This is a shabby-looking house along the street. Inside, there are all kinds of dispensable mechanical items, some big, some small, new and some old.
“If I had passed by here on a normal day, I would have thought that the store had picked up items from the garbage dump.”
“It is hidden in the city, no one would have thought of the underground arena. It looks so ordinary from the outside.”
Shen Xingluo pushed open the door quietly and became nervous as soon as he stepped in. There was a bearded man behind the counter without raising his head.
“What do you want to buy? Just come and check out what you like.”
"I heard that the boss has some good stories here, so I came here to listen."
Shen Xingluo placed an energy stone as big as a fist on the counter. The originally lazy man sat up straighter, his eyes a little brighter. Divided into passion and greed.
“Want to hear a story? We don’t have anything else here. We can have whatever stories the guests want to hear!”
“Then I’ll trouble you.”
"No trouble, no trouble, what a big deal."
"This is a reward, please accept it."
"Easy to say, easy to say."
The big black hand put the energy stone into the space unceremoniously, for fear that the other party would regret it.
While Cheng Xi was lamenting that the speed of collecting rewards with this hand was comparable to that of a skilled hand with nothing, the slovenly man had already stood up and pressed a button, and a staircase extending downwards immediately appeared on the north wall of the store.
“Well, just go down and ask yourself.”
"." Is there such a big difference in speech skills after collecting money and before collecting money?
Society Society.
Cheng Xi followed Shen Xingluo down the stairs and complained that he had entered the interstellar era and could still see the stairs. It was a ghost. The next second, he heard a sound in his ears. A louder cry.
The interior of the underground arena is worthy of its name.
Only after entering did you realize that it covers an extremely large area. The two estimated that it might occupy the entire underground area of the black market. The surrounding decoration only uses the most basic equipment, which is very rough. The spotlight above the head is gray and dim as if it has poor contact, but it still cannot resist the excited shouts of the people passing by.
"Hit him, beat him, beat him to death!"
"Hoho, No. 089 is counterattacking, what are you doing? Fuck!"
"I won, I won, hahahahaha This time I won the bet!”
The shouts of hundreds of people were mixed together, coupled with the loud background music, the noise filled the entire underground arena for a while.
Shen Xingluo led Cheng Xi along the road towards the bar, taking in the surrounding environment with his eyes and ears.
It was obvious that this was a private gambling house, and the bets were on the dueling superpowers in the competition venue.
“It’s not just a contest between superpowers. It’s said that there are mecha battles on the second underground floor.”
“Is there also a second underground floor?”
Cheng Xi He looked up and looked at the chandelier about five or six meters high in a daze.
The first floor is only five or six meters high, and it is just a venue for contests between superpowers. If the second floor is designed for mecha combat, it must not be ten meters deep?
This underground arena may have hollowed out the nearby area.
Here, Shen Xingluo has already started talking to the bartender at the bar.
"Brother, let me ask you about someone."
"What we do here is storytellers."
The man at the bar put down the cleaned cup and took out A bottle of liquid was poured out and two glasses were pushed out to them.
"It depends on whether you two can afford the price."
This is all about money.
Shen Xingluo took out two more energy stones from the space and placed them on the bar, "Let me ask you about someone."
"You said."
"Each one is about twenty. A girl in her early years, Tang Xiao”
As soon as he finished speaking, the man at the bar paused and smiled, "So it's her. Well, isn't she right there?"
Cheng Xi looked in the direction indicated by his chin and saw the gladiatorial stage. The two people who were fighting had already got off at some point, and the girl with fiery red hair had just stepped on.
I'm going!
This girl actually makes extra money with her supernatural powers? The energy stone during the day was enough for her to live a good life for a while!
"Ms. Tang is a frequent visitor to our place?"
"Here you go, this is the Invincible Myth in our arena."
"." During the day, there are still people who rob Dao for an energy stone during the Invincible Myth?
The two looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
Cheng Xi pushed up the black peaked cap on his forehead, revealing a cute face with two pear dimples underneath, his eyes were ignorant and admiring:
"Miss Tang is young. She has the strength of a fifth-level junior. I admire her very much. Can you tell me about her? Please tell me!”
"Hey, I'm sorry, this is just a little follower?"
