don't go near that tree

Chapter 24

"Oh, by the way, here's a photo I asked for from your mother."

As Wu Chun spoke, he took out the photo from his pocket. In order to prevent the photo from being damaged, Wu Chun wrapped a layer of gauze outside the photo, and now he opened it carefully.

"Look, everyone in your family is on this photo." Wu Chun said, holding the photo horizontally in front of Xu Shiyao.

He knew that Xu Shiyao couldn't touch it.

Xu Shiyao stared straight at the somewhat yellowed photo, he raised his hand, and when his fingers were about to touch the face of the man who was somewhat similar to Xu Shiyao in the photo, his fingers passed through the photo.

"This is your father, can you recognize it? Does it look like you?"

Xu Shiyao didn't speak.

But from Wu Chun's point of view, the corner of the other party's mouth moved slightly, and tenderness gradually became in his eyes.

"Do you want to draw it?" Wu Chun asked. It would be difficult to draw according to this photo. After all, the photo was taken five years ago. It is estimated that it has been taken out countless times in the past five years, and the face has begun to become blurred.

Wu Chun didn't get Xu Shiyao's verbal answer, but after he finished speaking, the piece of bark of Xu Shiyao's mother appeared in front of him. Xu Shiyao picked up the pen, and occasionally turned his head to look at it. Not long after, a portrait was vividly displayed on the bark .

Xu Shiyao still didn't stop writing, and drew everyone in the photo one by one, including himself.

"This is you? It's my age now." Wu Chun explained from the side.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Chun saw Xu Shiyao beside him, sketched himself again, and wrote three words between them: .

Wu Chun and Xu Shiyao met in this unique way.

After Xu Shiyao finished painting, Wu Chun put the photo away.

It's time to discuss business with Xu Shiyao.

"Xu Shiyao, when your mother left, she told me that the god on Shili Mountain should be three-dimensional, what do you think?"

Wu Chun looked at Xu Shiyao's puzzled eyes, and explained again, "It means to give the god that Grandma Sun talked about, be more specific, such as what kind of god is called, when was it invited, was it For blessings, Grandma Sun also said that it is best to set a date so that everyone does not have to spend a lot of time on sacrifices, just come and worship, so that they will have a sustenance in their hearts."

It's easy to say when it was invited and what it was used for blessing.

As Grandma Sun said before, after the disaster happened five years ago, God was invited to come here to protect the safety of Shili Village.

It's just the name and date, Wu Chun has no idea yet.

"Do you have any ideas?"

Wu Chun asked Xu Shiyao for instructions again.

Xu Shiyao didn't answer him immediately, his brows were slightly frowned, and his eyes were fixed on the front, as if he was thinking.

Suddenly, he looked forward and said, "Pine tree."

"Pine tree?" Wu Chun was a little puzzled, "You mean this god is a pine tree?"

Xu Shiyao nodded.

Wu Chun also stared at the tree in front of him, lost in thought.

It is really a beautiful tree that has never been seen before. It has a temperament that other pine trees here do not have. It can grow like this on this land. Wu Chun knows the inside story because of the existence of Xu Shiyao.

But for those who don't know, putting God's identity on this tree just makes sense.

It's just that, so far, the credit for protection will only be crowned on a tree.

Wu Chun shared his thoughts with Xu Shiyao, but the other party said "I don't care."

"Whether they appreciate me, remember me, doesn't matter."

"Okay!" Wu Chun finally made up his mind, "That's the pine tree."

Wu Chun got up and looked around for a week. Compared with this pine tree, the surrounding trees seemed so weak.

It's like, this pine tree is the king of this mountain.

"How about calling it the Pine Tree King?"

Wu Chun suggested that, in this way, the god has a specific identity, and once again emphasizes the importance of the existence of the pine trees here, which cannot be cut down at will.

After getting Xu Shiyao's consent, Wu Chun began to think about the last question.

date.

It's just that Wu Chun already has an answer to this question.

He had checked the exact time of the landslide five years ago, that is, three days later, that is, the exact time when Xu Shiyao passed away, on August [-]th.

Wu Chun wanted to set that date as the time for Grandma Sun's unified worship.

"Let's set the date in three days." Wu Chun said with a smile and looked at Xu Shiyao, "I want to use that day."

Xu Shiyao didn't notice any problem, as long as Wu Chun said it, he would agree.

After the last problem was solved, Wu Chun got up, stretched his waist facing Xu Shiyao, and then pretended to cough twice.

"Next, let me demonstrate it to you."

Let's talk, Wu Chun picked up a thin wooden stick from the ground, and began to speak in a dignified manner.

"The heavy rain five years ago caused us to suffer a disaster. For this reason, Sun Xiangu went to a far away place and invited a god - the pine tree king. This is why the tree on our mountain is so special. , because that is the form of God in the world. In order to protect the village, since the Pine Tree King was invited five years ago, although there will still be heavy rain, the mountain has never lost its temper again, and Grandma Sun said, God needs worship, and through her communication with God, we can conclude that the best time for us to worship is August [-]th. One is to bless us to survive the disaster, and the other is to express our gratitude to the god who protects us. Our thanks."

