not demon

"I'll hug you." Seeing him walking slower and slower, Fang Yueheng said, "I'm sorry, I've been drinking with guests today and left you out in the cold."

"Yueheng..." Gu Qingming hid his face in his arms, he couldn't separate from Fang Yueheng, his aura protected the two of them, separation would reduce the effect of aura.

"We'll be there soon." As Fang Yueheng said, he had already reached the door of the room, knocked the door open with his arm, put Gu Qingming gently on the bed, and reached out to touch his forehead.

"It seems a little hot." Fang Yueheng said, "I dare not let you drink like this next time."

Gu Qingming knew that he didn't drink much at all, it was the evil energy in the mansion that was devouring his spiritual energy, which made him so weak.

"Come on, I'll ask the servant girl to prepare bath water for you to relieve your fatigue." Fang Yueheng went out and gave an order. After half a cup of tea, two servants came in with a big wooden bucket, and several maidservants filled it with hot water and scattered flower petals. After a while, the room was steaming.

When Fang Yueheng saw it, he said, "Okay, you guys go down."

The maids saluted and planned to leave, Fang Yueheng shouted again: "Yun Xiu, tell my father that I might be late when the fireworks are set off."

The maid named Yunxiu responded, and then locked the door and went out.

The room was foggy, and when Gu Qingming touched the hot water, his whole body relaxed, and his head leaned against the edge of the barrel, almost drowsy.

Seeing that the two small bells were still tied to his hands, Fang Yueheng couldn't help laughing and said, "You really like such little gadgets."

"Well, I like what you gave me..." Gu Qingming was extremely comfortable soaking in the water, especially when Fang Yueheng was still kneading his shoulders, it made him want to sleep even more.

"Don't sleep." Fang Yue shook him, "I'll go out later, what if you drown."

"You, where are you going?" Hearing these words, Gu Qingming woke up instantly, and held Fang Yueheng tightly, refusing to let go.

"There will be fireworks in a while. I see that you are too sleepy, so I will help you back first."

"Wait for them to change the bucket of water when I come back. You can soak it again. I'm afraid that you will drown alone when I go out." Fang Yueheng said worriedly: "Wait for me for an hour and come back right away."

Gu Qingming touched his collar with his skinny fingertips, and said softly, "Come back soon."

After that, he pulled the quilt and turned over to sleep.

The wind and snow are blowing, and the frost is emerging.Gu Qingming opened his eyes again because he was woken up from the cold.He was only wearing a white robe from top to bottom, which almost blended with the surrounding snow. His throat was extremely dry, as if something was stuck in his throat, it was not only itchy but also painful like being cut by a knife.

"Yueheng..." Gu Qingming didn't know why he came to such a place, he tightened his clothes, and called out Fang Yueheng's name, "Yueheng..."

The surroundings seemed extremely empty, and the voice could be heard far away. Gu Qingming walked tremblingly in the snow with bare feet, calling Fang Yueheng's name over and over again, but no one answered him.

"Yue Heng, where are you?" Gu Qingming was so cold that his hands were shaking and his face was pale. He wanted to gather spiritual energy to give himself some warmth, but it didn't take long for him to cool down again, "Yue Heng, Yue Heng."

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past, making the corners of Gu Qingming's mouth numb, and the frost had formed on his eyelashes. After walking a few more steps, he might be about to fall.

Yue Heng, where are you, why didn't you come pick me up...

"You swallow is obsessed enough." A cold voice came from the top of your head, "How can you be so fascinated by Fang Yueheng?"

Gu Qingming was familiar with this voice, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked up, and in front of him was Ye Chen who was wearing a black robe.

"Did you bring me here!" Gu Qingming gritted his teeth, "Let me go back!"

"Don't worry." Yechen still put on a smiling face, "Aren't you swallows afraid of the cold? It doesn't mean that you have something to do because it's so cold?"

"Uh……"

"Sure enough, swallows are different from crows like us. They are so noble that they can't even stand the cold of winter."

"What do you mean?" Gu Qingming said on his lips, but he was secretly using spiritual energy in his hands. He couldn't guarantee that Ye Chen would not attack him, so he could only form a spiritual barrier for himself first, to block it for a while.

"I just want to know, if I freeze you here for three days, will you still be able to survive?" Ye Chen's relaxed tone at the moment and the stern expression on his face are not at all the same person.

