Chapter 2 Chapter 1 The Omen

August 8, 2006, late at night. Judging from the homophony, this is a very auspicious day.But in the eyes of those elderly people, this day is a bit special-the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the traditional Ghost Festival.It is clearly written on the old imperial calendar: it is appropriate to marry, sacrifice, pray for blessings, and ask for heirs, and avoid funerals, burials, and travel. Legend has it that on the night of Ghost Festival, the underworld amnesties, the gates of ghosts are wide open, and lonely and wild ghosts flock out to travel the world and enjoy human sacrifices.

Therefore, that night, the campus of Nanjiang Medical College was extremely quiet.In the past, before the curtain of night fell completely, every corner of the campus was already full of student couples, holding hands, hugging, kissing, and using some simple caressing movements to satisfy their fantasies about sex and love.But on this special day, no one dared to make a mistake.Taboos that have been passed down for thousands of years have been deeply ingrained in people's minds.No need, no one wants to go out on the night of Ghost Festival. Su Shu fell asleep not long after the lights were turned off.Not only her, but the other three girls in the dormitory fell asleep early.This night was a bit abnormal. In the usually noisy girls' dormitory, no girls' screams could be heard, and it was too quiet.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Shu was awakened by a sudden ringing of the bell. In the deathly silent night, the rapid ringing sounded particularly strange, as if a woman whose youth had passed away was screaming, screaming, and beating. The volume was not loud, but the sound was sharp and piercing, quickly filling all the space in the girl's dormitory. It grabbed Su Shu's heart all at once, making her too nervous to speak. Su Shu felt nauseous, as if she wanted to vomit—she had never heard such an ugly bell.Strangely, the ringtone seemed to be coming from her mobile phone.She remembered very clearly that the ringtone of her mobile phone was Populus euphratica. It was a soft and tender pop song, how could it become such an ugly and terrifying sound?

Su Shu wiped her eyes to make sure she was not in a dream.Outside the window, there is a lonely moon, a few stars, flickering.The night wind suddenly picked up, although it was still August, there was already a few traces of autumn chill. The ringing continued, and instead of weakening, the melody became more intense, one high-pitched after another, endlessly.Su Shu stretched out her hand, groped around the bed for a while, and soon found her pink Nokia mobile phone.The mobile phone is that kind of cute, with a crystal clear red crystal chain, exuding a faint light blue fluorescence in the dark night.

Sure enough, the ringtone came from her mobile phone. Su Shu didn't hesitate anymore, opened the flip cover, looked at the caller ID, "138×××71724", it was an unfamiliar phone number.Su Shu stared at the phone in a daze, thinking for a while, but still couldn't remember the owner of this number.Who would call her at this late hour? The strange thing is that the ringing didn't mean to stop at all.It stands to reason that if the phone rings for a while, it will automatically stop if no one answers it.Could it be that that person has been calling?It seemed that if she didn't answer the call, the ringtone would keep ringing.

Su Shu pressed the answer button carefully, and put the phone to her ear to listen. I heard nothing, except for the vague wind. Su Shu couldn't help it: "Hello?" Still no one spoke, but there was a sound—another ringing of bells. It's just that the ringtone this time is particularly pleasant, like the tinkling of a clear spring, simple and pure, extremely ethereal, without any noise.Su Shu had never heard such a melodious ringtone before, and she couldn't help but be intoxicated by it, feeling relaxed and happy, feeling that her whole body became light and light, and her body seemed to be dancing with the ringtone.

Before she knew it, all of Su Shu's energy was focused on the ringtone of the phone, and even her heartbeat fluctuated and jumped with the melody of the ringtone. However, the ringing of the bell gradually accelerated, as if the spring water suddenly rose up and merged into a bright stream, singing cheerful songs and flowing brightly.Su Shu's heartbeat also started to speed up, "thumping" like a deer.She was startled suddenly, cold sweat broke out on her forehead, why is the ringtone so weird? But before Su Shu could figure it out, the creek suddenly overflowed the river bed, converging into a raging river, mighty and rolling.Su Shu's heartbeat became faster and faster, and the sound from the mobile phone hit Su Shu's eardrums like thunder, deafening.Su Shu was in a hurry. Only then did she realize that the ringtones on her cell phone were more terrifying than the devil.

She wanted to take the phone away from her ear, but found that her hands had become stiff since then, and she didn't even obey the instructions from the brain nerves.While the bell was still tossing, Su Shu's body curled up like a frog being dissected, limp and powerless, but her limbs twitched nervously from time to time. What ringtone is this? Su Shu was in a hurry, concentrated all her energy and strength, exerted her strength suddenly, and finally waved her right hand holding the mobile phone, and threw the mobile phone out. The pink Nokia phone fell hard to the ground, and the horrible ringing stopped abruptly.Su Shu breathed a sigh of relief, lying on the bed, exhausted, panting heavily.

