Eastern New South Wales.
The full moon hung lonely in the night sky, making the surrounding stars look dim and small. Like a queen surrounded by her ministers, she spread her silver brilliance over the dark city and land, covering the whole world with silver gauze.
"Look..." the young woman looked respectfully at the middle-aged man opposite and said, "How about this batch?"
The middle-aged man flipped through the documents in his hands and nodded frequently:
"They all look like cute kids."
The woman then said:
"Yes, the last few are a little naughty, but they are all smart children, and none of them have particularly bad personalities. If the bishop thinks there is no problem...
"We just handed these over to you?"
The man turned to one of the pages:
"This child has just turned three years old?"
Three years old is basically the bottom line for them to accept children. There is no point in bringing them in at an early age. This age already has enough time for them to slowly cultivate and educate them, and they have already passed the period when they need professional care the most. .
This blank space is also so that they can determine the child's "character" before acceptance.
"Yes." The woman explained, "Although he is a little presumptuous, I still arranged for him to come in because I think he is particularly suitable for your requirements. This is a very smart child, and according to the doctor's judgment, he will be in the future. He will also have a good face.
"And he's reached an age where he doesn't need to be taken care of anymore."
The bishop smiled:
"It's okay, it just makes him feel the warmth of the Lord as soon as possible."
After saying that, he handed the information back to the woman opposite, then turned and walked out of the door.
Moonlight flows on the street.
"..."
"...Ma En..."
"...Marn, Marn?"
Several consecutive questions brought the boy back to reality.
Ma En looked up along the shapely legs, and a young female face appeared in front of him.
The woman was looking at him with worry:
"Are you nervous?"
Ma En replied in a daze:
"without……"
Then he was surprised to find that his voice sounded milky.
The woman smiled and said:
"It's okay, it's normal to be nervous, but little Ma En is really sensible. Other children would cry when they first came here, but you and he have already behaved very well.
"Come on, I'll take you to meet the other children."
The woman took his hand and took him into another room before he could react. In his daze, Ma En vaguely heard the sound of broken glass and felt that he had hit something.
When he raised his eyelids again, he was already in a strange room.
A sickly girl was standing shyly in the corner, looking at Ma En who broke into the room with eyes like a frightened deer, as if she was frightened by his sudden appearance.
Before Ma En could react, the front door was gently pushed open.
A cute girl poked her head in, looked at Ma En and the thin girl with a slightly excited look, and then looked at the standing woman with pleading eyes:
"Is it okay?"
The woman gave her a doting smile:
"Xiaoyun, please introduce yourself to your new friends."
The girl jumped into the house very lively, ran to Ma En and looked at him curiously:
"My name is Chen Yun, I am four years old.
"How are you, brother Ma En and sister You Yue."
Ma En's body paused, and then he replied a little at a loss:
"Hello?"
You Yue almost buried her head in her chest and said in a voice like a mosquito:
"Hello……"
Ma En's head was still a little groggy.
If he remembered correctly, he should have appeared here after sensing the heart butterfly. This was a trap specially set by the Moon God for him, but if he remembered the current scene correctly...
It seems to be a memory of my own past.
This girl's face is somewhat similar to the current Chen Yun, and he has never seen photos of Chen Yun at this age. If what he sees now is her true appearance, it proves that this is not entirely a trap set by the Moon God. The fantasy of creation.
At least his memory was used in its creation.
Something he didn't even remember.
Ma En was still thinking about something, but it was as if his mind had returned to the period when he was a child who was not fully developed. The speed of thoughts in his mind was much slower than normal. Before he could think of something clearly, Chen Yun used warm words to distract his attention.
"Brother Xiaoen and Xiaoyue, let me show you around."
A child's little hand reached out to Ma En and pulled him out easily.
Ma En did not try to break away, but he noticed that Chen Yun only held his hand, and the girl named You Yue followed them carefully at a very subtle distance.
"..." Chen Yun opened his mouth to introduce the facilities of this orphanage to him, but these words were like loud noise in his ears, and there was no way to form a concrete consciousness.
Since this is his own memory, maybe he can find some useful information in it...
etc?
I don't have time to waste.
"look……"
Chen Yun's words seemed to have magic power, causing Ma En, who was still thinking, to turn his eyes to the houses on both sides of the corridor. Almost all the houses they passed by had their doors open, and they could easily see what was going on inside.
The figures of countless strange children and several adults flowed past his eyes. In the moment of mental trance, various different scenes also passed quickly in front of him. He always felt that he saw many faces. It was repeated in the rooms on both sides.
Suddenly, a face without facial features broke into Ma En's field of vision.
An adult man with nothing on his face stands in the middle of one of the rooms. If his body is as straight and stiff as a statue, you can't even feel that his body is breathing or moving. The position of his eyes is There are only two slightly concave inward contours.
But Ma En could feel that he was staring at her.
This figure only appeared in front of him for a moment. When Ma En wanted to pay attention to other details, other bizarre scenes also appeared in front of him one after another, and he could not find the strange man he just saw.
After taking a few steps forward, Ma En couldn't even remember whether he was his vision.
As he continued to move forward, he always felt that the children he saw were getting taller and taller, as if they were arranging the rooms according to age. He even vaguely saw children who looked like Chen Yun and You Yue. figure...
"We're here." Chen Yun stopped in front of a wooden door with beautiful withered patterns.
These words made Ma En turn his head to her, and then all the doors on both sides of the corridor behind him closed at some point, as if they had never been opened at all.
When looking at Chen Yun, Ma En always felt that she seemed to be slightly taller than before, and at this time he also noticed something strange behind him. When he turned his head, he saw that You Yue was already holding her tightly. His own clothes.
