Chapter 53: Little Boy

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Li Ti left the Li Mansion early in the morning, and when he left, it was not yet dawn, and even the maidservants Qiumei and Lan Gui had not yet gotten up. Li Ti left so early, not because he was afraid that he would be discovered by the people of the Li Mansion this time, but more because he was afraid that Fusang City would have many eyes and ears.

After all, his current identity should not have appeared in this Fusang City.

When dawn broke, Li Ti had already left the Li Mansion, took his hat, and walked all the way to the west of the city. Although the place he wants to go to is in this city, it is really not close, it stands to reason that the people of the Li family go out, and it is not a problem to prepare a few horses, but Li Ti, as a member of the Li family, is really clear about these doors.

Li Timid does not ride a horse, just because anyone who rides on a horse in this Fusang City will definitely attract the attention of the secret sons of the four major families.

The dashing boy Li Tiward, who was originally wearing a carefree belt, now looks like an inconspicuous city guest.

I walked through dozens of city roads made of ink and stone slabs, and passed through the many alleys and street corners of Fusang City. Now that the day is hanging a high branch, Li Ti took off his hat in an uninhabited alley and wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.

After wiping the sweat, Li Ti raised his head, covered the sun with his hands, roughly estimated the hour, and estimated that the time agreed by the two parties was coming, so he was not in a hurry. I found a big willow tree with shade, and sat down under the big willow tree in the alley and began to wait for people.

Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, a figure appeared on the other side of the alley.

The figure was also wearing a hat, not tall, even a little short, and slender, if Li Ti didn't know the identity of this person, he would definitely think that this person was a weak woman.

When the man walked in front of Li Ti, he reached out and took off the hat on his head, revealing his appearance.

is a teenager who looks no more than thirteen or fourteen, with a pair of good-looking peach blossom eyes, and the young man's eyes are evasive, which is actually the natural shyness of some children.

The thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy was very happy when he saw Li Ti sitting in place waiting for him, and showed a very happy smile, and said to Li Ti:

"Brother Li, have you been waiting for me for a long time?"

Li Timid smiled, but kept reminding himself in his heart, and replied quietly:

"I've just arrived. ”

The young man said again: "It's all to blame on those old men, otherwise I would have met Brother Li openly, where would I have to walk so many ways, and I would have to hide." ”

After saying that, he showed an angry look, looking like a coquettish girl. Although the boy is still young and lacks masculinity, he should not be angry and look like a woman.

Li Ti seemed to be really hot, and raised his sleeves again to continue wiping the sweat on his forehead, but did not answer the young boy's angry words like a girl.

Seeing this, the little boy hurriedly came to Li Ti's side, and raised his hand to help Li Ti wipe the sweat from his forehead.

When Li Ti saw the young man coming over, a trace of panic flashed in his expression, and he quickly stood up and took a few steps back, interrupting the little boy's movements. Without waiting for the young man to speak, Li Ti opened his mouth and said:

"There are a lot of people in this city, so let's hurry up and discuss important matters, so as not to delay the hour. ”

The little boy covered the corners of his mouth with one hand and said with a chuckle: "Brother Li, what are you doing in such a hurry, is it possible that you are afraid that we will regret it?"

Li Ti didn't speak, the little boy smiled coquettishly, and then said: "Brother Li, you see, in order to show our sincerity, our two families have let us meet in person. So when talking about things, it's not in a hurry, it's not in a hurry. ”

Li Ti looked at the young man who was smiling coquettishly while waving his hand, and he didn't know how to speak for a while, so he had to raise his sleeve again to wipe the sweat on his forehead.

Seeing Li Ti so overwhelmed, the little boy covered his lower abdomen with one hand and covered his mouth with the other, giggling non-stop, and his voice was as beautiful as a wind chime.

Li Ti just buried his head and stood in place with his eyes down.

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The wind blows the willows, and the willow branches are slightly oblique.

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When the young man had laughed enough, he wiped the corners of his eyes and walked up to Li Ti, he stared straight at Li Ti, with a gentle smile, and stretched out his hand to grab Li Ti's sleeve.

Li Ti didn't dare to move, so he let the little boy grab his sleeve and pull himself to the willow trunk, the little boy squatted down, pulled Li Ti's sleeve hard, and motioned for Li Ti to squat down as well.

After squatting down, they sat cross-legged under the willow tree, both of them leaning against the willow tree, facing the entrance of the alley.

Being able to sit with Li timidly, the little boy was very satisfied, closed his eyes, and leaned his head on the willow tree, as if enjoying this moment that only belonged to the two of them.

Li Ti still didn't dare to move, but glanced at the young man with a happy face with a slight sideways eye. Taking advantage of the gap when the boy didn't speak, I remembered the time when I first met this young man.

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When Li Ti was thirteen years old, in the late winter at the end of the year, Li Ti and his elders went out and returned.

It was cold, so Li Ti held a sweet and fragrant brown sweet potato in his hand, and while biting the sweet potato, he touched the hot sweet potato to keep warm.

But on such a cold day, even a place like Fusang City could not withstand the cold of winter, and in the snow, countless homeless people in Fusang City who were alive were frozen to death on the streets.

Most of these people who froze to death were self-inflicted people who entered the city but could not leave the city. The frozen and starving corpses in the city were scattered across the streets, and even the corpse movers did not have time to move these frozen lonely souls out of Fusang City one by one.

Along the way, walking on the streets full of stiff corpses, Li Timid did not have the slightest look of pity and sympathy, and still ate the sweet and greasy roasted sweet potatoes in his hands with relish.

Walking through a few streets, perhaps by providence.

Li Ti accidentally saw that in the pile of corpses, there was a skinny child.

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The child was no more than ten years old, and his hands were so thin that he could see bones, but he was still rummaging through the pile of dead people for food.

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Perhaps it was because of the same child, Li Ti's iron-like heart that grew up in this Fusang City was filled with indescribable suffering.

In the child's peach blossom-like eyes, Li Ti put down a cotton coat, ate the remaining half of the sweet potato, and turned to leave.

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When the child grows up, he will already be the boy in front of him.

Now this little boy's status is not only not inferior to himself, but he is also afraid of him. It's not just that I'm afraid of his identity.

I'm even more afraid of him as a person.

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Li Ti still doesn't know whether he should save him at that time.

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The wind is still there, but the people are still there.

The young man under the willow tree smiled shyly, and his skin was as soft and smooth as a girl. The closed eyes that were crooked like crescents seemed to tell everyone that this was just a harmless little boy who was harmless to humans and animals.

No one will know who a young man looks like this now.

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Only Li Ti, who was sitting next to him, knew that this young man had a completely different side.

When the little boy showed that side, everyone who lived in Fusang City knew who he was.

Because of the name of this little boy.

It's called cold bamboo.