Xiao Xiao did not leave because this place was also his destination, and he was a little worried that the old man was here alone.

The old man's improvement doesn't look very good. I wonder if he is a little ill in his health?

Looking at the light gradually disappearing in the old man's eyes, Xiao Xiao felt a little uncomfortable and depressed.

He pursed his lips, but he didn't know what to say. He wanted to help the old man, but he couldn't find it without the rogue appearing on his own initiative.

While paying attention to the old man, Xiao Xiao also looked up at the surroundings, and the maple forest without maple leaves was fully visible.

So it is obvious whether the elbow is here or not.

Xiao Xiao was helpless, but he was helpless.

...

The old man couldn't help but smile when he found that Xiao Xiao was looking up on the maple trees around him like her.

"Young man, what are you looking for?"

Xiao Xiao was speechless for a moment, but the old man affirmed his guess, thinking that Xiao Xiao wanted to help him when he saw his actions, even though he didn't know what he was looking for.

"Thank you, boy."

The old man paused for a moment and finally said, "No need to look for it."

"Maybe it's the wrong time?"

“It’s too late.”

"The maple leaves fell."

"But I don't have time anymore."

...

The old man's voice became lighter and lighter. Rather than talking to Xiao Xiao, she was asking herself to admit that her fate with the monster had ended in the autumn of that year.

The fate ends here, what can I do?

"After all, it's only one day's fate."

The old man smiled quietly, but he still couldn't help but sigh.

"Young man, the old woman is going back."

"It's been a morning when I'm out. If I don't go back, the old woman will be in trouble."

The old man made a scared expression, but his eyes were filled with a smile.

What a lovely old lady.

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but smile, but felt a little sad.

He knew that the old man was disappointed, and now he was just an unimaginable compromise.

Yes, what else can I do?

The old man is old, and the long years have taught her to be restrained and let go.

Even if I feel a little sad, I will not lose my composure as I was when I was young.

I'm just really unwilling to accept it.

The old man smiled on his face, but sighed in his heart.

Xiao Xiao heard the sigh in the old man's heart.

However, after the old man refused his gift, he was also helpless and could only stand quietly under the maple tree and say goodbye to the old man with a smile.

The old man's back is gradually fading away.

Xiao Xiao put his hands in his pockets, and the cold wind blew, causing his hair to dance wildly, and some of the broken hair thorned his eyes.

Xiao Xiao turned his head and avoided the wind, but suddenly saw the bright red.

In a dark maple forest, it is dazzling and even a little dazzling.

Bob?!

Without even thinking too much, Xiao Xiao suddenly turned his head and shouted to the old man who was about to see his back: "Old grandma, wait a moment!"

The sound mixed with the "huh" wind, and seemed to have a hint of thrilling power.

Xiao Xiao shouted and ran up.

When he called out the third time, the old man finally heard Xiao Xiao's call.

She turned around and saw that Xiao Xiao was about to run to her, she was a little surprised and confused.

"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?" The old man's voice was still calm and gentle, as if the result of the failure had no negative impact on her.

"Old grandma, come with me." Xiao Xiao walked to the old man's side. Even though he had just run over, he was still breathing smoothly without any breath. He gently held the old man's arm and led her back to the previous maple forest.

The old man was very strange, but she had a good impression of this kind-hearted young man.

Moreover, Xiao Xiao also heard her tell her the biggest secret and the most fantastic experience, which seemed to have a strange bond between them.

So, the old man let Xiao Xiao take her back to the place she had just left.

She believed that this child would not harm her without bad intentions.

...

Huh, the rogue is still there. Xiao Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Grandma, look!" Xiao Xiao pointed to the direction where the rogue was, and his voice was filled with a smile and excitement.

The old man looked in the direction of Xiao Xiao's finger. It was just an ordinary maple tree, with smooth and straight trunks, slender and vigorous branches, and only a few yellowed and dry leaves on it.

The old man looked at the tree and then at Xiao Xiao, but he didn't understand what Xiao Xiao asked her to see?

The old lady's puzzled expression was like a basin of cold water poured on Xiao Xiao's head. Xiao Xiao's expression suddenly subsided.

Xiao Xiao looked up at the turtle standing on the branches of the treetops, and seemed to see a trace of ridicule in its eyes flashing.

It glanced at the old man casually, then turned his head and ignored him.

Xiao Xiao lowered his head slightly, and the shadow cast by his broken hair blocked his expression.

"What's wrong?" The old man was a little worried.

"It's okay." Xiao Xiao quickly raised his head, his smile clear, and he felt a little embarrassed, "I just saw a very beautiful bird, so I want you to take a look."

"It seems that it has flew away."

"Sorry, I'll drag you back."

"Have you been delayed?"

The old man smiled suddenly: "It's okay."

"Thank you for thinking about the old woman."

...

The old man turned around and left again, but after walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and did not turn around, and just stood there.

Xiao Xiao was a little confused and was about to step forward when the old man turned around.

"After all, I want to ask." The old man's hands were tightly held together, with light in his eyes, but a trace of bitterness spreading from the corner of his mouth.

"Did you see a red bird with a long tail?"

Xiao Xiao was stunned, wondering how to describe the old man's gaze at this moment.

It is the sudden shiny hope and the faint despair.

"Yes." Xiao Xiao decided to report the truth.

The old man's lips trembled slightly, and he wriggled a few times. He wanted to open his mouth and say something several times. But he finally made no sound. He just clicked his head, and tears seemed to be flashing in the corners of his eyes.

After a long time, the old man finally opened his mouth.

"...So that's it...it's not that it's not there, it's just that I can't see it again..."

"It's not that it failed the agreement... it was because I failed the agreement."

The old man's voice was hoarse and gloomy, with a childlike confusion and loss.

"Thank you."

"It's great, that day was not my fantasy."

"But I still want to see you again. I clearly agreed to bring me the cookies I made."

The old man trembledly reached out his hand and took out a flat red cartoon iron box from his cloth bag with a bird pattern on it.

"Can you please hand over this box of cookies to it?"

"It's already sixty years late."

......

Xiao Xiao was a little sad. No one had made a promise that day, and even though he was close to each other, he could no longer say hello to each other.
To be continued...