The night was drowsy.

The wind lingered outside the house, sometimes spitting out strange howls in the treetops, sometimes sliding intermittent whispers between the tiles, and when he turned his head, he "creaked" against the edge of the window.

The little girl tossed and turned, struggling repeatedly in a half-asleep and half-awake state.

I don't know when.

On the bed, there was a strange, pungent, disgusting, and somewhat familiar smell.

The little girl was finally awakened, but her mind was so confused that she couldn't remember what it smelled like.

"Wake up. ”

In the darkness, the mother-in-law's voice sounded faintly.

"Hmm. ”

She replied in a daze, and then, a little dazedly, she found that her sleep tonight was very dishonest, and she turned over the "heel fight" in her dream, and stuffed her feet into her mother-in-law's arms.

The little girl blushed a little, but was surprised to find that the bedding on the mother-in-law and the second child's side was wet, and even her feet were stained with some slightly warm and viscous liquid.

"Mother-in-law. ”

The little one asked.

"Why is the bed damp?"

"It's the second baby who is urinating. ”

The mother-in-law's speech was not very clear, as if she was chewing something in her mouth.

The little girl did not think about it, turned back, and went back to sleep.

Not for a while.

There was a crunch sound of "quack" in my ears.

"Mother-in-law, what are you eating?"

"I'm eating beans. ”

No wonder I said I wasn't hungry and didn't eat bread, but I had hidden beans and had to eat them alone.

"I want to eat too. ”

"Can't eat it. ”

There was no room for the mother-in-law's refusal, and the little girl pouted, but she was a good baby after all, and she didn't ask for it willfully, she only curled up and tried to fall asleep again with grievances.

But when I fell asleep, I found that the strange smell was getting stronger and stronger, and the moisture on the bedding was spreading more and more.

"Second baby?"

The young lady called out angrily, but there was no response for a long time in the dark, only the mother-in-law's voice sounded slowly.

"He slept to death. ”

"Oh. ”

She complained a little, but she didn't think that the moisture on the futon aroused her inner urgency.

She got up......

"What are you going to do?"

The mother-in-law's hurried questioning suddenly sounded, accompanied by two bleak green lights that suddenly lit up.

The little guy was startled, rubbed his eyes, and looked again, where there was any green light, only a silhouette looming in the darkness.

I'm dazzled.

Thinking so, she responded:

"I'm going out to relieve myself (to the toilet). ”

The mother-in-law seemed very reluctant to let her out.

"Pee, huh?"

"Out there. ”

"In the corner?"

"Daddy doesn't allow it. ”

"Stove?"

"There is a stove prince. ”

"Okay......"

I really can't find a reason to stop it.

"Go and get back. ”

............

The little girl closed the door casually.

Lock the second baby, the younger baby, and the mother-in-law, as well as the strange smell and "crunching" sound of the house into the dark house.

But the courtyard was as dark as it was, and she was about to go back to sleep after going to the toilet in the dark.

At this time.

The heavy clouds in the sky showed a gap, and the moonlight shone into the courtyard.

The little girl shuddered.

She saw a pair of bloody footprints "walking" out of the house, spreading all the way to ...... She lowered her head...... His feet were red and blinding.

She trembled again and spread her palms.

She was supposed to be holding a bean in her hand, which she accidentally touched on the couch, and she was not greedy, so she only took one and wanted to taste it.

But now, there were no beans in the palm of his hand, only a smooth, pale toe bone without a trace of flesh.

The clouds covered the gaps, the moonlight closed, and the shadows came back, drowning her pale little face.

She finally remembered what that strange and pungent smell was.

It was the smell of blood.

............

The little girl covered her mouth hard, and tears the size of beans couldn't stop flowing down.

Behind him, through the wall, the crunch sound of "rattle" still keeps drilling into his ears.

She finally knew that the voice was not chewing beans, but mother-in-law...... No, it's the monster eating the toes of the second baby.

The second baby didn't wet the bed, and the second baby was eaten by a monster!

She was so frightened that she wanted to run away.

But.

The youngest brother, who has only turned one year old, is still in the house, still by the side of the monster.

I cried silently for a long time.

The young lady rubbed her reddened eyes.

Rise.

