Water Demon (I)

The water demon lives in the anaerobic lake, which is located in the downstream of the anaerobic water. In spring, pear blossoms will come from the upstream, which is the favorite flower of the water demon. Spring is also the favorite season for the water demon. Therefore, the water demon decided to call himself Li Li. Later, with the help of a scholar, the water demon learned to write his own name. However, perhaps the scholar misunderstood that he called the water demon Li Li.

Therefore, Li Li always thought that pear flowers were Li Hua.

I don't know when I was born, but I remember that when I woke up that day, she opened her eyes and saw the green willow tree by the lake. It was spring in March, and the wind was out of date. The willow branches were swaying, and when I left centrifugal thoughts, I flew to the branches. I adjusted a comfortable posture and slept until sunset that day.

When I woke up again, it was dusk, and the coolness came. Only when I left did I notice the difference. She had perception, a figure, brown curly hair, brown eyes, and a gentle and elegant dress like water mist, which was the appearance of a girl on earth. She was originally a ray of Shui Ze's aura, and suddenly, she condensed into an elf who charmed all beings. It seems that somewhere, the wheel of fate turns silently, but I don't know whose fate I was born from.

before that, the memory of separation can only be traced back to a chaotic state. After that, the world of separation came alive and bright.

The first person that Li Li met was the scholar who taught her to write.

The scholar floated with the pear flower, and when he came, he was holding a piece of driftwood in his arms, dragging a box full of books in the water. After leaving, the scholar was caught on the shore. The scholar was naturally grateful and couldn't wait to commit suicide.

The scholar was drying his books on the rocks on the shore, and at the same time, he left and poured out his miserable experiences. The scholar said that he had gone to Beijing to take the exam, but he never thought about it, but he lost his way. When going north along Qingshui, I met a demon wind and was blown straight into the polluted water of Qingshui tributary.

The scholar set up a tent with branches and thatch by the lake, and settled down, saying that he would wait until the weather was better before leaving for home.

Li doesn't hate this scholar. In fact, there is no distinction between liking and hating in her heart. She is equally close and indifferent to any life.

The scholar thinks that she is gentle, reserved and considerate, and tells Li the strange stories he read from books.

Li Li is very interested in those stories. In the story told by the scholar, she seems to see that everything in those stories has come alive, and even her own world has begun to be noisy.

Li Li asked where those stories came from.

the scholar said it was from a book.

Li Li asks what a book is.

The scholar said that it is a container for people to hold their memories. Life is limited, but memories can be left behind.

Li Li wants to record her own memory, otherwise she can only think of chaos in the future.

The scholar gladly taught Li to read and write.

Li Li asked the scholar why he lived among weeds.

the scholar said, it's not a weed pile, it's a house, it's a home. Everyone should live in the house, otherwise it's just like a wild animal. Immediately, the scholar thought that Li did not live in the house, and said, of course, there were people who did not live in the house in ancient times. They were all saints!

Li Li didn't feel offended. She thought about it before asking, what is home?

The scholar said that home is the home of one's body and mind, and there are family members at home, who will accompany and support each other and will never be separated.

on second thought, I have no family.

the scholar said that everyone has a family, and even a lonely person has biological parents.

I'm afraid I'm not human.

The scholar looked at her, and the expression on her face was ever-changing. In the end, don't look away, and you will have it later.

From pear blossom season to geese flying south, Li Du spent time with scholars.

The life of a scholar is very regular. When it is late, he sleeps in a tent under a willow branch. Hungry, go to the lake to catch some fish, pick up some firewood and make a fire to roast fish; At first light, he got out of his tent, took out some books from his suitcase, read at noon, got hungry, and went to catch fish ...

For the scholar, catching fish and roasting it was quite repulsive from the beginning.

Before you came, the fish were always with me. They are my friends. You can't eat them. Dissociation theory Without food, when she is sleepy or feels overwhelmed, she sleeps, perches on the willow tree, and wakes up to be radiant again.

The scholar frowned. I will starve to death if I don't eat.

I don't eat either. Why don't I starve to death? Dissociation theory

that's because ... the scholar is hesitant. Finally, the scholar put down his fish and went to the forest to pick some wild fruits to fill his stomach.

a few days later, the scholar was pale and skinny. Li Li asked him what happened.

The scholar said with a sad face, I'm going to starve to death. For the sake of thousands of fish friends who don't say anything, you're going to lose your unique friends who can talk and laugh.

after weighing it, I can only ask the scholar to catch less fish at a time, and the scholar agreed with a big smile.

After the story is finished, Li Li also learned all the words of the Scholar's Club. The scholar still has no intention of leaving, and he is used to having such a lively scholar around him who loves to talk, laugh and read.

