Volume 6: Wangchuan Chapter 28 A Life of Peace
"It just stared at me blankly. After a while, it stuck out its tongue and gently licked my hand. There were barbs on its tongue, but its movements were very gentle, so it didn't hurt, it just felt itchy."
Qiu Shiyin continued, "At that moment, I knew that I absolutely could not bear to kill it with my own hands."
"I picked it up, threw it back on the bed, and turned to leave the room. Although I didn't have the heart to kill it myself, I knew in my heart that if the little monster grew up , it would be very scary. Because it had a strong smell of death on it, just like those source monsters. So, I planned to let it starve to death in the room."
"When I was leaving, the little monster kept making wailing sounds towards me, as if it was crying and begging me not to leave. I held back and didn't look back. Because I knew that once I turned around and saw its eyes, I would soften my heart and change my mind." Qiu Shiyin said calmly.
"You changed your mind in the end, right?" Ji Chuan asked.
Qiu Shiyin glanced at Ji Chuan with eyes as clear as water, "Why do you think so?"
"Because you are that kind of person." This time, Ji Chuan did not look away, but met Qiu Shiyin's eyes full of complex emotions. "How could someone who is willing to sacrifice his own life for these children let his brother die in the room like this?"
Under Ji Chuan's burning gaze, Qiu Shiyin lowered her eyelids to avoid Ji Chuan's gaze, and continued: "Dad fell seriously ill and passed away not long after Mom became pregnant with the little monster. Mom also died to give birth to the little monster. The little monster is my only relative... I buried Mom and dealt with all the things. When I returned home, three days had passed. After three days, I returned home again. I felt that it had been so long, the little monster must have died. I opened the door, and the little monster was lying motionless on the bed, with its eyes tightly closed, without any movement. I put my finger under its nose, and it was no longer breathing."
At this point, Qiu Shiyin smiled inexplicably, "Just tell me if people are weird or not, it was clearly me who cruelly decided to starve it to death, but when I found out it was really dead, I felt inexplicably uncomfortable."
"I thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to bury it with mother. Mother, I'm sure you won't despise your child for being a little monster. This way, when the little monster goes to the underworld , there will be someone who will love it, and can even tell mother about me, its sister."
"I grabbed it, but at that moment, it suddenly moved, and then it opened its eyes. The yellow eyes were surprisingly large, but lifeless. The little monster saw me, and as before, it stretched out its tongue to lick my hand, and its lifeless eyes were full of joy. It raised its ugly head and kept barking at me, as if it was acting like a spoiled child. The barking was unpleasant and weak, but soft and very harmless."
"How could this idiot know that the sister in its eyes never regarded it as a brother, and was even prepared to starve it to death." Qiu Shiyin's voice began to choke, "It was at that time that it suddenly didn't look ugly in my eyes. I rubbed its head, and it squinted its eyes, looking very enjoyable, and consciously rubbed its head against my palm, like a puppy seeking favor."
"If it were you, what would you do? Would you kill your brother?" Qiu Shiyin suddenly asked back, "Even if it looks like a monster."
Ji Chuan was stunned, silent for a long time, thought for a long time, and finally shook his head, "I can't."
Qiu Shiyin got the answer, hid her eyes in the shadows again, and said slowly: "I no longer have the intention to kill it, I decided to keep it for the time being. It has sharp teeth since birth and can eat meat, so it grows very fast. In less than half a month, it is as big as a seven or eight-year-old child. Not only can it walk by itself, but it is also extremely powerful. It is hard to imagine what a terrifying existence this little monster will become in a few more years."
At this point, Qiu Shiyin shook her head again. "Maybe it was because of the three days when I left it in the room and it almost died, which left a shadow in its heart. So it is particularly attached to me. As long as it can't see me, it will become manic. It is very strong. After it tore down the house once or twice, I dare not leave its sight easily."
"It looked so scary that the neighbors were afraid it would hurt them, so they wanted to report it to the monks in the tribe and have it killed. I took it and some gifts and knocked on the doors of the neighbors one by one, assuring them that it was very well behaved and would not hurt anyone. After my repeated assurances, the neighbors reluctantly agreed not to report it to the monks in the tribe, but they told me that if the little monster showed any tendency to hurt people, they would immediately report it to the monks to get rid of it."
"I told the little monster not to lose its temper or hurt anyone again. If it hurts anyone, I will no longer want it and will throw it away so that it can never see me again."
Qiu Shiyin said this with a very gentle smile on her face, "The little monster was very scared, and it tightly grasped the corner of my clothes, rolling its big eyes and crying, as if it was telling me that it would not hurt anyone and asked me not to throw it away."
"I patted its head and promised it that as long as it didn't fight with others or hurt anyone, I would not abandon ."
"The little monster got my assurance and smiled foolishly at me for a long time."
Ji Chuan was silent.
There is no little monster around Qiu Shiyin now.
Although he didn't know what happened afterwards, Ji Chuan knew that it must not be something good.
Qiu Shiyin continued, "I practiced the art of prospecting, and was responsible for the family's mineral exploration mission. I needed to frequently search for source stone orchids in the mineral veins.
The little monster was so clingy to me that the first time I went out to the mine, it was inconvenient to take it with me, so I let it wait for me obediently at home.
It was raining heavily that day.
When I came back, I saw the little monster standing at the door, not knowing how to hide from the rain, and his whole body was wet.
The moment it saw me, it let out a cry of grievance, crawled in front of me, and grabbed my trouser leg tightly.
It turns out that this idiot has been waiting for me at the door since I left home...
I never gave the little monster a name because I knew that once I gave it a name, it would mean that I truly acknowledged it as my brother.
Although I already think so in my heart..."
"Until that time, the little monster, covered in dirt, crawled out of a mine, ran to shouted happily, with happy light in its big yellow eyes. In its hand was a piece of Originium orchid."
"This idiot," Qiu Shiyin said with a tone that was both helpless and doting, "It actually thought that I had been looking for this kind of ore because I liked it. So after it found a piece of Origin Stone Orchid, it immediately handed it to me like a treasure. Looking at its eyes full of joy and expectation, I knew that it was expecting me to be happy. So, I decided..."
"From now on, no matter what the little monster looks like, he is my brother. I told the little monster, from now on, your name will be Qiu Ning, Ning, the peaceful Ning."
"I hope it can live a peaceful life without any disease or disaster."
