lifelong slavery

"If there is no order from the master, all the shadow guards in the mansion will follow my command. If I die in battle, the second child will command, and so on. Do you understand?" Zhao Da Nian, who came to pick him up, was about 34 or [-] years old, and said at once said this.

Wei Twelve was not surprised, he just bowed and said, "Yes."

"There are one hundred and three shadow guards in the castle, and most of them live scattered in various places. Only 12 of us black-clothed shadow guards live together. Each of them is responsible for a shadow guard in the castle. Four, six, seven, eight They are all taken in the branch hall, and they can’t come back recently. The second and third are busy in the Anxi factory, and the fifth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh are on duty to protect the master today. When they come back, I will introduce you to each other .” Zhao Da said while walking.

"Yes."

"You share the same room with the shadow guard with the prefix 'two', and he can do the chores at hand. I have already ordered him to fetch some basic clothes and supplies for you. If there is not enough, just ask him to get them."

Wei Twelve's footsteps stopped.

Zhao Tianran understood, looking back at him: "Twelve men in black were originally the elite of the shadow guards, and they were also dead soldiers with the prefix "one" in the dark west factory. Status, seniority and inferiority have their own rules, you don’t need to question too much.”

"Yes." Wei Twelve replied.

Said it was because the black-clothed shadow guards were considered more noble among the shadow guards, but Mo Ruo said that from top to bottom they were not completely at ease with this group of shadow guards.Wei Shishi was very clear in his heart, and silently followed Zhao Da forward.

"Because of the rotation on weekdays, there is no rush to join in the factory. If you are bored, you can also ask for leave and go out for a walk, and the castle will pay you." After walking for a while, Zhao Da said again.

"Yes."

"Drinking flower wine and visiting brothels are also fine," Zhao Da added.

"……Yes."

After walking for a short time, they turned into a quiet small courtyard. The four sides of the courtyard were neatly divided into twelve rooms, with a main room in the middle.The whole form a "back" shape.The sun was shining brightly, and it shone from the eaves of the two-storey house inside and outside, but it became pale and pale. In addition, the courtyard was obviously occupied by people, but it was an unpopular scene, and the courtyard appeared strangely. There is a ghostly spirit that seeps through people.

"This place is not quite the same as when we were in the factory." Zhao Da finally said, "You will know later."

"Yes."

"Finally, if it's not important, keep as little contact as possible with other brothers on weekdays." Zhao Dao said. "Swords are ruthless, and when you lose someone one day, you won't be sad and cry because of the original friendship."

Wei Twelve listened, thinking of Si Qi, he paused for breath and said: "Yes..."

The endless conversation between the two of them stopped in front of a room door.

"This is your room." Zhao Da turned around and left after speaking.

Wei Twelve saw a sign hanging on the door of the room, with three big characters "Wei Twelve" written on it with a cinnabar pen.He opened the door and went in. The inside was very long, with a big bed inside and a small couch outside. The mattress on the couch seemed to have been used, so it should be the shadow guard with the prefix "二" mentioned earlier.

There is a set of black clothes on the big bed inside, and two sets of thin clothes in the cabinet. There are basically no windows in the house, and the only window is still very small, on the innermost wall.

Wei Twelve's face was pale, and he couldn't see any emotion. He walked in, closed the door, carefully checked the supplies in the house, and made sure that it was safe. He just lay down on the bed and didn't care about the severe pain in the wound on his back.

Thinking back to the past few days, it tortured the will even more than the harshest training in the Anxi factory.

His mental and physical strength has already been exhausted to the extreme, his whole body is hot, and his eyes have turned black.If it had been a little longer, he might have fainted in front of Zhao Da.

He took a long breath of relief.

tired.

While thinking wildly, he thought of the master he just met for a while, and thought of Si Qi for a while, pulled the quilt in a daze, and just fell asleep like this.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Wei Twelve woke up suddenly.

There is someone in the house.

He moved his fingers slightly, and a sharp knife was cut into his palm.Before that person could move, he jumped out of the bed with a movement of his body, intersected with the opponent twice in the air, and then restrained him.

The blade pressed against the opponent's artery, and he asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"

"Hey hey hey... Brother Wei, brother Wei, please forgive me. The little Ersansi is your cohabitant." The other party made a fake cry, and he frowned when he heard it.

"Hold the lamp," he said.

