forget the river mirror

Blue Star, Wilderness.

……

The modified off-road vehicle was driving alone on the highway. Along the way, Jing Xuan stared at Wang Erzhu gloomyly, while Lin Chuan sat in the back, sorting out the gains and losses of the past few days.

The first is simply calculating income.

If he hadn't encountered the slave hunting team, he would have earned more than 1000 yuan this week, rounded up to [-] yuan. For Lin Chuan, what he didn't earn was a loss.

However, before Wu Fa left, he found out that he had left a wad of cash in his conscience. Although 1 yuan was not much, it barely made up for the losses of the past few days.

……

After that is the growth of strength.

The diamond-shaped mirror that has been growing up with Lin Chuan has become a mark, allowing him to create spirit and darkness, which can be regarded as an extra hole card, but the role of Tai Chi Nebula still needs more development.

After A Li and Yu Sheng left, there was a mess of light in the dantian. Although there was no reaction yet, Lin Chuan believed that with the growth of his strength, he would definitely be able to discover the effect of the light group, because A Li would not harm him.

……

The most important change is that Lin Chuan's state of mind has changed.

Lin Chuan has always thought that he is not a good person. He has long been used to parting, used to being alone, and used to disregarding life.

Being able to live in peace is already something to be thankful for.

The only extravagant hope is to save money, get enough tuition for the ideal university, get rid of the entanglement of the company, and leave the orphanage as a harbor that protects them from growing up.

Even Jueling is just to protect himself.

But Lin Chuan was not bad enough, he would ask Xiao You to come out and kill the scavengers because of the old woman's words, and he would torture his conscience because of Yu Sheng's eyes.

After Yu Sheng took the initiative to eat the "poisonous" candy, an oasis called kindness finally appeared in Lin Chuan's desert-like heart.

The moment he shouted "The light should not fall into the eternal night", he really found the meaning of living. Some things are obviously stupid, but someone has to do them, such as morality, such as redemption.

Of course, those lofty ideals do not delay what he is thinking about now, but he just wants to get back the 300 yuan and his mobile phone that he hid in the alley.

Apart from these, the biggest gain in this line of work is knowing the news about A Li.

……

Jing Xuan could already see the floating fortress floating at the end of the road, and the return journey was very fast. In less than ten hours, they had already reached the periphery of the ninth district.

"Brother... I want to take a pee, no, I want to take a shit, cough, I want to go to a club."

Wang Erzhu's face was flushed, and he was so nervous that he said a sentence three times without getting it right.

"Why do you still want to go to a club?"

Jing Xuan slapped him on the back of the head, and said viciously:
"If you don't want to die, hold back."

Lin Chuan patted Wang Erzhu on the shoulder, and said kindly:
"Pull over, I just want to go to the bathroom."

As if Wang Erzhu was granted amnesty, he quickly parked the car on the side of the road, and Lin Chuan also got out of the car with a smile. No matter when, as long as there is a smile on Lin Chuan's face, it can always give people a kind feeling.

But from Lin Chuan's kind smile, what came out was cold:
"Kill it."

As Lin Chuan finished speaking, Wu Fa's avatar turned into water and wrapped Wang Erzhu's body.

Wu Fa left the avatar for Lin Chuan to deal with the aftermath.

Although Lin Chuan can solve it by himself, the feeling of voice control is still very comfortable.

Lin Chuan wondered how many clones he would need next time he saw Wu Fa...

The water pressure became stronger and stronger. In the blink of an eye, Wang Erzhu, who had just unbuttoned his pants, was crushed into a puddle of blood, which seeped into the wasteland beside the road.

At the end of the day, Wang Erzhu's clubhouse... Cough, the toilets have not been completed yet.

"It's hard to persuade the damn ghost..."

Jing Xuan, who had already walked a long way, muttered quietly.

He knew Lin Chuan too well. Lin Chuan never held grudges, and he avenged them on the spot.

So he knew that it was impossible for Lin Chuan to spare Wang Erzhu's life, and he didn't let Wang Erzhu go to the toilet before, just to save a few steps.

Lin Chuan didn't leave in a hurry, but asked Xiaoyou in his mind to put the wad of cash into the imprint.

He will have to undergo a physical examination when he passes the checkpoint, and he doesn't want to get into trouble because of the cash.

