Onmyoji Shikigami Don't Cry

Chapter 242 The old fisherman

The night in the small town of Scarborough is getting deeper and deeper.

But people still have no intention of going to sleep, it seems that night is just for indulgence.

In the messy house, there are bright lights everywhere, and there are only some drunks, homeless people, and some prostitutes on the street at the moment.

Jiaotu walked to such a street alone, recalling those times when he was with the clam essence.

Mussel Jing said that he would always protect Jiaotu, but now Mussel Jing disappeared alone, which made Jiaotu feel very at a loss.

"Clam essence, you won't leave me behind, will you?"

Jiaotu kicked a small stone on the ground and said to himself.

The stone rolled on the street, and finally fell into the sewer along a drainage hole. Several mice were frightened and scattered away in a panic.

The sound of stones falling into the sewer was like a ray of light shining in the darkness, which made Jiaotu suddenly realize.

When Mussel Jing entered the tavern before, Jiaotu had been hiding behind the wall, looking at the door of the tavern.

The clam essence never came out.

At that time, the clam spirit was in the form of a human being, so big and so obvious, Jiaotu was sure that it was impossible for him to miss it.

"The clam essence has never come out... and the clam essence is not in the tavern..."

Jiaotu thought slowly.

"Then...the clam spirit must have left that tavern from the water. This is the only possibility that can make the clam spirit disappear in front of me out of thin air, then..."

Thinking of this, Jiaotu immediately ran towards the tavern.The clam essence did not come out from the gate of the tavern, so the clam essence must have come out of the tavern, where there is water, such a place is probably the sewer.

Every household has sewers, and these criss-crossing sewers are underground and spread all over the city, leading directly to rivers, lakes and seas.

"The clam spirit must have encountered some danger before hiding in the sewer. Perhaps by this time, the clam spirit has already returned to the sea."

Thinking of this, Jiaotu didn't worry so much in his heart.

The current Jiaotu is just an idea, that is to find the clam essence.

Jiaotu climbed into the tavern again along the window of the tavern, and the tavern clerk was still asleep.

Jiaotu searched all the water places in the tavern, but couldn't find the clam essence.Now there is only one place, and this place is the most likely route chosen by the clam spirit.

sewer!
The girl in blue kimono squatted at the entrance of the tavern's sewer, looking into it. It was pitch black and smelly, and she couldn't see anything.

In the sewer, a group of red-eyed mice are looking for food to satisfy their hunger.

"It's so dark..."

Jiaotu looked at the sewer, a little scared.

Jiaotu looked at the sleeping bartender, who was snoring now, and fell asleep very casually.

Jiaotu gritted his teeth, turned into a small blue fish, and jumped into the sewer.

Black sewage with a stench.

Those red-eyed mice saw Jiaotu jumping down, and quickly chased after her. These disgusting mice seemed not even afraid of water, and jumped into the water directly.

"Hmph, even those tilapias can't catch up with me, you mice, I'm not afraid of you!"

Jiaotu cheered himself up in his heart.

There are a lot of messy things in the sewer, it is not very convenient for Jiaotu to swim, and there are those mice chasing behind him, Jiaotu has been hit several times by some floating animal corpses and plastic bottles.

But this time, Jiaotu will definitely not stop.

After all, the whereabouts of the clam essence are still unknown. If the clam essence is in danger, the only one who can save the clam essence is Jiaotu.

For the clam essence, Jiaotu couldn't stop.

"Hurry up and eat that little fish. It's the first time I've seen a blue fish. It must be delicious."

The mice were a little excited and ran faster.

The mouse swimming in the water got into the bottom of the water and ran quickly in the bottom, but there was no way to catch up with Jiaotu at this speed.

After all, the body structure of mice makes them not suitable for moving in water, and water will bring great resistance to mice.

But even so, the mice kept chasing them.

No slack.

It seems that they want to wait until the little fish has no strength to swim, and then catch it.

"what……"

Jiaotu felt himself being attracted by a strong force, and then began to turn, as if being sucked into a vortex.

