The Clay Bodhisattva suddenly trembled as if shaking, and suddenly two more blurry figures suddenly appeared in front of the space where Zhong Kui was standing.

"Little guy, do you still remember us?"

Just when Zhong Kui was in a daze at the figure that appeared in front of him, one of them suddenly spoke. He was so shocked that he hurriedly pulled out the short-handled sword scabbard at his waist, but the outstretched hand was empty.

, then suddenly remembered that when I went to Menling Village that day, I was almost choked to death and the short-handled sword scabbard might have fallen into the mud.

Zhong Kui, who had just retracted his hand in shock, was once again shocked by the scene in front of him.

The speaking shadow raised the short-handled sword scabbard in his hand and said to him: "Are you looking for this?"

"Who are you? Why do you have my scabbard?"

Zhong Kui wanted to reach out to take the short-handled sword sheath handed to him, but he missed it. His arm made a semicircular arc in the air, and he suddenly woke up when it landed on his leg and hit it.

After waking up, Zhong Kui realized that he had just had a dream. Looking at the clay statue of Bodhisattva in the darkness, he chuckled. He retracted his straightened legs and felt a numbness and pain in his arms spread throughout his body, making him very sad.

It was uncomfortable. I couldn't help but want to stand up. When I stood up, my foot touched something and blocked it slightly, making a crisp sound like metal touching the ground.

What is it? A question popped up in Zhong Kui's mind, and he bent down and looked at his feet. This sight stunned him again. How could the short-handled scabbard fall under his feet? Picking up the short-handled scabbard, he couldn't help but think of what he just said.

In the dream, I once again cast my gaze on the two clay Bodhisattva statues with mottled and peeling mud, and even the outline of the facial features could not be clearly seen. My brain stopped thinking for a short time, and I felt a little dizzy.

The morning rain and dew moisten everything, and the morning light falls on the earth in the gentle breeze.

Zhong Kui, who was leaning in the corner, suddenly woke up when his eyelids felt a hazy figure leaping to cover the light. The moment he opened his eyes, he caught a glimpse of children surrounding a slender figure.

What are the unkempt beggars shouting about?

After brushing off the grass clippings that had rolled all over his body, Zhong Kui straightened his posture and looked at the people surrounded by children. He walked over step by step, casually grabbed Little Huya and said, "What's the fuss about?" While talking, the one being kidnapped

The beggars who were surrounding him seemed to have seen him on the back of their heads. They hurriedly looked away and deliberately looked towards the temple entrance.

This man's behavior was strange, and Zhong Kui found it strange. Logically speaking, he had been here for half a month, but the beggar did not say hello to him, but deliberately avoided him.

Xiao Huya, who was suddenly pulled away by Zhong Kui, became anxious and continued to shout louder: "Sister Xiaoqing, I want it too."

"Xiao Qing...?" Zhong Kui was startled when he heard it. He hurriedly got closer to see who this girl was. You couldn't just get closer and take a closer look! Besides, the other party seemed to be deliberately dodging.

Zhong Kui saw that the children seemed to be fighting for something, so he pretended to come closer and fight for it, and said loudly: "Get out of the way and show my brother what good stuff it is."

How could the children compete with Zhong Kui? Under his tug and send, the children dispersed with a cheer. Zhong Kui and Xiao Qing were left behind in the crowded circle.

Xiao Qing still didn't turn her head to look at Zhong Kui, her body stood stiffly, and in the bamboo basket that she couldn't put down with her arms, the lid was lifted to reveal a chubby steamed bun, which was filled with alluring steam.

Zhong Kui stared blankly at the steamed bun and the figure with his back turned to him. His heart was beating wildly and his breathing was rapid and unsteady. The noise stopped instantly, and the children stared blankly at him and Xiao Qing.

action.

If the other party is not Vanilla, but an extremely ordinary beggar, then why is she in such a state? Xiaoqing must be Vanilla, this idea stubbornly came from Zhong Kuisilizi.

Thoughts matched with brain thinking. Zhong Kui didn't have time to think, so he shouted: "Herb, is that you?"

When Zhong Kui called out "Herb", Xiao Qing trembled slightly, then turned around 80 degrees, looked at Zhong Kui head on and said, "Who are you calling?"

No! This is not vanilla. When Zhong Kui saw Xiao Qing's front, her messy and dirty face was completely exposed to his sight.

In Zhong Kui's memory, Vanilla Ana had a fresh and refined figure, willow-leaf eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and a cherry mouth... There was no way she would become the beggar in front of her.

"Uh! Sorry, I got the wrong person." Zhong Kui lowered his head in a hurry, his face as red as Guan Gong's.

Zhong Kui didn't notice that just when he said he recognized the wrong person, Xiao Qing's expression dimmed instantly, and she put down the bamboo basket. She glanced at him with a complicated facial expression, and saw that he had turned his back to her and left, speaking to the child in a heavy tone.

They said: "Come on, come on and eat the steamed buns quickly. They won't taste good when they get cold."

Zhong Kui walked to the temple gate with his back to Xiao Qing. He suddenly turned around and stared at Xiao Qing. His mind kept searching for the voice of Vanilla in his memory when singing folk songs. He felt that there was something like Vanilla's voice in Xiao Qing's voice, which was special.

It's the tone of speaking.

"Can you sing folk songs?"

Xiao Qing was stunned for a moment as if he had some realization, and then shook his head desperately, but did not make any sound.

The hungry children, under Xiao Qing's greeting, swarmed over to pick up the big white-flour steamed buns and began to bite them.

Zhong Kui still stared at Xiao Qing and made a request that embarrassed Xiao Qing.

"You roar and I listen."

Xiaoqing shook her head, raised her dirty but painfully slender fingers, and pointed at her throat, implying that her throat was uncomfortable and she couldn't roar.

Zhong Kui glanced at the children who were devouring their food. When Xiao Qing denied that she was vanilla, his whole body and mind felt as if he had been hollowed out. He glanced at Xiao Qing again and swallowed with a gulp a drop of water secreted by his nervous sublingual glands.

He spat, twitched his nose, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Did you save me?"

Xiao Qing pointed at the children, then glanced at Zhong Kui's face and nodded, deliberately extending his fingers to his throat, as if his throat was really uncomfortable.

"How did you know that I was going to be harmed? They are all children from Menling Village? How did you rescue them?" Zhong Kui asked Xiao Qing in rapid succession.

Zhong Kui couldn't see clearly what Xiaoqing looked like. He didn't know if she had been smeared with pot ashes or something else. Anyway, her facial features and skin were all dark. If he saw her at night, she might have thought she was seeing a ghost.

!

When Zhong Kui asked, Xiao Qing pouted and was stunned for a long time, not knowing whether to nod or shake his head.

Zhong Kui and Xiao Qing were just stagnant in place. Seeing this, the clever little Hu Ya ran to the two of them.

"Brother Zhongkui and sister Xiaoqing knew something was wrong in Menling Village and called us to rescue you together."

"It's none of your business, just go away." Zhong Kui grabbed Xiao Huya and stared at Xiao Qing reluctantly.

Because Xiaoqing's face was so dark that she looked like she was wearing black facial makeup. Except for the two black and white eyeballs moving around, it was impossible to see the changes in her facial expressions.

After pausing for a moment, "I don't know anything." Xiaoqing deliberately hoarse her voice, and suddenly said to Zhong Kui in a rough voice. Then she added: "The children are so young and need to be taken care of carefully. This is the place for the time being.
Chapter completed!