Just now, what happened? Su Shu stared blankly at the mobile phone on the ground with a dazed expression.It took a long time before she managed to come back to her senses. Was what happened just now a dream, or a hallucination? The quality of Nokia mobile phones is good, and there is nothing wrong with falling so hard.The light blue fluorescence on the screen is still on slowly, flickering on and off, quite rhythmically. Su Shu stood on the ground with bare feet, picked up the phone, and looked at it carefully for a long time, but found nothing unusual. A gust of night wind blew by, Su Shu shivered, shrank her neck and got back into the blanket.

Looking through the records of received calls in the phone, they were all calls from classmates and friends, and I didn't see the strange call just now. Maybe, it's really just a dream. Su Shu's hanging heart slowly let go.However, she still couldn't really let go.Everything that happened just now is still fresh in my memory, so real, how could it be a dream?The trembling and tired body seemed to be reminding her of something. Su Shu was dizzy, thought for a long time, but didn't figure it out, so she simply turned off the phone and went to sleep peacefully.But as soon as she closed her eyes, she heard a strange laughter—a woman's vicious and hateful laughter, with a high-pitched voice, and she kept laughing, making Su Shu's hair stand on end, and her whole body got goosebumps.

She shivered, opened her eyes, and saw that the cell phone that had been turned off was actually on, trembling and letting out a woman's laughter.This is not a mobile phone, it is clearly a man-eating monster, a terrible devil! Su Shu opened her eyes wide, her eyelashes trembling slightly, staring at her mobile phone in horror.She never thought that her mobile phone would become so scary! This time, she learned her lesson, covered her ears with her hands, and would never take the initiative to touch the phone anyway.Then she yelled, "Help!" Following Su Shu's cry, the lights in the dormitory turned on.The little demon rubbed his eyes and asked, "Su Shu, are you having nightmares again?" "I do not……" "Why help if you don't have a nightmare? Could it be a dream? Dreaming that someone is going to tease you?" Shen Jiayue on the upper bunk poked her head maliciously. "I just heard..." Su Shu suddenly stopped talking, looking at the mobile phone on the bed, speechless.At some point, the phone returned to normal, the screen lay black on the bed, it was obviously turned off, and there was no sound. "Sleep, I still have things to do tomorrow!" Xing Xing yawned, turned over and continued to sleep. The little demon giggled, made a face, and turned off the light. Darkness and silence once again ruled the girls' dormitory.Not long after, the three of them fell asleep again.Only Su Shu was tossing and turning with lingering fear, unable to fall asleep no matter what.For some reason, she always felt that there was a gust of wind in the dormitory, and her whole body was inexplicably cold, no matter how tightly she wrapped the blanket, she couldn't resist the cold air. Tonight, July 15th Ghost Festival, ghosts go out at night, avoid going out. Outside the window, a round of cold moon hangs silently in the air, and the gray moonlight reflects the campus of Nanjiang Medical College vividly, as if in an old black and white movie, which makes people feel a lot of confusion for no reason. Looking through the gaps in the window lattice, on the edge of the path beside the teacher's dormitory, some vague shadows of different heights gathered together in twos and threes, squatting or standing, burning the money, and the ashes rose with the wind, as if they were spiritual. Hovering, flying, disappearing into the boundless night. Su Shu looked at it for a while, her heart gradually became heavy for some reason, and a desolation that penetrated into the bone marrow overwhelmed her.She has just turned eighteen, the age at which teenagers worry about things, but she is always sentimental. Flying flowers and falling leaves can make her feel melancholy, and feel sorry for herself for a long time. What's the point of living in this world without love?Su Shu suddenly misses grandma's warm palm so much. If she can go back to the past, she would rather give up everything and be a crazy girl who never grows up, and stay by grandma's side forever.But grandma finally left her and went to another unknown world, another world without temperature, color, and emotion. His nose felt a little sour, and his eyes were hazy. After holding back for a long time, the warm liquid finally slipped out of his eyes.Su Shu wrapped the blanket tighter, but her