kill the fox

Seeing the little boy buried his head in eating glutinous rice balls, Ning Ci asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Who is in charge here? Is the person who posted the notice a human or a demon?"

The young master was in a low mood, so he focused all his attention on the glutinous rice balls, and replied sullenly, "I don't know."

"Oh." Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Ning Ci stopped asking.After a while, the young master finished eating the glutinous rice balls, he seemed to sigh lightly, and asked leisurely, "Which sect of Taoist are you?"

Ning Ci likes to answer questions like this: "Hengqingshan." He likes Hengqingshan, likes this sect, likes this identity.

"Oh," the young master's eyes flickered, he was silent for a while, and asked again: "You... How are you living in Hengqing Mountain?"

Seeing that he was suddenly shy and curious, Ning Ci smiled and said, "It's not bad, when I have time, I'll take you to see it?"

The little boy turned his head to the place where the lanterns were sold, and murmured: "It's good, it's good."

Ning Ci thought that he took his words as polite words, and said seriously: "It's not difficult if you really want to go, and the Taoist priests don't just... accept the demons when they see them." He changed his words temporarily.

"I don't want to go." He was suddenly firm, his tone was a bit stubborn, and he looked directly at Ning Ci, as if declaring: "I live well here."

"..." Well, I know from what you are wearing that you live a good life.

Although he knew that there was little hope, Ning Ci still asked: "You heard that there was a fox demon more than ten years ago..."

"No!" He was very determined, as if he didn't want to hear this question.

"..."

Children have a temper and don't care.

Seeing that he didn't want to talk much, Ning Ci ate in silence for a while, but still couldn't help asking: "Aren't your parents worried if you don't come home so late? Oh, by the way, what kind of monster are you?"

The little boy looked up, as if he was looking at him, and then at the lantern behind him. Ning Ci always felt that he had something to say, but it was not to himself. This little demon seemed to be acting weird from a certain moment. After a while, I heard him say slowly: "...I have no parents. What kind of monster do you think I look like?"

Without parents, most of them might be plant demons, so I asked, "Is it a tree demon?"

The little boy shook his head: "I won't tell you, I'll tell you if you guess right."

"..."

Seeing him getting up, as if he was about to leave, Ning Ci also felt that it was getting late, so he also got up and said goodbye: "Are you going back? I'll see you another day."

Unexpectedly, the young master looked at him with displeasure, and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Inn."

"Aren't you going to find Keqing Shen? I'll take you there."

It turned out that he heard the conversation between him and Jiang Linxian. Ning Ci felt that this little demon was talking nonsense. It was a big night, and it was the Lantern Festival. It would be bad to disturb others, but he only thought that this little demon wanted to play and guess Lantern riddles lack a companion, and he loves to satisfy others the most, so he said, "Okay, let's go then."

Ning Ci: "I heard that Yueling Wall is a street? Why did it have such a name?"

I thought he couldn't answer, but I heard him say: "Because most of the people living on that street are demons, they were stupid at the beginning, they would do everything, and always mess up the seasons, so the person in charge would engrave the moon order on Whoever makes a mistake again will... kill him."

Ning Ci was a little surprised: "So ruthless?"

The little boy: "That's right, it's that cruel."

The two walked a dark road, Ning Ci suddenly remembered something and asked, "Are you afraid of the dark?"

The voice beside him was firm: "Don't be afraid."

Ning Ci didn't know why he was a little disappointed.

That little fox is very afraid of the dark.

Maybe that little fox lives in a place where there is no darkness.

But there is no darkness in the world.

As he was walking, Ning Ci suddenly heard the person next to him ask, "Are you afraid of the dark? I heard that people who are afraid of the dark do something wrong."

Ning Ci laughed, "Who did you listen to..." But he couldn't laugh anymore, because he remembered that he seemed to have said the same thing before, when he was still a teenager, to a little fox.He suddenly turned his head and looked at the person beside him, who also followed his footsteps and stopped, the two of them looked at each other in silence, in the darkness, there was a long stone road, narrow walls, the ground was damp after the new snow melted, and the air It was also wet, and he suddenly felt that the little boy's eyes were bright, he was startled, and immediately turned his head away.

Someone made a sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth while he turned his head away.

The two walked for a while without speaking, Ning Ci suddenly felt irritable, while the other had a smug smile all the time.

"We're here."

