Los Angeles, located in the south of the Emperor of Youxing, has a normal climate, and the winter is by no means as cold and snowy as the north, but this winter, it is colder than any previous winter, and the ice is condensed everywhere, and there is no green. And this year is even more strange things, there are crooked and evil ways suspected of colluding with the ghost clan, losing a lot of twelve or thirteen-year-old children, the people are a faction of bitterness, the people are not happy!

As for Los Angeles, it is close to another barrier between the human race and the demon race, the Xuankun Mountain......

The sky was overcast, the snow was falling, and a goose feather snow fell for three days and three nights.

The cold ice condensed and sealed the Luoqing River north of Los Angeles. On the ice of the riverbed, there were groups of people piled up, all wearing animal fur collars, wrapped tightly all over their bodies, and only a pair of eyes were exposed.

Underneath them, there were even two or three children snuggled up, their eyes glazed and numb, holding the corners of the adult's clothes in one hand and the wooden bucket of water at their side with the other......

If you look closely, you can see that some of the people inside are holding iron autumn and wooden sticks to chisel the ice, and some people are standing aside with nets and baskets, as if they want to hunt the fish in the river...... There is no one to take care of the young children under him.

"Drive! Drive! ”

"Dingdong~Dingding~"

There was a simple carriage slowly driving in from the ice, and in front of the carriage, two men, an old man and a young man, were whipping their horses, they were dressed flashily, and even a little thin, but there was not a trace of frostbite on their faces.

"Drive!"

The people in this trip were Xiao Chifeng and Jiang Han, and the one in the carriage was Qi Yue, who was going to the Lin family in Los Angeles. As Xiao Chifeng dropped the whip again, the horse ran in pain, with the silver bell in front of the car, jingling, which was particularly eye-catching in this open place.

However, at this time, in the group of three or two fishing, a few children who were clinging to the side of the adult made a move. They were small, strained in their hands, and carried a wooden bucket of water. The numbness in the eyes of two of them gradually dissipated, and they stared directly at the carriage that was about to drive in front of them. The look in his eyes was replaced by hope, excitement, hesitation, and fear of the unknown.

The carriage was getting closer and closer, and the silver bells were ringing more and more clearly in my ears. Finally, one of the children acted, and he let go of the barrel and let it roll to the ground, where a small black fish jumped out of the ice and fell to the ice, and after a few jumps, it was silent.

The adults who were fishing were startled by the sudden scene in front of them, and let the children run forward desperately. The ice was slippery in a few places, and he stumbled on his feet, stumbling and nearly falling a few times. Fortunately, he finally ran into the path of the carriage, waving his hands and shouting loudly.

"Take me away, good Samaritan! Please! Take me away......"

The voice was that of a boy, and his tone was immature but a little hoarse, as if it was due to excessive hissing.

The rest of the children watched the first person who was willing to eat crabs walk out, and they also wanted to be together, but in the black and white pupils, eagerness and hesitation were intertwined, and they did not act for a long time.

It was because of this hesitation that they lost this opportunity.

For the fishermen had come to their senses, and when they saw the children who had gone away, they were angry.

"Little bunny, don't get back yet!"

"See if I don't kill you tonight!"

"Get back!" ……

What's more, a few men with nets began to scream and curse, and they didn't seem to have family affection and tolerance in their eyes, as well as the care they should have for their children.

All that was left was anger and despair lurking in the eyes.

This scene had already fallen into the eyes of Xiao Chifeng and Jiang Han and Jiang Chief, and even Qi Yue lifted the curtain of the car and looked around.

"Phew~"

The carriage drove in, and Xiao Chengfeng immediately jumped off the horse. Two or three steps walked in front of the boy, squatted down, and looked at his thin and shriveled body, his face was full of distress and pity.

He took out a small package from his sleeve and opened it and handed it to the boy, "But hungry?" Here, take it. ”

Inside the package were a few pieces of beef jerky.

The boy looked hesitant as he raised his thin arm and stopped in the air.

"Take it, little brother."

Another soft female voice came, it was Qi Yue.

She got out of the carriage, no longer thinly clothed, wrapped in a thick cloak, and a shaggy scarf covering her face tightly to protect herself from the snow.

Snow fell from her black hair.

"What's the difficulty?" She crouched down to look at the boy and asked in a whisper.

