Footsteps from far to near.

Gu Yuanting turned his back to the closed door, observing the room that temporarily belonged to him.The wooden bed is leaning against one wall, and facing the door is the bathroom separated by glass. There is nothing else, which is a bit too simple.

He has never lived in such a simple room, and has never had such an experience of being ignored, as if the halo around him disappeared from the moment he entered the city.

And after the halo disappeared, he got something else.

Gu Yuanting raised his right hand, his wrist had returned to normal, those butterfly tattoos that had troubled him for a long time seemed to have disappeared at the moment he stepped into the mountain gate, but they were exactly the same as the patterns on the mountain gate, as if they had finally returned.

He thought of the mountain gate, so he saw the mountain gate, and suddenly he thought about the room next door where there was constant noise, and he actually saw the inside of that room.

The size of the room is not much larger than Gu Yuanting's room, only two single beds are placed.The two were sitting on the edge of the bed, and there was a mirror on the bedside table in the middle, but what was reflected in the mirror was a blurred old face, which did not belong to any of them.

One person looked flustered, and hurriedly said, "Brother, the patrol team is here to investigate, shouldn't we stop for a while?"

The other person had sweat on his forehead, and his expression was a little anxious, but he tried to maintain his composure and said, "Hurry up, I'll see it soon, wouldn't it be halfway to stop now? The next time the time and place are not right, it may not be possible to have today's results." Effect."

He stared fixedly at the mirror, only to see that the person in the mirror became clearer and clearer, and Gu Yuanting finally noticed the appearance of these two people.Both of them were in their twenties, with dark skin and thin but strong bodies. They looked like they had been trained by physical labor all year round.The faces of the two are somewhat similar, and there is a kind of simplicity and tenacity between the brows. Presumably, they are not from high backgrounds and have no education.

These two people among the ordinary working people, what they are doing now is not ordinary at all.Gu Yuanting saw the mind power they manipulated, and also saw their past and present lives, and felt a sense of pity in his heart for no reason.

The two people next door are brothers, they come from a poor family to work, needless to mention the suffering.It is actually easy for young adults in their twenties to find a job as a labor force. However, the old mother in their hometown was seriously ill and needed money to hang herself in bed, so the two sons chose the high-risk and high-paying miners.Later, there was a mine accident, and all the labor force in the family was lost in it, and the two of them died without peace.Losing the source of experience, the old mother can only wait for death in vain. Thinking that the two brothers here can't even go on the road with peace of mind after reincarnation, so they choose to linger in this small town between life and death. glance.

Gu Yuanting focused on this place, unable to recover for a long time.

The chaotic footsteps outside the house finally extended to the second floor. The door of the next room rang twice, but no one answered, and then the door was kicked open with a bang, and Gu Yuanting saw several people appearing at the door.

These people wore uniform black suits, shiny leather shoes under their feet, their faces were as white as paper, and they wore sunglasses, looking like a group of gangsters.But here there is no sun during the day and no stars at night, and it is true that there is no need for such things as sunglasses.

Seeing these people breaking in, the younger youth was already terrified, while his eldest brother was still staring at the mirror, looking desperate.

Gu Yuanting couldn't bear it, and with a flick of his thoughts, he temporarily covered the yin and yang mirror.

Several members of the patrol team walked around the room, except that it was not normal for the two people who checked in to look stunned and frightened, and they did not find any illegal items.

They left that room resentfully, and turned towards Gu Yuanting.

"Routine inspection." Accompanied by this yell, an even more deafening knock on the door rang in Gu Yuanting's ears.

Gu Yuanting didn't keep them waiting for too long, and walked over to open the door.

"I haven't seen it before, when did you come here?" A tall and thin patrol member walked up and looked at Gu Yuanting with sharp eyes.

Gu Yuanting remembered the shop owner's instructions, and replied truthfully, "I just checked in today."

"Documents?"

Gu Yuanting obediently handed over his ID card.

After several people over there looked at it in turn, they seemed to think there was nothing wrong with it, so they turned to Gu Yuanting and warned sharply, "Since you are here, just stay honest and report to the institute as soon as possible, don't ask questions or fool around with others. , remember?"

Gu Yuanting nodded repeatedly, and finally sent them off.

After being noisy for a while, no major problems were found at the inn, and the residents who had minor problems shrank back in fear, making the small courtyard even more quiet and lonely.

