Don't be afraid, fairy, I'm blind

Chapter 348 Snow Poppy

"Mother, where is my father?"

A tender child's voice sounded.

You Su seemed to see a vague image in a trance, a woman with a graceful back was holding a child and rocking him left and right. Her movements were a little clumsy, but her attitude in coaxing the child to sleep was quite patient.

"Your father..."

The woman's answer came to an abrupt end. She fell silent as if she was reminiscing about something. After a long while, she let out a low sigh, and then raised her voice again, as if she didn't want the sadness in her heart to affect the child in her arms:

"Your father is playing hide and seek with you...when you find him, he will appear."

The woman's voice was very gentle, but You Su stood there in a daze as if struck by lightning.

The woman's voice was so familiar, as familiar as the voice coming from one's own throat.

Isn’t this the voice of the junior sister that I have been thinking about day and night?

But...how could there be a child calling Junior Sister "mother"? !

Who is this daddy? Me?

But didn’t my junior sister say with certainty before she left that all the great doctors, including the Third Elder, had examined her and found that she was not pregnant?

Is this a dream?! Or an illusion?!

You Su had experienced too many similar situations, and doubts about reality and illusion had almost become a physiological reaction. The scene before him also began to collapse because of his rapid awakening, like a shattered mirror.

"Then I will definitely find Daddy, no matter where he is hiding."

The girl's voice was childish, yet firm.

These words were like a falling stone, instantly causing ripples in You Su's heart.

The unique experiences, the fragmented memories, and the critical attitude towards the outside world that he developed since childhood, these factors made him almost instinctively reject and alienate illusions, so he could see through even the most realistic illusions.

But this simple illusion seemed so real to him that he began to regret why he woke up so quickly.

He quickly looked towards the broken scene, and the last glance seemed to show him that the phantom part had turned into reality.

The child in the junior sister's arms slowly turned her head, and looked over with a pair of big watery eyes, as if looking into his eyes.

"Daddy...you have to hide well..."

The girl said so, and then closed her eyes, as if she had finally been coaxed into sleep by her patient mother.

The scene flashed by, and You Su truly felt the gaze at that moment.

When a person realizes that he is dreaming, he is actually awake.

You Su opened his eyes and saw a faint patchwork of colors. They were the colorful animal furs on the roof of the tent.

His eyesight has recovered a lot, but if he wants to observe the world in detail, he still needs to open his black pupils.

"Cough cough!" You Su couldn't help but cough a few times.

"God, drink water!"

A female voice with a northern accent suddenly sounded, followed by the sound of some iron colliding.

Xiaolu had been guarding You Su's bed. She brought the snow tea that was kept warm over the candlelight and handed it to You Su.

You Su was slightly surprised, frowned and said coldly: "I remember I said not to let anyone in."

The little deer apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, great god! I'm sorry, great god! It's warm in the tent, but it's easy to get stuffy. The clan leader was afraid that you wouldn't sleep well, so he sent me to open the door curtain from time to time for you to get some fresh air. I was originally guarding outside, but it was too cold... so I couldn't help but sneak in to comfort you for a while... Great god, please don't be angry, I'll leave right away!"

The girl was almost crying as she spoke, so she stood up and prepared to go out.

You Su couldn't bear to be cruel to the child after all: "Forget it, warm him up before going out, I've had enough sleep too."

"Thank you, great God!" The little deer was so grateful that he almost knelt down and kowtowed.

You Su propped himself up in the quilt, took the warm tea and took a sip, and immediately felt the dizziness relieved a lot.

"How long have I slept?" You Su rubbed his temple.

"I don't know." The girl answered simply.

You Su subconsciously wanted to question it, but suddenly remembered that he was in the far north, where time was inherently vague.

He had only read this theory in books before, but he had experienced it after trekking in the snow for so long in the past few days. A day here felt much longer than a day in Zhongyuanzhou.

Because the sky is bright most of the time, the dreaded night has become a rare and fleeting thing here. And in this desolate and dilapidated little tribe, expecting them to have something that can accurately record time is like asking too much.

You Su suddenly pursed his nose, held his breath, and asked in a cold voice, alert:
"What's with this fragrance?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an incense burner under the door curtain was suddenly overturned by a strong force of air.

