There was a muffled laugh on the phone.
"When you go out, pay attention to your body."
"Oh, I know..." I touched my nose in embarrassment.
"Don't eat some weird snacks."
"Um… "
"Don't always go to bed too late."
"I see! Are you my mother?" I said angrily.
But in fact, I know very well in my heart that even my mother has never said such heart-warming care.
Wen Jiubai laughed again, "Okay, it's getting late, you'd better go to bed early."
"Well, good." I replied obediently.
"Let's have a dream with me."
After hanging up the phone, it didn't take long for me to fall asleep. Even Shi Yitong's loud snoring didn't affect my gradually getting better mood.
However, that night, I did not have a dream about Wen Jiubai. Instead, I had an even weirder dream.
The scene in the dream seems to be a mountain stream, with gurgling water, fresh air, and the melodious chirping of birds from time to time.
Is this... Pinnacle Mountain
Just when I was still in confusion, there was a sudden melodious flute sound. This sound is particularly pleasant in the quiet mountain stream.
There was a young man in white sitting on a stone, playing a flute on his lips. He closed his eyes, as if he was indulging in the music.
Wait, this boy looks familiar... Isn't this Zhuxuan
"Azhu!"
A hearty and healthy voice came from far and near. In my dream, I followed Zhuxuan's eyes and saw a dark-skinned young man wearing a straw hat holding a bamboo basket for fishing and waving at Zhuxuan.
"Ye, you're here again." Seeing the young man, Zhu Xuan put down the flute in his hand and smiled.
"You are the one, sitting here again." The young man named Ye grinned and sat down beside Zhuxuan, "No matter when I go up the mountain, you are always sitting on the mountain."
"That's because this mountain is my home." Zhu Xuan laughed.
"You're here again. Even if you like Dashan, you still have to go home and sleep at night." Ye showed dissatisfaction, as if he felt that Zhuxuan was deceiving him.
Zhu Xuan smiled and did not continue the topic, "What about you? What good prey did you catch today?"
"Today is rather unlucky. I've been around for a long time, but I didn't even see a single hare or pheasant. Usually there should be a lot at this time. So I went to the stream to catch some fish." Ye opened the phone beside him. Show Zhuxuan the bamboo basket, which looks like there are four or five grass carp in it, "But I only caught grass carp, so I can't buy a few copper coins. Let's take it back and give it to my grandpa."
"That's it." Zhu Xuan looked at Ye sympathetically, as if he was a little bit disappointed by Ye's influence.
"Azhu, don't you think there is something weird in the mountains recently?"
"Why is it weird?"
"Hares and pheasants were very common in the past, but they have never been seen in the past two days."
"Really? Maybe there are too many hunters, so they dare not come out because of fear." Zhu Xuan said disapprovingly.
But Ye shook his head, "I don't think so... because when I just walked over, I found many animal bones on the road. Not only the bones of small animals such as hares and pheasants, but also a bone of a wolf. Really What’s more, it scared me to death. A wolf that big was eaten to nothing but its skeleton. There won’t be any beasts more ferocious than wolves on this mountain.”
Zhu Xuan was also taken aback when he heard it, "Then... it might have been done by a hunter. It's not impossible to throw away the body after peeling the fur."
Ye looked preoccupied and shook his head, "Well... it's possible. But I've heard a lot of rumors recently. The old people said that some young people went hunting in the mountains and never came back. Later, someone went up the mountain to find He only found a skeleton that was eaten up."
"How could it be... but there shouldn't be such a beast on Diecui Mountain?" Zhu Xuan frowned, still half-believing.
"How do you know if there is, you are not the mountain god of this mountain." Ye muttered.
Zhuxuan smiled when he heard the words, revealing his beautiful dimples.
"Azhu, tell me, if one day I die on the mountain, what will you do?"
Zhu Xuan was startled by Ye's sudden words, Zhu Xuan reached out and knocked on Ye's forehead without thinking.
"What nonsense, how could you die?"
"So—I mean, just in case." Ye approached shamelessly, "What will you do?"
"Put your heart in your stomach, with me here, it's impossible for you to die!" Zhu Xuan stretched out his hand and patted Ye.
"Won't it?"
"Absolutely not."
"Hmph—it's not certain." Ye crossed his arms and looked up and down Zhuxuan, "Azhu's body looks so thin, it must be in danger, and I should protect Azhu."
"Alright, you are the strongest." Zhu Xuan said helplessly.
Ye stared at Zhu Xuan's side face non-stop, until Zhu Xuan noticed that his gaze had turned his head, Ye suddenly possessed himself and kissed Zhu Xuan on the cheek.
