Can God let you do this?
Chapter 3
In the corridor, he felt that Song Jinnian was trembling, and thought in a daze: Is there any danger?
Gu Nian wrapped his arms around his neck: "You, don't be afraid." Song Jinnian looked down at him, and replied: "Yes", but his steps were even faster.
Gu Nian looked downstairs, there was no demon left, the door was closed, only the man in lake blue and green shirt holding an abacus watched them leave.
At the corner stairs leading to the third floor, Guan stood there holding the hanging wooden sign in his hand. Song Jinnian put Gu Nian down, squatted down and held his hand tightly, and looked at him: "Take the kit and the bell with you." Come on, follow Guan, you can go back!"
Gu Nian felt that those eyes overlapped with someone's eyes in the location memory, so he opened his mouth and couldn't speak.
"Remember, don't come back until Yu comes looking for you!" He heard him say.
But Guan pulled the wooden sign and nodded without making a sound.
Gu Nian was pushed to the top of the stairs by Song Jinnian, there was an invisible void there, he looked back at the red figure rushing down the stairs, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have seen this figure countless times.
The door of the inn opened, and there were noises outside the house, there were small footsteps on the street, something was blown off and made a sound, why was the wind so strong at night, before he had time to think about it, Guan pulled him up and walked into the inn. A void.
Gu Nian followed, the road was very long, even though there was bright light in front of him, he couldn't get to the end of it anyway, the creatures called Su closely surrounded him, probably Song Jinnian asked them to do it.
"Yuan" he asked, "What happened, is brother Nian in danger?"
But Guan led him to stand still and rang the golden bell, and then Gu Nian felt himself sinking into the water. After struggling, he found that he could breathe. Swimming is the carp I saw when I came here.
The fish surrounded him and sent him to the shore. Guan lifted him ashore and said, "My lord, go straight along Suyin's road, and ring the glass as you walk." He pointed to the bell on Gu Nian's wrist.
"I'll be back soon." Guan patted Gu Nian's head reassuringly, and told him, "Don't worry, my lord is Nian." After speaking, he quickly sank into the water.
Gu Nian was at a loss standing by the water, but a large crowd grabbed his sleeve and wanted to take him away.He turned around and followed Zhesu, and rang the bell as he was told. After walking a long way, he saw several electric lanterns hanging in front of him.
He asked: "Su, can I go back?"
The hosts didn't make a sound, just obeyed the adults, got together and pushed him back to the world.What Gu Nian saw when he turned his head was an earthen wall, with shops and sundries under his feet, and a bright street just around the corner.
He was standing opposite the butcher shop.
It looked like the door was closed.Maybe it was the shop that Gu Nian and his mother closed as soon as they left, he thought of Gong Qiu's grimace.I don't know when it is, it should have been a long time, but the surrounding shops are still open, and there are as many tourists as when he left.
He recalled which way to go back to the shop where his mother was, raised his hand and looked at his wrist, um, the bell is there, and the kit is also there.I also met Uncle Gao who sells candied haws, and there is indeed a candied apple left.
He took out the lucky money he brought and bought one, tore open the paper and looked at the dilapidated archway in the middle of the intersection of Zuinian Street, it was still in the dark.What is the scene of praying for blessings and disasters now?
He really wanted to see what building turned right under the archway, but he had already walked to his mother.
Sitting in the store, Gu's mother was very happy to see her son come back, she took his head and patted it in her arms: "Why did you come back so soon!"
It seems that it is not far from the time he left before.
Gu Nian leaned against her mother with eyes open, sniffing the smell of wine stains and candied fruit in the kit, and said, "Uncle Gao is not far away, and there are not many people around him."
He took a bite of the sugar apple, tsk, it wasn't as sweet as the milk tea the man added.
☆, past ⑦
Chapter 7 Past Events
It has been more than two days since I left Zuinian Street and returned to Gu's small courtyard. Gu Nian has a deep memory of Zuinian Street that night, so naturally he will never forget it.
When I saw my grandfather alone, Gu Nian opened his mouth to talk about Zuinian Street, and wanted to ask clearly about everything about demons, people, and years, but the old man of the Gu family seemed to be hiding and playing for the past two days.
Gu Nian sat on the steps at the entrance of the courtyard, Su who couldn't wait to light the lamp naturally didn't see the lantern dazzle.
He shook the glass in his hand and listened carefully, but there was no sound, it seemed that he could not hear it in this world.The boy stood up and patted the snow off his body, picked up the kit bag that was put aside and got up.
Thanks to his wide vision, he has always had the habit of looking around, and when he turned around, he saw that the window in the back room was closed.
His grandfather clearly knew.
Gu Nian approached the window of the back room and knocked, "Grandpa, you must be hiding something from me."
the back room is silent
He continued: "I didn't believe it before, but you just like to scare me by telling me in the middle of the night, but now I believe it, and I came to ask you, but you avoided me again."
But Grandpa Gu denied it: "Hey, what are you talking about? Oh, the old man is getting old, Ah Nian, grandson, grandpa's ears are not good!" Gu Nian felt a little helpless after hearing this, and now he just wanted to pull his grandfather's beard, he replied: "Grandpa , don’t overdo it, if you are reckless, then you are disrespecting the old, you, you are making trouble for no reason, you are relying on the old to sell the old!"
"Stinky boy, why don't you respect the old and sell the old? I think you are creating something out of nothing!"
"Hey, grandpa, you heard it!" Gu Nian was overjoyed, thinking that things were going well.
"Ah what? I'm so sleepy, ah, grandpa is also sleepy, sleep, sleep"
"How can you do this, Comrade Gu Bai! Bu Tu has more credibility than you!"
The old comrades are really irritating when they get lazy sometimes.
Standing in the center of the room, Gu Bai could hear clearly. He didn't know what to do. As a human being and as an elder grandfather, he didn't want Gu Nian to enter the world of demons.
"Xiaobai, this is his life, you shouldn't do this." Standing in the corner was A'Zhu.
It is precisely because of fate that Gu Bai told Gu Nian more or less about the demon world in the past, and also listened to the adult's order and pushed him to Zuinian Street.
Gu Bai frowned and looked at A'Zhu: "But things have changed, can't we wait until his next life? Maybe it's a good thing to be an ordinary child in this life."
A'Zhu didn't look at him, but turned to look at the closed window. His gaze was probably Gu Nian who wanted to look out through the window, "There are changes in the demon world, so do you think there will be no changes for him in this life? The demon world is in chaos, so it's hard to guarantee him." No evil demon will go after him. Xiaobai, "Ah Zhu read him, escaped from the dead, you and I should have stepped into the underworld long ago, what happened to our souls, and now we are just a mortal with a scattered soul, even if we sacrifice our lives, we can't keep him of."
Gu Bai remained silent, Gu Nian had already started to make noise outside the window, he could hear the child calling grandpa.That's right, give up your body and soul, after that, Gu Nian is still a mortal, if Nian also dies, no one will protect him anymore.
