[Witch: This gentleman's tarot card is... the upright Wheel of Fortune, which represents the changes in fate that no one can resist. Seize the opportunity given by fate, and perhaps it will bring you success.]
[Witch: This lady is... the Righteous Judgment. The angels come to judge the good and evil in the world. The messengers who descended from heaven blow the trumpet to warn the world. Judgment means "rebirth" and represents a new beginning. I think the suffering that has plagued you for a long time has ended, but maybe it is the beginning of a new suffering? ]
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"Detective, let's go!" Alice grabbed Su Ming'an's hand.
When returning to Baoting City, Su Mingan was somewhat curious about the divination techniques of this era, so he stopped to find a divination stall. However, Alice was very resistant.
"Okay." Su Mingan put the gold coins on the stall and turned to leave. Maybe Alice didn't like this feeling of destiny.
It was already evening when they returned, and the streets were gradually lit up with warm yellow lights. Alice chatted with him along the way, saying that she wanted to learn swordsmanship and musketry in the future, so that she could use a gun from three steps away and a sword within three steps, and then she could blow up all the bad guys.
"No matter what happens in the future, I will protect you." Alice gestured: "If a bad guy wants to bully you, I will, bang!"
She pointed at the white bird on the street lamp and made several "bang" and "bang" sounds, scaring the white bird away.
Su Mingan nodded without saying anything. He was not good at coaxing children. Alice was very lively now and no longer as silent as before. But this showed that Alice was gradually walking out of the haze of the past, which was a kind of growth.
That's fine.
As he passed a bright red street block, Su Mingan felt himself being pulled.
Turning around, I saw a beautiful woman, leaning against the light of a street lamp, and the scent of powder and wine wafted out through the window.
"This...handsome young master." The woman observed Su Ming'an's age and said, "Would you mind spending a night with me? All I need is the pocket watch on your waist."
"Sorry." Su Mingan didn't want to stay any longer.
But at this time, Alice showed a very strong curiosity and desire to explore, and kept looking around.
Su Mingan didn't want to lead the child astray, so he took Alice and left. The woman's voice became hurried and sad: "Then... five Keers would be fine... that, three Keers? Two Keers? Handsome passerby, whatever you think is fine."
Her voice was already a mixture of pleading and urgency, and it was trembling.
Alice couldn't help but turn her head and look at the thin woman under the street light. Although it was early summer, the temperature difference between day and night in Castle Town was large, and it was still very cold in the evening. She wondered, "Detective, why don't we pay attention to her? She is already shivering with cold. Is she a bad person?"
"no."
"Then why don't you pay any attention to her? She is so beautiful."
Su Mingan sighed.
Under the street lamp, the dim light dyed Alice's purple eyes, and the good and evil of the whole world were clearly visible in front of her. She couldn't understand why Su Mingan would ignore a beautiful woman. In her thirteen years of life, men in the slums seemed not to reject beautiful women.
"Alice." Su Mingan squatted down.
He has realized that he can only come back once every six months, and he cannot guide Alice like a normal teacher. No one can answer her moral and emotional questions.
"You have to like it and have a sense of responsibility in your heart before you can do it," said Su Mingan.
"Yeah." Alice nodded.
"She doesn't like me and I don't like her, so no. If you think she needs help, you can give her money, but it's best not to do anything more extreme."
"Is she a bad person?" Alice asked.
"She is not. She is a bad person in this world. It is the world that forces her to do this. She is not wrong."
"Oh." Alice nodded, not quite understanding. "I've heard of a concept called marriage. Detective, what is marriage?"
"Marriage is two people being together, facing happiness and difficulties together. You can get married when you grow up, or you can stay single for your whole life. You can marry anyone, as long as you like and the other person is willing. But before marriage, when you don't have a sense of responsibility, it's best not to be casual."
"Then can I marry Chun Xin Bing?" Alice heard this and shouted excitedly, "I love Chun Xin Bing so much!"
Su Mingan was somewhat helpless: "It would be best to marry a human."
"Are you planning to get married?"
"No."
"Why?" Alice's eyes sparkled. She had actually been wondering about this for a long time. In the past six months, Aunt Lina from the neighboring house had always threatened her, saying that the detective would not want her anymore after he got married.
If the detective never gets married, can they continue to walk hand in hand as companions? He doesn't have to leave, and she doesn't have to be driven away. The detective used to drink every day and was in poor health, so he definitely couldn't hold a sword. She can become stronger and protect him in the future, so that no alien species can bully him and protect him forever.
It must be possible.
"Well, the reason is actually very simple," said Su Mingan.
Alice opened her eyes wide. She was afraid that the detective would tell her that she was a burden.
"Because... I'm not yet of legal age to get married." Su Mingan said.
The air seemed quiet.
Alice blinked.
For a moment, she felt both amused and annoyed.
Although there was no age limit for marriage in this era, she suddenly remembered that the detective was only nineteen years old this year.
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