Shrouding the Sky: The Empress Against the Immortals

Chapter 1

"Where did you come from, little beggar, go away!"

In the ancient city, there was a lot of voices.

On the street, a middle-aged man wearing a turban and a brocade gown looked at his sleeves that had been pulled by a beggar just now, his face full of boredom.

Although there were no marks left on the white sleeves embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns, the middle-aged man couldn't help but feel disgusted as long as he saw the dirty appearance of this little beggar in front of him.

The little beggar in front of him was only three or four years old, his braids were almost unraveled, his little face was covered with stains, his clothes were torn, and his little tiger shoes The original color is no longer visible, and two toe holes are still exposed.

"Became a beggar at such a young age, most likely a beggar. It's unlucky for you to touch the clothes you just bought!"

The middle-aged man was full of viciousness and his voice was sharp, scolding the little beggar trembling timidly, his big eyes filled with tears.

"I'm sorry, Nannan didn't do it on purpose..." The little girl lowered her head deeply, feeling extremely aggrieved.

Perhaps it was because of how pitiful she was, the little conscience left in the middle-aged man's heart played a role, after all, he didn't say anything more, snorted, and simply shook his sleeves and left.

The surroundings were attracted by the movement, and the passers-by who stopped for a while shook their heads and dispersed, but the small vendors on the side of the road looked at the little beggar and talked a lot.

"It's her again..."

"It's pitiful for her, I gave her food, but she comes every day, who can bear it?"

"In the past, there was an old good man in the city who specially adopted these abandoned children, but good people don't live long. Later, two monks fought in the city, and the old good man's home was affected. None left."

"Oh, this unlucky world..."

"Don't say so much, if you want to blame, we have no spiritual roots, we are just mortals."

Because this little beggar has often appeared on the street recently, and the old neighbors are no strangers to her.

It's okay to give alms once in a while, but how much surplus food do ordinary people have in their homes?

As time goes by, no one is willing to help this little girl anymore.

The sun was high and people were coming and going on the street, but no one cared about the little girl who kept wiping tears in the middle of the road.

Nannan felt dizzy, she lowered her head and walked aimlessly, almost hitting someone several times.

She could only keep apologizing, not daring to contradict others, lest she be beaten.

Both her father and mother are gone. She is very hungry now, but she dare not go to beg again for fear of being scolded.

She didn't know how long she had been walking, but she felt that she was running out of strength, so she temporarily found a shady corner and sat down.

She leaned her head against the wall, her eyes slightly narrowed.

After resting for a while, when she managed to regain some strength, she opened her eyes and looked around, only to find that the steamed stuffed bun shop across the street was a place she often visited a few days ago.

During that time, the owner of the steamed stuffed bun shop would give her two steamed stuffed buns every day, but the proprietress saw it later.

The fat woman called the boss a prodigal and called her a little vixen, and the couple almost quarreled.

Nannan knew that she had caused trouble to the owner of the bun shop, and since then, she never came to the bun shop again.

It's just that I didn't expect that my head was dizzy today, and it turned to this place in a daze.

There was white mist in the steamer on the stove, and the delicious hot buns could be smelled from a long distance away, and the girl swallowed disappointingly.

"Gollum..."

The little belly has been screaming like this for a day, and the girl feels very hungry.

She stared at the steamed stuffed bun shop, she could no longer hear other voices, she just stood up on the steps subconsciously, and walked across the street step by step.

At the door of the shop, a teenager was pulling out money to buy buns.

Soon, the boss wrapped the two white, tender and steaming steamed buns in a piece of paper and handed them to the boy.

As soon as he took it, he took a bite, breathing heavily while eating, apparently scalded.

The young man was engrossed in enjoying the delicious food he just got, and didn't notice the little girl at all.But just as he walked past her, smelling the scent of the steamed stuffed bun, the little girl couldn't bear it any longer, summoned up her courage and stretched out her hand to gently pull the boy's skirt.

"Big brother... Nannan is so hungry, please do me a favor and buy me a steamed bun." Nannan's voice was childish and pitiful.

When the boy looked back, the girl who was begging with her small face up was panicked, afraid of being scolded again, she quickly lowered her head and looked at her toes, not daring to meet the boy's eyes.

It was at this time that Nannan realized that the boy who was held by her was actually not a wealthy person.

Because the other party's trouser legs were obviously a lot shorter, and they were still wearing a pair of rag shoes.

Even if he is not a little beggar, he is not much better than a beggar.

Thinking of this, Nannan despaired.

This big brother will definitely not help.

She lowered her head and muttered, "I'm sorry, my daughter is just too hungry, and it's hard not to see her big brother, so don't scold her."

After all, turn around and leave.

But in the next breath, a big white bun was handed to her eyes.

"Eat." The boy squatted down and smiled brightly.

His behavior surprised my daughter.

She didn't even have any hope, but she never thought that this boy would be willing to give her a bun.

After a brief absence, the girl's eyes became sour, and the golden beans fell down uncontrollably.She didn't even bother to wipe it, and as soon as she took the bun, she stuffed it into her mouth, gobbling it voraciously.

She hasn't eaten for a long time.

Even if it was just a vegetarian steamed stuffed bun, she still felt it was extra delicious, but hated that her mouth was too small to swallow it in one gulp.

"Eat slowly, be careful of the heat."

The boy rubbed her head lightly, and wiped away her tears.

"Do you have no relatives at such a young age?" The young man looked at her with soft eyes and asked.

Nuan held the big buns in both hands, her cheeks were bulging from eating, her eyelashes were still glittering, she subconsciously shook her head.

After finally swallowing what was in his mouth, he replied: "What is a relative? Why do you ask that?
My daughter only remembers going to grandma's house with her father and mother. When I met a big monster, my mother told me to run straight ahead and don't look back. Then, I came here, but I couldn't find my father and mother. up. "

The girl finished speaking quickly, and couldn't wait to continue eating.

But he didn't notice the surprise in the boy's eyes.

Did the little girl of two or three years old run in from outside the city alone?
The boy looked at the darling daughter, and stopped asking.

Soon, the big steamed stuffed bun was eaten by the nannie, and she licked her fingers carefully, for fear of missing any residue.

My stomach is finally not so hungry anymore.

"Are you full?" the boy asked.

"Ah."

Nannan nodded and patted her belly.

In fact, she was not full. She had been hungry for so long, how could she be full with just one bun?

But she knew that the boy was not rich, and she should be content.

During this period of time wandering alone, she also learned a lot.

The young man stood up, apparently planning to leave, but he turned back just a few steps away, took out a few copper coins and stuffed them into Nannie's hands, and told her to put them away so that no one would see them.

"My brother doesn't have much money, you... hey."

The boy sighed for a while, hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing, and was really ready to leave.

Nannan stayed where she was.

She looked at the copper plate in her hand, and at the back of the boy in front of her, and suddenly raised her foot to catch up.

"Big brother!"

The boy turned around after hearing the words: "What's wrong?"

"I... can I follow you?"

The girl raised the copper plate in her hand, and the other hand was grabbing a tattered piece of clothing. She looked up nervously, her eyes were full of hope, but her voice was very small: "I will be very good, no money, no money. I can eat a lot, I... I can still mop the floor, and I can... learn to do things."

(End of this chapter)