It turns out that not all monsters are as friendly to him as Huzi.
That time, if it weren't for Hu Zi, he would have been in danger.
The old man was so close to death for the first time.
He also learned a lesson from this.
I no longer stare at monsters with a look of novelty and excitement on my face.
He learned to keep a distance from monsters other than Huzi.
...
From the first time I met Hu Zi, he has become an old man in his late seventies.
It's been a really long time.
The old man suddenly felt emotional.
I also have the desire to talk.
And there was a perfect person to talk to right in front of me.
He doesn't need to cover up and can freely talk about Hu Zi's affairs.
"Xiao Xiao."
The old man looked at Xiao Xiao, his eyebrows relaxed and his voice soothing, "Would you like to hear my story?"
"certainly."
Xiao Xiao smiled and nodded.
...
Xiao Xiao's simplicity made all the uncertainty in the old man's heart dissipate.
He smiled.
After a few seconds of silence, the old man recounted his life.
...
At that time, the old man was just a child in the sixth grade of elementary school.
He went to his grandmother's house to spend the summer vacation.
At night, he ran alone to the woods in the back mountain to look for fireflies.
Because he never found fireflies, he unknowingly went deeper into the forest.
By the time he responded, he was already lost.
The branches of the tall trees were criss-crossed, blocking a bit of the already hazy moonlight.
The child feels uneasy.
One of them stumbled without noticing.
Fortunately, before he fell, he hurriedly held on to the nearby trees.
However, the man steadied himself, but the palms of his hands that were holding on to the tree trunk were scratched by rough sawdust.
A slight tingling sensation came from the palm of my hand.
The child tried hard to look at the palm of his hand through the moonlight leaking through the gaps between the leaves and branches.
There are two blood stains.
The child stopped.
The dim vision magnified the uneasiness in his heart.
It also faintly aroused the fear in his heart.
…
The child tried to remember the way back.
The stopped steps moved forward again.
As if in response to the increasingly rapid and disorderly heartbeat, the child's steps became faster and faster.
Finally, he started running.
…
In the quiet and eerie mountain forest, the only sounds that could be heard were his panicked and increasingly heavy footsteps and his breathing that became faster and louder.
There was a dull pain in the chest.
But he didn't want to stop.
The unfamiliar environment around him made him more and more anxious.
Why...haven't I seen the familiar scenery yet?
…
However, he fell down as a result of running around in the dimly lit mountain forest at night.
But this time, he was not as lucky as before.
He fell firmly to the ground.
Splashing dust all over the ground.
For a moment, he lay on the ground unable to move.
…
Until he felt something touch his body.
The child raised his head subconsciously.
His dirty face was stained with tears.
He looked extremely embarrassed.
…
The child turned his head.
The next second, his eyes suddenly widened.
There was a look of horror on his face.
Old tiger?!
Suddenly, the news of tigers eating humans flashed through his mind.
Then, his mind went blank.
He doesn't even know how to breathe anymore...
The child's whole body was stiff, and the pain from the fall that had subsided became extremely obvious.
He...is going to be eaten...
…
The tiger bumped the boy's side with his head.
He tilted his head and looked at the child with eyes that seemed to show disdain for the child's appearance at this time.
The child was stunned.
He blinked.
He blinked again.
The tiger seemed to have no intention of eating him?
The tiger didn't open his big mouth, and the aura around him was very peaceful, even a bit lazy.
Did he encounter the tiger when it was full?
Thinking of this, the child breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
However, the fact that the tiger was so close to him still made the child's heart beat fast.
He carefully tried to straighten up.
He is still lying on the ground with his head raised.
Don't say anything awkward.
Looking at the "tiger" from the bottom up, I always feel that the "tiger" is more intimidating.
The child swallowed with great difficulty.
I almost choked myself.
…
The tiger just watched the child's movements without any reaction.
The child is a little bolder.
He put his hands on the ground.
There was a tingling pain in the palm of my hand.
It must have been torn when I wrestled just now.
He stared hard at the tiger's chin.
He didn't dare to look at the tiger's face.
The "tigers" on TV and in the zoo are all majestic.
Because he was separated from the screen and the railing, he could rest assured and curiously observe the tiger's every move.
He likes tigers.
Tigers are so fierce and domineering, and they are the king of beasts. There are few boys who don't like tigers.
However, such a close contact with a tiger...
He found that he couldn't laugh at all.
It was clear that the tiger had done nothing, but he was already extremely frightened.
He suddenly thought of an idiom the teacher said.
Mr. Ye loves dragons.
…
The child finally stood up somewhat staggeringly.
His knee was also scratched.
It's summer now and he's wearing shorts.
The two exposed knees were covered with scratch marks.
He took a deep breath and slowly raised his gaze.
When he got up just now, he kept looking down at the ground, hoping strongly that the tiger would leave as quietly as it came.
As a result, he was disappointed.
The tiger is still here.
It doesn't want to use itself as a food reserve, right?
As soon as this thought came out, the child's hands hanging by his side suddenly tightened.
Then a pained expression appeared on his face.
The skin was broken on the palm of his hand, and when he held it hard, the pain suddenly spread.
…
It's very quiet in the mountains and forests.
The child can clearly hear his rapid and heavy breathing.
Even if he tried his best to suppress his breathing.
The effect is not very obvious.
He became a little angry.
Is the tiger playing tricks on him?
Doing nothing, just watching him.
Look at him looking so embarrassed and scared.
The child recalled the glance he had taken at the tiger before.
Like contempt?
Is the tiger looking down on him?
The child pursed his lips.
He suddenly raised his head.
have what-
He was stunned.
Well, so beautiful!
…
The tiger is all white with colorful patterns on it.
In the dark forest, there was a shimmering light, as if phosphorus powder had been sprinkled on it.
Illuminating the surrounding space.
Such brilliant colors make the somewhat gloomy mountain forest suddenly become dreamy and strange in a child's eyes.
The child's wide-open eyes were shining with brilliance.
"……so beautiful……"
He couldn't help but murmur.
really beautiful.
…
The child with a dull look on his face was awakened by the force of his waist.
He lowered his head and saw a snow-white paw.
Then, the tiger's somewhat impatient look appeared in the slowly rising field of vision.
