I was woken up by the alarm clock on mobile phone early the next morning, and opened eyes in dismay at the winter solstice. habitually picked up mobile phone and turned off the alarm clock, by the way, to see if there was any new information.

As a result, saw the message Long Shen sent last night at a glance.

Come back to Beijing and find me later.

Dongzhi widened his eyes and sat up from the bed.

Staring at the message for three seconds, the smile on his face grew bigger and bigger, and he couldn't help but be delighted for a while, then rolled around on the bed with the quilt in his arms.

Last night's loss was long gone. jumped out of bed to wash on the winter solstice. followed what the old man taught yesterday and did a set of morning exercises in the yard. While doing it, paid attention to breathing and breathing. Dripping, but the whole person feels much lighter.

Just as he was going to have breakfast, he saw He Yu also come out.

"Why didn't you sleep in?" Winter Solstice asked in disbelief.

"Where's Uncle Shi?" He Yu looked around.

"Not up yet."

Winter Solstice said, and then saw He Yu's face suddenly changed.

"What's wrong?" He felt something was wrong, and he saw He Yu running back in a hurry, so he had to run after him, and after a while, He Yu pushed open the door of a room in front and strode in.

The buildings of the Hezao School are a few years old. The houses are all old brick and tile buildings with sloping wooden doors. Only the signal towers and mobile phones can see some traces of modern civilization.

At this time, He Yu exerted too much force, and the door made an unpleasant creaking sound. When the winter solstice came in, he saw the old man lying on the bed, motionless, while He Yu shouted, his face was pale, but he could not wake up. other side.

Winter Solstice stared blankly at the old man with his eyes closed and sleeping peacefully, and suddenly remembered that he didn't even know the surname of this cute little old man and his uncle.

There was thunder outside, followed by the sound of rain.

Raindrops came in with the wind, bringing a burst of coolness.

The joy of being replied to the text message is now only a daze. Last night, the old man taught the spell, and the smile on his face is vivid in his mind. The eyes of the winter solstice are sour, and the tears can't help falling.

What used to be a birthday celebration turned into a funeral.

After hearing the news, the disciples of the Hezao faction came one after another to deal with the funeral of their uncle.

The winter solstice was crying while helping, not crying, but tears couldn't stop falling. His skin was fair and his eyelids were getting redder. Everyone couldn't bear to cry, and even Sect Leader Xin came to comfort him.

"Junior brother is nearly 100 years old and has emerged. According to the folk saying, this is also a happy death. You don't have to be too sad. He has been free and easy like an urchin in his life, and he must not want to watch you cry behind him."

"Sorry," he wiped away his tears, "I hit it off with Uncle Shi, and he taught me spells, but I had nothing to repay, so he's gone, my parents have passed away, and Uncle Shi has just met me. I'm gone too, maybe it's because of me, the elder, that the uncle will..."

Head Xin was both amused and moved, thinking that his younger brother was not wrong, he was upright and soft-hearted, but unfortunately he did not have a master-disciple relationship with him.

"You don't have to blame yourself. Long before you came, the younger brother knew that his death was coming. Life is predetermined and cannot be reversed by human beings, and it is not that anyone will die if you take a gram. Your parents died young. It can only be said that they are destined for this disaster.”

The winter solstice felt a lot better: "Thank you, Sect Master."

Long after the death of parents, once met a fortune-teller at a street stall on the winter solstice. The other party said that he was ignoring his father and mother and that his six relatives were not close. However, Dongzhi always felt that the other party's words had some truth in his heart. The death of Uncle Shi became the last straw that overwhelmed his heart, so he suddenly lost his temper.

Sect Master Xin said: "He Yu is my close disciple, I no longer accept apprentices now, although junior apprentice can't accept you as apprentice, but since he taught you the spells, he is even your named master. Taking the exam as a registered disciple of the soap school will not prevent you from apprenticeship in the future, but it will be more convenient."

Head Xin was so considerate and kind, of course, the Winter Solstice quickly thanked him.

After busy with the funeral of his uncle, He Yu and the Winter Solstice only rested for a day before heading down the mountain to return to Beijing.

Cheng Hui has almost recovered, although he is still a bit top-heavy, but that is the sequelae of Li Soul, and he needs to recover slowly, so he can't go with them.

He filled several large bags of mushrooms and kiwi fruit for He Yudong Solstice and the two of them, and asked them to take them back to eat slowly.

