Chapter 54

The two walked all the way to the restaurant.

Lu Yingjiu didn't pay attention when he was in the haunted house just now, but now that he is holding it like this, he feels that Jingxian's hand is big and well-defined.

Very standard male hand.

Although in the past 26 years, Lu Yingjiu had never imagined that one day he would lead another man like this, and walk on a path with no one in such an intimate manner. But to his surprise, at this moment, he didn't feel anything wrong, as if he should

Jingxian happily followed behind him. This time, he finally stopped talking nonsense all the way, and rarely kept quiet.

The wind at night is very comfortable, and listening to the frolic on the road in the distance makes people feel happy unconsciously.

The path was not long, but Lu Yingjiu felt inexplicably that time passed slowly, even the wind and heartbeat slowed by half a beat.

After a few minutes, the road came to an end and they were standing in front of the restaurant.

Lu Yingjiu let go of his hand and said, "Let's go in."

At this time, it was past the meal time, so there was no need to queue up, and the two of them ate casually.

The food in this restaurant is pretty good, full of flavors and flavors. Even Jingxian was still not satisfied, saying that this dish was definitely not as good as his, so he went back and made an identical one to give Lu Yingjiu a taste.

Lu Yingjiu said while eating, "Okay, okay, I have never doubted your cooking skills. You can do it as many times as you want, as long as you don't waste it."

"It can't be wasted." Jingxian said, "With your hairballs there, throw everything to it."

Lu Yingjiu took a sip of food and said helplessly: "Don't use it as a trash can, especially don't feed it all the hazardous waste and kitchen waste. The two-in-one trash can is not like this. I count. Count what you've fed it: skulls, giant spiders, weeds and ginger by the roadside."

"That's why the nutrition is balanced." Jingxian vowed, "I fed a lot of monsters when I was in the ghost world."

Lu Yingjiu: "..."

He was very worried about the health of those monsters.

They said they were going to stay in the amusement park for one night and continue to play in the water park tomorrow, but Lu Yingjiu was eating and answering the phone.

It was someone from the Ye family who called.

They said that something went wrong during the investigation of the spider mother, and they wanted Lu Yingjiu to go there as soon as possible to check.

Lu Yingjiu didn't want to go.

After finally going out for a trip, and then rushing back to work, it will inevitably be a disappointment.

But the other party emphasized that this matter is related to Ye Deyong.

——From Amei's mouth, the Ye family knew that Ye Deyong used ashes to resurrect people.

Neither Lu Yingjiu nor Ye Feng mentioned Ye Deyong's matter, and all details were lightly discussed. But when the pieces of the matter were slowly pieced together and more clues emerged, the Ye family still found some clues.

It is equivalent to saying yes, if Lu Yingjiu wants to continue to conceal the matter of Ye Feng, Lu Yingjiu still has to go back and lie.

Lu Yingjiu had a headache, turned on the phone, and saw a message from Ye Feng, saying that the Ye family also let him go tomorrow.

Lu Yingjiu held the phone and thought for a while, thinking about how to talk to Jingxian.

Unexpectedly, Jingxian had already noticed that something was wrong with him and asked, "Why, is there something wrong?"

"...Yes." Lu Yingjiu nodded, "About the Spider Mother and Ye Feng."

Jingxian paused for a while and said, "Oh, it's okay, then go back quickly."

He added: "Anyway, I just checked. There are many facilities in the water park under maintenance. It may be better next time."

Lu Yingjiu suddenly felt guilty, knowing that Jingxian said this to tell him not to care.

He said, "Well, I'll definitely come with you next time when I have time."

So after they finished eating, they didn't waste much time and went home.

After leaving the amusement park, gradually put the noise behind me.

Getting on the bus, Lu Yingjiu continued to rely on the seat to make up for his sleep time. And Jing Xian stepped on the accelerator, the sports car swept across the street at a consistent high speed, swept past countless bright lights, and went straight to the deepest part of the night.

And the deepest part of the night is not icy cold.

The two went home side by side, turned on the lights, and the room was bright.

As soon as he got back, Lu Yingjiu called Ye Feng to discuss what to say tomorrow so that he could continue to conceal this matter.

In fact, the problem should not be very big. After all, the two of them were at the scene. A fire burned down a lot of things. Even if the Ye family felt suspicious, they would not doubt it.

Before hanging up, Ye Feng hesitated, as if he wanted to say something.

Lu Yingjiu asked, "What's wrong?"

Ye Feng was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "It's nothing, I'll go to bed first, I'll get up early tomorrow."

The phone hangs up.

Lu Yingjiu went to warm up a glass of milk to drink.

