flower and big devil

Three minutes later, Luo Xiu stood in front of the bouquet of wild flowers.

He raised his head and looked at the window of his room, and found that he couldn't see anyone standing by the window from his angle.After pausing for a moment, the black-haired young man bent down and gently picked up the bouquet of white wild flowers. At this moment, a cold wind mixed with the breath of ice and snow blew by. He sucked his reddened nose, and then He put the bouquet of wild flowers under the tip of his nose.

It was a very light, very light fragrance.

But the smell is very special, like a mixture of roses and tuberose. The strong scent of tuberose is diluted by the smell of roses, and it becomes a kind of smell as long as there are not many of these flowers gathered together or a single bunch of flowers is close. There is a faint fragrance, but once you smell this smell, it is hard to forget——Thinking of this, Luo Xiu suddenly frowned, always feeling that he seemed to have overlooked something important.

And at this moment, Luo Xiu heard someone calling him—because he hadn't heard the name "Luo Xiu" from his own mouth for a long time, and the black-haired young man didn't realize it was calling him for a long time. , until he turned his head and saw a group of children who had just run away standing not far away, headed by Amy who was smiling happily wearing a gorgeous big hat, and greeted him cheerfully, he remembered that yesterday When the old nanny in the orphanage asked him what his name was, he blurted out the name "Luo Xiu" almost without thinking.

It's not that he still resents the name "Alice"—in fact, he's almost used to it.

It's just that he felt that if he told these old and weak women and children that his name was "Alice" at this time, the expressions on their faces would be very exciting, and this was not what Luo Xiu wanted to see.

Luo Xiu put the wild flowers in his hand into the pocket of his coat. When he came to the children, a little boy in the crowd suddenly let out a scream of surprise, and then he raised his hand and pointed to the ashes. The misty sky said, "Look, it's snowing!"

All the people, including Luo Xiu, raised their heads to look at the sky. As expected, they saw little snowflakes falling quietly and slowly from the sky... Luo Xiu blinked in surprise, because Just yesterday, the temperature in this strange world was still at a spring-like temperature, and although he vaguely felt that the weather was turning cold last night, he didn't expect it to be so cold that it was snowing today!

It's a very strange world.

It's as if everything is running its own rules according to the laws stipulated in some fairy tales.

For example, in most fairy tales, the protagonist must be in a world where birds are singing and flowers are fragrant, so Luo Xiu came to such a world full of vitality and various strange plants.

For example, in most fairy tales, the protagonist must foresee some people with eccentric personalities and unique shapes. Therefore, Luo Xiu met a pigeon wearing a vest, a squirrel who can cook, a violent bear who only eats afternoon tea, and a person with a unique personality. The eccentric Duke of Darkness and Mr. Caterpillar, a little yellow text writer.

For example, in most fairy tales, Christmas must be a snowy night with fluttering snow, so now it is really snowing in the sky.

At this moment, Luo Xiu suddenly felt that the fairyland he was in seemed to be more than a simple "dream belonging to Luo Xiu". What he saw, experienced, and encountered seemed to be created by a moody and full of purpose. Sexual people are manipulating it at will... Ah, this idea is very consistent with Alicia's statement. In fact, Luo Xiu almost never said her so-called "you are participating in a game that cannot be waived unless you die." "Threats like this are taken to heart.

But now, Luo Xiu only felt the cold air continuously rushing towards his neck.

The black-haired young man couldn't help but frowned uncomfortablely, and at this moment, looking at the young "Mr" who was frowning and seemed to be thinking about something, Amy, who was standing in front of Luo Xiu, stretched out her hand and pressed herself The brim of his hat, and then took the initiative to stretch out his hand, pulling the sleeve of the black-haired young man: "Sir, shall we go unwrap the present?"

Amy's suggestion was supported by all the children except Luo Xiu.

