Chapter 37 The Roar of Bones

Chapter 37 The Roar of Bones

After Shan Nan finished speaking, Lu Ji still looked at him with such gentle eyes, saying neither yes nor no.

Thinking of the other party's original identity, Shan Nan made an expression as if he had just remembered it, and suddenly realized, "You are not a human being, will you die?"

Lu Ji raised his hand to push aside Shan Nan's long bangs, exposing his forehead, "Death is equal to everyone, but I will go to hell with the devil."

It has lived for more than six hundred years, and has seen this family in its heyday, and has also seen this family in its worst decline.It has been involved in all the turmoil and reforms of the Lu family. It has watched every tree in Miwu Mountain grow, and it has planted and fertilized the roses in its garden with its own hands.

Now the Lu family is in a period of great prosperity, but no family can prosper forever. The times require a steady stream of fresh blood.

The peak of prosperity also leads to decline, so every few years, when the Lu family reaches a small peak, they will sacrifice a descendant to avoid decline and maintain the continued wealth and prosperity of the Lu family.

Shang Nan felt a little sorry for Lu Ji. Even though he knew that the other person's cough and weakness were all fake, he was sacrificed six times and couldn't compare which one was more painful.If I have to say it, it should be the first time. Lu Shen was sacrificed for the first time. He was twenty-seven years old. He stood at the top of the Lu family and life. He was full of ambition, young and promising. Such a person, butHe was burned to death in this house in a fire, so the skeleton was born, and it never left the Lu family.

The people of the Lu family don't know that Lu Shen, whom they regard as their ancestor, has always been by their side, quietly watching everything here.

Lu Ji looked at Shang Nan's frowning expression and pressed his cold fingertips between his eyebrows, "How can you be so worried at such a young age?"

"Lu Ji, why are you a skeleton?" Shang Nan asked. He wanted to be closer to Lu Ji and closer to the skeleton. Although he probably knew the reason, Lu Ji didn't know that he knew.

Shang Nan asked directly, but Lu Ji might not answer directly as well.

Lu Ji's eyes felt as if there had been a rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and the moisture was deep. "My skin and flesh were burned in a fire. Nothing was left. I dug out my burned internal organs and eyeballs, and washed them."The black dust on the net skeleton. Xiaonan, I have passed away for a long time. Let me answer the question you just asked again. It was death that chose me, not me. I did not answer your request.It can be achieved soon.”

Shannan listened carefully. He didn't expect Lu Ji to tell him the truth. His expression was a little shocked, a little at a loss, and more confused, "Can a person who died once die again?"

Lu Ji did not answer Shannan, but asked him, "Aren't you afraid?"

"afraid of what?"

Lu Ji started to laugh, and this time he probably really laughed. Shang Nan could tell that when Lu Ji really felt happy and laughed, he looked fifty-six times like Lu Shen in the painting.

"Yes, I will die again, with everyone." Lu Ji said the last few words very softly. If Shang Nan was really a sixteen-year-old boy who didn't understand anything in this world, then he would probably stubbornly ask "andWhat does it mean to be together?"

But not Shannan. He knew who Lu Ji was talking about. They were all the Lu family, people from the town below, and people in Meize City who had received favors from the Lu family. There might be some innocent people., but they will also be affected by Lu Ji's resentment.

Shang Nan looked at Lu Ji blankly, "What about me? What should I do?"

"Leave Meize City, no matter where you go, I will give you a lot of money, money that you will never use up in your lifetime." Lu Ji coughed a few times. He asked Shannan to stay at that time, and he would really treat him well.His juniors generally love him, "Do what you like, then get married and have children..."

Shan Nan saw Lu Shen through Lu Ji, or in other words, Lu Ji was actually Lu Shen. His words should be spoken by Lu Shen, the skeleton was speaking, and it was also Lu Ji who was speaking. No matter who it became, it would beIt doesn't affect his gentleness and thoughtfulness at all.

Shang Nan suddenly felt very sad, and the tears suddenly came out of his control, as if a valve in his body had been opened, and a flood was released, enough to drown his entire body.

He threw himself on Lu Ji's lap, his tears wiping onto Lu Ji's pants. He was thinking, why did those people insist on burning Lu Shen to death? Why were they so cruel?

"What gift do you want for your birthday? I'll have someone prepare it for you." Lu Ji stroked the hair on the back of Shang Nan's head with his palms. How could he not know that the boy was crying, but people have to grow up, and they will definitely grow up in the process of growing up.With tears and pain, whether it's a boy or a girl.

