Strange Tales: The Yin-Yang Celestial Master

"Hello." The little celestial master hurriedly stood up straight, and shook hands with the man solemnly, "My name is Qi Buyang."

The man looked a few years older than him, half a head taller, with a mild appearance, wearing a well-made classic suit, including a stiff wool coat and polished handmade leather shoes, like a well-dressed young gentleman, this time Shi's eyes lit up, he held his hand back hard, and said enthusiastically: "You are the first human being I've seen here!" After speaking, he confirmed again worriedly: "Are you human? "

Qi Buyang nodded, seeing his happy face, thinking that he was not actually a living person anymore, and told him with some guilt: "Strictly speaking, I am just a ghost."

The man froze for a moment, but he wasn't too surprised. He still asked enthusiastically, "When did you come?"

"Just arrived..."

"Then you came from the world? What is the world like now? Is the war over?" He asked a lot of questions at once, which confused Qi Buyang, and couldn't help but interrupt him: "That ...I want to ask what is going on with this water pool first?" The little celestial master pointed to the water pool that he just climbed out of, but found that it was not just a small water pool. On the edge, the black water surface has merged with the darkness in the distance.

The man named Yan Guangsha realized his gaffe, and said embarrassedly: "Sorry, I haven't met human beings for a long time, and I'm a little excited." He looked at the water, "I don't know what this is, I call it 'Black Water Pond', it is said that it existed when the Demon World was born, but this is the second time I have seen it."

"Huh?" Qi Buyang felt strange, "Isn't it always here?"

Yan Guangsha shook his head, "It is alive and has its own consciousness. No one knows how big it is, nor when and where it will appear. In short, it wanders around the entire demon world, sometimes appearing suddenly, or suddenly Disappear. People in the demon world are very afraid of it, because once it falls in, they can't get out, even for living things... So frankly, just now I thought you would never come up again." He smiled frankly, this time Let Qi Buyang relax as well.

At this time, the water surface of the black water pool was wrinkled and rippled again, and the water spray gradually became larger, slapping the shore, Yan Guangsha hurriedly pulled Qi Buyang back a few steps, and was about to say something when the street lamp behind him was blown out by the wind again.

"Wait for me." Yan Guangsha said, turning around to light the lamp.

Qi Buyang stood by the water, and suddenly saw a light brown object protruding from the water surface, which was pushed to the shore by the waves, and it just stopped at his feet.

——It was the teddy bear that fell in with him.

He quickly picked it up and found that the fluff on the bear's body was not wet at all, as if it had never fallen into the water at all.

At this time, Yan Guangsha came back with the lights on again, and saw that he had an extra bear in his hand, which was a little strange.

"It fell in with me just now, and I thought I couldn't find it." Qi Buyang explained: "But now it is sent out..." He looked at the dark water, not knowing that he used the word "send" Is not accurate, but in that moment, he really felt that this water is alive.

"It might like you." Yan Guangsha showed a surprised expression, and said half-jokingly: "Things that fell into this pool have never come up, it's like being swallowed, and you can't even see the splash." One. People in the Demon Realm call it a 'little abyss', which means that it is like an abyss, and it never returns."

Just as he was speaking, there was movement again on the water surface, and a bright yellow object was pushed out of the water surface and sent to Qi Buyang's feet.He hesitated and didn't pick it up. He bent down and took a look. It looked like a small silk kit bag, and it didn't seem to contain anything, lying there deflated.

Seeing that he didn't move, Heishuitan seemed to be a little anxious. He raised waves and slapped the shore one after another, pushing the kit forward again, like a person who earnestly hoped that the other party would accept his gift.

Even Yan Guangsha was dumbfounded and said in disbelief: "It seems to really like you... This is a gift for you, take it."

Qi Buyang tentatively picked up the kit slowly, the small bag was about the size of the palm of his hand, the fabric was slippery and cool, it looked like silk, but it didn’t seem to be, and there were some strange characters embroidered on the outside, he couldn’t understand it, but he could understand it. It can be seen that the craftsmanship is very fine. Although the style is old, it is small and cute and can be hung on the waist.