After Wu Chun finished speaking, he wanted to get up to Xu Shiyao to ask how he was doing.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out with one foot, he was blocked by a stone under his feet.

Wu Chun's body fell towards Xu Shiyao uncontrollably.

"I go!"

Wu Chun closed his eyes, but he didn't feel much fear in his heart, because he expected that Xu Shiyao would definitely catch him.

It's just that Wu Chun felt a little embarrassed when he thought of being held in Xu Shiyao's arms in this posture.

Recently, Wu Chun always felt that he could no longer calmly do those intimate actions towards Xu Shiyao.

The body is wrapped in coolness, and there is a faint pine fragrance from the tip of the nose.

Wu Chun buried his face in Xu Shiyao's arms, and he was still unwilling to raise his head.

"Wu Chun."

Xu Shiyao's voice came from above his head.

"Ok?"

"Did you fall?"

"No." Wu Chun said, his face was still buried in Xu Shiyao's arms, he wanted to use Xu Shiyao's own coolness to dispel the heat from his body.

"What's the matter?"

"fine!"

Wu Chun came out of Xu Shiyao's arms, and turned sideways to face Xu Shiyao.

"Your earlobes are always a little red recently, are you uncomfortable?"

Wu Chun: "..."

This Xu Shiyao is really the one who doesn't open the pot and which pot to lift.

Wu Chun glanced angrily, shook him off and climbed up the tree, just halfway up the tree, he felt hands on his waist, and a worried voice came from behind, "Be careful."

In the dark night, Wu Chun sighed slowly, feeling the coolness in his waist, Wu Chun turned his head, and said to Xu Shiyao helplessly, "Want to watch the moon together?"

Half an hour later, Wu Chun regretted that he had made this request.

The moonlight tonight is very beautiful, but Wu Chun did not expect that Xu Shiyao, in order to allow him to watch the moon more closely, did not simply lift him up on a pine branch this time, but took him to sit on the close to the top of the pine tree.

Wu Chun knew that Xu Shiyao's ability would not let him fall, but due to the fear in his heart, Wu Chun still tightly wrapped his hands around Xu Shiyao's waist.

Xu Shiyao was a head taller than him, and Wu Chun's head leaned against Xu Shiyao's chest. This posture, no matter how you looked at it, looked like a young couple hugging.

But Xu Shiyao didn't know it at all, leaving Wu Chun alone who was awkward but embarrassed to speak.

The silent night in summer, the starry sky and the moonlight, all the beautiful words happened to Wu Chun at this moment.

Wu Chun glanced at Xu Shiyao, but found that the other party was really concentrating on looking at the moon.

Their atmosphere at the moment has evolved into that even if they don't say a word, they won't feel awkward with each other.

The corners of Wu Chun's mouth twitched unconsciously. He closed his eyes and felt the night wind brushing against his cheeks, and the sound of frogs at the bottom of the lake rang in his ears, and he was not bothered by mosquito bites.

Everything seems to be so good, if it wasn't for the fact that Wu Chun heard a strange sound coming from the cornfield when he passed the cornfield on his way home, and because of his strong curiosity, he walked around the cornfield and saw two pieces of corn Sandwiched in the sweet potato field in the middle, the two populations are intertwined with each other.

It coincided with the bright moonlight tonight, and Wu Chun could see the scene in the field clearly.

Wu Chun almost quickly covered his mouth with both hands to prevent himself from making a sound.

In the past 18 years, Wu Chun's understanding of feelings is still from flipping through the romance magazines at the same table, and seeing young couples secretly holding hands, hugging and kissing at school.

This is the first time Wu Chun has seen this kind of thing.

When Wu Chun fled the scene quickly, he almost ran home without looking back, and when he returned to Grandpa's house, he was already out of breath from exhaustion.

"what happened?"

"Grandpa, why haven't you slept yet?" Wu Chun looked at the grandfather sitting in the yard with a palm fan in his hand in surprise. Logically speaking, at this time, the other party should be asleep.

"It's not that you haven't come back. What happened? How did you run like this? What happened to you?"

It's fine if grandpa didn't ask, but when he asked, Wu Chun's mind immediately flashed the two entangled bodies in the field.

"No, no, no." Wu Chun hurriedly waved his hands, walked to the bucket, fetched a basin of water, and rinsed his face with cold water.

"Go to sleep, Grandpa, it's getting late."

Wu Chun pretended to be okay and urged him, finally got rid of his grandfather, but Wu Chun lay on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep.

The shock of this kind of thing was even stronger than when he first broke the concept of ghosts and gods, but it was something Wu Chun didn't expect, and the thing that shocked him even more was yet to come.

That night he had a dream, in the dream it was still the sweet potato field, but the two intertwined bodies in the field were replaced by him and Xu Shiyao.

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I'm sorry everyone, it's late to start the video with my dad today