When Zhu Ruixue was healing Lu Yongzhong's injuries, Zhao Xiao kept wandering around, looking at the surrounding buildings curiously, and touching them with his hands from time to time.

Yuan Cheng noticed Zhao Xiao's movements and asked, "Why did you suddenly act like a child?" ”

A wave of anger surged up from Zhao Xiao's heart, but after he took a deep breath, he glanced at Yuan Cheng and didn't say anything more.

"Brother Xiao, how did you defeat that hypocrite? It was too dark for me to see. Zhu Ruixue interjected at this time.

Zhao Xiao responded coldly with four words, "Play normally." ”

"How do I feel like Zhao Xiao has changed as a different person?" Lu Yongzhong whispered to Zhu Ruixue.

"I think so too....." Zhu Ruixue whispered.

Zhao Xiao, who heard the two of them talking, turned his head coldly and glared at the two of them, and the two of them instantly shivered.

"That.... Are we going to go to Grandpa Zhuang Ge's house? Zhu Ruixue said on a different topic.

"When I was just fighting, I seemed to see fireworks." Yuan Cheng said on the side.

"I saw it when I arrived." Yuxin said.

"Oh.... They should be finished. Zhu Ruixue said with some regret.

Then there was a dead silence.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, Lu Yongzhong proposed: "Then let's go and have a look, after all, we promised others." ”

Zhu Ruixue looked at the injuries on Lu Yongzhong's body with some concern, and said with some hesitation: "But ....."

"It's fine." Lu Yongzhong slapped his biceps vigorously and said with a big grin: "Look at my muscles, it's okay." As he spoke, Lu Yongzhong gasped in pain from his abdomen.

Zhu Ruixue was amused by his somewhat funny appearance, "Okay, okay, then let's go together." ”

"By the way, you still let fireworks be set off in District 4?" Yu Xin asked suspiciously.

Zhu Ruixue nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Ha, we have long been banned in District 1, saying that this thing pollutes the environment." Yuxin said in surprise, "Let's go quickly, I also want to see the fireworks." ”

After finishing speaking, the four of them called Zhao Xiao and went to Zhuang Ge's residence.

After arriving, Yuan Cheng knocked lightly on the door, and He Lingfan's impatient voice came from inside.

"Who?!"

Yuan Cheng pushed open the door, and then he was stunned for a moment, a messy scene came into view, the containers and gunpowder that were knocked over the ground, the broken glassware emitted a faint white light on the ground, Zhuang Ge sat on the ground with a depressed face and looked at the "heart blood" lying quietly on the ground, He Lingfan looked at the five people with disgust and shouted: "We have no money!" ”

"Money? What money? Zhu Ruixue asked suspiciously.

Zhuang Ge waved his hand to He Lingfan, turned his head to the five and said, "We're done with the fireworks, please go back." ”

"Oh, let's go, then." Zhao Xiao stood behind and said.

Yuan Cheng looked at the deflated rose in the corner, then looked at the overturned container and asked, "Grandpa, can you tell us who did it?" ”

"Who else could it be? You Rubidium. He Lingfan gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "You Rubidium don't have any good things." ”

"Ruixue, find out who patrols Wind Street tonight." Yuan Cheng said with a frown.

Zhu Ruixue immediately checked her watch, and after a while, she said, "Second Order 5 groups." ”

After listening, Yuan Cheng bowed to the two people in front of him, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble, I will give you an answer to this matter." After speaking, Yuan Cheng left with the four of them.

As the sound of the door closing, Zhuang Ge leaned against the big tree and trembled, and He Lingfan hurriedly ran over and squatted beside him when he saw this.

"Xiao Fan, you better go." Zhuang Ge's voice was a little choked.

"Why, Master."

"I've been a pyrotechnician for the Holy Spirit all my life, and I've devoted my whole life to this profession, but what is the result? They kicked me out as soon as they didn't need me anymore. A clear tear flowed from Zhuang Ge's cloudy eyes, "I don't want fame, not for profit, I want to make the most beautiful fireworks for people to see, but they treat me like maggots." ”

"There will be no future in this profession, Xiaofan, you better go and find another way to make a living."

He Lingfan was a little scared, he had been with the master for four years, how could he say that he would drive him away?

"No, Master, at least let me give you an end, Master!" He Lingfan hugged Zhuang Ge and said.

"Xiaofan, I know you're a hypocrite." Zhuang Ge said flatly, "I saw the big battle ten years ago. ”

He Lingfan was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

"Since God has arranged such an identity for you, why do you have to give in to fate." Zhuang Ge paused, "Don't be like me, running away from fate in order to go with the flow. After speaking, Zhuang Ge broke free from He Lingfan and reluctantly stood up, grabbed his arm and dragged him towards the door.

He Lingfan, who was kneeling on the ground, shouted in panic, "Master! What are you doing! Don't be like that, Master! But Zhuang Ge turned a deaf ear to He Lingfan's pleas, He Lingfan's knees drew two rows of marks on the mud, He Lingfan just begged but didn't dare to resist, not dare, but couldn't, Zhuang Ge was old, he was afraid that if he was a little careless, he would let Zhuang Ge have three long and two short.

