Decided to live by pretending to be a cat after being unemployed

At the moment Guan Lin made the promise, Gu Linyuan's heart trembled. These words had great power, and the long-standing extreme and resentment in his heart seemed to be gently soothed by these few words.

But in the next moment, they occupied his heart again, because he didn't believe in Guan Rin.

He was in trouble when he was young, and he was used to seeing the warmth and coldness of people. Those adults who are full of benevolence and morality and look upright can betray their trust and lie a lot. An underage monster cub, barbaric like a bandit, has nothing to say. What about reliability?

But even though his heart was full of disbelief and doubt, he didn't show it. He just closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "Thank you."

Guan Lin scratched his hair a little uncomfortably. He was really not used to dealing with gentle people like Gu Linyuan. He got along with Lang Yan, Zhao Xuanming and the others very casually, and there were very few formal thanks or anything like that.

Although he said that he wanted to protect the other party, he felt that he and Gu Linyuan were not compatible with each other, and he didn't want to have too much contact with the other party, so after pulling the other party up from the ground, he threw the torn books on the ground indiscriminately. He picked it up, formed a big ball of paper and handed it back to Gu Linyuan, and then it was over, and he just left.

In fact, he didn't go far, because he felt that according to Gu Linyuan's degree of hatred, whenever he left a stick of incense, someone would find an opportunity to come and beat him up.

He circled around, apparently walking away, but in fact he changed into his original form and sneaked back to the big tree in front of Gu Linyuan's house. As usual, he hid under the leaves and peeked at what Gu Linyuan was doing now.

Gu Linyuan was repairing the book. Originally, the monsters tore the paper into pieces. They just picked it up and sorted it out in order. But Guan Rin insisted on saving it for him, and it became a ball. Now he wants to take each piece of paper out of the The hard paper balls were removed and flattened one by one, more than doubling the amount of work.

He repaired the book with a blank expression, as if he didn't blame Guan Lin in his heart, but Guan Lin felt a little guilty when he saw this scene. In the middle of the night, when Gu Huaishan turned off the lights and went to sleep, he got down from the tree and sneaked into Gu Linyuan's room .

He squatted on Gu Linyuan's desk, and with his paws, he grabbed the large paper ball that he had squeezed with one hand. Gu Huaishan had only dismantled a small part of it during the whole day, trying to restore it.

But he really couldn't do such a delicate job, he became a little impatient after a while, and his movements inevitably became rough. When he was struggling with the paper ball, he flicked his tail unconsciously, just knocking over Gu Linyuan's inkstone.

With a sound of "Boom", the ink spilled all over the table, and Gu Linyuan was also awakened from his sleep. When he got up and looked, he saw only the wide open window, the murderer had already escaped.

The reaction speed of felines is not fake. Guan Lin, who had already run back to the tree, was glad in his heart that he moved fast enough and was not seen by Gu Linyuan.Not being seen means not being discovered. After all, there are so many monsters who want to beat Gu Linyuan, he can't guess that he did it.

But... After Gu Linyuan lit the lamp, he looked at the plum blossom paw prints on his desk that spread all the way to the big tree outside the house, and fell silent.

The next day, Gu Linyuan just pretended that he didn't find the murderer or the ink paw prints that spread to the tree, and continued to do his own thing.

The book was no longer being repaired, and the ball of paper was completely ruined by the ink. He read and wrote as usual, while thinking in his heart when the cat on the tree would leave.

He actually hoped that Guan Rin would be around all the time, because if the other party was there, no one would come to beat him, but he felt in his heart that the other party would leave one day, and he didn't know if it was today or tomorrow.

His narrow mind can only see narrow things, he is full of prejudice against the world, and he doesn't believe in Guan Rin's promise.

Protect him after saying anything, how easy it is to say with a touch of upper and lower lips.

How far in the future, let's not talk about the decades-long future, let's just say that at the moment, according to Gu Linyuan, it is enough for Guan Lin to last for another month.

Sure enough, since Guan Rin said this sentence, it took only ten days for him to disappear.

Gu Linyuan looked at the quiet branch that no longer swayed from time to time, and felt a little mocking "he knew it was like this" in his heart, and also felt a sense of loss that shouldn't have been there.

Without expectations, there will be no loss, but his extreme and narrow heart, full of hatred for the world, still looks forward to being loved at this moment.

Although this part is getting smaller and smaller, it is unknown when it will disappear without a trace. At that time, his last humanity will probably be wiped out as well.

But anyway, he is still looking forward to it.

But looking forward only brought disappointment, Gu Linyuan narrowed his eyes, he packed his books, he knew that it wouldn't be long before those monster cubs who had been wandering around but couldn't find a chance would come again.

