Seeing that his appearance hadn't changed, the corner of the spoon's mouth twitched: "Shopkeeper, if you tease me again, I'll beat you! Clean up today's dishes!"
"..."
The scholar sighed, that's all, wait until the matter of the little lantern is settled, and then confess to Shaozi.
Demons are powerful.
Shaozi deeply understands this truth, everyone has never done such a thing of creating illusions and pretending to be ordinary people, but after discussing for a whole night, they have a clue, and even Qian Shu and Qiu Ju, who were playing dominoes at first, joined forces after hearing what they said was in full swing. past.
The day to go to the grandma's house is set on June 15th. The little lantern that the grandma calls the little grandson is transformed into a grandson, and all the monsters are set up outside the house, so that no monsters pass by and scare the little lantern back to its original shape. It can block wild ghosts from watching.
When they arrived at Qingsong Town, all the demons would divide their labor and cooperate when it got dark. After the formation was laid, the spoon would swallow the demon heart and demon pills to Xiaohuadeng. Can blow themselves away. He instructed: "Remember, although you and I are both monsters, we are different after all. You have to leave in an hour at most and return the things to me, otherwise you can't bear it and you will be eaten by me directly."
Xiao Huadeng nodded, wanted to say many words of thanks, but couldn't say anything sensational, and finally said to her seriously: "Thank you sister."
Spoon waved his hand: "Go in, we'll wait for you outside."
When she went in, Shao Lao, who had no strength, almost gave up his legs. The scholar hurriedly supported her, and said in a serious tone, "Do you want me to carry you?"
The spoon shook her head: "No." Recently, the inn's business is good, and she has spare money to buy meat every day, and she has gained weight twice, so she doesn't want the scholar to know that she has gained so much weight.
She lay on the crack of the door and looked inside intently, the little flower lantern seemed to be acting like a little grandson. Wait... Why is Xin Niang in there? Climbing is also there! What? What are you talking about, little grandson? Is this a daughter-in-law or a son? !
When did they change the word!
Even so, the people inside are very happy. The spoon also felt warm looking at it. She suddenly remembered something, stared at the scholar and said, "Shopkeeper, if the old lady's wish comes true, wouldn't the little lantern die? Wasn't she formed by the old lady's thoughts?"
The scholar nodded lightly: "Yes."
Shaozi was stunned: "Then, why did Xiao Huadeng do this? She herself became a demon through longing, it is impossible not to know this."
The scholar sighed softly: "You know the result of something, but you still do it resolutely, Shaozi, don't you really understand?"
The spoon was silent for a long time, yes, the inn can survive a hundred years, or even five hundred years, but it will disappear one day, she is still guarding it. Before, she thought that Little Lantern was ignorant of pestering her, but now that she thought about it, she was just afraid that she would not be able to fulfill her wish before the old grandma passed away. Besides, he was a powerful monster in her eyes.
She couldn't bear to look any longer, and squatted in front of the door in a daze: "Shopkeeper, did I do something wrong to push the little lantern to death with my own hands?"
"Is Xiao Huadeng happy? She is very happy. For her, there are more important things to accomplish than living." The scholar said softly, "You don't need to blame yourself."
Spoon didn't nod, still sad.
The scholar suddenly sighed: "Most of the lanterns on the Lantern Festival are for prayers, but the lanterns on the Mid-Autumn Festival are to commemorate the deceased relatives. The old lady waited for so many years, but she suddenly cut down bamboo and made lanterns with her own hands. Put it into the river on the Yuan Festival. The feeling of longing is the condolences to the dead grandson."
The spoon was stunned, the old grandma actually knew? !
She suddenly wanted to ask why she knew this but didn't tell herself. After thinking about it, even if she really said it, she would still go to the underworld, create illusions, and lend her the Yaoxin Yaodan. If at that time she had the feeling that she already knew that the grandma knew that her grandson was no longer alive but still wanted to complete this matter, she would have been very sad. But the scholar can still hide well, and she has lost a lot of pain, really... stupid scholar.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer to the wooden door, and the small lantern had already come out. Just as Shaozi was about to talk to her, he saw the old lady walking over, and hurriedly dragged the scholar to one side to hide.
The old man had a kind face, always smiling slightly, and whispered to the little lantern who turned into a little grandson.
Xin Niang crawled so rarely that she was quiet and didn't make trouble, and her eyes were a little moist, which surprised the spoon.
