The rainy season in Pirate Star is always annoying.
The heavy rain in the sky seems to never end.
The black-haired boy fell under the wood rose, sunk in the soil, covering the bloody hole in his chest, with light brown eyes on his bloodless face, looking at the cluster of wood roses in front of him, and the gray dust above it. Sky.
He raised the corners of his lips.
The pesky rainy weather is also good.
The footsteps of those who were chasing him outside the yard had gradually moved away.
At least -
at this moment he is safe.
It's just-
I never imagined that Sauron's most loyal dog-Isaac, dared to betray and ambush Sauron at this time.
After he was used as a pawn by Sauron, he almost died at the hands of Isaac's one-eyed dragon.
Fortunately, he broke through, and the rain came at the right time to wash away his traces. Helped him to ask the pursuers to save him.
But it can only be saved for a while.
Isaac is bound to hunt him down throughout the city, and-
the black-haired boy code-named 1 looks at the hole in his chest that is constantly bleeding.
If he hadn't been saved, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to survive even now. The boy gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand, wanting to reach Mu Qiangwei in front of him - he couldn't die here.
However, his hand was only half raised, as if all his strength had been taken away, and he fell to the ground suddenly. At the last moment when he completely fell into a coma, he faintly saw a brown leather boot parked beside him , he looked over there with the last of his strength, and happened to meet a pair of blue and gentle eyes.
The black-haired boy stared at those beast-like eyes longingly, and then fell into a coma completely. He had a faint feeling in his heart that he could survive this time.
Nina, the maid at No. 23 Rose Street, has new troubles recently.
Her master, Mr. Xia, a rare kind-hearted man in the pirate star, did not know when he picked up a low-level slave from the street.
And that inferior slave was not only dumb, but also bitten Mr. Xia repeatedly without gratitude.
Mr. Xia did not know what kind of ecstasy drug he took, not only saved the slave, but also allowed him to recuperate at home.
Nina looked out the window angrily.
Under the warm winter sun.
Under the clusters of beautiful wood roses, a pot of scented tea is brewed on the wooden table. The blond Mr. Xia is wearing a decent suit, with silver eyes in front of his blue eyes. The gentle man is sitting leisurely on the chair, rolling his hands in the book.
The black-haired boy next to him sat on the ground like a wild beast, thinking about things with a blank face, this is a good place to recuperate, maybe he can stay here to escape Isaac's search.
But-
this Mr. Xia always made him feel inexplicably dangerous.
The keen intuition like a young beast told him that this Mr. Xia was not simple.
Under the boy's feet, a group of cats meowed non-stop. No matter how the boy teased him, the cats would rub against the boy's feet in a good-tempered manner.
Mr. Xia couldn't help raising his eyebrows, Pirate Star's cat is not a pure and harmless pet, it never shows mercy when biting people.
The black-haired boy was keenly aware of Mr. Xia's gaze, took a step back vigilantly, loosened his hand, and the black cat reluctantly slipped off from the boy's hand.
At this time, there was a miserable cry from the street outside the door.
Cries for help mixed with the cries of children.
Mr. Xia frowned and looked out the door. This is a place where only the upper class can live in what pirate stars call. Many dirty things that are put on the bright side in other places will be covered up here.
Such screams are rare.
The door was knocked open.
A thin young man rolled to the ground while protecting a two or three-year-old child in his arms. The young man looked like a slave in ragged clothes, while on the other side the skinny old man hugged the soldier's thigh and cried, "My lord, take me there, Take me to the market, my grandson is only two years old."
The market -
the black-haired boy looked over there abruptly.
The so-called bazaar on the pirate star is a feast for the Zerg, where humans are traded as goods and food.
The boy hugged the child and turned over. The thin boy looked at the soldier, the flames in his eyes were almost burning.
Such eyes can only appear on people who have just been captured as slaves.
Obviously, the old man's prayer was useless, the soldier kicked the old man, greedily looked at the child in the boy's arms and said, "Who would want such an old bone like you?" Then the soldier snatched the child from the boy's
arms , his eyes fell on the young man, his eyes glanced up and down, and then he motioned to his subordinates to take the young man away together.
There are still many Zerg that would like a boy of this age.
The black-haired boy stood up, his fingers trembling slightly.
The handsome and elegant Mr. Xia sat motionless on the sofa with no expression on his face.
This Mr. Xia doesn't want to meddle in his own business -
no wonder, what does this kind of thing have to do with him?
The black-haired boy glanced over the back wall, made up his mind, and took a step back calmly.
