Chapter 45 The Roar of Bones

Chapter 45 The Roar of Bones

Shoonan felt a little confused after being pulled up, but no matter what the reason was, it was a good thing for him.When it comes to kneeling, he is not used to it even if his knees are broken.

"I got full marks in the random exam." Shannan has not forgotten the main thing he came to Lu Ji to say, making Lu Ji happy and letting all good things be called help to reduce the blackening value.

Lu Ji raised his hand and pushed the violets that had grown wildly in the corridor outside the pillar. A purple and white pea flower bloomed very enthusiastically underneath. After hearing what Shannan said, he asked in a low voice: "What gift do you want?"

"There's nothing I want. I'm just telling you to make you happy." Shannan was thinking about another thing, "Brother, your birthday is next week. What gift do you want?"

"Me?" Lu Ji said without pause, "I don't want anything."

The gifts that Shannan thought of were nothing more than buying some accessories or making some handicrafts. He was not very rich, so he probably didn't have much money. Living in the Lu family, he could earn 50,000 yuan a month.He felt that this was a lot of pocket money. In his original world, it was difficult for college students to find such a high-paying job after graduation.

Mrs. Xiang briefly mentioned once that the Lu family's monthly pocket money was divided by age. The highest was seven digits and the lowest was six digits. This did not include private subsidies given by their parents to their children.

Not all of this money can be saved by yourself. No matter what you ask someone to do, just give some tips if you can.But Shang Nan didn't care much about these extraneous things. He was always generous with his money, so he didn't save much money.

But no matter how much or how little, buying gifts for Lu Ji doesn't seem to be enough.

"What I want," Lu Ji looked at the petals on the ground, "I guess you don't want to give it to me either."

"How could it be?" Shannan looked at Lu Ji, "I will find a way to give you whatever you want."

Lu Ji smiled, "What can't you give me?"

Shannan replied directly: "Then I will think of a way and get it for you."

"Make me a cake." Lu Ji didn't tell Shannan what he wanted. He was willing to wait until Shannan grew up. Before he reached adulthood, what he said was worse than what he did. No matter how much he said, it wouldn't matter.significance.

Shang Nan walked along, kicking the petals under his feet, watching the petals float up and fall on his shoes, "What does it smell like?"

"Do whatever you like."

In the Lu family, the elders would not specially hold a birthday for a junior, except for a coming-of-age ceremony, but the coming-of-age ceremony is actually less like a birthday and more like a business dinner where the Lu family is the protagonist.

And Lu Ji hasn't celebrated his birthday in many years. No matter who it is, whether it's Lu Shen or Lu Ji, or characters other than them, Lu Ji doesn't particularly care about birthdays.

After all, his birthday is also the anniversary of his death.

On the morning of Lu Ji's twenty-sixth birthday, there was a white fog outside, but it wasn't cold. It was already summer after all.

When Shan Nan woke up, there was a card on the bedside - Xiao Nan, Lu Xiang and I went out to do errands, you have a good meal at home.

The card was obviously left by Lu Ji. He and Lu Xiang went out and were neither at home. No wonder the house was quiet.

After squinting for a while, Shannan got up from the bed and ran to the kitchen cabinet to prepare the first meal of the day for the dogs. None of them were in the yard. It was hot outside and big dogs would suffer from heat stroke, soWhen the sun showed a little, they hurriedly got into the house.

When Shang Nan came downstairs, they all raised their heads. When Shang Nan put the dog food and Mrs. Xiang's cooked beef next to each other in their food bowls, their mouths could no longer contain them.saliva.

There is only one chef in the house here, and they all call him Uncle Li. Uncle Li is a tall and lanky guy, the slimmest among all the chefs in Lu Zhai. He also works out and lifts weights every day, but this does not affect his exploration of food.

"Xiao Nan?" He had just changed into his work clothes and walked to the kitchen while putting on his hat. "What do you want for breakfast? Mrs. Xiang said you wanted to eat wontons last night. How about the seafood? There was a pond of live shrimp just this morning. IGo grab a bag."