Gu Nian was tired of shouting, and sat on the ground all at once. He has always been reserved and reticent. Only his grandfather, and only he since he was a child, can drive him into a frenzy, a little bit like a normal child.
"I don't care, grandpa, if you ignore me, I'll just sit here. The yard is open. If the uncles passing by see it, I will say that you punished me. That man, he is crackling, um, just, I will scold you! snort!".
"Haha, Xiaobai" A'Zhu laughed, "This kid is like you. You and Father had a fight like this before, really." Gu Bai was helpless, indeed, when he was a child in Zuinian Street, he also had a fight. of. "But the situation is different. That's Father. He insisted that I follow Feiyu to jump on the plaque to write. How dare I be so tall. Speaking of which, you were still laughing at me with Cheng Yun at the time. Don't laugh, don't laugh!"
"Okay, Cheng Yun and I don't laugh, but it's good." A'Zhu waved towards the window, the window opened, and then quickly sank into Gu Bai's finger, he said: "You are an elder, so you follow Ah Zhu." Read it."
At this moment, Gu Nian's calculations were tinkling. If Grandpa ignored him, he would sneak into the back room and take away his precious pipe while Grandpa wasn't paying attention, or hide it under the bed in the back room, and then make a surprise attack in the middle of the night.
"crunch"
Gu Nian looked back, the window was open.His grandfather was lying on the window sill in a panic and looking around.
Gu Bai didn't expect that A'Zhu waved his sleeves to open the window, and hurriedly looked outside in case someone saw A'Zhu's back wringing his fingers.Fortunately, the idlers didn't see it, but they just stared at the grandson under the window.
Gu Bai was a little melancholy, he sighed: "I haven't seen you in two years, brat is good at grinding people." He raised his eyebrows and wispy beard to pretend to be in shape, "Going in, what do you mean by staying outside in the snow, it's so cold."
"But, it's not grandpa, you pretend not to listen to me!" The young boy stomped angrily, leaving a deep hole in the snow.
He heard his grandfather open the locked door of the back room, he hurriedly squeezed through the door, and flung himself into his arms. "Oh, slow down, why are you running in such a hurry?"
"I'm not afraid of your repentance." After entering the house and stepping on the ground, and smelling the familiar rhino horn fragrance since childhood, Gu Nian felt at ease.
Looking around, he found that there were many books in bamboo tubes and scrolls in his grandfather's room after he hadn't seen them for two years. There was also a picture spread out on the wall: a man in black was holding a fish basket, On both sides of the body stood two people of similar stature in green clothes and white shirts.
They were about the same age, about seventeen or eighteen.Tsing Yi is holding a roll of bamboo book, and the cinnabar mole on the end of the right eye is bookish and a bit more seductive. The man in white wears a silver hair crown, and his face looks like a snake, which is very good-looking.All three of them wore bells around their waists.Gu Nian has seen the background, the fish floating in the clouds, and the plaque is exactly that Zuinian Street.
Seeing that he was interested in the painting, Gu Bai asked, "Guess which one is me?" Gu Nian frowned and turned around, "Grandpa, you are old, don't even think about being young." Gu Bai pulled out his pipe as a gesture to Knocking Gu Nian on the head, of course, he was reluctant.
"Stinky boy, I can't control it when I grow up."
Gu Nian was naughty, only being naughty with his grandfather, he was about to beg for mercy, when he heard a chuckle, he was so shocked that he shielded his grandfather behind him, and suddenly raised his head and shouted: "Who!"
His heart sank, and he instinctively felt that something was wrong.Could it be that he wasn't the only one who came back, but also other monsters took advantage of the loopholes to come to the world?
He recalled the panic of the demons at the inn and the look in Nian's eyes. He knew that he and Nian must be old acquaintances, and he also guessed that he had a lot to do with the demon world.Grandpa has been to the demon world before, could it be that the evil demon came to him?He gritted his teeth, knowing that his grandfather is old, if something goes wrong at this moment, he knows the inside story, and must protect important people.
In such a tense situation, Gu Bai put his hand on Gu Nian's shoulder and patted it lightly, "You are such a small person, can you protect me?" Unexpectedly, the young man looked back at him, and the corners of his eyes were flushed: "I can't protect you now. I want to protect you too, and one day I will be able to protect you."
Gu Bai was startled, "Nian'er, what's wrong with you?" He seemed to have changed something.
"Wait a minute" A'Zhu emerged from the fingers, shaking a folding fan in his hand, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, it's just me."
The young man felt that the person in front of him looked familiar, but he still asked cautiously, "Who are you?"
Gu Bai patted his grandson on the head: "This is Ah Zhu, you just met him, according to your seniority, you should call him grandpa." Gu Nian saw the bell on Ah Zhu's body, saw the cinnabar mole at the end of his eyes, and looked at him again. The painting on the wall, indeed, is the person in the painting.
"Grandpa," he was a little embarrassed, "You didn't say it earlier!" Gu Bai smoked a cigarette and said: "Oh, read it, there is no time, Grandpa is slow to speak."
A'Zhu put away her fan, bent down and said: "Don't worry, Anian, I, I was also at fault, but I made a sound because I told your grandpa not to think about the image of his youth and felt like laughing." Gu Baimi Hearing this, he wanted to nod in agreement, but Fu Zhixin felt something was wrong, and looked at A'Zhu: "Huh? A'Zhu, are you laughing at me again?"
"Haha" A'Zhu smiled very nicely, with the folding fan pressed against the tip of his nose, he responded straightforwardly: "Yes."
Not paying much attention to the commotion among the elders, Gu Nian approached the portraits of the three of them, "So Grandpa, the one in the green clothes is Ah Zhu, and the one in the white shirt looks like a snake, so it should be a demon, and you are the one in the black clothes."
"That's right, eh, I told you, A'Zhu is your elder, so you have to call him Grandpa." Gu Bai stopped fighting with A'Zhu, and turned to answer Gu Nian.But Gu Nian shook his head: "I can't say it out loud, I can at most call Brother Ah Zhu, he's too young." Gu Bai was surprised: "Why? He's of the same generation as me!"
Gu Bai didn't give up, turned his head and grabbed A'Zhu's wrist: "A'Zhu, am I really looking at the old man?" A'Zhu was speechless for a moment, his nose was sore, and he said dumbly: "Xiao Bai, I'm already dead."
Yes, A'Zhu died a long time ago, but the soul is still the same as it was before death.
Gu Bai gently put down A'Zhu's hand, his tone was a little sad, and the words seemed to be speaking to himself: "That's right, you were only eighteen when you left, so you really look young."
A'Zhu reacted and comforted him: "It's okay, you see, I'm still a soul, I haven't dissipated yet." He rang the bell again and said: "The bell is still there, you can hear me and touch me, it does not matter."
Gu Nian was listening to the conversation between the two, seeing his grandfather sad, he realized something.He heard the bell ringing, and asked, "Grandpa Ah Zhu, you are a soul, why can grandpa and I still see and hear you?" Besides, he shook the glass in his hand, but there was no sound, "why is your bell?" there's noise"
A'Zhu smiled, and replied: "Just now you were outside the window and your grandfather and I were talking, you couldn't hear me, because generally speaking, as a soul, I am already a person from another world." Gu Nian didn't quite understand.
