Hailing barren city

The zombie mechanism was originally used to scare tourists in the houses of Soul Town, so joints are designed on the waist to facilitate posture adjustment.However, the zombie in front of him was placed in the rest room for maintenance due to wear and tear of the machine parts. After a long time, the parts all over his body were corroded.

Tao Rujiu was wrapped in a white cloth and crouched on the ground, appearing to be lower than other things in the room.The zombie had to bend down to touch it, and there was a strange "crack" sound in the dark cabin.

When the cracking sound subsided, Tao Rujiu felt the thin cloth covering his head being gently stirred, and the strange face that was lowered gradually came closer and gently rolled on the white cloth.

It looked like he was sniffing the breath of a stranger on the cloth.

It was clearly a mechanism made of resin and machinery, but it made movements that only living things can do.This made Tao Rujiu have to think that there is a ghost controlled by the silver mask hidden in the body of the action at this moment.

Although there was no sound of inhalation, the zombie seemed to really smell the smell of a living person. It bent down a little bit, and it was about to stick the bony bridge of the nose to Tao Rujiu's forehead.

The young man pressed himself against the wall and forced himself to stop shaking, and closed his eyes not to look at the outstretched claws, but some bloody and chaotic scenes still flashed through his mind, and the feeling of being about to die made his stomach retch.

Finally, there was the feeling of a sharp hard object passing across his cheek.

At this time, it was too late to escape, the zombie felt the temperature of the human fingertips, and felt Tao Rujiu's breath at the same time.Its black mouth was opened up and down, revealing its red lacquered mouth, as if it was laughing, but what ran out from the corner of its mouth was not laughter, but the cockroaches and dragons that made their home in his body...

The silver mask outside the window discovered where Tao Rujiu was, and finally stopped standing quietly in front of the window.He turned and walked to the left along the eaves, and soon only the rustling of footsteps could be heard.

But the footsteps were walking around the house, it seemed that he was going to enter this room too.

Ten seconds later, the door of the hut was pushed open again, and a gust of cold wind poured in from the corner of the door.At the same time, in the darkness blocked by zombies, a shrill cat cry suddenly exploded.

Tao Rujiu felt the sharp touch on his face disappear, followed by a muffled sound in front of him.He opened his eyes, only to see a flash of white light.It was Da Fu who was guarding the door with his teeth bared, arched his back, and made a threatening gesture.

The door of the hut was ajar, and on the handle outside the door, a thin silver hand slipped quickly and disappeared into the darkness behind the door.

At this time, there were sharp and hurried footsteps in the distance.

Because of Tao Rujiu's absence, Ling Li had no choice but to hold three watermelons alone, but at the moment he was in a pretty good mood.Compared with the ups and downs in the shopping malls, he prefers to open his neckline casually during this time of summer every year, sweating and enjoying the sea breeze.

Ling Li's mother is obsessed with gardening, so he is quite familiar with the rural life outside the world.Today's vacation is not so much a relaxation as a nostalgia for the old days.

No matter how tough a person is, there will always be a soft corner in his heart, which is why Ling Li resolutely decided to take over the almost deserted film and television city from Ling Bojin.

It has little to do with profit.

Of course, there are some other considerations that cannot be explained, which are known to almost no one except Ling Li himself.

Holding the watermelon in his arms, the man walked slowly to the entrance of Corpse Soul Town. At this time, Da Fu's shrill roar pierced the night sky.Terrified and frightened, he rushed over in a hurry.

Pushing away the hut, the first thing you see is the mess all over the floor.The table was overturned, the floor was covered with shredded paper and scattered documents, the flashlight was on the ground, but Tao Rujiu was not standing by.

"Go away."

He kicked away the big Ah Fu who was on the ground sharply. In his opinion, the mess in the house was caused by this night owl.

"Tao Rujiu! Tao Rujiu..."

The room is not big, but it is dazzling because of the clutter.Putting down the watermelon sharply, he looked around for the trace of the young man.Finally, in the corner of the south window, I found Tao Rujiu, who was already in a daze, wrapped in a white cloth.Surprised in Ling Li's heart, he walked over, only to notice a black figure in the shape of a human leaning in front of the young man.

Seeing the figure, Ling Li's heart suddenly became nervous, and he was about to get the flashlight, but the fluorescent lamp starter on his head jumped twice, and the lamp tube suddenly lit up.

The power was restored, and the entire Soul Town was filled with the sound of slight electric current and the sound of "cracking" when the mechanism was reset.

After adapting to the suddenly bright environment, he squinted his eyes sharply to look at the black figure lying horizontally, and was slightly taken aback.

