After Marrying the Lord of the Underworld

After Wu Runzhi knew that four of his classmates had died, he began to cry again.Said that he still had a lot to say to them.

Lu Yingjiu could only comfort him, saying that as long as the environment is still there on the last day, you still have a chance to see all of them.

Wu Runzhi felt better like this, wiped away his tears, and said, "I must find out what unfulfilled wishes they have! I will try my best to help them realize it!"

Lu Yingjiu said, I believe in you, I believe in you, so stop crying.

The time flow in the illusion is very strange.

As Lu Yingjiu said, it is almost three times that of the real world, and it is even faster when it is night and no one is active.

This day passed the evening self-study, and when the lights in the dormitory were turned off, the clock on the wall started to spin around.

In just 10 minutes, the whole night was spent.

In the blink of an eye it is already a new day.

The students ate breakfast, yawned, and came to the classroom one after another.

Wu Runzhi went to class with them, but Chu Banyang even accepted a round of homework - he was determined to be the study committee member.

Yao Gou was not interested in going to class, so he went for a stroll in the school again, and ate a pack of instant noodles from the canteen.

Lu Yingjiu and Jingxian took a physics class.

It was said that they were in class, but in fact they talked small things for the whole class, which caused the ghost teacher to watch them frequently and was very dissatisfied.

So when the bell rang for the end of get out of class, Lu Yingjiu pulled Jing Xian and skipped class directly.

Only Wu Runzhi and Chu Banyang were left in the classroom.

Before leaving, Lu Yingjiu heard Wu Runzhi pulling Fang Yu and asking, "Brother Fang, what other wish do you have?"

Fang Yu asked inexplicably: "What wish? I want to eat lobster tomorrow morning, can you get me?"

Wu Runzhi turned his head again, pulled Jiang Ruoyun and asked, "What wish do you have?"

Jiang Ruoyun said: "I want to be No. 1 in the next mock test." She thought for a while, "I was only two points away from the first place last time, and I hope I can do it this time."

This sentence hit Wu Runzhi's tears again, and he began to cry again, forgetting about asking for wishes.

Lu Yingjiu and Jingxian walked around the campus, found an empty office, pulled out the folding bed under the desk and rested for a while.

Now in the real world, it should be night.

Lu Yingjiu closed his eyes and fell asleep for a long time, Jing Xian was sitting next to him, flipping through a book.

When Lu Yingjiu woke up, the sky was full of sunset again outside the window.

He yawned and sat up: "...how long have I been asleep?"

"About three hours." Jing Xian replied.

He has almost finished reading the book in his hand.

"Then go back to the classroom and have a look." Lu Yingjiu said.

As soon as he turned on the phone, there was a text message from Chu Banyang:

[In class in the morning, an electric fan killed two classmates]

[At lunch, I choked a classmate to death]

【During the lunch break, a classmate suddenly suffered a stroke and died】

[A student in physical education class was hit on the back of the head by a football and died]

Lu Yingjiu: "..."

This class is really going to die, and I hope it can last until the day after tomorrow.

They go back to the classroom.

At this time, school is over, and Chu Banyang is still in his seat.

Lu Yingjiu went over and asked him, "You haven't left?"

Chu Banyang shook his head lightly, and after a while, he said, "Chu Qianju taught a senior year in high school and became a history teacher, but I don't know which class he teaches."

"Just wait and see," Lu Yingjiu said, "Maybe he will show up soon."

It seems that Chu Banyang has been waiting here just to meet Chu Qianju.

——Although Chu Banyang didn't say anything, it can be seen that he and Chu Qianju have a very close relationship.

Just as Chu Banyang was about to answer, he suddenly looked straight at the door and stopped talking.

Lu Yingjiu followed his gaze and looked over:

A man in a shirt and black trousers walked into the classroom holding a history book.He put one hand in his pocket, and although he didn't use much force, he could still clearly see the beautiful muscle lines in his arms.