A'Zhu said again: "Think about it, people are mortal. After death, they become souls. When they enter the underworld, they have to wait in line to be picked up by ghost messengers. However, some souls die so special that they may stay in the world. You can hear the soul talking, are you afraid?"
Gu Nian understood the logic, nodded and answered, "I'm afraid."
A'Zhu rang the bell: "I am a human being, living in the demon world and dying there,"
"You are still here now, don't mention it." Gu Bai interrupted.
A'Zhu nodded and continued: "In the past, your grandfather told you that evil demons would take away people and drive them into slavery. When they were hungry, they would store up food, and when they died, their souls could be eaten by demons. Your grandfather and I were also forcibly taken away. Those who went in were driven by demons in a place where evil demons gather and live, but they were still young at that time, Xiaobai, how old are we?"
Gu Bai took the words: "You are seven years old, and I am six years old."
"Ah Nian, you have to know that people live longer in the demon world than in the human world. Well, how to put it, it's different. Forget it, let's not talk about this. I don't know how many years have passed, we have grown up, then The internal turmoil in the demon world is like the change of dynasties and the position of the demon king. The evil demons support the turbulent side. They want to hold a big banquet. Xiaobai and I watched the same human race in front of us be tied up and put in a frying pan The two of us are considered young, and the taste of evil monsters is eaten by the younger ones. It was supposed to be braised in braise, but later it was changed to clear soup. I personally don’t like braised in soy sauce. We are also lucky, and we are going to serve it in a soup pot. , something went wrong, and I was saved by the enemy said by the evil demon."
Gu Nian looked up and asked, "Is it the year?"
"It's not adults." Gu Bai shook his head, "It's the Snake Clan, who belongs to the Obedient Nian, or is a supporter of the orthodox Demon King. The elders of the Snake Clan are in charge of the whole clan, and they treat us very well, and it can also be said that they are very good to the Human Clan. , It’s a pity that it’s too late, only the two of us are left alive, and the rest are fruited by the evil demon.”
"The elder of the Snake Clan is called Shan Leng. He saw a middle-aged man in his 30s and [-]s. He had a wife from the Human Clan. He also rescued him from another place. He had no children. He took us back to Zuinian Street and accepted the two of us. To be the adopted son is our father," A'Zhu gestured to Gu Nian to look at the painting,
"Look, the painting was drawn by my father. He likes the human race very much. My mother taught him to draw pictures of the human world and write with ink."
He went on to say: "Father took us to see the lord, it is the lord you said, the lord is in charge of Zuinian Street, and it is said that it was sent by the gods to assist the demon king. Both of us have bells, which were given by the lord. .Every demon or person or even god living in Zuinian Street will wear this bell.
Ah Nian, this bell, regardless of the owner's life or death, can still control some autonomy, for example, people can hear me, see me, and touch me.You were outside the window just now, and your grandfather and I were also talking, but you couldn't hear me, because I didn't let you hear me, lest you might be frightened.The bell rang, because you, A Nian, are Xiaobai's family members in my eyes, and you have been to Zuinian Street, so of course you can hear it. "
Gu Nian understood, and pointed to the person in the white shirt in the painting and asked, "Then who is he?"
"That's your grandpa Cheng Yun," Gu Bai said.
"Cheng Yun belongs to the snake tribe. Father's elder brother and sister-in-law died long ago, leaving him behind, so he is also my and Ah Zhu's elder brother."
"So, what about them? Are they still on Zuinian Street?" Gu Nian made sure he didn't see Cheng Yun on the street.
Gu Bai's eyes darkened: "When I was seventeen, there was another civil strife in the demon world. Although Xiaobai and I were human races, we learned some skills, and our skills are still good. Let's follow my father, Cheng Yun, and the others to eliminate them with Mr. Nian." Rebellion. There must have been spies, the demon almost became a monster, and Mr. Nian was seriously injured." Gu Bai said this, looked at A'Zhu, and fell silent.
A Zhu stroked the picture: "Father and Auntie died in that war, their spirit and soul were shattered, they were sucked by evil monsters, and they could not be taken back. Cheng Yun who accompanied Father to the altar also disappeared."
He turned around and said, "Father and aunt probably had a premonition about death, so they refused to let Xiaobai and I go to the altar together, and entrusted us to hide the comatose and dying young man. They went to sacrifice Taiwan, it was a sure win, but he died. My father left a jade wrench, he said that it can preserve the soul of a person, and the spirit of a demon. We should keep it for one of Xiaobai and me, and we should take good care of each other. .”
Gu Bai rubbed his finger on the jade wrench and remained silent.
"We gave Master Nian to Shenzu. Shenzu was not as good as we thought, but at that time only Shenzu could save Nian. We were not monsters but humans, like ants. On the way back to Zuinian Street, he was seventeen that year, and I was ten. Eight, I'm dead too, A Nian, do you understand?" A Zhu raised his hands and gestured on his chest, "It seems like he lost his heart, but he died suddenly from the outside, nothing could be seen."
A'Zhu suddenly looked at Gu Bai: "My soul has entered the fingers, Xiaobai took me back to Zuinian Street, the demon king died, and the son of the demon king came to power, and the girl Yuqiu who was next to Mr. You Qi was seriously injured, but he still came here together. Well, speaking of which, he hasn’t told me where Xiaobai buried me, and he doesn’t want to tell me. Xiaobai!”
Gu Bai responded: "There's no need to know, it was well buried."
A'Zhu sighed: "I'm so miserable, I died on the way home, tsk, I don't know where I was buried. But Ah Nian, that's all we know and can tell you."
Gu Nian nodded: "Well, then, I understand."
☆, the past (end)
Chapter ⑧
There are thousands of words in the heart, but how much is said.
There are teenagers here
floating here, floating in the air
What if every step is planned?
"Then every step is wrong."
The snow fell early this year, and the treetops naturally couldn’t collect ice stains. Last night, when the temperature warmed up the previous day, the snow on the dead branches and leaves melted and turned into water. A few drops fell down. This morning, the water droplets were frozen again. On the branch.
There were footprints covering the entire yard, and there was snow on weekdays.The footprints were left by the grandchildren of Gu's parents. Today, except for him, all the living members of the Gu family went out. At this time, the young man was walking slowly with the ancient scrolls, and the footprints were all over the place.
"Ahem!" Although he was used to being afraid of the heat rather than the cold, he still couldn't bear it, but he was still not wearing thick clothes as before.He knew in his heart that since he returned to this world three years ago, the temperature has been getting lower and lower every year before New Year's Eve.
Did something happen to that person?
Gu Nian was a little restless. Three years ago, he couldn't hold back his grandfather, so he left the small courtyard and went back to the city again. However, his grandfather asked his father to take Gu Nian to learn something like taekwondo. The reason was for self-defense.
In three years, according to the habit, he would go back to the small courtyard, and Zhu and Bai would check the skills he had acquired in this year. The requirements are not high, as long as he can protect himself.
