Chapter 59

Xiaolu Jiao, who had been paying attention to the two of them, couldn't help but widen his eyes and looked at No. 3 in surprise.

This was the first time he heard No. 3 speak!

It turned out that No. 3 could speak? Moreover, he had a good temper. Being forced by Xiao Langze, not only was he not angry at all, but he was willing to cooperate...

It turned out that not all carnivorous animals are fierce and violent!

The reaction of the little wolf cub was much more direct.

"Hey!"

Hearing No. 3 calling his new name in a soft voice, he just thought it was very cute. He couldn't help but respond happily, and then hugged the little boy.

No. 3 was as small as Xiaolu Jiao, two sizes smaller than him. He could completely hug the child with his two arms, just like holding a doll.

Of course, No. 3 was not a doll, he was much cuter than a doll.

He rubbed No. 3's cheek without any instruction. It felt soft and chewy, and especially bouncy. It was a completely different experience from rubbing a tail.

The big tail behind the boy began to shake rapidly, like a big dog, getting carried away.

No. 3, who was suddenly hugged and rubbed on the face by him, froze. The small hands holding the bamboo flute were so tense that they turned pale. The dazed and out-of-focus blue eyes were wide open, like some frightened little animal.

He didn't understand why the little wolf cub was suddenly so excited.

Fortunately, a voice soon rescued him.

"Langze, didn't you say you would teach me to play the flute?" The voice of the little white deer echoed in the room.

Number Three recognized the voice. In fact, when the little white deer followed the keeper in, he knew it and had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, after the wolf cub let go of him, he nodded and said, "Yes! But we still need to ask Number Three's opinion."

Ask him what?

Number Three instinctively moved away from the wolf cub, but the little white deer also took the initiative to take the first step and sat down on the other side of him.

Now, Number Three had no way to avoid it.

However, the little white deer was not as impolite as the wolf cub and sat very close to him. Instead, he left a social distance of one body length.

But this distance seemed a little too close for Number Three, so he had already moved away, and after a slight pause, he moved back to the wolf cub.

The shy little black cat huddled beside the big bad wolf, revealing a kind of dependence.

The carefree little Langze naturally didn't notice this, and he continued with the previous topic: "Yoyo also wants to learn the flute, and I promised to teach him, but I also want to play with you, so I brought him here."

"No. 3, can we let him play with us?" Little Langze asked.

Although he had never heard of No. 7's name before, in this situation, No. 3 could naturally guess who the little wolf was referring to.

He subconsciously refused, but Xiaolu Jiao, who had been quiet all the time, also began to fight for himself.

He wanted to learn the flute, and the little wolf obviously had a better relationship with No. 3. If No. 3 refused, he would most likely be taken back to the room by the keeper.

Little Langze was expected to stay, after all, he only promised to teach him, and did not say that he had to teach him today.

However, the little white deer did not want to wait until tomorrow.

In this case, he could only win the consent of No. 3.

Of course, the smart little deer Jiao did not state his purpose directly. The resistance on No. 3's face was already very obvious. If he continued to force him, it would probably backfire.

Moreover, looking at the quiet No. 3 and his confused blue eyes, No. 7, who was obviously one year younger than him, felt a desire to protect him.

They had never met before, but now seeing the helpless look of No. 3, No. 7 couldn't help but think of himself.

If in the end, No. 3 still couldn't accept him, he would probably choose to go back. He didn't want to make everyone unhappy...

"No. 3, I'm No. 7, you can call me Yoyo."

After living together in the nursery for two years, it was the first time that the little deer Jiao introduced himself so formally to the other cubs. He felt a little nervous, but his face showed that he was more gentle and friendly.

Deer are kind and friendly animals. In an environment that allows him to completely relax, the little white deer did not have the slightest aggression.

He tentatively pulled No. 3's little hand, then took out half a potato chip from the cub's clothes and gently placed it in the child's hand.

"Here are potato chips for you."

The child had a faint smile on his face, and the breath he exuded was gentle and peaceful, like a real snow-white deer, ethereal and beautiful.

Number Three felt his breath at the moment, as well as the mental fluctuations that continued to radiate from him. Although it was cool, it was not as sharp as usual, so he did not find it annoying.

For a moment, he also forgot to shake off the little white deer's hand.

He did not respond to the little white deer, but turned his little face to Su Ci, his light blue eyes without spirit, looking particularly at a loss.

But this time, the keeper did not help him.

The young man slowly came to him, squatted down, and asked in a gentle voice: "Do you want to eat?"

After putting down the potato chips, the little white deer loosened his hand. He was also waiting for No. 3 to make a decision.

