The night is deep, and the earth is asleep. Except for the cold wind blowing in bursts and bursts, except for the occasional dog barking or two, the deserted streets are lonely and silent. The dark sky seemed to be heavily smeared by boundless ink, and there was not even a glimmer of stars.

At this moment, a purple lightning bolt pierced the sky like a sharp sword. The pitch-black sky was instantly illuminated by the purple light, and then returned to its original state.

R City. Outskirts.

Beside the rugged mountain road are lush trees. The dense foliage protects a small building, and if you don't look closely, you won't notice that there is such a small house inside.

The small structure seemed to have existed for many years, the surrounding walls were slightly cracked, the iron gate was even more dilapidated, and when the cold wind blew, it crumbled and crunched.

There was a badly painted plaque hanging on the iron door, but the words on it were barely legible: Little Orphanage.

And at this time, in the woods not far from the little orphanage. A man in a black cloak hurried in the direction of the orphanage, her petite body revealing her gender, and her black leather boots made a crisp sound as she stepped on the fallen leaves.

But she didn't pay any attention to it, her attention was on the sleeping baby girl she was holding in her hand. She carefully guarded the little girl in her hands, and the speed on her feet was a little faster.

It didn't take long for the cloaked man to come to the iron gate of the orphanage. After looking at the humble environment, she hesitated for a moment, and finally bent down and slowly placed the baby girl in her hand on the ground.

The little girl in the swaddling clothes closed her eyes, and her small mouth chirped from time to time, as if she was dreaming of something delicious in her sleep. With slightly curled eyelashes, a well-behaved nose, and a chubby little face, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a delicate doll. The woman in the cloak gently wrapped the small quilt covering the baby girl, lowered her head to help her wipe the saliva from the corners of her mouth, and then kissed her soft and glutinous little face.

After doing all this quickly, the woman's mouth moved, as if she was muttering something. As soon as the words fell, a miracle happened: the little girl who was outside the iron gate just now was instantly moved inside the iron gate.

The man in the cloak glanced at the sleeping baby girl through the iron door, and got up without hesitation. Then he resolutely turned and left, and his coherent actions did not drag the water.

After leaving the orphanage, she returned the same way. Along the way, she carefully erased all traces of her previous walks. But before she could remove all traces, a man dressed in black appeared in front of her.

She was not surprised by the appearance of the man, and said lightly: "You are here." ”

The man looked at the person standing in front of him, but he didn't see what he wanted, and he subconsciously frowned: "Hand over the princess." Small left. ”

"Oh, do you still think she's a princess?" The woman known as Xiao Zuo did not hide her identity anymore, she lowered the hat of her cloak, revealing a young and beautiful face.

The man didn't respond positively to Xiao Zuo's taunt, but patiently persuaded again: "Hand her over, after all, we have been partners for so long, and I don't want to hurt you." ”

"Don't mention any bullshit partners to me, the thing I regret the most in my life is to partner with you. As soon as Xiao Zuo finished speaking, he quickly pulled out a dagger from his boot and stabbed at him while the person opposite was not paying attention.

But after all, they were all trained people, and the man quickly reacted, and a nimble sideways dodge the attack. Seeing that he had dodged, Xiao Zuo turned his wrist holding the dagger and swung it in the direction he was dodging.

The man who was attacked still didn't seem to be able to bear to hurt the woman in front of him, and in the face of her attack, he just blindly avoided and didn't resist. He dodged another attack, but before he could stand his feet, stout vines wrapped around his feet as if he had gone mad, holding him in place and immobilizing.

At this time, Xiao Zuo once again clenched the dagger and stabbed the man in the chest with all his might.

Just as the dagger was about to plunge into his chest, time stood still. The freshly fallen leaves stopped in mid-air, and everything in the picture seemed to be sealed and motionless.

The only one who can move is the owner of this ability, Xiao You, who is now held in place by the vines.

He pulled out the dagger, which was only a few millimeters from his chest, and used it to cut off all the vines, and then threw the dagger in his hand. Only then did he slowly look at the woman in front of him who was still in an attack posture: "Xiao Zuo, you can't beat me." It's not that you don't know what my power is, so why bother to find fault with yourself?"

After speaking, the picture is no longer static, and the fallen leaves that stopped in mid-air continue to complete their free fall movement.

After Xiao Zuo withdrew his hand, he took a big step back, away from Xiao You, who was originally close to her. At the same time, she activated her ability to regain control of the vines on the side, allowing them to encircle the dagger on the ground and return it to her.

Xiao Zuo, who took back the dagger, raised his head and looked at the sky. At this time, the sky was no longer as dark as before, but a deep blue, and a little whiteness could be faintly felt.

