Let's walk together for the rest of our lives. If the host says to leave, she will leave.

As the sun sets, Gu Ling puts on his dried clothes and goes back with Jiang Nian.

Gu Ling stopped when he reached the big tree at the gate of the dilapidated temple. Jiang Nian looked puzzled: "Come on, what are you doing here?"

"Can I come in?"

Jiang Nian bent down, and put his dirty face directly in front of Gu Ling, revealing his big white teeth: "As long as you don't ask me for money again in the future, I will let you in and provide you with free protection. Would you consider it?"

Gu Ling spread his five fingers and pressed his face with a palm, pushing him away: "No."

Jiang Nian persisted: "It's very dangerous outside. You are lucky these few days. In fact, there are many bad guys who specifically catch children like you."

“They’re not as good as me.”

"Pfft..." Jiang Nian couldn't help laughing. He clenched a fist and put it to his lips, coughing twice, "Well, cough, there are more people, even though you are powerful, you can't win alone."

Gu Ling couldn't get used to the tone of coaxing a child. She knew Jiang Nian was making fun of her, so she suddenly moved down and kicked Jiang Nian to the ground.

The world turned upside down and Jiang Nian lay on the ground, feeling a burning pain in his back.

Jiang Nian was lying on his back, and saw Gu Ling lifting the hem of his clothes, calm and composed, with a hint of the demeanor of a master?

"Hey, kid!"

Hearing this, Gu Ling lowered his head to look at him, and saw that the boy's eyes were very bright, like crackling sparks in a haystack, burning brighter and brighter.

"Let's have a fight. I'll give you your money whether you win or lose."

Strange man, why isn't he angry?

Gu Ling's dark eyes met the boy's and he just said, "Okay."

Jiang Nian stood up with his back to Gu Ling. He turned around and walked towards Gu Ling leisurely, putting a hand on Gu Ling's shoulder: "You made two mistakes."

After he finished speaking, Jiang Nian suddenly exerted force, turned his wrist, and grabbed Gu Ling's neck, not caring at all that Gu Ling was only a child of six or seven years old.

Gu Ling stretched out his hand to block, and grabbed Jiang Nian's wrist with his other hand. The huge force made Jiang Nian's face change slightly.

The next second—

"It hurts, it hurts! Let go! The bone is broken!"

Gu Ling loosened his hands and a fist came towards her face. The wind from the fist lifted her hair. Gu Ling bent backward and supported himself on the ground with his hands. A sharp blade was against her throat.

The usually sloppy boy stood next to Gu Ling, his hand holding the blade very steady. The skinny boy now had the sharpness of a sword out of its sheath.

Jiang Nian smiled, and the sharpness in his face turned back into a tone that demanded a beating: "You lose."

Gu Ling: "So what? Give me back the money."

"Ah——" Jiang Nian wailed, put away the blade, and reached out to pull Gu Ling.

"You little brat are not lovable at all...Awoo! Hiss——"

Gu Ling punched Jiang Nian in the face, and Jiang Nian got a dark circle under his eyes.

Jiang Nian covered his eyes and accused: "You have no moral principles!"

"Two mistakes. First, I should have attacked you when your back was facing me. Second, I shouldn't have let you get close to me and make physical contact." Gu Ling smiled, "Thanks for your guidance."

It has to be said that although sneak attacks are not based on martial ethics, they are effective.

Jiang Nian stopped wailing. He had not expected Gu Ling to be so quick-witted. He looked at Gu Ling and smiled attentively: "Gu Ling, I see that you have a great talent for martial arts. Do you want to get rich?"

Gu Ling nodded and stretched out his hand to him: "Give me back the money."

Jiang Nian: ...

In the end, Gu Ling still didn't get the money. It wasn't that Jiang Nian didn't want to give it to her, but the money was hidden somewhere else. Now it was getting late, so she had to wait until tomorrow.

However, Gu Ling followed Jiang Nian into the dilapidated temple.

Before going in, Jiang Nian looked down at Gu Ling beside him and spoke bluntly as always: "Don't trust anyone, don't accept anything from others, and don't leave my sight. Otherwise, if you die, I won't collect your body."

"Ah, not necessarily." He threatened in a teasing tone, "He may not die, but he may disappear."

Gu Ling said calmly, "I understand."

Perhaps because he didn't see Gu Ling was afraid, he was a little disappointed, shrugged, and pushed the door open.

The noisy room suddenly became quiet. Jiang Nian took Gu Ling to his seat. Someone asked, "Jiang boy, why did you bring her here?"

Jiang Nian pretended not to hear and said to Gu Ling: "What are you looking at? Lie down and go to sleep!"

The words were directed to Gu Ling, but anyone with a discerning eye knew who he was talking about.

Jiang Nian is a very evil guy. Gu Ling's identity has also been exposed. He is just a burden. The beggars will just be surprised for a while, but there is no need for them to conflict with Jiang Nian.

Seeing that the other party was not going to pay attention to them, the beggars swore a few words in a sarcastic tone and went to bed.

It was still the same posture as last night, one on the outside and one on the inside.

Jiang Nian had his back to Gu Ling. His not-so-tall and broad figure blocked Gu Ling completely, and also blocked all the gazes from the people around him.

Gu Ling looked at the boy's back, wondering what he was thinking.

Jiang Nian suddenly turned over to face Gu Ling and waved his fist at her: "What are you looking at?! Go to sleep!"

His gaze was about to poke a hole in his back, and he still wanted to sleep, okay?

Gu Ling rolled his eyes, turned over and fell asleep facing the wall.

Jiang Nian: So angry!

This little brat is here to defeat him.

Jiang Nian grabbed the quilt to cover Gu Ling, then turned over with his back to Gu Ling. Soon, he began to breathe steadily.

On the third day after leaving his master, the little beggar Gu was taken in by another little beggar.

At daybreak, after all the beggars in the dilapidated temple had left, Jiang Nian took Gu Ling to the place where he had hidden his money.

I don't know whether to praise him for his skill and courage or for his unique way of thinking. The place where he hid the money was in a grove full of graves.

Jiang Nian took Gu Ling around and found a tree. He dug under the tree for a long time and found a bundle. Just as he was about to hand the small purse inside to Gu Ling, Gu Ling snatched all the things away.

She counted the money and returned the rest to Jiang Nian. Jiang Nian looked at the remaining twenty copper coins and said with a sad face: "You are robbing me!"

Gu Ling corrected: "You are the one who robbed me. I know how much money I have."

Speaking of robbery, Jiang Nian had another idea: "Seriously, do you want to work with me? Follow me and I guarantee you three meals a day."

"Robbery?"

"I see you have a strange body... Hey hey hey! Don't go!" Jiang Nian grabbed Gu Ling and scratched his hair with one hand, looking a little annoyed, "How can I eat if I don't steal or rob?"

Gu Ling took out his broken bowl and said firmly, "Begging for food!"

Jiang Nian: ...

After being a beggar for twelve years, a little boy who had been wandering for a few days asked him to beg for food.

If begging is so easy, why would he need to rob?!

Jiang Nian rolled his eyes, put a few copper coins in his pocket, buried the bag back in the ground, turned around and left.