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The window lattices were creaked softly by the night wind, only a lamp on the table was emitting dim light in the room, which was faintly visible.

Jiang Weiyan rubbed his face against Baili's neck, and said softly, "Are you afraid of the dark?"

Bai Lian's heart trembled, and then he said calmly: "No."

"Then why do you keep a lamp?" Jiang Weiyan said vaguely again, "Obviously there is."

"..."

"Uncle Shi said that you are good at hiding your emotions. To be honest, I didn't believe it when I heard it. Because you will be angry and ignore others in front of me, and you will laugh happily. You will have many different emotions." Jiang Wei All the breath when Yan spoke was sprinkled on the exposed skin of Baili Eucalyptus. You can even pretend not to be afraid of the darkness you fear in your heart. Bailiyan, you are really good at hiding."

Baili An closed his eyes, and said lightly: "Thanks for your praise."

Jiang Weiyan was angry, "I'm not praising you!"

The sudden childishness made Bai Lian laugh.

"I finally laughed..." Jiang Weiyan muttered, the corners of his mouth curled up.

Thyme Eucalyptus: "..."

"Why are you afraid of the dark?"

Bai Lian said casually: "I can't see people, it's uncomfortable."

"Then what do you mean by turning your back on me now?"

Is there really such a brazen person?Bai Lian didn't believe this evil, "... Is the person I'm talking about referring to you?"

Jiang Weiyan muttered: "I just like to put gold on my face, can't I?"

"……"Impressed.

"Yuan, let me tell you a secret." Jiang Weiyan was full of interest.

"Can you not listen?" Baili Eucalyptus lost interest.

There was a moment of silence behind him, and then there was a resentful voice: "...Are you really not listening?"

"Okay, I'll listen." Bai Lian reluctantly agreed, and seized the opportunity to negotiate terms, "But can you let me go?"

Jiang Weiyan chuckled, and Yiyan reluctantly took the hand around his waist away.He just looked at Bai Lian's back and asked, "Do you remember the Zhuangzi we were in when we first met?"

Baili Eucalyptus said "Yes", "I remember."

***

Bai Lian was only 12 years old when he met Jiang Weiyan for the first time. In order to hone him, the emperor sent him to Jiang Xun's military camp to practice martial arts with the army for three months.

At that time, the thirteen prefectures of Yunsui were not as peaceful as they are now, and they often fought with northern Xinjiang.

At that time, he was young and rebellious, and once took advantage of Jiang Xun's absence, he sneaked out of the barracks.I wanted to go to Yuanling Mountain for a horse race, but on the way, I almost ran into a group of cavalry from Northern Xinjiang.

The appearance of the northern Xinjiang people is quite different from that of the Han people. Baili's eyes are lighter, the bridge of the nose is straight, and the eyebrows are three-dimensional, making the eye sockets look deep. In fact, he looks a bit like a northern Xinjiang person, but the lower half of his face But it is a standard Han Chinese appearance.

What's more, he was dressed in Han Chinese from head to toe, and he spoke Chinese from the beginning. It would be difficult for him to pretend to be an ordinary person in northern Xinjiang.

Riding back to the barracks was too noisy, Bai Lian quietly got off his horse, using the thick trees to cover his figure.

After aiming at the right time, he swung his whip vigorously on the horse, and the horse galloped away to the depths of the mountain forest like an arrow leaving the string.

He was only 12 years old at the time. He was small and agile, but he was very courageous.He just lay there lying in the bushes, watching the northern Xinjiang cavalry gallop past him, and the mud and sand splashed everywhere the horseshoes passed.

After the northern Xinjiang cavalry had gone far away, he slowly crawled forward to another road, keeping an eye on his surroundings all the time, feeling nervous but hearty.

Along the way, he saw a dilapidated Zhuangzi. He looked around and walked in quietly after making sure there was no one inside.It can be seen from the buildings and some clothes left on the ground that it is the place where the Han people lived.

In the empty Zhuangzi, the ground was stained with blood, surrounded by ruins, and it seemed that he could still smell the strong smell of blood in the air.

This is... Tucun?

Before he had time to think about it, he was pulled into the dirty alley by an external force.

Are you from Northern Xinjiang?

Bai Lian quickly searched for a way to escape in his mind, and subconsciously pressed that hand, but the hand he touched was small, very thin, and the bones were so hard that his heart ached.

Still a child?

Bai Lian turned around and pushed the man against the wall, his elbow was stuck on his neck, and the other hand did not let go, holding him all the time.

The disheveled child in front of him couldn't stop coughing: "Ahem..."

Bai Lian asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

Although a child is dirty, his eyes are bright.Wen Yan stared at him with dark eyes, "Who are you? Are you Han Chinese or Northern Xinjiang?"

"What do you think?"

"I don't know." Wen Yan said bluntly, "You are born like a northerner, but you speak Chinese very well."

Seeing that he was struggling to breathe, Bai Lian relaxed his hand a little and said, "I am a Han."

"Then how did you grow up like this?"

