Before, Zhou Yu had not thought about Hongye and her parents.
It might be rude to think this way, but in his mind, he never regarded the other party as an ordinary "person" from the very beginning. Therefore, when she heard the words, Zhou Yu was more surprised by the existence of her family than the statement of "become a disciple and join the mountain".
"Is your father the same person as you?"
Because he didn't know how to describe the strange feeling that red leaves gave him, Zhou Yu could only use this statement.
"Father...how should I put it, the situation is more complicated than mine. It's better not to mention him here."
Somehow, Hongye's tone sounded more like worry than nostalgia. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Anyway, I know Miss Zhang's situation. I will find that person as soon as possible.
"Are you very sure?"
"We will see the outcome within three days."
Zhou Yu didn't know whether Zhang Mumu could survive three days safely. He was silent for a while and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"
Although he asked the question, he didn't have much expectations in his heart. Hongye is definitely a person who prefers to act alone. This is the direct impression she gives people. But Hongye did not refuse immediately. She seemed to think about it for a long time, and then looked around the room again.
"Is the rent expensive here?"
"...800 per month, three deposits and one payment, plus water and electricity bills."
"Oh, oh, that's cheap..."
"The landlord lives in the east of the city and rents out the house so that people can look at it. So the price is not an issue, but it has to suit her eyes. Those with unknown origins and vicious looks generally won't get through."
Hongye didn't speak, just stared at Zhou Yu's face quietly.
"If you say it's my relative, I won't object." Zhou Yu said numbly.
"I can't lie." Hongye said with a bit of embarrassment, "Can you put in a nice word for the landlord for me?"
Zhou Yu wanted to ask her what was the difference between this and him, but in the end he held back. He used his last bit of energy to ask: "When are you going to find someone?"
"Starts tomorrow night."
Hearing that it was night, Zhou Yu felt a little more relaxed. He leaned back on the sofa and said, "This is just right. I also need to sleep for a while. But every time I fall asleep, my body will switch..."
Before he finished speaking, he closed his eyes unconsciously.
He had no dreams that night. In the dreamless darkness, he seemed to smell the dry scent of incense. Even though he fell into a deathly sleep, he still felt that his throat was unusually thirsty.
When I opened my eyes, the sky had just turned white.
Zhou Yu sat up from the bed and stared at the sky outside the window. It took him a long time to confirm that it was the morning light. Because of the switch in consciousness, he barely looked at the morning sky. After a while, he remembered what happened last night, jumped out of bed and walked out of the room, and found Hongye lying on the sofa to rest. She was lying in an extremely upright posture, with her back facing the sky, her hands resting on her sides, and her head not even turning to one side. That appearance made Zhou Yu untimely think of the dead in the morgue.
I don't know whether it was because she was naturally alert or because she had just laid down. Not long after Zhou Yu opened the door, she opened her eyes, sat up straight, slowly turned her head and looked at Zhou Yu.
"...Are you a zombie?"
Hongye frowned at him in confusion, obviously not understanding, and Zhou Yu did not explain further. He asked: "The switch didn't happen this morning. Was it you?"
"Yes. I saw you fell asleep in the middle of talking last night, so I happened to bring this with me."
Hongye pointed to the white ash remaining on the table. Because no one has touched it, the ashes still retain the shape they had when they were burned, like a slightly elongated shell. When Zhou Yu got closer, he could still smell a little residual smoke.
"Zhou Yu, the switching of souls takes dreams as the turning point. This incense can prevent you from having any dreams while sleeping, so that you can control your body for a longer period of time."
"Are there any side effects?"
Hongye shook his head: "Not for you. Do you still need it? I still have some here, but making it from scratch is very slow."
"Thank you then." Zhou Yu replied immediately.
Hongye is full of mysteries, but Zhou Yu has no intention of asking more about it. If it wasn't Zhang Mumu's problem, he didn't particularly want to act during the day, but the current situation was another matter.
"I have to go to school today, how about you?"
"I'll wait for you here." Hongye said.
