Can God let you do this?

After visiting several shops in a row, Gu Nian didn't say a word. Gu's mother felt that her son was still a child no matter how calm he was. Perhaps she was startled by the old man's staring eyes.

There was nothing wrong with the mother's guess. In fact, every step Gu Nian took after turning his head was a little apprehensive, with a vague sense of unnaturalness in his body, and he only followed behind his mother. But on the other hand, he was a little happy when he realized that the other party might be a monster.

I'm sorry old man Gu, he was right, a world with big monsters might really exist.

Mother Gu lowered her head and patted her son's head, holding his hand even tighter, "Son, do you want to eat rice crackers during the Chinese New Year?"

The mother and son stopped at a shop that made sweets, and Gu Nian also liked sweets.

He nodded in response.The little boy noticed that there were electric lanterns on the beams of this house. The light of the paper lanterns was too weird, and the electric lanterns were not as strong as the paper lanterns.He looked up and saw that the store owner looked familiar, he was a friend of his mother, he was an acquaintance, and after greeting the other guests, he came to Mother Gu to start a new round of homework.

The mother was obviously sober, and the two chatted happily.

Gu Nian noticed that there is no back kitchen, but there are a few partitions at the back to separate the front and back areas. Outsiders can see some making machines, and several large bags of rice cracker candied almond cakes are crowded together to fill the back.As soon as the beeping machine was turned on, it took out a large handful of sugar-roasted chestnuts.The sweetness spreads and wraps the whole storefront.

In this sweet smell, Gu Nian smelled the familiar scent of the past years, the last time he smelled a similar sweet smell was from the kit bag.

Um?Thinking of the kit, Gu Nian realized where the unnatural feeling in his body came from.

The marmalade-flavored kit is missing

At first it was in my pocket, then I held it in my hand, and now it disappears naturally.

Gu Nian looked up at her mother in surprise, she was continuing to chat with the store owner.He tugged at the corner of his mother's clothes: "Mom."Gu's mother looked down at him, "What's wrong?" Gu Nian signaled her mother to look at herself, but Gu's mother didn't feel anything wrong after looking at her.

Gu Nian shook his head expressionlessly, thought for a while and replied, "I want to eat candied fruit."

My mother is a bit confused, but she remembers clearly when storing important items. Just now she saw him holding the kit and asked him to take good care of it, but now she is not aware of the disappearance of the kit.

Although Gu Nian is young, he has a strange calmness and intuition.

Gu's mother's awareness of the existence of the kit was blurred, and she was chatting and laughing with acquaintances at the moment, and she was not usually an uncommunicative person. It was really weird that she responded so mechanically to the girl suspected of being a monster in that store just now.

Thinking back carefully, the mother and the girl looked at each other.

At that time, her eyes were empty, so the mother's response at that time had something to do with the disappearance of the kit and the demon?

When Gu Nian thought about it, he suddenly felt a line of sight behind him. Suddenly, he looked back. It was an oil-paper umbrella with a purple totem painted on it, stretched out and facing him, spinning silently in circles.

Cuise, Gu Nian thought about coming alone, and took a step back.

The one holding the umbrella and standing under the umbrella is clearly the white-haired old woman wrapped in a fur robe, and the emerald hairpin is still pinned to her head.It is said that faces are born from the heart, Gu Nian now feels that although the old woman's face is gentle, there is a bit of cunning and slippery.

She stood in the snow but did not step out of a hole in the snow. She stood opposite and looked directly at Gu Nian. The umbrella was held in her hand and she saw that the frame was made of bamboo. Three corners of the oil-paper umbrella hung three The bell, the same color as the girl before, didn't make any sound.

A purple oil-paper umbrella looked so abrupt in the snowy night. She stood between two storefronts with the umbrella in her hand. Moss was spreading on the rubble, and the corners of the antique eaves were dripping with snow. disgust.

Vicious beasts lurk in those gray gutters.

But the pedestrians passing by didn't seem to notice the person standing there.

People's awareness of her and the umbrella's existence is also blurred

"Your things are here with us," she said, across the street from Gu Nian, but her voice was so clear.

Gu Nian came to a conclusion, and the demon came to the door.

