The body wrapped in ice was clearly twisting slowly. Although the movement range was small, Zhou Jiayu could see it clearly because all his attention was on it.
The innermost part of the ice cube is wrapped with a beautiful branch, which is the ancestor branch that Xu Jinghuo cut off before.
"What should I do?" Zhou Jiayu was a little at a loss.
"It can only be brought back." Elder Xu sighed helplessly, "These children have also encountered a disaster."
It was obvious that he was traveling, but he lost his life unexpectedly.
"Well, go back." Lin Zhushui said, "Xu Jinghuo should still be in the village."
When they went back, they were still sitting on a sled, but behind them there was a large block of ice wrapped with ropes, and there were still several corpses frozen in the ice block. Zhou Jiayu didn't look behind him much. Zhou Jiayu also noticed that there seemed to be one less paper figurine who brought them here. It seemed that he had gone to the village to report in advance under the order of Mr. Xu.
I don't know if it was because of the ancestral tree, Zhou Jiayu clearly felt that he had some connection with this place, and he could also feel a gentle gaze. He told Lin Zhushui this feeling. Lin Zhushui said that this was because he was recognized by the ancestor tree.
"Why did Zu Shu admit me?" Zhou Jiayu said, "I feel like I haven't done anything..." He felt that he was inexplicable.
Lin Zhushui said, "Physical problems."
Zhou Jiayu: "..." He is very popular, but this kind of popularity always has a sense of unease, as if one day you turned into a big cake and walked on the street, and everyone on the street treated you There are gentle eyes, and some people even express their liking for you, but I always worry that their so-called liking will be a sudden bite at a certain moment...
The sleigh moved forward. Although the bodies in the ice cubes behind him were still twisting, the temperature was low enough that the ice cubes would not melt. Otherwise, Zhou Jiayu really didn't dare to think that they would have to hug each other and take these bodies with them. The way back.
On the way back, Mr. Xu was obviously not in a good mood than when he came, and he has been silent all the time, which must have been affected by Xu Jinghuo's incident.
The night passed like this, and there were patches of morning light on the horizon. The white snowflakes began to flutter down again, and Zhou Jiayu reached out to catch it, feeling it melt a little bit in his palm.
Lin Zhushui said, "There should be a blizzard in a few days."
Zhou Jiayu said: "If the snow falls too much, the train should be blocked, right?"
Lin Zhushui said, "Yes."
Zhou Jiayu said: "Oh... Then we are going to stay here for the New Year?"
Lin Zhushui said, "Why, do you want to go back?"
The New Year's event is actually not that important to Zhou Jiayu, because he either went back to the orphanage to spend it with the children there, or lived alone. But after being reborn, he was looking forward to this festival in the depths of his heart.
"It's okay." Zhou Jiayu said dishonestly, "Just ask casually."
Lin Zhushui slightly tickled the corner of his mouth, but did not speak.
When the sleigh arrived at the gate of the village, it just stopped, and more than a dozen paper figurines came out, and began to twist and turn around Zhou Jiayu.
Zhou Jiayu was taken aback by their actions, he said, "What's the situation?"
Lin Zhushui said, "That's what happened after Zu Shu admitted you."
If these paper figurines said that they only liked Zhou Jiayu before, then now they can use the word infatuation to describe them. If they have expressions, they must be similar to those of idiots. Zhou Jiayu was even lifted up by them.
"Okay, okay, don't scare people, put it down quickly." Elder Xu said from the side, "Carry the ice cubes in..."
Zhou Jiayu was then put down, dizzy and almost lost his footing, but Lin Zhushui next to him helped him.
"In the future, as long as it is a paper figurine born from this ancestral tree, it can't hurt you again." Lin Zhushui said, "You can still learn to be your own paper figurine."
Zhou Jiayu's eyes suddenly lit up: "Your own paper figurine?"
Lin Zhushui nodded: "I'll teach you when I go back."
Zhou Jiayu was quite happy to hear the words, thinking that he could have a second girl with garlic peeling by his side. Currently, Shen Yiqiong is playing the role of girl peeling garlic number one...
