mother of beasts

Li Jia was stunned, took two steps back, avoided his hand, then wiped his face: "In this case, let's go."

After finishing speaking, she was about to walk forward, afraid that the man's hand would touch her face again.

Yingcun chuckled, looked at the back of the boy leaving, and shouted: "Hey! This young master is leaving, the next road, be careful yourself—"

His voice was very loud and bright, with all the special charm of a mature man, but against the windy and bleak background, it seemed a bit intermittent, like a rope that was abruptly cut into several sections.

Li Jia paused, and turned his head to look at the man's eyes with some surprise: "Aren't you going to the imperial capital?"

Shaking his head, Yingcun smiled at him, then waved his hand, and slowly backed away.

Li Jia leaned forward slightly, seeing that he was about to go out in one step, suddenly remembered that he seemed to have no reason to let the man stay, and immediately stood on the spot.

The man didn't speak, and just stepped back step by step until his entire tall body was hidden in the wind and sand.

After looking in the direction where the man left for a long time, Li Jia still couldn't believe that this strange man who had walked so many roads with him just left.

Waving his sleeves, he left gracefully, leaving only a smile.

It wasn't until the wind and sand around him became bigger and bigger that Li Jia began to move his feet and slowly walked up the low hill in front of him.

There is no never-ending banquet in the world, the encounter of any creature is a kind of fate, even leaving is just a path that must be passed through the natural cycle, no matter whether it is a small monster or a cunning eagle, he and them are not together after all. people on the road.

Li Jia walked quickly, and when he remembered that the destination ahead was the destination he had been thinking about for a long time, his legs moved spontaneously as if they were equipped with a machine, and when he felt his legs were a little sore, the imperial capital was already in front of him.

The emperor is very safe, compared to other areas in the doomsday.

And the reason is a transparent protective cover covering the entire capital.

No creature can enter inside without going through the protective cover, and the result of forcibly breaking through is that the entire nerve is crushed by the powerful electric waves on the protective cover, and it becomes food for the greedy beasts lurking near the imperial capital.

Li Jia hesitated for a long time, thinking about how to get in, but inadvertently discovered that this protective cover didn't seem to have much repelling effect on his intrusion.

Tentatively, he lightly touched his fingers, and his slender fingers directly penetrated the barrier of the protective cover, piercing through as if there was nothing.

Is the shield broken?

Li Jia frowned, a little puzzled, but at this moment, a roar came from behind.

"Ow—"

Before he had time to think about anything, Li Jia's first reaction was to run forward and get inside the protective shield.

The facts that happened next proved that the protective cover was not actually broken, but it was very strange and did not hinder Li Jia in the slightest.

I saw that the ferocious beast that rushed up couldn't hold back, and smashed on the protective cover abruptly!

It was too late to let out a whine, and at the same time the huge body of the strange beast hit the protective cover, it seemed that millions of electric currents spread from all around and gathered at the point where the strange beast touched the protective cover.

Then, the super high-voltage current rushed to the body of the strange beast.

Like a luminous collector, the entire body of the strange beast emitted a strong and dazzling golden-white flash, floating motionless in the air, and even the green eyes of the beast widened.

That scene was undoubtedly spectacular and gorgeous.

Li Jia stayed where he was, watching in a daze that the beast that was instantly killed by the electric current was divided and swallowed by other beasts that rushed out from nowhere, the shock in his heart couldn't be more shocking.

In the end, he didn't know how he got out of there, and he walked forward in a daze until some noisy shouting sounded in his ears.

Li Jia looked around and saw the source of the yelling.

It is the market, one of the unique scenes in the imperial capital - the market.

Selling some things in order to obtain meager assets to survive is the only way for those common people to survive in the imperial capital.

The yelling from the mouths of the common people who were selling things came and went, and the noise was very lively.

However, facing all these, Li Jia only felt strangeness and fear in his heart.

Yes, strange and scary!

He thought that when he arrived in the imperial capital, he would feel a little bit of security in his heart, but he didn't expect that his heart would be filled with fear and uneasiness just by being among this complicated group of people.

If he has been away from society for too long, his thoughts and consciousness will indeed change. Now he almost doesn't know how to communicate with normal people.