"Master! Master! He Lingfan was pulled to the door by Zhuang Ge, and behind the two, two rows of deep drag marks were dragged from under the tree to the gate.

Zhuang Ge pushed open the door and pushed He Lingfan out, He Lingfan staggered and fell to the ground, and the indifferent closing sound of the door behind him snapped.

"Master! Master, don't do this! He Lingfan banged on the door and shouted, "Don't abandon me!" Master! ”

"Shut up! What do you look like this! You're a man! Zhuang Ge's voice appeared behind the door.

"Remember! Men should stand up to the sky! Those who live respectfully at the feet of others all their lives, swallow their anger at all oppression, accept it, look at other people's faces and act cautiously, and live only for the sake of living are not called men, that is called cowards. Zhuang Ge's voice trembled.

"Let's go! He Lingfan! Pseudo should have the appearance of hypocrisy! Since the world has misunderstood us, we should forcibly reverse the distorted perception! Zhuang Ge slipped to the ground with his back against the door, "I'm a wrong column......"

"Open the door! Master! ”

"I want to influence the people around me with love, but I can't help that heart that is as hard as iron." Zhuang Ge's voice became smaller and quieter. "Let's go, you're not my apprentice in the first place."

No matter how He Lingfan slapped and shouted, Zhuang Ge just didn't open the door, and the wooden door less than ten centimeters thick seemed to isolate a world.

"Don't leave me......" He Lingfan had no strength, and then leaned directly against the door, hoping that Zhuang Ge could open the door.....

Three years ago

"It's so cold......"

“..... I felt like I was going to die. ”

"Forget it, just die."

He Lingfan, who was covered in blood and dying, lay next to the garbage can in the old city, looking at the arm with his skin and bones exposed in despair.

"Yo, little doll." Zhuang Ge, who was carrying a big backpack like him, squatted on He Lingfan and looked at his injured arm by the way and said, "Why is it so badly injured, how did you do it." With that, he unloaded his backpack, unzipped it and rummaged through it.

"Why is it so annoying, tinkling, what is it in his backpack? Bombs? ”

"Little doll." Zhuang Ge took out a roll of bandages, tore open the package and wrapped it for him, "It's common for us pyrotechnics to burn tests, but fortunately I carry bandages with me." ”

Zhuang Ge's bandaging technique was quite skillful, and He Lingfan's wound was bandaged in three or two strokes.

"Little doll, are you still alive?" Zhuang Ge patted He Lingfan's face, but He Lingfan had already fainted.

Zhuang Ge sighed, then picked him up and walked towards the new city, on the street, an old man carried a backpack the size of him, holding a man covered in blood in his arms, and passers-by avoided it.

"Where am I...."

"Yo! Little doll, you're awake! Just right! Zhuang Ge came over with a smile on his face and walked over with a bowl of steaming black medicinal soup.

A bitter taste swept through He Lingfan's brain, he knocked over the medicinal soup he served, and then looked at Zhuang Ge in front of him with vigilant eyes.

A man covered in bandages sat on the bed, looking at the old man in front of him with burns and scars, the broken ceramic bowl on the ground dipped in the steaming medicinal soup, and the steaming pot in the distance still boiling the medicine.

"Haha, if you don't like to drink medicine, then don't drink it." After speaking, He Lingfan squatted on the ground and carefully picked up the broken pieces, and then took a mop to clean the floor.

"Where am I?" He Lingfan asked coldly.

"My family."

"What about your fart? I didn't know this was your home? I asked you which district I am in now. ”

"New Town." Zhuang Ge paused and said: "Young people should be sensible, why should they solve the problem with their hands? ”

"Lao Tzu is ....." He Lingfan wanted to speak and stopped.

"What is it?"

"It's fine."

Zhuang Ge sighed, and then said, "Do you want to be my assistant, young man?" ”

"What are you? Lao Tzu is your assistant? He Lingfan said so, but he still looked around, and saw that the house was not big, but it was very warm, and the table not far away was full of various instruments, and piles of gray gunpowder were piled up on the table in a pyramid shape.

"The most decent profession in the new city, pyrotechnician!" As Zhuang Ge was speaking, he raised his chest and thought he was very proud, "When I made a move, thousands of people were empty, and everyone came to look up!" ”

"I'm not interested." After saying that, He Lingfan got out of bed and prepared to leave, but the gurgling stomach betrayed him, and he looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table and swallowed.

"It's for you, eat it." Zhuang Ge smiled kindly.

He Lingfan swallowed his saliva, then sat down at the table and devoured it.

"Eat slowly, eat slowly, there are many more, not enough to serve yourself."

In this way, the old man with a kind face sat at the table and looked at the gobbling young man in front of him with a smile on his face.

He Lingfan's stomach was obviously bulging, and after burping, he said with satisfaction: "Your cooking is so delicious!" Lao Tzu has decided to be your assistant! ”