"The difference is that I'm not alone anymore. Qin Duan, thank you. Yun Chuxie's voice was very soft, she lowered her head, looked at her toes, and did not continue.

Qin Dui saw that Yun Chuxiu at this time was neither like a lively girl like usual, nor like a female god of war who was calm during the battle, and suddenly felt as if her heart had been pinched.

Yun Chuxi seemed to feel Qin Dui's gaze, turned his head to look at Qin Dui, was stunned for a moment, and then returned to his usual appearance.

Yun Chuxi gently patted Qin Dui's shoulder: "What's wrong with you!

"What's the matter, I'm willing to accompany you to the streets for the rest of your life. Qin Duan didn't know why, but he actually said such a sentence, and he was a little stunned.

Yun Chuxi stopped suddenly, her smile was a little stiff, and she quickly reacted: "Well, I'll call you when I go shopping in the future!"

After Yun Chuxi finished speaking, he walked forward and took a bite of the sugar gourd.

Qin Duan hurriedly followed Yun Chuxie, wanting to explain something, but he didn't know what to say.

The tangled Qin Duan didn't see a trace of loss and exhaustion in Yun Chuxie's eyes.

When he walked to the city gate, Qin Duan's storage bag was already filled with a lot of snacks.

Yun Chuxi returned to his previous lively appearance, as if nothing had happened just now.

After Qin Duan approached the slum, he intentionally or unintentionally walked towards the old woman's courtyard with Yun Chuxie.

"Hey, Chuxie, do you smell it, a smell of decay?" Qin Du frowned.

Yun Chuxi sniffed vigorously when he heard this, and then shook his head. In fact, Qin Duan didn't smell it either, but he just pretended to smell it.

"You come with me, as if you were here. ”

Qin Du took Yun Chuxi to take a lot of detours before he went around to the old woman's courtyard.

"It seems to be the smell coming from here!" Qin Duan finished speaking, knocked on the door, and shouted, "Is there anyone?"

I don't know why, the houses around the old woman, people have already moved out, Qin Duan shouted loudly, and did not get any response.

Qin Duan pretended to hesitate, pushed the door open, and said, "Since no one responded, then I came in and offended." ”

Yun Chu was very cautious next to her, she didn't feel that Qin Duan was acting at all.

Qin Duan glanced at Yun Chuxie carefully, and found that Yun Chuxiu seemed to have been deceived by him, and he couldn't help but praise himself in his heart: What a good performance!

Qin Du and Yun Chuxi found the body of the old woman in the house with some slight decomposition, and both of them were shocked.

Qin Dui and Yun Chuxi hurriedly found the patrolling soldiers, the soldiers knew Qin Dui, and when they heard Qin Dui's words, they hurriedly followed over.

"This, isn't this Zheng Xingping's old mother?" said an old soldier with some sloping feet, surprised.

"Zheng Xingping?" Qin Du thought of the old woman's "Ping'er".

"Yes, Zheng Xingping is a personal soldier of Zhenxi City, and he is also the captain of a brigade.

Twelve days ago, he had unfortunately died in the midst of the rioting hordes of demons, and there were so many demons that he could not even bring back the corpse. ”

The soldier sighed and continued: "Zheng Xingping has been dependent on his mother since he was a child, and his father is also a personal soldier in Zhenxi City, and he also died at the hands of demon spirits.

In order to avenge his father and let fewer people die at the hands of demons, Zheng Xingping resolutely participated in the selection of pro-soldiers and became a pro-soldier. ”

"In that case, why are they having such a bad time?" When Qin Dui asked this sentence, he thought of a word "repay debts", a word that Qin Dui had heard the old woman say unintentionally that night.

"Pay off the debt!" The old soldier's words made Qin Duan both surprised and not surprised, and he continued to listen to the old soldier.

"Although the salary of the pro-soldier is not very much, it is enough for a family of three to live in abundance.

But Zheng Xingping's father, who used to be the captain of the pro-soldiers, often went to the neighborhood to help the villagers, and never moved out of the slum.

At the beginning, in order to help the family of the deceased brother, he borrowed a lot of money and owed a lot of debt.

