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Yunshi is not a very beautiful place.

Just as there is lightning and thunder in the sky, and a rainbow after the rain, and the earth is verdant and vibrant, and the landslides are rotten, there will be a corresponding and unpleasant side.

"The first district of the Sirens is the not-so-rosiest side of the city. ”

The boy sitting on a pile of discarded steel pipes closed the old notebook in his hand and gently put it back into his small iron box.

"Whether it's the prosperity of the business district, the family rivalry in the first-class district, or the chaos in the villain's district, it has nothing to do with here. Because, no one cares about who else is in the garbage heap. ”

Obviously he was still a nine-year-old child, but the boy seemed to have seen through the rolling red dust, and his tone was not sad or happy, as if he was just a soulless puppet.

"And we, if we want to survive here, we can only study hard so that we can enter the 15th district to work. Jumping off the discarded steel pipe, the boy picked up the large bag that had been placed aside. It contained their dinner of the day, weeds dug up in this small clearing.

"Got it, stupid little five. ”

"Got it, you're so annoying, Xiaoyi. ”

Another child, who was honestly kneeling on the floor, pursed his lips and said reluctantly, "I'll finish all my homework next time before picking up the trash." ”

"You say it every time, but you don't do it every time. ”

The boy sighed.

Yingnanyi, Qi Wu, is their name.

They grew up in District 1 and can only live in District 1. From the age of five, children who have to do labor and do all kinds of work in order to continue to live.

I don't have enough to eat, I have to go to work every day to earn money in exchange for a little food to try to survive, and occasionally when the teachers of the 15th arrondissement come, I go to listen to classes and do homework...... This kind of life is their normal state.

Pulled up from the floor by Ying Nanyi, Qi Wu rubbed his weak legs, took two steps, and pretended to ask casually: "Where did Xiao Ke go? Why didn't I see her today." ”

Ying Nanyi paused. "Don't ask questions about things you shouldn't ask. ”

"Is she going to be sold!" Qi Wu suddenly became excited, with panic in his eyes. "I heard Uncle Seven say that he was going to sell her......"

Children like them, as long as they are good-looking, will be sold, both male and female. Because there are psychopaths in the villainous area, as long as there are channels, human life is the most despicable commodity in Siren.

A few of their children who don't know their origins are raised by an old man called 'Uncle Seven'. This guy is also a bastard, greedy for money, lustful, drunk and gambling, basically most of the vices in the villainous area, he has touched all over it. If it weren't for the fact that Uncle Seventh didn't have much money, the children would have long doubted whether he would secretly do something that violated the bottom line of humanity.

"Don't think about it. Do you still remember that Sister Yun who has always liked Xiao Ke very much? She went to work in District 15 and already had money. Yesterday, when she was on vacation, she came to Uncle Seven with a lot of money and said that she wanted to take Xiao Ke away. It's just that Xiao Ke said that he wanted to pack his things, so he left today. Sister Yun also said that she was going to bring gifts. ”

Ying Nanyi is a smart child, one of the few people who can please Uncle Seventh and have the right to act freely to a certain extent. He must have been very skillful in lying, and the seven-year-old would not have seen it. "Besides, Uncle Seven is always drunk and talking nonsense, who knows if he wants to do something again, and deliberately says this to you, so that you can do something stupid and take you to the pit. ”

"Oh......" Qi Wuxiao's face was full of confusion. Ying Nanyi said so many words at one time, he was about to be dizzy.

It's no wonder that a seven-year-old can think more. Ying Nanyi successfully deceived him, because it was not the first time that Uncle Seven cheated him.

Just like last time, as long as he Qi Wu finds a hundred silver coins in the garbage heap within one day, Uncle Seven will give him delicious food. As a result, not to mention a hundred silver coins, not even ten copper coins could not be found, and this was still the case when everyone went to find it together.

"You go back first. I'm going to find Uncle Seven. Ying Nanyi handed the small box to Qi Wu and asked him to take it back.

Qi Wu nodded, and then followed the way he came, back to their small building.

At this time, this child, who was too young, didn't realize at all that Ying Nanyi looked at him with reluctance.

He didn't know what it meant for Ying Nanyi to hand over this 'treasure' that he usually cherished very much.

The children of the first district, who are usually most envied, are not the children who were born in those big families in the first district, who have cultivation talent and are loved by their parents, but the birds that can fly high in the sky.

At least, it looks free.

"あなたの声が,道しるべるべ (Your voice, is the road sign)"

"一羽の鳥が, 鳴いている (a bird, chirping)"

"名前のない空に,わたしを探して (In the nameless sky, looking for yourself)"

“......”

