Chapter 34 The Roar of Bones

Chapter 34 The Roar of Bones

The first meeting was just a meeting. Lu Ji just said hello to Shan Nan briefly. He seemed to be extremely tired and pressed the call bell on the desk. Soon, Mrs. Xiang appeared outside the door.

Mrs. Xiang took Shonan to the room next to Lu Ji. Mrs. Xiang gave Shonan a bunch of keys. Except for the key to Lu Ji's room, she gave Shonan a copy of the keys to all the other rooms.

Mrs. Xiang leaned forward and pushed open a window on the side of the room, used a small brush to sweep away the non-existent dust on the glass, turned around and stood by the window sill, "Xiao Nan, this will be your room from now on."

Mrs. Xiang smiled when she saw Shang Nan standing in the middle of the room at a loss. Then she walked to the row of wardrobes and opened one of the cabinet doors. "These are the clothes Butler Meng prepared for you. He does everything carefully.I think it’s definitely suitable for you.”

"When you have dinner with the young master tonight, remember to change out of the clothes you are wearing now."

Shannan nodded, "Okay."

Mrs. Xiang added: "If you need anything, you can come to me. My room is on the first floor."

Shang Nan continued to nod.

Mrs. Xiang's smile became even more charming. She raised her index finger, "But you must be careful not to run around anywhere in the old house after dark without someone's guidance."

Shan Nan hesitated and said, "Is there a gate?"

"No, it's to protect you." Mrs. Xiang closed the closet door, opened the drawer on the side, and took out a box of matches. She used the matches to light the candles in the gold vessels on the table one by one.The light of the candle swayed, and her voice was slow and slow, as if she was reciting poetry.

After a while, she turned around, her body still in the candle-lighting position, and she smiled, "The Lu family's old house has been there for hundreds of years, and there will always be some weird things, right?"

Shang Nan breathed out, he felt that Mrs. Xiang was also weird.

Before leaving, the considerate and gentle Mrs. Xiang took out clothes from the closet that Shannan could wear at night. She flicked the feathers and simulated windbells on the collar of her shirt with her fingers, "It really suits you very well."

"You've been on the road for a long time. Let's take a rest. I'll call you during dinner in the evening. If you feel bored, you can read a book. The bookshelf there is specially prepared for you by Butler Meng." Mrs. Xiang finished the remaining matters in one breath.After everything was explained, she quickly left. After the door was closed, Shan Nan's nerves relaxed.

He subconsciously reached for his pocket and was stunned for a moment, "No cell phone?"

[14: Their mobile phones were taken away before they came.]

"And me?"

[14: Nannan, you don’t have a mobile phone.]

"..."

Shang Nan sat down on the couch by the window, looked at the children's magazines placed on the coffee table, and looked away, "Let's get down to business."

About Luji.

About monsters.

[14: Lu Ji, twenty-four years old this year, is naturally intelligent, gentle and kind, brave and upright. Whether externally or internally, Lu Ji is a very kind and soft-hearted person. He respects his elders at the top and loves his younger siblings at the bottom. This is how he should beHe is the most likely candidate to become the head of the Lu family.Unfortunately, Tian was jealous of Yingcai. On his sixteenth birthday, he suddenly fainted while riding a horse, fell off, and suffered serious injuries.]

[14: This serious injury is not because he will die immediately, but because his body is getting weaker day by day. You saw it just now. He coughed when the wind blew, and he got tired after saying a few words to you.The Lu family hired many doctors. Until now, famous doctors from all over the world come to treat Lu Ji every month. However, Lu Ji's physical condition still showed no improvement. So when Lu Ji was twenty years old, the Lu familyThe current head of the family, his father, has announced that Lu Ji will be permanently disqualified from participating in the selection of heirs. According to the current course of the disease, he can live for up to three years.]

[14: After being deprived of his qualifications, Lu Ji no longer had the possibility of becoming the head of the family, so he lived here alone.Originally, the Lu family only needed nine people this time. When they were in the restaurant, Butler Meng motioned to the people next to him with his eyes to ask Lu Ji if he would mind bringing a child with him. Lu Ji saw your photos and picked you at a glance.This time, you guys are going in both directions?]

