In the corridor, Liu Xia sneaked to the door, took out the key card stolen from the hotel, and swiped the door of the room with a click.

The room was pitch black, with only the faint light from the window shining in, illuminating the keel umbrella on the couch. The paper umbrella had smooth lines, and the handle was like a burnt joint. The rain that had stained it during the day had long been wiped clean and placed there quietly.

There were occasional noises from next door, which seemed to be a TV program.

Liu Xia closed the door gently and tiptoed inside. He passed the bed next to him and found that the pillows and bedding were unusually flat, and there were no daily necessities near the cabinet. This place was like an empty room with no one living in it.

Only a dragon-bone umbrella fell from the couch beside the tea table. It looked abrupt and strange, especially with the burn marks on the surface.

Liu Xia stood beside the couch and just wanted to reach out to grab the umbrella. His fingertips were about to touch the umbrella, but he hesitated and withdrew his hand.

The untransformed monster noticed that he was hesitating. He was only one step away from success, and urged him anxiously: [If we don’t hurry up, he will be back, and it will take time for us to leave the hotel.]

"But how am I going to get out later?" Liu Xia worriedly said, "Being caught is no small matter. There must be surveillance here."

[I can fake ginseng, so why can't I fake something else? To tell you the truth, as long as I get the umbrella, I can really transform into a human, get my own name, and my talent will be stronger than it is now. Then your luck will be different. ]

"Are you sure you can escape successfully?"

[Of course, when have I ever lied to you since I came out of the temple with you? ]

"That's true."

Liu Xia met a spirit that had not yet transformed into a human in a dilapidated old temple. He had failed in business many times, and in a fit of anger he ran to the mountains to wander around. By chance, he discovered a temple that had been in disrepair for a long time. With the idea of ​​changing his luck, he casually worshipped in front of the temple. The spirit in the temple heard his wish and proposed to sign an agreement with him, one to help him make money by selling fake ginseng, and the other to help collect evil spirits.

Liu Xia initially thought that the ancient temple was the residence of a spirit, but later he learned that it was built by the ancestors for a god, and the spirit used the remaining evil spirit to communicate with him. After he became friends with the spirit, he did make a lot of money, not only to pay off his previous losses, but also to become a well-known figure. However, for some reason, his body became thinner and thinner, and his face became more and more pointed.

He went to the hospital for a check-up, but there was nothing wrong with his health, but he often felt distracted and sometimes even unable to do anything. Sometimes he suspected that his strength was drained by the spirit, but the hospital's examination report was normal, so he dispelled such doubts.

The goblin said that he was not strong enough before he transformed into a human, which was why he occasionally affected Liu Xia. As long as he could transform into a human, everything would be solved.

In that case, as long as he got the umbrella, perhaps the physical problem could be solved.

Liu Xia approached the dragon-bone umbrella and suddenly found that the dark black handle had similar features to the design of the ancient temple. The ancient temple was carved with mottled dragons. The dragon's claws were sharp and ferocious, and the joints protruded when it exerted force, just like

the handle of the umbrella. He didn't think too much about these similarities and grabbed the handle of the dragon-bone umbrella. The next second, the burning pain spread from his right hand to his whole body, followed by a wailing sound in his ears, mixed with the crackling sound of burning.

[Ah——]

A blue-black flame ignited from the handle of the umbrella, and quickly spread to Liu Xia's body like a prairie fire, but it did not burn his body and clothes. Instead, it burned the monster attached to him to ashes! The monster

that had not yet transformed into a human was silent after screaming.

Liu Xia had no time to ask questions. The great pain knocked him down and made him kneel on the ground with a bang.

His face turned pale and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. He felt that his chest was being violently stirred, and it was as if he had fallen into an abyss full of thorns, and his soul was torn to pieces. There were countless sounds in his ears, the crying of children, the wailing of ambulances, and the wailing of relatives kneeling in front of the grave, which almost made his head explode.

The door behind him made a click, and Liu Xia, who was kneeling and twitching, was stunned by the pain and had no strength to look back.

"Is it painful?" Xin Yunmao pushed the door open and saw the kneeling person. He closed the door slowly, his tone as cold as the wind, "This is the pain you brought to others by the Five Poisons you released before, and now it has returned to you."

"Since it is the pain you have brought to others, you should be able to endure it now?"

He did not do anything to Liu Xia and the monster, the dragon bone umbrella had already returned everything. This umbrella is made of dragon bones and bamboo. The handle is dragon bones, which comes from the severed hand of the black dragon when it was chopped off, and the umbrella cover is bamboo, which comes from bamboo leaves and thin paper made of bamboo poles.