Xiaoyou knows that she is a stubborn person and will not give up until she achieves her goal. Seeing Xiao Zuo take the dagger back, he thought that she would continue to attack him. Just as he was about to use his ability to take her under control, Zuo made a move.

But he never thought that Xiao Zuo's target was not him, but himself. She raised the dagger in her hand and stabbed into her body without hesitation. The sharp blade pierced her body. But Xiao Zuo knew in her heart that this was not enough, she endured the pain and decisively pulled the dagger out of her body.

This coherent action only happened in a few seconds, and Xiao You, who was standing in front of her, could not prevent it from happening, even though he reacted quickly.

After the dagger was pulled out, a large amount of blood poured out of the pierced hole, and Xiao Zuo's body gradually weakened, and she slowly fell. Looking at the sky that was about to dawn, the corners of her mouth went up. Then he slowly closed his eyes: "Princess, I have won time for you, you have to grow up healthy." ”

Eighteen years later.

On the outskirts of R City, in a castle-like building, a group of children lived. The oldest of these children was twenty years old, while the youngest was only a few months old.

And the one who manages the big and small affairs of this castle is Dean He. Dean He is a grandmother in her fifties, and she has lived here for almost thirty years, watching this place change from a dilapidated hut to a big castle today, and watching children being sent in and then taken away.

"Knock knock!"

A knock on the door brought Dean He, who was looking out the window in a daze, back to her senses, and as soon as she turned around, she saw a girl in a white dress standing at the door with a smile, her skin was brighter than snow, and her eyes were like a pool of clear water: "Dean, it's time to eat!"

"Good. After answering the question, Dean He reached out and closed the wide open window, then left the room with the girl and walked towards the dining room on the first floor. She looked at the big girl who was helping her down the stairs on the side, and asked about her status as usual: "Wan'er, have you eaten well outside lately? ”

"Have you lost weight? I've been busy lately, and I've found another part-time job near the school. Wan'er answered the dean's question with a smile while paying attention to her steps.

"Don't come back too often if you're busy. Just take good care of yourself. ”

As soon as Wan'er heard Dean He's words, she immediately retorted: "Then what's the matter, this is my home." No matter how busy you are, you have to come back. And there are so many children, you can't be busy alone. ”

"You, you've been like this since you were a child. Dean He, who heard Wan'er's answer, shook his head helplessly, "You just don't want to leave here, and you don't want to leave when others come to adopt you." I don't know what's good about my place. ”

"Yes, you're a treasure. I don't want to leave you. And I'm also a witness to watching this place change from a small dilapidated house to a big castle, which means that this is a treasure of feng shui. Potential stocks, not to be sold. ”

Listening to the girl's nonsense, Dean He was also amused, so naturally he didn't mention the matter of letting her come back less.

After lunch, Dean He went upstairs to take a nap as usual. Wan'er sat down and rested for a while after all the little children playing in the yard rushed back to their rooms to sleep. At this moment, a tall and thin boy came out of the laundry room, still holding a large basin in his arms, and in the basin were the freshly washed white sheets and covers, and the ones that were piled on top of it did not have any ground to lean on, giving people the feeling that they would fall in the next second.

Wan'er, who was sitting in the hall, saw this situation, and hurriedly got up to help. She walked over to the boy and reached out to take the sheets from them, relieving him a little of the burden and relieving the crumbling crisis. The two of them walked out of the castle together and walked to the clothes pole in the courtyard.

The boy placed the basin on the lawn, and his slender fingertips had barely touched the sheet on the very front when his hand was opened by another small hand with a bit of flesh. The boy looked back at the girl who had hit him, his eyes puzzled.

Wan'er put all the sheets in her arms back on the basin of sheets, and then sat on the lawn, and hummed the song she created: "Today's weather is very good, Wan'er Wan'er is basking in the sun, Xiaochen Xiaochen is drying the sheets......"

Lin Chen, who was standing on the side, finally understood what Wan'er meant, and she really just helped him move. Lin Chen, who was helpless, had no choice but to work alone, and he didn't forget to complain a few words: "You are eighteen, can you not be so naïve." ”

"I'm called a child, okay?" Wan'er sat on the lawn, still playing with the weeds she had just pulled down.

The next afternoon, the two of them stayed on the lawn, one standing and the other sitting, chatting without a word.

When he woke up, Dean He opened the curtains of his room, and what caught his eye was a beautiful picture of handsome men and beautiful women together.

She was in a trance, feeling that time had returned to a long time ago, back to when Wan'er and Lin Chen were young, and just like now, the two of them were on the lawn below, sitting all afternoon.