At dusk, the sun sets in the west, the red sunset gradually fades, and the sky and the earth are covered with a layer of gray mist.

A few wisps of milky white smoke rise, adding a lot of life to this town built on the edge of the mountain.

This is a very backward town, the main street only has a gravel road in the east-west direction, the doors of every house are closed, some shops and even restaurants on the side of the road have been locked early, and only a faint candlelight can be seen from the paper window to judge that it is inhabited.

Except for the restaurants on both sides of the main street, most of the adobe houses in this neighborhood are made of yellow mud, and because of their age, they are even full of cracks.

In this impoverished town, the traffic is extremely inconvenient, and there are even fewer merchants and travelers passing here, and in addition, it is built on the mountain, there are many natural disasters, and the place is extremely poor, and there are certainly no fewer beggars on the streets.

In the evening of that day, two ragged children came from the east entrance of the town, unkempt and unkempt to see their appearances, and occasionally a few passers-by saw that they hurriedly covered their noses and walked away, as if they were afraid of being infected with some disease.

The local people are all ordinary people who are afraid of hunger because of the famine, and when they suffer a natural disaster, they don't know how many days of rations they have to cut off.

But it is precisely because of this that the whereabouts of the two beggars are not easy to be noticed too much, yes, these two beggars are Yin Wuyan and Ji Fuxi, who are hurrying from south to north.

After the two walked through the muddy reeds, it took two more days to get to this remote town, on the way, they passed through a small forest, and encountered a lone wild wolf attack in an abandoned cave.

But that night's roast wolf meat was the most delicious meal they had ever had in days.

The two of them walked along the gravel road of the main street, and after walking for a cup of tea, they saw an abandoned temple in disrepair, which was so dilapidated that half of the earthen walls had collapsed and the roof was about to be lifted, but the two looked at each other, and they could see the joy in each other's eyes, after all, this was a good place to stay, and it was much safer than staying in the wilderness.

When the two walked into the temple, they found that it was even more dirty than they imagined. Rotten frames and torn robes were thrown everywhere, and a few beggars about eleven or twelve years old lay on top of a pile of weeds, and when they heard the sound of the door, they all turned their eyes over, and looked the people up and down, their eyes full of vigilance and warning.

"Brother Yan......" Facing the gaze of those people, Ji Fuxi's body couldn't help shrinking back, and she tightened the corner of the little boy next to her.

Yin Wuyan glanced at it lightly, and then reached out to hug the little person beside him and smiled lightly

"Don't be afraid, we'll go there."

He gestured to a corner where no one was around.

The other beggars in the ruined temple saw that the two did not take the initiative to commit crimes, so they withdrew their eyes and ignored the two of them.

Yin Wuyan took Ji Fuxi to find a slightly cleaner corner, hastily cleaned up, gathered the scattered weeds around, and sat down.

The tiredness of many days was finally relieved a little, Ji Fuxi half leaned on Yin Wuyan's arms, and relaxed her body with half her eyes closed, but there was a strong bloody breath lingering under the tip of her nose.

This smell of blood...... Is it Yin Wuyan's body?

Ji Fuxi couldn't help but think of Yin Wuyan's slaughter of wild wolves in the forest with his bare hands a few days ago, although she knew that he was injured, but Yin Wuyan always told him that he was a small wound and did not get in the way, and he didn't look like he was seriously injured, so she naturally didn't think too much. But now that he thinks about it, it would not be easy for him to kill a beast under the constraints of not being able to use spiritual power, and ...... Could a small wound have such a strong smell of blood?

Thinking about this, there was an anxiety in her heart that unconsciously burned, Ji Fuxi turned to look at the little boy behind her, and then slightly widened the distance between the two and looked up at him.

"What's wrong? Little Xi'er? Yin Wuyan wondered about her sudden movements at this time, and asked in a low voice.

"Brother Yan, you're injured!"

The affirmative tone is not justifiable.

Yin Wuyan was stunned for a moment, and her gaze went all the way down her slightly messy hair—her black and white apricot eyes were full of worry.

His lips curled into a small smile, and he reached out and pinched her delicate nose.

"It's just a small wound."

Then he hooked his slender index finger and swiped the bridge of her upturned nose, and said softly, "Good, rest early, you have to get up early tomorrow!" ”

He hugged Ji Fu and was about to lie down, but the little man in his arms didn't appreciate it, and directly reached out to untie the belt of Yin's speechless robe.

"I want to see Brother Yan's wounds"

Yin Wuyan hurriedly grabbed Fuxi's little hand and stopped her behavior

"Xi'er...... Don't ......"

