Chapter 114: Taketori On
The first rays of sunlight in the early morning shone on the dew of the bamboo leaves, crystal clear and pearl-like across the branches and leaves dripping on Li Si's little face, he opened his eyes slightly, he actually slept in this bamboo forest.
Wiping a little cold body, Li Si stood up, after a night's rest, his spirit was back, and even his clothes were blown dry, but this dress is estimated to be impossible to wear in the future, not only was most of his chest torn off but also his own blood was on it.
There was a faint sound of cutting trees in the bamboo forest, and Li Si heard the sound and walked over.
The old man who cut the bamboo is named Taketori Weng, and this bamboo forest belongs to him and his wife, and he will cut bamboo here every morning.
"Hey. Split the bamboo in half, the old man sighed melancholy, he is now nearly half a hundred, although the family is poor, but it is also comfortable, the biggest regret is that there are no children and no daughters under the knees, although he and his wife have a heart but are powerless, every day to go to the village to worship God but useless.
Today, as usual, he came to this bamboo forest to split bamboo and sell it on the street, which is the only source of income for his family.
However, in the bamboo forest, which is rarely visited, he saw a little boy, who was covered in tatters and covered with dried blood, which made him shocked and thought it was a monster in the woods next door.
"Who are you. Looking at the little boy's heterochromatic double pupils, Taketori Weng was a little scared, and picked up the axe that usually splits bamboo, and said vigilantly.
"Hug ...... I'm sorry. Li Si was stunned, he didn't expect this old man to have such a big reaction when he saw him.
"How did you come to my bamboo forest? Taketori Weng's face was different, how could there be such a weak monster, ordinary monsters would pounce directly when they saw humans, but he still didn't let his guard down, some monsters have even higher IQs than humans, and it is easy for them to lie and deceive people.
And the little boy still had blood stains on his body, human blood!
"I'm lost, and I'm amnesiac. Li Si said sincerely, although he didn't know why the old man in front of him was so vigilant about himself, but at least the old man was a human being and not those strange monsters, which made him feel a little at ease.
"Amnesia......" Taketori frowned, the little boy's confused expression didn't look like he was lying, so should you believe him?
"You came out of the woods?" Taketori slowly lowered his axe.
"Hmm. Li Si nodded, and even now he shuddered a little when he thought about it.
"How is it possible, there are so many monsters in that forest, how can it be possible to come out of the forest, and the blood on your body is human blood. Taketori was a little uncertain again.
"I, I'm not one of those monsters, this blood is mine, and I don't know what's going on, I'm in the forest when I wake up. Li Si finally knew what the old man in front of him was worried about, it turned out that he was afraid that he was one of those monsters that ate people.
Amnesiac child...... Don't...... Be...... Did the gods finally hear my prayers, and that my wife and I were alone in bringing this child?
"Child, what about your family, do you know how to go home? Taketori smiled kindly.
"I don't have a family and I don't know how to get home. Li Si pulled the clothes that had turned into strips of cloth that were about to fall off, and his face was a little confused.
This...... It seems that the gods have really appeared.
"Come on, come to me. Taketori smiled kindly and beckoned to the Li Temple behind the bamboo.
Li Si hesitated for a few seconds and walked over.
"Child, do you know your name?" said Taketori with some distress as he brushed the dirt sticking to Li Si's little face.
"My name is Li Temple. Taketori's actions and behaviors put his heart that had been hanging in his breath.
Lee Temple ...... What a strange name.
"Are you from the Celestial Empire?" asked Taketori strangely, this kind of name can only be found in the Celestial Empire, but he is not sure that because the distance from the Celestial Empire to here is not 108,000 li but also 98,000 li, and it is impossible to come here within a few months by boat. What's more, it's just a little boy who doesn't look like he's getting better at the age of ten.
"Celestial Empire...... I'm from over there. The feeling in the dark made Li Si say with certainty.
"Poor child, it must have been a long time since you crossed the ocean, and you have lost your memory. Taketori said distressedly that he was originally an old man who liked children, and the children in the village often received candy from the elderly.
Hearing Li Si's answer, his love flooded all of a sudden, and at the same time, he affirmed the thoughts in his heart.
"Then I, the old man, will take care of you. Taketori looked at Li Si and said expectantly, although this little boy's eyes were a little strange, they undoubtedly added a lot of temperament to him, and he was definitely cute when he dressed up.
"Good. Li Si nodded, he can now say that if he is alone, he may starve to death one day, and he is very surprised that the kind old man can take him in.
"Come on, I'll take you home, and I'm sure the old woman will be very happy. Seeing Li Si nodding, Taketori Weng put away the axe, and took Li Si's hand and walked out of the bamboo forest.
He can't wait to tell the good news to his wife, compared to him, the wife who is alone at home is the one who wants to be accompanied by children the most.
......
"It's nice to be here. Somewhere in the forest, the space slowly distorted, and out of it came a man in a luxurious robe, and the man took a deep breath and sighed.
Then he looked around and ran his long hair through narcissistically.
"Sure enough, it's good to come out occasionally after a long live broadcast, and this space doesn't seem to be polluted. ”
Gently stepping on the leaves, the man walked carelessly on the mountain path, and then there were more bad eyes in the jungle, greedily looking at the humans who suddenly came here.
"Cut. The mocking man also noticed those glances, but he didn't care about the ant's gaze.
Although he thought so, those monsters were a little crazy when they saw the humans who appeared in the field of vision, and the human beings walked leisurely in the woods with their hands in their pockets without a sense of distress at all, and some impatient monsters couldn't hold back any longer, jumped out of the bushes, and opened their bloody mouths to swallow the man in one gulp.
"Courage is commendable. The man was a little surprised, and he sneered at a three-meter-tall youkai that had already pounced in front of him.
Something stunned happened, and the obviously tall youkai had no chance to resist in the hands of the man.
The man didn't even move his hands, his hands were in his pockets, and the monster that pounced on him was killed by his eyes!
The monster had thought that the victory was in his hands, and he had already expected this human man to be smashed by his punch, but ...... He would not understand the horror of the man in front of him until he died, because his death did not have a trace of pain, and it exploded in the air without even making a scream, and the blood and flesh were splashed all over the ground but did not spill on the man.
He is still so dashing, doing such a trivial thing is no different from pinching an ant to death.
The unfriendly gaze in the jungle suddenly became much less, and some weak monsters fled directly after seeing this.
This is a human being!
"Don't mess with me, or this forest won't want to exist. The man's mind saw the entire forest thoroughly, and he could see the movements of each ant clearly.
"Tourism should be like tourism, and it is not good to fight and kill. With a self-muttering word, the man walked towards the human village outside the forest, and no more monsters came out of his way to attack the man.