Xiaolu was startled by You Su's sudden stern attitude. While marveling at the boy's ability to destroy objects remotely, he quickly said:
"Great God, please listen to my explanation! This is a scented pill made from snow poppy! It's harmless!"

"Snow poppy?" You Su frowned deeply. He only knew about poppies, but didn't know there was a snow poppy. But he thought that his dizzy feeling and the scene he had dreamed of before were probably related to this fragrant pill.

"I didn't light this before going to bed, why did you light it after I fell asleep?!" You Su's voice was cold. His sense of smell was extremely sharp. Before going to bed, he was very sure that there was no such fragrance in the house.

"Master, you misunderstood. We didn't wait for you to fall asleep before ordering it. You fell asleep because we ordered it..." Xiaolu explained nervously.

You Su was very surprised when he heard this. He clearly fell asleep because he felt very tired. What did it have to do with the incense pill? It was Tian Gang, wasn't it?

But he thought again, he had been trudging through the snow since he came ashore, and he had tried to close his eyes and rest, but he could not fall asleep even though he was so tired that he was about to collapse. Even if he fell asleep, he would wake up soon, and when he woke up, he would be even more tired. This feeling of separation tortured him for a while, so he needed to kill an evil spirit to vent his anger.

"Don't be scared, great god...we all sleep on this here."

Xiaolu carefully looked at You Su's expression. The boy had grown some beard, which made his handsome face look even more resolute.

This traveler is so handsome...the girl thought to herself.

"Do you order this before going to bed?"

Noticing You Su's puzzled look, Xiao Lu didn't dare to meet his gaze, and continued to explain:

"Yes, yes. It's impossible to sleep that long without lighting the snow poppy incense pills."

"why?"

"The chief said that the days here are too long. The sky is either almost always bright or almost always dark. Sometimes the body feels tired, but the brain still doesn't want to sleep; sometimes the body is not tired, but the brain feels that it is time to rest. Sometimes a cold wind blows in from somewhere, and people are immediately awake, so they can't sleep well.

In the long run, such people will not live long. Our ancestors discovered that snow poppy can calm people down and help them sleep, so we use snow poppy pills to help us sleep. Only in this way can we sleep longer and more deeply, and then we will have the strength to work after waking up. "

You Su listened carefully and realized that for the people in the far north, even a good night's sleep was a luxury. Even he was tortured by the huge difference between day and night.

"Then when did you order it?" "We were preparing to slaughter the snow deer we had brought back. The deer kept calling, and we were afraid to disturb the god while he was resting, so we didn't dare to come in. So the tribe leader asked me to secretly place the incense burner at the door."

This also explains why the incense burner is placed next to the door curtain.

You Su touched the tip of his nose and began to breathe again. The scent of the snow poppy was very faint, but it lingered in his nose.

The dizziness that You Su felt when he just woke up was almost gone. It seemed that the snow poppy had little effect on a sober person who was not sleepy, but could only make a sleepy person fall into a deep sleep. So Xiaolu had no reaction at all when he was in the same room with him.

"Is the great god dreaming?" The little deer suddenly asked curiously, with the corners of his mouth raised with interest, as if he was surprised that immortals could also dream.

"Master, were you scared awake by the shock? This is normal! This is what happens when you use snow poppy to help you sleep. You'll love to dream. Sometimes you'll have good dreams, and sometimes you'll have nightmares. Just get up and go back to sleep." The deer explained casually, as if he was used to it.

Is this really a dream?

You Su did not continue asking, but found his sunglasses and put them on again.

"Master, what are those things on your glasses?"

"sunglasses."

"Sunglasses? What's the use of that?"

The girl felt that there were many curious things about this immortal, but the most interesting thing was him as a person.

"I can't stand seeing Taibai's world. It makes people uncomfortable if they see it for too long, so I made this magic tool to block the view."

"I know! It's called snow blindness!" The girl was proud of her own knowledge.

"Xiaolu." You Su suddenly called out solemnly, making Xiaolu nervous for no reason.

"Why are you and the clan leader there?"

The fawn lowered its head slightly, hesitating to answer.

