Chapter 6
Falling and admitting defeat, he said, "Okay, okay, I got it. I have two thousand yuan, and I just wanted to play with you."
Luo Zhi asked, "Why?"
Luo Yu squinted his eyes: "I can't sleep, what's wrong, are you sleepy?"
Luo Zhi looked at him, his eyes particularly bright in the night.
Luo Yu said, "Then wait a few minutes while I finish asking my questions."
Luo Zhi nodded.
Luo Yu said, "I know where to buy paper money. As for the grave, I can find a villager and give him some money. It shouldn't be a problem."
"Should I burn the paper directly in front of his grave when I get there, or should I light some incense and offer some other offerings before doing so?"
Luo Zhi did not answer this question, but asked: "Don't you want me to go with you?"
"???" He didn't show that he didn't want it anymore, he was really looking forward to it.
"No way! I really want to be with you," Luo Yu said a little sadly, "...but can't you be seen in public?"
Could it be that they want to wrap him up like a big dumpling, but will he suffocate to death?
Then I heard Luo Zhi say, "I can see the light, but I need your help."
Luo Yu was stunned for a moment: "So it can be like this, then what should I do? It doesn't matter, just tell me, even if you cut my flesh, it's okay, I can bear the pain very well."
Luo Zhi said, "I don't need to cut any flesh, I just want to... take a bite of you."
Luo Yu blinked twice, looking forward to this "bite you". He said: "Where to bite?"
Luo Zhi's gaze fell on his collarbone.
"..." Luo Yu lowered his eyes and touched the collarbone that was about to be served, and said, "Does it have to be here?" It's not that he was afraid of pain, but this behavior was like being marked.
For example, the strawberry print that was very popular a few years ago: once you put the strawberry print on someone, they're mine. Of course, Luo Zhi definitely didn't think about this when he did this. After all, he was a ghost, and these were things that only humans could do.
Luo Zhi said, "It has to be there."
Luo Yu shook off the messy thoughts in his head and said, "I see. Then when do you plan to bite?"
Luo Zhi said: "Now."
As soon as the two words came out, Luo Yu's chin was rubbed by a furry hair, which made him feel itchy, followed by a tingling sensation.
Luo Zhi was marking him, oh no, biting him.
What was strange was that Luo Yu actually found that the tingling sensation was somewhat similar to the one he had felt in his waist two days ago.
Luo Zhi bit for nearly ten seconds before letting go. Using the moonlight reflecting through the window, he looked at the skin that was now bleeding. Then he raised his eyes to the face of the skin's owner and asked softly, "Does it hurt?"
The two faces were so close that if one of them leaned forward a little, the tips of their noses would collide. If they leaned a little more, then...
Luo Yu was startled when he thought of this, turned away, and said unnaturally: "How could it be, I feel itchy."
Luo Zhi stared at the profile for a while, then lay back down and said, "You really have a hard mouth."
Luo and Titi's air-conditioning blanket covered most of their faces, and they looked as shy as a woman having sex for the first time. He said, "Your teeth are still very pointy."
Luo Zhi didn't know what he was thinking. After more than ten seconds, he finally spoke: "...Then I'll go and grind it?"
"You thought it was a knife!" Luo Yu laughed so hard that his stomach hurt a little. He couldn't help rolling around on the bed, and ended up rolling into Luo Zhi's strong and broad chest.
The moment the two bodies collided, their breathing stopped, their laughter gradually stopped, and the heartbeats of the man and the ghost resonated at the same frequency.
At this time, Luo Zhi pulled the two bodies ten centimeters apart and said, "Be quiet, don't wake up your parents."
Luo Yu's entire body stiffened. He nodded slowly, becoming curious: "Why aren't you afraid of light anymore after you bit me? Did... you suck my Yang Qi out?"
Luo Zhi's eyebrows twitched twice, and he explained to the man who always treated him as an evil ghost:
"No, this is called a hard tooth mark. When we bite someone, we won't be afraid of the sun. But how long it lasts depends on the tooth mark on the person. When the wound scabs and falls off, we will disappear too."
What Luo Zhi didn't tell Luo Yu was that the 'Nanzhi Yin' wasn't effective on just anyone. Because it was a spell that connected the human world and the underworld, it concealed many necessary conditions. For example, one party had to be concerned about the other, or the two had at least had a long period of contact.
But Luo Zhi didn't want Luo Yu to know all this.
