It is a dilapidated street house with all kinds of dispensable mechanical items, large and small, new and old.

"If I had been passing by on a normal day, I would have thought the store had picked it up from the garbage dump."

"Hidden in the city, no one would have thought that the appearance of the underground gladiatorial arena would look so ordinary."

Shen Xingluo quietly pushed the door in, his nerves tensed as soon as he stepped in, and a bearded man behind the counter didn't raise his head.

"What do you want to buy?" Just come and pay the bill."

"I heard that the boss has some good stories here, so I came over and heard about it."

Shen Xingluo put a fist-sized energy stone on the counter, and the man who was originally lazy sat up straight, his eyes a little more blazing and greedy.

"Want to hear a story? We don't have anything else here, and we have all kinds of stories that guests want to hear!"

"Then I'll trouble you."

"No trouble, no trouble, what a big deal."

"This is the reward, please accept it."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say."

The big black hand unceremoniously put the energy stone into the space, for fear that the other party would regret it.

When Cheng Xi was lamenting that the speed of receiving the reward was comparable to that of a good hand, the sloppy man had already gotten up and pressed a button, and a staircase extending down immediately appeared on the north wall of the store.

"Well, just go down and ask yourself."

Is there such a big difference between the words of "......" after receiving money and before receiving money?

Socio-social.

Cheng Xi followed Shen Xingluo and walked down the stairs, and complained by the way, they all entered the interstellar era, and they could still see the stairs, it was really a hell, and in the next second, there was a shout in his ears.

The interior of the Underground Colosseum is very worthy of the name.

Only when they entered did they know that it covered an extremely large area, and the two estimated that it would occupy the entire underground area of the black market. The surrounding decoration is only the most basic equipment, very rough, the spotlights overhead are gray and dim, as if the contact is poor, but these still can't resist the excited shouts of the people who come and go.

"Beat him, beat him, beat him!"

"Roar, 089 counterattack, what are you doing? !"

"I won, I won, hahahaha, this time I won the bet!"

......

The shouts of hundreds of people in frustration mixed together, coupled with the earth-shattering background music, and for a time the noise filled the entire underground gladiatorial arena.

Shen Xingluo led Cheng Xi along the road towards the bar, his eyes indistinctly taking in the surrounding environment in his ears.

Obviously, this is a privately run gambling house, and the bets are on the Adepts of the dueling in the arena.

"It's not just a contest between the supernaturals, it's said that there are mecha battles on the second basement floor."

"And the second basement?"

Cheng Xi looked up at the chandelier about five or six meters high, and he was in a trance.

This first layer is five or six meters high, and it is only a venue for the competition of supernatural beings, if the second layer is designed for mecha combat, it must not be ten meters deep?

This underground gladiatorial arena must have hollowed out the nearby area.

Here, Shen Xingluo had already spoken to the bartender at the bar.

"Brother, I'll ask you about someone."

"We're storytellers here."

The man at the bar put down the cleaned cups, took out a bottle of liquid, poured two glasses, and pushed them out.

"It's up to you two to afford the price."

It is to see the silver speak.

Shen Xingluo took out two more energy stones from the space and put them on the bar, "Ask you about someone."

"You say."

"A girl in her early twenties, Tang Xiao."

As soon as the words fell, the man at the bar looked at him and smiled, "It's her, isn't it there?"

Cheng Xi looked in the direction indicated by his chin

When I went, I saw that the two people who were originally fighting on the gladiatorial ring had gone down at some point, and the girl with fiery red hair had just stepped on her front feet.

I'll go!

This girl is still making extra money with her abilities? That power stone during the day was enough for her to live a good life for a while!

"Miss Tang is a regular visitor to our place?"

"Always, this is the undefeated myth of our gladiatorial arena."

The myth of "......" invincibility, and there are still people robbing the road for a power stone during the day?

The two looked at each other, and both saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

Cheng Xi pushed up the black cap on his forehead, revealing a cute face with two pear vortices below, his eyes were ignorant and adoring:

"Miss Tang has the strength of a fifth-order junior at a young age, I have a lot of admiration for her, can you tell me about her? Please!"

"Yo, dare you love this is still a little follower?"