heart was empty, letting her lonely soul dance solo to the sad music. In a daze, Su Shu finally closed her eyes and seemed to fall asleep. It just "seems" to have fallen asleep, and she herself doesn't know whether she has fallen asleep or not.Because, she could feel that her consciousness was very clear, exactly the same as when she was sober.But... But, she couldn't make her body listen to her consciousness. Eyes can't be opened no matter what.Even with all the strength in his body, he couldn't make himself see clearly the things around him.However, she clearly "saw" something, vague, indistinct, colorless, shapeless, as if they were just some messy fragments, but she could still feel that it was her sleeping bedroom. She wanted to speak, but couldn't.She listened, but could hear nothing.Her hands, her feet, her head, no part of her body obeyed her orders. The body seemed to be bound by a heavy iron lock, and it was motionless; the chest was so stuffy, as if it was pressed by a heavy boulder, and it was difficult to hold on to breathing.But strangely, even though she wasn't breathing much, she didn't feel suffocated.Yes, that's right, Su Shu clearly realized that she didn't need to breathe at all.She seemed to have two bodies, a body lying on the bed, too rigid to move, and a body she felt, detached from the original body, as if a weightless shadow, or It was a wisp of smoke floating in the air, drifting involuntarily. Could this be the feeling after death?I'm already dead?Su Shu thought sadly.However, she didn't feel much pain, just a little bit lost.She is not reconciled, she has not enjoyed the love and love in the world, she has not felt the happiness of marriage and family, how can she leave like this?What's more, if you really die, you really go to another world, but that world is so disordered, indifferent, and silent, and you can't even find a soul to communicate with, wouldn't it be even worse? Absolutely can't just leave like this!Su Shu didn't know where she got the courage to concentrate all her will, trying to get her floating body back into that real body.She could feel that her actual body was still lying on the bed, stiff and cold, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make her body move a little according to the command.It felt like—like my own mind was completely separated from that body. No, I won't just die like this!Su Shu was extremely tired, thinking about countermeasures while resting.She remembered very clearly that she was asleep, how could she die?If he is not dead, how can he explain what happened to him? Su Shu's thoughts turned back and forth, and suddenly a flash of inspiration came to her mind, and a word that was passed down among the people-"ghost pressing the bed" appeared in her mind.Tonight is Ghost Festival, the gates of ghosts are wide open, and ghosts roam at night.Could it be that his body was really suppressed by a lonely ghost?I heard that many people have the experience of "ghost pressing the bed", struggling like her on the verge of life and death. Su Shu had the courage to cheer herself up, not afraid, not afraid, it's okay, so many people who encountered "ghost pressure bed" woke up?Thinking of this, Su Shu felt a little relieved, and once again concentrated her willpower to call her body.This time, she changed her strategy, no longer using force indiscriminately, but concentrated all her energy and strength on her eyelids—as long as she opened her eyes, she would wake up and everything would disappear! Open, open, open!Su Shu threw away all distracting thoughts and desperately gave orders to the eyelids.Once, twice, three times... I don't know how many times I tried, Su Shu rolled her eyes, opened her eyelids, and actually woke up! After waking up, Su Shu was exhausted, limp and powerless as if she had died.It was a very hot day in August, but Su Shu was sweating all over, feeling guilty and short of breath. Su Shu panted heavily, and tried to move her hands and feet.Fortunately, her hands and feet still followed the instructions from her nerve center, but she was a little tired.Thinking of the nightmare just now, Su Shu felt terrified. She turned her body and slept in a different position, from lying on her back to lying on her side.It is said that the best way to avoid the "ghost press" is to change the sleeping position.This kind of thing is better to be believed than not to be believed. Now, Su Shu is facing the window of the dormitory, from where the night wind of August invades intermittently, bringing some coolness.Su Shu doesn't like to sleep with the windows open, she is always worried that something terrible will slip in, such as thieves.She has