Xie Chi couldn't help but laughed out loud in Xie Xinglan's mind.
Xie Xinglan was still thinking about the husband she had tricked so hard into marrying, so she immediately made amends: "Xiao Chi, let's get another chicken. You can have as many as you want."
Xie Chi said, "No, I want this chicken. I just meant this one."
What Taoist Xuancheng wanted was chicken blood. Now the chicken was dead, and the blood would coagulate after a while. Lu Wen seized the opportunity and was about to go over and pick up the dead chicken. When he turned his head, he found that Xie Chi beside him had a slightly gloomy expression and a sinister look, and he looked at him with eyes that seemed to wish he could kill him.
He was smiling gently and elegantly just a second ago.
Lu Wen didn't expect someone to change their expression so quickly. He thought he was seeing things and said uncertainly, "I caught the chicken, why don't you seem to..."
Xie Xinglan interrupted, his voice tinged with icy coldness: "I'm very happy."
Even the usually slow-witted Lu Wen could hear a hint of gnashing of teeth. He couldn't help but look at Xie Chi again, only to see Xie Chi smiling gently again: "Brother Lu, well done."
He was smiling very restrainedly, but he couldn't help curling up the corners of his mouth despite trying hard to keep it taut. It was as if he had encountered something particularly interesting, and he didn't want others to know, so he was enjoying it to himself.
[This person changes his expression so quickly. ]
[I was surprised by the seamless switching. 】
When he smiled, his eyebrows were curved and his eyes were clear, as if one could see through him at a glance. He was a man without any scheming, who treated others sincerely and was very contagious. Because of his face, Lu Wen was rarely praised directly, and he had never seen anyone smile at him without a trace of prejudice. He felt a little upset for a moment, turned his face away quietly, and walked towards the chicken carcass on the grass.
Xie Chi and Yan Jing also walked towards the dead chicken.
Lu Wen was walking in front, but after a moment's hesitation, he slowed down his pace and waited for Xie Chi to join him. He asked dully, "Are you particularly happy about anything?"
Xie Chi thought about his brother, with a smile in his eyes: "No, Brother Lu, you did a really great job."
The word "special" was emphasized with a hint of sarcasm.
"I just killed a chicken." Lu Wen turned his face away again. Where Xie Chi couldn't see, the half of his face without fish scales turned slightly red.
Lu Wen mentioned the chicken and turned to look at Xie Chi: "You..."
He glanced at Yan Jing beside Xie Chi again, and secretly changed his words, seemingly unintentionally saying: "If you... can use me, you can call me at any time. I will definitely have no problem protecting you two."
Yan Jing stared secretly. Lu Wen said he wanted to protect Brother Xie? Lu Wen probably couldn't beat Brother Xie, right?
Of course, he learned to be smart and didn't say anything. After all, it was Lu Wen's good intention.
[Wow, this top military force clearly said that they would protect them. These words carry a lot of weight. ]
[Why did Lu Wen suddenly become proactive? I actually think he's a little cute. After all, he was so withdrawn before, like a hedgehog.]
[Lu Wen seems to have extraordinary five senses because of his bloodline, right? He can also take a beating, and has a lot of blood. In the last movie, he fought a fierce battle with zombies and managed to survive until dawn, and he made the zombies combust when they saw the light, hahahaha.]
[It seems that you don’t have to be strong, as long as you can please the boss. 】
[Lu Wen's peach wood sword seems to be a prop from his last movie? ]
…
Xie Chi secretly raised his eyebrows, letting his brother bargain and bully him, and now he doesn't even need to call him brother or boyfriend.
His upper lip lightly touched his lower lip, and the two words that Xie Xinglan originally wanted to hear rolled quietly and silently on Xie Chi's lips. Xie Chi's eyes began to heat up, and he instantly didn't want to think about it anymore.
The three were about to go back when they suddenly heard the sound of chanting from a path beside the woods.
"Heaven and earth, the walking dead have spirits and sex!" After the spell was finished, there was a clear sound of ringing bells. Even across the woods, Xie Chi and the other two could hear the sound of something jumping on the path, "dong", "dong", "dong", one after another, in unison.
Xie Chi and Lu Wen looked at each other and said in unison: "Drive the corpse."
When a general corpse turns into a low-level zombie, a Taoist priest will accept the family's commission and go to the family's home to subdue the zombie and drive the zombie to a charity cemetery specifically for the placement of corpses.
