messenger from the wasteland

Chapter 29 A Dream About a Black Bird

Chu carried the fainted girl out of the fire, because her body was different from that of a human, so the flames could not cause any harm to her.To put it in a more straightforward way, the evil wrapped around her is incombustible garbage.

Walking out of the burning house, Chu didn't go far, just hugged the girl, and sat down in an open space by the side of the house.

Her actions require orders from the summoner, and she doesn't know what to do without orders.So all she has to do now is wait for the girl to wake up.

Speaking of which, the look in the girl's eyes before she fainted made Chu a little familiar. She had seen such dull eyes in many people.

The unconscious girl closed her eyes tightly, her lips turned white, and her body trembled slightly, possibly because of fear or cold.

Chu put the black robe she was wearing on the girl's body, that's all she could do.

The blazing flames emitted scorching hot light, reflecting the collapsed wreckage and the figure beside the fire.Chu hugged the girl and sat quietly at the side, watching the flames burn everything up.

When the girl frowned in Chu's arms and let out a murmur, she woke up.

And it was already late at night.

She felt that someone was hugging her, but she didn't look at that person, but turned her head to look at the wooden house. The wooden house was only charred and black, and the flame burning the house was about to go out.

The last look in the girl's eyes gradually lost, she didn't speak at first, but just hugged her.

A tear fell from the corner of the girl's eyes, she finally couldn't help it, turned around and fell into Chu's arms, crying loudly.

She cried in pain, enough to make anyone who heard her cry suffer.

But Chu Chu didn't react at all, she just lowered her head, letting the girl's tears wet the sin on her body.

After a long time, the girl's crying subsided, her eyes were red and swollen, and Jean Chu helped to bury her parents, that is, the two charred bodies in the yard.

Then, she asked Chu to take her out of here.

Where to?She didn't say, and she didn't ask at the beginning.

The girl's foot was sprained in the fire and she couldn't walk, so Chu carried her on her back and walked outside.

Crossing the path, the two passed a field. The crops in the field were not yet mature. At night, the sound of frogs could be heard, and a few fireflies were flying in the field, with fluorescence.

On the way, the girl lay on Chu's back and asked softly, "What's your name?"

"Chu." Chu replied.

"My name is Yingzi." The girl said her name absentmindedly, her eyes dimmed, and she asked again: "Where are you from?"

"A very far place." Looking at the road ahead for the first time, the shadows of a few isolated trees on both sides of the road at the foot of the mountain swayed.

"Will you help me avenge?" Yingzi clenched her hand slightly, then loosened it again.

"I will." Chu's answer was brief, but her tone was firm. She would definitely complete the summoner's task.

"After that, will you kill me?" Yingzi had already signed the contract when she was summoned. Although she was still a child, she could vaguely feel something.

She had to pay the price if she helped her get revenge in the first place.According to the contract, this price is the so-called crime.She thought that in order to take away the evil, she had to kill herself.

But even so, she still chose to sign the contract.

"No." Chu gave Yingzi an unexpected answer: "I will only take what I need to take away."

She will not take any of the others, nor can she.

Yingzi stopped talking, maybe she was asleep, maybe she didn't want to talk anymore.

There was no sound on the road at night, Chu Chu carried Yingzi on his back and walked a long way.

That night, Yingzi felt that she had a dream. In the dream, the mountains, rivers and rivers were very quiet. She sat on the back of a black flying bird. Galaxy.

She lay between the bird's feathers, which were soft and warm, touching her cheek lightly.

Finally, they flew under a cherry blossom tree, the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, and the pink petals were flying all over the sky.The bird left her a feather, then flapped its wings and left, flying to a place she didn't know.

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Chu took Yingzi for a long time, and they needed to find a place to stay, but there were no people around here.

It should be the third day, the color of the sky is gloomy, the clouds are low pressure.

The air was a bit humid, and Chu took Yingzi to find a small town. It said it was a small town, but in fact it was more like a slightly larger village.

There are not many residents here, and the houses are somewhat simple, mostly low bungalows.Houses with wooden structures are prone to mold and water leakage in such a humid rainy day.

