Chapter 035: Ancient House Phantom (7)
After finishing his meal, Tao Xing cleaned up the garbage and threw it into the trash can outside. He then went to boil water for a shower. After a long while of work, when everything was ready, he walked to the innermost room and knocked gently on the door.
There was a chaotic noise inside. Xianyue put down her milk tea, waved her sleeves, and a row of empty milk tea cups on the table disappeared in an instant.
Just tap your finger and the door opens automatically.
The furnishings in this room are exactly the same as the one Tao Xing lived in. It is antique and it was a temporary change when Tao Xing came that day.
Tao Xing closed the door, walked into the room and stood beside the bed.
The person on the bed raised his head and looked at him.
Tao Xing slightly curved the corners of his mouth, then suddenly pressed them down.
Tonight's actions were not as gentle as before, but a bit overbearing. The curtains beside the bed shook, and the person under him let out a few murmurs.
They quieted down in the second half of the night and fell asleep in each other's arms. When it was almost dawn, Xianyue tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep.
Tao Xing propped up her arms and looked at him: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Tao Xing felt his forehead, got dressed and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
The person on the bed gritted his teeth and said, "It hurts here." He pressed his hand a little above the abdomen.
Tao Xing reached out to rub him, feeling a little confused. This was unexpected. Could non-humans also get sick?
In the past, Ah Ying felt pain, but that was the pain caused by his body being torn into pieces. But this guy...how come the pain he feels is similar to that of a human?
Xianyue was also puzzled. He had never had this feeling before. He put his hand on the back of Tao Xing's hand, thought about it, and reviewed all the past experiences he had accumulated in the house. He raised his eyes and said, "I'm pregnant."
Tao Xing: “???”
"!!"
He reached out and touched the head of the person in front of him, and found that he didn't have a fever.
"You're not pregnant," he said solemnly.
"No?"
"I assure you that there isn't, but no matter what, let's see a doctor first." He helped the person on the bed sit up, "I'll take you to the hospital."
Xianyue paused: "I'm not going out."
"Wrap the plaque and carry it on your back. You can get out."
"It's not about whether I can or not, it's that I don't want to go out."
"Well... okay, I'll ask the doctor to come over." I'm afraid the doctor from the hospital won't come, so let's find a doctor from the clinic.
Xianyue wanted to refuse again, but the pain in his abdomen was unbearable, so he pursed his lips and said, "I don't see outsiders."
"That……"
"If you really need a doctor, you can only diagnose your pulse by hanging a thread outside the door."
Tao Xing: “…”
I’m afraid there aren’t many doctors who can diagnose a person’s pulse by hanging a thread nowadays, right?
However, as luck would have it, there were many talented people in the town, and there was indeed a family of traditional Chinese medicine heirs. He invited the people over, and the doctor diagnosed through the door and asked, "Indigestion, what did you eat?"
There was no sound from the door.
Tao Xing said: "He didn't eat anything. He didn't eat anything from last night to today."
"Impossible, this is obviously due to overeating." The doctor said, "Please answer truthfully so that I can prescribe the right medicine."
The man inside the door hesitated for a while and said, "Milk tea."
"How much did you drink?"
Tao Xing continued: "I had one drink yesterday."
The doctor looked at him, then looked inside the door: "Please answer truthfully."
Someone inside the door coughed, "Twenty cups."
Tao Xing: “???”
"This is just plain water. You can't drink it like this." The doctor shook his head. "Okay, I'll go back and prescribe some medicine."
Tao Xing went with him to get the medicine, and came back to give it to the people in the room. Xianyue found it bitter and frowned while taking it, but it was really effective and the pain was gone after half an hour.
Tao Xing moved a chair and sat beside the bed, looking at him without saying a word.
The man on the bed's eyes flickered a few times, and he said, "I can replicate anything that has entered this house, except for living things."
"What a great skill." Tao Xing nodded.
"Of course." After saying this, the person on the bed looked a little proud.
"Is this skill used to replicate milk tea?"
Xianyue's expression changed slightly: "None of your business."
"Then if you continue to eat and drink recklessly and get sick again, do you still need me to take care of you?"
The person on the bed was speechless. At this point, he couldn't help but think deeply, how could he get sick like humans?
When the soul is born, the first thing it sees is that everyone is human. With a thought, it possesses a human body. This body has flesh and blood, feels pain and itches, but can be dissipated by the wind. It can transform into the shapes of thousands of people, does not need to drink or eat, is immortal and does not age, and is completely different from humans.
It was fine for a thousand years, but one day it became sick because it became greedy for human delicacies.
Humans are so abominable.
His expression turned cold: “I won’t eat anymore.”
"You don't have to overdo it."
"Anyway, I won't eat it."
Tao Xing didn't try to persuade him any further. He stayed by the bed for a while and heard a knock on the door downstairs.
It was not common to hear knocks on the door here. He went downstairs and opened the door. Seeing the great elder standing respectfully outside, he did not dare to go in. He just said outside the door: "Master, are you okay? You have been here for several days and have not returned. I was worried and came to check on you. If the plaque cannot be removed, then you can go back first."
