Mo Nianning stood at the entrance of the alley, with a cold face, looking directly at Li Tang, with anger all over his body.

People are still superstitious after all, no matter how powerful they are, they will be afraid of ghosts and gods, not to mention a group of outlaws who have done enough bad things.

Mo Nianning walked through the frightened crowd step by step, not in a hurry, picked up the golden sleeve dart that fell to the ground, gently wiped the blood stains on it, and glanced back at the overwhelmed crowd behind him.

"Get out."

Her voice was soft, almost muffled by the wind, but it gave everyone a slap in the face.

After everyone ran away, there were only two people and a cold corpse left in the alley, Mo Nianning stood in front of Li Tang, staring at him motionlessly, holding the sleeve dart tightly in his right hand.

He hid Mo Nianning and led those people away by himself, so that he would be fine when Brother Sheng and Bai Chen brought Ah Ning back. If he hadn't been injured, the scar man would have had to catch Ah Ning, and he wouldn't have summoned the ghost killer and almost swallowed everyone's souls.

But now, Mo Nianning showed up by herself, and scared those people away, she was fine for the time being, but in this way, the secret of the pawnshop was exposed, not to mention that if she violated the taboo, she would inevitably be punished if she went back.

"Li Tang, what does it feel like to be pierced in the heart, do you know?"

He didn't speak, closed his eyes, hung his head, leaned against the wall, couldn't see what his expression was, and after a long time, he shook his head, stared at Mo Nianning, and raised his hand: "Help me." ”

She was stunned for a moment, and the hand holding the sleeve dart tightened again, and she was in a stalemate for a long time, seeing that he looked embarrassed, she couldn't raise any interest in him, but as soon as she stretched out her hand, she was pulled over, caught off guard, and the back of her neck was hit hard and fell over.

With a long sigh, Li Tang looked at Mo Nianning in his arms a little helplessly, and snatched the sleeve dart from her hand, since he was guilty, he was not afraid of any more.

"Hehehehehehehe......"

There was a stupid laugh in the distance—it was the mad woman, who was stumbling at the entrance of the alley, and she had actually chased after her.

"Come here." Li Tang beckoned to her.

The woman tilted her head and bit her fingers, slowly approaching, and laughed maniacally.

Li Tang stood up against the wall, handed Mo Nianning into the woman's hands, walked out a few steps, and suddenly glanced back at the woman: "I know you're not crazy...... Send her back. ”

This woman is not crazy, no one is crazy, and he is the one who is really crazy.

After that experience, the wound was torn open, blood stained the entire back, and he stumbled through the labyrinthine alleys, the sound in his ears became more and more hazy, and finally even the pain was numb, and every step was accompanied by a heavy gasp......

When Mo Nianning woke up, she was already in her room, the woman was sitting far away on the ground humming a little song, and Du Sheng and Bai Chen were sitting quietly downstairs drinking tea.

Touching the back of his aching neck, he tried to remember how he had come back, but the memory was fragmented in the alley, and the golden dart was gone.

That...... What about Li Tang?

"Brother Sheng, is this the end of the matter?"

Du Sheng didn't answer directly, and smiled faintly: "Maybe." As he spoke, he was about to go out to see his precious potted plants, and Bai Chen also chased after him.

"Eh, Brother Sheng, although this matter is over, there are still some things I still don't understand......

"Do you want to ask Ah Ning and Li Tang about it?" Du Sheng interrupted him, and the pruning in his hand did not stop.

Bai Chen was silent for a moment before he asked again, "What happened between the two of them, right?" ”

"Yes." Du Sheng's answer was simple and crisp, Bai Chen didn't know how to ask for a while, it involved the privacy of others, he shouldn't have asked more.

Du Sheng put down the work in his hand, wiped his hands, and sat on the chaise longue in the courtyard, squinting, as if thinking about something, the posture of an old man really did not match his appearance.

The ancient locust tree in the courtyard blocked most of the day, and Bai Chen didn't ask immediately, but just sat quietly on the side.

"The soul pawnshop, there was originally only one person." Du Sheng raised his eyes to look at the locust tree above his head, "It's the shopkeeper here." ”

Bai Chen didn't speak, and listened quietly.

"No one knows how long she lived and where she came from......"

Thirty years ago, Du Sheng was just a son-in-law in Night City, relying on his father's financial resources, he was also well-known in Night City, and like all sons, he went in and out of the singing and dancing clubs all day long, living a luxurious and debauched life.

But one day, I will get tired of such days and pursue more new things, and the source of all this is the shopkeeper of the soul pawnshop - Su Xuan.

Before he met Su Xuan, he had never heard of the place of Soul Pawnshop.

He thought that in this night city, as long as he had money, he could have everything, including that woman's heart, but he couldn't even step into the door of the soul pawnshop, he went every day, but he never saw her.

