Pokemon Sato

The wrinkled insteps were bare, walking slowly in the morning light.

It was still a bit cold at the beginning of spring. The cold floor tiles made the old man walking barefoot unconscious. He only had a white singlet and trousers stained with blood. His right hand was wrapped in a bandage. His face was expressionless, and there was sadness in his brows. The old man lowered his head and mumbled incomprehensible syllables in the air.

People were coming and going on the street, but no one paid attention to such a beggar. They just covered their mouths and noses because they couldn't stand the smell of blood on his body. In the past, people from the street department had come to drive him away, but today no one came.

"That man looks familiar..."

"...Why do beggars start to appear here...What do people from the street department do for food?"

Someone wanted to go up, walked a few steps and frowned, then stepped back, glanced at the old man walking aimlessly in the middle of the street, and immediately turned around and left.The pointing and talking behind his back made the walking figure faintly tremble, and his head lowered even lower. While walking, he found an alley with few people, sat down against the wall, and let out a cry.

Vendors walking in the streets passed by and looked at him strangely. Some sneered and spat. Some stopped. Maybe they saw an old man crying alone, and they were also a little sad. They just lost something. before.

Snapped--

A piece of pancake that was almost finished fell not far from the old man's feet.Cai Jing choked with sobs. When he saw the small piece of pancake at his feet, he stopped crying and stretched out his only intact palm tremblingly.

The old man has not had a drop of water for a day.

...

Outside the streets and alleys, among the crowds, someone was about to go over and take away the incomplete pancake. Liu Jin grabbed the shoulder of the person next to him and shook his finger, "...You don't need to go."

He nodded and looked over. Opposite his sight, in the dark corner of the street, a figure came out and grabbed the small piece of pancake on the ground. The old man rushed over with eyes. He was in ragged clothes, with messy hair, and was all over his body. The beggar, who stinked with dirt, kicked the approaching figure away fiercely, opened his mouth, took the cake into his mouth, and swallowed it.

Then he glared fiercely at the old man who was lying on the ground, turned around, hid in a dark corner and lay down, scratching at lice, as if waiting for the night to come.

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

On the ground, Cai Jing was sobbing hoarsely, wrapping her fingerless palms and patting the ground. Blood seeped out of the bandage and flowed on the ground. Her body curled up and rolled, and she cried heartbreakingly.

Outside the alley, Liu Jin narrowed his eyes as he watched this scene: "Right Prime Minister... Today, the Right Prime Minister has fallen to the point where even beggars can be bullied, tsk tsk..."

The deputy nodded and sneered disdainfully: "It's not good to offend anyone but the governor. Our governor's wife is such a good person. I'm waiting outside to kill animals, but these literati are behind the scenes, and the wife has disappeared. , if it were me, I would definitely have skin cramps."

"You? Huh... mind yourselves. Forget it, don't talk about this old guy. Keep an eye on it. Our family is going to have a meal. Don't let this guy eat anything. The governor said he will starve to death. , you can’t die on anything else.”

"Don't worry, Mr. Baihu, the brothers are still aware of things."

Liu Jin nodded and took a few fans to a nearby restaurant.The deputy beckoned, "Everyone, spread out. Someone will come to take over the job later. Just keep an eye on it. Let's go to the teahouse and have a glass of water. It's convenient."

"Yes!" The subordinates handed over their hands.

.......

Jinliang Bridge, the other side of the street.

What happened in the dark corner went unnoticed on the street full of morning light. On the second floor of the tea shop opposite, Cai Xiu, one of the old man's sons, was clutching the tea cup. Opposite him was a woman wearing a Red flowers, a red blouse with the hem of the skirt hanging on the instep, a frown on her delicate face, adding a little sadness.

However, the man opposite her had no intention of admiring it.

"My father...he...how can those eunuchs in Dongchang do things like this...it's too much to bully others."

In anger, Cai Xiu's voice was a little loud, causing several people sitting next to him to look over. The woman sitting across from him kicked his feet and lowered her voice: "Seventh Master, be careful... That day Dongchang entered the house. Arrest, when my husband and I heard the news, it was already too late, so we immediately escaped from the backyard and came to look for you, lest you be captured by the eunuchs of Dongchang. Now that Prime Minister Cai is surrounded by Dongchang's followers, he must be there if he goes up. If you fall into the opponent's trap, several of Prime Minister Cai's disciples have been captured before you."

"Then what can I do?" Cai Xiu put down the tea cup with his teeth cracking, and lowered his head with tears, not daring to look at the desolate figure in the alley, "My Cai family is full...it's over!"

The glorious Cai Jing fell suddenly. No one could have predicted this. Even before many people could react, things had become unshakable.

It makes people stunned and frightened.

While the other party was talking, the Red Flower Ghost Mother kept looking at the crying figure in front of her, showing an expression of boredom, but a smile appeared on her face: "Seventh Master shouldn't be so depressed, as long as Cai Xiang still has descendants. Now, there will always be a day of vindication, and my husband knows a secret of Dongchang. As long as you can go out and raise your arms, the righteous people in the world will naturally seek justice for the lives of hundreds of people in the Cai family."

"What secret?" Cai Xiu raised his head fiercely.

"Let's talk about leaving the city. Today the new emperor ascends the throne and the Jurchens have retreated. The city gate will be opened for three hours. It is the time to escape from Bianliang."

"Okay! I leave Cai Xiu's family and life to the two of you. In the future, I can bring justice to Cai Mansion, and Xiu will repay you two with the position of enshrinement in the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Aunt Gongsun nodded with a smile on her face.He and Cai Xiu walked out of the teahouse and quietly disappeared through the back door, then walked into the street leading to the west gate.

Not long after, near Xinzheng Gate, a large number of merchants and people who were leaving the city were waiting for the city gate to open. Aunt Gongsun changed into an ordinary woman's attire, washed off the brilliance, and hid behind Cai Xiu, who also changed clothes. in the crowd.

"Where is Mr. Jin? Why can't I see him?"

"My husband is nearby. Because his face is a little disfigured and he is wearing silk, he can be easily recognized. He should be hiding under one of the carriages right now."

"I see... Xiu is worrying too much."

The morning light rises, and the golden color spreads over the city.

From the direction of the imperial city, the sound of bells came.

"Open the city gate -" On the city tower, the messenger shouted to the soldiers below after receiving the general.

The soldiers holding long swords stopped the crowd who were about to move and maintained order. The heavy city gate opened the thick bolt and made a clicking sound. Under the hard push of the sergeant, it slowly opened.

"Those who are entering and exiting the city... listen carefully. Bandits have sneaked into the city recently and they want to interrogate you!" The sergeant guarding the door exclaimed and emphasized for a moment.

Suddenly, in the team leaving the city, a female voice shouted: "There are rebels here, Cai Xiu from the Cai family is here -"

In the crowd, Cai Xiu stared at the woman beside him who made a sound with wide eyes. He pointed at her with trembling hands, "You, you... you... are vicious..." The moment he said these words, Dozens of soldiers from the other side of the city gate rushed over following the sound, and the crowded crowd suddenly became confused.

The woman immediately called a carriage and took advantage of the chaos to rush out of the city gate. More merchants and people rushed out behind her, separating the chaos from the attack of another team that wanted to enter the city.

In the chaotic scene, a woman was hit by a figure walking out quickly.

The man next to her immediately rushed up to support her, "Master... are you okay? Are you injured anywhere?"

The woman shook her head and looked at the towering city gate tower, suddenly showing a hint of inexplicable timidity, "I don't know... Yi'er still recognizes my mother... Master is a little afraid to go in."

Master Li showed a sad face.