Upon hearing this, Luo Pipi relaxed completely: "That's great, you scared me to death just now."
Stone was also covered in a cold sweat. She really didn't want to be the only human in this group! Moreover, seeing Liu Liu's mother's strange appearance with her face covered, Stone was certain that she must look terrible!
"Sister, let's talk here. I'd better not go to your house."
Liu Liu's mother hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. She then squatted down and sent the little boy, Liu Liu, who had been following her, away.
"Sister, Liuliu looks a lot like me." For a moment, Luo Pipi couldn't find anything else to say, so she could only point to Liuliu who had run away and say that.
Liu Liu's mother didn't answer. After a moment of silence, she suddenly knelt down before Luo Pipi: "Tina."
Luo Pipi was startled: "Sister, what are you doing?"
"Tina, please do me a favor, for the sake of our shared mother?" Although Liu Liu's mother's face was covered with cloth, her eyes, the only part of her face that was visible, were filled with tears.
"Let's talk this out." Luo Pipi was at her wit's end and bent down to try and help Liu Liu's mother up. But Liu Liu's mother remained firmly kneeling on the ground. Despite her small and thin frame, she possessed astonishing strength. Luo Pipi didn't want to hurt her, and after much effort, she still couldn't get her to stand.
"Please promise me, I have no other choice. If you don't come, I'm afraid, I'm afraid I'll take Liu Liu with me and die."
"What?! Sister, what are you saying? What happened? Is someone in town making things difficult for you?" Luo Pipi was anxious, and at this moment Xue'er also stepped forward and pulled her up, which helped Liu Liu's mother up: "Speak properly, you are my sister, and Liu Liu is my nephew."
Liu Liu's mother wiped away her tears and recounted her family's misfortunes to Luo Pipi.
Actually, Luo Pipi and Liu Liu's biological mother, Mochi, is indeed a human, but she is a cursed human. Mochi is her nickname; no one knows her real name.
More than forty years ago, Mochi first set foot in the town of Strange People. She returned with the head of another family in town, who said they had found her by chance in the forest outside. That family treated her quite well, not only healing her injuries but also arranging a good marriage for her.
But perhaps good people really don't live long. After Mochi got married and had a daughter, a sudden and extremely fierce fire broke out in the town of Strange People. In this fire, everyone in the family who had saved Mochi, except for the old lady, died.
Moreover, her husband also perished in the fire. Mochi was injured as well, though her injuries were not serious. However, her five-year-old daughter suffered severe burns. Desperate to find treatment for her daughter, she thought of the human kingdom.
In the human kingdom, there are generally two professions: physician and pharmacist. However, unlike the classification of doctors in Stone's previous life, physicians here are roughly equivalent to internists, while pharmacists are equivalent to surgeons.
There is also an extremely rare profession called the Lightbringer. Lightbringers can use holy magic to heal all harm in the world.
Mochi was gone for five years. Five years later, the only surviving old lady from the family that had saved Mochi passed away. Mochi received the news and returned to the town of Stranger with her two-year-old daughter, Tina Longaha.
However, instead of bringing back the Divine Master of Light, she brought back bad news. (Welcome! Your support is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter 239 I'm entrusting Liuliu to you
“I have never left this town since I was born, and all I know about the human kingdom is what I hear from others. [ ~] That time, my mother came back, and she secretly found me and told me some bad news.”
As Liu Liu's mother spoke, she choked up for a moment. Seeing this, Luo Pipi reached out and patted her shoulder, sighing as she said, "There are no more Light Masters in the human kingdom."
“Yes, that’s how my mother treated me back then. But how could this happen? Where did the Light Masters go? Why have they all disappeared without a trace?” Liu Liu’s mother said, tears streaming down her face.
Luo Pipi turned her head and glanced at Shi Tou resentfully, a glance that nearly scared Shi Tou to death. Seriously, this shouldn't have anything to do with her, right? Even if she likes to harm small animals, she wouldn't go against a doctor, would she? Besides, who would be crazy enough to go against a doctor?!
"Sister, don't worry. Even if there are no more Light Masters in the world, your injuries may still be cured." Luo Pipi comforted her in a low voice, "I can take you to a nine-star water mage or a nine-star light mage. They can heal your injuries."
Liu Liu's mother looked up with a bitter smile: "It's no use. Actually, Tina, have you never been sick or injured since you were little?"
Luo Pipi was clearly taken aback: "Really? I've always been very healthy, so I'm definitely not sick, but as for injuries... I remember when I was little, I once secretly went horseback riding when no one was looking, and I fell off the horse."
"Huh?" Liu Liu's mom was stunned: "Then how did you get cured?"
