Siyi Juesa, in the early writings of Hailan Kingdom, was translated as: Visiting the surge of winter.
However, since the lingua franca of the mainland became popular, the local language of Hailan Kingdom has slowly begun to lose ground. Nowadays, few people know ancient Hailan script. However, some cities and islands in Hailan Kingdom still use the name of Hailan script.
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Siyi Juesa is one of them. This is a city located on the island chain outside Hailan Kingdom.
Although the official name is "Siyi Juesa", compared to this awkward name, locals prefer to call it - Dongchao City.
Blue Wave Bay is a harbor on the seaside of Dongtide City. It was originally a very prosperous commercial port. However, after the war between Heilan and the Golden Bird Empire, it was occupied by the army and was temporarily converted into a military port.
Originally, the conversion to a military port severely damaged the business of Blue Wave Bay, but when I thought of being able to land on the Old Continent and occupy the Golden Bird Land, there would always be good days in the future. Therefore, the people in Winter Tide City gritted their teeth and decided to survive.
This is a period of downturn in business.
But what they didn't expect was that Heilan had an extremely huge advantage in this war. He continuously occupied Jinque Province and expanded the mainland territory. However, somehow, in just a few months, Heilan
There was a decline. Now, it is even worse.
The war has reached this point, and it is impossible for the Hailan royal family to stop at this time. Not to mention the damage to morale, the country's domestic needs that have been wasted in the past year must be filled by external resources.
Therefore, they can only continue to struggle with Jinque.
To fight a war, you must have money and sufficient backup resources. When the national treasury is in short supply, the Hailan royal family has no choice but to focus on ordinary people.
The sudden increase in taxes has plunged Dongtide City, which was already in a bad situation, into the depths of winter.
Winter Tide City has been shrouded in the shadow of exorbitant taxes for a long time. In addition, the prospect of defeat has emerged. Nowadays, the hearts of people in Winter Tide City are floating. A large number of bankrupt refugees appear on the streets. The number of sneaky and kidnapping incidents has begun to increase.
trust has been reduced to the lowest level.
In a bakery in Lanbo Bay, two children dressed as refugees looked at the female bakery manager with pitiful eyes.
The female store manager is a middle-aged aunt with a sinister face and a fierce look.
"Okay, okay, we haven't eaten for a long time, and my sister is still sick..." The one who spoke was the slightly fatter boy of the two refugee children, named Chai La.
Next to him was a slightly fair and thin boy, who also looked at the female store manager with expectant eyes.
The aunt snorted coldly and scolded Chaila: "You don't look at yourself in the mirror, you are fatter than my Nini, and you dare to call me hungry? I think you are both here to cheat me, get out of here.
Get lost! Don’t stop me from doing business!”
There was a hint of darkness in Chaila's eyes, but he was so hungry that he couldn't help but swallow when he looked at the fragrant bread in the glass cabinet.
"We didn't cheat for food, we were really hungry. My brother Yaniga is mute, and my sister was... injured. Please have mercy on us." Chaila said with a sobbing voice.
In the end, the aunt did not agree to Zilla, but called out her big dog and drove Zilla and Yaniga out.
Watching Chaila and Yaniga leave, the aunt's tense face slowly relaxed a little. She could see that their condition was very bad. If it was in the past, she wouldn't mind helping them, but the current situation is serious.
Without the capital of kindness... Alas, the aunt shook her head, took a piece of black bread, and walked to the back room, muttering: "No matter how hungry you are, you can't starve your own Nini."
On the other side, Zilla and Yaniga finally got rid of the vicious dogs after running away for a while.
Chai La gasped, stood on the shore of the harbor, and spat fiercely into the sea, with anger in her eyes.
Yaniga's body was thin and hungry, but he was a little dizzy at this time. His legs gave out and he fell to the ground.
When Chaila saw this, her eyes felt distressed, and she ran over to help Yaniga up: "Are you okay? It's okay, just don't eat bread."
Chai La's expression was a little hesitant, and after a long while he gritted his teeth and said: "At worst, I will go to the sea later to catch some fish and grill it."
When Yaniga heard this, he quickly raised his head and shook his head at Chaila. Now that the Blue Wave Bay port has been converted into a military port, the first ironclad order is that no one is allowed to go into the sea.
Once discovered, commit fraud on the spot.
Although Yaniga was very hungry, he didn't want to let Zilla take risks. He kept gesticulating with his hands, opened his mouth wide, and said "Ahhhhh" for a long time, but he couldn't utter a single word.
If you look carefully, you will find that the tongue in Yaniga's mouth is missing.
Seeing Yaniga trying hard to speak, Zilla felt sad for a while. Then thinking about Kuina's injury, the anger in her heart couldn't help but surge upwards.
"Damn Feng Man, if it weren't for him, how could you and Guina fall into the hands of that old witch Kusha! You wouldn't have... you wouldn't have..." Chai La gritted her teeth, with two traces of tears.
across the dirty cheeks.
Yaniga was a little anxious, shaking his head constantly and gesticulating quickly with his hands.