"Okay," Shang Nan is not picky about food, but he is picky about cooking skills, "Can you make cakes?"

Uncle Li frowned, "Cake? Yes, I know it, but I'm not very professional. Cakes... Huamei from the kitchen of the main house is the best at it. She has participated in many international competitions. What kind of cake do you want to eat?"You should be able to do it all.”

Shannan nodded, "Okay."

With Uncle Li's recommendation, Shannan went straight to the kitchen of the main house after having breakfast.

Hua Mei was instructing the students to make pudding. There were rows of small plates on the table. Some of them were finished products, but they were obviously not good enough. There was a boy sitting at the end of the table, processing these finished products. Each plate was only enough for one bite.He ate effortlessly.

Seeing someone coming in, he quickly stood up and said, "Master Xiaonan?"

People from Lu Ji's side have never been to the kitchen of the main house. Uncle Li comes to get whatever they want to eat.

"I want to make a cake...Uncle Li asked me to find Hua Mei." He looked around the kitchen. Everyone working in the kitchen looked quite young. At this time, they were making breakfast and were very busy, butAs soon as he saw Shang Nan, someone immediately came over to receive him.

"I'll take you over to find the teacher."

Hua Mei was slapping blueberry jam on the plate. When she heard someone calling her name, she straightened up and said, "Make a cake? Do you want to make it yourself?"

"Yes, it's my brother's birthday today, and I want to make him a cake with my own hands."

"Teacher..." The person who spoke was Hua Mei's student. Birthday cakes don't need to be taught by Hua Mei himself. He also has two brushes.But before he finished speaking, Hua Mei put on her gloves and said, "Master, come with me."

Shang Nan was put into a disposable blouse and hat. He said he wanted to make it himself, so he did it himself. Hua Mei didn't even know how to hold a spoon for him.

"Stir in one direction."

"50 grams, 1 gram more."

"Master, the red-handled spoon I mentioned is not the wine-red one."

"A mold with a diameter of twenty centimeters, this one is eighteen centimeters, my dear young master."

Huamei is almost thirty years old, but her actual age cannot be seen in person. All her hair is stuffed into a hat, the collar of her white work clothes stands up, and a small piece of colorful tattoo is exposed on her neck. How many pieces are there?Plum petals.

"Whatever fruit you want, you can get it yourself."

Shannan looked at the dazzling array of cold storage, stood in front of a large piece of fruit, and saw a basket of beautiful green fruits. He bent down to get it, but before his fingers touched it, Huamei's voice sounded next to him, "Figs are not available."Suitable for the cake you want to make today, try blueberry and cherry, and green strawberry can also be considered.”

Every time Shang Nan takes a step, he has to wait for Hua Mei to nod before taking the next step.

No matter which profession a teacher is in, they all look the same during class.

Although the air conditioner in the kitchen was set to low, Shannan was still sweating profusely. When he used tongs to place the blueberries one by one, the sweat ran down his chin and dripped on the polished table.

It took six hours to make a cake. He also ate lunch in the kitchen, but he ate it with everyone, but by himself. The people in the kitchen ate for work, while Shannan ate the meal from the host, which was very small., but there are nine dishes, including one soup and three staple foods.

After the cake was done, Shannan chose the packaging he liked, wrapped a red envelope for Hua Mei, and left the kitchen happily carrying the cake.

As soon as he left, everyone in the kitchen breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more at ease.

The young man in charge of beating the lotus took off his hat and said, "Damn, I'm finally gone. This young master's patience is terrible. How can he tolerate Teacher Hua's tone? Others would have given up their words and cursed others."

Someone echoed: "I saw Master Xiao Nan's hands shaking when he was putting the strawberries on. How tiring it is. He actually made a cake himself and it's not ugly at all."

"The relationship between him and Lu Ji is really good."

"If it were me, I would ask you to make one for me, and then I would say I made it myself, right? Hahahahaha, no one else would know anyway."

