I didn't know how far I ran like this, until I was exhausted, and I didn't know when, the monster stopped chasing me. It seemed unable to enter this area, so it howled a few times unwillingly, and finally left.
I breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the muddy ground in the bamboo forest. There was only one thought in my empty mind: I was saved, I survived.
That's when I remembered, what happened to the cat that mysteriously appeared and disappeared
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April 16, 1961
The next day, I came to the bamboo forest again.
I thought and thought, how can ordinary wild cats lead the way for humans, that cat is a monster no matter how you look at it.
I can't sleep at night thinking that the cat I met might be a monster. Since it is a monster, it may harm people, and as a Fuling master, I have the responsibility to find out.
The bamboo forest was still so peaceful, except for the wind and the rustling of bamboo leaves, no sound could be heard. But when I turned my head, a girl with a beautiful face was standing behind me, and those big black eyes seemed to be shining.
I was stunned for a moment, forgetting what I was going to say. She flashed me a smile.
Are you lost? — she said so.
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April 20, 1961
After that, I couldn't restrain myself almost every day, and wanted to go to that bamboo forest. Through the bamboo forest, passing by a small stream, near a tall bamboo tree, the girl with the most beautiful face is always waiting there.
We talked very happily, she told me interesting stories about monsters in the mountains and forests, and I listened with a smile. Of course I didn't tell her my identity, I just said that I was an ordinary mountain villager.
—You humans have worked hard, right? Occasionally, she would look puzzled and look at me curiously. I heard that human beings have to do everything by themselves. Food depends on farming, and clothes depend on weaving. If you do this year after year, won't you feel tired
It will be tiring, but human beings have families, men have wives and children, and they have to work hard for their own families. Otherwise, people cannot live a happy life. I thought about it and answered her like this.
happiness… ? She tilted her head thinking. We monsters have no family and rarely live with other monsters. However, I also have many friends.
friend
Yes, for example, there is a demon living in the mountain opposite, and I sometimes go to play with him; the ground wolf lives in the mountain in front, and he often scares passers-by, hehe, but if unfortunately he happens to be hungry, not only It's that easy to scare. Also, on this mountain, there is a mandrill on the other side of that stream, you must not come here at night, if you bump into him, there will be no good results.
She talked excitedly and endlessly, but my heart tightened when I heard it. Because I am very familiar with the monsters that came out of her mouth. These are all monsters that make people around them extremely distressed and cause harm to one side. Some people have entrusted me several times, but I failed again and again because I couldn't find the monster's lair.
I listened and smiled as usual, but I secretly recorded the monster she said in my mind.
That's right, there's more. I have a friend who is a hundred times stronger than them. She didn't notice it at all, and she was still talking about it happily.
Who is that friend
Nine-Tailed Fox Oh. She looked proud. I know the real Nine-Tailed Fox!
This was really surprising, so I hurriedly asked. Could it be, Qingqiu Fox with Nine Tails
You know quite a lot. That's right, he lives on that mountain to the north. She stretched out her slender fingers and pointed to the far north. Five miles away from here, across a small river, around a mountain peak, under a huge old locust tree, is the residence of the fox in Qingqiu. However, don't come too close. That fox is so vicious that even monsters dare not approach him casually. If you go, you will definitely be gnawed into bones by him!
When she said this, I became interested instead. He took out a pen and paper from his pocket.
What kind of monster is the fox in Qingqiu
When she saw me holding a pen, she became even more excited. That's it, you know how to draw!
On this day, I write and she narrates. We drew many monsters together. Some are beautiful, some are ugly and scary.
She is so beautiful, so beautiful that I cheated her for a second, and my heart was tormented. But I knew in my heart that I had to.
I am a blessing spirit master, and the happiness I want to guard belongs to human beings, not monsters.
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April 22, 1961
I never went to look for her in the bamboo forest again.
I took the picture scrolls of those monsters, and according to my memory, I went to the place she said to find those monsters. Sure enough, I found, eliminated or sealed all those monsters that had caused me headaches. People who have been harassed by monsters have also thanked me.
I put away those picture scrolls and put them together with other youkai I have drawn before. If I have descendants in the future who are willing to inherit this unfortunate job, then let them use it!
Obviously it solved a big problem on my mind, but I couldn't sleep at night.
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April 30, 1961
She finally found me. Anger radiated from her body, and the anger turned into a monster again, and even the tiles on the roof were shattered.
She cursed, screaming in despair. Although there is an enchantment outside my house, if she pushes hard, she can rush in and break my neck.
But she still didn't do it. He just muttered something and left like a ghost.
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May 14, 1961
Since then, I have never seen her again.
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The diary related to the cat demon is broken here. Turning back, it's all about recording other things. I was a little shocked, and flipped through the previous diary again, and then looked up at Shi Yitong.
"How is it? Surprised?" Shi Yitong spread his hands and took the diary back, "I had the same reaction as you when I just read it. Grandpa didn't mention whether the cat demon was Jinhua cat, but He said he met him in the bamboo forest, so I guess it's probably the same."
"So... the cat demon your grandfather met back then was a good monster? That cat demon regarded your grandpa as a friend and confidant, but grandpa betrayed her instead..."
"You can't say that." Shi Yitong shook his head in embarrassment, "For humans, there may be no such thing as a 'good monster'. Grandpa is the Fuling teacher in the village. He wants to ensure that people in the village do not Accused by the monster. The monster that grandpa wiped out was a good friend to the cat monster, but to the people in the village, it was a cannibalistic evil spirit."