The villagers were very surprised when they saw the ice cubes they brought back. Mr. Xu briefly explained the situation. Zhou Jiayu noticed that the expressions of the people around him were obviously gloomy when they heard the name Xu Jinghuo.
"Why did Brother Jinghuo become like this?" The girl who arranged the brick house for Zhou Jiayu and the others was even more depressed. She said, "He wasn't like this before... Why... What did he encounter? It's become like this..."
Elder Xu said coldly, "Don't call him brother, he is no longer a member of the Xu clan."
The granddaughter reached out and wiped her tears when she heard the words, then answered in a low voice, turned around and left silently. Judging from her performance, Xu Jinghuo should have a good relationship with her when he was in the Xu family.
Shen Yiqiong and Shen Musi also gathered around and saw Zhou Jiayu's frozen body behind them.
Shen Yiqiong was still quite close to the ice cube, but suddenly found that the body in the ice cube seemed to be writhing, and he bounced off instantly, saying, "Why is it still moving!"
Zhou Jiayu said: "I don't know, what to do with this corpse..."
Shen Musi said, "Call the police?"
Zhou Jiayu said: "Then what would be the reaction of the police when they saw the body still moving..."
Shen Yiqiong said, "It's okay, they will always find a scientific excuse to explain it. We don't need to worry about it at all."
Zhou Jiayu: "..." He inexplicably remembered the popular popular science program Approaching Science at the time. In the program, there was a person who could suck blood from an iron pipe. After some research and investigation, the experts were surprised to find it. Answer - The man's gums were bleeding.
"Oh, I'm so sorry for these children." Xu Lao sighed, "It's a sin."
Lin Zhushui didn't say much, turned his head and said, "Is anyone out of the village?"
"No." A girl replied loudly, "After receiving the news from Elder Xu, we sent people to block all exits in the village."
Lin Zhushui raised his eyebrows: "How many did you send?"
The girl said, "A dozen or so, he shouldn't be able to escape."
Lin Zhushui was noncommittal and asked, "Did anyone go down the mountain during this period?"
The girl hesitated for a while, but nodded and said, "Yes, yes, but it's a girl from our clan. She has a heart problem and was frightened tonight. We were afraid that something would happen to her, so we let the paper figure. Escort her to town." She also reiterated, saying, "The girl is petite, so she's definitely not pretending to be Jinghuo!"
Xu Lao knew it as soon as he heard it, and he sighed: "Silly girl, this made him run away again!"
The girl was stunned when she heard the words, and said dumbly: "Run away? But, but the one who left the village tonight is the one, Xu Jinghuo, such a tall man—"
"He must have his own way." Old Xu said, "Have you seen the branches of the ancestral tree? He also cut it down."
The girl looked at the trunk of the ancestral branch that was frozen with the corpse, but tears came down all of a sudden, she choked up: "How could he do this..."
Elder Xu didn't speak, he took out a cigarette from his arms and started smoking silently.
When Xu Jinghuo ran away, Lin Zhushui was not too surprised. He said lightly, "Forget it, there must be someone behind Xu Jinghuo." Changed, betrayed his own people. And from the point of view of his methods, there is definitely a force behind him, and it is absolutely impossible to be single-handedly. It would be a little strange if Xu Jinghuo was caught just like that.
Lin Zhushui and Elder Xu's reaction was indeed correct. Ten minutes later, they found the girl with heart disease who should have been sent out of the village on the third floor of a small building. She was stunned, but her body was fine.
People in the village were sighing about this incident, but Zhou Jiayu's cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was "Xiao Ju" who had exchanged phone numbers with him before.
"Sir..." Zhou Jiayu hesitated for a while, and decided to ask Lin Zhushui's opinion.
"Xu Jinghuo?" Lin Zhushui had already guessed it, and he said, "Take it."
After Zhou Jiayu answered the phone, he pressed the speakerphone.
"Hey, how are you?" It was still the familiar tone, but the tone changed again, Xu Jinghuo said, "I'm on the train now, ready to leave here. Your name is Zhou Jiayu, right? Don't worry, I'm still very interested in you, waiting for me to find you again, cute little fish."