But he and Shan Nan had not been together for a long time. Lu Ji was a little surprised that this child was so affectionate.

The blood of people in the Lu family is cold. Even for Lu Ji himself, it is difficult for him to say that he is good to someone because he likes that person. Most of the time, he is just performing his obligations and doing what he should do.matter.

"I want you to live." Shang Nan said angrily.

Shang Nan thought that Lu Ji would always be a little soft-hearted.

After a long time, a light voice came from above: "Okay, then I will have someone prepare a birthday party for you, so that everyone will know that you are my child."

Shang Nan didn't nod, but he didn't say no either. After Lu Ji finished speaking, he stood up suddenly and rushed out without closing the door.

The window opposite the room door was open, and the wind closed the door. Lu Ji thought of Shan Nan's red eyes when he left just now, slowly closed his eyelids, leaned back in the seat, and murmured softly: "No rules."

Not long after, Mrs. Xiang came in with a cup of coffee. She placed the coffee on the table opposite Lu Ji, glanced towards the door again, and asked curiously: "Did you and Xiaonan quarrel?"

Lu Ji opened his eyes and laughed, "How old am I and how old is he? How could I quarrel with him?"

Although his face was still pale, Lu Ji didn't cough anymore, no matter how cold the winter wind blew in.

"I just met him in the corridor. He said hello in a hurry. I saw that his eyes were red..."

"A child's temper will get better after a while," Lu Ji said.

Hearing what Lu Ji said, Mrs. Xiang didn't ask any more questions.

She walked over and closed the door gently. When she turned around, she said, "Lu Xiao will come to the old house next month to check everyone's homework." Lu Xiao is Lu Ji's father.

Lu Ji looked at the pile of books on the table and said "hmm" lightly. After a few seconds, he added: "Lu Xiao's family is clumsy and stupid in his blood. He can't get on the table, but he still has to sit down."As the head of the family, the Lu family has come to an end."

Mrs. Xiang has no name. She was only seven years old when she first followed Lu Ji and Lu Ji was seventeen.At that time, Lu Ji was still called Lu Shen.Meize City was not called Meize City more than 600 years ago, but it was also a very important economic hub in this country.

At that time, the Lu family was already famous for its silk and embroidery skills.

It rained heavily that night, and her stepmother blindfolded her and left her on the side of the road. The carriage passed by, and she rushed forward without thinking. The coachman came down and untied the rope from her hands and the black cloth that blindfolded her., the people in the carriage did not come out, but looking at the motorcade, she knew that it must belong to a wealthy family.

She would knock her head off and her braids would fall apart, all she wanted was to be given a mouthful of food and clothes to wear.

The young master who stepped off the carriage holding an oil-paper umbrella had his long hair neatly tied up behind his head, and his eyebrows were as gentle as jade.It was raining so heavily. Lu Shen was wearing a white robe. He knelt down in front of her, handed her a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "I happen to be short of a girl by my side, but you are too young. Go to school first, you are illiterate.I don’t want it, girl.”

She went to school for several years and got her own name, Lu Xiang. Later, she worked with Lu Shen. She saw that the Lu family's reputation in the local area became more and more prominent, and she also saw that the matchmaker wanted to eat Lu Shen in order to get Lu Shen's hand in marriage..

On the day the fire broke out, she and Lu Shen were locked in the house together. Lu Shen asked her, "Do you regret it?"

Lu Xiang shook his head, "I don't regret it."

"Afraid?"

"Not afraid."

She will always be loyal to Lu Shen until the day she dies.

The fire burned for two whole days. Lu Shen was dead, but not completely dead. It found Lu Xiang's hairpin in the place in its memory and rebuilt her skeleton. Probably affected by its resentment, Lu ShenXiang became Lu Xiang again.

She lives in the hairpin and lives off Lu Shen's resentment. When Lu Shen is there, she is there. When Lu Shen dies, she dies.

Every time before Lu Shen died, he would ask Lu Xiang if he wanted to truly be a human being. Lu Xiang shook her head firmly every time. She had committed suicide six times in front of Lu Shen's grave.

The seventh time, Lu Shen was Lu Ji, and Lu Xiang was Mrs. Xiang.

Talking about Lu Xiao, Lu Xiao is from the lineage of Lu Shen’s third uncle. When he was young, his third uncle could only drink wine and visit brothels. He was a prodigal. But Lu Xiao was not bad. He was the tallest among the dwarfs. But Lu Li was helpless.Another idiot.

Mrs. Xiang sighed, "He must be afraid that you will die now. If you die now, he will have failed."