"By the way, speaking of this, I still find it strange. I remember when I fell off the horse, my mother wasn't missing yet. She knew I was injured and rushed to see me, very worried. Strangely, she wouldn't let a water mage heal me." Luo Pipi recalled as she spoke, "I remember at that time, one of my father's friends was a nine-star water mage, and a young lady from the Shui family of the East. Her magic was extremely powerful. No matter what kind of injury it was, she could heal it instantly."
"But Mom must have refused, and her attitude was very firm, even at the risk of offending that noble lady, right?"
Luo Pipi suddenly became serious: "Sister, I remember you just said something about a curse?"
“Yes, it’s a curse.” Although we couldn’t see Liu Liu’s mother’s expression clearly, the desolation in her voice was unmistakable: “This curse doesn’t actually threaten our lives; it just makes all healing magic ineffective on us.”
"All of them are disabled?! How is that possible?!"
"It's true. My mother told me all this the last time she came back. Didn't she tell you anything before she left?"
Luo Pipi seemed to remember something, and her face turned pale with fright: "Yes. You're right, she did remind me. I remember it clearly. She said that no matter how serious the injury, I should never seek treatment from water or light magicians!"
"You probably didn't take it seriously, did you? Hehe, actually you're quite lucky! If you had actually let them heal you with magic, you would..."
What will happen?
"Actually, it won't be a big deal. It'll just be ineffective. It won't worsen your injuries, nor will it kill you." Liu Liu's mother suddenly raised her voice: "My ancestors were orcs! Back then, there was a great war between the orc kingdom and the human kingdom. In order to fight the orcs, the human goddess of magic placed a curse in her magic. All orc descendants who are hit by offensive magic will suffer double the damage, while all defensive and healing magic will be completely ineffective!"
In an instant, Luo Pipi's piercing gaze fell upon the stone.
Stone just wants to die! What does it have to do with her? She didn't do anything, she's innocent, okay?
“Tina, actually, the injuries I sustained are all from years ago, and I don’t care about them anymore. However, there is still one thing, and that is my only son, Liu Liu.”
Luo Pipi's gaze returned to Liu Liu's mother, which made Shi Tou breathe a sigh of relief: "Sister, you said that as long as I can do it, I will definitely help you."
"Tina, you saw it too, Liu Liu can't hear anything. It's all my fault, I'm the one who hurt him!" Liu Liu's mother covered her face with her hands and remained silent for a long time.
"What exactly happened?"
“My injuries are very serious. Whenever it’s rainy, my whole body aches and I feel weak. To relieve my pain, my husband went to the Moon Goddess Forest to pick a kind of purple berry. I don’t know what the berry is called, but it gives you a feeling similar to being drunk after drinking alcohol, which makes me temporarily unable to feel the pain.”
Luo Pipi looked at her in confusion, but dared not interrupt her.
"The Moon Goddess Forest is generally very safe. Although the elves don't like us, they won't hurt us. However, I remember the year I was pregnant. The weather was bad that year, with frequent heavy rains. I was in excruciating pain every day while carrying Liuliu. One day after the rain, my husband went to the Moon Goddess Forest to pick purple berries for me, but he slipped and fell from a tall tree."
"Hiss~~~"
"He left a few days later, in our little house, touching my belly and closing his eyes." Liu Liu's mother lowered her head, but her shoulders trembled violently, as if she was enduring pain.
"And then what happened? How could Liu Liu have done that?"
After a while, Liu Liu's mother spoke with difficulty: "Although he left, he had already picked a lot of purple berries. I dried those berries, and whenever I was in a lot of pain, I would eat a dried berry. Two months later, Liu Liu was born, but I never expected that he wouldn't cry at all, and he couldn't hear any sound!"
Shi Tou suddenly looked up, a thought suddenly occurring to her. If those purple berries contained a component similar to an anesthetic, then a pregnant woman taking too much of that anesthetic could indeed have adverse effects on the fetus. Moreover, her husband had passed away for the same reason shortly before Liu Liu's birth, and Liu Liu's mother's emotional state at that time would likely have had a very negative impact on Liu Liu while she was still in the womb.
"Sister, tell me. What should I do?"
Liu Liu's mother sobbed for a while, "I don't know either. There are magicians in town, and they say that Liu Liu's condition can be cured with magic, but... I remember when I took you away from here, she told me that even if it cost her her life, she would definitely help me find the Light Priest. I think, I think..."
Luo Pipi sighed heavily: "You want me to help you find the Light God Master?"
"Yes! I know it's difficult, but... but..."
"I will help you. But I can't guarantee it, after all, even in the human kingdom, the God of Light is long gone." Luo Pipi's face was full of desolation. Actually, it wasn't entirely to help Liu Liu and her child; more importantly, if something unexpected happened to her in the future, it meant that she wouldn't be able to find anyone to treat her.
