Urban Tales of Demons and Spirits - Chapter 272

“Do you want to just give up?”

Wait … who?

“who is it?”

I opened my eyes, and in the imaginary space, a beautiful flirty girl came towards me. ? Bayi Chinese Network W≥W≤W≤. ≥8≈1≥Ｚ≈W ≠. ≥C≥O ≠ M ≠ She is wearing a long white dress and is as beautiful as algae.

“If you give up like this, you really have nothing left, Gu Yu.”

I opened my eyes and recognized the girl in front of me.

“Qing Yu … Princess.”

Qing Yu crouched down in front of me, exposing an angelic smile, and holding my hand.

“Tell me, what is your wish?”

“desire……”

My head is a little groggy.

“What more wishes, of course, I hope he is alive!” I shouted, “But, but what use is it to say these now, he-Wen Jiubai, he is dead!”

But Qing Yu ignored me and said with a smile, “So … what would you be willing to do to fulfill this wish?”

“Everything!” I blurted out. “If I can keep him alive, I can give anything! Life is good, memory is good, everything is willing!”

“Well, that’s what you said.” Qing Yu smiled softly, “then next, don’t blame him for what he said.”

I froze. he? Who is he? No … what’s going on?

However, at the moment when I was stunned, Qing Yu was gone.

“Hey! Qingyu! Princess Qingyu!” I fumbled around like a blind man, until a voice came.

“She’s gone,” said the voice in a low voice. “It’s not her but me who can fulfill your wishes.”

I looked up and looked in the direction of the sound. A huge black shadow enveloped me, and the familiar shape and breath made me scream.

“You, you are … a beast of the year!”

“That’s right, it’s me.” The voice seemed to come directly from my mind, deep and unreal.

“Ru’s wish, my husband can help you achieve it. However, it takes a price.”

“It doesn’t matter!” I shouted, “It doesn’t matter at any cost, as long as he can survive!”

“Doesn’t it matter what the price is?” Nian bemused for a while, “So, the price I want is …”

Nianwu whispered in my ear, saying the price he needed. I stared rigidly at the floor, but eventually nodded slowly.

“… I see, I promise.”

“But even then, all I can do is to ‘let him survive’.” Nian beast said slowly, “other than this, it is impossible to control. Do you understand? “

I nodded and whispered, “It doesn’t matter. That’s enough.”

“So, the contract is established.”

“Wait.” I called him when the shadow was about to drift away. “I don’t understand … why did you help me? Didn’t you help Xu Yingchen before? Why do you now …”

There was a laugh in that shadow.

“Of course it’s funny.”

“Yes, fun?”

“Yes, interesting. If you are like me, so old and so lonely, one day, you will do a lot of things like me for fun.” Nian beast said slowly, “I eat time for food I can see through all time and space. I have watched you since a thousand years ago. Of all the time and space, only you are the most special, so I give you a chance and a punishment. If If you want to thank me, then let me continue to feel boring. Gu Yu. “

———

Sixty-two years later.

It’s another hot summer, and Yancheng’s summer is always accompanied by countless thunderstorms and muddy country roads. Fortunately, after almost half a month of continuous rainy days, it finally rained for the first time here.

Shi Yangqiu shook the water droplets on his head and walked out of the convenience store sheltering from the rain.

“It’s really good luck,” he mumbled to himself. “I didn’t expect that after I forgot my umbrella, the rain stopped.”

“That’s right, it hasn’t been sunny for many days,” said the owner of the convenience store.

Shi Yangqiu smiled, and suddenly remembered what asked the boss lady: “Hey, yes, boss lady, do you know how to get to Yancheng University?”

“Yancheng University?” The boss waited a few seconds before responding. “Oh-you mean the old university that was demolished two years ago?”

“Yeah, that’s it.”

“I know, I know … But young man, where are you going?” The boss asked strangely, “Is that university abandoned? I heard that it is going to be converted into a flour mill. But it seems to be near the university There is also a very old house. I heard that there is still an old Chinese medicine practitioner there. “

“Ah, yes, I just want to find that old Chinese doctor.” Shi Yangqiu said quickly, “Can you tell me where that place is?”

“That’s the way it is. I tell you, just go north along this road, turn left when you reach the second traffic light …”

In this way, at noon, Shi Yangqiu finally came to the old house.

