Tingting's father's name is Tang Quan, and he is a worker in a parts factory. Although it is a parts factory, it is not a small amount of work to carry heavy metal goods up and down in addition to assembly. Fortunately, he is still young, but at the age of thirty-seven, he has strength.

At eight o'clock and seven minutes, he returned home on a second-hand electric donkey, and was surprised to find that his daughter had eaten dinner first, which was unprecedented.

But he didn't care, and when he heard his daughter's cordial greeting, he smiled and took off his oil-stained gloves, and said with concern, "Are you hungry today?" I didn't have to wait for me, it's okay if I don't eat on time, but it's better if you don't want it at your age. ”

"Hmm...... Today I ate it first, and the fish head was delicious, and I accidentally ate a little more. ”

Tingting didn't want to lie to her father, but she thought about it and decided that she still couldn't let her father find out.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay if you finish eating it all, just leave me a mouthful of fish soup."

Tang Quan couldn't wait to finish washing his hands and prepare to serve the meal, but the wooden spoon was half-raised in the air, and he noticed something unusual. A small piece of rice in the rice cooker was stripped away, which was indeed the amount of rice that my daughter should have. But the loose and messy white seems to have been turned over, and the circle of rice stains distilled by the hot gas is faintly stained on the top of the rice layer.

"Tingting, why are you lying to me?"

At this time, Tingting was stepping on the bench to heat food on the stove, and when he heard Tang Quan's displeased words, his arm that lifted the lid stiffened, and then he was sorry.

"I invited Xiaopang to my house for dinner today, don't you dislike him, I don't really want you to know......"

"Oh, that's right. I don't really like that kid, but that's your friend, and I'm not going to chase him away anyway. You have to tell me the truth about this kind of thing in the future, otherwise I thought you had met some bad boy. ”

Tingting didn't know whether her father's words were intentional or not, but she couldn't help but feel a little weak when she thought of the murderer she had met not long ago.

"Father, I went to bed early."

On the bed, she tossed and turned. It was hard to sleep, and before her father returned, she had spoken to the murderer for a long time and learned his name, Liang Leon.

An exotic name that makes people laugh when it reads. His ill-fated fate and circumstances were probably inadvertently implied to death by his parents.

Liang Leon said that he was a magician and came from a very remote place, and the neighborhood of his home was deep in the mountains and old forests.

Tingting knows the profession of a magician, and sometimes hears about it in the mouths of neighbors. When I was in the first grade, my teacher asked my classmates to talk about their dreams, and many of them said they wanted to be magicians in the future. But she didn't know exactly what a magician did, and the profession seemed far from her.

However, the original ordinary life became strange after coming into contact with Liang Leon. When he saw the ice crystals that could be conjured into free dancing in his hands, Tingting suddenly realized that there seemed to be a lot of unknown power hidden in this world.

As Tingting expected, Liang Leon is not a mad murderer. According to him, he was framed and forced to kill. I don't know which big man caught the attention of someone who found out his identity and wanted to take something of great value from him.

Eye.

Liang Leon is a descendant of Andingtang. This Andingtang Liang clan evolved from the surname Ji and belonged to the new Liang clan of the Liang clan of Hedong, the authentic descendant of the Yellow Emperor. Later generations were born with a peculiar kind of eye called the lotus pupil. It usually looks like an ordinary person, but it can be opened with the help of soul power, and when it is opened, the pupils dissipate and reappear as a lotus flower.

It is rumored that the lotus pupil can distinguish between loyalty and treachery, but this is not the case. Its effects are nothing more than two kinds, one is physical perspective, which can be used to see through the picture behind some objects by adjusting the focus of the eye; The other is the soul analysis perspective, which can see the strength and direction of the magician's soul power, which can judge the strength of a magician and predict the occurrence of magic in advance.

In a pair of lotus pupils, only one of the perspective powers can be stored, and Liang Leon's eyes belong to the former. If he wanted to, all scratch games would be bankrupt because of him, but he would never make such a move to reveal his identity.

