A genius girl with her own space

Chapter 249 Xiaoguai Hurts Someone

"You said Xiaoguai hurt someone, that's impossible, it has never hurt us before." said the temple master.

The master's disciple ran down the mountain and soon reached the lake, where he heard the conversation between the martial artists who stayed by the lake.

"Brother, why are you still guarding here? A man died this morning, mauled by a monster. When he floated up, he was covered in blood. Monsters have hurt many people these days. Just look at the bounty. Don't waste your life trying to earn it. Let's go home. If you don't leave, I'll have to go back."

"You said there is a monster in the lake. Have you seen it? Did it hurt anyone? What does it look like?" asked the master's apprentice.

"We saw a monster in the lake. It hurt many people and even ate them. It had a very long head, a big mouth, and very sharp teeth. That's what everyone said." said one person.

The master's disciples were stunned. They were talking about Xiaoguai, weren't they? Xiaoguai had hurt people, and it even ate people. What should they do? They were trying to catch it. Would they kill it if they caught it?

"After you catch the monster, will you kill it?"

"Of course we'll kill it if we catch it. It's hurt so many people. If we don't kill it, won't we wait for it to hurt more people?"

The master's disciple walked back in frustration. When he returned to the temple and saw his master, he burst into tears.

"Master, it was Xiaoguai who hurt the people. What should we do? Master, they will kill Xiaoguai if they catch him. I have raised Xiaoguai for so many years, and he has never hurt anyone! It's just that we, the swordsmiths, couldn't take care of him these days, so he went to play in the lake on his own and got scared by those people, so he hurt them. Master, please save Xiaoguai!"

The temple master did not respond. He knew that it was a fact that Xiaoguai had hurt people, and no one would believe him no matter how he explained. Now Xiaoguai had tasted human blood, and if someone hurt him again, he would bite.

Qiqi and Zhou Jingze accompanied the temple master for tea. Seeing their reactions after learning the truth, Qiqi understood the feelings of the two masters and apprentices. If Xiaoguai was her own pet and had hurt someone, she wouldn't have the heart to kill it.

The master looked at Qiqi and Zhou Jingze. He also felt sorry for Xiaoguai, but Xiaoguai had hurt someone, so he had to give an explanation. It was impossible to ask them to hand him over, and they couldn't afford to compensate him.

"You two can think of a way to save Xiaoguai. We have raised it since it was a baby. It never hurts anyone. Maybe they thought it was a big fish and wanted to hurt it or catch it. In order to protect itself, it hurt people. It's not its fault. People can hurt others accidentally, let alone a dumb animal. Are humans allowed to hurt it, but it is not allowed to resist? Please help Xiaoguai," said the master of the temple.

Qiqi and Zhou Jingze knew what the temple master said made sense. But the people of Shunqing Kingdom didn't agree. They would kill Xiaoguai if they caught him.

At this time, Xiaoguai also crawled into the house and lay obediently at the master's feet without moving.

"Little darling, it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of you. I didn't feed you during these days while I was forging the sword, so you went to the lake to catch fish with a hungry stomach. People mistook you for a monster and came to catch you, so you hurt them, right? Are you angry with me? Come, let me feed you something." said the master of the temple.

"Go buy some meat for Xiaoguai so that he can eat his fill. I'll make some soup for him to drink." The temple master instructed his apprentice.

The master's disciple went to buy meat. Xiaoguai seemed to understand what the master said. He looked up at him and nodded continuously.

Qiqi shouted to Xiaoguai, "Xiaoguai, come here, I have meat here." Xiaoguai saw Qiqi and stared at her, trying to tell whether Qiqi was a good person or a bad person.

When it saw that there was really meat in Qiqi's hand, it slowly crawled over.

"Little darling, don't hurt anyone. If you continue to hurt others, I will no longer want you. I will hand you over to the authorities." said the temple master.

Xiaoguai stopped and looked at the master with a wronged look, then crawled towards Qiqi again.

Zhou Jingze was afraid that Xiaoguai would suddenly attack and hurt Qiqi, so he was always vigilant and watched Xiaoguai crawl towards Qiqi.

Xiaoguai crawled obediently without any movement. It came to Qiqi and stopped, not trying to eat the chicken in Qiqi's hand.

Qiqi was holding a chicken. She saw Xiaoguai standing still in front of her, not moving. She took a step forward, placed the chicken on the ground, and said, "Xiaoguai, eat it. I won't hurt you. Do you understand me? Nod if you do."

Xiaoguai nodded, crawled a few times, and ate the chicken. After eating, he looked at Qiqi, as if to say, "Any more? I want more."

Qiqi took out a few more whole chickens and placed them on the ground. Xiaoguai finished eating them quickly, squinting his eyes and shaking his head, as if he was very happy.

Zhou Jingze looked at Xiaoguai's expression, and his tense heart relaxed immediately. Many animals have loved Qiqi since she was a child and like to stay around her. It's as if Qiqi has magic that makes many animals willing to gather around her.

Qiqi went up to pet Xiaoguai, who obediently let Qiqi pet him. He didn't move and even closed his eyes. He looked like he was enjoying it.

The abbot was very nervous because Xiaoguai had hurt someone before and he was afraid Qiqi would get hurt. He also looked at Qiqi and Xiaoguai nervously.

"Xiaoguai, are you willing to follow me? The temple master and the others have no way to feed you. If you follow me, I will take you to a good place where you can have enough food and there will be people like you. No one will hurt you anymore. Are you willing?" Qiqi asked.

Xiaoguai looked at Qiqi, as if he understood what Qiqi said. He crawled in front of the master and looked at him.

The abbot also heard what Qiqi said, "Do you have a way to adopt Xiaoguai? He's too big now, and we're worried now. We can't take him out anymore. When he was little, we could just hold him in our arms or carry him on our backs. Now he's heavier than me, and we can't carry him anymore. We don't have anything to hold him. Now he's hurt someone, and I have no place to hide him."

I asked my apprentice to buy some meat so it could eat its fill all at once. We'll throw it into a deep well out back and let it fend for itself. This way, it can escape the authorities. I can't watch Xiaoguai get caught and killed. It's too cruel for me. Even though it hurt someone, it was these people who hurt it first. If they hadn't caught it and sold it, it wouldn't have hurt anyone. You should adopt it. I agree. I'll tell my apprentice when he comes back."

Qiqi looked at Zhou Jingze. Zhou Jingze understood what Qiqi meant and nodded at her.

"Master, I have an animal storage bag. I will put it in, so it will be convenient to take it away. If I transport it like this, the government will see it and stop it, and then I won't be able to explain myself. The Xiaoguai you mentioned is actually a crocodile. There is one in my storage bag. Don't worry, I will treat Xiaoguai well." Xiaoguai seemed to understand what Qiqi said and looked at Qiqi.