As dinner time approached, everyone calmed down and did their work. However, during the meal, Erya, who usually liked to compete with Xiao Shizi for food, took the initiative to push the plate towards Xiao Shizi. Others also followed suit, and the result was a pile of food in front of Xiao Shizi.
It was so full of food that Xiao Shizi was forced to eat two more bowls of rice.
After dinner, Xiao Shizi insisted on doing his own job. He put away the bowl, washed it, and put it back in its place.
After he finished his work, he looked at Chao Huan, who was reading a book by candlelight not far away.
It's not that Chaohuan doesn't do things, it's the decision of the children themselves. Chaohuan usually collects medicines and sells them to support a few people, but they don't want to eat for nothing, so they take over the housework within their ability. At a young age, they take over the responsibility of this small family.
It was kept in perfect order, and except for some special circumstances, she didn't need to take any action at all.
Chao Huan noticed this gaze. She raised her head and realized that the person looking at her was Pebbles, so she smiled softly.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Shizi wiped his hands full of water with a rag, and after wiping the water completely dry, he walked up to Chao Huan and said as if he had made great determination: "Sister Shu, you can come with me."
Come on?"
Chao Huan raised her eyebrows, closed the book in her hand, stood up and said, "Let's go then."
Xiao Shizi took Chao Huan out of the door, but did not notice him behind him. Qi Yuan silently watched the two of them leave.
Whenever they walked too far, it was an uninhabited suburb after all, and it would be bad if they encountered danger, so Xiao Shizi only walked about ten meters with Chao Huan, avoiding other people and still seeing the ruined temple when he turned around.
of lights.
Walking to a place where the moonlight shone down, Chao Huan found a tree with the best light and leaned against it. The moonlight shone on her face, and the pebbles could clearly see the leisurely smile on her face.
Her smile was gentle and her voice was clear and beautiful, like a dream, "What's wrong?"
But Xiao Shizi shuddered. He looked at Chao Huan and took a deep breath.
"Sister Shu...yesterday was the day we went to Yunbie Building."
He said uneasily, raised his head cautiously, and met Chao Huan's gaze. When he realized that the other person's eyes were still gentle, he finally made up his mind.
"Sister Shu, how did we leave Yunbie Building that day?"
This question was asked by Qie Yuan. When Qie Yuan asked him, Xiao Shizi was stunned, and then pretended to be sad and said that he was too confused at the time and couldn't remember.
But Qie Yuan's question suddenly reminded him of this disharmony. In fact, he was indeed confused, but he could still remember Chao Huan's warm palms when he covered his eyes, and Chen Jie's fleeting shouts.
.
As if being pinched by the throat, the scream disappeared so abruptly that Xiao Shizi felt frightened when he thought about it later.
He didn't dare to think that Zhu Shu was the only one present except him at that time, but Zhu Shu was just a mortal girl, so how could he fight against three adult men with his bare hands? Moreover, he relied on absolute strength to crush them.
Xiao Shizi was very scared. He had heard from a storyteller in the city that there were spirits that would transform into humans and deceive mortals. After gaining their trust, they would eat them one by one and enjoy the sight of mortals struggling in pain.
He struggled for a long time before deciding to ask Zhu Shu for clarification. After all... this is Sister Shu.
"Pfft."
Chao Huan let out a laugh. She covered her lips and her eyebrows were crooked in laughter. When she smiled, Xiao Shizi was immediately at a loss.
"Did I say something wrong?"
His panicked voice even accelerated his heartbeat. Seeing that the child was about to burst into tears, Chao Huan wiped a tear from the corner of his eye from laughter and stood up straight.
She thought for a while and said: "Well, that's right, I killed those three people to bring you back, so what, is Xiao Shizi going to kill me?"
When Xiao Shizi heard this, he thought that it was indeed the case, but when he heard Chao Huan's last words, he shook his head subconsciously.
He said: "I, I don't want to kill Sister Shu. I know killing is wrong, but those three people wanted to do harm to us first. This, this is what we deserve!"
Although he was not very illiterate, Xiao Shizi often listened to those stories. In the stories, it was common sense to kill people to pay debts and pay back money. Those who wanted to harm Sister Shu should be killed.
After hearing what he said, Chao Huan sighed and said, "You are a sensible child, but you shouldn't say this. It's not that you kill people to pay off debts, but just because I'm better than them, I can
Just kill them."
Xiao Shizi was stunned.
Chao Huan continued: "Many times, conflicts between people cannot be resolved simply by who is the righteous party. In this world, the strong are always respected, and the strong feel that this matter is
Correct, even murder and arson are reasonable. If a strong person thinks this is wrong, then he will kill someone to pay for his life."
"Just like now, you have guessed that I am not a mortal. Even if I have bad intentions towards you, what can you do? You can't beat me, let alone kill me. If I want, I can kill you easily.
"
"But -" Xiao Shizi said anxiously: "But Sister Shu, you are Sister Shu, how could you think..."
"How do you know that I am Zhu Shu?" Chao Huan said with a smile: "Perhaps the Zhu Shu you know, the Zhu Shu who picked you up one by one and took care of you, has been quietly hidden by me a long time ago.
