i have three shadows

Jian Qingzhu was stunned for a moment, seeing his resolute eyes, she really didn't dare to step forward, and at the same time realized that the hostility on her face was too strong, which might have scared him.

The woman holding Xiao Xingxing turned her head, but saw nothing, and slapped him again: "What are you talking about?!"

The children next to them all turned their heads and looked at the direction Xiao Xingxing was staring at. A boy shouted loudly: "He's scaring people again!"

The fire that Jian Qingzhu had just pressed down burned up again, and she took a step forward.

"No!" Xiao Xingxing began to struggle, still looking in Jian Qingzhu's direction.

The woman holding him didn't dare to move for a while, and the children around were making noise. At this moment, someone next to him yelled, "What are you doing?! They're all gone!"

Jian Qingzhu turned her head, and saw a somewhat hulking woman looking at her.

The children seemed to be very afraid of the woman, so they rushed away, Xiao Xingxing struggled a bit, grabbed his woman and let go.

Jian Qingzhu didn't have time to think so much.

He felt his eyes were hot, so he could only run two steps towards Xiaoxing, and when he was about to touch him, he suddenly knelt down on the ground to match his height.

When the little party saw him coming, he threw the things he had been protecting tightly on the ground, threw himself into Jian Qingzhu's arms, patted him on the back at the same time, and said softly: "Brother, I'm fine, I left some delicious food for you , It wasn’t stolen, it was brought to me secretly by my sister last time.”

Jian Qingzhu lowered her eyes and saw a pack of beef jerky beside her.

People not far away could only see Xiao Xingxing's movements. The woman who was holding him earlier was frightened and ran back into the house, and the children around him were also far away.

Jian Qingzhu hugged the little man in his arms tightly, reached out to grab something on the ground, and hooked his thigh with one hand, trying to pick him up and walk away.

Xiao Xingxing didn't move, and whispered in his ear: "Brother, if you don't hug him, you will scare others."

After he finished talking, Jian Qingzhu was afraid that the hoop would hurt him, so he quickly let go.

Xiao Xingxing smiled brightly at him, and pulled him towards the alley: "Hurry up, go there!"

Jian Qingzhu had no choice but to follow behind him, and went to the alley again.

Seeing that there was no one outside, Xiao Xingxing turned around and threw himself into his arms, and said with a smile, "I almost missed the meeting time!"

Jian Qingzhu didn't know what to say, so she could only bury her head on his shoulder, and pressed her eyes hard.

Xiao Xingxing clung to his body, stretched his short hands behind his back, rested his head on his shoulder, and said softly, "I'm fine."

Jian Qingzhu suddenly felt very sad, Xiao Xingxing's actions made his nose sour, and an indescribable emotion fermented in his heart.

This kind of unreserved sense of trust that only a child can give, this kind of trust that gives him his whole being to you, almost brought tears to his eyes.

"It's okay." He forced a smile, looking at the little person in front of him.

He stared at Xiao Xingxing for a long time, as if he was looking at someone else through him, and finally said in a voice almost whispering: "It would be great if there was not only one life between you and me."

"Brother, what are you talking about?" Xiao Xingxing tilted his head to look at him, "Why live alone?"

Jian Qingzhu hugged him tightly again, shook his head, and said, "Be good, you have to remember that life is rare, and you have to live well and grow up well, do you know?"

Xiao Xingxing was ignorant, he heard the words clearly, but he didn't quite understand the meaning of the last half of the sentence, he only intuited that it was different from what he understood, but he couldn't get to the bottom of it.

But "be good", he knows.

So he leaned on Jian Qingzhu and nodded seriously: "Okay."

After a while, he raised his head again and asked, "Brother, are you leaving?"

Jian Qingzhu looked at him and said nothing.

He lowered his head, played with a button on Jian Qingzhu's coat, and said without expression: "Every time my sister says you are good, she leaves after she finishes speaking."

