Lonely Immortal

After Zhang Zhiwen left, he had almost no goal, just drifting with the flow. He didn't know how long he had been walking. When he appeared in Wangfeng Ridge in a daze, it was more than a month later.

He was dressed in tattered clothes, with untidy beard, scattered eyes, chapped lips, and skinny bones. Along the way, he slept in the open air and had no fixed place to live. He didn't even have a decent meal or sleep. He let the pain brought by Lin Mingyue destroy his will, but miraculously, his will was not destroyed, as if this kind of thing was not enough to make him collapse completely.

And in front of him was Wangfeng Ridge, which was actually an earthen city with a circle of earthen walls on the outside and a dirt road on the road. The sky was full of dust and people came and went. It looked lively, but in fact, a little feeling would make you feel that it was extremely barren.

The so-called frozen corpses on the road, but Zhang Zhiwen didn't see them. Maybe the corpses were taken away by wild dogs. The places where frozen corpses can be left are relatively prosperous places. There are no bones left in such a wild place.

This atmosphere gave Zhang Zhiwen an extremely depressing feeling. The sky seemed extremely dim. Maybe it was because of the yellow sand all over the sky, or maybe it was the wild environment, but it gave people a feeling of extreme depression. The light seemed weak.

Zhang Zhiwen stood at the gate of Wangfengling. He squinted his eyes slightly and stared at this earthen city in a daze for a while. Compared with the original county town, this place can almost be said to be more barren. He didn't understand why it was like this, but after thinking about it, he followed the crowd into the city.

There were no city guards in this city, and people were allowed to come and go as they pleased. However, vagrants could be seen everywhere. They were half-dressed and skinny, and Zhang Zhiwen seemed to be no different from them. Walking among them, he felt like he had integrated into the earthen city of Wangfengling. Some of the people coming and going were dressed in bright clothes, shouting and yelling, and even riding horses, trampling other poor people. The wailing, cursing, crying, etc. intertwined together, making the whole earthen city look even more chaotic.

Zhang Zhiwen walked along the street, which could be considered a street. It was a dirt road about three meters wide, with potholes and bumps. When the carriage ran over it, it made a clanging sound, as if it would fall apart at any time. Zhang Zhiwen hurriedly moved away to avoid being crushed.

He didn't know why he came here and what the meaning was. Logically speaking, he came here to participate in the martial arts competition. Only by winning at least one fight could he keep the few acres of thin land in his countryside.

What are the rules of this world? There are no government officials in the city, and there are no government officials in the countryside. Who will enforce this thing? Zhang Zhiwen did not think about it carefully. It seemed that everything was normal. Everyone was like this, and it seemed that everything was done with the help of the contract.

Since there is no government here, who will hold this martial arts competition? It should be the so-called king, right? This king should be the leader of the Wangfengling area. This guy rules this area, and it seems that no one comes out to oppose his rule.

It seems that everything is as it should be. Zhang Zhiwen can only think of these things. He even began to forget why he appeared in this place. If it were not for the constant appearance of outsiders around him, these people were also here to participate in the martial arts competition. He almost forgot about the martial arts competition.

The reason why he came to this place was that he was confused, but he knew in his heart that he was going to Wangfengling and to participate in the martial arts competition. Obviously, this matter was deeply rooted in Zhang Zhiwen's heart like an obsession, so that he would never forget it.

As for other things, he began to forget them. He even forgot that he was a monk, and a monk with a heavenly soul, and a monk with a holy body. This sounds scary, but things will probably continue to develop like this.

Zhang Zhiwen walked around in Tucheng. He came to the door of a restaurant half-dead. He planned to eat something. He wanted to rest up. He wanted to win at least one fight. He wanted to keep his few acres of thin land, otherwise he would really be finished.

Therefore, he planned to go into the restaurant to have a full meal. However, he was naturally stopped at the door.

"Dead beggar, get out of here!"

The waiter of the restaurant drove Zhang Zhiwen away directly. Zhang Zhiwen had no strength and fell to the ground after being pushed by the other party.

"No... I have money... I won't eat for free!..."

Zhang Zhiwen made a weak sound, his dry lips seemed to be about to crack and bleed at any time, and his eyes were sluggish, and his weak appearance made the waiter not believe him at all. The waiter came over and kicked Zhang Zhiwen, making him unable to speak.