Except for the winter vacation, Gu Nian had to go back to the small courtyard every summer vacation for three years, and Azhu was responsible for teaching the characters about the demon world and even some spells of the gods and demons.
A few days ago, A'Zhu called him to his side.He stepped into the back room as promised, and saw Grandpa standing in the middle, and Ah Zhu standing in front of the scroll holding the scroll, looking serious, the two seemed to have just had an argument.
"A Nian," A'Zhu closed the letter in his hand, and said in a warm voice, "Three years have passed, you should be able to understand some different texts, today I will..."
"A'Zhu!" A'Zhu's words were interrupted by Gu Bai, Gu Nian looked over, and the crimson color on Grandpa's cheeks was obviously red from anger, not from the cold weather.
But A'Zhu didn't pay attention, and went straight to Gu Nian and handed him the things in his hand: "Today, this letter is handed over to you, you must read it carefully."
Gu Nian took the booklet, unlike other ancient books received, the book pieces are connected by blue silk threads.This should be a demon book made by Grandpa Zhu Sha.
"Do you understand?" Zhu Sha's tone was a little anxious, and he clasped Gu Nian's hand tightly.
Gu Nian nodded, looking at Zhu Sha's hand.The temperature of the other party's hands is very low, colder than ordinary snow. Is the temperature on the body of a dead person so low?
When A'Zhu received the response, she let go of her hand and took a breath, as if some wish had finally been fulfilled.Zhu Sha turned her head to look at Gu Bai who was hesitant to speak many times, frowned and shook her head to signal not to stop him.
He said to Gu Nian again: "This slip only records the demons, gods and demons that I have personally seen. It is still incomplete, but for now, it can still meet my needs."
Since receiving this book, Gu Nian has always felt that something is wrong.He has always been meticulous in his thoughts. When he collected the books and left that day, he still remembers the gazes from the two old people behind him.
He opened the book of demons, and indeed recorded many characteristics of demons, their origins and reasons, and even some simple descriptions of appearance, likes and preferences, too many words, some dense, Gu Nian glanced at it and decided to read it slowly in the future.
Just as he was about to close the book, Gu Nian noticed the interlayer. The book might have been in the back room for too long, and it also smelled like rhino horn.There are a few pieces of leather paper in the interlayer, he reached out and touched it, the touch reminded him of Butu's disappearance, could it be human skin?
He took out the paper and looked at it carefully, and most of the words on it were written in sentences:
"Today I boiled hot water for the ox head evil demon. It turned out to be a soup. The ingredients are the same as usual. The staple food is the brother Wang who talked to me the day before yesterday. Fortunately, Xiaobai was called to spread the word in the greedy mountain. If I come back, I will see it." Raw cooking, you should be afraid at night."
Gu Nian looked up at the back room, Zhu Sha was leaning on the window sill and smiling, the pattern of snake scales on the cuffs was somewhat reflective.It seemed that Zhu Sha, who was able to protect Grandpa and retreat safely when he committed himself to the evil demon, did not look so weak.
I don't know much about other things. He should be sincerely kind to grandpa, which is a good thing.
Gu Nian smiled back, lowered her head and continued to look.
"The demon is burning, everyone is dead, joy."
Gu Nian frowned, feeling that the words contained a lot of information, but he couldn't comment without knowing the whole picture. He silently recited this sentence many times in his heart, knowing that the cinnabar was still on the window sill, he suppressed his doubts and pretended nothing had happened, and then looked down.
"In the old days, it was rumored that the candles were lit, the firecrackers ignited spontaneously, and the year returned quickly. What I see today seems to be different from what I thought.
Adults avoid the sound of cannons with good wine, but they really like red, and the table is full of sweets.There is a painting on the wall, and I saw that the person in the painting is also wearing red clothes and gold shirts. A long golden hairpin is very interesting. There are auspicious clouds on the body of the hairpin, and there are unique and small disc-shaped objects on both sides. It is called reincarnation, and it looks like the Fulu hat of the God of Wealth enshrined in the family of the official. "
Gu Nianxiang, it seems that the two grandfathers met after they were rescued for the end of the year.He also went to see Nian, but the picture scroll that Zhu Sha mentioned was not in the room.Suddenly thinking of the red figure who left in a hurry at the corner of the inn that day, he murmured: "Nian."
With just one word, the boy immediately felt a chill behind his back, and pimples formed on his body.
What's going on here?Gu Nian looked at the glass and the brocade pouch pinned to her waist covered by the robe.There was nothing abnormal, so he stretched out his hand to shake the glass, there was still no sound, but there was warmth on his body.
Gu Nian smiled, probably feeling like someone stuffed a stove into his arms in the cold winter.Liuli accompanied him for three years, which always made him feel at ease.
Gu Nian continued to read down the letter.
"Going out with Xiaobai today, I met Cheng Yun, the same father as my father. It's different." So far, the words have been stained with heavy ink, what did Zhusha Gu Bai's father Cheng Yun do when he met him?Now that he has no way of knowing, he continued to look down.
"Father is painting today, and the paintings are probably more beautiful than those in the human world. Xiaobai went fishing in the small river in the human world today, and I hope he will continue to be like this." It is probably talking about the ancient paintings of the three people that Gu Nian saw.
"There is something wrong in Zui Nian Street ten miles away in the evening, my father was ordered to go to pray for good fortune. My lord passed on Xiaobai's prejudice against me."
There is nothing more to say here.
At this moment, Gu Nian's heart was empty, feeling that Zhu Sha was still looking at him!
This self-made demon book should be true, but did the words on this paper exist long ago or were they deliberately shown to him?
Gu Nian looked at the snow field where she was, feeling a sense of familiar sadness.
"A Nian!" It was Grandpa's voice.
As soon as Gu Bai opened the courtyard door, he saw that his grandson didn't hold an umbrella, and it was still snowing, so he stood upright in the snow.
When Grandpa shouted, Gu Nian felt that the sight from the window sill in the back room was gone.
He responded, "Grandpa."
Comrade Gu hurriedly closed the courtyard door, came to Gu Nian and pulled him into the house: "It's so cold and we're still outside."Although it was a reproach, Gu Nian knew in his heart that Grandpa cared about him.
Entering the door, Gu Nian saw Zhu Sha sitting on the bench in the back room.He had been staring at him for a long time just now, and seeing him now felt a little uncomfortable, but on the other hand, Zhu Sha had taught him for three years, and treated him well on weekdays, which can be regarded as the kindness that elders treat younger generations.
Gu Nian narrowed her eyes and decided to keep this mind,
He thought: "I've already read the words on the paper, and I can't change anything, so what does Zhu Sha want to tell me when she insists on giving me this demon tome? Perhaps I will find out in the future."
Gu Nian was unwilling to speak, Zhu Sha did not force him, and Gu Bai did not become suspicious.Originally silent, Gu Bai only thought that he was thinking, and if Gu Nian looked at Zhu Sha, he would notice the seriousness in Zhu Sha's eyes.
