Chapter 1: The Beggar's Dream Breaks
The Continent of the Lost World, the border of the Southern Regions, Linyuan City.
This city is one of the many main cities adjacent to the Lost Forest, but as the only county main city in this area, because it is rich in various cultivation materials and materials, the sources are abundant, and the prices are reasonable, there are many people gathered here to take what they need!
Of course, there are trades and there are interests, and in the face of such huge interests, all kinds of forces are also flocking to it, and the dogs and teeth are intertwined!
Linyuan City is very large, there are four gates in the east, west, north and south, which can be roughly divided into five areas: the city lord, that is, the county lord, and the major forces in the city occupy the center, the largest range; the west gate area is the military camp, exclusive to the guard army; the east gate area is the civilian area, the smallest area; the north gate area is located in various junior and intermediate colleges, and the area occupied is not small; and the south gate area is close to the lost forest, which is the most chaotic resource trading area!
The civilian area, as the name suggests, is where a group of ordinary people live! They have no talent for martial arts, and can only rely on their physical strength and hands to beg for a living, and even, some people who have no labor force can only beg, and they have to rely on the help of neighbors from time to time to survive! For example, the lonely old people, such as young orphans! Another example, beggars who break their dreams, are this kind of people!
Broken Dream, less than ten years old this year, was picked up by an old beggar near the East Gate late at night, under a broken tree: at that time, it was still a baby's Broken Dream, and he was tightly wrapped and asleep, as if he was in a sweet dream, so later, the old beggar simply named him Broken Dream, and took him to beg together!
It's a pity that three years ago, the old beggar died of illness, and before he died, he was still talking about a small broken dream, I don't know how he will live in the future, and his life experience, there is not even a token that can at least prove the origin of his identity, even if it is a surname, just like that, the chatter is full of worries, and he is gone!
Fortunately, the neighbors in the street, all of whom were poor, knew about the old beggar and the little beggar, so they helped take care of the aftermath, and from then on, they also helped the little broken dream from time to time, so that he would not starve to death when he did not beg for food!
A small abandoned temple, without doors and windows, dilapidated, is his shelter! Lying under the dark desk that has long been broken, with a rotten curtain, Xiao Duanmeng endures hunger, breaks his fingers, and tries to divert his attention! Thin and frail, with a pale and immature face, but with incomparably clean and thorough eyes, coupled with the coarse black clothes full of patches but still have a few loopholes, this is Xiao Duanmeng, who is about to turn ten years old!
It's only the middle of the night, and if you endure it any longer, you can go out at dawn to find something to eat! The uncles and aunts in the neighborhood have already helped them a lot in the past few years, and I can't trouble them anymore! I remember that Uncle Zhang said that his owner was a martial artist, and when he was young, he went to the Lost Forest, which was full of treasures, and his owner just went to pick up a stone, and when he came back, he made a fortune and opened a restaurant! Hey, if I could be a warrior, I would also pick up a stone, dig a root of grass, or something, and I wouldn't have to starve!
But then again, during this time, I always had headaches, and every time I dreamed at night, it was also some strange things: for example, a very thick fog exploded on its own, well, for example, many people and monsters were flying in the sky, and by the way, there were six pieces of earth, a very large amount of earth, also flying in the sky!
I guess it's because I've been fantasizing about being a martial artist lately, so I don't have to starve, so I think too much!
How nice it would be if I had a father and mother?! Xiao Duanmeng was a little gloomy, perhaps, now, he would lie in his mother's arms and sleep peacefully, and he didn't have to starve all the time! His thoughts were silent for a while, and a hatred appeared in the bottom of his heart, and he pressed it down again, I don't know how many times this situation has happened! Immediately, his eyes must be, no is no, not the same to live desperately!
Thinking about it indiscriminately, it seems that he still can't bear the growing hunger, and Xiao Xuanmeng simply stopped lying stupidly and got up slowly, so hard! I haven't eaten for four days, or five days? I can't remember!
Walking out of the small broken temple, the night outside is still very deep, the cold breath of winter has quietly come, tighten the coarse cloth clothes of the whole body, although it is useless, Xiao Broken Dream dragged his steps, and walked towards the street that was quite lively in the civilian area, perhaps, in the garbage on the side of the street, you can find some leftovers!
The street is oriented east-west, with one end connecting the area where the county lord's mansion is located, and the other end leading directly to the east gate. Xiao Duanmeng didn't dare to go west, because that was where the county lord of the central region was, and even at night, there were city guards patrolling back and forth, and for a little beggar like him, he couldn't even save his life!
Bad luck, consumed a lot of physical strength to find a good distance, Xiao Duanmeng still couldn't find a little hunger, mainly because in the first half of the night, most of the garbage in the city was transported out of the city, and it was still late at night near winter, and there was basically no one outside in the civilian area, so there was no garbage to pick up!
It's cold! I'm hungry!
If you don't find something to eat, you may die like this! Continue to staggering along the street, and finally, when he was about to approach the East City Gate, Xiao Duanmeng found a small half of the steamed buns that had become hard as he wished, and even a whole piece of meat pie that seemed to have been run over by a wheel, which was really a joy from the sky! You know, Xiao Duanmeng has not known the taste of meat for more than a few months, and this is a big meal for him, or several big meals!
I can't help it! The steamed buns are too hard, and the baked cakes are softer, so let's tear off one-fifth of them first to satisfy my hunger! Xiao Duanmeng sat next to the garbage heap that I didn't know if it was old or new, and devoured it deliciously, like the delicacies of the mountains and the sea!
I never thought that at this moment, there was a sound of rushing from the west side of the street, and in a blink of an eye, I swept in front of him, only to see two people in black, wrapped tightly all over their bodies, but the cold gaze of the gloomy owl suddenly made Xiao Xuanmeng feel like a cold pool, piercing and cold!
"It's a little beggar!
An obvious middle-aged voice came with a coldness!
"Wait! Master, we have caught a little rabbit cub, and we don't know if we can recover your injuries?! This little beggar who was sent to the door, if you don't catch it, won't it go against the will of heaven, and heaven will not tolerate itγγγγγγ β
Another young voice, some bloodthirsty sneer!
"Quackγγγγγγ There are many dreams of tea at night, so let's do it quickly!"
Immediately, one of the black-clothed figures swept straight towards Xiao Duanmeng, and when he was still in a state of shock, he slapped the back of his head with a palm, and after being stunned, he lifted it and clamped it under his right arm, and then immediately rushed to the east city gate with another black-clothed figure, and went away!
And in the same place, only half of the hard steamed buns remained, and the remaining four-fifths of the baked cakes, next to the garbage heap, it looked so dazzling!