"Don't be poor." Shang Nan leaned on the sofa and slowly fell down. He felt very troubled because he thought Lu Ji was a very good person, but how could the monster be very good.

[14: His current blackening value is 75, which is one-third higher than the monster in the previous world.Nannan, you only have three years. Luji is very particular about rules and rituals. It should not let itself die alone. It will choose some of its favorite burial objects and give itself a grand funeral.]

Hearing the words "grand funeral", Shannan's mind went blank. He subconsciously felt that he should remember something, but he really had no impression.

[14: Stop thinking about it, I have sealed everything that should be sealed, Nannan, focus on the present.]

As the sky darkened, Shang Nan fell asleep on the sofa.

Until the bell rang outside, it was chaotic, heavy, long, distant, from far to near, very penetrating. Shang Nan sat up from the sofa, feeling a bit chilly in the cold spring weather.

There was a gentle knock on the door from outside, "Xiaonan, it's time to go downstairs for dinner."

"Okay!" Shonan responded, and hurriedly walked to the closet to change out of the clothes he wore during the day. The top was a three-piece suit, which fit comfortably and was quite wide. The cuffs were tightened and the bottoming shirt was very buttoned.It was difficult to button, not to mention, the collar also had decorations that Shannan thought were exaggerated, including a few soft and slender beige feathers and a horizontal imitation bell flower. The feathers would occasionally rub against the chin.

The color of the trousers matches the jacket above. Shang Nan has transformed from a poor relative who came to enjoy the autumn breeze to a noble young master with a natural temperament.

Lu Ji was already waiting for him downstairs. He was sitting in a huge black leather chair in the living room with a blanket on his legs. When he heard footsteps, he raised his eyes and saw Shannan, and he took it back without saltiness.look.

Mrs. Xiang looked displeased, "Xiao Nan, the speed is too slow."

They didn't give Shang Nan a specific time to go downstairs. It only took Shang Nan less than five minutes to change clothes. Shang Nan, Mrs. Xiang probably meant that he should be there at any time.

Shang Nan looked at Lu Ji, walked over quickly, and was about to kneel down in front of him. Before his knees even touched the ground, he was gently stopped by the toes of his outstretched shoes. Shang Nan raised his head and looked at Lu Ji in confusion.

Lu Ji handed the book to Mrs. Xiang, leaned forward and grabbed Shang Nan's wrist, dragging her very close to him. "I have already knelt down today. You only need to kneel down and say hello when you see me for the first time every day." Lu Ji said.Lu Ji smoothed the collar of Shangnan's coat and readjusted the position of the feathers and bellflowers. He did not let go of his whole body, including his trouser legs.

Shannan was at his mercy.

"I'm hungry." Shannan whispered.

Mrs. Xiang's beautiful brows immediately wrinkled.

Shang Nan doesn't like the initiative in the hands of others. If the initiative is always in the hands of others, he may not be able to complete the task, even if his role in this world is just an accessory to Lu Ji, used to accompany Lu Ji.

Mrs. Xiang went to see Lu Ji uneasily because of Shang Nan's rudeness. She was really worried that Lu Ji would have someone drive the little boy to Miwu Mountain next door - Miwu Mountain was also within the scope of the old house, notIt's a big mountain, but it's very dense. Miwu Mountain is the zoo of the old house, where many ferocious beasts are kept in captivity. If they were thrown there, not even their bones would be left.

Lu Ji looked at Shan Nan tenderly. After a while, the corners of his mouth raised, and he rubbed Shan Nan's hair, "Let's go, let's go over to eat."

Mrs. Xiang hurriedly took off her coat and put it on Lu Ji's shoulders. She also took off a lamp and handed it to Shang Nan, "Xiao Nan, hold on to the lamp."

Shang Nan held a lamp, put on black boots, and walked beside Lu Ji. Along the way, Shang Nan kept observing Lu Ji. Lu Ji's health was indeed in poor condition. As soon as he went out, his face turned pale, even if hisThe coat is very windproof, even though the temperature is not particularly low now, he coughs from time to time, and if he coughs hard, he has to stop to take a rest.

Shang Nan suddenly felt a little pitiful for him.

The young man's movements were cautious, and his palm gently landed on Lu Ji's back. Lu Ji looked sideways at Shang Nan, smiled, raised his hand to block Shang Nan's hand, "Don't get sick."

