Chapter 22: Sheltering from the Rain
"This one is me, and that one is you!" Shen Bujiao pointed to two small fish hidden in the aquatic grass and smiled at Mu Liuguang.
"I'm not me, I'm a human, not a fish! I don't want to be a fish! So, do you want to be a fish!?"
"Don't, how good it is to be a man, you can eat, you can jump, you can walk all over the country, see the scenery along the way, meet many interesting people, if you become a fish, you will be caught and eaten by someone accidentally!"
Mu Liuguang smiled: "I think so too." Then he whispered: "Adults always say that fish swim freely in the water, but I don't think so, the fish swims based on its own needs, and if it doesn't swim, it will sink! β
Shen Bujiao nodded approvingly: "Only when it rains and the water rises, will it enter the next body of water with the flowing water." β
"Yes, they are also involuntarily, not free at all, they are better to be human beings!"
Lin Shu'an in the river saw the two of them muttering together, and shouted loudly: "What are you two doing!"
Shen Bujiao and Mu Liuguang turned their heads and responded: "Look at the fish!"
Lin Shu'an didn't understand what was so beautiful about fish, and he still looked like he was dumbfounded after watching it a hundred times, which was not interesting at all, but it was more interesting to touch fish and catch shrimp with his friends, and he had a sense of accomplishment.
A group of children played around the river, and from time to time there was the sound of laughter, which was very lively.
I don't know who shouted: "It's raining!"
Shen Bujiao raised her head, and the raindrops fell on her face, so she hurriedly greeted Mu Liuguang: "Streamer, it's really raining!"
Most people are not familiar with Xikou Village, only a few children are the same as Mu Liuguang, they are children of Xikou Village, and today it was Mu Liuguang who took the initiative to take them to the river to play, she stood up and said loudly: "Hurry up and come up if you are still in the river, and help them on the bank take their schoolbags and follow me." β
Fortunately, there is a gazebo not far away, everyone runs in the direction of the gazebo in an orderly manner, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, a group of children are surrounding the gazebo to hide from the rain, the gazebo is very large, and it is more than enough for a dozen children to stand.
"No, didn't we bring an umbrella!? Why didn't we use an umbrella just now, it made my clothes wet!" Someone reacted, annoyed that their reaction was half a beat slower.
"Hahaha, isn't it too late for you to think about it now!"
"It's not too late, it's not too late, you can go home with an umbrella!"
"Okay, then you go first. β
"Why, don't you go! It's raining when you go to school in the morning, don't tell me you don't have an umbrella!"
"That's not it, let's wait for the rain to light down before leaving, now it's both wind and rain, I'm afraid the umbrella won't be able to move! The wind is so strong, what if it blows me away!"
"Oh, don't tease us, just your big guy, how strong the wind will be to blow you away!"
"Hahahaβyes. β
The pavilion is full of laughter, the heaven and earth outside the pavilion seem to be hung with a bead curtain, the raindrops continue to fall, fluttering and sprinkling the world, the water droplets on the pavilion are knocked on the bluestone road, bursting out of a crisp song, the wind blows through the bamboo forest, the green bamboo flutters and dances.
Shen Bujiao quietly looked at the drizzle outside the pavilion, everything looked exceptionally fresh and clear under the moisture of the rain, suddenly, as if she had discovered something, she excitedly grabbed Mu Liuguang's hand, pointed in one direction and said: "Streamer, look, what is that!"
Mu Liuguang looked along the position pointed by Shen Bujiao's finger, it was a large ginkgo tree with lush leaves, and among the leaves of the ginkgo biloba tree that had just sprouted buds stood two kingfishers, one was sturdy and the other was petite, both from the forehead to the pillow blue-black, densely mixed with emerald blue horizontal spots, the back was emerald blue, the abdomen was chestnut brown, there were light-colored horizontal spots on the top of the head, and the beak and feet were red.
"Haven't you seen a kingfisher!?" Mu Liuguang said naturally.
"Of course I know it's a kingfisher, take a closer look!"
Mu Liuguang was helpless, looked fixedly, and saw that there were two little people snuggling up to each other on the tree where there were two kingfishers standing just now, about thirty to forty centimeters high, a man and a woman, both wearing emerald blue wide-sleeved robes, the woman's posture is slender, apricot eyes and peach cheeks, the skin is as white as frost and snow, revealing a little pink, looking delicate and lovely, the man is long and jade, plump and handsome, and his bony hand holds a red umbrella to cover the raindrops falling between the trees.
Mu Liuguang looked incredulous: "I, I'm not mistaken! Why are there two villains standing on the tree!"
"That's a kingfisher!"
"Wow, the kingfisher has become a man! Is this the monster that Mr. said!"
Hearing their movements, the children's attention was drawn to them, and they were amazed to see the two people standing in the trees.
"Hey, it's really a monster!"
"Is this a kingfisher demon!?
"I thought Mr. was lying to us, but it turns out that there are really youkai in this world!
"Hmph, it's like you've seen a dead youkai. β
"Figuratively, figuratively, what do you do so seriously!"
"Do all youkai look like this! They don't look scary at all. β
"Get out of the way, I'll see it too!"
The children who saw the yokai for the first time were very surprised and did not feel scared at all, and the gentleman of the academy said that the yokai are formed by the attachment of the essence to the object, and when the essence is filled with the inside of the object, the outside of the object will change.
And according to the words of the monster, it is to bathe in the rain and dew in the mountains, absorb the aura of heaven and earth, and when the power reaches a critical point, it will attract thunder tribulation, and after the thunder tribulation, their power will change from quantitative to qualitative, so as to cultivate the human form and have mana.
The children hid in the gazebo and watched the two kingfishers, chattering endlessly, they didn't think that the two monsters would hurt them, after all, they looked too weak and harmless.
The two kingfisher demons seemed to hear someone talking about them, raised their heads, their eyes were emerald turquoise, their eyes were clear and pure, especially clean, like the clear sky after rain, at this time the two smiled at them slightly, the smile was sweet and pure, and the children saw it, and they did not hesitate to unfold a big smile.
A farmer wearing a cloak and a hat gradually approached here, and the rain was slowly becoming lighter, he looked at the students gathered in the pavilion, each holding an oil-paper umbrella in his hand, and asked with a smile, "Why don't you go home yet?"
"Look at the youkai!"
"That's right, uncle, you see, the kingfisher demon is so beautiful, just like us!"
"It's smiling at me!"
The old man looked at the ginkgo tree, only to see two snuggling kingfishers, shook his head and smiled: "You students, you are making fun of the little old man again, where did the kingfisher demon come from, go home quickly, your family will have to worry about going home late." With that, he took his hoe and left.
The student scratched his head and wondered, "Obviously there is!"
"Is he invisible?"
"Maybe I'm old and my eyes are not good!"
"Yes, yes. β
"Ah, the rain has stopped, let's go home!"
The students didn't pay attention to the kingfisher demon anymore, hooked their shoulders and went home in twos and threes.