I do not go.

Jian Qingzhu wanted to say this, but he couldn't say it.

Of course he was going to leave, for Xiao Xingxing, and for 17-year-old Xu Xingxing, he probably also had to leave.

This illusion is very strange, the entire time axis is completely chaotic, like two coordinate systems accidentally stacked together, chaotic, no law can be found.

Irrelevant lines are intertwined in this three-dimensional picture, and he and Xu Xingxing overlapped into one point in this chaotically composed world.

So being able to touch each other.

Xu Xingxing became the center of gravity, he was the bridge.

Like fate, in this distorted time and space, Xu Xingxing stood in his own life, connecting Jian Qingzhu with this world that Jian Qingzhu didn't know.

Jian Qingzhu couldn't help but think, even if the way of expression is unexpected, the metaphor behind all this is the same as the previous hexagram.

Destiny runs on the established road without any deviation.

After this day, Jian Qingzhu suddenly discovered that in the world where Xiao Xingxing lived, the time axis jumped for almost a year.

He has grown taller, and in a blink of an eye he has reached the age when he should go to school.

Jian Qingzhu was able to judge this point because when he saw Xu Xingxing again, he said: "Aunt Mei said that I should go to the first grade, but the courtyard won't let me."

"Why?" Jian Qingzhu asked.

Xiao Xingxing looked at him silently, and said after a while, "You can actually study in the orphanage."

Jian Qingzhu didn't know what to say again.

According to Xiaoxing, this day is the summer solstice.

The sun was very strong that day, and it shone in from the entrance of the alley in the afternoon, and the dust flying in the warm air cast long shadows.

The little party took Jian Qingzhu behind the alley and turned to an old door of the orphanage that no one cared about.

There was a lot of rust on the iron door, Jian Qingzhu touched it lightly with his hand, and when he retracted again, there was a cold rusty smell on his fingertips.

The chain on the door has been exposed to the wind and the sun for a long time, and the lock cylinder has long been broken, and it is only hanging on it.

Xiao Xingxing looked back at Jian Qingzhu, looking very excited: "Brother, I found it when you were not here! It's a secret place, I'll take you there!"

Jian Qingzhu said in her heart that I have been in that alley, and knew that this matter would not be clear for a while, so she didn't pay much attention to it, just smiled and nodded at him.

The two of them pulled off the chain, and after going out, hung up the chain again.

After going out for a few steps and seeing a wall, Jian Qingzhu thought about the direction, probably the back of the alley.

Xiao Xingxing turned a corner, and a warehouse appeared in front of him. The depth seemed to be very long, and the outer wall of blue bricks looked up slightly, and the grass on the tile eaves could be seen.

"Inside!" Xiao Xingxing shouted and went to push the warehouse door.

Jian Qingzhu pulled him back, and Xiao Xingxing laughed: "Brother, don't be afraid, I come here often."

As he said, he came to hold Jian Qingzhu's hand, and Jian Qingzhu held him, stretched out his hand and pushed the door.

After entering Jian Qingzhu, I found that this is an abandoned timber factory, and all the equipment inside should have been removed, leaving only piles of wood, exuding a mellow fragrance in the summer afternoon.

He took a deep breath and felt that he would remember this smell for the rest of his life.

As soon as the door was closed, Xiao Xingxing jumped up immediately, rushed to the corner of the factory, and threw himself into a pile of shavings.

The wood shavings are yellowish, with the unique fluffy smell of sawdust, looking clean and soft.

Jian Qingzhu was in a daze when Xiao Xingxing suddenly grabbed a handful of wood shavings and threw them towards him.

The wood shavings were very light, and his strength was weak, so he couldn't throw them very far. As soon as he let go of the wood chips, they fell on his head one after another like snow.

Xiao Xingxing giggled.