"At this point, you still speak for him?" Zhaila wanted to scold Yaniga, but he knew it was useless. He also didn't know what Feng Man had done to Yaniga and Guina, even if they fell into
Feng Man was not to blame for such a situation.
Zhaila could only say harshly: "He will never come back, he is a coward!"
After Yaniga heard this, he held his breath and began to sob silently.
Seeing Yaniga's appearance, Zilla felt distressed and aggrieved. There seemed to be a feeling of anger in his heart that could not be relieved, which made him want to yell.
Zhaila yelled to the sky and called three times in a row.
Zilla's call slightly distracted Yaniga's attention. At the same time, on the shore not far away, a girl wearing a princess dress and a baby face was also attracted by Zilla's cry and looked over.
Chai La also noticed the girl at this time. When he saw the girl's appearance clearly, hatred flashed in his eyes.
He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him. He rushed forward and pushed the girl into the sea. Watching the girl floating and struggling in the sea, Chai La finally felt that the tightness in her chest was relieved a lot...
When Yaniga saw this, he looked at Zillah in surprise.
"This woman is the daughter of the previous bakery owner. Her mother actually dared to let the dog bite us. We deserve it!" Zhaila said fiercely.
Yaniga was silent for a moment, looking at the girl on the sea who was gradually exerting her strength, and finally just shook her head, pulled Zilla and left here.
Chaila and Yaniga left Blue Wave Bay and walked towards the outskirts of Wintertide City.
Yaniga didn't speak during the whole journey, and Zilla knew that Yaniga was angry.
Zhaila didn't feel that he was at fault. Feng Man killed people, and Guina also killed people, and they killed more than him. This is a murderous world, why can't he kill people?
Both of them felt awkward and were speechless all the way back to their temporary residence, a shabby shack.
Before they even stepped into the shack, they could smell the strong smell of blood.
There was nothing else in the shack except a broken bed, an unlit bonfire, and a broken baby cradle.
The smell of blood came from the baby's cradle. Along with the fishy smell, it was also accompanied by a sharp and harsh voice: "Who is it?"
"Guina, it's us."
"You are back... Hey, haven't you gained anything today?" Guina's strange and sharp voice came from the cradle again.
"People in the city are like bedbugs when they see us. No one will pity us. We were even chased by a vicious dog in the bakery in Lanbo Bay today..." Zhaila paused and suddenly laughed.
He started to cry: "But it's not a loss, I pushed the bakery owner's daughter into the sea! Even if she is discovered by the patrolling army, she will be killed on the spot!"
Guina suddenly thought of something: "Is the person you pushed into the sea...is Nini?"
"Why, do you know her?" Zhaila suddenly looked a little panicked. The most important thing for these wandering people is loyalty. If Guina knew that girl, wouldn't he have done something contrary to loyalty?
"Oh, Nini used to be a friend of mine." Guina paused, and a "rustling" sound came from the cradle: "But, it doesn't matter. Now, apart from you, I don't need friends.
"
Guina's voice was inexplicably low. Zhaila thought for a while and said: "It's not without gain this time. We just picked up a bunch of tattoo fruits on the road. Although they are a bit sour, they are quite satisfying. I'll break them for you.
Now, I’ll make some water for you to drink.”
Guina just said "Yeah" softly.
While Chaila was making tattoo fruit soup, Yaniga walked to the cradle and looked into the cradle, with sadness hidden in his eyes.
I saw a little blond girl about seven or eight years old in the cradle. However, her hands and feet were cut off, leaving only the body part, so she could be put into the cradle. And the blood they smelled before
The smell came from the gauze on her wound.
She is Guina.
Not only were her limbs damaged, but more than half of Kuina's mouth was densely sewn shut with black needlework.
On Guina's right shoulder, there is a small rag doll with a round head and a slim body. The rag doll's mouth is so big that it can even open and close.
In the past, Guina liked to use this rag doll to play ventriloquism with Feng Man. Now she can speak thanks to her practice of ventriloquism.
"Yaniga, you don't need to be sad, I'm not dead yet. When I die, you will be sad, okay?" Kuina's weird voice came out.
Yaniga nodded sadly.
"Okay, don't let me see your sad face again. You promised me that you would learn ventriloquism before I die. I will continue to teach you while I still have time..."
Before Yaniga could speak, Zilla came over with green juice in a broken bowl: "You won't die, you will live on like us."
"Hoo ho ho -" Guina's laughter in ventriloquism was inexplicably weird: "I can feel life passing by, but I will try my best to live. I also want to see Feng Man before I die."
When Feng Man was mentioned, Chai La's face suddenly darkened: "What kind of poison did Feng Man have on you two? Was it the poison of the white-legged sea spider? It was he who harmed you, have you forgotten?"
Yaniga protested silently, but Guina said calmly: "He didn't harm us, he himself is also a victim."
"A victim who is intact?" Zhaila snorted coldly: "You guys should give up, he won't come back."
"If he comes back, I want to see him. If he doesn't come back...that's fine." Kuina lowered her eyes slightly, seeming to be lost in memories.
For a moment, the atmosphere fell into silence. At this moment, a burst of chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded outside the shack.