Honglei scratched his head irritably, "Why are you crying again? Is that inhumane guy so important to you?"

"Because, because..." When she was in despair at first, Hinata completely closed her heart, but Todoroki used a straw to lure her out. After that, although despair struck again, her heart would not open.

Close it immediately. Human beings are incredibly adaptable to pain.

"Because you are family?"

"Yeah." Hinata sobbed and nodded.

"So, what is family?"

"Huh?" Hinata was asked. Common sense things are the hardest to express because no one will think deeply about them.

Honglei thought for a moment, then raised his finger in front of her, "There is such a story. It is said that a long time ago, there was a couple. The woman was pregnant and was about to give birth. The man was naturally very happy.

, because this is his first child, but when the child was born, both of their expressions froze, do you know why."

Hinata lowered her head and closed her mouth without speaking.

Honglei didn't care, he continued, "Because, this child looks different from the others. The villagers in the same village said that they gave birth to a monster that would only bring unknown evil. The couple looked at the child

The strange appearance also made them very scared, so one day, they took the child to the deep mountains, then left him there and left. They hoped that the child would die in the mouth of the beast, so that he would not be killed.

Disaster was brought to them, and just as they wished, a hungry beast looked for the crying voice and found the child. So although the child was born to that couple, they were considered family members.

."

Hinata pursed her lips and did not answer this time. However, she was already attracted by the story and did not notice that her crying voice gradually became quieter.

"We continue to tell the story. The beast looked for the sound and found the crying child. But the strange thing was that it stared at the baby for a long time and did not eat it in the end. It turned out that this was a female beast. It was out during an outing.

It lost the child it raised while hunting, and it has been suffering in its heart. It has found a new goal that it can strive for, which is to raise this creature that looks completely different from itself. But after all, humans and beasts

The difference is that humans have a large appetite, and the mother's milk cannot be supplied. Therefore, in order to feed this healthy creature, it has to take risks and go hunting frequently, but even so, it gradually loses weight.

, it is not easy to feed a baby, not to mention that it is a different species. The cry of the baby finally attracted the predator. In order to protect him, the mother animal fought desperately against the predator. In the end, it fought back

He defeated the enemy, but he himself became bruised and dying..."

Todoroki did not continue, but turned to Hinata and asked, "So, although there is no blood relationship between the baby and the mother beast, and they are even different species, they can be called

Is it family?”

"Of course they are..." Hinata's voice was still very low, but she finally responded.

"Yes, the so-called family does not come from blood, but from the recognition of both parties. The couple did not think that the baby was their own family, so they discarded it casually. The mother beast regarded him as

He lost his own family, so he tried his best to protect him. So, if one day the baby sees the couple who abandoned him, do you think he will recognize that couple as his family? Of course not! If the other party does not regard you as his family,

As a family member, why do you still treat him as family? If he is no longer your family, what reason do you have to cry over it?"

Hinata opened her mouth. She was now at her most emotionally fragile moment, unable to think deeply about many things, so she was easily instilled with a lot of ideas.

Honglei once again handed over the marching rations in his hand, "Eat something, otherwise your body will not be able to hold on. Don't hurt yourself for people who don't care about you at all. This will make those who care about you uncomfortable.

.”

Hinata lowered her head, "Does anyone still care about me?"

Honglei smiled and did not answer, but put the dry food into her hands, then turned and walked towards the entrance of the cave.

"...What happened to them afterwards?" Just when Todoroki turned around, Hinata's voice came from behind. She was still curious about the end of the story.

"What do you think? Will they live happily together?"

"Yes, I will." Hinata's answer was very positive. Everyone likes a happy ending, right?

He smiled and said, "Yes, later on, the mother's health gradually improved and the baby began to grow up. He could pick wild fruits and go hunting. The mother no longer had to take risks and go out again and again.

, they would cling to each other to keep warm when they were cold, and pick some wild fruits to satisfy their hunger when they were hungry. When faced with danger, they would join hands to protect each other, because they knew that each other was the most important part of each other's lives, and the two of them became

We live together so happily, all the time, all the time.”

"Okay, the story is over, let's eat quickly."

"Um, that baby, is that you?" Hinata summoned up the courage to ask, but her voice became smaller and smaller in the end.

"No, don't get me wrong, this is just a story. As for me." Honglei smiled contemptuously, "I was created by the scientists in the village through technical means. The concept of parents did not exist from the beginning.

What brought me up was never sweet milk, but the hunger of others taking away my food and the pain of being hit in the face with fists, family? Hehe, I don’t need that kind of useless thing.”

After saying that, he stood directly at the entrance of the cave, as motionless as a statue.

Todoroki's words made Hinata, who had just gained some courage, shrink back into her protective shell again. She held dry and hard marching rations in her hands and pursed her lips again.

After a moment, she raised her head and glanced at Hong Lei who was guarding the entrance of the cave. His huge figure completely covered the entrance of the cave, and only a few rays of sunlight could penetrate through the gaps.

This made the entire tree hole look like a prison, and Honglei was the jailer guarding her. In the end, no one would care until the end...

"There seems to be some noise. I'll leave for a moment. You stay here and don't move." After Honglei said that, he immediately ran out of the cave and ran towards the distance.

And at this moment, just as Todoroki left, a strong cold wind suddenly blew in from the hole he had blocked. The cold morning wind blew across Hinata's body surface, making her shudder.

Trembling.

Hinata looked at the direction where the cold wind was blowing and was a little dazed, maybe.

Maybe this is not the prison that binds her.

Honglei is not the jailer guarding her.

It might be the castle that protects her and the knights who guard her.
Chapter completed!