Nocturnal

Qin Mochi was woken up by being licked by the walnut, and when he opened his eyes, he saw the two front paws of the walnut standing on the edge of the bed, with a silly and cute dog's face protruding above him, making a gesture to lick it down.Qin Mochi hurriedly raised his hand to press it, only to find that the back of his hand and his cheeks were wet.

Qin Mochi sat up quickly, grabbed two paper towels from the bed and wiped them in disgust, "Walnut, you can wake me up in a different way next time. Really. You don't need to bathe me with your tongue."

Walnut didn't know if he understood, and he was quite happy with his big tail flicking.

Qin Mochi pushed his big head aside, and hurried to wash himself.He just remembered that when he came home last night, Li Yedu reminded him to let the walnuts out for a walk in the morning.But this is the twelfth floor after all, he was a little worried about letting Walnut go downstairs by himself, so he decided to go downstairs with it for a walk.

One person and one dog strolled along the beach for an hour, and Xia Zhifei came back with two dark circles under his eyes and two big plastic bags in his hand as soon as he got home.After something like that happened last night, Qin Mochi didn't have the heart to go back to the old house, and besides, he took the walnuts, so he went straight back to his home.He didn't sleep well that night, and he was full of questions waiting to be asked.

Xia Zhifei entered the door, walked into the kitchen familiarly, put the breakfast he brought on a plate, and brought it out.Seeing Qin Mochi sitting at the dining table with an expression on his face waiting to interrogate him, he suddenly had a headache, "Mochi, little Momo, if we have something to say, can we ask after dinner?"

"You can talk while eating." Qin Mochi took the tray from him and put it on the dining table, picked up a few buns and threw it to Walnut.It had already eaten dog food just now, but for some reason, it still came over with a greedy face when it saw them eating.

Xia Zhifei graciously passed over the hot soy milk, "Here, hot one, your favorite drink."

Qin Mochi glanced at him, "Just tell the truth, what on earth do you do? Why do I feel that your behavior last night is different from ordinary police?"

Xia Zhifei suddenly showed a bitter look.In Qin Mochi's current situation, there are some things that he must know, but he can't say too much, this scale is really difficult to grasp.

"Can't you say it?" Qin Mochi frowned slightly as he saw his perplexed expression.

"Not really." Xia Zhifei came back to his senses, he came here early in the morning, of course he had something to tell him, so that he wouldn't run to other people to inquire and cause other troubles, "What do you want to ask?" Just ask, and I’ll answer if I can.”

"Then I'll ask." Qin Mochi still had a steamed bun on his chopsticks, but his eyes were fixed on him, "What is a residence permit?" He thought about this strange term for a long time last night, and even checked it online , Unfortunately, no explanation was found.This made him wonder for a while whether he had heard something wrong.

Xia Zhifei hesitated for a moment, "Do you still remember what I said last time that you have... um, you have demonic power?"

Qin Mochi nodded.

"Usually such...are not human beings. If they want to live in the city, they must pass strict examinations and examinations, and then the relevant departments will issue a residence permit."

Qin Mochi was shocked, "It's not a person, what is it?"

Xia Zhifei lowered his voice, and said in a tone that intentionally frightened him: "Of course it's...a demon."

Qin Mochi's hands trembled, and the bun fell into the sauce dish, startling himself.He looked at Xia Zhifei, and asked uncertainly, "Is it the 'demon' I understand?"

Xia Zhifei suppressed a smile, "It should be."

Qin Mochi looked at him blankly, feeling that all three views had collapsed.

Xia Zhifei accompanied Xinxin to comfort him and said, "Hey, don't worry, can't I testify for you? Others don't know who you are, so I don't know?"

Qin Mochi rolled his eyes, "What kind of policeman are you? What do you usually do? Specially issue temporary residence permits to monsters?"

"No." Xia Zhifei was a little dissatisfied with his tone, "What do you mean by issuing temporary residence permits to monsters? Criminal cases related to monsters are handled by our special affairs department, and the review and issuance of certificates belongs to logistics. It is not the same as us. It's up."

Qin Mochi simply didn't know how to look at his words.How many secrets are there in this world that he doesn't know? Even the brothers who grew up together suddenly become so mysterious.

"Then... what about me?" Qin Mochi struggled to say these words, "That policewoman asked me for a residence permit... She also regarded me as a monster? Why? How did she judge?"

Xia Zhifei said vaguely: "Many people in our team are members of the Taoist sect, and we also have some special equipment, which can also sense the breath of monsters."

That is to say, I do have the breath of a monster on my body?Qin Mochi looked at the Buddhist beads that exuded warmth on his wrist, and recalled how he was flying around before, and felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart.