As for this modified off-road vehicle with the logo of Hundred Ghosts spray-painted on it, he and Jing Xuan can't drive, so they can only be left on the side of the road.

The continuous heavy rain stopped long ago, and the afterglow of the setting sun pierced the gloomy sky, lengthening the shadows of the two of them.

Jing Xuan habitually bumped Lin Chuan with his shoulder:
"Chuan'er, do you have Jiang Yang's phone number? I don't know how he and Gouzi are doing now."

"Huh? You don't have Jiang Yang's phone number? You two ran away for most of the night, and you didn't leave a phone call?"

With a question mark on Lin Chuan's forehead, he really couldn't understand Jing Xuan's brain circuit.

"That's burning my ass, who can remember those things, besides, I lost my mobile phone... It's all right, anyway, when I go to the seventh district, I will pass by the eighth district, and I will definitely find them then."

Jing Xuan quickened his pace with some guilt.

Lin Chuan didn't train him again, but stopped suddenly, and looked nostalgicly at a bush beside the road, and his thoughts were dragged back to the past with the swaying of the weeds.

……

One day eight years ago.

The little Lin Chuan hid in the bushes, letting the sweat run down his forehead, but he didn't move at all.

The same little Ao Wu was also quietly lying beside him. His blue eyes, under the black and white fur, were full of "wisdom", and he was staring at the thumb-sized pendant hanging around Lin Chuan's neck. Rhombus mirror, drooling...

He heard the chirping of the eagle, and he quickly grabbed the puppy's mouth.

Soon, accompanied by another cry of frightening the sky, a huge white eagle soared up from the forest, and a huge shadow passed over Lin Chuan's head, as if covering the entire sky.

Lin Chuan got up instantly, rushed into the woods with the puppy in his arms, found a nearby fruit tree, put the dog under the tree, and climbed up vigorously.

The unknown blue fruit on the tree was obviously immature, but the little boy licked his chapped lips. As long as it was the fruit he could see, he picked it off and stuffed it into the small cloth bag in his arms. inside.

Ao Wu also seemed to know that there was something to eat, and happily chased his own tail like a small spinning top.

Soon, the little cloth pocket was full of fruits, and he greedily grabbed another fruit and bit it in his mouth. Then he quickly slid down from the tree and tied the little cloth pocket to the dog's back. , ready to rush out of the woods.

But just as Lin Chuan took a step, his body stopped stiffly.

At this time, he was only a few steps away from the exit of the forest, but this short distance seemed to be a natural barrier, because there was an old man standing in front of him.

The old man was dressed in a black cloth shirt, and his gray hair was carefully styled, exuding a sense of elegance and calmness from his bones.

Although the old man had a gentle smile on his face and looked harmless to humans and animals, Lin Chuan felt more dangerous from him than the eagle just now. It was because he had lived so much in the wilderness. The instinct that has been cultivated for a long time, and the dog in his arms whimpered in fear.

Seeing Lin Chuan's alert expression, the old man said with a smile:
"If you want to live, come with me."

Unwillingly, Lin Chuan tore off a small piece of dead skin on his lips with his teeth, and walked over dejectedly.

The old man was not angry, he pointed to the small cloth bag on the dog's back and asked jokingly:

"Won't you give me a bite of the fruit?"

Gouzi, who was hiding in Lin Chuan's arms, opened his eyes wide in horror, and quickly buried his head in Lin Chuan's arms. He heard "fruit" as "gouzi"...

Lin Chuan lowered his head and hesitated for a while, and took out the green fruit that he had just bit into his mouth. Before handing it to the old man, he seemed to think of something again, and his face turned red, so he broke open the fruit twice. Half, and then handed the half with the tooth marks to the old man.

The old man directly threw the small half of the fruit into his mouth and ate it with great relish.

Lin Chuan looked at him with some doubts. The fruit was obviously not yet ripe, so it couldn't be delicious.

Lin Chuan, who didn't believe in evil, directly stuffed the other half of the fruit into Gouzi's mouth, and Gouzi didn't dislike it, and just swallowed it.

But in the next second, the dog's face was so sour that it wrinkled into a ball, and the blue eyes were full of panic. This silly dog ​​probably thought he had eaten some poison...

Lin Chuan gave the old man an angry look. It wasn't until now that a mask of pain appeared on the old man's face. The old man was obviously not at ease.