The dragon-bone umbrella was made from the bodies of two gods, and it can be said to be a well-deserved artifact, but no monster has ever dared to covet it, or the monsters who coveted it have all passed away.

Xin Yunmao has never attacked them, and the dragon-bone umbrella itself has a miraculous effect. Any monster that is tainted with uncleanness will be burned to death by the everlasting demon fire; any human who has the five poisons will be tortured by the five poisons released by himself.

Only gods can use the artifact, otherwise it is asking for trouble.

Xin Yunmao picked up the dragon-bone umbrella on the couch, and put it away easily with one hand, saying lightly: "You haven't turned into a human yet, no wonder you don't know me."

Other monsters know the effect of the dragon-bone umbrella, and basically won't hit the muzzle of a gun, which is completely self-destructive behavior.

Xin Yunmao usually puts away the umbrella properly, and is careful not to touch others when using it. When sheltering from the rain, it is he who holds the umbrella instead of Chu Zhishui. In the tea garden, he throws the dragon-bone umbrella into the air, otherwise the yellow, black and white monster group would have been gone long ago.

He occasionally feels that he is the same as the dragon-bone umbrella, as long as he stays quietly in one place. If someone bothers him, he will bounce back the malice.

Because he can see the five poisons and eight sufferings, he is completely indifferent to many things, just like an observer wandering outside the world, watching the monsters and humans trouble themselves and get trapped in their own traps. Their suffering is all self-inflicted, and has nothing to do with him, so he doesn't care what other monsters think of him.

He is indeed a god, but he does not think he has divinity, and has never had the ambition to guide or save anyone.

Not long after, the hotel staff received a notice from Chu Zhishui and hurried to Xin Yunmao's room, and indeed saw Liu Xia sneaking into the room.

"This gentleman..." The hotel security wanted to pull Liu Xia away, but seeing that he was kneeling on the ground with sweat all over his head, he did not dare to touch him for a moment and said in a stern voice, "Please come with us. It is illegal to break into other people's hotel rooms!"

Chu Zhishui was wearing thin pajamas. She poked her head out from behind the door of the next room and suggested, "Find a doctor and then let the police handle it."

Liu Xia is in a bad mental state now. It is not known whether he is affected by the sperm monster. It seems that he suddenly fell ill and fell to the ground in the room.

"Okay, okay, we've called the police. Sorry to disturb your rest!"

Xin Yunmao held her door handle and saw that she was in pajamas. He took the opportunity to close her door and frowned, saying, "Go in."

Chu Zhishui noticed that the door was about to be locked, so she quickly pushed it open a little: "Let me see how to deal with it. Maybe I have to cooperate with the police."

Although it was Liu Xia's fault for breaking into the room without permission, they were implicated innocently, so they might have to go through some procedures, which Bamboo Monster was not familiar with.

Xin Yunmao did not close the door forcefully, fearing that he would knock her over directly, but he blocked her sight with his tall body, and he repeated firmly: "You go in."

"What will you do if I go in?" Chu Zhishui was surprised, "The police may come to question you later."

"Then ask."

"You don't know how to handle these..."

"I know." Xin Yunmao was quite dissatisfied, and he suddenly frowned and said seriously, "You go in."

"..." Chu Zhishui saw that he was about to get angry again, and hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, you know how to do it, you know how to do it, I'll go in."

She thought that the police would knock on her door, so she didn't continue to argue with him and honestly closed the door.

Xin Yunmao was satisfied.

Surprisingly, Xin Yunmao and the police did not knock on her door again at night, and no one knew how they would deal with Liu Xia's matter.

The next day, the man and the demon met Boss Peng in the hotel restaurant, and only then did they hear the follow-up of the incident, which had already spread in the ginseng business circle.

Liu Xia was taken away by doctors and police. He had no physical problems, but his mental state was very bad. It was illegal for him to break into Xin Yunmao's room. At the same time, when tracking how he stole the hotel door card, a lot of evidence of fake ginseng business was found, including the fake "Ginseng King" at the auction, all of which were inferior and sold counterfeit. There

was no high-quality ginseng information in Liu Xia's mobile phone. He collected inferior ginseng from various channels, and then used unknown means to process and deceive people.

"I heard that many people who bought ginseng from him in the past are furious, and now they want to bring their stuff to him to settle accounts." Boss Peng sighed, "You still have to be conscientious in this business. If you are caught selling fake ginseng, you will be sentenced. I guess he won't be able to get out for a while."

