Drawing Symbols
"Nothing, I'm just a little sleepy." Ye Jing'an's tense shoulders relaxed, and he smiled perfunctorily. He felt uneasy when Liu Muze stared at him, and wanted to close the door directly, "I'm going to sleep for a while."
"You're doing this again, aren't you?" Liu Muzhe took a step forward and leaned against the door frame to prevent him from closing it.
"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that her husband slammed the door so hard it almost hit me in the face, and I suddenly got angry." Ye Jingan tilted his head and rolled his eyes. In the beginning, it was indeed because of the door that he got angry, but then his mind drifted away.
Liu Muze raised an eyebrow, knowing it wasn't because of this. If Ye Jingan hadn't been so stubborn, he would have kicked him to pieces, breaking his legs would have been the worst. Why would he have his eyes red and come back sulking? Liu Muze smiled and said, "Drink something?"
These words rang like a bell in Ye Jingan's mind.
Can I drink with him?!
If he's drunk, wouldn't he be throwing a tantrum and acting like a hooligan to him, and then be tricked by him?
"I'll definitely do it next time!" Ye Jing'an smiled, didn't even close the door, turned around and crawled into the quilt.
"Have you forgotten what happened yesterday? What's your free position today?" Liu Muzhe directly pulled him out and took him to the living room.
Ye Jingan felt that this action was somewhat familiar.
That's right, that's how the big grasshopper mentioned him yesterday. He compared the big grasshopper in his memory with Liu Muze, and it was true that they were quite similar.
"Puchi, hahahahahaha..." Ye Jingan couldn't help laughing out loud.
Liu Muzhe glanced at him. What kind of illness was he having?
Poor Qiu Zimu had just laid down to rest when he was caught drinking. He thought about how he had apologized when he came back, and Brother Liu wasn't angry. Why was he suddenly being forced to drink now? After thinking about it, he concluded that it was Ye Jingan who had provoked him again.
"Until you're drunk." Liu Muzhe poured three full cups of white wine.
Qiu Zimu obediently gave him some face and poured the wine into his mouth.
Ye Jing'an narrowed his eyes and stared at Liu Muzhe. After being disturbed by him, the sadness and loss in his heart disappeared. Now he was thinking about how to deal with him.
He wanted to drink, so he could just go crazy when he was drunk. Anyway, he would just not tell anyone even if he was beaten to death. He did it right away, repeating in his head as he drank: "I won't tell anyone even if I am beaten to death, I won't tell anyone even if I am beaten to death..."
If I drink white wine, I will pass out in less than two taels.
Qiu Zimu lay obediently on the sofa and fell asleep, while Ye Jingan lay on the table and muttered something under his breath as if he was chanting a sutra.
Liu Muzhe leaned forward to listen.
"I can't tell you, even if you kill me, I won't tell you. I can't tell you, even if you kill me, I won't tell you..."
Liu Muze laughed in anger, and became more and more curious about what was going on. He asked, "Why can't you tell me?"
Ye Jing'an ignored him and continued chanting.
Forget it, the child is grown up now, it’s normal for him to have secrets and not want to tell them.
"Then let's not talk about it. I'm leaving." Liu Muzhe stood up and prepared to make some sobering soup for the two of them.
The words "I'm leaving" exploded into Ye Jing'an's mind like a firecracker. He suddenly stood up and rushed towards Liu Muze. Because he was dizzy, he fell directly to the ground. He raised his hand and grabbed Liu Muze's feet and said, "Don't go."
His action just now scared Liu Muze enough, and he hurried to help him up. Ye Jingan didn't know if he was hurt by the fall or for some other reason, but tears hung on his face, and the content of his chanting became: "Don't go, don't go..."
The scene looked hilarious, but Liu Muze couldn't laugh. He felt as if his heart was being tugged at. He had heard him say "Don't go" the day he applied the medicine to Ye Jing'an.
At this moment, Liu Muzhe felt very uncomfortable. He definitely couldn't be with them forever. What would it be like when he really left?
"Stop nagging. I'm not leaving." Liu Muze carried him back to the sofa. He sighed again, thinking he was just looking for something to do.
Ye Jingan sobered up and thought of Liu Muze's words "I'm leaving", so he hurriedly got up and looked for him: "Brother Liu, Brother Liu! Where are you?"
"Well, I'm here, what's wrong?" Liu Muzhe walked down from the second floor.
Ye Jingan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he was just dreaming. Just as he relaxed, the nerves in his head began to tense up again: "Did you take advantage of me being drunk to trick me?"
"No, you're already drunk and unconscious, how can I get you to tell me something?" Liu Muze took a glass of water and drank it, his voice faintly smiling. "Besides, what do I want to know that requires me to get you to tell me something?"
Come to think of it, if Brother Liu just waved a talisman around, he probably wouldn't have any secrets left. Ye Jingan's straightened shoulders drooped completely.
Ye Jingan couldn't hide his secrets, but he was also generous and didn't hold grudges. Ever since their last drink, Liu Muze had been keeping an eye on his mood.
Ye Jingan acted like nothing had happened, and he kept calling people "Liu, Liu" without any respect. Sometimes this kid was really pitiful, and when he was naughty, I really wanted to beat him to death.
After a short break, Ye Jingan remembered that he had said before that he wanted to learn to draw talismans. He always had an idea, so he actually took the book and started learning.
