autumn sunshine

On the rippling sea, the wind is sunny, and the nameless white birds glide across the sea, their wings flapping the water, looking free and unrestrained.The sun is no longer so glaring, and it shines gently on my body. I raised my eyes to look at the high blue sky, and all the blue of the sky was reflected in my eyes.

Once again, I boarded the long-distance ferry, but this time I was no longer as nervous as before.I don’t know if it’s because I’m so close to home, I even feel like thinking about the endless blue sea and blue sky.

When I set foot on the land of Whale Island again, I couldn't restrain my excitement and scrambled to get out.

"Xiaojie! Qiya! Let's go!" I ran a few steps, as if I remembered something, I turned around and shouted at the two people behind me with some embarrassment.

Xiaojie and Qiya looked at each other, laughed loudly, and then ran over, my face also turned red from their laughter.

Eh~ I really forgot about it.

The three of us walked along the country road all night, and finally arrived at our destination the next morning!The small tree house that I have appeared countless times in my dreams and missed countless times.

From a long distance, I saw Mitt drying clothes on the balcony.At this moment, the flood of longing could no longer hold back.I waved my arms and shouted loudly.

"Mit! Mit! We're back!" Yes, we're back, we're back safe and sound.

I dragged Xiaojie who had just reacted and ran, suddenly thought of something, turned around and looked at Qi Ya, with a bright smile on my face that couldn't be stopped, "Qi Ya! Hurry up, turn around The corner is coming, come here!"

"Ah... hi."

I smiled again, pulled Xiaojie to take the lead to turn the corner, and threw myself into the embrace that I had missed for a long time.

"I'm back, Mitt..."

I hugged Mitte and took a deep sniff of her scent. It was so nice, it was still the familiar scent of flowers and the smell of Whale Island.

Mit smiled and embraced Xiaojie and me, and said softly welcome back.At that moment, I thought there must be tears in my eyes, but I wiped them on Mitt's clothes maliciously.

"Huh? Who is this child?"

"Ah! Aunt Mitt, this is Qi Ya, a good friend I met in the hunter exam!"

"Puff~" I couldn't hold back my laughter, Mitt and Xiaojie looked at me strangely, and even Qiya looked over.There is really no way. When Mitt spoke to Qiya just now, the child was so nervous that he was a little stiff. This is the first time I saw such a scene, which completely shattered the image of the precocious Qiya in my impression.

"Hehe... I'm a little hungry. Is there anything for Mitt to eat? I haven't eaten anything all night." I smiled and changed the topic, but I must not let Qi Ya know what I am laughing at, otherwise the child Definitely going to explode.

"Hey~ You guys go and clean up first, I'll prepare, and Migal, it's Aunt Mitt!"

"Hi~ hi~ got it, Aunt Mitt." Well, I think I must have learned the catchphrase "hi" from Mitt.

When I finally ate Mitte's delicious food, I felt that my stomach, which had been wandering outside for so long, was finally alive.The afternoon sun shone into this small world. I sat at the table, holding a cup of fragrant barley tea in my hand, and watched Xiaojie happily tell Mitt about his experience in the hunter exam.

I smiled without interrupting the rare peace.

Thoughts also drifted farther and farther away with the occasional wind blowing.In just half a year, I seemed to have experienced life and death. To be more precise, I felt that I had been wandering on the line of life and death.It was only at this moment, with the cup of barley tea in my hand, that I could truly relax, forget about the killings and blood, and forget about the dangerous world of hunters.

In the afternoon, Xiaojie took Qiya to the forest where we used to play. Xiaojie said that he wanted to introduce Wentai to Qiya. Speaking of which, Wentai was still the little fox bear that Xiaojie adopted back then. By Xiaojie's side, it's just that as he gets older, he gets farther and farther away.Xiaojie said that it was because Mrs. Wen was the king of the forest, and she was going to give birth to Mrs. Wen, and she might not come back in the future.

At that time, Xiaojie was always very lonely when he talked about Mrs. Wen. After a few years, even if he made new friends, his first thought might be to bring new friends to see Mrs. Wen. In a sense, Mrs. Wen It can be regarded as Xiaojie's childhood playmate.

I didn't follow the past, boys always have some secrets of their own, like adventure or exciting games, the forest is a good treasure.For me, however, an even more precious treasure is time spent with my family.

I stayed home and helped Mitt look after the store.At this time, basically no one will come to the store. I sit in front of the bar, looking at the empty tables and chairs, and the occasional crisp sound of wind chimes, all of which make my heart slowly calm down.I put down my hands, lay down on the bar counter, and deeply sniffed the old wood. I don't know if it was an illusion. It seemed that through it I smelled a faint aroma of wine, which is a special product of Whale Island.

When the wind chime rang again, I heard the sound of the door opening. I looked up and saw Mitt coming down from the stairs. I greeted her with a smile.

"Migal hasn't spoken much since he came back? Why aren't you happy?"

"No, I miss you and my mother-in-law so much, I miss Whale Island too much," I smiled, "It's a rare time to relax, and I don't think about anything."

