The Exorcist

Chapter 22 Unexpected Visitor

It’s late spring this year. It’s almost March, and there’s heavy snowfall that has never fallen in winter.

The man seemed to have been walking in the snow for a long time. He was wrapped in a ball of snowflakes and carried a cold wind as he walked into the door of the bar. The coldness and the sense of intrusion from a stranger made everyone in the bar look at him. By the door.

He was wearing a thick cotton coat, which looked cold and old-fashioned. The hood of the cotton coat covered his head. In addition, he wore a large woolen scarf, covering most of his face, making it impossible for anyone to see. His face was unclear, except for a pair of bright eyes.

Somehow, Ruan Zhan suddenly felt that the person in front of him was very familiar, as if he was the person he saw in the hallucination given to him by his father, the one who had a bloody spell carved on the skin of his chest and gave his father the crystal. The man with the knife, the man whose father deliberately kept him from knowing!

"Xiao Xia, come here." Ruan Zhan reacted the fastest and took a few steps forward, protecting Xiao Xia who was looking at the door in shock.

"Who are you?"

Ruan Zhan asked rudely and with a bit of hostility, but before the man could answer, Bao Datong's surprised voice sounded from behind: "Dad!"

Could it be Uncle Bao?

Ruan Zhan was stunned, Wan Li closed the document with a snap, and Bao Datong stepped forward with a mixture of joy and reluctance: "Why are you here? Aren't you going to wander around?"

"Sure enough, he is my son. You can recognize him when he is dressed like this." Uncle Bao answered the question incorrectly.

"I can recognize you even if you make rice dumplings." Bao Datong helped his father take off his scarf and cotton coat, and even replaced his father's soaked shoes with his own sneakers. Ruan Zhan and Wan Li Only then did he realize that the old man in front of him was Uncle Bao.

"You haven't answered me yet, what are you doing here?"

"Is this girl Ah Zhan's wife? She protects her like a treasure and doesn't let me see her." Uncle Bao slowly walked to the center of the bar, ignored his son's question for the second time, and looked up and down. Xiaoxia greeted him with a smile, "Well, his eyebrows are divided and his eyes are black and white. He must be a gentle, kind, generous and reasonable child. Ah Zhan, you have a good vision."

"Dad, what are you doing here?" Bao Datong, who was barefoot, followed Uncle Bao unwillingly and continued to ask.

"I'm wandering around, can't I swim here?" Uncle Bao didn't look back and was busy accepting Wan Li's greetings. He then took out a strange chain made of hemp rope and made of unknown bones from his arms. Handed it to Xiao Xia, "Uncle is a country bumpkin and doesn't have any good stuff. I made this gadget myself. You can wear it and play with it."

Xiao Xia took it respectfully and put it on her neck solemnly. She felt that every bone bead on the chain was a strange word. She looked at it from left to right and couldn't put it down. Uncle Bao was also very happy when he saw that she liked it.

"Azhan, why don't you ask?"

"Are you him?" Ruan Zhan asked confusedly, but he believed that Uncle Bao understood what he was talking about.

"This kind of thing should be done by my Datong family, how could it be you?" Uncle Bao said even more confusingly than Ruan Zhan.

Bao Datong was anxious, "I said, can you please stop playing riddles? There are many people here who are confused. At least you should be careful about the impact."

"I mean -" Uncle Bao looked at Ruan Zhan, but explained to his son: "It's your way to do things so recklessly and impatiently and ask questions to others. Ah Zhan has always been a steady and calm child. He is a rare wise general who always plans things before taking action. He shouldn't get to the point so directly."

"Are you?" Ruan Zhan asked again.

"What if I am a bad person? By asking this, aren't you revealing your true identity?"

"Oh, I'm going crazy!" Bao Datong yelled and fell down on the chair, "What are you talking about? What is it? What happened?"

"How could Uncle Bao be a bad person?" Wan Li interjected.

"You kids have regressed." Uncle Bao sighed, "You used to be such a smart and clever kid, and now you are doing the work of studying people's hearts. Why are you going back as you grow older?" He pointed at Wanli, "This world Everyone on the screen may be a good person or a bad person. Good and evil are not clearly divided. Sometimes what you see with your own eyes is completely different from the actual facts.”

"But people also have beliefs. Beliefs are more real than anything else and can make people distinguish authenticity from falsehoods." Wan Li said, "I know Uncle Bao is a good person, and I firmly believe this."

