The Haunted

A gust of night wind blows.The ball game on the TV was over, Chi Yan picked up the remote control and changed the channel casually, the male and female singers on the stage were singing duet: "... Lian Lian, you and I have agreed for a hundred years. If anyone dies at the age of 97, how can he be on the bridge?" Wait three years..."

Chi Yan was momentarily stunned.He is no longer the little doll who didn't understand anything, lost his way, cried out in fright after being chased by ghosts, ran into other people's yards, was stunned when he saw the boy's figure, rushed in and hugged other people's thighs.He knows the seriousness, and has experienced the heat and cold, so of course he can understand the meaning of Xu Rui's words.He went back with the help of the brothers and sisters of the Xu family, so it was better not to cause more trouble.

Besides, what Xu Rui said made sense.After all, it has been so many years, how can he be sure that the person has not changed, and that person will still treat him the same as before?

Chi Yan shook his head in his heart, looked at Xu Rui, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I understand."

The next morning they were going to be on the road, so Chi Yan and Xu Rui packed up the leftovers and went to sleep separately.

Lying on the bed with his eyes closed, Chi Yan couldn't fall asleep for a long time.Because of Xu Rui's words, he suddenly realized clearly that he would definitely see that person again after going back this time.His thoughts were flying, as if he had returned to the spring when he was nine years old. He foolishly followed a few cousins ​​out to play, but those people sneaked away when he was not paying attention, leaving him alone in a On a strange road that has never been before.

He tentatively walked forward, and after walking for a long time, he finally saw a figure. He trotted over to ask for directions, raised his voice and said "Hello" several times, but the man never looked back and ignored him.He couldn't help but pat the man's back with his small hand, and the man finally turned his head, and there was nothing on "his" face.

Chi Yan was so frightened that he turned around and ran away, like a small animal in a panic, without knowing the direction at all, turning his head from time to time, but was horrified to find that the thing was always one step behind him.

In the end, he broke into a quiet and unique courtyard. There were many flowering trees planted in the courtyard. It was in the flowering period, and every wrong step and every turn around were full of scenery.

The young man is tall and tall, wearing a white shirt, standing under a magnolia plant and reaching out to pick a branch of jade white flower that is hanging down.

Chi Yan was stunned, turned aside deliberately, and secretly looked at the young man's face, after confirming that the other party was human, he rushed up regardless, hugged the other party's thigh and cried loudly...

Most of the celestial master families like the Chi family live in seclusion, but the Chi family, Ye family and Xu family are very close. The Chi family studies the way of heaven, and the Ye family studies the way of ghosts. Being next to each other also makes the way of yin and yang mutually beneficial. intention.Chi Yan later found out that what he broke into was the other garden where the youngest son of the head of the Ye family used to recuperate, and the person he hugged was Ye Yingzhi, the third son of Ye.

The three of them drove on the road early the next morning. The distance was not close, and the three of them took turns driving along the way.Although Xu Xin was born a little later than Xu Rui, and the siblings fought every day when they were young, Xu Rui still feels sorry for her younger sister when she is old and sensible. After resting for a while, Chi Yan didn't know the way, and Xu Ruilai drove all the winding mountain roads when he was close to the destination.

In fact, the Xu family is no longer in the remote mountains, but in the mountains on the outskirts of M City, a well-known and prosperous city in China. Panshan Road is the road leading directly to Xu's house.

Looking out of the car window, there was a cloud of mist, and the scenery outside the window could hardly be seen, and there were no other cars in front or behind.Sitting in the passenger seat, Chi Yan took out his phone and checked, but there was no signal.All this shows that they are getting closer to Xu's family, Chi's family and that person.

Looking at the fog outside the window, he couldn't help but recall what happened back then.

At that time, he hugged someone's thigh and cried, and the boy who looked only four or five years older than him was not angry or said a word. Give him the magnolia flower to play with.She carried him all the way into the room and put him on a soft sofa, and then personally brought a hot towel over to wipe his face and pour him warm milk to drink.

No one else had cared for him like this except his mother.Chi Yan was frightened all of a sudden, holding the big glass with milk in both hands, looking up at the young man in front of him.He is small, holding a big cup in front of his chest, his round black eyes are full of water, and the eye sockets are still red and swollen, he looks innocent and pitiful.

The boy took the glass from his hand and put it on the table, and at the same time hugged him into his arms, coaxing him in a very soft voice: "Good boy, poor boy, tell brother, what's your name?"

The boy's fingers were a little cold, but his embrace was warm and reassuring.Chi Yan couldn't bear it, so he took the initiative to lean over, lying softly on his chest, and whispered: "...My name is Chi Yan."