I woke up in a tree that day, looking back at the blue sky, the wind passing through the treetops, and birds singing in the forest. For a time, I didn't know where I was and who I was, and the feeling of nothingness was so overwhelming that I could hardly breathe. Finally, she remembered the scholar who lived in the hut under the tree, felt at ease and gradually calmed down.

it's a pity that the scholar will leave after all, for he can't feel at ease for a long time. Looking sideways at the thatched cottage under the tree, the roof has climbed up the green vines. Scholars are sitting by the lake, facing the lake, reposing. I can't live without this man. Sometimes it rains and sometimes it blows. The scholar hides in his hut and shivers with cold. However, as long as the rain stops and the wind stops, the scholar is a self-satisfied scholar.

it seems that he has no attachments, is at home everywhere, and can come and go at any time.

He is really a good partner, but he will leave. I really hope he will never leave. After leaving for the first time, she became attached to a walking living thing, and that attachment made her feel very uncomfortable. The sense of unknown that she didn't decide made her feel panic, and she needed to escape from this panic.

So, it's time for you to leave, and you should go home if you can't catch the exam.

The scholar opened a pair of big eyes and looked at the parting, but his face turned red slowly. Finally, the scholar bowed his head and said falteringly, I don't want to go back, I want to be with you.

I am different from you. You have a family, and you will go home eventually.

after a long pause, the scholar said, don't you want to leave here?

Without shaking her head, she never thought about where she could go without here, and she didn't want to go anywhere else.

the scholar said, I'll take you to a distant place. Get out of here. You will like it very much. I can take care of you.

I'm centrifugal, but I still shake my head after thinking about it.

The scholar still wants to stay. If you don't want to leave, I can stay.

Divorce was almost agreed, but she couldn't believe the scholar. She can understand fish, trees and water, but she can't understand scholars. Helpless, I had to sink to the bottom of the lake and sleep with the fish.

I slept for a long time, so long that she forgot how long it was. When I surfaced, the banks were covered with snow.

The scholar had already left. The willow tree lost all its leaves and stood silently in the cold wind.

It won't feel cold without her. She still lives on the willow branches. Snowflakes fall to the ground, melt into the lake and accumulate on the white sleeves. She listened to the sound of falling snow, thinking of the former scholar, deeply touched, but fleeting.

When the snow melted, the willow branches and leaves, and a wooden box left by the scholar was found under the willow tree.

It was a letter left by the scholar for leaving, and the letter began with the word leaving, saying that leaving is the normal life. The girl really has a good name with connotation.

The scholar said that he got lost on purpose. He didn't want to take the imperial examination. He just wanted to be a scholar all his life, not a scholar for fame and fortune. He wants to write his own article and spread it through the ages, even if it can't be spread through the ages. He also wants to meet like-minded women, hand in hand for life, no matter whether the woman is a person or a demon ...

The second half of the letter was wet with melted snow, and the ink was blurred. After careful consideration, I didn't know the name of the scholar.

Looking at the last sentence of the letter, I think that I have neither father nor mother, and I am definitely not a person, so I must be a demon. Having identified my identity, I feel at ease from leaving.

Back to the quiet life, time is slowly flowing, and the water waves are quiet. Li Li gradually forgot the scholar, and there were snow-white pear flowers every year, which flowed down the river along the anaerobic water.

The thatched cottage built by the scholar has almost been covered with grass. After taking care of it according to the method taken by the scholar, the thatched cottage looks like a thatched cottage again. After leaving home, the scholar said that it was home, and he also wanted to know what it was like to have a home.

Since spring came and winter came, many people have come and gone, some good people and some bad people, but none of them have said much, let alone told stories. Those people who come and go are in a hurry, and they are looking forward to it. They are not free and easy at all, and some people are aware of the scholar's good fortune. Unfortunately, the scholar never came back to see her.

instead of the scholar, a Taoist priest came. At first, Li Li didn't know that she was a Taoist priest, but the Taoist priest gave her a name in the newspaper. Taoist priest is a girl, a girl who is sometimes solemn and sometimes bright, dressed in a light dark outfit, and looks like a chivalrous man.

The Taoist priest came by moonlight. When he came, he leaned away from a big stone and wrote something she thought was novel on a linen cloth. The pen and ink were left by the scholar in the thatched cottage, and the linen was given to her by a peasant woman she helped. The original intention was to give her clothes to keep out the cold.

The Taoist priest approaches and leaves slowly, with very light steps. Be very careful not to disturb this vicious demon. But does the demon keep a diary? The Taoist priest is a little confused.

