Who am I? Where am I from? What am I doing here?

When Li Xing, who had been wandering around the street corner for a long time, was stopped by the middle-aged man wearing a black and white checkered uniform and a soft hat with a badge, he subconsciously felt panicked, until he asked Li Xing these questions, and the dazed became the main body in Li Xing's mind.

I want to know the answers, too.

Li Xing scratched his head and hugged his arm uneasily: "I'm sorry, I'm ...... I don't know. ”

The man's face was very square, because he looked like he was in his fifties with a beard, and his pale blue eyes looked at the ill-fitting clothes on Li Xing's body, and her facial features were soft and angular, not at all like the appearance of the Rune people, but more like those legendary hybrids with elven blood on the sea, which made the man wonder if this was a slave who ran away from some black bar.

On the surface, it is a bar or a hotel, but many people are still doing illegal business in private, sending those good-looking girls to the mainland.

But normally, these slaves will have traces on their bodies, all of which are signs of abuse and punishment, and they will not be as "calm and calm" as Li Xing. But the girl's dazed appearance didn't look like a fake, the man sighed with a headache, he didn't want to get involved in such a troublesome matter: "You don't know? ”

Li Xing nodded hurriedly, she guessed that this man was probably some kind of inspector, if she could ask him for help-

"Pandey! What are you rubbing around here, there are two inspectors from above who want us to help investigate the disappearance of the broken tavern on Iron Cross Street, hurry up and show the way! ”

Another man ran over, still swearing in his mouth, cursing the damned rats of Iron Cross Street, and his gaze swept over Li Xing and paused, "What are you doing?" ”

Li Xing became nervous and shook his head again and again: "I, I'm lost!" I'll ask someone else, and I won't bother this gentleman! ”

Then she hurried to the side of the road, not caring where she was going.

The two police officers glanced at Li Xing's back, and then hurried back to the direction of the police station, they didn't have time to take care of a nameless little character, in front of the more important inspector, Li Xing's affairs were instantly left behind by them.

Li Xing walked on the street for a long time, and from time to time his eyes fell on her, after all, she looked so strange, whether it was an extremely ill-fitting and dirty men's suit, or her unique facial features and small age. Li Xing saw her face clearly through the window of a café, her facial features did not change much from her memory, but except that her hair had turned pale gold, and her eyes had also turned gray, she looked like a mixed-race child, much more gorgeous than her original appearance.

Li Xing straightened the hair of his slightly curly shawl, and sighed at the window: "Alas, landing has its own beauty and thief expertise? It's not bad luck. ”

Then she fled in the waiter's eyes on the fool.

The buildings on the street are not in the style that Li Xing is familiar with, it is closer to the Western-style Victorian style she has seen on the Internet, and she has seen similar style of small streets when she traveled to a certain Australia before, but it is far less spacious than the streets here. There were simple street lights, but there were no cars or bicycles in sight, but Li Xing saw the public carriage, pulled by two horses that could flick their tails, and she followed in amazement and looked at the road for a long time.

She didn't see anyone holding a phone, which convinced Li Xing that the technology here hadn't advanced that far.

It wasn't until the sun hung high that Li Xing's ankles were a little sore, and she had more knowledge of her physical fitness, at least in the world of memory, she was already tired.

Li Xing rubbed the remaining red fruit and whispered to his sleeve: "Little worm, do you want to eat it?" It's always not good for me to eat alone. ”

Then she received a disgusted response that was close to "".

Li Xing let out a "sigh" and bit the red fruit, so as to vent his dissatisfaction.

At the end of the long street is a small but elegant black Gothic church, with stained broken glass windows hanging from the walls, making the towering spired towers look like they are looking into the street.

From time to time, people would come and go at the door of the church, and a young pastor in a black robe would stand by the door, greeting people who came and going, and chatting with people who knew each other.

Li Xing looked at the situation from afar, and finally gave up the urge to ask a few words in the past, she had no habit of believing in religion, but because she was in trouble, she went to ask the church staff for help, which made her feel very awkward.

