The next day, the weather was fine again. It just finished raining yesterday, there are still drops of water on the tip of the grass, and there are snails crawling slowly in the soil. But the sun has risen, and the warm sunshine makes people feel comfortable.
"There is no class in the afternoon, where are you going?" I asked.
"I'm going to buy new cat litter for Gulu." Su Xiaoyun said happily.
"Go back to the dormitory and do your homework. That new high math teacher is simply a pervert." Shi Yitong said dejectedly.
"This, so..." I laughed dryly, "Then I will go to the back mountain."
This scene always feels familiar.
We parted from the two of them in front of the dormitory building, and I walked on the familiar path alone.
— Gu Yu!
I was walking on the road, and when I was about to reach the back mountain, I suddenly heard someone calling my name. I stopped in doubt and looked around, but I didn't see anyone.
—Gu Yu, this way, this way. bow your head.
I lowered my head as I said, startled. Right at my feet, a small snow-white mink was standing upright and looking at me, wagging its tail.
"Why are you? You weren't from that day..."
"Are you going to the old house?" the ferret said suddenly.
"Wow!" I took half a step back in shock, "The ferret has spoken!"
The ferret actually put on a displeased expression, grabbed my trouser legs with its small paws, and nimbly climbed all the way to my arm, straightened up, stared at me with its small eyes, "How rude! It's only been a few days You don't know me anymore! If it wasn't for Mr. Wen's order, I'd scratch your face now!"
I was taken aback, and guessed in disbelief, "Uh, could it be that you are... are you Bai?"
"Otherwise, how could there be talking ferrets in this world!" Bai said arrogantly.
... You really made fun of yourself perfectly.
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"Ha ha ha ha!"
After arriving at the old house, Wen Jiubai, who has always been expressionless, laughed so hard after listening to my story that tears even came out.
"You're so scared by a little ferret that you can't speak, hahaha... interesting!"
"It's a talking ferret!" I insisted.
"It's Bai!" Bai threatened me waving its little claws, "You won't recognize me after only a few days!"
"Who knew your body was a weasel!"
"It's not a weasel, it's a ferret! Look!"
"Aren't you a demon who has cultivated for a hundred years? IQ is not cultivated, okay!"
Wen Jiubai was watching the play, laughing while watching, and he was not so serious in persuading the quarrel, "Okay, don't quarrel, you two will be colleagues in the future. If you quarrel, you will have to deduct your bonus."
"Colleague?" I couldn't help raising my voice.
"That's right, colleague. You, and this ferret." Wen Jiubai pointed to me, and then to Bai, "Bai's practice is not enough, as I said before. Therefore, he cannot change into that look by himself." He looks like an old man, so he borrowed some strength from me. In return, he will give me a part-time job during the process of re-cultivation, so... almost your junior brother."
It turned out that what Wen Jiubai said at that time, "The reward has been received" was referring to this matter.
"Who wants a weasel to be a junior! You really are Zhou Papier, exploiting me is not enough, watch out for the Animal Protection Association to sue you." I couldn't help complaining, "Besides, what can a weasel do."
Bai patted my face with his paw, "Weasel, weasel, everyone said I'm not a weasel! Don't underestimate me, I received a commission on the first day of work!"
"Oh? A commission?" Wen Jiubai showed interest, "Really? What kind of commission?"
Bai fumbled left and right, and actually took out a note from the fur on his body, and handed it to Wen Jiubai.
Wen Jiubai unfolded the note, and I leaned over it curiously.
It appeared to be a letter, and it read in crooked handwriting:
mouse mouse:
Hello! The school teacher said that when you write a letter, you should say hello first. Mice, I have a very distressing thing recently, but I have no one else to talk to, so I have to tell you. Our family lives in a big house. There are me, my mother and Uncle Wang in the house. Our family is very happy, my mother and Uncle Wang are very kind to me. But lately in our house, weird things keep happening. The door of my room would always open by itself in the middle of the night, and someone would come into my room in the middle of the night. I woke up one night and saw a dark figure swaying by the window.
Mice, I'm really scared! I don't know what happened, I really hope you can help me!
This is the whole content of the letter. Judging from the strokes, it should be a young child.
"Cough, that's actually it." Bai cleared his throat and said, "After I lost my cultivation last time, I found a quiet place to recover my vitality. There is a family not far from that place. I often go to Stealing food from the kitchen of that family, and was discovered by the little girl of that family once. The little girl had two pigtails and was only seven or eight years old at most. It could be regarded as a reward for taking other people’s food, Later, I would go to play with the little girl every time, and she would give me something to eat. Until one day, the little girl started telling me about the ghosts in their house, and wrote me such a note. Such a cute little girl Girl, how can I bear to see her being harassed by ghosts? So, I brought this note, after all, as long as it is Mr. Wen, there will be a way. "
"It seems that you enjoy this body quite a bit." Wen Jiubai nodded thoughtfully, "You've been trained pretty well."
"Hey!" Bai yelled dissatisfied.
"This commission is quite interesting, so I accepted it." Wen Jiubai picked up the note, but changed the topic, "However, I have something to do and need to leave Yancheng for two days."
"Is there something? What's the matter?" I asked subconsciously.
Unexpectedly, Wen Jiubai answered irrelevant questions, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Why, will you miss me?"
My face burned, and I said angrily, "Who misses you, narcissism!"
Wen Jiubai was not angry either, and smiled and said, "So, in the next two days, let the two of you investigate this commission!"
"You just throw the mess at me—"
"If you can solve the case before I come back." Wen Jiubai raised a finger and interrupted me, "A bonus of one-third of the commission fee."
"You say that every time!" I said angrily.
"So it's up to you whether you can get it or not." Wen Jiubai smiled like a flower, and there was no kindness at first glance.
However, being spineless, I still agreed to Wen Jiubai to take Bai to find that little girl's house the next day.