Realizing that she was a burden to her parents, Li Zixiao began to become sensible. She no longer begged for food or drink, nor cried out about being cold or hungry. She began to try her best to help her parents with housework within her ability. She began to
Leave voluntarily during meal time.
She thought that as long as she did well enough, her parents would love her again and treat her well, just like they did before her brother was born.
But...
When I was eight years old, the kind old man next door passed away. It was said that he died from overwork.
She knelt in front of her grandfather's door and cried for a long time. She didn't know until his body was taken away.
My grandfather has a son, and he has no intention of being unfilial. He only sends him a small amount of money every month to make ends meet, but the arrival of Li Zixiao makes his already small amount of money even more inadequate.
At that time, Li Zixiao was still young and was growing tall. She could not eat too little or too poorly. In order for her to grow up healthily, her grandfather would go out every day to pick up scraps and do some hard work.
Over time, the body and bones will naturally become overwhelmed.
Death also comes much faster because of this.
Looking at her grandfather's body, Li Zixiao had the concept of death and farewell for the first time, and finally realized what pain and despair are. She cried heartbreakingly, and wanted to catch up with the coffin bearer, but was stopped by someone.
Kick him away hard.
They said that if it weren't for her, grandpa would still be alive for a long time.
She knelt on the ground and felt that the world was dark.
The day after his grandfather died, Li Zixiao was sold to a wealthy family in the city.
That year, she was eight years old and her brother was three years old. When it was time for enlightenment, the family was in urgent need of more money. She had a good appearance, so she sold a lot of money.
After being sold to that wealthy family, Li Zixiao was attracted by the young master of the family. The young master was very good to her at first, giving her good food and drinks, but he liked to touch her face or pinch her from time to time.
Squeeze her hand.
Nothing too extreme.
She thought she was in love, but until she heard the maid in the yard saying that the young master was playing a nurturing game.
The young Li Zixiao didn't know what a nurturing game was, but she gradually discovered something was wrong.
Because the young master was no longer satisfied with touching her little face, he began to want to touch more places, kiss her, and do deeper things to her. She was only nine years old at that time.
Li Zixiao was resisting. She instinctively thought that this was wrong. At first, the young master would smile knowingly because of her resistance and leave excitedly. But then he became more and more irritable, and sometimes he would slap her face directly.
Call her "a bitch who doesn't know how to show appreciation".
Until finally, the young master forced his way into her room late at night and wanted to taint her.
She stabbed him to death with the scissors she hid under her pillow.
She fled to the mountains overnight to avoid being hunted. After that, she was truly alone and helpless.
Nine-year-old Li Zixiao stood on the mountain, looking at the steep hillside. He once had the idea of seeking death, but he was unwilling to die in despair.
She still wants to live, even if the world is gray, she doesn't want to leave in such pain.
So, in the mountain forest, she found a small cave covered by shrubs and lived alone in it. She used hay as a bed quilt, searched for wild fruits to wrap her belly, and occasionally caught some small animals and ate some meat.
When she really couldn't find food, she would smear her face and body with black mud, even scratching a few scars on her face, and then run to the town to beg humblely, eager for some food. p>
Under such conditions, Li Zixiao struggled for two years, and finally waited until his spiritual veins awakened, and his destiny changed from then on.
When Li Zixiao left the forest, he was as thin as a thin bamboo pole, and his hair was almost dragging to the ground. He was wearing turf with a few rags wrapped under the turf.
She had nothing, and everyone who saw her thought she was a savage from the mountains. It wasn't until she found the Xiuling Martial Arts School that she regained her identity.
At that time, because she had not spoken to many people for two years, her language skills had deteriorated a lot. She was like a transformed monster who had to learn everything about the world.
But fortunately, Li Zixiao showed super talent and hard work that far exceeded everyone else. She became the key training target of the martial arts school and began to show her face among the new generation of Fengyun County.
After graduating from the martial arts school, she participated in the Dragon and Phoenix Competition and won the top four as a woman. Not only did she join Tianyuan High School, she also received a reward from Cangzhou Commandery - the Spirit Sword Bingxuan.
She lived in darkness for eleven years and finally ushered in the transformation of her life.
For Li Zixiao, those eleven years were eleven years that she could not bear to look back on. She even wanted to abandon the name "Li Zixiao" along with the past, but she couldn't.
Because this name was given by her grandfather, the only ray of light in that dark world. She didn’t know his name, and she couldn’t even remember his last name, but she wanted to remember his old face and the love he gave her.
Name.
That was her response to him.
……
……
The bonfire on the stone floor was swaying wildly, the wind on the rooftop was strong, sparks were splashing around, the wood made a "crackling" sound, and the barbecue in Yun Xi's hand had become charred black.
She stared blankly at the cold girl in front of her, her vision gradually becoming blurry, and warm tears streaked across her delicate cheeks, dripping onto the hot stone slabs roasted by the flames, making a "squeaking" sound.
Yun Xi never thought that Li Zixiao actually had such a painful past.
For a moment, why doesn't this woman like to talk? Why does she reject people thousands of miles away? Why doesn't she miss the opportunity to compete with a strong person? Why is she tempted by a mere barbecue?
It seems that all the doubts have been answered.
She suddenly came to her senses, noticed that she was crying, and quickly wiped her tears away.
"Hug...sorry."
She is apologizing for bringing back memories of her past.
Li Zixiao shook his head and asked: "Is there... anything to drink?"
She doesn't really want to call it Fat House Happy Water, so she can only describe it this way.
This is the first time she has told a story since she was a child, and it is also the first time she has said so many words, which makes her mouth dry.
"Mobile Treasure Box" Yun Xi took out a bottle of happy water and handed it to her, not forgetting to sniffle and say: "Chill it... it will taste better."
Li Zixiao took it and released a wisp of cold air from his palm.
"Zixiao!" Yun Xi called her name seriously.
Li Zixiao raised his head, Gu Jing Wubo's eyes looked at her quietly.
Yun Xi said firmly: "From now on, you will never be alone again!"
This is her promise.
There were slight ripples in Li Zixiao's calm eyes. She was silent for a long time and finally nodded.
"I will participate in the battle."
This is her response.
There are white shooting stars streaking across the sky, and a few bright stars are shining brightly, as if they are trying very hard to see clearly the two petite figures on a certain rooftop.
Li Zixiao glanced at Yun Xi's charred meat skewers and handed the meat skewers in his hand over.
Yun Xi bit into most of it.
She frowned slightly.
In fact, a long time ago, Li Zixiao had sealed her heart tightly, escaped from that room after her grandfather died...
She was afraid of approaching everyone and was hostile to everyone, until she met Yun Xi on that school trip...
Only then did she understand.
When a person desperately wants to break into your world, you don’t even have the right to refuse.
Yun Xi was that person. She broke into her world and pulled her out of the abyss, bringing her happiness she had never experienced in her life.