"Fortunately, the auction temporarily changed to your ginseng, otherwise it would really be a disaster this time, and maybe it would be gone next year!" If

the "Ginseng King" of the Danshan Auction was to cause a scandal, it might directly destroy the signboard of Danshan ginseng and have a bad impact on local merchants.

Fortunately, everything is fine now. The Observation Bureau received the money from the auction of the "Ginseng King", and the Danshan Auction is also working on suing Liu Xia.

After the dust settled, Chu Zhishui and Xin Yunmao took time to visit the Danshan Scenic Area before returning. The weather was clear

and crisp in autumn, and there was an endless stream of tourists at the entrance of the scenic area, but the mountain trail was not crowded, and many people did not have the strength to climb up. Chu Zhishui and Xin Yunmao, with the mentality of being here, walked up the mountain trail all the way, wanting to overlook the scenery from the top of the mountain.

Her physical strength was still good, but she was far from being as calm and relaxed as Xin Yunmao, especially when he walked a section of the mountain road, he would turn his head to observe her, and his face was full of "Let me see where you will be exhausted", and no one knew what he was expecting.

Chu Zhishui was stimulated by his expression, and she actually climbed to the top of the mountain in one breath, and was able to look at the colorful forest from the railing.

"It's really nice weather today, with no clouds in the sky." Chu Zhishui looked into the distance, admiring the blue sky, feeling relaxed and relaxed, and said with emotion, "Just like you said."

"Huh." Xin Yunmao was quite pleased with himself. He put one hand in his pocket, stood beside her, and accompanied her to look out at the vast sea of ​​trees.

The cold sky and the warm sea of ​​trees complement each other, further highlighting the stunning beauty of nature. Light yellow, golden yellow, red, dark red, light brown, dark brown, tender green, dark green, countless colors intertwined together, and autumn covered Danshan with a colorful coat. The thin river water runs through the mountains and forests, like the blood vessels of the forest and the pulse of nature.

Standing high in the mountains, one man and one demon, every breath they take is like coming to an oxygen bar, indescribably refreshing.

"I heard that Danshan is also beautiful in winter, and you can see rime." Chu Zhishui suddenly remembered something and asked, "But if you can teleport, can't you come and see it anytime?"

"There are restrictions." Xin Yunmao confessed, "I can't go everywhere."

"Restrictions?"

"Yes, I can only go to places with bamboo and places where there are medium tokens. In most cases, these two will not fail."

The first time they went together to compensate for the vegetable plot, there were bamboos planted next to the vegetable plot, so Xin Yunmao could suddenly appear. Later, Chu Zhishui carried the pendant with her, and he could move directly to her side.

Xin Yunmao pointed to the pendant that Chu Zhishui was wearing and added, "Of course, if you encounter a special situation, there is a safest way."

Chu Zhishui blinked: "What is it?"

"Call my name." He looked at her straight, and his tone became softer. "The name is the only identification given to us by heaven and earth. As long as you really want to see me, I will definitely hear it. It's a foolproof method." The name

of a monster is powerful. Other monsters who don't often hear their own names often feel troubled. But there are few people who have the courage to call his name. If she calls, he will definitely show up.

Chu Zhishui was slightly startled, and was suddenly touched by his gentle tone, as if even the simple three words "Xin Yunmao" were given a different meaning at this moment, and she felt the shock of hearing the call of heaven and earth when he turned into a human. After a long wait, his mind was awakened, and he finally saw the moon and was reborn with this sound.

This should be the most precious treasure of every monster. Even Jin Yu often emphasized the importance of name.

Chu Zhishui was curious: "Then could you come to Danshan before?"

Xin Yunmao: "No."

There are no bamboos in the Danshan Scenic Area, but he can leave some this time, which is equivalent to opening a new transmission point.

"Not bad, then it's not in vain, and it's worth our climb up." Chu Zhishui chuckled, "You can come to see the snow again next time."

Xin Yunmao lowered his eyes and whispered: "Yeah."

She likes to make appointments or promises, and she has never broken her promises.

Whether it's about treating him to a meal, taking him for a ride, or taking him on a plane, as long as she says it, it will come true one day. Slowly and steadily, achieving goals silently, while nourishing everything along the way, is almost the main theme running through her life.

He has seen it many times with her, whether it is the fish, Chen Zhuhui, her former colleagues and Boss Peng, or other monsters in the Observation Bureau... basically they have been affected by her characteristics, even him.

Xin Yunmao actually doesn't like snow. Ice and snow will erode the surface of bamboo leaves, forcing them to wither and replace them with new leaves, otherwise the bamboo will suffer. But when she said that she would see the snow next time, the things that she used to be annoyed about, unexpectedly gave rise to new expectations, as if everything was different again.

