It was a stalemate for about ten minutes, and this big guy finally stopped moving. I was also covered in scars all over my body, and the blood from me and it had already turned the water around us red.
I swallowed a large turtle in one gulp, and then swam upwards. Now I'm injured, if I stay in the water any longer, I'm afraid my blood will be washed away, and I'll be done for.
When the big turtle was dragged to the shore, it had already died. I circled around it and didn't know where to start, with a taste of being at a loss like a dog biting a hedgehog.
My eyes lit up and I immediately picked it up and ran home with it. I can take it back home and let my parents deal with it, they also need to nourish their bodies, this is a great tonic.
Tian Gong Lake is quite far from my home, and I was carrying this big turtle that weighed around 20-30 kilograms, running for half an hour before finally arriving at home.
It was already late at night, and my parents were still asleep. I quietly put the big turtle in the kitchen and then ran back to my bedroom to sleep.
The next day, I woke up and heard my mother exclaim in the kitchen: "My goodness, where did this big turtle come from?"
The sound reached my father's ears and he ran over to take a look. He was also shocked, as it was clear that they had never seen such a large turtle before either.
At this time I proudly swam to the kitchen, spat out the letter, meaning to say that I had brought it back, originally wanting them to praise me a bit.
However, when my parents saw me, they were startled. My mother exclaimed, "Oh no, little guy, how did you get hurt? Let me take a look!"
Seeing mother's concern, I felt warm in my heart. I thought she would ask me if this big turtle was brought back by me, but unexpectedly, she saw my injury and first showed concern for me.
At this time, I feel very sad in my heart. Why didn't I treat them well and be more filial to them in my previous life? Why did I always make them angry in my previous life?
However, now I am just a snake, just a spiritual sustenance for the two elders regarding their deceased son, but they still care about me so much, where did my heart go before?
Only now I understand their love, can I still regret it? Can't regret anymore, really can't regret anymore.
I lay quietly on the ground, motionless, watching my parents' anxious expressions as they immediately ran into the room to fetch anti-inflammatory medicine and Yunnan Baiyao.
They didn't despise me at all, took their washcloths and gently wiped the bloodstains off my body. I was in some pain, but I didn't move a bit, because at that moment my heart hurt even more.
My mother's hands were gentle, and after wiping me clean without any fuss, she took out the anti-inflammatory medicine and said to me: "Little guy, this medicine might sting a bit when it goes on, can you bear with it?"
I nodded and spat out a wad of phlegm at her, meaning to say: "Mom, give me some medicine, Xiaochen is not afraid of pain!"
My mother saw me nodding, then smiled and applied some anti-inflammatory medicine to me. I felt a stinging pain and my body involuntarily trembled. My mother was startled: "What's wrong, Xiao Chen, is it very painful?"
When I heard my mother mistakenly call me Xiao Chen, my heart "thudded" and I couldn't hold back anymore, tears streaming down. Yes, I remembered that snakes are cold-blooded animals without tears, but at this moment, I didn't know why, I really shed tears, perhaps it was the tears from deep within my soul.
It turns out that my mother has always treated this snake as her own son. It turns out that this snake brought them such spiritual comfort!
"My goodness! You're crying! Is... is it too painful?" My mother was startled to see me cry, she didn't know that her previous words had cut my heart like a knife!"
"Sorry! I didn't mean to, I'll be more gentle!" My mother said with some tension.
But in my heart I was bleeding, and I silently screamed: "Mom, it's Xiaochen, your son!"
But I can only shout in my heart and cannot tell them, because I believe that if I told them, they would absolutely be more painful. Who can bear to let their children become a snake?
Rather than letting them suffer for a long time, I'd rather bear it alone and let time erase their memories of me!
After a while, my mother finished applying the anti-inflammatory medicine to me. My father then took out Yunnan Baiyao and gently poured it onto my wound. Since I had a snake body, I couldn't wear a bandage.
At that time, my mother said to me: "Little guy, go back to your room and rest now, don't run around anymore, or I'll catch you!"
I nodded obediently and crawled back to my room, but how could I be calm in my heart? However, I turned all this pain into hatred and put it on Xing Yongding's body.
After a long while, I caught a whiff of a strong fragrance and my stomach growled with hunger. I slowly crawled into the kitchen to find that Mother had already stewed the big turtle.
Look, I've come out. My mother smiled and said to me: "Little guy, is this big turtle caught by you?"
I nodded, walked around her and my mother patted me on the head, saying: "This little guy is quite capable, this big turtle is worth a lot of money if sold, but you're injured, I'll stew it for you to nourish yourself!"
I felt a warmth in my heart, then shook my head and rubbed against her, meaning to say: "This big turtle soup is for you two old folks to nourish your bodies!"
My mother seemed to have understood what I meant and smiled: "Hehe, you're quite filial, why don't we drink together?"
I nodded happily, then crawled to the side of the trash can and saw a black lump inside. For some reason, I felt that this thing seemed to have eaten something beneficial for me.
I immediately picked it out and gave it to her. My mother saw this and said, "Little guy, what are you doing? This is a turtle's gallbladder, can't be eaten, very bitter!"
I just knew that this was a turtle gall, but it looked quite big, about the size of a child's fist. I spat out a watermelon seed to my mother and nodded at the turtle gall, meaning I wanted to eat it.
My mother had no choice, she thought snakes loved to eat this, so she said: "Okay, I'll pick it up and wash it for you!"
After finishing speaking, mother picked up the turtle gall and washed it, then sent it to my mouth and said: "Here! Take it away, if you can't eat it, don't eat it!"
I glanced at her sideways, nodded, and then swallowed the turtle gallbladder and ran to the living room outside. Within less than five minutes of swallowing it, I felt a strange sensation in my body.
A refreshing breath was circulating inside me, making me feel very comfortable. In this state, I unknowingly fell asleep and it was my mother who woke me up to get up and drink soup.
When I woke up, I felt that the wounds on my body didn't hurt at all, and I was full of energy throughout my whole body. Also, I feel like my eyesight and perception have improved a bit.
It's probably the benefits brought by the turtle gall, but this is also acceptable. After all, this big turtle has a lifespan of at least hundreds of years. Its meat and gall can have such effects, which is reasonable.
My mother gave me a big bowl of soup and I drank it all, now I feel like I won't have any problems not eating for three to five days.
Just then, the living room door was knocked on. After my father opened the door, several police officers suddenly came in. My parents were startled and didn't know why the police had suddenly come to their home, but they soon reacted.
I thought they had found the murderer and came to inform us. My father let them in and hastily asked, "Comrade police, have you found the murderer?"
But then those few policemen suddenly saw me at the corner of the wall and said: "There it is, catch it!"
My parents were stunned, they didn't expect the police to come and arrest me, and I was also stunned, looking at those guys, it wasn't until then that I realized what was happening, it turned out that Xiao Huang from last night had brought several policemen to arrest me.
It must be Xiaohuang who went back and told them about last night's events, then they also thought of other things that happened yesterday. They shouldn't find it hard to guess that all this was caused by me, and they should also know that I just stayed at our home.
Several people were still holding electric batons and stun guns, while two others held nets in their hands, slowly approaching me, wanting to catch me!