The old oil lamp emitted a faint glow, and the already very small room seemed a little dim, and two figures were reflected on the blackened wall, one large and one small, but it made people feel inexplicably warm in this dark night.

A white cat lay lazily on the edge of the bed, squinting and licking its furry paws.

An Xu was in a trance, when suddenly there was a sharp pain in his hand, and he couldn't help but come back to his senses.

"Ahh I'm sorry, brother, didn't it hurt you! The little girl stuck out her tongue, put down the potion in her hand, and then picked up the bandage that had been prepared a long time ago and gently bandaged it on An Xu's hand.

An Xu smiled unexpectedly, and rubbed the girl's head with his other hand: "It's okay An Xin, it doesn't hurt at all!" ”

Yes, it doesn't hurt at all! For a mercenary like him, who has been on the verge of death all year round, just having his arm cut can really only be regarded as an ordinary thing.

Just a day ago, he was still hiding from demon beasts in the Moon Forest because of a mission to find fluorescent grass, if it weren't for the experienced An Xu taking advantage of the chaos to hide in a hidden cave, maybe it wouldn't be such a small injury.

A makeshift team of six mercenaries only made it back alive in the end.

In fact, not to mention the improvised scattered team like An Xu and them, even some powerful mercenary teams would face the possibility of total annihilation if they entered a high-risk area like the Moon Forest. But the high reward of up to dozens of gold coins is enough to make these ordinary mercenaries desperate for it.

If you win, you don't have to worry about life for a while.

Losing the fight is the end of life, and every mercenary has already had this consciousness on the first day of entering the industry.

An Xin carefully wrapped the last circle, and then tied a bow to the bandage very artistically, and the little girl looked at her masterpiece with a satisfied expression on her face.

An Xu couldn't cry or laugh a little, but for a little girl who was still a few months away from turning ten years old, it was not easy to tie the bandage like this, and An Xu did not hit An Xin's self-confidence, and was about to praise his sister, as soon as his arms were warm, his petite body had already penetrated in.

"I'm so old, and I like to be coquettish!" An Xu helplessly pinched An Xin's Xiao Yao nose, picked up his sister with one hand and sat on his lap, until An Xin sat down, his brows wrinkled, and there was a hint of reproach in his tone: "Xin'er, did you secretly save the lunch money again, why did it become lighter again?" I've told you to eat well, it's time for you to grow up, if—"

Halfway through speaking, An Xu stopped, because he felt his sister's arms tightening around his waist, which was a sign that she didn't want to continue the current topic, and years of living together had already made An Xu know his sister's habits well, and he could sense that An Xin's mood seemed to be a little lost.

"What's wrong?" An Xu slowed down his tone, trying to make himself gentle, to be honest, he really hadn't communicated well with An Xin for a long time, and he left in a hurry every time he received a task, as short as three or five days, and when it was long, he couldn't go home for several months. And since sending An Xin to the Therapist Academy, her sister's time at home has become less, and An Xin has spent almost all the days when An Xu is not at home.

At least there were some children of the same age there to accompany her, not as deserted as at home.

"Brother!" An Xin's pink little face rubbed against An Xu's chest, and said in a low voice, "Okay, don't be a mercenary?" Every time you go out, I'm so worried about you. Xin'er doesn't want you to work so hard, I can also go to work to earn money-"

An Xu patted her sister's back helplessly: "Didn't you say yes?" Your task now is to study hard, but the teacher at the academy said that An Xin is a very good student, and when you graduate, you will definitely become a very good therapist, which is much more promising than your brother! When the time comes, my brother can also save some money, let's take down the shop on the front street and open a medical center, you come to the town as a therapist, and my brother will give you a hand, isn't it great? ”

"But-" An Xin furrowed her lovely eyebrows, her face was entangled, her brother's proposal sounded very good, but it would be a long time before she graduated.

"Say it again!" An Xu smiled and nodded on his sister's forehead, and said, "You are such a small person, you even have to tiptoe to wash your face, and no one wants it if you work!" ”

"Brother!" An Xin quit and clenched her small fist and pounded it on An Xu's body. You must know that An Xin's size is on the small side among children of the same age, and being short has always been something she cares about, so she always likes to wear two tall ponytails, naively thinking that it looks taller.

