Check out my upcoming novel, Becoming the World's Faith After Turning into a Natural Disaster!
The second book, Fluffy and Furiously Strong, is now underway.
Blurb:
Monsters invade, cities fall, and civilians flee. Trapped inside the besieged city, people band together for warmth and struggle to survive in the cracks.
Thirty years later, tender shoots emerge from the ravaged ruins of the apocalypse. Generations of children have grown up protected behind the walls of Qingmiao Village.
As a child found in the wilderness, Lu Man has always been different.
His senses are keen, his injuries heal on their own, and his ability to learn and imitate is downright monstrous.
His aunt and uncle say he is gifted.
His nails grow sharp, fangs sprout, and he transforms into a monster with blood-red eyes.
But the villagers just say he is a cute little fluffball.
Lu Man: I'm a monster.
Villagers: What monster? You're Qingmiao Village's model good kid!
Lu Xiao'an and the other brats: Brother Lu, stay right there! Let us ruffle your big tail!
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When peace is shattered and their cozy life destroyed, the little monster bares his fangs at the world to protect his precious family.
At the sight of his claws, ferocious beasts shriek and flee.
Monsters at max level collapse at his feet, trembling as they bow.
The boy wearing a pearl earring in his right ear holds up the severed pincers he broke off a monster. His gentle smile is like that of a spirit wandering the night.
He travels farther and farther, taking in all the myriad lives and shifting shades of the apocalyptic world.
The supernatural organization extends an olive branch, hoping to make him its leader.
The abyss gazes at him, whispering in his ear and proclaiming him a god.
Faced with temptation after temptation, Lu Man shrugs.
Sorry, he just wants to be a good person.
Besides, his family is waiting for him to come home for dinner.
After learning the truth about the world, he chooses to brave the blizzard and kindle a lamp in the dark.
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High-rises rise from the ruins, peace returns to the world, and the last monster travels through bustling cities being rebuilt, finally returning to where it all began.
Through the long, long night, he lit an everlasting lamp for humanity.
When the night finally ended, he looked back and found a lamp still shining for him.
"Xiaoman, welcome home."
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[Reading Guide]
1. The story takes its time from the start. This is not set in the early days of the apocalypse. No CP, male protagonist, with family bonds and friendship only.
2. A cozy, fantastical post-apocalyptic wasteland story.
There is farming and building, as well as a young man's journey of growth through fighting monsters and traveling.
Everyone joins together and works as one to save their home.
Both the protagonist and the community grow.
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Upcoming novel in my author page: Becoming the World's Faith After Turning into a Natural Disaster. No CP.
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The globally popular game Natural Disaster lets players control calamities to destroy civilization and annihilate the world. It's a game where players blow off steam.
One day, the game becomes reality, and humanity's countdown to doomsday begins.
[Rule 1: The System will automatically select players to represent their respective countries. They will become the will of a natural disaster and enter the game.]
[Rule 2: At least one player must clear every natural-disaster world within 100 days, or the apocalypse will descend upon humanity.]
[Rule 3: Once players enter the game, a global livestream will begin.]
The person selected to represent Huaguo is Pei Ze, a high school student and an unknown player languishing at the bottom of the leaderboard.
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Pei Ze really is at the bottom of the Natural Disaster leaderboard.
But that's because he turned a game about venting your frustrations into a strategy game about taking in refugees and expanding cities.
The only player in the world to unlock the hidden "Savior" achievement, Pei Ze opens his eyes to hear the System prompt in his ear.
"Ding-dong! The Natural Disaster System is online. Player, destroy the world!"
Pei Ze: But I refuse.
Turned into a zombie? He scavenges for supplies, builds a fortress, and smuggles all of humanity inside.
Turned into an alien insect? He starts from scratch, leads the swarm, and turns the insects into friendly, beneficial bugs.
Turned into a robot? He changes jobs on the spot, puts all his points into combat, and explores a path toward a harmonious coexistence between humans and machines.
Turned into a flood? He grows stronger, swims upstream, and becomes Noah's Ark for human civilization.
Turned into a giant octopus? He raises an ancient god, trains humanity, and boosts everyone's Sanity all the way up.
"Huaguo is doomed." At first, everyone shared this pessimistic view.
Later, while disasters ravaged the rest of the world, Huaguo alone enjoyed fair weather and peace across the nation.
[Hidden Rule: Everything players destroy in the game will be faithfully reflected in reality.]
More and more people looked up at the boy. Though he had become the will of a natural disaster capable of destroying the world, he still steadfastly chose to save everything.
Like a ray of light in the endless night, like a spark in the vast snow, he was humanity's last and only hope.
The whole world waited for the day they could greet their savior's victorious return with applause and cheers.
Reading Guide:
* Not a typical quick transmigration story. There may be several natural-disaster worlds, depending on the story, and their order is not fixed.
