Merit Book·Xinghai

An old woman with a flowered scarf wrapped around her head was staggering down the street with a large basket of colorful rags in her arms.Seeing this, Rasini ran over quickly, rubbed his head on the old woman's arm twice, asked her to hang the rattan basket on her back, and at the same time complained: "Mom, you are doing these jobs again Already! Didn’t I say that from now on, the task of supporting the family will be entrusted to me, and you just need to rest at home!”

His voice is melodious and deep, like a cello slowly pulling the strings to beat out a soothing and peaceful piece of music.Although there was a bit of blame and complaint in the words, no one would mistake that deep concern.

After the old woman put down the rattan basket, her expression became much more relaxed. She reached out and stroked Rasini's head, and said with a smile, "Okay, my Rasini has really grown up. Even if my mother is dead, I am content. "

"Mom, you're saying that again!" Rasini said angrily, turning his head away from her, but still clinging tightly to her side.

The old woman patted his head and coaxed him for a few words before Rasini finally showed his face, and then heard the old woman ask: "How is your work these days? Are those humans easy to get along with? Why do you have time to come back today?" ?”

"Don't worry, Mom." Lasini replied briskly: "The adults have a good temper, no one rides on me, and I don't make me carry heavy things. You know, Mom, Qing Ge It’s my friend. The job he introduced to me is not bad. Tomorrow, several adults are going to rest at home, so Qing Ge said that I can also come back to see you and your brothers and sisters. By the way, he also asked me to bring some I'll give you something to eat."

"That's good, Duo Duo and they should be very happy." The old woman said so, but there was a hint of worry in her expression: "My Rasini, you have to remember, Master Qingge You are noble celestial beings, and we are just low-class pariahs. No matter how good your relationship is, you must not forget this point. When you get along with adults, you must abide by your duties and do not exceed the rules!"

Rasini bowed his head in silence, with obvious resistance in his expression.

The old woman let out a long sigh and said no more.In fact, the same words have been said too many times, and she is very aware of her son's mood and thoughts at this time, so she feels even more sad.The friendship of young people may be as pure as gold, but time and society will eventually stain it beyond recognition.

"Say... Speak!!!"

Mu Xiaohu, who was hiding not far behind, did not come back to his senses until this time.It's not that he doesn't know that there are thousands of different intelligent creatures in the universe, and he has seen no less than ten of them, but these days he has never thought that Rasini is also an intelligent creature. He always thought it was just an ordinary The animal rider may be very smart and understand human nature, but it is only the intelligence of animals.

Thinking about it carefully, maybe it’s because these days, Rasini has been acting like a real cow and horse, silently following behind them, occasionally helping them carry something, never speaking, and not showing anything beyond the level of animals for the sake of wisdom.

Or maybe it's because... Since arriving at Zhongwuxing, although he has been wandering around the streets all day long, he has never seen any intelligent species other than humans here, thus misleading his judgment and making him think that Zhongwuxing is A planet of a single species of intelligent life.

Mu Xiaohu didn't step forward to disturb the mother and child, he watched them enter a low house on the side of the road, and after a while there was a burst of children's cheers inside.Through the window, he saw the old woman unbuttoning her kerchief, revealing a face full of hair, like some kind of elk, Mu Xiaohu was not surprised at all.

At this time, looking at the people around him who were secretly looking at him, Mu Xiaohu took a quick look and found that there were more or less traces of "inhumans" hidden in these "people"—or they hid them with hats. The ears and horns on the top of the head, or the tail behind the back covered by fat pants, or the limbs are slender like some animal hooves, or the body is unusually short.

He understood that those who watched him secretly might not be because he was an "alien", but because he was a pure human being.

This situation is hard to imagine in the interstellar era.Advanced technology and a vast universe have given people unlimited space and possibilities for development.There may be bosses oppressing employees, the rich bullying the poor, the strong bullying the weak, and the strong race despising the weak, but psychologically everyone is equal, whether it is the law or the conventional morality, everyone knows—— Intelligent races are created equal.

And like this, Mu Xiaohu has only seen a certain race born lowly in history books.

Mu Xiaohu walked back with his head down, the smile on his face completely gone.

He doesn't like this situation very much, but he also knows that he can't change the social system of a planet.Perhaps Rong Yuan has such ability, but Mu Xiaohu is not the kind of person who would cause trouble for others just because of his likes and dislikes.What's more, this is not a trivial matter such as eating bread for breakfast or eating barbecue, but it will touch the change of the entire planet's governance system and all armed groups.

Mu Xiaohu let out a long sigh.

——Perhaps, leaving early is the best choice.