He had been advised not to have anything to do with the Soul Pawnshop, but the reason was ridiculous enough to make him laugh - the woman was a ghost from the underworld, and the Soul Pawnshop was a cursed place.

He finally lost his patience and tried his best to make trouble, almost destroying the old shop.

"Su Xuan, aren't you afraid of death?"

He still remembered how domineering he was at that time, but no matter what he did, all he got was her indifferent eyes: "Why mourn in life, and why fear in death?" Money and fame, love and hatred, it's just an empty dream, you can't kill me, it's only your heart that really dies. ”

"Wait, Brother Sheng, although I don't want to interrupt you, what does this matter have to do with Ah Ning and Li Tang?" Bai Chen's fingers tapped on the stone table, supporting his chin with one hand, interrupting Du Sheng's memories.

"She's dead."

Du Sheng was silent for a moment, and suddenly said these three words, and his voice was so light that Bai Chen almost thought he had heard it wrong. Even if they were, they wouldn't die easily, let alone the shopkeeper of the Soul Pawnshop?

Du Sheng sighed, the smile on his face quietly faded without knowing when, and the sadness in his eyes overflowed.

"I've left everything behind to stay with her, but it's only been a few years...... More than 20 years ago, Su Xuan successively rescued two children, one is A Ning and the other is Li Tang. ”

He cut off contact with his family and stayed by Su Xuan's side until ten years ago, when he gave up reincarnation and became a messenger between yin and yang like Su Xuan, but at that time, Su Xuan was no longer there.

"I know this, Ah Ning and Li Tang both grew up here." That's why he is strange, it sounds like the original shopkeeper is not a vicious person, even the invincible Du Sheng back then can be "influenced", and he has become the current good temper, so Ah Ning and Li Tang grew up here and should be better protected, how could there be such a big hatred?

"What should we do to be benevolent?"

Du Sheng asked coldly.

"Brother Sheng, are you testing me? The grace of dripping water, when the spring reciprocates, such a simple truth, I still don't understand? ”

Du Sheng closed his eyes and smiled bitterly, but his voice was as ethereal as ever, and he couldn't hear a trace of emotion: "That's right, when the spring reciprocates...... But Li Tang killed Su Xuan, right in front of me and Ah Ning, and ...... with his own hands"

At the window on the second floor, Mo Nianning looked at the two people in the courtyard, lowered his eyes, was silent, and knew that he was sad in his heart.

Du Sheng's appearance was very calm, and there was not even a trace of anger in his voice.

Bai Chen's tongue was like a knot, he couldn't say a complete word, his eyes were full of disbelief, as if the words he had just heard were just his illusion.

The hot and humid wind blew from the gap in the trees, and the old locust tree was full of bunches of white flowers, swaying in the wind, except for the sound of breathing and wind, there was no movement around, and it was as quiet as if in a dream......

No wonder......

That's right......

No wonder Ah Ning hates Li Tang so much......

If it were him, let alone hate, he might have finished off Li Tang with a knife.

Bai Chen raised his head and looked at Mo Nianning's empty window, his heart was mixed, he didn't know how to describe that feeling, it was very subtle, as if someone had grabbed his entire heart.

"Brother Sheng...... Don't you hate him? ”

Hate, of course he hates, it is the person he loves the most who died, how could he not hate? But after so many years, he has also thought about it, and dying may be a relief for Su Xuan.

She lived so long that she couldn't remember anything anymore......

He has been with Su Xuan for more than 20 years, but he has never seen her smile, and those indifferent eyes are just confirming her long-dead heart, and until her heart was pierced by Li Tang, the smile on the corner of her mouth was so real......

Night, quietly descending, the night city as dark as the abyss is lit by dazzling lights, everywhere is full of lights, singing and dancing grandeur, but everyone knows how dirty this prosperity hides.

"You brought me back?"

Mo Nianning has not gone out in the room since she woke up, and no one has come in except for Bai Chen and Du Sheng who have come to see her. The noise of the city center was in the air, swept by the wind, and finally stopped in front of this old pawnshop.

The woman didn't speak, just looked at her with a smile and a confused expression.

"Did you see the guy I'm with? How is he? ”

After being silent for a long time, Mo Nianning asked again, even if she hated him again, she didn't want anything to really happen to Li Tang.

On the one hand, he hated him, and on the other hand, he was worried about his safety, afraid that one day, if Li Tang really died before her, what kind of mood should she continue to live in this desperate world.

Perhaps the hatred for him has long been proof that she is still alive.

The woman stared at Mo Nianning's face, squinted her eyes slightly, tilted her head, and said softly in an almost joking tone: "Dead...... Hehehe...... Dead ......"

Mo Nianning's heart twitched, and he almost forgot to breathe.

He's dead......?!