What's more, the current situation is not very bad, Li Xing tried to cheer herself up, as long as she could find a job first and figure out the monetary value of the place, it was a big deal that she could go back to the empty tavern for a few nights.

Li Xing didn't plan to go any further, she didn't think her memory was enough for her to memorize more directions, so she walked in the direction she had come from and the iconic shop towards the vegetable market street that she had come out this morning.

According to Li Xing's eyes, that block should be the local slum, and according to the street environment and the clothes of the residents, this is something she can easily deduce. This kind of place is dangerous, but it is also easy to hide, and Li Xing does not dare to have too much to do with others until he knows more about this world.

Since there will be little bugs who can understand human speech, maybe there are more strange things in this world, Li Xing reminded himself to "always be vigilant".

Thinking of this, Li Xing couldn't help but laugh, adjusted his mentality, and then plucked up the courage to walk into a streetside café.

A few minutes later, she walked out disappointed.

This repeated itself all afternoon, until the sun set in the west, and Li Xing crossed his arms and walked towards the corner of the slum.

Suddenly, a strange sense of gaze appeared in Li Xing's heart, and she instinctively dodged into the alley, huddled behind a few garbage cans, and silently muttered "Don't find me" in her heart.

The feeling of attaching a barrier came to her again, which made Li Xing breathe a sigh of relief and squatted quietly, and she heard footsteps stop at the mouth of the alley.

“…… It doesn't seem to be ...... Further back? ”

"Psychic ...... You've got to ...... It's very convenient. ”

"Not necessarily...... Keep looking, let the captain ......"

Li Xing couldn't hear the detailed content of the conversation clearly, but the people at the entrance of the alley quickly left, which made Li Xing breathe a sigh of relief, and she squatted in place for a long time before she carefully touched the mouth of the alley.

There was no one nearby, and the setting sun was dusk, reflecting the exhaustion on her face.

On the side of that vegetable market street, Li Xing ran to many more shops, even though Li Xing's requirements were low to the extent that she only needed to give food and sleep in the store, but looking at her appearance, clothing and age, no one was willing to let her stay. When Li Xing walked out of the family with an angry face, the sky was almost completely dark, and Li Xing had an urge to tear their mouths apart when he thought of the unclean flirting of the men dressed as sailors just now, and even explicitly stated that she could get money when she slew.

Truth be told, Li Xing believed that with the "craftsmanship" she had shown before, it would be absolutely fine to make a living from stealing, but out of dignity, she was disgusted by it.

Li Xing rubbed her right eyebrow irritably, she can't be the kind of thief who robs the rich and helps the poor, right?

"Little one, why are you standing here alone?"

The old voice came to mind from behind, and Li Xing, who was in a daze, immediately turned around and saw an old woman with gray and curly hair, wrapped in an apron, standing at the door of a bakery, looking at Li Xing curiously but without malice.

"Hello grandma, I'm sorry, I'll leave now."

The old woman beckoned to Li Xing: "Don't worry, I think someone mentioned you to me...... Fiona! You come out and see! ”

Li Xing hesitated and walked closer in the direction of the old woman, not understanding why the old man would say that someone mentioned her, did she know anyone else in this body? If it is a goof, will there be a contradiction?

But seeing the old woman's gentle attitude, Li Xing still didn't run away directly, but stood quietly at the door, waiting for the "Fiona" to come out.

"What, Wendy, what are you letting me see? I've got to scrub those trays...... Ah, it's you! ”

The middle-aged woman who came out was quite familiar, and Li Xing remembered in a few seconds that it was the lady she had helped retrieve her wallet in the morning.

The woman took two steps forward and gratefully shook Li Xing's hand, which was covered with rough calluses: "Thank you so much for the morning, thank you so much, those shit thieves are really damned!" ”

"You're welcome! It's really ......" Li Xing blushed, she didn't need to imagine how silly the smile on her face could be, and what made her even more embarrassed was that her stomach made a very positive "goo~" sound.

