When the two of them came out of Chunfeng Building, it was just after noon. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Although it was nearly the middle of January, the residents of Taosang City had only added a thin coat, and the sun at this time was warm, shining on the faces of pedestrians, like a layer of golden light.

Pedestrians on the streets came and went, immortal cultivators in Taoist robes floated leisurely by, food stalls on the corners exuded tantalizing aromas, and a few diners sat at two tables, coarse food to drive away hunger and exhaustion.

The grocery store owner watched the passers-by and shouted the latest goods, attracting a group of runny children to rush to hand over two copper plates, take the colorful candy and scatter around.

In this lively noise, there was a faint cry, as if there was endless sadness, resentment, humiliation, and timidity, which were quickly annihilated in the wave of sound.

The further the two walked, the clearer the cry became, and as soon as they turned the corner, they saw a thin little boy in a plain filial piety dress with his back against the wall, his legs bent, his arms hanging down to his legs, and his head with long brown curly hair hanging down on his knees.

A low cry came clearly, and the little boy looked too engrossed, and the two of them had already walked up to him, blocking the shadows in front of him, and he raised his head, revealing a pair of confused, sad watery eyes.

Lin Xi doesn't care very much, everyone has sad things, and everyone has the right to cry.

As soon as he walked in front of the little boy, the sun shone on the glazed tile on the roof next to him, and a strong light reflected off the tile, Lin Xi lowered his head and raised his hand to block the strong light, but at the moment he looked down, he saw the little boy's eyes staring straight at the ground, Lin Xi glanced at it, the ground was clean and dust-free, except for her shadow, there was nothing else.

Shadow! This word has been the focus of the two recently, Lin Xi habitually glanced at the little boy again, uh, no, the shadow of the little boy is lying quietly on the ground, Lin Xi shook his head, he has really been a little obstructed recently, and when he sees someone, he can't help but see if he has a shadow.

Xue Yi glanced back at her, and Lin Xi whispered back, "There is a shadow!" Xue Yi nodded, and turned into another alley first.

The rest of the journey was without the bustle of the bazaar, and without the crying of children, the quietness made Lin Xi feel like he was out of the world.

After a while, he stood in front of the door of his house, Lin Xi pushed open the door, and was about to walk in, one foot had already stepped into the threshold, but Lin Xi stopped somewhere, still maintaining a one-legged standing posture, something flashed through his mind, Lin Xi always felt like he had forgotten something.

"Why don't you leave?" Xue Yi saw Lin Xi stop there in a strange posture from behind, and he didn't know why.

"Let's go!" Lin Xi put down his feet in front of him and walked into the door, until he sat on the rocking chair under the tree and saw the shadow on the ground shaking with the rocking chair, Lin Xi was shocked to realize what he had missed before.

Suddenly standing up from the rocking chair, Lin Xi didn't have time to explain, "There is a problem with the shadow of the little boy I just met!" Dropping these words, Lin Xi rushed out of the door first, followed by Xue Yi.

"What the hell is going on? Doesn't he have a shadow? Xue Yi asked.

"Xue Yi, have you seen the shadow of that little boy?" Quickly shuttling through the alley, Lin Xi looked at Xue Yi with a serious face.

"Didn't look, what's wrong?" Xue Yi wondered.

"I saw the little boy sitting with his back against the wall, and his shadow was not sitting, but lying!" After Lin Xi said this, a trace of disbelief flashed on his face.

You must know that although the shadow can be seized by immortal cultivators, the shadow itself is lifeless and has no thoughts, and it changes with the actions of its master.

Not so with the shadow of the little boy, which is inconsistent with the movements of its owner!

Xue Yi also felt incredible after hearing this: "Are you sure you read it right?" He quickened his pace.

Lin Xi nodded, and then thought that he couldn't see it, and raised his voice to affirm, "I'm sure I'm not mistaken!" ”

So saying, he walked to the neighborhood where the little boy had been, and no more crying was heard, the alley was empty, and the little boy was gone.

The two of them walked around the alley again, but still did not see the little boy.

At this moment, there was a drunkard's beating and scolding voice from the house next door, "Lao Tzu asked you to cook at home, what about the rice?" Like your useless mother, if no one wanted it, Lao Tzu would have given you away! During the period, there was a child's crying and begging for mercy, "Dad, I was wrong." The more Lin Xi listened, the more familiar he felt, this was the voice of the little boy the two were looking for!

After glancing at each other, the two nodded at the same time, and came to the door of this house together, Xue Yi pushed it lightly, and the door opened.

The scene in the courtyard was also presented in front of the two of them, the father in the courtyard was holding a wine bottle in one hand, and the other hand was about to be raised, and the little boy's face was a slap mark that occupied the entire face, and there was blood flowing down the nose and the corners of the mouth, it seemed that the slap was not light.

The little boy pursed his lips and stubbornly looked at his father opposite, his eyes flashed with hatred, and Lin Xi was frightened, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop his father's next palm.

He slashed the drunkard father, pulled the little boy to a chair in the courtyard and sat down, took out a clean handkerchief to wipe away the tears and blood stains on his face, and then smeared the plaster to reduce swelling and relieve pain.

The little boy seemed to be stupid, Lin Xi asked him to go to the left, he only moved, not to say to the right, he just sat stunned, his eyes straight, at the mercy of Lin Xi.

The two of them did not forget to keep an eye on his shadow at all times, and sure enough, no matter what the little boy did, the shadow lay on the ground indifferently, keeping one position unchanged.

How to put it, it's as if this shadow has life, and now it is as if it is "dead" if it is motionless!

Lin Xi affirmed in his heart, isn't it like "dead", it's really strange enough!

Sigh, poor child! Lin Xi took out a candy and stuffed it into the little boy's mouth, maybe the sweetness of the candy stimulated him, the little boy finally came back to his senses, looked at the two "acquaintances" in front of him, and didn't know how they were at his house.

Feeling the pain on his face under the cold, when he looked up, he saw his father lying in the yard, still muttering "Drink... ... Drink! Only then must the two people in front of him saved themselves, otherwise, without the protection of his mother this time, his father would definitely have killed him.

The little boy got up from the chair, knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Xi and Xue Yi twice, and when he was about to kowtow for the third time, "Enough!" Lin Xi bent down to help him up, and fed him a healing elixir.

At this moment, Lin Xi's heart suddenly had a bad premonition, and there was a strong attack behind him.

And the shadow that was originally lying on the ground showed a hideous state at some point.