Friday, 11:17 p.m.

Natsu yawned, got off the bus, and glanced back.

The bus closed its doors and left.

She tugged on the strap of her schoolbag and shook her head, barely able to open her eyes in a sleepy state.

The high school entrance examination is about to begin, and the revision is very intense, and she has to do more than a dozen papers in school a day.

Because it is a key junior high school, the school checks the promotion rate, and the teachers have higher and higher requirements for them.

Xiao Xia's state is already a little unbearable.

She walked forward with her head down, and she had to cross a long, dark and narrow path to reach the entrance of the family home.

Her parents went to BJ to work part-time, leaving her in the care of her elderly grandmother.

Her homework, her grandmother couldn't help at all. Every time her parents call back, they will only urge her to study hard, ask her if her grades have regressed, and tell her not to be playful.

She walked like this until the sound of footsteps behind her caught her attention.

Xiao Xia turned her head slightly, and she noticed that the footsteps were not far from her, about a dozen steps away.

She quickens her pace, and the man quickens.

She slows down, and the man slows down—

Suddenly, it was like being poured a basin of cold water on the head, and there was no sleepiness at all.

She was scared and wanted to shout.

But at this time, there was no one on the road at all.

What to do –

Xiao Xia panicked.

My mind raced to imagine all the possibilities.

She stole behind her......

Only a faint black shadow was seen.

In an instant, the cold hairs all over his body stood up.

Who can come to her rescue-

It doesn't matter, life and death have to be fought for once anyway.

Xiao Xia turned his heart sideways, turned his head boldly, his eyes widened, and he wanted to see the appearance of the bad guy clearly!

"Ah!!h

In the darkness of the night, a terrible scream pierced the night sky.

Zhu Xiaozhou squatted in front of the shelf, packing up the long-sealed pawns, trying to find the Chongyunjin hairband that Bai Yuan wanted among these pawns.

Who knows what Chongyun Nishiki is?

"Are you sure it's a headband?"

Xiao Wenxuan stood in front of the shelves in the back row, opening the dusty brocade boxes one by one. Skipping between the pawns, there are all kinds of small things in it, what bronze mirrors, luminous cups, short swords, jade ruyi......

"I don't know—"

Zhu Xiaozhou said, raised his head and glanced at Bai Yuan, who was sitting in front of the window.

He was careless, enjoying the quiet night.

But he was always on high alert, as if he had been paying attention to the situation on their side.

Zhu Xiaozhou responded helplessly, "He said yes, then it should be." ”

"That's right, his favorite - it should still be the side concubine." Xiao Wenxuan said lightly, catching a glimpse of Bai Yuan's approach, he had a little provocation to Bai Yuan.

Zhu Xiaozhou shrugged his shoulders and said he didn't care.

Suddenly, the wind chimes rang.

Zhu Xiaozhou immediately stood up, "Hello-"

What, it's a kid?!

This time, the one who broke into Qiyundang turned out to be a-

Wearing a junior high school uniform, a little girl.

Carrying a schoolbag and a double ponytail, he looked a little embarrassed.

Running out of breath and looking frightened.

The first thing that attracted Zhu Xiaozhou was the school uniform on the girl's body-

Qinglin Junior High School.

That was also the school that Zhu Xiaozhou once attended.

This little girl is still her schoolgirl?

"Help me—" Xiao Xia looked nervous, looking at the two people in front of her.

Although, she felt that the man's dress was a little strange. But in the current situation, there is no time to think about it.

Zhu Xiaozhou looked at Xiao Wenxuan with a complicated expression, and then at Bai Yuan.

"You, what do you need us to do for you?" Zhu Xiaozhou asked.

"There are bad guys! There's a bad guy chasing me—" Natsu was nervous, and looked behind her from time to time.

She was chased by the man all the way to this side, and this shop was the only one open.

Xiao Xia didn't even look at the signboard in front of the store.

She didn't even know what the hell it was selling.

Just want to ask for help, hoping someone can help her.

Zhu Xiaozhou listened to her words, first walked to the door and looked out.

But she didn't see the bad guy she was talking about.