Every time An Xu canceled her, An Xin would be annoyed and angry, and this time was of course no exception.

The two siblings laughed and played together, and the kitten on the side rolled its eyes speechlessly, and in order to avoid being harmed, jumped on the bed with its tail cocked, yawned and squinted and continued to look at the two.

Two neuropaths, I'd better stay away from you.

After playing around for a while, seeing that his sister no longer continued to dwell on the topic just now, An Xu finally put his mind at ease, took the package on the side and began to sort it out, which contained all the necessities he usually needed when he went out to perform tasks, and many things needed to be replenished in time when they ran out, so An Xu was used to cleaning things up at night when he went home.

Seeing that her brother was doing something, An Xin obediently slipped off An Xu's body, and then quickly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the small wooden table, An Xu returned home very late, so the two brothers and sisters had just eaten.

There is still more than half a pack of deworming powder, and there is no need to replenish it for the time being. The spare rope is broken, and tomorrow I have to go to the street to buy a new one, this must be remembered, but must not be forgotten!

Six fluorescent grasses are the harvest of this mission, and you can only get the reward for this mission when you go to the mercenary hall during the day to submit it.

There are a lot of items for first aid and healing in the field, thanks to my sister's school in the therapist academy, in this regard, even the help of my sister's half-level can save An Xu a lot of trouble.

Suddenly, An Xu shook his hand and pinched something, he quietly looked up at An Xin not far away-

The little girl was tinkering there with half a bowl of leftover dinner, as if she was preparing food for the white cat, and did not look at An Xu's side.

Only then did he quietly pull out his right hand and gently spread out his palm, revealing a silver metal sheet.

It's not so much a flake as it is a badge, but the surface of the badge has been damaged in many places, and it looks quite old. Some of the dirt and dust that had adhered to it had been cleaned by An Xu, and the general appearance of the badge was vaguely recognizable.

This is a mercenary badge.

But it's a little different from the ordinary mercenary badge! The Mercenary Badge is an identifier issued to the members of a mercenary team or mercenary regiment, and is only a symbol. Some mercenaries will wear this badge when entering and leaving the bounty office or performing tasks, and its main purpose is to indicate the identity of their mercenary organization, if it is some of the more famous mercenary organizations, this will indeed bring a lot of convenience to the members.

Although An Xusan is a person, there is no such badge, but he has been a mercenary for many years, and he has seen a lot of mercenary badges, and he basically understands the general style of some badges, such as the badge of the mercenary team is a simple shield, and the mercenary regiment is inserted with a sharp blade behind the shield, which looks more exquisite.

In comparison, the badge in his hand is too gorgeous. Although each mercenary organization will design its badge with some unique textures or patterns to show the characteristics of the team, it is still very simple and simple on the whole. But in the background of this strange badge was actually a flag, on which the emblems of the sword and shield were inscribed, and on both sides of the banner were inlaid with very beautiful wings.

An Xu had never heard of a mercenary organization's badge like this!

This badge was accidentally discovered by An Xu in the Moon Forest when he went out on a mission this time, in order to avoid the pursuit of the demon beast, the experienced An Xu did not run away in a panic, but chose a nearby cave to get into it while he was in chaos, and finally successfully escaped the attention of the demon beast and survived.

It was in this cave that An Xu discovered the badge, which lay quietly in a corner, as if someone had discarded it at random, and there was nothing else in the cave.

An Xu was actually cautious about this strange thing found in a rare place, because he had heard a lot of legends about cursed items. Generally, encountering such items will bring unimaginable trouble.

If you're not careful enough to be a mercenary, you can lose your life at any time.

But in the end, An Xu thought about it and took it away! Because the badge looks like it's made of some kind of expensive metal, the powerful mages and alchemists in the city will love the material and maybe sell it for a good price! Moreover, this cave is just an ordinary crater, and it doesn't look so weird, so it shouldn't be a particularly dangerous object.

Now that I see it again, I can't help but wonder what kind of badge it is.

Just as An Xu was thinking, An Xin had already walked over with a small wooden bowl, and An Xu held the palm of his hand and covered the badge. Just in case, it's better not to let my sister touch this kind of thing.

