Become a cat [Zhan Zhao]

Alan ran around all day yesterday, and was tossed by the cat at night, and fell asleep really soundly and sweetly.She still had that long-lost peace and joy in her dream, so she was well rested.There is soft grass under him, insects and frogs can occasionally be heard from the pond beside him, and the smell of moist grass always lingers in his nose.There were also a few times when Alan felt that the cat seemed to be rubbing against her calf, but she just muttered "cat" and fell asleep again.

It's just that when she opened her eyes after a full sleep, she suddenly found that the sun was shining brightly, and it was getting late.

Alan was shocked immediately, and quickly sat up from the ground.With the astonishment of sleeping too dead for too long and the dazedness and haziness of waking up from a big dream, she habitually raised her eyes and scanned around.

Then her body froze involuntarily, and even her eyes became faintly straightened.

I saw that the fire that was lit last night was still crackling and burning, and there was even a decent wooden frame on it, roasting a skinned hare.On a piece of sackcloth spread out on the side, there were a few wild fruits and three peaches scattered on it.A water bladder made of exquisite leather was placed in her hand. It was bulging, and it was obviously filled with clean water.

But these are not the reasons why Ah Lan was stunned. What really shocked her was the person sitting not far away.an acquaintance.

——Zhan Zhao.

Of course, Ah Lan didn't know the name of benefactor until now, but this didn't prevent her from recognizing him at a glance, after all, he was such a handsome and imposing man.

"Grandpa?! Where did you go last night?" Alan blurted out with his eyes wide open, his whole body trembling, "What happened at that time? Are you okay?"

Zhan Zhao had anticipated what Alan would ask before she opened her mouth, and he dared to stay and appear in front of Alan majestically because he had already made plans, so he only answered the latter question lightly: "It's nothing, I'm fine." Although the parting last night was hasty and bizarre, Zhan Zhao seemed to have never left, and just sat aside calmly.Alan took a closer look and found that he was lowering his head and fiddling with a slender wooden stick with yellowish white.

"...Uh, what is this?" A Lan said in a nasty voice, her mind still seemed a little unclear.She felt that she should follow up with a more critical question, but for some reason she asked this insignificant thing again.

Obviously, she has found that her cat is missing again.

Zhan Zhao didn't raise his head, Wen Yan only held the root of the stick with one hand, and bent the tip of the stick with the other hand, then let go suddenly.Hearing a "hoo", the wooden stick that was originally bent into a circular arc bounced back at once, and the stick trembled uncontrollably.He just said at this time: "This is a white wax stick. It should be peeled and straightened after being boiled in hot soup, but there is no condition here, so I have to let it go." After speaking, he raised his hand and threw the stick to the Alan said briefly: "Just give it a try and see if you can take advantage of it."

Alan was confused when he heard it, and felt that he hadn't woken up, as if he was still in a dream.She frantically caught the wooden stick that was thrown towards her, and found that it was quite heavy in her hand, but the stick was very smooth.Ah Lan stared blankly at Zhan Zhao holding the wooden stick, not knowing what to do, so he just said blankly, "Huh?"

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why, it's already afternoon and you haven't woken up yet?"

"Wake up." Alan replied smoothly, her mind was already in a mess at the moment, and the phrase "where is my cat" that had been circling around her mouth for some reason could not be said.

It's so weird, isn't it?Once or twice is okay, but it happens every time.The cat suddenly disappears, and En Gong appears.Engong left in a hurry, and the cat appeared again after a while.Alan looked at Zhan Zhao absentmindedly. His brows were straight, and he couldn't see any resemblance to that palm-sized cat.She felt that she was probably crazy to have such an idea, but once this idea popped up, she couldn't suppress it anymore.

If you think about it carefully, you will even feel that all the details in the past are confirming this guess.

"What is a white wax rod?" Ah Lan mustered up the courage to speak again, but the question was still insignificant, and she almost bit her own tongue.

Zhan Zhao replied casually: "A kind of tree, there are many in this valley. Pewter poles are often used as weapons such as spears and sticks, because they are tough, hard but not hard, flexible and not broken. He raised his chin as he spoke, "But the one I gave you is much more shabby. I picked a relatively straight one and dealt with it briefly. It's okay to use it. If you want a good one, Get it from the weapon shop."

"..." Alan looked down at the white wax rod in his hand, and said blankly, "But, but why did benefactor give me this?"

Zhan Zhao replied briefly: "I'm going to teach you two self-defense skills when you recover from your injuries."

Alan: "!"

Zhan Zhao tilted his head slightly, his expression subtly resembled that of a cat, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "You don't want to learn?"

"No!" Ah Lan immediately denied it without even thinking about it, she stammered a little anxiously, "I, I want to learn, I want to learn!" But after she finished speaking, she hesitated, "Ben Gong, you are going to accept me as an apprentice ?"

Zhan Zhao snorted, and said coldly, "I don't accept female apprentices."