There was a mysterious light in the alley ahead.

Ning Ci didn't expect it to be so fast, it was more bustling and bustling than the world in front of him, and there were twice as many people on the street. When he turned around, the young man walked a step slower than him, and his figure was still hidden at the entrance of the dark alley. I called him, and I saw him slowly walking out of the darkness. With the footsteps of the light shining on him, some changes occurred at a speed visible to the naked eye. With the Kuilong pattern, the person is still the same person, just because the Kuilong pattern has more fierce beauty.

Ning Ci didn't understand that he was so particular. It turns out that a monster pays so much attention to its image among its peers. Judging by the speed at which he changes clothes, he should be a tree demon. He praised: "Your suit really fits you well."

The little demon looked at him, but didn't speak, Ning Ci shut up tacitly, and the two walked into the downtown.

Ning Ci was actually a little tired after driving for a day, but he was willing to play with the children, so he just followed him around and stopped to take a look at something novel. Maybe most of the demons here are high-spirited, Quite a few of them could tell that he was a Taoist at a glance, and their eyes immediately turned wrong. Ning Ci didn't like this kind of eyes very much, and he didn't want to scare people too much, so he immediately turned around and went to the next house to take a look.

As he walked, he felt embarrassed, and asked in a low voice: "Is it not good for me? Should I change into a more common clothes to cover up my identity?"

The little boy looked at it, felt that this method was feasible, and finally smiled a little: "Then you can change it."

The two walked into a fabric store. Ning Ci took a look and felt that most of the clothes were unsatisfactory, and walked out again. Sorry.

After walking two or three streets, he arrived at another house. Ning Ci was really tired. He had been traveling day and night non-stop for the past few days to get to Xuanquanzhi early. At this moment, he finally found a bench to sit down. Dazzled, he didn't want to see the boss's trembling smirk anymore, so he said to the young man, "Choose one for me, I think you have a good eye."

The man was tall and tall, looked at it seriously for a while, and said without hesitation: "I don't think the clothes here are suitable for you."

The boss was terrified and lowered his head to cut the fabric.

Ning Ci felt strange, since all the demons live here, there is no reason to be afraid of him, a Taoist priest from outside. Which Taoist priest dares to cause trouble, and if he goes out and shouts, won't all the demons on the street come over?I wanted to get up immediately and go to the next store, but he was really tired, so he sat and refused to get up, and asked slowly: "Then what should I do?"

"It's better to go to my place, I have a dress that is made smaller, it is just right for you to wear."

Ning Ci felt that the two of them were already very familiar, and he wanted to rest for a while, so before he got up, he sat down and asked, "Do you have a vacant room? I want to sleep."

The cloth store owner's eyes trembled, and the precious cloth in his hand was cut crookedly with a click.

Ning Ci suddenly stood up, oops, he thought less, he shouldn't ask in this kind of place, he is a Taoist priest, and that young master is a monster, what if it spreads that they are nice and other monsters don't play with him? manage?Immediately hurried out of the store.

He didn't know, the more hurried he was, the more trembling the boss' eyes became.

The little boy also came out, and replied to what he said just now: "Yes, there are. Then let's go."

"Oh." He followed slowly.

Seeing that he was slowing down, the little boy also slowed down his pace, and they were at the same level as him. The two of them walked unhurriedly, but Ning Ci felt that the street was so long, and his foot was about to break. He yawned and asked, "Why haven't you arrived at your house yet?"

"tired?"

"Ah."

"are you tired?"

"Very tired." He was so tired that he didn't bother to complain about the uninterrupted half-month trip.

"arrive."

Ning Ci woke up all of a sudden, "So fast?" He looked at the building in front of him again, feeling familiar: "Did we come here just now?"

"I forgot."

"..." He's already here!It was you who wanted to play for a while longer and kept taking me around!Hmph, children have a temper, don't care.

Looking at this huge and brightly lit building, there are two huge red lanterns hanging beside the gold-plated inscription, illuminating the open space in front of the door, which is charming and gentle. He Xi.

Ning Ci was stunned for a moment: "This is your home?" Although his tone was simple and normal, his heart immediately became alert.

Shen Keqing.

The little boy smiled, this time the smile was exactly the same as his smile in the teahouse, his eyebrows and eyes were still crooked, innocent, but this time, the red lantern set off the Kuilong pattern on his body more fiercely, as if the next These patterns will jump out in seconds, opening their sharp claws and tearing people to pieces.

