On the winding road, the scholar wearing a blue scholar's shirt wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the village not far away with a few wisps of smoke coming out, with a slightly excited look on his face.
"Brother Li You? When did you come back?" A generous voice came from behind.
Li You looked back and saw that a middle-aged man wearing a coarse cloth shirt was walking quickly towards him with a few pheasants in his hand. He raised his right hand and waved it high from a distance.
"I came back in a hurry a few days ago. No, I just arrived at the entrance of the village." Li You pointed to the bookcase behind him and said with a smile, "Brother Liu went up to the mountain to hunt pheasants again."
Liu Zhuang smiled heartily, "You also know that your sister-in-law likes chicken the most. In the morning, she pestered me to catch a few for her after finishing the farm work. You just happened to be back too. Don't go anywhere tonight, just come to my house. Have a few drinks, brother, it’s hard for me to find someone to drink with when you’re not at home.”
Li You agreed with a smile and walked towards the village with Liu Zhuang.
"Brother, how was the result when you went to Beijing to take the exam this time? Did any of you get an official position?" Liu Zhuang changed the pheasant to his other hand and put his hand on Li You's shoulder.
Li You smiled bitterly: "If I had passed the exam, I wouldn't be in such a miserable state now. There would be officers, soldiers and attendants beating gongs and drums to see me off."
"It doesn't matter, it's just that I didn't pass the exam once. I, Old Liu, know people best. There are so many scholars in the village, so I think you can do it, brother. You will definitely be able to do something like high school one day..."
"The number one scholar." Li You reminded.
"Yes, yes, you will definitely be the top pick in high school one day." Liu Changgang waved his hand, "When that time comes, don't forget about your brother and me."
Seeing the big man next to him pumping his fist confidently and saying these bold words, Li You's low mood in the past few days seemed to be infected. He looked forward and said firmly: "Brother Liu is right, it's just a failure." , when I go home and study hard, I will definitely pass the exam next year!"
Liu Zhuang grinned and said meaningfully: "Fame is of course the most important thing, but brother, Miss Cen has been waiting for you for so long. Why should I give you a reputation when you come back this time? Otherwise, it will be in vain." I did so much farm work at your house.”
"What farm work?" Li You was stunned.
"You don't know? Oh, yes, Miss Cen hasn't come yet when you left." Liu Zhuang explained: "It was probably the second day after you left for the capital. I can see Miss Cen every morning when I go hunting. She is busy working in your field. If it weren't for her, brother, you would have been out for two or three months and would have missed the rice-planting season..."
"Where is Miss Cen now?" Li You interrupted Liu Zhuang before he could finish speaking.
"At this moment, he should still be in the fields. Maybe he should leave in a while... But having said that, Miss Cen looks like a young lady with no fingers in the sun. I didn't expect that she is really there. You can still do farm work in the fields in a decent way, tsk tsk. Brother, you are so lucky." Liu Zhuang sighed.
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Zhuang felt his eyes blurred, and Li You beside him had already rushed out and ran towards the village.
Liu Zhuang touched his head, then looked down at the book box that Li You had thrown on the spot, picked it up, carried it on his back, and walked home humming a little tune.
The entrance to the village was about three miles away from Li You's family's fields. Although he had been traveling for a day, Li You didn't feel tired at all because of his desire to see the girl.
Not long after, a graceful young woman appeared in Li You's sight. She was holding high trousers and watering the seedlings carefully in the field. Her white calves under the trousers were shining in the sun. The bottom is particularly eye-catching.
Perhaps it was because the weather was a little hot, and the woman's sweat-soaked hair lay in front of her forehead, and her white dress was inevitably stained with muddy water, but the woman didn't care at all and just wiped the sweat with her arm. , and then watered the next row.
At this time, Li You no longer felt the slightest sense of loss. Seeing that the beauty who usually seemed like a fairy in the sky was wetting her clothes in the field for him, Li You only had the urge to kill her immediately. The urge to marry and go home.
As if sensing the gaze of the man on the field ridge, the woman in the field lightly hammered her waist and looked up. Seeing Li You opposite her waving excitedly at her, the woman was a little surprised at first, then tilted her head with a smile on her face.
Although she was in a dirty place, the woman in white who smiled had a certain temperament that emerged from the mud and was untainted. Li You was a little crazy for a moment, and he froze on the spot for a while, and it took him a while to react.
Li You waved his hand and signaled the woman to wait for him where he was. He stood up, took off his boots, stepped into the mud, and prepared to water the remaining seedlings with the woman.
