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When he pounced over with a giggle, the monster had already transformed into a squirrel and jumped onto an old tree, sweeping its tail and shaking off pine cones like rain.

Playing and fighting, the childishness is left without a trace.

As dusk fell, the monster suddenly stopped in front of the window.

"Are you leaving?" the child said with reluctance.

The monster seemed reluctant to leave as well. Mist rolled around it, and eventually condensed into a boy who looked exactly like him, except that there was a white gem hanging around his neck.

The shadow pointed at the beads, then at his chest that was shaking from coughing.

Before he could ask further questions, he heard the footsteps of his elders returning home in the distance. The monster suddenly disappeared, leaving only the bead that quietly fell into his palm.

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"This is the story between me and it. Alas, I am getting older and my memory is getting more and more blurred. I don't know when I will forget it."

The nostalgia in the old man's eyes became more intense, and he reached out and pulled the white beads from his neck.

"If it weren't for this bead reminding me every day, I would have forgotten it long ago."

Wang Que looked at the bead with a gloomy gaze: "So, it's only after you put on this bead that your health has improved."

The old man was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, after wearing the beads, my health has been getting better and better. I am no longer weak and sickly."

Then his eyes reddened: "It's a pity that although I am well again, the elders in my family passed away unexpectedly. I want to take care of them but they are no longer around."

The old man's voice trembled slightly.

He could neither find his childhood friends nor serve his elders at home.

Living alone, one feels too lonely inside.

Yaoyao looked at the old man and suddenly understood.

The old man that the senior brother found seemed to be the little boy Xiaobai was looking for.

only…

The little boy Xiaobai was talking about was an old man from sixty years ago.

The reason why he couldn't find it was because the little boy had grown up now.

"noob."

Yaoyao immediately looked at Xiaobai in her arms.

But she found that Xiaobai did not have any thoughts of missing the past, but instead glared at the old man fiercely.

Wang Que also discovered this situation.

His eyes flashed slightly, and some guesses came to his mind.

There may be another version of the old man's story.

Otherwise, Xiaobai shouldn't look like this.

There was no friendship in its eyes when it looked at the old man, and there was even a bit of resentment.

He quickly exchanged glances with Yaoyao.

Wang Que gave up the idea of ​​revealing Xiaobai's identity and nodded to the old man instead: "This story is very heartwarming."

The old man recovered, smiled and shook his head: "It is heartwarming, but it is only suitable for children to hear. How can adults believe it?"

"When I told the story to my parents, they insisted I was making it up."

"If it weren't for the beads, I would have thought I was dreaming."

...

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go to bed early."

The old man got up and moved two beds, which were old but clean.

"The conditions are not good, you should be more particular."

"Okay, thank you, old man."

Wang Que did not refuse and took the bedding.

Yaoyao also smiled sweetly: "Thank you, Grandpa."

"Haha, you're welcome, you're welcome, go to bed early."

The old man was somewhat happy when Yaoyao called him.

Then turn off the lights and rest.

...

late at night.

Wang Que's ears moved slightly and he opened his eyes.

Under the hazy moonlight.

The old man carefully lifted up the sealed cloud monster, then glanced at Wang Que and Yaoyao who were still "sleeping".

He walked lightly and quietly left the house.

Wait until he goes out.

Two figures, one big and one small, sat up immediately.

"Senior brother..."

Yaoyao shouted.

Wang Que nodded slightly: "It seems that things are indeed not simple."

Although the old man was strong, it was still difficult for him to hide the secret from the two practitioners.

"Let's go, let's follow and see."

Wang Que stood up.

Yaoyao followed.

...

Under the cool moonlight,

The old man held the little animal in his arms, his face flushed, and he seemed very excited.

"I knew you would come back. I finally waited for you."

Follow the old man.

Wang Que and Yaoyao vaguely heard the old man's words.

"Brother...is this old man...going to hurt Xiaobai?"

Yaoyao asked with some concern.

Wang Que thought about it and nodded uncertainly: "From what I can see now, the story he told is probably not true. At least Xiaobai has malicious intentions towards him."

"And it's not normal for him to sneak Xiaobai out in the middle of the night."

Deep down, Wang Que was unwilling to believe that the old man was a bad person.

The other party was worried about him getting into trouble during the day, and the enthusiasm and kindness they showed when they were traveling together could not be fake.

But, the old man stole Xiaobai out late at night, and then talked to himself on the road. He didn't look like a good person at all.

"Let's continue to follow. If anything happens, we can stop it." Wang Que said.

Yaoyao nodded: "Okay."

She is not afraid of any danger. After all, she is not a delicate little loli.

The laurel in her hand was much more terrifying than ordinary weapons.

The two followed carefully.

The old man held Xiaobai in his arms and walked forward.

An hour later, we finally arrived at a mountain cave.

The old man put Xiaobai on the ground very gently.

I lay on the ground, cleaning up the fallen leaves.

Wang Que and Yaoyao watched from afar, full of confusion.

The old man's actions were so strange. He seemed to want to harm Xiaobai. He seemed to care about Xiaobai very much. He was so cautious in his actions just now.

You could say he was normal, but his behavior revealed something was wrong.

Soon, Wang Que's eyes changed.

As the old man cleaned.

Some array patterns were revealed on the ground;

There are faint traces of blood on it.

"Blood sacrifice?"

Wang Que showed a hint of surprise.

The word "blood sacrifice" is something that is obviously evil.

It seems that the old man is not a good person.

Wang Que stood up straight and prepared to take action.

But before he could make a move, the situation changed again.

"Thirteenth Baby, do you really want to go this far?"

An old voice sounded.

An old man with white hair and a youthful face, dressed in Taoist clothes, walked out from the other side.

The old man paused as he stood on the formation, then turned around in disbelief: "Uncle San, why are you here?"

The old Taoist priest walked up to him and said, "Why bother? Your parents paid such a huge price to keep you alive and healthy. Are you going to disobey them now?"

The old man's eyes widened suddenly: "This is not what I want! I grew up healthy, but at what cost did they pay?"

"Forty, forty, they only lived to forty!"

"Oh, Third Uncle, my parents are no worse than you. How could you live to this day, but they can't?"

"It's all my fault!"

"Every minute and every second of my life is a sin."

The old man's eyes were full of resentment, but this resentment was not directed at others, but at himself.

The old alchemist sighed slightly: "They volunteered."

"I didn't volunteer!" the old man shouted, then pointed at the little cloud beast on the ground, "It didn't volunteer either."

The little white dog on the ground started to struggle. It was definitely not doing it voluntarily, neither then nor now.

"But it has already happened. No matter what you do now, your parents won't come back."

The old alchemist consoled him.

The old man's eyes were blazing: "I don't want them to come back, I want to go and accompany them."

As he spoke, he pulled off the white bead from his neck and said, "I want to return this thing to the monster, and return my life to it."

The old alchemist looked at him and sighed slightly: "Alas."

He turned his gaze and looked in the direction of Wang Que and Yaoyao: "Since you two are here, why don't you tell us about this matter."

Wang Que was shocked. He didn't expect that the other party could actually find him.

But there is nothing to be afraid of.

He took Yaoyao out directly.

“You, you…” The old man was shocked when he saw two people coming out.

He never expected that his plan would be exposed so thoroughly.