After Marrying the Lord of the Underworld

It will be two days before all the reports come out.

Like most people who die from ghosts, the hobos' deaths seemed accidental.The ghost exorcists went to the place where they had been, searched carefully, and found the remnants of Ji Cai's Yin Qi.

Because the first victim disappeared on Lucheng Road, the incident was named the Lucheng Spiritual Serial Murder Case, and it was included in the files of the special department.

After two days, Lu Yingjiu went to the special department of Jiufeng Mountain.

When Xiao Li found him, he was sitting by the window of the conference room, looking at the city center from a distance.

The weather has been fine recently, and he wore a white shirt, which contrasted sharply with the washed blue of the sky.

The conference room is unused, so it is open to them.

The table is full of talisman papers spread out, with runes that Xiao Li has never seen before drawn, densely packed and extremely complicated.

——He is still trying to find out the ghost possessing him.But two days passed without success, not even the slightest yin energy was captured.

Xiao Li also saw that scene in the school dormitory before, and knew about it.He hesitated at the door for two seconds, then knocked lightly: "Brother Lu, we have to wait an hour or two for the report, let's talk about it after eating. The takeaway can't be delivered here, so we're going to find some instant noodles and snacks."

"It's okay, I'm not hungry." Lu Yingjiu replied, "Eat."

Xiao Li thought again that Ye Feng seemed to have mentioned casually that Lu Yingjiu always forgot to eat.He said: "How about this, if there are instant noodles later, I will tell you."

"Okay, thank you."

Xiao Li looked at the talisman on the table and said, "You, don't be so anxious. Although we can't help you, we will definitely find it when Master comes back and figure out a way together."

Lu Yingjiu smiled.

Xiao Li closed the door lightly and left.

Lu Yingjiu put together the talisman papers on the table, took them to the window, squeezed them together, and the talisman papers burned.They burn very quickly and quietly, and in such a thick stack, there is not much ash, and there is nothing left when it is blown by the wind.

Both he and Chu Banyang knew that even if it was to restrict Lu Yingjiu's actions, a ghost of this level would not be able to stop it - with its strength, it would be easy to go wherever it wanted and kill whomever it wanted.Besides, even they can't do anything, who else can do it?

Helpless.

Completely helpless.

unless--

Tomorrow is Halloween.

The only chance is to communicate with it while Yin Qi is at its most vigorous.

Lu Yingjiu lay on the table and took a nap.

Until the door was knocked again, Xiao Li poked his head in: "The bodies of Ji Cai and Zhong Aiguo have been transferred."

They walked to the morgue on the second floor together.

In the elevator, Lu Yingjiu said, "Xiao Li, have you ever wondered why Ji Cai killed Zhong Aiguo?"

"I don't know." Xiao Li was taken aback for a moment, "I just fell out, is there something hidden?"

Lu Yingjiu said: "The corpses can only be buried next to the objects of obsession, so they are all in the school. When Ye Feng and I passed by, the resentment has accumulated a lot. If Zhong Aiguo continues to bury the corpse, it will definitely cause casualties." He paused After a few seconds, I cleared my mind, "I was thinking, maybe Ji Cai didn't want to bury her body for revenge at the beginning, or maybe she didn't want to continue anymore. The one who couldn't let go of hatred and was wrapped up in anger was actually patriotic."

"Oh... what do you mean?"

He said: "Ji Cai killed Zhong Aiguo for the sake of those students. Even if she has become a ghost, the things she cares about have not changed." Lu Yingjiu smiled, "Of course, the character of ghosts is hard to guess, it's just me Personal extremely idealized conjecture. The only evidence is not sufficient."

"What evidence?"

"She still loves patriotism—I can attest to that."

They went downstairs, took the elevator to B[-], and passed through layers of doors sealed with talisman papers, and they arrived at the morgue.

It is cold and silent here, with a sense of stagnation that cannot be broken. Every compartment hides a story.

Two white cloths covered the bodies of the two men respectively.

Lu Yingjiu took a few steps forward, and Xiao Li realized that he was holding "Over the Mountain" in his hand.

Lu Yingjiu finished reading the book.

The beginning is [You are birds, you should fly over the mountains, spread your wings and soar - to my favorite students]

And the ending is a dialogue between the heroine and her lover: [We stand together in the field, and the mountains in the distance are like Daisy.Today's weather is very good, he smiled and said to me, yeah, this story will end until we]

Before finishing writing, she died.

Lu Yingjiu lifted the white cloth, revealing the faces of the two with their eyes closed.

When they were in the Meihua Community, they were lying downstairs side by side like this.At that time, he felt that Ji Cai's hand seemed to want to reach out to Zhong Aiguo.He reached out and grabbed Ji Cai's wrist, the woman's skin was delicate, and the cold temperature came.

