Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Some dogs are still alive, but they are already dead...
Hu Miaomiao jumped up and down in the woods, the scenery kept receding, her big furry ears were blown into airplane ears, and her four paws took turns running, leaving an afterimage. She didn't dare to look behind her at all, for fear that if she turned back, the big devil would be right in front of her.
She also kept her eyes on the road ahead, worried that the big devil was going faster and was waiting for her ahead.
Her heart was pounding and her pads were sore from running, but she still didn't dare to stop.
After circling the woods a few times, she didn't dare take the village ox cart to the town as she did in the past. She relied entirely on her own four legs. When she ran to the town, she realized that her fur was already wet.
Hu Miaomiao lowered her head and licked it, then found a deserted place and turned into a human. She looked around to make sure there were no disobedient fox tails and ears, then she walked into the crowd and came to the clothing store she used to be in.
The boss saw her and asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Why are you here so early today?"
"What... is on you?"
Hu Miaomiao's clothes were messy, her hair was stuck to her face, and she looked a little uncomfortable.
She came here not to work, but to say goodbye to her boss.
The demon catcher in the village is too dangerous. She doesn’t want to stay here any longer and wants to escape from Sunset Village with her good dog as soon as possible.
Perhaps, the man is now waiting in the village for something to happen.
Hu Miaomiao was afraid of death, and her already fair face became even paler than paper.
The boss was very worried: "Are you not going to come to work because you have encountered some difficulties? It's not easy for you as a girl. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. There are always more solutions than difficulties."
Hu Miaomiao was confused and said, "I... I'm being targeted."
The boss took a breath and asked, "Who is it?"
His first reaction was that he was the lecherous man from the Dai family in town.
If it was the Dai family, he really couldn't afford to offend them.
Fortunately, Hu Miaomiao said that he was a man from the village, which made the boss feel relieved. If he was not from a big family, it would be easy to deal with.
He said, "We have an empty house in our backyard. You can live here and avoid trouble by not having to go back to the village."
"I won't ask you for money. As long as you work hard here, I'll pay you normally."
Hu Miaomiao was very grateful when she heard this.
But I still refused.
This job is too high-profile and can easily cause unnecessary trouble.
And if you receive kindness from someone, you must return it.
She and her boss have a transactional relationship, and the boss wants her to make money for him.
But she is a demon, destined not to stay in one place for long, and she will be embarrassed to leave after she accepts the boss's favor.
The boss had no choice but to ask her to think about it again. She really didn't want to do it, but there was nothing he could do.
Hu Miaomiao's arrival brought a lot of business to the store, and the boss was not stingy and did not ask for back the extra wages he had given her before.
Today, after quitting her job, Hu Miaomiao went home earlier than usual.
She thought Jun Zechen was blocking her, so she lurked behind a tree in front of the village.
People come and go at the village gate, and villagers they meet in groups of three or four greet each other.
Hu Miaomiao was unsure, so she squatted behind a tree for a while, then grabbed someone and asked, "Have you seen the demon catcher?"
The man recognized her. "It's Miss Miaomiao. The monster catcher only comes to the village gate in the morning and evening. I don't know what he's waiting for. Most of the time he goes up the mountain to catch monsters during the day. Are you looking for him? By the way, why are you back so early today?"
"Oh no, I just asked casually. I had something to do today, so I came back early."
It turns out that the big devil is not in the village during the day.
Hu Miaomiao seized the time and went home as quickly as possible.
The chicken spirit lying in the chicken coop was surprised: "Oh, ancestor, what happened to you that you are in such a mess?"
"Not really, just pack up these chickens and we'll move later."
The chicken demon flapped its wings and said that there was food and drink in the village, and they were not afraid of wind or rain, and it was comfortable to live there, so why should they move?
Hu Miaomiao successfully made the chicken spirit behave itself by saying that there was a demon catcher in the village.
It began to organize the chickens.
They are called chickens, but in fact they are just Hu Miaomiao’s food reserves.
They are all the younger brothers of the Chicken Demon, so they have some affection for each other. The Chicken Demon is very busy. He is afraid that the wild pheasant tribe will become extinct, so he has to keep an eye on the chickens laying eggs and help hatch them personally. With his unremitting efforts, a new batch of reserve food will appear after this group of adult chickens are eaten.
Just when the Chicken Demon had the chickens line up and wait for Hu Miaomiao to come out to check, he suddenly heard a scream in the room, followed by a burst of crying.
The chicken demon was stunned, and walked into the house with bird steps and flapping wings.
As soon as I entered, I saw the fox ancestor lying in the doghouse, hugging the hateful dog and crying.
Chicken Demon: "What's wrong?"
It saw the fox ancestor beside the bed with tears on his face, crying: "Good dog...good dog is dead."
Dead?
The chicken demon was confused.
No, this death was too sudden. It wasn’t dead yet, but the dog died first?
The chicken demon came over.
The dog looked normal except that it had its eyes closed as if it was asleep.
It said: "Maybe it's just asleep. If you pat it, maybe it will wake up."
"But it's not breathing."