Only Xiao Langze stared at the half potato chip and tilted his head.

This should be the one he just gave to the little white deer. Unexpectedly, he kept half of it and gave it to No. 3!

Xiao Langze couldn't help but admire him, because if it was him, he would definitely not be able to help but eat the whole potato chip - he ate one potato chip yesterday, and couldn't help but eat the second one, which he originally planned to save for the next day.

But he didn't regret it much, because as long as the breeder was there, he could eat potato chips every day in the future!

"No. 3, eat quickly, this is specially left for you by Yoyo!" Little Langze said while wagging his tail.

He thought it was just right, everyone got to eat the chips and everyone was happy.

Seeing that No. 3 didn't move, thinking of the scene when he gave the chips to No. 3 yesterday, Little Langze said considerately: "We won't watch you, you eat it, the chips won't taste good if they are soft!"

Then, Xiao Langze called Xiao Bailu and then took Su Ci to the other corner of the room to talk.

Feeling them walk away, No. 3 slowly relaxed, and the air around him seemed to be a little fresher, but... He lowered his head and swept his mental power over the potato chips in his palm.

The expression on the little boy's face was dull, but if you look closely, you can see his entanglement.

After a long while, he quietly swallowed his saliva, still pinching the potato chips, and chewed them carefully.

Potato chips, they are still delicious!

While eating, he pricked up his ears to listen to the little wolf cubs talking.

Being in the same room, the little wolf cubs' voices were not suppressed, and their voices came through very clearly.

"Susu, No. 3 doesn't have a name either, can you give him one?"

Name...

No. 3 paused while chewing potato chips.

He came to the brooding house when he was very young, and No. 3 has been his name since he could remember. He was emotionally indifferent, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with this name.

So, "No. 3" wasn't his name?

No. 8's name was Langze, and No. 7's name was Youyou. Then what about his name...

He thought about it, and a hint of expectation grew in his heart. Of course, this expectation was not that strong. It would be good to have one, but he wouldn't be unhappy if he didn't have one.

Then, he heard the keeper's voice ringing faintly, "If he wants, of course he can."

"Well, let's ask him later."

Xiao Langze said, and then he was tangled again, "Now there are three of us, but there is only one flute..."

Su Ci glanced at him, turned his palm lightly, and a flute appeared in his palm.

Xiao Langze recognized it at once, "It's the one in the activity room!"

Su Ci nodded and handed the flute to him.

"I'll give it to you first." He thought about it and reminded, "Don't damage it."

"Okay! I promise I won't damage it!" Xiao Langze agreed, thinking that the keeper had put it in the space button and brought it over, and he didn't doubt it.

He took the flute, played with it for a while, and then stuffed it into the little white deer's hand. At this time, No. 3 had already finished eating half of the potato chips.

The little wolf cub happily jumped over, squatted in front of No. 3 and asked, "No. 3, let the keeper give you a new name, okay?"

The boy squatted in front of the child, his hands on the ground, his body slightly leaning forward, his green eyes sparkling.

No. 3 raised his eyes slightly, feeling the vitality and energy coming from the little wolf cub. He was so lively, like a little sun, completely different from him.

I don't know what No. 8 looks like... Will he be the same as the shepherd brother who played the flute?

No. 3 thought so, stretched out his little hand, and poked Xiao Langze's cheek with his fingers.

Soft and warm, the same touch as in the morning.

The little wolf blinked in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly came to poke his face, but he did not stop him, but continued to tempt: "Let me tell you, the keeper is very good at naming! He can also recite poems and play the piano!"

"Yes, yes, the keeper said that when I learn to play the flute, he will teach me to play the piano!"

Su Ci, who was standing behind him, heard the little wolf's words, and couldn't help but put his hand on his head and rubbed it, "Did we say that?"

Little Langze covered his head and pouted in dissatisfaction, "Isn't it?"

He turned his head to look at Xiaolu Jiao and asked, "Yo Yo, this is what the keeper and I agreed on, right?"

Xiaolu Jiao: "..."

How should he answer? Of course he heard the conversation between him and the keeper. The keeper had clearly said that when Xiao Langze learned to play a complete piece of music, he would let him see what a real zither looked like and why the strings could make sounds...

But could he say that?

Looking at the wolf cub's trusting eyes, Xiao Lu Jiao really didn't want to say anything that would "betray" him, but at the same time, he didn't want to lie, and he didn't want the keeper to dislike him.

Xiao Lu Jiao was instantly caught in a dilemma.

He looked at this, then looked at that, and finally lowered his head in silence.