"A Nian? Okay?" Mother Gu was still calling him. "Auntie invited us to sit in the house, your father will come later"

Gu Nian glanced across the street, pretending not to care, turned around and said, "I saw Uncle Gao's candied haws when I came here."

He skillfully held his mother's hand, Gu's mother raised her eyebrows, and the son rarely took the initiative to hold her hand.

Gu Nian looked up at his mother with a smile, "I saw him again just now." The minds of ordinary children may not be so pure, let alone him. "It seems that the business is good today. I saw only a few sugar apples on his shelf,"

Gu Nian knows how to accurately grasp his mother's heart to achieve his goals, but he is naturally difficult to reveal. He hugged his mother, turned his head sideways and fixed his eyes on the person under the opposite umbrella, and said what he said in a coquettish tone "So I'm thinking of going and buying one from him at this time."

Gu Nian knew that when he smiled, his mother had nothing to do with him.

"But Ah Nian..." Gu's mother was a little hesitant, and her son pushed her back into the store with both hands and shouted, "I don't mess around." Following what Gu Nian said, when he was suddenly greedy, he also chimed in and said, "Go and buy a big one as soon as possible, remember to come back after buying, ah"

Gu's mother was pushed into the house, and Gu Nian also turned around. He was a little scared, but more excited. Tips are very important. Since when did you get into the hands of the monster, what do you want to do, what kind of monster is the old woman, Did it come from the world of the big demon... He wants to know too much.

The old lady didn't leave, the snow fell on the umbrella, white and purple, if it were a plum red umbrella, it would be more desirable, this purple umbrella looks more and more vivid in the snow.

The snow water has melted and dripped on the umbrella surface, and I don't know what kind of material it is, but it can't penetrate.A light flashed past, and he felt that the umbrella was a little transparent.

"Won't you give me my things?" Gu Nian was a little scared, but he was also a little angry.

"I didn't pick it up," the woman raised one arm, pointing her index finger to one side. "It's Mr. Lu, you have to go get it from him."

The woman turned the umbrella, and the snow on the umbrella fell off. "And, you have to get it yourself."

Gu Nian is very curious, but he also understands that his mother's worries are not unreasonable. Curiosity is curiosity, doubt is doubt, but he can understand certain things about personal safety.

"Why should I go by myself? I'm leaving, maybe I won't be able to come back." He thought of the evil monster in Ye Ye's story again, and trembled when he thought of it

The old woman turned around holding the umbrella, and walked forward slowly, "But you are not an obedient person, and I dare not harm you. If you don't have the guts, you don't have the strength."

"Oh..." Gu Nian was afraid, but it became a habit to slander him. He was proficient at rolling his eyes. Just to be on the safe side, he turned around and wanted to enter the room.

"Gu Nian" She stood with her back facing and called out to him

Gu Nian thought strangely, how did he know his name?He stood still and turned his head, and saw that the snow was getting heavier.

The distance between the old woman under the umbrella and him shortened, and they looked at each other.

The corners of her mouth are raised up on purpose, perhaps because of her natural upturn. This smile is very strange, her cheeks are puffed up, the rouge is bright red, and the wrinkles that involve the corners of her eyes are also flattened. If I have to describe it, Gu Nian thinks, She is like a rabbit.

"You don't want that kit anymore, or you don't want to know who gave it to you"

"My grandfather..."

"Where are they worthy?" The old rabbit turned his head with a weird smile, as if expressing his dissatisfaction with humans.

Her voluminous robe may have concealed not only her body, but also her short tail swaying from side to side.She shook the umbrella, and more snow fell from the umbrella.

Gu Nian felt that the old woman's actions and demeanor seemed to be afraid that the heavy snow would increase the burden on the umbrella, and this time he could see clearly from behind that the umbrella surface was made of something's skin, not dye, but the skin. It was originally purple, the snow water melted, and I could clearly see the veins flowing under the skin

Umbrella is a living thing

His natural thirst for knowledge and his desire to get back the bag given by his grandfather each accounted for several reasons.

He followed, and see what this old rabbit is up to

☆, past ④

Zhang Sizuinian Street

No one would remember the underlying frost, if not melted it would be covered up by fresh snow.