Regarding the sacrifice, it doesn't matter whether it's a day earlier or a day later. Lu Ji must die on his twenty-seventh birthday.

When Lu Ji fell off his horse, Lu Xiao was almost scared to death. If Lu Ji died under the horse's hooves, it would take who knows how long to wait for someone who meets the requirements for sacrifice.

Therefore, Lu Ji is so weak now, which always makes Lu Xiao worried. Every once in a while, Lu Xiao will call to check on Lu Ji's physical condition.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is Lu Xiao's concern for Lu Ji. Even though Lu Ji's body is disabled, he still values Lu Ji the most.

"By the way," Lu Ji suddenly smiled, a smile that made Mrs. Xiang think she saw Lu Shen. "You and Uncle Meng are planning to prepare a birthday party for Xiao Nan. You should have a good time when you are sixteen."

Mrs. Xiang sighed again, "He is still angry, so he probably won't cooperate."

"Where are you going? I'll check it out later."

"Over there on the golf course." Mrs. Xiang replied, paused, and then added, "Yuanyuan and his group of children are playing over there. I don't know if they will run into them."

The way Lu Ji treats Shang Nan now reminds Mrs. Xiang of the way Lu Shen treats her, but there are many differences.

Lu Shen is kind and considerate to everyone. To herself, she has a master-servant relationship. There is a distinction between superiors and subordinates. She cannot break the rules. The young master is always the young master, although Lu Shen has never set many strict rules for the people below him.

As for Shan Nan, it was almost conniving. The rest of the Lu family could read several pages of the terms and conditions set by Bing Du Li. But here in Lu Ji, not only did they have to prepare the birthday banquet, but they also had to personally coax the little ancestor not to be angry.

Mrs. Xiang thought of an almost impossible guess, but when she thought of her and Lu Ji's identities, she immediately rejected the guess in her heart.

The weather was perfect, today was the weekend, and there were no classes. Mo Yuanyuan and the others were playing ball on the court. The Lu family was not there, only his friends.

After taking classes for more than half a year, everyone is different from when they first came to the Lu family. At that time, a group of half-year-old boys and girls were cautious and at a loss. Here, they live a life second only to the Lu family, and enjoy the same education and services.Under the influence of the environment, I became confident and bright.

However, there are nine Lu family members, and there will be grouping behavior when there are more people. Lu Li is Lu Xiao's daughter, which is considered orthodox. Lu Li looks down on these nobles, but she has a good relationship with Lu Qisheng, so she also affects Hu Dielan., Hu Dielan and Mo Yuanyuan were playing together, but after seeing Shang Nan, Hu Dielan immediately smiled and waved to Shang Nan - because Lu Ji was Lu Li's brother.

The others were also divided into three small groups. It was so obvious that Shannan could see it at a glance.

"Wow, it feels like Screwdriver is a little fatter than the last time I saw him." Hu Dielan squatted down in front of Screwdriver who was wearing a muzzle, but she didn't dare to reach out and touch him because Lu Ji's dog was kept away from strangers.

"Want to play together?" Hu Dielan stood up and actively invited Shannan.

Shannan shook his head, "I don't know how." He really didn't know how. He didn't know how to do it in the first place. He hadn't taken any classes since he came here, so he just didn't know how.

As soon as he finished answering Hu Dielan, Mo Yuanyuan came over and said expressionlessly: "You don't know anything. I don't know what the use of staying in the Lu family is."

Mo Yuanyuan was taller than when he first arrived, but he was not as strong as when he first arrived. Shang Nan thought he might have had a seizure, and he looked more pleasing to the eye than before.As for the tooth that was knocked out by Lu Ji, it could not regenerate. The dentist installed a fake one for him, which you couldn't tell without looking carefully.

Maybe because he learned something in class, Mo Yuanyuan was less malicious towards Shan Nan, but his words were still so mean.

Shang Nan rolled her eyes when she saw him, you little brat.

Mo Yuanyuan's words were ignored. He was asking for trouble, especially when Shannan rolled his eyes. He choked, swung his club and turned away. As he walked, he looked back at Shannan. Shannan was looking better than before.He looked pleasing to the eye, maybe Lu Ji held him in his hands and cherished him, he looked like he was too valuable to touch.

Hu Dielan glanced back at Mo Yuanyuan, and after she looked away, she said to Shannan: "Ignore him, but he is much better now than before. He just has a nasty mouth now, and he is not a bad person. Last time Su Hao was punished, he was stillHe helped to speak, but it’s not like you don’t know about his mouth. After he helped to speak, he himself was also punished."

"Are you okay?" Shang Nan asked Hu Dilan.

