Monsters Will Die If They Are Killed

2014, July 25, 10:30 in the morning, [Zhicheng Flower Shop].

The low buzzing sound of the mobile phone vibrated the desktop, and instantly awakened the man lying on the table in his sleep. He squinted his eyes and wiped the mucus from the corners of his eyes, so that the muddy spirit was restored, and he reached for it. Cell phone.

[Mom: Son, the person who had a blind date yesterday feels very good about you. People told their parents that you are okay. Next time you ask more people out for a walk, your eldest is not young...]

"If you ask for money and the right to sign the house, it's pretty good... then everyone is pretty good,"

The information in the mobile phone could not be processed in detail by the brain. The man named Chen Zhicheng was too lazy to make a wry smile. He just buried his head on the desk again, emptied his mind, and tried his best not to recall the feeling of emptiness, but With a wave of his hand, he pushed the tea cup next to him off the table and broke it with a snap.

Permeating the air, the scent of fruits and plants in the store was a bit too sweet, and the crisp sound of cracking of porcelain made the man completely awake. He raised his head and stared blankly at the porcelain cup that had been used for five years on one side and was a little emotional. Fragment, there is no regret in my heart, only a piece of emptiness, even the mind of cleaning can't rise.

Chen Zhicheng.31 years old.Owner of flower and fruit shop.

Ordinary people who wake up today and continue to wake up tomorrow.

It can’t be said to be ordinary. After all, most people probably wouldn’t insist on pursuing their dreams and opening a bonsai shop...at least the men once thought so. At that time, the college graduates who were boasting rhetoric were excited about a bright future. , Take care of your favorite flowers and plants with great energy every day, cultivate the potted plants that you are most proud of, and win a prize in one or two potted competitions from time to time. Every day is fulfilling and beautiful.

But when did that disappear?That kind of enthusiasm, looking forward to the future... When did I lose my enthusiasm for loving things, and only mechanically go to and from get off work, even when I saw those lovely flowers and plants, I still had a slight disgust?

Perhaps it was when Chen Zhicheng discovered that everything he loved was actually worthless to the people around him and the world.

"Zhicheng, playing with those flowers and plants all day, just as a hobby, dad I don’t talk about you, but you always have a kind of serious career, just like a normal person? Otherwise, what should I do if I get a family in the future..."

"Zhicheng, do you know Aunt Wang's daughter? She is about the same age as you... People don't dislike you, they are willing to live with you... Find a chance to meet."

——Why is it disgusting?Why can't this be considered a career?

I can make money to support myself, right?Why do you always feel that this is not a serious business?How can you be considered a normal person?!

Countless times I wanted to yell at him to refute, but every time he wanted to speak, when he wanted to type, the man finally retracted his words in despair and deleted the sentence on WeChat.

Because what parents said was right.

In the beginning, he just opened a pure potted plant shop, not well-known, it doesn’t matter, he fell into this unfamiliar industry, not only has no professional advantage, but also no relevant experience, if it is not for the money at home, he has spent the most The hard days, I am afraid it would have been closed long ago.

Later, it was transferred to a fruit sales camp, which was barely balanced, but Chen Zhicheng also knew that it was the neighbours in the neighborhood who gave him face, and instead of going to the large state-run fruit supermarket to buy things, he came to take care of the business by himself... How could he Live up to this trust?Can only concentrate on this aspect, find the best source of fruit as much as possible to purchase.

People's time is always limited. Unconsciously, he hasn't taken care of his favorite potted plants for a long time. After working hard every day, when he sees the chaotic leaves growing in the jungle, what he thinks in his heart is not, "Cut it as soon as possible." It's just another burst of exhaustion.

'To deal with it again?So annoying, this thing...'

Although he was surprised every time this thought was swept away from his heart,

Busy and busy, after nine years, Zhicheng Huaguo has stabilized, and his parents have less urged at the beginning. It seems that they have acquiesced to this, but there are more and more blind dates. After all, he is already 31. If you don't get married, it's really late.

Although he has been reluctant to give up the characters in Zhicheng's flowers and fruits, he changed to a vegetable and fruit franchise, and even spent a small amount of savings to buy a greenhouse, and continued to play with those franchised stores in the market and did not have any Advantages of potted plants, but Chen Zhicheng also has a clear understanding in his heart-if he really gets a family and a business, then those things called "hobbies", it is better to give up.

