Yuqiu watched in a daze as Hugo stretched out a middle finger at him, until he caught a glimpse of the almost uncontrollable smile on Hugo's face.

"Hahaha!"

"You stinky boy!"

Yuqiu was in a hurry, and bent the three fingers of his right hand to give Hugo, who was lying on the table, a slap on the head.

Seeing Hugo's rare childishness that matched his age, Yuqiu felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Because of his frailty and his own laziness, Hugo was forced to take on the housework and livelihood of the two of them early since he was a child, so he was more precocious than his peers.

Maturity is a good thing, but it can also cause you to sacrifice many of life's most precious things.

For most people, childhood is a time of joy and memories.

Hugo didn't have a childhood, not even a playmate.

Hugo's childhood was to wander with Yuqiu in the poor place of Xiaye. In order to make a living, they repaired the tires of the car together, served the dishes, and even polished the shoes of people. At that time, little Hugo was thin and weak, clumsy in his hands and feet, and slow to react, and was often scolded by the master's family.

Despite this, Hugo was full of optimism and love for life since he was a child, and his heart was as transparent as his appearance, sincere and kind.

Yuqiu thought about this, and then looked at Hugo, who was already as tall as herself, and was smiling at herself with extremely delicate eyebrows, and felt a slight sorrow in her heart.

This wretched child......

"How often do you have that weird feeling?" Yuqiu's expression gradually became awe-inspiring and asked Hugo.

He had traveled to many places, seen many people and things, and even met a few of those few mysterious cultivators. But even so, he couldn't be sure what happened to Hugo.

"It's hard to say, sometimes it doesn't happen for several days, and sometimes it happens two or three times a day inexplicably." Hugo had just recovered from that wonderful state, and he was a little weak to speak.

"Hmm......" Yuqiu bowed her head in thought. The exercise that Hugo has practiced since he was a child, Yu Qiu also tried to practice it in the early years, but there was nothing unusual. It's just a very ordinary health and fitness exercise, and there is no way to breathe in it.

"That set of exercises can stretch the muscles and meridians that are rarely used in the human body, and improve one's stamina, but it is not a practice method." Yuqiu paused and shook his head and said, "I'm sure it's not a problem with the exercises. ”

"What then? Every time I get into that state for some reason, I feel very uncomfortable. I'm not going to do the same mistakes I did when I was a kid again, am I? Hugo asked with some distress.

"It shouldn't be ......" Yuqiu reached out uncertainly and pinched the muscles on Hugo's arm, stood up and asked Hugo:

"Did the officer in Shangdu say when he would go out of bounds?"

"Today, Adjutant Xu said that it will be about half a month later, and they will go out of the border with their second batch of supply convoys, and they have completed the procedures for the exit documents."

"Then I'll go back to pay off the debts first, and then think about how to solve your problem, and I'll come to Tongjia Town to find you in two days." Yuqiu raised her cup and drank the remaining half of the water left by Lao Yang in front of her in one gulp.

He stood up, sniffled, and while Hugo had lowered his head, he picked up the cup and wrapped it in his oily coat, and was ready to slip away.

"Daddy...... That cup is not worth much...... Can't you stop by every time you don't stop by my shop......"

……

As the two rows of street trees on Central Street gradually ceased to be plump, and the thin branches could no longer retain those pieces of withered yellow leaves, they fell in circles and turned into new nutrients in the soil, and the people of Tongjia Town finally ushered in the most difficult winter. The icy weather in Xiaye plummeted, and it was really difficult for people to get out of the quilt and get up every morning when they huddled in the quilt and watched the frost flowers that were frozen out of the window.

No matter how hard it is to get out of bed, you will eventually be driven away by the pressure of life. In the early morning of the first day of the beginning of winter, small snow flakes floated in Tongjia Town, slowly falling from the sky and melting into the frozen hard soil. Central Street was still a little deserted at this time, and the merchants opened half an hour late while having a tacit understanding. They rubbed their sleepy eyes, greeted their acquaintances, and unlocked the door of the store.

The officials of the security station are naturally different from ordinary merchants, especially now that the top boss is stationed in Tongjia Town, they dare not be sloppy. Lao Yang got up very early and was pacing the street with a grim face with a few people under his hands. He was wearing a lead-gray security coat, and while kicking the equally frozen ground with the soles of his hard boots, he frowned at the closed door of Canglan Ju.

Since the last cooking competition between Hugo and Zuo Minglei, Sister Hong apologized to tell the old patron that because of the need to prepare for going to Lake Miral, Canglanju temporarily suspended business every morning. Everyone can understand that going out of bounds is a hassle after all, let alone going to Lake Miral, which is at least a week's drive from Tongjia Town. Especially looking at the two tall federal soldiers standing at the gate of Canglanju, everyone was even more in awe: The little boss of Canglanju Yu is really lucky, and the senior officials from the capital have equipped him with guards, this face, tsk......

