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Exorcist
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At dusk, as the twilight falls, the lingering light of the setting sun fills every corner of Luoyang Town, enveloping the small city like a corner of a beehive. The sticky heat pours down, causing a slight discomfort.
Bai Ziyin squats absentmindedly by the dilapidated earthen wall, holding a enamel bowl, silently watching the scattered ants running around on the ground. Occasionally, he absentmindedly reaches out and maliciously disrupts the formation of the ants with a dry grass stem.
" the Bai Family Kid!"
A voice filled with anger, like a broken gong, resounded in Bai Ziyin's ears.
"Look at what your lousy cat has done again!" The person holding something in their hand suddenly thrust it in front of Bai Ziyin's eyes, shaking it angrily. "This is the second time, the second time!"
When the person stopped shaking the object like they were having a seizure, Bai Ziyin finally saw what it was - an unfortunate gray parrot that had been attacked, with some rather gruesome bite marks on its body.
"Why are you looking for me?" Bai Ziyin glanced slowly at his neighbor. "I don't keep any pets at home."
"Bullshit! I saw that damn cat sneaking into your yard along the wall," the neighbor continued to shout, as if afraid that Bai Ziyin wouldn't hear, and even leaned forward. "You're not trying to make up some excuse to deny it, are you? I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Never mind, I don't want you to compensate me. You just need to hand over that thieving cat to me, and I'll take care of it myself. Can't we do that?" The neighbor said this as if Bai Ziyin had taken advantage of him, with a hint of compromise and concession in his tone.
"I don't keep pets at home," Bai Ziyin muttered vaguely.
You're too close.
The young man frowned uncomfortably as a damp, unpleasant odor surrounded his nostrils, smelling like a mix of decaying plants and the nest of some crawling creature.
"What did you say?" Old Li furrowed his brow.
Bai Ziyin didn't say anything more, but instead placed the enamel bowl in his hand on the worn doorstep, without even looking at Old Li. Under the other's almost fiery gaze, he stood up, pushed open the courtyard door and walked in, then quickly closed the wooden door.
Old Li originally wanted to sneak into the courtyard behind Bai Ziyin, muttering to himself as he took a few steps forward. However, before he could get far, the thin wooden door closed in front of him, emitting a strong smell of decay and leaving no opportunity for intruders.
"You little brat, what's with this attitude! I'm talking to you! Don't think you're safe just because you've run back home. I'm right here, watching you the whole time!"
Old Li With a look of indignation, Old Li lifted his foot and kicked the door heavily several times, causing the old wooden door to emit a groan as if it could not bear the heavy burden.
Then, he persistently peered through the wide gap in the wooden door, almost squeezing his face through the crack. In the courtyard, there was only a rickety wooden table casually thrown there, with a roughly made bench in front of it. Apart from these, there was nothing else, and the clean and desolate scene did not seem like anyone lived there.
The house was built with adobe bricks, and the worn mud wall only had a solitary window. The glass was covered with a thick layer of dust, making it impossible for onlookers to see inside the house. As a result, he began to speculate that Bai Ziyin might be standing behind the window at this moment, attempting to observe the activity at the door through the haze. He struggled to turn his head at an angle, trying to squeeze through the gap to catch a glimpse of more.
"Old Li, what are you doing standing there?"
Next door, Zhang Qiang heard the gradually diminishing sounds outside and curiously poked his head out to look, only to see Old Li standing there furtively, not knowing what he was up to.
He is very clear that the conflict between the young man next door and Old Li is extremely difficult to resolve with just a few words of persuasion.
The neighbors of Luoyang Town all know that Old Li treasures the grey parrot that his son bought at a high price. In his free time, he always enjoys teasing the bird and it happens that the parrot is very intelligent, able to learn simple sentences after being taught a few times. Because of this, Old Li has not hesitated to show off among the neighbors.
Until recently, a young man named Bai Ziyin moved in next door, accompanied by a black cat.
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