Chapter 19

Over there, Roy, who was huddled under the eaves and trying to imagine himself as a mushroom, rubbed his rain-blurred eyes uncertainly.

Tang An stood up, then bent down and picked up something, used his body to block the pouring rain, and ran towards the parking lot without looking back.

Just when he was wondering where Chi Ying had gone, He Chenzhou, who had finally found her, stood in front of Roy holding a big umbrella.

Amidst the lightning and thunder, his expression was eerily calm: "Why are you squatting here?"

Roy put his index finger to his lips and made a silencing gesture: "I am a mushroom now."

He Chenzhou: “…”

He was silent for two seconds, then chose to respect and understand. After all, his lover's soul was strange and there would always be some new ideas coming up every day.

He Chenzhou quietly put away his umbrella and squatted down next to Roy: "Then I'm Mushroom No. 2."

So, the two of them stood side by side, quietly acting as two mushrooms blending into nature amid the sound of the rain.

On the other side, Tang An quickly stuffed Chi Ying, who had turned into a dog, back into the car and locked it, then returned in the heavy rain.

He found He Haitian lying unconscious in a pile of wet straw and pinched his Ren Zhong point hard.

He Haitian slowly woke up, and when his cloudy eyes opened, he met Tang An's concerned black eyes.

The old man gasped and quickly stood up as if he was equipped with a spring, looking around cautiously: "...Where is that evil beast? Where is that evil beast with blue eyes and human skin???"

It's time to test your acting skills.

Tang An's eyes widened immediately, revealing a perfect expression of bewilderment and surprise. "What the hell? Grandpa, did you fall and get confused? I'm the only one here. You suddenly fainted while talking to me. I was so scared."

He Haitian waved his hands vigorously, his tone firm, "Impossible! My eyesight is still sharp! I just saw a black and white furred monster! Those blue eyes were full of evil spirits and fierceness, and they made my heart tighten."

As he spoke, he gestured with his hands to indicate the size.

Tang An smiled helplessly: "...It sounds like a purebred dog."

He Haitian: "Dog in a bottle?"

Tang An explained: "Your description just now sounds very similar to a husky."

He Haitian: "Hasqi?"

Tang An: "A kind of dog."

He Haitian raised his eyebrows. "Of course I know it's a dog! But how can an ordinary dog ​​appear out of thin air? How can it make an old man like me faint? It's clearly a demon that has become a spirit!"

Tang An: “…”

Well, it was all in vain.

He Haitian seemed to suddenly remember something and looked around: "By the way, where's Chi? Why isn't he with you?"

Tang An was very calm: "The boss asked him to work overtime and he's having a meeting in the car."

He Haitian heard this and a look of appreciation appeared on his face. He nodded and said, "You're a good kid for being able to endure hardships! That's how young people should strive!"

Tang An: “…”

He Haitian didn't ask any more questions. He frowned and muttered a few times: "This is strange. I can't be wrong."

Tang An was afraid that he would ask further questions, so he quickly stepped forward and took the old man's arm. "Grandpa, it's raining hard and cold outside, and you just got scared again. Go back to the house and rest, don't catch a cold."

The two of them walked back, one step deep and one step shallow. Just as they reached the eaves of the main house, they met the eyes of the two mushrooms.

He Haitian frowned and scolded unhappily, "If you want to go to the toilet, go squat in the toilet. How can you squat here?"

He Chenzhou raised his head and said in a very human way: "I am Mushroom No. 2, please don't talk to me."

He Haitian: “…”

Tang An: “…”

Three seconds later, He Chenzhou pushed Roy into the house with a bag on his head.

When it was time to go to bed at night, the room assigned to Tang An was next to He Haitian.

Tang An lay on the bed, listening to the noises coming from next door with his ears perked up. It was not until late at night when he heard the sound of even snoring that he got up carefully, held his breath, and gently opened the door.

He had just leaned half of his body out and was about to rush to the parking place in the rain when a feeling of thorns on his back made him stop suddenly.

Tang An turned his neck stiffly, and saw an old face full of wrinkles, which looked particularly gloomy in the dim light, staring at him quietly in the shadow of the corridor column.

"Boy, where are you going at this hour of night?"

He Haitian's voice was not loud, but it carried a sense of oppression that seemed to know everything.

Tang An: “…”

His heart nearly jumped out of his throat, and he said calmly, "I need to pee urgently. I need to go to the toilet."

He Haitian was completely exposed to Tang An's sight. He was wrapped in a thin blanket and holding an enamel cup that was steaming with a few large tea leaves at the bottom of the cup.

He took a sip of hot tea slowly, his cloudy eyes gleaming in the night: "Go ahead, the ground is wet, be careful when you walk."

There was no other way, Tang An could only bite the bullet and walk to the toilet in the corner of the yard, where he spent several minutes before coming out.

As soon as he came out, He Haitian's two gazes, which seemed to have substance, immediately stuck to him like super glue, escorting him all the way back to the door.

Just as Tang An was about to close the shop, He Haitian suddenly spoke up again: "Is your gay boyfriend still here from get off work?"

Tang An's scalp tingled, and he could only continue with his previous lie: "Yes, the client is urgent, and this is a life-or-death project. I guess I'll have to stay up all night."