Although Luo Xiu was upset at the moment, he followed the children of the orphanage obediently to the hall—it was a spacious and ancient banquet hall, and there was a huge Christmas tree in the center of the hall—very It's hard to imagine that an orphanage that needs donations from others to maintain its life would have such a huge Christmas tree. Even in the real world, a Christmas tree of this scale would probably cost at least five thousand dollars. It is a decoration that only large shopping malls would use. .

There are colorful gift boxes piled up under the newly decorated Christmas tree—they are not decorations, in fact, each box seems to be heavily filled with presents, and when Luo Xiu and the others walked in, the old mother was putting the last one The gift box was placed under the Christmas tree from the trolley, and seeing them push the door in, the old mammy seemed to be infected by the cheerful atmosphere and laughed: "Your eyes seem to be able to see through this wall, and your ears can see through the wall." It seems that I can hear the sound of me placing gifts, well, I just know that you can't wait, come and take your presents, and see what Mr. Hatter has given you this year."

As soon as the old mammy finished speaking, the children immediately made cheerful voices, and like a flock of birds, they scattered from the black-haired young man and rushed to the tree, excitedly looking for the gift box with their own name in the pile of gift boxes. The gift of the Christmas card——soon, amidst the unwrapping of presents and joyful cries of surprise, all the gift boxes under the tree were snatched up... Some children got a few thick books Books, some got a beautiful doll or plush bear, some got electric toy trucks, and some even got a delicate hairpin...

It seemed that every child got what they wanted.

Luo Xiu frowned, the feeling that something was wrong came to his heart again.

However, before he had time to think about it, he suddenly heard someone calling him beside him.

Luo Xiu lowered his head and looked at Amy, who had been standing beside him without moving. The latter seemed to sense his doubtful eyes, smiled brightly at him, and at the same time stretched out his hand to press the brim of his hat: " Merry Christmas, sir."

"Merry Christmas, Amy." Luo Xiu said with a smile, "Aren't you going to get your present?"

"Oh, you can see that there is nothing under the tree. According to the custom, the gifts under the Christmas tree are only for children other than the 'lucky bird', and in fact I have already got my most wanted gift, sir. Before that, I never knew I could look so much like an able-bodied kid in the mirror."

"You expected this?" Luo Xiu asked softly.

"Yes," said Amy, smiling quietly, nodding her head, "I'm sorry I turned you down for that, but if Mr. People who leave leave—and you seem like a really nice guy."

"........."

Uh.

There are no Christmas cards, and it seems like a good idea to use a good person card instead.

Luo Xiu calmly accepted this good person card from the little girl.

"However, my good friend Windsor and I have already made an agreement, and I promised her to meet her again in the outside world."

"Windsor?"

"Yes, that good friend of mine who told me about The Caged Bird and Alice - oh, actually, I almost feel like she's a blood sister or sister of mine." Amy Laughed, "I used to imagine that if I was healthy, maybe my parents would not abandon me, maybe I could have a complete and warm family——now my request has become very humble, so humble that even There is a cover I too feel the world is suddenly filled with light, the appearance of Windsor is probably the first ray of light in my life - and now, I feel that I am about to have the whole sun, sir, Mr. Hatter said he will cure me , let me look as beautiful as a flower even if I don’t wear a hat, just like the gift that I promised us every year will definitely be delivered, Mr. Hatter will definitely do what Mr. Hatter said, are you right?”

Hearing that soft voice with a distinctly childlike voice ringing in his ears, the words were full of anticipation and yearning, making it difficult for Luo Xiu to say anything in denial, even though now he thinks the whole thing Full of doubts, the so-called Hatter doesn't seem to be trustworthy. However, when he lowered his head and looked at Amy's bright pupils full of expectations for the future, he still spoke loudly Swallowed back into the stomach.

Children are indeed the most amazing existence in the world.

You can despise them for being noisy, despising them for being unreasonable and unreasonable, or despising them for being unreasonable little devils when they do bad things.

but.

When they decide to stand in front of you like an angel, no matter what he looks like, he is a sacred and inviolable little angel-making anyone can't help but want to put all the dark sides of this world. Hide behind your own back, don't let them see, don't let them hear.