"This is... huh! Who moved the zombies here."

The body is as tall as an adult, full of wires and metal bracket components, and its weight is no less than that of a real person.On weekdays, two employees need to work together to lift it, and it is absolutely impossible for a cat to make trouble and lie on the ground.What's more, before leaving just now, he also personally checked that there was no abnormality.

He frowned fiercely, preventing himself from thinking about another possibility that caused the current situation.

"Tao Rujiu, what's going on?"

He bent down and removed the white cloth covering the young man.The fabric at the tentacles was slightly damp, presumably he broke out in a lot of cold sweat.What frightened Tao Rujiu to such an extent that he couldn't figure it out sharply, and at this moment, Tao Rujiu no longer had the courage to recall and repeat.

"Can you get up and talk?"

Surrounded by chaos, Tao Rujiu sharply signaled Tao Rujiu to get up and leave Corpse Soul Town first.The young man stood up against the wall according to his instructions, but due to the long-term high tension, his muscles became weak and weak. Before he could step over the zombie, his whole body collapsed and fell forward.Fortunately, Ling Li had sharp eyes and quick hands, and grabbed him into his arms.

"Ling... Li... Ling Li... Ling Li..."

Feeling the human body temperature, Tao Rujiu, who had been silent for a long time, spoke for the first time, with a soft and hoarse voice.He repeated, just calling the man's name.Both hands turned to grab the sleeves of the opponent tightly, not daring to let go.

The sudden action of the young man surprised Ling Li.But he was even more surprised that he did not reject such an overly intimate contact.

On the contrary, facing the sudden closeness of Tao Rujiu, who was once at odds with him, he felt an indescribable emotion.It seems to have won a tug of war, or received a satisfactory gift.

However, at this moment, Tao Rujiu had already sunk his head on Ling Li's shoulder and lost consciousness.

When he woke up again, Tao Rujiu was lying in the bedroom of Cuiying Pavilion.The light was on, and Xiao Li was lying on the edge of the bed.There are several pieces of watermelon on the table.

Ling Li is worthy of being Ling Li, not only can bring people back, even the watermelon is not left behind.

Tao Rujiu stood up and leaned against the wall.The light above his head was dazzled, and he raised his hand to cover his forehead, panting lightly.

Hearing the movement on the bed, Xiao Li raised his head immediately.

"Tao Tao, you're awake, what's going on, it's frightening to death."

Tao Rujiu shook his head, and the chaotic memories gradually settled in his mind, remembering the bits and pieces before he lost consciousness, and the chill climbed up his spine again.

"I... don't want to, I don't want to think about it again."

He said honestly, and Xiao Li nodded in understanding.

"You sweat a lot, eat some watermelon, I'll get you a basin of water."

Then he took the washbasin and went out the door.Tao Rujiu looked at his phone nervously, ten thirty-seven - not too late.

Relieved, Tao Rujiu was about to put down the phone to get the watermelon on the table, but at this moment, the signal bar on the phone screen suddenly disappeared.

Da Fu appeared quietly by the door, with half footprints left sharply on the snow-white fur.

Tao Rujiu remembered that it was it that saved him in Corpse Soul Town just now.I wasn't too nervous, but when I thought about the reason for losing the signal, I still felt a little nervous.

Da Fu squeezed through the door, ran to the bed and squatted down.

"Uh……"

Tao Rujiu didn't know what to do, perhaps it would be a good choice to thank Da Fu.

"Thanks……"

However, the other word "thank you" hadn't been uttered yet. Da Fu waved his paw impatiently, opened his small mouth, and spit out a sentence in classical Chinese: "You don't have to be polite."

Tao Rujiu froze in place.

You're welcome, it's still "you"...

The first thought after reacting was that he was dreaming. Tao Rujiu didn't like the method of distinguishing dream from reality by feeling pain, but at this moment, he had to prepare to pinch his arm.

Da Fu squatted on the ground, taking in all the movements of the young man, and then moved his beard.Showing a mocking expression.

"You are not dreaming, my name is Qilinpo, and I am an earth immortal possessed by the white cat."

Without waiting for Tao Rujiu's reaction, the white cat jumped directly from the ground to his side, and put two front paws on the young man's shoulders, imprinting two small gray plum blossoms.

"Let's gossip less, when Xiao Li comes back later, you have to let him go, if you want to spend tonight safely, just do as I say."

While speaking, Xiao Li hummed a song and came outside the house. Da Fu glanced lazily at Tao Rujiu, waiting for his decision.

Xiao Li walked in with a washbasin, saw the cat on the bed, and smiled in surprise.

