There is a demon at sunrise

"Where are you going?" Zhao Yao asked this question belatedly after sitting in the passenger seat.

Xie Yue said, "No. 68, Plum Blossom Thirteenth Lane."

As soon as Zhao Yao heard the weird place name, he knew that it was probably the name of the Republic of China. Most of the old city in Yicheng was demolished. How could there be such a street after so many years.Now the streets are called Minsheng Road or Jianguo Road or something.He searched the map with the attitude of giving it a try, but he didn't expect such a place to exist. He frowned. The map showed that the storefront was called "Babaozhai".

"Where is this place? Does it sell eight-treasure porridge?" Zhao Yao thought that the name was too careless.

Zhao Yao casually complained, but Xie Yue replied patiently: "No, it's a store that has been around for many years."

"A store open until now?" Zhao Yao asked.

"It has been opened for thousands of years, but Babaozhai will never change and will always be there."

"I know, the same as Sheldon's seat." The earth revolves, and Sheldon's seat never changes, it's a constant point in the universe.

Xie Yue said, "What ears?"

"The Big Bang Theory...Forget it, I can't understand it if I tell you."

Plum Blossom Thirteenth Lane is located in Nancheng, which is quite remote. This is a very old place, and the old-fashioned neighborhood next to it still maintains the Soviet style.The small alley in front of him made seven turns and eight turns, Xie Yue stopped the car at the entrance of the alley.

Since Zhao Yao got out of the car, the icon on the mobile phone's navigation has stopped moving. Sister Zhiling has been reminding her that she has reached her destination, but there is no fart in front of her. He repositioned twice, but without success.

Xie Yue was expressionless, so Zhao Yao could only follow him.

The alley in front of me is getting narrower and narrower, and the walls on both sides seem to be squeezed, making people feel very cramped. If you go forward, you can only move forward with your shoulders sideways.

"arrive."

"Huh?" When Zhao Yao looked up again, he realized that there were lively voices coming from the front, and the voices were bustling.This alley is very lively, there are barbecue stalls, street vendors, and various custom shops. I have never heard of such a place in Yicheng.Zhao Yao looked back again, and found that the alley he came from was still there, like a funnel, with an extremely narrow section in the middle, and he couldn't figure out how he got in for a moment.

At this time, Xie Yue who was in front suddenly turned around, and poked Zhao Yao's forehead casually with two fingers. This was so sudden that Zhao Yao only felt a chill on his forehead, and Xie Yue had already withdrawn his hand the next moment.

Zhao Yao subconsciously blinked his eyes, closed them, and then opened them again. The world suddenly turned upside down, and the surroundings were filled with laughter, like a kaleidoscope played in childhood.

Zhao Yao felt sick for a while, his feet were weak, and he could hardly find his center of gravity, as if he was stepping on a soft balloon.

The young lady next to the guest was originally a woman in a black silk leather jacket, but at the next moment, a fox tail suddenly appeared, narrowed her narrow eyes, and smiled at Zhao Yao, "Hey, this is a person? Kid, do you want to come to my sister?" here?"

Zhao Yao dodged backwards for a while, and bumped into a horse-faced man with a fan in his hand, and said, "Do you want to eat mutton skewers? I just killed my brother, and the meat is dead."

Zhao Yao walked staggeringly, as if he had drunk too much fake wine, he was like falling into a cloud, trying to drive these things out.

Suddenly, he was pushed forward, and he felt someone tugging at the hem of his clothes. A little pig-headed girl with two braids called out to him, "Brother, brother, I can't find my way home." .”

He wanted to pat off the little girl's hand, but his hand didn't seem to obey. He clearly wanted to pat the left, but instead patted the right.On the right is the appearance of a person, with a slightly impatient expression.

Xie Yue was slapped straight on by him, and just happened to slap him on the left side of the face. Xie Yue grabbed Zhao Yao's hand and brought it towards him.

"This way." Xie Yue's voice came, like a guiding light in the fog.

Zhao Yao suddenly woke up as if he had been hit with a mallet head-on. He blinked vigorously, and those little monsters who had bothered him just now, such as vixen, piglet, horse face, etc., retreated to the sides. Xie Yue's eyes were a little awed, and they called out in unison: "Lord Qingluan."

Xie Yue raised her eyebrows and said, "This person is mine."

The vixen probably had the guts to cut it, and muttered in a disappointed voice: "I didn't say it earlier, I still want to eat him to prolong my life. It's gone, it's gone."

The monsters who were surrounding Zhao Yao suddenly left without interest, and continued to return to their shop, those who should attract customers, those who should grill skewers, those who should look for mothers...

Xie Yue didn't let go of Zhao Yao's hand. With a light tug, he dragged Zhao Yao to a shop. There was a plaque hanging on the shop in front of him, which read Ba Bao Zhai.

The plaque has been mottled by the wind and the sun, and the small shop is also dilapidated. It looks like a dilapidated small shop, and it is completely impossible to see where the "eight treasures" are.