Shan Nan pursed his lips and stood still, "I'm not afraid."

Lu Ji raised his eyebrows almost invisible.

Later on, Shang Nan helped Lu Ji to the restaurant of the main house. Lu Ji was much taller than Shang Nan. Shang Nan's head was just above Lu Ji's shoulders. Although he knew that he was not from this world, Shang Nan still couldn't.He thought avoidantly: He is only fifteen years old, he should be able to grow a little longer.

In the dining room of the main house, Shannan had been here during the day, but at that time it was only him and nine other friends.But now, the lights here are as bright as day and magnificent, the candles on the table are flickering, and there are still many empty seats at the table.

As he and Lu Ji walked in, everyone in the restaurant turned their attention to the two of them. Shannan saw that the nine friends who came with him had no seats. They were standing behind the young masters and ladies.

Mo Yuanyuan, who had pushed Shang Nan that afternoon, had an aggrieved face and angry eyes.

Uncle Meng strode over, took the lamp from Shang Nan, and pulled out the chief chair.

There are no elders in the old house, so it is natural for Lu Ji to take the throne.

Shang Nan held Lu Ji's coat in his hands. Butler Meng did not let him sit down. He took a few steps back and stood behind Lu Ji's chair like everyone else.

But before he stood for a few seconds, he was pulled back by Lu Ji by the corner of his clothes. Lu Ji did not look at Butler Meng, but only ordered, "Put a chair next to me and a set of tableware with the same specifications as mine."

Through Lu Ji's reminder, Shang Nan discovered that Lu Ji's tableware was different from everyone else's, and Lu Li's tableware was different from everyone else's.This hierarchical system is too strict. Shang Nan is an eye-opener.

Butler Meng didn't say anything and immediately asked someone to add chairs and tableware. After Shang Nan sat down, Lu Ji asked again, "Is there any milk?"

Shang Nan looked at the large glass of milk in front of him. He suspected that Lu Ji was addicted to raising children.

From this position, everyone's expressions can be seen clearly. The people sitting there are all boys except Lu Li. According to the system, Lu Ji is the elder brother, so these people should all be younger than Lu Ji. Lu Li ranks third.Three, most of them are only in their teens.

They looked at Lu Ji with an expression of incomprehension and shock, and looked at Shang Nan with an expression of contempt and disdain. In their eyes, Shang Nan should be like the people behind them, standing and waiting for them to finish eating.Finally, it was the standing people's turn to eat.

People from the Lu family dress more casually, but the companions are all dressed very formally, and Shannan is dressed the same as them.It's just that the styles of Shangnan's clothes are more sophisticated and complicated. If you look carefully, you can see that both the fabric and the design are of a higher grade, and they should be influenced by Lu Ji.

What is the status of Lu Ji, what is the status of Shang Nan.

This was clearly demonstrated by Lu Ji during the meal.

If he hadn't known that the other party was a monster, Shannan might have been deceived by this thoughtful and gentle appearance.

The blackening value is already 75.

After dinner, the Lu family brothers and sisters would chat together in the living room. It has been a tradition for many years to maintain a close brother-sister relationship.

Shannan had nowhere to go, so he was still sitting at the dining table, watching his friends devouring their food.

The person following Mo Yuanyuan was the second eldest son of the Lu family, named Lu Qisheng. Lu Qisheng was located very close to Lu Ji, so Mo Yuanyuan was also very close to Shannan.

While eating, Mo Yuanyuan sneered at Shan Nan, "You little beggar, you climbed up Luji by accident, do you really think you are a master?"

Shang Nan and Mo Yuanyuan came from the same orphanage. Logically speaking, the relationship between the two should be very close.

But the fact is that Mo Yuanyuan has disliked Shang Nan since he was a child, because Shang Nan was raised by the dean from infancy, and Mo Yuanyuan was not admitted to the hospital until he was seven or eight years old. Mo Yuanyuan has been competitive since he was a child.He is very competitive and strives for the best in everything. He feels that Shang Nan has taken away the favor of the dean, so he unites a group of subordinates to bully Shang Nan and throws smelly mud on Shang Nan's body all day long, making Shang Nan always smelly.Heng Heng, everyone in the orphanage, except the director, called him little beggar.