I hope you can understand what I know earlier, don't wait until Hualuo knows.
Gu Nian wrapped his arms around his neck: "You, don't be afraid." Song Jinnian looked down at him, and replied: "Yes", but his steps were even faster.
Gu Nian looked downstairs, there was no demon left, the door was closed, only the man in lake blue and green shirt holding an abacus watched them leave.
At the corner stairs leading to the third floor, Guan stood there holding the hanging wooden sign in his hand. Song Jinnian put Gu Nian down, squatted down and held his hand tightly, and looked at him: "Take the kit and the bell with you." Come on, follow Guan, you can go back!"
Gu Nian felt that those eyes overlapped with someone's eyes in the location memory, so he opened his mouth and couldn't speak.
"Remember, don't come back until Yu comes looking for you!" He heard him say.
But Guan pulled the wooden sign and nodded without making a sound.
Gu Nian was pushed to the top of the stairs by Song Jinnian, there was an invisible void there, he looked back at the red figure rushing down the stairs, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have seen this figure countless times.
The door of the inn opened, and there were noises outside the house, there were small footsteps on the street, something was blown off and made a sound, why was the wind so strong at night, before he had time to think about it, Guan pulled him up and walked into the inn. A void.
Gu Nian followed, the road was very long, even though there was bright light in front of him, he couldn't get to the end of it anyway, the creatures called Su closely surrounded him, probably Song Jinnian asked them to do it.
"Yuan" he asked, "What happened, is brother Nian in danger?"
But Guan led him to stand still and rang the golden bell, and then Gu Nian felt himself sinking into the water. After struggling, he found that he could breathe. Swimming is the carp I saw when I came here.
The fish surrounded him and sent him to the shore. Guan lifted him ashore and said, "My lord, go straight along Suyin's road, and ring the glass as you walk." He pointed to the bell on Gu Nian's wrist.
"I'll be back soon." Guan patted Gu Nian's head reassuringly, and told him, "Don't worry, my lord is Nian." After speaking, he quickly sank into the water.
Gu Nian was at a loss standing by the water, but a large crowd grabbed his sleeve and wanted to take him away.He turned around and followed Zhesu, and rang the bell as he was told. After walking a long way, he saw several electric lanterns hanging in front of him.
He asked: "Su, can I go back?"
The hosts didn't make a sound, just obeyed the adults, got together and pushed him back to the world.What Gu Nian saw when he turned his head was an earthen wall, with shops and sundries under his feet, and a bright street just around the corner.
He was standing opposite the butcher shop.
It looked like the door was closed.Maybe it was the shop that Gu Nian and his mother closed as soon as they left, he thought of Gong Qiu's grimace.I don't know when it is, it should have been a long time, but the surrounding shops are still open, and there are as many tourists as when he left.
He recalled which way to go back to the shop where his mother was, raised his hand and looked at his wrist, um, the bell is there, and the kit is also there.I also met Uncle Gao who sells candied haws, and there is indeed a candied apple left.
He took out the lucky money he brought and bought one, tore open the paper and looked at the dilapidated archway in the middle of the intersection of Zuinian Street, it was still in the dark.What is the scene of praying for blessings and disasters now?
He really wanted to see what building turned right under the archway, but he had already walked to his mother.
Sitting in the store, Gu's mother was very happy to see her son come back, she took his head and patted it in her arms: "Why did you come back so soon!"
It seems that it is not far from the time he left before.
Gu Nian leaned against her mother with eyes open, sniffing the smell of wine stains and candied fruit in the kit, and said, "Uncle Gao is not far away, and there are not many people around him."
He took a bite of the sugar apple, tsk, it wasn't as sweet as the milk tea the man added.
☆, past ⑦
Chapter 7 Past Events
It has been more than two days since I left Zuinian Street and returned to Gu's small courtyard. Gu Nian has a deep memory of Zuinian Street that night, so naturally he will never forget it.
When I saw my grandfather alone, Gu Nian opened his mouth to talk about Zuinian Street, and wanted to ask clearly about everything about demons, people, and years, but the old man of the Gu family seemed to be hiding and playing for the past two days.
Gu Nian sat on the steps at the entrance of the courtyard, Su who couldn't wait to light the lamp naturally didn't see the lantern dazzle.
He shook the glass in his hand and listened carefully, but there was no sound, it seemed that he could not hear it in this world.The boy stood up and patted the snow off his body, picked up the kit bag that was put aside and got up.
Thanks to his wide vision, he has always had the habit of looking around, and when he turned around, he saw that the window in the back room was closed.
His grandfather clearly knew.
Gu Nian approached the window of the back room and knocked, "Grandpa, you must be hiding something from me."
the back room is silent
He continued: "I didn't believe it before, but you just like to scare me by telling me in the middle of the night, but now I believe it, and I came to ask you, but you avoided me again."
But Grandpa Gu denied it: "Hey, what are you talking about? Oh, the old man is getting old, Ah Nian, grandson, grandpa's ears are not good!" Gu Nian felt a little helpless after hearing this, and now he just wanted to pull his grandfather's beard, he replied: "Grandpa , don’t overdo it, if you are reckless, then you are disrespecting the old, you, you are making trouble for no reason, you are relying on the old to sell the old!"
"Stinky boy, why don't you respect the old and sell the old? I think you are creating something out of nothing!"
"Hey, grandpa, you heard it!" Gu Nian was overjoyed, thinking that things were going well.
"Ah what? I'm so sleepy, ah, grandpa is also sleepy, sleep, sleep"
"How can you do this, Comrade Gu Bai! Bu Tu has more credibility than you!"
The old comrades are really irritating when they get lazy sometimes.
Standing in the center of the room, Gu Bai could hear clearly. He didn't know what to do. As a human being and as an elder grandfather, he didn't want Gu Nian to enter the world of demons.
"Xiaobai, this is his life, you shouldn't do this." Standing in the corner was A'Zhu.
It is precisely because of fate that Gu Bai told Gu Nian more or less about the demon world in the past, and also listened to the adult's order and pushed him to Zuinian Street.
Gu Bai frowned and looked at A'Zhu: "But things have changed, can't we wait until his next life? Maybe it's a good thing to be an ordinary child in this life."
A'Zhu didn't look at him, but turned to look at the closed window. His gaze was probably Gu Nian who wanted to look out through the window, "There are changes in the demon world, so do you think there will be no changes for him in this life? The demon world is in chaos, so it's hard to guarantee him." No evil demon will go after him. Xiaobai, "Ah Zhu read him, escaped from the dead, you and I should have stepped into the underworld long ago, what happened to our souls, and now we are just a mortal with a scattered soul, even if we sacrifice our lives, we can't keep him of."
Gu Bai remained silent, Gu Nian had already started to make noise outside the window, he could hear the child calling grandpa.That's right, give up your body and soul, after that, Gu Nian is still a mortal, if Nian also dies, no one will protect him anymore.
Gu Nian was tired of shouting, and sat on the ground all at once. He has always been reserved and reticent. Only his grandfather, and only he since he was a child, can drive him into a frenzy, a little bit like a normal child.