With a sound of "Chi", the torch was lit, and then the oil lamp on the table was lit.The man turned his head just now, his face was wrinkled deliberately, and he shouted at him: "Brother Wei, I am wronged!"

He let go of the knife and took a step back.

The opponent immediately flew up.Wei Twelve seemed to have expected it a long time ago. Once his figure was wrong, the man couldn't stand it all of a sudden, and fell to the ground.Then all I could hear was the man laying on the ground, sobbing hypocritically: "Brother...you are so heartless..."

Rao Wei Twelve was such a classy and calm person, a crack appeared in that slate-like expression involuntarily.

"Sansi, you are so ashamed." Wei Twelve put away the knife and sat down beside him.Although there was still an indifferent expression on his face, his voice was not so tense, and if he listened carefully, he could detect a hint of a smile.

"If you can make your old man laugh for thousands of years, it's okay to make me feel ashamed." Sansi got up from the ground and smiled, "Brother Wei, haven't seen you in three years?"

"Hmm." Wei Twelve stared at the young man in front of him for a long time, then seemed to realize his gaffe, and turned his head away.

"I knew you'd have to come out sooner or later. You must have been dressed in black. Ah, Brother Wei, what about Siqi? How's it going? Did you ask me to come out?" The young man stepped forward and asked urgently with a smile.

Wei Twelve was startled and said, "No."

"Never!?" Sansi dissatisfied, "This dead woman has always suppressed me because she is better than me. I have been saving money until she comes out to get married, but she didn't even tell me a word. !?"

Secretly closing his eyes and taking a few deep breaths, Wei Shishifang said, "She's doing well in the factory. I'm just always worried about you... I'm afraid you'll get into big trouble..."

"Me? Big trouble?" The young man patted his chest, "Just kidding, don't underestimate me, I'm also a shadow guard who guards the house after all, right?"

The boy babbled to him at night.

Wei Twelve looked at the young boy's still immature face, and was in a daze.

Sansi was tired from talking, and fell asleep on the small couch outside.He lay on the bed inside, but couldn't fall asleep anyway.Looking at the simple night and the hidden stars, he seemed to want to cry, but his eyes were dry and astringent.

Over ten years in the Anxi Factory, it hastened past Wei Twelve's eyes like a revolving lantern, and finally gathered into a puddle of blood, which was half-dried and concentrated in one place.The inexplicable pain in his heart became more and more acute.

Wei Twelve's career as a shadow guard began with bumps and bumps.

There is no assassination, no training, and no need to fight to the death for a piece of steamed bun with green hair.The work was a hundred times lighter than he expected.There are groups of four in black, and each group is on duty for two days. The guards of the Rui family castle are well-rounded, and few people can touch a sleeve of the master of the Rui family.Since he was on duty, he didn't seem to have any special work other than figuring out how to move with the castle owner unnoticed.No wonder Zhao Dahui specifically mentioned how to spend time when he was bored.

It's just that he doesn't like drinking flower wine or visiting brothels, and if he has nothing to do, he just sleeps in the house.

He has only seen two or three shadow guards in black clothes, one is Zhao Da, and he seems to have evaporated since the first time he was sent here.Later, when I changed shifts, I met Eleven and Lao Jiu.The two just nodded at him coldly and passed by.He doesn't care either.

In general, this day is really easy and unimaginable.Sometimes he regretted why he didn't come out of Anxi Factory earlier to enjoy the blessings.For a short period of time, Wei Twelve lived a little too leisurely, so that San Si complained to him that Miss Rui's family had recently returned home to visit relatives, and he was responsible for protecting the son of the eldest lady.

The young master seemed to be very fussy, and Sansi often collapsed on the bed when he came back, angrily cursing himself as the temporary master.

Wei Twelve just heard about it and didn't think too much about it.

On the ninth day of the lunar new year, the sun was just right.Master Rui accompanied Miss Rui, who had already married into the palace, to bask in the sun in the yard.

"What are you going to do about the Jin Yu Ling?" Rui Hongshu asked suddenly.

Rui Ming, who squinted his eyes to enjoy the sunshine, opened his eyes to look at her, and smiled: "Second sister, you have been a princess for many years, why bother about such trivial matters."

"Wulin Conference, are you going?" Miss Rui asked again as if she didn't hear.

"Look at how lively my nephew is, how about second sister, why don't you worry more about him?" Rui Ming said, looking at Zhu Zhenzi who was climbing a rockery in the distance.