"Senior brother, winter solstice, thank you so much this time!" Cheng Hui sighed, "I originally wanted to make persistent efforts this year and continue to take part in the examination, thinking that this year there are more places and there should be more opportunities, but who would have thought such a thing happened! "

He said to the winter solstice: "I heard that you want to test the special management bureau, but you must give us a slap in the face, and kill the prestige of the people in Longhushan!"

He Yu impatiently rushed people: "Okay, okay, don't put too much pressure on Xiaodongzhi, you can't pass the test yourself, but I'm ashamed to say! Keep the food, and people can get out!"

Cheng Hui was driven away reluctantly.

The Winter Solstice heard some clues from Cheng Hui's words just now: "Longhu Mountain is at odds with the Hezao faction?"

He Yu scratched his head: "It's not a discord. In addition to non-staff personnel and non-combat personnel, the General Administration has a total of three groups, with three deputy directors serving as group leaders. Our boss is the leader of the second group, and our group's There are not many people, except for the boss and me, who are watching Chaosheng, Zhong Yuyi, you have seen them all. The team leader is Wu Bingtian, who was born in Qingcheng Mountain Yuanming Palace. If you meet him in the future, stay away from him, so as not to find fault, he likes to pick on the thorns of our second group!"

Winter Solstice nodded: "Does he often bully Boss Long?"

He Yu snorted: "How dare he? The boss is on the same level as him. If he really wants to fight, he may not win, but he can't bully the boss. It's okay to pick on us little guys! I'll tell you. , Wu Bingtian, he has a famous family complex, a group of recruits are all disciples of the big sect, Yuanming Palace is closely related to Longhushan, so there are many Longhushan disciples in the group. Che, I just don't join them. Son!"

The winter solstice is clear: "You came to the second group, and they were regarded as a traitor?"

He Yu touched his nose embarrassedly: "I just can't get used to their self-esteem, and besides, the strength of the second group is not inferior to them, with the boss there, those people don't dare to make mistakes, the third group is even worse, Known as the miscellaneous card group, but their team leader Song Zhicun is quite awesome. I heard that he used to be a cook. Later, by fate, he was appreciated by the boss of Longhushan. Across the rivers and lakes. Therefore, those who have the ability can be successful wherever they go, Little Winter Solstice, I am optimistic about you!"

The cook can still be self-taught, which is really awesome. The Winter Solstice couldn't help but become more curious about the Deputy Director Song: "Then he didn't worship under the Dragon Tiger Mountain?"

He Yu shook his head and said, "Longhu Mountain has a high threshold, so it's not that easy to get in. Song Zhicun was born as a cook, and his surname is not Zhang, and he didn't live in Longhu Mountain since he was a child, so it's probably difficult. Hearsay, who knows! The car is coming. , let's go!"

The winter solstice suddenly turned around, faced the direction of the back mountain, knelt down and kowtowed three times.

He met this lovely old man by chance, and he didn't even know his surname Fang Mingyang until the other party died. However, the kindness of the other party in teaching the spells was deeply remembered in the winter solstice. Before leaving the mountain, he seriously added his own name after Fang Yang's name on the genealogical ultimatum of the Hezao School.

Passengers at the station looked at him inexplicably, thinking he was a lunatic.

He Yu patted him on the shoulder: "Uncle Master knows what you mean, get up. Uncle Master has countless legends in his life. He has been beaten by devils, and he has also been there to resist US aggression and aid Korea. As he grows old, he becomes more and more like a child. I think he regrets it the most. Yes, it should be that he failed to officially accept you as his apprentice, and he couldn't spend more time with you, otherwise he has no children and no daughters, and he will definitely treat you as his own children and grandchildren."

Winter Solstice said: "Tell me more about him."

He Yu: "When Uncle Shi was born, it was the most chaotic time in China..."

The shuttle bus came soon, carrying them slowly away from Hezao Mountain.

Looking back at the place where you came from in the winter solstice, Hezao Mountain is green and green, the vegetation is green, and the layers of life are blooming.

Like this early summer, it is slowly coming.

It may be a little windy and rainy from time to time, but it is always clear and bright, and occasionally a rainbow can be seen.

The two took the train back to the county seat at the station at the foot of the mountain, and then took the train back to Beijing.

Nearly a month has passed since this trip back and forth, plus the time to recover from the injury before the winter solstice, it is now less than two months before the exam.

At the beginning of the winter solstice, he wanted to join the Special Administration Bureau, mostly because of his worship of Long Shen and curiosity about the mysterious event, but after the incident in Hezao Mountain, he felt even more that he could not live up to the master's wishes and went back. He also took the time to look at the question bank on the road, and the level of effort made He Yu amazed.