"I don't care, grandpa, if you ignore me, I'll just sit here. The yard is open. If the uncles passing by see it, I will say that you punished me. That man, he is crackling, um, just, I will scold you! snort!".
"Haha, Xiaobai" A'Zhu laughed, "This kid is like you. You and Father had a fight like this before, really." Gu Bai was helpless, indeed, when he was a child in Zuinian Street, he also had a fight. of. "But the situation is different. That's Father. He insisted that I follow Feiyu to jump on the plaque to write. How dare I be so tall. Speaking of which, you were still laughing at me with Cheng Yun at the time. Don't laugh, don't laugh!"
"Okay, Cheng Yun and I don't laugh, but it's good." A'Zhu waved towards the window, the window opened, and then quickly sank into Gu Bai's finger, he said: "You are an elder, so you follow Ah Zhu." Read it."
At this moment, Gu Nian's calculations were tinkling. If Grandpa ignored him, he would sneak into the back room and take away his precious pipe while Grandpa wasn't paying attention, or hide it under the bed in the back room, and then make a surprise attack in the middle of the night.
"crunch"
Gu Nian looked back, the window was open.His grandfather was lying on the window sill in a panic and looking around.
Gu Bai didn't expect that A'Zhu waved his sleeves to open the window, and hurriedly looked outside in case someone saw A'Zhu's back wringing his fingers.Fortunately, the idlers didn't see it, but they just stared at the grandson under the window.
Gu Bai was a little melancholy, he sighed: "I haven't seen you in two years, brat is good at grinding people." He raised his eyebrows and wispy beard to pretend to be in shape, "Going in, what do you mean by staying outside in the snow, it's so cold."
"But, it's not grandpa, you pretend not to listen to me!" The young boy stomped angrily, leaving a deep hole in the snow.
He heard his grandfather open the locked door of the back room, he hurriedly squeezed through the door, and flung himself into his arms. "Oh, slow down, why are you running in such a hurry?"
"I'm not afraid of your repentance." After entering the house and stepping on the ground, and smelling the familiar rhino horn fragrance since childhood, Gu Nian felt at ease.
Looking around, he found that there were many books in bamboo tubes and scrolls in his grandfather's room after he hadn't seen them for two years. There was also a picture spread out on the wall: a man in black was holding a fish basket, On both sides of the body stood two people of similar stature in green clothes and white shirts.
They were about the same age, about seventeen or eighteen.Tsing Yi is holding a roll of bamboo book, and the cinnabar mole on the end of the right eye is bookish and a bit more seductive. The man in white wears a silver hair crown, and his face looks like a snake, which is very good-looking.All three of them wore bells around their waists.Gu Nian has seen the background, the fish floating in the clouds, and the plaque is exactly that Zuinian Street.
Seeing that he was interested in the painting, Gu Bai asked, "Guess which one is me?" Gu Nian frowned and turned around, "Grandpa, you are old, don't even think about being young." Gu Bai pulled out his pipe as a gesture to Knocking Gu Nian on the head, of course, he was reluctant.
"Stinky boy, I can't control it when I grow up."
Gu Nian was naughty, only being naughty with his grandfather, he was about to beg for mercy, when he heard a chuckle, he was so shocked that he shielded his grandfather behind him, and suddenly raised his head and shouted: "Who!"
His heart sank, and he instinctively felt that something was wrong.Could it be that he wasn't the only one who came back, but also other monsters took advantage of the loopholes to come to the world?
He recalled the panic of the demons at the inn and the look in Nian's eyes. He knew that he and Nian must be old acquaintances, and he also guessed that he had a lot to do with the demon world.Grandpa has been to the demon world before, could it be that the evil demon came to him?He gritted his teeth, knowing that his grandfather is old, if something goes wrong at this moment, he knows the inside story, and must protect important people.
In such a tense situation, Gu Bai put his hand on Gu Nian's shoulder and patted it lightly, "You are such a small person, can you protect me?" Unexpectedly, the young man looked back at him, and the corners of his eyes were flushed: "I can't protect you now. I want to protect you too, and one day I will be able to protect you."
Gu Bai was startled, "Nian'er, what's wrong with you?" He seemed to have changed something.
"Wait a minute" A'Zhu emerged from the fingers, shaking a folding fan in his hand, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, it's just me."
The young man felt that the person in front of him looked familiar, but he still asked cautiously, "Who are you?"
Gu Bai patted his grandson on the head: "This is Ah Zhu, you just met him, according to your seniority, you should call him grandpa." Gu Nian saw the bell on Ah Zhu's body, saw the cinnabar mole at the end of his eyes, and looked at him again. The painting on the wall, indeed, is the person in the painting.
"Grandpa," he was a little embarrassed, "You didn't say it earlier!" Gu Bai smoked a cigarette and said: "Oh, read it, there is no time, Grandpa is slow to speak."
A'Zhu put away her fan, bent down and said: "Don't worry, Anian, I, I was also at fault, but I made a sound because I told your grandpa not to think about the image of his youth and felt like laughing." Gu Baimi Hearing this, he wanted to nod in agreement, but Fu Zhixin felt something was wrong, and looked at A'Zhu: "Huh? A'Zhu, are you laughing at me again?"
"Haha" A'Zhu smiled very nicely, with the folding fan pressed against the tip of his nose, he responded straightforwardly: "Yes."
Not paying much attention to the commotion among the elders, Gu Nian approached the portraits of the three of them, "So Grandpa, the one in the green clothes is Ah Zhu, and the one in the white shirt looks like a snake, so it should be a demon, and you are the one in the black clothes."
"That's right, eh, I told you, A'Zhu is your elder, so you have to call him Grandpa." Gu Bai stopped fighting with A'Zhu, and turned to answer Gu Nian.But Gu Nian shook his head: "I can't say it out loud, I can at most call Brother Ah Zhu, he's too young." Gu Bai was surprised: "Why? He's of the same generation as me!"
Gu Bai didn't give up, turned his head and grabbed A'Zhu's wrist: "A'Zhu, am I really looking at the old man?" A'Zhu was speechless for a moment, his nose was sore, and he said dumbly: "Xiao Bai, I'm already dead."
Yes, A'Zhu died a long time ago, but the soul is still the same as it was before death.
Gu Bai gently put down A'Zhu's hand, his tone was a little sad, and the words seemed to be speaking to himself: "That's right, you were only eighteen when you left, so you really look young."
A'Zhu reacted and comforted him: "It's okay, you see, I'm still a soul, I haven't dissipated yet." He rang the bell again and said: "The bell is still there, you can hear me and touch me, it does not matter."
Gu Nian was listening to the conversation between the two, seeing his grandfather sad, he realized something.He heard the bell ringing, and asked, "Grandpa Ah Zhu, you are a soul, why can grandpa and I still see and hear you?" Besides, he shook the glass in his hand, but there was no sound, "why is your bell?" there's noise"
A'Zhu smiled, and replied: "Just now you were outside the window and your grandfather and I were talking, you couldn't hear me, because generally speaking, as a soul, I am already a person from another world." Gu Nian didn't quite understand.