Lao Yang's frown was not because he was jealous, but because there was another reason. Canglanju is not open until noon, but it seems that all the matters that go out of the realm are just Sister Hong'er who is busy alone, and she has never seen Hugo's shadow. Lian Kecheng left Tongjia Town by car two days ago, and before he left, he specially instructed Lao Yang to protect Hugo's safety, and set off with the second batch of supply convoys from the garrison half a month later. But a few days have passed, and Lao Yang only occasionally sees Hugo's people when he closes at night, and he can't help but be a little puzzled:

He asked Sister Hong, and Sister Hong also shook her head and said that she didn't know, but said that Hugo told her that she wanted to go out to exercise every day before dawn, and she came back before noon, but she never said where she went

Where has the little boss been in the past two mornings? Never mind...... People are still in town anyway...... Lao Yang yawned and shrugged his shoulders not to think about it again.

……

In an inconspicuous grove outside Tongjia Town.

"Whew...... Drink ......" A shirtless teenager was lunging his horse's waist, waving his fist to the air in front of him rapidly, and his mouth seemed to be muttering something. A few paces away from him sat a middle-aged man who looked a little scruffy, counting in boredom, breathing between his two hands that were pressed together.

“776…… 777…… 778…… Call...... 779...... "Yuqiu raised his wrist and looked at the worn-out watch in his hand, and felt that the time was almost up.

"Stop, how does it feel?"

"Yes, I haven't been in that state today." Hugo's upper body was sweating profusely, and he responded breathlessly, a thin snow slowly fell on his shoulder, and was instantly melted away by the hot sweat on his skin.

"Haha, your dad and I are such a genius." Yuqiu stood up proudly and laughed.

Hugo rested his left hand on his knee and wiped the sweat from his face with his right hand. With more than 700 punches in a row, Rao is his extraordinary physical strength is also very tired.

"Extreme fatigue and counting to force concentration, so that the body is in a state of fatigue and high concentration for a long time and adapts to this state. Most of the people who came up with this method were psychopaths, masochists......" Hugo thought to himself.

"Now the body seems to have slowly adapted to the state of mental concentration, and it will not easily enter that feeling......" Hugo tried to concentrate again.

It's business as usual.

"Yes, it must still be a problem when I was a child." Yuqiu slapped her ass twice lazily and sat back on the slate.

"But how do I get into that state now if I need to?" Hugo wrapped himself in a coat and sat down next to Yuqiu.

"Why do you still want to get into that feeling?" Yuqiu asked curiously.

"Sometimes...... It's quite useful......" Hugo scratched his head and continued: "Especially in that state, although it is only for a moment, but in that moment, I can feel the subtleties around me that I can't usually see, and it seems that I can mobilize all the power in my body to a point and release it." As he spoke, Hugo stretched out his left hand and made a punching motion.

Yuqiu looked at the young man sitting side by side on the left with a little appreciation, and did not speak.

Perhaps only he knew what incredible strength Hugo's seemingly thin body hid beneath it. From the age of five, Hugo practiced the exercises, and integrated every movement into his daily life, whether walking, sitting, standing or lying down.

In other words, twenty-four hours a day, except for sleep, Hugo is practicing.

"Then you'll have to figure it out for yourself. You're in a double-edged sword...... I don't recommend you use it often. Yuqiu lay on the stone slab with her hands behind her head, no longer looking at Hugo on the side.

"I'll be gone in a week, and I'll be back in a month. What do you do? Hugo also lay down on the surface of the stone slab, and said with some concern: "Sister also walks with me, she just wants to go home to see."

"Me?" Yuqiu stretched out a hand to brush away the small snow flakes that had just fallen on his eyebrows: "You are too unconfident in my father, I am the best at living." He said categorically, "And the living thief is good." ”

"That's ......," Hugo nodded, knowing that this father would survive no matter how difficult the circumstances.

"That'...... You have to be careful not to cause trouble during my absence. I'll be back as soon as I'm done. ”

"Got it, got it...... Now the gambling house has nothing to play, and the weather is so cold, I am going to sleep in the shop for the winter......" Yuqiu said and sat up, lazily drooping his waist, and knocked Hugo's head angrily.

"It's boring in this place, it's a little boring...... One day I went to Jingdong to go around, and I heard that the waterfall scenery at the border of the sky dome over there was good......"

Yuqiu stood up and stretched: "Let's go." ”

"You continue to practice these days, don't look for me if you have anything, I don't have a ...... to recruit"

"Are you here the day I'm leaving?" Hugo got dressed and prepared to go back.

"Life is like a mess of hemp, there are always drips that can't be unraveled...... Little Pimple...... "He hummed an out-of-tune song and waved his hand back casually, but did not speak.