Burning fire

For more than eight hours, the "big windbreaker with straw sandals" has not moved.

During this period, Zhou Qizun went to the toilet.Because Zhou Qizun was seated by the window, if he wanted to go out, he could only ask him to make way for him. He raised and lowered his butt, and he made the seat useless.

This person had to bend over when he got up, and he had to pull the brim of his hat to cover his face, probably because he was afraid that someone would see him and lose a piece of him at a glance.

Zhou Qizun clicked his tongue in shock.

"It's not tricky, it's just that the spirit is not good." Zhou Qizun thought of him so.

But he has never done anything out of the circle, and Zhou Qizun can't get in the way, let alone slander others too much.

Until getting out of the car, Zhou Qizun said hello to the old lady Xiaosuobing, and left with his bag.

He didn't pay attention to the whereabouts of the "big windbreaker with straw sandals". When he got out of the station, he just turned his face and looked at the old lady of shortbread.

He saw the small shambling figure swaying from side to side in the sun, and finally into a taxi.

Being far away, Zhou Qizun couldn't see if there was anyone else in the car, and in the end he didn't know if anyone was coming to pick up the old lady.

Zhou Qizun turned his head and went his own way.

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I hope that all the strangers in this life will be plain and peaceful than the years, and there is nothing to say.

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Jishou City, Xiangxi.This place is different from a metropolis like Changsha. It has no high-rise buildings and is a primitive land surrounded by mountains.

The terrain is high on all sides, low in the middle, the rivers meet, the scenery is beautiful, and you can smell a strong folk flavor in your breath.Zhou Qizun walked along the road and saw a small tile-roofed house.

This place does not look noble, prosperous or beautiful, nor noisy and colorful, but it is simple and unpretentious, which attracts Zhou Qizun's liking more than Changsha, and his heart will be thicker when he looks at it.

Judging from Zhou Qizun's physical sensations, Jishou is a bit warmer than Changsha, but there is also a lot of rain here, and the air is more humid, and even the sight is wet, as if the eyes have been washed by a thin layer of water.It's an exaggeration to say that the roof tiles of that house are all steaming, and it seems that there will be steam in the next second.

There were quite a few people holding signs outside the station to greet them. Just as Zhou Qizun rejected a taxi driver, a young man in his early twenties came immediately.

The southern climate nourishes people, and it must be steamed by the steam all over the sky. The young man's skin is white and tender, and his square face looks like a piece of marinated tofu.He smiled and asked Zhou Qizun: "Brother, do you want to stay in a hotel? Our hotel is in good condition, it is nearby, and we have a discount today."

"...Sorry, wait a minute." Zhou Qizun waved his hand, turned to the side, and took out his phone.

He called Liu Jian first.

As previously agreed, he will go to the hospital tomorrow to meet the girl who is probably Zhou Yi.However, the two of them hadn't decided on the specific time arrangement and meeting place, and the police station was busy with business, so Zhou Qizun couldn't rush over to disturb her.

He wanted to talk to Liu Jian first, but the phone hung up automatically when it rang, and Liu Jian on the other end couldn't pick it up.

"Looks like he's busy." Zhou Qizun pondered.

It's better to find a place to stay first.

Since he didn't know the destination, Zhou Qizun decided to live in a random place first.

The young man who greeted him earlier held up the plaque, and continued to solicit customers earnestly.

He had just been slapped in the face by a middle-aged aunt, and was scratching the back of his head depressedly.

Zhou Qizun walked over and patted him on the shoulder from behind.The white-faced tofu immediately turned around with a smile: "Brother?"

"Where is your hotel? Take me there." Zhou Qizun said, "I'll stay at the hotel."

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"My house has the best conditions around here." On the way, the young man said enthusiastically, "Our house is clean, and the towels and quilt covers are disinfected and cleaned every day. You can definitely rest assured..."

"Okay." Zhou Qizun's ears were itching from his nagging, and he simply waved his hand, "I'm going to live, you don't need to introduce so much to me, I can't run away."

The young man gave his neck a pause, then grinned and laughed happily.As soon as the others relaxed, the Supu, who had been using the accent all the time, immediately changed, and the local accent unknowingly turned up: "Brother, you are so refreshing. I haven't met such a talkative guest for a long time."

