Chapter III

My father's decision once reminded me of the 'number of lives', am I changing the number of lives of Xiaohua now? I looked at the little flower in my arms with pity, and couldn't help but be frightened, it rolled its eyes, stretched out its tongue, and its whole body was a soft mess. It's an old cat, but it can't just die like that. Doesn't the book say that cats have nine lives?

"Little flower, little flower?" I pushed it, and it didn't move.

I protected it well, Ah Fu didn't even touch it, why did it die? Could it be that he was scared to death by Ah Fu and his aunt's fierce appearance?

"Xiaohua, why are you so unfrightened, didn't I promise to sacrifice my life to save you? I cried with a handful of snot and tears.

Out of nowhere, a voice came out: "This is what your father called 'life'." ”

"What the hell is a number? I don't understand, I don't understand. "I continued to cry without a head.

"The meaning of the number of lives is that it should die, its longevity is over, you can't wake it up from crying, leave some strength to bury it. The tepid voice continued.

"It's alive and well, how can you say it's dead? I hugged Xiaohua and said sadly.

"It's alive and well, but you've killed people. I don't blame you, you have a deep fate with it, and its longevity is finally you, and your fate ends here. The voice said in a non-salty voice.

A cold wind blew, sending chills down my spine, and then I realized why there was a sound around me. I shouted, "Who?" How could anyone in the grass talk to me and say it with reason. My hairs stood on end, and I looked around and saw nothing but the whirring grass in the wind.

"Who?" I tensed my nerves.

"Youkai. The voice said.

"Huh, where are the youkai?" I was so frightened that I jumped out of the grass when a hand suddenly grabbed my ankle, "I'm a youkai." You call, call them, and you'll be caught. ”

I stopped my voice very sensibly and stood hesitantly, letting the hand grab my feet. My subconscious mind was telling myself that the domineering aunt was more terrible than the monster?

"You're not afraid of me?" the voice was slightly curious.

"Compared to Ah Fu and Auntie, I don't know if I should be afraid of you?" I was depressed, completely lost my fear of him, Xiaohua was dead, and my father wanted me to marry sooner, and my heart sank to the bottom.

"Then you want to see if I have any of them?" His hand suddenly strained, and I was flipped to the ground, and a man pounced on me, crushing me under me, and at the same time, a pair of green eyes met mine, close at hand, and unlike the brown eyes of the little flower, these jewel-like eyes had flowing patterns. I was amazed at the variety of patterns, which were really beautiful, like stars in the sky, like dancing clouds.

He frowned: "You're really not afraid of me?"

I quickly pushed him away, straightened my hair and clothes, and said with a panicked expression: "Are you scary with green eyes? Actually, I liked emeralds the most when I was a child." Of course, it was my sisters' headdress, and I could only look at it from afar. I explained incoherently that many years later, when I remembered my first encounter with him, I would not be afraid of him, a self-proclaimed "monster", maybe I liked his green eyes too much, they really looked like gems, and I could be instantly obsessed.

"It's funny, it can scare people's eyes, and you can be used as a gem. He laughed.

I shuddered and raised my eyes, and then I saw that he had the same face as a normal person, but this white face was beyond my imagination of a youkai. With a high nose and thin lips, clear and fair skin, and a trace of coldness that does not eat the fireworks of the world, he should be regarded as a beautiful man among monsters.

"You don't have a crush on me, do you? He rolled his eyes and said unabashedly. I didn't avoid his eyes in a panic, and between the lightning and flint, my heart suddenly beat violently for some reason, thinking that this monster spoke without scruples, so how could I be embarrassed by a mortal woman.

"I'm a monster, I can read your mind. "He continued to put pressure on me.

I said, "Then you are mistaken, how could I fall in love with a monster." "Actually, I thought about it carefully, and just now he suddenly mentioned the 'number of lives' in my heart, which already shows that he has this ability to read minds.

Suddenly a black rope flew from him, swinging around like seaweed in front of my eyes, and I looked at it, and it turned out to be his black hand, slender and shiny, covered with the cold silver light of the moonlight, soft and strange, really different from his peerless appearance, almost frightened me: "Can your hand be lengthened?" I stood up, and my tongue was like a knotted rope.

"It's dangerous to fall in love with youkai. He withdrew his hand, reminding in a deliberately accentuated tone.

Looking at his beautiful and very conceited face, my head was a mess, I was only 13 years old, and it was already an unbelievable thing not to be afraid of monsters, if I fell in love with monsters, then I must have fallen into his demon magic and lost my mind.

I plucked up the courage to say out loud, "I just like your eyes." I've just said why. ”

"Then I'll give it to you. As soon as his voice fell, something jumped into my hand, and when I looked at it, it was his green eyes, and the monster was also tired of generosity. I screamed and ran out of the grass, and the emerald bounced on the ground and chased me, and I was so scared that my soul flew out of my body. As soon as he ran into the house, he bumped into Ah Fu with a serious face and an aunt with a fierce face.