"Get out!"

The waiter walked back in a proud manner, while Zhang Zhiwen lay helplessly in the corner outside, and no one who came and went noticed his existence.

Suddenly, Zhang Zhiwen felt that he was really ridiculous. He was half dead now, how could he win the martial arts competition? Even if he was fine at ordinary times, he might not be able to win a fight.

He realized that he might not be able to keep his few acres of thin farmland. Thinking of this, he climbed up from the ground with difficulty, and then staggered towards the back alley of the restaurant. He planned to go to the back alley to see if there was anything there. He was still very familiar with the idea of ​​eating spoiled food. Maybe he had forgotten when he had done this kind of thing, but instinctively, he decided to do it anyway.

When he came to the back alley of the restaurant, he saw something there, but there was a vicious dog lying in the back alley. When the vicious dog saw Zhang Zhiwen coming, it immediately roared and barked. Zhang Zhiwen quickly backed away. He didn't want the vicious dog to let go. bite.

Zhang Zhiwen stepped back, hid in the alley next to him, and then sat down along the wall. The vicious dog was still barking outside, but the dog barked for a while. A man came out of the back alley of the restaurant and yelled a few curses. Only then did the vicious dog stop.

It seemed that the surroundings were quiet again. Zhang Zhiwen stuck his head out and looked at the situation outside. The vicious dog was lying on the ground, seeming to be quieter and more honest. There was a bowl of dog food in front of the vicious dog. This was Zhang Zhiwen's purpose, but he had to eat it. It's not easy to get to this dog meal. You have to at least get rid of the vicious dog first, otherwise it's impossible.

Zhang Zhiwen thought for a while and gave up the idea. It was impossible for him to fight the vicious dog. He was weak and weak. In the end, he had no choice but to leave this place and walked along the alley here. After a while, he suddenly came to the door of a mansion that looked quite luxurious. He didn't know who the mansion belonged to. It looked like it belonged to a high-class compound.

When he came here, Zhang Zhiwen planned to go inside and take a look. This kind of rich and wealthy family had some leftovers. He couldn't go to the restaurant to eat now. Even if he washed up, he instinctively didn't want to go. It seemed that He didn't deserve to be in that kind of place.

Therefore, he simply wanted to sneak into the mansion and steal something to eat. This was his instinct. But then he came to the door of the mansion, and a sound of footsteps came from inside. He was frightened and walked back quickly. But there was a sound from behind.

"Hey, stop!"

Zhang Zhiwen was startled. He thought he had been discovered. If so, he would definitely be beaten severely, but he still stopped in fear. After so many years, he had almost forgotten about cultivating immortals. He returned to Back in the days when he was begging and wandering, he was used to being yelled at, insulted, and beaten. He even lived in fear every day, hiding everywhere, like a rat crossing the street.

At this moment, when someone shouted, he subconsciously stopped and did not dare to move at all. He knew that he could not run away. This was what experience told him. Once he ran away, a large group of servants would chase him and fight him. Him, he will be even worse off then.

After he stopped, footsteps came from behind. The footsteps were still very light. They didn't sound like the footsteps of a servant, but Zhang Zhiwen was still very nervous. He forgot his identity more and more, and he went back more and more. .

Not long after, the footsteps stopped, and a voice came again: "Hey, why are you here?"

Zhang Zhiwen subconsciously looked up. When he saw it, he was a little stunned, because the person who came was none other than Zhu Qianrou!

But he didn't remember who Zhu Qianrou was, let alone the name. He just felt that the woman in front of him looked familiar, and there was a maid standing next to this woman. This maid was none other than Shi Wuyin, but Zhang Zhiwen also remembered I don’t know who Shi Wuyin is, but I think he looks familiar.

Zhu Qianrou was extremely beautiful, and Shi Wuyin was also extremely beautiful. When the two of them appeared in front of Zhang Zhiwen, it was as if all the light from around them had gathered, but Zhang Zhiwen was even more uneasy. He glanced at them and quickly lowered his head in panic. He didn't want to Dare to be bold, otherwise you will definitely be beaten.

But if the other party asked him, he had to answer truthfully. He could only say: "The younger one is Zhang Zhiwen, who is here to participate in the martial arts competition..."

