no soul

Lin Hong looked at the woman in red standing in the middle of the blood river and waving at him, feeling endless chill in his heart...

The river of blood murmured, and the smell of blood choked into the lungs...

The woman's face is pale...

Lin Hong pushed away the wine handed by the beauty, his handsome face was already stained with drunken blush, "You guys are good at persuading wine, I can't drink anymore..."

"That's not enough? Hahahaha!" The friends who came with him burst into laughter.

The beauties also smiled coquettishly.

Lin Hong waved his hand, he was leaving.

The slender figure bypassed layers of veils and walked down from the attic.

The snow-colored long clothes dragged on the floor, and the black hair brushed lightly around her narrow waist.

The ring pendant on the waist buckle swayed as he walked, Ming Ke Qiang Yu.

"Mr. Lin is leaving now? Let's play for a while~"

"Let's play again~"

"Stay a little longer~"

In the Qunyu Tower, reds are flying and emeralds are dancing, and the crowds are competing for beauty.

The beauty blocking the way is wearing strict makeup and gorgeous clothes, and she is smiling sweetly.

Lin Hong stepped out of this gentle hometown after many difficulties and dangers, and he felt a little more comfortable when the cool wind outside blew in his face.

A few traces of the Zhu Xianyu chime resounding in the Diaolou leaked out, and the lanterns swayed slowly in the night wind, and the warm light flowed.

"Lin...Second Lord Lin, take...my carriage back." Qi Yun, one of his friends, followed behind him, so drunk that he almost bumped into his back.

Lin Hong supported him, and handed over to the servant of the Qi family, "Thank you, Boss Qi, for your kindness. I'll take a walk and sober up."

Qi Yun was so drunk that he couldn't say anything to persuade him to stay. He only had time to wave to him before he was taken away by his servants and put into a carriage.

The moth-eyed beauty chased Lin Hong to the gate of Qunyu Tower, still looking at him.

Lin Hong's clear eyes were a little hazy with drunkenness, he smiled and waved to them from a distance.

The girls blushed when they saw his smile.

Jun Jing Ruo Ye, Wen Hua Ruo Jin, this is a very handsome son.

"Young master Lin won't stay overnight!" a girl said angrily.

"Mr. Lin only drinks and listens to music, you don't know that."

"Hey, if all the guests are as handsome as Mr. Lin, life will be much better!" Several girls opened the door curtain and went in.

Life in the world is born at the right time, and the Dazheng Dynasty is in a prosperous age, and Kangqu is full of smoke and moon.

This Pingyang City was the capital of the Great Zheng Dynasty, and it was as prosperous as a city in the sky. It has always been called "the city that never sleeps".

The structure of the city is complex, with bridges and roads connected, ditches criss-cross, and lanes looped around.

The main street is wide enough for ten horses to drive, and it can be waved like a cloud during the day, and at night, the continuous pavilions and pavilions are brightly lit all night long.

Feasting and feasting, singing and dancing all night long.

City life is bizarre.

Even if it is a hundred miles away, you can still see the lights of Xuantian, the city that never sleeps.

The city is full of fish and dragons, and mud and sand are everywhere.All kinds of whales, ghosts and snakes (Note 1) are all lingering in Pingyang City.

The wealthy Lin family also settled here.

How rich can "the richest party" be?

Any wharf, any workshop, any tea industry, wine industry, as long as it has a good name, it can be said that it can be said that it has a share in the Lin family.

What they do is the business of the world.

Lin Hong is the second son of the Lin family.

Mr. Lin was angry with him, so he confiscated his carriage, told the servants not to follow him, and let him be drunk and tender.

Now Lin Hong came out after drinking and had to walk back staggeringly.

Pingyang City was brightly lit at night, but it was late at night, so there were fewer pedestrians on the road.

Those singing and piano sounds are a little far away, making people feel in a trance.

The evening wind of the summer night was cool on his face, but Lin Hong still felt hot because of the strength of the wine.

He doesn't like spending the night in Hualou.Anyway, if I go back now, I will be scolded by my father.

With a thought, he turned a corner and went to the river in the city to step on the water to cool off, and it would not be impossible to sleep on the ground under the curtain for a night.

The river in Chengye is not too fast, and the moonlight is splashing in it.

Lin Hong took off his shoes and socks, sat on the rocks by the river, soaked his skinny feet in, and the coolness rushed up from the soles of his feet, which was very comfortable!

There is a cool breeze, the sound of water, and the sound of insects.

