Chapter 1772 Waiting and Search
"It's just a possibility."
The old lady thought thoughtfully, "Children tend to be forgetful, and they just got seriously ill..."
"Or maybe the child's parents didn't let him come because the child got seriously ill in the village."
"You also said that Xiaobai came to the village for self-cultivation."
"As a result, I failed to cultivate myself and got seriously ill instead."
"What do you think the child's parents would think?"
"..."
The old man nodded silently.
"...You are right."
"I remembered."
"Xiaobai's grandparents lived in the city for a while."
"Later, when I go to the city to study, I will almost forget about Xiaobai."
"Actually, I don't know if he came back later..."
"It's all in the past."
"Don't worry too much."
The wrinkles at the corners of the old lady's eyes relaxed slightly, but then wrinkled again quickly, "Has it been a long time?"
"Leile..."
The old lady couldn't hide her worry, "I don't know what's going on?"
"I'll go look for it in the woods."
As he said that, the old lady stood up and asked, "Why have you been here for so long?"
"This child..."
"Okay."
The old man grabbed the old lady and said, "Don't worry too much."
"Leilei is fine."
"How do you know?"
The old lady was a little dissatisfied with the old man's unfounded confidence.
"If something happens, it will be too late."
"I don't know."
The old man's unexpected answer stunned the old lady.
"But-"
The old man smiled slightly, "I know that neither Xiaobai nor Leilei was injured."
"If the tiger had meant to hurt people, Leilei would not have come back intact yesterday."
"Besides, according to Leilei, he got lost and it was the tiger that sent him to Linzikou."
"You said, the tiger didn't hurt anyone yesterday, why did the tiger hurt the child today?"
"Is there any difference between yesterday and today?"
"Maybe the tiger was full yesterday..."
The old lady muttered something in a low voice.
But he also knew that he was just looking for something to say.
She admitted that what the old man said made sense.
The children came back well yesterday...
Otherwise, if the tiger wants to eat the child, even if it is full, it will not send the child back. At most, letting the child fend for itself is the greatest kindness.
The tiger who knows how to bring back the lost children...
Maybe the old man was right.
That was no ordinary tiger.
Rather, they are existences similar to elves and monsters.
Of course, these conjectures are based on the premise that tigers are real.
And her biggest doubt is that the tiger...the tiger Leilei talks about...is it real?
Even if the old man said that...it was because she couldn't see it, not that the tiger didn't exist...
But what you hear is false, and what you see is true.
Without a way to see, it was hard for her to convince herself of the tiger's existence.
"Then..."
The old lady was still a little restless, "Are we going to ignore Leilei?"
"What does it mean to ignore Leile?"
The old man rolled his eyes and said, "It's just a matter of letting him go."
"If he wants to see the tiger, let him go."
"Don't worry."
"It always takes some time for children to play with tigers."
"How can there be any reason to go and come back immediately?"
"But..."
"Okay."
The old man waved his hand, "No more."
"Come and have breakfast."
"Fortunately it is summer, otherwise these porridge, steamed buns and fried dumplings would have been cold long ago."
"How can you eat it if it's not hot?"......
The old lady ate her breakfast absentmindedly.
From time to time, you have to look up at the time, or turn around and look at the door.
The expression on his face alternated between hope and disappointment.
There was a hint of anxiety between the frowned brows.
The old man shook his head.
He knew that the old lady's condition could not be changed no matter how much he tried.
He didn't speak again.
In fact, he was a little worried in his heart.
After all, everything was based on the comparison between Xiaobai's past experience and Leilei's story.
He didn't know if his guess was very wrong?
Is it right to let children get in touch with the tiger they can't see?
……
Just when the two old men lamented how long today was for the first time, their grandson finally came back.
Compared with the confusion and anxiety when he rushed out in the morning, the child's face was full of smiles when he came back.
Clearly had a great morning.
The two old men smiled bitterly in unison.
This kid... is quite happy?
Think about their suffering all morning...
The two old men suddenly felt a little complicated.
……
"Grandpa, grandma."
When he saw the two old people, he vaguely noticed a strange aura around them. The child pursed his lips and said hello obediently.
"Leile..."
The old lady spoke first, but after calling her grandson's name, she didn't know what to say next.
The old man shook his head.
He stretched his eyebrows and looked at the somewhat uncomfortable child, "Leilei, are you back?"
"...Hmm."
The child blinked, then nodded.
The old lady next to me rolled her eyes.
What an idiot question?
The old man coughed and glanced sideways at the old lady.
He is trying to open up the topic, do you understand?
Old lady:......
She motioned for the old man to continue.
Now that the topic has been opened, let’s continue asking quickly.
……
The old man looked at the child again, "Has Leile seen the tiger?"
The old lady was stunned.
Why is this old man so straightforward all of a sudden?
She thought the old man would ask the children if they had fun before getting to the point...
……
The child was also stunned.
He looked at his grandfather and then his grandmother cautiously.
He wasn't sure if he was telling the truth?
He knew that grandpa and grandma didn't believe he saw the tiger.
They said the tiger was fake.
His grandpa and grandma, whom he had always trusted, said this, and he was really panicked before.
He didn't believe that his magical experience was fake.
He ran out.
He is going to find the tiger.
He wanted to make sure the tiger was real.
But after running into the woods, the child was at a loss.
He looked around.
The tall trees are lush and leafy.
The bright sunshine casts mottled light and shadow through the gaps between the branches and leaves.
The woods are quiet.
But it’s also noisy.
He could hear the cicadas chirping.
There are also birds chirping.
And his own breathing.
He just ran all the way here.
But he didn't see the tiger.
The child met the tiger yesterday because he got lost.
Now let him think about it again, how could he know where he lost his way?
He was very remorseful.
Yesterday, I was busy confirming the agreement with Tiger to meet today, but I didn’t set a time or place for the meeting
(End of chapter)