The boy's trousers were rolled up, revealing his pale and thin ankles.
Several mice followed him not far or near, walking and stopping, their gray furry bodies clinging to the shadows vigilantly. From time to time, they raised half of their bodies and looked around.
He didn't look back, but there was always a mouse that would pretend to casually look at Yu Xing and Gui Jiu, who were never far away, and make sure they were still there before turning his head with confidence.
Crunch.
Crunch.
The sound of bones and flesh squeezing was very faint, but the environment was quiet, so the three people present could naturally hear it.
The young man held a picked hardwood branch in his hand as a crutch. Every time he took a step, there was this bone-chilling squeezing sound coming from his legs.
He was barefoot, as if he was learning to walk for the first day. He walked tremblingly and with great difficulty. If it weren't for the support of branches, he would have fallen down many times.
If any ordinary people dared to open the door and take a look at this time, they would definitely be frightened by the young man's appearance——
In the middle of his two calves, there was a circle of severed cracks, and strands of threads condensed by black energy penetrated into the skin, acting as sutures connecting the upper and lower legs.
The stitches are dense and smooth, reflecting Yu Xing's superb needlework skills and rare serious attitude.
Unfortunately, it is not that easy to cut off and sew again. The connection of limbs requires time to adapt. At this moment, the broken calf is still twisting with the walking pace. It is this distortion that makes the bones and flesh inside not
Stop extrusion deformation.
At the same time, small drops of blood seeped out from the gaps continuously, gradually converging into a small blood line, flowing downward.
However, whenever the blood was about to flow down to his ankles, the young man would stand still and wipe the blood away with his sleeves, so as not to leave bloody footprints on the road, for fear that others would not be able to discover him.
At this time, he stopped at the corner of the deep alley, bent down, and used the sleeve fabric that had been stained red to absorb the blood on his legs.
Looking at the calf that exuded a strange smell, the young man's expression was very numb.
His heart is far more complicated than before.
Because he can't understand.
Why was it that after his leg was broken, the fox demon was able to connect his leg with his ability that looked like it was not for growth and healing? It was not just as simple as joining it together, he really felt the existence of the foot again and could control it.
foot.
But if the fox demon cured him, his leg was still bleeding and the fracture surface was clearly visible.
Things beyond cognition always make people crazy, and Guijiu is very familiar with this.
The young man is doubting life and cognition.
A trace of distortion and wavering invisible to the naked eye took root in the young man's mind, and he didn't know what kind of flowers would eventually bloom.
At least now, there is only one thing that makes the young man panic and confused the most.
"Am I still considered a human being?"
Yu Xing heard the young man ask in a low voice.
The young man lowered his head, obviously looking at the two circles of black stitches.
"I, like, a monster."
Like the legendary corpse monster that is stitched up after death, then stands up and continues to walk.
After all, Fengtou Town is such a weird place, and nothing is surprising. What about him? Could he be dead too, but because he is still in this town, he still seems to be alive.
After all, the young man felt particularly dazed ever since the fox demon cut off his leg. He was afraid of pain and panicked that he would never be able to stand up again. So when the fox demon cut off his leg, his entire mind went blank and he was already prepared.
Be prepared to accept the severe pain that will come your way.
But it doesn't hurt.
The cold, terrifying black mist enveloped him, as if he was trapped in a bowl, his perception became extremely dull, the fear was blocked outside the bowl, and so was the pain.
He sat on the ground and stared blankly at the two broken legs not far away. They were originally the limbs he was most familiar with, but in an instant they became distant and unfamiliar.
The fracture surface was also shrouded in black mist, and not much blood flowed. At that moment, a horrifying feeling like ants gnawing at the heart crawled up my back.
He had only seen bloodless animal limbs at meat stalls.
Or the kind of meat that is half-cooked and boiled in a pot to remove the blood.
His calf was also like a piece of meat. It was picked up by the fox demon. The fox demon tried to pull the red cloth shoes on the severed limbs. It only froze for a few seconds before the shoes were successfully taken off.
The fabric did not grow into the flesh, and the separated insteps and soles were very smooth, no different from the skin on other parts of his body.
The boy completely ignored the surprise of his shoes being taken off, his eyes were fixed on his two calves, and he made a gurgling sound in his throat that he was not aware of.
Then he was touched on the head by the fox demon, and an inexplicably bewitching voice said in his ear: "Don't think too much. If you're afraid, don't look at it. If you continue to think about it, you will be polluted."
At that time, he woke up a little after hearing this voice. When he raised his eyes, he saw the "Inugami" behind the fox demon showing a somewhat pity expression.
A very strange expression, hard to describe.
It was as if the "pollution" the fox demon mentioned was exactly what he expected.
The boy broke out in a cold sweat, but his attention was immediately diverted - after the fox demon got the red cloth shoes, he planned to help him sew his legs back on.
To be honest, the young man knew that some people practiced sorcery and could regenerate their severed limbs, even if they cut off their heads, they could reattach them, but he had never seen such people in Fengtou Town, and he had never seen such a miracle with his own eyes.
But he still trusts the fox demon...
After all, the fox demon can even wear human skin, so demon magic should be different from the evil magic practiced by humans, right? His own little skills are simply the difference between magic and magic in front of the fox demon.
So the boy thought it was okay for the fox demon to help him pick up his legs.
If I could get rid of the red cloth shoes, that would be great.
But after he finally connected his legs, he suddenly felt weird, feeling that he was more like a monster than a human being.
The panic that had been suppressed for several years seemed to emerge with the break of his calf. Later, he was able to stand up. When Yu Xing asked him to lead the way to Qian San's house, he was still haunted.
At first, Yu Xing wanted to talk to him for a few words, but found that he was really absent-minded, so he gave up talking to him, hoping to leave him alone.
But after walking all the way, the young man who was used to being afraid of society couldn't hold it in any longer.
"I'm like a monster."
Knowing that the fox demon could not sympathize with his feelings, he still murmured in a low voice. It was talking to himself and a vague cry for help.
He hoped that the fox demon would give him a definite answer and tell him that he was still alive.
Yu Xing was so able to see through the child's mind that he slowly walked forward and squatted face to face with the boy under Guijiu's disdainful eyes.
"You're not a monster."
He gave generously the words the young man longed for.
"You should think so. You are no different from other patients with trauma in the hospital. It's just that my doctor's treatment method is a little weird, which makes your wounds look a little weird."
Yu Xing chuckled and said: "It's the doctor's problem, not the patient's. It's my problem, not yours."