On the first night of his new arrival, Gu Yuanting had no dreams.Obviously it is a mysterious and mysterious place, he has been exposed to many strange and chaotic things, and even himself has more unexplainable abilities, he actually slept very peacefully, and when he woke up the next morning, he felt a little unbelievable.

Gu Yuanting washed up briefly, pushed open the door, walked to the railing, and looked down.

It was supposed to be a bright morning, but there was no singing of birds or chirping of insects, and the entire courtyard was silent, until the fog in the sky was a little thicker, making it gloomy and suffocating.

A sudden voice from downstairs broke the silence in the courtyard. The owner Ye Ziyao shouted in a high voice, "Get up quickly if you want breakfast, don't wait until it's over."

Not long after her words fell, residents from other rooms came out one after another.

The door of the next room was also pushed open, and the two brothers walked out to the stairs, facing Gu Yuanting's realization.Gu Yuanting smiled slightly as a greeting, but the other party did not expect his actions at all, was stunned for a while, then nodded hastily, and then passed by.

Really indifferent, Gu Yuanting thought absently, and followed them downstairs.

The dining place is right at the entrance of the main room. There is a sofa under the window, and a few rattan chairs are added beside it. People who don't know each other gather around the coffee table and wait for the breakfast to be served.

Seeing Ye Ziyao also sitting there waiting, Gu Yuanting leaned over and asked in a low voice, "How many meals are included in the room rate?"

Ye Ziyao glanced at him, "No meal is included, and you have to pay extra."

Gu Yuanting was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "Then this is my work meal?"

Ye Ziyao originally wanted to say something, but was taken aback by his natural attitude, and after a while she said leisurely, "I really don't know what you were doing when you were alive, this will take advantage of you."

Gu Yuanting said with a smile, "I am the president."

Ye Ziyao burst out laughing, "No wonder, it turns out to be an evil capitalist."

The two were chatting quietly, when suddenly there was a bang, and the tray full of small bowls of porridge was slammed on the coffee table.As soon as Gu Yuanting raised his head, he saw Dahe, the executive recruiting his shop, turned around with a gloomy face, and walked forward without looking back.

He looked at Ye Ziyao again, but saw that the smile of the unscrupulous little girl faded a little, so he joked, "Why don't you explain?"

Ye Ziyao sighed, and said in a low voice, "I was the one who delayed him."

It would be inappropriate to ask further, Gu Yuanting shut his mouth, and quietly took a bowl of porridge with the others and held it in his hands.

The porridge seems to have been boiled for a long time, it is fragrant and soft, with a bit of human taste.In the midst of life and death, even this ordinary taste of the world feels like a luxury, and everyone here misses it.They couldn't see each other's faces clearly under the fog, but the expressions of nostalgia were extremely vivid, and the silence at this moment was almost unbearable to break.

Like a ritual, everyone finished the porridge quietly, the bowls were put back on the tray, and finally someone started whispering.

"Boss Wu, is the yin and yang mirror you bought useful?"

Although they were biting their ears, none of the words they said could escape Gu Yuanting's ears.He heard the elder brother who lived next door to him say in a low voice, "It fell short. Last night's ward round was at a critical juncture, but it still didn't work out in the end."

"It's a pity, you wasted a lot of luck, right?" The other party's voice was filled with obvious regret, "It's not worthwhile to affect the reincarnation in the next life, I advise you not to be too obsessed."

The older brother didn't speak, but the younger brother next to him smiled wryly, "How many of you here, from other inns, and from the whole town, are not obsessed too much?"

"That's true. Since it's not easy for you, let me introduce you to a new way?"

Gu Yuanting listened, and finally understood what Ye Ziyao meant by the mess yesterday.People here can't let go of their past and don't want to enter reincarnation, but staying here is not just for memory.If you think about it, you should know that people’s hearts are always full. If you don’t want to be reincarnated, you have to find a way to stay. After you stay, you still want to find a chance to see people in this world. After you have seen them, how can you resist the thought of going back?

His lifespan is over, and if he goes back, he will disturb the order of the six realms, so he will be detained by the public security management station.The setting of the patrol team is also aimed at these souls who are trying to go back, to prevent and deal with similar situations in time, and to maintain stability and law and order.

Gu Yuanting can understand this, but if it were him, he would have a reason to go back.In this way, the existence of the town is still very necessary, in the gray area between life and death, there are always some restless souls that need time to appease.

For example, the miner brothers in front of them seem to have no choice for their mother who has no ability to take care of themselves.

After breakfast, seeing those people going out sneakily, Gu Yuanting was touched in his heart, so he followed them quietly.

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