The head chef was cleaning his knife at the side, "With this patience, he can learn anything. He is a pretty good kid."

Shangnan didn't take Huamei's harshness to him seriously at all. If he didn't do every step himself, then it wouldn't be a cake he made. If Huamei was perfunctory and coaxed him to be happy, then the cake wouldn't beIt will be so beautiful.

At this time, it was already afternoon, when the sun was at its peak and turning white. As soon as Shannan walked out of the main house, sweat broke out on his back. He wanted to go back to his place early, but he met Mo Yuan at the corner.Yuan Hu Phalaenopsis and Su Hao.

"What a coincidence." Mo Yuanyuan was wearing a sports suit. He probably just came over from the stadium. He glanced at the cake in Shannan's hand and remembered that Lu Qisheng had mentioned it in the morning that Lu Ji's birthday was today.

"Don't you have a kitchen over there?" Su Hao asked in a low voice, "It's so hot on the way here, how troublesome it is."

Hu Dielan squatted down and saw the cake in the box, "What a beautiful cake. I know you made it yourself. During lunch, they heard that you were making cakes in the kitchen. Shannan, you are so awesome..”

"Did you make it yourself?" Mo Yuanyuan gave a strange and puzzled look, "Why did you make it yourself? It's worth making a cake yourself. You can't just let someone in the kitchen do it. Why are you still as petty as before?Are you planning to become their colleague in the future?"

Shang Nan glanced at Mo Yuanyuan and said, "It's none of your business."

"You..." Mo Yuanyuan was stabbed in the heart by Shan Nan, and his face darkened. Seeing this, Su Hao quickly grabbed Mo Yuanyuan, "Let's go, let's go. Brother Sheng invited us to play games. If you don't leave, we will be late.".”

Mo Yuanyuan was pulled away by Su Hao, and Hu Dielan said to Shannan that she would see you in class tomorrow.

Shannan looked back at Mo Yuanyuan again. In fact, in the growing environment provided by the Lu family, they were like apples wrapped in molds. With enough nutrients and sunlight, their size and shape changed.They all grow according to the pattern given by the mold.

A year ago, they came to the Lu family together, trepidatious and at a loss, feeling surprised and uncomfortable with the strict and distinct hierarchy of the Lu family; a year later, they have become members of the hierarchy and are enjoying it.A kind of "people superior to others" privilege.

Lu Ji went to the Lu family cemetery in the morning. Before he came, someone must have been there. The same bunch of white chrysanthemums were placed in front of his six monuments, and candles and incense were lit. It was just that before he cameThe candles and incense had burned out before.

He first went to see his latest death, Lu Xian.

Lu Xian was beheaded and died more than sixty years ago. The place for sacrifice was built a month in advance. Naturally, it couldn't be in a busy city. It was an empty no-man's land. There were only the head of the Lu family and a few absolutely no one.Possibly leaking the slightest bit of information about his confidants.

A bonfire was lit all around, and black smoke billowed. Lu Xiang was pressed to the ground, facing the ground, and her shoulders were almost deformed by the pressure. She saw the cold light of the big knife shining from the corner of her eye, and saw Lu Shen die in front of her eyes again.The blood surged, and the taste of blood filled his mouth.

Even though he knew that he and Lu Shen were no longer human beings, and that Lu Shen could not feel pain, when would this kind of death really end?

Lu Xiang placed a purple platycodon in front of Lu Xian, "I remember your favorite at that time was platycodon, which was different from now."

There is nothing that Lu Shen particularly likes now.

After worshiping Lu Shen for the first five times next to each other, we finally came to Lu Shen's tombstone, which had been renovated countless times. Lu Shen's tombstone was in the best position in the entire cemetery, and the one closest to him was alsoSuccessive family heads who have created huge wealth in the Lu family.