But before he took two steps, Li You stopped where he was, and the smile froze on his face.
Ever since he went to Beijing to take the exam, the beautiful face of the woman in front of him would appear in Li You's eyes and heart every day. However, the beauty he missed every day was standing not far away, but Li You did not dare to get even half a step closer.
The woman wiped the sweat running down her face, and the hair tied behind her ears naturally fell down, making her look bright and beautiful. But those originally dark eyes had turned into golden vertical pupils at some point, staring straight at Li You.
"Finally I had a different dream." Li You lay on the bed in big letters and stared at the ceiling blankly.
Having had the same dream for seven days in a row, Li You felt that sooner or later he would have a mental breakdown if he continued to do so. Although the dream this time was still about him and Green Snake, at least the plot was changed.
Squinting at the sun shining directly out of the window, Li You realized that it must be not too early when he woke up. He touched the phone next to him, and sure enough, it was eleven o'clock in the morning.
Although he still felt a little tired, this was not his home after all, and Li You was too embarrassed to sleep until the afternoon, so he climbed up slowly and quietly opened the door.
After carefully observing around to make sure that no one saw him upstairs, Li You rushed into the bathroom, stuffed his messy shirt into his pants, pulled his hair twice, and tightened his belt before pretending to be angry. Go downstairs calmly.
Today is Saturday, and in time for lunch, Fusu Road is already crowded with college students and some newly graduated migrant workers, queuing up in front of restaurants under the bright May sun.
There were also many teenagers and girls in high school uniforms sitting on the first floor of the store, ordering a few cups of coffee and huddled together to play mobile games. This was also a rare time for them to relax.
"Good morning, senior brother."
Li You followed the sound and saw that the school beauty with a high ponytail was sitting where he was last night and waving to him. Opposite him was a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses who was staring at a few pieces on the table that seemed to be... The tiles and the like frowned and muttered something.
"Good morning, junior sister." Li You greeted with a smile, pulled out the chair next to Su Jianxia and sat down. He looked around and asked, "Isn't Boss Wei in the store?"
Su Jianxia stood up and said, "Uncle just went out for a while and seems to have some things to deal with. I don't know when he will be back. Senior brother, sit down first and I will make you a cup of coffee."
Li You nodded, feeling a little unsure. He didn't know if the mysterious boss had solved the snake monster last night. If he would be safe when he went back today, he might as well go back to school. After all, there were many people in the school. Maybe What about the snake demon that doesn't dare to come?
"I think this gentleman seems to have a bad omen recently. He seems to have encountered some trouble?" The voice from the other side suddenly interrupted Li You's thoughts.
Li You was stunned for a moment, and looked up. The young man was looking at him with a mysterious face, looking left and right from time to time, for fear that others might hear him.
When he got closer, Li Youcai discovered that the man was wearing LOTOS glasses made of pure gold. With the brand's reputation and the material, this pair of glasses cost around 1 million at least. In addition, he is also wearing a custom-made suit by Stuart Hughes, which is neat and tidy.
A few years ago, when he followed his mentor to participate in an academic forum abroad, a wealthy man Li You saw at the forum was wearing a suit of this brand. It is said that a hand-customized high-end suit would cost twenty or thirty for a cheaper one. Around 10,000 yuan, more expensive ones ranging from 1 million to 10 million yuan.
Looking at his attire, the man in front of him looked like a rich man from a wealthy family, but the sly tone when he spoke to him made Li You think that he was a charlatan who cheated and deceived everywhere.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Li You hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously. After all, there have been too many strange things in the past two days. Since the man in front of him knew Su Jianxia, he must not be an ordinary person.
"My name is Lu Ji, and I come from an exorcism family that has been passed down for thousands of years." The man spread his palms, and the tile-like things on the table were lying in his palms. "I just made a divination, and the divination showed that the recent It seems like something is haunting Mr.
Li You lowered his head and looked down. Although he didn't see anything, he found that the pieces looked more like turtle shells than the tiles he thought.
"Can Mr. Lu see what it is?" Li You asked tentatively.
Lu Ji looked at the hexagram carefully again, "This thing should be a demon or something like that. It looks like a snake?"
"Mr. Lu, can you tell where this snake demon is now? Or why she is clinging to me?" Li You was a little surprised. This rich man seemed to have some skills.
Lu Ji put away the turtle shell, with a strange expression on his face, "According to the hexagrams, the snake demon should still be nearby, not far away, but..."