In contrast, He Yu, who was busy playing games, seemed very degenerate.

"Big brother, don't write questions, come and bring me a copy!" He Yu, the godless celestial master, said.

Winter Solstice is speechless: "How on earth did you get admitted to the Special Administration Bureau?"

He Yu: "It wasn't so formal in the past. At that time, there was a serious shortage of manpower, and I was willing to join. The Special Administration Bureau was too late to welcome them. We used to rely on other units for reimbursement. This year, it is attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and next year, it is attached to the Ministry of Education. Which one? The department can rely on whichever it can reimburse more. It was not until it was in line with international standards in the past few years that it became completely independent. I used to come in, not to mention the written test, the interview is to meet a few big bosses in the bureau, ask a few questions, perform The monkey show is over."

Winter Solstice: "Monkey Play???"

He Yu: "Oh, I'm used to calling interviews a monkey show. Come and bring me a copy, I'm going to be wiped out! Ah!"

He screamed and slumped on the chair, helpless.

winter solstice:……

When the two arrived in Beijing, they each went back to sleep in the dark.

I don't know how long I slept, and I was woken up by the alarm clock on the winter solstice. I suddenly remembered that Long Shen asked him to go back to Beijing to find him. He hurriedly turned on his mobile phone and found that Long Shen had sent a message in the morning, asking him if he had woken up.

Nearly ten hours have passed since this message, and it is now nightfall, which means that he has slept for almost a whole day.

The winter solstice covered his face, and quickly sent a message to explain, saying that he had just woken up.

After a while, Long Shen replied, saying that if he hasn't eaten yet, let him come downstairs and take him to dinner.

The male god took the initiative to make an appointment, what should do?

Of course yes!

Not to mention that he did not eat during the winter solstice, even if he had eaten ten catties of Pippi shrimp, he would not hesitate to say that he was hungry.

I replied to Long Shen and made an appointment to meet at the back door in half an hour. I quickly took a shower on the winter solstice, changed into clean clothes, and took care of myself neatly.

The person in the mirror is a little thinner, probably because he has been running around outside a lot these days, but after a good night's sleep, he is in good spirits, his skin is white and red and almost tender enough to drip water. Compare it.

As a result, he went downstairs to the back door, and he was stunned. In addition to the yawning He Yu, there were Kan Chaosheng and Zhong Yuyi.

Kan Chaosheng said impatiently, "Why did you take so long!"

Winter Solstice quickly apologized. He deliberately checked the time. It didn't take more than half an hour. Who would have known so many people were waiting for him.

"Let's go, let's go, I'm starving!" He Yu rubbed his eyes, apparently woke up half-sleeping, and didn't even change his clothes, he was wrinkled.

"Don't you have to wait for the boss?" Winter Solstice asked strangely.

He Yu and Kan Chaosheng walked in front without looking back: "The boss has already passed by."

Winter Solstice followed Zhong Yuyi behind.

Zhong Yuyi didn't speak, his face was expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Dongzhi felt that he should say something: "Hello, my name is Dongzhi. I met in the corridor before."

The wind blew and no one answered.

winter solstice:……

There is a lot of food in the mall here, but it doesn't seem to be the destination, and everyone walks through the long street.

He Yu and Kan Chaosheng said a few words in front and then started bickering. It was very lively.

The back is... utterly silent.

until ten minutes later.

Zhong Yuyi: "Did you talk to me just now?"

Winter Solstice: "...Yes."

Zhong Yuyi: "What did you say?"

The winter solstice had to repeat what just said.

Zhong Yuyi snorted and said nothing.

After another five minutes, he suddenly said: "I know, why did you bring it here, my name is Zhong Yuyi."

Winter Solstice: ... bro, your reflex arc is really long!

"This name is very interesting!" Dongzhi laughed dryly, looking for something awkward to talk about.

Zhong Yudao: "My mother was eating at home when she gave birth to me. When she gave birth to me, she found that only one salted duck egg was eaten by the family. She was very angry, so she called me Yu Yi."

winter solstice:……

He laughed awkwardly: "Your mother is really humorous!"

Zhong Yuyi didn't speak again, and he didn't know where he was wandering. The winter solstice remembered that it was because of Long Shen that he entered the Special Administration Bureau, and he thought to himself that male gods prefer this kind of taciturn tone? Is it time to pretend to be dumb now?

Turning around the street in front, He Yu and the others walked to the barbecue stall on the side of the road, greeted the owner, and then entered the private room inside.

