Shen Jie's steps were light and she walked quickly.

Xiao Yao hurried a few steps before he could catch up with her.

"By the way, what is the relationship between Zhang Zhengkai and you?" Xiao Yao pretended to be casual and glanced at her.

The girl's slender waist rose and fell regularly with her steps.

"Isn't it a first aid person, and you still have the heart to think about these things?" Shen Jie was a little incomprehensible.

"No, just ask." Xiao Yao waved his hand.

The girl was silent for a few seconds, and then said in a relaxed tone, "He's mine...... Suitors. Are you finally coming back to your senses? I was so good with him before. ”

Xiao Yao put on a bland tone of "I already knew" and said, "Oh, but isn't he a junior high school student?" ”

"yes." Shen Jie said in a natural tone.

“…… On Zhou Xiaoying's birthday, did you invite him here? Xiao Yao hesitated for a few seconds, but couldn't help but ask.

Shen Jie shook her head: "Uninvited." ”

Xiao Yao was a little relieved in his heart: "You rejected me, not because of him, right?" ”

Shen Jie didn't speak for a long time, and then raised her foot and kicked a small pebble away.

"I found this today in the private room of the cash cabinet last time," Xiao Yao took out Zhang Zhengkai's GBA: "It was Zhang Zhengkai who fell, can you help me return it to him?" ”

Shen Jie frowned: "I'm annoyed when I see him, it's too late to hide from him, you have to pay it back yourself." ”

Hearing her say this, Xiao Yao was a little happier again, and when he thought of those two good friends who were unpredictable, his brows were heavy and furrowed.

He followed Shen Jie around the corner, and a shining neon sign of "Money Cabinet" appeared at the end of the street.

Thinking of what "Shen Jie" said in that "love hotel room", Xiao Yao asked again:

"He really likes you, doesn't he?"

"Probably, why don't you just ask him?" Shen Jie stopped, looking a little displeased: "Don't you have anything else to talk to me?" ”

"Since he likes you so much, have you never considered saying yes?" Although the other party clearly expressed his disgust, Xiao Yao still did not give up.

"Strange," Shen Jie said: "If someone likes me very much, I will promise him, so how many people should I promise?" ”

"yes." Xiao Yao shrugged: "Let's go, don't stand." ”

The look on Shen Jie's face suddenly changed from impatience to interest: "Wait, listen to what you mean, do you want me to promise Zhang Zhengkai?" ”

"Absolutely not!" Xiao Yao was stunned and made a solemn statement: "I mean...... Father Yu! ”

The tall young man was sitting on the edge of the fountain, wearing a faded denim jacket and a white undershirt, a pair of khaki cropped pants, and bare feet in sneakers.

When he heard Xiao Yao's voice, he stood up and turned back with an unhappy face: "Where did you kid go?" Where the hell did you get our family Yingying? Who is this? ”

Before Xiao Yao could deal with this series of questions, Shen Jie had already politely exposed the small dimple on one side: "Hello Father Yu, I'm Shen Jie." ”

"Shen Jie is mine...... Pal. Xiao Yao specially emphasized the word "good".

Seeing the girl smiling and bowing to her, Father Yu also realized his recklessness and anxiety, and changed into a pleasant expression: "Hello Xiao Shen." ”

"It's urgent, so I'll make a long story short." Xiao Yao cleared his throat.

It's a long story to make a short story, but it's not that short.

Standing on the edge of the fountain, Xiao Yao started from how he first found the missing classmate in the cash cabinet, to how he mentioned it to Yu Luying, and how Yu Luying insisted on coming to the mirror to find Zhou Qi, until the long adventure in the mirror this morning, he talked to Father Yu locally, but omitted the details of the speeches of "Yu Luying", "Shen Jie" and "Green Pupil Boy" in the hotel room.

"What? Did you hear me speak in that world? Shen Jie's curiosity was further aroused.

Father Yu frowned: "You should wait for me to come back." ”

"That's what I said, but Yu Luying ...... her"

"Okay, boy, you're a man," Father Yu patted Xiao Yao's chest lightly: "Don't subconsciously put the blame on the woman when something happens." ”

Xiao Yao opened his mouth and did not speak.