There are so many people who covet this power. His ancestors, I don't know how many of them gouged out their eyes because they were targeted. Even if he survives, he can only spend the rest of his life in nothingness.

Three years ago, he was surrounded by a group of powerful magicians, and although he was able to escape from Ascension in advance, he was wanted for killing two magicians. He knew that even if he pleaded guilty and was imprisoned, the operators behind the scenes would definitely not let him go. The eyes that represent the honor of the family will therefore fall into the hands of those with bad intentions.

So he chose to flee.

However, the long journey made him lose the meaning of survival. He sometimes thinks that just because he doesn't want his eyes to be used, it's better to seek death.

After three years of wandering, a magician who happened to meet on the way happened to discover his identity, and he was seriously injured and fled for a day and a night, and finally hid in Flower Street with difficulty.

When he fell into the thinking and choice of life and death again, Tingting appeared.

Leon made a decision that if the girl were to report him, he would kill her and destroy the entire neighborhood with the last of his strength. There was no reason to be aggressive, just a long life and he was lost, and he could kill innocents without caring to warn those who wanted to covet his power. If the girl doesn't, he will retain the last of his kindness and be ready to gouge out his eyes and give her the bounty as a wanted man.

No matter how he chooses, he is dead, and he is already desperate for this boring world.

But such a desperate person, but because of the girl's kind words, he recalled some good things, and when he came to his senses, his stomach had a hunger that he hadn't seen for a long time. He accepted the girl's food and chose to live because of a promise to her.

After listening to Liang Leon's description, Tingting sat on the ground with palpitations for a while, and whispered in a low voice, "If I go and call someone to arrest you, will you really kill me and everyone?" ”

Liang Leon nodded several times, but Tingting chose to turn a blind eye and only repeated one sentence.

"Will it really kill everyone? Will it really kill everyone? Really ......"

In the end, Liang Leon smirked helplessly, "No, no." ”

"Really? Not before, not in the future? ”

"Well, I won't think like that anymore, I promise."

After Liang Leon solemnly promised, she smiled.

The second day, Saturday, is a fixed Saturday and Sunday during elementary school. Father Tang Quan will still go to work as usual, leaving Tingting alone at home. She deliberately ate breakfast very slowly, and secretly left some for Liang Leon.

But when she sneaked to the previous heaven with the lunch box, she couldn't find Liang Leon's figure, and could only see the dried blood and fine clothes next to the wooden pile. She began to worry a little if someone had already discovered his identity and notified the police.

The nervous feeling surged to his throat, and Tingting walked briskly up the street to look around, trying to find some traces of him, and even accidentally ignored the good morning greetings of the uncles and aunts on Flower Street.

After a long time, Tingting, who still found nothing, wanted to give up looking for it.

The morning air smelled of her favorite soy milk, and as she passed by the steamed bun shop, she squinted her eyes and her face burned as she passed by the steamed bun shop. Eating less for breakfast seems to be more likely to be tempted by these smells.

The streets are always the most crowded in the morning, and vegetable farmers on both sides of the road are lined up with emerald green stalls, leaving only a two-person wide path in the center. Tingting glanced left and right, and actually saw the early Aunt in this season. Although this water-lifting plant has not yet reached its fullest depth of winter and early spring, their roots and bulbs are already rounded. It may have just come out of the water, and there were a few thin black crabs crawling on the wet stems and leaves. It is the season when the crabs enter the hole at the beginning of winter, and it is even more coveted to be picked up by the uprooted aunt.

Tingting was a little moved, and touched the change in his pocket. She likes to eat soft foods such as yams or potatoes. Yams are a bit expensive, and she is usually only willing to buy some potatoes. But for the aunt who is not cheap, she never feels distressed. Compared with the yams and potatoes that can be tasted in all seasons, the seasonal aunts are the most fragrant and delicious, with a lot less astringency and bitterness, and a more sweet aftertaste.

