"Am I in the underworld?" the girl asked.
"It's not that fast yet." Xia Ya said, "At least it will take several hundred years."
After a pause, he said, "Your mother entrusted you to us."
"Mother." The girl seemed to have thought of something. She stood up suddenly and looked around, then looked at Xia Ya, "Where is my mother?"
"I said, your mother, entrusted you to us." Xia Ya continued to repeat what she just said, and seemed to not want to say more about the rest.
The girl seemed to understand something. She sat on the ground, her eyes lost focus, as if she had lost her soul.
"What's your name?" Xia asked.
The girl came to her senses and said, "Ekaterina."
This name is actually not special in Tsarist Russia, it is very common.
How common is it?
Later, people in this country made up a song called "Katyusha". This Katyusha was Yekaterina's nickname, almost like a nickname.
However, Xia Ya didn't think this was a coincidence.
He didn't say anything, he just stared at the girl's eyes quietly. The clothes on her body were dirty, and her face was full of filth that she didn't know what it was, but this also made those blue eyes clearer and brighter. .
In this narrow, damp and dirty alley, it was like a star that was bright enough to be seen in the dark night sky.
He had only seen eyes like this once in his life of more than a hundred years.
But at that time, the owner of those eyes had experienced a lot of hardships and was not yet so clear.
There is a theory of reincarnation in the underworld in the East. People can enter the six realms of reincarnation after walking across the Naihe Bridge and drinking Meng Po Soup.
In Hades, there is actually a similar theory of reincarnation, but it is usually the soul's own choice.
Of course, that is a power that only those in the Land of Elysium can possess. Those in the Land of Periwinkle do not have the power to reincarnate.
After Moria became the God of Death, he learned that some famous people or emperors in history had a high probability of becoming the God of Death. This may be due to some "luck"-type explanations.
However, according to Thanatos, these are people favored by fate, and he will favor these people when making choices.
Xia originally thought that Ekaterina would also choose to become the God of Death.
But obviously, she chose to enter the paradise, and even chose to be reincarnated.
It seemed that Xia Ya had been staring for a long time, which made the girl subconsciously avoid looking.
"From now on." Xia Ya paused, "You can live with us."
Hearing the sound, Alicia slowly raised her head and stared at him quietly.
It's not like Char has never adopted children in the past, such as Arthur.
However, Alicia knew that it was because Arthur had special characteristics.
In the past hundred years, they have seen too many children with tragic fates. If they took every one of them back for adoption, the villa would soon be unable to accommodate them.
At most, they would give some small help when they see them, such as giving some money or someone with better talent. Char will give a notice to Hogwarts.
That's it at best.
Char is sympathetic, but this sympathy is not overwhelming.
Therefore, this child must have the same special characteristics as Arthur.
"My name is Char." Char said, "Her name is Alicia. So, are you willing to live with us in the future?"
According to normal people's thinking, it is obvious that one cannot easily leave one's life in the hands of two strangers.
This is not the 21st century. Although this era is not as dark as the Middle Ages, it is not too good either.
There are too many examples of children who have been abducted and led miserable lives.
What's more, even in the 21st century, there are still many people who abduct and traffic children.
She was still a girl, and there was a brothel two streets away from here, one-third of whom were kidnapped since childhood.
This is why her mother shaved off her hair and dressed up like a little boy.
But looking at Xia Ya, for some reason, Ekaterina felt in her heart that he was not a bad person.
An unknown impulse emerged from my heart, and in my ears, it seemed that a person's voice had been surrounding me, talking non-stop.
"Promise him! Promise him!"
She nodded at the impulse.
Xia Ya smiled and stretched out his hand to her, "Come with me."
His palms are clean, his fingers are long and clear, and his skin is white.
Ekaterina was a little at a loss. Her hands were covered with dirt. She didn't know if it was feces or something else. She didn't dare to reach out.
But soon, she was pulled up by Xia Ya, who didn't care about the filth on her body.
"Come with me."
Xia took a few steps forward, and Alicia followed.
And Ekaterina followed after hesitating for a moment.
They walked out of the alley together, and the people on the street looked at her curiously at this little beggar.
She actually lived in this neighborhood in the past. Obviously, no one knows her now.
They crossed the street and returned to the tavern.
