me and my monster neighbor

After the day he met his mother, Xu Lai's life didn't seem to have changed in any way, but he felt that he was much more relaxed.

After facing up to the past that he didn't dare to face up to, Xu Lai felt that he was liberated in a sense.

Xu Lala once thought that one cannot live in the past, one only needs to sever all ties with the past self and look to the future to be liberated.

It was Yuan Chu who asked him: "How do you look into the future?"

Xu Lala stood on the avenue, looking up at the sun shining through the gaps in the branches and leaves of the street trees.

Xu Lala recalled that at the beginning, he pointed to the half-set sun in the west, and said that the sun he saw was the sun more than eight minutes ago, and all he could see was the past, and everyone lived in the past.And how should a person who lives in the past but dare not face the past face up to the future.

Xu Lala looked through the glass window from a distance and saw the little girl sending his roses to his mother, so Xu Lala turned and left.

The ice shop was getting farther and farther behind him, and he was finally able to move on.

In the days that followed, Xu Lai went to class every day, brushed up questions, and wrote a leave note signed by his parents. Instead of going to evening self-study every night, he went to cram schools for weak subjects.

When he got home, he would send messages to Yuanchu, talk to himself routinely, say what he thought of, and keep posting emoticons when he couldn't think of anything to say, and he wanted to let Yuanchu know that he was still there.

Ever since Xu Lai changed his phone, his friend list was blank.And because he took a year off from school, he felt that there was no need to keep in touch with his former ordinary classmates, and he also felt that he should settle down and study hard this year. It would not be too late to add his old good friends back after the exam, so he The new number has not been released to the public.

Wanyao Palace at this time.

Yuanchu's phone thumped, and an unfamiliar name popped up on the screen. The message reminded the other party to send a picture, but Yuanyuan couldn't see what was on the picture.

In the next half month, the phone beeped a few more times, and this strange name called "Xu Yuanyuan" sent messages many times, and it took several days to piece together a few complete sentences——

"[picture]"

"[picture]"

"[picture]"

"Long time no contact la la la"

"This is a photo my cousin just sent me"

"My cousin is also in the third year of high school. Many girls in her class said that there is a very handsome transfer student from the next class haha..."

"It's you, right? I was shocked when I first saw it."

"The girls in their class are all envious of the class next door hahaha"

"You transferred to another school? I didn't expect you to suspend school. It's really a pity that I didn't graduate with you..."

"By the way, I just said that this is my former classmate. My cousin quickly asked me to ask if the handsome guy is still single."

「[Animated Emoticon]」

Originally, he received a message every one or two days. He instinctively felt that these news involving Xu Lai made him feel very annoying, and he didn't even want to take a second look. When it rang, he had to watch it again.

Originally, I could only vent my anger through other channels.For example, demolition of the palace.

The Demon King Legion responsible for guarding the Wanyao Palace has recently discovered that His Highness seems to be getting more and more tempered. It is indeed their cruel and unparalleled original Highness.

After the original anger is vented, all anger will eventually turn into resentment.Xu Lala left him, except for a mobile phone to receive messages, only the titanium steel chain around his neck.Originally, he loved all golden and rare treasures, and wearing gold and silver jewelry was his real hobby, but the pendant on his neck and the silver studs on his ears were all incompatible with his previous attire.

Just like Xu Lai.

Xu Lai was incompatible with everything in Yuanyuan. They were supposed to be in different camps, but Yuanyuan's "rebirth" was him. He was the first thing "rebirth" saw and wanted to protect.

Xu Lai, who seemed to be the most out of place, became the only meaning of life for the Lord of Wanyao Palace.

Although "he" wanted to keep him very much, he still sent him home.

The original gaze was empty, unconsciously rubbing the surface of the nameplate.

Suddenly, this cold nameplate felt slightly hot in his palm.

The original lowered his eyes.

I saw strands of black air lingering around the nameplate.This is the resentment of the necromancer. As long as the obsession of the necromancer is deep enough, this kind of black energy will be produced. The stronger the resentment, the stronger the resentment, and the more abundant the spiritual power will be transformed into. The highest and strongest can even take the opportunity to curse, kill, Take home.

At the beginning, the black air was allowed to ferment, and even contributed to the formation of the black air. The cloud of black air wrapped around the nameplate gradually condensed into a thin and small cat.

It crawled shiveringly on the original thigh, and when the unstable spirit body in front of it came into contact with the original gaze, it couldn't help but surrender and fear deep in its soul.

"It is you."

The little wild cat's soul body trembled suddenly.

The original voice was very ethereal and reverberated in Wanyao Hall. He rested his chin in leisurely manner, with his golden eyes hanging down, gently stroking the little wild cat's arched back. The next second, he seemed to reveal his brutal nature. Yes, with his five fingers like a grapple, he tightly grabbed the little wild cat's neck and soft belly, and when it was lifted into the air, his eyes were neither sad nor happy.

