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Perhaps it was because Xiao Qing Ran had just saved him, but the boy had completely let his guard down by now and hurriedly nodded: "As long as you don't steal from me like those bad guys did, I'll tell you everything."

Xiao Qingran laughed softly and glanced at the wind: "You know how to settle the things here. I'll head over with this child right now and you can come over after you're done with the things here."

"Yes, Princess."

Xiao Qing Qing pulled the boy's hand and was about to leave.

One of the officials kneeling on the ground could not help but speak up when he saw that they were about to leave. "Princess, this child is what our lord wants. You can't just take him away like this. We won't be able to explain ourselves."

Xiao Qing Ran paused in her steps. Not only did she admire the courage of the speaker, she also confirmed the question in her heart.

She half turned her head, and her side face revealed half a pair of cold eyes, laughing out loud: "If you are talking about the one being led by your attendant, then don't worry, because you don't need to explain to him anymore, but if you are talking about another lord, then … "Just say that I have taken a fancy to this child and I'm going to bring him away. If that lord has any objections, then let him come and find me."

Such a gaze scared those people and they didn't dare to say anything.

"Li Er, let's go."

Xiao Qing Ran pulled the boy through the street and into an alley before releasing his hand. "What is your name?"

"Su Zhao."

"Where are our family?"

Su Zhao's body went stiff, then he held the jade pendant tightly in front of his chest and shook his head with lowered eyes.

Xiao Qing Ran's eyes flashed. She was also about to become a mother. She really didn't have any ability to resist this kind of lonely child.

She lowered her eyes and stuffed the oily paper in her hand into his embrace, "I can see that the food here isn't rich. You must have been hungry for quite some time, right? Here, take these."

Su Zhao opened up the oil paper package, and inside it were snacks that he'd never seen before. He opened his mouth wide in surprise, and a wisp of pleasant surprise quickly flashed within his eyes. "Are you really giving all these to me?"

Xiao Qing Ran nodded, "Do you still remember the question I asked you earlier?"

Su Zhao tightly hugged the oil paper bundle in his embrace, and his eyes shone. "Elder sister, ask away!"

"Tell me the truth, do those people have no other reason to chase after you other than your jade pendant?"

She remembered that she had said, 'Nothing will be told to them.' The child must be hiding something.

Su Zhao was stunned, as if he didn't expect her to ask such a question. He blinked his eyes, then unconsciously clenched his hand that was pinching the oiled paper package. "I heard those people call you 'wangfei' just now. Is wangfei really that big of an official?"

Xiao Qingyi did not mind that he had asked her a question before answering it. She patiently guided him one step at a time: "I guess so."

"Bigger than the mayor?"

"In a way."

"Then can you help us?" There was a wistful look in his eyes.

Xiao Qingran's eyes flashed: "I don't know what you're talking about, but I will try my best if you need my help."

He lowered his head and thought for a while, and in the end, as if he had made a decision, "Elder sister, you're so powerful, you'll definitely be able to help us! "Come, I'll take you somewhere."

Su Zhao brought Xiao Qing to circle around a small alley and passed through many small paths before arriving at a dilapidated temple.

Before she could enter, she heard the sounds of children playing inside.

Xiao Qing suddenly frowned, she could vaguely guess why those soldiers were chasing after him.

"Elder sister, come with me." Su Zhao hugged his paper bag and ran into the broken temple, with Xiao Qing Qing following closely behind him.

He'd only just entered the door when a little boy around the age of ten ran over and bumped into Su Zhao. He called out in pleasant surprise, "Big Brother."

"Little kid, are you obedient?" In front of this boy, Su Zhao seemed much more mature.

"Of course, little boy is obedient." The child said happily as he turned around and looked inside, "Brother Mo, brother has returned."

"You're back?" The voice of another boy sounded from inside.

Only then did Xiao Qing realize that there were more than thirty children hidden inside the broken temple. They were all curled up in the innermost part of the broken temple, all of them as thin as firewood, some of them even having malnourished cheekbones that protruded from their bones. They were staring at the outside with a pair of panicked, curious eyes.

The boy who answered came out. Xiao Qing saw that he was slightly bigger than Su, but his feet seemed to have a problem and he could not walk normally. Instead, he was leaning on a simple self-made walking stick.

Although it was called a walking stick, it was actually made from two pieces of wood.

"Big brother Mo, I'm back. Look, I also brought back a lot of delicious food."

"It's been hard on you. Little Tong and the others are all starving. Go and give them points …" When the boy came out and saw Xiao Qing Ran, he stopped his words in time.

"Who are you?" The boy seemed extremely nervous and vigilant when he saw her. He immediately lectured Su Zhao, "Didn't I say it before?" "Don't bring strangers here. Come here quickly, little boy."

