Red dust kills beauty

[-]. The red thread of fate⑥

I really like that little wolf. I like it so much that I don’t dislike it being dirty. I like it so much that I want to kiss it when I see it. I like it so much that I want to hold it in my arms all the time. It seems to be a part of my body. I feel intimate when I see it.

Contrary to me, Xiaobai's attitude towards Xiaobai was extremely awkward. After the protest was invalid and I took it back, he sulked with me for the first time.

I hugged the loveless little Xiaobai—it was scrubbed and washed by me just now—and I pinched its paw and waved to Xiaobai: "Hello? Hello?"

Xiaobai glanced in our direction, sneaking around, and I caught him.I saw a little trick, and directly stuffed Xiao Xiaobai into his arms.Xiaobai panicked for a moment, but his first reaction was not to throw it out but to hug it into his arms.

I wondered: "You don't hate it. So you are just jealous? Why do you want to eat a dog's jealousy?"

When Xiao Xiaobai heard me say it was a dog again, he turned his head and barked at me.It's fierce, but it's a bit milky, and it still barks like a dog.

"..." Xiao Bai glared at me.Good boy, dare to stare at me now.

Under my repeated questioning, Xiaobai finally explained the reason.

"Because it is a wolf. A wolf is not a dog. It is wild and hard to tame. If it is really tamed into a dog, it will not be a good thing. We will go to many places in the future. You said that we may go to the jungle, to the desert, those places Not suitable for a wolf with thick fur, what are you going to do then? Throw it away? But it has been tamed, the wolf is very loyal, it may die."

I froze for a moment, I didn't expect Xiaobai to think so much - these were all things I wouldn't have thought of.I have to say that his worried look really looks like a father.

I am very interested: "You actually like it very much, don't you?"

Xiaobai's eyes flickered, and his long and thin fingers gently stroked Xiaoxiaobai's dense and soft fur, acquiescing.

I found that I enjoyed watching the two of them snuggle together.It's not the same as Xiaohui and Xiaobai's fight together, but a kind of more - deeper, more ironic warmth.

"I'm not going to leave it," I said to myself, "I'm not going to tame it, it's what it is, I don't want it to be servile to me, I just want it to be with us."

"That might be a bit difficult." Xiaobai commented objectively, looking completely unmoved—if I hadn't seen the smile on his lips.

I dragged my family into the city—and went through interrogation. When the man in the jacket asked us for proof, Xiaobai and I were a little confused.

I pointed to Xiaobai: "He is a native of Yanbei, and we came back to visit relatives!"

The man rolled his eyes: "Whoever you are, you won't be allowed in without proof."

We got into an argument at the gate, and there was a long queue behind us. Xiao Xiaobai seemed irritable and wanted to rush up and bite his neck off.When I was considering whether to kill him directly and forcefully enter the city, Xiao Bai seemed to suddenly think of something, and took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket.

Yesterday when we were sent to Shuilongpo by the "good robber", the other party threw us a piece of paper, said "here" and left without saying anything else.

The guard softened his attitude when he saw this, and stamped it: "Go in. Remember to leave the city before dark, it can only be used once."

I muttered to myself: "I think yesterday's five patties were really worth it."

Xiaobai nodded vigorously.

When I entered the city, there were ruins everywhere, and the flowers and flowers that used to bloom no longer existed. Xiaobai looked depressed. When he led me to a ruin, it was difficult for me to connect this place with the home he said Together.

I heard that during the air raid, the other party did not choose the commercial center with the largest and densest traffic flow, nor did they choose a landmark building with great symbolic significance. Instead, they blew up two century-old famous schools, several top hospitals, and certain residential areas— — Neighborhoods where the middle class favors congregation.

They are the elite class, the cornerstone that supports the city stably, and Xiaobai's parents are among them.

He stood in front of the scorched earth, looking so lonely and sad, and there was nothing I could do.

After a long time, he tugged on my sleeve and motioned us to leave.I asked him if he wanted to go home and look for some relics from the past, maybe we can find some old things.

Xiao Bai just shook his head.

"It's not my home now."

We came to Yanbei just for this one glance, and after reading it, we are ready to leave. I have already thought about the destination of the next trip, and I plan to take him to the west—all good mercenaries will go to the Middle East to make money , there is no one of the most turbulent places at any time.

I don't have many skills other than fighting and killing, but this is enough to make a living.

On the way out of the city, Xiaobai was very quiet and cooperative, until we passed Shuilongpo and didn't intend to stay, and when we moved on, it became irritable.

I picked it up again and kissed its ear: "We will continue to wander, but I will not treat you badly."

