Twisted Dreams-Chapter 175 - 147: The Rift Between Brothers
Qian Lele hurriedly walked backward and bumped into something, falling to the ground in panic.
She looked in horror at the young man in modern clothes in front of her.
The young man frowned and asked:
"How did you get here?"
Qian Lele was trembling with fear.
Demon!
A talking demon that turned into a human!
Unable to control herself, she let out a piercing scream.
"Ah!!!!!!!"
The demons in the classroom all turned their heads to look at Qian Lele in unison.
"Ah!!!!!!!!!"
Qian Lele screamed louder:
"Don’t eat me! Don’t eat me!"
Ye Fan promptly covered Qian Lele’s mouth:
"Don’t be afraid, I’m human."
"Cough cough..."
A coughing sound came from the doorway, and Xiang Kunlun, supported by a large monkey, shakily stepped out of the classroom:
"Teacher Xiaoye, what’s going on?"
Qian Lele stared at Xiang Kunlun and was about to scream again when Ye Fan quickly covered her mouth and whispered:
"Don’t say anything unnecessary!"
Ye Fan looked up with a cheerful smile and said:
"Mr. Xiang, she’s a lost tourist."
As Ye Fan spoke, he gave Qian Lele’s shoulder a little squeeze.
Qian Lele hurriedly calmed down, nodding nervously:
"Yes, I, I, I got lost."
Xiang Kunlun listened to Qian Lele’s trembling voice and shook his head, sighing:
"Sigh! She’s just a young girl, don’t scare her.
Young lady, are you hungry?"
Qian Lele felt that this elder in robes didn’t seem like a bad demon, and he seemed to hold a very high status among the demons.
Her face regained a bit of color, and she raised her kettle saying:
"I, I just want to get a pot of water to drink."
Xiang Kunlun turned his head:
"Xiaolizi, quickly go get the young lady a pot of water."
Xiaolizi referred to Heartless Little Monkey.
His real name was Li Xinyuan, and Mr. Xiang had complimented that it was a pleasant name.
Heartless Little Monkey was quite pleased in his heart back then.
It was a name given by his master!
Heartless Little Monkey obediently took the kettle from Qian Lele’s hand.
He ran to the indoor water jar, filled it with mountain spring water, and handed it to Qian Lele, sweetly saying:
"Here you go, sister."
Qian Lele tremblingly took the kettle:
"Th-thank you, child."
It was so strange!
Xiang Kunlun said:
"Teacher Xiaoye, please escort this young lady down the mountain, as I think it’s about to get dark."
Even though Xiang Kunlun was blind, he was very sensitive to time.
Ye Fan nodded and helped Qian Lele up, saying:
"Alright, I’ll take her down the mountain now."
Xiang Kunlun turned back to the room full of demons and said:
"Class is dismissed, when you go back, memorize ’Thoughts on a Tranquil Night.’
Remember, every poem carries the poet’s emotions.
When you go back, think about what the poet was feeling when writing this poem."
The demons cheered.
Class was finally over!
The demons rushed back to the valley, leaving only a big monkey to take care of Xiang Kunlun’s daily needs.
That big monkey also stood by Xiang Kunlun’s side, mumbling ’I see the bright moon before my bed, I think of hometown with lowered head.’
Teacher Xiang said he would give them a test, His Majesty said whoever scores full marks can exchange it for a Transformation Fruit.
Everyone worked quite hard.
Heartless Little Monkey ran to Ye Fan’s side, grinning:
"I’ll go with you to escort this sister."
........
On the way down the mountain, Qian Lele didn’t dare say a word, letting Ye Fan lead her down the mountain.
She wanted to use the camera behind her to get a close-up of these demons, but she didn’t dare.
Qian Lele sneaked a glance at the personal camcorder hanging from her chest, it was on, and should have recorded the demons, just not clearly.
She thought she was really dedicated, even in a situation like this, she was still thinking about filming.
After walking for quite a while, Qian Lele stopped and couldn’t help but ask Ye Fan:
"What do you plan to do to me?"
Ye Fan pondered for a moment, then looked sincerely at Qian Lele:
"I really am human, and Mr. Xiang is human too."
Qian Lele lowered her head saying:
"How can humans be with demons?
How can humans... teach demons?"
Ye Fan sighed:
"I know you won’t believe it.
But you have to know, demons can be good or bad, and these are good demons.
In fact, these demons are even more pure than humans."