"Ouch!" The old Taoist priest who was driving the corpses over there seemed to have encountered something, and the sound of the zombies jumping and the ringing of bells suddenly stopped.
Lu Wen frowned: "Do you want to go and take a look?"
Xie Chi nodded, and the three of them quickly passed through the woods and came to the trail.
At the end of the overgrown path, an old Taoist priest with gray hair sat on the ground, holding his waist. Paper money in his hand was scattered all over the ground. The lotus lantern he had been holding to lead the zombies forward also turned over. Behind him, seven or eight zombies in Qing Dynasty costumes also followed his example and sat on the ground, holding their waists. The scene was very funny.
"Ouch, it hurts so much. Hey, it's my back that's broken, not you. Don't copy me..."
When driving the corpses, the Taoist priest would stick a talisman on the forehead of each zombie to subdue it, and then use a lotus lantern to lead the way. Accompanied by the sound of ringing bells, the zombies would do the same movements as the Taoist priest. If the Taoist priest goes forward, they would go forward. If the Taoist priest avoids roadblocks, they would avoid roadblocks too. In this way, the Taoist priest could drive the zombies to the charity cemetery.
"No, the fire is going out!" The old Taoist priest glanced at the lotus lantern beside him, exclaimed, and hurriedly took out a matchbox from his Taoist robe, "Oh, it's over, we've run out of matches!"
The fire in the guiding lotus lantern was dim and on the verge of going out.
After the lotus lantern goes out, the zombies will no longer follow the Taoist's instructions and jump forward in an orderly manner, but will scatter randomly and jump wherever they want. If this happens, it will be very troublesome to gather the zombies together again.
Xie Chi felt that the timing of the old Taoist priest's appearance was too coincidental and a bit deliberate, as if it was arranged in a horror movie. After thinking for a few seconds, he smiled and walked over.
The old Taoist priest suddenly heard someone approaching. He looked up from his seat on the ground and saw the Taoist robes the person was wearing. He shouted heroically, "Don't even think about stealing my body! I can do it!"
It’s not okay for competitors to steal your work.
Xie Chi: “…”
Xie Chi squatted down, took out a lighter from his inner pocket, and lit the lotus lantern for him again.
The old Taoist priest immediately laughed, with a kind look on his face: "Little brother, this thing of yours is quite powerful, can you lend it to me to play with?"
Xie Chi was stunned for a moment, thinking that it was not a valuable thing, and directly handed the lighter to him.
[NPC Taoist Priest Lianxi's impression +10. ]
Xie Chi was slightly surprised. Can NPCs gain goodwill? So his previous guess was correct.
Yan Jing and Lu Wen also followed.
This kind of low-level zombie is not too dangerous if controlled properly, so the three of them were quite relaxed.
The old Taoist priest knew that they were not here to steal his life, so he immediately became carefree. Seeing that Lu Wen was strong and healthy, he was just about to ask him to help him drive some corpses. When the words came to his lips, he suddenly looked at the weak young man who was closest to him and said, "Little brother, drive some corpses for me."
After the old Taoist priest finished speaking, he scratched his head. He was clearly looking for the tall and strong man with fish scales on his face next to him, so how come he changed into a different person after he said that?
Xie Chi also frowned slightly. Why did they choose him?
Before Xie Chi could respond, the APP had already rang——
[The personal story progress has been updated. Actor Xie Chi drives a corpse for NPC Taoist Lianxi. The time of the corpse-driving process passes at 0.5 times the speed.]
There is no mention of rewards for completion, nor is there any mention of deductions for incompleteness. It is obvious that the actor can help or not, and it is entirely up to the actor's choice.
Xie Chi seemed to have some feeling and said, "Okay."
Lu Wen raised the chicken in his hand towards Xie Chi and said, "Then Yan Jing and I will go back first. After all, the blood in the chicken will solidify if we are late."
Xie Chi nodded, helped Taoist Lianxi up, held the lotus lantern, and began to drive the corpses for him. He was a little glad that horror movies were not so demanding. He didn't have to jump to drive the corpses. He just had to walk forward and the zombies would automatically jump and follow him.
Taoist Master Lianxi walked forward while scattering paper money. He couldn't keep quiet and asked, "Little brother, those two people just now are your fellow disciples, right? Why did they use pheasants?"
