Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Bai Ju’s soul was wandering, and the whole dog looked miserable. Halfway through the pajamas being handed out, he still held on to a sleeve and didn’t let go.
“…” Xiao Yao shook his pajamas. “Brother Bai, your clothes are going to be torn.”
Bai Ju glanced at Xiao Yao weakly, curled his lips, and let go.
Xiao Yao raised his eyebrows, folded the clothes and put them on the bedside table, then turned around and pulled Bai Ju to sit down on the fabric sofa in the bedroom, and turned to rub the dog’s head: “Okay, Brother Bai… let’s talk first, what’s wrong? If you have any ideas, don’t hold them back.”
Bai Ju thought for a moment, then put the little guardian’s hand on top of his head and rubbed it twice more.
“Well… Yao Yao,” Bai Ju considered his words and leaned closer to Xiao Yao, “Will you always be my guardian?”
Xiao Yao was a little surprised at this question but then said truthfully: “It stands to reason that I won’t always be your guardian. Let’s put it this way, our bureau decided to let me be your guardian. In fact, it’s because it still does not trust you in various evaluation levels. This kind of evaluation will continue for a period of time, and we will also hold tripartite meetings from time to time. When you get more than 80 votes in a meeting, you will be completely independent, and I, the guardian, will step down.”
Old Dog Bai frowned when he heard this. He looked like he was having trouble. He took a small breath: “Hiss…”
Bai Ju looked at Xiao Yao’s doubtful eyes and touched his chin to think about it.
This is not okay, now they still have a guardian relationship, what if he passes the meeting? Yao Yao will no longer be his guardian, and the most special bond between them will be gone.
Old Dog Bai was quite confident. Even without the bond of “guardian”, he and Xiao Yao would not become strangers; but Old Dog Bai still desperately wanted a status, an official status recognized by human society. The stamped relationship certification seemed to give him the confidence to hold Xiao Yao and say, this is Yao Yao, my so-and-so.
“Yao Yao, when you return to the mainland, I will take you somewhere.” Old Dog Bai’s brain was not very good. After thinking about it, he came up with a safer way, “I will take you to meet my father and mother, let’s get to know each other, and even if we are not in a guardian relationship, we will still be a family.”
Xiao Yao was speechless: “…”
This… is this a meeting with the parents? Wait, no, this old dog’s parents are still alive??? Impossible!
Xiao Yao reached out and touched Bai Ju’s forehead: “…That’s not right, you don’t have a fever.”
Bai Ju was confused by Xiao Yao’s reaction. He gave in slightly, then took off Xiao Yao’s hand and rubbed it in his palm: “What’s wrong? Doesn’t this how it works in the human world now to recognize each other as relatives? The kind with offering incense to worship ancestors and attracting souls to evoke thoughts?”
Then how can I keep you by my side?
Xiao Yao couldn’t connect to Bai Ju’s brain circuit for a while, but according to Bai Ju’s words, his parents should be no longer alive. All they could see were the remnants of Bai Ju’s parents.
So Xiao Yao asked cautiously: “No… Brother Bai, your parents are no longer alive. Isn’t it a bit disturbing if you suddenly bring me to visit them? And if you have to recognize a relative, it seems that you don’t have to go anywhere in particular, the same goes for informing the tablets.”
In the era when gods and demons were rampant, after the demon clan’s life ended, the corpses were often eaten and destroyed, and the better parts were often refined into weapons by other demons or descendants. There were demon souls that could even transcend into another life.
When the demons worshipped their ancestors and attracted their souls, they were just summoning a residual thought. This residual thought was often left in the world by deceased demons to protect their descendants. It would gradually dissipate as the number of times it was summoned increased, and it was considered a consumable.
Xiao Yao was not ungrateful. No matter what the purpose was, Old Dog Bai wanted him to meet his parents. The idea was full of sincere feelings; but in order for him to meet them, he would be consuming this summoning that became less and less with each use. Xiao Yao felt that the opportunity was too wasteful.
Bai Ju disagreed. Seeing that acknowledging relatives was still useful in the human world, he shook his head and explained to Xiao Yao seriously: “It’s different…the demon clan’s remnants of protection for their descendants can actually be regarded as being protected by heaven, if we just recognize each other in front of the memorial tablet, this Taoism cannot come to you.”
“Yao Yao,” Bai Ju shook Xiao Yao’s hand and lowered his eyes slightly, his deep eyes flashing for a moment. Looking into Xiao Yao’s eyes, “I don’t know if there is any way to create a stronger relationship between us than a guardian… I hope you can leave a place for me in your life, not just as a ‘guardian’. I want to protect you, and I also want to give you half of the protection I have.”
Bai Ju was a little nervous, with a slight dampness in his hands and a dry throat. “Yao Yao… On the Chinese mainland, there is a canyon between the glaciers in the northwest.”
“My parents… I was with them when they left.” Bai Ju swallowed and tried to find a simple way to express it, getting straight to the point, “Their flesh and blood has dissipated, but the skeletons have not been destroyed, and I buried them in the canyon. My father said that if I find a person and want to give him shelter, then I can go pick a canine tooth and make it into a talisman for him. Yao Yao, are you willing to accept this canine tooth?”
Bai Ju looked at Xiao Yao intently, feeling very uneasy.
Human beings had to pay a price for accepting the protection of the demon clan. Even if the demon clan was voluntary, this kind of protection was very overbearing; if the protected human beings regretted and tried to refuse the protection or intended to harm the demon who gave the protection, then they would have to endure a heavy burden and face a kind of crazy backlash.
It’s a double-edged sword that becomes a true treasure based on love and trust.
Although Xiao Yao was not a human from the ancient times, these rules were recorded in the files. Of course he understood what Bai Ju meant.
Xiao Yao covered his face.
After barely calming down, Xiao Yao gave Bai Ju an answer: “Brother Bai, if it is your protection, I am willing to accept it.”
“But even if there is no protection,” Xiao Yao looked up at Bai Ju’s eyes and said seriously, “You will always have a place by my side in my whole life… If you don’t mind it, I hope you can stay with me until the end of my life.”
Bai Ju was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up: “Yao Yao… Even if you are not my guardian from now on, you will still be mine.”
Xiao Yao’s ears started to burn, and his eyes started to wander as he mustered up the courage.
… This old dog’s speaking skills have always been very bad.
The author has something to say:
Old Dog Bai: I will confess my love first, and then I will make the person my own. The little guardian cannot escape. Then I will think about why I confess my love. …
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