The wind on the top of the mountain was very strong. Lu Xiang took off the black big-brimmed hat on her head, revealing her face with exquisite makeup. She looked around, looked away, and sneered, "You are already dead, they have to let you go."In this position, you can continuously provide nutrients to the Lu family." When she said this, Lu Xiang's eyes were red, not bloodshot, and the whites of her eyes were completely occupied by blood.

Lu Ji burned the papers for himself one by one. He suddenly turned around and asked Lu Xiang, "Lu Xiang, do you think... what would Xiao Nan look like more than six hundred years ago?"

Lu Xiang, who was feeling sad and resentful: "..."

"If you are also an orphan, you will definitely have to endure a lot of hardships. It would be great if you are a young master. If you are a young master, you must be..."

"A pot of wine and a sword make life happy."

Lu Xiang knelt down beside him and his eyes fell on the stone tablet that had been rebuilt a few years ago. Lu Shen's name had been re-engraved countless times, "There is still one year left, and the next sacrifice will begin again."

Lu Ji choked on the rising smoke. He tilted his head to avoid the smoke and coughed, "There will be no next time."

"No more?" Lu Xiang's eyes lit up, "Do you have an idea? It would be great if you have an idea. How do you want to clean up those things? I will prepare them right away, whether to kill them directly or..." As long as it is for LuGentleman, no matter what Lu Xiang is asked to do, she is willing to do it.

"It's not difficult. Killing someone for no reason is a capital crime now."

Every time Lu Shen was resurrected, it had been a few years. He didn't know at first that it was some kind of sacrifice, and that he was the sacrifice. Both he and Lu Xiang thought it was a dirty trick played by competitors in the industry..

Every time Lu Shen was resurrected, he was still a member of the Lu family. Every time he was resurrected, Lu Shen made new discoveries.It was more than three hundred years ago that I knew that every death of mine was not an accident, but a sacrifice prompted by greed.

He is no longer a human being, and no matter how many times he is resurrected, he can never become a real human being.

So he didn't want to live before, but he never waited for real death.

After burning all the paper money they brought, Lu Ji and Lu Xiang walked down the mountain. The car stopped at the bottom of the mountain, surrounded by mist. Lu Xiang walked behind Lu Ji, humming a song in a good mood.

The remaining paper money that was not completely burned was blown up by the wind, floating up and down in the cemetery, landing in front of various wealthy tombstones, and landing at the feet of the land.

Lu Ji looked at the gradually emerging roof of the car and thought of the child at home.

This time was different, this time he wanted to live and live for that child.

When Lu Ji returned home, the house was quiet. Several dogs were taking a nap in the living room after eating and drinking. The sun was so bright that Uncle Li walked out of the kitchen and said, "Master Xiaonan has gone to the main house."

"What are you doing there?" Lu Ji took the tea from Lu Xiang. Lu Xiang was in an extremely good mood and became absent-minded when doing things. The water for making tea was cold.

But Lu Ji didn't say anything about her.

Uncle Li hesitated for a few seconds, "Who knows?"

Lu Ji: "..."

Uncle Li was also a little embarrassed. He was not good at lying. For a man of his age, he used the catchphrase of his rebellious daughter. But he also knew that Xiaonan must have wanted to surprise Lu Ji by making the cake. If he told Lu Ji, wouldn’t that ruin people’s feelings?

But as soon as he said those words, Uncle Li regretted it. What was he talking about?!?

Fortunately, Lu Ji has always been easy to talk to. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's talk about it later when he comes back."

Shannan came back through the back door because he was afraid of bumping into Lu Ji.

Carrying the cake, he quietly went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, put the cake in, and just as he closed it, a chuckle appeared behind him.

Shang Nan was paying full attention. Hearing this laughter, he was so frightened that his soul almost left his body. He turned around and saw Lu Ji, "What...what are you doing? When did you come?"

"I came here when I heard a noise from the kitchen." Lu Ji was holding a cup of tea in his hand. He had been back for a long time and had changed into a white short-sleeved shirt. He looked like a male college student who had just graduated.