Just like this weather, the residents on the road are also frowning.

When Chuhe Yingzi walked in front of the village, it started to rain in the sky, and the pattering rain quickly wet Chuhe Yingzi's hair and shoulders.

Yingzi is a little weak, these days she has been eating wild fruits on the side of the road to satisfy her hunger, now she is cold and hungry.

Looking at this village for the first time, she thought that she could find a place to live here, which is close to the crowd and convenient for exchanging items.As for where to live, you can build a house by yourself, or find a natural place to live.In terms of survival, she does have some experience.

But first, they should find a place to shelter from the rain.

Most of the houses in the village are residents' houses, and there are few places where they can shelter from the rain. Finally, Chu took Yingzi to the gate of a temple.

The gate of the temple is closed tightly, and the words Qingxin Temple are written on the door.

Although it is not easy to enter, the eaves in front of the temple are very large, which is just enough to shelter the rain.

The two sat in the corner in front of the temple gate, watching the rain outside, watching the rainwater slide down the tiles of the eaves, and listening to the raindrops ticking on the stone slabs.

Yingzi crossed her arms and sat next to Chu, who was her only support now.

Suddenly, the door of the temple opened, and an old monk walked out. He was wearing a gray robe, with a string of Buddhist beads hanging around his neck, and a bamboo broom in his hand.

He was a little surprised when he saw Hatsune and Sakurako, and it seemed that he didn't expect that there would be a sudden visitor to this deserted temple.

When I first saw that the old monk didn't make a sound, he just kept his eyes on him, with some guard in his eyes.

Yingzi also raised her eyes, but did not speak.

The first meeting between the three was just like this in silence.

Until the door, the old monk smiled peacefully, he looked at the sky outside and said.

"You are here to shelter from the rain. There is always a lot of rain in spring."

He didn't drive Chu and Yingzi away, nor did he invite them in, he just said.

"You can wait until the rain stops before leaving."

After speaking, he closed the door again.

There was only the sound of rain outside the door, Yingzi huddled in a corner.

Except for asking Chu's name that day, she rarely took the initiative to speak.Sometimes, not a word is spoken for a day.

After a while, the door was opened again, and it was the same old monk, this time holding a lunch box with a rice ball in it.

"It's left over from noon. Although it's not much, I think you should be hungry. Just eat a little."

He put the lunch box beside Chuhe Yingzi, turned around and walked back to the temple.

The rice ball looked like it had just been reheated, with a faint mist and rice fragrance floating on it. There was nothing superfluous, just ordinary rice.

But for Yingzi who has been hungry for many days, this is completely enough.

Yingzi's stomach growled, she picked up the rice ball, opened her mouth to bite it, but stopped suddenly.

Holding the rice ball, she turned her head to look at Chu beside her.

The sound of the rain was dense, and Chu quietly stayed by her side.

The rain splashed in puddles under the eaves.

After a while, Yingzi lowered her head, divided the rice ball in half, and handed it to Chu.

"Give you."

She was very hungry, but she still chose to share half with Chu.

At the beginning, she was a little puzzled. From her understanding, Yingzi should be very hungry at this time, and she shouldn't have given the food to herself.

She had seen scenes of hungry people fighting each other for a morsel of food, so Yingzi's behavior made her very puzzled.

In fact, in addition to competing, people also share, but most people have not learned it.

Looking at the rice ball in front of her, Chu took it, because it was given to her by the summoner, and she would not refuse it.

I took a small bite, very light taste, almost inedible sweetness.

She remembered that the last summoner, Hillman, had also given her food. This rice ball was much different in taste from the food Hillman gave her.

But for some reason, she had a special feeling when she ate it.

Yingzi gobbled up half of herself, swallowing big mouthfuls, chewing the warm rice, she shed tears.

She thought of the meals her mother made, and of her mother who liked to smile and watch her eat.

Tears were mixed with rice and she ate it into her mouth.

Many years later, when Yingzi recalled that rainy day, she could still think of the warmth of that rice ball.

(End of this chapter)