After finishing his sentence, Wu Chun could feel that the other person was obviously stunned for a moment, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Wu Chun had always had a question in his mind. According to previous reports, Xu Shi Yao’s hairstyle was parted to the side with a beauty mark on his forehead. Although the beauty mark was still there, his hair had changed from short to waist-length.
Xu Shi Yao probably didn’t remember why he became like this.
Wu Chun looked down at the necklace around his neck and then at the silver thread in his hand. He had a rough guess in his mind: just like the natural selection he learned in biology, long hair might be an indispensable part for ghosts.
Wu Chun felt that when he had short hair, Xu Shi Yao had a fearless air about him, like a newborn calf unafraid of tigers. When he smiled, his eyes seemed to shine with light. But now, despite the long hair that reached down to his waist, Xu Shi Yao’s demeanour remained unchanged. Compared to before, he looked like a youth who had experienced storms and accumulated a sense of coldness.
As he stood there, it was more accurate to say that he was an immortal rather than a ghost. His stern face was hidden under long hair, and he had lost his youthful vitality, replaced by a touch of loneliness.
He had a slight but cold loneliness.
Whenever he saw Xu Shi Yao, Wu Chun couldn’t help but wonder what he looked like when he was eighteen, in his prime.
“If only I had been born five years earlier,” Wu Chun muttered to himself. Perhaps he would have had a chance to meet him then.
“What?” Xu Shi Yao’s voice startled Wu Chun, and he was immediately brought back to reality.
“It’s nothing,” Wu Chun smiled and said as he looked at Xu Shi Yao’s long hair and thought about how to approach him.
“I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time,” Wu Chun carefully moved to Xu Shi Yao’s side. “Turn around, it’s difficult to do it like this.”
Xu Shi Yao stared at Wu Chun for a moment in silence before obediently turning around.
Some things seemed to be much easier than Wu Chun had imagined.
When he first met Xu Shi Yao, Wu Chun struggled with how to approach him. Xu Shi Yao looked so cold that he seemed to have “Keep people at a distance of a thousand miles” written on his face. How much effort would it take to get close to him?
But now, it does not seem to be that difficult. It’s not that Wu Chun has much personal charm, but the more he gets to know Xu Shi Yao, the more he realizes that the other person’s coldness is only on the surface.
Wu Chun had never tied someone’s hair before. When Xu Shi Yao turned around, he stared at the long black hair for a while, then gathered it from both sides and tied it with the silver thread in his hand.
It was quite magical, as the black hair could quickly turn silver-white after being cut.
“Done.”
After patting his hands, Wu Chun said, and when Xu Shi Yao turned around, Wu Chun looked at him carefully again.
Indeed, a beautiful person could handle any hairstyle.
“Xu Shi Yao, can I ask you something?” Wu Chun asked.
Xu Shi Yao nodded.
“When you reset your memory every day and see everything about me on the bark, how does it feel?”
“Familiar,” Xu Shi Yao replied without hesitation.
Wu Chun was taken aback, “Very familiar, but you just can’t remember, right?”
Xu Shi Yao nodded.
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Wu Chun had an indescribable feeling in his heart, especially when he heard the words “sorry” from Xu Shi Yao. The feeling in his heart became even more obvious.
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Seeing that the other person’s attention had been successfully diverted, Wu Chun also breathed a sigh of relief for the moment.
“I think we should try it. Effective guardianship requires efforts from both sides, not just ours. We should take action, and besides, we are the ones who will benefit from it, right?”
As he spoke, Wu Chun looked down at the mountain. The moon was bright enough tonight, and from where they stood, they could just see Grandma Wang’s courtyard.
The courtyard was pitch black, and the old woman was probably asleep at this moment.
In the five years since Xu Shi Yao’s death, everyone in the village has taken care of Grandma Wang from time to time. For example, when everyone needed firewood for cooking, there was always plenty of it outside Grandma Wang’s door.
Even though the old lady could no longer hold a ladle.
Wu Chun believes that people are inherently good, so as long as he can clearly explain the pros and cons, he might be able to change some people’s minds.