Xiaobai struggled twice, jumped out of my arms, and pulled the corner of my skirt in the direction of Shuilongpo.

I shook my head: "We won't stay there." Then I knelt down and held out a hand to it, "Let's go, there's nothing good there."

The little wolf was stunned for a moment, as if he understood, he groaned at me, then looked back at the messy Shuilongpo behind him, and then at me.

"Let's go." I urged, wanting to hug it directly.

But it just took another deep look at me, then leaned over and licked my face lightly.This was the first time it licked me. I laughed and wanted to grab its paw, but it barked at us, then headed in the direction of the water dragon slope, and left without looking back.

"..." I stared blankly at its figure, as if a piece had been dug out of my heart, subconsciously wanted to chase after it, but was grabbed by Xiaobai, "What are you doing!"

Xiaobai just pursed his lips.

"It's a wolf, not a dog."

"……I know."

I lower my eyes.

I have sworn that I will not tame it like a dog, I will let it always have its own dignity, so now I should accept its choice.

...but I really like it.I like it very much.

The loss of Xiaobai made me depressed for a long time, and I even wondered what kind of magical fantasy creature it is, otherwise why a furry that I get along with for a day or two would make me dream of it.

Fortunately, I still have Xiaobai.

I took Xiaobai and Xiaohui to wander around the world and taught him a lot of things. Unlike the vague resistance in Wuzhou, he is learning quickly now.

When I asked the reason, he asked me back: "If I learn these things, can I protect or help others?"

I looked at him suspiciously, not understanding what he meant.

Xiaobai shyly looked away, and hurriedly wrote on the paper: "I think Yu Jingchun is not bad... But it's still a bit sloppy. I will use my strengths and do something for my hometown in the future."

It was only then that I discovered that he had become active since leaving Yanbei, and he had obviously been resisting his own power before.Was it a decision made before the old residence?I have no idea.

I just said, "Okay. But it's much harder to protect than to destroy, and we have a lot to learn."

After wandering around the world, we returned to District [-] again. Two years had passed, and Xiaobai had also changed from a complete mute to a mute who could occasionally pronounce some syllables.

His heart disease was so serious that there was no cure. I felt that I could no longer deal with this matter in a casual manner, so I used my contacts to make an appointment with a doctor.

Nowadays, all the good doctors are in the south, either in Wuzhou or Yangzhou, and I feel a little delicate that I still have to go back to the old place after going around.

What's more subtle is that in that private clinic, I met a "little acquaintance" - the young boy of the Wu family that I rescued two years ago, called a witch merchant.

At that time, his father asked Wu Qi to give us a lot as a thank you, but he himself did not show up, and wrote a letter sincerely, saying that the youngest son was too frightened, and as a father, he couldn't bear to leave.

After I read the letter, I scolded this person for hypocrisy in front of Wu Qi. Wu Qi turned his head and pretended not to hear, but his eyes were a little gloating - it can be seen that the other party is indeed hypocritical.

But now, the little witch merchant seems to have learned a lot from his hypocritical father, and there is an annoying reserved look on his little face.

I hate that look on his face.

We are in the lounge of Dr. Wu, who is still talking with the father of the businessman, and the next patient to renew his contract is Xiaobai.

I walked over, ignoring the bodyguards who were immediately alert behind the witch merchant, and asked myself, "What's wrong with you?"

This Dr. Wu is an expert in brain neurology, and he is also proficient in psychology. He also has a lot of research on the current hot "psychological mechanics". Ask the other party to secretly go to home for treatment, so I guess there must be something wrong with the witch merchant.

The witch merchant seemed to be in a daze. I noticed that his head was habitually kept at a slightly tilted angle, as if he was listening to something. After I called him to stop him for a second or two, he looked at me dully. Prolonged the tone: "... hello."

If other people see this scene, they will only think that this kid is arrogant and disrespectful, which is also consistent with some rumors I have heard, but I don't think it is so.

I decided to try again.

I said, "Long time no see, do you remember me?"

This time I deliberately spoke quickly and anxiously, and sure enough, the child froze for a moment, frowned as if he didn't understand, and subconsciously looked back at the bodyguard.The bodyguard secretly gestured to him, and the witch merchant glanced at him and said lightly, "Sorry, I don't remember you."

Yes, he was only four years old at that time, and now two years have passed, it is normal for him not to remember.

Strangers who are just acquainted once, probably won't meet in the future if there is no accident.I have no intention of clinging to the powerful and this conversation would have stopped there if I hadn't seen that dim red line again.