Xia Zhifei hurriedly comforted him and said: "Your situation is special. I told the captain. I will meet you some time later and let him have a look. He is a son of the Zhengyi school, from a family background, and is very capable."

Qin Mochi let out a dry "Oh".He had a blank face, his big eyes blinked and blinked without knowing what he was thinking, especially the beautiful pair of pupils, which shrank and changed due to the stimulation of the morning light, changed their shape, and changed their color from black to thick purple, and then changed It turned into a bright violet color, imperceptibly adding a bit of ferociousness belonging to wild beasts.

Xia Zhifei felt that he was probably used to dealing with monsters and ghosts, so that his aesthetics had also been affected to some extent, and he actually thought that such a Qin Mochi was very beautiful - the evil spirit on his body should belong to some kind of big cat.What exactly it is, he is yet to be sure.However, the aura emitted by each animal is different, the coldness of snakes, the lightness of birds, the arrogance of lions, the ferocity of tigers, and the swiftness and fierceness of leopards.When he thought of Qin Mochi flicking his black and yellow tail and gently shaking his furry ears at him, he actually felt that this always cold-faced younger brother suddenly became cute.

"What are you laughing at?" Qin Mochi picked up his chopsticks again and looked at him suspiciously.

"It's nothing." Xia Zhifei wiped the corners of his mouth and laughed, "Little Momo, you were so beautiful when you were young. Do you still remember the woolen hat with cat ears that your mother bought you for Chinese New Year one year?"

Qin Mochi showed a disgusted expression, "How many years ago?"

Xia Zhifei didn't know what he thought of, and he was overjoyed.

Qin Mochi ignored him and finished his breakfast on his own.He was a little worried about Li Yedu, wondering how this sudden case would affect him.

"Hey," Qin Mochi thought for a while, and then sat down again, "Second brother, the case last night..."

Xia Zhifei quickly raised his hand to stop him, "Don't ask!"

Qin Mochi, "..."

Xia Zhifei looked at him apologetically, "Is there any discipline, be good, don't ask."

Qin Mochi sighed, "I just want to ask, will Li Yedu be okay?"

"The man who found the body?" Xia Zhifei had a gossipy expression on his face, "How do you know him? What's the relationship?"

Qin Mochi looked at him helplessly, "What do you think? How come I never knew you were such a gossip?"

Xia Zhifei shook his head honestly, "Ever since I knew you were still pursued by men, my three views have collapsed. Ah, by the way, where is the suitor? Did you come to see me again?"

"You're digressing." Qin Mochi knocked on the table, "Li Yedu."

Xia Zhifei stared at him with a stiff face for a moment, then lost the battle, "He will be fine, do you know his identity? That kid can be patient, if anything happens, even our captain may not be able to restrain him."

Qin Mochi was dubious, "Is it true?"

"Am I still lying to you?" Xia Zhifei suddenly became sad, "Xiao Momo, don't you believe me?"

Before he came, Qin Mochi prepared a lot of questions, but he was distracted by him. He forgot what else he wanted to ask, and waved his hand impatiently, "I believe, I believe, get out. I still have to work. "

Xia Zhifei pointed to the walnut lying at his feet, "You don't want to take it to work, do you?"

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. If you really want to say no..." Xia Zhifei rubbed his chin, "Does it have a residence permit?"

Qin Mochi stared at him dumbfounded.

"You said... what?!"

"Walnuts can't be considered demons yet." Li Yedu frowned, and slowly dropped a sunspot on the chessboard, "It's also its fate. It took the path of demon cultivation, but it's only just embarked on this path. If you can’t cultivate, no one dares to guarantee it. How many ascetics do you think there are all over the world, and how many people really cultivate the Dao? Humans are like this, let alone animals.”

Qin Mochi couldn't help frowning, he didn't like the term "animal".Dogs and cats are very spiritual. He remembered the walnut that was kept beside him when he was a child. No one knew better than him how smart and well-behaved this creature was.

Li Yedu looked at the obviously sullen expression on his face, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "You are still the same."

"What?" Qin Mochi didn't hear clearly.

"It's nothing." Li Yedu threw the chess pieces back into the jar, and looked at him with a little amusement, "You called me over in a hurry, just to ask about this?"

Qin Mochi thought to himself, isn't this a big deal?Sanguan suffered another blow, okay?A few days ago when I went online, I saw a post saying that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, animals were not allowed to become spirits, but in the blink of an eye, a dog demon appeared for him, and he took the dog demon to the pet living center to take a bath, and took it out for a walk, Feed it buns to eat...

When someone walks a dog, he walks a demon dog.

This stimulation is too great, okay? !

