CHAPTER XIV

Out of a certain subtle psychology, Sakata Gintoki didn't talk to Ao Ling from the time he had breakfast to the time he followed Yoshida Matsuyo out of the village to Hagi Castle.

He felt that Ao Ling's behavior of leaving him behind when he saw Teacher Songyang was too much, especially the appearance of always following Teacher Songyang as a little tail, which made him even more angry.

- This was his treatment!

Ling Sakata was originally a little tail behind him, since he was a little milk dog.

Sakata Silver glanced at Ao Ling, who was following Yoshida Matsuyo from time to time, and his face was full of grievances.

Ao Xiao has no conscience Ling didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Sakata Gintoki's silence at all, he simply felt that for his own health and the safety of the people around him, he had to hug Yoshida Matsuyo's thigh tightly.

Moreover, Yoshida Songyang's loss of blood can make the heavy hunger added to him slightly alleviate, such a wonderful taste, so that Ao Ling does not want to let go of Yoshida Songyang's thighs even more.

On top of that, drinking Yoshida Matsuyo's blood can speed up the speed at which he grows up - Ao Ling is more sensitive to changes in himself than anyone else.

He had noticed the change in the strength in his body before he fell asleep last night, so he woke up this morning with no surprise at the growth of his body.

But he cares more about strength than about physical changes.

After seeing the storage of the night rabbit, the cub who has lost the protection of Ao is extremely eager to get out of the weak childhood.

For Ao Ling, whose hunting skills are about equal to zero, and fights are generally directly torn by instinct, the only shortcut that can be taken around him is Yoshida Matsuyo.

The other party also agreed to feed him with blood.

At this time, not hugging your thighs tightly is a hole in your brain.

Ao Ling's tail hidden in the hem of his clothes wagged happily.

Yoshida Matsuyo seemed to sense the grievances of the natural curly imp, and when he turned his head to look at Sakata Gin, who was walking on his left, the imp retracted his expression the moment he looked at it, and put on a look of indifference.

Yoshida Matsuyo didn't poke at him, but his tone was flat and gentle to break the delicate atmosphere, "Ah Ling." ”

"Huh?"

"The teacher thought about it all night yesterday." Yoshida Matsuyo paused slightly, and unexpectedly saw Sakata Gintoki's gaze also over, "I was thinking, if you can't eat enough as a youkai, why don't you try to become a human?" ”

Ao Ling was stunned, and Sakata Ginshi also looked surprised.

After a while, Ao Ling still shook his head, "Impossible." ”

"Do you want to endure this hunger all the time and never have enough to eat?" Yoshida Matsuyo thinks that this is not good, food and clothing are the most basic pursuit of any kind of creature, because he can eat and dress warmly, so he will crave more things.

If you work hard to fill your stomach all your life until death, then no matter how long your life expectancy, it is inevitably too pitiful.

"But becoming a human ......" Ao Ling instinctively felt that this thing was impossible, and there would never be a monster with the intention of becoming a human.

Human beings are so weak and short-lived, and they die at the slightest pinch.

"If you become a human, you might be able to eat enough." Yoshida Matsuyo said rather casually as if he had mentioned this casually: "And you don't reject humans in nature, do you?" ”

Aren't all normal demons supposed to see humans as food?

From a scientific point of view, the vast majority of celestial beings on the earth today, as long as they come to participate in the war, will never have a good impression of human beings, nor will they suppress their hunger instinct in order not to harm human beings.

In the final analysis, between humans and celestials, they both think that each other is an alien, and no one will suppress their instincts for the sake of alienation.

The same goes for youkai.

Yoshida Matsuyo felt that such a contradiction in Ao Ling was quite interesting.

- A demon who feels that he should not eat people.

It's as strange as a tiger that doesn't think it should eat meat.

The simple-minded Ao Ling seemed to be stopped by the two questions of "not repulsive to humans" and "it is better to try to become human", and he tugged at Yoshida Matsuyo's sleeve and absentmindedly looked up at Hagi Castle, which was already able to glimpse the city walls.

Sakata Gintoki suddenly spoke after a brief silence.

"Instead of making yourself weak in order to be fed, why not make yourself strong and then eat with impunity?" He said very seriously, "Youkai are more than one street stronger than humans in their own existence, and instead of thinking about killing their own advantages, it is better to grow up to the realm where they can achieve their goals." ”

Advantages are advantages, and no matter how much trouble this advantage is different from ordinary people, the meaning of its existence is far better than that of disadvantages.

