Being depressed is useless.
Sighing, the anger was filling his heart.
He lay down, checking his body condition. He looks at his knee with his hand rubbing it.
He does it for five minutes or so. Just as he was thinking, he felt a red bump on his cheek. He touched it, and couldn't help but cry in pain. He tried to wash it off but couldn't; it made it bigger.
Crying, He felt so bad and miserable: walking was even more depressing.
He decided not to walk back to the river again and he didn't feel like it.
Feeling tired, his mind right now only wants to get rid of his pain. Ah, My cheek. It hurt so much!
In the courtyard, he was surprised there was no sight of his uncle and sister; confused, the boy walked in. He saw them but were all in the house.
He sneaks near the empty window and then squats down, holding his breath with two hands covering his mouth.
He hears voices talking. Surprising, he hears the chief. There was also a stranger. He heard them talking but didn't understand much.
"Your child's aptitude is not bad, so sir decide that it is a good idea, to take her back to the temple." The chief voice.
"Really! Master..I…!!" The boy hears his sister's voice but in an exciting tone. Oh, She must be very eager.
"Hmmm." The stranger just simply nodded in response. The boy got a sneak peek as his head slowly went up, watching from the window, he saw the stranger.
He looks big and strong even bigger than the strongman of their village. He had dusty black clothes covering his body and a hood covering his face.
These clothes all look worn out as if it being through countless ages and time.
"Glup..so mystery," the boy thought.
Big Ear felt someone gazing at him, he quickly ducks down.
He held his breath but meaningless because no one seemed to notice Big Ear and still continued their conversation as if nothing had happened.
Maybe Perhap…
"Who!" the stranger suddenly said as he stretched his hand in the air, aiming at the wall. it hand seems to have pulled the air.
"Wooshhhhh…Boom!"
The wall then crumbled to many pieces, revealing a small boy who covered his face with his two small hands.
Seeing the collapsed wall, the boy is frightened and doesn't know how to move even forgetting the pain and everything on his mind. His breaths become soft and weak. Big Ear could feel the heavy beating in his heart. Never felt this much in his life, could it be today was the day?
"Big ear, come here"His dad called, raising his hand, signaling the small boy to walk over.
Big ear run over at a quick speed. There were tears in his eyes but couldn't come out.
He quickly goes behind his dad, he now feels more secure and a bit of comfort. After all his dad is a strong build man, and his leather shirt had many sweats on it as it revealed the muscles on his chest. The boy looks at his hand and then tries to calm it down but it keeps trembling. So his name is Big Ear.
"What is the meaning of this?!"
The dad then asks in an angry tone.
But the black clothes stranger only sneers back.
The chief quickly stopped the dad and said hurriedly "Don't be impulsive, I will help you rebuild it. It is a small problem, just a small problem. everyone calm down first and listen to me. Sir doesn't mean it.."
Ignoring the stare from the dad, the stranger looks at his daughter.
"You come with me or I leave." the stranger said lazing.
"Hmf!" The dad snorted, blocking his daughter with his hand.
"Dad.."
"Huh?"
"I want to go."
Her sister looked at him and said anxiously. She must be Big Ear's second sister, she looks much different compared to her eldest sis who looks poor. Her dress was white, unlike her Big Sis dress. Big Ear looks around, confused as he blinks his eyes.
"This is an opportunity, what are you doing?!." The chief also starts to look anxious.
"But, can't we have some time to prepare before going?"
The dad sighed and loosened his anger. He also knows it is an opportunity and can't be missed but feels uncomfortable, and can't bear it then his wall… sigh.
Shaking his head as if nothing could change what happening. The chief then makes a hand gesture signaling the white dress girl. Seeing this, she walks over. Her figure walked past her father then stood behind the stranger; facing her family.
"Yue er."
The Dad seemed to want to remind her something but couldn't say it.
"I know Dad."
She knows what he wants to say.
He always wanted his family to have some influence, to the point that even when going to some big cities, he could go in for free, and even find a job that was easy and well-paid.
He was also very interested in the strong power of that stranger, maybe yue er could even teach him. Very excited in his heart, that already made him forget the grudge that the stranger did to his house.
He nodded and said "Remember it's good for you and the family"
Yue Er happily nodded.
Seeing this even Big Ear could tell something happening, although he usually looked dazed he had always been thinking a lot and lots.
Yue Er shows a proud and arrogant face but seems like a mocking face to Big Ear. Big ear don't know why but suddenly feel jealous. He knows that the sister must be leaving but from now on, she does not need to do work and chores. He feel very envious but what could he do. Can he go? Sighing and anger fill his heart. But the pain from his cheek snapped him out. He rubs his cheek using his hand. He then said," I also want to go."
"Huh?" everyone gazes at Big Ear.
Some feel strange while some are worried.
"You?.." the stranger shifted his gaze at him and said but his tone was uncertain
"Yeah, why, are saying only sister can go."
"You have poor aptitude, no qualifications."
"No!you must… you you lying?"
"Big ear." His mother said but in a low voice; she looked worried.
"you just don't want to bring me along! I can prove it to you! Why are you looking down at me!"
The boy roars in anger. He tried to grab the stranger's clothes but got pushed away.
He quickly gets up from the ground with his eldest sister's help.
Big Ear feels unwilling and keeps on making noise.
The Stranger ignores his roar and curses as he slowly walks out of the house. He was just about to keep yelling but couldn't, for a moment, something had stunned Big Ear, something that probably would have shocked him for a lifetime.
Why can birds fly?..cause they have wings, so humans can't.
But why did that happen, Big ear mind felt so mixed up. All the knowledge he knows of seems so confusing right now.
The stranger, he saw was floating away, his feet on a steel-made sword, with one hand carrying her sister on his back.
