Chapter 609 Can I Keep It?
Chapter 609 Can I Keep It?
Lu Chihuan's eyelids twitched heavily, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.
Zhishu and the others...
Could something have happened?
He was extremely anxious and bit his bent knuckles unconsciously. It took him a long while to adjust himself.
Then he searched the ruins silently.
Trying to find some clues from it.
Collapsed beams and half-burned tables and chairs could be vaguely seen on the messy ruins. After Lu Chihuan entered and looked carefully, he found deep bullet holes and traces of particle gun shooting.
not only that.
There were also marks left by the light blade and oxidized bloodstains on the blackened walls. It seemed that the squad leader and Zhishu and the others must have experienced a very fierce battle.
The squad leader and his men are pretty good.
If they were forced to retreat step by step and abandon the stronghold they had finally managed to occupy, the people who attacked them must have had an advantage in numbers. Judging from the traces left at the scene, the weapons in their hands should also be the latest model.
This is a considerable force.
its not right.
Lu Chihuan quickly noticed something strange. He took out a handkerchief and wiped the dust off his hands, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Logically speaking——
This small planet is the territory of the Ghost Pirates. They will not allow any other forces to develop on their territory.
and.
Before Zhishu came here, he had already smoothed out the relationship with the Ghost Pirates and also greeted their internal personnel.
Then when they are attacked by other small forces, the members of the Ghost Pirates stationed on this small planet should not stand idly by for the sake of their internal staff.
Why……
Things will turn out like this.
There must be something wrong somewhere.
After Lu Chihuan suppressed this doubt in his heart, he pursed his lips and walked around the area, trying to find the residents living nearby and ask them if anyone had witnessed the fight.
although.
The living environment outside the city is relatively dangerous and inconvenient compared to that inside the city, but it does not mean that there are no other people living there.
He left for more than ten minutes.
You can see the smoke rising from the cooking fires not far away and the houses of varying heights and arranged in an orderly manner. Their roofs are basically painted bright orange or blue, and there are large areas of bougainvillea planted on the balconies, making them very eye-catching.
The sound of fierce dog barking was heard.
Lu Chihuan looked up.
When he followed the sound, he saw two or three big dogs baring their teeth and growling under a tree, with low whimpering sounds coming from their throats.
It looks vicious.
On the tree trunk lay a child with washed-out clothes, short wrists and ankles. His hair was slightly yellow due to malnutrition. He was frightened by the big dog under the tree and was trembling with tears in his eyes.
Lu Chihuan saw this.
He frowned unconsciously.
He deliberately increased the weight of his footsteps, which made a slight noise when he stepped on the branches on the ground. The big dogs smelled a strange scent and immediately raised their heads vigilantly.
They no longer hang around the tree.
Instead, he lowered his body aggressively, and let out a few intimidating roars at Lu Chihuan, as if he would not be able to hold back and rush up to bite him a few times at any time.
Lu Chihuan was not afraid.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the big dogs. His thick eyelashes like crow feathers trembled slightly, and his heart seemed to be rumbling with evil thoughts.
Immediately following.
He released a little of his mental power lightly and appropriately.
That mental power carried a fierce and sharp murderous intent, which was more than enough to crush star beasts on a normal day. Now it was just to scare a few ordinary small animals.
The results are not surprising.
The big dogs were so frightened that they tucked their tails between their legs and ran away whimpering.
After scaring away the big dogs, Lu Chihuan looked up at the child who was still clinging to the tree trunk, and smiled at him in a friendly manner, "Do you want me to carry you down?"
He was born with red lips and white teeth.
Now when she smiled gently at others, her beautiful facial features became more lively and softer, and the visual impact brought about in an instant made people almost speechless.
The child was stunned for a moment.
He seemed to have never seen someone as handsome as Lu Chihuan, so he lowered his eyes shyly, and his slightly pale cheeks slowly turned red.
After hearing Lu Chihuan's words, he retracted his hand embarrassedly and spoke stutteringly.
"My clothes are...dirty."
His voice was as thin as a mosquito's.
I couldn't help feeling a little annoyed when I saw the dust on my knees and elbows.
He usually likes to be clean.
Although he only had a few pieces of clothes to wear, most of the time he would rub them clean and then wear them.
The dust was collected when I accidentally fell while being chased by those big dogs just now.
"It's ok."
Lu Chihuan didn't mind.
after all.
He had encountered all kinds of disgusting situations when killing Zerg and star beasts before, and he also survived on a deserted planet for a period of time due to an accident. Therefore, even if he had mysophobia, he would have been cured early.
He concentrated his mental strength under his feet.
With the help of the force, he jumped up lightly, then stretched out his hand and put the child in his arms, and landed on the ground easily.
The whole movement is as smooth as flowing water.
It only took a few seconds.
Before the child could react, Lu Chihuan put him on the ground.
He blinked stupidly.
After coming to his senses, he looked at Lu Chihuan with sparkling eyes, twisting his hands unconsciously, "Big brother."
“You are amazing.”
Lu Chihuan smiled when he heard this.
He originally wanted to find the villagers to ask about the situation, so he did not leave at this moment. Instead, he lowered his head and talked to the child.
"Just now I saw that those big dogs seemed to have collars around their necks, so they must be fed by someone. Could it be that someone is doing something bad and deliberately let the dogs out to chase you and bite you?"
The child turned pale.
There was a hint of nervousness and uneasiness in his eyes, but he nodded only under Lu Chihuan's gentle gaze.
only.
His mouth remained tightly shut like a clam shell, and he refused to say anything else.
Seeing this, Lu Chihuan didn't ask any more questions.
She just rubbed his slightly yellow hair, then lowered her voice and said, "Why don't I take you home, so that you won't encounter any danger on the way home."