Zhou Jiayu said: "You are obviously injured, so what are you happy for?"
Xu Jinghuo said: "Because you still haven't caught me." He said, and laughed in a good mood.
If someone else heard Xu Jinghuo's almost provocative words and laughter, he would probably be instantly angry, but Lin Zhushui had a good temper and seemed to say, "Good luck."
Xu Jinghuo was instantly quiet, and he said, "Lin Zhushui, what have you done to me??"
Lin Zhushui said, "Guess what?"
After he said this, he let Zhou Jiayu hang up the phone directly, and then turned off the phone.
Zhou Jiayu was really curious, so he asked Lin Zhushui and Xu Jinghuo what was going on over there.
Lin Zhushui sneered: "Don't he like to pretend to be someone else, then I'll keep him from coming back."
Zhou Jiayu: "..." So now Xu Jinghuo still looks like a girl
How long did Xu Jinghuo stay that way before he changed back? Zhou Jiayu didn't know, the only thing he knew was that Xu Jinghuo often called and scolded swear words for a long time, and he didn't know how angry he was. encountered something. Zhou Jiayu kept mute in a good mood every time. After he finished scolding, he kindly asked, is he finished scolding? After scolding I hung up, I just went to cook and didn't hear it. Normally, Xu Jinghuo would be so angry that he would explode when he heard this.
After doing this several times, Xu Jinghuo gave up harassing Zhou Jiayu.
Because there was no way to deal with the corpse, they finally chose to call the police. It was already afternoon when the police in the town came over, and Zhou Jiayu just woke up.
"The ticket is set." Shen Mu Sishui, "Tomorrow afternoon."
Zhou Jiayu said, "Are you going back so soon?" He always felt that Lin Zhushui still had some unfinished business.
"Yeah." It was Shen Musi who arranged these things, he said, "Mr. said that it's New Year's Eve, everyone will get together at this time."
Only then did Zhou Jiayu remember that he seemed to have only seen Chao San a few times so far, and Shen Erbai had not come back much since he was outside. He was a little curious and asked the question in his mind.
Hearing the names of his two junior brothers, Shen Musi's expression softened obviously, and said, "They are dealing with things outside, there are some things that you don't want to do yourself, so let us go. , and he has no actual combat experience, so he has been by Mr.'s side, and in a few years, he should go out alone."
After listening to Zhou Jiayu, the first thought that popped into his mind was... Then he will go out alone.
Who knew that Shen Mu Si seemed to see through what he was thinking, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said, "You don't need to worry about this for the time being."
Zhou Jiayu said, "Ah? Why?"
Shen Mu said: "Well... I guess even if you have the ability, Mr. will not let you go out alone."
Zhou Jiayu was still confused and didn't understand.
Shen Musi looked at him like this and smiled: "What? Forgot your identity as a liar? Let you go out alone, what if you run away?"
Zhou Jiayu: "..." Then he suddenly realized.
To be honest, except for the first period of time, Zhou Jiayu really almost forgot his identity.
On the day he left, Mr. Xu gave Zhou Jiayu a small gift. It was a small branch, it looked very ordinary, and it belonged to the type that would be swept away by people as garbage if it fell on the side of the road.
But Zhou Jiayu knew that this was the branch of the ancestral tree.
After the ice melted, the original crystal clear branch of the ancestral tree turned into an ordinary tree, with rough bark, brown trunk, and the only thing that was special was the emerald green leaves.
Elder Xu carefully took the ancestral tree out of the ice, put it in the prepared large cardboard box, and said that it must be buried again sometime.
Seeing Mr. Xu's attitude, Zhou Jiayu, who received this gift, was flattered. He wanted to decline, but Mr. Xu smiled and said to Zhou Jiayu that this was the meaning of the ancestral tree, and asked Zhou Jiayu to accompany him before he left. He goes somewhere.
Lin Zhushui motioned for Zhou Jiayu to follow Elder Xu.
