Where there is light, there will always be shadows. No matter how prosperous a city is, it has its unsightly side. And this side of Sword Forge City is just outside the city.

Walking through the city gates, there is a slum that looks like a half-garbage heap. After walking for ten minutes, through the slums, he came to a small forest, and after a long time of wandering in the woods, he finally stopped in front of a small ruined temple.

Tian Tian suddenly bared his fangs, put on an attacking posture, and let out a low roar at the broken temple.

Everyone was shocked, and Xie Qian asked, "What's wrong?"

"It smelled of blood. Tianshu replied with a frown.

Xie Qian and relieved stood at the front of the line in unison, and at the same time blocked the anxious little screaming Hanako behind him.

"Be careful, everybody. Xie Qian reminded in a low voice.

"Follow us. The expression of relief was actually a little serious.

Slowly enter the ruined temple, this place is actually not particularly dilapidated, at least the four walls are still intact, and they can still block the wind and rain. There is also a shrine covered with yellow cloth, but the gods on it have long been missing, and the fire on the ground has been extinguished to indicate that there were people living here.

But what about people now?

Hanako pointed to the shrine, and her body couldn't help but tremble.

Xie Qian and Shi Ran pounced with thunder at the same time, followed by a scream from behind the shrine.

"What's wrong?" Ye Yanran led everyone to run over.

"Mother, little sister, are you okay?" Xiao Hanako looked at the mother and daughter hugging each other in front of her, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't be afraid, these people are all good people, and they are here to treat you." ”

"Yes...... But we don't have any money...... "The woman was thin, sallow, and looked a little old, and she was clutching a piece of cloth in her hand, faintly revealing a hint of bright red. The little girl in her arms was about ten years old and looked badly malnourished.

Relieved to call the Buddha's name, the smile on his face was like the sun shining, "Donor, please rest assured, Buddhist disciples are doing good practice, if they collect money, they will destroy their merits." ”

The woman looked at Hanako, "Big sister, this"

Relieved that when they heard this title, they couldn't help but secretly glance at the little Hanako, and found that the facial features of the little Hanako were actually very exquisite, but the face was too dirty, and it was covered by hair, which made people a little indistinguishable from male and female. But more importantly, they didn't find out themselves, and unconsciously, they all used Tianshu as a standard.

Xiao Hanako didn't notice these eyes, tried to squeeze out a smile on her face, squatted down to hold the woman's hand, and said with relief: "Mother, don't worry, these heroes are all good people, they are here to help us." Her eyes fell on the piece of cloth, and she was anxious, so she turned her head and pleaded with Shi Ran: "Please master hurry up and save my mother and little sister." ”

Nodding with relief, he opened the little flower child, stretched out two hands, and put them on the wrists of the woman and the child, and checked their pulses at the same time.

After a while, she withdrew her hands with relief, and Hanako, who was on the side, couldn't wait to ask, "How is it, master?"

Shi Ran smiled slightly and said, "Donors, please rest assured, they are mainly due to hunger and fatigue, which leads to physical weakness. As long as you take a good rest, you can recover. As he spoke, he bent one hand behind his back and rubbed his thumb back and forth against his index and middle fingers.

Seeing Tianshu's blank face, Ye Yanran smiled and reminded in a whisper: "Money." ”

"Hmph, he's a good man in front, but it costs us money. Although Tianshu muttered in his mouth, his hand did not stop, and he took out a large piece of silver, according to the information about the people that Xie Qian told him, it was estimated that it should be enough for them to live for more than half a year, and then stuffed it into Shi Ran's hand.

Relieved, he handed over the piece of silver without changing his face, and said, "Take it, I'll open a prescription for you later, you go and grab some medicine, and buy some food for the eldest lady and them to replenish their bodies." ”

"No, no, no, this can't work, the master came to see us, I should have given you money, how can I collect your money again......" Xiao Hanako excused.

"Amitabha. Shi Ran maintained an indifferent smile, "As the so-called good people do to the end, send the Buddha to the west." Since the girl has already given me a merit, why don't you let me do it to the end? ”

Xiao Hanako glanced at the two people beside him, stretched out his hand to take the silver, and then knelt down suddenly, kowtowing while saying: "The master is really a bodhisattva in the world, great kindness, never forget!"

Relieved and hurriedly helped him up, and said, "The girl is serious, it's just a gesture." ”

At this time, Xie Qian walked over and said, "Otherwise, girl, you and your family will be with us for the time being." We rented a small yard in the city and needed someone to take care of it, would the girl be interested?"

Hanako nodded gratefully and whispered thank you.

The best good deed is to make others accept your help without being psychologically burdened.

"Sister, what is so fragrant?" The little girl who was curled up in the woman's arms saw that none of the people in front of her seemed to be bad people, and she slowly let go of her temperament.