He has always been used to drinking a glass of hot milk before going to bed to help him sleep, but this time he hesitated for a while while pouring the milk, and asked Jingxian, "Do you want a glass of milk?"

Jingxian was originally sitting at the table, concentrating on making hair balls play, when he heard this, he raised his head and said, "Okay."

Lu Yingjiu heated two glasses of milk for the first time.

After handing Jingxian a cup, there is still the residual heat of the cup in his palm, which is warm and lingering for a long time.

He was reading a book while drinking milk in his room.

Soon the time pointed to eleven o'clock in the evening, the lights of the hundreds of houses outside slowly went out, and the night fell into silence.

He turned off the lights.

Maybe it was too tired to play this day, the quality of sleep this night was unexpectedly high, and he quickly fell into a deep dream.

The next day, he got up early as promised with Ye Feng.

Jingxian didn't need to sleep, as always, he got up early, made breakfast, and the wontons were fragrant in the bowl with chopped green onions.

Lu Yingjiu ate breakfast, and Jingxian habitually prepared to go out and sent him to Ye's house.

But Lu Yingjiu said, "I don't need you to send it today."

"Why?" Jing Xian was stunned for a moment.

Lu Yingjiu smiled and said, "Don't bother you with everything, right? And I haven't driven by myself for a long time."

Jingxian said: "Then you drive, I'll sit in the co-pilot."

Lu Yingjiu insisted on going by himself, but Jingxian was not happy, so he leaned over and insisted that he agree.

In the end, Lu Yingjiu was forced into the corner of the door, forced to cede land and pay indemnity. He was kissed on the side of the face, and was touched several times by Jingxian on the waist. Finally, he opened the door in a hurry, with hot ears, alone ran out.

Before Jing Xian was not willing to let him go, he gave him the car keys.

Lu Yingjiu got into the Land Rover, held the steering wheel after a long absence, and drove the car out of the garage.

Different from Jingxian's casual attitude, his driving attitude was very standard, he sat upright and looked straight ahead, and he did not make the slightest mistake, and drove to Ye Feng's house.

After picking up Ye Feng, the two of them went to Ye's house together.

Along the way, Ye Feng didn't speak much, nor did he have any interest in speaking.

Lu Yingjiu felt that he was worried, so he comforted him and said, "As long as you don't admit it, no one will find out."

"...Well." Ye Feng was still restless.

When we got to the place, it turned out to be a series of complicated procedures to go.

The Ye family attached great importance to this matter, and asked them to elaborate on various details.

Lu Yingjiu was calm, and answered without the slightest hesitation, and no one would doubt it. He only took the part involving Ye Feng, the other parts answered truthfully, and also helped analyze the talisman paper that Ye Deyong used.

Ye Feng said less.

But he was in a bad mood, the Ye family always knew it, they only thought that he was sad because of Ye Deyong and didn't care too much.

So, in the end, as Lu Yingjiu said, the Ye family didn't notice anything unusual. After thanking Lu Yingjiu who came here, they wanted to keep him for dinner.

Lu Yingjiu refused, hugged Ye Feng and said with a smile, they would just go out to eat.

After getting in the car, Lu Yingjiu casually looked for a nearby restaurant with a high rating and asked, "How about hot pot or barbecue? Or, you want something lighter."

Ye Feng still did not speak.

After a long while, he said, "It's fine, you can decide."

Seeing that he was still in a low mood, Lu Yingjiu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, they didn't find out."

Ye Feng stared out the car window for a while before saying, "Do you remember when your firm was first established two months ago?"

"Well, what's wrong?" Lu Yingjiu asked.

Ye Feng took several days off at that time and ran up and down every day, either helping him move or arranging things for him, and he helped a lot.

It was a long time ago, and he didn't know why Ye Feng brought it up again.

Ye Feng paused for a while before saying, "I was very angry at the time, and Chen Zheng's stinky idiots pushed you away like this. But at the same time, I was a little worried that you would speak up and let me join your firm. The Green Lantern Festival has always been the strictest ghost exorcism organization on the road, with good benefits, high benefits, and a lot of entrusted resources, anyone who wants to sharpen their heads to join.”

He continued: "Unlike you, my talent for exorcising ghosts is very average, and it's already a piece of shit luck to get to where I am today. If I were to change my place, and I'm not gold, I might really have no chance to develop. "

"Of course I know that with your reputation, there will be no shortage of all kinds of commissions. So, after thinking about it, I think that the key reason is not that I am worried about the future, but that I have always been a very cowardly person and dare not To challenge the unknown and instability, I dare not take any risks, even if the consequences are completely acceptable to me.”

