fierce cat

As if in the past, suffocating with a kiss.

Mo Jinze couldn't sleep, for a while, he suddenly sat up, like a cat taking a nap, but the fake cat was not taking a nap, but kept staring at Qi'an who fell asleep after kissing.

That face would only look soft when he was asleep, and he was usually so vigilant, but the one the size of two palms, a wolf dog fighting a fierce snake, how could a cat look like it should?

Oh, except for being greedy and snatching fish.

In the blink of an eye, it was a month, without stopping all the way, and soon stepped into the border of southern Xinjiang.

Along the way, Mo Jinze tried several times to have a heart-to-heart talk with Qi An, or to have a chat when there were only two of them, but he was always interrupted countless times, either unintentionally or intentionally.This made Mo Jinze, who has always been gentle and calm, flustered, he couldn't figure out Qi'an's thoughts.

Although Qi An is a cat, his past experience is not something a cat can experience, which distinguishes him from all other cats.You can't treat him like a cat, you can't treat him like a wolf, and you can't look at him according to human thinking...

Maybe Qi'an just cast a cat by mistake, but in fact he is probably a tiger.

The atmosphere in southern Xinjiang is completely different from that in the Central Plains, and you can feel it at the gate of the city. Their clothes are incompatible with the local area, except for the two younger sisters.

Knowing that they were going to the city today, the younger sisters changed into the Nanjiang costumes they brought when they went out with their parents in the caravan, and their expressions and movements were filled with the joy of being home that could not be concealed.

When you get home, it means you have to leave.

Leaving means that even if you don't want to think about the old things, you have to think about them.

Are you afraid of going back to your hometown?

Would you like to meet an old childhood friend?

Do you want to... understand the causes and consequences of the ten-year war?

The superposition of one thing after another finally made it difficult for this scholar who is "good at self-resolution" to resolve, leaving only the most real and cowardly escape.

But now, it has reached the point where it can no longer escape.

After arriving at the southern boundary, Mo Jinze took Qi'an and his four younger brothers and sisters, and played wildly in the city for five days before continuing on to the next city.According to the current speed of travel, it only takes three days to reach the home of the two younger sisters in this life.

According to my sisters, it was a quiet and peaceful old village, full of simplicity, sanctity and freedom.

This old village has a standard southern Xinjiang style, with traditional lifestyle, traditional clothing and difficult to pronounce southern Xinjiang language.

A grey-haired old man in grand attire led a group of younger people behind him to sacrifice animals to the witch temple.

Few of their children are with them, except for their young grandchildren.But the leading lady was not only not with her children, but also her two granddaughters. She was alone, leaning on a cane, and walked forward tremblingly, refusing everyone's support.

Today is Ghost Festival, to worship the witch god.

It was probably a year or two ago, I can't remember exactly, after Wu Na figured out the news that her son and daughter-in-law had died in an accident, she jumped.Ye was old, had a serious illness, and after only fifty years of life, his head was already gray, and he looked like an old man.

If it weren't for the calculation that the two granddaughters are still alive, I'm afraid they won't be able to recover from the illness.Every ghost festival, she would solemnly and seriously come to worship the witch god, talk to her dead son and daughter-in-law, and ask about the whereabouts of their two children.

She has not dreamed of two children for a long time.About a month ago, she suddenly couldn't figure out the life and death of the two children. Wu Na, who was almost regarded as the same existence as a witch god by the villagers, suddenly lost her witchcraft!She couldn't help but wonder if her time had come?

After finally looking forward to the arrival of the Ghost Festival, she will try again, try to talk to her son and daughter-in-law, and ask them... if... have they picked up the two children?

The village needs to cross a swamp to get there. Pull the horse under a tree behind the swamp, fix the reins, and leave the carriage in place.Mo Jinze and Qi'an picked up Qi Pang and Qi Rou respectively, and the two younger sisters led the way, and the group walked carefully through the swamp.

After reconfirming that they had passed through the swamp, the sisters looked around, as if they were looking for the familiar shadow when they left.

Suddenly, he saw a silver hair blowing in the breeze in front of him, flickering and flickering in the bright sunlight.

Xiwen has been interested in witchcraft since he was a child. When he saw the strand of hair floating towards him, he reached out to catch it. The strand of hair became excited as if he had suddenly found a treasure, and circled around Mo Xiwen. Finally, it wrapped around Mo Xiwen's wrist gently.

Qi'an: "What kind of thing is this?"