"You put the little beast to bed, God knows if it crawled through field graves and rats' nests in the field. We don't usually even touch him."

As he spoke, he stuck out his tongue at the white cat, and the two scars on his face hadn't faded away.

After hearing Xiao Li's words, Tao Rujiu felt cold, but Da Fu jumped out of bed without saying a word, turned around and urged the young man with his eyes.

Tao Rujiu felt that he had to follow its orders.

"Xiao Li... I feel much better here, thank you, go and rest."

"Aren't you afraid?" Xiao Li asked suspiciously, "I thought you were scared to death when you were brought back by Boss Ling."

Tao Rujiu smiled wryly.

"it's good now……"

Hearing what he said, Xiao Li naturally didn't insist.After stirring up a towel and handing it over, he left the house. After the sound of footsteps in the yard disappeared completely, Da Fu shook his beard and jumped onto the bed again.

"You don't have to be afraid. I'm not those ghosts in Shihun Town. As I mentioned earlier, my surname is Qi and my name is Linpo. I'm an Earth Immortal guarding this city. You don't need to know anything else for the time being. Just do as I say."

Tao Rujiu listened blankly to the words of Da Ah Fu, no, from now on it should be called Qi Lin Po.Although the dangerous situation tonight made him completely believe in the existence of ghosts, he still couldn't immediately subvert the worldview he had established for more than 20 years.

There are ghosts and immortals, and there may be East Prince and West Queen Mother on it.The young man only felt that he had returned to ancient times, or maybe it was more appropriate to walk into the myths and legends.

"Uh...Shangxian...on...on..."

He suddenly hesitated how he should talk to Qi Linpo, classical Chinese is really not his strong point.But Qi Maoxian didn't notice his embarrassment, and ordered to himself: "First of all, report your birth date."

Tao Rujiu was startled for a while, and then said a series of stems and branches that even he himself didn't quite understand.

When I was in my hometown, my grandma liked to talk about it. It wasn’t until Tao Rujiu was 15 years old that he moved into a boarding high school that he took off the small bag with the birth date on his neck and carried a piece of green jade alone. gossip.

Here Qi Maoxian listened to the horoscope, thought deeply, and then continued to ask after a while: "Then have you ever seen ghosts and spirits before?"

"It's too early to remember." Tao Rujiu replied truthfully, "But there are no ones who can remember."

"Should there be an object on your body to exorcise evil spirits? Take it out and let me have a look."

The young man hesitated for a while before he realized what Qi Maoxian was referring to, and quickly revealed the gossip on his neck.The big white cat only took one look, and it was already very clear.

"Has this piece of jade been touched by others recently? If someone touches something that has been opened, it is useless. Generally, it should be kept in a kit. You were born on March [-], and your horoscope is extremely negative. I used to rely on this piece of gossip to protect myself."

It was only then that Tao Rujiu suddenly realized, and when he thought about this gossip again, his face suddenly turned red.

It must have been caused by accidentally sticking it on Ling Li yesterday morning.

"Could it be that I can see those ghosts in the first place, but I have this piece of jade to protect me, so... I can't see them temporarily?"

Tao Rujiu expressed his doubts with a blushing face,

"Now gossip is useless, so even if I leave Hailing City, can I still see ghosts from other places?"

Qi Maoxian nodded solemnly.

"However, as long as you wear an item with equivalent mana, you can restore the invisible state."

"The jade was obtained in Geling, Hangzhou. Could it be that I want to go there immediately?"

Tao Rujiu understood that this kind of thing cannot be negotiated, but it seems that because of the help of Qi Maoxian, the fear of those ghosts in Hailing City has gradually diminished.The words of Qi Maoxian also confirmed that there are other ways to solve the matter.

"I will stay by your side tonight, and I will take out the jade tomorrow morning and return it before sunset, so that I can keep you safe for a month."

Saying this, Maoxian explained some trivial precautions. After a quarter of an hour, he stopped talking to Tao Rujiu. Instead, he climbed onto the pillow, straightened his front paws, stretched his waist, and then formed a ball together. There was a ball.

What Qi Maoxian said made Tao Rujiu calm down.If it is telling the truth, then at least he can spend more than 20 days safely in Hailing City.Although it is almost half less than the original plan, it can still complete the task with a little compactness.

The lights in the other rooms in the courtyard were turned off around eleven o'clock, but Tao Rujiu dared not turn off the lights.He lay on the bed with his eyes wide open, and occasionally wanted to say something to Qi Maoxian, but the big white cat kept burying its head in its tail and refused to answer.The young man just leaned on it blankly, and did not fall asleep until two o'clock in the morning.

He was still dreaming.