Jian Qingzhu couldn't touch the wood shavings, so she stretched out her hand and gently touched his head, grabbed it with her big hand, picked up a large handful of wood shavings, and threw them upwards vigorously, so high.

"It's snowing!" Xiao Xingxing yelled, stretched out his hands to pick up the shavings that Jian Qingzhu had scattered, and ran all over the factory.

Tired of playing, the two of them lay down among the shavings, holding hands, looking up at the high beams and roofs of the abandoned factory.

The history of this factory is not short. The roof is covered with green tiles, and many lighting tiles are built at intervals. The sun shines from above, and it is quiet, like a dream.

An old dream.

Dream!

Jian Qingzhu's thoughts turned here, and she suddenly froze.

Now all this is not so much a mirage as a dream!

If this is the case, then I, who is still in the cave, should be deeply in a coma or sleep, so what about Xu Xing?

He turned to look at Xiao Xingxing.

Is this Xu Xingxing's dream, or Jian Qingzhu's dream?

The days of Xiao Xing and his party in the illusion passed for a while, and the timber factory replaced the alley and became the new secret base of the two.

Another day, when the two of them were sitting in a pile of shavings in a daze, there was a sudden sound of iron chains clashing outside.

Jian Qingzhu's ears are sensitive, and when she heard the sound, she jumped up and ran over quickly.He stretched out his hand to pull the big iron gate, but he didn't touch anything when he touched it, so he hurriedly turned around: "Come here!"

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Xingxing had already run to the front, he grabbed Jian Qingzhu with a panicked expression, and Jian Qingzhu immediately went to pull the wooden door.

There was a crash.

There was a gap in the door, and through the gap, Jian Qingzhu saw the iron chain at a glance, followed by the backs of several teenagers.

Someone turned around and shouted: "Xu Xingxing! You can stay inside with your ghost!"

A group of people laughed very happily.

Jian Qingzhu was so angry that he kicked it without thinking, the door made a loud bang, the two doors bent outwards, and then bounced back.

Xiao Xingxing who was led by him staggered, Jian Qingzhu reached out to hug him up, and after holding him firmly, he kicked with all his strength.

The door was still trembling after two bangs, and someone screamed outside, and after a while, nothing was heard.

Jian Qingzhu frowned with self-blame, raised his hand to look at his fingertips, he could not touch the real thing in this illusion, and he could not use magic techniques.

After a while, he kicked the door again as if venting his anger.

Xiaoxing hurriedly hugged his neck: "Brother, don't be angry, Aunt Mei will come to see me later, just stay for a while, brother, don't be afraid."

Jian Qingzhu took a deep breath, and thought to himself, what kind of life did Xu Xingxing live when he was not around?

He hugged him tightly and asked, "OK, have you told your sister?"

Xiaoxing leaned in his arms and patted him on the back: "I can't say, I told my sister to worry, she is very tired, she has to go to school and take care of me."

Jian Qingzhu had a sore nose for a while, and led the group to sit back on the pile of shavings.

Except when watching his mother go crazy and die, Jian Qingzhu had never experienced such a powerless time. He thought sadly that in the end, he was just a person.

Xiaoxing grabbed his hand tightly and tried to comfort him: "Brother, don't worry, why don't you go out first and then think of a solution?"

Jian Qingzhu shook her head.

If he didn't bring Xiao Xingxing, he could indeed pass through the door as a spirit body, but the worst thing now is that he still can't unlock it without touching Xiao Xingxing after passing through.

"It's impossible to put you here alone." He said, holding Xiaoxing into his arms.

Xiao Xingxing patted him on the head like an adult.

Jian Qingzhu laughed suddenly, and said, "Why are you so sensible? Other children were still brats when they were your age."

Xiao Xingxing also laughed, patted him on the shoulder again, and said pretending to be mature: "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid."

The previous time passed extremely quickly, but since the two of them were imprisoned here, time seemed to have lost the ability to pass.

No, it's not that there is no passage, but the passage has become the same as in reality.