Currently, this method seems to be effective.
“I think it’s possible, but who should I start with?”
This is what worries Wu Chun. He is not Xu Shi Yao, who grew up in this village and is considered a member of the village by the villagers.
For Wu Chun, he is an outsider.
He can count the number of people he knows on one hand.
“Not you.”
Wu Chun turned his head to look at Xu Shi Yao and asked, “Do you mean it’s better for me not to go alone?”
Xu Shi Yao nodded.
“Why?” asked Wu Chun in confusion.
“You’re still a kid.”
“But I’m already 18!” Wu Chun protested.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Chun caught a hint of amusement on Xu Shi Yao’s face.
Although it was only a small change, after getting used to seeing Xu Shi Yao’s expressionless face, Wu Chun could immediately notice any subtle changes in his expression.
“Are you mocking me?” Wu Chun stared at Xu Shi Yao.
“No,” he replied calmly.
Nonsense!
Wu Chun crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking resentful and giving Xu Shi Yao a “do you think I believe you” kind of look.
“I am not mocking you,” Xu Shi Yao said with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
“Then do you think I am still a child?” Wu Chun asked.
This time, Xu Shi Yao remained silent.
As expected…
“Ah ah ah ah ah!” Wu Chun shouted in frustration, grabbing Xu Shi Yao’s arm and shaking it back and forth, “Xu Shi Yao, once you reach the age of eighteen on Earth, you are an adult, not a child!”
Xu Shi Yao let him shake his arm, and when Wu Chun calmed down a bit, he continued, “It has nothing to do with age.”
“Then what is it about?”
“Eyes!” Xu Shi Yao said without hesitation.
For Xu Shi Yao, his brain was like a leaking container; no matter how much he tried to fill it, it would eventually leak out through countless tiny cracks.
Since he could only hide in pine trees during the day, Xu Shi Yao developed a concept of day and night.
The time when he couldn’t allow himself to appear was when there was light, which was daytime.
And when it came to distinguishing between children and adults, Xu Shi Yao always relied on their eyes.
Children’s eyes were usually innocent and clear, generally consistent, and without much complexity of emotion.
Wu Chun’s eyes were clear like a pool of water, but unlike the other children Xu Shi Yao had seen here, the pool of water in Wu Chun’s eyes seemed to be pierced by a ray of light, as if it had a special magic that made Xu Shi Yao always unconsciously stare at those eyes.
This was something that the eyes of the other children here did not have.
It was because of this that Xu Shi Yao wanted to catch and pour out the memories of Wu Chun in his brain, which was like a leaky container. He would catch them as they flowed out and then pour them back into the container, repeating the process over and over again.
He had to get to know Wu Chun all over again every day.
He looked forward to meeting Wu Chun every day.
Before, when Wu Chun asked him a question, Xu Shi Yao didn’t reveal everything. But when he saw everything he had written down about Wu Chun every day before his memory was reset, Xu Shi Yao felt a sense of anticipation that he had never experienced before.
Before he met Wu Chun, he was nervous. But after meeting Wu Chun, he couldn’t help but feel happy inside.
When Wu Chun looked at him for the first time, Xu Shi Yao’s restless heart suddenly calmed down.
Since then, Xu Shi Yao’s life has had an added sense of anticipation.
“Eyes… eyes?”
Of course, Wu Chun had no way of knowing all of Xu Shi Yao’s inner monologue, but he felt a bit incredulous when he heard Xu Shi Yao’s words.
This is the first time I’ve heard that age is determined by the eyes.
Wu Chun remembered what his grandfather had told him earlier about things related to ghosts. He said that before the age of three, children have an invisible eye on their forehead that humans cannot see, and the purpose of this eye is specifically to see things in the underworld.
So there has always been a saying that children can see the existence of ghosts.
However, it is said that this eye will disappear after the age of three. Wu Chun thought for a moment after hearing what Xu Shi Yao had just said, and he had a hunch in his heart.