These creditors all knew Zheng Xingping's father's personality and admired him very much, and after his death, these people burned all the IOUs.

At that time, Zheng Xingping was still young, and the family life was very difficult, but all the good karma formed by his father was rewarded.

The neighbors helped, the brothers helped, and even the creditors helped the mother and son from time to time.

Zheng Xingping knows that he is grateful, so he leaves a little money every month, barely enough to live, and the rest is all used to pay off his debts!

In the past ten years, the debts have been repaid, and I thought that a better day was coming, but I didn't expect this thing to happen. The old soldier shook his head.

"Why did all the people around here move away?" Qin Duan asked.

"The demon spirit riots, the Marquis of Zhenxi is afraid that some demon spirits sneak into the city, once they enter, the people in the slum will be the first to suffer, and they have no ability to resist.

So, the Marquis of Zhenxi ordered that they all be relocated to the houses that the Marquis of Zhenxi built for them.

In the past two days, the city has been full of laughter, and even if we are tired and tired, it will be worth it!" said the old soldier with a relieved expression on his face.

Qin Duan didn't say anything, those families who sacrificed their children and husbands could really laugh out loud?

"Little Master, I know what you're thinking. In every corner of the world, there will be sorrow and pain, and it is impossible for everyone to be full of joy.

But who can take care of everyone?" the old soldier immediately saw through Qin Dui's mind and explained.

Qin Duan was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly, indeed, he was too entangled, but he fell into a dead end.

"By the way, uncle, why didn't this aunt leave?"

The sister-in-law of the Zheng family didn't want to believe that Xingping was gone, she said that she was afraid that she would leave and Ping'er would not find a home. The old soldier turned his head and sighed again at the old woman's uneasy expression.

"Uncle, how do you know so much?"

"Hahaha, the little master doesn't know me, I used to be a pro-soldier, and I was in a brigade with Brother Zheng, and I was the deputy captain.

My life was saved by Brother Zheng!

I was bitten on the leg by a wolf, and if it weren't for Brother Zheng's desperate efforts to save me, I wouldn't be at the foot of the slope.

After that, I quit the pro-soldiers and joined the city defenders, and Brother Zheng was guarding the safety of Zhenxi City outside, so I was inside to maintain the peace of Zhenxi City.

Unexpectedly, such a good person died in the hands of the damn demon spirit, and his son actually followed in his footsteps. The old soldier sighed.

Qin Duan gave the old soldier a lot of money and asked him to bury the old woman, and then returned to the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion and told Qin Shu about the incident.

Qin Shu was silent, he didn't say anything, turned around and went out.

After that, Qin Duan heard that the salary of the soldiers and the defenders of the city had been doubled, and the relatives of those who sacrificed their soldiers would receive the corresponding amount every month.

The next day, Qin Duan went to the martyr's cemetery alone, and he took out the old woman's amulet and burned it to Zheng Xingping.

"It's your luck, and in the next life, she may not be your mother anymore. I hope you can cherish your mother in the next life, and she will love you very much like your mother in this life. ”

After that, Qin Duan also went to the old woman's cemetery, and he said to the old woman: "Auntie, don't worry, Brother Xingping has received your amulet, and he asked me to tell you: In the next life, he will still be your son and take good care of you." ”

Qin Du remembered that the old woman was not walking peacefully, so he made up a white lie, he knew that the old woman would not be able to hear it, but what if he did?

Qin Duan didn't know that Zheng Xingping did shout this sentence before he died, but he was drowned in the roar of the beast, and no one heard it.

During the following holidays, Qin Du and Yun Chuxi seemed to have forgotten what they had said that day, and took Yun Chuxiu to visit the entire Zhenxi City and eat all the snacks.

The holidays always pass quickly, and it is about to be the day of school, Qin Du and Yun Chuxi said goodbye to Qin Shufang and a few people.

Qin Dui's mother, before leaving, took Yun Chuxie's hand, reluctant to let go, and told Yun Chuxie: "Girl, you have to come back next time, don't forget, this is your home." ”

Yun Chuxie said with red eyes: "Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely come back, I still want to eat the delicious food you made!

In the reluctance of everyone, Qin Duan and the others left Zhenxi City and returned to the Fengling Academy.