The place I went this time was in a small river not far from the village. After Zhou Jiayu got to the river, Elder Xu took out his whistle and blew it again.
The next moment, under the originally frozen river, countless little paper figurines appeared. These paper figurines looked smaller than the paper figurines walking in the village. Looking at Zhou Jiayu, some even tapped with their palms out of curiosity.
Following Elder Xu's order, the frozen ice surface was broken open, revealing the living water flowing underneath. This small river is extraordinarily clear, and Zhou Jiayu can even see the pebbles submerged in the water. The little paper people are only the size of a palm, have no faces and no clothes. They lie on the riverside and look up at Zhou Jiayu. Although they have no eyes, Zhou Jiayu senses curiosity and intimacy from their actions. .
Under the water, Zhou Jiayu saw something familiar - the ice sculpture he saw in the hotel in the town that the woman didn't have.
The ice sculpture stood in the slowly flowing river, maintaining a gesture of beckoning. Watching it up close, Zhou Jiayu could see a compassionate smile on her face.
Old Xu said, "This is what Xu Jinghuo has been looking for."
Zhou Jiayu was startled and found that when Elder Xu was talking, the smile on the ice sculpture's face gradually faded, and there was a taste of sadness in his eyes.
Xu Lao said: "If you want to produce paper figures, you have to make sacrifices every year. The favorite sacrifice of ancestor trees is ice sculptures." He said slowly, "So we make a special ice sculpture every year. At the same time, throw it into the deep pit as a sacrifice to the ancestral tree."
Elder Xu let out a long sigh, with a vicissitudes of voice: "What Xu Jinghuo wants is this ice sculpture."
Zhou Jiayu said softly, "Can you touch it?"
Xu Lao smiled and said, "Of course you can."
Zhou Jiayu stretched out his hand and gently touched this beautiful and agile sculpture. He moved carefully, just touched the fluttering hair of the ice sculpture with his fingertips, and then retracted his hand.
"I guess he wants to find a way to make this ice sculpture." Xu Laodao said, "So we hid the ice sculpture. This ice sculpture is not seen by ordinary people, and it will be frozen immediately upon seeing it. , every time we are careful."
Zhou Jiayu remembered the situation when he saw the ice sculpture, and shivered involuntarily.
Mr. Xu continued: "This ice sculpture is usually placed in the cemetery. Xu Jinghuo followed us in, probably for it."
When he spoke, a few tears fell from the eyes of the ice sculpture. After the tears fell from his cheeks, they instantly condensed into droplets of ice, and Zhou Jiayu involuntarily reached out to catch it.
"They like you very much." Xu Lao said, "If you want, you can choose a small paper figurine to go back to raise, and it will grow bigger after a while. The paper figurines here are different from ordinary paper figurines. Your own mind can communicate with the manipulator's mind."
Hearing this, Zhou Jiayu was indeed a little moved, but at the same time hesitant: "But is it okay to let them leave here?"
Old Xu sighed, he turned his back and looked at the village behind him with green smoke curling up: "Maybe we are really going to be eliminated by history, so there's nothing wrong with going out."
In the end, Zhou Jiayu still accepted Xu Lao's kindness. He dipped his hand into the icy cold water, trying to pick up a little paper figurine. Some of these paper figurines started to step back, while others began to try to get close to Zhou Jiayu. One of them was the most daring and trembling. With his thin hands, he gently grabbed Zhou Jiayu's fingers.
Zhou Jiayu moved in his heart and scooped him up with his palm. This little paper figurine doesn't look much different from the other little paper figurines at the moment, and even walking a little unsteadily, it climbed Zhou Jiayu's arm onto his shoulder, and then rubbed its head against him. Rub Zhou Jiayu's chin.
Zhou Jiayu narrowed his eyes and smiled.
Xu Lao also showed a kind smile.
But they were happy, but some people were unhappy. In Zhou Jiayu's mind, he said quietly, "Okay, the weasel at home has not been killed, and there is another opponent."
Zhou Jiayu smiled and said, "Are you jealous? Why don't you like to talk lately?"
