The next day Ji Huan woke up on the hard floor.
There was no considerate covering of the quilt or cover, and there was no scene of lying comfortably into one’s own bed.
How he fell asleep lying on the ground with his body tilted is how he woke up.
Even though his body was strong, he still felt uncomfortable after lying on the hard floor with his upper body naked for half the night.
Looking out of the window, the sky was bright and the sun had already risen.
Ah Jin was lying in front of him, and Ji Huan could only see Ah Jin’s legs when he woke up. When Ji Huan got up, he was a little worried about Ah Jin’s face.
What if it doesn’t grow well?
But soon, Ji Huan saw Ah Jin’s face.
That pale face, as if it hadn’t seen the sun all year round, was exactly what Ah Jin used to look like. That’s right, it was very rare. The eyes on that face were closed, and Ah Jin was asleep.
Ji Huan was startled.
It seems that… It was the first time he saw Ah Jin close his eyes.
Ah Jin who was asleep looked about the same age as himself.
The demons sleep very vigilantly, and they will wake up immediately if they are stared at for a long time. Thinking of this, Ji Huan immediately looked away.
He was thinking, Ah Jin said yesterday that the ticket had been bought, but he didn’t say what time the flight was.
He thought about how he would be able to see Grandpa and Hei Dan when he went back. After so many days, he didn’t know how they were doing at home.
Then, he thought of Ah Jin.
This time, he doesn’t know when their next meeting will be. Lugman City, where the Saroye Fighting Arena is located, is a city far away from Yefar than Yuma City…
Apart from sleeping, Ji Huan rarely has free time on a day, even if his body is still, his brain will never rest. Although he was young, he was already used to worrying about so many things, while his other peers were still living under the wings of their parents and elders.
It seems that a lot of things have happened, ah… yes, after being brought back by Ah Jin, his life for the past two days has been arranged properly by Ah Jin, and he has nothing else to think about.
It seems that only when living with Ah Jin that he doesn’t need to think too much.
Looking at the ray of sunlight behind the curtains, Ji Huan sat there in a daze.
“Good morning.” Just as he was staring at the sun and continuing to think about things, a deep male voice suddenly came from behind him. Looking back, it was Ah Jin who got up at some point.
The clothes that always remained neat on his body were rarely crumpled, and Ah Jin looked in his direction.
The eyeballs were black——Ji Huan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the other person’s eyes.
“Good morning.” Ji Huan also greeted Ah Jin.
Seeing Ah Jin staring at him for a long time without speaking, Ji Huan looked at him uneasily. Then looking down at his own bare chest, he pointed to a cloth that had been thrown on the ground earlier.
“That… t-shirt, I used it to wipe the floor yesterday.”
Ah Jin looked at the floor again.
“It’s okay, come with me and change your clothes.” He turned around and walked back.
When Ah Jin stood up, his field of vision cleared up, and Ji Huan also saw the empty bag on the other side and…
A ring?
Ji Huan is very familiar with the bag. It was the bag containing the red fruit that he put beside Ah Jin yesterday. Now that the bag is empty, does it mean that Ah Jin has already eaten the contents inside?
Then there is that ring next to it.
Picking up both the bag and the ring, Ji Huan was about to throw the empty bag into the trash can. As for the other ring…
“Ah Jin, the ring.” Ji Huan stopped Ah Jin.
He handed the ring to Ah Jin.
It was a very beautiful ring with a golden body and a round red gemstone inlaid in the center.
It looked very expensive.
Ah Jin looked back and suddenly smiled:
“That’s the ring I got from Mrs. Rom, but I’ve already used it up.”
Just last night, he absorbed the power in the ring gem.
It was a very painful process to absorb a drop of blood from the Devil King Saroye, but the power obtained after absorption is also infinite.
Now standing here, he feels stronger than ever.
“Give it to Hei Dan, I think he likes the previous bracelet very much.” Ah Jin said to Ji Huan.
Ji Huan hesitated for a moment, and finally put the ring away.
He got a set of clothes from Ah Jin, and Ji Huan also got a train ticket.
The train at noon.
