Volume 6: Summer Chapter 24: Reluctant
As soon as Jiang You finished speaking, Tang Butian felt a murderous intent piercing her neck. She stood up instantly, turned around, and held the wooden sword across her face.
The right hand holding the knife was still wearing a disposable glove, and the half-eaten chicken leg fell to the ground.
Then, a ball of spider silk hit Jiang You in the face.
At the same time, the murderous intent disappeared.
Jiang You tore off the spider silk on his face, then bent down to pick up the chicken leg and threw it into the takeaway bag. His tone was a little helpless, "It is true that I blew up the mountain, but if I hadn't blown up the mountain, who knows how long it would take you to finish it. Isn't it good for you to faint and catch up on some sleep?"
Another ball of spider silk hit him in the face.
"It's really unbearable," he sighed, turned his head, and shouted to the side window on the second floor: Jiang You tore it off again with difficulty, "How about making you a Hot Wheels? You liked the movie the other day," he pinched the spider silk ball into a circle in his hand, "How about we do WeChat business to sell spider silk masks?"
Tang Butian sat down again.
Jiang You put the beggar's chicken, which was only left with a skeleton, aside and complained to Tang Butian, "My old father is so worried. It's not easy to be a single father. You have to play both the good cop and the bad cop."
Tang Butian lowered her head and took off her disposable gloves. There was some oil on the handle of the knife, so she took a tissue and wiped it off.
"Do you want to take a shower?" Jiang You asked her.
"I have a question."
"What?"
Tang Butian turned her head, her eyes were clear as if filled with moonlight, "Demons from outside the domain, why must you come in?"
"There are some who don't want to come in, right?" Jiang You wiped his hands, "but the ones you see are all those who want to come in."
Tang Butian pursed her lips.
"It's just like a place. Anyone who gets the admission can come in and play. The owner has set up many entertainment programs, and there may be some prizes. There are also some rules that everyone who comes in must abide by," Jiang You looked into Tang Butian's eyes. "The people who come in to play may have different purposes. Some come here purely to play, some come in out of curiosity, some come in by mistake, some come for the prizes, and of course, some come to mess up the place, so the owner has to hire a few thugs to maintain order."
He suddenly chuckled, leaned towards Tang Butian, and asked, " What kind of guests do you think the owner of the place likes the most?"
"Are you here to play?"
"If you can't tell a story about dominating a street in three years and being invincible in ten years, no one will invest money," Jiang You half-lay down, "You need people to keep coming in, so that the flow of money will be good."
"The master you are talking about, do you mean the Heavenly Dao?"
"Not necessarily. Look at my tenants. Liang Hao was already leading the project, but died because of some unreasonable reasons. His parents sent him to Tangjiang alive, but when they took him back, only a box of ashes was left. Meng Xianyang was almost swallowed by a demon, and before he could even take a breath when he woke up, he was chased by work. There is also a female tenant, Dai Qi, a young girl who worked overtime every day and was thrown out to take the blame when something went wrong. They all felt that Tangjiang had something they could get, so they chose to stay here. Some were able to get the prizes they wanted, some were not happy to play and left, and some lost their admission qualifications and were forced to leave. It's all the same. If you come early, when the venue is not yet built, you might even be asked to become a god."
“Are all living things ants?”
"Perhaps."
Tang Butian turned his head and looked towards the pomegranate tree.
Bell-like flowers were densely dotted on the tree. After a long time, she said: "I am not a thug. "
"Now is the era of man." Jiang You repeated what he had said countless times.
"What's the meaning?"
"The tickets are issued by humans."
"Speak human language."
"In the age of gods, the door to this place was wide open, and the flowers, plants, and animals in the place could easily become spirits. But now, the doors are all closed. Those who have been recruited are not counted. For example, those who are locked outside, if they want to come in, there should still be some loopholes for them to get in. Some of them have left some traces here, and someone still remembers how to summon them. For others, especially those who are newly born, if they want to come in, they can only rely on some people with special physiques to sense them, give them names and symbols, guide them through some rituals to open the door, and offer sacrifices."
"Do you know what happened thirty years ago?" Tang Butian asked.
"What's up?"
"you do not know?"
"I was probably sleeping, thirty years ago." His tone was calm with a hint of carelessness and laziness.
"What's wrong?" Jiang You asked.
"Thirty years ago, tens of thousands of demons in the outer void sacrificed themselves, and a demon was born that could freely shuttle between the human world and the void." Tang Butian stared at Jiang You's expression, and she asked again: "Don't you know?"
Jiang You's tone and expression did not change. He said, "It's a big place out there. New bugs are born and die every moment. One moment they were so arrogant and inflated, but the next moment they might be swallowed by a fatter predator."
Tang Butian looked at the wooden sword in her hand. Some ancient characters appeared on the blade and disappeared in an instant.
So she told Jiang You the information that Master Zhong had told her about the disaster thirty years ago.
Jiang You thought about it and said, "The research institute will be moved to the back of Laojin Mountain."
"Why? Did Taoist Qingyang tell you?"
"Yes, he is not happy about it." Then Jiang You repeated to Tang Butian the reasons listed by Taoist Qingyang.
"What do you think?"
Jiang You looked at the full moon in the center of the night sky and said, "As for me, I will not go against the Institute and Zhuang Zekun at this time."
Tang Butian thought for a while, "In the era of humans, the meaning of my existence should be given by myself. I am not a thug, but if a demon comes in and violates my rules, I will disperse it."
"That's fine."
"I want to go back."
"Are you going to work on Monday?"
"To school."
"You really didn't bring me any local specialties?"
"No."
"Go away, I'm hurt."
Tang Butian took two steps forward and turned back. "Which restaurant is this Jiahua Chicken from?"
"Let me see." Jiang You picked up his phone and flipped to the order page. After reading the store name, he shared it with you. "I sent it to you on WeChat. Check to see if there are any chain stores in your area."
"Thanks."
Jiang You watched Tang Butian walk to the gate of the courtyard. She opened the door and walked out slightly sideways.
After walking out, she closed the door and a corner of her skirt slipped through the gap.
Jiang You lay down and put all his weight on the recliner.
Close your eyes .
The wind also died down.
Jiang Mo walked out of the shop. When Zhao Cai saw him, he buried his head in his body and curled up in a circle beside the pond.
Jiang You half opened his eyes and watched Jiang Mo sit down on the recliner beside him.
He took out a cigarette and bit it, "Thirty years ago, it was your friend, right?"
The fire flickered.
He took a puff of cigarette and said, "It's a bit troublesome. You said the other day that there were changes outside. Is this what you meant?"
Jiang Mo bent his legs, stepped on the recliner, and hugged his knees with his hands.
He said, "Go back."
Jiang You looked at him.
Jiang Mo met his gaze, "Just take a nap. It will be over."
The smoke was floating in the moonlight.
Jiang You raised his hand, and formed a circle with his index finger and thumb, circling the moon.
He looked at it for a long time, then said, "I can't bear to part with it."