Numbly moving his steps, he let himself get out of this crowded and noisy place as soon as possible. He walked aimlessly, not knowing where he wanted to go.

After walking for a long time, fewer and fewer people passed by, and the sun that was originally hanging in the sky slowly set, trying to hide everything in the doomsday in the darkness.

Li Jia suddenly collapsed on the ground, shivering and curled up in a small corner beside the deserted street.

It's cold, and I'm the only one around...

There is no longer a meat ball with a warm body in his arms to accompany him to get warm, and there is no man who has dishonest mouth but never let himself suffer. Really, it is cold...

The night wind was still blowing bleakly, and the whole street was completely cold, except for the boy in the corner curled up and trembling.

After a while, a somewhat frivolous voice sounded in Li Jia's ear: "Boy, who are you waiting to accompany you?"

This voice is very familiar...

Li Jia raised his head stiffly, his dark and bewildered pupils met those who came up.

"what--"

The man's scream pierced the silence of the night. After seeing Li Jia's face clearly, the visitor took two steps back trembling and was caught by two other servants behind him. Then he got a little bolder: "You... Are you Xiaojia?"

The man said a name in a panic. For some reason, he looked at the boy on the ground with a little fear.

Hearing the other party say his name, Li Jia slowly came back to his senses, stared at the man's ordinary face for a long time, and then suddenly said: "...Brother, brother?"

Maybe it was because of sitting in the night wind for a long time, Li Jia's throat was a little dry, and his words were soft and hoarse, very astringent.

The boy's voice suddenly rang in his ears. Although it sounded a little hoarse, it was indeed his younger brother's voice.

The man was stunned for several seconds, and finally came back to his senses under Li Jia's blank gaze.

Stepping forward and pulling Li Jia up, the man's warm palms touched those hands with icy touch, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. Somewhat cautiously, he took the boy's hand.

"...Let's go, let's talk when we go home..."

Li Jia remained motionless, silently letting the man whom he called "brother" hold his hand and walked forward, lowering his head without any resistance.

After walking two steps, the man glanced at the two servants beside him. The two were ordered to sneak into a certain path while Li Jia was not paying attention, and disappeared after a while.

The road was very quiet. The man always felt a little awkward holding the boy's hand. The cold feeling came from the slender palm he was holding and spread to his whole body, as if what he was holding was not a little brother, but a dead body. A long dead body.

Thinking of this, the man only felt that the side around him was getting colder. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Li Jia who was following him with his head bowed and silent, and quickened his pace a little.

After finally reaching the door of the house, a group of people suddenly opened the door and rushed up when they arrived.

The man hurriedly let go of his hand, the cold feeling in his palm was gone, and he was inexplicably relieved.

I go home every day, but I have never felt that the road is so long and bleak like this time.

Li Jia felt too weird to him. Even though the original boy was not very talkative, he was still an active and healthy boy. very.

Li Jia, who was surrounded by a group of people as soon as he arrived at the door, was obviously at a loss. Facing a group of so-called "warm and caring" family members, he didn't know how to react at all.

"stop fighting!"

Suddenly, a somewhat calm and hoarse male voice came, and the entire noisy environment suddenly fell silent. A group of people stood obediently in place, with a respectful attitude, making way for the man who slowly came out of the gate.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, Li Jia raised his head and looked at the person who was at a loss.

This is a middle-aged man, ordinary-looking and short, but there is always a shrewd light in those small eyes.

Before Li Jia could react, the middle-aged man had already hugged Li Jia in his arms: "Xiao Jia, you are finally back..."

Being carried so hard that he couldn't breathe, Li Jia struggled a few times, and finally crawled out of the man's arms, bending over and gasping for breath.

Having not seen each other for too long, these so-called relatives seemed to have suddenly become strangers. Just a hug made him feel extremely awkward.

"……Father."

Coughing out the stuffy breath in his heart, Li Jia raised his head and spit out a word softly.

"Hey!"

Hearing Li Jia's voice, Li Ying's eyes turned red, and he responded quickly.

Looking at the people who were stunned aside, Li Ying straightened up the panel and said, "What are you doing here? Didn't you see the young master came back? Prepare something for me!"