He didn't know what this change was, but he felt that it should be getting better. After experiencing boring and lonely time, he was finally happy from the bottom of his heart.

At this moment, a young couple near the railing came forward hesitantly, and the girl asked with her mobile phone: "Hello, can you take a photo for us?"

"Sure." Chu Zhishui took the phone with a smile, "Where do you want to take the photo?"

"Just stand here, if you want to take a photo of the back."

Chu Zhishui did as she was told. She took a few photos of the couple snuggling together, and took the opportunity to include the beautiful sea of ​​trees behind them in the frame.

"What do you think?" Chu Zhishui returned the phone, "If it doesn't work, you can take two more."

"Thank you, it's good." The girl lowered her head to check the photos. She saw Xin Yunmao beside her and took the initiative to suggest, "I'll take a photo for you too!"

Chu Zhishui was stunned: "Ah..."

"Since we're here, take two photos." The girl persuaded, "Just keep it as a souvenir, I'm good at taking photos!"

"...Okay."

Chu Zhishui and Xin Yunmao stood by the railing. They didn't expect that there would be enthusiastic passers-by who asked to take a photo together. For a moment, they felt awkward and stood stiffly together.

"Come a little closer, you're too far away now." The girl was very serious in her arrangement. She changed several postures in a row, bending down, squatting, and said, "Relax a little, smile, or hug each other."

"No, no, no..."

Chu Zhishui thought that the other party had misunderstood their relationship, and she couldn't laugh when she heard this.

In the end, Xin Yunmao was a step behind. He leaned on the railing with one hand, did not touch Chu Zhishui, but just placed it behind her, and completed the photo with the help of a substitute. Although the two did not really touch each other, it looked like she was leaning on his arms from the picture.

"It's a good photo." The girl checked it and nodded with satisfaction. It seems that she is usually a serious master of selfies and photos of others.

Chu Zhishui thanked the young couple and then took her phone. She was also stunned when she saw the photo. She didn't expect that the photo could be taken with such an effect. She always felt that things were getting worse and worse and it was hard to explain.

Xin Yunmao also came over. He found that he was hugging her in the photo. His eyelashes trembled slightly. I don't know what he was thinking.

Chu Zhishui saw him staring at the photo and asked, "Is this your first time taking a photo?"

"Yes."

Chu Zhishui sighed when she heard it, and suddenly she didn't mind it anymore. She smiled and said, "It is indeed worth commemorating."

Anyway, no one else saw it, so let it be taken like this. Xin

Yunmao was silent for a moment, then said, "I want this."

"Photos?" Chu Zhishui thought that since he didn't have a mobile phone, she couldn't send it to him right away, so she suggested, "Then I'll go back and develop them for you. Do you want to take pictures in other places? I can take some more for you."

She didn't like taking pictures at scenic spots, and she almost forgot that it was his first trip, and he might be interested in taking pictures.

Xin Yunmao shook her head, "No, one is enough."

The one-day trip to Danshan ended quickly.

After Chu Zhishui returned to the hotel, she went downstairs to develop the photos and asked someone to help put them in a protective folder. The surface was a transparent protective film, and the back was a sturdy supporting base, making the photos look like a Polaroid.

She hesitated for a moment, wrote the location and date on the back of the base with a pen, and then thought about whether to sign her name. The bamboo demon's memory should be better than Jin Yu's, but who knows what will happen in a few hundred years, so it's better to remind him a little, and finally leave a word "water".

After Xin Yunmao got the photo, he didn't have any expression on his face, but he was obviously very satisfied. He looked at the photo back and forth, sometimes looking at the group photo in front, sometimes looking at the text in the back, and finally flipped his slender fingers, hiding the things somewhere unknown.

On the way back, the man and the demon still took the plane, bringing the huge amount of money from the ginseng auction and the joy of the Danshan trip, and returned to Huaijiang City.

In the new week, in the Huaijiang Observation Bureau, Chu Zhishui obviously felt that his life had changed because of the trip to Danshan.

The wild ginseng was selected as the "Ginseng King" which made Lao Bai very proud. Now he doesn't even consider himself Lao Bai, but wants to consider himself the Ginseng King, as if the ginseng that was auctioned at a high price was him.

At the same time, a huge amount of money appeared in the company's account. After deducting taxes and commissions from 1.8 million, there was still a lot of money left. Chu Zhishui didn't know how the Finance Department would do the accounting, but it was obvious that they couldn't pay performance this year. There were more than twenty holes in the bureau, plus the continued income from ginger candy and nourishing cream, so paying out this money would be a risk of violating regulations.

