Xu Chengcheng was even more polite and asked, "Thank you, how much is it?" ”

The old woman didn't mind, and said, "No money, no effort." Just take it as the compensation for my mistake just now, and make up for it to you! Alright, let's go. I'm afraid there will be more to come. If you stay any longer, you will also suffer together, and those villagers may still think that we are mixed together! ”

After saying that, we left, looking at the sturdy Tu Nian and the skinny old woman, I really felt sad about them. Is it just because one is a monster and the other is a monster's mother that she is so discriminated against? In my opinion, this youkai is kinder than humans.

Walking on the road, Xu Chengcheng asked, "Senior Brother Yangsheng, are we just leaving?" Look how pitiful their mother and son are! Do we really just care? ”

"What's the matter? How? ”

"The people in the village have decided that the kind-hearted Tu Nian is a monster, this is a misunderstanding, Tu Nian is very kind! Don't look at Tu Nian, it's so big, but its character is very docile! ”

I said thoughtfully, "Originally, the youkai had the advantage in physical strength and body shape, but it has a cowardly personality, so it will be angry. The people in the village will be angry with it, right? Since Tu Nian is a child of humans and youkai, he must have consciousness and stamina to survive! Youkai are originally aliens in the circle of people, and it is not easy to survive in the circle of not being accepted. ”

We walked a little further, and saw a lot of people with hoes and sharpened bamboo tubes, and they were still beckoning for more of those weapons to come.

A leader said: "Take out all of our guys, no problem, there are so many of us and such sharp weapons, we will definitely be able to kill that monster outside the village." ”

As soon as we saw the whole situation, we suddenly felt bad, so we walked over, and it was still the little man who led us to Tu Nian's house, who was trembling and muttering to himself: "Before Tu Nian gets angry...... Kill him...... Tonight, be sure to ...... There is a break. ”

I saw that he was so unproductive and said, "You still go to fight monsters." ”

Then I shouted to them, "Are you going to kill Tu Nian?" I advise you to give up, first, it is not a murderer, but a kind youkai, don't despise it because it is a youkai; Second, the strength of the youkai is much stronger than yours, and you can't be an opponent. ”

Xu Chengcheng added: "Besides, you don't have any evidence that it kills, just because it's a monster?" ”

The man who took the lead stood up and said, "I'm the branch secretary of this village, I'll tell you something." If it weren't for the people killed by Tu Nian, who else would there be, how could ordinary people give people's heads alive to the four cars? So, it's definitely that guy is not wrong, you don't have to defend it, it's lice on a bald head, it's a clear thing. Moreover, the people in our village have bullied them for so long, and the mother and son have long held a grudge against us, and not for a day or two. They must have killed the people of our village and took this opportunity to take revenge on us. ”

Listening to their words, I felt very ridiculous, I was obviously a wicked person, but I blamed others, I looked at them angrily, and said: "You have self-knowledge, obviously you bullied Tu Nian and his mother so badly, but you want to blame others." What should I say about you, is it really that difficult for you to accept a youkai that will benefit you and do you no harm? I can tell you responsibly that Tu Nian is not a monster that kills people, if you don't believe it, leave it to me and my senior brother. If you don't catch the monster that really kills people, you will never give up, and you will still go to trouble Tu Nian. ”

"A youkai who really kills people? You put it lightly, can you really find out the culprit? Who else is there in this neighborhood except for Tu Nian who is a monster? I want to ......" The village party secretary still looked self-righteous, and was suddenly slapped by Xu Chengcheng.

"You idiots, we all said that we want to catch the real murderer, what do you want? It's really hard to tell you so much, Yangsheng, let's go back to Tunian's house first, and wait for the night to come out to catch the demon. ”

"Okay. I also ask you not to come and disturb them until we catch the youkai and come back. Because, if you don't listen to the persuasion and make trouble, Tu Nian will really be mad and kill you will be like killing a chicken, isn't this a real murderer? Beware, the cruel monsters behind the scenes will come back and make a mess in your village. I said.

