Near noon, An Xu walked on the way home, purchasing some urgently needed items by the way, and it was rare to have a small amount of money in hand, so he happened to buy some delicious food to supplement the nutrition of An Xin, a little girl.

Passing by a small stall selling handmade jewelry, An Xu stopped for the first time, browsed in the stall, in the slum, this kind of jewelry business is not easy to do, the average bottom residents rarely have the heart to spend extra money on dressing up, seeing that there are rare customers, the middle-aged woman in front of the stall immediately greeted warmly, but what she didn't know was that An Xu didn't listen to what she was saying, but communicated with another person in her heart.

"So you're still stuck in the badge, and there's no way to leave?" An Xu took a red headband, put it in his hand and looked at it, chatting with Bingyan without saying a word.

"I'm afraid so! Strictly speaking, in fact, I can't even count as a soul now, I can only be regarded as a residual wisp of consciousness! Bing Yan's voice was erratic: "It's been too long, if it weren't for the calming effect of this badge, maybe I would have dissipated a long time ago, and now I have some connection with it, it is difficult to separate, and once I leave this badge, I'm afraid I will disappear immediately." ”

An Xu was a little depressed, what is the matter with a person on his body at any time, isn't there no personal space at all?

As if seeing An Xu's thoughts, Bingyan comforted: "Hehe, don't worry, unless you take the initiative to talk to me in your consciousness, I will wake up, and the rest of the time I am basically in a state of false sleep, and I won't pay attention to the outside world!" In fact, it's hard to be interested in anything like me now. ”

According to the effect of this badge, you can imagine how terrifying the Star Guild used to be, although he was too lonely and unheard of and had never heard of their deeds, but as a member of them, Bing Yan's life experience was so wonderful? How can you have any mind to pay attention to the ordinary life of An Xu.

However, for Bing Yan's words, An Xu still maintains a trace of vigilance, and the principle of being careful to sail a 10,000-year-old ship is unchanged through the ages, although it seems that Bing Yan has no ill will towards him, and he looks harmless to humans and animals, but An Xu doesn't think that Bing Yan really doesn't pose a threat to himself.

Even if it was just a wisp of consciousness, An Xu faintly felt that Bingyan was terrifying in his heart! Sometimes, this instinctual feeling is the most accurate.

"How much does this cost?" After looking at it for a while, An Xu seemed to be quite satisfied with the silk hairband in his hand, and Yang Yang asked the stall owner.

"Two, two silver coins!" The middle-aged woman replied with a smile in her eyes.

In fact, the two silver coins are a bit expensive, although the texture of this headband is good, it seems to have been transported from the Baichuan Plain, but it is worth more than one silver coin at most, how can An Xu, who went south and north, not know?

However, he did not bargain, and took out two silver coins and handed them over. The ornaments on the stall were indeed beautiful, but her clothes were worn out and patched, and behind the wooden shelves where the goods were placed, half of the blackened bread was exposed, and it seemed that this was her lunch.

An Xu has experienced too much of this kind of life, and this single business is likely to be the source of her livelihood for several days, if she is unlucky enough to meet the ubiquitous tax officer, then she will have to work for a long time in vain. The tax collectors of Hidden Moon City are always able to find all sorts of tax terms and exploit these petty traders to the point where they are penniless.

"Thank you, thank you! I'll find you a box and put it up! Seeing that the business was negotiated, the middle-aged woman looked very happy, and when she bent over and turned out a homemade wooden box, An Xu had already walked away.

When I returned to the door of my house, I saw a sneaky figure from a distance, climbing the wooden fence of the yard to the windowsill of the house next door, looking at the pair of high cocked ponytails, who is this little girl An Xin?

An Xu smiled helplessly, quietly walked behind An Xin, and lifted the crumbling sister.

"Yikes!" An Xin screamed, only then did she see the person behind her, patted her chest and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, you hate it, you scared me to death!" ”

An Xu ignored her sister's coquettishness, pretended to make a straight face and said, "What are you doing?" ”

"No, it's nothing! People want to talk to Dale——! An Xin was halfway through speaking, and her face suddenly collapsed, because she had seen that her brother had found the dim sum she had placed on the windowsill of Dai'er's house, which An Xu had specially brought back to her yesterday.

So the little girl knew that she was going to be trained again, and the last time her brother knew that she secretly saved the lunch money and gave it to Dai'er, she educated herself fiercely, but An Xin still sent things to Dai'er's house every once in a while, since Dai'er's father died, the family has become more and more difficult, and recently, even Dai'er rarely comes to play with her.

I heard that Dai'er was sick, and An Xin was also worried. Although she is still young and doesn't know a lot of things, An Xin just wants to do her best to help her only friend, hey, it's a pity that she is not capable enough, she learned too little in school, and she can barely treat some traumatic injuries but she has no way to deal with the disease.

To An Xin's surprise, An Xu was not angry, but just flicked it on her sister's forehead in a funny way: "Do you need to be sneaky, I thought it was a thief from the house!" Hungry? Let's go home, my brother bought a lot of delicious food today! ”

"Hmm!"

An Xin covered her small forehead, seeing that her brother did not pursue it, she happily hugged An Xu's neck, and her eyes smiled like two crooked crescents.

