Chapter 278: Magical Beast Honeysuckle
The old people gathered around. Although they were weak, their eyes revealed an extreme desire for hope. Their faces were full of fatigue and vicissitudes, but at this moment they were a little more lively because of the return of honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle raised her head and looked at the familiar faces in front of her, a hint of complex emotions flashing in her eyes.
"Something happened at the construction site today, and I didn't have time to inquire!"
When everyone heard this, they were anxious: "What happened at the construction site?! Are they not hiring anymore?"
"No," Ren Dong explained quickly, "I went there a little late. I heard that there was a monster on the construction site, but when I got there, the monster had already been dealt with..."
Before Jin Dong could finish, someone started to get nervous: "Why is there a monster on the construction site?! How many people died?!"
"No one died! I heard that the mountain god appeared and drove the monster away!"
When the old people heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief, with looks of relief on their faces. "Fortunately, no one died. If someone had died..." an old man with a hunched back and a cane sighed, "Enough people have died!"
Rendong knew that her mother-in-law was thinking of her dead son and daughter-in-law.
They encountered a monster on the way to escape famine, and only she and her grandson escaped; the whole family was gone.
She herself also broke her leg.
"It seems that this mountain god is really a good god!" Another old woman with sparse hair and wrinkled face had slightly red eyes and her voice was a little choked.
She was also one of the people who lost her family on the way to escape famine, but she was not eaten by monsters. Instead, she was captured by the "flower picking team". Because she was too old, they didn't want her.
"Mr. Mountain God, please have mercy on us poor people."
After saying that, Granny Liu slowly knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to the sky, with her forehead touching the ground. She was unwilling to lift her head for a long time, her face full of piety and gratitude.
She only hoped that her son and daughter who were in the underground could rest in peace and no longer suffer in this chaotic world.
The children didn’t understand this, they were just happy that the mountain god had driven away the monster.
"May your majesty the mountain god be blessed with great fortune and live as long as the heaven and earth!" A little girl with ponytails cheered loudly with sparkling eyes.
She remembered that she saw those people shouting like this.
A little boy next to him also shouted, his face flushed, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Lord Mountain God, may you have great blessings and a long life as long as the heaven and the earth!"
They believed that as long as the mountain god of this land really did not eat humans, they would be able to grow up as their parents expected.
After hesitating for a while, Rendong told them that there were goblins on the construction site, hoping that they would be mentally prepared.
Unexpectedly, Granny Liu and the others were stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Aren't you also a monster?"
The implication is that if they can even accept it, why would they be afraid of goblins on the construction site?
The fact that those fairies can come to work means that they are good monsters just like her.
After hearing what Granny Liu said, Honeysuckle was slightly stunned, and then a warm feeling surged in her heart.
It always thought that although it saved them, it was a monster and they would never accept it.
It's just because they have nowhere else to go and no one is willing to accept them, so they have no choice but to follow it and accept its shelter.
Unexpectedly...
"But the goblins on the construction site are a little different from me. Some of them may look a little scary." Honeysuckle said softly, with a hint of worry in her eyes.
"Honeysuckle, why should you be afraid of someone with a scary appearance? We have seen everything during our journey to escape famine. As long as you have a good heart and can work together and have food to eat together, that is better than anything else." Grandpa Li said. Although his voice was old, it was firm.
The other elders nodded in agreement.
Granny Liu walked up to Honeysuckle, gently touched its head, and said with a smile: "Honeysuckle, the fact that you thought of telling us this shows that you are thinking about us. We believe you, and the goblin you mentioned must be right."
The children were curious and started chattering about it.
"Brother Honeysuckle, can all those fairies perform magic like you?" a little boy asked, looking up.
"Yes, yes, will they be able to play with us like Brother Honeysuckle?" the little girl also asked.
Honeysuckle looked at the innocent smiles of the children, and the worries in her heart gradually dissipated. She said, "Some of them know magic, and some are very strong. They are all very powerful. Maybe you can become good friends with them when you go to the construction site in the future."
As it spoke, it told the children what it had seen, including a monster transforming into its original form and trying to make them happy.
"That's great!" The children cheered, their eyes full of anticipation for their future life on the construction site.
The old people looked at the excited children and smiles appeared on their faces.
Although they are very old, it doesn't matter, they can still work. As long as they can hold on for a few years, these children will grow up and everything will be fine.
It’s just a bit of a pity. If they had walked faster, maybe they could have caught up with Wanhui’s “mass recruitment”.
If they could catch up with Wan Huiji's "mass recruitment", maybe they wouldn't have to worry about going hungry here.
…
Yang Xiangwei was a little surprised.
He initially thought that Honeysuckle was with them because they didn't know it was a monster.
Didn't expect them to know?
Knowing this, they are actually willing to be with the monsters. Aren’t these the people he wants to find?
As for age...
Yang Xiangwei didn't care at all.
An old person in the family is like a treasure. If all the dozen old people here were brought to Huangshan, how many "treasures" would we have?
In a golden light, Yang Xiangwei arrived.
The light was so dazzling that it instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Honeysuckle and the gang were startled by this sudden change. The elders were the first to react. They thought that a more powerful monster was attacking. With determination in their eyes, they quickly stood in front and shouted at the children to run.
An old man with gray hair said in a trembling but firm voice: "Children, leave us alone, run quickly and find a safe place to hide!"
The children were so scared that they started crying and clung to the old man's clothes, refusing to leave.
A little girl with pigtails, with tears all over her face, cried out, "No, I don't want to leave my grandparents, I want to be with you!"
The little boy next to him also sobbed: "I want to be with everyone, not run alone."
All of Honeysuckle's hair stood up. Out of instinct to protect its master, it was so scared that it instantly reverted to its original form, with its huge body blocking everyone.
Its head outline was as delicate as a fox's, and its ears were pointed and sensitive, standing up vigilantly, capturing every movement around it.
Those eyes, like bright rubies, emitting a sharp and firm light, stared at Yang Xiangwei closely.
His mouth opened slightly, revealing sharp fangs that flashed a cold light and made a "roaring" sound.
Of course, to Yang Xiangwei, Honeysuckle's protest posed no threat, and her eyes naturally fell on its gorgeous fur.
The whole body is white, and every hair is soft and smooth, as if it has been carefully combed.
And on this snow-like fur, there are bright red stripes like flames, extending from the head to the tail, just like burning flames jumping on the snow, adding a sense of mystery and majesty to it.
The most eye-catching thing is the nine tails behind it.
Each tail is thick and powerful, with dense and fluffy hair, like nine huge plush scarves.
The red markings on the tail are even more vivid and eye-catching. When it sways gently in the wind, it looks like nine nimble flaming snakes, intertwining and entwining with each other.
Yang Xiangwei secretly exclaimed in her heart: How beautiful! It really is a mythical beast, with nine tails, but not a single one of them is pretty!
He wondered if this mythical beast might be a close relative of the nine-tailed fox?
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