Chapter 5: A Tiger in a Plain [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

"Li-He!"

The little girl rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "I know it's not as nice as your name, but my grandfather only cares about his crops."

After saying this, she lowered her head sadly:
"Three mu of precious rice, but before I could harvest it, I fell ill. In the end, the rice was gone, the land was gone, and the man was gone too."

"..."

Wei Mingqi stared at her eyes as if his brain had stopped working.

Although she is far less stunning than the little celestial official in white dress on the posters of later generations, but considering their ages and situations, if one looks carefully, there are still traces of features between the two.

Li He, a beggar, is about the same age as him.

All of them match! This is the main female character in "Four Elephants"!

Before crossing over, he controlled the little white tiger, defeating all enemies and collecting rare items along the way, and finally broke through the Chaotian Palace, bound the evil dragon with a sword by the Taoxi River, and achieved a perfect ending for the first round!

But why is the little white tiger in Yunzhou?

Snapped!
Wei Mingqi couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand.

Needless to say, it was definitely because of him. After all, his background experience was exposed. As the future savior of the world and the protagonist of the story who defeated him personally, one can imagine the attention Li He received.

The only thing to be thankful for is that his Baidu Encyclopedia does not provide detailed information about Li He's background. The only information revealed is that he was born a beggar in Beijing.

No wonder the man who sent Li He here said that something went wrong in Beijing. How could there not be something wrong?

By now, the beggars in Beijing have probably been turned upside down.

suddenly.

"Woo..."

The stifled sobs in his ears brought him back to his senses.

"What's wrong?"

Wei Mingqi moved in front of the little white tiger and stretched out his hand to ruffle her weed-like hair: "I was distracted just now, are you angry?"

The little white tiger raised his head from his knees, his face dirty: "I miss my grandfather, and I miss my crops."

"..."

For the first time, Wei Mingqi hated himself for being so tongue-tied.

After struggling for a long time, he reached out to wipe the dirt off Li He's face and coaxed her, "After we get out, I'll treat you to some stir-fried dishes and ask the store to serve you rice from Qingzhou."

"Humph."

The little white tiger hummed a sound that sounded like crying and laughing, and then turned his face away:
"Don't wipe it, it's better to leave it dirty."

Wei Mingqi was slightly stunned, and then his heart suddenly trembled.

This is his Hu Niuniu——

He once controlled her, walked across the rivers and lakes, mingled with the beggars in the capital, walked in the imperial gardens of the imperial city, and stood solemnly in the misty rain of Qingming Festival.

In the game, Wei Mingqi had seen her peerless beauty and graceful appearance as if she were a celestial official, but her past, which was as humble as weeds, only existed in the character setting.

"Don't worry, it's okay."

Wei Mingqi used his sleeve to rub her face: "I'll take you out later."

The little white tiger pouted and said, "Wouldn't it be like being a beggar if I went out? It's better to stay here. At least there are adults to protect me."

"I'll protect you."

Wei Mingqi was full of heroic spirit at this time.

"Pfft."

The little white tiger laughed out loud and looked at him sideways, "Who can a little kid like you protect? Even if we go out, I still have to take you to beg for food."

"..."

Wei Mingqi suddenly increased his strength in trying to fool her.

"Woo!"

After rubbing for a while, it was like a beautiful jade with the skin removed, and a smart and delicate little face appeared in front of her, with some special features of later generations.

"It's pretty."

"Humph."

Little White Tiger turned away her head, and the cute look on her face was replaced by disappointment as soon as it appeared: "You'd better apply ash on me. I don't want to be sold to a brothel, even if I die."

"What if I cover you with dog skin?" Wei Mingqi said suddenly.

Snapped!
The shoulder was hit unceremoniously. The little girl bared her fangs and said in a bad tone: "You are the one wearing a dog skin, don't mention this here!"

The beggars around him looked at him unfriendly.

Wei Mingqi wanted this effect, so he lowered his voice and told the story of what happened outside. Soon, the beggars were frightened and their faces turned pale.

"No wonder that guy just now said he had a job. It turns out he tricked us into becoming beggars!"

The little girl took out a copper hairpin from somewhere, with a fierce expression:
"Fight them! The worst that can happen is that you die. Who among you wants to be a dog?!"

"..."

The children around looked at each other in bewilderment. They had been beggars before they came here, so they naturally knew what it was like to perform living dissection.

But they were all still young after all, and when some were scared and wanted to cry, Wei Mingqi would step forward and cover their mouths, then coax them into submission, and then he would put the crying and scared ones at the back.

These are all unusable.

Finally, Wei Mingqi arranged a few brave beggars, got Li He's copper hairpin, and arranged a simple plan for everyone.

He didn't know whether the plan would succeed or not, but some things had to be done. He couldn't just watch tragedy befall his own people.

After it was over, the group of beggars remained silent.

The little white tiger moved to his side and muttered, "They are all unreliable. I don't dare to count on them."

"Then rely on yourself."

Wei Mingqi played with the copper hairpin and said with a smile: "You should keep in mind what I said just now. If it doesn't work, you can follow them and find a chance to run away and find my master."

"What about you?"

"They are relying on me to make money, so they won't be willing to kill me."

"Tsk, that's pretty impressive."

As he spoke, the little white tiger tilted his head and looked over again: "Wei Mingqi, how old are you?"

"Eight years old."

"Oh, then you are older than me."

"Call me brother."

"Ding Bean."

"..."

Boys' development period is originally later than girls'. Looking at Li He, who was half a head taller than him, Wei Mingqi endured it.

It’s definitely not because I’m afraid of the other party’s two fangs.

Wei Mingqi played with the copper hairpin in his hand for a while. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it looked. It seemed that this was the hairpin that the little white tiger had been wearing as a female model.

"This is what my mother left for me..."

A soft voice came from the side: "When I was kicked out, I only had time to take this with me."

The hairpin in my hand suddenly felt heavy.

"Hee, feel free to use it."

The little white tiger nudged him with his shoulder and said, "If the hairpin can protect us this time, my mother in heaven will be so happy."

Wei Mingqi nodded and carefully placed the hairpin against the chest of the lining.

This is the little white tiger’s only thought, and he will have to use it carefully later.

Li He looked at him quietly.

A long time passed in the wait.

clatter--

There was a sound of footsteps approaching the door, and the group of children in the house suddenly panicked, especially those who were not strong-willed, some of them even cried out.

Seeing that the plan was on the verge of failure before it even started, Li He suddenly stood up and pushed Wei Mingqi to the ground, shouting:
"You are so annoying! I don't want to play with you but you still come close to me. Why are you crying? You are so useless! There are so many of us and we can't beat him alone?"

"..."

creak-

The door was pushed open, and the skinny Rat Eyes who came in empty-handed saw this scene and laughed out loud: "You devil cub, you are really hated by everyone wherever you go."

After saying that, he looked at Li He and was about to praise him.

"what--"

The skinny rat's eyes lit up, and he came over and pinched Li He's chin: "How come you are so handsome? You are really a top-notch guy. Don't beg for food. How about I take you to a nice place to eat delicious food?"

The little white tiger smiled slightly.

At the side of his mouth, two pointed fangs flashed coldly.

(End of this chapter)