Chapter 102
"What is this, brother?"
"Let me see... there seems to be a person inside."
"people?"
"Yeah, it's really a person!"
"Why is he in there? Is he dead?"
"I don't know... but we can't just leave him alone. Listen, Qilin, I'll stay here, you go find father and come over... Qilin?"
"Brother, can we just leave him alone? I...I'm a little scared...Doesn't the castle's law forbid us from taking in strangers?"
"If we leave him here, he might die. Listen, Qilin, and go find your father."
"……All right."
The faint sound seemed to reach his ears through the deep lake water. His consciousness was like a newborn seedling, trying hard to push away the heavy burden on his body and stick his head out. But then the huge grief pressed everything into the darkness like a huge rock.
A long time later...
"…He hasn't eaten or drunk anything for days. Is he really still alive?"
"I think so. At least he doesn't look dead."
"But if he continues like this, he won't die, right?"
"……I have no idea."
After a while...
"Father, the wolf riders are here again. They seem to suspect that we are hiding something."
"I must have been seen when I sneaked back that night, and they informed the Wolf Riders!"
"It must be Gotoma's family. They can't wait to lick those werewolves' feet!"
"Impossible. If it was Gotomo, the Wolf Riders would have found him long ago."
"What do you think we should do, Qiyang? How about we move him to another place? I know there's a tree hole in the woods to the south. It's very hidden and ordinary people will never find it."
"No, that won't work. The wolf cavalry's sense of smell is too sensitive. They can smell him even from three thousand miles away. Only if we hide in this cellar will their sense of smell not work."
"But we can't hide here for long. They are searching more and more intensively. Sooner or later, we will be found. Then..."
"Dad, if it's so dangerous, why do we still have to hide that man? Can't we just hand him over? Or just secretly throw him into some woods in the middle of the night, and it will have nothing to do with us!"
"no!"
"Why?! Dad! Are you going to put my brother and I in danger for a stranger?"
silence……
After a long silence, the man said firmly: "We are human! Qilin, we are all human!"
After the light has dimmed...
"Look, there's a cellar here!"
"You, come here! Tell me clearly, what is this cellar used for?"
"It's just... just some cabbage to store for the winter, sir!"
"Snap!" The sound of a whip breaking through the air and a short scream.
"Untouchable, why didn't you report it before?"
"Please... please forgive me, sir... I didn't remember, please forgive me... please..."
“Snap! Snap!”
“Ahhh—”
"You two, go down and check it out!"
"yes!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The tension and fear made the heart beat violently, and the sound seemed to fill the ears.
"Ping pong pong~"
The sound of a jar being kicked and smashed, and then -
"Ugh—what a strange smell... Ugh—"
"What's down there?"
"Nothing, sir... Ugh - except a few jars of pickled vegetables that are so stinking that they could kill a wolf... Damn you untouchables!"
“Snap! Snap! Snap!”
"Ah... Sir, please forgive me... Ah..."
"Okay, that's enough of a lesson. We still have to search other places."
After the wolf cavalry left, several people rushed into the cellar.
"Strange, he's right here, why didn't those guys notice him?"
"Did the guys who conducted the search deliberately conceal the truth for us?"
"That's impossible! When have you ever seen the Moon Wolf Clan show even a little bit of mercy towards us?"
"That's true...Ah, you're awake?!"
Several people turned their heads and saw the pair of eyes that were as bright as stars even in the dim cellar.
Qidan walked into the forest breathlessly and surreptitiously along the shadows of the village corner. Normally, he would not dare to approach this place, otherwise he might be dragged back by some hungry beasts for dinner. But now, after entering the forest, he obviously relaxed and his steps became much lighter. He walked in with a swagger.
That day, the wolf riders who came to search found their cellar hidden in the woods. He thought everything was over, but they found nothing and had to leave in disappointment. Afterwards, Qidan's family found that the man wrapped in the white cocoon had woken up. The reason why the wolf riders didn't find him was because of what he did. But Qidan didn't understand what "I don't want them to see me, so they can't see me" meant? Could this man still cover their eyes?