Duan Nian seemed to have sensed Ning Ci's emotional changes, and trembled slightly in the scabbard. Ning Ci didn't want to scare it, so he immediately relaxed a little, and Duan Nian stopped trembling. Dabai: "This is my home, I am Keqing Shen."

Really brought him here.Just didn't expect it to happen this way.

Shen Keqing: "I also posted that notice. I also wrote the moon order wall. It is placed in a spring and placed under my control." When you come to me, you don't know whether it is God punishing me or pitying me.

Ning Ci looked at him, and it turned out that this was the demon possessed by the sword spirit, and it was he who killed the master.

What kind of person is he.

Mingming smiled innocently and cutely, but the rumors portrayed him as terrifying.

Do you want to kill him now?

No, still go according to plan.

Ning Ci came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "Mr. Shen Ke, I have admired you for a long time."

"Please." He stretched out his hand and made an inviting gesture.

Ning Ci bowed slightly and stepped into the door.

Shen Keqing led him through the hanging flower gate and into the long chasing corridor. Ning Ci couldn't help it anymore and asked, "You really haven't heard of it. There was a fox demon 19 years ago. He killed Zhu Yan at night... ..."

Shen Keqing: "I have heard."

Ning Ci was cautious: "Do you know what happened to him afterwards?"

Shen Keqing stared at his face: "Later... we can sit down and talk."

Walking into a small round table for drinking tea in the courtyard, a moon-shaped lantern hangs on the flower tree next to it, which sets off the atmosphere just right and is suitable for conversation.

The two approached and sat on the crescent stool next to the table. As soon as Ning Ci sat down, he felt that it was very cute. The cloud pattern is inlaid with pearls and mother-of-pearl, and the stool surface is soft, generous and comfortable, which relieves fatigue.

Sure enough, people with good clothing quality also pursue refinement in other things.

But the most concerned thing right now is Furry, so Ning Ci hurriedly looked at him eagerly, waiting for him to speak.However, this person didn't seem to understand the anxiety in his eyes, so he deliberately poured a cup of tea and pushed it to him, then poured a cup for himself, took a sip of tea, and said unhurriedly: "Why do you want know about him?"

Ning Ci: "He is a friend of mine. I care about him very much."

Shen Keqing: "He went to Hengqing Mountain and was sealed by a priest."

Ning Ci: "I know that. Then?"

Shen Keqing was slightly surprised: "You know? There is no more, and then he died."

Ning Ci was stunned for a moment, and firmly refused to admit it: "It is impossible to die."

Shen Keqing: "Nothing is impossible."

Ning Ci raised his voice subconsciously, arguing: "He is so powerful, how could he die?"

Shen Keqing smiled, took a sip of tea, watched him silent for a while, and Ning Ci stared at him without blinking, as if waiting for a reversal, both of them were trying not to back down.

After waiting for a while, Ning Ci was still determined: "He can't die."

Shen Keqing calmly said, "It's your fault if you don't believe it, the fact will not change."

Ning Ci was so confused that he couldn't choose what to say: "Why should I trust you?"

Shen Keqing suddenly smiled, seemingly very proud: "Because I watched it die."

Ning Ci was silent for a while, his face didn't change much but his heart was already beating, and he asked, "What's going on, please explain clearly."

Shen Keqing looked at his demeanor, when she lowered her head and poured tea, her eyes showed unconcealable sarcasm and pleasure, she raised her head, her face was calm, her expression was no longer indifferent, but a little sad: "He used to be a close friend of mine, I lived in Xiaozhoushan before coming here."

Hearing about Xiao Zhoushan, Ning Ci felt even colder.

"Once, we went to Guzang, where there was an active volcano. It was rumored that the lava in it could make people forget all their troubles. We were still ignorant at that time, so we decided to try. I was about to jump, but I was scared, so I came back. For the next few years, I always thought he had gone to another world, and then I found out that he was dead, just... died in front of me, but I thought he was still alive... ..." He looked sad, and bent over in pain. In order to hide his gaffe, he lowered his head and looked straight at the ground, showing veins in his hand clutching the teacup.

Ning Ci froze in a daze.

Shen Keqing's performance does not seem to be pretending, and, for so many years, he did such a major event that shocked the cultivation world back then, and should have become the focus of the demon world, so there is no news about it now.