Liu Muze walked to the stairs and saw Ye Jing'an squatting beside the coffee table writing something. When he got closer, he saw that he was actually drawing talismans seriously! In all the time they had been together, he had never seen him learn these things.
At the Ye family, Liu Muze had visited Ye Jing'an several times while he was studying. He had no idea what was going on in his mind, but he was certain it wasn't the contents of the book. Who could learn a spell and still have fun?
It looked like he was really serious about drawing the talisman today. This was even more unusual than the sun rising from the west. Liu Muze nodded with satisfaction and walked forward to give him some guidance.
"What...what is this drawing?" Liu Muzhe's eyelids and mouth corners twitched at the same time. He couldn't bear to hear Ye Jing'an say that it was a talisman.
"It's a talisman from our ancestor. He's super powerful!" Ye Jing'an continued to draw seriously.
"Ahem..." Liu Muze turned away his eyes and muttered in his heart: Don't say it's my talisman, I can't afford to lose this person.
"You drew it wrong, this talisman has no effect." Liu Muzhe said.
Ye Jingan was not happy to hear this and retorted: "Why is it wrong? The painting is so good!"
"Look at the glass on the table." Ye Jing'an picked up what he thought was his best-drawn Soul-Burning Fire Talisman and wanted to show it to Liu Muze. He waved the talisman a few times with one hand and performed a set of spellcasting movements from a zombie movie.
Liu Muzhe raised his eyebrows. This action seemed quite capable. He should be able to cheat a lot of money as a swindler.
"Command!" Ye Jing'an shouted with great momentum.
Liu Muze suppressed his laughter. Ye Jing'an's shout, coupled with his movements, made him look like a complete charlatan. As expected, the talisman floated to the ground like a falling leaf as soon as it left his hand.
Ye Jing'an glanced at Liu Muze. Although he tried not to laugh, it was clear from his eyes that he was already laughing inside. Feeling a little embarrassed, Ye Jing'an picked up another talisman and tried it again, but the result was the same.
"Damn, what are you laughing at! If you have the ability, draw one." Ye Jing'an picked up the pen on the table and threw it to Liu Muzhe.
"Watch." Liu Muzhe restrained his smile and picked up the pen to draw a talisman.
No matter what Liu Muzhe was doing the previous second, as long as it was related to catching ghosts, he would immediately become serious.
Ye Jingan believed that this attitude was related to his childhood experiences. After all, if you don't take this kind of thing seriously, you could lose your life at any time. Thinking about it made him feel distressed, but when he saw Liu Muze drawing the talisman seriously, Ye Jingan thought more in his heart: This guy is so damn good-looking! He looks good from every angle, from the side to the front!
It was not until Liu Muzhe said "it's done" that Ye Jing'an came back to his senses and turned his gaze to the talisman he had drawn.
What is this?
Can this talisman that looks like an earthworm be used?
He compared it with the book again, and there was no need to expect it to be exactly the same, there was simply no connection!
"Is this what you drew?" Ye Jing'an asked, pointing at the Soul-Burning Fire Talisman in the book.
Liu Muzhe nodded.
"Take a look at it yourself!" Ye Jing'an said with a bit of amusement.
"It's the same." Liu Muzhe blurted out without even looking at it, very confidently.
Ye Jingan rolled his eyes and said sarcastically, "Which one? You're showing off without thinking! Do you really think you're stronger and can just scribble it and use it? Tsk tsk tsk!"
"..." Liu Muze snorted coldly, "Watch out!"
Ye Jing'an watched him hold the talisman between his fingers and shoot it at the cup on the table. The talisman instantly ignited as it left his hand, so fast that it left a trail of fire as it flew through the air. With a bang, the cup exploded into foam.
"Huh?" Ye Jing'an's jaw dropped. "This, this, this... How is this possible?"
"You have to be careful when drawing talismans. Otherwise, no matter how similar they are, they will only look good for show." Liu Muzhe warned earnestly.
"No, why are the talismans you draw and use so...simple and crude?" Ye Jing'an was very confused, as if Liu Muzhe was just doing things randomly.
The same goes for fighting ghosts. No matter what you are, I'll just kick you right in! If I can handle it with my feet, I'll never use my hands. It's not like other people catching ghosts, with all those domineering gestures and spells.
It seems to be related to my mood. If I’m in a good mood, I’ll move around more. If I’m in a bad mood, I’ll just stand there and not move. This is so spontaneous!
"I drew the talisman, I can use it however I want." Liu Muze's tone was very nonchalant. Thinking of the movements Ye Jingan had just made, he said with a smile, "You should watch less movies! If you really encounter a powerful ghost, you won't even have time to take out the talisman, and you're still waiting for it to pose."
"..." Ye Jingan thought about it and realized that Brother Liu had never done any poses before. Ghosts would be scared to death when they saw him. He asked again, "Then can you draw all the talismans in this book?"
Liu Muze pretended to flip through the book and said modestly: "I only know a few."
"Then draw me everything you know...ah, about a hundred!" Ye Jing'an said with a wicked smile.
Liu Muze: "..."
When Ye Jing'an heard that he only knew a few, he was secretly happy, thinking that he could still catch up with him. However, he didn't know that all the talismans in this book were drawn by Liu Muzhe.
Ye Jingan realized he had never seen him look so formal before, and suddenly became interested, wanting to see for himself: "Hey, Brother Liu. Do you know how to make those talismans that look formal but are actually really cool to use?"
Liu Muze: "Yes."
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