Chapter 7: Half-Demon Chiba (Collect)
"The third master should be about to be two hundred years old this year."
Li Er stood beside Wu Yu, staring at the old man's distant back, and at this moment, he only heard Wu Yu say in a deep voice: "At present, we are the oldest person in Qingshan Pass." ”
"My grandfather loved to listen to operas, so he built this 'Shengyi'."
"And the third master used to be a soldier under his grandfather, in the decades of following his grandfather, every time before the war, a group of their old brothers would gather in front of this stage, or listen to "Farewell My Concubine", or listen to "Lock Five Dragons", or listen to "Broken Stream"..."
The crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only Li Er and Wu Yu standing side by side, looking at the ancient and dilapidated stage with some distraction.
"Later, during a demon suppression in Daqing Mountain, Grandpa, they met a wolf demon that had changed shape and had the realm of Innate Shidan..."
"Grandpa is dead, the wolf demon is also dead, and their old brothers have fled back with heavy losses."
"As a result, the people listening to the play in front of the stage are no longer so lively."
Wu Yu's voice was nice and gentle, she paused, and continued to describe the story: "After that..."
"The number of people listening to the play in front of the stage began to become less and less, and it became less and less one time at a time."
"Their group of old brothers, some died in battle, some died of illness, and some began to grow old and passed away, only the third master has been able to survive without disease and disaster because of his breakthrough to the innate realm, coupled with his own practice..."
"I remember when the ancient stage could only support the last play..."Wu Yu was a little gloomy and sighed: "It was winter, there were snowflakes in the sky, and the two masters on the ancient stage were singing "Broken Secret Stream", but in front of the stage, only the third master was sitting alone. ”
"Their group of old brothers, the group of troops that were once famous in Qingshan Pass, have come to an end."
"This time, although the third master stopped you from repairing, I think he should be the one who is most eager to see the grand scene of 'Shengyi' again."
Li Er listened carefully, and could feel the desolation in the third master's heart, in his mind, what appeared was a picture of another world, which was also a stage, and it was also in the snow, and there was only one old man holding an umbrella and listening carefully to the master's singing.
"Miss Wuyu, are you going back to the Fox Immortal Tower?"
Li Er shook his head, shook his thoughts, looked at the girl in front of him and asked with a smile.
After seeing the latter's head, he replied again: "Then let's go together, it just so happens that I still have some questions I want to ask you." ”
At the same time, in Qingshan Temple, Jiang Hongjie also opened his eyes in thought.
The moment he opened his eyes, his temperament, which seemed to be a little struggling, instantly became calm, and he slowly picked up the glasses on his side and put them on the bridge of his nose.
With a gentle smile on his face, he pushed open the door, but the sunlight did not make him feel dazzling, and he paced out towards the sun.
At the right time, just in time for a little novice sweeping the fallen leaves, Jiang Hongjie folded his hands and greeted him softly...
Li Er, Wu Yu and Jiang Hongjie walked out of Qingshan Fort one after another.
"Shoot you!"
"Kill you monster."
"Hit him..."
In an open field outside Castle Peak, I saw four or five children surrounding and bullying a man with a hat and slightly shorter than their companion.
Several children held stones in their hands and kept throwing them at the shorter children, making noises from time to time.
There were adults who passed by the children, but they did not stop them, and even showed undisguised disgust for the skinny child.
Seeing this, Wu Yu's delicate brows suddenly furrowed, and he was about to go up to stop him.
But at this time, he was suddenly dragged by Li Er, and looked back at Li Er dissatisfied, only to see the latter 'boo'.
Wu Yu pressed his patience and followed Li Er's eyes, and found another restorer invited from Qingshan Pass not far in front of them, Jiang Hongjie.
Knowing what Li Er meant, Wu Yu also wanted to see how Jiang Hongjie, who had been entrusted with a heavy task, would react to this incident.
Just when the three of them were undecided, in the middle of the field, the thinner child suddenly stumbled, his body suddenly tripped, and he fell forward.
This scene was seen by Li Er, and he was surprised to find that even when the child fell hard, the reflex of both hands was not to hold his head, but to press the hat hard to prevent it from slipping.
didn't have time to think about it, Jiang Hongjie stepped forward in a few steps, he stretched out his hand to support the child, seemed to be a little distressed, and took out a clean handkerchief and gently wiped it for the child while half-squatting.
"Uncle!"
"Leave him alone, he's a monster!"
Seeing the adults coming, the sturdy children were not afraid, but shouted loudly to Jiang Hongjie.
Seeing that Jiang Hongjie didn't pay attention to him, the leading child Wang gritted his teeth and rushed forward, and quickly uncovered the hat that the thin child was carefully pressing.
Hula!
A handful of smooth black hair was thrown out of the hat and hung down on the shoulder, but this was by no means the point, only a pair of small and delicate fox ears trembled between the hair.
"I..."
"I'm not a monster."
The voice was low, and Nono retorted.
There were tears in the child's eyes, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Jiang Hongjie, because he was afraid that the kind uncle in front of him would spurn him.
"His name is Han Qianye, and he is an orphan."
Wu Yu explained softly in Li Er's ear: "My father is a human, and my mother is a fox demon. ”
'Half-Demon'
'Humans and youkai are two races that are naturally hostile, and most of the half-demons are very pitiful products, neither recognized by the youkai nor recognized by humans, and their fate is often very miserable'
Li Er said in his heart.
"It's so cute."
Jiang Hongjie was stunned when he saw a pair of small ears, and a gentle smile appeared on his face, touched it gently, and responded gently.
Then, he continued to wipe Chiba with a handkerchief.
The body of the half-demon Chiba trembled, and the depths of his eyes suddenly bloomed.
Helped Chiba up, straightened his messy clothes for him, took out a candy from his pocket, patted the latter's head, and drove away the children who bullied him, Jiang Hongjie left with a smile.
Li Er observed carefully, and he was completely sure that in this series of actions, Jiang Hongjie was indeed from the heart.
Most of the doubts in my heart were immediately put down, how could such a kind person have bad intentions?
While thinking about it, Wu Yu had already walked up to the half-demon Chiba and hugged the latter lightly, not knowing what to say with a gentle smile on his face.
"Hello, I'm Li Er."
At this time, Li Er also walked up to Han Qianye, he formally straightened his sleeves, then bent down slightly, and stretched out his hand in front of the little half-demon: "It's a pleasure to meet you." ”
Looking closer, Li Ercai finally saw this little half-demon more clearly.
At the age of five or six years, his facial features are very delicate, his skin is very white and tender, and his smooth black hair hangs down to his shoulders.
Between the hair, the white plush ears sway slightly, and it is simply cute.
"You... Hello, I'm Han Qianye. ”
At this moment, the half-demon Chiba only felt too happy, whether it was Jiang Hongjie or Li Er, in their bodies, Chiba felt the respect that he had never felt before, and he had a great impression of the two of them in the shortest possible time.
Stretched out his little hand, shook it lightly with Li Er, and responded with a stammer: "I'm also very happy to meet you." ”