"Are you awake, do you want to drink a bowl of fish soup?" A white little hand stretched out, holding a bowl of steaming fish soup in his hand, Lin Junxuan raised his head, a clean little girl was smiling at herself, her teeth were very white, and her smile was very gentle.

"Thank you. Lin Junxuan took the steaming fish soup bowl and thanked him. The little girl smiled and turned to walk towards a few campfires not far away. In the center of the camp, there were five bonfires, wooden frames were built on both sides of the fires, and a large mottled iron bucket was set up in the middle, and a large fire was lit underneath. The smell of fish soup that Lin Junxuan smelled came from the iron bucket.

The little girl walked to the firestand, squatted down, carefully stirred the firewood, and the camp was quiet, everyone was quietly sipping the fish soup in the bowl. Lin Junxuan retracted his gaze, picked up the bowl, and took a small sip.

The fish soup is very fresh, but it tastes a little bitter, Lin Junxuan saw a few floating wild vegetable leaves on the soup noodles, this bitter taste should be the taste of these wild vegetables. In addition to wild vegetables, there are no other ingredients in the fish soup, and there is no salt, oil, vinegar or anything like that, and it tastes very fishy, but it is not so delicious.

Regarding food, Lin Junxuan is not very particular. Although it can be said that he has been living in the Purple Yi Hou Mansion for a few years, returning to this crude diet again, except for some discomfort at the beginning, Lin Junxuan is not very repulsed.

Raising his head, Lin Junxuan saw that the ragged children around him were drinking with relish, as if this was some great delicacy in the world. Everyone was staring at the fish soup in their own bowls, and didn't speak to anyone else, as if the camp was all but themselves.

Still confused in his mind, Lin Junxuan only remembered that before he fell unconscious, he and Luo Shu were walking through the ground to leave Lin'an City, and then a huge force came through the formation, and the others didn't remember much.

This meal of fish soup was drunk for a long time, and the children around seemed to cherish this opportunity to drink fish soup, and they all drank it very slowly. Whenever the fish soup in a person's bowl was about to run out, Lin Junxuan saw the girl named Xiaorou and several other little girls scooping the fish soup into the children's bowls with spoons.

When the fish soup in the iron bucket under the bonfire was about to dry, a sound of footsteps came from the dark forest, and following the sound, Lin Junxuan saw an old man with a rough face wearing a simple coarse cloth clothes, a cloth belt tied around his waist, and cloth shoes under his feet, stepping on dead leaves, slowly walking here.

The old man walked to the center of several bonfires, put his hands behind his back, his face was serious, his eyes slowly swept over the children around him, and said in a loud voice: "I hope you remember the taste of fish soup today, because in the next ten days, you will not be able to eat fish soup again." When you have tasted something delicious and you have lived the bitter things of the past, you will feel very uncomfortable. I'm not trying to torment you, it's a test, a test of your willpower. If you can't even stand this test, you are not qualified to be my protégé. People who are not strong-willed, who can't control themselves, are ants, insects, and the objects of slaughter by the strong, and it doesn't matter how many people die. I will gradually purge these people from among you and send them back to where they came. Those people will be orphaned again, dying silently, and no one cares. ”

Lin Junxuan was stunned, this old man seemed to be upright, but what he said had nothing to do with the so-called righteousness. 'Ants, insects, it doesn't matter how many you die...... this is a declaration of the naked and the weak.

"This old man...... , has adopted so many orphans, but it is not like that kind of heart, he must have his own purpose. Hearing this voice, Lin Junxuan remembered that the voice he heard before he fell into a coma was the old man's.

"Alright, dinner is over, let's take them down to the news. The old man clapped his palms, and the middle-aged men sitting among the children all stood up and said respectfully, "Yes, master." After saying this, he left with the children around him. At the same time, several children came forward and extinguished the bonfire with sand, and everything went in an orderly manner.

"Child, you're awake. The old man walked up to Lin Junxuan and showed a kind smile: "This will be your home from now on." ”

"Old man, I want to ask, how is the one with me?" Lin Junxuan asked.

"Old man?" the old man frowned, and then smiled: "Child, you should call me master, because when I rescued you, you had already promised to be my protégé, don't you remember? As for the rat demon, I just want you, as for him, he didn't care, he should be seriously injured, but not in danger of life." If you want revenge, you'll have a chance later. After the old man finished speaking, he smiled and turned to leave.

Lin Junxuan wanted to speak and stopped, although he was beaten by Luoshu, Lin Junxuan did not have a bad impression of him. The old man thought that the rat demon was going to eat the child and save himself, but it was actually a misunderstanding. Lin Junxuan originally wanted to explain, but in the end he gave up the idea - Luo Shu is not in danger of his life. As for this old man, although he didn't look like a bad guy on the surface, Lin Junxuan didn't have a good impression of him.

