Xiao Xiao found a place to sit on the back of a tree, and then placed the bag containing books beside it.
"Master Xiao Xiao, believe it!"
Zhi stood up impatiently and looked at the envelope in Xiao Xiao's hand.
"good."
Xiao Xiao understood Zhi's mood.
Without saying anything, he directly reached out and took out the letter and unfolded it.
"I want to see, I want to see!"
The beetle kept twisting and turning, almost jumping up.
Xiao Xiao placed the letter in front of Zhi.
The beetle stretched its head and said, "Beetroot."
It recognized the first word.
…
"What's wrong?"
Noticing that the beetle's aura seemed to be a little sluggish, Xiao Xiao asked in confusion.
Zhi pressed his head against the letter, lowered his head, and his voice was even lower, revealing a bit of embarrassment and embarrassment, "Sir Xiao Xiao, could you please read this letter to me?"
"I don't know many human words."
Those few words were taught by the old man over the years.
It's just that when the old man taught it to read, he always used the words directly from the newspaper.
Everything is clear horizontally and vertically.
But the font of this letter is very sloppy.
It looked at it for a long time and couldn't recognize a few words.
…
"good."
Xiao Xiao's eyebrows curved slightly.
He picked up the letter.
The handwriting on it is very sloppy and looks a bit like ghost drawings.
However, considering that the old man wrote this letter when he was in extremely bad health, it is not difficult to understand the handwriting.
Just for the old man to finish writing this letter is already very difficult and very impressive.
...
"Beetroot..."
Xiao Xiao spoke softly.
"I'm sorry, I missed my appointment."
"I obviously said I would see you tomorrow, but who would have thought that, just one night, I can no longer do this."
"I'm sick, very sick."
"I know, my time limit is up."
"I'm also mentally prepared."
"It's just that I haven't said goodbye to you yet."
"I'm really sorry about this."
...
"There are still a lot of old newspapers in the bookstore. You won't be hungry if I'm not here these days."
"Even if there are no newspapers, there are still many books."
"But if you can help it, try not to eat books."
"Books are very important inheritance items."
...
"If you really want to eat the book, you can bite a small corner."
"Don't spoil the content of the book."
"The most important thing about a book is its content. As long as the content is not missing, it doesn't matter if the pages are slightly damaged."
"It's just a bit ugly."
...
"Will you still be in the bookstore?"
"I want you to stay."
"Even though I'm leaving, it still makes me a little sad to think that you will leave too."
"But if no one else sees you and you finish eating the newspaper I prepared for you, what will you eat?"
"Book?"
"Think about it this way, it's better for you to find someone who can see you."
"Besides, you will be lonely, right?"
"Even if you are not lonely, it would be good to find someone who can see you and let him make you honey water."
"You like drinking honey water so much. If you stay in a bookstore where no one can see you, won't you never be able to drink it again?"
"What a shame."
...
"Thank you for your companionship these years."
"Thank you also for letting me see a different world."
"I'm really happy that I met you at the end of my life."
...
"It's just that I can't help but feel that time flies by so fast. I thought I could stay with you longer."
"I've always been in good health."
"who knows......"
"I can only sigh that things are impermanent."
...
"Sorry, the writing is a bit messy and long-winded."
"After all, people are getting older."
"Please excuse me."
...
"Although I don't want to say goodbye, it's time to say goodbye."
"Bye, goodbye."
"I hope you are well, safe and sound."
"...the last word."
...
Xiao Xiao put down the letter.
He looked at the beetle, but he just looked at the beetle quietly.
He didn't speak.
He knew it would take some time.
Give it some time to digest this letter.
...
Zhi still maintained his posture of looking up at Xiao Xiao.
There is no focus in my eyes.
The gray area didn't even reflect Xiao Xiao's appearance.
It's in a trance.
Every sentence Mr. Xiao Xiao read just now was echoing in his mind.
…
After a while, the light gradually returned to the beetle's eyes.
It looked at Xiao Xiao, "Thank you, Mr. Xiao Xiao."
It lowered its head, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have received this letter."
Maybe it will leave the bookstore that is about to close with complaints about the old man.
Fortunately, it met Mr. Xiao Xiao.
The years spent with the old man are the times it wants to remember.
Compared with the unchanging memory before, those years were like a drunken time in the midsummer afternoon, glowing with colorful halo.
Let it indulge and let it linger.
It doesn't want that memory to be cast in a shadow of obscurity.
…
However, summer will eventually pass.
The old man is gone.
The bookstore is closing.
And it... also needs to find a new home.
…
"You're welcome."
Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "I'm glad I can help you."
Because the friendship between humans and demons is rare, it makes people want to protect it even more.
It was so nice for the beetle to receive a final farewell from the old man.
…
"Click~"
The beetle bit off a piece of the letter paper.
Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment and was about to open his mouth but fell silent again.
fair enough.
This letter belongs to a beetle.
What the beetle wants to do with nature is its freedom.
…
The beetle ate the letter cleanly in one gulp.
This is the letter the old man gave it.
It was the first letter it received.
It wants to be preserved forever.
Then, once it is eaten, the letter will belong to it forever.
…
The beetle squirmed a few times, and when he was about to eat the envelope, he was stopped by Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao picked up the envelope and said, "Don't force it."
"Are you feeling very strong?"
The beetle that has been eating books non-stop these past few days should have been unable to eat anything, and should no longer eat without restraint.
However, he knew that for the beetle, the old man's letter was special.
So he didn't stop the beetles from eating the old man's letter.
But, "Forget it the envelope."
He doesn't know much about the monster's digestive system.
This was also the first time he encountered a satiated monster.
However, if compared to humans, it would be very difficult for monsters to overeat.
With such a small beetle, he was worried that it would burst his stomach.
…
The beetle glanced at the envelope with some reluctance.
The envelope also smells like an old man.
But Master Xiao Xiao was right. After eating the letter paper, it felt nauseous and felt like vomiting.
It really can't eat anymore.
…
Xiao Xiao folded the envelope a few times and put it in his pocket, so that the little monster wouldn't worry about it.
"Zi, what are your plans next?"
"That bookstore is going to close, and you should find another place."