soul stone

Chapter 34 Mother and Son and Siblings

Empty eye sockets, shriveled corpses, burning homes... Like a blood-red devil opening Pandora's box, scenes of strange laughter and screams circled in my mind.

"Run away, Kurapika! Run away!"

Dimly, he heard the urgent cry of his mother who looked like a mummy.

Kurapika sat up suddenly, his whole body drenched in cold sweat as if he had just been fished out of the water.He was wondering about the words of his mother's resurrection at the end of the nightmare, so he patted his cheek, and then his eyes widened.

Occupying more than half of the field of vision directly in front is a face as pure as new snow.The black-haired, white-skinned girl frowned slightly, blinking her black crystal-like pupils, and stared at him with concern and concern.Kurapika was startled, and reflexively leaned back.The girl didn't care, and put her hand on his forehead.

"Did you have a nightmare?" The voice was soft and soft, like the ripples caused by leaves falling on the lake, "I sweated a lot."

The touch of his hands was soft and warm, and Kurapika's tense nerves were relaxed.But soon he realized this, jumped up vigilantly, quickly pulled out the two knives hidden behind his clothes, put on a posture, and looked at her with hostile eyes.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

The girl looked at him quietly, looking down from her head, staring at his hand holding the knife with the eyes of a watchmaker checking the clock, which made Kurapika's heart shudder.After a while, the girl stood up slowly, bent down and patted the grass clippings on her clothes, and straightened up again.Her movements are graceful and deliberate, and she wears outlandish clothes that Kurapika has only seen in books.He had the impression that it seemed to be the national costume of an island country.Judging from her appearance, she was about sixteen or seventeen years old, a head taller than the 13-year-old him.

She walked towards him without saying a word. Although her steps were light, she exuded a strong sense of oppression from the inside out.Kurapika swallowed, stepped back and warned:

"Don't get any closer! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

To his surprise, the girl stopped immediately upon hearing the words.

"Just now... you kept calling 'Mom'."

"!" Kurapika opened his eyes wide, ashamed and annoyed as if he had been poked in the center, and drew his knife out of its sheath with a swipe.

"You are not allowed to say those two words!"

The girl tilted her head: "You...are an orphan?"

"It has nothing to do with you! Get out!" Kurapika felt his face burning.

The girl raised her head, squinted her eyes and looked around.

"There are trees everywhere, where do you want me to go?"

"..." The blond boy was speechless for a while, "Anyway, anyway, get out of here immediately, or don't blame me, no, you're welcome!"

Hearing this, the girl in kimono remained motionless as if nailed to the ground, staring fixedly into his eyes.For a while everything was silent, and occasionally the chirping of insects could be heard under the grass.An unknown beast in the distance was grunting like sleeping.

Instead of continuing the stalemate, I might as well change places.Kurapika gritted his teeth, turned and ran.

The vision of the forest before dawn is very poor. Small branches and sharp blades of grass cut through the skin and run on the uneven ground, giving the illusion of still being in a dream.He ran hundreds of meters recklessly, and before he had time to catch his breath, the girl appeared in front of him like a shadow.

"What...what's the matter?" With that, Kurapika calmed down a lot.Since she has been following him and didn't attack immediately, she must have other plans.

The girl smiled slightly, and nodded appreciatively: "You finally found out. I... came to get my things back."

The boy was taken aback: "Your own things?"

"It's all right now, though. Goodbye."

Before she finished speaking, she turned and left.Kurapika suddenly thought of something, and hurried back to the station to check his belongings.

"Strange, it seems that there is nothing missing..." And there is nothing of value.

……valuable?

He suddenly widened his eyes, and touched his left ear——Oops!

Behind the big tree a thousand meters away, Xue Ye hid her breath, took out the amethyst earring she just got from her bosom, and took off the other one she got back from Kuroro, which was now worn on the right ear, under the flashlight. Compare carefully under the light.Just looking at the appearance, the two earrings are exactly the same, and it is difficult to distinguish the left and right.But if you use "condensation", you can find "Qi" condensed in the earring on the right ear, which is full and bright in color, while the one on Kurapika's left ear has a weak breath and a relatively dull luster.

She put on the two earrings separately, picked up the flashlight and shone on the top of her head.The canopy is densely covered, the branches and leaves are layered, and there is no trace of the sky.Glancing around, she blinked and frowned.

It seems... there is no way back.

Living in the endless ice field all year round, Xue Ye is not familiar with the terrain of the forest.The reason why I found this place is entirely because of the mutual induction of the two soul stones.

After standing still and thinking for a while, she maintained her "jue" and walked into the depths of the forest.The light is getting dimmer and the air is getting stagnant.Pushing aside the sharp blades of grass with jagged edges, and stepping on the creaking fallen leaves and dead branches, I caught a glimpse of a black shadow passing by out of the corner of my eye.She reached out to grab it nimbly, and caught a petite squirrel.

[Excuse me, how do I get out of the forest? 】

The little squirrel stared at her with wide eyes, trembling with fear.

【By the way, if you stay here every day, you probably don't know the way out.Have to find a bigger one. 】

Xue Ye thought, and put the squirrel back on the tree.The little animal curled its tail, fled away and disappeared as if flying.

