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Chapter 16 The Imperial Palace
### 16. Royal Palace
The boy looked at Ze Yu and said nothing.Ze Yu smiled at him to express his gratitude, but the boy still looked calm.From just now to now, Ze Yu has always had a question in his mind about this boy, and now he has the opportunity to ask him.Then he asked softly: "Can you not hear the sound?"

The boy didn't answer, but still held the little gray-brown bird in his hand.

Ze Yu asked again, "Can you show me this bird?"

The boy still didn't answer.Now she had her answer, the boy couldn't hear the sound at all.Ze Yu tried to reach out his hand and touched the bird lightly, and his warm body seemed to tremble a little.

"Give it to me." Ze Yu opened his mouth wide and spoke slowly to the boy. There was no sound, only exaggerated movements between his lips and teeth.She knew that some people who couldn't hear could read other people's words by judging the shape of their mouths.Master Ye is very good at this ability. People who are not familiar with her can't tell that she can't hear sounds.

The boy hesitated for a moment and stretched out his hand to Ze Yu.

Ze Yu took it gently, held the bird to his mouth, and seemed to say something to the bird, whispering softly, like snowflakes falling on its feathers.

The little bird trembled, then raised its little head, flapped its wings, and stood on Ze Yu's hand.

The boy's eyes widened, he couldn't believe what he saw in front of him. Just as he was about to speak, his mouth was covered by Ze Yu.

"Shh," she shook her head, "don't make a sound."

People with bad ears always speak loudly.Since this child can speak, he may have lost his hearing after growing up.Ze Yu looked at his thin cheeks and two hands covered with purple and black scabs, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.

She put the bird next to the boy's legs, and the bird kicked and stood on his knees.

"Sister, I just said he's not dead, right?"

A smile finally appeared on the boy's face.If you wash your face well, you will really be a fair and beautiful child.

"How old are you?" Ze Yu asked.

"Seven years old. Maybe six."

"Your ears?" Ze Yu gently touched the boy's ears.

"I can hear it." The boy said confidently, and the stars flashed past the corner of his eyes, making it difficult to detect.

"Then why do you look like you can't hear?" Ze Yu asked patiently.

"Why should I hear what anyone else says."

"But why are you telling me now that you can hear?"

"Because you seem like a good guy for now."

The two of them started talking to each other, and they didn't know where the sedan was.Ze Yu suddenly became worried and asked quickly, "What is your name? Where do you live?"

"I have no place to live."

"What about you?" "You want to ask me how I grew up?"

Ze Yu felt strange that this child was not deaf. He could hear others talking. Although his clothes were not clean, they were not tattered. His hands seemed to have suffered a lot, but maybe they were injured just because of playing. Get prompt treatment.But how can such a big child survive if he has no place to live?
Things on the mainland are really interesting, and the people on the mainland are also very interesting. They don’t tell the truth, even their children don’t tell the truth; they also like to talk behind their backs and whisper about other people’s affairs, but they never want to talk about their own. things; they will not help an irrelevant outsider, even if that person is just a weak child.

Master Jing often taught that people on land are far less sinister than people in the city.In Wancheng, every family helps each other and everyone is willing to take care of others.Before leaving, the master specially reminded me that you should pay more attention to everything you see on land. Don't just look at the surface, but think more. Remember that no matter what you do, you can't take it completely seriously. When dealing with people, don't just believe what they say. , you need to observe more and be more skeptical, don’t be blindly confident, let alone blindly trust others.

Master Ye also said when he was teaching the science of mind on weekdays, people naturally like tranquility. This is human nature.If you are influenced by external objects and then move, your nature will be harmed.After being in contact with foreign objects for a long time, there will be corresponding changes in the mind. This is caused by human wisdom.Likes, dislikes, loves and hates follow wisdom.Originally, human nature is neither good nor bad, good or evil, but once the feelings of likes and dislikes, love and hate are formed, it shows that human wisdom has been deceived by external things, and people cannot return to their true nature.Over time, the nature will be lost.

Most of the people under water still have their nature, so on the surface, there is no obvious difference between people on land and people under water. People under water look simple and dull, while on land there are many wise people with lofty ideals and capable people. He is also proficient in martial arts, literature, governance, music, piano and dance.But in terms of nature, people underwater are much simpler, and their growth in wisdom and understanding of the human world are not as good as those on land.

Although there are two differences between water and land, there is no need to worry about it. People in the round city have their own happiness and peace, and people on the land have their own glory and disasters.

The ups and downs of life are similar to everyone underwater. On land, a person's origin may determine his life's destiny.Therefore, people strive for power and gain, even at the cost of fighting.Many of them are just for self-protection and to live well.

There is no need to envy that kind of wisdom, let alone longing for that kind of life.After all, we will not know them, we are far away from their world, and even if we have to contact them, it will only be a matter of one or two people.

Now, this is my business.Ze Yu came back to his senses and looked at the boy carefully.

When the sedan landed, she didn't have time to know the boy's name.When she found out later, she would remember that her encounter with him today was an accidental necessity.

"When you get to this door, the sedan chairs outside can't get in. Tell everyone inside to come down."

The speaker's voice was sharp. It should be a woman's voice, but it was extremely harsh.Ze Yu got off the sedan, and the boy waved to her a few times, hugging the bird happily.She thought about what those people were talking about just now, and how the boy would be sent to the Lin Mansion and then sacrificed.My mood was complicated, and I felt depressed for no reason.

sacrifice.Are they those strange beasts in Jingyue Pond?Could it be that the alien beasts were all children like this before?Before she could think too much, a man was standing in front of her.

"Where did this girl come from? How could she be sent to the palace dressed like this?"

Ze Yu could tell that this was the person who spoke just now, his eyebrows were sparse and all white, like dead coral.

This old-looking man didn't have a beard at all, and he didn't look like a woman of this age should look like.

People on land are so strange.

It is clear from the sound identification that she is a woman, but she was born with a man's body.

"I'm asking you a question." The strange person said again, his voice was anxious, and his range was much higher than that of people talking on the street.

"I'm sorry, Manager Liu. The servants neglected to change her into beautiful clothes and brought her into the palace in a hurry. This girl is said to have a good background. As a grown man, I can't talk too much here." With a bright smile on his face, he stretched out his hand again and handed over a heavy bag of something - probably the silver coins used by people on land.Then he said: "This is what she used to dress up... to cause trouble for Manager Liu." After that, there was another burst of scary laughter.

Lin Gang put a silver soft cloth bag into Manager Liu's hand. Manager Liu held it in his hand and weighed it a few times before finally showing a smile.

This smile is really uglier than crying.Ze Yu lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.

(End of this chapter)