Luoya City, the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty.

One of the most economically developed cities in the Ukoku continent.

The rich are making money every day here, spending all day and drinking!

But at the same time, it is also the city with the most beggars in the Ugu Continent!

In the streets and alleys, roadside stalls, beggars with disheveled hair and ragged clothes can be seen everywhere!

Rich, well-dressed people occasionally pass by the side, throw a few copper plates at will in a good mood, cover their noses in a bad mood, look disgusted, tilt their heads and pass!

Among the many beggars, two beggars stood out, and like many of the combinations, an old man of sixty or seventy years old and a little girl of eleven or twelve!

It's like a grandfather and grandson.

The only difference is that this old man, whose hair and beard have turned gray, holds a roast chicken in his left hand and a wine jug in his right hand, nibbles on the roast chicken, drinks a sip of wine, and eats with relish!

And the little girl with messy hair and muddy face is holding a hard cold steamed bun in both hands, chewing it slowly, it seems that she is very reluctant to eat it all in one bite, and it seems that she wants to taste its different deliciousness!

They sat in a corner of the street, and in front of them lay a large earthen bowl with a few scarce copper plates in it.

Three meters in front of him, there was a large banyan tree, on which hung a few remaining leaves, all of which had dried up and turned yellow, stubbornly holding on in the north wind, and looking like it would fall with the wind at any time.

The people passing by could not help but cast a disdainful glance at the old fellow, and then looked at the poor little girl with sympathy!

In the face of people's pointing and whispering.

The old man didn't hear it, and still gulped down the roast chicken that was roasted to golden butter, and drank the wine in the jug, the wine was mixed with the oil of the roast chicken, and flowed down the gray beard to the oily ragged clothes on his body, and the eating appearance was very unbearable to witness.

The little girl blinked with a pair of big black eyes, she was used to this, and she just gnawed on the cold steamed bun seriously, occasionally looking at the passers-by!

The old man finally finished the last bite of the roast chicken, reluctantly threw away the chicken bones in his hand, then raised the flask and poured a big sip of wine, and wiped the oil on his mouth and clothes with his left hand stained with roast chicken fat, and I don't know whether he wanted to wipe his mouth and clothes clean, or he wanted to wipe his hands clean!

After he hiccuped with satisfaction, he turned his head very dissatisfied, looked at the little girl who had just finished nibbling on the cold steamed bun, blew her beard, stared at her, and said loudly with great anger:

"What is this roast chicken you begged for today, half-baked, it's not as good as yesterday's roast duck, you want my life! Go, stand for two hours! If you're not standing in the right position, be careful that I break your dog's legs! ”

"I'm going to be punished again! Standing every day, and standing in such an uncomfortable posture! People have already picked the best roast chicken for you, why are you still not satisfied! ......" The little girl looked aggrieved and muttered with tears in her eyes, but as soon as she saw the old man's glaring eyes, she immediately stopped talking, obediently stepped aside, and squatted up according to the posture asked by the old man!

The old man stretched, yawned, squinted, and snooze against the back wall in the warm winter afternoon sun!

Although the old man seemed to be asleep, the little girl still strictly followed the posture required by the old man, squatting motionlessly, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Because she knew that if she was a little lucky, she would immediately attract more serious punishment!

Don't look at the old man as if he is asleep, but he seems to have eyes on the back of his head, as long as the little girl's posture is slightly wrong, he will pick up the black wooden stick next to him without warning, and hit the little girl's legs and feet accurately, correcting her mistakes!

After a long time, the little girl no longer dared to have the slightest carelessness, so she could only insist on it aggrieved and stubborn!

She doesn't cry anymore!

She doesn't shed tears anymore!

She doesn't beg for mercy anymore!

She doesn't have anything to do with it anymore!

The only choice is to do what the old man asks you to do!

She also knew that she had no other choice, because she had been following this old man around begging for as long as she could remember!

No matter how fierce the old man is, he is also her only relative in this world!

Everything must be done according to the old man's instructions, and if you are not careful, it will be a stick!

When it hurts and is anxious, she will dodge, but she can't dodge the black wooden stick that is as flexible as a snake!

The old man never forbade her to dodge, and after a long time, she slowly discovered some of these patterns, and she could dodge more beatings each time, but she still had to be hit after all!

However, she also remembered the old man's technique and rules for beating the stick, and quietly practiced it in private.

She swore in her young heart that one day she would avoid all the old man's sticks, and learn to play such elusive sticks!

While the little girl was stubbornly squatting and thinking quietly, suddenly an old Taoist priest wearing a cyan Taoist robe walked slowly towards this side.

I saw that he had gray hair, dressed in green clothes, holding the dust in his hand, and his long and gray beard fluttering in the wind, which really looked like a fairy wind and bones!

He smiled at the old man who seemed to be asleep:

"Old name, why are you punishing the little girl again?"