"Uh-huh......" He hung his head lonely, his curled eyelashes covering a pair of jet-black eyes, and there was a little hatred in them.

Seeing him like this, Xiao Chifeng grabbed his hands and put the jerky in his hand.

Suddenly touched, the boy looked up in panic and reflexively dodged and struggled. It can be seen that the big brother in front of him does not seem to have malicious intent, so he boldly pinched the dried meat in his hand and hid it in the chest in a panic.

"Little bunny, don't even listen to me? See if I don't kill you! ”

But suddenly a fierce curse came, and a strong figure gradually approached, and a black shadow was obscured over the boy's head.

Qi Yue and Xiao Chifeng were stunned.

The boy was so frightened and hateful that before he could move his legs, the shadow was about to lift him up and tuck him between his arms.

kept scolding in his mouth, "Stinky boy, run!" I'll see how you run! ”

"Let go of me! Bad apple...... Let me go! ”

The boy struggled to resist under his arm, his legs flicked desperately, and his little hands slapped the man's stomach hard, but he couldn't shake it.

"Ahem... Ahem......"

Instead, he coughed violently because of the exertion, and a strip of cloth on his head that was used to wrap his cheeks fell to the ground, revealing his little gray face and short hazy blue hair.

Xiao Chifeng looked at the child's strange hair color, and the look in his eyes was inquiring.

Qi Yue also reacted back to her senses, although she was surprised, she was even more angry at the rough man in front of her, she raised her hand and pointed angrily, and asked, "Who are you this kid?" Didn't you see him hurt! Put him down! ”

The man listened to her with a merciless mockery on his face. Lowering her head and looking down, a pair of hanging horned eyes purred and turned around, looking her up and down carefully.

Dressed meticulously, with white and tender skin, she looks like a young lady from a rich family.

"Hehe, I'm naturally his father." He smiled lewdly, and stretched out a large, rough hand with black dirt and a dark red croak.

"You want this kid? Then take the money in exchange. ”

"You're selling children!" Xiao Chifeng noticed the man's ill-intentioned eyes, and stepped forward to protect Qi Yue behind him.

With an angry face, he continued: "If you are really his father, you will not casually exchange money for people!" ”

"That's it! How can there be such a father in the world! Qi Yue echoed and said righteously.

The boy under his arm looked up.

The man was dissatisfied, and when he saw that he could not get any benefit, he withdrew his hand and ignored the two of them. He turned around and walked towards the crowd in front of him.

"Sister! Help me! I'm not his child, sister! ”

The boy struggled again, trying to scream in a hoarse voice. looked desperate, and a pair of dark eyes were flooded with tears, but they didn't fall out of their sockets.

Seeing him here, Qi Yue really couldn't bear it, and followed up in a few steps to stop the man, "You stop." ”

Xiao Chifeng also hurriedly stepped forward, pinching the seal in his hand, and a cluster of flames burst out of his palm, "If you dare to take a step, don't blame me for being polite!" ”

"Threaten me? Okay, let's try it! The man stopped, turned slowly, and threw the boy in the crook of his arm on the ice with one hand.

"Ahh

The boy let out a sound in pain, but he didn't care about wailing, so he quickly got up and ran in front of Qi Yue, and his face was frozen red.

He tried to reach out and hold her, but when he saw his dirty clothes, he stopped moving.

The boy's thoughts, Qi Yue saw in her eyes, she stretched out her white little hand and tore off the scarf around her neck. Looking at the boy, who was not a few years younger than himself, he gently wrapped his neck around his neck.

Comforted: "Don't be afraid. ”

The boy's face was incredulous, and he looked at the fair-skinned and gentle-looking young lady in front of him in a daze, and nodded slightly.

This is the best-looking girl he has ever seen.

The rugged man on the side sneered, and their warm picture was undoubtedly a joke in his eyes. With disdain on his face, he slowly spread his hands, and there was ice condensation in his palms.

Squinted at the girl, "If you want to have a child, it's still the same sentence, take the money in exchange!" Then he looked sideways at the man in brocade and shouted, "Don't think that only you know how to do magic!" ”

"You must leave me today, child!" Xiao Chifeng was not to be outdone.

Seeing that the two of them were drawing their bows and crossbows, and were about to make a move, they were interrupted by a cold drink.

"Wait!"

The voice came from behind several people, and it was Jiang Han, the leader of Jiang.