Lu Yingjiu paused for a while.

Then he said, "I'll say it again: everyone has their own life. You don't have to give anything for me. Of course I'd be happy if you'd come and join me. Even if not, you've helped me a lot. Now, I will definitely not feel disappointed or sad - or, at this level, it is just right now."

"If you didn't say it, I wouldn't think so much at all, and there's no need to hold myself too high."

Ye Feng smiled bitterly: "Yes, yes, I understand what you mean."

"It's just that I've thought about it carefully these past few days, the thing about my resurrection."

Ye Feng took a deep breath: "Actually, several times, I mustered up the courage to tell my family. I put my hand on the dial button, but I couldn't press it, and finally turned off the phone very cowardly."

"No matter what, I'm still me, and I haven't changed at all. I'm so cowardly that I always like a comfortable life, so I'm so cowardly that I don't dare to change, and I'm so cowardly that I don't dare to tell the truth."

Lu Yingjiu said: "Then don't say it. If you really can't make it through in your heart, just wait for a while, if you can't in a month, wait for a year, if you can't in a year, wait for ten years, until the day you're ready. "

"...Well." Ye Feng nodded lightly, "I think so too. But before that, I think I need to work hard to change it, or I may not be able to say it until I die."

He pointed to his mobile phone and said, "Just before I saw you, I had called the Green Lantern Club and was about to resign."

This time, Lu Yingjiu was stunned.

Ye Feng said: "My state is very poor. I don't want to deal with exorcism for a while. Every time I see the talisman paper, I always think of the second grandfather, the village, the sanatorium and those spiders..."

"I have already found a psychiatrist and am going to adjust it slowly. The rhythm of the Blue Lantern Festival is too fast. Taking advantage of this moment, I thought, just muster up the courage and resign for a while - this may be my best chance. already."

He smiled: "Didn't you say before that there is one less bartender in the bar? I learned bartending for a while. How about it, Boss Lu, do you want to hire a cheap bartender like me?"

Lu Yingjiu was stunned for a few seconds.

Then he smiled: "Since you've figured it out—of course. You've got to work hard and don't drive away all my single-digit clients."

"Of course, my craftsmanship is actually very good." Ye Feng finally showed the first smile that could be called the heartfelt smile of the day, "And I also want to see Amei. No matter what, I still want to tell her. Know the truth and apologize to her."

"...Okay, she's in the bar, you can see it later if you go there." Lu Yingjiu said, pointing to the navigation, "So, new employee, what do you want for lunch today?"

"Hot pot, hot pot!" Ye Feng leaned back comfortably on the back of the chair, and finally put down a heavy burden, "I haven't eaten like this for a long time!"

So they found a hot pot restaurant nearby.

Pieces of meat were spread out neatly, meatballs and shrimp slipped together, surrounded by a circle of lettuce. The bottom of the red oil pot tastes spicy and spicy, and the spicy taste goes down in one bite, with the aroma of meat and oil, and it seems to be refreshing to Tianlinggai, and when paired with sweet jelly, it is absolutely amazing.

The two were satisfied.

Ye Feng said that he was a new employee who came through the back door and would definitely invite the boss to have a meal, so he insisted on paying the bill.

After eating, Lu Yingjiu went to the bar with Ye Feng.

As soon as they entered the door, they saw Amei's eyes lit up, looked up and said, "Welcome to the light... Oh, it's you."

She was visibly disappointed.

Lu Yingjiu smiled and said, "Why are you so disappointed?"

Amei said, "I've waited for a few days for guests to come, but there's no one. I thought you were guests."

Lu Yingjiu said, "Do some publicity later, and someone will definitely come."

"That's what we have to do." Amei complained, "You are the boss, why are you not in a hurry, I am in a hurry. In this way, I will help you plan how to promote it."

Lu Yingjiu laughed and said that you are still amazing.

After saying a few words, he looked back at Ye Feng.

Ye Feng was still very nervous in front of Amei, and his unease was almost written on his face.

After all, Amei was the only survivor in the village. If it wasn't for the Spider Mother, she would have gone out to college long ago, and she wouldn't have turned into a ghostly person. Half of her life was ruined because of the Spider Mother, and she didn't know how much regret and resentment she had hidden.

Amei looked at the two of them, and finally realized that the atmosphere was not right, and asked in confusion: "What's the matter, what's the matter with you?"

Lu Yingjiu pointed at Ye Feng, and in Amei's puzzled eyes, he said to her, "He has something to tell you."

After speaking, he took two steps back, patted Ye Feng on the shoulder, and said in a low voice, "I'll avoid it first."