The conditions in my own family are not good. It is rare to be enlightened and tolerant to support myself in pursuing my dreams, but when I have a wife and children, I will still be'obsessed'. I am afraid that I will really disappoint the old people who have been worrying about it.

The so-called trade-off may be the case.

Chen Zhicheng always thought very well...but every time he went back to his small shop after a blind date, he would always fall into emptiness and confusion.

——So, that’s it... I want to be like this, mediocre, being the owner of a fruit shop I never wanted to be, marrying a fruit shop actually has nothing in common, everyone has made do with each other, at most Just a wife who doesn't hate, and then... spend a lifetime?

Picking up the broom, Chen Zhicheng, who was about to sweep away the broken pieces of the porcelain cup, suddenly sat back on his chair slumped, covering half of his face with one hand, and was speechless for a long time.

The urging of my parents and the confusion in the future, can I really only spend my life like this?This kind of dead, repressed, a little brighter than the absolute hopeless darkness, but it can't grasp the hope at all, the gloomy future...

This kind of unwilling, absolutely unwilling future...

"Yo, Brother Chen is good!"

A cheerful greeting came from the door.

Chen Zhicheng was shocked all over, seeming to be frightened. He raised his head and rubbed his eyes. His tired face and red eyes were like a person who had just woken up.

"Smelly boy, you won't let Brother Chen sleep for a good night!"

Such a curse, Chen Zhicheng's heart was full of rejoicing—it almost made Su Zhou, a stinky kid, almost found out that he almost cried...What a shame, an adult himself.

Asked what potted apples to buy, do you really want to grow potted plants or grow your own apples?Probably the latter, this guy is not like a person who likes flowers and plants.

But the young people's enthusiasm is really enviable.

Watching Su Zhou leave, the smile of the middle-aged man in Bensi gradually disappeared. He lowered his head, picked up the broom again, and began to sweep the porcelain cup fragments on the ground.

"We still have to go on living."

In the middle of the night, Chen Zhicheng, who gave the apple potted plant to Su Zhou, returned to the narrow room on the second floor of the store.

He does have a house in the community, but living with his parents is really annoying. It is not that there is anything wrong with the old man, but he always hints at urging him to find someone on a blind date and give them a baby— Grandchildren are not important, anyway, let him start a family and inherit the family.

"It feels like I was going to give up my failed R card and bet on a wave of single draw SSR."

With a wry smile and burying himself in the terminology using hand games, when Chen Zhicheng was about to take off his clothes and take a bath, he suddenly realized that there was a chilly wind blowing in the room...but he clearly didn't open the window sill!The air conditioner at home is not turned on, and the electric fan is turned off. Where does the wind come from?

This immediately frightened him. Thinking of some weird anecdotes that had recently been heard among neighbors in the neighbourhood, Chen Zhicheng couldn't help linking this anomaly to the ghosts — he still believed this a bit — and suddenly felt a little weak, wanting Turned back to seize the door and fled.

And just when he really wanted to turn his head and ran away, Chen Zhicheng unexpectedly smelled an elegant floral fragrance... it was the fragrance of a pot of molan he kept at home.

——Doesn't the molan bloom at least at the end of September?It's only the end of July, why...

It was really unbearable to bear the weirdness in this professional category. Chen Zhicheng actually overcame his fear of ghosts in an instant and turned to look at where he placed Mo Lan.

As a result, he saw a little figure dancing.

It was a small spot with purple-brown wings, which looked like a flying insect at first glance. She was flying around a flower plant with wide leaves happily, bringing a cool sweet wind.

"what is that?"

Since the body is not glowing and the wings are dark, Chen Zhicheng didn't notice this little spot at first glance - but now that he discovered it, his heart is also full of caution, plus a burst of curiosity that flows from the depths of his heart.

"Yeah!"

At this time, the little dot also noticed Chen Zhicheng's gaze, she whispered, and then flashed and retracted into a large, somewhat abnormal orchid—the pair of wings happened to act as somewhat wide petals. If it weren't for a slight vibration, even Chen Zhicheng would have difficulty detecting that it was not a petal.

