Chapter 17 The Rabbit Family Has Returned!
He Mu didn't want to rush to bring Wen Rensheng to contact the Heavenly Spirit Root.
He's still young, so we need to take things slowly.
But as Yi Jinxiang said, Wenrensheng is in a very dangerous situation now.
If the Heavenly Spiritual Root is left exposed outside the Purple Mansion without any control, and recklessly absorbs the natural energy, it will eventually be discovered by the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Court has always been wary of demons. In recent years, very few immortals have ascended to heaven as demons. If they were to discover that a celestial spiritual root had been bestowed upon a demon, they might use some dirty tricks to deal with Wenrensheng.
He Mu did not want Wen Rensheng to encounter any mishaps.
“Follow Wenquxing for two more days to cultivate,” He Mu rubbed Wenrensheng’s shoulder and said, “After your birthday, I will seal this place away so that you can quietly go into seclusion.”
Hearing the voice, he looked a little disappointed. He couldn't help but lean against He Mu's head and whisper, "Are you really going to go into seclusion for five years?"
He Mu's eyes crinkled into a smile: "Do you think it's been a long time?"
He nodded upon hearing a voice.
For immortals who have lived for hundreds or thousands of years, five years is just a blink of an eye, and there is no need to take it seriously.
The voices that could be heard were different. He had not yet entered the Dao and did not have a long and boundless life. Time would leave its mark on him, allowing him to grow little by little from his own soil.
Five years passed, and he reached the age where he no longer needed Mu to carry him across the cliff.
He Mu pulled Wen Rensheng closer, pinched her ear, and whispered, "Children in the mortal world are all eager to grow up, why are you different?"
Hearing voices, he did not answer.
It's not that he's reluctant to grow up.
Some people are eager to grow up because they are dissatisfied with their current status as children and feel that they will have a more carefree life when they grow up.
Hearing people's voices made me feel like I was in the happiest stage of my life.
He felt like a blind little man who couldn't see clearly, standing by chance in an oasis in the desert.
But is the road ahead a spring of sweet water or quicksand?
He could see nothing clearly; only the silent heavens and earth knew the answer.
Hearing the voice, he gazed at the chilly pool not far away and muttered, "Will I be able to see you again after I come out?"
He Mu raised his hand and pinched Wen Rensheng's cheek, pretending to be troubled, and said, "Ah, what should I do? Maybe I've already been called back by the Heavenly Court."
"Then you'll have to sleep alone, eat alone, and listen to the Wenquxing's lessons alone. She might even trick you into going to Cangzhou, a place that's extremely cold, a hundred thousand times colder than here..."
What? !
One hundred thousand times!
Hearing human voices, I thought ten times was already a lot, but a hundred thousand times? How cold would that be? Would he turn into a snowman?
Hearing this, Wen Rensheng felt a lump in his throat and wanted to cry. The thought of living such a hard life five years from now made him feel like a wilted cabbage, flat and thin.
"Then I don't want the Heavenly Spiritual Root anymore!" Wenren cried. "I want to become a great hero through my own efforts! And then, and then I'll go back to Heaven with you..."
When Mu saw him cry, a smile finally appeared on her face.
He laughed as he quickly pulled Wenrensheng into his arms, coaxing her repeatedly, "Hey, I was just kidding, I was just kidding, how could you be so silly..."
He wiped away Wenrensheng's tears, rubbed his face against hers, and whispered, "Okay, stop crying, Shengsheng. I'll wait here forever and be the first person to see you all grown up, okay?"
Upon receiving this answer, Wen Rensheng's disappointment finally melted away. He muttered to himself as he wiped away his tears and hugged He Mu tightly.
The mountain god is really wicked.
But he still thought that after he went into seclusion, he would work harder to persuade the Heavenly Spirit Root as soon as possible and then come out sooner.
In this way, the mountain god might have a chance to watch him grow up for a few more years.
*
After examining the Heavenly Spiritual Root, He Mu took Wenren Sheng and left the back mountain.
Hearing someone say they wanted to see more of Fangze Mountain in autumn, He Mu picked him up and put him on his shoulders so he could see it more clearly.
He Mu was very tall, and when he heard people sitting on his shoulders, his view became even wider. He gently grabbed He Mu's hair and looked around excitedly.
Fangze Mountain was washed by autumn and revealed a completely different background color. If it were in the past, this would be the time when Wenrensheng loved to eat berries. The berries in this season are not bitter at all. They taste sweet and delicious and will burst with cool juice between your teeth.
A few short chirps of sparrows reached my ears, and I could even tell from the human voices that they were the same little sparrow that Mu had been playing with at the mountain gate earlier that day.
"Is it beautiful?" He Mu pinched Wen Rensheng's soft calf. "I haven't cared about this mountain for many years."
“It’s so beautiful,” Wenrensheng said with a smile. “I want to stay on Fangze Mountain forever and never leave.”
Of course, it must be done with the mountain god.
He Mu nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "Do you remember how you got to this mountain?"
When this topic came up, Wenrensheng tilted his head and thought about it seriously for a while.
How did he get to Fangze Mountain?
This happened when he was a child, and his memories of hearing voices were shrouded in a thin fog, making them vague and unclear.
In his memory, it seemed that his mother brought him to Fangze Mountain.
But from this point on, memories are like a broken string on a musical instrument, impossible to reconnect, and I can't even remember what my mother looks like.
When I regained consciousness, I found myself living in a rabbit burrow, eating grass alongside the rabbits.
Hearing human voices, he didn't even understand why he was a wolf demon.
He shook his head and replied, "I don't remember clearly, but I had a lot of family members when I was a child. The rabbit hutch was full of my family members, but they all moved away later."