* All players are unaware of the "Hidden Rule" beforehand.
* The protagonist is a savior both inside and outside the game. In the game, the story mainly involves secret identities, faked deaths, and behind-the-scenes empire building. In reality, there are livestreams and forum posts. There won't be too much infighting; the author loves peace.
* The protagonist isn't a pure saint. He's an "ordinary" high school student with a mild case of chuunibyou.
Planned; screenshots saved: 2022.7.18
Blurb revised: 2022.12.28
Theme: Home is always a safe harbor.
Extra 8: Lu Xiaoan started to speak later than other children, and he had not yet learned to call people when he was two years old. Normal children usually start calling mom and dad when they are about one year old, but Lu Xiaoan didn't even show any signs of it. This made Aunt Lu a little anxious. Aunt Lu grabbed his little white and tender little arms, which were as tender as lotus joints, and pulled him towards her: "Mom--Mom." Xiao An looked at him confused, thinking that his mother was teasing him as usual, "Wow - wow." "It's not wow, it's mom." Aunt Lu slowed down her movements and mouthed in an exaggerated way, pulling the corners of her lips toward the sides of her chin. "Quack." Lu Xiaoan also opened his mouth wide and made an off-key sound, like a little duck. "I'll give it a try." Uncle Lu, who was watching, was gearing up. "Come, read after me, dad -" "Quack..." After a while, Lu Xiaoan looked up at the frustrated adults, forgetting to close his mouth, and saw glistening drool dripping down the corners of his mouth and onto his soft belly. Suddenly, a hand stretched out from the side and wiped it off gently with a handkerchief, making Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu look a little dazed. Lu Xiaoan didn't react at all, as if he was used to it. Lu Man stuffed the corner of his saliva handkerchief into Xiao An's collar, holding a bowl of rice paste in one hand and a small iron spoon in the other. Lu Man skillfully scooped half a spoonful of the sweet rice paste from the bowl. As soon as Lu Xiaoan opened his mouth, Lu Man gently put the rice paste into his mouth. His movements were natural and smooth, as if Lu Man's hand was his own. "Isn't it time for Xiao An to eat now?" Aunt Lu obviously fed him milk more than an hour ago. "But he looks a little hungry. Xiao An has been starving after drinking milk recently, so he needs to eat some more rice cereal." "How did you tell that Xiao An was hungry?" Uncle Lu asked curiously. Lu Man stopped feeding. Three seconds later, before Lu Xiaoan could cry loudly, Lu Xiaoan stuffed a spoonful of rice cereal into his open mouth. Lu Xiaoan chewed and suppressed the tears that had not yet brewed. "Nuo, the corners of your mouth are curved downwards, and your mouth is slightly open, which means you want to eat when you are hungry." Lu Man said seriously. "What do you mean you want to play?" Uncle Lu continued to ask. "It will scratch twice with its fingers and make a babbling sound from its mouth." "Want to poop?" "My eyebrows furrowed and my nose twitched slightly." Lu Man's face was calm and calm, and he looked like "you can ask whatever you want, and I can answer it." Aunt Lu and Uncle Lu looked at each other. After a few months of maternity leave, Uncle Lu will continue to go out for hunting and scientific measurements; Aunt Lu will also do farm work and go to the infirmary during the day. It was winter, and it was freezing outside. Aunt Lu couldn't carry a delicate baby around on her back. She was afraid of catching a cold due to the cold wind, so she had to leave Lu Xiaoan at home, prepare several meals of milk in advance, and ask Lu Man, who stayed at home, to help take care of her brother. Unexpectedly, over time, Lu Man became a master of micro-expression reading for his younger brother. Human beings often need to use language to attract other people's attention and express their demands. If you want to eat, shout "hungry"; if you want to drink water, shout "thirsty". Like Lu Man, when he noticed that his brother was hungry, he brought food to his mouth in advance; when he noticed that he was cold, he immediately wrapped him in a blanket. Lu Xiaoan didn't even need to move his lips, there was no need to speak at all. Perhaps Lu Xiaoan is not slower than ordinary children in learning to speak, it's just because his brother is too considerate to take care of him and he is too lazy to speak. Uncle Lu suddenly realized. "Xiao Man, do you want to give it a try..." He had a plan in mind. Lu Man blinked in confusion and leaned over to listen to the advice Uncle Lu gave him, his eyes gradually widening. He shook his head: "I, I can't do it!" "Xiaoman, we believe you can do it." Aunt Lu and Uncle Lu encouraged him. Lu Xiaoan sat on the crib, looking left and right, clapping his hands silly and happy, not knowing who he was applauding for. The next day, Lu Man tried to implement Uncle Lu's plan. He locked himself in the room where Uncle Lu kept books, and lay in front of the desk writing copybooks. Uncle Lu's