Chapter I
"Don't run!"
"How dare you steal!"
"Don't let me catch it, if I catch it, break your legs!"
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On the streets of the small town, a ragged boy with a pair of pointed ears, holding a steaming bun in both hands, despite being burned red by the freshly baked bun, rampage through the street, and passers-by dodged one after another.
Not far behind the young man, the fat guy in the bun shop chased for a distance, after all, it was not as strong as the young man's feet, he leaned against the wall, gasped for breath, pointed to the figure in front of him that was about to disappear, and scolded weakly: "Oops, I'm tired, why is the little rabbit running so fast, don't let me see you next time......"
It's just that a bun was stolen, and after a few words of scolding, the guy's anger almost disappeared, and he left with his hands behind his back and muttering.
In the north of the city, an abandoned temple has long been devoid of incense, the courtyard wall has long been peeled off, and only half of the gate is left.
In the courtyard of the ruined temple, several teenagers in tattered clothes sat on the ground, looking intently at the old tree in front of them.
The old man in the same ragged clothes leaned against the tree, looked at the teenagers in front of him, and said endlessly: "In the middle of the King Continent, where the rich plains spread, there is a place called Chang'an, where it is extremely prosperous and ...... rich."
The war-torn teenagers listened attentively, and some couldn't help but ask: "I heard that any race on the mainland can live in Chang'an City and not be bullied, is it true?" ”
The young man's face was bruised and his eyes were bruised, but his clear eyes were full of hope.
The rest of the teenagers also looked at the old man.
These teenagers have faces similar to humans, but they are different from human teenagers, some of them have long pointed ears, some have fluffy tails, on the king continent, there are humans, there are also demon seeds, and they are a hybrid of humans and demon seeds.
In this war-torn place, most of the low-level civilians are living in an extremely difficult situation, they are displaced by the war and their families, and it is already difficult to survive.
The old man hugged his tail, which was already a little dim, and said yearningly: "It's true, Chang'an, it's the most beautiful place in the world, where all races can live in peace, there is no war, there will be no hunger, you can rely on labor in exchange for food, you can walk on the street openly, don't worry about being arrested by the government......"
The teenagers listened to the old man's words, and their faces showed strong anticipation.
A teenager couldn't wait to ask, "Where is Chang'an?" ”
The old man waved his hand and said, "Why are you asking this, Chang'an is 108,000 miles away from here, and you are very likely to die on the road, it is better to stay here, at least you can live......"
Outside the ruined temple, a petite boy with a pair of long, fluffy ears pressed a big ear against the wall, his smart eyes were full of yearning, and murmured: "Chang'an......"
He listened for a while at the base of the wall, looked up at the sun, slowly stood up, and walked towards a straw hut in the distance.
At this time, a figure came running from a distance, stuffed a steaming bun into his hand, and urged: "Yuan Fang, hurry up and eat, it's still hot......
Yuan Fang swallowed his saliva, looked at his best friend, and asked in surprise, "Li Liang, where did this bun come from?" ”
The sharp-eared boy waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it, eat it!" ”
Yuan Fang smelled the steaming and fragrant buns, and was about to open her mouth, remembering something, and asked again, "Have you eaten it?" ”
Li Liang waved his hand and said, "I've already eaten it, I've eaten several, you can eat it quickly." ”
As soon as the words fell, his stomach rumbled.
Yuan Fang looked at him, broke the bun in his hand in half, he handed the big half to Li Liang, and said, "I can't eat such a big bun, let's share half of it." ”
Li Liang patted his head and said, "Hurry up and eat, you are still growing your body, you need to eat more." ”
Yuan Fang shook his head and said, "Then I won't eat it anymore, let's leave it to my younger brothers and sisters." ”
Li Liang looked at him and said helplessly: "You leave things for your younger brothers and sisters every time, and you have to eat a little yourself, see how thin you have become, you are their eldest brother, you can't grow up well, how can you protect them in the future......"
