mesbooks Chapter 143 'Prank'
Chapter 143 'Prank'
“Sometimes I feel like a stray dog.”
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"I've been wandering around without a stable home."
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Things going against one's wishes have become an indispensable part of Lin Guang's life. He didn't care at first, and later he didn't like it. But whether he didn't care or didn't like it, it didn't affect its arrival.
His indifference or resistance is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
The wheels did not stop because of his raised claws, nor were they moved at all by his resistance. In fact, the unstoppable wheels never noticed that there was a little guy who went from letting it go at first to trying to resist later. The boy was just run over again and again.
Who would notice if there was a mantis raising its scythe on the ground as it rode past?
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"So what have you been doing?"
The question did not receive an immediate answer, not because the question was difficult to answer, but because Yuhu was angry. Most of the time, Yuhu expressed his anger through words. The more intense, generous, and intensive the words, the more vivid his emotions were.
But rarely, he would use silence to express his anger. The veins on his forehead bulged, the blood vessels on his neck were clearly visible, his small fists were clenched tightly, and even his two mouths showed his clenched and trembling teeth. There was no doubt that he was angry, from every observable detail.
There were two ghosts present, so it was not difficult to guess who had annoyed him.
"I'm asking you a question—it's rude and ungentlemanly not to answer a child's question."
Lin Guang dragged out the word, not showing any fear because the head he was pressing was on the verge of anger.
"Is it polite to lie on someone's head and ask them to take you away?"
The four words "gritting teeth" were fully explained at this time. Lin Guang couldn't help but wonder if those teeth would be completely crushed by the power of the jade pot. The broken teeth would soon grow new ones, so what would happen to the old ones? He would have to spit them out... When he was angry, he suddenly started spitting out the broken teeth... Just thinking about it made him feel very unimpressive...
"It's very rude not to answer other people's questions, isn't it, Rinkou?"
Yu Hu quickly used the same words against the instigator. The boy tilted his head, still seemingly unaware that anything was wrong.
"Isn't it possible? Akaza always carries me around like this, and so does Hantengu. Even though Lord Kokushibo wouldn't do that, Douma always hopes that I'd be willing to sit on his shoulders... Don't you like it?"
The innocent and childish voice was extremely deceptive. If Yu Hu had not witnessed with her own eyes the evil heart that truly belonged to a demon beneath the boy's innocent appearance, she might have really thought that there was a silly little boy on her shoulder.
If Lin Guang simply didn't want to walk by himself, Yuhu certainly had ways to help Lin Guang reach his destination faster. Throwing him into the pot and teleporting him or simply grabbing the boy and walking together were both very convenient methods, but when he was about to do that, the boy made a request, "I don't want to go into the pot."
So Yuhu changed his plan. Instead of entering the pot, he decided to enter the water. Although traveling on land would be fast, it would be more convenient and faster with water. Then the boy made his second request, "I don't want to go into the water either."
It was obvious that they were ready to laugh at him. They didn't allow him to enter the water, nor did they want him to enter the pot. They were just waiting for him to leave the pot and use the second form to move on land. This was not an easy task, but it was not difficult either. But the problem lay here. When he was about to leave the pot, the boy spoke again.
'Just go.'
He didn't finish his words, and his meaning was a little vague, but the hand that suddenly tightened around his neck was almost a clear indication. It was a warning, a reminder. To put it bluntly, it meant that he was not allowed to continue his current actions. In other words, it meant that he would not be allowed to use his second form to take him away.
So now everything became weird. The boy didn't want to enter the pot, but he was not allowed to leave the pot. Under these conditions, he was required to take the boy with him to find the brother and sister who were Upper Six in Yuguo.
This is no longer a joke, it is intentional, obviously intentional. Whether it is a teasing, a joke, a prank, or a child's prank, it is not a good thing.
"This doesn't even have anything to do with likes or dislikes, brat. Are you deliberately looking for trouble with me? Do you want to irritate me and have a fight with me? Or do you want me to force you into the pot? Or do you want me to smash the pot on your head as well?"
Yuhu could clearly feel his anger gradually rising until it was completely ignited by the boy's casual tone, but the target was a child. Even if he was not of the same age, he looked like one and his intelligence was not far behind.
"I didn't mean that. I just expressed my demands. Now you can start taking action, Mr. Yuhu."
It's even a deliberate honorific.
This was clearly a prank, a provocation, and an offense by a child. Whether intentional or unintentional, it did not affect the final outcome.
"So you haven't answered my question yet. What were you doing before? I forgot. Can you tell me again?"
Yuhu was the first to get angry, so it was also Yuhu who finally rebelled.
He ignored the boy's warnings and suggestions and took action resolutely. His way of resistance was simple and effective. He just crawled back into the pot on his own. Because the hand was tightly around his neck, the boy was also dragged down. However, before he really entered the pot, he quickly let go and fell to the ground.
The pot in front of him disappeared and reappeared at a distance from him.
"You little brat, you're still so afraid of getting into the pot."
When Yu Hu showed his head again, his face was full of pride for winning back a game. He folded his arms across his chest reluctantly, feeling a little awkward, but it did not affect his pride.
But his composure did not last long.
"You act like a complete child."
Lin Guang just put his hands on his waist, shook his head in a pretentious manner, and then sighed deeply. Whether it was his movements, expression, tone or facial expression, he looked like a "parent" watching his child playing a prank.
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The farce ended with Yuhu starting to move first because of Muzan's order, and Rinko having to chase after Yuhu when she saw him start to move.
There are no winners, but at least there are no real losers either.
Yuhu was moving very fast, he was deliberately seeking revenge, but to his surprise but also within reason, Lingguang did not lose him, he just kept a fixed distance behind him, no matter how fast he moved, he kept a fixed distance behind him.
Until the chase was forced to end because it reached the finish line.
"Look, that store is where Upper Six is. Go find them. The woman should be waiting for you."
Lin Guang squatted on the slender line, leaving the top of the pillar next to him, which was more suitable for Hu Luo, to Yuhu. He looked in the direction of Yuhu's outstretched hand. The half-open window was enough for him to see Dakimide sitting there. It was a Dakimide disguised as a human that he rarely saw. However, he did not see Jifutaro, perhaps he was hiding in Dakimide's bones.
"Go."
The man next to her spoke, as if reminding her, but also as if urging her.
Lin Guang blinked, said nothing, stood up, jumped lightly, and landed silently on the eaves opposite like a fallen leaf. When he turned around, the shadow of the pot was no longer on the telephone pole, so he withdrew his gaze and shook the small pendant in his hand.
Yuhu once wanted to take back this semi-finished product and replace it with a new one, but Lingguang did not accept it. He kept this small pot that was hastily made at that time. Perhaps in Yuhu's eyes, this pot still has room for improvement, but for Lingguang, this is an incomparable gift.
At least he wouldn't forget who the gift was from and wouldn't throw it into the fire.
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【tips：
I wonder if anyone else can understand this, but Rinko's temper tantrum is a strange, ghostly expression of emotion. He doesn't want to leave, but he's never cared where he's going before, and he's never tried to express that he doesn't want to go, so he's not sure how to express it, or if he does, whether it would be correct.
This awkwardness is like a collision between reason and emotion. Reason tells him that he should be obedient, but when he refuses to express his refusal, emotion says, do you want to make yourself regret it? Do you not even try to fight for it?
That's why he made such a strange request. He didn't even hope that Yuhu would not send him away. He just hoped that he could use that method to let Yuhu stay with him for a while longer.
But for ghosts, this awkward expression is really... too difficult to understand.]