Judgment

lead:

Eyes are blue.

Climbing up the stairs step by step, the sky expands and spreads in front of your eyes, as if it wants to fill your whole life with this blue color.

There are bursts of waves in the ears, and the sea breeze blows on the face, carrying the fishy smell of the ocean.

Facing the sea with open arms, let the wind blow people into the sky, fly to any place they want to go, fly to a place of freedom.

With the whistling wind in his ears, he looked up at the blue sky and the blue sea.Suddenly, he rushed forward and flew into this blue world.

At the moment of falling, this touch of blue embraced him fiercely, like a child who has finally returned home.

Falling into the sea is like returning to the mother's womb, warm and reassuring.

Never again—don't want to wake up.

just now:

Wang Chen opened his eyes.

He looked at the white ceiling above his head for several minutes before he was sure that he was fully awake.

clack clack.The door was knocked lightly a few times, and William's voice came into the room.

"Breakfast is ready, Your Highness."

Wang Chen lifted the quilt and walked to the bed, and pulled open the curtains forcefully.The sunlight instantly occupied the room, and it was full of gold.

"Well……"

Covering his stinging eyes with his hands, Wang Chen stood in the morning sun for a long time, as if still immersed in inexplicable thoughts.

……

William raised his head and looked at the young man who went downstairs, "Good morning, Your Highness."

"Good morning."

After changing his clothes, Wang Chen sat at the dining table and looked at the only fried egg on the table.

"Why do I feel that breakfast has become less, is it an illusion?"

The monster butler came from one side and handed over a glass of freshly warmed milk. "It's not an illusion, Your Highness. Starting today, I will gradually reduce the portion of your meals."

Wang Chen lowered his head and pinched his stomach, but he didn't get a few ounces of meat.

"I don't think I need to lose weight."

"But you need to adapt to the habits of monsters, Your Highness. It's time for you to eat monster food." William said solemnly: "Always eating human food will affect your health, and it will not be easy for you to use the power of monsters. "

"Okay." Wang Chen compromised, "Which unlucky soul are you going to let me devour? Let me explain in advance, I don't want anyone who is too fat, I don't want anyone who is too old or too young, and it is best not to be a young woman... ..."

Wang Chen silently sifted through it, and found that he almost eliminated everyone from his menu.

He paused and looked up at William innocently. "Let's think about changing the food again, William."

"You don't need to rush yourself to devour your soul first, let's take it step by step."

The competent housekeeper was unmoved at all, "For monsters, extremely volatile emotions are also a kind of food. Irritability, sadness, and emotions of great joy and anger all belong to this category."

"Then where should I find such a person, a funeral parlor?" Wang Chen asked inarticulately as he sucked off the yolk of the fried egg.

William said: "Or you can try it in a hospital, where many humans die every day."

"...William, you don't want me to eat the souls of dead people, do you?"

There was a trace of disgust on the monster steward's face, and he denied it: "No, Your Highness! Dead human souls are not new, and I don't want you to spoil your stomach."

Well, it turns out that the souls of the dead are expired food for monsters.Wang Chen added a little more knowledge.

"Never mind changing the food, William."

After finishing breakfast, Wang Chen took the paper towel handed over by the monster housekeeper and wiped his mouth. "I want to take a trip far away."

After working last time, there is still a large deposit in the bank card.Wang Chen thought the money was enough for him to go out and relax.

First it was a serial murder case, and then it was a woman who was jealous to the point of madness.

Wang Chen feels that he has been exposed to some negative emotions recently. Even if he is indifferent, he doesn't like to be exposed to these negative emotions all the time.Take this opportunity to give yourself a vacation.

"Where do you want to go?"

"Beach." Wang Chen thought for a while, "For some reason, I suddenly thought of the beach."

William glanced at him, "Then let's go to the beach."

"us?"

"Do you think I will let you go out alone before you have the power to protect yourself? Your Highness."

"Ok."

Wang Chen had no choice but to accept that the original one-person game became a two-person game.

However, the benefits are also obvious.Because William insisted on coming with him, the original economy class ticket became a business class round-trip ticket, and the three-day tour booked became a five-day tour.

This is what Wang Chen strongly requested. Compared with star-rated hotels, he is more willing to live in residential houses by the sea.There are fewer people, quieter and closer to the sea.

There are not many rooms in this small private hotel, Wang Chen and William can only squeeze into one room.In the rooms next to them, one is for the resident population who works here, and the other is for a young couple who come to travel.There are three guest rooms on the second floor, and the first floor is where the owner lives.

Wang Chen and the others arrived in the evening. After tidying up the residence a little, they were going to go out for a walk.

Who would have thought that he would meet the owner of the hotel just at the door on the first floor.

"Okay, grandma, I know. Remember to collect the rent, room [-] on the second floor, right? You are in the hospital for medical treatment, and I will take you home next week." The young man just hung up the phone, looked up and saw standing in front of him Wang Chen and William were taken aback for a moment, then smiled awkwardly.

Wang Chen and the others live in Room [-] on the second floor.

"Are you going to the beach?" The young man took the initiative to greet in order to buffer the awkward atmosphere, "It's windy at the beach now, so you should wear more clothes."