The small net bag picked up a few aunts with soil, and Tingting remembered that he was looking for Liang Leon. Hurriedly passed a few adults, and saw the dazzling new sun swaying, and the surroundings seemed to be no different from usual. It was as if the man covered in blood from yesterday had never appeared.

Tingting returned disappointed, and kept comforting himself in his heart that Liang Leon must have left alone after recovering, as long as he was not in danger. With this in mind, she opened the door to the bedroom to clean up the clothes she had changed from yesterday, but she heard a small strange sound.

Whirring, like the snoring of a man.

She picked up the feather duster by the door, half-raised it above her head, and carefully moved it against the wall. There are only two rooms in the house, the larger one is used as the living room and kitchen, and the smaller one is the bedroom. On both sides of the bedroom, there are two beds, one large and one small, and the smaller bed was purchased by his father Tang Quan the year before last. Before that, Tingting had always shared a big bed with his father.

At this time, on the small bed in Tingting, a man was lying flat and asleep. His body was so long that the end of the bed couldn't even cover his calves. The clothes on the upper body were torn, and you could see the faint marks that had almost healed.

It was Liang Leon undoubtedly.

The field-shaped window between the two beds was wide open, and the white curtains were lifted by the wind from time to time. The sun was shining brightly and the room was warm.

Tingting's originally nervous mood suddenly calmed down, she smiled comfortably, and lightly packed her clothes.

After carefully closing the door, she went to the closet. The wardrobe is a quaint object carved with strange patterns, very wide and tall, and the small bedroom can no longer fit this cupboard that can easily lie flat in after squeezing out space for two beds. So it was moved to the hall, across from the cooker's stove.

Next to the closet, a red plastic basin that had been erected, almost as tall as Tingting, was the container she used to wash her clothes.

In order to save effort, the plastic basin was smashed to the ground so hard that it was still slightly vibrating until the washing powder was poured in, and many red and blue particles jumped out of the white powder and hit the bottom of the plastic basin with a "shaking" sound.

Poured boiling water on my father when he got up, and there was an artificial aroma in his nose, but it was not unpleasant. When she first started doing laundry a few years ago, she couldn't stand the same basin of socks and underwear, but because she had to go to school, she didn't have enough time in the morning, so she had to put all her clothes together and wash them together. In fact, there is no big difference between this kind of laziness, it is all from dirty to clean, but it is just psychologically unacceptable.

And this laundry time with washboards and hammers will probably end in the end of the year. Her father had long felt sorry for her, and she got up early to do these menial chores, and finally saved enough money to buy a washing machine recently. When the factory is on holiday, he will have time to go to the mall to purchase.

Drying at the end of the wash is not a difficult task for Tingting, who only needs to step on a small bench and stand on tiptoe a little to hang the clothes on the hemp rope outside the door. But she still has little strength, she can't wring out her clothes, and often after drying them, her chest is soaked. In summer, it can be dried quickly, but the low temperature in autumn and winter will make the underwear like a cold palm around her neck, so oppressive that she can hardly breathe, and often contract the wind chill. However, with a washing machine to help this winter, she won't have to sneeze at school anymore.

The clothes swayed slightly under the hemp rope, and the corners of the trousers were still dripping with water. Tingting had finished mopping the floor of the house, wiped the table stove clean, and picked up the newly killed insects in the window slots one by one. Although the concrete floor and gray walls make the whole environment look unclean, it is probably spotless when twisted into any corner of the home.

Tingting finally felt a little tired, washed his hands, and sat down in front of his little bed. You can blow the wind through the window that has been heated by the sun, which is a unique comfort after labor.

Her gaze gradually attracted to the man on the bed again.

The blood stains on Liang Leon's body had been cleaned, and the exaggerated scars had disappeared all together, even less than what he had just seen. After years of starvation and satiation, his arms were thin, his chest was a little shriveled, and his skin that was not usually covered by clothing was also cracked and folded.

If you look closely, you can see that he has sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and the bridge of his nose is straight, even in his unconscious sleep, his thin face can have a resolute look.