Although this bun was originally for Yuan Fang, he also knew that with Yuan Fang's stubborn temperament, if he didn't eat it, he wouldn't eat it.
Li Liang took half of the bun from Yuan Fang's hand, stuffed it into his mouth, and after swallowing it with gusto, he said to Yuan Fang: "Now you can eat it, right?" ”
Yuan Fang ate the other half, and after eating, Li Liang said: "Let's go, the vegetable market is about to close, before they close the stall, let's go pick up some food, there will be no steamed buns to eat tomorrow......"
The two teenagers wrapped their ears in the rags they had picked up, and came all the way to the vegetable market, where people picked up the rotten vegetable leaves that they didn't want and threw them on the ground at will, and the two picked up the vegetable leaves that had not been stepped on and carried them in their arms, which was their food today.
They had good luck today, and they picked up a full bag, which should be enough to eat for two days.
Holding these foods, walking on the street, seeing the roadside stalls, people eating shabu shabu around the copper pot, smelling the fragrance wafting from the side, Li Liang and Yuan Fang couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Li Liang glanced in that direction a few times, then patted Yuan Fang's head and said, "When I have money in the future, please eat shabu-shabu, we eat shabu-shabu every day......"
Yuan Fang longed in his heart, and asked again: "But how can we make money?" ”
In this war-torn place, it is already difficult to live, let alone find a job to make money.
Li Liang shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know either. ”
Yuan Fang suddenly remembered something, and said: "They say that Chang'an is the most prosperous and rich place on the mainland, and the demon species can also live there, there is no war there, and there will be no hunger, I think there, I will definitely find a job there......"
Li Liang looked at him and asked, "Where did you hear that?" ”
Yuan Fang shook his big furry ears and said, "The old man in the broken temple, the shopkeeper of the West Street Shabu Shabu Restaurant, and the second child of the bun shop on East Street, many people have said ......."
His big ears are not just decorations, countless news from the small town reaches his ears every day, although he lives in this small town, but from the mouths of people, he has learned a lot of knowledge outside the small town.
"Chang'an ......"
Li Liang whispered these two words, a look of longing appeared in his eyes, and at a certain moment, he clenched his fists, as if he had finally made a certain decision, turned his head to Yuan Fang and said, "I'm going to Chang'an, do you want to go together?" ”
Yuan Fang also longed for Chang'an, but was a little hesitant, and said: "My younger brothers and sisters are still too young, I want to wait for them to grow up and then go with them." ”
Li Liang touched his furry ears and said with a smile: "Then I'll go to the lead first, and when I get out of Chang'an, you come over again, and when the time comes, I will give you a big mansion and invite you to eat shabu every day......
Yuan Fang thought of the scene depicted by Li Liang, and said with a smile: "Okay! ”
Li Liang stretched out his finger to him and said, "You must come to me, pull the hook ......"
Yuan Fang stretched out his little finger, hooked it with his little finger, and said: "Pull the hook, raise it, and it will not change for a hundred years!" ”
Two best friends who grew up together made a vow on the streets of a small town.
The setting sun is about to set, stretching their shadows for a long time.
A month later.
Outside the small city, Li Liang carried a small burden, turned around and waved his hand to Yuan Fang, and said, "Go back, you don't need to send ......"
Yuan Fang walked up to Li Liang, handed him a wooden card in his hand, and said, "This is the peace charm that my mother gave me before, and it will bless you to Chang'an safely." ”
Li Liang accepted the wooden card, thought about it, and untied a red rope from his neck, on which was tied a sharp wolf tooth.
He held Yuan Fang's hand, put the wolf tooth pendant in his hand, and said, "This is what my father left me, I gave it to you, I must come to Chang'an to find me in the future." ”
Yuan Fang clenched the pendant, wiped his eyes, and said, "Have a safe journey." ”
Li Liang stretched out his arm, gave him a hug, and said, "See you ...... Chang'an"