Before today, Tatara had always thought that he was very lucky. Even though his Luck wasn't S, it was at least A, right?
Of course, those who knew him didn't think so.
When he was three years old, he was abandoned by his biological mother. Then, he was adopted by an unreliable man like Tokugawa Sen … A drunkard, addicted to gambling, so unreliable that even his wife ran away.
Everyone who knew the father and son of Tokugawa Sen would secretly sigh when they saw the skinny Tatara. "Ah, with such a foster father, it's better to be an orphan!"
However, Tatara didn't think so. No matter how unreliable Tokugawa Sen was, he still raised him, who was not related to him by blood. He had food, drinks, clothes, and a place to live. … See, how could he not have an A in Luck?
But today, he wasn't so lucky. First, he was caught absent-minded in school and was punished by the teacher. In the afternoon, when he was about to go to the new base to play, he found that the base had been completely destroyed because of the demolition of the building. He didn't even get any discounted goods from the supermarket that he frequented. Even the expired lunchboxes were gone.
That wasn't all. On the way home, he changed his route, which was rare, and happened to meet his foster father who was being chased by thugs. He was about to say hello when the man's face turned ferocious, as if he had seen a ghost. He rushed over, grabbed him in his arms, and ran away … It was the first time he knew that his foster father had a talent for track and field. He ran like Usain Bolt.
During this time, he didn't raise his head. He was sure that even if the thugs saw him, they wouldn't recognize him. That was why he dared to tell his foster father that he was going back. It was just that when he was unlucky, water would be stuck between his teeth. He never thought that the tattered windbreaker in his arms would be exposed. If this group of people found out, the consequences would be …
No wonder the horoscope program in the morning said that Aquarius was unlucky this month. It was easy to get into accidents and even life-threatening … Now, it was coming true.
Tatara sighed in his heart and forced himself to calm down. His little brain kept working, and he turned back before the man's patience ran out.
Then, before he could stand firm, the windbreaker in his hand was rudely snatched away by a big hand. Tatara narrowed his eyes but did not make a sound.
"Big brother, this looks like Tokugawa Sen's windbreaker!" Xiao Luo A said excitedly. Then, he turned around and glared at Tatara. "Brat, where did this come from?"
With a frightened expression on his face, Tatara pointed in the direction he came from and stammered, "Uncle, I picked this up from the trash can over there."
"That guy actually ran away from there again! Hey, are you a rabbit? Big Brother, let's chase after them! "Xiao Luo casually threw his tattered windbreaker on the ground and prepared to catch them.
"Wait!" The man in the lead stopped his younger brother and looked at Tatara from head to toe. He was thin, and his clothes were washed until they were bleached. There were also various traces of mending. At first glance, one could tell that he was a child from a poor family. This district was the slum area of the entire town. It was normal to meet one or two children like this.
However, no one expected that the man would suddenly reach out like lightning and grab Tatara in his hands. "Picked it up? Do you think I'm stupid? The one Tokugawa Sen carried and ran away was you, right? What's your relationship with him? "
"I don't know the person you're talking about. I just wanted to come out and look for something. I just picked up this windbreaker over there!" Tatara's heart skipped a beat, but of course, he would not admit it. He looked at the man pitifully, with a pitiful and harmless look.
The man was silent for a moment. As if he believed his words, he let go of Tatara's clothes.
Before Tatara could breathe a sigh of relief, the rough hand suddenly grabbed his slender neck and lifted him up again.
The sudden feeling of suffocation made Tatara's eyes widen in pain. His amber eyes gradually became bloodshot, and his hands subconsciously clawed at the hand around his neck.
As a member of a ruthless organization, the man did not have any pity for such a weak child. He tightened his grip on Tatara's neck and asked in a low voice, "Where is Tokugawa Sen?"
Tatara was weak to begin with. After being strangled like this, he did not have the strength to answer. Tears of pain flowed from the corners of his eyes. The man seemed to have realized that he was about to kill him. He clicked his tongue and threw Tatara to the ground like he was throwing trash.
The other Xiao Luo also reacted. They knew that they had been played by the little boy in front of them. They were all furious and quickly surrounded him. The Xiao Luo who had spoken earlier stepped on Tatara's chest. He exerted a little force and threatened, "Speak up if you don't want to die!"
"Cough cough cough cough! I, I don't know … "Tatara could not breathe properly. He coughed violently as if he was about to cough out his organs.
Hearing this, the man violently kicked Tatara and fiercely questioned, "Kid, don't play dumb! Tell me where Tokugawa Sen is, or I'll kill you! "
"Don't … know …"
The weak youth's voice was filled with pain and his consciousness wasn't very clear. However, he still continuously reminded himself in his heart that he couldn't tell the other party Shi Shu Sen's location … … Even though, he actually wasn't sure where he was right now.