Seeing this, Xiao Langze thought that he didn't hear him, so he had to reaffirm: "Anyway, this is what we agreed on. When I learn to play the flute, you have to teach me to play the qin! You can't be lazy!"

Who is being lazy now?

Su Ci looked at him and couldn't help but reach out and gently tapped Xiao Langze's forehead.

"Ouch!" Xiao Langze couldn't help but cover his forehead.

Looking at the boy's dissatisfied expression, he shrugged and said, "You should learn to play the flute first. Just playing one song doesn't count as learning."

Su Ci didn't mind teaching him to play the qin, but greed makes waste. It would be great if Xiao Langze could learn to play the flute well.

Just as Little Langze was about to say something, he looked at No. 3 and asked, "Do you want to give him a name?"

The three people's eyes focused on No. 3 again. The little boy nervously grasped the bamboo flute in his hand again, but he finally nodded and whispered, "I want to..."

Little Langze immediately forgot about the piano and said excitedly, "Great! Give No. 3 a name!"

He stood up and moved No. 3's table over. Seeing this, Xiao Lujiao also pushed the chair over.

No. 3 was a little confused and didn't understand what naming had to do with tables and chairs. However, he soon found out -

the keeper took out paper and pen and handed them to him. He heard the keeper say in a warm voice, "Write your real name on the paper."

No. 3 was slightly startled.

He felt a certain force pulling him, coming from the keeper's deep mist. The force was gentle and warm, yet it could not be rejected.

When No. 3 reacted, he had already picked up the pen, and the tip of the pen fell on the paper placed on the chair by the keeper, and he slowly sketched.

His hand seemed to have its own consciousness, holding the pen and moving on the paper. No. 3, who had a strong mental power, was naturally much more sensitive than Xiao Langze and Xiao Lujiao.

However, he felt the force guiding him, but he did not feel afraid.

Somehow, he had a very mysterious feeling.

He could sense that this power was guiding him to do something that would be of great benefit to him, but he could not yet understand what this benefit was.

He just subconsciously felt the outline of the pen tip on the paper and remembered the trajectory of the pen.

Finally, his hand stopped.

What did he write specifically? No. 3 couldn't see it, and he couldn't perceive such details with his mental power, which made him feel a little lost.

No. 3 put down the pen and turned his little face to the keeper.

Su Ci picked up the paper and raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise. No. 3's handwriting was even messier than Xiao Langze's, not to mention Xiao Bailu's.

Of course, the clearer the handwriting, the better the talent. It just means that he has not yet embarked on the path that truly belongs to him.

Su Ci tore off the page, stared at the pattern on the paper for a while, and then wrote the first word on another piece of white paper.

Zheng.

After seeing him write the word, Xiao Langze couldn't wait to ask: "How do you read this word? What does it mean?"

"Zheng." Su Ci read, "Originally it means to conquer."

He looked at No. 3, a small child. Perhaps because he couldn't see, his confused and out-of-focus eyes made his expression always look dull and his reaction a little slow.

Like some soft, cute and harmless little animal, it is easy to make people want to protect it.

"What does conquest mean?" Xiao Langze continued to ask.

No. 3 didn't seem to react, but the fingers holding the flute were obviously restrained.

Su Ci looked at the pattern on the paper and shook his head, "Besides conquering, this word has another meaning."

"What is that?" Little Langze looked at him curiously. Little Deer Jiao had also come over and listened carefully to the keeper's lecture.

"Go to a faraway place." Su Ci said.

Little Langze tilted his head, "Go to a faraway place..."

He looked at the blind boy, then at the keeper, and fell silent for a while. The originally quiet little white deer also became more silent.

Su Ci wrote the second word on the paper.

Without waiting for Xiao Langze to ask, Xiao Lu Jiao said, "I know this word, it's the word for stars!"

"Stars?"

"Yes, the stars in the sky!"

So, the name of No. 3 is -

"Zhengxing?" Looking at this name, Xiao Lu Jiao was stunned and said, "Does this mean to go to the distant starry sky?"

But the cubs in the nursery... can't leave the Hell Star.

This is what Xiao Bailu overheard from the adults.

He didn't know why and was confused, but after all, he was still young and couldn't even leave the nursery, let alone go outside the Hell Star, so he planned to think about this problem when he grows up.

But, the name that the keeper gave to No. 3...

Looking at the child's lifeless blue eyes, thinking that he is always immersed in his own world, so... this is the keeper's best expectation for No. 3, right?

Going to the distant starry sky...

Xiaolujiao recalled the dreamlike galaxy that he saw through the window when he was sitting in the spaceship, and couldn't help saying: "This name is so beautiful..."