Boy: "As long as Si (is) from other places, they like to ask questions, but Si (is) doesn't ask anything."

"Going out, too wordy will cause trouble." Zhou Qizun smiled slightly.

"Hey brother, did you come here by yourself?" This young man must be missing a string, he had just finished complimenting Zhou Qizun for his straightforwardness, but he was really tired.

"Where are you from? What are you doing here? Traveling is actually better in Zhangjiajie."

Zhou Qizun: "..."

Zhou Qizun silently glanced at him, but didn't respond.

The young man was taken aback, the skin of the tofu turned reddish, he had come to his senses and felt embarrassed, so he could only smile bitterly, the cat shrunk his neck and scalp, and didn't ask any more questions.

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This hotel is indeed very close to the station. Zhou Qizun followed "Brine Tofu" and arrived within ten minutes.

The conditions were not as good as expected, naturally not as good as the Four Seasons Hotel where I stayed with Zhang Jueming last night, but it was not bad.

This store is small in size and has a unique name, literally unique, called "Bie Shu Yi Ge".

This place is said to be a hotel, but it is actually more like a homestay. The decoration is not too particular, and it is too close to the people.

"Well... that person is..." Looking around, Zhou Qizun actually saw the "big windbreaker" on the train before.

Looking down, it turns out that the feet are still straw sandals.

He actually lives here too.But it’s not a coincidence when you think about it, “Bie Shu Yi Ge” has good conditions, and it’s close to the station, so it’s normal to come here after getting off the train.

The windbreaker came earlier than Zhou Qizun, and he had already reserved a room. He stepped on straw sandals, lowered his hood, and walked into the corridor with his face covered.

Zhou Qizun looked at his back and frowned, subconsciously feeling uncomfortable.

I don't know why, maybe I didn't have a good impression of this person on the train.

But he didn't pay much attention to it, he went to the front desk and asked for a single room, he greeted the tofu boy who led the way, and went into the room with his room card.

As soon as he entered the door, before he could put down his backpack, the phone in his pocket rang.

Liu Jian called him back.

"Old Liu." Zhou Qizun answered the phone, walked to the window and stood there.

It is more than four o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun is changing color, gradually deepening and warming from bright golden yellow, and gradually turning into caramel-like orange.

Sunset is almost here.This dividing line between light and darkness is the tenderest and cruelest moment in the world.

"Zhou Er, I'm sorry, I was busy just now, so I didn't hear your call." Liu Jian said on the other end of the phone.

"It's okay." Zhou Qizun opened the window, and a gust of wind blew in his face, "Just to tell you, I've arrived in Jishou, and I'm looking for a place to stay."

"Well, how about this? I'll send the address to your phone. You come to me first tomorrow, and then I'll take you to the hospital to meet the girl." Liu Jian said, "Nine o'clock tomorrow morning, okay?"

"Okay." Zhou Qizun said.

Liu Jian paused, and there was a brief moment of silence.Zhou Qizun heard him sigh heavily: "Zhou'er, why haven't you asked me how she is? Physically, mentally..."

Zhou Qizun closed the window, squinted his eyes, and looked at the sunlight outside the window: "Do you still need to ask?"

Zhou Qizun said: "How many criminals we have arrested in those years, how many tiger and wolf dens we have taken, and what the little white rabbits rescued from the dens looked like, don't you remember?"

Yes, I will remember it until the day I die.Pairs of frightened and desperate eyes, deep eyes, each eye looked towards them, like a cold stab.

The eyes of those victims can push people from under the sun into the abyss.

As the saying goes, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda." What kind of pagoda is not a pagoda? The feeling is clearly that you have crawled through hell with someone on your back.

"And you also said that she is 'very good'." Zhou Qizun exhaled.

"Sigh." Liu Jian lowered his voice, "I was afraid that you would hold back and feel too sad. I don't know you, but you were the one who was the most sentimental in our team back then."

"It's not sure if it's Xiaoyi." Zhou Qizun said lightly, "But..."

He paused, then spoke again, with something more in his tone.Others may not understand it, but Liu Jian, a comrade-in-arms, will be sore when he hears it.

Zhou Qizun said: "To be honest, when I rescued them, I never thought that one day it would be my sister's turn. In fact, there is nothing that won't be my turn, but I just never thought about it."