Xie Chi said: "My master was hired to move a coffin for someone. As a result, the coffin was unearthed and the corpse inside had turned into a zombie, so my master asked us to find a pheasant and kill it to get its blood..."
Taoist Master Lianxi understood immediately and asked, "Who is your master?"
Xie Chi: "Master Xuancheng."
Taoist Master Lianxi slapped his thigh and smiled happily: "Xuancheng is my junior fellow apprentice! Then you should call me uncle! If I wasn't in a hurry to drive these corpses to the charity cemetery at the foot of the mountain, I would have followed you to meet him."
Xie Chi never expected such a magical development.
Taoist Master Lianxi immediately opened up: "Mianshan is a place where spiritual energy gathers. It is a Feng Shui treasure land for burying graves. There are coffins all over the ground. Whose corpse are you trying to transport?"
Xie Chi briefly explained, and Taoist Lianxi's face suddenly turned ugly. He then confirmed: "Are you talking about the one in the pit at the foot of the mountain over the woods?"
Xie Chi realized that something was wrong: "Uncle Master, you said before that there were coffins everywhere in Mianshan, how come you only knew about the one in the earth pit?"
Taoist Master Lianxi's relaxed expression completely disappeared, and he explained, "I happened to pass by there when I was driving corpses. Don't underestimate it because it looks like a good place for feng shui. In fact, it hides mysteries. Feng shui is a thing where a little difference can make a big difference. If you stand in the dirt pit and look up, can you see three small peaks connected together? One peak is higher than the other?"
Xie Chi didn't understand Feng Shui, so he thought about it and realized that it was true. He said, "Yes."
"This is called Santai'an. Burying the coffin in front of Santai'an can ensure that your family will produce ministers, generals, or wealthy businessmen in the future. Plus, Mianshan is home to a wealth of spiritual energy, so it couldn't be better. But look to the east..." Taoist Master Lianxi pointed to the woods in the east where they had just come from.
"The sun rises in the east, and the yang energy spreads. It couldn't be better. But a dense forest was built here, completely blocking the sun. It is this difference that caused the big problem! Now the land in front of Santai'an has become..."
Taoist Master Lianxi paused, his face solemn: "It has become a place of four yins, a ruined situation!"
Xie Chi's face suddenly darkened.
Taoist Master Lianxi couldn't help slapping his palms and said anxiously, "The royal aura and military aura of the ministers and generals, as well as the wealth of the wealthy merchants in the three cases I mentioned earlier, all gathered in the coffin buried there, and became the most condensed... yin energy!"
"The zombies unearthed there..." Even Taoist Master Lianxi shrank his neck and couldn't continue.
"Why would my junior brother accept such a mission! He is not proficient in Feng Shui, so it's no wonder he can't see it." Taoist Master Lianxi held Xie Chi's hand and said earnestly, "I am busy driving the corpse to hand over the mission. When you go back later, little brother, you must remind my junior brother to be careful during the transportation process. There can't be any omissions. Once the zombie comes out of the coffin, he will die! If he hurts ordinary people, we will never be able to atone for our sins!"
Including Yan Jing, this was the second time Xie Chi was reminded of how evil that corpse was.
Xie Chi agreed, then suddenly realized something, his face darkened, and he asked tentatively: "Then why did that forest just happen to grow there to block the sunlight?"
Taoist Master Lianxi sighed heavily, "I don't know either! There weren't any when I drove corpses past here a few years ago. Only in recent years have a large number of them suddenly appeared. I guess someone who doesn't understand Feng Shui planted them here casually. He really knows how to find a good spot. Mianshan is so big, but he chose to plant it here. At that time, I thought no one would dig the coffins in the pit, so I didn't take it too seriously. Now it's difficult for my junior brother!"
Xie Chi got the answer he wanted and curled his lips slightly.
The woods were probably planted here intentionally by someone.
The four yin land and the dilapidated situation were deliberately created by someone, and the purpose was obvious - to speed up the transformation of the corpse and enhance the zombie's magic power.
When combined with the fact that they were commissioned to relocate the graves, everything seemed confusing.
Xie Chi's phone screen lit up.
[Plot progress +5.]
