After the country was demolished again

The blacksmith is located in the north of the city near the mine. In addition to forging weapons for the successor country, it also forges some things such as firewood knives and kitchen knives for sale. Naturally, iron ore can also be bought here, just out of some necessity As a precaution, Mulian added some prohibitions on the trading of metals. She forbids the direct trading of refined ores.

The vast majority of ordinary people do not have the conditions and ability to smelt ore, so if someone purchases rough ore in large quantities, it will be very conspicuous and convenient for national supervision.

Of course, just forging one or two knives does not use a lot of ore, and naturally it will not be paid special attention to. When Mu Lian finally found a middle-aged craftsman in a shop selling ore, they had already selected the ore. Talk about the price.

It's just that Mulian, who walked into the shop, didn't notice the conversation between the craftsman and the shopkeeper at all. She focused all her attention on the boy who was in a daze facing the tool rack. It should be for the convenience of travel. The boy's limbs were all covered, and a layer of cloth was placed over his head, completely covering the wood-carved face.

The owner of the store saw Mulian and Yansheng coming in, and seeing their samurai attire, he respectfully called "Master Samurai" and asked them to look around in the store. The craftsman who was negotiating with him also noticed Mulian, and he also I remember that this young and handsome warrior looked around at her and Yan Sheng, but he didn't say hello.

Mu Lian hasn't changed her clothes since yesterday, she is still dressed like a samurai, but she came out in a hurry and didn't wear a three-degree hat to cover her face. The softer facial lines of women make her look indistinguishable from male and female, and her height can't be counted. Very tall, looks weak and not at all like a samurai.

It can be seen that the shopkeeper spoke to Yan Sheng just now, and because of her appearance, she was completely regarded as Yan Sheng's follower.She didn't care about it herself, her eyes were glued to the boy's body, and she finally remembered that she should go to greet the craftsman first.

Before she could act, a smear of purple flashed past her eyes, and Mulian watched in amazement that Yansheng came to the craftsman first, and leaned slightly to salute the craftsman, and invited him in a deep voice: "Please forgive me for disturbing you, I don't know if you have time to wait with me? I have some things I hope to ask you for advice."

The craftsman looked at Yansheng and then at Mulian, finally nodded, told the shopkeeper that he would come to buy ore later, and then led the unconscious boy and left the shop with Yansheng.

Seeing this, Mu Lian also followed. She didn't mind that Yan Sheng went to communicate with the craftsmen by himself without telling her. After all, this showed that he still had a bit of a man's responsibility, and he didn't even lack the courage to face the painful past.

Yansheng didn't go far, he chose a secluded place nearby where no one was far away from the avenue as a place to talk, and at the same time asked the craftsman's name and origin.

The craftsman introduced himself as Shou Hai. Because of his good craftsmanship in wood carving mechanisms, he became a doctor who made prosthetics for people. He made prosthetics for many people who lost their bodies due to wars or accidents, so that they can return to normal people. life.

This is obviously only part of the truth, but Yansheng, like Mulian, doesn't care about the concealed things. He stops when he sees that he has already arrived, and cuts to the point very straightforwardly.

"Then I won't say more. Doctor Shouhai, I hope you can tell me how you picked up this child."

Shouhai was stunned for a moment, he looked at the boy who was quietly beside him, his face showed a hint of doubt, but before he could ask any more, Yan Sheng bowed deeply to him, and with a trembling voice, He stated what happened.

"My wife and I had a son six years ago, but that poor child was swallowed by the demon god right after he was born. He managed to save his life, but was thrown into the river again... Although I am a A failed father who cannot protect his child, but if he is really my poor child, please return him to me."

"Hyakkimaru? I did pick him up from the river." Shoukai replied with some hesitation, frowning and looking at Yansheng, as if he was puzzled by the situation, "Although I have no intention of inquiring into your private affairs, but you Why on earth did you come looking for him after abandoning him? This child is pitiful enough, even if you are his father, I will not hand him over to you easily."

