Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 685
Seeing the Taoist frowned and said nothing, the village woman planned to retreat.

There are actually two reasons why it decided to retreat.

One, their mission has been accomplished.

Two, they don't want to... deal with this Li Shilang.

In the few months they spent together the year before last, they really saw the darkness on the human side...

Man, why is it such a terrifying monster?

Why is the heart so vicious?

Don't they...don't eat their own kind?
But why do such a thing?

These puzzles are always lingering in my mind as I experience more and more.So after Mu Ci decided to retreat, in this life, unless the Demon Emperor ordered them to start a war and set foot on the battlefield.

Otherwise, it would never want to take a step into this human race in this life.

Until... that letter came.

The person who came was the envoy of the Demon Emperor, and he personally said that there was a human race who asked the envoy to deliver the letter to him.

After unfolding, when Mu Ci saw that he was asked to give a message to the Taoist priest named Li Shouchu in front of him, he still decided to take a trip.

Although, here it is very uncomfortable.

Especially this time...

There are wars everywhere, and a lot of people look miserable.

When they came here before, they were not so miserable.When I came here before, many people still had smiles on their faces.

But this time as they went deeper, there was only numbness and dilapidated ruins left.

This feeling is... not good.

Very bad.

It doesn't like the human race more and more.

But this does not prevent it from completing this mission of sending letters.

Demon...it's actually very simple.

If you are kind to me, I owe you favors.

You need me to return favors, so no matter what, I will do it for you.

This is the demon's way of doing things.

Does Li Shouchu have any kindness to the Yaozu?
Have.

When he was in that human city, he helped him rescue many people from his tribe.

Although the final credit was taken away by the mother clan next to him, Li Shouchu's kindness must be repaid.

So, for this sentence, even after several months of hard work, it has come.

A few months is nothing.

Anyway, demons live longer than humans.

And now that the task is over, it is going to leave.

So, Mu Ci took his sister's hand and planned to leave.

But just turned around...

"You guys, where are you going?"

This is what Mr. Fox Qiu said.

But it also pulled Li Zhen who was thinking back from that emotion.

Seeing the two "people" turned to leave, he hurriedly said:
"That's right, where are you going?"

"The message has been delivered, we are going back."

Hearing this, Lord Huqiu was about to open his mouth, but Li Zhen was faster than her:

"do not."

He quickly stepped forward:
"I just came here, why are you leaving?"

"...?"

There was a trace of doubt visible to the naked eye on the village woman's face:
"You already know the message, why can't we go?"

"...No, what I mean is, don't you take a break? Go to the city for something to eat and drink? It's still snowing."

Li Zhen obviously didn't want the two of them to leave.

After all... There are too many mysteries about the Yaozu to be solved from these two people.

This is a good opportunity.

but……

"We are going to the city, we are going to eat, but after eating and drinking, we have to leave."

"Ah this..."

For no reason, he felt that these two foxes were speechless with the same old man Li, and said:
"Then do you have money?"

"Yes."

"That……"

Li Zhen rolled his eyes, glanced at Master Huqiu, and said directly:
"Then shall I treat you to a meal? It's been such a hard journey, how can I ignore you? Let's go... Poor Dao treats you to a meal, it's good!"

"..."

Mu Ci frowned.

But the eyes of the village woman next to her suddenly lit up:
"Do you have chicken? The one in Luoyang, baked to a golden color, sprinkled with a lot of flour."

Suddenly, Li Zhen smiled.

"Yes, there is still wine, do you want to drink?"

"Don't drink it, it's sour, I don't like it...I want to eat chicken!"

"Hahahaha...then let's go, let's go together."

After speaking, he glanced at Master Huqiu again.

And the woman who seemed to have noticed something also walked away directly, and when she walked to Mu Ci's side, she left a sentence:
"Let's go."

"..."

Mu Ci was speechless, but after glancing at the village woman next to her, she followed silently.

……

on the carriage.

Master Huqiu, who took off his bamboo hat, looked at the two village women sitting opposite him, and after watching carefully, he said:

"After the eve of that year, you went back?"

The village woman glanced at her, then nodded:
"I have fulfilled my promise, so I have to leave naturally."

"all gone?"

"You do not believe?"

"Believe it, why don't you believe it?"

The woman's voice was a little playful.

Then, she turned to another village woman who had been staring at her, and asked:

"Muyan little fox, why do you keep staring at me?"

