"Old lady, can you come in?" The voice of the housekeeper outside the door interrupted the grandfather's bitterness, and the grandfather listened and said, "Oh? The heavy wooden door creaked and slowly opened, and then the butler followed a girl of about six or seven years old into the room.

Grandpa was looking at Xiao Yiyi's cute appearance, and asked casually without looking back, "Old Yu, why are you here, is there something wrong?" However, the butler's voice did not respond to him as a matter of course.

"Hmm, old Yu, how did you bring Fluttershy here?" said Grandpa to the butler in surprise when he looked back at the girl.

"Grandpa, I wasn't brought here by Uncle Yu, it was Fluttershy herself. The sound of a silver bell came into Xiao Yiyi's ears.

"Fluttershy's voice is pretty good, but who is this?" Curious, Xiaoyi struggles to turn his heavy fat head and follow the voice.

Fluttershy wears a pale blue smoky loose flower dress, her bright black hair hangs down, and her picturesque melon seed face is small and shiny. The curved willow eyebrows, a pair of smart eyes are clean and flawless, the pink cheeks are slightly ruddy, and the lips like dripping cherries are embellished among them.

"What a little beauty!" Fluttershy wondered as she looked at her and was stunned by her curiosity.

After hearing Fluttershy's words, Grandpa temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart and smiled at Fluttershy, "Oh? You want to come here yourself, okay, what is the matter with you coming here, Fluttershy?

Fluttershy didn't come forward to pick up Little One as expected, but stood there, nodded and shook her little head, and said to Grandpa, "Well, Grandpa. I'm here to see Grandpa and Xiaoyi, but it's not all for this, I have other things I want to tell Grandpa. With that, Fluttershy lowers her head, as if she has decided something, her body trembling slightly, and her clenched hands turn white.

Grandpa looked at Fluttershy's unusual appearance, stunned for a moment, and asked, "Oh, what else is there to Fluttershy? Is there something you particularly want? If that's the case, then Fluttershy can rest assured, as long as Grandpa can get it, he'll get it for you, if not, you can go find Grandma, as you know, Grandpa doesn't have a lot of money." Tell me what it is, Fluttershy. If you like it, I'll talk to my grandmother. ”

Fluttershy pauses, takes a deep breath, sighs again, and suddenly raises her little head, looks at her grandfather with smart eyes, and then stares at Xiaoyi tightly and says, "That's not the case, grandpa, I don't want anything." My grandparents have been very good to me, I don't lack anything, and my grandma has inconvenient legs and feet now, so even if she has, she won't trouble you. Actually, Fluttershy came here to ask her grandfather for something, and asked him to promise me. ”

Hearing Fluttershy's words, Grandpa seems to know something, and asks in a deep voice, "Fluttershy, tell me what you have to ask Grandpa." ”

Fluttershy looks at her grandfather and says to him, "Well, Fluttershy has decided, I'm going to be a shadow of Little One!"

Hearing this, the grandfather exclaimed, "What!

Undeterred by Grandpa's sudden raised voice, Fluttershy continues, "Fluttershy wants to be the shadow of Little One, and Fluttershy has already decided, so please do it." ”

"Fluttershy, shut up! Do you know what you're talking to me right now? Are you crazy? Why did you suddenly remember to talk to me about this! Tell me who he is!" said Grandpa, shaking his beard and chest heaving.

Then Grandpa looked at Butler Yu and said to him a little coldly, "Old Yu, what the hell is going on, Fluttershy doesn't usually talk nonsense, do you know what's going on?"

"Well, I don't know, old lady, I just ran into Miss Fluttershy walking this way on the way back, and I came with Miss Fluttershy, I don't know anything, old lady!

Fluttershy listened to Grandpa's words and quickly said, "Grandpa, it's not about Uncle, Uncle Yu doesn't know anything, don't blame him, I thought about this matter before I came, and I never mentioned it to Uncle Fluttershy, I hope you can fulfill what Fluttershy just said, okay?"

Hearing this, Grandpa became calm, suppressed his anger, straightened his back, and his hands holding Xiao Yiyi were much stronger than before, the scar on the right side of his face slowly became hideous, his eyes became more deep, and he sat there without saying a word and did not say much.

In the face of such a depressing atmosphere, Fluttershy's face does not show a little timidity, and she firmly says to her grandfather, "Fluttershy knows how reluctant you are in your heart, and you know that you are good to me, but I have decided to become the shadow of Little One, and use my life to protect him, like my grandfather, this will not change!"

After a while, Grandpa yelled angrily, "Nonsense, nonsense, nonsense, Fluttershy, do you know what you're doing, are you crazy, what nonsense are you talking about here! Get me out! Hurry! Get out of here! Hurry up! Get me out now! Don't take a step out of the courtyard for a week! Reflect on it! Old Yu, you keep a good eye on her, you know!"