...
The next day, Big Ear was cutting wood while sitting on a small wooden chair. Its axe was not fit for his size but he managed to use it with his two hands but his cuts were very clumsy. He felt very tired so he stopped, putting down the axes m, at the same time he used his free hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead.
He looks dazed. He still couldn't help but remember the moment her sister left the house and never came back. Because of his sister's absence, his parent had to do some of his sister's work, with no time to pay attention to Big Ear. But the Big ear bump had become much smaller compared to yesterday. He remembers seeing a grandma who treated a child who also had a bump like him but his a bump on his hand. He saw the child's hands were covered with honey and many herbs. Seeing this, he quickly steals some honey from their house. Of course, it was when they were outside the house.
The honey as magical as it seems, relieves his pain and itchiness. Especially out in the sun, it dries much more quickly and the bump starts to shrink. The boy thought and thought, he couldn't help but wonder why that stranger could fly and he couldn't.
He was very jealous and sometimes he tried to do the same but all seemed useless. Remembering something, his face burned red, those awkward moments. He thought of it as rather the pose or how he moves but none of it works. Sighing he decides to not think anymore, full of headaches.
Today, he happened to have little work, because he was punished yesterday, so the whole night he was doing work and all work. Thus, even the work today was finished.
He wasn't sleepily, he couldn't help but keep thinking. That event happened to stuck in his mind and made it difficult to sleep. He moves two stacks of thin wood that he just cut to the house. He put it near the kitchen and went out. He then walks out and around the village. Many villager's houses weren't that big and similar to his own home. The road was built with stone and weird rock. Every time he walked on it, he could feel its texture and its hardness. It felt harder and could easily break its leg. He thinks as he walks. A dog barks as it passes by. He seems to be in his own world, noticing no noise or anything that happening around him. A butterfly flies on its head, yet he still walking as he stares at the road. Some ants crossing the road, yet he still didn't notice it. It wasn't until this happened.
"Ouch!"
Big Ear yelled in pain.
A rock hit right on his nose. Almost causing it to bleed.
He tries to ease its pain by rubbing its nose.
"Huh?"
A young boy who is about 10 or 11 years old walks over.
"Big ear, what you doing?" The young boy asks.
Seeing it was this young man, he wanted to run as far as possible after all he is quite a bully and no one can say much about it since his father was the chief. Due to his status, he attracts two lackeys to work with him. I saw two more shadows walking out from the tree back. The sun revealed their figure. One is named Big Nose, while the other is Big Eye.
Weird name, huh?
They are known as three big bosses. As the title suggested, they are not big bosses but like to be called that.
"Oh, it's the first Big Brother." Big ear says politely.
The young master nodded and waved his hand.
Then Big Ear walks over.
Big eyes had a body mass much bigger than big ears. I saw he had a wooden chair held in his hand.
The leaves fell, the sun was bright but was covered by the tree's many branches and green leaves.
I saw the young master sitting in a chair, looking relaxed with big eyes massaging his back.
"You have a lot of questions." Big nose yawn.
I saw him walking over to Big Earth. Big Ear was kneeling on the knee as he talked nonstop.
Big Nose is much skinnier than Big Ear but saw him sweep his hand at Big Ear.
The big ear then stops its mouth, noticing the pointing branch that is close to its mouth.
Big Nose sneered and said, "I say, you can't hide anymore."
Big ear sallow it saliva and explain.
"Oh, second boss.Great boss. Um, let me explain, the honey tastes great, originally the first thing I thought was to have you three bro to have a taste."
"Huh? What you take us for, We are doing for justice and eliminate the bad."
"Yes..yes, yes." Big Ear said smiley at Big Nose.
Suddenly, the young master stood up as Big Eye pushed the chair away. The young man walks over the rocky road. His figure went past Big Ear and then stood facing it opposite direction. He put his two hands behind his back and started to speak. The wind blew his long hair. His eyes were closed as his lips moved, his face could feel the pushing wind, and his eyes felt the breezing comfort. He had the countless of grief but his desire kept his heart firm.
"I'll forget the crime that you stole from grandma ya, but tell me more…. that person."
Big ear nodded and began to explain.
Sun falls, rotating the sky, and its color changes like orange and red.
Standing on a cliff, I saw the clouds covering the land.
Two figures were standing side by side. The winding wind howling sounds.
"You don't understand, they can cultivate, cultivate… I also want to..." shaking his head, the young master sighs.
Cultivate?
What cultivate, what that does?
From the young master's tone, Big Ear could feel it was the key and answer that he had been looking for.
Maybe, cultivate could make him fly or collapse a house with a move of one hand. Oh, how almighty would that be, Big ear thought.
As the young master was thinking. "That must be the senior who saved my father," he suddenly thought of that possibility.
when he was young, he remembered his grandpa told him a story, a real story.
In the past, their village was much bigger and had produced many strong warriors, but unfortunately, they suffered a lot. during these few years, bandits come continuously, attacking their village. But one day, a man appeared, he used one hand to defeat forty bandits and stopped their attack. Now I think it was 7 years ago. Their village was plundered pretty badly, and not many valuable things were left. "To think he would come back, I wonder if I can meet him. The more he thought, the more he felt conflicted. Shaking its head, he said, "I would just ask Uncle Sam." But he said in his heart.
It was a blue night sky, it had a bright white moon. I saw a quick figure running down a cliff, he was carrying two water buckets, using a wooden staff on its back making it easier to carry. I saw him rush into Big Ear's house.
It was very quick as he came out, I saw him carrying a wooden basket backpack and had an axe in his hand.
cutting the wood from the forest, picking its herbs, and robbing its soil. Big ear thought as he did.
Don't know what medicine he eats, he looks energetic all night long.