Shimmer Forest

"Umbrella?" Wu Hao blinked his eyes, because the topic escaped too quickly, he reacted for two seconds, and soon boasted endlessly: "Of course, I am the son of the best carpenter in the village, so Simple things, how could you not do it!"

"Then." Su Jin put the bottle in front of his eyes and shook the corner of his lips slightly: "Let's make an umbrella together tomorrow."

"Hey? Make an umbrella?" The mind of the nerd in front of him was jumping too fast, which was beyond his comprehension. Wu Hao asked subconsciously, "Why?"

"Don't you think it's pitiful to be black?" Su Jin picked out the color in the box, and the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened: "Let's make an umbrella for it and make it happy."

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Su Jin is a smart and knowledgeable nerd who doesn't like to smile or talk very much in front of strangers.Although his body is as thin as a bamboo pole, there are always all kinds of whimsical ideas in his little head, making it impossible to guess.It's just that this whimsical idea is always accompanied by Wu Hao's misfortune.

Just like now, Wu Hao is peeling wood in the yard under the scorching sun, while the culprit is leisurely hiding in the shade of the eaves and adjusting the paint.

"I said... a nerd." Although there were questions like 'why do you have to send an umbrella and something else?', what he couldn't understand at the moment was why he would give a bottle of Su Jin. The fluorescent powder in the bottle was poured into the paint bottle and mixed with water to make it so thick: "Wouldn't the fluorescent powder be bright when mixed with water?"

"The fluorescent powder in the store is collected from monsters, not ordinary powder." Concentrating on the movements of his hands, Su Jin explained absently: "So it can be melted into water, and the light will last longer, which is very suitable for painting s material."

"Hey? Is that so?" Upon hearing that it was related to monsters, Wu Hao threw down the stick in his hand and happily pasted it: "Is this stuff collected from monsters? What kind of monsters?"

"A monster similar to fireflies is called Guangyan. They often appear together with fireflies on the shore in summer. But the light of fireflies is green, while the light of Guangyan is purple."

"Oh, it's so amazing... It still smells very fragrant when you smell it carefully." Wu Hao became interested, sat down next to him, and sniffed carefully: "It still smells delicious."

"Of course, Guangyan eats pollen for a living, so there will be a scent on his body."

"Then... can this be eaten?" Wu Hao, who was already hungry with his chest pressed against his back, was drooling and asked a very useless question.

"...Would you like to try it?" Su Jin gave him a sideways look, with a contemptuous look on his face.

"Will you see monsters if you eat it?"

"I don't know, try it?"

Before he finished speaking, Wu Hao had already snatched the bottle from his hand, and directly poured a bottle of fluorescent powder into his mouth.

The corners of Su Jin's mouth twitched, and he continued to make his dye as if nothing had happened: "This thing is non-toxic and harmless, and it's okay to eat - but few people will eat it."

"Why? This tastes sweet!"

"Because the raw material of this fluorescent powder is the feces of Guangyan." Su Jin looked up at him, smiling innocently.

Wu Hao's smile instantly froze on his face, and he was silent for a few seconds. The fluorescent powder that hadn't been swallowed completely flowed out from the corner of Wu Hao's mouth, who was stunned by the blow, along with his saliva.

"Wow, it's so dirty, you idiot!" Su Jin fell off the bench in shock: "I lied to you!"

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowiec" pretending to be moved, Wu Hao hugged him vigorously, and rubbed his saliva on his face, completely ignoring the desperate struggle of the other party's disgust.

"Let go of me, dirty ghost, muscular man—" Su Jin cursed and pushed him away, but his strength was no match for this muscular man who does hard work every day, so he had to use the method of diverting attention: "The umbrella handle is done!" Is it gone?"

"Ah, that's right." This method obviously worked, and Wu Hao suddenly remembered that he hadn't finished his business, so he ran to the sun and continued to beat the wood.

Su Jin sighed, and wiped off the saliva with his sleeve, looked helplessly at Wu Hao, who had fallen into a frantic work, and picked up the pen to continue drawing on the transparent plastic tarpaulin.

The breeze blows, the cicadas chirp, and the small courtyard filled with sunlight is extraordinarily quiet.The two teenagers sometimes chatted and sometimes fought, incomparably leisurely and comfortable.

By the evening, Su Jin's painting had been finished.Turning his head to look at Wu Hao who was still working seriously, he decided not to bother that person yet, but went back to the house and read the monster books at home.

The book is old and the cover is old and yellowed, but it is well preserved.It records the monster patterns and documents drawn by their family members. Generation after generation, they must use their knowledge and brushes to fill the content of this book, and they must also do their best to maintain the integrity of this book, as if it is a must for them all their lives. mission accomplished.

He couldn't help but wonder, did his father travel all year round to collect information about monsters from all over the world?

And one day, will he also have to leave the village and wander around for this mission?

"What are you looking at?" Before he had time to think carefully, Wu Hao's voice exploded in his ears, shaking his mind to buzzing, and also shaking away his budding doubts and sadness.

"So it's your family heirloom! What is this? Shadow Chasing... Ah, isn't this chubby!" Before he could answer, Wu Hao snatched the book from his hand without hesitation, flipping through it unceremoniously: "Huh? Can that black thing transform into a huge round ball?"

"It has a name, it's called Shadow Chasing." It was rare that he didn't get angry, Su Jin quickly snatched the book back, and looked at the umbrella bones piled up in a large piece of sawdust not far away: "Is the thing ready?"

"Yeah, let me see what you drew." Replied casually, Wu Hao lifted up the transparent tarpaulin, happily placed it in the sunlight to watch, but only saw a blank space: "What, you Isn't this nothing painted?"

"Phosphor powder can only show patterns in dark places, so stupid." Su Jin knocked on his forehead hard, gave him a sideways glance, then walked to the umbrella bone, and carefully wiped off the remaining sawdust , turned to Wu Hao and said, "Hurry up and put the umbrella on."

"Okay." Wu Hao ran over in response, knelt down and put the cloth on the umbrella ribs: "By the way, you haven't told me yet, why did you send the umbrella?"

"You'll know later." Su Jin squatted aside with her shoulders folded, watching his neat movements with a smile.And Wu Hao also responded with a smirk, and didn't ask any more questions.When the umbrella was fully installed and the sun had completely set, Wu Hao held up the umbrella and opened his mouth in surprise: "Wow, bookworm, you are such a genius."

Su Jin smiled in satisfaction, then stood up, patted her numb legs: "Let's go."

"Huh? Where are you going?"

"Go find Yuan Gun Gun."

"But it lives in the monster's place, can we find it?"

"Of course, as long as you want to see it in your heart, you will see it." Su Jin stretched his waist, looked at Wu Hao in a trance, and soon fell back on Wu Hao: "This is the villager. privilege."

The corners of the lips and tone of voice that were slightly raised with pride were outlined in a gentle outline by the hazy light of the night.Su Jin bathed in the moonlight.The slightly messy soft hair fluttered gently in the breeze, exuding a crystal luster.

Such a scene, Wu Hao probably will never forget it in his life.

The two came to the damp and dark cave again, probably because their hands were held tightly, so they didn't feel terrible or cold.

After successfully reaching the depths of the cave, Wu Hao dimmed the light, and vaguely felt something wriggling in front of him, so he tried to call out: "Round?"

The chubby body turned back with difficulty, and the eyes that were originally puzzled shone brightly the moment they saw them.

"Wow, it's you guys!" The copper-bell-like eyes narrowed into a line with a smile, and the chubby got up clumsily, and ran over slowly to hug the two of them: "Why are you here?"