Well of Mystery

After careful calculation, Bai Xiuqi had indeed not smoked for a while.The things that happened in the past two days were so many and complicated that there was no room for breathing, so naturally there was no time to waste and be in a daze.

But it's different now.

Putting the hot water bottle and plastic bucket temporarily near the stairs on the first floor, he reached into his pocket and fumbled for a cigarette and a lighter to light.The familiar smell diffuses in the nasal cavity, but the refreshing or exhilarating feeling does not come as promised.

He sighed, and exhaled the smoke.On the dark tall buildings around, colorful spiritual fires kept flickering, like blinking eyes one by one.

Bai Xiuqi suddenly became curious—what kind of stories are hidden behind those ancient utensils, the sealed demons and goblins?What kind of feelings do those humans who sent them to Xuanjing Apartment maintain towards them?

There must be resentment, fear, and loathing...but will there also be regret, sadness, and reluctance?

Wouldn't it be a very meaningful thing if we could draw them all?

Jiang Chenglu must know these stories, but if he asked directly, he might just laugh it off...

Bai Xiuqi felt a little annoyed at herself when she found that she had unknowingly turned back to that guy.Coincidentally, there was another series of loud cell phone ringtones from upstairs.

It was Jiang Chenglu's mobile phone, an unknown knock-off brand, the ringtone resounded all over the world, and I wonder if it could reach the bathhouse.

The fast-paced ringing made Bai Xiuqi uneasy. He sighed and walked towards the dark passageway of the main entrance with his legs open.

At 8:59:54, Jiang Chenglu got dressed and walked out of the bathroom with his things.As soon as the curtain of the compartment was lifted, she saw the female ghost, Xiaohong, dressed in yoga clothes and sitting on the straw mat.There are seven oil lamps and a stick of incense sticking in front of him. It looks like he is about to start practicing.

Jiang Chenglu didn't want to disturb her, so he walked lightly and wanted to slip past her, but there was still a gust of wind blowing around his body, which made the flame of the oil lamp shake.

So Xiaohong opened her eyes slightly.

"A Jiang..."

She asked, "When the little brother surnamed Bai walked out just now, his expression was similar to mine. What happened to you?"

"What else can I do to him?"

Jiang Chenglu smiled wryly: "A little bug who can't survive the summer said he wanted to go to see ice and snow with me, how can I just agree to him?"

"What's wrong with Xia Chong? Am I not also a Xia Chong? The key is whether you like him or not." Xiaohong educated him in turn: "Xiao Chong wants to watch ice with you, so you let Xiao Chong live until Can't it be winter?"

"It's not that simple. You've got talent, and you've suffered a lot, haven't you?"

Jiang Chenglu smiled and patted her on the top of the head: "I have touched Xiao Dong's body and know that he does not have that kind of fairy bone. I am afraid that even if he dies, he will not be able to cultivate into a ghost fairy, so why bother? You should watch less Korean dramas." , there is no such perfect story in this world.”

"...It's up to you, I just don't want to see you so lonely all the time, anyway, you know your own affairs."

"Don't I still have you?" Jiang Chenglu smiled.

Xiaohong couldn't talk to him, and finally put the topic down: "By the way, I heard your mobile phone ringing just now, it was so loud."

Jiang Chenglu nodded, walked around the oil lamp on the ground and walked outside.As soon as he went out, he saw Wei Xiangtu walking towards here in a hurry.

"A Jiang!" He shouted after a few steps: "Tao Chuan called you just now and no one answered. He said that the person named Li Kun had been picked up more than an hour ago!"

3 minutes ago.

The cigarette in his hand was about to burn to the end, and it was estimated that Jiang Chenglu's shower was almost finished.There are still three hours between now and twelve o'clock at midnight, and there should be a short rest before picking up Li Kun.

Bai Xiuqi packed up her mood and prepared to go back to the house.

But when he turned his head and walked back, the dark passage suddenly brightened up, and then the shadow under his feet moved quickly from behind to the front.

Apparently there was a car coming from the rudder road.

Who would come here in the middle of the night?

Bai Xiuqi was curious and walked towards the door impromptu, but the more he walked, the more he felt something was wrong.

The surrounding area is very quiet, so quiet that the humming of the car engine can already be heard.

The car had obviously parked outside Xuanjing's apartment, but after so long, no one was seen walking in.

What is that man doing outside the door?Bai Xiuqi became vigilant a little bit, and stepped lightly.

He bypassed the concealed iron gate and looked out, and found that there was indeed an off-road vehicle parked on the rudder road not far away, and the bright two beams of headlights made people dizzy.

But Bai Xiuqi quickly recognized that it was Li Kun's car.

The vehicle was parked crookedly, the door was wide open, and it was impossible to tell whether there was anyone in the cab because of the lights.Bai Xiuqi was not so stupid as to step forward to check, he took two steps back, turned around and started running back.

But before he ran a few steps, the car lights were suddenly turned off, and the passage was instantly plunged into darkness.

This time, the eyes that couldn't quickly adapt to the darkness really couldn't see anything.Bai Xiuqi was forced to slow down, but in the next second, he still kicked the sundries piled up on the wall.

It was the old car repair booth, and the glove box made of tin was kicked and rattled.Bai Xiuqi was about to fumble around like a blind man, but his outstretched hand found a person's shoulder.

who is it? !

