Chapter Fifty-Eight: An Unbearable Past
The door opened, and the orc came out of the door, and Yu Mu saw clearly that except for his tall stature, thick muscles, covered with animal hair, and two protruding teeth, he seemed to be no different from ordinary people.
Yu Mu held Rachel in his hand, and his eyes met the orc......
"You're still here. β
As soon as Philip saw the orc, she jumped on his shoulder from the railing and stepped on his shoulder like a cat "stepping on milk".
"If there are guests, don't make a fuss. β
The orc grabbed Philip, put it on his arm, smoothed it, and then crouched down and laid it down on the mound of grass.
Philip stretched in comfort and began to step on its haystack again.
"What is it doing?"
Although Wan'er was very afraid of the orcs in front of her, she was really cute by Philip in front of her.
"It's stepping on its nest, I think it should be the environmental problem of their ancestors, the grass at that time may be hard, so before going to bed, you will step on it, you will sleep more comfortably, and over time, no matter where it is, it will leave this habit. β
The orc looked at Yu Mu who was holding a thin knife in front of him, didn't say anything, and went back to the house by himself.
"Titicacaβ"
Only a few sounds of chopping something were heard coming from inside the house.
Wan'er was so frightened that she trembled, and muttered in a low voice: "Yumu, he can actually speak, do you say that he was originally a wild man, and later learned to talk and build a house, or was he born to be thrown here like this...... I heard him chop something, could it be that the uncle has already ......"
When the sound stopped, the orc held three large green fruits, the lower ones seemed to have been cut off, and the upper ones were cut into a large triangular opening, two of which had wooden spoons floating on them.
The orc placed the fruit with the wooden spoon on a stake, and he himself sat down on the stake a little farther away, making a gesture of please.
"Sit down and talk, young man. β
Yu Mu took Rachel and sat down next to the fruit, but he didn't dare to let down his vigilance, and asked the orc: "The monster that is rumored in this city, isn't it, is the strange man Your Excellency? Why did you kidnap the passer-by? Where was that person just now, and the person who was taken away before?"
"Don't be so vigilant, the fruit is very delicious, and the meat can be eaten after drinking. The orc didn't answer Yu Mu's question directly, he picked up the fruit and raised his head and poured it into his mouth, and the spilled juice was all over his chest.
"Pengβ"
The orc drank the juice and broke the fruit from it, gulping down the juice in between.
Yu Mu didn't ask, picked up a fruit, spooned some and put it in his mouth, the juice was sweet and delicious, with a hint of sourness, and it slid through his throat after entering it, which was very cool.
Wan'er wanted to taste it just now, because the orc on the opposite side brought it, and she didn't dare to drink it, so when Yu Mu nodded, she went to the stake and took a spoon to take a sip.
"This one tastes good!"
"Haha, this is a green leaf fruit, the fruit is large, the juice in the middle is very rich, and the flesh is also delicious. The orc ate two bites of the flesh, placed the thick peel on the stake, and continued: "Boy, you're right, I'm the monster I've been talking about lately. β
As the orc spoke, he spread out his hands with thick brown fur on the backs, long nails, red and thick calluses on his palms, and two deep and dark eyes looked at these big hands that he didn't know if they should be called claws, and said leisurely: "The people lost in the city are indeed taken away by me, and they are no longer with me." β
"Why do you want to hurt people? Are they your enemies?" The orc in front of him gave Yu Mu the feeling that he was a calm and reasonable person, but he didn't know why he did such a hurtful thing.
The orc took a scoop, scooped some water from a large vat, rinsed the long hair on his chest, and smiled softly, "This should be the second question, shouldn't you ask me what kind of monster I am first?"
The long hair on Ren's chest was wet, and the orcs didn't care, sat back on the stake, pointed to the position behind Yu Mu, his eyes seemed to be full of memories, and said slowly: "I, who was also from Skinny Monkey Town, was as thin as everyone else at that time......"
"Excuse me, did you have such long hair back then?" Wan'er asked in a low voice.
"Hahaha, of course not, I was an ordinary person at that time, and if I had long hair like this, I would definitely be treated as a monster, or I would be executed or expelled from the town. The orc didn't mind Wan'er's curiosity at all, and laughed at himself.
Yu Mu speculated before that the orcs were either originally savages or were born like this, and it seems that neither of the two speculations is correct, but he doesn't understand that there is any way to make people look like this.
The orc said: "I was originally a medicine merchant in Skinny Monkey Town, and despite the opposition of my family, I went to the city of Peiduo alone to sell incense medicine, not to mention whether the medicine was sold well or not, and when I arrived in the city, I knew why so few people in the town came to the city of Peiduo to do business." The orc took a bag from his body, which contained several bottles of medicine, put it on the stake, and continued: "This incense medicine works very well, but not many people buy it, and it was only later that I learned from the mouth of a beggar in the city that my emaciated appearance was considered unhealthy in the city, and it was even rumored that I was sick, and no one dared to buy my incense. β
At first, he didn't care too much, his body was indeed much thinner than the people in the city, and some gossip was normal, but as more and more people gossiped about it, and even threatened him to leave the city, the orcs could understand more and more why the people in their town rarely went to other cities to do business, and it was really difficult to stick to such treatment, and they began to feel a little sorry for the people at home.
"That day, I was about to close the stall, a gangster with a few brothers, and a few women, walked to the stall and gave me a kick without saying anything, I almost couldn't stand up again, the leader's mouth was dry and said that my sisters were always afraid of being infected by me, so I consciously got out of here. The orcs still had a smile on their lips when they said these things, but they were also very bitter, "The guards around them rushed over, took them away and lectured, and politely asked if it was okay, I also know that they also have some taboos in their hearts, and they will not come to help me, but I am still very grateful to them, they are much gentler than those people......"
Yu Mu and Wan'er were also very sympathetic to the orcs, and indeed even when they first saw the little man selling medicine, they felt a little funny, sympathy was sympathy, and they were still a little worried about the abductees, so they asked: "We sympathize with you, but where is the kidnapped uncle? Could it be that he was also one of the people who laughed at you at that time, so ......?"
"Don't worry, he's fine, just in the hut not far away, as for if he's the one who laughs at me...... Actually, I don't remember anyone laughing at me......" The orc smiled bitterly: "I am afraid every day, who walks by in front of the stall and dares to look at it squarely, often people who say curses and vicious words do not know how much more than those who buy incense, it is better not to look at it." β
The orc put his right hand in his heart, and his words were full of desolation.
"Those people's words are like thorns, whether they are intentional or not, it hurts to pierce here. β