Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne-Chapter 137 - 122 White Deer and White Snake

The villagers of Dahua Village are just as kind, honest, and enthusiastic as Liang Run described. Without waiting for Zhao Yao to ask, they eagerly shared all about the village.

The village isn’t big, and it takes about an hour to walk through.

Every day there’s a habit of taking a nap at noon, so Zhao Yao brought Tong Xi and the others back to the village chief’s house.

The village chief’s house has a few rooms specifically for guests, and they are kept very clean. The blankets on the beds are also washed and sun-dried.

Zhao Yao smelled the scent of the sun on the blankets and quickly fell asleep.

Tong Xi stayed by the bed.

Ding Yuan and Tong An went to the room next door to rest.

Liang Run and the village chief were still discussing matters.

Once they finished, the village chief hesitated before speaking, "Mr. Liang, do you remember the thing I mentioned to you before?"

Before, the village chief had talked about many things with Liang Run. Liang Run didn’t know which matter the village chief was referring to, so he asked, "What thing?"

"It’s about Er Gou." The village chief spoke a bit embarrassedly, "I mentioned before, hoping you could hire Er Gou to guard your estate." He knew this request was a bit much.

Liang Run was taken aback, then quickly remembered who the village chief was referring to.

"The child you mentioned before who eats a lot and is very strong?"

Seeing that Liang Run still remembered Er Gou, the village chief nodded quickly and said, "Yes, that’s him. He’s very strong, and if you take him as a guard, he will definitely protect your manor well."

The village chief felt uneasy because Er Gou could eat a lot. He could eat more than ten bowls of rice in one meal, and at most, up to fifteen bowls. He also gets hungry very quickly; two hours after a meal, he would be hungry again. He eats several meals a day. Besides eating rice, he could eat meat. If allowed, he could eat an entire pig.

Er Gou is an orphan and grew up eating meals from various families in the village. Fortunately, the villagers are kind and don’t mind his large appetite.

The village chief constantly worried about Er Gou. As Er Gou grew older, he ate more and more. Now, at just ten years old, he could eat more than ten bowls in one meal. When he becomes an adult, he might eat twenty bowls in one sitting. Although the villagers don’t mind his appetite, if he continues like this, they won’t be able to keep up.

Just when the village chief was at a loss about what to do with Er Gou, Liang Run appeared. Seeing that Liang Run was wealthy and planning to buy land to build a manor in their village, he came up with the idea of making Er Gou a guard for Liang Run.

Previously, when Liang Run came to Dahua Village, he had seen Er Gou. The child, despite being only ten years old, was very tall and looked fifteen or sixteen.

"I can’t decide this matter. I need to ask my nephew to see if he wants him."

"Er Gou is strong, and being by the young master’s side, he can certainly protect him well."

"Once my nephew wakes up, bring Er Gou over for him to see." Liang Run also appreciated Er Gou’s strength and thought that if he stayed by Zhao Yao, he would certainly be able to protect him well.

"Thank you, Mr. Liang." The village chief said with a joyful face.

"I’ll go rest now."

"Mr. Liang, I’ll escort you." The village chief fawningly led Liang Run to the guest room to rest.

Liang Run did not go to Zhao Yao’s room, fearing he might wake him. He went to rest in Tong An’s room.

The village chief hurried to find Er Gou and instructed him with many things.

In his dream, Zhao Yao was happily eating beef, but soon he found himself in a forest.

Huh? Wasn’t he just eating beef? How did he end up in a forest?

Curious, Zhao Yao looked around and discovered that apart from him, there was no one else.

At that moment, he saw a White Deer appear not far ahead. The White Deer was pure white all over, without a single speck of color. Under the sunlight, its snow-white body seemed to glow.

It was about six feet tall, with an elegant figure. Its head bore a large pair of antlers, adding to its regal appearance.

"White Deer?" Zhao Yao exclaimed.

The White Deer gracefully stepped up to Zhao Yao, then slightly bent its knees, as if bowing to Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao was stunned as he looked at the White Deer in front of him. Seeing it up close, he noticed the White Deer had large, gentle, and beautiful eyes. Also, its face was very handsome.

It’s a beautiful White Deer!

Wait, was it bowing to him just now?

"Can I touch you?" Zhao Yao, seeing a White Deer for the first time, couldn’t resist wanting to touch it.

[Go ahead.] The White Deer said, lowering its head towards Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao wasn’t surprised that the White Deer could understand him. He reached out and stroked the White Deer’s face.

The White Deer nuzzled Zhao Yao’s palm with its face.

Curious about the antlers, Zhao Yao asked, "Can I touch your antlers?"

[Go ahead.] The White Deer said, lowering its head, making it easy for Zhao Yao to touch them.

Zhao Yao excitedly touched the White Deer’s antlers, finding them like branches. However, these antlers looked really... in dream Zhao Yao’s words, really cool!

