The boy's words evoked more memories of the girl.
She recited the name "Lu Shiyao" repeatedly in her mind, frowning slightly, thoughtfully.
At the same time, the titles Gu Xu gave her as "beauty" and "talented woman" also made her feel a little embarrassed.
She lowered her head, not daring to look into Gu Xu's eyes for a moment.
"Young Master, you praise me too much," she said in a voice that sounded like a mosquito. "The rumors outside are too exaggerated. Young Master, please don't believe it——"
"——Look down." The young man interrupted her.
After hearing his words, the girl obediently lowered her head and looked down.
In the water on the ground, she saw her own reflection - black hair like ink, white clothes better than snow, and a pale face, as if she were sick; under the starlight, she looked like a fairy in the fog, so beautiful that she couldn't look at it.
"The quiet night is dark, the light is floating, the moon is melting coldly," Gu Xu recited softly, paused, and then continued, "As the saying goes, beauty is in the bones but not in the skin - no matter how hard the monsters in this house try, I can’t even imitate your three-point look.”
"Monsters and monsters?" The girl narrowed her eyes, as if she had guessed something.
"This house was originally your territory," Gu Xu explained, "but those monsters and monsters broke in and took over what originally belonged to you. They even wanted to replace you and wipe you out of this world completely. remove."
"Then...then what should I do?" Gu Xu's words made the girl panic.
She really didn't know how to fight against the evil spirits in the whole house on her own.
"You are the real master here. There is a powerful power hidden in your soul that even you can't imagine." Gu Xu pointed at her chest, slowed down and said seriously, "As long as you really wake up, they will all I won’t be your opponent.”
"Really woke up?" The girl was a little confused.
She was obviously awake at the moment, how could she wake up again?
Could it be that she is actually in a dream now?
At this moment, the noise of the crowd suddenly came from not far away.
The two of them turned to look together.
I saw all the servants in the mansion - maids, coachmen, gardeners, cooks, etc., rushing towards them in a swarm.
They all have faces that resemble the girl in appearance but not in spirit, and expressions as stiff and dull as if painted with ink.
In their hands, they all held riding whips, saws, kitchen knives, sewing needles and other tools, as if they wanted to cut them into pieces and eat them alive.
Seeing such a scene, the girl shivered instinctively.
She reached out to grab Gu Xu's sleeve, wanting to lead him into the house and escape.
But before she could take action, Gu Xu took a step forward and stood in front of her.
As he slowly raised his hand, the bodies of the people in front of him - or rather, the demons and monsters - began to burn with blue flames, like the bright tail of a comet when it fell.
In the blink of an eye, all the demons and monsters were wiped out.
The girl stood there blankly, unable to believe her eyes for a moment.
"Young Master is so amazing." She sighed from the bottom of her heart, even forgetting that her hands were still tightly holding Gu Xu's sleeves.
"Miss Lu is so complimentary," Gu Xu smiled faintly, and then pointed to the starry sky above his head with his other finger, "The range of this starry sky is about ten miles. Within these ten miles, any No one or any ghost is my opponent.
“But beyond this scope, it’s different.
"Any monster can push me to the ground and ravage me."
"How is that possible?" The girl couldn't understand.
When Gu Xu suddenly appeared in front of her and rescued her from danger, she already regarded him as an omnipotent hero in her heart.
"I'm just a passerby, I don't belong to this world," Gu Xu explained, "And this world is also rejecting me and trying every means to drive me out.
"Supporting this starry sky is already the limit of my ability."
"Don't leave." After hearing Gu Xu's words, the girl said without thinking.
She could have endured the darkness if she had never seen the light.
At this moment, she no longer wanted to imagine what a terrible scene it would be if Gu Xu left here and left her alone among this group of monsters and monsters!
Gu Xu smiled and did not directly respond to her request. Instead, he said: "While my Xingyuan Domain can still be maintained for a while, how about I tell you a story?"
"Yeah." The girl nodded.
In fact, she didn't care what the story was about.
As long as the boy's voice rings in her ears, her heart will be filled with a sense of security.
So, Gu Xu told her about the Lu family who were executed for treason, about the talented and beautiful Miss Lu who unfortunately turned into a ghost, and about the exorcist who went to work in the haunted house. The young official, and his experience of being wanted by the court and forced to flee to Yishan...
The girl listened to his story carefully, feeling that the memories in her mind became clearer and clearer.
When Gu Xu talked about the unconscious Snow Girl and shared her senses with the fleeing boy through the Jinghong Pen, her heartstrings were inadvertently touched, and a few tears welled up in her eyes. Under the starlight, they were more transparent than pearls. , more brilliant.
"It turns out that I am no longer a human being..." She sighed softly involuntarily.
"It was not your intention to become a ghost," Gu Xu said. "In my opinion, you are more like a real person than many people in this world."
"Do you really think so?" The girl raised her head slightly and looked into Gu Xu's eyes.
"A noble soul does not mean that it is never stained by dust," Gu Xu said with a smile, "but that it can still remain pure and transparent after going through hardships."
As he spoke, the girl noticed that his figure was gradually fading and becoming translucent, as if he had turned into a wisp of smoke and might disappear in front of her at any time.
And the starry sky above her head gradually became dim.
Faintly, she heard the roar of the violent storm again.
"I have to go," Gu Xu continued after a brief silence, "My 'Xingyuan' can't last too long. To deal with the monsters here, you still have to rely on yourself."
"Don't leave." The girl grabbed his sleeve and said again. Her eyes were like autumn water, filled with endless worries.
"I'm sorry, Lu Shiyao," he called her name at the moment when Gu Xu's figure was about to disappear, "my power is really limited. Only you can truly get us out of the predicament in front of us.
"I will wait for you in the outside world."
outside world?
Is it outside this house?
And what does he mean by "waking up"?
The girl looked at the place where Gu Xu's figure disappeared, looking in a daze.
The next second, the starry sky above his head was lost in thick black clouds.
Accompanied by rolling thunder, heavy rain fell.
