Only I Shall Be Immortal

Chapter 35



"Sister, we have almost enough firewood. It\'s getting late. Go back. Dad said to cook rice for us at noon. I haven\'t eaten white and fragrant rice for a long time. I\'m so hungry!" the childish voice sounded, and the sea dragon couldn\'t help but be a little stunned. Of course he didn\'t know who came, but it was certain from the voice, Not the one who came to catch him.

Another voice that sounded more mature said, "little sister, you ate three big sweet potatoes in the morning. Now where are you hungry? It\'s obviously greedy."

"Hee hee, my sister knows me best. Let\'s go back, OK? I really want to eat rice! If Uncle Li hadn\'t sent rice yesterday, I don\'t know how many days it would take to eat it." "OK, OK. Firewood and are almost enough. Let\'s go back now. Since you like it so much, my sister will give you her share at noon. I\'ll just have sweet potatoes."

"No, where do I eat so much? My father always said that my sister should eat more now when she is growing up. Our village is so poor. Look at Li village, most people can eat rice and steamed bread every day. It is much better than us." as the sound approached, two slender figures, one tall and one short, appeared in the sight of Hai long.

Listening to the conversation between the two sisters, Hailong couldn\'t help thinking of his time with Zhang Hao. His village was also very poor. The same situation had happened. Isn\'t the relationship between himself and Zhang Hao like this pair of sisters? Bean sprout! How are you now? This time I will go back to lianyunzong and see you. At this time, the two little sisters have arrived Under the tree where the sea dragon is located. Their faces are not very good, slightly yellow, obviously because of long-term malnutrition. But their faces do not affect their beautiful appearance. Their sister is about 13 or 4 years old, and their sister is about 10 years old. Both of them carry firewood bundles that are out of proportion to their body shape. Looking at their appearance, the sea dragon\'s heart is sour for no reason.

Floating down, the sea dragon stood in front of the little sisters the next moment. His appearance immediately startled the two sisters. With a cry of surprise, they retreated again and again. Because there was heavy firewood and on their backs, they immediately fell together. The sister protected her sister in her arms and looked at the sea dragon tremblingly.

Hai Long tried his best to soften his expression and said with a smile, "don\'t be afraid, I\'m not a bad man. Just now I slept in the tree and saw you carrying such heavy firewood and, just trying to help you." obviously, the two sisters didn\'t believe him very much. The sister said in horror: "You, don\'t come here. Uncle, we have no money and no food. Just let us go. If you want, give you all these firewood and. If you want to..., I, I\'d like to talk to you. My sister is still young, so let her go."

The sea dragon listens to this "elder sister" words, can\'t help but be slightly stunned, and a strange feeling rises in his heart. He knows that the sisters have regarded him as a robber. "How do you know so much? It seems that you are still very young! I\'m really not a bad person, and I won\'t hurt you. Otherwise, why should I talk nonsense with you? Isn\'t it?"

The elder sister murmured, "I\'m sixteen years old. I\'m not young. My younger sister is thirteen years old. We\'re just slim. Don\'t lie to us. There are bad people who admit that they are bad people. Parents often say that they must not trust outsiders." their eyes flickered with vigilance. They were ready to run away at any time.

Seeing that it was hard for the two sisters to believe themselves, Hailong had to sit on the ground reluctantly, touched his beard under his jaw and said with a bitter smile, "if you don\'t believe it, don\'t believe it. But don\'t call me uncle. I\'m only 18 years old, which is nothing bigger than you. My name is Hailong. What about you?"

The sisters looked at the sea dragon sitting on the ground. It seemed that there was no threat to them. They couldn\'t help being brave. They took off the firewood and behind them. My sister said timidly, "my name is Yuhua. This is my sister\'s jade vase. Are you really only 18 years old? But how did your clothes break like this? Did you meet a robber?" The girl in the village couldn\'t help but feel pity after seeing the dress of Hailong.

The sea dragon smiled bitterly and said, "yes! I met a group of powerful robbers. They chased me for a long time and finally got rid of them."

Yuping poked her head out of her sister\'s arms and said, "then you\'re really poor! Come home with us. We have rice today. Will you share some of your own?"

Yuhua was obviously more wary. She pulled her sister and whispered, "Ping\'er, don\'t talk nonsense. We can\'t take outsiders home casually. What if he is a bad person? Who knows if what he said is true." when Hailong looked at them, a trace of warmth rose in his heart. Yuping\'s words full of childishness and kindness made him feel homesick. He sighed and said: "It\'s late, you should go home too. Come on, or your parents will worry. You don\'t have to doubt me. I\'ll just sit here. Bye, lovely sisters." he also waved to the Yuhua sisters.

Yuhua looked at Hai Long\'s sincere face and murmured, "are you really not a bad person? Otherwise, why don\'t you go back to the village with us. My father is the village head. If he says you\'re not a bad person, the village can take you in." Hailong had already been annoyed by the rags and dirt on his body. Besides, he also wanted to go to the village where the two girls lived and find out how they felt before. So he stood up and smiled and said, "well, if your father thinks I\'m a bad man, I\'ll leave immediately and won\'t give you any trouble." With that, Hailong went to the Yuhua sisters, bent over and carried their firewood and on his shoulder. "It\'s bad for girls to carry so many things. It will affect their physical development."

Yuhua protested, "No. although I\'m thin, I have strength. Ordinary boys are no better than me. Our village is very close to here. Let\'s go quickly."

