It was then that I realized how lucky I was to meet him among souls as numerous as leaves.
The first time I saw him, it was in a dark night when I could not see my fingers, it was raining lightly in the sky, and when I was wandering on a street doing nothing, that man appeared in front of my eyes.
He was wearing a dark gown, with waist-length hair hanging behind his back like a waterfall. He was holding an oiled paper umbrella, and walked across the wet stone road with a calm expression. His delicate facial features seemed to come out of a painting.
What a beautiful man. This is my first reaction.
Moreover, I always feel that this person's back has a very lonely feeling.
Why on earth was he walking down the street alone at such a late hour? Some time ago, I also heard the officials yelling everywhere, saying that there are some murderous monsters wandering around in this area, and basically no one is outside after Youshi. Why does this man walk around at night with a calm expression on his face
I don't know what I was thinking at the time, but a nostalgic thought suddenly came to my mind - go and tease him.
Although I am a ghost, I have never done anything bad in all these years, such as frightening passers-by, causing some supernatural events and so on. Rather than saying that I am a good ghost, it is better to say that these things are really boring to me.
For such a long time, there is nothing that can arouse my interest, except - this handsome man who suddenly appeared.
I quietly went around behind him, cleared my throat, and prepared to make a strange cry to catch him off guard. It must have been funny how he turned around after being startled and couldn't see anyone.
But unexpectedly, before I could make a sound, the man turned his head and smiled at me, as if he had already noticed my childish behavior.
"Girl, it's dangerous to hang out on the street at this late hour."
It was me who was startled. I subconsciously took two steps back and covered my mouth, "You, can you see me?"
"My sense is very keen." The man showed me a warm smile and said, "It's impossible to hide behind and suddenly scare me."
I slowly put my hand down and looked at him in surprise.
Could it be that... this person regards me as an ordinary human woman? His expression was so calm, he didn't look like he had encountered a ghost at all.
"Okay, let's go back quickly." He urged, "It's raining, and it's very cold. And it's been very uneven here recently."
Even if it's snowing, I can't feel the temperature change. and…
"I have nowhere to go back." I simply walked around him, walking at the same speed as him, "This is my home. After all, I am not the only one who wanders here at night, you What are you doing here?"
The man turned his head and looked at me with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, but quickly disappeared, "I have my own things to do."
"My own business?" I chased after him and asked.
Even though I could see that this man didn't seem very willing to talk to me, I still insisted on chasing after him.
I can't remember how long I haven't spoken to anyone, just one more sentence, I desperately need communication.
"Hey, where are you going? Home? To a friend's house?" Seeing that he didn't answer, I asked again, "Or, are you waiting for someone?"
Although he still didn't answer, from his expression, I guessed that I might be right.
"But it's so late, will the person you're waiting for come?" I simply walked around in front of him, blocked his way, and squeezed under his umbrella involuntarily.
At this moment, I froze for a moment. Probably because the distance between me and him suddenly narrowed, I actually smelled a bloody smell from his clothes.
No, I can't tell if that counts as smelling, I'm already a ghost after all. But that smell seemed to be seared in my brain, conveying a dangerous atmosphere.
I don't know if the man has noticed my reaction, but he still has the same flat expression as before, "Well... It's not so much that I'm waiting for someone, it's better to say that there is something waiting for me."
Wait for you? Wait... What do you mean by that
Before I could realize what this sentence meant, the man's eyes suddenly changed.
His pupils tightened, his brows were wrinkled, and his gaze was fixed on me like a sharp dagger—the position behind him
"Get out of the way!"
What? What's wrong? I didn't understand what happened at all, so I felt a force on my shoulder, and he pushed me away forcefully.
There was a loud howl behind me. I had never heard that kind of sound before. It was like the cry of a human baby, but the sound was so loud that the ground under my feet trembled.
I looked back and almost screamed in fright. Behind me stood a huge beast with leopard patterns, deer-like hooves, a single horn on top of its head, and a mouth full of sharp teeth. One mouth can almost completely swallow an adult.
That is, what a monster!
I was so scared that my legs went weak and I couldn't speak. The sense of oppression brought by that monster made me shudder even after I had died once, but the man in the long gown even held the oil-paper umbrella firmly in his hand, and there was no trace of fear on his face.
"Ah, it seems that I was annoyed by me, it's a little troublesome now."
Not only was he not afraid, but a smile appeared on his face.
It was too late and then quickly, the monster that I can't describe rushed towards the man, but the man dodged to the side lightly, then swung the umbrella in the direction of the monster, and the monster opened its mouth wide. , only tore up the oil-paper umbrella.
Immediately afterwards, the man took this opportunity to take out a blue paper fan from his arms, unfolded it with a "swish", and chanted a spell that I couldn't understand.
"Four seasons and eight seasons, the gods are not nourished internally, but act as evil spirits externally; return to fate! They are not born at all! Tathagata! Hurry up like a law!"
Immediately, golden stripes appeared on the paper fan, and the monster immediately fell to the ground in pain and roared.
"It's quite big, but it doesn't have much fighting power."
As soon as this happened, the man walked slowly in front of the monster, and even knelt down, showing a mocking smile, "You, wait until you have the ability to eat me, and then come out to eat people."
The monster roared angrily, but because of the power of the spell, it could only blow a few hairs of the man at most.
"The demons are gone."
The man uttered a few words, and I saw the huge monster turn into a puff of smoke while roaring, leaving only an inconspicuous white paper figure in the original place.