Yu Li didn't know what was going on in this world. There were wars everywhere, and it was even more chaotic than during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms of Earth Star. Monsters appear in troubled times, so monks like them have work to do, and they don't have to sit in the temple every day to chant sutras. At least he doesn't like to chant sutras.
It has been three days since I left Fayin Temple, and I haven't seen a single demon. All I have seen are refugees dying of hunger. Yu Li was used to seeing life and death, but he still couldn't stand the displacement and misery of the people in this era.
"When people prosper, people suffer; when they die, people suffer. Sure enough, it's the same everywhere. Have I recited the sutra too much?"
He shook his head and continued walking alone on the mountainside. He didn't know what kind of mountain this was, and he didn't want to know. I just smelled a demonic aura from the forest, so I stayed here.
When they turned to the third circle, the forest finally changed. A door appeared from the three locust trees that were very conspicuous before, attracting Yu Li to enter.
"Sure enough, he has some skills. I don't know what kind of spirit he is."
Having emboldened himself, Yu Li stepped through the door. The original mountain forest disappeared, and what came into view was a wilderness. A pool of water in the distance was crystal clear, but the few thatched huts beside the pool were not popular at all.
"anyone there?"
Standing in front of a hut whose yard had been cleaned, Yu Li called out.
"Squeak——"
The rotten wooden door was pushed open from the inside, and a little girl wearing a smoky short coat poked her head out. She looked about eleven or twelve years old. Blue eyes, vertical pupils. Such features clearly told Yu Li that she was a demon.
"May I ask where the people here have gone?"
"No one has been here for a long time. They have all left and will not come back."
The little girl replied with a disappointed voice, as if she was still recalling the good times in the past, but she could never go back.
"Oh, are you alone here? Do you have any other partners?"
"No more. Lao Huang died three years ago. I buried him in the field behind. He said he believed his mother would come back. Unfortunately, he didn't wait for her mother to come back until he closed his eyes."
The little girl's answer made Yu Li a little surprised. It turned out that she had an owner. I followed the little girl into the house. It was very clean and tidy, not like a woman's boudoir. I feel that the mother the little girl talks about is probably a middle-aged woman who is widowed here.
"Did your mother go out on her own?"
"Yes, and no. Before mom left, she received a letter saying that she was going to Licheng to rescue someone, and she even carried her medicine box with her."
"How long have you been waiting?"
"I don't remember. I only know that the wild flowers in the field have bloomed more than fifty times. Mom said they were wild chrysanthemums, which can bloom four times a year. I don't know how many years they have been."
"Don't you want to go out and look for it?"
"But I don't know the road, but Lao Huang was able to find it, but he couldn't walk several years ago, and I couldn't carry him. Later, before he died, he asked me to find it by myself, but I wandered here for a long time. I got lost several times and didn’t want to leave after that.”
Yu Li looked at her funny, but unfortunately he couldn't laugh no matter what.
The little girl is very cute, making people want to touch her head when they see her. Yu Li tried to reach out his hand and gently stroked her head. The little girl did not resist, but squinted her eyes and enjoyed it. It seemed that this was the best reward for her.
"What do you usually eat?"
"Eat fish, the fish in the pond in front are delicious."
The little girl said excitedly, then suddenly became disappointed.
"What's wrong?"
"There are fewer and fewer fish in the pond, and I've almost eaten them all."
"What are you going to do if, I mean, if the fish are gone?"
"I don't know. I haven't eaten anything today, and I haven't caught a single fish in the pond for a long time."
Yu Li found some food from his own space and put it on the table in front of the little girl, signaling her not to be polite. This was deliberately stored in the space before going to the southwest last time, for fear that there would be no supplies in the mountains.
"Wow, you can also do magic? My mother can also turn delicious food into something delicious."
The little girl was not polite and ate the food happily.
"Can I see it?"
"Well, anyway, many of these things are broken and can no longer be used. Mom will have to replace them when she comes back. You can do whatever you want."
Yu Li stood up, walked around the room, and picked up a few oxidized and thread-bound books on the desk.
"Baicao Jing", "Acupuncture Technique", "Medicinal Stone", "Zhu You Technique"... all I saw were medical works, as well as some diagrams and paper paintings of women.
The last thing that fell into his eyes were three jade slips, which were used by practitioners. He picked them up one by one and placed them between his eyebrows. One is a spiritual sketch, the other is a spectrum of demons, and the last one is a new interpretation of beast control.
What interests him most is the new interpretation of beast control, which is not a method of practice, but an immature concept. Yu Li judged that this should be the owner's own research, but he did not put it into practice. The last sentence was only half spoken, which shows that she was in a hurry when she left. She didn't even finish her research and didn't have time to take away the jade slips.
She sighed, thinking that the mother she mentioned was probably in bad shape, otherwise there wouldn't be any news for more than ten years.
Yu Li settled down here. The little girl was very simple and had no knowledge of the ways of the world. She only knew how to play and be carefree every day. Yu Li gave her food every day, and the little girl gradually lost her guard against him.
It took me three days to read all the new interpretations of Beast Control, and it was indeed a great achievement. Yu Li didn't understand the way of controlling beasts, and he had never learned it specifically. His understanding of the ways of controlling beasts was only superficial. Judging from this groundbreaking concept, it is still feasible, but he has no intention of trying it.
Three days later, in the early morning, Yu Li planned to leave and wanted to test whether the little girl was willing to follow him.
"I plan to go to Licheng, are you willing to come with me? Maybe you can still find the mother you talk about."
"Really?"
"real!"
Yu Li felt that he was a bit like a bad uncle who deceived the little girl, but he didn't want the little girl to wait here to die like this, even though she was just an unknown little demon.
"By the way, I keep forgetting your name?"
"Mom, my name is short."
"Okay, I'll call you short. Short, let me declare first that I can't guarantee that I will find the person you mentioned, but I will try my best. If I don't find it, there is nothing I can do. , after all, it has been more than ten years.”
"Well, I understand. Whether I can find it or not, I won't blame you. In fact, I also know that there may not be a good result, but I always have some thoughts in my heart."
"Okay, let's go then."
She has no common sense about traveling, or even basic concepts. This is not a skill she should have. With Yu Li's help, she packed a few pieces of clothing and put them into his space, as well as a few of her favorite toys.
After cleaning up, Yu Li took her away from this small secret realm.
"Yes, yes, this is it. I remember my mother took me here when I was a child. It turns out that the exit is here. No wonder I couldn't find it after searching for a long time."
As soon as she came out of the secret realm, the little girl started yelling, giving Yu Li a headache. But he didn't stop her. He wanted to give her a slap on the head to kill her. If possible, it would be better to keep his innocent nature. Anyway, he would take care of her.
