The smell of blood in his nose was thick and thick, and his ears were filled with crazy howls and shrill cries.
Xun'er opened her eyes blankly, looked left and right, and found herself lying on a bloody cowhide.
The skin should have been freshly peeled, the blood was still warm, sticking to the body, wet and smelly.
He tried to move his legs, but found himself tied to a rope, his head and feet tied together, his body curled up in a ball, and he couldn't move at all.
No wonder his bones were so sore that he looked like he was about to fall apart, it turned out that he was tied up in such a strange posture, but who was the person who tied him?
And why did they put him in a cowhide?
Xun'er wanted to ask loudly, but when she opened her mouth a few times, she found that she couldn't make a sound at all, so she had to squint her eyes and look to the side, trying to tell where she was.
However, the sight before him made him forget his situation, for as everywhere he could see were people like him, all of whom had been tied to their necks and feet by a piece of hemp rope and rested on black cowhides.
If there is any difference between them and themselves, I am afraid it is in their appearance, these people are all deformed hands and feet, and even worse, the arms and legs are like smooth sticks, and there are no palms and soles connected at all; Everyone's skin was festering and pus, and even worse, there were large black sores on the skin, which was shocking.
Xun'er felt sick for a while, and was about to look back, but found that there was a person next to him looking at him, that person was very young, in his twenties, and on the surface, he seemed to be the only normal person except himself, his body was not festering, and his limbs were intact, but his was also tied to death by ropes, and like everyone else, he was put in a bloody cowhide.
Seeing him staring at herself, Xun'er's heart trembled, and then, for some reason, two hot tears fell from her eyes, sliding down her face, like a pinprick pain.
"Mother, it's Tianrui's fault, I mistrusted that woman, and it affected the clansmen and you."
The man suddenly spoke to Xun'er, and even called him his mother.
Xun'er was taken aback, but immediately, she found that her two lips also moved, and he said: "Tianrui, my mother doesn't blame you, if you want to blame, blame my mother for giving birth to you, and live this kind of life with us." ” The voice is very old, obviously it does not belong to him, Xun'er's heart moved, and his eyes looked at his arm, although he was prepared, but when he saw the arm full of black sores, his heart was still jerked.
He froze for a moment, and slowly raised his arm, and touched his cheeks little by little: where is this still a human face, the nose is sunken in, there are two deep pits in the eye sockets, the eyelids are swollen, and the teeth are suffocated, messy He let out an exclamation, his hand fell weakly, but he already understood in his heart that he was brought into the memory of that person, the old woman attached to Yan Niang's body, isn't it such a terrible appearance with a collapsed nose and eyes?
"Mother, don't be afraid, no matter where you go, your son will accompany you and will never let you be alone."
Tianrui's voice suddenly became urgent, and at the same time, Xun'er felt that a dark shadow was covering him, he looked up, and saw a big man with a covered face standing next to the cowhide, and after looking at himself without pity, he leaned over and grabbed the four corners of the cowhide.
The light above his head was gone, and Xun'er was plunged into a chaotic darkness, and he could hear the man tie the cowhide tightly and seal it tightly, and then sew the seal with a long needle so tightly that no light could leak in.
At first, he could still hear Tianrui's voice calling his mother, but after a while, the voice became more and more dull and smaller, and he knew that Tianrui, like himself, was sewn into the cowhide and into the airtight cowhide bag.
The sound of breathing was like a drum, one after another, getting heavier and heavier.
Where are they going to send him next?
Xun'er had already guessed most of the vaguely in his heart, but he didn't dare to think deeper.
Enough is enough, isn't it enough?
Further, people are going crazy, so stop here, don't go any further.
He clenched his fists and bit his lip hard, biting it so hard that it was bloody, and at this moment, he couldn't tell who he was.
His body staggered for a long time, and finally stopped, but the next moment, he was suddenly lifted up and thrown into the distance.
"Xun'er, Xun'er, what's wrong with you, why don't you speak?"
Cheng Yumo's voice finally fell from the sky, and gradually became clear in his ears, Xun'er shook her body, let go of Yan Niang's hand, took two steps back, and barely stood firm by holding on to the table.
He gasped a few times, and suddenly ran over and hugged Cheng Yumo, who was stunned, and cried out with a "wow", "Little aunt, I'm afraid, I'm so afraid of being thrown into the swamp by them." ” Cheng Yumo hugged his cold little body into his arms and lovingly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Xun'er, they won't, my little aunt will protect you and won't let them do anything to you." ” She obviously didn't understand the meaning of Xun'er's words, but this warm embrace made Xun'er's heart settle down a little, he timidly poked his head out, and looked at the figure on the bed again, full of hatred but mixed with a little other things.
Cheng Yumo touched Xun'er's scattered bun, still comforting him, "Xun'er, look, there are fireflies outside, and the green light is dotted, but it's beautiful." ” "Fireflies?"
Xun'er muttered these three words, and hurriedly turned her head to look out the window.
Sure enough, as Cheng Yumo said, there was a layer of green fluorescence floating on the courtyard wall, flashing and flashing, like a small lantern.
"Firefly" Xun'er said these three words again, but his thoughts were moved back to the previous time: when he was five years old, he followed his father up the mountain together, saying that it was to collect medicine, but in fact, Cheng Muyou thought he was cowardly and deliberately went into the mountain in the middle of the night to exercise his courage.
In the mountains and forests where he couldn't see his fingers, Cheng Muyou deliberately hid, and Xun'er was so frightened that he cried out, startling the insects and birds that slept at night.
Later, Cheng Muyou was afraid that he had not practiced his courage, but he was frightened, so he had to come out from behind the mountain rocks where he was hiding, and when he arrived in front of Xun'er, he spread out his palms, and the bright green light floated out of it, weaving a beautiful picture in front of Xun'er's eyes.
"Xun'er, when you see fireflies, you will find your father, remember, don't be afraid next time."
Xun'er broke free from Cheng Yumo's arms, rushed to the door, and kept banging on the wooden door, "My stomach hurts, let me out." ”