The sound of Ariel's footsteps originally made Ye He think of Judith's painting almost instantly, but the fact that he didn't hear Ariel breathing occupied his doubts again, leaving him no time to pay attention to this strange thing. Footsteps.
The system on the other end did not respond. It had previously felt that Ariel was not human, so it was not surprised that it did not hear breathing.
What made it silent was the figure of Ariel not far away. Its eyesight was much better than that of humans, so it could see that after Ariel agreed, a figure suddenly appeared where there was no one.
The girl named Ariel lay on the ground, her delicate limbs like twisted twists, moving forward with difficulty. But judging from how twisted Ariel’s hands and feet were, it was impossible for her to be a living person.
She was also wearing a skirt that had no visible color, as if it had been soaked in mud and blood. Only the bow on her head was relatively clean and not stained with blood. The long hair hanging down covered her face, and only her pale chin could be seen.
The system wanted Ye He to run quickly, but Ariel's apologetic voice sounded: "Sorry, my hands and legs are injured, and I walk a little slowly."
Ye He: "It's okay."
He said to the system guiltily in his heart: "Just now I thought the sound of her walking was strange, but now that I think about it, it must be because of the injury."
system:[... ...]
In some ways, Ye He can be regarded as guessing the truth.
Thinking that Ariel was struggling to move at this moment, Ye He became even more unbearable: "I think I really need to step forward to help."
System: [Wait...]
Before it finished speaking, Ariel's scream suddenly came from the mountain forest. Ariel's figure suddenly took a few steps back, and her trembling voice came from the air: "Then... ... See you later.”
As soon as she finished speaking, her figure had disappeared from where she was.
Judging from the speed at which the other party ran away, it was obvious that he was afraid of something.
The system immediately became alert. Is there something else in the forest
Ye He didn't know what the system was thinking. When he heard Ariel's sudden scream, he was about to rush to help, but he didn't expect that the other party only dropped such a sudden sentence.
He quickly called Ariel's name, wanting to ask her what happened.
But Ariel didn't answer this time.
Seeing that Ye He wanted to call Ariel's name again, the system quickly said: [Stop calling, she has left.]
Hearing the system's words, Ye He's expression flashed with regret, and then he asked as if he had thought of something: "Have you seen her appearance?"
System: [...... I didn't see it clearly.]
Ye He sighed: "Why are you so fine, but suddenly you don't see me anymore?"
Thinking that there might be something more terrifying in this mountain forest, the system just wanted to urge Ye He to leave here quickly: "Let's go back quickly, Judith should be waiting in a hurry."
Ye He nodded: "Yes."
At this moment, there was a sudden rustling sound in the grass behind him. Ye He turned his head suddenly, thinking that Ariel was leaving and coming back. Just as he was about to ask, he saw him emerging from the grass lightly. of black shadow.
After seeing the black shadow clearly, Ye He's originally worried heart suddenly relaxed: "Xiao Hei."
The figure jumping out from the grass was the black cat he was most familiar with.
Seeing the black cat, the system was relieved. After all, it thought it was the thing that scared Ariel just now and came out and was about to tell Ye He to run away.
The black cat obviously also saw Ye He. Although its expression did not change, the hurried steps towards Ye He honestly revealed his mood.
... ... Why is Xiao Hei here
Ye He did not directly bend down to pick up the black cat as usual, but looked at him steadily, with a bit of sternness in his voice: "Why are you here?"
The black cat naturally heard Ye He's tone that was different from before. It stood on the spot and suddenly raised its left paw.
I don't know when there was a small wound on its left paw, as if it was scratched by a small branch in the forest.
Ye He's pretended serious expression was instantly broken. He bent down and held the black cat in his arms distressedly. He held Xiao Hei's front paw and looked at it carefully: "Where was it injured?"
Fortunately, the wound was not serious and it is no longer bleeding.
The system thought of Black Cat's skillful movements just now, and couldn't help but wonder whether the other party did it on purpose. But thinking of Ye He's love for cats, he still endured his doubtful words.
The black cat huddled in his arms. Although it had not meowed since Ye He raised it, this did not prevent Ye He from understanding its grievances.
The black cat's claw was injured, so Ye He naturally had to hold it while walking.
The system asked very calmly: [Why is it here? I remember you closed the door.]
Ye He said with some embarrassment: "I don't think I closed the window."
At that time, he deliberately left a crack in the window for ventilation, but he forgot that cats are flowing liquids and can easily get out.
If you think about it carefully, Xiao Hei is half responsible for appearing here. He suspected that Xiao Hei had followed him all the way, otherwise he would not have been able to find this place.
Thinking that Xiao Hei had secretly followed him for such a long time, Ye He suddenly felt a little more moved and sad.
Because Ariel was no longer here, Ye He was not prepared to stay, but decided to walk out of the forest first with Xiao Hei in his arms.