He put this hand next to Zhong Aiguo's.

At first their hands were only loosely clasped together, but after a few seconds, in a daze, their hands were already tightened.

Ji Cai smiled.

The book flipped, and the last line of words floated up, like a deep fish swimming towards the surface of the river, with colorful scales, spitting out a series of quiet bubbles.

【We stand together in the field, and the mountains in the distance are like Daisy. 】

【The weather is fine today, he smiled and said to me, yes, this story will end until we hold hands】

……

After the matter was settled, everyone cleaned up and prepared to go down the mountain.

Lu Yingjiu's cell phone rang, and a text message came.

Big Dog: [I'll go directly downstairs to your house tonight? 】

Lu Yingjiu replied: [OK]

He originally wanted to leave, but suddenly he heard the group of people making noise, as if they were discussing something.Xiao Li shouted at him: "Brother Lu, do you want to have dinner together tonight?"

So 20 minutes later, they took an online car-hailing car down the mountain.It's meal time, and everyone is waiting for a seat.Xiao Li found a Jiangsu-Zhejiang restaurant with a high rating, and they rushed to the city center against the tide of the evening rush hour.

In the car, one person stretched his waist: "Oh, it's over, I almost ran around the whole city in the past two days."

Another person said: "Rest if you can. Tomorrow is Ghost Festival, and we are busy. If you don't call to call you away in the middle of the night, your ancestors will burn incense."

yes.Lu Yingjiu thought, August 8rd will be Ghost Festival soon.

When they arrived at the place, several people rushed over noisily.After entering the restaurant, I made a pot of chrysanthemum Puer, and ordered fish with pine nuts, river prawns and drunk crabs, which tasted lively.Somehow the conversation came to the point that Xiao Li had never had a drink, so he poured him half a cup to taste, but after just a few sips, his face turned red, and he kept saying that he was really not talented, and that he would not be able to drink or smoke in the future. dip.

Lu Yingjiu still didn't like food, and didn't ask for staple food, so he slowly peeled the shrimp.

When the meal was almost finished, Lu Yingjiu got up and said with a smile, "You guys continue to chat, I'll go outside to catch my breath."

He went to the small balcony on the second floor, opened the door, and the cool evening breeze blows in his face.The balcony faces a small road, and there are no people there. The wild cats are slowly licking their fur on the corner of the street.He leaned against the railing, looked far away, and his mind went blank for a few seconds.

There was another squeak from behind, Lu Yingjiu turned around and saw Xiao Li.

Xiao Li just drank half a glass of wine, his face was red, and he came out to breathe.He leaned against the railing, patted his hot cheeks with his hands, and took a long breath: "Brother Lu, you just, you just said that you are going to pick up a friend, when are you leaving?"

"It's not in a hurry." Lu Yingjiu said, "He didn't arrive until midnight."

"Oh—are you here to play?"

"He said to come to my office to have a look, and if it suits, he will stay and work."

"Wow!" Xiao Li was a little surprised.

Lu Yingjiu smiled: "To be honest, I don't even know his name."

Xiao Li: "?"

He couldn't figure it out for a moment.

Lu Yingjiu said: "We met when we were young. We played together for a month, but we haven't seen each other since then. He is the grandson of the husband of my former neighbor's aunt's classmate's husband."

"...What? Brother Lu, can you say it again?"

"It's the brother of the son of the teacher's son of the adopted daughter of my grandma who was at the same table."

"There is no word in these two sentences that are the same!"

"Anyway, I don't know his name. I used to call him Big Dog."

"This is a hammer friend?!" Xiao Li was so shocked that he exploded.

"Anyway, we haven't seen each other for almost 20 years." Lu Yingjiu said, "You're right, these are not friends. I didn't have many friends when I was young."

Xiao Li was taken aback: "Why?"

Although he was really scared by Lu Yingjiu for the first time, after getting along with him these few days, he felt that Lu Yingjiu had nothing to do with "having no friends".

What's more, he is so powerful, there are as many people who beg him to do things.

Lu Yingjiu thought for a few seconds, then suddenly asked: "Have you ever played hopscotch?"

"Played, played. What's the matter?" Xiao Li thought to himself, most people should have played this kind of game, no matter how bad it is, I have seen others play it.Could it be that Brother Lu wants to play with him?

"I've never played before." Lu Yingjiu said.

He has a special physique and is plagued by bad luck.When he was a child, people around him tabooed him, and of course they didn't let their children have more contact with him.Lu Yingjiu hadn't played with her peers much since she was a child, and she always looked at other children from a distance.