“Xu Shi Yao,” Wu Chun said as he drew an ellipse in the middle of his forehead with his right index finger, “Are you saying that I have an invisible eye here?
…
“Find someone to accompany you,” Xu Shi Yao said, avoiding eye contact and skipping the topic. “Don’t go alone.”
In Wu Chun’s eyes, this reaction almost confirmed his speculation. Wu Chun tenderly touched his forehead. He knew that he was weaker than others, even with his protective flame on his shoulder. It wasn’t surprising that he had an extra eye here.
In an instant, Wu Chun felt that his forehead had become precious.
“I don’t know many people,” Wu Chun said, not dwelling on the subject and following Xu Shi Yao’s words. “My grandfather won’t do it, nor will Grandma Wang…”
“Oh, right!” Wu Chun exclaimed, slapping his thigh with excitement in his tone, “How could I forget him? Do you know the village chief of this village?”
Xu Shi Yao shook his head with a puzzled expression.
“Let me tell you, he always remembers you. He keeps all the newspapers about you separately and still remembers what you did for this village five years ago.”
Seeing that Xu Shi Yao still looked puzzled, Wu Chun put his hand on his shoulder and reassured him, “It’s okay. I just want to tell you that there are still many people who remember you in places you don’t know.
…
After confirming the helper, the following days were relatively relaxed, with Wu Chun initiating most of the conversation and Xu Shi Yao responding with short answers.
During this time, Wu Chun also went to Grandma Wang’s house to catch up on his studies in his spare time and learned a lot about Xu Shi Yao’s childhood.
“Your grades were very good; do you know what your two best subjects were? Chinese and History!”
Wu Chun was surprised to hear this. It turned out that Xu Shi Yao had studied liberal arts in high school, and his score in Chinese on the college entrance exam was only five points away from a perfect score.
Wu Chun has always admired people who are good at liberal arts, as his own Chinese college entrance exam score was just a passing grade.
Wu Chun excels in science, with mathematics being his best subject. On the other hand, mathematics is Xu Shi Yao’s worst subject, but this “worst” is relative to his performance in other subjects.
“My brain is slow when it comes to memorizing things. There are just too many things to remember in the humanities,” Wu Chun complained, then turned his head and asked, “If you have to memorize something now, you should be very fast at it, right?”
Xu Shi Yao replied with a sentence: “Read it once, then do it once.
This confused Wu Chun for a moment, but the confusion did not last long.
Tonight, after chatting for a while, Wu Chun and Xu Shi Yao realized that it was almost midnight when they parted ways. Wu Chun had to go back because he remembered something, and when he turned around, he saw Xu Shi Yao sitting on the tree with her eyes closed. The familiar piece of bark in front of him emitted a faint light.
When Wu Chun was about to approach, Xu Shi Yao suddenly stood up and stood in front of the tree for a long time. Then Wu Chun saw that Xu Shi Yao was repeating all the actions written on the bark.
In other words, during the time they had been separated, Xu Shi Yao had simulated all the things that had happened between them and revisited all the places they had been. It seemed like he wanted to regain some feelings through this behaviour.
Wu Chun suddenly understood the meaning of Xu Shi Yao’s “Look once, do once.”
Seeing Xu Shi Yao still wandering around the vegetable garden, Wu Chun suddenly shouted, “Xu Shi Yao!”
The moment the other person turned around, Xu Shi Yao’s words, “eyes,” sounded appropriate in Wu Chun’s mind.
“It’s me!” Wu Chun pointed at his own eyes and said, “Wu Chun!”
Hello… It’s me… Wu chun~~
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It’s masterpiece!!! 🤣🤣🤣
He’s falling in love with eyes of his babe
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»“Are you saying that I have an invisible eye here?« ” is missing at the end
».. he saw Xu Shi Yao sitting on the tree with her eyes closed.« his eyes
».. meaning of Xu Shi Yao’s “Look once, do once.”« once”.
».. Xu Shi Yao’s words, “eyes,” sounded..« word & “eyes”,
I want to see an old person with clear eyes appear and XSY calling them a child lololol
Thx for the ch ٩(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )و