Xiao Meizi led the two to her house, which was a three-room prefabricated house, which was considered to be in very good condition in this place.

Zhang Yanqi hesitated a little and whispered to Zi Ye: "I don't think it's better to live here." ”

"Why?"

"It's all about messing around here, and I don't feel safe."

Qinggong Ziye glanced at him, "I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of, Demon Venerable." Don't you think this place is interesting? ”

"What's the point of this place?"

Zi Ye said leisurely: "I just saw those wealthy sons and bewitching girls in Mingyue Bay, and now I see the down-and-out poor people here, isn't it very interesting?" ”

"Do you sympathize with them?"

Zi Ye shook his shoulders, "I am the night demon, what do the joys, sorrows and sorrows of human beings have to do with me. But I like to watch, on the big stage of the world, to see all kinds of people, to watch all kinds of performances, to see the ever-changing and colorful plots. ”

"Isn't it a little too heartless for you to treat the world as a show?"

"Life is originally a drama, if you are addicted to it, the authorities will be fascinated; If you can watch the play without emotion, you will be open-minded and thorough. ”

As the two spoke, they walked into Xiaomeizi's house.

A middle-aged woman is half-lying on the bed, talking to Xiaomeizi.

"Meizi, why did you come back so late today?"

"Mother, there was a fight in Mingyue Bay tonight, and there were few people buying flowers, but I brought the two benedicts back."

"Two benevolent fathers, quick, let me see."

Mei Ziniang spoke weakly, got up from the bed weakly, and when she saw a young man and a beautiful young lady, she slowly knelt down to salute.

"The two fathers saved Xiaomeizi, I'll kowtow to you!"

Mei Ziniang knelt hard and seemed to be seriously ill.

Zhang Yanqi hurriedly helped her up, saying that there was no need for this.

Mei Ziniang is very grateful.

"Mother, don't move, rest."

Xiao Meizi took Zhang Yanqi and the others to the room where they lived.

Although the room was very basic, it was very clean, with a table, chair and bed.

Xiao Meizi winked at Zhang Yanqi, her smile a little strange.

"Big brother, although this house is a little broken, I can guarantee that no matter how you toss at night, no matter how loud it is, no one will disturb you."

After saying that, she smiled and left.

Zhang Yanqi frowned and said, "What does this kid think about all day long!" ”

Zi Ye smiled: "I've been in the society for a long time, I've seen a lot, and naturally I think a lot." ”

After a while, Mei Ziniang came in again, brought a teapot and tea set, and made tea for the two.

"I have washed the tea set many times, please use the tea with confidence."

"Auntie, you don't have to be so polite."

"Just call me Aunt Mei."

"Alas", Aunt Mei sighed, as if she wanted to say something, but she was a little embarrassed, and said slowly:

"Meizi and her sister have not had a father since they were children, and I have this illness again, and her sister has to go to Mingyue Bay to do that. In order to cure my illness, Xiaomeizi knows how to make money all day long. ”

Aunt Mei paused, and then said: "I heard Meizi say that the young master saved her in front of the carriage, and she fought with people for this ingot of gold, alas, this gold is too valuable, and it should be returned to the young master." ”

As she spoke, she shuddered and took out the ingot of gold and handed it over.

She actually wanted to return the gold to Zhang Yanqi.

Zhang Yanqi waved his hand and refused.

"This gold is for Xiao Meizi, how can I ask for it."

"A basket of flowers is worth a few dollars, and this gold was earned by the young master."

Aunt Mei repeatedly wanted to retreat, but Zhang Yanqi refused.

Zi Ye stepped forward and held Aunt Mei's hand, "You can use it first, and the right to store it in your house will be stored in you." In the future, when we came to the city, we hoped to have a place to live, and by the way, we could have a hot meal, preferably. ”

Aunt Mei thanked her and accepted the ingot of gold.

As soon as Aunt Mei left, Ziye was hungry and grabbed Zhang Yanqi's wrist and sucked blood.

At this time, Zhang Yanqi heard the conversation between Xiaomeizi and Aunt Mei outside.

"Mother, how do you give them the gold?"

"The gold is not ours, it was exchanged for your life, and they saved your life."

"But the gold is for me, and it's the money that was lost."

"There's too much money, we can't be greedy."

"Mother, you are so stupid, with this money, I can buy you medicine to cure your illness."

"Woo, it's all my mother's fault, I have this disease, the medicine is too expensive, Meizi, you and your sister are working so hard, I ...... I won't take medicine in the future, I might as well die soon......"

"Mother, don't talk nonsense, my sister and me, and you, all three of us have to live well."

"But this medicine ......"

"Eat, tomorrow I will take the gold to buy medicine."

Then she heard the sound of taking medicine, and Aunt Mei lay down to sleep.

Quietly, after a while, there was a faint sobbing sound outside.

This is the sobbing sound of Little Plum.

Her sister is earning money outside, she is a girl, she has to sell flowers, and she has to take care of her sick mother, so it is not easy to take care of the family. Although she is strong on the surface, she is still a child after all.

Zhang Yanqi felt a sour feeling in his heart and sighed.

Zi Ye suddenly said, "You pity them? ”

"Yes, seeing their mother and daughter, I feel very uncomfortable......"

Zi Ye stared at him with a pair of beautiful eyes, "There are so many poor people in the world, and there are so many in the Meiyu Bridge alone, can you manage it?" ”

"I know I can't, but as long as I can, I will not slack off."