However, it was a waste to keep the money in the account, and there might be variables if it was saved until next year.

Referring to the practice of the Silver Sea Observation Bureau, they used the money in the Construction Bureau, which was the safest way.

In the cafeteria, Chu Zhishui and Jin Yu were having a meal when they saw a familiar figure approaching. The man with black bean eyes, a big belly and a round waist was Wu Changgong.

"Chief Chu, how is your work lately? Is it hard?" Wu Changgong sat down with a plate in hand. He greeted her warmly, as if he had never misunderstood her before, which shocked Jin Yu.

"Not bad, is it hard, Chief Wu?" Chu Zhishui replied calmly, and she also didn't understand why Wu Changgong came to her.

"Not hard, not hard. The logistics department is just a small matter, not as hard as Chief Chu!" After Wu Changgong finished complimenting, he pretended to be embarrassed and gave in, "I had a little misunderstanding with Chief Chu before, because we were busy with work and anxious. I was wrong at that time, and I have always wanted to apologize. Now I have found the opportunity."

Jin Yu was even more shocked after hearing this, and even forgot to pick up food and eat.

"It's okay, I can't remember anything." Chu Zhishui smiled, "I just remember that I was very happy in the Logistics Department."

Anyway, she didn't suffer much injustice in the Logistics Department, and it was not her business whether Wu Changgong was wronged in the future.

Wu Changgong was delighted when he heard this: "That's good, that's good. I heard that you just went to Danshan to do a big business?"

"It's not my business, it's all work in the bureau."

"Have you thought about how to use the money?" Wu Changgong finally talked about business and said tactfully, "Actually, I came from Qiwu, and I have never been able to adapt to this place. I always feel that the bureau is missing something..."

Jin Yu asked doubtfully: "What is missing?"

"It's missing beaches and sea!" Wu Changgong said, "We have mountains and water in our bureau, but no beaches and sea."

Chu Zhishui felt absurd: "Is this important?"

"Of course it's important. How can crabs live without beaches? Now that the bureau has money, we can build one ourselves to make up for the long-standing regret!"

"..." Chu Zhishui refused outright, "No, Chief Wu, there are too many regrets in the bureau to care about the sea for the time being."

She sighed that Wu Changgong was really a sea crab, his mind was filled with sea water, which observation bureau would fill sand to create a sea?

Besides, what virtue and ability did he have, why should we pay for him to build a sea? Is he an expensive king crab! ?

However, Wu Changgong's attitude also revealed a message, that is, the monsters in the bureau have their own needs. After learning the news from the Finance Department, they all began to calculate the funds.

Niu Shi said that he wanted to improve the cafeteria, Miao Lu said that he wanted to build a building for the Observation Department, and Hong Ximing hinted that the bureau lacked an activity center. In short, everyone has their own ideas. Chu Zhishui has not dared to leave the Economic Development Division recently, and often walks around other monsters, for fear of encountering explicit or implicit hints.

In the office, Chu Zhishui was worried about what to build with the funds, so he just asked casually: "Jin Yu, what do you think the bureau lacks?"

It doesn't cost much to build an elevator for the office building, and the remaining money can be used to do more things.

"If it were me, it would probably be the dormitory." Jin Yu thought for a moment and said helplessly, "The main thing is that it's too far to go home now, and it will be very cold in winter. I can't stand the road."

"How do you get home now?" Chu Zhishui was surprised, "By the way, where do you live?"

"I rent a room in a small village nearby, and then I usually swim back along the river after work. Of course, I use my original form so that I won't be discovered." Jin Yu tilted his head, "But it will be winter soon, and it will be inconvenient if the river freezes."

Jin Yu actually doesn't like to change back to her original form, but she has no choice but to go home quickly.

"???"

Chu Zhishui was shocked: "You have always commuted like this!?"

She was wondering why she had never seen monsters driving or riding cars. So this is how they all go to work?

Jin Yu said softly, "Yes, in fact, it's not so bad in spring and autumn, the temperature is more suitable, but the road is very crowded. If you encounter a school of fish, it's easy to bump into it along the way, and you'll be too exhausted to get up after returning home..."

"It's not so crowded in winter, but it's so cold when you get up early to go to work. Sometimes I feel doubtful and desperate about the world. Why do I have to endure such a life in the bureau?" Jin Yu shook her head.

"Don't say it, don't say it, just build a dormitory!" Chu Zhishui shook her head repeatedly. She made a quick decision and sighed, "Don't tell me about the subway commuting of fish office workers anymore. Mom feels sorry for you."

Jin Yu: "?"