Xiaoque's arm still kept leaning forward, but could no longer move forward even half a minute. It was as if someone had clamped it tightly with iron pliers, hanging there blankly, unable to move.
He looked at the little girl in front of him in astonishment and confusion. Confusion, doubt, confusion...all kinds of negative emotions appeared alternately on Xiao Que's face.
Xiao Que can’t understand!
Why would my little sister protect a strange old man with blood-stained hands like this?
Even risking his own life.
But the little girl in front of him had no fear and looked at Xiao Que. Her eyes were as clear and translucent as black gems.
"Brother, don't kill this old man."
The little girl raised her head and begged word for word, her eyes full of sadness and prayer.
"He is a good person and does not mean any harm."
After hearing this, Xiao Que's eyes suddenly became extremely complicated. He pursed his lips tightly and stared at his sister. After a long time, he finally let go of his hand holding the stick and collapsed weakly on the ground.
Although he didn't know why his sister appeared here and why he stopped him from killing the weird old man, he knew that his sister would never lie. Since his sister said so, she must have her own reasons.
In this case, you might as well listen to what she wants to say.
At this time, the weird old man also came back to his senses. Thinking of his brush with death just now, he kept trembling.
He raised his hand and slapped his chest, forcing himself to calm down, and gasped:
"Girl, I was scared to death. Fortunately you arrived in time."
After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Xiaoque, his face full of confusion and fear and said:
"Little brother!"
"Why do you want to kill me?!"
The old man's reaction at this time was clearly the same as that of ordinary people. How could he be a gangster with blood on his hands?
Could it be that I misunderstood this old man?
But how could an ordinary person hold a blood-stained kitchen knife and murmur something incomprehensible like "I'm waiting for you"?
Xiao Que had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he remained silent, just looking at his little sister quietly, waiting for her answer.
But at this time, the surging emotions in the little girl's heart could no longer be controlled.
She cried and twitched, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end no words came out.
After a while, the little girl's crying gradually subsided. Then, she slowly raised her head, looked at her brother, shook her head gently, and said with a sigh,
"elder brother!"
"It was this old man who saved me."
Xiaoque's heart contracted hard when he heard this, his breathing became rapid, he stared at the girl with burning eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Now I just want to know what's going on."
Perhaps realizing that his tone was a bit irritable, Xiao Que took another deep breath, suppressed the fluctuations in his heart, tried his best to make his tone gentle, and asked softly:
"Little sister, what happened after I left?"
The little girl looked at her brother, her eyes were red, her mouth was trembling slightly, and she said as if she mustered up her courage:
"Brother, after you left that day, an old man came with a group of homeless people and wanted to steal our food. We were unable to resist, but..."
At the end of the sentence, the little girl could no longer speak at all. She could only sob and huddled on the ground.
At this time, Xiao Que also guessed something. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, snorted in a low voice, then stood up suddenly, pulled the little girl into his arms, and comforted:
"Silly girl, don't cry, brother is here."
His words did not bring any comfort to the little girl. On the contrary, she cried harder, as if she had found support, and buried her little head in his chest, unwilling to look at the outside world again, perhaps because she was afraid of seeing him again.
to those thugs.
At this time, the old man next to him also said with a guilty face:
"Little brother, it's my fault for this. I didn't stop that evil beast, which resulted in a tragic disaster. Alas... I'm so sorry."
He sighed deeply and then said:
"My companion, after accepting the food from the little brother, became malicious and followed him all the way. When he saw the little brother returning empty-handed, he guessed that the food was left at the little sister's house. After that, he gathered a group of desperadoes.
Attempting to seize food."
Speaking of this, he said with pain on his face:
"I thought that evil beast wouldn't be so bold, but I didn't expect that he doesn't even care about human ethics!"
"When I arrived, it was already too late. I could only rescue my sister with a knife, while the other children also fled in all directions and disappeared without a trace. I was really powerless!"
The old man became more and more excited as he spoke, and even his cloudy eyes shone brightly, as if he was trapped in extremely painful memories.
After hearing this, Xiaoque finally understood the current situation.
The two old men Xiao Que rescued had different opinions.
One person was greedy and led a group of desperadoes to plunder. The other person had kind thoughts and protected his little sister, silently waiting for his return.
And the old man in front of him is the one with good intentions.
"Well......"
Xiao Que was about to say something, but he looked at the old man's right hand, which was covered with strips of cloth and stained with blood. They were traces of fighting with the gangsters. How could he blame this elderly man?
Moreover, this time he was indeed reckless and impulsive. If the old man hadn't risked his life to protect his little sister, Xiao Que couldn't even imagine what the consequences would have been!
"Old man, please sit down for a while."
Xiao Que's heart softened. He patted the old man's back and said comfortingly:
"What happened today is because the younger generation was too careless, which led to the murder. Old man, you don't have to worry too much, I will never let them go."
Hearing this, the old man nodded heavily.
"My little brother is kindhearted and I admire him."
Then, he limped to the wooden bench next to Xiao Que and sat down, while Xiao Que squatted down and re-bandaged the old man's blood-soaked wound.
Xiaoque is already very skilled at doing this kind of thing, and he can do it almost easily. In his more than ten years of wandering life, he has bandaged countless wounds of all sizes, so he bandages them very quickly.
Not long after, the originally hideous wound was bandaged again. Although it looked horrible, it was much better, and there was no trace of blood seeping out anymore.
After doing all this, Xiao Que stood up.
"Old man, your wound needs to be taken care of. Do not touch the water. Otherwise, if the wound becomes infected, it will be life-threatening."
Xiao Que warned.
The girl who had been sitting silently next to her spoke now and said:
"Grandpa, you'd better go back to your house and rest. It's enough for me to take care of my brother here."
After listening to what the two people said, the old man limped towards the door without being pretentious. When he was about to go out, he suddenly turned around and said seriously to Xiao Que and the little girl:
"Little brother, you don't have to worry about those children."
"Although the thieves are crazy, the children have already escaped, and the only losses are food. I think they should hide for the time being."
After hearing these words, Xiao Que felt relieved, but he still asked with some worry:
"Old man, do you know where the children have gone?"
After hearing Xiao Que's inquiry, the old man showed a kind smile on his face and said:
"Don't worry, little brother, those little devils are very smart and you won't be hungry."
After speaking, the old man smiled and added:
"If you are lucky, you may even be adopted by Duke Xuande."
"Mr. Xuande?!"
Xiao Que couldn't believe his ears and thought he was hearing hallucinations, so he asked again:
"Old man, were you talking about Mr. Xuande just now?"