Trying to pretend to be human today

Chapter 299 Why do you want to come back?
Human eyes and monster eyes see the world differently.

The process of acting alongside humans reminds monsters of this all the time.

The black shadows in Bai Su's eyes, why he calls them black shadows instead of marks or the like is because they are dynamic.

As if alive, the shadow that slightly appears to be floating on the surface of the human face is constantly swimming, swimming from the top to the bottom of the left cheek area, like a restless, smudged ink ball.

Occasionally, black shadows would creep up to the eyes. At this time, the young man would squint his eyes, probably feeling discomfort.

If the shadow climbs further up, it will stagnate at the forehead, as if hanging, with large clumps condensing on the forehead, almost integrated with the hair roots, and small clumps hanging down heavily, like a puddle of mud being poured onto the top of the head.

This was what Bai Su observed on the face of a young human being in the courtyard of a house where someone was passing his birthday.

But in human eyes, these images are fixed.

Bai Su checked with the humans. In their eyes, the black marks on the young man's face looked like scars or birthmarks.

However, the shapes that Tang Nuo and Qi Zhuyue saw were different.

"Huh?" Qi Zhuyue shouted in surprise, "Isn't it a piece of paint... that looks the same as the falling paint?"

"No." Tang Nuo frowned, "It's boxy and doesn't look like it was formed naturally."

The two looked at each other for a moment, then turned to look at Bai Su.

Bai Su, who was being watched, tilted his head, not understanding what the human being was looking at.

Tang Nuo wanted to tell Bai Su to tell him all the differences, but then he thought, unless they put their perspectives together for others to observe, it would be difficult to cover everything.

Thoughts flashed through Tang Nuo's mind, and he finally gave up.

They no longer need to worry about the state of the black shadow on the face of the young man they are about to visit. They will know it when they meet again.

Over there, the little girl finally knocked on the door of "Brother Xuanxuan" in her mouth.

The solitary house standing there does not look as grand and homey as the ones in the center of the village, but serves more of a living space.

The yard... it can also be said that there is no yard, because there is only a fence built with a few pieces of wood, and a piece of land is hastily circled, and something is planted in the ground.

The area is small and can only be occupied by one person.

The shape of the wood is also like the most primitive version of the fence in some infrastructure survival games. The wood is rough and not completely hammered into the ground. It looks like it can be knocked down as long as a wild beast passes by.

But are there really other wild animals in this mountain?
The door opened three-quarters of the way inward, and the young man who had just returned home stood at the door.

He heard a familiar voice and hesitated for a while whether to open the door, but in the end his softness prevailed.

However, when the door opened, he saw his sister, who was very close to him, but the black-haired young man following his sister was not what he expected.

Almost at the moment of catching a glimpse, the young man wanted to close the door again.

Predator...is the scent of a predator.

This feeling passed by in a flash, as if the heart-stopping fear was a young man's illusion.

The black-haired young man was still standing there, breathing lightly and with a polite smile on his face.

"Hello." Bai Su's eyes narrowed slightly, "I was at the back door of that courtyard just now."

Because we don’t know the specific name of the owner of the house, and the entire village has the surname Wen, it’s very troublesome to refer to it.

The black-haired young man stretched out his hand to support the door and continued: "I feel like I fell in love with you at first sight. Can we go in and have a chat?"

Having said that, the power in Bai Su's hands left no room for rejection.

With a push of his hand, he pushed the door open lightly. After the door was opened wide enough, he waved behind him like a master, gesturing for the two people behind to follow him.

Human beings are a little speechless. Who is the owner of the house?
Neither the young man nor the little girl was happy, but their resistance was obviously unable to stop Bai Su and the others from entering.

In fact, the young man can, but he won't do it now.

Bai Su's eyes passed over the little girl whose collar was being lifted up in front of him, and then he smiled at the young man, and then began to scan the room.

It was a very simple environment. As far as the eye could see, there were beds, tables, chairs, and a bookshelf and storage cabinet that I built by myself against the wall. Apart from that, there was only a picture frame covered with a dusty cloth. In the corner, none of them are hung on the wall.

A small door was opened on the left side of the room, simply dividing the room into two halves. The curtain hanging from the ceiling covered most of the scene on the left side.