Zhu Zhenzi noticed that the two were sizing up, and turned around and waved at them: "Uncle! Mother!" His feet were empty, and he almost fell off.

Rui Ming couldn't help laughing when he saw the half-grown child teetering on the rockery.

"Rui Ming!" Rui Hongshu's face darkened, "Rui Jiabao's 300-year foundation is not easy, if you are willing to be more distracted, you won't want me to control everything."

Rui Ming smiled and said, "I didn't intend to be the castle owner. If you think I'm not doing well as the castle owner, then release the eldest brother and let him come out of the building of a night of wind and rain. He will definitely give you one--"

"Enough!" Miss Rui interrupted him angrily, "You still call him big brother?"

The two are arguing in the yard.On the branch of a tree in the distance, Wei Twelve and San Si hid together, watching seriously.

"What the hell is going on here! 』San Si was a little shocked, and turned around to ask Wei Twelve with his lips.

Wei Twelve pursed his lips and shook his head.He happened to be on duty today, and when he came to the yard to protect Rui Ming, he happened to meet Sansi who was protecting Zhu Zhenzi.The two got together.

"Don't talk too much about the matters of the masters. 』He replied Sansi's words with his lips.Then subconsciously touched the shadow guard brand on his waist.There was nothing in his hand.

He was taken aback.Recalling it carefully, it seems that I forgot to be in the house.No wonder I was a little restless when I went out in the morning.

"What's wrong? ’ Sansi came up to ask.

Wei Twelve shook his head. "It's nothing important, but I left the badge in the room. 』

Sansi's eyes widened, and he gasped. "ah! ?You, do you know that if you don't wear a belt, if you are found, you can directly be regarded as an assassin and hacked to death. ’ He gritted his teeth. "Brother Wei, wait, I'll go back and get it for you!" 』

Wei Twelve grabbed his hand, "Nonsense!Your master is still here, how can he leave his post without authorization? 』

Sansi rolled his eyes. "Brother Wei!What can this young master do?Even if someone assassinates, he has to go through five stages and kill six generals.I just left for a stick of incense, and nothing happened.If someone sees that you don't have a waist card, something big will happen! 』

The words had come to this point, Wei Twelve didn't have much to say, he let go, and Sansi disappeared among the trees like a shadow.

However, the more you expect nothing to happen, the more troublesome you will be.

San Si had only left for a moment when she heard a scream coming from the rockery.

Rui Ming and Rui Hongshu were engrossed in arguing, but when they turned around, their faces changed.Zhu Zhenzi lost his balance and fell headfirst from the rockery in the yard.

"Zhenzi——!" Rui Hongshu's scream was choked in her throat due to fear and did not come out.However, the distance was too far, and Rui Ming was about to fly over to save someone.

At this moment, a black shadow in the woods jumped out like a bird, grabbed Zhu Zhenzi and drew a beautiful arc in the air, and landed lightly in front of the two of them. After putting Zhu Zhenzi down and supporting him, respectfully Kneel aside.

"Ah——!" Miss Rui came over with a sigh of relief, hugging her frightened baby son and crying.

Rui Ming heaved a sigh of relief, regained his senses and saw clearly who the shadow guard was kneeling on the ground, and his already strong depression suddenly burned up.A sneer emerged from the corner of his mouth, and he said slowly: "I vaguely remember that the person who protects the little prince is not you? Wei Twelve!?"

Wei Twelve had no expression on his face, kowtowed and said, "Master, it should be Er San Si who protects the little prince."

"What about others?"

"Returning to the master, the subordinate's waist card was left in the room, and the third subordinate went down to get the waist card. It was less than a stick of incense away." Wei Twelve didn't seem to feel Rui Ming's anger, still Not in a hurry, neither high nor low, he stated.

Looking at Wei Twelve's paralyzed face, Rui Ming's anger grew a bit: "Eleventh!"

"My subordinate is here." Chu Shixi jumped out of his hiding place and knelt behind Rui Ming.

"Go and tie that slave named Ersansi to Siguo Tang!"

"Yes, master." Chu Shixi kowtowed and flew out.

"Second sister, take Zhenzi to suppress the shock." Rui Ming said, turning his head and staring at Wei Twelve coldly, as if wishing he could just be nailed to death, "As for you..."

"The subordinate is here." Wei Twelve said.

"Follow me to think about it!" Rui Ming had already gritted his teeth while speaking.

