Chapter 243: The Grief of Losing Your Heart
Since Bai Tangzheng was born, he has hardly had contact with his peers except for his younger brother.
He and Bai Tangchou were completely confined at home, and they only interacted with limited, qualified giant beast powerhouses.
Most of these behemoths are friends or clansmen of their fathers and mothers.
The reason for this environment is not that Bai Tangjing, Yanzi, and Garuda are too controlling.
It's that children who are born with the power of giant beasts, but who have no self-control, are completely hell for ordinary people.
When the natural bestiality is out of control, it is natural to say that these children can turn the entire city into a sea of blood without anyone stopping them, and then frolic and play in the sea of blood and stumps.
Even if they are born with a beastly nature that is not out of control, and they have not completed systematic martial arts teaching, they may be able to tear an ordinary person into two with a joking wave of their hand.
The early captive nurturing of their offspring by the giants is a manifestation of their sense of responsibility.
So now, Bai Tangzheng and his friend Rodin, whom he had just met, although they didn't go to any interesting places. It's also unlikely that this African city will have playgrounds or shopping streets.
But they were very happy.
Rodin really didn't know what was going on in the city.
Turning around, he actually took Bai Tangzheng to the residential area of the city, where garbage, plastic bags and livestock and poultry excrement were everywhere to stain the land in various colors.
Bai Tangzheng did not hide his sensitive senses, and one of his little faces wrinkled as if he had eaten a lemon under the stimulation.
That's where people like Rodin live, no. It's actually much better than Rodin's home.
It's a civilian here, and he? Belong to the poor.
The black boy didn't show the slightest crampedness about his origin, and he generously accepted Bai Tangzheng's innocent and disgusted little eyes.
And in response, he didn't hide his mentality that he actually wanted to see this "rich kid" joke.
patted Bai Tangzheng's shoulder, covered his stomach and laughed.
The big white teeth are glaring against the black skin.
I can't see at all the bitter and precocious appearance of his bitter hatred when he was taught a lesson on the street just now.
At his age, he has to come out to make money, but in fact, he doesn't have the time and energy to relax and play with his peers.
The contact with Bai Tangzheng was also a new and interesting experience for him.
Sincere laughter is contagious.
After Bai Tangzheng's little face wrinkled for a while, he seemed to be amused by his performance, and he hugged Rodin's thin neck and laughed.
"Haha! Belch! Haha!"
One black and one white, two little monkeys stood on the edge of the garbage pile in front of the residential area, laughing at the garbage.
provoked people to come home from work, and people passing by looked sideways.
Sam, who suppressed his sense of existence not far away, also held his village rain knife and shook his head with a smile.
For the next few hours, Rodin still couldn't find anything interesting in his barren little brain.
So I can only take my friends I just met and walk along the road of making money every day.
The river of garbage in front of their house, a bunch of stray dogs barking at them from the corner after passing by a dirt road, can reach the alleys and paths of the main traffic roads in the shortest distance..........
Nothing unusual, it's all just a daily routine for a child who is less than ten years old in an African city to earn money to feed two people.
Bai Tangzheng never thought that a person would be so busy just to feed himself and an old woman with little appetite.
Even the routes that can only save half a minute in a day must be memorized, and even how to save energy to reduce appetite must be practiced.
Since he was a child, he has only been in contact with the giants and powerhouses, and has come into contact with those who have undesecrated power and power, almost immortal, and almost eternal life forms.
In his eyes, he can cook, sew clothes, and repair
furniture, know how to clean...... Rodin, who feeds two people as an ordinary child, is simply a super powerful guy!
"But...... Won't you feel tired, Rodin?"
Between the jumps, Bai Tang was hesitantly asking the black child a question.
He felt that being trained by Master Takemoto and his father and mother was already very tiring, but compared to Rodin...... It's a long way off.
The dark-skinned little skinny monkey jumped without the slightest pause, and a rare smile still hung on his face.
"Tired is for sure, what stupid thing are you talking about!"
"It's just me and my mother-in-law in my house...... The situation in my family doesn't really mean much to you, does it? It's the future that's meaningful."
"It's tiring to be alive, but the future is worth looking forward to! I will grow up, and my mother-in-law and I will not spend money indiscriminately. In the future, my mother-in-law and I have saved money that will allow us to open a burrito shop, and I have already learned the technology while working part-time, and I have contacts with raw material suppliers."
"In three or four years at most, my store will be up and running! I'll be like a boss, able to get a wife and afford to have a few children."
Two ten-year-old children are running in the streets and alleys, and the dark-skinned little thin monkey is smiling happily, explaining his persistence and ideals in life to his friends.
