Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Chapter 114 You're looking for a substitute?

There was a crowd of people on the banks of the Qingcao River. A man was sitting on a rock on the river bank, talking to a child in front of him.

"...I told you, this isn't a demon spider, it's a demon scorpion." The man had a leopard head and round eyes, a burly figure, and a fierce aura. In such a weather, he was wearing loose short-sleeved shirts and shorts, and his full muscles were faintly visible. Just by looking at him, one could feel his abundant energy.

"It's a kind of scorpion. The tip of its tail can secrete a highly toxic substance. Once the venom enters the blood, the person will die instantly." The man's voice was deep, like the sound of a drum, and it reached the boy's ears clearly.

"Huh?" The boy blinked and scratched his head.

"This is not for children." The man shook his head. "You should go to the stall over there. The tiger owl over there is very popular with children."

"...I want to give this to someone." The boy's eyes were bright and watery, like black pearls. "He will like it."

"...your friend?" The man paused and asked, "Are you trying to scare him with this?"

The boy shook his head. "He'll like it."

As he spoke, his eyes curved up as if he was thinking of something happy.

"..." The man stared at him for a while, then patted his outstretched paw again, "I told you, don't touch them."

Although these scorpions are small, a sting is no joke.

The boy retracted his hand and lowered his head slightly, seeming a little aggrieved.

"...Where are your parents?" the man asked when he saw that the boy had been squatting there for a long time and no one came to look for him.

The boy looked at him in confusion and tilted his head, as if he couldn't understand what he was asking: "I'm with them?"

The man looked around - there were only a few people in front of other stalls, and he didn't see any adults.

The man looked at the boy hesitantly. The boy lowered his head and stretched out his finger to touch the scorpion's pincers.

The man slapped his hand away again: "I told you, kid, don't move."

The child looked at him aggrievedly and was about to cry.

man:……

The man twitched his eyes. He couldn't easily pick out a big one, so he held the stinger and let the boy touch it. He deliberately did not restrict the pincers, hoping that he would learn a lesson by pinching him. However, he found that the scorpion was unexpectedly docile and let the boy touch it.

"Tian Miao?"

The boy heard a voice behind him and turned to see several people of his age stopping behind him.

Tian Miao was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Xiao——"

The man looked at the child who suddenly appeared and narrowed his eyes. Then, he saw a girl crawling up from the ground in a panic and looking at one of the boys tremblingly.

man:……

However, looking at the situation, the culprit who caused the girl to be like this not only did not feel any guilt, but looked at her in confusion and asked with confidence "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Qiu Puryue twitched her eyes, straightened her collar with trembling hands, took a deep breath, and suppressed the urge to curse.

"Why are you here?" Qin Xiao asked Tian Miao.

Tian Miao looked at Qiu Puryue, then at Yin Xihui, and scratched his head: "Huh? Why?"

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao: "I'm asking you, why are you here alone?"

"Isn't your home in Xingchen?" Yin Xihui added with a smile.

Tian Miao was stunned for a moment, as if the questions they asked were beyond his comprehension. He frowned and thought for a long time before slowly saying, "I came here with my parents."

Qin Xiao was stunned: "What about your parents?"

Tian Miao looked around and blinked in confusion: "Just now... it was right here."

"How could you be here?" The man finally couldn't help but said, "You have been alone since you came here."

"...Ah?" Tian Miao looked at him in confusion.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao glanced at the things on the man's stall and asked Tian Miao: "Are you interested in these?"

"I...I want to give it to a friend." When Tian Miao said this, his face turned slightly red and he seemed a little embarrassed.

Qin Xiao: "Friend?"

Qiu Puryue: "Friend?"

Yin Xihui didn't say anything, but raised his eyebrows.

"Well... although he is cold, I like him very much." Tian Miao smiled happily when he mentioned this.

Qin Xiao's expression was complicated.

"And your friend—?"

"It's right here." Tian Miao stretched out his hand and pointed towards the river.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qiu Puryue seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

Qin Xiao looked at the river not far away and indeed saw a few children chasing and playing.

"Which one is it?" Qiu Puryue asked.

Tian Miao looked at the group of children, scratched his head, hesitated for a while, and smiled: "It seems... not here."

Qiu Puryue: ...

The man felt a little emotional, these kids have quite good tempers.

"Yes, why are you here?" Tian Miao finally thought of something, looked at them happily and asked.

Qin Xiao: "I'm here to watch the game."

Yin Xihui: "I'm just watching the fun."

Qiu Puryue lowered her head and said, "I will participate in the competition."

"Participate in the competition?" Tian Miao tilted his head, expressing confusion.

"It's just a competition." Qin Xiao asked, "Don't you know?"

