Four Lifetimes Dream

On the other side, deep in the bamboo forest, a girl in plain clothes and with a face as pale as paper was struggling forward.

Her steps were unsteady, and she had to hold on to a tree for a while to slow down after each step before she could continue moving forward. She looked very fragile, as if the wind would blow away her in the next second.

"Host, Lingyue Peak must have sent people to look for you. Why don't you take a break?" Hu Hu looked at Li Sheng's difficult and painful appearance and couldn't bear it. She was just like a porcelain doll now. She would be completely shattered with just the slightest touch!

"Luo Country is vast, and it is not easy to find a person. In my current state, even if I meet Hong Ting's people, they may not be able to recognize me. If I persist, I can return to Lingyue Peak in less than two days..."

She didn't have much time left, and if she stayed there and waited for them to come find her, the hope was too slim!

In order to avoid Hong Ting's pursuit, she deliberately chose the most remote path. By the time the people from Lingyue Peak found her, she would probably be dead!

"Host, there seems to be someone in front!" Hearing the movement in front, Hu Hu's voice also became alert.

"..." Li Sheng naturally also heard the noise, but she really didn't expect that Hong Ting's people would be so difficult to deal with. They could find this place in such a remote place in such a short time!

Li Sheng quickly hid behind a big tree, then pulled out the only wooden hairpin on her head and held it tightly in her hand, holding her breath and watching what would happen!

Luo Ci Yan was very anxious at this time, but he had come all the way here but didn't see any trace of his master!

Master is so seriously injured, he shouldn’t have been able to walk far, so why can’t we find him?

Just as he was lost in thought, a crisp "click" sound came from behind a big tree, and he instantly perked up. How could Hong Ting's people come so quickly?

Furthermore, if they were Hong Ting’s men, they shouldn’t be hiding like this, so the people behind the tree should not be Hong Ting’s men.

But who would come to such a remote place? Thinking of this, Luo Ci Yan quickly went around behind the big tree.

He saw a little girl leaning against the back of the tree, holding a wooden hairpin tightly in her hand. When he went around the tree and saw her, she was staring at him vigilantly, like a hedgehog with all its thorns erected!

"Why is it you?!" Luo Ci Yan was a little surprised after seeing the girl's face clearly. He hadn't seen her since the time he met her on the street two or three months ago. Why would she appear in such a place now?

When Li Sheng saw that the person coming was Luo Ci Yan, she immediately felt relieved and loosened her grip on the hairpin. Then, as if all her strength had been drained away, she slowly squatted down against the tree.

Li Sheng was also confused at this time. Didn’t he already leave? Why did he appear here?

"Little girl, why are you here?" Luo Ci Yan walked up to her, squatted down and asked.

"...lost." After hearing the words "little girl", Li Sheng felt even more uncomfortable.

"Little girl, let me ask you something. Have you ever seen a little girl as tall as you wearing a mask?" Luo Ci Yan thought that since she was here, if the master had been here, maybe she had seen the master!

"What do you want to do with her?" Li Sheng asked instead of answering.

So he came here specifically to look for her?

"She is a very important friend of mine, but I lost her!" Luo Ci Yan explained.

"I saw it before I came in here!" Li Sheng said seriously.

"Then did you see which direction she went?" Luo Ci Yan was a little excited when he heard that.

"I don't know... If I saw it, would I still get lost?" Li Sheng muttered softly.

If she had known earlier, she would have said she didn’t see it. If it keeps dragging on like this, she’ll be dead before she even reaches Lingyue Peak.

Although Li Sheng's voice was soft, Luo Ci Yan was a martial artist after all, so he naturally heard what she said.

But he still couldn't understand why she was here and lost her way.

"Come on, I'll take you out!" Luo Ci Yan said as he stood up. No one knew what might be in the forest, and it was too dangerous for a little kid like her to stay here, so he decided to take her out to find her master.

He stretched out his hand to pull Li Sheng up from the ground, but before he touched Li Sheng, she quickly curled herself up into a ball and looked at him with vigilant eyes again.

"Be good, I'm not a bad person!" Luo Ci Yan squatted down again and explained.

"I know you are not a bad person, you are Tanghulu." Li Sheng said sullenly.