Gu Nian followed behind the old man, trying to maintain the same size of steps. Grandpa said that there is a huge difference in strength between humans and demons, and he dared not get too close to each other.

Fortunately, the old woman who didn't know the breed didn't walk too fast, and occasionally stopped to wait for Gu Nian to catch up.

They entered the alley together and turned several corners one after another.There were not many pedestrians along the way, and they seemed to be getting rarer. Gu Nian looked up at the sky. There were fewer stars than when he came, only a few of them were bright. Gu Nian relied on the light of electric lanterns to explore the way along the way.He suspected that there might also be a demon that broke the complete star, causing the current night sky to be full of star fragments.

Anyway, now the demon is the source of evil in the young boy's heart.

Gu Nian leaned against the broken bamboo basket at the corner and took a short rest.Gently patting the snow on the top of her head and shoulders, the old woman who was two or three steps away from him still stood with her back to him.

There were few pedestrians, and the nearby shops were closed, and there were unlit electric lanterns hanging at the door.There are no stars tonight.It's all pitch black.

Gu Nian's mind was confused, he didn't know how long time had passed, even the shops were closed, would his mother be worried about him...

A wind blew up at the narrow intersection, and the bell hanging from the leather umbrella swayed from side to side. If there was a sound, it should be very pleasant to hear.

The old woman stroked the handle of the umbrella, as if she was comforting someone, and said flatly: "It's almost there, let's go." She went forward, and there was still no mark on the snow where she was standing.

The two set off again, and gradually walked to an unknown place. The snow had melted a lot, and by lighting the roadside lights, they realized that they were walking on a stone road with mud bricks and blue tiles. Gu Nian almost stumbled.Tsk, the eyes of the old lady are also better, her steps are gentle, there are still no footprints on the ground, Gu Nian suddenly remembered the translation that the teacher said, the old man's feet are more like gliding across the ground.

After a while, it was completely dark, and Gu Nian felt that this was probably a state where he could not see his fingers.

"Take a hold" said the old woman

Gu Nian stretched out his hand lightly, and touched some soft and slippery guiding poles.

"Leading Ming" said the old woman

Gu Nian had the illusion that the tone of the old woman's words was very gentle.

"Han?" He frowned and wanted to let go, but the object seemed to have a spirituality, and he couldn't throw it away.The old woman didn't answer, she walked in front, Gu Nian followed behind, holding the pole

After a while, she said: "The name of the umbrella"

Then Ming is the leather umbrella. Gu Nian doesn't have a good image of it, and he saw it clearly just now. This umbrella has a vein.

Now that I feel it, the umbrella has a name, and it really looks like human skin when touched. The temperature of the skin of a living person is indeed different, and it is devouring the warmth of his body.

So, is the old woman the tormenting evil that grandpa said, and this umbrella was made by someone who was skinned alive?

In the dark night, Gu Nian could hear the sound of crushed ice, smell some forest leaves, and the ground under his feet had turned into moist soil, and the snow had probably almost melted.The surrounding water vapor was much heavier, reminding Gu Nian of when his grandfather sent him to the elementary school in the neighboring village early in the morning when he was young. At that time, the water vapor was also heavy. In other words, the mountain fog was also heavy.

After a while, Gu Nian turned a corner with the umbrella, and there was a lot of noise, like a lot of people talking, but he couldn't hear what they were saying.There are also many footsteps, as if there are more people walking together quietly in the dark.

He remembered that one day before going to bed, his grandfather extinguished the lamp and told him: "There is not only water vapor in the mountain fog, but also evil spirits hiding in it!"

Gu Nian immediately shivered, and he said, "Demon, will you protect me?"

The old woman in front seemed to be smiling, and Gu Nian felt that the umbrella in her hand was shaking

"You know I'm a demon, and I will indeed keep you safe and well at the moment."

"Then what kind of demon are you?"

The old woman didn't make any more noise, and Gu Nian also closed her mouth and followed.

After walking for a while, Gu Nian saw some bright lights. He felt the experience of passing through a tunnel on the highway. It seemed that he was about to reach the state of light. He smiled bitterly to himself. I saw clearly what the companions who walked together in the dark looked like.