After blinking and holding his breath, Chen Zhicheng lightly approached his pot of molan. He opened his eyes and looked close to the flower.

It just so happened that the little dot also turned his head cautiously, as if intending to observe the surrounding situation-and all this action happened to fall into Chen Zhicheng's eyes, and both of them looked at each other in surprise.

"Oh!"

Perhaps it was frightened by the big, over-headed eyes, this little figure immediately continued to retract into the flower like an ostrich, shivering.

And just now, when he looked at each other for a moment, Chen Zhicheng also discovered that the small dot with petals as wings is a small human figure composed of leaf petals. Although small, the details are very similar to people, and even quite cute. .

"A little scared of me."

Originally, Chen Zhicheng, who had always been in awe of ghosts and gods, felt a little scared when he discovered that such an abnormal creature appeared in the flowers he raised—but I don’t know why, but when he smelled the fragrance of Molan, his heart was inexplicably calm Come down.

Even, a little bit of joy.

"I don't know what you eat...may I bring you some nectar?"

This is what Chen Zhicheng said, and he did the same. He immediately took out some nectar from the cabinet, and then used a test tube to drop a drop on the petals.

The scent immediately turned the little figure around.She looked curious and greedy, and looked at the drop of nectar—the petal figure looked at Chen Zhicheng, then at the nectar, and waved her little hand, as if she was asking if she could eat it.

And Chen Zhicheng responded with the second drop of nectar.This immediately made her let out a cheer.

Staring at the little humanoid that resembled a fairy in a fairy tale, licking nectar bit by bit, Chen Zhicheng felt a rare sense of accomplishment in his heart.

"I can't meet the requirements of my parents. Is it possible that I can't meet a little bit? Nectar is enough! As long as I have one day, I can eat it!"

He was quite proud and said to the ignorant Flower Fairy, but after he finished speaking, he sighed with mockery: "Well, I can only talk to myself in such an embarrassing manner... It's really shameful."

But anyway, every time you water and fertilize, feed the flower fairy every night with nectar, and watch her lick happily, it is a rare time for Chen Zhicheng to relax and sniff the fragrance of flowers.

The hard and boring work seems to have some meaning. Gradually, the flower fairy will even take the initiative to fly over to say hello when she returns to the room, bringing a rare summer breeze and the fragrance of orchids.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that I actually have the energy to greet neighbors in the neighborhood, wave to acquaintances passing by, and acquaintances will also smile and wave hello to him... The change is two-way.

Even Su Zhou, who has never been serious, can suddenly smile to himself so cheerfully.

But as time went on, a week and a half passed, on the day of the heavy rain on August 15, the flower fairy's higher and higher intelligence and greater strength even exceeded Chen Zhicheng's expectations.

On this day, when Chen Zhicheng returned to his room, he found that the flower fairy hadn't come up to say hello—he looked around curiously, but was surprised to find that the little human figure was holding a shiny chopper!

At that moment, Chen Zhicheng did flash in his heart, "Is the flower fairy finally revealing the original face of the monster and is going to kill himself?'This kind of dark thought, but soon, he found out that he was wrong.

After seeing him coming back, the flower fairy uttered happily, which was regarded as a greeting.

Then, she flew to the refrigerator with a knife, opened the refrigerator door, and took out a cucumber.

Because the refrigerator was very cold, when the flower fairy took out the cucumber, the wings looked a little languid-but she encouraged herself to drink and drink, so she held a much larger kitchen knife and cut a slice. Cucumber slices that are not uniform in size and completely messed up are placed on the plate!

In the end, the flower fairy even sprinkled some white sugar intimately, then held the plate, flew to Chen Zhicheng with a look of astonishment, handed him the plate, akimbo, with a proud look!

"Oh!"

The man was a little funny, and a little moved and asked, "Is this what you made for me?"

"Yeah!"

The flower fairy nodded earnestly, and then flew around in mid-air like a bee, seeming to want to express what he meant. Chen Zhicheng guessed it was a kind of gratitude. After all, his dinner during this time was cucumber slices. .

Chen Zhicheng still remembered that once he took out cucumber slices from the refrigerator and ate them with sugar under the curious gaze of the other person, and the flower fairy who had been favored by him probably remembered this, so he wanted to repay it.