"Really? That's wonderful..." Liu Liu's mother's voice grew softer and softer: "Actually, Tina, I know my life is coming to an end. Of course, I was too badly injured. Later, when Liu Liu's father passed away, I was heartbroken. And then... Tina, could I ask you to take Liu Liu with me?"
Luo Pipi stared blankly at Liu Liu's mother. People in this world generally have long lifespans; even ordinary people live to be over 150 years old. And Liu Liu's mother is definitely no more than 35 years old now.
"Okay, I promise you. Liu Liu looks like a normal human child, and I believe he can integrate into human society."
"Of course, although our ancestors were orcs, they were the most human-like. In fact, the reason why the God of Magic targeted our ancestors was precisely because of this. Our appearance is so similar to humans that even humans themselves can't tell the difference, which is why..."
Luo Pipi glared at Shi Tou again, leaving Shi Tou speechless. It really wasn't her fault, waaaaaah!
"Causing trouble just because we look alike? I say, the God of Magic is really going too far!" As Luo Pipi said this, his eyes were fixed on the stone. Xue'er felt something was wrong, and the stone was sweating profusely.
"It's because we look alike!" Liu Liu's mother sighed. "The orc kingdom sent our race to the human kingdom as spies, specifically to deliver messages. After the humans discovered us, they couldn't distinguish us, which led to what happened later. After the curse occurred, a water mage was stationed at the human city gate to cast healing spells on the humans coming and going."
"But as long as there's no injury, wouldn't it go unnoticed?"
"How is that possible? Even if a human isn't injured, the milky-white light produced by healing magic will stay on the human for a short time. But if it's us, the magic will dissipate immediately upon contact with us."
"Phew, thankfully I wasn't injured after that." Luo Pipi was extremely relieved to hear this. But immediately, she glared at Shi Tou.
Stone reluctantly took two steps back and hid behind Linda: "Huh? Liuli?"
Everyone's eyes turned to the stone that had spoken, and they realized that Liuliu, who had been sent away by Liuliu's mother earlier, had returned at some point.
"Liuliu, come here." Liuliu's mom turned around, waved to Liuliu, then squatted down facing Liuliu, but didn't make a sound.
Shi Tou raised an eyebrow; she understood that this was Liu Liu's mother silently reminding Liu Liu. Alas, the poor child, having to leave her mother at such a young age.
After a while, Liu Liu's mother stood up and nodded to Luo Pipi: "I've explained things to Liu Liu. You...you should leave here as soon as it's light! And don't come back unless absolutely necessary."
"Sister, why is this?" Not only Luo Pipi, but even Shi Tou found it strange. Because the person they had seen before, with the round face, although not very good-looking, was quite kind.
"You don't know, this place is actually..."
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☆ Chapter 240: Xue'er's Questioning
The next morning, Stone and his companions left the town of Strange People without notifying anyone, departing quietly as they had come.
However, unlike when they arrived, Stone's group now had a little burden on them—Liuliu.
"Luo Pipi, do you think it's okay for us to take Liuliu away like this? What if he wakes up later..." Shi Tou looked up at Liuliu on Luo Pipi's back, feeling really helpless.
She had thought that at least when she left today, Liu Liu's mother would say goodbye to Liu Liu. Unexpectedly, Liu Liu's mother actually handed the sleeping Liu Liu over to them and told them something: Liu Liu had lived in the strange town since she was a child and was used to a life where day and night were reversed.
"That's not what I'm worried about right now," Luo Pipi said helplessly. "Liuliu sleeps during the day and is awake at night. I'm wondering who will keep him company every night from now on?"
Stone quickly moved closer to Linda: "Hey, Linda, let me tell you, we'll wait a bit..."
Luo Pipi glared at Shi Tou with a black line on her forehead. This guy was going too far! She hadn't even asked Shi Tou to help look after Liu Liu yet! And he was already gone so fast. She should be the one to change her name to Liu Liu!
While chatting with Linda, Shi Tou secretly glanced at Luo Pipi. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was finally no longer looking at him.
“Miss, you don’t really need to worry so much. Even if you’re willing to take care of Liuliu at night, I don’t think Luopipi will feel at ease.” Linda spoke frankly; Shitou was indeed not someone you could trust to leave your child with.
Stone looked at Linda with endless resentment: "Linda..."
"Oh, I misspoke. Miss, you're so capable. Is there anything you can't do? Why don't you ask Luo Pipi for the babysitting task later?"
Stone became even more resentful, gritting his teeth as he said, "Actually, I can't do it at all!"