The hand rises and the knife falls.
Blood dripped down the black-haired boy's dagger.
Soldiers fell in the alley.
The boy hugged the child in his arms, gasping for breath, and the child in his arms, who didn't know much about the world, looked at the black-haired boy who looked like a beast and giggled loudly.
The black-haired boy squatted down indifferently, wiped the dagger clean with the hem of the dead man's clothes, inserted it back into the scabbard of his trousers, and said hoarsely to the boy, "Don't come here in the future." The boy's voice, which he hadn't spoken for a long time, was rubbed against rough sandpaper. In general, he looked at the boy and said with difficulty: "Go to the sixth district."
Pirate Star is divided into six major districts, which are governed by Sauron's six generals, of which the sixth district is his territory.
It can't be said that it is very clean, but at least there will be no such thing as a market. The boy raised his head and looked at the black-haired boy for
a while before saying, "He's not my brother, I just met him on the spaceship."
There is light within. With a thought in his heart, he pointed the boy in the direction, turned around and prepared to leave.
Suddenly the boy rushed over with the child in his arms, rummaged through the tattered clothes for a long time, took out a small stack of well-printed paper, handed it to the black-haired boy and said, "This is the only thing I have. Thank you, I hope you can serve me."
There was a posture that he would not leave until he accepted it.
The black-haired boy lowered his eyes, simply and rudely stuffed the paper into his arms, turned and left.
"Thank you, my name is He Mingfang, you can call me Xiaohe, what's your name?" the boy shouted loudly.
However, the black-haired boy just paused, turned and left without answering.
Because he has no name.
Turning over from the yard, the black-haired boy stopped after taking two steps, frowning and looking at the empty wall.
Mr. Xia came out from the corner.
The black-haired boy looked at Mr. Xia, did Mr. Xia see it just now?
There were even bloodstains that had just been splashed on his body.
And why did Mr. Xia come back here? It's so remote here?
He took a step back vigilantly, ready to escape from here at any time.
However, Mr. Xia just said softly: "Are you back? Nina has prepared dinner." The
black-haired boy stared blankly at Mr. Xia. Hidden, but not hidden from his eyes.
In an instant, the black-haired boy suddenly understood what Mr. Xia wanted to do-
he stopped and spoke to Mr. Xia for the first time. The black-haired boy said hoarsely, "Thank you."
Mr. Xia looked at the black-haired Without you, for the first time, he smiled comfortably and said: "No need. I didn't do anything."
Mr. Xia looked at Xia Yi's leaving figure and lowered his head in thought.
So the Hanged Man turned out to be such a person?
Recently Nina has become more and more troubled.
The inferior person picked up by Mr. Xia unexpectedly entered Mr. Xia's study.
How could someone casually enter a place like the study?
Mr. Xia will be at a disadvantage if he does this. Nina knows too well the low-level slaves on Pirate Star-they are more like beasts than humans, and they can't do anything for a bite.
How can such a person know how to be grateful?
There was an impatient knock on the door-
Nina opened the door, and the vicious guard outside the door asked, "My lord, what can I do for you?" Missing, even Nina knows that things are not peaceful recently.
The guard asked impatiently: "Routine inspection, have you seen anyone acting suspiciously lately?"
Nina thought for a while, her eyes lit up, and she was about to speak -
suddenly a gentle voice sounded from behind him, with Glasses, blond hair combed back. Wearing a well-fitting suit, handsome and gentle, Mr. Xia came over and said, "Recently-" At the
corner of the corridor next to the living room, the young man who was close to the wall held the fruit knife in his hand indifferently.
He knew that this day would come back sooner or later.
Mr. Xia glanced slightly in the direction of the boy, and said to the guard, "Not recently."
The boy was taken aback, and the dagger in his hand loosened a little.
"By the way, your captain, is Asal okay? Last time he asked me to buy the antique, you can bring it to him for me." Mr. Xia said in a calm voice.
As soon as the guard heard Asal's name, the ferocity and laziness on his face disappeared, and he immediately flattered him and said, "It turns out that Sir is a friend of Sir Asar, please excuse me." The guard left
.
Angrily, Nina carried the cut fruit on a silver plate inlaid with gemstones, walked to the door of the study, knocked on the door and walked in-as
expected, Mr. Xia and the low-ranking slave had already returned to the study.
Mr. Xia said gently to Nina: "Thank you."