It didn't sound very comfortable to hear these words, Bai Lian exerted a little more force, bent his lips and said with a smile: "What's wrong with me like this?"

Wen Yan was so overwhelmed that he could hardly breathe, and he turned a corner when the words came to his lips: "It's so beautiful..."

Bai Lian sneered and let go of the man.

Wen Yan patted his heart, and sat back on the pile of straw alone, with a dog lying beside him.

"How old are you?" Bai Lian sat next to him.

"Ten years old."

"Oh, two years younger than me."

"Oh."

The atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

Baili Eucalyptus didn't dislike the messy straw pile, patted it casually, and lay down, with his head resting on his arms, and his feet raised to look at the sky, "Hey, what's your name?"

On the other hand, Wen Yan sat upright, "Wen Yan, Yan of Haiyan and Heqing."

"Wen Yan..." Bai Lian read his name again, "What a name."

"Thank you."

Bai Lian turned his head to look at him, puzzled and said: "There is no one here, why are you still here?"

Wen Yan lowered his eyes, depressed, "I ran out secretly, now I can't find my parents, and I can't find my way home."

He didn't expect that because of his naughty move, he escaped a catastrophe.

When he saw Wenjiazhuang, where blood flowed like a river, he fell to the ground.He stumbled and ran home, but there was still blood in the room, and there was no sign of his parents.

He ran to the neighbor's house again, which was also empty.

There is no one in Zhuangzi except him.

Living or dead, neither.

"Where is your home? Shall I take you back?"

Wen Yan shook his head, tears welling in his eyes.

Bai Lian thought it was because he was young and couldn't remember the place, "Then you plan to stay here forever?"

Wen Yan hugged her knees, lowered her head, and said, "I don't know where to go."

That's right, the neighborhood is deserted. As a child, if he is robbed halfway, or starves to death on the road, no one will find him.

Bai Lian sat up and took out a bag of things from his arms.He unwrapped the greased paper, and it turned out to be a big white steamed bun.

"Are you hungry? I just heard your stomach growl."

Wen Yan looked at the steamed bun in his hand, couldn't help swallowing, and stared eagerly.

"It's getting cold, but there's nothing else to eat right now." Bai Lian handed him the whole steamed bun, "I'll eat it for you."

Wen Yan just stretched out his hand and retracted it, "Half is fine, you can eat too."

Bai Lian froze for a moment, then smiled, "Okay, half of each person."

He broke the steamed bun in half before handing it out, before Wen Yan even got it, Bai Lian took the steamed bun back.

Wen Yan: "?"

"Wait, wipe your hands first, don't eat all the dirt in a while." Bai Lian took out his handkerchief, and wiped his face carefully first, and the unkempt child became handsome.

Bai Lian took a look and said: "You are also good-looking."

Wen Yan looked at him in a daze: "?"

His face flushed imperceptibly.

The veil was very fragrant, he had never smelled such a smell, and it smelled very reassuring.He didn't know what kind of fabric the handkerchief was, anyway, it wasn't the linen he was wearing.The handkerchief was soft and smooth when rubbed on the face, it didn't prick the face at all, it was much better than the material of my own clothes.

Bai Lian wiped his hands carefully again. Wen Yan still had baby fat on his face, but his hands were thin. Bai Lian felt sad in his heart, "Okay, it's clean, eat quickly."

Wen Yan took the steamed buns and devoured them hungrily, and Bai Lian was worried that he would choke.

"Eat more." Seeing that he had finished eating, Bai Lian gave him the remaining half as well.

Wen Yan shook his head, put his hands behind his back, "No more."

Bai Lian said nonsense: "I don't like steamed buns."

"Then why did you take it with you?"

"..." was actually blocked by a child.

"I'm not hungry. I'll go back later and I have something to eat. Eat quickly."

Wen Yan was very hungry, and was a little shaken when he heard the words: "Really?"

"Really." Baili An was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and directly stuffed the steamed bun into his mouth.

With half a steamed bun stuffed in Wen Yan's mouth, her eyes were round and round, and she looked cute.

He looked at the thyme for a while, then continued to gobble it up.

Bai Lian rubbed his head and asked, "Why don't you come with me? It's not safe for you to be here alone."

"I want to wait for my parents here."

"They..." Seeing his dejected look, Bai Lian couldn't bear to say, "Why don't you wait here all night, if you don't wait, you can follow me when I come to pick you up tomorrow ?”

I just have time to discuss with Lord Jiang Laohou.

Wen Yan pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay."

Bai Lian stood up, patted the straw on his body, and said softly: "Then be careful, find a safe place to stay, I'm going back."

He waved at Wen Yan, turned and left.

"Brother!" Wen Yan called him anxiously, "You haven't told me your name yet."

Bai Lian stopped and turned his head, the honey-like sun just shone on his face, shining brightly.

His eyebrows were crooked with a smile, and his amber eyes were clean and clear.

"The complex surname is Baili, and the single name is a eucalyptus."

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This is the story of two beautiful children who start their hands at the first meeting