Tao Xing shook her head: "He really doesn't want to leave. I'll stay here with him and won't go back for the time being."
The Great Elder was stunned, thought for a while, and secretly looked inside through the half-open door.
After seeing this, something suddenly happened in his mind.
He hasn't come in since the old man issued the notice that non-competitors are not allowed to enter. Although the position of head of the family has been determined now, the notice can be invalidated, but it has not been formally abolished. He still does not go in according to the rules. However, he came here once or twice a long time ago and never had such a feeling before.
This kind of spiritual touch is the induction of non-natural creatures. Combined with Tao Xing's words, this time, the great elder is sure that the plaque is really spiritual.
He straightened his clothes and bowed to Tao Xing and the other man: "Master, do you mean that you want to stay here and serve him?"
"Well... you could say that."
"Master, we are very grateful for your contribution to the Tao family. Since you want to stay here, I will quickly send someone to renovate it."
"That's not necessary. Don't disturb him." Tao Xing said. After all, the owner of this house can be replicated. He only needs to move his fingers and this place can return to its former prosperity.
"Yes, yes." The elder nodded repeatedly. He thought that the man didn't like to be disturbed, so he decided not to knock on the door. It would be unfair to the patriarch. "If you need anything, feel free to contact us."
"No problem."
The great elder had nothing else to do, so he performed several rituals of greeting, returned home, and immediately called everyone over to solemnly tell them that the plaque was truly spiritual.
Everyone in the yard was extremely happy and discussed that they should go to worship the house god. They quickly prepared the altar. At night, several people lined up and set up an altar in front of the old house for worship. Every descendant of the Tao family kowtowed and begged for the god's blessing.
After everyone dispersed, the outside of the door returned to silence, and the onlookers left, the lights in the house came on. The man in red, who was dressed in ancient costume, was no longer in harm's way. He floated down from the upstairs and glanced at her: "I will not protect your family."
"Oh." Tao Xing nodded and wiped the dust off the table.
Xianyue walked up to him and said, "Didn't you hear me? I won't protect the Tao family."
"I heard you. I didn't ask you to protect anyone."
The red-clothed man narrowed his eyes slightly: "You brought the plaque and came to worship, isn't it just to ask for my blessing?"
"If you don't want to, then don't."
Xianyue was slightly stunned and looked at him quietly.
Tao Xing wiped the table clean and clapped his hands: "I'm hungry, I have to go out to buy food, you really don't want to eat?"
Xianyue raised his head: "No."
"Then I'll buy a single portion." He went out and came back soon with some things: a few side dishes, some pastries, and a cup of milk tea.
He was eating, having nothing to do, so he sat beside her with his arms folded, and from time to time he would smell the fragrance that filled his nostrils.
After a while, he coughed softly and looked at the cup of milk tea with disdain: "Why don't you drink it? It won't taste good if you keep it for too long."
"I almost forgot." Tao Xing inserted the straw and took a sip.
Xianyue frowned, inexplicably annoyed, and disappeared into the wind with a flick of his sleeves.
The wind blew on the stairs, the red dress fell to the ground, his fingers flickered with light, flashing back and forth, he gritted his teeth and withdrew his hands, the light dissipated, he became even more angry, and went upstairs with a wave of his sleeves.
Tao Xing ate on the first floor, cleaned up the garbage, washed up and went back to her room.
The wind was whistling in the corridor, blowing from one end to the other, the floor was creaking, the door was banging, and after a moment, the door was blown open with a "bang".
Tao Xing stood by the bed and looked back: "..."
Feng entered the room and turned into a human. Xianyue asked angrily, "Why did you come back to your room?"
Tao Xing: "I'm changing clothes." He raised the pajamas in his hand.
"Why... why are you taking so long to change clothes?"
Tao Xing loosened her pajamas and looked at him faintly: "Are you in a hurry?"
The person in front of him frowned: "I..."
He had just uttered one word when suddenly the world spun around and the man in red was pulled over and pushed onto the bed.
You have to take off your clothes anyway, so there's no need to change them.
The two woke up at noon the next day. There was no signal in the house. The house that was rumored to be haunted was not disturbed, so it was quiet.
The sunlight filtered in through the window, and the two opened their eyes and looked at each other. In the quiet room, only breathing could be heard.
Xianyue raised her hand, pressed it on the back of Tao Xing's head, and moved her warm lips closer again.
Tao Xing stepped back to avoid his kiss: "I am a human, I am hungry and need to eat. I have to get up."
Xianyue was unhappy: "You don't have to go out and buy it."
"oh?"
The person on the bed moved his fingers, and a faint light appeared on the desk beside the bed. When the light faded, a table full of food appeared.
These were the things Tao Xing had bought in the past few days, and the table was filled with everything.
"Real food, edible." Xianyue said.
Tao Xing glanced at the table and said, "What a sumptuous meal! With you here, I won't be hungry anymore, right?"
The man snorted coldly.
Tao Xing smiled: "If I bring in a hundred dollars, can you also make unlimited copies?"
Xianyue's eyes flickered: "Do you think I will do whatever you ask me to copy? Why should I listen to you?"
"I was just saying that." Tao Xing looked at the table again, "I bought some milk tea these days, why didn't you make a copy?"