"Well said." Uncle Bao smiled and nodded at Wan Li, then pointed at Ruan Zhan, "This kid has no faith, but it's not his fault, because no one has ever given him anything to support his faith."

"It's not over yet, we're actually talking about greetings." Bao Datong cried out again, "I promised you that if you don't speak human language that I can understand, if I cause any trouble in the future, I can't Blame me!”

"Let's go upstairs and talk. Uncle Bao looks cold and hungry!" Xiao Xia didn't understand the conversation between the three people, but she couldn't get a word in. At this moment, she quickly tried to find the opportunity, "Bao Datong, Hurry up and take Uncle Bao upstairs to take a hot shower. I'll prepare some hot soup right away." She pushed Bao Datong, and then said to the two guys who had been watching the show: "You two help me get into the kitchen, and then Just close the shop. The snow is too heavy and there won’t be any customers. You guys will sleep here and go back to school when the snow melts tomorrow.”

She unknowingly took on the style of a hostess and successfully made all six men in the bar, old and young, disperse and do as she asked.

She heard Uncle Bao praising her behind her back for being "organized and suitable for living in IKEA." She was so happy that she carefully prepared hot food for the old man and brought it upstairs.

"If you want to ask questions, let's exchange information first." Uncle Bao took a hot bath and ate something, his face was radiant, and he was more energetic than when he first walked in.

When he first stepped into the door of "Yeguiren", the look in his eyes made people think that he was a wise elder. But when he takes off his coat and appears in front of others, the light in his eyes will be covered by his deliberate disguise. Most people will only notice his appearance and think that the person standing in front of them is just a simple and honest man. Old farmer. Only those who really know him know how chic and unrestrained his immortal style is, which is far inferior to Bao Datong.

However, his personality is very likable, serious and humorous. Bao Datong is somewhat like his father in this regard. Even the two men discuss issues in the same way. Before telling others about important events, they ask for exchanges first. intelligence.

Ruan Zhan glanced at Xiao Xia, and after receiving her silent support, he decided to tell what he had told Xiao Xia. He originally didn't want to involve his friends in this matter, but Uncle Bao's sudden appearance was so strange that he had to say it now. Compared with him, Xiaoxia was many times weaker in strength. There was a huge gap between heaven and earth. However, in this short time together, he had become accustomed to receiving psychological encouragement from her.

He slowly recounted these things one by one and felt completely calm. However, when these words came to the ears of Wan Li and Bao Datong, they were particularly shocked. After hearing these words, they didn't know what to do.

"Uncle Bao, if this is what you mean by exchanging information, I've already said it all. Now it's your turn to answer me, are you that person?"

"You're impatient again, but it's no wonder you. After all, the nature of father and son cannot be controlled by humans." Uncle Bao nodded, "Yes, the person whose face you can't see in your father's hallucination is me, and I also gave you the crystal knife." Return it to him. He is hinting to you about the danger of his attack and the importance of the crystal knife, but because he doesn't want you to come to me, he doesn't let me show up. At this point, you father and son are exactly the same. I want to handle everything myself and don’t want to drag my friends down.”

Ruan Zhan suddenly realized this and felt a huge weight drop in his heart.

He knew that sooner or later he would have to confront his father, so he was very concerned about any clues his father had left for him. That mysterious person had always worried him, for fear that he was an unpredictable third force. Now that we know that person is Uncle Bao, there is nothing to worry about.

"You must be the one who helped my father out of the coffin." He asked again and received the same affirmative answer. In fact, it was obvious. He had estimated that that person was a person with profound magical power, but among the people he knew, who else could match his father's power?

"But, what bad thing did Uncle Ruan do to get himself into such a situation, and to take A Zhan's life?" Bao Datong turned to look at Ruan Zhan: "Don't be upset after telling me, I think uncle It's really selfish. He did evil things, but let his son bear the responsibility. What's terrible is that he actually came up with the idea of ​​using his own flesh and blood to make living tools to help him escape. This - it's too perverted."

Ruan Zhan didn't say anything. Although he didn't like Bao Datong talking about his father like this, it was a fact and he couldn't refute it. Yes, is he still a father? Why do I love him so much, but he doesn't love me? Is he really that cold-blooded?