"I'm pretty good. Lu Li is pretty good to me. Maybe it's because we're both girls. Every time I get my period, it hurts so much. She stays with me in the infirmary every time." Hu Dielan followed Gang Gang.It was a big change when she was in 2016. She had two long braids and a white sun hat, looking calm and elegant.

"I originally wanted to ask how you were doing..." Hu Dielan looked at Shannan up and down and chuckled, "But there seems to be no need to ask. Lu Ji is really nice to you."

Shan Nan was embarrassed to say that he was sulking with Lu Ji, and it was not considered sulking, but in Lu Ji's eyes, he was definitely angry.

He's not angry, he's acting.

But I did feel a sense of powerlessness at that time, a feeling of powerlessness when facing an opponent that was too powerful.

So he decided to go for a walk and calm down.

After chatting with Butterfly Orchid for a while, Shang Nan was about to leave. Before he could turn around, a Frisbee flew over from a distance and hit Shang Nan's knee. It was made of foam and did not hurt.

Shang Nan raised his head and looked at Mo Yuanyuan.

Mo Yuanyuan raised his chin and shouted loudly: "Can your dog catch a Frisbee?"

If the screwdriver is a hound, what kind of frisbee can be caught?

Although he didn't know how to catch a Frisbee, he could hunt. Shannan didn't say anything, but squatted down and released the traction rope in his hand. When he heard the sound of the lock being released, he immediately spread his legs and ran towards Mo Yuanyuan.

Several hounds chase and fight in the yard every day, and are occasionally taken to Miwu Mountain for hunting. How can they run as fast as a two-legged human being? Mo Yuanyuan looked at the black dog covered in tendons., was so frightened that he ran away, but he was caught up by the screwdriver before he could run a few steps.

Screwdriver jumped up and pounced hard on Mo Yuanyuan's back. Although Screwdriver was the smallest among the three dogs, he still weighed more than fifty kilograms. He rushed on Mo Yuanyuan's back, and Mo Yuanyuan lay directly on his back.He stood on the lawn, holding his head. The sound of the dog snoring and panting was in his ears. Drool dripped from the muzzle and dripped on Mo Yuanyuan's head.

If the screwdriver hadn't been wearing a muzzle, Mo Yuanyuan felt that the dog would bite him on the head in the next second.

"Screwdriver, come here." Shang Nan's voice appeared in his ears at this moment, making Mo Yuanyuan feel like the sound of nature, and the weight on his back was quickly lifted away.

Screwdriver ran to Shounan's legs and squatted down, looking at Shangnan with eyes begging for praise. Shonan took out a small pack of beef jerky from his pocket and fed Squirrel one.

Mo Yuanyuan stood up but still sat on the grass. He swallowed the grass clippings in his mouth and said, "What kind of man are you when you bully people with a dog?"

Shang Nan bent down and touched Qi Zi's head, and said with a smile: "You can't even beat a dog, what kind of man are you?"

"..." Mo Yuanyuan sneered, "You fucking try to fight this dog, can you beat it?" Moreover, Mo Yuanyuan felt that the reason why he couldn't beat this dog was purely because it was Lu Ji.If Lu Ji's dog really hurts Lu Ji's dog, another tooth will be knocked out.

After a few seconds of silence, Mo Yuanyuan raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Shang Nan, you don't need a dog, do you dare to fight with me?"

"I won't fight."

"You do not dare."

"I don't fight."

"You don't dare to fight me, you can't beat me."

Shang Nan fed the starter two more pieces of beef jerky. He sealed the bag and stuffed it into his pocket. He looked at Mo Yuanyuan on the ground and said, "Here."

The two were having a friendly match, and everyone else gathered around to boo. Shang Nan took off his coat and handed it to Hu Dielan to help hold it. He was wearing a white shirt with lantern sleeves, and he didn't look like he knew how to fight.

In fact, Shang Nan really doesn't know how to fight, but what makes him feel so bad today.

Shang Nan looked at Mo Yuanyuan in front of him. Although Mo Yuanyuan was not as strong as before, he was already older than Shang Nan. Now he was more than half a head taller than Shang Nan. They usually had to learn self-defense skills andVarious exercise classes.Shang Nan knew he couldn't beat him.

Mo Yuanyuan took off his coat and bent down, "You didn't go to class. I don't have to fight you with professional moves. We'll just fight you normally."

Shang Nan said concisely and concisely, "Come."

Shang Nan was even the first to attack. He was an adult in the soul and had never seen a fight before. It was important to seize the opportunity.