However, Lin Hong didn't feel comfortable, and a thousand thoughts were buzzing in his mind.

"What good is being an official?" Lin Hong pinched the bridge of his nose with a headache.

Ever since he reached the crown, the constant conflict with his father was becoming an official.

Lin Zhunian was a businessman himself, and he wanted to listen to the saying that "everything is inferior, only studies are high", so he insisted on forcing his second son to take the exam.

But Lin Hong hated the hypocrisy and flattery in the officialdom of the Dazheng Dynasty the most, and he didn't want to go because of the smog.

Blame Lin Hongsheng for being late, there was already an older brother who inherited the family business.

He didn't want to touch the matter of going into business.

Just as he was thinking, suddenly, he felt a cold hand touch his foot!Fingernails scratched lightly.

Lin Hong was startled, and looked down, but there was nothing.

The water by the river is so shallow, who can dive in it?

Lin Hong thought he was drunk, but after a while, the feeling came again.

Lin Hong quickly lifted his feet up, and there was a sound of water splashing, and he kept staring into the water.

The ripples dissipated, and the river water shone quietly in the moonlight.

still nothing...

Lin Hong suddenly remembered those stories about water ghosts who lied to children, why they dragged people down to be dead ghosts, and the more he thought about it, the more it seemed real.

He was mostly sober from the wine, he quickly put on his foot clothes and started to put on his shoes, regardless of his wet feet.

Looking up again, the clear river water turned blood red!

The surroundings are dark, the shadows of the trees are quietly hidden in the darkness, the blood river suddenly passes through the night, and Yingying seems to be glowing...

There was a strange dead silence all around, not even the sound of water...

Lin Hong froze in place, frowning, it seemed that he was quite drunk.

He saw a black bulge appearing in the center of the blood river, slowly rising...

Lin Hong narrowed his eyes, that seemed to be a human head?

The face that emerged from the water was pale and stiff, with a pair of bloodshot and white eyes wide open, black hair was wetly attached to that face, blood was submerged on her neck, and a lifeless face was in the middle of the blood river.

Her gaze was fixed on Lin Hong's side...

His heart skipped a beat. Under such circumstances, he didn't feel that this was a person who fell into the water and needed his rescue...

Lin Hongqiang tried to calm down, turned around and left, "I must be drunk..."

However, after walking a few steps, when he looked up, the blood river was still in front of him, and the woman had already exposed the upper half of her body from the water.

Even the river couldn't wash her away, her whole body melted into the blood, and the blood seemed to flow from her body...

She slowly raised her pale hand, beckoning to Lin Hong again and again, as if calling him over, staring at those bloodshot eyes, the corners of her mouth were raised stiffly.

The surroundings were so silent that there was not even a sound of wind...

Lin Hong's heartbeat rose sharply, and his breathing was already a little short. He forced himself to calm down, turned around and walked away, but it was still the same river and that woman.

He ran up in disbelief, unable to get out at all!

This is still the scene before him.

The old people seem to call this ghost hitting the wall?

"Lin Qingquan, calm down." Lin Hong said to himself, "You are drunk."

He rubbed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the woman in the middle of the river was gone.

Lin Hong subconsciously looked around to find her figure, but suddenly felt a chill coming from his neck.

A hand rested lightly on his shoulder behind his back.

He suddenly shuddered.

How did you say that?The ghost tells you not to look back, let alone the ghost resting on your shoulders!

Lin Hong made a decisive decision and ran!

This time he ran along the river.

He found that not only the color of the river, but also the surrounding scene was quite different from when he stepped on the water just now.

From the bustling capital city to the natural scenery of the countryside.

The surrounding woods were dark, and the blood river seemed to emit a gloomy red light.

In the ear is the howling wind.

Long clothes and sleeves are especially in the way at this time.

Must be dreaming.

Lin Hong bit his tongue, this bite was merciless, it was a severe pain!

Lin Hong cursed secretly.

This river of blood has no end in sight, disappearing into the darkness in the distance.

Lin Hong's gaze was shaking, he didn't dare to stop, wondering if the woman caught up...

He worked up the courage to look back.

The woman stood quietly not far away and looked at him, her eyes were a bit cold...

Something is wrong.I have been running for a while, why do I feel that I have not distanced myself from her?

Lin Hong kept staring, and found that this was the case, no matter how hard he ran, he couldn't keep away from her.

She is like a shadow, not only not far away, but also following Lin Hong like a shadow...

