Shu Yao scratched his head in bewilderment. He couldn't figure out what had happened. All he remembered was that after getting the dirty Taoist priest's blood on him, his body had undergone a strange transformation.
He had involuntarily turned into a demon, and he couldn't recall what had happened after that. It seemed that the dirty Taoist priest and Xu Yi were dead.
Did he do it? What if Aunt Li came back and saw this?
Shu Yao wracked his brains but couldn't figure out how he had suddenly turned into a demon, nor could he remember how he had killed the dirty Taoist priest and Xu Yi.
Facing the mess, Shu Yao felt panicked and at a loss.
At this moment, a three - or four - year - old toddler at Shu Yao's feet seemed to know he had been ignored and tugged at Shu Yao's trouser leg discontentedly.
"Dad... Why don't you pay attention to me? I... I want a hug."
The child's face was still full of childishness, with chubby cheeks and fair, tender skin like a steamed bun.
But why did this child call him dad? Shu Yao scratched his head in confusion. The strange things that happened today were getting more and more troublesome. When had he ever been involved with this child?
Although the child was as cute as little Shu Yue, Shu Yao remained unmoved. All he wanted now was to find little Shu Yue.
"Tell me, have you seen a child wrapped in a small quilt? He's about this small and this tall. Have you seen him?"
Shu Yao gestured clumsily at the toddler, who tilted his head, looking puzzled. "Dad, I'm Yue'er. What are you looking for? I don't like it here. Let's go quickly. When Aunt Li comes back and sees Xu Yi, she'll definitely report us to the authorities. Let's go quickly."
Saying this, the toddler tried to pull Shu Yao away, but Shu Yao shook off his hand. "I don't understand what you're talking about. Little Shu Yue doesn't look like you. He still looks like a human baby. You're at least three or four years old. How could you be Shu Yue?"
Just thinking that Shu Yue was missing made Shu Yao feel upset. Annoyed by the toddler, he quickly ran off and started searching every corner of the room.
All he wanted was to find Shu Yue. He rummaged through the whole house but couldn't find a trace of him. Looking at the messy room, a sense of desolation welled up in his heart.
He still remembered that the dirty Taoist priest had told him that Aunt Li had sent him to get rid of the demon, to get rid of him. It seemed that he had been abandoned again...
Aunt Li suspected him and sent the dirty Taoist priest to deal with him, but where was Shu Yue? Did Shu Yue not want him anymore? He was so small; what could he understand?
Where on earth was Shu Yue?
The toddler saw the emptiness in Shu Yao's eyes and the exhaustion and dejection on his face that he couldn't hide. The toddler sensibly hugged Shu Yao's thigh and showed a bright smile on his fair, tender face.
"Dad, what on earth are you looking for? I've already told you that I'm Shu Yue. What else are you looking for? Let's leave here quickly. It'll be a big problem when Aunt Li comes back."
Shu Yao frowned tightly, and his temples throbbed. His large, well - defined hand slipped under the toddler's armpits, making the toddler burst into giggles.
He picked up the toddler, looked him straight in the eyes, and said, "You little kid, stop talking nonsense. I've already said that our little Shu Yue is less than half your height. You look like a three - or four - year - old. How dare you pretend to be our little Shu Yue? If you say you're little Shu Yue, show me some evidence!"
The toddler was stunned by Shu Yao's question. He was Shu Yue; why did he need evidence to prove it?
Just as the two of them were silent, their silence was broken by a scream.
Aunt Li was covering her face with both hands, looking at the scene in the room in horror. Her face was full of disbelief, and the luggage she had been carrying was pitifully dropped on the ground.
Coming to her senses, Aunt Li quickly ran to Xu Yi's body and hugged it, crying loudly. Shu Yao nervously wrung his hands. It was he who had killed Xu Yi. Although he had no memory of it, it seemed that he was the culprit.
Aunt Li had taken him in, taught him a lot, and taken good care of Shu Yue, but in the end, Xu Yi had died at his hands.
He didn't know how to face Aunt Li.
"Woohoo, my son. I just left home. If my heart hadn't been pounding and I hadn't come back to check, I wouldn't have known that you were no longer alive. What on earth happened?"
Looking at Aunt Li crying hysterically, Shu Yao opened his mouth, trying to figure out how to comfort her.
But a look from Aunt Li stopped him. Aunt Li glared at Shu Yao fiercely. She finally remembered that Shu Yao was the culprit.
She pointed at Shu Yao and started scolding, "You heartless bastard. It must be you. You must have killed my son. You're a monster, a heartless monster. Give my son back to me. He's my only son..."
Aunt Li was crying so hard that she could hardly catch her breath. Her already haggard face turned even paler, and the hand pointing at Shu Yao couldn't stop shaking.
Shu Yao felt too guilty to say a word. He couldn't defend himself. All he could do was persuade Aunt Li to mourn with restraint.
"Aunt Li, I'm sorry... I... At that time, Xu Yi and the dirty Taoist priest were fighting. When the dirty Taoist priest's blood splashed on me, I don't know how, but I just..."
Aunt Li wouldn't listen to Shu Yao's explanation. All she could think about was Xu Yi's tragic death and what the dirty Taoist priest had said. This Shu Yao was simply a monster. It was all her fault for bringing a wolf into the house.
Just thinking that she was the one who had brought Shu Yao in made Aunt Li cry out heart - rendingly. She hugged Xu Yi's body like a she - wolf that had lost her cub.
"It's all because of you, this monster. I was really blind to bring you into my home. I brought a wolf into the house. It's you, this monster, who killed Xu Yi. Why don't you just die? Why wasn't it you who died? I kindly took you in, but you bit me back. Woohoo, my poor son."
Shu Yao stared blankly at Aunt Li. Did Aunt Li want him to die?
Shu Yao's eyes darkened, and he stopped talking. The toddler, who had been obediently standing beside Shu Yao, tugged at his sleeve and comforted him.
"You're not wrong. The one who deserves to die is this Xu Yi. He and this dirty Taoist priest are the most despicable people. They've done all kinds of bad things. It's even a good deed for you to kill him."
Hearing the toddler's words, Aunt Li was so angry that she almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"You... Who are you, this little kid? You're so young, but your words are so vicious. What do you mean by saying that my son has done all kinds of bad things? How dare you talk about my son like this in my house? Get out!"
Saying this, Aunt Li jumped up and reached for a broom to hit them. Seeing that Shu Yao just stood there motionless, about to be hit, the toddler got anxious and pulled Shu Yao away.
"Dad, are you stupid? She's going to hit you with a broom. Why don't you even dodge?"