, wonderful and free of pop-ups! The girl cried very sadly, but she tried her best to suppress her sobs in the process, as if she didn't want outsiders to hear.
Tang Zhen looked at the girl's dejected look and sighed secretly in his heart, guessing that the girl's relatives might have suffered misfortune, otherwise she would not have such painful expressions of missing others.
"Dong dong dong!"
A knock on the door suddenly sounded, and the girl seemed to be frightened, and her body shook slightly. She quickly stretched out her sleeves to wipe away the remaining tears in the corners of her eyes, and then carefully hid the painting under the bed.
He stood up and opened the door. A fourteen-year-old boy in black clothes appeared outside the door.
"Sister, I'm back!"
The young man in black had a bright smile on his face, and with his long light yellow hair and fair skin, he looked very handsome. There was an ordinary long sword tied to the young man's back. Perhaps due to frequent use, the hilt was somewhat worn.
"We're back, Xiaorui. The food is ready. Hurry up and eat!"
The girl smiled, moved her body away, and the boy walked in.
After simply washing his hands, the young man took off the long sword behind him and placed it at the foot of the bed, then sat in front of the stone table for cooking.
The girl filled a wooden bowl with a large bowl of mushroom and potato soup, placed it in front of the boy, and then filled a small bowl for herself.
The young man in black named Xiao Rui stirred his food with a spoon, looked at the girl's reddish eyes, hesitated for a moment and said: "Sister, you cried, your eyes are red and swollen, are they again?" Miss your parents?"
The girl seemed to not want to show her weakness and helplessness in front of her younger brother, so she quickly shook her head and denied, "What's the matter? I just didn't sleep well during the night shift yesterday."
Hearing this, the young man showed a trace of struggle. He was silent for a while, and then said in a low tone: "Sister, you don't have to work so hard to earn brain beads. It won't take long for me to be promoted to a second-level monk. You can receive more subsidies, or you can team up with your classmates to hunt monsters in the wilderness..."
Just halfway through what the young man said, his sister's face changed, and she reprimanded with a hint of anger in her tone: "You don't have to worry about the expenses at home, you just need to practice well. I warn you, in your cultivation Because you haven’t broken through to the third level, you are absolutely not allowed to step out of the building, otherwise don’t blame me for disowning you as my brother!”
The girl who had always had a soft and weak expression looked very excited at this moment, and her pretty face turned a little crimson due to her emotional fluctuations.
The young man seemed to be afraid that his sister would be angry, but his expression was a bit unwilling, and he murmured to himself: "If it weren't for that bastard's conspiracy, my parents would not have died, and we would still be living happily in the upper floors of Loucheng. , Sister, you don’t have to work so hard..."
"Shut up!"
There was a hint of panic on the girl's face, she quickly stopped the young man's words, and then walked to the door carefully.
After listening carefully for a while and making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he walked up to the young man angrily and whispered: "Huh... I've said it several times, don't worry about your parents' affairs, and these words don't matter either." You must never say it again, why are you so disobedient? Do you want to make your sister angry to death?"
As the girl spoke, a mist filled her big eyes.
The sullen young man at the side quickly admitted his mistake when he saw this, but his expression seemed to be filled with reluctance!
Seeing this, the girl sighed, sat down gently on the bed, and said to the boy: "Xiao Rui, sister knows that you feel aggrieved, but things are not as simple as you think. Mom and Dad are gone, so there is no There will be people who stand up for us again. In fact, they know what is going on better than anyone else, but so what?
That man is the elder of Loucheng, and we can't fight him now. If we swallow our anger, we may be able to continue living in Black Rock City, and you can continue to practice. But if we break up, not only are we likely to be driven out of Loucheng, but that person will definitely not let us go.
Promise your sister that you will never step out of the building before reaching the third level of cultivation, and you must swallow your anger at ordinary times. I know that person's grandson is in the same class as you, and he has been bullying you with his bully, but sister, please, please don't be impulsive! "
The girl spoke sincerely, and when she said these words, her thin body looked very helpless.
Xiao Rui clenched his fists tightly after listening to his sister's words. The humiliation and unwillingness flashed before his eyes, but eventually turned into a long sigh.
"Okay, I promise you that"
The girl burst into tears upon hearing this, and a bright smile appeared on her face again.
After walking slowly to the young man, he served him another spoonful of food and said with a smile: "I heard that the blood viper's snake meat can help improve your cultivation. After a while, my sister will get paid. I’ll buy you one and bring it back to make soup.”
The young man shook his head, nodded again, lowered his head and ate the food silently.
What followed was a long silence. During this period, even if the girl raised a topic, the boy would simply deal with it and then there would be no more movement.
The girl sighed slightly when she saw this, a trace of distress flashed in her eyes, and she said nothing more.
Tang Zhen, who was hiding aside, witnessed the whole process. During this period, his expression changed several times, and finally he looked at the young man named Xiao Rui with great interest.
From this young man, he saw a deep sense of unwillingness and humiliation, and this emotion can not only build a person, but also destroy a person.
If you make good use of the other party's psychology, you may be able to gain some benefits for yourself.
Of course, the premise is that the other party must be willing to cooperate with you, otherwise it will be easy to steal the chicken but lose the rice.
Tang Zhen analyzed the young man's psychology. He just wanted to become a strong man and avenge his parents, and he didn't want his sister to work hard for him anymore.
It is very difficult to achieve these goals, at least for the siblings in front of them, it is very difficult!
The embarrassment of life and the prying eyes of their enemies have left them in a quagmire of struggle. If they want to get ahead and take revenge, it is just a distant dream.
I am afraid that when they themselves face this goal, they will feel a sense of confusion and deep powerlessness.
At this time, as long as Tang Zhen appears in front of them, no matter what role he plays, as long as he can give them obvious hope, then there will be the possibility of cooperation between them.
However, when Tang Zhen was choosing a partner to work with, he hesitated between siblings, and in the end he chose his younger brother.
This young man named Xiao Rui has ambition and anger in his heart, and he is also very smart. In the face of interests, this kind of person will neither refuse outright nor submit obediently, but will weigh the pros and cons.
But this kind of people will never give up dazzling benefits, because they know how valuable the opportunity is, and it may only happen once in a lifetime!
Go on the right path, take a step forward, you will be prosperous and rich, you will be rich and powerful, you will be rich and noble, you will be rich and powerful, you will miss it and you will be ordinary and poor!
Instead of being like her sister, who has worries and worries in her heart, she would rather suffer herself than involve her family.
But it was precisely this thought that made her directly refuse to cooperate with Tang Zhen, and instead continue to hold on to her dream peacefully, no matter how long it takes, as long as there is hope!
So when the young man raised his sword and left, Tang Zhen followed him out quietly.
