Early in the morning, the dewdrops had yet to disappear, and the sky was slightly bright.
The small building was filled with the fragrance of flowers. All kinds of flowers were competing with each other in terms of beauty, stretching their beautiful bodies. Some were shy and only had buds, revealing a light pink color. The swallow in front of the window had already woken up. It flew from the eaves to the courtyard, stopped on the ground, and occasionally lowered its head to peck at something.
The second floor was a side room. The light yellow wooden door was tightly shut. Obviously, the guest in this room had not woken up yet. If one listened carefully, one could even hear a slight snoring sound.
Outside the side room was a long corridor. Along with the height of the trees in the courtyard, the corridor was very uneven. The wooden floor was continuous, and the stairs were even more uneven. The flowers and plants in the courtyard were blooming very well, and it was very quiet.
Everything was very quiet, and the birds in the air would occasionally land on the wooden floor.
Suddenly, a small furry figure appeared at the end of the corridor.
A chubby squirrel climbed the stairs with difficulty with two books on its head. It was wearing a dark blue coat, and its small paws were placed in front of its body. Its big tail was almost bigger than itself, and it was furry. After a few steps, it came down again. With its short arms and legs, it looked very pitiful.
It took almost half an hour to walk through a short corridor.
When the sun revealed an egg-yellow halo, it finally arrived at the side room that was tightly shut at the beginning. It held its small paws and moved its nose, as if it was smelling something. Finally, it seemed to be sure, and its paw slammed on the door.
In the side room.
In the middle of the room, there was a wine pot on the table and a figure on the bed. Other than that, there was nothing special about it. The faint smell of wine permeated the air, and the figure sleeping in a mess. It was Lu Xiaofeng.
He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, and did not hear the knocking sound from outside.
The squirrel outside the door tilted its head, and its black eyes flashed with confusion. It clearly smelled that the person its master was looking for was inside, so why did it ignore it?
After thinking, it slammed its paw on the door again, leaving a few deep marks on the light yellow wooden door.
This time, its knocking was effective. The figure on the bed in the room rolled around and opened its eyes in a daze. It stood up and yawned, then pushed open the door and said, "Who is it, so early in the morning …"
"… Come and knock on the door," Lu Xiaofeng stared at the little figure with a serious expression on his face and stuttered.
His worldview was refreshed. Had this squirrel become a spirit?
Wearing a small jacket and carrying two books with a serious look on his face, were the requirements for pets nowadays so high?
Lu Xiaofeng's first reaction was that he was seeing things and was hallucinating. He rubbed his eyes and slapped his face with his right hand. When he felt the pain, he couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. He slapped his face too hard and it hurt a little.
He realized that the fat squirrel hadn't disappeared. More importantly, he felt that the squirrel's eyes were filled with contempt.
As expected, it had become a spirit.
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but complain in his heart. Ever since he met Qi Tong's godfather, all kinds of impossible things had happened.
The chubby squirrel raised its paws with difficulty and closed them. It bent down and waved its paws at Lu Xiaofeng, who was inside the room, and said, "Squeak!"
Was this a salute?
Lu Xiaofeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was even more certain that the squirrel had become a spirit. He was also a mischievous person, so when he saw the little guy panting, he didn't say anything. He imitated the fat squirrel's salute and returned the salute.
"Greetings, little squirrel."
"Squeak!" Tanshu was very satisfied.
Their Ten Thousand Flower Valley liked polite people the most. The valley master had said that he had sent it here to prevent its master from falling into the devil's path and to maintain a clear state of mind. It would definitely help its master eliminate those bad elements!
It had to be said that Lu Xiaofeng's actions had greatly improved the squirrel's impression of him.
Tanshu was so happy that its large tail subconsciously wagged. However, it quickly realized it and stopped moving its tail, abruptly withdrawing it.
It first stood up and called out to Lu Xiaofeng a few times before turning around and walking in the direction it had just come from. Its large tail couldn't help but wag again as it walked. After taking a few steps, it realized that there were no footsteps behind it. It turned around and saw Lu Xiaofeng's dazed expression. It squeaked angrily and waved its paws even harder.
"You're looking for me?" Lu Xiaofeng pointed at himself and asked in confusion.
Tanshu nodded its small head, stood up, and climbed up the stairs in front of it. It jumped forward a few times with difficulty.
At this moment, Lu Xiaofeng finally understood.
"Are you going to let me follow you?"
The fat squirrel's gratified cry came from below. "Squeak!"
