The whole world is God's help

Fifteen days have passed since Master Rachel arrived in Dogu Village.

Ash still didn't find the opportunity to expose Rachel.

In the midst of his troubles and worries, his 16th birthday came.

Early this morning, he woke up tiredly from his dream again. When he opened his eyes, he saw a large bouquet of flowers pressed against the tip of his nose. On the fresh petals and young leaves, there were still residual dewdrops rolling, crystal clear.

The tip of his nose twitched in a small arc, smelling a sweet aroma.

This fragrance seemed to have magical powers, it was more effective than any refreshing medicine, and it made his spirit, which had been tense for many days, suddenly relaxed.

He suddenly remembered - today is his birthday.

Every year at this time, someone celebrates him, which makes him deeply impressed by his birthday, and he will never forget it.

"Thank you." He didn't get up immediately, and kept lying down. His eyes moved from the bouquet to the pair of white hands holding the bouquet, and then to the owner of these hands - it was Shanna, Renmei Handy Shanna.

She brushed the tip of Ash's nose playfully with flower petals: "You're welcome." Then she stuffed the bouquet into Ash's hand, "Hurry up, Aubrey and the others are waiting for you outside."

Ash hugged a large bouquet of flowers, sat up, and looked out of the window: beside the stone tower, his friends were all eccentric, and when they sensed his sight, they all made various funny expressions and movements, loudly Roaring:

"Ash—Happy Birthday—"

The sound made the dust on the eaves rustle down.

Ash laughed, raised his hand and waved out the window, trying to raise his voice: "Thank you!"

Shanna couldn't help laughing: "They wanted to come to the house to celebrate with you, but thinking about the situation last year, I still gave this opportunity to me today."

Ashe listened, he immediately remembered the heroic deeds of last year when a large group of lads poured into his small wooden house, jumped up and down, making a lot of noise, and finally tossed the house down abruptly.

The smile on his lips deepened.

"But Aubrey has been complaining." Seanna raised her hand and helped him to brush his short hair that was curled up in sleep. "He said that the first time I sent flowers, it was not for him. Since last night I'm making trouble, and it's a headache. Is he still a child?"

Aubrey can be quite childish sometimes.Ash glanced out the window again and saw Aubrey glaring at him.

What's the matter?He thought about it... oh, because Shanna was smoothing his hair?

Aubrey, who is in love, has lost several years of mental age.

"Childish to death." Apparently, Shanna also noticed the sight from the window that couldn't be ignored.She curled her lips in a good mood, and a gentle smile flashed in her beautiful lake green eyes, "Forget it, forget it, I'll give him a bouquet of flowers tomorrow morning."

"Why tomorrow morning?" Ash tugged at her sleeves and handed her the bouquet in his hand again, "Here is a bouquet of flowers."

Shaanna was holding the bouquet and didn't react for a while.

"There are best wishes in this bouquet." Ash looked at her seriously, "I want to give it to you."

Shaanna hugged the flowers and stared blankly at him, not recovering for a while.

"Shaanna?" Ash called her suspiciously.

Shanna finally came back to her senses, she was shocked and excited: "My God! Ash, you have grown up, you can talk today!"

One side is caring and touching: "Ah! Ash, you are such a cute guy!"

"My eyes are almost filled with tears!" she muttered, and rushed over to hold Ash tightly—of course, she had to ignore the pair of eyes that were about to pop out of the window—then she turned around and flew away without rejecting Ash’s intention. He ran out and put the bouquet of best wishes on Aubrey's heart.

So when Ash slowly walked out of the cabin, he got another hug, a hug from Aubrey, which was so hard that it almost crushed him.

"Good brother!" Aubrey laughed, "Happy birthday!"

Ash struggled in his steel-like embrace, a pair of thin arms stretched out with difficulty, and patted Aubrey's back: "Thank you, thank you...Okay, okay."

Let go of me, Aubrey, I'm running out of breath.

The air in Ash's chest was squeezed out, and he couldn't even finish his sentence.

Because the way Aubrey expressed his emotion was too excited, today's Ash was finally helped into the village by his friends trembling.

When passing the village entrance, he was severely teased by Uncle Derek.

Entering the village, it is obvious that the village is decorated and dressed up, looking lively and beautiful, as if preparing for the festival.

Ash was not surprised by this.

He is the only child in the village who has no family, so his birthday is celebrated by the whole village every year.

Because it has persisted for too many years, this day has subtly and magically become a fixed festival and a must-have celebration in the village.

The name of the celebration is: Celebrate Ash's birthday.

Although it sounds embarrassing, Ash said that everyone is happy.

When he got home, a rich breakfast had been prepared, and the center of the living room was full of presents—mostly household items, enough for Ash to last a year.

Everyone in Duogu Village is so considerate in giving gifts!

Ash finished his breakfast with gratitude, and was dragged out of the room by his friends again, and joined him on the vacant lawn in the village.

It's all said to be a celebration, and Duogu Village has planned today's program early.

Cheerful singing and dancing... Ash helped with the accompaniment.

