Chapter 20: Behind the Night Howling
The most inexplicable thing in the world is the word fate.
I never imagined that when I came out of Chen Chengyi, in the city with many dungeons, the place where I appeared was actually in the hometown of Ye Xiao.
I still remember that Ye Xiao once mentioned his hometown to me on the train, and also talked about his yearning for Qinglong City, at that time, he never dreamed that Qinglong City would be his fateful place, and sitting opposite him was the cause of his death.
If he had known all this earlier, what would he have chosen?
I think of that tendon guy, but how can life have these ifs?
I paid the bill, walked out of the town, and after deliberate inquiry, walked towards the village where Night Howling was.
Along the way, I listened to people talking about the fighting arena, and legend has it that Nightscream is a big demon, or even a top nobleman. The closer I got to the stockade, the more such rumors were, and only the silent ones I knew that what kind of demon was that guy who was screaming? His strength is the strength of a civilian.
In front of the light of many bright moons, he was weak and didn't even have a light, but at the last moment of his life, he was able to emit such a light and leave such a legend in the dungeon.
That's what he wanted in his life, but he didn't expect it to be achieved in such a tragic way, and in my heart, I really hope that he has fled to Poor Wonder City, where he will become a gangster who wants to work hard.
In the midst of contemplation, the village where Ye Xiao was located was already close in front of him, a place enclosed with stones, and the dim light of the oil lamps in the village could be faintly seen, and it was not comparable to the city, and the simple houses built of stones, only slightly better than the work and rest area.
Before I entered the stockade, I heard faint cries.
Originally, I didn't want to meddle with things, but I don't know why this cry touched my heart so much, I frowned slightly, and my steps were uncontrollably walking towards the place where the cry was.
It was a small dimly lit plain outside the stockade, and it was desolate except for the foot of a mountain range, where clusters of glowing moss added to the life.
It was here that there was a lonely tomb, and in front of the lonely grave, there was a woman who looked extremely thin, and two small figures were crying in front of the grave.
It's not far from the stockade, so it's no wonder I can hear the crying.
However, this place is so remote that how could I have found it without the guidance of these cries?
I don't know why? When I saw this lonely grave, I felt the urge to cry, and I felt extremely sad when I looked at those figures.
With this confusion, I walked towards the lonely grave, my steps were very light, and it was reasonable not to alarm these figures, but I did not expect that the smallest of them noticed me, and suddenly turned his head and looked at me with a not very friendly gaze: "Who are you?" ”
People who have lived in the dungeon for so many years have already made some compromises for the dungeon and the function of the body, such as the ability to see in the dark, and the people in the dungeon don't know how many times stronger than the people on the ground? And I, maybe after Nie Yan's memory, my body has inexplicably become strong and strange, and I have adapted to this dim environment at any time after more than ten days in this dungeon.
So, I could see the appearance of this child clearly at a glance.
He is still very young, and although he turns his head fiercely, the tears on his cheeks and the slightly trembling clenched fists show that he is still a child after all, and he is afraid in his heart.
But when I looked at his face, my heart shook, this child is a little bald head, there are no demon characteristics in appearance, but he is like a full seven points like Ye Xiao, if it weren't for the fact that his face is so young and immature, it would be a full little Ye Xiao at all.
The child's sudden shout had already alarmed the two figures next to him.
The first thing that came back was the figure of the woman, as soon as she turned her head, I saw that she was a woman, she looked like she was only forty or fifty years old, with white hair like an old woman like sixty or seventy years old, she was completely a human woman, and there was still a shadow of night howling between her eyebrows and eyes, but at the moment she was haggard, sad and helpless.
Subconsciously, he took up the two little figures and looked at me fearfully.
And the other small figure is a little girl, who also has no characteristics of the demon clan, completely like a human, beautiful and lovely, and a little similar to Ye Xiao.
Seeing such a scene, how could I not have realized in my heart? I was so moved, I came over to take a look at it casually, and I actually met Ye Xiao's family, and the lonely grave swelled in my heart with a sense of sadness, but I didn't want the woman to be holding the two children, and began to kneel towards me non-stop: "This adult, we didn't deliberately violate anything, please don't report to the official." ”
As she spoke, her voice choked: "Even if the sin has committed a heinous mistake, it is my own flesh and blood, the brother of the two children, I can't bear to have no one to pay tribute to him." Therefore, I hope that for the sake of human nature, I really don't want to report to the official. ”
How could I still endure it, I walked over in silence, and helped the woman up, I could see that the little boy who turned back first clenched his fists, and the anger and unwillingness in his eyes were like a little wolf at this time, and he shouted in a low voice: "My brother is a good man." ”
My hand fell heavily on his shoulder, and I whispered, "Yes, your brother is a good man, not only a good man, but in my heart, he is also a great hero." ”
"Seriously?" The little boy looked at me in disbelief, but there was a glint of excitement in his eyes.