plan was actually not much of a plan. It was just to let Lu Man do something else to divert his energy, and not always focus all his attention on his brother, leaving Lu Xiaoan alone. However, Lu Man was really absent-minded, and the tip of his pencil touched small dots on the paper. Once again, he wrote the word "jin" crookedly into a snake. Lu Man put down the pen resignedly and stared at the clock hanging on the wall. Time passed by minute by minute, and it was almost time for Xiao An's meal. He held his breath, raised his ears, and listened carefully to the movement outside the door, for fear of missing any sound from his brother. Lu Man felt completely different between being taken care of and taking care of others. Of course, Lu Man enjoyed being taken care of by his uncle and aunt, but he also enjoyed taking care of his younger brother. The feeling of being needed and relied on wholeheartedly was indeed a brand new experience for Lu Man. He had always been the one being protected, and this was the first time he had made a clumsy attempt to protect someone else. No... It doesn't seem to be the first time. "I want to give him all the toys to protect my brother from the wind and rain, so that he can grow up in a sugar jar without any worries." This sentence slowly came to Lu Man's mind. His head ached faintly, Lu Man covered his head and frowned slightly, countless fragments flashed in his memories like fallen leaves blown by the autumn wind. Crowds of people fled in panic on the streets. Screams and roars one after another. There was a boy who hugged his head and finally collapsed in his arms. Thick, warm liquid flowed from his chest and soaked into the white snow. "Monster..." In the memory, the boy's face was blurred, and he could only see his lips trembling slightly as he barely squeezed out the last two words. Lu Man finally remembered that the boy did not blame him for being a monster, but reminded him that there was a monster behind him. Turning his head, he saw scarlet eyes and sharp claws flashing with cold light. He was protected again. That was also the first time Lu Man understood the mood of wanting to protect. But the person he wanted to protect had already left, and he could only protect an empty shell that had lost its soul. Lu Man knelt on the ground, hugging the cold body. The snowflakes fell on the boy's pale skin and no longer melted. Suddenly there was a clang outside the door, bringing Lu Man back from the distant fog. Before he could recover from the blood-red memory just now, he had already forgotten Uncle Lu's instructions and opened the door suddenly. Then he saw Lu Xiaoan holding on to the doorframe, straightening up tremblingly, standing at the door and looking around. When he found Lu Man standing at the door of the study, Lu Xiaoan's dark eyes lit up instantly. He stumbled toward him with his fleshy calves, holding on to the wall, and made a very loud sound: "Brother——" Immediately afterwards, Lu Xiaoan, who was still unable to coordinate his limbs well, stumbled with his left foot and almost fell on his right foot. Fortunately, Lu Man caught him in time. Lu Man squatted down and hugged his brother tightly. "I will protect you well." He looked seriously into his brother's eyes. "Brother?" Lu Xiaoan muttered ignorantly. Lu Xiaoan stretched out his hand to catch the water drops falling from his brother's cheek. He grabbed the drop of water curiously and stuffed it into his mouth to taste it. Soon his face wrinkled up. "Hungry..." He opened his mouth wide, preparing to burst into tears, when Lu Man quickly stuffed a pacifier into his mouth. Soon Lu Xiaoan forgot to cry and quietly sipped his milk bottle, making a slurping sound. That night, Lu Xiaoan learned to call mom and dad. It turned out that it was not that Lu Xiaoan couldn't learn to speak, but that he was so spoiled by Lu Man that he was too lazy to speak. "Oh, why are you eating garbage? No, white bread, give it to you." "What? Not only have you never met your parents, but you also forgot your name?" "Okay, let me think about it, bread? Chicken legs? Well, I'm too hungry, and I don't know how to name it... How about I share my name with you." "Just call me Xiaoman, happy and perfect Man, how about that?" Xiaoman's hair is black and soft, not dry and tangled like when he was homeless. The clothes were also clean and tidy, and there was no dazzling red blood on the chest. After meeting Xiaoman, he got a name. After arriving at the Lu family, he had a surname again. Lu Man knew that this was a dream from the past, but even though he knew that what he saw in front of him was just a phantom, he still murmured absently: "I'm sorry..." Xiao Man smiled playfully at him, showing his small fangs. "Why are you so polite? It's not natural for an elder brother to protect his younger brother." At the end of the dream, Xiaoman waved goodbye to him. He turned around gracefully, revealing the beautiful little red flower on the butt pocket of his pants behind him. "You must carry my name and live well." Lu Man's consciousness gradually returned and he felt a warmth covering the back of his hand. He could feel the orange light falling on his eyelids. He slowly opened his eyes and saw Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu sitting beside his bed, looking at him with worry. Lu Xiaoan also hugged the pillow. Although he was sleepy, he still cheered up. Seeing the whole family gathered in his room, Lu Man asked doubtfully: "What's wrong?" "Brother, you cried so loudly just now." "I cried...?" Lu Man subconsciously reached out to touch the pillowcase, which was cold and moist. "Did you have a nightmare?" Aunt Lu gently stroked his head and comforted him softly. Lu Man shook his head, with a soft smile in his eyes. That was a good dream. End of Extra