Alan: "!!!"

She almost instinctively raised her arms around her body, looking at Zhan Zhao in panic.Thinking about how she took a bath last night in front of the cat, and the cat was likely to cultivate into a spirit, transforming into a human form to become the benefactor in front of her, Alan felt an urge to kill her head-on.

But Zhan Zhao just waved his hand, obviously not intending to discuss this topic in depth, he just said: "Your injury will last for seven or eight days before you can move around. We will live here first these days." Although his tone was kind, but It's not about discussing with A Lan, although he also feels that he doesn't need to discuss anything with this little girl at all.In fact, Zhan Zhao thought for a long time last night about how to solve A Lan's trouble, but he couldn't figure out a reason in the end.It would be too heartless to leave; to stay, he doesn't know how to explain his identity.If possible, Zhan Zhao actually doesn't want his troubles to be discovered by a second person.He doesn't trust others, let alone this little girl with barely grown hair.But as long as he stays by Ah Lan's side, unless the little girl is a fool, she will be aware of it anyway.

So in the end, Zhan Zhao just decided not to explain, thinking it's better to let this little thing guess for himself.As long as he looks up to the world and has a clear conscience, he will be fine.

Of course, Ah Lan didn't know about the twists and turns in Engong's heart. After hearing what Zhan Zhao said, she realized that her ankle had been bandaged again, and she could still smell the smell of medicine when she got close.This made Ah Lan a little overwhelmed and flattered, she murmured: "Benefactor."

"Huh?" Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows, looking at the little girl who was already confused and entangled, feeling inexplicably happy.

A Lan was still holding the eyebrow stick in both hands, and said softly: "You treat me so well, A Lan can't repay you."

"Then accept it, I don't need you to reciprocate." Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, "In terms of age, I am almost ten years older than you, so I should take care of you."

A Lan was greatly moved, stood up holding the wooden stick and gave Zhan Zhao a deep bow.

"Okay." Zhan Zhao waved his hand a little awkwardly, pointing to the rabbit on the fire to change the subject, "It should be roasted, let's eat."

Alan responded again and again, carefully put the eyebrow-qi stick aside, and took the rabbit off the fire.She herself used to catch some small animals to roast and eat when she was very hungry, but she couldn't catch rabbits, at most she caught some pheasants, mice and so on.Now tearing up the roasted rabbit into several pieces, she planned to give the best hind legs to Zhan Zhao.

But Zhan Zhao didn't want it, he glanced at A Lan and said, "You are too thin, even if you learn martial arts, a man with just such a handful of bones can knock you down."

Ah Lan couldn't help protesting in a low voice: "No way, none of San Biaozi and the others can beat me!"

"Scary," Zhan Zhao sneered disdainfully, "Those children with snotty noses are considered men?"

Alan: "..." He was speechless for a moment.

"So you should eat more, while you can grow taller." Zhan Zhao stepped into the topic, "Don't you still have fruit? Eat some too, don't be picky eaters."

These fatherly and brotherly words made Ah Lan not only flattered, but also restless.She lost her mother and father since she was a child, no one has ever cared for her like this, she was moved to tears for a while.I'm afraid that if Zhan Zhao asked her to work for him at this moment, Alan would agree without saying a word.

The two had a simple meal, and Zhan Zhao broke some dry food for Alan, telling her to eat with water.Holding the exquisite water bag, Ah Lan asked nonchalantly, "Is this the water in the pond?" She thought, she had bathed in it last night.

"No." Zhan Zhao said bluntly, and even rolled his eyes, "Drinking the water in there is no different from drinking your footwashing water."

Alan was ashamed and ashamed.

Zhan Zhao said, "This is the water from the mountain stream behind, it's very clear, you can drink it with confidence."

"Oh." Alan nodded, then unscrewed the water bag and took a sip, then narrowed his eyes and curled up his mouth in surprise, "Sweet."

Zhan Zhao: "..." He forgot to mention that the water bag was used by himself, and he originally wanted her to drink it upside down.

Since he decided to live here temporarily, it would be a waste to leave the ready-made hut unused.After eating, Ah Lan immediately volunteered to clean up the place. She jumped up and down on the wooden stick, and her interest remained undiminished even after Zhan Zhao warned her not to hurt her ankle.Not to mention the bedroom and the kitchen, there are a lot of groceries in the firewood room. A Lan found a leaky bucket and some rags that were so dirty that the original color could not be discerned, and started to clean immediately.

At the beginning, Zhan Zhao stared at Alan for a while, but later he saw that although she was too lively, she still had a sense of proportion in her feet, so she wouldn't hurt her ankle again.He was relieved and was happy to sit by the pond and enjoy his leisure.

Until dusk, sunset, and dusk fell, the work in Alan's hands was finally coming to an end, and these houses finally had a habitable appearance.

At this time, she heard Zhan Zhao call her: "Come here, I will teach you how to dance stick flowers."

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