Qingye Supernatural Office

I turned my head, still didn't see Ye Qing's face, but looking at the curve of his neck, he wasn't looking at me.

The hand that held me was cold, and the low temperature spread to my body.

I was about to ask aloud when I heard movement outside.

It was a strange sound, I had never heard such a sound, like footsteps, but neither human nor animal.I couldn't help but hold my breath.

The sound of footsteps was not outside the door, but from downstairs, echoing in the corridor.

In addition to footsteps, I also heard two breathing sounds, heavy and loud, but very short.

The hand on my shoulder was retracted.

"You live here today." Ye Qing said.

I nervously asked, "What's that?"

"It's the year." Ye Qing replied.

I was dumbfounded, looked up at Ye Qing in a daze, and asked after a while: "The year you mentioned, is it the year I understand?"

Ye Qing sneered, turned and left.

I jumped up and chased after Ye Qing, "Aren't you joking? Nian? The Nian beast in that myth? The Nian beast that eats people on New Year's Eve?"

My head was a little dizzy, as if alcohol was coming up.

I also don't remember when I saw the legend about Nian Beast.That thing is like common sense, just like the five-clawed golden dragon and the basalt Suzaku, it's just engraved in my mind.

But legends are legends!

This thing really exists? !

"How long has it lived?" I couldn't believe it.

"Not long." Ye Qing seemed to turn around, "It's already a little different from the legendary Nian Beast."

I don't know why, "Don't you eat people?"

The moonlight came in from the window, blocked by the cellophane on the window, and swallowed by the darkness inside, but still illuminated Ye Qing's figure, covering his chin with a layer of hazy light.

I saw Ye Qing's lips curled up in a somewhat sarcastic arc.

"Cannibalism, but not human flesh and blood." Ye Qing said.

"what is the problem?"

Ye Qing's few words can't let me understand what the Nian Beast outside is.

"You can understand its behavior as parasitism." Ye Qing turned around, walked towards the window, stood where he usually stood, and stared out of the window, "It will pick suitable humans, parasitize them in their brains, and slowly eat away at the host The vitality of the host. There will be problems with the host's body functions, as if it is a normal disease, and finally dies."

Ye Qing suddenly turned his neck.

I felt his eyes fall on me.

"Nian now is more like a disease than a monster. No one can eradicate it. You are his favorite host." Ye Qing still had that sarcastic smile on his face.

Goosebumps popped up all over my body, "Yes...you must be capable..."

Ye Qing didn't answer, but it was like acquiescing to my statement.

I suddenly thought of what Gu Mo and Nangong Yao said, and Master Xuan Qing also said similar things.

"This is one of the reasons why people like us often die unexpectedly?" I asked in a daze.

Legend has it that the monster who cannibalized the village was driven away by firecrackers, but now it has transformed into a terminal illness for us people.

I feel malice.If you want to say where this malice comes from, it is God, it is this world.This makes people more frightened.

Ye Qing continued to remain silent.

"Yes, what should I do?" I took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing the sense of despair, and let my attention be purely on this Nian beast.I anxiously took out my phone, "Fatty and Xue Jingyue will be in danger, right? How to prevent it?"

"The old way will do."

"What?" I turned on the phone while looking at Ye Qing.

"Firecrackers, red couplets, red clothes..." Ye Qing said casually.

The call is not connected.I cursed secretly and sent a text message to the fat man, but I don't know when he will see it.Just in case, I also sent a message in the group.

The thin man immediately yelled.Both Chen Xiaoqiu and Guo Yujie were surprised.

"Nian Beast, that Nian Beast?"

"Compared to the Nian beast itself, you should be careful about another thing." Ye Qing said suddenly.

I looked at Ye Qing.

There was that ironic smile on the corner of Ye Qing's lips again.

I had that head-to-toe shudder again.

"What is it?" I asked timidly.

"Its reproduction method still follows the tradition. When it starts to reproduce, it will eat a lot on New Year's Eve, store energy, and then reproduce similar to mitosis. It will give birth to a child in a human host, and within a few days, that person will die It will become the new Nian Beast." Ye Qing said.

"Is there no way... no way to stop it?" I was in disbelief.

"Normally there is nothing to do." Ye Qing said with certainty, "But when it breeds, it will turn into a real monster again."

I turned to look at the door.

"Don't think too much, you don't have the ability to kill it now." Ye Qing said lightly.

"Is that all? We... just hide like this?" I was a little puzzled.

"Idiot, don't you understand what I say?" Ye Qing asked back.

I can't react for a moment.

"During its breeding period, it will need a lot of energy, and it will start eating people like the legend. Now, there is no tradition of setting off firecrackers, sticking red couplets, and wearing red clothes in every household." Ye Qing said.

I was so excited that I almost jumped up, "That Nian beast is now breeding?"

"Look at the news. If you see news about a large number of headless corpses tomorrow, it means it is multiplying." Ye Qing said, "My suggestion is to let your family and friends flee the city."

My hands and feet are cold.

Escape, to put it simply.

But it's the Spring Festival, trains, airplanes and buses are all sold out, so I have to drive away by myself, where do I go after leaving?Can't book a hotel?

The notification sound of the mobile phone kept ringing, all of which were messages from the group.

"I want to go back, my house...my parents and sister are at home...they, they are still at home..." I said a little lost.

My family puts up Spring Festival couplets every year, but they don’t wear red clothes specially. Fireworks and firecrackers are completely banned now.

Thinking of the terrifying scene Ye Qing mentioned, I couldn't stay for a moment.

Even if Ye Qing said that I can't kill that Nian now, I can't just sit here and wait for tomorrow's news report.

"You are courting death by going out now." Ye Qing said coldly.

"Then I can't stay here any longer!" I roared.

I don't know whether I should regret it now or be grateful.

If I hadn't come to the office today, I hadn't seen Ye Qing, I'd still be at home, keeping warm with my parents and sister. by my side.

"Staying by their side will only lead Nian over." Ye Qing said.

I was dumbfounded, my mind went blank.

"Let them change into red clothes, and put red paper on all the doors and windows." Ye Qing said again.

I hurriedly called back.When my sister answered the phone, I tried to keep my voice calm so as not to scare them.

"Brother, what the hell are you doing?" My sister didn't quite understand.

"You just do it. This is... This is a way to pray for good luck this year." I said nonsense.

My sister is obviously not the kind of person who likes to repost koi casually, and doesn't believe in any way of praying for blessings.

I can only ask her to call my mother. My mother, a middle-aged woman who is retired at home, still believes in these things. As long as it doesn't cost money, she will do it.

Mom really agreed.I bought a lot of New Year's goods at home, as well as couplets and red envelopes with various gifts. It is not difficult to post them all.

I breathed a sigh of relief, vaguely said that I would not come back at night, hung up the phone, and told other people in the group.

The thin man made a mournful expression, "What should I do? My red dress is from a few years ago, and I can't fit it anymore!"

"Squeeze it, let's try to wear it." Guo Yujie chatted and gave an idea.

Chen Xiaoqiu sent a message out of the blue, "My brother-in-law just received a report, and a family found a dead person. The victim was beheaded while going to the toilet at home, and the head was missing."