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Chapter 222 [A Monster Boy Wearing a Mask]

In Liucheng in July, there are no lush green forests, but gray forests made of steel buildings.

Liucheng, under the shade of trees in the orphanage.

Bao Shiyi was lying on the bench, as if he had fallen asleep, and the light and shadow fell on Bao Shiyi's face mottled like that.

Jumping lightly, like a flying streamer, so gorgeous.

Xia Tian was eating ice cream, and in the other hand was still holding the ice cream brought to Bao Shiyi, but he saw Bao Shiyi lying on the chair and fell asleep, just about to call Eleven Brother, Zhou Yun on the side stopped. Lived for the summer.

"Don't eat too much ice cream, and give the other one to Grandma Zhang."

When Xia Tian heard Zhou Yun's words, she nodded with a smile, ran away with ice cream on her calves.

Zhou Yun walked to the bench, sat down in the small space left at one end, glanced at Bao Shiyi, who was sleeping so soundly.

I don't know why, but I think of Bao Shiyi who was thin before.

Obviously, the current Bao Shiyi has returned to his original appearance, but behind that smile, I don't know what kind of story there is.

Quiet, very quiet summer.

Zhou Yun was sitting there eating ice cream, while Bao Shiyi on the other side was fast asleep.

Everything is so quiet.

……

But under this quietness, the netizens and readers on the Internet are not quiet at all.

Because the great god Bao Shiyi published a new novel on Wenyue.com, the news came suddenly, so hastily, but so surprising.

The name of the new book is - "Forest of Fireflies".

Such a title is like a picture of fireflies appearing, just like that in a green forest, and the scattered streamers are dyed with translucent greenery.

Then, netizens and readers all know a monster boy wearing a mask.

His name is Silver.

……

The girl Xiaoying would go to her grandfather's house in the countryside every summer. In the summer when she was six years old, Xiaoying was playing alone in the woods near her grandfather's house.

Because of the cries, a masked teenager Yin appeared.

"Hey, little one."

The boy stood behind the tree, wearing a white printed shirt with blue and black pants, and a strange fox mask on his face.

The moment Ying saw Yin, Ying thought she had been saved, and rushed towards the boy excitedly, but Yin avoided the boy, and Ying threw herself on the grass.

It was such a meeting, Xiaoying knew that Yin lived in the forest, but he was not human, and he could not be touched by humans, otherwise he would disappear.

Yin took Xiaoying out of the forest, and told Xiaoying as she walked that this forest is where mountain gods and monsters live, and you can't come in casually, otherwise you will be tempted by monsters and be unable to get out.Xiaoying followed her big brother and felt good about her, so Xiaoying insisted that she would bring a gift to thank him the next day.The eldest brother acquiesces to Xiaoying's decision and tells Xiaoying that his name is Yin.

Later, the two who soon became good friends were playing in the forest. A monster appeared behind Xiao Ying. Ah Yin told the monster that Xiao Ying was his friend, and the monster warned Xiao Ying not to touch Ah Yin, otherwise It will eat Xiaoying.For the next few days, Xiaoying stayed with Ayin. Once they were on the grass, Xiaoying secretly took off Ayin's mask while Ayin was asleep, and saw that Ayin was a handsome young man.

"Why are you wearing a mask?"

"Without a mask, it doesn't look like a monster."

Yingying was silent for a long time before replying, "It's so strange."

……

In this way, at the beginning, Ying always fell into Yin's arms, but Yin could only dodge in a panic, secretly having a headache.Then she grew up, put on a beautiful uniform, her hair was pulled back neatly, revealing a smooth forehead, and she would no longer climb trees to scare him.At that time, she fell from the tree, and he wanted to catch her, but finally withdrew his hand.

In this way, year after year, Xiaoying and Ah Yin spent every summer. They chatted on the grass, walked in the forest, and flew kites together on the grass, and their relationship became better and better.Xiao Ying went to junior high school herself, but found that Ah Yin didn't seem to have changed much.One day, while chatting with her grandfather, Xiaoying knew that this winter would be very cold, so Xiaoying sent A Yin a scarf.

Then, Ying learned about Yin's story.

He is not human.

He is just a boy who died because of the spell cast by the mountain god, and he will not grow up again.

……

It started like this, and then in the blue sky in early summer, the light and shadow danced in the green forest like elves, and the wind blew like that, like a cool wind, just blowing from the silent forest.

Warm and humid wind.

A young man walked out of that deep forest, so glamorous, so clean, a young man wearing a fox mask.

"Silver, no matter what happens, never touch me."

The teenager is silent, and the readers are also silent...

……

Unknowingly, the tears of netizens and readers flowed out like that.

It was still summer, and Yingying was already as big as Yin.He invited her to attend the sacrifice of the monster.The mountain is full of lights, and it is very lively.He took the untouchable hands with a ribbon, put the mask on her face, and kissed tenderly on the forehead.

In the end, it was just a hug.

Unprepared, yet so direct.

"Come here, Yingying, I can finally touch you."

He has shown her a soft smile.

Come and hug me!
Then, Yin disappeared into her arms, leaving only the clothes she wore during the memorial service and the mask she had worn for many years.

Just like that, Hotaru maintained the hugging posture, melting all the summer in tears, just knelt on the ground and cried, suppressed and crying.

"I like you."

"Me too."

……

Maybe, no tears, or maybe, very calm sadness.

Some are moved, some are silent, some are heartbroken, some are calm, and some are slightly sad.

It is obviously such a faint sadness, like the wind in the forest, after reading it, there is an inexplicable emotion that keeps haunting my heart, as if blocked by something, unable to vent.

It's completely different from Bao Shiyi's sad love stories before, it's so calm, maybe the ending has been guessed long ago, but it still makes people feel an inexplicable feeling in their hearts.

It's this sad and gentle summer, just like this, the monster boy wearing a mask pokes at the softest part of people's hearts.

Or maybe, what the monsters said——

"Firefly, thank you."

……

"He's finally... able to be hugged."

……

A gust of wind blows, the sun shines through the leaves, and the mottled awns fall, like fireflies, like streamers, jumping at Bao Shiyi's eyes.

That's the sun shining.

　Listening to the last song at the end of "Firefly Forest", I cried...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)