Yuan Xianger put away the cinnabar and pen in her hand, and looked at the newly drawn formation and the man sitting in the formation, feeling a little nervous for some reason.
She picked up Nan He's long silver hair in one hand and a small pair of scissors in the other.
Those hair strands were held in her hands, like the softest silk and satin. They were very smooth, which made her feel a little confused. A sinful thought arose in her heart, and she clamored to cut them off and put them in the formation. This man It belongs to you from now on. He can no longer escape, can no longer resist, from now on he can only obey his own words, at his mercy.
"Can you really take it?" Yuan Xianger said.
Nan He just looked at her without speaking, his eyes were shining brightly, making Yuan Xianger feel that she had committed a serious crime by cutting such a strand of hair.
In the past, she felt that making a contract was similar to keeping a pet by herself. So she raised a kitten and a chick,
This will also prepare to raise a... man.
Yuan Xianger was taken aback by her own thoughts.
After a trip to Dingzhou, she came into contact with those cultivators in the rivers and lakes. She realized that the apostle contract is not as beautiful as she imagined. It can be said to be an extremely unequal master-servant contract. to humiliate and manipulate their apostles.
Even so, the simple Wu Yuan, Jin Yu and Nan He, who had always been arrogant and indifferent, willingly agreed to such rude demands.
Yuan Xianger suddenly felt moved in her heart. She always thought that she was a good master, and that she had the apostles who cared and loved her wholeheartedly. But now, with Nan He's long hair twisting in her hand, she realized that behind her little benevolence, what these simple friends reciprocated to her was their freedom and dignity, and the trust that was as heavy as a mountain.
"What's wrong?" Nan He saw the hesitation in Yuan Xiang'er's eyes, he slowly stood up, "If you don't want me..."
Two small bags bulged out on his head, and a pair of hairy ears ran out, drooping softly, and turned to go out.
"Hey, Xiao Nan, don't go." Yuan Xiang'er came back to her senses, grabbed his arm nimbly, and looked at Nan He, who was aggrieved, a little bit dumbfounded, "Listen to me, Xiao Nan, it's not what you think."
If Wu Yuan is a child who grew up in love, he is cheerful, lively, straightforward and sincere, and is easy to like. Nan He is a sensitive and introverted man. He is not good at expressing his emotions, and is easy to deny himself. He even wrapped all his thorns and only turned inward toward himself, even if his heart had been pierced, he didn't want to be seen by anyone.
If it wasn't for a pair of uncontrollable ears that betrayed him every time, Yuan Xianger might not have been so easy to distinguish the rich and sensitive emotions in his heart from the indifferent and indifferent face.
With Xiaonan's character, he can take the initiative to say the words of the bond. I don't know how many struggles he has experienced, but he can't make him sad at this time.
"I want to change this magic circle, Nanhe." Yuan Xianger explained, "Remove the content about restraint and punishment, and only leave the role of communicating with each other and sensing each other's safety. Let it become an equality between humans and demons. Form of communication."
"Why...why do you do this?"
"I didn't know much about it before, but now I know, how can you make such an unreasonable contract because of me." Yuan Xianger looked around, making sure that Wuyuan and Jinyu were not there, and began to coax Nanhe cheekily, "I like Xiaonan the most. Now, how could I not be willing to form a contract with you. When I improve the formation, we will form a contract immediately, okay?"
If it's a stranger, it doesn't matter what kind of contract the contract is. But for those who are kind to herself, Yuan Xianger just wants to be double to them.
Nan He didn't speak, he just turned his face to one side, on the side of his handsome face, his eyelashes were drooping, his lips were slightly opened a few times, and finally there was a slight upward movement at the corners of his mouth. He smiled so shallowly, but Yuan Xianger But then he was full of joy.
When Yunniang came out carrying a basket of clothes, she saw Yuan Xianger sitting alone in front of the stone table in the yard, biting her pen and writing and drawing against a pile of manuscript paper.
"Xiang'er, do you want to go and see Xiao Nan, he doesn't seem to be quite right." Yun Niang shook off her clothes and hung them on the rope, "I just came out and saw him squatting in the corridor, his ears were all red. I wanted to feel if he had a fever, but he ran very fast."
"Oh. He... he's fine." Yuan Xiang'er laughed.
Xiao Nan is so happy. After the formation is changed, the contract between Wu Yuan and Jin Yu will be changed.
Yes, it should have been done a long time ago. she thought excitedly.
It's just that this seems a little difficult. It would be great if Master was still at home, and I could ask him for advice. The relationship between Master and Chiezhi and Xiqu is so good, maybe he has the same thoughts as me.
The sound of firecrackers eliminates the old year, and every household observes the New Year's feast.
On New Year's Eve, a light snow fell, and Yun Niang and Yuan Xiang'er packed a table of New Year's Eve dinner and placed it under the eaves. They spread blankets, set up braziers, and heated a pot of small wine. The mothers watched the snow scene in the courtyard while watching the year.