"You kid..."

On the way back, old man Wu babbled and complained, but Lin Chuan just kept a stern face and said nothing.

Even Gouzi, who was following Lin Chuan, yawned boredly.

There was no response, and the old man didn't care.

The old and the young walked slowly on the deserted road. The scorching sun coated the shadows, big and small, with a layer of golden yellow, adding warmth to this desolate wilderness.

……

The images in Lin Chuan's memory gradually overlapped with reality, the road under his feet was still there, and the White Eagle Forest not far away was still there, but the person beside him turned into Jing Xuan.

Before they knew it, the two had reached the isolation zone of District Ninth.

Although the IPC guarding the gate was a little curious about the numbered pure white uniforms on their bodies, they didn't bother to ask.

After they reported their identity codes and passed facial recognition, they were put into the safe zone.

Lin Chuan sent Jingxuan back to the orphanage to pack his luggage. He didn't even change his clothes, so he rushed to the opposite alley immediately, and took back his mobile phone and the three hundred-yuan bills from behind the brick wall.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Chuan went to the third alley of Liuyin Road according to the information left by Yu Sheng, and found the iron box from under the peach tree.

The [Sweet Cookies] printed on the box reminded him that this was the first gift he gave A Li.

Lin Chuan opened the box tremblingly, and took out the photos and envelopes inside.

The person in the photo is not A Li, but Lin Chuan.

From the perspective of taking pictures, it should be taken secretly in the alley opposite the orphanage. Lin Chuan in the camera is smiling very happily, because he is holding the early admission notice of the ideal university in his hand.

After collecting the photos, Lin Chuan opened the envelope.

[Written to the silly Xiao Chuan:

I'm sorry Xiaochuan, my sister has received all the letters you wrote to my sister, but I can't reply to you, but I'm very glad that I didn't miss your growth.

But my sister really doesn't want you to see this letter, because you must have experienced very sad things at that time.

I don't know when you saw this letter, but my sister told you a long time ago that my birthday is your birthday, so remember to buy yourself a cake for your sister on July 7th.

The name Dahua doesn't sound good at all, but my sister will still help you take care of her. If you decide to look for her, remember to go to the apartment to see her before you leave.

I also saved a little money for you as travel expenses, and the account number and password are written on the back of the letter.

My sister knows that you still have a lot of questions. I promise you that when we meet, I will tell you everything. Let my sister share the heavy pressure for you for a few more days.

Wait for you. 】

Looking at the delicate lip print on the letter paper, as well as some slightly blurred and smudged handwriting, Lin Chuan smiled wryly, and said to himself that the stubborn little girl has not changed at all, and she still likes it so much. Claiming to be my sister.

After writing down the account password on the back, Lin Chuan carefully put the letter back into the envelope.

He will not be brave enough to disappoint A Li's kindness, and he knows without thinking that A Li must have left him a lot of money, because paper products have long since become luxury items, not everyone can afford them.

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Now there is one last thing left, go and see the big flower.

On the way to Guanglin Pagoda, Lin Chuan was always worried. He didn't know if Dahua survived.

Unintentional charity, in exchange for life-sacrificing help, is too heavy.

As night fell, blue-purple neon lights lit up on time, smudged the night sky.

The ninth district is still the same ninth district, the pedestrians on the road still look numb, and the passengers who got off the Guanglin Tower empty rail station also looked tired. Only the laughter of Yingyingyanyan at the alleyway can make their faces A little more anger.

However, most people are satisfied with just calling "beautiful boy" and "handsome guy" for nothing. Occasionally, one or two who can't stand the temptation walk into the depths of the alley and come out after a few minutes. And unstoppable regret.

……

In 19 of the No. 1101 apartment building, Lin Chuan held the newly bought ham, looked at the small hole under the door, stood in front of the door for a long time, and still entered the password that A Li often used, pushed the door and walked in.

The small room was tidy, and a brand new suit was spread on the sofa, which was exactly the one that Lin Chuan wore on the day he went to the Ember Restaurant.

Lin Chuan's vision suddenly became a little blurry, someone had been silently accompanying him, stubbornly trying to make up for all his little regrets.

Da Hua, who was lying next to the suit, raised her head weakly and let out a cry, revealing the little milk cat lying on her stomach.

"Meow~"