Lin Hong's heart was chilled, but he still didn't dare to stop. He accelerated his speed, his lungs were burning like fire.

He turned his head to look at the road ahead, and when he turned his head, he saw a darker shadow standing in the night ahead...

When running, his vision was wobbly, and his vision was not clear. Lin Hong squinted his eyes and was a little uncertain.

When he saw clearly that it was indeed a slender black figure, it was too late to stop, and the whole body directly hit the man's chest!

His eyes were filled with stares, and the first thought in his heart was——how could this man stand so firmly and not move at all!

Lin Hong stepped back half a step, raised his eyes and met a pair of deep black eyebrows.

Although the man didn't move, he was obviously hurt by him, and frowned.

There was a "buzz" in Lin Hong's mind, and his thoughts turned like electricity - this man is so handsome.

The outline is clear, the eyebrows and eyes are dark, the bottom of the eyes is a bottomless cold pool, and the thin lips are tightly pursed and looked back at him.

Before Lin Hong had time to say a word, he suddenly felt the eyes of the person on the opposite side gleam. At the same time, he was grabbed by the back collar of this person with such force that he felt that he was almost taken aside!

too fast!Lin Hong only felt a flash of cold light—this man pulled out the shiny long sword behind his back with one hand, turned his wrist, and waved his hand lightly, but it was powerful!

"Ding!"

"what!!!!"

There was a loud bang of sharp objects colliding!

A shriek of pain!

Lin Hong looked back but saw a red shadow that was fleeting.

That female ghost was behind him just now!

What is the female ghost's sharp weapon? !

Lin Hong: "..."

The female ghost disappeared.

Wan Guchuan put the sword back into its sheath with one hand, and let go of Lin Hong with the other.

Lin Hong was still in shock, straightened his clothes, "Thank you..."

Wan Guchuan didn't answer, watching his movements, he seemed to be waiting.

Lin Hong straightened his clothes. At this time, he was a little relieved to meet someone who helped him repel the female ghost. He looked at the person opposite——

"Do you know what's going on here?"

——The two actually spoke at the same time, their voices overlapped.

"You just came here too?"

——It was the same voice again.

"Why do you want to learn how to speak from me?"

--in unison.

Lin Hong:?

Wan Guchuan:.

The two fell into a long silence at the same time.

Wan Guchuan pinched the bridge of his nose and gestured for Lin Hong to speak first.

Lin Hong: "I soak my feet and she touches me."

Wan Guchuan: "..." Simple and clear.

Lin Hong asked him, "What about you?"

Wan Guchuan said: "I saw a woman in red waving at me at the entrance of the alley, so I followed."

Lin Hong: "..." followed him...he just turned around and ran away...

Wan Guchuan continued: "I saw this blood river when I chased it, but the alleyway when I came here disappeared, and the surrounding scene also changed. I met you after walking along the river."

Lin Hong still hadn't gotten over the alcohol, and was still a little dizzy after being hit. He tried his best to suppress the feeling of wanting to vomit, and complained: "You don't know how to avoid me when you see me running..."

Wan Guchuan didn't speak.Because it was a little strange, he stood by the river and there was no movement or shadow around him. He didn't hear footsteps, but when he turned around, he saw Lin Hong approaching him, and he couldn't avoid it.

Lin Hong calmed down a little, and looked at him, "...do you know where this is? Have you heard of similar situations?"

"I don't know. I entered an unclean place." Wan Guchuan looked around.

This really cannot be explained by common sense.

Wan Guchuan walked towards the direction where Lin Hong ran.

"Hey! Don't go blind!" Seeing him walking that way, Lin Hong's scalp tingled suddenly when he remembered just now.

"Find out the situation first." Wan Guchuan is tall and slender, wearing a black solid suit with cuffs tightly bound by wrist guards, wide shoulders and narrow waist, and a three-foot-long black sword lying across the back of his waist. handle.

Lin Hong looked at his sword, hesitated for a moment, and followed him, "What if I meet that female ghost again?"

Wan Guchuan said: "Ask her how to get back."

Lin Hong: "..." You are the uncle...

"My name is Lin Hong, and my style name is Qingquan. May I ask your surname?" Lin Hong walked to his side.

Wan Guchuan glanced at him, "Wan Guchuan, Sufeng."

Lin Hong smiled, "Brother Sufeng, we have to share weal and woe.

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Note 1: "Preface to the Collection of Li He": "The whale sucks and throws the fish, and the ghosts and snakes are not enough to make it absurd and illusory."