The man looked at the two of them across the bar, especially Cheng Xi, the little man was not a strange person at first glance, and he was dressed with a simple face, so it was estimated that a pampered young lady ran out without permission.

"This young lady is interested in Tang Xiao?"

"Of course, she's very capable of fighting!"

Cheng Xi's eyes were full of adoration, "It's today, I saw her hit 10 by herself at the gate of the mall!" That's a lot better than my dad's bodyguard!"

What she said was half true and half false, since the underground gladiatorial arena was in the business of selling intelligence, it must know a lot about some things, and it was not as good as the one at noon today.

But it is estimated that there is not so much understanding of outsiders, such as their origins.

The man really didn't suspect anything when he heard this, and he was very happy to hear that she admired Tang Xiao's skills, and besides, these two people were really generous, and it was already very cost-effective to exchange some well-known news on the garbage star for such a large return.

"Since you want to know about Tang Xiao, then I'll tell you."

"Say, 'Let's listen.'"

Shen Xingluo took over and pushed the cup he pushed over to Cheng Xi.

However, the two of them just rubbed the wall of the cup with their hands and did not drink.

"Tang Xiao grew up in our garbage star since she was a child, she used to live in slums, and she had an old woman who depended on her for her life, but that woman treated her badly, and she either beat or scolded all day long......

The man frothed at the story, ignoring that no one drank the two glasses of liquid he poured.

Shen Xingluo and Cheng Xi also learned some specific information about Tang Xiao.

For example, she was not born in Junk Star, but was brought to live in Junk Star by an old woman when she was still an infant.

For example, the old woman treats her badly, and she is either beaten or scolded.

For example, the old woman died early, and Tang Xiao became an orphan when she was 8 years old, and she could only pick up things near the garbage dump in exchange for food.

For example, Tang Xiao has a strong temperament and can be open-minded, and the fire ability is stimulated very early, so he has the power of self-preservation.

Another example is that many people are dissatisfied with her, and robbers like noon happen from time to time.

......

That's not right.

"Isn't she your pillar here, how come there are ruffians who are not afraid of death and often provoke her?"

There is no vision in such a way to go forward, but any normal person will not lack roots and tendons to this extent, okay?

It's not normal at all, and it's not reasonable.

Cheng Xi is more inclined to believe that there is a force behind these people, which is specially designed to make her feel bad.

The man didn't expect it to be so Shen, and said disdainfully, "There are always some people who look down on people because of their own heights, who let our pillars be malnourished since childhood."

"......" You're one of the tall people, okay.

The two asked a few more questions, most of which were the glorious deeds that Tang Xiao had done over the years.

For example, she is not short of money now, but she still chooses to fight every few days, just to thank her boss for giving her a job back then.

Another example is that she really has no friends, even the owner of the gladiatorial arena can't hear her say a few words for a year.

"This girl is so cold."

It is the kind of coldness that emanates from the bones, and the coldness that has experienced the cruelty of society and seen through most of the cold things in the world.

"Who's to say it isn't, she still hasn't remembered my name."

"......" is not a big deal.

I really don't feel so resentful.

Cheng Xi's eyes rolled, "Tang Xiao is so powerful and so young, he can be regarded as the man of the year in your garbage star, so he never thought of leaving the garbage star or going to school?"

"Hey, this girl is out of luck."

"How?"

"I've taken the exam twice at the Federal Military University, but I'm just unlucky?"

「......」

If it is normal for a thing to be a coincidence, but one unthinkable thing after another falls on a person's head, then it is not a coincidence but has been planned for a long time.

If the two of them had four or five points of guess when they saw Tang Xiao's face, then there were already seven or eight points now.

Most of this person has something to do with the Tang family in the capital star.

In the end, Shen Xingluo left those two power stones as a reward, and soon disappeared into the underground gladiatorial arena.

"Now we don't have any evidence to prove that she is the Tang family, what should we do?"

"Since we don't have proof, let her find it herself."

"......" Huh?

***

Cheng Xi soon knew Shen Xingluo's plans.

Next, the two continued to "travel" in the garbage star, went to shopping malls, watched movies, and even went to the famous garbage dump slums, and saw a lot of "customs".