On the day when the Lu family went to the orphanage to select an orphan, Shonan stood at the back wearing dirty clothes. Even the director felt embarrassed, but the people above him took a liking to Shonan at a glance.

Those eyes were round and bright. Although they were dirty, they could not be washed clean. It was not like the Lu family had no clothes for him to wear, so they took him away with a wave of his hand.

Mo Yuanyuan was also chosen because he was energetic and bright.

Being selected together with Shang Nan was regarded as a great shame by Mo Yuanyuan. He thought that after the experience of not having a place in the afternoon, Shang Nan would be packed and sent back to the orphanage. But what Mo Yuanyuan did not expect was that Shang Nan actuallyBy mistake, he followed Lu Ji - Lu Ji, who although not qualified to be the head of the family, was still very respected in the Lu family.

When he saw that Shang Nan's rules were completely different from his own uniform, and when Shang Nan had the qualification to dine with the Lu family, Mo Yuanyuan was so jealous that his heart was on fire.

Shang Nan was not willing to talk to Mo Yuanyuan. Mo Yuanyuan was not within the scope of his tasks, so he didn't bother to care.

The chair was a bit high, Shannan's feet were off the ground, he swayed, and a "bang" came into Mo Yuanyuan's ears.

Mo Yuanyuan looked at Shannan in disbelief. He couldn't believe what he heard. How dare the little beggar do that?Is he crazy?Actually "squealing" on yourself?

Mo Yuanyuan was used to bullying Shang Nan in the orphanage, so he didn't think much at this time and kicked over Shang Nan's chair.

Shang Nan had no idea that Mo Yuanyuan could be so stupid and dare to be violent in a place like this, in full view of the public.

Because he didn't expect it, he didn't avoid it. He fell to the ground and his chair hit the ground, making a huge and loud echo in the empty living room.

The floor tiles were too hard, and Shan Nan was hit on his knees and elbows, which made him turn pale in pain.

Mo Yuanyuan was twice as big as Shan Nan. Seeing Shan Nan lying on the ground, he smiled proudly.

The noise made by the two people spread to the living room, the door was opened, and two people walked out, Lu Li and Lu Qisheng. The relationship between the two people had always been good.

"What are you doing?" Lu Li asked, looking at Shan Nan on the ground, "Get up, baby."

"..."

Shang Nan got up with some difficulty, his face pale.

Lu Li clicked her tongue twice and looked at everyone, "Who did it?"

Although her expression was casual, her tone was definitely not good.

Everyone slowly put down their knives and forks, but no one identified Mo Yuanyuan.

Lu Li crossed her arms, "Then I'll go adjust the monitoring?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Mo Yuanyuan stood up, "I did it."

The lively expression on Lu Qisheng's face disappeared. He lowered his head and touched his nose. He felt quite embarrassed. Without thinking much, he walked over and kicked Mo Yuanyuan to the ground. Lu Qisheng's expression was really something he was born with.Condescending, “useless stuff.”

Lu Li shrugged, turned and left with Lu Qisheng.

The restaurant was so quiet that everyone could hear their breathing. It was awkward and embarrassing. Each of them could clearly see the expressions on Lu Qisheng and Lu Li's faces, as if they were their own pets, including the way Lu Qisheng treated Mo Yuanyuan..

Even though they enjoy almost equal treatment, in essence, they are followers and accessories.They are not equal. When they realize this, the delicacies in front of them become unpalatable, and the future life may not be as beautiful as they imagined before coming. The splendor in front of them slowly turns into a golden cage..

Mo Yuanyuan got up and clenched his fists, "Just wait."

Shannan: "..." As an adult, he really doesn't want to play scheming with a kid like this.

14 I really want to remind Shannan again that in this world, he is fifteen years old.

Lu Li returned to the living room, sat down on the sofa, and looked at Lu Ji who was reading a book again, "Brother, do you like that baby very much?"

Lu Ji raised his eyes, "Are you talking about Xiaonan?"

"I don't know his name," Lu Li took an apple and said while nibbling, "I just think he looks like a baby when he is bullied, right, Lu Qisheng?"When he was young, Lu Li always called him by his first name.

Lu Qisheng said "hmm", and as Lu Ji's eyes slowly moved to his face, Lu Qisheng said nervously: "Brother, I'm sorry, Mo Yuanyuan accidentally pushed Shang Nan to the ground."