The man looked at the two of them across the bar, especially Cheng Xi. The little man looked like he was not a superpower at first glance, and he looked well-dressed. She is so innocent, she must have been a pampered young lady from some family who ran away secretly.
"Is this lady interested in Tang Xiao?"
"Of course, she is very good at fighting!"
Cheng Xi's eyes were full of admiration, "That's right. Today, I saw her beating 10 people at the entrance of the mall. She was much better than the bodyguards hired by my father!”
What she said was half true and half false. Since the underground arena is in the business of selling information, she must know a lot about some things, not as good as the one at noon today.
But I don’t think we know much about outsiders, such as their origins.
The man really didn’t suspect anything when he heard this. He was very happy to hear how much she praised Tang Xiao’s skills. Besides, these two people were really generous with their actions. In exchange for such information, which was well-known to everyone on the junk planet, A big payoff is already a great deal.
"Since you want to know about Tang Xiao, then I will tell you."
"You tell us, we are listening."
Shen Xingluo took the words and pushed the cup he pushed over to Cheng Xi.
However, the two of them just rubbed the sides of the cup with their hands and did not drink.
"Tang Xiao has grown up in our garbage planet since she was a child. She used to live in a slum and had an old woman who depended on her. However, the old woman was not good to her. She would either beat or scold her all day long"< br>
The man was frothing while telling the story, and he even ignored that no one drank the two glasses of liquid he poured.
Shen Xingluo and Cheng Xi also learned some details about Tang Xiao.
For example, she was not born on the garbage planet, but was brought to the garbage planet by an old woman when she was still an infant.
For example, the old woman treated her badly, hitting or scolding her.
For example, the old woman died early and Tang Xiao was orphaned when she was 8 years old. She could only pick up things near the garbage dump in exchange for food.
For example, Tang Xiao has a fierce temper and is willing to take risks. His fire power was activated very early and he was able to protect himself.
Another example is that many people are dissatisfied with her, and robbers like Noon happen from time to time.
This is very wrong.
“Isn’t she the pillar of your place? How come there are ruffians who are not afraid of death and often provoke her?”
A normal person would not have the vision to go on like this. Is it okay to be missing a muscle to this extent?
It is not normal and unreasonable at all.
Cheng Xi is more inclined to believe that there is a force behind these people, which exists specifically to make her life difficult.
The man didn't expect to be so serious, and said disdainfully, "There are always some people who look down on others because of their own height. Who makes our pillars malnourished and not tall since they were young."
". "You are also one of those tall and powerful people, okay?" The two asked a few more questions, most of which were about Tang Xiao's glorious deeds over the years.
For example, she is not short of money now, but she still chooses to fight every few days just to thank her boss for giving her a job back then. Another example is that she really has no friends. Even the boss of the arena can't hear a few words from her for a year.
“This girl is really cold-tempered.”
It is the kind of coldness that emanates from the bones, the coldness that has experienced the cruelty of society and seen through most of the cold things in the world.
"Who says it's not the case? She still hasn't remembered my name."
"." That's not a big deal.
I really don’t feel so resentful.
Cheng Xi rolled his eyes, "Tang Xiao is so powerful and so young. He is considered a famous figure in your garbage planet, but he has never thought about leaving the garbage planet or going to school?"
"Hey, this girl has bad luck."
"What should I say?"
"I have passed the Federal Military University exam twice, but I was rejected. Isn't it just bad luck? ”
“.”
If one thing is a coincidence, it is normal, but one after another incredible things all happen to one person, then it is not a coincidence but a coincidence. It has been planned for a long time.
If the two of them had 40-50 guesses when they saw Tang Xiao's appearance, they already have 70-80 guesses now.
This person is probably related to the Tang family in Capital Star.
In the end, Shen Xingluo left the two energy stones as reward and quickly disappeared into the underground arena.
"Now we have no evidence to prove that she is from the Tang family, what should we do?"
"Since we have no evidence, let her find it on her own."
"."ha?
***
Cheng Xi soon found out about Shen Xingluo's plan.
Next, the two of them continued to "travel" on the Garbage Star, visiting shopping malls and watching movies, and even went to the famous Garbage Dump Slums, where they saw a lot of "customs and customs."