I panted and looked at them, this is the end, bumping into their two crooked neck trees, how can I be more nervous than meeting a monster, my legs are already shaking.

The aunt tugged at Xiaohua's ear to confirm that it was dead, "Where have you been?" the aunt asked viciously.

"Get out...... Went out and walked around. I said with a shy smile.

Suddenly, a voice came out: "She went out and did a big thing." ”

"Who? Who's talking?" the aunt looked at me who didn't even move her mouth, and it was obvious that I didn't say that.

Ah Fu stared at the little flower in my arms with wide eyes in disbelief, and said to his aunt, "Is it it, is it what it said?"

"Nonsense, how can a dead cat talk. The aunt glared at Ah Fu, and then turned to look at Xiaohua.

At the same time, looking at Xiaohua with my aunt, I saw with my own eyes that Xiaohua actually screamed sweetly at my aunt: "Meow ......" As the cry weakened, it suddenly twitched, and then it babbled, and died in my arms again, I looked at Xiaohua who suddenly came to life and died, I was speechless.

"No, it's just dead, it's not talking. The aunt was just stunned by the sudden resurrection of the dead little flower, and she couldn't accept what she saw at all.

Ah Fu said nervously: "It really spoke just now." ”

Xiaohua suddenly rolled her eyes and said sadly: "I was killed by Xiaoyue." As soon as the words fell, he rolled his eyes and crooked his tongue, exactly the same as the death just now. My hands went limp, and the little flower fell to the ground. I cried and said, "My little flower, don't be in a hurry to leave, say a few more words to Xiaoyue, Xiaohua, don't die, don't die......"

Ah Fu next to him was shocked and said, "Madam, it turns out that Miss Yue is a monster who can only talk." ”

Because Xiaohua suddenly spoke and stunned everyone, only I cried darkly, and hoped that it would do this kind of death a few more times so that I could keep it. I don't know how long later, the scream of the maid and the cat suddenly sounded in the courtyard: "The monster in the town is dead, dead in Yue'er's arms." Come and see, everyone. ”

A cat's voice was like a terrible chirping, piercing the gloomy clouds and mist over the town, and in an instant, the whole town was brightly lit, and all families rushed to tell each other the earth-shattering good news, that is, the murderer of the town's murder died in my Bai Xiaoyue's arms.

Early in the morning, the officials of the government 'fed' and 'hmm' several times, and the heroic voice not only called the people, but also woke up the yawning county order. The county magistrate was very difficult to walk because of his serious overweight, and he was carried in by several sturdy officials. As soon as the tired guards put him down, they fell to the ground like lack of oxygen, and immediately surrounded a few guards to give them abdominal breathing compressions skillfully, which was very grounded.

And the master who followed the county order all day long was the sharp-beaked monkey gills, he had a mustache, and often held a folding fan with the words 'eliminate harm for the people' in his hand, regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

The master looks weak, and the people often remind the master not to experiment with weight loss pills for the county master, and they are very worried that this master, who is known for his "magic calculation of solving cases", loses weight if he uses his own fan to fan himself one day, the security situation in the town will be even more severe.

I stood in the middle of the hall with Xiaohua in my arms, and behind me stood two tall and mighty catchers.

The county commander barely opened his eyes wide, and his narrow eyes shot a glimmer of light with great difficulty, and he asked the two catchers: "Is it the person you caught?"

The two catchers nodded: "Yes." ”

"Heavy reward. The prefectural order lengthened the voice.

The more I listened, the more I felt that something was wrong. Last night, when the cat broke his throat and called the whole town, and our house was surrounded by water, a group of hunters stumbled in from the crowd and asked loudly, "Where are the monsters?"

The cat pointed at me: "It's the cat she was holding, and she had already killed her." ”

I took a step forward, trying to explain to them that Xiaohua was not a monster, and they actually retreated a long way back, and then they formed a circle there rock-paper-scissors, and after a long time, two strong people were pushed to me. One of them looked frightened, pinched a trembling voice and said to me: "Big sister, you and you ......."

The other person slapped him and forced himself to smile at me: "Pretty, cute, touching young lady, you are the most beautiful fairy in my mind, may I ask if you have caught this monster, do you have anything to say? You can share your testimonials about catching demons with all of us." ”

"I want to say that Xiaohua is not a youkai. I said with tears in my eyes.

He immediately interrupted me: "Miss. This is not the place to speak, because the people who are a few miles away will not be able to hear what you share, so come with us, go to the government office and tell the county order your heart, and the county order will be publicized. Saying that, he made a gesture of invitation and added, "The county magistrate will really make decisions for you." ”