There was a fox demon walking beside him. The small round hat on his head could not cover his ears. Except for some fox hair in the bun, his limbs were obvious breed characteristics, and everything else was similar to that of a human.

Gu Nian also heard the sound of the snake spitting letters behind him, his ears were numb, and he didn't dare to turn his head back.Walking on the left was a big bear, wearing a half-embroidered red vest with a soft white face on the cuffs. Gu Nian wondered if he was not cold, but he also remembered that he was a bear demon with thick fur, so he could keep it Own.

There was a sound of bells that grew from small to large, jingle jingle swaying, in a very close place,

Gu Nian followed the sound and found the source

It's from the bells on the umbrella - they used to ring

Gu Nian walked out of the darkness, the old woman took back her umbrella and pulled him to her side,

What they were facing at this time was a clear river, some plants and some carps at the bottom of the lake were spitting bubbles.

A furry rabbit paw was resting on Gu Nian's shoulder. Gu Nian looked up and saw that it was an old woman. It's a good thing now, she really is an old rabbit - a pair of rabbit ears are dull in color and drooping on her head.

The old lady’s eyeballs are still round, and the color of her pupils is very suitable for the identity of a rabbit. Gu Nian is not afraid of her any more, and at least she has been with her all the way. No wonder the old lady’s eyesight is quite good in the dark. She eats carrots, Gu Nian slandered : "Racial Advantage".

The old lady rabbit glanced at him, rang the bell hanging from the umbrella, and said to the fish swimming in the river: "My lord is doing something, and I want to lead him back."

The tide surged up and rose in front of Gu Nian, and a bamboo bridge was raised over the height of Granny Rabbit.There are two symmetrical red paper lanterns floating on the bridge at intervals, but unfortunately none of them are lit.Granny Rabbit led Gu Nian up.Well, the rabbit's paws are quite soft.

There was still a little distance past the lantern, and Gu Nian saw the familiar red dumpling flying out from behind the lantern holding a small bright yellow lantern, hopping and standing on the eaves of the lantern, throwing and throwing it, the red lantern was lit.

Thinking of the lantern at the door of Gu's house, Gu Nian grabbed Granny Rabbit: "You have already made up your mind."

The old lady moved on, "That's it." She replied frankly.

Gu Nian turned back to look at the way he came, but couldn't see anything, Hong Tuanzi went back the same way and took back the light from the lantern. The other end of the bridge was like a deep pool, and everything that was cold but human was turned into darkness.

They crossed the bridge and came to this side of the river bank.

This end of the bridge is brightly lit, and there are strings of lanterns next to each other. Some temples enshrine unseen gods and are full of incense.Those who walk through the streets and alleys are not like people. The merchants who push the carts out of the stalls are wearing turbans, and their exposed arms are wrapped with the patterns of civet cats. Most of the things they sell are red Spring Festival couplets. The girls tossed their handkerchiefs lightly, then covered their faces and swayed their fox tails away. The fox-eared boy in a beige coat walked past them with two bowls of noodle soup, shouting, "Excuse me, excuse me, don't delay me." Running work", he almost stepped on the long tail of the cat demon when he crossed the road.

"Did you bring me here?" Gu Nian looked up

He couldn't see the expression of Mrs. Rabbit clearly, he only heard "there is an archway at the crossroad in the middle, go in, turn to the inn on the right, your things are also there."

Gu Nian walked around the furry robe of the squat rabbit demon and looked forward. Yes, there is a memorial archway in the middle of the intersection in front of it. It looks like a three-story building. There is also such an archway at the intersection of Zuinian Street, but it is relatively It has been in disrepair for a long time, thin and dilapidated.

The archway in front of the archway emits bright golden light and is supported by stone pillars on both sides. The auspicious cloud dragons carved on the pillars swim around the beads. There are several strings of paper lanterns hanging on the top of the archway. The word "street" is very festive

"Is it Chinese New Year?"

Gu Nian understood why he should also come to Zuinian Street

This is more lively than Zui Nian Street at midnight today

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Chapter 5 You are looking for me

The archway on Zuinian Street is the treasure of the town, Gu Nianxin believed it.