——I didn’t dare to think about it, so naturally I didn’t dare to ask more questions.

Liu Jian was silent again.Suddenly, he laughed: "I'm talking nonsense. See you tomorrow, and try not to lose sleep tonight."

"Okay." Zhou Qizun also smiled and hung up the phone.

The sunlight outside is still changing color, and it will eventually get deeper and deeper, deeper than that caramel warm orange, and finally sink into the night and disappear.

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In the house, he sat by the bed until it was dark before finally standing up.

He was a little flustered, but he still managed to stay calm.He stood up straight, took a few deep breaths, and finally took off the windbreaker that didn't match his figure.

He still wore straw sandals on his feet, a long blue cloth gown under the windbreaker, and a black cloth belt tied around his waist, fully showing the boy's slender figure.

With this outfit, it's no wonder that he is wrapped in a windbreaker. If he goes out like this, [-]% of the time he will be surrounded by people and taking pictures.

Lin Juan was indeed too thin. The 17-year-old's body has not grown at all, and is wrinkled and pulled together. It is small, like a young quail that has just shed its shell.

There was no light in the room, and it was already very dark around.

Lin Juan picked up his windbreaker, and rubbed the corners where the will-o'-the-wisp had burned.

Although the will-o'-the-wisp has been burned, the traces of burning are still hot to the touch.Lin Juan felt a sharp pain in his fingertips, and immediately threw the windbreaker off the bed.

"Sure enough, that lord is nearby." Lin Juan gritted his teeth, cold sweat dripping from his palms.

He walked to the side and squatted down, and began to rummage through his bag.

After a while, Lin Juan dug out a few spells and a handful of Shi Gandang from his bag.

That was no ordinary Shi Gandang, each of the handful of small stones was engraved with runes and painted formations. Lin Juan carefully arranged them, forming formations in the four corners of the house, and pasted the paper talismans on the doors and windows.

Lin Juan walked to the edge of the bed, with his legs close to the edge of the bed—he really didn't want to look for support. The central position was used as an eye, and the center of the single room was the bed.

Lin Juan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, put the index and middle fingers of his right hand together, pointed to the roof, and suddenly shouted: "Seal the world!"

As soon as he finished speaking, white light suddenly flashed in the room, and the surrounding walls seemed to be covered with a thin layer of film, giving off a slight luster.

Lin Juan swayed and sat down on the bed, already profusely sweating.

He murmured, "That's all right."

"Okay?" Someone asked after him.

Lin Juan was shocked, and quickly stood up from the bed, staggered and almost fell to the ground.

At this time, he heard "click click" from the four corners of the house, and Lin Juan turned his head in a panic to see that the stones he had placed earlier were broken into two pieces one by one!

The faint light in the room disappeared instantly.At the same time, the paper talisman pasted on the door and window was burning automatically, and within a few seconds it was burned into fly ash in the flames.

Lin Juan opened his mouth slightly, his eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it.Although his world sealing technique is not top-notch, it can't be said to be bad, so it was broken so easily?

"You are quite courageous." A crisp voice came, and the window latch turned open by itself.

When Lin Juan raised his head, there was already someone sitting on the window sill.

This person came silently, he was a lonely ghost in the night, his jet-black hair and the hem of his clothes swayed gently with the wind.He sat there, revealing a cold white face that was so pretty that it was fake.

He looked over with cold eyes.Looking at him for a second, Lin Juan wanted to stop breathing.

This is the charm.It is the ghost lord - the mountain ghost of the Great Barren Mountain.

"Knowing that I'm nearby, not only didn't you come here by yourself, but you dared to use the world sealing technique in a delusion to prevent me from finding you." Zhang Jueming's tone was cold and hard, and his words were like ice skates, "Little Yin man, Are you impatient? Didn’t the elders in the clan teach you what rules to follow when you meet the mountain ghosts of Jiuyoumen?”

The palm of Zhang Jueming's palm was blazing brightly, and a pitch-black iron chain burning with fire came out of his palm!

——Punishment!

Lin Juan trembled all over and knelt on the ground with a plop.He saluted Zhang Jueming, gritted his teeth, and said, "The yin man, Lin Juan, was confused for a while, please don't blame the mountain ghost."