I'm a mascot

Cicadas are chirping in the trees in the mountains and in the grass by the roadside. In the hot summer, it seems even hotter. The scorching sun shines on the earth. The leaves on the roadside are listless.

I was even more miserable at this time. I was wearing men's clothes, my face was dirty, and my clothes had been torn into strips by branches. My hair was wet with sweat and hung listlessly on my shoulders. If I said I was a beggar at this time, people would believe me.

I walked step by step on the mountain road. Because the weather was too hot, I was walking weakly. Just when I was thirsty, I suddenly heard bursts of hearty laughter coming from the woods ahead.

I listened curiously, and it was really laughter. My strength returned, but I forgot that I knew Qinggong, and I ran quickly to the edge of the woods. I hugged a big tree and panted, and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a group of men there, talking and laughing loudly, drinking water from big bowls. There was a caravan parked not far away, but there were only horses and cars without people, so these people must be members of the caravan. Seeing this group of people sitting together, laughing and talking loudly, and drinking water in big gulps, I felt even more thirsty.

One of the men was sitting alone at a table, joking with the other men. The waiter was pouring water from a large kettle into a large bowl. He even said something back, making the other men laugh.

Standing under the tree, I saw the water, and my eyes turned green. I used my proud lightness skill to fly to the big man, picked up the bowl and drank. The big man reached out to take the bowl, but it was empty. He screamed and stepped back, and ended up falling to the ground on the chair. I didn't even look at him, I picked up the bowl and drank, because my mouth was really thirsty. After drinking a bowl, I held out the bowl in my hand and asked the waiter to pour water. The waiter was shocked, and after pouring a bowl of water in fear, he dropped the kettle and ran away.

The big man calmed down after a while, got up and said, "Little kid, you are so good at martial arts. I was shocked. Little kid, what happened to you? Why are you like this? Where is your parents?"

I glanced at the escort car not far away, rolled my eyes, drank a sip of water, and then slowly said, "Uncle, don't ask, I'm alone."

The big man obviously didn't believe it. He shook his head and turned around to join the other men.

At this time, two strange-looking men came from a distance. Before they even got close, they shouted, "Waiter, bring some wine and beef. I'm starving."

The big men nearby all stood up and kept shouting, "It's over, it's over. How could the escort be so dangerous this time? The bandits before, and now the two ghosts. It's over, it's over."

I looked back at the men and said, "If you're scared, why are you asking so many questions?" I took a sip of water and was about to look up.

The two men in strange attire slammed their hands on the table and shouted arrogantly, "Little kid, go back to your fathers. We want this place."

The man who was talking to me stepped forward and said, "Don't blame me, don't blame me, my two heroes, I will take him away right away, you can do whatever you want, whatever you want."

He pulled me to his side, squeezed me into a table, and said to me carefully, "Little kid, they are the two ghosts from Lishan. They burn, kill, rob, and loot. They are evil, but they are also bullies who only bully the weak and fear the strong."

After looking back at the two ghosts from the mountain, he turned back and whispered, "Little kid, we are leaving. What are you going to do? Are you going with us, or..."

I didn't answer. The man looked at the two ghosts from Lishan, then looked at me, sighed and said, "Hey, little kid, we are leaving. You have to be careful of them." After that, he stood up and called on the men in the convoy to get ready to set off.

There was a sound of cars, horses neighing, and people's voices. As the man shouted "Let's go," the caravan began to move and slowly left the place.