What she cared about now was not whether he was a bad guy or not. What she cared about was that Luo Ci Yan had studied medicine and happened to have seen her injuries before. If he touched her pulse and discovered something, then her identity would be exposed!

Given the current situation, it would be better not to reveal her identity.

Otherwise, Luo Ci Yan might become suspicious and think that she was approaching him with a different identity for other purposes, which would be even more troublesome.

In fact, when she met Huan Qian on the street, she had never thought that she would meet Luo Ci Yan in this identity, and let him see her true appearance. Now she didn't know what to tell him.

She originally wanted to complete the mission as Yun Sheng, then take off her mask and find a sparsely populated place to live out her life in this world in peace.

But now, since he has seen her true face, she must not reveal her identity as Yun Sheng, otherwise, things will only become more and more troublesome.

"Candied Haws?" Luo Ci Yan was puzzled. When did he become a Candied Haws?

"You helped me before and bought me Tanghulu. Over the years, I have met many kind people. I don't know their names, so I can only use the things they gave me as their names. You gave me Tanghulu, so naturally I call you Tanghulu!"

Li Sheng did not lie. In modern times, she became an orphan at the age of five. Before she was ten, she had been relying on begging for a living.

So at that time, there were basically few normal names in her mind. All that filled her mind were names like money, silver, one piece, one hundred, and sesame cake.

Although the world has changed now, the habit remains. She thinks this way of naming is good, which is convenient and easy to remember.

"I can't tell you my full name right now, but you can call me Aci."

Given his current situation, just a name is enough to bring disaster to others, so it would be better for him not to tell her his real name. It would not be too late to tell her when he sees her again in the future.

"I think the name Tanghulu suits you better!" Li Sheng said and struggled to get up.

The longer she stayed here, the weaker she would become, so she had to leave quickly.

"You haven't told me your name yet!" Luo Ci Yan felt that it was not a good idea to always call her "little girl", besides, this was the person who had saved his life, how could he not even know her name?

"In this floating life, everyone who comes and goes is just a guest. It's just a name. It doesn't matter whether you know it or not. If we have a chance to meet again next time, I will tell you!"

In fact, Li Sheng knew very well that once they returned to Lingyue Peak, they would never have the chance to meet again.

“……” Seeing that the little girl refused to speak, Luo Ci Yan did not choose to ask more questions.

So, the two of them walked in silence all the way. Luo Ci Yan led her forward while looking around, hoping to find traces of his master, but unfortunately they found nothing along the way.

But the further Li Sheng walked, the heavier her steps became, as if she would fall down at any moment.

"You are injured!" Luo Ci Yan saw that her complexion was even worse than when he just saw her, so he realized that she was injured, and her injury was not light.

"A few days ago, I met an unreasonable nobleman and was beaten by his servants. But I have thick skin and it's not a big deal!" After taking a breath, Li Sheng began to talk nonsense with a calm face.

"How about you come back with me and I will raise you in the future?" Luo Ci Yan really couldn't bear to see her living like this. What if she got beaten up next time?

Although his situation is difficult now, raising a child is not a problem.

"Tanghulu, thank you. You may be able to help me, but you can't help the millions of beggars like me in this world. In the past few years, Luoguo has changed its owner, and wars have broken out in various countries. There are many displaced children. I am just one of them, in the southwest of Luoguo. The children there are younger than me, more pitiful than me, and have a harder life than me. I have the same background as them. It is my blessing to meet kind people, but I also want to give them a home again through my own efforts. So, I can't go with you!"

This time when she came to Luo Country, she seemed to see her former self. The eyes of those children were very similar to her despair back then.

Now Hong Ting is incompetent and has started a war under the pretext of expanding territory, without regard for the safety of the people. How can there be peace under the war?

In addition to the children in the southwest corner, there are many other children in this world who are suffering the same misfortune as them. Luo Ci Yan can hardly take care of himself now, so how many people can he help?

When she returns, she will discuss with Yan Xuyan to see if there is any way to help those children. Even if she cannot protect them for their entire lives, at least they can have a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

But she also knew very well that as long as Hong Ting was still in power, these people would never have a day of peace, and all her current ideas were just stopgap measures.

"Tanghulu, thank you for sending me out. I'm leaving first." Li Sheng turned around and said something to Luo Ci Yan before leaving.