An Xin didn't pay attention to An Xu's actions at all, she climbed onto the bed with her feet on her feet, put the wooden bowl in front of the kitten, and then looked at it with her cheeks in her hands, looking like a curious baby.

After a while, An Xu heard An Xin call herself: "Brother, Bei Bei doesn't like to eat, she hasn't eaten anything since yesterday!"

"Oh? Maybe it has its own food to eat during the day. An Xu leaned on the edge of the bed and said disapprerovingly.

For this white cat, An Xu really lacks interest! Not long ago, An Xin brought back a kitten that was dying of starvation from outside, and An Xu was resolutely opposed at that time. It's not that he hates these little animals, it's really that life has been hard in the past few years, and most poor people can barely eat, who still has the heart to raise cats? But he couldn't bear his sister's hard begging, and thought that An Xin was always lonely when she was at home, so An Xu agreed as soon as her heart softened.

As a result, he soon regretted it, his sister couldn't keep up with some nutrition, and since he had this cat, An Xin would deliberately leave some left for it every time he ate, causing An Xin's body to be even thinner.

Sometimes An Xu was thinking about whether to throw it away quietly, but in the end he couldn't do it. There is no way, An Xu can only prepare as much food as possible, and every time he goes out, he will leave more pocket money for An Xin, so his wallet has always seemed a little tight recently.

"Could it be sick? Brother, you see that it doesn't look very energetic! An Xin was still not at ease, and stretched out her little hand to stroke Beibei's head, looking like a little adult.

"Possibly!" An Xu looked at the ceiling and said, "Xin'er, aren't you a therapist, don't you know if you check it?" Didn't you heal me every time I was injured? ”

"But, the teacher didn't teach us how to treat kittens!" An Xin began to struggle again: "And I can only treat ordinary trauma now, and I haven't learned the course of treating diseases yet!" ”

"That's a good time to test, it's a rare opportunity! Anyway, the healer's spell won't be dangerous. An Xu continued to bewitch on the side.

"Meow-" Now Bei Bei finally couldn't lie down, because it saw a hint of intention in An Xin's eyes, which was a sign of danger, it jumped decisively and lightly, crossed over from An Xu's body to the other end, yawned and continued to lie down, away from An Xin, the little demon king.

"Look! This guy is normal, how can he jump so high when he is sick! An Xu moved his body and glanced at Bei Bei beside him: "Maybe it's in estrus, isn't spring coming soon?" I think most of them run out to play during the day, and then they are hooked by the female cat of which house! ”

An Xin tilted her head: "But, but Beibei is a girl!" ”

"Oh? Is it? An Xu didn't pay attention to this, he always thought that Bei Bei was a male cat, he glanced at Bei Bei with bad intentions, and then pinched its furry tail with one hand, and raised his hand to verify it with his own eyes.

At this moment, Beibei really exploded, screamed and bit An Xu's wrist.

"Brother! What are you doing! An Xin covered her eyes and couldn't bear to look directly at her brother.

"Shhhh An Xu let go of Bei Bei as soon as he let go of his hand, and when he saw his sister's disgusted look, he realized that it was too vulgar to do such a move in front of a girl.

He scratched his head embarrassedly, and was about to coax his sister down, when his face suddenly changed.

Just now, because of being bitten, the other hand couldn't help but clench a little, but the badge hidden in the hand pierced the palm of the hand, originally this little thing An Xu didn't pay attention to at all, but suddenly An Xu actually felt that this badge was sucking his own blood along the wound.

"Damn it!" An Xu cursed and wanted to throw the badge out, but found that the badge was firmly attached to his hand, and he couldn't tear it off for a while.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" An Xin said anxiously and wanted to come over to help An Xu.

"Don't come here!" An Xu snorted, An Xin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and stopped in place. It was a shadow flashing, and he rushed towards the badge on An Xu's hand, and An Xu looked at it, it was not who Bei Bei was.

He hurriedly tried to stop it, but it was too late, and at the moment when the white cat pounced, he saw a bright light appear in the room, so bright that people couldn't open their eyes, and An Xu couldn't help but block it.

By the time he came to his senses, the light had been extinguished.

Everything in the house was as usual, and he and An Xin were safe and sound, but the badge and Beibei in his hand disappeared.