He leaned on the man's chest, listened to his heartbeat, and cried without knowing it for no reason.Ye Yingzhi only calmed him down when he was still afraid and hugged the hot and soft baby in his arms for a long time.

Later that day Chi Yan stayed in the Bieyuan where Ye Yingzhi lived.Ye Yingzhi fed him milk, accompanied him to eat, told him stories, told him that the thing he met on the road was just a lost wandering soul, because he couldn't find his way, so he would walk with the master, he After entering the range of this yard, the thing dared not follow it anymore.When the two of them slept together on Ye Yingzhi's bed at night, Ye Yingzhi coaxed him to sleep and fell asleep after watching him fall asleep.

The next day people from Chi's family came to find him and took Chi Yan back.Ye Yingzhi made a lucky pouch and hung it around his neck. Inside the pouch was a dual-source guiding talisman. His Bieyuan was not far from Chi's house. Chi Yan could follow the guiding talisman whenever he wanted to come here in the future. The guide came to find him, and as long as he started to walk in the direction of Bieyuan, Ye Yingzhi would be able to detect it, so he could go out in advance to meet him on the road and take him over.

Chi Yan was young at the time, but he could tell the good from the bad. He was not happy staying in Chi's house, but he lived comfortably in the other garden. Since then, he has been running to the other garden every three days.The rest of the Chi family didn't care much about him, and Chi Yan's mother also knew that her son was not happy in the Chi family, and after understanding the situation, she acquiesced in Chi Yan's frequent visits to other gardens.Later, when Chi Yan lived there for a month, his mother specially sent someone to pick him up, so he reluctantly left.

Uncle Fu, the housekeeper who was in charge of the other garden's affairs, was very surprised at first, but after a long time, he gradually got used to not being surprised - before Chi Yan, he had never seen the third son who was cold by nature get so close to anyone.

Ye Yingzhi is the old son of the head of the Ye family. The two elder brothers above him are about 20 years older than him, and they are on the same generation as Chi Yuanshan.According to his seniority, Chi Yan should have called him Uncle.But because they met by such a coincidence, and the age difference was not too big, Chi Yan always called each other brother.

Chi Yan slowly closed his eyes, the figure of that person was sometimes far and near in his mind, sometimes clear and sometimes blurred, but when he deliberately recalled it, every movement, every expression and every word of that person became extremely vivid, as if It was only yesterday that the two separated.

The car stopped slowly.Xu Rui took off his seat belt and said loudly, "Okay, here we are, it's time to get out of the car."

Brother and sister Xu Rui brought Chi Yan back to meet their parents first, and they don't know how they told their elders, whether they confessed the fact that they were just helping Chi Yan to attend the Remuneration Festival with a plausible status, or they made up other things. acceptable story.In short, Xu Erye and the second wife didn't have much reaction to his so-called "boyfriend" of their own daughter, just like a son and daughter brought back an ordinary friend, telling the housekeeper to arrange a house for him, not too hot in words and deeds Network is not left out.

In the evening, Chi Yan and Xu Rui's family of four had dinner together. Xu Rui's father said to his son, "In ten days' time, the Remuneration Festival will begin. Tomorrow, all the guests should be here. Be careful when you go out these days." Some."

Xu Rui nodded yes.

His father took a look at Chi Yan, and said: "Tomorrow night, the clan will hold a banquet to welcome guests and friends from all walks of life. It's full of people. When the time comes, you can also bring Xiao Chi there."

Chi Yan raised his head, looked at Xu's father, paused and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Uncle."

Xu's father waved his hand, and the five of them continued to eat without bringing up this topic again.Chi Yan vaguely guessed that the Xu Rui brothers and sisters probably didn't hide anything from their parents and told the truth, so father Xu made a point on purpose.

The banquet was held in a meeting place of the Xu family, and it took more than ten minutes to walk from Xu Rui's residence.In the evening of the next day, Chi Yan and Xu Rui and Xu Xin set off together, but Xu's father and Xu's mother had already left early and were not with them.

It has been seven or eight years since Chi Yan left Chi's house, his stature has grown, and his immature appearance has faded away. Many people feel familiar when they see him, but they can't recognize him for a while.When Xu Rui introduced him, he didn't explain it, he only said that he was his sister's current boyfriend, and he came back with Xu Xin specially this time.

These celestial masters also have some tacit rules and particularities. Ceremonies such as the Rewarding Heaven Sacrifice are usually not allowed to bring ordinary people who have nothing to do with outside to participate, but since it is Miss Xu's boyfriend, it is naturally different.It's only natural for people to accompany their girlfriend home. If the relationship develops harmoniously and stably, they may become a family in the future.