With his backhand, he took out "Chun Weng" from the interlayer of the girdle on the back, Xue Ye put the three spears into a straight line, and held it high above his head, feeling the weight between the wrist and the handle of the knife.The handle of the knife slowly began to rotate under the torque, and the speed became faster and faster, and the whirlwind it brought was whistling.The sound of leaves and branches being cut and pulled sounded, confirming that the centrifugal force caused by the rotation was sufficient, and Xue Ye slowly moved forward, cutting off the trunk where it passed.The towering tree broke away from it, and the lush canopy crashed down, startling the birds.

After advancing about ten meters in this way, there was a low growl of a beast not far away, which was creepy.

Xue Ye immediately put away her weapon and used the flashlight to find the source of the sound.In the next second, the giant beast jumped out facing the light, and it turned out to be a bear more than two meters high!

[Excuse me, Mr. Big Bear.Do you know the way out? 】

Big Bear didn't seem to hear her question at all, raised his right palm and smashed it down on her head.Xue Ye dodged a little, and said again:

【It’s rude to wake you up so early. I’m lost here. I’m really sorry for offending your territory. This is all to ask you for the way out...】

The opponent still turned a deaf ear, and waved his left palm again.Xue Ye did a backflip and retreated three meters away.At this moment, a figure sprang out from behind, sandwiched between her and the bear.

"If you don't want to die, just stay there." Kurapika ordered without looking back, "Leave this to me."

"..." Xue Ye did not move, silently staring at his back.

The big bear slammed down his palm, and the wind from the palm made a whining sound.In the blink of an eye, Xue Ye saw the blond boy clamping the bear's paw with a blade, but due to lack of strength, the heel was pushed back continuously.He gritted his teeth, and was about to exert his strength, when suddenly he felt a cool wind from behind - another bear's paw was attacking his back!

The moment he glimpsed behind him, there was only one thought in Kurapika's mind——

It's over!

He closed his eyes tightly, his arms reflexively protected his head, he jumped back with his legs, and fell to the ground.At this time, there was a dull sound of the blade cutting into the fur and deep into the muscle, followed by a bear roar that almost pierced the eardrum.Some warm liquid splashed on his face, Kurapika opened his eyes and blinked twice.

The sight in front of him left him speechless.

The place where the crown of the tree has been cut off reveals the palm-sized night sky. The white moon at dawn hangs quietly above the forest. The girl under the moon is wearing a fiery red kimono with pure white lilies embroidered on the cuffs and skirt. The seemingly thin back is straight, and the arms are slightly spread out at the side of the body. The white and slender wrists hold a long knife symmetrically, and the ends of the handle are connected by another joint.

"If you don't want to die, just stay there and don't move." Xue Ye returned the words just now without turning her head.

Kurapika stared at the girl's back with widened eyes.At this moment, the giant beast clutched the wound on its abdomen, regained its composure, roared and rushed towards Xue Ye.

【sucker Punch.Just give up, I won't take your life. 】 Xue Ye said silently in her heart.

Big Bear still didn't seem to hear anything, and there was only fierceness and anger in his eyes.The girl lowered her eyes, and raised the red-glowing blade flatly.In the blue pupils of the blond boy, a figure as dazzling as fireworks in full bloom was reflected——

That lily, intertwined with blood and snow, is dancing there now.

The blond boy stared at her blankly, opened and closed his lips, but couldn't make a sound.

That knife technique...

It felt like... she was like a mother.

It all ends at the crack of dawn.The giant beast crashed down, its belly split open from the middle, and the spreading blood stained the grass and trees.Kurapika stood up and walked towards her in a trance.The girl turned her head, her snow-white cheeks stained with a deep red.

"You, you jumped out to protect me when you saw the big trees I cut down around you?" Her voice was as light as a white moon, "Besides, I took your things. You just need to hide behind the trees secretly, Wait for it to knock me down and go away, then come back and get this earring..."

"How can I do that!" Before Xue Ye finished speaking, Kurapika lowered his head and roared, "I can't do that kind of thing..."

As if the gate of memory had been opened, the young man fell to his knees on the ground in a state of collapse, his bangs and hands covering his expression.Xue Ye turned around, frost appeared in her pitch-black eyes.She came to the boy and knelt down, wrapping her arms around his trembling shoulders tenderly.

"Understood. I was wrong, and I will return this to you."

She took off the earring from her right ear and put it in Kurapika's hand.The boy looked at the earrings in his hand, and then at her, his face full of disbelief.Xue Ye smiled slightly, and pushed the hair on her forehead behind her ears, exposing her left ear.

"See? I also have the same one. So I will say it is mine. However, since it is so important to you, you will keep it temporarily."

She stood up.Kurapika lowered his head, wiped away his tears, and stood up too.

"Why? Since it's yours..."

"Why? Probably because we feel that we have similarities..."

"Hey?"

Xue Ye raised her head, and her eyes wandered to the east.The sky is getting lighter and lighter, and soon the sun will rise.Every day, countless deaths occur.However, this planet has never stopped to take a look at the creatures who died last night.Compared with the universe, the heavy life and death become worthless, like a drop in the ocean.

Then, no matter how many deaths are caused, it is nothing, right?

Withdrawing his gaze, the smiling black pupil stared at the boy who was a head shorter.

"It feels like you... like a younger brother."

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