After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Jiang Liqian subconsciously frowned and wanted to say something, but the next second she turned her head away indifferently and said in a very calm voice: "Whatever happened to you is not a reason to hurt me. I don't need to help you. Besides..."

She sneered coldly, "Your hands are already stained with the blood of countless innocent people. Do you think you are innocent?"

The little beggar was silent for a moment.

Jiang Liqian thought he finally couldn't hold back anymore and was ready to let her go. However, just as she was about to leave, the strength in her legs not only didn't disappear, but he hugged her even tighter.

"I say you……"

"I'm sorry!" He suddenly shouted, scaring Jiang Liqian so much that she almost tripped and fell to the ground.

However, after the little beggar shouted this, he buried his face in his collar, his voice muffled and with obvious guilt.

Jiang Li frowned slightly.

"I... I've never hurt anyone before, this is the first time...

"I deliberately told them about you and then led them to find you. My hands are not stained with other people's blood..."

Jiang Liqian was slightly surprised, then laughed angrily.

Gritting his teeth in anger.

"So," she bent down and glared at him coldly, "should I thank you? Thank you for going to such great lengths to harm me?"

"No, that's not the case!" Seeing that Jiang Liqian was really angry, the little beggar quickly stretched out his neck and shook his head desperately, "I don't mean to hurt you. I know you won't be caught by them."

"What do you mean?"

The little beggar stole a glance at Jiang Liqian's face, loosened his grip, and hesitantly said, "I saw you at the city gate. I didn't have any thoughts at first, but I thought you, a little girl with no one around, were too unsafe. But when I saw you pay the entrance fee without hesitation and find an inn with a great location that was slightly cheaper than the luxurious restaurants in the city center, I knew you must be from an extraordinary background."

"If you were truly an ordinary little girl, you wouldn't have been so willing to give out those spirit stones. You should have been like me..." He tugged at his tattered clothes a little embarrassedly. "Without family to protect you, a child wouldn't have lived long. And it's certainly impossible for you to be as glamorous as you, wearing a cloak to cover your face."

Jiang Liqian listened to his slow explanation, and the expression on her face changed from anger to astonishment.

Such meticulous observation, the insight of this little beggar is amazing.

Thinking of what he said, that children without family members to protect them will not live long, my heart ached even more.

Yes, how can a child survive without the protection of his relatives?

No one cares whether he is cold or hot, whether he is full, safe or happy.

No one cares whether he lives or dies.

And she had been like this before, dressed in tattered clothes, struggling to survive, just because her mother's only wish before her death was that she could live well.

That's why she wanted to become an immortal. So when she saw Yun Ruyi who was in the same situation as her, she saved her without hesitation.

She longed that from now on, there would be someone very important in her life who would miss her and think about her in his heart, and if one day she died, that person would still think of collecting her remaining bones.

Sadly, even such a small wish was not fulfilled for her.

Immortal Master Qingzhi once told her that the way of heaven is ruthless and the way of man is cold. All things are born and die, and all things disappear. If one has no distracting thoughts in his mind, no fear in his thoughts, no desires and no emotions, he will achieve the way of immortality.

She always felt that what the Immortal Master said was right, but she just couldn't do it.

No matter how she suppressed herself or how hard she demanded of herself, she could not be free of thoughts and desires.

Because she had nothing in the first place, it was difficult for her to let go.

But in the end, there is still nothing.

Maybe she really... doesn't deserve this.

"Don't be sad, okay? I'm not a burden. I can do a lot of things. I can serve tea, wash clothes, and cook. I can do everything. And I eat very little. If you feel embarrassed, I... I can also go begging. It doesn't cost you any spirit stones. Just take me away from here. Please, okay?"

Although her expression remained calm, the little beggar could see through her inner turmoil at a glance, and his voice became smaller and smaller, and he became less and less confident as he spoke.

When he pounced on her and hugged her thighs, he was so aggressive and determined not to give up until he achieved his goal, but now the strength of his hand holding her skirt was much weaker.

"I... I know that many young ladies from aristocratic families and disciples of sects have ways to protect their lives, and... and Third Brother and the others aren't that powerful. The deputy captain was out of town on business that day, so he couldn't be hurt... I'm sorry, but I can't help it. I can't die. I promised Grandpa Li that I would live no matter what. Grandpa Li treats me as his own grandson, and I can't break my promise. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

He thought she was sad because he had caused her to almost have her spirit stones stolen, and now she was being pestered by him again.

She is just a little girl after all.

Jiang Liqian didn't want to explain. She waved her sleeves and spiritual power burst out from her body, easily knocking him away.

The little beggar sat on the ground blankly, looking at his own hands, then looking at Jiang Liqian's indifferent back as she left, his eyes suddenly turned completely red.

How sensitive he is and how good he is at reading people's expressions is the result of how long he has been suffering in the quagmire. Today, he is risking everything and doing the most despicable thing in order to survive. If he cannot go with her, then what awaits him will only be the crazy revenge of the three brothers.

He will definitely die.

But now, has he lost the bet?

Cockroaches that live in stinking ditch cannot see the light of day, right?

But why? He only saw her at the city gate, and he felt that she would save him...

The person in front paused, tilted his head impatiently, and said in a low voice, "What are you dawdling about? Why aren't you leaving?"

The little beggar was stunned and didn't react.

Jiang Liqian was the most nosy in her previous life, and she hated meddling the most in this life. Now she really wished she had not said this, but in the end she did not really abandon him.

Seeing his dazed look, she simply walked over, grabbed his collar, and lifted him up from the ground.

"I have a long way to go. When we leave here, I will give you some spirit stones, and then we will go our separate ways and never see each other again."

The little beggar opened his mouth to say something, but then pursed his lips and swallowed his words.

Jiang Liqian didn't need his answer. She turned around again and walked towards the teleportation array.

The little beggar hurriedly caught up from behind.

After hesitating for a moment, he whispered, "My name is Xu Zisheng. I'm the third child in the family. I have two older brothers, but they're both... gone. What's your name?"

Jiang Liqian didn't say anything.

Xu Zisheng was not discouraged. When she didn't say anything, he kept asking her over and over again. In the end, Jiang Liqian was so annoyed that she replied, "Jiang Liqian."