Chapter 5: Stay Alive
Tonight the cold wind was especially strong, whistling debauchery and frenzy, the wind was galloping like a herd of wild horses galloping across the plains, whistling over the earth, and the cold wind was shaving off the leaves on the trees, and the wood that was not firm in the houses of Ylang City creaked.
The whole city of Ylang was silent, and everywhere was pitch black, except for the white moonlight shining on the streets, houses, signs, and carriages.
Basket Street is a place where the old people who live in Yilan City all the year round subconsciously forget, because there are wanderers, beggars, thieves, outlaws, rotten gamblers, old and sick warblers, old and sick warblers, old and disabled veterans, old horse bandits, and the living facilities of outsiders are not as ingenious as the Central Plains peopleγ
Fence Street is free, there is not a single slave here, whether it is stealing or working as a coolie, there are bound to be outlaws who pay for their lives here, but there is not a single slave here, and the atmosphere of darkness, chaos, squalor and freedom fills the place.
Everything here is despised by the slightly decent people in Yilan City, and even casually speaking, it feels like something is blocked in their throats.
Song Lanjiang also has his own residence in Basket Street, it is a brick kiln that has collapsed, Song Lanjiang heard occasionally others say that there was once a wanderer in the Central Plains, with a smile every day, happy looks not like a down-and-out household at all, every day shouting that people will win the day, science and technology farming or something, he repaired this brick kiln is said to have burned a beautiful red turn, and then there is no then, the Central Plains people disappeared in one night and the same people who disappear every day in Yilan City, there will not be too many people who will remember.
The brick kiln left by the Central Plains people later fell into disrepair, from the outside it is a pile of rubble, once Song Bar River caught a soil rat and followed here, the earth rat got into Song Bar River with the child's short stature also got in, found that the internal space inside was very wide, he made a few camouflage at the entrance, and since then he has lived here, which is much better than sleeping in the alley and freezing to death.
The broken kiln is covered with thick withered grass, the withered grass is very dry and clean, Song Lanjiang will replace the newly dried dry grass every few days, this is the experience learned from an old beggar, the poor should pay more attention to cleanliness, and they can't afford to get sick, even if the clothes plucked from the dead people are laid on it, Song Lanjiang has repeatedly washed it many times, and is drying it with fire.
The inconspicuous direction of the brick kiln Song Lanjiang dug a fire pond, with a deep and far flue dug up, the fire was burned, the brick kiln quickly warmed up, and there was such a resting place in the night when the cold wind was biting, Song Lanjiang worked hard.
The little baby girl was put on the bed of dry grass, Song Lanjiang looked at the little baby girl's face was sallow, he picked up the clothes around her to cover her, took half a pot of water from the well in the morning, hung it on the wooden frame on the fire pit and began to warm up while boiling water, Song Lanjiang took out the scone in his arms, tore off a fifth and put it in the kettle.
"Boy, say something. The voice of a fierce beast sounded in Song Lanjiang's head.
Song Lanjiang didn't respond, on the way back to his nest just now, the chain on his arm turned and put the black knife the size of a sleeve knife and his forearm together, Song Lanjiang felt that the black knife was mysterious and dangerous, and the more curious he was, the more dangerous he would encounter.
Song Lanjiang silently thought about what he had to do tomorrow, and after a while, the water and scones in the kettle were boiling, and the smell of water and sweet wheat mixed made Song Lanjiang scream in his stomach.
Song Lanjiang took down the kettle, looked at the boiled soft cake inside, raised it and drank a small sip of hot water, then carried the pot to the little baby girl and picked it up, dipped the soft cake in the water with a pair of clean dry grass sticks, and put it to the little girl's mouth, and the hot food made the little baby girl hurriedly open her mouth. She was hungry and thirsty. Too many opportunities for nutrition were lost on the way to escape.
The little baby girl was really hungry, Song Lanjiang fed the little baby girl one bite at a time, the little girl ate it in a big gulp, and ate half a pot of things with water and cakes, the little baby girl finally ate enough, her face showed a little ruddy, her little head tilted to the side, and she fell asleep deeply.
Song Lanjiang hurriedly put down the kettle to make the baby girl's swaddling clothes, and put it in a place where the dry grass was softest, he saw that the little baby girl was breathing very evenly, and he relaxed his heart, picked up the kettle on the side, and slowly ate the hot water inside to soak the scones.
Song Lanjiang finished eating the food carefully, got up and put the kettle away, picked up a wooden stick on the edge of the fire pit, and covered the open flame of the fire pond with burned ashes, he felt it with his hands, the temperature of the fire pond could last until the sun brought the temperature to everyone in Yilan City.
