The rooster crowed three times, and the white mist as thick as wine at dawn gradually dissipated, and the outline of the village appeared faintly in this wasteland.

It wasn't until the sun passed over the mountain that only a few men in the village poked their heads out of their houses and looked out very carefully.After they confirmed that there was no danger outside, the mother-in-law of the family went out to pull some wild vegetables to prepare the three meals of the day.

The boy in brown stood leaning against the door for a while, then casually said to the people in the room: "Father, what do you want to eat? I'll find it for you."

The skinny old man lying on the wooden bed coughed heavily, and replied weakly: "Don't worry about me, you can eat by yourself."

"Then I'll go to the market to exchange some rice, and you can rest here with peace of mind."

The old man sat up slowly with the help of the bedpost, trying to get out of bed to stop the young man who was about to leave, but he was so weak that he couldn't even simply raise his hand.After hearing the shackles on the wooden door outside, the old man panted and said to the young man, "Don't do that kind of thing anymore."

The boy seemed to be stunned for a while, before he smiled and said, "Father, you are worrying too much."

The old man in the room let out a long sigh while leaning on the bed rail, and said nothing more.The boy scratched his messy black hair impatiently, and then said, "I'll stop by to find a doctor for you, so you can rest assured here."

"How could a doctor be willing to come to this barren place?" The old man shook his head and smiled wryly, pretending that the boy was just talking casually, "I know that my time is coming, so why spend money on such useless things?"

Since the terrible epidemic three years ago, this place has become a desolate and desolate place, and no outsider is willing to visit.After reaching the crown, the teenagers were sent out of the village by their parents to be fostered in other people's homes; the pretty girls were sold to rich people in the city as concubines as soon as they reached the age.

Until now, the disease has not disappeared.This kind of disease will not kill people, but it can make people disown their relatives. After one month, they will not be able to see the food around them clearly. After three months, even strong wine and delicacies will be tasteless. In less than a year, they will become a walking dead .

"Father, why don't you believe what I say? The doctor came from the capital and is a member of the government."

The old man still didn't believe it, "I'm afraid it's just a quack who cares less about human life."

The young man shook his head like the old man, and said, "Believe it or not, Dad, wait until I invite the doctor to see it."

How could it be a gentleman sent by the government?At most, he is just a quack who sells dog skin plasters.The old man's protruding shoulder blades were hurt by the wooden planks. He snorted muffledly, squinted his dim eyes and touched the side of the bed, almost knocking over the porcelain bowl that the young man placed beside the bed.The porcelain bowl was filled with bitter medicine for healing as usual. The old man slowly poured the medicine soup into his mouth. He could clearly smell the bitterness of the medicine, but he couldn't taste the slightest taste.

He knew the extent of his illness, and it was God's grace to live to this extent.

Mao time has passed.

Chang Sui just woke up, sat up unsteadily propped up against the mud wall, looked around a few times, and felt that something was missing in the room, but he couldn't remember what was missing.After a while, Chang Sui ran out of the hut with a panic, and almost bumped into the gentleman who was sitting in front of the door reading a letter.

"Sir, is it a letter from General Ji?" Chang Sui shook the dust on his sleeves, and sat next to Li An with a smile, "Seeing that you are so happy, sir, there must be something good going on."

"The fierce battle with Xirong is coming to an end." Li An comforted the red seal on the corner of the letter, and his eyes became more gentle, "General Ji has made great achievements, and the emperor will reward him with thousands of pieces of cloth and ten thousand coins. In two months, the situation Once settled down, he will come here to find us."

Chang Sui leaned over his head and glanced at the letter. He didn't understand other characters, except for the four characters "marriage" and "princess".He didn't understand what this sentence meant, so he had to ask the gentleman in a low voice: "The emperor wants to marry the princess to General Ji?"

The joy on Li An's face faded, he considered for a while, and then continued, "General Ji has made great achievements and has a high prestige in the army. If he marries the princess, he and the emperor will become in-laws. The emperor values ​​him, and Fearing that he would do something unfavorable to the court when he gained power, this time he did not hesitate to use his own sister to restrain him."

"Is it a good thing to marry a princess?" Chang Sui still didn't understand.

"It's hard to say." Li An laughed again, "General Ji has someone he likes."

Chang Sui was still sleepy, but when he heard what Mr. said, his eyes were the size of copper bells. "When General Ji was drinking with Mr., didn't he say that he would never marry a woman in his life?"

It's not that Chang Sui thinks it's strange for a general to have a woman he likes, he's just inexplicably unhappy... Earlier, General Ji gave his husband a personal jade pendant when he went out to fight, and he also asked someone to give him a jade pendant when he was fighting in the Western Wilderness Onyx.He heard from a businessman from Xiaobang in Xihuang that the red agate was given to the girl he liked by the boy in Xihuang.

Although I also think it's a bit weird for a man to fall in love, Chang Sui still thinks that if General Ji wants to like someone, the one he likes must be Mr.

"How can you not get married? The Ji family is counting on General Ji to inherit the family." Li An smiled again, and folded the letter back to its original shape, "I am also happy for him that he can find a woman he likes."

Chang Sui scratched his head, but couldn't tell whether Mr.'s words were true or false.He clearly felt that his husband also liked General Ji, so how could he be happy for General Ji to find a woman he likes.Every time Mr. mentions General Ji, the light in his eyes is like the lanterns that fill the river during festivals in the capital, which is very beautiful.

"The person you like may not be able to marry. You will know later."

Li An put the letter into the dark compartment of the medicine box, and spoke as if he didn't care.

When the gentleman stood up, the jade pendant on his waist swayed slightly, Chang Sui could vaguely see the words engraved on the back of the jade pendant, but when he came back to look carefully, the jade pendant turned back to the side without words.

After Li An and Chang Sui left, a white fox with green eyes came out from the reed grass, squatted in front of the threshold of the thatched house, stared at the direction Li An left for a while, and whined slightly. With a cry, it disappeared into the weeds again.

After time passed, Li An and the others still didn't come back.

The slender green-eyed boy lingered in front of the thatched cottage for a while, wiped his tear-stained cheek with the back of his dirty hand, and lay down on the broken bamboo mat again whimpering.

As soon as the young man stepped over the threshold, the black air behind him enveloped the entire cottage in an instant.

Rong Wenyu, who was about to come to find Li An, was shocked by the strong evil spirit in the air, quickly found a stone and sat down, restraining the desire to spit out the contents of his stomach.

Where did such a strong evil spirit come from?

The sky was still clear just now, but in just a few seconds, it was covered with dark clouds, and the sky could not be seen.

After Rong Wenyu held his chest to catch his breath, he realized that the smell was not only the evil spirit, but also the resentment of the undead.There must be a monster who wanted to cross the catastrophe, and in order to save his life, he used the resentment of the undead to forcibly improve his cultivation.This method of improving cultivation can indeed work in the short term, but in the long run, it will fall from the demon way to the devil way and lose its nature.

From the concentration of this smell, it can be roughly judged that this monster has absorbed the resentment for several years, and it will be able to overcome the catastrophe in a few months.

The demonic aura of this monster is the same as what he smelled yesterday. Originally, he still turned this monster into a Gu monster, but now it seems that it is no longer possible. His Gu technique can't suppress such a strong resentment.If it was too late, it would be too late, he had to take the demon pill as soon as possible, so as not to get caught in the fire.

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