榆神泪 第 2 章

'Splash—'

It rained heavily.

It hadn't rained for a long time, and now it was finally raining.

The villagers were all very happy.

They looked up and let the rain wash their faces.

Everyone shouted: 'It's raining! It's really raining!'

Someone said: 'That Taoist is a god! The tree demon died, so the heavens are happy!'

'Thank you, Taoist, for saving us!'

Everyone was laughing, no one looked at that old tree.

The old tree fell on the ground and was still bleeding.

The Taoist put away his sword. He said to the officer: 'The bad guy is dead, I am leaving.'

The Taoist did not look at those people.

He walked very fast and disappeared immediately.

The officers left, and the villagers went home too.

Everyone was gone, only the sound of rain could be heard.

Li Xian was wet all over.

He slowly walked to the side of the big tree.

The water and blood on the ground mixed together, very red.

'Mother...'

Li Xian knelt on the ground, touching the tree bark with his hand.

When he was seven, his father died.

His mother also fell ill.

Before she died, his mother said: 'Don't be afraid. I will become the big tree at the village entrance and protect you always.'

These were words to trick a child.

But Li Xian believed it.

For these three years, he slept under the tree and read books under the tree.

When hungry, he ate things from the tree; when thirsty, he drank water from the leaves.

The big tree helped him block the wind and drive away wild beasts.

But today, the big tree was killed.

Everyone was cheering.

'They ate your things, and they killed you... They are too bad...'

Li Xian cried loudly on the tree stump.

After a long time, he was cold and sad, almost falling asleep.

Suddenly, the rain stopped.

There was a little green light in the darkness.

Li Xian opened his eyes and saw a shadow.

That face was very gentle, making him want to cry.

'Mother?!'

Li Xian wanted to move, but he couldn't.

That shadow was about to disappear.

She looked at Li Xian and whispered: 'Xiao Xian, don't move, listen to me.'

'Bad people harmed me. That Taoist took my things. But I still have one breath left.'

The woman reached out her hand and put it on Li Xian's head.

'I want to give you the last things.'

'There is something under the tree roots. It is a book and a piece of jade, you must dig them out.'

The woman's eyes changed, becoming very serious:

'Xiao Xian, you must remember.'

'You have grown up, you have to live alone in the future.'

'Don't trust anyone! There are no good people in this world. For money, friends will also harm you!'

'Don't tell others your secrets!'

'Live well!'

After speaking, the woman's shadow disappeared.

She turned into light and drilled into Li Xian's body.

'Ah—!'

Li Xian felt very painful.

It seemed like many things were drilling into his bones.

In the rain, the boy screamed painfully.

Inside his body, changes were happening.