It's not like hopscotch hasn't been tried.

When he was young, Lu Yingjiu showed an amazing talent in catching ghosts. When the children didn't play with him, he went to catch wild ghosts and play with himself. Finally, he defeated all the ghosts in the streets and made them gather together. One hall—all the ghosts were terrified, drew houses with blood, waited in line to play, forced smiles on their fierce faces.

The situation was good until Lu Yingjiu discovered that those ghosts could not jump, they could only float, which fundamentally eliminated the possibility of losing.

A failed attempt.

After that, he could only watch other children play.

Most other games and activities are like this, and childhood is extremely boring.

Later, he grew up safely by relying on the dark marriage, and his strength was amazing. He didn't leave any shadow in his heart and no one tabooed him anymore. Except for his poor sleep and a lazy personality, it must be said that he was famous for his physical and mental health. Three good students who have been awarded for several years...but the missing part cannot be filled.

It's like a house has a hidden breakage that others can't see, but you know that the gap is always there, and occasionally there will be a leak.

Xiao Li didn't know how to answer for a while, so he held back for a long time, and finally said: "If you want to hopscotch, I can dance with you."

Lu Yingjiu laughed all of a sudden: "What are you thinking, I'm not a child anymore." He patted Xiao Li on the shoulder, "Let's go, go back. Tomorrow is Ghost Festival, you must work overtime."

A gust of wind blows, and the orange-red sunset is falling in the distance.

Six hours later, at 23:50.

The horizon engulfed the light of the sky, and the entire city was shrouded in darkness. The taillights of vehicles streaked across the road, and there were few pedestrians.Many people have already fallen asleep, turned off the lights, and closed the curtains, leaving only bits and pieces of light in the distant buildings.

Lu Ying warmed up a glass of milk and was reading a book when the phone on the table vibrated: 【I'm almost there, I'll stop at the intersection you mentioned later】

He got up and put on his light coat.

It was so cold tonight that the chill could pass through the window panes.He locked the door and took the elevator downstairs, the wind filled his sleeves as soon as he got out.The streetlights on the road downstairs were broken, and it was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers.

Lu Yingjiu walked alone in the dark.

Until the clock on the phone silently points to 【00:00】

The blowing wind was whistling, Yin Qi was restless, the temperature dropped several degrees, white air came out of his mouth.

Halloween is here.

A hundred demons are rampant, and all the ghosts are having a carnival.

In fact, during the Ghost Festival a few years ago, he was still wondering if his cheap ghost marriage partner would appear.But after so long, there is no movement at all on Ghost Festival every year, so I don't remember it.

Unexpectedly, he would start waiting for the ghost again this year—waiting for the ghost possessing him to show up.

Lu Yingjiu walked like this and walked into a small alley.

In the darkness behind him, a few more companions silently appeared.

The ghost stared at him again, grinning sinisterly.

But this time, until the ghosts pounced on him, the ghost possessing him didn't respond at all.

Lu Yingjiu lit a piece of talisman paper, and the light fell in his eyes like bursting fireworks, and the ghosts turned into ashes in the brilliance.

The talisman went out, and he continued on his way.

I thought he could communicate with the ghost today, but it had already left without a sound.

Even if it was Ghost Festival, it didn't leave a trace of breath, and left very suddenly and completely.

It's impossible to say you don't care.

He didn't know where it came from, what it was going to do, or why it had left.It's been a mystery from beginning to end.

From a rational point of view, it is a great hidden danger. From an emotional point of view, it has probably become an unsolved mystery in his life - just like he can't imagine a normal childhood, just like until today, he can't I don't know if hopscotch is fun.He'll never know its story.

Perhaps, it is also very similar to the ghost marriage.The momentary interest passes, and the ghosts end up going the other way.

It was getting colder, Lu Yingjiu zipped up his coat.

At the intersection, but 2 minutes later, a bright yellow light shot through the darkness.

The black car was a little weird - but Lu Yingjiu didn't notice anything weird for a while.

It drove all the way and stopped firmly in front of him.

The door of the back seat opened, and someone came out. Lu Yingjiu couldn't see clearly in the dim light, and his first reaction was: this person is tall.

Half a head taller than him.

The faint light in the distance outlines the handsome outline of the man, with thin lips, high nose bridge, and cut temples, as if walking out of an ink painting, with a sinister and elegant temperament between his eyebrows and eyes.Those eyes are unique and deep black, and there seems to be thousands of words hidden in them.

Lu Yingjiu said, "Long time no see...Huh?"

He was completely hugged and smelled a clear fragrance.

"Long time no see." Jing Xian whispered in his ear, "I'm here to find you."