The child looked anxious.
He grasped the hem of his clothes helplessly, as if he couldn't handle other people's kindness well, so after a moment he nodded and agreed.
The two of them walked and talked.
Soon Lu Chihuan learned his name and background from the child.
His name is Luo Wen.
He was an abandoned baby who was left in the mountains. When he was about to freeze to death, his grandmother picked him up and raised him.
But his grandmother's life was not very good. When she was young, her son and husband both died in the melee of the star pirates. She often shed tears because of this, and now her eyes are half blind.
Only a faint light can be seen.
although.
Today's technology and medical levels are extremely advanced. Luo Wen's grandmother's eye problem is not too serious. It can probably be cured by going to a hospital in the city.
But Luo Wen and his grandmother together can only be considered half of the labor force, and it is very difficult for them to support themselves.
In the past, I occasionally needed help from the villagers once or twice, so I had no money to go to the hospital for this operation.
"But that's okay."
Luo Wen's voice sounded very optimistic. "I raise two sheep and a few chickens. I sell eggs and goat milk every day. Now I have saved up half a jar of change."
Lu Chihuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
Then a confused monosyllable came out of his nose, "Sheep?"
It stands to reason.
Given Luo Wen's family situation, they should not have any extra money to buy sheep and chickens. Could it be that the person in charge of this small planet sent them specially to subsidize poor households?
He thought so.
That's all I asked.
Luo Wen shook his head hesitantly, as if he didn't know whether he should confess to Lu Chihuan. Now he turned his head and looked around.
Then he whispered solemnly, "My two brothers gave it to me."
Because I have no father and no mother.
In addition, he had to take care of his blind grandmother, so Luo Wen was well-behaved and sensible since he was a child. On weekdays, he not only did laundry and cooking, but also carried a basket on his back to the mountains to pick up some edible food.
In short.
This is in stark contrast to other children in the village who only know how to play.
The villagers would occasionally dislike their own children and would praise Luo Wen in front of them. Because of this, the children in the village would look unhappy when they saw Luo Wen.
They didn't like playing with Rowan and would occasionally bully him.
Most of the time.
Luo Wen could only endure it silently.
Or he could hide in a quiet and remote place, so that others can't find him and will naturally give up teasing him.
It’s not that he is bloodless.
But Luo Wen didn't want to cause trouble for his grandmother. He knew that his grandmother's health was already very poor, and there was nothing he could do even if he knew.
Instead, it will hurt your heart and your body.
In addition, most of the villagers in the village have extended a helping hand to him and his grandmother when they were in trouble, so Luo Wen didn't feel embarrassed to argue with their children.
A few months ago, while avoiding the teasing of other children from the same village, Luo Wen accidentally ran to an abandoned village not far away.
There are basically no people living there.
The nearby paddy fields were overgrown with weeds and most of the houses had collapsed.
The place was filled with choking dust and spider webs, and the valuables had long been taken away. Basically, no one would come here, so Luo Wen treated it as his own secret garden and would stay here for several hours every time.
And some time ago.
When he arrived at the abandoned village as usual, he found that a group of strangers had come here, and were repairing the houses and cleaning, as if they were going to stay there.
Not only that.
They also pulled Luo Wen out from his hiding place. Luo Wen still remembers the way the older brother yelled.
"Monitor!"
"There's actually a little kid hiding here, and he looks pretty well behaved."
The corners of his lips were naturally upturned, so even when he was standing still, he looked friendly and smiling. He also had a fan tucked into his waist, even though he was neither cold nor hot.
But I have to take it out and fan it a few times.
At this moment, he looked like he had discovered a new world. He turned to another gentle-looking man and said, "Can I raise it?"
The young man looked as if he had a headache when he heard this.
He took a deep breath before answering, "He is a child who has not yet grown up. He has his own guardian. He is not a cat or dog that can be picked up and brought home casually."
"Put him down quickly and don't scare the children."
Luo Wen was originally afraid.
But after hearing their conversation, he became inexplicably quiet and just stared at them with his dark eyes.
"It's as light as a kitten, probably weighing less than two taels."
The young man holding the fan muttered something, but still carefully put him on the ground, then took out a handful of chocolates from his pocket and said, "Here you go."
"Take it and sweeten your mouth."
Luo Wen was embarrassed to ask for it.
The young man stuffed the chocolate directly into his palm and said, "Don't worry, there is no rat poison in it."
Perhaps it was their kindness that gave him confidence. After that, he still often came to this abandoned village, hiding behind the door or under the tree and watching them secretly.
although.
This place no longer belongs to him, but he likes those two young brothers very much.
He was very happy to see them and their companions repairing the dilapidated house, making it clean and tidy, and then settling down here.
I don’t know from which day.
The two young men spoke to him again, and they became familiar with each other unconsciously.
After learning about Rowan's situation, the young man who looked a little out of touch and always had a smile on his face touched his head and said, "Poor thing." The next day, he gave him two lambs and a few hens.
Then teach him how to raise it.
I also told him that eggs and goat milk could be sold to uncles and aunts in the same village, and the money saved could be used to improve his life.
Then I performed surgery on grandma.
Luo Wen was very grateful to them. If it weren't for them, he and his grandmother might still be living a life of hunger and starvation.
But then—
Everything is ruined.
Whenever Luo Wen closed his eyes, he could still see the dazzling flames flickering. The village that had been renovated neatly and cleanly had once again become a ruin. He could still seem to hear other people shouting and groaning in pain.
Think of this.
His face turned pale again.
After hearing this, Lu Chihuan paused, half squatted down and pressed Luo Wen's shoulder, then described the appearance and personality of Xia Zhishu and Chen Muzhe.
"you said……"
"Is it the two of them?"
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