"Because someone close to us stole the child while we were unprepared." Mu Lian replied before Yan Sheng could. This time she did not use a disguised voice, and the female voice startled Shou Hai. , when the middle-aged man looked at her in surprise, she took off the ponytail on her head, and her long black hair was scattered on her shoulders, making her beautiful and delicate face show off the gentleness of a woman.

"I didn't even know he was alive until I saw him a few days ago, and then I killed one of the demons that devoured his body. I didn't know the truth. You don't have to worry about us sending this child to the No way out, I will kill the demon god and take back his body, let him grow up as an ordinary child, I hope you can give me this chance to make amends."

Mulian also bowed to the craftsman. She and Yansheng are different. Compared with Yansheng, who thinks that the main fault is her own, she throws all the pot out. Her dereliction of duty is dereliction of duty, but she and Yansheng should not She will never take the blame for being blamed!

Shouhai's expression was a little loose, such brief words were obviously not enough for him to send out the boy he had raised since he was a child, but Mulian, who caught a glimpse of the change in his expression, immediately sent him an invitation: "Of course, it's too hasty to discuss these here Now, if you don't mind, you can follow us to the humble house, we also have a lot of questions about this child that we want to ask you."

"Okay, please lead the way."

Mulian heard that she stabbed Yan Sheng in the back and asked him to lead the way back to the successor country. Although the conflict between the two of them has not been resolved, there is no need to show it to outsiders. If you don't trust him, you can't pick up your son.

It was rare for Yansheng to have a tacit understanding with Mulian. He invited Shouhai to go with him, and he didn't chat with him on the way. Instead, he glanced at the boy being led by Shouhai from time to time, showing a strange expression.

Mulian didn't pay attention to Yan Sheng's performance at first, but she had been looking at the boy and soon realized that something was wrong. The boy's face was always facing Yan Sheng's direction, as if he could see Yan Sheng.

They soon returned to Ji Country. To show their respect, Yan Sheng led Shou Hai through the main gate. When the servant guarding the gate showed a dreamy look when he saw him, he forgot even the most basic greetings.Yan Sheng didn't care about the consequences of his sudden appearance. He asked Mu Lian where it was convenient to talk about things after he walked into the yard, and he took Shouhai and the boy there first when he got an answer from a study room.

Mulian went around the house to confirm the location of her puppet and the situation of Duobaowan.Mulian saw that the little guy was practicing swinging a knife in the backyard, and her puppet was sitting on the edge watching him. It seemed that they would not go anywhere else in a short time, so she didn't choose to take back the puppet first, but folded Go back to the study to find Yansheng.

But when she came to the study, Mu Lian happened to see a strange scene——the boy was lying in front of Yansheng, facing him with a carved wooden face, with his fingers resting on his heart.The room was very quiet, everyone was looking at the boy, no one knew what he was thinking and what was the meaning of his behavior at this moment, but there was one thing that anyone could be sure of.

He could see Iwakatsu.

Mu Lian stood at the door of the study, no one noticed her coming, she watched Yan Sheng carefully hold the boy's hand on his chest, as if she wanted to hug him but didn't dare, she was held by him The boy with the prosthetic limb didn't struggle either, but behaved unexpectedly after a long period of silence.

Accompanied by the clear sound of crackling when the wood collided, the boy grabbed Yansheng's clothes and lay down on him. Yansheng hurried to pick him up, seeing him curled up like a baby in his arms, he was stunned immediately up.

Shouhai gasped in surprise, and Mulian outside the door also felt sore eyes in an instant.

It couldn't be more obvious, the child could see Yan Sheng, and he even remembered being held in Yan Sheng's arms once.

The author says:

I went home too late yesterday and didn't have time to update the private race. I was a bit too busy three times. Wait a few days to relax and make a double update to make amends_(:з」∠)_