[What the hell? ? Am I seeing this right? This cannon fodder has gained plot progress again? ? How long has it been since the last time? Half an hour. Fuck. ]
[Oh my god, my Zhou Tong's progress is still 0, how come this guy has already reached 8%? ? He's so far ahead! ]
[What kind of luck is this? ? I thought he was unlucky to be assigned to catch pheasants, but now it seems that if he didn't come to catch chickens, he wouldn't be able to meet Taoist Master Lianxi! This is obviously a stroke of luck! ! ]
[Why does everything good happen to him? The three of them met Taoist Master Lianxi, and Taoist Master Lianxi chose him to help drive the corpses. ]
[Don't attribute all of this to luck. I think he has some skills. If he didn't ask, would he have been able to make progress in the plot? You're really belittling him.]
[This guy doesn't even have props, isn't he just cannon fodder? ]
[Stretching out the paw that wants attention. 】
…
Half an hour later, Xie Chi received a notification that his points had increased from the APP. This should be because Yan Jing and Lu Wen successfully brought the pheasant to Taoist Xuan Cheng.
At this time, they had reached the end of the trail. Further down, the village was looming in the night. Taoist Master Lianxi held his waist and said with satisfaction: "Little brother, give me the lotus lantern. I will catch the rest myself. You go back quickly. Your master must be very worried about you."
Xie Chi handed the lotus lantern to Taoist Lianxi as he was told. Just as he was about to say goodbye to Taoist Lianxi, the screen of his cell phone suddenly lit up.
[Actor Xie Chi drives the corpse for Taoist Lianxi, NPC Taoist Lianxi's favorability increases by 50, and the total favorability is detected to be passing, triggering a small plot. ]
Small plot?
Xie Chi was startled.
Taoist Master Lianxi did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he turned around and stood on tiptoe, reaching for the package hanging on the neck of a zombie. He threw the package on the ground with a "clack", squatted on one foot, opened the package and rummaged through it: "Little brother, I like you very much. I see that your clothes are simple and your peach wood sword is of low quality. How can this be acceptable? I will give you a treasure to use!"
Taoist Master Lianxi chuckled and threw a piece of gossip to Xie Chi as if it were scrap metal.
The moment Xie Chi took it, his cell phone rang.
[Actor Xie Chi received a refined Bagua. Note: This item is exclusive to the horror film "Zombie Lover" and can only be used in the film and cannot be taken out of the film.]
[Do you want to bind this item? Note: After binding, the item will not be snatched. ]
Xie Chi raised his eyebrows slightly. At this moment, he understood that from the moment he was randomly chosen to catch chickens to the moment he got the gossip, it was his luck buff that was secretly playing a role.
Xie Chi clicked OK and bound the refined Bagua.
The exquisite Bagua in the hand is in the shape of an octagonal diamond, with khaki corners that absorb heat and should be made of brass. In the middle is a round mirror with lotus petal shapes on the edge, making the mirror and its edge look like a lotus.
Taoist Master Lianxi explained considerately, "This mirror can reflect the true appearance of goblins and ghosts, but it can also anger them, so use it with caution. The edge of this lotus mirror can sense zombies. I made this gossip carefully. If an unsuppressed zombie appears within a one-mile radius, the lotus petals will automatically retract behind the mirror. It will never go wrong. If you see this omen, you must be careful."
Xie Chi secretly sighed, accepted it well, and nodded slightly to Taoist Lianxi: "Thank you, uncle."
[What the hell? I just said he didn't have any props, and he immediately said fuck! ]
[Isn't this comparable to Lu Wen's exquisite peach wood sword? ]
[That's not the case. Lu Wen's is permanent, while he is disposable.]
[I'm telling you a horror story... Didn't you notice that the camera is always focused on this side? ]
"Go back quickly. Remember my instructions. Be sure to tell my junior brother to be careful." Taoist Master Lianxi said solemnly, "There was a mistake during the transportation of the coffin, which could have cost lives. You must be careful when you go back. This mountain is a Feng Shui treasure land. There are many evil things that arise from it, including powerful ghosts, not to mention monsters. There are simply too many of them. I even met a seductive female ghost yesterday."
Xie Chi said "I understand" and was about to leave when Taoist Lianxi grabbed the sleeve of his Taoist robe. Xie Chi asked in confusion, "Master, do you have any other instructions?"
