shark [rebirth]

The night is getting darker, and the moon on the fifteenth day hangs over the sea and sprinkles the frosty color perfectly and clearly. The aura between the heaven and the earth is the most abundant time, and all things have animism, and they will sprout vigorously on this fifteenth moon night.

Xu Jin is a demon, so he can feel it naturally.

The seaside city of Laizhou is extremely lively at night. The night market vendors on the street seem to be going to a market. People don't sleep in the middle of the night, and they all hang out to join in the fun, which seems to be a customary custom.

Pei Heng rode a tall horse with a black mane like splashed ink to lead the way. Xu Jin's mount was Zhao Yebai with a mane as lacquered as a lacquer, with a proud and high-spirited expression, almost more majestic than Pei Heng's mount.

The two of them walked along the street to the crowded market place, and Pei Heng turned the direction of the horse's head lightly, and turned around the less crowded street.

The sound of hoofbeats landed clearly on the stone slabs, passed through the closed-door market at night with a hood hanging above his head, and walked through a few quiet alleys of low-rise houses. Pei Heng walked through most of the city as if he had opened his eyes. We're going out of town.

"Going so far?" Xu Jin held the rein, "Just look at the moon."

"Eternal night is the same, the moon is nothing to see, let's look at other things." Pei Heng sat on the horseback, his back straight and relaxed,

Xu Jin always worried that his weak body would fall while riding a horse, but Pei Heng was very good at riding.

In the direction of going out of the city, there are quite a few people, wandering around to the outside of the city, as if there is some grand event.

After leaving the city, Pei Heng flicked the reins, and the steed galloped gallopingly, throwing away the sounds of tourists.

The two horses walked steadily and powerfully, and were extremely intelligent. Their shiny manes were covered with strong and smooth muscles. When they stepped on their hoofs and exhaled, they looked like they were fighting on the battlefield.

There seemed to be a layer of light rising from the sky in the sky, and Xu Jin felt the exuberant spiritual power: "Is there a spiritual vein?"

"That's right, the ore veins of the gilt cluster." Pei Heng smiled, holding the rein in his slender hand very powerfully, as if walking in a courtyard.

"How many mines are there?" Xu Jin asked.

Pei Heng chatted unhurriedly: "There are 90 gilt cluster veins in the whole of Dayan, and Laizhou occupies two of them, which can mine [-] jin of raw ore deposits a year."

After walking a short distance, Pei Heng took Xu Jin to a path in the middle of the mountain. The grass leaves and soil smelled clean, and the horses walked on flat ground. Normally, when riding up a mountain, you have to go around the winding mountain. Relying on their good horses, the two of them climbed straight up.The forest is full of firs and cypresses pointing straight to the sky, and the moonlight filters down the canopy covering the sky like snow.

Xu Jin doesn't know, is this looking at the moon or picking the moon?

Pei Heng led Xu Jin around a huge boulder that seemed to be flying across the top of the mountain, and his eyes suddenly opened up.

"Look." Pei Heng sat on the horseback with a smile, holding the whip in his hand, and pointed at Xiao Mang who was in the lofty mountains.

The bright moon hangs in the sky between heaven and earth, and the lights of thousands of families fall down like a river.

Xu Jin's brows and eyes widened suddenly. They were standing on the edge of the cliff at this moment, with thousands of lateral peaks and mountains under their feet, the vast plain spread by the city, and the boundless raging sea.

Among the countless mountains, there is a place that slowly emits a pale golden light from the inside of the earth. The light seems to be swimming in mid-air, slowly surging continuously, and a vast wind lamp is lit on the jagged dragon veins formed by Pangu's body!

"Gold cluster mineral veins!"

It was the first time for Xu Jin to see this mineral vein. The mineral deposit was uncovered, and the branch of the spirit stone was exposed to the sky. During this night, the spiritual power burst out and surged endlessly.

In the twilight that shone through the sky and the earth, Xu Jin could almost feel the quiet demon core in the inner palace quietly waking up.

"This ore lode is 39 li from south to north. There are gilt clusters of tens of millions of catties of ore deposits, less than half of which can be mined." Pei Heng's handsome eyebrows were deeply illuminated by the light of the spirit vein.

Xu Jin was silent, this vein is the greatest symbol of authority.

The moon is full in the middle of the ten days, and the aura of heaven and earth is extremely strong. At this moment, on the vast territory of the empire, there are eighteen similar veins, all of which wake up with the rotation of the sun and the moon.

Pei Heng didn't look any more, turned the rein and went straight down the mountain: "Let's go, change to another place!"