Li Zhen, who was driving the car, was taken aback for a moment, and only then did he know the other party's name.

After hearing this, Mu Yan said very simply:

"You... have an extra smell."

"What is the taste?"

"Rotten taste."

"..."

The woman narrowed her eyes.

"It's like a bird that is going to die and return to the earth..."

"younger sister!"

Mu Ci quickly interrupted Mu Yan's description.

After Mu Yan was stunned for a moment, she quickly hid her face behind her sister again.

It seemed that he knew that he had said something wrong.

But the woman smiled instead.

There was no intention of blaming, just saying:
"Then you can smell it...how much time do I have to live?"

"Well……"

Mu Yan thought about it, and seemed to feel that since the other party didn't blame her, but continued to ask, it meant that the topic could be discussed.

then……

"Sister, the smell on her body is similar to that of grandma on which cold solstice?"

"..."

Mu Ci hesitated.

The nose moved.

Then he narrowed his eyes and thought about it for a while, then said:
"On the third cold solstice before Grandma left, she smelled like this. When she just entered the third cold solstice, she left the clan... Put it to you, you should not survive the third year .”

"..."

"..."

The woman in the car and the Taoist priest outside the car were silent.

In silence, the carriage passed the Big Copper Mountain.

After looking out the window, the woman spoke again:
"What do you guys think about death?"

She asked this question without evidence, as if asking casually.

But Mu Ci and Mu Yan didn't think much about it.

Even Mu Yan couldn't even see any waves on his face, so he said directly:
"It's over. If you finish your life, you will die."

"..."

"..."

Amidst the creaking of the carriage, the woman showed a rare surprise:
"Gone?"

"What else?"

Mu Yan tilted her head, although she was dressed as an elderly village woman, she could vaguely see her innocent and playful appearance.

At this moment, Mu Ci spoke:

"We won't have as much as you think, because...you live too short. For us, a lifespan of 200 years is actually very long. Long enough for us to accept that our teeth are no longer sharp , our running is being surpassed by other races, we have become a burden in the hunting team... This is a very long process, enough for us to calmly accept our own aging and death. So, you don't have to compare with us, you human race The time to live is short, but as long as it is exciting enough, isn’t this what your scholars are after?”

"..."

Master Huqiu repeated her words in his heart, then nodded:

"So that's how it is... This is your understanding of death? No fear?... Very peaceful?"

"At least we do. We've aged long enough to figure these things out."

"...Then there won't be any monsters who want to pursue immortality?"

"?"

"...?"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the two foxes showed the same doubts.

After thinking about it, Mu Ci asked:

"Death... is it scary?"

"...?"

Lord Fox Qiu was a little surprised.

It seemed as if he was caught off guard by someone's rhetorical question.

At this time, Li Zhen's voice outside the carriage sounded:
"Isn't death scary?"

"It's not scary."

It was Mu Yan who answered him:
"To live is to hunt, to feed cubs, to fight against the white knife with the tribe, there are many things to do every day, when you die, apart from finding a tomb that suits you, it is a bit tiring, and you just... fell asleep. Return. In the embrace of the spirit of the ancestors, sleep forever, isn't it good?"

"..."

"..."

Some words that could almost be called "naive" left two living people speechless.

Didn't know what to say at all.

Is Mu Yan right?

Quite right.

So, after the silence, suddenly, the expression on the woman's face eased.

"Sounds good."

"Nice shit."

It was the first time that Li Zhen, who was driving the car, said such shitty words to the bad woman.

"All of this is based on the premise of a normal death. From birth, to babbling, to yellow hair, to cardamom double ten... After enjoying a complete process of childhood, youth, middle age, and old age, I have seen through life Changes, the world is impermanent, after the white clouds and dogs, in a peaceful afternoon, guarding the warm sun, taking a nap, recalling the wonderful life of my life, no matter whether it is wonderful or not, and finally falling asleep peacefully. This is good! My lord... ...You are considered to have died young, don't dare to think so! There will be problems!"

"..."

"..."

Amidst the doubts in the eyes of Mu Ci and Mu Yan, the woman didn't care about that "fart".

just laughed.

Leaning peacefully on the cushion.

Shout out slowly:

"In order to become the hegemony of Wei, Yu and Jia's schemes were the most common, and Cao Gong especially regretted Jia's death. It's a pity that he died first, and his life was short... Taoist, you never thought that if Guo Jia didn't die short and early, Can you get this great name?"

"have not thought."