From the top of the third floor of the plaque, several lanterns are hung in the sky above several streets. Tonight, there are stars all over, and the bright moon is high in the sky, and the lights here are bright.He heard the sound of the pipa and recognized the rustling of the bamboo flute, and two little demons were beating drums on the eaves of the square.Seeing the clouds and mist, he turned sideways and noticed the swimming fish floating in the sky in the clouds and mist.

As a human being, he has never seen such a scene under the moon.

The old lady rabbit was used to the wonderful scene in front of her. Gu Nian noticed that after getting off the bamboo bridge, there were traces of rabbit paws on the snow, which was never seen in the world.

He knew in his heart that this was the Zui Nian Street his grandfather was talking about, and this was the world of demons.

He looked around cautiously, surrounded by ordinary monsters with huge bodies and human faces, and they were also quietly looking at him.He heard the flower essence attached to the column of the archway tell the floating fish: "Look, that's your lord's guest." Long-tailed animals are always dexterous, and they squeezed past Gu Nian quickly. His fluff scratched his heart itchy.

It's not that he's not afraid, it's true that he hasn't seen any evil monsters that look like those in the story, and most of the big and small monsters on the street look kind.

Strangely, he was in Zuinian Street, but he had the illusion that there was not much difference between being here and being in this world.

Can he still go to the small courtyard in his memory?

"Demon" he called softly, afraid to startle the other monsters

"What's the matter?" Granny Rabbit held the human leather umbrella in her hand, and didn't turn her head when she heard the question.

"Will you send me home when I get the kit back?"

Gu Nian thinks he is calmer than other children, but now his curiosity is not overwhelmed by his worry about being in another world.

"You can go back naturally, no one will hurt you"

After getting a verbal promise, Gu Nian continued to follow her, saw the paw prints left on the snow were one deep and one shallow, guessed that the old lady rabbit had probably been injured, and recalled her attitude towards human beings, maybe the injury was related to human beings, the rabbit Hate people?

But human beings are much weaker than demons. In Grandpa’s stories, human beings are generally dragged into the demon world by evil demons to be hoarded as slaves and used as food. He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he couldn’t even stop the old lady when she turned a corner. I didn't pay attention, and bumped into the rabbit's back firmly.

Gu Nian was gently bounced out by her robe, "As expected of a big rabbit," he cursed again.

"It's here" Granny Rabbit was facing the store door, reminding him

Gu Nian's gaze also turned over.

After passing the three stairs in front of you, you will arrive. It is an inn that looks like a Chinese New Year atmosphere.It looks like it has several floors from the outside, it is the pavilion style that Gu Nian has seen in TV dramas, and it is mainly made of reddish-brown wood.

The downstairs door is closed, and the layout of the door is similar to that of the Changde wine shop on Zuinian Street in the world. There are several large jars of fermented rice sealed with red cloth heads. He stands on tiptoe and smells the wine. The smell of wine stains and candied fruit that I have seen on the kit.

Could it be that the kit was brought home from here by old man Gu?It is undeniable that his grandfather did come, but how could ordinary people come in?Was it also attacked by evil spirits?But how did he go back...

The inn also has a plaque with a blue background hanging at the entrance of the store. The font is the same as that on the archway in Cross Street, with big gilt characters, and the three words "pray for good fortune" are quite beautiful.Lanterns were hung on the eaves, and a fire was burning inside.

Gu Nian couldn't help taking a step forward, and when he reached the steps, the door opened.

There are windows in the inn, and oil lamps are lit on the beams. The smell of wine inside is a bit chilly. There are three floors, and three wooden staircases are placed with twists and turns. There is a large counter full of small cans of wine. The man in the lake blue green shirt is holding a brush in his right hand and dipping in ink, while he is doing an abacus with his left hand. Apart from his sharp ears, this man really looks like a human.

Scattered in the inn, there were a few pig monsters who were looking at the wealthy pushing cups and changing glasses at the table. All of them were fat. Gu Nian thought of the weird butcher shop he met at the beginning. Would the pig monsters get drunk when they were drunk? Lock up, behead and cut up the meat, and then sell it to others?Wouldn't that kill each other like humans?