"If there is injustice on the road, draw your sword and help you."

Hearing this, Ziye pouted and smiled, this is the sentence, this is what she admires most about Zhang Yanqi, although he is a silly boy, he is hot-blooded, loving, and chivalrous.

Who doesn't love heroes.

"Humans are weird." Zi Ye said suddenly.

"Why is it strange?"

Purple Night explains:

"Since the formation of human society and the implementation of agriculture, it has been the miserable situation of the majority of the people in exchange for a small number of people to become the supreme ruling class, and the enslavement of the majority of the people to create civilization."

"The more developed the human society is, the greater the suffering of the individual. Isn't it strange, you say? ”

As a night demon, Purple Night has lived for 500 years, and she has a commanding height, and her insights into history are naturally profound.

"What do you say...... It's so profound......" Zhang Yanqi thought thoughtfully.

Zi Ye said again:

"To put it bluntly, those boys and pretty girls in Mingyue Bay tonight, their expensive clothes, luxurious carriages and horses, are all squeezed from the hard work of these poor people, and they are called high-class nobles, but they are actually human beings, what is the difference."

Zhang Yanqi sighed, Ziye's words made him fall into deep thought.

After a while, he suddenly asked:

"What about you night demons, what is your society like?"

Zi Ye smiled: "We night demons advocate freedom, everyone is self-sufficient, everyone is an independent individual who does not interfere with each other, we act freely, think more freely, live unrestrained, and happy." ”

"The teacher said that if you pursue freedom too much, society will lose order."

"Order", Zi Ye smiled lightly, "Maybe order is just an illusion, maybe society is just an illusion, maybe this world is just an illusion......"

Zhang Yanqi looked at the dreamy and beautiful face of Ziye in front of him.

"What about you? You're so beautiful, could it be an illusion? ”

"I'm hallucinating or not, you'll find out if you try it."

Purple Night's eye waves, tender as water, looked at him.

"You'll find out if you try it."

Zhang Yanqi's blood suddenly surged, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so he hugged Ziye, pushed her to the wall, and kissed her.

A deep kiss, how innocent the kiss was, how serious the kiss was, how real the kiss was.

She is not an illusion, she is a beautiful girl, a fairy of the moon, the best dance partner.

Zi Ye trembled all over, and suddenly pushed him away.

Brushing the hair on his forehead, Zi Ye stroked his hand with a show hand, and in his eyes, there seemed to be apology, confusion, and reluctance.

"I know what you're thinking."

"When you become a Blood Flame Demon Venerable, I will definitely give it to you, but...... Not now. ”

Ziye opened the window, looked at the bright moon and stars outside the window, supported his hands, and fell into deep thought.

Zhang Yanqi sat on the bed, leaned against the wall, smelled his hands, which were fragrant, and his lips were also fragrant.

"Why can't you ...... now?"

"The day I become the Blood Flame Demon Venerable, will I still exist on that day?"

"Does she love me more, or do I love her more?"

………………

Thinking about these ethereal questions, slowly, I was a little confused.

He drank a lot of wine tonight, and after a battle, he was really tired, and he fell into a deep sleep.

In his sleep, it was hazy, as if he saw Ziye holding a man's arm and gradually moving away.

The purple night was so beautiful, so gentle, and the man was just a dark shadow, and he couldn't see his face at all.

"Night, Night......"

He couldn't help but call out to Purple Night, hoping that Purple Night would notice him. But it was all in vain, and Ziye couldn't hear it at all, ignoring him as if ignoring the air.

The purple night and the dark shadow gradually departed, and he wept sadly.

"I'm a fool, I'm not a Demon Venerable, she will leave sooner or later, she will leave......"

……………………

Knock knock, knock on the door woke Zhang Yanqi from his sleep.

It turned out to be nothing more than a dream.

He noticed that the pillow was wet, was it his sweat or tears? Zhang Yanqi wiped his eyes and turned the pillow over.

When I opened the door, Aunt Mei looked anxious and bowed to him.

"Young Master Zhang, please be sure to help!"

"Aunt Mei, what's wrong?"

"Little Plum...... She's gone...... "Aunt Mei was very anxious.

"Gone?"

Aunt Mei told him that in the early hours of the morning, Xiao Meizi often went to the Feng Storage Warehouse with a few little beggars nearby to pick up things, but this morning, until now, several little beggars have returned, but Xiao Meizi has not returned.

Aunt Mei is afraid that something will happen to Xiaomeizi.

The Feng Storage Warehouse is a place where goods are concentrated on the Grand Canal, where goods are often piled up as high as a hill, and some defective goods are thrown away. Therefore, children from poor families often go there in the early hours of the morning to pick up waste, and they can often pick up some things and sell them at the morning market.

Aunt Mei recounted:

"Those little beggars were at a loss, and they couldn't say why, they just said that Xiaomeizi met a ghost...... I think Xiaomeizi is such a good child, ghosts shouldn't harm her. ”

"But I've heard that a lot of girls have been missing in the city recently, and I'm afraid there are bad guys......"

Aunt Mei took a breath, "Seventh Young Master, please take a trip to Mingyue Bay and ask her sister Hongzhu to find her sister." ”

The work done by Hongzhu in Mingyue Bay was inconvenient to meet with her family, so Aunt Mei came to ask Zhang Yanqi to take a trip.

Hearing that Xiaomeizi was in distress, Zhang Yanqi was anxious.

"I don't need to look for the red beads, I'll look for them."

"Tell me, where are those little beggars?"