Not long after the carriage hit the road, the sky turned from sunny to overcast. The clouds were getting thicker, blocking the sun, and everything went dark.
The coachman said: “Master, it seems that there is going to be a thunderstorm in this weather.” It was not safe to be on the road during a storm.
An Yinong also thought it would rain: “Let’s walk first. If we encounter a post station on the road, we will stop for the day.” As the youngest scholar, he was able to stay at the official inn station.
After that, it started to lightly rain. Fortunately, they found a suitable place before dark. It was not an official inn, but a small one on the roadside. Although the conditions were simple, they were complete.
“Who are the guests? Come and wipe off the water.” As soon as he entered the door, the waiter diligently handed over a dry cotton cloth, and the old shopkeeper who was accounting behind the counter also smiled.
“You two, please feed my horse.” An Yinong put away his umbrella, and the dim light from the indoor oil lamp shone on his face, casting a warm filter.
The waiter took a few more glances and said, “Two upper rooms?”
The coachman who followed An Yinong in quickly waved his hand: “I don’t need it, boss, I can just live in the woodshed.”
“How can you live in the firewood shed? Waiter, one upper room and one lower room.”
The shopkeeper in front handed him two keys with wooden signs hanging on them. An Yinong’s sign was engraved with ‘Peony Room’, and the coachman’s was engraved with ‘Yi Lu’. He asked about the price. It was fifteen cents a day for the upper room and five cents for the lower room. It was not expensive.
Afterwards, the porter helped carry the luggage upstairs. He looked at a pile of souvenirs and clicked his tongue: “Why are there so many things to eat?”
“My boss is kind-hearted and taught the villagers how to farm. This is a special gift from them to thank my boss.” Uncle Zhong, the coachman, said proudly.
Afterwards, the two of them sat in the lobby on the first floor and prepared to eat.
“What would you like to eat, sir? Our master chef used to cook in a high-end mansion. As long as there are ingredients, he can cook anything.” The waiter opened his mouth to ask for the desired menu.
An Yinong looked at the environment inside. Except for the two men in the corner, there were no other customers in the store. There were many wooden signs hanging on the wall on one side. There were dishes on said wooden signs showing the menu.
“A dish of pickled vegetables and eggplant, a bowl of steamed eggs with minced meat, one steamed fish, a dish of fried vegetables, and two bowls of rice. Add a pot of old wine to warm up.”
“Okay, sir, please take a seat. The food will be here soon.”
The driver who was sitting with An Yinong was very reserved, and An Yinong didn’t make things difficult for him. He finished his meal quickly, paid the bill and let him eat slowly.
The room had been tidied up, but he didn’t know if it was because of the rain, but the environment was still a little damp. Fortunately the waiter had prepared hot water for him to wash his face and feet, and there was brewed tea on the table.
An Yinong asked for another quilt and spread it out: “I am away from home and cannot book another room for my teacher, so I have no choice but to share my room with him.”
Gu Zhengzhong appeared: “No need to be busy, I don’t need to sleep.”
“Having said that, it’s always good to prepare first.”
Seeing An Yinong divide the bed into two sides, with a quilt on each side, Gu Zhengzhong had a smile on his face, but his heart was full of sorrow.
Regardless of men and women, they must get married and have children when they reach age. An Yinong was so handsome and outstanding. If he raises children in the future, they will definitely be smart, lively and cute.
In Gu Zhengzhong’s concept, it was an obligation for men and women to get married and have children, regardless of whether they liked the same or the opposite sex. He himself was in a physical relationship. Let alone getting married and having children, just living was difficult, so he never considered marriage and children. But An Yinong was different.
“I am an older man. Even if I am still alive, I have to take care of him and see him get married and start a business. Could it be that now that he has become a ghost, I still want to indulge myself?”
“I’ve never seen him like this, and I don’t know what that monk said.” After making the bed, An Yinong wiped his face with a hot towel, and then wiped his hands carefully.
He poured some hot water into the footbath and prepared to soak his feet: “I don’t know how long this rain will last. If the road is washed out, it will be difficult for the carriage to move.” Not long after saying this, there was thunder and heavier rain outside.
