Chapter 383: Too Early Exposure |
Yang Haoran put Xiaokang down from his arms and looked towards Xiu Juan floating in the air.
"This time when I came back, I brought you something good. I believe you will definitely like it."
As the words fell, Yang Haoran snapped his fingers, and a human skin was taken out from his independent space, floating in the air.
Both Xiu Juan and Xiaokang were very curious about what Yang Haoran would take out, but when they saw clearly the floating human skin in front of them, Xiu Juan's expression changed, while Xiaokang let out a shrill scream and hid behind Yang Haoran.
Although Xiaokang lived with ghosts and demons every day, the only demon he had seen was Bai Xue, and when Bai Xue did not regain her true form, she did not look scary at all.
As for ghosts, he loved his mother the most and was with her every day, so of course he would not be afraid.
He was not afraid of Bai Xue or Xiu Juan, but that did not mean that all terrifying things could not scare him. So at this moment, seeing the human skin floating in the air, he was not only startled but also reacted very strongly.
With how terrifying this human skin looked, even an adult who suddenly saw this scene would probably be scared half to death.
Not to mention humans, even the evil spirit Xiu Juan changed her expression when she saw this human skin suddenly appear. One can imagine how an ordinary person would react to such a scene.
"Yang... Uncle Yang... did you... did you kill someone?" Xiaokang hid behind Yang Haoran and asked with a trembling voice.
Sensing Xiaokang's fear, Yang Haoran pulled him out from behind with his hand.
"Xiaokang, killing people is something I try to avoid as much as possible, but if it becomes absolutely necessary, those who deserve to die must be killed." Yang Haoran said with a smile, as if talking about a trivial matter.
In fact, there was one thing that Yang Haoran himself did not realize. As his strength grew stronger and he encountered more things, his personality also gradually became colder.
However, this coldness was not towards the people around him, but towards those outside his circle.
To be precise, it was not only towards people outside his circle, but towards anything outside his circle, be it humans, demons, or even ghosts. He became increasingly indifferent to their lives.
In his eyes, whether these beings were alive or dead, they had nothing to do with him, so he did not care. Even when facing them, he always had a smile on his face, but his inner indifference only grew more severe.
Xiaokang was still too young, so he did not quite understand what Yang Haoran meant by those words. Although he did not understand the meaning behind Yang Haoran's words, his response made Yang Haoran feel a mix of amusement and exasperation.
"Even if she deserved to die, Uncle Yang... Uncle Yang, you should not have peeled off her skin. It looks too cruel," Xiaokang said timidly.
Hearing this, Yang Haoran laughed and forcibly pulled Xiaokang out from behind him.
"Xiaokang, don't be afraid. Be a little braver. In the future, there will be many things that will make you feel disgusted or terrified. If you accept these things early, then when you encounter such scenes in the future, you will not be afraid and can face them calmly," Yang Haoran said with a smile.
As Xiaokang's mother, Xiu Juan initially wanted to stop Yang Haoran because in her view, exposing Xiaokang to these things too early might not be good.
However, in the end, she did not do so because she trusted Yang Haoran. In her eyes, Yang Haoran was like their reborn father, and she had absolute trust in him. So she believed that Yang Haoran must have his considerations for doing this.
Moreover, she felt that Yang Haoran's words made sense. As Xiaokang's mother, she just did not want him to be exposed to such bloody, horrific, and harsh realities too early.
Xiaokang was also unwilling to face the terrifying human skin directly. He really did not have the courage. However, his strength was no match for Yang Haoran's, and he was easily carried to the front by Yang Haoran.
He just kept his head down, not daring to look up at the floating human skin above.
"Don't be afraid. Look at her. The more you look, the less afraid you will be. You are a man. Aren't you going to protect your mother and Uncle Yang in the future? If you don't even have this bit of courage, how will you protect us later?" Yang Haoran asked with a smile.
Upon hearing Yang Haoran's words, Xiaokang finally mustered up his courage and slowly raised his head to look at the position where the human skin was floating.
"Don't worry, Uncle Yang and your mother are both here. Not to mention that she is just a dead thing, even if she were alive, what could she do to you?" Yang Haoran continued to ask with a smile.
Hearing Yang Haoran say this, Xiaokang felt that it was true. In his eyes, Yang Haoran was like a god-like existence. Thinking carefully, he indeed had nothing to be afraid of.
"Xiaokang is not afraid, Xiaokang is a real man!"
Xiaokang gritted his teeth, raised his head, and stared directly at the floating human skin above.
At first, although he tried to appear calm when staring at the human skin, he was still a little afraid in his heart. However, as he looked at it for a while, he felt that Yang Haoran was right – this human skin was indeed not scary at all.
"When Uncle Yang became a Night Watch member back then, he suffered a similar setback. At that time, Uncle Yang was just an ordinary person, but he had to face a large number of ghosts, which scared Uncle Yang so much that he almost wet his pants. Uncle Yang doesn't want you to embarrass yourself like that in the future, so he's training you early."
Hearing that Yang Haoran was once so scared that he almost wet his pants, Xiaokang burst into laughter, and the last bit of fear in his heart dissipated.
"I'm not afraid anymore. Xiaokang is not afraid of this thing now!" Xiaokang said with a laugh.
"This is just a dead thing, so naturally there is nothing to be afraid of. After a while, Uncle Yang will have Grandpa Wu give you special training to thoroughly change your courage. Are you afraid?" Yang Haoran asked with a smile.
"Not afraid! Xiaokang will definitely not be afraid!"
Xiaokang answered very resolutely, as if he had suddenly gained tremendous courage. However, when Xiu Juan heard these words, the smile on her face became strained.
As Xiaokang's mother, she was naturally worried that Xiaokang might be harmed, especially spiritually, during the training.
Seeing that Xiaokang was no longer afraid of the human skin and had also agreed to undergo special training, the smile on Yang Haoran's face showed more relief.
"Actually, this person wasn't killed by Uncle Yang. This human skin wasn't peeled off from a person's body but was artificially made. However, it can't be sold in the human world. I brought it from the underworld. Just now, the reason I said those words was to train your courage and enhance your bravery."
As the words fell, Yang Haoran looked towards Xiu Juan and said, "Xiu Juan, try fusing your soul body into this human skin."
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