The first time I asked Shen Keqing, he acted repulsive, and the second time, he quickly interrupted him, why the seal of Xiaozhoushan only has relics and no defensive effect... No wonder... No wonder...

Shen Keqing watched Ning Ci's face getting paler and paler, but he was getting more and more complacent in his heart, wishing to drink two jugs of good wine and listen to a good show.

Ning Ci stayed for a while, with a tense expression: "I want to drink."

It's exactly what Shen Keqing wanted.

Before Shen Keqing got up, a little demon in a bellyband came forward: "Master Shen wants any wine, the little one will get it."

Sparse snow fell from the sky, soft and fluffy, gleaming under the light of the lantern, and fell gracefully on the small stone table.

Shen Keqing raised her head slightly, feeling the coolness on her face: "Plum blossoms soak in snow."

The little demon left quickly and lightly, and after a while, brought a jug of wine, unopened, and the fragrance filled the small courtyard.

Ning Ci still had a tense expression, as if he was walking on thin ice when he was facing an abyss, but anyone who knew him knew that he was an optimist, and he would stand still even in the face of adversity. What made him so abnormal must be something that occupied him. The big thing on my mind.

Bright moon, Yuan night, lanterns, tree shadows, small stone table, crescent bench, two people with ulterior motives.

Shen Keqing took the initiative to pour a glass of wine for Ning Ci. The aroma of the wine was intoxicating, and the shadows were seductive. He carefully covered the smile on the corner of his mouth, and drank the wine in his hand, as if he was using the wine to relieve his sorrow, but he was still in his heart. He smirked like he was succeeding, for his own despicability, for his own darkness.

Seeing that he was sad, Ning Ci couldn't show more sadness, because he was afraid that he would stop the crime on himself and blame himself. After all, he is a close friend of Furry, and he knows his mood best now. The two of them drank wine glass by glass , The two are speechless, just drinking, it doesn't matter what kind of wine you drink, as long as it is wine.

Shen Keqing was suddenly puzzled: "I don't know what troubles he had back then, why did he just... silently..." It seemed that he was too sad to speak, and could only sigh.

Ning Ci has already begun to lose his mind. Hearing this, after thinking about it, he feels even more heartbroken, scratching his liver and heart, what else could be the reason?What else could be the reason... He knows best, it's all his sin, his fault, he would rather resign himself to quick success and quick profit, hey... But he didn't expect that the ancient god beast didn't kill him, but died in...

He took a big gulp of wine and drank it up with his head up, choking him dizzy and his stomach churning.

Ning Ci couldn't hold back anymore, he slumped on the table, and was about to pour wine, but his eyes suddenly turned red.

The smile in Shen Keqing's heart suddenly froze.

I'm afraid the snow won't stop tonight, it's getting bigger and bigger, the pieces are like goose feathers, and the lights cast their shadows, as if it's ending a scene.

Ning Ci was only wearing a single shirt, but his heart was burning like a pain. After two cups of tea, he broke the silence with nonsense: "It's because of me. I abandoned him back then."

Shen Keqing's heart trembled.

"I went back to Hengqing Mountain." Drunk.

"...Did you ever hesitate?" Shen Shen.

"Never." Decisively.

Some people's eyes are slightly wet, and some people's clothes are already wet with tears.

Heavy snow fell on the two of them crazily, as if to bury them.

This drink is very powerful.

Ning Ci cried and cried and was about to vomit. He cried miserably and vomited violently. He vomited three times. Shen Keqing avoided it twice, wiped him clean, and pulled him up. The two continued to drink, but the third time he was not spared , Shen Keqing was covered in filth and stench, grabbed his collar and lifted it up for him, and was about to punch him, looked at him for a long time, laughed angrily, and his eyes were red when he smiled.

"You owe me more than that."

At the end of the drink, Ning Ci's clothes were no longer available. He lay on the small stone table, drunk into a pool of dirty and smelly mud under the poetic scene of dancing trees, moonlight, snowflakes, flowers, trees, and lanterns. , Shen Keqing lifted him up, carried him into the house, threw him into the hot spring water, fished him up again, and threw him down again, repeated many times, Ning Ci vomited and washed him clean, Shen Keqing couldn't listen Knowing the bird language he said, he threw him on the bed and washed it by himself. After washing, he found that he was still talking. It was so annoying that he listened to it all night.