Hokage’s strongest sword

Don’t Be Afraid

A few days later, Nangongzhe found an opportunity to explain to Zhenbai that he promised Xiao Linger to go to A Weng’s resting place to sweep the grave together. Naturally, Zhenbai was also very grateful in his heart for Ah Weng’s rescue when he and Nangongzhe were in trouble together, and readily agreed to Nangongzhe’s invitation.

Because he was worried about the safety of his sister staying alone in Konoha, Nangong Zhe actually went to find Nangong Rou. But Nangongrou didn’t seem to want to visit A ​​Weng’s grave with Xiaoling’er and Zhenbai, so she made excuses. Nangong Zhe also had no way to force his sister to go to visit A ​​Weng’s grave with him, so Nangong Zhe also found the man who belonged to the Blood Clothes Pavilion among the leaves, and directly issued the highest level of protection orders. If there is any abnormality, you can directly notify Nangong Zhe through the channel of Xueyi Pavilion.

With these safeguards in place, Nangongzhe felt a little relieved. After saying hello to Minato for a while, he took Xiao Ling’er and Mashiro and left Konoha Village directly. Originally, the village where Xiaolinger and Aweng lived was not so close to Konoha. In order to take care of the speed of Zhenbai and Xiaolinger, Nangong ZheIt also restrained his own forward speed.

On the road, the three of them walked stop and go for nearly half a month, and even deliberately detoured to the place where they and others had walked in order to recall the feeling of the year. Although Nangongzhe didn’t quite understand such hurtful behavior, since it was the request of the two girls, there was naturally no objection.

Looking at the forests and roads that looked familiar but had become very unfamiliar along the way, Nangongzhe suddenly had the look of a little daughter like Zhenbai and Xiaolinger. Looking at the surrounding environment, there is also a little bit of sunset color in the west of the sky. Nangongzhe waved to Zhenbai and Xiao Linger and said:

“Let’s all come and rest for a while… I looked around and felt that tomorrow we can go to the village where Xiao Ling’er was originally. Let’s rest here for a while today, and then start tomorrow morning.”

Zhenbai and Xiao Ling’er also looked at the sky and knew that they should camp and rest, so they nodded and walked to the place where Nangongzhe was standing, and started to do the most basic things like setting up tents very skillfully. Several people are already familiar with it, and naturally they quickly completed the camp, and even set up a bonfire to make food and drive away wild beasts that might be lurking around the camp at night. Although beasts are not a threat to Nangongzhe and his team, it would be a bad thing if a beast came out to disturb their sleep while sleeping soundly, wouldn’t it?

The bonfire has a little orange flame jumping on the wood, like a singer in a red dress dancing, with a natural beauty. But Xiao Ling’er, who was sitting by the campfire, didn’t seem to be jumping with joy like a flame at the moment, but became a little taciturn, staring at the campfire with a pair of eyes that were slightly absent-minded, but her mind was no longer there. I know it’s gone there.

In fact, people have many common problems, such as losing their minds when they are angry, becoming confused when they are intoxicated in love, and when standing next to their hometown, there will always be that kind of fear in their hearts. emotion. I am afraid that my hometown will become different from what I remember, and I am afraid that many people who are familiar with me will have forgotten me. It is too normal for this kind of feeling to be called “near-native love and timidity”…

Nangongzhe took a blanket and quietly sat beside Xiao Ling’er, and put his hand on Xiao Ling’er’s shoulder lightly. Xiao Ling’er shook her head a little before she came to her senses, and looked at Nangong Zhe With some doubts, he said:

“Brother Nangong…what’s the matter? Is it true that sister Zhenbai needs my help in cooking…”

Although Xiao Ling’er is not that good at cooking, she also helps Zhenbai and Nangongrou from time to time at home, so she has been experienced in the kitchen for a long time, right? So when she saw Nangongzhe suddenly approaching her, Xiao Ling’er immediately subconsciously thought that it was Zhenbai who asked Nangongzhe to come and ask her to help with the kitchen.

Nangong Zhe shook his head, denied Xiao Ling’er’s inquiry, then spread the blanket in his hand over Xiao Ling’er’s shoulders, and said softly:

“It’s colder at night in the forest. Even though it’s right next to the fire, you still need to wear more clothes. Wouldn’t it be bad if you catch a cold?”

Xiao Ling’er looked at the blanket that Nangong Zhe had draped over her body, she seemed a little disgusted with the blanket that Nangong Zhe had hastily draped over her body, so she rearranged it and completely wrapped her small body in the blanket , showing only two small hands clutching the edge of the blanket tightly. But Nangong Zhe could still see that even though she was wrapped in such a thick blanket, Xiao Ling’er’s body was still trembling slightly.

The reason for the trembling was naturally not the evening wind in the forest but Xiao Ling’er’s own heart. It has been more than ten years since I left this small village far away from the world last time. At that time, the little girl is now beautiful and charming, but this also means that Xiao Linger has not been in the past ten years. Having seen her grandfather’s burial site, the sense of self-blame that has been deeply pressed in her heart is like a pile of accumulated stones that are pressed on Xiao Ling’er’s heart, making Xiao Ling’er momentarily Suddenly felt that he was a little out of breath.

It was only a little bit short, and she could see the place where her grandfather was sleeping, but Xiao Linger’s heart was not full of joy at the moment, on the contrary, she had a feeling of wanting to ‘escape’. As time passed, this feeling became more and more intense.

“do not be afraid……”

Xiao Ling’er already felt that the corners of her eyes were a little wet, and her legs were trembling slightly, but a gentle voice suddenly came to Xiao Ling’er’s ears.

Nangong Zhe was still looking at the flames jumping on the bonfire, but Xiao Linger knew that the person who spoke just now must be this brother Nangong who had been with her for more than ten years and watched her grow from a child to today. Tremblingly inhaling a bit of the chilly air in the forest, Xiao Ling’er tentatively said to Nangongzhe:

“But……”

The hand that was originally on Xiao Ling’er’s shoulder patted Xiao Ling’er slightly, Nan Gongzhe finally turned his face and looked at Xiao Ling’er and said:”Don’t be afraid, no matter what, I and your sister Zhenbai will still be with you, right? So don’t be afraid, little Ling’er. Now that you’re here, you should do well what you should do!”

(end of this chapter)

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