It hurts at first, but the more you get beaten, the pain becomes numb and more bearable.

Looking at the group of jackals, tigers and leopard cubs that surrounded him, his expression was almost calm, numb and calm.

When the leading tiger cub looked very similar to Guan Lin and was about the same age, and was also a god-blooded tiger cub waving to his companions to rush forward, Gu Linyuan raised his arm to block it.

It's useless to block them, these monsters look young, but they are so strong that ordinary adults can't compete, and a ten-year-old child like Gu Linyuan can't resist.

He'd be thrown to the ground, followed by punches and bites.

Gu Linyuan had already been beaten out of experience, and even expected the pain later, but none of what he expected came.

What came was a still immature tiger roar from behind, and Guan Lin who flew past overhead and collided with the tiger cub that was about to pounce on Gu Linyuan.

The two orange tiger cubs were separated as soon as they touched the ground. After landing, one stood back beside the monster companion, while the other stood in front of Gu Linyuan, lowered his body, and let out a threatening growl at the surrounding monsters.

"Guan Lin, have you made up your mind to protect him?" the leading tiger cub asked angrily.

"Stop talking nonsense." Guan Rin's expression was very fierce, and his tone was very aggressive: "If you dare to beat him, pass me first, or get out of here quickly! Don't come back again!"

The monsters were all irritated by Guan Rin's tone when they heard the words. They were blocked many times in the past month, and they all held their breath. Seeing that Guan Rin refused to back away, they got angry and forgot about home The lord gave orders, and started a fight with the leader's younger brother.

A group of fluffy bites together. At first, Guan Rin was able to fight back and forth with his momentum, but no matter how powerful he is alone, he can't beat so many punches. His decline is becoming more and more obvious, and the injuries he suffered are getting worse. more and more.

But he still gritted his teeth and showed his claws, fighting with this group of monsters, never admitting defeat, never retreating, and firmly blocked in front of Gu Linyuan.

However, just because he didn't retreat, it doesn't mean that other monsters won't detour. There were too many people fighting with Guan Lin, they circled around, and some monsters couldn't get in, so they turned their eyes to Gu Linyuan.

They were here to beat this demon, but Guan Rin was only beaten for blocking the way, so why was Gu Linyuan standing aside and watching while they were fighting so hotly?

At that moment, the cubs who couldn't get into the battle circle met their eyes and walked around behind Guan Rin. They were about to attack Gu Linyuan, but Guan Rin also discovered their intentions.

With a roar, he burst out a burst of brute force out of thin air, lifted the fellow that was pressing on him, turned around and jumped, and before the fists and feet of other monsters fell on Gu Linyuan, he first threw Gu Linyuan to the ground, and then, with his own body, blocking each other.

Gu Linyuan heard the muffled sound of fists and kicks hitting his body again, but this time it was not on him, but Guan Lin who was pressing on top of him.

Guan Lin was still waiting for an opportunity to fight back after being beaten. He bared his teeth, his hair exploded all over his body, his eyes were white and his forehead was white. His ferocious appearance vaguely resembled the charm of a tiger descending a mountain in a New Year painting.

Gu Linyuan just stared at the cub on top of him in a daze, and was so stunned that he forgot to react.

Although Guan Rin has been working hard to fight back and does not admit defeat, he has already lost in essence. He can't beat so many people, and he was completely beaten unilaterally.

Fortunately, this unilateral beating did not last long, and ended with the first smear of blood on the scene.

Monster cubs are very skinny, and they often fight on weekdays, but they also have a sense of proportion in fighting. It is the consensus of everyone not to stretch their nails, but when they are emotional, their rationality is washed away. When the claw marks appeared, everyone was frightened.

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. They couldn't tell which claw was being swung, but they also had a premonition that this time was over. Guan Lin was Guan Leng's younger brother. As long as Guan Lin complained to his sister, they would The adults will never spare them.

A group of monsters lost their interest in fighting, and they ran away one after another.

Guan Rin lay on the spot without moving, growled a few more times at the backs of these monsters, and only relaxed after he was sure that everyone was gone.

He moved away from Gu Linyuan's body, and wanted to go back to the tree to hide, but every time he moved, the wound on his body hurt so badly, he couldn't walk anymore, so he just lay down on the spot.

Gu Linyuan sat up from the ground, but he was still dumbfounded, as if he had been stunned.

Guan Lin bared his teeth in pain, but he still managed to say in that fierce and pulling tone: "Idiot, what is there to be afraid of, I said I will protect you."