The reason why Xu Lai "accidentally" fell into the world of monsters was all because of the resentment left on the nameplate.

It can be referred to as the Curse of Wraith for short.

The little wild cat uttered a "meow" sound in horror, but it had no strength to resist. Right now, its soul and body were in jeopardy, but when the little wild cat thought that it would be crushed by Yuan Yuan at any time, Yuan Yuan suddenly let go of it. Hold it in your arms.

Yuan Yuan had a benevolent expression on his face, and whispered as if bewitching: "Allow you to make a wish to me."

At the last moment, Yuanyuan recalled that Xu Lai said half a year ago that it was a pity that he did not customize an hourglass urn for the kitten.Therefore, Yuanyuan gave the kitten a chance to beg for mercy.

But the original is very clear that the most persistent thing of the resentful spirit is its obsession before death. For this reason, life and death are ignored. It's hospice care.

At this time, the kitten, which was just a mass of flowing souls, "meowed" a few times, its begging wish made Yuan Yuan remove the frost between his brows.

The nameplate on the chest was red and hot, and then——it split in two.

The colorful refracted light formed through the rose window gently covered the golden throne, and the hall was empty.

The hourglass urn customized by Xu Lai was delivered more than half a month later. The staff of the glass craft factory did not shy away from helping to fill the ashes of the cat. I found out, the weight of the ashes is a few grams lighter than when you brought it over half a month ago, do you think these few grams are the weight of the soul."

Xu Lala just smiled and didn't answer.

This custom-made hourglass urn is naturally not as fine as Mr. Fu's. Although it is rough, it is better than nothing. It was placed on the display table next to the desk by Xu Lai, just within reach of Xu Lai.

Xu Lala came home from the cram school every night, sat at the desk and frantically brushed the papers, and turned the hourglass upside down when he was tired, and the subtle rustling sound accompanied him for several nights of hard study.

Ever since Xu Lai was studying at ease, the amount of exercise for walking the dog at home fell on my aunt. My aunt is a freelancer. Except for business trips, the time is allowed, but her exercise is not allowed. For this reason, the aunt also specially hired a part-time worker. Walk the dog with her six days a week.On Sunday, Xu Lai walks the dog for an hour by himself.

After attending classes for a week, Xu Lai ushered in a two-day National Day holiday.This is also the No. 20 nine days when Xu Lai returned to the real world from the demon world, and nearly 115 years have passed since the demon world.

During the rare two-day vacation, my aunt's friend came from other places, and she was responsible for picking up the plane as a landlord, so Xu Lai took the time to walk the dog by herself.

During the holidays, the open park that Xu Lai goes to every day becomes more and more lively. At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, there are a lot of young people going out for picnics with their families.

Occasionally, I will meet other people walking their dogs in the park. At this time, Erha "Champion" can't help but go up to flirt and provoke. Small dogs are fine. When encountering medium and large dogs, "Champion" will put " Hit if you can beat, and run if you can't beat" was implemented very thoroughly.

For this reason, every time Xu Lala sees a dog approaching, he reflexively pins down the "champion". "Champion" also figured out the way, relying on Xu Lai's ability to hold him, and he dared to pretend to bark when he met a big, fat and strong dog.

There were people flying kites on the green lawn of the park and on both sides of the lake. Xu Lai led the two silly dogs to stay away, but he didn't expect to meet his former high school classmates here.

"砳砳!"

Xu Lala followed the prestige and saw three girls standing a few meters away, separated by a small group of cycling enthusiasts who were passing by jingling.

Xu Lai recognized one of the girls as his front desk in the first semester of the second year of high school, and the other two girls were both strangers.

Xu Lala's mind was empty for a while, and after trying to recall, he remembered that the girl's name was Xu Yuanyuan.The reason why he still remembered it was because both of their names were in the format of ABB, and they were front and back desks. At that time, other students had teased them both.

The girl waved at him brightly, and when the mountain bike team passed by, Xu Yuanyuan trotted over with a round-faced female companion.

Because "champion" and "big money" were jumping up and down beside Xu Lai, although they were held tightly by the leash, facing these two medium and large dogs, strangers still had some concerns.

With a distance of two meters, Xu Yuanyuan said softly, "Hey, dogs won't bite me, I'm a little scared."

Xu Lala pulled the two silly dogs behind him and ordered them to sit still. Seeing that the two dogs listened to Xu Lala's words, Xu Yuanyuan took her female companion closer.

Xu Yuanyuan smiled sweetly, and said: "I didn't expect to meet you, we are so destined. By the way, this is my cousin, and this year is also a third year in high school. Did you transfer to repeat school? My cousin is at the same school Eh."