“It’s just right to rush over after breakfast. I booked an express train ticket for you, and you will be home by the evening.”
When changing clothes, without waiting for Ji Huan to ask, Ah Jin took the initiative to express his previous concerns.
“I also bought some gifts for Hei Dan and Grandpa, and I will bring them with me later.”
Surprisingly, there were still gifts… Now Ji Huan was already out of money. When he was shopping before, he didn’t buy anything, but unexpectedly, Ah Jin noticed everything.
“Thank you…” After fastening the last button, Ji Huan wanted to say thank you, but Ah Jin didn’t let him continue.
“Let Hei Dan make a video call with me after you go back. It feels like I haven’t seen him for a long time, haha.”
Hearing Ah Jin mention Hei Dan, Ji Huan couldn’t help being stunned, and then nodded.
“Hmm.”
“This button must be fastened to the top, so that the collar is upright. Just when Ji Huan thought that he was ready to go out, Ah Jin stopped him and straightened the collar of his shirt, fastening it to the top.
The distance between the two of them was so close for the first time, and looking at the collar of the man who was nearly a head taller than him in the mirror, Ji Huan pursed his lips.
“If this kind of shirt is buttoned to the top, it represents unmarried, if one button is unfastened, it represents married, and if two buttons are unfastened, it represents widowed.”
“There are many types of demons here, with each having their own traditional clothing. You have already started working and dealing with the outside world. In the future, you should pay more attention to these things.”
Ah Jin’s voice was next to Ji Huan’s ear, warm and deep, like a cello.
“When I first left Yefar, I didn’t understand anything, couldn’t read all the words, and had to take a lot of detours…”
“The easiest flaws to reveal are the details.”
Ah Jin kept talking, and he even spoke very slowly, not fast.
He talked for a long time before Ji Huan realised that what Ah Jin was talking about was his own business!
Although Ji Huan had long suspected that Ah Jin was a demon from Yefar, Ah Jin always remained secretive about his background and had no intention of revealing anything about the past.
Now…he actually took the initiative to say it? !
“Then you must have been very… astonished.” Ji Huan continued with his eyes lowered: “I don’t know about other places, but people in Bade Town will basically not fasten their two top buttons of the shirt.”
Ji Huan’s later school uniform was a shirt, with all the buttons tied tightly around his neck, so he never fastened the two top buttons like other students. This kind of behaviour was nothing in the eyes of the locals, but it turned out that in the eyes of Ah Jin it was……
Was it full of widowers?
It was rare for Ji Huan to be enlightened.
Then he heard a muffled laugh.
“Hehe.”
“When I first went, there were indeed many things that I couldn’t figure out due to the original customs.”
“In Yefar’s house… the books in the room… did you buy them later?” Ji Huan asked another question.
“Not all of them. That house was originally owned by a knowledgeable person and he had a lot of books. I wanted to borrow books from him at that time…”
“Then, did he teach you how to read?” Ji Huan instantly thought of the story of a motivated demon and a kind old demon.
“No, he refused. Later, when I had money, I bought his house, and all his books became mine.” Ah Jin also added two collar braces to Ji Huan’s collar.
Ji Huan: “….”
Simple, very simple.
“You’re not very tall, so don’t hunchback.” Immediately afterwards, Ji Huan felt a pat on his back, and then a palm firmly grabbed his shoulder, pulling his shoulder bone and fixing them in the right place. Ji Huan was a bit uncomfortable, but the opponent’s strength completely overwhelmed him, so Ji Huan was forced to straighten up his chest.
No one had ever corrected his posture in this way.
Ji Huan was a little awkward.
In the following time, he and Ah Jin talked about many things one after another, about Yefar, about Ah Jin, about Ji Huan…
Until Ah Jin looked at the time.
“It’s time to have breakfast.”
The magic time is over.
Ah Jin became the usual Ah Jin again.
Just like a competent host, he took Ji Huan and his group to enjoy a very hearty breakfast, and then personally escorted them to the station.
“Goodbye.” When he was about to enter the station, Ji Huan waved to the car behind him. Ah Jin was sitting in the car, and for some reason, he didn’t get out of the car.