"Master?" Lin Junxuan muttered these two words suspiciously, vaguely remembering in his mind that before he fell into a coma, there seemed to be a voice asking if he was willing to become his protégé, and his mind was blank at that time, but he subconsciously hummed.

"I didn't expect that there would be one more master in a daze," Lin Junxuan shook his head and stood up. Not far away, some children are laying out sleeping places. Spread a cloth on the ground and cover the body with a sheet, which is the bed and quilt.

"Come with me," a silver bell-like voice came into her ears, Xiao Rou stood in front of her, she rolled a sheet in her hand, and beckoned to Lin Junxuan as she walked forward: "Every time Master recruits a new apprentice, I will entertain him." ”

"Trouble. Lin Junxuan said.

Xiao Rou showed a hint of surprise on her face, and then smiled: "You are different from the others, when they first met Master, they were very silent and didn't speak. Hehe, I've never heard anyone say that to me before, they mostly say thank you or just nod their heads. ”

Lin Junxuan then remembered that trouble was the spoken language of another world. It's rarely used here. Smiling, Lin Junxuan stopped talking. As Xiao Rou walked forward, Lin Junxuan came to a wilderness where everyone slept together. Xiao Rou skillfully laid it on the ground, and when it was laid, she turned her head and looked at Lin Junxuan: "You have to learn it yourself, Master doesn't like people who can't take care of themselves in life." ”

Lin Junxuan smiled and remained silent. Although he seems to be more than eight years old, he is actually eight years old. How can you lay your own bed quilt will not be.

"Thank you. After Xiaorou laid out the quilt, Lin Junxuan thanked her, and she left.

After Xiaorou left, Lin Junxuan lay down, covered the quilt, and felt one after another in his heart. Everything is in a daze, and I was 'saved' in a daze, and I came here in a daze, and I had a teacher in a daze. Until now, Lin Junxuan didn't know what this teacher was going to teach him. Silence in the wilderness.

The sky is full of stars, this kind of weather is a good time to practice the 'Star Receiving Qi Technique', but many people around are sleeping, and Lin Junxuan does not dare to practice. As soon as he cultivated now, the power of the stars around him would emerge like fog and sand, and it would be easy for people to notice.

Lin Junxuan didn't know when he fell asleep, and in the middle of the night, Lin Junxuan was suddenly awakened by a faint smell of blood in the air.

"Where did the smell of blood come from!" Lin Junxuan was shocked, and Huo opened his eyes. It was silent in the wilderness, all the orphans were asleep, and nothing out of the ordinary was there.

"No way. Lin Junxuan sniffed and found that the smell of blood was coming from his side. Turning his head, Lin Junxuan saw that not far from him, a sharp knife was held in the palm of one hand, and he tightened it hard. Beneath the sheets, the thin body trembled, but did not let out a moan.

"Leave me alone, turn your head and act like you're not seeing anything. A cold voice came from under the thin sheets.

Lin Junxuan originally wanted to stop him, but when he heard this person's cold voice, he suddenly changed his attention. Looking at the arm dripping with blood in silence, Lin Junxuan suddenly said, "You slashed your palm with a knife, do you want to remind yourself of something with pain?"

There was silence on the other end, and the child in the darkness turned his head and glanced at Lin Junxuan, a look of surprise flashed in his bright eyes.

"You're different, you're different from everyone else!" said the child, then turned his head away and said no more.

No one else has a conversation, and Lin Junxuan doesn't force it. Ignore this weird kid anymore. In the darkness, there was an even sound of breathing. Lin Junxuan stood up slightly, and glanced at the bunks in the wilderness with the help of starlight. Not far from him, Lin Junxuan saw a child with his eyes open, looking at the sky, and from the corner of his eye, a line of tears slid down silently, refracting a faint white light in the starlight.

Lin Junxuan's heart shook. Most of the orphans have a tragic experience. This tragic encounter can have a great impact on their minds and souls, and most of them become extreme and paranoid as a result. The obsession formed when I was a child is difficult to change even when I grow up.

Lin Junxuan began to understand a little why this old man would specifically select some orphans.

"But what does this old man want to do?" Lin Junxuan's mind was foggy, and he didn't understand after thinking about it: "That's it, when the time comes, you will naturally understand." ”

The smell of blood in the air, the tears of the stars refracted in the darkness, the words of the old man around the campfire at night, and the little girl Xiaorou...... , Lin Junxuan fell asleep with a stomach full of doubts.

(To be continued)