Children Raised by Vampires [Western Fantasy]

Kembat is a bustling big city. She is located at the junction of the Yabuta River and the Bogolu River. It is an important transportation hub in the territory of the Vanjo tribe. Passenger and cargo transfers between ships and supplies are all carried out here.

Kenbat is divided into two parts, Nekenbat, which is close to the chaotic pier, and Nekenbat, which has a superior geographical position overlooking the magnificent Bogolu River.

Although night is the theme of Wakenbat, the evening is the busiest time in Wakenbat. All kinds of gorgeous or dilapidated passenger ships and cargo ships dock at the port, and the messy wharf is full of workers carrying goods and wooden boxes full of goods. , wild children running around in the wet mud trying to find some fish that slipped through the ground.

On the only clean and wide street not far away, there was a row of four-wheeled carriages of nobles from the Nekenbat Hotel, waiting for the big ship to disembark. .

It is early autumn now, and the sunset glow in the sky has dyed the entire Bogolu River red, and the water of the river is sparkling.

A luxurious passenger ship entered the port, and the sailors on the ship dropped more than a dozen cables, and the workers on the shore tied them to the anchors one by one. After getting on the wooden plank for walking, he bowed down and respectfully sent the well-dressed nobles off the boat.

The ladies wore brightly colored brocade dresses with their snow-white breasts exposed, and the men in black suits and lace shirts were fanning them, and there were servants behind them who specially lifted the skirts for them, so as not to be caught by the dirty mud in the outer city. soiled.

Their skin is too pale, even the soft sunlight in the evening makes them very concerned, as if the sunlight is some kind of poison.

A group of children in ragged clothes and thin bodies were waiting by the boat. The group of eye-catching people rushed up immediately after disembarking, holding their worn-out felt hats in front of them.

The ladies were taken aback at first, but then they covered their mouths with delicate fans and laughed coquettishly. The group of children had smiles on their faces and said flattering words, which made the ladies smile beautifully. , Even the reprimand of the men around them was stopped by them, and they even took out a bag of silver coins to reward them.

"Hurry up!" Sally ran desperately holding the blue smoke, and the empty rag bag in his hand was almost floating.

"You, don't mention me, let me run by myself." Lan Yan's pale face turned pink from running, he was wearing an adult's clothes full of holes, and the sleeves of the clothes were rolled up by him The elbows and waist are tied with hemp rope, and the hem reaches to the knees, revealing two bare legs.

He was out of breath, his two short and thin legs were tossing fast, his long silver hair was tied behind his head with worn gray cloth strips, and as he ran, he swayed cheerfully and rhythmically as if he had life.

Sally let him go, he stumbled and fell, and ran quickly regardless of the pain, even jumping in front of Sally.

The two joined the group of begging children. Because Lan Yan couldn't squeeze the others due to his short stature, he ran to the front to lead them and trot backwards. His silver-gray eyes reflected the sunset that was about to fall, like diamonds. The brilliance, the broken hair on the forehead danced happily with the owner.

He spoke the most beautiful words in his waxy voice, with a smile as bright as the sun on his face, the lady in front quickly ignored his worn clothes and malnourished body, and was attracted by the expression on his face, He readily took out two silver coins from the purse and put them in his palm.

Lan Yan escorted them all the way to the carriage, and gave a gentlemanly salute, which made the ladies cover their mouths and smile coquettishly again, and the children next to him immediately imitated him.

The carriage drifted away, and the children scattered.

Sally walked up to Lan Yan dejectedly and asked, "How is it? How much did you get?"

Lan Yan smiled mysteriously, covered the coin with both hands and shook it, and the coin jingled in the small space wrapped in the palm. "Guess." He said with a smile.

"Three!" Sally's eyes lit up when he heard the voice, and he counted them with his fingers.

Lan Yan curled his lips into a smile, his eyes were curved, and his silver-gray pupils were shining brightly. He opened his hands and said, "Seven! Seven silver coins!"

"Wow! Awesome!" Sally happily stretched out his hand and flicked the silver coins in Lan Yan's palm, and then said in frustration. "You are so powerful, I didn't get any of them."

He lowered his head, and his half-length flaxen hair hung down smoothly.He blamed himself for not being able to speak, for not being pleasing to look at, and not being able to make a pleasing expression.

"It's okay, didn't I get it?" Lan Yan jumped up and put his arms around Sally's shoulders. He was more than half a head shorter than Sally, and it was really hard to put on the shoulders. . "I said that we should have the same blessings and the same hardships. As long as I have a bite to eat, you will never be hungry, brother. Let's go. What do you want to eat? This is the second master Lan's treat. Last time, you said Do you want that blueberry cream cake?"

