Cub Nursery

Sunspot didn't respond.

Zhao Yuanting didn't care either, or he knew that Heizi would not react, otherwise he wouldn't have said such a thing.

"Heizi, do you think you are destined to be born in this life? Is it also destined to be born in a demon?" Zhao Yuanting waved the small demon lamp in his hand, and suddenly said something else, "This is a demon. The lamp, they gave it, said it used some new technology, anyway, I can't understand it..."

"Look, here is a mechanism. Just press it, and the demon lamp will light up. It is easier to use than candles, more magical than candles, and even I think it is much better than night pearls."

"This thing makes me think about it, but I can't figure it out. Heizi, don't you think so?"

When the demon lamp is turned off, there is no light in the small space, and everything is turned into darkness.

Zhao Yuanting's voice changed slightly in the completely dark environment, and seemed a little far away, as if it came from a far, far away place, "I heard that Qiyuan County is opening sacrifices, and the court is selecting people, people with criminal records Don't... what you say about previous convictions is just what they say that whoever has it has it."

"I often wonder if everything would be different if there was no such person in this world."

Because everything was fine originally, Zhao Yuanting was on the dark line, and he had a reasonable identity on the bright side. He admitted that he had done many not-so-glorious things, but there was a reason for all the things he did: he was for the whole of Daqin .

If it wasn't for his dark line, how could anyone in Xiasha County discover that young people can devour disasters, use their own flesh and blood to find a way to cultivate, and never allow other talented people to become Dao soldiers.

If there is no Taoist soldiers, how can we stop the monsters from attacking the city by relying only on the outer city walls?

Zhao Yuanting dare not say that he is absolutely right, but he is not absolutely wrong either.

Everything was fine at first, but because of a person appeared, it changed everything.

What would happen if that person didn't show up.

Zhao Yuanting is getting old, he has been working in Xiasha County for a long time, and he is also tired. He still does not admit that he has lost or made mistakes. He sits down slowly against the wall and closes his eyes tiredly, unable to stop himself I thought, what if that person doesn't exist.

In a trance, he seemed to have really seen the scene where Yan Xun didn't show up, but the dark line was still flourishing.

"Heizi was born, the earth dragon in the capital turned around, and the monster cubs in Honglu Temple seemed to have taken advantage of the chaos to escape."

"So what if you escaped, one of them is already dead."

"The one who died is the weakest, and the rest are very strong."

"So what if I'm strong, it's just a group of cubs that haven't grown up yet. Now that the Great Qin soldiers are strong and strong, and they just defeated the demon kingdom, how many cubs are there to be afraid of?"

"That's true."

When Heizi was born, the capital was turbulent, and the number of people who died was unknown.

It’s just that the ordinary people only know that this is an earth dragon turning over, which is a natural disaster and cannot be resisted by manpower. As for the birth of Heizi, they don’t know, they don’t even know that the cub who was imprisoned in Honglu Temple has escaped.

The escaped cubs did not gather in one place, but dispersed, because everyone was too weak, and if they gathered together, they would be easily killed.

There are actually many places to hide in the capital, and the cubs are small, so they can easily hide in hidden corners.

The little cub with green hair and occasional flowers on its hair galloped all the way to a place where a big family came in and out of the back door to deliver food.He was not in a hurry, so he squatted beside him and waited, and soon he waited for the food delivery person to arrive.

Baskets of vegetables are very heavy. His body is thin and skinny, and he doesn't weigh much. It is too easy to secretly hide in it and be carried in by the servants.

The dishes are all placed in the big kitchen, the place is very big, and there are many people coming and going.

However, there are only a lot of people during the day, and at night, occasionally a servant will come in to pick up some food, and the rest of the time, there is basically only one old woman who comes back to watch the night, in case the master asks for hot water or something.

The little cub has been hiding in the big kitchen, and when he is hungry, he will come out to steal some food in the dead of night, and then hide, observing the people talking and doing things in the kitchen.

While observing these people, the little cub thought, they didn't even stutter in a place like Honglu Temple, but the people here can eat and throw away, those spoiled foods are all very good.

Why are they unwilling to give a little to Honglu Temple?

At first the little cub didn't understand, but soon he figured it out.

Because he heard the servants who came to the kitchen whispering in private.

"That's the dose, don't forget."

"Don't worry, you know all about this."

"God knows this matter, you know me, you know me, don't you know?"

"know."

The two met mysteriously. At this time, there was no one else in the big kitchen except the cub.

They exchanged something, and the little cub was curious and wanted to smell it, but he found the smell very pungent, and he couldn't help it, almost sneezing and shouting.

After a while, one of them left, and the rest opened a jar of porridge, put the thing in it, and left quickly.

The little cub was really curious. He waited for the person to leave, then sneaked out and secretly drank the porridge in the jar.

