"It's really swollen."

"Like a pig's trotter."

The child was a little disgusted, "It was obviously not swollen before."

"How can it be so fast?"

The old man was a little annoyed, "You have to give it some time to react."

"Grandma should have come to see you earlier."

The old man was very regretful and asked, "Does it hurt a lot?"

"Did you have a hard time walking?"

The child shook his head, with an uncontrollable smile on his face, "I'm not walking."

"It was the tiger who sent me back!"

There was a lot of show off in his cheerful tone.

"tiger?"

The old man was stunned.

This kid Leilei is talking about...is that the tiger?

Did she...hear that right?

If I heard correctly...

The old man shook his head.

Tiger sent this child back...how is that possible?

Besides, I haven't heard of any tigers around here.

If she knew there was such a dangerous creature as a tiger in the forest, how could she trust her child to come alone at night?

Even if it was daytime, she would not allow her children to come and play in the woods.

…

"Leilei..."

The old man wanted to speak but stopped.

The child is not stupid either.

But what he didn't understand was... "Grandma, didn't you see it?"

"The tiger is right next to me."

As he said this, the child turned his head and looked.

The next second, the child was stunned.

There was nothing around him.

There are no tigers.

There are no more fireflies.

The environment should have been dark because the flashlight in grandma's hand even made him feel a little too bright.

It was so bright, but he couldn't see the tigers and fireflies he wanted to see...

When did they leave?

He didn't notice it at all.

The child suddenly remembered that he had secretly hoped that the tiger would leave without a trace, just like when it came without a trace.

Unexpectedly, the tiger really left silently...

…

"Leilei?"

The old man asked worriedly, "Are you too tired?"

I dragged my injured foot for a long time, so it’s hard to tell the difference between reality and fantasy?

The child pursed his lips.

He looked around unwillingly.

"Tiger, tiger... tiger..."

The child kept shouting.

One voice after another.

One sound is louder than the other.

The sound became more urgent than the other.

The child staggered slowly and walked to the side.

The old man hurriedly stretched out his hand to support the child, "Leilei, watch your feet."

"Leilei, let's go home."

"The tiger has come home too."

In order to let the child go home, the old man followed the child's wishes.

"It delivers you to your door, and then it goes home itself."

…

The child said nothing.

He knew grandma might be right...

But he didn't stop searching.

Maybe it's the child's stubbornness.

It may also be the child's hidden uneasiness...

If you can't find the tiger this time -

The child had a feeling that...he would probably never see a tiger again.

He doesn't want this.

He wants to find the tiger.

He hasn't said goodbye to it yet.

…

Seeing the stubbornness on the child's face, the old man had a headache.

Why is this child so troubled now?

…

The child twisted his feet and leaned to one side.

The old man hurriedly grabbed the child, but he overestimated his own strength and underestimated the child's weight.

The child slowly sat on the ground.

There was a stinging pain in my ankle.

He stretched out his hand and wiped his feet.

The corners of the eyes are faintly red.

"Lei-"

The old man's voice stopped suddenly.

Because she saw that the child who originally looked depressed and sad showed a surprised smile.

Found...tiger?

Does the old man feel that he is also confused?

How can it be?

She followed the child's gaze and looked over.

She saw nothing but a bush.

She looked at the child's face again.

She looked so happy and her eyes were sparkling...

The old man's brows slowly frowned, "Leile..."

…
To be continued...