At this moment, Li Li turned around, looked at the Taoist priest in the moonlight, looked at him, and asked, Are you lost? Do you want to spend the night? There happens to be a hut. If you are not particular about it, you can stay overnight.

the Taoist priest is even more confused, and his mind is full of twists and turns, trying to come up with an answer. That's a good feeling.

People in Jianghu have a stereotype about Taoist priests. It seems that all Taoist priests who catch demons are charlatans with wide robes and big sleeves. If you really meet monsters, it's no use dusting! That's not a real knife and gun! Taoist girl said to Li Li.

The Taoist priest stayed, took out his hip flask, and failed to invite Li * * * to drink, so he had to invite Yue Guang to get drunk with him and enjoy himself, and talked about his career with Li.

You're here to catch a demon. I'm the only demon in the lake. Li Li grasped the key point. This person seems to be furious. She met many furious people these days and had to take precautions.

The Taoist priest looked at it from top to bottom, and then at the thatched cottage. You are a demon, or a demon who is so beautiful. Why did you mix up to live in a thatched cottage?

Li Li said, what house should the demon with good mix live in?

the golden house is a tall building! Taoist blurted out. On second thought, he felt that there was something wrong with his ideas, so the Taoist priest immediately said, don't take what I said nonsense seriously, and don't bother.

Taoist priest is not going to catch demons, she only catches bad ones. Li Li has never done anything bad and still lives in a thatched cottage. There will be no more virtuous demon in the world than her.

how do you know that there is a demon in the lake? I wonder if the scholar told the Taoist.

It's not a fairyland. People come and go. What will the world think if you live alone by the lake, with no relatives or reasons, and live forever? Taoist girl said.

I didn't hurt them. Why did they ask you to arrest me? Leave and ask.

the Taoist priest said that he was a businessman, and that he was killed by a demon in the lake of disgust, and he paid a huge sum of money and asked me to come.

Li Li thought about it and remembered the merchant, who wanted to take her home as a concubine. Li Li didn't know what a concubine was and didn't want to go home with her as a concubine, so she didn't agree. I didn't know that the merchants were adamant, pulling and pulling, and they were at a loss. They had to jump into the lake and hide at the bottom of the lake until midnight.

I didn't know that the merchant stayed in the hut with a clear conscience. When he was half asleep, he saw Li standing in the moonlight, frightened out of my wits and fled overnight.

shameless! The Taoist priest hit the stone table and flew into a rage.

alas, it's a pity that I can't even earn a drink this trip. The Taoist priest is holding a hip flask and looks really lost.

I felt the loss even when I left, so I couldn't bear it. When I left, I asked, Is wine precious?

Precious, life-and-death fatigue, all for it. As he spoke, the Taoist took another hard drink.

Maybe, I can give you some wine money, smile cunningly, turn around and jump into the lake. Before the Taoist priest could exclaim, separation sank to the bottom like a fish.

When he left and went ashore again, he held several huge pearls in his hand, and the Taoist priest was stunned.

There are many pearls at the bottom of the lake, which is worthless in the anaerobic lake. But the merchant said that it is very valuable. He came to the anaerobic lake to look for pearls. Dissociation theory

ah ha ha! Girl, I like you! Taoist eyes flashing, say, if I have the opportunity to repay you, I will go through fire and water!

then can I ask you to catch all the bad guys and leave me alone?

I can't do that. Taoist priests carefully put pearls in their pockets. There are endless bad guys in this world, and there will be no end to one after another.

However, I can teach you some skills. It won't be long before the bad guys come. Anyway, you have been here, the Taoist suggested.

Li also thought it was feasible, so the Taoist priest stayed a few more days to teach Li to practice the skill of catching demons.

Although you are a demon, it may be a bit strange to learn to catch a demon, but this demon-catching skill is in the same strain as witchcraft. Without a demon, how can you catch a demon? Without catching the demon, the demon can't go to heaven? As soon as the Taoist chatterboxes are opened, there are always endless speeches.

When Taoist priests don't talk, they ask Li Li to tell their own stories.

Li Li also gladly told the stories coming and going one by one, and finally, he talked about scholars. Said she was afraid of attachment and took the lead in escaping.

after listening silently, the Taoist priest said mysteriously, you missed a fate!

what is fate? Divorce is as inquisitive as ever.

this? I don't know, but the world calls a series of unexplained adventures and coincidences "fate", and meeting is "fate".

is that fate a good thing?

it depends on the result, but you are a demon and he is a human being, and your result will not be much better. If you miss it, you miss it. Maybe God has made better arrangements for you. Practice the lessons I teach you from time to time, and you will have no problem with wannabe. When he said these words, the Taoist priest was already packing up and preparing to leave.

where are you going, Li Li asked.

Walk the Jianghu and earn money to support yourself, said the Taoist.

where are the Jianghu? can I go with you? Some people want to go outside