"Robbery! Stop the thief!!"

A little girl ran and shouted as she chased after a man dressed in all black. The girl was very fast, but the man was faster than her.

Many people wanted to help her but were powerless to do so.

Xia Shizhao saw that it was the little girl who sold flowers yesterday, and without thinking, he chased after her.

Ge Shiyi at the toy stall: ...Where did everyone go after the wind blew by?

Xia Shizhao grabbed the man's hand, twisted it behind his back, and pressed it to the ground. Seeing that the man was struggling fiercely, the onlookers heard a cracking sound as she dislocated his hand.

The thief cried out in agony:

"Ahhh! Let go! My hand hurts!! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"Thank you, thank you, sister..."

The girl caught up, panting, and her eyes flashed with anger as she looked at the thief on the ground. She kicked him in the crotch, yelling, "I kindly saved you! And you repay kindness with evil by stealing my sister's medicine! I'll kill you, you stinking rat!"

A pair of cat ears suddenly appeared, and the round black eyes turned into vertical pupils. The thief that Xia Shizhao was pressing down on suddenly deflated.

The mouse, which had been lame, quickly ran out.

They were like rats crossing the street, hated by everyone.

In the distance, people who didn't understand what was happening were screaming and stomping on rats.

The girl retracted her ears, but her eyes, still with vertical pupils, followed the thief. Xia Shizhao squatted down and picked up the medicine bottle that had fallen from the thief's clothes.

The medicine powder is specially used for orcs to treat injuries. It looks recent, but a lot of it has been used.

Is the injury serious?

After a while, the girl returned to Xia Shizhao with the rat cage. "Thank you, sister. Please give me the medicine."

At this time, her appearance was no different from that of a human.

Xia Shizhao took out the medicinal powder. "Is your sister seriously injured?"

“…Yes,” the girl suddenly became dejected, her eyes reddening, “My sister fights in underground boxing matches to earn money…and she’s seriously injured now…”

She started crying as she spoke.

Xia Shizhao:……

Since I've already helped, I might as well go all the way. Orcs don't have an easy time in the human world, so I offered what little goodwill I had left: "Take me to see your sister. I'm an apothecary; maybe I can help."

But the girl took a step back warily.

"Don't worry, I have no interest in orcs. I'm not the kind of heartless apothecary."

Xia Shizhao shrugged.

Seeing that she was indeed open and honest, the girl nodded and said, "I'm sorry, then come with me."

As Xia Shizhao followed the girl around, he felt like he had forgotten someone.

Ge Shiyi squatted down and drew circles on the spot, ignoring my calls and messages, and ran away without me. That's too much.

After winding their way to a small courtyard house, Xia Shizhao suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his nose before remembering to send a message to Ge Shiyi to let her know he was safe.

The girl, Xiaowei, suddenly revealed her ears and tail. For a half-orc, showing her tail and ears is the most comfortable form.

She carefully pushed open the door, and immediately a dusty little fox and a little rabbit ran out.

"Sister Xiaowei, did you manage to get the potion back?"

"Where's the medicine? Where's the medicine?"

"I got it back; I threw that stinky rat into the river."

After Xiaowei finished speaking, she turned to look at Xia Shizhao behind her, "My sister is inside."

"Um!"

"people!"

The two small animals transformed into the appearance of four-year-old children, baring their teeth and glaring at Xia Shizhao.

"Don't be silly. This is the pharmacist I invited back to check on my sister's condition."

Xia Shizhao sighed, ignoring the two small beastmen who were not even as tall as her knees.

As soon as I pushed the door open, I found someone I never expected.

She exclaimed in surprise, "Qingli?!"

The person on the bed was breathing weakly; if it weren't for the slight movement of her chest, Xia Shizhao would have thought she was dead.

He hurried over to her side to check on her.

He had three broken ribs, his dislocated arm was set, and his body was covered in bruises.