This time it was a little clearer, extending from the ring finger of the child's right hand, appearing and disappearing, winding like a snake on the ground, and finally disappearing in my cuff.

What the hell is it?The first time I saw it, I picked up Xiaobai, the second time I picked up a wild and unruly puppy, and this time it was this young master who was clearly not quite right.

Until Dr. Wu stopped talking with the witch merchant's father and asked Xiaobai to go in, I was still thinking about this question.

"Doctor Wu said that your inability to speak is not only due to psychological reasons, but also related to your ability that is difficult to control. What do you think about this matter?"

After the first meeting, I asked Xiaobai.

Contrary to his leaps and bounds in fighting, reconnaissance and other skills, his development of his own abilities has been stagnant.Dr. Wu said that this is a normal phenomenon. The abilities of the psychics are closely related to their psychic power. Xiaobai's mood has been very stable, not really stable, but deliberately suppressed.

"One of my patients has the exact opposite of Mr. Bai's condition. His spirit is very unstable. Similarly, he also showed unparalleled talent, but his father only thought it was—"

Dr. Wu realized that he had made a slip of the tongue in the middle of his sentence, so he stopped talking.

I was subconsciously certain that the person he was referring to was a witch merchant.

Xiaobai shook his head with a dazed expression on his face. He knew very little about these things, not even as much as me.

The second time we went to visit Dr. Wu, we didn't know whether it was fate or God's will, and we met the witch merchant again.

He still looked sick and listless, guarded by two bodyguards, pale and weak, with a mask-like reserved look on his face.

Xiao Bai poked me lightly, and sneakily handed me a small note: "He looks just like you."

I froze for a moment: "What?"

He smiled lightly and gestured: "That dazed look is almost exactly the same as when I first saw you."

"Is there?"

I tried to frown to recall, but all I could remember was the first time we met on the farm where he was held.I fell from the sky and he was taken aback by me.

"Yes. You were like this at that time, as if immersed in your own world, separated from the outside by a thick wall." This is not the first time I have sighed, but Xiaobai really deserves what his father taught him, literature That's great accomplishment - how the hell didn't I realize I was like that! ?

I turned my head to look at the witch merchant again, but I only saw his reserved, indifferent, and arrogant, like a typical rich man, I didn't notice the slightest bit of what Xiaobai said.

Xiaobai shook his head and repeated again: "He is very similar to you at that time."

I realized he wasn't done yet.

"But you're alive now—I don't know why, but it's good. He's not, and I thought, could you help him if you could?"

I couldn't understand Xiaobai's concern for him. From the first time, if Xiaobai hadn't insisted on it, I probably wouldn't have saved him at all.

Xiaobai said stubbornly, "Because you are very similar."

Fine.

I mouthed "you won" helplessly, resigned to my fate and walked over again, thinking about how to strike up a conversation again.

But I really don't know what to say - I don't like children, and it just so happens that he is only six years old, the age when cats hate dogs.

I reluctantly said: "Good afternoon."

The kid is wearing a smart little suit today—nothing wrong with that, it’s very formal, but—behind the black suit shorts are two thin legs in white socks.

I stared at them with a delicate expression, I swear I have absolutely no tendency to smelt copper, but——I don’t know if I’m thinking too much, no one really thinks that the clothes he wears have a subtle sense of feminine fragility ?

Not the childish kind, but more secretive, more—more adult.

I almost want to curse, who is raising this child! ?

The witch merchant noticed my gaze, and his expression became vigilant for a moment. I suddenly realized that he understood those problems, and he hated that, but he still wore it like that.

He still had the same expression, and said with a smirk: "It's raining today, it's not good at all."

I felt a subtle familiarity and nostalgia from this pair of chokes, but there was nothing in my memory.The feeling of emptiness reminds me again that I am a person without a past, a person who has lost everything, thanks to this child in front of me.

This is definitely venting anger.But—I really don't understand why I have so many ups and downs when facing him.

I frowned at this mean kid: "You are so annoying."

The witch merchant responded politely: "Everyone, each other."

Next chapter: Choice ①

We looked at each other deeply.

Like picking up a key to open a locked door, I suddenly remembered everything.

?April [-]st

Five meatloaf for a temporary pass and a ride to Shuilongpo, the price is very high for ordinary people.In fact, they were cheated.

Lianhua is having a hard time right now, his mother is already half-crazy, his mental strength was forcibly raised because of the riots in the research institute, but the price is a serious resonance, his dad thought he was a genius before (that's why he took him to institute), and now thinks he's stupid because of his slow reaction to the outside world.His status has plummeted, and anyone can bully him.