This song was taught to the children by the old woman who used to take care of their group of children in the small building.

Yingnan sang as he walked, and his voice passed through the sky with the wind and spread far, far away. But halfway through the song, he stopped.

When learning this song, because he didn't like its tune, Ying Nanyi didn't study it seriously. Later, Granny Wenli passed away, and he never had the opportunity to continue his studies.

Follow the shadow of the building and walk through the dark alley. Yingnanyi specially picked the road where no one walked. Because, he didn't want to be seen by people who knew Uncle Seventh to see him pass by here. However, on the other hand, the 'road' here is not a road at all. Utility rooms, garbage heaps, abandoned vacant lots...... Indeed, most of the people here live like rats passing by. Ying Nanyi is the same, but fortunately, he has long been used to it.

Coming to the vicinity of Uncle Seven's other small building in District 1, breathing in the more turbid air here, the boy's steps were a little heavy, and his heart began to beat nervously.

But he didn't stop.

"Xiaoyi. ”

Standing on the few long bricks he had stacked here earlier, he climbed into the small building through the vent and came to the place where the seventh uncle was locked up, and Ying Nanyi could see at a glance that the little girl who was locked in the room.

With big eyes, tanned skin, and long blond hair, even if he hasn't eaten for a day and a night, he still looks very energetic. When they saw him, they quickly stood up and called out his name.

Ying Nanyi took out the key and opened the lock skillfully. From the small pocket on his body, he took out half of the steamed buns that had cooled, stuffed them into Sha Ke's hand, and said quickly: "You hurry up, go to the fifteenth district, don't come back." ”

Sha Ke didn't want to accept this steamed bun, because it must have been deducted from his own dinner. But the girl couldn't compare to the boy's strength, and she wanted to stuff the steamed bun back into his pocket, but she couldn't move because she was being dragged by her hand.

Sha Ke gritted his teeth: "Why did you come? You will be beaten to death by Uncle Seven!"

Her appearance is definitely outstanding in the first district. Even if it is placed in the first-class area, it is considered a beautiful embryo, so it is easy to be looked at. Uncle Seven never sold her before, because she was still too young, and she was too lazy to raise a few interesting families. But yesterday, a merchant who collected young girls suddenly came and offered Uncle Seven a price that made him very excited, so Uncle Seven locked her up here, intending to let someone borrow her tonight.

But if Ying Nanyi really lets go of Sha Ke, a child who can be sold for a high price, then he still wants to continue to live in the hands of Uncle Seven, and there is little hope.

"I don't care. Ying Nanyi wanted to put a smile on his face, but he tried hard and found that he couldn't do it. He also worked very, very hard to get to where he is today.

Ying Nanyi picked up the steamed bun and stuffed it into Sha Ke's mouth. "I promised Sister Yun to take care of you. Moreover, I am still useful to Uncle Seven. He's not going to kill me. So, eat it. When you are full, you have the strength to go further. ”

"But ......" halfway through the words, Sha Ke couldn't help but welcome Nanyi, so she could only swallow the steamed bun in her mouth first.

- But Uncle Seventh also said that Ying Nanyi is just one of the smarter and obedient of these children. There are a lot of people who want to replace him.

"Anyway, I have already stolen his key, whether I let you go or not, Uncle Seven will punish me. Ying Nanyi took her out of the small building, and then dragged her all the way to a small alley with a large crowd, and put the little silver coin he hid here into Sha Ke's hand. "Go find rye, it must have a way to get you the money. ”

Seeing that Sha Ke was still planning to continue talking nonsense with him, Ying Nanyi stood behind her with a cold face, and reached out to push her.

This push made the girl take two steps ahead and walked outside the alley, where the sun could shine.

Shako's headband was not tied tightly, and with this push, it was loosened. Blonde hair, shining in the sun.

She turned around, and in her eyes, joy, unbearability, sadness, mixed together, light pale gold and silver blue, this very beautiful foreign pupil, also reflected the darkness in the alley, not so desperate.

The people are picturesque.

Sha Ke wanted to walk to Ying Nanyi's side again, but the boy's eyes made her stop.

“...... Xiaoyi, you must live...... Okay?"

After Shako finished speaking, he forgot what he had said. She felt like crying.

"Good. ”

Ying Nanyi watched her turn around and quickly ran away until he couldn't find her anymore.

"Hoo ......"

It was only now that the boy's feet became weak, and his hands trembled with fear.

After taking a few deep breaths, Ying Nanyi's mind was empty, and there was only one thought left.

- Hurry up.

The farther you go, the better.

It's not a great place. So, it's good to be able to escape at least one.