He is young and handsome, but has an indescribably unique aura.

Very sophisticated.

And this maturity does not match his age.

It was said that Cao Cao and Cao Cao would be there, but Chu Qianju actually appeared.

Chu Qianju's eyes swept across the classroom, and did not stay on Lu Yingjiu's or Chu Banyang's face for half a second longer.

After all, this is an illusion, not a real person.

Fang Yu saw him and shouted, "Teacher Chu!"

"En." Chu Qianju nodded, picked up a piece of chalk, and wrote a few lines on the blackboard: [History Homework: Workbook Page 76 and 77]

His handwriting is beautiful.

It's so pretty that Lu Yingjiu thinks it looks familiar.

——Chu Banyang's handwriting is very similar to his...even, it can be said to be exactly the same.

Lu Yingjiu recalled that in Lintian Village, when they searched Chu Qianju's personal belongings, they found many talisman papers that he had drawn.

Now think about it carefully, even the drawing method of the talisman paper is the same as that of Chu Banyang.

Personal styles are very different between ghost exorcists, and this degree of similarity cannot be a coincidence.

With such an idea in mind, when Lu Yingjiu looked at Chu Qianyu again, he felt that he was right.In this illusion, Chu Qianju may have just attended some meeting, wearing a black suit, wearing a men's watch, and a dark blue tie with a half-Windsor knot.

The way Chu Banyang wears the clothes and tie most often, together with the posture of putting one hand in his pocket, are exactly the same.

Thus, a strange idea appeared in Lu Yingjiu's mind.

He felt that Chu Banyang was... deliberately imitating Chu Qianju.

From handwriting, clothing to talisman paper painting.

Perhaps there were more details that he didn't know.

Chu Qianyu was still scribbling on the blackboard, while Chu Banyang was sitting on his seat, staring at him intently.

When he finished writing, he said, "Fang Yu, please tell everyone that the homework has been changed tonight."

"Alright!" Fang Yu replied.

Chu Qianju nodded, ready to leave the classroom.

"Chu Qianju!" Chu Banyang shouted.

Chu Qianju looked back at him: "Student, do you have any questions?"

Chu Banyang looked at him for several seconds.

He finally shook his head: "No, I have no problem."

"Okay," Chu Qiangu said, "If you have any questions, come to my office to find me at any time. My office has been changed, and it is at 308."

After speaking, he hurried out of the classroom with his history textbook and merged into countless ghosts.

After he left, Chu Banyang was visibly restless.

Lu Yingjiu asked, "Why do you..."

"I'm fine." Chu Banyang stood up abruptly, "I'll go to the dormitory to check, according to the frequency I counted, it's time to die again."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stood still for five or six seconds.

It turned out to be distracted again.

"What's wrong with you?" Lu Yingjiu looked at him, "When I saw Chu Qiangu, I felt like I lost my soul."

"I didn't, it's because you think too much." Chu Banyang said, duplicity as usual.

Lu Yingjiu tapped his desktop with his finger bones: "You can just lie to ghosts. How about it, No.2, let's have a chat alone?"

Chu Banyang's face darkened, and he protested again against the title "No.2".

Lu Yingjiu made up her mind to ask for clarification.

It's not that he must gossip about Chu Banyang's past, but that when it comes to Chu Qianju and curses, he always has to figure it out.

He whispered something to Jiuxian, I will be back soon, and then went out first.

Behind him, Chu Banyang was unhappy and awkward, but finally got up and followed his pace.

The two walked up to the rooftop.

The rooftop has a wide view.The air quality in Xiaoguang City is good, the sky is clear and clear, and the dusk is rich and colorful, all of which are extremely beautiful scenery.

They stand at the fence.

Lu Yingjiu is lazy, maintaining a consistent sense of laziness, like a cat leaning on the fence to bask in the sun.

On the other hand, Chu Banyang straightened his back, his hair was combed well, his shirt was not wrinkled at all, and he maintained a good image anytime and anywhere.

