Neighbors in forbidden land

It's a quiet night, but as long as the windows on the cabin are blocked, the whistling sea breeze will only be isolated, leaving only a slight hum on the ship.

Although I don't know why Yimi doesn't sleep with her arms around me anymore, she just sleeps with her back facing me on the simple "bed" made of vines, and the sound of even breathing flows in the lounge.Instead of sleeping, I practiced the sitting posture taught by Yimi in the middle of the lounge.

Put your legs together and sideways under your body, in order to avoid shredding the clothes with your hands, put your hands on the thighs that are not covered by the skirt, and then straighten your upper body... I also learned it when I saw Yimi sitting sideways like this before, But Yimi said that as a girl, she should sit upright, so she told us some details.

But Goo quickly gave up and rolled around in the room.

At night, after they fell asleep, I practiced the sitting position Yimi taught me while watching their sleeping conditions.

After all... Wushao and Liyue started messing around under my diary again, so I still didn't dare to get close to it, so I could only stay in this room.

But there's nothing wrong with this, after all, it feels better if you can put Yimi in sight.

In this room, there is only a little bit of light from the goblin, which provides the most basic heat. Because the windows cannot be opened at night to disperse the smoke and dust generated by the fire like in the daytime, so Yimi can only rely on the goblin for heating.

But fortunately, I also found some vines to cover her body to ensure sufficient temperature. After all, some shelter is better than no shelter, so Yimi seems to be sleeping peacefully.

It's just that I seem to hear a different voice than usual.

There was a thin sound moving in the dark, but I couldn't make out it.

Because my eyesight and hearing are not very good compared to other monsters. I was able to see very far at first because of my huge body, and what I could hear clearly were some relatively loud voices. My hearing is better than that of Yimi. Not much better.

Now that it has become like this, eyesight and hearing seem to be worse than before, but even if it is such a subtle sound before, let alone distinguishing it, it should be hard to hear.

Now, because this lounge is very quiet, I can feel some subtle noises that are different from usual mixed around me, but I don't know exactly what it is.

In order to avoid waking Yimi, I tried to slowly roll my eyes, trying to see what was making the sound.

The voice didn't disappear, and there seemed to be... more than one place.

But that direction is the direction where Yimi and Xiaogu are resting, but I can't see anything unusual.

The voice was also very thin, faint and intermittent, and it was impossible to determine what it was, and it was not clear where the voice came from.

Over there, there should be nothing there, right?

I tried to use the method taught by Yimi, saying that it is possible to stand up after exerting strength on the waist and legs and then gently assisting with the hands, but that kind of movement is still too difficult for me.So I chose to gently put my body down on the wooden floor, and then slowly climbed up relying on the strength of my arms and whole body.

Then, slowly approach the sleeping Yimi and Xiaogu.

At this time, the thin voice was a little more obvious, and I was sure that I didn't mishear this voice from other voices.

I stood on tiptoe and approached Yimi gently. The sound did exist, but... I still couldn't see what it was coming from.

No...it seems like something is flying?

If it weren't for the fact that I'm still a monster after all, I probably wouldn't be able to see it.

It seems that there are several small things that have been submerged in darkness and are flying around Yimi.

Compared to humans, this thing is too small, it looks like... not a monster, but something similar to a bug?

I tried to kneel gently beside Yimi, and when I bent down to see what that tiny thing was...they actually dispersed quite quickly.

"It's so noisy..." Yimi seemed to mutter.

"Ah?" Before I could make any reaction, Yimi suddenly slapped me, and it smacked my side face directly.

Eh?It seems that it is not the first time that I have been beaten by Yimi, but in my impression Yimi rarely beats me, basically they mainly scold me.

But what happened this time?Is it because my voice is still too loud that it disturbs her?

But I noticed that Yimi didn't wake up at all, but she frowned slightly, and her expression was not very relaxed.

Then I found that the bugs came back again, and this time I could clearly hear them making a slight "buzzing" sound, what was it—

While I was thinking, Yimi slapped me on the other side of my face again, and the bugs dispersed in an instant.

No, I didn't do anything this time?

Wait, it's probably because of these bugs?

After thinking about it, I tried to wave my hand.

It turns out that their speed is quite fast, and it is difficult for me to touch them with my hands. As long as I wave my hand, they will run away at an extremely fast speed, and as soon as I stop, they will come closer again. As far as I am concerned, it is really difficult for me to hit them.

Moreover, I found that Yimi's expression seemed to be getting uglier and uglier, and she had a tendency to wake up.

I hurriedly waved my hands to keep driving them away, but I found that there seemed to be more and more of them.

There were more and more insects approaching from nowhere, and even their voices became more and more obvious due to the gathering.

Thus, Yimi seemed to... woke up.

"It's so noisy..." Then he waved his hand impatiently, but this time the movement was very casual, so he just patted my chest lightly.

"Uh..." I didn't know what to say for a while, I could only watch Yimi's hand gently resting on my chest, and then slowly slipping down.

However, those suspected bugs did not leave because of this, but leaned closer.

"This kind of place...how could there be mosquitoes...there were no such things before..." As a result, Yimi frowned and muttered something while waving her hands weakly.

Are these things called mosquitoes?Indeed, never seen it before.When the body is huge, it is okay to say that it is difficult for mosquitoes of this size to enter my line of sight, even if they come in, I can't see them.But we haven't lived here for a day or two, why haven't we noticed recently?Or did they never show up before?

I don't quite get it, but that doesn't seem to be the point right now either.