Jiba hummed, and was very unhappy, using his milky yellow mouth to peck the turtle shell under his feet a few times to vent his inner emotions: "I don't want to, but have you forgotten what happened before? I doubt that Lin Zhushui can hear my voice, so I have to try my best not to say anything." He didn't know he didn't dare to speak, but he gave these little bitches a chance to rise. Jiba was full of grievances, and even wanted to fry a little. Zhou Jiayu wanted to laugh when he heard what it said, but he held back his laughter and hurriedly said a few words of comfort. Jiha reluctantly accepted it.
The little paper figurine likes Zhou Jiayu quite a bit, and wraps his small hands around Zhou Jiayu's neck.
After Xu Lao said some precautions, he blew the whistle again and froze the river again.
In fact, raising paper people is much simpler than raising things. According to Mr. Xu, as long as you don’t feed things indiscriminately and pay attention to your usual communication, there will be basically no problems.
Zhou Jiayu said curiously, "What does it mean to feed things indiscriminately?"
Old Xu said: "They like to eat paper, but don't feed them talisman paper, it's easy to have diarrhea..."
Zhou Jiayu was shocked: "Can paper still have diarrhea?"
Old Xu said: "That's not true, it's troublesome to pull it up, it will take a while to get better."
Zhou Jiayu said, "Then... can you feed meat or something?"
Xu Lao nodded: "They like to eat incense ash the most, but it doesn't matter if you eat it or not. If you have a lot of yin, it can also feed on this." In Xu Lao's words, there is nothing better than Zhou Jia. Fish are more suitable for feeding paper figurines. This paper figurine can also absorb the cold air from Zhou Jiayu's body, helping him to lessen his attraction to other dirty things.
Zhou Jiayu took the paper figurine back to the village, Shen Yiqiong's eyes were straight when he saw it, and he was very envious. However, the paper man didn't recognize life either, so he was hugged by Shen Yiqiong and obediently lay on Shen Yiqiong's chest.
Shen Yiqiong's heart changed: "Wow!! So cute!!!"
"Let's go." Shen Musi urged helplessly, "I won't be able to catch the train even if it's late."
There are already signs of a blizzard today, and the wind on the mountain is hoarse, mixed with large snowflakes, and the cheeks of the thorns hurt.
This time down the mountain, Mr. Xu prepared a sled for them, and finally they didn't have to walk down the mountain.
The little paper figurine seemed to be quite afraid of Lin Zhushui. Zhou Jiayu was sitting on the right of Lin Zhushui, and he tried to burrow into his clothes in an attempt to hide. Zhou Jiayu was itchy because of it, but Lin Zhushui stretched out his hand, pinched it between his index and middle fingers, and said, "Don't let it crawl into your clothes, the paper man is yin, it's not good for your health. "
Zhou Jiayu said yes, holding the paper figure and earnestly educated him.
The little paper figurine understood human language, and after being taught a lesson, it shrank into a paper ball. Zhou Jiayu didn't comfort it, but put it into his pocket carefully. Mr. Xu said that teaching it is like teaching children, and the rewards and punishments are still clear.
"Let's go." Elder Xu greeted the sleigh car, "Come back when you have time."
Zhou Jiayu waved goodbye to them. He originally thought that this trip with paper figurines would be full of horror, but he didn't expect it to be as cute as a fairy tale in the end. He put his hand into his pocket and gently touched the paper man's head, revealing a gentle smile.
The four got into the car, and with a whistle, the long train drove out of the mountain village with a bang.
A few days later, Zhou Jiayu returned home.
Shen Yiqiong and Shen Musi walked in front of him, and as soon as the two entered the room, Shen Yiqiong burst into a happy cry: "Senior Brother, you are back!"
Zhou Jiayu followed up to take a look, and found that there were two people sitting in the living room, one was Shen Erbai, whom he had seen before, and the other was a somewhat unfamiliar face.
Shen Chaosan's physique is extremely sturdy, because the heating is on in the room, so he doesn't wear much, and through the outline of the clothes, one can feel his strong muscles and strong physique. After he stood up, it made people feel a kind of imposing pressure. Zhou Jiayu's height of 1.78 meters was like a child in front of him.