If he had just arrived, Shannan thought, the other party might not have seen him coming in with the cake. He breathed a sigh of relief. If the surprise was discovered in advance, it would not be a surprise.

The next words confirmed Shang Nan’s suspicion.

Lu Ji: "Uncle Li said you went to the main house, what were you doing there?"

Shannan made up a random reason, "The desserts there are delicious. I went over to eat the desserts."

"Which teacher did it?" Lu Ji raised his eyebrows.

"Hua Mei." After Shang Nan answered, he later realized that Lu Ji was asking "which teacher". He immediately felt doubly fond of Lu Ji. Maybe it was because of Mo Yuanyuan's comparison, even more than 600 years ago.Lu Ji who lived in that era could respect people from all walks of life, but many people today cannot.

Lu Ji thought for a while and nodded, "I heard that she is very powerful. Almost all the desserts you thought were delicious were made by her."

Shang Nan did not linger on this topic any longer, as it would be easy for him to spill the beans if he talked too much.

He walked over and pushed Luji out, "What about you, what did you do today?"

Lu Ji was afraid that the tea in the cup would spill out, so he put it on the cabinet next to him. When he took his hand back, he naturally held Shannan in his arms.

Shan Nan had just come back from outside, and the sweat on his neck hadn't even dried yet. He originally planned to put the cake in the refrigerator and then take a shower, but he didn't expect to bump into Lu Ji, and he didn't expect to be half-baked by Lu Ji.Half hug.

Although Lu Ji's body felt cool, a coolness that did not belong to the human body and made people feel very comfortable, this posture was too ambiguous.Lu Ji put his arm on the back of his neck, put his palm around Shannan's face, pinched his ear, "I went to worship myself."

Worship myself?

Shan Nan suddenly realized, "Today is your birthday, and it is also the anniversary of your death..." He forgot to push Lu Ji away, and his expression became a little confused, "Then I will celebrate your birthday, I..."

"It doesn't matter," Lu Ji put Shan Nan against the cabinet and looked down at the other person, "Birthdays are birthdays, and deaths are deaths. There is no conflict."

Shannan thought, Lu Ji was really kind.

"Um, brother, can you let me go?" Shang Nan saw that Lu Ji didn't mind after celebrating his birthday today, so he stretched out his hand to push Lu Ji tentatively, "Aren't you hot?"

"It's not hot." Lu Ji replied.

Shang Nan was dumbfounded because Lu Ji would never be so disrespectful to others.

Lu Ji leaned down. He was much taller than Shang Nan. Only by leaning down could he look at Shang Nan. Shang Nan looked at the other person's eyes as gentle as a pool of spring water and couldn't say anything too hurtful.

Until he felt Lu Ji's fingers touching his face. They were not human fingers, had no warmth, and had no skin or flesh. The white finger bones looked as cool as ice cubes in the sun.

It was wearing short sleeves today, and the long bones of its arms were also exposed. Shannan lowered his eyes and glanced at it, then raised his eyes, "Brother?"

"Xiaonan, say happy birthday." Lu touched Nan's eyelashes gently with his finger bones.

The irritated eyelashes couldn't stop trembling. Shang Nan didn't realize that his voice was also trembling, "Happy birthday." He was not afraid of Lu Ji. This was a subconscious reaction when the body faced dangerous things.

Lu Ji laughed, "What are you afraid of? Afraid of me?"

Lu Ji pinched Shan Nan's chin with his fingers, "Xiao Nan, don't be afraid of me."

Shannan gritted his molars and said, "I'm not afraid."

The skeleton has no ligaments or flesh. When it moves, the twisting and friction of the bones will make a slight sound. In the quiet living room, even in the daytime, it seems a bit weird.

Fortunately, Lu Ji only exposed one arm.

"Then you love me?" Lu Ji tilted his head slightly and smiled softly. He was calm and calm, with no ambiguity at all.

But the word love itself is extremely ambiguous.

Love between families and countries depends on the bottom line and principles of human nature, while love between relatives relies on blood ties. What can they rely on between him and Lu Ji?They are not related by blood.