"This" Butler Yu listened, and went straight there, looking at the two helplessly, with a little hesitation in his eyes.

Fluttershy takes a sudden step forward, then falls to her knees, her eyes staring at her grandfather without fear, and the majesty of his grandfather does not cause Fluttershy much fear.

Looking at the serious aura between the two, Xiao Yiyi suddenly had an idea and began to sobble slowly.

"Oh, my good grandson doesn't cry, doesn't cry, it's grandpa who is bad and scares you. For Xiao Yiyi, who began to cry softly without warning, Grandpa could only gently pat him on the back while comforting him softly.

Slowly, the tense atmosphere before was diluted a lot by Xiao Yiyi, and grandpa was not as tense as before.

Looking at Fluttershy kneeling on the ground, Grandpa felt very distressed, slowly regained his momentum, and said to Fluttershy with guilt, "Okay, Fluttershy, you can get up for me, the ground is cold, what are you doing when you kneel there, your knees will start to hurt, and then Grandma will scold me for being ignorant." ”

The episode obviously affected Fluttershy as well, and her gaze softened, and she looked at Fluttershy, and then whispered to Grandpa, "Grandpa, it was Fluttershy who was sorry for you, and I made you angry for me, and Fluttershy kneeling here not only to punish herself for her rudeness, but also to beg Grandpa to be the shadow of Fluttershy after serious consideration, not a whim, I hope Grandpa agrees to Fluttershy? ”

"You're here. ”

Fluttershy's pitiful appearance of kneeling on the ground and pleading made Grandpa finally defeat, and Grandpa sighed deeply, and then said to Fluttershy with a little blandness, "Okay, Fluttershy, I know your heart, I know that you feel sorry for Grandpa and Little Yiyi, but now I have decided to go into seclusion for the time being and take good care of Little Yiyi, so you don't actually need to do this, and you don't want to mention it again, you know?"

"Grandpa, I know, but you don't need to persuade me in this matter, I have already thought it through, I want to be a shadow, I want to protect Xiaoyi, like the ancestors of our Mo family, I use my life to protect the Long family, obey the orders of the Long family, of course, when I come here, it is no exception. ”

Grandpa said in a deep voice, "Fluttershy, you're just a little girl now!

"No, grandpa, I'm not just a little girl, my surname is Mo, my name is Mo Wudie! I am from the Mo family! I am the sister of Xiaoyi!"

Grandpa said angrily: "What did you just say? What is your surname Mo! You are now my granddaughter Long Qingyu! Since you are the sister of Xiaoyi, be a good granddaughter for me obediently, do you know!"

Maybe it was shortness of breath, grandpa's breathing slowly became rapid, and the sound of breathing became heavier and heavier.

"Don't be too angry, take care of yourself, Miss Fluttershy didn't mean that, don't worry!" said Butler Yu to Grandpa with concern.

I don't know how to think of something again, grandpa finally sighed, and replied a little weakly: "Old Yu, I'm fine, maybe I've been too tired lately."

"I'm sorry, Grandpa, but Fluttershy you off again. I know Grandpa loves Fluttershy, but I want Grandpa to fulfill Fluttershy, okay?" Fluttershy's face is filled with guilt and the corners of her eyes moisten a little as she looks angry.

Looking at Fluttershy's immature but stubborn face, thinking of his own body, and thinking of the familiar back of the past, Grandpa said helplessly, "Hey, my good granddaughter, why do you want to be like this? Your grandfather is already the last shadow of your Mo family, your Mo family has done a good job, and the Mo family doesn't need anyone to be a shadow now, you know?"

Fluttershy replies, "Grandpa, I know all of this. Our Mo family and the Long family have been friends for generations, it is the ancestors of the Long family who led people to find this place where they can live and work in peace and contentment, since then, the ancestors of the Mo family, who are the head of the guard, have guarded the Long family and obeyed the orders of the Long family as an ancestral precept to this day, although due to the sacrifice of my grandfather, you have reformulated the relationship between the Long family and the Mo family, and abolished the position of shadow, so that our Mo family can live a good life, and no longer have to bear the fate that has been doomed. But Grandpa, you know, the situation is not the same now. ”

"Needless to say, Fluttershy, the situation is no different than before, I think it's very good, I'm still strong now, I can protect Xiaoyi and you, and you can live the life you want, okay? Looking at Fluttershy and me, Grandpa's face is filled with pity.

