I collect cultural relics in the human world

Chapter 70: Bird with Eyes

"The little monkey's true identity?" He Si suddenly became interested.

"Fan Yu said that there is still a little spiritual light around you, which is the bone powder left on the previous mural," Guan Zihe said softly, stroking the little hand in his arms, "I don't have to be shy in the hospital, but you don't have to have something like that with you. It is convenient, but if it is a pet bird, it can be carried with you at all times. And unlike cats and dogs, birds can come and go freely and are not eye-catching."

"Then let's go and have a look together." He Si was eager to try.

"Teacher Qin, are you going?" Guan Zihe turned back and took two steps before he remembered that there were two men in the room.

"I won't go," Qin Jian kept pointing, "You two can handle the matter between the girls by yourselves."

"I'll go!" Fan Yu stood up from the corner, "Doctor Guan has a personality. It's his first time to see someone die as a crow. It's really unlucky. I have enough yang energy to help you check."

"Sit down." Lao Chaofeng didn't even bother to raise his head and knocked on the table, "I have something else to ask you."

"Uncle Qin..." Fan Yu prolonged the tone, but was still forced to sit down, "I haven't asked you yet, where did you and Miss He sneak away at noon yesterday?"

"Hey, did you two go out alone?" Guan Zihe asked belatedly.

"No, you believe Fan Chu's words." He Si didn't know why she felt guilty, so she pulled the people around her and walked out.

When He Si and Guan Zihe disappeared from the door, Fan Yu's expression changed and he asked, "I wonder if there is anything unusual about Miss He during this operation?"

"You still doubt her?"

"I don't want to, but if things go wrong, there will be monsters, and you must be on guard against others." Fan Yu looked distressed, "Uncle Qin, you were injured in the last operation, and I was hit again this time. To be fair, Miss He has a lot going on."

"It's not what she wanted." Lao Chaofeng shook his head affirmatively.

"What about her growth rate? She didn't even enter this world when we first met her, but within a few days, she was able to single-handedly break through formations and save people." Fan Yu said, finally reaching the stage he was most afraid of, "Moreover, she I remember Uncle Qin said that all the instability today stems from the cracks between the magnetic fields of worlds in different dimensions. What we are looking for is someone who can break the boundaries of things."

Qin Jian was silent, his eyes seemed to be staring at the game on the screen, but his fingers stopped.After a long while, he said: "I will continue to observe."

Fan Yu nodded and immediately posted the article: "By the way, what does Uncle Qin want to ask me?"

"Don't the Deng family have any ideas?"

"No, no matter how arrogant that Second Young Master Deng is, he still has to call Director Deng uncle. Besides, this time it was their fault. What can you think?"

Lao Chaofeng nodded casually: "Where is Lin Huan?"

"The cruise ship party had evil intentions in the first place, and there was no monitoring. Now that people are killed, the bloody storm will probably last for a while, and no one will bother Lin Huan. But..." Fan Yu shook his head, with a regretful tone, "and Zhou Qian All the same, there is no information about the manipulator behind it.”

"It's not all without gain, right? Where's the painting she mentioned?"

"It is indeed the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei. I have recorded the art agencies, security guards, and agents involved in this exhibition. It just depends on whether they will show their fox tail."

"What about the souvenir shop?"

"Uncle Qin is looking down on me, isn't he?" Fan Yu said glibly, "From the store to the supplier, there is no leakage."

"As expected of Fan Chu."

"Uncle Qin taught me well."

While Lao Chaofeng and Fan Yu were complimenting each other, Guan Zihe and He Si were walking in the specimen room.

"These are all my collection." Guan Zihe said with pride on his face, and He Si couldn't agree.

The upside-down bats, entrenched pythons, grinning mice, and hunched-up black cats stood there stiffly, with empty eyes, shriveled skin, and fallen hair. Although they no longer had the breath of life, they still maintained their appearance in life. , looks very scary.

The light in the specimen room was dim, the temperature was low, and the air seemed to be frozen. Coupled with the empty eyes staring at her, He Si felt a chill running down her spine. She quickly closed her eyes and involuntarily touched the old Chao's hand with her fingers. That name tag to resist the illusion that may occur at any time.

When He Si moved slowly, Guan Zihe had already left the specimen gallery and walked to a small room at the end. He turned around and waved to He Si.

"it's here."

This is a cubicle. Guan Zihe turned on the ceiling light and the room became bright.There was a wooden table in the center of the room. On the wooden table was a cylindrical object covered with black cloth. It was impossible to imagine what was hidden inside.

Guan Zihe turned back and smiled at He Si, then pulled open the black cloth, revealing a black bird floating in the formalin solution.