Bai Xiuqi's heart clicked, and he had already thought of the answer.

Sure enough, that person grabbed his wrist, and then twisted his entire arm.

"Xiuqi, it's me, I'm here to take you home."

Damn it, this guy really ran over!Bai Xiuqi was startled and annoyed, struggled a few times but it didn't work at all - Li Kun really had a strange power at night, and he couldn't resist it with his own strength.

Still need to find a professional.

Bai Xiuqi turned his head to the courtyard, and just about to yell, his mouth was tightly covered.

"Shh, shhh—talk again and I'll bite your tongue off!"

Li Kun's hand was like a pair of iron pliers, his fingers were cold, and his nails even dug into Bai Xiuqi's cheek.The strength is so great that it can crush bones.

It hurt so much, Bai Xiuqi even wanted to cry.Although his hands were tightly strangling Li Kun's neck, it was a pity that the other party didn't respond at all.

Fortunately, at this time, he heard someone shouting his name in the distance.

It was Jiang Chenglu. This guy probably came out to look for someone after he sensed some clues.Bai Xiuqi blinked, but don't answer, he can't even make a sound now.

And Li Kun, who also heard the voice, has already started to drag Bai Xiuqi outside a little bit.

what to do?If he was really taken into the car, Jiang Chenglu would not be able to catch up even if he wanted to. Wouldn't it be Li Kun's words to rub flat and round?

So Bai Xiuqi's first reaction was "absolutely can't go!"

He let go of Li Kun's neck resolutely, and turned his hand to the wall, desperately trying to grab some fixed object to delay Li Kun's pace.

But even better than that, he touched the spigot of a bicycle.

Jiang Chenglu frowned when he saw the plastic barrels and hot water bottles placed on the stairs.

"Little boss!"

Without thinking about it, he shouted loudly, and the echo echoed in the empty corridor, but unfortunately there was no response at all.

This kid, could it be that he ran away because of an awkward situation?

Just as this idea popped into Jiang Chenglu's head, he heard a crisp metal bell coming from the passage of the gate.

It was the sound of bicycle bells.

Jiang Chenglu was slightly taken aback, and immediately realized what this meant.He threw away the things in his hand and ran quickly towards the door.

He heard it!

When he heard the footsteps, Bai Xiuqi was overjoyed, and he grabbed the rusted bicycle faucet even more desperately, refusing to let go.But Li Kun was still pulling him, and the two of them moved five or six meters away in such a way.

Suddenly, someone turned on the incandescent lamp on the top of the passage.The high-power light bulb is like a small sun, emitting dazzling light without warning.

The pupils contracted suddenly, and Bai Xiuqi closed his eyes in pain and turned his head away. At the same time, he felt a gust of cold wind gliding by his side, and was immediately dragged down to the ground by Li Kun.

When he fell, he bumped into a pile of sundries, and his forehead hit something that looked like a wooden box, causing a dizzy pain.When the dizziness ended and his eyes got used to the bright light, Bai Xiuqi realized that Li Kun was no longer by his side.

"Are you OK?"

Jiangcheng Lu took a few steps to help him up, but his eyes fell on the corner of his forehead.Only then did Bai Xiuqi feel some warm liquid slowly flowing down his eyebrows and feet.

"I am fine."

He stretched his sleeves to hold down the bleeding wound, while looking around, and soon found the trace of Li Kun - the guy had escaped a distance of four or five meters, hiding aside and watching them vigilantly.

"...Who are you?!" He asked Jiang Chenglu, "Why did you ruin my good deeds!"

"I'm the gatekeeper here." Jiang Chenglu replied, "I just draw my sword to help when the road is injustice."

As he spoke, he reached into his trouser pocket and took out a roll of red cotton thread. Two knots were tied every few inches on the red thread, with a golden bead sandwiched in the middle.

While fiddling with the red thread, he sized up Li Kun: "Now it's my turn to ask you, what exactly are you?"

A hint of cunning flashed in Li Kun's eyes: "Didn't you already see it? You even broke my roots."

"wrong!"

Jiang Chenglu overturned the judgment he made himself a few days ago: "Puweijing is not capable of making such a big commotion, and you still have a woman's smell on your body, which is very faint, mixed in the pampas grass .”

"Hehehe..." Li Kun's laughter suddenly became sharper: "It's very light, so what about now?!"

The moment he said these words, the incandescent light at the top of the passage flickered suddenly, and then Bai Xiuqi noticed that Li Kun's appearance had changed.

The eye sockets, cheeks, and lips became pale and purple, and the facial features also changed from masculine to feminine, as if they had become women.

"See it?" Jiang Chenglu whispered, "It's the ghost's soul fire."

When he said this, Bai Xiuqi actually saw it too—just above the head and shoulders of Li Kun, who should have changed his appearance, something black and purple like miasma was rising.

Immediately afterwards, a very distinct odor appeared in the air.

It was a stench, but I couldn't tell what it was coming from.Bai Xiuqi was frowning and considering whether to listen more, when he heard that Jiang Chenglu had already announced a series of nouns.

"Pampas grass, water plants, river mud, carrion..."

He suddenly widened his eyes: "I know... I know, you are jealous!"