Because Yimi seemed to be very unhappy and uncomfortably writhing her body while waving her hands, I hurriedly waved my hands above her head, trying to drive away those mosquitoes.

No matter what they came here for, there was no doubt that they disturbed Yimi's sleep.

Because the number of mosquitoes has increased, waving fingers can inadvertently cut off one or two, but it does not help their numbers at all.

Turning her head to see Xiao Gu's words, she was lying beside Yimi, curled her body into a circle, stretched out a hand and gently grabbed Yimi's clothes, closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully It was as if the mosquitoes couldn't affect her at all.

However, if you look closely, these mosquitoes are constantly flying around Yimi, although I don't know why.

Is it because you are afraid of Xiao Gu and me that you dare not fly around us?But I'm here, why don't they leave?Is it because my current appearance can't deter them or is it because they are just afraid of Xiaogu?

I kept thinking, but couldn't get an answer.

After all, the person who can answer me is lying in front of me. I can't think about this question alone... Can I just wait until Yimi wakes up completely in the daytime?

But it seems like it's still a while before sunrise, and Yimi looks...unhappy right now.

After all, Yimi said that you need a quiet environment when you sleep, but now I can hear the sound of these mosquitoes, and even because of the increase in the number, I seem to be able to see black shadows like sand grains in the faint Flying around in the light, occasionally one or two hit my face at a very fast speed, and then flew away quickly.

"It's so annoying..." Yimi's voice seemed to announce that she was very unhappy...I couldn't tell whether Yimi was awake or not.

I have to think of a way... what can I do?

The best way is to drive them away or kill them, but I always feel that they are so courageous that even I am not afraid of them. It is very difficult to drive them away, but if I kill them...they are too fast for me to reach and I am sure Can't wake Yimi up.

"It's so annoying..." As a result, Yimi moved while I was still thinking.

She opened her eyes suddenly, and her blue pupils swept across the lounge with a piercing light.

Then the world went quiet.

I seemed to feel those bugs crackling and falling from mid-air, never to fly again.

"Huh..." After Yimi sighed, he pulled the vines towards his body, barely covered his body, and fell back to sleep.

Uh... good night, Yimi.

I said so in my heart.

Of course, when I was having dinner the next morning, I still saw Yimi covering her mouth with her hands, and slowly yawned:

"So... ha... Are there mosquitoes in forbidden places?" Yimi sighed softly, "It would be great if there were mosquito nets and mosquito repellent..."

"Ah... well..." Yimi said something I hadn't heard before, "Can those things be eaten?"

If I always feel that they are not monsters but animals—

"How could it be possible to eat, Xiao Hei, you are talking stupid again... Huh..." Although Yimi was teaching me a lesson, the ending was accompanied by a big yawn, which made her say this sentence awkwardly. Not as powerful as usual.

"By the way, what are those mosquitoes flying here for?" I suddenly remembered the question that had been lingering in my heart since last night.

"Of course it sucks blood? Mosquitoes feed on blood."

"That's it..." There is no such thing as blood on me and Xiaogu, so this is why the mosquitoes only circle around Yimi...

However, being disturbed in sleep by mosquitoes is not the most irritating thing for Yimi today.

Instead, when we came to the experimental area, we saw a messy potato field and a strawberry field that was about to grow.

"This..." I no longer know how to describe the scene in front of me.

If I had to say it, it looked better than last time, at least the ground was not so messy, but the leaves were torn to pieces, and the strawberries that had already sprouted red rudiments either fell to the ground, or part of them was missing.

I also only recently learned that strawberries are originally red, and it seems that I did see them a long time ago.

But this dilapidated appearance doesn't look normal no matter how you look at it.

It always feels like... something happened again.

"You all suddenly fell into silence...I guess there is always nothing good, right?" The corner of Yimi's mouth twitched.

"It still has nothing to do with me this time." Lan Xue raised her hands hastily, and glanced lightly outside the cave.

"It seems... something went wrong again..." I hesitated and told the truth slowly, probably Yimi also guessed the situation.

"It's gone again—" Xiao Gu just dragged out his tone and put on a helpless expression.

"Those people did it again? Isn't the lesson from last time not enough?" Yimi's mouth curved slightly, but she didn't feel like she was smiling at all.

"I always feel like it's not..." Although I couldn't find any other reasons, it seemed that it was really not, "I don't seem to see footprints?"

"And isn't there some left?" Lan Xue still looked outside the cave, but casually pointed at the field.

I followed Lan Xue's fingers to look over, and there were indeed some strawberries left in the mess. Although the potato plants were already tattered, potatoes that had gradually formed could be vaguely seen from the messy soil.

"It's all like this, what's the use of what's left... Isn't it just stealing what's left?" Yimi gritted her teeth lightly.

"It's going to flood them this time!" Little Goo raised his hand and shouted loudly. "Let me tell you..." Lan Xue, who had been staring at the outside of the cave, suddenly smiled slightly, "Is there any other purpose for you to grow these things besides eating them yourself?"

"What are you asking?" Yimi asked with a puzzled expression.

"Is that a coincidence?" Lan Xue smiled again, "If you want to find out who did these things, I think you will see it when you get out of the cave."

As a result, as soon as Lan Xue finished speaking, we heard a shrill cry.

It was a cry like a ballad, it was a sound that was clearer than raindrops, it was a whisper that once spread all over the world, but it died together on that day.

This voice that should not have appeared on this land, today, we heard it again.

The chirping of birds.