When I was a Taoist

Chapter 571

The more than a week spent with the little boy was the happiest period of my time in country B.I used to face nothing more than ghosts and darkness every day, but now the little boy descends like an angel, illuminating my life with childlike innocence every day, sweeping away the haze in my heart and making me feel much more comfortable.I even thought that after the supernatural contest is over, I will go through the adoption procedures and bring him back to China.

That evening, after I sent the little boy home, he looked at me with wide eyes and said, "Brother, I'm a little scared today, can you stay and tell me a story?"

I touched his head and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, I will guard your home on the roof. Even if a monster comes, I can catch him immediately. You have to remember, you are just like me You are a man, you must not be timid."

The little boy nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry big brother, I will never let you down!"

I smiled and was about to leave the little boy's house, but when I walked to the door, I suddenly heard a soft sound, and the source of the sound seemed to be under my feet.Frowning, I scanned the room, but found nothing unusual, and the sound disappeared completely.

Because the wasteland not far away is being developed during this time, there will be slight vibrations coming from the ground.In addition, I was really nervous these days, so I smiled a little self-deprecatingly, and felt that I was making a fuss, so I closed the door and walked out of the house.

Back on the roof and sat down, I looked straight at the direction of the little boy's house, where the lights were bright, as if to tell me his safety.After a while, the lights suddenly dimmed, leaving only one lamp in the bedroom.This is also the agreement I made with him. If he can muster up the courage to sleep with only the light in the bedroom on, it will prove that he is a real man.

I smiled and leaned aside overlooking the night view of the slums.Fenghuang sat beside me and said with a sad face: "If this monster hasn't appeared yet, what should you do?"

After a moment of silence, I gave a wry smile and shook my head and said, "I don't know, maybe it's because of the supernatural competition. But no matter what, I plan to take him back to China. Such a good little guy, I really can't bear to see him here suffer."

I have also experienced hardships and criticism since I was a child, and I understand the pain of loneliness.Thanks to Gao Liang when I was most helpless and desperate, it can be said that he gave me a second life and taught me to walk on the right path.So I also hope to be someone like Gao Liang, leading the little boy out of despair.

When I was chatting with Fenghuang, a light in the bedroom of the little boy’s house suddenly went out, and the whole house had no light source and fell into darkness.Seeing this, I stood up immediately, because I had never made such a decision with him. After all, sleeping with light is still a deterrent to monsters.Just when I was about to run over to check immediately, I hesitated.Because if there is a problem with the power supply at home, or if he has the courage to prove himself, if I rush in in such a hurry, it will give him a blow, and even make him believe that the monster really exists, thus Become timid.

During the few seconds I was hesitating, the panicked scream of the little boy came from inside the house again.At this time, I didn't even think about it, I rushed to the front of the house as fast as I could, smashed the door with a punch and broke in, and then turned on the lights of the whole house.

The living room was empty, and there was nothing unusual about it.But I heard rustling sounds from the direction of the bedroom, and a bloody smell permeated at the same time.

Holding Qingfeng in my hand, I rushed into the bedroom in a hurry, and a small figure was lying on the bed, motionless.I turned on the light switch with trembling palms, and found the little boy lying quietly on the bed. If the sheets under him were not soaked in blood, I would have thought he was having a sweet dream.A hideous wound appeared on his abdomen, and he died in the same way as the previous three dead.It's just that because of my sudden appearance, the monster didn't have time to take away the flesh and blood, and then ran away in a hurry.

"Clap."

Qingfeng slipped from my hand, and I staggered to the bed, my legs softened and I knelt down in front of the little boy.Although there was a hint of fear on his face, he looked serene and calm, as if he didn't want to make me feel so painful and guilty.I opened my mouth, and the words I called him choked in my throat. I couldn’t spit it out no matter what, I couldn’t even shed tears. I could only hold on to the blood-stained bed sheet like a dumb man, screaming like a beast. roars and gasps.

If I promised to be with him tonight, if I could stay and check when I found something unusual, if I rushed here without hesitation the moment I turned off the lights, if I could do anything.The little boy might not have died tragically.It's all my fault, I killed him!
At this time, Phoenix came to my side, saw my twisted and ferocious face, and gently placed a book in front of me.I opened it in a daze, and found that it was a notebook, and the crooked handwriting inside was clearly written by the little boy himself.

"I found a big brother sitting on the roof outside all the time. I don't know what he is doing. But he can be so brave outside, he is completely different from those guys!"

"It turned out that he was protecting our safety. I always thought that only my father was the bravest. I didn't expect that my elder brother is also a man!"

"Big brother told me a lot of stories and promised me that he would take me out of here. But I don't care, because I will become a man like him, and one day I will be as brave as him and protect others."

"I wanted my elder brother to stay and tell me stories, but he told me to be brave. I turned off the lights in the living room today, and I lived up to my elder brother's expectations. I'm a man now!"

After reading the crooked handwriting on the last page, the pain and guilt washed away all my defenses like a flood.Clutching the little boy's notebook tightly in my hand, I finally burst into tears.

Half an hour later, the police arrived at the scene and carefully took away the little boy's body.I knew the one who was on duty this time, and it was the police officer who was going to take me to see the file that day.He saw the despondency on my face and found that the little boy's body was almost complete, so he understood a lot in an instant. He patted my shoulder and sighed silently.

Before they left, I suddenly asked, "Can you keep his ashes? I want to take them away."

The police officer nodded, and several police cars roared away.The onlookers returned home one after another, and the slums returned to dead silence.I carefully put the notebook in my pocket and took a deep breath.

Don't worry, little guy, big brother won't let you lose your life in vain.Anyone who hurts you, whether human or ghost, must die!

(End of this chapter)