Zhu Xuan's face turned red all of a sudden, "Hey, what are you doing!"
"Nothing." Ye said with a smile, "I just think Azhu's face is pretty."
"I'm not allowed to kiss even if I look good, I'm not a girl!" Zhu Xuan said angrily.
"It doesn't matter if it's not a girl. Azhu is Azhu. I like Azhu because I like Azhu." Ye said unconvinced.
Zhu Xuan felt a burning sensation on his cheeks, so he simply stood up, "I don't care about you anymore! It's getting dark, you should hurry down the mountain. Otherwise, be careful not to be targeted by wild wolves on the mountain."
"I know. Then, I'll come back tomorrow." Ye said with a smile.
Just as Ye walked a few steps away, he suddenly stopped and called Zhu Xuan.
"Hey, Bamboo!"
Zhu Xuan turned around, suddenly a fish was thrown towards him from the air. Zhu Xuan quickly caught it.
"Eat well!" Ye said with a smile.
Ye went down the mountain and went home. Zhu Xuan was still standing there holding the lively fish, a little at a loss.
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"So—where are we going today?"
In Boss Xu's small hotel, it seems that the three of us are now the only residents. In the huge restaurant, there were only the three of us sitting around a table, and the food was not served, so the whole atmosphere was a bit awkward.
But fortunately, Su Xiaoyun didn't seem to care much about what happened yesterday, so she took the initiative to take the conversation.
"Well, I went to the mountain to look at it yesterday, and I didn't find anything special. Why don't you go to the scenic spot today."
"Speaking of which, I heard that the temple fair will start tomorrow, and there should be a lot of people preparing there today. Let's go ask and maybe we will find something." Shi Yitong suggested.
"But we don't know where the temple fair will be held."
"I'll ask Boss Xu if he knows about this later." Shi Yitong scratched his head, "By the way, the guy named Zhuxuan didn't know where he went yesterday, or else he could show us the way."
"You really treat him as a free tour guide. We have to deal with our own affairs." Su Xiaoyun said disdainfully, "Right, Gu Yu?"
When my name was called suddenly, I was taken aback. I immediately looked up at the two friends with a blank expression on my face, "Ah? What are you talking about?"
"What are you fuzzing about!" Su Xiaoyun patted me, "We are discussing where we are going today."
"Uh, it's okay, it's okay."
"Your attitude is too perfunctory!" Su Xiaoyun said dissatisfiedly, "We are all discussing seriously!"
While we were talking, Xu Yingchen brought out the meals and put them all in front of us.
"Come early, Yangzhou fried rice and stewed fish head." Xu Yingchen served a bowl of rice for each of us, "Just the three of you, I'll make breakfast simpler, don't mind."
"It's okay, we don't dislike it." Shi Yitong said quickly while carrying the bowl with chopsticks, "Besides, Uncle Xu, your cooking is delicious."
"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment." Xu Yingchen smiled brightly, "Then you don't mind if I sit at the same table with you?"
"Well, of course I don't mind." I moved the chair aside.
"Speaking of which, I heard you were talking about the temple fair just now?" Xu Yingchen sat down beside me.
"Yes, speaking of which, uncle, do you know where the temple fair is held?" Su Xiaoyun asked, "We want to go and have a look today."
"I know, I know... But are you going to see it today?" Xu Yingchen asked strangely, "The temple fair only starts tomorrow."
"Uh..." Su Xiaoyun and I exchanged glances, "We want to go see it today, and we are free anyway. It's also interesting to see the preparations for the temple fair."
"Hey, what's the point of preparing for work. But you can go if you want." Xu Yingchen turned around and pointed out the window with chopsticks, "Do you know the entrance to the scenic spot of Diecui Mountain?"
"Um."
"It's just north of the entrance of the scenic spot. Go straight along the road. When you reach the corner, you will see a big temple. The temple fair is held near there." Xu Yingchen said, "Oh, but..."
Speaking of this, Xu Yingchen frowned, glanced at us, and said hesitantly, "This year's temple fair, I think it would be better for you not to go."
"Not going?" Su Xiaoyun was puzzled, "Why?"
"It might be more dangerous." Xu Yingchen said earnestly.
"What's going on?" Shi Yitong asked with interest.
"I heard that a person died near the site of the temple fair yesterday." Xu Yingchen scooped up a spoonful of rice and put it into his mouth as he spoke.
"Dead? What happened?" I asked. "Accidental death, or..."