Li Yedu laughed, and seemed to find Qin Mochi's sombre face very interesting, "Okay, don't think about it. Walnut, a stupid dog, is still a stupid dog even if he starts to practice, let alone the high-level things like transformation." There is no shadow, and even human speech can barely be understood. Half of the communication with it is left to my guess. Its current level is just a few years longer than ordinary dogs. Cheng Jing Cheng Jing said It’s so simple, how can it be so easy to do?”

Qin Mochi thought for a while, and felt that Walnut was very pitiful. He was not very handsome, he was skinny, his owner didn't like him very much, and he didn't understand spells. Compared with ordinary pet dogs at home, he didn't seem to have much advantage.

Qin Mochi patted its head, "Beef for lunch."

Walnut didn't know if he understood what he said, grinned at the corner of his mouth, and hummed softly twice.

"Your Xia Zhifei is also a stick." Li Yedu looked at Qin Mochi's unhappy expression, and continued to smear him maliciously. Who told him to stand in front of him deliberately last night and not let him talk to Qin Mochi.Seeing that he stretched out his hand to give Qin Mochi a hand when he was going up the steps, and he even gave him a sneaky look, Li Yedu remembered it all.

"Don't look at him as a professional," Li Yedu raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a little disdainful expression, "but he is not a Taoist, but he opened his eyes by chance. , the standard is probably not as good as yours. He will never be able to see the extent of the demon cultivator's cultivation. Maybe he still thinks that as long as he cultivates, he can transform into form."

Qin Mochi began to think seriously about how Xia Zhifei had offended him.

"As for the residence permit," Li Yedu snorted, "If the stupid dog Walnut cultivates well, he will probably need one in another hundred or eighty years. It's completely useless now."

Qin Mochi let out a dry "Oh".

Li Yedu looked at him a little frustrated, and felt a little guilty in his heart, "I didn't mean to slander him... In fact, their special affairs department is pretty good. Linhai City's law and order is so good, they have contributed a lot. You probably don't know , Linhai ranks in the top five in the list of cities that monsters like to settle down most. Not only is it surrounded by mountains and rivers, but it also has good Fengshui and aura. The most important thing is that the security is good, and the settlement certificate system is very strict, so Demons and ghosts are honest."

Qin Mochi became curious, "Linhai ranks the top five? Where is the number one?"

"Oh," Li Yedu's eyes began to look around, "You monster, of course you have to stay in the deep mountains and old forests. It's better to practice in places with few people. After all, there are still a few people who go to the city for nothing."

Qin Mochi rolled his eyes at him, "Tch, who wants to know."

Li Yedu looked at his slightly frowned eyebrows, his heart moved for no reason, and the expression in his eyes softened, "I'm just kidding you. Mochi, don't think too much."

Qin Mochi looked at him in surprise, ignored his change of address, and asked bluntly, "Then let me ask you, have we met before...?"

"Before..." Li Yedu looked at him with a meaningful smile, "Mochi, you will remember. Trust me."

Qin Mochi looked at him suspiciously, always feeling that there was a bit of evil in his expression.He didn't like the feeling that there was something in this kind of words, but Li Yedu said that he would remember it himself, but he believed it intuitively.Because in the last few months, he did find that he was slowly remembering things when he was a child. For example, he once raised a black dog named Walnut. For example, when he was a child, he planted a peach tree in the yard. When the flowers bloomed, The courtyard is full of fragrance.At that time, he couldn't see anything, he only knew that he couldn't embrace the old peach tree with rough skin even if he tried his best to open his arms.

Qin Mochi was in a daze for a moment, and unexpectedly recalled the dream he had once in his mind.In the dream, there was a peach blossom like mist, and under the flower tree, a little child was sitting on a thick tree root with his back facing him, holding his hands, shaking his little feet one after another.Sitting opposite him was a woman with an unrecognizable face, with an old-fashioned bun on her head, raising her hand to pinch the little boy's face.Her laughing voice was crisp and sweet, which brought Qin Mochi an indescribable sense of intimacy.

Li Yedu looked at him intently, not refusing to miss the slightest expression on his face.And he seemed particularly satisfied with what he observed.

"I'll remember." He whispered in a voice like a wizard casting a spell. "Trust me."

Qin Mochi felt that the word "trust me" from Li Yedu's mouth was more of a hint, implying that he knew something that Qin Mochi didn't know at all.For example, the childhood experience that he has forgotten.

"You guessed right." Li Yedu saw doubts on his face, and replied straightforwardly: "I know it all, but I can't say it. It would be best if you can remember it yourself."

Qin Mochi looked at him suspiciously, "Why can't you tell?"

"Tao follows nature." Li Yedu smiled, and avoided his question as if nothing had happened, "Qin Mochi, let everything take its course."