It was a very cold snowy night, but a beautiful woman was running in the snow-covered lane with a baby in her arms. She was terrified, as if there were floods and beasts chasing behind her. The clothes were very thin, and the black robes outside were covered with snowflakes.
Perhaps it was because of the long-term exercise and running. The woman's face was unusually rosy. In the silent alley, there was only the reflection of the snow and the "crunching" sound of the foot stepping on the snow.
This can't be done, the woman thought desperately. Even if the enemy didn't follow their footprints in such a cold snowy night, the little baby in her arms would not be able to stand it.
Finally, the fear of the baby defeated the extreme fear, and the woman stopped to open a gap in the tight swaddling clothes in her arms, and checked carefully by the faint reflection of the snow.
Sure enough, the little baby's face was frozen blue and purple, and his anger was like gossamer. He seemed to want to cry, but because of his extreme weakness, he could only whisper "Eaaaaa".
The woman shed tears in distress, but the tears that fell on the baby's face turned into ice balls, which showed how low the temperature was.
Chino was suffocated, suddenly there was some light in front of him, he couldn't help breathing greedily, and he didn't feel any tears hitting his face, because his skin had long been tortured by the cold and lost consciousness.
His hands and feet were so frozen that he couldn't even move a finger.
Only then did Kino vaguely understand his situation. Although he didn't know why he became a baby and was carried and ran, he also intuitively felt the danger.
If this continues, he will probably die of cold and starvation like this original baby, Kino thought helplessly and bitterly, and vaguely hoped that death would allow him to escape from this absurd situation, and then opened He could still see the familiar ceiling panel in his bedroom.
He was thinking about trying to divert his attention, not wanting to appear weaker to make this beauty, who had obviously been working hard, worry even more when he suddenly heard a coquettish voice from the woman: "Who is there!"
Kino rolled his eyes with difficulty, and found that a very young boy, about eight or nine years old, walked out from behind a trash can not far away with a look of alertness on his face.
The boy was tense all over, holding a rusty knife in his hand, ready to go, as if he would rush to his life in the next moment.
The woman was stunned. She didn't expect to be a little beggar, but the dangers that a skinny little beggar can bring is obviously limited. A woman can run in the snow for such a long time in such a thin dress. Naturally, she has a foundation in martial arts.
She looked at the ragged boy in front of her and his indifferent eyes, and then looked down at the baby who seemed to be dying, and a bold idea came to her.
If the child cannot escape a dead word with himself, then it is better to hand him over to someone else. As soon as this idea appears, it will burn like a prairie fire.
Although the little beggar in front of him is not the best candidate, he will have no time to look for others. What's more, ordinary people with names and surnames are easier to track down, but beggars on the side of the road are even less noticeable.
Thinking of this, the woman's eyes became firm, she took a few steps towards the little beggar, and saw that he was very wary and stepped back, and the knife was even tighter.
The woman had to stop, and said in a sad tone a few steps away, "You... are you willing to adopt this child?"
The little beggar's always cold expression also flashed a stunned moment.
Chino also thought it was very absurd, asking a child who was obviously unable to protect himself to raise a baby would be whimsical, but this also showed how bad their situation was at the moment before asking a mother to make such a desperate choice.
The woman also seemed to realize the strangeness of this statement, and hurriedly added: "I won't let you adopt it for nothing, I will pay you."
There was an undisguised anxiety on her face.
The little beggar remained silent. In fact, if he hadn't understood the huge gap in force with this seemingly desperate woman, he would have turned around and ran away.
The woman couldn't wait for his answer, there was no time.
She took two steps forward again, forcibly shoved the swaddle in her arms into the little beggar's hand, and then quickly wiped a dark and simple ring from her finger, grabbing the little beggar's finger and putting it on him superior.
The little beggar didn't dodge—he couldn't dodge either. He silently held the extra soft creature in his arms, watched the woman put a ring on him, untied his cape and wrapped it around them, and pulled a jade pendant from his neck. into the swaddling clothes.
"Please let him live," the young mother choked, "it doesn't need to be extravagant, even begging, it doesn't matter to be a scum, at least let him live."
After saying such a sentence, the mother put a deep kiss on Kino's face with tears in her eyes, gave them another look, and then pushed the little beggar hard, causing them to fall into the side of the road. Dump the trash can and close the lid.
"Don't come out," the two children in the litter box heard her say. "Don't make a sound before dawn."
The crunching footsteps gradually faded away, and the suffocating silence returned to the small trash can.
