Su Sheng looked at the Eldian asylum in front of him and fell into deep thought. They are all humans, but they are treated as pariahs who are worse than dogs even though they have Eldian blood. This is really sad.
Suddenly, a little blond girl appeared in front of Su Sheng. She followed several boys in training clothes, and her thin body made people feel pitiful.
"That's Ani, was he so cute when he was a kid?"
Su Sheng felt that Ani was too cute at this time, but his cold face was exactly the same as before.
Seeing Ani training hard, Su Sheng felt a little distressed. Even when Uncle Dean taught him fighting skills, he was never so harsh and inhumane.
It is simply an inhuman torture to ask an eight-year-old child to undergo such training that even adults may not be able to persist.
In the afternoon, the day's training was finally completed, and Ani dragged his tired body towards his home. Su Sheng outside the fence has been following Ani secretly. He doesn't know why he wants to follow Ani and keep paying attention to her. Maybe it's because he has a hard time getting over Arnie in the original novel. He feels that Arnie is very pitiful, and if possible, he wants to protect Arnie as much as possible.
"Arnie, continue to train your fighting skills. It's time for the selection soon. If you can't choose the inheritance of the giant, you can get out of here and sleep in the pig pen!"
A stern man looked at Ani. Although Ani looked very tired, he continued to insult Ani and asked Ani to start training with him.
Ani's expression didn't change much, and he followed the man's orders and assumed a fighting posture. All kinds of dirty words and phrases from the man's mouth kept coming into Ani's mind.
Although Su Sheng couldn't hear what was specifically said, it must have been very hard to hear.
He knew that the man was Ani's adoptive father. He had adopted Ani since she was a child and began to train her, just to improve Ani's life and satisfy his petty vanity after she became an honorary Malai.
Ani should actually be angry in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it. She knew that if she could not defeat her adoptive father in one day, then any expression she expressed would end with a beating from her adoptive father.
As the man started to move, Ani also started to move, and the two of them observed each other's weaknesses at the same time. The man took the lead with a straight punch but Ani dodged it, followed by some tentative attacks. Similarly, after a simple punch test, Ani seized the opportunity to use his fighting skills to kick. However, her physical exertion made her reaction a beat slower. The man avoided the blow and kicked Ani down.
"You're still so weak after practicing for so long, what do I want you to do? Huh?"
The man cursed and kicked Ani's body, and Ani's body curled up and endured all this silently. The double blow to body and soul did not make Ani cry. She had long been used to this kind of life.
Su Sheng in the distance couldn't hold back when he saw this scene. Is this something a human being can do? He punched and kicked a little girl like this, let alone his adopted daughter.
Su Sheng was furious. When he saw that there were no soldiers patrolling nearby, he grabbed the fence and climbed directly into the shelter, running in the direction of Ani.
"I told you not to train properly, you idiot who only knows how to sleep."
The closer Su Sheng got, the more clearly he could hear the insults, and his anger could no longer be concealed.
"Get out of here, you beast."
Su Sheng exploded with all his strength and kicked the man in the face. This blow even surpassed the strength of an adult male. Out of extreme anger, Su Sheng's strength became stronger.
The man, Ani's adoptive father, was kicked more than two meters away. Before he could get up, he felt another heavy kick on his head.
"You are still a human being, you are worse than a beast."
Su Sheng vented his emotions, and he stopped until the man's arm was broken when he mentioned it, leaving him lying on the ground moaning alone.
Su Sheng looked back at Ani who was still curled up and shaking, and slowly walked to Ani's side to help him up. Ani didn't struggle. After standing up, she realized that the person in front of her was a boy about the same age as her, and the adoptive father who beat and scolded her was lying on the ground crying.
"You helped me?"
Ani looked at the boy in front of him with some surprise and disbelief in his eyes.
"I really can't stand it anymore. He not only scolded you but also beat you so hard. If I didn't beat him, I wouldn't be a human being."
Su Sheng frowned and turned around and cursed. He really wanted this person to die immediately.
"Thank you."
Ani thanked him softly and wanted to go back to the room to sleep. He fell to the ground as soon as he lost Su Sheng's support.
"Arnie, Arnie, what's wrong with you?"
Su Sheng shook Ani nervously. Seeing Ani's pale face, he carried Ani on his back and rushed to a nearby clinic.
"Doctor, come out and save people quickly, doctor."
Su Sheng entered the clinic carrying Ani on his back. The doctor who came after hearing the news narrowed his eyes when he saw two children.
"I don't treat Eldians."
The doctor replied calmly. This kind of thing is so common that Eldian children often come here to see a doctor, just hoping to take advantage of the doctor's compassion. For this reason, he had been warned many times by some officials in the Marais government who hated Eldians.
"I'm not an Eldian, and she's a warrior candidate in Marais. Isn't this okay?"
Su Sheng took out his certificate and at the same time raised Ani's left arm to reveal the red armband that symbolized his identity.
The doctor hesitated for a moment, but decided to treat Ani. After all, according to the law, he could not refuse to treat an Eldian with the status of a warrior candidate, and she was still a little girl.
Whether it was legal or moral, he could not refuse Su Sheng's request.
The doctor picked up the tools and made a general inspection on Ani.
"It's nothing serious. It's just caused by eating too little and being too depressed. Well, that's not right. It looks like there are some bruises on your body. Who hit you?"
The doctor was a little surprised. As a warrior candidate, Eldians should not suffer such severe beatings. After all, they have official restrictions.
"Thank you very much. Please pay the medical expenses."
"No, just a quick check."
The doctor waved his hand and returned to his room.
Su Sheng carried Ani on his back again, used his identity to successfully buy some bread and milk, and then carefully returned to the shelter with Ani.