been a timid girl since she was a child, afraid of all strangers, let alone those criminal thieves and robbers.In her memory, the time when she slept most peacefully was when she was in the arms of her grandmother when she was a child. But the other three girls in the dormitory insisted on sleeping with the windows open, saying that ventilation would be good for health.Three to one, the minority obeys the majority, Su Shu can only give in.As a result, since she came to Nanjiang Medical College to study, she was always suspicious when she went to bed every night, and she didn't have a good rest.Su Shu once suspected that she was suffering from neurasthenia, and wanted to take time to go to the hospital for an examination, but there was no time. got windy.First there was a gentle breeze, coming slowly; then the wind intensified and rushed towards him; then there was a strong wind, howling and howling.Today's weather is also a bit strange. Yesterday was the beginning of autumn, but it was only the beginning of August in the Gregorian calendar. It was the time when the scorching heat was unbearable, and somehow it turned out to be so gloomy.The unfixed glass windows savagely slammed under the raging wind, and there was a loud bang. Su Shu jumped out of bed and tried her best to close the glass window.The wind is howling, but the moon is still there, and the gray moonlight shines into the bedroom through the glass window, reflecting a faint figure.Just as Su Shu breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly saw a figure swaying on the glass window, and his whole body froze in an instant, stunned, unable to speak a word. Originally, what was reflected on the glass should be her face.But now, what she saw turned out to be an extremely terrifying head.She clearly saw that there was no muscle attached to the head at all.On the top of the head, long messy hair covered most of the face.The exposed pair of ears turned out to be as bright red as blood.This head, embedded in the glass, just kept staring at Su Shu, saying it was as weird as it could be.Su Shu's scalp was numb, a cold air rushed from the soles of his feet to his forehead, his legs were limp, and his calves were shaking. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by, raising the long hair in front of her head, revealing her mysterious and terrifying face.What a face that is!The nose was cut off, leaving only two hollow nostrils, oozing with dark red blood, the flesh and bones inside were clearly visible, trembling slightly with the swing of the head; a pair of eyes, without pupils, completely turned into Pale white like a dead fish maw, staring at Su Shu faintly; his mouth was tightly squeezed—no, it was not pursed, but the upper lip and lower lip were sewn together, and there was no way to open it at all. Su Shu took a few steps back in fright, her eyes widened in horror, and she couldn't believe what she saw.If it weren't for the two hands that instinctively supported the head of the bed during the process of retreating, she would have collapsed on the ground long ago.How is this possible?According to the principles of optics in physics, what is reflected in the glass should be her own face.Could it be that his real face turned out to be like this? No, it is not.Su Shu had a strange feeling that the terrifying head inside the glass had nothing to do with her, and it was definitely not her own.This is a subjective feeling without any scientific basis, but it is often true.Since it wasn't her, who was this terrifying head?Why does it appear in the glass? Some bitter liquid leaked out of her throat, and her adrenal glands contracted sharply. Su Shu barely kept her composure amidst the great fear, not daring to blink her eyes, for fear that something catastrophic would happen to her suddenly. Her concerns are not without reason.Sure enough, not long after, Su Shu heard a harsh grinding sound, which seemed to come from inside the glass.That head was about to come out of the glass!Her face was half-hidden by the disheveled long hair, and the vicious eyes concealed a fierce murderous look, piercing Su Shu's eyes across the distance of space.There was a stabbing pain in the eyes, as if being pricked by a sharp silver needle, and the chill was soaking into the bones. Su Shu opened her mouth and screamed, but the voice was so soft that she couldn't even hear herself.There was a flurry of gold stars dancing in front of my eyes, and I almost fainted.When her sight was clear again, that terrifying head was slowly protruding out of the glass, arching the glass into an arc abruptly. The head tried its best to clash outward a few times, but without success. The