"Brother Mo, don't be nervous. This sister is not a bad person. Just now, she was the one who saved me outside. He even taught those soldiers a lesson." Su Zhen stood next to Xiao Qingran and said, "This big sister is a wangfei. She's even more powerful than the mayor. She was the one who gave me all this food."

"Big brother, what is a wangfei?" The child curiously tilted his head to look at Xiao Qing Ran.

Xiao Qing raised her eyebrows, roughly understanding that this walking stick boy was the leader of these kids.

"I don't care if you're some wenfei or not, get the hell out of here right now." Like a frightened bird, he quickly took two steps forward and protected the little child in his embrace. "Su Zhao, come here!"

"Big brother Mo …"

"Didn't I tell you to come here?" His tone was cold and all the muscles throughout his body tensed up. It was as if Xiao Qing was some kind of ferocious beast.

Su Zhao couldn't refuse him, and he glanced at Xiao Qing Ran with slight embarrassment before obediently walking over.

As soon as he passed, the boy pulled him behind him.

Seeing his attitude and reaction, Xiao Qing raised her eyebrows: "What if I don't leave? What can you do, knock me out with your legs? "

The boy choked as pain flashed past his eyes. He clenched his teeth and said: "I won't let you hurt them even if I have to sacrifice my life."

Xiao Qing laughed, "How did you know I was going to hurt them?"

The boy was stunned, and then his face revealed that certain expression again: "I just know that you're all the same. You are no different from those people. You want to use us! I will definitely not let you succeed. "

"Yo, I didn't realize you had a sense of justice." Xiao Qing Qing showed great interest in the boy.

Just as the two sides were in a stalemate, a gust of wind blew in from outside.

"Princess."

His appearance caused the boy to become even more nervous. Even if Xiao Qing didn't press him any further, he could still feel the panicked aura around his body.

Xiao Qing suddenly turned her gaze, "How is it?"

The wind bent down and whispered something in her ear, and the boy kept his eyes on the two of them, not daring to relax.

"As expected." A cold light flashed across Xiao Qing Ran's eyes.

Those people did it on Wei Chi's orders.

"Those people have already gone back. I believe Wei Chi will soon know that the wangfei is here."

"So what if he knows?" Xiao Qingyi gave a cold laugh: "I don't do anything bad in my life, so I'm not afraid of knocking on the door in the middle of the night. If he really comes looking for me for this matter, I will have to properly tell him. "

"Have you guys said enough? If you don't say enough, then go out and say it. " The tension in the boy's heart had always been tight. Seeing that they were discussing something as if no one else was present, he finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

It was only then that the wind noticed the children in the room. "Esteemed wangfei, this is …"

"Didn't you see? They're all fatherless orphans." Xiao Qing raised her eyebrows. "Bring Li Er back and buy her more food!"

"Miss, you can just let Suifeng go alone. I'm here."

She had only walked for a short while before someone came to cause trouble. How could she be at ease if he left her alone?

"That's right, wangfei. This subordinate will go alone. Let Li Er accompany you here."

Xiao Qing was thinking that there were quite a few children here. She was afraid that Suifeng alone wouldn't be able to take so many things. Since she wanted Li Er to help, she decided to follow them since she was worried.

Whirlwind accepted the order and left.

The boy did not let down his guard. "Don't think that I will appreciate your kindness. This small favor can't bribe me."

"You even know the word 'buy'?" Not bad. " Xiao Qing Ran chuckled: "However, brat, you are a bit too smart. If I really want to harm you guys, I can make my move now, there's no need to buy food for you guys anymore. "

The boy frowned as if he was tempted, but he still insisted, "Who knows what you are up to. Perhaps that man just now went to find helpers."

Xiao Qingyi laughed twice, and could not help but admire the thought process in his head: "If what you said is true, then why haven't you run yet? "What, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape!"

These words seemed to prick the boy's sore spot, his hand subconsciously pinching the cane.

Xiao Qing Qing narrowed her eyes, "That's enough, you don't need to guard against me like a wolf. I really want to do something, even if you guys can't hide from me. "

The boy naturally knew this. This place was only this old, where could they possibly run to?

He gritted his teeth. "What are you trying to do?"

"Tell me your name before you answer."

The boy was very hostile. "Why should I tell you?"

"For no reason at all. If you don't tell me, I can't possibly call you a cat or dog, right?" Or I'il call you... "Stones?" Xiao Qingran felt that this child's stubborn appearance was very interesting and wanted to tease him.

"You … "You woman!" The boy's face turned red and he said angrily, "My name is Mo Lin! "It's not a stone."

Riko did not understand why her young miss was wasting so much time with a child. If Miss truly pitied these children, she could have just asked them to send some more things to them.

However, if Xiao Qing didn't say so, she couldn't ask.