"Hehe, I think so too. I'm just afraid that I will become stupid after a long time."

"Hey... If you're really stupid, you're stupid. Anyway, there's Mitt... Auntie is here."

"You kid, you want to be called Mitt again, right? Really!"

"Hehe, no way." I rubbed my nose in embarrassing denial.

"Let's not talk about this, do you want to go after you come back this time?"

"……Um."

"Sure enough, I'm leaving... so how long can I stay at home? Half a year? One year?"

"I guess, a month at most."

"So fast!"

"Well, Xiaojie wants to find Jin." I looked at Mitt and continued, "It's a pity that there are no clues about Jin in this hunter test. We plan to go to Youke City to find information in September. Apart from this, maybe There are some personal matters." I thought about Kulabika and decided not to tell Mitte.

"...Do you have to go to Jin? Do you have to go to..." Mitt looked a little annoyed, which she always did every time Jin was mentioned.

"It's too late to stop it now. If Xiaojie didn't know anything back then, you could choose to keep hiding it. But now...neither you nor I are powerless to stop it."

I looked at Mitt, her eyes were a little melancholy, but I don’t know if it was my illusion, I seemed to see a trace of hesitation in her melancholy, I don’t know what Mitt is hesitating about, I can only tell the truth as much as possible Mitt, what I saw, what I experienced.

"Mite..." I looked right into Mit's eyes, "If possible, I don't want to leave Whale Island, and of course I also don't want Xiaojie to leave, and I don't want Xiaojie to be that kind of hunter. It's just these... These are already impossible when Xiaojie knows Jin and Hunter. To be honest, I am very scared to go out this time. I know that Xiaojie may take these dangers as a challenge, but I can't, Mitt , I can't..." Speaking of this, I paused, closed my eyes and hugged my hands unconsciously, as if I remembered the verge of extreme collapse at that time, "I was really scared at the time, I was afraid that I would die in the next moment I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of Xiaojie after I die. I am afraid of the people there, the monsters there, and the world!" My voice is getting louder and louder, and I can't even figure out whether these words are for Mi I listened to it, but I was still talking to myself.

I suddenly opened my closed eyes, the sea-blue eyes were wide open, and I looked straight at Mitt who was listening to me in a daze, "But! Now I have no way to back down, Mitt. Compared to Those things that I am afraid of, what I am more afraid of is that one day when I open my eyes, what I see is no longer a lively Xiaojie! Therefore, when I have stepped into the world of hunters full of dangers, I can no longer Back off, Xiaojie can't do it either."

"..." Mitte looked at me in shock. She opened her mouth hard, as if she wanted to say something, but finally gave up.

This conversation ended inexplicably. Before Mit left, I seemed to hear her whispering something. Maybe after she didn’t know how to read, those small voices couldn’t escape my ears. I heard Mit explain.

"...maybe you're right, no, you're always right, but...that thing, no, let me think again, I'll think again..."

I silently looked at the back of Mitt leaving, what?Mitt, what are you hesitating about?Or is it hiding something?

The days of leisure and relaxation are always like flowing water, which makes people unable to withstand grasping.Time is always only after the past, will regret it.

In the days since I returned to Whale Island, the life of the three of us has become very regular. The practice of morning and noon is unshakable. I don’t know if the environment of Whale Island is particularly good. I even feel that the speed of my ability to practice thoughts has become faster. a lot of.

As for the previous conversation with Mitt, I didn’t tell Xiaojie, no matter what Mitt was hiding, I didn’t want to disturb her, Mit loved Xiaojie more than herself, she must have her own reason.

This afternoon, after a long absence, I took my old friend to the forest to order some small mushrooms, because Xiaojie and I miss its taste very much, and Qiya is also curious to try it.

Qi Ya volunteered to help me stop the job of looking after the store, and I was also happy, so I went to the forest with a basket.

Taking a deep breath of this long-lost air, it has only been a few months, but I feel like a lifetime away. Thinking about it, I am really an old bone messing around with these two children.However, I also feel very happy. There are still many things I haven’t seen, and there are also many delicacies I haven’t eaten. Even the age in my heart seems to have become a lot younger with them.Sometimes, I am surprised that I can still act coquettishly to the two children.

I sat lazily in the shade of the tree, and put the small mushrooms I just picked to dry in the sun not far away. Calculated the time, I should be able to pack them up in a while.I don’t know why, but I’ve been feeling quite tired these days. If I didn’t really miss the deliciousness of the mushrooms, I wouldn’t want to go out. The more I thought about it, the more lazy I became. I closed my eyes and leaned on the The trunk gradually fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, but I woke up with a cramping pain. I rubbed my stomach, and the pain made me clench my teeth unconsciously. I don't know what happened, and even my calf began to convulse.The sun was about to set, and the small mushrooms in the distance were still drying there. The setting sun was fiery red, but I was clutching my stomach and breaking out in cold sweat.

Is this a cold?

I was tangled and powerless thinking, suddenly a hot current flowed out of my body, I stretched out my hand and touched myself backwards, feeling extremely helpless!

This is really a surprise... I almost forgot that there was such a thing!