Monsters Will Die if They Are Killed

On July 25, 2014, at 10:30 a.m., 【Zhicheng Flower Shop】.

The low buzzing of the mobile phone vibrated the desktop, instantly waking up the man who was lying on the table and immersed in his sleep. He squinted his eyes, wiped off the mucus from the corners of his eyes, and let the mud-like spirit recover, and reached out to take it. cell phone.

【Mom: Son, yesterday's blind date had a pretty good impression of you. Everyone told your parents that you are okay. Next time, ask others out for a walk. You are not too young...】

"If it's not bad to ask for money and the right to sign the house... then everyone is pretty good,"

The information in the mobile phone cannot be processed in detail by the brain. The man named Chen Zhicheng didn't even bother to make a wry smile. He just buried his head on the desk again, let his mind empty, and tried not to recall the feeling called emptiness as much as possible, but With a wave of his hand, he pushed the teacup beside him off the table, and it shattered with a snap.

Pervading the air, the scent of fruits and plants in the store was a bit too sweet, and the crisp sound of porcelain cracking made the man completely awake. He raised his head and stared blankly at the porcelain cup that had been used for five years and was already a little sentimental. There is no regret in my heart, only a piece of emptiness, and I can't even think about cleaning up.

Chen Zhicheng. 31 years old. The owner of the fruit shop.

Ordinary people who wake up today and wake up again tomorrow.

It can’t be said to be ordinary, after all, most people probably wouldn’t insist on chasing their dreams and opening a bonsai shop... At least that’s what the men once thought. At that time, the college graduates who boasted bold words had a bright future in their hearts. Every day, I take care of my favorite flowers and plants energetically, cultivate the potted plants I am most proud of, and go to one or two small potted plant competitions to win a prize from time to time. Every day is full and beautiful.

But when did that disappear? That drive, the anticipation for the future... When did I lose my passion for loving things, and just go to and from work mechanically, 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 even the world.

"Zhicheng, playing with flowers and plants all day long is fine as a hobby. I don't say anything about you, Dad, but you have to have a serious career, just like a normal person, right? Otherwise, what will you do when you get married..."

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

——Why disgust? Why can't this be considered a career?

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

Countless times he wanted to yell and refute, but every time he wanted to speak and type, the man finally took back his words and deleted the sentence on WeChat.

Because what my parents said was right.

In the beginning, he just opened a pure bonsai shop. He had no reputation and no relationship. He plunged into this unknown industry. Not only did he have no professional advantages, but he also had no relevant experience. On a difficult day, I am afraid it will be closed long ago.

Later, he switched to the affiliated fruit sales business, barely making ends meet, but Chen Zhicheng also knew that it was because of the neighbors who gave him face, instead of going to the state-run large fruit supermarket to buy things, he came here to take care of the business... How could he Live up to this trust? We can only concentrate on this aspect and try our best to find the best fruit source to purchase.

Human time is always limited, unconsciously, he has not taken care of his favorite potted plants for a long time, after working hard every day, seeing those clumps of messy leaves, what he thinks in his heart is not to cut them off as soon as possible ’ but another bout of weary boredom.

'Do it again? It's so annoying, this thing...'

Although every time this kind of thought is swept away from his heart by the startled him, but the thought is not dust, how can it be said to forget and forget?

Busy and busy, after nine years, Zhicheng Huaguo has stabilized, and his parents have less urging at the beginning, which seems to be acquiescence, but more and more blind dates, after all, he is already 31, still If you don't get married, it's really too late.

Although he has been reluctant to give up the flower characters in Zhicheng Huaguo for a long time, he changed to a vegetable and fruit franchise, and even spent his modest savings to buy a greenhouse, and continued to play with those franchise stores in the market. Potted plants with advantages, but Chen Zhicheng also has a little understanding in his heart - if he really gets married and starts a career, then it's better to give up those things called 'hobbies'.

The conditions in my own family are not good. Supporting myself to pursue my dreams is already a rare open-minded and tolerant, but when I have a wife and children, I will still be "obsessed with obsession", and I am afraid that I will really disappoint the old man who has been worrying.

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

Chen Zhicheng always thinks very clearly... But every time after a blind date, when he returns to his small shop, he will always fall into emptiness and confusion.

——So, that's it... I want to be like this, mediocre, to be a fruit shop owner who I never wanted to be, and to marry someone who actually has no common interests. It's just a wife who doesn't dislike her, and then... spend her life?

Picking up the broom, Chen Zhicheng, who was about to clean up the shards of the porcelain cup, suddenly sat down on his chair, covering half of his face with one hand, speechless for a long time.