Song Lanjiang was very tired, and he wanted to quickly lie down on the dry grass bed and fall asleep.
But there was a voice that didn't want Song Lanjiang to sleep soundly.
"Wait for you so long, we can talk. β
Song Lanjiang stretched out his right hand, only to see the black sleeve knife in those chains, and the eyes of the fierce beast on the handle of the knife emitted red light.
"We'll talk about the knife man later, you tell me why you want to take care of this baby girl. β
The eyes on the hilt of the knife are breathtaking, and the black knife is not big, but people feel like a sky-high beast staring at Song Bajiang.
"She helps. Song Lanjiang replied without hesitation.
"Useful?" asked the beast's eyes, a flash of red.
"It's easier to live when there are more people, and you can exchange her for money when you can't survive. Song Lanjiang replied in a very flat voice.
"So that's the case, it seems that you are not lying to me, although you are as weak as an ant, but you are more satisfied than those hypocritical heroes, what is your name?"
"Song barrage. Song Lanjiang looked at the fierce beast and replied.
"Good name. The beast replied.
"My father is a horse bandit, he said that it was too hard to block the road, and he hoped that I would block the river in the future, but no one called me by name." Song Lanjiang returned.
"What do people call you?" the beast was intrigued.
"Thieves, beggars, garbage, stinky food, little bunnies. Song Lanjiang said in a calm voice.
After a long time......
β............ Okay, how old are you, Song Lanjiang?" the beast continued to have a meaningless conversation with Song Lanjiang.
"Thirteen years old. Song Lanjiang replied casually.
"It's a little bad but it's okay, what about your dad?"
"Dead. β
"How did you die?"
"When the horse bandits, the bonus-grabbers killed and took the reward. β
"Do you want revenge?"
"I don't want to. β
β...... Why?"
"It's normal to not be able to live, to die. Song Lanjiang paused and said.
"What about your mother?"
"Dead. β
"How did you die?"
"The liar, was discovered, and was killed. β
"Do you want revenge?"
"I don't want to. β
"When did your parents die?"
"At the age of seven. β
"How did you live after?"
"That's it. β
"How did you get me. β
"A man shoehorned it into me. β
"Do you know what kind of being I am?"
"He called you Tiger Wing. β
"Well, these ignorant mortals, you can call me that. β
"Hmm. β
"I know you don't believe my name, but it doesn't matter, what dynasty is it now, who is the emperor?"
"In the third year of the Xuanwu Dynasty, I don't know what the emperor's name is, this is Saiwai Yilan City. "It's rare for Song Lanjiang to say a little.
"Xuanwu Dynasty? Okay. Knife bearerYou may not know what today means to you, you have to remember this day, the world will tremble under your feet. β
"Oh. Song Lanjiang replied absentmindedly.
"Don't you want power, wealth, of course, when you grow up, you will still want to have beauties, you will have a lot of these, too many to count. Tiger Wing's seductive voice sounded in Song Lanjiang's head, and the red light on the handle of the knife flickered brightly and dimly.
"No, I just want to live tomorrow. Song Lanjiang replied without much thought.
"If you become a knife-wielding person, you can't take your life. Hu Yi saw that Song Lanjiang was not tempted, and said firmly.
"Can I ask you a question?" Song Lanjiang took the initiative to ask Huyi for the first time.
"Say it. Want to know how to become stronger?" Tiger Wing returned calmly.
"How can I be separated from you?" Song said.
β.......... , tell you that I and you have become flesh and blood, and there will be more pain today! Hu Yi finally couldn't stand Song Lanjiang's answer, and said angrily.
I saw a blood-colored red light from the handle of the fierce beast of the black knife, and it turned to Song Lanjiang's arm along the chain on the handle, and Song Lanjiang wanted to move his body to resist, but his body was no longer under his control.
The red light flowed like blood along the meridians of Song Barjiang, and Song Barjiang's whole body in the dark was like a luminous body, and all the meridians emitted red light through the skin and clothing, and the body rose and closed I don't know how many times, the red light changed, and the red light began to flow upwards to the center of Song Barjiang's eyebrows, gathered into a ball of light and then disappeared into it.
The red ball of light disappeared behind Song Lanjiang's eyebrows, Song Lanjiang's body could move, and he looked down at his hand and there was no change.
Suddenly, a blood fountain popped out of Song Lanjiang's eyebrows, and at the same time, the skin of his whole body began to crack like a burnt porcelain, and every part of his body emitted a heart-rending sharp pain.