So at this moment, the black-haired young man nodded numbly, and he heard himself lying in a voice full of false enthusiasm: "Yes, Amy, you are as beautiful as a flower." When Luo Xiu finished saying this In other words, when he saw the little girl in front of him showing a bright smile because of his lies, for a moment, Luo Xiu felt that he was probably the reincarnation of a demon—or the worst person known to exist in this world today.

Amy probably didn't know that her smile made Luo Xiu spend the most restless Christmas ever.

In the afternoon, Mr. Hatter came to the Christmas dinner as promised. It was still the gorgeous golden carriage, but the hat on the head of the guy who got off the carriage today was changed from "Black Dragon" to a Christmas-colored elk hat, red The satin wraps around the entire body of the hat. There are a few green needles on the brim of the hat, and a bell made of gold hangs on the left brim of the hat. When the hatter walks around, the bell will jingle and ring crisply... …Besides, the most striking thing is the pair of exaggerated, high-rising male elk antlers on both sides of the hat body, and the hatter is wearing a pair of tasteful and funny boots that look like elk hooves.

Surrounded by children, the young hatter is suave and considerate.

Luo Xiu watched from the side, feeling nauseous all the time.

But the lonely thing is that there is no one around him who can give him a little empathy-until the evening when the dinner party is about to start, his teammates appear mysteriously.

"Where did it go?"

When the door was pushed open, the black-haired young man was leaning against the wall by the door with folded arms and looked at the red-haired hatter sitting gracefully by the burning fireplace drinking tea not far away, without raising his eyelids. asked.

"Go out and play, I will suffocate if I don't go out for a day." The little girl in the red cloak rolled her eyes, patted the snowflakes off her shoulders, and placed the basket full of wild flowers at Luo Xiu's feet, carrying At the beginning, she seemed to feel Luo Xiu's gaze, so she followed his gaze, and saw the hatter as well—then, Ladoni's face became the same paralyzed face as the black-haired young man beside her. , "Why is the Hatter here again?"

"How do I know," Luo Xiu said, "the feet are on his body, and if he wants to come, I can still block him at the gate?"

"That little bitch Amy must be so happy."

"Tsk tsk, can you speak without multiplying your age by ten times?" Luo Xiu clicked his tongue, "Woman, your name is jealousy."

Then, unsurprisingly, he got a flying kick from Ladoni on the knee as this year's Christmas present.

The Christmas dinner that day did not last long, because after all, it was all the old people and children, and they all belonged to the early bed group. After the early meal, the hatter announced that he would come to take Amy away tomorrow morning. After the children's applause and Under the eyes of envy, Amy lowered her head deeply and hid her entire face under the shadow of the brim of her hat. Only from her slightly trembling body can one guess how happy she is at this moment.

After dinner, the children were all rushed to wash up, and the hatter also boarded his golden carriage and left... Luo Xiu stood at the gate of the orphanage watching the carriage slowly disappearing into the heavy snow, his gaze was lifted from the ground by the wheels. Sweeping across the wheel marks that were rolled out, there is not much emotion to be seen.

And at this moment, a red figure quietly appeared beside him.

Ladoni pulled the cloak on her body: "I think I guessed what you were going to do."

Luo Xiu thought for a while and asked, "Ladoni, you should be quite familiar with this town?"

Ladoni curled her lips: "Family."

Luo Xiu: "So you know where the Hatter's home is."

Ladoni: "The wheel has already told you."

Luo Xiu: "Do you also know that there must be a secret passage in the courtyard of his house that people can only enter and exit without being discovered?"

Ladoni: "..."

Luo Xiu: "You must know."

"Yes, yes, I know! But I call that thing a dog hole—" Ladoni rolled her eyes impatiently, "Do what you want to do tonight, and after tonight, do nothing That's too late."

"..." After a moment of silence, Luo Xiu said calmly, "Lead the way."

……

The snow never stopped on this road. The whole day's heavy snow accumulated a thick layer of snow on the road that hadn't been cleaned in time. Luo Xiu followed the car with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and against the strong wind. It took about an hour to get to the gate of the hatter's yard—and before that, he had already greeted Mr. Mad Hatter kindly to eighteen generations of his ancestors.