"Yes, master." Wei Twelve replied lightly.

Wei Twelve followed Rui Ming all the way to Siguo Hall.

It would be a lie to say that you are not afraid.For more than ten years, the fear of obedience and disobedience to the superior has been deeply imprinted on every shadow guard who came out of the dark west factory.

Wei Twelve's expression still seemed indifferent, but he knew very well that somewhere in his heart, no matter how he concealed it, the fear would not disappear, it would only grow bigger and bigger.

In the thinking hall, there were already people waiting for them.

Seeing Rui Ming coming in, several people said in unison: "Castle Master (Master)."

Zhao Da and Chu Shixi lined up on their knees, and dared not get up after kneeling.Xiao Dongqing and a young man just clasped their fists and bowed.Wei Twelve walked a few steps, then knelt down beside Sansi who was tied to the ground in the center of the main room.

Rui Ming said "Mmm", walked to the main seat and sat down, then turned to the young man and said, "Rui Xi, are you back?"

"Yes, Castle Master." The man called Rui Xi smiled, "I haven't seen you for a few days, and I miss you very much. I didn't expect to let me join in this fun." Long gown, with an ancient sword pinned to his waist.Next to it is a fine jade pendant with several characters carved on it. If you look carefully, you can see clearly that it is written in big characters "Twelve Horses in Tsing Yi".

Rui Ming nodded, turned his head and saw Wei Twelve who was kneeling on the ground, and just after a little bit of anger subsided, he "fired up": "Zhao Da, according to the family rules, the shadow guard left his post without permission, so that the master What kind of punishment should I receive if I am in danger?"

Zhao Daben got up and stood quietly, but when he heard Rui Ming's words, he stepped forward and bowed his head and said, "Master, according to the family rules, if a shadow guard leaves his post without authorization, he should cut off the meridians of both hands and feet, and after abolishing his whole body of martial arts, he should smash the bones of his limbs. Fixed on a high platform, exposed to the sun to death."

Every time Zhao Da said a word, Ersansi's face turned pale, and when Zhao Da finished speaking, he was already shaking like chaff, if he hadn't been tied tightly, he would have already collapsed to the ground.

"Two and three four, right?" Hearing such a cruel punishment, no one, whether it was Lord Rui or the few people standing there, thought it was wrong, "Do you have any doubts?"

"Master, master...Subordinate...Subordinate..." Sansi struggled for a long time before shaking his lips and said, "Subordinate is guilty, willing, willing to be punished..." After finishing speaking, his face was completely ashen.

"Then—" Rui Ming opened his mouth, but before he could finish speaking, someone cut him off.

"Master, this matter was all caused by the negligence of my subordinates. The subordinates should be responsible for the family law. Please pay attention to the master." Wei Twelve took two steps forward, knelt at Rui Ming's feet and said.

Rui Ming frowned: "Do you think you are the gold medal for avoiding death? Wei Twelve, we will settle your account at once! Get out of the way."

"Master, please be careful." Wei Twelve said stubbornly, bowing his head.He clasped the palm of Qing Brick, already covered in cold sweat.

Rui Ming looked at the kneeling man, and smiled coldly: "Wei Twelve, who gave you the courage to dare to act recklessly in front of me? Or, my behavior before was too kind for you to Do you think I'm a bully master?" While speaking, he did not hide the hostility in the slightest, and even though the anger raged in the Siguo Hall, everyone suddenly felt it was difficult to breathe.Zhao Da and Chu Shixi fell to their knees.

"Zhao Da, Chu Shishi, what are you still doing? Drag this slave who left his post without authorization!"

"Yes." The two grabbed Er Sansi and went out.

Wei Twelve's face changed.

"Master!" His voice became ups and downs for the first time, "The one who forgot to bring the waist card is the subordinate... The one who ordered Sansi to get it is also the subordinate... The one who refused to obey the order and showed up without permission is still the subordinate I beg my master, I beg my master to forgive me three times, let my subordinates apologise with death!" He kowtowed again and again, only to make a "bang bang" sound, and there were blood stains on the green brick within two strokes.

Rui Ming propped his chin, looked indifferently at the bewildered person below, but said nothing.

Wei Twelve's body was already icy cold, and his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.He didn't know what else to do but beg.Ever since he lost his freedom, became a shadow guard, and had his blood cold, he felt powerless everywhere, but this was the first time he felt so powerless to the point of being so humble that he was almost desperate.