"You let me out! I'm going to see Yue Heng!" Hearing this, Gu Qingming felt as if his heart had been severely pinched, Yechen snorted, and with a wave of his hand, a turbid air rushed straight into Gu Qingming's chest, He slapped his palm on the ground.

"Cough..." Gu Qingming was severely injured, and a stream of blood gushed out from the corner of his mouth. Although he had spiritual energy, he was different from those monsters. He could only gather spiritual energy to protect people's souls and prolong their lives.

This is also the reason why Fang Yueheng's official career has been smooth all these years. Gu Qingming has been protecting him with spiritual energy, and he has not fallen behind for a day.

But monsters are different, they can practice supernatural powers, harm people with monster aura, take refuge in others, absorb people's souls, and even deal with spiritual creatures like him.

"Don't be in a hurry." Ye Chen shook the snowflakes on his clothes, glanced at Gu Qingming on the ground, and drew a circle in the air with his knuckle fingers, "Don't you want to meet Fang Yueheng, I'll let you see."

The place blocked by Ye Chen had a mirror-like barrier out of thin air, on which vaguely panicked people appeared, shuttling back and forth between the halls and corridors.

Gu Qingming was startled, isn't this exactly what Fang's mansion looks like, but it's clearly the Chinese New Year, why everyone's faces are panicked.

The images changed again, and they entered another room.There were many people around the room, and a few maids were sobbing softly. Gu Qingming was very familiar with the figure beside the bed. He said with chattering teeth, "Yue Heng?"

Ye Chen chuckled, and the image got closer.

Lying on the bed was the old lady, with a pale face and a hot towel on her head. Fang Yueheng held her hand beside her, calling over and over again: "Mother, I've already gone to teach the doctor, just hold on..."

"What's the matter, ma'am!" Gu Qingming said eagerly, trying to stand up, but Yechen wiped the screen, and it disappeared instantly.

"Okay, I can only show you so much." Yechen seemed to have no intention of staying any longer, and turned to leave, but Gu Qingming grabbed the corner of his clothes.

"You let me go back! I want to see Yue Heng!"

"Let you go back?" Ye Chen pulled back his robe and sneered, "Wouldn't my plan be useless if you go back?"

"Your plan..." Gu Qingming's hands and feet were cold, and the cold wind blew past, which aroused goosebumps on his skin.

"What the Fang family owes me, I want to take it back from Fang Yueheng." Ye Chen's eyes flashed a gloomy look, then he smiled at Gu Qingming and said, "But if you wonder why I didn't kill you, I can tell you .”

"It's boring for me to do it myself."

"I want Fang Yueheng to kill you with my own hands, so that the hatred in my heart can be eliminated."

When Gu Qingming heard this sentence, his heart trembled. His fingers slipped into the snow, and he was so numb that he couldn't feel it. The phrase "I want Fang Yueheng to kill you with my own hands" kept coming back and forth in his mind.

"You swallow is too stupid, monsters have different ways, don't you understand." Yechen looked at him, "If you want to blame, blame Fang Yueheng for liking you. I want to use you to make him die."

"I'm not a demon!" Gu Qingming clenched his numb and red hands, and said loudly, "I've never harmed anyone, Yue Heng knows that..."

"What does he know?" Yechen's icy voice came, "If he knew that you were not a human, but a swallow, he would probably find a Taoist priest to get rid of you immediately."

"You bullshit!"

"I'm talking nonsense." Yechen continued to sneer, "It's just that it's true or not, we'll see soon."

"Gu Qingming, just make a good pawn."

The withered tree seemed to be filled with ice water, and its branches trembled.Gu Qingming was thrown in the snow, his lips turned purple from the cold, he hugged his body tightly, hid under the tree, and pretended that Fang Yueheng was holding him in the warm blanket.

It's too cold here.He didn't dare to change back into a swallow, he was afraid that once he went back, he would never be able to return to his human form.

He regretted coming here, so he should play his temper and act like a spoiled child, begging Fang Yueheng to stay with him in Xuzhou for the new year, where the winter is warmer than here, there are beautiful and thick cotton clothes, and there are brightly lit houses.

In the evening, Fang Yueheng accompanied him to set off firecrackers at the door. He covered his ears and hid in Fang Yueheng's arms. Fang Yueheng covered his hands for fear that the firecrackers would disturb him.

"Yue Heng..." Gu Qingming hugged his knees, twitched his nose, and raised his hand to wipe the snow from his face, but he didn't hear the familiar sound of bells.