"Hey, human, borrow some money to spend?" A vulgar voice seemed to ring in my ears.Mu Xiaohu came back to his senses and found that he had unknowingly walked into a dark and narrow alleyway, and three unusually tall and fancy-dressed "people" blocked him in the middle.

A man with fangs was shaving his teeth with a slender iron razor, his eyes squinting at him were full of bloodthirsty indifference; beside the man with fangs was a tall, thin man, most of his face was wrapped in bandages, I only saw dozens of long fleshy whiskers hanging from his chin; behind him was a guy with a thick body like a wall. When he stood up, his hands could hang directly to the ground, like a gorilla, with one hand open Kai is bigger than Mu Xiaohu's small body.

"Since you have walked into our territory, you must have the ideological consciousness you should have, right? Come on, be conscious, take out your wallet, and don't let the old men do it." The man with fangs picked out a piece from between his teeth. The slender bloodshot, casually said: "Hurry up, don't dawdle, Xiaobai..." He looked at Mu Xiaohu, felt that he should not be called that, and changed his words: "...Well, little black face."

Mu Xiaohu blinked and looked at them, but did not move.

"This guy looks familiar." The gorilla man glanced at Mu Xiaohu and said slowly.

"It's not surprising, they've been on the newspapers and news for the past two days." The bearded man said darkly with his mouth hidden behind the bandage: "Visitors from outside the sky."

The man with fangs froze for a moment, looked at the boy carefully, and then laughed mockingly: "The messenger of peace and civilization, the gospel of technology, came from friends tens of thousands of light years away?" The man said, "Is that what humans call them?"

"Hmm." The bearded man said in a muffled voice.

"An enemy's enemy is a friend, so what is an enemy's friend?" the man with fangs grinned.

The bearded man looked at Mu Xiaohu indifferently, and said, "Enemy!"

"Well said!" the man with fangs laughed loudly, raised his hand, threw away the drill, and the sharp claws jumped out instantly, and rushed towards Mu Xiaohu like a tiger!

"Oh!"

A black shadow flashed by, and the man with fangs flew out suddenly, hitting a trash can by the wall, and after a loud clang of bells, he fell to the ground on all fours, unable to get up for a long time.

"Who!" The bearded man was furious. He turned his head and screamed, "Rasini?!!"

In the meantime, Lassini stepped on the orangutan boy with his front hooves, his head held high, his body shrouded in lightning, and he looked at them disdainfully, like a legendary beast descending into the world.The orangutan fell to the ground, trembling from the electric shock, unable to speak a word.

"Rasini!" The man with fangs crawled out of the garbage heap angrily, tore off the garbage bag and waste paper wrapped around his head, and roared, "You actually help this human being?! You're out of your mind!"

Rasini moved his hooves, lowered his head and picked up the orangutan man with his sharp horns, and saw that huge body hit the two men with fangs like a cannonball. The residual electric current was so shocking that he almost knelt down when his legs went limp.

"Musedan, stop. I will never let you hurt him." Rasini said coldly.

"Damn it! Rassini! What they said is right, the interaction with that human has completely changed you!" Musedan pushed the orangutan man away, jumped up and said angrily: "Wake up, Rassini! Humans are Our enemies! They regard us as slaves and treat me like livestock! They will only look at us if they let humans bleed and die! Think of what we have suffered for so many years! Rasini, you have not realized Is it the true face of human beings?"

"Even though we have suffered a lot, and humans have committed many crimes against us—" Rasini said flatly, "But those have nothing to do with the boy next to me. He didn't do anything to us, you There is no reason to hurt him!"

"Human beings are all the same! Even if he didn't do it in the past, he will definitely be the same as those people in the future!" Musedan waved his claws violently, leaving a few long scratches on the wall, he roared Said: "What's more, he and his friends are helping human beings become stronger! The stronger human beings are, the less hope we have. Rasini, do you understand?"

Rasini said: "Even without them, humans are far stronger than us."

"But this is a great opportunity, Rasini." Musedan suppressed his anger and tried to persuade him: "This human boy appeared on our territory alone, and as long as he is killed, he can destroy human and aliens." The alliance of human beings. It may even attract the attack of the alien army and completely disintegrate the rule of human beings on Zhongwu Star! At the very least, his death can make those aliens no longer help humans, so that we can at least maintain the current situation .Otherwise, if human beings continue to develop, we may not even have the last living space!"

Rasini frowned and said, "Musedan, these things are beyond your imagination. Who told you these words?"

"It's none of your business. Rasini, I just want to ask you, which side are you on? Human? Or us?" Musedan said in a dangerous tone.