He stepped forward a few steps, raised his hand to suppress the fire spirit in Xiao Chifeng's palm, and shook his head secretly with a gloomy expression.

Xiao Chifeng hesitated, although he was unwilling, but Uncle Jiang also had good intentions. With a thought in his heart, he looked at another group of fishermen in the distance, they must be in the same group as the man in front of him. At the moment, Qi Yue of the three of them doesn't know how to do magic, if he really wants to make a move, it will be difficult for Qi Yue to avoid suspicion.

His thin lips pursed, this time he was indeed impulsive.

"Uncle Jiang." Seeing someone coming, Qi Yue called lightly.

Jiang Han nodded at her in response. With his eyes like a torch, he stepped forward in two steps, and then glanced at the ragged and rugged man opposite, and saw that the cold ice was condensed in his hands.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he said lightly: "Your Excellency, don't worry, since you said that you want a child, you will exchange the money for it." He took out a large bag of silver coins from the draw, and shook it in his hand, "I have a hundred taels of silver." ”

Sure enough, after the man saw the silver money, he immediately withdrew the cold ice in his hand, with a greedy look in his eyes, and with that eager look, he almost snatched the bag of silver money into his pocket.

Rubbing his rough hands, the man couldn't wait to say, "One hundred taels, you take the child."

"Okay, deal!" Leader Jiang threw the money bag in his hand at the man.

He caught it excitedly, and quickly opened it and counted it.

"Uncle Jiang!"

Qi Yue and Xiao Chifeng spoke in unison.

"It doesn't matter." Leader Jiang raised his hand to signal that the two of them didn't need to care.

He observed the man for a moment and continued, "Can you tell me where this child came from?" ”

"Picked it up." The man responded casually and did not stop counting the money.

"Oh? Is it? "Chief Jiang will be skeptical.

The man looked up impatiently and glanced at him, "I can't lie to you." He shook the silver taels in his hand, "I have all the money, and I won't hide anything from you." ”

Leader Jiang looked at the boy sideways, and saw that he was a little afraid and hid behind Qi Yue.

I thought to myself, but I was close to the girl of the Qi family, who was also a stranger to him.........

However, it is also clear to the chest, this child is about eleven or twelve years old, although his face is dirty, it can be seen that his facial features are delicate, and his short blue hair is particularly eye-catching, which he Jiang Han has never seen in the entire land of Youxing.

There was thought in the eyes.

Then he turned to look at the man, "You L.A., but you have blue hair?" ”

"Haha, he's just an outlier." The man laughed, his eyes deep, "Blue hair? It's the first time I've seen it. ”

When the boy heard them talking about being different from ordinary people, his face suddenly turned like ashes, and he looked up at the young lady who was protecting him, looking a little afraid of being abandoned, and muttered, "Sister, I'm not an anomaly, I'm also a normal person." ”

"I know, don't be afraid. Qi Yue touched his head, frowned slightly, and had pity for the boy on his fair cheeks, because the touch of the hair under his palms was extremely boring.

It can be seen how hard this child is living.

Leader Jiang waved his hand, "Okay, since you have already got the money, we will take him away." ”

After the words fell, he took Qi Yue and the three of them, turned around and went to the carriage.

"Wait!"

The man trotted forward, walked up to a few people, opened his hand to block the road, and asked with a scowl in his face, "Where do I have a few children, do you want them?" ”

Xiao Chifeng was extremely impatient.

Qi Yue's face was full of incredulity, she looked down at the boy, and when she saw him nodding, she was suddenly angry and annoyed.

opened his mouth and scolded angrily, "You still said that it was a child who was picked up, I think it is a human trafficker!" ”

"Little girl, don't talk nonsense, these children are discarded by others in the black market." The man retorted.

"Where's the black market?"

Leader Jiang frowned, and without waiting for Qi Yue to speak, he asked coldly.

"Want to know? Take the money! The man stretched out his hand again and carried out the nature of the ruffian to the end.

"You're insatiable!" Xiao Chifeng, who had never spoken, couldn't help but shout loudly.

A few steps forward, wanting to teach the man a lesson.

"Feng'er." Leader Jiang stretched out his hand to stop it.

stared at the man directly, his breath was not angry and arrogant, his black hair was raised without wind, and he said word by word: "Black market, where is it!" ”

"In ...... In Los Angeles...... East... East Estuary. When the man saw his imposing momentum, his heart suddenly became weak, he stammered out a few words, turned his head and ran.

