Sure that my situation was not dangerous, I looked to the top of the knoll, where Rito was standing, looking down at me from above.

With the help of my hands, I stood up from the ground, my mind was occupied by doubts, forcibly suppressed the discomfort in my chest and throat, and asked him loudly: "Reason, why...... To do this? ”

The voice was not clear in the flow of the air, as if it quickly dissipated in the wind, but I was sure he heard my questioning, for he bent over, his body trembling slightly in the night, as if he were laughing, but the laughter did not reach my ears.

After a while, his body stopped shaking and began to stagger down, but stopped halfway through.

"Fold, you know what? I always remember when I first met you guys, when I played games with everybody and everybody always cheated and bullied me together. I was sad, but then I convinced everyone to stop doing this and play with me fairly. At that time, Zhe also told me that no matter what kind of sad things happen, no matter how difficult it is, as long as I am in trouble, you will do your best to help me...... I always remember you talking, because I never told you a lie. ”

Rito seemed to be immersed in the memory, and his voice was full of longing at first, but then turned to resentment: "But, sure enough, it was a lie. Why weren't you there that day when I fell from a tree? Why weren't you there when the cat tricked me into killing me? I fell into the water and was frozen in ice for so long, and no one came looking for me. I originally liked you so much, I think if someone finds me, that person must be you...... But no, no one cares where I went after I disappeared...... Whether it's dad or mom, it's you and Mika...... All are the same! ”

His words brought back memories to me, and I did say such things to him, to say the kind of "white lies" that were like adults coaxing children. Under normal circumstances, such a "white lie" will only be understood by a mature mentality as he grows up, and he will disassemble the "lies" on the surface and understand the "goodwill" on the inside.

However, he has not yet reached the age of comprehension, and in his pure heart, it is clear that what I say is only superficial, and when I fail to do what I say, it is undoubtedly a lie and a deception to him.

In addition, he suffered a sudden change before this, his eyes were injured, he was persecuted, and he was in a desperate situation, and his unstereotyped mind must have only despair and fear left, and his original personality collapsed, and it was normal for him to become as extreme as he is now.

My mouth was dry and astringent, and I didn't know what to explain, but the desire to help him didn't dissipate. But at the moment, he is very wary of me, and it is not easy to convince him so easily.

After thinking back and forth several times, I came up with a feasible plan, and then I spoke, and made myself as sincere as possible: "Liren, would you like to listen to me tell a story?" ”

"Ori used to tell us a lot of stories, but do you still have to tell stories at this time?"

Liren smiled "hehe", as if a beast was hidden in his petite body, and his black eyes reflected a faint luster, making people shudder: "Okay, but after that, can I kill you?" ”

"Of course, if you're done talking, you still want to kill me."

I felt strange about this kind of person, as if there was indeed an invisible "object" in his body that was about to move, and his standing posture, which had been unnatural due to the injury to his legs, was restored to normal, and he felt as if he had recovered from his injuries.

"This is the story of a lonely king, there are three turning points in his life, and I want to tell you the story of the first turning point he went through - as for the king's name, let's call him 'Night'."

I tried not to look at him in a strange light, but after a pause, I cleared my mind and began to tell: "In the world of night, there are endless calamities, and mankind has been tormented for generations. According to legend, this is because of the punishment of humanity for betraying the seventh god. ”

"The seventh god? Are there many gods? ”

Liren suddenly interrupted, I didn't think it was a pestle, nodded and replied: "Yes, there are seven true gods in the world, they are immortal beings, omnipotent, omniscient, and the origin of everything. ”

"Oh."

He nodded, quiet.

"Night's mother is a descendant of sinners who were once cursed by the gods, and Night's father is a righteous descendant who did not rebel against the gods and was blessed by the gods as a result. The combination of the two is taboo, not blessed by anyone, and can even bring disaster to the world. ”

"His mother was born in calamity...... It was like turning into something like a demon, she lost her mind and went crazy killing humans. And his father, in order to atone for his sins, had to kill his wife, and his own power was also polluted, and he was imprisoned by the righteous of his kindred. Before that, he took Yaya to a place where he had no kind, and fostered him in the home of a couple who had been favored by him, telling them to hide Ye's background and raise him to adulthood, so that he could live forever as an ordinary human being. And if one day, Yaya acquires an ominous ability, he must stab his palms and feet with nails every day, so that the blood containing the power in his body can flow out, so that the power of that disaster can be contained. ”

The couple adopted Ye and kept their six-year-old eldest son a secret from him. Eldest son...... That is, Night's nominal brother, he is resentful of this, and feels that Nighta has robbed his parents, but he hides this hatred in his heart and never tells anyone else. ”

"As Night grew up, his adoptive parents gave him more care than his own son, so the eldest son became more and more jealous in his heart, not only jealous of the love that Night received more, but also afraid that Night would rob him of his property and inheritance—jealousy and fear burned his heart like a flame, making his originally innocent heart become distorted, and finally turned into hatred."

"The relationship between the two brothers is not good, the elder brother always bullies Ye, and Ye suffers silently. One day, when his brother snatched and killed his most beloved pet dog, he finally couldn't bear the bullying, and his anger awakened the power of disaster in him, which was as thick as mud and as dark as night, and instantly took away his brother's eyes and sight. ”

"He deserves it."

