Green snake

"Huaizhen, Huaizhen."

Master?But how could Master——

I sat up abruptly.

That was Master's voice.He thought my name was too rustic, so he gave me an nickname "Huaizhen".He is the only one in the world who can call me that.

The surrounding area was originally a completely dark space.Suddenly, there was a light in front of my eyes, and a familiar figure came from a distance with a lamp.

"Master—you—you still—"

I knelt and sat where I was, and before I could say the word "alive", my voice choked up.When I realized that Master turned out to be the young person I was when he first picked me up, I knew clearly that I must be dreaming again.

But the master I dreamed about never spoke to me.

"Master, are you okay?"

"Everything is fine."

No, no, not like that.He said that just because it was my dream and just because I wish him well.

"Master, there is something I've always wanted to ask you. Have you...have you ever regretted...not killing?"

Even if it's just a dream, I still want to ask myself.

Master, however, acted as if he didn't hear me at all, and continued on his own: "I came back this time to tell you something. I have a residence in Wanren City at the foot of Kunlun Mountain. , it records the monsters I sealed and the places where I sealed them before I accepted you as a disciple. I am worried that those seals will loosen because of too long time. You go and get the demons, and when you pass by those places in the future, you will Let’s strengthen those seals by the way.”

I was shocked.

How is this going?If this is just my dream, how could Master tell me something I don't know?

"I should go. Huaizhen, take care."

The dazzling white light penetrated the entire world, and his figure disappeared in the white light.

"Master..."

"Snapped!"

Something was thrown on the face, and it hurt hotly.

"Wake up, it's dawn!" Xiaoqing's head kept shaking in front of my eyes, making me dizzy.

I found myself lying on a desolate stretch of sand.The turtle was gone, the river was a small stream winding through the sand, and all the greenery was gone.It's just that one night's effort has passed, and it seems to have traveled thousands of miles.

"where is this place?"

Xiaoqing climbed onto my shoulder with a "swish", "I don't know, hiss, that turtle put down and we left, saying that this is the farthest place I can go with the money... Aren't you running for your life?" ? Of course you can go as far as you can.”

There seemed to be a small town under the barren hills in the distance, so I decided to go and have a look.Working in the town for a few months should be able to save enough money for the next departure.

The name of the town is "Yangqiu".The town is not big, but the potholed white dirt road is full of pedestrians. Merchants and peddlers spread silk and satin on the ground at will, and gold and silver jewelry and various utensils are full of them as if they don't need money.The smell of barbecue mixed with pepper and cumin came from nowhere, making my stomach growl.

I whispered to Xiaoqing who was hidden in my sleeve: "I want to find a place to work to make money, you just stay here and don't come out to scare people."

"Make money," Xiaoqing said in a disdainful voice, "isn't that easy?"

The latter sentence came from behind.

I turned around and saw the talking boy leaning against a tree with his arms folded.The young man was tall and thin, with a white and tender face and an emerald green shirt, he looked like a Chinese cabbage.

"What are you looking at? Have you ever seen a demon turn into a human?"

I looked him up and down: "So you are a male."

"What's the matter, sir?"

"Male fights are more guilt-free."

Xiaoqing: "..."

He turned around angrily, "You know how to play the flute, right?"

I don't know why, but my hand involuntarily pulled out "Youlan" and held it to my lips.

The sound of the flute caught the attention of passers-by.Some people turned their heads, some stopped, their expressions were very dazed.After a while, an old lady shook her head in a sad and angry tone and said, "Young people these days are just impetuous. They can blow a blowtorch and try to scam money..."

If I hadn't seen Xiaoqing striding up to the aunt, I might have thrown my flute and left on the spot.

Xiaoqing stared straight at the aunt, then suddenly raised her hands and patted the top of her head, twisted her waist, and raised one leg.

I was so shocked that I almost dropped the flute on the ground.This guy originally wanted to dance and perform?

He danced to the beat of the music, spinning like the wind, light like a butterfly... Occasionally bent down, his whole body was as soft as if his bones had been pulled out.

The aunt was dumbfounded, and forgot to take back the finger she stretched out when she scolded me just now.

Xiaoqing jumped faster and faster, her long clothes were blowing away in the wind, her enchanting posture was like a breeze blowing willows.The flute stopped.He stood firmly on the ground, clasped his fists and bowed.

"One more! One more!"

The spectators threw money on the ground as if they were flooding him with copper coins.

It was getting dark.When the people dispersed, I squatted on the ground and slowly picked up the copper coins one by one.Xiaoqing muttered to the side: "You human beings are really superficial, you only know how to be obsessed with appearance, and you don't even remember your parents' surnames when you see a beautiful woman... You said that if I showed my real body when I was dancing just now, I don't know What will they be afraid of?"

"You can change back now and try to see if they will spend money to find a demon catcher to take you in - you have a demon spirit!"

I got up and looked around.

Xiaoqing picked up the last copper coin, "I am here, of course I will have a demonic aura."

"No, it's not your taste."

I saw a man in white with a burden, and the evil spirit was emanating from him.He had not gone far, and I could clearly see a snowflake with seven petals embroidered on the corner of his sleeve.

The man in white floated away and turned into an inn.