Shade took back his deck of cards, and the three at the table drew their first cards together: "The boy said: I am willing to seal you with my whole life just like my grandfather." He saw himself The first card is 12 Stars, and he smiled:
"And this time the story begins with the boy taking away the demon."
"The devil agreed to the boy's wish, signed a soul contract, lived in the boy's soul, and followed the boy to the faraway place."
Mr. Asmond's low but still slightly slippery voice started the story of the devil again. Under the dim kerosene lamp of a country tavern, listening to this kind of story while playing Rhodes cards is very atmospheric.
"The demon didn't hurt the boy, but it whispered in the boy's ear day and night, trying to corrupt his soul. The boy remembered the sacrifices of his loved ones, so he just endured in silence."
"If someone is nagging me all day long, even if it's that beautiful cat in the circus, I can't stand it." The magician Winston muttered, and the three touched the second card together. .
Xia De raised his eyebrows and saw that the card in his hand was 8 Stars: "It's 20 o'clock."
So he knocked on the table, signaled himself to stop, and showed his total points. Mr. Winston and Mr. Asmond continued to draw cards:
"The boy left his hometown and walked far away, walking and walking. He grew up day by day, and the demon resided in his soul, which gave him some unusual powers. The boy who grew up walked a long way One day, he passed a village near a river."
Xia De looked at the demon scholar, but saw that the other party put his three cards on the table: "19 points, I stop the card."
"I have 20 points, maybe you can try again and draw another card."
Xia De reminded, while Mr. Asmond raised the corners of his mouth, lowered his eyebrows and said:
"I never gamble on luck. I am happy to accept the status quo. Since fate has given me so much, I will accept so much." The magician on the other side was caught in a tangle, and he looked at Xia with his three cards. De's 20 o'clock, deeply frowned.
"Are you at 20 o'clock too?"
Shad picked up his glass and took a sip of the newly served butter beer, which was actually non-alcoholic. "Yes, I am not reconciled to a draw, but if I try to draw another card, I will definitely bust."
The magician said, and then proposed to Shad:
"Why don't we each draw another card, how about the point value of the last card?" "I don't mind."
Xia De said, looking at Mr. Asmond, who shook his head and continued to tell the story:
"In that small village by the river, the young man who was injured by killing the evil Cyclops was taken care of by the young girl. The girl who has never left the village has bright eyes and silky long hair. And Xia Hua’s bright smile. Like all the plots in the story, she fell in love with the brave young man. Even though the young man knew he should not have feelings with anyone else, he inevitably fell in love with the young man. Girl."
"I am Sun 8."
The magician drew an extra card, and Shad revealed his own: "I am... Moon 9. Sorry, I won the first round."
Xia De said with a smile, while the magician muttered "unlucky" and signaled to start the next game.
All three of them drew the first card of the second round, but none of them looked at the hole cards, but directly took the second card: "The love between a young man and a girl should be a tragedy, right?"
Shad asked Mr. Asmond, "What did the demon do?"
Together with the magician who was also interested in this story, he looked at the demon scholar, whose eyes were fixed on Shad:
"Love is often unreasonable. Even though he is burdened with demons, his nature makes the determined young man fall in love with the girl deeply. If he didn't choose to use his life to seal and guard the demons, it would be A wonderful love story, but it's a pity...the devil didn't do anything, it just whispered in the young man's ear, admiring the girl's kindness and the beauty of that love.
"
"Tsk tsk."
Xia De and the magician were speechless at the same time, and both of them had a premonition that this should be another story that ended in tragedy. It's just that I don't know how the story will end in the end.
"Flowers 9, Stars 9. At 18 o'clock, I stop trading."
Mr. Asmond said, Xia De just went to look at his hand, but at present there are only Sun 3 and Moon 11, and he wants to draw the next card.
The magician Mr. Winston also chose to continue drawing cards, and the story continues:
"The devil seemed to hasten the healing process of the young man's injuries, and he soon regained the ability to start traveling again. The young man's silence let the girl know that he was about to leave. So, in a sky full of stars, silver moon high At night, the young girl is by the barn and invites the young man to stay and settle here.”