He Si couldn't help but take a step back.

"What's wrong?" The smile on Guan Zihe's face became even more unnatural, and he looked at He Si flatteringly, "Are you afraid?"

He Si suppressed her uneasiness and looked at the little bird carefully again. Different from the previous specimens, this bird's eyes were vivid and not like a specimen at all.It's as if the soul is still sealed in the body, and as long as it is fished out of the solution, it can spread its wings and fly high.

"No, it just feels too real." He Si told the truth.

"That's true in the first place."

"I mean, the bird doesn't look dead at all, it looks exactly the same as when it was alive."

"Have you ever seen it alive?"

"I haven't seen it, it's just..." He Si didn't know how to answer for a moment, "It's just a metaphor, it means lifelike."

"Eye-catching birds are not mortal things. It's just that now that faith has withered, divine will has been lost, and the ancient power has become weaker and weaker, they have gradually disappeared."

He Si knew that although the girl in front of her was also humanoid, she was not of the same type as herself, and her words were insulting others.He Si didn't know how to answer for a while, but Guan Zihe thought that He Si was not satisfied with the bird in front of him, so he explained: "Don't listen to Fan Yu's nonsense, it is not a crow. If you really care about the ominous legend of the crow, you can put it Think of it as a container.”

"You misunderstood, I didn't mean that. In my hometown, crows are often regarded as spiritual crows, and the locals will build crow temples on the mountains. What's more, crows announce good news, which is the beginning of Zhou Xing, and the original image of crows is also auspicious. And the prophetic bird, I like it very much.”

"Really?" Guan Zihe's eyes were filled with stars, and he was obviously very satisfied with this answer.

He Si also knew in her heart that this bird would be kept alone in a small room because it resembled a crow.Crows, like black cats, are often synonymous with death, fear and misfortune - taking away people's lives and souls. Such ominous birds must be the favorite of every Goth girl.Guan Zihe was willing to give it to him, which must have been a great deal of determination.

"I just think you should like this bird very much." He Si finally said. "I like it very much," Guan Zihe didn't hide it, "but it will always be a specimen to me, but it can flap its wings again next to you. I also want to see it fly."

He Si liked Guan Zihe's cold, practical yet straightforward temperament, and asked directly: "What should I do?"

"I don't know either. Let them make their own choices."

He Si heard the words, nodded, and a faint light flew up from the palm of her hand.

The ray of light first flew around He Si, as if thanking her, and then came to the cylindrical glass bottle.Circle after circle, the little monkey circled tirelessly, slowly at first, and then gradually accelerated. After a while, a circle of light formed around the glass bottle, and the halo enveloped the floating body of the bird.

He Si and Guan Zihe stood side by side, not even daring to blink, holding their breath and looking at the circle of light.It is annihilating at a speed visible to the naked eye. The halo is getting lighter and lighter, and it is about to disappear. However, the eyes of the bird in the bottle are getting brighter and brighter, gradually flashing orange light.

"It's going to happen."

He Si clenched her fists, swallowed nervously, and stared at everything in front of her with wide eyes.Guan Zihe was even more exaggerated, moving to the table in small steps, leaning his neck forward, and his face was almost touching the transparent glass.

All the light disappeared, and the breath of the two disappeared together with it. Amidst the deafening heartbeats, a crisp bird song broke through the silence in the room.

"It's done." He Si took a long breath, with a smile on her face.

The bird's eyes flashed, and its wings that had been stagnant for centuries waved slowly in the viscous liquid a few times. Then it shook its neck like a person who had been bedridden for a long time, jumped up from the bottle, and flew around He Si. After three circles, all the liquid on the feathers was shaken off, and then it slowly stopped in her palm.

"Chirp!" It looked at He Si, spread its wings and circled in her hand, as if it was showing off its new body to her, with a hint of showing off.

It is indeed worth showing off. Now this little bird is as black as ink, as if it is condensed from the essence of the night.And this black color is different from Fan Yu's dagger.The blackness of the dagger is because it absorbs all the surrounding light, but its blackness has a metallic luster, as if it is reflecting the streamer of the sun.

"Chirp." It called again. The sound was not like a crow, but clearer and more moving. The small and sharp beak was curved into a graceful arc, as if it were a sharp sword.

Now it was looking up at He Si, its eyes were smart and sharp, and there was a deep orange light in its eyes. He Si knew that it was the little monkey looking at her.

"With your body now, if I call you little monkey again and it seems weird, I will call you Xiaojiu from now on, just like your call."

"Okay."

