Nanlin Bamboo Demon

"Master Wei Fu, does your head still hurt?" Gu Nianran and Wei Fu found a seat by the window on the second floor of Sanyun Building and sat down, ordering some food casually.

"As long as you don't think about what happened when you were young..." Wei Fu rubbed his temples and said, "I am very familiar with not only the city gate, but also the road downstairs. In my impression, it seems to be at the corner of the next street. There will be an old man who sells candied haws." It seemed that he wanted to remember something, but he was stopped by the surging headache.

"Since it's so uncomfortable, don't think about it for now."

Wei Fu shook his head, "I'm always unwilling."

"Is it because childhood memories are fuzzy?"

"Well, I always feel that there are some things that I should remember but failed to remember. There is a very important thing, but I just can't remember it. It's my own memory, but I can't control it."

"We can't remember everything. I can't remember many things when I was young. Even my father's appearance is gradually blurring...Those things you can't remember may be because you don't want to remember. Since you didn't want to remember the past, why do you force yourself to remember now?"

Gu Nianran looked at Wei Fu rubbing his temples again and again, but didn't answer, just pretending that he didn't want to mention it again, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and looked out the window.

It was dusk at this time, the whole city was painted with warm colors, and the setting sun also shone through the window, reflecting on Wei Fu's face.

Wei Fu was upset at first, his face was scorching hot from the corner of the sun that day, but he couldn't turn around and leave, so he had to fight against himself, put his head on the table, and covered his head with his hands.

Seeing this, Gu Nianran put down the teacup, "Let's change seats."

Wei Fu frowned, "No, I'll just lie down for a while."

Hearing Gu Nianran sigh, he also felt that he had caused some trouble, but the pain in his heart could not be dissipated for a while.

"Do you want to go out for a walk?" Gu Nianran asked.

Wei Fu raised his head and looked at Gu Nianran with his eyes exposed, "Just take a walk, maybe you can think of something easily, and go to the places you can think of according to your own memory."

There was a look in Wei Fu's eyes.

"However, let's fill your stomach first." Gu Nianran said with a smile, then looked out of the window again, not just telling someone, "Hungry Ghost Festival is here."

Wei Fu didn't hear clearly, "Huh?"

"You can see that almost every door of their house has exorcism amulets."

Wei Fu poked his head out and looked downstairs, "Why don't they let the dead souls come back to visit relatives?"

"I was also puzzled before. I thought about it just now. Maybe something happened to make them afraid of this day."

"Young master Nianran, do you mean that there are ghosts making trouble during the Ghost Festival?"

"Whether it is haunted or not is unknown, but people seem to agree that it is ghosts."

"You mean...?"

"It's all just guesswork..."

"Guest officer! Your dishes are ready!" Xiao Er appeared "at the right time" and interrupted their gossip time.

Wei Fu saw the waiter's familiar attire, and his mind became a little clearer. He remembered the name of the inn he entered, and started to ask questions curiously.

"Xiao Er, come here."

The waiter obediently moved his ears.

"Let me ask you, who is your innkeeper? So rich? You can build such a grand banquet building in the imperial city."

Xiaoer listened, and he could answer this question by himself!His eyebrows were beaming with joy, "Guest officer, to tell you the truth, our boss is very low-key, and he doesn't want others to know who he is, it's all..."

"It's all under the management of your shopkeeper, right?" Wei Fu took the lead, with a helpless expression on his face, "Have you unified your caliber? No, why is Gu Ran so mysterious?"

When Xiao Er heard it, this young man not only knew the name of the big boss, but also dared to call him directly, and he was not very friendly. Could it be that he was an opponent?After some dramatic associations in his mind, Xiao Er felt that he had been taken care of by the big boss, and it was time to dedicate himself and make a heroic sacrifice for the big boss.

He mustered up his courage, "Dare... dare to ask, are you looking for our big boss?"

"Oh, no, don't look for it, don't look for it." Wei Fu waved his wrists, "We will fight when we meet."

Fight... fight? ! !That's it, that's it, that's it, it really is the enemy!

Xiao Er nervously rubbed the rag in his hand, wondering how to tell the shopkeeper, did he prescribe some medicine to make them faint?But the drug is a bit expensive, and I don't have time to go out to buy it for the time being, Xiaoer is anxious all by herself.

"Second Brother? Brother? Hey!" Wei Fu screamed at the nervous Xiao Er, his legs softened, and he almost knelt on the ground, but Gu Nianran quickly grabbed his arm.