sound of "creaking" stopped suddenly, the arched glass no longer bent, and everything stopped.The head was recharging its energy, and stopped there to stare at Su Shu.Su Shu shivered, she didn't dare to look but had to stare at her head.She could even clearly see the dense pinholes on her lips, with little drops of blood oozing from them. After a while, the head began to exert force again, gradually breaking through the barrier of the glass, and drilled out little by little.Su Shu watched helplessly, not daring to move.Finally, with a "bang", the piece of glass shattered, and the whole part of the head came out of the glass, shaking excitedly, and the long messy hair looked even more weird.Then, it slowly flew in front of Su Shu, almost touching Su Shu's nose, and looked at each other coldly. What a face! Her heart beat faster, her whole body was weak, Su Shu couldn't even stand up, her slender body trembled endlessly.Her two hands were also getting weaker and weaker, so that she could not support the weight of her body when she leaned on the edge of the bed.She couldn't bear it anymore, and collapsed limply on her own bed, pulled the blanket casually, and tightly covered her mouth. If it wasn't for the survival instinct supporting her belief, she would have passed out long ago.She has never faced such a terrifying scene, but no matter what, she must live strong. That head seemed to see through Su Shu's mind, and smiled coldly—if that was considered a laugh.Su Shu only saw a few pieces of cheeks on the head's cheeks gently twitching, as if stagnant water was slightly rippling.The lips were still tightly pressed, and the blood beads on them became more vivid because of the smile just now. Then, the head slowly rose, flew out of Su Shu's sight, and flew onto Shen Jiayue's bed.Su Shu didn't dare to move or scream, and lay there dumbfounded.In the girl's dormitory, it became silent again, and unknown autumn insects chirped from a distance.Su Shu waited for a while, but didn't hear any noise, stood up bravely, and peeked at Shen Jiayue's bed. Shen Jiayue was fast asleep, her slender body curled up naturally, exuding the faint fragrance unique to young girls, lying facing the outside of the window.Su Shu didn't see Shen Jiayue's face, her face was blocked by the back of her head with flying hair. It was the back of that terrifying head!Su Shu finally understood what was going on, the head was slowly embedded into Shen Jiayue's head.It was inserted very carefully and slowly, as if afraid of waking Shen Jiayue. Su Shu remembered the horror movies she usually watched. Is this the legendary "ghost upper body"?She wanted to save Shen Jiayue, but she was afraid that she would get into trouble after saving Shen Jiayue.While hesitating, the head was completely embedded.Su Shu stretched out her hand, trying to wake Shen Jiayue up.At this moment, Shen Jiayue's face suddenly changed into that of the terrifying head, staring at Su Shu fiercely, as if an icicle that had condensed for thousands of years suddenly shot into Su Shu's eyes, and the bone-piercing coldness flowed from the eyes It penetrates the whole body.Su Shu, who had been tensing up to support herself, couldn't hold on any longer. Before she could scream, she passed out and collapsed limply on the ground. Time passed little by little, and a ray of dawn penetrated the glass of the window and shot into the girl's dormitory.The sun was rising, the morning glow was all over the sky, the Nanjiang Medical College was full of singing birds and flowers, and the female dormitory began to be lively again. When Su Shu woke up, she was lying on her bed.She rubbed her eyes and fell into deep thought as she stared at the upper bed board.Those things that happened last night are vivid in my memory, and I feel palpitations when I think about them in broad daylight. "Strange..." Su Shu muttered to herself. "What's so strange?" Shen Jiayue jumped down from the upper bunk, she was like a little white rabbit with a lively nature, everything she did was always in a hurry, without the restraint and tenderness of a girl.The strange thing is that with her personality, she is still very popular in school, and many boys praise her for being cute and like to associate with her. "It's nothing..." Su Shu stared at Shen Jiayue curiously, looking left and right, making Shen Jiayue a little embarrassed. "What are you doing, looking at me so obsessively, are you eager to find a husband? Well, I'm just reluctant to be your husband! Come on, good wife, give me a hug!" Shen Jiayue made a gesture to kiss Su Shu . "Fuck you! You're just so excited!" Su Shu pushed Shen Jiayue away.In this dormitory, she and Shen