The boy's leg was injured and he definitely couldn't walk, but there was no one following him. Ning Ling was confused. Looking at his clothes, he obviously came from a wealthy family. Such a person must have a lot of followers behind him, but he was alone. Feeling guilty

She asked him to go to her home to recuperate, but he refused.

"If you don't go to my house, who will take care of you? If you don't change the dressing on your leg, your leg will be disabled?" She tried hard to persuade, but the other party remained unmoved.

"I won't go if I don't want to. You are such an annoying woman!" he said impatiently.

"Hey, is it okay that I'm a girl?" She was very depressed, "You boy is so stubborn!" If she hadn't thought that he was injured because of her, she would have patted her butt and left.

"I'm a man, okay?" he retorted. The two of them stared at each other for a while, then laughed, "I won't go to your house. There must be no inn in this small village, but there is always

Is there an abandoned house or something like that? I don’t want people here to know that I exist.” If his identity lets people here know,

People know that it might lead to death for her, but the strange thing is that she doesn't seem to know that she is... Logically speaking, such a person should always remind her children to stay away from people like him.

But she...maybe it's because she's still young and her parents don't want her to be frightened, right?

When he said this, Ning Ling's doubts became even greater. Her professional habits made her want to ask about the other person's origins, but she subconsciously didn't want to know his identity. This contradictory emotion made her undecided for a moment, but

In the end, guilt took over.

"Well, there is an abandoned temple not far from here. Few people usually go there because it is said to be haunted. If you dare, then go!"

"Why don't you dare!" He raised his eyebrows, "Just take me there!"

His raising of eyebrows made Ning Ling stunned for a moment, and she stepped forward to help him up: "Let's go!"

The boy was young and much taller than her. It took a lot of effort to bring him to the temple.

***

The temple is located in the south of the village. It is not large in area. Several dilapidated houses are crumbling in the wind. The walls are covered with spider webs. The yard is overgrown with weeds. The plaque of the dilapidated temple reads "Lanruo Temple". Ning

This is actually Ling's first time here. The old people in the village have warned her not to go near this place more than once, so she has never been here before.

Seeing the name of the temple, Ning Ling thought of Nie Xiaoqian in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". I wonder if there is Nie Xiaoqian in this Lanruo Temple? I wonder if she met Ning Caichen?

Pushing open the door of one of the rooms that was still intact, a puff of dust rushed towards her face. Ning Ling frowned and reached out to fan herself in front of her. When she looked at the boy, she didn't see anything unusual in him: "I'll help you clean it up."

Come on down." After saying that, she let him lean against the pillar. Fortunately, although the temple was dilapidated, it was still fully equipped with all the utensils. After a while, the room was cleaned up, and she helped him onto the bed. There was no bedding on the bed, and he

But he lay down without even frowning.

Ning Ling checked the wound on his leg, helped him apply medicine, and fixed the wooden board that had become loose due to movement.

"You just said it was haunted? What's going on?" He asked, having nothing to say.

"I heard from the old people in the village that ten years ago, Lanruo Temple was still very popular, but then a woman couldn't think about it because she was abandoned by her husband, so she came here and hanged herself. Since then, people passing by here have

I often heard women crying from the temple at night, and it gradually fell into disrepair."

"What's so scary about this?" The boy didn't care.

"The woman was dressed in red from head to toe before she died. The old man said that a woman who commits suicide in red clothes will turn into a ghost after death, and her ghost will not leave. She will seek out the life of those who harmed her during her lifetime." At this point, she said

He looked around cautiously, fearing that a female ghost in red might actually appear somewhere.

"You're afraid of ghosts!" A sarcastic look flashed across his face.

"Who says I'm afraid of ghosts? I'm not afraid of heaven or earth." She said bravely, but added in her heart, "I'm just afraid of ghosts!" This is not because she is afraid of ghosts in her heart, but because of the horrors in modern times.

The movie gave me a natural psychological reaction, otherwise so many people would be frightened by "The Ring". But she wouldn't say this even if I beat her to death. "It's getting late now, are you hungry?"

?I'll get you something to eat."

The boy nodded, leaned against the wall, closed his eyes, and stopped talking. Ning Ling walked out quietly and closed the door carefully.

After confirming that her footsteps had disappeared, the boy opened his eyes, and a glimmer of light flashed in his dark eyes: "Come in."

The door was pushed open silently, and two people who were wrapped tightly from head to toe walked in. They walked up to the boy and knelt down: "I didn't protect you well, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

He raised his hand and stopped what they were saying: "Bring me something to eat." The girl's clothes didn't look good. She must have been from a poor family and wouldn't have brought anything good to him, so she had better go first.

It’s good to eat well.

"Yes." The two of them exited silently.

***

After a long time after nightfall, Ning Ling carefully pushed the door open with a basket. The boy opened his eyes and looked at her. Her face was a little pale. He was feeling strange. When his eyes came into contact with the night behind her, he understood something. This girl

She said she was not afraid, but in fact she was scared to death. But she was somewhat moved. Although she was afraid, she still had the courage to bring him food. In fact, she could have made excuses not to come!

