Follow this actor to ward off evil

The two walked in, and the strong smell of rouge and gouache wafted in the wind, and the guests were fascinated by Yingying and Yanyan, chasing after the girls while drinking.

The light inside was very dark, and upon closer inspection, everything was weird. The faces of those people were bluish-white, and they looked lifeless. Apart from the smell of rouge, there was still a musty smell.

Tang Nian looked at it and said, "This place is quite weird."

"Well, be careful, don't leave me half a step." Xie Yu said.

"I know, you've already told me that I'm not a child." Tang Nian shook the hands they held tightly together, "Besides, didn't you pull me well?"

On the stage, the dancing girl in red is light and graceful, shuttling among the layers of red gauze, and the red satin in her hand sweeps across people's cheeks and necks from time to time.

On the side there were a few girls holding a pipa looking at the two with hanging eyes, their pupils were all white, Tang Nian blinked and looked over again, but returned to normal, as if what he saw in a blink of an eye just now was an illusion.

Tang Nian just wanted to quickly find Chi Song, and then leave this ghostly place. Just as he raised his feet, the red gauze in front of him suddenly blocked the way of the two of them. Sharp and harsh.

The expression on the face of the dancer in red gradually turned pale and fearful, the red satin in her hand suddenly strangled her neck, she scratched desperately with her hands, kicked her feet non-stop, and the veins on her forehead burst out Now, the eyes rolled white.

"Hahahahaha."

The spectators clapped their hands while drinking.

This scene is too absurd.

The dancer was suspended by the red satin, and she slammed down on the table, spilling the food and wine all over the floor. The expressions on the faces of the onlookers were full of excitement, and the transparent wine in the glass turned red instantly when it flowed down. of blood.

The lanterns above the head flickered twice, the green tiles, flying scorpions, carved beams and painted buildings gradually lost their gorgeous camouflage, the singing and laughter faded away, and the hanging red gauze turned white, just like a mourning hall.

The limbs of those guests gradually elongated, their eyes glowed with green light, and they lay on the ground in a strange posture, like a cat with a bowed back, pounced towards the two of them from all directions.

Tang Nian threw a few paper figurines out, and the moment they landed, they took on a human form, biting together with those monsters.

Xie Yu: "Let's go."

As soon as he moved, the surrounding white gauze tightened layer by layer, wrapping the two of them in it.

As soon as Xie Yu raised his hand, a sword light pierced the air, and those monsters let out ear-piercing screams, and turned into black mist, and the white gauze was broken into several pieces, fluttering down.

There was silence all around, and the dilapidated white lanterns swayed in the wind.

Thick Yin Qi like ink enveloped this place.

Tang Nian vaguely saw the silhouette of a human figure hanging on the corridor, shaking slightly with the wind: "It seems to be Chi Song."

The two got closer, and Chi Song was indeed a good person, but his hands and feet were hung by the white silk, his head was hanging down, motionless, and he looked lifeless.

Could it be that he was possessed by a ghost?

As soon as Tang Nian thought about it, Chi Song suddenly opened his scarlet eyes, and in the blink of an eye he was in front of the two of them.

Tang Nian reacted quickly and quickly typed out a few talismans, while Xie Yu grabbed the white silk wrapped around Chi Song's body and tied his hands.

The two cooperated seamlessly, and soon suppressed Chi Song so that he couldn't move.

Tang Nian breathed a sigh of relief, at this moment, a cat meowed, a black cat stood on the eaves, staring at the two of them with green eyes for a moment, then jumped down, the old tiles fell down with a clatter.

First the tiles, and then the beams and pillars collapsed quickly, knocking down the white candle, and the fire ignited, swallowing most of it in an instant.

Xie Yu held Tang Nian with one hand and the unconscious Chi Song with the other.

Just at the moment when he was about to step out, Chi Song suddenly trembled and woke up. When he looked back, his face suddenly turned pale. He didn't know where the strength came from, he stumbled, turned around and ran, knelt on the ground and wiped away the piles of piles. The leaves moved towards her arms, and said with a crazy face while she was embracing: "My money, my money..."

Xie Yu pushed Tang Nian's back lightly, and he stepped out. When he turned his head, the vermilion door closed with a bang. The fire spread so fast that it burned over the moment the door was closed. .

Tang Nian was always calm, but now he panicked.

"Xie Yu!"

He heard nothing but the crashing of logs and the crackling of sparks.

no respond.

The fear of not being able to step on the reality swept over him. He couldn't tell the truth from the fake, what he saw and felt seemed illusory, and he didn't know when the people around him would suddenly disappear.

"Xie Yu!!"

Tang Nian was restless, and when he wanted to rush in, a hand suddenly wrapped around his waist from behind.

"I'm here."

It was at this moment that the old building in front of it collapsed completely with a "boom" amidst the flames all over the sky, leaving only ashes all over the ground.