In fact, Chu Banyang is not self-disciplined enough to not even relax at all. After all, he is not a cold machine and cannot be perfect forever.It's just that in front of Lu Yingjiu, he always maintains the best image subconsciously, as if in this way he can overwhelm Lu Yingjiu in other aspects.

Now is no exception.

Lu Yingjiu leaned against the railing, looked at the distant scenery and said, "How did you and Chu Qiangu know each other?"

Chu Banyang was silent for a while, before replying: "Before, I learned exorcism from him for a period of time, especially in the aspect of inviting gods."

He spoke slowly, as if he was thinking about his words and didn't want to tell the whole story.

He wasn't someone who opened up so easily, and he wasn't honest.

He continued: "Chu Qianju doesn't like to teach people how to exorcise ghosts. I'm the only one he taught."

Lu Yingjiu understood:

Chu Banyang is very talented, no matter what the Chu family does, they will force him to teach Chu Qianju.

"It was nothing after that," Chu Banyang said, "I studied with him for three years, and then he went out on his own, went to Lintian Village, came to this middle school, and did many different things. I have contacted him, not much, and after that, the Peacock God lost his mind, and Chu Qianju died trying to stop it."

"Oh," Lu Yingjiu nodded, "So that's how it is."

He supported the railing with one hand, jumped lightly, and sat on it.The white shirt rustled in the evening wind, and the corners of the shirt were dyed orange red.

Chu Banyang looked at him silently, but his heart was full of waves.

As Lu Yingjiu guessed, he didn't tell all the stories.

After many years, when he saw Chu Qianju again, many emotions came to his heart, mixed feelings of ups and downs.

The story with Chu Qianju starts from his childhood.

In terms of Chu Banyang's talent for exorcising ghosts, no one in the three generations of his ancestors can compare with him.He has all the qualities that a genius should have. He has a strong ability to understand and accept, and knows how to draw inferences from one instance and integrate them.When I first learned to read, I was already reading a large tome of ghost illustrations.

Originally, with such aptitude, even if he didn't work hard, he would be able to do well.

What's more, he has been strong since he was a child. When others get 80 points, he must be 90 and 100; when others spend 3 hours training, he will spend 5 hours; To overwhelm others.

His peers are too good to beat him.

Chu Banyang is not satisfied to compare with them, but wants to compare with other ancestors.

For example, Chu You, the former head of the Chu family.

Chu You is very talented, so Chu Banyang took a look at his previous achievements.

Then, using a slightly immature handwriting, stroke by stroke, he wrote a list in the notebook and posted it on the bedside.

When Chu You was 13 years old, he made a few commissions wherever he went, and he also wanted to do more commissions.

When Chu You was 14 years old, no matter what level he had reached, he wanted to reach and surpass it.

Whatever Chu You has done, he will challenge them one by one.

……

There are many other people's deeds beside his bed, which are covered with colorful sticky notes, each of which is his imaginary enemy.

Every morning when the alarm clock rang at 7 o'clock, Chu Banyang opened his eyes on time, quickly scanned the entire wall, and immediately lost all sleepiness.

This kind of strength is far superior to others, and perfectionism is engraved in the bones.

Others would think that Chu Banyang was very tired, he had to do everything to the peak, he had no time for leisure, and he was spinning like a machine.

But Chu Banyang enjoyed it.

For him, life is like a vigorous train, which must arrive at the station on time, leave on time, and pass everyone along the way.He really enjoys the feeling that every step is under control.

His peak plan has been carried out very successfully, but he stumbled on Chu Qianju.

On the first day of meeting, he invited God in front of Chu Qianju.

The peacock landed on him, surrounded by swirling blue-green feathers, extremely gorgeous, and turbulent power surged on him.

He was very confident in his own level.

But Chu Qianju sat at the table, glanced at him, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and said two words coldly: "It's not right at all, let's go back to practice."

