He and It

After leaving the oasis, the two trudged in the sand sea for two days and two nights. Finally, they passed the route of a large number of caravans and saw a populated city.

Wherever humans live together, there is always a source of water. It's rare to see a bit of green in the city. Although there are a lot of people walking along the street, the clothes of people walking on the street rarely cover their bodies. In the desert, this can finally be a protective umbrella that can protect all living beings.

Liu Fuguang saw the little beggars running through the streets and alleys at a glance.

In a place like this, beggars are a group of thieves, natural liars and black traders, and they are also the hub for the transmission of rumors and information. Their naked bodies are small and shriveled, both male and female, with only a tattered rag wrapped around their waists. They are as hungry as hairless rats, taking root in the cracks of the city and surviving at all costs.

Liu Fuguang grabbed Yan Huan, and the two of them followed one of the beggars, watching him hide here and there, begging for some leftovers here, and some mud there. It was rare for someone to be kind enough to throw him a mutilated coin, and it was considered a big deal. Happy event. After such a wasted day, late at night, the little beggar returned to a shabby earth house in the city, gathered with his companions, and exchanged and shared the day's harvest.

Liu Fuguang coughed lightly.

"Who?!" The younger beggars shrank back one after another. The oldest beggar jumped up and had already touched a sharp knife made from broken tiles in his hand. "Who is there? Come out!"

Liu Fuguang did not intend to embarrass them, so he walked in calmly and his first sentence was: "I heard that you are very good at finding out information."

The beggar holding the knife was stunned. Based on his age, he was actually considered a teenager, but his body was too skinny and he was still no different from a young child.

He had never seen anyone who could wear clothes in such a snow-white color.

"You...who are you?" He gestured symbolically with the murder weapon in his hand, "What do you want to do here with us!"

Liu Fuguang smiled. Behind him, Yan Huan appeared silently like a dark reflection.

"We just want to ask you something." Liu Fuguang raised his sleeves and took out a soft white cake. "In exchange, I can treat you to a cake."

The beggar's eyes lit up, and then turned green again. Countless pairs of fervent and terrifying eyes, like a pack of rats struggling for life in the dark, flickered endlessly in the night.

"I..." He only said one word, and his tongue was so sore that he could not speak completely.

When he didn't respond in time, the other little beggars started chirping.

"promise!"

"Say, what are you asking!"

"Promise, promise!"

There was a hint of warmth on the big beggar's face. He tried to pretend to be calm, but it seemed to be in vain. He kept swallowing, his tongue twitching with soreness, and the knife in his hand hung down unconsciously.

"What do you want to ask?" He said gruffly, "First, let's talk about it first. If we can't answer your question, you will have to share the pie with us..."

He hesitated, picking at the edge of the cake with his eyes, imagining the taste of it on his tongue and in his stomach, and calculated desperately and greedily: "Give us... a piece as big as the tip of the index finger to the tip of the thumb!"

"But! It can't be a thumb and index finger like mine." The little beggar sitting at his feet hurriedly added. She pulled out the thumb she had been sucking from her mouth and asked Liu Fuguang to see clearly. Maybe he was caught stealing, maybe he was offended. Her thumb and middle index finger were cut off in half, leaving only a scarred and red cross-section.

Liu Fuguang was silent. After a moment, he whispered: "The question I want to ask is very simple. If you answer it, I will allow you all to eat cakes until you are full."

The little beggars were so shocked that they lost their voices. He first asked: "Do you know that there are many horse hoofs and camel team footprints outside the city. Where did those merchants go?"

"West!" After a short silence, a beggar replied quickly, his voice changing his tone, "I know! Someone in the caravan always said that there was a prince in the west who became the king, opened... what kind of door, helped or something. …”

"Open the city gates wide and help the poor!" the person next to him corrected, "You are as stupid as a pig or a sheep. For this reason, the caravans have all left, and the city manager can't control them, but if others want to leave, whip them!"

Liu Fuguang asked: "What is the name of that city?"

"Chishui City." The biggest beggar replied, "It's a strange name, but it's easy to remember."

Unexpectedly, a casual question led to the most important point!

Yan Huan whispered: "I would have followed the footsteps if I had known earlier, why waste time here?"

Liu Fuguang said: "Shut up and stop talking."

After scolding the Dragon God, he turned to Beggar and asked some questions about Chishui City. It can be seen that even the beggar who receives the most rumors does not know much about Chishui City, and is just making up nonsense about Liu Fuguang for the sake of expensive rewards.

"Okay," Liu Fuguang said, "that's all my problems. I won't break my promise on the reward I promised."

After saying that, like a magic trick, he took out a steady stream of cakes from his sleeves, letting the sallow-looking beggars take them, and put a kettle next to them. This group of half-grown children grabbed the food and wolfed it down. They didn't even have time to show surprise in their eyes. After swallowing one piece, they grabbed another one without even being able to raise their heads. Their eating was more ferocious than wild beasts.

Some burst into tears after eating, crying and calling for their mother; some subconsciously started fighting with their companions for half a piece of cake, and punched them a few times before remembering that there were others next to them; some were only focused on eating and didn't know. Drink water; some just drink water... Even if it is an illusion in the mirror, it is so real, how can it not make Liu Fuguang feel sad?

In just ten minutes, a little beggar devoured eight large cakes in one breath and drank water. The cakes were blistered in his stomach and swelled up twice. Only then did he realize the pain of having his stomach broken and his heart broken. The fall hurt, and I immediately hugged my belly, rolled on the ground, and started crying.

"At first I only heard people say they wanted to be full, but it turns out that being full is not a good thing!" he wailed, "I don't want to be full anymore! I don't want to be full anymore!"

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