Chapter 1221 Bell
Seeing that the human in front of him had no reaction, Xiqu subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, because of his reaction, Xiqu's face turned blue and purple.

……

“Wow, wow, wow…”

Xiqu quickly put aside his concerns and continued his answer.

It's already in such a miserable state, so it might as well go any further.

If it can escape this disaster, it will definitely avoid humans with monsters next time it sees them!
“Wow~Wow wow wow…”

I found the river.

But there was no sign of a human cub.

I have some doubts.

The breath of the human cub disappeared here.

Although it is a little unbelievable, I wonder if the human baby fell into the river?
I was unwilling to give up, so I searched in the river for a while.

could not find it.

Maybe it has floated away down the river.

It's a pity, but I gave up.

I don't like dead people.

Too difficult -
cough~
Xiqu cleared his throat twice and swallowed the two words "ate" at the end.

Why does it always speak out what's on its mind?
It quickly changed the subject, "Wow~ wow wow wow..."

What a fool.

How did they fall into such an obvious river?

Since we are all going to die, I might as well-
Cough cough~cough cough~
Xiqu was actually choked by his own saliva and started coughing bitterly.

The violent movement caused pain in all the wounds on its body.

There was a hint of moisture in the only intact eye.

……

Xiao Xiao listened quietly to Xiqu's story.

There was a hint of thoughtfulness in his eyes.

When a certain monster stopped coughing, he slowly stood up and said, "Take me to the river."

Xiqu only felt the pressure on his body suddenly reduced.

It knew that the monster had let it go.

However, the fierce gaze still fell on it, making all the nerves in its body tense.

It slowly stood up.

It's not that it wants to delay time, but the pain all over its body restricts its movements.

Moreover, it was only when I walked that I realized how awkward it was to have only one eye.

……

Xiqu led the way in a winding way.

Xiao Xiao followed behind.

Seeing this, Su Xun, who was not far away, immediately followed.

Judging from what he heard from Master Xiao before, Master Xiao was going to the river.

He didn't understand why he went to the river?
Is it...

His eyes lit up slightly, was it because of Dangdang?
If this is true, then Dangdang... is it...

He didn't dare to draw any conclusion, for fear of being too disappointed.

There was just a glimmer of light in my dark heart.

I hope God bless that child.

……

Xiao Xiao heard the sound of flowing water.

He knew that the river was just ahead.

really.

Pushing aside the branches in front of me, a river shimmering in the moonlight appeared before my eyes.

The river is beautiful.

But it is a dangerous place that can swallow lives.

He stood by the river.

The river is quite turbulent.

The "splashing" sound of water is particularly clear and audible in the quiet late winter night, as if the volume is increased.

……

Xiao Xiao withdrew his gaze from the river and looked around.

Suddenly, he dropped his eyes to the ground to his left.

Something was glowing faintly.

That is……

He took a few steps closer, crouched down, and picked up the object that caught his attention.

It's a pair of silver bells.

It reflects a cool halo under the moonlight.

……

"what!"

Su Xun, who was initially puzzled by Master Xiao's actions, couldn't help but scream out after seeing what Master Xiao picked up.

That pair of bells… He walked quickly to Master Xiao’s side and said hurriedly, “Master Xiao, can you show me this pair of bells?”

Xiao Xiao handed the bell to Su Xun.

Su Xun's unusual behavior made him guess about the origin of the pair of bells.

……

Su Xun took the bell and looked at it carefully.

These are two separate bells, not connected by a string at the beginning.

When he saw the red ropes tied into bows on the two bells, he knew he was not wrong.

"Master Xiao."

He took a deep breath, his hands trembled slightly, and the bell made a small but crisp sound.

"Dingling bell~Dingling bell~"

“This is a clang-clang bell.”

Xiao Xiao was not very surprised.

Su Xun’s excited expression just now said it all.

"I didn't think much of it when I first heard the bells ringing on the kid's body."

Su Xun murmured, "I just thought it was a small item worn by a little girl."

"Later I found out that the child's name was Dangdang, so I teased her and said, no wonder there were bells on her body."

"I also guessed at the time that her twin sister should be named Lingling."

……

"I guessed right."

Su Xun smiled and said, "Her twin sister is indeed named Lingling."

"Their names together make the word bell."

“It’s a lovely name.”

……

"Dangdang told me that this pair of bells was given to them by their mother, one for each of them, and they wear them all the time."

"When playing hide-and-seek, the person hiding will give his bell to the person looking for him."

"Then when people change, the bell will also be transferred to another person."

……

"After the last game of hide-and-seek, the pair of bells remained on the child Dangdang."

"She treasures these bells very much and never lets them go away."

"And tied up the two bells."

"That way the two bells won't separate."

The little hope in his heart vanished, and Su Xun's expression became gloomy. "Now..."

"Lingdang is here, Dangdang that child..."

In all likelihood, it’s gone.

Otherwise, the child would never let the pair of bells leave his side.

That was an important thing to her and her sister.

It is also her sister's legacy.

The child regards the pair of bells as his life.

The child said, "I didn't protect my sister well, but I will definitely protect her bell."

He always remembered the serious and stubborn expression on the child's face when he said this.

It was like a vow made with all the strength in my body.

……

Xiao Xiao understood what Su Xun had not yet said.

This is consistent with what Xiqu said.

That means the child is gone.

But the reason why it disappeared...was it really because it fell into the river?

"Gu carving."

……

"Wow~"

Xiqu let out a miserable howl.

The huge and sharp claws dug into its back fiercely.

Severe pain instantly swept through every part of its body.

"Bang~"

It fell to the ground.

The sky is filled with smoke and dust.

The ground shook like a small earthquake.

There was a rustling sound in the trees not far away.

The quiet forest became noisy again.

“Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow…”

However, ignoring the severe pain on his back and the dark shadow above, Xiqu cast an angry gaze towards the human in front of him.

This fickle human being!
Didn't it answer all his questions, why kill it?!

　ps: Thank you Taowu and Lu Youyou for the rewards (*︶*)!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)