"No, no..." I quickly reached out and wiped the tears on my face, but the tears got worse and worse. I stood up staggeringly, turned my back to Wen Jiubai, and it took me a long time to stop the urge to cry loudly.
This is really embarrassing.
In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, I quickly checked the surrounding environment.
The place where I am now should be deeper in this village, and the place where I just met the Gu sculpture should be farther than here, what's going on? Was I saved by Wen Jiubai
There were still bursts of pain near the chest. I stretched out my hand to touch it, and touched the blood on my hand. It looks scary, but it seems to be just a flesh injury, as I can tell from the fact that I am still standing up and walking around intact.
By the way, what about the man-eating eagle? Where is Gu Diao now
I turned my head, and was surprised to find that the huge monster was lying not far from us, as if tied up by a rope invisible to the naked eye, screaming weakly, and completely lost its attack power.
"It's a miracle that you survived." Wen Jiubai also stood up and looked at me with a frown. "If you hadn't hid behind the well, the Gu Eagle wouldn't have seen you. By the time I arrive, you might have already into its stomach."
Thinking of the big mouth and huge claws of the gu carving before the coma, I felt a burst of fear, from the head to the soles of my feet.
But I did pass out just now, if Wen Jiubai hadn't come to save me, could it be...
Hinabai, did she save my life
"I told you before, don't run around when you are not sure." Wen Jiubai frowned, looking at me with an obviously angry expression, and even raised his voice slightly, "I also said just now, there is If you come to me first, is it possible that you want to be a hero by yourself?"
ha? I was inexplicably greeted with a slap in the face of criticism, and anger welled up in my heart at that time.
"How could I know that the gu carving is still wandering in the village! You didn't notice it at the beginning, and you didn't warn me, but now you blame me for what it means! It appeared in front of me so suddenly, how could I react so well?" Come here, I almost died!"
"It's because of this! Human life is only once, but you don't even cherish it and rush to it in the face of danger!" Wen Jiubai went against his calm and indifferent normal, but the anger in his eyes became even more intense.
Not to be outdone, I stared back, "What are you talking about, anyway, to you, I'm just a useless drag bottle! Even if you really die, you won't care at all!"
At that moment, I saw that Wen Jiubai's eyes changed, becoming very deep and terrifying. Immediately afterwards, there was a pain in my back, and my whole body was thrown against the wall by him.
Before I could recover from the pain, Wen Jiubai approached me, enclosing me under his control.
This was the first time I saw Wen Jiubai like this.
"Gu Yu, don't go too far." Wen Jiubai whispered next to my ear, "In this world, the most painful thing for me is your death. So even for me, don't say such things lightly." Come on. You are far more important to me than you think."
Then, another person's heat came from his body. Wen Jiubai hugged me, but I was completely stunned.
Then he was so angry just now, could it be...
Because you are worried about me
I opened my mouth but couldn't say anything, because there are no words to express my complicated mood at this moment. I could only reach out my hand gropingly, and patted his back tentatively.
"Well, I'm fine now..." I stammered, "I'm still alive and kicking."
—I actually thought about it.
About Wen Jiubai, who is often indifferent to others, why he cares about me so much. Sometimes the level of concern has even exceeded the limit it should have been.
Our acquaintance was only by chance. I am an ordinary college student, and he is a mysterious exorcist who has been practicing for an unknown amount of time in the old house. Our intersection so far is only based on a word of fate. I think the bond between us is far from enough to make him so concerned.
But even so...
Even if I have doubts, even if I am wary, I still can't refuse.
I can't refuse the charming aura exuding from Wen Jiubai, let alone the tenderness and warmth he gave me. After all, maybe apart from him, I can no longer get similar tenderness from anywhere.
"Hey, what are you two doing?"
Bai's abrupt voice broke in suddenly, Wen Jiubai seemed to wake up suddenly, let go of his hand, and I was able to escape from the embarrassing situation.
"Did you find the water I asked you to find?" Wen Jiubai's expression returned to normal in an instant, and I almost thought that the Wen Jiubai I saw just now was my illusion.
"I found it. Really, it took me a lot of effort to find it. There is not even a clean well in this village." Bai complained, and handed a water bottle in his mouth to Wen Jiubai.
"is this okay?"
Wen Jiubai opened the water bottle, poured some into his hand, and nodded, "Yes, very good. Go back and buy you a drink."
"Talk what you say!"
I saw Wen Jiubai holding the bottle of water and walking towards the dying Gu Eagle. When Gu Diao saw Wen Jiubai, he immediately let out a deep growl, and struggled to stand up, but he seemed to have no strength left.
I also followed behind Wen Jiubai, and slowly approached the monster.
It is said to be a monster, but in my eyes... this giant man-eating beast seems to be no different from ordinary animals. Will be hungry, will be curious, will also be afraid. I looked into the eyes of the giant beast, and began to understand Wen Jiubai's theory that wolves eat rabbits.
But even so, it is still a monster that eats people. Wen Jiubai sprinkled the water in the water bottle on the gu eagle, and began to chant some incantations that I couldn't understand.
While Wen Jiubai was performing his spell, I suddenly thought of something and asked in a low voice.
"Wen Jiubai..."
"Um?"
"Do monsters like Gu Diao only attack villagers?"
Wen Jiubai laughed when he heard the question, "That's not true, but the village is indeed the place it attacks most often."
"why?"
"This..." Wen Jiubai looked at the Gu Eagle who was struggling in the magic circle and said, "Because the Gu Eagle is a very smart monster. It is very selective when hunting for food, and will choose weak groups to attack. Remote The scattered countryside is just right."