Tian Miao blinked and shook his head: "My parents said they would take me to see the fun."

Then he asked again.

"What is excitement?"

Yin Xihui smiled and turned his shoulder to let him look at the bustling crowd in the distance, pointing and saying: "Look, that's the excitement."

man:……

Tian Miao tilted his head: "Hmm?"

Qiu Purue sighed helplessly: "Forget it, where are your parents? We will take you to find them."

"Ah? Oh oh..." Tian Miao tapped his lips, thought for a moment, and smiled brightly, "I don't know."

Qiu Puryue: ...

"I want to buy this again." Tian Miao persevered and turned to look at the scorpions on the stall.

"This scorpion is very dangerous..." The man explained to them, "Children should not raise this kind."

Qin Xiao nodded to show that he understood and looked at Tian Miao.

"But..." Tian Miao was still unwilling.

"How old is your friend? If you really want to give it to me, I'll give you a manual that explains how to raise these scorpions and what to pay attention to." Seeing this, the man sighed helplessly and took out a small ball. "Take a look and see which one you want to buy?"

When Tian Miao heard this, he was overjoyed. He quickly squatted down and looked again and again, and finally locked onto a scorpion the size of a palm.

That scorpion was different from the others. Its body was covered with purple lines, its stinger was red, and there was a white mark on its carapace.

The man took a look and pressed the button on the ball, collecting the scorpion and handed it to Tian Miao: "Look, the red one is for collecting, and the blue one is for releasing. Don't press them casually, put them away carefully. This is the manual, remember to give it to your friend."

Tian Miao took it happily, smiled foolishly and nodded: "I remember it."

"Remember what?"

A strange voice was heard, and everyone looked over and saw a young man in a green robe standing not far away, looking at Tian Miao with indifferent eyes.

"No, no." Tian Miao was even more excited when he saw him. He smiled brightly and showed him the ball like a treasure. "I bought you a scorpion, thinking you would like it--"

"Then you're thinking too much." The boy's cold tone suppressed the corners of Tian Miao's mouth.

Tian Miao was a little at a loss: "I..."

The boy looked to be no more than ten years old, but he had a strong aura and gave people an inexplicable sense of oppression.

The boy had his long hair on his forehead rolled into a ball, and let his long hair at the back hang down to his shoulders. He had his eyes half-closed, and when he looked at people, he glanced past them, giving people a distant feeling.

The young man glanced at Qin Xiao and the others calmly, and then looked at Tian Miao: "It's time to go."

"Oh...oh oh." Although Tian Miao was a little disappointed, he nodded honestly, looked at Qin Xiao, and waved goodbye to them, "Bye..."

"Are you living in Luoyun now?" Qiu Puryue waved her hand and asked casually, "If it's convenient, we can contact each other again."

"Okay." Tian Miao laughed again, "We are in..."

"In——" Tian Miao paused and looked at the boy blankly.

The young man met his gaze, seemed a little annoyed, frowned, and said nothing.

Seeing this, Tian Miao could only hold the ball in confusion, trying hard to recall.

The young man took the ball from Tian Miao's hand, and said with a little more impatience: "At Yunhai Xiaoqiao."

"A hotel in the southwest corner of the main city." Yin Xihui said in a low voice.

Qiu Puryue nodded to show that she understood, and couldn't help but look at the young man again.

I always feel that he and Qin Xiao have some similar auras...

Qiu Puyue thought, but Qin Xiao was much more easy-going than him.

Qin Xiao hadn't spoken or done anything since the young man appeared. He just stared at him with a frown on his face, as if he was thinking about something.

The young man felt something and looked at Qin Xiao uncomfortably, frowning, seeming very impatient. He looked at Tian Miao again, indicating that it was time for him to leave.

Tian Miao nodded obediently, followed him obediently, and prepared to leave.

"...Qing Yi?"

Qin Xiao finally spoke, his tone somewhat doubtful.

Qin Xiao's voice was very soft, like a gentle breeze blowing, lightly passing by the boy's ears, only for a moment, and the voice was as faint as a wisp of green smoke that dissipated away.

But the young man heard it, stopped, turned around suddenly and looked at Qin Xiao.

Tian Miao was still walking with his head down, and without paying attention, he bumped into the boy's chest.

"Eh?"

The young man ignored Tian Miao who was rubbing his forehead in confusion, and stared straight at Qin Xiao, his eyes flickering and narrowed.

"... Owl?"

"Eh? Do you know his name?" Tian Miao was surprised and introduced him, "He is my——"

The boy gave him a cold look, and Tian Miao immediately shut up.

Qin Xiao glanced at the obedient Tian Miao, then looked at the boy, and pulled the corner of his mouth: "It's really you..."