An Yinong stepped into his slippers and carefully opened the window to take a look. He only saw a purple lightning streak across the dark sky, accompanied by the shrill sound of wind, and the small trees in the backyard of the inn were bent.
He tilted his head back, the rain washing over his face. But he was still staring at the lightning in the sky: “It’s so spectacular. It looks like some great power is overcoming a tribulation?”
This was originally an internet joke, but the ‘something’ in the dark took it seriously. It hung straight from the eaves and stuck out its tongue at An Yinong: “Sir, save me.”
An Yinong was startled and leaned back suddenly, falling into a fragrant embrace.
Gu Zhengzhong lifted him upright and let go of his hand, turning his gaze to the hanging little snake. He held up the cup, took a sip of tea, and then put it down in disgust: “No one can survive the tribulation, but for that little demon, this is still considered tribulation.”
An Yinong was in shock. He looked at the snake that spoke human words: “Demon?”
“I saw a purple light here, and I knew it must be a virtuous person who would be able to become a minister in the future, so I came here to seek protection.” The little snake shivered in the corner, trembling in his heart: As long as I don’t tell him, the other party won’t know that I not only want to ask for asylum, but also want to develop luck in depth.
Hey, treasures were always up for grabs. Look, they have been reserved by the boss a long time ago. Judging from the degree of blending of the breaths, it must have been living close to him for several years, right?
It didn’t dare to offend Gu Zhengzhong, who looked powerful at first sight, but it was windy and rainy outside, and it was too late to find an ordinary little scholar now. It blamed itself for being greedy. When it saw the purple energy, it went up to it, but it didn’t expect that the treasure would already be owned.
“Boom!” There was another thunder, and the little snake had to muster up the courage to plead to An Yinong: “Don’t blame me, adults. The little demon has no intention of offending. He will stay under the eaves for one night and then leave.”
“Is it okay to stay just one night?”
“Yes.”
An Yinong has calmed down now. When he saw the ‘demon’ for the first time, he didn’t feel scared, but felt very novel. The memory of meeting a stranger on the roadside five years ago was so long ago that he almost forgot about it.
As for Gu Zhengzhong, he never regarded people as aliens. To a certain extent, Gu Zhengzhong, who abided by etiquette and principles of conduct, was more human than ordinary people.
“Everything has animism, just stay here.”
The little snake raised its head and realized that this ‘benefactor’ was a little too handsome. He was just the kind of noble young man he liked. And his attitude was also very good. He was not frightened or disgusted by a snake demon, but was gentle and tolerant.
It has been wandering around the world for many years. When had it ever been treated so tenderly?
“I plan to marry and rest for the remainder of my life. Even if I am ruthlessly abandoned, I can’t be ashamed.” The little snake drooled with greed and couldn’t help but silently recited a sour poem. Although he was a male, his feeling of earning money when he slept with him was the same.
Sure enough, one can always trust the big boss’s judgment. There was no human being they chose that was not attractive to others, and this one was especially eye-catching.
After receiving the little demon’s salivating eyes, Gu Zhengzhong looked at An Yinong with disapproval: “They are not from my race, they have different intentions.”
The little snake raised his head in disbelief: Anyone was qualified to say this, but it’s wrong for him to say it, right?
Gu Zhengzhong sneered. Monsters did not have human moral standards. They acted unscrupulously and often harmed others and themselves. Snakes were inherently lustful and must be guarded against.
“My husband is here, what do I have to fear?” An Yinong put down the gauze curtain and turned around to look over. His brows and eyes became blurry and gentle in the warm light, “It’s getting late, let’s take a rest early.”
Looking at beauties under the lamp was like admiring flowers under the moon. The moon was hazy, the flowers were hazy, ambiguity flows, and feelings arise secretly.
Even though Gu Zhengzhong was worried at this time, he was also confused at this time.
“Um.”