"Seeing that your complexion is not very good, does it make you feel uncomfortable?" Gu Nianran asked, and took the pulse, "The pulse condition is a bit messy, but I can't see any serious illness. Is it because the heat is too tired, and I am in a hurry?" Gu Nianran looked into the waiter's eyes and asked carefully.

Gu Nianran's complexion is much fairer than that of ordinary women. Although her facial features are a little bland, she has an excellent temperament. Walking in the crowd is definitely someone who makes people want to look back more often.Coupled with his gentle temperament, he didn't use much force when speaking, and the few words that came out lightly between his lips and teeth made Xiaoer a little distracted.

He has grown up so big, and he has been traveling the rivers and lakes for some time. He has seen many people of all kinds in this imperial city, but he has never seen such a young master.He is good-looking, gentle, and polite, and his hands are softer than those of ordinary men. It is summer, but this young man's hands are very cold.

Wei Fu raised his hand and waved in front of the waiter's eyes, "Hey! Have you seen enough!"

The waiter was taken aback, and pulled his hand away from Gu Nianran's fingertips, "Thank you Mr. Xie for your concern...but...maybe I'm too tired..." The waiter was already sweating on his forehead, and now he has been stared at by Gu Nianran and Wei Fu , coupled with the small calculation in his heart, for fear of being seen through, he turned around and slipped away without saying a word, with his tail between his legs.

……

"The people in this store also follow their bosses? It's confusing..."

"Okay, let's eat quickly, and go for a walk in the city after eating, it's almost nightfall..."

"it is good."

Wei Fu ate this meal very quickly, and finished three bowls of rice in three chops and two slices.

Gu Nianran didn't have much appetite, so he stopped eating after a few mouthfuls of food.

Standing in the distance, secretly observing the waiter here, while telling the shopkeeper that these two are the boss's enemies, while staring at the two of them, always vigilant.

He saw Wei Fu burying his head in eating and muttering in his heart, this person looks like he hasn't eaten for many days, he probably doesn't have much money, but the clothes are nice, could it be that his boss kindly lent him the money, and then this person doesn't Willing to pay back the money, he wanted to secretly inquire about the whereabouts of the boss, so as to silence him!

Xiao Er felt that she had discovered a shocking secret!Terrified to death, he urged the shopkeeper to quickly find a way!

The shopkeeper was a slightly older middle-aged man. He looked at the waiter in the shop and his face turned pale with fright. He felt that it was not a joke, and he was also thinking about what to do.

Just when the two were in a hurry, Wei Fu and Gu Nianran walked towards the counter after eating.

The waiter in the store turned his head and ran away in fright, and the shopkeeper also ran away, leaving only the accountant who had just returned from the toilet.

The shopkeeper, who was hiding somewhere and watched the two of them check out, whispered to Xiaoer, "These two don't look like they're here to make trouble? Are you talking nonsense?"

"No, shopkeeper, that gray-clothed young man, he called the big boss by his first and last name when he came here, and his words were provocative, and he said that if they met, they would fight. Isn't it obvious?"

"Then what do you say!" The shopkeeper slapped the waiter on the head, "They seem to be leaving, and they don't plan to stay here. Besides, is the big boss still afraid of the two of them? In my opinion, Just pretend that the two of them have never been here before, and that’s fine.”

"Well... I'm going to follow them!"

The shopkeeper: ... "You think I'm giving you this month's money for free! Seeing how busy you are! Are you going to be lazy?!" After speaking, he took another sharp shot.

"But there won't be too many guests tonight... I don't recognize them on this night every year..." the waiter said aggrievedly.

"I have nothing to do! Look! Didn't they just leave? They don't look like they're looking for faults! I think you're the one who's looking for faults!" The shopkeeper pushed the waiter out, and then straightened his clothes, He walked out straightly, raised his hand and poked the waiter's head, "Go to work!"

The waiter was so pouted that he could hang a teapot, "Oh..."

Waiting for the shopkeeper to go away, the waiter flew upstairs and got into the shopkeeper's bedroom.

After Gu Nianran and Wei Fu left the Sanyun Building, guests left intermittently, the sky was getting darker, and the number of pedestrians on the street became less and less visible to the naked eye.

"Is this road familiar?" Gu Nianran asked.

"Hmm." Wei Fu was not only relying on memory, but also felt like a dream, looking for the exact streets and buildings in reality.

"I remember...there should be a pawn shop in front..." Wei Fu murmured.

"I'm thinking, after so many years, haven't those in your memory changed?"

"Something has changed. Some places here are completely unfamiliar, but the feeling here is very friendly..."

Gu Nianran didn't ask any more questions, he followed behind Weifu and looked around.