"You are going to worship the evil god, right?" You Su asked bluntly.

The little deer knew that he couldn't hide it from the boy, so he could only nod slightly.

"Do you have a grandfather?"

The little deer looked up in surprise, not understanding how the master could change the subject so quickly.

"Yes. Why are you asking this, Master?"

You Su nodded as if he had expected it, which made Xiaolu a little puzzled. Who doesn’t have a grandfather?

"Have you seen your grandfather?" You Su continued to ask.

The little deer shook his head obediently, "Grandpa froze to death before I was born."

"Then it seems that you have never seen your grandmother, nor your grandparents."

This should have been a sad thing, but You Su said it as if it was insignificant.

Xiaolu felt that the Great God was a little too indifferent, but was even more shocked:
"Master, you really are a god? You can even calculate this?!"

You Su smiled and said, "Let's go out and take a look."

When you walk outside, you will still be shocked by this pure white world.

The cold wind was biting, like a knife cutting through the skin.

The phrase "covered in silver" is vividly reflected here. Even in Beiaozhou, it is rare to see a world completely covered in snow.

Fortunately, it finally stopped snowing and the golden sun hung high in the sky, as if the gods had given these people struggling to survive a chance to catch their breath.

"Master Immortal, you're up." The clan leader greeted in a hoarse voice.

You Su noticed that many members of the Xuesang tribe had also walked out of their ice houses in this open space. They gathered together around a burning bonfire, with a large pot on top of it. Fragrant hot steam was rising from the pot, making people's appetites grow.

"Master! This is the snow deer that came back with us. Go and try it!" The little deer urged You Su excitedly.

Those tribesmen were all wearing thick woolen coats, with the fur surrounding their faces and even covering their eyes.

You Su slowly walked closer and found that the snow deer meat in such a big hot pot was not moved at all.

"Why don't you eat?" You Su asked curiously.

"This snow deer was brought back by Xiaolu. Xiaolu is willing to share it with everyone, but the Immortal Master must eat it first. We must abide by our promise." The patriarch explained.

Hearing this, the little deer carefully looked at You Su's expression. She was not being attentive, but was just repaying a favor. This snow deer should have been exchanged for her life, but it was because of the young man's blessing that she was spared the price of her life. No matter what, she should repay the young man first.

You Su didn't show any special expression, as if his face was frozen.

You Su found a place to sit down, but no one dared to sit down.

He stirred the boiling hot broth. He didn't add too many seasonings to the broth, which made the original meat aroma even stronger. However, his words were colder than the ice under his feet:

"You wanted to kill me, why did you stop?"

Xiaolu's eyes suddenly widened, and she looked at the boy in disbelief.

She lied to the boy. Snow poppy was indeed used to help people sleep, but it was not her who put the incense burner in there, but the patriarch himself.

When she found the tribesmen with swords and bows surrounding the tent yesterday, she guessed something was wrong. She shouted to wake You Su up, but the tribe leader grabbed her throat. But later, for some reason, the tribe leader sighed and dismissed everyone.

I thought this lie could make this bad episode go away, but why did the great god still know about it?

When the people around heard You Su's words, they froze and no one dared to move.

"Immortal, please forgive me!" The clan leader fell to his knees with a thud, his voice trembling.

Seeing this, everyone followed suit and knelt down one after another. Only the little deer was still standing there stupidly.

"No need to call me immortal, we are all fellow practitioners." You Su said coldly.

The little deer was becoming increasingly confused, but the chief's eyes were sparkling with brilliance, as if he had returned to youth:
"As a mortal, I should be called an immortal!"

You Su turned his head to meet his gaze, and although the old man said this, there was no awe in his eyes, but only deep desire.

You Su sneered. He knew very well that these people did not kill him only because they felt that their value might be greater than that evil creature.

You Su would be tortured by the long daytime and unable to fall asleep, because he was used to a day with equal lengths of day and night.

If these people have lived here for generations, they should have adapted to this kind of day and night long ago. Why would they need snow poppies that can even charm immortals to fall asleep?
If you are not a native, who would run to such a desolate place?
So there are only two possibilities, either they were expelled or they came here to escape!

(End of this chapter)