Jiayue were the only ones who didn't have boyfriends. "Come on, concubine, don't be shy!" Shen Jiayue insisted, "I was the one who carried you to bed last night!" Su Shu was startled: "You carried me to bed?" "Yeah, I woke up in the middle of the night last night and saw you sleeping on the ground. Such a big person can't sleep well, and fell to the ground. Fortunately, your bed is short, otherwise, it will definitely hurt you. I will carry you to bed At that time, you were sleeping soundly, and you couldn't even wake up. Fortunately, Aifei's body is slender enough, if it were any heavier, I wouldn't be able to hold her." This time, Su Shu was completely stunned.According to what Shen Jiayue said, she really fainted on the ground yesterday.What happened last night was really not a dream.No wonder I always feel that being in the scene is not like a dream. It turns out that those terrible things that happened last night are all real.Then next... Su Shu didn't dare to think about it anymore.The golden sun shone on Su Shu's body, but she couldn't feel any warmth. She always felt that the wind was blowing around her, and the air was threatening.Su Shu turned her face to look at the glass on the window, and one of them was really broken. Shen Jiayue was still talking enthusiastically with her mouth open, but Su Shu couldn't hear her at all.Su Shu saw that Shen Jiayue's shadow was faintly reflected on the other glass, the body shown there was Shen Jiayue's, but the face was that of the terrible head she saw last night, the pale eyes without pupils were faintly Looking at her carefully, he smiled on the surface, revealing an unconcealable pride. The little demon noticed Su Shu's strangeness, and gently pushed her: "What are you thinking?" "No...it's nothing." Su Shu came back to her senses, and then looked at the figure in the glass, which vaguely looked like Shen Jiayue. The little demon said earnestly: "Su Shu, do you think too much about things? You are too lonely and always lose your mind. In my opinion, it's better to find a boyfriend to fall in love with, to enjoy the taste of love, so that be happier.” "Really?" Su Shu pretended to be contemplative, "Well, what you said makes sense. But, should I learn from you, or from the stars?" The little demon is not particularly beautiful, but she smiles very sweetly, with dimples on her cheeks, and her bright black gemstone eyes exude a variety of charms, like a girl next door, very charming.Her every frown and smile touched the hearts of many boys, making them sleepless all night.It has only been a year since she entered school, and there is a long line of boys chasing her. From Monday to Sunday, the boys who accompany her are almost the same. She is troubled all day long about who to choose to spend time with her.In Xiao Yao's words, I am so young, of course I need to know a few more outstanding boys in order to choose the best one to accompany me for the rest of my life. Xing Xing is different, she is a very special girl.All those who have seen the stars, no matter they are men or women, will feel a pity for her spontaneously, and want to hold her in their arms and pamper her.She is squeamish, gentle and elegant, just like a classic beauty.Unlike Xiao Yao, Xing Xing ignored all the boys in the medical school—except the lucky one named Qin Yu.Qin Yu has neither a handsome appearance nor an outstanding talent. He is extremely ordinary in Nanjiang Medical College.He can become Xing Xing's boyfriend, perhaps only because he and Xing Xing are childhood sweethearts and get the moon first. The little demon had a hippie smile on his face: "Of course you learn from me, what that idiot Xing Xing does. I have many outstanding male candidates here. If you need it, I will help you refer." Su Shu wasn't in the mood to joke with Xiao Yao: "Leave those to you to choose slowly. Do you have any plans for today? Are you going shopping with some handsome guy again?" It is summer vacation now, and most of the students in Nanjiang Medical College have gone home, but Su Shu and the others have their own reasons for not going home, and they are still living in the girls' dormitory.Usually, at dawn, everyone is busy with their own activities, and it is rare to have group activities together. The little demon rolled her eyes, looked at the stars who hadn't spoken all this time, holding the copy of "Three Hundred Poems of Tang Dynasty" and said, "I don't care, I can accompany you any day if I want a handsome guy. It's the stars. Cough cough... ..." When Xing Xing heard someone calling her, she still hadn't fully escaped from the emotion of reading Tang poems, and asked in a daze, "What are you calling