This porridge is very delicious, he knows it, and he often drinks a little bit of it these days, as long as a little bit is good, he will feel very happy.

But this time the porridge was very bad.

Soon someone came again, and the little cub quickly hid.

Someone came and took the porridge away.

The little cub huddled in the corner and didn't dare to make a sound. He only felt an unprecedented pain in his stomach. He curled up and didn't dare to move. He couldn't let others discover his existence. He looked different from those people. If he was If found, they will be arrested.

will be killed.

He is a monster, not a man.

Finally, when it was late at night, there was no one else in the big kitchen, and the mother-in-law who was watching the night went somewhere, and the little cub finally endured to the limit and fell out of his hiding place.

His stomach hurts so badly, it feels like it's tearing apart, and he doesn't know what to do.

Suppressed and silent, there were big drops of sweat on his face.

Rolling on the ground is useless.

It was so painful that he was in a trance.

"Hey."

Suddenly, he heard an old sigh.

He wanted to escape, he didn't want others to find out, he didn't want to be taken away, he didn't want to go back to that cold Honglu Temple with nothing to eat, he didn't know what to do, he couldn't get up, he even had to open his eyes Do your best.

He saw his mother-in-law came back at some point, holding a handful of green herbs that exude a strange fragrance, "Just eat this. It's saffron, something women eat, of course you will get sick if you eat it." pain."

The herb was brought to his mouth, he opened his mouth, and just swallowed it.

"Good boy." The mother-in-law said softly, "I sewed a piece of clothing for you, patched it, and it fits you well. If someone asks you later, I will say that you are my little grandson in the country, and no one supports me. .”

The little cub nodded blankly.

"There is hot water here, wash up." The mother-in-law said.

In fact, the hot water is not very hot. After all, it is in the master's house. It costs money for servants to use hot water. The mother-in-law just boils the water a little bit so that it is not so cold, so she doesn't burn it any more. Can't find it.

Not very hot water was poured on the body, and the little cub only felt scalding hot.

The mother-in-law's big hands were rough and calloused, holding his slender arms like a stone on her body, it was not comfortable at all, but for some reason, the little cub felt very comfortable.

His body hurt a little from being washed, but he wanted to laugh.

"Your hair will be hidden in the future, so that no one can see it." The mother-in-law said, "From now on, your name will be Xiaohua, remember?"

The mother-in-law seems to have discovered the uninvited guest in this big kitchen a long time ago, and seems to have known his identity for a long time, but the mother-in-law did not expose him, nor did she take him away. She even gave him food, clothes, and even let him It can stay in the big kitchen aboveboard.

After the mother-in-law washed him clean, she put clean clothes on him, but she took out a jar of ointment from nowhere and applied it to his face, "You look good, you can't protect yourself like this, It has to be ugly."

The ointment dries quickly and sticks to the face, like a big ugly scar. Anyone who sees it will be shocked and dare not look at it again.

That night, the cub curled up next to its mother-in-law and slowly fell asleep.

It was the most comfortable sleep he had ever had in memory.

It got better in the following days, and the little cub would occasionally be curious about all the medicine-like things that appeared in the big kitchen, and sometimes the mother-in-law would explain it to him.

"That's the soup for the old lady. There are about ten jars a day, and one jar costs ten taels of silver."

"I don't know if it can be carried into the old lady's yard. Most of them have collapsed."

The mother-in-law's voice was old, but she revealed the wisdom of insight into the world, "This kind of thing is for people to see, and the things that are really imported are made by the people in the small kitchen. You, just watch it like this, and do your duty. It's a good life."

The little cub nodded in agreement.

It's the best.

However, he is still very interested in those medicines, and because his hearing is far superior to that of ordinary people, he often hears whispers from others, and gradually masters some medicinal materials.

This big kitchen is really big, there are so many people coming and going every day, and the little cub can learn a lot almost every day.

"Xiao Hua, it's time to eat." The mother-in-law shouted.

The little cub quickly jumped up and ran to the mother-in-law.

What the grandparents and grandson ate was not a good thing. It was nothing compared to the things that the cubs ate in the past. That is, steamed buns with coarse grain rolls, heated in a pan, and a plate of pickles that were only salty. , and that's it.

But the little cub thought it was delicious, and eating these things made him feel very at ease.

After dinner, the mother-in-law went to clean up the dishes.

The old man is getting old, and his legs and feet are not so convenient. Someone came to the big kitchen to pick up vegetables. Seeing her mother-in-law's hunched back and slow look, she couldn't help but look at her with contempt, cursed in a low voice, and said to herself Go into the big kitchen to pick up the dishes.

The little cub ran over to help, and when the servant left, he scolded the little cub again.

When the people left, the mother-in-law came back with the washed dishes and chopsticks, touched the cub's head through the hood, and said softly: "Don't resent them, life is not easy for everyone, just scold them, it's nothing. "