Back in the room.

......

The room was still dark, and even if I tried to keep my eyes open, I could only glimpse three vague outlines on the bed.

The small, slightly snoring is the second baby, the one who is motionless and does not make any sound is the second baby, and the one who crawls next to the second baby and makes a creepy "rattle" sound......

It's the man-eating monster!

The little girl held back her tears and climbed into the bed with trepidation.

But at this time.

The sound of chewing in the darkness suddenly stopped.

A thick bloody aura hugged him.

"Why did you go for so long?"

The little girl's heart almost stopped, and even though it was a blur in the darkness, she could still see the monster smiling at her, showing its bloody teeth.

She didn't dare to look, turned her back, and cautiously replied.

"It was too dark outside and I walked very slowly. ”

There was a moment of silence in the darkness.

"Why is my heart beating so fast?"

"I almost stepped on a snake in the yard, and I'm still scared. ”

She didn't dare to let the monster continue to ask, so she secretly pinched the baby.

"Wow. ”

The old lady suddenly cried, and the young lady hurriedly picked him up.

"The baby is crying again, he must be peeing, I take him out to pee. ”

But the smell of blood approached again, and then, her arms were empty, and the baby was snatched by a monster.

She clenched her teeth and didn't dare to make the slightest outrageous move, but listened in horror as the monster gently hummed and the baby's "babbling" laughter.

This little thing that is not angry was actually lulled to sleep by the monster.

"Listen, he didn't cry. ”

The monster put the baby beside him, and the little girl had no choice but to curl up on the bed.

Time.

In the darkness, there was only the crunch sound of "rattling", which were like small ants burrowing into her body from her ears and gnawing at her heart.

Anger, mourning, helplessness, fear......

But immediately, the "rattling" sound stopped abruptly.

Her heart trembled, and her complicated thoughts were suddenly swept away, leaving only fear to slowly amplify and occupy her entire body.

She couldn't take it anymore.

"Mother-in-law?"

"What are you going to do?"

The voice of impatience lit up with two dark lights.

The little girl shuddered.

"I'm going to untie my hands. ”

"Didn't you just go?"

"That's the little hand, I'm going to untie the big hand. ”

In the darkness, the vague outline of the monster suddenly approached, and the string in the little girl's heart almost broke, but fortunately, the monster immediately retreated, leaving the little girl to notice something tied to her ankle.

"What is this?"

"Rope. ”

"Why do you want to tie the rope?"

"I've been restless lately, so if something happens, I can pull it back. ”

The little girl didn't dare to refute any more, so she cowardly responded a few times, dragged the rope and groped away.

......

It was still dark outside.

only to cover the door.

The little girl hurriedly squatted down (harmoniously).

The things on the feet are wet and slippery, not like ropes, but like intestines.

And it's tied up in a dead knot, and it can't be untied at all.

Fortunately, she found a firewood knife earlier, but she didn't dare to bring it into the room, and left it at the door.

Quickly touched the knife, cut the "rope", and tied it to the beam next to it.

She didn't dare to go through the door, for fear that the movement of pushing the door would alarm the monsters inside, so she only groped and got out of the dog hole in the corner.

............

Because of last night's movements, the government was furious and ordered the officials to step up patrols and pursue the murderer.

But Xing Zhutou still played a trick, quietly slipped away from work by himself, and took a break to visit the lamp market with his wife.

But after all, I'm too old to stay up late.

Seeing that the time had passed, the two old men abandoned the prosperity and went back to the house by themselves.

There is no moonlight tonight, and the surroundings are quiet.

The two led the way with a lantern, and whispered as they walked through the streets.

"Are there really youkai?"

"There really is! something like smoke, it's said to be 'ghostly'. ”

"How can there be monsters in this peaceful world?"

"Not really. What's even more strange is that the man also said......"

"Which Taoist. ”

"Feng Daoren. He said that the monster was probably the beggar's turn. Oh, people become demons? Such a ridiculous thing, he can also say it. ”

Lao Xing babbled for a while, but when he turned his head, he found that his wife stopped abruptly.

"How?"

It's almost at the doorstep, why don't you leave.

The old wife looked solemn and glanced in the direction of the neighbor.