Every minute and every second is long.

Only the little people in the arms are real.

No one ever came to find them.

After a long time, the sky finally dimmed, and the night was a bit cold, Jian Qingzhu wrapped Xiao Xingxing in his arms, and suddenly felt very sleepy.

The two talked for a while with their eyes open, and fell asleep at some point.

When I woke up, it was still dark outside, and the bright moonlight shone down from the lighting tiles, casting light spots around me.

Jian Qingzhu looked down at Xiao Xingxing, and found that he was frowning tightly. After his eyes adjusted to the surrounding environment, he saw that his face was flushed abnormally.

Startled, he lowered his head in a hurry, and pressed his forehead against Xiao Xingxing's, it was hot.

Immediately at a loss.

Jian Qingzhu hurriedly got up and looked around.

The windows in this factory were all opened extremely high, with iron frames, and the walls were bare. He had no ability to make formulas, and he couldn't climb up with Xiao Xingxing at all.

He looked back at Xiao Xingxing, and when he heard him calling "brother" in a daze, he felt his heart throbbing.

After running around the entire factory, he finally saw a small pool in the corner. He turned around and ran back to pick up Xiao Xingxing, went to the pool, and turned on the faucet.

No one had used it for a long time, the faucet was rusted, and it couldn't be unscrewed for a while, Xiao Xingxing groaned uncomfortably, he suddenly pushed hard, and the water splashed all over his body.

He held Xiao Xingxing tightly in his arms, and took two steps back slightly.

After the rusty red water in front is drained, it is clean tap water.

I reached out and touched it, it was cold, just right.

Jian Qingzhu held Xiao Xingxing in one hand, and put his hand in the water until his hand was cold, then stretched it out and wiped it off on his body, and then quickly covered Xiao Xingxing's forehead before the coldness dissipated.

The forehead was hot, and the palms of the hands became hot after a while. While restraining the anger and fear in his heart, Jian Qingzhu stretched out his hand to flush the water again.

I don't know how many times I repeated this mechanically, Xiao Xingxing finally loosened his brows, and it was dawn.

Carrying him back into the pile of wood shavings, Jian Qingzhu's anger lasted for a long time, and gradually dissipated into fear.

Knowing that Xu Xingxing will grow up safely, this kind of fear still turned into a big hand, which almost crushed his heart.

When the sky was bright, Xiao Xingxing finally woke up, looked at him in a daze and smiled: "Brother, you really didn't leave?"

Jian Qingzhu touched his forehead: "I didn't leave, I didn't leave. Is there any discomfort?"

Xiao Xingxing was about to speak when suddenly there was the sound of iron chains outside, and a somewhat familiar voice shouted: "OK, OK! Xu Xingxing!"

"Sister!" Xiao Xingxing said, but his voice was hoarse, and he couldn't raise his voice no matter what.

He looked anxiously at Jian Qingzhu, Jian Qingzhu knelt up straight, touched his hand, and called out "Sister Chichi", the screaming outside continued, but it was not responding to him.

Sure enough, he couldn't hear him, he turned his head to look at Xiaoxing guiltily, Xiaoxing smiled reluctantly and shook his head, indicating that it was okay.

The sound of unlocking the door was still ringing, Xu Chichi yelled hoarsely with a crying voice: "If something happens to my brother, I will kill whoever locked the door!"

The sound of the iron chain falling finally sounded.

At the same time, the world before Jian Qingzhu's eyes suddenly shook.

He had a premonition of something, and suddenly lowered his head, looked at Xiao Xingxing who was still confused, and said softly: "Be good, grow up well."

Xiaoxing nodded.

At the moment when Xu Chichi rushed in, the scene in front of Jian Qingzhu disappeared as if the wind had blown away the mist.

He kept kneeling and ushered in the darkness again.

The author has something to say:

Xingxing is really a little angel~~~

Come to Auntie's arms!