A'Zhu said again: "Think about it, people are mortal. After death, they become souls. When they enter the underworld, they have to wait in line to be picked up by ghost messengers. However, some souls die so special that they may stay in the world. You can hear the soul talking, are you afraid?"
Gu Nian understood the logic, nodded and answered, "I'm afraid."
A'Zhu rang the bell: "I am a human being, living in the demon world and dying there,"
"You are still here now, don't mention it." Gu Bai interrupted.
A'Zhu nodded and continued: "In the past, your grandfather told you that evil demons would take away people and drive them into slavery. When they were hungry, they would store up food, and when they died, their souls could be eaten by demons. Your grandfather and I were also forcibly taken away. Those who went in were driven by demons in a place where evil demons gather and live, but they were still young at that time, Xiaobai, how old are we?"
Gu Bai took the words: "You are seven years old, and I am six years old."
"Ah Nian, you have to know that people live longer in the demon world than in the human world. Well, how to put it, it's different. Forget it, let's not talk about this. I don't know how many years have passed, we have grown up, then The internal turmoil in the demon world is like the change of dynasties and the position of the demon king. The evil demons support the turbulent side. They want to hold a big banquet. Xiaobai and I watched the same human race in front of us be tied up and put in a frying pan The two of us are considered young, and the taste of evil monsters is eaten by the younger ones. It was supposed to be braised in braise, but later it was changed to clear soup. I personally don’t like braised in soy sauce. We are also lucky, and we are going to serve it in a soup pot. , something went wrong, and I was saved by the enemy said by the evil demon."
Gu Nian looked up and asked, "Is it the year?"
"It's not adults." Gu Bai shook his head, "It's the Snake Clan, who belongs to the Obedient Nian, or is a supporter of the orthodox Demon King. The elders of the Snake Clan are in charge of the whole clan, and they treat us very well, and it can also be said that they are very good to the Human Clan. , It’s a pity that it’s too late, only the two of us are left alive, and the rest are fruited by the evil demon.”
"The elder of the Snake Clan is called Shan Leng. He saw a middle-aged man in his 30s and [-]s. He had a wife from the Human Clan. He also rescued him from another place. He had no children. He took us back to Zuinian Street and accepted the two of us. To be the adopted son is our father," A'Zhu gestured to Gu Nian to look at the painting,
"Look, the painting was drawn by my father. He likes the human race very much. My mother taught him to draw pictures of the human world and write with ink."
He went on to say: "Father took us to see the lord, it is the lord you said, the lord is in charge of Zuinian Street, and it is said that it was sent by the gods to assist the demon king. Both of us have bells, which were given by the lord. .Every demon or person or even god living in Zuinian Street will wear this bell.
Ah Nian, this bell, regardless of the owner's life or death, can still control some autonomy, for example, people can hear me, see me, and touch me.You were outside the window just now, and your grandfather and I were also talking, but you couldn't hear me, because I didn't let you hear me, lest you might be frightened.The bell rang, because you, A Nian, are Xiaobai's family members in my eyes, and you have been to Zuinian Street, so of course you can hear it. "
Gu Nian understood, and pointed to the person in the white shirt in the painting and asked, "Then who is he?"
"That's your grandpa Cheng Yun," Gu Bai said.
"Cheng Yun belongs to the snake tribe. Father's elder brother and sister-in-law died long ago, leaving him behind, so he is also my and Ah Zhu's elder brother."
"So, what about them? Are they still on Zuinian Street?" Gu Nian made sure he didn't see Cheng Yun on the street.
Gu Bai's eyes darkened: "When I was seventeen, there was another civil strife in the demon world. Although Xiaobai and I were human races, we learned some skills, and our skills are still good. Let's follow my father, Cheng Yun, and the others to eliminate them with Mr. Nian." Rebellion. There must have been spies, the demon almost became a monster, and Mr. Nian was seriously injured." Gu Bai said this, looked at A'Zhu, and fell silent.
A Zhu stroked the picture: "Father and Auntie died in that war, their spirit and soul were shattered, they were sucked by evil monsters, and they could not be taken back. Cheng Yun who accompanied Father to the altar also disappeared."
He turned around and said, "Father and aunt probably had a premonition about death, so they refused to let Xiaobai and I go to the altar together, and entrusted us to hide the comatose and dying young man. They went to sacrifice Taiwan, it was a sure win, but he died. My father left a jade wrench, he said that it can preserve the soul of a person, and the spirit of a demon. We should keep it for one of Xiaobai and me, and we should take good care of each other. .”
Gu Bai rubbed his finger on the jade wrench and remained silent.
"We gave Master Nian to Shenzu. Shenzu was not as good as we thought, but at that time only Shenzu could save Nian. We were not monsters but humans, like ants. On the way back to Zuinian Street, he was seventeen that year, and I was ten. Eight, I'm dead too, A Nian, do you understand?" A Zhu raised his hands and gestured on his chest, "It seems like he lost his heart, but he died suddenly from the outside, nothing could be seen."
A'Zhu suddenly looked at Gu Bai: "My soul has entered the fingers, Xiaobai took me back to Zuinian Street, the demon king died, and the son of the demon king came to power, and the girl Yuqiu who was next to Mr. You Qi was seriously injured, but he still came here together. Well, speaking of which, he hasn’t told me where Xiaobai buried me, and he doesn’t want to tell me. Xiaobai!”
Gu Bai responded: "There's no need to know, it was well buried."
A'Zhu sighed: "I'm so miserable, I died on the way home, tsk, I don't know where I was buried. But Ah Nian, that's all we know and can tell you."
Gu Nian nodded: "Well, then, I understand."
☆, the past (end)
Chapter ⑧
There are thousands of words in the heart, but how much is said.
There are teenagers here
floating here, floating in the air
What if every step is planned?
"Then every step is wrong."
The snow fell early this year, and the treetops naturally couldn’t collect ice stains. Last night, when the temperature warmed up the previous day, the snow on the dead branches and leaves melted and turned into water. A few drops fell down. This morning, the water droplets were frozen again. On the branch.
There were footprints covering the entire yard, and there was snow on weekdays.The footprints were left by the grandchildren of Gu's parents. Today, except for him, all the living members of the Gu family went out. At this time, the young man was walking slowly with the ancient scrolls, and the footprints were all over the place.
"Ahem!" Although he was used to being afraid of the heat rather than the cold, he still couldn't bear it, but he was still not wearing thick clothes as before.He knew in his heart that since he returned to this world three years ago, the temperature has been getting lower and lower every year before New Year's Eve.
Did something happen to that person?
Gu Nian was a little restless. Three years ago, he couldn't hold back his grandfather, so he left the small courtyard and went back to the city again. However, his grandfather asked his father to take Gu Nian to learn something like taekwondo. The reason was for self-defense.
In three years, according to the habit, he would go back to the small courtyard, and Zhu and Bai would check the skills he had acquired in this year. The requirements are not high, as long as he can protect himself.