But before leaving, Ye He took a look at the place where Ariel's scream came from just now. Just as the system said, there was no one there, but there were a few candies scattered around.
Ye He recognized that the candy was the one he had bought for Judith before. At that time, Judith said she would leave it to her friends. Although he didn't know if Ariel would come back, Ye He wiped off the dirt on the wrapping paper and placed it on a relatively clean stone aside.
As Ye He walked back with the cat in his arms, he said in his heart: "Ariel ran away so quickly. I don't know what happened."
When the system saw that Ye He was far away from the dangerous area just now, it couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and there was a bit of relief in its voice: [Maybe there is something urgent.]
Ye He frowned: "But she hid too quickly. Could it be that she lives in the mountains and forests?"
But he didn't see the house.
The system thought that Ariel obviously did not live in the house. It was just afraid that Ye He would step on the wrong foot and accidentally step on Ariel's grave to anger Ye He.
When Ye He walked out of the forest, he found that just as Ariel said, Judith was already standing at the door of the house. But standing with Judith was Mary.
Mary was grabbing Judith's clothes and saying something angrily, but Judith obediently lowered her head and was held by her. She lowered her head and did not dare to say a word. From this, Ye He could already see the relationship between the two people. What exactly is the pattern.
When she noticed footsteps approaching, she raised her head, revealing her face without makeup. Although it was pretty, it looked tired and old, as if she hadn't had time to put on makeup.
Mary's scratched arm was wrapped with gauze, and blood occasionally oozed. The pain made her feel worse, and she treated Judith very roughly.
Seeing Ye He, her expression suddenly showed a bit of panic. She let go of Judith's hand and raised her hand as if to cover her appearance.
However, when her eyes fell on the black cat in Ye He's arms, her face suddenly turned pale, and she roughly pulled Judith into the room without saying a word.
Judith staggered as she pulled her, and turned to look at Ye He: "I...I haven't said goodbye to Brother Revel yet..."
Mary glared at her fiercely, and then walked directly into the door.
Ye He wanted to step forward, but Mary had already closed the door without hesitation, making him instantly forget that his original purpose was to apologize for Xiao Hei, so he could only knock on the door and say: "Don't hit the child. She did nothing wrong."
Mary at the door probably wanted Ye He to leave quickly, so she responded, but compared to her previous enthusiasm, she seemed particularly cold.
Ye He also understood that it was the black cat in his arms, but looking at the closed door, he couldn't do anything for a while.
Judging from Mary's withdrawn attitude towards him, it was obvious that she would not be able to open the door for him.
After thinking about it, Ye He had no choice but to hug Xiao Hei and leave first.
Although Xiao Hei's claws didn't seem to be anything serious, Ye He still bought some bandages for it on the way back.
During the bandaging process, Xiao Hei has been very well-behaved. After being bandaged, its movements were also restricted, and it rested in Ye He's arms more uprightly.
Ye He then vaguely realized that Xiao Hei's obedience just now might be for the enjoyment of this moment.
Before going to bed at night, Ye He lay on the bed, but instead of falling asleep as usual, he sighed at the same time as the system.
The black cat curled up on his neck, closed its eyes, and seemed to be breathing steadily.
Ye He felt a little sleepy when he heard it, but he didn't dare to close his eyes. As soon as he closed his eyes, green eyes appeared in front of him.
He couldn't help but lamented again: "It's over, I don't think I dare to sleep tonight."
Because he was too nervous, he even read several pages before lying down on the bed today, for fear of folding on the test paper like last night.
The system has already checked Ilfes' information, so it knows that Ye He's fear at this time will only attract Ilfes in his dreams.
System: [Think of some happy content, you have made enough money... ]
Before it finished speaking, Ye He had already imagined that after he got rich, the system would be like a poor wife who was about to be abandoned, holding his thigh and pleading. And he himself took Xiao Hei in his arms and drove away in the car, leaving only a few pieces of steel in the system and endless car exhaust.
Although he didn't know what Ye He was thinking at this moment, seeing the smile on Ye He's lips at this moment, the system felt an inexplicable chill in his back. He always felt that what the other party was thinking now seemed closely related to it.
It has to be said that the systematic approach is indeed useful. At this time, Ye He only felt relaxed, and the tension just now disappeared.
He yawned and closed his eyes in a daze.
This time, perhaps because the system's words had an effect, Ye He no longer dreamed about Ilfes, so that when he was woken up by the alarm clock the next day, he still felt a little dazed.
After the system asked Ye He about his dream that night, he was also a little stunned: [This...]
After not dreaming about Ilfes, Ye He suddenly became happy and said indifferently: "It's just a passerby in the dream. You are too nervous."
... ... Who was the nervous one last night
The system looked at Ye He, who seemed to have forgotten his words and deeds last night, as if he had amnesia, and couldn't help but fall into silence.
After Ye He washed up as usual, he opened the door and continued today's business.