Xu Jin followed, and the two walked across the mountain road from the middle of the mountain.

Among the sprawling mountains, Pei Heng didn't hesitate at every fork in the choice, as if all the millions of mountains were under his control.

In the quiet night, it seemed that there were only the two of them in the world, riding through the forest and riding horses, falling into the rivers and lakes.

Running across the mountains, Pei Heng finally took the reins and stopped, and said in a low voice, "Let's go."

Xu Jin understood his gestures, got off his horse and tied him in a hidden place, and walked a hundred feet. The steep mountain path was almost without a path. Xu Jin carefully protected Pei Heng's back, but his steps were calm and stable, without any signs of weakness. feel.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, when the spiritual power in the world was most abundant, the two of them crouched behind the rock on the top of the mountain, and when they saw it again, Xu Jin was even more surprised.

At the foot is the gilt cluster mineral vein!

The mountains were torn out of the canyon, and under the vast silver man, a piece of light burning from the center of the earth was full of life, rising steadily and permanently from the depths of the earth.

It is close at hand.

The rocky walls of the rugged and treacherous mine are empty, but are inlaid with sharp gilt gold. Clusters of several feet long grow out of the cliff, and the mine pits 39 miles from north to south are light golden in the sky.

"What's that? Is it a person?"

Xu Jin's nimble eyes caught the small dots slowly moving between the ore clusters on the cliffs of the Wanzhang Valley, and they were nothing compared to ants.

"Miner."

Pei Heng leaned on the rock, as if leaning on the porch of his own house.

Countless figures like that descended from the top of the cliff with a rope, slowly and small, moving with difficulty in the sky.

The wind howled high above the valley, and their lives dangled by a thread.

"If you are a demon with spiritual power, you can do these things easily." Xu Jin frowned and said in a low voice.

Pei Heng smiled: "During the founding of the country, we discovered the gilded cluster of spiritual veins. We used alchemists to hunt monsters, or lure them to pick up spirit stones, but the spirit stones themselves are not very useful to them. Unless they are threatened, they won't last long. Driving demons by force is against the law of heaven, the royal family does not allow it, and it is even more impossible for monks to damage the cultivation base and enter the world to do this, and in the end only humans can do it."

Suddenly, there was a soft rustling nearby, and Pei Heng took Xu Jin to hide, his hands were steady and strong, and his whole body exuded a sense of coercion.

"Shh, don't move."

The two were very close, Pei Heng's heartbeat was clear, a strand of black hair hung down to Xu Jin's neck, he looked down at Pei Heng's lips and slender neck, stretched out his hand to embrace Pei Heng towards him, and breathed carefully The breath on Pei Heng's body.

Outside the rock, there was a harsh sound of whipping and pumping, and the man cursed: "Get out! Don't be fucking lazy!"

Pei Heng leaned over suddenly, and Xu Jin looked down, and there was a thin, gray figure curled up at their feet, a six or seven-year-old child, his face was covered in dust and dirt, only a pair of eyes were black and white, male and female Unclear, ragged clothes barely covered his body, and his bamboo pole-like arms and legs were almost broken at the touch.

Pei Heng bent down to pick up the child, but the child dared not speak and looked at Pei Heng tremblingly.

"Little brat, if you don't come out, you will die! Let the dogs chase you at dawn."

He's a mine overseer.

Xu Jin made a slight movement of his hand, and there was a soft sound above the cliff, and several protruding rocks fell loose, and the outsider screamed: "Go, there are falling rocks here!"

They cursed and walked away.Xu Jin and Pei Heng stepped out of the shelter of the rock, and saw that the child had many whip wounds, and his hands were full of old calluses and new wounds.

Pei Heng looked into his eyes and asked, "How did you escape?"

Xu Jin folded his arms and looked at Pei Heng.

The child was born in the Spirit Mine by the mine miners. The miners were all criminals in prison, and there were also hired civilians. The child's parents were prisoners and had already died.

Children of this age were not allowed to be taken to collect spirit stones, the government left them alone to save manpower.He was born in a potholed and dirty mine, which is the indication of his future destiny.

Xu Jin squinted his eyes and looked at the figure on the mountain wall of the mine valley opposite. Is this little guy like this day after day?

It is said that this gilt cluster spirit mine is a blessing from God. Sixteen immortal gates and 32 families all surrendered. For the grace of the emperor, the common people bow down.

Are millions of catties and tens of millions of catties of gilt clusters mined bit by bit in this way?

How insignificant a person is. From a distance, the vast and prosperous scene of the world looks so thin and tattered. Is this the way of the world?