He didn't even notice when it happened.
"This is where you will live in the future." Chen Yun said as he opened the door. "Finally, I would like to introduce to you my roommate, this sister Seli."
A girl with short silver hair was sitting quietly in front of the desk in the bedroom.
When she heard the door opening, she also looked at the people outside the door, and then showed a gentle smile:
"Xiaoyun, you are back, they are Xiaoen and Xiaoyue."
Chen Yun happily ran to her, his eyes full of expectations for the future:
"Yes, we will live together from now on."
The silver-haired girl walked towards the chair and looked at them with a smile:
"You can ask me and Xiaoyun if you don't understand anything."
Chen Yun said happily:
"Yes, if anyone wants to bully you, come to me and I will teach them a lesson."
Seli's eyes comforted her gently:
"Don't worry, with Xiaoyun and I here, no one can bully you.
"But most children are very kind, and nothing like that will happen to you."
When she said this, her eyes were mainly focused on You Yue. Seeing this, the thin girl also hid behind the boy and nodded. At this time, he also noticed that she seemed to be no longer so sickly and petite. .
Sally asked:
"Tomorrow I can take you to study. In addition to the things that the teachers have to teach, there are also some good books here. I can find them for you, but it is already late at night, and you have also been visiting all day.
"If you are tired, you can take a nap first. I have already made your bed."
Ma En and You Yue looked over and saw that there were two beds with brand new mattresses and quilts, which were neatly made up, and the surrounding tables and floors seemed to have been cleaned just now.
At their urging, Ma En also climbed onto the bed.
The journey just now had consumed most of his energy, and now that he had calmed down, various thoughts emerged.
This is a dangerous battle...
After thinking about it, he fell asleep.
Bright sunlight shines on the house.
"Get up." A pair of soft hands pushed Ma En's waist, "Don't be a slacker."
"Let me sleep a little longer." Ma En turned over instinctively and pulled the quilt tightly.
"Xiaoyue and Xiaoyun are waiting for us. Didn't we agree that we will continue our adventure today?"
After hearing this, Ma En raised his eyelids reluctantly, then turned over and looked at the silver-haired girl standing beside the bed angrily, and said helplessly:
"Sister Yun always thinks about taking risks, but you always follow her. It's obviously just an abandoned building with nothing. Can we find anything inside?"
Sally said with her hands on her waist:
"Don't act like a young adult. You are only nine years old this year. How about you keep a little more innocence about the world? Besides, maybe there are some secrets hidden in those abandoned buildings?"
Ma En said slowly:
"You always feel like there's something secret about these ordinary things."
Seli stretched out her hand and pulled him up:
"You are too boring."
Ma En followed her out of the house, and when he stepped out of the door frame, he vaguely remembered coming here as if it was a memory.
Thinking of this, he looked at Seli's back with some sadness.
Because he couldn't remember what the girl looked like when she grew up.
"What do you want to eat?" Sally picked up the tray and looked at Ma En.
"Dumplings." Ma En said, standing behind her leisurely.
She whipped up two portions of dumplings neatly, and then handed Ma En's bowl to him.
"What is this?" He looked at the red dumplings in the bowl and said, "You know I don't like carrots."
"Balanced nutrition." Seri waved her tachyon and said, "Good children can be picky eaters."
Ma Endu muttered and said:
"I'm a bad kid."
But he didn't say anything more, and instead sat face to face with the girl on the bench.
Before Ma En could move quickly, he heard two sets of footsteps behind him.
One of them was as cheerful as jumping up and down, while the other was quiet to the point of caution.
"Are you dating?" Chen Yun joked mischievously.
Seri looked helplessly behind Ma En:
"Stop being naughty and sit down."
Chen Yun stuck out his tongue at her, but still sat down next to Seli obediently.
You Yue also sat next to Ma En without saying a word.
"Do you have enough to eat?" You Yue whispered and looked at Ma En's bowl.
He immediately replied:
"certainly."
The girl's bowl also contained dumplings, and they seemed to be more than her appetite.
Chen Yun stuffed the noodles into his mouth and said:
"I found a good place for adventure again. I can take bus No. 46 to the suburbs in an hour and a half. There is a very scary forest there. I have prepared boots and dry food..."
The forest in her mouth was just a small forest, but You Yue was still a little scared after hearing these words, and looked at Ma En beside her for help.
"One and a half hours is too long." Ma En said instinctively, "And don't you have to practice singing in the past few days? You are a good boy who has been given high hopes."
Chen Yun immediately replied:
"Singing songs is tiring and boring. I was expecting them to kick me out. Moreover, I have prepared for this adventure for several days. I have planned the route and time. It will definitely be fun."
You Yue mustered up her courage and whispered:
“But the scriptures teach us not to cause trouble to others casually, as it is wrong to do so.
"The angels will definitely be angry with us if they find out."
Chen Yun looked at her and shook his head:
"Don't be a coward, we will protect you."
As she said this, she also looked at Seli.
Seli, who originally wanted to teach Chen Yun a lesson, opened her mouth, but finally gave in under her pleading eyes.
"It's okay, I will protect you." The silver-haired girl looked at You Yue and said, "And brother Ma En will be there to accompany you.
"Isn't that right, Marne?"
She looked at Ma En calmly.
He sighed and said:
"Okay, I'll just go with you."
A bunch of naive kids.
But a walk in the forest wouldn't be a bad thing, and nothing could go wrong with him around.
What's more, I can also take the opportunity to move into the depths and find my important memories.