He didn't know much, he didn't go to school and he hadn't seen the world. Even the ideal is simple and simple, but it is the most beautiful life imaginable by a child with an old man struggling to survive.
This is a vision of the future born out of suffering. Don't rely on others, don't hurt others, and live with your own persistence and hard work.
This deeply shocked Bai Tangzheng, who had nothing to do.
Almost without thinking, he said, "I'll help you, Rodin!"
Opening a burrito shop here is simply too easy for Bai Tangzheng.
But as soon as the words came out, Bai Tangzheng regretted it, and he was worried that his words would sting his little friend's self-esteem.
After all, a few hours ago, he had shoehorned a bunch of change into his own pocket.
But Rodin's reaction was beyond the expectations of Bai Tangzheng.
"Really? Okay!"
Rodin's crispness and surprise made Bai Tangzheng stunned, and the black child laughed.
"Why should I refuse you? I can repay you for your help in the future, but the reward I gave you just now is different."
His educational background and vision made him unable to understand the level of energy that Bai Tangzheng had.
But he is full of confidence in the future of his burrito shop, and he is confident that he can bring reasonable returns to his friends in the future. ….
"Then we're done!"
Bai Tang was in high spirits, and Rodin was also very excited. They came around in a big circle and returned to the chaotic and noisy main traffic artery.
The happy time of the two little devils passed quickly, and the sky was dark.
"Well, it's time for me to go home."
"Huh?! Do you want to go home so early?"
"It's not early, I still have to cook for my mother-in-law, and when it's a little darker, we should turn on the lights, it's expensive!"
"Oh......" Bai Tangzheng was a little depressed, his body was still full of energy.
"Hey!" Rodin shouted when he saw his friend hanging his head.
"Huh? What?"
Bai Tangzheng's blankness made the black child helplessly spread his hands.
"Why don't you give me the contact information? Aren't you going to help me open a burrito shop?"
"Oh! That's right!"
Bai Tang was hurriedly rummaging through his shorts pockets, as well as his coat pockets.
After searching for a long time and failing to find any communication equipment, he finally took out a metal utensil in the style of ear clips.
"This! Almost equivalent to ...... Old-fashioned walkie-talkie bar! Tomorrow! We'll rely on this tomorrow!"
"Walkie-talkies from the old days?" Rodin took the ear clip and looked at it, "Okay, I didn't expect you to be a nostalgic.
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Old-fashioned mobile phones are antiques in this increasingly cyber world, and "old-fashioned walkie-talkies" are even more antiques among antiques.
So there was no psychological pressure when Rodin took it.
But this is actually the latest real-time translation equipment, and Bai Tangzheng never speaks the local African language, but Rodin, who came into contact with him, never paid attention to this.
Communication and contact are just additional features of this device.
After receiving the ear clip, the thin black figure trotted away, waving backwards as it ran.
"I'll go first!"
"We'll see you tomorrow!"
Bai Tangzheng also jumped and waved goodbye to his friends. I watched him run into a deep alley.
It was the two of them who had just "explored" and walked the shortcut to Rodin's way home.
"Let's go, uncle."
Bai Tang was greeting Sam with a relaxed smile.
Sam's brow furrowed slightly, his palm brushing his heart, and he nodded.
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The two little children, each with a smile that they had rarely seen since they were born, and who were happily playing with their peers, walked away in different directions.
Rodin walked through the dark and dirty alleys, dodged the stray dogs barking at him, and returned to his home along the river of garbage.
He didn't know how far Bai Tangzheng could help him, but he thought about it...... It should be okay to save a year of saving money, right?
The black child whistled and ran home.
The house is surrounded by four walls, and the earthen walls are leaking and pasted with plastic bags...... There is nothing to say about the poor family's house.
But today something is different.
Rodin's mother-in-law, a trembling lame old lady, turned on the lights for the first time.
The dim light reflected dappled spots of light through the plastic bags on the walls.
The black child returned home with a little puzzled.
Then he saw a man sitting in the room.
A white man with majesty, strength and power.
- The Palace Steward, Zawi.
The lame mother-in-law was already prostrate on the ground, and she didn't even dare to raise her head. ….
Hearing the movement at the door, he said in an eager muffled voice.
"Rodin! Is it Rodin? Come here, come and get on your knees! Your father has come to you, God willing, and you're about to live a good life!"
The fear that penetrated into the bone marrow made the mother-in-law dare not raise her head at all, but even she could hear it by her tone alone.
Her heart was full of excitement and surprise.
Not for herself, she never dared to think that the grace of such a big man could cover her as a useless old woman.
She was just happy for Rodin.
I am happy that this child can live an easy life.
The thin Rodin, with trembling and stiff steps, walked step by step into the familiar house.
