Chapter 116: Zhao Xi’s Past (Part 2)
Zhao Xi was both lucky and unlucky. The matchmaker who bought her was robbed by human traffickers, who knocked her unconscious and took them to another place.
The matchmaker who bought her was robbed by human traffickers, who knocked her unconscious and took them to a temple on a mountain.
It was there that Zhao Xi met Lu Chenyang—no, it was Lu Xueyin.
Lu Xueyin was just ten years old that year, and had already been training in martial arts for over four years. Because of her exceptional talent, and because her grandfather had taught her martial arts, Lu Xueyin, at such a young age, had already defeated all of her fellow apprentices without a single defeat, becoming the king of the alley's children.
That day, she accompanied her mother to the mountain to burn incense, but she ran out to play and happened to run into the human traffickers. She followed the traffickers to the place where they were holding the children. At a young age, Lu Xueyin, who was already fearless, opened the door and let the children escape.
Everyone else ran away, except Zhao Xi, because she didn't know where to go and she had no home anymore.
Lu Xueyin said, "Then come home with me."
Lu Xueyin was only ten years old that year. She had no idea what this promise meant to Zhao Xi. She just instinctively wanted to take this lovely sister with her.
"My elder has been like this since he was young, kind and brave." Zhao Xi's eyes lit up whenever he mentioned Lu Xueyin.
However, their escape wasn't smooth sailing; they were spotted by the traffickers. Lu Xueyin bravely rushed forward... and was beaten.
How could a child beat a grown man? But Lu Xueyin had all the self-defense powders that Wang had given her. She took advantage of the traffickers' inattention and sprinkled the powders on their faces. At this time, Zhao Xi picked up a wooden stick on the ground and hit the trafficker with it.
The trafficker felt pain and let go of his hand.
Lu Xueyin managed to escape and she ran away with Zhao Xi.
Lu Chenyang said to Yan Xing with pride, "Although she was scared, she still picked up a stick and beat the trafficker. She saved me. She's not actually vicious. She remembers everyone who's been kind to her, and even if she's scared, she'll save them. The phrase 'repaying a favor' is easy to say, but actually hard to do. Especially when faced with danger. Running away to save her life would become her instinct, but she didn't."
Yan Xing nodded thoughtfully. It was obvious how much Lu Chenyang favored Zhao Xi.
The two children were running in the woods, with the traffickers chasing after them. Zhao Xixi hadn't eaten for a few days and couldn't run any longer. She wanted Lu Xueyin to run on her own, as she didn't want to hold her back.
"I...can't run anymore. Go away and leave me alone."
Lu Chenyang imitated Zhao Xi's tone and said, "Look, my Zhao Xi has been a kind girl since she was young. She doesn't want to bring trouble to me."
Yan Xing: “…”
Under Lu Chenyang's gaze, Yan Xing had to nod in agreement.
Zhao Xi said to Tingshu, "Since I was born, no one has ever protected me. She is the first. She is the first person to show kindness to me, even my parents never did."
They only made her work, and even though she did a lot of work, they still sold her. But Lu Xueyin didn't do that. They didn't know her, but she saved her and took her away. In such a dangerous time, she still held her hand tightly.
"Of course she won't abandon me." Zhao Xi puffed out his chest proudly, "My...my master will never abandon me."
Lu Xueyin told her: "Let's go together. I won't abandon you." She thought for a moment and said: "Just hold on. I'll take you home."
go home.
She had no home for a long time, but these two words gave Zhao Xi endless expectations.
She suddenly felt strong and wanted to live.
The two children continued to run. Fortunately, they were small and more agile in the woods. In addition, it was dark at the time, so the traffickers lost them.
However, the journey home is not always smooth, and the two children fell into a hunter's trap.
The trap wasn't too big, but it was still difficult for the two children to climb out.
Zhao Xi said, "When I fell into the trap, my mother held me tightly. There were wooden teeth underneath the trap. To protect me, she leaned over and held me in her arms, but her arm was pierced by the teeth. She...she was going to study."
Lu Chenyang was also talking about this: "She was so young at the time, but she was so strong and not afraid at all. She was brave and calm. My Zhaoxi is so smart." She said with pride: "She bandaged my wound and was not afraid at all. Another little girl would have been scared to death, but she was so steady and smart. She used the teeth of a wooden stick to scrape my clothes and made a bandage to help wrap my wound to stop the bleeding. Isn't she very talented?"
He looked at Yan Xing with anticipation, and said, "Go ahead and praise her, her family is so good at attracting happiness."
Yan Xing looked at his arm: "Where is the injury?"
Yan Xing's reaction did not meet Lu Chenyang's expectations. Lu Chenyang felt that he was really not good at chatting. At this time, he should praise her family's Zhao Xi! Her family's Zhao Xi is so powerful.
Lu Chenyang casually pointed to the top of his right arm: "That's it, just a little scrape."
He reached out and held her arm. The delicate touch made him wonder how he could have the courage to protect another child.
"I can't understand it. I didn't understand it for a long time. She and I met by chance, we were just strangers, why would she risk her life to save me? I was obviously sold by my parents. Do you know? Even my own parents, the people who gave birth to me, didn't care about me and sold me for five taels of silver. But she...she was willing to protect me at the risk of her life." Zhao Xi said, her eyes red.
It is said that for those who have suffered since childhood, a little bit of sweetness is enough to satisfy them. But what Lu Xueyin gave her was not just a little bit of sweetness, but selfless protection and sincere care.
She was a person whose parents didn't even love her, but Lu Xueyin gave her the love she had never felt before.
The listener fell silent. This world is full of tragic stories. Compared to those people, Zhao Xi can be said to be very lucky. She met Lu Chenyang.
Zhao Xi curled her lips, and her tone was unusually gentle whenever she mentioned Lu Xueyin: "It was a long time later that I finally figured it out. My parents didn't love me, not because I was bad, but because they were bad. They didn't fulfill their responsibilities as parents, that was their fault. And the adults were good to me, not because I was good, but because she was good. She was a very good person, so she would lend a helping hand even to a stranger."
She stayed away from bad people and met very good people.
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