Shi Yangqiu took a look at the old wooden door, took a deep breath, and just reached out to knock on the door. The wooden door squeaked and opened by himself.

“It’s a lie …” Shi Yang Qiu muttered to himself, looked around, there was no one in the compound, and he couldn’t help but feel a little hesitant. But eventually he crossed the threshold and walked in.

The courtyard of the old house is large, and the fragrance of flowers and plants is flying everywhere. A tall locust tree without knowing its age is set in the center of the courtyard, and the three characters “Jishitang” come into view first.

is it here? Shi Yangqiu looked into Jishitang in doubt, and at this time, a voice came.

“Not there.”

Shi Yangqiu was startled. “Who, who?”

That voice was too lazy to float over again.

“I said it wasn’t there. Turn left on the spot, you can see ten steps forward.”

Shi Yangqiu listened closely, and now this sound really came from the location next door. It didn’t seem to be a ghost or something. He breathed a sigh of relief, walked according to the instructions of the voice, and surely found a larger room.

This room is obviously the main hall of the entire house, but it is located in a less prominent position. At the top of the room was a plaque with the words “Except for the Demon Pavilion” and couplets near the door.

“That … thousands of life and death deeds, not knowing the king, what or what …” The couplet’s wooden sign seemed to have been destroyed, and the last two words could not be read anyhow.

“Farewell to seeing the king.” Suddenly a voice came from the house. Shi Yangqiu looked up, and there was a person sitting in the middle of the house.

The man was waist-length and had a handsome face, wearing a dark gown, sitting cross-legged on the mahogany floor, holding a tea cup in his hand, holding the tea in the cup elegantly, as if from ancient costume The same people came out of the play.

However, the man’s face looked like a ten-year-old boy.

“Sorry, I have been thinking about fixing the couplet’s wooden plaque, but I haven’t made time.” The teenager put down his tea cup, stood up and walked in front of Shi Yangqiu with a smile and stretched out Put out a hand, “Gu Yu, the demon master here.”

“You are Gu Yu, great. It took so long to finally find you.” Shi Yang Qiu relieved.

Gu Yu looked puzzled, “Find me? What do you mean?”

Shi Yangqiu quickly took out a trust from his pocket. The envelope is yellow and old, and it looks like it has been in place for some time.

“This is what my grandmother told me before I died, and I must give it to you.” Shi Yangqiu said, “After all these years, the city has changed a lot. My grandmother is getting older, and I ca n’t tell whether your old house is in the end. Where. Later, I found it by asking and looking for it alone. It’s not easy. “

“Your grandmother?” Gu Yu asked after receiving the letter.

Shi Yangqiu nodded. “Grandma said she used to be a good friend with you when she was young. Her name is Su Xiaoyu. Do you have an impression?”

Gu Yu was silent, no longer talking, but lowered his head and opened the envelope. Shi Yangqiu had not peeked at her grandmother’s letter, so she had no way of knowing what her grandmother wrote to the demon master named Gu Yu. It was only a short letter, but Gu Yu took it very seriously. After reading for a long time, she slowly put away the envelope.

“When did your grandmother die?” Gu Yu looked up and asked.

“Er … it was last week,” Shi Yangqiu said. “It happened to be when she was 80 years old.”

“That’s it,” Gu Yu mumbled to himself. “Unconsciously, has it been more than sixty years?-What about your grandfather? The name is Shi Yitong.”

“Grandfather died ten years ago.” Shi Yangqiu was somewhat surprised, but still answered truthfully, “because of lung cancer.”

“That’s the case. Lung cancer really doesn’t look like his style.” Gu Yu smiled. Shi Yangqiu didn’t understand the meaning of this smile, but because of this, he became more curious about the demon master in front of him. .

“That … Mr. Gu Yu.” Shi Yangqiu inquired cautiously. “Grandma told me that she and you were classmates in college. But not only did you not grow old, you didn’t even change your appearance … this is ,what happened?”

“Curious?” Gu Yu gave a sly smile.

Shi Yangqiu hesitated, but nodded.

“Then let me tell you a story.” Gu Yu said, holding a teapot and pouring a cup of tea for Shi Yangqiu, Xu Xu said, “A long time ago, the land where Yancheng is located was not called Yan The city is called Qingqiu Country, a small country surrounded by the sea … “

“… Until one day, Jiuwei captured the princess.”