The village party secretary still looked disdainful and said with distrust: "What's the matter with you two boys? Why do I think you two are not so reliable, are you bought by Tu Nian's mother and son, and always say good things for the two of them. ”

I didn't bother to explain, so I asked, "What about the corpse you just brought back in the morning, there is still some demonic energy left, although it is very weak, but I want to go and see it first, and then go into the mountains and forests to catch demons." ”

The village party secretary pointed to the nearest small brick house and said, "Go ahead, it's there, if you can really find the monster and catch it, we will never bother Tunian them in the future." ”

I didn't stop, I immediately went into the room, looked at the dead bodies, and went out into the forest alone.

I followed the scent all the way, but found nothing, until I found a few long, large centipedes in a small cave, and their demonic aura was what I was after, and it seemed that these were the culprits.

So, with his sword in hand, he cut them into a hundred or so pieces with a broken sword, and then put all the heads of these centipedes into a cloth bag and took them away.

After completing the task, I happily returned to Tu Nian's home, and it happened that the mother and son were working in the medicine field, so I went up to talk to them!

Seeing me coming, Tu Nian's mother said very gratefully: "Thank you for helping our mother and son speak, if we really kill the murderer, then we will not be disturbed again." ”

"Don't worry, I've solved it, you see!"

I pulled the bag out, and the centipede monsters' heads fell out.

"With the heads of these centipede monsters, it proves that they are the culprits, and it proves that your son Tu Nian is not the murderer. Next, let me wait here for the villagers to come to the door and let them slap in the face. ”

"That's good, we're a little too busy. Is it okay to help us remove the weeds? ”

I readily agreed, walked to Tu Nian's side and began to weed carefully, and deliberately looked at Tu Nian, who was dressed in cool clothes, it was covered with scars, I really couldn't understand how it had survived so long under the bullying of this group of savage and violent villagers.

Looking at its eager eyes, I knew that it wanted to fit into the human social circle and was eager to be recognized, so I decided to talk to it.

"Tu Nian, you have lived here for so long, and you have been bullied by the people here for a long time. So, have you ever thought about leaving this place that makes you sad? ”

After listening to my question, Tu Nian sat down and thought for a while and said, "I really wanted to leave, but I didn't think I was a monster. On the contrary, I feel like I'm a human because I've lived with humans since I was a kid, and I don't know how to be a youkai at all. So, I'm here and honestly I love it now, especially the herb fields. These herbal techniques of mine were all given to me by my monster father, who had been practicing in this mountain for thousands of years, and had eaten all kinds of plants within a hundred miles. Just like your human Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, it really tasted a hundred herbs and even a thousand herbs, so I learned its herbal skills and cultivated a large medicinal field here. ”

"Really?" I asked symbolically, and I couldn't help but sigh that human beings think they are intelligent creatures, but they don't fully understand other creatures, and they don't know that the snake demon who has practiced for thousands of years is the real herbalist expert.

"Hmm...... Uh...... "I knew it had a question for me.

"It's okay, you can just ask if you have something to say, you don't have to be afraid of me, I'm not the kind of feng shui onmyoji who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong."

"Okay...... I'm so grateful that you spoke to me! It's the first time in my life that I've communicated so kindly with a human, and since I returned to the village with my mother, they've all bullied us, and you're the first to treat me as a friend, and you're the one who specializes in demon slayers. ”

"It's nothing, people are good and bad, good and evil. Are all people necessarily good? Do youkai have to be all bad? My view of right and wrong is very clear, and you will soon be accepted by humanity. By the way, since you're a youkai, you're sure to be able to communicate better with animals. ”

Tu Nian stood up, took out a handful of rice from his arms and said, "Yes, there is no problem, there are many in this mountain, and they are all my friends." You see! ”

After saying that, it learned a bird call, and a large number of chickadees flew out of the forest, and many of them stood on its palms, pecking at the rice one by one.

As a human being, I began to envy this monster, as if nature was more willing to accept these kind creatures, and humans were more like invaders, destroying nature......

Looking at Tu Nian and laughing, I could feel that it was truly a realization of what happiness was.

"Hey, let's have dinner!"

It turned out that Xu Chengcheng was greeting, and he was not idle, helping to cook the meal, and beckoning us to come into the house to eat......