With a puff, Shi Wuyin actually laughed, and then joked: "Are you coming to participate in the martial arts competition? Is it just you?"

"Xiaoyin, don't be rude!" Zhu Qianrou scolded Shi Wuyin slightly, which made Shi Wuyin have to stick out his tongue, and then he said nothing more.

Zhang Zhiwen couldn't remember them, and Zhu Qianrou and Shi Wuyin didn't seem to be really in this world, or simply not in this world, but they did appear in front of Zhang Zhiwen at this moment. It seemed that It’s extremely difficult to understand, but everything ultimately makes sense.

Of course, for now, Zhang Zhiwen didn't think too much about it. He lowered his head, didn't say a word, and didn't dare to say a word. He was afraid of offending the two people in front of him who seemed to be everyone's ladies. Although these two people gave him a sense of familiarity. feeling, but he definitely didn't dare to talk nonsense.

"Are you hungry?"

Zhu Qianrou suddenly said, Zhang Zhiwen didn't expect the other party to say such things, but Zhang Zhiwen shook his head in panic. He didn't dare to tell the truth because he didn't know what price he would have to pay for it.

Seeing Zhang Zhiwen like this, Shi Wuyin said: "Miss, ignore him, let's go, we still have things to do!"

When Zhu Qianrou saw Zhang Zhiwen like this, she originally planned to help Zhang Zhiwen out of kindness, but since Zhang Zhiwen shook his head, she had nothing to say. She could only nod, and then left with Shi Wuyin, but before leaving, She still looked at Zhang Zhiwen a few more times.

"Miss, why do you keep looking at him?"

Shi Wuyin was a little puzzled. She followed Zhu Qianrou out and asked.

"Nothing...just, don't you think he looks familiar?" Zhu Qianrou couldn't help but say, and she tilted her head slightly, as if trying to evoke some memories.

But Shi Wuyin smiled disapprovingly: "Miss, how is this possible? This guy looks like a beggar, and it's impossible to have seen him before. Miss, don't think too much, maybe you are too tired these days."

"Okay..." Zhu Qianrou didn't seem to want to think too much. She thought Shi Wuyin might have a point, so the two of them walked hand in hand towards the street and disappeared at the entrance of the alley.

Zhang Zhiwen stood there, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He found that there were not many people here, that is, Zhu Qianrou and Shi Wuyin appeared in this place just now, so he still didn't give up, he still planned to go to the mansion to take a look.

Therefore, he tiptoed to the back door. He saw that the back door was not closed because Zhu Qianrou and Shi Wuyin had just come out. This was a godsend opportunity. He secretly opened the back door and looked inside. There was no one inside, so he went in.

After entering, Zhang Zhiwen saw that this was a backyard with rockery, flowers and plants, which was quite nice, but he had no intention of looking at these things. He wondered where this place was and why there were no servants. Normally, such a large courtyard would have at least many servants, but there were no servants here.

Zhang Zhiwen walked along the corner of the backyard wall and soon came to the outside. There was a large yard outside, but it seemed to be the patio of the backyard. There was still no one around, and it was quiet. In broad daylight, this place would not be haunted? Why did it feel like there was no ghost?

But Zhang Zhiwen didn't think much about it. He walked to the side. He wanted to see if there was anything to eat here. Soon, he went to the left and entered a side yard. This was the back kitchen. There were people here. Zhang Zhiwen quickly hid in a corner.

There was a servant in the back kitchen. She didn't know what she was mumbling, but she seemed to have just gotten up. She casually picked up the teapot and drank a few sips, then went back mumbling.

With a creak, the door closed. It seemed that the servant went to sleep. Zhang Zhiwen came out. He went into the back kitchen and opened the lid of the pot. There was actually food in it. This made Zhang Zhiwen very happy. He quickly took the steamed buns in the pot and stuffed them into his arms. Then he took two steps at a time and was about to leave this place.

But he suddenly stopped again. He felt that this place was very strange. There was no one in the daytime. They seemed to be sleeping. He didn't know what they were doing here. In this case, why didn't he just stay here and hide so that he could find something to eat at any time?

Then he can only win the fight in the martial arts competition if he is well fed and well rested, right?

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhiwen chose to hide in the firewood room. He was very skilled at this and it seemed to be instinctive. Therefore, he quickly found the firewood room and hid in it.