Under the leadership of the Yuhua sisters, Hailong followed them through the woods to a small mountain village. This small village was built in Yilin. All kinds of vegetation are planted around the village. The village is very small. It looks like there are only a hundred families. Their clothes can\'t be described as simple. Most of them are patches. Obviously, this is a very barren place. Of course, compared with the hundred shirts of Hailong, the dress of these villagers is luxurious.

The appearance of Hailong, an outsider, immediately attracted the attention of the villagers. As soon as he entered the village, more than a dozen strong male villagers surrounded him. They looked at the sea dragon with a very unfriendly look. "Who are you? Why did you come to our jade village? Yuhua, did you bring him?"

Although Yuhua was young, he had a fierce temper. He said with his hands on his hips, "so what? He was a man in distress and robbed by robbers. I thought he was poor and brought him back."

A young man in his twenties said, "is he pitiful? Even if he is pitiful, we can\'t take him in! Yuhua, don\'t forget that even our villagers don\'t have enough to eat. If there are so many living people, there will be one more mouth. The food in our village is uniformly distributed. If there is one more, everyone should eat less. Where can we still have the strength to work?"

Yuhua angrily said, "Yusha, you selfish villain, you know yourself. Although he is an outsider, you can\'t let him starve to death in the woods."

During the quarrel, a middle-aged man came over with several villagers. The middle-aged man looked a little old, and his eyebrows were somewhat similar to those of the Yuhua sisters. Hailong knows that this should be the father of the Yuhua sisters and the village head here. Sure enough, as the middle-aged man approached, the young male villagers made way. The young man named Yu Sha robbed him and said, "village head, Yuhua doesn\'t know where to bring back a savage. He said he was robbed by robbers. He doesn\'t look like a good man! You can\'t take him in."

The village head glanced at Yu Sha and strode to the sea dragon. The sea dragon was nearly one meter eight, higher than the village head. He smiled and said, "Hello, village head, my name is sea dragon."

Village head Yu querque looked at Hailong up and down, and was surprised. Although the man\'s clothes were shabby on the surface, he showed a strange temperament, which was like looking up at a high mountain. Yu querque knew that the man in front of him must be extraordinary and frowned: "Our Jade Village will never take in people of unknown origin. Please leave. Yusha, go and bring a bag of sweet potatoes to this brother."

Yusha YILENG said, "village head, our food is also very limited! Summer seeds have just been allocated to the field, and it will take a long time to mature."

Jade mistletoe stared and said, "if I ask you to go, you\'ll go. Where\'s so much nonsense? You\'re the village head, and I\'m the village head?"

The look on Yu Sha\'s face fluctuated for a moment, and then he went reluctantly. Hai Long put the firewood and on his back on the ground. Since their father appeared, the Yuhua sisters dared not say anything and stood aside with their heads bowed. Hai Long looked at these poor villagers, and there was no trace of blame in his heart. They refused to take in themselves. What was in front of him was more than that small village in the western border What a likeness! The same dilapidated, the same desolate, and the same simplicity. Looking up, the sea dragon looked at the jade mistletoe and said: "Village head, I don\'t need sweet potatoes. I still have some food with me. However, the clothes are too worn. Can you let me wash and provide me with clean clothes? Of course, I won\'t ask you for anything in vain. I can exchange some food."

Jade mistletoe thought for a moment and nodded, "well, there\'s no need to exchange anything. However, you should leave us immediately after grooming. Yuhua, go and get a set of my clothes for this brother."

Yuhua reluctantly glanced at Hailong, agreed, and turned to run to the depths of the village. Led by YuQue, Hailong followed him to a small river on the other side of the village. The clear river was like the one when Hailong met Mo Kui. The sound of gurgling like a silver bell gave people a feeling of relaxed and happy.

After a while, Yuhua had brought a set of cloth clothes and rushed over. YuQue led the male villagers to surround the sea dragon in the center and let him wash in the river, while the Yuhua sisters stayed outside and waited. As the dirt on the sea dragon gradually disappeared, the surprised color in YuQue\'s eyes became more and more prosperous. The silver goggles on the sea dragon\'s chest made him feel shocked The jade corpse showed a greedy color. The skin of the sea dragon was bright and lustrous, without the cover of dirt, and its strong body looked very strange under the sunlight.

"Well, it\'s really comfortable to take a bath. Village head, thank you." after changing into dry clothes, Hailong felt relaxed. He combed his black and thick hair behind his head and walked to the village head yuquerque. As soon as Hailong finished washing, the Yuhua sisters couldn\'t wait to squeeze into the crowd. At the beginning, Hailong said he was 18 years old, and they all wanted to verify it.

YuQue said, "little brother, you are so young. I\'m really out of my sight. Take this bag of sweet potatoes and eat it on the way. I\'m really sorry. There\'s only these we can provide in Yucun."

Hai Long shook his head and said, "no, village head, I can\'t. I\'m satisfied that I can take a bath and change clothes. I have my own way to eat. I can\'t take this suit for nothing. Let me help you catch some fish and eat. Why don\'t you fish when you guard such a river?"

Jade mistletoe sighed and said, "little brother, I\'m not afraid of your jokes. We\'re really poor here, and we\'re inland. The price of fishing nets is amazing, which is not affordable. The river doesn\'t look wide, but the river is very wide and fast. It\'s difficult to catch fish without fishing nets."

(another chapter will be uploaded tonight.)