Hearing Lu Qisheng's explanation, Lu Li laughed out loud, "It was obviously intentional."

Lu Qisheng glared at Lu Li.

Lu Ji lowered his eyelids again, flipped through two pages of the book in his hand, and asked at the same time: "Are you injured?"

"No," Lu Qisheng replied immediately, "It's probably just a joke between children. They both came from the same orphanage."

Lu Ji no longer focused on this matter, "They are still young and have suffered a lot in the past. Be kind to them. If they can study hard in the future, I can also be a helper to you."

Children who come out of the orphanage have no relatives or friends. If you treat them well, they will treat you wholeheartedly. They have no other way out and can only rely on you. If the method is used correctly, they will be more reliable than their parents.Can become a confidant.

Because Lu Ji didn't have to work in the company, he was in poor health and had been eliminated, so the parents didn't prepare children for him.The extra one should have been sent back, but Butler Meng felt that Shang Nan's eyes were very similar to Lu Ji's when he was a child. He looked at the world so innocently and stubbornly. Even if he was not trained to be a confidant, he could accompany him.Lu Ji is also good.

Therefore, Shang Nan's role is different from that of Mo Yuanyuan and others. He does not need to learn many things, he only needs to accompany Lu Ji.

After listening to Lu Ji's words, everyone nodded in agreement, thinking to themselves, my eldest brother loves to worry so much whether he is sick or not.

Until almost ten o'clock, Lu Ji had not come out of the living room, so Butler Meng asked Shang Nan to go back and wash up and go to bed first, without waiting any longer.

But the other Lu family members clearly left the living room one after another.

Butler Meng smiled and said that Lu Ji still had a few pages of the book to finish.

Shannan shook his head, "I want to wait here for him to go back together."

The door of the main house was open, and the evening breeze was blowing. Shannan looked back at the housekeeper, "Uncle Meng, you go to rest. I'll go for a walk in the yard. I'll leave when Lu Ji comes out."

Shannan walked out of the main house and stood in the yard. Of course, he couldn't leave at this time. He wanted to wait for Lu Ji to go back together, and he wanted to be nice to Lu Ji.

The branches and green grass in the flowerbed are blowing in the wind, and the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers and grass. The dense grove is dark and bottomless.

The melodious piano sound came to my ears, which was very consistent with the night scene in front of me.

A group of little moths circled around the lamp. The melody of the piano was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes high and sometimes low, but it was always as gentle as a river in spring when the ice and snow had just melted.

Very close to Shangnan Station.

Shang Nan stood in front of the room where the piano music was playing. This room was the fourth spire, not the highest, side by side with the main room. It had a whole wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, and the curtains were tied into two bundles on the left and right sides of the windows. It looked like a building.In a glass house, people in the house should be able to see the stars when they look up.

The light from the courtyard penetrates the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the objects in the house can be seen by people outside, but they can't see them very clearly.

The piano was in the middle of the room. There was a man in a suit sitting on the bench. His fingers were flexibly moving back and forth on the keys, his back was straight, his head was slightly lowered, and he seemed to be playing with great concentration.

A piece of music slowly came to an end, and Shannan listened with some fascination. Until the notes disappeared among the keys, the person playing the piano stopped and seemed to sigh. Then he seemed to sense someone outside the room. The other person turned back with eyes like broken ice.The overwhelming force hit Shangnan.

It's not him who plays the piano.

is it.

After seeing the other person clearly, Shan Nan subconsciously took two steps back and almost fell to the ground. His heartbeat and breathing were in a mess, but he couldn't take his eyes away from the other person's face.

The lights and the dim moonlight shone on it.

The black suit worn on it was empty, and through the white skull and facial bones, it seemed that you could see how superior its appearance was during its lifetime.Its hands hang on the left and right sides of the body, and the fingers protrude from the sleeves of the suit. The slender white finger bones are of different lengths.After looking at the boy outside the window with its black hole-like eyes, its head tilted slightly. After a long stare, it turned and walked towards the door, walking very steadily and quickly.

Shang Nan looked in the direction of the door, his throat was so dry that he couldn't help but swallow.

It's Lu Ji.

Lu Ji is a skeleton.