Following his denial, a barrage of punches and kicks landed on him.
Tatara's entire body was in pain. He felt like he was being torn apart and had to be reassembled. He struggled to gather the windbreaker that the Xiao Luo had casually thrown away. His vision was getting blurry … He had not brought the windbreaker back. What should he do? If he died, would the man who only knew how to gamble cry?
Punches and kicks kept falling on his body, and the interrogation of those people by his ears was getting further and further away. While he was in a daze, a loud bang, accompanied by a clear female voice, suddenly woke him up from his muddled head.
"Hey, what are a few grown men doing to a little kid?!!
…
Ten minutes ago.
In the time it took for Reiko to get lost in her thoughts, the scenery in front of her changed completely.
The dirty and messy alleyway replaced the tidy courtyard, and the ink-black night replaced the windy and sunny day.
Reiko's face was still in shock from seeing the knife turn into a spirit with her own eyes. Suddenly, her expression changed and she was stunned for a while before she came back to her senses.
In her backpack, the moment she landed, Jinjiang's AI began to beep. This meant that the target spirit was nearby.
However, Reiko was not in the mood to focus on the mission. Her mind was filled with the thought of the knife spirit that suddenly turned into a human.
What was going on?
The Fu Mourning God that she could not find no matter how hard she tried. Could it be that he had always been right under her nose? The knives in those rooms … could all turn into humans? Wait, if that was the case …
Reiko lowered her head and looked at the Tai Dao in her hand.
She carefully examined the Tai Dao, but no matter how she looked at it … it was clearly an ordinary … no, it was a gorgeous Tai Dao!
"Can you turn into a human too?" Reiko asked with uncertainty.
The Tai Dao did not respond.
Reiko frowned and carefully unsheathed the knife. A cold aura immediately filled the surroundings. However, no matter how Reiko looked at it, it was just an exceptional Tai Dao that shone brilliantly.
"Lord of Tremors?" Reiko called out softly.
The Tai Dao still did not move.
"An illusion? An illusion? " Reiko frowned deeply. The movement in her backpack was getting smaller and smaller. Reiko had no choice but to temporarily put the matter of the knife spirit aside and take out Jinjiang's AI.
On the full-screen phone, a red dot was moving in a certain direction. It did not seem to be too far away.
Reiko looked at the AI, then looked at the Tai Dao in her hand. She decided to get down to business first.
At this moment, Reiko realized that the environment she was in was not very good. The alley was littered with litter. Even the air was not very fresh. A rotten smell lingered in the air.
Reiko frowned. The streets in Japan were always clean and tidy. Even the countryside would not have such a messy street.
Looking around, all the buildings were old. Even the walls of the alley were dilapidated. There were holes everywhere and messy graffiti.
Didn't they say that this was a place similar to her world? There was clearly a huge difference! Reiko felt that she had been tricked by that cunning little fox again.
In the faraway Government of the Hour, Fox's Assistance, who was eating the cherry blossom cake he brought back from Reiko's place, sneezed. The cherry blossom cake exploded out of his mouth. He was immediately despised by his colleagues.
On the other side, Reiko took the AI, found the right direction, and started running.
In the darkness, only a white afterimage could be seen. Reiko moved towards the red dot at a speed that was definitely faster than a world champion.
Reiko was a little surprised when she started running. She could clearly feel that her strength had increased again. Moreover, it was much greater than the strength she gained after contracting the Five Tigers Retreat. She could not help but think of the young man with the moonlight. She also thought of the Five Tigers Retreat who covered his face and did not dare to look at her. Reiko pursed her lips and thought that she would definitely find out when she returned.
She shuttled through the crisscrossing dirty alleys. Suddenly, she heard a clamor in front of her. When she got closer, she heard that it was cursing.
Reiko did not want to meddle in other people's business. She had just arrived here and did not know what was going on. She did not stop walking and was about to leave from the side path.
"Little brat, if you don't tell me, I'll beat you to death!"
The angry scolding made Reiko turn around. It was this glance that made her stop in her tracks.
A few burly men surrounded the corner. Fortunately, Reiko had good night vision. She could clearly see the figure on the ground through the gaps between these burly men.
She originally thought that it was a fight between hooligans looking for trouble. However, the small curled up figure on the ground was clearly a child. Under the starlight, chestnut-colored hair covered half of the child's face. The half-closed eyes looked dull and lifeless. However, in Reiko's eyes, there was an incomparable brilliance.
Reiko did not know what was going on. Her heart suddenly hurt as if it had been pricked by a needle. There was a voice in her heart that kept urging her to stop these people from hurting the child.
So, when one of the Little Luo cursed and was about to kick the child again, she turned around and quickly blocked in front of the child. She kicked the other party's outstretched leg.
The angry scolding stopped abruptly. The sound of bones breaking and the man screaming on the ground was especially clear in the empty alley.
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