“Oh… the rabbit burrow,” He Mu drawled, then pondered for a moment before asking, “Do you remember where that burrow is?”
Hearing the voice, he nodded: "Yes, I remember it very clearly."
This was the first home Wen Rensheng had since he could remember, and of course he would never forget it.
Although now...
Before he could finish thinking about what was going on, He Mu interrupted his train of thought by speaking up.
"Would you like to go see that place today?" Mu asked. "You seem to really like those rabbits, right? Are they demons?"
Hearing the voice, he shook his head: "Only the clan leader is a demon. He is a very, very old rabbit spirit. The others are just ordinary rabbits."
He paused, buried his face in He Mu's hair, and a faint blush rose on his face.
"I don't really want to see him..." he muttered softly.
He Mu stopped in his tracks. He couldn't see Wen Rensheng's expression at the moment, but he could tell from his words that he was unwilling to go back to that old little house.
"It's alright," He Mu smiled and comforted her, "If you don't want to go, we can go home."
Upon hearing the word "home," Wen Rensheng's eyes flickered again.
He felt a little awkward. If asked whether he would go or not, he would still want to go. He wanted to see if any of his former family members were still living there, how they were doing, and whether they had been bullied by people like Chen Lian.
But he really didn't dare to go.
When Wenrensheng was still a child, the clan chief took him in, gave him a name, and treated him as one of his own clan members, taking good care of him.
This was a very happy time.
But one day, when I woke up to the sound of human voices, I found that all the rabbits around me had disappeared overnight.
The entire rabbit burrow was devoid of any trace of life. The life after being adopted by the clan chief was like a forgotten, empty dream, now just a bubble.
Hearing human voices, he refused to believe it and ran around the mountains and fields several times before finally finding a row of small four-legged footprints at the foot of the mountain.
The footprints stretched out in the direction away from Fangze Mountain, eventually disappearing into the overgrown weeds.
It wasn't a dream; I've left.
Now that they've been separated for so long, Wenrensheng increasingly feels that they moved away because she wasn't obedient enough and was disliked.
Now, he no longer dares to search for traces of his clansmen.
He hesitated for a long time upon hearing the voice.
He felt as if all the thoughts in his mind were mixed into a tangled ball of yarn, and he was stuck in the middle of the yarn, unable to break free.
Finally, he gave up and let out a self-deprecating "Ah".
"Well... let's go take a look!"
"Really?" Mu asked, still somewhat skeptical. "You didn't force yourself?"
Hearing the voice, she slowly raised her head and denied it, saying, "I didn't force you. It's been almost five years since we last met, and if I could see it again, I wouldn't forget it."
It turns out he's a nostalgic kid.
He Mu nodded thoughtfully and said, "Okay, you give directions."
*
Wen Rensheng quickly found the location of the rabbit burrow for He Mu based on his memory.
As soon as he landed, Wen Rensheng, who had been extremely conflicted and sulking just moments before, changed his demeanor. He glanced around and then headed towards a small hill with a clear purpose.
“This is it,” Wenrensheng pointed to a slope overgrown with weeds. “I used to live here.”
He Mu frowned, squatted down, and took a look.
The rabbit burrow was quite well hidden. He used his color-killing ability to cut away some of the withered grass before he could barely make out the appearance of the entrance.
"So small?" he asked hesitantly. "How small did you have to be to crawl into this hole?"
Hearing the voice, he stammered, "Ah, but everyone was so small when they were little..."
"Really?" He Mu casually remarked, "In my memory, only monsters are this tiny when they are young."
Upon hearing a voice, it bristled as if its tail had been stepped on, its fur standing on end as if it had been electrocuted.
He vehemently denied it, saying, "That's not true at all! There are definitely people who are extremely small!"
He Mu feigned realization: "Oh, that makes sense. You lived here when you were little, so what you said must be true. Could it be that you're a little monster who's deliberately lying to me? Absolutely not."
Hearing the voice, he believed it and nodded quickly: "That's right, that's right, absolutely impossible!"
He smiled and didn't respond. He flipped his wrist, spread his fingers, and let a wisp of spiritual energy flow from his fingertips, probing into the rabbit hole.
The space inside wasn't large; it was just a place to sleep. Mu and I searched around, but there was no sign of any living creatures.
He withdrew his spiritual power and sighed, "It seems they're not here."
Hearing the voices, he didn't show any disappointment. He already knew that the chieftain had moved away with the rabbits, and it was impossible for him to come back for no reason.
Hearing voices, he tugged at the hem of his clothes, his gaze lingering on the rabbit hole.
"I feel like I'll never see him again," he said.
"I miss them so much, so why did you separate them?" He Mu asked. "Is it also because of that sword cultivator?"
Hearing the voice, she pursed her lips and shook her head.
"Well... I separated from them not because of Chen Lian."
He opened his mouth, hesitating whether to tell He Mu about being disliked, when a white shadow suddenly flashed in his peripheral vision.
Upon hearing the voices, they immediately turned around and saw an old man with gray hair and beard standing under a pine tree not far away, peeking at them.
Hearing the voice, he vaguely felt that the person looked familiar, so he squinted and looked closer.
"This is……"
Upon seeing the face clearly, Wen Sheng's pupils constricted slightly, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
"...Clan Chief?"
The figure noticed Wenrensheng's gaze, was startled for a moment, and then disappeared from Wenrensheng's sight in a flash, like a rabbit fleeing in panic.
A note from the author:
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I only need three more to reach 1000 works and collect them! I'm so excited! [shy][shy][starry-eyed][starry-eyed][poor][poor]
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