Holding An Xin in one hand, An Xu looked back, and the sunlight was through the half-hidden wooden window, and a delicate shadow could be faintly seen. Thinking of the situation at this neighbor's house, An Xu sighed in his heart, took a step back, took out two gold coins and gently placed them next to An Xin's snacks, and then walked towards his house.

Behind the window, the young mother covered her mouth to prevent the sound of her choking voice, and beside her, the cute porcelain doll-like Dai'er slept soundly, but her white forehead was covered with fine sweat, and her red little face was full of pain.

In fact, this is not the first time that An Xu's family has helped them, and in this indifferent city, the siblings are the only ones willing to lend a helping hand to them, even if the other party's life is also not easy.

She felt that she owed them so much, but she couldn't repay the siblings, and that deep shame made it almost difficult for her to face each other, and she couldn't even say 'thank you' to their faces.

After a while, An Xu heard the sound of the door of the next room opening, he leaned over and looked through the gap in the windowsill, just in time to see Dai'er's mother carrying Dai'er to the direction of the hospital, 2 gold coins, enough to find a good therapist to treat Dai'er.

I heard that the family had been exiled from another distant country, and that Dale's mother was taller, but with a thin waist, and her long blond hair was quite conspicuous in such a place.

"People don't seem to be doing well now." Bing Yan's voice suddenly remembered in his mind.

An Xu was speechless: "Didn't you say you wouldn't peep into my life?" ”

"I can't help it, I don't want to! If you wake up after sleeping for too long, it will take some time to fall asleep! Bingyan explained helplessly.

"That's right, you tell me about you, I'm pretty bored!" An Xu fiddled with the ingredients in his hand while talking to Bingyan: "This place is called Hidden Moon City, do you have any impression?" ”

To be honest, he was quite interested in the time of many years ago, looking at the appearance of that badge, how could it be hundreds of years old, it is said that only in the libraries of some big nobles there are sporadic records of the history of hundreds of years ago, and a small person like An Xu has no chance to come into contact with it at all.

"Hidden Moon City? I haven't heard of it, but I remember that there is a country called the Dark Moon Empire, and I don't know if there is any connection. Bing Yan slowly recalled: "At that time, there were many disasters and difficulties, in order to fight for territory all year round, the war was very fierce, one by one small forces were scattered, and then new forces were born, the Dark Moon Empire was established at that time, but the distance is very far, and I don't know much about it." ”

"Oh? What happened after the war? An Xu was intrigued.

"I don't know!" Bingyan didn't know: "While I was asleep, the war continued, and since the birth of mankind, the war has not stopped. ”

An Xu sighed: "Yes, it's not like there's a war everywhere yet!" There are a lot of refugees fleeing from Hidden Moon City every day, what's so good about war? In the end, isn't it bitter for us ordinary civilians? As you can see, it's been a really hard day. ”

In the past, An Xu endured silently alone, and when he met someone to talk to, he couldn't help but start complaining.

"Hehe, then do you want to change this life?" Bingyan asked.

An Xu shook his head and said, "Don't be kidding, I'm just an ordinary little mercenary, what can I change?" Even if I have this badge to make me stronger, but powerful people are everywhere, and the world is not still the same? ”

"Brother! It's not good yet, I'm hungry! An Xin sat on the edge of the bed and shook her little feet to urge. It's rare for my brother to be at home, and I want to enjoy the right to be a coquettish sister! And today's lunch is so rich, just smelling the aroma is unbearable.

"Alright, alright! Here it is! An Xu ended the conversation with Bingyan, picked up the plate and put it on the wooden table in front of An Xin: "Oh, don't just eat meat, the vegetables on the plate must also be eaten, I will check it later!" ”

"Oh-" An Xin was instantly stunned, looking at the green peppers on the plate with a bitter face, this was one of the foods she was most afraid of.

The two siblings ate their lunch quietly, enjoying this rare peace.

"By the way, why didn't you go to school today?" An Xu suddenly remembered that today was not the weekend, how could An Xin, this girl, be at home, shouldn't she be at school at this time?

"Brother, don't you know? Nancheng District is already under martial law! The school teacher said that he would not have to go to school for the next two days. An Xin clicked her mouth and said slowly.

"Martial law? Did the teacher say it was because of something? An Xu was a little surprised, he was wandering outside the city all morning, and he came back to Beicheng District, but he didn't know about it.

An Xin thought for a while and said, "It seems that a wild beast has run into the city, and I heard that several people have been injured!" ”

An Xu frowned, the security of Hidden Moon City is not bad, if it was just an ordinary beast, it should have been solved by the city guards a long time ago, and now that martial law has been declared, it means that the problem has not been solved, and this matter is complicated. However, this is also something that the city guards consider, since martial law has not been declared in the whole city, it is not particularly serious, and there is still a long way to go from here in Nancheng District, so there is no need to worry too much.

Even so, An Xu still told solemnly: "You don't have to go to school, then you can stay at home for the past two days, and don't run around alone, you know?" ”

"Hmm!" An Xin agreed obediently, and then handed the plate to An Xu: "Brother, I'm done eating!" ”

It's eaten quite cleanly, and there are no green peppers left that I hate the most! An Xu nodded with satisfaction, took out something from his arms and put it in An Xin's hand: "Good performance, this is a reward for you!" ”

"Wow! What a beautiful headband, thank you, brother! An Xin's eyes lit up, and she immediately jumped out of bed, took the gift and ran to the bronze mirror.