【Yanlu】Ghost

In just ten days, even if every moment has been counted, it is just a snap of the fingers.

The ghost horns on Lu Shaolin's forehead had already grown more and more eye-catching, and he had to wear a hat to cover it up all the time when he went out.The black veil around the brim of the hat hung down, covering his pale face.

As the days drew closer, Li Gui's desire for yang energy and human blood also increased day by day.After the cloud and rain, Lu Shaolin almost lost control. After he woke up, he was afraid that he would do something bad to Yan Yu, so he didn't even dare to kiss him.

The last day is coming soon.

Today is the fifteenth day of July.

As usual, every household must offer sacrifices to their ancestors today.

The shops on the street closed their doors early to give way to the old man.The playful children were all locked in the house, and incense candles and paper fires could be seen everywhere on the roadside.Dojos were also set up inside and outside the city, and the Dharma meeting lasted for three days and three nights, and some masters recited sutras to save the lonely souls of the ten directions.

The night fell quickly, but the lights illuminated the town brilliantly, illuminating the way home for the returning dead.Yan Yu and Lu Shaolin have no one to worship, they are actually one of the few idlers in this busy day.

Lu Shaolin seemed to be in high spirits, and he still dragged Yan Yu along to talk endlessly, from why he ran into Dongfang in Yichunyuan back then, to how Fu Jianhan, a young hero who has no background, overwhelmed other heroes.

The names and surnames of those old people, those faces that were thought to have been blurred, still left many traces.

Yan Yu just listened quietly, occasionally responding with a sentence or two, knowing very clearly what Lu Shaolin was trying to conceal, but he had no intention of revealing it.They all knew everything about what was going to happen, but they never said anything about it.

The two walked side by side slowly, and when they came to the river outside the city, the dark water was already covered with dots of river lights.

Lu Shaolin was talking about how the situation in the world changed suddenly, and how the Haisha Gang was wiped out by old friends.

Up to now, he is finally willing to mention what happened on the day he died.

Yan Yu thought that he would be unwilling and resentful, but Lu Shaolin's face was always calm, and there was no trace of ghost or hatred.

He looked at the stretch of the river and smiled lightly, as if he had finally realized that what happened yesterday was like death yesterday.No matter how regretful it is, no matter how hard it is to undo what happened in the past, and lingering in the world until now, all I can do is to let go of the word.

So Yan Yu knew that it was time for Lu Shaolin to leave.

At this time, a young girl passed by with a bunch of water lamps, and seeing the two handsome young men standing by the river, she forced herself to put a lotus-shaped lantern into their arms, and then blushed and walked away with small steps. It seems to have escaped.

"That's interesting." Lu Shaolin had no time to respond to the other's heart, looked at the lotus lantern in his hand and said with a smile, "I still remember that year when you lost in the wine fight, you promised me three things. The third thing is It’s a visit to the Lantern Festival in Hangzhou City with me.”

"I thought it was to let people like you, who are detached from the world, have a taste of the fireworks in the world, but it's a pity," he sighed with a smile, and then paused, "Before the Shangyuan Festival, you have no news. From then on, this I have been thinking about the promise of the Lantern Festival all the time. I also thought that I would ask you to make three more promises on the day of reunion!"

"I didn't expect it to be fifteen now, so let's forget about this worry."

Lu Shaolin squatted down, gently pushed the river lantern into the water, clasped his hands together, and closed his eyes to pray sincerely.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, turned his head and smiled at the silent Yan Yu, "Where is Brother Yan? Maybe it's a wish. Maybe Lu will have a knowledge in the future, and he can also keep you safe and happy."

After all, seeing Yan Yu showing a slightly hesitant look, he knew that he had played too much of a joke and had to beg for mercy.

But suddenly I heard the people around me say calmly, "You and I agree with each other, why do we need other wishes."

Lu Shaolin was startled when he heard the words, then suddenly smiled, stood up as if there was no one around, leaned forward and pressed Yan Yu's lips lightly, "Shhh—it won't work if the Taoist priest says it."

This was the first time in the past few days that Lu Shaolin took the initiative to kiss him.

But it was also the last kiss between them.

Through the black gauze hanging down from the brim of the hat, Yan Yu could clearly see the eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings.

What he had never counted in the past, he will no longer have the opportunity to count.

He stubbornly refused to close his eyes, just to look at the person in front of him for a moment longer.

All kinds of lingering, there will eventually be an end.Lu Shaolin left Yan Yu's lips, but at first he still had a lot to say.Mostly it was just to ask him to take care of his health, stop the old-fashioned talk of desperately trying to subdue demons, and where to go for dim sum. Teach him to try such trivial things for himself.

Yan Yu didn't feel annoyed, and answered everything one by one, only to hear Lu Shaolin add, "Smile more in the future, you look the best when you smile."

He was about to nod, when his sweetheart quickly waved his hand, "No, no, I'd better not. I'm not here, and I laughed at others for all my hard work. Lu is really at a loss."

This sentence made Yan Yu really couldn't help laughing, and the corners of his lips curled up unabashedly.When Lu Shaolin caught a glimpse of him smiling, he couldn't help but laugh too.The two laughed for a while, and then fell silent at the same time in a tacit understanding.

"That's great." Lu Shaolin sighed with a smile, as if he had exhausted all the words, it was difficult to speak again for a while.

Only the holding hands are left to connect the temperature of the two, and they are silent to the river in front of them.

There are more and more river lights, and a layer of bright mist envelops the originally dark water surface, which is reflected brilliantly, as if dragging the bright stars in the sky into the water.

It is rumored that the place where the river flows into the sea leads to the Yellow Spring. If you have a pious heart, you can keep the lanterns on the river from sinking. For a long time, one of them will always float to the side of the old man.

"I don't know if this lamp really drifted into the underworld?"

After a long time, Yan Yu spoke.

It was rare for him to initiate a conversation, and after waiting for a long time, Lu Shaolin remained silent and did not reply.

Yan Yu turned around, only to realize that the surrounding was empty at some point.

The hat with black gauze lay quietly on the ground.

In the distance, the place where the water meets the sky is illuminated by endless warm light.

The lotus lantern that Lu Shaolin released just now has already merged into a river of light, and it is difficult to distinguish it clearly.

In the boundless darkness, there are only thousands of candles flickering on and off, carrying thousands of sorrows and dead souls, drifting away in a mighty way.

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