say that you are very talented, and if you do academics, you will definitely be able to get ahead?" ”

Wang Li shook his head, got up, took the dishes to the sink and said, "Private schools all ask for money, where does our family have so much money...... Don't worry, Mom, now that I'm older, I can make my own money, and when I earn enough money, I can go to a private school by myself. ”

Jiang Wei wanted to speak and stopped, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't say it.

Wang Li pointed to the clock and said, "Mom, you should go, your master's family asked you to be a housekeeper, but it includes making dinner." ”

Jiang Wei said helplessly: "Actually, you can go over with me to eat......

When Wang Li heard this, he felt flustered, and hurriedly repeated: "I won't eat with strangers......"

Jiang Hui could only get up and come to the door by herself, and said while changing her shoes: "Ah Li, you should have more contact with people...... Forget it, it's good to go to that cleaning company to do things, and have more contact with people, don't always be alone......"

Like all mothers, Jiang Hui began to chatter.

Finally sending his mother away, Wang Li sat down on the chair with a sigh of relief.

He looked at the button in his hand...... Soon the light of a six-pointed star lit up above.

The white light shone in the room, and even if he turned off the lights in the room, it didn't look dim.

This six-pointed button was given to him by Lao Ma, saying that it was a symbol of apprenticeship.

And the reason why Wang Li is willing is that when he focuses his attention on this six-pointed star, the pouring spiritual power makes him feel like a brain is comfortable receiving a SPA.

His mental stress was too great and he needed this relief.

And the 'witcher' mentioned by Lao Ma has become the most suitable career choice at this time.

He often suffers from mental stress, and perhaps becoming a witcher is a cure for this 'disease'.

……

Half past seven in the evening.

Wang Li extinguished the brilliance of the six-pointed star on the button, and the whole person looked a little more energetic.

He walked out, and the agreed place was only half an hour's walk from his apartment.

Then he saw a 'Lao Ma Grocery Store' with mottled handwriting and no neon signs.

Look inside...... Visible dust and turbidity...... This kind of place, are you sure that someone will come to buy something?

"Boy, are you here?"

"What do you see, it's just a disguise here, do you understand the disguise?"

"Well, after all, I'm about to retire, and after retirement, I should always have an industry to support my retirement, right?"

The old horse was drunkenly talking behind the counter, and it seemed that he had drunk a lot while waiting for Wang Li.

However, his observation was still keen, and his drunken and hazy eyes instantly sharpened for a moment, and said, "The spirit looks better than during the day...... That's good, at least the people who do what we do always work more at night. ”

Wang Li didn't say a word, Lao Ma had already said a lot.

Then he got up from the chaise longue with some embarrassment, and went to the door of the 'Old Horse Grocery Store' and lowered the roller shutter door......

Just as the shutter door fell, thunder began to sound in the sky again, and then the downpour fell again.

"You're in luck...... This rainy season in Linjiang City is so annoying. ”

As he spoke, the old horse turned around and walked into the inner room and said, "Come with me, I will show you the real way of the world inside......"

Wang Li swallowed his saliva a little nervously, and followed the old horse to a basement in the back.

He could hear the drain pipes next to him start to 'rattle' and there seemed to be a leak in the basement, dropping water drop by drop.

Plus the dirty mess of the grocery store...... It can be seen how sloppy and lazy the old horse usually is.

Wang Li walked down the stairs almost with his feet on his feet, and there was a feeling that there was nowhere to put his hands.

There is no way, because my mother is a housekeeper, and her own home is always very tidy, and the vision has brought him great pressure.

But as he descended the stairs, he could see through the flickering light bulb on the basement wall......

On the three walls, with photographs hanging on the front...... Photographs that appear to be of a family: husband, wife, and a son and a daughter.

On the left-hand side, there are many inexplicable things, such as awls, small hammers, and even broadswords and javelins!

On the right-hand side, it is full of ...... Firearms!

Wang Li was surprised for a moment, and then asked, "Can a firearm work against evil spirits?" ”

Lao Ma said: "Of course ordinary ones can't be used, there are still some skills in this...... I don't usually use firearms to deal with evil spirits, after all, they require spirit bullets engraved with spirit patterns to be effective...... It's expensive! ”

Wang Li was sure at that time that Lao Ma was actually not rich.

He glanced at the wall again, and said no more.

On the contrary, the old horse was a little surprised, and he said, "I thought you would ask who they were." ”

Wang Li said: "I'm not curious about other people's privacy. ”

Old Ma laughed: "I'm starting to like your temperament." ”

Wang Li immediately lowered his head a little shyly, and seemed to be very bad at being praised by others.

The old horse patted him on the shoulder and pulled him down the last step and said, "Come and see, if you can become an official witcher through your apprenticeship, then after I retire, everything in this room will be inherited by you!" ”

Wang Li was surprised: "I ...... May I? ”

Lao Ma sighed a little lonely and said: "I also want to find a genius to inherit my career, but I am still only a mid-level four-star old waste after a lifetime like this, so I can only find someone who can make me feel at ease." ”

Mid-level four-star, is it a classification method in The Witcher?

Wang Li silently received this information.

As for Lao Ma's evaluation of him...... To be honest, he was still a little happy.

He felt it was a compliment to him.

The old horse paused slightly, and then said, "Come, let me introduce you to my partner first......

At this moment, a shadow flickered beside the old horse in the shaking of the bulb overhead.

Wang Li's pupils contracted suddenly, and he saw a figure quietly appearing in the shadows......

It was, a terrifying humanoid with both hands and feet made of scythes!

But it doesn't have a head, and it looks like four scythes spliced into a torso.

The body, which seemed to be joined together by four scythes, shook its body twice.

Wang Li subconsciously took two steps back......

On the ground under his feet, there were already two deep scratches...... In the air, there seems to be an incomparably sharp breath.

However, seeing that it stayed by the old horse's side and did not move, Wang Li also settled down.

"It'...... Is it an evil spirit? ”

Lao Ma was slightly dissatisfied that Wang Li was not completely frightened, and he said a little blandly:

"It's called 'Flying Scythe', it used to be an evil spirit, and now it's a spirit servant who obeys me!"

Wang Li finally couldn't help the exclamation in his heart: "It's amazing! ”

In his heart, he instantly remembered the evil spider who had four legs cut off and lost his head during the day...... So, that's what the scythe is made of?

It's really amazing!

The sound of rain outside fell into his ears with a clatter, and it made him feel as if he had returned to the daytime, facing the hideous evil spider......

He clenched his fist and hung his head uneasily at the seam of his trousers...... He was so sure he was longing for such power!