Mo Yuanyuan did not expect Shannan to strike so quickly. The opponent hit Mo Yuanyuan directly in the face with his fist, which reminded Mo Yuanyuan of the humiliating night when his teeth were knocked out by Lu Ji.

He tilted his head to avoid the second blow from Shang Nan. While dodging it, he punched Shang Nan in the face.

Shang Nan could feel that the other party had reduced his strength. This was not Mo Yuanyuan's full strength, but it also made half of Shang Nan's head numb with pain. He kicked Mo Yuanyuan in the stomach, but his legs were still intact.When he came back, Mo Yuanyuan grabbed his ankle and threw him heavily on the grass.

He groaned, but he also felt relaxed.

Seeing this, the screwdriver next to him paved the grass with his front legs anxiously. If it hadn't been for the Phalaenopsis pulling the rope, it would have rushed up to help Shangnan fight this fight.

Shang Nan rolled over from the ground and sat up, looking at Mo Yuanyuan coldly. Just when Mo Yuanyuan thought that the other party would beg for mercy, Shang Nan suddenly stretched out his hands to hug Mo Yuanyuan's calves and pulled Mo Yuan down.Yuan also fell to the grass.

The two people hugged each other and huddled together on the ground. Shan Nan's vest was torn apart, and his hair, which Mrs. Xiang carefully maintained every day, was covered with grass clippings. Mo Yuan Yuan was not much better, he didn't dare toThe reason why he really beat up Shannan was because Shannan was from Lu Ji, and...he couldn't explain clearly. He was a little reluctant to hit Shannan now. He thought it might be because the other party looked like him now.Because it is too expensive.

This friendly match lasted for half an hour, and the lawn was almost gone. In the end, Hu Dielan held back her laughter and pulled the two away, "Okay, okay, it's a tie, it's a tie."

Shang Nan sat on the ground panting, his forehead covered with sweat. Looking at the sparkling lake not far away, he felt confident to continue dealing with Lu Ji.

"Hello!"

It was Mo Yuanyuan calling.

Shang Nan looked at the other party impatiently.

Mo Yuanyuan pouted the grass leaves from his mouth, "Why don't you come to class with us?"

Shannan: "What does it have to do with you?"

"Lu Ji won't let you go to class?" Apart from this reason, Mo Yuanyuan couldn't think of a second reason. Only by taking classes can you learn your true skills. Is it possible that Shang Nan is preparing to be Lu Ji's canary?Thinking of this, Mo Yuanyuan looked disgusted.

If Shang Nan couldn't see what Mo Yuanyuan was thinking, then he was blind. He pretended to shake his fist at Mo Yuanyuan, "Be careful with your teeth."

Mo Yuanyuan subconsciously dodged and realized that Shang Nan was just scaring him. He was relieved. He had no strength to fight anymore. Looking at Shang Nan, Mo Yuanyuan suddenly felt something in his heart, "Shang Nan, are we friends?"

Shang Nan looked at Mo Yuanyuan in confusion. After a few seconds, Shang Nan stood up with his palms on the lawn. He looked at Mo Yuanyuan condescendingly, "Have you ever seen the bullied and the bullies?"Do you want to be friends?"

Shang Nan is indeed not from this world. He has no experience of being bullied, but his body has been growing up in the shadow of Mo Yuanyuan since he was a child. Of course, Mo Yuanyuan is not just a bully., but that's not important.

The important thing is that Shannan will not use this body to make friends with people who have bullied it. This is a secondary injury to the original body.

[14: There is no original body, you are him, he is you, otherwise why would he be called Shan Nan? Before you came, he didn’t even have a soul. This is the body prepared by the master brain. Only when the host comes, heTo be considered a complete person.]

Shang Nan held the screwdriver and walked back, saying, "That won't work either. This is my principle."

Mo Yuanyuan watched Shang Nan walk away without mercy. He suddenly felt a little regretful for the things he had done.

Mo Yuanyuan's disappointed expression was caught in the eyes of Lu Ji who was sitting on the shuttle bus.

Lu Ji came out and wanted to find Shannan and coax Shannan back. He also wanted to come out to have some fun, so he refused. Mrs. Xiang said that he could drive there as the stadium's own shuttle bus would be good.

After watching the whole process of Shang Nan and Mo Yuanyuan fighting on the ground, he could tell that it was just for fun, so he just watched from a short distance away.

The sight of a group of boys and girls of similar ages playing together is very eye-catching, and Shang Nan's integration into it is what Lu Ji wants to see.He should be proud of Shang Nan's popularity.

But inexplicably, Lu Ji felt a slight sadness in his heart.