In front of Yunniang, Yuan Xianger bowed respectfully in accordance with the local etiquette, thanking her teacher for her care over the past year.
"Come here, this is the lucky money for Xianger." Yunniang handed Yuan Xianger a red envelope.
"Thank you, Mistress." Yuan Xianger answered with a smile.
"This is from Nan He." Yunniang took out another one and placed it in front of Nan He's little paw. "Xiao Nan was the first to come to our house. Since Xiao Nan came, the house has become more and more lively."
Nan He hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his foot and stepped on the red envelope.
Wu Yuan jumped up the eaves, slipped out and spun around in front of Yun Niang,
"Meow, meow, meow?"
"Of course we have Wu Yuan." Yun Niang smiled and handed out a small red purse, and let Wu Yuan take it away.
Then she stood up, carried the small pendulum of the cotton robe, walked to Jin Yu's log cabin, and put the last red purse in front of the log cabin door.
In fact, when Jin Yu walked down the steps of the eaves, she trotted along at her feet.
"Happy New Year, Jin Yu." Yunniang said to the name on the wooden house.
The invisible Jin Yu made a series of cooing sounds towards her.
Although they can't communicate with each other, it doesn't prevent them from loving and happy with each other.
After Yunniang divided the red envelopes, she went into the house early to rest.
"You're almost done, you can't drink too much." Before leaving, she explained to Yuan Xiang'er, "If your master is here, I'm sure you won't be allowed to drink at this age."
"As long as you agree, Master, there is nothing that Master does not agree to." Yuan Xiang'er said with a smile.
In the yard, Wu Yuan couldn't wait to share his red envelope with Jin Yu. He opened the red envelope and found a pair of sheep crutches made of ivory, with unique and lovely patterns carved on each side.
"What's yours?" Wu Yuan probed into Jin Yu's red envelope, which contained the exact same ivory sheep crutch.
"That's great, let's play? Can you do this?" Wu Yuan turned into a teenager, reached out and grabbed four sheep crutches and threw them in the air, and caught them with his backhand.
Jin Yu also stretched out a small hand, grabbed his toy, and made a cooing sound. When it comes to playing the game of the human world, he is not inferior to Wu Yuan at all.
Yuan Xiang'er looked at the two little monsters playing in the courtyard, and opened her red envelope. It was a gold coin, just like in previous years, with the words "Fortune and Treasure" engraved on the coin.
"What's yours?" She stretched her head to look at Nan He's, "Oh, we are the same."
In Nan He's red envelope, a small piece of money was also poured out, but the words "Add Ding Jin Fu" were replaced.
These eight characters are very common in the human world during the Chinese New Year. Every household's red light couplets can be found everywhere, and they appear together in pairs.
At this time, the two coins are placed together, like a pair.
Nan He looked at what was in Yuan Xiang'er's hand and what was under his claws. He seemed to like it very much. He used his claws to move the coin over and over. In the end, I picked it up and ran back to the bedroom to store it properly before I felt relieved.
The sound of firecrackers in the town was one after another, and small fireworks rose from the roof of someone's house from time to time, exploding a lively and jubilant.
Wu Yuan and Jin Yu were having fun on the snow.
Yuan Xiang'er got a little drunk, and hugged the silver-white wolf beside her to her lap and rubbed it over.
A low-pitched whistle could be heard faintly in the sky, and a huge and strange monster was suspended in the distance in the distance. Drift and flew towards the direction of Sirius Mountain.
"What is that? It looks so strange." Yuan Xiang'er asked in a daze.
"That's the dragon, and the dragon will return home on New Year's Eve."
"Dragon? Does the dragon look like that? Why is the belly so big? Why didn't I see it before the New Year's Eve."
"He comes back once in 60 years. He will return when he is full, and he will return with a dream for 60 years. It goes back and forth." Nan He glanced at Yuan Xiang'er, the last time you were not born in this world. But next time, next time we can watch him together.
"Hahaha, it turns out to be so fat because of gluttony, what do I say." Yuan Xianger laughed drunkenly, "Anan, you have become so big, can you let me fly on top of it?"
"Your fur is so soft, it must be as comfortable to be stuck in it as lying on a cloud." She stood up dizzy, hugged Nan He, and rubbed her head against the silvery white fur, "It's still our Xiaonan. The best, both beautiful and capable, so considerate, and the hair is very easy to touch. I must make a bond with you, and we will make a bond right away."
"You're drunk." A low voice sounded helplessly.
"Nonsense, I can get drunk anywhere. I can draw ten celestial formations without any problem. If you don't believe me, I'll draw it for you right away." Yuan Xianger staggered down the stairs, slipped her feet, and fell down.
A strong arm wrapped around her. She faintly heard a sigh in the daze.
On the first day of the new year, Yuan Xianger woke up with a hangover.
She couldn't remember how she got back to bed last night.
Anyway, at this moment, she took off her hairpin, took off her shoes and socks, washed her face cleanly, and cuddled comfortably in the quilt.