However, although there are many things that are not understood, such as why this person is in a white cocoon, why he can survive for a long time without food or water, and why his clothes look so gorgeous and strange, one thing is clear - this is an extraordinary and magical person.
Qidan walked through the forest and soon saw his target -
He sat under a tree that looked like a coiled dragon, one hand casually resting on his knee, the other hand seemed to be playing with a gray stone, his eyes were gloomy, as if he was staring at nothingness. His black hair hung messily in front of his forehead, his handsome face that looked like a god had no expression, but it inexplicably made people heartbroken.
Next to him, the world seemed to be quiet.
Qidan couldn't help but stop , and even his breathing became light and slow involuntarily.
He had never seen anyone like him in his short life.
In the past, all he knew was that they were either farmers like his parents who worked hard in the fields every day all year round but could never fill their stomachs, and whose biggest wish was to pray for mercy from the masters and leave them more food for the winter; or they were as cruel and brutal as the wolf riders, with their murderous eyes and sharp teeth that seemed to want to tear them all into pieces, and when they galloped through the village, everyone knelt on the ground and trembled.
The most majestic person he had ever seen was the Moon Wolf clan master who came from the castle to inspect the villages during the autumn tax collection. His shiny, smooth silver-white fur made him look extremely noble, his clothes and boots had extremely beautiful patterns, and his cold eyes were so high and mighty that he felt that in the eyes of the master, he was just a bug under his feet.
But this guy… this guy… he was different.
Qidan didn't know what temperament was, but he could feel that those so-called brave cavalrymen and noble masters were as vulgar and dirty as wild boars compared to that man, which made people disgusted. Qidan never thought of becoming a person like those masters, but he hoped that he could become like the man in front of him in the future, even if he was only a little bit similar.
Qi Dan walked over as calmly and carefully as possible, placed the still steaming pot in front of Rong Yuan, and said, "Sir, this is the beans my mother just cooked, with some broccoli and some shredded pork. Please have some!"
The person in front of him didn't respond, as if he didn't hear what .
After spending a few days together, Qi Dan had discovered that although the man in front of him looked more noble than those noble gentlemen, he had a much milder temper. He never got angry at anyone, nor would he whip the person in front of him until he was bloody, nor would he throw the offender into the fire and laugh at him screaming and wailing - in fact, he had never hurt anyone.
Therefore, out of concern and some inexplicable longing, Qi Dan mustered up the courage to advise: "Sir, you haven't eaten for several days. Your body will not be able to bear it if you continue like this. Eat a little."
As usual, he did not get any response. The man in front of him had been in this state except for a few words when he just woke up, as if he no longer cared about anything, not even his own life or death.
Qidan knelt beside him, and although he was very worried, he had no other choice but to wait and see if Rong Yuan would change his mind. The aroma of beans kept coming into his nose. In order to squeeze out food for Rong Yuan, his family and several close families had reduced their food rations. Every midnight, he was so hungry that he wanted to stuff his fist into his stomach, but even so, he did not complain at all.
If Qidan's father and his friends had risked their lives to hide Rongyuan out of the moral obligation of being human and the sympathy of mutual assistance, Qidan had sensitively noticed some changes in the attitudes of the elders since Rongyuan woke up. They had not become cold, but more eager and respectful. They did their best to serve this man. Qidan suspected that even if Rongyuan asked them to offer their wives and children, they would do it willingly and immediately. They did not make any requests, but their eyes showed unconcealed expectations.
Qi Dan felt a little unhappy. He wanted to let Rong Yuan know that he did not come to serve Rong Yuan because he wanted to get something from him. He just wanted to follow him and do anything for him when he saw him. But he didn't know how to make Rong Yuan understand his thoughts. He even had to think twice before saying one more word.
Smelling the aroma of beans, Qi Dan felt even hungrier. He secretly swallowed his saliva, trying not to make too much noise. But unexpectedly, his stomach suddenly growled.
Rong Yuan, who had not reacted, frowned slightly. Turning back, Qi Dan, flustered and embarrassed, waved his hands and said, "I'm not... I didn't... I..."
He suddenly realized that Rong Yuan's eyes were not looking at him, but at a place behind him. He was stunned for a moment, and then he vaguely heard a shrill cry.