Zhou Yu wanted to say, "Don't you want to deliver food today?" But in the end, he held back. In fact, he didn't understand Hongye's takeout at all. Is this strange woman with supernatural powers in need of money? Even so, there is absolutely no need to make food delivery a career. Especially when she seriously overtimes every time, she may be deducting more than she is earning.
Putting aside these irrelevant thoughts, he quickly washed up and dressed up, and set out for Migenzhu University. The main task in the second semester of my senior year is graduation project, and attendance for the only remaining class is very loose. Apart from borrowing from the library, there is actually no need to return to school. However, Zhang Mumu’s home is very close to the school and is basically on the same transportation route.
After getting on the bus, Zhou Yu sent messages to both her and Chen Wei, and Zhang Mumu immediately received a reply: They were all in the school cafeteria.
There was no emoticon added after the message, so it can be seen that Chen Wei should be doing it on his behalf. This idea was confirmed upon arriving at the cafeteria. Zhang Mumu, who was sitting by the window with a weak body and a strong mind, used the heel of his palm to operate the buttons and was furiously tapping on the game console. Chen Wei took her mobile phone to play Sudoku.
"Have you found your Taoist master?"
After taking his seat, Zhou Yu skipped the pleasantries and asked straight to the point.
"Unfortunately, he has gone out of town now. But he did leave something for me."
Following Chen Wei's instructions, Zhou Yu looked at Zhang Mumu's collar, where a white jade line was exposed. He stretched out his hand to lift the thread and pulled out the jade ring hidden in his clothes.
The size of the jade ring is close to that of a bracelet. Its color is bright white, its texture is like fat, and its tentacles are soft and greasy. Although I don't know the value, it looks very beautiful. If worn on the wrist of a woman with fair skin, it will definitely match well.
"What is this? A magical weapon for consecration?"
"Maybe, I didn't ask for details."
Hearing this irresponsible answer, Zhou Yu suddenly thought of something in his mind: "You gave that talisman to Classmate Zhang last time, right?"
"What talisman?"
"One, two, three, wooden man."
"Oh, that." Chen Wei smiled, "I wrote the words. Did you see it too?"
"...Sooner or later you will die because of fraud, you know that, right?"
"Haha, don't say that. The talisman itself is useful because the talisman itself has been touched by someone. If it is attached to a zombie, it will definitely be able to stabilize it."
Zhou Yu couldn't help but clicked his tongue softly. He didn't know what kind of charlatan the other party was dealing with, but he didn't bother to argue on such a matter.
"What is the use of this jade? Is it used to avoid disasters?"
"The disaster is unavoidable, but it will not get worse for the time being. As long as this piece of jade is not broken, the little dwarf's life is not in danger... It is said that this is the case."
"Is this the result?"
"Yeah, I went to get the things overnight. All that's left is to wait for the helper to come back."
Zhou Yu felt breathless again. He was indeed feeling very dissatisfied now that he could no longer explain it by lack of sleep. But he couldn't tell what exactly he was dissatisfied with.
In the end, after the three met, they just exchanged a few words to confirm that Zhang Mumu's burns had not worsened, and then parted on bad terms. However, this displeasure was probably only directed at Zhou Yu, as Zhang Mumu was out of the situation throughout the whole process. Chen Wei also didn't take it seriously.
"With her luck, nothing will happen."
The guy who was even exempted from physical education classes made such an assertion, which made Zhou Yu feel like a handful of charcoal was smoldering in his heart. He was not in the mood to go to the library, so he went home without saying a word. After arriving home, he suddenly felt exhausted and fell heavily on the sofa.
"What's wrong?"
Hongye, who came out of the bathroom after hearing the sound, looked at him in surprise. Although she hadn't changed her clothes, her hair and face were stained with moisture, obviously after taking a shower.
Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, then recounted what happened today, and then emphasized his recent manic state of mind.
"I wasn't so irritable before. Does this have anything to do with my possessed state?"
"This... maybe there is..."
After Hongye listened to his words quietly, she looked at him with a strange expression.
After hesitating for a long time, she asked: "Zhou Yu, are you here from Guishui?"
Zhou Yu couldn't help but start counting the dates.
...He discovered that Hongye was right.
