Chapter 11: The Eleventh Word "Mom"
"Eh?" Xiao Xia Youjie opened his eyes wide and his mouth became an O shape. It was the first time he saw his mother look so anxious.
Actually, Xiao Xia Youjie was a little surprised. So... can mom see it?
Baichuan Mu saw her own reflection in Xiaoxia Youjie's pupils. She also noticed that she was a little too excited and it would be bad if she scared the child.
She patted Xiao Xia Youjie's shoulder to comfort him, and her expression returned to normal. Bai Chuanmu looked into Xiao Xia Youjie's eyes and asked softly, "Xiaojie, you just showed your mother the Poké Ball. Was it because there was something inside? For example, a black ball with golden crumbs?"
Her tone still revealed a slight nervousness.
There was no way. She couldn't help but get excited and nervous when she thought that there might be a curse ball inside that she couldn't see.
This... doesn't it say that the technique awakens at around six years old... it seems to be between four and six years old?
"Hmm..." Xiao Xia Youjie nodded, his expression still a little dazed. It took him a few seconds to come back to his senses, took out the Poké Ball containing the Curse Spirit Ball, and handed it to Bai Chuanmu, "Here..."
With a light "click" sound, the Poké Ball was opened, but in Baichuanmu's eyes, the Poké Ball was still empty.
Baichuanmu met Xiaoxia Youjie's curious eyes, as if Xiaoxia Youjie was waiting for her to answer all of this for him, but... she really couldn't see...
She couldn't help but smile bitterly. In fact, Baichuanmu had a little fantasy before. Maybe the golden finger of her as a time traveler was added to her talent in spells? Not to mention becoming a spell spirit operator like Xiaoxia Yujie, at least she must have spell power, and it doesn't have to be too strong. It's enough to be an assistant supervisor.
However, it turned out that Bai Chuanmu was overthinking.
She is just a stupid beauty with nothing to her except her face.
Oh, she also has a baby goose with extraordinary talents, although this goose may turn evil in the later stage... and may even kill monkeys... and she is the monkey.
Woo woo woo…
"I thought my mother couldn't see... Great, it turns out my mother can see too..."
Bai Chuanmu stretched out her finger and poked the "empty" inside of the Poké Ball, but she didn't touch anything and didn't feel anything. She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but she felt a creepy feeling when she poked it.
Xiao Xia Youjie watched Bai Chuanmu's fingers naturally pass through the black ball. He also poked the ball with his fingers and touched it firmly. Xiao Xia Youjie could vaguely hear the sound of his nails tapping against the ball.
Xiao Xia Youjie lowered his eyes and saw the little black ball. He had a desire to eat it.
He stroked the black ball with his fingertips. The surface was very smooth. If you ignored the unpleasant smell on it, it was a good glass marble. However, it was a bit big to be played as a glass marble.
...This little ball...I think mom just called it a curse ball?
What is a curse?
The precocious little Xia Youjie was actually a little panicked about the current situation. It was the first time he saw a strange and scary little monster, and that little monster turned into the cursed spirit ball in his hand, and...
Just now, a man walked past them. On his back was a monster that looked like a baby. The monster was much bigger than the eyeball monster! It was almost as big as him, and it had six hands, tightly grasping the man's neck and arms. He seemed to feel a heavy burden, walking with a bent back, and occasionally pounding his neck and arms. He was obviously about 30 or 40 years old, but his walking posture and habits were like those of a man in his 60s or 70s.
What makes Xiao Xia Youjie even more uneasy is that his mother and that person can't see the baby monster...why?
Fortunately, Xiao Xia Youjie is relieved now. His mother seems to understand the situation. Although she can't see the monster, she can see the curse ball, which makes him feel much more at ease.
Just when Xiao Xia Youjie was about to ask, Bai Chuanmu, who had been hesitating for a long time, spoke.
"Xiaojie, actually mommy can't see this little black ball."
Baichuanmu still decided to tell Xiaoxia Youjie the truth.
Telling one lie requires countless lies to cover it up.
"Huh?!" The astonishment on Xiao Xia Youjie's face was even more obvious than before. He opened his mouth wide, and his gums with a missing tooth could be clearly seen. "But mom, didn't you draw the shape of the ball?"
"Well... this..." Baichuanmu didn't know how to explain to Xiaoxia Youjie.
Baichuan Mu looked into his clear eyes, she pursed her lips, still not wanting to deceive him with lies, but Baichuan Mu couldn't tell him the truth, she couldn't tell Xiao Xia Youjie that he was actually a character in a comic, right? And he would become a villain later on.
She stammered, "Mom, I can't see it, but I know... this little black ball is actually a curse ball... or would it be more appropriate to call it a curse jade?"