"Sister, help me." Xiao Xia asked for help with a crying voice, looked at Zhu Xiaozhou, and then looked at Xiao Wenxuan.

She hoped that these two people would be kind enough to-

Take her in.

Let her stay here for a while until she's sure the bad guy is gone.

"Zhouzhou, I think-" Xiao Wenxuan tried to dissuade.

"Yes." Zhu Xiaozhou agreed, "You can stay here until you feel safe." ”

Xiao Xia was very excited, "Thank you, thank you, sister." ”

Xiao Wenxuan was helpless, so he had to turn around and look at Bai Yuan. only to find that Bai Yuan, who was originally sitting by the window, was gone-

The doorbell rang.

Like something, open the door and go out.

Xiao Xia was startled, hid behind Zhu Xiaozhou, pulled Zhu Xiaozhou's clothes, and looked at the store door in horror.

"It's okay-" Zhu Xiaozhou patted Xiao Xia's hand pulling at her clothes, and her face was extremely gentle.

was called a sister by such a beautiful and poor girl, how could she not be moved.

complained in my heart again, that guy from Bai Yuan-

Why do you always have to make some movements, go out, go out, you have to scare people.

"You're a student at Qinglin Junior High School? It's so late, with a school bag on my back...... Just got back from school? ”

Zhu Xiaozhou pulled her to the counter and sat down, so that she could relax her emotions with peace of mind.

Xiao Xia nodded obediently. "I'm a junior high school student, and my name is Xiao Xia. The high school entrance examination is coming soon, and everyone is under a lot of pressure, and they all want to get into a good school-"

Zhu Xiaozhou sighed in his heart.

That's probably what every student preparing for the exam thinks.

"What's your family's phone number, do you need me to get in touch?"

As he spoke, he took out his mobile phone, opened the dialing interface, and waited for Xiao Xia to call the number.

Xiao Xia bit her lip and couldn't say a word for a long time.

"What's wrong?"

"They can't come." Xiao Xia endured the grievances. "My parents work in BJ, and my grandmother is old, and she just twisted her foot two days ago-"

She lives with her grandmother.

Zhu Xiaozhou lost his mind for a moment, remembering that when he was in junior high school, he also lived on the second floor of this Qiyundang with his grandmother.

"Sister, I won't trouble you. Just let me stay here for a while, and wait until dawn, and I'll leave at dawn. ”

Xiao Xia pleaded, looking at her pitifully with a sincere look that Zhu Xiaozhou couldn't refuse.

“...... Hey, all right, all right. Zhu Xiaozhou agreed, "Then you can stay here." ”

The wind chimes rang again.

Bai Yuan, who Xiao Xia couldn't see, came back and shook his head at Zhu Xiaozhou.

Said he didn't see any suspicious people in the vicinity.

That's weird -

Zhu Xiaozhou continued to pack his things, keeping an eye on the door from time to time.

Bai Yuan and Xiao Wenxuan also raised their heads from time to time and glanced out of the door.

The night is dark and visibility is extremely limited.

There is a handwritten yellow charm floating on the door, and ordinary small things will definitely not break in.

It's just—

Zhu Xiaozhou looked at Xiao Xia.

Xiao Xia put on her coat and lay on the counter and was already too tired to fall asleep.

"Even if you don't tell her now, she'll know when it's dawn." Xiao Wenxuan could see her thoughts.

Zhu Xiaozhou looked so absent-minded, he must have been worried about the girl who broke in so boldly.

"The third year of junior high school, what a good age! It's still my schoolgirl. ”

Zhu Xiaozhou was envious and distressed, and still didn't know how to tell Xiao Xia-

That desperate truth.

"Qinglin Junior High School, is it a good school?" Xiao Wenxuan diverted the topic.

"It's very good, it's hard to get in." Zhu Xiaozhou said, "Moreover, the annual key admission rate of Qinglin Junior High School can reach 89%!" ”

"Then you used to study well, why-"

Xiao Wenxuan chose to be silent at the right time, and did not expose Zhu Xiaozhou's current embarrassment.

"That's because ......"

Zhu Xiaozhou was about to defend himself and opened his mouth, but he still couldn't tell the real reason.

That, of course because—