Leng You stared blankly at the direction where Xiang Wentian disappeared for a long time, and then began to look forward to it.
The Leng family brought in a lot of sawn tree roots and wood blocks, enough to burn until tomorrow noon. After Leng You filled the stove again, he sat cross-legged on the heated kang and waited for Xiang Wentian to arrive.
There was no sound outside the house except for a few cow moos.
I guess he locked the door after having a quick dinner and didn't even dare to leave the house.
The door opened twice, and before Leng You could open it, Xiang Wentian walked in.
"Brother!" Leng You called out.
"I'm here!" Xiang Wentian came to the kang and took out a quilt from the cloth bag he was carrying. It was the one that Wen Jiuyue had made for Leng You before.
Although there were beddings for Leng Tiezhu and Shi Sanyue who had moved in earlier in the house, Xiang Wentian could see Leng You's disgust. Not only Leng You, but he, who had mysophobia, was even more disgusted.
Then he took out a thick big mat, which was also made by Wen Jiuyue for Leng You to rest on when going to the deep valley.
Xiang Wentian hung the mat on the window, which completely blocked out the light in the room and also prevented any outsiders from peeping into the room.
After doing all this, I used the flashlight to light the candle.
"Brother, come and sit on the kang. The kang mat is new. They haven't lived in this room since it was cleaned up." Leng You called Xiang Wentian.
"Okay!" Xiang Wentian took off his shoes and sat on the kang as he was told.
"Brother, you don't have to watch over me all day tomorrow. You have seen that they dare not do anything to me." Staying outdoors for a whole day in this cold weather is a test for anyone.
Leng You was reluctant to let Xiang Wentian suffer such a punishment in vain.
"It's still early, you can sleep for a while." Xiang Wentian did not respond to Leng You's words, but took the quilt and spread it out, motioning Leng You to lie down.
"What about you? You're tired after a day's work, so lie down and rest for a while!" Leng You looked at Xiang Wentian.
"Okay." Xiang Wentian took off his military coat, but still lifted the quilt, waiting for Leng You to lie down first.
Leng You quickly lay down obediently, allowing Xiang Wentian to cover her with the quilt and tuck in the corners.
Then he lay down and covered himself with the general's coat.
"I feel a little hot!" The stove in the room was burning very brightly and the kang was very hot. Leng You couldn't help but pull the quilt down.
"Come and rest your head on the kang." Hearing Leng You's voice, Xiang Wentian turned his head and found that her head was resting directly on the kang. He couldn't help but stretch out his arm.
He vaguely remembered that when he was a child, his mother would let him rest his head on her arms every time she coaxed him to sleep.
"Ah? No..."
"Be obedient!" Without waiting for Leng You to say anything to refuse, Xiang Wentian stretched out his other big hand and put it on the back of Leng You's neck, gently lifted her head and placed it on his arm.
Leng You: “…”
Is it really okay for a soul in its late twenties to need a teenager to coax it to sleep?
"Go to sleep!" Xiang Wentian turned around and faced Leng You. After extinguishing the candle above his head with his big hand, he took it back and placed it on her back and patted her gently.
Leng You: “…”
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
It was not known whether it was the grass or mint-like fragrance emanating from Xiang Wentian's body, or whether the deep voice really had a hypnotic effect, or whether it was the limitations of this small body, but gradually, Leng You's eyelids began to droop, and he finally fell into a deep sleep.
She only remembered trying to speak something incoherently in the last few seconds before falling asleep, but she was no longer aware of what she said.
When Xiang Wentian felt the even rise and fall of the small body under his palm from the back, he was sure that Leng You was asleep.
He stared at the outline of the little face that was no bigger than his palm through the darkness, and his nose was filled with the pleasant aroma of milk mixed with the fragrance of grape flowers. He heard the little guy's last words -
"Brother, we have to plug our nostrils with cotton first. If we spit it out, it will be exposed."
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
This child, who has rocks and icebergs hidden inside, can only occasionally take off the mask and briefly reveal a corner of his true self when he is in front of him.
After tucking in the quilt for Leng You, Xiang Wentian slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep amid the pleasant fragrance.
…
The moment Xiang Wentian sat up, Leng You suddenly opened his eyes.
"Brother, has it started yet?"
"Go to sleep!" Xiang Wentian was reluctant to torment Leng You.
"No!" Leng You was firm.
"Okay!" Xiang Wentian no longer stopped him.
In the main room of the Leng family——
"Old man, did you hear any noise outside?" Shi Sanyue pushed the cold iron pillar beside her with a trembling voice.
Ever since Huang Daxian received the instructions from the Jade Emperor to bring back the evil spirits on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the Leng family's daily fear and despair have turned into another kind of fear, anxiety and worry.
Yes, they are no longer as desperate as before. The month that Huang Daxian'er's magic has brought peace to their family has really given the Leng family peace of mind.
I know that as long as I follow Wong Tai Sin's instructions, I can at least save my family's lives.
However, as the day to bring the evil spirit back approached, the Leng family became increasingly restless and worried, and their fear continued to deepen.
Because Huang Daxian said that they must serve this evil ghost well and satisfy her in every way, and they must never anger her, otherwise even the Jade Emperor would not be able to save them.
The problem is that the Leng family believes that they have done too many beastly things to Leng You. Who knows if Leng You will suddenly remember a certain injury and kill them directly without following the routine.
All kinds of worries, fears, uneasiness, guilty consciences... mixed together, have prevented the four adults of the Leng family from sleeping well for many days.
This was even more so last night. So many weird things happened in the Leng family on the first day after taking the evil ghost back.
In the opinion of Leng Tiezhu and Shi Sanyue, these anomalies include:
Ma Dahua suddenly became crazy and out of character; their usually obedient son Leng Shugen also started fighting with them like never before.
What they could not accept the most was that their beloved grandson Goushengzi, whom they regarded as the apple of their eye and their lifeblood since childhood, actually swung a stick at them and almost took Shi Sanyue's life.
All of this was beyond reasonable explanation, and they ultimately had to delude themselves by attributing it all to the strange deeds of evil spirits.
However, the sourness, bitterness, sadness, disappointment in Leng Tiezhu and Shi Sanyue's hearts and their feelings towards their biological son and precious grandson have become a huge knot that can never be untied in this lifetime.
There is an evil spirit living under the same roof with you, which may take your life at any time. No matter how brave a person is, it is impossible to sleep soundly without any harm.
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