Xianyue: "I don't want to replicate it."
"But, I...I want to drink this now."
"Then I won't do it either."
"Okay, I'll go out and buy it." Tao Xing got out of bed and put on his shoes.
Xianyue frowned, and was about to get angry again, when she heard the other party put on his shoes and said, "I heard that the milk tea shop has a new product today, so I bought some to try."
His expression changed slightly, his anger subsided a little, and he turned his head without saying anything.
Tao Xing went out and came back soon. When he got to the room, the man was still sitting on the bed, turning his head. When he saw him coming back, he turned his head and glanced at him, then glanced again: "Why did you buy two cups?"
Tao Xing walked to the table and said, "I'll bring you a cup."
"I said, no more human food."
"Eat if you like, just don't eat too much."
"If you say you don't want to eat, then don't eat." Xianyue turned her face inward again.
Tao Xing put the milk tea on the table and leaned over to look at his face: "I didn't give it to you last night because you just recovered from your illness and can't drink it yet."
Xianyue was startled and turned to stare at him.
"It's okay today." Tao Xing smiled, pulled him up and handed him the cup.
Xianyue hesitated for a moment, took the cup, took a sip, and his eyes lit up again: "This tastes good."
"But you can't drink secretly anymore, and don't drink too much."
"Got it." The other party said unconvinced, and then looked at his profile, absent-mindedly.
When Tao Xing also looked over, he withdrew his gaze and said, "You are really special."
Tao Xing smiled and said, "Buying you a cup of milk tea and saying a few words to cheer you up is something many people can do. It's nothing special."
Several days of leisure passed in succession. Since Xianyue could replicate food, he didn't have to go out to buy meals. Not only could he replicate what he had bought recently, but he could also replicate all the delicacies that had appeared in this house and that Tao's ancestors had eaten in their wealthy life.
This old house standing at the end of the street in the small town has people coming and going in front of the door every day. It is quiet and noisy, but the people inside the house seem to be isolated from the world, enjoying the tranquility in the hustle and bustle.
But one day, someone knocked on the door again.
As soon as Tao Xing opened the door, a strange man rushed in and knelt down as soon as he saw her: "Master Tao, please, give me a few more days, I really have no money."
Tao Xing: “…”
You make me sound like a loan shark collecting debts.
"What money? Who are you?" He pulled the man up.
The man narrated with tears and snot: "I'm sorry, you may not know me. My name is Wang Li, and I have been buying and selling goods from Dow. I receive the goods first and pay later. This is the contract I signed with Dow. A few days ago, the goods I just bought accidentally caught fire and were all gone. I didn't make a penny. My family members are sick and my savings have been emptied. I really don't have the money to pay you back. I went to find the person in charge of your operations, but he said that it was a matter of contract and there was no room for negotiation. I couldn't make this move and I had to pay by the due date, otherwise there would be a lawsuit. I..."
He wiped away his tears again: "I have no choice but to come to you. Your family said you live here, so I came to ask you to send a message and give me some time, okay?"
"How much do you owe?" Tao Xing took the contract and looked at it.
"Three hundred thousand." The man sobbed, "Don't worry, I will gather enough as soon as possible..."
His speech suddenly slowed down, as if the video was slowed down, and his voice became harsh.
He stood up, his body stiff, his eyes staring straight ahead.
The bright area ahead is the backyard with the door open.
"So... much... money..." He muttered, and walked forward like a machine, "I've made a fortune, I want... money..."
Tao Xing's eyes were slightly stern, and he said sternly to the man's back, "Wang Li!"
The stiff man came back to his senses in shock, a flash of panic flashed across his eyes, and then he was full of confusion: "How...how did I get here?"
But he was too anxious to think about it, so he ran back to Tao Xing and said, "Master Tao, can you give me some time?"
"I don't need any leniency."
Wang Li's face changed.
Tao Xing continued: "You don't have to pay it back. In addition, I will give you another 700,000 yuan to make it a whole. You can continue to do this business, or do other businesses as you like. I am very optimistic about you. This money can be regarded as my investment in you."
Wang Li couldn't believe it: "Master Tao, you... I, if I lose..."
"When doing business, there are always gains and losses. If I lose, just treat it as a failed investment. Okay, leave me an account and leave quickly."
Wang Li tremblingly took out his cell phone and left his contact information. He thanked Tao Xing again and again, as if he was looking at a living Buddha. He thanked her for a long time before wiping his tears and opening the door to leave.
080 was curious: "Host, do you really think highly of him? How can you tell?"
“I didn’t see that.”
"Ah, then you dare to give him one million, aren't you afraid that it will be a waste?"
"This is a very small amount of money for me now. His family member is sick, and it is only natural to help him in an emergency." Tao Xing said, and was silent for a moment.
Then, his face darkened and he looked up.
Xianyue was looking down from the railing on the third floor.
Tao Xing said, "The Great Elder said that the seal distorted the space and created the illusion, but that's not the case. The illusions were all created by you. I thought you had a problem with the Tao family, but it turns out you treat everyone the same. What's your purpose in creating illusions to lure people to the backyard?"
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