Counterattack Xiaoxian

A week later, in Dongzhou Hua Kingdom, by the West Sister Lake in Wulin City.

The night sky full of stars, the moonlight as clear as water, the chirping of cicadas, and the gentle breeze provide a respite for people who are suffering from the scorching heat.

A slightly thin boy was leaning in front of a grocery store, absently watching the news on the TV on the glass counter.

He was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with bright eyes. He was wearing a blue T-shirt on his upper body and a pair of washed-white blue jeans on the bottom. At first glance, he looked like a quasi-social person who had not yet completed his studies.

The TV screen jumped and the sound was intermittent. On the screen, a scholar being interviewed was talking rhetorically.

"The world today has not undergone major changes as people thought half a century ago. At least there are no disruptive innovations in the field of science and technology. Everything is still mending an old piece of clothing..."

The boy held a can of ice-cold Frost beer in his hand and drank it one sip at a time. His attention was more focused on a girl who was lying next to the cash register reviewing her homework.

The girl can't be said to be very beautiful, she can only be called delicate, but in the eyes of this boy, she is undoubtedly more interesting than the news.

The girl must be a middle school student. She also noticed that someone was watching her, her face couldn't help but blush slightly, and she lowered her head shyly.

But after all, I couldn't suppress my curiosity, so I avoided my dad who was doing the shopping, and took a peek at the annoying guy at the door from time to time.

At this time, an international anecdote caught the boy's attention.

It tells the story of a lady in Siam who lost her beloved dog and couldn't find it for a long time. She had to ask a mage to help find it. Unexpectedly, the dog was not found and the mage was also lost.

Originally, this kind of joke could only be used as something for people to talk about after dinner, and could not enter the public eye. However, the subsequent events developed bizarrely.

Just because although this mage is not very capable, he has a great master. He is a white-clothed Azan who has a very close relationship with the royal family of Siam. In layman's terms, he is the great master.

In order to restore the honor of his master, the great master organized a group of disciples and believers to conduct a large-scale search, not only to find dogs, but also to find people.

Just as things were getting heated, the lady sent someone to report, and the dog went back on his own.

Everyone was shocked, but turned around to find that the Archmage had disappeared again...

Seeing the final scene of Siamese police being deployed in full force, the young man couldn't help but laugh out loud, shook his head and said, "Oh my god, they are all talented people!"

After watching the news, he found that the girl had gone into the back room. The boy felt bored, drank the last sip of beer, flattened the aluminum can with one hand, and threw it into the trash can next to him.

The young man seemed to have some thoughts and didn't want to go home, so he walked a few steps along the alley and came to the main road.

Across the road is a community park. It was still early at this time, and there were people singing and dancing in the park.

He wandered along a less crowded path and walked through most of the park. When he was tired, he sat down on a bench to rest, took out a can of beer from his trouser pocket and drank.

"Hey." In the undisturbed corner, the boy sighed for the first time, and a trace of worry crawled onto his young cheeks.

People say that young people should take care of their worries, but some people have tasted the bitterness of life early on.

The young man's name is Ji Lingchu, a native of Wulin. He has no relatives at home and has been dependent on his grandfather since he was a child.

In terms of personality, he never stood out since he was a child, and he never did anything out of the ordinary. Later, he barely managed to get into a local third-rate university.

He can only be regarded as an extremely ordinary ordinary person, at least that's what he thinks.

Because of poor family conditions, he has been working to make money since his freshman year.

With a little hobby of photography, I provided materials to several photo agencies. My income was not much, just enough pocket money.

But just a few months ago, Ji Lingchu's grandfather passed away, and he felt that his life suddenly became empty.

He had a very good relationship with his grandfather. His grandfather was also an ordinary person. He served as a soldier and was stationed on the plateau. Later, he worked in the security department of a factory until he retired.

The old man's only hobby is to drink a little wine, and he can drink half a pound of Laobaigan with just a few peanuts.

But the wine was not good. When he was drunk, he started to curse others, including his son and daughter-in-law, Ji Lingchu's parents.

The words he spoke were confusing. One moment he said they were dead, the other moment he said they had fled abroad... In short, they were saying that they were unable to raise their children and were not parents in the first place.

Regarding these, Ji Lingchu could hear cocoons in his ears.

But what could he say?

Anyway, I've never met before, so I don't mind being sad, and I've given up hope a long time ago.

There was something on his mind lately that kept him in a panic.

When my grandfather was still alive, he attended the funeral of an old comrade. When he came back, he kept praising the cemetery he chose.

The scenery, the feng shui, how good it is, how wonderful it is... I am very envious in my words, which shows that I am really thinking about it.

Ji Lingchu didn't pay attention at the time. After his grandfather's death, his ashes were temporarily placed at home, so he remembered this.

He made a special trip to the cemetery that the old man mentioned to inquire about it, and then he realized what it means to live hard and not be able to afford death!

The price of a tomb there starts at an average of 100,000, and a slightly better one costs over 300,000.

Three hundred thousand was undoubtedly a huge sum of money for Ji Lingchu, but it was his grandfather's only wish during his lifetime.

He felt that if he could not let his grandfather be buried in peace, he would definitely feel guilty for the rest of his life.

... Just this thought has been haunting him and he can't get rid of it.

My mind is full of thoughts about how to get a sum of money, but money won't fall from the sky, and I certainly can't do anything illegal.

I couldn't think of a way to do it, but I drank a little wine in three gulps.

Subconsciously, he wanted to throw away the empty jar, but as soon as he raised his arm, a dark, dry claw suddenly stretched out from the darkness.

At that time, Ji Lingchu felt his heart "thumping" and stopped. Two of the three souls were scared away!

Looking around with twitching eyelids, he saw a sloppy old man, his whole face wrapped in a thick turban, and his clothes were in tatters.

He stretched out his hand slowly, his eyes fixed on the empty wine can in Ji Lingchu's hand.

There were orange peel spots on the old face, and his expression was a bit eager and excited.

Ji Lingchu came to his senses a little and thought that this person must be a scavenger, right?

Although he was frightened, he didn't want to get angry and quickly handed over the wine can.

The old man took the jar and threw it into a large snakeskin bag, then struggled to pull the bag, turned around and left slowly.

As he walked, he kept chanting in a hoarse voice: "Hey, hey, what a good boy! Hey, what a good boy...!"

Ji Lingchu felt a weird and absurd feeling, thinking that this old man was not normal in his mind, or...?

The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became. I suddenly felt that it was not safe to stay here. When the old man walked away, I was ready to get up and leave.

He reached for the handle of the chair, but grabbed a handful of air.

I just feel like the world is turning upside down, hey! Why is the night sky so close? The stars are so dazzling...