"I have two questions," Father Yu thought as he tapped his temple, "when did you first discover that you could walk through a mirror?" Is it at the birthday party of the classmate you were talking about? ”

Xiao Yao and Shen Jie glanced at each other and did not speak.

It stands to reason that both lying and concealment can interfere with the judgment of others.

But he instinctively resisted, and resisted to let the Yu family know about his special relationship with his daughter and Shen Jie.

Seeing that his face was embarrassed, Father Yu smiled tolerantly and did not continue to ask: "Second question, why did you bring Xiao Shen over again?" Don't you think you don't have enough good friends who get into trouble? ”

Father Yu's accent also fell on "good friend".

This question is also difficult for Xiao Yao to answer.

Sometimes, when you don't know how to answer a question, the best way to do it is to throw it back: "Father Yu, do you believe what I'm saying?" Have you ever heard of this world behind the mirror before? ”

Father Yu lit a cigarette for himself: "Have you heard of Shenyin?" ”

"Shen Yin?" Xiao Yao said.

"Zhang Zhengkai seems to have mentioned to me that there is such a Japanese cartoon, what is it called Shenyin, I am not very interested, and I didn't ask in detail." Shen Jie said.

"That's right, it's a word that is used a lot in Japan. To put it simply, it is the disappearance of people, without any clues, and there are no dead people alive or dead. The Japanese call this disappearance 'Shingaku', or the hiding of the gods. In fact, many of these incidents are nothing more than purely criminal cases. But there are exceptions.

"In some cases, the person concerned will be seen moving around in the area where he or she originally lived; In some cases, the person concerned occasionally contacts the family; In other cases, the person concerned will return much later, usually claiming to have had a bizarre experience, while others will claim to have just stopped in one place for a while.

This kind of story has also left many legends in history, such as our Chinese Peach Blossom Spring, the allusion of Wang Zhiranke, and the famous legend of Urashima Taro in Japan. Although it is true that some of them are hoaxes or simple myths and legends, there are also people who believe that in addition to the material world that can be seen and touched, there is also a spiritual world, that is, a world of ideas. ”

Xiao Yao interrupted Father Yu's eloquent conversation: "Spiritual world? The world of rationality? ”

Father Yu shook his head: "To say that it is a rational world is too much to put gold on your face. The rational world in Plato's philosophy is the origin of all things, and what you encounter is most likely just a concrete projection of someone's subjective cognitive world after being distorted. ”

"Cognitive? Somewhat...... Complex. Xiao Yao said with difficulty: "Someone, who is it?" ”

"How do I know?" Father Yu replied dryly.

"The mirror can reflect our appearance," Shen Jie thought: "I didn't expect that it can also reflect the appearance of our hearts?" Often, that's just a metaphor. ”。

"Is the kingdom of heaven above the clouds?" Father Yu raised his eyes to the sky: "Is hell under the mantle?" Only the ancients would have thought so. In fact, whether it is heaven or hell, angels and devils, the spirit world does not intersect with the material world under normal circumstances. This is the case, if not from God's intervention, but as a result of some kind of witchcraft and ritual magic. ”

"Witchcraft, ritual magic." Shen Jie, who grew up with a materialist education, chewed on these terms that were very unfamiliar to her.

"Ritual magic, planetary magic, and nature magic correspond to Plato's triple world." Father Yu casually explained, "You just know that there is such a thing, the church bans magic to protect ordinary people, because the more you know, the more dangerous it becomes. ”

"In other words," Xiao Yao became excited: "Father Yu, do you really have any research in this area?" Do you know how to rescue Yu Luying and them? ”

"Frankly," Father Yu took a few steps back and forth, "probably going deeper than "dabbling in research." Is it really just a coincidence that my niece has encountered something like this?

"Is it providence, or are they playing a big game of chess?" Father Yu muttered.

"Them?"

A gust of evening wind blew, and Xiao Yao suddenly shivered.