"ah?"

Su Xun was stunned, and the hand holding the bell tightened unconsciously.

"Master Xiao, that monster..."

Although Su Xun could not hear the monster's voice, he could hear Master Xiao's words clearly.

So, that monster... "Is it dead?"

The bell in his hand was no longer as cold as it was initially because he had been rubbing it for a while, but now had a slight warmth.

…

"Um."

The chewing sound in my ears continued. After all, Xiqu was not small in size.

Xiao Xiao walked towards the way he came.

"That-"

Su Xun subconsciously followed Master Xiao's pace, "Did Dangdang really get eaten by it?"

Until now, he still has unrealistic hopes in his heart.

"Um."

Xiao Xiao paused slightly and then responded.

"……Yeah?"

Su Xun lowered his eyes and looked at the bell in his hand. The silver bell gave off a cool halo under the moonlight.

The red bow knot makes everyone who sees it cannot help but smile. The first reaction is that these bells must belong to a cute girl.

Dangdang is indeed a lovely girl.

And so does her sister.

After all, they are twins.

Unfortunately, the weak seedlings died before they could grow.

Now only the bell remains.

Those two children...their bodies were gone.

Especially when he thought of the child Dangdang who left with regret until the end, he couldn't help but close his fingers and clenched them into fists. The edge of the bell hit the palm of his hand, causing a slight pain.

…

"She found the monster and rushed in front of it."

Xiao Xiao stretched out his hand to push aside the branches in front of him, and the mottled shadows fell into his eyes, making his expression somewhat obscure.

What a brave and reckless kid.

He sighed silently.

…

Su Xun was stunned.

But then he thought about it and realized that he was not very surprised.

After all, if he hadn't held the child back that day, the child would have rushed directly in front of the monster.

But after returning that day, he clearly warned the child so seriously that her behavior was just seeking death.

No next time is allowed.

It seems that his words were completely ignored.

What a disobedient child.

A few wry smiles appeared on Su Xun's face.

…

Does the child still believe the words of the children who bullied her more than his?

Or does he look like an adult who would deceive children and break his word?

He promised her that he would come back to avenge her sister.

She just had to wait one more night.

Just one night.

She just...won't die.

Every time he thought about this, he felt like a big stone was weighing on his heart. The heavy feeling of regret and the tightness in his chest almost made him breathless.

What a fool.

idiot.

…

"Brother Su."

Seeing Su Xun and Xiao Xiao walking past his door, Brother Jin strode out.

"Are you back?"

"Is the matter done?"

Without waiting for the two to answer, Brother Jin greeted him warmly, "Look, it's already noon. Come to my store for lunch?"

"Let's talk while eating."

"Brother Jin, is your store still open?"

Su Xun was a little surprised.

Today is New Year's Eve.

"Hey, it was originally a farmhouse at home."

Brother Jin waved his hand, "As long as there are customers who want to eat, my store will be open."

"Come on, come in."

Su Xun looked at Master Xiao and said, "Master Xiao, please go back after lunch."

"Well, there's no rush."

Xiao Xiao could see that Su Xun's mood was still a little low.

"I'm fine."

Su Xun smiled, but his eyes were still a little gloomy, "Although it is very difficult, I still want to try my best to send you home before 12 midnight."

"12 o'clock in the middle of the night?"

Brother Jin interrupted, "Brother Su, I remember you are from Yanjing."

"This little brother too?"

"Well, I'm from Yanjing too."

Xiao Xiao nodded.

"That's really difficult."

Brother Jin shook his head, "So, you guys come out at this time-"

His voice stopped suddenly.

Although he didn't know what this strange young man came to the village for, and he couldn't really come here for sightseeing, he did know why Mr. Su came.

That child...

He sighed inwardly, with an increasingly enthusiastic smile on his face, and naturally changed the topic, "Come on, the two young brothers come here and sit down first."

He took the menu from the table and handed it to Su Xun, "What do you want to eat? Just order whatever you want."

"Brother Su should know my food better."

"smell-"

Brother Jin looked at Xiao Xiao and gave a thumbs up, "But it's first class."

“Absolutely authentic farm food.”

"Here, look at what you like, and order more of it."

"Brother will give you a discount."

…

"Master Xiao, what do you want to eat?"

Su Xun placed the menu in front of Xiao Xiao.
To be continued...