“… Then the princess sealed the power of Nine Tail with her soul, and she fell into infinite reincarnation.”

“… Nine tails guarded Qing Yu’s life with his life, until one year his enemies found him and Qing Yu’s reincarnation, and framed Nine Tail with cruel and despicable means.” Gu Yu finally said with a serious look Looking towards Shi Yangqiu.

Shi Yangqiu was so fascinated that he asked, “Well–would Jiuwei die later?”

Gu Yu shook his head. “No, he is not dead. I saved him and made a deal with that young animal.”

“Transaction? What transaction?” Shi Yangqiu looked at Gu Yu.

“… Want to see him?” Gu Yu said suddenly.

“what?”

“The original owner of this old house, that nine-tailed demon fox.” Gu Yu blinked and said.

Gu Yu took Shi Yangqiu to the backyard of the old house. A delicate coffin made of glass was placed in the flowers and green grass, and the breeze blew, making this scene have a dreamlike unrealistic sense.

“Is this … Is Nine Tail?” Shi Yangqiu opened his mouth wide and stood in place. By this time, Gu Yu had stepped on the grass and walked to the coffin.

“Come here.” Gu Yu smiled and beckoned to Shi Yangqiu, “Anyway, he won’t suddenly wake up to scare you-at least not now.”

Shi Yangqiu walked over. Lying in the glass coffin was a handsome and beautiful man with his eyes closed, his hands on his chest, and many white petals beside him. It didn’t look like a living person at all.

Shi Yangqiu couldn’t help but wonder, “Is he … alive?”

“Alive.” Gu Yu stared at the person in the coffin. “Alive, still alive, and able to breathe. But that’s all.”

“Then … will he wake up?” Shi Yangqiu asked in shock.

“I don’t know,” Gu Yu said calmly. “But I will wait and keep waiting. What I lacked before was time. Now, only time is my only capital.”

Shi Yangqiu looked at Gu Yu.

“Don’t you … won’t die?”

“On the contrary. I will die tomorrow.” Gu Yu lowered his eyes and said, “But that will never come tomorrow.”

“Why?” Shi Yangqiu asked blurtly.

“The transaction with Nianbei was the price I paid.” Gu Yu said, “Nianbei did not deprive me of life, but gave me eternal life. He deprived me of my right to death. I was fixed at At the time of the day before his death, he became a dead thing that will never change. There is no way to live and no qualifications to die. All I can do is to do as much as possible while waiting for him. What he didn’t accomplish. “

Shi Yangqiu stared blankly at Gu Yu, feeling a sadness flowing in his chest. But before he was immersed in this sadness for too long, Gu Yu suddenly smiled again.

“Well, you made a special trip to send me a letter. I can’t give anything back, or would you please have a meal?”

“Ah, no need to use it.” Shi Yangqiu pointed to the sky, “It may rain again in the future, I have to rush home as soon as possible, thank you for your kindness.”

“Then let me take you out at least.”

“Ah good.”

———

After sending away the young man named Shi Yangqiu, I looked into the sky outside the door and lost my thoughts. I didn’t know how long it took before Bai’s voice pulled me back to reality.

“Hey, boy, what are you doing here?” The white ferret stepped across the threshold lightly, “I bought the vegetables you wanted.”

I looked at him helplessly, “You should almost give me a little respect, I am the owner of this old house now.”

“Well, the kid is the kid, no matter how many years he can’t change this fact.” Bai entered the room and began to look around, “Where is the wine? Say I’ll buy you some food and you will give me wine!”

“You have to earn money seriously.”

“What? Your kid treats me as someone!” Bai slammed onto the table, “Yes, what is the little ghost who just left? Is there a commission?”

“No.” I shook my head and retracted my gaze out of the window. “It’s just an old memory.”

…

Do you believe there are ghosts in this world?

Different people must have very different answers to this question. Some people are convinced and others scoff. Some children will be scared by the ghost story and hide in the quilt. Others will just pass by the boring chat after dinner.

Yes, I believe it.

Humans and demons coexist in this world, hostile to each other, running away from each other, killing each other, and then in rare cases, they love each other.

In places that cannot tolerate demons, even the existence of human beings will be threatened; the dark corners of human beings will eventually become a magical purgatory.

My name is Gu Yu, and my story will end from here.

However, the story between man and demon must have been born in many places I didn’t know. Your story must continue.