At this time, the old rabbit behind him opened the leather umbrella and made a movement, the bells hanging from the triangle jingled, causing all the monsters in the inn to look at the door, Gu Nian felt that he was being watched by so many people Some were embarrassed but unwilling to act rashly, and stopped outside the house.

Hearing the sound of bells, two children came out from the left and right doors of the inn. They also wore bellybands and jackets in winter. They ran barefoot on the snowy ground. They both wore bells around their necks. They all looked five or six years old, very much like the fortune-telling boy riding a goldfish in the New Year paintings, except that one greeted them with a smiling face and the other was expressionless.

They ran out to surround Gu Nian, laughing without any malice.

The old lady rabbit lowered her head and said: "Man, I brought it."Gu Nian heard it from the side, always felt a little awkward, he had a bad heart, he wanted to intervene but couldn't, he felt like a novelty that was about to be sold, maybe he met a human trafficker from the demon world.

The silver bell boy nodded in response, speaking in a hoarse and lower voice than usual, "I won't keep you, and you won't be allowed in," and then pushed Gu Nian into the store.Gu Nian has never been used to being in contact with people. He tried to break free but found that the strength of other children was much stronger than him.

On the side, Jinling Xiaotong took out a round wooden tablet engraved with a mythical beast, probably a jade token or something, and handed it to the old lady, "This is what the adults promised to give you." After a pause, he said, "Bu Tu, My lord asked me to tell you, the three caves of the cunning rabbit, you haven't arrived yet, I advise you to do it yourself."

The old lady took it silently and tied it to the fourth corner of the leather umbrella. After finishing all this, she replied: "Yeah." She leaned slightly and looked up at Gu Nian, then she was about to leave.

Gu Nian couldn't wait any longer: "Hey monster! Rabbit monster! You said just now that you would take me home, you, but now you, you demons don't mean anything!".

"Yes, little Gu Nian." The little boy with the silver bell jumped up and climbed onto Gu Nian's back. He wrapped his arms around Gu Nian's neck, "They really don't have many good things." He was a little scared and couldn't care less. He stretched out his hand and patted the boy's arm. His tone was clearly and secretly provocative, "You are all monsters, and you are all monsters, and you are still laughing at your fellow clan." Gu Nian anxiously sweated on the tip of his forehead

"They're not demons" came from the man's low and thick voice, and the deer demon walked up the steps from the outside of the street carrying a few packs of snacks.

"Fu Sha, let go, you have to say hello and hit him hard, don't play tricks on him"

The two boys called Fu Sha saw the deer demon and immediately let go of Gu Nian obediently and got down from Gu Nian's body.

He said to Gu Nian again: "My lord, don't be angry, Fu Sha likes you very much."

"Like me and don't let me breathe," Gu Nian heaved a sigh of relief when he got out of the bondage, but when he looked up, he saw it was the deer demon

"It's you!"

Of course they had seen it before, in that shop, under the firelight, Gu Nian saw the meat-chopping deer, Gu Nian remembered very clearly the deer demon's horns of different lengths.

This time he saw clearly that the deer demon looked docile, and his figure was indeed burly, wearing a Jingde-style rough cloth clothes, the deer demon had kind eyes, and kept looking at Gu Nian.Gu Nian noticed the golden bell pinned to the waist of the deer demon, and his eyes sank and he quickly retreated to the corner, wary of the other party: "You have taken my kit, I want to take it myself, now I am here, what about my things?" Woolen cloth?"

These words made the expression of the deer demon suddenly tense, he and the Fusha twins looked at each other, and then said slowly: "Young Master, it hasn't changed."

Are you talking about the eye contact in the butcher shop?

"There are you monsters at the door of the house, and it was one of you who was talking to my mother. What do you want to do to me?"

"My family wants to meet an old friend"

Gu Nian was taken aback for a moment, and immediately collected himself, "He went to see him if he wanted to. I don't think it has anything to do with me."

The deer demon smiled at him but turned to enter.

"Young master Gu, he has your kit, you have to follow me first, and meet him."

Gu Nian's heart was a little bit bitter, why did he always follow others today, why did he lose the initiative?It's really not easy for a person in the demon world, he felt a pain in his back molars.Seeing that they were all at the door, he gritted his teeth and went in.