At this moment, there were fewer trees blocking the moonlight around, and with the help of the bright moonlight, Taoist Lianxi could see Xie Chi's face clearly. He stared at Xie Chi's face carefully from top to bottom, his expression was surprised and a little strange, as if he had seen something particularly rare.
"What's wrong?" Xie Chi was confused.
Taoist Master Lianxi came closer, smiling with wrinkles on his face: "You are one body with two——"
Xie Chi's face suddenly changed. He quickly covered Taoist Lianxi's mouth and said in a deep voice, "Don't."
【Double what? 】
[I didn’t hear it clearly either.]
Taoist Master Lianxi pushed his hand away and said with a smile, "Don't say anything. I won't make myself look bad, but with your face, you have a very weak relationship with your family. You were miserable when you were young, but you are precocious and wise. You are ruthless but loyal. Your fate is very average, even bad. It was because of him that your fate was completely changed. You were saved from a desperate situation and everything is bright from now on."
Xie Chi was quite surprised. After coming back to his senses, he chuckled and said, "Uncle Master, I don't believe in fate."
Taoist Master Lianxi showed disapproval: "Some things are predetermined by heaven and cannot be decided by humans."
Xie Chi smiled but didn't say anything.
PET1.0 will not get sick, and mental illness... of course it is also a disease. The birth of my brother was a defiance of fate.
He could say he had never been sick, or he could say he had been sick for twelve years. This was his betrayal of his genes, and this was his victory.
Therefore, Xie Chi never believed in the theory of fate. Of course, he did not deny that Taoist Lianxi was right to a large extent. It was indeed because of his brother that he was able to survive and see the light from then on.
Taoist Master Lianxi had an awkward expression on his face: "I have something to say but I'm afraid it will make you sad. Do you want to hear it..."
"Uncle Master, please tell me." Xie Chi didn't believe this in the first place, and his attitude was very calm.
Taoist Master Lianxi rubbed his hands and sighed, "You have to be mentally prepared. What I say may not be accurate! Don't take it to heart. Maybe I am just not well-educated..."
Taoist Lianxi had been laying the groundwork for so long that Xie Chi was a little unsure: "Please speak frankly."
Taoist Master Lianxi hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "From now on, you will not have any fate of having children..."
Xie Chi was stunned for two seconds, then laughed happily.
He thought it was no big deal.
The issue of offspring is of great importance and is related to dignity. No man would not care about it. Taoist Master Lianxi was afraid that he would fall into depression, so he hurriedly comforted him, "There is definitely no biological child, and it is not certain if you raise one!"
Xie Chi smiled in an intriguing way: "Uncle Master, the statement about not having children is the most correct one you said, and it is also the one I believe the most."
Taoist Master Lianxi was confused: "What do you mean?"
Xie Chi smiled, not ready to explain, and nodded to Taoist Lianxi: "Uncle Master, I'm going back."
"Hey? What's wrong with you, little guy? You've left me in suspense halfway through the conversation!" Taoist Master Lianxi was muttering behind him.
Xie Chi raised the corner of his mouth slightly and walked away without looking back.
Without biological children, of course, it means that he and his brother only have each other for their entire lives.
【I listened to a bunch of stuff, where is my brain? 】
[This guy has come here, and he still has a bright future? Are you kidding me? Maybe this movie will fail. I feel like this old man is a charlatan.]
As they were about to get out of the woods, Xie Xinglan, who had been held back by Xie Chi, suddenly spoke up: "Xiao Chi, don't listen to that old man's nonsense."
"Hmm?" Xie Chi was startled, "I think he's quite right."
Xie Xinglan didn't comment: "Why don't you have children?"
There was a rare look of confusion in Xie Chi's clear eyes.
Xie Xinglan laughed softly and said, "I have tens of millions of children. I will visit you every day in the future so that you won't be lonely."
Xie Chi was stunned for two seconds. Even though he was calm, his face started to heat up in an instant. He cursed inwardly, "hooligan", and quickened his pace.
In my mind, I could hear Xie Xinglan's chuckles.
Xie Xinglan sighed almost inaudibly.
Xie Xinglan wanted to see his Xiao Chi blushing because of him, but fortunately he couldn't see it for the time being, and others would never have the chance to do so either. His Xiao Chi would only feel really embarrassed when in front of him.
…
Because the time of the corpse-driving process passed at 0.5 times the speed, when Xie Chi returned to the main group, Taoist Xuancheng was making an inkstone.