"Here you go!" She took out two plates of vegetarian dishes and a bowl of dry rice from the basket and handed them to him. The rice was still steaming. "I made it myself. You can try it." She didn't come until now because she had to

After his mother fell asleep, he could quietly prepare a meal and bring it to him.

He saw that it was just a plate of fried cabbage and a plate of shredded potatoes, but for some reason, it was just an ordinary home-cooked side dish, but it exuded an alluring aroma that made people want to eat even though they had eaten before.

The smell still aroused his greed.

"Does it taste good?" She watched proudly as he ate the food cleanly. She had always been very confident in her cooking skills. The more capable a chef is, the more magic he can show in ordinary dishes.

"I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking?" He swallowed the last mouthful of rice without finishing it, looked at the girl in front of him, and thought to himself, "Is she really only four years old? With skilled bandaging techniques and superb cooking skills, this is definitely not a

A four-year-old can do it.

"Why should a poor man's child become a master early on?" she said casually, putting the bowl away, "If you like it, I'll cook it for you tomorrow! You're in luck, I usually don't cook easily, even my dad..." She

Realizing something, he stopped and said, "I'm going back."

"You want to go back? It's so dark outside, aren't you afraid? Why don't you rest here for the night and wait for dawn before going back." He looked outside. The whole place was pitch black except for the faint light in this room. Ru Ruo

Someone passing by at this moment would definitely think it was haunted if they saw the light coming from the ruined temple!

"How can that be done, Gu..." She wanted to say, 'It's inconvenient for a man and a woman to live together in the same room.' But then she thought, 'The man is more than ten years old and the woman is four years old, so they can't be called'

A man and a woman alone, right?" After thinking about it, she sat back again and said, "It won't bother you, right?"

He shook his head. To be honest, from the bottom of his heart, he wanted the other party to stay. He had a strange idea. The girl in front of him, who looked only five years old, was definitely not thinking like a child: "Are you really only four years old?"

He couldn't help but ask this question.

"Of course I'm only four years old, and I'm not the 'Tianshan Child Mother'!"

"'Tianshan Child Mother'?" He was quite interested, "What is that?"

***

Time flies by, and more than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. The boy's leg has almost healed. During the period when he was recovering from his injury, Ning Ling showed off his skills and mastered the housekeeping skills that are rarely used in modern times.

He used all his skills. But this was also due to the fact that the boy didn't know how to follow

A lot of ingredients were obtained from there, allowing her to use her skills. She never asked him how he obtained these ingredients that could not be seen even during the Chinese New Year in this remote village. There was already a long-standing relationship between them.

A silent tacit understanding was reached, and no one asked about the other's past.

The day after he recovered from his injury, the two dug a pit in the backyard of the temple and buried the pair of white eagles. After filling in the last shovelful of soil, Ning Ling found a few stones and placed them in the white eagle.

He carved the tomb and placed a bunch of garlands in front of the tomb. When she did all this, he just watched quietly from the side without saying anything, but there was a warm current reverberating in his heart.

After burying the white eagle, Ning Ling left. As soon as she left, two men in black appeared in front of him as usual.

"Your Majesty, you have been out for more than half a year, it's time to go back!"

"Yes, I'm going back." He responded, but his eyes were looking at the road leading to the small temple. Before going back, shouldn't he say goodbye to her? Forget it, so as not to cause sentimentality. "You guys pack up, today

Leave later."

"yes!"

***

Two eagle calls were heard in the sky. During these days, the two little white eagles who had lost their parents gradually grew up under their care and became two strong big white eagles.

"Leave these two eagles to her, as a way of thanking her for taking good care of her these days." With this thought, he took off a jade pendant from his waist, whistled, and the two eagles fell from the sky, stopping.

In front of him, he tied the jade pendant around the female eagle's neck and said, "Give her this jade pendant."

"Hey!" Her voice came from not far away. He waved and two white eagles flew into the sky. When he raised his eyes, he saw her jumping over and running over, holding something in her arms. "Give it to you." She put it in her arms.

When the thing was handed to him, he realized that it was actually a black puppy.

"This is a dog?" He looked surprised, "What do I want it for?"

"What kind of dog? This is a mastiff, do you understand?" She had a look on her face that said, "You really don't know what you are talking about!"

"mastiff?"

"Yes, this is the king of dogs. Even a wolf must bow before it. You must treat it well. Maybe one day, it will save your life." He said, "I don't believe it."

' With an expression on her face, she still reached out and took the mastiff in her arms.

She added, "You have to remember that the mastiff is a spiritual animal. It can tell who is hostile to its owner. If it shows anger to the people around you, it means that the person has evil intentions. You

You must be on guard." After hearing her words, surprise flashed in his eyes, and it passed quickly. "I still want to go home and help my mother with work. See you in the evening!" She waved to him, turned and left.

"At night?" He touched the little mastiff, "She won't be able to see him tonight. I wonder when will we see him again?"
Chapter completed!