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A reunion that was supposed to be joyful, had to be terminated because Gu Xi was out of breath from crying.

Before the video transmission was interrupted, Wang Mi made a firm agreement with Shang Xue and Gu Mingyuan that he would definitely watch over Gu Xi and prevent Gu Xi from having too much contact with that He Chengyuan.

But seeing his young patriarch hiding in his arms, crying into a small ball, Wang Mi just felt that who cares about Shang Xue, Gu Mingyuan, He Chengyuan, anyone who makes Gu Xi cry will go as far away as possible. !

"Uncle Wang," the child sucked in his nose, put his little head in Wang Mi's arms, and pushed hard as if venting his anger: "You are lying."

"You clearly said that you would let He Chengyuan's father stop beating him, but I see that he still has many wounds and is bleeding."

The crying milk voice is full of sadness after broken expectations.

Hearing this, Wang Mi's old face turned bitter, and he tried to explain: "Young Sect Master, I... can't do anything."

This is true.

Because of one thing, Wang Mi actually kept it a secret.

That is, He Chengyuan didn't want to escape at all.

That day, Wang Mi witnessed Zhao San beating He Chengyuan with his own eyes.

In the bitterly cold winter, the skinny child lay on the dark, dry ground, his eyes wide open, his lips closed, and the blood from the wound was dazzlingly red.

Limbs that were as thin as dead branches twitched continuously due to excessive blood loss, and Wang Mi still remembered clearly how his thin body struggled desperately to get up.

A person who cultivates immortals has already seen all kinds of things in the world.

But when seeing that child, Wang Mi still couldn't help feeling sad.

Such a young child, who had to steal things and sell them cheaply in order to survive, was actually more of an indisputable distress than an angry accusation.

What's more, Gu Xi, who had his storage ring stolen, chose to forgive, so he, Wang Mi, had no reason to be stubborn to a child.

He originally thought that although he couldn't bring him back to Qianqingzong, it might not be a good choice to send He Chengyuan to a gentle and kind family with no children.

As for that drunkard Zhao San, he just paid him a sum of money.

Wang Mi didn't pay attention to that person at all.

But unexpectedly, He Chengyuan refused his help.

The child didn't say a reason, but just walked home without looking back.

Even if he wanted to do something, he couldn't do it at all.

"why?"

Gu Xi barely stopped crying, her brittle voice became hoarse from crying: "Uncle Wang, you are so powerful, why can't you let He Chengyuan's father stop beating He Chengyuan?"

His little brows were tightly frowned because the problem he was thinking about was too complicated.

He felt that he and Uncle Wang were the best, and Uncle Wang would definitely not lie to him, there must be other reasons.

...What is the reason?

After a while, Gu Xi suddenly raised her head, grabbed Wang Mi's arm, and said eagerly, "Uncle Wang, I understand!"

He was crying hard just now, his breathing was uneven, and his small body trembled uncontrollably when he spoke.

The big round eyes were red and swollen, and the eyelashes were full of tears. She looked at Wang Mi seriously, with deep worry in her tone.

"Uncle Wang, will He Chengyuan's father beat you like He Chengyuan, until you vomit blood?"

As soon as the words came out, Gu Xi's face was terrified for a moment, her little hands hugged Wang Mi's arm tightly, and she couldn't help crying again: "Uncle Wang! Uncle Wang!"

"You don't want to die!"

"Young Sect Master, don't worry, I won't die." Seeing the child desperately dragging him to make him not die, Wang Mi felt both distressed and funny, and patted Gu Xi's head lightly.

"I still have to grow up with the young suzerain, how could I die."

"Uncle Wang," Gu Xi bit her lip, held back her tears, clenched her fists, and said with great determination: "I'll go tell He Chengyuan's father."

Wang Mi jokingly threatened: "He Chengyuan's father is so fierce, isn't the Young Sect Master afraid of being beaten to death?"

"I'm afraid," the child's big eyes instantly became redder, like rabbits, and there was a sense of sadness in his crying voice, "but I have to save my friend."

Wang Mi sighed: "Young Sect Master, do you know what a friend means?"

Gu Xi immediately replied loudly: "The ones who play with each other every day!"

Wang Mi shook his head: "Young Sect Master is not talking about friends, but playmates."

"If you want to be friends, the first thing you must be able to do is to be able to entrust your back to each other with confidence, and be willing to protect each other from the bottom of your heart."

"Young Sect Master saved He Chengyuan's life and was willing to protect He Chengyuan, but He Chengyuan stole Young Sect Master's ring instead."

"Such a person cannot be completely trusted and become a friend."

Wang Mi didn't have any malicious prejudice against He Chengyuan himself, so when he talked about He Chengyuan with Gu Mingyuan and Shang Xue, he was completely seeking truth from facts, and he also had the idea of ​​helping He Chengyuan find another family who could adopt him.

But the old man really didn't agree with He Chengyuan's actions from the bottom of his heart.

Gu Xi couldn't reply to Wang Mi's words, and her face flushed with anxiety.