The three of them sat together with the descendants of the Xu family, in a corner, unobtrusive.On the other hand, Xu Rui's cousins ​​secretly looked at Chi Yan and thought he looked familiar. Then they inquired about the name, and when they heard the special surname "Chi", they contacted the Chi family, and then remembered that he was the "brother" from the Chi family "The eldest grandson who went out.

Chi Yan sat between Xu Xin and Xu Rui, quietly looking at the people present, his eyes could not help but pay attention to the main seat, he didn't see that person, but saw his father Chi Yuanshan.But Chi Yuanshan didn't notice him, and kept talking to Xu Rui's grandfather.There were still a few empty seats next to them, Chi Yan looked at the empty seat on Xu Rui's grandfather's left, paused for a while, and then turned his gaze away.

It was getting darker and darker, the main table was already full of people, only that seat was still vacant.Chi Yan has been paying attention to the movement in that direction, and seeing that old master Xu summoned the big housekeeper of the Xu family to give him some orders, the big housekeeper stepped back as he said.Not long after, the butler walked back quickly and whispered a few words in Mr. Xu's ear. Immediately, all the people at the main table turned around and looked towards the entrance of the venue.

The rest of the people didn't know why, so they also looked towards the door. Some people guessed something and whispered to the people around them.

Chi Yan also had a faint premonition in his heart.

There was only the sound of a car parked outside the door, and then the two wooden doors of the banquet hall were pushed open from the outside to the inside by the waiter, and the welcoming waiter bowed his head respectfully and let the newly arrived guests in.

A group of people filed in. The first person was wearing a long black trench coat. He was tall and slender, with a handsome face, but his face was somewhat sickly pale.His black eyes were deep and quiet, slightly drooping, as if he didn't care about everything, he met everyone's eyes, and walked forward at a leisurely pace.It was obviously early spring, but with his arrival, there seemed to be a gloomy chill in the room.

Mr. Xu stood up and left his seat to greet him, and the others at the main table also stood up.As a result, everyone in the hall stood up.

Chi Yan felt that his breathing had stopped.From the moment the man came in, his gaze was inextricably glued to the other person, as if the whole world could only see this one person.Xu Rui pulled his sleeve quietly because he looked strange or behaved too strangely, but he didn't seem to notice.

The man exchanged a few words with Mr. Xu, and they didn't know what they said. Mr. Xu smiled and nodded, glanced to the left of the venue, and then returned to the main table alone to greet everyone to sit down.But the man waved his hands to the people behind him, turned his footsteps, walked straight to the left alone, and finally stood in front of Chi Yan, looking at him calmly.

Chi Yan stood up again with a "huh".

Just now, everyone had already sat down with the people at the main table, and now the two people standing in the hall were particularly eye-catching.

But the man leaned down slightly, stroked Chi Yan's chin with his left hand, raised it up slightly, scrutinized his facial features, and softly curved the corner of his mouth, "I haven't seen you for a few years, Ah Yan has grown up already." gone."

Chi Yan didn't know how to respond for a moment, recalling what Xu Rui said before, subconsciously looked to the left.Xu Rui was also looking at him, looking stunned and helpless.

Chi Yan hesitated for a moment, raised his eyes to look at the man, and replied in a low voice: "Yes, Patriarch Ye is fine." He also felt that it was a bit strange to call Patriarch Ye directly, but he couldn't be called by the old title, and he didn't know anyone else for a while. How do you call the person in front of you.

The man curled his lower lip, with a smile that was not a smile, his dark eyes fixed on him: "What did Ah Yan call me?"

Looking into his eyes, Chi Yan understood his meaning in an instant, hesitated, and called out softly: "...Brother Yingzhi."

The man suddenly laughed, different from the smile just now, this time it was a real smile, the lines of the entire face became soft, and the corners of the eyebrows and eyes were also stained with a smile.

He seemed to have just realized that this is not a good place to talk about the past, so he hugged Chi Yan to bring him closer to him, and whispered in his ear: "Brother misses Ah Yan, go back with brother tonight, let him take good care of him you."

Knowing that men always dote on him and dote on him, saying this has no other meaning than inviting him to catch up on the old days, Chi Yan couldn't help but blush in an instant.He felt that it was inappropriate for the two of them to behave so intimately in public, after all, he was no longer a child, yet Yingzhi's brother still treated him the same way he treated that milk baby back then, cuddling him.

He put his hand on Ye Ying's chest, wanting to gently push him away, but he couldn't bear it at the end, he just kept this posture, and replied in a low voice: "Okay".

It looked as if he was obediently lying on the opponent's chest.