Young Master Chu was arrogant and arrogant. No one had ever talked to him like this before, and he felt so aggrieved that he was dying, and he was even more angry with Chu Qianju.

But the good thing about his character is that he can learn with an open mind.In order to improve himself, even if he doesn't like Chu Qianyu, he should study it seriously.

However, the more he learned, the more clearly he realized the gap between the two.

Even if Chu Qianju has no memory of her previous life, her talent will not be obliterated.

In the eyes of others, Chu Banyang is a genius, already good enough.

Only Chu Banyang knew that there was a gap between geniuses.If he is called a genius, then Chu Qianju is an unrivaled genius, no matter how hard he tries, there is no way to surpass him.

Countless nights, in his small study, he read over and over again exactly what Chu Qianju had done before.

Chu Qianju eliminated the evil spirits, Chu Qianju subdued the big demon, which talisman paper did Chu Qianju improve...

What research did Chu Qianju do, what new ideas did Chu Qianju have for asking God, where did Chu Qianju go to seek inspiration...

Chu Banyang secretly worked hard towards him.

As a result, they were no match for each other.

——In retrospect, a large part of his hostility towards Chu Qianju came from this point.

Chu Qianju agreed with the Chu family to only take Chu Banyang for three years.

Chu Banyang originally thought that their master-student relationship would end like this.

Chu Qianju is lukewarm and has no feelings for him, a cheap apprentice, and he can't get what he wants, and he will always become a knot in his heart.

At this moment, standing on the roof of the school, Chu Banyang could still recall the unwillingness at that time.

Sour, astringent and bitter.

Like sour lemon juice dripping into cold bitter coffee.

He lowered his eyes.

Looking up again, when he looked at Lu Yingjiu sitting on the railing, his expression softened a little.

The surroundings are quiet, and this is a reassuring venue, perfect for talking about the past.

...Perhaps, there is nothing to say.Chu Banyang thought this way, as if he had finally peeled off a layer of shell.

He suddenly said: "In the year when Chu Qianju was about to leave, he took me to the Chu family to worship once."

"Worship?" Lu Yingjiu was stunned for a moment, "You mean, a ceremony to worship the way of heaven?"

"Yes," Chu Banyang nodded and said, "Because it was held with the Zhang family, there were a lot of people, usually only adults would go, but that year he made an exception and brought me in."

At that time, Chu Qianju stood in front of the mirror, carefully arranging his suit.

There was a slight movement behind him, and when he turned his head, he saw the young Chu Banyang looking at him from behind.

Chu Banyang just finished performing the piano in the concert hall, and he was also wearing a small suit.

"...What?" Chu Qianju continued to tidy up in the mirror, with a calm tone, "You want to go too?"

"No." Chu Banyang said arrogantly, "I don't want to go."

Little did he know that "I really want to see it!" was written all over his face, and he couldn't hide it from anyone.

After Chu Qianju put on his tie, she turned around and waved at him, "Come here."

Chu Banyang was reluctant, but he passed with his head held high.

Chu Qianju took a packing box from the side.

Open it, and inside is a brand new dark blue tie with fine workmanship and gorgeous dark patterns.

He took out the tie and wrapped it around Chu Banyang's neck, taking advantage of the opportunity to tie it on him——

Chu Banyang took half a step back and said with a straight face, "I can wear a tie."

"I haven't seen you tie more than half of the Windsor knot." Chu Qianju didn't let go of her hands, and continued to wrap her tie slowly, "Try it today, this is my favorite way to tie it."

He insisted on this, Chu Banyang turned his head slightly, and asked him to finish tying his tie.As soon as Chu Qianju let go, he took half a step back.

"How about it," Chu Qianju said, "Come to the ceremony with me? Anyway, you have nothing to do this afternoon."

Chu Banyang wanted to say something arrogant.

Chu Qianju knew all about his awkward personality, so she didn't say anything more, and directly took him out.

Stuck into the car, Chu Banyang got on the way to the ceremony inexplicably.