Since the subway station, Zhao Yao has been in awe of all monsters. What kind of dragon's pool and tiger's lair is inside this Babaozhai? Xie Yue didn't give him a chance to hesitate, and pushed him behind. The bell hanging on the door With a crisp sound, Zhao Yao reluctantly came to Babaozhai.

Zhao Yao was already mentally prepared that there was a ten thousand year old demon inside, but the result was completely different from what he had imagined.

The shelves were covered with cobwebs and dust, and some goods were so dirty that it was impossible to tell what they were. There was a pile of old books piled up at the door they came in, almost blocking the door like a hill.Zhao Yao saw a mouse swaggering past him, thinking that the owner of this store is really sloppy.

There was no one to entertain, and there were no waiters in this store, but Xie Yue was obviously familiar with this place, so he walked straight in.

They ended up at a large table piled high with books, magazines, takeout boxes, instant noodle snack bags, and it was literally a dump.

Zhao Yao noticed that there was still a business license approved by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau on the wall behind the table, so this kind of store is still legal?

There are several "dolls" beside the table, one is dressed in the Qing Dynasty, there are two thick dark circles under the eyes, and a talisman is pasted on his forehead. He sits quietly in a pile of garbage, like an abandoned Ragdoll.

"Lin Ye." Xie Yue called out.

"Come?" A woman's voice came from behind the garbage dump.

However, this person looks like a delicate young man, she looks both male and female.Short messy hair, white skin, big eyes, and a delicate nose.She was lying on a swivel chair, wearing a kimono-style jacket with wide cuffs, and shaking a cattail fan in her hand. She was careless and shapeless with her feet on the table. She should have been sleeping before Zhao Yao and the others came.The hair is like a chicken coop, sticking out in various ways that you can't imagine. Lin also rubbed it casually, and the hair became more messy. There are more whites in the eyes, and he looks very innocent when looking at people.

Lin Ye's exposed skin was morbidly pale. Except for his face, the skin on his body was covered with blue blood vessels, as if he had a magnificent painting tattooed on his body.

Lin Ye is also Jianmu. She is the only link between heaven and earth. She guards the gate of the demon realm.She lives the same life as the heaven and the earth, with a long lifespan, and her roots are all over the ground. She knows everything about everything, but she cannot change any laws. This is Lin Ye's fate, and she is the loneliest monster in the world.

"Long time no see." A pair of blue eyes appeared behind Liu Hai, "Come to get medicine?"

Xie Yue gave him a "hmm" as an answer.

"A fifteenth, go get it." Lin Ye said, Zhao Yao thought Xie Yue was asking Xie Yue to go and get it. When he came, he saw numbers on the cabinets, named after the twelve celestial stems and earthly branches.As soon as he finished speaking, something moved in the garbage dump beside his feet. Zhao Yaochao took a step back, and saw that the Qingchao zombie doll who had just been sitting in the garbage dump had stood up.

Lin Ye didn't say this to Xie Yue, but to this thing.

The doll is only more than one meter high, almost reaching Zhao Yao's waist. He is really like a lifeless toy. When he stands up, his hands hang down, and when he stretches his arms, he makes a clicking sound.If Zhao Yao were to find an analogy, it would be like the Qing Dynasty zombie version of ghost baby returning to the soul.

Weird, disgusting, but harmonious?

Lin also saw Zhao Yao behind Xie Yue. Zhao Yao had calmed down and was still looking at the inside of Babaozhai. As a human being, Zhao Yao was a bit too bold. Lin also sneered and said: " Yo, this is the first time I see you bring humans here."

It stands to reason that Zhao Yao should say hello to her, but he really didn't know how to address her, so he said stiffly, "Hello."

Jianmu has no gender at all. Although she looks like a man, she prefers to be called Miss Sister.

She crushed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and the cattail fan gently lifted Zhao Yao's chin, and said in a charming way: "Come, call me sister."

……

Zhao Yao felt that she was taking advantage of him.

"You can get what you want," Lin also yawned, "I haven't opened for a long time."

"Can you sell things here?" Zhao Yao asked tentatively.

Lin also pointed to the business license on the back of him with a cattail fan, and said, "See? Regular business, I have to pay taxes every month, okay?" It even pays taxes according to the law. It is a model shop that has made outstanding contributions to our country.

Zhao Yao casually pointed to the book: "Is this for sale?"

Lin also hasn't opened for a long time, and said, "Thirty thousand."

Zhao Yao was surprised: "So expensive?"

Lin Ye: "Either give money or give life."

Zhao Yao has some concepts about lifespan. He used to settle his reward through lifespan before, and asked, "How much life is worth [-]?"

Lin Ye: "Seven days."

Zhao Yao silently calculated the exchange rate in his mind. Human life is worth more than US dollars, and a seven-day lifespan is worth [-].

Zhao Yao asked: "Can money buy life?"

