Chapter 3: Homelessness on the Black Market

October 1, 522 at 9:53 a.m

Red Ying jumped unscrupulously on the rooftops of the Dora district, and after the opening of the Siwei Academy of Magic, there were fewer people coming and going on the streets. There is no way, no one can steal the wallet. In broad daylight, Hongying still chose to return to Yetingfang Orphanage to accompany the little girl.

Hongying met the dean in the vegetable patch of the orphanage: "Dean Dan, is there any work I can do today?" ”

Ye Tingfang's current dean is a young but fierce woman, and some time ago, this woman's mother, the old dean, was sick, so the new dean took office.

"You, you stinky girl, you don't know where to run every day, how do you know to stay and work today?" The woman thrust her waist fiercely and pointed at Hongying.

Hongying shrugged her shoulders and tilted her head: "I bring money back every time!" There are a lot of valuable things that can be exchanged for money. If I work, I won't be able to do much. ”

Dean Dan helped her red glasses that always cut the bridge of her nose: "You come with me." ”

She dragged Hongying to the orphanage.

"What are you doing?" Hongying was scratched and hurt.

Hongying followed Dean Dan into the dean's office, and Dean Dan closed the door and locked it deliberately.

She instinctively felt strange: "Dean Dan, what are you doing?" You look so scary! ”

Dean Dan turned on the light and closed the curtains on the window. Took out a box that looked heavy from the cabinet: "Do you know what is in here?" ”

"What?"

"It's all your swag!" Dean Dan opened the box and showed it to Hongying, "See for yourself!" ”

Hongying looked at her results: "I stole all this?" ”

"Don't use such smug expressions, do you know, these things are not things that we can have. It's going to get us in a lot of trouble! ”

"Why don't you exchange it for money?"

"Do you think it's that simple? Why do you think the old dean hid them all? ”

"How do I know that?" Hongying pouted.

"If you take these things in exchange for money, if someone finds out that it is stolen goods, you will be beaten to death. Did You Know? It's not just you, you're going to be involved with the other siblings in the orphanage. ”

Hongying wrinkled her little face: "I just want to give the orphanage ......"

"Don't trouble the orphanage! I want you to leave the orphanage, aren't you very capable, I don't think you can die alone outside. ”

"But, but, where can I go? This is my home. Hongying couldn't believe that she was being expelled from the orphanage by Dean Dan.

"This isn't your home anymore."

"But I've been growing up here!" Hongying's grievances broke out instantly, "No! I don't want it! I won't leave! If it had been before, the old dean would not have done such a thing, and she would not have kicked me away! ”

"There is no old dean here, only me is the dean here." Dean Dan suddenly looked like a vulture that could eat people, "If I take these things to report you, I think there will be a lot of payment, so that my younger brothers and sisters will have the money to treat their diseases." Well, that's a good idea. Dean Dan closed the lid of the box and threw it on Hongying's hand.

Hongying cried and hugged the box and rushed out of the orphanage. She hid in the woods on the border between Yetingfang and Dora, and she wanted to cry properly, but the sound of neat footsteps of the knights could be heard in the distance.

How can it be so fast? Are they here to get me?

Red Ying hid under the bushes and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they weren't heading in the direction of the orphanage. They should just be on patrol. She stared at them, and when they were far away, she quickly left the woods with the box in her arms.

Hongying didn't have time to change into that dress, and she didn't dare to walk on the streets of Doro District after losing her protective color, but only dared to hide in the dark corners of the alley and cry silently. But she could always feel a gust of wind blowing from behind, and she looked back with some fear, how could there be wind on a very high wall?

Hongying stared blankly at the wall, and then a gust of wind blew in her face.

Her instincts told her that this must not be a normal wall, and she stood in front of it, tapping her finger lightly on it, and in an instant, she was sucked in.

"Where is this?" Hongying looked in amazement at the various intelligible shouts beside the dimly lit hallway.

There was a sitting grandmother next to the place where Hongying was standing, and she looked at the small and dirty Hongying with a smile: "Children, this is the black market, everything can be bought here." ”

"So, what if I want to sell something?" Hongying showed the old grandmother the box she was holding.

The old lady was obviously a little surprised: "Do you have anything good?" ”

Hongying looked at the old grandmother vigilantly: "I can't tell you this." ”

The old grandmother smiled and said, "Yohe, you little guy, it shouldn't be simple." ”

Hongying looked around: "Who is the boss here?" ”

"Yo, you little guy, you want to find the boss here for the first time?"

Hongying hugged what she was holding on her chest, and the feel of this hard box was really not as good as that little bear.