The chicken demon knew the importance of the dog to Hu Miaomiao. He was extremely anxious when he couldn't find the dog before, and was absent-minded all day long. Even though the chicken demon later followed the fox ancestor, he could feel that he could never get between the fox and the dog.
There was a strange atmosphere between them that it could not understand.
So, it looked at Hu Miaomiao in silence, patted her legs with its wings, not knowing what to say.
Today, the sun has driven away the tail end of winter and spring has arrived. The greenery is growing and full of vitality, but the room is extremely cold.
Aunt Lu from next door was attracted by the crying and thought that someone in the village had bullied Hu Miaomiao. She rushed over with a kitchen knife, but found that the dog was dead.
Aunt Lu blamed herself: "It's my fault. The dog has been acting strangely these past few days. I should have told you earlier."
Hu Miaomiao just hugged the dog and cried and shook her head.
In fact, she couldn't understand why things turned out like this.
Yesterday she was thinking about asking her boss to give her a little more time, just a little bit, so that she could come back and spend time with the dog.
When I left in the morning, it was the good dog who helped me cook.
She just walked away for a while and went home early, so how could she die?
At first, she thought the dog was asleep, so she deliberately moved quietly when packing up for fear of waking the dog.
When she was done cleaning, she pushed it.
It didn't wake up.
She called a few times, but the good dog still didn't wake up.
The good dog lay beside the doghouse, with its head resting on the back of its paws and its tail resting on its hind legs. Its eyes, which used to look down on the world, never opened no matter what.
Hu Miaomiao sat on the ground for a long time before she dared to reach out and touch its nose.
At that moment, I couldn't stop crying.
She had to accept the fact that the dog was dead.
The dog that had accompanied her for a whole winter, the dog she treated as a family member and thought would be with her for life, left her completely.
Hu Miaomiao's mind was blank, as if she had just had a bizarre dream. She couldn't hear clearly what people were saying.
When I came to my senses, the room was full of people.
The people of Sunset Village are simple and honest. They are particularly concerned even for an orphan girl from outside. When they heard that her dog had died, word spread quickly and everyone came to see if they could help.
They were afraid that Hu Miaomiao would be upset.
Hu Miaomiao didn't get depressed.
She once had a dog.
Later, the dog was strangled to death by her sister, who warned her not to covet things that did not belong to her.
But that dog was obviously hers.
The sadness she felt at that time had faded from her mind. Perhaps it was because she had grown up and was more receptive. She couldn't stop crying, but her heart was surprisingly calm.
So calm that even she was a little scared.
Could it be that he had been oppressed by the fox clan for so long that he still retained the fox clan's blood, like a monster without emotions?
After an unknown amount of time, she slowly stood up and said to everyone, "Bury it."
Her tone was calm and nonchalant. If it weren't for the tears on her face, everyone would have thought she didn't care about the dog at all.
Zhou Zhou was the first to react, "Miss Hu, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Life must go on. The good dog is gone, so let it rest in peace.
If there is reincarnation in the world, may the good dog have a good journey and find a rich family in the next life so that she won’t have to suffer with me and hasn’t even had a chance to eat meat buns.
Hu Miaomiao went up the mountain.
She found the place where the good dog used to catch fish, not far from the stream, and dug a hole herself. With every shovelful, she would look at the clear water surface.
In a trance, she seemed to see a dog catching fish in the water. When it came ashore, it glared at her arrogantly and motioned her to light a fire to roast its fur.
After digging another shovel, she looked up and accidentally saw the birds in the tree.
They were two very common tits. They were standing on a tree branch, their furry breasts pressed together, chirping something.
Hu Miaomiao didn't understand, but she could feel the warmth flowing between them.
Everything and every living thing has its own destination.
And her final destination was buried by her.
She took one last look at the dog, placed it in the wooden box given by the villagers, and closed the lid.
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When Jun Zechen opened his eyes, it was already dusk. The demon pill still had one last line to recover, but he no longer needed to transform back into his original form to recuperate.
He glanced at the sky and thought that the woman should be returning to the village soon, so he had to hurry back.
He could use his magic power now, and with just a thought, he could reach the village gate.
The atmosphere in the village was strange and solemn. Many people were sighing secretly. When they saw him coming back, they greeted him with sad brows.
Jun Zechen didn't want to have any interaction with these humans, but he seemed to hear someone mention Hu Miaomiao's name vaguely.
His brows furrowed, and he couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"
The people in the village who had gathered together said, "Ah, it's nothing serious, just a dog died."
Jun Zechen nodded.
It's really not a big deal, it's just a dog, it's dead.
Unexpectedly, the next second, he heard the man say, "What a pity for Miaomiao. She's crying like crazy. It will take a long time for her to get over her grief. How could this girl have such a tragic life? She has no relatives, and even her dog died inexplicably."
Jun Zechen: “???”
Who is crying?
Why are you crying?
He had a bad feeling.
Jun Zechen asked: "Whose dog died?"
The author has something to say:
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Good Dog [angry] [scared]: "Answer me, who died?"
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