Xia De sighed and looked at his third card:
"I feel like I'm in a worse mood. Flower 5, I have 19 points, stop trading."
"The last card turned out to be a flower 13, I busted." "Then I win."
Shade smiled and took the two-crown gold coin from the empty plate, and the special card was still in the magician's deck, and he had to wait until the game was over before taking it away.
"Now, it's the match between Mr. Winston and Mr. Asmond. Oh, Mr. Asmond, please continue with the story."
"That night, the girl's eyes were as bright as stars, her rosy lips were more delicate than new spring flowers, and her black hair was like the feathers of the most noble night crow. But facing the invitation, the young man was silent."
"His mood should be very complicated, just like me now."
The magician who had already lost his special card said that he nervously drew the first hidden card and the second card, then his eyes lit up and he showed his cards:
"The second card is my [Circus Tragedy·Headless Clown]!"
"The rule must be activated during the settlement phase. This is not a friendly rule."
Xia De commented that Mr. Asmond also drew the first two cards, and continued to draw cards without even looking at them:
"The young man knew what he was burdened with, and he also knew what the consequences would be if he chose to stay. So he rejected the girl's invitation, and then killed her."
Somehow, Xia De was not surprised at all.
Mr. Asmond's eyes were still fixed on Shad, and without looking at the third card, he knocked on the table to signal himself to stop. "Is he angry that that girl almost ruined his resolve?"
The magician asked, carefully flipped over his third card, and then shouted: "Is there such a thing?"
The first three cards, moon 7, star 3, moon 11, exactly blackjack. However, due to special rules, the star 3 was removed and 5 was added, so his final score was 23 points, which unfortunately busted.
Mr. Asmond flipped over his three cards, put his hands together and smiled. The total number of points was only 12, but he still won. So the demon scholar twisted out 5 crowns from the empty plate and put it in his pocket, and Xia De pushed the plate with only 1 crown left to the magician. The latter, though annoyed, is more concerned with how the story ends:
"Why on earth do young people do this?"
"The young man knows that he has fallen in love with that girl deeply. Even if he leaves here, he will spend his whole life missing her. In order to prevent himself from dying, the devil will return here again, just like returning to his hometown after leaving his grandfather. Like the souls of his relatives, he collected the soul of the girl, so the young man took the initiative to kill her and liberated her soul.
Afterwards, the young man put his luggage on his back again and walked towards the distant horizon. He is free and so is her soul. "
Xia De had the same expression as the magician at this time, with his lips pursed and his face sullen. The two looked at each other, and both felt it was difficult to evaluate this story:
"I cannot say that what the youth are doing is completely wrong
of. ” Xia De could only say this:
"Judging from the previous three stories, the young man's premonition is correct. Even if he travels far away, when his life comes to an end, the devil will definitely change into his appearance, and then return to the girl...
"But the young man killed the passionate lover like this, it's too... the best bard in our circus can't think of such a story. However, I must admit that this is a That's a good story."
The magician also commented, and Xia De asked again: "So, is there a continuation of the story?"
"Of course, there are still many chapters in this bizarre and long story. But, just like last time, let's talk about it next time."
Mr. Asmond picked up the wine glass, drank it with a gurgle on his back, his Adam's apple rolled, and a small amount of wine slid down his green beard stubble.
The magician Mr. Winston sighed, twisted up the remaining 1 crown, and handed the star 3 [Circus Tragedy Headless Clown] to Shade:
"It belongs to you. I traded a special card for a game of cards, an unfinished story and a gold coin. It's worth it. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com"
Stand up and say:
"It's getting late. If I don't go back, the captain will punish me to clean up the stables. Both of you, it's a pleasure to meet you. And this Mr. Asmond, if we have a chance to meet next time, please continue to tell the story."
Shad stood up to bid farewell, while the demon scholar just nodded while holding his wine glass. The two of them watched the magician, who was somewhat dispirited, disappear to the other side of the tavern, which was still very lively after nightfall.
Afterwards, Xia De sat down and picked up the cup again. Under the increasingly dimmer kerosene lamp, he probed slightly and continued the topic at the beginning:
"The demon story is over for now. So, about the local demon rumors, Mr. Asmond, are you interested in talking to me?"
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