The old man laughed, "If you don't dislike it, there are some leftover breadsticks, come on, and thank you for Fiona." ”

"Really, really? I ......," Li Xing gritted his teeth, "can I actually work here?" I don't need money, just a little bit to eat! I could have stayed somewhere else—"

The woman looked at Li Xing and was stunned for two seconds, then pulled Li Xing's wrist like she came back to her senses, and pulled her into the bakery without saying anything: "If nothing else, wandering around the street at this point is too dangerous for a lady like you." Eat something first. ”

After swallowing a whole loaf of rye bread with cold water, Li Xing felt full, although the bread was dry and hard and not delicious, but she was full of gratitude at this time.

"I'm Fiona Graning, this is Wendy Sling, and this 'Sling Bakery' is her family business, and because her son went to work at the train station, Mrs. Wendy hired me to help out in the shop. What about you? What is your name? ”

Li Xing couldn't directly report her original name, it was too different from the name here, so she racked her brains to make up a word that was not too inconsistent: "Ai, Esther." ”

"What about your last name? Need help finding your family? ”

Li Xing subconsciously clenched her fists, and just as she hesitated and didn't answer, something in her cuffs twisted, Li Xing felt the meaning of the little worm, and immediately understood: "Meng? Esther Mon, I don't know where my family is......"

The little bug seemed to be starting to get angry again, disgusted that Li Xing was too stupid and didn't tell the whole surname.

Wendy shook her head: "Mon? You're probably not from Tingen, are you? I've been here for so long, I've never heard a surname like this. ”

Fiona thought for a moment, pulling the corner of Li Xing's clothes and rubbing the fabric of her clothes: "Could it be a trafficked human from the port?" Why are you wearing such a dress? In any case, this is also a standard suit, and it will not be cheap. ”

"I don't know, I wore this when I was awake and passed out in a basement somewhere, so I quickly crawled out." After opening her lying head, Li Xing's thinking was much smoother, and she lowered her head and wrung her hands uneasily, hoping that the two kind women would not refuse her request to stay.

Wendy and Fiona didn't doubt these words, but instead trusted Li Xing more and more.

Maybe Li Xing looks too pitiful, and her current behavior is shy and harmless, thinking of the girl's kind act of snatching back the wallet for herself in the morning, Fiona moved with compassion and patted Wendy on the shoulder: "Let her live in a warehouse like me first?" Anyway, you don't have to pay a salary, and it's always good to have multiple people to help. ”

Wendy didn't agree immediately, but thought about it for more than ten seconds: "Is there really no trouble?" ”

Fiona turned to Li Xing: "Esther, we have to say yes first, if someone comes looking for you, we can't keep you." You can only go back with your family or something. ”

Li Xing hurriedly nodded: "I don't know how I came here, if anyone knows me, I will definitely go with them!" It won't bother you! ”

Wendy smiled with satisfaction, her age and experience were enough for her to see the sincerity of Li Xing's words, and she patted the girl's head: "It's a sensible child." Then help out in the store first, winter is coming, and it's not good to stay outside. ”

Li Xing was so happy that she almost cried, and the grievances that had been running around all day were melted away under Wendy's pat, and she nodded desperately with teary eyes: "Thank you!" Thank you, Ms. Wendy and Ms. Fiona! Really appreciate your ......."

"But I'll have to prepare some clothes for you, this suit needs to be changed quickly, otherwise it will be too eye-catching."

Fiona took off her suit jacket for Li Xing, and Li Xing quickly took out the wallet: "Then the money in it will be given to you!" Is it used as accommodation fee? Tuition? I don't know these coins at all......"

Fiona and Wendy looked at each other, which confirmed the possibility of Li Xing's trafficking, but her Rune did not have much accent, considering that some wealthy families would let their children learn several languages from an early age, they couldn't help but make the two women have a lot of associations with Li Xing's life experience. Thinking about it this way, no matter how closely you look at Li Xing's posture, it really doesn't look like she has suffered a lot, and she has been thanking them very well-mannered, which makes Wendy sigh secretly, this is also a poor child, and I don't know how worried her family is.