"He's still alive..." Qin Xiao couldn't believe it.

The young man sneered: "Isn't this normal? I'm still alive even if you die."

When Qin Xiao heard him say this, he pursed his lips and his eyes dimmed.

"Do you know each other?" Qiu Puryue looked at Qin Xiao doubtfully, then at the young man.

Qin Xiao paused: "I know him."

Boy: “I don’t know him.”

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao looked at him quietly.

The young man sneered: "Don't give me that."

Qin Xiao said innocently: "I haven't said anything yet."

"Of course." The boy sneered twice, "A mute."

Qin Xiao: ...

It was the first time that Yin Xihui and Chou Puyue saw Qin Xiao being humiliated. They were surprised but also a little excited. They took a step back at the same time and watched the fun.

"You seem to be mentally ill." Qin Xiao said with a gloomy face.

"Even if I'm sick, I'm better than you." The boy sneered and pointed a finger, "Don't look for me next time you have trouble."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao looked at him, as if he had finally thought of something. He was startled, and then his eyes changed. He pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes: "If you put it that way..."

When the boy saw his expression, he laughed out of anger: "You are such a ..."

The young man opened his mouth, as if he wanted to curse, but he glanced at Tian Miao and still didn't curse at all. He just sneered.

"..." The young man turned his face, seemed to have calmed down a little, and looked at him, "What's the matter?"

Qin Xiao coughed twice: "There are two monsters..."

"You——" The young man grabbed his collar fiercely, smiling a little ferociously, and said word by word, "You want me to go to the animal doctor?"

"Doesn't this show that you are a skilled doctor?" Qin Xiao blinked innocently and looked away slightly, feeling a little guilty.

"——Xiao?" The young man called him sinisterly with a horrifying look in his eyes.

Qin Xiao coughed twice, thought for a moment, and seeing his appearance, he sighed: "What do you want?"

"No matter how much you give me, I won't go." The young man let go of him and said coldly.

Tian Miao poked his head out at this time: "What do you want to treat? Is anyone injured?"

Qin Xiao looked at him: "Ah, there are two monsters that have problems."

Tian Miao blinked: "Can I go and have a look?"

"...or let's forget it." Qiu Puryue pursed her lips when she heard them talking about this topic. Although she did think it would be better if Tian Miao was here before, she still felt embarrassed at this moment.

After hearing what they said, the young man probably knew what was going on. He looked at Qin Xiao in surprise and said, "You would actually do that for a child..."

Qin Xiao was a little tired when he talked about this: "You also know that he is a child..."

As he spoke, he briefly and softly told the story of Qiu Puyue and the others.

The boy frowned, looking suspicious.

"...Mo Ze is dead?"

Qin Xiao: "...I said so much, and I just mentioned this, and you caught it?"

The boy looked at him with disdain: "You are qualified to say that? Shut up."

Qin Xiao: ...

"...What's your name?" The young man finally remembered to ask Qin Xiao's name.

"...Qin Xiao."

"Hua Wujian." The young man replied.

Qin Xiao nodded, thinking of something, and was unwilling to give up: "Qing Yi..."

Hua Wujian looked at him with disdain, then looked at Tian Miao who was eager to try, and rubbed his eyebrows in annoyance.

"Wu Jian, I want to go and take a look..." At this time, Tian Miao pulled his sleeve.

Hua Wujian impatiently threw away his sleeves and glanced at Qiu Puyue with a gloomy look: "Tomorrow, I will come to find you."

Qiu Puryue was stunned, and felt a little at a loss when facing the extremely oppressive gaze.

Qin Xiao knew he was talking to him and nodded: "I'm here, I'm here..."

Qin Xiao was about to say the hotel he was staying in when he suddenly stopped, frowned and thought about the name and location. After thinking for a long time, he found that he didn't know any of them.

Qin Xiao: ...

Hua Wujian guessed most of what happened as soon as he saw his expression and smiled contemptuously.

"Ah."

Qin Xiao: ...

"I'm back!"

Following a cry of joy, Qin Xiao's shoulders sank, his nose felt cold, and a cool air filled the air around him.

Mo Hanyu suddenly pounced on Qin Xiao's back, said with a smile, and fell to the ground. He noticed Hua Wujian and Tian Miao opposite him and was stunned.

"Tian Miao? Why are you here?" Mo Hanyu greeted Tian Miao, looked at Hua Wujian, and asked, thinking of what he had just seen.

"You are--?"

Hua Wujian stared at him blankly, his pupils constantly shrinking. After a moment of silence, his eyes turned to Mo Hanyu's hand on Qin Xiao's shoulder. His eyes were complicated and he looked at Qin Xiao in disbelief.

"You actually found a substitute?!"