Seeing that the two hours were almost up, the old man did not answer the words of the Taoist priest, but instructed the little girl without looking back:

"Alright, alright! Seeing how much you have been wronged, you are upset, go and beg for dinner and come back, it's almost time for dinner! ”

The little girl seemed to be very interested in begging, and actually said with a smile: "Okay, old man, I'm going to beg!" ”

But he secretly said in his heart: "Hmph, I'd rather go begging alone than stay by your fierce old man's side!" ”

Watching the little girl bouncing away, she had already gone far away, and the old man still ignored the old Taoist, and even leaned against the wall again, closed her eyes and fell asleep!

The old Taoist priest didn't care, standing on the side and leisurely watching the passers-by.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, the old Taoist priest slowly spoke:

"Lao Zhaohua, I think this little girl's days are numbered, why do you bother so much! It's better to let her live happily for a few comfortable days! ”

The old man rolled his eyes and said very unhappily:

"You stinky Taoist priest, you're talking nonsense again, do you really think she died early? always said that she couldn't be over the age of twelve, and now she is twelve years old, isn't she still alive? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something and asked nervously, "Is it December 16 today?" Oh no, today is the twelfth birthday of the little girl, how long is it until the unitary time? ”

Without waiting for the old Taoist priest to reply, he jumped up and chased in the direction where the little girl ran out......

The old Taoist priest also understood something at once, and immediately followed behind......

All of a sudden, on the bustling streets of Luoya City, an old Taoist priest ran in front of him, and an old Taoist priest chased after him, which became a unique scenery, which made passers-by inexplicable, and those who didn't know thought that it was the old Taoist who had not paid off his debts, or stole what treasure the old Taoist priest had, so that he was so close to chase after it!

Passers-by couldn't help but talk curiously.

The two of them didn't have time to care about other people's words, they just rushed forward nervously!

After turning two streets, Lao Zhaohua actually seemed to be very familiar with the little girl's begging route, without any hesitation!

I thought anxiously: "Little girl, don't have anything!" I don't believe the crazy words of this stinky Taoist priest! What can't be twelve years old, and there will be nothing to do today! ”

When Lao Zhaohua and the old Taoist priest ran to Luoyun Street, the most prosperous street in Luoya City, they saw an antique luxury restaurant in front of a crowd of people looking at something.

An ominous premonition immediately surged into the heart of the old screamer.

He ran into the crowd at a faster pace, and quickly squeezed in with his dexterous body!

I saw the little girl lying on the ground with blood on her face, already dying, and the old screaming suddenly felt a sudden tingling pain like a pinprick in her heart, and she didn't care what happened, but approached and clicked on a few acupoints on her body as quickly as possible, and then hugged her in her arms and ran away......

The old Taoist priest followed behind, looking at the old man who had not been nervous for decades, suddenly so nervous and painful, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "I don't believe it, I actually believe it very much, I love her very much, but I am so fierce to her every day, or that stubborn and strange stinky temper, I can't change it in my life!" ”

He was talking, and he didn't stop at his feet, still following the direction of Lao Zhaohua's running!

Running out of Luoyun Street, Lao Zhaohua was anxious, and he couldn't care about the surprised eyes of others, so he went north, crossed the wall when he met the wall, and walked like flying and walking on the ground!

There is only one thought in my heart, rush to the divine doctor Ye Bufan as quickly as possible, maybe there is still a glimmer of life!

Out of Luoya City, across the moat, to the north is a towering, majestic mountain, on the steep, steep mountain road, Lao Zhaohua is still fast running, without stopping.

Maybe it was because of the bumps, maybe it was because of the return to the light, the little girl actually woke up slowly!

I felt that I was in a very familiar and warm embrace, although there was a bit of a bad smell, but she was used to screaming, but she felt extremely kind, so she opened her eyes with effort and leisurely, long eyelashes, and big and bright eyes in the mud and blood on her face, which seemed more energetic and translucent!

So she saw the old man who made her feel familiar and strange, and since she could speak, the old man had been asking her to call her so, and resolutely refused to let her call grandpa!

Familiar, because they have always lived together; Unfamiliar, since she can remember, she has never seen the old man look and look like this, he will be in tears, and his face will be full of tension and pain!

"It turns out that the old man loves me!"

"The old man cares about me very much!"

The little girl showed a happy smile in her eyes, she wanted to call "old man" again, but after trying hard, she couldn't move her mouth and couldn't make a sound!

Even when she was excited, she suddenly felt very tired, and slowly closed her eyes!

The old man was in a hurry and didn't notice this scene!

When he rushed to the door of a simple grass hut halfway up the mountain with the little girl in his arms, he happened to meet Doctor Ye who had just returned from collecting medicine from the mountain!

Ye Bufan is a thin face, but a little old man with strong spirits, his eyes look bright and bright, and he doesn't look like a little old man at all.

"Old fellow, save my little girl! She was badly injured! The old man said anxiously!

Doctor Ye didn't say a word, put down the basket and tools, took the little girl and carried it into the house, and gently put it on the bed!

Seeing that Doctor Ye was cleaning and healing quickly and methodically, Lao Zhaohua felt a little more steady!

In order not to disturb Ye Shen's healing, the old man walked out of the room gently and stood outside the grass shed.

He is very confident in Ye Bufan's medical skills, and legend has it that as long as the patient still has a breath of air, there is no incurable disease that he can't cure.

After a while, the old Taoist priest also rushed over!