Xiao Hanako laughed and said, "You have the most intelligent nose." Look what my sister brought back for you. As he spoke, he took out the paper bag full of grease stains from his arms and handed it over, "Don't eat it all, leave some for your mother." ”

The little girl didn't care about answering, grabbed it, picked up the paper twice, and bit it down, no matter how much confetti there was in her mouth, she chewed it in a big gulp, puffed out her cheeks, and kept muttering: "It's delicious, delicious." ”

The woman's withered face finally smiled, and she stroked the little girl's head lovingly, and said, "Don't worry, eat slowly, it's all yours." ”

Qing'er saw that she didn't feel good in her heart, and said, "Okay, then let's go, I'll buy you a lot of delicious food when we go to the city." ”

Su Su nodded vigorously, and her big eyes were already moist.

When the people had made up their minds, they got up and left, and went around the shrine twice a day, looking around suspiciously, until they heard the call of the heavens, and then they left in a huff.

By the time we got back to the city, the sun had already begun to set.

To be honest, this courtyard is really not small, there are more than a dozen rooms alone, which is more than enough for so many people to live.

Tianshu wondered in his heart: "There is no one to look for it at all, why is there suddenly an extra place to live?"

Ye Yanran couldn't help laughing when she saw Tianshu's stunned look, walked up to him, and explained: "All the sects in the world are divided into inside and outside, and the outer sect is mainly responsible for some secular things. As the number one faction in the world, our Heavenly Sword Sect doesn't even have a station in such an important city, it would be too wasteful. You know, we have to buy a lot of swords from here every year. ”

Tianshu thinks about it, there are many disciples in the sect, but there are very few people who know the art of sword casting, and they are all at the master level, so it is too late to cultivate on weekdays, where is there time to cast swords. And masters have masters' shelves, where will they put down their bodies to build those ordinary swords, generally like Qin Guang, who painstakingly cast one for his own use.

Xie Qian seemed to be a hospitable host, and said, "Okay, let's go find a room you like first." Pack up and wait for us to go out to dinner. He turned his gaze to Ye Yanran, and his voice was as gentle as ever: "You women will work so hard to help the eldest sister tidy it up." (On the way back, Xie Qian asked for the name of the little Hanako, but learned that she was seriously injured and rescued, and when she woke up, she had lost all her memory, so the beggar woman who rescued her called her eldest sister according to her daughter's name.) ）

Everyone dispersed, Xie Qian seemed to be pacing in the courtyard very casually, admiring the scenery left and right, but his divine sense had been carefully opened, and after confirming that everyone had returned to their respective rooms, a cold wind blew, and the original big living person had disappeared, as if the figure just now was just an illusion.

After about half an hour, the people who had finished cleaning came out of the room one after another.

Tianshu and Shi Ran, as men, naturally took a bath faster, and chatted outside early.

As for bathing, no one knew what they were doing except the women themselves, as if there was some fatal pull in them, binding them tightly.

The first woman to break free from this restraint was the woman and her child, it should be too sudden, there were no clothes prepared here, so they were still wearing the original dirty clothes, but after washing, although the woman was not very beautiful, but the whole person felt a lot better. The little girl next to her has been hiding timidly, although malnutrition has made her much less angry, but fortunately, those big black eyes still flashed with the novelty of the strange world.

Next is these beauties who are already in the sky and not on the ground, although it is winter, but their clothes are still the same as summer clothes, there are two reasons, one is that the cultivators themselves have the ability to drive away the cold, and the other is that the clothes of these cultivators are themselves specially made, and it is the least to ward off the cold and avoid heat. Therefore, you can imagine what a beautiful landscape this is: Ye Yanran is still dressed in white, plain and beautiful, Qing'er is still dressed in a light bright green, vivid and elegant, and Su Su has changed into a set of pink clothes, playful and cute.

Tianshu and Shiran unconsciously stopped chatting, and their eyes had already been caught by labor. But it's not just because of these three people.

The most important characters always come out last. The bright yellow figure still looks a little shy, and the original tattered cotton jacket is faded and replaced with this thin palace dress, with exquisite curves exposed, which perfectly interprets what it means to be graceful. In these undisguised gazes, the eldest sister slowly raised her head, and the crimson on her face was already spreading unscrupulously.

"Hehe, the girl is so beautiful. Xie Qian walked in from outside the door, followed by a shopkeeper, holding a large food box in his left hand and a small jar of wine in his right hand. "Leave the things there, it's none of your business. He handed the shopkeeper a few pieces of silver and sent them away. "I really don't know what day it is, the shops outside are full, so I have to take it back and eat it. ”

For this little thing, everyone naturally will not have an opinion, the only thing to say may be Tiantian, accustomed to eating Zhu Huan's cuisine, it now only accepts things made by Tianshu, and other things taste like swallowing medicine in it, fortunately it can't speak human words, otherwise it will definitely be scolded.

Such an incident happened on the first day of entering Sword Forge City, which made everyone a little tired, and after dinner, it seemed that everyone had no energy to go out to play anymore, so they all chose to go back to their rooms early to rest.