Yuan Xiang'er sat up and rubbed her eyes. The first thing she saw was a lump of fur curled up on the bedside table.
"Happy New Year, Xiao Nan."
The silver-white little wolf gave her a confused look, shook his ears, jumped down from the cabinet, and ran away in a hurry.
what did i do last night? Yuan Xiang'er recalled hard, and found that her mind was blank.
The first day of the new year is the time when guests come to pay New Year's greetings.
The first person to knock on the door was Yu. Yuan Xianger opened the door and received a large basket of fresh camellias from him. She showed the camellia to Yunniang.
"You can't wear so many camellias, it's a pity to leave them in vain, why not make them into camellia cakes?" Yunniang happily took the flower basket from Yuan Xianger's hand.
Afterwards, the neighbors who often walked around came to return their salutes. Yuan Xianger brought home souvenirs from Dingzhou a few years ago, and distributed a circle to the neighbors. Therefore, they also bring rich gifts to pay New Year's greetings.
Aunt Chen, who was opposite the door, carried two fish and a chicken, and stood outside the door chatting with Yun Niang for a long time. Her eldest son, Chen Xiong, was dressed in a spirited outfit and stood behind his mother with his things in his hands.
Aunt Wu's big girl brought the wedding cake and dragged Yuan Xianger to blame, "Where have you gone, I'm about to go out. I want to meet you for a while, but I can't see anyone."
She is going to marry someone in Lianghe Town in the spring. It will be difficult for her to return to her parents' home in the future, and she is reluctant to part with her childhood partner.
Yuan Xiang'er stretched out her hand and licked the hair on the temples of this friend who grew up with her, and pinned a golden hairpin from Lou's family to her temples.
"This is specially reserved for you, it is considered to add makeup to you in advance."
"Oh, it's so precious, it makes you worry. Just wait for you, and on the day you get married, I will definitely give you a more beautiful one." Da Ya happily touched the beautiful golden hairpin on her head.
People came and went for a whole day, and at sunset, a series of clear bells rang from outside the courtyard wall.
Nan He tightened his body and made a deterrent guttural sound, staring at a towering spruce outside the courtyard wall.
On the top of the tree sat a little girl of about ten years old, with a dripping golden exquisite ball in her hand.
"Hmph, it really is the place where Kunpeng lived. It's well-defended." Misogynist said unhappily, sitting on the top of the tree.
Although Yu Yao didn't live here for many years, his aura and the formation he set up still remained in the courtyard. After Yuan Xianger's various reinforcements, ordinary demons can't enter this yard unless they are allowed.
Yuan Xianger opened the gate of the yard and waved to her, "Come in."
The misogynist jumped down from the treetop. At this moment, she was wearing a rolled rabbit fur-trimmed butterfly and a damask jacket, a pair of gold-red tiger-toed shoes on her feet, and the top of her head that Yuan Xianger gave her. The cashmere hood, lining the white and tender skin, looks pink and jade, and the ice and snow are cute.
"You look so good in this dress." Yuan Xianger praised her.
"Does it look good? A Chun made it for me." The misogynist spread out her hands and turned around on the ground, really as light and lovely as a butterfly.
"It's beautiful, no little girl can look better than you. How is Mrs. Lou, are you still used to living? I'm thinking of going to see her in the next few days."
"She's very good, but she has a cough occasionally. He said that he can ask you for some healing talismans to wear on his body."
"Okay, after today, I will bathe in incense and draw two sickness charms for Mrs. Lou Tai to expel wind and cold. Before going to Mobei, I will send you to the mountain, and by the way, I will say a New Year to Mrs. Lou Tai. ." Yuan Xianger sincerely hopes that the old lady will live a long life and be healthy.
The misogynist snorted softly and said nothing, just lowered her head and played with the golden ball in her hand.
Yuan Xianger wrapped a bag of cakes and sent her out with Nan He.
This is the location closest to Tiannan Mountain in the town. Turning out the door, it is the road up the mountain. Standing at the foot of the mountain, the misogynist stopped, and suddenly reached out and handed the small golden ball in his hand forward.
"A Chun gave me a new style, this old one is useless, I'll give it to you to play with."
"Give it to me?" Yuan Xiang'er was stunned.
"This is a magic weapon. She has refined it, and her power is hidden in it. Just accept it." Nan He said suddenly.
The misogynist turned around and looked at the lively and bustling towns at the foot of the mountain, her pale face was like a dark abyss, "Hundreds of years ago, there was a natural disaster here. People, they left the girl in the family in the depths of Tianlang Mountain, allowing the monsters and beasts to devour them."
"There were too many girls who died at that time, and there were many grievances, so I was born. Therefore, my ability was to communicate with the souls between heaven and earth."
"This exquisite ball has been with me for many years. I refined it into a magic weapon, which has the effect of capturing the soul and calming the spirit. If you stay by your side, it may be helpful to you."
After the little figure finished saying this, it turned into countless moths, scattered in the air, and flew all the way to the small house in the depths of Tianlang Mountain.