Monster Tea Party

Chapter 5454 Bias
"Eat these."

The woman smiled, "Just made it."

“It’s piping hot.”

……

The young scholar lowered his eyes.

A little uncomfortable.

For someone like him who comes from a wealthy family, why would he waste food if there is not enough to eat?
He actually had so much food left this time...
The young scholar felt a little annoyed.

If he had come to his senses sooner, he would have eaten all of it.

……

"Why are you dazed?"

The woodcutter reached out and patted the young scholar on the shoulder.

"Aren't you hungry?"

"Aren't you going to eat yet?"

……

The young scholar nodded subconsciously.

He eats.

But after picking up the chopsticks, the young scholar paused.

He pursed his lips.

He wanted to keep these foods to attract the black monster to appear...

……

The black monster won't release the eagle until it sees the rabbit.

Without enough food to attract it, it won't appear.

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The woodcutter and the woman were both a little confused.

"Brother, why don't you eat?"

"Don't you like eating?"

"Then what do you like to eat?"

"Tell my sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law will make it for you."

....
The young scholar immediately shook his head.

"No, sister-in-law."

"I like everything you cook."

He is not picky about food.

He is not qualified to be picky about food.

……

"Then how did you-"

An idea suddenly occurred to the woman.

Ah!
She thought of it!

……

"Are you going to leave these for the black monster to eat?"

the woman blurted out.

The woodcutter immediately frowned.

……

"I want to attract these black monsters to appear."

The young scholar corrected the woman.

Don't talk as if he has a close relationship with that black monster.

……

"Huh? Oh."

After a brief pause, the woman nodded.

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"Nonsense."

The woodcutter said solemnly, "You yourself are hungry."

"Why bother with that black monster?"

……

“I want it to come out.”

The young scholar explained again.

Don't make it sound like they have a good relationship!
The young scholar repeated this sentence again.

The emotional fluctuations are somewhat intense.

……

The woodcutter frowned.

The woman said, "Brother, look at all the food."

"Just eat first."

"Maybe seeing you enjoying your meal, that..."

The woman's voice paused, then continued, "The black monster appeared."

……

"right?"

The woman nudged the woodcutter next to her with her arm.

She gave the woodcutter a look.

Just follow what she says.

……

The woodcutter's mouth twitched slightly.

"…Your sister-in-law is right."

After opening and closing his mouth several times, the woodcutter made a sound.

"You're just sitting there with your eyes wide open, aren't you just waiting for someone to fall into your trap?"

"Only an idiot would show up, right?"

“You have to do your own thing.”

"Pretend not to care."

“The other party will appear.”

Seeing that the young scholar was somewhat moved but still hesitant, the woodcutter continued, "Think about it yourself, was it like this before?"

"Every time it appears when you don't notice it?"

The woodcutter clenched his fists unconsciously.

These are actually all made up by him.

He is not a young scholar.

How did he know when the black monster appeared?

He also did not ask the young scholar...

……

The young scholar was stunned.

He tilted his head slightly.

Obviously thinking.

……

The woodcutter became more and more nervous.

……

The young scholar discovered that what the woodcutter said was... right.

The appearance of the black monster had never come without warning.

After determining that the black monster was a small auspicious sign, the young scholar allowed the black monster to appear and disappear at will.

He never wasted his precious reading time waiting for the black monster to appear.

……

The young scholar nodded.

"Brother is right."

The young scholar picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

…The woodcutter breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at the woman.

The two smiled at each other.

……

"elder brother."

……

The woodcutter's heart skipped a beat.

what happened again?
He turned and looked at the young scholar.

"what happened?"

……

"Have you eaten with your sister-in-law?"

The young scholar looked at the woodcutter and the woman.

……

Oh ~
The woodcutter felt relieved.

So that’s what happened…

……

The woodcutter smiled.

"I've eaten with your sister-in-law."

"you eat."

"Let's go outside."

"If you find anything, call us."

The woodcutter noticed that the young scholar couldn't seem to completely relax with them around.

Maybe……

Are you worried that with them around, the black monster won't appear?

……

This concern is understandable.

In that case, they leave.

In this way, even if the black monster behind does not appear, it has nothing to do with them.

……

The young scholar nodded.

"it is good."

……

The woodcutter and the girl left the young scholar's study.

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They found two stools outside and sat down.

The woman put the food box at her feet.

The food box contained the food that the young scholar had not finished eating in the morning.

……

The woodcutter looked at the food box.

"I'll take these to the mountains to eat tomorrow."

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The woman curled her lips.

"it is good."

"I'll warm it up for you then."

……

The woodcutter smiled and nodded.

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The yard fell into silence.

……

The woodcutter and the girl looked at the young scholar's study one after another.

There was no movement in the study.

……

The woodcutter withdrew his gaze.

He looked at the woman.

He noticed that the woman was also looking at him.

……

"Master."

The woman said, "What do you think..."

The woman lowered her voice and asked, "Will my brother be able to see the black monster this afternoon?"

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The woodcutter frowned.

"……do not know."

He really had no guesses at all.

The black monster...

Or is it a black monster that they can't see...

It has completely exceeded their understanding.

……

"then you……"

The woman thought for a moment, "I hope my brother can see the black monster..."

"Or do you hope that he hasn't seen the black monster?"

……

The woodcutter was slightly stunned.

him?

"I……"

The woodcutter's facial features were tangled together.

"do not know."

"What you said before makes sense..."

Whether the young scholar saw the black monster or not...

The results are not simply good or bad.

It depends on many other factors.

……

But for him...

"I hope he doesn't see it."

The woodcutter's voice was low,

……

"why?"

The woman was a little surprised.

She actually somewhat prefers to let the young scholar see the black monster.

It feels like the last time we met.

This aspect makes all the grievances between the young scholar and the black monster clear.

From then on, there was no relationship between them anymore.

The young scholar let go of this failure.

Forget the black monster.

Start all over.

……

of course.

This is the best result.

As she said before, it is also possible that the black monster has been harassing the young scholar.

Like a maggot attached to a bone...