"Let's save some money and just buy some rye bread. You are really lucky today."

The two children put their shoulders on each other, laughed again, turned and walked in the other direction.

The dusk was getting darker, there was a little fog on the river, no boats entered the port, people had packed their goods and gradually dispersed, and the pier gradually became quiet, but at this time the outer city was just getting bustling.

Neckenbutt is not as beautiful as Neckenbutt, without many wide clean streets and tall stone houses, but she has the most lively nights here, taverns, gambling halls, brothels, dusty streets full of people, full of Cunning thieves and violent lunatics, fights are a common occurrence on the streets here, and it's just bad luck that you lose your life.There are no people who are too ostentatious here, the rich will be robbed of their underwear when they come here, and the showy people will be beaten here if they come here. This is Wakenbat.

In the bakery, Lan Yan bought two pieces of good soft white bread, two bottles of strawberry jam and a small cream cake. Sally tried to stop her from the side, and Lan Yan bought two glasses of expensive and inferior quality in the tavern next door. Wine, the tavern guy here won't stop selling wine to the customer just because he's a kid a little over a meter tall.

The situation of begging did not change Master Lan Er's profligacy. Of course, there is a reason for all of this. Waikenbat has a tough folk style. If he is robbed, he will have nothing. It is better to fill his stomach first.

A total of two silver coins were spent on the above, and the two put the food into Sally's rag bag, found a deserted alley, sat cross-legged and began to enjoy the food.

Stars twinkled in the night sky, like a piece of high-end black velvet covered with diamonds.After eating, the two lay on the ground with their hands behind their heads, looking at the starry sky divided into long strips by the alley.

"The rest of the silver coins have to be hidden somewhere." Lan Yan rubbed her bulging stomach and turned to look at Sally. The full stomach brought him a faint sense of satisfaction, and the fragrance of the wine was still lingering. At the tip of his nose he couldn't stop thinking about it.

"Where is it hidden?" Sally said.

"Don't you know a good place?"

Sally frowned and thought hard, "Yes." He said.

"where?"

"I'll take you."

They trotted across the long street lined with whorehouses, weaving in and out of the noisy crowd like eels, and Sally snuck into a client's purse, though there were only a few copper coins left in it.

"Just here?" Lan Yan couldn't believe it. This was where they usually slept. There was a thatched shed behind the tavern, which contained fodder for the horses.

"Yeah." Sally nodded, walked to the corner, and started picking straw.

"Hey, what are you doing? Don't make a mess, the guy in the tavern will drive us away when he sees you like this." Lan Yan hurriedly grabbed him, this was the place he found after running all over Waikenbat, There are two walls to block the wind when there is no rain, and there is also a pile of straw that is soft, moderately elastic, and comparable to a mattress. You can get into it when it is cold. Although it is a bit harsh, it is much better than sleeping on the ground.

Of course, Lan Yan is not the only one eyeing such a good place, there are other street children sleeping here too.

"There's a mouse hole here." Sally struggled to push aside the straw, revealing a fist-sized hole at the base of the wall. "Hurry up, Leslie and the others will be back later."

"Isn't it safe here? How can you be sure that you are the only one who knows about this mouse hole?"

"Who cares about a rat hole?"

"Didn't you just pay attention?"

The voices of Leslie and his companions were heard in the alley, and Sally urged: "Hurry up, do you still want to let go, if you have a better place."

Lan Yan glanced back, hurriedly put all the silver coins into the money bag that Sally snatched, and stuffed them into the mouse hole. The heap was restored to its original appearance.

"How is it? Did you gain something today?" Leslie and his companions are taller than them and have stones, and they often bully them.

"No." Lan Yan shook her head.

Leslie shrugged his nose and approached Blue Smoke like a nasty hyena.Lan Yan swallowed, took a step back and was forced against the wall.

"I smell wine," he said harshly.

"The tavern is in front of us." Leslie's snort caused Lan Yan to tilt his head.

His answer made Leslie show off his face, and he took out something wrapped in oiled paper from his arms and threw it to him.

It was hot, Lan Yan opened it and saw that it was a big chicken leg.

"I don't want it." He returned it to Leslie with his hands in his hands.

Leslie's face turned ugly: "Didn't you not eat? If I give you something to eat, you can eat it."

"I didn't say I didn't eat it. I ate it. In Griffin's restaurant, Little Griffin gave us some bread." Lan Yan turned to look at Sally. "If you don't believe me, ask him."

Sally nodded quickly: "It's the bread left by the guest, he was going to throw it away."

"Forget it if you don't eat it." Leslie snatched back the chicken leg and ate it.