The little snake couldn’t stand this kind of handsome man who was unattainable when he was indifferent and the spring breeze was blowing on his face when he was gentle. However, it showed an intoxicated expression and said, ‘Pop! ’ With a sound, the window almost hit its face.
“Wow!” A crow landed on the eaves next to it, looking at it with dark eyes: How dare you think so?
The little snake trembled and slowly coiled itself into a ball: well-behaved.jpg.
The light and shadow on the window paper flickered, ‘Whoo–‘, the lights went out, and it became dark inside.
The rain became heavier, and purple lightning struck out like root-like veins, one strand almost hitting the yard. The little snake trembled and clung to the window.
The thunder and lightning seemed to not want to let it go, each one was faster than the other, and each one was closer than the last. The little snake was trembling with fear, and almost twisted itself into a ball.
“Squeak——”
The window opened, revealing An Yinong’s face.
He really had some feelings towards snakes and other creatures like this… Resisting his psychological discomfort, he gently picked up the cold and wet snake and placed it on the table by the window.
The little snake shrank its head and had not yet reacted. But the black crow stood there blankly, its eyes round.
“Huh?” An Yinong also noticed the crow, “Are you here to escape the thunderstorm too?” He said and brought the crow in.
The crow curled its neck, its wings tightly attached to its trunk, and remained motionless. The two demons were placed on the table like this, big eyes facing small eyes, and not far away there was a smiling Gu Zhengzhong with a dark air all over his body.
An Yinong closed the window, then wrung out the cotton cloth and wiped his hands and feet, then lay straight on the bed: “Okay, can I sleep well this time…?”
How does it feel to open your eyes and see a man pressing on you? That man also has long legs, a slender waist, and slender hair that hangs over his shoulders. He is a beauty that is hard to find in the world. What does it feel like?
“You can’t blame me for not being reserved. The enemy is actually too powerful.”
An Yinong was seduced by the beauty. He licked the corners of his lips to calm down a little. He wanted to move his wrist, but was controlled and pressed on both sides of the pillow.
Gu Zhengzhong’s eyes had a pigeon-blood red luster, which made him look extremely monstrous.
His state at the moment became very wrong.
Because of the monk’s words, Gu Zhengzhong was already in a very low mood. He even began to consider whether he should leave and live a normal human life, be an official, realize his ideals, marry a wife and have children…
When he was struggling, An Yinong believed the demon’s words so easily without any precautions. How could he leave with peace of mind?
“Sir…” An Yinong tightened his fingers uneasily.
The warm fragrance that used to make him feel at ease was now full of aggression. An Yinong suddenly realized that Gu Zhengzhong had never been a snail girl who wanted everything she wanted, but a mysterious and unpredictable being who wanted everything.
“The atmosphere is good, but there are two light bulbs next to it, the bed belongs to someone else’s house, and the room smells damp, which is wrong.” An Yinong thought to himself.
“Host…” Even the system is uneasy. This is a boss that has not appeared in the text. It is a system with a mall blocked. There is really no way to do it. “Host, if you just lie down obediently, maybe it won’t hurt so much.” ?”
“…Shut up.” This IQ was hopeless.
“Now you know you are afraid? You dare to leave such a monster in the house and sleep. What did you expect from the monster?” Gu Zhengzhong leaned down, his lips pressed against An Yinong’s ear, but his breath was cold. It’s so cold that he shivered.
The two demons on the table were silent. They looked at the sky and the rain outside the window, but not in the direction of the bed.
Gu Zhengzhong still felt it was an eyesore. With his fingertips, an invisible energy field enveloped him and An Yinong. From the outside, he could only see chaos.
“Host, if you can’t resist, just enjoy it.”
An Yinong no longer wanted to deal with this stupid system: “Shut up, I will take care of it.”
“Sorry, I was wrong.” He apologized crisply, and then…
“However, it is never anyone else that I look forward to, but Mr. Gu. Because you are by my side, so I can trust you and sleep peacefully.”
He looked at Gu Zhengzhong without hesitation: “It’s because of you that I love house and crow.”
“…” Gu Zhengzhong was stunned.
WhiteMoon x BlackSun 