Chapter 447: Memories of the Frog God. Continued

"You go back first, I'll come find you later."

Xiao Xiao's lips moved slightly, making a faint mosquito-like sound.

He never doubted the monster's hearing.

Besides, the people around him were chatting happily and didn't notice him.

……

"Baa baa~"

The monkey nodded obediently.

"Qua~"

The Frog God also nodded slightly to show that he understood.

Compared to the ignorant monkey, which has lived with humans for many years, it naturally understands Xiao Xiao's concerns.

……

In fact, it is not accurate to say that Xiao Xiao is the first human who can see it after it turns into a monster.

The first human to see it... must be that child.

It's just that the child finally denied its existence.

……

He was a little boy about seven or eight years old.

Perhaps it was a child with a naughty temper. One day, he rushed into the temple and shouted loudly from far away outside the temple.

The sound of footsteps came one after another.

……

The Frog God was somewhat startled.

After all, it has been a long time since I heard such noisy sounds in its temple.

……

It jumped onto the altar and looked down at the panicked and cunning child with a somewhat condescending look.

The little boy was agile and hopped forward a few steps. Then, perhaps infected by the atmosphere of the temple, he slowly slowed down his pace. The expression on his face gradually changed from panic to curiosity and surprise, and his black eyes moved around.

The frog god watched the little boy's every move with interest.

……

The little boy cast an inquiring gaze towards the high altar, and met the frog god's gaze looking down at him.

little boy:……

Frog God: ...

Then, the Frog God couldn't help but feel a little amused at the subconscious shrinkage in his heart.

Since no human could see it, the child was naturally not surprised.

What is it nervous about?
……

But, "What a big-" frog.

The child's childish voice, which was filled with joy and happiness, was suppressed by the sudden shouting and scolding.

"You little bastard, I told you to run!"

A deep, deep voice rolled in, and a burly figure strode towards the child.

Then, a large hand holding a palm-leaf fan reached out. The child was distracted by the big frog in front of him and was not paying attention. He was grabbed by the collar and lifted up.

"let me go!"

The child struggled subconsciously, but when he turned around by chance and saw the big man's dark face, his body suddenly froze and he immediately stopped all his movements.

A flattering smile filled the little face, "Dad."

……

"You stinky boy, you still dare to run?"

"Run for me again!"

The big man had a loud voice, which sounded even more awe-inspiring especially when he was angry.

The child shuddered, but muttered in his heart: If I don't run, I will be beaten? If you hadn't caught me, he would have wanted to run.

……

The child knew that he was going to be severely criticized, but he was a veteran of such scenes and had seen them many times, so he was not overly scared. Even so, he still couldn't help feeling sad.

"The child's father."

A gentle female voice interrupted the big man's reprimand, "This is the temple of the Lord Rain God."

The child, who had been patiently trying to endure the situation, smiled at his mother with gratitude.

The middle-aged woman in coarse linen clothes glared at the child fiercely. She was not trying to excuse the child.

This child is becoming more and more naughty. It's time for his father to educate him properly.

But it can't be here.

This is the temple of the Rain God that has been worshipped by the villagers for generations.

It is better to educate your children at home.

……

"...That's right, you little brat, you actually dared to disturb the Lord of Rain!" "Go, I'll teach you a lesson outside."

As he spoke, the big man held the child's head and bowed respectfully to the statue of the frog god. Then he grabbed the child's collar again and was about to carry the child out.

"Ah, wait."

The child shouted, and his eyes moved around until he caught a glimpse of the frog squatting on the altar.

A face full of fun?

The child couldn't help but blink. Was it an illusion? How could a frog have such a human expression?
But, that's it!
The child's eyes lit up and he thought of a good way to avoid this lesson.

"dad!"

the child yelled.

"What are you yelling about, little brat? This is the temple of the Lord of Rain!"

The big man roared.

Child:……

But the sound of your voice now is even louder than the one he just shouted.

The middle-aged woman also looked helpless.

……

"Dad, there's a frog on the altar!"

"What a big frog."

"Maybe it's the incarnation of the Rain God."

"Then I am not lucky to have seen it?"

He is a man blessed by the Rain God.

……

The child is very good at abacus calculation, because the Rain God is respected by everyone in the village.

As long as his father believed that he was so lucky to see the incarnation of the Rain God, he would turn a blind eye to the troubles he had caused before and just give him a few words of scolding, and the trouble would be over.

So, for such a bright prospect, the child mustered up all his energy. Even though the back of his neck was a little strangled, he talked with his hands and feet gesticulating, spitting everywhere, and he didn't notice the increasingly ugly expressions on the faces of the adults around him.

"enough!"

The big man suddenly shouted, interrupting the child's words.

This time, the middle-aged woman did not say anything to stop him, but looked at the child with a mixture of disappointment and worry.

The child was a little confused because he was speaking excitedly but was suddenly stopped.

He looked up at the big man blankly.

The big man twitched his forehead as if he was suppressing his temper.

"You little bastard, if you get into trouble, you should humbly admit your mistakes."

"If you do something wrong, you should apologize."

"But never lie."

"Understand?"

The big man looked solemn and said in a deep voice.

"lie?"

The child looked confused and said, "I didn't lie."

"What did I lie about?"

The child felt very aggrieved.

……

The more innocent the child's expression, the uglier the expressions of the big man and the middle-aged woman.

"Shitou, there is no frog on the altar."

Or maybe the mother couldn't bear to see her child suffer so much, so she spoke up and exposed the child's lie.

She was a little confused. This child was usually very shrewd, so why would he tell such an obvious lie this time?

……

"No?"

The child turned his head to look at the altar. The frog was still squatting on the altar, looking at him with its head tilted.

"Isn't it right there?"

The child stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the Frog God. "There's a frog that's bigger than the lazy toad."

……

Seeing the anxious and puzzled expression on the child's face, the big man and the middle-aged woman looked carefully in the direction the child pointed.

But, let alone frogs, they didn't even see anything that looked like a frog that a child would mistake for a frog.

They could not find a reasonable excuse for the child's nonsense.

……

"See? It's right here."

(End of this chapter)