Taoist Xuancheng took the small bowl of chicken blood handed to him by the actress, then grabbed a few grains of glutinous rice from a small cloth bag, put them on the fire, threw the burnt glutinous rice into the bowl, then poured ink into the bowl and stirred it evenly.
Taoist Xuancheng's Bagua is different from Xie Chi's. There is a groove on the eight sides of Taoist Xuancheng's Bagua. He introduced the ink mixed with chicken blood and glutinous rice into the groove of the Bagua. When the black ink completely filled the eight sides, he poured the ink out and poured it into the ink fountain that he had prepared early in the morning.
The ink fountain is now done.
Lu Wen and Yue Xiuming were assigned to draw ink lines at equal distances on the coffin. After a while, the coffin looked like it was painted with a fishing net.
Taoist Xuancheng was completely relieved, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to everyone: "It will be fine now. Just keep an eye on the weather to prevent sudden rain from washing away the ink line."
Xie Chi waited until Taoist Xuancheng was free and explained to him what Taoist Lianxi had said before. Taoist Xuancheng raised his head to glance at the woods on the opposite hill and nodded to him solemnly.
Yan Jing came over and whispered to Xie Chi, "Brother, I just thought that the zombies would suddenly wake up during the process of drawing the line, but it turned out to be completed smoothly? The ink fountain is really useful. As long as the ink line on the coffin is still there, no matter how strong the zombie is, it can't get out of the coffin. So it's done just like that?"
Yan Jing looked a little incredulous. How could they have sealed the zombies so easily?
Xie Chi remained silent.
Yan Jing asked again: "Could it be as Taoist Xuancheng said, that it will suddenly rain or something? Then the ink line will melt, and zombies will come out..."
Xie Chi said calmly: "Let's wait and see. If the main storyline is to proceed, it will naturally have its own unique way."
Taoist Xuancheng said, "You all take a break for an hour. Our employer doesn't give us much time. We have to work day and night to get the coffin back on schedule."
During the break, Taoist Xuancheng called a few people over to distribute dry food. Xie Chi was talking to Yan Jing when they heard a "click" sound, which was the sound of someone's dry food falling to the ground.
"Sorry, sorry, I was distracted and didn't hold it firmly. Can you give me another one?"
Xie Chi looked over there.
The person who spoke was the actress who had previously helped Taoist Xuancheng carry the chicken blood bowl. She was in her twenties, and although her facial features were plain, her eyes and eyebrows inadvertently revealed a hint of charm that made people unable to help but take a second look.
The actress seemed to notice that everyone was looking at her. She lowered her head in embarrassment and subconsciously pulled the sleeves of her Taoist robe.
Taoist Master Xuancheng was very tolerant towards the female disciple and handed her another piece of dry food.
Xie Chi cast a faint glance at the actress and frowned slightly.
When the actress took the dry food, her left hand trembled slightly uncontrollably. She noticed Xie Chi's vague gaze, and quickly glanced at him, then dropped her left hand as if nothing had happened, and grabbed the dry food with her right hand, and began to chew it silently.
Everything happened in a very short time and not much was noticed.
Zhou Tong was standing right on the left side of the actress and saw it most obviously. A strange look flashed in his eyes. There was something wrong with this woman.
Xie Chi pretended not to see it, and went aside with Yan Jing, grudgingly chewing the unpalatable dry food.
Lu Wen was ordered by Taoist Priest Xuancheng to wash the bowl that contained ink. He subconsciously searched for the thin figure in the crowd. After seeing him, he hesitated for a few seconds and walked over with the bowl.
Lu Wen asked Xie Chi about what happened before. Xie Chi smiled and gave a brief explanation, and shared with Lu Wen the clues he knew.
There was amazement in Lu Wen's eyes, and his eyes lit up slightly involuntarily: "You can actually explore so much."
"Lucky." Xie Chi said it briefly, not wanting to say more.
Lu Wen glanced at him. In the night, the man's white reflection was reflected. His face was gentle and handsome, with a clear and delicate jawline. He did not have the slightest bit of aloofness. Instead, he was as gentle as a polished jade, humble and approachable.
Lu Wen has filmed several horror films and met too many actors . He never thought that there could be someone as open, sincere and unscrupulous as Xie Chi.
Xie Chi is special and kind.