Intense competition... Ash applauded vigorously.

Interesting game... Ash watched carefully.

……

"Ash, what are you doing standing in the corner again?" Uncle Derek sang a song with his rough and mature male voice, and at the end, he saw Ash floating around the crowd like a ghost, and he couldn't help but feel tired again. He stretched out his hand to grab him, "Come here, aren't you learning medicine with Nathan? The game over there to identify poisonous mushrooms in the wild, you go and try it!"

Ash was held by him, but he didn't resist, and only whispered: "I'm very happy just watching."

Compared with participating in it personally, I am more happy to see everyone's activities, and it is very satisfying to watch.

These words were written in his quiet light-colored eyes.

"..." Derek let out a long breath, "You really are..." He let go of Ash's collar and patted Ash's shoulder instead, "Just be happy. Before If you have any troubles, forget them all within today! After today, if you really have nothing to do, come to Uncle Derek, huh?"

Ash was stunned, and looked up at Derek's resolute and steady face...

Has Uncle Derek noticed my latest unease?

He pursed his lips and nodded cautiously.

Perhaps... Although there is no actual basis, although Rachel has helped the village a lot and won everyone's love and respect... But if he had spoken to everyone, they might not deny him immediately Bar?

Even if you don't directly believe his premonition, at least you can take precautions, right?

He can't do much to Rachel by himself, but with so many people in the village and so many pairs of eyes, if he is careful, he can always find Rachel's fox tail, right?

Ash made up his mind to confess to Uncle Derek tomorrow.Uncle Derek has never received Rachel's favor, nor does he respect Rachel's knowledge like Teacher Nathan, nor does he love Rachel like Aubrey and the others. In fact, he is as careful as a hair...and the value of force is one of the best in the village.

Uncle Derek, he will definitely have a serious talk with him, and will not perfuse him with his attitude towards children.

With a decision, although the heavy stone on Ash's heart is still there, it is much easier than before.

He continued to walk through the crowd, taking the snacks stuffed into his hands from time to time by his uncles and aunts. His cheeks were always bulging, like a little hamster hoarding food.

The celebration lasted all day.

When the evening came, Ash thought it would end with a cheerful open-air dance like last year, but he didn't expect that when the rose-colored sunset covered the sky, he was surrounded by everyone and walked out of the village in a daze .

"This year is going to be different!" everyone said, "16-year-old Ash has come of age."

What's the difference?

Ash obediently walked out with everyone, climbed over the high ground, walked past the stone tower, and saw a few big tents set up on the flat grass.Located in the center is a circular stage with bright lights, and the rose-colored curtain is as thick as the colorful clouds in the sky.

It's finally time to reveal the answer.

Aubrey endured so much that he was able to vomit quickly: "Dangdang—" he dubbed, "It's a wandering theater troupe from out of town! I just came to perform nearby recently, and I heard that the show is very exciting!"

The other friends were not to be outdone, and talked to Ash about this recently popular theater troupe.

Hey, everyone knows this?

Ash suddenly felt ignorant.

He was the only one who didn't know the latest fashion trend... He thought, what the hell was he doing these days, trembling and restless, but in the end he didn't do anything well.Tomorrow, tomorrow must go and have a good talk with Uncle Derek!

He listened carefully to the introductions of his friends——

It is said that this wandering troupe came from far away places, and performed wherever they went, and also relied on performances to raise travel expenses.

About a week ago, the troupe arrived in the small town of Sax near Duogu Village.

A wonderful performance made the troupe famous overnight here.

Someone in Duogu Village also heard about the troupe, and thought that it was almost Ash’s birthday, so Village Chief Fan went there admiringly and invited the troupe to hold a performance in Duogu Village tonight.

"I heard that the performers in the troupe are very beautiful!" Aubrey imagined, "I wonder if there is Shanna who is more beautiful?"

Shanna, who was standing next to him: "...if so, what do you want to do?" She asked gently.

Aubrey shivered: "Ha, just, just look."

The drooping Aubrey stopped pushing forward, and stood obediently behind the crowd, with an attitude of "no special expectations", and only waved to Ash: "Ash, go ahead and see .”

Ash shook his head: "It's also very clear here."

The evening hour is wrapped in the gap between day and night, a thin piece, fleeting.

In this thin gap, the sunset is like the skirt of a dancing girl, turning around cleverly, spreading out the skirt, and quickly pulling it back.

Then exit easily.

The stage of the sunset glow dimmed, and the sky was smudged with black color from light to dark, and then dotted with stars in bits and pieces.

The stage of the troupe was lit up, and the colorful light shone far away, dyeing the darkened sky with a bit of color.

Even standing in the back row, you can see the dazzling stage clearly.

An old man in a gorgeous robe stood on the stage and bowed gracefully to everyone in the audience: "This is the Xingkong Theater, and welcome to our performance."

Oh, turns out they have names.Ash thought in the audience, it's not called the Wandering Troupe, but the Starry Sky Troupe.

It's a nice name.

He thought of the dream beside the stone tower, the streamer in the dark space, and unconsciously raised a shallow smile.