It was as if he had won the fight.But when Gu Linyuan looked over, he could only see the numerous scars on Guan Rin's body, and the bright red that was cut open by some monster was particularly dazzling.

At the same time, Guan Rin seemed to be carrying something on his body, a small cloth bag that he didn't know what it contained, it was tied tightly, and he couldn't break free after such a fierce fight.

Sensing Gu Linyuan's gaze, Guan Rin finally remembered the small cloth bag on his body. He turned around and used his teeth to untie the bag, and threw it to Gu Linyuan's side. The tone said: "Here you are."

Gu Linyuan opened it and saw that it was a book, exactly the same as his previous book that was torn up and stained with ink.

But it is actually different. The content of this book itself is very ordinary, it is a common collection of poems. What is unusual is that Gu Linyuan's book was copied by his father himself, and his father's traces are evident in every stroke, so he wanted to try to restore it. , and after the book was completely destroyed, he stared at the ball of waste paper in a daze from time to time.

Guan Lin didn't know the key to it, he just thought that Gu Linyuan treasured this book, and he was guilty even more now. He found a chance to find the kind of small traders who would come to Hulaoguan to do business, and wanted to buy a copy of the same book of.

But these small vendors usually sell human salt, iron or food, and never sell books. After all, these savage monsters can read well, so do you expect them to shake their heads and read?

Guan Lin had to spend a lot of money to entrust the merchants to buy from outside the customs. For this reason, he smashed the tiger-head piggy bank that he had saved for many years. Today he went to pick up the books. This kind of thing has to be jumped out.

Gu Linyuan touched the brand-new book cover without speaking, and it took a long time before he pronounced the other party's name jerkyly for the first time: "Guan Rin."

He walked over at the same time and lightly touched Guan Rin's bruised body. Seeing that Guan Rin flinched in pain, he had no choice but to make his movements lighter.

While straightening Guan Rin's hair that was messed up during the fight, he asked in a dazed and cautious way, "Why did you... do this?"

He couldn't bring Guan Rin any benefits, and he didn't have any value worthy of the other party's doing so.Just because of that promise he didn't believe?These few words that were uttered so lightly really carry such weight, are they worth the monster's efforts to suffer so many injuries and protect him?

It is difficult for Gu Linyuan to understand this, because he is not such a person himself, in order to survive and avoid being beaten, he can pretend to be innocent, and he can also tell any lie.

A promise is worth a thousand dollars, but the word promise is not only worthless to him, it is even more contemptible than the dust that is trampled on by others.

Besides, even if protecting him is because of a promise, what is the purpose of giving him books?Such books are not easy to buy in the pass, and it must have taken a lot of effort to get them.Gu Linyuan couldn't figure it out at all.

Guan Rin squinted his eyes comfortably while being swayed by the hair, and at the same time, he thought it was troublesome to despise this human being. What is there to ask?Because... because... because of what?

Guan Linhu grimaced and began to think. He protected Gu Linyuan because of his quick promise, and bought the book because of a guilty conscience, but is that all?

In fact, there is another reason, because he is too lonely, Lang Yan and Zhao Xuanming have left, he has no friends, and his sister is away most of the time.He always looked disdainful to play with those monster cubs, but in fact... If they didn't laugh at him, he would really like to join in.

But no if, everyone laughed at him.

But Gu Linyuan wouldn't. Gu Linyuan was disliked by everyone far more than Guan Rin, which gave Guan Rin a sense of security. If he were friends with the other party, the other party would not despise him.

That's right, he did so much because he wanted to make friends with Gu Linyuan and find a companion.

He wanted to understand the answer in his heart, but he would never admit it.

He said in a very disgusted and impatient tone: "Why do you ask so many questions? I want you to be my follower, can't I?"

"Slave?" Gu Linyuan was stunned for a moment, and asked, "What do you do as a servant?"

Want... Guan Lin urgently started his tiger head, which didn't hold much ink, and Gu Linyuan kept helping him along Mao's hand and gave him inspiration.

With a bully tone, he made excessive demands: "You have to smooth my hair every day, you can't feel tired or tired, and you have to be there whenever you are called. You have to follow me wherever I go, otherwise I will..."

He got stuck.

"What about you?" Gu Linyuan asked tentatively.

Guan Lin's words were supposed to be full of threats, but Gu Linyuan was not afraid at all after listening, and even took the initiative to ask.

Guan Lin was angry, he felt that he was underestimated, he said viciously: "Then I won't play with you!"

Gu Linyuan was taken aback by "scare", he held back a smile and said, "Okay then, I'll be your attendant, don't you stop playing with me."