Xu Lala glanced at the school uniform of the other girl, and replied, "Well, it's from the same school."

Xu Yuanyuan's cousin blushed and said, "I met you in school, our classroom is on the same floor."

The polite words of each person seemed dry, Xu Lai nodded, then turned around and scratched the chins of the two silly dogs, smoothing their hair, trying to take the opportunity to avoid the heated conversation.

Xu Yuanyuan timidly approached the two dogs, and watched curiously as Xu Lai smoothed the hair of the two majestic big dogs. This scene was really pleasing to the eye.

Xu Yuanyuan said: "Guo Ximao and the others will also come soon! We talked about you yesterday, but he also said that he couldn't reach you. We are going to have a picnic here, so come with us!"

Guo Ximao used to be Xu Lai's former deskmate and roommate, and he had a good relationship, and he belonged to the category of people that Xu Lai would find his contact information.

Xu Lala raised her head and said, "What time will they come? I lost my original mobile phone, and all my original mobile phone number and social account are useless."

"They're almost here, and they'll be here in a few minutes." Xu Yuanyuan squatted next to Xu Lai, her long skirt dragging on the ground, and she said softly, "I sent you a WeChat message a few days ago, and I still I'm worried that you don't want to get back to me."

Hearing this, Xu Lai's drooping eyelashes trembled, and he said, "That number is no longer needed."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Don't send messages to that account."

Xu Yuanyuan's cousin was called over by another female companion first, she only turned around and stayed, gathered her skirt and sat next to Xu Lala, and asked with great interest: "Can I pet your dog?" .”

Xu Lala nodded. He grabbed the collar of the golden retriever "big money", allowing Xu Yuanyuan to touch the "big money" back smoothly.

The girl raised her eyes and glanced at Xu Lai. The boy's handsome face was full of youthfulness. Seeing that the atmosphere between the two of them gradually became relaxed from the rigidity when they first met, she said briskly: "Don't you ask?" Did I send you any news?"

Xu Lala glanced at her bright smiling face, and asked along the topic: "What did you post?"

The corners of Xu Yuanyuan's eyes were crooked, and her smile became stronger. She smiled and said, "I said you are too popular, our elder brother Xu Lela is very popular. As soon as I transferred to my cousin's school, there were several little girls They're asking if you have a girlfriend."

Xu Yuanyuan relayed her WeChat message without showing any trace.

Xu Lai was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help thinking about what he would have thought when he saw the news at the beginning. Send a message to disturb Yuanyuan.

Xu Lala looked up at her: "So you are here to inquire about the news?"

Xu Yuanyuan straightened her back, pursed her lips, raised the corners of her mouth, smiled brightly and said, "Of course, at least we have been friends in the same class for a whole year. If you are still single, then I will not pay more attention to you."

Xu Lala smiled, and the mole under his eyes became more and more ostentatious. He pulled Erha "champion" who couldn't sit still, let him lie down, scratched Erha's belly, and said to Xu Yuanyuan: "Then please tell sister Xu to tell me All of a sudden, I'm out of the single."

"Ah, ah? Really?"

Xu Yuanyuan couldn't hide her surprise and disappointment in her tone, and she quickly joked: "Who is it? Is it someone I know? Our former classmate?"

Xu Lala shook his head. After thinking for a while, he pulled out the silver chain that was hanging next to his body from the neckline. A slightly rough silver earring was tied to the chain.

Xu Lala didn't answer her question, but said: "He made this with his own hands, made a pair, and we each took one."

High school did not allow ear studs to be worn, so Xu Lai put a silver chain on the ear studs the second day after he came back, and hung them on his chest, close to his heart.

Xu Yuanyuan smiled with the corners of her mouth pulled, and asked again: "Are you taking two days off like my sister? We have a full seven days off. I went home last night. Didn't your girlfriend come back? It's rare to have a vacation. Why didn't you come back to walk the dog with you?"

"he……"

Xu Lale and Yuan Chu separated for a month, but Yuan Chu had been waiting for him for more than 100 years at this time. Xu Lale couldn't imagine that in the emptiness of more than 100 years, he only received a few irrelevant news every two or three years, or even six or seven years. , Just to confirm that he is still there, those few words of news that are better than nothing may only confirm his life and death.

Xu Lala didn't want to think about it anymore, he smiled, and continued, "I hope he can come to me soon, so that someone can walk my dog ​​for me."

Xu Yuanyuan said: "Hey, you, don't just rely on your good looks to order your girlfriend around!"

Xu Yuanyuan said it in a joking tone.

In the end, Xu Lala patted the heads of the two silly dogs, stood up, and said frankly: "That's not true, he looks much more handsome than me."

"Ah... ah? You said... what?"