Chapter 430: All Things Are Straw Dogs (12)
Chapter 430: All Things Are Straw Dogs (12)
In such a vast white world, there seemed to be no other living creatures except a crane and its cub.
They traveled for a full month, and the only reason Si Cen didn't starve to death during this month was because of the spiritual power that He Xue supplied him from time to time.
But he was very happy.
Although He Xue's human form becomes less and less common, he actually prefers his appearance as a big white goose.
In Si Cen's opinion, compared to pure humans or demons, He Xue, who is sometimes a human and sometimes a crane, is more like his kind.
He was still excitedly planning what they should do to earn a house when they arrived at the populated area at the foot of Kunlun Mountain that Hexue had mentioned to him. He would find a way to build the most beautiful and comfortable home for Hexue.
However, this was just his wishful thinking.
There was a village at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, but Hexue only sent him to the outside of the village and then stopped.
Si Cen was placed on the ground.
Now, we finally don’t have to look at the monotonous white anymore and can finally see some green. Si Cen is watching it happily on He Xue’s back.
He was very surprised to be put down so suddenly. "It's not there yet. Can't we fly in? Okay, I'll lead you in."
He reached out to pull Hexue's wings.
But we have to hurry, otherwise someone in the village will think this is a stray white goose and catch it and stew it. What if?
Unexpectedly, Hexue pushed it three steps away with just a slight push of her wings.
Si Cen was very confused and looked at Bai He in confusion, "Don't you want me to hold your hand? But what if someone comes and takes you away?"
Bai He took a few steps back.
Si Cen wanted to chase after him, but found that his body seemed to be frozen.
His little face was blank for a moment, then he suddenly understood something and looked over quickly.
The white crane looked at him deeply, then took two steps back and spread its wings.
"Hexue! Why? Don't you want me anymore? Is it because I have been consuming more and more spiritual energy these days? Are you disgusted? I can eat less. I, I can find food by myself! There are trees and mountains here. I can find food. Don't leave..."
The white crane looked away, no longer looking at the tearful little fellow, and spread its wings and flew away.
"Hexue, Hexue..."
"Who's making so much noise?"
"Huh? Where did this little kid come from...ah, the crane on the fairy mountain!"
Many people ran out of the village and were very excited to see the cranes circling in the sky.
"Maybe the crane picked it up from the Great Wilderness. I heard that it's been very chaotic there recently, with demons appearing and killing and war everywhere. It must be difficult for the cubs there to survive..."
"Are there really demons? Is this not just a rumor?"
"I don't know. If it's true, the immortals on the mountain will have to leave the mountain, right?"
"It shouldn't be possible for us to cause any trouble here, right? This is one of the three upper realms, the place closest to the fairyland, no demons or monsters would dare to come here."
"Oh, the crane has flown away. Stop it. The baby is crying so pitifully. If anyone is willing, please take him back."
So many people came over to talk to Si Cen.
They were all very friendly and had no ill intentions at all. They would not look at Si Cen's weird appearance with his head wrapped in tinted glasses, nor would they point fingers at the fact that his pupil color was different from that of normal humans, nor would they guess that he was some kind of hybrid and look down on him.
But Si Cen didn't want to go with anyone at all.
He stood there stubbornly, thinking to himself: If you come back and admit your mistake to me soon, I will forgive you this time.
The villagers were all unable to persuade him, and finally shook their heads and sighed, and left one by one.
Si Cen's small figure just stood at the entrance of the village.
From standing at the zenith of the sun to the setting of the sun, and then to the sunset and moonrise.
His thoughts also began to change from the beginning.
I will forgive you as long as you come back before the sun sets and say you will never do this again.
As long as you can come back before dark, I don't want your apology or promise.
As long as you can come back...
The bottom line has been lowered again and again.
It was late at night and someone came out to put a warm coat on Si Cen.
She was an old woman with gray hair. Her back was hunched and her fingers were frighteningly skinny, but very warm.
"My boy, go back with Grandma. The cranes on the fairy mountain cannot come down the mountain at will. Your friend brought you back from the wilderness, and I'm afraid he still violated the sect rules. He will be punished when he returns. He can't come down the mountain in a short time. If you want to wait for him, go to Grandma's house and wait for him during the day. How do you think?"
Si Cen looked at the warm hand holding his, turned his head, looked at the old lady's old but kind face, his eyes warmed up, gritted his teeth and turned his head away, "I didn't wait for him."
The old woman smiled slightly, said nothing, touched the little boy's head, and led him back.
Under the moonlight, the figures of an old man and a young child walked exceptionally slowly, but it seemed very warm.
Until they disappeared at the end of the road at the entrance of the village.
A young man wearing a white robe with black edges appeared at the entrance of the village.
[It's ok, you can rest assured now! Go back quickly, I don't know how the time flow rate in this ancient ruins mirror is different from that outside. If you miss other mission nodes and fail this mission, don't even think about retirement! ]
01729, no, he has a name now, his name is He Xue.
He Xue was not at all panicked even though she was threatened by the system.
"Isn't it because there's no way to find the variables in this world and it keeps crashing for some reason that they give me so many side quests to complete? Even if I fail, it's not my fault. There's something wrong with this world itself."
[I won't argue with you about this, I only look at the results, I won't allow your glorious record of 9999 wins to be interrupted here! ]
He Xue chuckled, "You are worried about your own record of ten thousand wins, don't worry, don't you know what kind of personality I have? No one can deduct even one point from me! I care more about the mission than you do."
However, the system knows better than anyone how stingy its host is with points and how obsessed he is with his retirement goal.
Maybe the host was fed up with his 24/7 career as a shadow guard, and he already had an obsession when he died.
After becoming a host, I understood all the rules clearly and found out that as long as I have enough experience, good performance and enough points, I can apply for retirement benefits.
Hence, from then on, the host only had one goal left.
He has currently completed 9999 tasks, all of which were completed with excellent results, and his points have accumulated to a terrifying number.
As long as he successfully completes this last mission world, he will be able to apply for the highest standard of retirement benefits, which is unprecedented and probably no one will be able to get in the future!
[Okay, okay, anyway, this time we've made an exception and even opened the Ancient Secret Realm for you, just to save your sloppy little friend. He's now in the Secret Realm, and has been sent to this legendary ruins that has never been affected by disasters. Now you should be relieved, right? Don't spend your limited time and energy on this little cannon fodder anymore, let's get out of here quickly.]
He Xue narrowed her eyes slightly, not commenting on the description of little cannon fodder. She also knew the system's anxiety, so she turned around and left the secret realm with peace of mind.
But he didn't know that he was too relieved too early.
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