"Yes! It sounds great!" Xiaolangze also nodded and agreed, "Zhengxing, really good, hehe, it means superb!"

As he said this, he couldn't help but lean on the child's head, rubbing it like a dog, and his wagging tail was more excited than the child himself.

The child's face showed a trace of distress.

Is it because he touched the wolf cub's ears yesterday that he is so close to him today?

Number Three was somewhat helpless, and turned his little face towards the keeper.

However, the keeper did not help him, and he remembered what the keeper had said to him in the activity room.

If you don't like it, you have to refuse it...

But, he didn't seem to dislike it in particular.

Fortunately, by this time, the little wolf cub had let him go and asked him: "Number Three, do you like this name?"

Do you like this name?

The child tilted his head slightly. Although he could not see how the two words were written and could only hear its pronunciation, he recalled the feeling when he had just outlined the "real name", and felt that they were so fitting.

Go to the distant starry sky...

What does the starry sky look like? He knew that the stars were in the sky, very far away, so far that his spiritual power could not reach them. He

also wanted to know what the stars looked like...

Just like the first time he "saw" the colorful world through the sound of the flute, the child's heart had a desire for the outside world for the second time.

When he learned to play the flute, would he be able to "see" what the stars looked like?

He nodded and said, "Yeah, I like it."

He liked the name given to him by the keeper.

The child's voice was soft and thin, and it often took a very quiet environment and careful listening to hear it clearly. However, before he responded, Xiao Langze had been waiting, and naturally did not miss his words of liking.

"Great, we will all have new names from now on!"

The little wolf cub was very proud, because he got a nice name for his friend. At this time, seeing Su Ci handing over two pieces of paper, he hurriedly helped little Zhengxing to take them.

"Xingxing, keep these. Your name is written on them, and there is also the picture you just drew. Youyou and I have one!"

The little wolf cub took the child's hand and carefully placed the two pages in his hand, asking him to hold them.

"Xingxing?" The child was a little confused. Isn't it Zhengxing?

"Yes!" Little Langze stretched out his hand and rubbed his head, "This is a nickname. Yoyo is the nickname of No. 7. It's a name that is convenient for others to call."

He enthusiastically explained to the child, "Yoyo's real name is Lu Jiao, not the horn as in deer horn, but the foot as in short feet!"

The little white deer, who had been listening quietly, couldn't help but widen his eyes. He hurriedly corrected him, "No, no, the poem is - as white as snow on the mountain, as bright as the moon in the clouds!"

The childish and quiet voice repeated the poem again.

Then, he formally introduced himself to No. 3: "Xingxing, my full name is Lu Jiao, Lu as in silver elk, Jiao as in the moon between the clouds, Jiao means pure white and bright."

Little Zhengxing was slightly stunned when he heard his words.

Pure white and bright...

In front of his eyes, the world that he had a glimpse of at that time emerged. He knew that above the shepherd boy's head was the sky, and the clouds were floating in the sky.

Then...

what does the moon look like?

So, is No. 7 the pure white and bright moon?

Little Zhengxing was in a daze, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

He could feel that No. 7 was looking at him.

The aura of No. 7 was also changing, becoming more peaceful and soft, making people feel very comfortable.

Thinking of the half potato chip he had just given him and Xiao Langze's friendliness towards him, Xiao Zhengxing still pinched his fingers and spoke softly: "I am... Zhengxing."

After that, he calmed down and returned to his self-isolation state.

However, just these four words were enough to surprise Xiao Bailu.

Does this mean that Zhengxing accepted him? Can he stay and play the flute with them? He looked at the keeper with joy, wanting to get his confirmation.

However, Xiao Langze had already started to make arrangements.

"Number Three has also been named, so let's play the flute together!"

said the boy, "Little Star will play the bamboo flute, and I will use the flute in the activity room to teach Yoyo... That's right! Since it's Yoyo's first class, can Su Su play the flute for us again?"

Little Zhengxing was still wondering how he became "Little Star" again? Hearing this, he immediately forgot about the question.

That's right, the keeper played the flute for them in the first class! So Yoyo's first class must also have a flute to listen to! This time

, Little Zhengxing had no objection to the little white deer staying in his room. As long as he could hear the keeper's flute again, he could stay as long as he wanted!

Su Ci looked at Little Zhengxing, who was obviously excited, and then looked at Little Langze, who was carefree about fighting for benefits for himself and his friends, and couldn't help laughing.

Is this little wolf cub really as stupid as he looks?

Only the little white deer looks a little confused. Is the keeper's flute particularly nice? Why does it seem that even the little star is looking forward to it?