As Zhao Yao touched the antlers, the White Deer’s white ears twitched slightly, looking very cute. Zhao Yao, upon seeing this, couldn’t resist stroking its ears again.

After touching the White Deer’s ears, he touched its back, finding its fur soft.

"What’s your name?"

The White Deer said, [I don’t have a name.]

"Then let me give you one."

[Sure.]

"You’re so white, I’ll call you Bai Bai. Do you like it?" Zhao Yao asked.

The White Deer said happily, [I like it.]

"Oh, by the way, my name is Zhao Yao, you can call me Yao Yao. Everyone calls me Yao Yao, Lai Qian is a sparrow."

[I know you.] Bai Bai said, [I’ve heard the sparrows, magpies, and crows talk about you.]

"Am I that famous?" Zhao Yao said and chuckled proudly.

Bai Bai nodded and said, [You are famous, everyone says you can understand us.]

"I can understand you." Zhao Yao suddenly remembered something and asked, "Are you the White Deer from Dahua Village?" He remembered the village chief mentioning there was a White Deer in their village.

[Yes, I heard you came to Dahua Village, so I came to see you specifically.]

"Meet me in a dream?" Zhao Yao remembered he was dreaming.

[I’m meeting you in your dream first.] Bai Bai’s voice was gentle, [If you come to the mountains, I can come to meet you.]

Zhao Yao asked, "Which mountain, the one where I’m building the manor?"

[Yes.]

"Then, when I wake up, I’ll come to the mountains in the afternoon to find you."

[Okay, I’ll wait for you.]

"Bai Bai, have you always been in Dahua Village?"

[Yes, always.]

"Then why don’t you show yourself to the villagers? They really want to see you."

[I can’t just show myself to people easily.]

Zhao Yao remembered the village chief saying that during the previous dynasty, because someone saw a White Deer in Dahua Village, officials came to search for it and ended up killing all other deer when they couldn’t find it.

"You can’t just show yourself to people, or you’ll be captured by bad people."

Looking at Zhao Yao, Bai Bai’s eyes were also very gentle, [You’re not a bad person.]

"Of course, I’m not a bad person."

Bai Bai said directly, [I like you.]

Zhao Yao laughed, "I like you too. Can I hug you and give you a kiss?"

Bai Bai nodded, [You can.]

Zhao Yao wrapped his arms around Bai Bai’s neck, nuzzling its fluffy face, and then gave it a few kisses.

Bai Bai, mimicking Zhao Yao’s actions, nuzzled his face and licked his cheek.

"Bai Bai, you’re really beautiful."

[You’re also handsome.] Suddenly, Bai Bai said, [I have a friend who wants to meet you, but it’s afraid of scaring you.]

"Your friend?" Zhao Yao asked puzzledly, "Why would it scare me?"

[It’s a snake, do you want to meet it?] Bai Bai said, [It won’t bite you.]

"I’m not afraid of snakes, let it come out to meet me."

Bai Bai called out behind him, [White Snake, you can come out now.]

Zhao Yao exclaimed, "Is it a White Snake?"

[Yes.]

In a moment, Zhao Yao saw a very small and thin White Snake "swimming" over to him. He thought it was a big snake, but it turned out to be a little one.

The White Snake slithered up to Bai Bai’s antlers, raising its tiny head to look at Zhao Yao.

It seemed a bit shy, its voice small, [I’m White Snake.]

Zhao Yao stared at the White Snake on Bai Bai’s antlers. Like Bai Bai, it was completely snow-white. Because of its scales, it looked like flawless white jade. Its eyes were red. At the moment, its expression seemed a bit scared and nervous.

"Hello, my name is Zhao Yao, you can also call me Yao Yao."

White Snake shyly called out "Yao Yao."

"What’s your name?"

White Snake shook its head and said, [I don’t have a name, Bai Bai calls me White Snake.]

"Then you’ll be called Xiao Bai." Zhao Yao said with a big smile, "Xiao Bai, you’re also very beautiful, it’s the first time I’ve seen such a white snake."

Hearing Zhao Yao’s compliment, Xiao Bai shyly lowered its head.

"Xiao Bai, can I touch you?"

Xiao Bai twisted its body a bit, shyly responding, [Okay.]

Zhao Yao first reached out to touch Xiao Bai’s head, feeling its cool texture. He then touched its back, smooth like jade.

Xiao Bai crawled along Zhao Yao’s hand, up to his arm.

"Do you want to be friends with me?"

Bai Bai said, [Can we be friends with you?]

Zhao Yao responded very straightforwardly, "Of course."

Bai Bai and Xiao Bai were overjoyed.

Then Zhao Yao told Bai Bai and Xiao Bai many stories about himself and Lai Qian, which left Bai Bai and Xiao Bai envious and longing.

Before Zhao Yao woke up, Bai Bai reminded Zhao Yao not to forget to find them in the mountains when he woke up.

They would wait for him.

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