Light Dance Jiajing

They arrived at Pengze County that day. At night, the old man disappeared and it was completely dark. The suburbs where they lived were sparsely populated. The lights in several small shops around the inn had been turned off long ago. There were few people on the deserted street. Suddenly, a black shadow rushed past and headed straight for the inn. Behind it were several other figures, also very fast, chasing this man without losing the upper hand. Those who followed Zai Ji were no ordinary people. As soon as they approached the inn, Li San brought several good fighters and started fighting with them, regardless of whether the ones running in front and those chasing behind were the same group. Their mission was to protect Zai Ji. If anything happened to Zai Ji, they would all die. The people behind obviously did not expect that such a small inn could hide so many masters. At first, they only thought that these people were that person's accomplices, but after fighting for a while, they finally found that something was wrong. The man in black they were chasing was also trying his best to fight these people, and the fight was a mess.

Meng'er had been woken up early. Seeing that everyone was rushing outside to fight, she seized the opportunity and pulled up Zaihou, who was half asleep, and ran out in a hurry with some personal belongings. These people were fighting fiercely, and Zai Ji was protected in the room, but Meng'er actually ran out. She dragged Zaihou and ran for her life, completely unable to tell the directions, and just kept running as far as possible. They went into alleys and were completely lost. Meng'er could only grope their way along by feeling. The two children held hands tightly, with only half a moonlight above their heads to illuminate. Just as she and Zaihou were running out of breath, there was a noise behind them, and in a moment they were He saw a dark shadow rushing over. The man was very fast, but he couldn't suppress his panting. It was obvious that he was very tired. He didn't expect to meet two children in this dark and narrow alley in the middle of the night. He ran around here and there, and finally got rid of the people chasing him, so that those people couldn't tell his location for a while, and they hadn't caught up with him yet. He didn't want to let the two children ruin the things. Without thinking too much, he suddenly made a move, grabbed Mei'er and Zaihou in each hand, jumped up and flipped over the wall of the next courtyard. Before Mei'er could scream subconsciously, she felt her body go numb and couldn't move. She opened her mouth but couldn't make a sound.

This was a three-courtyard house, not as big as those of the wealthy, but better than those of the lower classes. They were a relatively well-off family. The man in black regulated his breathing and took Mei'er and Zaihou to hide in a room filled with junk. Mei'er was still unable to move, and the man ignored them and sat in meditation. By dawn, he had recovered his spirit. When he opened his eyes, he saw the two children sleeping soundly in a mess. Mei'er and Zaihou were really tired, and waves of sleepiness came over them. They didn't care about their fear, and fell asleep because they couldn't lift their eyelids.

The man in black looked at the two children and felt helpless. It was now bright outside and he had to wait until dark before leaving. He couldn't throw the two children out now, but it was not easy for him to hide in such a small place alone. Now there were two more burdens. Besides, he might starve for a day hiding here, but what about the two children?

He was just feeling worried when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from far away outside. The man in black was startled and quickly grabbed the two children and quickly hid behind a row of broken wooden frames in the corner. A moment later, he saw a little girl pushing the door in. Fortunately, she did not go in. She just took a basket from the cabinet beside the door and went out. When the door was closed again, the man in black breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and saw Meng'er looking at him with her big eyes blinking. The girl had a pair of very bright eyes. She looked at him with alertness and a bit of curiosity. Her little brows were slightly wrinkled, but she didn't look very afraid of him. The boy looked timid and shrank into the girl's arms, and the girl hugged him even tighter, as if protecting a little lamb.

The man in black made a silent gesture with his fingers, and Meng'er nodded. The man untied their acupuncture points. Meng'er should be thankful that they did not meet a bad person. The man in black felt guilty for kidnapping a child. He had no experience in coaxing children. After hesitating for a while, he managed to force a smile and coaxed: "Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person. I will take you out when it gets dark."

Zaihou said weakly: "I'm hungry."

The man in black had a frown on his forehead. How could he steal food in broad daylight? In fact, he was also hungry. He had exhausted all his energy after a night of drinking. He was even hungrier than them. But he could endure it, but what about the two children?

Mei'er rubbed Zaihou's little head and said softly, "Be patient, we will have food to eat when we go out later." Zaihou listened to Mei'er very much. Although he was hungry and thirsty, he nodded and said nothing more.

Seeing how obedient Zaihou was, and seeing that they looked somewhat alike, the man in black asked Meng'er, "Are you brother and sister?" Meng'er nodded, and the man in black asked again, "Why are you outside with your brother at four o'clock in the morning?"

Meng'er didn't want to answer him, so she asked back: "You are dressed like this, are you a hero? Are you hiding here because someone is chasing you?"

The man in black nodded, but he didn't want to explain more to Meng'er. He thought a child didn't know much. But Meng'er continued to ask: "Is it the enemy who is chasing you? Tell me about it. I have only read about it in books."

The man in black saw that Mei'er was staring with curious eyes, with an expression that she wanted to listen to a story. In fact, he had no patience to tell stories to children, but since he had kidnapped other people's children and the two children were not crying or making a fuss, he couldn't ignore them, so he said perfunctorily: "The world is dangerous, how can you understand it as a child? We are in gangs, and having a few enemies is nothing." After a few words, he still didn't want to talk more and stopped talking, but Mei'er didn't let him go and asked: "Then what?"

The man in black shook his head and said, "Adult matters are not as simple as children listening to stories. You won't understand even if I tell you."

Meng'er frowned. She really wanted to know the background of this man. Would it be easy for her to escape with Zaihou? But where could they go after escaping? With Zaiji's strength, he would probably catch them back soon. Meng'er instinctively knew that the man in black in front of her was not a bad guy. That was enough. Since she had no other choice, she would just stick to him for now.