Volume 2 Winter in Iron Mountain Section 13 Partners
"Go back and pack your things and be ready to leave at any time." After leaving the parts market, Iron Slag said in a deep voice, "Let's go to Sand City to hide for a while." ”
The old cow nodded silently. After a while, he sighed deeply and said with a guilty face, "Brother, I'm impulsive. ”
"The world is so big, I want to go out and walk." Iron Slag grinned and quoted an ancient saying. The old cow nodded vigorously again. He knew that his brother would always understand him and would always stand by his side!
Ye Xinling listened to the conversation between the two brothers, but her heart felt like she had knocked over the five-flavor bottle. She was a little confused, she didn't expect things to turn out like this. These two crazy people dared to attack the Yincheng garrison, which was a big crime for Zhu Lian. Also, she can't go back to Sand City, and she can't let the people of the Blackstone Mercenary Group know that she's still alive. If they knew that she had left the mercenary group without permission, they would embarrass her parents and brother, something she would never allow to happen.
But......
She looked up at the iron slag, and the young man in front of her was a real iron-blooded man. He is strong, steady, hot-blooded, and a man worth following for a lifetime. It's just that he is still a little young now, and he still needs time to grow. He is like a young eagle, as long as his wings are full, he can soar into the sky and travel on the clouds from then on. Compared to him, the head of the Black Stone Regiment was like a wine bag and a rice bag.
Xinling wants to follow you forever, but only if she doesn't hurt my parents and brother. Ye Xinling said in her heart. She thought about things as she followed the iron slag. Before she knew it, she was out on the street.
At this time, there was a commotion in the street. She looked up and saw that many people were lining up, chatting in twos and threes. They all had expectant expressions on their faces, occasionally glancing at the nuns who were distributing bread.
"By the way, I'm going to take a picture."
The iron slag who was walking in the front suddenly turned around and said to Ye Xinling. Just now he saw the team of almsgivers and remembered to take pictures.
"Master, those two people are with these people." Ye Xinling reminded.
"It's better to have more than less." The old cow persuaded.
"It's fine, it's just a matter of minutes. And today is the day of giving, and the rain god does not want to see conflict and contradictions. Iron Slag said as he walked towards the place where the nuns were most concentrated. His eyes were particularly sharp, and he soon spotted the target of the photograph - a young girl in a light blue priest's uniform.
As he approached the girl, several Silver City soldiers surrounded him, watching him vigilantly. Iron Slag raised his hands to indicate that he had no weapons in his hands, and then smiled harmlessly. However, the murderous aura in him cannot be concealed.
"I don't mean anything, I just want to take a picture of this priest."
"Get out of here!" A Yincheng soldier scolded, and at the same time he raised the submachine gun in his hand, and his fingers naturally pulled on the trigger. The young man in front of him had a dangerous aura, and he instinctively felt that he couldn't let the other party get closer.
"I want to receive the blessing of the rain god." Iron Slag said reverently. However, his pious expression became more dangerous in the eyes of the soldiers.
"Get out there and get in line!" The soldier drank.
Iron Slag frowned and shouted back, "You treat the followers of the rain god with such an attitude!" Aren't you afraid of the rain god's divine punishment! ”
"I'm ......" The soldier was so frightened that he shook his whole body by the sudden drink of iron slag, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
At this moment, the goddess officer, who was standing not far away, walked straight over, and she asked the soldier lightly, "What's the matter?" ”
"This ...... This man ...... "Faced with the serious priest, the soldier was so nervous that he even stammered when he spoke.
"Goddess, I want to take a picture of you." Iron Slag said as he pulled out his card camera from his coat pocket.
The goddess officer turned to look at the iron slag, and then asked expressionlessly, "You called me...... Goddess? ”
"Yes, they all call you Goddess." After Iron Slag answered, he raised the camera and was about to press the shutter, but found that the goddess in the lens had a straight face and an extremely cold expression. So he subconsciously shouted, "Come, laugh." ”
This sentence is especially like what a prostitute/client says to a prostitute/woman, and the meaning of frivolity is very obvious. When the soldiers guarding the side heard this, they were immediately half frightened to death, thinking that this person was finished.
"Please leave immediately." The goddess said coldly.
Iron Slag pressed the shutter and imprinted the girl's beautiful face on the camera. Although her expression is a little colder, she is still beautiful, or maybe that's her charm. After taking the photo, Iron Slag grinned at the goddess official and said, "Thank you." Then he turned and walked away.
"Wait...... Wait a minute. The goddess suddenly stopped him.
"Huh?" Iron Slag turned around and saw that the goddess was staring at him with wide eyes, as if there was something on his face. Feeling a little confused, he asked, "What's wrong?" ”
The goddess officer didn't answer, just stared at him directly, and those big eyes seemed to hide the galaxy universe, as if they wanted to suck people's souls into it.
Iron slag was a little hairy in her heart, and she involuntarily scratched her hair.
After a while......
The goddess finally came back to her senses and asked uncertainly, "You...... Are you iron slag? ”
Iron Slag nodded in reply, but the goddess hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "How do you prove it?" ”
When Tie Slag heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes, thinking to himself how the people in the Silver City liked to let others prove their identity. However, it was very simple for him to prove his identity in Iron Mountain Town. So he led the goddess to the queue waiting for the blessing.
When the goddess approached, there was an uproar in the queue. People rushed to gaze at the legendary goddess. Iron Slag casually pulled a strong man in the queue and asked, "Who am I?" ”
The strong man who was pulled over by the iron slag was a member of the Black Fang Society, and of course he knew the iron slag. However, when he heard that Iron Slag had killed the black bears, he first asked, "Who am I?" It is said that when Iron Slag asks this question, he is usually going to kill someone. Thinking of this, the strong man was sweating profusely and stammered, "I...... I do not know. ”
Iron Slag was dumbfounded, and then asked again with a fierce face, "I-am-who?" ”
"Big brother...... Big brother, I really don't know. The strong man replied in a trembling voice.