This truth was realized when Sakata Gintoki was still in the mass grave, and occasionally saw children who had parents to take care of them, but cried and said excessive things.

If these children lose the protection of their parents and the worries of being controlled by their parents, they will need to struggle for survival like Gintoki Sakata.

I want to be strong, I want to be strong, I want to be able to keep what belongs to me, and then I want more.

Such a deep longing has already been engraved into Sakata Gintoki's soul, and no matter how big the wind and waves are, it cannot be shaken in the slightest.

"It's better to try to get stronger." Gintoki Sakata emphasized it again.

Yoshida Matsuyo glanced at him, lowered his head slightly with his back to the light, and his expression on his face was a little blurred, "But there are some things that you can't achieve if you're strong enough." ”

"Like longevity." He glanced at Ao Ling meaningfully.

Regarding Sakata Gintoki's thoughts about Ao Ling, Yoshida Matsuyo is clear.

This kind of insecure and insecure child will not be willing to let go once he grasps a little hope of getting out of the darkness and coldness.

Sakata Gintoki didn't want to be left behind, so he wanted to keep Ao Ling, who would never die before him, by his side.

Such an idea is too easy to guess.

"Silvertime, you know, after the death and departure of familiar people, remember this sadness and face the endless loneliness that follows, it is the survivors." Yoshida Matsuyo's tone was very indifferent, and his expression was unusually calm, but it made people feel a little lonely for no reason, "And being lonely for a long time will make people crazy." ”

Sakata Gintoki wants to refute youkai is not like this, after all, they themselves are such a long-lived race.

But he turned his head to look at Ao Ling, who was dazed about their conversation, opened his mouth, and finally couldn't say anything.

……

Absent-mindedly, Ao Ling, who seemed to be left behind at any time, was finally brought into a dessert shop by two helpless humans, and out of some kind of compensation psychology, Sakata Gintoki pulled Yoshida Matsuyo's sleeve and gave Ao Ling a lot of silver money to eat as he pleased.

Then Yoshida Matsuyo and Sakata Gintoki left the dessert shop to go shopping.

They all felt that at this time, it was better to let Ao Ling calm down and think about it, and they were indeed a bit eye-catching with a child of a celestial being.

Nagato Hagi Castle is a slightly more peaceful castle.

Although the ruler here is a main battle faction, he is not radical, and Nagato Hagi Castle is also willing to accept some innocent celestials who are living here.

After all, as the invasion of the celestials became longer and longer, the slave trade between the planets became more and more rampant, and many celestials were also sold as slaves to the earth without the power to resist.

Therefore, the people of this city have a good acceptance of the celestial beings.

And Ao Ling is a relatively human-like among those celestials, with a pair of pitch-black beast ears on the top of his head, coupled with a delicate face and tender skin, especially for some people with special habits.

This alone is enough for the imaginative human brain to make up a lot of poignant stories that make people cry.

Especially when a gentle person like Yoshida Matsuyo left the dessert shop, he solemnly asked the owner and waiter here, so this little celestial who sat quietly in the dessert shop immediately gained a lot of kindness.

Ao Ling held a menu that he couldn't understand a word, and asked one by one in a soft and glutinous children's voice, and the ears on the top of his head twitched twice from time to time, making Wen Sheng's whole heart of the waiter who explained the goods to him sprout.

Ao Ling counted the money and ordered a bunch of things, and then politely thanked him.

Then he received more loving eyes.

- Mostly from women.

But not all women eat his set.

Just as Ao Ling was biting his fork and slowly nibbling on desserts, while seriously thinking about the road after the demon birth, a beautiful figure appeared opposite him, and sat down directly without seeing anything outside.

Ao Ling looked up and met a pair of red eyes.

The alarm bell suddenly sounded in the demon's heart, and he didn't dare to move when he was tense.

The figure in front of him was not unfamiliar, it was the monster he had only seen in the Celestial Command not long ago.

He is known as "the Mutsu-sama of the Night Rabbit Clan" by the celestials.

The girl of the Night Rabbit Clan seriously looked at the little monster who was stiffened with fright, and then finally showed a sudden expression, "I remember you, you are the little ghost who sneaked into the headquarters a few days ago. ”

The atmosphere in the café froze instantly.