"Ah!" Wei Fu yelled, "Here! Look! There really is a pawn shop!"

Looking in the direction of Weifu's finger, an extremely old-fashioned pawn shop is located on the corner of the street somewhat lonely.

Wei Fu took two quick steps and walked towards the pawnshop, but he didn't enter the pawnshop, but walked towards an alley next to the pawnshop.Gu Nianran hurried to follow, before he took two steps, he saw Weifu parked at the corner, standing there, a little unsteady.

"Young master... do you want to buy candied haws... okay... ahem... delicious... and sweet..." An old and feeble voice came from not far from Wei Fu.

It turns out that there are really people selling candied haws?Gu Nianran walked to Wei Fu's side, and saw the gray-haired old man leaning on the stone steps outside the side door of the pawnshop.

Wei Fu tried to walk towards the old man, but found that he couldn't move his legs no matter what.

"Master Wei Fu?"

"It's him... the man in my memory..."

The old man's eyesight seems to be a bit poor, squinting his eyes and looking at the strange two people in front of him, "Do you two want to buy candied haws?"

Wei Fu took care of what was in his heart, and tried to suppress his heart that was beating too fast, "Old...old man...you are selling candied haws here...how many years have you been selling it?"

"Hey, it's been too long! Since I was a teenager, I have been selling with my grandfather. After my grandfather left, I sold it by myself... Calculated, it has been more than 50 years... My son, don't believe me, this candied haws is delicious ?”

"No, no, I...I..." Wei Fu suddenly didn't know what to ask, did he know himself?So many years have passed, and my appearance has changed a lot... Ask if you know your parents... So many years have passed... Who would remember someone who has never met...

After all, Wei Fu didn't ask, he didn't ask anything, and left with his head down.

Gu Nianran bought all the old man's leftover candied haws and said to the old man, "It's hard work." Then he turned and left.

Weifu went to nowhere, but disappeared in a blink of an eye. Gu Nianran, who was holding candied haws in his hands, didn't know where to chase him. After thinking about it, he went back to the door of Sanyun Tower to look for Hui Ao, so that he could find it faster.

When Gu Nianran walked back to the Sanyun Building, it was almost completely dark, and the lanterns were lit outside the Sanyun Building, and the dim light shone on Juechen and Hui Ao who were waiting for them to go back outside the Sanyun Building.

Ok?that person is...

From afar, he saw a person squatting on the ground playing with Hui Ao, Juechen at the side seemed very unwilling to let this person approach, and kept keeping his head away from that person.

The man kept his back to Gu Nianran, but from his body shape, he looked like a person.

"You little thing, I haven't seen you for some days, but you have gained a lot of weight?"

this sound...

"Wow!" Hui Ao saw Gu Nianran, and ran over wagging his tail. The man opened his folding fan, turned sideways while shaking the fan, "It really is you!"

Gu Nianran didn't have a hand to hold Hui Ao, so he handed him a candied haws.Hui Ao had never seen this new thing before, sniffed it twice, and found that it had no special smell, so he opened his mouth and bit it, and then immersed himself in the cloying sweet and sour taste alone.

"I didn't expect you to be so good?" Gu Ran was arrogant for ten years.

"Brother." Gu Nianran lowered his head and walked up to Gu Ran, "Long time no see."

"Oh! There is a stupid boy who insists that someone wants to seek revenge from me. I wonder who else in this world will seek revenge from me." When Gu Ran spoke, he looked behind Gu Nianran intentionally or unintentionally, as if he was looking for someone .

"Hey! You bastard!" Juechen pushed Gu Ran aside with his head, and stuck the candied haws on Gu Nianran's hand with his mouth full of saliva.

"You like it?" Gu Nianran asked.

Juechen stuck out his tongue and licked the candied haws. Gu Nianran understood the situation and raised his hand to make it easier for Juechen to chew the candied haws.

"You're really worthless!" Gu Ran patted the clothes that Juechen had scooped up, "Only you?" He pretended to ask casually.

Gu Nianran still didn't dare to look at Gu Ran, "There is also Mr. Wei Fu."

"Oh, cough, cough, why haven't you seen anyone?" Gu Ran deliberately raised his voice, as if trying to cover up something.

"He got separated from me, I came back and took Hui Ao to find him."

"Scattered? Can an adult still get separated?"

"Young Master Weifu...something happened..."

There was no response for a long time, Gu Nianran quietly squinted and tried to take a look.

But he was not seen.

I don't know when, without hearing any sound, it disappeared without a trace.

At this time, unitary time has passed, and the ghost gate of hell is quietly opening...