Just as Xiao Xiao walked into the door with one leg, he remembered something and turned to look at the old lady Tu. Just now, he heard that the boy called her Bu Tu, and the little boy said angrily: "Bu Tu, if I can't go back Yes, you, you are at fault." After finishing speaking, Fusha pushed her into the concierge completely.

Bu Tu smiled while standing there, brushing the umbrella with one hand

"Xu Lang, this is the beginning."

Standing at the door, Gu Nian didn't see the entire inn on the first floor. The doors on both sides have two passages. Gu Nian looked at the Fusha twins, one on the left and one on the right, and they should have come out of the passage.

The twins are restless even when they walk. They have been fighting with each other, making wooden walls rattle.The line of sight in the passage is bright, just like on the bamboo bridge, there is a red group holding a bright lantern and spinning around every short distance.

"What is this?" Gu Nian asked

"A Nian, you don't know." Fu Chui's bangs on his forehead floated up, and he grabbed Huo's braid and said, "They're a host."

"Su" Gu Nian has never heard of "Who told you to call me Anian"

"You let..." Fu couldn't say the whole thing, Fu covered his mouth and said: "You let Quan explain, Fu is stupid and always talking nonsense"

"It's me." Lu Yao smiled, "Young Master Gu, remember to open the rows of bead curtains when you go up the stairs, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable if you hit your face."

"You, can you stop calling me a son, no one has ever called me that?" Gu Nian felt that it was really uncomfortable to call him a son. He is a modern child.

But Guan said the same thing again: "It really hasn't changed."

"Well...forget it, I don't understand, you can shout happily, hey, you haven't told me what a place is"

Guan raised the bead curtain and said: "People become souls after death, and demons become spirits after death. The spirit of a demon will be punished for life, and the spirit will fall into debris, that is, the remaining sins after punishment. They have no consciousness and no memory, so they become a single-work place, and the place is under the control of adults, and the adults often order the place to light lanterns and candles to give light to demons."

Gu Nian was confused when he heard that, he stretched out his hand to lift up the bead curtain in front of him, and stretched it a little to take care of Fu Sha.

"Then, Guan, what's the difference between spirit and soul?"

"The soul is gone, the spirit enters the mountains and rivers"

"What do you mean?" Gu Nian was confused

"Little son, you are still young. It's not too late to meet again in the future"

Gu Nian slandered: "I have to meet again in the future before I leave, am I not a simple person?"

Bead curtains and spun yarns all the way, after a while Gu Nian smelled wine-stained candied fruit

"Is it here yet?"

Guan sent Gu Nian to the room covered by the barrier

It's dark in the room, why don't you turn on the light? See Guan bent down and reached out to tap the frame twice

He whispered: "My lord, the young master is back."

There was light in the dark room, and there were shadows again. Gu Nian knew that there was a person half lying in the room, with his head on his hands, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

It should have longer hair, Gu Nian saw the man raised his hand and waved it twice

Guan then pulled Fusha back, Gu Nian wanted to go up to stop them, but they directly retreated into the wall and left.

For a moment, I didn't know whether I should speak or not, and the people in the room were not in a hurry, they still half-lyed and supported their heads,

Gu Nian felt that the two of them were looking at each other through the barrier.

"You came looking for me"

Gu Nian raised his head in shock at the sound of a single sentence

I seem to have heard it somewhere

There is a voice in my vague memory that is similar to this

He says:

"I'm looking for you"

☆, past ⑥

Chapter 6 Back to the world

The barrier in front pierced the mountains, waters, clouds and mist, a smear of bright red stood in the valley, and there was a person standing beside it, Gu Nian stepped forward to see clearly. "A Nian..." The owner of the shadow waved his hand, and the barrier moved to the right, "Can I call you like this?"

It was a very good-looking man, Gu Nian described him as the best-looking man he had ever met.He was not very serious, with a pale complexion and slender eyes. He sat cross-legged behind half of an oak tree stump, with long hair loose and braided into a three-strand braid, tied with a water-colored silk ribbon.

The man bared his chest, twirled his index finger around his hair, and looked at him with the back of his hand.Gu Niansheng felt unnatural when he came out, and suddenly lowered his head, the big monster in front of him was really pretty.