A false alarm.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.

Hearing this familiar voice, Tang Nian's heart hanging in his throat finally fell back, and his straight back relaxed a little.

Xie Yu said, "He didn't want to leave, it wasted some time."

"I thought you wouldn't be able to get out just now." Tang Nian's voice was still a little rough.

"No, the road is so dark, I still have to hold you." Xie Yu reached out and tapped the tip of his nose, then took his hand.

After walking a certain distance, Tang Nian looked back again, and vaguely saw a figure standing in the ruins, those ashes turned into butterflies, flying towards the black sky.

"Did we come out of Chi Song's dream?" Tang Nian asked.

Xie Yu nodded: "There may be a few nightmares in the future, so be careful."

……

The rain stopped for a long time, but the Qingshiban road was always wet. When I came here just now, the ancient city was crowded with people, and it was very lively. Now, I can’t even see anyone on the street, and I can’t even hear a sound. It’s so quiet Something unusual.

The hands were wrapped, and there was a steady stream of warmth.

Tang Nian looked up at Xie Yu's side face in a daze.

"Staring at me so intently." Xie Yu turned his head, "Does my face suit you so much?"

"It's okay."

Xie Yu said again, with a slight smile in his eyes: "Is it because of my face that you like me?"

"No." Tang Nian shook his head, "If I really want to say it, it must be a feeling of destiny."

Xie Yu smiled: "Suddenly remembered that you asked me a question before, do you still remember what you asked?"

Tang Nian's thoughts were led by him unconsciously back to the time when the two first met.

Seeing Yu's first impression is different from others.

This man was dressed in a black robe, with an aura of refusal to be thousands of miles away, and the two of them didn't really get along well when they stood together. He really didn't expect that he and Xie Yu could get together.

It must have been fate.

It was destined to be this person in the dark.

Xie Yu: "Can't you remember?"

Tang Nian: "I remember, you said you wanted a place to stay."

"This is not the whole story." The two stood on the arch bridge, Xie Yu turned his head and looked at him with meaningful eyes: "I came here for you, and any shelter is an excuse."

Tang Nian thought about the details of the relationship between the two of them.

It was because he was too dull, and he put his mind out in front of him, but he couldn't understand it.

Footsteps came from behind.

As soon as Tang Nian turned around, he saw Zhu Qing walking towards them, Tang Nian immediately became vigilant.

Zhu Qing said: "I can be considered to have found you..."

Tang Nian: "Don't move."

Zhuqing stopped abruptly, with a dazed expression on her face.

Tang Nian: "Go and see if he is real or not."

Zhuqing: "I'm real. Otherwise, let's make a secret sign, the king of heaven and the tiger of earth."

Xie Yu couldn't help laughing out loud: "Let him come over."

"I almost fell for it just now." Zhuqing said and sighed as she walked, "That ghost pretended to be you, and it was pretty good. I was teased for a long time before I realized something was wrong."

Zhu Qing walked up to look at Tang Nian's face and said, "You've been tricked? Why is there something wrong with your face?"

"No, I was a little scared just now." Tang Nian said.

At that time, he was really afraid that Xie Yu would not come out.

Zhuqing: "That's no wonder, you can capture even the slightest big mood swing, and then magnify it ten times. This ghost is powerful because of this aspect. It is something that people have desires and fears, and they want to give up. It's not easy talking about winning, if you are not careful, you will fall into it."

Tang Nian thought about it for a while, he was indeed a little abnormal at that time, Xie Yu chatted with him a few words and distracted his attention before he eased up a lot.

"Have some confidence in me." Xie Yu raised his hand and rubbed his cheek, which was stained with dust at some point, "I will take you out unscathed."

Several people walked forward together. After reaching the end of the ancient city, there was a narrow mountain road with a mountain wall on one side and a steep cliff on the other. Then it will step on the air and fall from a height.

Tang Nian glanced back, and found that the way they came had disappeared.

Only this one, and no other options.

"Have we entered another person's dream?" Tang Nian asked.

Xie Yu nodded: "Yes."

A gust of wind swept past, and several gravels rolled down, making a series of noises.

Zhu Qing said: "Those who are afraid of heights will lose half of their lives if they walk this way, and there is no way out. Let me take the lead."

He said as he walked forward.

Xie Yu stuck to Tang Nian's ear and said, "Are you afraid? Do I need to carry you on my back?"

"No need." Tang Nian said.

Xie Yu raised his hand and gently pinched his earlobe, "Are you ashamed? Why are your ears so red?"

Tang Nian's face was really red at this moment: "What are you talking about, Zhuqing is still ahead."

Xie Yu turned his head with a smile: "Okay, I won't tease you."

The chirping of insects in the mountains and forests came and went.