Xie Chi is surprisingly smart, and he can protect him. Lu Wen thought so and raised the corner of his mouth slightly. Xie Chi is the only one who will not feel any disgust because of his face.
"Brother Lu?" Yan Jing called out to him when he saw him in a daze. Xie Chi also looked at him curiously.
Lu Wen came back to his senses, turned his face away uncomfortably, and waved the bowl in his hand towards the two of them: "I'll go find some water to wash."
Yan Jing was short, standing next to Lu Wen, his nose just close to the bowl. He sniffed it subconsciously, his sparse little eyebrows suddenly wrinkled, and he muttered in his heart that the smell of the pheasant was not strong enough. There was no smell of chicken in the bowl, only a faint salty smell.
Yan Jing followed his grandfather and watched him make ink fountains many times. He also helped him draw the ink lines. The inks all had a fishy smell. In comparison, the taste of the blood in the bowl was a little lighter. The difference was actually not that big and most people could not smell it. Yan Jing thought the taste was too light because he had smelled it so many times.
He thought that the pheasant blood tasted light and didn't take it seriously.
After Lu Wen came back from washing the dishes, the group officially set off. There were a total of nine disciples, and two of them were responsible for carrying one corner of the coffin, taking turns. The extra person was responsible for carrying the back, and Taoist Xuancheng walked in front to lead the way.
Xie Chi was assigned to work with Zhou Tong. Zhou Tong carried the bag first. Xie Chi noticed that Zhou Tong was always peeking at the actress walking in front.
The actress's name is Zhu Man, the one whose hands were shaking when the dry food was distributed earlier.
It was Xie Chi's turn to carry the coffin. Just as Xie Chi was about to replace Zhou Tong, Xie Xinglan took the initiative to say, "Xiao Chi, I'll take your place. I'll call you when we get there."
There was a hint of coaxing in his tone.
Xie Chi knew as soon as he thought about it that he was still thinking about the call of "husband" that he had not yet gotten to call, but this time it seemed that his boyfriend had learned to act first and report later. He probably did it first and then turned around to force him to call him that.
Xie Chi tried to hold back his laughter and was about to cooperate with him once more, but when he looked up, he was surprised to find that Lu Wen had already lifted a corner of the coffin for him.
Xie Chi: “…” He’s having a hard time too.
"Brother Lu, you really don't have to be like this. I can do it. You just finished a shift, go and have a rest." The brother in his mind was completely silent, as if he was autistic. Xie Chi tried to persuade Lu Wen with a helpless look.
Lu Wen shook his head in disapproval, his tone leaving no room for maneuver: "You can't lift it with your shoulders or hands, save your energy and go take a rest. Don't worry about me, I'm fine."
Xie Chi laughed in silence: "Brother Lu, I'm really not weak. I can definitely carry a coffin. You really don't have to treat me like this. We just met. This is too——"
Lu Wen said seriously: "You don't have to be embarrassed to hold on. You and I are from the same world. It's only natural for me to take care of you. It's really okay."
Xie Chi: "..." Why does Lu Wen have so many misunderstandings about him.
[Wow, Lu Wen is so caring, he can even be so caring to his teammates, if he had a girlfriend, she would be spoiled to the heavens.]
[Didn't you notice that he only showed his courtesy to this little brother? They are also teammates, but the little blind guy was left out.]
【This is a world where appearance matters! 】
[I decided to make an exception and pay attention to Lu Wen. ]
Lu Wen was a stubborn person, and he always managed to make excuses for himself. Xie Chi had no choice but to follow him: "Then...thank you, Brother Lu."
Lu Wen: "It's just a piece of cake."
Zhou Tong looked at the two of them with a strange look in his eyes.
Xie Chi followed the team and was silent for a moment, trying to tighten his lips: "Brother, are you..."
Before he could even utter the word "jealous", Xie Xinglan had already firmly denied it: "No."
Chief Xie Chi said "Oh", the Dark Night Emperor wanted to save face.
Xie Chi explained: "Brother, he just meant well. He probably saw that I looked frail and came from the same place, so he wanted to take care of me. He said so himself. He is really good to me and is a teammate who is trustworthy."
"Although I don't need anyone's help." Xie Chi chuckled, with a hint of coldness between his brows.
Xie Chi said in a low voice: "Brother, you have many opportunities to show your boyfriend power. Some things... are something that only you can do."
