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

The hands pressing on me were cold, and the low temperature spread to my body.

I was about to ask out loud when I heard movement outside.

It was a strange noise. I had never heard such a sound before. It was like footsteps, but it didn't sound like a human being or an animal. I couldn't help but hold my breath.

The footsteps were not outside the door, but came from downstairs, and there were some echoes in the corridor.

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

The hand pressing on my shoulder took back.

"You live here today." Ye Qing said.

I asked nervously: "What is that?"

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

I was dumbfounded and looked up at Ye Qing in a daze. After a while, I asked: "Is the year you mentioned the year I understand?"

Ye Qing sneered and left.

I jumped up and chased after Ye Qing, "Are you kidding me? Nian? The Nian beast in the myth? The Nian beast that eats people on New Year's Eve?"

My head felt a little dizzy, as if I was drunk.

I don’t remember when I saw the legend about the Nian beast. That thing is like common sense, just like the five-clawed golden dragon or the basalt vermillion bird, it is engraved in my mind.

But legends are legends!

Does this thing really exist? !

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

"It didn't take long." Ye Qing seemed to turn around, "It is already a little different from the legendary Nian beast."

I don’t know why, “Aren’t you going to eat people?”

The moonlight shone in from the window, blocked by the cellophane paper on the window, and swallowed by the darkness in the room, but it still illuminated Ye Qing's figure, covering his chin with a hazy light.

I saw Ye Qing's lips curl up in a somewhat ironic arc.

"Eating people, but not eating human flesh and blood." Ye Qing said.

"what is going on?"

Ye Qing's few words could not help me understand what the Nian beast outside was.

"You can understand its behavior as parasitism." Ye Qing turned around and walked to the window, standing where he usually stood, staring out the window, "It will select suitable humans, parasitize in their brains, and slowly eat away at the host. The vitality of the host. The host's body functions will have problems, just like a normal illness, and eventually he will die."

Ye Qing suddenly turned his neck.

I felt his eyes on me.

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

Goosebumps appeared on my body, "Yes... you have to be capable..."

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

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

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

The legendary monster that ate people and massacred the village was driven away by firecrackers, but now it has turned into a terminal disease targeting the likes of us.

I sensed malice. Where does this malice come from? It’s God, it’s this world. This makes people even more frightened.

Ye Qing continued to remain silent.

"What should I do?" I took a deep breath, temporarily suppressed the feeling of despair, and allowed myself to focus solely on this Nian beast. I took out my phone anxiously, "Are Fatty and Xue Jingyue in danger? How can we prevent it?"

"Just the old way will do."

"What?" I looked at Ye Qing while broadcasting the call.

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

The call was not connected. I cursed secretly and sent the fat man a text message, not knowing when he would see it. Just in case, I also sent a message in the group.

The thin man immediately shouted. Chen Xiaoqiu and Guo Yujie were both surprised.

"Nian beast, that Nian beast?"

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

I looked at Ye Qing.

Ye Qing's lips had that sarcastic smile again.

I once again had that shiver from head to toe.

"What is it?" I asked tremblingly.

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

"There's no way... there's no way to stop it?" I was in disbelief.

"Normally there is nothing we can do." Ye Qing said with certainty, "But when it reproduces, it will turn into a physical 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 it? Are we... hiding like this?" I was a little confused.

"Idiot, can't you understand me?" Ye Qing asked.

I couldn't react for a moment.

"During its reproduction period, it will require a lot of energy and will start to eat people like the legend. Now, there is no tradition of setting off firecrackers, posting 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 in the breeding season now?"

"Watch 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 escape the city."

My hands and feet are cold.

Escape, to put it simply.

But it’s the Spring Festival, and train, plane, and bus tickets are all sold out. I have to drive away by myself. Where will I go after leaving? Can’t even book a hotel?

The mobile phone beeps continuously, all of which are messages in the group.

"I want to go back to my home...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 I don’t wear red clothes. I don’t set off fireworks at all now.

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

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

"You are seeking death if you go out now." Ye Qing said coldly.

"Then I can't stay here!" I yelled.

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

If I hadn't come to the office today and hadn't seen Ye Qing, I would still be at home, watching the New Year's Eve warmly with my parents and sister. But equally, if I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that such a monster appeared in Minqing City and in Minqing City. around me.

"If you stay with them, you will only attract Nian away." Ye Qing said.

I was dumbfounded and my mind went blank.

"Let them put on red clothes and put red paper on all the doors and windows." Ye Qing added.

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

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

"Just do it. This is... this is a way to pray for good luck this year." I joked casually.

My sister is obviously not the kind of person who likes to repost koi fish casually, nor does she believe in any method of praying for blessings.

I could only ask her to give the phone to her mother. My mother, a retired middle-aged woman, still believes in these things. She will do it as long as it doesn't cost money.

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

I breathed a sigh of relief, vaguely talked about not coming back at night, hung up the phone, and told others in the group.

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

"Squeeze and try to wear it." Guo Yujie came up with an idea.

Chen Xiaoqiu suddenly sent a message, "My brother-in-law just received a report that a deceased person appeared in a house. The victim was beheaded while going to the toilet at home, and the head was missing."

In fact, I originally considered writing this plot during the Chinese New Year, but the time in the article did not match. What a pity~~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~

The main storyline took a long time to revise...

Well, that’s right, the next thing I want to say is, two updates today.

Goodnight everybody.