"Li Mo, why do you think this is?"
The blond young man lowered his voice and stared at Li Mo with his dim golden eyes.
The night wind blew in through the loose curtain behind him, lifting up his worn linen windbreaker, and you could see the rusty iron nails on his waist.
2:00.
In this nameless town on the border of the Land of Wind, people all live a regular life of working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
Nights can easily bring fatigue to people here.
Not just people, but cities too.
The dark night made this small town fall asleep early, and only the street stalls made of small carts still shone with a little warm light.
The shopkeeper was a taciturn man. Apart from whispering a welcome when Li Mo came in, his voice was never heard again.
When the shopkeeper silently refilled Li Mo's empty cup with strawberry-flavored hot milk, the blond man spoke again:
"why……"
The eyes remain the same.
It was a look that seemed to be wandering between heaven and hell, with nowhere to rest.
"Why... I'm so handsome!"
Angry posture.
"So elegant!"
Angry posture.
"So sparkly!"
Angry posture.
"But what if I just can't find a girlfriend?"
Pointing at Li Mo like Sailor Moon, and finally winked at him.
Boom——
Veins popped up on Li Mo's forehead, and the cup he just picked up turned into crumbs in his hands that were so tight that they turned white.
"Call me out in the middle of the night... If that's all you want to say, then I'll go back."
He turned around and lifted the curtain, and before waiting for the other party to answer, he chose to leave without hesitation.
"Wait... wait, I was joking, don't be so heartless!"
He held Li Mo's waist tightly from behind, raised his head and gave Li Mo an acknowledgment smile, and the ears on his head twitched slightly.
This man is a werewolf.
"So, what's wrong with you!"
Li Mo turned around and sat down again, handing the cup of compensation to the boss's hand in front of him.
"etc!"
The werewolf hugged his head and shouted, interrupting Li Mo's words.
"Isn't my introduction a bit too simple and crude? It's not like this. I can't just scribble it out just because I'm a male character!"
"Don't worry, no one will remember you after one or two episodes."
Li Mo took a sip of the hot milk that the boss handed over again, and spit the hot air into his slightly cold hands.
Looking at the side dishes cooked in small grids on the stall in front of me, I thought about whether I should order something.
"That's why I can't feel at ease! I have to establish some unique personality, otherwise I won't have a chance to appear in the future."
"Aren't you individual enough now?"
Slightly curly blond hair and a pair of pointed wolf ears. This is a treatment that only women in other places have.
The more I thought about wasting such a valuable thing on this stupid dog, the more angry I became.
After eating a small plate of soybeans presented by the boss, he patted the table:
"Hurry up and finish it for me. I will record your heroic sacrifice."
"Why? I just appeared. You can't be so heartless. After all, we are also former colleagues."
Li Mo stared at the rising enthusiasm and let out a sad sigh. He couldn't bear the feeling of friendship when someone brought out the previous demon king.
There is absolutely no way to refuse.
"It depends on what you want to say."
The words are full of exhaustion, both from staying up late and from life.
"Order something, it's my treat."
The werewolf lifted up the bench and sat next to Li Mo.
When he saw Li Mo staring at the grid pot, he remembered that he had planned to invite him to have something to eat.
"Then I won't be polite."
What I ordered at the end was a very simple shrimp dumpling. It was a small portion and didn’t cost much.
"You have become more polite. You were not like this before."
"boy."
The two of them laughed in unison.
This is a rare tacit understanding between old friends and the best proof that the two have known each other for many years.
"..."
"..."
It seemed that they hadn't seen each other for a long time. The werewolf originally wanted to find Li Mo to catch up with him, but he didn't know where to start.
I can only remain silent like this.
"I said puppy, aren't you planning to come back?"
The first person to break the silence was Li Mo.
The silence did not bring embarrassment to Li Mo and Werewolf. Neither of them wanted to find a topic to talk about, nor did they mind if the other person was next to them.
However, Li Mo thought, if I don't ask now, the next time we meet will be who knows how many years later.
"Li Mo, you also know that I only swear allegiance to my ancestors, and..."
"Stop talking, I understand. This can't be undone."
The sound of the boss stirring the colander and boiling soup reached their ears.
After a brief conversation, there was another brief silence.
"Li Mo, you are the one who used to be the pillar of the Demon King's army, but now you are the nanny. Is this really good?"
It was the werewolf who broke the silence again.
"You understand me, but you don't understand her."
Li Mo put the cool shrimp dumplings into his mouth and never gave the werewolf any more answers.
"Can I order another?"
Shrimp dumplings are cooked in a very common way, but the meat filling is prepared by the boss himself, which is very delicious.
It’s also a very nostalgic taste.
Neither Li Mo nor Werewolf could remember how long it had been since the last time they sat here.
"Of course, compared to your Demon King's City, I'm still considered rich."
"Do you...?"
Li Mo stuffed the last bite into his mouth, but only tasted a bitter taste.
"So, it's impossible for you to come out to me just to reminisce about old times. I think if possible, you wouldn't want to see me again."
After hearing Li Mo's words, the werewolf was stunned for a moment, and finally showed a sincere smile:
"I'm quite happy to see you understand me so well."
After saying that, he took out a parchment roll from the old tattered bag and handed it to Li Mo.
After Li Mo took it, he immediately spread it out and only spent tens of seconds skimming it.
Then he used magic to light a fire, lit a corner of the parchment, and threw it out of the store.
"It seems that he wants to create a big scene for you to see."
The werewolf raised his stool with his hands folded, saying something funny.
"It's really a big scene. I never thought that such a day would come."
"Didn't you expect it even if you were the most intelligent general? Or was it just because you were the wisest general that you didn't expect it?"
The dim golden eyes stared at Li Mo again.
But this time, he was acting with a different seriousness than when he was playing a prank. Before Li Mo could refute anything, he spoke again:
"After all, the Demon King who succeeded to the throne in that way will face rebellion sooner or later."
Rebellion.
The werewolf spoke very softly, but it made Li Mo's heart ache.
"Didn't you expect it? It's wrong to say this. Rather, I am looking forward to this day coming."
The next second.
The corners of Li Mo's mouth raised slightly.
"Thank you for coming all the way to tell me."
"You're welcome, old friend."
What needs to be passed on has been passed on, and there is nothing worth remembering.
He picked up the bag at his feet, put the meal money on the table, turned around and was about to leave, but stopped when he just lifted the curtain, turned his head and smiled at Li Mo:
"Speaking of which, a few days ago, I met another old friend. She said she would look for you in the near future."
Boom——
The cup in Li Mo's hand broke into pieces again.
"Hello!"
When she turned around and wanted to complain to the werewolf why he didn't stop her, she realized that the werewolf had already left.
"This damn stupid dog is always like this, always like this."
After stuffing the compensation into the boss's extended hand again, Li Mo also stood up and prepared to leave.
But as soon as he walked out of the store with the boss's faint "Thank you for your patronage", Li Mo noticed something was wrong.
He touched his pocket with his hand.
There was an extra small cloth bag inside that didn't belong to him.
After opening it, I found a few silver coins lying quietly inside, and a piece of paper with a Q version of a werewolf making a V gesture.
"Is it a little richer than our Demon King's City?"
Li Mo closed his eyes and smiled lightly.
"This damn stupid dog is always like this, always... like this."
With a gentle toss, he threw the note into the somewhat lonely evening breeze.