Boyfriends still need to be coaxed.
Xie Xinglan didn't want to miss even one chance. He deserved to take care of his Xiao Chi. Xiao Chi was too smart, and there were few opportunities to use him. Furthermore, they were snatched away by the hateful Lu Wen. It was unforgivable.
Xie Xinglan didn't want to say more. He knew Xiaochi's situation very well. He was quick-witted and no one could take advantage of him. However, he was emotionally dull and was being thought of by others without realizing it.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have been thinking about it for so long and he didn't know anything about it.
Xie Xinglan felt that there was no need for him to talk much with his own Xiao Chi about this matter, and he could just handle it without anyone noticing.
Love rival? Xie Xinglan sneered. There were thousands of people who liked his little Chi, but not a single one could be called a love rival.
I have to investigate first to prevent any mistakes. After all, Xie Xinglan saw how Lu Wen treated Xie Chi.
Lu Wen always felt a little cold on his back.
As time passed, a day and a night passed quickly, and everyone was safe and sound. On the second night, everyone finally arrived at a passing inn on the hillside of Mian Mountain.
The inn is very simple. From the outside, it has a thatched roof and a wooden body. It seems that if a strong wind blows, the inn will sway and be on the verge of collapsing. However, it is better than nothing.
There are many lumps of earth on the ground near the inn, and things like small graves, like an hourglass turned upside down on the ground. These things were specially made by the inn for passing ghosts to stay in, to prevent the ghosts from having nowhere to go and running into the inn to cause trouble to the residents.
Taoist Xuancheng said to the crowd, "We have been walking for a day and a night. Let's rest here for one night and continue on our journey tomorrow morning."
Everyone put down the coffin. The waiter glanced at the copper-horned gold coffin that was specially used to hold zombies. He did not show any panic, and it was obvious that he was not surprised. He greeted them with a smile and said, "Everyone, please come in."
The waiter felt more relieved when he saw the ink line on the coffin. He asked people to carry the coffin into the yard, and then went to prepare rooms and hot water for several residents.
APP did not treat them badly in terms of food and accommodation. Taoist Master Xuancheng was very generous and booked ten separate small rooms, each with only a bed and a table.
After not sleeping for a day and a night, Xie Chi took a shower, and his expression was still tired. However, he was thinking about the somewhat abnormal actress Zhu Man and wanted to find out more about her.
Xie Chi yawned, raised his eyelids, and just as he pushed open the door to go out, Xie Xinglan said, "Xiao Chi, let me take your turn. You go to sleep."
Gentle and coaxing as always.
Xie Chi was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay." Then he told Xie Xinglan about Zhu Man's abnormality.
After Xie Xinglan came online, he expressionlessly tugged at his collar to dissipate the residual heat from his shower, put one hand in his pocket and walked out. When he passed by Zhu Man's room, he didn't stop at all and went straight to... the door of Lu Wen's room.
"Who?!" Lu Wen was still awake and very alert. When he heard the noise outside the door, he quietly grasped the peach wood sword beside the bed.
Xie Xinglan was silent for a moment, then found Xie Chi's tone and voice, coughed twice, and said, "I feel a little uncomfortable."
When Lu Wen recognized that it was Xie Chi, he immediately climbed down from the bed and walked towards the door in two steps. Just as he was about to open the door, he realized that he was still barefoot. He immediately went back to the bed, hurriedly put on his shoes, and straightened his clothes before opening the door.
"What's wrong? It's important--" Lu Wen paused, his eyes quietly falling on the open collar of "Xie Chi". Under the orange light of the inn, the skin there was warm, the collarbone was well-shaped, and the luster was attractive.
"Xie Chi"'s black hair was dripping with water, making his eyes look even clearer and deeper. His whole body exuded a faint fragrance after bathing, which was refreshing, and his face was a little flushed due to the previous heat.
His tightly pursed lips and expressionless face made him look a bit cold and rigid.
Lu Wen quickly turned his face away, and a strange redness quietly rose on the cold and handsome half of his face, and his Adam's apple rolled involuntarily.
Xie Xinglan belatedly looked down at himself and realized what Lu Wen was thinking. The veins on his forehead twitched twice and he quickly straightened his collar.
Xie Xinglan looked up expressionlessly: "Can I come in?"
After a pause, he felt that the tone was too stiff, so he added, "Is it okay?"