Rassini said nothing, he stomped his hooves on the ground, and lightning flashed around his body immediately.His attitude has been clearly revealed.

Musedan's expression suddenly became extremely disappointed.After hesitating for a while, he finally did not attack, but gave Mu Xiaohu a vicious look, and then said to Rasini, "Rasini, one day, you will definitely regret it."

Musedan is gone.The bearded man watched his instantly dejected back, turned his head and said contemptuously to Rasini: "Rasini, you are not worthy to be Ke Dan's son, you have dishonored your father's reputation." He paused, He added: "Also, after today, you are no longer my friend."

The orangutan man walked last, he seemed to have not recovered from the electric shock, and stammered: "La, Rasini, I, I also feel... Humans... No, it's unbelievable... You, you do it yourself, For that..."

The three left, and the alley returned to tranquility.At this time, with a "wow", a large bucket of sewage poured down from the top of the head, pouring Lasini completely from the beginning to the end.

"Hey! Who did it!" Mu Xiaohu jumped up and looked up, only to see that the high wall was like two gray iron walls, squeezing a small piece of sky.

Someone slammed the window shut with a bang, and there was a faint shout full of contempt: "Bah, traitor!"

"Go to hell, little bastard."

"Human lackeys..."

Someone let out a happy, distorted laugh, like a cold snake spitting out a letter, peeping from the corner with cold eyes.

Rassini lowered his head, his beautiful silver-white hair was blackened and white, and dragged in strands on the ground where the sewage was flowing.He didn't cry, but the water dripped from him like tears.

Mu Xiaohu just stood by and watched, feeling extremely sad for him.He hurriedly took off his coat and wiped the dirt off Rasini's body.

"I'm fine, thank you, Mr. Mu Xiaohu." Rasini raised his head, without the slightest look of sadness on his face, and even with a somewhat comforting smile, he said softly: "This place is not suitable for a noble person like you. Step on, please follow me, I will take you away."

He shook his body, and a series of tiny electric currents shot through his body, and the mist suddenly evaporated, but after a while, all the moisture on his body evaporated. Although his body was still full of filth, he seemed to feel much better.

Lasini took the first step, and Mu Xiaohu took two quick steps and followed him closely. He thoughtfully did not mention what happened just now, nor did he ask Lasini why he pretended not to speak all this time, but said: "Thank you Just saved me, Rasini."

Rasini shook his head and said, "No need to thank you, I know, even if I didn't show up just now, you will be fine."

Hearing this, Mu Xiaohu's smile became brighter.

On this strange planet, he and Lol are not as relaxed as they seem on the surface.No matter when - even when they are taking a bath or sleeping, they carry something with them to protect themselves.Just now, if Mu Saidan and others really attacked him, the result would be that Mu Xiaohu came out unscathed, and the three of them would faint, die or be smashed to pieces depending on the strength of Mu Xiaohu's counterattack.

So he understood that the person Rasini really wanted to save just now was not him, but Musedan and the others.Of course, there must be factors to avoid conflicts between Rong Yuan and the others and Tulip Country.Because if he really encountered an attack here, the cooperative relationship between the two of them might not change because of this, but the government of the Tulip Country would definitely be angered.Therefore, no matter what the final result is, Musedan and his group must be the first to be defeated by this wave, and even the residents in this area will definitely be implicated.

Mu Xiaohu's smile was only because he found that Rasini was a really worthwhile friend.He cares about his family, is loyal to his friendship, has a forbearing and gentle personality, is honest and tolerant, has a long-term vision and clear judgment, and does not feel resentment because of others' misunderstanding and slander.

——The people here didn't understand his behavior, abused him, hurt him, he could have sat and watched them bring disaster to himself because of attacking Mu Xiaohu, but he didn't.He stood up against the cold eyes of his neighbors and friends, and stood in front of Mu Xiaohu;

——When Mu Xiaohu thanked him for saving his life, he could have pretended not to know that the young man had a self-defense weapon hidden in his body, recognized such kindness, and then established a relationship with Mu Xiaohu, Rong Yuan and others, and he would definitely gain something for it Huge benefits, but neither did he.He confessed that the reason why he did this was actually to protect those who wanted to attack Mu Xiaohu just now, even if such a statement might ruin the favor of Mu Xiaohu brought about by his actions just now.

Mu Xiaohu said whatever came to his mind, put his hands behind his head, looked at Rasini who was walking beside him with his head down, grinned, and said casually but seriously: "I like you so much, Rasini... let's be friends!"

"Huh?" Rasini looked up, looking at him in bewilderment and surprise.