Knowing that he loved his grandfather very much, Fluttershy, who was kneeling on the ground, owed a debt, and then said, "Grandpa, I know that you have been good to me, I have been with my grandparents since I was a child, and you have taken me like a granddaughter, and since my mother died, you have treated me more doting than my own granddaughter, and these Fluttershy knows." Not only you, but also Uncle Emon and Aunt Yuling treat me as their own, and I also know that if I were your good granddaughter instead of a shadow, my future life should be very beautiful and very happy. But, grandpa, it's really different from before, my mother told me a lot before leaving, wars are slowly becoming more frequent, the darkness of this world is slowly eroding the whole world, and Xiaoyi is still in infancy, without the power to protect himself, grandpa because of the years of war, there are a lot of stubborn diseases left on his body, and Xiaoyi is not only the child of Uncle Weiren and Aunt Yuling, he is your good grandson, he is my good brother! Not only will you protect Xiaoyi well, but I will also spend my whole life to protect Xiaoyi well, no matter what happens to him in the future, shouldn't I protect my younger brother? ”

The sudden sister-like care caught Xiao Yiyi off guard and made him very confused, "Why am I so weak, why are so many people clamoring to protect me, am I really so important to them? No, I can't be like this, I must grow up quickly and become stronger quickly, so that I can guard you well and live up to you!"

Grandpa listens to Fluttershy's words, feeling helpless and unsure of what to say. In this way, the conversation between the two was interrupted for a moment in a dull atmosphere.

"Fluttershy, do you think grandpa is old? How do I feel really old? Hey, yes, I can't be old, I'm really old, and the children are all grown up, and Ichichi will grow up one day, where will he fly when the time comes? A long sigh echoed in the room, and the grandfather in front of him seemed to be much older in an instant, and the ditch in the corner of his eye was deeper.

After listening to Grandpa's words, Steward Yu hurriedly said: "Old lady, don't think about it, how can you be old, the old lady is still in the year of fighting, and in the future, he will lead us to teach the army of curses a hard lesson, didn't you say that you would lead us back to our homeland to have a look." ”

Grandpa listened, the corners of his mouth became bitter, the corners of his eyes seemed to moisten, and then he looked at Fluttershy and said to me rather flatly, "Yes? Old Yu, you don't need to say too much like this, I know my own business, and I want to watch you grow up for the rest of the day, my grandchildren." Let my dream come true for future generations, and I hope I can see that day. ”

Looking at his grandfather's lonely appearance, Xiao Yiyi felt very distressed, thinking: "Is this the hero's shortness of breath? Grandpa, don't be like this, you will watch us grow up well, your dream will definitely see me realize it, and we will definitely be happy in the future." ”

"But," said the butler, and then stopped.

"Grandpa is so old, Fluttershy and Little One haven't grown up yet! Okay, Grandpa, don't worry too much, Fluttershy will definitely protect you and Little One. The childish words echoed through the room.

Realizing that he is powerless to change reality, Grandpa whispers to Fluttershy, "My good granddaughter, have you really thought about it?

Fluttershy raised her head and said, "I've decided, I know what it means to be a shadow, and I know how hard it is to be a shadow and how much it takes, but as long as I can protect Grandpa and Little One well in the future, I can do anything!"

Looking at Fluttershy, Nichiro's mind goes blank.

Suddenly, Fluttershy stood up, walked over to Xiao Yiyi, and then said loudly to him, "I, Mo Wudie, swear here today that I am willing to spend my whole life to protect Long Xiaoyi, and to communicate with his heart and fate, if I violate this oath, I will not enter reincarnation!"

As she spoke, Fluttershy opened her cherry mouth, revealing her white silver teeth, slowly stretched out her wrist, placed her slender fingers next to her lips, frowned slightly, and bit through her slender fingers with her silver teeth, and slowly oozing blood appeared on Xiao Yiyi's forehead. Slowly, slightly hot blood dripped on Xiao Yiyi's eyebrows, but somehow it seemed to seep into his soul. The ancient ritual and the vow that stood up to the sky made Xiao Yiyi's soul tremble constantly.

"I'll watch over you, too, Fluttershy, definitely. Now the little one, who seems small, can only think like this.

After all this is done, Fluttershy finally returns to her childlike appearance and smiles at her grandfather, "Okay, grandpa, thank you for promising me, now let me hug Little One, okay?

Grandpa watched in silence as Fluttershy finished everything he had just done, and then whispered to Fluttershy, "Well, okay, let's give you a hug, but Ichi is still quite heavy, so you have to be careful, you know? ”

"Got it, Grandpa!"

With that, Fluttershy picks up Little One with a lot of effort in her delicate hands, and happily says to her grandfather, "Oh, Little One is really full, and it looks like he'll be as strong as Grandpa in the future." ”

"What's good like me, you have to look good like his parents. ”

"Well, yes, yes, yes, you have to look like Uncle Emon and Aunt Yuling, giggles. The sound of laughter like silver bells slowly seeped into the night.

Then, as if nothing had happened, Fluttershy happily teases the little one in her arms.

"Empty, I'm sorry, it's all because I'm so useless, I'm sorry for you. Grandpa looked out the window, his lips trembling slightly, and he didn't know what he was saying.