Lin also took a look at Xie Yue, and patiently explained to Zhao Yao, probably for his sake: "The only currency in circulation between heaven and earth is human life, and life is precious only when it is short. The blue luan next to you, His life is worth nothing. Life can be exchanged for money, but money cannot be exchanged for life."

Zhao Yao thought that I was not short of money, but very short of life, and said, "How do you give life? How do you know how many lives a person has? What if he only has one year, and he insists on buying something worth three years from you?"

Lin has also jumped out of the category of monsters, like a god wandering in the world, humans and monsters can choose to come to Babaozhai to trade with him.Lin also pointed to his own eyes. His eyes are "celestial eyes". When looking at people, there will be a string of numbers floating above his head, which is the lifespan of human beings.

"Don't tell him what you have." Xie Yue who was at the side suddenly said, he walked behind Lin Ye and opened a door.

Lin Ye turned pale in shock after giving a feed, and there was no time to stop him, because Xie Yue had already opened the door, and Lin Ye cursed: "You have taken the wrong medicine! How can this be..." He wanted to say how could this be seen by others , but under Xie Yue's intimidation, he didn't say anything.

Zhao Yao was able to see the inner world, which looked like a row of university lecture halls, a circular space, rows of seats filled with small dolls from the Qing Dynasty, each of them had an abacus in front of them, and the sound of crackling abacus could be heard endlessly.They flipped through the account books in front of them, calculating quickly as if they were taking an exam.

In front of him was a huge blackboard, and someone was writing and drawing on it according to different calculation methods, constantly updating the latest figures.This place looks like a small stock exchange office, and it also looks like an underground gambling house.

There is also a large piece of "reward information" posted on the wall. The things that Sanyin Mansion can govern are limited, and all things in the world must maintain a balance between good and evil. There are many spontaneous private investors, and many people secretly act as "hunters" For monsters with a red line, the reward is the lifespan calculated according to the difficulty.

Zhao Yao didn't know the existence of Babaozhai before, let alone being a "hunter" to increase his lifespan. Xie Yue probably got the information suitable for Zhao Yao from here and then resent it to him.

Babaozhai is like a lifespan trading center. Lifespan is the highest currency that can be exchanged for everything. The lifespans of humans and monsters are counted and implemented here, registered and then flowed into other institutions.

"Damn it." Lin Ye was upset at the moment, "You're fucking breaking the rules."

"Are you going to report on me?" Xie Yue gave him a sideways look.

Lin also lost his temper in an instant, how could he report?They are almost equivalent to accomplices!He was the one who revealed Zhao Yao's lifespan to Xie Yue before. At that time, he was just for fun, but Xie Yue didn't expect Xie Yue to be more interested.

Zhao Yao was immersed in the shock and hadn't recovered. The world he knew before seemed to be two-dimensional, but when he was suddenly shown a three-dimensional world, normal people couldn't accept it.

Xie Yue said: "If you want to know the life expectancy, you can ask him."

"Is it possible?" Zhao Yao was a little unsure. Didn't TV dramas always say that secrets should not be leaked?

Lin also seemed to know what he was thinking, and said: "The secrets of the heavens are not unavoidable. Sometimes people can't bear the secrets at all." Knowing his own longevity, what then?Will you live the rest of your life better?Not necessarily, probably will be decadent and live in pain all day long, Zhao Yao is a very typical example.

But Xie Yue had to tell Zhao Yao because his situation was too special.The lifespan of human beings fluctuates randomly, because there are causes and effects everywhere in the world, and most people's deviations will not be very high, but Zhao Yao died ahead of Lin Ye's estimated death date.

Lin also put away his sloppy expression, which was rare and serious. When he was serious, the blue pattern on his body glowed, "Do you really want to know?"

Do you really want to know your lifespan?Zhao Yao thought it couldn't be worse, nodded, "I want to know."

Lin Ye quietly looked at Zhao Yao. During this process, Lin Ye looked calm like a Bodhisattva, with downcast eyes as if looking down on all sentient beings. Everyone must accept her judgment.That feeling is not very comfortable, like a valued item that can be sentenced to death anytime, anywhere.

Xie Yue frowned, this time Lin also opened her eyes for too long, most of the time she only needed to look at people, this time 15 minutes had passed.

No one from the three parties spoke, only the crackling sound of abacus. After a while, Lin finally relaxed. She fell back into her chair in frustration and said, "I can't see it."

Zhao Yao's head was blank, nothing.

Xie Yue frowned, and his eyes became more serious, "What do you mean?" He had never seen such a situation, and he had known Lin for so long, so he had never heard of a lifespan that she couldn't see.

Lin Ye herself didn't quite believe what she saw just now. She said the only reasonable explanation, "His fate has changed."

The author has something to say: I have seen the original version of the little cutie, and I may find that Lin Ye’s gender has changed. I checked the information for the second time, and Jianmu is a tree. There should be no gender, and the handling of ambiguous gender may be better.

He was the friend who called Xie Yue before~

感谢在2019-11-2010:13:52~2019-11-2109:50:36期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mines: 1 tomorrow at Keswell;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!