Rito sneered, seemed to empathize, and his words were full of hatred: "If he didn't bully others, he wouldn't have suffered such a punishment." ”

As I narrated, I used my credibility to construct everything I had told into vivid scenes in my mind, and then passed it on to Rito. Judging by his expression of hatred, it was clear that he was immersed in the story I had described.

"Yes, he deserves it."

After nodding in agreement, I continued the story: "The elder brother who lost his eyes wailed loudly, attracting the servants of the house, who, in his hatred, confided that Night was not his parents' biological child, and cursed that Night was a child without parents. ”

"I see, no wonder the master has brown hair, the lady has beautiful blonde hair, and the little master has black hair."

"I have already guessed that the little master and the master are definitely not father and son."

"The servants talked so much that Ye could not help doubting what his brother had said, and he asked his father, who had come in a hurry, about it, but he did not answer, but rebuked the servant in a loud voice: 'If any of you dare to talk nonsense, I will make you suffer, and Ye is my own child, this is a fact that no one can deny.'" ”

The adoptive father's words calmed the night, and the elder brother shut up. The night life should have been restored to peace, but the power of calamity in his body was difficult to control, and he often caused damage to his surroundings or hurt others; When eating, turn the food into dirty black mud; When playing with peers of the same age, ominous shadows distort game props and play venues into strange shapes; While sleeping, the darkness forms a figure that wanders back and forth in the villa. ”

"Monster ......"

"Gradually, most people called him this behind his back, his peers alienated him, servants snubbed him, and even his adoptive mother, who was resentful that his own son had lost his eyes, and once after witnessing him talking to the shadow behind him, he became even more afraid of him, and no longer treated him with the same kind attitude as before—as the power of calamity in his body became stronger, except for one servant's child, Akiko, who played with him as before, and everyone around him became hostile to him."

"The night was very confused and lonely, and he didn't know what he had done wrong."

"'You monster, you are not your father's biological son at all, your mother can testify, you better get out of this house quickly! Monsters like you will only kill everyone in our family! ’”

"My brother bullied him even harder, and he always cursed him like that. He didn't believe it, so he went to his adoptive parents' bedroom to ask her for the truth, but overheard the conversation between the two. ”

"The adoptive mother said, 'That child is getting more and more terrible, we can't keep him at home like that, or we'll all be killed.'" ”

"The adoptive father said in a displeased tone: 'Then what do you say?' I promised my benefactor that I would take good care of him. ’”

"The adoptive mother muttered: 'I don't care, you must get him out of the house, or you can lock him up outside in a dark room and find someone else to take him away.' Do you want to kill your own children for the sake of other people's children? My poor boy has lost his life because he has lost his light, or because he has lost his young life? ’”

The two quarreled as they spoke, and the night, who was hiding outside the door, heard this, and he was overwhelmed with grief that he was not his own child from his parents, and he was terrified that his mother had said that she would abandon him. He left his parents' bedroom, and when he returned to his bedroom, he heard the two servants talking again. ”

"The servant in red said: 'Recently the kitchen bowl was broken again, and he must have done it.'" ”

"The servant in green made a silent motion: 'Be quiet, and don't let that devil hear it, or he will hurt us.'" ”

"The servant in red snorted: 'Don't be afraid, maybe soon the master will kill him, you know, to deal with the devil, you must pierce his body with a nail, let him drain his blood, then the devil will die—I see that the master has bought a lot of nails, and must have killed him.' ”

Hearing this, Ye could no longer bear the discomfort and fear in his heart, and ran back to his bedroom with tears in his eyes, and his mind kept echoing the words of his parents and servants, and he kept shedding tears of grievance.

After arguing with his wife, the adoptive father remembered what his own father had said, and decided to help his adoptive son curb the power of calamity in his body. So when the night came, the adoptive father came to the room of the night, woke him up, and led him to a towering stone tower, and said to him, 'You think you are staying in the tower, and do not go out.' ’”

"The adoptive father thought about it, and he did not want his adopted son to know that he and he were not his own father and son, nor did he want his adopted son to feel that he was a cursed devil, so he comforted him: 'Son, listen, you are undoubtedly my child, and don't listen to the nonsense of those servants, who are all vicious fellows with thorns in their tongues, and they like to talk about people's lengths and weaknesses behind their backs. Also, don't blame your mother, she's just frightened, and she's still close to you in her heart. As for your brother...... Hey, let's not talk about him. ’”

"'Father, why does my shadow move and talk to me?' The darkness also speaks, and they are always pouring out something to me, 'Ye asked his adoptive father, he already knew the truth, so his adoptive father's kind words fell on his ears as if they were a curse, and he only felt that his father was trying to murder his own 'devil', so he continued to deceive himself with lies. ”

"'Ah, that's a disease that a small percentage of children will encounter, and if you just puncture the palms and soles of your feet with nails and let the blood with the virus flow out, you will be restored.' In order to reassure his adopted son, the adoptive father continued to tell white lies, he was full of love in his heart, and after years of getting along, he had already made him regard the night as his own child, even more than his own biological child, but he didn't know that his lie was like a sharp knife, piercing into the heart of his adopted son. ”

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