"Hmph!" Guan Lin turned his head coldly, and leaned his body towards Gu Linyuan's, making him work harder.

For the next few days, he lived with Gu Linyuan, because it was inconvenient to move because of the injury, and because there was no one in his family, it was the same everywhere.

Gu Huaishan performed his duties as a follower professionally, smoothing Guan Lin's hair every day, and helping to apply medicine.Guan Lin has always thought that this human being is useless, stupid and weak, but it is undeniable that Gu Linyuan also has advantages, such as his hands are very light, not as rude as monsters, and the last medicine feels like he has suffered again hurt.

Every day after Gu Linyuan finished applying the medicine, he would still write and read by the window as usual, and Guan Lin would come over to read.

He was very curious when he was squatting on the tree, and wanted to see what this human being was writing, but at that time he had to hide himself and not expose himself, so he could only peek from a distance.

It's different now, he looked at it openly, and even jumped onto Gu Linyuan's desk, acting as a cat-shaped paperweight, pressing the rice paper on which Gu Linyuan wrote so that it was as stable as Mount Tai.

Gu Linyuan let such a big obstacle get in the way on the table, and let him press a few plum blossom paw prints on the words he wrote from time to time.

Guan Lin often asks questions, asks some stupid questions about the books he can't understand, Gu Huaishan also patiently explains them one by one, and polishes the obscure things in the books and uses the story to explain them. Way to tell Guan Lin.

He didn't find it troublesome at all when doing these things, on the contrary, he felt relaxed and happy that he hadn't experienced for a long time. This change in mentality was reflected in his writing. He stayed with Guan Lin for more than a month, and then turned back to the words he wrote a month ago. It doesn't look like it was done by one person.

During this month, those monsters never came again, probably because they were guilty of accidentally hurting Guan Lin, and they didn't dare to trouble Gu Linyuan again.

Guan Lin was able to heal his injuries quietly. After such a long time, his injuries healed and he was able to run and jump around again.He was no longer satisfied with squatting on Gu Linyuan's desk every day to watch the other party write and listen to the other party's storytelling. He dragged Gu Linyuan and ran out to play.

He took Gu Linyuan to pick wild fruits, catch fireflies, and lie on the grass to bask in the sun and watch the stars.

He still had that fierce and tugging face, disliked that Gu Linyuan couldn't run fast enough, jump high enough, and couldn't climb trees, but every time after he said "idiot" fiercely, he would always reach out Pull Gu Linyuan together and never let go.

Gu Linyuan also always looked at the duplicity Guan Rin with a smile on his face, seeing that the other party would always be awkward, meandering and refusing to speak out when he wanted to treat him well or give him some gifts.

There are more and more conversations between them. Guan Lin will tell him stories about monsters inside the pass, and Gu Linyuan will also tell Guan Lin about the scenery outside the pass, the scenery of his hometown Jiangnan, omitting the bad things he experienced, he racked his brains , holding all the beauty hidden in her heart to Guan Lin, and keeping all the darkness and filth to herself.

They became good friends, very good friends.

They were so close that they never left each other, even sleeping together.

They once made a promise in the starry night that they would be each other's lifelong friends, but in fact it was only a short ten years.

because……

"He's a traitor." Guan Lin looked at the tragic defeat of the Yaozu on the mural and said, "After 20 years, when the Demon King went on his own conquest again, he told him all about our defense deployment."

Therefore, this group of demon army led by the demon king will be like entering no one's land, crossing the heavy defenses on the front line, and going straight to the rear where the defense is the weakest, full of old, young, women and children, and Guan Lin's sister is also protecting them. When the tribe retreated, they died in battle.

Guan Lin once thought that he already knew Gu Linyuan very well, and there was no one in the world who knew Gu Linyuan better than him, but it was not until that day, when he saw the other party standing in the demon's camp with his own eyes, that he suddenly realized that he had never been Don't even know this person.

He didn't know the hidden hatred in the other party's heart, he didn't know that the tenderness that the other party had always shown in front of him was a disguise, and he didn't know that what the other party said, "We are good friends all our lives", were all lies.

After Guan Lin finished speaking, Gu Huaishan was silent for a long time. After a while, he asked softly and cautiously, "Do you hate him?"

"Why don't I hate him?" Guan Lin asked back.

He looked at the beheaded head of Guan Leng on the mural, as if he had come to that dark night again, when everything he believed in in the past collapsed in an instant, and he repeated in a murmur: "Why don't I hate him... "

In the dark corridor, Gu Huaishan suddenly laughed at himself, laughing at him asking a stupid question, and also laughing at the undue expectation in his heart.