Shen Yiqiong rushed over, Shen Chaosan put his arms around his neck, Shen Chaosan said, "You're back?"
Shen Yiqiong said, "I'm back!"
Their relationship seems to be very good, um... To be precise, Shen Yiqiong has a good relationship with these senior brothers, and everyone takes care of him like their own younger brother.
Shen Chaosan glanced at Zhou Jiayu, walked in front of him, and extended his hand to him: "Long time no see."
Zhou Jiayu held his palm and said, "Long time no see."
"Welcome back." Shen Chaosan grabbed Zhou Jiayu's hand and shook it vigorously, his voice low like an ancient bell.
Zhou Jiayu was a little unsure whether the sentence "Welcome back" in Shen Chaosan's mouth was serious or meant something else, but he didn't think much about it and just showed a smile.
The two senior brothers came back, and the slightly deserted room instantly became lively. The four of them gathered together, including the new arrivals Zhou Jiayu and Weasel.
However, the weasel was not in such a good mood as these people. When he saw the paper figurine running out of Zhou Jiayu's arms, his eyes were straight. Zhou Jiayu thought he liked paper figurines at first, but after Shen Musi's reminder, he realized that the weasel was angry, and not too angry. The weasel's mood lasted until the evening. After Zhou Jiayu cooked him chicken, it reluctantly subsided, but it was still full of hostility toward the paper figurine. Zhou Jiayu even suspected that it was looking for an opportunity to swallow the paper figurine. …
During dinner, the house was very lively.
Shen Erbai and Shen Musi talked about the strange things they encountered outside, and Shen Yiqiong and Zhou Jiayu listened with great interest.
After eating and washing briefly, several people went back to their rooms to rest, and the whole building became quiet again.
Zhou Jiayu also returned to his room on the third floor.
Instead of going to bed in a hurry, he sat by the window for a while.
At this time, the goose feather-like snowflakes fell on the ground outside, making a unique rustling sound, and the trees in the garden shook their crowns due to the howling wind.
Zhou Jiayu saw a figure across the window.
The figure was a little far away from him, sitting in an inconspicuous corner of the yard, Zhou Jiayu looked carefully for a long time, and then determined that the person was Lin Zhushui.
He seemed to be drinking alone in the courtyard, a layer of snow fell on his head and shoulders, and he didn't know how long he had been sitting there.
The whole world was silent, Lin Zhushui was alone, lifted the glass lightly, fed it to his lips, and took a sip. This is Zhou Jiayu, the first time I see Lin Zhushui like this. Lonely and indifferent, he seemed to blend in with the surrounding environment, as quiet as the pine and cypress in the snow. Zhou Jiayu even had the illusion that he would disappear in front of him the next moment.
Gritting his teeth, Zhou Jiayu casually put on a down jacket and ran downstairs. He first went to the kitchen to get what he wanted, and then ran out of the wooden building.
According to the direction he saw in the window just now, Zhou Jiayu hurried out the door. He ran, wanting to get to Lin Zhushui as soon as possible.
But after running for a while, Zhou Jiayu found that he had made a fatal mistake - the path in the yard was not as simple as he thought, but changed. road back.
"What should I do?" Zhou Jiayu panted with a wry smile, "I'm lost."
Sacrificial Eight Road: "The pine and cypress in this yard is a formation, and the road is also constructed according to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams. If no one takes you, you will definitely not be able to go out."
Zhou Jiayu hurriedly touched his pocket, and then even more desperately found that he came out too hastily just now, and he dropped his mobile phone and didn't bring it out.
"Alas." Zhou Jiayu sighed, "It's too miserable."
Saiba agrees with this.
It was getting darker and darker, and Zhou Jiayu didn't know how long he had been in the yard. As he stayed outside for too long, his body temperature also began to drop. Zhou Jiayu was still joking with Jiba at first, but he couldn't laugh anymore, he panted: "My God, do you want to spend the night outside? I'm really afraid that they will find me here tomorrow morning. Frozen corpses..."