Snapped--

There was a crisp sound that startled the four silent young people, and then Bao Datong complained, "Dad, why did you hit me!" He stroked the back of his neck and inhaled in pain, He said aggrievedly: "If you are still exerting such force, I will get a concussion!" Then he looked at the other three people as if asking for help, "Look, this is the kind of life I live. This old man usually treats me like this. They raise me like a sheep and attack me at any time!"

The three looked at all this in astonishment, none of them knew what to say.

"I beat you because you talked nonsense. Are you so sure that your Uncle Ruan is a bad person?" Uncle Bao seemed really angry. The amiable demeanor he had just now disappeared instantly and turned into the appearance of a stern elder. "You three Do you think so too?"

Still no one said anything, but doubts grew in my heart. What does Uncle Bao mean by saying this? Could it be that Ruan's father also had his own reasons, just like Ruan Zhan, who became what he is today because of unavoidable reasons, and forced himself and his son to reach this stage? !

"I can't blame you for thinking this way, but if I want to hear it, I can't let you be kept in the dark and confused." Uncle Bao stood up, moved a chair to sit at the door, and waved his hands to form a shield. He asked the four juniors to sit in a row on the bed, "Now I will tell you the cause and effect of this matter. God originally asked me to swear not to tell it, because he was afraid that Azhan would do him evil when he knew about it. I couldn't help it, so I endured it for more than 30 years. Today he forced himself into a desperate situation, and I have to say it. I didn't know he went to Tietou Mountain. Ah Zhan, you know how much pain you have to endure when the evil spirit is released. ? So many things, so many evils, he should not be responsible for it alone. Besides, I have always held out hope for a safe solution to this matter, and I have been looking for a good way. Although I haven't found it yet, we can't give up. Work hard. God has said that only a miracle can save Azhan's life, and I want you to understand that miracles will not come, either a miracle will be created or there will be no miracle!"

Ruan Zhan was silent, but his body was trembling slightly. From what Uncle Bao said, his father had great difficulties. He understood that he couldn't explain how uncomfortable it was, and he was willing to believe that his father did not treat him this way on purpose. This proved that his existence was at least not meaningless.

Xiaoxia held his hand tightly and said to Uncle Bao: "No matter what, it was wrong for him to let A Zhan be born like this. No one can use others as tools, not even my father."

"Xiao Xia——" Wan Li stopped.

"That's what I think, and no one is allowed to say it." Xiao Xia pouted and muttered. It was about her sweetheart, and she would blame anyone who hurt Ruan Zhan, not to mention that she had been holding these words in her heart for a long time, and she would not express her displeasure to Uncle Bao.

"Xiaoxia is right." Uncle Bao didn't criticize her. "God's will is worthy of everyone in the world, and the only one I'm sorry for is Azhan. But Azhan is his son, and there is nothing wrong with his son helping me solve the problem. The so-called father's debt Ziqian. I know that you young people today value independence of personality, but these deep-rooted concepts are not completely wrong. Have you heard this sentence? There is no love for those who love the great. If a person wants to save the world, he must have great love in his heart. Love will naturally be cruel to the people around you, and that is the fact. Azhan, I hope you can understand, and God's will is not good at this point. He cannot be without love, he loves you very much. But, He has no other choice. Azhan, are you willing to forgive him and help him?"

Ruan Zhan nodded solemnly, "If I didn't want to help him, I wouldn't be so embarrassed, because I have to choose between him and Xiaoxia. Forgive him? I don't know if I can do it."

Uncle Bao listened to his honest expression and was silent for a while. He nodded after a long time and said: "You are such a good boy. If other people are treated like this since childhood, even if they don't become evil people, they will not be able to bear it and will be embarrassed." You can still be so sane."

"But, is there really no other way?" Wan Li asked.

Uncle Bao shook his head, his face full of frustration, "Over the years, I have traveled to too many places, trying to find a treasure land of spiritual energy that can control the bad energy in his body. I have visited many secret Taoist descendants, and I want to study it. The method of restraint, but - well, I didn't help at all, and it was even worse than him. At least he found Tietou Mountain."

"In order to help Uncle Ruan, are you often away from home and leaving me alone?" Bao Datong asked, "Then I forgive you, because you are trying to help your only friend. If it were me, I would do the same. "

Uncle Bao was quite pleased to hear what his son said. Why doesn't he understand what he owes his son, and why doesn't his heart hurt? People who have never been a father will not understand this feeling.