Wendy spread the coins on the table and taught Li Xing to identify the different denominations of copper pennies one by one, then one sule and five sule, but the only gold pounds in this wallet were Zhang Yi gold pounds and hardware pounds, and according to Wendy, there were ten gold pounds in denominations, but they were basically not used in the bakery's business. One gold pound was equal to twenty sucks, and one suple was equal to twelve bronze pence, and Li Xing quickly jotted down the conversions, the kind of math problems that she could do in the blink of an eye.

Li Xing couldn't help but sigh in her heart, she now has a much smoother way to remember money than to remember the road, does this also have anything to do with her "thief specialization"?

Fiona took the hardware pound from Li Xing's purse, and after simply brushing Li Xing's length with her palm, she said that she would buy her a few clothes for her tomorrow. And Wendy reluctantly accepted the one gold pound under Li Xing's repeated requests, but she also prepared a quilt and pillow for Li Xing, as well as a nightdress, so that Li Xing could go to the warehouse attic to rest well, and there was no need to squeeze with Fiona.

Li Xing counted, she still had thirteen sules and seventeen pence left in her hand, no matter what, she could go and pay back the money for those two red fruits tomorrow! Let's get used to life here first, at least she doesn't have to worry about eating and living for the time being.

Following the ladder, Li Xing climbed up to the warehouse attic with his hands and feet, and then he knew why Fiona didn't sleep in the warmer attic, the space here was simply not enough for an adult to stand up straight and stretch out his hands and feet, not to mention that the people here were generally taller. Even Li Xing had to half-bend over to lay the soft carpet flat on the ground.

As Li Xing took off her white shirt, the little bug suddenly popped out, and she quickly caught it, and then placed it next to the semicircular skylight, where there was a very narrow platform, which was just right for a small bug.

It stood up and rested quietly against the windowpane, as if in deep thought.

Li Xing didn't ask what it wanted to do, but quickly changed its clothes, and then, with gratitude and rejoicing, slapped the pillow soft, and got under the quilt.

Li Xing's head turned in the direction of the skylight, and from this angle she could even see the crimson moon outside, although only a corner hung on the dark night, but it had a poignancy that made her heart palpitate.

"You know what? My hometown...... The moon in my hometown is silvery white, with a little yellow when it is bright and full, and legend has it that the goddess who runs from the earth lives on it. ”

The bug turned its head slowly, but didn't say anything to Li Xing, who could feel it staring at herself, with some kind of "complicated thought" that she couldn't decipher.

"Let me think about how to say it, a poet described it as like a jade grinding plate flying on a white cloud. There are laurel trees on it, white rabbits pounding medicine year after year, and a lonely goddess who lives in her palace, saying goodbye forever to the human heroes she once admired. ”

Li Xing read out the poem that came to mind in Chinese: [Today's people don't see the ancient times and months, and this month used to be like the ancients.] ]

The little bug's head shook at her.

Li Xing couldn't help laughing, of course she knew why she had said so much, she wanted to use this to relieve the loneliness in her heart, this little worm had been by her side since the moment she woke up, and even communicated with her extremely humanely. Even though this little bug often dislikes himself, but apart from it, Li Xing doesn't know who to say these words to.

Before she could understand the world, she had to disguise herself as normal enough not to be threatened by the anomaly, even if she was taken for a fool, than to die suddenly.

Li Xing just wants to live, she has to live, and for this reason she also fantasizes about many "maybes", about the future and going home.

The ancients and the present are like flowing water.

Li Xing turned his back and buried his face under the quilt, but he still couldn't suppress his sadness and let out a low sob. Her memories are like old photos, becoming so vague and distant, only this heart-rending longing is particularly vivid, tearing Li Xing's heart to pieces.

Looking at the bright moon together?

However, this is not the moon that Li Xing misses, and it is not the world she remembers.

Looking at the bright moon together, we should cry.

Li Xing fell asleep in tears, and there were tear stains on his pillow.

The little insect stared at Li Xing's back for a long time before turning out the window again.

Very strange people, look again.