Extra 7: Lu Man knew that his younger brother was born when he heard the cry in the room, which was so loud that it could almost lift the roof. Uncle Lu was sitting by the bed, holding a sweat towel and carefully wiping Aunt Lu's sweat, and moistened a cotton swab with water and applied it on her dry lips. Aunt Lu looked pale, leaning on the bed, and greeted Lu Man to come in with a weak smile. From a distance, Lu Man saw the little guy wrapped in swaddling clothes lying next to Aunt Lu. His whole body was wrinkled, his sparse fetal hair was wet and stuck to his scalp, and he was crying at the top of his lungs. Sensing Lu Man approaching, the little guy seemed to feel something. He vaguely opened his eyes and looked at Lu Man. He stopped crying and just kept his dark and translucent eyes open, looking at him intently. "Xiao An, that's brother." Aunt Lu said softly. Lu Xiaoan burped, looked at Lu Man, narrowed his eyes and chuckled. Aunt Lu said that the first few days after a newborn is born are always the ugliest, and they will become beautiful after a week. Lu Man liked to lie next to the crib and quietly observe his new little brother who came into the world. Sure enough, just as his aunt said, it didn't take long for Lu Xiaoan's cheeks to become round and white, and his chubby little hands would wave randomly in the air from time to time, making babbling noises. Lu Man carefully stretched out his fingers and was immediately hugged by his younger brother. His whole body was stiff and he didn't know where to put his other hands and feet. He could only let such a soft, small and fragile creature grasp his fingers and play with them. Lu Xiaoan shook his finger and tried to stuff it into his mouth in a daze. Lu Man gently pulled out his hand as if he was electrocuted. Unexpectedly, Lu Xiaoan, who had lost his "toy", dropped his mouth and burst into tears. "Wow--" He looked very aggrieved when he cried. Aunt Lu heard the noise and poked her head out from the door. She saw Lu Man's hand with the index finger extended stopped in mid-air, as if it had turned into stone and turned into a statue. "What's wrong?" Aunt Lu walked in slowly while shaking the bottle in her hand. "Xiao An... Xiao An, he just wanted to bite my finger." Aunt Lu looked over, and sure enough, there was still glistening saliva on Lu Man's index finger. Seeing Lu Man's expression as if he was facing an enemy, she couldn't help but burst into joy: "He's still young and hasn't grown his baby teeth yet. He might just be hungry and mistook your finger for a pacifier." Aunt Lu bent down to pick up the child, held it in her arms, straightened up a little, and put the soft pacifier close to her mouth. Sure enough, Xiao An smelled the sweet smell of milk, so she took the pacifier in her mouth and ate his "rice" enthusiastically. Lu Man just stood aside, quietly observing Aunt Lu feeding Xiao An. Suddenly, Aunt Lu stopped and put the half-left milk bottle in Lu Man's hand, motioning for him to try it too. Lu Man imitated Aunt Lu's action just now and put the pacifier up. He was relieved when he saw Xiao An squinting his eyes and continuing to enjoy his lunch with relish. "When feeding, you should ask him to sit up a little to prevent the milk from blocking his trachea and choking him. Also, he should lower his hands a little and don't be too hasty - ouch!" Before Aunt Lu could finish her words, tragedy happened. Xiao An drank so vigorously that he couldn't take a sip of milk and vomited all over Lu Man's hand. He finally understood why the neighbor kids said his younger brother was annoying. She would cry out of hunger every two or three hours and have to eat seven or eight meals of milk from morning to night. Moreover, if you feed too quickly, you will choke, and if you feed too much, you will vomit milk. There are also diapers, which need to be changed at least seven or eight times a day. The Lu family has a yard of diapers hanging out to dry in the wind every day. Lu Man has never seen a creature as fragile and troublesome as a human child. Love doesn't transfer, but attention does. Since Lu Xiaoan was born, the family's focus has shifted to this child who needs to be taken care of from morning to night. Uncle Lu did not participate in the hunting season, but stayed at home to do farm work and take care of his wife. The hunting team hasn't