Chapter 31 The Darkness Under Prosperity
Chapter 31 The Darkness Under Prosperity
When Kobayashi's figure reappeared, he felt the slender and tender touch in his hand, and a mixed feeling of happiness and loss arose in his heart.
"Is it still not recognized even if you have your own consciousness? Sorry, Ryuzi."
"Master Kobayashi doesn't need to apologize. It's better to say that it's just right. If you don't have me as your servant, you must turn your head and die. After all, Master Xiaolin is so useless."
"Can I translate that you are worried about me?"
He has long been used to Liuzi's arrogant and vicious tongue, and it's not difficult to hear her true thoughts from it.
Xiao Lin turned his head and said to her: "But Liu Zi is right, you will make me feel at ease when you are by my side, there is no doubt about it. Thank you, Liu Zi."
"Does Master Kobayashi really want to rely on me?"
"Ah, so can I ask you, Miss Liuzi?"
Kobayashi slightly bent his knees while extending his right hand to her, with anticipation in his eyes, as if inviting the girls to dance together.
Liu Zi was hit by a sudden straight ball, she opened her mouth as if she wanted to speak venomously, but after a pause, she just said: "No way, who made me be Master Xiao Lin's waiter?"
He put his hand gently in Kobayashi's.
Then Kobayashi held on tightly.
The two smiled at each other.
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"Okay, what should we do next?"
Looking at the buildings that are completely different from "Su Qing" and the pedestrians in a hurry, Xiaolin's nervous and cautious look, like a deer that wants to cross the river, is constantly testing the rapids of the river.
There are many pedestrians around, but they are not curious about Xiao Lin who suddenly appeared. It should be the effect of the ring, which can temporarily cover his existence.
Suddenly, he was hit on the back.
"Ah, it hurts."
Soft cries of pain and the sound of objects falling came from behind.
Turn around and look down.
A very thin little girl, about 11 or 12 years old, was dressed in rough linen and fell to the ground, with a few rotten and moldy shriveled apples scattered all over her body.
Xiao Lin squatted down, helped her pick up the apple, and at the same time cared: "Little friend, are you okay, is there any injury?"
"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine...?!"
The little girl thanked very politely.
But when she saw Liu Zi, her smiling face froze instantly, her big nimble eyes showed obvious fear, and even her voice became trembling.
Looked like a hell.
Seeing her pale face and terrified eyes, Xiao Lin was a little worried about her body, and asked concerned: "Are you okay?"
However, such simple concern made the little girl even more fearful.
She hurriedly knelt down in front of Xiao Lin, put her hands on the ground and kowtowed desperately.
"Sorry! Sorry! Please forgive me! Sorry! Sorry! Please forgive me! Sorry! Sorry! Please forgive me! Sorry! Sorry!..."
With a lot of strength, he didn't stop knocking his forehead, and at the same time kept uttering words of begging for mercy.
The little girl's sudden action frightened Xiao Lin, and he had no time to react.
"Hey, you...! Why are you doing this?"
After regaining consciousness, he quickly helped the little girl up to stop her from hurting her fragile body.
At the same time, Xiaolin also keenly noticed that the surroundings kept casting strange eyes here, which were pity, worry, hatred, and hatred. The eyes of good and evil were constantly changing and fell on the little girl and him respectively.
But when he turned his head to look at it, people turned their heads to avoid seeing him again, not daring to have more prying eyes.
what is the problem? !
Although he couldn't understand why the little girl reacted so violently, Xiao Lin knew that he had to stop it quickly, otherwise it would definitely cause a large disturbance and attract the attention of others.
After being helped up, the little girl continued to apologize, and said in a panic: "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to offend you, my lord! I still have a seriously ill mother and a young brother who need someone to take care of me! Please forgive me! Please , please forgive me!"
Your Excellency?
Does the fear have anything to do with the nobility?
Xiao Lin keenly heard the key words from her mouth, thought for a while, tried to put on a gentle and friendly expression, and said softly: "You misunderstood, I am not a nobleman."
"……Eh?"
"I'm just like you, just an ordinary civilian."
Hearing Xiao Lin's explanation, the little girl couldn't believe it, and looked carefully at Empress Liu Nuo Nuo and asked, "Really?"
"Ah, really, I didn't lie to you."
Although Xiao Lin explained to her, she still didn't quite believe it, and couldn't help asking softly: "You don't blame me for bumping into you?"
"No blame. So, stop hurting yourself."
Xiao Lin touched her broken forehead distressedly, and healed the wound with his skills.
"You...really don't blame me?"
"Of course. Come on, don't you still have a seriously ill mother and a young brother who need to be taken care of, go back quickly."
Hearing what Xiao Lin said, the little girl suddenly fell silent, and her eyes were ashen.
She gently picked up the basket on the ground.
He walked very slowly, and turned his head slightly after walking a few steps, as if he was waiting for something.
Xiao Lin just stood there, looking at her with a smile on his face.
Until the little girl came to a certain corner, her eyes regained the original expression, she turned around and bowed deeply to Xiao Lin, then lowered her head and ran away in a hurry, disappearing into the alley in a blink of an eye.
"Master Kobayashi..."
"Ah, I know, there's something wrong with this city."
Kobayashi looked at the magnificent palace and the bustling streets in the distance.
Even though the commotion just happened just now, it didn't attract much attention from the people around... No, they noticed it and ignored it, as if they had gotten used to it long ago.
Is there a dark side hidden beneath the bustle?
"Hmph, interesting."
Kobayashi became more interested in the new world.
however--
I don't know if it was bad luck or good luck, but he ran into someone again.
This time it was an old woman on crutches.
"Ouch~ I fell to my death."
The old woman who fell to the ground cried out in pain.
Xiao Lin quickly squatted down, stretched out his right hand to her and asked in concern: "Grandma, are you okay?"
"Oh, young man, I'm so sorry for bumping into you." The old woman grabbed Xiao Lin's hand and said apologetically, "I'm a blind woman, I hope you don't blame me, young man."
Xiao Lin helped her pick up the crutches: "How could I blame you? Come on, old lady, slow down."
"thank you."
The old woman grabbed Xiao Lin's clothes with both hands, as if using him as a handle to help her stand up. After getting up, her hands kept groping for the position of the crutch. It seemed that she was indeed an invisible old woman.
"Here, here you are."
Seeing her working hard, Xiao Lin took the initiative to send the crutches to her hands.
The old woman touched the familiar crutch, smiled reassuringly, and thanked, "Thank you, young man."
"You're welcome."
Xiao Lin also smiled shyly, and asked again: "Where are you going, do you need me to take you?"
"No, no, I'll live at the corner not far ahead, so I won't bother you." The old woman waved her hand and refused, as if she didn't want to trouble others.
"Well, since you don't need me." Kobayashi said nothing.
The two then waved goodbye.
"Goodbye, lad."
"Goodbye, old woman..."
Kobayashi said goodbye to her with a smile, but that smile was so weird.
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PS: Come on, beat me to death with a ticket!
(End of this chapter)