Long Shen was already sitting inside and was ordering with a pen. This scene was unexpectedly down-to-earth.

Seeing them come in, Long Shen pushed the list: "You guys order it."

Looking at Chaosheng, he called the boss directly, and said boldly: "Every serving is ten skewers! Beer needs three sticks!"

It is estimated that because he was a regular customer, the boss didn't look surprised. He nodded and went out. After a while, he came in with a bill.

The winter solstice stood up busy: "I'll pay for it!"

"I'm coming." The voice fell, and a hand was placed on his shoulder.

Long Shen was sitting on He Yu's side, but he didn't know when he got up and walked to the door, took out the big bills and asked the boss to find the money.

Winter Solstice couldn't help but said: "Dragon Bureau, I'll invite it!"

"I only promised to eat, but I didn't ask you to invite me." Long Shen glanced at him, and didn't want to go around halfway around, so he sat down in the vacant seat next to him.

The winter solstice recalled the word "good" that the other party replied, and was speechless.

Long Shen said: "This time you have performed well in Guangzhou. You have done a good job in assisting the Special Administration Bureau in handling the case at the Winter Solstice. I will apply for another bonus for you."

Winter Solstice hurriedly said: "Can the bonus be exchanged for interview points or something?"

Long Shen: "It can be used as a past resume for the examiner's reference, but it is impossible to add points."

It seems that the 20,000 yuan plus two points that He Yu said before is obviously a joke, and the winter solstice is a bit disappointed.

He Yuxi smiled and asked, "Boss, do I have a bonus?"

Long Shen: "Yes."

He Yu got excited: "How much?"

Long Shen: "Nine hundred and thirty yuan and sixty cents."

He Yu asked strangely, "Why does this number sound familiar?"

Looking at the tide, he said coolly: "That's the price of this meal! The boss just reported it, are you a goldfish brain?"

He Yu's face suddenly turned green, and his smile was even uglier than his crying: "Boss, don't bring this, people have been wanting to buy a game gift pack!"

Long Shen said: "This month last year, you said you wanted to change the name of the game, and borrowed 200 yuan from me. Last month, you said that the bonus was deducted, and you wanted to buy game accessories, and borrowed 500 yuan from me. I borrowed another 300 a month, exactly 1000, after deducting the money for the meal just now, I don’t need to pay the rest back to me.”

Watching Chaosheng gloat in misfortune: "If you don't pay your debts, can the boss owe money!"

He Yu lay on the table and pretended to be dead: "Hey, hey, other people's game packs!"

The Winter Solstice was watching the fun while watching the fun, but Zhong Yuyi suddenly said, "My mother is not humorous."

………………

Brother, how long is your reflex arc?

The corners of his mouth twitched on the winter solstice, and he heard Kan Chaosheng asking about their situation in Guangzhou: "Have the demons really been completely wiped out?"

He Yu hadn't recovered from the bad news that the bonus was instantly spent, lying on the table weakly said: "I don't know, at least Tang Jing and I didn't find any traces of sneaking yaksa in Guangzhou afterwards, which means that they were manipulated by them. The demons have disappeared. Boss, have you found the stone tablet in Inner Mongolia?"

Long Shen said: "It's just a cave painting, it's related to the stele, but the stele is not there."

He Yu didn't know about this, but was stunned when he heard the words: "So the stone tablet hasn't been found yet? Are there any clues?"

Long Shen shook his head.

Kan Chaosheng said: "We suspect that the other party learned the information about the stone tablet one step earlier than us. The boss has already made people stare at the Japanese side. The two onmyoji who were just about to make a move last time are still half-dead to heal their wounds, but the good people of Aso are very good. Active, I have been in contact with the people of the Otowa Consortium no less than three times during this period of time, as long as they have any changes, this side will know immediately."

During the conversation, barbecue skewers were delivered one after another, a large plate full of roasted squid, roasted duck gizzards, roasted chicken wings, roasted shiitake mushrooms, roasted eggplants, everyone's index fingers moved, and a large glass of cold beer was served. It is the taste of the world.

With delicious food, it will be a waste of time to talk about business.

Kan Chaosheng looked at the small stature, and directly shoved a bunch of meat into his mouth in one bite. Sometimes he swallowed it directly without chewing, and he was not swallowed.

He and He Yu two chatted about games, and they started arguing again after a few sentences. Zhong Yu sat next to him and wandered silently, eating very politely.