Ye Fan, fearing Qian Lele wouldn’t believe him, pointed at Heartless Little Monkey and said:
"Look, he’s a demon, how adorable."
Heartless Little Monkey was golden and fluffy, very cute, with a sweet and childlike voice.
If you take away the concept of demons, this little monkey would definitely charm any young lady.
Heartless Little Monkey bared his big front teeth, wagged his tail, and flashed a pure and innocent smile:
"Sister, do you know ’Thoughts on a Tranquil Night’ by heart?"
Qian Lele was stunned.
This Little Golden Monkey was indeed very cute.
Under Ye Fan’s reassurance, she gradually let down her guard.
Ye Fan spread his hands:
"See, if he was a bad demon, he would have eaten you by now, how could he be foolish enough to ask if you can recite ’Thoughts on a Tranquil Night’?
I hope that after you leave the mountain, you won’t tell anyone about what happens here. I don’t want humans disturbing their lives."
Qian Lele had experienced two abnormal events already, so she quickly got over this third one too.
She turned around to look at Da Shan.
Those demons really did look silly and clumsy, maybe they aren’t actually bad.
Qian Lele hesitated as she glanced at the portable recorder on her chest, secretly turning it off. Slowly, her gaze became firm:
"Alright, I won’t tell anyone else."
Wealth and glory in the world above, she could do without.
At this moment, Heartless Little Monkey interjected with a cheeky grin:
"Sister, you still haven’t said if you can recite ’Thoughts on a Tranquil Night’ or not?"
Qian Lele squatted down and smiled as if coaxing a child:
"Of course, Sister can recite it!"
Heartless Little Monkey’s eyes widened:
"Then tell me, what kind of emotions does the poet express in ’Thoughts on a Tranquil Night’?"
Qian Lele replied without hesitation:
"Homesickness."
Ye Fan stifled his laughter and said:
"Second Brother, doesn’t this count as cheating?
Mr. Xiang said to think for yourself."
Heartless Little Monkey glanced at Ye Fan:
"You illiterate, you’re not worthy to talk to me."
Heartless Little Monkey took a few steps toward Qian Lele, blinking his innocent big eyes and asked:
"Then tell me, where is my hometown?"
Qian Lele glanced behind her, thinking the demons’ hometown must be here.
Heartless Little Monkey didn’t wait for Qian Lele to speak and said to himself:
"When my third brother was fooling Mr. Xiang to give us lessons, he made up that the place we live is called Peach Mountain.
I think the name Peach Mountain is nice.
I love eating peaches and even better, love peach trees.
So, I want to protect my hometown, don’t you think so?"
Qian Lele nodded with a smile.
But Ye Fan felt more and more that something was off. Why was his Second Brother so talkative today?
Heartless Little Monkey’s eyes gradually turned cold, and flames started to envelop his entire body:
"So, you cannot leave the mountain alive!"
Ye Fan quickly reacted, immediately pulling Qian Lele behind him, panicked:
"Second Brother, what are you doing?!"
Heartless Little Monkey held a handful of flames in his hand, coldly saying:
"Third Brother, step aside!"
How could Ye Fan possibly let Heartless Little Monkey kill someone right in front of him?!
He stubbornly stood his ground, protecting Qian Lele with all his might: 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"Second Brother, is there some kind of misunderstanding?"
Heartless Little Monkey was infuriated, pointing towards Peach Mountain’s direction, yelling:
"This is my home!
It’s also the home of those idiots!
If this woman runs back and blabs, what will we do if we no longer have a home later!"
Ye Fan was taken aback:
"She promised me she wouldn’t tell humans about Peach Mountain."
Heartless Little Monkey stared intently at Ye Fan:
"Do you believe her? Are humans trustworthy?!"
Ye Fan said:
"Aren’t you forgetting what Mr. Xiang said, that at the start of human nature, people are inherently good....."
Heartless Little Monkey roared in anger:
"Big Brother also said, each human is an unawakened demon!"
It was the first time Ye Fan had seen Heartless Little Monkey like this.
He suddenly realized that this little monkey wasn’t as naive as he seemed, but harbored many thoughts inside.
Heartless Little Monkey moved step by step closer, the flames on his body rising, speaking in a threatening tone:
"Third Brother, it’s time for you to make a choice.
Will you stand on the side of the demons, or on the side of the humans?"
Ye Fan was shocked, his mouth agape.
In his mind, Mo Yulin sighed heavily.
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