This kind of silence did not last long, and after a while, a woman's desperate screams came faintly, and finally it was silent, and there seemed to be a trace of blood in the air.
Kino's head was in a mess, and the scene in front of him seemed familiar. This change was clearly the description of the opening chapter of "The Curse"!
As a qualified brain fan, Chino immediately matched the scene at the moment with the description in his favorite book.
The baby whose body was occupied by himself and his unfortunate mother are the first two characters to appear in "The Curse", and the first two to take the lunch, yes, two.
In the original text, there was no such a random traveler as Kino, and the baby was dead when he got into the hands of the little beggar.
It seems that the purpose of such unidentified mother and son appearing in the book is just to give the protagonist the first golden finger, and at the end they did not mention their origins, yes, the seemingly ordinary black ring is the protagonist Xiwei two The Lord of the Rings, one of the great golden fingers.
This little beggar who is indifferent and full of vigilance at a young age is the protagonist of "The Curse", Xi Wei.
Chino was not at all lucky to have the rest of his life, but he remembered in the article that Xi Wei threw the baby in the trash after he found out that the baby was dead.
Although he is still dead!
But no one stipulates that you can't lose it when you are alive!
No, you still lost me! QAQ
Kino already had the heart to cry, and he was really uncomfortable, the weak body that was almost unconscious from the cold, the desperate and attached eyes of the mother when she was leaving, inexplicably to the daze of a strange world, and the uncontrollable future. .
Perhaps the baby's body is particularly sentimental, and he actually whimpered and snorted in a low voice. Although he didn't seem to be crying because of his weakness, his eyes were indeed wet.
The lid of the trash can was not completely closed - otherwise the two children would be suffocated to death, so as the sun gradually rose, the reflected light from the snow penetrated into the small trash can, and seemed to dispel even the characteristic rancid smell inside. .
Xi Wei lowered his head and looked blankly at the soft creature in his arms, a boy and a baby boy stared at each other for a while before the boy spoke.
"Don't make a sound," probably because he didn't speak for a long time, his voice was a little dry and not fluent, "if you don't want your mother to die in vain."
Kino didn't react for a while, mainly because his voice was actually very small, almost as if he was talking to himself.
Seeing that the little baby didn't understand what he meant, and was still humming, Xi Wei's eyes flashed a hint of coldness, and then he probably remembered that such a small baby who could understand people's speech was not far from the monster, and his expression softened.
The "monster" escaped by mistake and was not suspected of identity.
The sky was getting brighter, and it seemed that the two children had good luck, and they didn't encounter anything dangerous, but even killers and the like seldom went to the trash can.
Xi Wei cautiously widened the gap in the lid of the trash can, and peered out through the gap. It was early morning, when the snow had stopped, and there were not many people passing by in this alley, and it was early in the morning. Occasionally some "crunching" footsteps.
Only then did Xi Wei relax a little, and after this relaxation, he felt an unbearable hunger and his stomach growled.
Chino remembered the description in the text. It was because of extreme hunger that Xiwei risked freezing to death. On a snowy night, he came to the back alley of the bakery to turn over the trash can, and thus met the unfortunate mother and son.
Xi Wei was so hungry that his hands and feet were weak, but he still tried his best to hold the baby and prevent him from falling to the ground.
For an ordinary eight or nine-year-old child, it is very difficult to hold a baby for a long time, let alone a hungry child with weak hands and feet.
Chino's heart was beating very fast. After several hours of hiding in the trash, he was completely sure that he was not dreaming. Now Xiwei is a life-saving straw. In case he is really as indifferent as Wenli , If you throw yourself away at will, you really have no hope of surviving.
There is a word called Ye Gong Hao Long, it is one thing to appreciate the indifference of the protagonist in the text and the decisiveness of killing, but it is another thing to hold your life in the hands of a heartless person.
The city where Xi Wei was born and raised is called Ye Sa, also known as the "city of exile". This city is located at the junction of the two countries. They all fled here. It can be said that there are not many good people in this city.
A weak baby in Ye Sa City, which is full of criminals, would definitely have to die if there was no one to protect him.
The baby's body was shaking, and Xi Wei, who got out of the trash can, quickly discovered this fact. He lowered his head and pulled the baby's swaddle away a little, seeing Kino's panicked eyes.
"Don't... be afraid," Xi Wei said in such a jerky and dry way, "I... will take care of you."
Kino's eyes widened suddenly, and he could hardly believe his ears. Although Xi Wei was still expressionless when he said this, as if the whole world owed him money, for Kino, it was like The sound of nature is as beautiful.
However, is the protagonist OOC