Although Chu Banyang had been looking forward to the ceremony for many years, when he actually went there, he felt nothing special.

It was nothing more than everyone facing a square black stone tablet, bowing, bowing, kowtowing, and chanting mantras, with great momentum.

Chu Banyang and Lu Yingjiu said: "The specific ceremony is quite boring, I don't remember the details. I just remember, we went to dinner together later, and I drank some wine."

"Drinking?" Lu Yingjiu recalled Chu Banyang's drinking capacity, it was just as bright as a little alcohol, "Your drinking capacity is so poor, is it really all right..."

"There should be something wrong." Chu Banyang said, "I... I seem to have said something accidentally."

That day, Young Master Chu, who didn't know how much he could drink, drank a few sips of brandy.

It is conceivable that when it's over, I can't get drunk immediately.

It was Chu Qianju who carried him back.

On the way, Chu Banyang uttered the truth after drinking, and he was dying of tuberculosis.

After all, he didn't grow up, and he was full of youthful heart, and confessed all his thoughts in the past three years.He grabbed Chu Qianju's collar and muttered all the way: "I've tried so hard, why can't I still not be as good as you..."

"Do you not like me? You never smiled at me."

"I have drawn those talisman papers countless times, and I have read all the books, and I have been entrusted to do it seriously. I just want to be No.1. Can you give me No.1?"

"I want everyone to remember my name, what should I do?"

Chu Qianju didn't speak all the way, but listened silently.

There was a little snow on the road, but it was not too cold, and only a little white fell on their hair.

I don't know how long it took, when Chu Banyang was tired from speaking and whispered in a low voice, Chu Qianju finally spoke: "Banyang, did I tell you about my dream?"

"What, what?" Chu Banyang forced himself up.

"I often dream about the past recently." Chu Qianju said, stepping on the fine snow on the ground, "They all say how powerful I was hundreds of years ago, but I can't remember at all. Recently, it's in my dreams I vaguely recall it."

"It started on a rainy day. I passed by the wasteland and saw a dying peacock..."

This was the first time he took the initiative to bring up his personal affairs with Chu Banyang.

Chu Qianju spoke slowly.

Talk about how he and Peacock got to know each other, how they concluded a contract to invite God, and how they exorcised ghosts together.

Talk about how they fell in love and how they parted.

Talk about their curses from life to life.

Chu Banyang was very drunk, and after listening to the story for a long time, his final impression was: the snow was getting heavier, and Chu Qianju's body was really warm.

Thinking of this, he actually put his hand on Chu Qianju's neck to keep warm.

——In normal times, he would not be able to do this kind of thing even if he was killed. The spirits really tricked him a lot.

There was a coldness on the neck, and Chu Qianju was also stunned for a few seconds.

Then, the expression that had been indifferent for several years softened.

He actually smiled very lightly, and said, "Look, the two of us actually have a lot in common."

"We don't like to eat ginger, and we will pick it out when we eat. We all like sunny days, watching football games, fried rice and ramen, and the seaside and coconut milk by the seaside."

"We all like suspense movies, mystery novels, abstract paintings and jazz."

"We are both quite talented, but we are not very good at expressing our feelings. It's like it's hard for me to say directly to you, 'Chu Banyang, I haven't hated you, on the contrary, I quite like you.'"

He smiled: "But now it's not as difficult as I imagined."

Chu Banyang buried his head on his shoulder, his face was burning badly from alcohol.

"However," he didn't give up, and he still talked about his wish, "I can't catch up with you, I want to be No.1..."

Chu Qianju smiled silently again, and said, "I want to live too."

Chu Banyang was stunned.

Alcohol paralyzed his nerves and his thinking slowed down.

Chu Qianyu said: "There are many people in this world, you can't always be the first, there will always be someone who is just a little bit better than you."

"Maybe one day I can get rid of reincarnation, and you can calmly accept that someone is better than you, but it is definitely not today, not now. That's why I said, we are very similar."