On the fifth day of coming to the garbage star, the two met Tang Xiao again, who was fighting with the supernatural.

"Heaven and earth conscience, we really didn't deliberately look for her."

"The probability of this Miss Tang encountering a robber is inevitably too great."

"It's time to practice for her."

If there were no waves of people who stepped forward to provoke, it was estimated that Tang Xiao might not be able to have the strength of a fifth-order primary at such a young age.

Misfortune and blessing rely on, blessing and misfortune lurk, it is she who is speaking.

There was a bang, and a bunch of people lay on the ground again, and it was still Tang Xiao who could stand.

When the party turned around after cleaning up the mess, she saw the couple who wanted to make friends with her, and her cold eyes were stunned for a moment, and then she frowned.

"What a coincidence, we really met again."

Cheng Xi smiled and waved his paw at her.

「...... What a coincidence."

Tang Xiao greeted dryly, subconsciously resisting such an enthusiastic person.

Of course, Cheng Xi could see her resistance, as if she didn't notice it, "This young lady is really powerful in herself, my family is recruiting a bodyguard with a high salary, I don't know if you are interested?"

"Not interested."

It was never in her plan to be a bodyguard for the young master who didn't know the suffering of the world.

Tang Xiao was about to leave here past the two of them, and when he passed sideways, he had a slender hand before meeting.

"This young lady should think about it."

Cheng Xi handed her a business card, with her name and a few big characters on it, and it was marked on the capital star below

"We'll be leaving Junk Star in three days and going back, so you can contact us if you change your mind."

Snort –

How is it possible to change your mind?

Tang Xiao thought so, but because of etiquette, he still didn't throw it away in front of the owner of the business card, and stuffed it into the space button.

Cheng Xi behind him said "yes" to Shen Xingluo.

Two days later, there was a knock on the door of the hotel where the two were staying.

"Here we are."

As soon as Shen Xingluo's voice fell, Cheng Xi pulled him out

space, when he opened the door of the hotel, he happened to face Tang Xiao with a solemn expression.

She raised the photo in her hand, and it was a photo of her and Tang Tang in the hot pot restaurant.

"Who is this man?"

Cheng Xi didn't answer and asked, "It seems that Miss Tang has already agreed to my invitation?"

"You did it on purpose."

Tang Xiao didn't tell the two of them that her surname was Tang, she was very smart, and she knew that she had fallen into a trap dug unknowingly by linking the events of the last few days.

"You deliberately dropped this picture in the underground gladiatorial arena for me to find."

"Clever."

Cheng Xi saw that her eyes were fierce and she looked like she was going to fight with her, so he straightened his face, "Don't hide it from Miss Tang, when we first met, I thought that you and my friend had some origins, but I didn't say it clearly because there was no evidence."

"......" You didn't say you fished me?

Tang Xiao understood this logic for the first time, although he was annoyed that he had been deceived, but after thinking about it, he felt that Cheng Xi's actions made some sense.

It's not that she hasn't planned to check her life history over the years, but the only old woman who knows the truth has long since died, and the clues have been broken cleanly.

Now that the clues are automatically sent to the door, she really needs to figure it out.

"I accept your offer."

Isn't it just a bodyguard?

She's right.

"Miss Tang is really a cheerful person."

***

Ten days later, Shen Xingluo and Cheng Xi's feet stepped into the ground of the Capital Star again.

However, this time, the two of them did not take a civilian ship, but came back on their own in a starship that was about to grow hair in space, which is why they were delayed on the road for two more days.

Although there is a difference between the two, it is not because the speed of ordinary starships and civilian starships is much different, but because there is a conflict between the routes of private starships and civilian ships, and there is a sequence of jumps.

"Welcome to Capital Star."

Cheng Xi smiled at Tang Xiao behind him, and suddenly felt that this scene was really funny.

She's a non-interstellar person saying to a native interstellar that welcomes to the capital star, it's not too outrageous.

"Thank you."

Tang Xiao naturally knew the reason why they chose a private starship instead of a civilian ship to return.

She is that variable.

If you take a civilian ship, you have to use your brain to register and buy tickets with your real name, which will inevitably leak some news, but it is different when you take a private ship, and no one cares about it.