"If it's really a small wound, why doesn't Brother Yan let me see it? Or did Brother Yan deceive Xi'er? Ji Fuxi's sudden questioning made Yin Wuyan a little at a loss.

While he was stunned, Ji Fuxi opened his shirt with a "bang", and the hideous scars crisscrossing it made her heart tremble fiercely.

“！！！！！”

Anger surged up uncontrollably, Ji Fuxi gritted her teeth and raised her head suddenly, her dark eyes looked straight into his eyes, but the angry eyes couldn't hide the deep distress in her eyes.

"I ...... Xi'er ......" Yin Wuyan opened his mouth to say something, but the words paused several times before swallowing.

The two looked at each other, and after a long time, Yin Wuyan gently closed his eyes and sighed

"I didn't want you to worry about you, Xiaoxi'er, but it turned out to be ......"

Looking back, but seeing that the person bit her lip and didn't say a word, he just clasped her little hand, locked it in the palm of his hand, and slowly stretched out a light smile along the arc of his lips

"Xi'er is feeling sorry for me?"

His eyes were filled with soft rippling, and he looked at Fuxi's gaze focused and gentle.

She didn't answer.

"Little Xi'er..."

He shook her little hand, coaxing her as he had done when he was a child, his voice incredibly soft.

"Don't move!" Ji Fuxi spoke viciously.

He was obedient.

Ji Fuxi pulled out her hands, opened the hem of her outer robe, revealing her plain white underwear, then pulled off a corner of the fabric of her underwear, took off the kettle pinned to her waist, unscrewed the lid, poured out some water and soaked the thin cloth, and then turned slightly sideways and knelt down to gently wipe the purulent wound for Yin Wuyan.

Moonlight spilled through the broken rubble into the temple, staining the two of them with a moonlight around them.

Yin Wuyan's body stiffened slightly, and the light in his eyes flickered brightly.

The blackened blood scab was wiped off little by little, and the pus and blood were cleaned, revealing the original wound, which had not healed because of the fatigue of many days of travel, and the skin and flesh were turned outward, looking extremely hideous.

Ji Fuxi tried to raise her hand to touch the scars, but finally stopped.

In the next moment, there was a burst of warmth in her waist, Yin Wuyan gently hugged her in his arms, raised her picturesque and clear eyebrows, and chuckled gently: "Don't worry, when we get to the Mixed Yuan Sect, we will be able to use spiritual power, and this little wound will not be in the way." ”

In fact, for cultivators, as long as the divine soul is not severely injured, these wounds are indeed nothing.

Ji Fuxi snorted softly, glanced at Yin Wuyan, and turned her head to stop looking at him.

"Even so...... Brother Yan is not allowed to hide it from me next time...... Otherwise......"

"Gollum...... Gollum ......"

Ji Fuxi wanted to say something, but her stomach protested at the right time, and the words that came to her mouth were cut off by the discordant sound.

"Poof......" Yin Wuyan couldn't help but chuckle.

Looking up at her biting her lip and sullen appearance, the smile on his face unconsciously deepened a little.

Then, he reached out and touched the top of Ji Fuxi's soft hair. He pulled the placket of his shirt, re-tied his belt, and stood up

"Xiao Xi'er hasn't eaten for a day, I'll go out and find something to eat."

Just as he was about to leave, the hem of his clothes was tightly grabbed by a pair of small hands.

"Don't go."

Lowering his eyes, Yin Wuyan could clearly see the uneasiness and worry in the skinny girl's pupils.

And he, why not?

He is not as indifferent as he seems, and he maintains a high level of vigilance at all times.

This kind of days of hiding and fear made him live in torment every day. Compared with today's food and clothing, the picture of the family reunion in the past is still reflected in my mind, and in a blink of an eye, he has been burdened with a sea of blood and hatred, he has been supporting, he only has one relative, he strives to create a touch of warmth for her in this kind of fugitive days.

Because she'...... It's his only relative!

However...... Every midnight dream, he wakes up every night to be the scene of the day's destruction, full of resentment with nowhere to release, he hates his weakness and vows to become strong!

Whatever way you get it!

Even if......

Yin Wuyan's eyes were faintly shining.

"Wait here for me to come back, it'll be fine." He bent down and touched Ji Fuxi's dirty little face like a cat, and saw that she wanted to say something, but he put his index finger against her lip, and said

"Don't worry."

The door of the side hall opened and closed, raising a puff of dust, and the surroundings fell silent, except for the faint snoring of a few little beggars not far away.

Unbeknownst to him, the accident caused by his trip was the beginning of a decade-long misfortune for him.