He touched her much thinner face with heartache, and hurriedly took out the medicine in his hand, stuffing it into Qingli's mouth without asking for money. Her skin and flesh wounds healed a lot in an instant, and Xia Shizhao breathed a sigh of relief as he watched her breathing gradually become stronger.

Qingli groggily opened her eyes and called out intermittently, "Sister...sister...you've come to pick me up?"

Xia Shizhao was startled. "You remember me?"

"..."

There was no answer; Qingli fell into a deep sleep.

Xia Shizhao frowned, somewhat regretful. He stood up and looked at the three children, "Qingli, do you usually fight in underground boxing matches? How long have you been doing it?"

"I don't know the exact time. When we were taken in a year ago, Qing-jie had already been fighting for a long time."

"Are you short of money?"

"...Well, the three of us are too young and no one wants us to work. Sister Qing doesn't have an ID card, so she can only do illegal work."

Xia Shizhao rubbed her temples. Qingli remembered that she was very surprised. Reason told her that she should leave, but she looked at the hand that was tightly holding her clothes.

Looking at the child he had raised for almost half a year, Xia Shizhao couldn't bring himself to be cruel.

Forget it, Xia Shizhao gave up struggling.

He sat down on the edge of the bed and brushed aside the hair that Qingli was covering her face, discovering a knife scar that ran through almost half of her face.

My fingers paused slightly before gently stroking it.

Her emerald green eyes slowly opened, revealing a wild, cold indifference and primal instinct. Upon seeing Xia Shizhao, her gaze flickered for a moment, then tears welled in her eyes as she called out with a mixture of grievance and longing, "Sister..."

"My sister is here."

"Waaaaah! Sister!"

Upon receiving the reply, Qingli suddenly hugged Xia Shizhao's neck. The three children stood behind her, staring blankly as their usually silent, almost mute older sister burst into tears.

"Okay, sister is back. Qingli, you've worked hard all these years."

"Waaaaah... I thought you were dead, that you were arrested back then... I thought, I thought you were captured!"

Xia Shizhao smiled helplessly, "No, no, it was the Xia family who did it, it has nothing to do with me. I'm just sitting here in front of you, aren't I?"

"Sister, you are not allowed to have any contact with Jun Yuyuan!"

Qingli sat up straight, looking at Xia Shizhao with a serious expression. "She acted like she didn't know you the moment something happened to you. Scum! Degenerate!"

“…Ah, this…it’s not her fault,” Xia Shizhao scratched his chin, not knowing how to explain. “She really doesn’t remember me. Logically speaking, you shouldn’t remember me either, but it’s okay if you do. It’ll make it easier for me to take you home.”

Upon hearing this, Qingli silently shook her head. "I'm sorry, sister, I can't go with you."

"Why are you worried about those three children? I can afford to raise them, and I can take them with me."

"No, yes, I've taken in a lot of abandoned orcs. They can't live without me, so I have to stay here."

Xia Shizhao raised an eyebrow. "Where are they? I only see these three."

"They can't take human form yet, come with me."

Qingli stood up, grabbed her hand, and ran towards the forest behind.

When Xia Shizhao ran over, a bunch of small animals were playing around. Have you ever seen birds and cats playing together?

She sees it now.

There are a lot of them, at least a hundred.

No wonder he had to fight in underground boxing matches.

Even with normal ways of making money, I can't afford to support them.

"Ah, this..."

Xia Shizhao suddenly felt a bit of a headache. Taking away four orcs was one thing, but that was another.

More than a hundred was still too conspicuous for her.

She gently patted the fluffy chestnut head. "Wait a minute, let me think of something. I have a competition here recently and won't be leaving for a while. I'll do my best to help you."

The only option is to go to that cunning fox, Lingying. There are many beastmen in her territory, so she should have a way.

"You've worked hard all these years, you're great."

Xia Shizhao gently rubbed Qingli's shyly exposed ears and gave her a kiss on the forehead with a smile, just like when he first started raising her.