Qizhou

The bamboo house is located at the end of the village, separated from Zhuxi Mountain by a wall.The dense green bamboos on the mountain extend downwards and surround the bamboo houses, forming a natural barrier.It's just that this house has been unoccupied for too long, and it is gradually dilapidated. In addition, no one has dared to approach it for a long time, and it exudes a faint yin.

He Qizhou rested in the guest room of Zhu Wentao's house for one night, and the next day, as soon as it was polished, he went out quietly and went to the bamboo house at the end of the village alone.

When it was dawn and the rooster crowed everywhere, the villagers finally came out of their homes one after another.After all, everyone was afraid of that place, and no one dared to approach it rashly before dawn.When a group of villagers walked to the door with tools, what caught their eyes was not what they had seen before.

The dead leaves in the yard were cleaned up, and there was a pile of charred ashes beside the fence. If you look closely, you can still see the remnants of yellow leaves that haven't been burnt.The broken railings in front of the house, the broken steps, and the walls covered with dust and cracks all looked like they had never been seen before. They were either cleaned up or repaired neatly.

He Qizhou came out of the back room with a bucket of water, and was raising his hand to pour it outside. Seeing the crowd of onlookers outside the yard, he had to withdraw his hands urgently, put down the bucket in his hand, and greeted them: "Everyone! ……So early?"

He had changed all his long gown into a short gown, and his hair crown stood up high. He was a bit more capable and dashing than he was last night.

Zhu Wentao was stunned for a long time, and said: "We want...to help the Taoist priest, after all, the house has been broken for so long, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for you to clean it up alone..."

He Qizhou walked towards the well in the courtyard, fetched another bucket of water, and washed off the dust on his hands with the cold well water.The sun was passing through the bamboo cracks, reflecting on his sweaty cheeks, he smiled, and waved his hands at everyone: "It's all right, I just went in to check, the house is very clean, there are no evil things , and I have cleaned up, there is nothing missing in the house now, it's just..."

Seeing his pause, Mrs. Zhu Si hurriedly spoke up: "If there is anything that can help, just tell the Taoist priest! We will help as much as we can!"

He Qizhou said: "It's not a big deal, but I live here for a long time, so I have to store something. I reheated the leftover food from last night, but I don't have much in stock. I want to ask if there is a market near here. I want to go. Buy some..."

"Yes, yes! Daoist, we have everything you want!" As soon as the words came out, the villagers exploded. Some came with tools, and some brought some fruits and vegetables as soon as they came. As soon as he said this, they all became enthusiastic. Those who went back to the house went back to the house, and those who led the way led the way. They couldn't help with the renovation of the house, and they had to do their part in other places.

The sun climbed over the roof, and the golden light enveloped the whole village.What is noisy is not only the stream around the village, but also the laughter of Zhuxi villagers facing the sun.

After the trip, He Qizhou not only harvested food from the villagers that he could eat through the winter by himself, but also several sturdy woven bamboo baskets.These baskets were originally brought down by the villagers to go to the market to sell, but seeing that he couldn't hold so many fruits and vegetables with both hands, they each found one from home, filled it with ingredients, and asked him to carry it back to the bamboo house like a burden.

After finally reaching the door of the house, there were still a few villagers who wanted to help him carry his things in. He Qizhou refused for a long time, and then he stopped their plan to follow him in for a sip of tea.The hospitality of the people in Zhuxi Village was beyond his imagination.

He Qizhou picked the ingredients into the kitchen and stacked them, and then thought about cleaning up the cellar in the backyard in the afternoon, otherwise the ingredients would be wasted if they were put away.I planned to go back to the main hall all the way, but found that the food I had warmed up before going out was a bit strange.

It should be said that the whole house is a bit strange.

He stood at the door, and on the right was a simple bamboo couch that he made himself, which was right next to the window, where he could enjoy the scenery and rest.But at this time, the package he put on the bamboo couch was opened, and the clothes that were originally stored in it were scattered, as if they had been turned over by someone.On the left side, beside the bamboo dining table he personally arranged, there was a figure lying on his stomach.The man looked young, and was also a head shorter than him. He was holding a chicken leg in his hand, and he stuffed it into his mouth unceremoniously.

On the man's head, there was a pair of white pointed ears. The chicken legs were so fragrant that his ears trembled slightly.

Isn't this the little fox from last night? !

He Qizhou looked at him quietly, watching him eat up the chicken leg in his hand, and watching him tear off the other chicken leg and stuff it into his mouth, the action was done in one go, without any muddling, as if this thing should go into his stomach Like!

He Qizhou coughed lightly, the boy's ears moved, and he glanced at him slowly, but the movement of biting the chicken leg didn't even stop at all, instead he gnawed more happily.At this moment, a five or six-year-old child ran in from the yard. While calling "Uncle", the child climbed up the steps and entered the house. When he saw He Qizhou, he handed over the small orange basket in his hand.

"My father asked me to send this, he said, he didn't find anything suitable for you, let me give this to you!" The child smiled and handed over the fruit, and walked around the bamboo house excitedly. After looking at it, he said: "Hey, I wanted to come and have a look before, but unfortunately my father refused to let me say that this place is dangerous. With my uncle here in the future, I won't be afraid of danger anymore!"

"Thank you dad for me." He Qizhou squatted down and was at the same height as the child. He touched the child's head, but his eyes drifted to the dining table unconsciously.

The child could not see the teenager at the table.

No wonder he is so unscrupulous...