Luo Yu said, "Then why not just take another bite?"
Luo Zhi said, "Repeated biting is not good for your skin."
That's true. Luo Yu felt tingling and numb when he was bitten just now, but now it's stinging. If he gets bitten again after he heals, he will probably be left with a scar.
But, so what if there are scars? Who doesn’t have a scar?
Luo Yu said, "It's okay. It's just a scar. It's nothing. Maybe in the future I won't be able to see you anymore. If I miss you, I can still remember you through this scar. Isn't that right?"
Luo Zhi was a little surprised by his answer. He thought for a moment before saying, "Then I'll bite more gently next time."
Luo Yu chuckled softly, while Luo Zhi looked at him and laughed. They both stopped talking and gradually closed their eyes.
As night turns to day, the hustle and bustle of the city begins to rise.
"When you get to the bun shop, just tell the owner my name. Once he hears my name, he'll ask you to sit down and give you a menu and a pen."
"At this time, you should start writing down the breakfast you want on the menu. After you finish writing, give the menu to the boss. Then the boss will serve the dishes, and you can eat while waiting for me." In the room, Luo Yu was changing clothes while teaching Luo Zhi how to live in the human world. He was even more nagging than an old nanny.
After repeated instructions, he opened the drawer again, picked up a small mirror, looked at the bite mark on his collarbone, and left the room after making sure it was covered by his collar.
He had to send Xu Xiaoxia downstairs first so that Luo Zhi could leave.
Xu Xiaoxia was washing rice in the kitchen at the moment, apparently preparing to make porridge. Luo Yu walked to the kitchen door and said, "Mom, I want to drink that spicy chicken soup today. Can you please go and buy it for me?"
Xu Xiaoxia poured out the rice washing water in the basin, filled it with new water, and said, "Your father also ordered the shredded chicken and spicy soup from that restaurant yesterday. Wait, I'll be there soon." After plugging in the porridge pot, she wiped her hands and went out.
After Luo Yu saw Xu Xiaoxia enter the elevator through the peephole, he hurried back to the room and asked Luo Zhi to leave quickly and wait for him at the bun shop.
I walked to the elevator entrance and waited for the elevator to go up. It was the morning rush hour and the elevator kept going up and down. Finally, after going up and down for 3 minutes, it stopped at the 12th floor.
The elevator door slowly opened, and just as Luo Zhi was about to step in, he ran into a familiar face with kind eyes.
Xu Xiaoxia emerged from the elevator and looked at the young man in front of her. For some reason, she felt he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before. Could he be a former student of hers? So she asked, "Young man, are you looking for someone?"
The building where Luo Yu lived had two households per elevator. Luo Zhi immediately thought of the house next door. He pointed to the lattice door next to Luo Yu's and said, "No, I just came out from here."
Xu Xiaoxia's expression was blank for a moment, and she pointed to the door of her neighbor's house: "...Are you sure you just came out of here?"
With a "click", a man and a ghost looked in the direction of the sound. It was Luo Yu who came out.
Luo Yugang saw through the peephole that something was wrong outside, but he didn't hear what they said. However, judging from Xu Xiaoxia's hospitable personality, she probably asked him if he was looking for someone and who he was looking for. Are you still my student? If so, come in and have a cup of tea.
But Luo Zhi's expression suggested that he hadn't said a word in reply, so Luo Yu was shocked: "Oh my, Little Wang!!!"
Xu Xiaoxia: “?”
Luo Zhi: “…”
Xu Xiaoxia's expression was blank, and rightly so! Luo Yu came over and put his arm around Luo Zhi's shoulder, and said to the bewildered Xu Xiaoxia, "Mom, don't you remember him? Wang Sanpao!"
Xu Xiaoxia didn't remember this person at all, so she just listened to Luo Yu continue:
"He's Wang Erdan's younger brother! Now you should remember, right? You used to always praise their big brother, Wang Yigen, in front of me!"
Xu Xiaoxia: "...Is there...?"
"Yes! Of course you want me to learn more from him." Luo Yu said it with certainty, and Xu Xiaoxia was almost fooled by him.
Xu Xiaoxia thought about it and couldn't remember any names like Yigen Erdan Sanpao.
At this time, the elevator door slowly opened again, heading down. Luo Yu hurriedly pulled Luo Zhi in. When the elevator door closed, Luo Yu nodded to Xu Xiaoxia who was still reminiscing, with a smile on his face.