While in a trance, his jaw was suddenly pinched tightly, and the severe pain came immediately, as if it was about to be crushed.Then move up.He met Rui Ming's sharp and cold eyes.Wei Twelve was taken aback for a moment, then quickly lowered his eyes, not daring to look directly.

Rui Ming looked at this face slowly, and after a while he suddenly snorted coldly, and said leisurely: "Wei Shishi, it's really not easy to see such a distressed expression on your face."

Wei Twelve couldn't help trembling slightly when he heard such a voice uttering such stinging words: "No matter what Wei Twelve is, he is just a slave of the master. His wealth and life belong to the master, let alone his emotions. Master Even if you can make your subordinates laugh, your subordinates can laugh, and if you make your subordinates cry, your subordinates can only cry.”

"Okay." Rui Ming loosened his two fingers and let go of Wei Twelve's chin. He touched the smile lines on the corner of his mouth and gave an extremely cruel order at this time, "Smile for me. Smile well. I will grant your request."

Wei Twelve froze, then raised his head and smiled.

"Crack!" The palm with internal strength slammed on his right cheek, causing him to stagger.

"It's too fake." Rui Ming said two words coldly, aloofly.

He knelt down, ignoring the burning pain, and smiled again.

"Crack!" This time it was the left cheek, and there was already a bloody smell in the mouth.

"hypocritical."

Wei Twelve knelt down again, coughed twice, and smiled again.

"Snapped--!"

"Fawning."

The crackling slap lasted for a while in the thinking hall, and Wei Twelve's face was bruised and purple.

"I'll give you one last chance." Rui Ming said impatiently.

Wei Twelve, who was kneeling, collected himself, and thought of Siqi in despair, and then Sansi.He remembered how the two of them gave him the dry food they got from killing people when they first entered the Anxi factory, and how they protected themselves so that they learned how to save their lives.He has not been able to laugh for many years, but at that time, when Siqi and Sansi were still there, when the three of them were children, he seemed to have laughed too.

"A Ting, I want to live, and I want to marry Si Qi as my wife in the future!" 』When he still remembered his name, Sansi bit the grass roots and said so.

"OK.Then I will be a matchmaker. ’ he replied with a smile.

Wei Twelve raised his head, showing an extremely clean and pure smile, shining like a morning star, shining in the sky, brilliant like a dream, fleeting...

Rui Ming was sucked into his soul by this smile, and he didn't come back to his senses for a while.Until he reacted, Wei Twelve turned into that numb shadow guard again, kneeling on the ground, motionless.

Rao was Rui Ming, he was a little bit embarrassed to step down at this time.

Ben had already agreed to Wei Twelve's condition, and the other party had already fulfilled it.As the master, I must not break my word.But before talking too much, the penalty was simply exempted, and this family law will lose its prestige in the future.

"Heh." At the moment when she was at a loss, she only heard Rui Xi chuckle, "Master, I don't think these two did it on purpose, it was all unintentional. Most of the Tsing Yi and Black Clothes are now gone. If you leave the branch hall, you won’t be able to come back for a while. There is a shortage of manpower in the castle, and your safety is also very important. So I wrote down the mistakes of Wei Twelve and Er Sansi, and I will report them later. What do you think?"

Rui Xi's words sounded logical, and gave Rui Ming a big step down. Rui Ming couldn't help but look at him with satisfaction, and said, "That's how it is."

After hearing this, Sansi hurriedly said: "Thank you, master, for your kindness! Thank you, Mr. Xi, for pleading!"

Wei Twelve also kowtowed and said, "Thank you, master, for your mercy. Thank you, Mr. Xi, for your plea." There was no trace of gratitude in his voice, as if the previous emotional agitation, humiliation, fear and pleading were all fake.

Rui Ming just felt that a bucket of cold water was splashed on his head, and his mouth was full of displeasure: "However, Wei Twelve, you are provocative everywhere and openly disobeying orders, so what should we do?"

"The subordinate knows his mistake, so let the master handle it." Wei Twelve said, as if it was not his own business.

"..." Rui Ming didn't say anything for a while, took a deep breath, stood up and walked outside, "Shut up in the Siguotang for now, and we'll talk about it when I'm interested."

After saying that, he didn't care what other people's expressions were, and he was already thinking about it.In such a short time, it has been from noon to dusk, the sun has set, and there is a red and blue sunset glow in the west, and the air is also mixed with some coolness.The Yiye Yuyu Building in the distance is set off by the setting sun, only a silhouette is exposed.

