Chapter 2 The Girl's Evening Sunshine
At this time, the falling water was raining heavily and the clouds were thick, and it was only dusk, but it was as deep as night.
On the outskirts of the city, there is a seemingly long-standing ruined temple, which sits alone on this land. There was a faint glow of fire in the temple through the cracks in the walls. It looks a little weird.
"It's all your fault, Grandpa. If you could hurry up, wouldn't you be able to grab the room just now? Look at these mosquitoes, rats and ants, there are countless of them. How can I sleep? The girl pointed to the scrawny rats in the corner of the ruined temple and complained.
Strange to say, perhaps there is nothing more terrible than starvation, and a few rats still dare to come out to forage for food when they see someone here. It seems that there is no fear of people.
When the old man heard this, he said, "Okay girl, what a big deal." It's good to have a broken temple to live in, and you still pick and choose. At that time, the war between man and demon meant how many people were buried in the wilderness and how many people were displaced. Not to mention such a broken temple, even if there is a piece of rubble that can cover the overhead, it is a blessing. I can't bear this hardship, so why talk about wandering the rivers and lakes. ”
"Hmph, it's not the same time after all. Five hundred years have passed since the war between good and evil. The demons were even driven to the wilderness. You have also taught me in this way. The girl complained.
The old man pretended to be slightly angry and said: "Five hundred years? Dao Ancestor exchanged his life for five hundred years of peace in the world, and now you children who have not dried up know how tragic it is, how sad it is, how sad it is......
Seeing that her grandfather's face was sad, the girl regretted her disrespect just now, and then grabbed her grandfather's sleeve and said coquettishly: "Grandpa, Qing'er knows that she is wrong." ”
The old man glanced at the girl and said angrily: "It's good to know your mistakes, and you can't forget your roots......
Before he finished speaking, he heard a series of hurried footsteps outside the temple. When he looked up, he saw a man galloping in the rain. In the panic, he didn't forget to chatter: "This ghost weather, the sky is still clear at noon." Now it's raining heavily. It seems that today it is destined to live in this dilapidated temple again, and let people not live. And you monkey, bad for my livelihood, see I give you food, let's be hungry today. No one feels sorry for you. I saw the young man holding a huge lotus leaf to cover the rain on his head, and he just lowered his head and ran wildly. His feet slipped, and his forehead hit the already broken door frame. Even the little ape on his shoulder was a frightened spirit.
The young man rubbed his forehead vigorously, and was about to open his mouth to scold, when he suddenly saw a fire shining out of the temple, and he couldn't help but look into the temple. I saw two people sitting in the temple, one old and one young, and among them there was clearly the wonderful woman at the daytime lantern festival. I couldn't help but be overjoyed, and in a blink of an eye, I forgot the redness and swelling on my forehead.
The young man stepped over the stone steps and entered the temple, and suddenly found that he was still holding the lotus leaf used to shelter from the rain in his hand. Hurriedly threw the lotus leaf out of the door. brushed the tips of his hair wet by the rain, opened the folding fan in his hand with a pop, and pretended to be serious: "Girl, do you still know the next?" It seems that Xiaosheng and the girl are destined to have a lot of fate." ”
The girl had already noticed that someone was running outside the temple, and she was quite surprised to see that the person who came was actually a young man playing monkey at the daytime lantern festival. I thought it was very funny to see his contrived gesture, so I had the intention to tease him. Then he also pretended to be coquettish and replied: "What do you say about Childe? You and I have never known each other, but we are just a one-sided relationship, so why is it not a shallow fate."
"As the saying goes, 500 times in the past life can be exchanged for a passing in this life, and now you and I have seen each other three times in a day, and at this time we happen to be sheltering from the rain under the same roof. I was fortunate to receive a silver coin from the girl. This fate is not only shallow, it is simply bottomless. The young man walked to the girl's side with one hand, and continued with a smile on his face: "Dare to ask the girl how old she is, where she lives, her surname, and whether she is married." ”
The girl was still kind and pleasant, suddenly changed her face and stretched out her hand to slap the young man on the head, and said angrily: "I, you scoundrel disciple, you are not very old and the scholar is molesting a good woman, I knew that you were such a debauched and frivolous person, I would not give you this scoundrel even if I lost the silver." The fate is not shallow, and the bottom is not deep. I don't think you know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and you are shameless. It's really begging. ”
The boy was unsuspectingly beaten, startled, and walked away in a stupid manner, finding a clean place to sit down. muttered in a low voice: "Mom, this woman looks handsome, but her temper is not small, if she doesn't say it, she won't say what she does to beat people." is so powerful, I will definitely not be able to find my in-laws in the future. ”
"What do you say? ”
"No, nothing. I said, girl, you are really righteous and awe-inspiring, a heroine among women. The boy gave a thumbs up as he spoke, and said with a flattering face.
The little ape with red eyes, who had already climbed onto the altar, saw this scene, and it was no different from a human being, and laughed. He even laughed and rolled on the altar. Squeaky and squeaky is cute.
Seeing this scene, the woman turned her head to hide her mouth and snickered. Like the willows in the spring breeze, like the lotus flowers in the summer, the beauty is incomprehensible. The old man didn't pay attention to the quarrel between the two, just shook his head slightly and went to meditate and practice.
After a moment of silence, the woman picked up the water bladder and drank a sip of water, but she couldn't help but say, "Hey, where did you get that little bare-eyed ape?" The young man was happy to see the girl open her mouth again, and hurriedly sat closer.
"What akame-chan, do you mean money?" replied the boy, pointing to the monkey in surprise.