"Curse Spirit Jade? What is a curse spirit? Is it the little monster I just saw? Mom, this curse spirit jade is transformed from a small eyeball. I just... gently grabbed it, and it condensed into a curse spirit jade in the palm of my hand." Xiao Xia Youjie also gestured the size of the small eyeball curse spirit, "That small eyeball curse spirit is about this size."
"In that case, it should be a fourth-level cursed spirit," Baichuanmu guessed, and did not forget to praise Xiaoxia Youjie, "Xiaojie has just awakened the technique, and he can easily deal with a cursed spirit. Great!"
"Hehe~" Xiao Xia Youjie was very happy to receive the compliment. He asked curiously, "Mom, is the fourth-level curse spirit the weakest? How are curse spirits graded? How do you determine their levels?"
"From low to high, they are divided into four levels, three levels, two levels, one level, and special level," Baichuanmu smiled helplessly. She seemed to have become the enlightenment mentor for Xiaoxia Youjie to become a sorcerer, but she was only a half-baked one. "As for how to judge... Look at the curse power on it? Look at its body size? Mom is not sure, but Xiaojie, you have to remember that the more a curse spirit looks like a human, the more dangerous it is, especially the kind that can communicate with you. Remember that curse spirits are all bad guys. They are born from negative emotions and can only hurt humans."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xia Youjie showed a bit of anxiety on his face: "Mom, there was an uncle passing by just now, and there was also a curse spirit on his shoulder, and it was very big! Almost as big as me! Will it...will it hurt that uncle?"
Was there also a cursed spirit on the passerby just now? She didn't notice anything unusual at all!
"Maybe... yes? Maybe he just feels uncomfortable, like a sore back..."
Xiao Xia Youjie lowered his head. He looked a little disappointed, or perhaps he was blaming himself. His voice was a little low: "I... I should have stopped that uncle and helped him... I could have helped him, but that cursed spirit... It was much bigger than the little eyeball, and it was a little fierce..."
Before, through a layer of glass, the little eyeball curse spirit acted a little dull, and looked ugly and cute.
Or maybe because he could sense that it was weak, he was not afraid of it at all.
But the aura emitted by the baby Curse Spirit was very different. When he saw it, he couldn't help but lighten his breathing and reached into his pocket to grab the Poké Ball. He thought that if the baby Curse Spirit pounced on him, he would throw the Poké Ball away and let the little eyeball Curse Spirit fight the baby Curse Spirit.
Little Eyeball Curse Spirit: ...?
Although the six arms of the baby curse spirit were short, they were very sturdy and looked very powerful. Its eyes were deep, with heavy dark circles under them, and its eyeballs were so small that they were almost invisible. When it looked at Xiao Xia Youjie, it let out a shrill whisper that sounded like laughter.
Xiao Xia Youjie was frightened at the time and didn't hear clearly what it was muttering.
"I was a little scared of it... I held back because of fear... I could have helped him... It's my fault..."
"Xiao Jie, how could it be your fault? It's normal to feel scared," Bai Chuanmu held Xiao Xia You Jie in his arms, patted his back, and said softly, "Our Xiao Jie is such a kind and gentle child. Mom knows that you want to help others, but mom doesn't want you to bear too much burden because of wanting to help others..."
Although Xiao Xia Youjie still felt that the baby curse spirit was a little scary, he still mustered up his courage and said in a trembling voice: "Then should I go and turn that monster...curse spirit, into a curse spirit jade? Mom, I, I want to help that uncle, he can't see that curse spirit..."
Bai Chuanmu lowered his eyes and spoke out his true thoughts: "Xiao Jie... Actually, mom doesn't want you to do these things. If possible, I hope you can stay away from these things..."
"But, that uncle...Mom, you can't see the curse spirit either, right? I want to protect other blind people, and most importantly, I want to protect Mom." Xiao Xia Youjie said seriously, the tremor in his voice disappeared, especially the last sentence, his tone was very firm.
"It will be very hard..." Bai Chuanmu's voice was close to a murmur, very light, as if he was recalling the past, "There is no such thing as a sorcerer dying without regrets..."
"A sorcerer... there is no death without regrets..." Xiao Xia Youjie softly repeated what Baichuanmu said, and then fell into deep thought. After a while, he suddenly said, "Is this the reason? Is that why my mother doesn't want me to become a sorcerer?"
Baichuan Mu didn't understand, but she felt that what Xiaoxia Youjie said about "because of this" should not simply mean "a sorcerer cannot die without regrets."
"Xiaojie, can you tell mom what you think?"
"But I'm afraid my mother will be sad to hear this..."
"No, Mom will respect your choice."
Xiao Xia Youjie hesitated for a while before he said carefully: "Well... Dad died in the battle with the cursed spirit, not in a car accident? Is that right, Mom?"
Baichuanmu: ...Huh?
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