Three years ago.

In Luohe City, a thin child stood on the corner of the street, his unkempt hair covering half of his dirty little face, and an adult's shirt covered his body, the clothes were tattered and dirty, and the dusty and oil-stained trousers were covered with pudding, and the long trousers were pulled up and pulled, but they were still dragged on the ground. At this moment there were several vicious dogs taller than him standing in front of the child, and they surrounded her and barked at him. From time to time, he stepped forward and tore at his shirt, which was already torn out of several large holes, revealing his dark and slender arms. The child struggled with all his strength to push away the vicious dog that was tearing him, but this angered them, and one of the dogs, who was tearing at the back, suddenly exerted force, jumped up and threw the child down, and several other dogs rushed up. Soon, blood was seen on the child's body. The child struggled and cried out, but because of his remote location, no one noticed him.

Just when he was desperate, his body suddenly lightened, and he only heard a few dogs howling and ran away. The child tried to open his eyes, but the blood blurred his eyes, and he did not see the appearance of this person, but only a thin man in coarse linen clothes. Just when he thought he was saved, the man's words made his heart cool - "Thin is a little thinner, but fortunately it didn't hurt his face, maybe he can sell it for a good price!" So the man picked him up and carried him on his shoulder.

Since the boy hadn't eaten for a few days, and had just fought with the vicious dogs, he had long since lost the strength to struggle, and thought to himself, "I hope you can sell me to a good family, at least I can eat a full meal every day." Thinking like this, he gradually fainted.

The child is asleep deeply, and in his dreams there are loving parents, warm and comfortable clothes, and delicious meals every day...... I don't know how long it was, and I don't know where it was. Suddenly, the child felt a chill on his body, and a bucket of cold water was poured on his body, and immediately, someone kicked him a few times, and he almost lost his breath in pain, but it also made him sober up instantly! I only heard the man say impatiently: "Hurry up if you don't die, Lao Tzu still has a lot of things to do here, and I don't have time to waste it with you here!" The child staggered to his feet, and followed the man in a daze, walking mechanically.

"Lao Tzu tells you, we never accept girls in the Shadow Building, if it weren't for the fact that I still have one child left this month, I wouldn't have risked my life to accept you! You give me a little care in the future, don't let anyone find out that you are a woman, understand? The man glared fiercely at the child. Seeing that he nodded timidly, the man turned around in satisfaction and continued.

"Whether you are taking a bath or being convenient in the future, you must avoid the people here, don't make trouble for me, otherwise not only will you die, but I will also have to bury you!" If you live until three years' time, then congratulations, you're free. If you die not long after you come, don't worry, I'll collect your body. But you won't see me again except when you're collecting your body. As he spoke, the man took the child to a row of low houses, pointed to one of them, and said, "Go in, and you will live here from now on." Remember what I just said, or watch out for your life! The man glared at him menacingly and turned away.

After the man left, the child went into the house, found a clean, well-fitting dress on the shelf, and put it on. She washed her face with the water from the basin, and when she had done this, she was a little exhausted, and when she found a bed, she fell asleep again.

I don't know how long later, he was awakened by a noise, and saw a group of children of her age surrounding him angrily, talking nonsense, "Where did this ugly bastard come from, sleeping in my bed?" ”

"He's wearing my clothes!"

"Forget it, nothing is more important than being alive, just give him clothes or something!" An older child comforts the other children. The children seemed to be very afraid of him, and they stopped speaking when they heard him say this, but the child who had been robbed of his clothes still stared at the new child with some unwillingness.

"My name is Qin Yu, what's your name?" The older child walked up to the newcomer and asked softly.

"I, my name is Bai Xiaoqi......" the newcomer said timidly.

"I'm hungry, here's for you." Qin Yu took out half of the steamed bun that had been flattened from his arms and handed it to Bai Xiaoqi.

Bai Xiaoqi took the steamed bun tremblingly, and said to Qin Yu with a smile: "Thank you." ”

"Let's eat." Qin Yu urged softly. Hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi took a bite of the steamed bun hard, I don't know how long the steamed bun has been placed, it has become a little dry and hard, and there is even a musty smell. But even after many years, Bai Xiaoqi, who is accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, still feels that this is the best thing she has ever eaten in her life.

Seeing Bai Xiaoqi eating steamed buns, Qin Yu on the side couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Bai Xiaoqi found that Qin Yu was looking at him, so he gave half of the steamed bun in his hand to Qin Yu, "You're also hungry, let's eat together!" Qin Yu took the steamed bun and smiled at Bai Xiaoqi.

"In the future, you and I will sleep in the same bed, and I will protect you!" Qin Yu pointed to his bed and said to Bai Xiaoqi. For the first time, Bai Xiaoqi felt that something was slowly rising in his heart, a feeling that could only be felt when he saw Qin Yu—a sense of security. Bai Xiaoqi happily stretched out his slender arm and hugged Qin Yu tightly, "Brother Qin Yu, you are so good......"

When he went to sleep, Qin Yu hugged Bai Xiaoqi tightly, "Brother Xiaoqi, you must follow me tomorrow, don't get too far away from me, do you hear?" After receiving an affirmative answer, Qin Yu tightened Bai Xiaoqi's quilt tightly before falling asleep.