Li Zhen's answer is very simple:
"My lord is not Guo Jia, nor should I be Guo Jia."

"Huh~"

Inside the carriage, there was a chuckle.

No more words.

……

Jubin Building.

This is the location of the hotel selected by Mr. Huqiu before he left.

After finding a place for Li Zhen, she left on her own.

Because she knew what the Taoist priest was thinking.

Don't deny it, but don't stop it either.

Because she has a way to keep these two foxes.

But Li Zhen might not like this method.

After entering the city, Mu Ci and Mu Yan looked at Jiangdu, which is not inferior to Luoyang's bustling city, and gradually became a little dazzled.

After all, the human race... still has a lot of people.

In the private seat, Mu Yan looked curiously at the busy street downstairs, her eyes full of freshness.

And Li Zhen approached Mu Ci who was sitting at the table and didn't watch the fun with his sister:
"If you go back... how are you two going to go back?"

"...?"

Mu Ci was a little puzzled about what the problem was.

But still said:
"Go, walk through the Great Wall, and run back."

"It's... a few months?"

"Ah."

"Is there anything over there that you are in a hurry to go back to?"

"No……"

Just as Mu Ci finished answering, he suddenly frowned:
"Why are you asking this?"

"Is such that."

Li Zhen didn't hide it, and chose to get straight to the point:
"If there is nothing else, can you stay here for a while? Then I want to go back with you."

"..."

"..."

Mu Ci and Mu Yan were dumbfounded when they heard these words.

So much so that he didn't look at the movement, and stared at Li Zhen with two pairs of eyes.

What did the priest say?
He wants to go back with us?
He's crazy?
Sure enough, Mu Ci asked directly:
"You don't think that when the human race comes to us, something good will happen?"

"...Isn't there a caravan going to you then?"

"That's just the tribes that are closer to the Great Wall. In our case, the tribes that go north are stronger. The weaker tribes can only go south, and the contact with you is just to survive. With some we think it's worthless. What you think is very precious, and you can exchange some things that those tribes need for reproduction.

But you want to go back to Qingqiu with us?Do you know where Qingqiu is?That is our home. Our Qingqiu clan is of the blood of the ancient nine-tailed sky fox, and all the strategists of the monster clan come from our clan.you come with us?Are you so anxious to die? "

Although the tone is a kind of pride that should be taken for granted and proud of blood, but inside and out, this sentence actually has the same meaning:
"Come home with us, and you will surely die."

Fortunately, Mr. Fox Qiu was not there.

Otherwise, after hearing this, I guess I wouldn't go there.

But when Li Zhen heard this, she shook her head with a smile and asked:
"What? Just because you broke into my house and searched for it, I can't go to your house as a guest? Isn't that the reason?"

Ke Muci was even more puzzled:

"Have you really lived enough?"

Mu Yan nodded vigorously beside him.

It seemed to her too.

This Taoist priest really lived enough.

But Li Zhen was still smiling, very sincerely:
"We're friends, aren't we?"

"...We are demons, you are food, why do you think we are friends?"

"Just say yes, or no."

"..."

"..."

The two foxes were silent again.

Make friends with the Terran?

That's something only a weak monster race would do.

Does the fox in Qingqiu need to do this?
No need.

Can……

Looking at the human Taoist priest in front of him, who was in a scorched and blackened condition when he was rescued by him that night, it seemed that he hadn't changed at all...

After a moment of silence, Mu Ci asked:
"Are you really planning to go to our place?"

"Yes, but not now. So... I hope you can wait for me for a while... Anyway... time is not very important to you, is it?"

Looking at his friend who walked away for several months just to give himself a word, he asked sincerely.

Mu Ci was silent again.

Then he turned his head and looked at Mu Yan...

"**...&*￥#@?"

A movement that Li Zhen could not understand came from her mouth.

After hearing this, Mu Yan took a look at Li Zhen...

At this time, the door was knocked:

"Several honored guests, the little one is here for food."

"……come in."

Following Li Zhen's movement, the door of the private room was pushed open, and several waitresses came in with trays.

Mu Yan's eyes straightened instantly.

Meat……

Lots of meat.

Fragrant meat with a variety of flavors...

moment.

The door closed again.

"Gudu~"

Swallowing, Mu Yan said word by word to the Taoist priest in front of him:

"Don't order us like last time, just give us meat...we'll just wait for you!"

"...ha~"

Li Zhen smiled and nodded:
"Ok!"

(End of this chapter)