In the elevator, besides them, there was also a young girl. The young girl's eyes had been fixed on Luo Zhi since they came in, and she couldn't take her eyes off him.
When they reached the first floor, the young girl walked out with a reluctant look on her face. It seemed that she had the urge to add a V, but she was afraid that the person next to him was the real one, so she didn't dare to take the risk.
After we got out of the elevator, Luo Zhi said, "Aren't you afraid of being discovered by your parents? Why did you just say we knew each other and even made up a name for me?"
Speaking of this, Luo Yu wanted to laugh. He said, "Does it sound good? Wang Sanpao."
Luo Zhi said, "It doesn't sound good."
Luo Yu laughed even louder, "Hahahahahaha... I'm just trying to get rid of my mom. I had no choice but to think of one on the spur of the moment. Don't worry, I will definitely introduce you to you solemnly in the future."
When his laughter subsided a little, Luo Zhi said, "Are we going to buy paper money now?"
"How can that be? Let's have breakfast first and then set off." Luo Yu said.
After breakfast, Luo Yu went back to the community parking lot, drove his father's Volkswagen, and drove towards Anmian Road.
In the city, since there are fewer people who believe in ghosts and gods, shops selling paper money are usually only opened near temples.
After entering Anmian Road and driving less than 200 meters, I saw a gold paper shop. There were quite a lot of old men and women at the door of the shop, and the shop was making quite a lot of noise. There was an old woman holding a stick with her hands on her hips, her face was beaming with joy, and I didn't know what she was playing.
When Luo Yu drove to five meters away from them, he pressed the horn. With a "beep!" sound, several people were frightened by the sudden sound, trembled all over, cursed a few words, and walked away to make way.
The public stopped in front of the gold paper shop. Luo Yu got off first, followed closely by Luo Zhi.
As soon as they got off the car, the group of old men and women who were bragging at the door immediately turned their eyes to them, or to be more precise, to Luo Zhi.
He was too dazzling, and exuded a sense of mystery from head to toe. He attracted people's attention and made people want to take a few more glances. Even if he was in a crowd of thousands, he could be spotted at a glance.
Of course, it is also possible that the reason why he is attracting so much attention from the old men and women at this moment is because he is wearing a windbreaker. After all, it is 36 degrees Celsius now.
After entering the gold paper shop, Luo Yu said, "Boss, give me two thousand yuan for paper money."
His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the old men and women outside to hear it, but no one spoke anymore and they all gave them strange looks.
Quiet, weird, confused.
Luo Yu inexplicably became nervous and looked at Luo Zhi for help. Luo Zhi also looked at him. He didn't know what was going on. Why did everyone's expression change?
"Ahem!" A middle-aged man in the gold paper shop coughed twice. He looked like the owner. He said, "Can I have anything for two thousand yuan? Or do we have to split it?"
Seeing that Luo Zhi didn't say anything, Luo Yu nodded and said, "Yes, just take 2,000 yuan." He went over and opened the trunk.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "The trunk alone is not enough. Open your back seat as well. Maybe I'll even tie a bundle on the roof of your car."
Now they finally understood why all those old men and women were looking at them. They bought so much at once, and I thought they were going to the underworld to help the poor.
The boss and the young man carried out bundles of gold and silver paper, gold ingots, silver ingots, punched paper, etc. from the store and put them on the car. Luo Yu took this opportunity to settle the bill.
After paying, Luo Yu and Luo Zhi waited on the side. Then the old woman with the cane said, "My dear, you bought so much. Did your ancestors give it to you in a dream? Or are you buying it to ward off evil spirits?"
The old man beside her said, "Maybe it's just that other people's children are filial. Oh, I wonder if my children will think of me like this after I die."
The old lady with the cane said, "You'll know if you just look carefully. What's the point of just thinking about it..."
The boss and the young man carried things back and forth, and soon the trunk and back seat were filled. The boss looked at Luo Yu and said, "Your car is full. The only thing left is the roof. Do you have any tie-down ropes?"
Luo Yuna knew that two thousand yuan of paper money was a lot, and he shook his head: "No, do you have it? I'll pay you more."
The boss waved his hand and said, "No, no, I'll give you one."
Luo Yu said, "Thank you." Then he looked at Luo Zhi, but was suddenly startled. Luo Zhi's expression was solemn, as if he was on guard, or as if he was preparing to eradicate something.
Luo Yuye looked around warily, but didn't see anything strange.