I don't know how long I walked, and finally saw a faint light in front of me. It was a small farmyard, shrouded in the night, with a gentle breeze blowing, and it was peaceful and quiet.

I don't know whose dream they fell into.

The small courtyard was surrounded by a fence, and the puppy inside barked at them a few times, and the door opened with a "squeak", and an elderly man came out, with gray sideburns, a little fat, and a very handsome face. Kindly, she asked, "Where did you guys come from?"

Zhuqing casually mentioned a place.

"I've never heard of it, it seems to be a distant place." The old lady was very enthusiastic, "If you are tired, come in and have a rest. I will fetch some well water for you to drink. Our well water is notoriously sweet. Anyone passing by will come to ask for two bowls."

Tang Nian said: "I won't disturb you."

"Don't bother, my grandson and I are the only ones at home, and he hasn't woken up yet."

The door opened, and the little dirt dog ran over, sniffing at the trouser legs of several people. The old lady bent her back, found a few porcelain white bowls from the house, and with some difficulty poured well water, Tang Nian went up Helping and chatting about some household chores.

"Grandma, what's your last name?"

"My surname is Lan, and my grandson's surname is Yue. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes just like you." When the old lady mentioned her grandson, she couldn't stop smiling, and she handed the bowl to several people, "Taste. "

Tang Nian took a sip, the taste was really sweet and delicious: "It's delicious, it's really sweet."

The old lady laughed: "Yes."

"Is your grandson already working?" Tang Nian asked.

The old lady nodded: "I've been working for a long time, and I don't come back a few times throughout the year. I'm finally free these days. Come back and help me with some farm work."

Tang Nian said, "Then your grandson is quite filial."

"Well, filial piety, he said before that he wanted to take me to live in the city." The old lady smiled and said, "But I have nothing to do. I have been in this place all my life and I am used to it. I just want to guard this place Land. Maybe it’s because of old age.”

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, the door was pushed open, and a tall and thin figure stepped out from inside. He was too tall, and when he came out, he lowered his head so as not to be hit by the door frame.

Tang Nian was taken aback when he saw this person.

Yue Lin?

This is Yue Lin's dream.

Tang Nian had heard him mention it a few times when he was in school before, but after graduation, they went their separate ways, and when they met occasionally, they just had a quick exchange of pleasantries, and never heard him mention it.

It appears to be dead now.

"Grandma, who are these people?" Yue Lin asked while running along his sleepy hair.

"A few passers-by came to our house to have a rest when they were tired from walking," the old lady said.

Yue Lin nodded and sat down on the wooden bench. The little dog wagged its tail and grabbed his leg. Yue Lin smiled and scratched its chin, then broke the steamed buns into pieces and fed it in the palm of his hand: " I'm thinking, this time I won't leave at all, I will stay with you at home and help you with some farm work."

The old lady's face was a little sullen: "Look at what I said. I'm offering you a study just to get you out of this mountain. Since you've gone out, there's no reason to come back."

"But I just want to stay under your nose, and I don't want to go anywhere." Yue Lin said.

The old lady stretched out her hand, making a gesture to hit her.

Yue Lin didn't hide, but stretched out his face with a smile: "You haven't hit me for a long time."

The old lady patted him on the head, very lightly, she was reluctant to hit him, she turned her head to look at Tang Nian and the others and said with a smile: "My grandson is like this, he's used to it, I'll make you laugh."

Tang Nian shook his head and said, "The relationship between the two of you is really good."

"I brought him up since he was a child. How could he not have deep feelings?" The old lady looked at Yue Lin kindly, "You leave me tomorrow. How old are you and still pester me to tell stories? Embarrassed and ashamed."

Yue Lin raised his head: "It's been a long time since I heard it."

Tang Nian also raised his head, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed at some point, the stars were shining brightly, and the mountain wind blowing over was also fresh and warm.There is also a persimmon tree in front of the yard, the fruit on it is so full that the branches are bent.

The old lady said: "Go and pick some persimmons for the guests."

"Okay." Yue Lin stood up and walked out. He was tall enough to reach on tiptoe, then he lifted his clothes and put them in his pocket.

He walked back, picked the biggest one and handed it to the old lady: "You eat this, it must be sweet."

"Okay." The old lady took it, "Don't use this trick to bribe me, I have to leave tomorrow."

"Grandma, why didn't I realize you were such a cruel old lady before." Yue Lin said.

The old lady bent her eyes and smiled: "Then you will find out now."

After eating the persimmons, the old lady stood up and said, "Wait, I'll stew a chicken for you to eat, Xiaolin, go back and pick some mushrooms."

"I'm going to make stewed chicken with mushrooms tonight, right? I miss it so much, I can't even taste it outside." Yue Lin walked out with a vegetable basket, and the little dog followed him erratically. behind the legs.

Tang Nian followed and said, "I'll be with you."

