Chapter 503 Beggar

As soon as the spring breeze disappeared, the ten-mile Yangguan Pass was blazing with flames.

In May, the Crossing Imperial City finally ushered in a hot summer day. The big sun shone down like a blazing light, shrouding the entire Crossing Imperial City in an indescribably hot, but stuffy, and distracting summer scene.

The merchants were very alert. Everything from iced liquor to ice shrimp and litchi were placed in the shops. This was naturally the most popular thing at the moment. They were busy with receiving guests, but the sweaty merchants had smiles on their faces that were several times sweeter than eating peaches.

Born and traveled in this world. Although there were many hardships, it was a great fortune to be able to have fun while suffering.

However, even though these vendors were making a lot of money, the grand masters in Heng Imperial City couldn't be happy at all.

Not only was it because of this irritating weather, but it was also because of the steed that had hurried from the border and handed it to the imperial palace at dawn today.

"Is it delicious?" Sitting in the shadows beside the Ancient Dao Building, Xu Han smiled and looked at the skinny children in front of him.

Most of the children were in rags and were currently gulping down the watermelons that Xu Han had brought them.

"Meow!"

"Awoo!"

The children were eating until they had no time to respond to Xu Han, but Aowu and Xuan'er, who were standing at the side, let out two cheerful shouts.

"I didn't ask you." Xu Han glanced at the two little fellows whose mouths were full of bright red melon flesh and said unhappily.

"Meow!"

"Awoo!"

But Aowu and Xuan'er had always been all low-grade, and only the word'eat 'was high. He didn't care about Xu Han's reprimand at all. After letting out another shout, he lowered his head and began to fight with the melon and fruit.

At this time, the seven or eight skinny children finally finished off the watermelon in their hands. The flesh of the watermelon was eaten clean by them, as if they wanted to swallow the skin of the watermelon into their stomachs.

"Alright." The child in the lead was about to express his gratitude, but when his words reached his mouth, he couldn't help but burp because he ate too quickly. The child's cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

"It's delicious. Thank you, Young Master." But after that, he hurriedly stood up and bowed to Xu Han.

After saying that, the child tilted his head and thought for a moment before he gathered his courage and asked, "Oh right, why isn't Sister Zhen here?"

Xu Han's expression instantly changed as he fell silent.

Such silence fell into the eyes of the children, and they all thought that they had said something wrong, causing their faces to instantly turn frightened.

However, Xu Han, who was immersed in his own thoughts, did not realize this. He still stood there and secretly thought about how to tell them the news.

Fortunately, Ye Hongjian, who had gone to the side to buy roasted chicken for these children, came back just in time. She heard the children's questions and looked at Xu Han with a complicated expression. She sighed, "Your Elder Sister Zhen has gone somewhere else. She probably won't be able to return in a short period of time."

This was naturally a lie, but it was not to conceal the guilt in Xu Han's heart, but to prevent these children who were already living in the darkness from losing their only glimmer of hope.

"Is that so?" The child's face revealed a trace of disappointment when he heard this, but he quickly recovered. He stood up again and bowed to Xu Han. "If Young Master sees Big Sister Zhen again, you must remember to say hello to her on our behalf."

"Yes." At this moment, Xu Han also regained his senses. He nodded, but it was as if he suddenly sensed something from the tone of these children's voices. Thus, he asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong? Are you guys leaving Hengroyal City?"

"Yes." The boy in the lead nodded, and a shy smile appeared on his face again. "We want to join the army."

"Join the army?" Xu Han's expression changed. He sized up the seven or eight children in front of him, and the expression in his eyes was a little strange. He did not look down on these children. It was just that their years of begging had made them pale and skinny. Although they were all fourteen or fifteen years old, they looked even skinnier than some eleven or twelve-year-old children.

You should know that although the requirements of this army are not high, they still need to have a cultivation at the Treasure Aquarius Realm, right? Otherwise, seven or eight ordinary people wouldn't be enough to fight each other on the battlefield, so what was the point of having such an army?

Not to mention these pale-faced children, apart from dying, Xu Han really couldn't find any use for them when they went to the battlefield.

"I heard that Cui Guozhu of Long Prefecture is recruiting troops on a large scale. It seems that he can be recruited into the army as long as he is twelve years old. Although we don't have much ability, we can go to the barracks to take care of food, and also teach us martial arts and cultivation." The leader explained to Xu Han at that time.

At this point, the children's eyes lit up like stars in the night sky. No matter how dense the night was, there were always stars that stubbornly cut open the night and cast such light towards the human world.

Xu Han was somewhat dazed. He was familiar with this kind of light, this kind of scene, and it was as if he had lived another life.

"This is very dangerous. Cui Ting is not an idiot… Long Zhou is not peaceful either." He said in a calm voice, but he felt that his words were inappropriate. These words were too profound for these children. The beggars only knew how to find the food, so how could they understand the seemingly calm situation of Great Xia when the undercurrents surged?

"No matter how bad it is, we can only be beggars. Brother Xu, we are beggars, but we don't want to be beggars for the rest of our lives. We want to give it a try … It's better than now …" The oldest one was still looking at Xu Han. As he said this, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

Xu Han's eyes were a little strange. He looked at the group of children for a while and suddenly asked, "What are your names?"

These little beggars naturally did not understand what Xu Han meant, but they still answered Xu Han's question at that time, "Luo Bai."

"Qian Dazhuang."

"Qian Xiaozhuang."

"Sun Liangzhe."

…

The surnames of the eight children were largely different, presumably traveling together after living on the streets.

Xu Han's gaze swept across the eight children before finally landing on the oldest Luo Bai.

A smile appeared on his face and he moved closer to Luo Bai, "Follow me, you won't be able to reach Long Zhou."

The eight children widened their eyes when they said this. They looked at Xu Han in disbelief, and then looked at each other as if they were confirming whether they had heard something wrong.

Xu Han naturally understood their thoughts and was about to say something.

"Brother Xu!" However, at this moment, an anxious voice suddenly sounded. Xu Han turned his head and saw that Nangong Zhuo was running in front of Xu Han with an anxious expression.

"What's wrong? Brother Nangong." Xu Han couldn't help but ask when he saw him in such a hurry.

This Nangong Zhuo did not answer Xu Han's question immediately. Instead, he took a few deep breaths to recover his strength.

"This is bad. Today, Pavilion Master Xiao dropped eight porcelain bottles, three wooden chairs, and even ripped the painting from His Majesty to pieces. Brother Xu, quickly follow me back to the manor. If this continues, I reckon the entire Sword Palace will have to be torn down by him!"

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