Chapter 1782 Fire

"Maybe I was a bit of a runaway, wasn't I?"

The boy smiled bitterly, "After that, for a long time, I deliberately avoided the vicinity of that dance studio."

“I’m afraid of being embarrassed if I run into people in the dance studio.”

"Little Fire didn't go again?"

Xiao Xiao was a little curious. According to the boys, Xiao Huo was very interested in ballroom dancing.

"Ah, it can't find the way?"

Xiao Xiao suddenly remembered Xiaohuo's poor sense of direction.

The boy pushed his glasses frame again, "Not being able to find the way may be a reason."

“But it’s not a big deal.”

"I can take it."

The boy paused, his tone somewhat helpless, "It's easy for a small fire to fade away in three minutes."

“It’s easy for it to be interested in one thing.”

“It’s also easy to be attracted by new things.”

“And forget what I was interested in before.”

"What a unique monster."

The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth curled up slightly.

He even wanted to meet this monster called Xiaohuo.

Hearing this, the boy seemed to want to smile, but his brows furrowed, "I wonder when I can find Xiaohuo."

"How long did it take you to find the little fire before?"

Xiao Xiao asked.

"uncertain."

The boy shook his head.

"If you're lucky, you can find it in a few days."

"If you're unlucky."

The boy thought for a while and said, "I remember the longest time I looked for Xiaohuo was three months."

"Three months?"

Xiao Xiao thought that this was much shorter than the time the Frog God took to search.

It seems that Xiaohuo is not as good at running as Xiaohuo.

Also.

Xiaohuo likes to run outside.

The monkey was so frightened that it ran around in panic.

Thinking back to the first time I saw the 缼缼, the other party was so scared that he ran around and rushed around.
Xiao Xiao lowered his eyes to hide the smile in his eyes.

Now is not the time to laugh.

"Ah."

The boy nodded, "Three months."

That time he was really anxious.

He was going crazy looking for Xiaohuo.

During that time, everyone around him knew that he was looking for a bird.

They didn't know that Xiaohuo was a monster.

But they all told him that it would be difficult to find the bird once it flew away.

He couldn't explain to them what was so special about the little fire.

Just searching by myself.

They all shook their heads at him.

Just a bird.

Why are you so persistent?
No one understood him.

He understands.

I also know that my behavior may seem unreasonable to others.

No one tried to persuade him anymore.

Because he simply wouldn't listen.

That period of time was for him
“It’s a nightmare.”

The boy exhaled slowly.

"You found it."

Xiao Xiao's tone of stating facts calmed the boy's fluctuating emotions caused by recalling that memory.

"Yes."

The boy laughed, "I found it."

"When Xiao Huo saw me, it was as if I hadn't been gone for three months at all."

"Fly to my side happily."

"For a moment I was a little angry."

"Xiao Huo has no idea how worried I am about it, and how scared I am that I will never find it again."

“It knows nothing.”

"But when I heard the familiar cry next to my ear, I found that my anger just disappeared."

"After all, it's a small fire."

The boy looked up at the crisscrossing branches above, and a few rays of sunlight fell into his eyes.

"I hope it's okay."

“It’s good that it’s back again.

"You like little fires very much."

Xiao Xiao smiled.

"Ah."

The boy admitted straightforwardly, "It's my friend."

“It’s also my lifesaver.”

"A savior?"

Xiao Xiao murmured softly.

There was a questioning look in his eyes.

"Ah."

The boy turned his head and looked at Xiao Xiao, "That happened when I was very young."

“I was nine years old at the time.”

“It’s a weekend.”

"My father is away on a business trip, and my mother is out buying groceries. I am alone at home."

"I fell asleep while playing." "I felt very hot while half asleep."

"There's a strange smell in the air."

"I woke up because of my own coughing."

"Wait till I open my eyes"

The boy paused and said, "I saw fire."

The child's eyes were red.

The flames were licking the curtains, cabinets, sofas, everything.

The child was stunned.

He didn't react until he felt the burning sensation on his skin.

on fire!

He was in a panic.

The next second, he hurried to the door.

"Pap~"

The fallen cabinet blocked his way.

He was so frightened that he took several steps back.

The child looked around in confusion.

Everywhere you look, there are raging flames.

The thick smoke made his throat itchy.

My eyes hurt.

Tears flowed down.

".Mom and Dad"

"Dad, Mom!"

The child cried out, "Dad, Mom-"

"Cough cough~"

The child started coughing violently.

A heart-wrenching cough.

It almost felt like I couldn't breathe.

But in the child’s heart, he is always calling mom and dad.

“I really thought I was dead.”

The boy smiled.

It was not a pleasant memory.

But because of what happened next, that memory was more than just painful to him.

The child fell to the ground.

The flames distorted his vision.

".Dad, Mom."

".Help"

Dimly, he seemed to hear his mother's voice.

His mother was calling him.

The indistinct sound made him unable to tell whether it was real or an illusion.

Even if it was an illusion, he still wanted to respond to his mother.

Mom, he's here.

Mom, save him.
But he couldn't make any sound.

He couldn't even move.

"Zhizhi~zhizhi~"

what sound?
The child thought slowly, with a look of confusion on his face.

Rat?
The sound is somewhat similar.

But it seems different.

This sound is crisper.

Like the sound of a bird.

Little bird?

The child wanted to laugh.

Why are there birds here?

Is that the sound coming from outside?
but
"Squeak~"

This sound was like ringing in his ears?!

The child suddenly opened his eyes.

My vision was blurry.

He blinked.

A figure gradually became clear.

Is it really a bird?!
The child opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

A bird with a body like fire
how come? !

Why are there birds here?!
"Squeak~"

Seeing the child open his eyes, the bird flapped its wings happily.

It pecked the child.

The child felt pain, and his confused brain suddenly became a little clearer.

He glared at the bird angrily, "What are you doing?"

The child was stunned.

It’s not because of my hoarse and ugly voice.

But
Not hot anymore?
The child looked up and down strangely.

My body is no longer hot.

He touched his neck.

My throat doesn't hurt as much anymore.

Breathing also became smoother.

what happened?

The child looked confused.

"Squeak~"

The bird pecked the child's face again.

The child touched his face subconsciously.

But I found that this time the peck didn’t seem to be as painful as the previous one?
(End of this chapter)