Unlike the strange Bai Tangzheng, Zawi's power and strength are like genes imprinted in the heart of every African.
The little black face, which was carefree during the day, now has a helpless and panicked expression.
That's what it is...... My father?
The closer he got to Zavi, the more Rodin could intuitively feel what majesty and power there was in that majestic body!
The mountains all seemed fragile in front of him, and the rivers seemed shallow in front of him!
The refined and majestic vitality is just existing, and it is capable of destroying the spirit of ordinary people almost instantly!
"Father...... Dear?"
Rodin's voice was no longer light, his throat was so dry that even his voice trembled.
Zawi sat in a shabby chair, but his momentum made the chair, which had been repaired by Rodin many times, look like a throne!
His eyes scanned Rodin up and down, and he nodded slightly, as if he had determined something.
It's just that the meaning is not clear
nodded, but Rodin seemed to be greatly encouraged.
Such nobility. Such greatness.
Such a life...... Is it my father?
The hard work and exhaustion that I can remember seem to have been swept away all at once. From a distant time ago, when my mother was still alive, the disgusted and fearful eyes no longer cared.
It doesn't matter anymore.
The important thing is that his father came to him!
He had a lot to say to Zawi.
His hard work, his grievances.
Also, he'll be opening a burrito shop on that main traffic road soon! He doesn't really need his father to take care of him, and he doesn't need to spend too much energy on him.
As long as Zavi can go to himself often, it is enough.
Or let yourself go to him.
He didn't know if it was important to his father, but ...... Father should always care, right?
Rodin just wanted to tell him about these things.
The child's expression was sincere and enthusiastic, and his steps became steady and impatient, and he ran towards the big man sitting in his chair.
But in the next moment.
"Uh-huh"
With the indifferent sound of the wind breaking, Rodin felt a sudden chill in his chest, and the strength of his whole body was disappearing.
And in Zawi's hands, a small, hot heart was pumping.
"Until now, you haven't lost control and killed anyone, you have a good heart, but it's a pity ......."
The voice seemed to come from the sky high in Rodin's ears, and it was so cold that it was hard to hear.
These were the only words Zawi said when he came to the dilapidated hut.
The footsteps are far away. ….
He was my father, but he didn't come to help me, or even to see me......
He's here to kill me.
The most extreme happiness I have ever experienced in that short life of less than ten years ended faster than I imagined.
The thin body swayed, and the eyes were distracted. Because Zawi's hand was so fast, that Rodin had his heart taken out of him before he fell.
The brain, which has lost blood to its heart, is muddy.
His thin body was thwarted and his muscles were throbbing.
Creeper-like scales grow from a breach in the heart and climb up the neck.
This is the self-saving instinct of the body that carries the Titan gene.
His body was desperately trying to get stronger, trying to remedy the flaws.
But for an individual who can't reach the strength of 50,000 horses even with all his might, the lack of heart cannot be saved.
The child's eyes gradually turned white in the roar of genes, and sharp teeth gradually sprouted.
It is only then that the malnourished body can reveal its otherworldly strength and majesty.
But there was a sudden convulsion, and the child's eyes suddenly cleared.
It's not just sobriety...... And sadness.
- He saw in the shaking that the mother-in-law who had not dared to raise her head until now.
That mother-in-law, who didn't notice anything until now, just prayed to heaven in a low voice, praying that she could be accepted by her father and live an easy life.
I'm going to die soon.
Rodin's heart was enlightened.
He remembered.
He has repeatedly become a monster, and then he has been held in the arms of his mother-in-law many times, and he is not allowed to go out to harm others.
Even if he tried his best to stop it, the scales on his flesh still scratched his mother-in-law's body.
He remembered it all.
Her leg wasn't lame, it was a muscle that she had scratched by herself!
But now, I'm going to die...... What should she do?
How should a lame old woman live in a slum?
A young life less than ten years old, in the last moments of about to die, for another
Sadness for the bleak future of life.
The bestiality of the immortal beast floats like a bubble in the face of this true sorrow.
...... Rodin wept silently and staggered to his mother-in-law, who was prostrate on the ground.
Ear clip-like utensils fell out of his pocket.
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Jumping happily, Bai Tangzheng and Sam were still wandering around the city.
He is still looking forward to meeting his friends tomorrow.
But suddenly, a sensation like an overcharge flashed through his brain, and his heart twitched.
The bouncing action stopped abruptly, and the look of anticipation froze on his face.
Sam was keenly aware of the anomaly.
"Ah Zheng, you also ...... 'whim,'? It's not a delusion!"
One big and one small looked at each other in surprise, and after thinking for less than a tenth of a second, they spoke in unison.
"Rodin!"
"The boy?"
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