As for the fact that cucumber was originally his thing... The Flower Fairy probably still doesn't understand it.

In short, that night, Chen Zhicheng happily ate a plate of cucumber slices with too much sugar, and the flower fairy was so slimy because he was playing on the cucumber slices full of sugar water. Chen Zhicheng prepared it for her. After half a night in the small bathtub, I slept all day tired.

A few days later, when Chen Zhicheng came back at night, he did not see the trace of the Flower Fairy-but after a while, he could find that the leaves and flowers of his potted Molan plant were naturally entangled, forming him The look of the face.

And the flower fairy, who looked very tired, was lying in the middle of the natural human face potted plant, sleeping.

"Really... naughty little guy."

Seeing this scene, Chen Zhicheng's exhausted and confused heart was greatly comforted. He laughed softly, then picked up the small silk bed sheet he had prepared for the flower fairy and covered it on the other party.

Then, he sat on his bed, looking up at the sky outside the window blankly--although it was heavy rain and thunder roaring, but the pale flashes of light knocked open some stasis in his heart.

"Even the little fairies know how to repay me, cook for me, and even make my own home look like me... But I always struggle with decadence here, regardless of my parents' care for me, just blindly complaining about myself..."

He whispered to himself, then smiled and shook his head: "Really, what am I still decadent—isn't the future not as good as I had originally expected? Just try to overcome such trivial things."

——Starting from today, let's work hard!

But the next morning.

Chen Zhicheng, who had not yet opened the shop, suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

"Who? Here comes."

Chen Zhicheng, who is cleaning up some broken fruits and vegetables in the shop, is a little inexplicable, and a little cautiously walking towards the door of the shop-a neighborhood where you plan to buy some fruit in the morning?Then send a WeChat message and send it by yourself later. How troublesome it is to knock on the door.

But after opening the door, Chen Zhicheng immediately knew what was wrong.

Because standing at the door is a middle-aged man wearing a dark blue robe, a long beard and a high crown, and a professor's name badge at Zhengyi College.

And behind him, the four looked incredibly sturdy, and their chest muscles seemed to be armed with life.

"Could it be that?!"

Chen Zhicheng is not a fool either. He immediately thought of the "resurrection of spiritual energy" mentioned in the recent TV news and neighboring neighbors. He accepted this point very quickly. After all, even the flower fairy appeared, why is it impossible? of?

Was the flower fairy discovered?

Thinking of this, he immediately thought in his mind that he wanted to find a chance to tell the flower fairy to hide, or to let her go quickly, but it was a coincidence that he seemed to have noticed something, and he had been staying upstairs. The flower fairy who was on the road quietly flew down the stairs and looked at the door curiously.

Chen Zhicheng reluctantly discovered that the professor also saw the flower fairy.

"Several officers...Excuse me, what is this..."

With a smile on his face, Chen Zhicheng was very disturbed and unsure of what to do, so he could only forcefully grab the conversation, blocking the five people at the door, and behind him, he frantically gestured to the flower fairy to signal the other party to leave quickly.

But the professor sighed with a smile, "Mr. Chen, don't worry."

"We ran here on purpose. Although it is indeed for your flower fairy-or the flower fairy, we have no plans to disadvantage you."

After a while, both parties sat down at the table.

"Don't look at us so nervously, care is chaotic, Mr. Chen, think about it carefully, why should we take your partner away?"

The professor who introduced himself as Zhang Fucheng comforted Chen Zhicheng, who was obviously overly nervous. The middle-aged professor had a calm voice. He looked up at the flower fairy lying on the top of the man's head, with a soothing meaning: "You have to understand, fairy like flower fairy. Creatures, not special people, can't gain their trust at all. Not only do we have no plan, but we also don't have the ability to abduct her."

"Actually, we came here just to confirm the partnership between you two and let you sign this contract."

At this time, Chen Zhicheng has read the contract in front of him-the contract is very simple, it is to ensure that the flower fairy will not go out and mess around and affect other people, and if his flower fairy partner does anything bad, Because the trouble caused the loss, he should be responsible for compensation.

"But, Professor Zhang, I don't quite understand why..."

But it was because of its simplicity that made Chen Zhicheng a little confused: "This contract actually has no restrictions or influence at all - I originally planned to do that!"