come back yet, so Aunt Lu has nothing to do in the infirmary, so she just stays at home to recuperate and take care of the children. Often Aunt Lu would take care of the children for a whole day during the day, and then Uncle Lu would take the "shift" at night, with Lu Man beside him to adapt to the situation. One day, Lu Man was woken up by the cry of a child again at night. When he went downstairs, he saw Uncle Lu warming up milk, holding Xiao An and patting his back gently. The dark circles under his eyes were drooping to his chin, and his whole body seemed to be floating. As the early rice season approached, Uncle Lu had to harvest rice during the day and take care of the baby at night. Lu Man felt that it was really hard for him, so he quietly volunteered to Uncle Lu that he would take care of his younger brother at night. Uncle Lu didn't agree at first, but Lu Man couldn't help being stubborn, so he had no choice but to agree and let Lu Man try it out for one night. Lu Man rolled up his sleeves and got started quickly. A one-stop shop for feeding and changing diapers, taking good care of my little brother. And for some reason, Xiao An always opened his eyes wide when he was around Lu Man, as if looking at something new, looking at his brother curiously, and making strange babbling noises from time to time asking Lu Man to play with him. After finally coaxing his brother to sleep, Lu Man lay on the railing next to the stroller. Xiao An regarded one of his fingers as a toy and held on tightly. My brother is very troublesome when he is awake, but when he is asleep, he is like a pure and innocent little sheep. Looking at Lu Xiaoan's peaceful sleeping face, there was drool dripping from the corner of his open mouth. Lu Man couldn't help but chuckle, and picked up the saliva towel to gently wipe away the drool. Once upon a time, when Aunt Lu greeted Lu Man over with a gentle smile, and when Uncle Lu reached out and gently stroked his head, he would feel like his heart was flying high like a feather. But now, Xiao An was holding his hands calmly and relaxedly, sleeping soundly, and his even and soothing breath was gently spraying on his fingertips, which also gave Lu Man the feeling of a little butterfly staying in his heart. They are all the same, the mood is light and soft. That is the softness that only home can bring him. Lu Man finally understood what it meant to be a brother. It's not abandonment, it's not taking away, but he has one more family and one more love. Uncle Lu got up in the middle of the night and tiptoed to the baby's room next door to see what was going on. I saw Xiao An sleeping soundly in the gently rocking cradle, kicking his feet from time to time, as if he was learning to walk in a dream. Lu Man was lying awkwardly on his side on the bed, one hand still being held by Xiao An in the stroller, and his eyes were already closed. Both brothers fell into a deep sleep. Uncle Lu closed the door with confidence. Soon Aunt Lu discovered that Lu Man took care of Xiao An on behalf of Uncle Lu at night. She grabbed Uncle Lu's ears and glared at him fiercely, and began to scold him: "How could you let Xiao Man take care of Xiao An for you?" "I don't always... It's just that occasionally I just can't stand it for a day or two..." Uncle Lu defended himself with his ears crooked and his face twisted in pain. "You're still quibbling!" Aunt Lu became even more angry, but she felt someone gently hug her arm and tilted her head. It turned out to be Xiaoman. "I took the initiative to propose it to uncle. I can take good care of him, auntie, don't worry." Aunt Lu instantly let go of Uncle Lu's ear, bent slightly to put her hand on Lu Man's shoulder, and looked at him distressedly: "It's not that I don't trust you to take care of Xiao An, but you are still in the growing stage, and you don't sleep at night to take care of your little brother. What if it affects your development due to such hard work?" "Xiao An is very good and doesn't cry much at night. It won't affect my rest. Besides, as an older brother, you should take care of your younger brother." Lu Man narrowed his eyes and smiled. Aunt Lu was so moved in an instant that she hugged Lu Man and said, "Xiao Man will take care of your brother. But don't just take care of your brother, you should take good care of yourself." "I have been a sister before. My mother always told me to give way to my sister. Any interesting dolls would be given to her first, and any delicious food would be given to her first. At that time, I often felt aggrieved. I felt that my mother only loved my sister and no longer loved me." Aunt Lu's eyes showed a touch of melancholy, and she gently stroked his head. "Let me tell you first, you don't need to use that kind of humiliation and forbearance to take care of your brother. He is young and needs discipline. If you give in too much, he will become spoiled." "When you get along with Xiao An, if you are wronged or unhappy, don't keep it in your heart. Remember to tell your uncle and aunt, do you understand?" Lu Man nodded seriously.