After teasing with the child a few more words, He Qizhou sent him off.Going back to the room, closing the door, turning around, He Qizhou was facing the dining table, with a talisman already quietly clenched in his hand.The boy ate up two chicken legs and was already satisfied.He looked at the fruits and vegetables on the table, showed a disgusted expression, kicked his legs, and jumped up from the table.

Without the cover of the table, He Qizhou realized that the young man was wearing a long Taoist robe that he had brought over.But his figure didn't fit, the clothes were too big for him, and the originally chic and handsome style gave off a sense of procrastination.The young man didn't wash his hands either. He just grabbed the oil from the chicken leg and wiped it on his clothes in a blink of an eye, leaving a greasy mark on his white shirt.

He Qizhou finally couldn't bear it any longer, a talisman flew past and slapped in front of the young man, suddenly a ball of flames rose in the air, the young man screamed, and was hit by the talisman against the wall, unable to move.The smoke dissipated quickly, and the boy stared wide-eyed at the person squatting in front of him, and was suddenly stunned.

Seeing that he was frightened by this, He Qizhou shrank his ears back, finally couldn't hold back his smile, pointed to the dishes on the table, and asked, "Take it without telling?"

The young man looked at him for a long time, and finally remembered who this person was. Even though he had the upper hand, he never softened his mouth and said, "I'm mine! Sue me for whatever you want!"

The smile in He Qizhou's eyes was even bigger, and he slowly raised the other talisman he was holding in his hand, and asked, "The wind was a bit strong just now, what did you say?"

The young man stopped talking, his ears trembled twice, and drooped down: "You...you are so fierce...I saw this group of people making things difficult for you yesterday, so I deliberately let you go down the steps."

He Qizhou said "Oh", "Then I have to thank you, don't I?"

Just as the young man was about to say "yes", he could see the gleaming spell in his hand, his aura drooped along with his ears, he muttered for a long time, but he managed to hold back a sentence: "Is it too much for me to eat something from you..."

"It's as simple as just eating something from me? What's on your body?" He Qizhou put away the talisman in his hand, and tugged at the priest's robe that was draped over the young man's shoulders. The clothes were even more dirty as he sat and rolled on the ground. I can't watch it.Seeing that he had received the talisman, the young man immediately jumped up and ran out of the house. He didn't expect that no one had gone out yet, and a fire exploded behind him. It was a terrible situation. He was hit by the talisman and he was within walking distance of the door. A short distance away, he fell a big somersault, and the spell was like a thick stone, pressing on his back, making him unable to move.

The boy struggled hard several times, but finally he couldn't break free.He Qizhou walked slowly behind him, picked him up by the collar, and put him on the bamboo couch beside him.

The young man was lying on his back, and it was extremely difficult to watch him: "What are you going to do to let me go! I just ate something from you and took a piece of your clothes!"

With a hook of He Qizhou's finger, the talisman on the young man's back instantly turned into a puff of smoke. When he saw that it was untied, he immediately jumped up and ran out of the door again, but when he reached the door and looked up, there was a talisman on the door. The door couldn't go out, he turned around and tried to open the window again, but every time he came to a window, a talisman was formed on that window, and all passages were sealed tightly.

Turning around, he turned back to He Qizhou, the young man was completely out of control, he stared, opened his mouth wide, his fangs were about to bite He Qizhou, unexpectedly He Qizhou was faster than him.With his fingers together, he pointed at the boy's chin, and forcibly slapped his long mouth shut.The young man's jaw was sore for a while, but he was still unwilling to reconcile. His hands turned into sharp claws, and he went straight to kill He Qizhou.

"Pa", another talisman, sparks erupted between the two of them, the boy's hand felt burning pain, before he could break free from the smoke, He Qizhou grabbed his other hand tightly, That's it, He Qizhou still had time to play the sword formula. On the wooden table a few feet behind him, a sword glowing with blue light was shaking violently, and it was about to come out of its sheath to kill.

"You——what are you doing..." The boy's arrogance disappeared in a moment, as if it wasn't him who bared his teeth and claws just now, but another wild child who didn't know where he came from.He lowered his ears pitifully, looked at He Qizhou with his big watery eyes, and muttered, "The Taoist priest is amazing, the Taoist priest He is so amazing... We, we have dewy feelings even if we have no friendship. You recited me last night." , you even hugged me, you can't be so cruel!"

The more He Qizhou listened, the corners of his mouth twitched more violently, and he smiled ferociously: "You should tell me first, where did my love for you come from?"

The young man didn't think there was anything wrong with the word: "It's dew... that means meeting by chance!"

He Qizhou had an expression of "you continue to make up, you can see if I believe it or not": "Really?"

The young man nodded hurriedly: "Yes yes yes, Taoist priest, good Taoist priest, we have something to talk about, talk about it... You are about to crush me to death, my hand hurts so much, please let me go!"

He Qizhou finally let go of the last few words, and the boy hurriedly found a stool and jumped up, shrinking like a frightened cat.He touched his wrist, kneaded it for a while, and then loosened his muscles and bones, and then slowly settled down.

He Qizhou pulled another chair and sat right in front of him. When he saw this posture, his ears perked up vigilantly: "You you you..."

"Farewell." He Qizhou suddenly called out a name, and his eyes gradually softened when he looked at him, "Tell me, what's in the back mountain."

The young man was stunned, and his beautiful eyes widened. There were various emotions in those eyes, including surprise and doubt. He was stunned for a long time before he opened his mouth: "How do you know...my name."