"Sister Mu," Liangzi turned her head to discuss with Mu Xue in a low voice, "the eldest lady of the Yan family is coming tonight. There are also young masters from the Jin family and several aunts from the Lian family. We have agreed to go to room three to relax and serve.

All the people have been selected in advance and have been reported. You can help me by helping my brother. Forget this child, let’s pick another one to give my brother some face.”

Liangzi changed his name to Mu Xue, which was actually a sign of lowering his stature. His attitude also changed from the polite compliment just now to a more sincere approach. Of course, he did not forget to bring out a few big families to remind Mu Xue.

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The people he mentioned were all the famous second-generation ancestors of Futon City. However, these young masters and young ladies with cruel personalities came from extremely powerful families, and they were deeply intertwined with each other.

Mu Xue lived alone in Futong City, without any family to rely on, and his sect had died and dispersed early. On weekdays, he was even more obsessed with refining weapons and never meddle in other people's business.

Logically speaking, since Ryoko handed the ladder to her in such a low-key manner, she should have followed it down.

"I have a few secret treasures on my hands, let's take a look? I think there must be better children." Ryoko added this sentence in time.

Ruan Honglian also winked at Mu Xue: That's almost it.

Mu Xue looked at the boy in front of her.

She really doesn't like to cause trouble for herself, and she is such an unfamiliar and overly smart child.

The little puppet's slender arms were released from the bald wrist, and shrank back with a huff, making an unpleasant sound.

The boy understood Mu Xue's decision almost immediately.

He was silent for a moment, then slowly stood up. The helpless, pitiful look on his face suddenly fell away, leaving only a cold, tired, and disgusted face.

This is his true appearance.

From the beginning, he was able to accurately guess Mu Xue's identity and needs in the chaos, and quickly grasped the opportunity to show his value.

When Ruan Honglian said those words in a low voice, he immediately realized that he was too exposed. So he immediately changed to a frightened and flustered look to gain sympathy.

Now, after listening to what Ryoko said and the conditions he proposed, he probably realized that his wish would be difficult to realize, so he didn't bother to pretend anymore.

The hand that tightly grasped the corner of Mu Xue's clothes trembled slightly for a moment, and the tense joints loosened on their own initiative.

He stopped looking at Mu Xue, stood up calmly, and was dragged away by the bald man without saying a word.

The loosened hand was thin, pale, and covered in scars.

Mu Xue suddenly recognized these hands.

She thought of the pale fingers holding golden butterfly wings that stretched out in front of her from behind the bars, and of the cold and tired voice that did not suit her age.

Was it that child?

"Hey, wait a minute." Mu Xue called out to them.

Xiaoshan, who was dragged away, turned his head, and his dimmed eyes lit up again with real desire.

Mu Xue turned to discuss with Liangzi: "I just want this child. Brother Liang, please help me find a way."

Liangzi frowned, he didn't expect Mu Xue to be so obsessed with a lowly little slave.

"Everyone Mu, you are making things difficult for me."

"I will definitely buy back the person I like." Mu Xue half-threatened and half-seriously said, "If you don't do this business with me, I won't take any more work from your Lei family in the future."

If we only talk about force and power, Liangzi, who has a high status in the Lei family, is naturally not afraid of Mu Xue. But everyone in the circle actually knows that although this person does not have many products, he is actually the best weapon refiner in Futon City.

Master. To survive in this world, who doesn’t need a few powerful magic weapons to protect themselves?

Liangzi thought for a moment and finally nodded to give Mu Xue the face.

After coming out of the goods street, Mu Xue and Ruan Honglian walked side by side. They did not ride on magic weapons and bought the items they needed as they walked. Cen Xiaoshan, who had just signed the contract, slowly followed behind them.

Ruan Honglian laughed at Mu Xue: "I have just become more capable, everyone Mu. Brother Lei Jialiang has become weak in front of you."

Mu Xue: "Stop laughing, who asked you to persuade me to buy someone?"

"It's a good job, but it's my fault."

They are talking here,

Cen Xiaoshan, who was behind him, staggered a few steps and paused for a moment, but quickly regained his balance and quietly kept up.

Ruan Honglian, who had a keen sense of consciousness, noticed it and looked back a few times, "Look at his legs. Is there anything wrong with him?"

Mu Xue also stopped and turned her head.

Cen Xiaoshan avoided her eyes and said, "It's just a small injury. It will heal soon and does not hinder movement."

Mu Xue sat him down on a stone pier by the roadside, raised his right leg, and reached out to take off his shoes.

The tattered short boots were taken off, revealing the ankles tightly wrapped in tattered strips of cloth.

Those filthy cloth strips were dripping with blood.

Mu Xue held her shoes in one hand and Cen Xiaoshan's leg in the other.

The thin skin on the calf covered the protruding bones and was extremely thin. The area under the cloth strip on the ankle was obviously purple and swollen several times.

Mu Xue looked back and saw a few inconspicuous red footprints mixed in the mud on the street they had just walked through, continuing into the distance.

With such legs, I could run so fast and walk such a long distance without making a sound.

