I see Qingshan

Chapter 3 The First Guest

The lobby of the inn.

The door was shaking slightly, and someone was indeed knocking on the door.

"Who?"

Tang Xin was cautious and asked tentatively.

In the past, the people knocking on the door at this time were probably tourists visiting Huangshan.

But now, after so much experience, how could she be sure?

"guest."

A man's calm voice came from outside the door.

Tang Xin pressed against the iron gate, opened the peephole, and leaned forward to observe.

In the moonlight, one could clearly see a young man outside the door. He was dressed in black with a few buttons casually open on his collar embroidered with dark patterns. There was obvious dust on his clothes and messy hair, and there even seemed to be a few spider webs.

Tang Xin pondered for a few seconds and asked, "Excuse me, where are you from?"

The man's voice was a little low: "Yishan."

"Yishan?"

Tang Xin frowned and slowly withdrew her hand from the door handle.

Yishan seems to be the ancient name of Huangshan. It was changed to Huangshan in the Tang Dynasty. Now almost no one calls Huangshan Yishan.

She didn't dare to say anything more, her heart was beating fast.

She had never been so scared when Qingsong and Xiaoju spoke to each other before.

This place was clearly blocked by an unknown energy, but the man suddenly appeared in front of the inn.

Green pines grow here, and little orange cats wander around begging for food here, but where did this person come from?

I just took the orange cat out for a walk, but didn't see any people.

Now that someone suddenly appears, it doesn’t seem right even if you think about it.

The knocking continued, with no sign of stopping.

Tang Xin said, "Our inn is temporarily closed. You can go somewhere else."

The man was silent for a few seconds. "Maybe this place is blocked, so it's hard to leave."

She didn't doubt it, after all, she had experienced it herself.

"Why don't you check if your phone has a signal..."

Tang Xin believed that as long as he could contact the outside world, he might be able to find someone to help.

The man's voice was calm, yet tinged with doubt. "I don't quite understand what the shopkeeper is saying. It might be because I just came out of the stone and am out of touch with the times."

Tang Xin understood every word he said, but putting them together...

He didn't know anything about mobile phones or signals, and he said he jumped out of a stone.

"Your last name is Sun?"

Tang Xin blurted out subconsciously.

The only thing she could think of when someone said something popped out of a stone was some powerful monkey.

Nowadays, the trees at home will offend people, and the cats begging for food will learn to be grateful.

Even if a monkey popped out, she would accept it.

But after looking at it again and again, it’s not a monkey.

She remembered what the two birds had said just now.

A snake came out of a stone...

The people outside the inn were acting strangely, so Tang Xin didn't dare to speak any further.

I'm not worried that he's talking nonsense, I'm just worried that he's telling the truth.

A man emerged from a stone and spoke in a strange way. Could he be a decent person?

Man: "Please open the store."

Tang Xin waved her hands: "It can't be opened at all."

The man nodded imperceptibly: "Well, in that case, I will come in by myself."

Come in by yourself?

Tang Xin frowned slightly, but didn't have time to think too much.

boom! ! !
The huge impact force instantly opened the iron door, and half of Tang Xin's body flew out.

Tang Xin was stunned.

A young man in black had come to her, with a soft gleam in his eyes.

Tang Xin yelled again, turned around and ran into the yard, locked the door, and hid behind Qingsong.

……

"Why are you so startled?"

Qingsong's voice sounded in Tang Xin's ears.

"I saw a ghost!"

Tang Xin looked extremely flustered, with her chest heaving.

Qingsong: "Ghost? Where do ghosts come from in this world? You have to believe in science."

"Ah?" Tang Xin couldn't help but glance at Qingsong a few times.

Anyone can say this, but it seems a bit inappropriate, right?
It was originally a nice tree, but now it is covered with small words.

Before Tang Xin could say anything, in the blink of an eye, there was another loud bang and the door in the yard flew out.

"Look, look!"

Tang Xin slapped Qingsong hard and pointed at the dented iron gate beside him.

Qingsong said in an unhappy tone: "Ouch, be gentle, you've slapped the bark off!"

Tang Xin immediately stopped what she was doing: "Do you have any skills to drive him out..."

Qingsong pondered for a moment and said, "You do have a skill, like arguing with people. I learned it from your father. Do you think it will work?"

Tang Xin: "..."

At this time, the man glanced towards the yard. When he saw Tang Xin hiding behind the green pine trees, he nodded politely, with an extremely incongruous cold smile on his fair face.

He just opened his mouth to say something, but his attention seemed to be attracted by some objects in the inn, so he did not step into the courtyard and turned back to the living room.

Qingsong whispered, "He's quite aggressive and doesn't look like a good person. Be careful."

Tang Xin's forehead was covered with sweat: "Do I need you to tell me..."

After hiding behind the pine trees for a long time, Tang Xin suddenly figured it out.

Anyway, things have come to this point, so what is there for her to be afraid of?

So he plucked up his courage and walked into the lobby of the inn.

The hall was brightly lit, and a program was playing on the ultra-thin wall-mounted color TV in the center.

Although this inn is decorated in an antique style, it is fully equipped with modern furniture.

On TV, a female reporter was interviewing a child wearing a hat: "Little boy, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

The man stood in front of the TV, seemingly fascinated by it.

"Who are you?"

A nameless anger surged in Tang Xin's heart. She had really had enough.

If you want to die, do it quickly.

The man's concentration was broken and he slowly turned around.

There was no trace of roundness or gentleness in those eyes. The pupils were vertical and slender, revealing a chilling coldness.

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

The man imitated the female reporter's tone and spoke.

At a certain moment, Tang Xin seemed to see the faint scales on the man's face, and the anger and courage in her heart instantly dissipated.

The conversation between the two birds came back to my mind.

What a big snake...

Popped out of a stone.

She was stunned and answered subconsciously: "I think I may not grow up..."

The man pointed at the TV with a look of curiosity on his face: "Shopkeeper, what is this?"

Tang Xin said dully, "A 98-inch TV..."

"that."

Tang Xin: "Light bulb... 60 watts..."

Man: “And…”

Tang Xin: "Tap water, 2.6 yuan a ton."

“The store owner seemed very scared.”

Seeing that Tang Xin looked unhappy, the man asked expressionlessly.

Tang Xin: “???”

Shouldn't she be afraid?

The man said softly, "Don't worry, I'm very patient and won't hurt others easily."

Tang Xin trembled. If she had not been almost crushed into a meat pie by the iron gate just now, she might have believed it.

Tang Xin didn't see any patience at all.

She only saw the man kick the only two iron doors of the inn into pieces because of a disagreement.

Tang Xin said cautiously, "We are all civilized people. We can talk it out nicely..."

The man glanced at Tang Xin and said in a steady tone: "But I'm not a human."

The corners of Tang Xin's mouth twitched slightly.

No... not a human! ?
Seeing Tang Xin's pale face, the man pointed to the sofa beside him and said coldly, "Come and sit down."

Tang Xin's legs were shaking like sieves: "My...my legs are weak...I can't walk..."

The man nodded, as if to show his understanding, and then changed the subject: "Then roll over and sit down. I have something to ask of you."

Tang Xin: "..."

Sure enough, he is not a human...

Listen, is this human language?
Asking for help with this attitude?

(End of this chapter)