When the rotation stopped, Jiaotu still felt a little dizzy.

However, the water flow has become very slow, and the sun can still be seen, which makes Jiaotu feel a little comfortable.

Jiaotu looked around the situation.

Now Jiaotu is in a slowly flowing stream, the stream is quite clean, not far from this stream, there is an old house.

Jiaotu turned into a human form, and then walked towards the house.

……

The old fisherman put the mussels he picked up in a wooden basin to raise, and there is no way to make a dish with one mussel.

Probably, the old fisherman wanted to catch more mussels and eat them together when he went fishing next time.

"Xiaobai, don't steal this mussel~"

The old fisherman looked at a white dog revolving around the tub and said to it.

The white dog wagged its tail, then ran to the feet of the old fisherman and lay down quietly. The sun quietly shone on each of them, making them very warm.

The body of the clam essence is still in a state of being paralyzed by alcohol, there is no way to turn into a human being, and there is no way to leave the wooden basin.

The clam essence had no choice but to stay quietly.

I can only pray in my heart that I can recover quickly.Otherwise, the little girl Jiaotu might not have done anything.

Moreover, now that Jiaotu is in a human settlement, the clam spirit feels very uneasy.

"Jiaotu, don't walk around casually, and don't listen to human lies..."

Clam essence said in his heart.

"Grandpa Liu, I'm back!"

A boy's voice suddenly sounded outside the door, very pure, like the spring wind, with a gentle and sweet breath.

"Well, it's Xia Mu."

There was obvious joy in the old fisherman's voice.

It seemed that the boy who came was a person who had a good relationship with him.

However, at this time, the clam spirit can only hear them talking, as for the boy's appearance, he still doesn't know at all.

"It can't be the grandson of the old fisherman..."

The clam spirit thought so.

"Wow~"

The white dog made several joyful sounds, probably to welcome the boy.

The clam essence looked out through the gap of the wooden basin, the sunlight outside was just right, and the temperature was also very suitable. The light from the sun cast the shadows of Xia Mu, the old fisherman and the white dog on the ground and fell into the main hall of the house .

The clam spirit can only see three shadows.

Xia Mu's shadow is thin and long, probably a thinner boy.

The old fisherman was sitting on a small stool, holding something in his hand, probably repairing some fishing gear.

The white dog's shadow was running fast on the ground, running around Xia Mu, and seemed to like Xia Mu very much.

"Grandpa Liu, I'm going to sleep here today."

Xia Mu said.

"Okay, I haven't been back for a long time, have you adapted to working outside?"

asked the old fisherman.

"Grandpa Liu, don't worry about me. There's nothing wrong with my work. You see, these are all the rewards I've earned these days."

Listening to Xia Mu's voice, the clam essence began to imagine Xia Mu's appearance.

A boy with such sunshine and a gentle voice like the spring wind must be a very clean looking guy.

Clams like clean boys, of course, this has nothing to do with sexual orientation.

Just a simple love.

Just like we like spring, like we like the moon, like we like maple leaves, these are all derived from a subtle emotion in the heart.

It is probably the feeling of "this kind of thing is so beautiful~".

"Xia Mu has grown up and is starting to make money, that's great..."

The old fisherman sighed.

However, there is a slight sadness in this exclamation, probably because of thinking of something.

this kind of thing.

It's similar to the feeling that when Xia Mu grows up, he has no way to help him.

This is a feeling of thinking that you have "no effect", and this feeling often appears in the hearts of some older people.

The old fisherman is very old now.

It's normal to have such thoughts. Xia Mu seemed to hear the sadness in the old fisherman's voice: "Grandpa Liu, I really want to eat your shrimp noodles! Can I have them today..."

"Yes, yes!"

In the voice of the old fisherman, there was obviously no sadness like before, but bright joy.

"It's still needed."

Being needed, as humble as it may sound, is something everyone wants to feel.

No matter who it is.

Parents, lovers, friends, or fans...