Parents' urging, future confusion, can I really only spend my life like this? This kind of dead, depressing, slightly brighter than the absolute hopeless darkness, but there is no hope at all, the gloomy future...

This kind of unwilling, absolutely unacceptable future...

"Hey, brother Chen!"

Cheerful greetings came from the door.

Chen Zhicheng was shocked, as if he was frightened. He raised his head and rubbed his eyes. With his tired face and red eyes, he looked like a person who just woke up from sleep.

"Brat, I won't let Brother Chen sleep for a good night's sleep!"

After cursing like this, Chen Zhicheng was filled with joy in his heart—that stinky boy Su Zhou almost found out that he was about to cry... What a shame, my lord.

When you say what kind of apple potted plants you want to buy, do you really want to grow potted plants or grow your own apples? Probably the latter, this guy doesn't seem like someone who likes flowers and plants.

But the energy of young people is really enviable.

Watching Su Zhou leave, the smile of the middle-aged man on the fourth day gradually disappeared. He lowered his head, picked up the broom again, and began to sweep up the pieces of porcelain cups on the ground.

"Days must go on."

In the middle of the night, Chen Zhicheng, who handed over the potted apples to Su Zhou, returned to the cramped room on the second floor of the shop.

He does have a house in the community, but living with his parents is really annoying, and it doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with the old man, but he hints and urges himself to go on a blind date to find a partner, and to hold a baby for the two of them— Grandchildren are not important, anyway, let him start a family and carry on the family as soon as possible.

"It feels like I'm going to give up my R card that failed in cultivation, and gamble on a wave of single-draw SSR."

Smiling wryly and using mobile game terminology to bury himself, Chen Zhicheng was about to take off his clothes and take a shower when he suddenly noticed a chilly wind blowing in the room... He obviously didn't open the window sill! The air conditioner at home is not turned on, and the electric fan is turned off, so where does the wind come from?

This immediately frightened him. Thinking of some strange rumors recently heard among neighbors in the neighborhood, Chen Zhicheng couldn't help linking this anomaly to ghosts—he still kind of believed in this—suddenly his limbs became weak and he wanted to He turned around and fled through the door.

And just when he was about to turn around and run away, Chen Zhicheng unexpectedly smelled an elegant fragrance of flowers... It was the fragrance of a pot of black orchids he kept at home.

——Doesn’t the flowering of Molan take at least the end of September? It's only the end of July, why...

It was really unbearable to be weird in this professional field, Chen Zhicheng actually overcame the fear of ghosts in an instant, and turned his head to look at the place where he put Mo Lan.

As a result, he saw a small figure dancing lightly.

It was a small dot with purple-brown wings, and at first glance, it looked like a flying insect. She was happily flying around a flower with broad leaves, bringing a burst of cool and sweet wind.

"what is that?"

Since the body does not emit light, and the wings are also dark, Chen Zhicheng did not notice this small spot at first glance - but now that he found it, his heart was also full of caution, and a burst of curiosity gushed out from the depths of his heart.

"ah!"

At this time, the little dot also found Chen Zhicheng's gaze. She let out a soft cry, then flickered, and retracted into a large and somewhat abnormal orchid flower - the pair of wings just acted as the somewhat wide petals. If it wasn't for the slight vibration, even Chen Zhicheng would have a hard time noticing that it wasn't a flower petal.

Blinking his eyes and holding his breath, Chen Zhicheng approached his pot of ink orchids lightly. He opened his eyes wide and looked closely at the flower.

Coincidentally, that little point also turned his head cautiously, as if intending to observe the surrounding situation - and this move happened to fall into Chen Zhicheng's eyes, and both of them looked at each other with surprise.

"Yeah!"

Perhaps it was frightened by the big over-the-top eyes, the small figure immediately continued to shrink back into the flower like an ostrich, trembling.

And just looking at each other for a moment, Chen Zhicheng also found that the little dot with petals as wings is a small human figure composed of leaves and petals. Although it is small, it is very similar to a human in the details, even quite cute .

"You're actually a little scared of me."

Originally, Chen Zhicheng, who has always been in awe of ghosts and gods, should have felt a little scared when he found such an abnormal creature among the flowers he raised. down.

Even, a little bit of joy.

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

That's what Chen Zhicheng said, and he did the same. He immediately went to take some nectar from the cabinet, and then used a test tube to drop a drop on the petals.

The fragrance immediately lured the little figure to turn his head. With a curious and greedy look on her face, she looked at the drop of nectar—the petal figure looked at Chen Zhicheng, then at the nectar, and waved her little hand, as if to ask "Can I eat it?"

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

Looking at this little human figure, which is very similar to the fairy in the fairy tale, licking the nectar bit by bit, for some reason, Chen Zhicheng felt a rare sense of accomplishment in his heart.

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

He said to the ignorant flower fairy quite proudly, but after he finished speaking, he sighed self-deprecatingly: "Oh, I can only talk to myself in such an embarrassing way... It's really embarrassing."

But no matter what, every time I water and fertilize, feed the flower fairy with nectar every night, and watch her lick happily, these are the rare times for Chen Zhicheng to relax and smell the fragrance of flowers.

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

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

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

And as time went by, a week and a half passed, on the day of heavy rain on August 15th, the flower fairy's intelligence and strength were getting higher and higher, even surpassing 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 greet him—he looked around curiously, but was shocked to find that the little human figure was actually holding a shiny kitchen knife!

At that moment, Chen Zhicheng really flashed in his mind, "Did the flower fairy finally reveal her true colors as a monster and was going to kill herself?" ’ This kind of dark thought, but soon, he found out that he was wrong.

When the flower fairy saw him coming back, she babbled happily as a greeting.

Then, she flew to the refrigerator with the 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 wilted—but she encouraged herself to drink and drink, and she just held a kitchen knife that was much bigger than herself, and cut a slice Cucumber slices that were not at all evenly sized and completely messed up, on a plate!

In the end, the flower fairy even thoughtfully sprinkled some sugar, then held the plate and flew to the astonished Chen Zhicheng, handed the plate to him, with her hands on her hips, looking very proud!

"Yeah!"

And the man was a little funny, but also a little moved and asked: "You made this for me?"

"ah!"

The flower fairy nodded seriously, and then flew back and forth in mid-air like a bee, as if she wanted to express something—Chen Zhicheng guessed it was to repay a kindness, after all, his dinner these days was sliced ​​cucumbers .

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

As for the fact that the cucumbers belonged to him in the first place... the flower fairy probably still doesn't understand.

In short, that night, Chen Zhicheng happily ate a plate of cucumber slices with too much sugar, and the flower fairy got sticky all over because of sliding on the cucumber slices full of sugar water. After half a night of washing in the small bathtub, I was so tired that I slept all day.

A few days later, when Chen Zhicheng came back at night, he didn't see the flower fairy again—but he took a closer look and found that the leaves and flowers of his potted black orchid plant were naturally entangled, forming his The appearance of the face.

And the Flower Fairy, who looked very tired, was lying in the middle of the potted plant with a natural human face, sleeping soundly.

"Really... naughty little guy."

Looking at this scene, Chen Zhicheng's exhausted and confused heart was greatly comforted. He smiled softly, then picked up the small silk sheet that he had prepared for the flower fairy before, and covered her body.

Then, he sat on his bed and stared blankly at the sky outside the window—even though it was torrential rain and thunder roared, but the pale flashes of light knocked away some stasis in his heart.

"Even little goblins know how to repay their kindness, cook for me, and even make their own home look like mine... But I am always here to be entangled and decadent, disregarding my parents' care for me, just blindly complaining about myself..."

He whispered to himself, then shook his head with a smile: "Really, why am I still so decadent? Isn't it because the future is not as good as I expected? This kind of trivial matter, just work hard to overcome it."

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

But the next morning.

Chen Zhicheng, who hadn't opened the shop yet, suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

"Who is it? Here it comes."

Chen Zhicheng, who was picking up some broken fruits and vegetables in the store, was a little puzzled, but also cautiously walked towards the door of the store—a neighbor planning to buy some fruit in the morning? Then send a WeChat message and send it over by yourself later, how troublesome it is to come and knock on the door.

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

Because standing at the door was a middle-aged man in a dark blue robe, with a long beard and a high crown, and a professor's badge from Zhengyi Academy.

And behind him, there were four armed patrolmen who looked extremely strong, and their chest muscles seemed to have life.

"Could it be that?!"

Chen Zhicheng is not a fool either, he immediately thought of the recent TV news and the "spiritual recovery" mentioned by the neighbors around him - he accepted this very quickly, after all, even the flower fairies have appeared, what is impossible of?

Was the flower leprechaun discovered?

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

Chen Zhicheng found helplessly that the professor also saw the flower fairy.

"Several officers...excuse me, what's the matter..."

Squeezing a smile on his face, Chen Zhicheng, who was extremely uneasy, didn't know what to do, so he could only grab the conversation and block the five people at the door. Behind his back, he frantically gestured to the flower fairy, signaling the other party to leave quickly.

But the professor smiled and sighed softly: "Mr. Chen, don't worry."

"We ran here on purpose. Although it was indeed for your flower fairy—or the flower fairy, we didn't intend to harm you."

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

"Don't look at us so nervously. If you are concerned, you will be confused. Mr. Chen, think about it carefully. Why did we take your partner away?"

The professor who introduced himself as Zhang Fucheng comforted the obviously nervous Chen Zhicheng. The middle-aged professor spoke calmly and looked up at the flower fairy lying on top of the man with a soothing intention: "You have to understand, the flower fairy and other fairies Creatures are not special people, and they cannot gain their trust at all, not only do we not have this plan, but we also have no ability to abduct her."

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

At this time, Chen Zhicheng had already finished reading the contract in front of him - the contract was very simple, it was to guarantee that the flower fairy would not go out to make troubles and affect other people, and if his flower fairy partner did something bad, If there is a loss caused by the disturbance, he will be responsible for compensation.

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

But it was precisely because it was too simple that Chen Zhicheng was a little confused: "This contract actually has no constraints or influences at all - that's what I planned to do in the first place!"

Could it be that the flower goblin broke something, and she can't make it up?

"No." Professor Zhang shook his head, he denied this statement: "A contract is a ritual and an attitude, we believe that you and your goblin partner will not do evil - but as 'potential superhumans', this 'compliance Law-abiding' and 'order-observing' attitudes are crucial."

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

Regarding this, Chen Zhicheng, who was still at a loss, could only nod subconsciously: "Ah, I know..."

After the questioning, Zhang Fucheng's sitting posture returned to normal, and his tone was still the same as before, calm and serious: "So, Zhengguo officials don't want any 'possible superhumans' to harbor resentment. After all, in this transformational Times, who knows if you will become a powerful transcendent in the future?"

"Even if we can't, we won't make an abrupt move - buying horse bones with thousands of dollars. Although it's a bit hurtful to say, you are not at this level for the time being, but even if it's just for the sake of many awakened people in the future, including you, Some centripetal force for our country as a whole, we will never, never do the kind of things you imagine."

Opening his mouth, he was speechless for a while, when Chen Zhicheng felt that the flower fairy above his head seemed to be pulling out his hair for fun, he replied in a daze: "Well, I know..."

And Professor Zhang seemed very satisfied with Chen Zhicheng's attitude. He nodded and said seriously: "So, not only for you but also for your companions, you should do more things. Mr. Chen, you must know that flower fairies are also In other words, flower fairies are elves born with the essence of plants and trees, they are naturally kind, and as spirits, they are the most friendly kind."

"It's your responsibility to take good 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. "

Having said that, Zhang Fucheng took out another white form and handed it to Chen Zhicheng: "In a few days, go to the location at this address, and the Hongcheng Security Bureau will come to test your talent—your talent should be in the vegetation category, otherwise , Your overflowing spiritual energy will not give birth to a flower fairy."

"It's almost like this. We have perfect experience in taking care of small supernatural creatures. You can also go to the study classes opened by the Security Bureau. Don't let her trust you down. Here is a manual for taking care of grass and trees. Remember to Watch carefully, so as not to make your partner feel uncomfortable."

"By the way, if you don't mind, you can consider joining the General Security Bureau - we are short of quasi-awakened people like you with talent and kindness to take care of all kinds of spiritual plants that may appear... Believe us, join the official Definitely the right choice."

"Well... I know." Chen Zhicheng's voice even trembled a little when he took the booklet and said this.

"Yeah!"

But at this moment, the flower fairy seemed to feel Chen Zhicheng's turbulent mood, so she stood up angrily, made several gestures fiercely to Zhang Fucheng, and made a babbling sound with fluctuating tone.

"hello."

As for the anger of the little goblin flower fairy, how could Zhang Fucheng, as a professor and former master of high skills, care about it? He smiled at the flower fairy, showing his shining white teeth, which was also a greeting.

To subdue demons and eliminate demons, and to be angry with the law, you have to face demons. Who would be angry with a cute little goblin?

"……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 all about it... Thank you very much."

"Thank you very much for bringing me a new choice."

"You're welcome."

What I got was this 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 big drops of tears rolled down the table. I don't know if it was bitterness, or the joy of finally being recognized.

"thank you very much."

——Aura revives, and the changing world brings impermanence.

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

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 the spread of goodwill stemming from order.

Just as the human heart is not all selfish, there is always something that will give warmth to others and oneself, and 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 1·Resurrection of the Spirits·End

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