From underneath, I could barely see a washbasin in the distance, with some clothes piled in it.

The little girl struggled twice in Bai Su's hands. She wanted to run towards the young man, but was controlled in place.

Maybe she found someone she could rely on. The little girl with well-developed tear ducts did not cry this time. She used the momentum of the big yellow dog like yesterday and shouted in a low voice: "Brother Xuanxuan! Save me!"

The guard on the face of the young man who was called by the little girl has not yet faded. He was like a beast that had been invaded in his territory, always facing the other people in the room.

When the little girl saw that the young man ignored her, she moved her hands and feet again and shouted again.

The young man regained his consciousness, and he moved his mouth: "This... can you put Ahong down?"

Bai Su seemed to have just realized that he was still holding someone in his hand, and his fingers relaxed.

The girl, who was not very high off the ground, staggered twice when she landed. After she stood firm, she immediately ran forward and threw herself on the young man's lap like a baby bird in the forest.

She thought she had found someone she could rely on, and complained about everything she had just encountered in a voice she thought was very quiet.

Unfortunately, the room is so big, so the echo is quite obvious.

However, the outsider did not interrupt at this moment, so the little girl finished speaking smoothly. She hugged the young man's legs and pulled the corners of his clothes.

"Brother Xuanxuan...brother!"

"...Ah, what?"

The young man who reacted a few seconds later glanced at the outsider, then lowered his head absently, and met the eyes of the girl beside him.

Bai Su and others still didn't know the full name of the young man, and he was quickly asked by the little girl to help her find a big yellow dog.

It seems that this is not the first time that this happened. The little girl’s dog often gets lost, and the young man responds to it as a matter of course.

"Wait a moment, I'll help you look at it now..."

The unfinished words were stuck in his throat, and the young man's eyes widened in surprise.

How could...how could I not find it?
The young man's eyes were wide open with confusion, and he quickly controlled his expression.

It’s not that there have never been situations where the big yellow dog ran away and disappeared or even couldn’t be felt, but it doesn’t matter, let’s start again——

"A Hong." The young man glanced at Bai Su and the others, and a smile appeared on his face to comfort the girl, but it was a bit far-fetched. "It's not convenient for me to help you find it now. I have... guests here."

Let's call Bai Su and others who broke in without permission guests, and the young man occupied the weak side.

"Can you go back first?" the young man advised, "Dahuang will go back in the evening." The girl heard about this time in the night, tilted her head and asked: "Brother, will you help me look for it later? Okay..."

The girl's tone was full of regret, and her eyes would glance back from time to time.

Obviously, she also knew who caused the young man to be unable to get out at the moment.

After understanding the girl's purpose and accepting her request, the young man wanted to send her away, at least not to stay in front of these outsiders. The lingering tension in his heart had not completely subsided.

The black-haired young man who was receiving special attention and was frightened by children tilted his head and just stepped aside along with the human.

Bai Su also stretched out his hand with his palms spread upward, expressing a gesture of please.

...Who is the owner of the house?

This was the second time those present felt such emotion.

When the young man dropped the girl off at a nearby intersection, he considered that there were still three strangers in the house that he could barely call home, so he turned back before sending the girl too far.

The young man who re-entered the house held in his hand the fish doll that the girl had originally held, which was probably given to the young man as a thank-you gift by the girl.

Without the human cubs present to mediate, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became much more awkward.

Seeing that Bai Su was about to speak, Qi Zhuyue, who felt a little uncomfortable, quickly interrupted him and said first, "Hello! We are..."

It's always right to start by introducing yourself first. You can't make the relationship stalemate anymore. They're not here to kick in the door!
Bai Su, who had been robbed, had no objection. He sat on the only chair in the room and watched Qi Zhuyue socializing there.

Perhaps it was Wen Tao's identity that naturally gave him the advantage of being one of his own, so the young man felt a little relieved after hearing Qi Zhuyue introduce the names of himself and his companions.

The vigilance was still there, but there was some indescribable emotion in his eyes.

The young man named Wen Rongxuan thought for a while and looked at Qi Zhuyue for a long time, as if to confirm the identity of the other person from Wenjia Village.