Great opportunity, the Winter Solstice has the heart to talk to Long Shen about something, but he is afraid of saying the wrong thing and embarrassing the situation, so he has to rehearse in his mind first and foremost.

Dragon Bureau, how are your parents?

No, in case one family lost both parents like himself, that would be a complete minefield!

Dragon Bureau, do you have a girlfriend?

This topic seems to be too shallow, pass.

Many thoughts passed through my mind, and the Winter Solstice finally said, "Long Ju, where are you from?"

Long Shen was stunned for a moment, then he actually thought.

The winter solstice was stunned, and wondered if this kind of question also needs to be thought about?

"It should be from Zhejiang." Long Shen thought for a moment and gave an answer.

Yes it is, no it is not, what the hell should it be?

The winter solstice instantly made up for an unknown twist and bizarre life experience that changed the color of the world.

"Zhejiang is very good, with outstanding people, I have also been to Hangzhou." He reluctantly found a topic.

Long Shen: "I'm not from Hangzhou."

winter solstice:……

Help, how can we go on chatting without embarrassment!

Seeing his helpless appearance, Long Shen smiled a little more in his eyes, but it was fleeting, and the Winter Solstice was busy racking his brains thinking about the topic and didn't notice it.

"How are you studying now?" Long Shen asked.

The winter solstice's thinking is still stuck on "what other cities in Zhejiang besides Hangzhou?", when asked unexpectedly, he was stunned for a while before reacting.

"There should be no problem in the written test, but the interview is a bit unconfident." He scratched his hair, a little embarrassed, "I asked He Yu, but he has never been an interviewer, so he can only hear it."

Long Shen said: "The first interview is to test the director, and the second is to ask questions to see the ability to respond on the spot."

The Winter Solstice blurted out: "For example, the problem of using lipstick to draw talismans on a business trip with a female colleague, forgetting to bring cinnabar?"

Long Shen nodded: "Actually, the answer may not be correct, it just needs to be the best in unconventional circumstances."

Winter Solstice blinked: "Is there an exam scope?"

Long Shen shook his head: "There is no scope, and the question is not written by me."

In other words, the interview is actually a pit, and no one knows how deep the pit is. It could be shallow, like jumping down a stair and land safely, or it could be deep enough to kill someone.

The winter solstice asked in another way: "Is the annual pass rate high?"

Long Shen: "It's relatively low."

winter solstice:……

Seeing that he was so choked that he couldn't speak, Long Shen said, "When you first came to the Special Administration Bureau, I didn't think you had any hope at all, but now, at least there is some hope."

The Winter Solstice realized that he was being praised, so he couldn't help but ask happily, "How much is one point?"

Long Shen: "Ten percent."

winter solstice:……

The heart that was just about to fly was dragged back to its original place, and he couldn't help laughing.

The wine is hot, the food is fragrant, watching Chaosheng bury his head and eat hard, He Yu can get drunk even with beer, hugging Zhong Yuyi's arm and crying, saying that he can't get up the level in the game, and he is always despised by others.

Although Long Shen didn't drink as hard as they did, he would occasionally raise his glass and take a sip.

Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, it was a pity not to ask for information when the male god was in a relaxed mood. The Winter Solstice asked, "Long Ju, I heard He Yu said that you want to accept an apprentice, right?"

Long Shen actually smiled, neither admitting nor denying it.

But that smile gave Dongzhi the courage to continue asking: "Can you see me?"

After asking him, he felt that he was a bit over his head, and sure enough, Long Shen shook his head.

He couldn't hide his loss, as if the two invisible ears on top of his head suddenly became soft and collapsed.

But the next second, he heard the other party say, "But I hope you can."

The winter solstice immediately raised his head, and Long Shen said, "In recent years, the Special Administration Bureau has been short of manpower, but the recruitment standards are stuck for a lot of people. If you really want to come in, just work hard."

This was the mildest comfort that Deputy Director Long could think of, and his eyes slowly lit up again.

Winter Solstice said solemnly: "I will do my best."

After the dinner and supper, Long Shen asked Zhong Yuyi and the others to go back first with the drunk He Yu, while he took the Winter Solstice to the other direction.

After leaving the lively night market, the flow of people gradually decreased, and the lights cast a layer of warmth on the city, so that people who returned late could find their way home.

Long Shen didn't say much, and the Winter Solstice didn't ask much.

He can now understand those star-chasing fans.

Even if you are not as crazy as many fans and wish to chase after your idol all the time, but the chance to walk alone with Long Shen is rare, you will inevitably think that it would be great if this road could never be finished.