"Is this for me?" He asked out of nowhere, facing the water.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, there was a cheerful splash on the water, as if answering his words.

"Thank you." Qi Buyang tied the kit on his belt, and when he looked up again, the large water surface had disappeared at some point, and the ground was clean without leaving any trace of water.

"It's gone." Yan Guangsha said beside him.

"Ah." Qi Buyang responded, and looked carefully again in disbelief, confirming that the Wangshuitan was indeed gone, he couldn't help being a little dazed.

"It's weird." Yan Guangsha comforted him, "It was the same when I first came here, and I got used to it slowly."

"By the way, are you human too? How did you come here?" Qi Buyang always felt that his name seemed familiar somewhere.

Just when he asked this sentence, the street lights went out again, and Yan Guangsha jumped out of the chair to turn on the lights in the dark, and told him: "Someone brought me here. How about you?" He asked.

"Me too." Qi Buyang said [-]: "I am a celestial master, and later became a ghost, so I followed Mr. Luo back to the place where he used to live to have a look."

"Tianshi?" Yan Guangsha blinked with interest, "I've only seen this profession in books, so it really exists!"

"Yes." The little celestial master was said a little shyly, "It's just that few people know about it. Maybe after a while, this profession will eventually disappear." At this point, he was a little frustrated, so he changed the topic and asked Yan Guangsha: "Before you came to the Demon Realm, what did you do in the human world?"

The other party smiled bitterly, "My story is not exciting at all, do you want to hear it?"

Qi Buyang nodded.

"I used to study architecture, and my father was an architect, so he gave me this name. When I studied abroad, my father passed away before I could succeed in my studies. I was the only one left in the family. I originally I was planning to return to China to make some contributions after graduation. Unexpectedly, the war suddenly broke out, the school was closed, and I was forced to suspend my studies. Later, I heard that the country has changed and there is a new democratic government, so I decided to go back and see what happened. There was no way out, and I met that person on the road...he came here."

After finishing speaking, he shrugged his shoulders with some self-deprecation, and then stood up as a matter of course to light up the lamp that had just been blown out again.

Seeing him tirelessly repeating so many times, Qi Buyang finally couldn't help asking: "Why do you keep lighting this lamp?"

Yan Guangxia stood on the chair, and was taken aback when he heard the words, "Someone asked me this question before."

"Then how did you answer?"

"I told him that human beings are creatures who know that they will die, but still struggle to live." He smiled, "That person didn't seem to understand, so I asked him to go to the world to find the answer by himself."

Yan Guangxia jumped off the chair skillfully, looked up at the street lamp that he had lighted by himself, and was a little lost in thought for a while. "After coming here, I feel that human beings also have phototaxis, just like moths to a flame, always yearning for light. Especially in this kind of place that is always dark, I always hope to see a little light, as if I can see hope , so as not to be depressed. Some things cannot be given up no matter what, and they can support us to live."

"What is it?" Qi Buyang couldn't help staring at the lamp with him.

Yan Guangsha was silent for a long time before answering in a low voice: "Probably... it's belief." When he said this word, his voice suddenly became firm, "Human beings need a belief in order to truly live."

Qi Buyang's chest trembled, Yan Guangsha's words struck his heart like a gavel.belief?What are your beliefs?He was lost in thought.

Seeing him being so serious, Yan Guangsha felt embarrassed instead, and changed his brisk tone: "Maybe it's because I'm used to a short and busy life, but suddenly I have a lot of time when I'm free, so I don't know what to do. Find something to do."

"Let's not talk about that." He waved his hand, "Did you get arrested by that Mr. What just said?"

"No," the little celestial master replied crisply, "I came here by myself."

"You came here?" Yan Guangsha didn't believe that there would be human beings willing to come to such a dark place?

Qi Buyang asked suspiciously: "Aren't you..." He suddenly understood and was a little worried: "Are you arrested?"

Yan Guangsha remained silent.

"Of course Yangyang came with me by himself, you should be envious."