Ye Feng nodded, took a deep breath, and plucked up the courage to step forward.

Lu Yingjiu left the bar.

He leaned against the railing of the corridor, waiting for the two people in the room to finish talking.

The sky was blue, and he half-squinted his eyes to see the white birds flying in the sky, and the sun was falling on him warmly.

After a few minutes, his cell phone rang.

He opened it and saw that it was from Jingxian: [Why did you go out for so long? 】

At first glance, he was anxious, obviously he had only been out for less than five hours.

Lu Yingjiu smiled involuntarily, briefly explained the situation to him, and then said: [Coming back soon]

【How long will it take you to come back? 】 Jing Xian asked.

[I don't know, maybe two or three hours]

【It's been so long, I came to find you】

Lu Yingjiu replied: [Don't be so impatient, have the flowers at home been watered? 】

【Poured】

【Have you fed the cat? 】

[Hey, I also swept and dragged the floor, wiped the windowsill, and dismantled the courier, but you haven't come back yet]

Across the screen, Lu Yingjiu could almost feel Jing Xian's resentment.

He hooked the corner of his mouth, and simply made a phone call.

Jingxian picked it up in a second and urged him to come back as soon as he opened his mouth.

Lu Yingjiu said don't worry, don't worry, I'll be back really soon, I'm waiting for Ye Feng now, didn't I want to chat with you?

Jingxian was satisfied and told him that the cow cat and the hair balls started fighting again because the hair balls were stealing its cat food.The result of this war was that Mao Fei had a whole room, and he had just cleaned the floor.

Lu Yingjiu was heartbroken for a while.

He had only been away for a long time, and the two arrogant children in the family started to fight, and the other parent obviously didn't care about it - he even had a little doubt that Jingxian played a role in inciting the flames.

The two chatted like this, talking about irrelevant topics, not in a hurry, even if there was a brief silence, they didn't feel embarrassed at all.

Lu Yingjiu looked up at the sky.

It's still blue.

It was as blue as the sky he saw on the roller coaster, he thought.

Not long after that, the sound of the door opening came from behind.

Ye Feng came out.

Lu Yingjiu said goodbye to Jingxian and hung up the phone.

As soon as he put down the phone, he saw the text message.

It was sent by Chu Banyang.

He stared at it for a few seconds before raising his eyes and asking Ye Feng, "How is it?"

Ye Feng took a deep breath: "She didn't say anything."

Unexpectedly, Amei cursed him without breaking down.

She wasn't even angry. After listening to Ye Feng telling the truth, she just sat on the sofa for a long time.

After a long silence, she said, "It's okay. Ye Feng, it's okay."

"I won't hate you, and I won't hate you. Although I may never let go of my hatred for Ye Deyong in my life, it's not your fault."

"I would very much like to see that you can stand up like me, live with dignity, and welcome your new life."

She smiled at Ye Feng.

The sunlight outside the window shone in, making her braids jet black and shiny, and her broken hair glowed golden under the light.

At this moment, Ye Feng stood in front of Lu Yingjiu and closed his eyes: "When she said that, I almost cried."

He sniffed.

Lu Yingjiu laughed.

It's really good to have such a result.

He asked Ye Feng again: "Are you going to stay here or go home?"

"...I'll leave it for a while." Ye Feng rubbed his face and said, "Check what wine is there, if it's not enough, I'll buy it. I can show you my craftsmanship tonight. How about you? Are you going home?"

"No, I'm going to Chu Banyang's place." Lu Yingjiu said.

Ye Feng was a little surprised: "Chu Banyang? That's a rare visitor, does he have anything to do with you?"

"I don't know either," Lu Yingjiu shook his head. "In short, he just said he wanted to discuss something with me."

Ye Feng muttered: "I didn't expect you two to get along in harmony, I hope you won't fight..."

"It's okay," Lu Yingjiu said with a smile, "Anyway, he can't beat me, so I won't suffer."

...

Forty minutes later, Lu Yingjiu appeared at Chu Banyang's house.

Chu Banyang opened the door for him.

I don't know if Chu Banyang rarely invites people to come to the house, and he is still an unfamiliar person, and his demeanor is somewhat restrained.

He said: "This home is very small, and the arrangement of the formation is a bit crude. I usually come here casually, and I don't live here."

Lu Yingjiu looked at the single-family villa - the city center, extremely luxurious, and said, "You are old Versailles."

Chu Banyang obviously didn't surf the Internet very often and didn't understand it, but his arrogance did not allow him to ask.

They entered the house.

The interior is as luxurious as the exterior, with chandeliers, famous paintings, and bust sculptures full of glittering sassy atmosphere. Lu Yingjiu sat on the sofa and listened to Chopin's nocturnes echoing in the living room.

