Flower Moon

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Tao Yue'er couldn't sense the slightest sign of mercy from a young man. During her hurried struggle, her makeup box fell from her waist.

With a "pop" sound, a wooden hairpin fell out.The young man was stunned when he saw this hairpin.

The young man let go of Tao Yue'er, picked up the hairpin, and checked it several times. He found that it seemed to be the one he knew, and his attitude toward Tao Yue'er became gentle for the first time.

"How come you have this?" the young man asked Tao Yue'er who was on the ground.

Tao Yue'er was frightened by his sudden transformation. Instead of being grateful for her brush with death, she suddenly became a little angry.

"This is my hairpin! Give it back to me!" Tao Yue'er reached out to take it, but the young man was obviously faster than her.Tao Yue'er immediately dodged and jumped into the air.

"This hairpin is not valuable. If you like it, I will trade it with you." Tao Yue'er said, taking off the gold crown and jade ornaments on her head, but the boy was not interested at all.

"Let me ask you, how come you have this?" The young man's tone became heavy again.It was obvious that his patience was limited, he was far less gentle than Hua Ling, and his attitude towards Tao Yue'er was also extremely impatient.

Tao Yue'er didn't dare to speak anymore.The murderous intent in the young man's eyes was real, and he would not go around her if she wasted any more time on him.

Tao Yue'er looked at the hairpin in his hand and said, "It was given to me by a friend."

Although the young man looks very similar to Hua Ling, he is definitely not Hua Ling, and Hua Ling will not hurt her.This hairpin was one of the makeup boxes given to her by Hua Ling.There is a flower carved on the top of the wooden hairpin, which is very detailed, like a blooming iris.Apart from this, there are no other decorations.The hairpin was rubbed and patinated, and it looked oily and smooth. Although it was still inconspicuous, it could be seen that its original owner cherished it very much.Play with it day and night.

Hua Ling said that the hairpin was not important, but these gold and jade articles were precious, so she could wear them easily. So she listened to his words and covered her body with all kinds of jewelry, except Muzan.But in fact, among the jewelry in her makeup box, her favorite is this inconspicuous wooden hairpin.

So when the boy took away the hairpin, she was also surprised.She didn't expect anyone to be interested.But at the same time, she also felt like someone had taken away her treasure.

"This hairpin is very important to me, can you give it back to me?" Tao Yuer'er asked cautiously.

In the wild land, gold, silver, and jade seemed to have little appeal to him. He was not interested in the jewelry necklaces in Tao Yue'er's hand at all, but he was a little surprised to see Tao Yue'er treasure this hairpin so much.

"Who gave it to you?" he asked.

"Hua Ling." Tao Yue'er said, "The person who gave me the hairpin is called Hua Ling."

After Tao Yue'er finished speaking, the boy stopped talking.He seemed to be confused and thought for a long time before finally lowering his head, looking at the hairpin a few times, and then returned it to Tao Yue'er.

"Give it back to you." He approached Tao Yue'er, carefully picked up the makeup box on the ground, put the hairpin inside, and put the box in Tao Yue'er's hand.

At this time, the sharp blade on his fingertips has been withdrawn, and he looks like an ordinary child from Jizhou Continent, young and innocent.It was very different from the murderous and ferocious look just now.

Not far away, the roars of the monsters continued. They had developed from a chaotic battle to snatch Tao Yue'er into a civil war. The fighting situation became more and more intense, and many monsters had already fallen.And the dead monsters didn’t just disappear.Their bodies were gradually eaten away by other monsters, and soon only a skeleton was left.

Tao Yue'er finally knew where the bones of all sizes on the ground came from.It’s no wonder that these bones vary in size. Their size also represents a disparity in strength. These extremely large monsters are much more powerful than others.But that doesn't mean that small ones are not powerful. There are some small and powerful monsters that quickly began to grow in size after eating several monsters in succession.

Tao Yue'er watched the entire process of the monsters' growth, death, and transformation, but at this moment, Tao Yue'er discovered that although these monsters no longer looked like individuals, they still had some "human" qualities.Although the monsters with serrated fangs are covered with thick hair, their eyes are like humans, firm and narrow.There was deep hatred in his eyes.The resentment is overwhelming.

Tao Yue'er felt inexplicably that there was a woman living under the monster's appearance.However, in order to survive in the wilderness, she hid all her tenderness, leaving only her increasingly sharp teeth and tough armor.

They are fighting for survival, but it is all based on the resentment in their hearts.Come to think of it, all the creatures in this ancient world were born out of resentment.

So what about the young man next to me who looks like a flower girl?

Was he also born out of resentment?

Where does his resentment come from?
With this doubt, Tao Yue'er followed the young man closely.I am afraid that he will suddenly attack, but I also feel that he is the only person I can rely on in this environment.

At least around him, no Mowu would ever dare to come forward to bother him.

It's obvious that they are all afraid of him!

"Can you take me to find my friend?" Tao Yue'er asked the boy cautiously: "His name is Hua Ling. He looks very similar to you. It was he who gave Muzan to me."

After Tao Yue'er finished speaking, the young man glanced at her and couldn't tell what she meant, but at least he didn't show any disgust.

Suddenly, he grabbed Tao Yue'er's neck and bit her on the back of her neck.

The sudden sympathy made Tao Yue'er scream, but the boy made no move to hurt her further. Instead, he let go of her, then turned around and left.

Tao Yue'er touched her neck, and there was only a faint trace of blood.At this time, the surrounding monsters seemed to have suddenly lost the target of pursuit, suddenly lost the motivation to compete, and began to scatter.

Tao Yue'er understood that the young man had made a mark on her body, erasing the smell of outsiders on her body, so these monsters also lost her smell and had no choice but to leave.

Although the young man didn't say he could let her follow him, nor did he agree to take her to find Hua Ling, but by doing so, he accepted her existence, right?

Seeing that she was not rejected, Tao Yuer followed quietly.

The young man walked over mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground, but Tao Yue'er was not so lucky.Her shoes were taken away by the teenager, and she was barefoot all the way.The soles of the feet had already been pricked to a bloody pulp.It was the smell of blood that attracted those monsters, but since the boy bit her, it seemed that no one else dared to approach her.

The young man is also very different from Hua Ling.

If it were Hua Ling, she would have returned the shoes to her long ago and would still carry her on her back when walking.But the young man never even looked back.

(End of this chapter)