Gu Nian hurriedly replied: "Whatever you want, I haven't been here for long, but I have several more names."

Guan and Fu Sha respect him, maybe he is the boss here, and the monsters call him a master, so is it possible that he is a big monster?

Thinking of this, Gu Nian raised his head again, only to see a golden scar on the neck of the other party, which seemed to be written in some ancient characters, not wide, and written densely, Gu Nian couldn't understand but he felt that it must be very painful.

How much I like red, except that the inner lining is beige, even the clothes are red, the pockets around the waist are also red, and a golden gauze is covered on the outside.

Gu Nian felt that he was really a rich demon.

The stump made the table, and the other party tilted his head to look at him: "Sit down quickly." His voice was a little clear, as if Gu Nian's presence was an extremely pleasant thing for him.When Gu Nian stepped into the door, there was a futon-like object in front of the table.When I got closer, I saw that the man also had a bell around his waist, but it was made of colored glaze.

Gu Nian was not used to sitting cross-legged, let alone kneeling, he sat down with one arm supported.

"Yuqiu, Yuqiu" the man called out with some urgency in his voice, but he didn't want to take his eyes off Gu Nian. "Prepare the tea set, and I need a pot of wine, and some sweets like candied flower cakes." The bell jingled quickly, and the girl in pink rushed up from downstairs, carrying the utensils that had been prepared early in the morning.

It was the one Gu Nian had seen.She entered the room and put down the plate. When she left, she made a grimace to Gu Nian, with sharp teeth. This grimace did not startle Gu Nian, but felt naughty.

"Are you a demon?" Gu Nian asked directly after Yuqiu left.

The man lowered his head and set aside the tea set. He didn't look at the boy squarely. He just smiled and rolled his eyes. He threw the question back: "What do you think, Ah Nian?"

Gu Nian saw him wash the cups, lift the teapot to pour tea, it was hot, and the water vapor emitted, Gu Nian looked at him in the mist.

"I hope you're not."

The man smiled: "Then I am not."

He pushed the tea in front of Gu Nian, the tea leaves were submerged in the water, there were a few candied fruit of different sizes, mixed with some milk.

Gu Nian hesitated for a moment, the person in front of him gave him an indescribable sense of trust, so he drank it anyway. The tea is naturally sweet, and Gu Nian also likes the sweetness. Mouth.

The man seemed to know him very well, he added tea and pushed the sweets away.

"Try it to see if it suits your taste!"

He poured himself a glass of wine.

"Hmm..." Gu Nian took a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus shortbread, it was still warm. "May I have your name"

"My surname is Song. Anian can call me Jinnian if you like. Anyway, you can call me anything." Song Jinnian moved closer to him.

Gu Nian lowered her eyes, thinking of her mother teaching him, saying: "You are older than me, I should call you brother"

Song Jinnian was slightly startled when he heard this, raised his eyebrows and smiled again: "Then you can call me Nian...Brother, hehe" he thought that Anian was no different from the past, but in this life Song Jinnian still had trouble taking advantage of words. one time.I don't know if Ah Nian will call himself "Brother Nian" when he thinks about it.

Even thinking about it makes me happy, Song Jinnian lost his temper with a smile.

"Are you so happy? Has anyone ever called you that?" Gu Nian tilted his head in doubt, swallowed the shortbread and picked up the almond cake, suddenly remembered his purpose for today, and was about to ask when his brother Nian suddenly Get up and open the window on the wall.

There were several noises outside the window, before Gu Nian got up to look, Nian closed the window again.Song Jinnian took out the kit from his cuff, drew a talisman on it, and took Gu Nian's hand, although he was a little hasty, he controlled his strength so as not to hurt his A Nian.

Song Jinnian returned the kit to him, and tied a bell made of the same glass on his wrist.Nian ran out of the room and shouted down the corridor: "Yuan! Protect him from leaving! Yuqiu quickly returns to Qingchi to report, and Fusha will go out with me to the memorial archway and stay at the inn."

After the order was given, a few bells rang in the distance, and Song Jinnian hurried into the room to hug Gu Nian

"Wow" Gu Nian was so frightened that he was picked up by Teng Kong, and half of the almond cake fell on the ground.