"But what?" Li You asked anxiously, didn't the boss kill the snake demon yesterday?
"It's nothing." Lu Ji shook his head, put on his mysterious expression again, and whispered: "It doesn't matter what the reason is. If you need it, as long as the price is right, I will help you make that snake monster." , and there will never be any future troubles.”
"The price?" Li You was stunned.
"Of course, brother, you use money to do things. You also know how dangerous the snake demon is. I am also taking risks. If there is something wrong, I am not allowed to pay some settlement fees or something." Lu Ji looked at him with a look on his face. Of course.
"How does Mr. Lu charge..."
Lu Ji leaned back on his seat and stretched out five fingers leisurely.
"Five thousand?" Li You carefully asked.
The corners of Lu Ji's mouth twitched, he retracted his fingers, took a deep breath and said, "Five hundred thousand."
"So expensive?" Li You was shocked.
"Conquering demons and killing demons is a job that is done on the tip of a knife. Brother, go and ask around. How many people can do it? Who else can take on this job besides me? And think about it, five hundred thousand Buying your life is a sure-profit deal, and you will have many opportunities to earn half a million in your good years." Lu Ji began to analyze seriously.
Li You was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer. Although he was indeed a little moved, half a million was not a small amount of money for him now.
Fortunately, Su Jianxia came over quickly with two cups of coffee and glared at Lu Ji, "Stop trying to get your business here. You are cheating and swindling everywhere. My senior brother has nothing wrong with you. Don't hit him." idea."
"What are you talking about? I have good intentions to help him solve his troubles. The snake demon is sucking his essence through dreams every day. If I don't take action, he will be sucked dry in the next seven days." Lu Ji retorted.
Li You suddenly felt a little creepy and looked at Su Jianxia to confirm whether it was true.
Su Jianxia frowned, "Don't be alarmist here. I am in charge of senior brother's affairs, and I will definitely not let the snake demon succeed. But you, it's already noon, and Lawyer Lu, don't forget that the court will be held soon." ”
Lu Ji's expression changed, he looked at the time on his watch, took a breath of air, stood up quickly, reached for the coffee, and walked out. However, he turned back before taking two steps, took out a business card from his pocket and put it on On the table, "Brother, I've finished talking. If you need to, call me. If 500,000 cannot be paid in one lump sum, you can pay it in installments."
He originally wanted to fool around a bit more, but seeing that Su Jianxia had already rolled up his sleeves and was ready to take action, Lu Ji quickly took two steps back and turned around to leave.
Li You reached out and picked up the business card. A simple introduction was written in elegant calligraphy on the dark gold business card.
Tianxing Law Firm.
Lu Ji.
Tianxing Law Firm is a local law firm in Jiangbei Province and one of the top four domestic law firms with extremely strong strength. It is said that there is basically no lawsuit that this law firm cannot win. Although the law firm has the fewest lawyers among the four major law firms, its winning rate has always been the highest.
The brief introduction on the business card is enough to show how arrogant the lawyer named Lu Ji is, or in other words, self-confidence, thinking that with his own strength, there is no need for those redundant prefixes.
"That man surnamed Lu talks nonsense every day and cheats money everywhere. Senior brother can't believe his nonsense." Su Jianxia reminded.
"He just said that the snake demon is sucking my essence through dreams every day... Is it true?" Li You asked softly.
"It's not as serious as he said." Su Jianxia shook his head, "The snake demon does want to establish some kind of connection with you through dreams, but it shouldn't be about sucking essence. The person named Lu just wants to cause you to panic. Then you are in a panic and find him to help you solve the problem."
Li You felt a little relieved, but suddenly he remembered something, "One more thing. He said that the snake demon is still nearby. Didn't Boss Wei get rid of the snake demon last night?"
Su Jianxia was silent for a while, but did not answer directly, "Uncle said that the snake demon will not come tonight, senior brother can sleep peacefully tonight. As for the rest of the matter, there will be results tomorrow .”
"What do you mean there will be results tomorrow? Could it be that the snake demon is communicating or negotiating with the boss?" Li You was a little confused.
Su Jianxia shook her head and didn't answer any more.
Li You couldn't help but feel helpless when he saw that Su Jianxia didn't seem to want to explain anymore. Up to now, he, the victim, was the only one who didn't know the ins and outs of this incident. It seemed that everyone else was trying to hide it from him intentionally or unintentionally.
Thinking of this, Li You lowered his head and glanced at the business card in his hand, and secretly made up his mind.