The Hatter's House is a huge courtyard, not so much a place for people to live in, its cold exterior looks more like the laboratory of some crazy (and rich) scientist - even if it is covered by white snow That said, the resplendent and resplendent courtyard railings and the gate inlaid with probably the largest gemstones Luo Xiu has ever seen still give people a gloomy and uncomfortable feeling.

Ladoni led Luo Xiu to the backyard, and after turning around, they stopped in front of a dense bush. Ladoni pulled the bush away, and then Luo Xiu saw a real Something similar to a "dog hole" appeared in front of him—the bad news was that it was really a dog hole, and the good news was that it seemed to be a dog hole for a large dog.

He can drill through without using bone shrinking skills.

It was a bit difficult to accept psychologically - but Luo Xiu's specialty is to accept the morals that can be dropped at will - so he didn't struggle much and got in behind Ladoni's ass.

The dog hole was facing the entrance gate of the basement of the hatter's house. Luo Xiu followed behind Ladoni, watching her footsteps become slower and more hesitant, and the wind blew that small voice into a precarious look. She was about to be blown up like a kite... until she came to the door with a huge metal lock, the little girl paused for about five seconds and put her hand on the doorknob .

Just when she seemed to make up her mind to open the door, the black-haired young man standing behind her suddenly grabbed her wrist—Ladoni seemed to be greatly frightened, She suddenly turned her head to look at Luo Xiu, just this short time allowed Luo Xiu to see her pale face in time.

"What are you doing?" Ladoni asked angrily.

"Ask you a question." Luo Xiu said.

"Ask, you have a lot of things to do - ask now if you don't ask sooner or later!" Ladoni said angrily in a low voice.

"Oh," the black-haired young man replied blankly, "I just want to ask, is your full name Windsor Ladoni, or Ladoni Windsor?"

"..."

"The good friend that Amy mentioned is you."

"..."

"You don't want Amy to be picked up by the Hatter not because you're jealous, but because you want to protect her, don't you want her to be picked up by the Hatter? ——Although you try to act like it, I'm still better than you After eating more than ten years of salt, in order to be responsible to the farmer uncle, I still have to have this IQ."

"..." Ladoni was silent for a while, then suddenly raised her hand, brushed her hair that was blown by the wind, and asked in a calm voice with no expression on her face, "How do you know that?" ?”

"There are too many doubts. For example, you always appear when it is almost at night. For example, I don't think I will find out when there are humans approaching behind me, even if I am wandering at that time. For example, I find that no children seem to live in the house. The basement of the orphanage, finally, I misunderstood one more important point, it seems that it is difficult for a child like Amy to achieve such a high level of 'ignore you because I despise you', she ignores you, just because she can't see you. .”

Ladoni raised the corners of her lips and showed a mocking smile: "Well said, continue?"

"Ladoni, you are already dead."

In the reflection of Bai Xue's fluorescence, the black-haired young man looked down at the pale, bloodless face of the little girl in front of him—for a long time, a strange-looking smile appeared on that face.

"It's really simple and rude, poor ghost." Ladoni chuckled lightly, "You should really read the book "The Art of Language", otherwise you will offend many people."

"That also has to be a human being."

"Really vicious."

"You fooled me around, and you still want me to be tender?—The only thing I can't figure out now is those white wild flowers, which appeared on you and Amy, and I just remembered, I It seems that after seeing the Hatter in close contact with him for the first time, he also smelled that smell on him." Luo Xiu frowned, "What's going on?"

"Want to know?"

"Want to know."

"That's all right, you'll find out soon enough, that's what we're doing tonight."

Ladoni shrugged. This time, she seemed to have exerted the maximum power of the "inhuman" without any need to hide anything. She stretched out her hand and easily twisted the heavy metal lock that looked twice as big as her fist. Duo pulled it off, then stretched out his hand, and suddenly pushed the tightly closed door open.