dust song

As the guards of Manxinglou scolded loudly, the wooden sticks were broken in response. When the nearby night market people heard the movement, they stopped and surrounded them. They looked down at the little beggar who fell on the ground indifferently, even a little They also whispered and pointed at Chu Lichen unscrupulously, with occasional chuckles mixed in during the period.

At this moment, Chu Lichen was powerless like a stripped animal, letting everyone laugh at him and insult him at will.

"...Well..." Chu Lichen tried to stand up straight, but because he hadn't eaten for several days, and the fractured ribs were a little heavier after the fall, so he lost the support of the wooden stick, It is impossible to get up from the ground on your own strength.

"Do you think this beggar is still trying to extort money?"

"Come to Manxinglou to extort money, unless you are impatient with life."

Hearing this, Chu Lichen raised his eyes and looked, his delicate and handsome cheeks suddenly became extremely pale. He saw that Qin's mother and the guards had obvious irritability on their faces, and he was very afraid that the other party would get angry and he would be beaten, so he gritted his teeth I wanted to stand up and move away, but I tried several times and the result was the same.

"...um...ah..." Chu Lichen's face was full of uneasiness and shame. He tried his best to express that he couldn't stand up, but no one around him could understand what he said.

In the end, Chu Lichen had no other choice. He slightly bent his limbs, hugged his arms tremblingly around his chest, and subconsciously curled up into a ball, quietly waiting for his end.

With one hand on her hips, Qin's mother raised her hand and pointed at the guard beside her, piercing her eardrums in a sharp voice, "What are you doing standing there, you're like a stick, throw this beggar away quickly! Stupid, stupid Yes, you don’t want this month’s money anymore?”

The guard cursed in a low voice, then rolled up his sleeves, walked up to Chu Lichen, and cursed loudly: "Stinky beggar, are you impatient to live? Come to seek my bad luck!" After speaking, the guard looked at Chu Lichen angrily again. Chen kicked his stomach, and finally he picked up the lapel of Chu Lichen's chest, and dragged the thin body to the ground effortlessly.

"Okay, okay, let's go!" The guards cursed and pushed the crowd away, like dragging a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and rudely threw Chu Lichen into a nearby alley.

During the whole process, Chu Lichen didn't say a word, because he knew very well in his heart that he would return to the bottomless darkness and continue to live the first days of wandering the streets cautiously, so he knew too well Now, as long as I say one more word, the man in front of me will definitely provoke a beating.

Fortunately, the guard seemed very busy and didn't have time to torment Chu Lichen any more. In the end, he just kicked him hard a few times before leaving.

The blood that was constantly flowing from the corner of his mouth snaked down Chu Lichen's slender neck. He leaned his head halfway against the brick wall, raised his heavy eyelids to look at the night sky, and then sighed.

The corner I was in was so small that I could hardly see a single star.

Chu Lichen couldn't help wiping the tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand. He, who has always been innocent, began to blame God at this moment: It would be great if he had never met the prince before, and he wouldn't be like this now Painful.

The night fell deeper and deeper, Chu Lichen's head drooped lower and lower like lead, and finally he was so tired that he had to close his eyes and lose consciousness.

This night, he seemed to have encountered something terrible in his dream again, and unconsciously retracted his slender body as much as possible, shrunk into a small ball.

Because of being imprisoned and suffering in a nightmare, Chu Lichen's face was visibly thin and haggard, and his chest felt uncomfortable as if he was out of breath.

In the early morning of the next day, with crushing pain spreading all over his body, Chu Lichen's eyes suddenly opened, and his chest began to heave violently. The feeling of opening, as if engraved in the bone together with the words "Murong Chengdu", has been lingering.

Chu Lichen desperately hugged his bent legs. After a while, his breathing gradually calmed down, and he slowly raised his face from his arms. For some reason, his beautiful eyes, which were originally bright and energetic, suddenly disappeared. A glimmer of light.

He is hungry, he should fill his stomach, otherwise he will die... Anyway, he can't do anything with this crippled body, he just needs to be a beggar to survive.

Chu Lichen grabbed the wall with the remaining strength, stood up from the ground, and walked towards the bustling market step by step.Fortunately, at this time, there were so many wealthy lords in the past, Chu Lichen took a deep breath, and tremblingly walked towards one of them, a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes with a shiny face.

There was no broken bowl beside him, so he stretched out his trembling hands and held them in front of the man. The soft and white palms were covered with dust and many small blood holes at some point, Chu Lichen pulled an ugly smile on the corner of his mouth, "...uh...ah... please..."

At this moment, he came to his senses and remembered that his voice was so hoarse that he could no longer speak auspicious words. How could these wealthy businessmen who guard their money like their lives give him money so easily.

"Go away, I don't have any money, don't get in the way!" Sure enough, the man yelled loudly, then retreated a few steps in disgust, and walked straight away, avoiding Chu Lichen.

Chu Lichen flattened his mouth, his throat had been suffocating just now, and then he couldn't help but turned around and covered his mouth and coughed for a long time in the place where no one was around. He spread out his palms and looked at the bright red dazzling There was no unexpected panic on his face, and he seemed to be a little thankful that he didn't cough on those masters, otherwise he would cause trouble again.

Chu Lichen wiped his hands on the front of his shirt indifferently, then raised his sleeves to wipe the corners of his mouth, and then continued walking. This time, he did not go to those seemingly rich and wealthy families, but met people Go up and beg for silver.

Even more humble than the first one, even without self-esteem at all, he not only lost to Murong Chengdu, but also lost to reality......

At the end of a long day, Chu Lichen only got a few copper coins. He exchanged two vegetarian steamed buns from a nearby steamed stuffed bun shop, put them in his arms expressionlessly, and then found a corner where no one was around. Hidden inside, silently ate.

He really doesn't dare to ask for more now, he just wants to live well and be satisfied...

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Capital city, on the street.

The sight of a handsome man and another handsome boy making noise in the street caused everyone to stop and watch.

"What are you still following me for!" Shao Lin stopped and shouted viciously at the boy behind him.

"Since you saved me earlier, you'll be a good man to the end! Besides, I can't stay in the Prince Regent's Mansion anymore, and I have no face to go back to the Captain's Mansion, so I can only follow you!" Siwen folded her arms and chest with a confident look , yelling at the top of his voice on purpose, the loud voice can be heard all over the street.