me for?" Shen Jiayue came over without a word, reached out and snatched the "Three Hundred Tang Poems" from Xingxing's hand, and read with a strange voice: "This feeling can be regarded as a memory, but it was already at a loss at that time. Look at this kind of sad emotional poem? Can you feel the artistic conception in the poem? You know, you are living in a happy life that is sweeter than honey." Xing Xing pouted: "Could it be that you are living in dire straits? You know how to bully me all day long!" "How dare I bully the star beauty? You must not say that, I am a little afraid of you." "What about yours and hers? Talk so badly, be careful that no one will want you, and you won't be able to marry." Shen Jiayue stuck out her tongue: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Seeing Shen Jiayue's strange appearance, Su Shu's mood improved slightly. Although her heart was still heavy, she could finally put those doubts aside for the time being. The little demon pushed the flames aside: "Yueyue, you can't blame him, you know, that book was given by Prince Charming, if there is a small damage, how can you afford to pay for it?" Xing Xing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, forget it, I'm afraid of you guys. Just tell me what's going on." Shen Jiayue has been bored recently, so she wanted to bring everyone together: "I suggest that today we four girls have group activities and go to the Xishan Longevity Palace in the suburbs of Nanjiang. I heard that it was the place where Xu Zhenren practiced in the past. The blessed land of gods. If you are sincere, you can prolong your life." Su Shu was the first to respond: "I agree." Xiao Yao hesitated for a moment, but agreed: "Okay." Only Xing Xing didn't answer, looking at the other three girls with embarrassment. Shen Jiayue was unhappy: "What's the matter? Qin Yu is so nice? You can't bear to leave for a day?" The little demon said: "If the relationship lasts for a long time, how can it be day and night. Student Xing Xing, you don't even understand this truth, do you? There is another sentence, oh, yes, a small farewell is better than a newlywed .” "Go! Who's newly married! No one is serious." Xingxing couldn't stand the two singing together, "Well, I originally agreed with him to go to the Lakeside Cinema to watch "Sweet Honey" by Liming and Maggie Cheung." "Such an old movie, only you and him are interested in watching it. If you really want to watch it, I'll just download one from the Internet and show it to you." Shen Jiayue was afraid that Xing Xing would repent, so she simply blocked her way out. Things have come to this point, Xingxing has no choice but to go with the crowd.After the four of them finished washing, they walked out of the girls' dormitory together.At the iron gate of the girls' dormitory area, Qin Yu was standing there with a few bags.No need to guess, it must be the breakfast prepared for the stars. The August sun was still vicious. Qin Yu stood there with sweat on his forehead.Although it was summer vacation, the administrators of Nanjiang Medical College did not have a holiday. The female dormitory had always been a restricted area for boys of Nanjiang Medical College, so he could only stand here and wait for the stars. Shen Jiayue greeted her with a smile, not restrained at all: "Qin Yu, it's so nice, and gave us breakfast for Xingxing again? Are you tired, come, wipe, I'll get the things." Before Qin Yu understood, Shen Jiayue reached out and brought the bags over, put them on the stone table, and opened them one by one: "I didn't realize that Qin Yu is really a caring and considerate classmate. Yogurt, eggs, steamed buns, buns, apples , so rich." Xing Xing was thin-skinned, his ears were red, and he gave Qin Yu a hard look. Qin Yu knew that these people should not be offended, so he said with a smile on his face, "I didn't know you were all there. If you want to know, I'll buy a few more copies." "Now you know we're all here, don't you?" Qin Yu's brains turned quickly, and he quickly replied: "Yes, yes, if all the beauties don't dislike it, I will be the host. Please have a small meal, and everyone will appreciate it." "Appreciate, appreciate, why not reward? Don't you think so? Qin Yu, please lead the way." Shen Jiayue waved her hand, as if a lady in the palace was ordering a eunuch. Qin Yu had no choice but to smile wryly at Xing Xing, walking in front alone, with four girls following behind.After a few steps, Xing Xing quickened his pace, walked behind Qin Yu, and deliberately stepped on the heel of Qin Yu's shoes. Qin Yu didn't dare to make a sound, knowing that the stars were dissatisfied, he quickened his pace and left