He was killed, and then he changed his appearance and replaced him."
Xiao Shizi was stunned. This fact was too cruel for him. The child who had been hit one after another couldn't help but shed tears. Even if he cried, he retorted in a low voice: "But, but... you are
···Sister Shu.”
Chao Huan saw that the children were crying, and suddenly felt that she had gone too far. She sighed and walked forward to touch Xiao Shizi's head.
"You're not a child anymore, don't cry when you encounter something trivial." Her tone was light, as light as the pure white clouds in the sky, and she didn't look as aggressive as before.
Xiao Shizi sobbed and said, "I'm only ten years old, I'm still a child."
"Okay, okay, you're still young, so you can cry if you want."
Xiao Shizi was speechless and swallowed.
Chao Huan saw his uncomfortable look and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I am indeed Zhu Shu, and I am also your sister Shu, but I am indeed not a mortal, but a cultivator." She had teased enough and finally told the truth. She was afraid that she would continue to tease her.
There was more than one pebble crying.
Chao Huan felt a headache when he thought about a group of children hugging him and crying.
Sure enough, Xiao Shizi stopped crying. He raised his head with stars in his eyes, "A cultivator? Is he the kind of immortal that the storytellers in the teahouse say can fly in the sky and turn his hands to make clouds and rain?"
"Yes, yes, but it's too late today, so I won't take you to fly." Chao Huan dismissed Xiao Shizi's imminent move in an understatement. Xiao Shizi lowered his head in frustration after seeing through it. However, children are children, and he soon returned.
Keep talking.
"Then Sister Shu, why do you still pretend to be a mortal to take care of us?" He seemed to have thought of something, and the light in his eyes became brighter, and he said excitedly: "Is it because we can also become cultivators?"
Chao Huandun felt a little headache. It was too troublesome to explain, but it was not good to deceive the children without explaining. Finally, he said patiently: "I am here because I am practicing. As for what the experience is, it is a secret.
Taking care of you can be regarded as a level of experience. As for whether you can cultivate immortality, this is not something I can decide. It depends on your qualifications."
Naturally, Xiao Shizi kept asking for a while, what is qualification, how to test it, and what qualification can be used to cultivate immortality...
In the end, Erya came out to find someone and freed Chao Huan from Xiao Shi Zi's hundred questions. She sighed deeply.
When she left, she pulled Xiao Shizi and said seriously: "Today's conversation is a secret between the two of us. You can't tell others. If they all know, I have to leave."
When Xiao Shizi heard that the consequences were so serious, he immediately became serious and solemnly promised that he would keep it a secret but not tell anyone.
Chao Huan nodded with satisfaction and let him go. Perhaps because he was carrying a big secret, Xiao Shizi felt uncomfortable walking. His immature face had a pretentious mature expression, which looked a little funny.
Chao Huan smiled and was about to leave, but suddenly someone fell next to him.
"Is it fun to lie to children?"
Chao Huan glanced at him and said angrily: "It's boring, but you still listen?"
Lian Yunlan snorted coldly and added, "Besides me, there are people who listened to the whole thing."
Chao Huan naturally knew that the man thought he was hiding well, but he could only deal with low-level people and ordinary people. There was nowhere to hide in front of Chao Huan and Lian Yunlan.
"It doesn't matter, just know it if you know it. That person is not a simple character. Ordinary people can't attract him. If you want to attract his attention, you have to be special."
Lian Yunlan shrugged but did not refute.
Chao Huan said: "Help me keep an eye on him lately, and tell me if anything seems strange. By the way, how is Pei Ziyan doing?"
Lian Yunlan said the news she had learned these days, "She looks calm on the outside, but she is crazy about her secretly. I have to say that she is really a crazy woman. She will do whatever it takes to find Qie Yuan, and she will almost kill Fu."
Liucheng has turned upside down. Thanks to this, she has offended many people. Even the Lord of Fuliucheng is very dissatisfied with her, but he is afraid of the power behind her, so he only dares to be angry and dare not speak out."
"Really?" Chao Huan nodded, "Let's find some trouble for Pei Ziyan. She can't stretch her hands so long yet, and it's not time for Qie Yuan to go back."
"Okay." Lian Yunlan nodded, and suddenly thought of something, and said: "By the way, is the money still enough? Last time I suppressed the group of bandits and found a lot of money. If it's not enough, I'm going to find someone.
I'll get you some from the bandit den."
Chao Huan remembered the banknote Lian Yunlan had given her last time on the roof, and she said where the money was from Lian Yunlan, it turned out to be from wiping out the bandits' den.
She suddenly stopped laughing and looked at Lian Yunlan with a strange look. Lian Yunlan had goosebumps all over his body when she looked at her. In the end, he couldn't hold it back and got so angry that he asked, "What are you doing?"
"I just want to say that you are worthy of being a swordsman. You can snatch other people's things easily."
How could Lian Yunlan not hear the teasing in her words? He was so angry that he said, "Then don't use it."
"You're welcome. I just wanted to buy new materials to make a new skirt."