After Shang Nan heard this, his eyes widened slightly. He was about to speak, but found that he had not thought about how to answer yet, so he only made a short and strange sound when he opened his mouth, just like soap bubbles floating in the air. ""Click" is the sound it makes when it explodes.

In the process of thinking and waiting, Shang Nan's ears slowly turned red. His eyes looked at every object in the living room, and finally returned to Lu Ji's face. Although his face was not red, it wasIt's so hot it's almost melting.Because he could feel the temperature of Lu Ji's finger bones getting colder and colder on his face. If the temperature of the skull would not change, then he must be the one changing.

"You are my brother, the most important person to me. Of course... of course I love you." Shannan could only reply like this. He would not think that Lu Ji had feelings for him other than as a brother. Lu Ji's viewHow could a person who has lived six times in this world fall in love with me?

"What else?" Although Lu Ji was still smiling, his smile was obviously much lighter.

"Well... benefactor." Shan Nan continued to answer stutteringly.

"Is there more?" Lu Ji pinched his face, then let go of Shang Nan and took two steps back to give Shang Nan space to breathe normally.

"Gone."

Lu Ji put his hands in his pants pockets and laughed. Shannan didn't know what he was laughing about and looked at him in confusion.

"Xiao Nan, your face is so red. Do you blush when you face others?"

For some reason, Shang Nan felt that Lu Ji was particularly aggressive today, like dark clouds pressing down, constantly pressing down.

"Except for you, no one else has such a good relationship with me." Except for Lu Ji, no one would dare to tease him like this. The second before getting so close to him, Shannan would fall out or even take action.

But the person in front of him is Lu Ji, and he is really the most important person in this world. After all, Lu Ji is his mission target, but now even if he puts aside the identity of the mission target, Lu Ji is still rewardedNan's heart is also very important.

Lu Ji was too kind to him. Many things that his brother and father should have done were always done for him by Lu Ji. He could no longer look at Lu Ji objectively. Lu Ji was already his relative..

"Brother, you..." Shannan wanted to ask you why you were acting weird today.

But he was interrupted by Lu Ji, "You can call me by my name."

"That's not good." Shannan said hesitantly after being stunned.

Lu Ji didn't say anything, he just looked at Shang Nan tenderly, his eyes like soft spider webs, slowly wrapping Shang Nan's body.

The heartbeat slowly accelerated under Lu Ji's gentle gaze, like a red-hot iron suddenly pressed into a bucket of ice water. With a bang, the whole bucket of water boiled.

The title directly represents the relationship between the two. If Shannan calls Lu Jiyi brother, then they are brothers at this time.But if the name is called, it means that the brotherhood has been overturned, and they may have any relationship - Shang Nan has already noticed that something is wrong at this time. After noticing, any details can be re-researched and defined.

Shan Nan's throat was dry, "Lu Ji..." This was the first time he shouted this name in front of Lu Ji. He didn't know how Lu Ji felt. He only knew that he called it out in front of Lu Ji.After this name, something invisibly tightened around his heart. The sunlight outside could not shine on him, but he felt hot and weak all over.

"It's Lu Shen," Lu Ji said in a gentle voice, "call again."

Shang Nan looked at the other party blankly and called him again, "Lu Shen."

There seemed to be the chirping of cicadas and the sound of wind outside. Shang Nan looked at Lu Ji and stretched out his hand towards him. He subconsciously stepped back and bumped into the cabinet, but was still grabbed by the other party.

When the other party came closer, Shang Nan's whole body tensed up, and he even subconsciously held his breath.

Lu Ji lowered his waist slightly, pushed aside the broken hair from Shannan's forehead with his fingers, and leaned in to kiss Shannan's eyebrows. His lips were soft and cold.The blood all over Shan Nan's body stopped flowing. He raised his head and looked at Lu Ji. Something was wrong.

Lu Ji felt to Shang Nan today, as if... he didn't regard him as a younger brother.