Rui Ming looked at the unremarkable three-story building, his eyes were slightly clouded, and there were some inexplicable emotions inside.

There were footsteps coming from behind, and Rui Xi had already followed: "Master, I have ordered someone to prepare a dinner at Yuntai Pavilion, do you want to invite the eldest lady and the young prince to have dinner together?"

"No." Rui Ming turned his head, those slightly fragile eyes disappeared, and returned to his usual proud and calm look. "Long time no see. Tell me about the rent collection of the branch hall later."

"Yes."

The two went to Yuntai Pavilion.

Rui Ming seemed to have something on his mind, and he didn't say a word as he walked all the way.

Rui Xi silently followed behind him, walked for a while, and suddenly laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Rui Ming pulled back his thoughts and asked back.

"Actually, it's nothing." Rui Xi took two steps forward, walking side by side with Master Rui, "I just think that Wei Twelve..."

Rui Ming's eyebrows twitched when he heard these three words: "What's wrong?"

"Master seems to have a special attitude towards this person."

"How do you say that?"

"I heard that when this person was in Anxichang, he hid his martial arts to avoid being screened. The master only rewarded him with two hundred lashes. This time it was also a big exaggeration, and he actually "smiles and cures a hundred punishments". " Rui Rui Xi Xi teased, "Being ruthless and clearly rewarding and punishing, it seems that it is useless in front of this person..."

Master Rui's brows twitched a bit, and he glared at Rui Xi: "I haven't seen you for a few days, but you are good at being sarcastic."

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed." Rui Xi said, "I don't know what's so special about this shadow guard? What makes my great castle master so partial?"

Master Rui was overwhelmed by the question for a moment, and he thought for a while before answering: "This Wei Twelve has a respectful attitude and a proper manner. He speaks and does things the same as other shadow guards. The records about him in the records are also the same. It can be seen that this person is extraordinary. Before leaving the Anxi factory, he had carried out 37 assassination missions, no matter how strong the opponent was, he had never missed it. All the records in the factory are considered excellent. Definitely It won’t be the kind of stupid person who lifts a rock and shoots himself in the foot.”

"Oh?"

"But there is such a person who keeps hitting himself. It's not enough to hit himself once. He insists on making a big mistake until he hurts himself. Tell me, can I not pay attention to him?" Rui Ming said .

"That's really interesting." Rui Xi nodded in agreement.

"Besides...it's really boring. Even Ersansi, who is jumping up and down and full of emotions, who doesn't look like a shadow guard, is not as interesting as him. It's rare to encounter such an interesting thing, and it's ruined in one go. Where will we go next time? Looking for it?" Rui Ming sighed a little bored.

Rui Xi was stunned, and said with a wry smile: "There are so many high-sounding things in front of you, but in fact, this is what you really say, master?"

Rui Ming smiled but didn't answer, his eyes darkened as he glanced at the One Night Wind and Rain Tower that could be seen from anywhere in Ruijiabao.

Maybe just really bored?

When he was thrown into the Anxi factory, he was already three or four years older than the children of the same period.

Those children were all yellow and thin, dirty all over, with the green light of a wolf in their eyes.Seeing that he was neatly dressed, he pounced on him.The first two, he pushed them away with all his might.After that, he couldn't handle the ten or one hundred of them. In a short while, all his clothes were torn into pieces and stuffed into the stomach of that child who didn't know.The sachet embroidered by mother and the glutinous rice dumpling given by father were all stuffed into the bellies of others.

It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid, because soon, the children began to bite the flesh on his body, and he screamed in fright, shrinking in a corner and trembling.

It wasn't until two people rushed out, snarled at the children, and then stabbed the stomachs of several children with knives, that the group of children who were more like animals than wolves slowly retreated.When the two murderers came over and put the clothes on the dead child on him, he came back to his senses, crying helplessly at a man and a woman standing in front of him who were obviously younger than him secretly.

That was the last time he cried.

Because soon, he will be like those kids.

Hunger and the whip drive all the children to kill each other. He is a newcomer, and he can't always beat him. When he is in danger, there is a man and a woman who protect him.

"My name is Wen Ruoting." He was also very grateful to the other party in private, "What's your name?"

The two children looked at him blankly and whispered, "No name."