"Coward!"

Qi Yue laughed quietly when he saw his back running away in a panic. Turning his head to look at Chief Jiang, he asked, "Uncle Jiang, are we going?" ”

"We go, you can't go. He nodded, but changed his mind again.

"Why can't I go, I also want to save people with you."

Leader Jiang had a faint smile on his lips, and his eyes were appreciative, "The little girl of the Qi family has a chivalrous heart, but our top priority is to send you to the Lin Mansion." looked sideways at Xiao Chifeng, "It's enough for the two of us to go to the black market." ”

"Uncle Jiang is right, Xiaoyue, you take this child with you in the Lin Mansion and wait for our good news." Xiao Chifeng agreed, and lowered his head to look at the boy behind Qi Yue, "Child, what's your name?" ”

Although Qi Yue was unwilling, he knew that what they said was reasonable, he had no stunts, he didn't know how to spell, and he would only cause trouble for them if he went to a place like the black market.

Squatted down and took the boy's cold little hand, and said softly, "What's your name?" ”

"I don't have a name, my grandmother used to call me Layue." The boy was disappointed and agreed.

"No name...... Why is it called Wax Moon? Qi Yue whispered and asked cautiously again.

The boy pursed the corners of his chapped mouth, and his eyes were sad, "Grandma said that because she picked me up in Layue, she changed her voice to Layue." ”

"Layue is a good name, and it sounds festive." Qi Yue was full of smiles, and when she saw that he was sad, she hurriedly comforted him.

When the boy heard that his name actually represented festivity, a pair of big black and bright eyes suddenly swept away the haze, and there was a little starlight gathering in them.

Opened in disbelief, "Really? It will represent festivity! ”

"Naturally, I'm not going to lie." Qi Yue swore an oath, and looked back at Xiao Chifeng and Leader Jiang, "Do you say it?" ”

"Yes, child, the wax moon is February, and it is about to bloom in spring." Xiao Chifeng nodded again and again, with a smile in his eyes.

"They're right." Leader Jiang stroked a pinch of his beard and followed suit.

Qi Yue turned back happily, a pair of peach blossom eyes and stars, "Look, I won't lie to you." Raising his hand, he pinched Layue's gray face, "What a good name, just like you." ”

"Thank you, sister."

Layue's heart is extremely warm, she is the only person who gives him happiness and warmth except for her grandmother.

"Okay, let's hurry up, don't delay today, we can still get to the Lin Mansion."

Leader Jiang spoke, he squinted his eyes and looked at the group of fishing people hundreds of miles away, and a bad premonition oozed in his heart.

"Hmm!"

Qi Yue nodded and pulled Layue into the carriage.

He was a little restrained when he stepped in, and there was a steaming stove and a balm smelling seductively.

All this was something he had never seen before.

Quickly and obediently huddled in a corner of the ground, afraid of soiling the clean and warm settings in the car.

"Oh, how do you sit on the ground, it feels, you sit on a soft couch."

Qi Yue exclaimed in a low voice, pulled Layue up, carefully took him to sit on the soft couch, and picked up a blanket beside him and wrapped it around his thin body.

Twisted a piece of custard cake from the plate on the small table and placed it in his hand, "Come, taste." ”

Layue took it carefully and stuffed it into her mouth.

said vaguely: "Sister, this is really delicious." ”

While speaking, he tried to shrink his body, leaving a larger position for Qi Yue.

"Eat as much as you like, and there will be one in the future."

Qi Yue happily agreed, pointing to herself, "My name is Qi Yue, you can call me Sister Xiaoyue." ”

"Okay, Sister Xiaoyue." The stars in Layue's eyes seemed to be brighter.

"Do you know how old you are?" She continued to inquire, picked up a piece of milk cake and put it in her mouth, and took another piece and handed it to Layue.

"Eleven-year-old, what about Sister Xiaoyue?"

"You're two years younger than me, and I'm thirteen...... There are still two years to go. Qi Yue suddenly lowered her eyes, and her voice became lower and lower.

Layue's mind was sensitive, and she noticed her abnormality, and said worriedly: "Sister Xiaoyue, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Well, you know, the Oni." She sighed.