"What do you call a minor injury?" Ruan Honglian looked at his leg and spoke indifferently, "This leg is basically useless. It would be unreasonable for the Lei family to sell someone to you without telling him about such an injury. They haven't gone far yet."

, go back and get rid of him."

Xiao Shan became silent from the moment Mu Xue started taking off his shoes.

There was no excuse or begging, he lowered his head and said nothing.

The blood dripping down from his shoes seemed not to come from his body.

Mu Xue threw away the rotten shoes, stood up and hugged the person whole.

In her prime, she had no trouble holding such a skinny child. She sat him firmly on one of her arms, leaving her other hand free to carry the various goods she had purchased along the way.

The little boy who had always been very calm was obviously restrained at this moment. He sat stiffly in Mu Xue's arms, tensed his body, straightened his back as much as possible, and did not move at all. He only occasionally turned his beautiful eyes.

, and quietly glanced at Mu Xue.

After all, it was a body that was less than ten years old, with scars all over it, and hard work from all sides. In a stable environment, he was held in a warm embrace and walked slowly. Even though he knew he couldn't sleep, sleepiness quickly came over him.

That tired body.

The little boy almost closed his eyes several times, then immediately shook his head and sat upright with all his strength.

He tried hard to remind himself not to fall asleep, but he still couldn't resist his body's instinct. Finally, he closed his eyes little by little on the swaying road and leaned crookedly on Mu Xue's shoulder.

Messy hair, small chin, and a bit of white smoke exhaled from his slightly open mouth. He frowned uneasily in his sleep, and his long eyelashes occasionally trembled slightly.

The sleeping boy finally showed a little softness that a child of this age should have.

"It's quite beautiful if you look closely." Ruan Honglian turned her face to look at Xiao Shan, who was leaning on Mu Xue's shoulder and fell asleep. "Do you like this little thing so much? You are not like your usual self at all today."

"He is that child. I told you, the person who helped catch the Xumu Butterfly."

"Oh, it's him." Ruan Honglian suddenly realized, "So this is what you are doing?"

Mu Xue nodded, "At that time, the man uttered obscene words. He took the initiative to help me out, but he didn't ask for anything from me. He is a good boy. I just thought that I could help him."

"It may not be to help you out. For such a shrewd kid, you have no idea what he is thinking." Ruan Honglian paused, "Don't we see him often enough? He is innocent and cute on the surface, but all his happiness is gone.

How many of my friends who studied together in the past died at the hands of such people."

"Alian, maybe you don't know, right?" Mu Xue looked up at this friend who had been an apprentice together, "The scale powder of the Xuemu butterfly has a very special effect."

"Ah, what effect does it have?"

"It can sense people's hearts, go straight to the source, and identify the most real and secret emotions in a person's heart." Mu Xue lowered her head and looked at the young man leaning on her shoulder, "This child once caught the Xumou Butterfly. I saw it. That

At this time, the light of the butterfly wings becomes very pure and beautiful."

"Is there such a thing? No wonder you are soft-hearted."

"Like you, I don't like children who are too smart and sophisticated." Mu Xue said slowly, "because it reminds me of my past self. If the environment were not too dangerous and I had to struggle to survive, people would

How could you force yourself to be so wise and almost monstrous at such a young age?"

A child who still has light in his heart.

Ruan Honglian shut her mouth and stopped talking.

She and Mu Xue walked forward slowly, each recalling their very difficult childhood.

Ruan Honglian quickly thought of something else: "No, can the Mystic Butterfly have such a powerful effect? ​​The price should have been sky-high. How could I not know?"

Mu Xue laughed: "I forgot to mention that this effect is basically only effective for mortals, so it is of little use, so no one pays attention to it. I checked the information and heard that the trained butterfly after breeding can have more

Detailed and comprehensive functionality.”

When saying this, Mu Xue was suddenly stunned.

Why have I been feeling uneasy these past few days? I seem to have forgotten something very important.

"Xiaoxue? Xiaoxue? What are you doing so stupidly? You're not leaving anyway." Ruan Honglian stopped and looked back at Mu Xue, who was standing still.

"Honglian." An inexplicable emotion arose in Mu Xue's heart, and she suddenly asked, "If I die one day, will you still remember me?"

Ruan Honglian sneered: "There is no reason to say this. I want to become a demon and live for thousands of years. Who has time to remember such a silly and sweet person like you?"

"Really?" Mu Xue looked at her friend's familiar face, still a little stunned.

"What happened to you today? Okay, I promise you, because we have known each other for so many years, I will dig a hole to bury you."

Mu Xue quickly forgot those sadnesses: "Then we agreed, if who dies first, the other person will take care of the burial."

"Guan Buri, I can not only bury you, but also bring some snacks to see you when I think of you ten or a hundred years later."

When the quarrel started, the serious topic turned into a joke among friends.

In Fufu City, many people die every day, and there is no taboo that cannot be said.

Carrying the purchased supplies and holding the still young Xiao Shan in my arms, I joked with my friends. I purposely walked slowly on the way home without riding a magic weapon.
Chapter completed!