"Poof...... What is the money? is it called money? is the name you gave it?" the girl said and sprayed all the water on the boy's face before she swallowed it. Said helplessly.
"Yes, this name is so domineering and stylish. The screaming was also loud. If it weren't for my brilliant writing, I would definitely not have come up with such a good name. The young man was not embarrassed, and wiped his face and replied with a smug expression.
"Stylish, domineering, this name is really unique. The dignified Akame was called by you to make money. It's really brilliant. The girl glanced at the boy with disdain and spoke.
Lai Qian, who was playing alone, heard that the two were discussing his name, so he jumped in front of the two of them and beat his chest with both hands, and patted the ground as if in protest, with a helpless gesture. The girl who provoked was pity. Reaching out to hold the money into his arms, he stretched out his jade hand to gently smooth his hair. The money had no intention of resisting, and intentionally or unintentionally drilled into the girl's arms and rubbed on the girl.
Seeing this, the young man's eyes immediately turned red, and he pointed to the money and scolded: "Dead monkey, colored monkey has never seen a woman in his previous life." Look at your useless look. I don't even want a master when I see a beautiful woman? I have been dependent on you for so long. Your conscience let the dog eat it?"
The girl felt speechless when she heard this, and shook her head helplessly, although she was a little shy, she didn't put down the money.
The boy complained a few words and then suddenly remembered the doubts in his heart. Then he asked, "What kind of little ape did you just say it is? What is it? I've never heard of it." ”
"This monkey's name is Akame, and it is an ancient beast. When it was young, it was no different from an ordinary monkey, but when it grows up, it can open six eyes, and all six eyes are red, so it is named Akame. It's a terrible fight. I only heard my grandfather talk about it yesterday, so I wonder how you, an eleven or twelve-year-old child, can be created without any special features. The girl explained.
"Girl, don't fool me, I don't see anything strange about this monkey growing up with me since I was a child. I just think that the money seems to be smarter than other monkeys, more psychic, and more powerful, and the others don't think there's anything wrong. The young man was a little surprised when he heard this, and carefully examined the money in the girl's arms, and replied.
Lai Qian listened to the two talk about himself, and his big eyes seemed to understand, and he barked his teeth twice, made a grimace at the young man and drilled into the girl's arms.
"And how did you get it?" asked the girl, curious.
When the old man heard this, he also opened his eyes and looked at the young man. It seems that the root cause of this matter is also being wondered.
Outside the temple, the wind gradually stopped, but the rain became heavier and heavier. A thunderbolt streaked across the sky at this moment, as if tearing the sky in half. The earth-shattering thunder roared like an evil spirit under the Nine Shadows. The light of the bonfire in the temple hit the young man's face, and the young man's face was sad, was it lonely, lonely, or faintly sad? He bowed his head slightly and remained silent, fiddling with the branches in his hands that had long since dried up.
Seeing that she was so straightforward, the girl seemed to be a little abrupt, and the young man who provoked her looked sad, and suddenly felt that she shouldn't be, and said cowardly: "I'm sorry, I was abrupt." You and I don't know each other, and we don't have a reason to tell them. It seems that you must have something unspeakable. Is it okay if I didn't ask?"
The young man shook his head slightly, then pulled the corners of his mouth and replied with a slight smile: "Girl, it's okay." I just remembered something from the past. Actually, there is nothing unspeakable. Under the surname Hu Mingman'er. I don't know who my real parents are or where my home is. I only know that when I was very young, some hunters picked me up from the mountains and brought me back to the village. Give me three words, Hu Man'er, saying that this name is easy to feed. From then on, Orion became my father and raised me. When I was seven years old, I went hunting with my father into the mountains, and I was chased and bitten by a big bear in the mountains, and I accidentally fell into a deep valley. Thankfully, I didn't fall to my death when I fell into the deep pool of the valley, but my father was not as lucky as me. ”
The young man's eyes were slightly red when he talked about this. Reaching out and wiping his face, he took a deep breath and continued: "When I woke up, this monkey was by my side, and I don't know where it came from, but it has been with me ever since. Later, when the other hunters in the village saw that my father and I had not returned, they searched for me together. After returning to the village, he grew up eating hundreds of family meals, and he had no way to repay him, but he could only rely on chopping some firewood as a reward. Until one morning three years ago, I got up as usual, went uphill and pushed open the door, but I saw ......"
The boy hides his face, and it is clear that he is in pain.
But I saw ...... The whole village has been slaughtered, and no one has been spared, except for me and Laiqian. ”
The young man sighed, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and smiled bitterly: "From now on, I will live in the world with the money." Running around and toiling, although it is hard, it is also a full life. Now it is the first time I have heard someone mention the origin of this monkey, and it turns out that my family has such a large amount of money. It's really unusual. yes, come with money. ”
When I came to the money, I saw that the master was miserable, and I had no intention of playing. Jumped on the master's shoulder and stroked the boy's hair.
When the girl heard this, she felt even more guilty, and she didn't know how to comfort her, so she had to be silent. After a while, he said quietly: "That...... My name is Wanqing, and this is my grandfather Wu Daozi. He's a very powerful sword immortal, huh?"
"Sword Immortal, can you eat it?" the young man said in surprise.
The life of "pop" was crisp, and I saw the young man covering his forehead with both hands and rubbing it non-stop. It turned out that a stone thrown by Wu Daozi hit Hu Man'er's head. The girl giggled.
I saw the girl looking back and smiling, and the six palaces were colorless. It's just that this look is stupid.