Lu Xiaofeng was very happy to accept this mysterious invitation. He had never received an invitation from a squirrel before. He was all smiles as he prepared to go out. He lowered his head and looked at his clothes. Uh, these clothes …
In order not to leave a bad impression, Lu Xiaofeng raised his finger at the little squirrel and whispered, "Can I go change first?"
Tanshu sighed in a very mature manner. It waved its paws at Lu Xiaofeng and said, "Go, go."
Lu Xiaofeng held back his laughter as he returned to the room. He pulled out a clean set of clothes from the box inside the room with familiarity and nimbly closed the door. Before he left, he checked the bronze mirror very carefully. When he didn't find anything wrong, he lifted his feet and walked out of the room.
As soon as he came out, Lu Xiaofeng's eyes met with a pair of shiny black eyes.
He touched his beard a little embarrassedly and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting."
The sandalwood book looked around him and found nothing wrong. It squeaked happily, indicating that it didn't have to wait long.
After that, it turned around and jumped up the stairs.
It took small steps in a serious manner. There were two books on its head, and its little jacket was embroidered with gold thread. Lu Xiaofeng looked at all of this and silently thought that the squirrel's owner might be a person with a lot of interest in life. He completely raised his pet as a human. Little jacket, books, and more teaching. It must have taken a lot of effort.
Based on these conditions, Lu Xiaofeng thought of many of his friends in his mind, but he didn't find anyone who fit the description. Could it be that he didn't know anyone?
With such doubts in mind, he followed the squirrel in front of him, turning left and right, bypassing countless obstacles. He watched the little guy jump up countless stairs with difficulty. There were several times when he couldn't help but want to help the latter, but he held back. He wanted to see where the squirrel's destination was.
As they walked further down the corridor, the familiar scenery around them began to change. The surrounding fragrance of flowers was not as faint as the one in front of his house. Instead, it slowly began to grow stronger.
Finally, the fat squirrel stopped in front of the room on the second floor. Behind it was a towering ancient tree. Layers of leaves cast shadows in the air. Lu Xiaofeng, who was following behind, suddenly had an ominous feeling.
Why did this place feel so familiar?
Lu Xiaofeng looked around and found that they had walked around in a circle without leaving the small building. He thought of Hua Manlou's recent guests, and one of them was the person he was most afraid of …
Lu Xiaofeng didn't want to think about that person. He had a nagging feeling that the person was very evil. Although he liked to make friends and wanted to make friends with the person, he felt that the other party didn't have much kindness toward him.
Just as he was racking his brains to think of a way to convince the squirrel in front of him to let him go back, a cold voice came from inside the room. "Tanshu?
You're back? "
When Lu Xiaofeng heard the familiar voice, his body couldn't help but stiffen. For some reason, he kept thinking of the scene of Shangguan Feiyan being thrown down from the third floor by Xie Lige. Every time he thought of it, his bones would ache as if they were falling apart.
"Creak."
Lu Xiaofeng watched as the fat squirrel stretched out its paw and pushed the door open.
He didn't know if it was too late to go back now!
Lu Xiao Feng let out a bitter laugh, a little self-satisfied as he mocked his own optimism. He raised his head to look into the room and saw that his good friend's foster father was reading a book. He raised his head to look outside the door. His unfathomable black eyes glanced at the stunned Lu Xiao Feng, and then he lowered his head. The skin on his neck was extremely pale, without a trace of blood. His snow-like long hair meandered to the floor. Pale, cold, evil. This was Lu Xiao Feng's reaction when he saw this scene.
The man looked down at the book in his hand with a cold expression. His right hand was holding a medical book and he was carefully flipping through it. His left hand had distinct joints, and his slender index finger was pinching a page to study it.
Lu Xiaofeng scratched his head embarrassedly. Just as he was about to speak, he was suddenly startled by the movement under his feet.
He lowered his head and realized that the fat squirrel he had always thought to be very calm and serious, and although it looked a little stupid, it was still very steady as a squirrel. With a squeak, it used its two chubby little paws to quickly run in front of the man. Its four little paws swiped up and down a few times before reaching the man's waist.
Xie Lige didn't even look at it. He reached out and plucked the clingy little guy from his clothes and put it into his arms.
Tanshu was much more well-behaved in its owner's arms. It wasn't in a hurry to make a fuss. It turned over in Xie Lige's arms with difficulty and tried to poke its head out of the clothes. Its little paws stretched forward and just happened to lean on the back of Xie Lige's strong hand.
It squeaked comfortably, and the whole squirrel spread out like a pancake.
Xie Lige didn't care about it, but he put down the book in his hand. The hand that the squirrel was leaning on didn't move. He only used his other hand to complete the task of tidying up the books.