Chapter 1398 The Old Man’s Letter
Xiao Xiao found a seat behind a tree and sat down, then put the bag of books aside.

"Master Xiao Xiao, believe it!"

The worm stood up impatiently and looked curiously at the envelope in Xiao Xiao's hand.

"it is good."

Xiao Xiao understood Wu's feelings.

Without saying anything, he reached out, pulled out the letter and unfolded it.

"I want to see, I want to see!"

The termite kept twisting its body and was almost about to jump up.

Xiao Xiao placed the letter in front of Wu.

The woodworm stretched its head and said, "woodworm."

It recognized the first word.

……

"what happened?"

Noticing that the termite's breath seemed a little weak, Xiao Xiao asked in confusion.

Wu used his head to push the letter paper, lowered his head, and spoke in a low voice, revealing a bit of embarrassment and awkwardness, "Master Xiao Xiao, could you please read this letter to me?"

"I don't know many human words."

Those few words were taught to it by the old man over the years.

But when the old man taught it to recognize words, he used words directly from the newspaper.

Every horizontal and vertical line is clear.

But the handwriting of this letter is very sloppy.

It looked for a long time but couldn't recognize a few words.

……

"it is good."

Xiao Xiao's eyebrows curved slightly.

He picked up the letter.

The handwriting on it is very sloppy, and it looks a bit like scribbles.

However, considering that the old man wrote the letter in extremely poor health, such handwriting is not difficult to understand.

It was really not easy and amazing for the old man to finish writing this letter.

"Termite"

Xiao Xiao spoke softly.

"I'm sorry I missed your date."

"I clearly said we'd see each other tomorrow, but who would have thought that after just one night, I couldn't do it anymore."

"I'm sick, very sick."

"I know my time is up."

"I am also mentally prepared."

"It's just that I haven't said goodbye to you yet."

“I really regret this.”

"There are still a lot of old newspapers in the bookstore. You shouldn't go hungry while I'm away these days."

"Even if there are no newspapers, there are still many books."

"But if you can avoid eating books, try not to do so."

“Books are very important inheritance.”

"If you really want to eat the book, you can take a small corner."

“Don’t spoil the book.”

"The most important thing about a book is its content. As long as the content is intact, it doesn't matter if the pages are slightly damaged."

"It's just a little ugly."

“Will you stay in the bookstore?”

"I want you to stay."

"Even though I'm leaving, I still feel a little sad when I think you'll be leaving too."

"But if no one else sees you, and you finish the newspaper I prepared for you, what will you eat?"

"Books?"

"Thinking about it this way, it would be better for you to find someone who can see you."

"Besides, you'll be lonely, right?"

"Even if you're not lonely, it's good to find someone who can see you and let him make you honey water."

"You like honey water so much. If you stay in a bookstore where no one can see you, won't you never be able to drink it again?"

"What a pity."

"Thank you for your company over the years."

"Thank you for letting me see a different world."

"I'm really happy that I met you at the end of my life."

"It's just that I can't help but feel that time has passed so quickly. I thought I could stay with you longer."

“I have always been in good health.”

"who knows"

"I can only sigh that things are unpredictable."

"Sorry, this is a bit messy and long-winded."

"After all, I'm old."

"Please excuse me."

"Although I don't want to say goodbye, it's time to say goodbye."

"Goodbye, worm."

"I hope you are well and have nothing to worry about."

".My last words." Xiao Xiao put down the letter.

He looked at the termite, but just looked at it quietly.

He didn't speak.

He knew that it would take some time.

Give it some time to digest the letter.

The woodworm still kept looking up at Xiao Xiao.

There was no focus in his eyes.

It was so gray that even Xiao Xiao's appearance was not reflected.

It is in a trance.

Every word that Lord Xiao Xiao just read echoed in my mind.

……

After a while, the light gradually returned to the termite's eyes.

It looked at Xiao Xiao, "Thank you, Master Xiao Xiao."

It lowered its head. “If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have received this letter.”

Maybe it will leave the closing bookstore with complaints about the old man.

Fortunately, it met Lord Xiao Xiao.

The years it spent with the old man were times it wanted to remember.

Compared with the unchanging memories before it, those years were like the tipsy time in a midsummer afternoon, with a colorful halo.

Let it indulge, and let it linger.

It doesn't want that memory to be shrouded in any obscurity.

……

But, midsummer will eventually pass.

The old man is gone.

The bookstore is closing.

And it...also needs to find a new home.

……

"You're welcome."

Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "I'm glad I could help you."

The friendship between humans and monsters is so rare that it makes people want to protect it even more.

It was great for the borer to receive the old man's final goodbye.

……

"Click~"

The woodworm bit off a piece of the letter.

Xiao Xiao was stunned and was about to open his mouth but fell silent again.

fair enough.

This letter belongs to the termite.

The borer is free to do what it wants with nature.

……

The termite ate the letter cleanly in bite after bite.

This is the letter the old man gave it.

It was the first letter it received.

It wants to be preserved forever.

Then, once it is eaten, the letter will belong to it forever.

……

The termite moved its body a few times and was about to eat the envelope when it was stopped by Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao picked up the envelope and said, "Don't force it."

"You're already full, right?"

The bookworm that has been eating books non-stop for the past few days should no longer be able to eat anything and should stop eating without restraint.

But he knew that to Qu, the old man's letter was special.

So he did not stop the bookworm from eating the old man's letter.

But, “Forget the envelope.”

He didn't know much about the digestive system of monsters.

It was also the first time he encountered a monster that was overfed.

However, compared with humans, monsters would also feel very uncomfortable if they overeat.

The borer was so small that he was worried that it might burst its stomach.

……

Wu glanced at the envelope with some reluctance.

The envelope also has the scent of an old man.

But what Lord Xiao Xiao said was right. After eating the letter paper, it felt like vomiting.

It really can't eat any more.

……

Xiao Xiao folded the envelope several times and put it in his pocket to prevent the little monster from worrying about it.

"What are your plans next?"

"That bookstore is closing, and you should probably move to another place too."

"Is there anywhere you want to go?"

(End of this chapter)