It was only later that he learned that the children in the Anxi Factory had been picked up and trained since they were two or three years old. They had been fighting and fighting since they were young, and their humanity had almost been wiped out, leaving only their animal nature.Like him, he was thrown in at the age of ten, almost never.Although he was facing a group of five or six-year-old children, how could the experience of his pampered son be compared to that of a beast with a history of killing people for three or four years?

As for why the two unnamed children wanted to save him, he also asked why.

The girl replied coldly, "He said he wanted to save you."

The boy smiled and said, "We can't see newcomers being bullied anyway. And..." Touching his tender flesh, he said, "Your flesh is so tender, if you are too hungry, you can make do with it for seven or eight days. "

Even so, he was grateful.Secretly taught the two of them the martial arts mentality that he had learned that he was not proficient in.The three of them struggled like this, but they all miraculously survived and put on the black clothes of Anxichang.

During a routine inspection before entering the factory, he was stripped of his clothes and left completely naked.

"This." A cold man pointed to the birthmark on his right arm and said, "It's gone." What was stated in the cold voice seemed to be the most natural thing.So a red-hot "Rui" was branded on his birthmark.All evidence of the existence of "Wen Ruoting" was wiped out.

He too had struggled, screamed, and cursed.But nothing can be changed.

Sitting in the dark room, waiting to enter the factory, my right arm was still tingling.He hugged his legs and seemed to cry, but nothing came out.

"A Ting." Someone whispered, holding his hand in the dark night.

He knew it was the hand of the boy who had saved him.

"It's okay, there is me." The other party said. "I still remember you and your name is Wen Ruoting. You should remember me too."

He opened his mouth, and it took him a long time to answer tremblingly: "Okay..."

For the next time, it was as if it had never existed in a trance.

Everyone was sorted into dark rooms, isolated, forbidden, confined.The same is true for him. Everything in the past has been polished and eliminated through repeated tortures. Only the word "Master" and the "loyalty and obedience" contained in these two words are left in his mind...

Eight years had passed when the three met again.

He is already one six three.That Yi Lu San who can't laugh or cry, and never has any expression.

After the annual fight meeting, he also saw the girl who became [-] and the boy who became [-].

"A Ting, I'm already over. I'll go out to earn my wife's money first. You and Siqi should work harder." In a rare release, Sansi came to tell him the good news.

"Hmm..." When he looked at the boy who was already about his height, he found that all these years of training had left no trace on him.Looking at Sansi, he realized that the only thing he had thought about all these years was this person.He really wanted to say something, about his missing, about his gratitude... His emotions were surging, and he was speechless for a while.

"If you want, help me take care of Si Qi." San Si said before leaving.

"...Well." He made a serious promise.

So he stayed with Si Qi all the time for many years.

In Anxi factory, there are very few women, let alone the top fifty women with the prefix "one".It stands to reason that Si Qi could have left the factory a long time ago, but there is always a reason for her to stay.

Looking at her plump body, watching her face gradually haggard, seeing the unknown teeth marks on her neck and shoulders... and occasionally hearing some dirty gossip.

He vaguely guessed what was going on, but there was nothing he could do.

Until that night, Si Qi ventured to meet him.

"Lu San, the Lord of Tomorrow will personally select candidates. I and you have already been selected. There must be a bloody battle. I ask you to kill me." Si Qi said.

"... Sansi asked me to protect you. I agreed." He was silent for a while before answering.

"Lu San, don't be stupid. These years, I have been unable to get out. Don't you know that it's the actions of the managers? I'm...not perfect. Even if Sansi is thinking about me outside, what am I? Solution? If you don’t kill me, I will kill you. If you kill you, the supervisors will also find a way to detain me. Why bother?” Si Qi’s usually cold voice has a sad tone, “Ruo Ting, Please be sure to agree to my request."

He was shocked when he heard the long-lost name.

"Okay..." he heard himself say.

Wei Twelve woke up suddenly.

Siqi's blood was blurred in the dream.

He opened his eyes, looked at the moonlight coming in through the window, and took a long time to breathe calmly.Slowly sitting up from the floor, leaning against the cold wall... He actually fell asleep in Si Guotang's execution room.

"It turned out to be a dream." He murmured, stroking his forehead covered in cold sweat. "If everything was a dream...how wonderful..."

It would be nice if everything never happened.

No Lu San, no San Si, no Si Qi... nothing at all.

A pillow and a dream.

What kind of pillow is it that changed this absurd dream?