The emotion of being needed will make people forget a lot of things, and then keep moving forward, maintaining this emotion.

"Xia Mu, play with Xiaobai at home first, and I'll go out and catch shrimp for you."

The old fisherman in the shadow got up from the little stool, and then walked into the main hall of the house, and the shadow became a real person.

The body is a bit stooped, the hair is gray, and the clothes on his body are very simple.

It has probably been worn for many years, and the clothes are a little gray, but the old fisherman seems to have no intention of changing them.

The old fisherman took some fish baskets and went out.

It is the kind of fish basket made of bamboo. The average fisherman can weave fishing gear by himself, and of course Grandpa Liu can.

The upper opening of the fish basket is relatively large, while the lower opening is relatively small.

There is also something like an inverted funnel inside the fish basket, which is also made of bamboo. This thing will make it difficult for fish and shrimps that go in to come out.

It is a design that is easy to get in but hard to get out.

This kind of fish basket is generally used to trap fish and shrimp in some streams and ditches.It is enough to put some crushed mussels in the fish basket, and the fish and shrimp will be attracted by the mussels.

"Oh, I'm really old, and my memory is getting worse and worse. There is a mussel at home..."

The old fisherman's voice sounded at the door.

Then the old fisherman who had gone out with his fishing gear came back and walked towards the oyster, and then the oyster was taken out of the wooden basin.

"It's over... Could it be that you want to use yourself as a bait?"

The clam spirit has lived in the water for such a long time, naturally it knows that fishermen like to smash river mussels to attract fish and shrimp.

After all, the smell of mussels is very strong.

Moreover, it is very simple to pick up mussels in the river, and it takes almost no effort.

Even the clam essence is in a hurry.

But now the body is still paralyzed by alcohol. After all, there is still no way to become a human being, and no way to speak.

Spirit power seems to have disappeared.

The fisherman put the clam essence on the ground, then picked up a stone, intending to smash the clam essence...

"Are you going to die?"

The mussel essence was a little desperate. A bowl of wine was indeed too deadly for such a small mussel.

The numbing effect of alcohol never faded.

This made it impossible for the clam spirit to escape the death sentence of the old fisherman.

The clam spirit's eyes looked at the sky, the blue sky and white clouds, the gentle wind, everything is so beautiful, everything is so tempting.

If I die now, I really don't want to part with it!
The old fisherman raised the stone in his hand and pointed it at the clam on the ground. Just as he was about to knock it down, a voice rang out: "Grandpa Liu, can this clam stay..."

It is the voice of the sun, soft as the spring breeze.

Xia Mu!

In the clam spirit's mind, the boy's name suddenly popped up. Although he was a young man who had never met, the clam spirit had an inexplicable affection for him.

I even thought... this young man might be able to save himself...

"What's the matter, Xia Mu?"

The old fisherman's hand holding the stone stopped in mid-air without hitting it, and turned his head to look at Xia Mu.

"It looks pretty..."

Xia Mu said.

In fact, the appearance of the clam essence is just a very ordinary river clam, not beautiful at all, but Xia Mu said so, Grandpa Liu decided to give the clam essence to Xia Mu.

Because it's something Xia Mu likes.

"I really don't understand, but since Xia Mu said something beautiful, I'll leave it to you."

The old fisherman said, and handed the mussel to Xia Mu.

"Well, thank you Grandpa Liu."

Xia Mu said happily.

……

On the way to the dilapidated house, Jiaotu met an old fisherman.

The old fisherman held a bamboo basket in his hand, and was about to catch some shrimps for Xia Mu, so that he could make a bowl of shrimp noodles for Xia Mu at night.

"Grandpa, have you seen a boy? The clothes he wears are a bit worn out, and he's about my height."

Jiaotu looked at the old fisherman and asked him.

The old fisherman thought for a while, and then replied: "No, this place is so remote, usually no one would come here. Little girl, did you find the wrong place?"

"Oh, well, I'll look elsewhere..."

Jiaotu replied disappointedly.

　Hee hee~ sleep fast, or I will hit you~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)