Tingting didn't know the definition of handsome at this age, but she felt that Liang Leon in front of her looked very comfortable.

After a gust of wind, Liang Leon woke up, he looked sideways at the pavilion next to the bed, immediately sat up, and laughed apologetically, "I'm sorry, this bed is too comfortable, I couldn't hold back it for a while......"

"How did you get in, I'm looking for you."

"Oh, I was kicked out last night as a vagabond, and I had nowhere to go, so I followed the smell to your house and sat all night in front of the window. When I saw your dad go out this morning, I was so sleepy, so I went in and went to sleep. ”

Tingting was surprised, raised his arm and kept sniffing his arm, "I didn't take a shower yesterday, is it a big smell?" ”

"No, no. Your smell is sweet. ”

Hearing this compliment, she was inexplicably a little annoyed, and replied angrily, "Are you a puppy?" Can you smell it so clearly? ”

"Haha, in fact, the people of our Andingtang clan are more sensitive than ordinary people, and their physical fitness will be stronger. You see, I was scarred yesterday and almost healed today. ”

Liang Leon stretched out the injured arm that he had shown her yesterday, and sure enough, it only left a flesh-colored scratch the length of his little finger in front of his elbow. The rest of the body is only scratched by a wild cat, and it is harmless.

"Is the bandage on your body well?"

"Oh, I didn't see it, I guess it's fine." Liang Leon said, trying to remove the strips of cloth wrapped around his chest and abdomen.

"Ahhhh

Tingting didn't react for a while, and suddenly saw the sparse chest hair of the man in front of her, and she was so frightened that she hugged her head and screamed.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Liang Leon also knew his faux pas, so he just pulled away a little, took a peek at the injury, and then re-pierced it.

After a long time, Tingting carefully opened his fingers, and when he saw him return to his original state, he didn't care too much, just blushed slightly, and asked, "Is the injury inside healed?" ”

"Alright, alright. It's so good that I want to take a shower. ”

Tingting's frown flashed after hearing this, in the alley where she lived, most of the residents' homes did not have bathrooms, and they basically went to the public baths on Flower Street to take a bath. And a wanted criminal like Liang Leon would never show his face there. In this way, she can only sacrifice the bathing method that she uses to save money.

Bathtub.

In fact, it is the plastic basin used for laundry before, because it is large enough to force an adult to squat in. Generally, when the weather is warm, just make a few pots of warm water and wipe your body with a towel with constant wet water. It's late autumn, and although the sun is just right, the temperature inside the house is not high, and it's easy to catch a cold in such an open place. Therefore, the Tingting family will prepare a huge but light plastic bag in autumn and winter. When hot water is poured into the basin, the steam will hold up the long cylindrical plastic bag without escaping, which is very warm.

Liang Leon couldn't help but be amazed when he saw this bathing method for the first time, and regardless of the water temperature, he eagerly went into the small hole.

Although Tingting couldn't see the situation inside, after all, there was a difference between men and women, so she still turned her back shyly. She hadn't heard the sizzle of wet towels for a long time, and she was a little strange, "What's wrong?" Is the water too hot? ”

"Uh...... Well, I'm the equivalent of a sauna right now, haha. Liang Leon didn't dare to scream when he touched the hot water, and stepped on the edge of the basin with his feet without saying a word, a little worried that the plastic things would not be crushed by his own weight.

"I'm sorry, I had to let you wash it like this."

"Where, where, it's too late for me to be grateful. The last time I took a bath was in the lake, and it was already the happiest hospitality. When he heard Tingting's apologetic voice, he hurriedly comforted him, and the towel in his hand kept stirring the water to cool down the temperature.

Tingting nodded with relief, glanced down at the clothes and pants that were casually discarded by Liang Leon at his feet, and looked worried, "By the way, what about your clothes?" It's all broken, and if you wear it out, you'll definitely be suspicious when you see it. ”

"I don't know, I don't have any money on me for the time being. I really can't, I'm going to steal one at night. ”

"No! How can you steal something. She secretly calculated that she could come up with a maximum of twenty yuan in change if the family's expenses were reasonable and her father was not aware of it. But this money is not enough to buy a set of men's clothes.