On the fifth day after arriving on the garbage planet, the two met Tang Xiao again, who was having a fierce fight with the superpower.
"Conscience of heaven and earth, we really didn't look for her deliberately."
"The probability of Miss Tang encountering a robber is too high."
"Just give her some training. "
If there were not waves of people coming forward to provoke, it is estimated that Tang Xiao might not have the strength of the fifth level at such a young age.
Misfortune lies on the back of good fortune, and good fortune lies on the back of misfortune. This is her.
There was a loud banging sound, and a bunch of people were lying on the ground again, but Tang Xiao was still standing.
When the client finished packing up the mess and turned around, she saw the couple who wanted to make friends with her again. Her cold eyes were dazed for a moment, and then she frowned.
"What a coincidence, we are really destined to meet again."
Cheng Xi smiled and waved his paw at her.
“What a coincidence.”
Tang Xiao greeted him dryly, subconsciously resisting such an enthusiastic person.
Of course Cheng Xi could see her resistance, but Quan pretended not to notice, "This young lady is really amazing in her own right. My family is recruiting a bodyguard with a high salary. I wonder if you are interested?"
“Not interested.”
Being a bodyguard for a young master who doesn’t know the sufferings of the world was never part of her plan.
Tang Xiao was about to pass over the two of them and leave. When he passed by, he saw a slender hand in front of him.
"This young lady should think about it."
Cheng Xi handed her a business card with her name and the words "Interstellar Gourmet Restaurant" written on it, with the address on the Capital Star written below.
"We will leave the garbage planet and go back in three days. If you change your mind, you can contact us."
Scoff——
How could you change your mind?
Tang Xiao thought so, but due to etiquette, he threw it away in front of the owner of the business card and stuffed it into the space button.
Cheng Xi behind him said "yes" to Shen Xingluo.
Two days later, there was a knock on the door of the hotel where the two of them were staying.
"Coming."
As soon as Shen Xingluo finished speaking, Cheng Xi pulled him out of the space, and when he opened the hotel door, he happened to face Tang Xiao with a solemn expression.
She held up the photo in her hand, and it turned out to be a photo of her and Tang Tang at a hot pot restaurant.
"Who is this person?"
Cheng Xi asked without answering, "It seems that Miss Tang has agreed to my invitation?"
"You did it on purpose. ”
Tang Xiaoke did not tell the two of them that her surname was Tang. She was very smart. She knew that she had fallen into the trap unknowingly by linking the events of the past few days.
"You deliberately dropped this photo in the underground arena for me to find."
"Clever."
Cheng Xi saw her sharp eyes and looked like he wanted to fight her. , and straightened his expression, "To be honest, Miss Tang, I felt that you and my friend had some connection when we first met, but I didn't say it clearly because there was no evidence."
"." I didn't say it clearly. Are you just going to catch me?
This was the first time Tang Xiao had experienced this kind of logic. Although he was angry that he had been fooled, after thinking about it, he felt that Cheng Xi's actions made sense.
It's not that she didn't plan to investigate her life experience over the years, but the only old woman who knew the truth had died long ago, and all the clues were lost.
Now that the clues are coming to her door automatically, Yu Qingyuli really should figure it out.
“I accept your offer.”
Isn’t he just a bodyguard?
She took it as such.
"Miss Tang is indeed a cheerful person."
***
Ten days later, Shen Xingluo and Cheng Xi once again stepped onto the ground of Capital Star.
However, this time the two of them did not take a civilian ship, but drove back in a starship that was almost growing hair in space. This is why they were delayed for two more days on the road.
Although there is a difference between the two, it is not because the speed of ordinary starships and civilian starships is much different, but because the routes of private starships and civilian starships conflict, and there is a sequence during the jump.
"Welcome to Capital Star."
Cheng Xi smiled at Tang Xiao behind him, and suddenly felt that this scene was actually a bit funny.
She, a non-interstellar person, is actually saying welcome to the capital planet to a native interstellar person. It’s not too outrageous.
"Thank you."
Tang Xiao naturally knew the reason why they chose a private starship instead of a civilian ship to return.
She is the variable.
If you are traveling on a civilian ship, you must use an optical computer to register and purchase tickets with your real name, which will inevitably leak some information. However, it is different when traveling on a private ship. No one cares about who is on board.