Abu also waved his hand in the direction of the car, and the little grey devil bowed.
Only Naji seemed very nervous, until several people walked into the station, and the black car that Ah Jin was riding could no longer be seen.
“Ah…” Naji breathed a sigh of relief, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
Seeing his appearance, Abu was a little strange: “Why are you so scared all of a sudden? Did something happen last night?”
Naji was dumbfounded, and honestly told them what happened last night:
“He…he asked me…to sign a contract…yesterday, and said…no…he won’t buy me a ticket or….let me go home with you.”
“Ha!” Abu was taken aback.
Still, Ji Huan stood up and explained: “The contract last night was not a blank contract, it was already signed and very old. Moreover, the ticket was also bought early in the morning, and Ah Jin was just trying to scare you.”
Naji flattened his mouth and whispered: “But, but it really looks like…really…”
Ji Huan patted him on the shoulder.
Since Ji Huan had already taught Abu and Naji how to ride the train, they led the way back.
However, Naji was still confused. But Abu, although he couldn’t read, he suddenly memorised the words on some key guide signs at the station as graphics. After turning seven or eight points, he smoothly led everyone into the train.
Naji and the little grey devil looked at Abu in admiration, and Abu grinned and scratched the back of his head.
“But judging from this experience, I really have to learn a few words when I go back.” Abu said, looking at Ji Huan expectantly.
Naji and Xiao Hui also looked over.
By the way, Ji Huan changed Naji’s hairstyle slightly, fearing that the people in the fighting arena would recognize him again, so Ji Huan got Naji’s consent and cut his bangs for him.
This hairstyle Naji looked very suitable for Naji.
Being stared at by three pairs of eyes, Ji Huan nodded.
“We can buy more books at the station as teaching materials…”
“Good!”
Without any nostalgia for the big city, a few young demons desperately wanted to go home.
After leaving, they realised that the name of the place they left behind was “home”.
The young demons were discussing their plans after going back, pointing to the scenery outside the window from time to time and talking about it.
For Hui who was brought to the city while being locked in the back compartment all the way before, this scenery along the way was brand new.
Abu and Naji competed to introduce things to him along the way.
When they came, they didn’t look carefully because they were worried about the little grey devil.
Now the mood was totally different, and the scenery they were looking at was new for them too.
Ji Huan listened quietly at the side, answering their questions occasionally.
The old demon sat in the farthest position, his eyelids drooping on his cheeks, and he seemed to be asleep.
In the end, when the other demons went to the bathroom, Ji Huan whispered to him:
“That red fruit…he ate it.”
The old demon nodded.
Ji Huan thought that the old demon and Ah Jin must have known each other for a very long time.
The past between them… is probably another story.
Sitting on the seat, Ji Huan let his thoughts wander for a while, but not for long, because soon, Naji and Xiao Hui came back.
The little grey devil had a deck of cards in his hand.
“The guest who got off the train in front gave it to me. He said I was cute, so he gave it to me.” The little grey devil handed it to Ji Huan.
Ji Huan: “….”
“He just said you are cute, but he didn’t touch you, did he?”
“He wanted to touch my head, but I avoided it.” The little grey devil shook his head.
“That’s good. If someone says you are cute and wants to take you outside to play, you absolutely cannot go with him.” Ji Huan said this not only to the little grey devil, but also to Naji.
Although Naji is taller than the little grey devil, in some respects he is not as smart as the little grey devil.
While teaching common sense to several monsters, Ji Huan looked at the cards in his hand.
There were many words and numbers on these cards, so Ji Huan simply used this deck of cards to make ready-made teaching materials.
While teaching, Ji Huan watched the reaction of the little grey devil carefully. Although he was played as a “card” and almost died, the little grey devil didn’t shy away from playing cards because of this.
On the contrary, he was the best at it among several demons.
Seeing the little grey devil happily shuffling the cards, Ji Huan felt relieved.
As time went by, there were fewer and fewer people in the carriage.
At the last stop, there were only five of them left in the entire carriage.
Carrying luggage that was several times heavier than when they left, a few demons ran out with a smile.
Yefar is in the south, and their home is in front of them.
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