Lao Xing looked at it, but saw that at the edge of the light, some mist like smoke and water slowly soaked through, and in the darkness farther away, a short black shadow loomed.

Lao Xing sighed in his heart.

He drew his saber and stood in front of his wife.

............

"Second baby?"

"Eaten by a youkai. ”

"What's the baby?"

"It's still in the house. I...... I can't save my brother. ”

As she spoke, the little girl's tears poured out like a flood that had been unloaded.

The old wife was distressed, and quickly took the little guy in her arms and comforted him softly.

"Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, it's already very brave. ”

On the side, Lao Xing's eyebrows, nose, and eyes were almost crumpled together.

He thought that tonight was a rare Ansheng night, there was no ghost girl to kill, there was no sudden monster, and even the troublesome Taoist Li ...... Listen to the brothers on patrol...... I also went back to the hotel where I stayed early.

But he didn't think about it, but when he arrived at the door, there was a little girl who was scared and quailed waiting for him.

He clenched his knife and paced back and forth, restless.

After all, he gritted his teeth.

"Old Woman ......"

Needless to say.

The old wife nodded: "I know." ”

Some people, even if they have been smoothed out by the years, and their blood has been replaced by fat, the things in their bones are absolutely difficult to change.

The wife continued:

"Be careful, I'll go to the Lamp Market and ask for help. ”

Lao Xing nodded, but shook his head again.

"Nope. ”

"It's too far away from the lamp market, and how can those brothers deal with the monsters? Go to the Yu family shop in the next Fang City and find Daoist Li!"

............

"Bang knock. ”

The wooden window lattices burst in response.

Xing Zhutou was thrown out with a mess and smashed against the wall, even though he vomited a mouthful of blood.

He's in terrible shape at the moment.

Not to mention the injuries all over his body, even the saber for self-defense is nowhere to be seen.

But the good thing is.

He looked down into his arms, and a little baby "giggled" at him.

"A heartless little bastard, Naigong almost lost his life, and he smiled. ”

He scolded with a smile and looked up.

The night breeze didn't know when to move away the clouds, leaving the moonlight refreshing.

Illuminates the courtyard, and also illuminates the monsters that slowly walk out of the house.

A thin humanoid appearance, dressed in bloodstained clothes, with a fluffy tail and a face covered in black hair.

This is a youkai?

Lao Xing gritted his teeth in pain.

Obviously, she looks like a shriveled old lady with a long tail at the back and hair at the front, but her strength is as big as a bear. Strange? If you look closely, the body and face of this monster are very similar to that woman. Could it be that people have really become demons?

Soon.

Lao Xing put this doubt behind him, because the monster had already cracked open the bloody mouth and pounced violently.

He has suffered losses, and he doesn't dare to resist, so he has to dodge when he turns over.

But at the critical moment, the feet are not strong.

Worst!

Fang Cai's body hurt so badly that he didn't realize that his leg had been broken.

What's worse is that after such a slight delay, it is difficult to avoid the monster's attack.

Seeing the monster waving this shriveled palm, with a strong wind, whistling.

Lao Xing clenched his teeth, turned sideways, protected the little baby in his arms, and took the blow hard.

"Bang. ”

There was a muffled sound.

Lao Xing flew out like a disemboweled cannonball, smashing down the other end of the yard, stirring up mud and dust.

The intense pain almost overwhelmed his consciousness, and he desperately persevered, but sadly found that his old body was already overwhelmed by the heavy injuries, and he did not listen to the call at all.

He could only stare at his blurred eyes, watching the monster approach, baring its white fangs in the moonlight, and then biting down on his throat.

Finished.

He thinks so.

"Bang. ”

There was a sudden ringing in my ears.

Immediately, a dazzling cold light erupted in front of him.

Lao Xing heard the monster let out a miserable scream, jumped a few times, and hid back in the dark house.

And the cold light in front of him then condensed, turning into a three-foot Qingfeng.

Then he heard his clothes flying, and a short-haired Taoist stepped out from behind him.

It's finally here!

Lao Xing breathed a sigh of relief, but spoke out with difficulty.

"Baby?"

"The baby is fine. ”

"Peace of mind. ”

The Taoist said.

"Leave the rest to the poor road. ”