"No matter where you want to go in the future, don't force too much, don't lose your heart, and be content and always happy." The old man's words are indeed like the words of an elder treating a junior.
The spoon hiding in the dark is still looking there, and the various shadows on the ground are intertwined, which are more clear under the moonlight. She was stunned suddenly, and then looked up at the old man, even more astonished.
On this ground, there is no shadow of the old lady!
She was so surprised that she forgot to close her body for a moment, and the old man just met his eyes, smiled faintly, and nodded slightly to her.
Shaozi was stunned, how could she see herself? Only then did he realize that something was wrong, and when he looked at the aura emanating from the old man, it suddenly dawned on him that the old lady had passed away!
But her obsession is too deep, and she behaves as usual, maybe she didn't realize that she is no longer in this world, and she is wholeheartedly looking forward to the return of her little grandson who has been away from home for more than 20 years. Her obsession is no weaker than Xiaohuadeng's.
She sighed, probably Xin Niang and Climbing had already found out except Xiao Huadeng.
"Grandma, I'll see you again next year."
The little lantern is still innocent, and its happy eyes are moving. The old man smiled lightly and said calmly, "Okay, grandma will plant your favorite bamboo in the yard, waiting for you to come back."
For some reason, Shaozi saw her slightly startled, and nodded after a long time: "Mmm..."
It was late at night, and the little lantern and all the demons had to leave. After walking a long distance, Shaozi looked back and saw that the old man was still looking this way in the alley. The small lantern at the door was dimly shining, as if calling relatives who had traveled far away to come back. But the little grandson will never know that there is a relative waiting for him.
After walking for a while holding the hand of Xiaohuadeng, Shaozi was silent. Xiao Huadeng spoke suddenly, with an indescribably sad voice: "Grandma... knows that I am not a grandson, she knows."
Shaozi was stunned: "How does grandma know?"
"Because grandma said that the bamboo is the little grandson. As long as the little grandson comes back, she won't plant it again. But she just told me, who turned into a little grandson, that she would plant bamboo again, so if she I really thought I was a little grandson, how could I plant it again."
Shaozi sighed secretly, and patted her head: "Little Lianhua, do you know... grandma is no longer in this world..."
She suddenly widened her eyes and stared at her.
Shaozi was silent for a moment: "Grandma didn't know that she had passed away, she had been waiting there, waiting for her grandson to come home. But whether you are true or not, grandma was very happy just now."
"Grandma..." Xiao Huadeng bit her lip and shook her head, "No, I live because of grandma's thoughts. If she is not here, how can I still be here?"
The scholar said beside him: "You were born because of grandma's obsession, but you live because of your own obsession. From now on, you will no longer be a lotus lantern entrusting your thoughts, but a real monster with a heart. You will have a harder time on the road ahead, but you will also be happier because you have your heart."
She froze for a moment, placing her small palm on her heart. She...became a real demon.
Live because of grandma, live because of yourself.
Tears welled up in my eyes, and my heart was moved. In the future, she will work three times harder to combine the obsessions of the two, and practice to become a bigger and stronger demon.
Xiaohuadeng returned the Yaoxin and Yaodan, and not long after, she bid farewell to all the demons in the inn, and came to the place where the old woman put her into the river, determined to continue drifting far away.
All the demons came to see her off, and couldn't help pinching her thin arms. Seeing that Brother Baishu also clicked his tongue and said: "Little monster, you are so weak that you may be eaten at any time, why don't you go back to the inn with us and stay here."
Climbing also chimed in: "Yes, and you are timid, where can you go?"
Xiaohuadeng shook her head and thanked them one by one, her little face was no longer sad, and she was relieved: "I was born in the river and grew up in the river. Although it is very hard to float around, I can see many people and many things. Maybe that will be more beneficial. Practice."
The scholar smiled: "She is a brave little girl, and she will become a great weapon in the future."
Xiaohuadeng smiled, never seeing the frailty when they first met, turned into a lamp, and was no longer a dilapidated bamboo lamp, dazzlingly bright and stinging.
Holding the spoon in his hand, he carefully lowered her into the water. As the river gradually drifted away, after a while, there was only one bright spot on the river surface until it disappeared.
The night has begun to dissipate the thick ink, and the sky is gradually brightening. Standing next to the scholar, Shaozi felt a slight warmth, and looked up subconsciously. Under the morning glow that came one after another, his handsome face appeared calm, reliable and extraordinary.
I don't know why, but just looking at it makes me feel at ease...