Except for the winter vacation, Gu Nian had to go back to the small courtyard every summer vacation for three years, and Azhu was responsible for teaching the characters about the demon world and even some spells of the gods and demons.
A few days ago, A'Zhu called him to his side.He stepped into the back room as promised, and saw Grandpa standing in the middle, and Ah Zhu standing in front of the scroll holding the scroll, looking serious, the two seemed to have just had an argument.
"A Nian," A'Zhu closed the letter in his hand, and said in a warm voice, "Three years have passed, you should be able to understand some different texts, today I will..."
"A'Zhu!" A'Zhu's words were interrupted by Gu Bai, Gu Nian looked over, and the crimson color on Grandpa's cheeks was obviously red from anger, not from the cold weather.
But A'Zhu didn't pay attention, and went straight to Gu Nian and handed him the things in his hand: "Today, this letter is handed over to you, you must read it carefully."
Gu Nian took the booklet, unlike other ancient books received, the book pieces are connected by blue silk threads.This should be a demon book made by Grandpa Zhu Sha.
"Do you understand?" Zhu Sha's tone was a little anxious, and he clasped Gu Nian's hand tightly.
Gu Nian nodded, looking at Zhu Sha's hand.The temperature of the other party's hands is very low, colder than ordinary snow. Is the temperature on the body of a dead person so low?
When A'Zhu received the response, she let go of her hand and took a breath, as if some wish had finally been fulfilled.Zhu Sha turned her head to look at Gu Bai who was hesitant to speak many times, frowned and shook her head to signal not to stop him.
He said to Gu Nian again: "This slip only records the demons, gods and demons that I have personally seen. It is still incomplete, but for now, it can still meet my needs."
Since receiving this book, Gu Nian has always felt that something is wrong.He has always been meticulous in his thoughts. When he collected the books and left that day, he still remembers the gazes from the two old people behind him.
He opened the book of demons, and indeed recorded many characteristics of demons, their origins and reasons, and even some simple descriptions of appearance, likes and preferences, too many words, some dense, Gu Nian glanced at it and decided to read it slowly in the future.
Just as he was about to close the book, Gu Nian noticed the interlayer. The book might have been in the back room for too long, and it also smelled like rhino horn.There are a few pieces of leather paper in the interlayer, he reached out and touched it, the touch reminded him of Butu's disappearance, could it be human skin?
He took out the paper and looked at it carefully, and most of the words on it were written in sentences:
"Today I boiled hot water for the ox head evil demon. It turned out to be a soup. The ingredients are the same as usual. The staple food is the brother Wang who talked to me the day before yesterday. Fortunately, Xiaobai was called to spread the word in the greedy mountain. If I come back, I will see it." Raw cooking, you should be afraid at night."
Gu Nian looked up at the back room, Zhu Sha was leaning on the window sill and smiling, the pattern of snake scales on the cuffs was somewhat reflective.It seemed that Zhu Sha, who was able to protect Grandpa and retreat safely when he committed himself to the evil demon, did not look so weak.
I don't know much about other things. He should be sincerely kind to grandpa, which is a good thing.
Gu Nian smiled back, lowered her head and continued to look.
"The demon is burning, everyone is dead, joy."
Gu Nian frowned, feeling that the words contained a lot of information, but he couldn't comment without knowing the whole picture. He silently recited this sentence many times in his heart, knowing that the cinnabar was still on the window sill, he suppressed his doubts and pretended nothing had happened, and then looked down.
"In the old days, it was rumored that the candles were lit, the firecrackers ignited spontaneously, and the year returned quickly. What I see today seems to be different from what I thought.
Adults avoid the sound of cannons with good wine, but they really like red, and the table is full of sweets.There is a painting on the wall, and I saw that the person in the painting is also wearing red clothes and gold shirts. A long golden hairpin is very interesting. There are auspicious clouds on the body of the hairpin, and there are unique and small disc-shaped objects on both sides. It is called reincarnation, and it looks like the Fulu hat of the God of Wealth enshrined in the family of the official. "
Gu Nianxiang, it seems that the two grandfathers met after they were rescued for the end of the year.He also went to see Nian, but the picture scroll that Zhu Sha mentioned was not in the room.Suddenly thinking of the red figure who left in a hurry at the corner of the inn that day, he murmured: "Nian."
With just one word, the boy immediately felt a chill behind his back, and pimples formed on his body.
What's going on here?Gu Nian looked at the glass and the brocade pouch pinned to her waist covered by the robe.There was nothing abnormal, so he stretched out his hand to shake the glass, there was still no sound, but there was warmth on his body.
Gu Nian smiled, probably feeling like someone stuffed a stove into his arms in the cold winter.Liuli accompanied him for three years, which always made him feel at ease.
Gu Nian continued to read down the letter.
"Going out with Xiaobai today, I met Cheng Yun, the same father as my father. It's different." So far, the words have been stained with heavy ink, what did Zhusha Gu Bai's father Cheng Yun do when he met him?Now that he has no way of knowing, he continued to look down.
"Father is painting today, and the paintings are probably more beautiful than those in the human world. Xiaobai went fishing in the small river in the human world today, and I hope he will continue to be like this." It is probably talking about the ancient paintings of the three people that Gu Nian saw.
"There is something wrong in Zui Nian Street ten miles away in the evening, my father was ordered to go to pray for good fortune. My lord passed on Xiaobai's prejudice against me."
There is nothing more to say here.
At this moment, Gu Nian's heart was empty, feeling that Zhu Sha was still looking at him!
This self-made demon book should be true, but did the words on this paper exist long ago or were they deliberately shown to him?
Gu Nian looked at the snow field where she was, feeling a sense of familiar sadness.
"A Nian!" It was Grandpa's voice.
As soon as Gu Bai opened the courtyard door, he saw that his grandson didn't hold an umbrella, and it was still snowing, so he stood upright in the snow.
When Grandpa shouted, Gu Nian felt that the sight from the window sill in the back room was gone.
He responded, "Grandpa."
Comrade Gu hurriedly closed the courtyard door, came to Gu Nian and pulled him into the house: "It's so cold and we're still outside."Although it was a reproach, Gu Nian knew in his heart that Grandpa cared about him.
Entering the door, Gu Nian saw Zhu Sha sitting on the bench in the back room.He had been staring at him for a long time just now, and seeing him now felt a little uncomfortable, but on the other hand, Zhu Sha had taught him for three years, and treated him well on weekdays, which can be regarded as the kindness that elders treat younger generations.
Gu Nian narrowed her eyes and decided to keep this mind,
He thought: "I've already read the words on the paper, and I can't change anything, so what does Zhu Sha want to tell me when she insists on giving me this demon tome? Perhaps I will find out in the future."
Gu Nian was unwilling to speak, Zhu Sha did not force him, and Gu Bai did not become suspicious.Originally silent, Gu Bai only thought that he was thinking, and if Gu Nian looked at Zhu Sha, he would notice the seriousness in Zhu Sha's eyes.
I hope you can understand what I know earlier, don't wait until Hualuo knows.
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