The child was a boy with a soft voice, his head was bowed, and he didn't shed a single tear.

Surveillance around the mine veins was extremely strict. When Pei Heng came, he found a dangerous road. If it wasn't for good horses and superb riding skills, he wouldn't be able to get through, so there would be no guards on the road.

"Go back first." Pei Heng glanced at the opposite cliff, picked up the child and turned around.

Pei Heng and Xu Jin found the horse on the original road, Pei Heng took the child on the same ride, rode the horse through the steep peaks and ridges, and returned to the mansion before dawn.

Jin Yu was already waiting outside the mansion, Pei Heng got off the horse and threw the child to Jin Yu: "Take him to rest." Then he went straight into the door.

The newly tidied up little girl was actually pretty, and was brought over by the maid, and gave a deep bow to Pei Heng and Xu Jin, with neat and neat movements: "Thank you, benefactor."

It was the first time that Xu Jin felt that the child was interesting. Seeing the child's behavior, Pei Heng asked Jin Yu to ask him something thoughtful.

"My father and mother are criminals... My father committed the crime of corruption and bribery when he was an official, and the whole family was imprisoned. When he became a prisoner, he had to go to the mine. They died of illness in the Lingmine the year before last, and I was left." The child had a clear mind and spoke like The children of scholars must be taught by their parents when they were in the mine, "Last night, Xiaomao was beaten to death. Uncle and the others looked at me pitifully, so they hid me in a cart and sent me out. I ran away all night."

"Do you have a name?"

The child was silent, and suddenly his eyes were red, as if all the grievances came up: "Liu Yi."

Jin Yu looked at him and thought, Liu Yi, maybe his parents hoped that his life would not be too difficult, but in the torrent, who can easily pass this life?

Pei Heng asked: "What are your parents' names?"

"My father's name is Liu Zhangming." He bit his lip to keep from crying.

Pei Heng and Jin Yu looked at each other.

A kind mother from the mansion came in and took the child down.

The servants in the house withdrew, Jin Yu's eyebrows and eyes were heavy, and he said to Pei Heng: "There used to be a fourth son in Liu's family, named Liu Zhangming, who left home because he insisted on marrying a kabuki. Since I asked to be transferred to Laizhou, I will no longer communicate with my family. Mr. Liu also left with regret—it should be this person.”

Hearing this, Xu Jin raised his eyebrows: "Do you know him?"

Pei Heng nodded: "The child's grandfather was a veteran of the current dynasty, and he ended up like this."

Pei Heng has always been calm, but his face has lost the usual sloppiness, and his pale face is almost majestic and impersonal: "What about Liu Zhangming's character? His three elder brothers are all pillars of the people, and they are all well-known in business and government. good."

Jin Yu nodded, with a solemn expression: "The Liu family has a clean and upright family, and the Fourth Young Master has nothing to say about his character. He has nothing wrong with him other than insisting on marrying a kabuki, but that kabuki is also a poor scholar, but his status is not tolerated. Liu Zhangming was formerly the chief secretary of Laizhou Governor's Mansion, and because of his character, he was imprisoned because he was probably framed."

Pei Heng looked calm, and thought for a moment: "I remember Liu Er was doing business in Huizhou, so I contacted him first to settle the child down, so I'd better go home earlier."

Pei Heng didn't pay much attention to that child, he thought he wouldn't be good at taking care of children, so as not to hurt others, Jin Yu liked Liu Yi very much, that child was smart, Jin Yu went to lecture on poetry and book classics when he was free slightly.

Since Xu Jin went to the vicinity of the spiritual vein once, his body recovered much faster. After hearing this, Pei Heng only took a sip of tea, closed his eyes and nodded, "That's good", so that Xu Jin wanted to say thank you, but swallowed it back.

He sometimes felt that Pei Heng was teaching him to understand all kinds of things in the world, while Pei Heng himself stood far outside, unmoved by any joys and sorrows.

Xu Jin turned around and went out. Jin Yu who was next to him sealed a report, stamped it with wax seal, and said without raising his head, "It took five nights to go out of the city to find the way. Two of the best Dawan war horses from Zhaowu Camp, That horse, Zhao Yebai, accompanied you on the battlefield. Normally, no one would touch a hair of it. It was the first time for someone else to use it as a mount...Young Master, when will you be nicer to me? Just do it without talking, I will Definitely keep it in mind.”

Pei Heng sneered and let out a "chee", and turned a page of the report, without lifting his long and narrow peach eyes: "An old bone is still competing for favor."

Jin Yu sneered back.

It will be tough.