If there was anyone who had some influence on Luo Zhi, it would be the few Taoist priests who came out to roam around the temple gate fifty meters ahead, but Luo Zhi's gaze was not directed at them.
As a result, when Luo Yu looked towards the temple entrance, he happened to meet the eyes of one of them. The Taoist's eyes lit up and he ran over.
Luo Yu thought it was not good, and he must have come to tell my fortune.
As expected, when the Taoist priest came to Luo Yu, he started to talk to him. He said, "Hey! Two young people, are you going to visit the graves soon?"
Nonsense, isn't it right in front of you?
Luo Yu didn't want to talk to him, so she just nodded in response.
The Taoist priest said in a pretentious tone, "That can't be done. I saw from a distance just now that the two of you have a very heavy yin energy. It's really not suitable for you to go to the grave and burn incense!"
He pulled out ten wrinkled pieces of talisman paper, red fading to white, and continued, "If you two insist on going, I'll help you. You two and I have a connection, so I'll give you a fair price."
The Taoist priest opened his palm and said, "Fifty yuan, ten life-saving talismans, take them!"
Luo Yu: "..."
Luo Zhi had regained his usual calm demeanor by this time. He looked at the talismans in the Taoist's hand, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice, which was rare.
The charlatan in the world really lived up to his reputation, he could even draw a drake.
After sending the Taoist priest away and packing up all the paper money, they set off for a small village in northern Anhui.
Three hours later, the Volkswagen bus filled with paper money entered the country road and then passed through the winding country road. The rows of self-built brick houses in the sight became clear from blurry.
"Stop the car." Luo Zhi said suddenly.
Luo Yu stepped on the brakes, not knowing what was going on. Suddenly, something occurred to him. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Urgent to pee?"
Luo Zhi raised his chin to him and motioned him to look out the window.
Luo Yu opened the window and stuck his head out, but didn't see anything strange. On one side of the path was a rice field, and on the other side was a sloping hill. The side Luo Yu was leaning against was a sloping hill with messy grass and trees, about half a person's height.
Luo Yu looked for nearly a minute, and when he was sure he didn't see anything, he retracted his head and asked curiously, "What do you want me to see?"
Luo Zhi said, "There is a grave here, about 500 meters away from us."
"Where is it! Why can't I see it?!" Luo Yu said excitedly and got off the car.
It's a good thing that there is a grave here. First of all, the slope is low, so it's easy to carry the paper money up. If you go into the mountains, it's not easy to carry the paper money. First of all, the car can't drive in. Secondly, it's hard to say how long it will take for two people to get all the paper money into the mountains.
On the way, Luo Yu was thinking about how to persuade the villagers to help him. But now, after Luo Zhi said this, there was no need for it and it could be done quickly.
Luo Yu sighed and looked at the small hill in front of him again. The result was the same: nothing but green. He asked, "Why can't I see it?"
Luo Zhi also got out of the car and walked to Luo Yu's left. He pushed his gold-rimmed glasses and pointed at a towering Pinus massoniana tree. He said, "The body was buried under the tree, but I guess it was dumped there."
"What!" Luo Yu was tongue-tied. "Then...then we have to call the police right away, otherwise..."
"What are you going to tell the police after you report it?" Luo Zhi interrupted him and stared at Luo Yu. "Also, why are we here today?"
Luo Yu said, "Burn paper."
“Why burn paper?”
Luo Yu fell silent. He hadn't really thought about it that much just now, but now that he'd sobered up, he realized that the most important thing right now was to complete the deal with the Ghost King. He could still tell the difference between someone who was about to die and someone who had already died.
As he thought about this, his shoulders felt heavy. Luo Zhi placed a hand on his shoulder and he heard him say, "He's probably been dead for over ten years. There's no rush. Wouldn't it be better if you could find a way to get the police's attention after this is done?"
Luo Yu nodded, thinking that Luo Zhi was right, but another question popped up in his mind. He said, "But how did you know?"
Luo Zhi looked at Luo Yu for a moment, then turned his gaze to the towering horsetail pine tree and said, "Because we are the same kind." His voice was very soft and full of compassion when he said this, and it was unclear whether it was because of the corpse under the tree or because of his words.
Luo Yu said, "I see. Then can we just move the paper money up there and burn it now?"
"No need," Luo Zhi smiled suddenly, "I'll perform a magic trick for you."
He curled the corners of his mouth and snapped his fingers.
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