Stepping on the floor of the tavern, Ekaterina looked around curiously and looked at the unique decoration of the tavern.
"Do you work here?"
"Absolutely." Xia Ya said.
"Then if I make this place dirty, won't the boss here be angry?" she asked again.
She stood at the door, lowered her head and looked at her feet.
Her shoes were lost a few days ago and were stolen by some homeless person.
The soles of her feet were stained black and dirty by the sewage in the alley.
The floor in the tavern is made of wood and is very clean. You can see a footprint when you step on it.
"No." Xia Ya said, "Because I am the boss here."
With that said, he turned his head and walked towards the corridor.
"Come with me, just mop it up after you get it dirty."
Ekaterina reacted and walked in.
She followed Chara and walked through a corridor and entered a large living room - at least it was very large compared to the small house she used to live in.
Although it is large, it does not feel empty. On the contrary, Ekaterina feels that it is very warm here.
Warm-toned wooden floor, a dining table that is not big but big enough to sit a family.
There is a short-haired Persian carpet on the floor, and there are many flowers placed on the table and shoe cabinets, which look like they have just been picked. It can be seen that the owner here loves life very much.
The warm sunlight streamed in through the window, and the entire living room was bright and well-lit.
There were many paintings hanging on the walls. Ekaterina was not well educated and could not understand the paintings.
But for some reason, she was attracted to these paintings almost at the first sight.
She seems to be able to see in these paintings the emotions, environment and mood of the painters when they painted them.
"Alicia." Xia Ya said, "Take this child to take a bath and change clothes."
"It seems that there are no clothes at home for children of this age." Alicia said.
Char thought for a moment, "Then let's use Arthur's old clothes. Although the size is a little larger, it should be usable."
Alicia nodded, "Come with me."
She looked at the fireplace on one side and said, "Calcifer, prepare some hot water."
Who is she talking to?
There was some doubt in Yekaterina's eyes.
But soon, she saw a flame coming out of the stove on one side.
The fire has eyes like poached eggs and small hands made of flames.
She was sizing up the fire, and Calcifer was sizing her up.
"Alicia, who is this person?" he said, "dirty."
He sniffed it with his nose and said, "And it also smells of feces."
Ekaterina clutched her clothes tightly, obviously a little nervous.
"I'll be clean after taking a shower." Alicia said.
She crossed her waist and looked at Calcifer and said, "Calcifer, it's very rude for you to say that to others, let alone a child under ten years old."
The flame seemed to be afraid of Alicia. He retreated into the firewood pile, only showing a pair of eyes, and he whispered unconvincedly.
"I'm telling the truth..."
"His name is Calcifer." Alicia's voice drew the attention of Ekaterina who wondered if she was dreaming.
"He meant no harm," she said.
Ekaterina nodded, she looked around and found that Xia Ya was no longer here.
"What about him?"
"It's past twelve o'clock this evening. It's 1915. There is a family gathering tonight. He went to prepare for it."
"Will anyone else come?" she asked.
Alicia seemed to notice her nervousness, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, they are all friendly."
As she spoke, she opened the door to the bathroom on one side.
At the end of the dark wooden floor is a retro-looking but clean bathtub. Next to the bathtub is a window.
Through that window, she saw an endless ocean.
The blue sea and sky, the thin line between water and sky, the warm sunshine penetrates the clouds and shines on the blue sea, the sea breeze is gentle, and the waves are sparkling.
There is no sea in Moscow, so what she saw in front of her made the girl's eyes look a little dazed. It was a beautiful scenery that she had never thought of seeing in her life.
"Take off your clothes and get in." Alicia said, pointing to the bathtub.
Ekaterina was silent for a moment, and then couldn't help but say.
"I remember that we were supposed to be in Moscow just now, and there is no sea in Moscow.
And...it had just entered night in Moscow, and it was snowing.
Also...fire shouldn't be able to speak either. "
"This world is big, isn't it?" Alicia said calmly, "You are only seven years old, and everything you see will be novel."
"Is this so..."
Although Ekaterina is young, she has also received some education. She knows that there are some "impossible" things in this world.
And everything she saw after entering basically fell into the "impossible" category.
This gave her a feeling that the world was in chaos, and she even thought for a few times that all this was a dream she had before she died.
Because this sudden scene change is really like a dream. (End of chapter)