"No, this is witchcraft, and only the wizards in southern Xinjiang do this." Mo Jinze explained to Qi'an, and then he asked, "Xiwen, are you manipulating this?"

"It's not her," Mo Shiqi frowned, and she suddenly cried, "It's Grandma..."

"When we left, she didn't have gray hair..."

Everyone, including the two cats, fell silent. After driving for so long, they finally arrived at their destination. They were about to meet the kind and amiable old man whom they wanted to see the most after running around, but suddenly they dared not see them again. .

Is this shrinking mentality a common problem of the Mo family?

Qi'an rolled his eyes, put Qi Pang on his shoulders, strode forward, and said as he walked: "I finally came back, are you going to petrify at the entrance of the village? Whether you don't want to see or dare not see , are back here, do you want to turn around and leave?"

"No!" Mo Xiwen grabbed his left wrist with his right hand, grabbed the silver-white hair, and trotted after her.

Mo Jinze reached out and rubbed Mo Shiqi's head who was still standing there, and sent Qirou to Mo Shiqi's arms, "Did you think about this scene when you decided to come back? It's not the worst result, and I will spend a lot of time with your grandma..."

A group of people stepped into this ancient village step by step, each step made Mo Jinze's heart beat suddenly, he could coax his younger sister and give her psychological support.

Every step.They are all closer to the village, and the closer to this village, Mo Jinze has a deeper feeling, that is——

He felt that he could find out the truth about the tribe's defeat that year from here.

Although I don't know where this sense of certainty comes from.

The swamp was still a short distance from the real entrance of the village, and before they actually stepped into the village, an old man in grand attire led a large group of people stumbling out.

Not an accidental encounter.

When it came time to meet, the two younger sisters couldn't care less about anything, but eight.At the age of nine, he was still a child, twittering "Grandma, Grandma", and flung himself into Grandma's arms from left to right, telling his miss in Nanjiang dialect.

The talk of a long-lost reunion lasted for a long time, Mo Shiqi raised her head from her grandma's heavy dress, looked at the two brothers standing not far away, each holding a cat, "Grandma, let me introduce you, This is……"

"The one over here is brother, and the one over here is brother An." Mo Xiwen raised his head and replied eagerly.

However, her introduction made people confused and confused for a while.

Another elder behind the old woman asked in a stiff Central Plains dialect: "Who are you?"

The old woman Wu Na raised her head from the joy of reunion, and looked at the two young people standing not far away.

Mo Jinze and Qi An also looked at him.This is the grandmother that Shiqi and Xiwen have been thinking about all the time. Qi'an scratched Qi Fatty's neck hair and didn't know how to say hello for a while.

Mo Jinze said warmly: "Grandma is good." At the same time, he quietly reached out to touch Qi'an.

Qi'an repeated it stiffly, "Grandma is good."

He is not used to greet people so politely.

Seeing that grandma looked at Mo Jinze for a while, she said slowly, "Are you from the wolf clan?"

After Wu Na finished speaking, Mo Jinze was taken aback. He had been away from the pack of wolves for a long time, so long that he often forgot that he was a wolf, not a human. .

Wu Na didn't wait for him to answer, she turned around and said to the group behind her, "These two granddaughters who saved me are our guests."

Following Wu Na's words, the hostile and vigilant gazes just now disappeared in an instant, replaced by kindness and enthusiasm.

In the evening, after the Ghost Festival party had completely dissipated, Mo Jinze and Qi An stayed at his sister's house and the family had dinner.

While chatting after dinner, Mo Shiqi and Mo Xiwen wanted to tell Granny about all the things they experienced along the way. At first, it was the Plum Blossom Forest, full of twists and turns, and then...

There was a backlog of things that they wanted to say, but Grandma Wu Na didn't let them say it, but suddenly talked about a past event.

She talked about her grandmother Wu Yin, who was the most respected old wizard in the village.When Wuyin was still young, an outsider came to the village. The outsider said that he came from a far away place. His youngest daughter was sick and seriously ill. He heard that there is someone in southern Xinjiang who can communicate with the witch god. The great wizard, hoping to save his child.

In order to get Wuyin's help, this outsider lived in the village for three months, helping the elderly in the village every day and teaching children how to read.

"In three months, he finally impressed my grandma, who decided to give him a chance and give his children a chance."

Speaking of this, Wu Na looked at Mo Jinze, "Speaking of which, you should be clear, that outsider is your father, Mo Wei."