Upon hearing this, He Haitian actually nodded approvingly and gave a thumbs-up: "You can endure hardships! You are a pillar of the country!"

Tang An: “…”

This blessing is given to you. Do you want it?

Although it's not work.

He closed the door, leaned against it and sighed deeply.

Judging from the situation, there is no hope tonight.

…

He had hardly slept the whole night. Just as a grayish-white light appeared on the horizon, Tang An guessed that Chi Ying would soon turn back into a human, so he hurriedly opened the door while everyone was still asleep.

"Hey, you're up early, young man!"

A powerful voice sounded at the door.

Tang An: “…”

This time the dog transformation lasted six hours.

The time is now four fifty-six.

He knew that the older one gets, the less sleep one gets, but seeing that he hadn't even changed his clothes, he was still wearing the same set as last night. The tea leaves in the enamel cup had sunk peacefully to the bottom, and next to it was a neatly folded small blanket.

Tang An looked at the old man's eyes, which were full of life, and then looked at the muddy and flooded road outside. His eyelids twitched uncontrollably. "...You won't stay here all night, will you?"

He Haitian coughed dryly twice, then looked up at the starless sky without blushing or beating his heart. He said seriously, "The moon was so big and round last night, its brightness spread across thousands of miles. I was so engrossed in admiring it that I forgot the time."

Tang An looked at the sky covered with heavy rain clouds in front of him and remained silent.

"Grandpa, look." He was very calm and pointed to the sky, "There's a UFO."

He Haitian looked over: "Where..."

By the time others reacted and started chasing him, Tang An had already successfully gotten into the cab.

“—Beep! Beep!”

He honked the horn twice, turned around and left with a hint of "sorry, but I have to go."

He Haitian chased for a few steps before stopping breathlessly, stamping his feet in anger: "Stinky boy! You're hiding something from me!!"

The car splashed up mud and water and drove out of the village.

…

On this side, Chi Ying struggled to climb from the back seat to the passenger seat, making an dissatisfied "wer wer" sound in his throat. His wet dog eyes were full of accusations and grievances, as if asking why Tang An didn't come to see him last night.

Yesterday, before Tang An put him in the car, he hurriedly said that he couldn't leave the car and would come back to find him later.

In the end, Ji Ying waited all night but didn't see him.

He was so anxious that he almost wanted to get out of the car to look for someone, but Tang An, who had foresight, had already locked the car and taken the keys away.

Tang An gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, driving without looking away: "When you turned into a dog, He Chenzhou's grandfather saw you."

Chi Ying: “…”

I'm not blind! I see!

It rained heavily all night, and the mountain road became muddy and slippery, making it extremely difficult to travel. The car swayed and bumped violently in the potholes.

Tang An was about to explain how He Haitian was guarding so closely, but suddenly his face changed and he slammed on the brakes.

“Squeak—Gah!”

Amid the harsh sound of brakes, Chi Ying, who was caught off guard and not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown forward by the huge inertia, and then fell heavily back into the seat, falling on his back in a mess.

“Woof! Woof woof!! Woof woof!!!”

[Tang An! How did you drive?! You murdered your husband! ! !]

Chi Ying howled in anger and struggled to get up.

Tang An's face was not very good: "Chi Ying, we may not be able to leave."

Chi Ying finally struggled to turn over: "Woof woof???"

【Why? ? ? 】

Through the blurry car window and the drizzling rain, I saw a huge rock in the middle of the mountain road ahead, blocking the entire road.

The stone is so big that it cannot be moved by human power in a short time.

Cars can't get through, and it's extremely dangerous for people to get over.

A feeling of despair surged in his heart. Tang An sighed heavily, took out his mobile phone resignedly, and dialed 119 for emergency services.

The hope of leaving was completely blocked by this huge rock.

Tang An could only wait until six o'clock sharp. After Chi Ying changed back into human form and put on his clothes in the car, he drove back to the village dejectedly.

At this time, the sky was getting light and many people in the village had already gotten up.

When Tang An parked the car near the He family's house, he saw a woman with a completely different temperament beside Mr. He.

The woman was about fifty years old, wearing a simple dark linen dress, her hair neatly tied back. She was talking to He Haitian with an extremely serious expression, exuding an unquestionable majesty.

He Haitian seemed a little restrained in front of her.

Just as Tang An was about to open the car door, the woman seemed to have eyes on her back. She suddenly turned her head and looked precisely at their car.

Tang An's body froze instantly. Through the car window, he could clearly see the woman's unusual eyes.

Her milky white pupils cut through her skin like sharp blades. At that moment, she felt that all her secrets, including the truth about Chi Ying's transformation into a dog, were exposed under these strange eyes.

Chi Ying also saw it and subconsciously grabbed Tang An's wrist, only to find that the other's hand was as cold as ice.

Just as the two of them were stuck in the car, at a loss as to how to move forward or backward, the woman had already walked towards them.

Tang An lowered his voice, with a barely perceptible tremor: "You say... should we run?"

Although Chi Ying was also nervous, she forced herself to remain calm and said, "We are legal citizens who pay our taxes on time. Why are we running away?"