Chapter 41 His story 1 (1/2)

Chapter 41 His story (1)

“Why? Why would you say such a thing?!” Zhu Xuan became emotional.

“Because Shi Yitong is only 19 years old!” I said aloud. “Look at him, do you believe he’s a 30-year-old man?”

Zhu Xuan was speechless. “But…”

“Human lifespan is a lot shorter than you think,” I said calmly. “We can’t look exactly the same after 30 years.”

“No, this is impossible. That jade bracelet… that jade bracelet is his!” Zhu Xuan said emotionally. “I cannot be mistaken!”

“If you are talking about this bracelet,” Shi Yitong took off the bracelet and apologized, “This once belonged to my grandpa. During his life, my grandpa liked to collect weird stuff. Though I don’t know where the bracelet came from, to be frank, no matter who the previous owner was, he must have passed away.”

Shi Yitong put the bracelet in Zhu Xuan’s palm. He held it and looked up at Shi Yitong, confused. “So… you’re not him?”

“I don’t know the person you’re talking about,” Shi Yitong replied dryly.

“So, you’re saying I was wrong from the beginning?” Zhu Xuan looked at us, suspicious.

We nodded at him simultaneously.

“Oh, well…” Zhu Xuan’s face immediately blushed. He looked down and was too embarrassed to look at us. “Sorry, I, I didn’t know…”

“It doesn’t matter, it’s not your fault.” Shi Yitong patted Zhu Xuan on the shoulder and didn’t care about it at all. “It’s good that you are not in love with me. I’m so relieved now.”

After hearing his words, we all laughed quietly.

“So, what on earth is going on here?” I asked, looking at Zhu Xuan. “Would you like to explain it to us?”

Zhu Xuan looked at me, and then at Shi Yitong and Su Xiaoyun, before nodding slightly. “This is a long story. I’m not sure if I can make it clear.”

“Then make it short.” Su Xiaoyun smiled.

“Okay.” Zhu Xuan sat up and began to tell us his story.

“It started 30 years ago when the beast Chen began to harass Mt.Diecui,” Zhu Xuan enunciated. “There are various legends about me in this city. Some say that I was here to save people from the flood, while others say that I was here to protect the general’s soul. However, in fact, it’s quite embarrassing. I came here just to relax and have fun. This place was beautiful with green mountains and running water, and as a result, I lived in the mountains for quite a long time, enjoying the natural scenery and chatting with small animals. It was at that time that Ye came into my life.”

“Was he the person you mistakenly recognized as me?” Shi Yitong interjected.

Zhu Xuan nodded and continued, “Ye was a human, the son of a hunter. I saw him hunt on the mountain quite often. But he didn’t get much every time, only some small animals like pheasants or rabbits, sometimes some fish. You know, few people, even amongst hunters, went up the mountain every day, so I got familiar with him as time went by. I taught him how to hunt, and gradually, he was able to hunt some bigger animals, like deer or goats.”

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“How did you do that?!” Ye shouted excitedly. “You don’t even have a gun! And you just killed a sika deer with your bare hands!”

“I didn’t kill it.” Zhu Xuan laughed. He walked away from the deer that was lying on the ground. “It just fainted. This is not difficult, as long as you are familiar with the physical structure of these animals, it’s quite easy to knock them out.”

“Wow… You’re awesome!” Ye didn’t agree with the humble words Zhu Xuan said at all. He circled the sika deer on the ground and said with amazement, “It’s incredible! You’re the most awesome hunter I have ever known!”

Zhu Xuan smiled. He knelt down to look at the deer and asked, “So… are you going to kill it and bring it back with you?”

“Why not?!” Ye said excitedly. “This may be the biggest prey I’ve had all week!”

“However, it’s a female deer,” Zhu Xuan said.

“So what?” Ye asked, feeling a little strange.

“Look, it’s still producing milk.” Zhu Xuan pointed at the lower abdomen of the sika deer and said, “That means it’s a mother. This kind of deer usually gives birth to three to five lambs at once. If you kill it, it means that somewhere in the mountains, three tofive baby deers will be starved to death.”

“Is that so?” Ye stood up and scratched his head. “If that is the case, then we should let it go.”

Zhu Xuan laughed, “Let it go? Are you going to give up the biggest prey you’ve had all week?”