She frowned: "The box is full of treasures, I think only your boss can afford this price." ”

A man in a blue suit walked up to Hongying, and he glanced at the manservant who followed him.

The manservant approached Hongying: "Little sister, what are you doing with our boss?" ”

"Since you're the boss, I want to sell the contents of the box." Hongying opened the box and took out a pair of gilded Pegasus cups, "This looks quite valuable, how much can it be exchanged?" You should have a lot of money. ”

The man glanced at the pair of cups: "This kind of cup can be seen everywhere in the nobleman's house, and it is not valuable. The man casually picked up the bear from the stall next to him and handed it to Hongying, "Take the bear and go home." ”

Hongying looked at the bear in the man's hand, and then reached out and snatched the bear over.

"This wasn't stolen from a nobleman's house." Hongying slowly lifted one of the cups and twisted it around with her fingertips.

A black gem on the cup was seen by the man: "No, this pair of cups should be used only at the Rose Festival to worship the rose god...... How did you steal it? ”

Hongying looked at the man: "How I stole is my ability, why should I tell you?" She beckoned to the man, "Give this back to you, your watch." She spread her hands.

The man looked at Hongying's small hand with his pocket watch, he touched his chest and froze: "What?" You ......," the man retrieved his pocket watch, "you're the Thief Witch, aren't you?" ”

"How do you know?"

The man narrowed his eyes: "I think you'll regret giving me back your pocket watch." I've been with you for a long time. ”

There are whispering voices around.

Hongying didn't like their whispering: "That's right, I'm the Thief Witch." You're going to arrest me? ”

The man touched his pocket watch, and while opening it, he said, "Tingting Mountain is pine, and the valley has a stroke." ”

A gust of wind trapped Hongying and the man in a wheal, and Hongying's limbs were trapped and she couldn't open her eyes. Men are completely unaffected like pine trees.

Hong Ying silently recited the incantation in her heart: "The fire of the prairie is born in Yingying." The glowing fire appeared in the palm of her hand, and as the wind fell on the man's body, it instantly burned.

The man let go of the red glow and swept away the air with a strong wind before extinguishing the fire. The valet helped the man up.

Hongying stretched out her hands and held them in front of them: "You still want to arrest me?" ”

The man smiled: "I admit defeat, my name is Xiang Risong, are you willing to be my sister?" The manservant looked at Xiang Himatsu in surprise.

Hongying shook her head: "I don't want to." Who knows what your idea is. ”

"You follow me, be my sister, and I can send you to the Academy of Magic."

Hongying looked at Xiang Risong suspiciously: "Occupy Siwei? ”

Xiang Hitsu took a breath, he didn't expect: "So you want to go there." Then I may not have a solution. ”

"Forget it." Hongying took the box and turned her head to leave.

Xiang Risong smiled: "I really hope you can be my sister, if I really want to arrest you, do you still have the opportunity to stand in front of me and discuss this matter with me now?" Say whatever you want to say to my place. ”

Hongying handed the box to Xiang Risong: "You can help me get this." ”

"Aren't you afraid that I'll snatch it away?" Xiang Risong handed the box to the manservant beside him again, and spread one hand in front of Hongying's eyes.

Hongying put her little hand on Xiang Risong's somewhat rough hand: "I can steal it back anyway." Holding the clean, lavender-scented little pink bear, Hongying followed Xiang Risong into a small pavilion covered with golden veils.

The aroma of milk permeated the small pavilion of Muri Song, and the manservant placed the box beside Hongying.

Xiang Risong took a big sip of the milk cup: "Hongying, do you want to eat anything?" There are fruits, cakes, cookies, what you want, you can tell me directly. ”

"I want cake and tea." Hongying opened her box and looked carefully at the stolen goods that Dean Dan had said.

Xiang Risong looked at the manservant standing behind him: "Don't hurry up and prepare." He leaned back comfortably on the couch, then straightened the ring on his hand, only to find that the ring on his little finger was missing again, and even if he was careful, Hongying would still take the opportunity to steal something from him.

"Do you mind if I see your victory again?"

Hongying played with the ring she stole from Xiang Risong: "Look, there are many things I don't understand. Anyway, it's up to you how much it's worth. ”

"Just like the pair of Holy Grails, its value lies in the fact that they are the only pair. There is no way to mine this black gem in the Rose Kingdom. Xiang Himatsu picked up a chalice.

Hongying took the Holy Grail from Xiang Risong's hand: "Then where did this black gem come from?" ”

"Then tell me first, why did you steal this ordinary-looking cup?"

"They caught my eye and I stole them. Just like your pocket watch and ring. ”

Xiang Himatsu looked at his hand, and the ring had returned.