Bob became the first person to come today. According to him, today is the birthday of his goddess. Although the other party did not hold a birthday party, he still bought a card to congratulate him. Therefore, he had no money for breakfast, so he came to Ye He's store. Take a bite to eat.
Because Bob had helped him attract a lot of business before, Ye He still welcomed Bob's arrival.
As soon as Bob arrived, his eyes fell on Xiao Hei in Ye He's arms. When he saw Xiao Hei's paws tied with bandages, he immediately asked with concern what happened.
Seeing Bob's distressed expression, the system suddenly felt that he was incompatible with this atmosphere. Did he need to raise an electronic pet so that he and Ye He could have a common topic
The little fat man is like a walking intelligence station, good at collecting information from people around him. Once Ye He went out to complete a commission and saw Bob standing with a group of grandparents, discussing something harmoniously, and he I also deeply understood why the other party was able to introduce so many businesses to me.
At this time, he was talking to Ye He about recent events while eating.
Although it had only been a few days since George's death, Bob said that people nearby had been greeted by the mayor and were not allowed to mention this matter again.
Hearing Bob's words, Ye He was stunned: "But I didn't receive the message. When did the mayor send someone to say hello?"
Bob: "In the afternoon, you seemed to be outside at that time."
Ye He thought for a moment and realized that he was indeed sending Judith home at that time. It was normal for him not to receive any news.
When Ye He said that the reason was because he was sending Judith home, Bob suddenly showed a look of astonishment. He seemed to have remembered something and said, "I wanted to say it before, why are you with Judith?" ?”
Ye He put down his chopsticks: "What's wrong with Judith?"
He thought again of the way Bob ran away that day, obviously knowing something.
Bob sighed: "My mother said that her mother was a prostitute, and she gave birth to a child with no one knows who. She was born with mental problems. Many people have seen her talking to the air, and some people have complained about it because of this. Scared others.”
"And sometimes I keep looking at others, which is really scary."
Obviously, Bob's mother often used the word prostitute, so Bob could say the word very naturally.
Ye He thought about it carefully and found that Judith did not make any move to talk to the air when she was beside him. However, because of Judith's slow reaction time, she would indeed stare at someone for a long time, and it was indeed a bit scary when her face was expressionless. No wonder some children were frightened and cried.
Bob continued: "Her mother's situation in the town was... Over time, she didn't show up much. I heard she was locked up at home. But even if she showed up, our parents wouldn't let us Play with her."
Ye He felt a little pity in his heart, and quickly wanted to change Judith's image in Bob: "I think she is a good child."
Bob nodded perfunctorily, obviously not taking Ye He's words to heart, and Ye He also knew that it was difficult to change the other person's thoughts for a while, so he had to change the topic and asked: "Do you know Ariel?"
Bob shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't heard her name."
Ye He was not that disappointed that Bob had not heard of Ariel's name. After all, although the town was not big, it was impossible for Bob to remember everyone's names.
The loyal little fat man patted his chest: "But I can help you ask about my network."
Ye He was about to nod his thanks when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside the door. A stranger suddenly barged in, and the person following him was none other than the mayor.
The stranger looked to be in his forties, still holding a compass in his hand, and his gloomy eyes turned around the room, as if he was looking for something.
His eyes fell on the black cat in Ye He's arms, and then quickly moved away. The black cat didn't pay much attention to his appearance and nestled in Ye He's arms calmly.
Ye He and the little fat man had already stood up. He held the black cat and looked at the two people who suddenly broke in. He suppressed his displeasure and asked, "What are you..."
The mayor looked at Ye He. He could tell from his appearance that Ye He was an outsider, so he said nonchalantly: "We are here to find..."
"No." The man suddenly interrupted the mayor and put away the compass as he spoke: "Let's continue to the next house."
The mayor frowned, looking a little worried, then turned around and left with the man.
Ye He and the little fat man looked at each other, feeling confused about the two people who suddenly appeared and left inexplicably.
Obviously, even the little fat man didn't know about this.
Seeing the mayor's back disappearing from sight, the little fat man patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death. I thought the mayor suddenly thought of Robert's matter and wanted to cause trouble for the two of us."
After he finished speaking, he failed to wait for Ye He's response. The little fat man turned around and realized that Ye He was sneakily looking out the door.
Bob quickly and quietly walked over, followed Ye He's line of sight, and found that the mayor and the strange man were walking towards the next house.
Only this time, the two of them ran into Andersel and his party head-on.
Ye He counted and found that there was one less person in Andersel's team this time, and the short-haired girl was staring at the mayor with red eyes and an angry expression: "Is it your fault?!"
The author has something to say: [Diary of a messy system]
Suddenly I want to keep an electronic pet. No need to feed, bathe or shovel...
Ye He’s comment: I don’t need you either
PS: I didn’t expect there was a power outage today. Since the call was too late, I really didn’t have time to watch it orz
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