Jiha was also a little helpless.
While worrying about getting lost, a group of warm lights appeared not far in front of Zhou Jiayu. The light flickered slightly, as if pointing the way for Zhou Jiayu.
Zhou Jiayu said: "There is light!" He quickly ran in that direction, but accidentally slipped his foot and fell into the snow.
This time, the fall was a bit severe, and it took Zhou Jiayu a while to barely support his body with his hands, trying to get up.
However, when he looked up again, he saw that light appear in front of him - it was a beautiful red lantern, held gently by a pair of white and slender hands.
"Zhou Jiayu." Lin Zhushui's voice sounded right above Zhou Jiayu, a little faint, but still so nice, "What are you doing here?"
Zhou Jiayu saw Lin Zhushui's face, the eyes on that face were still closed, the thin pale lips pursed into a slightly tight arc, snowflakes fell on his head, on his shoulder, there was another one, hitting him. Zhu Xuan'er gently hung on his long eyelashes.
Zhou Jiayu's heart beat uncontrollably. He was so nervous that he didn't even know what to say. In the end, he could only stretch out his hand stiffly, and handed the thing that he had been holding in his right hand to the person in front of him: "Sir, I'll bring you snacks."
Lin Zhushui was silent.
Zhou Jiayu looked at his right hand, only to find that the bag he was carrying snacks had a big hole, and all the contents were scattered on the ground.
Zhou Jiayu: "..." Oh huh.
Lin Zhushui stretched out his hand to Zhou Jiayu: "Get up."
Zhou Jiayu quickly grabbed Lin Zhushui's hand, stood up from the snow, and slapped the snowflakes on his body.
Lin Zhushui didn't speak, he turned around and left with the lantern in hand. Zhou Jiayu hurriedly followed behind him, not daring to ask him where he was going.
The two walked through the forest for about three or four minutes. Lin Zhushui, who was leading the way in front, stopped.
"Sit." Lin Zhushui said.
Zhou Jiayu took a closer look and found that this was the courtyard where Lin Zhushui had been drinking just now. It was only after he came in that he realized that this courtyard seemed to be different from the outside. It seems to be open here, but there is no cold wind howling, and the temperature is slightly higher than outside.
Zhou Jiayu sat down on the stone bench and watched Lin Zhushui pour him a glass of wine.
The wine was a faint emerald color, exuding the unique aroma of grass and trees, and the breath was clear and very attractive.
"You can only taste one glass of this wine." Lin Zhushui said, "Try it."
Zhou Jiayu picked up the glass, took a sip, and then his face flushed red. This seemingly gentle wine is extremely strong, and it is more spicy than the burning knife that Zhou Jiayu has ever drunk. But this is only the initial feeling. After passing through the throat, the aroma of the wine swayed in the chest at once, with layers of aftertaste, which made people have endless aftertastes, and the base of the tongue also appeared sweet.
"Good wine!" Zhou Jiayu was amazed.
"Naturally it's a good wine." Lin Zhushui poured himself a glass and drank it all. He said, "Zhou Jiayu, do you know why I tattooed you with a lotus swimming fish?"
Zhou Jiayu shook his head blankly.
"The lotus flower is rooted, and the hair grows in the next year, which symbolizes the reincarnation of the soul." Lin Zhushui said, "It is very suitable for you."
Zhou Jiayu was stunned for a moment, Lin Zhushui had already said it so clearly, how could he not understand, he said, "Sir, you already... know?"
Lin Zhushui was noncommittal, but stood up slowly: "Follow the path on the right to go back to Mulou, go to rest early." He turned around and left without giving Zhou Jiayu any chance to ask.
Zhou Jiayu looked at his back, but his mood became a little complicated. He felt that something was wrong with Lin Zhushui, but for a while, he couldn't figure out what went wrong.
The author has something to say: Zhou Jiayu: I can't stand drinking Mr.'s blood and let him hurt for me...
Lin Zhushui: I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it any other way.
Zhou Jiayu: Huh?