Extra 5: The Lu family is about to welcome their second child. It all started when Aunt Lu had no appetite for a few days, sour water ran down her throat, and she was listless in doing anything, so she took her own pulse. Uncle Lu happened to be in a period of rest. As soon as he returned home after repairing the drainage channel at the entrance of the village, he heard a scream coming from the door, and he hurried in. "Chunlan, what's wrong with you?" At the same time, Lu Man heard the noise in the distance and hurried back from the field, still clutching the weeding sickle in his hand. I saw Aunt Lu carefully placing one hand on her belly to feel the slight rhythm, pointing at it with one hand and saying, "Here, there is a baby." Uncle Lu's eyes widened in surprise, and then he rushed forward and could hardly restrain himself from lifting Aunt Lu up and spinning her around to celebrate the good news. Lu Man still tilted his head and looked at them with some confusion. Aunt Lu noticed that Xiao Man was still standing at the door blankly, and smiled and called Lu Man over. With a bang, the sickle in his hand fell to the ground. Lu Man stepped forward and fell into the arms of Aunt Lu and Uncle Lu. There was a warm touch on the top of his head. He looked up at Aunt Lu and saw her smiling softly: "We, Xiao Man, are going to be brothers. Are you happy?" Although Lu Man didn't quite understand the concept of "brother", he couldn't help but nodded when he saw the bright smiles on his uncle and aunt's faces. When everyone is happy, he is naturally happy too. The whole family is preparing for the arrival of a new baby Uncle Lu looked through the entire dictionary just to give his child an extraordinary name. Yu, Jin, Han, Rui, Shao... All were rejected by Aunt Lu. "Don't make all these fancy things. It will be bad if you don't know how to write the name when you come up with it. Just make it simple for me." Uncle Lu had no experience in naming people. He was scratching his head and head sadly. Lu Man, who was listening carefully to their conversation, suddenly said, "An, how are you doing?" Lu Man's mind flashed back to how every birthday since he came to Qingmiao Village, Aunt Lu would cook him a bowl of longevity noodles, hoping that he would grow up safely and healthily. Sure enough, Aunt Lu's eyes lit up: "This is great. We don't seek wealth, but peace and security. In this way, in our family, Xiaoman represents perfection, and Xiaoan represents peace and security. It would be great if the family is full and safe." Other people in Qingmiao Village learned about the happy news of the Lu family and sent their blessings one after another. Various nutritious ingredients were delivered in baskets, including hen meat, eggs, pork chops, pigeons... Usually Uncle Lu has to work in the fields, while Aunt Lu still works in the medical office even though she is pregnant. Only Lu Man is responsible for receiving these gifts at home. He stands in the yard like a lucky cat doll, waving hello, saying thank you, and waving goodbye. There was a child about the same age as Lu Man. He put a basket of fruits on the table and turned to look at Lu Man. "Don't be sad either." Lu Man grabbed one of the apples and was looking at it. Hearing this, he looked up at him in confusion: "Why are you sad?" Seeing that he really didn't seem to know what would happen in the future, the child even showed a sympathetic look on his face. "My mother also gave birth to a younger brother for me last year. Now they all focus on the naked kid and don't care about me." "I think they only love my brother and not me." He sighed and looked at Lu Man, "When your aunt gives birth to a child, their original love for you may also be transferred to the new child." "No." Lu Man shook his head. "Why not? When the time comes, give him something delicious to eat first, and give him any toys to play with first. Adults will always tell you that if you are an older brother, you should be more considerate of your younger brother... They won't love you." "No." Lu Man stroked the apple, trying to divert his attention. "How do you know? I heard from my mother that you are not Uncle Lu's biological child. Maybe... When your brother or sister is born, they will kick you out!" Hearing the word "drive out", Lu Man couldn't help clenching his fists and staring straight at the boy in front of him. "They won't." As Lu Man spoke, his fingers unconsciously exerted force and crushed the whole apple. The sweet juice was squeezed out from the pulp and accidentally splashed into the child's eyes. Both of them were stunned for a while. The boy covered his eyes that were invaded by foreign objects, reached out to rub the tears secreted from the corners of his eyes, and howled in pain. Lu Man was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, he realized that he had escaped from home without looking back. I didn't control my strength well and smashed the apple given by others. The juice splashed out and hurt other people's eyes. I got into trouble and ran away subconsciously. I don't know if I'm worried about being punished or blamed for making a mistake, or if I'm afraid that what the boy said will come true. "They won't love you anymore." "They'll kick you out then." After two years of getting along, Lu Man has gradually regarded Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu as his real family members. But what the boy just said made him a little upset. Lu Man didn't know what "becoming a brother" meant before. After the boy mentioned this, it could be seen from his jealous and unwilling words that he was not satisfied with becoming an older brother. In his words, his new-born brother seemed to have taken away the favor that should have belonged to him. Lu Man looked at the soft and rotten apple fragments in his hand, discarded them on the roots of the tree to be turned into fertilizer, and washed his hands, which were sticky with juice, by the river. He was like a bad boy who didn't dare go home and face his mother after getting into trouble, so he wandered aimlessly in the forest. Lu Man always got lost before, causing a lot of trouble to Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu and other adults in the village. But now, his sense of smell has become sensitive again. As long as he doesn't stray too far from home, Lu