The confirmation took a bit long, but in the end Wen Rongxuan's eyebrows relaxed, and he said to Qi Zhuyue very sadly: "Since you have left here, why do you have to come back?"

Qi Zhuyue's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She understood something from these words. However, due to her role as the actor, she said in confusion: "I came back to visit my relatives."

"Because I haven't been back for a long time, my relatives sent me an invitation, so I..."

"Why do you want to come back?" Wen Rongxuan repeated these words, his eyes turning from sorrow to sadness, "You shouldn't come back if you leave."

"Um... Excuse me..." Qi Zhuyue found that the young man fell into his own world.

The young man with the shadow on his left face repeated these words repeatedly, and the thoughts that had already spread out did not know what he thought of, and there was a strong sense of sadness from his body.

When humans see the shadow on that face, they feel uneasy and want to stay away.

The young man lowered his head, and his hair that was too long and hadn't been cut for a long time hung down, covering less than half of his face and eyes, leaving only a little black trail hanging on his left cheek.

"you!"

Wen Rongxuan, who was suddenly separated from his memories, took a step forward and grabbed Qi Zhuyue's arm at a speed that ordinary people could not react.

The shadowy young man raised his head and said: "Before you stay in this village for too long...if you can, please leave here!"

Wen Rongxuan spoke the words of request.

……

On the other side, time goes back for a while.

A duo, one big and one small, are wandering around the village.

Because there was no one to guide them, they just wandered around without any purpose. When someone reminded them that they couldn't go to some places, they would change their route. They looked very obedient.

The two stopped and walked, gradually deviating from the center of the village.

With the adult's body shielding him, the young man propped his head up to observe and think, and after a while he found the place he saw in his dream.

"It should be here." Gao Tianyi pointed to a location blocked by the courtyard.

The courtyard wall is not high, and it looks like they have blocked it randomly, but it is still considered private property. If they try to enter, they will be found to have broken into a private house.

"Do you want to leave from here?" Xia Chengyin took a look and felt that it was not impossible to turn over. It would be no problem to carry Gao Tianyi. At most, he would be chased and beaten if he was discovered.

Unexpectedly, the young man shook his head: "It's not from here, this is just... the forest path that Wen Tao followed her friends."

That's what I said, but looking at the lush foliage of the woods outside this direction, I might get lost if I go in, making it difficult to escape.

Xia Chengyin: "What?"

Gao Tianyi: "There is still a right way, let me find it."

The first one and the first one left the position where they were standing before, allowing the villagers who looked over out of curiosity to look away with relief.

After that, the police officer with an inch head who exerted [-]% of his investigation and counter-reconnaissance capabilities took the young man around him to avoid all sights that he could observe, and hid behind the house and behind the tree trunks.

Anyway, after hiding all the way, we finally arrived outside the village.

"It's so tiring." Gao Tianyi, who was carried most of the way, complained, "Fortunately, there are only two of us."

After hearing this, Xia Chengyin expressed with his eyes that he was the one who was tired.

No matter what, now that they were out of the village, they could continue to find their way.

According to their speculation, combined with the scene in the dream, the village had probably been destroyed by a flash flood, and there was no guarantee that the original road would have deviated.

Fortunately, the road that "Wen Jianyuan" took "Wen Tao" in the dream was still there, but there was some grass growing on the roadside, and the stone slabs paved in some places were obviously new.

The two of them walked quickly while there was no one on the mountain road. As they walked, the young man recalled the direction of the road. Now that there was no one nearby, he took out the compass in his arms.

Xia Chengyin saw it and his eyes twitched: "You still brought this thing with you."

Gao Tianyi touched the compass and muttered something: "Just in case, I will wear it as long as it is not summer clothes."

Gao Tianyi carries a compass and other props, just like other people in the special department carry guns and other weapons. Who would let go of their weapons for a long time?

After climbing another section of the mountain road, the young man suddenly said: "We're here."

He followed the path in his dream, and then he raised his head.

There was no lake in front of Gao Tianyi.

As shown on the map, the location they faced was flat. If there was anything special, the land was too empty.

Not only is there no lake, there is no vegetation on the flat ground.

　Kicking the door is not advisable, some hard lessons learned x
　　
　
(End of this chapter)