"So what to do, there's no other way."

Just as the two of them were grieving, there was a knock on the door.

Tingting was so nervous that he trembled, although he felt that it should not be his father, but there were accidents in everything. If the factory is suddenly completed and there is a temporary holiday, they will definitely be caught by their father.

Fortunately, looking through the crack in the door, it was a small boy.

"Chubby? What are you doing here? ”

Tingting naturally welcomed the boy in, and this was the friend she had used as an excuse in front of her father yesterday, and had been silently helping her.

Chubby is just the nickname of this little boy, and his real name is Pang Yu. Moreover, he is not fat at all, on the contrary, he is pitifully thin, especially in this autumn and winter, he is like a vegetable stalk with a roasted seedling, black and thin. The reason why he is nicknamed this nickname is due to his father, "Big Fat". Lao Tzu is big and his son is young, but it is somewhat reasonable.

Xiaopang was born in this alley, met Tingting who moved over five years ago, became friends with her, and has been her best playmate all these years. He is a year younger than Tingting, but he never calls her sister, and usually regards himself as a big brother in terms of tone and attitude, which is quite a little ghost for some people.

"Your dad didn't go to work? Why is this point still in the shower, wow. "Of course, as soon as he entered the door, he saw the plastic pillars that went straight to the ceiling.

Liang Leon was nervous, maintained a strange posture, and did not say a word. But Tingting didn't care, and turned around and comforted, "Don't worry, he is someone you can trust, and he will be fine." So, she described the encounter between Liang Leon and herself as it was with Chubby.

Although Chubby was shocked that his friend, who had always been well-behaved and well-behaved, did such an unreasonable thing, he had always been happy to help. Hearing that the two of them were worried about clothes, he patted his chest and said boldly, "I'll buy clothes." Recently, I saved some pocket money to buy a Yu-Gi-Oh deck, and now I have such an urgent matter, so I just need to put it on first. Glancing at the blurred shadow in the plastic bag again, he shouted, "Uncle, it's okay for me to buy a cheaper set, I only have more than fifty yuan, and Tingting's twenty may be almost there." Autumn and winter clothes are thick and more expensive. ”

"You can pick the cheaper ones, wear the thinner ones, I just need to survive this time. Also, I'm not an uncle, I'm only 23 years old. ”

The troubles are expected to be solved, hearing Liang Leon's impatient retort, Tingting covered his mouth, and still chuckled.

Liang Leon was moved, but he didn't want to show his drastic change in emotions, so he only took a deep breath, sat down in the basin, and teased.

"How do you feel like I've been cared for by a little girl? Hahaha. ”

"What do you mean?" Tingting wondered.

Xiaopang probably knew, but he didn't seem to want Tingting to know the meaning, and waved his hand in a panic, "He wants to say that it's embarrassing to eat and drink for nothing here with you." Then he turned his back to the tub and said in a stiff tone, "Huh, big brother?" ”

"Well, yes." Liang Leon also thought that this kind of ridicule was not suitable for children of their age, so he looked serious, and asked with a little worry and guilt, "Little girl, are you and your friends really not afraid to help me like this?" If I am caught one day, you will be implicated. ”

But at this time, Tingting didn't seem to hesitate or panic at all, she smiled, but her eyebrows were gently relaxed.

"It's going to be fine, I'm only 12 years old, even if I shield you, the police uncle will only criticize me and then let me back."

"Hahaha, you're really bold and careful."

Liang Leon smiled, he felt that this girl might really be extraordinary. When a normal child sees himself covered in blood, he will inevitably cry and cry for an adult. Unlike her, she neither ran away nor called an ambulance, as if she knew she had a secret she couldn't see. A small child can also take care of the house in an orderly manner, and many things can be thought through, and he even admires it a little.

But no matter what kind of feelings he has, Liang Leon feels from the bottom of his heart that it is great to meet her.