Man can find his way home by following the smell. As he walked thoughtfully, Lu Man almost bumped into an iron-green wall. When he looked up, he saw a towering wall. Only then did he realize that he had unknowingly reached the edge of the village. Lu Man put his hand against the wall, and the cold touch made him shiver. Then, he put his ear against it again. The continuous wall happened to be the best carrier for transmitting sound. Lu Man could almost hear Brother Zhang, who was standing guard at the entrance of the village, pacing in place with one foot deep and one foot shallow. If you press closer, you can seem to hear Aunt Lu laughing in the infirmary under the wall at the entrance of the village. Lu Man couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled, and the previously disturbing thoughts in his mind disappeared. Suddenly, his smile froze on his face. Boom, boom, boom—— He heard something huge, moving with its clumsy steps outside the wall. The footsteps were getting louder and closer, and Lu Man was finally sure that the sound was coming straight in the direction of Qingmiao Village. What to do? Go to the village entrance to inform Brother Zhang and the others? No, it's too late. It's some distance from the village entrance. According to this speed, the "thing" will hit the wall of Qingmiao Village in a short while. Lu Man took a few steps back, took a quick run, and kicked his feet diagonally on the wall for a few steps. Halfway up, he fell heavily to the ground from mid-air. The first attempt to climb over the wall ended in failure. He gritted his teeth and tried again regardless of the scratches and dust. This time he retreated further, covering a longer distance, almost passing through like a gust of wind, climbing over walls. After crossing the wall of more than ten meters, Lu Man reached the highest point within his ability and began to fall. At this time, he was still a few meters away from the top of the wall. Lu Man took advantage of his strength and jumped into the air, successfully covering the distance of a few meters. In the end, he barely managed to hook the top of the wall with the front end of his finger, and his whole body was suspended in mid-air. Lu Man strained his arms, preparing to bring half of his body up. He had just put one leg up on the top of the wall, but unexpectedly, it seemed that the squeeze triggered some device on the top of the wall. The piercing siren blasted from the village square, and the shining red light also lit up in the direction of the village entrance. Lu Man's heart trembled, his strength gave out, and he fell straight off the wall.
Wow, Xiaoman is so gentle. Isn't it natural for an elder brother to protect his younger brother? This sentence really touched me.
Extra 6: Lu Man changed his position in the air as much as possible, landed as light and agile as a cat, and rolled forward a few times for cushioning. Falling from a height of tens of meters, he could almost hear the sound of bones cracking and shattering in his fragile human body. Lu Man felt a pain in his chest, his breathing was stagnated in pain, his eyes turned white, and there was a buzzing in his ears. He slowly stopped and curled up his hands and feet like a shrimp cooked in boiling water. He lay silently on the grass for a while and then gradually recovered. The piercing siren still sounded throughout the village, and the red warning light at the entrance of the village was still flashing brightly. Lu Man finally remembered that Uncle Lu had told him before that there were pressure sensors installed on the top and outer walls of the village wall. Once it exceeded a certain limit, the village would sound a danger alarm. I should have accidentally touched the device while scraping the wall just now, triggering the alarm. Lu Man changed his position, from curling up to lying on his back. This made him feel that his breathing was much easier. He looked at the blue sky surrounded by thick green branches, and his keen ears caught the movement of many people holding weapons with ringing bells in their hands, rushing towards the entrance of the village. It seems that the crisis is not completely over yet. Lu Man sat up with his hands on the grass, feeling as if his whole body was falling apart. The bloody gash on his arm that was opened by sharp stones on the ground when he was rolling the buffer has now healed into a light white stripe. The trauma has gradually healed on its own, but it will take a little more time to fully recover from the injuries to the muscles and bones inside the body. He limped to the wall, leaned against it and listened. The monster must have been frightened by the sudden loud noise and backed away a distance. It just gave the adults in the village time to counterattack. After a while, Lu Man saw many people standing on the sentry post from a distance, bending their bows and shooting arrows. Some of the arrows had their heads painted with **, and they landed on the ground and on the monsters. The friction caused an explosion and roar. In the end, the monster was successfully lured away by them, the alarm was lifted, and the entire Qingmiao Village returned to peace and tranquility. Lu Man was relieved. He slowly straightened up. His bones seemed to have almost recovered, but there was a slight pain in his chest when he took a deep breath. It might be that the deepest crack in one of the ribs was not completely healed, but it didn't matter. Lu Man wiped off the dust and grass clippings on his clothes. The sleeves and corners of his originally white shirt had several cuts, making each one look slightly tattered. His aunt just sewed this for him two days ago. Lu Man frowned and stared at the high iron-green wall, swearing secretly in his heart that he would get up wherever he fell. One day, he would climb this "big mountain" perfectly without touching his clothes. He picked up a few stones from the grass and piled them into a conspicuous hill as a mark for the next challenge. Lu Man looked up at the sky. The sun had moved above his head and it was almost time for lunch. Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu should have finished their work in the morning and were going home for lunch. On the way home, Lu Man thought again about what he had done to the neighbor's child. When he passed by the neighbor's house next door, he quietly peeked through the yard fence and saw the boy standing beside a small bed. He seemed fine. Lu Man could even see a slightly disgusted look in his eyes. Suddenly, a chubby little hand stretched out from the bedside, almost frightening Lu Man. After thinking for a moment, Lu Man realized that the person lying on the bed should be the boy's younger brother. The boy hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his index finger, which was grabbed by the chubby hand, and a crisp laugh floated out of the window. Lu Man noticed that the boy's eyes were soft for a moment, but his eyes instantly solidified again, looking at him with some hostility. Only then did Lu Man realize that he had been discovered. He didn't dodge, he stood up from behind the doorpost and walked straight over. "I'm sorry, I accidentally got apple juice into your eyes just now." You have to apologize when you make a mistake. This is what Aunt Lu taught him. Just now Lu Man was in a panic and his mind went blank, and then he ran away. The boy snorted, turned away, paused for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Okay, I did something wrong. I shouldn't have said that to you just now." The most embarrassing moment is always waiting for an apology. After everything is over, the frozen atmosphere begins to flow again. Conflicts between children usually come and go quickly. Lu Man couldn't help but smile as he looked at the child lying on the crib sucking his fingers. "Is this your brother?" The boy shrugged nonchalantly: "Yes, my mother went to cook and couldn't spare her time, and my father didn't come back from the village entrance, so I was the only one who could take care of him." As he said that, he stretched out his hand and pulled out his brother's thumb from his mouth, and smeared the sticky saliva on a small cloth pocket on the child's chest. "By the way, you heard it just now, right? The siren! My mother said it sounded once when I was two or three years old, but I have no memory at all... Do you think this time it could be that monsters climbed up our wall and then quietly ambush into the Perfect Village? I heard my dad say they are bad guys who eat people without spitting out their bones." "Um... I don't know." Lu Man, the culprit who triggered the alarm, could only scratch his head and laugh, then turned the topic back to the child with a chubby and rosy face who looked at him with big black eyes blinking. "Your brother looks quite cute." "It just looks like it. When you have younger brothers and sisters, you will know how annoying they are..." Lu Man originally wanted to continue chatting with him to understand what it was like to be an older brother and ask him for advice, but then he heard Aunt Lu's shout from not far away: "Lu Man——!" He smiled apologetically, pointed in the direction of home to indicate that it was time to go home, and then flew towards home like a bird returning to its nest. As he got closer to home, Lu Man's joyful mood suddenly fell into the icy water. His sleeves and corners were now in tatters, and his whole body was stained with indelible mud. How could he explain this to his aunt and the others? While he was lingering at the door, Aunt Lu ran out aggressively with her belly bulging out, catching the hesitant Lu Man. "I've called you several times, so why don't you respond? But I'm worried to death. Where have you been? It's like this!" Aunt Lu held Lu Man's shoulders and looked up and down at the tattered clothes he was wearing. "I was just playing in the forest and accidentally... Fell." Aunt Lu frowned in distress and checked if there were any wounds on his body. She was relieved when she found that there were none. "Don't go to the forest next time. It's dangerous to get too close to the wall. Did you hear the siren from the entrance of the village just now? That means a monster is approaching the village. Fortunately, nothing happened this time. If you encounter this kind of situation next time, go back to the house and stay still. Don't wander around outside. Do you understand?" Lu Man nodded obediently, not expecting that his unintentional actions would have such a big impact. While they were talking, someone else walked into the yard from the gate. It turned out to be Uncle Lu. He was sweating profusely, and his forehead was covered with crystal beads of sweat. "Lao Lu, where have you been and why are you back now?" "I just went to check the condition of the fence. Climbing such a high ladder and the sun is so bright, it's killing me." Uncle Lu held a straw hat as a fan in his hand and kept fanning himself. "Look, you're hot. Go inside and cool down quickly. Don't stay here all the time." "The wall is not damaged, but it's a little strange. The position where the pressure sensor was triggered is not consistent with the position where the monster was at that time... I don't know if the sensor is broken and needs to be repaired." Uncle Lu was still chattering. Lu Man walked in front of him and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Suddenly, Uncle Lu reached out his hand, gently twirled Lu Man's hair, and picked up some grass clippings that had not been cleaned up. Lu Man's eyes dodge, he didn't dare to look at his uncle, but he only heard Uncle Lu chuckle and rub his head with his rough hands. "Next time you go out to play, please pay attention to safety." Lu Man raised his hand in astonishment and touched his messy hair, which still had a warm touch. "Okay, let's eat quickly, I'm going to be hungry!" Uncle Lu waved his hand carelessly and stepped into the living room before him, as if nothing had happened. Just like Uncle Lu told him before, don't trust what others say. You have to see with your own eyes and listen with your own ears. Aunt Lu and Uncle Lu's concern cannot be faked. He chose to trust his own judgment. Lu Man pursed his lips and smiled slightly, and also walked in.
How nice are the uncles and aunts of the Lu family? Even Xiaoman, who doesn't know anything, would let him examine himself
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... Both are good brothers
Wow, Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu are too good. Fortunately, Xiaoman met everyone in Qingmiao Village.
It turns out that this is how Xiaoman's name came about.
It's such a tender story, please come on~