"Alright, don't embarrass him." The goddess officer stopped. Then she looked at the iron slag and said, "You are forcing people to know you like this, and it will not serve any proof." ”
Iron Slag frowned, crossed his hands on his chest, and wrote on his face, "What do you want?" ”
The goddess looked at the helpless expression of the iron slag, and suddenly, she smiled without warning. Her smile is like a poppy blooming in an instant, so beautiful that it makes people's hearts palpitate, so beautiful that it makes people sink. Even a determined person like Iron Slag almost fell into the sea of flowers the moment her smile bloomed.
"But...... Your arrogance has proven who you are, and you are iron slag. The goddess said with conviction. Then she continued in the stunned look on Iron Slag, "You were very arrogant when you were a child. ”
"You know me? What's your name? Iron Slag touched his forehead and scratched his hair again, he had no impression of the girl in front of him at all.
"When you were a kid, you liked to fight with the kids on the street, you liked to eat kraft candy, you liked to go to bars and listen to travelers tell stories, and you liked to ......," said the goddess herself. For a moment, she seemed to be caught in a memory......
It's been ten years, but I didn't expect him to be alive.
I didn't expect to see him again......
Thank you for the grace of the rain god, thank you for the mercy of God, thank you for the notarization of the gods.
Is he okay? Does he have something to eat? Will he survive?
It's winter......
Is he cold?
For ten years, by the warm fire, in the quiet library, in the stately temple, she would always think of these questions, of him......
"Who are you?" Iron slag interrupted her self-talk.
The goddess smiled and then stared into his eyes quietly, as if she would never get enough of it.
Iron Slag was about to go crazy when she saw it, and raised her voice and asked, "Who the hell are you?" ”
"Your temper is still so urgent~" The goddess official pursed her lips and said.
"I'm leaving!" Iron Slag said impatiently, gesturing to leave. Actually, he didn't want to go, he really wanted to know who she was?
"Muyu lily of the valley."
Iron Slag thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”
The goddess officer looked at him with a smile on her face, then stretched out two jade-like fingers, put them on the willow eyebrows and waved them forward, and said, "Report to the chief, the fuel has been filled, and we can go." ”
Her words are like an ancient key that opens the dusty memory......
Many years ago, a little girl and her mother came to Iron Mountain. They are homeless people who live around the corner of the street. The little girl's name is Xiaoyu, and she is about the same age as the iron slag, only a year apart. Iron slag then was the same as it is now, and it was persona non grata. He was even more withdrawn back then than he is now, and he fought so fiercely that the children on the street were reluctant to play with him.
At the same time, the children on the street are reluctant to play with Xiaoyu because their family members say that Xiaoyu's mother has an infectious disease and will transmit the virus to them. By chance, Iron Slag helps the little girl beat off the bad boy who bullies her (actually scares her away), and then they get to know each other.
In the time that followed, they became inseparable friends. They pick up trash, buy snacks together, and play games together. The games they often played at that time were officers and soldiers. In the game, Iron Slag is always an officer, and the little girl may be a soldier, a herald, a logistics soldier, a mechanic, and so on. In short, she is a soldier for everything except officers. For example, when the commander needs to refuel, she is a mechanic, and when the commander needs to charge, she is a stormtrooper. However, this is limited to the game. In normal times, it is basically the iron slag who takes the lead to protect her.
The two friends spent a happy time like this. But the good times didn't last long, and Xiaoyu's mother seemed to have a disease that would cause her whole body to ulcerate. Her beautiful face gradually turned into a mess. A beautiful woman like her, once she has this disease, the first thing she thinks of is suicide. But for the sake of the young Xiaoyu, she could only grit her teeth and survive.
Until one day, she finally couldn't hold on anymore and closed her eyes forever, and Xiaoyu became an orphan at that moment.
Xiaoyu remembers that day all her life, she pushed her mother's body in the cold north wind, but she didn't get the slightest response. Her heart was full of despair and grief, and in her confusion, the iron slag carried her home, knelt on the ground and begged the old man to take her in.
At that time, the old man Tie was also sick and very weak, but he still agreed to the request of the iron slag. But a few days later, when the old man took advantage of the iron slag to go out, he said to her, "Xiaoyu, the old man is sorry for you, the old man can't support you." Now the iron slag is still too small, and he doesn't know if he can survive. So please leave, he can't bear your weight. ”
It wasn't until many years later that Xiaoyu realized that the old man had run out of oil and was about to die soon. This sentence was almost the last words of the old man Tie.
After the old man said these words to her, he took her to Iron Mountain Town, where he wanted to sell to a merchant who could feed her.
On that day, perhaps due to the favor of the rain god, or perhaps due to fate, the convoy of the Rain Prayer Temple happened to pass through the town of Iron Mountain. The Iron Old Man recognized the identity of the convoy at a glance. He went crazy and stopped the convoy with his life, leaving her alone on the street.
At that moment, her desperate emotions were like a wild horse out of control, and it suddenly broke her heart! In an instant, she felt a violent force surging into her body. At the same time, her eyes glowed with a faint blue.
After the car accident, pray for rain and get out of the car to pray for the iron old man. During this time, the prayer for rain took a look at the light rain standing beside the old man. However, just this glance completely changed her fate.
Praying for rain felt a surging spiritual energy in her body. That psionic energy is like a raging wave of the sea in a storm, and the mighty momentum seems to destroy everything......
In the end, the Prayer Rain Sacrifice took her in and gave her a new name, Muyu Lily of the Valley.