"I can't make peace with the past, you can't make peace with yourself."

"The difference is, you have many, many years left, and I have no time. You asked me 'how to make everyone remember your name', and now I tell you, you just need to live well, and you are famous enough gone."

"You are a very powerful person, they will all remember your name. One day, you will surpass me."

Chu Banyang: "...Oh."

"As for me," Chu Qianju paused, "and for me, I hope to die in his arms in this life."

What happened next, Chu Banyang can't remember.

He fell asleep with alcohol, and woke up the next morning, lying on his own bed.

He and Chu Qianju never mentioned what happened that day again.

Until three years later, when Chu Qianju decided to leave the Chu family and went out on his own, they didn't mention it.

The day of farewell was sunny, Chu Qianju stood in front of the car and said, "Then I'm leaving?"

"Yeah." Chu Banyang nodded, "Bon voyage."

The young man's figure grew rapidly, and he was almost at Chu Qianju's shoulder.

Chu Qianju patted him on the shoulder again suddenly: "If one day you meet someone you like, you must express it directly. If you always hide it, how will others know?"

"...Why are you talking about this?" Chu Banyang froze for a moment.

"Aren't I afraid that you will miss someone?" Chu Qianju said, "Stop nagging, I have to go."

The two people who are not good at expressing their emotions didn't say much in the end.

The car left Chu's house, drove to a distant place, and never came back.

They kept in touch intermittently, and after a few years, Chu Banyang learned of his death.

He didn't get too sentimental, and he didn't cry secretly—in fact, he hadn't cried in years.

It just doesn't feel real.

He looked at the willow tree that had just sprouted outside the window, and thought, Chu Qianju finally died in the arms of the peacock.The morning glow on the horizon is very warm, and every stroke of the talisman paper spread out on the table is the drawing method taught by Chu Qianju.

"..."

Chu Banyang took a deep breath: "Our story is probably like this."

Lu Yingjiu listened quietly by the side.

Chu Banyang said: "I know that I am a perfectionist, but if there is someone who surpasses me, I will remember it for a long time, maybe I will never forget it in my life."

So, he wore the suit that Chu Qianju often wore, with his handwriting written on it, and his favorite half-Windsor knot.

The most unfair thing about life and death is that mourning and longing are reserved for the living.

Chu Qianju has a next reincarnation, but he only has this life, to slowly recall and chew those short three years.

Later he met Lu Yingjiu.

After leaving Chu Qianju, another Lu Yingjiu came and snatched his No.1.

...Just thinking about Chu Banyang makes her heart feel stuffy, and she has become the second child again, which is really unlucky.

Chu Banyang rubbed his eyebrows and said, "This is the instability of my character, it's my nature."

Lu Yingjiu was silent for a while: "It's rare for you to be honest today. You actually told me so much."

"It won't happen in the future." Chu Banyang straightened his tie, "I told you because I couldn't bear to see you ask."

He lowered his head and looked at the expensive custom-made watch on his wrist: "It seems that someone is going to die in class again at this time, I have to go and have a look."

Turn around and leave.

——If you observe carefully, you will find that his steps are a bit hasty and awkward, as if he wants to run away quickly.

It looks like I regret what I just said.

"...Speaking of this," Lu Yingjiu said behind him, "You said that whenever someone surpasses you, you will always remember it. I have a question that I have always wanted to ask you."

Chu Banyang turned his head.

Lu Yingjiu was still sitting on the railing.

Chu Banyang looked at him, at his soft black hair being blown by the wind, at his slightly lazy demeanor, at the huge sunset behind him, as if he could just fall back gently, Falling into the embrace of the setting sun.

The light sculpted his perfect facial lines like a work of art, and his white clothes were clean and refreshing.

Just as beautiful as the day we first met.

"What's the problem?" Chu Banyang asked.

Lu Yingjiu said: "Chu Banyang, do you like me?"