Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

Lin Tian was taken aback. He squatted down and looked Tangtang in the eye, asking, "Why aren't you eating? Doesn't Tangtang like chicken?"

Tangtang shook her head, then nodded, and finally bit her lip, whispering:

"I like to eat... but I don't want my boyfriend to get beaten up by them again..."

Lin Tian's smile froze on his face as memories flooded back in that instant.

The original owner was beaten to the ground by Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu because his two chicken legs were defiled.

They punched and kicked her, and Tangtang witnessed it all.

Seeing his brother beaten so badly he couldn't get up, seeing the hideous faces of those people, seeing his brother lying motionless on the ground.

She is only three and a half years old.

How deep must the shadow be in the heart of a child who has witnessed such a cruel scene?

Lin Tian fell silent.

Looking at Tangtang, at her eyes trembling slightly with fear, a complex emotion welled up inside me.

Angry? Yes.

Feeling sorry for them? Yes.

There was also a hint of something indescribable... softness.

Lin Tian bent down and gently picked up Tangtang, holding her in his arms.

Tangtang's small body was soft and warm, nestled in his arms like a frightened little animal.

"Don't worry, Tangtang."

Lin Tian picked her up and walked to the table to sit down. "No one can steal our chicken legs anymore. Eat as much as you want. Your brother is Sun Wukong now, and I'm not afraid of anything."

Tangtang looked up, her eyes sparkling: "Is Brother Sun Wukong?"

Lin Tian smiled and nodded, pointing to his own nose and saying, "That's right, your brother is Sun Wukong. Your brother is really powerful now."

He picked up the roast chicken on the table and shook it: "Nobody can beat me. I've chased away all those bad guys. Nobody can bully us anymore."

Tangtang's eyes are getting brighter and brighter:

"Really?"

"real."

"Then... will they come back to fight again?"

"Won't."

Lin Tian said, "They will never come back."

Tangtang was silent for a few seconds, seemingly processing the information, then suddenly grinned, her eyes crinkling into two crescent moons.

"You're amazing!"

She reached out and hugged Lin Tian's neck, rubbing her face against his: "Tangtang loves Guoguo the most, and I want to become Sun Wukong to protect Guoguo in the future."

Lin Tian felt a little ticklish from being rubbed, and couldn't help but laugh. He reached out, tore off a chicken leg, and held it to Tangtang's lips.

"Here, have a taste."

Tangtang looked at the golden chicken leg, swallowed hard, but hesitated for a moment before cautiously asking:

"Honey... are you really okay?"

"It's really nothing."

Tangtang finally opened her little mouth and took a bite.

The aroma of the chicken exploded in her mouth, and her little eyes lit up instantly.

"tasty!"

She chewed happily, her cheeks puffed out like a little hamster.

Lin Tian also smiled happily, tore off a chicken leg, and ate it himself.

The brother and sister sat in their simple wooden house, eating roasted chicken and pigeon, chatting casually.

"Guoguo, where did you go just now?" Tangtang asked while eating.

"I need to take care of something," Lin Tian said.

"What's wrong?"

"Beat up the bad guys."

"Fighting bad guys?"

Tangtang blinked. "Like Sun Wukong fighting monsters?"

"Yes, like that."

"How many monsters did that pot fight?"

Lin Tian thought for a moment:

"So many."

"How many are there?"

"...I can't count them all. When Tangtang learns to count, can she count them for her brother?"

Tangtang gasped in amazement, her mouth agape.

"Wow! You're so amazing! I want to help you, I want to learn to count."

She thought for a moment, then asked worriedly, "Is the pot hurt?"

Lin Tian shook his head:

"no."

"Really? Let Tangtang see!"

Tangtang put down the chicken leg and reached out her little hand to lift Lin Tian's clothes.

Lin Tian was both amused and exasperated by her, so he had no choice but to lift the corner of his clothes to let her see.

Tangtang looked carefully, and after confirming there were no wounds, she nodded in relief: "Yes, you're not hurt. You're so amazing."

Lin Tian was amused by her mature demeanor.

But I felt extremely sad.

"Alright, eat up."

Lin Tian rubbed Tangtang's head. "It won't taste good if it gets cold."

"Uh-huh!"

Tangtang continued to eat intently.

As she ate, she looked up at Lin Tian again:

"Guoguo, will you always stay with Tangtang?"

Lin Tian was stunned for a moment, looking at Tangtang's expectant eyes, and a corner of his heart was touched.

Perhaps it was because he had left Tangtang alone in the space for too long, or perhaps she was afraid when she woke up and didn't see him beside her.

"Yes, brother will always stay with Tangtang."

Tangtang smiled happily, her eyes curving into two crescent moons:

"Pinky promise!"

She extended her little finger.

Lin Tian extended his little finger and hooked it with hers.

"Pinky promise, for a hundred years, never to be broken!"

Tangtang read it carefully, then shook it vigorously.

Lin Tian smiled.

After finishing the chicken leg, Tangtang went to gnaw on the chicken wing.

She ate with her mouth full of oil, her little face covered in grease, but she didn't notice, just focused on eating.

Lin Tian looked at her, his eyes full of doting affection.

"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."

"Mmm..."

Tangtang responded vaguely, her mouth stuffed full of chicken.

Lin Tian shook his head and reached out to wipe the oil off her face.

Tangtang looked up and grinned at him, like the first ray of sunshine in the morning.

Looking at that smile, a thought suddenly came to Lin Tian's mind.

He needs to protect that smile.

No matter the cost.

No matter how many people are killed.

He wanted Tangtang to be able to keep smiling like this forever.

Tangtang suddenly spoke up: "Guoguo, tell me, where did Mommy and Daddy go?"

Lin Tian's hand froze in mid-air.

Tangtang blinked and looked at him:

"Tangtang hasn't seen them in so long, where did they go? When are they coming back?"

Lin Tian remained silent for a few seconds.

Then, he reached out and hugged Tangtang.

"They...went to a very far place."

"A very far place? Where is that?"

"Yes……"

Lin Tian thought for a moment, "It's a place without bad people, without pain, only happiness."

Tangtang nodded thoughtfully:

"Then Mom and Dad must be very happy, right?"

"...Yes, I'm very happy."

"When will they come back to see Tangtang?"

Lin Tian tightened his grip on her.

"When Tangtang grows up, she'll be able to see them."

Tangtang nodded as if she understood but not quite:

"Then Tangtang needs to grow up quickly."

She broke free from Lin Tian's embrace, raised her little hand, and clenched it into a fist: "Tangtang, grow up quickly, and when you grow up you can see your mom and dad."

Lin Tian looked at her, his eyes stinging.

But I didn't let the tears fall.

He simply reached out and ruffled Tangtang's hair: "Okay, Tangtang wants to grow up quickly, so you have to eat well, understand?"

"Know."

Tangtang smiled happily.

Go back to eating her roast chicken.

Lin Tian sat to the side, watching her quietly, a smile slowly creeping onto his lips.

Tangtang was full, her little belly round and plump. She leaned against Lin Tian and burped.

at the same time.

Led by Xiao Wang, Qin Ming and his group broke into the dye house, where all they found were corpses.

Wang Gang said, "Captain Qin, that person has probably already left. These people are undoubtedly enemy agents."

……