Yue Lin waved his hand and said, "The visitor is a guest, there is no reason to ask the guest to do something, just sit down."

"Idle is idle, why not follow you around." Tang Nian said.

Yue Lin turned his head and smiled at him, "The scenery in this mountain is good."

"It's really good." Tang Nian nodded.

"After seeing the prosperity of big cities, I feel that it is the most comfortable place in the valley. The stars are always so bright, and time passes very slowly. People don't want to leave once they come here."

Tang Nian: "But there's no reason to hang on all the time. Sooner or later, you have to leave."

As soon as these words came out, Yue Lin paused, squatted down, picked mushrooms and put them in a basket, and said after a while of silence: "Then let's pass tonight, I finally came back, I don't want to leave so soon Well, that story is too long, and it's only half-told, and I won't leave until she has finished telling me."

Tang Nian nodded: "When the time comes, we will go down the mountain together, and you will guide us, okay?"

"Okay." Yue Lin stood up.

Cooking smoke curled up, full of the smell of fireworks in the world.

The old lady's hands and feet were very nimble, and the aroma came out after a while. When the lid of the pot was lifted, the aroma became even stronger.

"time to eat."

A pot full was placed in the middle of the table, and a few people were sitting around. The little dirt dog was squatting at Yue Lin's feet, staring at the bone in his hand, and whimpering from time to time.

Yue Lin gnawed a chicken leg and threw the bone to it. It pressed its two front paws, and its tail wagged like a propeller.

"It's still the same taste. Nai, your cooking skills are so good, the meat and mushrooms are very tender, especially this soup is amazing." Yue Lin praised while eating, "I can eat three big bowls of rice with me."

The old lady smiled and said, "It's delicious, but you can't eat too much. You always accumulated food when you were young, and you were afraid of pain, so you refused to let me pierce your fingers."

"It hurts to prick my finger, I'd rather suffer."

"You are still a child with a temper, restrain yourself outside."

"I know, I'm like this in front of you." Yue Lin picked up a wing tip from inside and put it into her bowl, "Here, this is your favorite food, eat more."

After eating, a few people sat in the yard, the breeze blew slowly, and the old lady made a "creaking" sound when she was shaking in the rocking chair, and Yue Lin sat beside her and cut her nails: "Grandma, you Tell me the half-told story again."

"Okay." The old lady looked up at the sky with a gentle voice.

Tang Nian and the others didn't bother, and sat beside and listened quietly.

This dream of Yue Lin is not scary, but this kind of warmth is the most difficult thing for a person to give up. He knows he is gone, but he still doesn't want to wake up.

Before the story was finished, the old lady fell asleep in the rocking chair, Yue Lin covered her with a blanket, got up and turned around, and said, "Actually, I know this is a dream, my grandma has been dead for several years. I know it, but I still don't want to wake up."

Tang Nian listened patiently.

Yue Lin smiled again: "This story is still not finished in the end, maybe I just want to leave some regrets."

As soon as the words fell, the small farmyard in front of me gradually faded away, with black tiles, old mahogany doors with couplets attached, strings of corn hanging, and walls that were blackened by smoke.

The old lady's face was very serene, and the rocking chair under her was still making a slight sound.

The buzzing of insects and the sound of the wind are far away.

Yue Lin was still holding her rough and wrinkled hand, watching her figure slowly fade away, still unwilling to leave just like that.

"Let's go, it's a farewell." Tang Nian said.

Several people were walking on the mountain road, Yue Lin looked back again, and the small farmyard was gradually shrouded in thick fog.

Tang Nian patted him on the shoulder.

Yue Linhong turned around with red eyes, and then said: "I grew up here when I was a child. At that time, I always wanted to go out and have a look outside. Now that I have really gone out, what I miss most is this place and the people here. The wind is warm, and even the chirping of birds and insects, which I used to think was noisy, is pleasant to me. Although this yard is a bit dilapidated and small, it really holds so many memories for me.”

"I was brought up by my grandma. I have been naughty since I was a child, and she has worried a lot. Who knows that she left in a hurry before letting her enjoy a few days..."

Tang Nian listened quietly, hearing that his voice gradually became choked up, and then returned to normal.

"You should have come here to take me away." Yue Lin said, "Although I don't know you, I somehow feel that you are a little familiar. Thank you. If it wasn't for you, I would really be reluctant to leave."

His figure also gradually faded.

Xie Yu said, "This is about to wake up."

"After waking up, I should be able to remember what happened in the dream." Tang Nian asked.

"Yes." Xie Yu said.

"That's good."

At least I can leave some memories.

When the small courtyard was completely covered by fog, a cold mountain wind blew in, and the mountain road became narrower and narrower. It was bare everywhere, with no vegetation, and I didn't know where it was.

Zhuqing lit a light in front to lead the way.

When the surrounding fog clears.

Xie Yu frowned.

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