"Thank you." Wang Chen nodded to him.

When he and William walked out of the house, the monster steward beside him looked up at a certain room on the second floor.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing." William withdrew his gaze and continued to follow behind Wang Chen.

The wind at the seaside was really strong, and when the evening approached, it was still raining lightly.Wang Chen could only give up going to the beach and walk to the side of the road.

There is a leisure street along the coast, or a bar street. At night, there are many people here, and there are many people who come to take shelter from the rain.There are some scantily clad girls on the side of the road, smiling ambiguously at the men passing by.The guests here also seem to be familiar with them, and many of them flirt with these women.

These street girls sometimes deliberately tease some young-looking boys, and laugh wantonly when they see the other party blushing.The red lips set off a charming arc, causing the round pair in front of her to tremble, attracting the eyes of the opposite sex.

Among them, there was a woman who was exceptionally different.

She doesn't laugh wantonly, just sits quietly in the dark.

She didn't wear overly revealing clothes, but the dress was close to her body, outlining her slender curves.

She didn't look at you with seductive eyes, but she just sat there and sipped the wine lightly, and her every move attracted the attention of countless people.Among the passers-by, many people turned their attention to this silent and low-key woman.

She looked more like a mysterious and elegant lady, but she was sitting behind the group of street girls.

This already shows her identity.

Some people showed regretful expressions, while others stared at her covetously.Wang Chen was also one of the crowd watching this woman, but it was for another reason.

He felt that there was something about this woman that attracted him, not her beauty, nor her mysterious aura, but something else.To be precise, this woman aroused his appetite, the appetite of a monster.

"What's that?" he asked William. "That woman's scent."

Wang Chen thinks this is a very special fragrance, neither strong nor intense, but it always lingers around, making it unforgettable.

"It's drugs." William said, "You'd better not treat her as food, Your Highness."

"Drugs?" Wang Chen was curious.

"Dead human souls are a taboo for monsters, and the souls of dying people are drugs to us." William said: "At this time, human beings will emit a special smell that seduces our appetite. But Once this kind of human soul is devoured, it will do a lot of harm but no benefit."

"Addictive?"

"No, it's more serious than that." William looked serious, "It will make monsters no longer interested in other foods."

The temptation to die.Human beings on the verge of death are taboo poppies to monsters.Exudes a fatal attraction, but cannot be touched.

After hearing William's explanation, Wang Chen became more interested in that woman.And he always felt that, apart from this reason, the woman sitting quietly in the world of flowers, flowers and willows had a certain quality that attracted him more.

After the rain stopped, Wang Chen and William returned to the small hotel, but the life in Bar Street had just begun.

Before leaving, Wang Chen glanced over there.In the dim sight, illuminated by the dazzling lamp, there is only a silent silhouette of a woman.

Unexpectedly, when they returned to the small hotel, the host prepared a hot dinner for them.

"It's a custom." The young innkeeper said enthusiastically, "Every new guest must taste our special potato cakes."

Wang Chen glanced at the steaming pancakes, there was some special seasoning sprinkled on them, which made the roundworm in his stomach scream again.He smiled at his enthusiastic host, "Then respect is worse than obedience."

After entertaining the two new guests, the owner of the hotel cleaned up the kitchen by himself.

The sound of waves hitting the shore was faintly heard outside the window, like the roar of wild animals.

He turned off all the lights except the door light and one in the kitchen.After packing everything, he sat there quietly, as if waiting for someone to come back.

Click, the second hand moves around.After walking around for an unknown number of times, there was a slight noise outside the door, and he immediately looked up at the door.

The visitor pushed open the door and entered the room with all the wind and rain in his body.If Wang Chen were here, he would definitely recognize her. It was the mysterious woman he saw in Bar Street.

"It's so late, why don't you go to bed?" She asked with a chuckle, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes appeared with her smile.

This woman is no longer young, and time has left marks on her face mercilessly.

"I made potato pancakes, do you want to eat? Sister Yun." The young innkeeper's eyes were full of joy, like a puppy seeing its owner, or a child seeing its mother.

The woman originally wanted to say that she had already eaten, but seeing his expectant eyes, she couldn't help but soften her heart.She went to the table, picked up a potato cake and swallowed it into her mouth.

"That's right, it's almost like your grandma's handicraft."

The young man laughed immediately, "You said that when I was a child."

"That means your skills have not improved, boy." The woman smiled happily, swept away the silent image outside, and rubbed the short hair of the young man. "When will grandma leave the hospital?"

"I will be discharged from the hospital next week. Sister Yun, will you pick me up with me?"

"I won't go. Older people have a bad heart. If I go, I'm afraid she will be angry again and stay in the hospital for a while longer."

"Why? That's because you're always bickering with grandma..."

The two were talking happily, the light shining on them.

Sitting here are men and women, tenants and owners, and even friends.

A bright lamp in the room seems to warm the hearts of the people.But outside the window, it was dark.The cold rain beat on the glass, as if to break through this layer of defense and occupy this warm room.

How long can a lamp stay bright in this wind and rain?