But the woman looked at me in surprise and fear: "What do you mean, my lord?" Do you know my son? ”
"Nightroar, right?" I asked softly, and then walked step by step to the front of the lonely grave, looked at the lonely grave, turned to them, and asked, "Why is he buried in such a place?" ”
Inside a dark stone house.
In front of a shabby oil lamp, in the dungeon, the oil lamp is already the most important furniture for people, if people have some spare money, they will also buy a more expensive, good-looking, can burn longer brighter, if not the economic difficulties to the extreme, how can you use such an oil lamp? It's worse than the work and rest area.
I guessed correctly, that lonely grave is Ye Xiao's grave, and the three people who pay tribute at the grave are Ye Xiao's family.
Ye Xiao never mentioned his family in front of me, but once, I chatted with him, and when I saw how he was going to be, I danced excitedly and asked, "If you really succeed like this, what are you going to do?" ”
Ye Xiao had to talk nonsense to me, but in the end, he said in a low and serious voice: "At least, the most important thing is to let the family live a good life." ”
It shows that Ye Xiao still cares about his family very much.
In the midst of the sobbing, Nightshade's mother had already told me everything, and also told some things about Nightshade in passing.
For this family, Ye Xiao is really the only one to rely on, just because he is the only child in the family with the characteristics of the demon clan.
His father was a wolf demon and a nobleman, and his mother was just a poor woman who had been outcast, and it was no great thing to abandon a human being.
Among the three children, only Ye Xiao has the characteristics of the demon clan, so he has obtained the qualification of a civilian, as for his mother and younger siblings, they are all quasi-civilians.
Ye Xiao hated his father very much, the wolf demon with the identity of a nobleman, and now that wolf demon is in Qinglong City, I heard that it has been favored by a noble banshee, and it has long been on the rise, and I have forgotten the four of Ye Xiao's mother and son.
Ye Xiao wants to go to Qinglong City, one is to find a good life for his family, and no longer stay in this barren and poor village. The second is to make some names, and when the time comes, he will stand in front of his father in a beautiful manner, so that he will regret abandoning the mother and son.
That's right, Night Howling's wish has always been so simple, but he died in the fighting ring.
And the earth-shattering thing in the fighting arena will not disappear like this because of Ye Xiao's death, in other words, such a thing is something that a family like Ye Xiao can bear.
I heard that his father was implicated, and he resolutely cleared up his relationship with Ye Xiao, so he saved his life.
However, I don't know what the bigwigs in the upper echelons are thinking, and Ye Xiao's body was allowed to be transported back to his hometown, which seems to be quite a waste of financial and material resources. But it was his father who personally brought Ye Xiao's body back, or in order to show his attitude, he patted the upper layer of the horse, although Ye Xiao's father brought Ye Xiao's body back.
However, it was announced that Ye Xiao's body should not be buried in the ancestral cemetery of this village.
Moreover, he also punished the poor mother and son, who were originally going to be sentenced, or some good neighbors in the village pleaded for mercy before they were exempted from execution.
In the end, Ye Xiao's father did not allow anyone to worship Ye Xiao, even the mother and son, saying that Ye Xiao was an unforgivable sinner, and it was already an extra favor to have a place to be buried, and he was not qualified to enjoy the worship.
After doing this, Ye Xiao's father walked away, without even looking at the mother and son.
In front of the dim oil lamp, my hands were already clenched into fists because of anger, and I didn't expect that there was such a story behind the night howl.
Ye Xiao's mother sobbed and said to me, "My only wish is that my son can be buried in the ancestral grave, which is protected by stone walls and has a special grave keeper. Resting in the ancestral grave will also prevent my son's body from being eaten by hungry beasts. This beast of the earth is terrible. ”
After saying that, Ye Xiao's mother cried again.
And the younger brother, who looked very similar to Ye Xiao, stood up angrily, clenched his little fist and said, "Mom, don't cry. When I grow up, I must seek justice for my eldest brother, and I don't have a father, so I want him to kneel in front of my eldest brother's grave and admit his mistakes. ”
I looked at the child, put my hand on his head, and asked, "Do you really want that?" ”