At this moment, he found a familiar voice telling a story suddenly came out of his mind.

【Zhao Sanzui falls on the bed, snoring loudly.

He Chengyuan walked out of the room and limped along the muddy path.

On the way, the laundry woman happened to see the child passing by, and her eyes were filled with pity for a moment.

She seemed to be looking at something dirty that was about to die, but just looking at it from a distance was like giving him a great gift.

There is a town called Hongcheng at the foot of the mountain.

It is the place where the richest people live in the ten miles and eight towns, and it is also a place that He Chengyuan has never set foot in.

He has found it.

The place where that person stayed was in Hongcheng, in an inn called Fulai.

he wants to see him again

——Look at that boy named Gu Xi.

...]

Gu Xi stood there blankly, with her mouth slightly open, listening to the voice in her head telling him a story without moving.

Gu Xi: "Uncle Wang, is the inn we live in called Fulai?"

Wang Mi: "Hey, the young master even knows the word Fulai?"

Gu Xi stomped and ran out.

"Uncle Wang, don't follow me!!!"

His two short legs moved quickly. When going down the steps, because he was too short, he could only stretch out one small foot to step on it firmly, and then put the other foot down.

Later, she was really anxious, Gu Xi directly supported the handrail, and jumped down step by step, like a round bunny, so that everyone in the inn couldn't help but smile.

After running out of the inn, Gu Xi hurriedly looked at the base of the wall mentioned in the story, and sure enough, she saw a thin figure hiding behind the wall.

Gu Xi ran over and caught the person who was hiding and dared not show his face.

"You came looking for me."

The tone is full of affirmation.

"I knew you wanted to be my friend!"

Gu Xi's face flushed with excitement, she grabbed He Chengyuan's hand and shook it vigorously.

Seeing that the white hand was stained with dirt because of him, He Chengyuan shrank back awkwardly the grasped hand.

But before he could withdraw his hand, he was grabbed firmly by another small white hand that was still free.

Then, he saw Gu Xi stand on tiptoe suddenly and put her face close to him.

Gu Xi put her nose on He Chengyuan's forehead, her lips almost brushed He Chengyuan's eyes, sniffing her nose like a puppy and sniffing.

The skin that was suddenly close was as soft as a stamen, with a sweet milky fragrance.

"He Chengyuan, He Chengyuan, you stink!"

He Chengyuan's face turned pale in an instant, and he moved backwards.

Gu Xi didn't notice the change in He Chengyuan, round dimples appeared on his cheeks, he held He Chengyuan's hand with both hands, and said without any grudges: "Why didn't you apply the medicine I gave you? That medicine is delicious , you don’t even have a fragrant smell on you.”

Seeing that He Chengyuan pursed his lips tightly and did not speak, and his eyes also avoided looking at him, Gu Xi blinked his big eyes, pursed his lips and snickered: "He Chengyuan, don't you know how to paint?"

"You are so stupid~"

He Chengyuan didn't speak, but lowered his eyes, staring at the hands held together by the two.

After waiting for a long time without He Chengyuan's answer, Gu Xi sighed deeply, her tone full of sorrow: "He Chengyuan, why don't you speak?"

He lowered his head dejectedly, but he happened to see He Chengyuan's scarred legs and curled toes covered with frostbite.

oh my god

...it looks so painful

...But He Chengyuan is so stupid that he doesn't even know how to apply medicine

"Let me help you apply the medicine!"

The child, who was a little frustrated because of poor communication, was instantly full of energy and patted his chest with pride.

After finishing speaking, he directly pulled He Chengyuan to sit down on a nearby rock, pawed left and right with his two small hands, and probed all over the injured places on He Chengyuan's body.

Grabbing from left to right and rubbing on the ground, it actually made the wound on He Chengyuan's body worse.

He Chengyuan didn't say anything, just sat and watched quietly, letting Gu Xi play tricks on him.

Gu Xi seriously wiped off the bottle of medicine in his hand, looked at the thick layer of ointment on He Chengyuan's body, and nodded with satisfaction.

"He Chengyuan, I know you want to be my friend too."

He said it seriously, and put on a proud little look of "don't deny it, I'm so smart, I've already seen through everything".

"But Uncle Wang said that if you want to be friends, you must..."

Wang Mi's sentence was too long, Gu Xi's little head couldn't remember it all, and it got stuck in the middle of the sentence, and he was stunned with his small mouth open.

"Yes, I need a hug!"

Gu Xi, who got stuck and blushed, vaguely remembered what Wang Mi said about his back.

He stretched out his arms to hug He Chengyuan's dirty and bruised body, and wrapped his small arms around He Chengyuan's back tightly.Then he grabbed He Chengyuan's hand and put it on his back with a firm attitude.

The two small bodies hugged each other, snuggling into a ball without gaps.

"Wow! Let's hug!"

The child's black pearl-like eyes are clear and clear, filled with the most sincere and simple happiness.

"He Chengyuan, are we friends now?"