The voice that suddenly joined was half triumphant, half mocking. Qi Buyang just recognized the owner of the voice, and found himself leaning on a person. Looking back, it was not Luo Lang.

"It's you?" Yan Guangsha was a little surprised when he saw Luo Lang, as if thinking of something, he asked him, "How is it, have you found the answer?"

"I don't know." Luo Lang said nonchalantly, "But I found something better." He rubbed the hair of the little celestial master in his arms.

"..." Yan Guangsha looked at the two of them with dim eyes.After a while, he asked Qi Buyang: "I forgot to ask just now, when you left the world, how many years was it?"

Qi Buyang thought for a while and told him: "2014."

"2014?" Yan Guangsha was stunned, and silently read the number, his face seemed lost, "It turns out that 100 years have passed..."

Seeing him like this, Luo Lang sarcastically said: "I've never seen a fight for so long. One of you lights up and the other turns off the lights. After fighting for so many years, you still don't get tired of playing?"

"I..." Yan Guangsha hesitated to speak, finally sighed, and smiled helplessly, "I also want to talk to him, but he always avoids me and never appears in front of me."

"Want to ask him to show up? That's not easy." Luo Lang raised the corner of his mouth, snapped his fingers suddenly, and the street lamp went out in response.

"What are you doing?!" Yan Guangsha immediately wanted to climb up to light the lamp.

Luo Lang stopped him: "Don't order."

Yan Guangsha turned his head, and in the darkness, he could still see the doubtful light in his eyes.

"Just wait." Luo Lang said calmly, counting down the time, and began to count down: "5, 4, 3, 2..."

Before counting to "1", a gust of wind blew by, as if it had brought something. After a while, the gust of wind subsided, Luo Lang flicked his finger, and the lamp slowly lit up again, but he was standing under the lamp. Yan Guangsha, who was born in Beijing, has disappeared.

"Where did he go?" Qi Buyang worriedly looked for someone everywhere, but was pulled back by Luo Lang.

"Don't worry about him, he has his own place."

"Oh……"

The little celestial master glanced at the lonely street lamp with half understanding, and now even the person who lit the lamp is gone, only it is still there, burning with life.

He thought of Yan Guangsha's "faith" again, and he couldn't help feeling a little dazed.When he was still alive, he hoped to become an independent celestial master like his grandfather, so that the Qi family could flourish. Even if he was a little older, he hoped to protect the peace of that small town at most.It was only later that I found out that the Qi family was exhausted, and it was time to retire, and I became a wandering soul, as if I couldn't do anything.He also seriously planned to stay in the underworld as a ghost messenger and spend the rest of the time in a dull manner, but Mr. Luo vetoed it.

correct!He remembered that when Mr. Luo stretched out his hand to him, there was a voice in his heart reminding him that he wanted to be with this person.It was an extremely strong desire, which made him seem to see the direction suddenly.So he followed Luo Lang to the Demon Realm without hesitation, no matter where he went next, he was ready to continue to be by Luo Lang's side, and that wish would not waver until his soul dissipated.

But when that day came, Mr. Luo would be the only one left, just like that street lamp, living alone in the world.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but grasp Luo Lang's hand tightly.It would be great if we could stay together like this forever... He secretly thought, feeling that he was really greedy.

"Why are you in a daze?" Luo Lang pinched his face, and asked dissatisfiedly, "Why is my enchantment gone?"

Qi Buyang came back to his senses and confessed honestly: "I fell into the black water pool, but was pushed out by it again, and it even gave me this." He showed the kit to Luo Lang.

"The Qiankun bag?" Even Luo Lang couldn't help showing a look of surprise. This kind of thing is a bit against the sky. , but with the fall of the Great God, that treasure also disappeared without a trace, and now I am afraid that there is no one in the entire Three Realms.Unexpectedly, it fell into the hands of Qi Buyang inexplicably, his family Yangyang was really extraordinary, Luo Lang proudly patted the head of the little celestial master, who was still in a daze.

"This is a good thing, you keep it well."