the four girls far behind. Su Shu looked at the young couple and felt amused.Thinking of being alone and helpless, I feel a little lonely. No one thought that when they walked out of the school, an accident almost happened.It turned out that beside the road of the school gate, a huge mongrel police dog ran out of nowhere, lying there, staring at the pedestrians coming and going with fierce eyes.For some reason, seeing Su Shu and the others approaching, he suddenly stood up straight and yelled loudly, baring his teeth and claws at the girls, as if they would pounce on them at any time, scaring Su Shu and the others into pale faces. When Qin Yu heard the barking of the dog, he hurried back, picked up the stone, protected the girls, and retreated slowly.At this time, Su Shu was surprised to find that the mongrel police dog had been looking at Shen Jiayue and barking. Although it looked extremely vicious, it was actually hiding its timidity. Its eyes were clearly full of fear and panic.Sure enough, the girls didn't go far, the mongrel police dog stopped barking, and ran away quickly in the opposite direction with its tail between its legs. After leaving medical school, Qin Yu originally wanted to take the girls to the "Haokoufu" Chinese restaurant, but Shen Jiayue firmly opposed it and proposed to go to KFC.As can be imagined, Qin Yu was brutally beaten up by the girls, and one month's living expenses were reimbursed.After paying the bill, Qin Yu wanted to take Xing Xing to enjoy the world of two, but was stopped by Shen Jiayue and Xiao Yao. "What's the matter? Didn't you agree to go to the Lakeside Cinema to watch a movie together? The tickets are all bought..." Qin Yu was unhappy, and his face was a little ugly. "I..." Xingxing looked at the girls, hesitant to speak. Shen Jiayue didn't give Xingxing a chance to repent: "Today is the group activity day in the dormitory. We have already made an appointment to go to Xishan Longevity Palace together. There are many movies to watch." The little demon smiled and said: "Yes, Qin Yu, you won't be so tight, will you? Xing Xing will go out with us, and you won't need your approval, right?" Xingxing bit her lip: "Qin Yu, let's go see next time. I'm going to Xishan Longevity Palace with them today." Qin Yu was a little reconciled: "Then... I will accompany you to the Longevity Palace in Xishan, it's okay." "No, no, this is a group activity in our dormitory. As agreed, only people from our dormitory can go. Think about it, how embarrassing it is for you, a boy, to walk with the four of us girls." Shen Jiayue thought I refused without thinking. The little demon echoed: "Yes, if you are with us, the atmosphere, hehe, I won't say much. Qin Yu, I think you should take a day off." 不得已，秦渔只好恨恨告别。临走时，反复叮嘱星星，旅途中需要小心的事宜。如果不是沈嘉月在旁骂他婆婆妈妈不像男人，真不知他要和星星说多久才会结束。 女生们总算一起坐上了去西山万寿宫的公共汽车。颠簸了一个多小时，才到达目的地。下了车，一座古老小镇屹立在面前，镇门的横匾上赫然写着“西山”两个描金大字。走进去不过几百米就到了西山万寿宫。这是为纪念晋代著名道教人物许真君而修建的一座宫殿，环山绕水，青翠秀丽，是江南一带的道教名迹。 许真君原名许逊，字敬之，祖父、父亲都是修道之人，自小耳濡目染，于天文、地理、阴阳等道学皆有所涉猎。曾当过县令，为官清廉，大举废除苛政，名望远播。后因局势动荡弃官回归故里，隐居于南江城郊潜心修道。许逊精于医道，经常免费为百姓治病，深受百姓爱戴。相传，南江地区以前曾有一条蛟龙，翻江倒海，残害乡邻。许逊运用道家神通擒住蛟龙，铸铁柱锁住蛟龙，镇于八角井底。此后，南江地区风调雨顺，五谷丰登。许逊活到一百三十六岁时，携带全家四十二口以及鸡、鸭、犬、羊等“拔宅飞升”。这也是“一人得道，鸡犬升天”典故的出处。每年的农历八月初一，是西山万寿宫的朝觐节，那时会聚集邻近县市的诸多香客，真的是人山人海，拥挤不堪。到处是敲锣打鼓声，鞭炮齐鸣，彻夜不绝。 此时不是上香时节，游客不多。女生们买了门票，信步游览。宫殿里古色古香，炉香缭绕。正殿屋顶盖的是琉璃瓦，雕梁画栋，金碧辉煌。中央端坐着许真君塑像，英武伟岸，不怒自威。正殿前耸立着几棵参天古柏，苍翠遒劲，四季常青，一派道气森严的气氛。相传最老的一株已有千年之久，为许真君亲手所植。 和其他宗教胜地一样，万寿宫中也备有功德箱，供人许愿烧香，求签算命。苏舒早就听说万寿宫的签极为灵验，入宝山当然不能空手而回。于是，在火工道人的指点下，苏舒捐了些钱，诚心上香跪拜许真人，求得一支签，捡起来一看，却是下下签，心里不禁一凉。签是这样写的：短垣凋敝不关风，吹落残花满地红；自去自来孤燕子，依依如失主人公。 苏舒虽然不能完全看明白签文内容，却也知道不是好签，心里更加郁闷了。 沈嘉月没看出苏舒郁闷的脸色，没心没肺地问：“苏舒，怎么不去解签，听听道士们怎么说？” 苏舒没理沈嘉月，面无表情地把签插回签筒中：“有什么好听的。想听的话，自己抽支签就是了。” 沈嘉月碰了个软钉子：“抽就抽，我倒要看看，我会抽到什么签。” 沈嘉月抽的也是一支下下签：银烛一曲太妖娇，肠断人间紫玉箫；漫向金陵寻故事，啼鸦衰柳自无聊。 “什么签嘛！”沈嘉月嘟起小嘴，看到“下下签”三个字，哪还有什么心情去解签。四处张望了一下，突然拉住小妖：“小妖，你也来抽支签试试。” 小妖耐不过沈嘉月的纠缠，只好随便抽了支签。奇怪的是，小妖抽到的竟然还是下下签：路险马羸人行急，失群军卒因相当；滩高风浪船棹破，日暮花残天降霜。 小妖也愣住了。虽然她并不怎么相信抽签，但看到下下签，心里总是不舒服。沈嘉月还想叫星星抽。星星才不想因为抽签破坏自己的心情，死活都不肯抽。 沈嘉月一肚子怒气没地方发泄，转眼看到一旁的火工道人，大声叫道：“你这里供的是什么神、拜的是什么仙，我们诚心诚意给它上香进贡，你却拿这些吓人的下下签来骗我们！” 火工道人诚惶诚恐：“小姑娘，莫要叫，莫要叫，这可是许真人仙逝飞天之地，得罪了神明，可不是好玩的，会惹祸上身。” “还得罪神明呢，现在是神明得罪了我！不把事情说清楚，就把钱退给我们！” “神明得罪你？哎，小姑娘，怎么会呢？ ！有什么事，过来慢慢说，慢慢说。” 沈嘉月把签筒往桌上重重一放：“你说说，这签是怎么回事？怎么三个人抽到的全是下下签？难不成这签筒里放的全是下下签？” 火工道人呵呵一笑，把签筒里所有的签都倒出来，微笑地说：“小姑娘，你仔细看看。” 果然，里面的签是上、中、下都有，而且以上签、中签居多，下下签总共才几支。也不知是怎么回事，三个人竟然鬼使神差连续抽到下下签。 “会不会是这签有问题？”沈嘉月把自己抽到的下下签与其他上签对比，大小、长短、重量都一样，并没有发现异常。 火工道人年逾花甲，神采奕奕，眼神里颇有神采：“小姑娘，我看，你还是从自己身上找原因吧。抽签算命这种事，真作假时假亦真，也不必太当真了。” 说完，火工道人从自己的身上掏出几十元，递给沈嘉月：“你们刚才抽签的钱，是献给许真人做功德的，不能退的，就由我来还给你们吧。” 沈嘉月愣住了，她没想到，这个农民模样的火工道人会真的把钱还给她。 火工道人仔细端详四个女生的面容，摇了摇头，叹了口气：“我看，各位晦气绕眉，霉星高照，为人行事，还是多加小心才是。” 说罢，也不理女生们，自顾自去烧香磕头，虔诚而神圣。 女生们各自想着心事，闷闷不乐地回到医学院。谁也没想到，火工道人说的话，当晚就应验了。