He Si was startled by the sudden child's voice, and then remembered the quarrel between the little monkey and Fan Yu before, she pursed her lips and smiled: "I forgot, you can still speak, do you have a name you like?"

"My name is Xiaojiu." The black bird said, jumping from the palm of his hand to He Si's shoulder,
Guan Zihe looked at the black bird on He Si's shoulder, not hiding the envy in his eyes, then raised his hand to touch the little hand on his shoulder, and said with satisfaction: "Let's go."

Similar girls took similar steps and walked out from the depths of the dark castle side by side. One was indifferent and distant, with a crow standing on her shoulder. The other was cold as ice, with a withered hand on her shoulder.What Fan Yu, who was waiting outside the door, saw was such a gothic scene that he couldn't tell for a moment whether he had gone to the Tower of London or whether he was still staying on the land of his motherland.

Fan Yu thought for a long time, and finally grabbed a word from his empty mind: "What a...bastard, full of evil."

"You guys are here." He Si said you, but all she could think about was Lao Chaofeng who was following behind. Her smart little expression was filled with the idea of ​​coming and complimenting me. When Lao Chaofeng saw He Si like this , I couldn’t hold myself tight for a while.

"It suits you well."

"Uncle Qin, you are really telling lies with your eyes open. How does this crow fit in with Miss He's intellectual and academic temperament?"

As soon as Fan Yu finished speaking, He Si felt a gust of wind blowing on her shoulders. Xiao Jiu, as fast as lightning, had already arrived in front of Fan Yu.Fan Yu had fought against the little monkey several times before and had experience with his sudden attacks. He had already taken two steps back and stood behind Qin Jian.

Seeing this, Xiaojiu flew up again. Instead of killing them all, he changed his flight path and only danced among the clouds and treetops, enjoying the freedom of flying under the sun.

"Oh, did I miss class?" He Si looked at the free Xiao Jiu and suddenly remembered that she was not free, and quickly opened her phone to check the class schedule.

Lao Chaofeng looked at He Si's wrinkled face and thought that the matter was over. He nodded and said goodbye to Guan Zihe, and then said to He Si: "Fan should help you handle the leave matter, but skipping too many classes is not good. I Let’s take you back.”

Stepping into the pool again, He Si was already very familiar with the ever-changing mirror corridor. She was lowering her head and waiting for the next landing place to appear when she suddenly heard Qin Jian's voice: "What did you see in your dream that day?"

"Which day is the dream?" He Si was shocked. Before she could realize what Qin Jian was talking about, she stepped on the ground first.

"Why are you so nervous, Si?" Qin Jian helped the girl who almost fell down, and said in a relaxed tone, but with a heavy meaning, "Yesterday, where I woke up, in front of the Maitreya Buddha."

"I……"

"It's okay to say it straight."

"I dreamed about you."

He Si and Qin Jian stopped together and stood on the suspended boulder in the mirror corridor, separated by an abyss of ten thousand feet.

For a long time, He Si thought that Qin Jian was about to attack her, and suddenly she heard a dandy-like tone: "Who dreamed of me?"

The tense atmosphere that was about to break out was relieved by Qin Jian's four or two moves, and the anger in He Si's chest dissipated as soon as it reached her chest. She was really angry and rolled her eyes at Qin Jian, but she felt calm in her heart.

"Now that I think about it, you might be the originator of Fan Chu's glib tone."

"I'm sorry, I learned this from Fan Chu," Qin Jian said, squinting his eyes and softening his whole body, "Can you say it now?"

"That Maitreya Buddha attacked me," He Si saw that the surprise in Qin Jian's expression did not seem to be fake, and continued, "After I escaped, I met a person who looked exactly like you on the top of the mountain, and...defeat him Later I discovered that he was actually a mirror."

"It turns out that Ah Si also doubted me."

"Wait a minute," He Si reacted, "What does the word "ye" mean? Are you doubting me?"

Qin Jian avoided answering: "The person you met is not me, at least not this time."

"Not this time? Before...how many times before was it you?" He Si suddenly remembered the evil man she had seen in her dream. He almost pushed himself off the cliff for the little monkey in his hand.

Qin Jian obviously knew what He Si was thinking, and his face became hot, and he quickly explained: "Wasn't I worried that you couldn't control the little monkey? If I had known that Ah Si was extremely talented, why should I be a villain in vain? You rescued someone who jumped off a cliff and was injured."

"Then you shouldn't, and you shouldn't," He Si was stared at by those wet glasses and stammered for a long time before she said, "You shouldn't doubt me either."

"But Ah Si obviously also doubts me," Qin Jian spread his hands and said helplessly, "Let's just call it a tie."

(End of this chapter)