Could it be possible that the Flower Fairy broke something that could still make her unable to pay?

"No." Professor Zhang shook his head. He denied this statement: "The contract is a ritual and attitude. We believe that you and your fairy partner will not be evil-but as a'potential transcendent', this'complys' The attitude of "observing order" is very important."

With that said, Zhang Fucheng leaned forward and said in a serious tone: "You know, Mr. Chen, this world has already begun to change."

In this regard, Chen Zhicheng, who was still a little dazed, could only nod his head subconsciously: "Ah, I know..."

After asking the question, Zhang Fucheng's sitting posture returned to normal. His tone was still the same as before, calm and serious: "So, Zhengguo officials do not want any'possible transcendents' to bear resentment. After all, in this transformation Times, who knows if you will become a powerful transcendent in the future?"

"Even if we can't, we won't make any abrupt moves - a daughter buys horse bones. Although it sounds a bit hurtful, you are not at this level for the time being, but even if it is only for the many awakened people in the future, including you, If we have some centripetal force for our country as a whole, we will never do what you imagined."

Opening his mouth and being speechless, Chen Zhicheng felt that the flower fairy on top of his head seemed to be pulling his hair to play, and replied in a daze, "Well, I know..."

And Professor Zhang seemed very satisfied with Chen Zhicheng’s attitude. He nodded and said solemnly: “So, not only for you and your companions, you should do more. Mr. Chen, you must know that the flower fairy, also Or the flower fairies are spirits born with the essence of plants and trees. They are naturally kind, and as spirits, they are the most friendly kind."

"It is your responsibility to take care of this kind of alien that is extremely friendly to humans. If you can't fulfill your responsibility, even if it will cause bad consequences for you and this flower fairy partner, we will do it for you. "

With that said, Zhang Fucheng took out a white form and handed it to Chen Zhicheng: "In a few days, go to the location on this address, Hongcheng Security Bureau will come to test your talent-your talent should be vegetation, otherwise , Your overflowing aura will not give birth to a flower fairy."

"That's about it. We have a complete experience in caring for small and extraordinary creatures. You can also go to the study class set up by the Security Bureau to learn. Don't disappoint her trust in you. Here is a handbook for caring for plants and trees. Remember to Look carefully and don't make your partner feel uncomfortable."

"By the way, if you don't mind, you can consider joining the General Security Administration-we are missing a quasi-awakened person like you who has the talent and kindness to take care of the various spiritual plants that may appear... Trust us, join the official It is definitely the right choice."

"Hmm...I know." Chen Zhicheng's voice even trembled when he took the pamphlet and said this.

"Oh!"

At this moment, the Flower Fairy seemed to feel Chen Zhicheng's agitated mood, so she suddenly stood up angrily, made several gestures to Zhang Fucheng, and made a fluctuating tone.

"Hello."

As for the anger of the little fairy Flower Fairy, how could Zhang Fucheng, a professor, who was also a former high-level master, care?He smiled at the flower fairy, showing shining white teeth, which can be regarded as greeting.

To cast demons and slay demons, to be angry, and to face demons. Who would be angry with such a cute little fairy?

"……Thank you very much."

Finally, Chen Zhicheng, who finally calmed down, let out a sigh of relief. He showed a sincere smile, then stood up and bowed deeply to the middle-aged man in front of him.

"I know... Thank you very much."

"Thank you very much for bringing me new choices."

"you are welcome."

I got the reply: "If you are willing to join us and choose to protect our common world, then we also need to thank you."

But at this time, Chen Zhicheng, who bowed, had already shed tears, and large drops of tears fell on the table, not knowing whether it was bitterness or the joy of finally being recognized.

"thank you very much."

——Rejuvenation of Reiki, the changing world brings impermanence.

In the darkness, there are shadows floating, the stars are chaotic, and demons resurrect.

Life is like gravel in the sea, ups and downs involuntarily, the future is erratic, and no one knows where to go.

But under the light, there is still a spread of goodwill originating from order.

Just as fandom is not all selfishness, there is always something that will give others warmth to themselves, which will make people choose to believe in hope, continue to strengthen their beliefs, strengthen their desires, and walk on the path they want to walk.

——In this new era, I hope everyone can have hope——

——Volume One·Resurrection of Spirits·End