Nina, who had heard this sentence many times, was still flattered, grateful for her physical strength and said: "Where is this, Mr. Xia, it is my honor to serve you. "Mr. Xia is knowledgeable, not only an expert in archeology and antiques, but also a distinguished guest of the former King Sauron and the current King Isaac.
After Nina left.
Mr. Xia bowed his head and frowned at the black-haired boy who was writing quickly on the desk, and said leisurely, "Have you finished copying?" The
black-haired boy stared at Mr. Xia with beast-like eyes, and said hoarsely, "Hurry up." The boy Not only was his voice not clear, but it was also difficult, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time.
And the young man was indeed like this, he continued to lower his head, writing vigorously, the young man's handwriting was immature that didn't match his age, the young man didn't notice it, the moment he lowered his head.
Mr. Xia's eyes fell on him unconsciously. Under the sunlight outside the window, the black-haired boy frowned sadly, wearing a white shirt that was slightly larger, like a docile and proud cat.
Who would have thought that the most mysterious and cruel hanged man under Sauron was actually such a young man. Although his initial plan was to approach Sauron through the six generals under Sauron.
But he didn't expect it to be so smooth, and he even came into contact with Suo Lun's most trusted Hanged Man.
Mr. Xia shook his head, even he himself didn't realize that there was light in his eyes looking at the boy.
Sometimes heartbeat is just a momentary thing.
Mr. Xia had a weak thought in his heart-it seemed that there was nothing wrong with living such a comfortable life all his life.
But this thought is only for a moment.
Mr. Xia knows better than anyone that this kind of comfort is like a fragile bubble. In the outside world, human civilization has entered a long and cold night. And the false comfort here is only based on the flesh and blood of countless ordinary people.
Mr. Xia's smile quickly disappeared.
The young man finally finished copying, he stood up, raised the corners of his lips, with a rare playfulness that a young man should have, he hugged the thick pile of papers on the table, walked towards Mr. Xia triumphantly, and walked towards Mr. Xia He fell, leaned against the wall and stretched his waist, stretched his explosive body, like a beast proudly showing off, looked at Mr. Xia and said, "Okay--" The handsome blond Mr. Xia calmly withdrew his gaze
, Pushing his gold-rimmed glasses, raising his eyebrows, he casually took out a piece of paper from a pile of messy papers, and looked at it carefully.
The beast-like boy snorted softly pretending not to care, and looked to the side, but the back that was lazily leaning against the wall straightened vigilantly, his ears pricked up, listening to Mr. Xia's movements.
Finally, Mr. Xia hummed softly.
The black-haired boy turned his head away nervously, and immediately said vigilantly: "I agreed with you, I will only copy so much, and if I make a mistake again, I will never punish me for copying again!" Mr. Xia
smiled Looking at the black-haired boy, he said, "Didn't you say before that I can punish you?"
Seeing that the black-haired boy was about to blow his hair, Mr. Xia hurriedly said, "Why is your name not on it? Why don't you know how to write you?" Is your name?"
Unexpectedly, the young man looked at him calmly, said in silence for a while, "I don't have a name-I only have a code name, one."
However, the person who would call him that has already left.
Now most people just call him The Hanged Man, or The Man.
Looking at Mr. Xia's gentle and clean face, the young man suddenly didn't want to tell him that he was that crying child, the nightmare of countless people-the hanged man.
Mr. Xia put the piece of paper in his hand back on the table and thought for a moment.
The sunlight outside the window shone on the boy's face, and the boy's excessively white profile was almost glowing.
Birdsong came, and the sound was melodious in the spring.
"One, it doesn't look like a name." Mr. Xia was a little distracted, then wrote a word on the paper, handed it to the boy and said, "Is it called Yi? Yi Yi, how do you like this name?
" The young man was taken aback, picked up the piece of paper, looked at the writing on it, lowered his eyes and said, "Okay, I will be called Xia Yi from now on."
Xia Yi ?
Is it summer?
Mr. Xia moved his fingertips slightly, looked up at the young man, and looked at the young man's calm eyes. Mr. Xia nodded and said, "Okay."
Since then, the hanged man has his own name.
In No. 23 Qiangwei Street--
"Xiao Yi, this character should be written like this, instead of connecting two lines together to save trouble." "
Xiao Yi, don't feel troublesome and just use your hands when eating."
"Xiao Yi, You can only eat one candy at a time, not a can."
"Xiao Yi, don't bite anyone, even if he bites you first."
"Xiao Yi,..."
"You're so annoying, shut up!"
So the lonely beast, He was finally domesticated, shed all his defenses, and returned to the human world little by little.