Mengli opened her eyes in Yao'er's memory, and there was a blacksmith shop in front of her, and at noon, the blacksmith was sweating profusely at work.

"Dad, I made fish at noon today, let's make it after eating. Yao'er walked over to the blacksmith shop with the food box and said to the blacksmith with a smile.

"Okay. The blacksmith smiled and put down his work, picked up the sweat towel that was placed aside and wiped the sweat from his face, and then sat down around the table with his daughter and began to eat lunch.

At this time, a man who looked like a wealthy businessman walked over, and Mengli took a closer look, it was not Master Li.

"Blacksmith Song, excuse me, I want to fight a short blade, and go out in a few days to bring self-defense, do you have a suitable one?" asked Master Li to Yao'er's father. After speaking, he looked at Yao'er, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

"As luck would have it, I have a ready-made handful here. Master Li, I'll fetch it, see if you like it. As he spoke, Blacksmith Song got up and went to the house to find the short knife, and handed it to Master Li with a smile.

Master Li looked at the knife repeatedly, nodded and was quite satisfied, "It's not bad, I want this one." As he spoke, he took out the silver money and handed it to Blacksmith Song, looked at Yao'er again, and then turned around and left.

......

The scene shifted to the morning of the first day, and Mengli saw Yao'er and her father standing in the house, and in front of them was a house full of dowry gifts.

"Dad, I won't marry him, I don't want to be a concubine for him. Yao'er cried with a handkerchief. She just wants to find a reliable person to live her life in an ordinary family, how could she be willing to marry a half-old person.

Blacksmith Song looked at his daughter distressedly, "Okay, let's not get married, Dad will return the dowry." "Yao'er has been without a mother since she was a child, and she can't let her daughter be wronged anymore.

......

It was another morning, and a few thugs broke into Song's blacksmith's house. The two of them grabbed the struggling Yao'er, and the rest of them punched and kicked Song's blacksmith, "Master Li can take a fancy to your daughter, that is the blessing of your family, and he dares to return the dowry." Blacksmith Song was knocked to the ground in a short time, and he was only gasping for breath.

"Stop fighting...... I'll go with you...... Don't beat my father......" Yao'er couldn't bear to look at her bloodstained father while crying.

"Hmph, count you as acquaintances. The leading thug commanded his subordinates and dragged Yao'er away.

"Yao'er, don't go...... Yao'er...... Yao'er ...... "Blacksmith Song lay on the ground, weakly watching his daughter being taken out of sight little by little, and finally couldn't support it and fainted.

"Dad, Dad......" Yao'er looked at her father who fainted on the ground, and could only cry and be dragged away.

......

The picture jumped again, Yao'er stood next to the locust tree by the lake in Lifu and whispered: "Old locust tree, this Li Mansion is like a cage to me, and I can only talk to you." ”

Looking at the calm lake, Yao'er leaned lightly against the tree, "Last night, Master Li said that my father had a high fever for several days, and he was afraid that he would be worried about his life. If I obey him, he will send for my father's life. When it came to my father's life, I had no choice but to answer him. But I'm disgusting, I'm hateful. My father is in his hands, and I can't do anything. ”

Yao'er looked at the lake, and there were not only tears of sadness in her eyes, but also overflowing unwillingness and resentment.

For several days in a row, Yao'er would come to talk to the old locust tree every morning. Like, this is the only way for her to vent.

What Yao'er didn't know was that the tree had become a demon, and what she said was indeed listened to. Qianqing has been adjusting her branches slightly, shielding the people under the tree from the scorching sun.

Although he is an old locust tree, he only had spiritual sense not long ago, and his demonic power is too weak.

On this day, Yao'er was about to go to the lake, and because Master Li had gone to other towns to talk about business in the past few days, she could just breathe a sigh of relief. However, before he reached the door, he saw that the door was suddenly opened, and the eldest prince broke in.

"Ah...... How can the eldest prince come to my house?" Yao'er was startled and took a few steps back in a panic.

"Yao'er, my father hasn't officially allowed you to be named yet, so it's better for you to follow me. The eldest prince rushed up and grabbed Yao'er's hand as he spoke, "I'm so young, I'm better than my father, right?"

"What are you talking about!Let me go!" Yao'er struggled in horror.

"Don't struggle, don't I know yet? You are willing to follow your father without a name or a point, you must be a little prodigal. Don't struggle, it's a big deal, I'm going to tell my father to bring you over. Yao'er's struggle didn't play any role, but she was hugged by the eldest prince.

Yao'er trembled and shed tears, "No, I'm for my father, no......"

"Didn't your father, Blacksmith Song die a few days ago?" said the eldest prince in surprise.

"What did you say?" Yao'er glared at the eldest prince in a daze, "How is it possible, my father will not die." ”

The eldest prince sighed that he had said the wrong thing, and it turned out that his father did not inform Yao'er. Afraid of causing something, the eldest prince let go of Yao'er, "What, I'll come back to you in two days." With that, he turned around and ran away.

Yao'er sat paralyzed on the ground, and her father died? How could this be? Master Li didn't save my father! That was just an excuse for him to keep me by his side! I endured it for so long, I gave up so much, why did it turn out like this!

Yao'er's eyes were red after dry tears, I want revenge, I want them to pay for their lives!

At night, a light rain began to fall in the sky, and Yao'er staggered to the lake as if she had lost her soul, and when she reached the tree, she staggered and sat down on the ground, and cried out by the sound of the rain.

Suddenly, Yao'er felt something fall on her shoulder, lest someone hear her cry, Yao'er turned her head sharply, but saw a branch hugging her.

Yao'er was startled and stepped back again and again.

At this time, thousands of green points of light floated from the trees and converged into a man's appearance, and the man said gently, "I'm sorry to scare you." My name is Qianqing, don't be afraid. ”

"You, you're a monster?" Yao'er took two more steps back, staring at the strange man in fear.

"Yes...... I didn't mean to hurt you, though, so you don't have to worry. Qianqing raised her hand, and the branches behind her stretched out, blocking the rain for Yao'er. "I know that you are bitter in your heart, and you don't have to guard against me. ”

"But don't all monsters eat people?" said Yao'er, trying to get closer.

"There are also some that don't eat. Otherwise, why haven't I eaten you all these days?" Qianqing chuckled.

Maybe it was Qianqing's gentle demon power that made Yao'er feel kind, or maybe it was Yao'er's confiding in the locust tree every day, so that Yao'er didn't resist Qianqing's appearance for too long, and one person and one demon talked, which eased Yao'er's grief a lot.

The two of you talked to me until the middle of the night before parting.