It's not like a normal person's home anyway.

Except for the bedroom on the first floor.

It was probably where Chu Banyang used to live when he was a child.

The bedroom door was open, and Lu Yingjiu saw that there were children's belongings, small beds, children's desks, low bookshelves... It seemed that no one had lived there for many years. There were awards posted on the wall and trophies on the table. There were many types. From the kindergarten sports meeting to the junior high school chemistry competition, Chu Banyang's name was written on all of them, and they all came first.

Chu Banyang noticed his gaze and was stunned for a few seconds.

Then he walked over quickly, closed the door, and coughed, "My dad made it all."

"Very good." Lu Yingjiu said, "I didn't expect you to win the Kindergarten Big Stomach Championship."

Chu Banyang almost fell at his feet.

Lu Yingjiu smiled and said, "So, what do you want to say to me?"

Mentioning this matter, Chu Banyang heaved a sigh of relief.

Sitting on the sofa opposite him, he looked at Lu Yingjiu and asked, "Do you know the name 'Chu You'?"

The name seemed familiar, but Lu Yingjiu couldn't remember who it was.

He shook his head: "I don't know."

Chu Banyang said, "Chu You used to be the head of the Chu family, and he has a good relationship with my father. Later, he developed Alzheimer's disease. His family has been treating him for more than ten years, and he is not allowed to go anywhere."

He continued: "In the first half of this year, he suddenly became seriously ill and was bedridden. Every day he kept babbling and talking nonsense that no one could understand. Even if his own son went to see him, he would not recognize him."

"Half a month ago, his body couldn't stand it anymore and he passed away. Before his death, his son happened to be away, and I was with his family in front of his hospital bed."

Lu Yingjiu listened carefully.

Chu Banyang said, "In the end, he suddenly became conscious for a moment."

"He may have regarded me as his son, and asked me if I knew Lu Yingjiu."

Lu Yingjiu was stunned.

A cold feeling rushed up his spine like a poisonous snake.

Chu Banyang said, "Then he said, if you know Lu Yingjiu, you must tell him that his hour has come." He looked at Lu Yingjiu, "So I thought I had to find a chance to tell you. However, Chu You Dementia occurred more than ten years ago and has never been out of the house, how did he know you?"

Lu Yingjiu: "..."

Seeing that his expression was wrong, Chu Banyang realized something: "Aren't you aware of the situation?"

"...Yes," Lu Yingjiu said, "I don't know either."

Chu Banyang was surprised.

But Lu Yingjiu had no intention of explaining anything to him.

Seeing that he was restless, Chu Banyang also understood that something was wrong, and said, "Wait. Wait for me to find something."

Lu Yingjiu stayed in the living room, Chu Banyang went upstairs, moved a lot of things, not knowing what he was looking for.

After more than ten minutes, he came down with a rectangular box.

The black box is not big, it looks very heavy, and it is difficult to hold it with his arms.

Lu Yingjiu had already forced himself to calm down, propped his head up and said, "Would you like me to help you lift it aside?"

"No." Chu Banyang categorically rejected him.

Lu Yingjiu followed him, seeing that he insisted on moving it by himself, struggling to descend the steps one step at a time, and then walk forward with great difficulty.

Different from the rich decoration above, the basement they went to was dimly lit, and the walls were covered with spells—all the secret spells of the Chu family.

Lu Yingjiu was a little surprised.

Although it was impossible for him to understand these spells with just a few glances, Chu Banyang was too relieved of him.

The structure of this basement is very strange, it is obviously a large space, and there are seven or eight walls built. The door is in the middle of the wall, and it is also covered with spells. There is nothing between the walls, only a narrow gap. Open a door, followed by another door, layer upon layer.

Finally, after opening the eighth door, they came to a circular area.

On the ground is a dark red spell that surrounds it all the way and gathers in the center of the basement. Chu Banyang carefully placed the box in the middle and took a few breaths.

Lu Yingjiu asked, "What is this box? Is it a family heirloom or your dowry?"

Chu Banyang said, "It's the ashes of the ancestors of the Chu family."

Lu Yingjiu: "..."

Lu Yingjiu said, "No wonder you didn't let me touch it. It was because I was afraid that I would throw your great-grandfather."

Chu Banyang corrected: "Not only grandpa, grandma is also inside."

Lu Yingjiu: "...Oh, it's disrespectful, disrespectful."

This turned out to be a family bucket. "

For the next ten minutes, he watched Chu Banyang squatting beside the Chu family's bucket and fiddling with something.