"In that case, junior sister, I will go back first, and I will come back tomorrow." Li You seemed to put the business card into his pocket casually, said hello, and hurriedly prepared to leave.
"Okay senior brother." Su Jianxia stood up, glanced at the place where Li You put his business card, hesitated for a moment, and reminded: "Lu Ji's method of solving problems is too extreme. He never considers the consequences of what happened. The consequences, if any irreversible situation is caused, he will definitely let it go. In the end, you still need to bear the consequences yourself, senior brother."
What are the consequences of killing the snake demon? It's just that she can't pester me anymore. Li You thought to himself. But on the surface, he still replied: "Don't worry, junior sister, I will consider it carefully."
Su Jianxia nodded, although she knew he didn't listen, but everything that needed to be said had been said, and the rest was up to him to make a decision.
Seeing Li You's hurried back disappearing from sight, Su Jianxia sighed, turned around and walked to the bar, patted the dozing clerk, "Sister Xie, I have something to do and I went upstairs. Please watch for a while." It’s a children’s store.”
The girl wearing thick glasses seemed to be startled. She jumped up and looked around. She was relieved when she found that it was Su Jiaxia. .”
Su Jianxia squinted and smiled, walked up the stairs to the second floor, walked straight to a room at the end of the corridor, knocked on the door twice, opened the door and walked in.
Behind the inconspicuous door, there is a room larger than the coffee shop downstairs.
The room is made of fine golden nanmu from the floor to the ceiling, exuding a faint fragrance from time to time. The floor next to the wall is filled with some antique vases with a sense of age. Above the vases, on the extremely expensive wooden wall, the boss has nailed nails without any distress and is covered with calligraphy and paintings.
By the window in the middle of the room, the young boss was lying on a crystal clear emerald lounge chair, unfolding the folding fan in his hand and fanning it gently, as if he was closing his eyes to relax.
Sitting next to the reclining chair was a woman wearing a long white dress. The woman's eyebrows exuded a graceful and luxurious temperament. However, sitting here with her hands in front of her and rubbing them nervously, she seemed a little reserved.
"Hello, my name is Su Jianxia, and Li You is my senior brother at school." Su Jianxia walked up to the woman, pulled up a stool and sat down, "Are you Miss Cen?"
"Do you know me?" The woman raised her head unexpectedly and looked at the girl dressed as a student.
"I heard that Senior Brother Li You said that in his dream, you were the green snake that killed him." Su Jianxia said bluntly.
The woman was silent for a long time, then lowered her head and said, "I didn't kill him."
"I brought him into the dream, but his inner subconscious will also cause the dream to go differently from the original path." The woman carefully glanced at Wei Ziqi on the recliner, and then looked at Su Jianxia Asked: "If Miss Su is interested, I can take you to relive that memory. But I can only take your consciousness there. Others can't hear or see you. It's like watching a movie? You can only act as A bystander sees the cause and effect of everything, but cannot intervene.”
Su Jianxia was a little curious and glanced at Wei Ziqi. After seeing that he had no reaction, he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble Miss Cen."
The woman walked up to Su Jianxia, squatted down, and looked at Su Jianxia's level, "Miss Su, concentrate and look into my eyes."
Su Jianxia quickly stared into the woman's eyes and swallowed. It was also the first time that she was taken to visit someone's memory, so she would inevitably be a little nervous.
The woman closed her eyes and slowly opened them. The originally dark eyes had turned into golden vertical pupils. Those eyes seemed to have magic power to attract Su Jianxia's attention. Su Jianxia felt that she She was getting closer and closer to those eyes, but now her eyes seemed to have been sucked, and she could only stare at the woman in front of her, unable to move any further.
After an unknown amount of time, the woman's eyes suddenly lit up, emitting two dazzling rays of light, which made Su Jianxia unable to open her eyes and her mind was spinning.
After finally adapting, Su Jianxia shook his head and tentatively opened his eyes, only to find that he was no longer in the room he was in just now, but under a high city gate. Pedestrians coming and going were all wearing... Ancient costumes were worn in and out of the city gate, but when everyone passed her, they would stare at her from head to toe, especially the legs exposed under her short skirt and the belly exposed by her top.
"It's strange. Didn't Green Snake say that I can come here only if I have consciousness? Why do people here seem to be able to see me." Su Jianxia muttered in a low voice.
"Is it possible that I brought you here directly?"
Su Jianxia was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw those deep eyes with a slight smile on his face.
